Priceless!!!!!!

One set of perfectly normal looking stairs...
One crazy cat who likes to drag crap (towels, slippery rugs and other things to the bottom of the stairs)....
One clumsy Sarah....
Two left feet attached to a very clumsy Sarah....
Falling to the ground after slipping on a towel and slamming my knee on the hard ground...
PRICELESS!!!!

Okay maybe not priceless but it did require a cortizone shot and an x-ray...oh and a phone call to a supervisor...maybe now its priceless!!!!!

A change is a coming!!!!

So we as a nation and state are on the eve of some great changes. Either way we look at it we will have some first a first African American President or a women Vice President. Both are a change, both stand for change, both will bring great change. They both can either bring this nation to our feet or to our knees.
But I digress, the hate I'm talking about is Prop 8. So I believe in god,I believe in the bible, a marriage should be between a man and woman but how do we discriminate against a whole group of people. How do we tell people that they can't celebrate their love with some kind of union. I guess I'm just upset because I have family and friends that are gay so my vote feels confused. Voting no on this issue goes against my moral views on marriage and family. But voting yes discriminates against a whole group who deserves to be treated equal.
Oh there is a change coming and I'm scared..I hope we as a country and state know what we are doing!

If this 3 inch metal door wasn't here....

I would beat your ass! I can't tell you how old that statement gets. The kids I work with think that the world revolves around them and their lifestyle, thus their gangs. So we have these 2 kids that really don't like each other, well that's an under statment of the century. I think they would kill each other if given the chance. So neither kid gets along with others but one is on his own program so we have to accomadate him, so as he was getting in the shower he walked over to the door of the kid he "hated" and proceed to scream at the kid through the close metal door. Out came all the gang bullshit, the "BK" this and "SK" that, along with "blood for life" (white kid from this town a blood hard to believe) then the "13 for life" crap whatever. With both yelling "tell those staff to open the door and I will show you what's up." They were screaming louder then a toddler throwing a temper tantrum as another officer and I attempted to calm them down the situation. Eventually I was able to get the kid to look at me, make eye contact long enough to get him to listen and then walk away. I guess everyone is super tough when there is 3 inches of solid metal between them. Guys and girls grow up, life does not have 3 inches of metal between you and your enemy in every situation...learn to deal or atleast see each other for who you are differences included.

You're not a team player...

this is what I was told today. I'm still trying to wrap my head around this, I guess I just don't get it. How can I not be a team player if I help out with other programs, I'm the first to volunteer for something and I work well with others. I guess if you "vent to others" then you're not a team player. Until I master the role of being a team player I will not go anywhere with this department. That's what was said. Interesting! Oh and I need to learn to congratulate people who get promoted, I never read that in the policy but I will try. Just venting here, at least I can vent here and not get "in trouble!"

I was signature # 1052

So there is a petition that is floating around the adoption community it’s called “Adoption for All: The Fairness for Families Petition”. So after spending a few hours (not really but it felt like it) reading a bill off of my crack berry. Yes this was a bill; the Congress of the United States of America is trying to make it harder for families who have already spent up to 3 years waiting for their Chinese princess or other miracle baby. What since does that make? What kind of politician is attempting to make more money off already suffering and stressed out families? I have a guess but that would let my political view out of the bag. Oh alright maybe some loosey goosey democrat who’s views on the world doesn’t expand further then the piece of paper his speech is written on. Okay off my “soapbox” and back to the issue at hand. So after reading all about how these families should have been grandfathered in under the Hague Law, Congress decided no and now wants all new paperwork (1600A), home studies and more money. Go figure. A huge issue with this is that a large majority of these families are close to their LID date (log in date) with the country of adoption. These new information could take 6 months thus passing all these families, up what is unknown is if the home countries will honor the LID or push them back to the very end of the line. If that happens these families would start over this time behind 25,000 families.
If I believe then it shall be…Congress, honor the Hague Bill and let these families unite, it is already taking too long and too many babies are growing up in orphanages. If you agree, sign the petition let Congress know Family is Family even if it’s built on a dream and a thin red string. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/adoptions-for-all.html

FAMILY REUNIONS need I say more?

So today my dad's family planned a "family reunion" if that's what you would like to call it. Its funny because I was invited to go to it but they are always so awkward, strange and violating to say the least. See I'm the "good" grand-daughter, the one that went to college, never was arrested and doesn't have baby daddy drama with all that good stuff I somehow have become the "hated" one. However because I did these things I don't fit in and I somehow "think I'm better then them", okay who's issue? What makes it worse is that my family sees nothing wrong with their behavior and they view it strictly as my issue. That I have been corrupted by my mother and her need to make me hate my father and his family. Believe me I have my own reasons to hate my father, I don't need her. See my grandmother does the "grandmotherly" thing and sends me birthday, Christmas and Easter cards all saying how much they miss me, but then I go and get the guilt trip. Don't worry I send her the same cards first however so maybe I am a pity card. This is the same person who threatened me with being removed from the will if I did not come visit her during Christmas 4 years ago. Sorry don't need nor do I want your money so pride, dignity and some stupidity being my downfall I have not been in 4 years. I guess you can say nobody threatens me. Well really my family is all a bunch of crazies who don't really get along and only pretend to like each other so that someday they will get some money. Everyone lets their kids run free and nobody watches the little ones once the alcohol starts going. Basically its the Griswold's family adventures all rolled into one day plus add a few or 30 more people. Goodness there should be a license to have kids half my family would have not been able to breed. Okay, so moral of this story I wish I could pick my family much like I picked my friends.

Flowers and Frustrations

So I'm pretty frustrated mostly with work...see it's shift change on August 30th. This is a very stressful time for those of us who work in this field mostly because are lives get "screwed" for the next few months. And today I got the pleasure of seeing my future that is if you want to call it that....I sure as hell don't. I guess we really are consistent at being inconsistent, wow. See the frustration comes into play because we are "suppose" to be scheduled based on seniority plus a male/female ratio thing. However this time I did not see any seniority because somehow I am work graveyards (ok) but on the weekend (who was smoking crack). That's a rookie schedule not a senior 4 year officer schedule. I got bumped by someone who has been there for only one and a half years, oh no that's crap. So I spent the day completely frustrated, slightly angry and made to fear worthless so what did I do? I went to the store and bought myself some flowers.....yup some very pretty red roses..and I still only feel a little better. Tomorrow I plead my case to the big bosses because this is CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a difference a job makes.....

So I spent the day in a room full of social worker, therapists and probation officers and boy are we all different. First of all, I will agree that there should never be all three of these lovely agencies involved in troubled children's lives. I just as strongly agree that they should only be in a small room together on as few occasions possible. These groups mix like oil and water, i guess you can say we stick to our own. This was all to evident at lunch when we all just stuck together and NO ONE intermingled. Can you say awkward!!! Probation is a job of incarceration, rehabilitation and then continual supervision. Therapy is about fixing/guiding that person. Social work about fixing the certain situation family, child or environment.
I guess I will start by saying that probation is the rough group, we are more likely to get physical when necessary and yes we carry a guns. This a no, no for social workers...guns are scary and just torment already frighten youth. And while I'm at it therapists don't appreciate our hands on approach either. Well when you are dealing with gang members and kids who have inadvertently fried the brains from drugs you go with what force is necessary. During our 8 hours together I listen to a lot of complaining about how my environment is worse then yours. I would beg to differ (mine wins) but maybe if they would have just listen to one another and heard that we all work in places that are volatile and stressful then we could see each other point of view.

I am trying to understand......

Our job as adults is ultimately to protect and care for those smaller, younger and less capably to defend or care for themselves. So why do we as a society see people hurting others (kids, elderly, men, women, whoever) and not do anything? Why do those that are paid to protect kids, protect and remove 1 but leave others to still suffer abuse? And then when kids harm one another do we wonder what happened to our society? Why are we not holding CPS accountable for their actions for their choosing 1 or more children over the others? What about parents that do the same thing protect 1 child over another? Where does it end and who do we blame?

7 funny but true facts in the life of a "super hero"!!!!

1. Adult evil villains cry way more then kid evil villains. But their attitudes are much better.

2. People who blow .27 are really, really drunk and make super hero's laugh really, really hard. Almost to the point were we pee our pants.

3. Amnesty hour is between 12am and 2am. You learn losts of very neat things about people that you have to instantly forget at 2:01am.

4. If you stand in Tahoe City on the 4th of July, you can see fireworks in South Lake, Incline Village and Tahoe City all within 15 minutes.

5.Ballistics vests are great and they save lots of lives every year but boy do they make those things uncomfortable.

6.If anyone is looking for eye candy next year and loves a man in uniform head to Tahoe. Lots of super heros up there for the 4th. But don't do anything illegal we will be watching.

7.I hate hands free driving, it sucks. Everyone looks dumb driving and talking to themselves. I don't follow that law because its DUMB!!!!

There I got a few things off my chest.