I DID manage to regain some of my mojo...thanks for all your support through this difficult time. It was still a very fun and relaxing evening and that was the main thing. "Tonic", the show, was great. I made a couple of cards and had some chips and tonic:). Then it was time to turn in. It was the strangest sensation though. I went upstairs and thought it MUST be nearly time to go to bed....and it was only 9:50!!! Nevermind the bursitis, I AM GETTING OLD! So I picked up my book...."The Third Summer in the Pants" and read for a while. Took the dog out and proceeded to get ready for bed. At 11:30 it really WAS time to turn the lights out and THEN...... the phone rang. Holy smokes! A phone call at that time of might can't be good... It was Joe. He wasn't feeling good and was on his way home with one of the other boys, who wasn't able to stay the night (his family was doing something this morning). SO there's my Joe with a splitting headache, which he gets, and I can certainly relate to. If he knew about head-scratches, he certainly would've been asking for one of those!!!! Time for some Advil, and warm up the hot-bags in the mikey, and nominate myself for BEST MOM EVER Award again.
We spent a lovely, relaxing day together, getting some things off our list. Joe had some art homework, which turned out really nice!! And we had to study for grammar....welcome back to the wonderful world of compound predicates. This has been most frustrating for Joe for the last few weeks and we sat down and crammed for an hour or so. There is not always a spirit of cooperation forthcoming from the pupil in this scenario. By the end of the hour, there was some satisfaction that he had mastered the material and that he hadn't let the material master him, a common occurence. Did you know you can download study sheets from the internet?! I sure hope American parts of speech are the same as Canadian!! Anyway, our grasp on the material is much more certain...a quick review on Monday and the test on Tuesday should go well. After all the work was done, Joe even had time to watch a movie and is playing some X-Box. (Maybe he has time to cook supper too???!....)
We listened to Stewart McLean this morning during the art homework and it happened to be the episode where Dave and Morley go to Algonquin Provicial Park to relive their honeymoon. "The Vinyl Cafe" is a favourite around here and even Joe was chuckling, especially since Ray is in Algonquin!! We are hoping that he and Rick are faring better with their tent, the wildlife, and foodpacks, than Dave and his wife Morley!
That's about it for today. I think I will go and finish the card in progress. We have seen hide nor hair of Craig so far. I think he might be helping his friend's grandparents move....we'll hear all about it when he gets home. I hope you are having a great weekend. I love your comments, it's fun to write when you know who might be reading..... love ya!
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Friday, September 28, 2007
Happy Friday!!!!
Yippee!!! The day has arrived at last....BUT as we speak I am sitting here with cardmakers block! How could this happen to me! I can't believe it! My mojo is gone..... All that paper at my fingertips and all this free time on my hands! One could almost weep with frustration. I believe I shall post first....drop Joe off with my friend and then....have some vino. By then Tonic will be on and there'll be some smoooooth jazz flowing into the studio and then perhaps the creative juices will cooperate and flow too. This is ridiculous!! (For those unfamiliar with Tonic.... it is a jazz show heard nightly on CBC from 6 til 8, I highly recommend it...lately thought they have been playing a bit more soul music than I like. I prefer jazz and latin jazz, in particular Brazilian.....and not the waxing kind either....ouch!)
Everything at church is clean as a whistle. The pole in the back of the parking lot is no longer listing. There was a boom truck on the job when I cycled up at 8pm...I figure that if I expected Bell to be prompt then I should be too! It is just a joy to behold all things restored to proper order.
In the wee hourse of the morning, waaaay before 8 o'clock, Ray left for the North. At 4:30 it was thundering and lightning and raining....and I could hear that Ray was awake, which is really funny because the original plan was to leave at 5am but Ray said..."oh I'll be way to cranky if I have to get up at that time". How ironic is that!
Anyway...I must go and rustle up some inspiration. We'll see what unfolds....oh that's a bad pun! I do believe that chocolate would help tonight. Hmmmmm. What a delightful idea!
Everything at church is clean as a whistle. The pole in the back of the parking lot is no longer listing. There was a boom truck on the job when I cycled up at 8pm...I figure that if I expected Bell to be prompt then I should be too! It is just a joy to behold all things restored to proper order.
In the wee hourse of the morning, waaaay before 8 o'clock, Ray left for the North. At 4:30 it was thundering and lightning and raining....and I could hear that Ray was awake, which is really funny because the original plan was to leave at 5am but Ray said..."oh I'll be way to cranky if I have to get up at that time". How ironic is that!
Anyway...I must go and rustle up some inspiration. We'll see what unfolds....oh that's a bad pun! I do believe that chocolate would help tonight. Hmmmmm. What a delightful idea!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Hard Core Halo Fans
Karen asked where all the gents were going this weekend and I thought it prudent to mention it here. Ray is off to Algonquin for the weekend with our neighbour across the street. He is soooo excited and I am glad that he is heading out into the bush for a break. Here is a picture of Ray in Achray which is the southeast corner of Algonquin. He is actually at a lookout point by the Barron Canyon and he and his sister Sharon paddled this route a couple of weeks ago. If anyone is interested I'm sure it wouldn't take much to talk Ray into going again!!
This place has stolen Ray's heart at a time when it was either a motorcycle or a canoe...and he has pointed the canoe North and followed it into the wilderness ever since! He's hard core! I believe that it is not by chance that he paddles on his left and I paddle on my right. Made for each other!!! Ray will face a 2100m portage on this particular trip and that just sounds looooong when you have your head stuck under a canoe or have a 100+lb pack strapped to your back. Have fun boys!!
The rest of the boys are heading off to Halo 3 parties at different friends homes this weekend. Unless you were hibernating under a rock, or spraying around the clock, you would know that Halo 3 was recently unveiled. Some people even preordered it be sure they were among the first to score a copy of the game. It's all the kids have been talking about on the bus...bonding happens under all sorts of conditions.
An update on Bell?! Well, they fixed the junction box and more or less restored service to customers in our vicinity but the pole still has a Pisa quality to it and remains unsecured. I imagine even a small icestorm will send it careening across the parking lot. I called Bell, for an update and they assured me the ticket had been closed. I mentioned that the cables were still hanging about 9 or so feet off the ground and that this was over a well used thoroughfare. The technician snuck in, fixed the junctionbox and snuck out again while we were having coffee....(I wonder what the union would say if they knew he worked through his break!!!) He didn't make human contact and took the caution tape I had strung across the back of the parking lot and tied it to the low hanging cable to alert people that INDEED that is LOW! But by now I fear that I am getting a bad attitude. I was just taught better than that! You don't do half a job and then leave. So I requested that they sent a technician out again tomorrow. I might park my lawn chair by the pole just so I don't miss him. Oh, that is sexist....it might be a her.
So all the lads are away and that would leave Blixie and me home alone together....just the girls! I think I Karen might be clairvoyant....I predict that she is right when she said she sees lots of cardmaking in my future. I did touch my new papers today. Feels nice! I cleaned the house today so that trivial things like that wouldn't clutter up my to do list. I am going to let the machine answer the phone. Now about those left overs....well...they were kind of for supper tonight...and just so I don't have to eat popcorn for 3 days, I made sure Ray got a nice variety of chips. I'm all set....but no cheesies...unless you are scrapping with orange paper. I hope to come here a bit too!! Woohoo! I mean...sniff....I'll be so lonely...
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Carpe Computerum
Seize the computer!! And that's just what I am doing. This most opportune moment came and I took it! Ray is at a meeting and I am sitting here in my workout clothes. I really should be doing yoga which is way more fun than my physio exercises, to help my sore hips clear up. I have bursitis. I am getting old. My DVD will wait most patiently, while Ray is rather persistent about his computer needs.
Ahhhhh, so nice to sit a bit. It has been a good week. I have taken care of my building and my families. Funerals are a busy time, but it makes you feel so useful to be there for these families. Perhaps that is because I remember how much I appreciated people who were there for us when Mom and Dad passed away. This was our 3rd funeral in two weeks and the second one in two days. There is also the chance that there will be a third one this week, as a member of our congregation is in their last days in the hospital. There is always a crew of volunteers in the kitchen putting a luncheon together and having coffee and sweets ready for the families when they return from the cemetery. The tables get put out and are set with everything for coffee and tea. It is a special time of working together but mostly we are fellowshipping over the counter and by the sink. When everyone leaves....I vacuum, wipe, and wash. I love that "quiet" time and strangely enough, there didn't need to be any music this week. (I must be in need of a new cd!) It's just constant motion and enjoying the solitude. Everyone needs that kind of time too.
We had a bit of a mishap in the parkinglot when a contractor, who came to the visitation, backed into the telephone box and pole, pulling up the stabilizing cables. We now have a telephone pole getting pulled over, cable hanging about 8-10 feet off the ground over a thoroughfare, and a box spewing wires of every colour. This is not good. So....I called Bell. Apparently all their technicians were tied up for the day and the soonest anyone can come is tomorrow between 8am and 5pm. Bell time is different than Tetcy time....so I gave them my home number too so I don't have to hang around church all day. I have to clean in the morning so wouldn't it be nice if they could come then too. Most likely one of the wires is ripped completely from one of the homes behind the church. The pole is leaning AWAY from their house and the cable has so much slack that it disappears in the lawn. I locked the gate across the thoroughfare and strung caution tape between the pole and the church so that no one in a bus tries to turn around back there and take the rest of the cables with them. That would just end up badly.
So I've cleaned the church 3 times already this week and I was ready to come home and collapse. I searched for something for supper that would go nicely with a collapse, since that has to be done on the couch and not in front of the stove..... but we already had a pizza on Sunday night. Strangely enough I still had some energy and decided to cook Bahmi and made peanut sauce to go with it. I have to admit that I cooked that mostly with the leftovers in mind since everyone is deserting me this weekend....so....I guess if you have to fend for yourself you may as well set yourself up with something yummy or you'll live on popcorn for 3 days.
Nice to have some energy!
Tomorrow is my regular cleaning day at church and I plan to tackle the usual...the sanctuary. The rest got tidied a bit this afternoon before I left, since there is choir tomorrow night, and I think it should look somewhat respectable....especially since I'm always after them to clean up after themselves....but that's another story for another day.
So it was a good day....as the janitor I don't end up doing too much of the consoling part for the families. It's being behind the scenes, making sure there is a sound technician, the lights are on, the minister has his glass of water, the windows open or closed, AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING FULL TILT....it was over 30 degrees yesterday and we were thankful the funeral was in the morning. Our sanctuary is not insulated and it can get stiffling in there. I also help the kitchen crew if necessary but these last two days were very well staffed. I often do the setting up and the take down but this crew even did most of that, since they don't think I should have to do ALL that. Which is funny because I don't think they should do ALL that....so we are at an impasse. They are usually very sneaky about putting things away while I am not looking. That's the week in a nutshell...quiet cleaning, sneaky people, bad backer-uppers, and fine fellowship. Hope yours is good too!
Ahhhhh, so nice to sit a bit. It has been a good week. I have taken care of my building and my families. Funerals are a busy time, but it makes you feel so useful to be there for these families. Perhaps that is because I remember how much I appreciated people who were there for us when Mom and Dad passed away. This was our 3rd funeral in two weeks and the second one in two days. There is also the chance that there will be a third one this week, as a member of our congregation is in their last days in the hospital. There is always a crew of volunteers in the kitchen putting a luncheon together and having coffee and sweets ready for the families when they return from the cemetery. The tables get put out and are set with everything for coffee and tea. It is a special time of working together but mostly we are fellowshipping over the counter and by the sink. When everyone leaves....I vacuum, wipe, and wash. I love that "quiet" time and strangely enough, there didn't need to be any music this week. (I must be in need of a new cd!) It's just constant motion and enjoying the solitude. Everyone needs that kind of time too.
We had a bit of a mishap in the parkinglot when a contractor, who came to the visitation, backed into the telephone box and pole, pulling up the stabilizing cables. We now have a telephone pole getting pulled over, cable hanging about 8-10 feet off the ground over a thoroughfare, and a box spewing wires of every colour. This is not good. So....I called Bell. Apparently all their technicians were tied up for the day and the soonest anyone can come is tomorrow between 8am and 5pm. Bell time is different than Tetcy time....so I gave them my home number too so I don't have to hang around church all day. I have to clean in the morning so wouldn't it be nice if they could come then too. Most likely one of the wires is ripped completely from one of the homes behind the church. The pole is leaning AWAY from their house and the cable has so much slack that it disappears in the lawn. I locked the gate across the thoroughfare and strung caution tape between the pole and the church so that no one in a bus tries to turn around back there and take the rest of the cables with them. That would just end up badly.
So I've cleaned the church 3 times already this week and I was ready to come home and collapse. I searched for something for supper that would go nicely with a collapse, since that has to be done on the couch and not in front of the stove..... but we already had a pizza on Sunday night. Strangely enough I still had some energy and decided to cook Bahmi and made peanut sauce to go with it. I have to admit that I cooked that mostly with the leftovers in mind since everyone is deserting me this weekend....so....I guess if you have to fend for yourself you may as well set yourself up with something yummy or you'll live on popcorn for 3 days.
Nice to have some energy!
Tomorrow is my regular cleaning day at church and I plan to tackle the usual...the sanctuary. The rest got tidied a bit this afternoon before I left, since there is choir tomorrow night, and I think it should look somewhat respectable....especially since I'm always after them to clean up after themselves....but that's another story for another day.
So it was a good day....as the janitor I don't end up doing too much of the consoling part for the families. It's being behind the scenes, making sure there is a sound technician, the lights are on, the minister has his glass of water, the windows open or closed, AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING FULL TILT....it was over 30 degrees yesterday and we were thankful the funeral was in the morning. Our sanctuary is not insulated and it can get stiffling in there. I also help the kitchen crew if necessary but these last two days were very well staffed. I often do the setting up and the take down but this crew even did most of that, since they don't think I should have to do ALL that. Which is funny because I don't think they should do ALL that....so we are at an impasse. They are usually very sneaky about putting things away while I am not looking. That's the week in a nutshell...quiet cleaning, sneaky people, bad backer-uppers, and fine fellowship. Hope yours is good too!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The Hobby Lobby
....what a fun place that would be to get lost in for a day! The Stampin's Ladies went on their pilgrimage yesterday to this wonderful place...and hit the most amazing sales!!! All packaged scrapbook paper was 50% off as well as many other things...I stocked up on the most delicious Basic Grey paper and got 3 packages for the same price as what I likely would have paid here for one. But....alas....I cannot touch them for the rest of the week...
We have two funerals in the next two days. So....I won't get to this place for a while either.
Just wanted you to know where I am. But we will talk soon.
Love ya!
We have two funerals in the next two days. So....I won't get to this place for a while either.
Just wanted you to know where I am. But we will talk soon.
Love ya!
Saturday, September 22, 2007
How to Lure A Man Away From His Books.
It is a busy time in our household as the person I hold most dear settles into a full audit of the books for the Christian school. It occupies his time as well as his mind, and eventhough he is home, he is not available. This leaves me with a lot of "me" time on my hands, and you can only make so many cards in a week before you run out of ideas.
But.....last night I was able to use my wiles and woo him away from his desk. How did I do that you might ask?? It all started upstairs in the kitchen. I made a nice stiff drink that drew the comment...."Wow, that's even stronger than your dad used to make!" I think that is a complement. I was sitting on the couch taking in the game on tv. I spoke in the general direction of the office..... "The Blue Jays are playing the Yankees!" ......"It's the bottom of the ninth!" ....."Two outs!" ....."Runner in scoring position!" .... "Now it's a full count!" And all of a sudden there he was, drink in hand! Without any help from laSenza. See ladies....you just have to be able to talk the talk!
The rest of today was lovely, I managed to get to a scrapbooking store and there happened to be a yardsale going on there, where people brought in boxes of things they no longer required and had them for sale in the scraproom.....and Teresa and I only came because we needed ribbon!! $75 later! I got the coolest little organizer for $5, the kind with little pockets all the way around!! I'm so 'cited!! I also got lots of paper, for a steal! I can now encapsulate myself in my studio space with renewed vigor and creativity. Unfortunately it reinforces that I have an impulse problem, I only NEEDed ribbon ....but I DID carefully consider every single item in my basket. Some items were returned to their vendor box and some things I put back in my basket, about 3 times, before I made up my mind....so there might not have been premeditiation but there was careful consideration.... That's just the nature of yardsales.
I must give you some advance notice about the Stamping Ladies USA. My Monday morning stamping ladies are going to Port Huron for the day. Hobby Lobby here we come!!! It promises to be a good time, and I should go and sit down and make a list or something. And you thought I got excited about groceries!!!
Onto the topic of circle journals....they're nothing too sinister and don't require a lot bullying or premeditation. This is a scrapbooking project of a personal kind. The journal part is actually done in a mini album, and circle part is a group of people who want to be involved in the project, who often have some previous cardmaking or scrapbooking experience but it is not absolutely necessary. We could suck in some new unsuspecting victims. Each person chooses a mini album....any kind will do, home made or store bought, keeping in mind that the journal will need to be wrapped and mailed so you won't want anything too bulky. That is probably the only drawback for some people...the cost of mailing....but others will love the project idea so much that they simply won't bat an eye. You make a list of participants and you will send your album to the person below you, and you will receive an album from the person above you....until your receive your own album again. YOU set the theme for your album....favourite flowers, favourite inspirational song, who are you?, etc....and the person who receives your album will make a layout of their own favourite flower, their fave song, or make a layout about themselves. So if MY theme is favourite Christian rock song then when my album comes back to me it will be filled with all of YOUR favourite lyrics....and that would be a very special collection to me! Or I would have an album full of all your favourite flowers, or the greatest thing you every got from IKEA....etc.... It might be fun, or it might not.... think about it....you could even circulate your album among friends in your own geographic area. I think my Monday ladies might be game for something like that. I tried to explain the concept to Ray...but I think I should have started that explanation with Crown Royal too.
Anyway, tonight we are off to the dinner theatre for a date with just the two of us. We are going to see Johnny Cash and June Carter. Ray is a HUGE fan! We've already had previous exposure to dinner theatre...and everytime we hear the song, "After Midnight...." we are transported back to Summerside!!
Hope y'all have a great weekend!
But.....last night I was able to use my wiles and woo him away from his desk. How did I do that you might ask?? It all started upstairs in the kitchen. I made a nice stiff drink that drew the comment...."Wow, that's even stronger than your dad used to make!" I think that is a complement. I was sitting on the couch taking in the game on tv. I spoke in the general direction of the office..... "The Blue Jays are playing the Yankees!" ......"It's the bottom of the ninth!" ....."Two outs!" ....."Runner in scoring position!" .... "Now it's a full count!" And all of a sudden there he was, drink in hand! Without any help from laSenza. See ladies....you just have to be able to talk the talk!
The rest of today was lovely, I managed to get to a scrapbooking store and there happened to be a yardsale going on there, where people brought in boxes of things they no longer required and had them for sale in the scraproom.....and Teresa and I only came because we needed ribbon!! $75 later! I got the coolest little organizer for $5, the kind with little pockets all the way around!! I'm so 'cited!! I also got lots of paper, for a steal! I can now encapsulate myself in my studio space with renewed vigor and creativity. Unfortunately it reinforces that I have an impulse problem, I only NEEDed ribbon ....but I DID carefully consider every single item in my basket. Some items were returned to their vendor box and some things I put back in my basket, about 3 times, before I made up my mind....so there might not have been premeditiation but there was careful consideration.... That's just the nature of yardsales.
I must give you some advance notice about the Stamping Ladies USA. My Monday morning stamping ladies are going to Port Huron for the day. Hobby Lobby here we come!!! It promises to be a good time, and I should go and sit down and make a list or something. And you thought I got excited about groceries!!!
Onto the topic of circle journals....they're nothing too sinister and don't require a lot bullying or premeditation. This is a scrapbooking project of a personal kind. The journal part is actually done in a mini album, and circle part is a group of people who want to be involved in the project, who often have some previous cardmaking or scrapbooking experience but it is not absolutely necessary. We could suck in some new unsuspecting victims. Each person chooses a mini album....any kind will do, home made or store bought, keeping in mind that the journal will need to be wrapped and mailed so you won't want anything too bulky. That is probably the only drawback for some people...the cost of mailing....but others will love the project idea so much that they simply won't bat an eye. You make a list of participants and you will send your album to the person below you, and you will receive an album from the person above you....until your receive your own album again. YOU set the theme for your album....favourite flowers, favourite inspirational song, who are you?, etc....and the person who receives your album will make a layout of their own favourite flower, their fave song, or make a layout about themselves. So if MY theme is favourite Christian rock song then when my album comes back to me it will be filled with all of YOUR favourite lyrics....and that would be a very special collection to me! Or I would have an album full of all your favourite flowers, or the greatest thing you every got from IKEA....etc.... It might be fun, or it might not.... think about it....you could even circulate your album among friends in your own geographic area. I think my Monday ladies might be game for something like that. I tried to explain the concept to Ray...but I think I should have started that explanation with Crown Royal too.
Anyway, tonight we are off to the dinner theatre for a date with just the two of us. We are going to see Johnny Cash and June Carter. Ray is a HUGE fan! We've already had previous exposure to dinner theatre...and everytime we hear the song, "After Midnight...." we are transported back to Summerside!!
Hope y'all have a great weekend!
Friday, September 21, 2007
Musings At the Mop
If you had walked into my church this morning, you would have encountered an audio assault. As usual, I had my radio cranked, just loud enough so that I can hear it over the noise of my commercial vacuum, I call her Princess. I spent some quality time with Robin Mark in the fellowship hall, and Chris Rice in the kitchen. These are moments often spent in contemplation as the work is quite methodical and tedious and the brain is free to wander. I play praise music to keep my mind in a positive place and I really find my work a time of worship.....even when I'm on my knees beside the toilets. Not everyone gets that....some people walk into the church and can't believe anyone gets anything done with "all that racket". It' s not like I'm listening to Skillet or Thousand Foot Krutch, then I might agree with them.
This morning I was also processing some sad news I got last night about the sister of a friend receiving a serious diagnosis. So as I'm singing "there's no God like Jehovah!"....I wonder if that family is able to sing that too today. Where do they see God today. Is He on His throne? Does He have a hand in all this? Or are they sheltering under His wings today? These are the things I think about when I am mopping and swishing. Sometimes I get answers, sometimes I don't. Always I am lifted up and filled with gratitude. At times when I am mopping, I write a column that my congregation should read and when I put my mop back on my cart, I push delete.
I don't take my self too seriously though! She who can laugh at herself will never cease to be amused!
I must tell you the most exciting thing I did this afternoon!! I GOT TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING! Ray always does the groceries because I am an impulse buyer! I'm sure we all suffer from psychological deficiencies of one sort or another and we can be honest here. So this morning I sat down and very diligently made a list of things that I might encounter at the store and would want to buy, but if they're on the list they're premeditated and not impulse purchases!!! See the logic!!! Ray also gave me his list to go to Shoppers. Now ladies ......you know when you send a guy to the drugstore you have to have VERY specific instructions as to what particular brand of feminine hygiene products to purchase and exactly what colour it should be, right? I had to ask Ray all the specifics this time...what kind of shaving cream and what colour, what scent, what size...etc. If not for the details I would've come home with the wrong thing for sure! I think I did it right! We'll see. I DID exceed the "reasonable" amount that Ray usually spends but.....I think I will be "The BEST MOM EVER" when lunchboxes open this week!!! And isn't that what it all boils down to? Awards you can give yourself!!
All that excitement....AND I got to buy supplies for the kitchen at church. Now I have everything to make coffee again, which I do every Sunday morning, but we were getting dangerously low on SugarTwin!!
My eldest is off to a sleepover this afternoon after he gets off the bus. I have some phonecalls out to see if I can offer anyone a ride....since I am sooooo often on the receiving end of getting rides. ...welcome to MY world!!
Before I go....has anyone ever heard of Circle Journals? If you have ....is anyone interested in having a circle?? Think about it!!
Anyway....love ya!
This morning I was also processing some sad news I got last night about the sister of a friend receiving a serious diagnosis. So as I'm singing "there's no God like Jehovah!"....I wonder if that family is able to sing that too today. Where do they see God today. Is He on His throne? Does He have a hand in all this? Or are they sheltering under His wings today? These are the things I think about when I am mopping and swishing. Sometimes I get answers, sometimes I don't. Always I am lifted up and filled with gratitude. At times when I am mopping, I write a column that my congregation should read and when I put my mop back on my cart, I push delete.
I don't take my self too seriously though! She who can laugh at herself will never cease to be amused!
I must tell you the most exciting thing I did this afternoon!! I GOT TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING! Ray always does the groceries because I am an impulse buyer! I'm sure we all suffer from psychological deficiencies of one sort or another and we can be honest here. So this morning I sat down and very diligently made a list of things that I might encounter at the store and would want to buy, but if they're on the list they're premeditated and not impulse purchases!!! See the logic!!! Ray also gave me his list to go to Shoppers. Now ladies ......you know when you send a guy to the drugstore you have to have VERY specific instructions as to what particular brand of feminine hygiene products to purchase and exactly what colour it should be, right? I had to ask Ray all the specifics this time...what kind of shaving cream and what colour, what scent, what size...etc. If not for the details I would've come home with the wrong thing for sure! I think I did it right! We'll see. I DID exceed the "reasonable" amount that Ray usually spends but.....I think I will be "The BEST MOM EVER" when lunchboxes open this week!!! And isn't that what it all boils down to? Awards you can give yourself!!
All that excitement....AND I got to buy supplies for the kitchen at church. Now I have everything to make coffee again, which I do every Sunday morning, but we were getting dangerously low on SugarTwin!!
My eldest is off to a sleepover this afternoon after he gets off the bus. I have some phonecalls out to see if I can offer anyone a ride....since I am sooooo often on the receiving end of getting rides. ...welcome to MY world!!
Before I go....has anyone ever heard of Circle Journals? If you have ....is anyone interested in having a circle?? Think about it!!
Anyway....love ya!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Day One: Take Two
Wow, I'm overwhelmed! Thanks for your sweet and funny comments all!!
FYI Craig came in 147 out 172 but is extremely pleased with himself. He did not succumb to his burning desire to walk but ran the whole 5km. He came in just under 25 minutes which is actually similar to Ray's time when he runs. The rest of his teammates came in the 70's in about 18 minutes.
I must admit that highschool kind of came out of nowhere and just the other day Ray and I realized that in a matter of a few years Craig could be out of the house. WOW. Where DID the time go...he'll have his own blog and everything....my baby!
So now you can all sleep knowing where he placed.
Today I had no naps so I too can sleep.
FYI Craig came in 147 out 172 but is extremely pleased with himself. He did not succumb to his burning desire to walk but ran the whole 5km. He came in just under 25 minutes which is actually similar to Ray's time when he runs. The rest of his teammates came in the 70's in about 18 minutes.
I must admit that highschool kind of came out of nowhere and just the other day Ray and I realized that in a matter of a few years Craig could be out of the house. WOW. Where DID the time go...he'll have his own blog and everything....my baby!
So now you can all sleep knowing where he placed.
Today I had no naps so I too can sleep.
The Rookie
I suppose one must begin to blog at one time or another... So today is the first day.... I've been cyber bullied into it and I can see your smug face on the other side of the screen....you know who you are and your satisfaction must be so sweet.
The life and times of our family will be henceforth chronicled as time allows... be forewarned that it is not always exciting...but I've been known to say that the mundane is actually what makes it interesting. Famous last words!!
Today Craig is taking part in his first highschool cross country meet. He is actually running as I blog and it is such a thrill to see the confidence he has as he embarks on this new adventure called Grade 9. I cleaned at church this morning and hope to head into "my studio" before too long....as soon as my work here is done!
Blessings today, to all who read this. May you know that you are God's Beloved!!! Love you, Tetcy
The life and times of our family will be henceforth chronicled as time allows... be forewarned that it is not always exciting...but I've been known to say that the mundane is actually what makes it interesting. Famous last words!!
Today Craig is taking part in his first highschool cross country meet. He is actually running as I blog and it is such a thrill to see the confidence he has as he embarks on this new adventure called Grade 9. I cleaned at church this morning and hope to head into "my studio" before too long....as soon as my work here is done!
Blessings today, to all who read this. May you know that you are God's Beloved!!! Love you, Tetcy
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