Parking Ticket...another thing that comes with a car:(

I woke up this morning and had a wonderful morning until I got in my car. I looked through my windshield and there was a yellow piece of paper under my wiper. I have never had one before but I knew it was a ticket. My crime? Parking between 3am-6am on the street. I have a problem with it though. There are no signs saying not to park there. I had no idea that I wasn't allowed. I figured when it snows you can't park there because of the snow removal vehicles...but that's common sense...who would think that between the hours of 3am-6am you can't park on the street...What random hours! So, now I have a $20 ticket...I don't think it's even worth fighting... I'd have to set a court date and I would probably be busy on that day anyways...I'll just mail them their stinkin' $20 and add a note telling them that there are no signs...Ok, I just needed to vent a little...I'm done:)

Would you laugh, cry or scream? I think I'd laugh...well I'm laughing now cuz they aren't my kids;)

Guess what Mom? We painted! I hope their Mom has a sense of humor.

I don't have to say anything else;)

You are a redneck if...

This brings back so many camp memories:)

"I'm My Own Grandpa"

"If thou canst read this, the damsel felleth off"

First Baby Photos!

Jessi posted these on her blog last week but I thought I'd share them here! These are the first ultrasound pictures of Paul and Jessi's baby!!!
This is the head and body!
That is the foot!
That's the hand!

Ooops

Jessi left a comment and reminded me that she isn't due March 3rd. It's March 1st... I just can't seem to remember that though =)

Aunt Essie:)

I am a horrible blogger...I haven't blogged for almost a month! But here is something that I have meant to post for that whole month!!!:
You may wonder why I am posting a picture of someone's stomach. That stomach belongs to my sister and my future niece or nephew is all snuggly inside! Yep, for those of you who didn't know, I am going to be an AUNT!!! (You must've been living on another planet to not know by now;)) Jessi is 17 weeks along!!! So that's my SUPER exciting news!!! Jessi has posted about it on her blog. Here's what a 17 week baby looks like:

I got that photo from google so if it looks way off let me know;)

I'm SO SUPER excited!!! Can't wait for the baby to come...Jessi is due March 3rdish:)

Eric &Carrie's Wedding

Wow, it's been almost a month since I last "blogged" Here are some pictures from Eric & Carrie's wedding last weekend. (August 12) There are more pictures on Jessi's Blog!

Kissy Kissy :)


Wedding Party


Sleepy Eric


Sisters:)


Girlfriends! :)


Aww... :-><-:

Spenny-boy the Cowboy is 17!!

I forgot to post anything for Spen's birthday...which was almost 2 weeks ago...I don't have any pictures of him from when he was little...but here are a couple that we took on Sunday I took the second one, he took the first one.

Squirrel Murderer & G2

I killed a squirrel:'( I was driving along and there was this squirrel in the middle of my lane and so I thought I'd just keep driving and if it were a smart squirrel he'd stay where he was. But no, he had to run under my back tire and get killed. That's how I know it was a "he" squirrel...He was slow in making up his mind and as a result he got squished:)

Ok, that was my story of the day. But something exciting! I have my G2!!! Yay! and I bought a steering wheel cover. It's a grayish purple-ish satin with black lace on top of it...I love it!

Prayer Request

My parents just recieved this from a man at our chaple. Please Pray

Dear Prayer Partners,

You may recall that I had previously asked for prayer for Sigurd Ericksson,
a friend of mine who with his wife attended the family bible hour with Dale
and I some months ago when Bill McRae was speaking on the Da Vinci code. At
that meeting, I felt Sigurd heard an excellent Gospel message and the clear
call of the Savior.

Sigurd's response afterwards was typical of his hard heart t/w God: "anyone
who believes throws their mind away."

Several weeks ago, doctors at McMaster University hospital discovered Sigurd
had a cancerous growth in the tube between the gall bladder and liver, next
to the liver: in an inoperable area.

Tonight after meeting we had a recorded call that the doctors have predicted
3-6 weeks for Sigurd to live.

Please pray that the Lord will give us an opportunity to visit him in
hospital (he is in much pain and sedated) and that the Lord will change his
hard heart that He may receive Christ at this 11th hour.

Thanks for your earnest prayers.

If anyone can give this request a wider circulation, I am sure the Lord
Himself will be honored by that.

With great concern,

Doug Stubbs

My Mum Is Coming Home!

My Mum is coming home today! I'm so excited!!! Her flight gets in at 8:40pm. I can't believe how fast six weeks have gone by. Anyways, I just thought I'd let anyone who reads this, if anyone does;), that I'm excited my Mum is coming home!

long needed update not at all in order;)

Ok, my sister left me a comment and pointed out that I am not working this week and I need to update my blog… So ...where do I start??? Umm…my cousin Mark got married the beginning of June and I went down to North Carolina for the wedding. I travelled with my Aunt Polly & Uncle Frank! It was a very fun trip and a really nice wedding! My Aunt Lois and Uncle Tom and my cousins Julie and Ben came up after the wedding and stayed here for a couple of weeks. (that’s Mark’s Mum, Dad and two youngest siblings) Umm… I worked all of June and everyday was pretty much the same. My Mum left on June 12 to go to Nigeria for 6 weeks and she’ll be back in 6 days! I miss her! I have been the only female in this house for too long!

I went to Guelph Bible Camp the first week of July to watch the director’s children and some of their staff’s kids. I had so much fun there! But I don’t feel like writing it all out at the moment… maybe later

I did something I have never done before...I failed my drivers test yesterday. I had a horrible woman test me. She was in a bad mood and I was really nervous at the beginning so I did a couple of things that I have NEVER done before right at the beginning and so she failed me. Now I have to wait 10 days before I can take another test. Oh well, I just hope that I have my licence before August so I can go to Ohio!!! (I’ll come somehow Jessi, even if I don’t have my licence)
Last Saturday my Dad, Caleb and I went and saw Pirates 2! SO SO SO good! If you haven’t seen it you should! And if you’ve already seen it…go again! I loved it! I want to see it again! Anyways, Caleb is having a friend over and I am in the middle of making Pizza! And I just realized that I don’t know if we have sauce for on the pizza…I wonder if Salsa would workJ I’ll think up something!
(Is that a good update Jessi;D)

My first car!!!

I have a car!!! I will officailly own it today after I pay for it! :) It is a white 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra and it has a blue interior. Here's what it looks like only mines white...this is just a picture I found on the web. I'll take a picture of mine soon!!!

"You have sprinkles on your toes"

Yesterday while I was at work I was playing "Superheros" with one of the boys I watch. He told me I had to have bare feet like he did. I told him I did have bare feet and he said "No you don't, you have sprinkles on them. I asked him where the sprinkles were and he said "There on your toes." He was talking about my nail polish;) It was cute:)

No more princes left... :'(

I think I have killed my Prince Charming...well, my second one:( About three years ago, Jessi ran over a frog. I think that was my first prince. Last night I was driving home and I popped a frog, I heard him pop when I ran over him!!! It was so gross I slowed down to 50km on a 80km road. Eww Eww Eww...it still grosses me out! I have killed my prince:( What are the chaces of there being a third??? ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEBINA!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEBINA!!!




Today Caleb is 14 and so I thought I'd post some pictures of him. This one is my absolute favorite. Jessica and I used to dress him up in dresses, do his make-up and call him "Calebina" It was fun! In this picture he is about 6yrs.

Caleb looking angelic...

Caleb performing in our yard!

No more school!!! :)

I finished school on Wednesday and I am so glad! No more torturous assignments! I also got the job I wanted and I start on Monday! It’s going to be a bit crazy because I’m going to a Ladies Conference for the weekend; I get home Sunday afternoon and then I have to work on Monday and I still haven’t finished unpacking from school! I’m working for someone who does shift work so I have every Friday off and I don’t always work in the mornings. Anyways, I'm off now to pack for the weekend!

"Will you marry me?"

Last night as I was studying psychology and listening to country songs a VERY random thought popped into my head. When a guy says "Will you marry me?" I think it is very UN-romantic. It reminds me of someone saying "will you pass the salt?" On top of being unromantic it's also very unoriginal. Millions of other guys have used that same phrase. Millions of women have answered "yes" to that very unromantic question. Why do guys bother spending their time planning up romantic ways to propose and then ask in such an unromantic way? Ok, so it's not as bad as a guy saying "Marry me" I think that's just rude;) But I would think they could be a little more original in their asking.
I had a great proposal idea last night but alas, I cannot remember it. If any of you have original and romantic ideas of propsing I'd love to hear them! Maybe some guys will read this post and pick up some ideas ;)

Mmm...

I can just imagine the fun I'd have eating this! Oh, I wish!!!

I see a light at the end of this dark tunnel known as school!

I am finally done two tests! I had my Curriculum Development and Guidance test today. I really did not like those classes and couldn't be happier to see them done! Although I do unfortunately have Curriculum Development next semester but no more Guidance! Ever! No more listening to someone tell us we can't say "no" to children and that we have to ignore some bad behaviours because it will give them low self esteem if we address them. None of us liked that class...I wonder why they bother to teach it. Oh well, I never have to put up with it again!
Tomorrow morning I have my Psychology test. I am looking forward to that one! I really liked Psych. I had a great teacher who made it all very interesting. And it helps that the tests are all multiple choice! On Wednesday I have my very last test of the semester in Child Development! It was also a very interesting subject. This test will be on adolescence to mid-teens. Shouldn't be too hard, it's mostly multiple choice with three VERY short essay questions. Anyways, I'm sure you all enjoyed reading about my tests;) I have to go so I can study.

"I should be sleeping,'stead of keeping these late hours, I've been keeping"

Yawn, it's late...I should be studying or sleeping but instead I am blogging! I need to come up with a way to do all three together...;)
I just thought I'd let ya'll know that I have a job interview tomorrow afternoon! It's a nanny job for a 4 1/2 year old and 17 month old. Both are boys! =0 They are actually the same ages as the boys I watched last summer so I think I'm qualified;) The job would be four days a week from the end of April until the end of August. I just thought I'd post that joyous bit of news! I must get to sleep now!

NO MORE CLASSES!

I am so excited! I am done classes for this semester!!! I had my last one today and instead of it being 3 hours, we only had class for 1 1/2 hours! So nice! Next week I have four tests...not so excited about those. I think I'll enjoy the psychology test though; 100 mulitple choice questions... chances are I'll pass :-D Well, I have to go do some studying and other wonderful things like that. I just thought I'd share my excitement with all of you wonderful people who read my blog!

Jessi came up!

I had such an enjoyable Easter Holiday! Last Wednesday Jessi came up as a surprise. She had told us that she'd be up on Thursday but she drove up a day early to surprise us all. Paul couldn't come because of work. I had a great time just talking to her and hanging out! Just like we used to! It was so fun! She had come up for the Easter conference, which was really good!
On Thursday we went shopping, and on Friday and Saturday we were at the Easter Conference. The speakers, Joe Mikhael and Mike Atwood, were really good and they both have such a passion for God. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to them. I helped in the nursery on Friday and so I got to watch Joe Mikhael's daughter. She is SO cute!
So yeah, that's basically my weekend, hanging out with family and friends, going to the conference, and meeting new friends=)
There are some great pictures of the weekend on Jessi's blog

Time wasting movie clips! Wonderful way to spend a two hour lunch break!

Some great movie clips I just found:
Master Juggler
Dancing Pilot
Trampoline Hang
Supermarket Groovin'
Car Soccer
Mistakes on Ice
Speed Skating
Crazy Jumps

Eagle Cam

This is a very cool website! It's live feed from an Eagles nest with two eggs in it! CAMERA

Adventures of two students in Oshawa!

Today Michelle and I wanted to go for a walk. So we did. We were walking down Simcoe and we saw this LOVELY house. The McLaughlin House. Of course Michelle and I couldn't pass it without going in to explore the grounds. Yes, you usually need to book a tour, but we decided to give ourselves a self guided tour and so we decided we didn't have to pay;) So we wandered all over the place. The website has some wonderful pictures to look at. It was so pretty there that we didn't want to leave. It doesn't look quite as nice as in the pictures because they don't have all the flowers or water yet. So after wandering around the whole place, we decided to leave. Only we didn't want to go out the front gate in case someone saw us...So, we wandered around the chain-link fence at the back looking for a way out. There was a pile of leaves and tree branches composting right beside the fence that we were going to climb up and then jump over the fence. But when we got up there we decided we would probably hurt ourselves if we jumped over. So Michelle, being the smart girl she is, discovered that we could crawl under the gate in the fence! So we did...only after crawling out from under the fence we discovered that there were signs posted all over the place that said the property was under video surveillance =O So then we spent the next 10 minutes of our walk discussing how to explain ourselves if we were caught...Michelle's idea was to claim ignorance to the signs being there. Which is true, we didn't see them til after we left. But nothing happened...and you better not report us! ;)

Drivers Test

I have re-booked my drivers test! It was supossed to be next Tuesday but because of the strike I am still going to be in school. So now it's for the 11th of May! Yay! Does anyone have a small car they want to lend me?;) I hate the station wagon! I can't forward park it let alone reverse or parallel park:-p

"WE'RE SMOKING!!!"

Excitement of yesterday! Michelle was craving a waffle ALL day long! So last night she decided she would eat one. She went upstairs, got a waffle, came back downstairs and stuck it in the toaster oven. About 30 seconds later I heard a strange noise. It sounded like a cockroach flying (eww eww eww) =) So I looked up and saw smoke coming out of where the toaster oven was plugged into an extension cord. There was smoke billowing out of where the cords were plugged in! The first thing that popped into my head was that there was a cloud of bugs coming out of the plug! But then I got realistic and realized it was smoke. So I yelled "MICHELLE WE'RE SMOKING!!!" and she came running and we turned off the power and tried to rescue the extension cord but it was melted to the toaster oven cord! After getting the toaster oven off our counter space we got excited because our coffee machine, that we make tea in, can sit on the counter now! Michelle was funny she said "while other people would be swearing about the toaster all we do is get excited about the counter space!" It was hilarious! Great study break!
What an exciting day!

Not So Happy Tree Friends

Just thought I'd share a website that my brother loves with ya'll. Oh, that would be Caleb who likes it. HAPPY TREE FRIENDS Not for little children or big babies...Violent cartoons!

How well do you know Esther?

I have decided to copy my dear sister and see how much everyone knows me! Here is a cool quiz for you all to take! CLICK HERE!

Semi Formal!

Here is the happy group that went to the semi formal last Thursday. That is my new hair color! I'll add more pictures when I get them!

Help fight the same sex marriage law.

I just got this link in my email today. It's an online petition to change the same sex marriage law. Sign it!

March 25, 2006

Here I am after bleaching my hair a couple of times...It is now dyed "Deep Copper Blonde" but isn't as dark as I thought it would be.

Strike over

Well, the strike is offically over. Not sure if I'm glad or not. I mean I want to get my school year over but since we had a break I'm going to be even more out of the study mode then I was before. And I wasn't really in the study mode before the strike...This semester isn't that great. All I have are boring classes that teach me I can't say "no" to children, I can't say ANYTHING negative to them because it will damage their self esteem, blah, blah blah, classes that teach me the developmental norms for children, and psychology. Meh, it'll all be over soon enough. And I guess it's good to know the expectations of child care givers these days. AHHH one more year and I am free from all this stuff!!! Yay! Anyways, I have to get going. Have a wonderful evening ya'll!!!

Still no job:(

I applied for a nanny job a couple of weeks ago and last week I went to meet the family and be interviewed. I hate interviews...anyways, I got an email tonight saying that the family has decided to hire one of the other applicants. So that means I am still jobless and I need a job this summer. Well, God knows exactly what He's doing so I'll be ok! I might apply to some day cares but I don't know yet...I really don't want to. Anyways, it's late and I'm tired. Have a wonderful night!

Updates on the prayer request

Updates on Scott Grieve can be found here.

Prayer Request

Here is a prayer request from Shawn's blog. Please Pray!

Me skating...honest!

This picture is of me (obviously) skating (not so obvious...) My feet hurt so I took a photo break:) I just thought I'd post an updated photo of myself! It's exactly 24 hours old;) Have a wonderful chocolaty night!

Sore Throats and Singing Things

Wow! Two posts from me on the same day! Amazing isn't it? I just thought I'd let everyone know I am suffering from a sore throat. I believe the cause of it is my puffers for my asthma. I have to take them twice a day and I think they have irritated my throat. So I can't talk...well I can but I sound funny. I also thought I'd share something pathetic I do after valentines day each year that I started doing last year. I buy myself something that sings a romantic song:) Last year it was a rose that sings "Sugar Sugar" and this year it's a bear that plays "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" I rather like them, they sit under my mirror on my dresser and I can listen to them sing as I get ready every morning to leave for school. My next thing to get: "Boyfriend in a Box" Heeheehee...That would be the most pathetic thing I have ever done. I'm gonna stop now before I embarrass myself;) Have a simply marvelous day!

Strike

Well, as of 12:01am I have no classes to attend, nothing to do. No reason on earth to be up at 7:00am!!! My teachers (along with all college teachers) have gone on strike! I am kind of happy. I need a break from school! I need time to do nothing...Ok, I'll be doing my school still. I have projects to do and I have three people coming over tomorrow to work on one. So it's not really a holiday;) I still have to go to placement at the Day Care this weekend so I can't go home:( I was supposed to have my mid-term evaluations this Thursday but my teacher is out picketing so I won't get them done...which basically means I won't have a mid-term mark...Oh well, it's too early to write anything and I am rambling... I'll keep you all updated on my life with no school;)

Gingerale

I want Gingerale! That is all I want! I am sick, sick, sick...Problem is I don't know what I have. I think if it were the flu I would've been sick to my stomach by now. I've been like this for about 36 hours. I'm tired but not sleepy and I feel slightly nauseated...Hmm...wonder what it could be!
Oh, yay! I am getting Gingerale my wonderful landlady, Liz, just brought me a nice large glass of COLD Gingerale! So nice! Well, American Idol is on tv so I'm off to watch it!

Proper Shaving Technique straight from the Canadian Army to you!

Proper Shaving Technique
Shaving is an art; it is not instinctive knowledge. By refining your technique and using good quality products you can make shaving a pleasurable experience. Remember, how you shave affects the way you look and how you feel about yourself. Hot water is the first essential to a perfect shave. When the hair absorbs hot water it becomes softer and easier to cut. Warmth allows the skin and facial muscles to relax making shaving much easier – thus the best time to shave is after a bath or shower. Soaking a folded flannel or small towel in hot water and wrapping it around the face for thirty seconds or more can also achieve this effect. Those who desire a particularly smooth shave might wish to apply a glycerin-based skin food. This protects the skin and helps the razor to glide smoothly across the face. Massaging the skin food against the growth of the beard also helps to lift the beard in readiness for the lather.

Shaving cream may be rubbed into the beard with the fingers, but the best results are obtained when using a good quality shaving brush. When using cream, place a modest amount in the palm of one hand; dip the brush into hot water and rub in a circular motion in the palm of the hand. This is done to build up a rich lather on the brush.

Wet the face, then, using a circular motion again, apply the lather to the beard, allowing the brush to lift the beard, making the hairs stand proud. The brush may be dipped lightly into hot water if more moisture is required in the lather.

If using a shaving soap, dip the brush into hot water and use a similar circular motion on the soap to create a rich lather.

Using a good blade that has been warmed in the sink or under hot running water, shave the face in the direction of the beard growth, rinsing the blade in hot water frequently. NEVER shave against the grain of the beard. In awkward areas such as the chin and under the nose, the blade can be moved sideways across the growth, but never against as this pulls the skin in the wrong direction causing small cuts and grazing to the skin, which is the most common cause of razor burn, ingrown hairs, and shaving rash.

Rinse the face thoroughly with cool water and pat dry with a soft towel. A good wet shave exfoliates and cleanses the skin, leaving smooth new skin and a healthy clean appearance.

Newly exfoliated skin needs to be protected from the elements, so for healthy skin it is important that men use an aftershave moisturizer or skin food. Products containing alcohol should not be applied to the skin directly after shaving as this may inflame the skin and cause dryness.

For best results cologne and other fragrances should be applied to the hot spots on the face, behind the earlobes and on the side of the neck.

Drivers Test

I booked my drivers test today! So exciting!!! I am booked for the 18th of April at 3:20! Yay! Ok, now I have to go do useful things;) I just thought I'd share my joy with ya'll!

Jokes

I have moved the jokes from this blog to my new joke blog. I will be adding to it as soon as I can. Enjoy!

Crux Love Rally

I just got this movie clip from Mark . It was shown at the Crux rally on Saturday! It was a great rally! Tons of fun! Enjoy the clip!

Valentines Day

Valentines day is coming...and here I am sitting alone very much like I will be on Valentines day...I wanted to throw a pity party (a party at which I sit and watch sappy movies and eat a lot of chocolate!) but Michelle thinks we should throw a single girls party..I think it'll be fun but I still want my pity party...it's a tradition, and it's fun because I get to eat LOTS of chocolate! So I shall either have to do both on Valentines day or I could just throw my party early! Although I have no time for that...Maybe I'll have a mini party this weekend and another one on Valentines day (that way I get even more chocolate!) Just so you know, I don't actually sit around and pity myself...it's really just an excuse to eat chocolate;) So anyways, this Valentines day I will probably be sitting around with a few other single girls watching "The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants" although I am trying to get that to change to "Just Like Heaven"

When in doubt, say "hooah." Just don't try to define it. And definitely don't try to figure out where it comes from.

I found this on CNN and thought it was just great!
In the U.S. Army -- which has so many acronyms, expressions and opaque phrases that it seems to deserve its own language -- there is one word that is quite possibly uttered more than any other.
That word is "hooah." Pronounced HOO-ah. Alternatively spelled hua and huah.
Attend a company command meeting, and you'll hear "hooah" uttered as often as a 15-year-old says "like" or "you know." Head to the post exchange and buy a Hooah Energy Bar or Hoo-Ahhs wet wipes or HOOAH2O water.
It's not just in Iraq. At U.S. bases around the world, hooah seems an inseparable element of Army life.
Just don't try to define it. And definitely don't try to figure out where it comes from.
"I believe it came from hurrah. It basically means everything from 'yes' and 'yes, sir,' to 'that's great,"' said Capt. James Lowe, public affairs officer for the 506th Regimental Combat Team. "You could use it as a generalized cheer. It's one of those multipurpose phrases -- when in doubt, say hooah."
That doesn't even begin to cover it.
They shout hooah to get motivated, and they whisper it when they concur with something someone just said. Hooah means you understood something, or is the proper reply when someone says "thank you." On the other hand, it may also be used to say "thank you."
Hooah is a catchall phrase that will get you out of any situation, particularly when receiving a scolding from a higher-ranking officer.
"You use it when you've got a flame on your butt and you're just trying to extinguish it," said Capt. Brian Buckner, 30, of Sumter, South Carolina.
Take this conversation, overheard recently outside the mess hall at Camp Rustamiyah, on Baghdad's eastern outskirts:
Soldier 1: How you doing?
Soldier 2: Fine. How you doing?
Soldier 1: Hooah.
'Air power!' doesn't have same punch
For the different branches of the military, each vastly competitive with and jealous of its distinctions from one another, hooah has become something of a sore point. Marines and sailors have their own saying, more of a "hoo-RAH" or a "hoo-yah," which they claim is entirely separate in origin.
The Air Force brass once reportedly got so irked about sharing "hooah" with the Army that it tried to get airmen to shout "Air power!" instead. But "Air power!" did not have the same potency as "hooah" and has been largely abandoned.
Sgt. Joe Carter, a 23-year-old from Kennett, Missouri, recalls how, after arriving at basic training, he and other young Army recruits attended a motivational talk from their commander.
"When we first got there, the commander gave a speech, and at the end he told us, 'I want to hear a loud and thunderous hooah!"' Carter said. "We were real pumped and amped up."
Yet the use of hooah by the uninitiated is generally frowned on. Carter recounted that a drill sergeant barred him and his fellow recruits from saying hooah until they had finished the basic course and earned the right.
And civilians uttering hooah are generally looked upon with either disdain or the astonishment of a person who has just heard a koala bear recite lines from e.e. cummings.
Where from, this 'hooah'?
As with any good word, the origins of hooah are highly disputed.
Some claim it derives from the military acronym HUA -- Heard, Understood, Acknowledged.
Another tale: When Army Rangers landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944, a sergeant ordered them to scale the cliffs looming above them and neutralize the German pillboxes perched on top. One soldier, aghast at the idea, responded, "Who, us?" Soldiers ended up following the order, in what became one of the most celebrated acts of World War II.
Then there's the theory that hooah comes from hurrah and hooray, themselves believed to be bastardizations of the sailor's cry "huzzah," which dates back to the 16th century.
With the Internet widening the forum for debate, blog entries suggesting definitions of hooah have been met with dozens upon dozens of comments from those who think they know better.
With all the derivations that exist, a few souls have tried to come up with an official meaning. One such half-serious, half-humorous definition, listed by the Urban Dictionary, reads in part: "U.S. Army slang. Referring to or meaning anything and everything except 'no.' Generally used when at a loss for words."
Lt. Col. Brian Winski, commander of the Army's 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, who sometimes says "hooah" so often it seems to have entered into his subconscious, isn't entirely satisfied with that definition, but says it will have to suffice.
"That's about right if you have to really box it in," he said. "I guess that's about as close as you could get."

You know you're a 90's kid if...

The ones that actually apply to me are in RED!
*You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"
*You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"
*You've worn skorts and felt stylish.
*You've owned New Kids On the Block merchandise and rocked it.
*You yearned to be part of the Baby-Sitters club.
*You use to love playing with your My Little Pet Shop, Slinky, Polly Pocket, Quints
*You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that *"How Rude!” comes from Stephanie from "Full House."
*You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
*You wore a ponytail on the side of your head and had fluffed bangs.
*You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. -I actually played this at home alot, not school
*You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in kindergarten.
*You remember reading “Goosebumps."
*You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off."
*You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
*You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.
*You remember the craze then the banning of slap bracelets.
*You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence...Not...
*You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green ranger, were meant to be together.
*You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"
*You remember going to the skating rink before there were Inline skates
*You ever got injured on a Slip' n' Slide -the seams kill!
*You wore socks over leggings scrunched down.
*"Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back,back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANT ELEPHANT ELEPHANT JUMP OVER THE FENCE FENCE FENCE" He jumped so high high high he touched theskysky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stumbed he's toe\ oe oe and that’s the end end end of the elephants show ow ow"
*You remember boom boxes vs. cd players.
*You knew what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare."
*You remember Alf, the little brown alien from Melmac and Vicki the Robot from "My Little Wonder."
*You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool.
*You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell."
*You played and/or collected "Pogs."
*You used to pretend to be a MIGHTY MORPHIN Power Ranger or a Ninja Turtle
*You owned a Skip It.
*You had at least one GigaPet or NanoBaby and brought it everywhere.
*You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
*All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.
*You used to wear those stick on earrings, not only on your ears,but at the corners of your eyes.
*You remember a time before the WB.
*You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
*You thought it would be so cool to be Alex Mack.
*You know the Macarena by heart.
*"Talk to the hand" ... enough said
*You remember when Michael Jackson was not so creepy but really cool!
*The polka-dot door was (and still is) way better than polka-dot shorts!
*You’re from the 90s if you owned a bag of marbles!

Good times at school!

Funny thing happened on Monday. I was in the school caff with some of my friends and one of the "D.J.'S" (from freQ -the school music station) was asking people about this thing to do with bus passes and parking passes. So my friends and I thought that if we looked like we were studying he wouldn't come talk to us...We were wrong. He saw us and said "oh look, here are some girls who think if they look like they are studying I won't talk to them." So he came over and was asking what we thought of the pass. Two of them didn't care, I had "no comment" and the third was laughing to hard to say much:) But it was funny.

Well, after not working out since November, Michelle and I went skating yesterday for about an hour. SO MUCH FUN!!! I think everyone should go skating! We went with a couple of friends from school from 12:30-1:30 (free skate is from 12-2) So, there are about 10-12 people on the ice and we are all skating counter-clockwise and I ask WHY? Why does everyone skate counter-clockwise when they get on the ice? I thought about it and realized that if we always skate the same way then we are not allowing something in our brains to develop (just learnt what it is and now I forget) and our leg muscles would look funny because one leg works harder than the other. I thought I should do something about it. So I did! I stopped, turned around, and sterted skating CLOCKWISE! And whadda know...everyone copied me! Then I fell, and we left;)

Dibble History

Here's a cool little bit about my family history on my Mum's side.

Originally the Dibbles came from Germany and their last name was "Deffle" which in German means "Devil." So Adam Dibble, who was alive in the early 1800's, changed the family name to "Dibble." Then his son John came over to America and eventually settled in New York. People wanted to name the town after him but he refused so the town was named "Derby." John's son, Merton met his wife Lillian Townsend at a chapel in Derby and Merton and Lillian then had Raymond and Raymond had Spencer who is my Grandpa. So that's a very brief little history of my family and there are a few missing spouses I will fill in when I find out who they are!

My cousin Kevin!

I'm just "stealing" this from my sister's site...It's about my cousin Kevin (he's the one in the striped shirt with Me, Jessi and Angie -his cousins- in the picture in the previous post) I wonder how many other people would have stood up and defended their rights? Good for you Kevin!
NEW YORK FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS SCHOOL CAN’T BAR STUDENT FROM WEARING A PRO-LIFE SHIRTWed, Jan 11, 2006Ann Arbor, MI — A high school principal’s decision prohibiting a student from wearing his pro-life shirt in school has been overturned by a federal district court. Judge Elfvin of the Western District of New York signed a permanent injunction ordering Fillmore Central High School located in Fillmore, New York to allow the student to wear his pro-life shirt to school. The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, represented the student.Richard Thompson, Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Law Center, stated: “This student courageously took a stand for his views and our constitution. The ruling is clear--public schools don’t have the right to silence the pro-life speech of students.”The student’s shirt is distributed by the American Life League’s Rock for Life group and displayed the following message: “Abortion is Homicide. You will not silence my message. You will not mock my God. You will stop killing my generation. Rock for Life.” Fillmore Principal Kyle Faulkner told the student that he could not wear his shirt in school. The student was sent home for the day when he respectfully replied that he had a right to wear the shirt. The student then contacted the Thomas More Law Center.The Law Center attempted to amicably resolve the dispute by sending a letter to school officials explaining that students have a First Amendment right to peacefully express their views at school. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that students do not shed their First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse gate. However, after school officials refused to acknowledge the student’s right to free speech, the Thomas More Law Center filed a lawsuit against his school for forcing him to remove his pro-life shirt and barring his free-speech rights.The Thomas More Law Center was assisted by Chris Ferrara, of the American Catholic Lawyers Association, who acted as local counsel.On September 6th, Judge Elfvin issued a preliminary injunction ruling that the student’s First Amendment rights had been violated, and ordered the school to allow him to wear his pro-life shirt to school until the lawsuit was resolved.This past December, Judge Elfvin permanently ordered the school to allow the student to wear clothing in school that expresses his pro-life message. The judge also ordered the school district to pay the student nominal damages. The judge awarded a total of $24,600 in attorneys’ fees to the two law firms.Julie Shotzbarger, Trial Counsel with the Thomas More Law Center, who handled the case, commented, “Students at Fillmore were allowed to wear all manner of shirts, including rock band shirts depicting bloody skulls, and shirts promoting sex, yet this public school singled out our client to silence his peaceful pro-life message.”