Monday, October 31, 2005
School Update
Today I learned to say "unearthed historical relics".... now to figure out how to work it into a sentance....I'm so glad that I learned to say "unearthed historical relics"...now I will never be at a loss for words when the topic of "unearthed historical relics" comes up.
Snivel
I learned how to say "snot" today..... although in my text book it was translated into english as "snivel."
Saturday, October 29, 2005
A little saturday something
Saw this on someone else's blog, kinda liked the questions....so here it is on mine!
Appetizer Did you sleep good last night? Yes, but we went to bed too late and woke up too early to really feel rested.
Soup What is your current computer desktop image? A gorgeous picture of some lilacs, which I "borrowed" from Randall Friesen's blog site...I think it's a picture he took himself.... maybe I should have asked before I copied it, is that bad blogger etiquette?? woops.... busted!!
Salad When was the last time you planted something, what was it and where did it go? The last actual "planting" of something was when we were in N. America, in our first year of marriage (two years ago) we were renting the greatest little house.... we planted some annuals in the yard, and I planted one perrenial (Daisies)....we moved out mid growing season, and the things died or grew without our knowlege....however during our trip back this summer, we swung by to check for mail...and I noticed the daisies that I planted had come up again this year. It made me happy. I miss that place.
Main Course What's your favorite condiment? All condiments, any condiment....mayonaise, honey mustard, ketchup, mustard etc.. not wasabi though- I got the flu once a few hours after eating some sushi rolls..... but I am getting to the place where I think I could stand to eat it again. Also, I don't think you could call it a "condiment" per say, but I'm currently really into oyster sauce, and I use it like a condiment sometimes....YUM!
Dessert Share a quote that you like, for whatever reason. I'll share two...
"The power is not in the prayer; it's in the One who hears it." -Max Lucado
and "If you are not careful, you can leave your place of prayer and never make the connection between your prayer and the events of the day. " - Henry Blackaby
Appetizer Did you sleep good last night? Yes, but we went to bed too late and woke up too early to really feel rested.
Soup What is your current computer desktop image? A gorgeous picture of some lilacs, which I "borrowed" from Randall Friesen's blog site...I think it's a picture he took himself.... maybe I should have asked before I copied it, is that bad blogger etiquette?? woops.... busted!!
Salad When was the last time you planted something, what was it and where did it go? The last actual "planting" of something was when we were in N. America, in our first year of marriage (two years ago) we were renting the greatest little house.... we planted some annuals in the yard, and I planted one perrenial (Daisies)....we moved out mid growing season, and the things died or grew without our knowlege....however during our trip back this summer, we swung by to check for mail...and I noticed the daisies that I planted had come up again this year. It made me happy. I miss that place.
Main Course What's your favorite condiment? All condiments, any condiment....mayonaise, honey mustard, ketchup, mustard etc.. not wasabi though- I got the flu once a few hours after eating some sushi rolls..... but I am getting to the place where I think I could stand to eat it again. Also, I don't think you could call it a "condiment" per say, but I'm currently really into oyster sauce, and I use it like a condiment sometimes....YUM!
Dessert Share a quote that you like, for whatever reason. I'll share two...
"The power is not in the prayer; it's in the One who hears it." -Max Lucado
and "If you are not careful, you can leave your place of prayer and never make the connection between your prayer and the events of the day. " - Henry Blackaby
Sunday, October 23, 2005
weekend activities
Today has been a relaxing around day. My biggest endevor of the day was attempting to make pea soup. Didn't work out too well. It didn't flop so badly as to be inedible, unfortunately. We still have to eat it.
Next time I will let the peas soak overnight instead of trying the quick soften method. That's all I'm going to say about that. Except that cooking on a gas stove is more difficult than electric.
Yesterday was a full day, the most interesting part was that we experienced one of the "firsts" that I talked about in my earlier post. My husband and I went to a wedding yesterday. We've been to them before but this one was unlike anything that either of us have ever been to.
We didn't know the family, or the bride and groom...I won't get into why we were invited but we were. And it was HUGE. Our guess is that there were about 500 people there.
It was kind of a cross between the culture here and a western wedding. It was a wedding banquet, crossed with a reception program, crossed with a western wedding ceremony. To start, the lights went out, and the spotlight came on the big arch at the back of the room, and the bride came in on her father's arm and did a walk down the red carpet under a huge arch.... there were professional video crews there with huge spotlights and what not, as the bride and her dad came down the "aisle" the smoke machines started and music swelled, people threw rose petals and metalic confetti. She was wearing a big white dress with a long train being carried by four little children. Then the groom took her arm and they walked the rest of the way to the stage.(This was in a banquest hall)... and then they went through various things that were shades of what we do in the west....but with a unique spin..... usually there would just be a banquet and speeches, toasts, and maybe someone would sing a song....but at this one, they exchanged rings, shared wine together, poured champagne into a huge champagne glass pyramid...
Whenever something significant or moving was being said or done....the background music would swell, and sometimes a bubble machine would pour out bubbles(like Lawrence Welk) , and the smoke machine would make it all misty.... one interesting part was that they had this little girl dressed as an angel come down the aisle... she was cute, with a little crown and wings....she had a little candle and she went up to the couple and they lit their candle stick (stick with dendrobium orchids on it) and then lit a whole candlabra....
It was all so unlike anything we've seen done here.... but interesting. It was really neat to get invited.
Oh yeah, then as we were feasting the couple had to come around and toast at each table, during this time, they had a couple dancers go up on stage and do a rhumba .... it was called "The Honeymoon" ... they did a good job, (and kept it PG!) Thank you.
I think that the bride's father was trying to make the day as special as possible for his daughter. I hope it was a good day for the couple. I also hope and pray that their marriage will be solid, and focused on what really matters.... I'll pray a special little prayer for them tonight before I hit the hay.
Next time I will let the peas soak overnight instead of trying the quick soften method. That's all I'm going to say about that. Except that cooking on a gas stove is more difficult than electric.
Yesterday was a full day, the most interesting part was that we experienced one of the "firsts" that I talked about in my earlier post. My husband and I went to a wedding yesterday. We've been to them before but this one was unlike anything that either of us have ever been to.
We didn't know the family, or the bride and groom...I won't get into why we were invited but we were. And it was HUGE. Our guess is that there were about 500 people there.
It was kind of a cross between the culture here and a western wedding. It was a wedding banquet, crossed with a reception program, crossed with a western wedding ceremony. To start, the lights went out, and the spotlight came on the big arch at the back of the room, and the bride came in on her father's arm and did a walk down the red carpet under a huge arch.... there were professional video crews there with huge spotlights and what not, as the bride and her dad came down the "aisle" the smoke machines started and music swelled, people threw rose petals and metalic confetti. She was wearing a big white dress with a long train being carried by four little children. Then the groom took her arm and they walked the rest of the way to the stage.(This was in a banquest hall)... and then they went through various things that were shades of what we do in the west....but with a unique spin..... usually there would just be a banquet and speeches, toasts, and maybe someone would sing a song....but at this one, they exchanged rings, shared wine together, poured champagne into a huge champagne glass pyramid...
Whenever something significant or moving was being said or done....the background music would swell, and sometimes a bubble machine would pour out bubbles(like Lawrence Welk) , and the smoke machine would make it all misty.... one interesting part was that they had this little girl dressed as an angel come down the aisle... she was cute, with a little crown and wings....she had a little candle and she went up to the couple and they lit their candle stick (stick with dendrobium orchids on it) and then lit a whole candlabra....
It was all so unlike anything we've seen done here.... but interesting. It was really neat to get invited.
Oh yeah, then as we were feasting the couple had to come around and toast at each table, during this time, they had a couple dancers go up on stage and do a rhumba .... it was called "The Honeymoon" ... they did a good job, (and kept it PG!) Thank you.
I think that the bride's father was trying to make the day as special as possible for his daughter. I hope it was a good day for the couple. I also hope and pray that their marriage will be solid, and focused on what really matters.... I'll pray a special little prayer for them tonight before I hit the hay.
Care can be expressed in many ways.
I had a few firsts over this last week. Well, the one wasn't a first for me but a first for some people here.
Last saturday evening I found myself manning the curling iron station at a girls beauty night that we invited a few friends to. It was really fun because I so enjoy doing people's hair. It was also fun because the people whose hair I was curling, had never had a curling iron used on them before. And they were quite thrilled to be getting a curly haired make over.
I think that I only did maybe 4 people's hair in that time, but it was so worth the two hours and multiple times of accidentally touching the scorching hot barrel. (Actually the one was a straightening and the other 3 were curling.) This one girl, she had soooo much LONG hair, it took me a very long time to do hers, even with half of it swept up into a bun. But she was sooo happy afterward, it definately had the princess effect. She was beaming.
This other girl was quite funny, she was the last person of the night, and i didn't have much time..so I gave her this cute little flip on the end of her shoulder length hair...it looked really cute. But then after a few minutes of looking at herself in the mirror she asked if I would curl the whole thing.....ok....so I curled the whole thing, and frankly she looked stunning if I do say so myself. Really, it looked great. But then for some reason she took a brush to it right afterward....I guess it just looked too different, or she wanted to tone down the curls a little or something...but the effect of the brushing made her hair look a little bouffant with the flipped outward curl on the end- she looked like an American Bandstand dancer from the 60's.
As I was curling one of the girl's hair, she asked me "You've learned how to do this right?" and I replied that i have had a lot of experience using a curling iron.... and that any woman in North America over 25 has had a lot of experience using a curling iron. (ie- the 80's.) In that moment I was quite thankful for lo those many hours as a teenager sat in front of a mirror obsessing about getting my hair curled up or feathered just right. It finally paid off. The helmet hair and the semi-mall bangs finally paid off.
Last saturday evening I found myself manning the curling iron station at a girls beauty night that we invited a few friends to. It was really fun because I so enjoy doing people's hair. It was also fun because the people whose hair I was curling, had never had a curling iron used on them before. And they were quite thrilled to be getting a curly haired make over.
I think that I only did maybe 4 people's hair in that time, but it was so worth the two hours and multiple times of accidentally touching the scorching hot barrel. (Actually the one was a straightening and the other 3 were curling.) This one girl, she had soooo much LONG hair, it took me a very long time to do hers, even with half of it swept up into a bun. But she was sooo happy afterward, it definately had the princess effect. She was beaming.
This other girl was quite funny, she was the last person of the night, and i didn't have much time..so I gave her this cute little flip on the end of her shoulder length hair...it looked really cute. But then after a few minutes of looking at herself in the mirror she asked if I would curl the whole thing.....ok....so I curled the whole thing, and frankly she looked stunning if I do say so myself. Really, it looked great. But then for some reason she took a brush to it right afterward....I guess it just looked too different, or she wanted to tone down the curls a little or something...but the effect of the brushing made her hair look a little bouffant with the flipped outward curl on the end- she looked like an American Bandstand dancer from the 60's.
As I was curling one of the girl's hair, she asked me "You've learned how to do this right?" and I replied that i have had a lot of experience using a curling iron.... and that any woman in North America over 25 has had a lot of experience using a curling iron. (ie- the 80's.) In that moment I was quite thankful for lo those many hours as a teenager sat in front of a mirror obsessing about getting my hair curled up or feathered just right. It finally paid off. The helmet hair and the semi-mall bangs finally paid off.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Purple Paisley Pajamas
The other day we were tidying up the house(please refer to post below...ha ha) and I realized that we needed more dish soap. As I've mentioned before there is a little store about 10 steps from our door, so I decided to pop out to pick some up. Before going out, I took stock of what I was wearing, and thought- hmmm, the blue in my jogging pants doesn't quite match the blue in my top. Should I change? Do I look too casual? I think I might have even asked my husband if what I was wearing was ok to wear out. I decided I was passable, and ventured forth.
Upon stepping out I saw a group of men sitting around outside right by the store. This is common, people often gather there and play cards or other games. As I got closer I noticed one of the men was sitting there dressed in purple paisley pajamas. (white pajamas, with purple paisley design) He looked like he was having a good time, and no one seemed to mind the fact that he was in his pj's. It would have completed the picture for me if he had had a teddy bear clutched to his chest too. (Actually, I have seen others walking around in their pajamas from time to time too- You know the kind of pajamas I'm talking about, the long sleeve button up, long pant leg, with some design......I kind of think it's a cool part of the culture..... ) Needless to say, all question about the appropriateness of my jogging outfit evapourated.
Upon stepping out I saw a group of men sitting around outside right by the store. This is common, people often gather there and play cards or other games. As I got closer I noticed one of the men was sitting there dressed in purple paisley pajamas. (white pajamas, with purple paisley design) He looked like he was having a good time, and no one seemed to mind the fact that he was in his pj's. It would have completed the picture for me if he had had a teddy bear clutched to his chest too. (Actually, I have seen others walking around in their pajamas from time to time too- You know the kind of pajamas I'm talking about, the long sleeve button up, long pant leg, with some design......I kind of think it's a cool part of the culture..... ) Needless to say, all question about the appropriateness of my jogging outfit evapourated.
Monday, October 17, 2005
It's a fine line
OK, one of my pet peeves.... the compliment which is actually an insult. Most people who give it are genuinely trying to be nice but I have noticed that some people have less of a filter to realize that the compliment they are giving is actually not very nice.
For example: " You house looks so clean!" (sure it sounds like a nice compliment but said with a certain tone of wonderment, it really means "Hey, I'm surprized... your house is usually a pit!")
First of all, obviously not every compliment about a house looking clean is discouraging.....just some said with a certain tone by certain people.
Second of all, for those of us who struggle to keep our space clean, and who are not all that organized, when we do get the house looking ship shape we know it's an accomplishment. We do not need Mr. or Mrs. Clean House to come over and croon about how great it looks. When we get the space looking good, we like to think "Yeah, this is who I am, I'm Ms. Clean space person." But then when Ms Clean actually does come over and oooh's and aaaahhhhs , it reminds us that we are usually Ms. Not So Clean and it has not gone unnoticed.
But in the end, you can't say anything...oh yes you may want to make some comment dripping with sarcasm....but you can't because that would make you a jerk. And really, generally as I said above people are usually trying to say something nice when they make these kinds of comments, they are out of touch with how the ultra chipper, extra stress on the "so" in "so clean" really makes you feel. They think they are complimenting you. Encouraging you on a job well done. A pat on the back for their friend.
This year and last year I've decided to live more like an imperfect person. (Yes, I know some of you are thinking I do very well at this already) What I mean is, being ok with the fact that I have flaws and weaknesses. I'm trying to let it be OK with me that I am not always good at everything. And not trying to hide the fact.
We all know we have flaws, but for some reason there's something in us that wants to hide the fact from others. But, isn't that an insult to the grace of God? And don't they know it anyway?
So, yes, ok, I'm not that organized, and my house has a tendancy toward randomness, I am incessantly doing "the big clean." So what? I'm working on it. Why? because it will make life much more simple, and efficient and entertaining more of a joy. But, if God accepts me and in fact delights in me just the way I am, why do I want to hide it from other people? Why do I cringe when it feels like one of my weaknesses has been exposed? I hate that.
I want to live a new way.
When Ms. Clean comes over, and their comment makes me feel like they are parading my weakness for the world to see, or at least letting me know that they've seen it, I want to sincerely say with my mouth(ie with no clenched jaw) "Thank you!" and in my heart "Yes, I am flawed ...and I rejoice in it and thank God because He will show His power through my weakness. Yeah!"
"Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Cor 12: 9b,10
For example: " You house looks so clean!" (sure it sounds like a nice compliment but said with a certain tone of wonderment, it really means "Hey, I'm surprized... your house is usually a pit!")
First of all, obviously not every compliment about a house looking clean is discouraging.....just some said with a certain tone by certain people.
Second of all, for those of us who struggle to keep our space clean, and who are not all that organized, when we do get the house looking ship shape we know it's an accomplishment. We do not need Mr. or Mrs. Clean House to come over and croon about how great it looks. When we get the space looking good, we like to think "Yeah, this is who I am, I'm Ms. Clean space person." But then when Ms Clean actually does come over and oooh's and aaaahhhhs , it reminds us that we are usually Ms. Not So Clean and it has not gone unnoticed.
But in the end, you can't say anything...oh yes you may want to make some comment dripping with sarcasm....but you can't because that would make you a jerk. And really, generally as I said above people are usually trying to say something nice when they make these kinds of comments, they are out of touch with how the ultra chipper, extra stress on the "so" in "so clean" really makes you feel. They think they are complimenting you. Encouraging you on a job well done. A pat on the back for their friend.
This year and last year I've decided to live more like an imperfect person. (Yes, I know some of you are thinking I do very well at this already) What I mean is, being ok with the fact that I have flaws and weaknesses. I'm trying to let it be OK with me that I am not always good at everything. And not trying to hide the fact.
We all know we have flaws, but for some reason there's something in us that wants to hide the fact from others. But, isn't that an insult to the grace of God? And don't they know it anyway?
So, yes, ok, I'm not that organized, and my house has a tendancy toward randomness, I am incessantly doing "the big clean." So what? I'm working on it. Why? because it will make life much more simple, and efficient and entertaining more of a joy. But, if God accepts me and in fact delights in me just the way I am, why do I want to hide it from other people? Why do I cringe when it feels like one of my weaknesses has been exposed? I hate that.
I want to live a new way.
When Ms. Clean comes over, and their comment makes me feel like they are parading my weakness for the world to see, or at least letting me know that they've seen it, I want to sincerely say with my mouth(ie with no clenched jaw) "Thank you!" and in my heart "Yes, I am flawed ...and I rejoice in it and thank God because He will show His power through my weakness. Yeah!"
"Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Cor 12: 9b,10
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Ten things about current life here
1.We bought a plastic raspberry phone. I'm not speaking symbolically here, it is indeed a plastic elongated raspberry. It would cost just under $3 in North America.
2. Today is sunny with blue sky... which is a change ...2 days ago It is was very very smoggy - I hope some of it was fog, I really do.
3.I learned the word for "photocopy" this week. I felt so triumphant, except I forget it now.
4. In class I also learned how to insult someone by calling them a fat pig, a something dog, or a skinny monkey. ( although I wasn't clear if "skinny monkey" was actually an insult or a term of endearment..)
5. Our friend's mom who is visiting from N. America gave me a jar of apple-crab jelly made from fruit from her yard. Yum. I cracked it open this morning.
6. I met a lovely french woman yesterday who is teaching french and english at our school- we had to march next to each other in the sports meet parade.
7. I started exercising again.
8. We and some of our friends here started watching the 1st season of the show "Lost"....very scary...it's amazing how fast an addiction can be formed!
9. I made the some of the best cookies I've ever made the other day. And then I threw out the recipe by accident.
10. My husband started exercising again too...I worked out to a pilates DVD with one of the girls....he started by going to the gym with a couple of the guys... I think he dove into it whole heartedly....he's so sore that he got me to massage his biceps this morning before leaving the house.
2. Today is sunny with blue sky... which is a change ...2 days ago It is was very very smoggy - I hope some of it was fog, I really do.
3.I learned the word for "photocopy" this week. I felt so triumphant, except I forget it now.
4. In class I also learned how to insult someone by calling them a fat pig, a something dog, or a skinny monkey. ( although I wasn't clear if "skinny monkey" was actually an insult or a term of endearment..)
5. Our friend's mom who is visiting from N. America gave me a jar of apple-crab jelly made from fruit from her yard. Yum. I cracked it open this morning.
6. I met a lovely french woman yesterday who is teaching french and english at our school- we had to march next to each other in the sports meet parade.
7. I started exercising again.
8. We and some of our friends here started watching the 1st season of the show "Lost"....very scary...it's amazing how fast an addiction can be formed!
9. I made the some of the best cookies I've ever made the other day. And then I threw out the recipe by accident.
10. My husband started exercising again too...I worked out to a pilates DVD with one of the girls....he started by going to the gym with a couple of the guys... I think he dove into it whole heartedly....he's so sore that he got me to massage his biceps this morning before leaving the house.
Monday, October 10, 2005
Even the egg cart lady has a card
So, a few weeks ago I was on my way to meet a friend at the grocery store, and I was running a little behind (yeah, very unlike me - I know ...heh heh.) As I'm hoofing it along, this lady rides up to me on her bike...offering me a ride on the back! It took me a moment but I realized she was one of the Egg cart ladies. I didn't recognize her right away, out of the egg cart context, but it was her. (The other egg cart lady doesn't really care when I go by but this lady always greets me... unfortunately most of the time I can't understand what she's saying. She has a strong accent when she speaks and lets face it, my language ability is still fairly low... I usually guess at what she's saying by how she's gesturing, and respond accordingly.)
But, anyway, on with the story... so she rides up to me and offers me a lift. Who can turn that up? So this dear lady doubled me on her bike for about a block! I could not believe it- who would do that in North America beyond Junior High school age? (Also probably not so legal in N. America) I thought it was quite nice of her.
At the corner intersection we parted as she was heading in a different direction, but before she biked off she pulled out her card and gave it to me! The Egg Cart Lady has a card! Of course I couldn't read it, so I don't know what it was for really.... probably not a card for making eggy things. It just goes to show, you never know what people have on the go.
There are a lot of people here who live in poverty. And many of them have jobs, like working an egg cart. But you know..... when the Egg Cart lady pulls out a card and gives it to you, times are changing that's for sure.
But, anyway, on with the story... so she rides up to me and offers me a lift. Who can turn that up? So this dear lady doubled me on her bike for about a block! I could not believe it- who would do that in North America beyond Junior High school age? (Also probably not so legal in N. America) I thought it was quite nice of her.
At the corner intersection we parted as she was heading in a different direction, but before she biked off she pulled out her card and gave it to me! The Egg Cart Lady has a card! Of course I couldn't read it, so I don't know what it was for really.... probably not a card for making eggy things. It just goes to show, you never know what people have on the go.
There are a lot of people here who live in poverty. And many of them have jobs, like working an egg cart. But you know..... when the Egg Cart lady pulls out a card and gives it to you, times are changing that's for sure.
Friday, October 07, 2005
Home Again
Just got back from a few days away. It was a busy time and an 8 hour trip to get back, but it was a good 5 days. We were away for very practical reasons but also managed a visit with a good friend and his mother. Our friend is living around these parts too (in a different city), but his mom is just visiting. It was really fun to meet her.
Actually we weren't supposed to meet her until Thursday but on Monday as we were travelling out to our destination, our bus was about an hour and a half away from the city...and I really had to go to the bathroom. We stopped to pick some people up and my hubby asked the bus driver if I could hop off and run to the restroom. So, ok, the whole bus is waiting for me...I run in to the washroom, and am coming back out, I look around and can't figure out which bus is mine.....(my one bus morphed into 8 that all looked alike) As I am scanning the lot, I hear this voice say my name- it's some of our friends! And then also our good friend and his mother! We were just at some random reststop in the middle of nowhere. It was quite something, they were on their way back from a wedding that they had attended. And it was nice for me, our friend helped me find the right bus! I was thankful. I was also thankful that the view of the people waiting for me on our bus was obscured so they couldn't see me stop to hug people in the parking lot while they were waiting! (I didn't make them wait too long though!)
Was that difficult to follow? Well, the rest of this will be short, as my computer is very slow tonight, so it's gotten quite late...
On the way back today I started reading the book In the Eye of the Storm by Max Lucado- I've read it before a long time ago, but I'd forgotten how good it is. I highly recommend it, especially if you are going through anything difficult. A great read wherever you're at though.
Lately I've also been reading Captivated by Stasi and John Eldridge..... has some very good food for thought, I read half way and then got stalled, but I plan to finish it soon. More about it later perhaps.....
Well, I'm a little tired, so it's off to beddy bye, after I hang up the laundry!
God's peace to you!
Actually we weren't supposed to meet her until Thursday but on Monday as we were travelling out to our destination, our bus was about an hour and a half away from the city...and I really had to go to the bathroom. We stopped to pick some people up and my hubby asked the bus driver if I could hop off and run to the restroom. So, ok, the whole bus is waiting for me...I run in to the washroom, and am coming back out, I look around and can't figure out which bus is mine.....(my one bus morphed into 8 that all looked alike) As I am scanning the lot, I hear this voice say my name- it's some of our friends! And then also our good friend and his mother! We were just at some random reststop in the middle of nowhere. It was quite something, they were on their way back from a wedding that they had attended. And it was nice for me, our friend helped me find the right bus! I was thankful. I was also thankful that the view of the people waiting for me on our bus was obscured so they couldn't see me stop to hug people in the parking lot while they were waiting! (I didn't make them wait too long though!)
Was that difficult to follow? Well, the rest of this will be short, as my computer is very slow tonight, so it's gotten quite late...
On the way back today I started reading the book In the Eye of the Storm by Max Lucado- I've read it before a long time ago, but I'd forgotten how good it is. I highly recommend it, especially if you are going through anything difficult. A great read wherever you're at though.
Lately I've also been reading Captivated by Stasi and John Eldridge..... has some very good food for thought, I read half way and then got stalled, but I plan to finish it soon. More about it later perhaps.....
Well, I'm a little tired, so it's off to beddy bye, after I hang up the laundry!
God's peace to you!
Sunday, October 02, 2005
And another thing
Oh yeah, just to prove my point below...this morning I was walking along with a couple friends who were visiting from out of town....we see these kind of birds that can talk sitting in a cage (Perhaps they are minah birds?)... so we walk up to them to see if they would talk to us. I asked the owner what the birds could say and the conversation went like this....
ME:Hi there... what can your birds say?
bird owner: Hello
My friend to bird: Hello! Hello!
Bird: caw caw
bird owner: He can't understand foreigners
Me: ha ha
Bird owner: where are you from?
so I tell him...
Bird owner: How old are you?
(see, no seguay or anything....)
Now, quite pleasingly for me, the bird owner way underestimated my age..... I could get used to this age asking thing after all!
ME:Hi there... what can your birds say?
bird owner: Hello
My friend to bird: Hello! Hello!
Bird: caw caw
bird owner: He can't understand foreigners
Me: ha ha
Bird owner: where are you from?
so I tell him...
Bird owner: How old are you?
(see, no seguay or anything....)
Now, quite pleasingly for me, the bird owner way underestimated my age..... I could get used to this age asking thing after all!
Sock Day
Well, it happened. Today I finally put some socks on. My husband said this would happen. A couple days ago he said that around here it often seems like October 1st is the turning date when it suddenly starts getting cold. The day that he said that was a warm muggy day, so I thought, "well, maybe in the past, but not this year.." Turns out I married a pretty smart guy. Today is October 2nd, and this morning I went cruising out the door in my T-shirt only to turn around before the door closed behind me. It was actually cool outside, too cool for just a T-shirt. It wasn't cold by any stretch but it was a change from days previous. So, tonight I found myself rummaging around for socks to wear ( I had to think for a moment about where I even stash my socks.) which is always a bit of a sad moment as you realize that warm summer days are behind you.
Fall is quite pretty here though, and it stretches out a lot longer than at home. The temperature is generally milder. So, I really don't have anything to complain about.
Speaking of my husband....here he is!
Ok, so it's not the most recent picture.....(I did ask him first before I posted it.) This is the picture that is currently on my computer desktop screen.
The thing that I find really interesting about this picture is that in most of the childhood photos that I've seen of my hubby, you can totally tell that it's him. His childhood photos bear a strong resemblance to the way he looks today....but not this picture.. I guess he's a little too young. When I look at this picture I can't see any resemblance to him now whatsoever. Except for one thing....can you see what it is?
Fall is quite pretty here though, and it stretches out a lot longer than at home. The temperature is generally milder. So, I really don't have anything to complain about.
Speaking of my husband....here he is!
Ok, so it's not the most recent picture.....(I did ask him first before I posted it.) This is the picture that is currently on my computer desktop screen.
The thing that I find really interesting about this picture is that in most of the childhood photos that I've seen of my hubby, you can totally tell that it's him. His childhood photos bear a strong resemblance to the way he looks today....but not this picture.. I guess he's a little too young. When I look at this picture I can't see any resemblance to him now whatsoever. Except for one thing....can you see what it is?
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