Pet peeves or things that make me crazy

I got up this morning cranky and in pain. One way to get over that mood, I thought, would be to air some of my pet peeves - things that drive me nuts, aggravate me, or just plain make me crazy.
Before I start, let me say most of these things do not make me angry. They may frustrate me, disappoint me but I never dwell on them for very long. I am also not trying to put anyone down - any examples I give are solely for clarification of what I mean. (And remember I already admitted I feel cranky).
It all started early today. I have severe sleep apnea and use a machine when I sleep. Because of this it takes me a long time to get to sleep. When I get up at night, it can take up to 3 hours for me to get back to sleep. This leads to one of my pet peeves - when the alarm rings at some pre-dawn hour and no one gets up. The alarm gets shut off and the setter of the alarm returns to bed to sleep some more. My sleep is now done. I am not angry, I can certainly understand not wanting to get up for the day at that early hour. But I will no longer be able to get any sleep.
Have you ever been talking to someone on the phone and have them say, "Can you hold on for a minute, I have another call?" Call waiting is another of my pet peeves. It is basically saying this other call is more important than talking to you. TO me it is just rude.
When going out to eat, I do not like it when the wait staff either hovers close by always interrupting or else disappears for hours and cannot be found to refill water glasses or remove finished plates. Something in between would be nice.
Another pet peeve of mine is drivers who honk their horns constantly. The other day I was in traffic. The cars in front of me were all stopped, yet the car behind me kept honking its horn. Where did that person think I was going to go? Fly over the top of those stopped cars? Ram into them maybe, creating a path for him/her?
This leads me to my next pet peeve - impatience. I see this all the time. We live in an instant society. No one wants to wait over three seconds for anything. IF there is more than one person in the grocery line ahead of us, if the cashier is taking too long to ring up the order - everything is rush, rush, rush.
Have you ever seen a driver weaving around, or pull out not paying attention because they were holding their cell phone up to their ear or looking down texting on it? When I drive, my cell phone is off limits. I put it where I can hear it but cannot reach it. I have to pull over if I want to use it.
This next one is kind of unique. This pet peeve is being accused of taking a snapshot in time and getting stuck there. Here is a simple example. Two weeks ago my car was giving me a message that the tire pressure needed to be checked. I asked my husband if he got a chance over the weekend would he check it. The next day he said to me that our son Mike also knew how to do it because he checks his tire pressure all the time so I could ask him. I asked Mike and he pretty much said he was too busy for two days to do it. I was feeling pretty low, as I ask very little of anyone around here. I thought John did not want to do it as he told me to ask Mike, and that Mike was too busy. When I mentioned to John how I felt he said I took a snapshot of him telling me to ask Mike and got stuck there, not moving on to the place that he was still going to try and do it for me. But how was I supposed to know that? The last I heard from him was to ask Mike. It is hard to move on without new information. It seems like this accusation gets handed to me at times when responsibility is getting tossed onto me for something that should be on someone else.
People who do not follow through and do what they say is another pet peeve of mine. I usually give them a long period of time to do what has been promised, even remind them a time or two, then get so frustrated I end up doing it myself.
I used to administer a music copyright license for a non-profit organization I was administrator for. In that capacity I learned the copyright laws and requirements for when groups (including churches) publish or post the song lyrics for people to see when singing. Many groups/churches do not follow these rules, not giving credit to the people who wrote these beautiful songs. It also makes me wonder if they are paying the royalties that these artists deserve.
I could probably go on and on with my pet peeves, but I am going to list only one more. I am feeling better already having gotten all of this out of my system.
Intolerance is my final pet peeve of the day. Jesus said we are to love, not to judge. He said the world will know us as His by how we love one another and that He will do the judging. After all He is the only one qualified to judge.

Beginning Again

It has been over 3 weeks since I blogged. I want to thank those of you who have been asking. Since I deleted the one blog, I have been seriously asking myself is it worth putting myself out there in this fashion, leaving myself open to hurt. I have adjusted the process by which people can comment on this blog.
In seeking whether to continue or not, a friend suggested to me that maybe the blog is not just for me, but is also a ministry to others who are struggling with their walk of faith. I had never thought of it from that perspective. After all it is subtitled, "My life, such as it is" - which is all about me.
SO here I am writing again. Admittedly I am nervous, not wanting to be subject to what happened before.
Since I last wrote, my two sons have celebrated their birthdays. Those occasions cased me to wonder how I can have children that old? My sweet grandson has lost TWO teeth. My son in law's job has been eliminated. My daughter is concerned because they have let people go at her office.
I had another sleep test. I have not heard from the doctor, although the test was 11 days ago. The technician did tell me 1) my sleep mask is too small; 2) he kept my oxygen levels in the 90% range all night and 3) he had the machine pressure up to 19/12 to keep me breathing (my machine at home is set at 17/11)
I joined the gym and have signed up for one of its programs called "I Lost It At PEAC" - a combination weight loss and work out program. It begins next week for two months.
At the gym I have been increasing my levels and times on the treadmill and recumbent bike - today I burned a total of 375 calories on them combined - big for me. I have increased the weights on the arm, thigh, crunch and back machines. Walking the track is still painful for my back, but one day I actually walked a total of 8 laps (not consecutively) which totals a mile.
John's car is still apart in the garage, so many days he uses mine and I am at home.
That about catches us up. Except to say I am looking for shorts today because the temperature has gone up to almost 50 from in the low 20s for quite a while.

The blessing and curse of being emotional

I am an emotional person. I feel things deeply. It is part of what makes me the person I am.
I have removed my previous post. It was written in the midst of an extremely emotional time - the passing and funeral of my husband's dear father. Everyone's emotions were on edge.
IN the height of my own emotional pain, I said some unkind things about others. I am truly sorry and apologize for that. Just because I was hurting, did not give me the right to speak badly of anyone else. There are two sides to every story. I was wrong to present my case in that forum. Please forgive me.
We are all grieving in our own ways. Support and encouragement are what we all need right now - Not harsh words and accusations.
I humbly apologize and ask forgiveness for my words and attitude.

My Tribute

We just got the call. It was a call we did not want, but had been expecting. My father-in-law has passed away.
He lived over 85 years. I think he would have said he had a good life.
He was one of 7 children. He served in World War II. He married and had four children of his own. He was blessed with 10 grandchildren (one is by marriage). He lived to see one great grandchild. His family was important to him.
He worked as produce manager at A&P until retirement. He loved to travel, visiting, China, Jerusalem and , of course, Ireland among other places.
He enjoyed watching sports and had his favorite teams. He loved tinkering and doing little projects around the house. Gardening was one of his most enjoyed hobbies.
He was a quiet, soft spoken man. He showed caring to those around him. He relaxed with a cup of tea. He was a generous man. He lived simply, without a lot of stuff and gadgets. He liked to listen to music.
We will miss him. Our lives will not be quite as rich without him. In our hearts we will treasure our memories of him, with him. Father's Day will now take on a different meaning.
I pay tribute to my father-in-law. We loved you and you loved us. What else can I say?