Museum

A couple of weeks ago we went to the museum with the kids while Amanda took pics of the new babies. So much to see, so little time. Addie fell asleep before we left, I was slinging her. I should have got Shawn to take a picture, though, his hands were pretty full with Josh and Em. Note Emmy's rockin' outfit, she got compliments from several people. Addie likes Uncle Shawn's beard. Joshy had a mad cow lick.

Fun times, I am going to miss them guys.

Mom and Babe

Shawn and I went to visit Darren, Laura, and Diederick last weekend. We had a lovely time, thanks again guys! Nice drive on the way to, and on the way back. We got to visit with the Pastor and his fam on the way home, had Chinese takeout, yum.

Amanda

I am going to miss you terribly.

moving

So, as usual, my blog is on death's door. I thought maybe that I would take a minute to write that we are moving away from here in December. We are going to a land of sunshine and happiness, yes, that's right! Grand Rapids, MI. Right before we got married in 2004 (I was living in Canada at the time) I got a fortune cookie that said just that "you are going to a land of sunshine and happiness". All in God's providence of course. ;)

Anyway, I am not packing until the beginning of December. I have never moved a household since helping my family move to Fort Nelson in 2001. I don't miss it.

So I feel a little bad leaving our apartment, partly because it's December and I feel bad for the landlord and partly because it feels like home, I guess. I took some pictures to give to him, to maybe help get some prospective tenants interested in moving in at the beginning of January. We'll see. So I'll share them here too. I've been playing with my camera more, but am no means a pro like Amanda. So, that's my excuse for the lack of quality.

i'm sick

so i feel like, hmm, crap.

i have been working on advertising stuff (again!) all afternoon. i think i'm making some head way.

my face hurts.

thanks for listening.

5 things

1) I love shampoo, nuff said.

2) Shopping kills my feet.

3) Amanda got a great outfit.

4) I only bought cheeseburgers today, and gas for the car, and green beans and salad for the fellowship meal.

5) I am hungry now. Ham and cheese sounds pretty good right now, so does yogurt.

5 things

1) There is a lot of noise on the street early in the morning on garbage day.

2) I had a violent headache yesterday, I couldnt do a thing all day, except vomit, 6 times. Being under this much affliction makes me feel really compassionate toward others who are suffering. I cant imagine the misery of waking up every day to that. I am so glad to feel well today. Amanda, when/if you get one of these please let me know and I will try to come out and look after the kids.

3) We had a great weekend. It was so nice to fellowship with old friends. Darren, Laura, and Diederick came over for the Lord's day, after we all went to worship together in Housatonic.

4) I need to weed the flower bed. I also would like to weed the community garden a bit, it would be fun, and would be a great way to meet people in the community.

5) Banner ads are going up.

5 more things

1. the conditioner thing worked, for the front of my hair. I had fluffy hair for the first time in weeks, it was kind of fun. But, the back was greasy still, not smelly greasy, but with the lard full feeling.

2. Spicy pork sausage on whole wheat english muffins, is all in all, pretty good.

3. Advertising research continues.

4. shoot, thats all i got

five things?

ok, peer pressure reigns again.

1. my hair has been disgusting for the last 5 1/2 weeks, but, no one else thinks so, or has been brave enough to tell me, or, alternatively, they might just want to see if it (the no shampoo scheme) works or not and will let me be the suffering guiney pig, so they tell me I look fine. Anyway, I tried something new today. We'll see if it works. I read today on someone or other's blog that if you wash your hair with conditioner it removes some of the grease without prompting the scalp into over production of grease as shampoo does. I hope, I hope.

2. I am to file quarterly taxes, but cant find the right form. Maybe I dont have to file them yet?

3. Been reading a lot of rare bound photocopies these days, including Defense of dissociation by the PRCE. I am seeing that it is vital to understand the definition of Church in chapter 25 of the WCF, when interpreting reformers of that era.

4. Its great to have Jody here.

5. Karl brought us a pound of coffee last night when he came to bible study. I am going to make some now. :D

I love this music

www.solmusic.ca

These are the days in between... vacations

Today there was another troop of lookers coming to see the building. I guess that means that none of the other folks bought it. I wanted to get a long term lease signed before the ownership changes, but alas, the landlord that offered it seems inaccessible. So, hopefully the new Pharaoh will be kind to Joseph. :D

In other news I decided to take up the no shampoo challenge. I am at about a week, and getting weak, but not enough. I think washing my hair with water helps a lot, vs not washing it at all. We'll see how far I make it. My vanity, or fear of looking disgusting, may get in the way. We're going to Covifamikoi in about a week and so, I'm trying not to care, its not like anyone else does anyway. On our way there, and likely on the way back we'll stop in at Shawns parents place for a little visit.

So Jody is supposed to get here on the 17th, thats pretty exciting. We'll get tons of work done when she gets here.

Then in August we're to drive over to GR for a bit. Then when we get back I heard that Clint is coming to visit. So, this summer should prove to be eventful.

I think I'm going to make myself a cup of coffee and then get sewing some boys hats that I cut out ages ago. Wonder what happened to the dresses? Well, I got one done, and a bunch of others cut out and then realized that the pattern for the little ones needs to be modified. I dont feel like I have very much patience, or brain capacity right now, so hats will be a better choice for tonight.

I am very happy right now, peaceful, and content. I am blessed.

second try

So tonight we went to the Malt River Brewery with an old neighbour of ours. He's not old, but rather used to live in Ben and Kats old apartment. Anyway, we had a good time yakking and eating. He and Shawn got Jambalaya and I got some sort of seafood pasta with jalapenos in it. SPICY!

So I've been reading a bunch of stuff lately.


So we got labels for our clothes now. This is a nice thing as they say our company name, and fabric care/content, as well as where they were made. AND our website is on there so people get to find where the item came from and go back to get more, you know, for those who recieve them as gifts or whatever.

So tomorrow, laundry and I'm planning to make some dresses. I have no more excuses. :D The taxes are filed, books in order. I was kind of sad because I didnt know/forgot that I needed to file quarterly state taxes, even if I didnt need to pay any. So we got stuck with two $50 late fees. Oops, hopefully my negligence wont cost our company in the future.

So this is pretty random. I guess its an attempt to revive this dead blog. Maybe the next will be better and just getting started is the hardest part.

Alright, thats all.

Soundtrack

I got this from Erica . I did the random one. It worked out ok. Here are her instructions and my results below:

Basically, if you have an MP3 player on your computer, you put it on shuffle and use the first song that comes up for each category. It ends up forming...THE SOUNDTRACK OF YOUR LIFEIF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool... DON'T CHEAT!

Opening Credits: If I fell - Maroon 5

Waking up: If I aint got you - Alisha Keys

Falling in Love: I repent - Derrek Web

Fight Song: Gone - NSYNC

Breaking Up: Variations on the Canon - Pachabell by George Winston

Formal/Prom: Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson

Life: He will come -Waterdeep

Mental Breakdown: Joy - George Winston

Driving: White Ladder - David Gray

Flash Back: You and I both - Jason Mraz

Getting Back Together: Stars - Simply Red

Wedding: They cant buy the sunshine - Turin Brakes

Birth of a Child: Never know - Jack Johnson

Final Battle: Sail Away - David Gray

End Credits: All you want - Dido

so we're having a sale

www.scarletstitch.com

update

Amanda took a bunch more photos for us yesterday (thanks again!), sling photos. Shawn told me his idea, of me dressing in black, and having a black background, so the sling would stand out. Amanda thought it was a good idea and prolly wouldnt have been ambitious enough to try it had Shawn not put it forward. I was skeptical. In the end, Shawn was right, it was a good idea, the pictures turned out great.

So, I've been ultra busy for the last few weeks. I feel like I've hardly been home, and when I am home I've been trying to balance my household dust (the dust is the greatest battle, Ed, you were right) with getting the boys stuff ready to sell, and helping Jody get the site ready. She did a beautiful job updating the site.

So last week I cut and colored my hair (thanks mand), calm down mom, its no shorter than I've cut it in the past.

Today I will move all the stuff from my hallway that got "cleaned" out of the closet to the back storage room. I moved a shelf that the Mills gave to us, into the closet which now provides an orderly platform for all my fabric, I still need to take them out of their bags and neatly fold them, now that they have a home.

Sorry this is so boring, kind of like a "to do" list.

Oh, I have been reading some cool stuff on the Lord's days. I just read through some minutes of a General Correspondence (Shawn got these through an interlibrary loan) from 1780-18something, IN AMERICA! Very interesting times. I wrote a bunch of notes (random facts that I gathered) on it and will post them next time.

Today

So today Shawn remembered that a paper was due today, oops. So he worked on that this morning.

I got the dishes done and made a few phone calls, you know, for work.

Then I made meatballs. I hate/loathe/despise ground beef, fried, as itself. But meatballs, I can do. I've tried adding all the meatball spices and such to ground beef, but it's still gross. I never thought I was a picky person, but I am. Thank you all for bearing with me all these years as I came to that realization.

So this afternoon, after dropping Shawn off at work, I went out to Amanda's. I had a nice time driving "race cars" with Joshy. We made the "race track" with blocks. It was fun.

So, right when I got home I saw that Shawn had called from work, so I called him back. When I had dropped him off earlier, he'd said that his back was hurting, and then at about 7 when I called him, it was still hurting, and not getting any better, even after medication. So he came home early, we got a movie, and we're going to relax.

Oh ya, all my sewing is done, all the shirts, all the pants. woohoo!

Joy comes in the morning

Psa 30:5 For his anger [endureth but] a moment; in his favour [is] life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy [cometh] in the morning.

Trials Galore

Just when you think that you couldnt take anymore, more happens. Its good, it kind of lets me see into the sufferings of Christ a little more. The humiliation he suffered was far greater than we could possibly suffer. That fact increases my thankfulness, as I learn a little more of what he went through on our behalf. Please pray to God for my family and brethren. Thanks.

Beef Stew

It is very cold here today, mainly because of the wind. So I am eating hot, hearty, beef stew. It is delicious. It could be better though, I didnt take much care with the beef, so there are a few grissely spots as well as some fat. EWW.

I am eating as I type, this is not a day to blog, but a day to work.

I am finishing up the pants, well, trying to finish them. I miss Jody, we work faster when we work together. I miss her because she is nice as well. :)

Um, while I've been sewing I've been listening to the Psalms, read by Scourby (yes Brian, they are yours, we will give them back when Shawn remembers, or when you want them, if I'm done with them. :) ) Anyway, Psalms, they are great. There are so many things in the trials of David, and God's people that I can identify with. It so interesting that the weakness of faith expressed is still acceptable to God, where the writer expresses things like "God where are you?" , "God wake up!", and "God have you left me?". This makes me think of Christ, not quenching the smoking flax, or breaking the bruised reed. The Psalmist always turns around, away from doubt and praises God for his/their deliverance, and for His great works.

Anyway, I love the Psalms, I love Christ, I love His law, I love His people. Why did I get kicked out of my church? Contemplating this makes me sad. I need to focus on the works of God, His mercy to me, His care for my life and well being, that He has meant it for good.

Jhn 9:35 ¶ Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?

A little Sedgwick Sabbath Reading

Reasons to move you to search your hearts in this particular are these:

1. Many among you (who profess and have a name, I hope, the truth also of grace) do not get on. You do not make progress , nor have you advanced yourselves in your spiritual condition.

Though the Lord has given you plentiful and rich means, yet what you were many years ago, the same you are now. A man may say of you, as we do of our friends whom we see perhaps once in ten years, that they look and are just as we found and left them then. So many of you, after many years preaching and hearing, are just as you were; you have not attained to any further perfection in holiness.

Now this is an ill symptom, for a staying heart is seldom otherwise a decaying heart. Though creation is perfect at once, yet it is not so with sanctification. The old saying is, grace is either getting or losing: like a river, either fuller or lesser, or like an oak, growing or dying.

Christ's Counsel to His Languishing Church pg 11 Soli Deo Gloria Publications