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Site fixed!!!
The hosting people had to kiss my lily white ass and I purchased new hosting... hmmmm... their lose is my gain, new hosting has some awesome awesome features I didn't have before!!
Anyhoooo.... after 2 days of site being down, I'm finally done!!
Ok off to bed I go... well... maybe... hehhehee
Hugs,
Renee
Happy New Year... more...
Happy New Year All!!! 2009 is gonna be a good year... don't anyone fret!
Anyway... I am updating my server which I have found to be quite a bitch to do!! I backed up everything, I reprovisioned the server, I uploaded everything and now nothing wants to load.... oh how friggin nice!!!
I did everything correctly... the files are there, the site just won't load... ARGH!!!
Hosting is working on the issue but don't know when my site will be back up, hopefully today sometime! If not well my hosting people can kiss my lily white ass and I will find new hosting!! Sometimes it's great to be a geek... lol
Ok going to the movies and playing on my DS with my lil one while the idiots fix their issue...
Hugs,
Renee
The Influential People in Your Life...
Family will always be influential to me, I understand not everyone has the relationship with their family that I do.
But I'm not here to talk about them, everyone who knows me KNOWS that my family is the most important thing to me... anyway...
Have you sat down and watched a movie, read a book, or just witnessed something that sparked a memory of someone that influenced you somewhere along your path?
When I was younger, I had surgery on my leg 3 times before I was 13, the first being when I was 2. I remember when I was younger, people could see the issue I had with my leg, other children that would make fun of me, adults that pitied me. My family never did. My teachers never did. In 4th grade, I had to have my second surgery because after 7 years, they had to fix it again because of my growth...
I was at home for 2 weeks before I was allowed to go back to school, the neighbor would check on me as my parents both had to work. The cast I had was literally up to my crotch and heavy. ( It was the old fashioned plaster cast) When I returned to school, I couldn't ride the bus because I couldn't get up the steps, so family friends, neighbors, and my parents would take me to school.
Doned with crutches and a back pack, I was determined to get myself into that classroom without any help. My 4th grade teacher wouldn't hear of it, wouldn't let me attempt it. It was snowy, it was icy and the last thing he wanted to see was me sprawled out on the sidewalk because I was stubborn. Everyday for those 10 weeks, he would stand by the side door and he would wait for me to pull up and get out of the car... he would open the door and let me get in the building. He didn't try to help me with my bag, but he would walk beside me to make sure I had my balance. To this day, I remember him. He didn't pity me, or even if he did, he didn't show it, he had me do what the other kids did... and if I couldn't he would tell me to try. Most of the time, I was able to do it, it just took a little determination... but I did it.
In 6th grade, I had my 3rd surgery and although the cast wasn't as high up, I still was on cutches. My 6th grade teacher had also taught my sister in 6th grade and she was a hellyun... so he thought I was going to be the same way and treated me as such. Until my surgery, because of my 4th grade teacher teaching me that just because I have a cast on my leg doesn't mean I can't do what others did. Mr. 6th Grade always had weekly math contests, which honestly I won almost every week, at the end you got to pick a prize. I normally picked the chocolate... lol. Anyway, when I returned to school after my surgery, he would just give me a chocolate bar because I couldn't stand up to be in the math contest. You stood at your desk and if you answered wrong, you sat down, if you answered correctly, you proceeded to the next person's desk...
One day, I said 'no thank you', I was to do this. Without my crutches, I stood up and I went along the desks until the very end. I didn't wince or complain, I just wanted to be like everyone else. I did win that day and Mr. Skeptical 6th Grade was impressed, hell I was 11 years old but I wasn't gonna be held back because of my handicap. Later the same year, they had to remove the pin from my foot so I was again put in a 'walking' cast. But I wasn't able to walk very well in it. There was a fire alarm and I tried to move as fast as everyone else, but I couldn't. So he picked me up and walked down the hall. He apologized to me later because he knew I felt horrible, but in all honesty... looking back... he showed caring and I respected him for that.
As I look back at these events in my life, I think this is when I really realized how people care about others... how even though I wasn't able to do certain things, they would still 'push' me. Teachers aren't just there to teach you Math, Spelling, Social Studies and Science... they are also there to teach you about life. Life hands you a lemon, make lemonade...
The two teachers above have since passed on, but they will always be in my thoughts!
I truly believe that you learn something new everyday, that everyone you meet in life has something to teach you.
Happy Holiday Season to All!!
Hugs,
Renee
Now THIS is funny!!!
Click the link!!
Website: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_re_
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