Thursday, December 4, 2008
Dumb Ass Attack
I am officially a dumb ass! My horse has a head after all! I decided to go to the Radio Flyer web site and see if I could order the part. They actually had a form to fill out for missing parts that they would ship to you free of charge. I went to gather the necessary information from the box and decided to check it out again. "If I was a horse head, where would I be?" Of course! I would be shoved up my ass. Really, it was shoved into the neck opening upsidedown. Joe and I were discussing earlier about how funny it was that of all things the head would be missing. I even told him that I wasn't sure where it would even fit into the box, because everything was packed tightly. That is probably what got me thinking to look inside his body. I'm sure I'm not the only one that has done this. Besides, Julian and Nicholas didn't see it either!
Quality Control
Today was the perfect opportunity for me to follow my own advice about "lightening up." I ordered a spring type rocking horse online from Walmart. You can order it online and then pick it up at the store and not have to pay shipping. What a great idea. So I get the notice today that it has arrived at the store. I'm pretty excited because I know the kids will love it. I brought it home just in time for Julian and Nicholas and I to put it together. The boys had the tools...you know, screwdriver, pliers, magnifying glass. I don't know what the magnifying glass was for either but apparently they needed it. We started to unpack it. 4 legs? check. 1 body? check. springs and bolts? check. 1 head? hmmmmmmm! Seriously? Sure enough, no head. I can understand maybe a bolt missing here or there, but the head? I couldn't help but laugh. Julian says: "That's ridiculous!" Nicholas says: "Why no head?" "I don't know" I tell him. "Why?" he says. That conversation could go on for 1/2 an hour. I could probably see if the company would send me a head, but that would probably just create more problems. I'll just take it back and start over. By the way, the boys wanted me to put it together anyway without the head. They didn't care, they could use the opening where the head should be to store their toys.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Lighten up your Holidays.
I was in the bathroom yesterday reading(Not that I make a habit of that). Anyway, I have the book: "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff". Contrary to what Bryan thinks I really try to live by that. It doesn't always work, but most of time I can let the little annoyances of life sift right through. Which brings me to Chapter 83:
"Lighten Up". I thought this chapter was appropriate for the Holiday Season. It talks about how we lose perspective over the little things in life that are unpleasant. The things that are unpleasant,but we really can't change them. For instance, waiting in line. We don't like it, but complaining about it and getting our blood pressure elevated isn't worth it. Save your angst for when someone cuts you off in traffic on your motorcycle (I digress). One of my favorite lines from the chapter is: "The root of being uptight is our unwillingness to accept life as being different, in any way, from our expectations." Expectations are a big downfall to having true happiness at any given time. You expect your child to act a certain way at an event you are very excited for. When they don't, you get disappointed. I have a scenario in my head that at our Christmas party everyone will be sitting down at the table at the same time and I will give a toast with everyone in complete silence with their glasses raised, including the kids. Ha Ha Ha, like that is ever going to happen. I seriously have no expectation that that will really happen, but if I did I would be really disappointed. Have no expectations and be pleasantly surprised when something goes as planned. Life is simply what it is, you either roll with it, or create difficulties and suffer. There is a quote from Benjamin Franklin in the book: "Our limited perspective, our hopes and fears become our measure of life, and when circumstances don't fit our ideas, they become our difficulties." Things won't go right and you will get stressed and disappointed, just keep things in perspective and "Lighten Up!"
PS: Bryan, if you use these words against me, I will give you a smack down!
"Lighten Up". I thought this chapter was appropriate for the Holiday Season. It talks about how we lose perspective over the little things in life that are unpleasant. The things that are unpleasant,but we really can't change them. For instance, waiting in line. We don't like it, but complaining about it and getting our blood pressure elevated isn't worth it. Save your angst for when someone cuts you off in traffic on your motorcycle (I digress). One of my favorite lines from the chapter is: "The root of being uptight is our unwillingness to accept life as being different, in any way, from our expectations." Expectations are a big downfall to having true happiness at any given time. You expect your child to act a certain way at an event you are very excited for. When they don't, you get disappointed. I have a scenario in my head that at our Christmas party everyone will be sitting down at the table at the same time and I will give a toast with everyone in complete silence with their glasses raised, including the kids. Ha Ha Ha, like that is ever going to happen. I seriously have no expectation that that will really happen, but if I did I would be really disappointed. Have no expectations and be pleasantly surprised when something goes as planned. Life is simply what it is, you either roll with it, or create difficulties and suffer. There is a quote from Benjamin Franklin in the book: "Our limited perspective, our hopes and fears become our measure of life, and when circumstances don't fit our ideas, they become our difficulties." Things won't go right and you will get stressed and disappointed, just keep things in perspective and "Lighten Up!"
PS: Bryan, if you use these words against me, I will give you a smack down!
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