Busy M Weekend

Em and her mommy came to visit this weekend. We had a busy weekend. Just a quick rundown for the blog (and new goal, post 1 x per week... can she do it?)
To start with, we ate broccoli and peas. Then we slept. We woke up and we ate rice and we played with books and then we slept. And we ate potato and we smashed on the keyboard and we ate blueberries and we slept and we chewed on stuff and we pet a kitty and we waved our magic wand and we chewed on our magic wand. Then we slept. We ate peaches and we ate more broccoli and we ate more potato and we slept. And we played with the kitty and we climbed mount everest all by ourselves and we found our mommy and we slept.

Seriously busy weekend. Proof I'm not ready for a kid yet.

In the interest of blogging... this is a cool idea.

As you'll notice I cheated on some. Sorry, my full name googles nothing.

1. Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search:
a) G needs compression for DVD5 (If only she knew what that was)
b) g needs cash money with pictures
c) G needs her own t-shirt
d) G Needs to Read More

2. Type in "[your name] is" in the Google search:
a) Gillianne is a very rare female first name (fact that I love)
b) Gillianne is in your extended network (actually she is my network, that's my facebook account)
c) Gillianne is offline
d) gillianne is not a member of any public groups.

3. Type in "[your name] likes" in the Google search:
a) G likes the mashups.
b) G. likes his rock hard and hooky (that must refer to music)
c) G. Likes andy. (preferrably twizzlers)
d) G Likes to Fly Solo. (not so true, I like to have good friends with me)

4. Type in "[your name] wants" in the Google search:
a) Gillianne wants to read this eventually
b) g wants to visit us in Seattle. (If I knew you in Seattle that would be true)
c) G wants for Christmas. (not sure that's a complete sentance)
d) G wants a hospital birth (maybe someday, but not me now)

5. Type in "[your name] gets" in the Google search:
a) Gillianne gets so many blood draws for all her issues (what)
b) G Gets $2.8 Million from Industry Canada (maybe as a grant?)
c) G gets even more downloadable content. (why not, I guess)
d) G gets a new sound. (reminds me of Stella)

6. Type in "[your name] says" in the Google search:
a) "Yup, she'll be perfect," Gillianne says (must be speaking of Emelie)
b) G says Yes! (she is rather agreeable)
c) G says Celebrate Life. Live large. (couldn't be more me)
d) G Says B-Ball Would Be Huge in UK. (Well if you say so)

7. Type in "[your name] does" in the Google search:
a) Gillianne does pre-k now 3 mornings a week. (sounds more like her hubby)
b) Gillianne does react to some fructose foods (nope)
c) Gillianne does get sick more often than most. (again, nope)
d) Gillianne does not like porn. (this one is a yep)

8. Type in "[your name] eats" in the Google search:
a) Gillianne eats 5 of them (5 of what? You'll have to google it, apparently this gillianne is about 3 years old)
b) G-Eats Picks by City (that could be G's eats are picked by... nope still not making sense)
c) G. Eats his Food wiz' Salt and Peppa. (I didn't write it, just copied and pasted)
d) Miss G eats ice cream. (Now that's more like it)

Your words are a choice

Every one. No matter what you may think. Every word that you speak is a choice you make. Now to make it a conscious choice.

Here I sit, listening to hold music, waiting to see what has occurred that is causing my catering order to have not shown up. It is now officially 50 minutes late. When it was 20 minutes late they called to tell me 10 more minutes. That would make 30 minutes (for those math inclined). Now I've been on hold for 6 minutes.

This is decision time, choose my words. Tendency would be to use angry ones. So instead I choose to use few. And a patient tone. I wonder how this would go if I went the other way. I know I would leave the conversation angry. I might leave it angry anyway. But what about the other person. I could effect their entire day by not yelling. Instead of being the angry customer who ruined her day, I could just be another customer.

"Winning"

So I have always been curious about the quick to sell superbowl shirts (and other sporting events). As soon as the last second is completed, the winning team already has t-shirts and hats on. Obviously they make them for both teams and just pass out the ones for the winners. Who wants a hat that claims your team won a championship that they never did? If you do, you are cheating yourself and too involved with your team... just my humble opinion.

Well if you are like me, here's the answer. Http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN1416353120080215

A moment in time

My wonderful sister had a beautiful baby this week. We all texted whlie we waited for the baby to be born. We all called and chatted when we found out she was a girl. We all are still waiting for a name.

But this morning I realized that it was just a moment in time. It put everything else on hold for a few moments (a few hours) and our focus was changed. But the next day.... back to normal. Daily life. Routine. There are many events that occur putting everything on hold for just a moment in time and the next day, sometimes the next hour, we look back and wonder if that was really just last night.

In a society where we leave our family home to find our path and our fortunes in life it seems that the earth shattering events although effect an entire family for a moment only shatter the earth for one person.

Photos?

So I came across this cool blog: http://beeboppinnyc.blogspot.com/ about two girls who hop around New York City and take photos and blog about them. I like taking photos. I now have a digital camera (actually, I have had one for over a year!) and I thought hmmm. Why don't I do photo blogging?

So to the rare visiter of this blog (do I have any? I wonder that every time I write) I'm going to try it. I'll post the url when I set it up. I think I'll have to go back in time to the last fun trip I took and just randomly post and back date posts and all kinds of crazy stuff like that to have it all occur in the past until I take a new trip. We'll see, won't we.

The ladies room at work

I know. It's an odd topic. I said random.

When you enter the restroom at work and the two stalls are already full, do you:
a. Wait
b. Leave and come back later
c. leave and try another restroom

I seriously don't know. If you go with B or C it seems like inconveniencing yourself.
If you go with A, it always seems impatient to me. When I am in the stall I feel like I need to hurry up for them as well as hurry up so they don't judge how long it takes me to go while they wonder if I am checking my e-mail while in there (yes I bring my bberry in the stall with me so nothing happens to it on the sink edge and no I don't answer your e-mail while in there as I don't ever want to think about how I was in the stall when I wrote what you replied to). I try not to judge people when I am waiting, but when it's more than a minute or so, and I know they were in there before I walked into the room... well, it makes me not want to wait any longer.

Parenting and the 2008 presidental elections

I was in the lobby of the oil change place yesterday, crocheting away and half listening to the news on the television that was being played way too loud. Two stories came out of this experience, one sort of funny so I'll start with it...

The brother and sister sitting to my left were intently watching the television for lack of anything better to do and a commercial came on for a blood tester one touch portable or something similar. The commercial actually used the phrase "in croud pleasing colors." I asked my husband if I heard it correct and the brother sister couple started laughing. They had heard it but weren't sure what to do with it. So they then started making up stories of how in a restaurant you need to check your blood sugar and you pull out your mini pink tester and everyone applaudes. Wow, that's a croud pleasing color.

Story two was the father and son to my left, the son was reading his book but would pick up small things from the news and ask his father about them. Such as stem cell research and why it's so contriversial if the stem cells can help heal people. Or why there was an argument about whether a comment was racist in the debates. I realized I didn't know and easy answer to these questions and was impressed by the way the father to my right handled it. He lowered his paper, looked at his son and gave his best answer with explanation of both sides of the issues letting his son know that people have different viewpoints depending on their beliefs and upbringing. Agree or disagree with the father's stance on the issues, I was proud to see that there are parents who are willing to treat their children like people and tell them the truth even when the truth is I don't know. Unlike the lady at the detroit zoo who told her child that the zebra was a reindeer.

Shouldn't we all be a little Stuart?

With the primary elections into full swing and the future of the country dangling in the balance, I wonder if we focus too much on the media and need to take a little time for ourselves... Instead of filling our heads with whatever horrible news has just occurred in the world let's take a page from an old SNL character. Although humerous to watch, I bet if you listened to him you might just feel a little better, a little happier, and it could brighten your day.

Go on... give it a try: "I deserve good things. I am entitled to my share of happiness. I refuse to beat myself up. I am attractive person. I am fun to be with."

Now, don't you feel better?


"Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley". Stuart Smalley is a caring nurturer, a member of several 12-step programs, but not a licensed therapist.