dang, the weekend never seems to last long. i can't wait until i can accumulate some vacation time at this new job. this will be the beginning of my fourth week at this job. i don't know if i like it any more. there's too much work! you have to be a really multi-tasked person to be working at this job. i have so many things to do during the day. my day starts with filing charts, making new charts, pulling charts for the psychiatrist, taking referrals over the phone, mailing requests for medical record information to those who are requesting information, a lot of data entry, and soon i will have to do transcription. i don't know how i'm going to fit the transcription in during the day. there's too much for me to do and i always feel lost. the only good thing is that the time goes by fast during the day because i'm so busy. i tried referring my cousin to the place, but they said that they don't think they can fit another person in because of budget issues. oh well, at least i tried. it would have been cool if i could get her on working with me, then maybe i can catch up on a lot of things.

i was supposed to watch the 'under world' this weekend, but plans changed and we ended doing other shit that needed to be done during the week. i don't have time do anything during the week, so my weekends are devoted to shit that needed to be done over the week. geez, i can't imagine having a kid, because that poor thing would never see me. i will eventually get to where i want to be though. i have so many dreams that i need to accomplish and so far i've tackled a couple, and the way things are going i should be there in a couple of years....*sigh*

anyway, how's y'all doin'? hope your weekend was great!

FINALLY, THE WEEKEND IS HERE! WHEW!

well, i didn't do much over the weekend. on saturday, brian had his driving school that he had to go to. so, that gave me the opportunity to hang out with my bestest friend in the world, emily. it was really nice hanging out with her. it's been so long, actually, i think its been years since we just hung out like that. the last time i saw her, we planned to eat out at denny's. that was probably about 3 months ago. for those few hours that we hung out, it was like i forgot all my worries, especially, the things i stress about. i think i should do this more often.

i'm not sure when we will be getting the truck back. brian said on friday it would be sometimes between monday through wednesday, but then he called me back later and said that we might get it back on friday. i can't wait until we get that truck back. since the accident, i've been getting up at 5am just to drop him off at work. i don't even start my job until 8am. so it can be such a bitch getting up in the morning, having to drop him off, and then coming back to sleep for about an hour or so, and then get up to go to my job. yeah, it's been tiresome, but some how i make it.

i didn't get to upload my pictures over the weekend. i was so damn lazy. i swear, on sunday i laid on the living room couch all day. i watched a couple of movies on lifetime and for the rest of the day i was falling in and out of sleep. that was the laziest sunday i've had since i don't know when. i wish i had more days like that. i feel like being lazy right now.....i'm at my second job and i just feel like leaving so i can kick off my shoes, wear my jammies, and veg out in front of the tv the rest of the evening. arggghh...calgon take me away...

this was forwarded to me and i thought it was hilarious!



NAVAJO RESERVATION DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICATION:

First Name:___________________________ Last Name(check one):
( ) Atcitty ( ) Begay ( )Begaye ( ) Benally ( ) Nez ( ) Yazzie

Age:____(if unsure, please guess)

Sex:____M____F____OTHER

Shoe Size:______Left______Right Tribal Clothing Jacket Size:________

Occupation:
( )Spring Sheepherder ( )Summer Sheepherder ( )Fall Sheepherder
( )Winter Sheepherder ( )Unemployed ( )Dirty politician ( ) Slut ( ) Man _hore

Spouse's Name:________________ 2nd Spouse's Name:______________
3rd Spouse's Name:_____________ 4th Spouse's Name:_____________

Relationship with spouse:
( )Best friend's wife ( )Best friend's sister ( )Don't remember
( )It just happened ( )Which one.... Lover's Name:___________ 2nd Lover's Name:___________

Number of children living in household:_____ Number of children living in shed:________ Number of children living with their mothers:________ Number of children that are yours:_________

Mother's Name:________ Father's Name:_________ (if not sure, leave blank)

Education: 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th (Circle highest grade completed) Do you ( )own or ( )rent your mobile home?

(Check the appropriate box below) ___Total number of vehicles you own ___Number of vehicles that still crank ___Number of vehicles in front yard ___Number of vehicles in back yard ___Number of vehicles on cement blocks ___Number of vehicles with a water tank

Firearms you own and where you keep them: ___truck ___bedroom ___outhouse ___kitchen ___shed

Model and year of your pick-up:___________ 194__ Do you have a gun rack?
( )Yes ( ) No If no, please explain on separate page:

Newspapers/magazines you subscribe to:
( ) Navajo Times ( ) Gallup Independent ( ) Navajo/Hopi Observer
( ) Beautiful Buckle Bunnies ( ) INFR ( ) Squaw Dance Times

Number of times you've seen a Navajo Nation president? _____ Number of times you've seen a NN president with a woman? _____ Number of times you've seen a NN president with numerous women? _____

How often do you bathe: (if no running water,you may still respond)
( )weekly ( )Monthly ( )Not Applicable

Color of teeth:
( )Yellow ( )Brownish-yellow ( )Brown ( )Black ( )Not Applicable

Brand of alcohol you prefer: ( )T-Bird ( )G-D ( )40 oz. ( )Ocean

How far is your home from a paved road?
( )100 miles ( )200 miles ( )don't know

How many dogs do you own? ( )1-3 ( )4-8 ( ) 9-12 ( ) can't count higher than that

Average number of trips to Gallup in one month_________

Do you go to the Shalamar while visiting Gallup? ( )Yes ( ) No If no, please explain on separate sheet

Number of passengers you carry in the back of your pick-up
( )1-2 ( ) 3-4 ( )Traveling to Navajo Nation Fair (unlimited)

Can you read and speak good English ( )yes ( ) no ( )broken

Do you drink and drive after each Chapter house meeting?
( ) once in a while ( ) sometimes ( )everytime

Is your vehicle parked at a side-of-the-road jewelry stand?
( ) yes ( ) no ( ) I don't know how to make jewelry (provide CIB)

Do you listen to Vincent Craig while traveling? ( ) yes ( ) no Are you just somehow? ( ) yes ( ) no ( ) sometimes ( ) all the time

Please provide current photo from NNPD and current Gathering of Nations bumper sticker for proper registration and $10.00 or two sheeps for two year licenses.

today i came into work and this is what i found posted on my computer.....

{insert my name}, anxious about her work status as "stockfloor specialist" suffers from Employee Denial, and can ignore or sometimes act like she's forgotten that she's a WalMart employee. She as a been a strong member of our team for over 18 years and this distinction of Employee of the month will not overlook her contributions. So, if you happen to run into {insert my name}, take a moment and ask her to find something for you. Chances are, she'll deny being an employee, but will have the answer you're looking for, and deep down inside, she'll be glad you asked! Congratulations, {insert my name}.....and thanks for all your hard work!

(note: can also be seen at {my company name}, where she sometimes pretends to be employed)

then they decided to post a pic of me in a surprised expression, a badge that says...{insert my name} WAL*MART always low prices and then at the bottom it says How Can I help You? i couldn't start laughing when i saw it. those bastards...see how they treat me.

anyway, seems as though this month is a month of bad luck for every one that i know. brian's sister lost her job, brian got into an accident, brian's other dysfunctional sister got thrown in jail for a warrant she had out for her ass. dang, what is going on?

i took pictures while i was out at window rock. i haven't got the time to upload them to my computer at home. maybe this weekend when i have time...

i'm tired. it's only monday, dang. i'm barely getting over the sickness i caught from the rez. somebody was spreading their disease while i was at the parade and now all i have left of my cold is an awful mucous sounding cough. brian keeps getting mad at me. he tells me to spit it out. the other morning i tried to spit out the window....i couldn't do it. i'm not a pro like brian. he even knows how to do the spitting your spit through your teeth kind of thing. i usually see people who chew skoal that do that...anyway, after i spit out the window i soon realized my spit had plastered on the back window. eww, gross. i couldn't even look at my own spit without gagging. it was pretty gross....

well, work is swell! they're planning on making me do some trancription work. they were talking about having me transcribe psychiatric evaluations. some of the records that i come upon during my day at work is really sad. sometimes, it's hard to read some of the progress notes. i just don't understand why people can do stuff to their own children. their own flesh and blood. this world is gonna end soon if this shit keeps happening like this.

well, what can i say? i'm as sick as a dog. i have a stuffy nose, dry cough, and very achy muscles/joints. i also found out that i have a bunch of mosquito bites on my legs. dumb ass me was wandering around outside my dad's house with shorts on. dang, those mosquito bites can be so irritating. i'm trying not to scratch, but it's not working. i really need to dig around in my cabinets to look for some of that calladryl.

well, work is just work. for the first two days i've had bad thoughts in my head. i actually thought about quitting on the second day. it's a totally new experience for me. i think i'm traumitized and i miss my best friends from my other job. i've worked with those girls for almost 7 years. i just need to some how make myself realize that i won't be working with them any more. it's just hard for me right now. i feel so lost at the moment. don't get me wrong though, i really like the job, it's just that i need to get adjusted to the new people and new surroundings.

wednesday i had to miss work. i called in around 5:45 that morning to tell them that brian got into an accident. it was right off the 1-17 and 1-10 interchange. a four vehicle accident. i am so fortunate that brian is ok, but the truck looked terrible! the truck was completely smashed on the right side. all i remember seeing was either the transmission fluid or the antifreeze leaking. we just bought that truck 4 months ago. oh well, the insurance will hopefully pay for it and all we have to pay is the deductible...anyway, that is alls i gots to say:) i've been so stressed, sick, and tired all at the same time i just dont feel like jumping on the computer any more. i hope y'all had a better week than i did.

oh my gosh....i don't know where to start. burnt is all i could tell ya. i've only been working two days like this and my new job is taking most of my energy. i started the new job on monday. i think i'm traumitized at the moment. it's a whole different work environment, definately! i just need to get my self adjusted to the new environment and of course a whole new career.

the weekend was fantastic! i had so much fun at home. i didn't set foot into the fair grounds though. i just didn't feel like it really. i think an argument with a woman earlier in the day spoiled it. i just watched the parade and went shopping at the flea market. i bought so much jewelry and i ate at pinky and ed's food stand. that's some good stuff.

i got back to phoenix on sunday and now i feel like shit. i caught a cold. i was so darn cold out there and dumb ass me brought a thin jacket back to the rez. i can't believe there was so much rain. a good change of weather. i just wish it would rain out here like it was raining on the rez.....well, i better get going ..i have a lot of work to do. i'm keeping my the job i had before as my seconday job and bumping it down to part-time. my hours for the next couple of months or years will be from 8am-4:30pm (full time) and 4:45-8:45pm (part-time).

leaving for the rez today. i can't wait! i hope it doesn't rain the whole time we are there. my dad said it's been raining constantly for the past couple of months. i better get ready...see ya.

yesterday i was probably the most happiest girl in the world. i landed that job that i mentioned in an earlier post. i didn't want to give too much detail about the job i applied for because i didn't want to get myself so psyched about it and then later on find out that i wasn't considered.

anyway, the job is related to what i went to school for. i went through a long sacrifice for this and it seems to have all paid off. i start on monday, september 8th. i'm not too fond of my new hours, but i know i will eventually get used to it. i will be working for the largest, non-profit, child welfare and behavioral health organization in arizona. i have mixed emotions. i'm kinda scared, sad and excited all at the same time. i'm scared because i will be starting a new career, working with new people and a whole new working environment. i'm sad because i won't be seeing my co-workers much anymore. i asked if i can work here part-time, but it will probably in the evenings when my co-workers are already gone for the day and then i'm so excited because i can finally set my current job aside and have it be like my secondary, part-time, who gives a shit if don't come in on a certain day kind of job. i don't have to put up the boss' shit anymore. i honestly feel like sueing his ass, but it seems to me that there are hardly any labor and law attorneys. i don't know, i still want to keep that in the back of my mind. i honestly think that if we sued our boss we would definately win. he put us through a lot of shit that you just cannot imagine. sueing a person, let alone your boss, takes a lot of money.

my weekend was boring. i didn't do much, really. on saturday, i had the unfortunate task of trying to look for a rim for my car. a while back, i hit a curb and dented one of my rims. Taking my car on the freeway is so annoying because i could feel a vibration when i'm driving 70 mph. i took it in to make sure it wasn't my alignment or wheel balance. my car has manufactured alloy rims. i was driving around south side on a saturday afternoon. i ended up on broadway where all the salvage yards were. i cannot believe there is only one place on that whole strip of junk that sold used rims! they told me that they had one in stock, but by the time they got back to me, they said that it was in white. so, i left and i called the car dealer and asked them how much it would cost for one of my rims. they told me $357 for one freaking rim. i almost had a heart attack. i wasn't going to buy one rim for $357 dollars so i drove my ass to a discount tire shop and bought me all 4 new rims for $328 dollars. i didn't want to spend that kind of money, but i know that i didn't want to drive back home with a bent rim either.

yesterday, on labor day, brian was sick to his stomach. i didn't realize he was that sick until he woke me up the second time that night. i guess through his sleepless night, he managed to take almost all the tums and drank most of the pepto bismal. i just thought he had a stomach ache or was constipated, but after the second time he woke me up, i took a really good look at him and noticed that he looked pale. i asked him what was wrong and he said that the lower part of his stomach was hurting, so i jumped out of bed and rushed him to the hospital. it was 2:00 in the morning when i rushed him out the door. i took him to the emergeny room and he was called right away. i was a nervous wreck. i didn't know what to expect and i didn't want anything to happen to brian. i probably waited 3 hrs and i finally asked the lady at the front desk what was going on with brian. she told me to knock on the door to ask the doctors. they told me i could go see him. i was shaking and i was so frightened to see him. as i walked down the hall i turned to my left and there he was. he was laying in a hospital gown with an iv in his arm. i asked him what was wrong, he didn't know. the doctors really didn't know what was wrong with him. they took x-rays of his abdomen, drew some blood, took his blood pressure, gave him some feel good medicine and stuck him with an iv. the day before, brian had the bright idea of walking piestewa peak with his brother. i told him not to try and walk that death of a mountain, but he didn't listen. the doctors told him that could be a possibility of why he was cramping so much. brian doesn't exercise much and that walk up there must have drained him of all his fluids. the other possiblity could be appendicitis. they told me to monitor him and see if he has anymore pain in the next few days. hopefully, it is nothing to worry about...