Thursday, December 25, 2008
Happy Birthday Jesus!!
For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: And the government shall be upon his shoulder: And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. -Isaiah 9:6
Monday, December 22, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Let the parties begin...
ready or not!!
We have the first of our holiday gatherings tomorrow night.
I can say that I have all gifts purchased for this party...I, however, can not say that for all my Christmas gatherings. I am a firm believer that if you are not out shopping on Christmas Eve...you just really don't have the Christmas spirit (read insanity) that some of us do!
We have the first of our holiday gatherings tomorrow night.
I can say that I have all gifts purchased for this party...I, however, can not say that for all my Christmas gatherings. I am a firm believer that if you are not out shopping on Christmas Eve...you just really don't have the Christmas spirit (read insanity) that some of us do!
Monday, December 15, 2008
I'm such a loser...
back in October I joined the "Biggest Loser Caledonia" along with 12 of my co workers. We embarked on a twelve week journey of weight loss that would end in the biggest loser walking away with $390!!
Well today was the end of the journey...and much to my surprise...I came in a very respectable 3rd place. While I didn't take home the big prize, the winner was gracious enough to gift myself and the 2nd place winner with $10 and $20 respectively.
I was very excited...while I did consistently lose...it was small increments each time. My theory from the beginning was "slow and steady wins the race", and while I may not have won the race...I am exited to have lost a total of 10 lbs since I started working at Metro in July!!!
Now for the challenge of keeping it off, and continuing to shed pounds in the weeks to come.
But for now I am going to enjoy being the "almost" biggest loser!
Well today was the end of the journey...and much to my surprise...I came in a very respectable 3rd place. While I didn't take home the big prize, the winner was gracious enough to gift myself and the 2nd place winner with $10 and $20 respectively.
I was very excited...while I did consistently lose...it was small increments each time. My theory from the beginning was "slow and steady wins the race", and while I may not have won the race...I am exited to have lost a total of 10 lbs since I started working at Metro in July!!!
Now for the challenge of keeping it off, and continuing to shed pounds in the weeks to come.
But for now I am going to enjoy being the "almost" biggest loser!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
It's so good to be back...
in all my excitement about my return to the "world wide web", I decided that I was sick of the bright yellow, (it reminded me way to much of the warm weather I long for) so I have given this blog yet another face lift.
I have spent entirely to much time trying to catch up on all the blogs that I haven't been able to visit for some time...as if I ever really have time to waste! I am always behind on everything. I am nowhere near done with Christmas shopping...and I have laundry coming out of my ears! But...alas...here I sit!
Oh...well!
Many things have happened since I last made a real post. The most news worthy event happened this morning.
It all started a couple weeks ago when I noticed evidence of a mouse. We live in an old house...and, while I have no idea where they come in, mice are something we deal with every year.
While I know that God does not make mistakes...and all life is precious and has some sort of value...I really wonder what His whole purpose was with the mouse!! In my opinion they are small, furry, bug eyed little devils. They rank right up there with mosquito's...and boils on your backside! I mean if there were anything that was absolutely pointless...the aforementioned would all be on my list.
OK...so back to the story at hand.
Evidence of a mouse...we all know what that amounts too...tiny mouse poo! Now...for some reason, and we all know this is true, when a mouse decides to become a tenant in your home the first two places that they decide to spend most of there time are...under the stove, and in the silverware drawer! Of course the "evidence" I discovered was in the silverware drawer...and that is just disgusting. I mean all I could envision was the little spawn of Lucifer climbing all over my knives, forks and spoons, and deciding that right there next to the spoons was as good a place as any for a pit stop! So I of coarse took everything out of the drawer and thoroughly sanitized every piece. And it made no sense to put anything back in the drawer...so we have been keeping the silverware holder on the counter since we noticed our little "devil" had arrived.
Now...I had a few of the glue traps left from a previous unwanted visitor...so I placed one in the silverware drawer, because he seemed to really like it in there...and one near the stove...because it is a great place to hide when one is small.
So...a few days came and went...with no sign of the evil intruder...until yesterday...when I made a startling discovery...right there...in the middle of the glue trap...one, lonely, tiny....TURD!!! (note to self...checking the stickiness of the glue trap that is almost a year old is a wise idea...apparently they lose stickiness over time!)
I decide I better check all the other drawers...only to find a large wad of shredded paper in the very back of the junk drawer.
We've had a busy mouse.
Now I am steamed, it is like the mangy little rodent has flipped me the bird!!
To which I say...GAME ON!
After a couple of hours of deep cleaning...and a run to Gemmens for the most inhumane trap I can find (remember...animal with no worth deserves no mercy) I position glue traps and the good old fashioned "snap" traps in several places around the kitchen...including next to the stove and in the silverware drawer.
There must have been great confusion in the wee hours of the morning when my little mouse foe discovered the wonderful home he had been building was gone...he must have felt as though it were Christmas when his little rodent nose smelled something wonderful coming from just up ahead...and I am not sure what could have been the last thing to go through his tiny little mind...but I certainly hope he was thinking..."well played clever homeowner!!".
Little did my small opponent now when he entered the warm haven he had hoped to call home...that he had entered the home of a women who has been around the block a time or two with several of his forefathers...I've got many a story to tell about other mice who have met with the same fate...either death by perfectly thrown shoe...death by drowning...or death by trap...you can be assured that the end results is always...death!!
I actually managed to rid the world of two of the worthless beasts last night...I am hoping that there death came before they were able to produce young. All traps will be reset, and no silverware will be placed in it's proper location until I can say with 100% certainty that our home is mouse free.
I'll keep you posted on the situation.
For now..."The Great Rodent Slayer" is signing off!
I have spent entirely to much time trying to catch up on all the blogs that I haven't been able to visit for some time...as if I ever really have time to waste! I am always behind on everything. I am nowhere near done with Christmas shopping...and I have laundry coming out of my ears! But...alas...here I sit!
Oh...well!
Many things have happened since I last made a real post. The most news worthy event happened this morning.
It all started a couple weeks ago when I noticed evidence of a mouse. We live in an old house...and, while I have no idea where they come in, mice are something we deal with every year.
While I know that God does not make mistakes...and all life is precious and has some sort of value...I really wonder what His whole purpose was with the mouse!! In my opinion they are small, furry, bug eyed little devils. They rank right up there with mosquito's...and boils on your backside! I mean if there were anything that was absolutely pointless...the aforementioned would all be on my list.
OK...so back to the story at hand.
Evidence of a mouse...we all know what that amounts too...tiny mouse poo! Now...for some reason, and we all know this is true, when a mouse decides to become a tenant in your home the first two places that they decide to spend most of there time are...under the stove, and in the silverware drawer! Of course the "evidence" I discovered was in the silverware drawer...and that is just disgusting. I mean all I could envision was the little spawn of Lucifer climbing all over my knives, forks and spoons, and deciding that right there next to the spoons was as good a place as any for a pit stop! So I of coarse took everything out of the drawer and thoroughly sanitized every piece. And it made no sense to put anything back in the drawer...so we have been keeping the silverware holder on the counter since we noticed our little "devil" had arrived.
Now...I had a few of the glue traps left from a previous unwanted visitor...so I placed one in the silverware drawer, because he seemed to really like it in there...and one near the stove...because it is a great place to hide when one is small.
So...a few days came and went...with no sign of the evil intruder...until yesterday...when I made a startling discovery...right there...in the middle of the glue trap...one, lonely, tiny....TURD!!! (note to self...checking the stickiness of the glue trap that is almost a year old is a wise idea...apparently they lose stickiness over time!)
I decide I better check all the other drawers...only to find a large wad of shredded paper in the very back of the junk drawer.
We've had a busy mouse.
Now I am steamed, it is like the mangy little rodent has flipped me the bird!!
To which I say...GAME ON!
After a couple of hours of deep cleaning...and a run to Gemmens for the most inhumane trap I can find (remember...animal with no worth deserves no mercy) I position glue traps and the good old fashioned "snap" traps in several places around the kitchen...including next to the stove and in the silverware drawer.
There must have been great confusion in the wee hours of the morning when my little mouse foe discovered the wonderful home he had been building was gone...he must have felt as though it were Christmas when his little rodent nose smelled something wonderful coming from just up ahead...and I am not sure what could have been the last thing to go through his tiny little mind...but I certainly hope he was thinking..."well played clever homeowner!!".
Little did my small opponent now when he entered the warm haven he had hoped to call home...that he had entered the home of a women who has been around the block a time or two with several of his forefathers...I've got many a story to tell about other mice who have met with the same fate...either death by perfectly thrown shoe...death by drowning...or death by trap...you can be assured that the end results is always...death!!
I actually managed to rid the world of two of the worthless beasts last night...I am hoping that there death came before they were able to produce young. All traps will be reset, and no silverware will be placed in it's proper location until I can say with 100% certainty that our home is mouse free.
I'll keep you posted on the situation.
For now..."The Great Rodent Slayer" is signing off!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
back in business...
...cost $0!!!
I was able to get into the computer and do a little "clean up" all by myself. I restored the computer back to a day before all the trouble began... and I downloaded one of the free virus protections off the Internet!!
(viruses found...80...other "potential risks"...over 300!) Note to self...going 2 years with 0 virus protection = not a good idea!
We have all been reacquainting our back sides with the computer chair, I think that it is as happy for the warmth as we are to be providing it!!
I am being asked repeatedly to get off so #3 can have a turn (FYI she has had more turns than anyone here already!)
More updates to come!
I was able to get into the computer and do a little "clean up" all by myself. I restored the computer back to a day before all the trouble began... and I downloaded one of the free virus protections off the Internet!!
(viruses found...80...other "potential risks"...over 300!) Note to self...going 2 years with 0 virus protection = not a good idea!
We have all been reacquainting our back sides with the computer chair, I think that it is as happy for the warmth as we are to be providing it!!
I am being asked repeatedly to get off so #3 can have a turn (FYI she has had more turns than anyone here already!)
More updates to come!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Oh how time flies...
I find it hard to believe that December is already here! I feel like I just nicely got all the winter "wear" packed away...and now we have hauled it all out...to find that most of it fits no one!
I am working on getting my shopping list together for the "great holiday shopping spree" (who am I kidding I am...and always have been a last minute shopper...December 24 is a great day to be trying to find gifts!) I am finding this to be more true now that I am working full time. When I hear people proclaim that they have there shopping done already...I call them bad names under my breath...and curse them...only for a second and then I come to my senses. In my defence I haven't gotten very good ideas from the parents of the children who's names we have chosen this year...heck...I have a hard time trying to get lists together for my own children...so coming up with something to get for the kids who have everything...not an easy task.
I did brave the "black Friday" crowd to get some great deals on gifts for my girls. They are all going to be surprised on Christmas morning...they usually get cloths...I'm dutch...us dutch folks tend to be rather practical...I've thrown practical out the window this year (it helps when you have 2 incomes and an actual clothing budget for once in your life!)
We still do not have a working computer at our home. We are going to get through the holidays and see if Cam continues to work on a regular basis before we bring it in to be de-bugged, de-fraged, de-junked, de-whatever they do to it to make it work better. We all are starting to miss it. I needed a recipe that I couldn't find the the cook book the other day...and I've been wanting to do a little "browsing" for Christmas gift ideas...Oh how sad it is that we come to depend on this like we do.
Cam is actually working close to home this week...it is weird to have him home every night...we hardly now what to say to each other...we went away last night and I don't think we said more than a dozen words to each other...sad! I will say that it has been very nice to have the extra body heat in the very cold bed at night.
Well...if anyone has any great gift ideas for boys or girls between the ages of 2 and 6...I could use all the help I can get. It would be really nice to avoid a trip to the store on Dec 24 (especially since I will be at work that day!)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
I am working on getting my shopping list together for the "great holiday shopping spree" (who am I kidding I am...and always have been a last minute shopper...December 24 is a great day to be trying to find gifts!) I am finding this to be more true now that I am working full time. When I hear people proclaim that they have there shopping done already...I call them bad names under my breath...and curse them...only for a second and then I come to my senses. In my defence I haven't gotten very good ideas from the parents of the children who's names we have chosen this year...heck...I have a hard time trying to get lists together for my own children...so coming up with something to get for the kids who have everything...not an easy task.
I did brave the "black Friday" crowd to get some great deals on gifts for my girls. They are all going to be surprised on Christmas morning...they usually get cloths...I'm dutch...us dutch folks tend to be rather practical...I've thrown practical out the window this year (it helps when you have 2 incomes and an actual clothing budget for once in your life!)
We still do not have a working computer at our home. We are going to get through the holidays and see if Cam continues to work on a regular basis before we bring it in to be de-bugged, de-fraged, de-junked, de-whatever they do to it to make it work better. We all are starting to miss it. I needed a recipe that I couldn't find the the cook book the other day...and I've been wanting to do a little "browsing" for Christmas gift ideas...Oh how sad it is that we come to depend on this like we do.
Cam is actually working close to home this week...it is weird to have him home every night...we hardly now what to say to each other...we went away last night and I don't think we said more than a dozen words to each other...sad! I will say that it has been very nice to have the extra body heat in the very cold bed at night.
Well...if anyone has any great gift ideas for boys or girls between the ages of 2 and 6...I could use all the help I can get. It would be really nice to avoid a trip to the store on Dec 24 (especially since I will be at work that day!)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
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