I'm really looking forward to this weekend. Dave and I are going to Parry Sound to my...Mom's cousin's cottage resort. I've been up there a couple of times, and this time Dave and I are going with Steve and Christa and Kris and Shannon with baby Mason. I just pray that the fall weather will cooperate and that it will be nice with lots of leaf colour and I may even be gutsy enough to jump into the lake!
Last night the pastor was over for a visit. He said he's been wanting to see Dave and I for quite some time. So he did. I was pretty nervous about it, I don't know why, I think because I wasn't certain about things he would ask, I think I imagined him asking me how my transition has been and moving away from home. That question can still get me pretty emotional, but he didn't ask any such thing. He wanted a tour of our house and then we just sat and visited, it was really nice actually, he had many stories to share.
Dave just got home from the volleyball meeting. What he told our team was that it wasn't a very competitive league, but now he's saying that times have changed and he thinks we'll get slaughtered. Oh Wonderful Hope!
Happy weekend here I come!
Friday, September 23, 2005
Sunday, September 18, 2005
I am So Tired!
Wow, I'm so glad this weekend is finally over. Although I cherish my time away from work, this weekend just wasn't one I looked forward to.
It all started with Friday, and my trip to Orangeville. God has many wonderful ways of communicating with us doesn't he? I haven't heard from Tracey for the longest time, so I was looking forward to seeing her at BookLore when I went. But before leaving Elmira I had to run home to put clothes in the dryer. For some unknown reason I checked my email, and low and behold, there was a note from Tracey. She updated me on everything, even the gossip of the store. After reading it, it made my heart clear in knowing that asking Nancy to work every other Friday was not meant to be. What made it even clearer, was the actual visit. So many details to get into, but in the end was just happy in seeing everyone again and catching up. Especially Tracey, I miss her so much! I also got to hang out with my Mom and Dad and Benji, we did places like Home Hardware, Walmart, Canadian Tire and even Future Shop. Then we have Harvey's for supper.
Saturday was my final ball tournament. I got injured. But that's not new now is it! I was playing 2nd base the whole time, and one guy came up and drilled at me (the ball on the ground) and I couldn't get my glove down fast enough and bang it hit right on top of my ankle, I could have easily burst out into tears, it hurt so bad, but I didn't have the choice really, Kris quickly asked if I was ok, and I fighting the tears could only say, "yep" and Steve told me to walk it off. Oh the pain. THen what made it worse, was I then screwed up 2 plays right after that, and I did have tears at that point because of the pain and the stupidity. But luckily no one saw those, and Suzanne made me feel better by saying that no one noticed my screw ups, but I'm certain they all did. I wouldn't even let Dave ask me or console me because I knew I would get into the "uncontrolable tears". Luckily we had a huge gap between games and I was able to ice up my ankle at Shannon's for a good couple of hours to play our last game. I'm good now, just a bruise is appearing.
Last night, a bunch of us went to watch church league hockey, it was fun, Monica and I made up stupid cheers for our team and she brought "You Suck" posters, which is pretty mean, but in that instance when she showed me, I could see Lesya for a split second. I couldn't resist and I held it up a couple of times!
Today was another crazy day. First of all the neighbour was up partying until 5:30AM this morning I was so mad. It's hilarious how in my tired state, I conjured up plans of revenge, like ringing his doorbell at 7am over and over again and hide on my porch as pay back. I even asked Dave in the night if I could yell out the window to them all, "Don't you have any respect, for us and yourselves, don't you think you're too old to be doing this kind of crap." I even wanted to call the police I was so mad! ahhhhh. Anyway I was up at 6:50am because I forgot to put my lunch in the slowcooker the night before. Then I had to be at church at 9:15am for Sunday school. I only had 2 kids this week, it was a nice start. Then church followed right away. THen home where my Dad and Benji were waiting and I had lunch ready for them, and then I took them to the Home Hardware Fall Market, which is like going to a Home show, but it's for all the Home Hardware dealers to come and order things to sell in their store, its' a huge event, and I can go because I work for PIB and am considered an Home Hardware employee somewhat. Then I had to leave them there to back home and get Dave and head to Listowel for Dave's uncle's surprise 50th birthday party. I got to hold baby Mason for the longest time because Shannon was busy setting up and doing lots of things, it was so much fun!
Now I'm home and I'm going to watch some tv before bed.
It all started with Friday, and my trip to Orangeville. God has many wonderful ways of communicating with us doesn't he? I haven't heard from Tracey for the longest time, so I was looking forward to seeing her at BookLore when I went. But before leaving Elmira I had to run home to put clothes in the dryer. For some unknown reason I checked my email, and low and behold, there was a note from Tracey. She updated me on everything, even the gossip of the store. After reading it, it made my heart clear in knowing that asking Nancy to work every other Friday was not meant to be. What made it even clearer, was the actual visit. So many details to get into, but in the end was just happy in seeing everyone again and catching up. Especially Tracey, I miss her so much! I also got to hang out with my Mom and Dad and Benji, we did places like Home Hardware, Walmart, Canadian Tire and even Future Shop. Then we have Harvey's for supper.
Saturday was my final ball tournament. I got injured. But that's not new now is it! I was playing 2nd base the whole time, and one guy came up and drilled at me (the ball on the ground) and I couldn't get my glove down fast enough and bang it hit right on top of my ankle, I could have easily burst out into tears, it hurt so bad, but I didn't have the choice really, Kris quickly asked if I was ok, and I fighting the tears could only say, "yep" and Steve told me to walk it off. Oh the pain. THen what made it worse, was I then screwed up 2 plays right after that, and I did have tears at that point because of the pain and the stupidity. But luckily no one saw those, and Suzanne made me feel better by saying that no one noticed my screw ups, but I'm certain they all did. I wouldn't even let Dave ask me or console me because I knew I would get into the "uncontrolable tears". Luckily we had a huge gap between games and I was able to ice up my ankle at Shannon's for a good couple of hours to play our last game. I'm good now, just a bruise is appearing.
Last night, a bunch of us went to watch church league hockey, it was fun, Monica and I made up stupid cheers for our team and she brought "You Suck" posters, which is pretty mean, but in that instance when she showed me, I could see Lesya for a split second. I couldn't resist and I held it up a couple of times!
Today was another crazy day. First of all the neighbour was up partying until 5:30AM this morning I was so mad. It's hilarious how in my tired state, I conjured up plans of revenge, like ringing his doorbell at 7am over and over again and hide on my porch as pay back. I even asked Dave in the night if I could yell out the window to them all, "Don't you have any respect, for us and yourselves, don't you think you're too old to be doing this kind of crap." I even wanted to call the police I was so mad! ahhhhh. Anyway I was up at 6:50am because I forgot to put my lunch in the slowcooker the night before. Then I had to be at church at 9:15am for Sunday school. I only had 2 kids this week, it was a nice start. Then church followed right away. THen home where my Dad and Benji were waiting and I had lunch ready for them, and then I took them to the Home Hardware Fall Market, which is like going to a Home show, but it's for all the Home Hardware dealers to come and order things to sell in their store, its' a huge event, and I can go because I work for PIB and am considered an Home Hardware employee somewhat. Then I had to leave them there to back home and get Dave and head to Listowel for Dave's uncle's surprise 50th birthday party. I got to hold baby Mason for the longest time because Shannon was busy setting up and doing lots of things, it was so much fun!
Now I'm home and I'm going to watch some tv before bed.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Is it just that feeling of being overwhelmed?
This week has been high and low. Right now I'm on a high, Dave and I have been talking lots about many things to come, and it makes me so excited. The first to come is colour, we're going to do more painting, as much as I hate it, but what is the most exciting part is, we are going to ask for some quotes to have a painter do it for us. We want to finish our house so it's more of a home.
Tomorrow is my short day, I'm still wondering about going to Orangeville afterwards. I'm still debating whether or not I should ask Nancy if she would like me to work for her every other week. Hmm I just don't know!
Then the procrastinater in me has kicked in! I'm a volunteer for Adventure Club at church every Tuesday night where I'm an actress for the little kids. I play a niece of the main character who doesn't know who God is. So there's lines that need to be memorized. But I figure, they are just little kids, they'll never know if I'm making it up as I go! Then I'm a Sunday School teacher too! For the 4 and 5 year olds! I have to prepare crafts and such for these guys! Yikes I need to get on the ball! There is also Bible study starting up again the end of this month, and I'm co'ordinating a trip to Parry Sound for next weekend and haven't even begun to think about that! When will it ever stop. I have to make up a bunch of invitation cards to my tupperware party for the end of October, I think they will be plain and simple though, I must remember to ask Christa for that "You're Invited" stamp of hers!
Ahhh, all of that to do, and yet I'm here typing this out!
Work has gone by fast this week. I started on the phones, I have no idea what I'm talking about half the time, I spend my time putting people on hold while I run to find someone who can help me, then in turn I get back on the phone and help the customer! It's a learning curve and I must admit I like talking to people on the phone!
Well Dave is on his way to a meeting at church, I think I'm going to prepare for Sunday school and maybe get caught up in Survivor again.
This Saturday is the last ball tournament of the year, I'm thankful for that, but after baseball comes volleyball....
Tomorrow is my short day, I'm still wondering about going to Orangeville afterwards. I'm still debating whether or not I should ask Nancy if she would like me to work for her every other week. Hmm I just don't know!
Then the procrastinater in me has kicked in! I'm a volunteer for Adventure Club at church every Tuesday night where I'm an actress for the little kids. I play a niece of the main character who doesn't know who God is. So there's lines that need to be memorized. But I figure, they are just little kids, they'll never know if I'm making it up as I go! Then I'm a Sunday School teacher too! For the 4 and 5 year olds! I have to prepare crafts and such for these guys! Yikes I need to get on the ball! There is also Bible study starting up again the end of this month, and I'm co'ordinating a trip to Parry Sound for next weekend and haven't even begun to think about that! When will it ever stop. I have to make up a bunch of invitation cards to my tupperware party for the end of October, I think they will be plain and simple though, I must remember to ask Christa for that "You're Invited" stamp of hers!
Ahhh, all of that to do, and yet I'm here typing this out!
Work has gone by fast this week. I started on the phones, I have no idea what I'm talking about half the time, I spend my time putting people on hold while I run to find someone who can help me, then in turn I get back on the phone and help the customer! It's a learning curve and I must admit I like talking to people on the phone!
Well Dave is on his way to a meeting at church, I think I'm going to prepare for Sunday school and maybe get caught up in Survivor again.
This Saturday is the last ball tournament of the year, I'm thankful for that, but after baseball comes volleyball....
Saturday, September 10, 2005
I'm Not an Early Riser
Well here I am, everything is very quiet and I can hear the birds and the crikets. We have baseball starting at 8am so I was going to have to wake up at 10 to 7 but I'm up now. Been up since 6am. I've got something on my mind and a part of it makes me excited and the other part of me makes me doubtful. I want to work at BookLore again. This has been on my mind for a while now. I want to have things my way. So I"ve been seriously considering asking Nancy if I would work part time for her. Here's my idea. Every other Friday I have the afternoons off at Rwam. So I thought that I could make it to Orangeville for 1 and I could work 1-9 those Fridays and maybe once a month or twice considering what I have on those weekends, stay at the farm and work Saturday 9 to whenever they need me.
I've talked about it to Dave and he thinks it's an ok idea. But then I think about it more and more and then I get thoughts like, what if she doesn't like that idea, and what if she doesn't pay me what I want. Plus I don't know what it would be like to work with Brenda, the lady who took my job, everytime I go in for a visit, it's like I'm stepping on her toes and she's not very pleasant towards me. But I could live with that. I love the store at Christmas time, and I would promise Nancy my bit of help until Christmas, and then in the winter, maybe take those snow months off and perhaps return in spring, or not return at all again until the fall. I don't know. Next Friday is my half, so I think I may go and talk to Nancy, tell her my idea and see if she bites at all. If not my feelings may be a bit crushed, well probably crushed a lot, but life goes on.
I've talked about it to Dave and he thinks it's an ok idea. But then I think about it more and more and then I get thoughts like, what if she doesn't like that idea, and what if she doesn't pay me what I want. Plus I don't know what it would be like to work with Brenda, the lady who took my job, everytime I go in for a visit, it's like I'm stepping on her toes and she's not very pleasant towards me. But I could live with that. I love the store at Christmas time, and I would promise Nancy my bit of help until Christmas, and then in the winter, maybe take those snow months off and perhaps return in spring, or not return at all again until the fall. I don't know. Next Friday is my half, so I think I may go and talk to Nancy, tell her my idea and see if she bites at all. If not my feelings may be a bit crushed, well probably crushed a lot, but life goes on.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Lists
I always have a difficult time thinking of things I want to go on my Christmas list, but I've found one thing I want. Lost on dvd. It's on tv right now, the episode when Boon dies. It's such a great show, the imagination that they have is amazing and so appealing.
I've been feeling a bit better, but haven't done much tonight but bundle up on the couch again. Dave is at church doing training for Risk Management, he doesn't intend on working with children, but as a baseball coach and probably volleyball coach, it's going to be required of him.
A nieghbour came to the door tonight inviting me to a party next week. I can't go because I have to be at church for Adventure Club, it's the first night so it's kind of important that I be there. Tonight was also a night that I had a nice chat with my sister. I haven't really talked to her, I mean really talk for a long while. She called to get someone's phone number and then we just chatted, it was nice.
I've seen Oprah these last 2 days, and all I can say is I'm shocked and upset, both episodes I've just cried, the mess down in the US is so amazingly distrubing, and the fact that their government hasn't stepped up kills me! The things that have gone on, and the amount of death there, I don't know, it breaks my heart. It looks like a 3rd world country in New Orleans. Where is their help? I haven't been watching the news or anything, but to see Oprah's take on things, totally took my out of ignorance that is for sure.
I've been feeling a bit better, but haven't done much tonight but bundle up on the couch again. Dave is at church doing training for Risk Management, he doesn't intend on working with children, but as a baseball coach and probably volleyball coach, it's going to be required of him.
A nieghbour came to the door tonight inviting me to a party next week. I can't go because I have to be at church for Adventure Club, it's the first night so it's kind of important that I be there. Tonight was also a night that I had a nice chat with my sister. I haven't really talked to her, I mean really talk for a long while. She called to get someone's phone number and then we just chatted, it was nice.
I've seen Oprah these last 2 days, and all I can say is I'm shocked and upset, both episodes I've just cried, the mess down in the US is so amazingly distrubing, and the fact that their government hasn't stepped up kills me! The things that have gone on, and the amount of death there, I don't know, it breaks my heart. It looks like a 3rd world country in New Orleans. Where is their help? I haven't been watching the news or anything, but to see Oprah's take on things, totally took my out of ignorance that is for sure.
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
blah
I'm sick. This cold crept up on me in the middle of the night, sneaky! I felt rotten all day at work, but managed to make it through, and I've spent the whole night just resting, and I'll take medicine before bed and hopefully I'll feel better in the morning.
Monday, September 05, 2005
Joy THEN Pain and Suffering....
Well I'm back and just awake from a nap this afternoon. This past weekend was lots of fun and getting to know new people and just catching up with old friends. Dave and I picked Jay up on our way to Scott's cottage Friday afternoon. We got there around 4. The weather was wonderful.
It was a weekend full of relaxing and enjoying the company of friends. And water activities OF COURSE!! Yesterday was the day full of activities. After the tradition of going to church and then for ice cream we all got our swim suites on and Scott took a few of us over to a neighbours to borrow a knee board. I told Scott I once in the past was successful at riding on one in a short instant in Australia. So I thought it would be fun to try again. It was fun, but try I could only do, I wasn't able to get up successfully, it was very difficult. After endless attempts I gave up and let Tina give it a whril and she somewhat successfully did it, I was so proud of her. Then we decided that was enough of that, and Dave got the tube out and he got on. Scott kind of forgetting the different length of rope with the tube compared to the knee board sent my poor Dave into the trees at the island, but brave as my Dave is, he held on and Scott feeling terrible fixed his path and as fast as Dave went in, Scott got him out. Scott said as soon as he heard me laughing he realized something was wrong. I felt bad because I did laugh thinking, hahaha, Scott is sending him into the weeds, and then in shock I was like TREES!!! There was no major collision, or anything of that kind, just a few cuts and scraps.
Then I had a turn. I told Scott about my emotion when I first get on the tube. I experience a fear and I always tell Scott to take it easy on me, and he always does, but after a few minutes on it I feel the comfort and my fear tends to go away. So Scott did just that, took it easy on me for a bit, long enough for me to feel comfortable, then he bumped up the speed! I was doing alright until he made two cirlcles in a row, on the 2nd circle I hit the wake of the first circle, and I don't really know what happened. Tina said the my legs were the first to leave the tube going straight into the air and my hands were the last still trying to hang on, but I just couldn't do it, and boom into the water, doing what she seemed to think was a perfect dive, minus the arms entering the water, my face was the first to enter! I know once in the water I did several somersaults along to slow me down. As the boat made it's turn to come pick me up, I was laughing so hard, it was so much fun! I got back on and told Scott to take it sort of easy because my arms felt like they could fall off, and he did, I didn't fall off again, but he told after that he sped up going around the bends, and I answered him with "I know, and I knew because I could feel the tube wanting to lift off the water and me thinking that I had to shift my weight somehow in order to keep in down!"
For all that Joy, comes pain and suffering, I now have a very stiff neck, bruises up my arms, on my legs, and I can barely move my upper body, I have to find someway to accomplish this moving issue because I have baseball in less then 4 hours and I have be able to atleast MOVE!!!
I'll let you know how it goes....
It was a weekend full of relaxing and enjoying the company of friends. And water activities OF COURSE!! Yesterday was the day full of activities. After the tradition of going to church and then for ice cream we all got our swim suites on and Scott took a few of us over to a neighbours to borrow a knee board. I told Scott I once in the past was successful at riding on one in a short instant in Australia. So I thought it would be fun to try again. It was fun, but try I could only do, I wasn't able to get up successfully, it was very difficult. After endless attempts I gave up and let Tina give it a whril and she somewhat successfully did it, I was so proud of her. Then we decided that was enough of that, and Dave got the tube out and he got on. Scott kind of forgetting the different length of rope with the tube compared to the knee board sent my poor Dave into the trees at the island, but brave as my Dave is, he held on and Scott feeling terrible fixed his path and as fast as Dave went in, Scott got him out. Scott said as soon as he heard me laughing he realized something was wrong. I felt bad because I did laugh thinking, hahaha, Scott is sending him into the weeds, and then in shock I was like TREES!!! There was no major collision, or anything of that kind, just a few cuts and scraps.
Then I had a turn. I told Scott about my emotion when I first get on the tube. I experience a fear and I always tell Scott to take it easy on me, and he always does, but after a few minutes on it I feel the comfort and my fear tends to go away. So Scott did just that, took it easy on me for a bit, long enough for me to feel comfortable, then he bumped up the speed! I was doing alright until he made two cirlcles in a row, on the 2nd circle I hit the wake of the first circle, and I don't really know what happened. Tina said the my legs were the first to leave the tube going straight into the air and my hands were the last still trying to hang on, but I just couldn't do it, and boom into the water, doing what she seemed to think was a perfect dive, minus the arms entering the water, my face was the first to enter! I know once in the water I did several somersaults along to slow me down. As the boat made it's turn to come pick me up, I was laughing so hard, it was so much fun! I got back on and told Scott to take it sort of easy because my arms felt like they could fall off, and he did, I didn't fall off again, but he told after that he sped up going around the bends, and I answered him with "I know, and I knew because I could feel the tube wanting to lift off the water and me thinking that I had to shift my weight somehow in order to keep in down!"
For all that Joy, comes pain and suffering, I now have a very stiff neck, bruises up my arms, on my legs, and I can barely move my upper body, I have to find someway to accomplish this moving issue because I have baseball in less then 4 hours and I have be able to atleast MOVE!!!
I'll let you know how it goes....
Friday, September 02, 2005
Where's the excitment?
Well it's finally Thursday night and I don't have to work tomorrow, but the joy that I usaully experience on Friday's is not here yet.
I'm still looking forward to the weekend away, and the weather is supposed to be really nice. It will be lots of fun.
I guess I just have lots of things on my mind as September is now here. I still have practically every weekend booked way past Thanksgiving, it's exhausting! But Baseball is now almost finished which is a relief.
Oh dear I caught the end of a very dramatic Coronation Street. Now I don't normally watch it but boy was it exciting! Fire, hit and runs and crash ups, wow!
I filled up on gas last night at 102.9 which was a very smart move, because now it's 126.9! INSANE!!!! Thank goodness I have a Honda!
I think that's pretty much it, cottage here we come.....
I'm still looking forward to the weekend away, and the weather is supposed to be really nice. It will be lots of fun.
I guess I just have lots of things on my mind as September is now here. I still have practically every weekend booked way past Thanksgiving, it's exhausting! But Baseball is now almost finished which is a relief.
Oh dear I caught the end of a very dramatic Coronation Street. Now I don't normally watch it but boy was it exciting! Fire, hit and runs and crash ups, wow!
I filled up on gas last night at 102.9 which was a very smart move, because now it's 126.9! INSANE!!!! Thank goodness I have a Honda!
I think that's pretty much it, cottage here we come.....
Monday, August 29, 2005
Good Intentions
Well I just got back from the pool. I didn't really feel like swimming tonight, but I thought I would love it once I got in. But the pool was closed. Oh well. Now I'm back here, probably going to make a card for my niece who has requested to receive mail from me.
Tomorrow is my one year anniversary of being at RWAM insurance. I feel like I've been there way too long, but it's only been a year. My team mates were teasing me about it, I missed the whole thing, but they seem to find it all funny, being Monday, I pretended that I understood what they were saying and chuckled with them.
Looking forward to Scott's cottage this weekend. But debating whether or not to leave Sunday afternoon and go to the Orangeville fair for the demolition derby or not. I can't decide!
over and out
Tomorrow is my one year anniversary of being at RWAM insurance. I feel like I've been there way too long, but it's only been a year. My team mates were teasing me about it, I missed the whole thing, but they seem to find it all funny, being Monday, I pretended that I understood what they were saying and chuckled with them.
Looking forward to Scott's cottage this weekend. But debating whether or not to leave Sunday afternoon and go to the Orangeville fair for the demolition derby or not. I can't decide!
over and out
It's Over
I can't believe that my weekend is over already. They just go way too fast. Saturday was a good day, we went to the farm to celebrate Denise's birthday. On our way there was saw the destruction of the tonado, it's just amazing to see how much damage to the trees and corn fields. While at the farm, I went to Orangeville with my mom and met Denise, and we did some shopping. Mom was looking for an outfit for a weekend away, while at Winner's I found a nice sweater, and an awesome shirt for Dave. Dave and Benji went golfing together. Then at the farm we ate supper and cake. Us "kids" then went to the movies and saw The Brother's Grimm. What an odd movie it was. I don't even think I could describe it let alone reccommend it either. I don't know how I feel about it, it was just odd.
Today was a very nice day, church was great, the team that went to Athen's did their presentation, and they had awesome pictures and wonderful testimonies to share. I could easily see how their lives had changed, and most said that their life was touched perhaps more then the lives they went to help. The children were so beautiful, and I think they were what touched most, to know how their lives are being torn apart by war, and to see how happy they are from day to day, what an amazing realization for us. We have everything, and yet still we're not happy, and they have nothing and find joy in the little but best things.
Afterwards we went over to Tony and Cindy's house for lunch. They invited all their prayer parteners over. It was yummy. And to finish off the night, we had an awesome baseball game, it was like 34-8 hahahaha, we were on fire! I was on base all night, except for once when some dude caught the ball on me! Afterwards the whole team came back to our place and we had pizza an pie, very fun night!
Now tomorrow is Monday. Kris was talking about a girl who lives in Waterloo, and used to work with him at the head office of Home Hardware, and then took a job at the Orangeville Home Hardware, and now commutes there everyday. I immediately thought about car pooling. But I still don't know. As much as I love BookLore and truly miss it, for some reason I feel that if I were to go back, things wouldn't be as I remember them to be. I just don't know.
and the pondering shall go on.....
Today was a very nice day, church was great, the team that went to Athen's did their presentation, and they had awesome pictures and wonderful testimonies to share. I could easily see how their lives had changed, and most said that their life was touched perhaps more then the lives they went to help. The children were so beautiful, and I think they were what touched most, to know how their lives are being torn apart by war, and to see how happy they are from day to day, what an amazing realization for us. We have everything, and yet still we're not happy, and they have nothing and find joy in the little but best things.
Afterwards we went over to Tony and Cindy's house for lunch. They invited all their prayer parteners over. It was yummy. And to finish off the night, we had an awesome baseball game, it was like 34-8 hahahaha, we were on fire! I was on base all night, except for once when some dude caught the ball on me! Afterwards the whole team came back to our place and we had pizza an pie, very fun night!
Now tomorrow is Monday. Kris was talking about a girl who lives in Waterloo, and used to work with him at the head office of Home Hardware, and then took a job at the Orangeville Home Hardware, and now commutes there everyday. I immediately thought about car pooling. But I still don't know. As much as I love BookLore and truly miss it, for some reason I feel that if I were to go back, things wouldn't be as I remember them to be. I just don't know.
and the pondering shall go on.....
Friday, August 26, 2005
Good Old Memories
Home alone I thought I would make some more cards, and listen to music. Since I've cleaned the house up, I was pretty lazy and didn't want to go to the basement to find a cd, so I looked in the closet and found my old tape collection. I pulled out my Power House Praise tape from Flesherton. I put it in expecting it to sound terrible because it was amateur. But it doesn't sound that bad really. It totally brought back lots of memories, great ones. Listening to it makes me want to talk to Michael again! There was one time I ended up going with Michael and his cousin alone. (what a no no with Risk Management these days) and I got the front seat, and Michael, and I can't remember his cousin's name, had me laughing so hard that I could have and may have peed my pants. I think I'll never forget the goat.
It's amazing the mind, I haven't listened to this tape in ages, and yet I know what songs follow. It's cool.
Dave is out golfing again. So I came home from work and cleaned the house and had some dinner and then I made just one card. Christa just called and I told her that Mike and Joy are probably going to come over for a movie, if they wanted to join us, and she said probably. It's great that there's more coming, I just wish we had a couch for them to sit on.
Last night Dave and I watched Man of the House. It was a cute movie, but mostly silly. I'm not sure which one we'll watch tonight, but I'm hoping another funny one. I'm just in the mood for a laugh.
I'm very thankful that it's the weekend. Oh I found my new mentor at work. Her name is Cathy, she is a pretty important lady at work, but I was so lucky to hear her stories today. She is the ultimate prank queen. She pulls extreme pranks on her boss of all people. Here's one quick example. There's Chinese guys who work for us in the tech department, she asked one of them to write out the worst saying ever in Chinese. Some were funny, and the one she chose was bad, something like "I'm a complete Horse's ass" and she got it done up real fancy like with the Chinese characters and had it framed and gave it to her boss. He loved it and put it up in his office. Never really knowing what it meant until one day, Ting (a different Chinese guy) came and looked at it with complete shock. It was only then that Frank (Cathy's boss) knew it said something bad!
later
It's amazing the mind, I haven't listened to this tape in ages, and yet I know what songs follow. It's cool.
Dave is out golfing again. So I came home from work and cleaned the house and had some dinner and then I made just one card. Christa just called and I told her that Mike and Joy are probably going to come over for a movie, if they wanted to join us, and she said probably. It's great that there's more coming, I just wish we had a couch for them to sit on.
Last night Dave and I watched Man of the House. It was a cute movie, but mostly silly. I'm not sure which one we'll watch tonight, but I'm hoping another funny one. I'm just in the mood for a laugh.
I'm very thankful that it's the weekend. Oh I found my new mentor at work. Her name is Cathy, she is a pretty important lady at work, but I was so lucky to hear her stories today. She is the ultimate prank queen. She pulls extreme pranks on her boss of all people. Here's one quick example. There's Chinese guys who work for us in the tech department, she asked one of them to write out the worst saying ever in Chinese. Some were funny, and the one she chose was bad, something like "I'm a complete Horse's ass" and she got it done up real fancy like with the Chinese characters and had it framed and gave it to her boss. He loved it and put it up in his office. Never really knowing what it meant until one day, Ting (a different Chinese guy) came and looked at it with complete shock. It was only then that Frank (Cathy's boss) knew it said something bad!
later
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Whatever
Isn't that the most odd form of expression when you think about it? But that's all I could think of in the split moment this evening when I could have said probably a million different things. Dave and I were asked by Darcy to play for his RBC ball team tonight as fill ins. We said sure, so off to Guelph we went and I was asked to play rover, which wasn't a surprise. Darcy had also warned us that this team sucks. I was playing as I normally do, making a couple of catches and stopping ground balls. However this didn't seem to impress this one guy. Dave had to sit one inning, so this guy was playing centre field and a girl came upto bat, and this guy came upto me and told me to switch positions for this girl because he would have a better chance at getting her out than me! I just looked and him and grrrrrred in my head and said "whatever" and made the switch. What a jerk, the ball didn't even come anywhere close to him! I should have said "No I can play this just as well as anyone here" but no, just "whatever" came out. I was mad at myself for not saying anything. But Darcy came up and apoligized on his behalf, and we just laughed at his ignorance. The team lost majorly too! Oh well!
So it's been a few days, and something funny but kind of sad happened. Lesya called me on Monday night saying "Guess What?" --what? I asked, "My foot's not broken". hahahaha (this is the funny part) she actually had a cast on for a week and a half and her foot wasn't even broken in the first place. All the changes she had to make to all her plans, everything she went through on crutches (and in wheelchairs). She went to the Doctor's on Monday for another appt. and the doctor told her it was a mistake, it wasn't broken to begin with! I laughed and laughed. Then she told me that she was leaving the next day. That made me sad. I had made plans to hang out with her on Saturday before she leaves, but since her foot wasn't broken her and her mom were going to drive out west afterall leaving the next day! Poor Mr. Moore, he went to work on Monday morning, all normal, and came home to complete shock, with the car half packed up, his daughter running around on two feet (one missing a cast) and his wife running around grabbing this and that saying we're leaving first thing in the morning. hahahaha hilarious! So my dear girl has left my presence and I miss her already. But Christmas isn't that far away!
That's it till next time!
I asked Darcy about Dave Marshall because he too works in Elmira's RBC and he said he thinks that he works for another bank now in Elmira? So who knows? Does anybody?
So it's been a few days, and something funny but kind of sad happened. Lesya called me on Monday night saying "Guess What?" --what? I asked, "My foot's not broken". hahahaha (this is the funny part) she actually had a cast on for a week and a half and her foot wasn't even broken in the first place. All the changes she had to make to all her plans, everything she went through on crutches (and in wheelchairs). She went to the Doctor's on Monday for another appt. and the doctor told her it was a mistake, it wasn't broken to begin with! I laughed and laughed. Then she told me that she was leaving the next day. That made me sad. I had made plans to hang out with her on Saturday before she leaves, but since her foot wasn't broken her and her mom were going to drive out west afterall leaving the next day! Poor Mr. Moore, he went to work on Monday morning, all normal, and came home to complete shock, with the car half packed up, his daughter running around on two feet (one missing a cast) and his wife running around grabbing this and that saying we're leaving first thing in the morning. hahahaha hilarious! So my dear girl has left my presence and I miss her already. But Christmas isn't that far away!
That's it till next time!
I asked Darcy about Dave Marshall because he too works in Elmira's RBC and he said he thinks that he works for another bank now in Elmira? So who knows? Does anybody?
Sunday, August 21, 2005
I guess I'm really lucky.
Well these past few days have been a bit nuts, I'm totally exhausted and I think that when I'm finished typing this I shall have a nap! So I was in Orangeville Friday at noon for a doctor's appointment. I then went to the farm to visit for a bit and return Benji's truck and get Dave's again. It was fun, then I headed home. Well driving the back way through Fergus, I started noticing a lot of trees down, and thought, hmmm I didn't notice these on the way to Orangeville, but didn't think too much about it until I got onto hwy 6 to turn onto the Salem Rd, when I saw a motor home somewhat in the middle of a field and mangled and cars, suv's, and then a roof. I then began to get really nervous, and of course I wasn't alone, I was now in stop and go traffic. Leading me to drive over power lines that were down and around scraps and such, I could easily tell there was a tornado. The Salem road wasn't closed at this point but I could just tell that you could not go down the road, there were trees, huge ones blocking it. So I drove on past and found a safe place to turn around, and then passing it again, that's when the emergency crew just got there. And by listening to the radio, I missed it by like 15-20 minutes! God is so good to me. It's so odd because my brother had said to me that Dave's truck was acting up a bit, and I said I would be fine, and before I left the farm my cell phone died and my mom really wanted me to take hers, and I told her not to be silly, I would be fine. I feel bad now, because Dave and my mom got worried about me trying to call the house, and knowing what was out there. BUT I'm safe and grateful.
As you Like It was so wonderful! It was fun and very creative, I really really liked it. Friday was a very long day!
Yesterday was another long day. We had a wedding to go to. Actually was in Amy's neck of the woods in Paris. It was a friend of Dave's getting married (a fellow ball player for me), and his now wife and I hit it off really great, we had the same circumstances, moving to Elmira to a new church and so on. Their wedding was beautiful and fun. The reception was so nice, and the theme were tea cups, and the party favours were a mini tea cup and saucer that everyone got. Now that I'm married I see weddings differently, I never really thought about it until on my day, how sacred a wedding is, and how amazing God is and how he is so very present when the uniting takes place. It's such a honour to be there and witness it.
Anyway, today is our quiet day, I don't know what we'll do, but I think relaxing and napping are in the very short future!
As you Like It was so wonderful! It was fun and very creative, I really really liked it. Friday was a very long day!
Yesterday was another long day. We had a wedding to go to. Actually was in Amy's neck of the woods in Paris. It was a friend of Dave's getting married (a fellow ball player for me), and his now wife and I hit it off really great, we had the same circumstances, moving to Elmira to a new church and so on. Their wedding was beautiful and fun. The reception was so nice, and the theme were tea cups, and the party favours were a mini tea cup and saucer that everyone got. Now that I'm married I see weddings differently, I never really thought about it until on my day, how sacred a wedding is, and how amazing God is and how he is so very present when the uniting takes place. It's such a honour to be there and witness it.
Anyway, today is our quiet day, I don't know what we'll do, but I think relaxing and napping are in the very short future!
Thursday, August 18, 2005
An excuse for shopping.
Well the past 24 hours have been interesting. First of all, we had a baseball game last night and won. I ate dinner before hand, but Dave wanted to wait until afterwards. So after the game we went to Sobey’s and he bought a turkey wrap. We went to his Aunt Lorraine’s and Uncle Maynard’s afterwards to share our camping pictures with them. This put Dave in good spirits he always loves seeing these two.
So we get home and to bed and he keeps rambling (that’s what he does when he’s happy), so finally I asked him to let me sleep and he did. Hahaha. Well, then at 3:30am I hear him calling for me. I shot straight out of bed because of shock I think. He preceded to say that something wasn’t right, and he was just standing in the door way of our room, so I walked over to him, and he’s wet from a cold sweat and told me that he felt like he was going to pass out. I was freaked out. But I immediately started thinking food poisoning from the wrap he had. He later threw up a couple of times later and I made him take a Gravol. He’s at home, but recovering, my poor guy. I told him that we’re too busy for him to get sick like this!
Anyway I have another ball game tonight, at 9:30pm, I’ll be so tired! Before hand I want to go shopping, it was Dave’s idea, because he wants a new golf shirt, and since he can’t get one for himself I stepped up to the task. Plus we’re going to a wedding on Saturday, and I’m really looking forward to this one. With weddings come wonderful excuses to buy new clothes! So we’ll see, maybe I’ll find myself a pretty outfir to wear!
Well that’s it for now…..I’m at work, naughty girl I am!
So we get home and to bed and he keeps rambling (that’s what he does when he’s happy), so finally I asked him to let me sleep and he did. Hahaha. Well, then at 3:30am I hear him calling for me. I shot straight out of bed because of shock I think. He preceded to say that something wasn’t right, and he was just standing in the door way of our room, so I walked over to him, and he’s wet from a cold sweat and told me that he felt like he was going to pass out. I was freaked out. But I immediately started thinking food poisoning from the wrap he had. He later threw up a couple of times later and I made him take a Gravol. He’s at home, but recovering, my poor guy. I told him that we’re too busy for him to get sick like this!
Anyway I have another ball game tonight, at 9:30pm, I’ll be so tired! Before hand I want to go shopping, it was Dave’s idea, because he wants a new golf shirt, and since he can’t get one for himself I stepped up to the task. Plus we’re going to a wedding on Saturday, and I’m really looking forward to this one. With weddings come wonderful excuses to buy new clothes! So we’ll see, maybe I’ll find myself a pretty outfir to wear!
Well that’s it for now…..I’m at work, naughty girl I am!
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Restful Evening
Well tonight I don't have baseball which is a nice surprise! I think Dave and I are just going to relax and maybe even watch a movie. Although there are quite a few cards that I need to make, so I'll probably work on that too. Plus maybe go out for a walk or something.
Work was ok, it was slow in the morning and then things got really hectic in the afternoon, making the day disappear.
I'm really looking forward to Scott's cottage. I hope the weather will be good and I hope everyone can be there.
With everyone around us having babies it makes me think about the possibility of it happening to us one day. I don't know sometimes I feel like I want one now, but when I think real hard about it, I realize that wanting one now is only a scapegoat to get out of work. All the work that is involved in raising children is overwhelming for me. (Lesya is probably laughing because I'm bringing this up yet again!) But when I see baby Mason and hold him, I don't know, it does get me thinking. Christa and I joke about trying to get pregnant at the same time so that way our kids can grow up together. BUT THAT'S INSANE!!!! (especially when she wants one next year) Then there's the whole, I want my kids to know my parents and so on. Yep we're still going to wait! Because I'm not ready for it, and Dave is TOTALLY not ready for that! He has let me know on more than one occasion! hahaha.
Ok I'm done rambling now!
Work was ok, it was slow in the morning and then things got really hectic in the afternoon, making the day disappear.
I'm really looking forward to Scott's cottage. I hope the weather will be good and I hope everyone can be there.
With everyone around us having babies it makes me think about the possibility of it happening to us one day. I don't know sometimes I feel like I want one now, but when I think real hard about it, I realize that wanting one now is only a scapegoat to get out of work. All the work that is involved in raising children is overwhelming for me. (Lesya is probably laughing because I'm bringing this up yet again!) But when I see baby Mason and hold him, I don't know, it does get me thinking. Christa and I joke about trying to get pregnant at the same time so that way our kids can grow up together. BUT THAT'S INSANE!!!! (especially when she wants one next year) Then there's the whole, I want my kids to know my parents and so on. Yep we're still going to wait! Because I'm not ready for it, and Dave is TOTALLY not ready for that! He has let me know on more than one occasion! hahaha.
Ok I'm done rambling now!
That feeling
This morning I woke up wanting to cry. I don't know if it's because it was Monday and I had to go to work, or if it was that homesick feeling. After my parents visit and there's lots people in our house, I feel happy and content, and then when that goes away, I feel that lonely low. I mean I love being married and independent, experiencing life with Dave whom God gave me, but God also gave me an amazing family whom I love and miss quite often. When my Grandma died, I will never forget what Pastor Mark told me about how I'm allowed to be sad and miss her, and cry for her. And so I'm not ashamed to miss my family, because it doesn't mean I'm not happy.
Speaking about happy.....it doesn't take long to get out of my blue mood when I get settled into work and receive emails from my Mom, Jay, Dave and a million from Lesya. Plus the girls I work with make me laugh too, and it's great!
I'm proud of myself right now. I just got back from swimming (all alone this time) and Dave on my way out said, do 20! And I replied : HA! YA RIGHT!!! I think I'll stick with my 15. But as I got myself going I completed 15 laps in 20 mins, so I thought I would swim until 8:45 and see how many I get in, well I got upto 19 with 35 seconds to go, so I rounded it off at an even 20, with myself cheering me on! I should sleep great tonight!
My final note, there isn't anything on the top of my head that I think is intelligent to say, other than God is a great comforter.
Speaking about happy.....it doesn't take long to get out of my blue mood when I get settled into work and receive emails from my Mom, Jay, Dave and a million from Lesya. Plus the girls I work with make me laugh too, and it's great!
I'm proud of myself right now. I just got back from swimming (all alone this time) and Dave on my way out said, do 20! And I replied : HA! YA RIGHT!!! I think I'll stick with my 15. But as I got myself going I completed 15 laps in 20 mins, so I thought I would swim until 8:45 and see how many I get in, well I got upto 19 with 35 seconds to go, so I rounded it off at an even 20, with myself cheering me on! I should sleep great tonight!
My final note, there isn't anything on the top of my head that I think is intelligent to say, other than God is a great comforter.
Monday, August 15, 2005
Ahhh Happiness
Just talking to Jay on msn and she informed me that Scott's cottage is on the long weekend in September meaning that we can go. Oh I'm sooo happy about that!
I had a good weekend. Some would say successful. I have another baseball story to add, last night at Suzanne's birthday party, she had so many people. Because she's a freak when it comes to baseball she wanted us all to have a game. So this guy, which not many people like at all was there and wanted to be the pitcher and somehow I was first up to bat, and he asked me were I liked it. And I told him that I would hit anything. So his first pitch I got a good hit, I mean I could really feel it, and whack!!!! It hit him right in the right butt cheek, I laughed and apologized profusely, when others cheered and lifted their arms in rejoice. I was out of course.
My parents and Benji were here today, it is so wonderful having them here, we had lots of fun, we went to St. Jacobs for a bit and played a game of wizard. Then they came to watch my ball game. I got stage fright though and struck out the first time up, which meant I had to wear the to-died boxer strike out shorts for a couple of innings, but it was all good!
we lost.....13-12
Church this morning was good, we had a guest speaker who enlightened us on the Ray of Hope organization.
Dave wants to watch a movie right now, maybe I'll join him.....
5 more days to As You Like It!
I had a good weekend. Some would say successful. I have another baseball story to add, last night at Suzanne's birthday party, she had so many people. Because she's a freak when it comes to baseball she wanted us all to have a game. So this guy, which not many people like at all was there and wanted to be the pitcher and somehow I was first up to bat, and he asked me were I liked it. And I told him that I would hit anything. So his first pitch I got a good hit, I mean I could really feel it, and whack!!!! It hit him right in the right butt cheek, I laughed and apologized profusely, when others cheered and lifted their arms in rejoice. I was out of course.
My parents and Benji were here today, it is so wonderful having them here, we had lots of fun, we went to St. Jacobs for a bit and played a game of wizard. Then they came to watch my ball game. I got stage fright though and struck out the first time up, which meant I had to wear the to-died boxer strike out shorts for a couple of innings, but it was all good!
we lost.....13-12
Church this morning was good, we had a guest speaker who enlightened us on the Ray of Hope organization.
Dave wants to watch a movie right now, maybe I'll join him.....
5 more days to As You Like It!
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Waiting to be picked up!
I'm waiting for the mother-in-law to pick me up, we're going to a baby shower for Shannon today. I'm looking forward to that. Then tonight we're going to a birthday party for Suzanne, that too will be lots of fun. Our weekends tend to be full, they go by so fast.
I spent the morning cleaning the house and making a card and laundry. Dave is out golfing, what a silly guy....
Oh my ride is here.....
I spent the morning cleaning the house and making a card and laundry. Dave is out golfing, what a silly guy....
Oh my ride is here.....
Friday, August 12, 2005
Friday is a safe place
Woohoo, work is over for yet another week. That makes me very happy. The only thing that helped me get out of bed this morning was knowing that I was having chinese food for lunch. My day again was pretty full, but with same old stuff. After lunch I was pretty tired, and then someone sent me that Captain Underpants thing and my name is Snickle Pottysniffer. I giggled. Then I laughed really hard when I read that someone got the name of Boobie Frickenhump, that sent me over the edge and even now I'm giggling about it!
I'm going to eat chocolate, I'm very excited about this as well. I went camping all last week up at Lake Superior and us females brought a load of chocolate bars, we had atleast 2 everyday, but we still had tonnes left over. So I went back to my chocolate once a week rule and let me tell you....after a week of it everyday it was soooo hard to not have it. Ahhhhh chocolate!
I'm going to eat chocolate, I'm very excited about this as well. I went camping all last week up at Lake Superior and us females brought a load of chocolate bars, we had atleast 2 everyday, but we still had tonnes left over. So I went back to my chocolate once a week rule and let me tell you....after a week of it everyday it was soooo hard to not have it. Ahhhhh chocolate!
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Almost got Caught in the Rain
We rode our bikes to the in-laws tonight for a short visit and to get corn on the cob, which is so tastey this time of year, and I can tell you it's fresh off a mennonite's farm!
When I got home I started watching Studio 2 (in hopes to improve my mind) and was very happy to see a feature on Caledon, with interviews of people who I used to see in BookLore many times. So that was neat!
I find that this week has gone by fast, work especially, which is completely a blessing, considering that I almost hate every morning to go there. I've been contemplating returning to BookLore on a part-time basis. I have every other Friday afternoon off, so I'm thinking of asking my old boss if she would like me to work those Friday's and maybe even the following Saturdays for the fall and before the weather gets too bad. It's not like me to feel this way, however I truly feel that my IQ has be degraded because of the lack of CBC radio I get in a day! hahaha, but seriously, I really feel like a machine at work and not learning something new everyday is devasting! TRULY!
Lesya, thanks for passing my time at work! It's great! One more week to As You Like It!!!!
Till next time...
When I got home I started watching Studio 2 (in hopes to improve my mind) and was very happy to see a feature on Caledon, with interviews of people who I used to see in BookLore many times. So that was neat!
I find that this week has gone by fast, work especially, which is completely a blessing, considering that I almost hate every morning to go there. I've been contemplating returning to BookLore on a part-time basis. I have every other Friday afternoon off, so I'm thinking of asking my old boss if she would like me to work those Friday's and maybe even the following Saturdays for the fall and before the weather gets too bad. It's not like me to feel this way, however I truly feel that my IQ has be degraded because of the lack of CBC radio I get in a day! hahaha, but seriously, I really feel like a machine at work and not learning something new everyday is devasting! TRULY!
Lesya, thanks for passing my time at work! It's great! One more week to As You Like It!!!!
Till next time...
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