Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Well, what can I say...
#18 will remain blank, Ian knows why and hopefully he is the only one. Sorry if anyone else had the chance to read it. I apologize!!
11- 20
11) I am a p/t assistant soccer coach. I enjoy it as soon as I am on the field (or gym floor) but not usually excited to fill in. I have yet to have a bad time of it so I sometimes can not understand my reluctance.
12) I am usually a pretty happy person. Not many things or people can get me 'in the dumps'. Although I can think of a few right now easily, I should not make that something about me because these things are few and far between. I love God, love people, love life.
13) I am a crafter. I enjoy card making, colouring, sticking things together and creating stuff. Always have. As a kid, I would take the ashes from the wood stove and create my own soap/ashes/anything I could get my hands on that would mix and make a paste or a goo and form it to dry out. Messy? Yes. Enjoyable? there seemed to be no end. At buffets I, with my siblings, more my brother, would put all the liquids together to make a black, it eventually always went black, drink that we never drank, at least I never did.
14) I have a slight heart murmur. Doctors always comment but are never concerned. Weird.
15) I have never had the chicken pox. Actually, only 2 or 3 spots.
16) I started a new job in March and I love it! Everything about it is terrific. The people, the paper work, the hours. I am the hourly safety representative at the sawmill here in Sundre. It is hard to answer the question of "What do you do?". I do some computer work, a lot of interaction with people, helping out where ever I can, share in the idea-to-work process of safety. Try to keep working safely in the for front of everyone's mind so that every employee gets to go home in one piece without any injuries.
17) We, as family, have hosted international students for five years. It has been good. Some better than others. But each student brought to our lives something good and worthwhile. It has been a good five years.
18)
19) I tend to go with the flow. Moved to Alberta out of college, was only going to spend the summer but never left; took a job in Sundre from an unknown couple while working in Calgary, gave my 2 weeks notice and then I was here; Left an easy, nice job to pump gas because I could no longer feel right about serving the alcoholism in this town; Met and married my husband in less than 10 months; Kind of went from being acquaintances to friends to being engaged. Thought we would skip over the hassle of dating altogether. One of the very best decisions of my life. I can not say it has been easy, what married couple can?, but I can with 100% certainty say it has been worth it.
20) Skittles, I am addicted. I have mastered the temptation, I do not eat them very often but I do love them.
12) I am usually a pretty happy person. Not many things or people can get me 'in the dumps'. Although I can think of a few right now easily, I should not make that something about me because these things are few and far between. I love God, love people, love life.
13) I am a crafter. I enjoy card making, colouring, sticking things together and creating stuff. Always have. As a kid, I would take the ashes from the wood stove and create my own soap/ashes/anything I could get my hands on that would mix and make a paste or a goo and form it to dry out. Messy? Yes. Enjoyable? there seemed to be no end. At buffets I, with my siblings, more my brother, would put all the liquids together to make a black, it eventually always went black, drink that we never drank, at least I never did.
14) I have a slight heart murmur. Doctors always comment but are never concerned. Weird.
15) I have never had the chicken pox. Actually, only 2 or 3 spots.
16) I started a new job in March and I love it! Everything about it is terrific. The people, the paper work, the hours. I am the hourly safety representative at the sawmill here in Sundre. It is hard to answer the question of "What do you do?". I do some computer work, a lot of interaction with people, helping out where ever I can, share in the idea-to-work process of safety. Try to keep working safely in the for front of everyone's mind so that every employee gets to go home in one piece without any injuries.
17) We, as family, have hosted international students for five years. It has been good. Some better than others. But each student brought to our lives something good and worthwhile. It has been a good five years.
18)
19) I tend to go with the flow. Moved to Alberta out of college, was only going to spend the summer but never left; took a job in Sundre from an unknown couple while working in Calgary, gave my 2 weeks notice and then I was here; Left an easy, nice job to pump gas because I could no longer feel right about serving the alcoholism in this town; Met and married my husband in less than 10 months; Kind of went from being acquaintances to friends to being engaged. Thought we would skip over the hassle of dating altogether. One of the very best decisions of my life. I can not say it has been easy, what married couple can?, but I can with 100% certainty say it has been worth it.
20) Skittles, I am addicted. I have mastered the temptation, I do not eat them very often but I do love them.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Question 1
20 random things about myself:
1) I am left handed, hence always in my right mind :)
2) I have a tendency to start great ideas and fail miserably at completing them. It drives me a little crazy, and others more so, but I am wired in some kind of weird way so as to short out every once in a while.
3) To add(help) with my #2, I rarely worry about anything so I tend to let go of the old good ideas and start a fresh with new ones. So these two things go hand in hand. If I had to have everything just so, I would not survive. I do not understand some of my friends who think about things a lot in so many different ways and at every different possible angle. I love these friends very much, just don't understand them:)
4) I enjoying hugging most people, it makes me happy and hopefully them. Sometimes I can see it makes them uncomfortable but as certain people have come to know me, well, they just buck up and hug me;)
5) I am from the province of Quebec. I do not have a french accent, the reason being I am an english Quebecer. Funny as that sounds, we do exist, I think maybe a little less now than before though. I had a friend tell me once I did have an accent. I was kind of surprised and asked her to explain herself. She said, "You know, when you say certain words like 'cul de sac'." Had a good laugh over that one, still do. I said to her,"like when I say a french word in french because that is how it is supposed to be said?" And if my friend is reading this, I love this story and you;)
6) I would think most of you reading this would know this about me but maybe not, I am a Christian. I love Jesus. God is my creator and He is the One who never fails me.
7) I should change the title to 10 things... Let's see, this is harder then it seems. I really did not understand what heart burn was until a few weeks ago. I am getting it right now so i figured I would let you all know that I now can honestly say I know what it feels like. Thought I had felt it while I was pregnant the second time but it was not like this, definitely.
8) When I was a kid I fell through the ice in the pond outside my house. I was waiting for the bus. My mom hauled me into the house and changed all my clothes and got me out to the bus just in time. And the funniest thing is that not until this very moment as I typed the previous sentence did I realize I would have done the exact same thing to one of my boys if it had happened to them. Hmmm, I have always remembered that moment as a "bad parenting" one. How could my dear sweet mother send me off to school after such a scary event! Well it is not like I almost drowned. I went through at the edge of the pond where we were always told not to go because the water ran into the pond there and the ice was thin. I do not recall anything else about that day other than I really wanted to stay home from school and I figured I was in luck when I went through the ice to the pond water below.
9) Back to me being from Quebec, that also means my immediate and extended family are all from there as well. I miss them terribly. Some days more than others but it's always there. Every birthday I miss or they miss, Christmases and other great holidays. Special events or just a lazy day when I would like to just have coffee with my sister or brother or dad. To hold my nieces and nephews so tight that they have to fight to get away from auntie's hugs. So many people I am missing out on doing everyday life with. And I guess I just have to get past that and cherish the times I do get to have with my family every year or so. We make our choices.
10) I would not change any of the choices I have made to bring me here to Sundre from the eastern part of Canada. I thoroughly enjoy this path that God led me to. Being here with those I have made my family with in Alberta. This does not diminish my love for those that do not dwell down the street or a few hours away. It just makes me thankful for the people I have in my life, be it here or there.
I will have to end here for today. The next ten next time. :)
1) I am left handed, hence always in my right mind :)
2) I have a tendency to start great ideas and fail miserably at completing them. It drives me a little crazy, and others more so, but I am wired in some kind of weird way so as to short out every once in a while.
3) To add(help) with my #2, I rarely worry about anything so I tend to let go of the old good ideas and start a fresh with new ones. So these two things go hand in hand. If I had to have everything just so, I would not survive. I do not understand some of my friends who think about things a lot in so many different ways and at every different possible angle. I love these friends very much, just don't understand them:)
4) I enjoying hugging most people, it makes me happy and hopefully them. Sometimes I can see it makes them uncomfortable but as certain people have come to know me, well, they just buck up and hug me;)
5) I am from the province of Quebec. I do not have a french accent, the reason being I am an english Quebecer. Funny as that sounds, we do exist, I think maybe a little less now than before though. I had a friend tell me once I did have an accent. I was kind of surprised and asked her to explain herself. She said, "You know, when you say certain words like 'cul de sac'." Had a good laugh over that one, still do. I said to her,"like when I say a french word in french because that is how it is supposed to be said?" And if my friend is reading this, I love this story and you;)
6) I would think most of you reading this would know this about me but maybe not, I am a Christian. I love Jesus. God is my creator and He is the One who never fails me.
7) I should change the title to 10 things... Let's see, this is harder then it seems. I really did not understand what heart burn was until a few weeks ago. I am getting it right now so i figured I would let you all know that I now can honestly say I know what it feels like. Thought I had felt it while I was pregnant the second time but it was not like this, definitely.
8) When I was a kid I fell through the ice in the pond outside my house. I was waiting for the bus. My mom hauled me into the house and changed all my clothes and got me out to the bus just in time. And the funniest thing is that not until this very moment as I typed the previous sentence did I realize I would have done the exact same thing to one of my boys if it had happened to them. Hmmm, I have always remembered that moment as a "bad parenting" one. How could my dear sweet mother send me off to school after such a scary event! Well it is not like I almost drowned. I went through at the edge of the pond where we were always told not to go because the water ran into the pond there and the ice was thin. I do not recall anything else about that day other than I really wanted to stay home from school and I figured I was in luck when I went through the ice to the pond water below.
9) Back to me being from Quebec, that also means my immediate and extended family are all from there as well. I miss them terribly. Some days more than others but it's always there. Every birthday I miss or they miss, Christmases and other great holidays. Special events or just a lazy day when I would like to just have coffee with my sister or brother or dad. To hold my nieces and nephews so tight that they have to fight to get away from auntie's hugs. So many people I am missing out on doing everyday life with. And I guess I just have to get past that and cherish the times I do get to have with my family every year or so. We make our choices.
10) I would not change any of the choices I have made to bring me here to Sundre from the eastern part of Canada. I thoroughly enjoy this path that God led me to. Being here with those I have made my family with in Alberta. This does not diminish my love for those that do not dwell down the street or a few hours away. It just makes me thankful for the people I have in my life, be it here or there.
I will have to end here for today. The next ten next time. :)
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
30 Questions
Saw this on someone else's blog. I am gonna give it a go. Hopefully I can actually finish the list and as I go I might edit some of the questions. Who knows what I am capable of, haha.
And as I write this, I realize that there are many things to done so I will answer the first question the next time I blog. Think about these questions and you can post comments on this blog or on my face book every time I do a question.
THE LIST:
1. List 20 random facts about yourself.
2. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.
3. Describe your relationship with your parents.
4. List 10 things you would tell your 16 year-old self, if you could.
5. What are the 5 things that make you most happy right now?
6. What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?
7. What is your dream job, and why?
8. What are 5 passions you have?
9. List 10 people who have influenced you and describe how.
10. Describe your most embarrasing moment.
11. Describe 10 pet peeves you have.
12. Describe a typical day in your current life.
13. Describe 5 weaknesses you have.
14. Describe 5 strengths you have.
15. If you were an animal, what would you be and why?
16. What are your 5 greatest accomplishments?
17. What is the thing you most wish you were great at?
18. What has been the most difficult thing you have had to forgive?
19. If you could live anywhere, where would it be and why?
20. Describe 3 significant memories from your childhood.
21. If you could have one superpower, what would it be and what would you do with it first?
22. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 15 years?
23. List your top 5 hobbies and why you love them.
24. Describe your family dynamic of your childhood vs. your family dynamic now.
25. If you could have dinner with anyone in history, who would it be and what would you eat?
26. What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong?
27. What is your favorite part of your body and why?
28. What is your love language?
29. What do you think people misundertand most about you?
30. List 10 things you would hope to be remembered for.
And as I write this, I realize that there are many things to done so I will answer the first question the next time I blog. Think about these questions and you can post comments on this blog or on my face book every time I do a question.
THE LIST:
1. List 20 random facts about yourself.
2. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.
3. Describe your relationship with your parents.
4. List 10 things you would tell your 16 year-old self, if you could.
5. What are the 5 things that make you most happy right now?
6. What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?
7. What is your dream job, and why?
8. What are 5 passions you have?
9. List 10 people who have influenced you and describe how.
10. Describe your most embarrasing moment.
11. Describe 10 pet peeves you have.
12. Describe a typical day in your current life.
13. Describe 5 weaknesses you have.
14. Describe 5 strengths you have.
15. If you were an animal, what would you be and why?
16. What are your 5 greatest accomplishments?
17. What is the thing you most wish you were great at?
18. What has been the most difficult thing you have had to forgive?
19. If you could live anywhere, where would it be and why?
20. Describe 3 significant memories from your childhood.
21. If you could have one superpower, what would it be and what would you do with it first?
22. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 15 years?
23. List your top 5 hobbies and why you love them.
24. Describe your family dynamic of your childhood vs. your family dynamic now.
25. If you could have dinner with anyone in history, who would it be and what would you eat?
26. What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong?
27. What is your favorite part of your body and why?
28. What is your love language?
29. What do you think people misundertand most about you?
30. List 10 things you would hope to be remembered for.
Monday, May 21, 2012
May Long
It has been a good weekend. Great and most wonderful friends came to visit us on Saturday. They should be a little ways from home right now. Getting a good night's sleep before the last few hours home. Thx so much for coming, love you guys!!
Sunday flew by and it is already Monday night. The Neighbors are such good company and terrific friends. Even caught a glimpse of an adult Wierenga! That's something I don't see very much. Great food too. MERCI!
Got to chat with my sister this weekend. Miss you!
I am kind of excited about tomorrow, taking the company car to Calgary for a course. Neat.
Well off to bed for some zzzzz. night world. jy
Sunday flew by and it is already Monday night. The Neighbors are such good company and terrific friends. Even caught a glimpse of an adult Wierenga! That's something I don't see very much. Great food too. MERCI!
Got to chat with my sister this weekend. Miss you!
I am kind of excited about tomorrow, taking the company car to Calgary for a course. Neat.
Well off to bed for some zzzzz. night world. jy
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Busy Anyone?
I now know what the word means. I thought I understood the word 'busy' but I guess up until now I was really not busy just moving and getting things done whenever. Busy is not a bad thing, it just has to be an enjoyable-still-able-to-get-everything-done,-and-say-no-to-many-things,-in-a-reasonable-time busy. Working on it. Still overly happy with my work. Just had a three day course on leadership and safety in the workplace. Great teacher and I enjoyed the material. I am quite sure many found it a little dry but not me!! Going through a few hiccups right now but I am trusting in the One who can and will work them all out. Merci, mon Dieu!
Having some great friends coming for a visit this weekend. Looking forward to their visit. First time seeing their little cutie, Lincoln. YA!
Also anticipating different things that are in the immediate future with work and family. till next update, jy
Having some great friends coming for a visit this weekend. Looking forward to their visit. First time seeing their little cutie, Lincoln. YA!
Also anticipating different things that are in the immediate future with work and family. till next update, jy
Monday, May 7, 2012
safety, safety, safety
So it is safety week at work and wow, I will be more prepared next year! Lacey said grown men would not want to play hide and seek and games... boy was she wrong:) Her hubby was leading the pack. I received good comments about the new 'hide and seek' safety week feature. Let's hope this enthusiasm carries on through till the end of the week!
Two more months of school for the kidlets. Caleb had a dentist appointment tonight. Neither of them have had supper, it is shepherd's pie. Who doesn't like that comfort food? oh well, they will be hungry in the AM. Till next time. jy
Two more months of school for the kidlets. Caleb had a dentist appointment tonight. Neither of them have had supper, it is shepherd's pie. Who doesn't like that comfort food? oh well, they will be hungry in the AM. Till next time. jy
Thursday, May 3, 2012
short update
Have't written a whole lot lately, not because there is nothing going on, cause there always is. Let's see, my two boys are loving soccer. Troy is the assistant coach for Caleb's team and I am the stand in for Joshua's when his assistant coach is policing the streets. I really do like coaching, it makes the time go by real fast. My boys, the three of them, have been hired to set up and take down the nets, balls, and cones. I had my doubts, practically begged Troy not to do it but it is going okay.
Busy week ahead with the Safety BBQ and safety week. I think I want it to be over already so I can try again for next year. I guess we will see what happens.
I am so looking forward to seeing my sister and sweet Carter. That will be so great!!
I thank God for my life!
Busy week ahead with the Safety BBQ and safety week. I think I want it to be over already so I can try again for next year. I guess we will see what happens.
I am so looking forward to seeing my sister and sweet Carter. That will be so great!!
I thank God for my life!
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Weekends rock!!
I am still enjoying my job, weekends, and most everything else. I am looking forward to seeing my sister in July. My Dad is doing better which is such great news. I am more than lucky or fortunate, I am such a blessed woman. I am thankful for the children God has given me, the husband I celebrate life with, the family I have and the family I have been grafted into. That is both physically(through a promise before God) and spiritually(being born of the Spirit). I would not have the friends that I consider family if I did not know Jesus as saviour.
I am so thankful for what is in my sphere of Life.
This blog went a direction I had not planned but it is a good one. Be thankful for what you have! You have a lot to be thankful for.
I am so thankful for what is in my sphere of Life.
This blog went a direction I had not planned but it is a good one. Be thankful for what you have! You have a lot to be thankful for.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Fire extinguishers!!
I just need to say something about my work week, I do not think fire extinguishers are light enough! 250 extinguishers, a couple of helpful guys, and long days, sore arms, fingers, neck and shoulders...That's it.
Family Day
On Thursday, Grandma Gerry and Auntie Kelli came up for a most wonderful visit. It was so nice to see them because it has been months! Kelli took us all out for lunch, which of course was an adventure all in itself. We wanted to pick up lunch from A &W and from Subway and then bring it home to eat. A&W was closed due to water issues because of the hotel being built beside it. So we stopped at Burger Baron for the kids meals. While waiting a while for our fast food, Kelli compartmentalized the box of the truck in front of us. Kelli treated absolutely everyone, that great gal. I got a London Fog too. They are quite a treat. I love my family.
We had a great time with the boys making coloured eggs with faces. You can check out the eggs on my Facebook albums. They are fantastic! Egg trains, super heroes, princesses.
We celebrated Grandma's birthday as well and had Kelli's best steak without her :( We also had ice cream cake from Dairy Queen for the event.
I thoroughly enjoyed my day. Grandma slept over 2 nights. What a great time we had together.
We had a great time with the boys making coloured eggs with faces. You can check out the eggs on my Facebook albums. They are fantastic! Egg trains, super heroes, princesses.
We celebrated Grandma's birthday as well and had Kelli's best steak without her :( We also had ice cream cake from Dairy Queen for the event.
I thoroughly enjoyed my day. Grandma slept over 2 nights. What a great time we had together.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Saturday!
What a joy it was to wake up this morning without an alarm. A Saturday to sleep in. I was up at 8:30 and it was marvellous. Just a lovely relaxing morning. I did not consciously think about the fact that I did not have a day to get up without an alarm clock. It is still strange not to have to set an alarm Friday night. Today is going to entail some cleaning, some outside time of some sort, it is beautiful out there, and some soccer tasks. Getting all the coaches and assistant coaches and managers set up. Getting there. I can see the end of the tunnel :)
Looking forward to seeing my mother-in-love and sister-in-love this week. It has been a while. Spring break for the kids, they are excited about it. Had a great evening with friends last night. Playing games and visiting. Probably another reason I appreciated this morning so much! Well, can't put this cleaning thing off anymore, until next time. jy
Looking forward to seeing my mother-in-love and sister-in-love this week. It has been a while. Spring break for the kids, they are excited about it. Had a great evening with friends last night. Playing games and visiting. Probably another reason I appreciated this morning so much! Well, can't put this cleaning thing off anymore, until next time. jy
Friday, March 16, 2012
Titleless
No title, I really need to improve my typing skills so I thought I might blog a bit. Although I must say, for only a couple weeks into this job and my typing skills have already tripled! It is good.
So, Lets see...wow, I can tell this is going to be a short blog, it might not even become one, lol.
Been finishing up the soccer registration, that is going well. Final day is Monday. Then I get to help put the teams together and stuff. It is good. Both my boys are anxious to start playing. They practice in the driveway with our student and with their Dad.
I am posting this, but hopefully, I will have some more interesting things to say next time. Until then.
jy
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Bergen
Off to the Bergen Store with my family. The owners are so great! I love them. Being off on Saturday is very good! I am spending more time with my family as a complete group. Lovin' it! The work weeks are much longer but the fact that I find this job so amazing and great makes everyday a joy to go to the mill!
Thinking of John Boyes as he is in Rwanda, praying for his safety and wisdom for those he is teaching about God. It is a great day! Although I hear my boys arguing... they might not think it is a great day ;)
Thinking of John Boyes as he is in Rwanda, praying for his safety and wisdom for those he is teaching about God. It is a great day! Although I hear my boys arguing... they might not think it is a great day ;)
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Work and Cake
(So I am not as consistent as I had planned but I have surprised myself because I am really enjoying writing on this blog when I do it.)
The employment situation for me is the greatest. I am officially the hourly safety representative all by myself this week starting March 6th. I have had the opportunity to be with the prior safety rep for many weeks of training and it has been well worth it. The guy is terrific and I have learned a lot from him on what to do and what not to do.
I am, however, looking forward to making the position my own and having my own desk and space in the office. Life here is good, as much as there are many things I would like to change, there are so many countless things and wonderful people to be thankful for!
Upcoming events include day trips to some training courses, Pastor John's trip to Rwanda, the Easter movie service, Pastor Mel's no retirement party, anything else that will pop up along the way and of course the things I have just forgotten to mention :)
Thanks to James, my sweet sister-in-love and her brother (aka my husband), I have a terrific painting of Troy and I on our wedding day. It turned out so great! Thank you James for taking the time to do this for me. If you want to see it you should come over for coffee and cake! I found this most wonderful Chocolate Cake recipe that is decent on calories and amazing on taste. I even brought some (hopefully Troy will not be too upset I gave some of "his" baking away) to my boys at work today 'cause I had a new employee observation to do and figured why not get some other things done too. Turns out she was not there today so I could have slept in. Oh well, I really did not mind, I am still in the honeymoon stage with my job. lol.
Well, time to put my finishing touches on the third cake I have made this week, Troy will still have his cake!! Love you, my husband...
The employment situation for me is the greatest. I am officially the hourly safety representative all by myself this week starting March 6th. I have had the opportunity to be with the prior safety rep for many weeks of training and it has been well worth it. The guy is terrific and I have learned a lot from him on what to do and what not to do.
I am, however, looking forward to making the position my own and having my own desk and space in the office. Life here is good, as much as there are many things I would like to change, there are so many countless things and wonderful people to be thankful for!
Upcoming events include day trips to some training courses, Pastor John's trip to Rwanda, the Easter movie service, Pastor Mel's no retirement party, anything else that will pop up along the way and of course the things I have just forgotten to mention :)
Thanks to James, my sweet sister-in-love and her brother (aka my husband), I have a terrific painting of Troy and I on our wedding day. It turned out so great! Thank you James for taking the time to do this for me. If you want to see it you should come over for coffee and cake! I found this most wonderful Chocolate Cake recipe that is decent on calories and amazing on taste. I even brought some (hopefully Troy will not be too upset I gave some of "his" baking away) to my boys at work today 'cause I had a new employee observation to do and figured why not get some other things done too. Turns out she was not there today so I could have slept in. Oh well, I really did not mind, I am still in the honeymoon stage with my job. lol.
Well, time to put my finishing touches on the third cake I have made this week, Troy will still have his cake!! Love you, my husband...
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