Movie quote you should never say to your spouse.
"Oh why don't you stop annoying people"
-It's a Wonderful Life
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Different things
A friend from church passed away this morning.
I will miss her. She was always so cheerful on Sunday mornings and had a laugh to share.
My mom tells me the story of when her mom died.
My parents had been married less than 6 months when they heard the news that her mother had cancer. The doctor didn't say how severe it really was and my grandmother passed away not too much later.
My grandfather told my mom that if he knew that he didn't have that much time left with his wife he would have talked about different things.
Hug your loved ones and remember to not just talk business but also of different things.
I will miss her. She was always so cheerful on Sunday mornings and had a laugh to share.
My mom tells me the story of when her mom died.
My parents had been married less than 6 months when they heard the news that her mother had cancer. The doctor didn't say how severe it really was and my grandmother passed away not too much later.
My grandfather told my mom that if he knew that he didn't have that much time left with his wife he would have talked about different things.
Hug your loved ones and remember to not just talk business but also of different things.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Random thought
While fixing lunch with my husband I had a random thought. Chris was grating cheese onto my spaghetti and when there was enough I said "that'll do", bringing to mind a movie quote which you shouldn't say out of context.
Movie quote a husband should never say to his wife:
"That'll do pig" -Babe
Movie quote a husband should never say to his wife:
"That'll do pig" -Babe
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Smokin' day of rest
I had a miscommunication with my realtor about when we were having an open house. I thought it was today but she meant next Saturday. Since the house was all clean when I got home there was nothing to do. Chris needed to go to bed (he works the graveyard shift), I took a short nap with him until the baby woke up and I was left pondering what to do since there is always something to do.
Instead I did nothing. The baby and I played, watched tv and had a bath. I don't know how long it's been since I never had a "to do list" running in the back of my mind.
It was a great day of rest.
Last night my sister and nieces came over and helped bake cookies for the assumed open house. The girls stayed the night and Amanda went home and was able to sleep through the night.
Tonight after the baby went to bed I decided to warm some of the cookies in the microwave for a quick snack. I wanted the chocolate chips to be completely melted so I set the timer for 30 seconds. While they warmed I went into the other room to watch tv, went back into the kitchen to find smoke billowing out. I opened the door and the cookies were smokin'! I grabbed a towel and waved the smoke away and used it as a holder to take out the plate and out it in the sink to run water over, which started another short round of smoke.
I must say that I'm dumb founded. I've warmed cookies for that long before, I didn't use a weird plate and I know there wouldn't be any metal in the cookies. The only difference is that I used the pre-made dough instead of making it from scratch.
Either way the house now stinks of burnt cookies.
The hidden blessing is that I don't have any showings tomorrow!
Instead I did nothing. The baby and I played, watched tv and had a bath. I don't know how long it's been since I never had a "to do list" running in the back of my mind.
It was a great day of rest.
Last night my sister and nieces came over and helped bake cookies for the assumed open house. The girls stayed the night and Amanda went home and was able to sleep through the night.
Tonight after the baby went to bed I decided to warm some of the cookies in the microwave for a quick snack. I wanted the chocolate chips to be completely melted so I set the timer for 30 seconds. While they warmed I went into the other room to watch tv, went back into the kitchen to find smoke billowing out. I opened the door and the cookies were smokin'! I grabbed a towel and waved the smoke away and used it as a holder to take out the plate and out it in the sink to run water over, which started another short round of smoke.
I must say that I'm dumb founded. I've warmed cookies for that long before, I didn't use a weird plate and I know there wouldn't be any metal in the cookies. The only difference is that I used the pre-made dough instead of making it from scratch.
Either way the house now stinks of burnt cookies.
The hidden blessing is that I don't have any showings tomorrow!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Influence
If I were to buy products based on their mascots I would have to say that I would buy:
Snuggle fabric softener
Mrs. Butterworth syrup
Cocoa Puffs
Count Chocula
Michelin tires
California Raisins
and
Geico (the cavemen or the gecko)
But as it is I buy generic everything. Except for maple syrup, I get Aunt Jemima butter lite. It's what I grew up with and none others will do even though I don't think it has any real maple in it.
Snuggle fabric softener
Mrs. Butterworth syrup
Cocoa Puffs
Count Chocula
Michelin tires
California Raisins
and
Geico (the cavemen or the gecko)
But as it is I buy generic everything. Except for maple syrup, I get Aunt Jemima butter lite. It's what I grew up with and none others will do even though I don't think it has any real maple in it.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Change happens
I don't like change. Mostly I don't like learning something new when the old worked fine for me. I'm still getting used to this whole blog thing. It's frustrating that I can imagine what I want but haven't figured out how to use it.
My aunt Marian told me a story about when I was young that I wouldn't play with the other children at first. I would sit and watch their games and half way through when I had figured out all the rules and how to play I would join in. I'm happy she told me that because I still find myself doing that to this day. I don't play games unless I know I can win. I don't have to win, I just have to know it's possible for me. Most recently I played a game with friends that I didn't like the sound of, had observed before and after playing still don't like it. It's one of those creative games where you have to act, sing, write a poem or who knows what else. Truly I would have more fun watching or listening to others play while I color.
Another change I don't like; Microsoft Office 2007. LAME!! I'm not a fan of Vista but I'm a much bigger not fan of the new office. Grr. I spent 2 minutes just trying to zoom out of a document. What was wrong with the old that it needed to be changed? Or did they just change for the sake of changing? Crazy extroverts, don't they know we introverts don't appreciate them messing with our little world?
True. I wouldn't be the woman I am today had it not been for those people pulling me out of my comfort zone and I wouldn't change that one bit, but Office 2007 is completely unnecessary.
My aunt Marian told me a story about when I was young that I wouldn't play with the other children at first. I would sit and watch their games and half way through when I had figured out all the rules and how to play I would join in. I'm happy she told me that because I still find myself doing that to this day. I don't play games unless I know I can win. I don't have to win, I just have to know it's possible for me. Most recently I played a game with friends that I didn't like the sound of, had observed before and after playing still don't like it. It's one of those creative games where you have to act, sing, write a poem or who knows what else. Truly I would have more fun watching or listening to others play while I color.
Another change I don't like; Microsoft Office 2007. LAME!! I'm not a fan of Vista but I'm a much bigger not fan of the new office. Grr. I spent 2 minutes just trying to zoom out of a document. What was wrong with the old that it needed to be changed? Or did they just change for the sake of changing? Crazy extroverts, don't they know we introverts don't appreciate them messing with our little world?
True. I wouldn't be the woman I am today had it not been for those people pulling me out of my comfort zone and I wouldn't change that one bit, but Office 2007 is completely unnecessary.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Caught off guard
We're in the process of selling our house. We knew that this day would come but with interest rates being so low that day came sooner.
Anyway. I got a call from a realtor asking when would be a good time to show the house, I said I would pack up the kids and they could come right then.
It wasn't until after we got home that I noticed that I forgot to put the kids potty seat and step stool away, the chair that I put in front of the stairs was still blocking the way down and my dryer sheets were out. Minimal to some but for a perfectionist like me I'm pretty frustrated.
Oh well. I can't go back in time, it was just one house tour and maybe it really isn't that big of deal.
The moral of the story.
Selling your house is like following Christ. You should take care of the little messes in life as soon as they happen then you won't have to rush when company comes.
"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know what day your Lord will come."
-Matthew 24:42
Anyway. I got a call from a realtor asking when would be a good time to show the house, I said I would pack up the kids and they could come right then.
It wasn't until after we got home that I noticed that I forgot to put the kids potty seat and step stool away, the chair that I put in front of the stairs was still blocking the way down and my dryer sheets were out. Minimal to some but for a perfectionist like me I'm pretty frustrated.
Oh well. I can't go back in time, it was just one house tour and maybe it really isn't that big of deal.
The moral of the story.
Selling your house is like following Christ. You should take care of the little messes in life as soon as they happen then you won't have to rush when company comes.
"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know what day your Lord will come."
-Matthew 24:42
Monday, January 12, 2009
Getting started
I had wanted to make a comment on my mom's blog, http://www.christianvaluesblog.blogspot.com/ but it said I had to be a member, so here I am.
I think that I have pretty good eyesight and can find the bubble numbers at the eye doctors office but, when it comes to those verification codes that you have to type into the box to prove that you're human escape me at times. Take this blog for example, I entered the texts four times before I was accepted. It made me really appreciate the sites that have the option to change the verification word in case you could read it better. None the less I made it on.
Today is my daughter Arwen's 6 month birthday. It's funny that just a year ago I was hoping to reach the 12 week mark in anticipation for the morning sickness to end (the joke was on me because it didn't really stop until I was 20 weeks).
I think that I have pretty good eyesight and can find the bubble numbers at the eye doctors office but, when it comes to those verification codes that you have to type into the box to prove that you're human escape me at times. Take this blog for example, I entered the texts four times before I was accepted. It made me really appreciate the sites that have the option to change the verification word in case you could read it better. None the less I made it on.
Today is my daughter Arwen's 6 month birthday. It's funny that just a year ago I was hoping to reach the 12 week mark in anticipation for the morning sickness to end (the joke was on me because it didn't really stop until I was 20 weeks).
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