It's friday again....so it's time for me to do my blessings for the week. This week I started posting here on Bumps In The Road my True to Life "journal"....It's just a little way for me to vent my frustrations and I really appreciate all the feedback that I've gotten so far from just the first post alone. On Sunday morning part 2 is scheduled to make it's appearance.
I had a pretty ok week at work this past rotation...It was the ETL that everyone likes weekend to work so things always run pretty smoothly. Nothing all that exciting really happened....just had my nose to the grindstone to get my work done and get the heck out of there. This weekend....well it probably won't be as smooth as this past weekend was....the other ETL gives off the vibe that she just doesn't care enough.
My days off were pretty uneventful....In my world that's a pretty ok thing. Tuesday I got my temporary crown put on....Right now I'm hoping that I have no sensitivity issues or I may need to have a root canal done....Got my fingers crossed on that one. Tuesday afternoon....Took the dog to the vet.....She's officially on a diet. Our vet says she could stand to lose at least 4 pounds....She's not likeing dieting at all though.
Wednesday....I started knitting a baby afghan for a co-worker who is having a baby in November. I also taught myself to crochet! Wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be that's for sure. My mom told me that she's getting a brand new Nikon D60 digital camera....We're hoping that it'll come this weekend.
Thursday....I did some cooking and posted one of the recipes that I did on my cooking blog over on wordpress. Then I did a whole bunch of nothing. Nothing is a GREAT thing in my book.
Here's a pretty cool webpage that was featured on SITS today....Great Girl Trips. If your planning a trip with your girlfriends check this webpage out....It's got some pretty awesome ideas and great tips too.
Tomorrow I have another AWESOME guest blogger. Juls from Every Day Is A Crazee Day. I can hardly wait to see what Juls has to say....I was a guest blogger over on her blog not all that long ago and I had a great time...even though my post was kind of a downer.
Now for the winner of my first ever blog giveaway.....After tabulating all the enteries for everyone who participated in my giveaway.....Our winner is Tamara B. Congrats to the winner! I'll be in contact with you shortly.
Coming up in the next week or so....My first ever Follower exclusive giveaway. I haven't decided what I'm going to giveaway yet but I'll definately be sure to post about it.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Jamie
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Friday's Blessings
It's Friday again and I'm back on track. I'll be honest this was NOT a good week for me at all really. There were very few good things that happened to me to be honest. Work has been well....NOT so good. I guess the only good part about work right now is that I have a job. So let's just say I have a new attitude towards most of my job duties and my supervisors...Unfortuanately, it's not all good attitude....Not gonna lie.
We are hopefully going to be adopting a second dog into our family. I did a little post about 3 of our 4 candidates....The 4th one just got added to the list, I'll post a little bit about her at the bottom of this post. So we're super excited here at my house. I can hardly wait to see who we come home with! I deleted the original poll that I had up with our first 3 candidates on it so that I could add our 4th candidate to the poll, so feel free to re-vote.
The weather has been phenominal! I was actually running around in SHORTS yesterday! I think that spring may have finally arrived in Wisconsin....Even if just temporarily. It's supposed to be 70 degree's here today!
I put out a request for guest bloggers yesterday for Saturdays and possibly Sundays as well...Tomorrow we will have AmyB from Our Daily Blessing....Life. Amy's blog is AWESOME....Her son Phillip has been through a LOT in his life and Amy herself has been dealing with NON Hodgkin's stage 2 cancer. I hope that you will go and check out her blog. Amy and Phillip are real inspirations. If you would like to be a guest blogger please drop me an e-mail at jamiehanna84@gmail.com and I'll add you to my schedule.
Now let's move on to our 4th candidate that could potentially be a new member of our family....This is Ari.
Ari is a almost 6 year old Mountain Cur/Hound mix. Here is what the shelter has to say about Ms. Ari:
ARI has a sweet disposition and loves attention. She loves going for walks, but does pull some, especially if she sees a rabbit because of her breed. She loves to ride in cars and will ride up front like a queen. She will make a great couch potato if allowed. Ari gets along with most calmer or smaller dogs, is ok with cats but may chase them and is excellent with children.
Now don't forget to cast your vote in the poll in my sidebar.
We are hopefully going to be adopting a second dog into our family. I did a little post about 3 of our 4 candidates....The 4th one just got added to the list, I'll post a little bit about her at the bottom of this post. So we're super excited here at my house. I can hardly wait to see who we come home with! I deleted the original poll that I had up with our first 3 candidates on it so that I could add our 4th candidate to the poll, so feel free to re-vote.
The weather has been phenominal! I was actually running around in SHORTS yesterday! I think that spring may have finally arrived in Wisconsin....Even if just temporarily. It's supposed to be 70 degree's here today!
I put out a request for guest bloggers yesterday for Saturdays and possibly Sundays as well...Tomorrow we will have AmyB from Our Daily Blessing....Life. Amy's blog is AWESOME....Her son Phillip has been through a LOT in his life and Amy herself has been dealing with NON Hodgkin's stage 2 cancer. I hope that you will go and check out her blog. Amy and Phillip are real inspirations. If you would like to be a guest blogger please drop me an e-mail at jamiehanna84@gmail.com and I'll add you to my schedule.
Now let's move on to our 4th candidate that could potentially be a new member of our family....This is Ari.
Ari is a almost 6 year old Mountain Cur/Hound mix. Here is what the shelter has to say about Ms. Ari:
ARI has a sweet disposition and loves attention. She loves going for walks, but does pull some, especially if she sees a rabbit because of her breed. She loves to ride in cars and will ride up front like a queen. She will make a great couch potato if allowed. Ari gets along with most calmer or smaller dogs, is ok with cats but may chase them and is excellent with children.
Now don't forget to cast your vote in the poll in my sidebar.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Holy crap I totally missed Friday!
I usually post my blessings for the week on Friday's but I was having a "moment" and totally forgot to do them until right now. So here we go:
We won't even touch the work front because there is absolutely NOTHING good that happened at work last week....I could hardly wait for it to be Tuesday morning so I could clock out and not be owned by anyone for 3 whole days. I guess that was the only good thing that happend work related wise...Tuesday finally arrived.
Wednesday I tried a new bread recipe....Which I really like and will definately be making again. If you want to check out the post that I followed to make this recipe click HERE. I made 5 loaves of bread for the cost of a bag of flour....You can't even go out and buy 5 loaves of bread for the cost of a bag of flour right now in our economy.
I'm in the process of working on my list of 100 movie's I Think You Should See Before You Die....I've already got three posted already, Secondhand Lions, The Searchers, and Friendly Persuasion. I've even come up with a SUPER HUGE Giveaway for when my list is complete....You could win a copy of every single movie on my list plus a few extra little added bonuses too.
I don't think spring will ever show up here in Wisconsin. It's been colder than hell around here for the past few days and it's apparently not supposed to get warm again at all the rest of this week. Mother Nature is about to get some "not so fan mail" from a very dis-satisfied customer!
That's about all I know for this week. Maybe next week I'll remember to do my blessings on time. :)
Jamie
We won't even touch the work front because there is absolutely NOTHING good that happened at work last week....I could hardly wait for it to be Tuesday morning so I could clock out and not be owned by anyone for 3 whole days. I guess that was the only good thing that happend work related wise...Tuesday finally arrived.
Wednesday I tried a new bread recipe....Which I really like and will definately be making again. If you want to check out the post that I followed to make this recipe click HERE. I made 5 loaves of bread for the cost of a bag of flour....You can't even go out and buy 5 loaves of bread for the cost of a bag of flour right now in our economy.
I'm in the process of working on my list of 100 movie's I Think You Should See Before You Die....I've already got three posted already, Secondhand Lions, The Searchers, and Friendly Persuasion. I've even come up with a SUPER HUGE Giveaway for when my list is complete....You could win a copy of every single movie on my list plus a few extra little added bonuses too.
I don't think spring will ever show up here in Wisconsin. It's been colder than hell around here for the past few days and it's apparently not supposed to get warm again at all the rest of this week. Mother Nature is about to get some "not so fan mail" from a very dis-satisfied customer!
That's about all I know for this week. Maybe next week I'll remember to do my blessings on time. :)
Jamie
Friday, March 27, 2009
26 Years and other randomness
'Tis be Friday again! For most people Friday is the end of their work week....For me it's just the beginning. I'm hoping that this week is a little bit better at work than the last two weeks have been. It's been a little bit rough for me....We're waxing the floors at work and the smell from the wax and floor stripper gives me migraines. Toss in being treated poorly by a supervisor and a fellow team member two times in two weeks and you have me being pretty miserable. This two shall pass and I can hardly WAIT!
Yesterday was my parents 26th wedding anniversary. It was a pretty nice day too. Weather was decent....minus the wind. But we were still in the low 50's which is better than the last couple of days around here, where it's been pretty dreary.
I joined another Favorite Things Swap....Seriously, these bloggy swaps are a TON of fun. Now that I've done one I have a little bit better idea of what to expect. Flying by the seat of your pants isn't always the most fun. If you want to participate, please click on the words "Favorite Things Swap" to go to the post with all the instructions in it.
I'm still waiting on Spring to actually show up and stick around. I'm pretty tired of this one or two days here and there. That sucks pond sludge.
Yesterday, I posted the "100 Movies You Must See Before You Die" according to Yahoo. I'm in the process of coming up with my OWN list of movies that I think you should see before you die. You might be pretty surprised to see how ecclectic my taste in movies really is.
I've been doing some "studying" on some of my money saving blogs that I've added to my blogroll recently and will of course continue to study until I find/figure out a system that works for me to help me save money on my everyday needs in this rather "shaky" economy. Of course I'll be sure to share with all of you so that you can test these idea's out for yourself if you'd like.
I'm coming up on my FIRST ever blog giveaway. I can hardly wait!
Ms. Laci went to the groomer yesterday to get her Spring 'do done. Is it sad that my dog has her own stylist? She said that Laci was a good girl until she tried to trim around her face...then not so much. I thought that Laci would give her grief when it came time to brush her teeth but according to the groomer she actually enjoyed having her teeth brushed.
Well there it is....My week in a nutshell....Complete with a few blessings thrown in too. Have a great weekend for me!
Jamie
Yesterday was my parents 26th wedding anniversary. It was a pretty nice day too. Weather was decent....minus the wind. But we were still in the low 50's which is better than the last couple of days around here, where it's been pretty dreary.
I joined another Favorite Things Swap....Seriously, these bloggy swaps are a TON of fun. Now that I've done one I have a little bit better idea of what to expect. Flying by the seat of your pants isn't always the most fun. If you want to participate, please click on the words "Favorite Things Swap" to go to the post with all the instructions in it.
I'm still waiting on Spring to actually show up and stick around. I'm pretty tired of this one or two days here and there. That sucks pond sludge.
Yesterday, I posted the "100 Movies You Must See Before You Die" according to Yahoo. I'm in the process of coming up with my OWN list of movies that I think you should see before you die. You might be pretty surprised to see how ecclectic my taste in movies really is.
I've been doing some "studying" on some of my money saving blogs that I've added to my blogroll recently and will of course continue to study until I find/figure out a system that works for me to help me save money on my everyday needs in this rather "shaky" economy. Of course I'll be sure to share with all of you so that you can test these idea's out for yourself if you'd like.
I'm coming up on my FIRST ever blog giveaway. I can hardly wait!
Ms. Laci went to the groomer yesterday to get her Spring 'do done. Is it sad that my dog has her own stylist? She said that Laci was a good girl until she tried to trim around her face...then not so much. I thought that Laci would give her grief when it came time to brush her teeth but according to the groomer she actually enjoyed having her teeth brushed.
Well there it is....My week in a nutshell....Complete with a few blessings thrown in too. Have a great weekend for me!
Jamie
Friday, March 13, 2009
I became a Partner In Hope
Coming Soon: Follower Exclusive Giveaways!
Welcome to my major blessing for the week.....This week one of our local radio stations had their 14th annual St. Judeathon, I've been listening to the St. Judeathon for the last few years, a couple of years ago the radio stations morning show hosts vowed that if a certain amount of money was raised for St. Jude during the radioathon that at the end they would shave their heads.....Needless to say we radio listeners rose to the challenge and the radio hosts shaved their heads on the air. Now they are doing things differently, but I finally took the plunge. I became a Partner In Hope, for $20 a month I am helping children with cancer from all over the globe who come to St. Jude to receive treatment.
I became a Partner In Hope because their are parent's out there who just can't afford the treatments that their child needs to get rid of this terrible illness...At St. Jude the hospital covers ALL costs of treatment from donations from people like me and you as well as fundraising. I became a Partner In Hope because it can/could happen to you or me, because cancer knows no age. I became a Partner In Hope because we need to find a cure for this horrible illness. I became a Partner In Hope because if it were me in the shoes of some of these parents, I would like to know that their are people out there "behind the scenes" helping to keep St. Jude up and running....Did you now that the daily operating cost for St. Jude is nearly $1.4 million which is primarily covered by public donations?
As a Partner In Hope I will be receiving a monthly newsletter from St. Jude, which will feature a patient of the month (the cutie in the picture is this month's patient of the month, click on her picture to read her story) and all sorts of information about the research that is being done at the hospital. I will also be receiving the peace of mind that my donation is helping to find a cure for Childhood Cancer. Knowing that the research done at St. Jude (which is shared with hospitals all over the globe) could mean for a family that in the future there will be kindergarten, Middle School, prom, High School graduation, broken curfew's, college and a long happy life for their child. That feeling right there is the best feeling in the world for me, knowing I'm helping a whole bunch of someone's I've probably never met before and giving kids from all over the place a fighting chance, well that beats Chocolate right there. For the record I am a Chocolate FREAK!
Here are a few links for you to check out if you would like:
Quick Facts About St. Jude
The Corporate Sponsors of St. Jude
About the Founder of St. Jude
Danny's Promise
I want to encourage you to become a Partner In Hope because together we can find a cure for Childhood Cancer. Please click on the St. Jude logo to become a Partner In Hope.
Welcome to my major blessing for the week.....This week one of our local radio stations had their 14th annual St. Judeathon, I've been listening to the St. Judeathon for the last few years, a couple of years ago the radio stations morning show hosts vowed that if a certain amount of money was raised for St. Jude during the radioathon that at the end they would shave their heads.....Needless to say we radio listeners rose to the challenge and the radio hosts shaved their heads on the air. Now they are doing things differently, but I finally took the plunge. I became a Partner In Hope, for $20 a month I am helping children with cancer from all over the globe who come to St. Jude to receive treatment.
I became a Partner In Hope because their are parent's out there who just can't afford the treatments that their child needs to get rid of this terrible illness...At St. Jude the hospital covers ALL costs of treatment from donations from people like me and you as well as fundraising. I became a Partner In Hope because it can/could happen to you or me, because cancer knows no age. I became a Partner In Hope because we need to find a cure for this horrible illness. I became a Partner In Hope because if it were me in the shoes of some of these parents, I would like to know that their are people out there "behind the scenes" helping to keep St. Jude up and running....Did you now that the daily operating cost for St. Jude is nearly $1.4 million which is primarily covered by public donations?
As a Partner In Hope I will be receiving a monthly newsletter from St. Jude, which will feature a patient of the month (the cutie in the picture is this month's patient of the month, click on her picture to read her story) and all sorts of information about the research that is being done at the hospital. I will also be receiving the peace of mind that my donation is helping to find a cure for Childhood Cancer. Knowing that the research done at St. Jude (which is shared with hospitals all over the globe) could mean for a family that in the future there will be kindergarten, Middle School, prom, High School graduation, broken curfew's, college and a long happy life for their child. That feeling right there is the best feeling in the world for me, knowing I'm helping a whole bunch of someone's I've probably never met before and giving kids from all over the place a fighting chance, well that beats Chocolate right there. For the record I am a Chocolate FREAK!
Here are a few links for you to check out if you would like:Quick Facts About St. Jude
The Corporate Sponsors of St. Jude
About the Founder of St. Jude
Danny's Promise
I want to encourage you to become a Partner In Hope because together we can find a cure for Childhood Cancer. Please click on the St. Jude logo to become a Partner In Hope.
Here is a video with the song Where Angel's Hang Around that Country artist James Otto put on his recent album Sunset Man....The song is entirely about St. Jude....The video itself was done in memory of a St. Jude patient who passed away May 9, 2005.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Usually a Friday tradition but for this week only....
NOTE: Tomorrow we have photo's of my pretty pink froggy apron.
We have Saturday blessings! Let's see what's gone on this weeks? Well, I only worked 2 (saturday and sunday) of my 4-day rotation because I was only scheduled for 2 days. We get into big time trouble if we don't adhere to the posted schedule, so I just played along. I'm hoping we're just about done cutting hours and can go about our business as usual. On the upside I got to go to our offsite warehouse both days, which is a rare treat for me.
On Monday I didn't really do much other than send my box for Mamarazzi's favorite things swap in the mail. Pretty uneventful day...the first day of my days off is usually uneventful cause I'm gearing down from all the stuff that may or may not have happened at work...thankfully this week no real drama, just tired.
Tuesday I went out and bought the movie Australia, which I didn't actually watch until Wednesday. GREAT movie! I even did a post about it, which you can read here.
Wednesday I finished my first apron....My pink froggy apron is sooooo cute! The sewing machine gave me fits for awhile but I got it all figured out in the end. Watched the movie Australia. SEE IT!
Thursday I got my box from my swap partner in Mamarazzi's Favorite Things swap. If you want to see what I got in my box go here. I also rearranged and added to my favorite posts, if you want to check those out go here.
Friday I posted about my new follower buddy Ms. Cupcake's giveaway for Barbie's 50th birthday, if you want to check out the post I did or find out more information about the giveaway click here (Mine) or here (Ms. Cupcakes).
We have Saturday blessings! Let's see what's gone on this weeks? Well, I only worked 2 (saturday and sunday) of my 4-day rotation because I was only scheduled for 2 days. We get into big time trouble if we don't adhere to the posted schedule, so I just played along. I'm hoping we're just about done cutting hours and can go about our business as usual. On the upside I got to go to our offsite warehouse both days, which is a rare treat for me.
On Monday I didn't really do much other than send my box for Mamarazzi's favorite things swap in the mail. Pretty uneventful day...the first day of my days off is usually uneventful cause I'm gearing down from all the stuff that may or may not have happened at work...thankfully this week no real drama, just tired.
Tuesday I went out and bought the movie Australia, which I didn't actually watch until Wednesday. GREAT movie! I even did a post about it, which you can read here.
Wednesday I finished my first apron....My pink froggy apron is sooooo cute! The sewing machine gave me fits for awhile but I got it all figured out in the end. Watched the movie Australia. SEE IT!
Thursday I got my box from my swap partner in Mamarazzi's Favorite Things swap. If you want to see what I got in my box go here. I also rearranged and added to my favorite posts, if you want to check those out go here.
Friday I posted about my new follower buddy Ms. Cupcake's giveaway for Barbie's 50th birthday, if you want to check out the post I did or find out more information about the giveaway click here (Mine) or here (Ms. Cupcakes).
Friday, February 27, 2009
Friday's Blessings
It's Friday again so it's time for my blessings for the week. This week has been a pretty "blah" week for me...Nothing all that interesting has happened around here. Let's see if I can find some blessings in all the "blahness" that has been my week.
I got last Saturday off for my birthday....It pretty much snowed all day so we stayed home, had some t-bone steaks for dinner, ate some birthday cake and watched some Gone with the Wind. Pretty relaxing birthday....Loved it.
Sunday and Monday were pretty "blah"....the only upside to Monday was I ended up going to our offsite warehouse at work....which I actually like doing....Some people HATE going to our warehouse....I on the other hand LOVE going to our warehouse.
Tuesday.....Didn't do much....Had a miserable headache so I went to bed early and got close to 13 hours of sleep. Yeah me!
Wednesday....My mom and I got started on our Business venture....Got a bunch of fabric and have about 7 apron's cut out....Will get pictures of the prototype posted just as soon as I find it again....Dang thing grew legs and walked away when I wanted to take it's picture.
Thursday....I got my stitches taken out....Literally took less than 3 minutes. Got some pretty serious uglyness going on where the stitches were though...Not real happy about that but I guess it could be worse right? Photo's coming soon. Got a lot of rain, which was supposed to freeze and make things really interesting around here, I'm hoping I can actually get things done tomorrow.
Friday....Bidding on some vintage apron patterns on ebay....I hope I win at least one of the 2 that I'm bidding on. That would be AWESOME! Don't really have much planned for today...Going to do some laundry, hopefully win at least one pattern, maybe do some sewing, and whatever else may trip my fancy today. I don't work tonight so I've got alot of time on my hands today to pretty much anything I want. That makes me happy!
I got last Saturday off for my birthday....It pretty much snowed all day so we stayed home, had some t-bone steaks for dinner, ate some birthday cake and watched some Gone with the Wind. Pretty relaxing birthday....Loved it.
Sunday and Monday were pretty "blah"....the only upside to Monday was I ended up going to our offsite warehouse at work....which I actually like doing....Some people HATE going to our warehouse....I on the other hand LOVE going to our warehouse.
Tuesday.....Didn't do much....Had a miserable headache so I went to bed early and got close to 13 hours of sleep. Yeah me!
Wednesday....My mom and I got started on our Business venture....Got a bunch of fabric and have about 7 apron's cut out....Will get pictures of the prototype posted just as soon as I find it again....Dang thing grew legs and walked away when I wanted to take it's picture.
Thursday....I got my stitches taken out....Literally took less than 3 minutes. Got some pretty serious uglyness going on where the stitches were though...Not real happy about that but I guess it could be worse right? Photo's coming soon. Got a lot of rain, which was supposed to freeze and make things really interesting around here, I'm hoping I can actually get things done tomorrow.
Friday....Bidding on some vintage apron patterns on ebay....I hope I win at least one of the 2 that I'm bidding on. That would be AWESOME! Don't really have much planned for today...Going to do some laundry, hopefully win at least one pattern, maybe do some sewing, and whatever else may trip my fancy today. I don't work tonight so I've got alot of time on my hands today to pretty much anything I want. That makes me happy!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Blessings, bloggy business and randomness oh my!
Ok, this post is going to be one long post of blessings, random acts of kindness, bloggy business and whatever else I think of as I'm writing this. So lets begin....Blessing wise, it hasn't been that great of a week for me. It's inventory week at work (actually it's going down as I'm typing this) and everyone has been a bit snippy the last couple days. Needless to say I was super happy when Monday night came around....I don't work on Tuesday's, Wednesday's or Thursday's. Less stress for me. I got the test results back from my biopsy last week....BENIGN CYST! Nothing to worry about anymore! Tomorrow is my 25th birthday....That and I have the night off!
Bloggy business....On the bottom of my blog (I couldn't get it to fit in the sidebar or on the top of the page) is a ticker to let everyone know how many days until my first blog giveaway. It actually is in conjunction with SITS Spring Fling but anyone can win. Also, on the bloggy front....I will once again be trimming down my link list, so if you would like to remain or be added to my list either drop me an e-mail at jamiehanna84@gmail.com or leave me a comment please.
In April, cause that's when my next doctor's appointment is, I will hopefully be on the road to weight loss. I've been trying and have tried numerous times to shed some unwanted weight and I've crashed and burned everytime. Hopefully, with the help of my doctor I will be successful this time.
Oh, pictures of Ms. Laci's bath coming probably tomorrow night....I'll have a little more time and I won't have any contention for the computer.
On to random acts of kindness....I found this on Yahoo and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did....It's good to know that there is still some good out there in the world amidst all the bad stuff going on.
Amid the grieving, a rare act of sportsmanship
The coach never considered any other option.
It didn't matter that his DeKalb, Ill., High School basketball team had ridden a bus two and a half hours to get to Milwaukee, then waited another hour past game time to play. Didn't matter that the game was close, or that this was a chance to beat a big city team.
Something else was on Dave Rohlman's mind when he asked for a volunteer to shoot two free throws awarded his team on a technical foul in the second quarter. His senior captain raised his hand, ready to go to the line as he had many times before.
Only this time it was different.
"You realize you're going to miss them, don't you?" Rohlman said.
Darius McNeal nodded his head. He understood what had to be done.
It was a Saturday night in February, and the Barbs were playing a non-conference game on the road against Milwaukee Madison. It was the third meeting between the two schools, who were developing a friendly rivalry that spanned two states.
The teams planned to get together after the game and share some pizzas and soda. But the game itself almost never took place.
Hours earlier, the mother of Milwaukee Madison senior captain Johntel Franklin died at a local hospital. Carlitha Franklin had been in remission after a five-year fight with cervical cancer, but she began to hemorrhage that morning while Johntel was taking his college ACT exam.
Her son and several of his teammates were at the hospital late that afternoon when the decision was made to turn off the life-support system. Carlitha Franklin was just 39.
"She was young and they were real close," said Milwaukee coach Aaron Womack Jr., who was at the hospital. "He was very distraught and it happened so suddenly he didn't have time to grieve."
Womack was going to cancel the game, but Franklin told him he wanted the team to play. And play they did, even though the game started late and Milwaukee Madison dressed only eight players.
Early in the second quarter, Womack saw someone out of the corner of his eye. It was Franklin, who came there directly from the hospital to root his teammates on.
The Knights had possession, so Womack called a time out. His players went over and hugged their grieving teammate. Fans came out of the stands to do the same.
"We got back to playing the game and I asked if he wanted to come and sit on the bench," Womack said during a telephone interview.
"No," Franklin replied. "I want to play."
There was just one problem. Since Franklin wasn't on the pre-game roster, putting him in meant drawing a technical foul that would give DeKalb two free throws.
Though it was a tight game, Womack was willing to give up the two points. It was more important to help his senior guard and co-captain deal with his grief by playing.
Over on the other bench, though, Rohlman wasn't so willing to take them. He told the referees to forget the technical and just let Franklin play.
"I could hear them arguing for five to seven minutes, saying, `We're not taking it, we're not taking it," Womack said. "The refs told them, no, that's the rule. You have to take them."
That's when Rohlman asked for volunteers, and McNeal's hand went up.
He went alone to the free throw line, dribbled the ball a couple of times, and looked at the rim.
His first attempt went about two feet, bouncing a couple of times as it rolled toward the end line. The second barely left his hand.
It didn't take long for the Milwaukee players to figure out what was going on.
They stood and turned toward the DeKalb bench and started applauding the gesture of sportsmanship. Soon, so did everybody in the stands.
"I did it for the guy who lost his mom," McNeal told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "It was the right thing to do."
Franklin would go on to score 10 points, and Milwaukee Madison broke open the game in the second half to win 62-47. Afterward, the teams went out for pizza, two players from each team sharing each pie.
Franklin stopped by briefly, thankful that his team was there for him.
"I got kind of emotional but it helped a lot just to play," he said. "I felt like I had a lot of support out there."
Carlitha Franklin's funeral was last Friday, and the school turned out for her and her son. Cheerleaders came in uniform, and everyone from the principal and teachers to Johntel's classmates were there.
"Even the cooks from school showed up," Womack said. "It lets you know what kind of kid he is."
Basketball is a second sport for the 18-year-old Franklin, who says he has had some scholarship nibbles and plans to play football in college. He just has a few games left for the Knights, who are 6-11 and got beat 71-36 Tuesday night by Milwaukee Hamilton.
It hasn't been the greatest season for the team, but they have stuck together through a lot of adversity.
"We maybe don't have the best basketball players in the world but they go to class and take care of business," Womack said. "We have a losing record but there's life lessons going on, good ones."
None so good, though, as the moment a team and a player decided there were more important things than winning and having good stats.
Yes, DeKalb would go home with a loss. But it was a trip they'll never forget.
"This is something our kids will hold for a lifetime," Rohlman said. "They may not remember our record 20 years from now, but they'll remember what happened in that gym that night."
Bloggy business....On the bottom of my blog (I couldn't get it to fit in the sidebar or on the top of the page) is a ticker to let everyone know how many days until my first blog giveaway. It actually is in conjunction with SITS Spring Fling but anyone can win. Also, on the bloggy front....I will once again be trimming down my link list, so if you would like to remain or be added to my list either drop me an e-mail at jamiehanna84@gmail.com or leave me a comment please.
In April, cause that's when my next doctor's appointment is, I will hopefully be on the road to weight loss. I've been trying and have tried numerous times to shed some unwanted weight and I've crashed and burned everytime. Hopefully, with the help of my doctor I will be successful this time.
Oh, pictures of Ms. Laci's bath coming probably tomorrow night....I'll have a little more time and I won't have any contention for the computer.
On to random acts of kindness....I found this on Yahoo and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did....It's good to know that there is still some good out there in the world amidst all the bad stuff going on.
Amid the grieving, a rare act of sportsmanship
The coach never considered any other option.
It didn't matter that his DeKalb, Ill., High School basketball team had ridden a bus two and a half hours to get to Milwaukee, then waited another hour past game time to play. Didn't matter that the game was close, or that this was a chance to beat a big city team.
Something else was on Dave Rohlman's mind when he asked for a volunteer to shoot two free throws awarded his team on a technical foul in the second quarter. His senior captain raised his hand, ready to go to the line as he had many times before.
Only this time it was different.
"You realize you're going to miss them, don't you?" Rohlman said.
Darius McNeal nodded his head. He understood what had to be done.
It was a Saturday night in February, and the Barbs were playing a non-conference game on the road against Milwaukee Madison. It was the third meeting between the two schools, who were developing a friendly rivalry that spanned two states.
The teams planned to get together after the game and share some pizzas and soda. But the game itself almost never took place.
Hours earlier, the mother of Milwaukee Madison senior captain Johntel Franklin died at a local hospital. Carlitha Franklin had been in remission after a five-year fight with cervical cancer, but she began to hemorrhage that morning while Johntel was taking his college ACT exam.
Her son and several of his teammates were at the hospital late that afternoon when the decision was made to turn off the life-support system. Carlitha Franklin was just 39.
"She was young and they were real close," said Milwaukee coach Aaron Womack Jr., who was at the hospital. "He was very distraught and it happened so suddenly he didn't have time to grieve."
Womack was going to cancel the game, but Franklin told him he wanted the team to play. And play they did, even though the game started late and Milwaukee Madison dressed only eight players.
Early in the second quarter, Womack saw someone out of the corner of his eye. It was Franklin, who came there directly from the hospital to root his teammates on.
The Knights had possession, so Womack called a time out. His players went over and hugged their grieving teammate. Fans came out of the stands to do the same.
"We got back to playing the game and I asked if he wanted to come and sit on the bench," Womack said during a telephone interview.
"No," Franklin replied. "I want to play."
There was just one problem. Since Franklin wasn't on the pre-game roster, putting him in meant drawing a technical foul that would give DeKalb two free throws.
Though it was a tight game, Womack was willing to give up the two points. It was more important to help his senior guard and co-captain deal with his grief by playing.
Over on the other bench, though, Rohlman wasn't so willing to take them. He told the referees to forget the technical and just let Franklin play.
"I could hear them arguing for five to seven minutes, saying, `We're not taking it, we're not taking it," Womack said. "The refs told them, no, that's the rule. You have to take them."
That's when Rohlman asked for volunteers, and McNeal's hand went up.
He went alone to the free throw line, dribbled the ball a couple of times, and looked at the rim.
His first attempt went about two feet, bouncing a couple of times as it rolled toward the end line. The second barely left his hand.
It didn't take long for the Milwaukee players to figure out what was going on.
They stood and turned toward the DeKalb bench and started applauding the gesture of sportsmanship. Soon, so did everybody in the stands.
"I did it for the guy who lost his mom," McNeal told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "It was the right thing to do."
Franklin would go on to score 10 points, and Milwaukee Madison broke open the game in the second half to win 62-47. Afterward, the teams went out for pizza, two players from each team sharing each pie.
Franklin stopped by briefly, thankful that his team was there for him.
"I got kind of emotional but it helped a lot just to play," he said. "I felt like I had a lot of support out there."
Carlitha Franklin's funeral was last Friday, and the school turned out for her and her son. Cheerleaders came in uniform, and everyone from the principal and teachers to Johntel's classmates were there.
"Even the cooks from school showed up," Womack said. "It lets you know what kind of kid he is."
Basketball is a second sport for the 18-year-old Franklin, who says he has had some scholarship nibbles and plans to play football in college. He just has a few games left for the Knights, who are 6-11 and got beat 71-36 Tuesday night by Milwaukee Hamilton.
It hasn't been the greatest season for the team, but they have stuck together through a lot of adversity.
"We maybe don't have the best basketball players in the world but they go to class and take care of business," Womack said. "We have a losing record but there's life lessons going on, good ones."
None so good, though, as the moment a team and a player decided there were more important things than winning and having good stats.
Yes, DeKalb would go home with a loss. But it was a trip they'll never forget.
"This is something our kids will hold for a lifetime," Rohlman said. "They may not remember our record 20 years from now, but they'll remember what happened in that gym that night."
Friday, February 13, 2009
Blessings!
We're on a role....Two weeks in a row I've had a blessings post! Yeah me! Go me! 8 days until my 25th birthday! It's been a pretty stress free week this week around the homefront. I was actually blessed with a 4 day "weekend" instead of my usual 3 day "weekend" so I got a whole lot of nothing accomplished and it felt great actually.
I finally got my car fixed. It feels really good being able to actually go places instead of sitting at home all the time. I guess sitting at home isn't exactly the worst thing in the whole wide world...It's saving me money but still it's nice to be able to go if I need to go. The only downside to getting my car fixed really is that I spent my whole tax return on it....I had other plans for some of that money but I guess having reliable transportation is a good thing too.
The weather has been pretty decent around here this week so Ms. Laci and I have been out for at least 1 walk a day all week. When we had a really miserable cold stretch the poor thing actually developed Cabin Fever. I didn't now that dogs could get cabin fever but apparently they can. So now the weather has been decent and we've been out walking and Ms. Laci is a super happy dog right now.
I got a small mass that I thought was a bug bite removed from my leg yesterday. The doctor is pretty sure that it's nothing to worry about but I should hear something back in a week or so. With the removal of that mass I acquired 3 stitches. Lets just say that I've been had on that little adventure....I was told that they wouldn't hurt or bother me once the leg un-numbed. Won't hurt or bother me my ass. We're going on almost 24 hours of hurt and bothering me. The nurse was less than helpful in the care of my stitches also...Basically all I gleaned from her talking at 6000 miles an hour was: keep them clean, keep them dry, keep them covered and use vaseline on them. To be honest I'm not really sure where the blessing is in this paragraph but I'm just relieved that whatever it is that was in my leg is now out of my leg.
I finally got my car fixed. It feels really good being able to actually go places instead of sitting at home all the time. I guess sitting at home isn't exactly the worst thing in the whole wide world...It's saving me money but still it's nice to be able to go if I need to go. The only downside to getting my car fixed really is that I spent my whole tax return on it....I had other plans for some of that money but I guess having reliable transportation is a good thing too.
The weather has been pretty decent around here this week so Ms. Laci and I have been out for at least 1 walk a day all week. When we had a really miserable cold stretch the poor thing actually developed Cabin Fever. I didn't now that dogs could get cabin fever but apparently they can. So now the weather has been decent and we've been out walking and Ms. Laci is a super happy dog right now.
I got a small mass that I thought was a bug bite removed from my leg yesterday. The doctor is pretty sure that it's nothing to worry about but I should hear something back in a week or so. With the removal of that mass I acquired 3 stitches. Lets just say that I've been had on that little adventure....I was told that they wouldn't hurt or bother me once the leg un-numbed. Won't hurt or bother me my ass. We're going on almost 24 hours of hurt and bothering me. The nurse was less than helpful in the care of my stitches also...Basically all I gleaned from her talking at 6000 miles an hour was: keep them clean, keep them dry, keep them covered and use vaseline on them. To be honest I'm not really sure where the blessing is in this paragraph but I'm just relieved that whatever it is that was in my leg is now out of my leg.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Blessings!
I haven't done them in a while because I've been having trouble finding the blessings in certain things that have happened in my life. But now they are back! Here is what I'm thankful for this week:
On Monday my BFF Ashley told me that she's moving to Texas this summer. At first I was NOT happy about the situation at all. I looked at it as just another thing that's gone wrong in my life. Now that I've had a few days to think about it I'm happy for her. She's always been giving of herself to everybody else and has put herself on hold for so long, she actually kinda deserves this. She actually thinks she's being selfish doing something for herself. I'm still not happy about all the distance that's going to be between her and I but I'm hoping to be able to go down and visit a whole bunch. Apparently, she'll only be a couple miles from the beach (Corpus Cristi - I hope I spelled that right - area).
So, with Ashley moving to Texas our girl vacation to Idaho is now off. But I guess that's an ok thing too. I was looking forward to going but sometimes things just don't work out and you just can't go.
I'm glad that I have a job to go to and have friends there that are going through some of the same things that I am right now (needless to say things aren't going great right now but I'm not the only one that they aren't going great for). I could sit here and bitch about all the things that are not good about my job but frankly, I'm just glad to have a job. There are plenty of people out there in this country that don't and I think things are only going to get worse before they can get better.
Well, I think I've covered pretty much everything for this week.
On Monday my BFF Ashley told me that she's moving to Texas this summer. At first I was NOT happy about the situation at all. I looked at it as just another thing that's gone wrong in my life. Now that I've had a few days to think about it I'm happy for her. She's always been giving of herself to everybody else and has put herself on hold for so long, she actually kinda deserves this. She actually thinks she's being selfish doing something for herself. I'm still not happy about all the distance that's going to be between her and I but I'm hoping to be able to go down and visit a whole bunch. Apparently, she'll only be a couple miles from the beach (Corpus Cristi - I hope I spelled that right - area).
So, with Ashley moving to Texas our girl vacation to Idaho is now off. But I guess that's an ok thing too. I was looking forward to going but sometimes things just don't work out and you just can't go.
I'm glad that I have a job to go to and have friends there that are going through some of the same things that I am right now (needless to say things aren't going great right now but I'm not the only one that they aren't going great for). I could sit here and bitch about all the things that are not good about my job but frankly, I'm just glad to have a job. There are plenty of people out there in this country that don't and I think things are only going to get worse before they can get better.
Well, I think I've covered pretty much everything for this week.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Repost - Blessings Bloggy Friend Edition
It’s Friday again and usually I do a post about all the things that I’m thankful for that happened during the week. This week I’m doing a little something different and I’m picking a certain “area” of my life to blog about. This week I’m gonna talk about all my bloggy friends! You know who you are!
I’m ALWAYS thankful for my bloggy friends because it really doesn’t matter what’s going on on my blog…..whether I’m complaining about my dog (who can be a real pain in the butt) or launching into a tirade about how our new boss at work is jerking us around and treating us unfairly….there’s always someone out there on my blog list that will say something extremely encouraging and I always feel a TON better.
As I’ve posted before I’m trying to lose a bunch of weight before my trip to Idaho (to see my cowboys again) in April and I’m always getting words of encouragement from my bloggy peeps and my new bloggy peeps…..Encouragement like that from people that I don’t know personally other than through their blogs means a lot to me and keeps me going to reach my goal.
Basically this week my blessings are to you my blogging peeps. Love you all and can hardly wait to see what’s going on in your neck of the woods!
Jamie
I’m ALWAYS thankful for my bloggy friends because it really doesn’t matter what’s going on on my blog…..whether I’m complaining about my dog (who can be a real pain in the butt) or launching into a tirade about how our new boss at work is jerking us around and treating us unfairly….there’s always someone out there on my blog list that will say something extremely encouraging and I always feel a TON better.
As I’ve posted before I’m trying to lose a bunch of weight before my trip to Idaho (to see my cowboys again) in April and I’m always getting words of encouragement from my bloggy peeps and my new bloggy peeps…..Encouragement like that from people that I don’t know personally other than through their blogs means a lot to me and keeps me going to reach my goal.
Basically this week my blessings are to you my blogging peeps. Love you all and can hardly wait to see what’s going on in your neck of the woods!
Jamie
Friday, December 19, 2008
Friday Blessings
It's friday again! So it's time to post my blessings for the week. It's been pretty much a quiet week around here at my house. Monday night into Tuesday morning I get two gold stars for not killing my brother's fiancee at work....Lets just say she thought she could do whatever the heck she wanted when ever she wanted and it wasn't flying. Tuesday was pretty quiet around here...not much went on...ate my last "real food" meal and waited for Wednesday morning to get here. Wednesday I got my wisdom teeth pulled....I have no idea what I was soooo freaked out about....I'm a big time woose when it comes to needles and this one wasn't very big or very scary at all. Thursday, I recieved 2 blog awards....Which actually makes my week really.....I knowing that people are actually reading what I post and like it. We're also bracing for a big time snow storm.....close to a foot of snow and even a little more on top of that on Saturday into Sunday.
Friday, December 12, 2008
My dog wears clothes and a few other blessings...
Because the groomer had to shave Laci down....It's actually a pretty long story, but the reader's digest version is that Laci wouldn't let me brush her because the bristles on the brush we bought when we adopted her were to rough on her skin so she got some mats in her "Cocker" cut that the groomer was unable to get out.....She has to have a little coat now when she goes outside so she doesn't get cold.
So these are Laci's new clothes. She's so cute in them! Moving on......I've become one of the "cool" kids again.....I went out and purchased The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion to the movie Twilight. I can hardly wait to start reading! Moving on again....Friday's here at Have Inspiration.....Will Travel are the day that I post my blessings for the week. So without further adue.....My blessings for this week.It's actually been a pretty uneventful week to be honest. We survived the first "major" snow storm of the season....The farmer's almanac was right AGAIN! My parents got their first "real" cell phones ever (no more pre-paid phones for them) and are really happy with them....they can even sort of make them work too! I got my hair cut on Wednesday.....I've actually got shape to my hair now. I renewed my cell phone contract with US Cellular and my new cell phone is in the mail...Did you know that you can activate your phone from your house? I did not know that....I learned something new!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Pride and Prejudice
I started reading Pride and Prejudice yesterday afternoon and so far I'm loving it. I've never read any of the classics really so I'm super excited about being drawn into this book. Jane Austen is on my list of "cool" authors now!
Starting next Friday I will be restarting my weekly blessings. I haven't been feeling very blessed the last couple of weeks so I haven't posted any blessings. Between putting our dog down, me getting hurt, and spending a fortune to get my car to just run again (my AC compressor has completely seized) not feeling very blessed at all. I guess the upside to the car thing is that I'm driving around in a really NICE Lincoln Zeyphor...I'll take a picture this morning when the son comes up and share with you all.
Starting next Friday I will be restarting my weekly blessings. I haven't been feeling very blessed the last couple of weeks so I haven't posted any blessings. Between putting our dog down, me getting hurt, and spending a fortune to get my car to just run again (my AC compressor has completely seized) not feeling very blessed at all. I guess the upside to the car thing is that I'm driving around in a really NICE Lincoln Zeyphor...I'll take a picture this morning when the son comes up and share with you all.
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