Thursday, January 26, 2006
Monday, January 23, 2006
I thought this was a neat message:
A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.
Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning. "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured, you are in my prayers."
The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."
So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of mousetrap catching its prey.
The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught.
The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and she returned home with a fever.
Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with the farmer around the clock.
To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.
The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.
So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember -- when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.
REMEMBER: EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSONS TAPESTRY; OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.
One of the best things to hold onto in this world is a friend....
*HUGE HUGS*
A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.
Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning. "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured, you are in my prayers."
The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."
So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of mousetrap catching its prey.
The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught.
The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and she returned home with a fever.
Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with the farmer around the clock.
To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.
The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.
So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember -- when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.
REMEMBER: EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSONS TAPESTRY; OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.
One of the best things to hold onto in this world is a friend....
*HUGE HUGS*
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
I am Canadian!
Canadian Quiz
So you think you're Canadian eh? Try this test. You can do it more than once and get different questions, but it's not for kids.Excuse the gore - but after all, we Canadians can handle a little hockey can't we? http://www.cbc.ca/chillybeach/trivia/trivia26.swf
I scored 1 out of 10
Canadian Quiz
So you think you're Canadian eh? Try this test. You can do it more than once and get different questions, but it's not for kids.Excuse the gore - but after all, we Canadians can handle a little hockey can't we? http://www.cbc.ca/chillybeach/trivia/trivia26.swf
I scored 1 out of 10
I hate it when...
you get a song stuck in your head and don't know all of the words and it just keeps repeating and repeating. *sigh*
For three days now thanks to Robert DeNiro in "Mad Dog and Glory" and Bruce Willis in "The Whole Nine Yards" and a CD that MyLuc played.
Title: Ain't Got Nobody
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
And i don't know why, but i'm startin' to cry.
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
And i can't figure out how i'm gonna' get by.
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
I don't know why, i been down all season,
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
'cause there ain't no reason for the girl to be leavin' me.
Chorus
I don't know how i'll ever get by without you.
Nobody, no ... nobody.
I'm startin' to realize my fate.
Nobody, no ... nobody.
I'm ready to make up and give another try to live with you.
Nobody, no ... nobody.
I hope for our love and us, it's not too late ... too late.
Nobody, nobody.
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
Oh, and i don't really think that she'll ever come back.
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
If she don't come back, i'll have a love attack.
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
And my tears are like rain, fallin' down on my face.
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
'cause i know she's the girl that i'll never replace.
Chorus
Chorus
But that o'course is much better than the other one ... or is it?
Girl From Ipanema
*shudder* I like Mallrats, I normally don't mind elevator music, I like The Carnival Band but this song.....goodness.
*HUGE HUGS*
you get a song stuck in your head and don't know all of the words and it just keeps repeating and repeating. *sigh*
For three days now thanks to Robert DeNiro in "Mad Dog and Glory" and Bruce Willis in "The Whole Nine Yards" and a CD that MyLuc played.
Title: Ain't Got Nobody
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
And i don't know why, but i'm startin' to cry.
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
And i can't figure out how i'm gonna' get by.
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
I don't know why, i been down all season,
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
'cause there ain't no reason for the girl to be leavin' me.
Chorus
I don't know how i'll ever get by without you.
Nobody, no ... nobody.
I'm startin' to realize my fate.
Nobody, no ... nobody.
I'm ready to make up and give another try to live with you.
Nobody, no ... nobody.
I hope for our love and us, it's not too late ... too late.
Nobody, nobody.
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
Oh, and i don't really think that she'll ever come back.
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
If she don't come back, i'll have a love attack.
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
And my tears are like rain, fallin' down on my face.
I ain't got nobody since she left me.
'cause i know she's the girl that i'll never replace.
Chorus
Chorus
But that o'course is much better than the other one ... or is it?
Girl From Ipanema
*shudder* I like Mallrats, I normally don't mind elevator music, I like The Carnival Band but this song.....goodness.
*HUGE HUGS*
Thursday, January 12, 2006
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1. I do not like pasta more than once a week. 2. I do like the SCA and am glad I found a niche somewhere odd. 3. I've learned to use the sewing machine and it's awesome. 4. I have more SCA gowns than work clothes. 5. I have more acquaintances than actual friends. 6. I named my cat Chloe and I don't know why. Her nickames are Poufy Tail and Destructo Cat. 7. I miss the Kootenays. 8. I can't drive legally and really don't care. 9. I know a little martial arts. 10. I love hearing "Aunty Melissa". 11. I like making dessert more than the main course. 12. I want to get to New Zealand before I'm 30...Nov. 6, 2006 13. I like finding new bloggy things. Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. Leave your link in comments. |
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Wednesday, January 11, 2006
You know you have missed an interesting conversation when you overhear:
*I don't know...I don't have a penis*
Overheard between two over 40 ladies waiting in the lobby of my office building....looking at the potted flowers.
Books of the Moment:
Bitten - Kelly Armstrong
Catch of the Day - Marcia Evanick
Gotta have some romance with my adventures don'tcha know. *grin*
*HUGE HUGS*
*I don't know...I don't have a penis*
Overheard between two over 40 ladies waiting in the lobby of my office building....looking at the potted flowers.
Books of the Moment:
Bitten - Kelly Armstrong
Catch of the Day - Marcia Evanick
Gotta have some romance with my adventures don'tcha know. *grin*
*HUGE HUGS*
I recently readmacfan77.blogspot.com concerning a Book Challenge.
50 books in a year?!?
I commented with *shaking my head* because seriously...I read or can read 50 books in a few months or less. In a year..I probably read at least 300 books...
In school I used to get into trouble because I'd read ahead. I'd be caught reading my library books or even my Moms romances.
I read and understand and can tell you what's happening.
Recently I found book by Cornelia Funke in the Youth section of Chapters. Inkheart. Yes, I was in the Youth Section. *shrug* What can I say. Anyways...the cover looked really cool and I picked it up and read a few pages ...I read the back of the book:
Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a bookbinder. But her father has a deep secret -- he possesses an extraordinary magical power. One cruel night, as Meggie's father reads a book called Inkheart aloud, an evil ruler named Capricorn escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, the two are plunged into the kind of adventure Meggie has only encountered in fiction, and they must somehow learn to harness the magic they were reading about to change the course of the story -- before it ruins their lives forever.
I knew that I would be using my gift certificates to purchase this book. It looks great! MyLuc came with me and now hasn't stopped withthe "you should be reading books your age" comments. The comments don't bother me as much as he thinks though...I read everything and anything.
So...I went to the bookstore in our Mall and found the 2nd book. Picked it up without a thought...knowing that I'd not be able to read it until I had the first. Yup...tortured myself. I order the 1st on and they told me it'd be a week or so until it came in. They called, I went in and it was a teeny tiny paperback. Now normally that wouldn't have bothered me but I had purchased the 2nd on in Hardcover so I really really wanted hardcover. I ordered again and they said 2 weeks...they'll call. *sigh*
I went to the bookstore downstairs at work and found Canadian Author Kelly Armstrong. There were two books...I checked to make sure that they were #1 and #2 in a witch series..the title escapes me at the moment. I got up to the counter and they recommended I read first her first books Bitten and Stolen of the werewolfe series. *sigh* They weren't in. I thought I'd give it a chance with the two I had. They rocked!
I went to the library to see if they had the first two. They did. Not too bad. I'd rather read about Vampires than Werewolves but not too bad.
So that's the mini version...I read a lot. I think I'm going to see if I can keep track. It'll be hard because I always have 2 books with me knowing I'll read at least one of them and have a backup.
How much do you read?
50 books in a year?!?
I commented with *shaking my head* because seriously...I read or can read 50 books in a few months or less. In a year..I probably read at least 300 books...
In school I used to get into trouble because I'd read ahead. I'd be caught reading my library books or even my Moms romances.
I read and understand and can tell you what's happening.
Recently I found book by Cornelia Funke in the Youth section of Chapters. Inkheart. Yes, I was in the Youth Section. *shrug* What can I say. Anyways...the cover looked really cool and I picked it up and read a few pages ...I read the back of the book:
Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a bookbinder. But her father has a deep secret -- he possesses an extraordinary magical power. One cruel night, as Meggie's father reads a book called Inkheart aloud, an evil ruler named Capricorn escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, the two are plunged into the kind of adventure Meggie has only encountered in fiction, and they must somehow learn to harness the magic they were reading about to change the course of the story -- before it ruins their lives forever.
I knew that I would be using my gift certificates to purchase this book. It looks great! MyLuc came with me and now hasn't stopped withthe "you should be reading books your age" comments. The comments don't bother me as much as he thinks though...I read everything and anything.
So...I went to the bookstore in our Mall and found the 2nd book. Picked it up without a thought...knowing that I'd not be able to read it until I had the first. Yup...tortured myself. I order the 1st on and they told me it'd be a week or so until it came in. They called, I went in and it was a teeny tiny paperback. Now normally that wouldn't have bothered me but I had purchased the 2nd on in Hardcover so I really really wanted hardcover. I ordered again and they said 2 weeks...they'll call. *sigh*
I went to the bookstore downstairs at work and found Canadian Author Kelly Armstrong. There were two books...I checked to make sure that they were #1 and #2 in a witch series..the title escapes me at the moment. I got up to the counter and they recommended I read first her first books Bitten and Stolen of the werewolfe series. *sigh* They weren't in. I thought I'd give it a chance with the two I had. They rocked!
I went to the library to see if they had the first two. They did. Not too bad. I'd rather read about Vampires than Werewolves but not too bad.
So that's the mini version...I read a lot. I think I'm going to see if I can keep track. It'll be hard because I always have 2 books with me knowing I'll read at least one of them and have a backup.
How much do you read?
Monday, January 09, 2006
I clicked on "Next Blog" and found this...I apologize for not copying who I borrowed it from.
4 Things
Four jobs you have had in your life:
~Nanny
~Security Guard
~Cashier
~Inventory Clerk
Four places you've lived:
~Elkford, BC
~Sparwood, BC
~Trail, BC
~Prince George, BC
Four TV shows you love to watch:
~CSI
~Bones (I think it's called that?)
~Trading Spaces
~Buffy
Four places you've been on vacation:
~Memphis, TN
~Cranbrook, BC
~Trail, BC
~Edmonton, AB
Four websites you visit daily:
~My Bank
~Every Blog (Friends n' Next Blog)
~Neopets
~Pogo
Four of your favorite foods:
~Peanut Butter n' Banana Sandwiches
~Sushi
~Greek Souvlaki
~Chicken, Rice and Peppers Casserole
Four places you'd rather be right now:
~With MyLuc
~With Family
~Shopping
~At the Library
4 Things
Four jobs you have had in your life:
~Nanny
~Security Guard
~Cashier
~Inventory Clerk
Four places you've lived:
~Elkford, BC
~Sparwood, BC
~Trail, BC
~Prince George, BC
Four TV shows you love to watch:
~CSI
~Bones (I think it's called that?)
~Trading Spaces
~Buffy
Four places you've been on vacation:
~Memphis, TN
~Cranbrook, BC
~Trail, BC
~Edmonton, AB
Four websites you visit daily:
~My Bank
~Every Blog (Friends n' Next Blog)
~Neopets
~Pogo
Four of your favorite foods:
~Peanut Butter n' Banana Sandwiches
~Sushi
~Greek Souvlaki
~Chicken, Rice and Peppers Casserole
Four places you'd rather be right now:
~With MyLuc
~With Family
~Shopping
~At the Library
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