proud mom

Yesterday my dear darling daughter brought home a short story she wrote for school. She'd won 2nd place. It was a great story. I see a lot of my writing in her. She is great at using her grammer to create a style for the piece. She creates amazing imagery with her words. I am so proud....

on expectations

Today was a great day at work. Started out with a great email from a coworker about one of my workers. Then, I got a GREAT review and a substantial raise! A surprise, none-the-less. I waited all day to call my DH and let him know the great news.

When I finally reached him around 2pm, he had very little to say. Made a joke about quitting his job because I was making more than him. That was it. I fell silent. All I needed was a "great job" or a "Wow, that's great - you have worked hard and it's paying off", or SOMETHING.

I'm not sure why I didn't get it.

I know that deep down, he's traditional, and maybe it's hard for him to have a successful wife. But spending the money is never hard.

He yells at me for working over time - telling me that I'm only getting paid for 40 hours, why do I push myself so hard. Now, when it's paying off, he won't even acknowledge that it's worth it.

I'm emotionally devastated. I try very hard to do a good job at work, and am finally getting noted for it, and the ONLY person I can actually tell doesn't care.

Bristol Baby.....

I just returned from a trip to Bristol, TN, with my DH and four friends. We watched the NASCAR race there, camped, and just had fun. A little bit of rain (ok, a lot of rain), but still very fun.

Getting back from vacation I always feel like I shouldn't have gone in the first place. It's very frustrating. Nothing got done while we were gone - at home, with my dad, or at work. I worked my butt off yesterday just trying to get the fires put out. Dad was out of clean underwear. That was the worst. My family knew I was going to be gone for a week, and they showed up the day after I left, and that was it. So Dad was on his own for 6 days. Why they even bother, I don't know.

Work is ridiculous. It seems no one can move without an ok from me. And if they do, they do it wrong. People who've worked here for years seem to not know how to proceed once I leave. It drives me crazy.

At home, a valve broke off our water line yesterday, spraying water everwhere, so Ken had to spend all day yesterday on that. So nothing else got done.

I am so tired. I am so behind. I can't do it all anymore. But no one seems to notice. They just keep taking, and asking, and assuming. I get no help from anyone. And I'm done. I feel like I'm being punished for taking a week off. I know that sounds weird, but it's exactly how I feel.

I guess I'm still in the funk.

he's gone...

So Brett Favre has retired. Non Packer fans are probably not so affected. But for those of us (37 years and counting) lifelong Packer fans, the last 17 years have been a lot... a lot of fun.... a lot of heartache at times... a lot of ups and downs.... but mostly a lot of fun.

Brett Favre loves the game of football. And watching him play is amazing. There is a generation that has never known the Packers any other way than the Brett Favre way! My two dear children have watched him, and only him, lead our faithful Packers through the last 17 years.

We all need to thank Brett. While being human (addiction, some wild times when younger, going through the devastation of Katrina and his wife's cancer), he has brought a great role model to so many kids. He's returned a love for the game to many. He's brought the Packers back to a great place.

But we are all also looking forward to the new year ahead. Congratulations to Brett, and good luck to a very young team in the Packers.