Empress Sassy

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 28

Halloween is only days away are you ready?  Do you have plans to trick or treat?  Are you going to a party?  Do you have your costume ready?  Are your kiddo’s ready?

Remember to always be safe when taking your kids out and make sure you check their candy!  We always try to take Noah to people we know and honestly he doesn’t eat much of it anyway.  He just likes to dress up and get the candy! 

If you’re doing the adult parties, remember to be responsible and watch the crazies on the road with the drinking!  Halloween is a great time, but sometimes people just get a little carried away with the “Haunting” moments.

For all you animals lovers and especially black cat lovers, please bring them inside for the nigh.  It has been proven that black cats go missing during Halloween week, again due to the crazies.  How sick is that?  I only have one outside kitty at Jerry’s but I always make sure she is in the house for the week.

Halloween is so much fun and I love the scary movies and all the “fun” scary movies they run during this time.  We’ve been watching them all week and Noah has really like seeing all the funny movies.  I still can’t watch Exorcist to this day!  That movie freaks me out! 

Enjoy your weekend and get your costumes together if you haven’t already!  It’s time to do some tricks and get some treats! 

Happy Halloween!

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 28

Everyone waste time at work; if you say you don’t you lie.  We have to take breaks for our health, mental sanity and just to maintain our composure sometimes; especially if you work with the public. 

However, I watched an individual today waste an entire 8 hours.  Yes, the entire day (well lets get real I’m not sure this person even put in 8 full hours), but the entire time they were in the office it was wasted time.  Now, I’m not talking this person was looking busy; pushing papers, pretending to send emails, making call outs that aren’t real.  No, I’m talking the entire day was spent socializing with other employees.  Walking around talking, going from desk to desk, area to area and just hanging out in general.  It was an amazing site to view.  It’s not like this person doesn’t socialize a lot in general on any given day, but today it was the entire day.

How does this happen you ask?  Does this person get managed?  Does this person have responsibilities?  Aaahhh the mysteries of office life huh?  It was quite interesting to watch also, as it truly was the entire day and you have to wonder from their perspective; do they KNOW they have wasted and entire day on company time?  Do they care?  Do they justify it in their mind that maybe they “think” they work so hard or they are so valuable at other times that it is Okay to do it today? 

Regardless it sends out a very negative message to so many others who must work, who are responsible to deadlines and who can obviously see this person not working for an entire day.  Why do I know this?  It was brought to my attention by several people and discussed frequently, as it is most often. 

This entry truly isn’t about judging honestly, in essence I could really care less and honestly I should care more.  No, it’s more of a curiosity as to what makes a person think they can do this on company time and what type of ego one must have to think it Okay to act this way.  In today’s economical situation I’m truly blessed and grateful to have employment and I do not take it for granted.  I’m amazed by people that do.   You would think you would want to at least pretend to care about your job at this time and not take your company for granted.

It all comes out in the wash so maybe it’s practice in case this person is out of a job and needs to have spare time in their life to just “socialize”  all day long.  Let me tell you they would have a jump on the competition.

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 27

“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”   Abraham Lincoln

Isn’t this a great quote?  It’s that simple isn’t it?  If you really just stop and put your mind to it you can be happy.  Yes, there are situations in life that cause you pain, grief, anger and you can let them make you unhappy, but that is a choice. 

Happiness is a choice.  Every day you choose your attitude and you choose how you will let things affect your life.  Will this be a good day or a bad day?  Is it harder some days more than others?  Yes, absolutely it is, but is it still your choice?  Yes, absolutely! 

I talk big, as I have let things “get to me” for some time now and lately I realize it’s for nothing.  Hypocritical people preach to me on how I should be, how I should live and how I should act, when in fact they don’t follow the rules themselves.  We should always follow our own paths and follow what’s in our hearts.  This is usually the way to go. 

Mistakes have been made, no regrets…………life is too short for regrets, but life is never too late to start over and realize that you can make yourself happy each and every day.  The sun will come up every, single day, God willing………..what will you do with this day?

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 26

What is up with the scores this season?  Is anyone else noticing there aren’t regular games, but blow out after blow out?

It’s crazy isn’t it?  It seems like each Sunday team after team is just getting drummed by somebody and there is no consistency in the games. 

There are some close games, and then we have these blow outs!  It’s just awful to see these teams getting drummed and not even scoring.  I hate when a team doesn’t score in the NFL.

It is a strange 2009 season and personally it makes for a boring game doesn’t it?  It doesn’t even matter if it’s your team; a blowout is just boring.  Bring back the good season when the teams are even and the plays are close.  I miss the real games!

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 26

This is just a cool game, we played it at the Cornucopia Farm the other day.

What is Carpetball?

Carpetball is a very cool game that uses billiard balls, which you throw by hand, on a special table.

The table has one big pocket at each end, and players try to be the first to knock all of their opponents balls into their respective holes.

It’s basic, but addicting and Noah had a blast playing it.  There were four tables set up and people were constantly playing them.  We all know I’m going to have to have one by the summer!  Yep, it’s going to be my new game of choice. Game on!

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 26

Once again we visited the Cornucopia Farm (see the link on my blog) and once again we had an awesome time.

I can’t say enough about this family farm and if you didn’t get a chance to visit before now, it’s still not too late.  You can even go this weekend.  It’s just a fun place to take the family and spend a few hours.  It only cost $7 for adults and $5 for kids and you have so much to do.

You can let the kids ride the tricycles, slide down the big slide, try to get through the corn mazes, visit the petting zoo, try the new duck relay game and so much more!  It’s just a great place to take the kids and spend quality time with them, but not get caught up in all the commercialized pricing of the bigger farms!

The family is so nice and appreciative when you visit and they are always fun to talk to with the kids.  They have a working bee hive that is cool for the kids to watch too.

If you get a chance visit, there are directions on the website.   Good times!

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 26

OK, so the soccer season ends and our kids are coming off of the field.  Now our coach already passed out the medals two games ago because I gave them to him and I guess he thought he would just pass them out.  Wouldn’t you wait until the last game? 

Right before the game was over the coach’s wife had to take Brady to the car.  This is their son and he was throwing a fit.  Don’t get me wrong it happens, but some on, that is the wife, not the coach.

Back to the coach and our children.  Game is over and he literally tosses the treats to our kids (they had made some Halloween treat bags) at our children along with some juice (hot juice I might add), packs his stuff up and heads to the car.  No thank you for a good season, way to go team, hey it was nice coaching you or anything.  He just fast-paced walked to his car and from what I could tell got yelled at by his wife.

Off they sped, out of the park as if they were late for another event.  Really?  End of the season, last game and this is all you got buddy?  Well thank you very much.  It was funny too, the team we played was passing out medals, certificates and all around us you could see other teams celebrating in little groups. Why?  Because it was the LAST night. 

Coaches crack me up.  I know they volunteer, but what I can’t figure out is WHY they volunteer.  Is it to look good, because their friends do it, community service, what is it?  If you’re going to do it then do it.  Put your time and your heart into it for the kids.  Can you at least let them know you enjoyed coaching them? 

Our kids were like, “OK, see ya, thanks for whatever…………and scene.”  Our parents just sort of stood there in shock not knowing what to say so we just sort of told our kids good game and moved on!

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 26

Every mother knows this, and I’m sure some fathers, but for the most part they just say things like, “that’s life and they have to learn.”  I hate those statements by the way.

There is nothing more precious than the innocence of a child.  I watch Noah so many times when we’re out in public, and he is interacting with other children.  At the age of 4 1/2 all kids are just kids to Noah and he wants to play with them all.  He knows nothing of age limits, stereotypes, clicks, race, or any of the things that may hurt him later in life.  For this moment all kids are created equal and life is a playground.  As he approaches a child; boy or girl he always introduces himself by saying, “Hi my name is Noah, what is your name?” 

It’s just a typical greeting from a child who wants to play and for the most part kids his age answer by giving their name and they run off to play.  It’s sometimes the older children that ignore him or the older boys that say mean things to him or no reason; except that they are older boys that have an opportunity to treat a little boy poorly and at that precise moment he had no idea why they won’t play.  He has asked me questions like, “Why don’t they want to play with me?”  or “Why did they walk away or why are they not talking to me?”  As a person who loves this boy deeply it breaks your heart and you want to just smack these boys, but you can’t.   He looks at you with those big, blue eyes and he just wants answers.

It’s the innocence you see before you that you want to capture and keep forever with this child and hope that he always stays this sweet, but sadly; time, realism, hatred, bigotry, and just life in general will some day shatter his innocence and he will have to see the world for how it really is and how it really works.   He will find out there is no Santa, he will realize people he loves will pass on, he will lose a pet, he will have someone say or do something mean to him for no reason and we can’t protect them.  We can only be there to try and explain and teach them to be a better person, look to God for reassurance and pray for a good life. 

There is nothing sweeter than the innocence of a child and it’s a gift to have a child.  Anyone given this gift should appreciate it and protect that innocence for as long as you can.   Remember also, a child hears and comprehends more than you think so be careful what you say and do around them.  Impressions are difficult to change in the mind of a child. Treasure your child and just love them, protect them and most importantly spend quality time with them.  They are only young once and it goes by fast.

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 20

There is just nothing worse than a liar.  We have covered this topic time and time again, but I want to state again; if you lie to people you lose trust, respect and dignity.  You can’t get the trust back and if you think you can you are wrong.

I am fascinated by people that “think” they are lying and not realizing people know they are lying.  This is by far my favorite personality type.  Really, so on top of being a liar you are just stupid too?  I love to follow these people’s lies and track just how much they actually screw up; and yet not realize it.  I also love when they have to lie again to cover their older lies - classic! 

Lying is never good and it has to be difficult to keep up with with all the lies and it truly must be exhausting.  Wouldn’t it be easier to just try the truth once in a while?  Maybe these people should try it once it a while.  They might find that they like it!

posted by EmpressSassy on Oct 19

In life there are people that deserve things and people that get things; two totally different types of people.  The people that deserve things truly don’t always get things AND the people that get things don’t always deserve them.   This makes for a very unfortunate scenario to some of us and thus the quote, “Life just really isn’t fair.” 

You wonder some times about fate and what we are to be learning from life’s lessons when you see undeserving people reaping rewards and you wonder h0w they fell into such things in life.  Then on the flip side you see those working so hard to make it and yet never receiving what they so deserve.  Now you ask, how can you judge?  How do you know what people should get?  True, very true, and thus this must be the life lesson I don’t understand.  Maybe some day I will get it.

All I know is that there are some that do NOTHING and yet still get things and move forward and that doesn’t seem just to me.  I truly loathe and ungrateful and selfish person. We all know this about me and yet when I see these people receiving perks and good things time and time again I can only shake my head in disbelief.  Sometimes I think these people care so little about so much that life just happens to them because they have such little expectations for themselves.  It is amazing to me.

Who knows maybe responsibility is a thing of the past and we should all just throw caution to the wind and stop caring about everything.  Maybe we can begin to reap from the world as well!  Yeah, as if!  Responsibility is burned into my soul by my parents and my upbringing.  Not a chance right?  For that I must continue to watch the selfish and ungrateful continue to thrive off of us and others and not give a damn about giving back.

Are they truly happy?  Some say no, I say how can they not be, it’s not like they have much stress right? Life seems to hand them the easy path while we dig our trenches to get what we need and want.  I guess this makes us the better group, at least this is what I tell myself anyway!  Oh well back to the trenches so others can walk right through them. ha ha.