Month: June 2009

Hey,

Today was a good day. This morning I woke up and one of my first thoughts was, I could have awaken to one eye this morning, but God said 2. I think about stuff like that. This  older white man came through my line today buying some bird seeds, and I said to him….. how long have you been feeding the birds? He looked at me and said for about 32 years. I said to him do you know that God designated you to do that job? I said everyone doesn’t buy bird food and feed the birds. He said * I never looked at it that way.* I hope that I planted a seed in him to take notice of the things that God does and have us doing. Can you imagine if that man went home and thought about God as he feed the birds what joy would he have in his heart? Its because he would see things from a different light, a different angle.

What is it that God has blessed you to do? Are you doing it? Whats stopping you?

Be Blessed!

Hey Yall!

Today was a cool day at work. I was only scheduled for 4 ½ hours, I went in came out and left to take care of some business. I took $30.00 out of the money from the candy sale and went to buy more candy. Instead of using the money for T-Shirts we are going to knock some money off from the gurls trip to Cedarpointe, charging them only $40.00 a piece. The gurls came up with this, I thought it was a very good idea. Im going to really have to step my game up * as I did for the last meet* because instead of me doing most and all of the things, Im going to put some gurls in charge of different things. For example, when we are selling our candy, Im going to have one person in charge of counting the money and doing business with our customers. Last week there were too many hands in the pot and it looks confusing. So I already know who is going to be my chosen Accountant. Im going to chose someone to keep in contact with the other gurls as far as our trips, and things that we will be doing in the future. We have a hotel party coming up in Oct…..so we are going to need gurls to be in charge of that. I get into this habit of doing things myself, when I don’t have too. I get this thing where if Im not doing it, it won’t be right. I gotta get outta that, cause that could hold you back for real. These gurls would love to be in charge of something like this. So next meet Im going to put them to the test.

Hey!!

Lord Thank you for waking me up this morning. I was really tired and slept in until my phone rang about 1ish. I kept waking up because I wondered for Neisha bought my Madea Goes To Jail DVD in Ohio. She told me that she wanted to bring me home a gift, and not to go out and buy it. Well, yall know the Virgo in me wanted a back up……..lol. But she finally called me and said *Ma, I got your DVD*!! I was like YES!!! I can wait till she comes home tomorrow. I haven’t seen my baby in 5 days. Whew….when you’re close to your kids you really miss them when they are gone. That’s what I tell me daddy all the time. I said when you had all your family members home when we were younger, you never was there until night time. He would get off work and go sit at my aunts house, then come home late. No one is mad about that…so now since he and my mom are no longer together, and he lives alone, he always says…..we should visit him more often instead of calling. No matter what we do, its never enough for him. Bless his heart. But you know what? I think he’s finally getting it. For example. My dad has money to pay a housekeeper, instead of him using that money for this person, he wants all of us *4* of his children— to come ova and do it for him. This housekeeper is paid through another source, not even out of his pocket, he feel that he should * and he does* split the money with the lady while she does nothing. So, I told him not to long ago, dad, you have someone paying for your housekeeper, you know all your kids work, why won’t you just do it the right way? He said cause he wants some of the money himself * blank stare*. So, I said you know what boo? I ain’t mad at you, but I won’t  be the only cleaning anymore. Now he has someone to do it. He finally got it. Whew!!

Be back tomorrow!

 

*cont* When I get to talking to my gurls, I have to have my daughter pay attention to the time because I always look up and see that time passed me by. After we talked about Cedarpointe, I started my next project. The night before I wrote out 15 questions that I want to ask them. The questions were off the hook. THEY LOVED IT SO MUCH!!! My first question to them was…….if you go to the grocery store with your mom/dad whoever, do you feel that you should help take the groceries off the counter or spinner? All of them said yes, and one said No. She felt that if her mom go grocery shopping she should be the one who takes them down, because she bought them. We discussed that too. I told her that she should always help her mom, because those groceries are for the house not just one person. She got it………… I think. Then when I talked to her mom, she said that she neverrrrrrrrrrrrrr everrrrrrrrrrr takes her kids to the grocery store because they ask for stuff all the time. Well that explains why her daughter answer was that way. She never goes with her mom. She really never had to take them off the spinner. I’m glad I asked her mom because I would have went on thinking that she has issues in that area, when its not even that. The 15 Questions was the best part of the meet. I asked them some really good questions, they were even impressed. Then afterwards, I turned the tables and asked them to ask me a questions about PARENTS? That got me good too. I wish their parents were here to hear that segment. Then my noisey neighbor came over………… if a facial expression could talk. Be back later with that.

Hey Peeps!!

First I gotta say Thank you to God for this wonderful day. Thank you Lord for showing me my gift as it has to do with working with Children.♥♥♥

This morning the phone rang and it was one of the gurls saying NOT to pick her up today because she wasn’t feeling well at all. I could hear it in her voice that she was sick. She is one of the 3 gurls I pick up that stay near each other. My niece dad is moving to California on Tuesday so she had to go to a going away party for him today which only made sense that her best friend wouldn’t come without. So, I thinking to myself, this is one of times when I thought about cancelling the meet. But just before 1pm all my gurls started checking in as they always do, asking can their cousins and friend come for the first time. After picking up my God daughter Tyra * named after Tyra Banks*, we got home @ 3:05 ready to roll. By us missing 4 gurls today the 2 new gurls are just what this group need. One of the gurls is 18 and the other is around 10. They all started rolling in at the same time. Ah, I get so giddy and excited when they come over and THEY are excited about what * Auntie ZZ* has to say today. I just love it!! ♥ Once they all showed up and gathered around my long living room couch * fits 8 comfortably, its was game time. Neisha is in Cincinnati, so I had to do this show in my own…….it was a piece of cake. Never thought I could pull a meeting off without her, and it was probably one of the best meets we’ve ever had.

We always start off in prayer, and I have one of the gurls to pray for us. Yall should hear these gurls!!! There prayers would make you cry!!!! After we did that I turned to my DVR and played a video that I recorded about Cedarpointe. They were so excited, just to see a 5 minute video about the park that we are going too. Afterwards I collected down payments for the trip.

gotta go to be continued tomorrow after work!! Love yall

Cree

Hey,

Just wanted to check in and say heyyy. I got off work today and took me a nap. I bumped my WOW Gospel CD all the way to work,  got there and my joy left  for a coupla hours. How could you have a good life at home, go to work for a few hours and so much mess come at you? I mean for real doe? 

I keep thinking about moving to ATL, it is starting to be a everyday thought. Going to a Birthday Party Dinner this weekend, can’t wait for that one, she’s my Tyler Perry friend someone who understand that you don’t lose yourself in a celeb just because you love and admire them. She understands that, and that’s why she’s my Tyler Perry gurl. * rolling my eyes laughing* Raisingurls meeting this Sunday. Neisha is going to Ohio ohhhhhh what Imma do with her helping me with the gurls, she’s my right hand.  Im the Mistress of Ceremony for our Anita Baker Club for the concert July 31. I received a copy of my program. A little nervous…but hey its all for my gurl. Today I read a little of this book I bought called Just Like Jesus …… its very powerful. I like to read a handful and sit there and visualize it. Ahhhhhhh. Tyler Perry I think is doing too much. Making movies and his 2 sitcoms. I love them both, but I think he needs to slow down and pay close attention to what he’s writing. Some of it is not real and for a strong person to come on  *Tasha Smith* someone has to be weak, and its Sasha AKA Trina, and I hate how weak she looks to Tasha Smith. I think he needs to really really regroup that whole story line. The momma should have came in later when they were doing fine and dandy, not now when everyone is trying to get to know each other. I’m glad he’s focusing on the kids more. I LOVE THAT! ♥♥ Im about to go think a little bit, talk to you all tomorrow.

Lacrease

HecallemeCree

Hey,

I’m on a roll blogging 3 days in a row. Yea for Cree. ♥

So much stuff be going thru my mind. Sometimes I try to do too much, and my mind gets to thinking and God always told me to keep a pen and paper in handy at all times. And still I don’t. Thats bad. I have a lot of good ideas, and lots of thoughts. I’ll get it soon. I was going to post something for this post tonight and I forgot what it was. ♦ 😦

My Church Second Ebenezer is having this ~~~>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I missed Church on Sunday and I know Bishop was talking about it. Dang, and I gotta work until 7pm. My Church is huge and to get a good seat you have to be there early. Doors open @ 6. I wonder did Bishop Paul Morton put him on with Tyler. Because when he was here in April for our Breakthrough Services. OMGOODNESS, he talked about Tyler for about 15 minutes after he preached the word. He told us how Tyler helped him to rebuild his Church in Atlanta. And how he loves Tyler so much he calls him his son. He went on and on and on, and I was so geeked watching him talk about Tyler like this. I was watching my Pastor and he was so excited about what God had done thru Tyler. My Bishop and Tyler’s Bishop are very very very close. All that time I was loving Bishop Morton and wanted to see him in person * did for 3 years straight* I never knew that they were that close. He always come to our Breakthrough Services.  I shoo hate that I wont be able to make it, I love my gurl small Fire she is so funny. I use to watch her on BET all the time.

I’m teaching my gurls * Raisingurls* to always make sure that you are on your best behaviour at all times. Make sure that you set good examples, be a Leader and be consciences of what you do. People watch you, people notice you, people listen to every word you say. Even if you don’t think that it means anything, it does to the next person. Not long ago, my boss told me to close down my lane and do something. My last customer was my coworker who was paying for her groceries. My light was off when this white man walked up to my register . I told him that I was closed, he caught my off guard when he said in a aggressive tone, I only have one thing, can you ring me up!!! I turned around and looked at him saying, Sir, I’m closed my light is off. Now I would have taken him, but he had an attitude and I didn’t want to deal with him. How you gon get an attitude just because someone tell you they’re closed? Closed means closed!! I’m always the person who will say…..okay Ill take you anyway. But when you have an attitude…….I won’t get one with you, I’ll just find ways not to deal with you that’s all. So anyway, he storms off like a lil asskid. At this point he was mumbling something as he stood in another line. I never looked at the man again. About 30 minutes later…….I’m sorting items and both my assistant managers come corner me off, with this lil smile on their faces. So, my heart gets ta beating like danggggg what I dun done now. LOL  And the way they asked their first question was so *Next 48 hourish*. lol  One asked…….did you just have an customer who was mad at you? I stood there thinking…..naw, why you say that?  Not that I know of. So then the other one spoke and said Lacrease, we know you, but still we have to ask you this question. Did you just curse out a man who got mad at you because he was mad that you wouldn’t take him. I said noooooooo, I told that man I was closed and he asked me would I take him anyway, and I didn’t because my boss, told me to do something and I was already still waiting on my last customer. He told my managers that I called him all types of B******, and that I was cursing him out going off on him. My mouth was wide open. They said Lacrease I know this is totally out of Character, but we still have to ask you questions. I couldn’t believe that this man told them that. He made it seem as if we were engaged in a heat argument and I cursed him out. My thing is this. Why would I be the one cursing HIM out, that fool was mad at me…….. I WASN’T MAD AT HIM……. ROFL!! These are my hands, he needed them to ring his order up. Why would I go off on him? LOL See what I gotta deal with daily?

So then……………………….

The following week. My coworker * white gurl* was working on toys and was pulling the pallet jack. She has to be very careful when working in the day time with customers in the store. Anyway…..she was pushing the jack, when this guy popped out of no where, talking about she ran over his foot, my wife could have been hurt too, calling her all kinds of B@##$$ and H@%%. saying they were going to get her after work. So scared and fearful of a fight in the store, someone called for a manager, he comes out and guess who he sees………. yep, the guy who said I called him. all these curse words.  My manager was standing there listening to the guys story saying he was going to do this, and that,  to my coworker. He threatened to  sue the store, and all this mess. My boss realizes that he’s the same guy who told HIMMMMMMMMMMM that  I was calling him names. They made both him and his wife leave the store!!!  ROFL. Nothing but a team of Drama. The next day, when they told me about that, I was out done. This man wanted US fired. He was the one causing all the trouble. My point to Raisingurls is  when you have a reputation of doing good and being right, when something like this happens, you will have favor because people around you know that you are not this kind of person. Just think what if I had a history of cursing people out, my managers probably wouldn’t have believed me, this man is out to get anyone fired. We laughed about that NOW but it could have cost 2 jobs.

I wish that Tyler would get together with Maxwell to do a song for his new movie Why Did I get Married Too. He is the perfect person for a project like that. Whew, I would love it. Gearld Levert and Anita Baker both had songs in Tyler’s movies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUa8HnHeoiY 

 

This guy…….well I don’t want to say his name. He’s very tall, dark, thick and so handsome found me on line. When he would come to my job and come near me, I just get these chills. Something happened and I was kinda happy it did because it freed me from being in his presense with this desire that was killing me. Now he’s back and I so afraid to see him. I knooooooooooow his scent, his eyes, his lips, his thickness, his spirit is going to take ova me. Now so much sexually………..never that…until Im married. But the thoughts that goes througg my head, Im not ready to deal with. But at the same time, I need that excitment to arise in me just for that temporary * high*. Again…..no its not sexual. its the fact that someone around you can make you feel this way without even a touch. Wow its deep and mind blowing. Yall aint ready for the Love Im talking bout…..

Good Night

Lacrease

 

Hey,

Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic lost tonight. 😦             Not to happy about about that!  That dongone Kobe Bryant makes me hair itch!! Those facial expressions make me want to wire his lips up to his face with clothes hangers………. ahhh thats not right is it? Im mad at his game, but love him as a person, let me make that clear. But I just hate it when he makes those faces…………..ughhh they say a million words. Like yeaaaaa take that………. how bout I don’t wanna take that!!! Then they disrespect Dwight by playing the Nike commerical with Labron James, and Kobe tonight. Labron is long gone. Man, I tell ya. lol

God tells me things, and its funny cause when it happens now, I just laugh. I use to get mad, now I just appreciate that I have the heads up. Maybe he gave me this gift because he knows how I take to things. And if I know them upfront, it softens my blow. He even tells me things about Tyler Perry. I know if I met Tyler face to face, we would be the best of friends. I use to want to hurry that along, but its all in God’s timing. I just really love and admire this man. I can see his thoughts all through his movies and especially sitcomes. Can’t wait till his next movie comes out, and I bout know what direction that goes in just by his thoughts in his messages and sitcome.

Today I had a feeling about something, and when I found out about it, all I could do is laugh. And Im like danggg, whats the big deal in lying? I always find out stuff Im not looking for. I think people trust me, and they have no idea I already had a feeling about it. God gives me insight on stuff, and people stand in my face and talk their lies, and come to their conclusions and Im like…….why are you saying this non truth stuff. Don’t you know I already know the truth? The bad part about it is, its about NOTHING!!! And when I don’t have a comment, its like silent……..and Im cool with that too. Just get outta my face with conclusions and * special thoughts* thats just not true. I cant stand people who gossip. If your gonna tell a story…..Tell it. If youre gonna tell a story and then come to your own conclusion, state that fact, not make it apart of what you think you know. That burns me up, now I don’t want to hear the rest of the story, because its tainted with OPINIONS AND CONCLUSIONS! I have my own mind, let me hear the story and then come to my own thoughts and concluisons about it. Don’t help me! Geesh!

Neisha is going to Ohio this weekend for 5 days. She’s in summer school so that she can complete her BS. She’s going to miss 1 day by being out of school. Im not happy about it but she’s grown and get A’s and B’s so I told her she can’t miss another day because she will fail. When your kids get grown all you can do is find out what they are about to do and question them on that. AFter you question them, they have to come to their own conclusion and also go with the consequences. So, she’s good to go after the drill I gave her. lol In a *nice respectful because she’s an adult way*. lol I have to work long hours all week, so this weekend I gotta do something nice. Im going to see Denzel Washingtons new movie……….whew that man is FIONE! He was on Jimmy Kimmel today, and dayum he is all that and then some. That man right there, can make me do cart wheels and bungie jumps all across my house. No disrespect to his wife, butahhhhh she got a hellava man. And he’s a fast talker, I bet he be talking junk at home. lol I love a man who does that, not get mad and have fun doing it. Never crossing the line.

Unsung with Minnie Riperton came on tonight, oh it was so good. I cried like a baby. I cried. She seemed like one of the sweetest people you could ever meet. My mom loved her and so did my dad. Im cant wait to see the one with Florence Ballard. I know her kids gonna have a lot to say about this one. I was young when Diana Ross and The Supremes were singing. I heard many and plenty of stories, and lots of people hated Diana, but I will have to see the show for myself. Diana lived here in Detroit so a lot of people knew her. I just need to see for myself.

Im going to bed, whew Im so sleepy, gotta work tomorrow. Take care

Lacrease