My view on the Walmart strikes

Dear Change in Walmart union.

YOU DON’T SPEAK FOR ME!   You say you want to get me more money but how much of that money would really go to paying your dues?

How much are you going to raise my wages? I already make a good pay for what I do.  I don’t make as much as my brothers who work in a factory but I am NOT facing the same dangers they are nor do I have to have the years of training that they needed to do my job.

You say you want to make my job safer but you plan these walk outs and picket lines on the one night were we rely on the fact of SAFETY in numbers.

When you start working in Retail you should have realize that it means working the holidays.  If it really bothers you that much go find another job.  Oh wait there isn't many other jobs that have the holidays completely off and that list is getting shorter every year.  Most factories might shut down for the holidays but many don’t and, those jobs are hard to find as most of factories are not hiring right now.  Most restaurants and places of entertainment also don’t close on the holidays.

Let’s also look at WHY Walmart and many other retailers are doing these Thanksgiving sales.  On the morning of Black Friday in 2008 a Walmart employee was KILLED when he was trampled by people running in.  By STAYING open and staggering when things go on sale it is SAFER then the mad dash it use to be.  It also runs smoother with the long lines.  As if you are only there for the DVDs you can be in and out before the people who are buying the big ticket items so the lines do get long but, they happen at intervals instead of all at once.

Also I once got an e-mail from you and only in the fine print did you identify yourself as a union.  So how many of your numbers did you TRICK into joining?

I don't need a union for anything.  I have a decent paycheck, full health and life insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, even the chance to further my education.  I also have a safe place to work.

So Thanks for NOTHING. 

PACKERS FAN FOR LIFE

I am a Packers fan for life. I know we are having a rough year but, we can't win them all.
All I ever ask of my Packers is to keep it close and, I don't care if they were 0-5 I would still LOVE them.

My favorite all time Player is #92 Reggie White AKA the Minister of Defense partly because he was a minister in the off season. 

My two current Favorite players are #50 A.J. Hawk and #52 Clay Matthews. I admit I have a thing for guys with long hair but besides that I love to watch a sack happen or an interception happen.  

I am always hoping for a Pick six and I really want to see Matthews do the Lambeau Leap and actually make it into the stand.

If you don't get something in this post don't worry I am going to start blogging about football a little. 

V-day update

I know it has been a while since I added anything here sorry.  Not doing well with that New years resolution. :)

On Valentines Day the hubby and I got the best thing we could ever get.  Our notice for Interview with Imagration services.  We have been trying to get Alex's green card for TWO years now.  It has been increadably frustrating. 

They give you a list of things to bring that will prove you are in a good faith marrage.  Like bills joint accounts ect... so now Alex is copying every piece of paper we have gotten since our last interview on June 2nd.  He has gone though two cartrigdes of black ink and we have three week to go before the interview.

Since I had to work on Valentine's night we went out on Monday night (when I was off) and saw Safehouse.  Execlent movie!! I will definatly buy that one on DVD.  with my next pay day I want to by Tower Hiest that was a good moive too. 

On Valentines day I gave Alex his favorite candy Ferrero Rocher and I laugh at the Deer-in-the-headlights look he gives me.  He had forgoten to get me any thing.  But then he got me a Love bug and two A&W Cream sodas (something I have a hard time finding in Florida) 

So maybe not as romantic as some it was perfect for me.

Eczema sucks!

I have eczema which if you don't know is a skin conditon that leaves red ichy spots on the body.  My trouble zone is on the inside of my thigh.  When I get stressed out it gets wrose so I try to countrol my stress levels.

one thing that works the best for soothing it is a long warm bath with Oatmeal in the water.  Our apartment doesn't have a tub so instead I use speical lotions desinged for eczema it helps  some but it still itches like Hell.  I also wear boxerbriefs under my pants so that the seam of my pants don't rub on it.

If any one else has eczema I hope this helps

Clay Matthews sweepstakes

There is a sweepstakes to meet Clay Matthews all you have to do is take a picture and put it on twitter with the hastag #hairlikeclay I want to win it but my husband won't wear a wig so...
I am going to do it myself and a friend at work we have the twitter message worked out now all we need is the wig. 

Being a Packer fan is helping mend fences kind of...

At work I have been having some problems with one of the guys I work with.  We got a new boss who wants things done diffrently and I was telling my coworker how the boss wanted it done.  after spending an hour trying to get him to under stand the new way and telling him he also couldn't take up the whole alse this guy snaps one me about how I am not his Fing boss, and to quit treating him like a child.

Truth is I wasn't treating him any diffrent then I treat any of my other coworks.  I know I am kind of boss so I backed off and lisened to an good half-hour of how I am a Fing this and that.  Bad thing for him our overnight Assistan manager happend to be in the back too and heard his rant. 

After a talk with the boss he apolgized and I was ready to forget and forgive.  That is untill the next night. 
He was working in the back again and when I caught him doing the job wrong and, in a maner that actualy hurts the count that we are suppost to be doing.  Instead of talking to him and setting him off again I went to the boss.  the Boss went over and asked him how is he doing the job, my coworker LIED.  I hate that if you don't want to do the job right just say so but don't lie and make everyone who works with you look bad.
the boss had me check the bin which means that the boss knew that the other work was lieing. 

thats the past. now for the fence fixing.

He was holding a Dolphins rug at the time clock and was talking loudly about not knowing what he was going to do with it.

I half jokingly said "Burn it!"
Mike (his name has been changed) "Just because the Gaints took out your Packers."

"Did your Dolphins even make the Playoffs?"
"We won the last game."

"That's not what I asked." I laughed,
"Yeah yeah your right"

"15-2 is a great record no one else has that this year.  How many did you lose?"
"Hey we took your coach."

"You needed out coach."
 it went on and we puched out and contiuned to talk football I know I am in a better place after this talk but it will be interesting to see how working out together ends up.  He is still not doing the job right and I am still having to fix it for him. 

Crazy Idea!

Any one who has read this blog probably already knows I am a Green Bay Packers fan.  I am also a Clay Matthews fan.  I find him incredibly hot no use in denying it.  When I saw that he did a PSA for Cure Duchenne it got me thinking.  

Back in High school I always wanted to do some big thing for charity but didn’t know what.  I also thought at one time that you could walk from Wisconsin to Florida.  Can anyone seeing where this is going?

Right now I have the Idea of doing a Cure Duchenne walk from my home in Florida to Green Bay Wisconsin.  It’s only 1,552 miles.  It would bring awareness to Duchenne specially if I complete this walk.  I could also raise money.  To keep my cost down I could stay with families who have been affected by Duchenne at night.

I am not saying I am defiantly doing this I am just saying this is an Idea I have.

So over the next year I am going to be getting a second Job to save up to pay the bills while I am walking.  I am going to start doing MS walks in Florida (since there is no walks just for Duchenne) to start training.  

for mor information on Duchenne http://www.cureduchenne.org/

The world is ending......GREAT!!!!!!!!

I keep hearing about how the world is supost to end this December 21.  I say good and I don't care.

This is why I know if all of the Governments of the world would fail and complete chaos I AM in the Lords hands.  I might have hard times but I know he is always with me.  That is the right side of some of what is supposedly going to happen in December. 

Here is the darker side (kind of) if the world does end and I die...I get to go to HEAVEN so I don't see a down side in that.

Am I crazy for thinking this way?

bills and husbands

My husband got mad that I got Internet but not cable so I get the cable to for a little extra but now the husband is mad at the bill.  "When me and three other guys shared the cabel we only paid $54 dollors" That was almost 3 years ago and that was basic we have one step up.  He wants me to cancel all of it but I need the Internet for my writing.  I can blog at the libary but going to erotic websites to post my stories is not permited at the public libary.  I am not canceling the cable when I work hard for my money and I want to be able to come home an see the shows that I want to see.  this month my pay check as paid for the rent on our apartment, his storage/workshop, my car, my car insurance, the cable/internet and all the gas for both the car and the van.  Just because he isn't working doesn't mean he getts to be an a hole.

The other side CH 3

Natasha kept her eyes closed for a moment taking in the warm kiss of the sun on her skin.  This was her favorite moment of the day.  For in this one moment Matt was still with her but, as she moved to get a start on her day her heartache came back with the force of a Mac truck.  He was out of her reach she would have to wait a lifetime to see him again.

The door to her room opened and the bouncing ball of energy that she called her son came in.  Her breath caught and a tear came to her eyes.  William was an exact copy of his father.  She caught him as he leapt onto her bed.  She was happy to be holding at lest a piece of Matt again. 

“Can we watch daddy again today?”

Watching videos of Matt had become an almost daily ritual “Of course you go turn on the TV and I’ll make pancakes.”

Will ran ahead of her to the living room and turned on the TV.  Matt’s face immediately came on the screen.  He was comparing two basketball teams.  Natasha noticed that the spark that had always danced in he eyes no longer was there.  Her Aunt Irene came out of her room at the sound of Matt’s voice.  Natasha’s family was worried about how she was dealing with out Matt they were afraid that she might do something desperate and ruin her chances of ever seeing him again.  The family had decided that Irene would life with Natasha to keep on eye on her.  Natasha didn’t mind she had missed her aunt Irene and was savoring this time. 

“You really shouldn’t watch that TV so much you know.” Was Irene’s comment as she entered the kitchen and set the tea kettle on the stove to make her coffee

Natasha just shrugged as she started measure the ingredients.  Just like when she was five she used an old fashioned hand turned egg beater to mix the buttermilk pancakes.  The smell of pancakes and bacon soon filled the apartment.  She looked out the French doors as she placed a large pile of pancakes in front of Will.  She hated that it was always so sunny when in her heart a storm was still raging.  They ate their breakfast and right on time there was a knock on the glass.  Little Cheyenne had come by for her and Wills daily game of football and tag. 

***

Matt tugged at his tie loosening it as he walked thought the door to his apartment.  It was hard to believe that this was the same apartment he had shared with her.  The walls where now completely covered with her pictures.  In some she smiled others she was crying or looking at him seductively.  This was his Hell, to be surrounded by her face but not be able to touch her.  He had to act out his old life everyday but he no longer had that bright spot that had lead him on his dark days.  To him it seemed like years since the plane crash but he had been told it was only two months ago.  He did something he had rarely done before the crash but, now it was his nightly ritual.  He poured himself a shot of whisky and toasted his favorite photo of Natasha.  “Welcome to hell my love.”  He drained the shot and then started to drink straight from the bottle. 

once a clutz always a clutz

I triped at work over my tied shoe laces and bruised both knees and my elbow. 
while it hurts to bend my knees to sit down or get up from chairs I understand that. 
What I don't understand is this why my shoulder hurts.  it feels like I went wieght lifting. 

Also I heard that Coach Paterno passed away.  I am happy he finaly found peace. 
He got fired and became a scapegoat when all he had was hear-say evidence to give them but the man who saw it didn't go to the police either but he is a hero. 
Give me a break

I freely admit I am LAME!!!

I am still checking into the offer to get paid for my stories I am really hopeing this comes true.

But that isn't what makes me lame.  what makes me lame is I twittered at Josh Sitton (#71 of the packers) about driving out of the snow.  when I Drove down in  April of 2010 the roads were great once I got about 6 hours from Milwkee WI.  Well he twittered me back and it made my day.  I know it's not like I actualy know him but it is still cool for me.  I am so lame.  The only thing keeping him from knockin Clay Matthews out of being my second fave Packer player right now is I don't mess with guys in long term relationships.

His post also made me homesick.  Can't wait till Aug.  I am going to take three weeks off of work and just sit on my butt with my family

court today

Court went well today.  Well as well as it could go at lest.  When we went to check on our case last week at Imagration services they said the Court had that case and they couldn't talk to us about it.  In court today the attorney for the state didn't have the case. 

Upon hearing that Alex started to cry in fruastation and I can't blame him.  I tried to comfort him all I could think of was the last time we were infront of the judge I couldn't stop crying and now he's crying.  This judge must think we are patetic people. 

Packersnation at slackers on sunday

My Russian

I hope the next six months are better. 

calm before the storm

Today my husband and I are haveing a cuddle day.  Tomorrow we have to go to court to see if the judge will close the deportation case against him.  We will be picking on each other tomorrow as we both get stressed out over this stuff.  They say the three most stressful things you can do is get married/divorced, move and, start a new job.  When I married Alex I did all three things at once. 

I moved from Wiscosin where I had lived for 23 years to a place where I only knew my husband.  started work at a new store and for the fist time found myself the minority since almost everyone I work with is African america, Haitian or Jamaican.  I learned  fast you don't get those three confused. 

I hate how I feel when we are waiting to go to court.  It is hard knowing what you love the most might be taken from you. 

I hate the waiting games.

On Friday I got an e-mail from a woman saying she will pay me $8 per story if I let her use them on her new website.  I e-mailed her my questions like it it by story or by chapter. Becasue she only refered to one chapter of one of my stories.  Also how would I get my money? now I am waiting for an e-mail with answers and it is driving my crazy. 

On Thursday My hausband and I have an immagration hearing.  I hate having the govenment in my busness but I did marry a Russian. 

My husban took this photo at a reststop as we drove from Florida to Wiscosin. That is our Bangel Jeri Lei

Jeri Lei says "Quit Blogging and feed me no one reads your blog anyway."

Panther displaying how I fell about going to work tonight.  My boss is a giant fan. 

A bitter pill

The Packers lost to the Gaints last night.  They were off their game all night long I don't think their hearts and minds were in it.  Sometimes you have to lose to really enjoy your wins.  I know we will be faster stonger better next year and that IS a sacry idea.  My prediction for next year Perfect Season enough said. 

Go Pack GO!!!!!!!!!

It is a Playoff Sunday.  I am going to be going to Slackers to watch the game I know it will be a close game but I know my Packers are going to win.  Or else I will be eatting a lot of Crow. 

I am also excited that Tebow is out!!!!!! I don't hate him.  I Hate how the Media have played him up.  From what I have seen he is only good in the last 10 minuets of the game.  I think he could be an Elite quarterback if he had some one to guide him.  But, you can NOT be an elite quaterback in your ROOKIE year.  I hope that he is humble enough to learn form other quarterbacks and I hope his team is smart enought to get a mentor quarterback for him.  (Probably not but one can hope)

By the way dose any one have a football question?  I love to look things up.  plus it would let me know someone is reading this. :D

"Can I come to Slackers too?"

GO PACK GO

An Ok week

On Tuesday my husband and I had a major fight which had me kick my husband out of my car making him go and get a cab (at the cost of $50).  There is still some tension in the house.  He doesn't admit that part of it was his fault and he won't forgive the part that is my part.  No matter how much I try to change I will always go back to being me. 

At work we have gotten two honest 100s on our scorecards.  We get scored on how many of the computer generated picks we get done in five hours.  It is hard when I am not certified to use the electic forklift so I can't do the ones on top and there are locked rooms that we can't do unless a manager is with us and on Overnight there is only one manager and he gets pulled in ten directions at once.  So we did great this week.

Tomorrow after I come home I am going to the beach with my husband untill 3pm then I am going to go to Slackers sports bar to watch the Packers V Giants game at 4:30. I can't wait for the celebration after their win.

This is a picture from my family's farm.  the buliding in back was built in the late 1800s

It is Play off time!!!!!!!

My support manager “Are your Packers ready to lose on Sunday?” He is Jamaican and has a heavy accent

Me “What are you smoking and you really need to share.”  (I don’t do drugs but for some reason I always use this line when I think some one has gone off the deep end.)

“My Giants are going to beat the Packers no question.  The Giants are a hungry team.”

“No the Packers are going to win because they have to do it for their Offensive line coach.  This game means too much for them.”

“What happened to the Offensive line coach?”

“His son died.  So He hasn’t been in all week.  If they can’t let him not being there get blamed for their loss.  It’ll be a close game but it will come done to who scores first.”

“Close game but Giants win.”

“I’ll bet you five bucks on the Packers.”

“No, like I told James (another worker) your whole paycheck.”

“I would but after you lose how are you going to pay both me and James you only have one paycheck.”

SO ...GO PACK GO!!!!!!!!!

Meg's blog and wisconsin names.

On Megan's blog (Across the Pond) she did a Vblog on her Irish boy friend who looks alot like a guy I went to school with I will have to find a pick but it reminded me about this vido on youtube of Texans trying to say the names of Wisconsin towns.  Since most of the town names are Native american words it can be funny.  even people running for president candidates have been know to get it wrong.  You would think that their helpers would make sure that they know how to say the name of the town they are in. 
Here are texans trying to be Cheese heads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGcQCtFlENA&feature=related