A day in the life of a school bus driver.

Well, no school today, but I still had to call my boss to see what he called me for and left a voicemail to call him back. Those calls always make me nervous! Well, turns out I had my 3rd complaint phone call of the week. Seems I have had a target on my back lately. I was just telling the boss that I hadn't had to talk to him in so long that I almost forgot his name. Well, that didn't last long. First, I had a complaint because I asked a tall student to help me slap my windshield wiper to the window to get the ice off(on a back dirt road, with no traffic). I guess I can't ask for help even in a snow storm! Then some bimbo calls in to say I drive the bus with no heat on! Where do these people get these hair brain ideas? Do you think I like to freeze? Then, I could not get down one of my back roads yesterday because the snow plow was having a hard time coming through to even make one lane and I had to back the bus out! So of course, that one student who lives down there has to stand out and wait for a bus that can't arrive, instead of going in and making another arrangement to get to school. It's all my fault for 4ft snow drifts and impassable roads! Every bubble headed brat on the bus now a days has a cell phone and if I forget to turn on a turn signal, someone is calling the school! What has this society come to? If I were to give any one of them the chance, they would not drive a bus for a million dollars, but they will persecute me for how I drive it and for every little mistake that they think is outta line! Sometimes I am so ready to quit! If they only realized how much I care for their kids and their safety. They don't even think of that, they just want to complain to anyone who will listen. I say give me 5 minutes with them behind the wheel and see how far they get! It is so hard to find drivers. Then when we find someone crazy enough to drive, the parents berate them with complaints! So UNGRATEFUL! Maybe if they all had to take their brats to school they would appreciate public transportation a little more. I don't know if I can make it for another 13yrs to get my 30yrs in. It gets harder everyday! One more thought for those of you who are reading this: keep in mind, that if the bus were to ever get taken hostage with your student(s) on board, I would freely GIVE MY LIFE to defend those kids on there, under my care,without reservation. How many people do you know who are willing to drive in adverse conditions, with 70+ k-12 students in the vehicle, with your back turned on them the whole time your driving, and put up with complaining phone calls all week long? Next time you see a bus driver-take my advice and thank them for what they endure so you don't have to get out and take your kids to school everyday.

Just chillin' on a Friday night.

Well here we are at the end of another week. No trip to go on, no shopping to do, just relaxing at the ol' pc. I got a really cool Newfoundland Italian charm bracelet today. I LOVE Newfoundlands. My last two were killed in bizarre accidents, so I have been cherishing them in my heart ever since. I called today to see how much it would be to get my dog neutered and WOW! 165-350 bucks! I about fell over. I can't believe these prices. I know exactly what is involved and it don't take no 350 bucks to do it! Makes me disgusted. No wonder people can't afford to get their dogs fixed!
On a lighter note, I finally got my strength back on Thursday. Between being sick and all the stress of pre-trip stuff from last week, I was exhausted! Not to mention that my cat has gone absolutely off the deep end! Every night he meows in this deep meow and wakes everyone up 'till I throw him in the basement! I call him psycho-cat now. He keeps this up and kitty may go for a ride! My dog was making a fuss every night 'till I filled his house with a truck load of straw. Now I don't hear a peep outta him. Thank God for that! I had him in the house but I can't take my eyes off him and he's either on the counter or in my garbage. That's when I said "out ya go buddy!"
No real plans for this weekend. Just stayin' home and cleaning. Getting all the final holiday decor put away. Almost feels like spring with this warmer weather. I know though in the back of my mind that it is several weeks away.
My husband has been very sick this week. He caught the cold that I had last week. Poor guy. I drugged him up and sent him to work again. He feels like he lives their but I am thankful for the job.
Nick was supposed to have a friend over but he never showed up so I guess it's just him and I tonight.I got plenty of housework to keep me busy. I was gone the entire weekend last week so nothing got done. I don't know what this place would look like if I was gone. Heaven help us!

Never the same.

Well, I have just returned from one of the most awesome , mind blowing ,God filled experiences in my entire life. There are not enough descriptive words to accurately depict the move of God that took place this weekend. I don't even know if I can write it well enough for you to grasp the intensity, the impact, the lives it changed, -it was absolutely worth all the effort, all the time, all the preparation it took for us to get there.
I saw teens falling on their knees and crying out to God to help them stop cutting themselves, stop watching porn, stop there addiction to witchcraft,to restore their self images, to stop believing they are worthless, stop their addictions to alcohol and/or drugs. Kids from 13-18 were raising their hands to God and crying out to Him for deliverance. Praise God! I cried with them ,I prayed with them,I held them as they fell to the floor in their pain and shame and loneliness. Then I saw them be restored and rise again to their feet as a new creature in Christ almighty! Praise God. I saw them throw their razors down at the altar (literally) and get delivered from cutting themselves on a regular basis. My God, what these kids are goin' through everyday? I am so glad God has anointed me for the task of helping them through it to be healed by the best healer in the industry!
I also witnessed the fall of the Holy Spirit on some of our very own teens and they began to speak in tongues! Hallelujah! I wish I could do this work everyday of my life. It is sooo fulfilling! I love doin' God's work! I could eat, sleep and drink Jesus 365!

Never a dull moment!

Well, the drama never quits! Wake up today and the driveway is full of snow again, my furnace quit and my husband ate way to much chili by the smell of it! Ha Ha LOL! Well, I am sure it is no coincidence that my husband just bought a new spare nozzle on Friday for the furnace. I know God was taking care of us. he replaced it this morning and got it running again. And as far as the washer goes, my husband decided to take it apart and see what happened,why not right? What could we lose? Well a penny had gotten stuck in my washer pump making the transmission unable to kick in. Can you believe it? Now, I can wait for a new washer. Even though I couldn't go to church, God is still taking care of me. Thank you God. He takes care of His people all the time! God bless you all.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Here we are on a beautiful snowy day and no particular place to go(thank god!) so let it snow -right? Well if you know me at all,- I love snow! I can't stand hot weather. I should've been an Eskimo! I was woke up at 6:45 today by my outside cat named Oreo. I had let him stay in last night because I felt sorry for him and I thought he might be cold,well....I woke up to the sound of him puking on my carpeted floor. Ahhhh, the warm stench of cat puke in the mornin'!(NOT!) After cleaning that up and returning to bed, I am awoke to the sound of my other cat Rollie trying to fill the litter box and he must have been constipated. Every 5 minutes it was another scratching/digging session and another round of warm poop smell. YUCK! After all that I said the heck with it and got up! UUUUGGGH!
After a short not-long-enough nap, I decide to plow the driveway. Well, I attempted to put air in the tractor tire and wouldn't ya know no chuck for the air hose! What do men do with these attachments anyway? Keith always takes it off and I swear he puts it in a secret place and its not with the other air tools! So -I drove the tractor with a 50% flat tire. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do! If I didn't make a run down through the drive before to long, we could have easily been snowed in. After cleaning out my drive I always do the neighbors. So I limped my way over to the neighbors and I don't think anyone had plowed it since 1987! If there wasn't 16" in their driveway, I'd be a liar. Whew! that stuff was deep! Well, I got it all done anyway-Hallelujah! and I didn't even ruin the tire! I say let the snow keep comin'. I get paid even if we have a snow day so it don't matter to me!

A day of bliss...

Well, yesterday was a day of bliss until I got home from driving the bus. Even though it was a snowy,icy day, it didn't start to go downhill until I was making breakfast with my husband and heard a weird electrical like noise with a vibration to go along with it. We both looked at each other and said "what was that?" Well, he went downstairs and couldn't see anything. First we thought it was the furnace,or the dryer. Well, -nothing.....until......5:30, when he went down to do laundry. The transmission in my washer went clapooey! How do ya like that! Only days after my husband got a bonus check AND spent most of it already! Now, uugggh!,I need a washer! They just don't make 'em like they used to. I will never buy a frigidaire washer again! It has been a piece of junk since the day we brought it home. Live and learn I guess.
Also, I am writing this on Friday and I am still on a "God high" from Wednesday! Whew! What a service it was! ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!! I love it when we have a break out of the box day and nothing goes as planned. I was so glad to see kids running up to the altar for prayer. They don't even realize how God loves to see His children run into His arms. I LOVE IT TOO! Kids of all sizes and ages were sobbing at the feet of Jesus and opening their hearts. It was soooooo awesome. I just can't say enough to describe the feeling. Well, I will leave you with that warm and fuzzy feeling for now,until next time.

Off to a great start!

Happy New Year to all! I am so blessed! Thank God I am not sick on this holiday like I was 1 year ago. I was so deathly ill this time last year with blood poisoning from a tooth infection that I was actually wanting to die! Can you believe it? Well, thank God again, for unanswered prayers.
I have had such a great Christmas and holiday vacation! It has been wonderful. I got several great presents and only new what one of them was before Christmas. Also, I was able to get my new LG Dare phone,which was rated #1 , so I was excited to get it. I was actually eligible to get it 12/7/08 but didn't have the money then. Also, we spent a lot of time with kids coming over and just plain hangin' out. I LOVE that! Just can't get enough of it! Cj and I have become quite the little gaming buddies! We have a lot of fun.
Then today I got an email informing me that my ebay bid on another Dare phone was outbid. Hallelujah! I had accidentally bid on this phone before I got my present Dare phone, at a cheaper price. When I bid on it, I didn't know that my 2yr contract discount through Verizon would actually get me the same phone way much cheaper. So I have been chewing my fingernails waiting for the bid to go over my minimum. Thank God again, that it happened today! Whew! I only had 2 days left! I learned from that mistake.
Another great happening this holiday is that my husband is still employed,despite 1800 layoffs in his company nationwide. And not only is he still employed, but got a .75cent raise! Praise God!
Also, I got the green light to redo the coffee house at church. I love getting new upgrades! I replaced the counter top,tore out the old cheap metal shelves and installed new top of the line shelving from home depot. It totally gave the place a whole new look! Now I have so much more room. I hated the other shelves. They were a lure for all things small and creepy crawly(mice). In fact I found a dead one underneath that was petrified and utterly gross! I made my husband throw that one away! I brought those shelves home and hubby threw them out!!!
The only bump in the road I know of all week, is that my mom's water pump died and they have been out of water for 4 or 5 days. They are 78 yrs old and are having a hard time getting it back on. They don't have the money to hire any help either. Bummer! I wish I could help but what do I know about plumbing? I hope they get it all worked out. Water is one thing we just can't live without!