MOYNA'S SOAPBOX (6)
TODAY is the day that I let off some steam!! I keep trying to just let go of what's buggin' me, but it keeps coming back and making me mad all over again. It's not something HUGE, just one of those things that makes you mad everytime it crosses your mind. Here's what's bothering me...
I get really ticked off at the young people today that don't follow proper etiquette which shows me they think of no one but themselves or have not been properly taught some good manners. I do blame their parents to a great extent. Parents today just want to be their kids best friends, not their parents. It's a tough & exhausting job, but worth it when their kids are terrific adults - then you can be their friend. Here's what is making me mad: We have a friend whose daughter was married around Thanksgiving of last year. We not only gave her a wedding gift, but I did some food for her reception. WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A THANK YOU NOTE!!!!!! Her mother has told me over & over how much the food was appreciated and loved, but we still have not heard word one from the daughter.
Another similar incident is what is really making me MAD!! We know some people in Arizona. Freddy went to elementary school with one of the boys and we have remained in touch through the years by yearly Christmas cards. Last year, at the end of November or the first of December, we received a wedding announcement for the boy (Michael). The wedding was to be on December 30th. A day or two after Christmas, I sent Fred to the post office to mail our wedding gift to the couple - a little something from Tiffany & Co..... That same afternoon, we received a note in the mail from the bride saying the wedding had been cancelled! And this is why I am MAD...here it is, the first week of March, and we have NOT had the gift returned to us, or have we received a note to say it will be returned or to thank us for the gift (if they are being so rude as to keep it - which is what appears to be the case). Besides the rudeness of keeping the gift, what really makes me mad is that these are people that call themselves 'Christians...' I know we're not a perfect people, but this could have/should have been taken care of. Well, there it is. I'm still steaming about this, but I'll get over it - until the next time it pops up in my mind!!
Next item...today when we woke up, we had a dusting of snow. I am soooo disappointed that we have not had a good snow in several years. Our news coverage this morning was about the WINTER STORM we had last night!!! WHAT A JOKE!! You would think we had a foot of snow fall. And the news coverage went on and on and on for a few hours. Long before the coverage was over, the snow in our yard had melted, leaving it look like just another cold, dreary day outside! I have NO FAITH left to keep hoping that I will see a good snow.
Fred and I are getting our ducks in a row to try & get things done around the house that need to be done. We are going to take out all the bushes around the house & have a small brick wall put in and plant some colorful flowers rather than have the bushes. Hopefully, this will be a little easier to take care of. If I can ever make up my mind, we are going to get either new carpet or tile the living room, dining room, and hallway. We will put down hardwood for the stairs. Those are the major projects for this coming spring & summer - along with the "usual" ones.
That's about it from here - or at least all I can think of right now. Fred & I made it through the first two months of the year healthy. He managed to go to his January sales meeting and come back healthy!! I always hold my breath hoping he won't come back with a cold and give it to me! That's been a common occurance the last several years...
'Til later.
I get really ticked off at the young people today that don't follow proper etiquette which shows me they think of no one but themselves or have not been properly taught some good manners. I do blame their parents to a great extent. Parents today just want to be their kids best friends, not their parents. It's a tough & exhausting job, but worth it when their kids are terrific adults - then you can be their friend. Here's what is making me mad: We have a friend whose daughter was married around Thanksgiving of last year. We not only gave her a wedding gift, but I did some food for her reception. WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A THANK YOU NOTE!!!!!! Her mother has told me over & over how much the food was appreciated and loved, but we still have not heard word one from the daughter.
Another similar incident is what is really making me MAD!! We know some people in Arizona. Freddy went to elementary school with one of the boys and we have remained in touch through the years by yearly Christmas cards. Last year, at the end of November or the first of December, we received a wedding announcement for the boy (Michael). The wedding was to be on December 30th. A day or two after Christmas, I sent Fred to the post office to mail our wedding gift to the couple - a little something from Tiffany & Co..... That same afternoon, we received a note in the mail from the bride saying the wedding had been cancelled! And this is why I am MAD...here it is, the first week of March, and we have NOT had the gift returned to us, or have we received a note to say it will be returned or to thank us for the gift (if they are being so rude as to keep it - which is what appears to be the case). Besides the rudeness of keeping the gift, what really makes me mad is that these are people that call themselves 'Christians...' I know we're not a perfect people, but this could have/should have been taken care of. Well, there it is. I'm still steaming about this, but I'll get over it - until the next time it pops up in my mind!!
Next item...today when we woke up, we had a dusting of snow. I am soooo disappointed that we have not had a good snow in several years. Our news coverage this morning was about the WINTER STORM we had last night!!! WHAT A JOKE!! You would think we had a foot of snow fall. And the news coverage went on and on and on for a few hours. Long before the coverage was over, the snow in our yard had melted, leaving it look like just another cold, dreary day outside! I have NO FAITH left to keep hoping that I will see a good snow.
Fred and I are getting our ducks in a row to try & get things done around the house that need to be done. We are going to take out all the bushes around the house & have a small brick wall put in and plant some colorful flowers rather than have the bushes. Hopefully, this will be a little easier to take care of. If I can ever make up my mind, we are going to get either new carpet or tile the living room, dining room, and hallway. We will put down hardwood for the stairs. Those are the major projects for this coming spring & summer - along with the "usual" ones.
That's about it from here - or at least all I can think of right now. Fred & I made it through the first two months of the year healthy. He managed to go to his January sales meeting and come back healthy!! I always hold my breath hoping he won't come back with a cold and give it to me! That's been a common occurance the last several years...
'Til later.
posted by Fred Hudson at 9:54 AM
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