Website Owner: Diann Wehmeyer Tooley - All contents of this website are generously shared to all who visit.
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Website Owner: Diann Wehmeyer Tooley - All contents of this website are generously shared to all who visit. |
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About Me and My Life
Past and Present I was born in Augusta, GA. My father was in the Army. I spent 3 years in France, attending Kindergarten there. I don't remember much about being there. I was 3 when we went and 5 when we came back. My father was assigned in Kingsville, TX for 5 years and then he retired in 1865. We moved back to San Antonio, TX where I lived until 1980. In 1980, My first husband, I and our three children moved to Houston, TX. This is where I have been ever since. My Interests I enjoy being involved in the lives of my husband, children and grandchildren. I was raised being closely involved with family. There were always big gatherings, sometimes for no reason at all. I had a lot of fun growing up. I like to fish even though I am not a big fan of eating fish. Many times, I give the fish away. I love to go camping. Putting up a tent and sleeping in a sleeping bag. I enjoy the outdoor cooking, walking and short hikes. Snakes kind of scare me. I enjoy having a nice yard although I don't have much time to keep it up. So when I can clean out flower beds and get the yard in shape, it is a major task. I love decorating for Christmas. Like many other people, dread having to undecorate. On the most part, Christmas is my favorite time of the year. Sometimes it can be a little depressing as it is hard to be able to get all the family together for dinner. My kids are grown and have to spend time with other family too. I like working on genealogy research and helping others with their research. I try to maintain this website on a regular basis. It is not as popular as I would like it to be. I have put countless hours into this site and research. But the visitors that stop by let me know they appreciate my efforts. I probably have more pets than I need, but I love my pets. Well, they are more like our children. I like to dress them up. They hate it. They love to go for rides. If only I can stop them from barking when someone comes around. They seem so protective of us and our home. I have a maltese/poodle mix (female) named Mere. I have a miniature Chihuahua (female) named Bambi. I have a rat terrier (female) named Phebe. I have a Chow mix (female) named Monique. She is what we call out yard dog. I have a cat, Mojo (male) I got from my older son when he was about 1 1/2 years old. He is huge and looks like Morris the cat. There are other cats I have adopted in the neighborhood. They stop by to eat.
I work on crafts of all kinds, when I have the time. I like to make specialty items as gifts. I have been known to drag any family member on old cemetery trips, looking for grave sites of ancestors. We try to visit places where ancestors have lived. My Fears I absolutely do not like severe weather and heavy rain. I think a flood where the water was chin deep on me has a factor. When TS Allison dropped all the rain in Houston and destroyed about 80% of what I owned, this would cause concern. The day after Father's Day 2006, it rained enough to get water in one of our cars and my sister's car. In 5 years, we had the flood and two trees fall on our home. Oh yes, the neighbors home caught fire so we were fighting to keep the fire from burning down our home. Severe weather twice caused huge trees to fall on our manufactured home. Between the two trees, repairs was about $32,000.00. So much is involved when disasters happen. My heart goes out to all people who suffer through losses from severe weather conditions. One cannot imagine the emotional problems one suffers and continues to suffer unless they have experienced it themselves. I have major anxiety attacks when severe weather approaches. My younger sister jokes around about my favorite TV station is The Weather Channel and if I am working around the house, the TV is on this station, even when there is nice weather. I have never liked heights. I have major anxiety attacks when exposed to heights. I really am not fond of being in or on rivers, lakes and oceans. If I can't see what is in the water, I don't want to get in it. I will go out on a boat only if I can see land. And I don't like horse playing around water. I really do not want to fly in a plane if I don't have to. Traveling by car is something I would prefer. I guess with all these fears, I may not get to enjoy many things in life. Spirits, Ghosts and Spooky Stuff Now you would think if I am afraid of certain things that I would be afraid of the unknown. I love to watch horror movies. I have a big interest in UFO's, spirits, ghosts and anything spooky. As a matter of fact, a nice ghost lives in our house. My daughter, her now ex-husband, a friend, ourselves and my younger sister have seen this male ghost. He does not try to scare anyone. From what I understand, this man lived on our property. He may have died in the previous home. When TS Allison destroyed our home, we demolished it and put a new home on the lot. One thing I would like to do is spend the night in a haunted hotel. I would like to visit more haunted places. We call our ghost Edward. With all of talking between the family, we had it somehow implanted in our heads by the ghost that his name may have been Edward. The TV remote has been seen floating in the air. He walks through closed doors. We would turn off the TV and find it to be on at a later time. At a holiday dinner not too long ago, a knife used to cut a pie went flying off the counter. More things have happened that we suspect Edward has done but I guess we figure we are being forgetful. My Job I have had a few over the years. Not sure why I don't stay around long at one job. Perhaps because there are things I learn to not like or maybe people I just cannot learn to like. I guess the job I probably did not like the most was when I was working security. The pay is low for what the employer expects an officer to do. I was told that security people were necessary but not appreciated. In criminals eyes, if security gets in their way, they would be considered like law enforcement and anything goes! I do not like being discriminated against. I do not like hearing excuses from the boss that someone is a little slow or they are just young. I believe in doing my part at work and being flexible. I have a desire to learn as much as I can where ever I may work. I will help anyone who needs it, if time allows. I do not appreciate being used and abused at work. I have very high expectations at work and if I am working hard, I do expect others to work just as hard. It unnerves me for people to watch me work my ass off while they goof off. I had one job in the past year that my supervisor and several of the ladies I worked with actually not only offered to help me when I was extremely busy, but they would come get some of my work and do it for me. I seldom ask anyone to help me. I will do what ever it takes to do all my work, by myself. I have learned over the years that there are many people who take advantage of people like me. They don't blink an eye or feel any remorse. I rarely miss work because I know that if I am not there, someone else has to do my work. This puts a strain on the person or persons who have to try to do their work as well. Too many times I have been in this position. I have gone to work many times with severe cold and flu symptoms or in severe pain. I am human and maybe there were times I should have stayed home. Like everyone else, I do need the income. But if I miss work, I can adjust the budget. It doesn't phase some people to miss work and they don't seem to care about the burden it puts on others and the company they work for. I have no use for people like this. I must compliment the ladies at a job I had in 2007. We were a dynamic group. We were a perfect example of what teamwork is all about. I miss those ladies and the job, but things happen that sometimes we don't quite understand. I became very close to those ladies, which is unusual for me. I am usually cautious about getting too close to co-workers. Believe me, I have my reasons for this. I do not like a lot of drama in my life. If there is a problem, all I want to do is fix it. I do not want problems to linger. I do not confide in many people about things that trouble me. If I do, then I am deeply troubled. Usually, I know the answers anyway. I use my energies to find solutions to problems and unpleasant issues. Some people never live and learn. They keep themselves in the same old situations. They want to burden others with all the details of their troubles but do not really care about resolving their problems. I carry my own. I know what my responsibilities are and what is expected of me and it is my goal to carry them out. I go above expectations to be an asset to my employer. I have higher expectations of myself than my employer has. It's a personal thing. I have to be happy about who I am and what I do. It takes a lot for me to reach an intolerable limit on something but when I reach it, I can sometimes be a not so nice person. I DO NOT like to be taken advantage of. I do not treat others this way and I expect the same respect from others. Helping others has always been a passion and I will continue to help others. When I am taken advantage of, the helps stops for a particular person. I DO NOT get too comfortable at a job. These days, anything could happen to turn a life upside down (layoffs, backstabbers, etc). I do not get too comfortable with co-workers. I am trusting up to a point and am usually very cautious of others. I have my reasons for this. When a person starts a new job and in the first week several co-workers tell you to "be careful", it is an unsettling feeling. Well, sometimes it is good to listen to others. I am very honest and do not like deceit but it is unfortunate that we all have to deal with this in our lifetime. I know I have learned that getting employment through a staffing agency can be deceitful. on several positions I was placed on an assignment that was temp to perm and after I have satisfied the maximum number of hours, the position will be perm. What a joke. Why can't a person be told, the position "could" become permanent? Some co-workers have learned I am flexible and if I have the time, I will ask for extra work so that I keep busy. I don't like just sitting around. I will find something to do. I once read a survey about the time wasted at the workplace by people who are text messaging, surfing the internet, on the phone with personal calls, etc. It is amazing and right in front of my own eyes have I witnessed this. I try to tell myself to not let this trouble me, but that is hard to do. I am not much for talking on the phone and dealing with personal matters at work. I am being paid to take care of the company needs. Sometimes personal issues arise at the workplace. But it should not directly affect co-workers or the responsibilities assigned to a person. |
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Website last updated Monday January 05, 2009
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