Nov. 20, 2009 - I stole this tag from somewhere!!! = )

This is a tag for how girly I am...

WHAT YOU HAVE:
[x I think so!! ] You own over 10 bottles of nail polish
[] You own a designer purse
[] You own perfume that cost over $60
[]You had/have fake nails
[] You have more body/hair products than you can use
[] Your pet is a chihuahua/Pomeranian/Yorkshire Terrier/Siamese/Shih Tzu
[I wish!] You have clothes/shoes/accessories for your pet 
[x] You have enough clothes to cover an entire refugee camp. Probably!!
[x] You have enough pictures to create your own wallpaper. (probably)
[x part of it's pink!] A pink comforter, carpeting, walls or sheets
Total: 4

DO YOU:
[] Spend more time at the mall than you do at home/work? That would be cool!!
[] Have a hair color that is not natural
[x] Have "blond moments"
[x]Buy stuff because it's awesome and then never wear it
[] Constantly keep your phone at your side (If I had one!)
[x] Dance around in your room when nobody else is home (and sing!)
[] Have a name for your car
[] Know what celebrity is dating who and who broke up this week
[] Refuse to go out in public without makeup
[] Prefer to be called "princess"
Total: 3

DO YOU ADORE:
[x] Makeup
[] Glitter
[x] The Color Pink
[x] Jewelry
[] Mirrors
[] Chick flicks
[x] Shoes
[x] Rainbows

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Nov. 16, 2009 - Poll

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Nov. 15, 2009 - What we did yesterday.......

This is what we did yesterday afternoon on a beautiful fall day.

We went hiking in the Smokey's with my Grandparents. The Smokey's are only about 45 minutes away! It was a very easy trail that we went on and there are small waterfalls on one side of the trail.
One waterfall


Here is another

This is me looking at one



Here is an up close pic of one


We passed quite a few horseback riders (Sorry it's blury!)



That's it!! We were running out of batteries so we couldn't take to may pics!! Bye!!

SWIMMERBUG

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Nov. 12, 2009 - Variety is the Spice of Life

This is a true saying.  If you are in a slump of the 'same old same old' then it is a great idea to do something a bit different. If you are a walker or runner it is suggested that you vary your route so that you don't get tired of your program and quit. I'm sure for women it is also for safety so that we don't get stalked!  My eleven year old son has been running with me lately for part of the time that I am out. So that is something new .(I am reminded every time that one day he is going to be WAY ahead if he keeps it up). I wonder if variety is one of the reasons that God gave us different seasons? Can you imagine if it were always WINTER. I guess people who ski would favour that. It's nice to try a new food from time to time also, we had gyros recently and they are great. (not new though I admit). My husband and I are going away overnight soon for our  12 1/2 anniversary. It's a Dutch thing apparently and he is 1/2 Dutch.  We haven't been away for quite sometime due to babies etc.  I am really looking forward to going somewhere different and spending some 'couple' time together. It is easy in life to get in a routine and start taking things for granted.  So, if you need some spicing up in your life then go on a getaway, plan some exercise routines, try a new recipe or maybe read a new kind of book.  It will enhance your day, week, or year depending!

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Nov. 11, 2009 - Happy Veterans day!!

Happy Veterans day!



Don't forget to thank a Veteran!!

Swimmerbug a.k.a Laurel

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Nov. 6, 2009 - The Rotten, Stinky Things of Life

Now that Halloween is past I see all of the 'pumpkin shells' or poor deceased jack-o-lantern fella's all about.  Some don't even make it to the pumpkin gathering place a.k.a. the compost heap. Some just get thrown about by punk kids with nothing better to do. Then, after being thrown about they get mushed into the pavement by cars.  Our pumpkins were put out to the curb this morning.  The kids mentioned that it is a shame to have to get rid of them. I pointed out that they were stinky and mouldy inside anyways, so why keep them?  Originally they looked beautiful, round and orange. Then we sliced them all apart and pulled out all of their guts.  Isn't it interesting how wonderful clean pumpkins look on the outside?  I must say that pumpkins are one of my favourite things in all of God's creation. They are just so cheery and seem to represent my favourite season 'in a pumpkin shell' instead of 'in a nutshell :)'  Isn't that how we as people are on the outside? We do have our off days but in general we try to do ourselves up nice and hope that others will think we are pretty great.  But God saw into MY grimy, slimy heart and He had to cut deep and pull out all of the filth inside.  He has cut, poked, and prodded more since then. Instead of leaving me as an empty shell to rot once more He has nurtured and grown me to the place where I could be 'almost usuable!'  I am so thankful that instead of going in a 'heap of rubble' which is all I was fit for that God had mercy on me.  So now I don't have to just be a 'happy, cheerful looking pumpkin' but one that actually can be used for greater things before going on one day to 'the Great Pumpkin Patch' as Linus would say!

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Oct. 31, 2009 - Halloween, fall, and other......

Happy Halloween!!!
Happy Fall!
(I know, a bit late for fall!)
Here our some fall poem's....

The morns are meeker than they were,
The nuts are getting brown;
The berry's cheek is plumper,
The rose is out of town.

The maple wears a gayer scarf,
The field a scarlet gown.
Lest I should be old-fashioned,
I'll put a trinket on.   

by Emily Dickinso

Another......

In autumn when the trees are brown
The little leaves come tumbling down
They do not make the slightest sound
But lie so quietly on the ground
Until the wind comes puffing by
And blows them off towards the sky.

(I am not sure who this is by....) 

And here are some Fall/Halloween  pictures......

 

Well, Happy Halloween and Fall!!

Bye!

Swimmerbug a.k.a Laurel

 

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Oct. 27, 2009 - The Pile is Migrating

Everyone has a 'pile' in their house of something or other.  For example, paperwork and laundry.  If you don't have a pile in your house then I will be forced to put your name on an honourary list called the 'Get Real Club.'  Now, back to what I was saying..........

The place where everything seems to get shoved in our house is the bedroom. No, not the kids bedrooms but mine and my husband's. If there is a load of laundry that I wasn't able to get to, shove it in the room.  Seasonal kid clothes from the attic not quite sorted, shove it in the room.  Things that you can't quite say are dirty enough to waste precious water and soap on, drape it over something in the room.  You get the idea.   Finally, it becomes an insurmountable pile which blocks the end of the bed. This would be fine if you were an acrobat with a flying trapeze but I can tell you that my husband is NOT an acrobat and he sleeps on the far side of the bed. I will say that he rarely complains about the piles and is very sweet. He does however groan when trying to skirt around the pile and often resorts to crawling across the bed.  I  am pleased to say that I recently cleaned up this large pile!  I didn't  get to it right away but it is now   FAIT ACCOMPLI!   thank-you, thank-you, please hold your applause.  It is glorious having that dealt with. Does this mean I have no other piles in my home now?  Alas, no.  You have only to go down to our workroom (we have no garage) to see another huge pile of stuff.  This is a pile which might never be cured! It's kind of like arthritis. Once you get it you never know when it will flare up again, but it's always just lurking............

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Oct. 21, 2009 - A Heart of Submission

Our ladie's group recently started a study on Esther. My historical knowledge of this book has been limited and I only knew the outer sketch of this story.  I DID remember the part where King Ahasuerus sent for Queen Vashti because he wanted to display her beauty. I think I tucked it in my memory along with a thought like "he had some nerve." I learned lots of interesting tidbits from the first video by Jill Rhodes and ' Women Alive.'  For instance......  Queen Vashti is historically known as not being a nice lady.  The king took a liking to his niece apparently and the queen wasn't happy about this.  She was responsible for the death of both the niece and the mother. Not a cheerful story.  In Esther Chapter One it is mentioned that the King was having his 'party' outside and the queen was having her party in the palace. Traditionally the men and women would be united together, not separate.  The palace was the seat of authority so the queen was basically taking authority over the king and she also was thumbing her nose at him.  He had his party for a very long time and had shown off all of his riches etc. but decided to save the best for last. Perhaps it seems chauvinistic that he told his wife to come in order to display herself.  It can be thought of differently though, he was saving the best for last. She was the richest treasure (or her beauty was, maybe not her personality).  This is an example of NOT submitting. She was a very influential figure in the kingdom and the women who were at the party and living in the kingdom would follow her lead. Is it any wonder she was banned from the king's presence? I usually think of submission as 'to willingly follow out of love.' This is what I learned from a word study on submission in bible college. It isn't always easy to submit though, is it? Submittting to parents,  submitting to authorities, submitting to husbands.  But there is One who submitted to the point of death. I somehow fail to recognize that. Not only did Jesus make the ultimate sacrifice he also submitted saying, "Father, if Thou art willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Thine be done." (Luke 22:42) There is no greater example of submission in the entire history of mankind. If Jesus can submit........shouldn't the answer be obvious that we can too. All by his strength.

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