Bless Us All

This is my favorite song from the Muppets Christmas Carol.

Safety Dave

moar funny pictures

The photo was taken at Richmond in Tasmania while I was on holiday there in November. The caption is thanks to my brother!

Friday Fill-Ins #156 - The Christmas Edition

1. My boots are made for walking or just looking great with my best jeans.
2. What will happen this century?
3. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery (Anne of Green Gable the Sequel).
4. Can we just sit and talk?
5. I'd like to get married and have a few children.
6. Just get over it!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I've watched Elf and been on Facebook, tomorrow my plans include well, I don't actually have plans, but I'm open to suggestions as long as they don't involve joining the crush in the Boxing Day sales and Sunday, I want to go to church in the morning and relax in the afternoon - Trivial Persuit anyone?!

What Christmas Looks Like

What does Christmas look like for you?
What are your family traditions?
Is it a big gathering, or just a few people who really care about each other?

Christmas for me is a small family gathering. My brother and sister-in-law are coming this year, so there will be 7 of us (8 if you count the cat).

Our tree was decorated after Dad finished work for the year, as we do every year unless we can convince him to let us put it up earlier. There are white lights and quite a variety of ornaments. Some handmade, others purchased, and every year we have a new ornament for each family member (See my other blog for the Tiny Stockings) .

There are Christmas cards on a string on the wall, actually there are now 2 strings full (aren't command hooks wonderful).

We have been doing Christmas baking (although not as much this year as other years). I made the pudding this year - my first attempt, so we won't know until tomorrow if it tastes good. Today I was decorating the chocolate log - a chocolate sponge roll covered in chocolate. This year we have 2 branches, both covered in milk chocolate, and the main log part covered in dark chocolate. I have yet to dust it with icing sugar, as I am waiting for the chocolate to harden.

Tomorrow we will start cooking the Christmas dinner (lunch) at about 10.15am. Lamb and Turkey will be on the menu, as not everyone likes turkey. It's not a full turkey, just a rolled turkey breast. There will also be roasted vegetables.

As the meal is cooking we will probably open presents (depending on when everyone arrives). We don't put presents under the tree. Instead everyone has a sack (or something) and we take turns to give our gifts to the other family members.

Before we open any gifts, we read the Christmas story and sometimes sing a carol or two. We do this because we are remembering the reason why we celebrate - the birth of our Savior, Jesus! He was the greatest gift. What we give to each other are just tokens.

1.00pm is when we plan to eat. There will be handmade bonbon crackers, laughter and talking.

I have no idea what we will do in the afternoon, that will depend on how tired everyone is and whether we opened all the gifts before lunch.

Tea will be salad and cold meat - and the pudding!

So that is what is planned. But what it will actually look like I do not know.

Merry Christmas to all my readers and followers!
I pray that you will remember (or learn) the real meaning of Christmas.
God Bless.

Teaser Tuesdays (December 22)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read


• Open to a random page


• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page


• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)


• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

'Belated Follower' by Colleen L. Reece

"At this point in his thinking, Benjamin always faltered. What right had he to take a wife, when he vowed to find the Messiah? Reason argued, it may be years. Soon Miriam will be gone. Who will protect this child of God from such as Darius, whose face fills with lust as she passes by? From the depths of his soul Benjamin cried, "Oh, Lord, what would You have me do?"

While this is not exactly a Christmas novel, it does seem to have more significance at this time of the year. It is an older book, published in 1995, so you may not be able to get your hands on a copy. I borrowed this one from a friend.

Inserts

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

There's A Song In The Air

I've been reading Ace Collins book, 'Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas' and came across a carol that I have never heard of before.

The words are by Josiah Holland, and the music by Karl P. Harrington. I'll write out the words here, but does anyone know the tune? I'd love to hear it.

There's A Song In The Air

There's a song in the air!

There's a star in the sky!

There's a mother's deep prayer

and a baby's low cry!

And the star rains its fire

while the beautiful sing,

For the manger of Bethlehem

cradles a King!

There's a tumult of joy over

the wonderful birth,

For the virgin's sweet boy is

the Lord of the earth.

Ay! the star rains fire while

the beautiful sing,

For the manger of Bethlehem

cradles a King!

In the light of that star lie the

ages impearled;

And that song from afar has

swept over the world.

Every hearth is aflame, and

the beautiful sing

In the homes of the nations

that Jesus is King!

We rejoice in the light, and

we echo the song

That comes down through

the night from the heavenly throng.

Ay! we shout to the lovely

evangel they bring,

And we greet in His cradle

our Savoir and King!

Teaser Tuesdays (December 15)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read


• Open to a random page


• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page


• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)


• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

'Gideon's Gift' by Karen Kingsbury

'Brian took the envelope, his hands shaking. Maybe the person had signed the card. Maybe they would finally know where this amazing abundance had come from. He slid his finger beneath the flap and pulled out a folded piece of paper. As he did, something fell onto the counter.'

Try this one for a great inspirational Christmas story. My copy of Gideon's Gift comes in the 4 volume book which also includes stories about Maggie, Sarah and Hannah.

Spill

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Friday Fill-In #154

1. Good times: Involve family and friends, always including laughter.
2. I'm finally getting settled into my home.
3. Sleigh bells ring - not down here because there's no snow.
4. I only want a little.
5. Once more I find myself here, putting something out into cyber space.
6. Will it ever end?
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing, tomorrow my plans include recovering from the past few days and Sunday, I want to go to church in the morning and relax in the afternoon!

God's Plans and Provision

When my job was terminated 2 months ago I wondered what I would do. "Why now?" and "What next?" were the things I wondered.

But now I realise God had a plan all along. My family has needed me, especially in the last 2 weeks in ways that would never have been possible for me if I had still been working.

I currently am sick of driving into the city and dealing with city traffic - it's exhausting, and it's not over yet. But I'm the one who can do it, and the one who is needed.

I still wonder "What next?" but I know God is in control of that too. Meanwhile, I just have to do the things that come across my path each day.

Some of you reading this would know that I hadn't been happy in my job, and career. You may also know that I had no idea what else I wanted to do. That is still the case, but I'm thinking something with children (that isn't childcare, teaching or in the medical or allied health fields - yes, that really cuts a lot out, but we'll see what comes up). All the time I've been working this year, what has given me the most pleasure is my time spent with the children at Good News Gang (for those of you who don't know, that's our youth group for primary age children Kinder to Grade 5). The kids can be absolute terrors some nights, but I still enjoy my time with them, and the planning for what we will do. I learn extra things when I write the Bible lessons that we are teaching. There are bittersweet thoughts about this tonight, because last night we said farewell to the Grade 5 kids who are moving on. I will miss them, even the roudy boys.

So, now I'm looking forward to GNG next year and living in expectation of the changes that will be happening in my life as I discover the next step that God has planned for me and what will be around the next bend in my road.

Teaser Tuesdays (December 8th)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read


• Open to a random page


• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page


• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)


• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Notes to a Working Woman by Luci Swindoll

So ominous is the threat of change that we submit to tedium, boredom, and apathy. Then what happens? We feel trapped. We're in a rut. Life is a grind. We hate our circumstances and ourselves ... and often those around us. I've heard those comments over and over and over from people who want to move ahead, yet wonder why they don't. They're scared to death of risk.

Don't live your life in fear, my friend. Have courage. Believe your circumstances can change, then step out. Get at it. The philosopher Descartes wrote, "Desire awakens only to things that are thought possible." Our characters simply cannot develop until we are willing to be courageous in our circumstances. Stop holding back!

Luci Swindoll is a woman I greatly admire. I have read a few of her books in recent times. She is someone I would love to have dinner with one day. Actually, I briefly met her brother, Chuck Swindoll, when he was last in Australia. Anyway, I highly recommend reading any one of Luci's books, but I have to say that my favorite is 'I Married Adventure'. I've been passing that one around my friends so often, that it is rarely on my bookshelf.

10 on Tuesday - Great Things About the Holidays

10 Great Things About the Holidays

1. Celebrating the birth of my Savior!

2. Food that I only get to eat once a year

3. All the family at home

4. Presents

5. Decorating the Christmas Tree

6. Decorating the house

7. Chocolate Log and Christmas Cake

8. Secrets revealed

9. New things to enjoy

10. Singing Carols

Teaser Tuesdays (Dec 1st)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read


• Open to a random page


• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page


• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)


• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

The Red Siren by M. L. Tyndall

"Dozens of pirates spat from the hatches onto the deck. Brandishing weapons, they rushed toward his startled crew. One by one, his men dropped their buckets to the wooden planks with hollow thuds and slowly raised their hands. Their anxious gazes shot to Dajon, seeking his command. The pirates chortled as Dajon's fear exploded into a searing rage. They were surrounded."

Book Giveaway!!! (Australia only)

In honour of my 400th post (which was a few weeks ago) I am giving away 6 books from my bulging bookshelves to make way from some new purchases.

I have read them all and they are good books, but I'm not likely to read them again and thought someone else might get some enjoyment out of them.

Unfortunately, due to postage costs, I can only offer these to people with Australian postal addresses. And if you live really close to me I could even personally deliver them.

1st we have a set of three. I don't want to break them up, but will consider it if no one is interested in the whole set.

The Ashely Stockingdale series, by Kristin Billerbeck.

~What a Girl Wants

~She's Out of Control

~With This Ring, I'm Confused.

2nd is book one in the Ivy Malone Mystery series, by Lorena McCourtney.

~Invisible

3rd we have Forsaken by James David Jordan. There is a sequel to this that has just come out, or will in the next few months.

Finally, we have The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen.

So, if you are interested in any of these books, please leave a comment before 30th November 2009, indicating which book(s) you are interested in and a way to contact you.

Please remember this is open to people with Australian postal addresses only.

Friday Fill-Ins #152

1. Wait! Wait, don't forget to give me a hug.
2. My friend followed at once by turning her car around and following me as I drove home.
3. The trouble is I really don't know what I want to do next, and don't feel motivated right now.
4. My mind is many miles away.
5. With a faint pop my shoulder cracked at the table last night - don't worry, it often does that.
6. The sky looked shadowy and ominous.
7. And as for the weekend, Friday night I wrapped Christmas presents and watched a few episodes of the West Wing season 1, today I have done some housework (which I hate) and hope to relax this afternoon and Sunday, I want to have what may be our last GNG breakfast meeting for the year, have fellowship at Church and spend some time with family and friends!

Simon Says ...

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Teaser Tuesdays (Nov 24)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

'The Night Watchman' by Mark Mynheir

' "They're not likely to do anything to draw attention to themselves," I said. "So first we need to take a deeper look at Club Venus and the Lion's Den. I'll get to know Chance Thompson a little better too. He's a snake if I've ever met one." '

'His ecstatic grin made me question my sanity ... again.'

10 on Tuesday - Things You are Thankful For

10 Things You are Thankful For

1. God

2. My parents

3. My brother and sisters

4. Friends

5. My own room

6. Music

7. Colours

8. Butterflies

9. Creativity (even though it currently seems a bit buried)

10. Cooler weather after hot days.

This has been the easiest list so far, and I could have gone on.

Vertically Challenged

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

10 on Tuesday - Things You Wish You Knew How to Do

10 Things You Wish You Knew How to Do

1. Alter sewing patterns

2. Not procrastinate so much

3. Draw

4. Crochet lace

5. Play the piano better than I do

6. Play the guitar

7. Digital Graphic Designs - complete with animations

Friday Fill-In #150

Ok, so I haven't done this for a while, and I am now a day late (depending on your time zone I guess). But here it is:

1. The last band I saw live was Westlife.
2. What I look forward to most on Christmas is having some food that we only get at that time of year - like turkey.
3. My Christmas/holiday shopping is in progress.
4. Thoughts of trying to figure out what I want to do with my life fill my head especially now while I am between jobs.
5. I wish I could wear yellow sometimes.
6. Bagpipes are a strange, yet fascinating instrument.
7. And as for the weekend, last night I finished up a project that I started in the afternoon, today my plans have included working in the backyard to help get the new soil spread to even up the ground and Sunday, I want to go to church for fellowship and teaching and relax in the afternoon!

Ok, so you're probably wondering where I've been all this time, well the truth of the matter is that since my employment was terminated (thanks to the Global Financial Crisis) I have been busy on Fridays and generally on the computer before the blank parts are up, given time differences between me and the originator of this very interesting meme.

Let's see, there have been friends returning from overseas, parties to go to, packing to do for a recent trip and a whole range of other activities, and sometimes I have just been too tired to check the computer.

I can't show you the project I finished because it is a present and I don't want the recipient to see it before they receive it. But let's just say that since I have my room nearly in order, I have been able to unpack my craft stuff and got a little creative with some of the gadgets that I won from magazines.

As for my room, there are still a few things to sort out, but I should have time for those now that I am between jobs. I'm trying to decide what I will be doing next - still in accounting or something else entirely. Mostly I just want to follow God's will, but right now that is a mystery to me. My heart's desire is still out of reach, and seems no closer than it did 5 years ago. SIGH!

Quick, change the subject before I get morose.

My book collection is still increasing. Ooo that reminds me, I need to update Shelfari. I've been spending too much time on Facebook to keep everything else up to date.

Speaking of Facebook, it's calling my name!

10 on Tuesday - Favorite Movie/Song Remakes

10 Favorite Movie/Song Remakes

1. South Pacific (starring Glenn Close and Harry Connick Jnr. )

2. The Thomas Crown Affair (starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo)

3. Ocean's Eleven (starring George Clooney etc)

4. The Italian Job (starring Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron)

5. Pride and Prejudice (starring Kiera Knightly and Matthew MacFadyen - I do enjoy the Greer Garson and Laurence Oliver version of this, although it is not very accuarate to the book)

10 On Tuesday - Ways to Waste Time on the Internet

10 Ways to Waste Time on the Internet

1. Facebook

2. Google searches

3. Facebook

4. Reading Blogs (although there's a lot of interesting and useful information to be found there)

5. Facebook

10 on Tuesday - Guilty Pleasures

10 Guilty Pleasures

1. Blackforest TimTams

2. Hitting the snooze button on my alarm clock

3. Staying up late to finish reading a book

4. Spending time on Facebook

5. Buying scrapbooking gadgets and products

Easier

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

10 on Tuesday - Things That Make You Feel Old

10 Things That Make You Feel Old

1. My youngest sister having a birthday

2. Thinking about how long it has been since I finished school

3. Hearing that my cousin's child will go to kinder next year

4. Paying bills

5. Seeing fashions coming back in that went out when I was a child (there was a reason they went out of fashion)

6. Taking a trip down memory lane

7. Wondering what has become of my high school classmates

8. Realising that there are a lot of younger girls who see me as a role model

9. Being tired

10. My body not doing everything it used to be able to

Studying

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Friday Fill-In #145

And...here we go!

1. Sweet dreams! Goodnight, my friends.

2. Making new friends is hard, especially for me.

3. Silliness can be a good thing when doing activities with children.

4. I never do any thing for Halloween and this Halloween will be no exception.

5. Whether I'm outstanding or not, my Dad is still my biggest fan.

6. To be somewhere else is what I want right now!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing with my cross stitch and a movie, tomorrow my plans include a trip into the city, including a visit to my favorite book store and Sunday, I want to relax and plan the lesson that I'll be teaching at Good News Gang this coming Wednesday night!

Stay tuned for an exciting book give away. It is in honour of my 400th post!!!

Take This Life by Paul Wright

10 on Tuesday - Things You Want But Can’t Afford

10 Things You Want But Can’t Afford

Ok, so I probably can afford most of these, but I have to wait - for a little while at least.


1. New Car
2. New Sewing Machine
3. To quit my job
4. A desk with a file drawer or a roll top desk
5. Space for all my craft stuff

Actually, I'm pretty content with what I have. This is nothing without a loving family, good friends and most importantly an amazing God.

Friday Fill-In #144

And...here we go!

1. I have a history of saying something stupid and then playing over and over in my mind what I should have said and beating myself up about what I did say.

2. How to alter sewing patterns is something I wish I knew how to do.

3. I recently ate toast, but I'm looking forward to lunch, since that toast was for breakfast.

4. I love to get out on the open road.

5. So that's it, that's the plan!

6. A little of a good thing better than nothing!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing with my cross stitch while watching a movie, tomorrow my plans include sorting out some more things in my room - hopefully getting my desk clear and useable - and Sunday, I want to fellowship at church in the morning and then relax in the afternoon!

Noble Steed

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Friday Fill-In #143

And...here we go!

1. One week ago I was planning a trip to Ikea.

2. I had very curly hair when I was young.

3. Mama told me you can't hurry love.

4. Let's talk about you and me.

5. Take your time - stop and smell the roses.

6. This, too, will pass!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing, tomorrow my plans include going out somewhere so I don't have to watch the AFL Grandfinal and hear my dad and brother yelling at the TV because they think the umpires made a bad decision and Sunday, I want to do some normal Sunday stuff!

You'll Get Your Quilt

Sunday after church, a mom asked her very young daughter
what the lesson was about. The daughter answered, "Don't be
scared; you'll get your quilt."

Needless to say, the mom was perplexed.

Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea and the mom
asked him what that morning's Sunday school lesson was
about.

He said, "Be not afraid; thy comforter is coming."

Received from Larry.

Hairbrush

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

10 on Tuesday - Things You Need to Plan For

10 Thing You Need to Plan For

1. The future

2. A Wedding - maybe one day, I hope

3. Your Career

4. Parties

5. Shopping for a new wardrobe - 2 weeks, 2 friends, but how much money should I spend?

6. How to get everything done in a day that you need to

7. Getting this blog post done

8. A Holiday - Tassie in November!

9. Christmas - what should I give everyone this year?

10. Eternity - where will you spend it?

Family Photo

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Friday Fill-In #142

And...here we go!

1. My car in called Pearl because the official colour is silver pearl.
2. A trip to Ikea is coming up next.
3. Lately, things seem very overwhelming.
4. In the bottom of my wardrobe is one of my favorite 'hiding' places for presents and other things.
5. What happened to some of the soft toys that I gave away? I wish I hadn't given them, but I hope whoever got them loves them.
6. Saving money is not impossible! Look out for bargains and have a regular savings plan.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a quiet night at home, tomorrow my plans include a trip to Ikea with Mel and Sunday, I want to enjoy the time of worship and fellowship and church and then maybe work on holiday plans for my Tassie trip!

Power Nap

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

10 on Tuesday - Things You Think Are Cool

10 Things You Think Are Cool

Now the question here, is in what sense are we using this word?

Cool - as in the coloquial use meaning things you like or in the sense that they are not warm?

Since I can't decide I'll give you 10 of each just for fun

Cool as in like:
1. Storms
2. Sunsets
3. Cuddles
4. Rainbows
5. Rain
6. Butterfiles
7. Lighthouses
8. Scrapbooking products
9. Cross stitch catalogues
10. Waves breaking on the beach

Cool as in not warm:
1. Snow
2. Ice
3. Icecream
4. Wind in winter
5. Jelly
6. Chilled water
7. Frozen food
8. The way some people look at you
9. Metal
10. Rain

Before the Throne of God Above

At Peace in the Playpen

Mary was almost crazy with her three young kids. She
complained to her best friend Judy, "They're driving me
nuts! They give me no rest! I'm half way to the funny farm!"

"What you need," said Judy, "is a playpen."

So Mary bought a playpen. A few days later, Judy called to
ask how things were going.

"Superb! I can't believe it," Mary said. "I get in that pen
with a good book and a chocolate bar, and the kids don't
bother me for hours!"

Received from Ed.

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

My sister's cat, Rosie, does this to us all the time. She's not as small, but just as cute.

FarmTown on Facebook

FarmTown on Facebook is something I've really got into lately. For those of you who don't know what it is, it's a game where you plow land, plant crops and harvest them. There are farm animals and trees and all manner of decorations, including flowers.

I guess you could probably say I'm addicted to it.

Anyway, I had seen what looked like waterfalls on some people's farms and wondered how they did it, especially since I knew that you couldn't overlap the river pieces. Then today I was on a friend's farm and she had done it, so I asked how. She directed me to this YouTube video. So now I'm going to try it on my farm and see how it goes.

Sorry if it takes a while to load. It's a long video.

Friday Fill-In #140

And...here we go!

1. I feel tired - but then it is Friday and it's been a busy week.

2. A trip down memory lane is always fun.

3. Right now, I can hear these things: the printer that is next to me, my self typing and someone dropping a pencil.

4. Today is Friday and I'm glad because that means I don't have to work tomorrow.

5. The last time I went on a roller coaster was a couple of years ago at the Royal Melbourne Show.

6. This is not Labor day weekend for me - that was in March.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to Fort Night with the kids from GNG, tomorrow my plans include sewing, sewing and more sewing and Sunday, I want to relax, after my breaky meeting to plan GNG for next week and teaching and fellowship at church, although I may still be sewing if it's not all done on Saturday!

10 on Tuesday - Things You Hate About Traveling

10 Things You Hate About Traveling

1. Jet lag

2. Fitting everything in my suitcase

3. Realising I packed too much

4. Changing time zones

5. Saying "Goodbye"

6. Deciding where to go

7. Travelling alone

8. Knowing what to pack (then back to #3)

9. Asking for time off work (should be easy, right? But there are some times of the year when I'm pretty much guaranteed that my boss will say "No way!")

10. Coming back to work after said holiday

Design Discoveries

Now that I've started my interior design course I've started buying home decorating magazines for inspiration (and to help with assignments).

They give snippits from a variety of suppliers and then provide a very helpful list of who they used at the back of the magazine.

I love it when I see things from Ikea - especially since I love going there and have a few things from Ikea in my home.

Today I've been inspired by a few items from Equator Homewares.

As a general rule I'm not a fan of woven furniture and wicker baskets (they accumulate too much dust and I'm just not that inspired by it), however among these items are some gorgeous wood and bamboo pieces. I wish I could put some pictures here, but you'll just have to have a look for yourself.

My favorite is the Montego folding writing desk.

Sunny Day Stroll

moar funny pictures

Friday Fill-In #139

Graphic courtesy of Tonya!

And...here we go!

1. He was a man of prayer, my Grandpa.

2. Daffodils is what I look forward to most this time of year.

3. My best friend is currently out of the country and I really miss her.

4. I really don't like my job to be honest with you.

5. Appearances can be deceiving.

6. The last person I gave a hug to was my Mum.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting ready to sew, tomorrow my plans include sewing and Sunday, I want to have our weekly GNG breaky and planning meeting, fellowship and teaching at church, and relaxing in the afternoon, or maybe more sewing depending on how I go on Saturday. Or maybe some unpacking and sorting!

Bible Story

James (age 4) was listening to a Bible story. His dad read,
"The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out
of the city but his wife looked back and was turned to
salt."

Concerned, James asked, "What happened to the flea?"

Received from Chris Keniston.

Hug Time!

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Just listen to that music!!

moar funny pictures

Memories of letters gone by

Did you have pen pals when you were young?

I had several. Most of mine came via an Australian magazine for children called Junior Clubhouse.

I mention this because today as I was going through some of the things I have had packed away in boxes, I discovered some of the letters that I had received. In particular the ones from 2 of my cousins and a girl from Tasmania.

I didn't read through them all as I didn't have the time, but I did open a couple for a look. Some were folded in fancy ways, others were written on different note papers. But the main thing about them is that they were all hand written.

I think I really miss that connection. I realised recently that I have a whole drawer full of different sets of writting paper, but I never use them. These days my connection with people is usually via email and other electronic media. The sentiments are the same, but they feel rather impersonal.

With the amount of writting paper in my posession I think I should start writting letters again.

One benefit of electroinc mail is that you don't have to have a physical storage location for it (other than space in the memory of your computer or online email service). Another is that the ink will not fade so that you cannot read it. But what if your computer crashes and you lose it? Then it is gone. I suppose the same could be said for a fire or flood damaging the stored letters.

What do you think?

The other thing I wondered as I looked through these letters, is what has become of my former pen pals?

I know what my cousins are doing, but what of the others. I must of had at least 5 or more people who I regularly corresponded with.

Where are they now? What direction has their life taken? Are they still alive? Have they married and had a family, or are they still single like me? Do they still live in the same town?

Since I received some of those letters I have moved 5 times.

If anyone reads this and has had pen pals in the past please let me know your thoughts. You could be one of my former correspondants, and I would love to know where life has taken you thus far.

Friday Fill-In #138

Graphic courtesy of Tonya!

1. I remember, I remember don't eat the daisies.

2. Dear readers I want you to know that I appreaciate your visits, even if I don't reply to your comments.

3. Is that my picture on the junk mail!!???

4. I'm trying to resist the temptation of Facebook, but it's just not happening.

5. I'm saving all my kisses just for you, my future husband!

6. If I made a birthday list a new sewing machine would definitely be on it!!!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a night at home with the family, tomorrow my plans include potentially finishing going through my boxes and Sunday, I want to have our regular GNG planning breakfast, then church services with teaching, worship and fellowship!

Bargains!

I think I must be the bargain queen! Today I have saved $100!! And that was just on one thing.

A business near where I work is relocating to a new premises and so they don't have to take everything there they are selling some things. Earlier this week they put out some second hand filing cabinets and my Mum and sister each bought one. That saved each of them a couple of hundred dollars.

Then today there was a kitchen starter set for $70. I was told that normal retail price when on special would be $170, and more if it wasn't on special!!! It is now sitting in my car ready to be transported home.

It's Mum who calls me the bargain queen. I'm always finding things - clothes, scrapbooking supplies and other things. Then there was the online Interior Design course that I enrolled in recently - I saved $300 on the fees for that.

Mum asked me the other day if I had ever calculated how much I had saved on various things. I haven't, but it would certainly be interesting to find out. Not that I'm going to spend my time doing it, but it is an interesting idea.

I just call all my bargain hunting training to be a Proverbs 31 Woman.

10 on Tuesday - Traits You Look for in a Romantic Interest

10 Traits You Look for in a Romantic Interest

1. MUST be a Christian (this is the first thing and most important, everything else is in random order)

2. Have a sense of humor

3. Loves children

4. Likes reading

5. Respectful

6. A man of prayer (ok so this is really #2)

7. Loves me for who I am not what I look like

8. Cares for others

This will have to be it for now. I may think of others, but I'll post this as it is for now.

Pure Pleasure

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

10 on Tuesday - Fads You Just Don't Get

10 Fads You Just Don't Get

1. Wearing rings on every finger

2. Body piercing

3. Peasant Tops

4. Afro hairstyles (especially teenage boys)

5. Guys wearing their pants half-way down their legs (yuck)

6. Facial hair

7. Dying your hair in strange colours, like blue and pink

8. Older ladies with a purple rinse in their hair

9. Lights on the running board of a Ute

10. Blue headlights - they really hurt my eyes

Once again I really struggled with this topic. I hope future ones are easier.

Animal Antics - or at least the words we put in their mouths

see more Lolcats and funny pictures


see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Friday Fill-In #136

Graphic courtesy of Tonya!

And...here we go!

1. A sleeveless t-shirt and shorts is my favorite summertime outfit.

2. My favorite John Hughes movies is - wait who is John Hughes? I think I've heard that name recently but why ... thinking, thinking ... ok, now I know thanks to IMDb, well, of the ones he directed, I've only seen one - Curly Sue. Of the ones he wrote the screen play for or produced it would have to be Miracle on 34th Street.

3. Fabric is something I love to touch.

4. The full moon sends cats crazy.

5. I wish I was somewhere else right now.

6. When daylight fades there are glorious colours in the sky.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing in some way, tomorrow my plans include unpacking more boxes and sorting things (hopefully there are no more spiders of any kind, especially Redback spiders - there were 3 in one box last week), and have the birthday dinner for my sister and Sunday, I want to plan for GNG at our weekly breakfast meeting (I wonder what we'll eat this week), go to church for fellowship and teaching (I think we're starting a new message series this week) and probably take it easy in the afternoon!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And now for some classic cats.

see more Lolcats and funny pictures


see more Lolcats and funny pictures


see more Lolcats and funny pictures