From A to Z…and everything in between

And this is a polite way of saying that people are jerks. 

I’m really not understanding why people have lost their morals, manners or not even knowing etiquette.  People drive rudely because they don’t have respect for the other people on the road. People speak the way they do (using profanity in public, yelling at people, etc.) because AGAIN they have no respect for people around them.

“Back in the day” you grew up and in your teenage years, you went through a rude period.  You cared about no one else but yourself.  It was deserved.  I mean, you had 14 years of being doted on by your parents and it’s time to rebel.  Then you grew up. 

People have stopped growing up.  They think they deserve to be doted on by all people who work in restaurants, the government, their employers.  It’s the “me-NOW” time.  I hate it.  It seems that my mentality is in the minority now.  I am all for making the lives of the people around me more pleasant.  I tend to give compliments, ask about my friends, actually care if they are hurt, or so happy they’re bursting with pride.  I try to befriend other people who have the same mentality. 

So, I guess my point is – Buck up people.  Why don’t you actually smile when you walk out of the house today.  Why don’t you actually say hello to a neighbor.  Or better yet, to a stranger.  Why don’t you drive responsibly.  Think – Maybe there’s a 1-day newborn in that car I would cut-off normally.  And then pause and let the car pass.  And for crying out loud – just stop swearing and say please every once in a while.  Or how about a thank you. I think that we all need good things to happen in our lives.  We all deserve it in this time with so much stress.

Wow.  4 years have passed since the birth of my 4th child.  It is amazing to me that the time has flown by so quickly.  Yet again, it can’t go fast enough.  AJ is a very intelligent boy.  He is doing 100-piece puzzles and knows his ABCs.  We’re working on counting.  He can count to 14, skips to 19.  Then goes to 20, and skips to 24 to 30.  Like I said – work in progress.

We had a birthday party for him yesterday.  He was very involved in buying the decorations for his party and picking things out.  He’s never been interested in it before.  So, we had balloons, a train cake and a train pinata. Lo and behold, Mommy forgot the pinata – so that’s still in the den! GAH!

Family and friends helped us celebrate and were very generous.  Amazing how many toys are out there and not one duplicate!  He has a leapster with a couple games and a digital camera for kids.  He loves it all. He even loves the coloring books, games and puzzles.  He only dislikes the clothes.  But Mom likes those

So, my son’s birthday, while enjoyable for him, was very exhausting for me.  The cleaning, the cooking, the hosting, the cleaning, the cleaning and oh, the cleaning. LOL  Man, the cleaning.  Kids are messy and so are adults.  At least no one spilt anything on the new carpeting.  It held up pretty well.  And it was an absolutely unprecedented gorgeous day in mid-October.  It got to 85 degrees!  So, the grilling was appropriate and being outside and relaxing was enjoyable.  And getting together with my neighbors is always entertaining and enjoyable.  At least this time, I didn’t puke.