Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
I Have the Flu!
For three days I've been saying, "I've got this weird tickle in the back of my throat." I felt like I had to cough all the time. I thought, "Asthma." Sometimes I get that after I exercise. So yesterday, I led a rehearsal and two worship serivces feeling decent; I was fine.
Fastforward a little.
After last night's services I drove to our friend's house and as I was driving I thought, "hmmmm...I don't feel so good." You know the kind. Like the extroverted person who is more interested in going home and lying down. Sooooo not like me. People? Where? (rubs hands together)
I went to their house anyway, cause I wanted to; I ate, chatted and actually felt a little bit better.
Fastforward a little more...
5:30am I wake up. My body is involuntarily shaking itself in waves. Again, you know what I'm talking about. Freezing cold, sweating like fat guy eating mexican - like that. I HATE that. Doens't happen too often. So I take some ibuprofen and know, "I must have the flu."
Whatryoogunnado?
So Heather got up and took care of me for a little while (love being married to her, by the way). She then got me up at about 7:45am. We had to be at church at 8:15am for rehearsal and two services at 9 and 10:45am. So off we went. But somehow I still managed to look awesome. I know, weird. It's like I can't control it or something. Oh well. But I felt like this...
Fastforward a little.
After last night's services I drove to our friend's house and as I was driving I thought, "hmmmm...I don't feel so good." You know the kind. Like the extroverted person who is more interested in going home and lying down. Sooooo not like me. People? Where? (rubs hands together)
I went to their house anyway, cause I wanted to; I ate, chatted and actually felt a little bit better.
Fastforward a little more...
5:30am I wake up. My body is involuntarily shaking itself in waves. Again, you know what I'm talking about. Freezing cold, sweating like fat guy eating mexican - like that. I HATE that. Doens't happen too often. So I take some ibuprofen and know, "I must have the flu."
Whatryoogunnado?
So Heather got up and took care of me for a little while (love being married to her, by the way). She then got me up at about 7:45am. We had to be at church at 8:15am for rehearsal and two services at 9 and 10:45am. So off we went. But somehow I still managed to look awesome. I know, weird. It's like I can't control it or something. Oh well. But I felt like this...
I felt like...like I was still me, but something was juuuusssstt not quite right. There was ringing in my ears. And I needed NO ONE to touch me cause it hurt. Like that. Like some real big person had picked me up by the feet and beat me up against a brick wall like I was an empty christmas wrapping paper roll. Yes, that's exactly how I felt. But, press on. So two services later, I felt...not so bad really...but knew it would be coming with a vengance that afternoon. It was great, though, singing words like "Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord," and "In You, in You I find my strength!" I knew God was getting me through. He is always looking out for me.
So I went home, climbed into bed and have remained there until now. I've emerged from "Flu Room" to infect our computer room. Ev keeps pointing at me and saying, "sick boy!" She's cute. I've almost watched an entire cycle of ANTM. Why do I love that show? It's even better when you're sick.
Oh, and just so you know, I will be a non-blogger from July 3 - July 14 (vacating) So Amy, you'll need to let me know that I won by Tuesday!
So I went home, climbed into bed and have remained there until now. I've emerged from "Flu Room" to infect our computer room. Ev keeps pointing at me and saying, "sick boy!" She's cute. I've almost watched an entire cycle of ANTM. Why do I love that show? It's even better when you're sick.
Oh, and just so you know, I will be a non-blogger from July 3 - July 14 (vacating) So Amy, you'll need to let me know that I won by Tuesday!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Still Summer!
We had a great time with our neighbors last night.
The evening started with a fashion show...
The evening started with a fashion show...
Monday, June 23, 2008
"Cocoon:" Half pupa enclosure; Half vacation spot
(click here)
If you're looking for meaning in this post, skip it. But know that there is a very important matter at hand. Today I've been thinking about words that are said wrong by kids, adults, village idiots, AND smart people (they're usually the best ones). I love when people in suits, with business degrees and six figure jobs say, "I took my family to see "Circus Olé" instead of "Cirque de Soleil." There's something all ganked about it, and yet it cracks me up! Love it. "Olé!!!" So let's talk about that, shall we?
Here are some others:
-Inn table. It goes at the "end" of your couch. Said this til I was in college.
-Narry road. My grandma. Makes me miss her
-Chester drawers. Still at a loss on this one. Is it a "chest of drawers," or a "chester drawers?" I'm confused.
-Jargum. This is the characteristic language of a particular group of people. My mom uses this one alot. Especially when she is with a group of lawyers. She just doesn't understand their jargum.
-All-some! meaning, "incredible." A friend of mine said he suspected his mother was saying this whenever there was a moment to be celebrated. His suspicions were later confirmed when he had a prayer request answered and he received a text from his mom that said, "Allsome!"
-Frontiture. You sit on this. This weekend our nephew was visiting and said that our dog, Mimi, looked very comfortable on the frontiture. Oh, and his brother (he's two) kept calling Mimi, "Meany."
-Bizarre. Probably one of my favs. My mom got my sister a necklace for christmas one year, and according to my mom, my sister opened the necklace and went "absolutely bizarre!" When I started laughing HARD over the phone, she corrected herself..."I mean Pizzazz."
-"Patch" of cookies. This was from a neighbor of ours when we lived in Kentucky. Surprised?
-Pneumonia. Our apartment used to smell like this alot...well, according to our neighbor. The same neighbor that grew her cookies.
-"Dixie" This was from the neighbor downstairs, same building. Her dog was named Daisy, but she split time between "Dixie" and "Daisy." Love that she never said, "Oops I mean Daisy." Just used them interchangably.
-Cocoon. My mom is getting the raw end here. I kinda feel bad, but she's a good sport. A few years back she informed me that my sister and her husband were "leaving for Cocoon" for a vacation.
-Thee. This is Evalee's last baby word and I hope she never stops using it. She uses it like this; "I wanted to play with their dog but THEE said I couldn't. Thee never let me play with their dog!" Cute huh?
-UNthaw. I still do this to ground beef when I pull it out of the fridge.
Okay, so if you don't know what your wrong word is, alls'yee have to do is ask a loved one or good friend. And just as a warning, they may try saying, "I haven't noticed anything you say wrong," but they are lying. Trust me, they know. They just don't want you to feel dents ;)
Okay, so let's go...I wanna hear some.
Singing off,
With Extry Cheese
Here are some others:
-Inn table. It goes at the "end" of your couch. Said this til I was in college.
-Narry road. My grandma. Makes me miss her
-Chester drawers. Still at a loss on this one. Is it a "chest of drawers," or a "chester drawers?" I'm confused.
-Jargum. This is the characteristic language of a particular group of people. My mom uses this one alot. Especially when she is with a group of lawyers. She just doesn't understand their jargum.
-All-some! meaning, "incredible." A friend of mine said he suspected his mother was saying this whenever there was a moment to be celebrated. His suspicions were later confirmed when he had a prayer request answered and he received a text from his mom that said, "Allsome!"
-Frontiture. You sit on this. This weekend our nephew was visiting and said that our dog, Mimi, looked very comfortable on the frontiture. Oh, and his brother (he's two) kept calling Mimi, "Meany."
-Bizarre. Probably one of my favs. My mom got my sister a necklace for christmas one year, and according to my mom, my sister opened the necklace and went "absolutely bizarre!" When I started laughing HARD over the phone, she corrected herself..."I mean Pizzazz."
-"Patch" of cookies. This was from a neighbor of ours when we lived in Kentucky. Surprised?
-Pneumonia. Our apartment used to smell like this alot...well, according to our neighbor. The same neighbor that grew her cookies.
-"Dixie" This was from the neighbor downstairs, same building. Her dog was named Daisy, but she split time between "Dixie" and "Daisy." Love that she never said, "Oops I mean Daisy." Just used them interchangably.
-Cocoon. My mom is getting the raw end here. I kinda feel bad, but she's a good sport. A few years back she informed me that my sister and her husband were "leaving for Cocoon" for a vacation.
-Thee. This is Evalee's last baby word and I hope she never stops using it. She uses it like this; "I wanted to play with their dog but THEE said I couldn't. Thee never let me play with their dog!" Cute huh?
-UNthaw. I still do this to ground beef when I pull it out of the fridge.
Okay, so if you don't know what your wrong word is, alls'yee have to do is ask a loved one or good friend. And just as a warning, they may try saying, "I haven't noticed anything you say wrong," but they are lying. Trust me, they know. They just don't want you to feel dents ;)
Okay, so let's go...I wanna hear some.
Singing off,
With Extry Cheese
Sunday, June 22, 2008
The Guy's Pointers
Okay, so I worked on some of the pointers I got from that guy at church and...well, it's working! I managed to get all of these on the first or second shot, rather than the thousand fifty third. Photoshopped the first one - all the others are raw. Still want a new camera though...I must be a pig.
This one's my fav. Oh, and someone ran down my rose bush tonight - totally broken in half...to bittsies. This will be the last bloom you'll ever see from that sucker. It was lying on the ground. Nice one, eh?
Love this one.
This one's my fav. Oh, and someone ran down my rose bush tonight - totally broken in half...to bittsies. This will be the last bloom you'll ever see from that sucker. It was lying on the ground. Nice one, eh?
Love this one.
I wanna a new camera too!
I think Heather mentioned the irritation we have with focus issues and our camera. Thing is, the more I do this blog thing, the more I'm noticing some really beautiful clarity you get from a good camera. Check this page and this page, and you'll see what I'm talking about.
Anyway, I want to take great pics like these (below) and while I actually love these shots, taken with my Nikon Coolpix 5200 - It took me about 35 shots just to get these. Argh! Any ideas for cameras under $1000 would be much appreciated. (Not that I'm getting one, I just want to "browse.") I talked to a guy at church today, who had a nice camera and he gave me some pointers that I can use with my crappy little, almost a toy, camera.
I planted this rose bush last year. It produces 2 to 3 blooms each summer. (Horticulturalist, I'm not. Just plant, and "finito," never touch it again.) But are they beautiful or what!?!?
Anyway, I want to take great pics like these (below) and while I actually love these shots, taken with my Nikon Coolpix 5200 - It took me about 35 shots just to get these. Argh! Any ideas for cameras under $1000 would be much appreciated. (Not that I'm getting one, I just want to "browse.") I talked to a guy at church today, who had a nice camera and he gave me some pointers that I can use with my crappy little, almost a toy, camera.
I planted this rose bush last year. It produces 2 to 3 blooms each summer. (Horticulturalist, I'm not. Just plant, and "finito," never touch it again.) But are they beautiful or what!?!?
Saturday, June 21, 2008
In our Hood
FIRST....baby Caleb. Is he cute or what?!?!
Grant on the swing...
Heidi mowing before the mower broke down. I think she was a little afraid of the mower at first, but once she got going, she was John Deere.
My mower rules! Well, it did. It's officially dead now. (Heidi says she had nothing to do with it. I kind of believe her; sort of.)
She wore my "mow the lawn" shoes. Very ghetto. They're like prequels to what Crocs are now; only canvas and ugly. Very W.T.
And here's our back porch - the wysteria blooms are gone, but the flowers are lookin' sweet!
Grant on the swing...
Heidi mowing before the mower broke down. I think she was a little afraid of the mower at first, but once she got going, she was John Deere.
My mower rules! Well, it did. It's officially dead now. (Heidi says she had nothing to do with it. I kind of believe her; sort of.)
She wore my "mow the lawn" shoes. Very ghetto. They're like prequels to what Crocs are now; only canvas and ugly. Very W.T.
And here's our back porch - the wysteria blooms are gone, but the flowers are lookin' sweet!
My Nephews are Here!
First of all - these are good boys! Love 'em.
John's "Mean" face. Scary!!
When girls are older than you - you do as they say! If they say, "We're playing drag queens," then you say, "how drag?"
John's "Mean" face. Scary!!
When girls are older than you - you do as they say! If they say, "We're playing drag queens," then you say, "how drag?"
The baby is sleeping. You'll be getting pics of that little sweetie pie later.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Tonight on our cul-de-sac...
Beatiful Mess's kids and our kids hanging out.
The "Long-shot" in use. (and our babysitter in a rare and brief moment between texts)
Ahhh, they're sweet! (Check out bottom left)
Ahhh, they're freakin' hilarious!
Hot air balloons... (this is not photo shop)
This is. (I thought it looked like an earring. Because I felt like it, that's why.)
Heather and Krista in our favorite spot (check out the tiger lillies)
"Don" -our neighbor's dog. Love that his name is "Don." Other options were "Corey, Daniel, Nathan, Phil, and Jeff."
And Mimi, taking it all in. (Actually, she is eyeing the neighbors cat in this pic) Isn't she cute? Yes you do care! Yes you do!!! 
The "Long-shot" in use. (and our babysitter in a rare and brief moment between texts)
Ahhh, they're sweet! (Check out bottom left)
Ahhh, they're freakin' hilarious!
Hot air balloons... (this is not photo shop)
This is. (I thought it looked like an earring. Because I felt like it, that's why.)
Heather and Krista in our favorite spot (check out the tiger lillies)
"Don" -our neighbor's dog. Love that his name is "Don." Other options were "Corey, Daniel, Nathan, Phil, and Jeff."
And Mimi, taking it all in. (Actually, she is eyeing the neighbors cat in this pic) Isn't she cute? Yes you do care! Yes you do!!!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
WHEW!!!
Tonight we sat with our friends drinking coffee and "talking" about exercise. I thought, "yeah, it's been a while, I think I'm ready to start back up."
So when they left I put on my running shoes. I was excited! I borrowed Chloe's new ipod and hit the ashphalt. I felt great..."This is so good for me...I need this..." blah, blah, blah, you know the drill.
And honest to God, when I started I felt like this...
Fast forward 20 minutes; I arrive home - do some curls, do some push ups. And now, sitting in this chair, sweating like a tribe of nuns in a strip club, I feel like this...
Still glad I did it though. I'll be huge in no time.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Summer - What's not to Love?
I've been off for a few days, which I love. On the way home from the pool, we were driving in our neighborhood and drove right past a friend who had just left our house. We told her to come on back and we'd make coffee. On the way to the house I looked at Heather and said, "It's summer isn't it?"
Impromtu visits (love them) which I'm convinced happen more often in the summer
Barefeet. This is me aalllll summer.
Butterflies...hard as heck to take pictures of though. Look at the next one.
Discovering something for the first time. My girls just got ipods on their visit to Nana's. Looks like this will be the summer of music.
"I've gotta pocket, gotta pocketful of sunshine..."
Indian money. I LOVE stuff like this!
Summer chores to earn $$$ for vacation. Yes!
And always...Mimi. (little sugar head)
"Yep," she said, "and I love it!"
So here are some of the things I have already enjoyed and will continue to enjoy this summer.
Staring at this from our porch
Staring at this from our porch
Impromtu visits (love them) which I'm convinced happen more often in the summer
Barefeet. This is me aalllll summer.
Butterflies...hard as heck to take pictures of though. Look at the next one.
Discovering something for the first time. My girls just got ipods on their visit to Nana's. Looks like this will be the summer of music.
"I've gotta pocket, gotta pocketful of sunshine..."
Indian money. I LOVE stuff like this!
Summer chores to earn $$$ for vacation. Yes!
And always...Mimi. (little sugar head)
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