Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Memorial Day
For those of you who know me in real life, you know that I am not the type to buy DVDs very often. Most of the 15 or so that I own are gifts. However, I have decided to buy a documentary that I watched yesterday. "The Conscientious Objector" a film about a WWII medic, Desmond Doss, who believed it is against his religion to kill, but chose to stay in the army and help the wounded. For his bravery in the Pacific he was awarded the Medal of Honor. (They don't give those out for just anything, most of the time you have to die in order to get it.)
www.desmonddoss.com Take a look around and read his story, although what is on the website is not near the story presented on the film. I have to warn you, I bawled my way through this film.
www.desmonddoss.com Take a look around and read his story, although what is on the website is not near the story presented on the film. I have to warn you, I bawled my way through this film.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Our Home
After a request to see pictures of my home/condo, I have posted these pics. This is after I cleaned the place, so it does not usually/never looks like this.
My kitchen, note the wonderful pink cabinets that don't match anything else. Also note the lack of a dishwasher.
Our living/dining area: the navy blue carpet is NOT my idea.
I love this table, Mr. M got it at an Amish auction several years ago.
My kitchen, note the wonderful pink cabinets that don't match anything else. Also note the lack of a dishwasher.
Our coffee stand/baker's rack, also my kitchen island on wheels.
My Home Part II
View from our deck:
Our bedroom:
Our bathroom (note the candle holder, found at Target for $20,totally a Pottery Barn knockoff.)
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
50 things
A few weeks ago, I was reading an article in Real Simple magazine about going through your house and throwing out 50 things.
I made the decision several years ago that I was going to own my stuff and my stuff is not going to own me. Since I have moved almost every year since turning 18, it helps keep the amount of crap in my life to a minimum. However, I did not move this year and I have plenty of crap, so here is my list so far.
1) Candle-given to me as a gift, I love it, but I can't even light it any more, so out it goes.
2) Issues of alum magazines.
3) Old Sports Illustrated that my husband agreed to get rid of. (I let him keep the ones he really wanted.)
4) My collection of root beer bottles (but I saved my Dr. Pepper bottle collection)
5) Several days of newspapers.
6) An old Bible study that way 100 pages long.
7) Sunday school lessons that we never looked at.
8) Sudoku book (I had filled most of the puzzles out)
9)Women's ministry registration form (I am not signing up to minister this year)
10) A packet of info on my albuerol inhaler.
11) Old Pottery Barn catalog.
12) Half of a bottle of mag citrate.
13) Mr. M's muscle rub (that expired in 2000)
14) Birth control pill wallets (2)
15) Erythromycin oint for an eye infection several months ago.
16) Big Red chewing gum (it was really hard)
17) Used boarding passes.
18) Used post-it notes.
19) Watch links
20) Bed and Breakfast evaluation card.
21) Lots of rubber bands.
22) Old sponges
23) Nursing protocols (they have new ones now.)
24) Old envelopes
25) Best Buy reward zone card
26) Credit card applications
27) Gift registry cards (please don't put them in your wedding invitations, it's tacky!)
28)Coffee pot (we got a better one)
29) Old socks that I don't wear anymore.
30) Old lip pencil
31 & 32) 2 sets of commentaries.
33) Random books we didn't want.
34) Box of tea (the flavor was just bad)
35) Old perfume bottle
36) 5 phone books
37) A pair of shoes.
38, 39, 40 & 41) 4 bags of clothes from my closet to good will.
42) Old movie tickets
43) Old support letters
44) 2 compacts of eye shadow.
45) Box for perfume
46) 4 hair clips
47) Old tea kettle (we got a much nicer one from Heather for our wedding)
And now, I am just stuck, I just can't come up with the last 3 things I should get rid of, any ideas?
I made the decision several years ago that I was going to own my stuff and my stuff is not going to own me. Since I have moved almost every year since turning 18, it helps keep the amount of crap in my life to a minimum. However, I did not move this year and I have plenty of crap, so here is my list so far.
1) Candle-given to me as a gift, I love it, but I can't even light it any more, so out it goes.
2) Issues of alum magazines.
3) Old Sports Illustrated that my husband agreed to get rid of. (I let him keep the ones he really wanted.)
4) My collection of root beer bottles (but I saved my Dr. Pepper bottle collection)
5) Several days of newspapers.
6) An old Bible study that way 100 pages long.
7) Sunday school lessons that we never looked at.
8) Sudoku book (I had filled most of the puzzles out)
9)Women's ministry registration form (I am not signing up to minister this year)
10) A packet of info on my albuerol inhaler.
11) Old Pottery Barn catalog.
12) Half of a bottle of mag citrate.
13) Mr. M's muscle rub (that expired in 2000)
14) Birth control pill wallets (2)
15) Erythromycin oint for an eye infection several months ago.
16) Big Red chewing gum (it was really hard)
17) Used boarding passes.
18) Used post-it notes.
19) Watch links
20) Bed and Breakfast evaluation card.
21) Lots of rubber bands.
22) Old sponges
23) Nursing protocols (they have new ones now.)
24) Old envelopes
25) Best Buy reward zone card
26) Credit card applications
27) Gift registry cards (please don't put them in your wedding invitations, it's tacky!)
28)Coffee pot (we got a better one)
29) Old socks that I don't wear anymore.
30) Old lip pencil
31 & 32) 2 sets of commentaries.
33) Random books we didn't want.
34) Box of tea (the flavor was just bad)
35) Old perfume bottle
36) 5 phone books
37) A pair of shoes.
38, 39, 40 & 41) 4 bags of clothes from my closet to good will.
42) Old movie tickets
43) Old support letters
44) 2 compacts of eye shadow.
45) Box for perfume
46) 4 hair clips
47) Old tea kettle (we got a much nicer one from Heather for our wedding)
And now, I am just stuck, I just can't come up with the last 3 things I should get rid of, any ideas?
Small Town Church
A few weeks ago, my Mr. M and I were sitting in church. (Well, we were really standing because the church was singing a hymn, but you get the idea.) This older couple and their adult children then proceeded to come up to us and tell us, "Excuse us, but we usually sit here." Then they just stood there, waiting for us to move.
If I hadn't been so shocked, I might have said something, but we just got our things and moved down the row, and then they acted a bit miffed that they even had to sit next to us. (Come on, I shower at least once a week.)
But now I am questioning if we did the right thing. (By the way, watching an episode of "King of the Hill" is what reminded me of this incident, I am not quite sure what that says about my life.)
Pros and Cons of moving our seats:
Pros:
1) Don't really want to cause a ruckus in church.
2) Don't really want to be rude to the old people.
3) Don't want to make enemies.
Cons:
1) We gave up aisle seats!
2) We are enabling rudeness
3) By enabling the aforementioned rudeness, we are making it harder for other new people to join the church.
This would be much more funny if it wasn't so true. Any thoughts on what my response should have been?
If I hadn't been so shocked, I might have said something, but we just got our things and moved down the row, and then they acted a bit miffed that they even had to sit next to us. (Come on, I shower at least once a week.)
But now I am questioning if we did the right thing. (By the way, watching an episode of "King of the Hill" is what reminded me of this incident, I am not quite sure what that says about my life.)
Pros and Cons of moving our seats:
Pros:
1) Don't really want to cause a ruckus in church.
2) Don't really want to be rude to the old people.
3) Don't want to make enemies.
Cons:
1) We gave up aisle seats!
2) We are enabling rudeness
3) By enabling the aforementioned rudeness, we are making it harder for other new people to join the church.
This would be much more funny if it wasn't so true. Any thoughts on what my response should have been?
Carter
I don't like to delve into politics that often, but no matter which side of the divide you fall on, you can appreciate this article.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Back in the Frozen Tundra
Got back from Texas on Monday night where I wore shorts, drove on freeways, spent way to much money on clothes and ate cheap ethnic food along with bluebell ice cream.
Here is a picture of Mrs. Juicebox and me:
Here is a picture of Mrs. Juicebox and me:
It was so nice to see everybody and enjoy being with family and friends. We played lots of Settlers of Catan and if you have never played that game, you are missing out. It was so good to see Mr. M with a group of guys just laughing it up.
After going out on a walk with one of my friends, my husband and I were lounging on the couch. He looked me over and said:
Mr: "Your shorts look kind of old."
Me: "They do? I mean I didn't think they were that bad."
Mr: "How old are those shorts?"
Me: "Hmm, about 6 years old I guess."
Mr: "How old is that sweatshirt?"
Me: "About 5 years old, but the shirt on underneath it is only about 3 years old."
Mr: "I have finally found someone who wears clothes longer then me, and it is my wife!"
But back in the frozen tundra the cherry trees are starting to bloom:
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Just because...
it's spring and is is SUPPOSED to warm outside. I SHOULD be wearing flip-flops, capris, and a tank top. But I'm not.
Nope, I wore a coat today and sat next to the fireplace in Starbucks. (I don't go to the Starbucks too often because then I feel as though I am in a metropolitan area and then I feel sad to leave and look at all the wildlife again.)
Nope, I wore a coat today and sat next to the fireplace in Starbucks. (I don't go to the Starbucks too often because then I feel as though I am in a metropolitan area and then I feel sad to leave and look at all the wildlife again.)
Getting organized
It is amazing what I find interesting. A few weeks ago Dooce published some pictures of her attempts at organization. And I really enjoyed looking at the cool ideas she came up with.
I was so inspired that I bought some canvas bins and went to work. Check out my lovely linen closet:
Two bins are for sheets, one bin for table linens and the last one is for towels. Trust me, it looks a lot better somewhat contained.
Next is an attempt to make my closet better organized, see the four blue bins? I once had all that stuff in one giant tub. Not a fun thing to search for your swimsuit top in.
I was so inspired that I bought some canvas bins and went to work. Check out my lovely linen closet:
Two bins are for sheets, one bin for table linens and the last one is for towels. Trust me, it looks a lot better somewhat contained.
Next is an attempt to make my closet better organized, see the four blue bins? I once had all that stuff in one giant tub. Not a fun thing to search for your swimsuit top in.
I also took a gander at my coat closet and my other closet. My husband is wondering how many of those bins we really need. I only have 12, so I am off to a good start. He won't let me but his clothes in them though.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Dallas, here we come
Due to job upsetness in our household, sickness and my wonderful parents visiting, I haven't posted. But I do have some fun things in mind for later.
The big news at the moment is that we are coming to Dallas next Saturday the 21st and will be in town until the 30th. My parents are having a big cookout on the 22nd starting about noon. If you want to come, just let me know so that we can have a head count and you might want to bring a lawn chair. I hope to see you all there!
The big news at the moment is that we are coming to Dallas next Saturday the 21st and will be in town until the 30th. My parents are having a big cookout on the 22nd starting about noon. If you want to come, just let me know so that we can have a head count and you might want to bring a lawn chair. I hope to see you all there!
Sunday, March 25, 2007
True Romance
I received some upsetting news the other day involving a divorce.
So that night as a I lay in bed, Mr. M and I had this conversation:
Me: blowing nose "I know you already promised me when we got married, but promise me again that you will never leave me" Blow nose again.
Mr. M: Putting arms around me : "Don't worry, you would have to scrape me off, kind of like mold on bread"
Me: "Really? That really does make me feel better, even if I throw away moldy bread and I don't scrape anything off it."
The funny thing is, it really did make me feel better.
So that night as a I lay in bed, Mr. M and I had this conversation:
Me: blowing nose "I know you already promised me when we got married, but promise me again that you will never leave me" Blow nose again.
Mr. M: Putting arms around me : "Don't worry, you would have to scrape me off, kind of like mold on bread"
Me: "Really? That really does make me feel better, even if I throw away moldy bread and I don't scrape anything off it."
The funny thing is, it really did make me feel better.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Sick, sick
You know it is bad when you are the admitting nurse for a patient and you are secretly thinking that you are WAY sicker then the patient.
After 2 and a half weeks, I broke down and went to the doctor, and I am now the proud owner of an advair (think steroid inhaler, to the tune of $141) and an albuterol inhaler. I have to rinse my mouth out after I use the advair so it won't rot my teeth out. I also have fun narcotic cough syrup that makes me loopy and not fit to drive, so I can only take that at night before I go to bed.
Turns out that I have a reactive airway disease. I have suspected this for some time, I just never found a doctor that believed me.
I don't really know why I am posting this except that I don't have anything else going on. Just trying to stay on top of all my medications. Oh yes, and after watching the first 2 seasons of "Lost," we are now obsessed with "Firefly." I need to get out more, except every time the cold air hits my lungs, I go into a coughing spasm.
After 2 and a half weeks, I broke down and went to the doctor, and I am now the proud owner of an advair (think steroid inhaler, to the tune of $141) and an albuterol inhaler. I have to rinse my mouth out after I use the advair so it won't rot my teeth out. I also have fun narcotic cough syrup that makes me loopy and not fit to drive, so I can only take that at night before I go to bed.
Turns out that I have a reactive airway disease. I have suspected this for some time, I just never found a doctor that believed me.
I don't really know why I am posting this except that I don't have anything else going on. Just trying to stay on top of all my medications. Oh yes, and after watching the first 2 seasons of "Lost," we are now obsessed with "Firefly." I need to get out more, except every time the cold air hits my lungs, I go into a coughing spasm.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
What happened in February
Not much. Sorry for the lack of posts, but when every single day is dark, cloudy, gray and cold, there just isn't a lot to write about. Two things worth mentioning.
1) We went to Ohio for a weekend for a surprise party for Mr. M's brother. He has been working at a church for 20 years, so they threw him a surprise party and flew us out there.
2) I came down with a case of the shingles. Shingles is usually something old people get, but no, I had to get it too. It is actually chicken pox that goes and lives in your nerves afterwards. All of you have it in your nerves, but mine decided to venture forth. At first I thought that I had been bit by something, then the pain spread and I woke up several times at night thinking I was being stabbed. Don't worry, I got over it.
At the moment I am sicker then a dog with a nasty cough and I won't tell you what my GI system is up to.
Oh yeah, and Mr. M and myself are totally obsessed with the series "Lost". Someone lent us the first 2 seasons and we watch it whenever we can. We just finished the second season last night. I think Michael is a total jerk!!!!!!
1) We went to Ohio for a weekend for a surprise party for Mr. M's brother. He has been working at a church for 20 years, so they threw him a surprise party and flew us out there.
2) I came down with a case of the shingles. Shingles is usually something old people get, but no, I had to get it too. It is actually chicken pox that goes and lives in your nerves afterwards. All of you have it in your nerves, but mine decided to venture forth. At first I thought that I had been bit by something, then the pain spread and I woke up several times at night thinking I was being stabbed. Don't worry, I got over it.
At the moment I am sicker then a dog with a nasty cough and I won't tell you what my GI system is up to.
Oh yeah, and Mr. M and myself are totally obsessed with the series "Lost". Someone lent us the first 2 seasons and we watch it whenever we can. We just finished the second season last night. I think Michael is a total jerk!!!!!!
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
100th post
For my 100th post, I was trying to come up with something special, but nothing came to mind. So here is the adventure of the top of my wedding cake. Here is a picture of the cake on that happy day.
I was looking forward to visiting my parents this spring, because I had heard that the lady that did my cakes had a great way of freezing them, so that they still tasted good a year later.
Well, for some reason, my mother thought it would be a good idea to mail me the top of my cake for our anniversary. So she sent it on Jan 15 by priority mail. Yesterday on Feb. 5 it arrived. Here it is in the box.
This is my attempt to unwrap it.
I was looking forward to visiting my parents this spring, because I had heard that the lady that did my cakes had a great way of freezing them, so that they still tasted good a year later.
Well, for some reason, my mother thought it would be a good idea to mail me the top of my cake for our anniversary. So she sent it on Jan 15 by priority mail. Yesterday on Feb. 5 it arrived. Here it is in the box.
This is my attempt to unwrap it.
Lonnie and I just kind of looked at it, but neither one of us was really brave enough to try it. It has probably seen more of the US them me.
So the moral of the story is: don't send a send cake by priority mail.
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