Well, I do care, do you?

I was listening to the car radio a while ago and a country (?) song was on, something about "I don't give a d$$$ what other people think about me", or something like that. He didn't care what other people think? Well, I do. I have known a few of those "I say what I want, I do what I want, no one can tell me what to do, I'm my own person, no one owns me, etc." You know, those people who get outspoken mixed up with rude and hurtful. Well, I'm a professing Christian and I want people to see that in me. I absolutely do care what people think of me, not in an egotistical way, but because I don't want to smudge my Savior by my behavior. Does that make me egocentric? I don't think so. I don't care so much what people think of ME, but I do care what they think of HIM, and I am supposed to be representing HIM to THEM.

Is it Coming????

Here it is people! Just what I was talking about on one of my blogs. Check it out.

http://www.citizenlink.org/CLBriefs/A000006962.cfm

Being thankful

Are we ever as thankful as we should be for the unobvious things?

1. When we trip and don't fall

2. When we pass a car and don't get in a wreck

3. When we wake in the morning

4. When our kids come home safely from school

5. When we find our lost kitty or dog

6. When someone does a random act of kindness toward us

Meme from the Spinster

Inner Voice of a Spinster in the Making tagged me with this meme.



The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
Each player answers the questions about herself/himself.

At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog.



WHAT I WAS DOING 10 YEARS AGO:


Dealing with my sister's death in Dec. 1997


Dealing with my mother's death in Feb. 1998


Dealing with the death of that sister's husband, in Mar. 1998


Dealing with my daughter's divorce and helping her get back on her feet


Working at a job I absolutely loved, with people who got me through the above.


FIVE THINGS ON MY TO-DO LIST FOR TODAY (TOMORROW AS TODAY IS ALMOST GONE):


Hopefully have a visit from my daughter and her kids if all are well.

See my sister, her daughter and her granddaughter who are travelling here today from Kansas City area.



Go watch "The Passion" at our church tomorrow night.






SNACKS I ENJOY:


Anything ice cream, with potato chips


Chocolate Zingers


Cherry pie


Anything chocolate pretty much

Popcorn and apples


THINGS I WOULD DO IF I WERE A BILLIONAIRE:

Give mucho bucks to church missions

Set aside some for each of my daughters

Send all of my five grandchildren to college

Let my husband buy as many trucks as he wants

Put aside some in case of nursing home needs


FIVE OF MY BAD HABITS:


Throwing newspapers on the floor

Using the coffee table as a desk

Taking long naps

Being really slow to get around in the mornings, unless I have definite plans

Watching too much television


FIVE PLACES I HAVE LIVED:

Colorado (though FIVE different towns)

Kansas

Indiana


EIGHT JOBS I'VE HAD (I'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME):


Concession stand in theater

transcriber at a welfare office

transcriber at an insurance company

teller at financial company (hated it, hated it, hated it)

transcriber at state mental facility

caregiver in group home for mentally challenged adults (hated the politics)

activities director at two different nursing homes

transcriber at family doctor's office

I don't know anyone to tag except Kay, QOTW, Julie, Mel, Robin, and I think they were already tagged. If you weren't tagged, then you are tagged!

Some Things I Like

There are actually some things that I like.

I like animals
I like clouds and sunsets
I like spring breezes
I like old people
I like strange people
I like bluegrass and western music (not country), hymns
I like rhubarb
I like onions, cabbage, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, almost all veggies
I like mountains
I like trees
I like books
I like to draw
I like to take naps
I like to sit outside either in the sun or in the shade, depending
I like just barely glimpsing some laugh provoking thing as I drive, something no one else sees
I like corned beef
I like to daydream

PET PEEVES

Boy, too numerous to list, I’m afraid. Of course, maybe some are merely things that annoy me, others are things that aggravate me, and others are things that amaze me.

Ring, ring. Hello. Oh, you’re home!

Ring, ring. Hello. Oh, I thought you were gone.

The house is still burning with three bodies inside. News Lady with microphone; "Excuse me, Mrs. Jones. Can you tell us how you feel about losing your husband and two children in this unfortunate fire?"

Babies sitting on laps in cars.

Dogs running around on a flatbed truck, which is going highway speed.

People who blame everything on someone else, or on a circumstance. Never admitting their part.

People who say, "don’t make me hurt you." Or "see what you made me do!"

People who hang onto every little slight and hurt feeling from day one, and who bring it up forever.

Motel pillows. That’s why I take my own pillow.

Perfect people. You know the kind.

People who mumble.

People who won’t shake hands under any circumstances, for fear of germs.

People who tailgate too closely to see my brake lights and turn signals.

People who paint gang speak on people’s property. You know, graffiti "artists"

Gangstra rap.

"I’ve lived here all my life." Duh, not yet!!!

Carl Jr.’s commercials

Commericals by drug companies

Commericals by lawyers

People who wear too much cologne or perfume, especially in a crowded place, like church or a movie.

Laundry detergent aisle in stores (the fumes).

Bullies. Bullies, and more bullies. All kinds, human or animal.

Business meetings without an agenda to follow; or not sticking to the agenda.

Children who are disobedient to their parents.

Parents who haven’t taught their kids to obey.

Biased reporting

People who drive while talking on cell phone, especially with little kids in the car.

People who talk on cell phone loudly, in public, next to me.

And finally, People like me, who have lots of pet peeves.

My appreciation

I never knew having a blog and blogger friends would be so much fun! I really enjoy reading about other people's wishes, desires, aspirations, funny stories, frustrations. I can certainly understand why it can become an absolute time-consuming hobby. Thanks to all of you.