At least I hope I am against a hairy purple electronic device.
Mom 1 Furby 1
The saga continues. Those following me on FB will know that a couple of days ago, the kids took the Ms' new Furby and turned it evil. OMG-talk about scary. Took me ten minutes of petting it's head to turn it back. Now I'm not sure of the personality.
I scored one when I used threats to make it quite clear, evil Coco would not come back!
But now, it's learning words. And I think it's a cross between a Valley Girl and Fargo.
We've got "like, uh-huh" and "ya know". I'm waiting for it to pick up more of the Ms' lingo-some how she's got a little Minnesota twang going on and you occasionally hear a random dontchaknow.
The only other issue, watch what you have to yell when around Coco. Ms was talking to it the other night and kept having to yell at Moose and Abbey to "GET OUT" of her room. So Coco now says, "Like, really? Get Out!" Yeap, the valley has invaded the frozen north.
Watch for the Ms and Coco around the grooming areas at the upcoming shows. Can't wait to find out what other great words and lingo it picks up from there!
Just sayin'....
C
Friday, December 28, 2012
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Happy Howlidays!
Yes folks, we survived another wild and crazy Christmas. Starting with Snowmagedon on Thursday, the truck's up and kaput fuel pump, down to one vehicle, tons of errands, school, work and finally four days off.
We had a great long weekend. Call from the repair show said truck was fixed on Christmas Eve. I, the confirmed klutz, tripped out of the van Sunday afternoon, with bags in my hands and missed the first drift. Ms found my knee prints in the second one though. Shin is sore, arch in the foot hurts. Could have been worse--I really had to pee too :) TMI? Cold air, snow up my pants and in my shoes-was close-heehee.
Christmas Eve at my mom and dad's new house. Poor Malcolm got chased by Peanut the cat and Finch came around the corner the same time as he was and barked in his face. Spent most of the day on my lap or under the table getting fed by Kadence. I got Mom some new windchimes for the new porch, Ms picked out the sound. Dad is not happy.
Christmas Day was perfect. Dogs let us sleep in. Everyone had waffles(not me), bacon, fruit,etc. Ummmm. Santa was good to everyone. Ms got a Furbie, God help us all. First thing it does when you put the batteries in, fart. First three words it learned--Really? No Way? It giggles, sings, purrs(cat sat beside it for awhile), talks lots and lots of furbish, and yes farts. I've banned it to her room for now. Tall Kid got movies, tools. Hubby got tools, storage stuff for all his tools and the dogs got him new slippers. Me? I got a new toy--a Shark. Clean floors here I come!!!
Nana came over and watched movies, ate dinner and then we all attempted to stay awake while waddling around like engorged ticks. Which we did watch the Christmas Story :) Sue brought along Parker who liked following Mal around and bothering him then going over and playing with Connor, Lace and his sister Click.
Today, Tall Kid and I head back to work. Hubby and the Ms have the next week off. For the rest of us it's three day work week, two days off, one day to work, New Years off, then only 1 1/2 days to work, then St Paul here we come.
Hoping everyone had a blessed Christmas, stayed safe, ate too much and enjoyed time with your family.
Just sayin'.....
C
We had a great long weekend. Call from the repair show said truck was fixed on Christmas Eve. I, the confirmed klutz, tripped out of the van Sunday afternoon, with bags in my hands and missed the first drift. Ms found my knee prints in the second one though. Shin is sore, arch in the foot hurts. Could have been worse--I really had to pee too :) TMI? Cold air, snow up my pants and in my shoes-was close-heehee.
Christmas Eve at my mom and dad's new house. Poor Malcolm got chased by Peanut the cat and Finch came around the corner the same time as he was and barked in his face. Spent most of the day on my lap or under the table getting fed by Kadence. I got Mom some new windchimes for the new porch, Ms picked out the sound. Dad is not happy.
Christmas Day was perfect. Dogs let us sleep in. Everyone had waffles(not me), bacon, fruit,etc. Ummmm. Santa was good to everyone. Ms got a Furbie, God help us all. First thing it does when you put the batteries in, fart. First three words it learned--Really? No Way? It giggles, sings, purrs(cat sat beside it for awhile), talks lots and lots of furbish, and yes farts. I've banned it to her room for now. Tall Kid got movies, tools. Hubby got tools, storage stuff for all his tools and the dogs got him new slippers. Me? I got a new toy--a Shark. Clean floors here I come!!!
Nana came over and watched movies, ate dinner and then we all attempted to stay awake while waddling around like engorged ticks. Which we did watch the Christmas Story :) Sue brought along Parker who liked following Mal around and bothering him then going over and playing with Connor, Lace and his sister Click.
Today, Tall Kid and I head back to work. Hubby and the Ms have the next week off. For the rest of us it's three day work week, two days off, one day to work, New Years off, then only 1 1/2 days to work, then St Paul here we come.
Hoping everyone had a blessed Christmas, stayed safe, ate too much and enjoyed time with your family.
Just sayin'.....
C
Seriously?
I’m still trying to wrap my head around this—someone who’s been in dogs like 5 or 6 years is now taking it upon themselves to mentor people new to the breed, as in they bought a pet from them and now want to breed.
So how do they mentor them? Hum, breeding a pet is okay as long as it has all its health tests and that it's a great learning experience for the kids. Or that inbreeding isn’t really inbreeding when both siblings are from “outcross” breedings themselves. Or this is even better, swearing that a dog can be bred the first time in a split cycle, then bred on the 2nd part of the split and that it will actually whelp two different litters, weeks apart.
At this point in time I should be seeing you with your mouth dropped on the key board, going- no way, really?(which btw are the first three words the Ms' Furbie learned)
I've got to be making this up, right? Any person with a real interest in breeding would never do, think or teach that???
Folks, I’m very serious here. I have not only run into one of those people, but a couple. I am ashamed at anyone who has ever sold this person a dog to begin with and hasn’t taken the time to mentor them or even direct them to a person who can. I fear for the breed, the dogs involved and the innocent people who have been swindled out of hard earned money and deceived.
And with that, I think it’s important to clear up a few facts.
Mother nature doesn’t work that way-once a dog starts to whelp, that’s it. The body can not say, those aren't cooked enough, leave them in and we'll whelp those later. And if a bitch is having split cycles, at least for me, that raises a red flag that something isn’t right and maybe breeding shouldn’t happen this time around? Typically in a split cycle, the 2nd cycle is the fertile one, fyi, which is maybe why they cycled again? And what about outcross, line bred, and inbreeding? Well, I can’t say it better than the people at Topsfield Bassets:
Willis (1989) defines INBREEDING as the mating of animals "more closely related to one another than the average relationship within the breed." Inbred pairings would include brother/sister (the closest form), father/daughter, mother/son and half-brother/half-sister.
LINEBREEDING involves breeding relatives other than the individual parents or brothers and sisters. Typical linebred matings are grandfather/granddaughter, grandmother/grandson, grandson/granddaughter, great-granddaughter/great-grandson, uncle/niece, aunt/nephew and cousin crosses. Linebreeding is a less intense form of inbreeding.
Here’s where I got it from—I highly recommend that if you are considering any sort of breeding, this might help clear things up some.
http://www.topsfieldbassets.com/breederstoolbox/lets_talk_linebreeding.htm
Folks—there is no harm in helping out someone, but if you give out information, please make sure to you know what you are talking about-check your sources, never assume(you know what that does). And no one should quit learning-when we feel we have enough knowledge to pass it on, great, but when we feel we have learned all we can, better dig that hole in the ground, because I never want to stop learning.
Just sayin'....
C
So how do they mentor them? Hum, breeding a pet is okay as long as it has all its health tests and that it's a great learning experience for the kids. Or that inbreeding isn’t really inbreeding when both siblings are from “outcross” breedings themselves. Or this is even better, swearing that a dog can be bred the first time in a split cycle, then bred on the 2nd part of the split and that it will actually whelp two different litters, weeks apart.
At this point in time I should be seeing you with your mouth dropped on the key board, going- no way, really?(which btw are the first three words the Ms' Furbie learned)
I've got to be making this up, right? Any person with a real interest in breeding would never do, think or teach that???
Folks, I’m very serious here. I have not only run into one of those people, but a couple. I am ashamed at anyone who has ever sold this person a dog to begin with and hasn’t taken the time to mentor them or even direct them to a person who can. I fear for the breed, the dogs involved and the innocent people who have been swindled out of hard earned money and deceived.
And with that, I think it’s important to clear up a few facts.
Mother nature doesn’t work that way-once a dog starts to whelp, that’s it. The body can not say, those aren't cooked enough, leave them in and we'll whelp those later. And if a bitch is having split cycles, at least for me, that raises a red flag that something isn’t right and maybe breeding shouldn’t happen this time around? Typically in a split cycle, the 2nd cycle is the fertile one, fyi, which is maybe why they cycled again? And what about outcross, line bred, and inbreeding? Well, I can’t say it better than the people at Topsfield Bassets:
Willis (1989) defines INBREEDING as the mating of animals "more closely related to one another than the average relationship within the breed." Inbred pairings would include brother/sister (the closest form), father/daughter, mother/son and half-brother/half-sister.
LINEBREEDING involves breeding relatives other than the individual parents or brothers and sisters. Typical linebred matings are grandfather/granddaughter, grandmother/grandson, grandson/granddaughter, great-granddaughter/great-grandson, uncle/niece, aunt/nephew and cousin crosses. Linebreeding is a less intense form of inbreeding.
Here’s where I got it from—I highly recommend that if you are considering any sort of breeding, this might help clear things up some.
http://www.topsfieldbassets.com/breederstoolbox/lets_talk_linebreeding.htm
Folks—there is no harm in helping out someone, but if you give out information, please make sure to you know what you are talking about-check your sources, never assume(you know what that does). And no one should quit learning-when we feel we have enough knowledge to pass it on, great, but when we feel we have learned all we can, better dig that hole in the ground, because I never want to stop learning.
Just sayin'....
C
Friday, December 21, 2012
We're still here
I'm still trying to figure out what the Mayan's meant?
But we survived not only 12-21-12, but the Snowmagedon! 8-12" of snow, that's if you could get it all to pile up in one spot for a millisecond to measure. 50mph plus gusts ended up with 4' drifts all over the place, including the entire 150' of driveway. 2 1/2 hours later, enough of a path to get the Mystery Machine out.
Still have to cut trenches along the fences so dogs can't just walk over the 5' fence or the ducks don't walk over the 8' panels. Horses are so not happy, pond is covered by drifts and well, I spent the day inside baking, doing laundry and drinking tea.
Now back to work for a day and try to get it all done. Cupcakes helped.
Just sayin'....
C
But we survived not only 12-21-12, but the Snowmagedon! 8-12" of snow, that's if you could get it all to pile up in one spot for a millisecond to measure. 50mph plus gusts ended up with 4' drifts all over the place, including the entire 150' of driveway. 2 1/2 hours later, enough of a path to get the Mystery Machine out.
Still have to cut trenches along the fences so dogs can't just walk over the 5' fence or the ducks don't walk over the 8' panels. Horses are so not happy, pond is covered by drifts and well, I spent the day inside baking, doing laundry and drinking tea.
Now back to work for a day and try to get it all done. Cupcakes helped.
Just sayin'....
C
Friday, December 14, 2012
Do me a favor
Hug your kids, tell your family you love them and give someone who needs it, a shoulder to cry on.
This country has had enough loss in the last couple of weeks and it's hitting where it hurts the most, our children.
Our prayers got out of the families affected by the shootings this morning in CT.
We continue to keep the Collins and Cook families in our prayers as they deal with the realization that neither of their children will be coming home.
C
This country has had enough loss in the last couple of weeks and it's hitting where it hurts the most, our children.
Our prayers got out of the families affected by the shootings this morning in CT.
We continue to keep the Collins and Cook families in our prayers as they deal with the realization that neither of their children will be coming home.
C
I'm sick
...let that sink in for a moment.
Heehee, I know a couple of you are going, yeap, she totally is sick-ha ha ha.
The accouting office had a wave go through it of this little nasty thing called a cold. I'm the last to get it.
I've been doing my clementines, got airborne on board, washing hands, sneezing and coughing into my shoulder.
But right now I feel like I have a swimming pool up my nose and it's about to overflow. The throat tickles and I can't take drugs. Let me rephrase that. I can't take drugs while at work during the day.
Jackie, as of tonight, I will be saying YES to drugs, hopefully to drift off into sweet slumber and wake up in the morning feeling ten times better.
Yeah right, I'll be the one in the balcony tomorrow afternoon with a box of tissue on my lap. Oh joy.
Just sayin'.....
C
Heehee, I know a couple of you are going, yeap, she totally is sick-ha ha ha.
The accouting office had a wave go through it of this little nasty thing called a cold. I'm the last to get it.
I've been doing my clementines, got airborne on board, washing hands, sneezing and coughing into my shoulder.
But right now I feel like I have a swimming pool up my nose and it's about to overflow. The throat tickles and I can't take drugs. Let me rephrase that. I can't take drugs while at work during the day.
Jackie, as of tonight, I will be saying YES to drugs, hopefully to drift off into sweet slumber and wake up in the morning feeling ten times better.
Yeah right, I'll be the one in the balcony tomorrow afternoon with a box of tissue on my lap. Oh joy.
Just sayin'.....
C
Friday, December 7, 2012
Words
Words are just a collection of letters put together. Words are just that, nothing unless the writer has put thought and meaning behind them when putting them to paper.
“It is always so simple, and so complicating, to accept an apology.”― Michael Chabon
To accept an apology is one thing, anyone can say yes and not really mean it. Some say it to make the person offering it up feel like they did the right thing. To truly forgive, comes from the heart. It come from within and allows both parties to go forward on clean ground.
“Dear Lord, please show me everything I need to understand about forgiveness and surrender”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
“Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.” ― W. Paul Young, The Shack
“People have to forgive. We don't have to like them, we don't have to be friends with them, we don't have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. Because if we don't we are tying rocks to our feet, too much for our wings to carry!” ― C. JoyBell C.
In the end, the apology and the forgiveness are a two way street. The person offering the apology must also be at a point of forgiving themselves for their wrongs. The person accepting must do so with honesty and integrity.
“We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it--because we need it.” ― Bree Despain, The Dark Divine
But forgiveness and trust are not one in the same. You may accept an apology, forgive that person, but trust is not that simple. It is earned. It is delicate and can be broken at any time.
“I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.” -unknown
"Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record.” ― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth am I Here for?
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” --George MacDonald
I have forgiven, I am forgiven, I accept with my heart but trust will be earned and not taken lightly.
Just sayin....
C
“It is always so simple, and so complicating, to accept an apology.”― Michael Chabon
To accept an apology is one thing, anyone can say yes and not really mean it. Some say it to make the person offering it up feel like they did the right thing. To truly forgive, comes from the heart. It come from within and allows both parties to go forward on clean ground.
“Dear Lord, please show me everything I need to understand about forgiveness and surrender”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
“Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.” ― W. Paul Young, The Shack
“People have to forgive. We don't have to like them, we don't have to be friends with them, we don't have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. Because if we don't we are tying rocks to our feet, too much for our wings to carry!” ― C. JoyBell C.
In the end, the apology and the forgiveness are a two way street. The person offering the apology must also be at a point of forgiving themselves for their wrongs. The person accepting must do so with honesty and integrity.
“We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it--because we need it.” ― Bree Despain, The Dark Divine
But forgiveness and trust are not one in the same. You may accept an apology, forgive that person, but trust is not that simple. It is earned. It is delicate and can be broken at any time.
“I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.” -unknown
"Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record.” ― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth am I Here for?
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” --George MacDonald
I have forgiven, I am forgiven, I accept with my heart but trust will be earned and not taken lightly.
Just sayin....
C
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Prayers
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the parents of missing girls, Lyric and Elizabeth.
News conference today all but confirmed that their bodies were found by hunters in a neighboring county yesterday.
http://evansdalesearch.com/
Go home, hug your kids tonight.
C
News conference today all but confirmed that their bodies were found by hunters in a neighboring county yesterday.
http://evansdalesearch.com/
Go home, hug your kids tonight.
C
Hum, package at the door!
First, I need to apologize to my cardi claus person---I had all intentions of sending it off early, but life as usual, got in the way. Then when I got around to packing it on the deadline to send day, my box was TOO SMALL! So had to hunt around for a larger box. Then I missed the last pick up at the place I ship stuff from. So....it should arrive Friday sometime, Saturday at the very very latest. Enjoy a few of our favorite things!
But there was a package at our door last night. I wish I had been able to get a photo of the goodies sent by Dianne and the MS corgis but everytime I unwrapped something, a dog ran in, grabbed it and bolted in the other direction. I think they liked their new stuff. The Ms also claimed the butter cookies but I kept the ornaments. The best one? The melted cardigan snow dog--heehee, I'll get a photo of that one. Poor snow dog tried to go to Florida to find his bone!
Any how, the other miss adventures of the night resulted in collies with very sparkly breath. Click, Lace and Connor found Rocky's candy cane stash and ate four or five of them before I figured out what was going on. Wrappers and all. Alec's waiting for peppermint farts, me, I've put the candy canes much higher up.
And I took a mental health night. With all the crap going on 4-H and other life events, I needed it. Came home to the smell of a devine lasgana that the Tall Kid made. Sat, read a book, watched tv, did laundry and feel a little better. Now I think I can get back in the swing of things, maybe.
Just sayin....
C
But there was a package at our door last night. I wish I had been able to get a photo of the goodies sent by Dianne and the MS corgis but everytime I unwrapped something, a dog ran in, grabbed it and bolted in the other direction. I think they liked their new stuff. The Ms also claimed the butter cookies but I kept the ornaments. The best one? The melted cardigan snow dog--heehee, I'll get a photo of that one. Poor snow dog tried to go to Florida to find his bone!
Any how, the other miss adventures of the night resulted in collies with very sparkly breath. Click, Lace and Connor found Rocky's candy cane stash and ate four or five of them before I figured out what was going on. Wrappers and all. Alec's waiting for peppermint farts, me, I've put the candy canes much higher up.
And I took a mental health night. With all the crap going on 4-H and other life events, I needed it. Came home to the smell of a devine lasgana that the Tall Kid made. Sat, read a book, watched tv, did laundry and feel a little better. Now I think I can get back in the swing of things, maybe.
Just sayin....
C
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
How to start?
My brain hurts. I've been to 5 meetings in 7 days. Another one tonight, two next week and maybe another one to be scheduled. The tower of laundry might collapse, not sure what Muff looks like anymore but thank GOD for the Tall Kid and meal planning.
That might cover it all for now but honestly, that’s the end result of being a volunteer in this day and age.
Volunteer you say....
From Wikipedia:
It is considered to be serving the society through one's own interests, personal skills or learning, which in return produces a feeling of self-worth and respect, instead of money. Volunteering is also famous for skill development, socialization and fun.
I volunteer with a couple different organizations. I limit myself as I can only stretch my time in so many different directions plus I can’t add 4 hours to the day. I am on the BOD of the local kennel club, treasurer and show chair for the annual 4 day cluster show. Over the years I’ve also volunteered for two national youth organizations-FFA and 4-H. Most of my last 11 years has been in 4-H and specifically with the dog and horse projects and now adding the poultry.
Why do I volunteer? Because I feel I have something to offer to those I work with in these organization. Do I do it for the money—NO! There is no monetary reward for my hours, gas, skills, etc. But it is a sense of giving to those that need it as well as being on the receiving end of what those people produce. They grow, they gain skills, they have fun, and they in turn, pass on their new skills to other.
I volunteer for the youth and I love volunteering because of the community of volunteers that I work with. I need to say this out in the public arena—you guys are awesome. I’ve done things I never in my life thought I would do—follow a judge around taking notes, sexing a duck and helping out with training on a future seeing eye dog. I’m learning how to help my children become the best they can be. And I love seeing those I have helped bring their knowledge back for the next generation.
What I think is frying my brain the most right now is that where I have been putting the most of my volunteer time, is being told “we” don’t work, “we” are broken and “our” dynamics have changed and so must “we”. The “we and our” statements are used by those that want change but don’t feel the need to be accountable to themselves first.
In order to facilitate change, any change, the most important part is to understand the current process or system, have all the facts, know who you are dealing with and in a volunteer organization, most importantly, have them help you in the growth and change process.
At issue for me, or the biggest part of it right from the beginning is that those most affected by the “restructuring”—the youth and the volunteers, were not made aware of the process. I totally get that sometimes you need to develop an outline to start with and that might require only using a few people, but when the original timeline is set out before you, that rolls this process along at a startling pace and has no line item showing where those affected will be involved, well, you get my exhausted brain!
Before change can be made, those proposing it need to know the who, what and why. The who is not known other than names on a paper. The what is a system that has been used for decades now and for some reason now is broke? The why-many of us figured that out right away-change is needed. BUT……would it not be better to allow for change within the current structure and allow those that are vested in this with their hearts and soul, help with the change and offer their skills to make that change for the better??
Get to know me first. Understand how my activities work, how my skills are used and what the youth glean from what I am able to provide them. Then talk to me about how to improve and make this better for everyone.
Don’t attempt to get rid of me so that your agenda can move forward. In that way you alienate your biggest supporters-the volunteers.
I’m sorry, but in the words of the immortal Franklin Roosevelt “We have only begun to fight”! We will fight for the future of our youth and more so, I will fight for my right to volunteer where I am needed, not where I am put. I will fight for my way of life. You think that you don’t need Ag, think again. What you eat, what you drive with and what you cloth your body with, even the computer you type on, are all dependent on what I have to offer you.
My favorite t-shirt is one that I got at an FFA convention. It says on the front “Naked and Hungry” On the back, it says “Where would we be without Agriculture?”
Just sayin'…..
C
That might cover it all for now but honestly, that’s the end result of being a volunteer in this day and age.
Volunteer you say....
From Wikipedia:
It is considered to be serving the society through one's own interests, personal skills or learning, which in return produces a feeling of self-worth and respect, instead of money. Volunteering is also famous for skill development, socialization and fun.
I volunteer with a couple different organizations. I limit myself as I can only stretch my time in so many different directions plus I can’t add 4 hours to the day. I am on the BOD of the local kennel club, treasurer and show chair for the annual 4 day cluster show. Over the years I’ve also volunteered for two national youth organizations-FFA and 4-H. Most of my last 11 years has been in 4-H and specifically with the dog and horse projects and now adding the poultry.
Why do I volunteer? Because I feel I have something to offer to those I work with in these organization. Do I do it for the money—NO! There is no monetary reward for my hours, gas, skills, etc. But it is a sense of giving to those that need it as well as being on the receiving end of what those people produce. They grow, they gain skills, they have fun, and they in turn, pass on their new skills to other.
I volunteer for the youth and I love volunteering because of the community of volunteers that I work with. I need to say this out in the public arena—you guys are awesome. I’ve done things I never in my life thought I would do—follow a judge around taking notes, sexing a duck and helping out with training on a future seeing eye dog. I’m learning how to help my children become the best they can be. And I love seeing those I have helped bring their knowledge back for the next generation.
What I think is frying my brain the most right now is that where I have been putting the most of my volunteer time, is being told “we” don’t work, “we” are broken and “our” dynamics have changed and so must “we”. The “we and our” statements are used by those that want change but don’t feel the need to be accountable to themselves first.
In order to facilitate change, any change, the most important part is to understand the current process or system, have all the facts, know who you are dealing with and in a volunteer organization, most importantly, have them help you in the growth and change process.
At issue for me, or the biggest part of it right from the beginning is that those most affected by the “restructuring”—the youth and the volunteers, were not made aware of the process. I totally get that sometimes you need to develop an outline to start with and that might require only using a few people, but when the original timeline is set out before you, that rolls this process along at a startling pace and has no line item showing where those affected will be involved, well, you get my exhausted brain!
Before change can be made, those proposing it need to know the who, what and why. The who is not known other than names on a paper. The what is a system that has been used for decades now and for some reason now is broke? The why-many of us figured that out right away-change is needed. BUT……would it not be better to allow for change within the current structure and allow those that are vested in this with their hearts and soul, help with the change and offer their skills to make that change for the better??
Get to know me first. Understand how my activities work, how my skills are used and what the youth glean from what I am able to provide them. Then talk to me about how to improve and make this better for everyone.
Don’t attempt to get rid of me so that your agenda can move forward. In that way you alienate your biggest supporters-the volunteers.
I’m sorry, but in the words of the immortal Franklin Roosevelt “We have only begun to fight”! We will fight for the future of our youth and more so, I will fight for my right to volunteer where I am needed, not where I am put. I will fight for my way of life. You think that you don’t need Ag, think again. What you eat, what you drive with and what you cloth your body with, even the computer you type on, are all dependent on what I have to offer you.
My favorite t-shirt is one that I got at an FFA convention. It says on the front “Naked and Hungry” On the back, it says “Where would we be without Agriculture?”
Just sayin'…..
C
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Christmas wish list
The rule around our house is that you make a list, post it on the fridge and at some point, it disappears to Santa's workshop or my purse, depends on how speedy the elves are.
Hubby is expecting this under the tree this year.....
Along with the matching howitzer. You'll shoot your eye out!
Later gators...
C
Hubby is expecting this under the tree this year.....
Along with the matching howitzer. You'll shoot your eye out!
Later gators...
C
Getting in the mood
Everyone's in the mood for Christmas.
I wonder what AnneMae is wishing for????
Thanks Bob for the photo!
Speaking of wishes, I have someone who is looking for an older female to add to their family. If anyone might have someone looking for a great forever home, contact me and I'll pass that information on. Deep breath, more to come. Life is looking up, my computer is no longer cutting the heads off the birds :)
Later gators....
C
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