So some of you have noticed that I did not really finish my "30 blogs in 30 days" thing.... but as the 29th post title says, "We gots furniture!" (I don't know why that has a "hillybilly accent" to it with the "gots" part... it just does).
Anyway, the last many nights have been all about carting furniture home from Sears, decoding the very confusing instructions ("Honey, have you seen the piece of the coffee table that looks like Cambodia? What do you mean, 'What do you mean Cambodia?' Look at the the drawing in the instructions.... clearly the top of the table attaches to Cambodia.... it says so right here"), setting things up, moving things in from the garage, taking hundreds of pounds of cardboard boxes in for recycling etc, etc, etc. However, we are almost done and almost have our basement back. The girls are back in their bedrooms.... all is good.
So - to end the blog run for now..... two short video clips that I came across today. Enjoy!
PS. No one answered my questions about your first concert, first record, etc (see post below). Does that mean you are too shy to respond, too embarrassed that you bought "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees (don't be - I like the Bee Gees) or that no one reads this thing?
I would take another run at blogging a bunch of stuff if I knew someone was reading. Check in and comment if you are around here in the next week or so (just to prove you passed by)..... if no one comments, I will mothball the blog (Yes that is a threat!!!!) :)
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Thursday, November 03, 2011
We have furniture (29 of 30)
Thanks to my friend Shane (who helped me load and unload 11 separate pieces today), we now once again have (some) furniture in the basement again.
I am thankful and happy to get the space back, but I HATE putting the furniture together. Any furniture.... take the piece that in the diagram looks like an elephant's trunk and then stick it (somehow) into the other piece that looks somewhat like a stop sign on its side while holding the screwdriver and the hammer that you will need. Oh and by the way, the stuff is made so that no screw will actually (a) fit or (b) stay. ENJOY!!!!
As a comedian I heard one time said, "I hate IKEA furniture.... and I hate working with my wife to put it together. We always fight... no one can understand the instructions.... someone is always crying at the end. IKEA's slogan should be 'Hope your marriage is stronger than our furniture!'" :)
Anyway - with any luck the kids will be downstairs again in a week or so (we are waiting on a few more pieces) and maybe the family room will be ready for a "Grey Cup party".
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Hey - since I got no response to this, I am posting it again (I will not argue, laugh or criticize.... or even use anything you say in a sermon.... I am just curious:
1. How many movies do you watch on average (either per month or per year)?
2. What was the first record/CD/Album/8-track/45 (whatever era you are from) that you ever bought?
3. What was the first real concert you attended?
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T-shirt.....
Goodnight!
I am thankful and happy to get the space back, but I HATE putting the furniture together. Any furniture.... take the piece that in the diagram looks like an elephant's trunk and then stick it (somehow) into the other piece that looks somewhat like a stop sign on its side while holding the screwdriver and the hammer that you will need. Oh and by the way, the stuff is made so that no screw will actually (a) fit or (b) stay. ENJOY!!!!
As a comedian I heard one time said, "I hate IKEA furniture.... and I hate working with my wife to put it together. We always fight... no one can understand the instructions.... someone is always crying at the end. IKEA's slogan should be 'Hope your marriage is stronger than our furniture!'" :)
Anyway - with any luck the kids will be downstairs again in a week or so (we are waiting on a few more pieces) and maybe the family room will be ready for a "Grey Cup party".
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Hey - since I got no response to this, I am posting it again (I will not argue, laugh or criticize.... or even use anything you say in a sermon.... I am just curious:
1. How many movies do you watch on average (either per month or per year)?
2. What was the first record/CD/Album/8-track/45 (whatever era you are from) that you ever bought?
3. What was the first real concert you attended?
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T-shirt.....
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Three questions, a T-shirt and a story (28 of 30)
Every Wednesday night I read English with people who are new to Canada. Normally, I read with a very nice guy from Korea, but he could not be there tonight. Fortunately, there was a new "nice guy from Korea" there, so I sat down and asked him to read a portion of the book of Luke (we use the Bible as an English text).
When he finished I said, "Wow! You read really well! Very clear... easy to understand...very good!"
He said, "My English is not good. I can read, but I do not understand. I have been here 2 years and I am very bad at English".
I said, "Come on! You are doing great! Look, you just read a whole paragraph to me. Not only that, you are carrying on a conversation with me. My other friend has been trying to teach me Korean for 2 years and I only know one word, so you are doing well".
"What Korean word do you know?" he asked.
I said my word.... and he just stared at me. So apparently I don't even know one word!
Then - to make matters worse - I went and told this story to a friend of mine who was visiting with a lady from Germany. When she heard this story, she said, "Well, you still remember the German I taught you, right?"
I said that I did. In fact, I said that I remembered several words. Then I proceeded to mash some of them together into a nice sounding phrase.
The lady started laughing at me and would not stop. When I asked her why she was laughing she said, "You just said, 'I will crazy'".
So maybe my career as a translator will have to be put on hold for now. :)
But, as the German's say, "Egal" (that is the only other German word I know.... it really means something.... look it up)
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Three questions......
1. How many movies do you watch on average (either per month or per year)?
2. What was the first record/CD/Album/8-track/45 (whatever era you are from) that you ever bought?
3. What was the first real concert you attended?
(I will give my answers in the coming days - comment below)
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T-shirt of the day (in honour of my language confusion.....)
Have a good week. Hug the ones you love just b/c they are there!
When he finished I said, "Wow! You read really well! Very clear... easy to understand...very good!"
He said, "My English is not good. I can read, but I do not understand. I have been here 2 years and I am very bad at English".
I said, "Come on! You are doing great! Look, you just read a whole paragraph to me. Not only that, you are carrying on a conversation with me. My other friend has been trying to teach me Korean for 2 years and I only know one word, so you are doing well".
"What Korean word do you know?" he asked.
I said my word.... and he just stared at me. So apparently I don't even know one word!
Then - to make matters worse - I went and told this story to a friend of mine who was visiting with a lady from Germany. When she heard this story, she said, "Well, you still remember the German I taught you, right?"
I said that I did. In fact, I said that I remembered several words. Then I proceeded to mash some of them together into a nice sounding phrase.
The lady started laughing at me and would not stop. When I asked her why she was laughing she said, "You just said, 'I will crazy'".
So maybe my career as a translator will have to be put on hold for now. :)
But, as the German's say, "Egal" (that is the only other German word I know.... it really means something.... look it up)
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Three questions......
1. How many movies do you watch on average (either per month or per year)?
2. What was the first record/CD/Album/8-track/45 (whatever era you are from) that you ever bought?
3. What was the first real concert you attended?
(I will give my answers in the coming days - comment below)
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T-shirt of the day (in honour of my language confusion.....)
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Some silly and some sad (27 of 30)
Life here is always a mix of good and bad... happy and sad.... and this post reflects this truth today. First some happy/fun things.....
A buddy of mine had this video on his blog. It is pretty good. Have a look.....
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Maybe Megan has found her calling.... .she helped me put put up new lights in the basement tonight. She is a good little electrician. Shocking, hey? (Get it..... "shocking" .... electrician) :)
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T-shirt of the day.....
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And the sad part......
If you have been around Megan at all, I am sure you would have heard about her buddy Tess. Tess was one of her best friends all through younger years at school. Even after her family moved across town and "Tessica" (as I called her) started going to another school, they kept in touch. Megan used to go to sleepovers and hung out there a bunch.
Her parents, Carmon and Debbie, were very, very nice people. They were kind, giving and fun. They were involved in lots of things - most of which involved their kids (such as coaching soccer and basketball and going to cheer their kids on when they played anything).
I enjoyed visiting with them. They always had stories to tell and were interested in what you were doing too. As well, they were believers and, so hardly a conversation went by (especially with Debbie) where we did not talk about spiritual things. They raised nice kids and were simply really good people to know.
A while ago, Debbie was diagnosed with cancer. A few months ago Sari ran into her and asked how she was doing and her reply was, "Well we have gone from Hope to Faith now". Sadly, for those left behind, Debbie died this morning.
So we have spent much of the day thinking about and praying for Carmon and the kids (and if you pray I would ask you to add this family to your list too).
And I thought a lot about the brevity of life. Debbie was about our age and was (like us all) looking forward to lots of good years... watching her kids grow up and get married.... enjoying retirement someday..... etc, etc.
The Bible says, "What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14) and that is true. No matter how long our life is, it is short compared to eternity, so we better be ready.
Anyway.... hug your loved ones, tell them how much you care..... you do not know what will happen tomorrow so value the blessings in your life while you have them.
A buddy of mine had this video on his blog. It is pretty good. Have a look.....
Maybe Megan has found her calling.... .she helped me put put up new lights in the basement tonight. She is a good little electrician. Shocking, hey? (Get it..... "shocking" .... electrician) :)
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T-shirt of the day.....
And the sad part......
If you have been around Megan at all, I am sure you would have heard about her buddy Tess. Tess was one of her best friends all through younger years at school. Even after her family moved across town and "Tessica" (as I called her) started going to another school, they kept in touch. Megan used to go to sleepovers and hung out there a bunch.
Her parents, Carmon and Debbie, were very, very nice people. They were kind, giving and fun. They were involved in lots of things - most of which involved their kids (such as coaching soccer and basketball and going to cheer their kids on when they played anything).
I enjoyed visiting with them. They always had stories to tell and were interested in what you were doing too. As well, they were believers and, so hardly a conversation went by (especially with Debbie) where we did not talk about spiritual things. They raised nice kids and were simply really good people to know.
A while ago, Debbie was diagnosed with cancer. A few months ago Sari ran into her and asked how she was doing and her reply was, "Well we have gone from Hope to Faith now". Sadly, for those left behind, Debbie died this morning.
So we have spent much of the day thinking about and praying for Carmon and the kids (and if you pray I would ask you to add this family to your list too).
And I thought a lot about the brevity of life. Debbie was about our age and was (like us all) looking forward to lots of good years... watching her kids grow up and get married.... enjoying retirement someday..... etc, etc.
The Bible says, "What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14) and that is true. No matter how long our life is, it is short compared to eternity, so we better be ready.
Anyway.... hug your loved ones, tell them how much you care..... you do not know what will happen tomorrow so value the blessings in your life while you have them.
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