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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Diversity!
Anyone else ever mildly freaked out when they look at the stats of their blog and realise that there are people in countries that have visited your blog that you CERTAINLY do NOT know? How on earth did they stumble onto this blog? I have nothing to hide. But I do wonder what led them here.
Like the 19 Russian visits?
Or 4 from Belize?
and the 2 from India?
Yea, I don't know anybody from those areas. Though I do suspect who is in the Netherlands....
Anyway it is kinda neat/disconcerting to check the stats on your blog. Go ahead and check.
Like the 19 Russian visits?
Or 4 from Belize?
and the 2 from India?
Yea, I don't know anybody from those areas. Though I do suspect who is in the Netherlands....
Anyway it is kinda neat/disconcerting to check the stats on your blog. Go ahead and check.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Incorrect assessments
At the dinner table lastnight-
Me:Victor, I just think you are jealous.
N: He's not jealous! I love him!
I don't think she knows what jealous means.
This afternoon speaking to Caleb-
Me: You are just too cute Caleb.
C: I'm not cute! I'm wonderful.
Me:Victor, I just think you are jealous.
N: He's not jealous! I love him!
I don't think she knows what jealous means.
This afternoon speaking to Caleb-
Me: You are just too cute Caleb.
C: I'm not cute! I'm wonderful.
So scared
Conversation with Caleb:
C: Mom, were you watching Dragon Age?
Me: Yes I was last night.
C: That is too scary for me. Is it scary to you?
Me: Maybe a little bit.
C: Yea, it is a little bit scary for me. My arms and missiles would a little bit scared.
Me: Really.... do you mean your muscles?
C: Yea, my arms and muscles would be a little bit scared.
He makes me smile.
C: Mom, were you watching Dragon Age?
Me: Yes I was last night.
C: That is too scary for me. Is it scary to you?
Me: Maybe a little bit.
C: Yea, it is a little bit scary for me. My arms and missiles would a little bit scared.
Me: Really.... do you mean your muscles?
C: Yea, my arms and muscles would be a little bit scared.
He makes me smile.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Sharing
This past year during the Christmas season, we found an advent calendar in the "Friend" magazine we get. My kids enjoyed it. During the time we had it up Victor told me he wanted to take it to his teacher about, mm... 6 times. I tend to shy away from sending religious stuff to school. They get all nutty over that stuff sometimes.When it came time to take down the Christmas stuff I asked if we should save it for another year, or throw it out.
I was reminded AGAIN that Victor's teacher was in desperate need of having that calendar. So I put it in a manila envelope, wrote a note that went something along the lines of :
"Victor is convinced that you need to have this. We mean not offense by sharing this with you, if you don't want it just throw it away. Thanks for your work as a teacher. We appreciate your efforts."
Probably not the most inspiring note I have ever written. But I stuck it in his backpack and forgot all about it.
He came home from school the day that he gave it to her and said "She loved it! She is going to share it with her kids every year! She thinks it is great!" Later I received this email:
"Thank you so much for allowing Victor to give me the advent calendar. You have no idea how much it touched me today! You could never offend me. I love the Lord and have a very close relationship with Him. I am very spiritual and only wish I could share more of that with my children here at school. I was so blessed by Victor's gesture. He is such a special little boy and I love the values you have instilled in him!! I told him I would save that calendar and next year at Christmas, I will share that with my own children.
Thanks again for being so wonderful! The calendar was the nicest gift I've ever received as a teacher."
Well don't I just feel like a loser for trying to talk him out of it. Next time my child has an idea like that, we are just going to go with it. (If nothing else, I can just blame that child if it doesn't work out well.)
I was reminded AGAIN that Victor's teacher was in desperate need of having that calendar. So I put it in a manila envelope, wrote a note that went something along the lines of :
"Victor is convinced that you need to have this. We mean not offense by sharing this with you, if you don't want it just throw it away. Thanks for your work as a teacher. We appreciate your efforts."
Probably not the most inspiring note I have ever written. But I stuck it in his backpack and forgot all about it.
He came home from school the day that he gave it to her and said "She loved it! She is going to share it with her kids every year! She thinks it is great!" Later I received this email:
"Thank you so much for allowing Victor to give me the advent calendar. You have no idea how much it touched me today! You could never offend me. I love the Lord and have a very close relationship with Him. I am very spiritual and only wish I could share more of that with my children here at school. I was so blessed by Victor's gesture. He is such a special little boy and I love the values you have instilled in him!! I told him I would save that calendar and next year at Christmas, I will share that with my own children.
Thanks again for being so wonderful! The calendar was the nicest gift I've ever received as a teacher."
Well don't I just feel like a loser for trying to talk him out of it. Next time my child has an idea like that, we are just going to go with it. (If nothing else, I can just blame that child if it doesn't work out well.)
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Making money cleaning my house
Ok so I am on a mission right now to go through my entire house one little corner at a time and clean it out. I am using the 3 box method.
I am also on a mission to collect money for my 72 hour kit. The goal is 100$ in small bills and change. So, conveniently enough, my insurance company sent me a "Safe drivers bonus", of $20.77. A nice start.
In all my cleanings, I realised I don't even like half of the movies we own. So as a family we went through all the DVDs we have. If anyone was really attached to a particular movie it stayed. If there was no one who really loved it, it was leaving.
In town we have a little store called CD Zone. They buy and sell used CDs and DVDs. I called to see if I could sell them some DVDs. Sure, they said. So in I went with my box of about 30 movies, in hopes of getting $4 more dollars for my kit.
He looked through them, set about half aside and then turned to speak to me.
"Well, I can only take this pile. We already have too many copies of these ones. I'll give ya $20 cash or $30 store credit."
So I set off to Goodwill to drop off the movies I still didn't want in my house and grateful to have $20 in my pocket.
Though later I saw people collecting money for cancer research. My excuse for not giving to those kinds of things is that I don't have any cash. I did have cash this time. All I could think was "God has been so generous with you today, what is stopping you from being generous?" Ok, so I left with 5 fewer dollars than I had shown up with. Lucky for me God can handle this.
Look around your house, what do you have that you aren't using?
- Put away ( it is in the wrong spot.)
- Give away
- Throw away
I am also on a mission to collect money for my 72 hour kit. The goal is 100$ in small bills and change. So, conveniently enough, my insurance company sent me a "Safe drivers bonus", of $20.77. A nice start.
In all my cleanings, I realised I don't even like half of the movies we own. So as a family we went through all the DVDs we have. If anyone was really attached to a particular movie it stayed. If there was no one who really loved it, it was leaving.
In town we have a little store called CD Zone. They buy and sell used CDs and DVDs. I called to see if I could sell them some DVDs. Sure, they said. So in I went with my box of about 30 movies, in hopes of getting $4 more dollars for my kit.
He looked through them, set about half aside and then turned to speak to me.
"Well, I can only take this pile. We already have too many copies of these ones. I'll give ya $20 cash or $30 store credit."
So I set off to Goodwill to drop off the movies I still didn't want in my house and grateful to have $20 in my pocket.
Though later I saw people collecting money for cancer research. My excuse for not giving to those kinds of things is that I don't have any cash. I did have cash this time. All I could think was "God has been so generous with you today, what is stopping you from being generous?" Ok, so I left with 5 fewer dollars than I had shown up with. Lucky for me God can handle this.
Look around your house, what do you have that you aren't using?
Monday, January 17, 2011
Martine Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man. He did a lot of great work. I think the world is a better place because of his influence.
Today is Martin Luther King Day. I bet you didn't even realise it. I did. Only because my son's school takes the day off.
It seems like a silly way of honoring him. What are the kids doing at home that honors his dreams?
I am celebrating Martin Luther King day by playing video games, or watching movies, or going sled riding.
Does anyone have a cake on that day? or give each other gifts? volunteer in a soup kitchen? Anything? It seems like such a waste of a holiday. It could be so much better than it is.
I feel like they should go to school and talk about the good things he did and think of good things the kids can do. That would be far more honorable. Instead it is just another day to stay home. I know I never thought about why I was home when I was in school that day. I know my son hasn't mentioned anything. They talked about King before they went on vacation, but now that they are on vacation it is no longer a factor.
Martin Luther King day, a day that could be used to inspire, but isn't.
Today is Martin Luther King Day. I bet you didn't even realise it. I did. Only because my son's school takes the day off.
It seems like a silly way of honoring him. What are the kids doing at home that honors his dreams?
I am celebrating Martin Luther King day by playing video games, or watching movies, or going sled riding.
Does anyone have a cake on that day? or give each other gifts? volunteer in a soup kitchen? Anything? It seems like such a waste of a holiday. It could be so much better than it is.
I feel like they should go to school and talk about the good things he did and think of good things the kids can do. That would be far more honorable. Instead it is just another day to stay home. I know I never thought about why I was home when I was in school that day. I know my son hasn't mentioned anything. They talked about King before they went on vacation, but now that they are on vacation it is no longer a factor.
Martin Luther King day, a day that could be used to inspire, but isn't.
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