I was taking to one of the guys at work today about Black Friday. The Friday after Thanksgiving where people wake up as early as possible and hit the mall and shopping centers looking for great deals on Christmas gifts.
I personally am not a fan of shopping malls and crowds of people. Partially because I am claustrophobic and that just gives me a panic attack. I would rather buy the items online and have them shipped to my house. Back to my point though...
Joe and I were talking about the NEED to buy gifts for people. Last time we checked Christmas had something to do with this guy named Jesus and not how much I can spend on my friends and family. We both decided that baking cookies or making a little ornament were just as good as buying me something that may be outdated in a few years. When did our need to buy things for others take over our gratitude to a God who gave us His ONLY son just so we could be forgiven of our sins. We concentrate on being Thankful at Thanksgiving and greedy at Christmas. Shouldn't we be Thankful on both Holidays?
Don't get me wrong, a lot of family and friends of mine are Thankful and teach their children that Christmas is more than just presents and Santa Claus. I'm not saying everyone fits into one particular category. I love Christmas....I love having my family together and eating really great food and watching the kids get excited over their pile of gifts. I love the decorations and the lights. But I also love going to midnight mass and feeling a presence greater then myself in the sanctuary full of candlelight and Christmas songs.
It's time that we bring Christ back to Christmas and put aside ourselves. Love our families and be grateful that we have a place to spend Christmas and people to spend it with.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Life
After receiving some alarming news about my grandparents I thought I would spend some time with them yesterday. It was very nice, short, but nice. They are wonderful people. I spent a good portion of my adult life and even my younger years with them; living with them, spending the night, looked after while dad was at school and mom worked....They are more than just my grandparents, they are like another set of parents to me. I have been exceptionally blessed with my family. I have wonderful parents and grandparents, a couple amazing sisters who have overcome quite a bit in their lives and now are raising their precious daughters. I have a pretty cool brother, who doesn't always make good decisions, but he's always had a good heart and great personality. All of my in-laws (brothers, sisters, mothers, father, etc..) are really great people too. I have seriously been blessed. I can't forget my husband. He has put up with more than any man should or even would put up with. He's pretty great too.
Back to the point of my rambling. Spending time with my grandparents made me remember how God has blesses me with these people. My grandfather has not been doing very well for several years. His health has been decreasing, as well as his independence. Last year they were in a serious car accident which caused my grandfather to have another stroke, which severely set him back. He was in and out of nursing homes, because my grandmother had a broken ankle and couldn't take care of him. Justin and I lived with them for a few months after the accident to take care of them. Then we had Home Health Care until my grandmother recovered.
She is all of 5'0 and 110lbs or so. My grandfather is 6'0 or more and down to 150 or so. My grandmother has always cooked and cleaned and ironed his shirts their whole married life. The women took care of the home and the men made the money and major decisions. Well now my grandma does the usual things, makes the decisions, transports my grandpa, helps him in the bathroom (quite a bit), and some how manages to find a little time to do the things she likes to do. She's amazing. I know her life is not what she imagined. I know she gets overwhelmed and a little depressed from time to time. But she will NEVER show it. She has the most upbeat and positive personality I've ever seen.
As I was sitting there yesterday, she was getting ready to give my grandpa a suppository. She had been taking him back and forth to the bathroom since I had been there. For the first time, I realized the kind of woman my grandmother is. She does these things, partially because she feels she has to, but also because that's what she signed up for. For better or worse, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. Which got me thinking, could I do that for Justin. Could I give him a suppository if he needed me to. Could I wipe his bottom, and help him with his daily needs? I love him. I did that for a living at one point. I did that for my grandfather at one time. I know that I have it in me to do that, but I couldn't imagine actually HAVING to do that for Justin. I can't imagine what it's like to lose the future you have imagined with your spouse. I can't imagine what it's like to lose the one person who has always been constant and half of you, your entire life. I know that I COULD do whatever was necessary to take care of Justin. I know that I WOULD do whatever is necessary, but I still can't imagine ever having to. It's scary. My grandma is absolutely amazing. I can only pray that I have a fraction of her strength and determination as I get older.
Life continuously changes. Never take the people you claim to care about for granted. Hold them close, tell them you love them, and appreciate their strengths. You can even appreciate their flaws, those are what make them different from you.
Back to the point of my rambling. Spending time with my grandparents made me remember how God has blesses me with these people. My grandfather has not been doing very well for several years. His health has been decreasing, as well as his independence. Last year they were in a serious car accident which caused my grandfather to have another stroke, which severely set him back. He was in and out of nursing homes, because my grandmother had a broken ankle and couldn't take care of him. Justin and I lived with them for a few months after the accident to take care of them. Then we had Home Health Care until my grandmother recovered.
She is all of 5'0 and 110lbs or so. My grandfather is 6'0 or more and down to 150 or so. My grandmother has always cooked and cleaned and ironed his shirts their whole married life. The women took care of the home and the men made the money and major decisions. Well now my grandma does the usual things, makes the decisions, transports my grandpa, helps him in the bathroom (quite a bit), and some how manages to find a little time to do the things she likes to do. She's amazing. I know her life is not what she imagined. I know she gets overwhelmed and a little depressed from time to time. But she will NEVER show it. She has the most upbeat and positive personality I've ever seen.
As I was sitting there yesterday, she was getting ready to give my grandpa a suppository. She had been taking him back and forth to the bathroom since I had been there. For the first time, I realized the kind of woman my grandmother is. She does these things, partially because she feels she has to, but also because that's what she signed up for. For better or worse, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. Which got me thinking, could I do that for Justin. Could I give him a suppository if he needed me to. Could I wipe his bottom, and help him with his daily needs? I love him. I did that for a living at one point. I did that for my grandfather at one time. I know that I have it in me to do that, but I couldn't imagine actually HAVING to do that for Justin. I can't imagine what it's like to lose the future you have imagined with your spouse. I can't imagine what it's like to lose the one person who has always been constant and half of you, your entire life. I know that I COULD do whatever was necessary to take care of Justin. I know that I WOULD do whatever is necessary, but I still can't imagine ever having to. It's scary. My grandma is absolutely amazing. I can only pray that I have a fraction of her strength and determination as I get older.
Life continuously changes. Never take the people you claim to care about for granted. Hold them close, tell them you love them, and appreciate their strengths. You can even appreciate their flaws, those are what make them different from you.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
People, Pedophiles and Poo
People
We get all sorts of people in the library. Many from the shelter and some whose home computer crashed. We have parents who have their children strapped to them and others who let their four-year old wander through the book stacks. We have them all. Many people ask us questions because they are too lazy to read the directions in front of them. Others are so impatient that they can't understand why they need a reservation instead of jumping on a computer right away. They feel entitled to special treatment because they are doing us a favor by coming in here when they crash their computers.
1. Please keep your child with you at all times....it's a public library and we get some shady characters in here.
2. Read the directions, then if you don't understand...ask.
3. You are not doing us a favor by coming in. We get enough people and have enough work to do without you.
4. Please wait your turn. The system gives the first available time. We cannot control that. Learn how to go around the system like some of our regulars have done.
5. It's not OK to urinate or defecate in the book stacks, we have ample restrooms for you to do that.
6. Learn what the different genre's mean. A biography means someone else wrote it, you will not find the book under their name in the stacks.
7. If looking for obituaries, please come prepared with names and dates. Otherwise, come more than 15 minutes before closing and we can help.
8. When printing, the black screen we refer to is the computer monitor by the copier...NOT the copier's screen. That will make your life easier.
9. The information desk does not check out books or give you information on your account. That is what the main desk is for. You will not get out of paying fines by asking us what you owe. Nice try.
10. Just because you have a library card somewhere else (i.e. Goshen, Bristol, Mishawaka) does not mean you can use it at the Elkhart Library. You must register your card at the Main desk as a reciprocal borrower. It's free and easy to do.
In response to rule number 5. Yes someone dropped their pants behind one of the book shelves and went poo on the floor and the wall. They then pulled a book off the shelves and wiped their behind with it. I feel sorry for the patron who found it and the custodian who had to clean it up. Seriously people, we HAVE bathrooms. They are not just for decoration.
Just some thoughts for today...until my next random vent....
Layla
We get all sorts of people in the library. Many from the shelter and some whose home computer crashed. We have parents who have their children strapped to them and others who let their four-year old wander through the book stacks. We have them all. Many people ask us questions because they are too lazy to read the directions in front of them. Others are so impatient that they can't understand why they need a reservation instead of jumping on a computer right away. They feel entitled to special treatment because they are doing us a favor by coming in here when they crash their computers.
1. Please keep your child with you at all times....it's a public library and we get some shady characters in here.
2. Read the directions, then if you don't understand...ask.
3. You are not doing us a favor by coming in. We get enough people and have enough work to do without you.
4. Please wait your turn. The system gives the first available time. We cannot control that. Learn how to go around the system like some of our regulars have done.
5. It's not OK to urinate or defecate in the book stacks, we have ample restrooms for you to do that.
6. Learn what the different genre's mean. A biography means someone else wrote it, you will not find the book under their name in the stacks.
7. If looking for obituaries, please come prepared with names and dates. Otherwise, come more than 15 minutes before closing and we can help.
8. When printing, the black screen we refer to is the computer monitor by the copier...NOT the copier's screen. That will make your life easier.
9. The information desk does not check out books or give you information on your account. That is what the main desk is for. You will not get out of paying fines by asking us what you owe. Nice try.
10. Just because you have a library card somewhere else (i.e. Goshen, Bristol, Mishawaka) does not mean you can use it at the Elkhart Library. You must register your card at the Main desk as a reciprocal borrower. It's free and easy to do.
In response to rule number 5. Yes someone dropped their pants behind one of the book shelves and went poo on the floor and the wall. They then pulled a book off the shelves and wiped their behind with it. I feel sorry for the patron who found it and the custodian who had to clean it up. Seriously people, we HAVE bathrooms. They are not just for decoration.
Just some thoughts for today...until my next random vent....
Layla
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Some things are not acceptable to donate....
So, I decided to go into Goodwill this afternoon to kill a little time before work. You can usually find something good there; a cool t-shirt, a gag gift, and electronic football game... Today, I was just looking. As I wandered through the racks of old-person or basement smelling clothes, I noticed something I wasn't prepared to see. I've seen bathing suits, which is a little creepy. I've seen underwear which is usually still packaged so it's not creepy. But today, today I saw lingerie. Now seriously, lingerie? People don't wear those things to sleep in. They put them on and seduce their significant other and then they end up on the floor. That my friends, crosses the line. I'll admit that even hotel beds creep me out, because you KNOW they aren't the cleanest. I can almost over look someone else's pajamas. But LINGERIE!!! I'm sorry, I can't over look that. There are just some things you don't or shouldn't donate to Goodwill, I don't care how hard up you are for a tax write-off (no pun intended there by the way).
So, please....please, please, please, do not donate or buy creepy lingerie from Goodwill. And if you do, PLEASE don't tel lme about it. I realize it's only 2.50 or 5.00 and you might look irresistable in it, but who knows what's on that stuff. You know they don't bleach those things don't you.?
So, please....please, please, please, do not donate or buy creepy lingerie from Goodwill. And if you do, PLEASE don't tel lme about it. I realize it's only 2.50 or 5.00 and you might look irresistable in it, but who knows what's on that stuff. You know they don't bleach those things don't you.?
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Injustice
I'm not quite sure how or where to begin with this ranting. I guess I'll start with what happened last night and go from there.
A very polite, nice older gentleman came into the library last night. He came up to my co-worker and I and apologized several times to bothering us. Then he asked if he could use our phone to call S.O.S. service. We let him use the phone and couldn't help but overhear his story. He was just released from Oaklawn and they gave him a packet of information with the S.O.S. phone number on it. He was told he could call them for help finding shelter.
The person on the phone basically told him that they were not responsible for that and could not help him. He was very polite to them and apologized for bothering them. We asked him if he had tried the homeless shelter and he was told they were full.
So the poor nice man, with no money and no place to go had to spend the night on the streets. It got pretty cold last night and I was even in a nice warm bed with a thick comforter. (Don't get me wrong, I realize he was released from Oaklawn and anything could be wrong with him, but that still doesn't justify him having to sleep on the streets.)
How does Oaklawn claim to try and rehabilitate or "help" people with addictions or depression and then send them out on the street with no place to go and consider them better.? I mean I know that I would definitely not be depressed or want drugs when I have no where to go all because some facility gave me coping mechanisms. PLEASE!!!! Hello people, if you are going to rehabilitate someone than go one step further and help them back into society in a positive manner. Teaching someone to fish and then sending them to the middle of the lake without a pole DOESN'T do any good. They can't use any of the skills you taught them...
On the other side there is the homeless shelter. I will say that the shelter has done good things for the community. It does have it's positive attributes, but there are people that live there for years. These people have jobs and continue to live there. Then when someone comes along that actually NEEDS a place to stay...they can't. That is one, very selfish of the people who abuse the system and two, very lax on the shelter's part in not kicking these people out. Guidelines have or should have been set for the people living there. It's not permanent housing.
What give you the right to abuse the system that many of us pay into? Maybe you have paid into yourself and feel justified in staying there. I understand that, but there are people who REALLY NEED these services and are not getting them because you feel entitled to take up space. Get over yourself and move on.
Then there is our welfare system. That will continuously need work. There are people scamming the system and essentially stealing money from Welfare because they don't want to work, don't want to work more than they have to or again feel entitled. There are people who lie about the number of people providing income and living in the household. They lie about their income. Sadly, some people who actually need food stamps have to lie in order to get them. Then there are people who DO NOT need them, but feel that they do, so they lie to get them.
Women and couples get turned down all the time because they make a penny too much income or they need one more person to be responsible for in order to receive food stamps.
Then we have the people who actually need assistance or struggle week to week just to buy a $3 gallon of milk for their kids. Thank God for Kroger's who sell things 10 for $10.
The people that work there make way too little, have too big a case load and don't have the time or the energy to monitor all these things. I don't blame them. They work for peanuts and still come to work everyday. The system needs work, I realize that. But who is going to change it? Mitch Daniels? hasn't so far. Obama? he talks a good game. McCain and Sarah Palin? They may have the desire or also talk a good game, but really when was the last time a President made a huge impact on the welfare system for the better. Will Mayor Dick Moore step up in Elkhart? How about our representatives and Senators? We voted them in people! Obviously, we didn't care about our welfare system when deciding who to vote for...How can we expect them to care?!
Ok, I think I have opened enough cans of worms for one night. It just makes me sad. Have a lovely evening and enjoy your warm beds and comfy blankets. You never know when they will be taken from you.
A very polite, nice older gentleman came into the library last night. He came up to my co-worker and I and apologized several times to bothering us. Then he asked if he could use our phone to call S.O.S. service. We let him use the phone and couldn't help but overhear his story. He was just released from Oaklawn and they gave him a packet of information with the S.O.S. phone number on it. He was told he could call them for help finding shelter.
The person on the phone basically told him that they were not responsible for that and could not help him. He was very polite to them and apologized for bothering them. We asked him if he had tried the homeless shelter and he was told they were full.
So the poor nice man, with no money and no place to go had to spend the night on the streets. It got pretty cold last night and I was even in a nice warm bed with a thick comforter. (Don't get me wrong, I realize he was released from Oaklawn and anything could be wrong with him, but that still doesn't justify him having to sleep on the streets.)
How does Oaklawn claim to try and rehabilitate or "help" people with addictions or depression and then send them out on the street with no place to go and consider them better.? I mean I know that I would definitely not be depressed or want drugs when I have no where to go all because some facility gave me coping mechanisms. PLEASE!!!! Hello people, if you are going to rehabilitate someone than go one step further and help them back into society in a positive manner. Teaching someone to fish and then sending them to the middle of the lake without a pole DOESN'T do any good. They can't use any of the skills you taught them...
On the other side there is the homeless shelter. I will say that the shelter has done good things for the community. It does have it's positive attributes, but there are people that live there for years. These people have jobs and continue to live there. Then when someone comes along that actually NEEDS a place to stay...they can't. That is one, very selfish of the people who abuse the system and two, very lax on the shelter's part in not kicking these people out. Guidelines have or should have been set for the people living there. It's not permanent housing.
What give you the right to abuse the system that many of us pay into? Maybe you have paid into yourself and feel justified in staying there. I understand that, but there are people who REALLY NEED these services and are not getting them because you feel entitled to take up space. Get over yourself and move on.
Then there is our welfare system. That will continuously need work. There are people scamming the system and essentially stealing money from Welfare because they don't want to work, don't want to work more than they have to or again feel entitled. There are people who lie about the number of people providing income and living in the household. They lie about their income. Sadly, some people who actually need food stamps have to lie in order to get them. Then there are people who DO NOT need them, but feel that they do, so they lie to get them.
Women and couples get turned down all the time because they make a penny too much income or they need one more person to be responsible for in order to receive food stamps.
Then we have the people who actually need assistance or struggle week to week just to buy a $3 gallon of milk for their kids. Thank God for Kroger's who sell things 10 for $10.
The people that work there make way too little, have too big a case load and don't have the time or the energy to monitor all these things. I don't blame them. They work for peanuts and still come to work everyday. The system needs work, I realize that. But who is going to change it? Mitch Daniels? hasn't so far. Obama? he talks a good game. McCain and Sarah Palin? They may have the desire or also talk a good game, but really when was the last time a President made a huge impact on the welfare system for the better. Will Mayor Dick Moore step up in Elkhart? How about our representatives and Senators? We voted them in people! Obviously, we didn't care about our welfare system when deciding who to vote for...How can we expect them to care?!
Ok, I think I have opened enough cans of worms for one night. It just makes me sad. Have a lovely evening and enjoy your warm beds and comfy blankets. You never know when they will be taken from you.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Information Desk is not a replacement for Google...
First let me say that I love my job at the library. The people I work with are great.
It's the people that confuse information with all-knowing. We provide information on locating book, info on using the computers, signing up for classes, researching obituaries and local history...we are not walking encyclopedias. Some of us have worked there long enough to know more than others of us. However, we still don't know how many flags Elkhart has had, who the longest running Mayor was or even the total population without looking it up or double checking are facts.
So when you call asking for this information be prepared to be put on hold or asked for a number to call you back. Better yet, email us and we can get you better information.
When we give you answers, do not tell us you think we are wrong because you are thinking of all of the hispanic population that lives here. Population is registered by census, applies to only the city when you are asking about the sesquincentennial and does consider illegal immigrants who are not registered anywhere in the city. Goshen, is not Elkhart.
We provide information for the library and helping you research. We are not all knowing, nor do we claim to be. We are also not a phone book. If you want phone number information then call 411 not the library.
I am more than happy to help you research a topic, but understand that it will take time. Afterall, I want you to have the most accurate information possible.
Other that the few people that make being nice difficult, life at the library is great.
It's the people that confuse information with all-knowing. We provide information on locating book, info on using the computers, signing up for classes, researching obituaries and local history...we are not walking encyclopedias. Some of us have worked there long enough to know more than others of us. However, we still don't know how many flags Elkhart has had, who the longest running Mayor was or even the total population without looking it up or double checking are facts.
So when you call asking for this information be prepared to be put on hold or asked for a number to call you back. Better yet, email us and we can get you better information.
When we give you answers, do not tell us you think we are wrong because you are thinking of all of the hispanic population that lives here. Population is registered by census, applies to only the city when you are asking about the sesquincentennial and does consider illegal immigrants who are not registered anywhere in the city. Goshen, is not Elkhart.
We provide information for the library and helping you research. We are not all knowing, nor do we claim to be. We are also not a phone book. If you want phone number information then call 411 not the library.
I am more than happy to help you research a topic, but understand that it will take time. Afterall, I want you to have the most accurate information possible.
Other that the few people that make being nice difficult, life at the library is great.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Thankfully, Times Have Changed...
For those of you who do not know, I started working at our public library. This has opened up a world of new stories for me to tell. I will try to keep up with them as best as I can.
Today's story...
One of my tasks at work is to look up obituaries or old articles on the microfilm. We have the Elkhart Truth going back to the early 1900's and the a couple Elkhart papers dated back into the 1800's. It's very interesting to see the types of things that were reported or printed in the newspaper back then. I decided today that I would do a little research for a friend of mine that involved the Elkhart Truth in 1926. Aside from the high class man marrying his mother's servant and nobody possibly being able to keep a secret in town because it was ALL printed. I came across an interesting section of the paper. The title of the section was "News from the Colored."
I guess I should be happy that there was even a section for them. However, it's only about 6 inches long and hidden away in part of the paper that I could see as being easily overlooked.
I would like to know who came up with the "names" for the different races. I mean seriously, colored? I know it was common back then and I am so glad that has changed. Last time I checked my dear friend Nicki was brown not rainbow. Reading the paper from that year, just reminded me that those things didn't just happen on television. It's not just stories told in history books or things people made up. It was real and in some places it still is. I am glad that I can go to work or to a restaraunt with my friend. I am glad that things have changed a great deal in that respect. However, I'm not naive enough to think that there isn't room or need for more change. United we stand doesn't apply to the the race or ethnicity you belong to. United we stand is ALL Americans, black, white, yellow, red, etc...
I would love to go back to the 20's and prior, just to see what life was like. To wear the outfits and experience life in a simpler form. But I am very glad that we have evolved as humans, even if it's just a few steps in the right direction.
Today's story...
One of my tasks at work is to look up obituaries or old articles on the microfilm. We have the Elkhart Truth going back to the early 1900's and the a couple Elkhart papers dated back into the 1800's. It's very interesting to see the types of things that were reported or printed in the newspaper back then. I decided today that I would do a little research for a friend of mine that involved the Elkhart Truth in 1926. Aside from the high class man marrying his mother's servant and nobody possibly being able to keep a secret in town because it was ALL printed. I came across an interesting section of the paper. The title of the section was "News from the Colored."
I guess I should be happy that there was even a section for them. However, it's only about 6 inches long and hidden away in part of the paper that I could see as being easily overlooked.
I would like to know who came up with the "names" for the different races. I mean seriously, colored? I know it was common back then and I am so glad that has changed. Last time I checked my dear friend Nicki was brown not rainbow. Reading the paper from that year, just reminded me that those things didn't just happen on television. It's not just stories told in history books or things people made up. It was real and in some places it still is. I am glad that I can go to work or to a restaraunt with my friend. I am glad that things have changed a great deal in that respect. However, I'm not naive enough to think that there isn't room or need for more change. United we stand doesn't apply to the the race or ethnicity you belong to. United we stand is ALL Americans, black, white, yellow, red, etc...
I would love to go back to the 20's and prior, just to see what life was like. To wear the outfits and experience life in a simpler form. But I am very glad that we have evolved as humans, even if it's just a few steps in the right direction.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
A Line in the Sand...
You have all heard the proverbial drawing a line the sand. Well where is that line? Where should it be drawn? Does it depend on circumstance? On relationship? On Individual?
So many times people give ultimatums, they say THIS is my limit. I am drawing my line RIGHT HERE! Then shortly after their significant other, family member, society, whoever crosses that line and a new line is drawn. Is it wrong to defend your line? Is it ok for the other person to question your line?
It boils down to this...You have standards. Standards for yourself, your children, even your spouse. You have standards that are important to you, otherwise anything would be acceptable. It IS ok to fight for those. It IS ok to say this is not right, this is not what I want. The other person must then accept the spot where the line was drawn or retreat. Don't be afraid of them retreating. If the things that are important to you and held in high regard BY you are not even considered by the other person then they are not what is needed in your life. THEY are now not acceptable. It doesn't mean it's easy. It doesn't mean that a switch flips and suddenly you don't care about them and want them around. But sometimes you have to put YOU first. You have to say...I deserve better than this. I deserve to have my feelings taken into account. I deserve to have someone care about how I feel for once. You deserve to feel good about yourself and your line. So, draw in confidence...
Disclaimer: Overdrawing however, drives people nuts, so make sure it's something worth fighting for. Don't draw lines, just to draw lines.
Love,
Layla
So many times people give ultimatums, they say THIS is my limit. I am drawing my line RIGHT HERE! Then shortly after their significant other, family member, society, whoever crosses that line and a new line is drawn. Is it wrong to defend your line? Is it ok for the other person to question your line?
It boils down to this...You have standards. Standards for yourself, your children, even your spouse. You have standards that are important to you, otherwise anything would be acceptable. It IS ok to fight for those. It IS ok to say this is not right, this is not what I want. The other person must then accept the spot where the line was drawn or retreat. Don't be afraid of them retreating. If the things that are important to you and held in high regard BY you are not even considered by the other person then they are not what is needed in your life. THEY are now not acceptable. It doesn't mean it's easy. It doesn't mean that a switch flips and suddenly you don't care about them and want them around. But sometimes you have to put YOU first. You have to say...I deserve better than this. I deserve to have my feelings taken into account. I deserve to have someone care about how I feel for once. You deserve to feel good about yourself and your line. So, draw in confidence...
Disclaimer: Overdrawing however, drives people nuts, so make sure it's something worth fighting for. Don't draw lines, just to draw lines.
Love,
Layla
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Some people should not mess with technology...
My grandmother, bless her heart, is not very technologically advanced. In fact, she just recently got a cell phone. One of those refill as needed phones that cost maybe $20 at Walmart. I programmed it for her and she has made maybe 3 calls on it. That's a step.
Today, I get a phone call that she needs Justin and I to come over and fix the t.v. because it is all messed up. She unplugged the DVD player and not it's worse. I proceed to try and talk her through fixing it. Turns out the t.v. was not on channel 3 and the cable box was turned off. Now the remote doesn't work. I told her to try and replace the batteries and see if that helps. If not then call me back and I will come over and reset the remote for her. I haven't heard back from her yet, so I am thinking it's the batteries. Sure enough, she just called and that's all it was. God bless her.
She is the cutest woman in the world, but freaks out about any type of technology. I love her.
Then we have the doctor who breaks everything and blames it on other people. Doctors are good for diagnosing and treatment and all sorts of things medical. However, some of them are so "smart" that they think they can fix anything themselves. This is not always the case. There are a couple doctors with this mentality that have managed to break 3 computers in less than a week.
I'm thinking there are about 3 categories of people that should not be allowed to use modern technology without supervision:
Those who are intimidated by technology and would rather stick to the good old fashioned typewriter.
Those who are too smart for their own good.
and those who are too dumb to even find the power button when it is bright red and says POWER in big white letters.
Grandma's t.v. is all fixed. She's a happy girl and now I must go and be productive around here.
Until next time!
Love,
Layla
Today, I get a phone call that she needs Justin and I to come over and fix the t.v. because it is all messed up. She unplugged the DVD player and not it's worse. I proceed to try and talk her through fixing it. Turns out the t.v. was not on channel 3 and the cable box was turned off. Now the remote doesn't work. I told her to try and replace the batteries and see if that helps. If not then call me back and I will come over and reset the remote for her. I haven't heard back from her yet, so I am thinking it's the batteries. Sure enough, she just called and that's all it was. God bless her.
She is the cutest woman in the world, but freaks out about any type of technology. I love her.
Then we have the doctor who breaks everything and blames it on other people. Doctors are good for diagnosing and treatment and all sorts of things medical. However, some of them are so "smart" that they think they can fix anything themselves. This is not always the case. There are a couple doctors with this mentality that have managed to break 3 computers in less than a week.
I'm thinking there are about 3 categories of people that should not be allowed to use modern technology without supervision:
Those who are intimidated by technology and would rather stick to the good old fashioned typewriter.
Those who are too smart for their own good.
and those who are too dumb to even find the power button when it is bright red and says POWER in big white letters.
Grandma's t.v. is all fixed. She's a happy girl and now I must go and be productive around here.
Until next time!
Love,
Layla
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