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lamb?
I’m not sure if I put much value in old fashioned slogans to predict my weather for the next few weeks (in like a lion, out like a lamb, or vice versa). My question is, is there some trueth to the balance of temperatures throughout the year?
When Winters in our climate are frigid and COLD, the temperatures in summer tend to get extreme in Heat. I honestly don’t know how or when I heard this, but I’m wondering if there’s any truth to it? When mild temperatures occur throughout one season, the next season tends to not have many extreme temperatures either.
I tried to google this, but came up shorthanded. Have any of you heard of this? Is there a correct term? Likely it would be scientific, and I just happened to miss it while I was walking out of the science door at school headed to the office to drop the course.
We had a great time tonight gaming with friends. Have you ever played settlers? I’m only just starting to get the hang of it…but i’m really starting to “get it”! I almost won tonight, that might be why i’m feeling confident enough to broadcast my skill level!
Friends, Fellowship and Food…what could be better? I got my ‘fix’ for a cinnamon bun, and I didn’t even have to bake a batch (when I wouldn’t have been able to stop at just one).
Not much else to share…I’ll be sure to share a bit more on the baby and the family in a bit. Enjoy your night, and we’ll see you on Wednesday!
FOR TODAY February 8, 2009…
Outside my window…the peaceful quiet of the morning air in the country. well, and the traffic sound of those driving to and from work…along with birds, dogs, cows, and who knows what else might actually be making sounds out there! 
it just LOOKS quiet and peaceful.
I am thinking…that i love mornings, but it just doesn’t seem i like them as much as i like my evenings at this point in life. once the kids are in bed, i thrive on my ME time…and my mornings seem to suffer. 
I am thankful for…antibiotics for the baby.
From the kitchen…my menu planning for week 2 begins!
I am wearing…earrings and finger rings. nothing else is of relevance here.
I am creating…a paper scrapbook page i started some 3 years ago. are you surprised, proud, or disappointed in me?
I am going…to finish my driving week with smiles on my face!
I am reading…my devotion book. i really need to start another book. guess i’ll just have to go out and get me another book one of these days.
I am hoping…and praying for the week to go smoothly. theres enough planned to fill it up…and i don’t need any distractions!
I am hearing…the cooling fan under the laptop. i like the sound.
Around the house…is the aftermath of a weekend. nothing terrible, just the aftermath!
One of my favorite things…is driving alone in my vehicle. i love the peace and quiet, or the option of listening to my kinda music.
A few plans for the rest of the week: monday night is bible study night (might not happen this week), tuesday morning is mom’s program, wednesday night is clubs for the kids, thursday is the oldest baby’s birthday with i’m sure a party or two after school, and then we’re till friday. wow, and it’s a long weekend, isn’t it!?!
Here’s a picture thought I will share with you! hope you enjoy your weekend, and the plans you have!
FOR TODAY Monday, January 19, 2009…
Outside my window…bright white snow, and the warmest sunshine we’ve had in a few weeks!
I am thinking…what to do for dh’s birthday tomorrow?!
I am thankful for…my girl friend who got me motivated to work on the retreat we’re planning this saturday!
From the learning rooms…photoshop. just one word to describe that one! LOL. it’s all i’ve got time to learn these days, and it’s a big enough job! one of these days you’ll see the results of me learning it, and learning it well!
From the kitchen…left overs. oh my how i need to plan. do you have a plan for the week? can i borrow that plan?
I am wearing…capri’s, sox and shoes, and a t-shirt.
I am creating…um…nothin’ really. i guess i’m creating and organizing a retreat this weekend! (a day retreat)
I am going…to stay home all day today! yehaw!
I am reading…nothing! i finished my john grisham book over the weekend, and passed it on to my sister! it was pretty good!
I am hoping…that i can accomplish everything i need to before saturday.
I am hearing…my girls have a quiet time (nap time hopefully)
Around the house…are many things to do. a pile of this, and a pile of that. a few loads of laundry, and most of all, a clean bathroom! that makes me smile. what makes you smile?
One of my favorite things…the feeling of accomplishment. don’t you just love having had accomplished something?
A few plans for the rest of the week: tuesday is the first moms program in town, wednesday my GF is coming to work on retreat stuff and staying for lunch plus clubs for the girls in the evening, thursday is nothing, and friday is a meeting for the retreat volunteers to wrap up the plans, and get prepared for the event!
Here is picture thought I am sharing… here’s one that goes way back. back to 2005-2006. I have always loved this bedhead morning picture. it just makes me smile!
today i want to share with you how we choose to give of our blessing to others. no, i’m not giving you a financial statement, or suggesting how much we give vrs. others. that’s not relevant, or of importance.
i received an update letter this week, and was inspired by it to share with others the work that goes on in the world to help others, and how we choose to participate in it at this stage in our life. we all need to give of ourselves in some way, and while some do it physically by going out on mission trips, others do it financially by donating sums of money to causes.
we have chosen to support a mission called MCC global family program. it stands for Mennonite Central Committee. they work all over the world, giving humanitarian aide where needed. when there’s been a disaster of any sort (even locally), they will reach out and send in the troops to help.
we chose to focus our support on communities in paraguay. the focus in these communities is on educating children, and young adults in literature and life skills. it’s also focusing on childcare for mothers who need to work or build life skills to meet their families needs (as single parents).
we’ve done this for many years, and one of the main reasons i chose this form of giving, was that it gave to a broader outlook than just a sponsorship of one child. at this stage in life, with children of our own, i would love to consider having sponsorship of a child. this would give the girls some excitement in corresponding, and also educating them in the amazing feeling of giving and helping someone. i see it in our future, as the girls get older and can comprehend the idea of money and it’s worth a little more. this would make the concept of giving sink in. my main issue with some of the organizations who run these sponsorship programs is their high admiministration costs, and the amount of junk mail you sign up for, requesting more and more giving. i know that through mcc there is the possibility of child sponsorship (called indivisual assistance, and can be chosen from any country mcc is in). my second choice would have to be compassion canada.
do you have a way of giving? do you choose to give of yourself, of your finances, or by donating items? it’s amazing what rewards can be received when we think of others before ourselves. we’re blessed beyond measure in our society, and it takes so little to help someone in need. be inspired, and follow God’s leading in your heart to give!
here’s a wonderful story of how someone i know opened her ears and listened to God, and gave. truely inspiring, and truely wonderful!
January 1, 2009. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
WOW, isn’t it amazing how the years fly by as you get older? I’m not old by any means, LOL, but they sure don’t drag like they did when I was just a wee little tike!
I look in anticipation at the events scheduled in the new year, (it looks kinda empty, but I know each week will fill up fast)
Family Birthday’s (our oldest turning 6, and the youngest will turn 1. Dh and I will both turn 33)
New Family pictures (here’s to dreaming!)
Weekend getaway to the City with friends
All the regular scheduled appt.’s (dentist, doctor, chiro, etc)
Kindergarten for the second daughter (wow, that didn’t take long…i’m kind of scared actually)
A day retreat with the Ladies of the Church
The Kids Clubs Program resuming it’s weekly event
Camping with the kids…and all of us enjoying it!
Dh’s work continuing, or the Lord providing a new alternative
More time with my parents and DH’s parents
Renewed relationships with sibblings. (and more effort and interest on everyone’s part)
And most of all, making memories in the everyday things. Memories that will last a lifetime.
I remember with fond memories some events from the last 365 days:
The first day of kindergarten.
Putting our first child on the school bus for the first time (as much as it scared me, I pray for her to grow and learn)
Birthday’s (dh and my 32!)
The birth of our third daughter
Camping with a new baby
The purchase of a van (still can’t really believe how I convinced dh…well, i shouldn’t really take the credit, it goes to his good friend Pete) Thanks Pete
A quick recovery after our third child.
My health, and my families health.
Our annual trip to the Hills for a ‘hike’ and picnic with friends.
The valuable time my children have had with grandparents and aunts/uncles
Taking a road trip to my sisters and BIL’s for Easter with my family
Taking a weekend getaway to Grand Forks as a family.
And so much more! Take some time to browse this year in review collage! Ask me if you have any questions!
not in cronological order, just random shots of the year
FOR TODAY Friday, December 19, 2008…
Outside my window…Darkness, Crispy Cold Air, Birds waking up, and peace. As much peace as this world will probably ever see.
I am thinking…I love my life. I’m truely blessed.
I am thankful for…my faithful husband, my loving daughters, my quite hours.
From the learning rooms…right now, i’m learning more about photoshop express, as mentioned in my previous post!
From the kitchen…peanut butter and grape jam sandwhichs. i hope to upgrade that to turkey sandwhichs today. :)
I am wearing…my morning cloths.
I am creating…memories. i pray they’re good for all those around me too!
I am going…to the dentist with dd this morning.
I am reading…nothing, but i did buy a book by John Grisham yesterday!
I am hoping…to read a book over christmas! you think i can do it? in between my husbands icefishing, and my sister being out for a week, i think i should be able to squeeze some me time in, right?
I am hearing…the nice warm air pushing thru the furnace vents. ahhh….warmth. I’m truely blessed. Thank you Jesus for all you have blessed us with!
Around the house…work. My job. I love my job. Even if some days i complain a little. I know, you never hear it…LOL. but i do, honestly! :)
One of my favorite things…reality, and being real, and honesty, and being honest. well, keeping in mind others do have a heart and a soul. we don’t need to crush someones heart just for the sake of honesty. :)
A few plans for the rest of the weekend: i’m hoping to spend some quality time in a ice shack. some quality hour or so…THEN, i hope to spend the rest of my quality time in the warmth of a house. mine or anyone elses! :)
Here is picture thought I am sharing…
this video is of my baby girl exploring her gums where she popped out her first tooth last weekend! (sorry for the bad lighting…) thanks for watching!
50 Things
I saw this on another blog, (tho they did 100 things) and thought i would try it. i don’t know if i can come up with 50 random things about me…so some might be dreams i wish to acheive as well.
Feel free to answer these too if you feel the urge…k?
1. I’ve been blogging since February 2006 (tho i started off HERE)
2. Used to lye in the ditch and watch for falling stars when i was a kid
3. Used to record myself singing music with my sisters.
4. Travelled mostly while single.
5. Have been down to the Gulf of Mexico (Florida)
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. I’ve never been into Disney characters
8. I’ve never dreamt of going to Disneyland or Disney world.
9. I would love to hike more often.
10. Sang karaoke in a bar once. yeah, never again!
11. Don’t enjoy riding on Fair rides (or carnival rides…whatever they’re called)
12. I have never travelled over an ocean.
13. I love watching lightening and thunder storms from inside the safety of a garage.
14. Taught myself most things I know about computers and the programs I know how to use.
15. I like snow.
16. Ate a burger that wasn’t done all the way because I was too hungry to wait for the chef to cook me another one. (it wasn’t ‘raw’ just a little pink…and i didn’t get sick)
17. Walked the downtown of our provincial capital city as a young punk while on a ‘retreat’
18. Love gardening
19. I always have HUGE ambitions while planting seeds, and dread the harvesting come fall.
20. Fell asleep while on the phone with someone.
21. Never figured out why pillow fights where supposed to be so fun.
22. I have never Hitch hiked
23. I have never taken a sick day when not really sick.
24. Used to build a snow fort with my sisters…but was always scared to play in them.
25. Touched a deer. It was a tame one…and the girls and I loved it!
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. I used to exercise. I didn’t mind it then either!
28. Love 80’s music
29. Love 90’s music
30. Have always loved watching a sunrise or sunset
31. Used to dream of playing ball as a kid.
32. Never dreams of going on a cruise.
33. I have never seen Niagara Falls
34. I would love to visit the birthplace of my ancestors. (Russia, Germany)
35. Used to dream of being Amish or Hutterite. (loved the idea of simple living and little responsibilities)
36. Wish i knew another launguage (I only speak English and Low German. I can understand High German)
37. I don’t enjoy money. I wish we would give more of what we had away.
38. Gone to a drive-in theater
39. I have bounced a cheque. (many years ago…like maybe 10?)
40. I have never owned a brand new car (and honestly, i don’t know if i ever want to.)
41. My dream car could be almost any model, as long as it has a sunroof, a back seat, nice cup holders and cruise control.
42. Made it to the local newspaper.
43. I’ve had the chicken pox.
44. I’ve lost a baby.
45. I’ve read an entire book in one day
46. I have never been transported in an ambulance
47. Would love to have mine and dh’s portrait painted, as well as the girls!
48. Used to like fishing with dh. (before kids, now i tag along for their enjoyment)
49. I’ve had a baby (or two or three or four)
50. Owned a cell phone back in ‘95. (DH has had one 4 the last 3.5 yrs. now too.)
our wedding took place 8 years ago today.
i thought i would take some time today to reflect on the story that brought us to that day in our lives. i won’t attempt to compete with or compare my story to the amazing romance story others writeabout their life. i’m just hoping to put down some memories of how we got to today before they’re all lost in the wind of life! as i sit here, i’m already drawing a blank. this may all come out randomly…but i hope it makes sense in the end!
We officially met a few years after high school (1994). we had attended the same school for 5 years, yet had never crossed paths. after moving back home from attending bible school and working an out of town job (1996), i started hanging out with some friends i had back in high school. within that group of friends, there was a mixture of old and new friends!
through the years of building new friendships back home, trying to find a job that allowed me enough room to grow as well as give me stability, i was lead face to face with the answer to my weaknesses, fears and frustrations. our eyes had teased each other from a distance for some time, when one day we ”coincidentally” ended up in the same vehicle and both our hearts met to embrace each others feelings. i don’t remember his exact words, but the jiff of it was he asked me out. i still distinctly remember my reply. i felt an incredible rush of excitement, but with it came the brain freezing unexpectedness of it all. i had never had someone ask me these words before. i had always been the one that the guys felt comfortable with in a nonthreatening kind of way. in all honesty, i don’t know if i would have ever given my response to date anyone else. with all the different emotions running rampant in me, i finally supped up enough lucidness to respond with what i’m sure was a less than enthusiastic ’sure’. i’m not saying i wasn’t enthusiastic about dating him, it was the sheer surprise of the situation that didn’t properly allow for my true response. i still remember going to my girlfriends work the next day and sharing the news with her, not being able to keep the excitement in any longer!
it was november 24, 1999. from that day on, we dated fairly full time. we attended each others christmas family events, we bought each other romantic gifts (if i remember right, he bought me a cherub and pillar, tho i have no memory of what i bought him). it didn’t take long for me to realize that the reason i had never desired to date every guy i found interesting was because i wouldn’t and couldnt’ enjoy the idea of playing the dating game. he got handsomer (is that a word? LOL) and handsomer with every date we had.
having realized this distinct fact about my abilities or disabilities to play the dating game, i prayed that God would give the two of us the same conviction bringing us to the the next stage of our life (engagement). my heart was in it fully, but my mind had given us a time limit. as much as it hurt me, i needed to have some confirmation that our hearts where at the same place by the end of august of that year (2000). as he has proved to me time and again since then, he always comes through.
it was late on august 31st, 2000. i remember lying in my basement bedroom on my bed depressed with the thought of breaking up. the phone rang and he asked if he could come see me. i said sure, with sadness at what i was going to have to share with him. we went for a walk, the burden of my mixed emotions with what i had told myself i had to do after that day weighting heavy on me. we ended up at the play structure of a local school, and sat there side by side enjoying each others company in silence. he didn’t beat around the bush, but came out with a ring and asked me to marry him. again, his words to me fail me now, but i remember i was so totally surprised and had to try and wrap my brain around the fact while totally changing my train of thought. he always comes thru for me, and i responded with an enthusiastic yes!
it was late, but we quickly went home to share the news with my family. i remember going to his parents place and sharing the news with his mom as well. the plans all came together quickly, helping us acheive our goal of having our wedding on our one year dating anniversary.
that brings us to today, November 24, 2008. our anniversary twice over i guess. happy 8 years of marriage to the best guy God could have ever chosen for me. and happy 9 years of friendship that gets better and better with each year and all that we’re able to share.
a short tribute to a few things i love about my husband, and thank God for today. Thank You God for:
- his ability to understand me more with each year of our life together
- his unfailing and unconditional love that embraces me each day
- his ability to make me laugh and smile
- his dedication to our family
- his dedication to providing for our family
- his dedication to knowing you
- his love for our children
- and most of all, for the things we’re still meant to be and do together in the years you have before us.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY BEST FRIEND AND HUSBAND! I love you!
It’s Thanksgiving Monday in Canada, our last long weekend off till Christmas. It ultimately doesn’t affect me, other than my DH has the day off, and can choose to spend it at home with us doing all the regular routine things we do each day. That reminds me, one of these days, I want to take pictures of a regular routine day here in our home….involving us all. From when our alarms ring in the morning, till we’re all tucked into bed at night. What do we do every day?
All right, back to the topic at hand….Thanksgiving! We shared a wonderful friends potluck last weekend, and had a great turn out. This friday we where invited to the in-law’s for supper. It was de`licious! I’m telling you, MIL’s a GREAT cook! Saturday we joined some friends for an impromptu supper at Olive Garden, and wow, what a treat! We brought the girlies (other than baby) to my sisters place and picked them up after supper! Another treat and great time! Then, sunday lunch we where invited to my parents. Sister came out from Winnipeg and joined us for another amazing meal or two or three (….do snacks count as meals? 
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So, now that we’re all stuff up and not shouting gobble, gobble anymore, we’re chillin’ at home. We went out for a ride just before lunch, but other than that, we’re hanging out! What have you been doing to celebrat Thanksgiving? If it’s a little off season for you, sorry…..can I celebrate with you once your day arrives?
I’ll leave with you some wonderful fall display photo’s….enjoy!
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