"if your ever in Conestogo stop in man or Elmira or St. Jacobs" Clifton
"what's in Conestogo? or Elmira/St. Jacobs? I mean, besides the horse crap on the sides of the roads..." me
"Well if your ever in those towns look me up Im bound to be either there or here or at one of them. i also work with Home hardware picking orders and stuff its good man" Clifton
"sure thing. and I'll watch where I step, too. ;o)" me
"yea man. watch out for those mennonites too. THEY CRAZY!" Clifton
spent 7 hours sorting receipts. today was a long day. yup.
random memory from today: pastor is re-taping catch the vision on Wednesdays. he speaks for two 25-minute segments each week. and he's doing it for five weeks, ten lessons. so tonight he does one, then gets ready for the second. I didn't feel like sitting, because I'd done so all day. so I'm standing in the hallway, listening... ish. karl walks by. "psst!" karl looks. "think we can make it to Tim Horton's and back in 25 minutes?!?" I grin. karl thinks for a second... "got any change?" he asks. "yup." karl pauses dramatically... then holds up his keys.
we made it with five minutes to spare. worship team rebels - that's us.
quick tip: check the length of the movies before watching a marathon. apparently each LotR movie is 3 - 3.5 hours each. not 2 hours each. so it's 6am and I'm finally done the marathon.
[Mom, speaking of the steadily-growing pile of Avon stuff, binders and books in the kitchen, which we'd affectionately coined "Mount Mom" last week] "I guess I'll have to move all my stuff for when [our hairdresser] gets here."
[Me] "Speak to the mountain..."
[insert long bouts of laughter here]
[Tim, singing a camp song] "If you have faith as a mustard seed you can move mountains by the power of God."
[Mom] "Where'd you learn that?"
[Tim] "At camp."
[Mom] "Really? I'm surprised they'd sing that at [a Baptist church] camp."
[Tim] "Well, they just sing it... I don't think they believe it."
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined...
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"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."
Rebecca- age 8
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"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."
Billy - age 4
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"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
Karl - age 5
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"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
Chrissy - age 6
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"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri - age 4
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"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."
Danny - age 7
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"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"
Emily - age 8
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"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
Bobby - age 7
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"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"
Nikka - age 6
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"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."
Noelle - age 7
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"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."
Tommy - age 6
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"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
Elaine-age 5
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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
Chris - age 7
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"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."
Mary Ann - age 4
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"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
Lauren - age 4
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"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you."
Karen - age 7
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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."
Mark - age 6
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"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
these were from the wedding rehearsal on Thursday. I almost forgot about them. enjoy.
[Chillin on the stage while the wedding party does a walk through] [Nelson rubs the top of Jonathan's amp] "Dude... why are you petting his amp??" - Me [Nelson continues to rub the amp] "Jonathan, Nelson's rubbing your amp." - Me [Without missing a beat] "That's how you turn it on." - Jonathan [Hysterical laughter ensues]
[Still chillin on the stage] "Look at Tim. Such a good looking guy. Too bad he's getting married." - Nelson "Yeah... he's off the market now. You can't marry him." - Jonathan [More hysterical laughter ensues]
so... apparently it's lent today. and you're supposed to give something up. I've been thinking about this, long and hard. ok... maybe not. but at least for the past three minutes. I came to the conclusion that I could stand to give something up. so, I've decided that I'm going to give up spinach. yes. spinach. and maybe liver while I'm at it. I hope that I make it. it will be a challenge. pray for me. kbye.
so I just got my January long distance bill. almost nine hundred minutes. that's fifteen hours. and most of it was to the states. if I'd called on my cell it would have been $270. but I pay $29 instead. praise Jesus for unlimited minutes plans.
Wow. Jesus, you are good. honoured. humbled. blown away. amazed. astounded. astonished. dumbfounded. awestruck. overwhelmed. stunned. how could You use me so? who am I?
I just talked to you on the phone... you know who you are. I am more than proud of you. and so completely honoured to play a role in your life. never forget who believes in you. and never forget how valuable you are. I believe in you.
I'm proud of myself today. Went clothes shopping. Bought myself the following: Two sport jackets. Two short-sleeve polo's. Two microfibre dress shirts. One ribbed sweater. Two pairs of paints. And the pricetag? Less than $200. w00t! I love walmart. and sidewalk sales at the mall. so anyway. that was my day. and I'm pretty proud of my shopping skillz. kbye.
Current Mood: happy
Current Music:Koinonia Christian Fellowship - Hunger [6.24]
I bought myself a new outfit for Christmas. and then proceeded to do a photoshoot. even though my hair was flat. and then I fixed them up in Photoshop... ...which means I removed the ugly background. I love Photoshop. if only I had a de-uglify filter... [it's a joke, relax] k, so here they are. enjoy.
trying to scare the camera.
look! a distraction!
brain dead staring off into the distance.
and then I got my sword out.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand pose!
kbye.
Current Mood: silly
Current Music:Rebecca St. James - It Is Well [4.08]
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I remember who you are... been a long time since we talked though! Sounds like life's been good. When exactly did you get hitched? Any little ones running around yet??
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