Well as usual, time can really get to flying fast.
It has almost been a month since I have been on this Blog. However, my family blogs are keeping up to date as well as my Cub Scout Den NewsBlog Site. I am also taking care of my Dad's Business Blog spot. And I was out of town for two weeks! I am glad I am not very busy. Heeee heeee.............
WHERE IS OUR BUSINESS INCOME?
The Internet selling business portion of our business that Michael and I have been in is over. But it is a really great thing that this part is over.
You see we have always been attracted to the Amway Business Model, but we were never happy about it's public relations and it's pricing. We have tried to make a go of the Amway Business twice now and it is not something that will work for us. Contrary to popular belief, we have chosen to live on one income most of the time and therefore we do not have very much money to spend.
We have to budget very tightly and shop at "Wal-mart" where the prices are in our range. Amway may have quality products but their pricing is way too high for our family. We cannot justify spending extra money on Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, and other disposables that really are much more expensive than Wal-mart and the dollar stores.
So when our Leaders and many of the other members of the TEAM Community, turned in their resignations to Quixtar and Amway, we decided it was time for us to do our own research and heart study to determine if we wanted to continue with Amway or depart from them and stay the course with the TEAM.
We did not take too long to make our decision, because the Amway Company made it clear that we, TEAM members, were following the wrong leadership and that we were doing the business wrong. Michael and I both feel that our Leaders are totally trustworthy, they are not perfect, but they are great knowledgeable leaders and want only the best for everyone they meet. We believe that the way our Leadership company is run is truly a superb model for changing people's lives and making a difference around us.
We are proud to be part of TEAM. We will pledge our allegiance to our Team Leaders and do our best to support the efforts of TEAM to make sure that we have fun, make money (when available) and make a difference. We love the TEAM!!!
We made our own decision to quit Amway and was never advised, approached or encouraged by our upline, downline or crossline. We made this decision as a couple, with the knowledge we had from both sides (Team and Alticor) and the feelings we were experiencing from the disparaging remarks from what I believe are Amway bloggers badmouthing my Leaders, my System, and my personal beliefs.
We know in our hearts that TEAM is the way to go for us. We will be successful in a Community where we are respected, taught Leadership and choose to Make a Difference in other peoples lives.
THE SYSTEM
I can only testify that because of the Leadership System that Michael and I belong to, we are still a married couple today. I love him dearly. But I was failing as a wife and mother. (my opinion) I was almost to the conclusion that my husband and children needed someone better qualified to take care of them. I was lost and did not know how to change or even what to change. I only knew that changes needed to be made, because the way we were living was not changing and we were headed down the wrong path.
The information I found in the Team System was incredible. I found out ways to revamp my personal self and through this revamping the family was also changing. It was sincerely lifechanging! I started to learn that I needed to change myself and as I changed, everybody started to react differently which led to more of me changing and more of them adjusting and although we still have our issues, we at least know how to overcome the challanges set before us. Michael feels the same way. We have both grown through the investigation and application an invaluable amount of superb leadership materials.
The Leadership opportunities that we are presented with are fabulous. The books are life changing. The CD's and DVD's are inspiring. The Association with like-minded people who want to Make-A-Difference in the lives of their families, communities, their Country and the World is truly a blessing. Can one say, "FIRED UP!!!!!"
WE GAVE UP SURFING THE CHANNELS ON THE TV
I am grateful that in our home, we are not constantly bombarded with the TV blaring. We have chosen not to put in Cable or Satellite. So since rabbit ears only bring in one channel, we have been situationally freed from the boobtube, and no one really seems to mind. The kids don't complain and it has been eight months since we had TV!! This is wonderful. Don't worry, we do get the news and weather on the Internet and that is by choice and we often don't choose to keep current. We know that someone will let us know if there is something we need to really know about.
I have been noticing that some of the DVD's we have, are becoming inappropriate. It is strange the longer we go without regular TV, the fewer bad (swear) words and media situations we get exposed to. OK, you are right, it is not strange, there really is a lot of crud sent to our homes via the TV system. I am finding that as we watch DVD's, what I used to let slip by is now grabbing my attention and screaming for me to remove the inappropriateness from our home. That is one of my many projects, sorting the movies and only keeping those that are good for all of us in our home.
BOOK READING - LOVE & RESPECT
I am reading the book, LOVE and RESPECT by Dr. Emerson Eggerich. This is a fantastic book. I am learning some very basic truths that apply in all marriages and relationships.
The problem I am having with this book is that it is very much revealing to me my own personal problems in my communication with my family members. I will admit that at this time, I am finding it very uncomfortable to want to change. This book puts the truth too close to home. I am finding it hard to come to grips with my lack of Respect towards those I love so much.
I am resisting very strongly and the worst part is, I know what I am reading is TRUE!!! I have had a problem with Respect for quite a few years now, and the book explains it so simply and I see where I have been failing. But my stubborn streak is rearing up it's ugly head and persuading me to not do the work to change things yet. I am hoping that by admitting this here, that maybe I can push myself over the pride issue and humble myself into wanting to make things better in my life, our lives.
TEAM LEADERSHIP CD'S
I love listening to a CD by Orrin Woodward about what our future could be like in a fair business. Randy & Valerie Haugen also have a great CD teaching us about 'changing through learning' and also they have a lot of 'financial' teaching CD's that are truly inspiring. I love all of Orrin's and Chris Brady's CD's.
I really love all the CD's we have been privileged to invest in. Michael and I know the value we are getting through this Leadership Development Service Provider call TEAM. The TEAM LDSP is a fantastic way for anyone to develop skills in dealing with their families, churches, communities and places of work.
ANTICIPATING A NEW MONEY MAKING BUSINESS
Michael and I are hoping that a new Business Opportunity will be available to us and our Community of Business Partners in February 2008. This opportunity would/will be life changing according to our own due diligence. We do not want nor believe in something for nothing. We want to work for our Dreams and our Future.
We want to Have Fun, Make Money and Make a Difference. We want to do this with our family members, our friends, our friends we have not met yet and their friends and so on. Building a community of great people who want to Have Fun, Make Money and Make a Difference is not difficult, but it is life changing.
The wave of the future is business married to the Internet. That is what our Business is all about. We know that our fearless Leaders know this is a true Principle of the Information Age. We trust them and know that they will do whatever they can within their power to put us in touch with a business plan that will allow the average hard working man or woman the opportunity to make money and make a difference.
We are in the Information Age and we need to learn the nuances that come with business with this new age. Ask us what we have learned and where we have learned it. We would be happy to share the information with you, and let you make your own determination where the buying future is heading. We would love to assist you anytime.
Keep reading and learning. That is your key to your Future.
Shari
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
Dislike of White Milk
Maybe it was because of the Milk Man?
No it could not have been. I really loved our Milk Man. He was one of the few visitors we had to our house. We lived pretty far from all the other houses.
I never really liked milk, unless it was very cold. I had to put ice cubes in it sometimes. I did like buttermilk though. Still do, I love it's tanginess.
We almost always had chocolate powder while I was growing up. So I would drink milk if it was chocolate.
My biggest problem with milk was at school lunch. Back in those days, in 1966-70, we had teachers who made sure you ate your lunch. They would not let you out for recess unless you ate all the disgusting canned peas, yuck; drank your soon room temperature warm milk, yucky; and sometimes the main entree was also horrible. I tried many times to sneak my peas into my milk carton and make the carton appear empty, but I got caught most of the time. So then I was eating Canned Peas in Warm Milk, now that was really disgusting.
I worked in the lunchroom in one of our elementary schools a couple of years ago and the kids are required to take the lunch tray, but they are not required to eat anything. So much of the food we made went straight into the garbage. It was awful. And I finally quit at the end of the year because there was so much waste in that department. The rules are made by our District Leaders and we had to comply or loose our jobs.
Food waste! This is a whole other story! I won't get started here.
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No it could not have been. I really loved our Milk Man. He was one of the few visitors we had to our house. We lived pretty far from all the other houses.
I never really liked milk, unless it was very cold. I had to put ice cubes in it sometimes. I did like buttermilk though. Still do, I love it's tanginess.
We almost always had chocolate powder while I was growing up. So I would drink milk if it was chocolate.
My biggest problem with milk was at school lunch. Back in those days, in 1966-70, we had teachers who made sure you ate your lunch. They would not let you out for recess unless you ate all the disgusting canned peas, yuck; drank your soon room temperature warm milk, yucky; and sometimes the main entree was also horrible. I tried many times to sneak my peas into my milk carton and make the carton appear empty, but I got caught most of the time. So then I was eating Canned Peas in Warm Milk, now that was really disgusting.
I worked in the lunchroom in one of our elementary schools a couple of years ago and the kids are required to take the lunch tray, but they are not required to eat anything. So much of the food we made went straight into the garbage. It was awful. And I finally quit at the end of the year because there was so much waste in that department. The rules are made by our District Leaders and we had to comply or loose our jobs.
Food waste! This is a whole other story! I won't get started here.
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Named Number Two
Number Two was born on the second trip to the Hospital. She was the second child. The second Daughter. The Second Granddaughter. Born on the second day of the second month. The second child to have Patent Ductus Arteriosis. The second to be born in that Hospital. Being the second child born to her Dad who was a second child, second boy. Being the second child born to her Mom who was the second living child in her family.
The second child of her parents to walk, talk, drive, drive her parents crazy- I could ramble on seconds for ever. But really Number Two was always Special. She was the only One who was a Two.
Being the number two child in a family of 5 kids (that would eventually have six children all totalled) and living in a three bedroom house, there was always sharing going on. She didn't have her own room, her own closet, her own dresser, her own bathroom, her own chair, etc.
There is nothing wrong with that, but as a child, she thought she was getting a bad deal!
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The second child of her parents to walk, talk, drive, drive her parents crazy- I could ramble on seconds for ever. But really Number Two was always Special. She was the only One who was a Two.
Being the number two child in a family of 5 kids (that would eventually have six children all totalled) and living in a three bedroom house, there was always sharing going on. She didn't have her own room, her own closet, her own dresser, her own bathroom, her own chair, etc.
There is nothing wrong with that, but as a child, she thought she was getting a bad deal!
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Thursday, October 4, 2007
The weather was really pleasant today, it was a warmish fall day. Too cool at first, but by noon it was open window time and let a just right breeze blow through the house. Yes a little dusty, but it still felt good.
Our kittens are growing nicely. The little runt is still very small, but she is strong and seems to be doing everything that her siblings do. It is just a little harder for her to pull or push her weight around to get what she wants. So she just crawls over everyone when she want something. They really are cute.
Ryan went to Scouts tonight. We usually forget about it because Michael has had to work on Wednesday Nights and I just forget. But I am glad he went tonight. It should now be easier to get him there because I get to do the Den Meetings at the same time at the church. I figure with 10 to 12 boys who are 8 to 9 years old, that we will use the wardhouse and not my house!
Rachael came with me tonight and she was quite bored as I would not let her do too much because the meeting was for the boys. So next time, (after we get back from vacation) I will make sure she has something to do.
Michael is working right now. He will be home around 6:00 am. I talked to him about 2 hours ago and he said they are really busy in the ER tonight.
The Cub Den Meeting went quite well. We really only met to get to know each other and fill out paperwork and find out where everybody was in their progress. There has not been any paperwork done for about 6 months is my guess. As the Senior Den Leader, (well more because I have had some experience in Cubbing) I guess until we get a Cub Master and Committee Chair Member, I will have to do the paperwork and put on Pack Meetings. It is going to be interesting.
Well I guess that will be it for now. There is so much more to write, but I need to go to bed.
Love you all,
Shari
Our kittens are growing nicely. The little runt is still very small, but she is strong and seems to be doing everything that her siblings do. It is just a little harder for her to pull or push her weight around to get what she wants. So she just crawls over everyone when she want something. They really are cute.
Ryan went to Scouts tonight. We usually forget about it because Michael has had to work on Wednesday Nights and I just forget. But I am glad he went tonight. It should now be easier to get him there because I get to do the Den Meetings at the same time at the church. I figure with 10 to 12 boys who are 8 to 9 years old, that we will use the wardhouse and not my house!
Rachael came with me tonight and she was quite bored as I would not let her do too much because the meeting was for the boys. So next time, (after we get back from vacation) I will make sure she has something to do.
Michael is working right now. He will be home around 6:00 am. I talked to him about 2 hours ago and he said they are really busy in the ER tonight.
The Cub Den Meeting went quite well. We really only met to get to know each other and fill out paperwork and find out where everybody was in their progress. There has not been any paperwork done for about 6 months is my guess. As the Senior Den Leader, (well more because I have had some experience in Cubbing) I guess until we get a Cub Master and Committee Chair Member, I will have to do the paperwork and put on Pack Meetings. It is going to be interesting.
Well I guess that will be it for now. There is so much more to write, but I need to go to bed.
Love you all,
Shari
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
What a day!
I went in for my after iron treatment blood tests. I had the privilege of waiting in the waiting room for about 20 minutes, they were really busy for some reason.
Then off to the Scout store I went. I wanted to find out information about who was on our Scout roster for our Troop. Ryan has not been transferred over yet from our move and we are missing a couple of other boys too for some reason. Michael will either figure that out or give it to the Scoutmaster. I'm betting he will give it to our new Scoutmaster to fix. That would be the best move. And since I am a new Den Leader over the Wolf and Ben Cubs, I wanted to get a list of who were registered with the Scout Council Office and I found out that only 3 out of our 12 boys are registered. I guess I have a lot of work to do, I get to do it because we do not have a Committee Chair person yet who will take care of that stuff. In fact, we don't have a CubMaster yet either. This is going to be an interesting endeavor for me. I do like Scouting and the 8 and 9 year old boys can be a lot of fun. So we will see how that goes.
While at the Scout Store, I got a call from Sprint Cell Service telling me that I needed to call Disney Mobile and get them to somehow get my number freed up so that Sprint could port the number to my new phone. Disney Mobile is going out of service at the end of the year. We are OK with that, as we have wanted to get out of our contract for a while because our phones have not worked very well since we moved and Disney wouldn't do very much to remedy the problem. They just said everything on their end was fine and so we shouldn't have any problems. That was weird that they wouldn't do anything but hey, there was a contract and they knew they were going to cease business so why do anything? They didn't say that, however that is how they acted.
I left the Scout store and made a call to Disney. That call was about 30 minutes and they were going to have to call me back. So off to the Bread Store I went. Just when I got in the parking lot, Disney called back. I spent another 25 minutes sitting in the car, half the time on hold. I finally talked to someone that we had spoken with last Friday when someone in their company accidentally turned off our phones. By the way they said it would take a week to get our phones turned back on, even though they clearing admitted it was their mistake. Well we don't need them any more!! Anyway, they were going to have to call me back again.
So I went in the store and bought the bread. I was in there maybe 10 minutes. I just backed out of the parking place and the phone rang again. So I pulled over again. This time I was told that Disney had gotten my phone number active for importing and I needed to call Sprint to have them import the number.
While on that quite short call, Sprint tried to call me again. I hung up with Disney and then called Sprint back. I spent about 45 minutes with them and they still could not port my old number over, however they were so nice and courteous. I was told that they would put this on Double Urgency Status and they would work on my issue first priority. (They might say this to all Customers, but it did make me feel important and that my problem was important.) So now it is wait and see. I will check with them tomorrow to see how things are coming.
Finally, I was off the phone and able to drive again, so I headed to Wal-mart to get some groceries. I wandered around the store for about 30 minutes, mostly window shopping (aisle shopping) in the Halloween decorations area. That is a fun place. On the way out of Wal-mart there is a traditional place where homeless people stand and hold signs asking for handouts. I usually never do anything, but for some reason today I handed the gruffly looking character a loaf of bread- as I had bought 10 loaves. (We usually put them in the freezer, but I figured he could use one if he was hungry. I would rather make sure one had food than give one money.) I was feeling generous, and you know what? I felt really satisfied to share our little bounty today.
Then I went to see if my Dad was at his shop. But he wasn't there, I hope he was fishing.
Then I stopped at our neighborhood Grocery store for chicken breasts, boneless-skinless that were on sale. I also visited with our neighbor who works there for a few minutes.
Then I headed home. I stopped by one of our neighbors homes in our neighborhood and gave them 2 loaves of bread and a bottle of grapefruit juice. (The dad likes grapefruit juice) He has been out of work for several months and I am sure they could use the bread. The juice was a treat, as they probably are not spending much on themselves at this moment.
I got home just before Ryan did at 2:36pm. I spent about four hours away from home today and most of that time was driving and talking on the cell phone trying to resolve that problem. I feel like I was gone all day!
I then worked on my Cub Scout stuff, we are having our first den meeting tomorrow night. And then after Michael got dinner for the kids, Michael and I went out for our weekly date.
We went to Chili's tonight and had a very nice time. Our date nights have become a nice habit for us. We have been going out every Tuesday night (except 2) since our anniversary in May- so about 4 months now. I wish we had been doing this for our whole marriage. I hope we can continue to do this for 50 more years! OK at 97 I might not care to go out, but I guess we will have to wait and see.
Rachael and Ryan are amazed at the growth of the kittens. I find pleasure watching them be amazed at watching and commenting on the struggles the kittens are going through. Such as them learning to walk. They are so wobbly and unsure of where to put each of their four feet. Everyday they get better, and they all have their eyes open and it appears that they can actually see, they follow movement more than they ever did. They also seem to be able to finally hear. They are wandering around the tub exploring. No, we have not moved them into the basement yet, maybe tomorrow after the kids get home from school.
Ryan is doing very well in all 8 of his classes. He is sporting mostly A's and we are really proud of him.
Rachael is also doing very well in her class. She loves to sing and might join the school choir.
Both the kids missed last Saturdays soccer game. It was alright in my opinion, because it was quite cool and very rainy. Ryan was with his Dad in town and Rachael was on a sleepover with her cousin at college. She got to stay in the dorms. We teased her about being a college girl, but she didn't like that. She said, I'm just 10.
Well it has been a very busy day. And I am glad it is almost over.
I went in for my after iron treatment blood tests. I had the privilege of waiting in the waiting room for about 20 minutes, they were really busy for some reason.
Then off to the Scout store I went. I wanted to find out information about who was on our Scout roster for our Troop. Ryan has not been transferred over yet from our move and we are missing a couple of other boys too for some reason. Michael will either figure that out or give it to the Scoutmaster. I'm betting he will give it to our new Scoutmaster to fix. That would be the best move. And since I am a new Den Leader over the Wolf and Ben Cubs, I wanted to get a list of who were registered with the Scout Council Office and I found out that only 3 out of our 12 boys are registered. I guess I have a lot of work to do, I get to do it because we do not have a Committee Chair person yet who will take care of that stuff. In fact, we don't have a CubMaster yet either. This is going to be an interesting endeavor for me. I do like Scouting and the 8 and 9 year old boys can be a lot of fun. So we will see how that goes.
While at the Scout Store, I got a call from Sprint Cell Service telling me that I needed to call Disney Mobile and get them to somehow get my number freed up so that Sprint could port the number to my new phone. Disney Mobile is going out of service at the end of the year. We are OK with that, as we have wanted to get out of our contract for a while because our phones have not worked very well since we moved and Disney wouldn't do very much to remedy the problem. They just said everything on their end was fine and so we shouldn't have any problems. That was weird that they wouldn't do anything but hey, there was a contract and they knew they were going to cease business so why do anything? They didn't say that, however that is how they acted.
I left the Scout store and made a call to Disney. That call was about 30 minutes and they were going to have to call me back. So off to the Bread Store I went. Just when I got in the parking lot, Disney called back. I spent another 25 minutes sitting in the car, half the time on hold. I finally talked to someone that we had spoken with last Friday when someone in their company accidentally turned off our phones. By the way they said it would take a week to get our phones turned back on, even though they clearing admitted it was their mistake. Well we don't need them any more!! Anyway, they were going to have to call me back again.
So I went in the store and bought the bread. I was in there maybe 10 minutes. I just backed out of the parking place and the phone rang again. So I pulled over again. This time I was told that Disney had gotten my phone number active for importing and I needed to call Sprint to have them import the number.
While on that quite short call, Sprint tried to call me again. I hung up with Disney and then called Sprint back. I spent about 45 minutes with them and they still could not port my old number over, however they were so nice and courteous. I was told that they would put this on Double Urgency Status and they would work on my issue first priority. (They might say this to all Customers, but it did make me feel important and that my problem was important.) So now it is wait and see. I will check with them tomorrow to see how things are coming.
Finally, I was off the phone and able to drive again, so I headed to Wal-mart to get some groceries. I wandered around the store for about 30 minutes, mostly window shopping (aisle shopping) in the Halloween decorations area. That is a fun place. On the way out of Wal-mart there is a traditional place where homeless people stand and hold signs asking for handouts. I usually never do anything, but for some reason today I handed the gruffly looking character a loaf of bread- as I had bought 10 loaves. (We usually put them in the freezer, but I figured he could use one if he was hungry. I would rather make sure one had food than give one money.) I was feeling generous, and you know what? I felt really satisfied to share our little bounty today.
Then I went to see if my Dad was at his shop. But he wasn't there, I hope he was fishing.
Then I stopped at our neighborhood Grocery store for chicken breasts, boneless-skinless that were on sale. I also visited with our neighbor who works there for a few minutes.
Then I headed home. I stopped by one of our neighbors homes in our neighborhood and gave them 2 loaves of bread and a bottle of grapefruit juice. (The dad likes grapefruit juice) He has been out of work for several months and I am sure they could use the bread. The juice was a treat, as they probably are not spending much on themselves at this moment.
I got home just before Ryan did at 2:36pm. I spent about four hours away from home today and most of that time was driving and talking on the cell phone trying to resolve that problem. I feel like I was gone all day!
I then worked on my Cub Scout stuff, we are having our first den meeting tomorrow night. And then after Michael got dinner for the kids, Michael and I went out for our weekly date.
We went to Chili's tonight and had a very nice time. Our date nights have become a nice habit for us. We have been going out every Tuesday night (except 2) since our anniversary in May- so about 4 months now. I wish we had been doing this for our whole marriage. I hope we can continue to do this for 50 more years! OK at 97 I might not care to go out, but I guess we will have to wait and see.
Rachael and Ryan are amazed at the growth of the kittens. I find pleasure watching them be amazed at watching and commenting on the struggles the kittens are going through. Such as them learning to walk. They are so wobbly and unsure of where to put each of their four feet. Everyday they get better, and they all have their eyes open and it appears that they can actually see, they follow movement more than they ever did. They also seem to be able to finally hear. They are wandering around the tub exploring. No, we have not moved them into the basement yet, maybe tomorrow after the kids get home from school.
Ryan is doing very well in all 8 of his classes. He is sporting mostly A's and we are really proud of him.
Rachael is also doing very well in her class. She loves to sing and might join the school choir.
Both the kids missed last Saturdays soccer game. It was alright in my opinion, because it was quite cool and very rainy. Ryan was with his Dad in town and Rachael was on a sleepover with her cousin at college. She got to stay in the dorms. We teased her about being a college girl, but she didn't like that. She said, I'm just 10.
Well it has been a very busy day. And I am glad it is almost over.
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