Winivereology

Let others know a little more about yourself. Re-post this as your name followed by "ology."

What is your salad dressing of choice? Kraft Free Zesty Italian
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? Red Lobster or Crab's Inn
What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? Avocado
What are your pizza toppings of choice? Pepperoni & Mushrooms
What do you like to put on your toast? Raspberry Fruit Spread
Chocolate or Vanilla? CHOCOLATE
How many televisions are in your house? 1
What color cell phone do you have? Black with a little flower sticker =.)
Do you have a laptop? Yes without the letter D
Are you right-handed or left-handed? Right
Have you ever had anything removed from your body? Yes, lots of things! LOL
What is the last heavy item you lifted? trash
Have you ever been knocked unconscious? Yes
If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? I have lived twice. I died and came back to life in 1980.
If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I already did.
Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? What kind is it?! Only if I like it!!!
How many pairs of flip flops do you own? 1
Last time you had a run-in with the cops? Car accident 2008
Last person you talked to on the phone? my boss
Last person you hugged? Suzie
Favorite Holiday? Halloween
Favorite day of the week? Saturday
Month? February - probably the only month it is cold here
Missing someone? yes
Mood? Worried about how I'm getting to work tomorrow
What are you listening to? The voices in my head! LOL... Worries
Watching? TV & radio in background. LOL (Radio alarm went off.)
Worrying about? Car problems
First place you went this morning? Neighbor took me to buy oil for the car but it still won't start.
What's the last movie you saw? Victoria Telenovela
Sleeping Alone Tonight? Unless if I get lucky in my dreams. LOL
Do you always answer your phone? No, sometimes, I don't hear it.
If you could change your eye color what would it be? Green, like my father's.
What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? I don't even remember going to Sonic.
Do you own a digital camera? Yes
Have you ever had a pet fish? Yes. His name was Neptune.
What's on your wish list for your birthday? For people to tell me happy birthday! My family always forgets. Purple roses would be nice... and cake with ice cream.
Can you do push ups? yes
Can you do a chin up? Maybe one LOL
Does the future make you more nervous or excited? both
Do you have any saved texts? Yes, but my phone made them up. LOL
Ever been in a car wreck? Lots
Do you have an accent? Yes, I have been told I sound white. LOL @ is that what you sound like when English is your first language?.
What is the last song to make you tear up? It's been such a long time that I don't remember it.
Plans tonight? Yes.
Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? Yes, lots of times, but I keep on going...
Name 3 things you bought yesterday. I was a good girl yesterday. I was a bad girl on Saturday! LOL. Three things I bought on Saturday: St. Michael statue with removable baby, rosary, corset keys holder
Have you ever been given roses? Yes. I miss that!
Current hate right now? Being without transportation.
Met someone who changed your life? Yes, but it was not a good thing.
How did you bring in the New Year? I ran around naked drinking champagne. LOL! Not!
Name 3 people who might complete this? Probably Sandra.
Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? Yes, but another era.
Have you ever dated someone longer than a year? Yes, boring. LOL
Do you have any tattoos/piercings? My ears are pierced.
Does anyone love you? Well, I am VERY lovable! xx
What songs do you sing in the shower? How can I be sure in a world that's constantly changing...
Ever had someone sing to you? Yes, it was a serenade at my window.
Do you like to cuddle? cuddling is very good
Have you held hands with anyone today? not even with myself! LOL
Who was the last person you took a picture of? the kids at my work. They put on a play.
What kind of music did you listen to in elementary school? The hit parade which are now called "old school" LOL
Do you believe in staying close with your ex's? good grief NO!!
Are most of the friends in your life new or old? Both but I feel more comfortable with the old because I've known them longer.
Do you like pulpy orange juice? The pulpier the better!
What is something your friends make fun of you for? My friends don't do that. My family does. Grrr
Have you ever ridden an elephant? no, too stinky.
Do you like to play Scrabble? never tried it.
What are you saving your money up for right now? I want to move to another apartment
When is the last time you ate peanut butter and jelly? sometime in June?
What were you doing 12 AM last night? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I wish I didn't have to work. LOL @ be careful what you wish for!!!!!!!!

Happy 4th

I am thankful to be an independent woman in an independent country. God bless our forefathers who dared to build a country of the people, for the people, by the people... God bless the U.S.A.

Update

Well, the doctor wanted me to stay home yesterday, but he let me go back to work instead. He was mad, because he couldn't reach me by telephone. They sent me two certified letters that I have not been able to pick up. Hello... he knows I work an hour away from where I live. If I can't even take myself to the doctor when I am sick, how am I going to find the time to pick up certified letters from the doctor?! Don't get after me, just pay for me to have the phone you want me to have! Grrr...

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At work, we have seven boys in isolation because of the flu... a big worry at the shelter, because of the flu epidemic through Mexico. I was unable to find the file they audited. When I got to the office, the forms they had been looking for were on my desk the whole time. How could she have missed them? I don't understand... They will probably hound me about it...

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I waited to pick up medications until last night... one because I waited til payday and two, because I waited for the doctor to call in my prescriptions... The doctor hounds me to take my meds, and then, he doesn't call it in? Grrr... I was at the pharmacy waiting and waiting forever. I wish I didn't ever need to mess with doctors... If I didn't have to get doctor excuses to return to work, I probably wouldn't bother. Gotta get my health back up to par.

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One good thing about being sick is that I lost seven pounds. I'm only about 20 flu's away from my ideal weight. LOL @ I really need to get back in shape... Lord, strengthen me in mind, body and spirit, because I continue to stand alone...

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Last night I had another dream. I was wearing loose clothing, dancing, and my inner child was with me. We were happy, dancing freely to the music. A man's voice asked me where I went today. He followed us and saw us dancing and full of joy. He said he wanted to go with us, too, but then, the room was so cold that I lost the dream and I could not get back to it... After that, I kept feeling someone staring at me in my sleep and I have not been able to go back to sleep... Now it is already time to go back to work... Grrr...

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Update

I woke up on Saturday morning so sick that all that I could do was to stay in bed. I was burning up for two days. On the third day, I lost my voice. Have you ever been so sick that you cannot take yourself to the doctor? I keep thinking of all the money that I have to give to the doctor when I could better use that money on medicine. The last time I went to the doctor, I couldn't afford to get the medication so I went without. Grrr @ I will have to go to the doctor today, because my employer is asking for a doctor's excuse already. Why can't they be like regular employers who wait until the third day? By law, they are supposed to wait until the third day. One big thing that has me worried is that I am behind in my work. One of my charts is being audited today and the paperwork is not in the file. Also this week is when they are going to evaluate us... another risk of whether they keep me or not and here I am at home sick...

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My head feels as if somebody hit it with a sledgehammer, but I must be feeling better if I am here, writing, and making some cinnamon tea on the stove. I love the way the smell of cinnamon tea fills the whole apartment when it's brewing...

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We last three people last week: Ed McMann, Michael Jackson, and Farrah Faucett. We heard a little bit about Ed and Farrah, but Michael's music has been playing for days... but I will write more about that later...

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I apologize for not visiting as much as I should. I keep promising myself I am going to get to it, and then something unexpected happens... like getting sick. Grrr...

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I had a strange dream. I will need to write about that soon...

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I am playing the guinea pig at work... I have to take the boys to court all week. There is a batch of boys that go to morning court, which usually lasts until noon or later, and then, I have to bring them back and pick up a different batch of boys to take to afternoon court, which usually lasts until close to 5 p.m. Yesterday, I only had 1/2 hour for lunch. Today, I only got 5 minutes to eat lunch. Tomorrow is Wednesday. We do updates on Wednesday, because we have staffing on Thursday, but how can I have updates if I have been at court instead of working on my cases? This morning, a parent was really angry, because I haven't had a chance to make his fingerprint appointment. At court, the judge is talking in English and the interpreter is talking in Spanish, one voice blends into the other. It's like a subliminal thang! It's so embarrassing to have them catch me nodding off, but my stomach is also creating a scene all it's own with all of it's uncontrollable growling! Grrr...

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Winter Is Gone BUT Summer is Here!

I think it's time for a little Marilyn. LOL @ if it were up to me, I'd probably make all my tags Marilyn... This a blinkie that I made last summer. It brings back memories of all those days that I would spend time drawing and creating fashions... Mother would freak to see my designs on paper, only to see me wearing the same design a day or two later... I so love to be creative~

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On a happy note, the best part of this week is that Luciano Alfredo was released from the hospital and was able to go home with his Mommy. His nourishment will require special treatment, but hopefully, he will grow to be big and strong...

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This week has not had enough hours in it... I usually stay at least an hour after work and I am still behind! Today is Friday. I usually leave at 5:00 on Fridays but today, I stayed until 6:30, trying to finish up on a couple of cases that I have been trying to complete since last week!

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On Wednesday, Ms. Tiara said that the big bosses were yelling at The Eye behind closed doors. They were mad because he is always making the receptionist do things for him and he is not her boss. I don't know what else they got after him about, except that they moved him into the office where they had my friend, the supervisor that he and the clique got fired. He has been doing a lot of trainings. I think Monday may be the last day we see him next week before he goes on vacation. I don't know when he is going to stop being our boss, but I think it is going to be soon. That means Spelling Bee will be taking over. I don't know if she will get his job, but she has seniority over Betty Crocker and myself because she has been there the longest. She can be just as mean and hateful. I hope they will not hire her for the job. Really, I don't know if they can, without credentials...

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Next week, I am going to play the guinea pig. I will be going to court with the kids all week. Grrr @ I don't know how I am going to do my work. I wish a different person could go on certain days but to be gone all week? I don't know how that is going to work, because it is going to set me further behind at getting the families reunified, which is the main purpose of my work.

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Just swinging by

to post a tag that I made today.

This one was difficult to make,

but it came out a little better

than I thought it would. LOL

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As always,all my tags are

snaggable or taggable.

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where you got them.

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FootNotes

Where do I start?! My blood pressure has been really high this week. On Monday, I had to call in SICK. Although I wasn't feeling well, I thought I needed to take advantage of my day off, so I tried to go get Jones' license plates. As it turned out, I was told I couldn't register him, because I had a lapse in insurance last year when I was without a job and had that big vehicle run into Jones. I was told that I would not be able to keep him, that I had to sell him. Sell him? OMG... Here it was already noon. I had wasted the entire morning trying to get him registered... I didn't have enough money to buy a car cash. All I had was the money that I was going to use to move... I didn't know if I could get credit... I just went in FAITH. I told God: I don't know where to look, Lord, but I need to buy another car today. Otherwise, how am I going to get to work? There are no buses in the Valley and I live an hour away from work. Car salesmen always try to steer you wrong. Please lead me towards someone who will provide me with what I need... Jones kept going past the first dealer we came across. I guess he knew where he was going. We stopped at the next dealer. I didn't even look at the prices. I automatically saw a silver car and a black car and assumed they must be the cheapest ones. When the salesman asked me what I was looking for, I told him I wanted something reliable and cheap and it had to have air. Apparently, I was right about the two cars, but I was surprised that the black car was cheaper than the silver car, because it looked nicer. Yes, I have a 2001 Chrysler Sebring. Yes, it was the black car... I actually cried when I had to say goodbye to Jones. It was like losing a good friend...

When I got home, I called my daughter, but she didn't answer. I tried calling the hospital and found her there. Luciano Alfredo came into the world on Monday morning, June 8, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. He is two months early. My daughter was out of it, because of the medications, but when I called later, she was panicky because they wouldn't allow her to see him. He was on an IV and hooked up to tubes. She was worried that he wouldn't know her or want her. She was upset that the nurses were not helping her to pump. Her milk was not flowing, so she was afraid that she would not be able to feed him. I tried to get her to calm down so her body would allow the milk to come, although it is hard to comfort your child when she is six hours away... It has been hard for me to concentrate on my work, so I am not doing so well. I am behind in my work big time. I hope I will be able to do better tomorrow, although I have asked for Friday off so I can go visit her and the baby over the weekend. I have a feeling that she will go home before the baby does, however... Last night she was finally allowed to see him. He is weighing only four pounds. He is very little. Today, he was able to latch on, although he was full when they brought him to her. Hopefully, he will have a better day tomorrow. I would hate for her to have to leave the hospital without him... That would be so sad...

The third thing that happened is that the Eye asked me to sit in for him at the administrative meeting because he had to conduct a training. At the meeting, the main boss said that he has an open door policy. I asked him if that was true. He asked me what I meant. I told him that we were told that if we talked to him, we would be written up. What is scary is that he asked me to put it in writing in an email... The program director showed up at the case management office and wrote on a piece of paper for me to write the email. I think it brough suspicion with my coworkers, because although I tried to write it, the one who is the Eye's right arm kept coming up to the copy machine because it is on my side of the room. I think she was trying to see what I was up to. I am frightened about what could happen. I am not a snitch, but it sounds to me as if the Eye is in trouble, because the program director says there is a reason why he is going to be a trainer instead of our supervisor. I was so nervous that I don't even remember what I wrote on the email but I hope it won't mess me up with the girls, because the Eye's right arm is always hinting that I am not going to have a job.

I had to go by the dealer's today to sign some papers. The dealer had gone with a different bank and got my payment down cheaper. Jones was there! His fender bender had been repaired and he had a bath. He already had a price tag on him. I was going to go see him, but one of the men had taken him on an errand. I told the dealer that I want him to go to a good home. He said that he will be a blessing for someone who will not be able to afford to get an expensive car. Yes, Jones was always dependable and he will be a wonderful blessing to someone else... I just pray that God will continue to bless me by helping me to pay off my new used car so that I can continue to be a blessing to others. I keep wondering what to name him, but I keep thinking of him as my Black Knight... Is that a good name for him? Any other suggestions?

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Motherhood

As always, thank you so much for being my angels and keeping me in your prayers. It is a shame that I had to wait until I grew up to find you. I can only imagine how much better my life would have been if you had been in my life always...

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Children don't come with a manual. I thought I had done an excellent job at motherhood, considering that I had no blue print except for the type of mother that I didn't want to be. So naturally, it came as a complete shock to discover how upset my youngest daughter has been with me. She wouldn't tell me what was wrong except that I have not been there for her. Not been there for her? OMG @ where did that come from? The miles keep us apart, but surely, she knows that she is never far from me, because I carry her and her sister in my heart... always... So after several weeks of the silent treatment, she finally opened up and we are talking again... She's going through another high risk pregnancy... I worry a lot about her when she is pregnant, because it is hard to see all the pain and suffering that she goes through. She is healthy, but she has to have injections every week so she will not lose the baby. This week, she had to go to the hospital on Wednesday and she had to return to the hospital on Friday. She is supposed to go home today, but I don't think she's been released yet. Living most of my life without my mother, I never realized that when children grow up, they still need their mommy.

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I am anxious, because I am behind in my work. This week, I was not able to turn in any cases, because they have not been paying for us to be able to do the background checks. I had to give the ones I had to Spelling Bee, because The Eye made me. He said her case took priority, mostly because that kid has been a behavior problem lately. That means that I have had to sit on a case for two weeks, because I have not been able to do the background check. I was able to release three kids last week, which is good, but I'm back at the drawing board on Monday. They were supposed to give us 5 each but even Betty Crocker had to give her one. Grrr... On Friday, my Sponsor missed his flight, because The Eye made us have a meeting and he didn't care that the Sponsor and the Minor had to leave to buy the ticket. In my family, I have never been the favorite. I am experiencing the same thing at work.

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I had made up my mind that I was going to take the two bedroom apartment, but on the day after Labor Day, I forgot my wallet. On Wednesday, she told me to hold off, because the man might be moving out of the one-bedroom apartment... so I am still suffering through the heat in my old apartment. Still, I don't question the ways of the Lord... If he is holding off, it has to be for a reason.

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Jones has been ill, also. Yesterday, he needed a radiator flush, so that's where we were most of the day. The mechanic's wife was not there. To my surprise, he didn't charge me to flush the radiator...

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My body feels so tired... I have so much to do at home, but I am feeling too lazy for housework. All I have done so far is wash clothes. I hope I can get my energy up, but for now, my body just wants to rest...

The top tag is snaggable, but the bottom one is not. This is a tag I made from my daughter's pregnancy photograph. Luc is pronounced Luke. His name will be Luciano Alfredo. I love it! It's so Italian.

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Honor Their Sacrifice

In loving memory of all who sacrified their lives

so that we could be free, including my Daddy.