Here's a really good article that sums up the situation well - this whole thing is making me cross. At least it gives me something other then Calgary Transit to complain about, I guess! :)
http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=7546
Monday, January 21, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Oy Vey...
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2008/01/15/sidhu-kirpan.html
If I can't take in my nail file why should he get to take in a dagger? After all, having a nail file is a woman's right! :)
Seriously though, I go to the court house at least once a week - sometimes more - and I feel much more safe knowing that the only armed people in the building are the police. A dagger may have religious significance, but that doesn't make it any less deadly!
If I can't take in my nail file why should he get to take in a dagger? After all, having a nail file is a woman's right! :)
Seriously though, I go to the court house at least once a week - sometimes more - and I feel much more safe knowing that the only armed people in the building are the police. A dagger may have religious significance, but that doesn't make it any less deadly!
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
2007 in Review
1. Where did you begin 2007? In my bed, asleep! That's me, the party animal.... :)
2. What was your status by Valentine's Day? Ummm, employed? Married? Tired?
3. Were you in school (anytime this year)? Nope, I finished in December 2006
4. Did you have to go to the hospital? No, thankfully. I don't like hospitals at all.
5. Did you have any encounters with the police? A couple, actually. Our car was stolen in April, so we were in contact with the police alot. And Trevor got pulled over for making a u turn lol
6. Where did you go on vacation? I had a trip to Vernon with the youth in February, two trips to Edmonton (Break Forth and Leah's grad), a trip to my Mom's in NS in May/June, a trip to Ottawa in July, camping in Drumheller in August, a trip to Penticton in September, and a trip to Kelowna in October. I think the trips to NS and Drumheller were the only ones that really classified as a vacation though! Did you notice how many times I went to the Okanagan last year? ;)
7. Did you purchase an item that was over $500? Plane tickets to NS! They were expensive.
8. Did you know anybody who got married? A few people, actually. The only wedding we went to was Scott and Sam's though.
9. Did you know anybody who passed away? Not directly
10. Did you move anywhere? Yup, from the hood downtown, to the hood in the NE!
11. What sporting events did you attend? I don't think I went to any...oh, Scott and Trevor and I went to an exhibition hockey game that was pretty special. I think that was it though - I'm not really into sports, except figure skating. I'm hoping I can get tickets for the skating at the 2010 Olympics.
12. What concerts did you go to? Robin Mark and Brian Doerkson at Break Forth. A few different things at the CPO, which is always fun. If you haven't been to the CPO, you should go. If you're under 30, you can get last-minute cheap tickets for concerts.
13. Describe your birthday: It was very pirate-y! My inlaws gave me all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies for Christmas, and on my birthday I got together with a bunch of friends and watched them all.
14. What's the one thing you thought you would not do, but did in 2007? I don't know - I try not to say I'll never do something, because then it usually ends up happening... Although I was quite surprised to find myself playing parachute games in Ottawa... lol
15. What has been your favorite moment(s)? Lots - the trip around NS with Chris, hanging out with my youth in Ottawa, catching up with Heather in December, a few road trips and camping with Trevor...
16. Funniest moment(s)? I remember laughing a lot last year - more then I have in a long time. Ottawa and our 'special' youth group times played a big part in that. :)
17. Any new additions to your family? My sister had a baby! That was pretty big.
18. What was your best month? I think May through September...so basically the whole summer. :)
19. Who has been your best drinking buddy? Well, not that I really drink...but probably the group of people that always used to go for cheap wings - that was awesome.
20. Made new friends? I met some new people, but I think I really reconnected with a few people I'd lost touch with over the years (a lot of that due to Facebook, too!). And I hung out a bit with my little cousins that I don't really know - that was pretty cool.
21. Favorite night out? Many of them...although the first one that comes to mind was trying to convince Chris to walk through this really old, creepy graveyard at night, and then freaking myself out lol
22. Overall, how would you rate this year? Like on a scale of 0-10, probably an 8. It was good, although it did have a few heart-wrenching moments and I do remember crying alot. :)
23. Other than home, where did you spend most of your time? Work! Boooo....
24. Change your hairstyle? I grew it out for the wedding in September, and then cut it all in December
25. Have any car accidents? No, thankfully!
26. Most memorable moment? Only one? lol So many...I think the conga line at Survivor is pretty up there - it was so bittersweet. Definitely the most emotional moment of the year!
27. Do you have a new year's resolution? Two of them, actually. To live a more environmentally conscious lifestyle, and move to the Okanagan!
28. Do anything embarrassing? Probably - I try to not remember those moments though...
29. Buy anything new from eBay? Nope
30. Get married or divorced? Nope. I helped a few people get divorced though! Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing...
31. Get arrested? Nope
32. Be honest - did you watch American idol? No - I can't stand American Idol. I watched a bit of Canadian Idol, and then when I was away and couldn't watch, they voted off most of the people I really liked, so I didn't watch it any more.
33. Did you get sick this year? Not really, much thanks to Cold FX! That stuff is amazing.
34. Been snowboarding? Nope
35. Are you happy to see 2007 go? Yes and no - there are a few moments from 2007 that I'd like to keep around, but I'm looking forward to some big changes in 2008. I'm getting old - it's time to buy a house! lol
2. What was your status by Valentine's Day? Ummm, employed? Married? Tired?
3. Were you in school (anytime this year)? Nope, I finished in December 2006
4. Did you have to go to the hospital? No, thankfully. I don't like hospitals at all.
5. Did you have any encounters with the police? A couple, actually. Our car was stolen in April, so we were in contact with the police alot. And Trevor got pulled over for making a u turn lol
6. Where did you go on vacation? I had a trip to Vernon with the youth in February, two trips to Edmonton (Break Forth and Leah's grad), a trip to my Mom's in NS in May/June, a trip to Ottawa in July, camping in Drumheller in August, a trip to Penticton in September, and a trip to Kelowna in October. I think the trips to NS and Drumheller were the only ones that really classified as a vacation though! Did you notice how many times I went to the Okanagan last year? ;)
7. Did you purchase an item that was over $500? Plane tickets to NS! They were expensive.
8. Did you know anybody who got married? A few people, actually. The only wedding we went to was Scott and Sam's though.
9. Did you know anybody who passed away? Not directly
10. Did you move anywhere? Yup, from the hood downtown, to the hood in the NE!
11. What sporting events did you attend? I don't think I went to any...oh, Scott and Trevor and I went to an exhibition hockey game that was pretty special. I think that was it though - I'm not really into sports, except figure skating. I'm hoping I can get tickets for the skating at the 2010 Olympics.
12. What concerts did you go to? Robin Mark and Brian Doerkson at Break Forth. A few different things at the CPO, which is always fun. If you haven't been to the CPO, you should go. If you're under 30, you can get last-minute cheap tickets for concerts.
13. Describe your birthday: It was very pirate-y! My inlaws gave me all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies for Christmas, and on my birthday I got together with a bunch of friends and watched them all.
14. What's the one thing you thought you would not do, but did in 2007? I don't know - I try not to say I'll never do something, because then it usually ends up happening... Although I was quite surprised to find myself playing parachute games in Ottawa... lol
15. What has been your favorite moment(s)? Lots - the trip around NS with Chris, hanging out with my youth in Ottawa, catching up with Heather in December, a few road trips and camping with Trevor...
16. Funniest moment(s)? I remember laughing a lot last year - more then I have in a long time. Ottawa and our 'special' youth group times played a big part in that. :)
17. Any new additions to your family? My sister had a baby! That was pretty big.
18. What was your best month? I think May through September...so basically the whole summer. :)
19. Who has been your best drinking buddy? Well, not that I really drink...but probably the group of people that always used to go for cheap wings - that was awesome.
20. Made new friends? I met some new people, but I think I really reconnected with a few people I'd lost touch with over the years (a lot of that due to Facebook, too!). And I hung out a bit with my little cousins that I don't really know - that was pretty cool.
21. Favorite night out? Many of them...although the first one that comes to mind was trying to convince Chris to walk through this really old, creepy graveyard at night, and then freaking myself out lol
22. Overall, how would you rate this year? Like on a scale of 0-10, probably an 8. It was good, although it did have a few heart-wrenching moments and I do remember crying alot. :)
23. Other than home, where did you spend most of your time? Work! Boooo....
24. Change your hairstyle? I grew it out for the wedding in September, and then cut it all in December
25. Have any car accidents? No, thankfully!
26. Most memorable moment? Only one? lol So many...I think the conga line at Survivor is pretty up there - it was so bittersweet. Definitely the most emotional moment of the year!
27. Do you have a new year's resolution? Two of them, actually. To live a more environmentally conscious lifestyle, and move to the Okanagan!
28. Do anything embarrassing? Probably - I try to not remember those moments though...
29. Buy anything new from eBay? Nope
30. Get married or divorced? Nope. I helped a few people get divorced though! Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing...
31. Get arrested? Nope
32. Be honest - did you watch American idol? No - I can't stand American Idol. I watched a bit of Canadian Idol, and then when I was away and couldn't watch, they voted off most of the people I really liked, so I didn't watch it any more.
33. Did you get sick this year? Not really, much thanks to Cold FX! That stuff is amazing.
34. Been snowboarding? Nope
35. Are you happy to see 2007 go? Yes and no - there are a few moments from 2007 that I'd like to keep around, but I'm looking forward to some big changes in 2008. I'm getting old - it's time to buy a house! lol
Friday, December 28, 2007
Another year has gone by
A lot has happened since my last update - I'll try to summarize the highlights and keep it short!
I helped my boss out with a mock trial for her SAIT class - it was a blast. Apparently there just might be an improv actor hidden in here somewhere after all! I was just going to observe, but ended up needing to play the role of a witness because someone didn't show up (a good way to fail the class!!) and my spur of the moment defense totally baffled the opposing counsel - it was awesome. My boss was quite impressed. :)
I discovered the joys of Partylight candles - they really are amazing. Very expensive, but they smell so good! It's an expensive addiction to have though, so I shall try to keep it under control.
We had our 8th annual Ultimate Survivors youth retreat at the end of November, and while it didn't go the way I wanted it to, the kids had a great time, and we had some really good moments throughout the weekend. I told the story of Gomer and Hosea in one of the sessions and had myself all choked up, so hopefully that came across well. Everything was such a blur, I still can't believe it's over!
http://picasaweb.google.com/michelleheumann/Survivor8
We went to the Rocky Mountain College Choir's Christmas presentation, and it was really good. They're an amazing choir - some really talented people in it. I also went to see Frank Leahy play Don Messier's fiddle, and Dad reminisced a bit about when he was a kid and they'd listen to Don Messier on the radio, which was pretty cool.
Heather came to visit, and we had a lot of fun hanging out, watching Star Wars, and doing some touristy stuff. We went with Anne to the CPO's presentation of the Messiah, which is one of my favourite Christmas things to do. We went to Zoolights and Heritage Park, where we had the best sausage rolls EVER. Totally worth the hour we spent standing in line for them!
Barb and I went to see August Rush on Christmas Eve. It was pretty good and I enjoyed it, although I'm not sure it was quite as good as I was hoping for. I think I wanted it to just go on for another five minutes or so, instead of ending where it did. The music in it was amazing!
Christmas was not too bad - it was really nice to have so much time off. Work has been pretty busy, and I come home at the end of the day feeling totally drained, which isn't much fun at all.
And tomorrow is my 27th birthday. Jennifer is coming all the way from Regina for the pirate marathon I have planned, and that's all exciting, but I'm really feeling kind of angsty about it. I'm not at all where I thought I would be in my (gasp!!) late 20's, and I'm not really sure what to do about it. Well, I have the husband, but that's about all I can cross off my life's to do list! :)
Anyway, it's a good thing I have something big planned, because otherwise I'd probably mope all day. I love the Pirates of the Caribbean, so hopefully that will be a good distraction from all the stuff swirling around my brain. Although, I'm not even sure who's coming - I thought there were a few more people coming from out of town, but I haven't heard from them, so I'm not sure. At least I know some of my youth will be there, anyway! I love my youth...
I wanted to do one of those year in review things like I saw on someone's Facebook page, but now I can't remember who's it was! So if you have one of those fun fill-in-the-blanks surveys about your year, let me know so I can waste a little bit of time on that. :)
I helped my boss out with a mock trial for her SAIT class - it was a blast. Apparently there just might be an improv actor hidden in here somewhere after all! I was just going to observe, but ended up needing to play the role of a witness because someone didn't show up (a good way to fail the class!!) and my spur of the moment defense totally baffled the opposing counsel - it was awesome. My boss was quite impressed. :)
I discovered the joys of Partylight candles - they really are amazing. Very expensive, but they smell so good! It's an expensive addiction to have though, so I shall try to keep it under control.
We had our 8th annual Ultimate Survivors youth retreat at the end of November, and while it didn't go the way I wanted it to, the kids had a great time, and we had some really good moments throughout the weekend. I told the story of Gomer and Hosea in one of the sessions and had myself all choked up, so hopefully that came across well. Everything was such a blur, I still can't believe it's over!
http://picasaweb.google.com/michelleheumann/Survivor8
We went to the Rocky Mountain College Choir's Christmas presentation, and it was really good. They're an amazing choir - some really talented people in it. I also went to see Frank Leahy play Don Messier's fiddle, and Dad reminisced a bit about when he was a kid and they'd listen to Don Messier on the radio, which was pretty cool.
Heather came to visit, and we had a lot of fun hanging out, watching Star Wars, and doing some touristy stuff. We went with Anne to the CPO's presentation of the Messiah, which is one of my favourite Christmas things to do. We went to Zoolights and Heritage Park, where we had the best sausage rolls EVER. Totally worth the hour we spent standing in line for them!
Barb and I went to see August Rush on Christmas Eve. It was pretty good and I enjoyed it, although I'm not sure it was quite as good as I was hoping for. I think I wanted it to just go on for another five minutes or so, instead of ending where it did. The music in it was amazing!
Christmas was not too bad - it was really nice to have so much time off. Work has been pretty busy, and I come home at the end of the day feeling totally drained, which isn't much fun at all.
And tomorrow is my 27th birthday. Jennifer is coming all the way from Regina for the pirate marathon I have planned, and that's all exciting, but I'm really feeling kind of angsty about it. I'm not at all where I thought I would be in my (gasp!!) late 20's, and I'm not really sure what to do about it. Well, I have the husband, but that's about all I can cross off my life's to do list! :)
Anyway, it's a good thing I have something big planned, because otherwise I'd probably mope all day. I love the Pirates of the Caribbean, so hopefully that will be a good distraction from all the stuff swirling around my brain. Although, I'm not even sure who's coming - I thought there were a few more people coming from out of town, but I haven't heard from them, so I'm not sure. At least I know some of my youth will be there, anyway! I love my youth...
I wanted to do one of those year in review things like I saw on someone's Facebook page, but now I can't remember who's it was! So if you have one of those fun fill-in-the-blanks surveys about your year, let me know so I can waste a little bit of time on that. :)
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Deep Questions
Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?
Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough money?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?
Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?
If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?
Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?
Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?
Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?
Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?
How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?
When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, "It's all right?" Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, "That hurt, you idiot?"
Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?
How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.
Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough money?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?
Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?
If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?
Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?
Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?
Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?
Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?
How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?
When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, "It's all right?" Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, "That hurt, you idiot?"
Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?
How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Wedding pictures!
Well, the excitement of Scott and Sam's wedding photos reminded me that I never did get an album done of our wedding. We couldn't afford it when we got married, and I meant to get one for our 5th anniversary. That was almost five months ago now, and we finally met with Dave and Laurie-Lynn, our photographers, last night. I pre-spent all of my anticipated Christmas bonus, but it is soooo going to be worth it. We're getting our own picture book!!! You know those coffee table books you see of scenery or places or animals or whatever? Well, we're going to have one of our wedding! It's awesomely cool - I can't wait to see it. I pulled out my proof album last night and picked 50 some photos for it and I'm really excited for the final result. I'll let you all know when it's done so you can come and see it. :)
And if you're in the market for a photographer, Illusions Photography is totally the place to go! They did a fantastic job.
And if you're in the market for a photographer, Illusions Photography is totally the place to go! They did a fantastic job.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
October
Well, October kind of went by in a blur! After we got back from Penticton and the wedding, we got really busy with getting ready for TEC on the Thanksgiving weekend. It went really, really well - totally the best TEC EVER. A lot of my youth, former youth, and camp kids were involved in this one, and it was really cool to see how much they've grown in the years I've known them, although it did make me feel quite old. :)
I was ready for it to be my last TEC, and was prepared to say good bye to Entheos on Monday and not see it again, but I really felt God was saying "not yet". So I've already applied to work the May TEC - we'll see what happens!
I've got my pictures up here: http://picasaweb.google.com/michelleheumann/TEC46 and if you're interested, you can see pictures of my TEC eight years ago (where I met Trevor!) at this link... http://picasaweb.google.com/TeensEncounterChristCalgary/Tec30
Last weekend we made another trek over the mountains, to the Crew golf tournament in Kelowna. We stayed with my Aunt Linda, and while it was a hit and run kind of visit, it was fun anyway.
On Saturday Trevor golfed (and got a prize for coming from the furthest away and raising the most money!) and I hung out with Heather. It was so much fun - we haven't seen each other in over a year, and having just one day was a little surreal, but we had a blast. I think we talked enough to almost catch up on every that's happened in the last year, which is a lot of talking. :) We realized that as of the beginning of October, we've been friends for 11 years, and for most of those years, it's been a long distance friendship. Definitely a God-thing! Heather's coming to visit me for a week in December, and I'm really, really excited. Yay!
Pictures of our trip (including ones I took while hanging out the window of our zoom zoom, zooming along waaaay faster then I'll ever admit to my mother... :) are up here: http://picasaweb.google.com/michelleheumann/KelownaOct2007
If you're ever in Kelowna and want a light lunch, I highly recommend the Marmalade Cat Cafe - yummy, yummy soup! And of course, Summerhill winery continues to be my fave. We checked out Mission Hill, and I got some nice pictures, but it reminded me a lot of a compound and it was creepily tidy, not at all like the atmosphere at Summerhill.
Coming up this weekend is the youth group Halloween party...I'm sure that will result in some highly entertaining photos...and hopefully it won't take me another month to update this time! :)
I was ready for it to be my last TEC, and was prepared to say good bye to Entheos on Monday and not see it again, but I really felt God was saying "not yet". So I've already applied to work the May TEC - we'll see what happens!
I've got my pictures up here: http://picasaweb.google.com/michelleheumann/TEC46 and if you're interested, you can see pictures of my TEC eight years ago (where I met Trevor!) at this link... http://picasaweb.google.com/TeensEncounterChristCalgary/Tec30
Last weekend we made another trek over the mountains, to the Crew golf tournament in Kelowna. We stayed with my Aunt Linda, and while it was a hit and run kind of visit, it was fun anyway.
On Saturday Trevor golfed (and got a prize for coming from the furthest away and raising the most money!) and I hung out with Heather. It was so much fun - we haven't seen each other in over a year, and having just one day was a little surreal, but we had a blast. I think we talked enough to almost catch up on every that's happened in the last year, which is a lot of talking. :) We realized that as of the beginning of October, we've been friends for 11 years, and for most of those years, it's been a long distance friendship. Definitely a God-thing! Heather's coming to visit me for a week in December, and I'm really, really excited. Yay!
Pictures of our trip (including ones I took while hanging out the window of our zoom zoom, zooming along waaaay faster then I'll ever admit to my mother... :) are up here: http://picasaweb.google.com/michelleheumann/KelownaOct2007
If you're ever in Kelowna and want a light lunch, I highly recommend the Marmalade Cat Cafe - yummy, yummy soup! And of course, Summerhill winery continues to be my fave. We checked out Mission Hill, and I got some nice pictures, but it reminded me a lot of a compound and it was creepily tidy, not at all like the atmosphere at Summerhill.
Coming up this weekend is the youth group Halloween party...I'm sure that will result in some highly entertaining photos...and hopefully it won't take me another month to update this time! :)
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Wuve...twuwe wuve...
Mawidge is what bwings us togetha todway...
Thankfully Scott and Sam's wedding went much more smoothly then the course of Buttercup's! And thankfully Sam was marrying her true love in her first wedding and that she didn't think he was dead....
ANYWAY, the wedding was amazing. Everything was so organized and pretty much done when we got there, so we got to spend some time just hanging out. Sam looked beautiful in her wedding dress and all the boys looked so great in their tuxes. Trevor and I had lots of quality time in the car, and we ended up coming home Sunday afternoon instead of Monday morning, which was great because then we got to sleep in on Monday. :)
We had been going to prank Scott and Sam's house the day after the wedding, but we didn't realize that they were coming home the day after the wedding to pick up some stuff before the gift opening, so they ruined our fun, but it was probably a wise decision on their part. :P
It was just such a blast - it was SO cool to have so many of our friends all in one place - made me very happy! We should do it again soon - I'm sure we'll have another friend heading for the altar before too long!!!
We also go to visit with some of my family in Revelstoke and Kelowna, which was nice. I don't get to see any of them very often - it's kind of sad that all my extended family is so spread out. I don't feel very connected to any of them, especially my mom's family. I hear Aunt Sharron and Aunt Linda read my blog though, so that's pretty cool! :)
Here's a few pictures - there's a bunch up on my Facebook, and I'll have the rest of them up on my webalbum as soon as I get the other 100 or so off Chris's laptop.
Here are the boys having fun on the swings in front of Scott and Sam's house.....
Before.... (at hair and makeup)
And after!
Thankfully Scott and Sam's wedding went much more smoothly then the course of Buttercup's! And thankfully Sam was marrying her true love in her first wedding and that she didn't think he was dead....
ANYWAY, the wedding was amazing. Everything was so organized and pretty much done when we got there, so we got to spend some time just hanging out. Sam looked beautiful in her wedding dress and all the boys looked so great in their tuxes. Trevor and I had lots of quality time in the car, and we ended up coming home Sunday afternoon instead of Monday morning, which was great because then we got to sleep in on Monday. :)
We had been going to prank Scott and Sam's house the day after the wedding, but we didn't realize that they were coming home the day after the wedding to pick up some stuff before the gift opening, so they ruined our fun, but it was probably a wise decision on their part. :P
It was just such a blast - it was SO cool to have so many of our friends all in one place - made me very happy! We should do it again soon - I'm sure we'll have another friend heading for the altar before too long!!!
We also go to visit with some of my family in Revelstoke and Kelowna, which was nice. I don't get to see any of them very often - it's kind of sad that all my extended family is so spread out. I don't feel very connected to any of them, especially my mom's family. I hear Aunt Sharron and Aunt Linda read my blog though, so that's pretty cool! :)
Here's a few pictures - there's a bunch up on my Facebook, and I'll have the rest of them up on my webalbum as soon as I get the other 100 or so off Chris's laptop.
Here are the boys having fun on the swings in front of Scott and Sam's house.....
Before.... (at hair and makeup)
And after!
Scott's parents were totally awesome - danced nearly every dance together and looked great. Dancing must be the key to a long and happy marriage - they've been married for almost 30 years!
Friday, September 14, 2007
LOL
A minister was completing a temperance sermon, and with great emphasis he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river. "
With even greater emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
Sermon complete, he sat down.
The song leader stood very cautiously and announced, "For our closing song, let us sing Hymn #365, "Shall We Gather at the River."
With even greater emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
Sermon complete, he sat down.
The song leader stood very cautiously and announced, "For our closing song, let us sing Hymn #365, "Shall We Gather at the River."
Monday, September 10, 2007
Ultimate Survivors 8
It's that time of year again! I'll be doing the Survivor mailout some time in the next week - my goal is to get it done before we leave for the wedding. Matt emailed me the poster this morning - IT LOOKS SOOOO COOL! Yay for Survivor!
.jpg)
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Wow...
...it's been almost a month since my last post? Where did August go? Crazy!
September is gearing up to be really busy - I'm actually triple booked for Friday night, which is just crazy. I love being really involved in stuff though - I really only complain when it cuts into my reading time. :)
I just got an email from Compassion saying that Hurricane Felix may be affecting our two sponsor children, Ninoska and Ricardo. I hope they're ok! I can't imagine living through a natural disaster - we're very fortunate in Canada to not have such an unstable environment.
Trevor and I went camping in Drumheller for the long weekend - we had a lot of fun. It was really nice to get out of the city and veg for a couple of days. Took a ton of pictures, of course! You can see them here... http://picasaweb.google.com/michelleheumann
It's quicker to put them on my webalbum then uploading them to my Facebook.
I got some photos of my niece! This is my favourite - isn't she cute?
September is gearing up to be really busy - I'm actually triple booked for Friday night, which is just crazy. I love being really involved in stuff though - I really only complain when it cuts into my reading time. :)
Monday, August 13, 2007
I'm still here!
I just realized how long it's been since I updated this! Despite the fact that we're so busy, there hasn't really been much going on that's been worth writing about. Mostly work, work, work!
I saw a few good movies in the last few weeks - Hairspray, No Reservations and Prairie Home Companion. Prairie Home Companion was good, but kind of melancholy. The other two were really good - Hairspray is definitely going on my wish list. I also went to see License to Wed, which actually wasn't that great. All of the funny moments were in the previews!
I've found this great website where you can go and play Scrabble - with other people who are on line, via email with a friend, or against a robot. It's great! I really enjoy it, especially since I can't alleviate the work-induced boredom with Facebook. :) http://www.scrabulous.com
On Saturday I went to my favourite used bookstore, in Inglewood, and found a few vintage children's books to add to my collection. I found three Enid Blyton paperbacks in almost new condition, which was very exciting for me! lol
This coming weekend is our church garage sale, and I'm looking forward to finding some fun stuff at that - we're getting rid of a fair bit of stuff at it though, so I'm really trying hard not to bring too much more home. We're getting 'new' couches tonight - it's kind of a long story as to how we came by them, but I'm really looking forward to having a proper couch. Hopefully we'll be able to keep the cats and their claws away from it!
I saw a few good movies in the last few weeks - Hairspray, No Reservations and Prairie Home Companion. Prairie Home Companion was good, but kind of melancholy. The other two were really good - Hairspray is definitely going on my wish list. I also went to see License to Wed, which actually wasn't that great. All of the funny moments were in the previews!
I've found this great website where you can go and play Scrabble - with other people who are on line, via email with a friend, or against a robot. It's great! I really enjoy it, especially since I can't alleviate the work-induced boredom with Facebook. :) http://www.scrabulous.com
On Saturday I went to my favourite used bookstore, in Inglewood, and found a few vintage children's books to add to my collection. I found three Enid Blyton paperbacks in almost new condition, which was very exciting for me! lol
This coming weekend is our church garage sale, and I'm looking forward to finding some fun stuff at that - we're getting rid of a fair bit of stuff at it though, so I'm really trying hard not to bring too much more home. We're getting 'new' couches tonight - it's kind of a long story as to how we came by them, but I'm really looking forward to having a proper couch. Hopefully we'll be able to keep the cats and their claws away from it!
Monday, July 23, 2007
Ariella Rose
I just talked to my mom and found out the name of my niece! Yay! Ariella Rose is such a pretty name, hey?
In other news, I read the new Harry Potter book on Saturday, in about five hours. Trevor told me that around two pages a minute is a bit slower then my normal speed of three pages an hour. I didn't realize he was timing me... lol Overall, I'm a little disappointed with it. Most of my theories were pretty accurate, which was cool, but she didn't wrap things up well - it felt rushed at the end. I was expecting the book to be a bit bigger then it was, but it was a pretty enjoyable five hours, despite all the time I spent bawling. I'm sure she didn't mean to write it as an allegory, but it certainly had a lot of allegorical characteristics. Pretty cool!
So the predicted temperature for today is ranging from 30-35, and we're having a youth group campfire tonight. That should be fun - might be a bit too much heat, even for me... :)
Ahhhhhhh....I just realized that "Rose" is one of the names I've always liked for a middle name for a baby...ack! Maybe my sister and I are more alike then we'd thought... :)
In other news, I read the new Harry Potter book on Saturday, in about five hours. Trevor told me that around two pages a minute is a bit slower then my normal speed of three pages an hour. I didn't realize he was timing me... lol Overall, I'm a little disappointed with it. Most of my theories were pretty accurate, which was cool, but she didn't wrap things up well - it felt rushed at the end. I was expecting the book to be a bit bigger then it was, but it was a pretty enjoyable five hours, despite all the time I spent bawling. I'm sure she didn't mean to write it as an allegory, but it certainly had a lot of allegorical characteristics. Pretty cool!
So the predicted temperature for today is ranging from 30-35, and we're having a youth group campfire tonight. That should be fun - might be a bit too much heat, even for me... :)
Ahhhhhhh....I just realized that "Rose" is one of the names I've always liked for a middle name for a baby...ack! Maybe my sister and I are more alike then we'd thought... :)
Friday, July 20, 2007
I love summer!
I love being warm - it's so great! You won't hear me complaining about the heat, it makes me happy. I do wish we had a yard and garden, but I'm really working hard at not complaining so much, being thankful for what I have, and trusting God to give me the desires of my heart. As nice as it would be to have a garden, I'd probably then complain about all the work involved. :)
I'm going to the Harry Potter release party at the Dalhouse Chapters tonight, and then I plan to spend all day tomorrow reading. In preparation for this momentous occasion, I'm just about done re-reading all six other books - if I can talk Trevor into cooking supper, I probably have time to finish the last one before I head out tonight!
I've been thinking a bit about our Survivor youth retreat that we've started planning for November. Planning for that really dropped off because of all the work involved in the youth gathering, but now that I'm mostly recovered from that, I'm getting excited about Survivor again. We've had some really cool ideas about stuff to do, and I really enjoy seeing how everything comes together in the end. I find that Survivor is one of the most rewarding things I do all year!
Oooh, did I tell you guys that my bridesmaid's dress for Scott and Sam's wedding came a few weeks ago? I really, really love it - it's so pretty, and I got a great pair of sandals and a wrap to go with it. And Trevor's going to wear a tux, so the Heumanns are going to be looking pretty hot. :) I'm thinking that photos of us all dressed up will make good Christmas presents for the family!
I'm going to the Harry Potter release party at the Dalhouse Chapters tonight, and then I plan to spend all day tomorrow reading. In preparation for this momentous occasion, I'm just about done re-reading all six other books - if I can talk Trevor into cooking supper, I probably have time to finish the last one before I head out tonight!
I've been thinking a bit about our Survivor youth retreat that we've started planning for November. Planning for that really dropped off because of all the work involved in the youth gathering, but now that I'm mostly recovered from that, I'm getting excited about Survivor again. We've had some really cool ideas about stuff to do, and I really enjoy seeing how everything comes together in the end. I find that Survivor is one of the most rewarding things I do all year!
Oooh, did I tell you guys that my bridesmaid's dress for Scott and Sam's wedding came a few weeks ago? I really, really love it - it's so pretty, and I got a great pair of sandals and a wrap to go with it. And Trevor's going to wear a tux, so the Heumanns are going to be looking pretty hot. :) I'm thinking that photos of us all dressed up will make good Christmas presents for the family!
Monday, July 16, 2007
It's a girl!
My brother texted me to say we have a niece, but he didn't give me any other info, so I don't know anything else at this point! lol
I did go see Harry Potter last night - I have mixed feelings about it, but for the sake of those who haven't seen it yet, I won't say anything about it yet. :)
All my Ottawa photos are up! You can find them here... http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/michelleheumann
I did go see Harry Potter last night - I have mixed feelings about it, but for the sake of those who haven't seen it yet, I won't say anything about it yet. :)
All my Ottawa photos are up! You can find them here... http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/michelleheumann
Friday, July 13, 2007
Impending Aunthood...
My mom just let me know that my sister is in labour! Hopefully there will be a niece or nephew by the end of the day...!!! I still haven't mailed the baby present...I really should get on that today, I suppose.... :)
Hey, is anyone interested in going to see Harry Potter with me tomorrow (Saturday)?
Hey, is anyone interested in going to see Harry Potter with me tomorrow (Saturday)?
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Gathering Reflections
Last night I got home from the 2007 Lutheran Church Canada National Youth Gathering "i am", which was held in Ottawa. It was an awesome week, full of so many things that I could probably write for days and not even be able to sum up the complexity and emotion and events that took place. So I'll try and give you an overview of the serious stuff, and you can check out my Facebook and my web album in a couple of days for the crazy fun stuff!
Who owns you?
This was something that really stuck in my mind from the gathering. There were many themes and words and phrases, and many of them resonated with me, but this idea was the most resonant of all. I'm not actually sure who, or what, owns me, but if I have to ask myself that and search so hard for the answer, it makes me think that it's probably not God. I think maybe I've been trying to own myself, or make my situation into what I want to own, if that makes any sense...
Missing You
This is something I've been struggling with lately - I feel that no matter where I go, who I'm with, or what I'm doing, there are people who are really important to me that I miss. Quality time is a pretty high-ranking love language for me, and right now, all of my best, closest, longest-term friends live somewhere that I don't, and that fact make chances for quality time pretty slim. (I do have good friends in Calgary that I love, and I don't want to short-change them at all, but as dear as they are, we're all too busy to really have the time for quality time either!) I find that thought kind of depressing, and I've been trying to make decisions based on where the people I love are located. It seems logical to me - God put these specific people in my life, so why wouldn't He want me to be closer to them?
Letting Go
I didn't have any big, earth-shaking revelations at the gathering, but on the last afternoon, as we sat on the bus, I did hear a still, small voice that said to let go. I said "ok God, I'll say good bye, and then I'll let go". Ironically enough, I didn't get to say good bye to the people I wanted to! I think it was a hint... :) I guess that He gave me friends in the first place - "you give and take away, my heart will choose to say, Lord blessed be Your name" - I really need to just let go of what I want and just trust that He has it all under control. For the last couple of months, I thought I was trusting, but really, I was just praying that what I wanted would happen. I still want it, and feel that it IS what He wants, but my attitude and motivations were more centered around myself then they should have been.
Heaven is like a Gathering
One thing that I really cling to for hope, and that gives me much joy, is that I know I will see my friends again, and we'll have all the God-moments and all the worshiping and fun that we have at a youth gathering, but with out all the work and stress that we put in now. :)
Today...
...I'm exhausted, but content. One of the people at work, when I told her how tired I was, said "you don't look tired, you look great". I don't feel "great", but I do feel peaceful. God reminded me of His awesomeness and attention to detail this last week, and while I feel totally drained, I have a lot of hope for whatever He's going to do with me next! I just have to be patient and let go of what I want, and be ready for and open to what He wants for me.
Who owns you?
This was something that really stuck in my mind from the gathering. There were many themes and words and phrases, and many of them resonated with me, but this idea was the most resonant of all. I'm not actually sure who, or what, owns me, but if I have to ask myself that and search so hard for the answer, it makes me think that it's probably not God. I think maybe I've been trying to own myself, or make my situation into what I want to own, if that makes any sense...
Missing You
This is something I've been struggling with lately - I feel that no matter where I go, who I'm with, or what I'm doing, there are people who are really important to me that I miss. Quality time is a pretty high-ranking love language for me, and right now, all of my best, closest, longest-term friends live somewhere that I don't, and that fact make chances for quality time pretty slim. (I do have good friends in Calgary that I love, and I don't want to short-change them at all, but as dear as they are, we're all too busy to really have the time for quality time either!) I find that thought kind of depressing, and I've been trying to make decisions based on where the people I love are located. It seems logical to me - God put these specific people in my life, so why wouldn't He want me to be closer to them?
Letting Go
I didn't have any big, earth-shaking revelations at the gathering, but on the last afternoon, as we sat on the bus, I did hear a still, small voice that said to let go. I said "ok God, I'll say good bye, and then I'll let go". Ironically enough, I didn't get to say good bye to the people I wanted to! I think it was a hint... :) I guess that He gave me friends in the first place - "you give and take away, my heart will choose to say, Lord blessed be Your name" - I really need to just let go of what I want and just trust that He has it all under control. For the last couple of months, I thought I was trusting, but really, I was just praying that what I wanted would happen. I still want it, and feel that it IS what He wants, but my attitude and motivations were more centered around myself then they should have been.
Heaven is like a Gathering
One thing that I really cling to for hope, and that gives me much joy, is that I know I will see my friends again, and we'll have all the God-moments and all the worshiping and fun that we have at a youth gathering, but with out all the work and stress that we put in now. :)
Today...
...I'm exhausted, but content. One of the people at work, when I told her how tired I was, said "you don't look tired, you look great". I don't feel "great", but I do feel peaceful. God reminded me of His awesomeness and attention to detail this last week, and while I feel totally drained, I have a lot of hope for whatever He's going to do with me next! I just have to be patient and let go of what I want, and be ready for and open to what He wants for me.
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
And we're off!
We're leaving in just two hours to head to the airport and off to Ottawa for the LCC National Youth Gathering. I'm really excited about some parts of it (seeing all the people I know and the music) and I'm freaking out about some parts of (well, mostly just one - the cabana, which I've been in charge of organizing). I still need to shower and finish packing and feed the cats and water the plants and....ahhhhh....
But I thought I'd throw out a quick plug for Evan Almighty. Our 5th Anniversary was on June 23, and we went on a dinner and a movie date. I was a little skeptical, because I really didn't like Bruce Almighty at all - it was just too irreverent, too un-God like, and had waaaaay too much Jim Carey. But Evan Almighty was amazing - soooo good. It had a great message about faith and God's timing and families sticking together - it was really, really, really good. I highly recommend it! And it had really cute alpacas... :)
Did I mention we've been married for FIVE YEARS now? We've been together for 7 and a half years - it's crazy - sometimes it feels like only yesterday, and sometimes it feels like forever!
I'm sure we've been up to a lot in the last few weeks since my last post, but I can't remember any of it right now - all I can think about is making sure I've packed everything...probably a sign that I should be packing up my computer now! So stay tuned for photos from the capitol sometime next week!
But I thought I'd throw out a quick plug for Evan Almighty. Our 5th Anniversary was on June 23, and we went on a dinner and a movie date. I was a little skeptical, because I really didn't like Bruce Almighty at all - it was just too irreverent, too un-God like, and had waaaaay too much Jim Carey. But Evan Almighty was amazing - soooo good. It had a great message about faith and God's timing and families sticking together - it was really, really, really good. I highly recommend it! And it had really cute alpacas... :)
Did I mention we've been married for FIVE YEARS now? We've been together for 7 and a half years - it's crazy - sometimes it feels like only yesterday, and sometimes it feels like forever!
I'm sure we've been up to a lot in the last few weeks since my last post, but I can't remember any of it right now - all I can think about is making sure I've packed everything...probably a sign that I should be packing up my computer now! So stay tuned for photos from the capitol sometime next week!
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Your Oven Guy v. My Plumber
Dear Reader,
I write every day because I have a deadline. But even if I didn't write a daily column, I'd still have to write something every day. Because writing helps me figure out what's going on inside of me, and it helps me recognize what I'm feeling. And today--I'm feeling like I want to let the air out of the oven repairman's tires. My new oven wasn't working right, so I called the repairman. First impression when I answered the door--the repairman looked like a nice enough guy. But I thought it was strange that a guy, who fixes appliances, wouldn't be carrying his "fix-it" bag. You know one of those bags filled with screwdrivers, widgets, a secret decoder--plug it into my oven and it would spit out the secret digital codes to tell him what the problem was--so he could fix it. But this repairman showed up at my door empty handed.
I invited the repairman into the kitchen to show him the patient, and our conversation went pretty much like this: “What seems to be the problem? “The temperature isn't working properly. When my oven reads 375 degrees, it's really not that hot. “The repairman took a step back from the oven, folded his arms one over top of the other, stared at the oven, and then looked at me with a straight face and said, "The oven looks okay to me.” I thought this was oven repairman humor. It wasn't. He was serious. “Well, aren't you going to test it with a thermometer?" Then I told him about my experiment, how I set the oven to 375 degrees, and put an oven thermometer inside, but the temperature only reached 350. My experiment didn't impress the oven man. Instead, he told me the oven was working within the guidelines for new ovens, because new ovens only have to be 80 percent accurate. So let me get this straight, "I just bought a new oven because my ten year old oven wouldn't keep the right temperature any longer, and now you're telling me that this brand new oven--that cost me a whole lot of money--doesn't keep the right temperature either, but that’s okay because it's within new oven guidelines?"
Yes, that pretty much summed it up from his perspective. I begged the guy to go get his fix-it bag and test the oven himself. His first reply was that he had a full schedule, "I've got a lot of other stops to make today, so I really have to get going.” I finally talked him into testing my oven's thermostat, and it wasn’t working right, and he did fix it. But it would still be a thrill to let the air out of the oven repairman’s tires.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher Suzanne@EmailBookClub.com
My blog: http://dearreader.typepad.com/
Dear Suzanne,
We had a plumber just like your oven guy! We recently moved into a new rental unit, where we share the hot water tank with the people upstairs. There was never enough hot water even for me to shower in the morning, never mind my husband. We weren't sure if it was because the people upstairs were using it all, or because the tank wasn’t working properly, so we called our property manager. He said he'd send plumber, so we waited for the plumber to call.
He finally called one day while we were driving home from work, and wanted us to check some settings on the tank. We asked him to call back in about an hour, when we were home, and he said he would. It was a couple of days later when he called back, and he told my husband to adjust the temperature setting on the tank. My husband came and told me what the plumber had said, and I said "but we already did that!”. And of course the plumber hadn't left a number to call him back at, so we had to call the property manager again. He had the plumber call us, and we had to beg the plumber to come out to the house and look at the tank.
He finally came, circled the tank a couple of times and pronounced “it’s a brand new tank - there's nothing wrong with it". We tried to get him to run some tests or SOMETHING because obviously there was something wrong with it as we were running out of hot water. We finally got him to admit that the tank is too small for four people to share, and coaxed him into calling the property manger to tell him that.
A few hours later, at about 10:30, just as I was drifting off to sleep, the property manager called to say "we're going to order you a larger tank". Which was just great, but why did he have to call then? Oy...
That was over a month ago now, and when we got back from vacation about two weeks ago, we still didn't have a new tank. We called again, and the manager told us that they'd ordered a new tank from Home Depot, but they were on back order! Finally, they came and installed the new tank yesterday, and this morning I had my first hot, full-length shower since the end of March. I can't decide whether to let the air out of the plumber's tires for being so difficult, or bake him my famous chocolate chip cookies for talking the manager into getting us a new tank...
--What I've Foundhttp://michellelindah.blogspot.com/
I write every day because I have a deadline. But even if I didn't write a daily column, I'd still have to write something every day. Because writing helps me figure out what's going on inside of me, and it helps me recognize what I'm feeling. And today--I'm feeling like I want to let the air out of the oven repairman's tires. My new oven wasn't working right, so I called the repairman. First impression when I answered the door--the repairman looked like a nice enough guy. But I thought it was strange that a guy, who fixes appliances, wouldn't be carrying his "fix-it" bag. You know one of those bags filled with screwdrivers, widgets, a secret decoder--plug it into my oven and it would spit out the secret digital codes to tell him what the problem was--so he could fix it. But this repairman showed up at my door empty handed.
I invited the repairman into the kitchen to show him the patient, and our conversation went pretty much like this: “What seems to be the problem? “The temperature isn't working properly. When my oven reads 375 degrees, it's really not that hot. “The repairman took a step back from the oven, folded his arms one over top of the other, stared at the oven, and then looked at me with a straight face and said, "The oven looks okay to me.” I thought this was oven repairman humor. It wasn't. He was serious. “Well, aren't you going to test it with a thermometer?" Then I told him about my experiment, how I set the oven to 375 degrees, and put an oven thermometer inside, but the temperature only reached 350. My experiment didn't impress the oven man. Instead, he told me the oven was working within the guidelines for new ovens, because new ovens only have to be 80 percent accurate. So let me get this straight, "I just bought a new oven because my ten year old oven wouldn't keep the right temperature any longer, and now you're telling me that this brand new oven--that cost me a whole lot of money--doesn't keep the right temperature either, but that’s okay because it's within new oven guidelines?"
Yes, that pretty much summed it up from his perspective. I begged the guy to go get his fix-it bag and test the oven himself. His first reply was that he had a full schedule, "I've got a lot of other stops to make today, so I really have to get going.” I finally talked him into testing my oven's thermostat, and it wasn’t working right, and he did fix it. But it would still be a thrill to let the air out of the oven repairman’s tires.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher Suzanne@EmailBookClub.com
My blog: http://dearreader.typepad.com/
Dear Suzanne,
We had a plumber just like your oven guy! We recently moved into a new rental unit, where we share the hot water tank with the people upstairs. There was never enough hot water even for me to shower in the morning, never mind my husband. We weren't sure if it was because the people upstairs were using it all, or because the tank wasn’t working properly, so we called our property manager. He said he'd send plumber, so we waited for the plumber to call.
He finally called one day while we were driving home from work, and wanted us to check some settings on the tank. We asked him to call back in about an hour, when we were home, and he said he would. It was a couple of days later when he called back, and he told my husband to adjust the temperature setting on the tank. My husband came and told me what the plumber had said, and I said "but we already did that!”. And of course the plumber hadn't left a number to call him back at, so we had to call the property manager again. He had the plumber call us, and we had to beg the plumber to come out to the house and look at the tank.
He finally came, circled the tank a couple of times and pronounced “it’s a brand new tank - there's nothing wrong with it". We tried to get him to run some tests or SOMETHING because obviously there was something wrong with it as we were running out of hot water. We finally got him to admit that the tank is too small for four people to share, and coaxed him into calling the property manger to tell him that.
A few hours later, at about 10:30, just as I was drifting off to sleep, the property manager called to say "we're going to order you a larger tank". Which was just great, but why did he have to call then? Oy...
That was over a month ago now, and when we got back from vacation about two weeks ago, we still didn't have a new tank. We called again, and the manager told us that they'd ordered a new tank from Home Depot, but they were on back order! Finally, they came and installed the new tank yesterday, and this morning I had my first hot, full-length shower since the end of March. I can't decide whether to let the air out of the plumber's tires for being so difficult, or bake him my famous chocolate chip cookies for talking the manager into getting us a new tank...
--What I've Foundhttp://michellelindah.blogspot.com/
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Home, sweet home?
It's never much fun coming back to day-to-day life after a holiday! I went to work on Friday, and I'm totally swamped. Everyone's glad to have me back (apparently the temp wasn't very popular) which is nice, but I'm glad I only had to work one day before getting two off!
Yesterday Dad and I went down to Drumheller for the Calgary Philharmonic's presentation of "Beethoven in the Badlands". We had some interesting customer service experiences, and checked out the Tyrell Museum. That place is such a crock - they present evolution as if it's gospel truth - tried to tell me that I evolved from something that looks like a slug...oy...and every year the public school system brings in busloads of kids and teaches them this stuff. Did I mention that this is a major load of crap??!! Anyway, the music was good, it didn't rain, and I only got a little sunburnt, so it was a good day, museum notwithstanding!
Now, back to the grind...laundry, housework, paperwork, Gathering stuff....ICK! I'd rather be walking on the beach, thank you very much!!!
Yesterday Dad and I went down to Drumheller for the Calgary Philharmonic's presentation of "Beethoven in the Badlands". We had some interesting customer service experiences, and checked out the Tyrell Museum. That place is such a crock - they present evolution as if it's gospel truth - tried to tell me that I evolved from something that looks like a slug...oy...and every year the public school system brings in busloads of kids and teaches them this stuff. Did I mention that this is a major load of crap??!! Anyway, the music was good, it didn't rain, and I only got a little sunburnt, so it was a good day, museum notwithstanding!
Now, back to the grind...laundry, housework, paperwork, Gathering stuff....ICK! I'd rather be walking on the beach, thank you very much!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)