http://greasy.com/hopefields/index.html hopefields's Blog en-us © 2008 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:59:26 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/hopefields/report.html Not much to report on the past couple of days. I'm still working at trying to memorize those 50 codes. I've made my own index cards to try to do it that way. The results to my drug test should be in by tomorrow, so hopefully I will be able to start work soon. My son has his interview tomorrow and is really excited about the possibility of being able to work there. In the meantime he is still working at McDonald's. My daughter goes to work for the next four days she said. She'll be busy, bu ... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:38:46 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/wish_.html Big Mud Puddles and Sunny Yellow Dandelions Author Unknown "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take - but by the moments that take our breath away." When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard.My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing white fluff you can wish on When I look at an old drunk and he smiles at me, I see a smelly, dirty person who probably wants money and I look away.My kids see someone smiling at them and they sm ... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:50:30 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/wrote_name.html I Wrote Your Name. I wrote your name on a piece of paper, but by accident I threw it away. I wrote your name on my hand, but it washed away. I wrote your name in the sand, but the waves whispered it away. I wrote your name in my heart, and forever it will stay. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:31:29 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/life_short_.html Life is too short to wake up with regrets. Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy. They just promised it would be worth it. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:26:26 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/child_abuse_triggers.html A trigger is something that causes the survivor of child abuse to remember what they have endured. It brings back certain memories of abuse. Triggers can cause anxiety and other symptoms in the survivor, especially for those with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.. An example of a trigger would be for the child that was abused by an alcoholic parent. They are possibly triggered by the smell of one particular drink, such as beer. If the survivor was abused when their parent was drinking, the s ... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:16:19 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/drug_test_interviews_ankle.html I've had a busy day today and it looks like more of the same for the rest of the week. I went and got my very first drug test today. I've never had to get one before. That was interesting, to say the least. She said if they have any questions they will call about what medications I'm on. Unfortunately, I am on certain meds for various health issues, but drugs is definitely not something I do. I'm excited to find out tomorrow what day I will start work. Hopefully, I will start on Wednesday. ... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:56:19 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/working_mom.html That's right...I got the job!!! I was hired on the spot to be a cashier. I will be working the morning shift, most likely. I have to memorize a list of 50 produce items and their codes, in order to be a cashier. If I am not able to memorize the codes, then they will place me somewhere else. I really want the cashier position, so I will be working hard on memorizing all items. I have to get a drug test on Monday morning, which is not a problem for me. After that, I can start my training. I ... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:49:24 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/puppy_haircut.html I'm getting ready for my interview with Safeway. Today, I went and got my hair cut. I haven't had it cut in a very long time and it had gotten the longest it has been in years. I don't really like to have my hair as long as it was, so I got the wedge haircut today. The stylist that I go to is the best, I think. She is the only one that I will allow to cut my hair in the wedge cut. She does a fantastic job of it! Needless to say, she did a great job again today. I will try to get a picture ... Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:49:32 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/excited.html I put in an online application roughly about 1-2 weeks ago for a position at Safeway. I really want to work for this company. I have researched them and they have excellent benefits. I called today to follow up with the application I submitted and was told to come in this Saturday for an interview. I'm very excited about this possibility and am hoping that I get the job. Both of my children are now working as well. My daughter loves the job at McDonalds! She's a real people person so I fig ... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:41:27 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/interesting_days.html It's been an interesting few days around here. Once again, I cannot access my blog here on my computer. For some reason, it won't allow it again. So, right now, I'm on my children's computer. We have been in the process of fixing up things in our apartment with the managers help. About three or four days ago the plumber was here to install the new sink for our kitchen. The manager was also here to help with it. Apparently, one of the pipes was so rusted out that the pressure built and brok ... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:32:29 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/4th_july.html For the Fourth of July, my kids went to a barbeque with their dad's church while I stayed at home with our doggie. I wanted to make sure someone was home when the fireworks started going off. The kids got home early and we all watched a movie together. I went and applied at two stores today. I am tired of waiting to hear from public schools in my area that are hiring educational assistants. I want to work. I miss working. So, hopefully, I will hear something from the places I am applying f ... Sun, 6 Jul 2008 09:24:19 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/family_2.html There was another murder suicide in Hawaii this past week. Apparently, the husband allegedly beat his wife and son to death and then hanged himself. I am at a loss for words right now. It just seems like it is happening all the time now. It's so sad...what else can be said? Onto happier topics... My daughter went out on a date with her new boyfriend tonight. He is such a gentleman. He never lets her walk upstairs to our apartment by herself. He always walks her to our front door and says h ... Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:15:04 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/walking_talking_drama_shopping.html Today was a busy day. I paid two bills and ran some errands. I stopped at Baskin Robbins for a treat for the three of us. My son worked this morning and then went skating with one of his friends. I picked up my daughter from her friend's house. It's so nice to have her home again. She's been quite busy with friends over the past few weeks. I went walking with my daughter and we walked one mile and just talked...about alot of things. It was wonderful spending that time with her. We plan to ... Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:50:20 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/review_moving_forward.html Moving Forward: Taking The Lead In Your Life, written by Dave Pelzer, is an amazing book that opens a whole new world to any survivor of child abuse. Mr. Pelzer writes of the various tools for healing from an abusive past. These tools include letting go of past abuse, as well as the mental and emotional baggage that a survivor carries throughout their lifetime. Other tools are believing in themselves and their dreams, being a leader and a mentor to others, and standing firm on what they be ... Tue, 1 Jul 2008 05:28:54 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/busy_weekend_reviews_movies.html Well, it has been a busy weekend for my children. My daughter has actually spent a few days with a close friend of hers, to celebrate her friend's birthday. They went to the Water Park and had a great time. Then, today they went on the houseboat of the birthday girl and spent the day on some little island, playing volleyball and stuff. She's now, as I type this, with the family of the birthday girl singing karaoke. Tomorrow late morning, my daughter is starting work at McDonalds as well. S ... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:04:53 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/thinking_moving.html I have been strongly considering moving recently. We have some problems with our apartment that I have been trying to get fixed for a very long time now. Most of them have been the way they are now, since we moved in five years ago. One of them is one of the bedroom windows. The crank that is used to open and close the louvered windows can't be used on one half of the windows because there is no way to get it through the screen covering the window. Another thing is the gap that is between ... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:42:57 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/regardless.html I had a rough day with one of my kids the other day. They did something they knew they shouldn't have done and told me about it. I did talk to them about it and scolded them, telling them not to do it again. While I was pleased that they were honest about it, I was still upset that they did it. During the conversation, they said some things that were hurtful. I considered it a lesson for me. You know, no matter what our kids do, we love them with a very strong and powerful love. God, I bel ... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:02:26 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/jerms.html If you opened this, copy and paste to a new page. Then change the answers to your own, and send it to your friends! Learn 50 things about your friends, and let them learn 50 things about you! 1. What do you add to your coffee? Cream and Sugar 2. What are you reading now? Moving Forward by Dave Pelzer (Best selling author of A Child Called It) 3. Do you own a gun? No! 4. Are you registered to vote? DO you vote? Yes and Yes. 5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? It depends on wha ... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:35:50 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/met_boyfriend_thanks_prayers.html Earlier in the week I asked those of you that pray to pray for my son's girlfriend's dad. Thanks for praying. He is getting better and is expected to be released from the hospital soon. Again, thank you. My daughter went out to the Waterpark with her boyfriend tonight. She caught an afternoon bus to Kapolei and then met him at the skatepark. Once there, they drove to the Waterpark and watched a movie. The Waterpark has a new ride called the Tornado and it has a built in screen, in the wate ... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:05:48 GMT http://greasy.com/hopefields/busy_busy_busy.html It's been a very busy few days. Doctor's appointments, meetings, household cleaning, and chauffeuring the kids to where they need to go. My daughter goes to her orientation tomorrow morning for McDonalds. She got a job at the same restaurant that her brother works at. She's looking forward to the checks she will be getting now. My son worked one overnight shift and that kind of threw his body out of whack for a day. I think he only has to work one more nightime shift and then he will go ba ... Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:36:04 GMT