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RE: Babbling Boots - 5/27/2009 3:41:43 AM
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bootsNspurs
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Those are really good suggestions... except with this guy. LOL. He is not very happy with his wife, and so he doesn't like to talk about her. He does have a kid. He doesn't talk much about him either. I really am just not so sure about him. Like I said, he drives me nuts. But... I'm glad to be on his shift as opposed to either of the other two shifts for many reasons.
It's okay, you had no idea he was married. I'm purposely not giving a lot of info... you never know who may stumble across it.
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RE: Babbling Boots - 5/27/2009 9:52:14 PM
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Personally, I'd say this is someone who needs boundaries. I don't think we have to be nice all the time to be a good Christian. It doesn't sound like your expectations are unreasonable. His behavior is over the line.
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RE: Babbling Boots - 5/27/2009 10:56:47 PM
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ORIGINAL: phosadaud
Personally, I'd say this is someone who needs boundaries. I don't think we have to be nice all the time to be a good Christian. It doesn't sound like your expectations are unreasonable. His behavior is over the line.
I couldn't have said this any better myself.
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RE: Babbling Boots - 6/23/2009 6:18:36 AM
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I've been a bit absent lately.... oops.
So, I got all moved. My friends Susan and Buddy, and my friend David helped me move. They were wonderful! When we had everything loaded into the horse trailer, the back of the truck, and my car, I looked over at Susan and Buddy as they were securing the cart on the back of the truck. I told them that at that moment I knew I want to be like them when I grow up.  Seriously... I was floored. They really get-r-done!
After a slight emotional breakdown over spiders one night, my new place has been officially de-bugged. I'm quite excited about that. I have emptied out 12 boxes, and the living room is pretty much how I want it.. save for a few minor details. I can't wait to get curtains though. I have a ton of large windows, which is really nice except at night when it's dark out and I feel like I'm in a fishbowl inside for all to see. I did hang blankets in my room though. To my complete surprise, I'm actually really enjoying the decorating part of all of this and being able to do things my way. Although that was after I got over most of the anxiety of not knowing anything about how to do anything like that. I haven't gone near the kitchen yet. Somehow cleaning out the cabinets and cutting shelf liner and then trying to put stuff in there in a way that makes sense is a bit overwhelming. But, I will get there. This week. I must. It's a goal.
Work has been pretty crazy lately. Our new chief actually changed our swing shift guys' hours so they are doing four 10 hour shifts instead of the two 12s and two 8s that they were all on. So... graves and swings are doing four 10s while dayshift is back to doing five 8s. While this is a major pain for dispatch in a lot of ways, it is actually a very smart and wonderfully productive change. It puts more officers on the street when we need them the most. This does make me slow down on my way to work, though, because I know full well how many officers are out and could catch me speeding!  But it means that from 830pm til 0100am we have both swing shift and grave shift out. It helps immensely. Although with this comes pain for dispatch. More officers on the street and on calls means that more guys are trying to get on the radio all at once. When they key up at the same time, usually we just hear a buzzing noise. I can sometimes catch parts of one officer's transmission, and sometimes enough to identify both of the units talking at the same time. But not always. I had 20 officers out about a week ago. That was the most officers that I've had out at any given time since I started here, I believe. Four of those officers were out on specific overtime just to run as much traffic as they could to try to get a drunk driver. It was insanely busy, and I had every single unit checked out somewhere more than once. So... the new schedule change has been making for some very interesting nights.
On an unrelated note, I've found my 'girlyness' to be quite disturbing lately. Does anyone have any good suggestions as to how to turn your brain off so you can focus and feel level-headed again?? I was laying in bed trying to fall asleep earlier praying for the Lord to help me stop day-dreaming and to focus. Sure enough, I found myself day-dreaming again. Didn't even get through my prayers. *sigh*
I was pretty sure I was going to have to cancel my trip back home in August again due to finances. My dad called me up last Monday morning and told me that he was sending me money for my gas for the trip! How exciting! What a huge blessing! God is sooo good! So, I should be all good to go (for the most part) to go back to Wisconsin for a bit in August.
I think I finally managed to quit the hotel. While I really should have a second job right now financially, it's feeling really nice to only work one. Even though I'm still working a bit of overtime at my main job... it's still nothing like it was with both jobs and overtime at my main job!
Anyhow... I spose that's about all I've got for now... or at least all that I'm willing to share so far.. 
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RE: Babbling Boots - 6/23/2009 11:32:07 PM
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Maybe your "girlyness" is coming out because you're not working 2 jobs and you've just moved. Arranging stuff when you move is definitely a girly thing. That's not bad. You are a girl for goodness sakes!! Enjoy it. And it's OK to dream now and again. We need to do that too, once in a while. Enjoy that too.
I'm glad you won't be working the second job. We can usually use the money, but what's the point if you have no life? You've probably been working so hard for so long it will take you a while to adapt.
Glad you will be able to get home for a while this summer. God is good.
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RE: Babbling Boots - 6/24/2009 6:34:53 AM
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Thanks y'all. Yeah... I am a girl. But still. It's freaking me out. I've been 'girly' in ways that I've never dealt with before. I feel like I've been invaded. 
It really is nice not to be working more than one job. I was only working the hotel for about 5 months or so, though. I have held two jobs at a time for a long time, but for the last two years, I have had just one job the majority of the time. I have to say it feels great. I feel like I have a lot of time when I'm only working about 40 hours a week. Although, even working about 60 - 65 hours a week, I felt like I could work more. Honestly, I feel guilty and lazy cuz I don't want to work more than one job right now. I don't mind doing overtime at my main job, though. I enjoy that. I've been scoopin it up wherever I can get it, for the most part. I still feel like I'm shirking a responsibility or something by only working this job. Who knows... I guess I just have to wait and see if I can do it financially on just the one job, since I moved into a more expensive place.
I did just order DSL internet instead of having a wireless card. I am buying a wireless modem from them, so I still don't have to have a hard wired connection. I just won't be able to go anywhere and get it... will have to be home. The DSL should be faster, and it's 30 dollars a month cheaper. There is a lot of initial expense... the early termination fee for the wireless card (150 bucks), the activation fee (10 bucks) for DSL, and the wireless modem purchase (100 bucks). Still, over the course of one year, I still come out ahead by doing this. The initial expense is makin me nervous, though. But... what a blessing here, too. I thought the early termination fee for the wireless card was going to be 200 dollars. Turns out it is only 150. I expected to be able to pay the price for the modem in three installments, but since I'm a 'high risk' customer, I have to pay it in one payment. I had just asked the reason for needing to pay in one payment, and when they told me it was because I was 'high risk' they offered to send me a 50 dollar visa gift card. I told them that I just wanted to know why, but I wasn't going to say no! So that's pretty cool.
God truly is good. 
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RE: Babbling Boots - 6/24/2009 7:45:55 AM
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bootsNspurs
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Daydreaming again. I like this:
Floating candle centerpiece idea.
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RE: Babbling Boots - 6/24/2009 8:12:50 AM
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bootsNspurs
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Nice to see you too. I am serious. You don't see all the time I spend sitting there when I could be doing something. Ugh. I still have yet to do my kitchen... but it's on my must-dos for the next two days... as well as my bathroom and my closet. Then I will be pretty much done with unpacking, etc... and just have to get to cleaning like mopping and stuff.
I like the middle boots best, too. But my concern is can I spend an entire afternoon evening in them? Because if I did something like that for my wedding, when and if that arrives, I will have to have my dress hemmed up for them. If I take them off, I will be walking on and ruining the dress. Hmmm....
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