so, i went to the dentist today, and i am proud to say that for the 3rd time, in my lengthy history of dentist visits, i don't have any cavities! now, i don't know how or even if people normally would celebrate this sort of thing, but not having a cavity is a very rare thing for me. so i celebrated...with a tall, vanilla, non-fat latte!
it was delicious.
they did however recommend more consistent flossing and the removal of my lower wisdom teeth.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Sewing...an Olympic sport?
Clearly, sewing is not an Olympic sport...I mean really, golf isn't even an Olympic sport yet. However, I had a dream....
Announcer 1:
Ladies and Gentlemen, these sewers are pushing the clock! They have 2 mintues left to pull of the perfect seam. Can they do it??? On the second machine we have Dana of Canada. So far, her seams look great. Nice, straight line, even stitching. It is probably one of the best seams I have seen in a long time!
Announcer 2:
Yes sir, these are some fine sewers here. It is important to mention that Dana is using the Singer 5000, an excellent machine. Quick threading time and quick pattern change over is very important in an event as competitive as this.
Announcer 1:
So true! This is the first round of five. These sewers have only just begun the final project. At the end of the 5 rounds, each sewer should have completed a twin sized quilt. It will be a tight race indeed.
Announcer 2:
Let's check back in with our sewers as they near the final minute of sewing. Yes, yes...Dana appears to be in the lead, with the most clean seams. It seems as though Bula of the USA has broken a needle. There is so much riding on this round of sewing, what an absolute horror to have to replace a needle. She seems to be handling it well. Bula is using the White 300, nice even sewing techniques with this machine, however not an easy machine to switch over. Threading and changing needles is not this machine's strong point! She seems to have pulled it off relatively quickly, but unfortunately, the time is up and her seam is incomplete.
Announcer 1:
It really is too bad to have worked so hard, to lose it on account of a broken needle in the first round. Because of this, Bula will be disqualified from the event, leaving 4 competitors to move on to round 2. Here are the standings:
1. Dana CANADA
2. Wanda ENGLAND
3. Marie FRANCE
4. Juanita MEXICO
5. Bula (Disqualified) USA
And then I woke up....
Announcer 1:
Ladies and Gentlemen, these sewers are pushing the clock! They have 2 mintues left to pull of the perfect seam. Can they do it??? On the second machine we have Dana of Canada. So far, her seams look great. Nice, straight line, even stitching. It is probably one of the best seams I have seen in a long time!
Announcer 2:
Yes sir, these are some fine sewers here. It is important to mention that Dana is using the Singer 5000, an excellent machine. Quick threading time and quick pattern change over is very important in an event as competitive as this.
Announcer 1:
So true! This is the first round of five. These sewers have only just begun the final project. At the end of the 5 rounds, each sewer should have completed a twin sized quilt. It will be a tight race indeed.
Announcer 2:
Let's check back in with our sewers as they near the final minute of sewing. Yes, yes...Dana appears to be in the lead, with the most clean seams. It seems as though Bula of the USA has broken a needle. There is so much riding on this round of sewing, what an absolute horror to have to replace a needle. She seems to be handling it well. Bula is using the White 300, nice even sewing techniques with this machine, however not an easy machine to switch over. Threading and changing needles is not this machine's strong point! She seems to have pulled it off relatively quickly, but unfortunately, the time is up and her seam is incomplete.
Announcer 1:
It really is too bad to have worked so hard, to lose it on account of a broken needle in the first round. Because of this, Bula will be disqualified from the event, leaving 4 competitors to move on to round 2. Here are the standings:
1. Dana CANADA
2. Wanda ENGLAND
3. Marie FRANCE
4. Juanita MEXICO
5. Bula (Disqualified) USA
And then I woke up....
Friday, August 22, 2008
What now?
I admit, I have abandoned this whole "blog world". Here's an attempt, as weak or strong as it may be, to re-enter...
1. I am now 25.
2. I am unemployed.
3. I am considering purchasing a new mattress with wedding money.
4. I am planning on telling Cody that I am considering purchasing a new mattress with wedding money.
5. My grandma is here.
6. I haven't been home for the past 5 weekends.
7. I am tired.
8. I spent 5 days at a cabin. It was good times.
9. My sister is finding fake id's to play baseball. I think that's funny.
10. I am going to sleep in a tent tomorrow night.
11. I love hamburgers and corn on the cob. Perfect summer meal.
12. Summer is almost over and I am sad.
13. Then I think it's supposed to be hot and sunny this weekend and I am happy.
14. I still fit my grad dress from 7 years ago. (fist pump!)
15. I still fit my wedding dress from 3 months ago. (I would hope so!)
16. Hi, my name is Dana, I am 25 and I still play dress up with my sister.
17. God is whipping me into shape, slowly but surely.
So...yeah...an attempt? I don't know...
1. I am now 25.
2. I am unemployed.
3. I am considering purchasing a new mattress with wedding money.
4. I am planning on telling Cody that I am considering purchasing a new mattress with wedding money.
5. My grandma is here.
6. I haven't been home for the past 5 weekends.
7. I am tired.
8. I spent 5 days at a cabin. It was good times.
9. My sister is finding fake id's to play baseball. I think that's funny.
10. I am going to sleep in a tent tomorrow night.
11. I love hamburgers and corn on the cob. Perfect summer meal.
12. Summer is almost over and I am sad.
13. Then I think it's supposed to be hot and sunny this weekend and I am happy.
14. I still fit my grad dress from 7 years ago. (fist pump!)
15. I still fit my wedding dress from 3 months ago. (I would hope so!)
16. Hi, my name is Dana, I am 25 and I still play dress up with my sister.
17. God is whipping me into shape, slowly but surely.
So...yeah...an attempt? I don't know...
Monday, August 11, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
The end is near
So, my time as a nanny is coming to an end......again...
I'm kinda sad about it this summer. Perhaps because the end was supposed to be at the end of August, and now, I have 9 days of work left. I will officially be unemployed on August 15. Someone actually suggested I go back to Esso...
It's been a good few months with the kids. We've had a lot of fun together (I think anyways), and I'm going to miss hanging out with them.
This job definitely has it's challenges...I'm not exactly a high quality entertainer...and now, in light of being done so soon here, I feel as though I'm being challenged. This job is not about me, how I'm feeling, how crazy I think I'm going...it's about loving these kids. I feel challenged to move beyond me, to not try and rush through each game of Crazy Eights Countdown, or Dominos, or making crafts, but to do these for them, to enjoy the games.
I'm thankful to have had a job that I can hang out with kids and play games all day. I can't imagine what I'll be like in the real world...stuck in an office type setting all day??? No games, no bike rides, no Starbucks coffee dates with a 6 year old, no crafts...
Maybe I should just listen to all the people telling Cody and I to have a baby....or on second thought.......
I'm kinda sad about it this summer. Perhaps because the end was supposed to be at the end of August, and now, I have 9 days of work left. I will officially be unemployed on August 15. Someone actually suggested I go back to Esso...
It's been a good few months with the kids. We've had a lot of fun together (I think anyways), and I'm going to miss hanging out with them.
This job definitely has it's challenges...I'm not exactly a high quality entertainer...and now, in light of being done so soon here, I feel as though I'm being challenged. This job is not about me, how I'm feeling, how crazy I think I'm going...it's about loving these kids. I feel challenged to move beyond me, to not try and rush through each game of Crazy Eights Countdown, or Dominos, or making crafts, but to do these for them, to enjoy the games.
I'm thankful to have had a job that I can hang out with kids and play games all day. I can't imagine what I'll be like in the real world...stuck in an office type setting all day??? No games, no bike rides, no Starbucks coffee dates with a 6 year old, no crafts...
Maybe I should just listen to all the people telling Cody and I to have a baby....or on second thought.......
Thursday, June 19, 2008
A little ACDC???
I'm on the phone with my grandma right now, the slightly crazy one, and she is commenting about how she quit going to the church down the street because the priest was a little "ACDC".
Hmm...
Hmm...
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
On my mind...
I feel full of thoughts today...
In a lame attempt to sort them out, I have turned to my blog. Indeed...this will be a lame attempt.
I'm struggling today with the whole concept of "gossip". In no way am I claiming innocence to this act. There are days when I gossip unknowingly, days where I justify it as "well, I really care for this person" or "I just need to talk this out", and days where I am fully aware of what I am doing, the implications that it could potentially have, the harm it could do, yet I do it anyway.
Gossip: idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others
Idle Talk: talk of no real worth, importance, or significance
Idle talk? How much time do I spend talking about things that have no real significance, importance and are of no real worth? I'm scared to answer that question. It's probably far more time than I want to admit. What scares me even more...I know I have come along way since the 'ol junior high days. Are we so scared to be vulnerable, to talk about the things that are important in life, to open ourselves up to someone else, that we feel we need to talk idly, to spread rumors, to share the latest tidbit of someone elses personal life? Do we feel the need to spread gossip about others to validate that we are a somebody? That we are in "the know"? Are we that afraid to be ourselves that we can only communicate with one another through gossip?
Am I that afraid to be vulnerable and to be myself?
I don't want to engage in idle talk. I want conversations that speak truth in love, that are uplifting and encouraging, that are honest and real; that reflect the character of Christ.
Maybe I am that afraid to let go, to be totally vulnerable and to be myself...God help me not to hide behind idle talk and gossip.
(Silly me, forgetting to reference my definitions. Those would be taken from www.dictionary.com, mainly because I don't own a dictionary...actually, maybe I do? Either way, I'm too lazy to get up and look for it...)
In a lame attempt to sort them out, I have turned to my blog. Indeed...this will be a lame attempt.
I'm struggling today with the whole concept of "gossip". In no way am I claiming innocence to this act. There are days when I gossip unknowingly, days where I justify it as "well, I really care for this person" or "I just need to talk this out", and days where I am fully aware of what I am doing, the implications that it could potentially have, the harm it could do, yet I do it anyway.
Gossip: idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others
Idle Talk: talk of no real worth, importance, or significance
Idle talk? How much time do I spend talking about things that have no real significance, importance and are of no real worth? I'm scared to answer that question. It's probably far more time than I want to admit. What scares me even more...I know I have come along way since the 'ol junior high days. Are we so scared to be vulnerable, to talk about the things that are important in life, to open ourselves up to someone else, that we feel we need to talk idly, to spread rumors, to share the latest tidbit of someone elses personal life? Do we feel the need to spread gossip about others to validate that we are a somebody? That we are in "the know"? Are we that afraid to be ourselves that we can only communicate with one another through gossip?
Am I that afraid to be vulnerable and to be myself?
I don't want to engage in idle talk. I want conversations that speak truth in love, that are uplifting and encouraging, that are honest and real; that reflect the character of Christ.
Maybe I am that afraid to let go, to be totally vulnerable and to be myself...God help me not to hide behind idle talk and gossip.
(Silly me, forgetting to reference my definitions. Those would be taken from www.dictionary.com, mainly because I don't own a dictionary...actually, maybe I do? Either way, I'm too lazy to get up and look for it...)
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