friendships never ends

Sad days ahead..

2007-09-19T05:24:00.000-07:00

Well we got bad new at work yesterday. I got a phone call telling me the city council just asked the Chief to resign from the police department. We knew that the Chief was quiting but now with the city doing this they have made it so he can get his contract money that he is due. It is so crazy. We are having a press conference today at the police department and I think its going to get pretty heated. If you want to read about it click hear. http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2007/sep/18/breaking-news-ap-police-chief-mercurio-asked-resig/?news

On other good new.. I think there is something in the water down here in the south(Georgia/Florida) because just about everyone I know is having a baby. My sister just told me this week that I am going to be a aunt again which I am totally excited about. I asked Justin the other day if I can have enough love for another nephew or a niece and he told me that I could take some of his love and give it to the new baby(which he says is a baby sister) I have a cousin and several friends that are all having baby's around the same time.. Its crazy. I am not drinking anymore water.. LOL..

I hope everyone has a good time at the feast..

I am still hear...

2007-08-11T23:54:00.000-07:00

Well it looks like I am going to be losing my job. There is still a slight chance that we will keep it but it is not looking hopeful. We are having a city council meeting this Monday. It is going to get very heated. Every officer is going to be there and every dispatcher with be there unless they are working.
I have no clue what is going to happen if I lose my job. My life has been wrapped up in the police department for the past 3 years. There is not a day that goes by that I am not up here.
Now the city council has been fighting with our Chief and he can no longer back us up because they are now forcing him to resign.
What is this place coming to where you cute public safety personnel for property taxes. Hello we are what keeps this city safe..
Please pray for us that we keep our jobs and that we keep a level head when going into this meeting Monday. I work with a lot of hot headed people.

It's been a while..

2007-06-27T19:58:00.000-07:00

WOW it has been a long time.. It's not like I have nothing to write about I just never have time to set down and start typing. Which is weird since I have 8 hours 5 nights a week where I can write something.
Lets see what's new with me..I am never home anymore. I use to be such a home body and now you better know my cell phone number or my nextel number to contact me. My roommate and I are not getting along that well. But we are working it out. (that's part of the reason I am never home anymore)
I have been wondering how in the world do psychiatrist or counselors function from day to day.
My best friend is going through a rough time right now with her "love life" and I seem to be stuck right smack in the middle of it. Because I know both parties and I am really good friends with her other half. So I am getting talked to from both sides. It has put me in such a depressed state of mind that I don't know what to do. I just don't see how people do this for a living. I think that I would go insane if I had to do this everyday with people I don't know.
Here is another thing that has been stressing me out lately. MY JOB. This city is thinking about getting rid of the dispatch center that I work in and make the sheriffs office take over. Which means I will be without a job right along with 8 other people. The city is thinking that if they get rid of us they will be saving over $300,000 a year that they have to pay us. The sheriff is throwing $$ sign's out to the city council and we are throwing out the proof of how fast we are about getting calls out to the officer, fire department, and to the ambulance. And we have made lists after lists of the jobs that we do everyday and the sheriffs office can't hold a candle to us on how much work we do. We go for a council meeting on the 14th of July to find out what is going to happens. SO please pray that I can keep my job. This has been the best job I have ever had. But on a side note. I have decide that if I loose my job as a dispatcher that I am going to go to the academy to become a cop. I finely told my parents that last week and it has scared my mother to death. She so does not want me to do that.
Well that is what is going on with my life right now or what I have been stressing over lately. Sorry for such a gloomy post. I will TRY to post an update soon...

Tagged by Mrs. P.. sorry it took so long..

2007-05-30T00:37:00.000-07:00

I've been tagged by Mrs. P. I'm just going to list seven random things since most people have already been tagged and have already posted there seven. What's random about me?

1. I have had 65 stitches in my head all before I was the age of 8.
2. I helped deliver a baby calf with my grandfather when the mother was having a hard time doing it herself.
3. I grew up on a big farm and loved every minute of it and I miss it.
4. I laughed(not the duck/donkey laugh. I don't laugh like that anymore) so hard on Memorial Day that I have lost my voice.
5. I love Ladybugs.(even after living at fairwood)
6. I once fell face first onto the ground while I was in the back of a moving truck and my dad did not know it and kept going.
7. My best friend (which is a cop) is my hero right now because she just jumped into a alligator infested lake to save a little girl who was drowning. The best part was that none of the guy would go in the lake because they where scared and one of the guys was in the coast guard for 25 years and jumped into the ocean to save people..

so that is as random as I can be right now..

I had a rough day!!!

2007-05-02T16:41:00.000-07:00

It is now 7:45pm and I am just now getting home after leaving my house at 7:30 this morning. In 3 hour I will have been awake for 24 hours..
My day start nice by going out to break feast with a girl from work. I then went to my parents house to see if my dad will go with me to have my oil changed and my tires rotated and balanced on my truck. We got to Tire Kingdom around 11am and was there till 1pm. I had a couple of stop to do before I dropped my dad off at his house. So around 2:30pm I am heading down the highway when I start hearing this loud noise coming from my truck. I was freaking out. We heard this noise over the AC and the radio. It sounded like there was a lot of kids under my truck banging on pots and pans with wooden spoons... I was starting to get really scared because that is my only way to get around.
So I am driving really slow not knowing what is going on. I pulled into my parents driveway got out and looked under my truck and oil was everywhere. Just a steady stream of oil coming from my truck onto the ground.
I called the people who changed my oil and told them what happened. They called a tow truck and had my truck towed back to there place where they checked it over and fixed it. I was ready to put up my dukes if they where going to give me any problem.
I went and got my truck. Its running great. The next 2 oil changes are free for me and my parents. And they told me if I have any problem to call them and they will take care of it free of charge.
IT has been a long day. Sorry I am to tired to re-reading this to make sure it sounds good....I am very tired and just want to go to sleep....

p.s Andrea it was very cool to see Thomas Gordon at the police department. I wish I could have thumped him in the head because he was making me very mad.....

Pic of my new house!!!

2007-03-23T14:38:00.000-07:00

I will be moved into my new house on Tuesday. I can't wait. So here are some pics that has been taken. I am going to take more later.

the front of my house

another shot of the front

again

the backyard and patio

the dining room

another shot of the back yard. I love the gardens and flowers

Part of the living room

The Small Dining room

looking in the dining room from the kitchen and into the master bedroom

I am moving out!!!

2007-03-06T05:18:00.000-07:00

That's right folks.. I am moving out of my parents house. For the first time in my life(beside when I moved to NH) I am going to be on my own. It has been something that I have been wanting to do for a long time now and the opportunity has finally come up where I am able to do.
I am moving in with one of my friends that I work with at the police department. The papers was signed yesterday and we will be moving in to our own 2 bedroom 2 bath home within the next 2 weeks. I can't wait but I am also scared to death. so please pray that everything goes well.

Sorry for the short post but everything has been pretty much the same. My life has been great. Work has been good. So that is the latest in my life

A fun slide show..

2007-02-14T09:53:00.000-07:00

Sorry guys about the pictures. I needed to post something showing that I am still alive and well. Everything is the same. Working a lot and having fun doing it. Enjoy...

So we got snow before most of you did....

2007-01-20T03:14:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of Justin at the Snow Festival.. He thought that snow was cold.. But notice how everyone is dressed..You can tell we don't see snow very often..

Just take walk about 100 yard away from the snow and you can see snakes, tigers and alligators on in the same day. Only in Florida can you have snow and alligators together LOL.

OK put on to a serious note. Please pray for the family of Sgt. Nick Sottile. The Florida Highway Patrol officer was shot Friday afternoon after reportedly pulling over a Toyota Camry on U.S. Hwy 27 north of Lake Placid. He died later at Florida Hospital Lake Placid.

This really hits home to the people who works in or has family who works in law enforcement.. And this happened in the county that I live in just 30 mins south of were I work and live.

http://www.thinblueline.com/index.html

Happy New Years!!!!

2007-01-01T01:04:00.000-07:00

I rang in the new year with all of our computers at work crashing. 911 ringing off the hook. All the lines lite up with people calling to tell us that people are shooting off fireworks.. Yes we know they are it is New Years. People do this every year. Get use to it. People get on my nerves...LOL
As I was growing up my parents and everyone else in my family always told me that whatever you are doing at midnight on New Years is what you will be doing the most through the New Year.. OH boy am I going to be really busy at work this year....

I wanted to write a Thankful List for 2006...

1. I am thankful for my family and that they are still putting up with me.
2. For my friends near and far.
3. Having God meet all my needs in 2006 and knowing that he will do the same in 2007
4. My nephew Justin. He brings such JOY to my life. I just love being an AUNT. Can't wait till I am like Lindsey and Andrea with LOTS of nieces and nephews. But I sometimes wonder if I can make enough room in my heart for anymore.
5. For my job that I love. Al thought it is crazy most of the time. I know this is where I should be right now in my life.
6. The people that I work with. Who are teaching me to be patient when I am trying to train someone that does not know what they are doing and refuses to try to learn the job.
7. My new kittens that I got on my birthday. I forgot how much fun baby kittens are. We now have 2 kittens but we are babysitting 2 others so 4 cats in my house..
8. I am thankful for my truck. It has taken me everywhere I have wanted to go without any problems. Let continue this through 2007.

There is much more that I am thankful for. But I am really busy at work and this post has taken me about 2 hours to write.

I am not making any New Years Resolution this year. Because half way through the first day of the new year I have already broken any resolution that I made. But I am going to try to make it a goal to.......
1. Travel more. A lot more then I did in 2006
2. Spend more time with my family and with my friends.
3. Make the time to stay in contact with people that I love. I get so busy that I have not seen some of my friends that live just down the road from in over 2 months. That's terrible.
4. And to attend church a lot more then I did in 2006. Its hard for me to get off from work at 8am and then travel the 2 hours to Tampa.

ps some of you really smart people that knows more about this blog stuff. Why does it always have the wrong time when you post something? It is saying that it is 1 somthing in the morning and it is 4:15am.... anyone knows the answer or knows how to fix it please tell me.. thanks..

Happy Holidays!!

2006-12-24T00:37:00.000-07:00

Wow it has been a while. I have been very busy getting ready for Christmas. I just love this time of the year. On my last post I was saying how much of a scrooge I am this year. Well it has all changed. I have finished all my Christmas shopping early. We have our tree up and I decorated it.(something I hate doing) It is a little tree about 4ft tall but that is all we need.
This is the first year that Justin has really got into the Christmas spirit and knows what is going on. We gave him an early Christmas present the other day.
He loves jumping on his trampoline. And when he gets tired he or we just relax on it.

So it is now very early on Christmas eve morning and I am working all by myself. All the officers just left from inside the dispatch room. You know that our city is safe when all 4 of the officer patrolling the city are sitting in dispatch eating pizza and talking to me. And you know what?? I get paid to do this job. Just sit around and talk. LOL.. I love my job.
Some of the officers had a small surprise birthday party for me last weekend. IT was fun. Kinda strange to have a b-day party at the police station. But they also took me out to eat at the Outback.
Beside this nothing has really been happening in my life right now... Just working and counting the days down waiting for something exciting to happen to my life.

SO MERRY CHRISTMAS....HAPPY NEW YEARS.... AND STAY SAFE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.(There are a lot of crazy people out there)

Its been awhile

2006-12-01T04:23:00.000-07:00

Since I have last posted on here.. So I will tell you all what has been going on in my life..

I am still loving my job.. I am still looking and saving my money to get a place of my own. That is going to be my goal for the next few months. I need to get out of my parents house..

Justin is doing well. He has started preschool and he loves it. There has been such a change in him since he has started interacting with other children. He is getting so big.. And it is so much fun having conversation with him..

Back to work.. I have been doing a lot of ride along with the officers. Basically all I do is sit in the front seat of there patrol car and ride around with them.. Can be very boring but I always have fun doing it. Anyways this girl that I have been training(which her name just happens to be Mrs. Murray's first name and her maiden name SB) talked me into riding one day after work. We both go to work at 10pm and work till 8am. So we both where cruising the streets when the dispatchers working came across the radio advising that there had just been a bank robbery in sebring and the suspect were driving into our city.. We where about to have some fun.. So here I am on a traffic stop north of the city and the suspect was coming in from the south side of the city. We finished our traffic stop and started driving to the south side of town doing about 100mph on the highway pushing people off the side of the road. If any of you remember how Mr. Murray use to scare me with his driving knows that I was scared to death..
Anyways the officer that I was riding with almost hit several cars. We left tire marks in the middle of the road at one point. The suspect bailed on foot. Our K-9 officer caught one of the guys and got the money because they dropped it. But the other suspect is still on the loose.
Up to date stuff.. Thanksgiving was good. All my family got together at my aunt's house. We had an visit from my cousin from Vegas. Watched football and ate to much food.
Now the family is all in Christmas mode and I am a scrooge.. I don't want to do the hole decoration thing. I don't want to put a tree or light or anything. I just want to shop and wrap the presents and be down with it. Maybe my attitude will change soon. I think my attitude has a lot to do with the people I deal with at my job. Who knows.
Now this was a random blog post. at least you all know that I am still alive.

here is one last picture of my Justin.. this picture was taken just a few days ago. Can you tell how the weather is down here??

Happy Holidays.

PICTURES TO LIVE BY!!!!

2006-10-26T03:52:00.000-07:00

Laugh often

Always try to help a friend in need

Be brave...but it's ok to be afraid sometimes

Take an occasional risk

Be weird whenever you have the chance

Love your friends, no matter who they are

Fall in love with someone..

close your eyes and smile at least once a day!

Live up to your name

It will get better

And at the end of the day... PRAY

Beauty!!!!

2006-10-19T19:55:00.000-07:00

The people in Florida might not have the beauty of fall whether or the beautiful fall leaves. But I must say that we have some of the prettiest sunsets that I have ever seen. These pictures where taken out my window as I was driving down the road. It was amazing. SO PRETTY.. The pictures don't do it justice at all...

ONE WORD ABOUT THE PICTURES BELOW!!!

2006-09-28T05:25:00.000-07:00

SCARY!!!!!!!!!! Not for me but for everyone else...

As you can tell I went out shooting at the gun range with some of the officers. It was a lot of fun. In the top pic I am shooting a clock 40 and that was one of my officers showing me how to use it. The 2nd and 3rd pic I was shooting the sniper gun. I can not remember the name of it. Something like AR15 or something like that. I am not sure. And in the last pic I am shooting a shotgun. And in the last 3 pictures although you can't see him to well but it is the Chief teaching us how to shoot the BIG guns. It was so much fun. This is the first time they let any of the civilians go out and shoot with them. It was like 9000 degrees out there but it was worth it.

Come work with me... Please anyone but Him... LOL

2006-09-23T18:01:00.000-07:00

Well life is pretty slow these days. I am working a lot with not much else going on.
I am training this guy at work who is just not getting this job. I know not everyone out there can work in law enforcement. And this guy is not cutting it. I have recommend for him to be let go several times. He really has a problem having a female in charge of him. He has to do what I say and he hates that. I feel bad for him he is raising 2 kids all by himself because he ex-wife decided that she did not want to be a mother and left him when the kids was young. So he needs this job.
I dread going to work every night knowing that I have to work with him. And I love my job. So you know that it is bad when I hate going to work.

Last night I did the worse thing that I have ever had to do at work.. The officers called me over the radio to step out back. I had a feeling that it was not good. SO when I got out there they had gloves waiting for me and I had to search this crack head girl that they arrested. I am just thankful that she was clean and had nothing on her that I had to find. IT was pretty gross. Since I did that they got me a vanilla ice coffee from D&D. I guess there are good rewards to my job. LOL

9/11

2006-09-11T03:38:00.000-07:00

Where Were You
(Alan Jackson)

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
Out in the yard with your wife and children
Working on some stage in LA
Did you stand there in shock at the site of
That black smoke rising against that blue sky
Did you shout out in anger
In fear for your neighbor
Or did you just sit down and cry

Did you weep for the children
Who lost their dear loved ones
And pray for the ones who don't know
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
And sob for the ones left below

Did you burst out in pride
For the red white and blue
The heroes who died just doing what they do
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
And look at yourself to what really matters

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
Teaching a class full of innocent children
Driving down some cold interstate
Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor
In a crowded room did you feel alone
Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her
Did you dust off that bible at home
Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened
Close your eyes and not go to sleep
Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages
Speak with some stranger on the street
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow
Go out and buy you a gun
Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching
And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns
Did you go to a church and hold hands with some stranger
Stand in line and give your own blood
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family
Thank God you had somebody to love

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love

I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith hope and love are some good things he gave us
And the greatest is love

The greatest is love
The greatest is love

Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day

I am late on color week!!!!

2006-08-31T09:49:00.000-07:00

I have really enjoyed the photo week. There has been some pretty awesome pictures posted. So now I want to post mine. Since we(the people in the state of FL) have been dealing with a hurricane/tropical storm/tropical depression that just happened to go straight over my town and I was forced to work. I have not had the time to post any pictures for color week. SO I am going to post the weeks pic so far..

some yellow flower in my garden..

green plant/tree or something that is in my garden. All my plants are against the wall of my house because of the storm.

A red glass ball that sits on my shelf

I could not decide on which red picture to post. So I did 2. This one is a red boat that is inside my 100 gallon fish tank. Notice the gold fish....

The little blue overalls boy. This is a picture of a picture that is on my wall. Sorry about the bad picture. They were all taken with my phone since I can't find my camera.

And this is a picture of my birds. I don't know there names.. LOL. I guess this picture could be used in the yellow and green day picture also.

And so that I will not forget to post something white/black. And I am doing it today. Sorry. But this is a model car with the name of our police departments name.. One of my officers collects bugs so he had this one made special.

SIX WORD POST!!!

2006-08-27T19:41:00.000-07:00

I AM STILL ALIVE.....

ENOUGH SAID

New England!!!

2006-08-02T19:17:00.000-07:00

Ok so I am still alive.. working way to much and have nothing good to blog about these days.. but since I busted on Floridians I had to do the same with New Englanders.. LOL enjoy..

1. If your local DD is closed from September through May, you live in New England.

2. If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you live in New England.

3. If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in New England.

4. If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you live in New England.

5. If "Vacation" means going anywhere south of New York City for the weekend, you live in New England.

6. If you measure distance in hours, you live in New England.

7. If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you live in New England.

8. If you have switched from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again, you live in New England.

9. If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England.

10. If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you live in New England.

11. If you carry jumpers in your car and your wife/sister/girlfriend knows how to use them, you live in New England.

12. If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you live in New England.

13. If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and everybody is passing you, you live in New England.

14. If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, you live in New England.

15. If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction, you live in New England.

16. If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England.

17. If you find 10 degrees "a little chilly", you live in New England.

18. If you actually understand these jokes, you live in New England.

the sad part is I understood most of them...

FLORIDIAN!!!

2006-07-16T19:10:00.001-07:00

So I have nothing to post about. But I saw this and thought that it was pretty funny.

You know that you are a Floridian when????

"Down South" means Key West

"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.

You think no-one over 70 should be allowed to drive.

Flip-flops are everyday wear.

Shoes are for business meetings and church.

No, wait, flip flops are good for church too, unless it's Easter or
Christmas.

Sweet tea can be served at any meal.

An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.

You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip or cruise to Florida.

You measure distance in minutes.

You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.

You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.

All the local festivals are named after a fruit.

A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.

You think everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.

You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer,
not summer but really hot, and Christmas.

It's not soda, cola, or pop...it's coke, regardless of brand or flavor, "What kinda coke you want?"

Anything under 95 is just warm.

You've hosted a hurricane party.

You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best rides.

You pass on the right and honk at the elderly.

You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee and Loxahatchee.

You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.

Bumperstickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish, NRA, and a confederate flag.

You were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools.

You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.

You get angry when people say "Florida isn't really part of the SOUTH"

You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.

You know what the "stingray shuffle" is, and why it's important!

2006-06-29T04:50:00.000-07:00

Lets see.. I have not posted anything in a while so.. What has happened??? NOTHING at all.. Work is still work and I am still loving it.. I am planning a surprise party for one of my cop buddies 2 weeks from now.. Good thing none of them read this blog or it would not be a surprise. I can not wait. I am trying to think of something witty to put on her(her being the person in the next paragraph) cake. Any suggestion?? Oh yeah I got into a car accident this past week.. It was nothing big. I just backup into a park van a the car wash. I called the police and had Christy come out and do the paper work and that goes along with wrecks..She had a backup officer come and He was asking me all kinds of stupid question and was harassing me about giving citations. He asked me "Did you have your seat belt on?" I said NOPE.. that's 1 citation "Do you have your drivers license with you?" I said NOPE.. that's another citation. "Do you have your registration with you?" I said NOPE.. and that's another citation. Then I did what most people should not do to a cop.. I hit him in the shoulder.. (KIDS DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME) When I did that he told me that I was going to be arrested and I just laughed and walked away and starting talking with Christy..... SO back to Christy working the accident. The dude that I hit was Spanish and spoke very little English. I asked him if he was ok. He stated " Me fine... Bumper not fine". So I told him in Spanish that I had called the police. His eyes got has big around as a quarter and told me.. "You give me $500 for bumper and we even and no police" Yeah right buddy... I don't carry $500 on me.. You got to be joking..So come to find out he has no drivers license and was taken to jail.. Poor dude... He goes to jail because I hit him with my truck. For some reason I think I got off pretty good. And the poor dude is being deported back to Mexico.. OH boy did he pick the wrong day to be parked behind me at the car wash... this was some kind of crazy....So I am still getting harassed at work about not getting into any trouble when it was all my fault in the first place. Oh another good thing about this week.. I AM ON VACATION.... I DO NOT HAVE TO BE BACK TO WORK TILL SUNDAY NITE... I AM HAPPY....

Pictures on the web

2006-06-08T02:40:00.000-07:00

So I got my pictures developed and they are online now.. Feel free to take a look and if you fine one you like feel free to take it LOL. If you happen to see one of yourself that you do not want on there just let me know and I will take it out...

http://community.webshots.com/user/ellkakelley

2006-05-31T12:15:00.000-07:00

WOW what a High I have been on since this weekend. Seeing old friends and meeting new. I so agree with everyone else about being in another world.

As I was driving back home I was thinking that I am heading back home to the same old stuff I do everyday. I feel that God has put me at ease as I have returned to work and back home with my family.
Yesterday when I woke up. I was checking my email and this is what I found....

My cousin Jessie had her baby. Kerstin Laney Jones. She is so cute. Please pray for her because they say that there might be something wrong with her. So they are running test and keeping her in the hospital for awhile.

Nothing New!!

2006-05-17T01:52:00.000-07:00

That is what my life is like right now... NOTHING NEW!!!
I have really been wanting to post something but nothing has been worthwhile to do so..
I am still working all the time.. And if I am not working I am still at work hanging out. Its terrible that I can not get away from this place. When you work the night shift like I do you try to stay with the same sleeping schedule when your off so that your body does not get all confused. So when all of my friends are awake I am sleeping and when I am awake they are sleeping. Except the ones at the police department. So I know I can always come up here and have someone to talk to.
Tomorrow is my day off so I am going to meet with my favorite officer and ride with her all night.. It is so different being on the other end of the call.. Normally I am safe and sound inside a bullet proof building where I know that I am safe. But when I go on a ride along you never know what you are going to find yourself in. It gives me a new respect for Law Enforcement Officers and what they do each day when they decide to put on that uniform and come into work to protect us.

I still have not found out if they are giving me the time off that I request off for the wedding.. It is like a waiting game.. We are short 2 people and they are having trouble trying to get the shifts covered much less try to work in the schedule vacation time.

So now I am going to tell of my dream that I had the other night. Again it is police related but with a twist. I dreamed that Andrea came down to Florida to visit me for a little while over the summer.. She came to work with me and I asked the chief if she could do a ride along with my favorite officer.(which is a female) He said that was fine. Well Andrea meet this officer and got along with her great. Well sometime during the ride along Andrea decide that she was going to quite teaching and become a cop.. OK so skip ahead a year. Andrea is now working for my police department as a cop. She went through the academy and passed it with flying colors. Now the chief loved having her on the force but was very mad at her because she would not wear the issued uniform. He wanted her to wear pants and Andrea refused to do so.. I remember hearing the chief yelling at her about her skirt. And then I woke up. LOL.. I thought that it was kinda funny... Who knows.. We might have and Officer Murray one day...

VACATION TIME!!!

2006-04-20T09:26:00.000-07:00

I finely took some vacation time and went to the beach for 2 days. I took off Saturday-Monday. It was really nice not having to be at the police department. So back to the beach.. It was beautiful. The water was just right temp. The best colors of blue and greens as you can see.
The kids had a blast. I took 4 kids all under the age of 3. It was fun watching them in the water and playing in the sand. We stayed at the beach for about 4 hours and then went back to the hotel and went swimming in the pool and had lunch. We went back to the beach about 5:30 so that the kids could play some more and so we can watch the sunset. It was beautiful. I have never seen anything so pretty in my life. And I now know why I live in Florida.. It made me think about how good God is to give us such pretty thing in our lives and we take advantage of it everyday. Here is a picture of the sunset that was just amazing

So here is one of my favorite pictures.

All in all I can say that it was a good time and a well needed time off away from the police department. Sorry about all the pictures. I could not decide on which one that I wanted and pictures are always fun to look at anyway. Oh by the way... I got burnt...

2006-04-03T18:32:00.000-07:00

Well I am sick and I am still going to post to keep people happy... What's been going on... NOTHING..I am still working. But also taking time for myself these days. I am also looking into moving out of my parents home again.. One of my really good friends wants to move back down here to my town and wants to get an apartment together. So I am on the look out for something for us...
At work they are doing some remodeling. Which will look good when they are done but the noise is killing us.
OH yeah I am redoing my bathroom.. It has not worked right for the past year or so. The tub and the sink does not drain right. So I am getting new ones. I am going to pick out a new tub and sink this weekend and try to fix some pipes. SO that should be fun. And on top on all that we are landscaping the front yard. We are trying to make some type of a small pond with a waterfall or something like that. That is my dads project because it is way to hot out there for me. LOL This is something like what they want to do.

2006-03-28T18:11:00.000-07:00

I am tired of my last post. But I do not have anything special to post about. SO I am going to do the picture of the day. (Sorry Craig for coping you)

This is Bok Tower which was built in 1927. By Milton B. Medary.

2006-03-19T21:02:00.000-07:00

On the Threshold

I'm returning, not departing;
My steps are homeward bound,
I quit the land of strangers
For a home on native ground.

I am rising and not setting;
This is not night but day,
Not in darkness, but in sunshine,
Like a star, I fade away.

All is well with me for ever;
I do not fear to go,
My tide is but beginning
Its bright eternal flow.

I am leaving only shadows
For the true and fair and good,
I must not, cannot, linger;
I would not, though I could.

This is not death's dark portal,
'Tis life's golden gate to me,
Link after link is broken,
And I at last am free.

I am going to the angels,
I am going to my God;
I know the hand that beckons,
I see the holy road.

Why grieve me with your weeping?
Your tears are all in vain,
An hour's farewell, beloved,
And we shall meet again.

Jesus, Thou wilt receive me
And welcome me above;
This sunshine which now fills me
Is Thine own smile of love.

RIP

Working Nights!!!

2006-02-11T08:20:00.000-07:00

So some of you know that I work the night shift at the police department. There are some good and bad parts to working such odd hours.. But the very best thing about it....... I get to see the most beautiful Sunrises..

The question has been asked??

2006-01-28T19:53:00.000-07:00

The question has already been asked in blog land. What to do with your tax returns. Well I just found out that I am getting money back and did not have to pay any in. SO now here is where the question comes into play. What to do with the money?? One of my goals for the year is to save money. If I know that it is in the bank I will spend it. I have never learned how to save money.
So with that being said. I am not saving much of my money from my taxes because I am going to use if to travel. Not up North. But on a cruise. Yes folks. I am going on a cruise to the Bahamas. I am going to Orlando and pick up one of my friends and then we are leaving out of Port Canaveral and stopping at Cococay island and then over to Nassau. I can not wait.

So after I get back I will start to learn how to save money. LOL.

well not much has been happening beside planning for the trip. Work is work. Nothing much fun there.

I have been reunited with an old friend this past week. She and I worked together at my last job and she quit before I did and I have not seen her but 1 time in the past year. SO that is always fun. Well I am off till next time.. See you all in blog land.

It's about time!!!

2006-01-21T15:31:00.000-07:00

Well I have not posted a picture of my nephew in a while so here he is. He is getting so big and talking a lot now. This picture was taken at the races this past Thursday. He (we) had a blast. I know the official that starts the races and he invited us to come and sit in the tower where the owner of the cars sit and watch the race. It was really fun. Justin loved the cars. He was wanting to ride in them. We got some great pictures of some nice cars as you can tell.

I have made it though my first year working at the police department. Which makes me very happy. I can now start planning a vacation and taking time off. It has been very boring at work lately and they have changed my schedule again. I can not stand not knowing what I am going to be working. Anyway. that all folks.

What's new!!

2005-12-20T20:22:00.000-07:00

I had a nice birthday on Saturday, I sleep though most of it. My nephew decided to wake up in the morning and not wake my sister and he goes into the living room and takes 4 of her blood pressure pills. They took him to the hospital and then to ALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL just to make sure that everything was ok with him.. The poor little baby had to swallow charcoal. If you have never seen it.. It is like a blake paste almost like glue.. But not as thick..But he is ok now and back home and a gate has been put up so that he can't get out unless my sister lets him..
We are getting ready for Christmas. I just got home from an all day shopping trip with my mom, sister and Justin. IT was fun.. But not to take a 2 year old on. LOL
I finally got my mom to tell me that I am getting a laptop for Christmas. It was so funny that she told me.. I think it slipped. But since it did she took me to pick it out and then wrapped it and put it under the Christmas tree. So I am waiting very patiently for my computer. LOl
So on a different note. At work we had a strange phone call on 911 the other day. I answered the phone 911 what's your emergency when the guy who care barely speak English and he told me that Jesus was at his house.. Well on any normal day I would say WOW can I come over. But he stated that he did not want Jesus there. We know that it was just some guy named Jesus but all I could think about for the rest of the night was one day I would love to say Jesus is at my house right now.. And I am glad that he is here..

I am still here!!!

2005-11-29T22:03:00.000-07:00

Well like most everyone else that has a good excuse for not blogging these day I don't. I just have had nothing to blog about. Although I do have a lot of things to be thankful for--family, friends, new car, great job. To many to list here.
So on Thanksgiving I had to work.. Which did not make for that great of a turkey day for me. But my family all got together and had a great dinner and my mom and dad brought me and my partner at work dinner. It was great but would have been better if I was home with my family.
I "was" going to get up nice and early and start my Christmas shopping on Friday but there was no way that I could have dragged myself out of bed at 4am after getting off work at 12am. So me and my mom went about 10am and I still got everything that I was wanting to get. But like the rest of you... I did not make it for the laptop lol... There is a picture in our local newspaper where one of the workers at wal-mart was throwing the boxes of laptops to people because it had got so busy and everyone pushing her around. I was thanking God that I did not get up there that early.
So on Monday nite my town had its annual Christmas parade. Of course I had to work and did not get to go see it but.. All of our officers was working and they all had to dress in the dress uniforms. We had 2 Sargents that got to lead the parade because they are Retiring so that was there honor. But right before the parade started we got a call from some lady saying that some guy was just shot down on the "south side". Now this is the first time I have ever worked a shooting. It was kinda scary... So that pretty mush took up the rest of the nite. We had 1 girl pass out as she was dancing in the parade. and someone's house got broken into because they were downtown watching instead of at there house.. All in all the nite did not go that bad.. They guy that got shot lived and nothing but a TV was stolen from the house.
So now you can see why I have nothing to blog about.. So maybe when I get a life outside of work you all can see more blogging my me.

Another One!!!

2005-11-19T19:36:00.000-07:00

Well all I have to say is keep going the way you are going.....

2005-11-17T04:03:00.000-07:00

Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this is the best day of my life, ever
There were times when I wondered if I would make it to today; but I did! And because I did I'm going to celebrate!Today, I'm going to celebrate what an unbelievable life I have had so far: the accomplishments, the many blessings, and, yes, even the hardships because they have served to make me stronger.

I will go through this day with my head held high and a happy heart. I will marvel at God's seemingly simple gifts:

the morning dew,

the sun,

the clouds

the trees,

the flowers,

Today, none of these miraculous creations will escape my notice Today, I will share my excitement for life with other people. I'll make someone smile. I'll go out of my way to perform an unexpected act of kindness for someone I don't even know. Today, I'll give a sincere compliment to someone who seems down. I'll tell a child how special he is, and I'll tell someone I love just how deeply I care for them and how much they mean to me. Today is the day I quit worrying about what I don't have and start being grate ful for all the wonderful things God has already given me. I'll remember that to worry is just a waste of time because my faith in God and his Divine Plan ensures everything will be just fine. And tonight, before I go to bed, I'll go outside and raise my eyes to the heavens.. I will stand in awe at the beauty of the stars and the moon, and I will praise God for these magnificent treasures.

As the day ends and I lay my head down on my pillow, I will thank the Almighty for the best day of my life. And I will sleep the sleep of a contented child, excited with expectation because I know tomorrow is going to be the best day of my life, ever!

2005-11-10T01:02:00.000-07:00

I went to Sea World today with my sister, mom nephew cousins from Las Vegas(Shannon Nathan Allison and Alissa). We had a rough day.. Take 4 kids all under the age of 4 that is punishment.. LOL.. I have never heard so many screaming kids in my life.. But we had fun. We got to see a lot of cool animals.. And the best part was.. IT WAS FREE!!!! My sisters friend works there and gave us 12 free tickets. So we all got in free.. Free stuff is the best.. SO now it is really late and I am soooooooooooo tire.. GOODNITE

WHEN ANGELS APPEAR!!!

2005-11-02T00:38:00.000-07:00

I am reading the book When Angels Appear by Hope Macdonald. It has been a very good book and I just wanted to share a short chapter in it called LIFE'S TUNNELS....

Many years ago, I heard someone say, "You live through the darkness from what you learned in the light." I am sure each person reading this book will be called on from time to time to walk through a dark tunnel. We will face heartaches and tears; we will pass through shadows of sickness, loneliness, separation, and death. "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world" (John 16:33)
Jesus also suffered during His time on earth. But He taught us how to live through the suffering. He taught us that the faith we build by praying and reading and studying His Word will get us through the dark tunnels. He taught us to be confident, even in the midst of the tunnel, that He is with us and will lead us through. I like the word "through" because it has a starting point and an exit. Sometimes when we are in the midst of a grievous situation, we can't see the end of the tunnel; but it is there. And our strength comes from knowing that our Great Shepherd is going through the tunnel with us and that He will lead us out once again into the path of His golden sunlight.
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow if death, I will dear no evil, for you are with me; your rid and your staff, they comfort me" (PS. 23:4). Whether we ever see an angel or not, we can be absolutely certain of God's unlimited love for us.

I asked Jesus, "How much do you love me?" and Jesus said, "This much....." And He stretched out His arms And died.

2005-10-20T13:35:00.000-07:00

ALL I have to say is..... Hurricane season is almost over... Please pray for us down here in Florida.. This is a big one...

Darwin Award Winners

2005-09-24T05:19:00.000-07:00

Yes, it's that magical time of the year again when the Darwin Awards are
bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us. Here then, are the glorious
winners.

Darwin Award Winners:

1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during
a hold-up in Long Beach, California, would-be robber James Elliot did
something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried
the trigger again. This time it worked..... And now, the honorable mentions:

2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting
machine and, after a little hopping around, submitted a claim to his
insurance company. The company expecting negligence, sent out one of its men
to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and lost a finger. The
chef's claim was approved.

3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a
blizzard in Chicago returned with his Vehicle to find a woman had taken the
space. Understandably, he shot her.

4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver
found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from
Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the
driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free
ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the
staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies.
The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.

5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head
wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the
injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he
could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.

6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter,
and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled
a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly
provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20
bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer...$15.
(If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?)

7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd
just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze,
and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the
window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the
head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of
Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.

8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed
her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able
to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the
police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to
the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there
for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's
the lady I stole the purse from."

9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger
King in Ypsilanti, Michigan, at 5 a.m., flashed a gun,demanded cash. The
clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register
without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they
weren't available for breakfast . The man, frustrated, walked away.

A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER!
10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a
Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at
the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near
spilled sewage.
A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline
and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake.
The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges, saying that it was the
best laugh he'd ever had.

MY NEW SUV!!!!

2005-09-03T20:48:00.000-07:00

This is a pic of my new truck that I got today... IT is to dark to get a real pic of the truck but this is what it looks like. I am so happy. It has been a blast to drive today.. I love it...

2005-08-30T20:16:00.001-07:00

I hope that everyone is not getting tired of me saying stuff about hurricanes. But this was really bad..... They are calling New Orleans the sinking city.. It is so flood.. I found these pic and thought I would share.. They are calling for a day of Prayer tomorrow 8/31/2005 for the people in these states...

2005-08-30T20:16:00.000-07:00

As you can see the water is HIGH!!!! They said on the news that the city of New Orleans is 35ft under water... The city will never be the same

2005-08-30T20:15:00.001-07:00

2005-08-30T20:15:00.000-07:00

2005-08-30T20:14:00.000-07:00

okay

This is a good One!!!!

2005-08-29T23:11:00.000-07:00

A red sox fan , a Yankee fan , a Mets fan , and a braves fan were climbing a moutain while bickering about how loyal they were to there team .... the Mets fan says " THIS IS FOR THE METS ! " and he climbs all the way to the top. next the braves fan says " I LOVE ATLANTA THIS IS FOR THE BRAVES ! " climbs to the top. the sox fan says " THIS IS FOR EVERY 1 ! " then he pushes the Yankees fan off the mountain..... I could not help it... I had to post it..I thought it was so funny......

Same Hurricane different state

2005-08-28T20:14:00.000-07:00

This is the same hurricane that is in the picture below.. The only thing different is that it is in the Gulf now and a category 5 hurricane. A monstrous Hurricane Katrina barreled toward New Orleans on Sunday with 175-mph wind and a threat of a 28-foot storm surge, forcing a mandatory evacuation of the below-sea-level city and prayers for those who remained to face a doomsday scenario.
For years, forecasters have warned of the nightmare flooding a big storm could bring to New Orleans, a bowl-shaped city bounded by the half-mile-wide Mississippi River and massive Lake Pontchartrain.
As much as 10 feet below sea level in spots, the city is as the mercy of a network of levees, canals and pumps to keep dry.
Scientists predicted Katrina could easily overtake that levee system, swamping the city under a 30-feet cesspool of toxic chemicals, human waste and even coffins that could leave more than 1 million people homeless.
Katrina was a Category 1 storm with 80-mph wind when it hit South Florida with a soggy punch Thursday that flooded neighborhoods and left nine people dead. It strengthened rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico as it headed for New Orleans
Evacuation was slow going. Highways in Louisiana and Mississippi were jammed all day as people headed away from Katrina's expected landfall. All lanes were limited to northbound traffic on Interstates 55 and 59, and westbound on I-10. At the peak, 18,000 vehicles an hour were streaming out of southeastern Louisiana. PLEASE PRAY FOR THESE PEOPLE..

ok

Yet Another Hurricane!!!!

2005-08-25T14:58:00.000-07:00

OK so I am so sick of these thing.. This one is not going to be to bad but looks like we are going to get a lot of wind and rain. They have closed all the schools around here for tomorrow. So that is what my weekend is going to be sitting waiting and watching for this hurricane Katrina.... And one my last day off from work before the weekend I was told that I am on call and I might have to come into work.. NOT FUN... I am ready to just be done with it all.....OH yeah one other thing is that my yard is FLOODED.. I have no drive way..... The water is almost up to my house....
SO I might not be back on for a couple of days I never know.. Just pray for us down here....

2005-08-11T22:44:00.000-07:00

As some of you can see I am trying new things out with my templates and trying new stuff. I have been working the last 2 days on it. I am not sure what I am going to keep. I thought this one was just funny..
What has been going on around here is not much of anything.
My cousins is down from Las Vegas and there kids are so BIG.. But the little boy(Nathan) is a brat. lol The twin girls are adorable.
Oh yeah ya'll remember my cat that I asked for help on naming?? Well she is no longer with me. On the way to work the other morning I ran over here and killed her.. It made for a bad day. But on a side note from that my other kitten (mama kitty) had 3 kittens that same day. It was weird.
Work is going good.. Nothing much to report. We had a drug sting the other day where are officer arrested 26 people for having/selling drugs. So that was good.
Justin is doing well. He is so tall. He is taking a lot. He told me that he was a cool dude the other day. Of course it does not sound like that to much but you know that it was it was..
Well maybe more later

2005-07-26T15:32:00.000-07:00

This one is a lot easier to take care of.. Her name is kitty and she likes to play. Rub your mouse over her and she will try to scratch it off her face and she will follow the arrow.

How well do you know me??

2005-07-21T15:46:00.000-07:00

Okay guys....So I am running out of things to post and found this survey on my cousin blog. Copy and fill this survey out. Paste it as a comment. Be honest and have fun.

1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
4. How have I affected you?
5. What do you think of me?
6. What's the fondest memory you have of me?
7. How long do you think we will be friends?
8. Emotionally, what stands out?
9. Do you wish I was cooler?
10. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
11. How long have you known me?
12. Describe me in one word.
13. What was your first impression?
14. Do you still think that way about me now?
15. What do you think my weakness is?
16. What makes me happy?
17. What makes me sad?
18. What reminds you of me?
19. If you could give me anything what would it be?
20. How well do you know me?
21. When's the last time you saw me?
22. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
23. Do you think I could kill someone?
24. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger/weaker/or staying the same?
25. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
26. Are you going to put this on your blog and see what I say about you?

something new!

2005-07-18T23:42:00.000-07:00

As you can see I have added something new to my blogg. I am not sure if I like it or not. I can changed the song to whatever I want it to be. But for now I am still obsessing over Kenny Chesney so that is what I am playing one of my favorite songs of his..
But anyways, I am not sure if I am going to keep it there.. Let me know what you think. Keep it or take it off??
For other news... WILL PEOPLE START POSTING AGAIN PLEASE!!!!!!!!! I know everyone is busy and I have no room to talk about posting because I wait for ever to do so... But it is nice for me to here how the family convention went and all that good stuff that I missed out on..
As for the hurricanes... Emily has missed us... PTL!!! but there is more steaming up out in the Atlantic..
IT looks like I am going on a cruise in Sept. To the Bahamas.. I think that I made the decision today while my friends was here.. It looks like we are going to be gone for 4 days and stop at most of the ports in Bahamas.. So I am really happy..
Today is my dad's 54th birthday.. He did nothing all day and had a good b-day dinner cooked by meeeee. SO happy birthday daddy.

Hurricanes #2

2005-07-12T23:10:00.000-07:00

So we survived another hurricane. With just minor flooding in my town. Had lots of wind and rain. But as soon as hurricane Dennis make landfall in the panhandle we have another tropical storm in the Atlantic name Emily. I can not Handel another year of this. It has not even been a year only 10 months. And the weather people are saying that this it is going to be the worst season ever.. YAY... I have not been in a good mood lately. Finishing up the last bit of training that I have to do at the police department. My car breaking down on me(but now is fixed and still looking for a new one). Just been crazy..
And I am being pushed around from shift to shift at work.. One day 8-4pm the next day 12-8am and then sometime in the middle he throws me in at 4-12am.. OH man I need a vacation... Can I come and stay up north for a few day/week/months/forever..

Hurricanes!!!

2005-07-07T19:11:00.000-07:00

Yes the hurricane season has begun and we have a major one heading in our direction..Still not sure if it is going to hit us or not but we are under a hurricane watch for the weekend.. Which means that I am on call all weekend.. I can not go anywhere and I have to get a non cordless phone plug in so that we can get calls... Lets see if I am still hear next week

2005-07-06T22:27:00.000-07:00

Ok Happy 4th to everyone. Better late then never. Lets see this past weekend we went to Cypress Gardens once again.(good thing we have a years pass) And we went to the Simple Plan concert that was there and watched the 4th of July fireworks/lazer show in the stadium.. It was very cool. Justin got a little scared with the loud booms going from the fireworks.
So yesterday I got a beep on my nextel from my sister saying that she and Justin was in the ER. Said that Justin had got her blood pressure medicine and taken about 7-8 pills. So she took the little guy to the hospital and they had to do all this scary stuff to him and he was not in a good mood for it.. So of now he is ok and out of the hospital now. Nothing like scary me out of my mind while I am at work and no way to get to the hospital.
Well for some good news. I was told today that I am now off of probation..
July is a busy mouth for me this year.. My dad's b-day, my cousin is coming down from Las Vegas with her kids for the mouth, going to Cypress Gardens again when she gets here and my best friend is having her baby sometime this mouth.. And the only place I would rather be is in New Hampshire for the family convention.. Hope all is having fun.

Happy Birthday/Bush Gardens/Almost Cypress Gardens/Car breaking down story

2005-06-26T08:33:00.003-07:00

So it is time for a new post. But I can not think of anything to write. So what has happened in last month since I posted last. Birthday party for Justin, Bush Gardens for Justin's birthday, Cypress Gardens for Justin and oh yeah my car breaking down on the way to Cypress Gardens.
We had a great time for Justin's 2nd birthday. We had the family over and some friends. We got all the pools set up a slip and slide for the older ones. We had water balloons and tons of little noise makers that was very loud.
We took Justin to Bush Gardens for his birthday. We was going to do 1 day Bush Gardens and 1 day at Adventure Island but the tickets got messed up when they was orders so we did Bush Gardens both days. It was HOT!!!! but also a lot of fun. I had not been to BG since I went with Fritha and Diane about 3-4 years ago and it has changed with new rides. So it was fun. Justin had a blast so that is what counts.
On to my car. Yesterday we(me my sister Justin and this kid named Brandon) decied that after I get off work we could go to Cypress Gardens and spend the rest of the day. It is only 45 mins away and it was late so it would not be that hot. So we got all the stuff needed to go and took off.
Got to the next town over and I was stopped at a red light next a Corvet and I asked my sister if I could race and beat it.. Yeah go ahead.. When I took off.. The Corvet was gone before I could even get under the light and I heard POP!!! I did not think much of it till I tried to mush my gas peddle and it was GONE. My cable to the gas peddle to wherever it goes to had broke. That is what the POP was and I could not go. So the closest store was about 2 miles back. So I pulled off the side of the road and started walking with Brandon. Because you know I did not have my cell phone with me. Lucky for us some lady stopped and gave us a ride to the store because it was 99 degrees out. MY sister said that she was so scared when she saw us get into that car. She started making mental notes It was a white Jeep with a grey bottom had a florida tag.. can't see the number on it.. She is funny. So I get to the store call my parents to come get us. So about 1 hour later sitting on the side of the road my uncle pulled up with the truck and pulled me home. So now I have my car sitting in my drive way and a part order that will not be in for a week.
OK so there is my update.. next time I hope it want take so long...

2005-06-26T08:33:00.002-07:00

Happy Birthday Justin!

2005-06-26T08:33:00.001-07:00

White Tiger at Bush Gardens

2005-06-26T08:33:00.000-07:00

Justin playing in the water at Bush Gardens!

Not the Cape!! But hey it's Florida

2005-06-04T22:12:00.000-07:00

So it is not the Cape but it is very beautiful and relaxing. This is my nephew having fun at the beach. I just had to share the wonderful beach picture with Penny.

What's my name?

2005-05-31T18:05:00.000-07:00

What's my name? Help me name my kitten. I got her at the police department after some little kids were being mean to her, and I need a name.

I AM BACK!!!

2005-05-29T20:30:00.000-07:00

YOU HAVE TO LOVE TECHNOLOGY.. NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A COMPUTER FOR A MONTH NOW I CAN TRY TO UPDATE.
LET SEE... I HAVE TO START BACK AROUND MOTHER'S DAY. I GOT MY SISTER A YEARS PASS TO CYPRESS GARDENS ADVENTURE PARK. IT IS A SMALL PARK BUT IS GREAT FOR HER AND JUSTIN TO GO TO. IT IS JUST 45 MINS AWAY FROM WHERE SHE LIVES. SO NOW THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING MOST OF OUR WEEKENDS.
WORKS IS WORK... STILL DOING THE DAY SHIFT THING. WHICH I AM STARTING TO LIKE. I DON'T LIKE GETTING UP AT 6:30AM EVERY MORNING BUT I LIKE BEING HOME AT 4PM AND HAVING A LIFE.
I AM STARTING TO PLAN MY NEPHEWS 2ND BIRTHDAY PARTY.. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HE IS 2 ALREADY. I AM ALSO WORKING ON GETTING HIS FIRST BED ROOM SET UP FOR HIM.. HE STILL SLEEPS IN HIS CRIB IN MY SISTERS ROOM. SO FOR HIS BIRTHDAY OR SOON AFTER I AM GOING TO HAVE HIS ROOM ALL DONE FOR HIM.
ON TO OTHER NEWS.. I AM GOING TO BE SPENDING THE WEEKEND IN TAMPA THE WEEKEND OF FATHERS DAY. WHICH IS ALSO JUSTIN BIRTHDAY. WE ALL ARE GOING TO BUSH GARDENS AND ADVENTURE ISLAND. I CAN NOT WAIT. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HAVE BEEN TO THEM.. DOES ANYONE WANT TO JOIN US???
SO I AM SICK WITH THE FLU RIGHT NOW.. I CAN NOT STAND BEING SICK. BUT I HAVE MANAGED TO GO TO WORK EVERYDAY. SO YESTERDAY I WAS AT WORK WHEN THE PHONE STARTED RINGING. THE LADY STATED THAT THERE WAS 3 YOUNG KIDS RIDING THERE BIKES AND SWINGING A BABY KITTEN BY IT'S TAIL. SO WE SEND 2 OFFICERS OUT TO CHECK IT OUT. THE LADY TOLD THEM THAT WHEN SHE STARTING SCREAMING AT THE KIDS THEY LET THE KITTEN GO. SO ONE OF THE OFFICER CALLED AND SAID THAT THE PINS IN THE BACK ARE TO BIG FOR THE CAT AND IT WOULD GET OUT. AND THAT WE HAD NO FOOD FOR IT.. THE ANIMAL CONTROL COULD NOT COME GET IT TILL MONDAY. SO NOW I HAVE A NEW KITTEN.. IT IS ALL WHITE WITH A SMALL BLACK SPOT ON THE HEAD. IT IS SO CUTE..(PIC TO COME LATER)
SO THAT HAS BEEN MY LIFE LATELY. NOTHING TO MUCH GOING ON.. JUST DOING THE NORMAL STUFF.

OH YEAH ******HURRICANE SEASON STARTS THIS WEEK*****

fast udate

2005-05-20T17:43:00.000-07:00

My computer is down right now.. Will update more later.. I am using my sister computer right now and I am leaving to go out of town in 5 mins.. So there is your update Derrick

I am heart broken

2005-05-10T04:41:00.000-07:00

I just learned some sad news this morning.. Kenny Chesney got married this weekend :(
He got married to Renee Zellweger. I can not believe it.. So now every women in America is sad today. Now I guess I need to change my profile pic... Oh well, Off to work in the morning..

2005-05-09T07:43:00.000-07:00

So Happy Late Mothers day to all. We had a good mothers day. We had a surprise party for all the mothers in family. IT was a lot of fun. First time we have all been together like that in awhile. IT was a nice day that we was able to get the pool out and have the kids playing in it.

Now work. I am starting a new shift at work.. They make you work all 3 shifts before they let you off training. So now after getting use to sleeping during the day. I am working during the day. Yup my new shift is from 8am-4pm. And I will have off Sunday and Mondays now..I am not sure if I can do it.. I am to much of a night person.
But the good news is that it is my last shift and I will be off training. One good thing about the days shift is that it is busy and I will have a lot more things to post about......

Shaken foundation

2005-05-03T17:24:00.000-07:00

Shaken Foundation...... All my foundation was shaken today as I was talking with a certain person.(name will not be giving) that they watch American Idol... And that we are going for the same person and that we both are mad that Constantine got voted off.. How dare Americas vote him off.. OH well.. SO I am guessing that we both are sitting in different states watching the same show right now.. And the really scary part is that we both agree about who should be voted off, who should win because he is cute, and if he does not win who should win because she signs good country music.
So now we are down to the final 5 people. And tonight BO has picked THE BEST SONGS to sing.. I do believe that this is the first time Simon has agree with all of the judges.. I do believe that our next American Idol will be BO Brice.......... If not then Carrie Underwood.
I can not believe that Simon is being so...... what should I say ummm NICE.. Again my foundation are shaking.
Lets just say that Scott want last on Broadway........... LOL

Answer to 1 question

2005-04-26T20:12:00.000-07:00

When I returned to work lastnight, I was told by one of the other girls that I have a stack of disk in my mailbox. So I started laughing. When I got to work there was 2 officers in there playing cards. So they also laughed because they new that they where missing.
So I go to my mailbox and there is all my DVD's pushed to the very back of my box. It was to funny.
I go back into the room and tell them about how that was placed in the back and they all laughed.
Now I am getting logged into my computer and getting my headset on when I check my email and I have an email from the person that I thought took them. She was saying sorry for taking my dvd's and that she will make sure everything is code 4(that is police talk for everything is ok) with her borrowing them. Man it was so funny. SO that answers one of my questions for my life right now.

2005-04-24T23:03:00.000-07:00

Ok so here is a Quiz for all you Red Sox fans. It seems that I am more of a fan then I thought. Here is what I scored on the quiz.

You are the easy going, fun loving Red Sox fan. You take things as they come and try to have a good time. Nothing really gets you down. But when the Yankees are in town, you are willing to let your hair down and rise to the occasion. Whenever you encounter a tough situation, you ask yourself, "What Would Johnny Damon Do?"

http://www.quizsoup.com/red-sox.php

The Question of my Life?

2005-04-24T18:05:00.000-07:00

Will My DVD's been at work when I get there tonight?? Probably NOT. So I am not going there now.
Today is a beautiful day. Mid 70-80 Not sure to be exact. But it is nice enough to star getting the pool ready for the summer.
We(my family) have been trying to decied if we want to take the pool out and not deal with it anymore? Every winter we forget to put the cover over it so right now where I am sitting I can see this muck on top of it. It is filled to the top with water. Nobody has been in it since the last years stream of hurricanes. I think that my dad even but some fish in it. We will so find out if they are still alive when we start draining it.
So should we get rid of the pool or keep it?? I am leaning to the keep part because I love getting in when it is mid afternoon and hot as you know where.
We started working around the pool today. Getting the fence back up from the hurricanes. Getting all pool toys put where they go. And getting the weeds and other garbage out of the way.
Sounds like we never clean our yard right?? Just have not been in the pool area since the hurricanes so it was a mess. Now we are deciding what to do next.. Drain it then clean it or throw some chlorine in it and see what happens..
Now on to happier news. Justin is turning 2 in a couple mouths. I am trying to figure out what kind of birthday party to throw for him this year. Last yeah I did the Pooh Bear and friends and had a pool party. He loves the water so I am thinking of doing the pool thing again.(if we get the pool done in time.)
I am also doing his first bedroom. He is still sleeping in his crib in my sisters room. She wants to start having him sleep in his own room. So now I am on the hunt for a race car bed. My sister has a lot of nascar/race car stuff for him so that is what we are doing for his room. I just got to find the bed.

Sick little Justin

2005-04-23T02:00:00.000-07:00

My little guy is so sik. That is what he is telling me. He will but his hand on his head and say I so sik. I feel so sorry for him. The doctor said that he has strep throat. The poor little guy can barely swallow. He has a high fever and all he does is sit in your lap or lay on the couch.
OH I wish it was me instead of him. OH well it is a part of growing up I guess.

Starting from Scratch!

2005-04-22T23:10:00.000-07:00

Yes I did it!!! I deleted my blog.. I am so mad. But it is alright will give me a nice post to start off my new one with.
So tonight I have been back in fourth watching a movie with my parents and working on the computer. I was in here checking out blogs when I decide to deleted the picture blog. So when I did that it went to mine and deleted it.. Thanks to Derrick with a IM message asking me where my blog went I would have not know that I deleted it till I went to post again. Man what a Friday night.
So here it is my new blog. I hope that it is better then the last.