Life...what more can I say?

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2007-07-17T18:38:00.000-04:00

Theme: Clean

2007-04-07T16:32:00.000-04:00

This is an Anne Geddes picture I found and I thought it goes perfectly with the theme. I love Anne Geddes!

I have a refreshing blog:)

2007-04-02T21:28:00.000-04:00

I found a very interesting link on my sister's blog. It's for having your blog critiqued. The blog is Critique My Blog I sent my blog in and this is what was written about it:

"This blog written by Essie is entitled, Life...What More Can I Say, and when you think about it, isn't that what blogging is all about. It is a diary of your life...like it or leave it...what more can you say about that. Essie's blog is full of "themed" photography and her own thoughts and pondering about life and what is happening in hers. No bells and whistles, just a straight up blog. Refreshing to see every once in a while. Well done."

It's neat to get an outsiders opinion on my blog:)

Theme: Water

2007-03-31T20:43:00.000-04:00

. Niagara Falls at night.

Theme: Empty

2007-03-24T00:00:00.000-04:00

I posted this late last night so I didn't write much. But I've been asked to explain this picutre so I wiil:)
This picture was taken in Nigeria. The Nigerian houses near where I was don't have any running water so they get it all at wells or at the stream. So these buckets are all empty and are waiting to be filled at a well.

Theme: Drink

2007-03-16T20:14:00.000-04:00

Last Easter a group of my friends went out for coffee... so this is my drink picture:)

Theme: Architecture

2007-03-10T21:41:00.000-05:00

Things I have done

2007-03-10T21:38:00.000-05:00

I found this on my sisters page and she found it on someone else's. Bold what you have done!

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa.
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk.
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe.
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured an ancient site
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played Dungeons & Dragons for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently well enough to have a decent conversation
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised (raising) children (child)
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life
151. Finished a marathon

Theme: Salty

2007-03-03T23:36:00.000-05:00

I'm not sure why, but it reminds me of salt...

Theme: Soft

2007-02-24T10:47:00.000-05:00

My nephew...need I say more? ;)

Theme: Antique

2007-02-17T11:03:00.000-05:00

This is my late great Uncle Bob in September 1944. I think this counts as antique. He was in the *Air Force although I don't know his rank or anything but I really like this picture.

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Happy Valentines Day:)

2007-02-14T00:43:00.001-05:00

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Theme: Broken

2007-02-10T18:34:00.002-05:00

That is my car...It is broken and I am sad...

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

2006-12-12T16:10:00.000-05:00

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;)

2006-11-22T00:44:00.000-05:00

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

I don't have to say anything else;)

2006-11-22T00:42:00.000-05:00

You are a redneck if...

This brings back so many camp memories:)

2006-11-22T00:39:00.000-05:00

"I'm My Own Grandpa"

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

2006-10-22T21:21:00.000-04:00

First Baby Photos!

2006-10-02T20:01:00.000-04:00

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

2006-09-21T23:15:00.000-04:00

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:)

2006-09-20T22:20:00.000-04:00

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

2006-08-20T23:56:00.000-04:00

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!!

2006-07-28T21:20:00.000-04:00

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

2006-07-28T20:57:00.000-04:00

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

2006-07-24T18:39:00.000-04:00

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!

2006-07-20T09:25:00.000-04:00

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;)

2006-07-10T11:31:00.000-04:00

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)

2006-05-20T11:33:00.000-04:00

My first car!!!

2006-05-19T09:37:00.000-04:00

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"

2006-05-11T10:09:00.000-04:00

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... :'(

2006-05-04T16:51:00.000-04:00

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!

2006-05-03T10:46:00.000-04:00

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...

2006-05-03T10:41:00.000-04:00

Caleb performing in our yard!

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No more school!!! :)

2006-04-28T13:19:00.000-04:00

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?"

2006-04-25T11:17:00.000-04:00

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...

2006-04-24T20:03:00.000-04:00

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!

2006-04-24T18:10:00.000-04:00

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"

2006-04-22T23:13:00.000-04:00

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!

2006-04-19T16:48:00.000-04:00

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!

2006-04-17T18:33:00.000-04:00

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!

2006-04-17T13:31:00.000-04:00

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

2006-04-12T09:53:00.000-04:00

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!

2006-04-11T18:13:00.000-04:00

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

2006-04-11T12:25:00.000-04:00

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!!!"

2006-04-11T12:12:00.000-04:00

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

2006-04-06T21:03:00.000-04:00

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?

2006-04-04T16:44:00.000-04:00

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!

2006-04-03T12:46:00.000-04:00

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.

2006-03-29T16:49:00.000-05:00

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

2006-03-27T12:24:00.000-05:00

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

2006-03-25T20:00:00.000-05:00

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:(

2006-03-21T23:19:00.000-05:00

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

2006-03-21T12:43:00.000-05:00

Updates on Scott Grieve can be found here.

Prayer Request

2006-03-16T22:09:00.000-05:00

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

Me skating...honest!

2006-03-08T21:32:00.000-05:00

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

2006-03-07T11:00:00.000-05:00

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

2006-03-07T07:19:00.000-05:00

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

2006-02-28T19:44:00.000-05:00

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!

2006-02-25T14:52:00.000-05:00

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

2006-02-21T13:30:00.001-05:00

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

2006-02-14T23:37:00.000-05:00

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

2006-02-13T12:18:00.000-05:00

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!

2006-02-08T19:11:00.000-05:00

Valentines Day

2006-02-08T18:40:00.000-05:00

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.

2006-02-02T18:26:00.000-05:00

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...

2006-02-02T17:57:00.000-05:00

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!

2006-01-30T13:25:00.000-05:00

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.

2006-01-25T18:58:00.000-05:00

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

2006-01-17T15:44:00.000-05:00

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!

2006-01-11T22:06:00.000-05:00

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.”

Christmas Photos

2005-12-30T01:31:00.001-05:00

2005-12-24T23:47:00.000-05:00

YMERRY CHRISTMASY

No more bloggin

2005-12-14T22:15:00.000-05:00

Just thought I'd let everyone know that this is probably going to be the only new post you see from me until after January 2nd. You see, I am at home on a rediculously S-L-O-W internet connection and it takes forever for the page to load...so unless I have an unusually large amount of time on my hands then I won't be posting for a while. Hope you all have a great Christmas and remember the reason for Christmas...Christ Jesus!!!

Wedding Photos April 23, 2004

2005-12-08T18:33:00.000-05:00

Here is my sister looking beautiful on her wedding day! And below there are pictures of our old Sunday School class, the wedding party, Jessi and Paul signing the registry and Jessi and Paul looking cute!

Wedding Photos April 23, 2004

2005-12-08T18:30:00.000-05:00

Wedding Photos April 23, 2004

2005-12-08T18:02:00.000-05:00

One test down! Five to go =(

2005-12-05T15:44:00.001-05:00

Wow, I am done my worst test! It was 100 multiple choice and 12 true/false!!! Or something like that. It was no fun either way and I know my mark will be somewhere in the 70s. But that's ok because at least I'll be passing! It was my least favorite class and teacher so now everything so go a little better! I just felt like sharing the wonderful news about finishing a horrible test! I hope you all have a stupendous day!
Oh and by the way I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas ;)
turn on your speakers!!!

CPR link!

2005-12-04T22:13:00.000-05:00

I didn't know there was a limit on the posting size...I had quite a bit more written at the bottom of my last post and it didn't show up:( Here is a slightly different and shorty version! Here is that link I said I would post about CPR. I am fully certified now! I feel quite special! And I can also do First Aid! But, I really never want to do CPR because I find all that mouth-to-mouth stuff a little disturbing and icky;). But I'm fine with doing First Aid! So you can come to me for that! Anyways, that's all I want to post for now! Hope ya'll have a great night and wonderful dreams of A Marshmellow World!

YAY!!! Picture & Link!

2005-12-04T21:43:00.000-05:00

I hope none of you saw this when it was just a title;) I accidently hit enter instead of shift;) Anyways, here is the picture of my lovely family taken a week ago: Aren't we a lovely family? I'm not quite sure why I am all by myself in the front row...You'll have to ask Jessi, she arranged us all. But that is my lovely family that starting the Saturday I get to spend 3 weeks with! I won't have to make my own meals (I'll help with some of course), I'll get to play X-Box, watch movies, let my brain take a vacation for 3 whole weeks!!! Then, I have to come back to school and get my own meals together, make my next days lunch before I go to bed, get up super early...but I only have a total of 11 months of that left then I get to find a job and do a slightly different variation of all that. Then I will one day (hopefully) get married and have to make healthy meals and do everything for two people..ahhh the horrors of growing up!!! But then, maybe I'll marry a chef and have my work cut in half;) or maybe someone who enjoys housework...I'll just dream about that for now:-p Ok, I've gotta stop writting, I am rambling and when I do that I usually write something stupid, or embarrassing!

=( No picture

2005-12-02T20:52:00.000-05:00

Well, I wanted to post a picture but it won't work:( I think it's because I am on a SUPER slow dial up connection at my home in the middle of nowhere;) I shall try sometime next week while I'm at my apartment with high speed internet!!! But you can use the link on the right side of this page that says "My Dear Big Sis" and look at the picture of the family that I want to post on this site!!!
Hmm...I have a CPR and First Aid course tomorrow and Sunday that I really don't want to take:( I'm looking CPR up on the internet so I know what I'm doing before I go:-p You can learn it too! Just go here - http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/quickcpr.html -I'll change that to a little link when I am on a computer that will let me:-p Anyways, I must get going to bed...It is late and I am very tired.

Favorite Opera Song!

2005-12-01T19:51:00.000-05:00

My favorite opera song is "Nessun Dorma" by the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. I don't know how to set it as background music for this site. As soon as I figure it out I will!

Baby Got Book

2005-11-30T12:23:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone! I can't believe I haven't posted this link yet! BABY GOT BOOK It's a great music video and if you want you can check out the lyrics for his other songs! Enjoy!

Where to start?

2005-11-29T20:33:00.000-05:00

Well, I haven't posted for 13 days. I guess I can think of someting to write about. Oh! Jessi and Paul came up for the weekend and I had no clue that they were coming! I was packing in my apartment to go home for the weekend and I turned around and saw Paul. Only it took a second for me to recognize him because he has hair and a gotee now. Then I looked the other way and there was Jessi! So exciting! I didn't get to hang out with them as much as I would've liked this weekend but it was great to see them! I had to babysit on Friday night then on Saturday morning I had to go to the eye Dr. (Uncle John) to get my eyes checked. I have 20/15 vision! My eye sight is in great demand ;) Saturday night I went with Paul and Jessi to the College and Careers Bible study. It was really interesting...but I didn't take any notes so I don't remember enough to post any of it here. On Sunday afternoon I came back to the apartment after Paul and Jessi left. So here I am, with two group projects to present tomorrow and greatly lacking in the area of sleep : I should go and try to fix that problem. I hope you all are having a wonderful whatever time of day it is!

Amazing Song! I love it!!!

2005-11-17T01:00:00.000-05:00

You breathe and life begins

You speak and my world makes sense

That's how it is when it comes to You
Your mercy has no end

You're more than just a friend

It amazes me You feel the way You do

I believe in You, and nothing less

I believe in You can't help myself

You're all the hope, the reason that I need

I believe in You just because

I don't need no one to prove Your love

For all that I have seen

It's easier for me to believe in You
You are so beautiful

You are the miracle

That dries the tears and heals the wounded hearts
And it's so clear to see

Your hand in everything

You were there for me, there to see me through
Through the fire and through the rain

I know Your love for me will never ever change

Nigeria Pictures from C'mas 2004 and Jan.13 2005

2005-11-15T02:25:00.000-05:00

I was going through some pictures on a cd and I found some from Nigeria...I decided to post some of me and I'll try to post some later of different things in Nigeria. I am crazy busy with school this week so they might not get done until next week. I have to go to bed because I am tired:-p

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.

2005-11-14T01:20:00.000-05:00

Wow! This weekend has been so cool! Yesterday was the Missionary Breakfast at Don Valley Bible Chapel. I went with my mum, because she said I might meet my husband… Well, if I have I have no idea… none of the guys there spoke to me:-p But it was really neat to hear the different missionaries speak about their work. There were Rob&Cecilia Russell from Uruguay, a team from Bridlegrove that went to Argentina, a DVD presentation of Saudi Arabia, Marjorie Beckwith from Angola, Bill&Paula Bierworth from Zambia, Fred&Jenny Kosin who travel all over and visit different missionaries, a DVD presentation of my Uncle Tom’s well drilling in Nigeria, John&Ruth Hanley from France, Mark&Gretchen Potma from Czech Republic and Richard&Marina Haverkamp from Belgium. I really enjoyed it! Mr. Kosin spoke about OM –Operation Mobilization – and now I REALLY want to go spend two years on one of the boats! Then today at Church we had missionary Sunday and Mr. Barham spoke this morning, then we listened to another report on Argentina, Catherine Premsler spoke on her time in Japan and South East Asia visiting her sister, and Mrs. Chuck spoke about her time in Jamaica. After that we went to two different “Elective Workshops” I went to the one on Papua New Guinea by Ralph and Sonja Merritt and then one by Cecelia Russell on “The Woman: ‘Crown of Creation.’ They were both really good! After that we watched the DVD on the well digging again then Nigel Barham spoke and he was really good. He brought up a good point on something I’d never thought of before. Jesus told us to “go” in the great commission but then in Acts 1:8 He said “But will you receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth.” So although God told us to “go” He also told us to wait until “…the Holy Spirit has come upon you…” I thought that was neat.I'd never really thought about it like that... I really want to go on the OM ships. I REALLY, REALLY want to go! My plan now is to finish school in 2007 then work for a year or two, so in about 2009 when I’m 23 I hope I can go on a ship. That seems so far away! But it’s only 3–31/2 years. So it’s not that bad. But I want to go for 2 years…so I’ll be 25/26 when I’m done the two years. Ahh!!!SO OLD!!! One last thing before I go do my homework. When Mr. Barham was speaking he said an old Chinese proverb that is SO true and important to remember: "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." NEVER lose sight of your goal. Never let go of God’s will. Keep it first and foremost in your mind and life at all times. Meditate on it and you will keep the main thing the main thing! (after the quote those are my words:-p)

Me last week!!!

2005-11-13T02:57:00.000-05:00

I promised I would post a newer picture of myself on here...The picture on the left is the best according to me! But I decided to throw in an ugly picture of me too! Just for the heck of it. Here I am a week ago at Swiss Chalet. But now there is a difference. I personally gave myself a second earing in my left ear. I will do the right ear in a couple of weeks. If I did that now I wouldn't be able to sleep because I have to lie on one side and my ear hurts! Oh, and on the 30th I am going to get my hair all chopped off! My wonderful roommate Michelle get her hands on two $300 spa packages for $50 each and a hair cut is one of the things we get so I'm choppin'!!! Ok so I'm getting someone else to do that because I would look horrible if I actually did the choppin'.Anyways, so the picture is quite updated and I'll update again in about a month.

I Promise

2005-11-06T21:47:00.000-05:00

I love this song...I wish I had thought it up first;)

Lord, You know my heart

And all my desires

And the secret things I'll never tell

Lord, You know them well

Though I may be young

I see and understand

That at times like sheep we go astray

And things get out of hand

So I promise to be true to You

To live my life in purity

As unto You

Waiting for the day

When I hear You say

Here is the one I have created

Just for you

Until then, O Lord

I will be content

Knowing that true love

Will come someday

It will only come from You

'Cause I have seen the suffering

That loneliness can cause

When we choose to give our love away

Without a righteous cause

So I promise to be true to You

To live my life in purity

As unto You

Waiting for the day

When I hear You say

Here is the one I have created

Just for you

Jaci Velasquez

Pic of me...to be updated soon;)

2005-11-02T02:39:00.000-05:00

I keep telling people that I'll put a pic of myself on here...this is the best I can do for now. Yes that is me. No, I don't know what happend...;)

Bed Soon

2005-11-02T02:34:00.000-05:00

I'm going to bed soon but I thought I would post a picture of the wedding dress I want ;) No, I don't have the guy yet but I do have all the plans;)
Oh, and I want the ribbon to be pink=)

Wonderful day, beautiful ring!

2005-10-31T21:32:00.000-05:00

I am actually doing homework! No one is chatting with me so I can get it done today! YAY! I had a very good day today! I got hazelnut hot chocolate at timmy's and it was SO good! and I had chocolate cake Mmm!!! That is a beautiful ring! I think I want it! Anyone want to buy me a random present? I would love you forever! lol Anyways, thought I'd share that with ya'll...all three of you who read my bloggings;)

HomeWork? Meh...Maybe it'll do itself?

2005-10-30T22:49:00.000-05:00

AHH I hate homework, so I won't do it! Till later tonight! I am having too much fun talking to Meemo and Jon. Great convos! Someone comment on my posts! Please! Thank you! Have a ducky day or peachy night! Whatever time it happens to be! Meemo has just informed me that cancer cells can generate their own blood vessels! Ain't that a scary thought? Oh, I failed to notice that Jon did post a comment! Yay! I feel loved! I am tired!;)

More homework? Forget it!

2005-10-20T02:14:00.001-04:00

I should be studying for a test tomorrow, but I'm chatting with a friend and I'd much rather do that then study! It's a relatively easy course anyways so I think I'll do fine. My mid-term mark is 95% in that class!!! At least I'm praying I know the material that's on the test...I have studied this past week for it...I'll probably get up early and study some more. Ahhh...past 11!!! I was going to go to bed early!:( Oh well, I'll just be tired again tomorrow:-p

HomeWork-will it never end?

2005-10-19T02:04:00.000-04:00

Here I am again, more homework looming ahead of me like a big dark tunnel. Only I see no light at the end of this tunnel...I shall be lost in it, :( but then, in about two years I might finally see the end. help Help HElp HELp HELP!!!

HomeWork

2005-10-16T14:04:00.000-04:00

Here I lie on my bed with my laptop and I have SO much homework looming ahead of me. I don't want to do homework!!! AHHH help! I hate homework and this is killing all my spare time. But I must get it done I shall go and do it...Research paper on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome...KILLER!!!!