Empress Sassy

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 31

It was our turn to take Noah to story hour last night (yes we all take turns because he has a fan club!).  Anyway, there are about 12 kids in the story hour group and one teacher.  One child is Gabriel.  This child, I had heard from prior weeks was disruptive. 

We do in and the librarian begins to tell the kids her first story.  Sure enough Gabriel starts roaming around the room just talking and walking in front of the teacher.  He even walked up and tried to take her book.  She said nicely, “Gabe can you sit down for me please.” The Dad grabs him and sits him down.  4 more times this kid runs around, jumps on the rocking chair up front, bothers one kid next to Noah who is listening quietly and then runs to the back because he wants to wash his hands. 

Now, is it Gabriel’s fault that he is disrupting the class?  No, his father needs to take him out of the class and why doesn’t he.  First of all you are in a library and your kid is making way too much noise.  Before the story hour even started he came running in the place making way too much noise for a library. Everyone looked up at this man like, “OK dude, do you NOT know you are in a library?

This parent should know better and instead of taking care of his disruptive child he is just chasing him around the room and allowing all the other children to be disruptive by this little monster.  Even during the craft the child was off in never, never land and the mom (yes she was there too with a newborn baby) was doing the craft all by herself and she kept yelling for Gabriel to join her (as if). 

By the time the hour was over several parents were looking for the head librarian to complain about the situation and I must admit I don’t blame them.  Again, not the child’s fault, he is getting away with it so why not continue.  We got in the car and Noah said, “That boy is bad in story hour.”  I said, “Yes he is and you were very good not to pay attention to him.” 

What a shame that the parent is an idiot and doesn’t have common sense to know the rules of etiquette in a situation like that with children and quiet time.

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 31

  HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY!  MAY YOUR DAY BE FILLED WITH CANDY, GOBLINS, TREATS AND GOOD EATS!

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 30

If you love something, Set it free… If it comes back, it’s yours, If it doesn’t, it never was yours….

If you think about this honestly I’m not sure I agree with it totally. You may have had someone that you loved and they were “yours” and just because you let them go doesn’t mean they were NEVER yours. 

I have let someone go, or actually we just had to let go due to life, but do you ever really let someone go completely that you loved that much?  I found today that maybe you don’t; based on something I figured out.  It took me longer that it should have, and I hate myself for having it right in front of me and not seeing it.   I guess whatever each person needs to hold to is fine, as long as it’s not hurting the other person.  I was surprised to realize that I actually haven’t been holding on as much as I thought and it actually made me feel pretty good. 

All very mysterious I know, but I just wanted to put this out there for those that have made fools of themselves before; don’t worry, sometimes that other person is out there still holding out, reaching out and you find out later, down the road.  We all need to hold on sometimes in some way and that’s OK.  You can’t just throw away years and years of caring, sharing and love can you?  Nope, you can’t, no matter how hard you try.

Sometimes you don’t know if they’re in town, down the road, in another state, but the thing is you just know they are there don’t you?  If you really know them, you know they’re there! 

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 30

Just caught the trailer for this movie due out May 2009 - here is the jest if you read the book and don’t remember:

When Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization’s most despised enemy: the Catholic Church.  When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist.  Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican’s only hope for survival.

I thought, personally, it was much better and more exciting than the Da Vinci Code so I’m looking forward to this movie.  It should have a much, faster paced, exciting them to it. I read the book non-stop and loved it. 

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 30

They were talking about this on 102.3 this morning and I couldn’t agree more.  One mother called in to say her third grader shared that some kid in his class was dressing as a Ghost Pimp. She was just shocked #1 that he even knew to say that and #2 that some parent of a third grader would allow such a costume.

They were also cracking on women my age or older that feel the need to relive their youth by dressing as slutty or as trampy as possible during this holiday.  Why? When did this holiday spill into tramp night?  What do they gain?  If you are in a relationship does your man really need to see you like this? Do you not have fun during the rest of the year with him in the sexual department?  If you don’t then get a life!  If you are single is this how you want to “put yourself out there?”  Nice. 

You can’t walk into a store without seeing the sleazy costumes on the wall.  Another caller said he works at the store and they call it the “Slut Wall” at the store since so many women come in just to look and choose the most trashy costume they can find.  He said you wouldn’t believe the conversations they hear each year.  How sad.

We decided next year we need to have a REAL Halloween party for adults- no trash allowed and have real fun.  Yes, it’s possible to have a great party and not dress like a slut.  Remember fun costumes and hanging out doing fun, scary things with friends; adult, mature people?  I think (well I know) we can pull it off.  It just make take a year to pull off the ultimate party!  Well keep you posted people!

Anyway, if you see any sleazy, trashy, over the top women this year, send me a photo. I’d love to post them on my blog to share! 

Happy “non sleazy” Halloween!  I long for the “Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Halloween” 

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 29

There was a time, that a man named Joe Kennedy decided that his son would be the President of the United States.  He planned from the time he was born and it was tragic when he lost his son to war.  So, now blinking an eye he prepared his next son, John F. Kennedy Jr. for the job.

John, not even sure if he wanted the position, knew questioning the decision wasn’t an option and the journey began.  It ended with the swearing in of the 35th President of the United States of America. 

The US people were nervous at first, electing someone so young, someone inexperienced and Catholic too; they didn’t feel too comfortable about putting a Catholic in office, but low and behold he won America over with his lovely bride and Camelot was born.  It was his style, his ability to talk about one Nation, to pull together as one group, not to see color or ethnic back grounds but to live as one and build a nation as one.  He was a leader among leaders; this inexperienced man and even though his corrupt father scared us with leaks of mafia talk, union scandals and big business deals under the table the Kennedy family became a legend in the US.

His death brought tragedy to our nation; only to be followed by his brother’s death Robert, yet another great man who spoke even at greater lengths of one nation barring together as one to embrace each other and help each other become a stronger nation through unity, patriotism, faith and love for our nation as a whole.  His death also a tragedy but during their lives the country felt a closeness and had a reason to believe in our nation.  They gave us a reason to want to be a better US.

Is it wrong to want that “feeling” again in the US?  I personally don’t think so and say what you will, but if you close your eyes and listen to Barrack Obama, you might as well be listening to Robert Kennedy speaking to a crowd.  Yes, to some, he may be inexperienced in some areas, this is to be expected, he is a young Senator.  However what he lacks in experience he makes up for in desire, want and need to be the next President of the United States.

Can you imagine how he must feel to have been born as a young child to a single parent and also raised by his Grandmother and to think that some day he wants to be the US President (as all boys do), but then one day actually have this dream come true?  To feel that you have something to give to a Nation?  It comes out when he speaks to people, it shows when he is dealing with people in person and it appears in his personality during his speeches. 

Some say just because he is literate and educated he “buffers” the big issues.  This simply isn’t true.  When he speaks he says what needs to be says and doesn’t drag on with unneeded words just to impress the nation.  What he doesn’t do is lower himself to the constant digging for trash, name calling, lowering himself to the childish, campaign tactics that take you away from the heart of what you want to hear from the candidate. 

I personally think this nation could stand to get back to one nation, together, being united as one.  Wouldn’t it be nice if we could get back to the way Robert Kennedy used to think? “It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.”  or one of my favorite quotes of course, “Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.”

You don’t have to vote for Obama, but if he does become our next President what you can do is give him a chance and back him as a nation.  This is what he deserves.  He is a good man.

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 29

How cute is this Otter?

I would think he would want to get fish and not candy right?

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 29

Obama is going to air his 30-minute “informercial” tonight to the American public. Some are saying it’s risky and some are saying it’s what the “on the fence” voters need.

One Republican strategist, Mike Murphy, who was once a McCain adviser, agrees. “I don’t see any risk at all,” he said in an e-mail. “I’ve been urging McCain high command to do a TV show too, but….”

I will hopefully get a chance to watch it, simply to see what he chooses to say in a personal, 30-minute message to the American public.  No debate, no rallies, just one-on-one time with America.  I am actually looking forward to seeing this without and interview type setting.

Hopefully others will watch it too and I’m sure there will be good and bad comments to be discussed. 

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 28

I come home tonight, open my door and then bolt of yellow fur dashes past me like lightening. 

My freak of a yellow cat has escaped again.  Why I have no idea.  She wants to be free I guess, and I’m so very tired of it.  At first she runs over to my neighbors drive way (drunk neighbor) and as I start to chase her his over head, automatic light comes on.  All I can think is, “Great he is going to come out, drunk and yelling at me any minute.”  Don’t have to worry too long however, as she dashes back to my yard into the pitch darkness of night and into the trees and bushes.

The little monster runs straight to my other neighbors yard, past the shed and back behind the trees. At this point I totally can’t see her, all I can do is listen for the rustle of leaves and her meow.  Normally she darts back and forth but tonight she just keeps running and running until I can no longer hear her.  I keep yelling her name (Annie), but she won’t come back.  At this point I begin to get upset so I go back to the house to try and find a flashlight.

OK, I have a 3 year old in my house so all the flashlights that I find currently are dead to the world.  I try to gain my composure and I go back outside.  Back to the pitch dark woods and I begin to yell for Annie again, but at this point I’m beginning to cry (a little).  It is silent outside except for the wind until I hear leaves rustle.  She darts past me like a cheetah and runs into this big thicket of sticks in my back yard. 

Then we start to play cat and mouse.  Just when I can almost grab her she moves further back.  Finally she makes her mistake and turns her tail toward me.  I yank her up, by her tail, the entire time she is meowing like a wild animal and I drag her through the thicket and into my arms.  I’m still crying for some reason and I drag her back to my house.

Here is the thing, as I dump her in the kitchen, she rolls over and begins to clean herself as if she just woke up from a nap.  My other cats are sniffing her and checking her out as if she has been on an African Safari.  Cats make me insane; this one especially.  We go through this “incident” and she acts as if it was no big deal.  I’m crying, sweating, panting, and yelling at her and she’s already at the water bowl getting a drink.

Anyone need a yellow cat?

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 28

We came out and started with a bang and ended up just being on the field! 

It’s just the fact that we played against them and we tried.  I have nothing against Tennessee, I never have.  They are a good team and this year they are playing great.

I didn’t watch the game after the first quarter really, I had some kid stuff to do and we had some more “fun” things to attend to, but all in all at least they didn’t kill us!