I haven't tried the blogging too much, but I was inspired by Linda's reading of the 5 little monkeys blog the other night. So I though I should do my part. Since I tend to communicate better using visual media rather than written, please check out the link below.
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9585805444
Jackson
Friday, November 23, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sorry no pictures this time. I did have my camera, but in my family EVERYONE is a photographer. So I sat back and watched them take pictures. Afterward I realized I really should have snapped a few. We had a great day. Most of my family was able to meet in Boise, so we drove the 4 hours there to spend the day. (and it was literally a day we left w/in 24 hrs of getting there, to head to Utah) We were spoiled with great cooking and company. The boys enjoyed playing football and rocks, paper, scissors with my Uncle. Now this isn't a typical game, if you lose, your opponet gets to slap you as hard as they can with two fingers on the wrist. My Uncle played this with me when I was little and he wouldn't hold back I would walk away with bright red arms, so the tradition continued yesterday. What a great holiday! I love that we have a day that is about giving thanks. I really believe that being grateful is one of the key components to being a good person. I hope your holiday was just as great, how lucky I am to have such great family and friends.
Sorry no pictures this time. I did have my camera, but in my family EVERYONE is a photographer. So I sat back and watched them take pictures. Afterward I realized I really should have snapped a few. We had a great day. Most of my family was able to meet in Boise, so we drove the 4 hours there to spend the day. (and it was literally a day we left w/in 24 hrs of getting there, to head to Utah) We were spoiled with great cooking and company. The boys enjoyed playing football and rocks, paper, scissors with my Uncle. Now this isn't a typical game, if you lose, your opponet gets to slap you as hard as they can with two fingers on the wrist. My Uncle played this with me when I was little and he wouldn't hold back I would walk away with bright red arms, so the tradition continued yesterday. What a great holiday! I love that we have a day that is about giving thanks. I really believe that being grateful is one of the key components to being a good person. I hope your holiday was just as great, how lucky I am to have such great family and friends.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Tagged
So I guess I have been tagged from my mom to tell 6 things about myself.
1. I hate it when people sneeze. It's not really because I'm afraid of what they will get on me, it's more the sound. Especially when there is more then the standard two. It just grates on my nerves.
2. I can't eat spicey food, even if it says mild, it burns my tongue off. I really like eating salsa but I can only handle about 2 bites before I'm grabbing some water. I know what a wimp.
3. I hate mornings, (for most of you this is no secret) but oh how I hate them. There is nothing more then I love then sleeping in and I'm not talking about 9:00 a.m I mean until 1:00 p.m.
4. Now that I'm commuting for some odd reason the first night I sleep at my sisters, I can not fall asleep. I find myself looking at the clock every 1/2hour willing myself to sleep but it just doesn't work, (did I mention I hate waking up?)
5. I like to start lots of projects but have a hard time finishing, case in point, I just finished making a witch I promised to my mom two years ago.
6. I'm not as creative as people think, I just take someone else's great idea and put a spin on it.
I guess I'm supposed to tag 6 more people, did I mention I am a procrastinator?
So I guess I have been tagged from my mom to tell 6 things about myself.
1. I hate it when people sneeze. It's not really because I'm afraid of what they will get on me, it's more the sound. Especially when there is more then the standard two. It just grates on my nerves.
2. I can't eat spicey food, even if it says mild, it burns my tongue off. I really like eating salsa but I can only handle about 2 bites before I'm grabbing some water. I know what a wimp.
3. I hate mornings, (for most of you this is no secret) but oh how I hate them. There is nothing more then I love then sleeping in and I'm not talking about 9:00 a.m I mean until 1:00 p.m.
4. Now that I'm commuting for some odd reason the first night I sleep at my sisters, I can not fall asleep. I find myself looking at the clock every 1/2hour willing myself to sleep but it just doesn't work, (did I mention I hate waking up?)
5. I like to start lots of projects but have a hard time finishing, case in point, I just finished making a witch I promised to my mom two years ago.
6. I'm not as creative as people think, I just take someone else's great idea and put a spin on it.
I guess I'm supposed to tag 6 more people, did I mention I am a procrastinator?
Friday, November 9, 2007
Full Moon.....
In my line of work (and maybe yours) we have a couple of days a month that we ask the question
"Is it a full moon?" (and usually it really is) This is because it seems that more likely then not, some of the people I'm helping are just not happy with life and feel they need to demonstrate this in being unkind, obnoxious or just plain rude (when they have no reason to be). So what do I do in return? My smile just gets bigger, I guess I'm naive because I think "maybe if I be as nice as I can possibly be they won't throw a temper tantrum that even a two year old would have a hard time beating." But silly me this seems to aggravate more then help. For instance, today I had a person come up wanting me to take his bag. I had no problem with this, but unfortunantly the way the system works is that you have to tell the computer you have a bag and then come back to see me. You would have thought the world was ending, I literally thought he was going to go down on the floor kicking and screaming. And then I actually had the audacity to ask him for his liscense. He looked at me incredulously, and began ranting under his breath, ( I heard the words" pester" and "what a system") in there. Now don't get me wrong I know the airport can be a stressful place and things do happen where people have the right to complain, but today was one of those days where the "grumpy meter" was ready to burst.The funny thing was that it wasn't just me, right and left my co-workers kept asking "Is it a full moon?" What do you think, have you had problems with "Full Moon days?" or is it just me?
In my line of work (and maybe yours) we have a couple of days a month that we ask the question
"Is it a full moon?" (and usually it really is) This is because it seems that more likely then not, some of the people I'm helping are just not happy with life and feel they need to demonstrate this in being unkind, obnoxious or just plain rude (when they have no reason to be). So what do I do in return? My smile just gets bigger, I guess I'm naive because I think "maybe if I be as nice as I can possibly be they won't throw a temper tantrum that even a two year old would have a hard time beating." But silly me this seems to aggravate more then help. For instance, today I had a person come up wanting me to take his bag. I had no problem with this, but unfortunantly the way the system works is that you have to tell the computer you have a bag and then come back to see me. You would have thought the world was ending, I literally thought he was going to go down on the floor kicking and screaming. And then I actually had the audacity to ask him for his liscense. He looked at me incredulously, and began ranting under his breath, ( I heard the words" pester" and "what a system") in there. Now don't get me wrong I know the airport can be a stressful place and things do happen where people have the right to complain, but today was one of those days where the "grumpy meter" was ready to burst.The funny thing was that it wasn't just me, right and left my co-workers kept asking "Is it a full moon?" What do you think, have you had problems with "Full Moon days?" or is it just me?
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