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Oh Lawd its a Fire…..Cree’s Blog Entry

buildingSo, yesterday morning I was just getting in from running an errand before I went to work….sat down at my computer and the FIRE ALARM in my building went off. I said “Oh Lord its a fire”…. this alarm was different than when the fire Marshall come out and do safety sweeps… if you are ever so concerned about YOUR LIFE…. you knew this was real. The security team came over the PA system LOUD AND CLEAR NO MUMBLE JUMBLE WORDS……. and said “please do NOT use the elevator use the stairways”…. you aint gotta tell me twice.. especially not about a FIRE. I just cant die that way Lord. So, I’m already fully dressed, I grabbed my car keys, my credit cards and I hot tailed down the stairs so fast, you would have thought I was in training for a marathon. Fire? I don’t play that. LOL

We’re all running down the stairs, I smelled the smoke but I kept it “running” lol. Once we got outside… I felt so bad for the elderly people who had to walk down the 22 flight of stairs. And its funny because when I first moved in the building, I wanted to be on the higher floors for the Detroit River/Canada View. I was a little disappointed that I forgot to request the higher floors, ….. but baaaaaaaby after what I witnessed yesterday…. 7th floor is FINE WITH CREE. LOL I’m good!

It was about 9:35 am when it all happened. After I got outside it was FREEZING especially living blocks away from the River….so I went and sat in my van. As I’m watching the firemen enter the building, you didn’t see fire or smoke coming from any of the apartments. Next thing I see and hear is windows breaking out. I looked up and counted the floors, and GUESS WHO APARTMENT IT WAS? Remember this story… https://lacreasewalker.com/2013/07/04/virgo-men-are-something-different-crees-blog-entry-virgo/ It was my friend I was writing about in my blog. It started in his bedroom… now I know he has an oxygen tank because he had pneumonia. Next thing I see is EMS taking him out on a stretcher, and to the hospital. I know my crazy Virgo friend gave them HELL!!! He was looking okay, it was probably his breathing. I’ve been trying to call him, but his phone ringer is turned off. I hope he’s okay. Even though all we do is argue…. we had fun and I want so badly to see him right now.

Here’s what I did * laughing*.. ..(((my nosey self))) when I got off work, instead of going to my floor, I went straight to the 9th floor to see how his apartment looked…..if I could. When I got off the elevator his door was WIDE OPEN… they were letting the smoke air out… AND IT SMELLED HORRIBLE . I can’t stand the smell of fire… I almost had to leave. I didn’t go in his apartment, but it was surreal seeing a burnt apartment up close and personal. He had so many clothes and shoes… that it was CRAZY. I have never seen a man with so many clothes and shoes. As I stood in the doorway and looked into his apartment, it was clear that this fire didn’t start in the kitchen… it started in his bedroom. I told him about that smoking and I hope he wasn’t smoking with his tank in that room. It was burned REAL BAD in his room. I heard someone in the back and called his name, but the building crews were in there and so I left.

This morning I wasn’t feeling well so I went to the convenience store on the first floor to get some headache medicine… when a young white gurl on the elevator started talking about the fire. I was saying they did a wonderful job in getting us all out… then she says to me.. Well I only heard on siren. I looked at her and said “one siren”? I said gurl how many do you need to hear before you KNOW its a FIRE? I guess she thought I was going to side with her…. I can’t there were too many sirens going off, not only that but a member of security announced several times, many times, lots of times to evacuate the building. So when I started asking her questions like.. even when you heard the first siren why did you hesitate? She didn’t want to talk about it anymore. She wanted me to AMEN the fact that she said she heard only one siren…. and my reply (((((IN MY MIND AND ON MY FACE…. WAS))))).. if you didn’t hear all those warnings…. you just didn’t give a DAYUM. I aint mad at cha….. BUT AS FAR AS FOR MEEEEEEEEEE….. I’m hitting the stairs BOO. LOL I looked at her as if to say gurl.. I be dog gone if I stand here and hold a conversation with you while you talk crazy…. and I NOT ASK YOU QUESTIONS based on this stupid story you’re trying to share….gurlbye. LOL

Thank God everybody got out safe and everything is alright!!! Amen

Where works of the flesh exists, there is NO joy
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Behind the Scenes~ Your child at school.. *Parents must read* Crees Blog Entry

hpqscan0001Behind the Scenes~ Your Kids at School

 

When Neisha was growing up… it use to irritate me so bad the NUMBER OF TIMES I had to tell her that when she leaves from spending the night out, to make sure she pack up all her clothes and personal things. She would ALWAYS come home without SOMETHING. For the life of me, I couldn’t understand why she wasn’t “getting it” after the first 10 times of me yelling.

 

 

What I realized is THAT….. Its a must YOU TELL your KIDS THE SAME THING OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER until you are BLUE in the face. Kids just don’t get it hearing it once. I GET THAT NOW. It’s okay….it really is.

 

 

I have to tell the same kids over and over and over… “go to your class” “Stop playing in the hall”… “leave that gurl alone” “pick up your mess”. “pull your pants up”, “stop cussing”, “throw your tray away”, “stop playing so much”. And at one point I said God.. why do I have to tell the same kids the same thing over and over and over again? He said to me…. how many times do I STILL have to tell you….. to slow down, be patient, take your time, listen, make sure the door is locked, get gas before you go to work, make sure you have your keys, put your license back in your wallet before you lose it, turn your head lights off, make sure the stove is off before leaving the house. I can go on and on. I just smiled when I heard all these things that I CONSTANTLY need to be told to do.

 

 

The BIG PICTURE is this….. No matter how tired you get of telling your kids something over and over and over again…. understand you just may have too. We are people and its in us to be told something OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Also know there maybe something’s, that you’re only willing to tell your child only once. One thing Neisha knew I wasn’t going to repeat myself was, when, I told her to come here. She always came right away, because she knew that was something I didn’t want to tell her twice about. I can hear you saying to your kids “clean up your room” wash your plate out when you finish eating, pickup your clothes behind you, wash your hands, take this garbage out, do your homework, do your chores, be in by curfew. I realized that WE’RE ALL WIRED UP to be told over, and over, and over, and over again to do the thing we know to do.

 

 

Guess what? The same things you’re telling your kids at home …. when they come to school the next day…. ITS MY TURN. #idontmindatall

Where works of the flesh exists, there is NO joy
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Women in the Workplace *Cree’s Blog Entry*

1223957964-sc-1483Working with Women can be something different. Whew chile!! I really hope that sharing my story can help you to see one or two things. Either you’re part of the problem or you’re the solution. You already know which one you are.

 

There are 10 of us who work closely together. And if you know me, you will know that I’m very private. When I do open up and share things about me, YOU may think its a lot, but actually, what I DONT SHARE is the “main course” of who I am. This may be the case for many people. especially women.

 

Some women like to start a lot of mess. I can feel it, smell it, and taste it in the air. When that atmosphere arises, I leave. But I’m trying to understand why do a few of these women get offended when I/you don’t want to be apart of their table talk? I’m not connected to ANYONE. I do my own thang. I’m a LEADER OF WHATS RIGHT!!! I’m not the kind of woman that’s going to sit at your table because you’re singing…… are you serious? I’m going to sit there because I want too. People hate to see you doing your own thang, when they want you to be apart of their Shenanigans. I’m not her!!! Its always the OLDER WOMEN… the ones who’ve been at the job for 200 years.

 

This one lady of the 10 was talking about me to a student!!! He came back and told me. I was HOTT!!! They say she talk about everybody, and that I see. She talked about how big my behind was and my hips, with a small waist. Who does that? With a student? Then everyday she breaks her neck to speak to me, trying to be my friend and talk to me. And Lord knows, cause we already had a talk about her, he calmed me down, which she has no idea. I speak to her and keep it moving. EVERYTIME she talks to anyone, and I’m around, she cannot take her eyes off me. She makes noises, talk loud she does everything to get my attention. Wanting so bad to be in my circle. NOT GON HAPPEN!!!  See women like her has to be shut down in the workplace AND ON THE SPOT. She learned real fast, that I’m one person who will speak using direct eye contact when I see you for the first time that day, but will make you feel invisible standing right next to me in a conversation. I will NEVER, EVER, give you a stage to entertain on. She’ll never have a chance to put her clown suit on, and be in my face.

 

Sometimes If I bring dollars to school and the kids want cookies, juice, or chips and they ask me, I’ll give it to them. Of course I wont/cant do this everyday. One of the kids ask me for a dollar for some chips, and I didn’t have it on me. I asked one of the ladies I’m cool with to loan it to me until the next day. She went in her pocket and gave it to me, of course I told her that it was for a student. So, one of the kitchen ladies heard me and said “Sunshine, sunshine come here”! They call me sunshine, and not Ms. Walker because they say I bring the Sun and always smiling to work. *yeah right FAKE* Anyway, she’s an older lady too, and no matter what I will ALWAYS RESPECT HER/THEM. She says to me… why are you giving these kids money? She said these kids have money. I looked at her…. and God said to me… “say it nicely Lacrease”. I said… first of all… a $1.00 is NOTHING to me… NOTHING…I said the reason why I’m so BLESSED is because I love to give. *read this blog entry* http://creesfeedingthehomeless.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/the-plan-and-vision-behind-crees-feeding-the-homeless/   She cut her conversation real short, when she looked into my eyes and realize that I’m cut from another block. She knew then that, I was not a person to be moved by her questions or speech. Its real funny people feel like they can say anyyyyyyything to me, but as soon as I turn into the incredible hulk, or pull out my Jaws teeth, they want to stay away from me *snickling*

 

The point and the big picture here is…. Be your own Leader. Do what’s right, mind your own business at work. Do your own work, and keep peace. There is nothing wrong with listening to what’s going on at work, when it comes to your job, and things that’s going to effect you. But when it starts to get personal, be known for VACATING the PREMISES . So what people get mad when you’re doing something differently than them by doing your work and staying away from them. So what!!! Don’t be afraid to be yourself. Don’t be afraid to be different. Don’t be afraid to stand out. I love me…. and I’m going to do what makes me happy, and DRAMA FREE!!!

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Just talking :)

Hey,
I’m off again today. LOL What a good feeling. I was suppose to work 10-7 but I gave it away to someone, so now I have one more day off and I’m happy about it. Got up @ 10:00 a.m as I planned so that I can go to the movies to see G.I Joe. When I got to the movies I’m saying to myself dang, why are there so little cars in the lot? I drove up to the doors because there were notes posted everywhere, and it read NO POWER! Man, I drove all the way to MJR about a 20 minute ride. Oh well the Virgo in me didn’t stop there. I drove all the way back near my house and went to the Star Gratiot. The movie was good, plenty of action!!! Looks like a part 2, we’ll see.
My menu for this years *Cree’s Feeding the Homeless for Thanksgiving and taking it to the streets* is complete. More on that later. For those of you who don’t know. For as long as I can remember I have always had a connection to homeless people. I’ve never been homeless myself, but when I see then sleeping on the streets, asking for change, needing clothes, and wanting for food it just does something to me. I hate to see them on the streets in need. I have a very close knit family and we always come together for holidays, birthdays, and we also take trips to Disney Land, Chicago, and Atlanta together. I like to think outside of what I have and look at the need of others. It hurts me to my heart to see them in need. When Neisha was a little gurl, she would always see me giving money to the homeless, she remembers the talks we had about them, and she took it to heart . Now at 23, every time she sees a homeless person she’s always going in her purse to help them. I love her for that, and I Thank God that he placed it in my heart to give, now that seed has been planted in her.
This year Cree’s feeding the homeless this year we are feeding 50 people for Thanksgiving!!! Yes, 50 people.  We are having:
  1. Collard Greens
  2. String Beans and white potatoes
  3. Chicken Wings
  4. Dressing
  5. Macaroni and Cheese
  6. Dinner Rolls
  7. Potato Salad
There are also a lot of other things that needs to be purchased in order for this to be pulled off. Such as Section Plates, Spoons-Forks, Napkins, Plastic Baggies, 50 bottles of water, 50 personal can pops, 50 bottles of Juice, 3 carton of eggs, bacon for the string beans, celery, tomatoes, 3-4 cans of cranberry sauce, corn meal, 2 bag of potatoes, relish, mustard, miracle whip, sage, cookies, brownies, aluminum foil, cakes and Walmart Non-Plastic carrying bags.
Anyway, she will be helping me this year with Feeding the Homeless for Thanksgiving. We are even working on gift items to go with the food for winter, such as gloves, hats, and blankets. We have a lot of work to do, plus people are already asking how can they get on the list to donate for Thanksgiving. Last year I took photos and also video footage.  Come Oct-Nov I’ll brief you all. Here is a clip.
Its almost back to school and for Raisingurls next meeting we will be discussing * Going back to School*. In one of the meets we had a discussion about why students don’t like their teachers. When I asked that questions I got so many stories and responses. I worked at Neisha’s school from Preschool till 4th grade with her and I know FIRST hand what those teachers dealt with. I worked as a lunch aide. I was working in the class room with a teacher, when she went to the Principal and told her about my teaching skills. From there I was a tuitor for first grade for 2-3 years. I would go to the classes and get the students for one hour and those teachers were amazed at how much their student improved with that one on one attention I was able to give them.  But the point I’m making us those teachers has a lot on their plates. Those kids give those teachers the flux!!! Dealing with so many different personalities  aint nothing to mess with. And I’m going to show the gurls how to have the * Imma do it ANYWAY, and have the ITS OKAY attitude*. 🙂
Aint gone lie, I hated rules growing up. When my parents told me to do something, in my mind  I had to think about it, go over it, analyze, negotiate with myself. I went through many thoughts and changes before I did it. Cause if I didn’t that was my butt!! Now that I’m grown, when I’m at work and my boss tells me to shut down and do something else. I don’t think about it, I just do it. I don’t talk back, I just do it. If I have questions about it, I’ll ask. I don’t ever want to look up and realize that I’m debating with my boss over something I should be doing. And that’s the same goes for the gurls in school. JUST DO IT! I’m going to first teach them to be LEADERS. A Leader  to me is a person who stands for righteousness, and will not be intimidated by anyone. A person who is friendly and approachable, and will speak to any and everyone, but doesnt feel the pressure to be in EVERYBODY’S CIRCLE. Being a Leader you’re not always the popular one. A Leader is a person who makes decisions based on whats right and not who will be mad at them in the end. A Leader must not concern themselves with that worry. A POSITIVE Leader  can walk into the room, grab the attention of everyone, and GET THEM TO DO ANYTHING THATS POSITIVE. This is what these kids need to know. At a young age they can get into a group and if the Leader of the group isn’t positive they could get into a lot of trouble. When I’m teach them to be Leaders they’re going to go into the school year * signing up people* to be positive. They wont be following the troubled kids. So for the next week or so Imma have to BOSS UP my game and get this assignment on point. I already have it visioned in my head. 🙂
Good Night Family! 100_2455
 
 
 
 
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