July 21, 2008

I have not felt like writing much in, well, a long time!! I could not really say why, lack of time or just in a different frame of mind. The fun of our family vacation still lingers and I look forward to the wedding but sad that the summer will be just about over! I have more photos from the trip, but John has done such a good job of sharing that maybe I will just let it be. The two I am placing here were from our day of driving a bit off road before going to the Chateau! I like the shot of Dad manning the vehicle and Jerry making sure we were going the right way.

I will be glad when I know the outcome of the job situation I face. The present position I have held will be over August 31. There are other positions opening and I have expressed interest. No matter how many times I am told I will get one of them, I will not believe till the lady in charge tells me. I really do not like change and would have been happy to just keep doing what I was doing. Oh Well!

The surprise last week, was finding out I had lost 9 pounds in about 2 weeks time. I had not done anything do it, expect quit drinking those high calorie energy drinks, like Vault! I started to walk in the mornings again. I think that might be the best part of the day, all quiet and cool out!

I am waiting for 5pm to come around. I will then take Tessa's friend home. They have played the wii and are not watching a movie. Toys are everywhere and as you know, it drives me crazy. Tessa wants to move into Brenna's room. I have been ordered to paint it. She wants it decorated in Camp Rock things. I guess we will see what I get done! Hope everyone is doing well! Till next time...

Thursday-July 10th

Julie was not feeling well and stayed behind with the boys. We all piled in the Suburban and drove south of Belfield on highway 85. The first stop on the way was Amidon. Tiny little town, blink and you will miss it. The attraction for us, this police car parked with a dummy inside. I do NOT know how long it has been there, but apparently for a few years. Jerry though he would be silly and the photo speaks for itself. The poor dummy in the car is starting to slide over in his seat. I know that the photo is NOT great as I took the shot through the window.

Strange Sound at my window.

Early this morning, while getting ready for work, I hear this strange sound at the dining room window. The pictures will tell the rest of the story.

Flour Explosion

John, my darling klutz, somehow tripped and fell or something and my flour container exploded. I could do nothing but laugh at the mess as he rubbed his shin and said bring me the vacuum.(He never uses this instrument!). Can you see his footprint on the carpet? Boy what a mess and this is after he is almost done cleaning!

The bird was blue

While home on lunch yesterday, I was surprised to see a blue bird eating the squirrel feed under the tree. The description I gave a co worker sounded like a blue jay. John caught it again just before we went to bed. I sure hope I catch it again!

June 18, 2008

I have been waiting for these Iris's to open up for days. This morning the pinkish one was and the other one almost. I am happy to see that I have some that are a different color. The pinkish one is called Invitation and the other one I believe is True Blue. Have a great day!

The Wait is Over.

I have been waiting for a few days for this new Iris to open. Two years ago we planted 16 different new iris and were disappointed that only one bloomed last year. This year more seem to be getting ready to show their stuff. The one in the photo was the second, the first being one that is plain white. I am not even sure John took a photo of it, I know that I did not. I just looked and there is a shot of it. AnyWHOOO! I was hoping this new Iris would NOT be solid purple, as I already have many like that. I will let the photo tell you the rest, and yes, I like this one!

Wondering WHY?

Tessa was wondering why Daddy had to work late so much this week? I wonder why I am still putting up with this cough and such. I know that inhalers give me the shakes and hopefully soon I will cease to need it. Alicia picked up the pictures that were taken of her girls three weeks ago. She brought them to work so that they could see, I on the other hand have to wait until I am healthy enough to be around. Tessa wishes we could go for a drive to night, the weather is not nice and she likes to be out in it. I want one simple little thing tonight, SLEEP! I paced until late, did some dishes and finally somehow feel asleep. How was everyone else's day? Have a great weekend!

June 5, 2008

This little guy has decided that he likes to live in my flower bed. GRRR! This year I barely have time to worry about it. Those flowers are going to have to take care of themselves. I guess I better get ready for work.

Baby Toes

The polish is wearing off, but she still have cute little toes. I was holding her while John tried to get the shot.

Pretty Pink

I wish I had more of these. The bunnies were really hard on the tulips this year.

One Month Today

Miss Addison

Growing up much to fast!

How the fight started!

Officer, this is how the fight started...

I rear-ended the car in front of me. I admit that. It was
my fault.

So, we both pull over to the side of the road, and slowly
the driver of the car I hit gets out of his car. . . and you know how
you just-get-sooo-stressed... and life...sometimes life seems
like...suddenly funny?

Well, the driver of the car I hit is a DWARF! He gets out
of his car and I get out of my car.

He is frowning and scowling and he storms over to me.
Right up close to me he looks up in my face and says, 'I AM NOT
HAPPY!'

And I don't know what possessed me, officer, but I looked
down at him and I said, 'Well, if you're not Happy -- which one are
you?'

.... And that's when the fight started

Time slipping away.

Does anyone else have this problem, not enough time to get everything done? By the time I get home from work I just want to sit and relax, but how can I when the house screams 'clean me'. I noticed this lovely pair of finches at lunch. They had finally found our bird feeders. When John got home I told him about it and you know what he was doing from then on, YEP, the camera came out. I was working on supper and all John could say was, that smells deceptively good. I still am not sure I like that remark. Hope all is well with everyone. Have a great day or night depending on where you are at! John took the photo of the finch with my camera. I guess he just like testing it out. The eagle was shot on Sunday, I sure wish we could see the mate when we are out there. I took this shot also. Looks to be a bit windy up there in the nest.

5-9-08

Visit to Mariah's class

I was asked to come and see Mariah's little program. I have to say that it was all very sweet. Her teacher did a really nice job. Most of the photos and video I put on Alicia's page. Addison slept through this and did not wake up till Alicia was trying to shop at Target. This door in her room shows all the photos of children by month of their birthday. You know me, I had to take a photo of the section showing August. I am hoping to somehow share some of those 'recipes' in that cookbook. Funny stuff! Have a great day!

5-8-08

Too Small

There is this little flower that grows in my garden. Very small and probably invisible to most. Even trying to get a good shot of it was impossible, doesn't mean we did not both try. This is not important in the great scheme of life. I guess it is just one of the few things that we enjoy trying to do. John seems to do most of the posting these days. I thought I would show the other side a bit. This little flower is no bigger than a thumb nail.

My Morning Message fro Tessa

Addison

The little miss is finally here. She is such a beautiful baby. This photo is when she was just a few hours old.

It has BEGUN!

Today I finally found my crocus and the bunnies have NOT eaten them.

What keeps going through my head!

I don't know if any of you are like me, but sometimes music gets stuck in my head and will not leave. I heard this song on the radio(actually my mp3) and had to find it. The artist is Nicol Sponberg and the song is Resurrection. Here the the lyrics that will NOT go silent.

I'm at a loss for words, there's nothing to say
I sit in silence wondering what led me to this place
How did my heart become so lifeless and cold
Where did the passion go?

When all my efforts seem like chasing wind
I've used up all my strength and there's nothing left to give
I've lost the feeling and I'm down to the core
I can't fake it anymore.

chorus:
Here I am at the end I'm in need of resurrection
Only You can take this empty shell and raise it from the dead
What I've lost to the world what seems far beyond redemption
You can take the pieces in Your hand and make me whole again, again

You speak and all creation falls to its knees
You raise Your hand and calm the waves of the raging sea
You have a way of turning winter to spring
Make something beautiful out of all this suffering

chorus 2:
Here I am once again I'm in need of resurrection
Only You can take this empty shell and raise it from the dead
What I've lost to the world what seems far beyond redemption
You can take the pieces in Your hand and make me whole again, again

You have a way of turning winter to spring
Make something beautiful out of all this suffering

chorus

Prayer for Mac-N-Cheese

Didn't know I was so blind?!

Just picked up the new lenses in my old frames. Bifocals! When did I get old enough for these? I was shocked at how much clearer distance was but HOLY COW, they make me dizzy! It is going to take some getting used to. John gets his eyes checked tomorrow. He was trying on glasses tonight so he would know which to order. (BIG SMILE RIGHT NOW!) He has a rather large head and apparently a crooked face. They all looked lopsided on him. BOY, am I going to hear about this little entry!

Juls was down today but I did not get to see her. She called me a couple of times and had to laugh over the fact she knew what that ring sounded like and how inappropriate it is in most situations. I really need to turn my phone down at work. Alrighty then, time to call it a night! Catch you all later!

My alarm clock.

Bright and early, at 6:45am this little critter came and jumped up on my bed (the couch). Dad spent the morning catching up on some zzzz's with miss Ruby! Aren't they cute?! I have too many photos to deal with. Good times go to fast!

Rules for Home

I am once again trying to find my table. Tessa had another of her jewels laying there. Just random words written on paper. She called it Rules for home and here is what she thinks they are. For every half hour I do chores: that is 45 minutes of computer, video games, friends, DS.

And, if I do chores for 2 hours in one DAY... I get i sleepover! (in the summer) These are her words NOT mine.

She did not have school today and everytime I saw her she was in her pj's on the computer. GRRR! Her dad will be home with her while I work for part of the day. I am hoping the weather does NOT mess up our plans. Everyone have a HAPPY EASTER!

While looking at the ground

The past two days while walking home from work for lunch, I have found little treasures. I have to assume that someone lost a bit of cash sometime during the winter and the snow blower or something found it. Yesterday, I found one complete very dirty dollar bill. Today I found this chewed up partial. Can my life get anymore boring? Just kidding!

March 16, 2008

Apparently the Gerber Daisy that Alicia gave me three years ago has 4 blooms on it right now. John has the photo and I am shocked. I usually think it is on it's last legs, but for some reason it is doing well. I will be so relieved when I can put them all outside once it warms up.

Tessa played at a friends house all afternoon and is happy that she was able to eat Mac and Cheese instead of my Corned Beef and Cabbage. I do NOT understand her taste buds. I enjoy this quiet afternoon so much. I could sit and cross stitch, while sitting in the sun. The only bad thing was that I was so lost in my music I did NOT notice John and that Darn Camera AGAIN! He was standing there grinning like a monkey, just a clicking away!

I usually feel bummed that a weekend goes so fast. I know that when I left work on Friday they had run out of disc space so that I could NOT index and might not be able till Tuesday. I was shown how to key in journal entries. Pretty easy! I am just sitting here minding my own business and I hear a click and a flash of light, for pete sake, do you have to take a photo of me sitting here trying to think of something to write? Time to close out, hope you all have a great week!

LET ME IN!

Max was here yesterday. This is a moment that seems to say LET ME IN! The pinkish color to the right is my reflection in the window of my backdoor. He jumps and scratches to let you know he wants in or out. He has such a sweet face.

Senior Moment

Humor for Lexophiles (Lovers of Words)

A will is a dead giveaway.

A boiled egg is hard to beat.

God don't believe an atheist.

Acupuncture: a jab will done.

A backward poet writes inverse.

A calendar's days are numbered.

Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses.

To write with a broken pencil is pointless.

A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two tired.

A thief who stole a calendar got 12 months.

When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U.C.L.A.

A dentist and a manicurist fought tooth and nail.

A chicken crossing the road: poultry in motion.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

The dead batteries were given out free of charge.

You are stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.

Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis.

When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate.

A lot of money is tainted: 'Taint yours, and 'taint mine.

If you don't pay your exorcist you can get repossessed.

When you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall.

He had a photographic memory which was never developed.

I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. then it hit me.

The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine was fully recovered.

Those who get to big for their britches will be exposed in the end.

When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye.

Police were called to a day care where a 3-yr-old was resisting a rest.

The roundest knight of King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference.

Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft and I'll show you a A-flat miner.

A thief fell and broke his leg in wet cement. he became a hardened criminal.

The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.

The short fortune teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

A grenade fell onto a kitchen floor in France, resulted in linoleum Blownapart.

Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now.

In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your Count that votes.

A dyslexic insomniac atheist is a man that stays up late at night wondering if there is a dog.

Thank God for Church Ladies

They're Back! Those Wonderful Church Bulletins! Thank God for church ladies with typewriters.
These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services (Summer, 2007 Release).
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The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
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The sermon this morning "Jesus Walks on Water." The sermon tonight "Searching for Jesus."
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Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday at 8 PM in the recreation hall. Come out and
watch us kill Christ the King.
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Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping
around the house. Bring your husbands.
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The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a conflict.
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Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community. Smile at someone who is hard to love.
Say "Hell" to someone who doesn't care much about you.
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Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.
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Miss Charlene Mason sang "I will not pass this way again," giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.
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For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
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Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
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The Rector will preach his farewell message after which the choir will sing "Break Forth Into Joy."
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Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship
that began in their school days.
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A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall.
Music will follow.
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At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What Is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.
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Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the
deterioration of some older ones.
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Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
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Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.
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The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility.
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Potluck supper Sunday at 500 PM - prayer and medication to follow.
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The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.
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This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
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Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B. S. Is done.
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The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles
for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.
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Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.
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The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation
is invited to attend this tragedy.
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Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
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The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan Last Sunday "I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours"

The Other Half

John had posted a photo on Facebook that he called dueling cameras. This is from my side of that duel. He was just starting to take a few shots after removing it from the box. Do you think his hands were shaking?

Briefly

The sun popped out briefly Saturday about noon, and melted the snow off the deck before it hid again. Nakita had to be out with me. There are 2 steps under all the snow she is standing on.

Computer Glitch

Can't respond

to any emails today,

Something has crashed

on my computer . .

Something I am going to regret

John has been busy taking photos to see how different settings work. So basically just messing around. I made the mistake and as soon as I did, I knew I would regret it. When will I ever learn to NOT make faces at people holding cameras? Brenna has this photo of me that I soo hate but it is quite funny. John just captured another one like that. He just sent it to me and now I live in fear he will post it. Tessa is threatening to post if he doesn't. TIme to relax and enjoy an evening at home. What about you?

Ole of Duluth

I was sent this while at work today, I have to say I could not help but laugh out loud. I sent it on to John and he shared it with a friend that lives in New York. He had never heard an Ole joke, HOW CAN THAT BE?

A doctor in Duluth wanted to get off work and go hunting,
so he approached his assistant. "Ole, I am goin huntin tomorrow
and don't want to close the clinic. I want you to take care of
the clinic and take care of all me patients".

"Yes, sir!" answers Ole.
The doctor goes hunting and returns the following day
and asks: "So, Ole, how was your day?"

Ole told him that he took care of three patients.

"The first one had a headache so I gave him TYLENOL."

"Bravo, Mate, and the second one?" asks the doctor.

"The second one had stomach burning and I gave him
MAALOX, sir," says Ole.

"Bravo, bravo!

You're good at this and what about the third one?" asks
the doctor.

"Sir, I was sitting here and suddenly the door opens and a
woman enters. Like a flame, she undresses herself, taking
off everything including her bra and her panties and lies
down on the table and shouts:

'HELP ME! For five years I have not seen any man!"

"Tunderin' Lard Jayzus, Ole, what did you do?" he asks.

"I put drops in her eyes."

Ear Infection

Mom STOP! Some humor only!

They always ask at the doctor's office why you are here, and you have to answer in front of others what's wrong and sometimes it is embarrassing. There's nothing worse than a Doctor's Receptionist who insists that you tell her what is wrong with you in a room full of other patients. I know most of us have experienced this, and I love the way this old guy handled it.

An 86 year old man walked into a crowded waiting room and approached the desk.... The Receptionist said, 'Yes sir, what are you seeing the Doctor for today?' 'There's something wrong with my dick', he replied.

The receptionist became irritated and said, 'you shouldn't come into a crowded waiting room and say things like that.' 'Why not, you asked me what was wrong and I told you,' he said. The Receptionist replied; 'Now you've caused some embarrassment in this room full of people. You should have said there is something wrong with your ear or something and discussed the problem further with the Doctor in private.' The man replied, 'You shouldn't ask people questions in a roomful of strangers, if the answer could embarrass anyone.'

The man walked out, waited several minutes and then re-entered. The Receptionist smiled smugly and asked, 'Yes??' 'There's something wrong with my ear', he stated. The Receptionist nodded approvingly and smiled, knowing he had taken her advice. 'And what is wrong with your ear, Sir?' 'I can't piss out of it,' he replied. The waiting room erupted in laughter. Mess with seniors and you're going to Lose!

The Ultimate Peep Show

March 5, 2008

Tessa stayed home today with a sore throat. I really think she almost enjoyed it. I was not there to chase her off the computers and she could put sugar on her cereal. I am sitting here now, feeling rather numb, tired something. This is usually the day I get to be with Alicia and Mariah over the supper hour, going to rather miss it. Hopefully John will not be working to late and we can still run out and do a couple of errands as we are out of milk! How are all of you?

All together again

This has been a really strange weekend. John covered most of what happened yesterday. I did not realize how freaked out he was when he heard that Brenna went in the ditch. I am usually the one that gets all worked up. Mariah thought that was an awfully fun roller coaster ride and wanted to do it again. HAHAHA! I guess it is a relief she will think of this as a bad memory.

Today we are hoping to look at a few dresses to get ideas for the bridesmaid. It looks like Tessa is going to be one of them. She says she can do it as long as no one makes her say anything. I guess I should be getting off here soon. The date has been set at 8-2-08 and it will be in Bismarck. I took a photo of her ring, and will get in here eventually. HAVE A GREAT DAY!