It's Sunny Out, So How Do You Work?!

"♫ This is the day, This is the day, That the Lord has made, That the Lord has made, Let us rejoice, Let us rejoice, And be glad in it, and be glad in it!♫"

With that being said (or sung as the case may be), HOW on earth do you work?! I sit here at my desk with the sun pouring in the window and warming my back, and I just am NOT motivated to work!! LOL There is no shortage of work, there's actually TONS to do, but I just can't get motivated to do it!! I have vacation planned for next week, but it just seems so far away on such a bright and sunny day.

C and I found an AWESOME outdoor pool in Cambridge yesterday (no this isn't a picture of it)!! We quite enjoyed bobbing around in the cool water under the hot sun, and I remembered my sunscreen so I'm not paying the price (Thank God)!! That being said though, I feel the pool calling my name again today!! Unfortunately, that is not an option today. I'm in the nice airconditioned office, so I really shouldn't complain. Then after work we have a soccer practice. WOW - that will be a hot one for the kids!! Remind me to post about being an Assistant Coach to an under 12 boys soccer team, with my mother being the Head Coach! Yep, but that's for another day.

Anyway, whether I WANT to work or not, there is work to be done! I really am thankful for my job! I enjoy what I do, it is a good steady job, great benefits, pretty good pay, and fun co-workers! I have been blessed by God to have these things, and so, I need to do my part.

Have a great sunny summer day, and try to stay cool!

I hate cooking!

LOL I really do! I don't know who ever thought that a woman's place is in the kitchen, but that doesn't go for me! LOL I was just telling Nana (my Mom) last night that I need to meet a nice man that's a chef or at least a good cook!


Anyway, tonight I decided to make a nice dinner for C and I. Ribs and corn, one of his all time favorites. I read the directions and had everything on track. I put the corn on in the last 4 minutes of cooking the ribs so that everything would be ready together. I was organized for a change!! The corn was done, and so I took the ribs out of the oven and guess what?! They weren't done!! :o( YES - I remembered to turn the oven on!! I'm not that simple in the kitchen. The thing is I looked at the temperature on the box, and it had said 200, so that's what I put the oven on to. I thought at the time that seemed low, but oh well, what do I know about cooking?! So, when I took the ribs out and they weren't finished I checked the box again! It did say 200, but that was celcius!! Why, oh why do they do that?! I mean most ovens work in Farenheit don't they?! Mine does!! So, now the corn is cooked and the ribs are back in the oven turned up to the proper temperature of 400!! Oh well, we'll eat eventually. Oops, there goes the timer, better get them out before they burn!

God gave us each different gifts, and I am no exception. I can sing, and I can make beautiful cards, and I can love most anyone, but cooking . . . that's not a gift from God for me!! LOL

Ok, so THIS is Normal!

Yeah I know, it's been over a week (in fact it might be close to two) since my last post! I can't help it!! Like the title says, this IS normal! Our lives are always go, go, go!! I can hardle have a chance to breath let alone sit down and type a blog that I don't even know if anyone is reading. lol Oh well.

So, what's been happening the past couple of weeks? Well let's see. We've been up to Orillia a couple of times to try our hands (or rods as it really is) at the annual Perch Derby. For those of you who don't know, I LOVE to fish!! The derby just gives me another excuse. This is our second year entering. Last year I won one of the adult grand prizes for the 'live release', which was a $300 Berkly package. GREAT PRIZE!! We didn't catch any tagged fish which is the ultimate of course, but oh well. The grand prize is always a boat & trailer!!! Who cares that I don't have a truck to pull it, I would LOVE this prize!! I'm sure I'd have lots of friends offer to haul it for me, or I could always get a truck. lol Anyway, I found out that this prize is drawn from the live release entries. This year we have 4 each in. I would have loved to have more, but unfortunately, there's no more chances we'll have to go fish. Oh well, keeping my fingers crossed!! Heck, I'm keeping everything that can be crossed, crossed.

Anyway, that's the most exciting thing I guess. C was sick all weekend. He had a terrible sore tummy, and I think I've convinced him to change his eating habits which should help.

Well, there's more to type, but I can hardly keep my eyes open, so that will have to do for now. I'll just have to get used to updating this more.

Always remember to take time out of even your busiest days to thank God for all your blessings!! It's absolutely amazing how much he loves each and every one of us!! We are so lucky to have such an amazing Father!!

Frustration Abounds!!

Computers, you either love 'em or you hate 'em. Me, I LOVE 'EM!! What can I say?! I'm a girl of the 80s! Anyway, as much as I love them, and spend most of my waking moments on one, I can still get frustrated with them.

The latest thing to drive me insane is my DVD drive. For whatever reason it does NOT want to play DVDs, which is a real pain!! I'm not the only one frustrated with this either! My son C is driving me insane about it! 'Mom, what's this computers problem?! Mom, I did what you said, and it's not working! Mom, I thought you said you fixed it!!' I'm starting to feel like the superhero that has let her fan down.

Anyway, I asked around to my IT boys at work and they told me it's a problem with the software that is trying to play the DVDs. A new software they suggested was AVS, which I have now downloaded, and guess what?! The DVD STILL doesn't play!! UGH!! I have a couple other sites to try. Does anyone have any other suggestions or solutions?


In the meantime, I guess I take this as God's way of telling me to 'get a life'!! LOL I know that spending soooooo much time in front of a screen is not good for me, and also not good for C. So, God in his way, has taken care of that. I get the message, take time away from the silly computer, and spend quality time not only with C, but also with God and his creations.

A Good day for Geo-Caching

What's geo-caching you ask?! It's AMAZING that's what it is. LOL

Dictionary.com defines it as: a type of scavenger hunt for waterproof containers bearing treasure using the containers' exact geographic coordinates and Global Positioning System devices.

It's a great way to spend a nice day outside. A modern day treasure hunt. It actually is a year round thing, but I find we tend to participate a lot more in the nicer weather. It is also a world wide phenomenon. It's for all ages, all genders, and all animals. LOL We even have Geo-Dogs who participate.


I learned about this a few years ago when I read an article about it in one of my Mom's magazines. We have a Tom Tom GPS, which somewhat does the job,




but my ultimate would be one of the GPS handhelds that I can actually download the caches into.


So, that my friends is Geo-caching. Check it out at www.geocaching.com




It's a wonderful chance to get outside and enjoy the beauty of God's creation. Don't forget to stop and smell the roses along the hunt path. Oh, and watch out for the bees in the roses, because they made it on the Ark too. lol

Spring has Sprung

It's amazing to me how fast Spring all of a sudden seems to have sprung. I mean one minute there's snow on the ground, and everything is grey, and the next thing you know you take a look at the trees and there's buds there!! Have you noticed this?!

It's almost like over night everything changes. The birds are singing more and more. The grass is turning greener. The air is feeling warmer. The 'Johny Jump Ups' are popping up, and the crocuses have sprung. Then there's the true sign of spring, the bunnies!! Yes I said bunnies. The bunnies are hopping all over the place, and there seem to be more and more of them. lol

I've always said that Fall is my favorite time of the year, but Spring definitely comes a close second. I enjoy the feeling that 'Love is in the air', and the opportunity to go out without a coat again!! It's wonderful to see God's creation being reborn after the blanket of white has melted away. It reminds us that God is always holding us in his hands, even in the dark and cold of winter, and that the season will soon pass away and we will again feel the warmth of the sun on our face.

First post

Well, it's here! I have officially been bitten by the blogging bug! LOL I tried a blog before but quickly canceled it when an ex's ex was trying to contact me through it for 'no good' reasons. Anyway, that sentence right there pretty much sums up my past life. Not so normal eh?!

There's a good beginning, what's normal?!

Normal is defined in Webster's dictionary as:

1a) according with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm, rule, or principle b : conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern
3 : occurring naturally
4 a : of, relating to, or characterized by average intelligence or development b : free from mental disorder : sane

Also, normal is defined at Dictionary.com as:

1.conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
2.serving to establish a standard.
3.Psychology. a.approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment.
b.free from any mental disorder; sane.

Pretty much the same thing aren't they?!

So, the question is do you WANT to be normal?!

I mean if it means having to conform to a standard, and only be of average intelligence, it really doesn't sound that good to me. So, I choose to live my life somewhat different. I choose to trust God in all things, and know that he will provide his own sense of 'Normalcy' for my life.