A Letter To My Daddy

The Mentalist – What To Investigate

Posted by Heather Manning On September - 1 - 2011

Season 3 of The Mentalist finds Patrick Jane solving mysteries at locations including a racetrack, driving range, gold country and a mixed martial arts match. Based on Patrick’s experiences in the episodes, which of these locations would you find the most challenging to investigate? Why?

I have to be honest, the driving range would probably be easiest because I hate golf and wouldn’t be distracted in the slightest. Though, I might be completely bored there also. Wait, I’m investigating, I would not be distracted from my work…

unless I was at the racetrack. No, I would not let myself be distracted by the chance to bet and win. Never. Not me. People, gambling runs in my blood. My great grandpa was a poker gambler by profession, and not a very good one at that. My grandma raised me on horses. My mama loves keno. And I still love the races. I might be a bit distracted there.

The martial arts match. I’m a tad ADD and I hate violence, even in sports. I would be watching and cringing. That would be the most difficult one for me to be at. I don’t enjoy watching that kind of thing. Kind of a form of torture for me. Funny being as my dad did Tae Kwon Do for years, my brothers did it when they were younger, my niece, my sister in law, even Jordan. I seem to be the only one who would be distracted. Nope, they would all be distracted by watching.

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The Big Bang Theory: Work Place Fun

Posted by Heather Manning On September - 1 - 2011

The guys on ‘The Big Bang Theory’ have a very fun and playful work dynamic, often joking around with each other and playing games. Because they work at CalTech, most of their jokes revolve around astrophysics and Wolowitz’s lack of a PhD! Describe your current or past work dynamic. Are you good friends with your co-workers? What fun jokes have you established with your work-mates?.

You’re supposed to have fun at work? hmmmmm. I’ve been a stay at home mom for over 7 years now. Ok, I have had fun at work. My last “job” was working at Pato’s sister’s restaurant. It was a blast most of the time. I got along with everyone, we were always laughing, usually at something I had done, or at my Spanish, or…the list goes on and on. I honestly don’t think I have ever laughed so much at a job. Drove the boss crazy. I was called La gabacha loca there – meaning the crazy white girl.

That pretty much sums me up in a nut shell.

Yep.

Completely.

Every other job I have had, we have joked around after work, but during work, we were more serious.

Or maybe I am so not serious compared to co-workers I have had?

I don’t know.

I just know I love to laugh.

As should we all.

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Supernatural – Surprise Ability

Posted by Heather Manning On September - 1 - 2011

Dean surprises Sam early in the season with a sudden paternal side that emerges when the two brothers investigate a case of missing babies. What’s the most suprising skill your sibling, friend, or loved one has suprised you with? Did it end up making sense given their personality?

I actually called my mom for this one. I could not think of anything my family surprised me with. One of my friends told me she was going to church and that surprised me, but is that really an ability? My brother read the entire Twilight series. I believe I said, um, he reads? Ok, that didn’t surprise me.

Things people do, it just doesn’t surprise me. I didn’t know my niece had a beautiful voice, but it didn’t really surprise me, I am a mighty proud aunt that she sings and plays the clarinet….. just like me.

Mom said, what about Nano.

That child surprised me.

He was walking at 9 1/2 months. That was a shocker, yes. But the bigger shocker was that he was kicking the soccer ball around right after he learned how to walk. By 2 he could drop kick the ball (like a goalie). Does it fit his personality? Absolutely. He is a natural athlete. He loves anything that he can bounce, throw, pass, balls, balls, balls.

It is fitting since he was named after Pato’s favorite soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo. It just feels right.

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Nikita – What would you do for a friend?

Posted by Heather Manning On September - 1 - 2011

Nikita and Alex grow and become a team as the show progresses, but aiding Nikita could mean death for Alex if she’s ever found out. What is the strangest request that you’ve ever done for a friend and given the choice now would you do it again?

I am thinking back a long time here people. I can honestly not remember anything I have ever done that was strange for a friend. Maybe my friends are too straight and just don’t ask me to do strange things?

I know I’ve called boys for friends when I was younger, but I don’t think that is too strange. Seems like pretty normal teenage girl stuff. And the last 7 years I’ve been a SAHM who would go into a panic attack at the thought of leaving the house, so didn’t do any strange things then.

Would I do strange things for my friends if they needed me to? Absolutely. If it didn’t go against God, against my morals, wasn’t unethical in any way, shape, or form, I would totally do anything to help out my friends.

Ok, think back. Tell me something strange you have done because I am feeling totally way too not Heather like right now. Pierced up, tattooed, crazy haired Heather has never done anything strange for a friend. That in and of itself is strange.

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Fringe – Do it yourself?

Posted by Heather Manning On September - 1 - 2011

At the end of Season 3, Peter makes the decision to sacrifice himself thus altering the future. If you were given the opportunity to change the future, would you take matters into your own hands, or would you trust in fate?

Ask me that same question 2 months ago and I would have said take matters into my own hands. I truly do not believe in fate any more. I believe that God has everything under control but that each decision we make leads to another decision that leads to another that ….. keeps on going.

Now, I would pray. And pray again. And keep praying. I would hope that God would give me the knowledge, the capability, the understanding on how to handle each situation so that I could do it with his approval. I know I would never just sit and hope it turned out ok, especially when it came to our children, but I also don’t feel like God wants us to just sit here. He actively wants us to take charge and do things the way that we know HE wants us to do them.

Summing that up, I know with God’s strength, I can do anything that I need to do.

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A Letter To My Daddy

Posted by Heather Manning On September - 1 - 2011

Psalm 29:11 The LORD will give you strength unto his people, the Lord will bless his people.

Dear dad,

I know I have told you this recently, but I feel like writing this to you here. I just want to tell you how much I love you. How I know I was difficult when I was younger. How I know how much it hurt you when I wanted to know how my biological father was. I want you to know that I don’t NEED to know and I don’t WANT to know. I don’t need anybody else but you as my dad, as my daddy.

I want you to know how much I love you. How much I needed you. You never considered me to be anything but your own and I never considered you to be anything but my daddy. You have been my dad since the moment you married my mother. Maybe sooner. I remember mom telling me about how at your wedding, I looked up at you and somehow the mic picked up me saying, I love you daddy.

I still do.

You have been so strong through my whole life. I know we both did things that we have apologized to each other for, and I know how much you have changed since I was younger. We both have.

I thank you for giving me the foundation that you did. Even though I searched for answers regarding God, I always believed in him. That is because you and mom made sure I had that knowledge, that foundation, that love for God. Because of that, I was able to come back to him, though I never truly left him. I just lost that strong faith that I had when I was younger.

Thank you dad.

Thank you for everything you have ever done.

Thank you for making sure I always respected my mother and father (I do believe I may have been mouthy, but I was definitely corrected and taught that honoring thy mother and father is a commandment that should never be forgotten).

Thank you for teaching me always to respect my elders, period. I watch kids now and I cannot believe the way they talk to adults, to people in authority, to each other. I could never imagine disrespecting people that way, and that is because you and mom taught me that people should always be respected.

I remember having to look up and write down every scripture in the Bible about honoring thy mother and father. I don’t remember exactly what I did to get that punishment, but it stuck with me. I believe you and mom could be rather creative at times when it came to making me learn a lesson.

Thank you for working so hard to support your family. Times were tough a lot when I was younger, but we always had everything we needed and we never felt like we went without. I don’t remember a single time of feeling I didn’t have what I needed. I remember when Guess jeans were huge. We didn’t have a lot of money, but you and mom found a way to get them for me. We always had something new for school. You worked so hard for us. I have always been proud of you for that. You never were willing to just accept charity. You wanted to provide for your family.

Thank you for keeping me on the straight and narrow. I strayed from it when I was an older teenager (out of the house), but I have always had a strong sense of right and wrong, you and mom instilled that in me. I never partied as a teen. I never stayed out late, that I can remember, and if I did, I am pretty sure I learned my lesson about it.

Dad, you truly are an amazing man and there is no one like you. No one ever could replace you ever. You are my father period.

I hope that I can give my children the same foundation you and mom gave me. I want to teach my children to respect their mother and father like I do you and mom. I want them to respect their elders and people in general the way I do.

I don’t know what else to say except that I love you and adore you.

Thank you for everything dad.

Love,

your eldest daughter,

Heather

P.S. I want to thank you also for giving me this humongous family that came with you. I love all of them. My grandma is such a sweet and caring and amazing person. I thank you for giving her to me, along with my grandpa and all of my aunts and uncles and cousins.