Warning: Very long, rambling post about serious stuff. You have been warned.
I’ve been keeping this blog since July of last year, but I’ve written little here about my religious beliefs. Oh, I’ve mentioned church here and there, but I haven’t gone into much detail. Recently I’ve stumbled across the blogs of some remarkable women of faith, and been touched by their heartfelt wonderings and sharing of spiritual experiences.
I found myself wondering why the most important aspect of my life[...]
Archive for February, 2007
It’s been awhile since I last posted some before and after pics. We went crazy with reorganizing the house this weekend, but alas, I got so swept up in the flurry that I neglected to take pictures.
Fortunately I had a picture of Emma’s toddler bed kicking around, showing off the beautiful quilt that my best friend Dedee made for Emma. Sadly it’s time to pass it on to Becca as Emma graduates to her… …big girl bed. I wasn’t able[...]
There’s something altogether sweet about the above photo. Emma brought me the Snow White outfit Neil bought her and asked, “Pretty princess dress? Please mommy?”
I have to confess that I’m a bit resistant to the idea of my two year old traisping around the house in a frilly dress, twirling and twitting about shouting, “Princesssss! Pretty Princesssss!” for hours at a time. It gets a bit wearing, and there are other aspects of her personality I’d rather encourage.
Like her[...]
I can’t recall the last time I indulged in a stream of consciousness post. They used to be my hallmark, but have dissipated in a wave of cute anecdotes and tell all photos. Not that these things are bad, as such. They’re an intrinsic part of Happy Kim, that rather annoyingly manic gal with the tendency to use exclamation marks all the time.
I used to shun that form of punctuation. I’d read a line in one[...]
Aprons- Y/N? – Nah. I’m too lazy to bother. I’ve got one though. It’s very pretty…not a spot on it.Baking- Cupcakes, Cookies, Mini-Muffins, Cakes from the box and icing from scratch (I hate the canned stuff).Clothesline- Y/N? – Neil set one up when we moved in but we only used it twice before the miserable weather hit.Donuts- Ever made them? – I helped my mum make them when I was about six, I think. Donut making isn’t a skill I[...]
I’m in a Meme-ish mood today. Wish it were Monday so I could call it Meme Monday.
The Rules of the game:1. Find the nearest book to you.2. Name the book and author.3. Turn to page 123.4. Go to the fifth sentence on the page.5. Copy out the next 3 sentences and post to your blog.6. Tag three other people.
I’ve got The Family Circus Treasury by Bil Keane here.
“Why do you always taste the thread first?”“I tied my right[...]
I was rather bored when I looked at myself in the mirror this morning, and decided to do something about it. In hindsight, this may have not been the best of ideas. Now I know these aren’t the sort of before and after pictures you’ve gotten used to over the past week or so, as they’re meant to be cautionary rather than inspiring, but I thought they’d be good for a laugh.
Apparently you’re going to have to wait for your[...]
There are few things I wanted to do less today than organize and clean the Mud Room, but I said I would, so I did. Aren’t those rare moments when life is actually simple just lovely?
So here are the rather frightening before pictures. Yup. You can tell this was our dumping grounds, can’t you?
I tidied. I swept. I vacuumed. I scrubbed. And I even put a little thought into organizing the shelves. I put things like the first aid[...]
Well, I promised I’d show you my junk drawers, but I have to admit it’s not easy. I mean, there are worse things…like the area behind the toilet in the much used main bathroom, or the grungey area under the kitchen sink that probably hasn’t been cleaned properly since before I was born, but still…this was a tough one.
So here’s a long string of before and after pics…
Before: After: All of Emma and Becca’s hats and mittens. Very convenient location[...]
ACCENT: Canadian with a bit of Oregonese mixed in. And a dash of Utah drawl left over from my days of talking to Dedee on the phone everyday. Miss ya babe!BIBLE BOOK THAT I LIKE: Can I say the Bible Dictionary? Fascinating stuff in there!CHORE I DON’T CARE FOR: Dusting.DOG OR CAT: Neither please. We’re not pet people at all. But considering we now live on an acre of rural property, I’m sure the kids will talk us into something[...]
