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Resurrection Sunday.

Posted by on April 8, 2007 1 Comment

Probably the best day ever. My life would be absolutely meaningless without Resurrection Sunday. Well not the one in 2007, but the one a long time ago when Jesus rose from the dead. It really makes my life worth living. The thought of living this life without the knowledge that Jesus died for me and then rose again is…well sad. But today I am full of joy instead. Todays Easter service was great. I really enjoyed it. I had a blast playing the drums today. I even heard a few new rhythms come out of these hands.

Emily and I went for a really really long walk. It didn’t start out as a long walk, but it ended up that way. We were going to do the big loop around town. It takes about 45 minutes normally. We made it all the way around the loop and were headed past Save On when I realized that Emily had turfed her hat out of the stroller. AHH. That hat cost me 1 penny on Ebay + S&H. How could she be so careless and throw her hat out of the buggy. Ok well I wasn’t actually mad at all. I laughed and we turned around and backtracked. I probably wouldn’t have cared, but I really like the darn little hat. Its so stinkin cute. We finally found the hat most of the way back to where we started. Haha. silly Emily.

Well tomorrow is hop back on the health wagon. no more pop and pizza. Needless to say it was a rough couple of weeks. Ill find out the damage tomorrow at the gym. I’m even going earlier than normal tomorrow because Morgan has a dentist appt. and Thats the only time I can go. I’m not really looking forward to stepping on the scale tomorrow. I’m supposed to do a weigh in too. This is the first time Ive been nervous about a weigh in. the last few were so fun because Id practically melted the weight off. I’m pretty sure I’m still at a loss for this month, but it cant be that much. I’m still in the process of writing some new realistic goals for myself. Well see how it goes, but theres no way I’m going back up. Down down down!

MC dad

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Day Trippin

Posted by on April 5, 2007 Leave a Comment

15. Thats right. 15. It’s the number of steps Emily has taken all by her little old self. She doesn’t even need encouraging to walk she just goes and goes. I’m loving it. Ill admit shes quick so it isn’t always easy to keep up, but its still so fun. Shes gotten really good at saying “bye bye” and waving. She says daddy and Mama and bubba and I think she says Heidi too. When we were driving in the car the other day she was singing to herself and we heard her sing the melody of twinkle twinkle. It was super cool.

The next week is gonna be pretty busy again. Tomorrow we are going road trippin to who knows where just because we can. and then on Saturday its Gabe’s birthday so we are gonna party. Theres all kinds of youth stuff this week and then on the weekend its Emily’s birthday and a youth service and I think I’m preaching at church. I’m not sure what I’m preaching on yet, but I hope its interesting. haha.

Ive spent the last 2 days knee deep in paper. We are helping my parents with organizing their office. Its fun. I’m not sure why, but I like organizing stuff it doesn’t matter whose it is. So far we only lost one important piece of paper, but we found it again later. whew.

dang. I just realized that my gym is closed tomorrow. I haven’t gone once this week. Ive been so tired and had meetings and kind of didn’t feel great anyways. I was totally gonna go tomorrow, but now I cant. I’ve been floundering in my goals of late. I think its because Ive been feeling so good about my self its easy to just settle with where I am. I really don’t want to give up so I’m going to have to set some new goals and hop back on the band wagon. I think I need to set some more maintenance style goals. Its too hard to eat like a vegan/gymnast/stick/boring person all the time. hmm. Ill have to give that some thought.

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The 5th of Never.

Posted by on April 2, 2007 Leave a Comment

Home again home again Jiggity Jig. I’m pretty excited to be sleeping in my own bed again. It feels like Ive been away for ever. maybe I have. I think I’m mostly excited to get Emily back into her routine. Not that our routines are ever normal anyways, but they will be oodles better than traveling all the time. She had so much fun staying with Nanny and Grandpa. They spoiled her again. Grandpa even bought her new shoes. They looked so cute on her even tho they were way to big for her teeny feet.

I had a great weekend at Charis Camp. I look forward to going every year. Its a good chance to get away and be with God and have a fun girls weekend with my Mom and Roxy. ooo I ate to much chocolate tho. What kinda girls weekend could it have been without chocolate. I’m back at the gym tomorrow tho so no worries.

I got new jeans. Well I actually bought the exact same pair as Roxy had lent me, but she wanted her jeans back and walking around in my underwear all weekend didn’t appeal to me. Then I tried on a cute belt so I bought that too. Then I tried on a long tank top dress thing and It was cute so I bought that too. Ill get Morgan to take a picture of me because I actually think I look good in this outfit. Today someone said I looked very spring-ey. When is the last time I looked like the actual seasons fashions…uh…never.

Emily is waking up so its time to go practice walking. yay!!

MortenayCorgan

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Crybabies'R'Us

Posted by on March 18, 2007 2 Comments

Emily has been having a seriously rough crybaby day. I now know why they call them crybabies. I’m not sure what the problem is, but she’s been extremely emotional all day. She cried for the last half of church and everyone all the way from the front could hear her in the nursery at the back. She had a little nap and then was at it again. AHH. Ok I’m actually ok with it today. I think if I was headed to Kamloops as planned I might not have been as calm and cool about it. I really hasn’t been getting to me like it does sometimes. I’m just trying to be there for her. Who knows maybe she’s teething again and just not showing the same signs as the last time.

I’m trying to get my house all cleaned up before I go. I’d rather come home to a clean house than a messy one. So I’ve even resorted to setting the timer to help me remember to change the laundry over. I’m hoping that at least the main floor and the bathrooms will be cleaned up before I go. We’ll see. I’ll clean most things, but I’ve decided not to clean up Morgan’s salsa dish that he left downstairs and let grow stuff. It’s nasty. I don’t do nasty. So far thats the biggest problem with having moved the T.V. downstairs. I’m enjoying watching less T.V. and not having the T.V. clutter in my living room, but I’m really hating the dishes and pop cans and other crap that keeps getting left down there. I’m more ok with clutter than dirty stuff, and since I’m trying to de-clutter the dirty stuff frustrates me even more.

A bunch of my Youth left today for a week long hardcore discipleship school during spring break. I’m pretty excited for them. They are going to be challenged and learn so much. I’m hoping to see some great things come out of this experience. I think they are really going to love it.

My lungs have been alot better in the last few days. I think I finally kicked my cold. HA! It took a long time, but I’m glad its over. I like feeling like me and not like some lethargic snow beast who whines alot.

When we were so little

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The 32's dance.

Posted by on March 17, 2007 2 Comments

I’m doing the 32′s dance all day today. My sister is home for a few days house sitting. So today while we were visiting I stole a bunch more of her clothes. I have nothing to wear right now. Typical girl statement hey? But I really don’t, all my clothes look either tacky(Ill admit it sometimes I have bad taste) or like drapes. So Yippy I borrowed some of Roxy’s Clothes. Its pretty much the best thing in the world because I borrowed a couple of pairs of jeans and they are both 32′s. I don’t think I’ve worn 32′s since high school. So that’s my dance of joy today.

Tonight we had these missionaries from Romania come to speak at our youth church. They are such interesting people. I love to chat with them. I have the hardest time at missionary updates because I want to drop everything and move to their country and save babies and fight off snakes and tell savages about Jesus. Ok well maybe not that extreme, but their presentations always make me cry and I just really get emotionally recked. I love it. I don’t ever feel like I’d rather not see it and live my extravagant life. I’d much rather be challenged to action. Heres my action today. Check out their Website. It’s pretty cool.

I’m getting all excited for my conference at the end of this week. I was supposed to be leaving tomorrow, but now I get to leave on Tuesday. I’m glad about that because I get an extra couple days in my own bed and Emily doesn’t have to travel as much. I’m a bit sad that I wont get as much time at the coast to see friends, but I don’t have to rush back on Sunday I could stay an extra day or 2 if I want to. I’m going bra shopping! (just a tidbit no one needed to know, but I’m excited about anyways.)I love gift certificates.

Oh and I invented a new drink. I call it an African Haze. It like a London Fog, but with rooibos (pronounced roy-bus) tea. Soo Good!

Climbing

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Freecycling Maniac

Posted by on March 15, 2007 2 Comments

Gotta love Freecycle. If you aren’t a freecycl-er you need to become one. Ill admit, 100 Miles freecycle group isn’t very big yet, but its getting better. Its this group set out of Yahoo, where you offer things you have to give away for free. Ive got a fee boxes of baby clothes and other cool stuff too. Today I replied to a lady and lent her some maternity clothes. Its nice to be able to help each other out free of cost. If I never see the clothes again…well at least I wont have them in my house forever.

I’m slowly making the transition to all my own food for Emily. I found this cool book at the library that gives alot of good recipes for making baby food.I didn’t sign the book out tho cause I had late fees and no moneys with me. I’m going to go back tomorrow and get it. I think we are pretty close to using all our own food. Ill be glad to see the end of the jars. They aren’t exactly cheap either. I really like to know what I’m feeding Emily. I’m skeptical of jarred food.

I made it to the gym this morning!Yay. Ive been sick and then busy and then a day or two of lazy so I hadn’t been in a while. I was pretty happy because altho I hadn’t been eating amazing I did still lose a couple of pounds over the weekend. 12 to go until goal 4. I’m excited that all my hard work is paying off. I think it even convinced my mom to join the gym too. Total since Jan 1st 35lbs. Total since Christmas 42lbs!!um…yay me.

Johnny Cash's

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London Fog

Posted by on March 14, 2007 1 Comment

We used our China. See I knew having it in a good spot would mean we would us it. Thats what getting organized will do. It wasn’t exactly a China kind of dinner, but the place setting looked faboo. We just made some Tacos. I am loving this whole Mexican themed week. Mmm.

Today my friend Lindsay and I took each other out for lunch for our birthdays. We were going to go to Paninos, but it was full so we went to The Moose instead. I had a London Fog. I could rave forever about the wonderfulness of the London Fog. Its a steamed milk with a shot of Vanilla and Earl Grey Tea. Its like goodness in a cup. Ive started ordering my London Fog with Skim Milk and Sugar Free Vanilla just to make a bit healthier choice. I’m not the biggest fan of Splenda products, but once in a while I don’t mind. It makes a big difference in the sugar content of my Latte.

Emily had breakfast for the first time today. I hadn’t needed to give her breakfast before because she always has a bottle. The last few days she hasn’t really wanted a bottle in the morning or at bedtime. She wont drink much of it. She still seemed kinda hungry today so I made her some Power Oatmeal(See recipe). She ate loads of it. It was neat.I’d like to keep moving away from Formula. Soon She can have Goats milk. Not only will it save us a fortune, I think It’ll be better as just a drink than a meal for Em. I’m looking forward to the change all right.

Kissey Face

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Nudey Buns

Posted by on March 12, 2007 2 Comments

Today Morgan and I were talking about cute kids names and he said ” If we have an ugly kid we’ll have to name him Eugene or Waldorf”. I’m not sure why, but I found it absolutely hilarious. And just for the record no we aren’t pregnant again. We just like names thats all.

I took a ton of pictures of Emily today. I’m not happy with our camera again. the flash suck, but if you don’t use it Emmy is way to fast an all the pics end up blurry. I took some that turned out ok, but I’m overall not happy with the way they turned out. Im hoping to take alot more pictures again now that we can be outside more. My camera take great outside pics, but not so great inside ones. I want to get some more pictures of me that look like I look now. Being 40lbs lighter does a lot for ones photogenic-ness.

We are taking a week off. It’s pretty fun already. Last week was so busy with the play that Morgan and I hardly even saw each other. So we are going to try to do as little as possible. I’m sure the week will still zoom by, but maybe Ill get some laundry do and eat a healthy dinner or 2.

Speaking of healthy dinner, tonight, Morgan made Chimichangas. They were so good. Whole wheat tortilla and loads of bean and fresh salsa. Mmmm. I’m loving Mexican food right now. We are trying to learn how to eat Mexican, Mexican food not Canadian, Mexican food. Hello 20 giant handfuls of cheese is a little overkill don’t ya think? How can you possibly add more junk and flavorless stuff to food than by adding stuff like that. We are trying to become better eaters and find healthy alternatives to the things we love. I find it fun and tasty too.

Kisses

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Toy Soup

Posted by on March 10, 2007 4 Comments

This morning Emily was being particularly whiny. I’m not sure what to do about whining if its just whining for no good reason. I was trying to be attentive and sensitive to her needs, but since I couldn’t figure out what she needed I just decided she needed me. So we played with a big pot. I let her hit it with a big spoon which is her new favorite toy. She crawls around everywhere with her spoon. She even tried to go up the stairs with it. I filled the pot with her toys and we made toy soup. I was trying to get her to stir the pot, but she was more interested in just hitting stuff. I even got the occasional smack by accident.

Only 2 more shows left in the play. I don’t think I’ve blogged about it at all so here’s the catchup stuff. I’m running Lights for the Community Theatre production of “Annie Get Your Gun”. Its been pretty good. The cast has been really high energy and even the mess ups have been really funny. We’ve been sold out every night. We are even going to put on a Sunday Matinee as an extra show. I’m looking forward to the play being over. I like doing it, but I get so busy that I don’t have any time for anything else.

I only made it to the gym 3 times this weeks. I ended up going to the Dr. again. My lungs still aren’t clearing up. I had to get a puffer and some extreme cough medicine. I think I’m feeling better today, but now Emmy is coughing even more. I think her coughing just woke her up. Poor little tike.

 

March 10

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Curly Sue

Posted by on March 2, 2007 1 Comment

Last night at Timmy’s Roxy *very loudly* says so everyone can hear “Happy 30th Birthday Courtenay”. These people at the other table are all like “oh thats nice its her 30th birthday”, but its not! I’m only 24 today. So there. I had a sweet Birthday, minus being sick and Emily being a total butt head. We are both still sick and it sucks. Speaking of sucks…
During My oh-so-great birthday dinner at my parents, I was taking a sip of my float while my mom was taking a picture, but it took her forever to take the picture and so as smart as I am I replied with this extremely witty line ” I cant suck forever”. That was followed with immediate looks of shock and absolutely no need for a joke having done all I needed to burn myself.
Today I braved my fear of the word perm and got one. All I said to the lady was “Don’t make me look like a poodle”. I spent the next 3 and a half hours being permed and “voila”. I’m a poodle. Ok its not really that bad. I actually like it. Its going to take some getting used to, but I really do like it. All it took was a clip and I was looking a bit more like me again.
I braved another fear and signed up for Curves today. I start tomorrow at 8 am. I think I am excited. I wasn’t so sure, but today I tried some of their machines and thought they were ok. I did an initial weigh in and am so stoked. Only 17 lbs until I get a big huge shopping spree. I’m 177lbs today!!
My Dad got me a special treat for my birthday. A round of IRN-BRU”s for everyone. This little shop in town sells them. That made for an extra special birthday. Thanks Dad

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