Saturday, December 29, 2007
2. But I almost feel guilty for not blogging
3. Some level of satisfaction can be received from finishing long awaited projects
4. I hope to experience some of that satisfaction this evening when I wrap up the construction on a set of dresses that I've had cut out since hmm, October?
5. I'm so happy tomorrow is the Lord's Day, eternity will be bliss :)
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Friday, November 23, 2007
1. Boy, I'm so tired that after I finish this, I'm going to attempt a nap
2. 3 am is waay too late to stay up even to accomplish important things like..hm, cleaning, finding baby shower games, flour-less cake recipes, and a cleaner bedroom
3. 7 am is way too early to get up after having gone to bed at 3 am
4. Half a cup of coffee is not enough to combat sleep deprivation
5. Chocolate, and half a cup of coffee is able to combat sleep deprivation
6. Baby showers are great, and I didn't mind that fact that it was small, the better for really visiting
7. Milly is taking me to the symphony orchestra tomorrow evening, she is so sweet :D
8. I really like the K's, nothing like a few more near to kindred spirits
9. Ohh soo tired
10. Gluten free cakes can rise up and taste like normal cakes. This is a good thing.
11. Can't believe it's Friday
12. Life is complex. Perhaps next time I'll have the brain power to tell you something you didn't already know. :)
Chow,
Jode
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
I'm an aunt again! Lydia Doris Carrico was born this morning a little after 9:30, weighing 7lbs 5oz. She actually beat the midwife to the punch, but thankfully everything went smoothly, and they were able to take care of everything else when they got here. Lydia seems to be quite the contented baby, and both she and Belinda are doing well. :)
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Saturday, October 06, 2007
2. I'm sick with a sinus cold. This usually happens right when I'm getting ready to leave..I should gather the statistics, and create a graph. No, I'm not serious, I have enough things to waste time on. :)
3. This is a wonderful recipe, and it even works with pineapple juice instead of orange. Can you guess what ingredient I realized I didn't have on hand?
4. Tomorrow we're going to evening worship at the RPCNA in Cambridge Massachusetts. That is to say Shawn and Tam will, and I will provided I'm feeling well enough.
5. The Walmart here now carries Cold-FX. Happy thought indeed.
Today was Shawn's 30th Birthday, so happy birthday Shawn! :)
Monday, October 01, 2007
2. Started rereading A Remedy For Wandering Thoughts by Richard Steele on the way to Massachusetts yesterday. Read it to Tam, who was the driver for the day as Shawn had woke feeling really ill. Such a great book, and I so appreciate his colorful writing, it helps to keep my mind from wandering while reading it. :D Perhaps I'll post a short quote or two at some point. :)
3 Listened to a lecture and a sermon last night from the Together for the Gospel pastor conference held last year. From what I've heard, and seen about it, I think it's a great thing that is working in the direction the church needs to go. The lecture and sermon I heard from it were so spot on. The one was preached by RC Sproul titled The Center of Christian Preaching: Justification by Faith, and the second was a lecture by Albert Mohler called Preaching with the Culture in View.
4. The Friday night Derek Webb concert was great, I really enjoyed listening to him play, as well as listening to his in between soapbox comments, which were often pretty funny. If you have center stage, and people are there because they want to listen to you, and want to know what you believe, why not eh? :D If you want more details I refer you to Shawn's blog. :)
5. Only 10 days left, wow. I better be able to make it out to Manda's one more time, and I need to get my sewing machine back from you know who. Then I'm off to Edmonton for a week (woohoo!) Get to see all Jord and Dor's latest renovations, and more importantly, Jord, Dor and the kidlets. :) Then I bus back home see all my..ah..homeys? Good thing the use of a word doesn't make you cool or I would soo be bordering on the dangerous line of coolness right now. :P So PG will be a little different with a dog around..but other than that I'm sure it'll be back to reality.
Snap back to reality, oh there goes gravity. Oh, there goes.......if you know what that's from, don't even worry about it. I don't listen to that loser. :P
Jode
Monday, September 24, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Dancing on the Air was great. We listening to a duo violin performance by Spindel, now if only I could read Norwegian. I think it was the most beautiful violin music I've ever heard, which they played on Hardingfele violins, which are really beautiful as well.
After Spindel we heard a group called..ok, so I don't remember their name. It was kind of a Spanish guitar sound mixed with a jazz sound and the guy on the guitar was amazingly skilled. And then in between/here-and-there we heard lots of folk type music played by the Dancing on the Air group, that hosts the show. So yeah, a lot of fun.
Ok, gotta to go sew some hats. :D
Jode
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
So today I called him to find out whether he'd had a chance to look at it, at least to know what the problem is and a general time frame for how soon it would be done. He responded by informing me that he "HAD" not even touched it, that he's a very busy man and that he might get to it by next week. I then attempted to ask him a couple more questions, but was kinda dumbfounded by his tone so I said, "Okay, thank-you, good bye" (yeah, thanks for nothing). So this would have been an "ok whatever" to me, but that he gave me no certain time frame, and I've been needing my machine in working order for the last several weeks. After thinking about it, I resolved to call him back, and be more firm (but polite) in simply asking him if he thought he would be able to look at it by Friday, and if not I would be willing to pick it up on Friday unfixed.
I proceeded to do this. I called him back, and said that I had talked to him a few minutes earlier, but after getting off the phone I had considered my schedule and that I needed my machine as soon as possible, etc etc. He flared up at me, and was yelling at me about how he had a ton of people before me, and that it had only been three days (try a week and 1/2), yada yada. And I responded that I was sorry, I hadn't realized how long his waiting list was, but that I needed my machine, so I would be able to pick it up on Friday. Then he started yelling louder, that if it was left with him there he would charge me the repair price if he even touched it, and that if I wanted my machine back I would have to come get it that very minute because he was going to take it out to the end of his driveway and leave it there. I tried to to explain how far away we were and that I wouldn't be able to, and he reiterated the same thing and hung up on me.
Yeah, I cried after. I don't know, I just don't take that kind of mistreatment very well at all..but I'll live through dealing with this jerk as well. We'll have to see if I can say the same for my machine, as it's raining out, and there's no way we could make the trip out tonight. Sigh..
Jode
Monday, September 10, 2007
2. Had a great visit with Darren and Laura (thanks guys :D)
3. Vermont roads are twisted, or maybe that was only the one on the way home?
4. Darren can make one great lasagna (very cheesy) and Deeders has a great laugh
5. The Church is always an interesting topic, at least to me. :)
6. Tomorrow is bible study again, yaaay! :D
7. Ok, going to try a power nap right now
8. Tam and I are having a Scarlet Stitch fall sale, and it's not winter yet, woohoo! I just love being on track. The site has been fixed a little further, changed a little bit more than needed, and the advertising education continues.
Friday, August 31, 2007
2. Cold coffee at 11:00 pm mmmm
3. Filtered water, even better
4. Brown turtlenecks for kids are extinct, if they were ever in existence. Maybe I should become an archaeologist and dig some up. On the bright side, cute brown sweaters are still in style.
5. I love cooler weather
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
1. The top Culinary Art School in the USA smells like cheeseburgers, good quality ones. This wafting smell is a form of torture, similar to Chinese Water torture, to those who have been looking forward to breakfast since 7:00
1. CMB stands for Campus Mail Box, it is not the initials for a dorm, do not try to use this to find culinary students (we were to meet Shawn's cousin there and go for breakfast). Don't try to seek help from other students to find the CMB dorm, because they'll be sure they've heard of it, but not know where it is. Can't expect much from students on their first day on campus
1. Breakfast at 11:00 tastes a lot better than breakfast at 7:00
2. I was greatly impressed by the amount of trash and filth around the subways and train tracks on the way in to NY City, ew
2. You can do a whole lot of walking, and feel like you're doing something, but then when people ask what you did in NY City, you don't think walking qualifies as a "yeah I had an awesome time walking in NY" "Did I see the Empire State building? Nope" "Did I see Central Park? Nope, but I did see a lot of traffic! :D" Yup, walking I guess isn't the same as seeing the sights, but for the most part it's my preferred pastime. I like to study the atmosphere in the different areas of the city more than...hm, Nintendo World.
3. The thoughts of what would happen if everyone on the street started to panic was entertaining. Broadway is a very busy street. :)
4. Madison Square Park is not close to Madison Square Gardens, oops
5. You can find a great gyro on nearly every corner, soo yummy. Hmm, now if only restrooms were so plentiful/easy to find.
5.Train Stations and Subways are confusing, I can understand how people can get on the wrong train, but thankfully we didn't have that experience.
Friday, August 17, 2007
2. Rock wall climbing is hard on the toes, and other muscles you never knew you had
3. The intermediate level is fun..advanced is a lot harder than it looks, owwie :)
4. The after math of riding the Space Ball lasts a lot longer than the ride, just ask Clint
5. Why is five always the hardest to fill in? Perhaps I should rename it 1. and then it'll come easy..
1. I'm procrastinating on updating our inventory, so enough is enough, adieu
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
2. Card games can be violent
3. Sugar and I lack of sleep makes everything funny (and is also the number one cause of typos, if you don't believe me check out the "I" where it should be "the")
4. I wish my sewing machine didn't break right before we left Albany, wah
5. I wish the AC was working right now, because it felt great when it was
Monday, July 30, 2007
2. I can never ("never" used in the loose sense) think of what I need to do next when I have the time to do it. :)
3. It is hard not to make noise when some one is sick, everything likes to make a racket and the moving of cutlery is similar to the sound of crashing cymbals (sorry Tammy)
4. Headaches can cause vomiting
5. Poor Tam
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
So I'm in Albany, and thus far having a great time visiting, cooking for people, meeting other Christians, hanging out with Manda, Tam, and Shawn, bible study etc. etc. :)
As for the work side of things we're getting there. So far we've organized all of the closets and cupboards which should aid in our ability to find what we're looking for. ;) We've started the search for ways to advertise Scarlet Stitch, and we have a bunch of hats that are primed and ready for sewing. Have a few site bugs I need to iron out, but so long as I have them in mind, I'll get them into motion (ie fixed, eh heh) . So yes, I agree that this is a very slovenly post, but a post never the less.
Here are my five things for the week:
1. Having the ability to fellowship with other believers is a gift of God.
2. The future is uncertain, but hopeful.
3. Swimming pools that don't allow the wearing of tank tops stink, but free admission over rules such qualms.
4. Humidity is a reality I have to face, whether I like being sticky or not.
5. I have the cutest family, if you don't believe me look at the latest pictures of all of my nephews and nieces. :D
Jode
Monday, July 02, 2007
which includes but is not limited to 1 watermelon, camp stove, bible box, stroller, box of food, and cooler; 2 citronella candles, 3 foamies, 4 citronella lamps, 5 bags (which includes my sewing machine) 6 sleeping bags, 7 camp chairs, and now we just have to squeeze in tomorrow morning, and we're off. Then it's to Edmonton, Red Deer, and Albany.
Well, time is up for the blogging while brushing my teeth. Yeah, I like to conserve...I conserve time, space, water, plastic bags, paper plates, interesting news, and interesting blog posts, but I don't want to conserve on sleep, nor do I want to start drooling, must go! :D
Chow,
Jode
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Okay, so I had to try it after Tam did it, right? Doesn't make a lot of sense, but I guess that's as much like a person's life as anything. :)
Opening Credits: On the Bound – Fiona Apple
Waking up: Girl Sailor – The Shins
Falling in Love: Salamandra – Sarah Harmer
Fight Song: Same Thing - Pete Yorn
Breaking Up: Swallowed in the Sea – Coldplay
Formal/Prom: On the Bound - Fiona Apple
Life: A Moth is Not a Butterfly – Hawksley Workman
Mental Breakdown: So Say I – The Shins
Driving: Hundred – The Fray
Flash Back: Looking After You – The Fray
Getting Back Together: How Deep in the Valley – Sarah Harmer
Wedding: I Know – Fiona Apple
Birth of a Child: Trouble - Coldplay
Final Battle: Over My Head – The Fray
End Credits: How to Save a Life – The Fray
Part 2.
I will now expound, although somewhat briefly, on the relative part, as it was a highlight. On Friday Uncle Jamie and Auntie Val had Tam and I over for dinner, we had a lot of good conversation, and good food, we got to see all of their kids, but for Judah who was with his choir in Ontario, and I even obtained some artwork from a couple of them. :) They also had us over for breakfast and dinner on the Lord’s day. Brad was back (he’s been boarding with them) as well, and so we spent the day well, in more talking, music, and a pleasant time all around.
After coming back for lunch Tam and Vera went out, while I stayed to keep an eye on the kids, and to make dinner. After popping some lasagna in the oven, and prepping a few other things, the kids and I took a pleasant walk/race/hop-skip-and-a-jump to two of the neighboring parks. Got to enjoy the feeling of gravel, and sand in my shoes, but helping
Jode
PS Yeah, I'm tired now. :D
Thursday, May 24, 2007
How did everything go? It went swimmingly. Tam came to PG, and we got to visit everyone, and we were also able to hear Calvin and Baillie recite at the Speech Festival. While listening/watching them and their competitors we multi-tasked. Nothing like quilting while relaxing to the sounds of poetry. :) The rest of the time was spent talk, laughing, and all the wonderful things that are so nice about having family around.
On Friday we packed everything up that we could possibly fit into our bags (I even brought my two sewing machines) and boarded the bus for Dawson. Upon arriving in Dawson we were picked up by my Uncle Tim, and taken to Grandma's for a very enjoyable pancake breakfast (as only Grandma can make ;) ) After visiting with Tim and Grandma, Tim's boys, Troy, Jordan, and Jeffrey were dropped off. Then Grandma took the boys, Tam, and myself to pick up Tommy who was going to spell Grandma for awhile with watching the boys. Then it was over to Sundae's to see her new baby girl Abigail.
Thus far it seems my trips to Auntie Debbie's are continually marked with occurrences that make them memorable. Last time it was some lady running into Clint's car with her truck, just before they were to pick me up at the station, and this time it was one of the boys locking Grandma's keys in her car. After a few attempts by various individuals armed with hangers, Debbie, and Deanna (my cousin Brett's fiancee, they came by to visit us at Sundae's) managed pull on the door, which although locked, was ajar. Brett then inserted the hanger through the crack, and click! Thankfully Grandma had already received a lift home from a friend of Sundae's, because not only did the ajar door aid in the success of unlocking the door, it also aided in the killing of the battery.
So from there we traded over to Debbie's Truck, and then it was off to Grand Prairie..which is where I will leave this as a "To be Continued" post, for it is now too late for both business, and recreation, unless that recreation is sleep.
TTFN
Monday, May 14, 2007
Eight pounds one ounce
Born at 12:22 AM
And boy is she a doll. :)
More photos here
Friday, April 06, 2007
Yeah, brief. :D
Jode
Thursday, March 15, 2007
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-2060328235528429353
This can't be that comfortable, yet we find her sleeping like that all the time, haha.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
Thursday, February 15, 2007
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
(Isa 3:12)
Been working on Tam and my Scarlet Stitch website this last week. Manda took pictures of our new boys stuff, so that called for an addition to the site which ended up being almost a complete overhaul on it, and every time I thought I was just about done there were more things to tweaked, change, or rearrange. But I think I can now..almost safely say I'm done. In other news I was having a lot of problems with Sitebuilder, or I thought it was Sitebuilder's fault. I would publish my site, everything would be looking right, and then I would come back and check, or republish and random texts would be missing. It could be a missing half a paragraph, a title, or clothing care instructions. It would garble some, and it seemed nothing was safe but the imagines and navigation bars. Following my first reaction, of thinking I must have deleted whatever by accident, the occasions multiplied until I knew it wasn't me unless I was losing my mind, and deleting things in my sleep. After replacing, and replacing, I figured I should call Yahoo before the problem was the cause of my mind loss, rather than caused by it. So I called them twice, the first suggestions fixed naughta, but the second time the lady suggested the cause may be my firewall, as it appeared to her to be rearranging the pages. I repaired, and republished with it off..so we'll see. Next step, the sling page..but I'm going to put that off for later as I'd like to take a sanity break from the computer and do some sewing instead. When I need a sanity break from my sewing machine, I know what my next computer project will be.
Well, there's a little update, and now that I'm done lunch it's off to my space heater heated room (this basement is always freezing. :D ).
Jody
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Thursday, January 04, 2007
At any rate, have a good one,
Jode
My cousin Clint with his younger sisters Jess and Chail
Clint and his early attempted at hockey
Clint and myself (the fashion victim on the right)
Dor pulling Clint, Tam pushing him, and me tailing them.
Once again, Dor, Clint, and I.
Tam and Clint.
Dor and I tackling my cousin Ian, who apparently had something Dor wanted badly, although I'm not sure what it is.
Dor and I who loved to flip bikes upside down to spin the wheels, second best thing to ridding them, which we didn't master for a couple more years.
My dad, me, Manda, and my Uncle Tim, this was taken at the time of my Auntie Debbie's wedding. I remember not liking the fact one bit that she was getting married. I felt an injustice that some guy had the nerve of stealing my aunt from me. :)
Tammy in the orangy red skirt, with Manda standing on her left.
Clearly Doralynne, can see a lot of Amos in this picture imo. :)
My cousin Jason and my Uncle Tim.
My parents, Dor, and myself (and a minister, although I don't remember his name, or anything else about him)
Mwah.
Me and my pop, also taken at Auntie Debbie's wedding.
Me at Auntie Debbie's.
Tammy and her Schipperkes, and my aunt's cat.
My cousin Tiffany
My mom (although I think everyone could have guessed as much. :) )
Tammy and one of my mom's goats.
Me
Dor and my nose. :)
A horse and myself, I don't remember its name.
Manda
My cousin Jessica and myself.
Dor
Belinda
Me and my banana seat bike, my first bike in fact.
My grandpa on my mom's side.
Tammy
My cousin Tyrell.
My cousin Millo.
Uncle Dave.
My cousin Dallas.
My cousin Zander.
Dor and myself, at the dreaded Mining Claim.