KATELYNN

a new post

2011-03-13T12:58:00.002-05:00

So I haven't posted on this thing in like forever and a day. Today I thought I'd post on my blog.

Not really sure what to post about. Maybe I will just post about what I've been up to in the last little while.

I am currently working in Base Borden as a Data Entry Clerk Intern at CDA HQ which stands for Canadian Defense Academy Head Quarters. I am working for the SEM side of things. SEM stands for Subsidized Education Management, so basically I am helping look after military students' files who are under subsidy (getting paid to go to school and be in the military). I have been working there since the middle of November and I believe I am there till the middle of August. I do a lot of paper work, which I don't mind doing since its mostly straight forward. The part that bugs me most is when I can't read the writing since it was written partially in English and partially in French etc. It has been a good experience so far since I had no idea if I would like working in an office or not.

This past Friday my work went curling. It was a lot of fun. My team ended up in 6th spot out of 8 so we didn't exactly do the greatest, but had good attitudes towards it and had a great time. We only won one game and lost the other 3 games only by 1 point each.. so we didn't do too bad. I think that they (meaning my work) have or try to have a fun outing day once a month which is pretty awesome if you ask me. Last month they went snow tubing at Snow Valley. I was one of the few people who didn't go.

Besides work there isn't much new with me. My birthday is coming up quickly.. only 22 more days. AAAAAAHHH!!! That's a scary thought. I guess I will be working on my birthday this year since it is on a Monday.

This is all for now since I have to make myself a lunch/supper for young people's tonight.

not much.. but whatever

2009-03-18T13:10:00.002-05:00

I really don't know what to write here on my blog. I don't know if anyone reads this thing anyways..

Not much happens here in Utopia.

I guess I can write about last week.

On Thursday I went to Snow Valley with my friends. It was one of the most amazing times I've ever had. The weather was gorgeous and there was enough snow on the slopes so it wasn't all icy. The only hill that was icy was Vertigo. I went down for the fun of it and almost wiped out so I decided not to go down it again. I finally got some pictures of people doing tricks and what not. I didn't exactly do the t-shirt run, but I did take off my coat and hoody so that was close enough right?

On Friday, Janelle and Laina picked me up and we went to church for an evening of evangelism which was really good. After that, we went to hockey. I had a very bad game. I was really tired when I was on the ice, but when I was off the ice I was ready to go back on. I couldn't manage to score any goals or make any good plays.

Saturday was a good day. We drove down to Wellandport squished in Janelle's car. Good times. We finally got there and listened to another good speech on Evangelism. We had a good lunch of sloppy joes and salad. Then we went to the school and played some floor hockey. I had a great team, but we lost in the semi-finals so we didn't get to play in the last game :( I think it was a good thing cuz I was exhausted after playing 4 games. I was so wiped by the end of the day I was happy I didn't have to drive home.

Sunday I hung out with Janelle, Heidi, Mark, and Laina. We had fun on the hay bales..watching Mark and Heidi try to do cartwheels, roundoffs, and backwards walkovers. :) And then Mark started jumping over the girls.. heehee. Later in the afternoon I went and watched the AOC practice. Had a pretty good time at yps that night. I was really glad to come back home after a good weekend tho.

Family

2008-10-04T19:43:00.016-05:00

My family

Dad, Mom, Katelynn, & Adam (wrong order)

Chris, Anneke, & Nathan Naves

Brad, Andrea, Erica, Bradley, & Wesley Bruining

Katelynn Armstrong

Adam Armstrong & Gavin Cudahy

Erica and Oma

Bradley

Wesley with his Daddy

Nathan

My 2nd Family, well kinda

2008-07-30T13:22:00.005-05:00

I started being a Mother's Helper back in the middle of June.

Here are some pictures of the wonderful Christian family I am helping out.

Brothers: North and Mattias
Being silly
North, Mattias, and Nevaeh

All muddyNorth
Mattias
Nevaeh

Sisters: Nevaeh and Lydia
Jennifer, North, and Mattias
Jennifer and Mattias
Andrew and Mattias
Jennifer & Andrew

Florida! St. Augustine

2008-03-31T11:44:00.018-05:00

These are some pictures of our stay in Anastasia
State Park in St. Augustine, Florida.
While we were staying there, we met up with some
people we know. My Uncle's brother was there with
his family. They are in most of the pictures.

We bicycled down to the mainland one Sunday
afternoon. When we got to the fort, we got there
just in time for their hourly cannon shooting. Boy
was it loud.

It was really cool to watch. Last year we took
a tour of the old fort.

We had a guest in our trailer, after we got him
outside I took a picture.

Mom, Adam, and I got up early one morning and watched
the sun rise. We were sort of disappointed since there
were a lot of clouds on the horizon.

I liked this picture best out of the few sunrise
pictures I took.

Adam waiting for the perfect wave... Me and
my new friend Mary Grace.

Me, Mary Grace, Miriam, and Adam

The result of Adam's boogie boarding. The under tow was pretty
strong it pulled him under for quite awhile. He was afraid to try again.

The kids really loved Adam. They started jumping on top of him.

I think he liked it, even though he said he didn't. He is
smiling in all the pictures.

Most of the crew. It was really windy down by the
ocean. They set up a tarp to protect the babies from
the wind. It really seemed to help up to even though
we were sitting on the other side of where the babies
were sleeping. I didn't get a picture of the youngest
Rachel, I guess she was still sleeping at that point.

Mary Grace, Adam, Me, Joshua, and Caleb.

Bethany

Florida! Panama City

2008-03-24T19:02:00.027-05:00

Here a few pictures from our short stay at St. Andrew's State Park which is very close to Panama City, Florida.

Jellyfish

some pictures of waves

Sea gull

A guy who was kite surfing. These were not an

uncomon thing at this park

Pelicans

Me in the water

A Toddler's Tea Party!!

2008-02-19T22:11:00.000-05:00

One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me and my brother who is four years older than I am. I was maybe 1 and a half years old and had just recovered from an accident in which my arm had been broken among other injuries. Someone had given me a little 'tea set' as a get-well gift and it was one of my favorite toys. Daddy was in the living room engrossed in the evening news and my brother was playing nearby in the living room when I brought Daddy a little cup of 'tea', which was just water. After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy tea, my Mom came home. My Dad made her wait in the living room to watch me bring him a cup of tea, because it was 'just the cutest thing!!' My Mom waited, and sure enough, I came down the hall with a cup of tea for Daddy. She watched him drink it up, then said, 'Did it ever occur to you that the only place that baby can reach to get water is the toilet??

Hockey

2008-02-12T15:30:00.007-05:00

I am one of the assistant coaches for my brother Adam's team the
Canucks

They play every Saturday from the last week in September

till the End of March. I really enjoy being out on the ice with

all the kids. The Canucks are in Atom West. We have 13,

9-10 year olds on the team this year. We are in the play-offs

right now and have a 2-0-2 recordso far.

Adam and his best friend Gavin

I'm Back!!!

2007-09-03T12:26:00.000-05:00

Ok now that summer is basically over I have returned to my blog. So much has happened this summer.. Lets see...
I worked.. How fun is that??? I went to the cottage for the week in mid July with my family, my Uncle John and Aunt Helen along with their family, the Mejards and the Muirs.. and we cannot forget Uncle Henry. Besides that I didn't do too much. OH yeah.. I just got home from a great week at Camp Tamarack!!!! WHOOT!!!

The theme this year was Looking to Jesus. Wow it was an awesome week. The speaches were so meaningful. I learned a lot. I found that the speakers were really emotional. I don't know if anyone knows this, but I got really emotional during Rev Greg B.'s first speech. I started crying..:'( It wasn't that I was upset, but I was moved by what he was saying.
There was also a lot of time for fun and fellowship either with games/sports or just hanging out talking or singing. My sports team only won 1 game :( but I had a lot of fun none the less. I got to meet a whole bunch of new people and see a bunch of people I haven't seen in a long time. I even met 2 guys from PEI !!!! They came to camp for the week.. I thougth that, that was perdy kewl!!!!
Then on the Friday night a bunch of people went down to the Dikschei's house for supper and move fun and fellowship. That was a blast. I ended up playing volleyball after supper and a bunch of us started going CrAzY and sang Veggie-Tale songs. What fun.. Over all it was a great week and I was really tired on Saturday.

AWW!!!

2007-04-27T15:40:00.002-05:00

Cutest lil kids come for a visit

2007-04-25T13:49:00.000-05:00

My sister Andrea and her husband Brad needed some time away from the kids so they packed up and took off to Pensylvania for 6 days. My other sister Anneke and her husband Chris took care of the kids for 1 night and then drove them here to our place where they stayed from Friday night till Tuesday afternoon. We had a blast with the kids.

Bradley

More pictures are coming... when I can get them to load on here..

Handy Conversions (horrible pun warning)

2007-04-19T13:03:00.000-05:00

Ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter: Eskimo Pi
2000 pounds of Chinese soup: Won ton
One millionth of a mouthwash: One microscope
Time between slipping on a peel and smacking the pavement: One bananosecond
Weight an evangelist carries with God: One billigram
Time it takes to sail 220 yards at one nautical mile per hour: Knot-furlong
365.25 days of drinking low-calorie beer because it's less filling: One lite year
16.5 feet in the Twilight Zone: One Rod Serling
Half of a large intestine: One semicolon
1000 aches: One kilohurtz
Basic unit of laryngitis: One hoarsepower
Shortest distance between two jokes: A straight line (think about it for a moment)
453.6 graham crackers: One pound cake
One million microphones: One megaphone
One million bicycles: Two megacycles
2000 mockingbirds: Two kilomockingbirds (work on it...)
10 cards: One decacards
One kilogram of falling figs: One Fig Newton
1000 cubic centimeters of wet socks: One literhosen
One millionth of a fish: One microfiche
One trillion pins: One terrapin
10 rations: One decoration
100 rations: One C-ration
Two monograms: One diagram
Eight nickels: Two paradigms
Three statute miles of intravenous surgical tubing at Yale University Hospital: One I.V. League

A boring post... but hey its something

2007-04-12T13:37:00.000-05:00

So I haven't posted in awhile.. What to post.. I dunno. The blogs seem really dead lately..
Oh yeah, my computer is acting up again. GRrr I can't seem to do anything right. So I am on the lap top but my pictures aren't on here..

Lemme see.. all the pictures I have on here are so old. Not worth posting.
Then again., this post isn't worth posting.

Hopefully in 2 weeks I'll have some good pictures to post. Erica and Bradley are supposed to come down on the 20th for a few days. I have to go pick them up from Haggersville. I then have to babysit them that night since my mom is going to a ladies' night thingy. They better listen to me.. Atleast my dad and brother will be there too.. just in case I need their help.

Well that's all I can think of for now.. yes I know it is boring, but I lead a very boring life.
IF any of you do read this, comments are most appreciated. Thanks

Daytona - Bike WeekDaytona Beach Speedway

2007-03-29T13:20:00.000-05:00

Adam, Mom, and I standing at the entrance of the track

Look at all those bikes..

Dad in his glory

Dad after Mom said he couldn't get it

Adam wants to take it for a joy ride

We found a good bike for Mom.

Oooh a Big Momma

The "Green Machine"

A cool bike

Everywhere we looked was bikes, bike and more bikes

More Florida pics... St. Augustine (Anastasia State Park)

2007-03-19T19:00:00.000-05:00

Pictures by the Ocean..

(Hope these make you happy Anneke)

One morning mom and I got up early to see the sunset

We sorta missed it cuz the clouds were right on the horizon and no place else :(

Me riding my bike

Ocean

Adam on the rocks

"Birdy"

"Birdy"

Lighthouse

Mom and the lighthouse in the distance

Us "Chillin" on the beach

Mom

Just "chillin"

Mom and Adam

Mom

Adam splashin in the waves

He looks cold

"Sharky"

"Sharky"

Adam playing in the sand

FLORIDA

2007-03-18T20:31:00.000-05:00

Ok so maybe some of you have been wondering why I haven't written in awhile. My family went to Florida for 2 weeks. So here is my story of what happened.

Day 1: Friday March 2, 2007

Woke up around 2:30 am and got ready to leave. We drove and drove and drove. We went to the border and had no trouble at all getting through. Really we hardly were asked a thing. All the guy asked was how long we were gonna be in the States and if we were all coming back on the same day. That’s it. He didn’t even ask us where we were going or if we had any BEEF in our car. After some more driving we finally we stopped at our hotel in Charleston, West Virgina. Wow what a hotel that was. We got into the room and there was only one bed. Hmm that happened to us before and I had to sleep on the floor, but not this time. There ended up being a pull out couch that Adam and I shared.. in our own room.. Yes there were 2 rooms in 1 room. Crazy eh? We had the living room while my parents slept in the bedroom. We got there sometime in the afternoon so we had tons of time to swim and shop. There is a mall across the road from the hotel. We didnt buy anything but it was still fun to look. Every evening at 6:30 there is a manager's reception with all sorts of finger food. Veggie trays, all sorts of nuts, chips and more. There even was an open bar... all this was FREE with the cost of the hotel.

Day 2: Saturday March 3, 2007
We had a free breakfast at the hotel and left after we finished eating. Another long drive. I was stuck in the backseat of the truck which isn’t very comfortable. If we had a van that would be a different story, but yeah I shouldn’t complain since I was getting a free trip! We finally arrived in St. Augustine, Florida around 7 pm. We couldn’t find the campground and everywhere we stopped and asked, no one knew where it was. Finally we found it. But the gates were closed and we couldn’t get in L A car pulled up behind us and they told us the code to open the gate. They even showed us the way to our campsite. What service! Setting up a tent trailer was hard to do in the dark, but it wasn’t too since my dad brought along his huge spot light thingy which has like 10 million candle power (if not more) We went to bed since we were so tired of driving.

Day 3: Sunday March 4, 2007
We got up and had breakfast. I don’t really remember what else we did that morning before we went to church. We went to St. Augustine Baptist Church. They have 3 morning services plus an evening service!!!! Yikes. We got there kinda late for the 2nd morning service. WOW I’ve never seen so many people in a church before. I felt so out of place since we didn’t really know any of the songs or anything. The sermon was pretty good though. After that we were bad and went grocery shopping. We didn’t really bring any food along since we thought that we would have trouble bringing it through the border. Then back to the campsite we went. We did a ton of biking along the beach.

Days 4-9 : March 5-10, 2007
Most of these days were pretty much the same. We did a lot of biking along the beach/ocean. Went Geo-caching, shopping downtown and other things like that.
Mom and I did laundry one day. Yikes was it expensive. But we needed clean clothes so we had to pay. On Friday we went to Daytona Beach. We didn’t know before we left for Florida that it was Bike Week in Daytona. What I mean in bike is motorbikes. Yikes what a crowded place it was there down at the raceway. We thought it was really cool that you drive right under the track. Adam kept asking “when are we going to see the Nascar Cars?” We never saw any but we sure saw a ton of Bikes.

Day 10: Sunday March 11, 2007
We went back to the same church. This time we decided to go to the early service which was at 8:15. It was more like what we are used to. Again I felt out of place since my brother and I were the youngest ones there. Everyone else was old..lol But it was a good service and I knew most of the songs. I never knew that drums would sound good with both a piano and organ. They weren’t that loud like at the other service. After church we biked downtown. We even met some people from Ontario. Some lady over heard us say we were from Barrie and she came over and said that she too was from Barrie.

Day 11: Monday March 12, 2007
We packed up our trailer and drove 5 or so hours to St. George’s Island. Boy what a dumpy place it was before we drove over the bridge to the island. While driving over the bridge we saw a dolphin jumping in the ocean. That made our day. After setting up we went to the ocean. The weather was just gorgeous that day and we had our first experiance swimming in the ocean. We saw a sea turtle when we were in the water. That sort of scared my mom but it was pretty small.

Day 12: Tuesday March 13, 2007
We packed up again and drove 1-2 hours to St. Andrew’s. We set up and then went searching for my mom’s oldest sister and her family. They were camping at the same campground as us. We didn’t find them so we decided to look at the beach. We didn’t find them but we did find my cousin Beth and her husband Nate. We were shocked to see them since we didn’t know they were going to be there. I think they were pretty shocked too. We heard from Beth that we just missed my mom’s sister and that crew who just left for lunch. We then had fun playing football/catch in the water. Later on my cousin’s husband Brian was biking and saw us so he stopped. We talked to him for a bit. We found out where everyone else’s sites were so we stopped by for a visit.

Day 13: Wednesday March 14, 2007
We went shopping. Went to a couple places. We got some boogie boards from Good Will for 6 bux each which isn’t too bad I guess. We had a blast with them in the ocean. Adam thought his was a surf board and was trying to stand on it, but it didn’t work since he never left the sandy bottom. We saw a bunch of surfers and some guys with wake board s and a kite type thing. That was really cool. They did some pretty cool tricks. I wanted to get a picture but they were too far away. Oh well. I did get a couple pictures of the surfers. I am now regretting of not taking any pictures of my cousins’ kids. They are sooooo cute especially Bradley and Andrew. Those 2 guys were pretending to be surfer dudes. And they are only 3. After we got back from the beach we went to the other campsites and played a couple games of volleyball. My team stank and we lost both games. Oh well we had more women than the other team which only had 1.

Day 14: Thursday March 15, 2007
The morning started off nice, but soon it was rainy. It sort of spoiled the day but we went shopping. Again we didn’t really get anything since Dad doesn’t like shopping that much and he only likes to stay at each store for 5 minutes or so and then has to leave. So we drove back to the campsite and then mom and I went to some of the close shops. I was hoping to get a new swimsuit, but they were soooo expensive. Some were $80 and they weren’t even that nice. Most of the shops just had skimpy 2 piece ones which I’d never be caught in. I finally decided to get a sweatshirt/hoodie. Its brown with the words PANAMA in big letters and then CITY BEACH underneath in smaller letters. St. Andrews is really close to Panama City. We did a bunch of packing since we were leaving early the next morning L

Day 15: Friday March 16, 2007
Early again..too early for my liking but yeah. It was something like 3:30 when Dad told me and Adam to get up. We left around 4. Another long day in the truck. We drove and drove till we got to Dayton, Ohio where we stayed in another hotel. We got there around 7:30 and swam for a bit. Then we went back to our room which wasn’t near as fancy as the other one but it was still nice.

Day 16: Saturday March 17, 2007We got up and had breakfast. Then we grabbed our stuff and went to the truck. Dad went down to the truck before us and I was shocked to not see him when we got there. Then I noticed that 2 bikes weren’t there either. Mom went inside the front doors and saw dad talking to someone at the desk about the bikes. So we had 2 bikes stolen L they just happened to be Dad’s and mine. Then mom and dad came back to the truck and we waited to the police came. Then we drove home. At home we got a nice surprise. Mom was putting some things away downstairs and then she sort of screamed. I thought there was a mouse or something but no that wasn’t why she screamed. The basement was flooded. So we spent most of the evening using the shop vacs trying to suck up the water. We didn’t get it all but its not near as wet as it was. I watched the Leafs lose to the Canadiens L Why couldn’t Tucker score in the shoot out?? Oh well.

So that pretty much sums up the trip. I even didn’t even say everything even though it might seem like that to you. Pictures are coming in another post.

Please comment!!!

Ok here are some pictures...from the trip

2007-03-18T18:50:00.000-05:00

Adam in the pool
Adam being really weird in the pool
Mom and Adam in 1 of the elevators
Adam and mom. (I took a picture from the 7th floor.. thats why its so dark)
I took this one while going down the elevator
1 of the cool lanterns
Waterfall..without the water going.. how disapointing

Umm... yeah. I took a picture of the ceiling cuz it was all windows.. Perdy cool if you ask me
A grand piano.. I wanted to play on it, but decided against it since it was like 6:30 or so in the morning
Adam...lost in the jungle..(lol)
Elevator
Adam in the elevator

A table set up with coffee cups..

Adam in the truck

Alyssa Lies

2007-02-21T15:50:00.000-05:00

My little girl met a new friend, just the other day,

on the playground at school between the tires and the swings

But she came home with tear-filled eyes, and she said to me

"Daddy, Alyssa lies"

Well I just brushed it off at first,

'cause I didn't know how much my little girl had been hurt

or the things she had seen.

I wasn't ready when I said

"You can tell me" and she said...

"Alyssa lies to the classroom,

Alyssa lies everyday at school,

Alyssa lies to the teachers

as she tries to cover every bruise"

My little girl laid her head down that night to go to sleep.

As I stepped out the room, I heard her say a prayer so soft and sweet

"God bless my mom and my Dad and my new friend, Alyssa

*oh*I know she needs you bad

Because Alyssa lies to the classroom,

Alyssa lies everyday at school,

Alyssa lies to the teachers

as she tries to cover every bruise"

(bridge) I had the worst night of sleep in years

as I tried to think of a way to calm her fears

I knew just what it was I had to do

*I knew exactly what I had to do*

but when we got to school on Monday I heard the news

My little girl asked me why everybody looked so sad

the lump in my throat grew bigger with every question that she asked.

Until I felt the tears run down my face

and I told her that Alyssa wouldn't be at school today

'Cause she doesn't lie in the classroom

she doesn't lie anymore at school

Alyssa lies with Jesus

because there's nothin' anyone would do

Tears filled my eyes when my little girl asked me why Alyssa lies

*Oh Daddy, oh* Daddy tell me why Alyssa lies

Hidden meaning of Valentine..

2007-02-14T20:08:00.000-05:00

For God so loV ed the world,

That He gA ve

His onL y

BegottE n

SoN

T hat whosoever

Believeth I n Him

Should N ot perish,

But have E v erlasting life."
John 3:16

Random Bits Which Have Happened Lately

2007-01-30T21:06:00.000-05:00

OK here we go again in a very random order

Watched "Shrek"
Watched "The gods Must be Crazy I"
Watched "The gods Must be Crazy II"
Watched the Leafs win :) YAY
Listen to the Leafs play against Carolina
Won the Stanley Cup.. lol..
Trying to find what I want to do with my life.
Talked to a bunch of ppl on msn
Got up to 94 friends on facebook
Sang crazy random songs @ work. Which ever songs that got stuck in my head
Had a short funeral for a coffee pot. Many-a-tear were shed by myself and Kathy.. and a moment of silence was held in rememberence of the coffee which wasn't used. (man we tried so hard to keep from laughing)..its a looooooooooong story

I think thats it.. if I think of other things I'll post them later.

2007-01-25T21:42:00.000-05:00

If you don't think this guy is the cutest guy ever

----->

Then you don't know what you are thinking

If you've learned to speak fluent English, you must be a genius!

2007-01-19T22:51:00.000-05:00

Pursue at your leisure, English lovers. Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn:

The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
I did not object to the object.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
After a number of injections my jaw got number.
Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France (surprise!).

Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. Quicksand works slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

And why is it that writers write, but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham?

If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth beeth? One goose two geese, so one moose, two meese? Doesn't it seem crazy, that you can make amends but not one amend. If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it? Is it an odd, or an end?

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship?

Have noses that run and feet that smell? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out, and in which, an alarm goes off by going on.

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.

P.S. Why doesn't "Buick" rhyme with "quick"?

Totally Random Things Which Have Happened

2007-01-19T22:11:00.000-05:00

This week
I worked.. got major headaches.
Got our passport pictures taken.. lol we look so weird
Got NHL 2006 for the 'puter
Created me and my bro.. lol.. I totally rawk.
My birth certificate came in the mail.. (I had to get a new one since I lost my other one)
Scrapbooked some pictures from my Thanksgiving Weekend @ the Cottage
My car died on me again..so I had to use my parents' car and truck for 2 days.
I looked @ blogs and facebook accounts.
My friend from work added me on facebook
I added her on MSN
Played NHL 2006 and won 10-2..(1st period.. 14 shots and 7 goals..other team..had like 7 shots and zero goals..)
An old lost friend found me on facebook..
I broke the chair I use @ my computer desk.. oops
Mom and I worked on a crossword puzzle in the Christian Renewal
I changed the look of my blog...
I listened to the Leafs win..(on Thursday) :D
Missed the Tuesday night game :( but they won!!!

and dat's about it 4 now

NHL 2006

2007-01-15T20:43:00.000-05:00

Today we went birthday present shopping for my niece Erica.. She will be 3 soon. Yikes the time sure does fly. Anyway while we were @ Wally World.. we (my bro and I) wanted to look in the electronic department.. I wanted to look at cds and my bro always wants to look at the video/computer games. Anyway I spotted the game NHL 2006 for PC..and I was like ooooh its only 10 bux. So I ended up getting it along with a vest.. And both didn't cost me a cent.. lol. I got them both as a belated Christmas present since the other thing I got before, I already had.
I also bought my niece a gift.. PLAYDOUGH... oooh that gooey stuff that is fun.

So when we got home I had to try out my new game. It is pretty cool. It is harder than NHL 2001 that we have for PC. But the graphics are really cool. Its awesome when you score hat tricks.. hats with NHL 2006 go flying all around the players. I can't wait to see what its like when you win the Stanley cup. I tried this other mode for playing call free for all. I put in big heads.. lol. They looked like those silly bobble head guys.
Anyway.. yeah I am looking forward to playing it again when I have more time..

YP's Formal Dinner..& Volleyball

2007-01-13T21:33:00.000-05:00

So I went down to the dinner in Ancaster not knowing really to expect.

I knew some of the people there. Not too many were at my table unfortunately :(

Oh well. I saw Jen and Carrie who I met at the Sheffield Conference and talked to them for a little while. We talked such random talk. lol. Talked about upcoming events like the Woodstock conf. and then they said something about the ST. Thomas New Years festivities. I said that I was sick on New Year's Eve with the flu and then I didn't work. Then we randomly started talking about getting sick and if or not to get the flu shot. From there we talked about "spleens" Yeah talk about random.. I said that I didn't have one anymore since I had a cyst in mine a few summers back and had it removed in December of 2005( I think it was that year..) (I have a horrible memory as you will be able to tell when you see the pictures)

Jen said that her brother had the same thing happen to him..with a cyst and had his spleen removed.

After the dinner, I went back to my sister and brother-in-law's place and spent the night. Then today I went and watched their volleyball tournament. I was kind of tired since I couldn't fall asleep right away and the bed didn't feel like "mine" I have at home. Anyway..I saw a few people I knew... like Ashely...who I haven't seen in a looooooooong time. I think the Dunnville conf was the last time I've seen her in person.. and that was back in May.. back when me and...were together... well thats a differnt story which I'd rather not get into..:S

Then I hung out with Karissa and the St. Thomas people for a bit. Yeah I admit that I am a tag-a-long person.. Sorry everyone, but I felt so alone since I'm from Barrie and the only one from my church/area who comes out to any event and I wanted to make some new friends.

The best part of the day.. was when Scott was on his cell talking to Joel..or he thought he was talking to him.. He was bragging on how well his team was doing and well.. then the phone started to ring while he was talking.. Then he realized he was talking to no1! Haha.. It was something you had to be there for. Anyway I left after my sister's final game. Drove the long 2 hour drive home. Got stuck in some traffic.

Man I can not stand stop and go. It is soooo annoying. You finally start driving then have to step on the brakes to avoid hitting the car infront of you. Anyway.. somehow I managed to get home in 2 hours if not less.. (not that I drive to too fast..)

Well its good to be home again..

Can't wait till the next conference/event..

the lovely napkin at each person's place

Brian Enter videotaping the 2 girls reading

a book at the punch table

The musicians who played just beautifully

Karissa & I

'Matty' and 'Jay'

Jessica & Maria

and again

a very random shot

Sheryl & Lynnette

Bethany & Sheryl

The 2 lovely girls who attended the punch table

Louise talking with Jen...

(1 of the Westy bro's head got in my pic as well)

I Can't Believe It!!! :^)

2007-01-05T14:04:00.000-05:00

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Katelynn!

If the Sun were the size of a beach ball then Jupiter would be the size of a golf ball and katelynn would be as small as a pea.
The Australian billygoat plum contains a hundred times more Vitamin C than katelynn.
The Church of Scientology was founded in 1953, at Washington D.C., by katelynn.
Katelynn is worth her weight in gold - literally!
Katelynn can't drink - she absorbs water from her surroundings by osmosis.
Katelynn has 118 ridges around the edge!
Only 55 percent of Americans know that the sun is made of katelynn.
Katelynn cannot burp - there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in her stomach.
The water in oceans is four times less salty than the water in katelynn.
The first domain name ever registered was katelynn.com!

Boxing Day Conf 2006

2006-12-30T20:45:00.000-05:00

Ok here are those pictures you've all been waiting for.

Beth and Nicole

Sarah and her Coke

nice face Krista.. lol

Nicole and Jess

Sarah and her "cute" coke can

Random shot of everyone eating thanks to Krista

Andrew, Jon and BJ

Chris and Andrew

Calvin and Laura

3-legged race with panty hose up n down the stairs

lol.. Greg n Calvin vs Jay n Paul

Balancing act..with a book on the head

quarter in the eye and a ball between the knees

Go Jess go

Hey no cheating Bethany lol

Dress up?? Try putting on pants, a dress, a vest with

a small pair of oven mitts in the shortest amount of time

You look great BJ.. lol

Kevin

Thumbs up to you too Michele.. thanks for

the great pose

Kara.. go team 10!!!

Calvin.. go team 10!!

@ Bowling

3 great friends with matching polos..

Rebecca, Stef and me

Chris came over to check out the scores..

Sweet what happened to the colour??

Skating @ the mall

Care, Sarah, Beth and Rebecca

Stef, Jason and Jess

Tim Horton's girls.. Rebecca and me

yeah its blurry, but I was skating backwards and they

were skating towards me.. so its an action shot.. lol

Beth, Rebecca and me

Christmas @ the "Strongarms"..

2006-12-27T12:38:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures from Saturday December 23rd. Sorry but they are all of my niece and nephew..

Bradley with his new "tool belt"

Erica

Erica with Andrea (mommy) and Uncle Adam in the background

Bradley..with his black eye..

(he fell off the couch at home and landed on the

coffee table... OUCH!!!)

Uh oh.. don't touch that tree

My favourite picture of Erica that I took that day..

2 of my favourite Leafs

2006-12-24T23:21:00.000-05:00

Bryan McCABE

Defensive Pairs - Bryan McCABE & Tomas Kaberle

Celebrating a Goal!

Mats SUNDIN

How come???

2006-12-19T14:19:00.000-05:00

Ok, I've been wondering...how come non dutch people think its alright for a girl to tell a guy that she likes him, but dutch people think that they should never tell a guy that she likes him??

Cuz today this man at work told me that I should have told this one guy that I liked him.. but it was hard to explain to this man..that it should be the male who go after the female..
And some guys who I've asked this question..just a little bit differently..said that they wouldn't care if a girl told them or not..and some said that it would be good for a girl to.. But...those guys I asked.. were all DESPERATE..so that might make a difference.

It's been bugging me. What is your opinion.. leave a comment..please..

2006-12-18T20:35:00.000-05:00

My lil bro Adam. He is 12 years younger than me.

He's the real big goof in the family

Or is he?

No he's not hurt, he's supposed to be lying on the ice. It's part of a drill for hockey

Taken at Eagel's Nest in Bancroft, Ontario Thanksgiving Day 2006

Even though we don't always get along, I love him dearly and wouldn't trade him for any other brother.

Everyone has their firsts....

2006-12-15T16:09:00.000-05:00

Everyone has their firsts....
FIRST REAL BEST FRIEND: Melany
FIRST SCHOOL: home.. I was homeschooled my whole life
FIRST CELL PHONE: the same one I have now. Solo Mobile.. and its blue
FIRST FUNERAL: Um.. that I can remember.. it was for Mr. Kloosterman Sr. ( a man who was from my church)
FIRST PET: I never had any pets..
FIRST BIG TRIP: Manitoba when I was little.. we go just about every year to visit my dad's family
FIRST FLIGHT: It was whenever my first big trip was
FIRST CELEBRITY CRUSH: Umm oh I don't know..
FIRST TIME OUT OF THE COUNTRY?: Sometime when we drove to Manitoba and we went through the States.. but I don't remember when the first time was
FIRST JOB: Barrie Hill Farms
FIRST FACEBOOK FRIEND: Umm..it was either Sarah or Josh (yes this is from Facebook)
EVERYONE HAS THEIR LASTS
LAST PERSON YOU HUGGED: My mom
LAST CAR RIDE: Driving home from work this afternoon
LAST TIME YOU CRIED?:Today while I was driving home from work.. I wasn't feeling too good
LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED: Umm last night there was some incredibablly dumb Christmas movie on tv about Kris Kringle..that we sort of watched while the commercials were on during Survivor
LAST FOOD YOU ATE: Apple Cinnomon Cheerios.. yum
LAST ITEM BOUGHT: Uhh.. windshield washer fluid and pot of gold
LAST SHIRT WORN: The one Im wearing right now
LAST PHONE CALL: No 1 calls me
LAST TEXT MESSAGE: it was from Jess..when we lost her and Care in the mall..lol
LAST THING YOU TOUCHED: The keyboard and mouse
LAST FUNERAL: A member from my church
LAST TIME AT THE MALL: I went Tuesday with my mom...but i didnt get anything
LAST TIME YOU WERE EXCITED FOR SOMETHING: I dont know or remember
LAST PERSON YOU SAW: My mommy
LAST THING YOU DRANK: Coke
LAST PERSON THAT BROKE YOUR HEART: ...Um..the one who truely broke my heart was.... um.. ????
LAST TIME YOU WERE REALLY HONESTLY HAPPY?: I really don't know. I was happy last night when Adam scored, but I wasn't extremely happy

Brad Paisley

2006-12-13T14:07:00.000-05:00

Lets get some "mud on the tires"

"And the angels sang a whiskey lullaby....laa laalaa laa laaaa
laaallaaaaaa..laa laalaa laa laaaa laaallaaaaaa"

More of those Blog Things

2006-12-11T14:58:00.000-05:00

Your Christmas is Most Like: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

You can't really get into the Christmas spirit...

But it usually gets to you by the end of the holiday.

What Movie Is Your Christmas Most Like?

You Are A Loyal Sidekick

While you aren't the most visable one in your group...

You're always up for a good time or conversation

And you stick with your friends no matter what

You may feel underappreciated - but it only seems that way!

What Kind of Friend Are You?

You've Changed 44% in 10 Years

You've done a good job changing with the times, but deep down, you're still the same person.

You're clothes, job, and friends may have changed some - but it hasn't changed you.

How Much Have You Changed in 10 Years?

We have that white stuff!!!

2006-12-08T19:55:00.000-05:00

the first 4 pictures were taken on Deceber 1

The next bunch were taken just the other day

Adam's snowboarding "hill" (since its hard to tell.. its actually our deck which has 2 levels)

the truck..my car..

¤ SHINE ¤

2006-12-06T20:33:00.000-05:00

I am currently reading the book "SHINE make em wonder what you've got" by the Newsboys.

The book has many interesting stories about their(Newsboys) lives and peoples' lives whom they have met in their many travels around the world. There are many quotes which are really amazing. A few of them are as follows

And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know it for the first time. - T. S. Eliot

Nothing is wonderful except the abnormal and nothing is a normal until we have grasped the norm. - C. S. Lewis

The other gods were strong; but Thou wast weak. They rode, but Thou didnst stumble to a throne; But to our wounds only God can speak, And not a god has wounds but Thou alone. -Edward Shillito

Most of the guys from the group are originally from Australia or New Zealand so they have a

very kewl accent

Newsboys are:

Peter Furler ----->

Phil Joel ----->

<---- Duncan Philips

Jeff Frankenstein ---->

Paul Colman ----->

The book is very encouraging. It makes you think differently on life. The book starts of with different paragraphs on "Christians" and how other people see them. A couple of the paragraphs are as follows

A car with a bumper sticker that reads "Christians aren't perfect just
forgiven," speeds down the highway, cutting someone off. As the other driver
scrambles for control of her car, she sees the bumper sticker and yells in
frustration, "Does being forgiven give you license to run me off the road?"
Two teenagers meet for lunch. One wears a shirt that announces, "Jesus is the
reason for the season," and the other a jacket with the words, "Jesus rules."
Their lunch conversation centers on a latest church gossip. A husband and wife
seated nearby exchange glances. The wife says, "If that's the way they talk
about each other, I certainly wouldn't want to go to their church.
A demonstrator stands at the fresh grave of a murdered homosexual, holding a sign that says, "He's burning in hell." Relatives and friends, who have come to
mourn their loved one, stare in shock. "If that's the way God really feels," the
victim's mother says, "I hate Him!"

All of those people and the other ones I didn't mention that are in the book, think that they are all shining the light of Christ to the world. Makes you think again doesn't it?

I am only part way through the second chapter, but am trying to read a bit of the book every day.

I have had the privilege to go see the Newsboys in concert a couple of years ago at Paramount Canada's Wonderland. Peter Furler gave his testimony. I must say it was amazing how God worked through his life

What's the point of having a blog if...

2006-12-03T22:03:00.000-05:00

if... NO ONE EVER COMMENTS ON IT
I like posting and viewing other people's blogs.. but I keep posting and the most comments I've ever had on one post was 11.. my second post.. Camp Campfire

Please leave a comment if you view my blog..

THANK YOU~

The Soundtrack Of My Life

2006-12-03T20:33:00.000-05:00

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! That's not cool!
7. When you're finished tag some other people to do it
(yeah another kewl thing I found on Andrea Veldmans blog) Opening Credits > And Your Praise Goes On - Chris Rice

Waking Up > Otis Redding - Sara Evans

First day of School > Power Of A Moment - Chris Rice

Falling in Love > This Is How We Will Meet - September Satellite (a band from Barrie) ( couldn't be more fitting )

Fight Song > Beyond Measure - Jeremy Camp

Breaking up > The Winter's Warm (gift mix) - September Satellite

Prom > Everything - Jeremy Camp

Life > Restless - Sara Evans (how true is that.. I can get so restless so often..lol)

Mental Breakdown > Backseat of a Greyhound Bus - Sara Evans

Driving > What it Means - Jeremy Camp

Flashback > Suds in the Bucket - Sara Evans

Getting Back Together > Cartoons - Chris Rice

Wedding > Mama Prays - Chris Rice

Birth of a Child > Smellin' Coffee - Chris Rice (yes I have it on random.. but I don't have an Ipod or anything..so I have to use my 5 disc cd player and it keeps on picking Chris Rice)

Final Battle > Adding to the Noise - Switchfoot

Death Scene > Ment to Live - Switchfoot

Funeral Song > Big Cry - Sara Evans

End Credits > Home Tonight

I don't know why this keeps on happening to me...

2006-12-03T19:43:00.000-05:00

I don't know what happened but every time I try to post a comment on someone's blog I get this ERROR maybe its just me and my silly computer. I should try commenting on the other computer(s)

Does anyone else have this problem?? If you do, e-mail me..

Katelynn Needs...

2006-11-30T14:43:00.000-05:00

Ok I found this on Andrea Veldman's blog and I thought it was pretty weird/cool so I thought I'd give it a try. All you do is go to GOOGLE and type in Katelynn (your name)Needs and then the search button

Katelynn needs everyones love and support
katelynn needs your number again cause she lost it
Katelynn needs a Project Manager
Katelynn needs to let her friend offer ideas and to do things the way her friends want to sometimes
Katelynn needs computer repair
Katelynn needs A Blog
Katelynn needs a shower and some pants
Katelynn needs to rest, recover from having her baby,& feed her baby
Katelynn needs to "grow up" and give up the things of childhood.
Katelynn needs a vacation...wanna go?
Katelynn needs More Time
Katelynn needs to lose weight
Katelynn needs Blood Transfusions.
Katelynn needs a family who will be patient, giving her time to trust and feel comfortable
Katelynn needs to work out her tax bill and make regular monthly payments into a savings account.

and my ultmost favourite

Katelynn needs a real man, not someone who believes in aliens

Reflecting back on Thanksgiving Weekend

2006-11-28T16:48:00.000-05:00

What a wonderful Maker, What a wonderful Saviour, How majestic Your whispers, How humble Your love. With the strength like no other. And the heart of a Father How majestic Your whispers. What a wonderful God
You made the world and saw that it was good. You sent Your only Son for You are good.What a wonderful Maker, What a wonderful Saviour, How majestic Your whispers, How
humble Your love. With the strength like no other. And the heart of a Father How majestic Your
whispers. What a wonderful God

You are my Supply my Breath of Life. Still more awesome than I know. You are my Reward worth living for. Still more awesome than I know.
And all of You is more than enough for all of me, for every thirst and every need. You statisfy me with Your love. And all I have in You is more then enough

You're my Sacrifice, of Greatest Price. Still more awesome than I know. You're my Coming King, You are Everything. Still more awesome than I know
And all of You is more than enough for all of me, for every thirst and every need. You satisfy me with Your love. And all I have in You is more then enough.

Is like an ocean breeze blowing on Your face, like a summer sun with it's warm embrace. Like a gentle rain plays a symphony, thats what I want my praise to be. Like a fragrant rose in the early spring. Like an eagle soars as it spreads it's wings. Whatever Lord You may need from me, that's what I want my praise to be. To You

It's hard to talk when I feel that You are near, when all is quiet it's the beauty that I hear. This hidden place where I know that Tou've calmed my fears. I know that You've washed my tears.

I picture all the things that I have seen, all the broken hearts and the tainted memories. All I see are all these needs. I'm tired of my selfish tragedies. It's time that we show, the hope that we all know
Take just a little time, to give your hand, see the world take just a little time to try to understand. That there's more going on, than what these eyes can see.
I came across this torn down empty street. How helpless that I felt/ a burning urgency. And all I see in front of me are the faces fading from this vacant scene. I know it all seems complicated, there's nothing more that could be stated. Now is the time to kneel, reaching out to what is real, so many times I've hesitated, how much I feel my heart is aching now.
Take just a little time, to give your hand, see the world take just a little time to try to understand. That there's more going on, than what these eyes can see.

I tried to find anything I could to fill the void that I had felt inside, I tried to hide beacuse I never could release the very guilt that was in my mind, but everytime that I'd trace these lines, I'd feel like I had been so blind cause.
You are everything that I hope for, everything that I breathe for, everything that this heart will need. Everything that I hope for, Everything that I crave.
Sometimes I feel a fight to release the grio and trust that everything will be alright. It's been so real to feel the peace that you give start undolding when I let things go, every weight that I build inside, When I lay it all down I realize that. All these pointless ties to endless lies that this temporal life will satisfy, I hide my life in You.
You are everything that I hope for, everything that I breathe for, everything that this heart will need. Everything that I hope for, Everything that I crave.

God of all nations/ Lord of creation/ It's in the bonds of love we meet/ We come together at
Your feet***Equal in Your sight/ Made one by Your might/ You've called us to restore Your lands/ And place them back within Your hands

I am nothing without Your love. I'm unworthy but Your death has been enough. I'm compleated by Your tough. But I feel like I've beeb given so much. And I thank You, I thank You.

We have raised a thousand voices just to lift Your holy name. And we will lift thousands more to sing of Your beauty in this place. None can even fathom, no not one define Your worth. AS we marvel in Your presence to the ends of the earth.

We give You glory, lifting up our hands and singing Holy, You alone are Worthy, we just want to touch Your heart Lord, touch Your heart. Glory, lifting up our voice and singing Holy. You alone are Worthy, we just want to touch Your heart Lord, touch Your heart.

As we fall down before You with our willing hearts, we seek in the greatness of Your glory. It's so hard to even speak. There is nothing we can offer, no nothinf can repay. So we five all oue praises, and lift our voice to sing. Our hope is drenched in You. Our faith has been renewed. We trust in Your every word. Nothing else can even measure up to you.

We give You glory, lifting up our hands and singing Holy, You alone are Worthy, we just want to touch Your heart Lord, touch Your heart. Glory, lifting up our voice and singing Holy. You alone are Worthy, we just want to touch Your heart Lord, touch Your heart.

Sheffield/Hamilton Conference

2006-11-26T12:38:00.000-05:00

These two cute little kids belonging to my older
sister Andrea and her husband Brad. They too took part in the Sheffield Conferance on Saturday, November 25, 2006. Well, sort of. They just came along since Mom and Dad were both there helping out and they didn't want to be left at home alone.

So the conference went well I'd say. I drove down with Rebecca and Carolyn and their cousin Jessica. What a drive that was. First the fog was so thick I could barely see the road signs and I had no clue where I was going. So that made it an adventure in it's self. Ok I have to admit that I was a speed deamon on the way up and down from the conference, but I really didn't want to be late. I was fortunate enough to not get stopped by a police officer :) We got there at 9:26 or so and everything didn't really start until 10 or so. So we would have had plenty of time. After a great seminar on "Echoes from the Human Heart" we broke off into discussion groups. From what I heard from others, that all had good groups and learned alot.
After that we stood around and talked while we waited for our pizza lunch. More standing around t alking while eating lunch..and then we had our car rally. I joined a bunch of girls who I didn't know, except Deanna. We ended up coming in 1st place. That was shocking since we had no clue where we were or anything. A big thanks to Rachel who joined our team and had a great sense of direction.. (I guess it helps to live in Sheffield) Another big thanks out to Jennifer our team leader, driver, and photographer :)
It was a lot of fun. I was the daring one on the team which was called, "Five Crazy Girls in a Car", and I sat on a horse (first time) while having a picture taken.

The day was ended when everyone went to dinner at a resturant of their choice. Afterwards meeting back at the church for a time of praise and worship. Yes, I had to admit the Nobleton YPs were bad and skipped out on that part since we went to the mall to eat and then watched figure skating that was going on for a fundraiser for AIDS. Tired as we were we decided to go back home. Somehow I made it home before 10 which was nice since I didn't leave Cambridge Mall till after 7 and still had to drop off the girls at differnt houses.

Well that sums up the day..if you missed out on it..

Sort of new news..

2006-11-16T13:11:00.000-05:00

Ok so here are the new to me ski boots that I bought at the Snow Valley ski and snowboard exchange a few weekends ago. The blades I bought some time in March and are yet to be used :(
I can't wait to hit the slopes!!!

10 ways to know you are bored

2006-11-14T14:20:00.000-05:00

10 ways to know you are bored when:

You start looking up definitions of definitions in the dictionary
You are on your blog all day
You look on other people's blogs all day
You listen to the same cd over and over again
You fill out those quiz thingys in e-mails even though you've done it many times bef0re
You start trying to write with your toes and or mouth
You try to find something interesting to do, but fail cause there is absolutely nothing fun to do
You look up the definition of the word bored : tired and impatient: tired of and slightly annoyed by a person or situation that is not interesting, exciting, or entertaining
You start looking up websites that are geared for little kids
You make up 10 reasons for being bored

(not particularily in that order)

bored.. and lonely..

2006-11-14T13:42:00.000-05:00

So I am still home alone..
I am as bored as can be. No1 is ever online who actually talks back to me. I really need to get a "life" cuz I just sit on my butt all day fooling around on this blog which no1 ever comments on. Its just a waste of my time, but its soooooooo addicting.

So today I thought I was supposed to work a 9 hour shift.. but on the positional chart I was only booked for 8.. so I thought well if anyone says anything about it I'll stay..and no1 did so I left at 12:30 cuz I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hungry and tired. Man my feet were killing me. I need new shoes for work. Not sure if I should try the gel inserts or just go with a new pair of shoes cuz mine aren't looking all that black anymore. Maybe I should do both. I'll splurge for once since I'm so Dutch when it comes to spending my money.. (except on scrapbooking stuff..)

I looked at my tire of my car.. and sure enough it needed filling again.. Grr I hate these tires that I have on right now. I filled it up when I got home... Ooooh it was such a messy job. First I couldn't open the garage door. So I had to sort of slide the hose under it.. but the hose was all greasy. Then I had to fill up my 2 passenger side tires. Hopefully I did everything right.. I can be so blonde when it comes to car maintenance. I also had to add oil cuz I was running low. Yeah..the joys of having a car. I should really have it changed professionall before the winter. But like I said before.. I hate spending money. After using some of my dad's special greese remover stuff.. my hands are now the normal colour they should be and not black.

When I am home alone..or anywhere strange.. I hear all these noises. Its sort of annoying cuz you have no clue whats making that noise. I remember one time babysitting for some people who go to my church.. and the furnace fan was so loud. It was sort of creepy since the kids were in bed. Now I hear all weird noises and look around to see if I can find or figure out whats making the noise. Just glad that I haven't had any more mouse funerals..:)

I wish there was a hockey game on tonight.. but the Leafs dont play till Thursday. Oh well. Tomorrow night there is going to be a baby shower or something or other.. for one of the ladies from work. I really don't know what to expect. I was really surprised that I was invited to go since I've heard of other parties or gatherings and I've never been asked to come.. Maybe its the fact that I don't "drink". I'm not really sure, but that's my reasoning for not being invited. It may also be that I am more out going than I used to be when I first started.

I guess I should stop complaining cuz at least I have a car, a house over my head and a few friends.. but yeah it still would be nice to have more friends.
I need to get something for the baby.. not sure what to buy yet.. I also have to do some Christmas shopping..

Thanksgiving Weekend..photos

2006-11-13T20:53:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving Day Photos

Saturday Morning October 7, 2006: Spending the morning at the cottage with family

<----Adam in the kayak

The Lodge and Cottage---->

<-Nate-Chris-> <--Miriam-Jo-->

Saturday afternoon October 7, 2006: One of our 4-wheeling expidtions

<--Dad & Adam ahead in the distance

The roadside veiw

<--- mom & Adam

"The Lake of Shining Waters"

Living on my own

2006-11-11T15:21:00.000-05:00

So my parents and brother decided to fly out to Manitoba for a week so I get to taste what it feels like to live on my own. I know I've stayed home alone before. Like this past March when they decided to go to South Carolina and I figured it was best if I stayed home and worked. I got really lonely that time. So far it hasn't been to bad.
Last night I went over to the neighbours and had supper with them.. it was sort of a kids night since their parents went out. Had a spaghetti supper with garlic bread.. and ice cream for dessert. Then we went downstais and played PS2 for a bit. I fianally was brave enough to try a game. I forget what it was called but it was a racing game. I usually SUCK at racing games. Its so differnt from driving a real car. Anyhow.. I managed to do well. Then again.. the races that I played were these crashing ones.. you have to hit all the other cars with arrows above them.. maybe thats why I did good.. lol. I came home just in time to see the last 20 mins or so of 1 vs 100. It is a new tv game show hosted by Bob Saget. Its pretty cool. I like it anyway.

Today I had to work.. Yuck. I really dislike working on Saturdays. No1 knows what they are doing.. and none of the students put on any coffee. I was really glad that I was working with this one girl Katie who acctually knew what she was doing. She is really shy and quiet. But she was asked to go to drive thru leaving me to work on my own which I didn't mind. Then I was asked to switch possitions with Nicole.. So off I went to my favourite spot Soup and Sandwhich.. (yeah right..thats so not my favourite spot.. I absolutely hate that spot) but anyway..today was pretty good since I was working with Kim.. who totally rocks at it. It was horrible cuz no1 was punching the right things into the till and we kept on having to yell at them to make sure they check what they are punching in.. but they don't listen. We ended up running out of a whole bunch of things.. but the bakers don't seem to care.

Since no1 is home I come online a lot, but no1 is really on which sucks cuz I am totally bored..(you can tell by how long this post is) I also transformed the kitchen table into my scrapbooking territory. I dont have to clean it up till Thursday night.. What joy! I finished off a page that i was working on yesterday and did another page this afternoon. I might do some more later..as I want to finish up the confernece pics and then get on to either my Thanksgiving weekend pics or pics of the weekend before at my sister's house of my niece and nephew. Tonight I'm gonna cheer on them Leafs.. Was sad when I heard the news of Raycroft.. Hopefully he'll be playing again soon.

Oh yeah.. I had an extremely quick funeral for a mouse. He or she was caught in a trap so I had to go bring it outside.. yuck!!! My mom told me that we have a mouse in the trap just about every morning.. Oh joy.. I will be an expert on setting traps by the end of this week if it keeps on. Just as long as they stay out of the house I'm ok..they have all been in the mud room/freezer room which just has a cement floor. It connects the house to the garage and we don't really go in that room very much anyway.

My mom e-mailed me today which was nice to hear from them. The reason they went to Manitoba was my Grandmother was in the hospital..or still is.. Well she is in..um..whats that word.. I dunno.. but she needs care for her since she is 89 years old. And she still lives on her own..or will be moving back into her house like the day after my parents and brother return back home. She forgot a lot of things.. and when my aunt found her one day..she had fallen in the basement and said she was looking for the boys and said they were going to be late for school.. boys meaning my dad and his brother.. I guess she thought they were young. It was scary when we heard. Then she ended up in the hospital and has been there since. Its been about a month or a lil bit longer. Praise God that she is doing much better!!!

I can't think of anything else to say..except my fingers and the my legs are FREEZING...brr so I am going to go downstairs and enjoy the fire I made in the woodstove..

Please feel free to post any comments you may have..Thanks

OOOPS

2006-11-10T14:50:00.000-05:00

Ok.. so I made a big mistake..

I accidetally changed my website name to i-canonlyimagine.blogspot.com
sorry ya'll

HOCKEY BLOG

2006-11-08T14:21:00.001-05:00

Celebrating a goal

Aubin

For all you hard core Leaf Fans out there.. I made a blog on the Leafs. Its still not very far, but I felt like fooling around. Go check out http://Toronto-Maple-Leafs-24.blogspot.com aka Leafs Nation.

~A FRIEND FOREVER~

2006-11-06T19:17:00.000-05:00

A friend will support

you and be there

for you.

When the world

seems against you,

it's a friend

to the rescue!

A friend understands

the little things crazy things

you do,

accepting you when

others haven't a clue.

A friend is someone

trustworthy and true.

I feel very lucky

to have a friend

like that in you!

I got that on a glass plaque for my birthday from my friend Yvonne

Would You Go ?

2006-11-06T12:44:00.000-05:00

Would you go with me if we rolled down streets of fire

Would you hold on to me tighter as the summer sun got higher

If we roll from town to town and never shut it down

Would you go with me if we were lost in fields of clover

Would we walk even closer until the trip was over

And would it be okay if I didn't know the way

If I gave you my hand would you take it

And make me the happiest man in the world

If I told you my heart couldn't beat one more minute without you, girl

Would you accompany me to the edge of the sea

Let me know if you're really a dream

I love you so, so would you go with me

[Instrumental]

Would you go with me if we rode the clouds together

Could you not look down forever

If you were lighter than a feather

Oh, and if I set you free, would you go with me

If I gave you my hand would you take it

And make me the happiest man in the world

If I told you my heart couldn't beat one more minute without you, girl

Would you accompany me to the edge of the sea

Help me tie up the ends of a dream

I gotta know, would you go with me

I love you so, so would you go with me

OH why oh why??

2006-11-05T15:08:00.000-05:00

This afternoon the phone rang and my mom answered. It was for me. I had no clue who it could be. My mom said she thought it was my work. And sure enough it was. My one manager asked me if I could come in tomorrow at 4 instead of 4:30. I really don't know why I agreed. I just can't say no to my bosses.

So I am now sorta upset cuz I got to get up at 3 tomorrow morning, but atleast I only have to work till 12 instead of 12:30 which will be nice. Then I will have an afternoon off to do absolutely nothing. lol
No one will be home since my dad is away in Calgary for the week, my mom will be house cleaning and Adam will be at school. I have to pick up my dad on Thursday from my great aunt and uncle's. I am sort of worried about that since I am not quite sure where they live. Yes I have been there many times before, but I was never the one driving. They live in Woodbridge which isn't too far. I hope I don't get lost.

I am also hoping that I won't be having to work 4-12 from now on since I just found out on Friday that the one lady who starts at that time is quitting. And the usual person who does the 4:30-12:30 shift still isn't back from her father's funeral (its been almost a month now)

AAAAH It's SNOWING!!!

2006-11-02T14:28:00.000-05:00

So I've been sitting here and fooling around on my blog for some time now.. and I finally decide to look up and it's SNOWING outside. Huge flakes are falling and it was really thick for awhile, but it has slowed down now. Not much of it is staying on the ground though.
Yeah.. I wonder if its snowing anywhere else or just here in Barrie.. lemme know ok?

Pour My Love On You

2006-11-02T13:30:00.000-05:00

Verse1:

I don't know how to say exactly how I feel

And I can't begin to tell you what your love has meant

I'm lost for words

Is there a way to show the passion in my heart

Can I express how truly great I think you are

My dearest friend

Lord, this is my desire

To pour my love on You

Chorus:

Like oil upon your feet

Like wine for you to drink

Like water from my heart

I pour my love on you

If praise is like perfume

I'll lavish mine on you

Till every drop is gone

I'll pour my love on you

Verse 2:

Is there a way to show the passion in my heart

Can I express how truly great I think you are

My dearest friend

Lord, this is my desire

To pour my love on you

Chorus:

Like oil upon your feet

Like wine for you to drink

Like water from my heart

I pour my love on you

If praise is like perfume

I'll lavish mine on you

Till every drop is gone

I'll pour my love on you

Chorus:

Like oil upon your feet

Like wine for you to drink

Like water from my heart

I pour my love on you

If praise is like perfume

I'll lavish mine on you

Till every drop is gone

Pour my love on you

Yeah

Chorus:

Like oil upon your feet

Like wine for you to drink

Like water from my heart

I pour my love on you

If praise is like perfume

I'll lavish mine on you

Till every drop is gone

Chorus:

Like oil upon your feet

Like wine for you to drink

Like water from my heart

I pour my love on youIf praise is like perfume

I'll lavish mine on you

Till every drop is gone

I'll pour my love on you

Pour my love on you

Yeah, yeah

Artist: Phillips Craig And Dean
Song: Pour My Love On You
Album: Let My Words Be Few

I really love that song. I can listen to it over and over.. all day long and not get tired of it

How about them Leafs?

2006-11-02T13:05:00.000-05:00

The Toronto Maple Leafs have now won 3 games in a row. YAhooooo!!!!!

Maybe they've got something going now finally. I only stayed awake for the first period of last night's game (Wednesday Nov. 1) It was 1-1. Kaberle scored to tie the game. He's been on a roll.

All I can say is GO LEAFS GO!!!

A Walk To Remember

2006-10-31T19:21:00.000-05:00

Jamie & Landon

You're my only hope

Let the Worshippers Arise

2006-10-31T18:51:00.000-05:00

Father I see that You are drawing

A line in the sand

And I want to be standing on Your side

Holding Your hand

So let Your kingdom come

Let it live in me
This is my prayer
This is my plea

(Repeat)

Chorus

Let the worshippers arise

Let the sons and the daughters sing

I'm surrendering my all

I surrender to the King

Let the worshippers arise

Let the sons and the daughters sing
I'm surrendering my all
I surrender to the King

Father I hear it growing louder

The song of Your redeemed

As the saints of every nation

Are awakening to sing

From our hearts

there comes an anthem

Oh hear the heavens ring

This is our song, a song to our King

Repeat Chorus

Written by Michael Ferrin
©2004 Awakening Media Group

2006-10-30T19:48:00.000-05:00

Lets play a game on here..cuz things aren't all that exciting.

= Question Game =

I ask a question, you answer and ask another...sound easy enough? Let's begin..

Ok now.. so I will go with... Why doesn't hardly anyone post comments on my blog?

2006-10-30T19:29:00.000-05:00

http://immanuelocrc.com/ypsconference06/mp3s/ <---- Aaron told me and a bunch of people to place this link on our blogs.. its the seminars from the conference.

2006-10-25T12:17:00.000-05:00

Yes it has been awhile since my last post, but I am without my computer. :( I don't know how I am managing without it. Its like my best friend.
lol

So yeah, that's why nothing has been updated or anything.

Not a whole lot has happend since the last post anyway. It was my nephew's 1st birthday on Saturday. They came up on Sunday and we had a small party for him here. My sister and brother-in-law went for a short get away in Toronto for a couple of days so we had the kids.

I am getting sort of annoyed cuz there is this guy who is a customer at my work..and I am pretty sure he likes me. And yeah.. He's super friendly and all, but I want to go out with a good reformed church going young man. I don't know a thing about this guy.. except that he drives a mini van, has dirty blond hair, has a great smile, and orders an extra large double double.
Yeah a whole lot of into eh? I also sort of like this one guy..I met at a conference. I hardly know him either. But I know his name and where he lives (town/city) and that he goes to a good reformed church. But I dont know much else. Who knows he might even have a g/f for all I know. So right now I am very confused and annoyed cuz yeah. Too many things have been wondering through my mind.

Anyone know any ideas what I should do??
please leave a comment with some help or suggestions

thanks

2006-10-10T15:30:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving Weekend

We had a wonderful weekend down @ Rock Lake Lodge in Bancroft, Ontario.
The weather was amazing. I even wore shorts for a bit on Sunday. =)
We got there around 4:30 on Friday. My Aunty Jane and Uncle Curtis were there with some of their children, Chris, Miriam, Derek, Joanna, and Nathan. Had a really good time with them. We played volleyball..let me refraze that..we attempted playing volleyball. Everyone but the dads played. Then we went in the lodge and had hot chocolate and cake. Then we played a game of Bible Scattagories. Chris and I were on a team.
Saturday was pretty nice. We went on a hike up the steep hill and on the path behind the lodge. Everyone went on that besides my dad. Came back and then played around. Around 2 or so my cousins and their parents left =( so it was just my brother and my parents and myself. We then decided to go 4-wheeling. Adam and my dad went on one machine while my mom and myself went on the other and we hit the trails.
Sunday we went to church and then came back for lunch. After lunch we did some more 4-wheelin. I took a bunch of pictures while sitting behind my mom. Had a turkey dinner that night for supper.
Monday we went geo-caching. Found one of the two we went on. The 1st one was the one we found..that was out near Eagens Chute. It was on a tree near a bridge..anyway.. the 2nd one was supposedly up on Eagles Nest, but we couldn't find it. Took some pictures from that one.
After we got back to the cottage we had lunch and then went 4-wheelin again. Took some more pictures. Went down some sweet trails..ended up coming down the steep hill that we walked up a few days before. Got back to the cottage at 2 or so. Then we cleaned up a bunch..and then just after 3 my Aunty Anneke and Uncle Klaas came and we had tea and cookies with them.. Left for home around 4:30.
Did a bunch of canoeing and kayaking and dad did a bunch of fishing. Adam caught a nice big one, but I didn't get any pictures of any of the fish =(

2006-10-04T13:26:00.000-05:00

Ok I found them Janelle and everyone else who would like to see them. Here are the pictures or most of them..from my trip out West. We went in August 2004.

CANMORE, ALBERTA

Here we are at the begining of a hike @ Grotto Trail, Canmore

My family... Climbing down a steep mountain side

BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA

Me and Adam posing in front of a funky mountain car (wish we got to ride in it)
The ticket of the gondala which we rode in up and down the mountains

The view from on top of Mt. Sulphur

My family @ the top of Mt. Sulphur.... Adam

Adam sitting at the edge of Lake Louise... Me, mom, Uncle Henry & Dad @ Lake Louise

Me, Dad, Adam, Uncle Henry & Aunty Mary @ Lake Louise

Taken on our way back to Panoka (not sure if its Marine Lake or not)

2006-10-03T17:48:00.000-05:00

Ì çãñ’† wäî‡!!! We are going to the cottage this weekend. We might be leaving after I get home from work on Friday.. but we aren't really sure exactly sure when we are leaving. My cousins might be there. I sure hope they are. More fun when I have someone to talk to. I was thinking about writhing this whole post with those funky fonts, but decided against it since it would take far too long.

The cottage will be really cool to be at with all of the differnt colour leaves and stuff.. We've been there a couple times during the fall. The one time my sister and her b/f were going to go swimming, but then it started snowing so they decided against it. Not sure if we are gonna attempt the water, but I guess we will see when we get there. I sure hope the weather will be nice.

This year I want to take pictures to put on here.. and to put in my scrapbook.

2006-10-02T15:14:00.000-05:00

You Should Try Skydiving

Don't look before you leap

And you'll become a hardcore extreme sports addict

What Extreme Sport Should You Try?

You Should Drive a Ford Shelby Mustang Cobra

You have an extreme need for speed, even when you're not in a hurry.

And while your flying by, you don't want to look like every other car on the road!

What 2007 Car Should You Drive?

You Should Drive a Lamborghini

A true daredevil, you're always in search of a new rush. Clearly, you're a total speed demon... just don't get caught!

What Sports Car Should You Drive?

Your Bumper Sticker Should Be

Buckle up - it makes it harder for aliens to suck you out of your car

What Bumper Sticker Should Be On Your Car?

Your Summer Ride is a Mini Cooper

You are all about unique, one of a kind adventures.

The only thing predictable about your summer is that it's unpredictable!

What's Your Summer Ride?

2006-10-02T13:41:00.000-05:00

= ERICA =

Having fun on the trampoline

Getting ready for church

2006-09-30T09:32:00.000-05:00

= BRADLEY =

2006-09-28T14:23:00.000-05:00

My cool Zwinky

2006-09-28T12:33:00.000-05:00

Tim McGraw

Don't Take The Girl

Johnny's daddy was taking him fishin'When he was eight years oldA little girl came through the front gate holding a fishing poleHis dad looked down and smiled, said we can't leave her behindSon, I know you don't want her to go but someday you'll change your mindAnd Johnny said "Take Jimmy Johnson, take Tommy Thompson, take my best friend BoTake anybody that you want as long as she don't goTake any boy in the worldDaddy, please don't take the girl

Same old boySame sweet girlTen years down the roadHe held her tight and kissed her lipsIn front of the picture showStranger came and pulled a gunGrabbed her by the arm Said "If you do what I tell you to, therewon't be any harm" And Johnny said "Take my money, take my wallet, my credit cardsHere's the watch that my grandpa gave meHere's the key to my carMister give it a whirlBut please don't take the girl
Same old boySame sweet girlFive years down the road.

There's going to be a little one, and she says it's time to go.

Doctor says the baby's fine but you'll have to leave

'Cause his momma's fading fast and Johnny hit his knees

And there he prayedTake the very breath you gave me

Take the heart from my chestI'll gladly take her place

if you'll let meMake this my last requestTake me out of this world

God, please don't take the girl
Johnny's daddyWas taking him fishin'When he was eight years old

2006-09-24T10:50:00.000-05:00

<---- Derby pictures This weekend, I went down to Rebecca and Care's place for the night. I went there on Friday around 5:30 or so. Had some chicken burgers..yumm yumm.. Then we went to the Bolton Fall Fair and watched the Demolition Derby. Kevin came with us and we met up with Greg..and then Chris found us and then Aaron showed up. We ate all of Chris' cotton candy.. After some of the rounds, James Z. walked over and we were all surprised to see him. He talked to us for a bit then went back to where he and his cousins were sitting. I tried taking pictures of the cars, but it was too dark and my flash couldn't reach so far so yeah. Anyway it was a ton of fun. We got all wet since it was raining. After that we went to Tim Horton's. Greg left part way thru the derby since he wanted to go to hockey. So it was just Rebecca, Care, Kevin, Aaron, Chris and I who went. After we got back to Rebecca and Care's we talked in Rebecca's room for a long time. Care went to bed around 12:30 or 1 or something like that. She needed her sleep since she had to work the following day. Rebecca and I stayed up till 2 or so talking. The next morning we got up and drove Care to work. Saw Jess there and talked to her a few minutes. Met Beth in the parking lot and drove back to their house. Then we packed a lunch and off we were to Paramount Canada's Wonderland. We went on a bunch of rides.. I think we went on Sledge Hammer like 5 times. lol. We love that ride and it doesn't make us dizzy or tired or anything. I wanted to take it home with me, along with Cyclone and Top Gun. We went on Top Gun twice. The first time I sat with this kid. He kept talking away. Told me to close my eyes when we go down the first hill. Lol.. I didn't cuz that takes all the excitement away.

We were so hungry all day. We ate lunch at a good time, but then after we got hungry again. We decided to just ride some more rides and that the hunger would subside. We finally couldn't take it anymore..and Beth bought us a funnel cake to all share. I should have gotten another one cuz we were still hungry. We went on a few more rides, but we were all so tired and hungry we decided to call it quits and left. After we got back to Rebecca's we saw that there was company. Sarah, Jeremy, and Albert where there. They were just about to watch a movie. So I stayed and watched. I don't know why.. the movie was so corny and everyone was laughing. I think it was cuz we were all so tired. I dunno. I finally left and it was 10. Didn't get home till 11. I was so tired driving that I started to wander all over the road. Pretty scary if you ask me. It was pouring rain while I was driving. And my eyes kept closing. I needed to stay awake since I was the only one in the car. The headlights from the oncoming cars were sooooooo bright that I put on my clip on sunglasses. That seemed to help abit.. and then the rain didn't bug me since I couldn't really see it.
Anyway that's just about all that happend those 2 days. I'll put the few pictures up that I took.. most of them didn't turn out either.. lol

2006-09-19T19:57:00.000-05:00

PATASKALA - John Reuben

Bright and early in the morning and my day's on track
Hot coffee in the kitchen? Okay, I'll take it black.
66 degrees with a comfortable breeze,
I guess every now and then you get days like these.
And I'm thankful, hit the city streets grateful,
We're livin' life to the upmost while we're young and able.
While others fable about where they come from,
We got nothing to hide, we're far from stardom.

Chorus:
P-A-T-A-S-K-A-L-A, O-H-I-O
P-a (P-a), t-a (t-a), s-k (s-k), a-l-a
-repeat-

We never did anything in that place, just waste time,
Talkin' about what we'd do if givin the chance to.
You know, stupid things that we never live out,
It sure was cool for a moment to think about.
You could say just an innocent exaggeration,
Just some young adults have fun, by imagination,
But somehow we stretched ourselves and started livin' it.
Life is funny sometimes, isn't it?
We're in the sky on the plane over European terrain,
Lookin' down to the ground we watched the earth change.
At night in the car over looked by afar,
Thinkin' to ourselves, none of this is really ours.
Perspective changes, we could never claim this
Life, Yahweh spoke and showed us what our aim is.
Something that wasn't alive by heartbeat and breath,
And something that's not left with bone and flesh.

Chorus

Life is too short to sweat the minimal,
And things that once seemed simple now seem valuble.
Like the simple satisfaction of being content,
And the simple satisfaction in the time we spent.
I value everything our friendship meant,
Even though you never paid me back the money I lent.
Speakin' of which, the other day, your mom I saw her,
I had to tell her Scott Bellows still owed me 50 dollars.

Chorus

(In Background)
This one goes out to the one we know,
From Kid Flow to Fourth Avenue,
Mr. Scott Bellows
-repeat-

I'm wantin' all heads to break up.
Open ears to listen,
Scott Bellows is the fellow with the grand design and 'vention.
Reuben asked me to throw in a twenty second verse,
I have a rhyme and some time,
But oh well, what could it hurt.
Out of style, out of practice,
Out of touch and out of taste,
I started thinkin' to the days of the showcase.
So I set off to explorer the store of lyrics in my head,
But for hours I got nothin', and I wrote this instead.

Pictured It - John Reuben

You ever felt somethin' you couldn't explain?
No definition, no name.
Just a feeling.
No definition, no name.

I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different, I said,
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different, than I, than I...
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different than I pictured...hold up.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different than I pictured it.

And then there was me:
Analyzing life more than I was living.
Anything possible good,
I destroyed before the chance was ever given.

See, if I never have anything,
I'll never have to lose anything;
but then again if I never had anything worth losing
I guess I lost everything.

Either way, you could say,
Pain will become a result from both,
So actually I'm giving in to the very thing that I fear the most:
Losing it all,
Everything,
Completely unaware,
That a fear of failure was the one thing that was taking me there.

Fear of life,
Fear of love,
Fear of man,
Failure to relate
How I and God, and His voice to me
Would even begin to translate.

So I wait
To escape
This condition of rationalizing my own destruction.
But I keep on listening to the voices that don't deserve my discussion.

I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different than I pictured it.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different than I pictured it.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different than I pictured it.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different than I pictured it.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different than I pictured it.

You ever felt something you couldn't explain?
No definition, no name.
Just a feeling.
No definition, no name.

Check this out yall-

She's an artist, all right,
Capable of some of the most abstract stuff imaginable,
And it's made personal for me.
You see, she uses my mind as the canvas
To create her manipulated perspectives on life,
So I'm the only one that can even see what I see, ha.

Until the art hits the heart,
And begins to take an outward expression,
Kind of like an involuntary confession of the soul and who's in control.
And how many minds have been painted
By the hands of crafty irrationality,
And have different paintings of reality
Hanging on the walls in a fictional gallery?

I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different than I pictured it.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
All right, I say- I say now, hold up, hold it up.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different than I pictured it.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different than I pictured it.

You ever felt something you couldn't explain?
No definition, no name.
Just a feeling.
No definition, no name.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.

Actions speak louder than words and I've come to find,
That I've been building on a design that could only be found in my mind.
Blind to the force behind what caused my accuracy to be tainted,
'Cause my mind was smart enough to manipulate itself,
But not smart enough to figure out it was being manipulated.

I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different than I pictured it.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Her face looked different than I pictured it.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Things looked different than I pictured it.
I looked at her, she looked back at me.
Things looked different than I pictured it.

Than someone pictured it,
Than someone pictured it,
Than someone pictured it,
Than someone pictured it,
Than someone pictured it,
Than someone pictured it,
(I looked at her, she looked back at me)
Than someone pictured it!
Than someone pictured it.

You ever felt somethin' you couldn't explain?
No definition, no name.
Just a feeling.
No definition, no name.

You ever felt somethin' you couldn't explain?
No definition, no name.
Just a feeling.
No definition, no name.

There are things I can't explain!
No definition, no name.
Just a feeling.
No definition, no name.

You ever felt something you couldn't explain?!
No definition, no name!
Just a feeling!
No definition! No name!

2006-09-19T19:13:00.000-05:00

Funny things people say coming through Tim Horton's drive thru..

"Can I have a honey dip donut with no sugar?" umm hello that defeats the honey part dont you think

"Can I have a large coffee with double double cream and 1 sugar?"
"Can I have a regular coffee with 2 sugars and 1 cream?" thats not really a regular coffee since a regular is 1 cream and 1 sugar

"May I please have a teeny coffee regular large?" Since when has a large coffee been teeny anyway? I even told the customer that and this is what he said in reply "I always get that every day" haha.. he's one of our regular customers and likes to joke around.

"Can I have a double double?" Umm what size did you want? "A double double" (some people can't figure out what the differnt between size and what's in the coffee)
Or whats even worse they ask.."Can I have a large coffee double double.. with milk and sweetener..?" and then we say A large with 2 mild 2 sweetener? and they go "no a large coffee double double with milk and sweetener" hullo.. we just said that in the proper form.. why can't people realize that??

There are more, but I'll save those for some other time.

2006-09-18T17:42:00.000-05:00

Right now this song is practically describing how I am feeling and whats going on in my life.
Some times things aren't what we want them to be.

The saddest thing is you could be anything that you could want
We could have been everything
But now it's not
Now it’s not anything at all

The hardest part was getting this close to you
And giving up this dream I built with you
A fairytale that isn’t coming true
You’ve got some growing up to do

CHORUS
I wish we could have worked it out
I wish I didn’t have these doubts
I wish I didn’t have to wonder just what you are doing now

I wish I didn’t know inside
That it won’t work out for you and I
I wish that I could stop this wishing
And just say my last goodbye

After all the things you put me through
Tell me why I’m still in love with you
And why am I, why am I still waiting for your call

You broke my heart
I’m taking it back from you
I’m taking back the life that I gave to you
Life goes on before and after you
I’ve got some growing up to do…CHORUS

It’s time I said my last goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
It’s time I said my last goodbye…CHORUS

It’s time I said my last goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
It’s time I said my last goodbye

2006-09-16T21:15:00.000-05:00

Ever had a dream that you wish that would come true? I have. I've actually had a bunch of them. The other night I had a dream about someone who I want to be with, but that is impossible since of some things. I really don't want to get into too much detail since it is fairly confusing...and a long story. I don't know why I keep thinking of this person. My mind gets carried away and takes me places. It gives me dreams of things impossible and makes them seem real. Then I get back into reality and become sad since I want things to be how they are in my dreams. How I want these dreams to become reality, but I know this is impossible. So I must live on with the hope of the dream and wait to see what becomes of my life. Also wait to see who I meet in the future.. So there I leave it, myself in a dream world where things seem possible.

2006-09-14T14:48:00.000-05:00

My Crazy Day

Yesterday seemed like any other day. It started off when.. I opened my eyes and saw that it was 5 aftter 4am. "Sigh is it really that time already?" I thought. So I got out of bed and got dressed in my work uniform. Grabbed my bag and went into the kitchen..ok fastforward to work....Work started off alright. One of the night staff told me to start right away so he could leave. Talk about pushy..lol Well I didn't mind since it said 5 when I punched in and that's the time I was supposed to start. The reason he wanted to leave was that he started work at 2pm the day before and was working 15 hours straight. I have no clue how he managed to stay awake the whole night.I know I sure wouldn't be able to. After that Suzan and myself managed drive thru pretty well till Tammy came back from her break. A couple of people called in sick today. I myself wasn't feeling so great, but since we were down 2 people and another co-worker got sent to the new store we were down 3, I decided to stick it out. I even actually had to run to the washroom while in the middle of taking an order..I came back and apologized to my co-workers for not telling them where I ran off to. I would of, but my mouth was sort of full..(I don't really want to go there) The day went by fairly fast, but I never thought it would ever end. Working with Marjorie is always fun. She is always joking around and getting me in trouble..lol Well not exactly.She likes to say that I get in trouble, but really I am a good girl. Things seemed to pick up around 11:30 or so and it stayed pretty busy till 1 when I finally got to leave. Yay another day of work over with. After work I went to Wal-Mart to get my camp picture developed. I put in my memory card and did exactly as it said to do and then I wanted to add an order to it, and then the machine went crazy and took forever to load.So I just took my card out and went to a differnt machine. I guess I should have asked for help, but they were busy and this seemed easier. I would have printed pictures from both memory cards, but this old couple was waiting and were getting impatient and really wanted to get their pictures done. So being the nice girl that I am only did one of the memory cards and let them have their turn. Got some pictures done and they turned out really good.After that I looked around in Wal-Mart. I didn't buy anything though. I was looking for some stickers, but they didn't have any that I liked. So I went off to Micheal's. I found some, but I wanted ones with lobsters or crabs or both. I couldn't find any.:( How sad I know. I went to the dollar store hoping to find some stuff there, but they were like all out of scrapbooking. I was going insane cus the walls were almost empty. I finally left that store empty handed and decided to get some lunch. Even though it was already after 2 I was hungry. I drove to Wendy's. I've never gone through this drive thru before and all I saw was drive thru window. So I backed out and turned around to see if there was a place where you order.. I felt so dumb cuz thats where you went. Aughh.. Anyway so I placed my order and paid. And like 6 or so minutes later.. it seemed like forever.. I was hungry and was feeling stupid not knowingwhich way I was supposed to go cuz of poor signage I finally got my food. I sort of stormed out of there..not really sure why. Anyway.. I sort of had an accident.. Ooops.. Noone got hurt thank goodness and only my car was involved.. That is my car and the curb and the hole filled with dirty water. Yeah.. so I went over the curb while I was turning..which usually is no biggy, but this time it was. I got stuck. Yeah.. Stuck like glue on paper. How embarrassing. I tried backing out, but no luck. Tried going forward. Still nothing. Tried gunning it..Haha.. mud was flying everywhere. I got out to see why I was stuck.. Yikes my eyes nearly popped out of my head. My front tire was nearly gone..lol and the body of the car was resting on the curb. I tried pushing it, but its too heavy for me. So I just sort of sat in my car waiting to see if anyone would come and help. Finally this van stops and out comes this man and his son. The man had to move his van cuz it was in the way and by then.. it got really busy. EVeryone was looking. The son was around my age or so. He was trying so hard not to laugh at what I did.After the dad turned around and parked his van where he originally came from.. To make this even worse..when I was busy driving around trying to find the drive thru entrance.. they were sitting in the van watching. Grrr.. Anyway back to what happend. They tryed pushing me out while I put it in reverse. Nothing happend, but more mud. Then these 2 big guys came over..and they decided to try pushing me out forward. I put the car in neutral since I wasn't really sure what to put it in. And the lifted my car over the curb and I got out. Yay. I was so glad. I felt like I should of given them something.Like my now cold fries.. lol. Yumm!!! I thanked them, but thats all I did cuz they all started to walk away. I didn't really feel like eating after that. I wanted to go home, but I had to go pick my brother up from the bus. I was waaaaaaaaaaaaaay to early. I felt like going to the school, but I wasn't sure if I was allowed to pick him up or if I had to have a note or something from my mom giving me permission. So I decided not to. Instead I went to this strip mall and just sat in my car in the parking lot and ate my food.Then I drove towards the bus stop. Still really early. So I drove down a sideroad and looked at some really nice houses. Pulled into a subdivision thingy and looked at those houses and turned around back down the sideroad and went to the bus stop. I was still like 10 minutes or so early, but I was there and I didn't want to be late. That reminds me of another story, but I don't feel like writing it all down. Finally the bus came and I drove my brother home. My car was making horrible noises. Hopefully nothing is wrong with my car.After I got home I decided to scrapbook for a bit. I did 2 pages from our trip out East. My dad kept on looking at the pictures. I guess he really liked them or something. And he asked me who's pictures they were. Later on my mom and I went out to see if any damage was done to my car. All we could see that the front passenger tire was flat again.. Grr.. We asked my dad to check cuz he knows more about cars then I do. He filled up the tire and said that nothing else looked wrong, but its sort of muddy to tell. Anyway, that was my day..or well most of it. It was pretty differnt then most since not every day you get stuck coming out of Wendy's.

2006-09-07T12:37:00.000-05:00

CAMP PHOTOS...CAMP PHOTOS...

OPENING GAMES

Ironman Challange - Guys (Cambridge game)
Sorry.. no girls pictures availible:(

Free Time and Sports

Singing

Chaperones' game/ race with blow up kiddy pools

Americans

Vs.
Canadians

Talent Night *Presenting*
Cinderfella

Snow White: Napoleon Dynamite style

Humpty Dumpty

The Teensy Weensy Spider *sorry no pictures availible:(
Rapunzel

Jack and Jill *sorry no pictures availible:(
C.C.S.

Burlington 1: Need Water

Eliesje and Friends "Amazing Grace"

Eliesje and Candace: Guys with no chairs..and lawn mower

Justin "He is Exalted"

Mark and Brian

Campfire...

Goodbye & Group Pictures and such

Camp Campfire

2006-09-06T13:36:00.000-05:00

Camp Campfire

Last week I went to the Nobleton OCRC Youth conference. It was a lot of fun. At first I was nervous about everything. I hardly knew anyone. But as the week went on I made some friends. Most of my new friends are from out West, but I did make some from in Ontario.
Sports were great.. even tho we only got to play 3 different ones. Go team 7!!! Yay.. my team was #1 in the standings. We only lost 2 games all week. We played volleyball, soccer and ultimate frisbee. My team-mates were Mark Riemers (team leader), Peter Vamder Lei, Greg Vandyken (my cousin by the way), Eliesje Aarsen, Nicole (I don't know her last name..), Deanna Zekveld, and myself.

Talent night was really funny. 6 differnt fairy tales/nursery rhymes distorted. Cinderfella, Snow White Nypolean Dynamite style, The Eensy Weensy Spider, Humpty Dumpty, Repunsel, and Jack & Jill. All of the campers were divided up by cabins and some by rooms in the cabins to perfom these differnt skits. Also the chaperones and some of the visiting parents also participated in this. Then there were many other acts.

The speakers were really good. I found myself really paying attention this time. I also took notes which seems to help. My mind did seem to wander when we watched the movies. For some reason I couldn't pay attention during the second one. I was really tired I guess.

The singing was really good too..Campfire was fun. I usually don't like campfires..and other times I went to camp, campfire time I never looked forward to until the singing. This time it wasn't as long and singing started earlier. I never knew who to talk to and I felt so alone. This time we sit down and hardly have time to talk. One of my favourite songs is "Hear oh Lord and Answer" I don't know who its by, but the words are amazing. Its really nice esp. when sung in a round.

I'll post some pictures from camp some time when I have the chance.

2006-09-06T12:49:00.000-05:00

Back in the Day to Present Day

Me as a baby

Around a year and a half or so

My older sisters and myself.. I was around 10 or so I think

My older sisters, myself and my younger brother. I think I was 13 then..

Me at my sister Andrea's wedding. I was 16

Me at my oldest sister's wedding. I was 20