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It is one woman's desire to affect change.
Inspiring. Humbling.
I think I may just try and do a craft or two. You know in my spare time.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
the bucket
It is of extreme importance to keep the bucket with you at all times if your stomach is not quite right. Home with Luke today. He and I spent some quality time together between the hours of 3 to 5 am. Poor kid.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Thursday, January 18, 2007
a few things
Pre-Lenten clean up time.
Some days I am overwhelmed by the amount of "stuff" we have. I take great delight in going through the "stuff" and giving it away. There is always the briefest consideration of a "yard sale" but, I really do not want to spend one of my days off sitting around chit chatting with strangers. So, in the end we just give it away. We go through the books and give them to the library. We sort through clothes and give them as hand me downs. I clean out the plastic drawer and anything that does not have a matching lid or bottom gets tossed. I really would like to know what happens to the missing piece. I mean they come home in the lunchkit in one piece... it is a mystery. I have always avoided my own clothes because they say things come back in style....But, now I am quite motivated to hit my closet.
I used to work in an office where customers could see me face to face. I now work in a place where I don't see customers in person, thereby affording me an opportunity to wear more casual or funkified clothing. My old office clothes are still in my closet. Like I would wear them now! There are a couple of suits that I will keep but it is my intention to be ruthless. I am getting quite excited about this new task that lay before me.
In fact it could easily become the project for tomorrow and derail my existing plan to tackle some accounting.
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My children are eleven and they are finding their voices. They are becoming their own persons. I am enjoying getting to know their likes and dislikes. They are the yin and yang of each other. If one is doing well in a subject, the other falls off the map. This makes it challenging when they are in the same classes.
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I am getting very tired of the weather. It snowed/rained ice today. I don't drive in the snow but it caught me off guard and there I was with all the other crazy people driving my 85 Honda accord in what felt like a giant slurpee. I was 45 minutes late. And a little stressed when I got to work.
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I am thinking about my garden. I am looking forward to spring. When is it again?
Some days I am overwhelmed by the amount of "stuff" we have. I take great delight in going through the "stuff" and giving it away. There is always the briefest consideration of a "yard sale" but, I really do not want to spend one of my days off sitting around chit chatting with strangers. So, in the end we just give it away. We go through the books and give them to the library. We sort through clothes and give them as hand me downs. I clean out the plastic drawer and anything that does not have a matching lid or bottom gets tossed. I really would like to know what happens to the missing piece. I mean they come home in the lunchkit in one piece... it is a mystery. I have always avoided my own clothes because they say things come back in style....But, now I am quite motivated to hit my closet.
I used to work in an office where customers could see me face to face. I now work in a place where I don't see customers in person, thereby affording me an opportunity to wear more casual or funkified clothing. My old office clothes are still in my closet. Like I would wear them now! There are a couple of suits that I will keep but it is my intention to be ruthless. I am getting quite excited about this new task that lay before me.
In fact it could easily become the project for tomorrow and derail my existing plan to tackle some accounting.
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My children are eleven and they are finding their voices. They are becoming their own persons. I am enjoying getting to know their likes and dislikes. They are the yin and yang of each other. If one is doing well in a subject, the other falls off the map. This makes it challenging when they are in the same classes.
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I am getting very tired of the weather. It snowed/rained ice today. I don't drive in the snow but it caught me off guard and there I was with all the other crazy people driving my 85 Honda accord in what felt like a giant slurpee. I was 45 minutes late. And a little stressed when I got to work.
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I am thinking about my garden. I am looking forward to spring. When is it again?
Monday, January 15, 2007
snow warning in effect
Great. More snow on the way. It is -7 degrees C. My car is frozen shut - there is no way I am going to get the locks open. So, I have come up with new plan. I will take public transit. I will walk to the bus; take the bus to my accupuncture appointment - then walk to the park and ride and take the bus to work. Thomas will have to pick me up this evening.
The snow is set to arrive late tonight and into the morning - just in time for the commute tomorrow. Wonderful. Why couldn't we have snow when we were all on holidays?
Blah.
Blah again.
Be safe everyone.
********************update***********************
The bus did not show up.
Hiked home and called to cancel appointment.
Called Transit to complain.
Will venture out again at 9.30 to catch the 9.54am bus.
The snow is set to arrive late tonight and into the morning - just in time for the commute tomorrow. Wonderful. Why couldn't we have snow when we were all on holidays?
Blah.
Blah again.
Be safe everyone.
********************update***********************
The bus did not show up.
Hiked home and called to cancel appointment.
Called Transit to complain.
Will venture out again at 9.30 to catch the 9.54am bus.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
saturday
Did the requisite grocery shop.
Visited the library.
Did anyone mention that Lent is just around the corner. We are not big red meat eaters but we always go on a bit of crazy spell just before Lent. So, I will cook a few meals for the freezer tomorrow. Some hearty spag sauce and some beef paprikas - we will eat meat.
I will be reading this tonight.
some fine wine "Inniskillin 2004 Meritage Dark Horse Estate Vineyard'
chorizio and onions to go with the basil and some garlic and calamata olives
Luke's new interest. Hmmm. He is creating a game and needs some inspiration he says.
This is the best product I have found in a long time and it is kosher don't ya know.
Visited the library.
Did anyone mention that Lent is just around the corner. We are not big red meat eaters but we always go on a bit of crazy spell just before Lent. So, I will cook a few meals for the freezer tomorrow. Some hearty spag sauce and some beef paprikas - we will eat meat.
I will be reading this tonight.
some fine wine "Inniskillin 2004 Meritage Dark Horse Estate Vineyard'
chorizio and onions to go with the basil and some garlic and calamata olives
Luke's new interest. Hmmm. He is creating a game and needs some inspiration he says.
This is the best product I have found in a long time and it is kosher don't ya know.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Monday, January 08, 2007
some good words for me
Do not search about for the words to tell people that you love them.
Instead, ask God to show them your love without your having to talk
about it. Otherwise you will never have time enough both for loving
gestures and for compunction.
St. John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Instead, ask God to show them your love without your having to talk
about it. Otherwise you will never have time enough both for loving
gestures and for compunction.
St. John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
snow again
Woke up to more snow on the ground. Nothing like the dump in November but startling to the eyes after a month of green. It is raining now. I don't anticipate it will stick around a long time. We are heading up to the Hemlock later today.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
road trip
We took a little trip to Portland yesterday to check out some "church clothes"
It was a brutally long day. The border guard was incredibly irritating. I learned a ton of new vocabulary.
But, the garments will be beautiful!
It was a brutally long day. The border guard was incredibly irritating. I learned a ton of new vocabulary.
But, the garments will be beautiful!
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