tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85393772024-03-23T11:29:52.669-07:00My ThoughtsThis is a blog of my thoughts and opinions on anything. Sometimes it will be political, sometimes not. If you disagree with anything I say, then tell me why you are right. Please keep your comments clean. Enjoy what you read and remember the opinions expressed are my own. I am also including what is going on in my life and that of my family.Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-77724735714666249922010-05-04T12:09:00.003-07:002010-05-04T13:04:09.307-07:00New Immagration LawWhat follows is my own opinion. Agree or disagree, that's up to you. All I ask is that you read with an open mind. If you do disagree with my opinion, please tell my your opinion is right, telling me why I'm wrong serves no purpose. If you want to change someones mind, give them your best argument for your way of thinking.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Now I'm not against anyone wanting a better life. Everyone who wants to have a better life, make more money, support their families, get away from political problems, what ever the hardship they face they deserve to improve their life's circumstance and that of their family. If they feel that moving will help, then they should move. Yet when moving from one country to another there are rules that need to be obeyed.<br /><br />America is not the first country to have laws governing the immigrants coming into the country. Ellis Island being the first major port of entry to check that all coming to America had the correct paperwork and were signed in to the country. The law that Arizona put into place enforces the laws that are already on the books at the federal level.<br /><br />As Americans when we want to go into Mexico or Canada there are certain procedures that we must go through. Showing our drivers license, our passports or whatever is needed to cross legally. If we do not have the proper paperwork we would not be allowed into the country. If were to cross at a point where there were no crossing checkpoints then were caught by the police of the other country, what do you think would happen? Would we be told that it's OK to stay in the country or would we be jailed then deported?<br /><br />The reforms that are needed for the disenfranchised of Mexico need to happen with the Mexican courts and laws. Making it easier for those that want to come into America to work, live, and prosper. When they are here legally, then they are paying taxes that pay into Social Security, and other benefits that as citizens we all pay into so that we can use them when we need to.Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-79664095399656068712009-09-03T12:42:00.002-07:002009-09-03T12:58:22.065-07:00Another long awaited postingSchool has been keeping me busy. I am taking an online Nutrition course, and one of the things that I have to do for class is write in a blog, here is where to find it if you are so inclined: <a href="http://nutritionnc110.blogspot.com/">Nutrition 1</a>.<br /><br />Kyle is back from Afghanistan. He is glad to be back, and I'm ecstatic that he is back. He is on leave right now and goes back to his home port on the 9th.<br /><br />Greg won't be deployed to Afghanistan until March or April of next year. It will be nice to have both boys home for the holidays.<br /><br />My sister sent me the Artists Way workbook, and while I'm taking my own sweet time at doing the exercises in the workbook I am doing the first thing that the author suggests, which is to writ every morning three pages of the random stuff that is going through your mind. Things that you would like to accomplish, any worries you may have, any questions that are running around, just anything because no one is going to read it, not even you. It does open the mind for the creative side that I thought was stuck. I am again this year taking the NaNoWriMo challenge, and because of writing these morning pages I have an idea for a story, and an idea for what the main character is like. Thanks to my sister who was right in thinking that this workbook could help me.Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-35740105065937289112009-07-09T16:26:00.002-07:002009-07-09T16:39:01.361-07:00It's been way to long.....since I've posted anything here. I have been very busy at school, and loving every minute of it! I am now a Registered and Certified Hypnotherapist and a Life Coach. I've started my own business, and a web site: <a href="http://www.duirngetal.com">Duir Ngetal:Peaceful Healing</a>. It's still growing and changing. I'm a little more than half way through my schooling, when I'm done I will be certified in Life Coaching and also be a Clinically Certified Hypnotherapist. I am so excited!<br /><br />Kyle is in Afghanistan and will returning in August. He is doing good. I can't wait for him to come home.<br /><br />Greg may be deploying to Afghanistan in March or April. He is in the process of buying a home. Its a three bedroom house with an Arizona room on the back. This room has it's own entrance, so this is going to be my office.<br /><br />Talena is doing good. She has been home schooling the girls. As far as I know Josh will be coming home around the end of the year.<br /><br />I'll try to post a little more often. Until then.....<br /><br />Live fully.Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-3910766908998341132008-12-15T14:26:00.004-07:002008-12-15T14:37:13.968-07:00Hero Writing assignmentThe following is the paper I started in Portland, and finally finished for class.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />The Hero’s Journey<br><br>Adrianne Snyder<br><br><br>There are several people that I admire, yet I wouldn’t say that anyone of them is my hero. Not because they haven’t done anything heroic, all of us have at different times whether we knew it at the time or not. Each of the people that I admire has done things that might be considered heroic, yet they were things that they did because it needed doing.<br><br>The ones that I consider heroes are the young men and women that have volunteered for the armed forces. Each of them has volunteered for their own selfish reasons. Some joining for education, for a job, to get away from home, to challenge themselves, and as many reasons as there are people. They know that there is something out there for them to do, so they join the military to start their journey through life. This is the first life changing decision for them to make, and quite possibly the hardest. These young men and women are joining at a time where there is great conflict, and they don’t know if they will end up in the middle of the conflict or not. No matter what job they end up doing, or where they end up serving, the main part of their job is to protect the rest of us. <br><br>No matter which branch of the military they choose to go to, there are tests for them to meet. Some are physical tests, some are mental tests. They all must take and pass these tests. Once these tests are passed, the hard part begins. Basic training is where they will be pushed farther and harder past any limits that they thought they had. Once through basic training, they have become stronger, more disciplined and ready to start the next phase of training.<br><br>When they get to the next phase of their training for the job that they will do for the time that they signed up for, those in charge are looking to help them become good at their job and more rounded as an individual. These young men and women are getting the training necessary to face a challenge that is bigger than they ever thought was possible. Those that are training them are making sure that they are ready to face that challenge.<br><br>The challenges that they face at first are those of a very personal nature. They are facing their own weaknesses, having to learn how to obey without question, and how to work with others as a team. Later the challenges they face will come from others, either through the job they have chosen or because of where they are deployed. When they are deployed to a country that is in the middle of civil unrest, or war, these young people are in harms way. Everyday they have to face new fears, will there be a gun battle, will the natives be thankful for them being there or will there be anger. Yet they get up each day and face the days challenge with determination.<br><br>It is because of the training that they receive in an ongoing process that they are able to take theirs fears, misgivings, and weaknesses and overcome them. They have been given tools to gain strength, to face the fears without being scared, and to turn their weaknesses into strengths. In the process these young people go from being teens with a child’s view of the world to adults with a strong vision of what they can do to make the world a better place to live in. They are better trained to handle the obstacles that will come their way as they go through the rest of their lives. <br><br>If you were to ask these young people if they thought of themselves as heroes, they would say no. They do not consider themselves to be doing anything extraordinary, they are doing a job. Doing what they have been trained to do, they have a job and they are doing that job to the best of their abilities.<br><br>Their home is wherever they are stationed; temporary housing is where they are deployed to. They are stationed far from their families, and deployed even father away from their loved ones. Some will use the time as a stepping off point for the rest of their lives, some will make a career out of it. Either way, these young men and women are making sacrifices as well as preparing for their own futures. These sacrifice help to ensure the freedoms that we sometimes take for granted.<br><br>When they are done with their time in the military some will go back to where they began this journey. It is when they return to the home they grew up in, are around friends and family that they realize how much they have changed, how much they have matured. With a supportive family, and friends that care about whom they have become, they will find that home is a good place to begin the next adventure in their lives.<br><br>I have been where these young people are. I was in the Air Force, and know what the challenges are that they face. They are my heroes because they have joined in time where conflicts are all over the world and they could very easily be deployed to any one of them. I also find my self know beginning another Hero’s Journey with a new calling. The calling itself may not be new to me, yet I have finally heeded that calling and am now facing the challenge and the demons and fears that have kept me from hearing it. I am looking forward to completing this journey, and am very proud of all the young men and women that have heeded their calling to be part of the military.<br><br>I’m especially grateful, and proud of my sons Gregory and Kyle, my son-in-law Josh, my nephew Don, and my almost daughter Christine. They have joined knowing the challenges that they face with a world that is more prone to fight than talk. Right now Gregory and Josh are in Iraq, Kyle goes to Iraq in the spring, I don’t know if or when Don will go, and Christine will be going to basic training in May. They should be commended for taking on the role of protector.Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-3713178376833377822008-10-07T19:24:00.002-07:002008-10-07T20:00:25.525-07:00Long overdue updateI am terrible at keeping up with this blog. Life keeps getting in the way. So here are the latest updates, finally.<br /><br />I am going back to school, this time I'm following what I want to do instead of what others want me to do. I'm not taking accounting courses, I'm pretty much done with being a bookkeeper. I'm tired of people who have hired me or the company I work for to keep their books getting mad or not listening to what I have to say about their spending habits. These are companies that I had kept books for, and they didn't like what I was telling them about how they spend their money and what they could do to lessen their debt and make their business successful. Anyways, I'm done with that. I will be going to the Southwest Institute for Healing Arts. I am going after an Associates degree in Mind/Body Transformational Psychology. The main topics I will be mastering are Life Coaching, Hypnotherapy, and Chinese Shamanism. I will be starting on the 22nd of this month. I am so excited. I will graduate in April 2010.<br /><br />Talena has moved to nice home. She is scheduled for a c-section on the 20th of this month. She has started home schooling the girls, Gynesis really likes learning, Lavieya likes part of it. Lavieya is still a little young to actually be in school, so Talena is preparing the way for learning to happen with her. Gynesis is doing really well.<br /><br />Gregory is in Iraq. He is doing good. He can't really tell me anything else. The best way to contact him is through e-mail messages. I know he would appriciate e-mails from everyone, it may take a few days to answer back. He is scheduled to come home as soon as early March or April. We won't know the exact date until it gets closer to time for him to come home. He did get a promotion to Corpral.<br /><br />Kyle is doing good. He has his own place in California. He will be going to Iraq in the spring. The good thing about his going is that he is a CB. They don't send in the construction crew if what they will be building is in danger of being blown up right away. He is an E-4, which I believe is a Petty Officer. I will have to ask him if that is right.<br /><br />As for Jerry and I, that's a little more difficult. I'm not sure what to say about this. We are still talking and are still friendly. It is really weird. That's all I'm willing to say here.<br /><br />Anyways, that's a quick update. More later.<br /><br />Live fully....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-53868775931615196592008-08-21T17:16:00.002-07:002008-08-21T23:56:31.747-07:00A long overdue updateI know it has been quite some time since I have updated everyone on what is going on in my life. It has been rather busy here.<br /><br />Jerry's brother Chris passed away last month. We all knew that it was coming, he's had heart problems since he was in his twenties. It was still hard. Jerry's Mom and older sister came down from Washington and stayed for a week. The memorial service was wonderful. A lot of family and friends were there to pay their respects. The funeral service was very nice and very simple.<br /><br />I have taken the opportunity to make money with my crochet. I am making small draw string purses, and there is a little shop that is willing to sell them. I have a couple of friends that set up booths at craft shows that are willing to have them on their tables as well. So I have been very busy making draw string purses.<br /><br />Gregory is now in Iraq and will be there until March maybe April. I am very grateful that the work he does is fixing computers, printers, and phone systems. He works in a shop where the equipment is brought to him. He won't directly be in harm's way. About the time that Greg gets back Kyle will be going to Iraq. Because Kyle is a CB, the area he will be in will at least be less likely to have fighting.<br /><br />Talena has been scheduled to have her baby on the 20th of October. She has started to home school Gynesis, Lavieya is picking things up too, even though she isn't really ready for school.<br /><br />I now that more has been going on, I just can't remember it all. That's just another reason why I should post more often.<br /><br />Anyway, Live fully.....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-62101398225809752462008-06-29T18:07:00.003-07:002008-06-29T18:30:59.590-07:00My four-legged friend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPDF0d0Izpg54v_CGDCzoodq04HOlglKrMe_e1oJUGzXImii_a-Z80sddkTvDqrWnIzGTlW-zl5JL069nSJv37LbS9ZZXo4NMEOT2KIj_mHXcNz2bfosVC0p5WTC1H0QDrDPO/s1600-h/Jebo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPDF0d0Izpg54v_CGDCzoodq04HOlglKrMe_e1oJUGzXImii_a-Z80sddkTvDqrWnIzGTlW-zl5JL069nSJv37LbS9ZZXo4NMEOT2KIj_mHXcNz2bfosVC0p5WTC1H0QDrDPO/s320/Jebo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217480396852342338" border="0" /></a>Jebo, laying across my queen sized bed. This was taken a year ago.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My dog Jebo was 13 years old, and just within the last year or so started showing her age. She had cataracts, couldn't hear very good, had arthritis in her hip joints, and within the last four months started having violent seizures. We took her to the vet's office, and they couldn't find anything medically wrong with her that would cause seizures. We put her on anti-seizure medication and a medication for the arthritis. I had to crush the pills and put them on a half peanut butter sandwich.<br /><br />Yesterday we took her back to the vet for a check up. Before we took her to the vet's office she had another seizure. The vet still couldn't find any reason for them, her liver was good, her kidneys were good, she didn't have worms. The only conclusion that the vet had was that she probably had a brain tumor. The tests for that are expensive and she would still be treated with medications.<br /><br />So we refilled her prescriptions and took her home. She seemed to be doing fine. She'd been eating and drinking, yet she lost weight. Later that afternoon she had another seizure. We had to take her to the Humane Society to have her put to sleep. The seizures had affected how her back legs worked, this last one affected her front legs. We just couldn't see her suffer anymore. We are both wondering now if some times when she would be running in her sleep weren't actually small seizures.<br /><br />She was grateful that we took her to be put to sleep. She knew that she would no longer suffer as she had been.<br /><br />Jebo will be missed, she had a very long, loving life.Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-20709036194739275242008-06-14T16:58:00.002-07:002008-06-14T17:03:52.612-07:00HeliumI have joined Helium. It is a website for writers. It gives me the opportunity to write and even earn a little money. If I did it right the title should link you to my site on Helium. If not, here is the link again: <a href="http://www.helium.com/users/442499">Helium.</a><br /><br />Please check put the articles I've written, and check back periodically to see what new articles I've written.<br /><br />Live fully....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-59396010029085099972008-06-03T13:49:00.002-07:002008-06-03T14:22:01.924-07:00An update and a Question....Well, I've been let go from my job. Which I knew was going to happen. Looking back on the way things went, I should have given notice when the CPA that had hired me had been fired. I should not have been there without the supervision of a CPA. I was asked to run year end reports, financial reports, and other things that should have only been done by a CPA or at least with the guidance of one. So I am looking for work still, I have also applied for unemployment. I have managed to save a little money so I will not have to worry so much about making the bills.<br /><br />I have found that while I was not happy at my job and am relieved at not working there anymore, I am also a little depressed that I got fired. I'm keeping busy to help me get past this.<br /><br />I am editing the one story that I did finish (Dad, if you don't mind, I will be sending it on to you within a couple of weeks. That's my goal anyways). I will be finishing the other three that I have started. I have been investigating self-publishing businesses, if anyone has any recommendations or thoughts, please let me know. I know that I will not be able to make a living with writing, I will be able to supplement my income some.<br /><br />I have also sent for a program that will allow me to create my own patterns for crochet. It will be another way for me to supplement my income. I will keep you all updated on this endeavor as well.<br /><br />Now for my question. Do you work to live or live to work?<br /><br />Live fully....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-35649729486452228982008-05-22T10:29:00.003-07:002008-05-22T11:16:36.814-07:00It's been a long time...since I've actually written here. My life has been very busy. Where to begin to get you all caught up.<br /><br />I've been working for a company that was a good opportunity at the time. Now, not so much. In the last few months I have been made to feel that I am less than adequate to perform my job. Also, that I can not communicate properly. I am in the process of finding another job.<br /><br />Now for the kids. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Talena</span> is expecting again. She is due sometime at the end of October beginning of November. She is eating healthy, she has actually started cooking again. I am very proud of the mother, wife, and daughter that she has become. She will be homeschooling the kids. She is absolutely beautiful.<br /><br />Gregory is going to 29 Palms for a month for extensive preparation for being deployed to Iraq in August. Because of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> kind of job that he does, he will always be on base. He will be less likely to be in harms way. I am very proud of him.<br /><br />Kyle will be coming home from Korea on the 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> or 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> of June. I will be going to California to pick him up. He is doing so good. He helped to build roads, laid concrete for walls, and did some volunteer work while he was stationed there. I am very proud of him as well.<br /><br />As for Jerry and I, it's gotten rather odd. He has moved out of the house, even though he says it's the hardest thing for him to do. He still loves me and I still love him. I think that part of the reason we can't live together is that he has never lived alone. With our work schedules he was alone in the house everyday before he would go to work. This made him feel lonely, and made him depressed. He is living with his sisters, and there is always someone there during the day, so he is never alone for long. We still spend time together on the weekends. He's helped repair things for me, including fixing my van. We are better apart than together under the same roof. Like I said, it has gotten very odd.<br /><br />I think for my future I will follow what the IQ test in the previous post says I am. I am going to try my hand at writing and publishing. I know that I may not make a living at publishing my own work, yet I believe I can supplement my income with my writing.<br /><br />So, here's my question, am I hard to understand? Please let me know one way or the other.<br /><br />Live fully....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-74985667950614284772008-05-20T01:29:00.001-07:002008-05-20T01:29:05.273-07:00What is your IQ? <div style="border-width:1px; border-style:solid; border-color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:0px;width:378px;margin-top:0px;"><a href="http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=uiqogt&c=50652" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.emode.com/images/widget/gigya/widgetHeader020408.jpg" width="378" height="39" border="0" style="margin-top:0px;"/></a><div style="padding:10px;text-align:center;width:353px;font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=uiqogt&c=50652" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(33,129,218);text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:rgb(33,129,218);text-decoration:underline;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;">The Classic IQ Test</span></a><div style="padding:10px 0px;font-size:17px;font-family:Arial;">My Result: <a href="http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=uiqogt&c=50652" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:17px;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:17px;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Insightful Linguist</span></a></div></div><div style="width:358px;padding:0px 10px 10px 10px;font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-color:rgb(182,182,182);"><div style="float:right;padding:5px 0px 0px 5px;"><a href="http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=uiqogt&c=50652" target="_blank"><img src="http://web.tickle.com/cv/50651/http://i.emode.com/tests/uiq/images/linguist2_s.gif" width="120" height="115" border="0" alt="Take this test!" /></a></div>You are gifted with the natural fluency of a writer and the visual and spatial strengths of an artist. Those skills contribute to your creative and expressive mind. <br /><br><br><br /><i>Insightful linguists</i> can take complex concepts and articulate them to just about anyone. You have a gift with words and insight into processes and the way people think. These talents enable you to explain things clearly to people. <br /><!-- br2 --><br />Helen Keller is a great example of an Insightful Linguist. Blind, deaf and mute, she was still able to put things together in her mind and to understand complex ideas. She could do that because she was able to conceptualize ideas internally. Though she could not literally see, she had the visual and spatial skills necessary to understand patterns on an abstract level. She learned to read, write and ultimately became a writer on issues of social justice. <br /><br><br><br />You have an uncanny ability to work your way out of sticky situations using your talent with words. Crossword puzzles, debates — you're particularly well equipped to come out on top since you can read people well. <br /><br><br><br />Like Charles Dickens, your verbal skills go far beyond having a good vocabulary. Dickens' genius was in the artful and descriptive way he crafted sentences. Also Dickensian, is your keen eye for detail and your adeptness for identifying the best way to express an idea based on your given surroundings and circumstances. <br /><br><br><br />Your ability to communicate your vision clearly will take you far. So enjoy being perceptive, and make the most of your abilities as an insightful linguist.</div><div style="padding:10px;text-align:center;width:358px;overflow:hidden;"><div style="padding:0px 0px 5px 0px;font-family:Arial;"><strong>What are you?</strong><br/><a href="http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=uiqogt&c=50652" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(33,129,218);text-decoration:underline;font-family:arial;">http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=uiqogt&c=50652</span></a></div></div></div><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/CIMP/bHQ9MTIxMTI3MTk1NTA*NiZwdD*xMjExMjcyMDA4OTUzJnA9NTkxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTE=.jpg" />Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-29715176103281716782007-12-01T19:50:00.000-07:002007-12-01T20:12:58.721-07:00November is overThat means the writing challenge is also over. I didn't reach the goal, didn't even come close to it, didn't finish my story either. The story still needs to be told, so it will get written. Having started a new job was a big part in my not getting it written. I know that it sounds like an excuse, I haven't held a real job for a few years. Raising kids is a job in itself, in some ways more demanding than a job outside the home, yet you can take a nap when at home unlike in an office.<br /><br />When I started this job, the company I work for had just bought a very successful bookkeeping business. So I was behind in work before I had even begun. I am now caught up for the first time since I started, I will succeed at staying caught up with out to much overtime. I have a hourly pay rate based on a billable client base of $10,000 per month, the clients that were brought in are at a billable rate of $12,000 per month. What this means is that if I can keep my overtime down and don't need any extra help, is that I get a bonus of 30% on the $2,000 over the original base. I am so excited about this.<br /><br />Jerry and I working at making our marriage work. So far things are going good. We have our own rooms. I know that sounds strange, yet with the hours that we work it makes sense. I don't have to worry about waking him up when my alarm clock goes off, and he doesn't have to worry about waking me up when he gets home after midnight. We are spending more time on the weekends together. We are doing better. We will have to work on our marriage for the rest of our lives, that's the way it should be.<br /><br />Live fully....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-59084670176635952122007-10-27T23:58:00.000-07:002007-10-28T00:11:08.136-07:00November is almost here.....and you know what that means!?! It's time for NaNoWriMo! Yes, once again I'm challenging myself, and any of you who are game, to join and write a 50,000 word novel in one month. See the icon on the side bar to navigate to the official NaNo site.<br /><br />So, as October 31st turns to November 1st I will be hovering over my keyboard getting ready to type feverishly. I still need a topic for this year. This year I am working a full time job, making it even more difficult to reach the goal, I will do my best though! I will not be defeated! I will write 50,000 words, they may not all be good words, but they will be words!<br /><br />Any way, the posts will be few and far between, even fewer than normal, just know that I'm still here and writing away. I will try to keep you all informed on my progress. If you decide to join the madness, I mean fun, you can add me as a writing buddy.<br /><br />Live fully.....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-49161762184965352672007-10-22T20:41:00.000-07:002007-10-22T21:47:19.759-07:00A Quick UpdateI really love my new job. I am working with a great group of people. The company I work for just acquired a bookkeeping service, and I will be the one to take over that part of the business. I am very busy, and like being busy. More on this when I'm not so tired.<br /><br />Jerry and I are trying to work on our marriage. He has moved back into the house. He has his own room. We are both trying to make it work, we both want it to work. He has even started hanging up pictures, something that hasn't been done for quite some time. I am happy and hopeful. Life is good. I will post more when I'm not so tired.<br /><br />I'm still trying to get used to getting up every morning, and going to work. I'm tired when I get home, I'm also happy at being tired.<br /><br />Live fully.....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-45421513246578442532007-10-09T10:50:00.000-07:002007-10-09T11:02:06.892-07:00I've got reason to celebrate!I got the job I've been waiting on. I had several interviews with them, and they liked me well enough to hire me! I am so excited! I start on Friday, I am a bookkeeper for several clients. It is so good to know that I will now have money coming in to pay the bills. That is one less thing to worry about. I know that I will enjoy working for this company, they are very nice people. If I get the clients done that I have to do for the week, I can then take an extra day for the weekend if I want, or I can take on more clients. I like the idea of some flexibility in my schedule. It will be up to me to keep my clients happy and sticking to the program that has been set up.<br /><br />I also cut my hair, and put highlights in it. It is shoulder length, I'm still getting used to how short it is. I will change my picture soon.<br /><br />Live fully.....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-18242727641598487232007-10-04T19:56:00.000-07:002007-10-04T20:07:41.005-07:00It's that time of year again!It's time to take the National Novel Writing Month challenge. I am once again trying to write 50,000 words in one month. The month of October is the time to sign up, November is when the writing takes place. Go to <a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">NaNoWriMo</a> to join in on the madness. Take the challenge, I dare you!<br /><br />Live fully....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-92034389326935733302007-09-19T18:46:00.000-07:002007-09-19T19:31:36.230-07:00Goals made and some acheivedI've made several goals for myself, and have actually achieved some. Others will take time to reach, that's the way it works though. Last weeks goals were to start getting Jerry's things packed and ready for him to pick up, get Julie's car out of my yard, get Jeff's stuff out of the house, start getting rubbish out for bulk trash pick up, and start the paperwork for a Legal Separation. Last weeks goals achieved: all of them!<br /><br />This weeks goals are to get more of Jerry's stuff packed (if I wait for him to do it, it may not get done), finish one more item finished for State Fair entry, get a job, get information on going back to school, and get resume written. I have written and sent out my resume, signed up at monster.com, have had two interviews at Temporary services, and have one more interview tomorrow. I have an appointment with a college adviser on Friday, I want to become a counselor. I am still working on the item for the State Fair, I am almost done with it, it and other things will be turned into the fair on Saturday. I will post pictures of these items at some point in time.<br /><br />I have also been meditating everyday, and doing Tai Chi. I have found that both of these things have helped me to become focused and to generally feel allot better. Even though I am not a morning person I have been waking up before 8 am every morning without using an alarm clock.<br /><br />I want to thank everyone who listened, gave me a shoulder to cry on, prayed for me, sent good thoughts my way, and was generally very supportive. I appreciate everyone of you, and I will be talking to you all again about how I feel and what is going on in my life. Thank you all for being in my life and for your help.<br /><br />Live fully......I finally am......Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-40131541937259350712007-09-10T17:35:00.000-07:002007-09-10T19:43:40.823-07:00Life changing eventsLife has taken some strange twists and turns in the past week or so. Jerry has decided to leave me. The reasons that he has given me seem very superficial, not that they aren't true, just doesn't really seem to be "marriage breaking" reasons. He says he wants to live on his own, he doesn't want to put me through the worsening of his emphysema, he can't make me happy, musicians make lousy husbands, and other things like this. He can't even look me in the eyes when he is telling me his reasons.<br /><br />He had a few complaints about me, I'm not a great house keeper, and I've been depressed off and on for several years, so things didn't get done that should have. I agreed that I shouldn't have let the house or myself go, so I started doing the things that I should do. It was a few days after this that he told me he was leaving me. You will all be glad to know that I am still cleaning things up, though it will take time to get the house back into shape.<br /><br />At first I was very upset, cried for a long time that day and into that night. Then I was angry, very angry because I couldn't believe that he wanted to leave for such simple reasons. I cried some more, after that I was just pissed. I was mad for most of this past weekend. Sometime Sunday afternoon I went from being mad to being frustrated over the whole thing. I'm frustrated that he hinted at others that he would be leaving before he said anything to me. I'm frustrated that he can't face his own demons, denies that they even exist. I'm frustrated that he won't or can't say what the underlying reason he wants to leave really is. I am very familiar with my own problems, and bad habits, and I'm working on them.<br /><br />I think that a marriage should be worked at, that problems should be worked though. I don't like giving up on this marriage without even trying to work out the problems, yet that's what he wants to do. So, with that in mind, I went to the court house today and filed for a Legal Separation. It is the best way for me to protect myself, get what I need, and I'll be able to initiate counseling. We both could use the counseling.<br /><br />I feel stronger now than I ever have before. I'm growing as a person, and will continue to do so through this whole separation/counseling/divorce thing that I have to go through.<br /><br />Live fully.....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-4859644200690198832007-08-16T20:19:00.000-07:002007-08-16T20:32:46.433-07:00New Grandson!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHFmJDWkHpCOWgAwrBd22wZ2fIPPmO37nLTfp2Tp0QL-P5AdOx0oFHZB4M3HMa1FNsM7QUyq09IrraeO8Q4AkZA42cgqgSuKq7S53d3LRpjCSHDhQyk1t3eibmr6UIzlvsVe6/s1600-h/Gage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHFmJDWkHpCOWgAwrBd22wZ2fIPPmO37nLTfp2Tp0QL-P5AdOx0oFHZB4M3HMa1FNsM7QUyq09IrraeO8Q4AkZA42cgqgSuKq7S53d3LRpjCSHDhQyk1t3eibmr6UIzlvsVe6/s320/Gage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099506756635562642" border="0" /></a><br />Talena had him early this morning. He weighed in at 8lbs 10ozs and 21 1/2 inches long. He's a big boy. His name is Gage. I will put more pictures up soon. I took several, I just need to edit them so that they will fit here.<br /><br />Mother, son and father are doing great.<br /><br />Live fully.....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-26624330717913122992007-07-31T01:18:00.001-07:002007-07-31T01:57:23.101-07:00They jumped the gun a bit....We live in a mobile home. We own our mobile home. We pay lot rent for the space our home sits on. Lot rent is due on the first of the month. Monday (July 30th) we walk out of the gate, I'm going to QT and Jerry is putting his tools in the truck before I leave. On the gate is an envelope. Jerry opens the envelope to see what it says on the note. He reads part of it to me and it says that we are late in paying lot rent. Since it is still July we are both thinking that they are talking about July's lot rent. Jerry hands me the note, I'm looking it over, telling Jerry that I have the money order receipts for the rent being paid. We are talking loud enough , which doesn't have to be that loud in a mobile home park, that one of our neighbors from across the street hears us. He says "Look at the date for payment". I look at the date for the month that they say we are delinquent for, and it's for August. They, the management, are telling us that we are late in paying August's lot rent, and it isn't even August yet.<br /><br />Have I ever mentioned that I'm not to impressed with these managers? They are good people, just not very bright managers.<br /><br />Oh, yeah, add us to the list of those that are looking for a new home. We are both of the opinion that the new owners are going to eventually close the park and build apartments. If they can get everyone that speaks English as a first language to move, then they won't have to send out the proper notices of closing, that's my thought anyways.<br /><br />Live fully....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-27092215014855900952007-07-26T16:14:00.000-07:002007-07-26T16:17:18.267-07:00Guess what I am?<h2>I'm a Talent!</h2><img src="http://www.tomorrowland.us/tlm/aviator-small.jpg" /><img src="http://www.tomorrowland.us/tlm/tori.jpg" /><p>You're a risk-taker, and you follow your passions. You're determined to take on the world and succeed on your own terms. Whether in the arts, science, engineering, business, or politics, you fearlessly express your own vision of the world. You're not afraid of a fight, and you're not afraid to bet your future on your own abilities. If you find a job boring or stifling, you're already preparing your resume. You believe in doing what you love, and you're not willing to settle for an ordinary life.<p><h3>Talent: 56%<br />Lifer: 33%<br />Mandarin: 49%<br /></h3>Take the <a href="http://www.tomorrowland.us/tlm">Talent, Lifer, or Mandarin</a> quiz.<p>Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-40715069287638396932007-07-23T21:11:00.000-07:002007-07-23T21:19:43.600-07:00What is it?The sun is not as bright. There are white fluffy things covering it, and some are black. The wind has picked up, and it is cooler than normal. There's thunder and lightning, I love that! Now there is something else coming out of the sky. It's wet, I think it's water. It is! It's raining! WooHoo!<br /><br />We finally got some rain today.<br /><br />Live fully....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-16375345999255795502007-07-18T23:26:00.000-07:002007-07-18T23:42:33.773-07:00Some Self PromotionI've been doing a lot of editing and adding pages to <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/goth/paganslounge01ccg/index3.html">Pagans Lounge</a>. Go check it out.<br /><br />There's only a few of us that are members, yet we have written quite a bit. Come add your 2 cents worth, or your own writings at <a href="http://aturqoise.proboards49.com/">The Written Page</a>. I look forward to seeing what all you've written.<br /><br />If you like playing D&D but don't want to spend all night at it, come join the action at <a href="http://kathus.proboards82.com/index.cgi">Kathus</a>. This is Greg's game, he's the Dungeon Master, so the game proceeds only when he can get the time to add to it. Because of this, the game goes very slowly, his school work comes first.<br /><br />I know you all are curious, so go look these sites over. Join if you want.<br /><br />Live fully.....Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-45035356228916405262007-07-12T17:08:00.000-07:002007-07-12T17:15:16.017-07:00Permanent StationWhen Greg graduates from his school, he will be permanently stationed at Camp Pendelton. Well, it will be his home base anyways. He graduates in October.Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539377.post-91085159441452402942007-07-04T13:53:00.000-07:002007-07-04T15:04:41.258-07:00Happy 4th of July!!!As Americans we celebrate this day with parties, grilling, fireworks, and being with friends and family. And we should do this with pride. We fought for our independence with not much more than the will to be independent from all other countries, and monarchies. We fought, and still fight, amongst ourselves to free those that we had enslaved. We fight for the freedom of others.<br /><br />No matter when or how our families arrived here, someone in the family had to fight for that freedom. This is the day to remember them, to remember what they did to give us the freedoms that we have today. It is a day to celebrate the sacrifices that they gladly gave to see their families live in peace.<br /><br />My grandfather was a sailor, my father is retired Army, my husband was also in the Army, I was in the Air Force, I have a son that is a Marine, and his brother is a Sea Bee. When my boys come home for a visit they occasionally bring a friend, when they leave we thank them for serving their country, for choosing to keep all of us safe, for being patriotic, for doing a job that isn't easy.<br /><br />We should all take the time to say thank you to all the men and women that have served, and are serving their country, for sacrificing their lives and time away from their families, for doing that which many cannot do, for keeping our freedoms intact. If you know a veteran or an active duty military person, tell them thank you. If you don't, or would like to send a card to someone who is in the military now to say thank you, go to this site: <a href="http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html">Let's Say Thanks</a>. The art for the cards is done by children, and there are several to choose from, there are several messages to choose from, or you can write your own.<br /><br />We may not like the fact that we have military fighting any where, yet there is fighting and we are there in it. The men and women that are now in the military have chosen to serve their country and we should support their choice.<br /><br />Live fully.......Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271962630969408594noreply@blogger.com1