So and So

So and So You scored 21 Snobiness, 42 Nerdiness, 21 Loserishness, and 14 Weirdness!

You are So and So! You're a bit of a nerd, but you like it that way. You made up an imaginary boyfriend to make you feel more popular. You wish you were cooler, so you hang out with Cheerleader. If you ditch your loser friends, you might actually go somewhere in life.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 44% on Snobiness You scored higher than 93% on Nerdiness You scored higher than 24% on Loserishness You scored higher than 20% on Weirdness

Link: The Teen Girl Squad Personality Test written by newbluechampion on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

Coffee, Colors, Superheros, Courses, and Brain Patterns

You Are a Frappacino

At your best, you are: fun loving, sweet, and modern At your worst, you are: childish and over indulgent You drink coffee when: you're craving something sweet Your caffeine addiction level: low

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

Your Blog Should Be Yellow

You're a cheerful, upbeat blogger who tends to make everyone laugh. You are a great storyteller, and the first to post the latest funny link. You're also friendly and welcoming to everyone who comments on your blog.

What color should your blog be?

Your Superhero Profile

Your Superhero Name is: The Lieutenant Panther Your Superpower is: Electrocution Your Weakness is: Men Your Weapon is: Your Magic Cannon Your Mode of Transportation is: Skateboard

What's" your Superhero Name?

Your Scholastic Strength Is Deep Thinking

You aren't afraid to delve head first into a difficult subject, with mastery as your goal.You are talented at adapting, motivating others, managing resources, and analyzing risk. You should major in: Philosophy Music Theology Art History Foreign language

What Should You Major In?

Your Brain's Pattern

You're a simple thinker, and this is actually a very good thing. You don't complicate matters when you don't have to. You look for the simplest explanation or solution, and you go with that. As a result, your mind is uncluttered and free of stress.

What Pattern Is Your Brain?

Blue Letter Bible

Have you ever wondered "Where's that phrase in the Bible?" or "Where can i find info about my situation in the Bible?" Well this site has that and more! I"m fairly new at this website too, but play around with it and see what you can learn from the Bible!

Blue Letter Bible

Memo From God

MEMO FROM GOD

To: YOU
Date: TODAY
From: THE BIG BOSS
Subject: YOU
Reference: LIFE

I am GOD. Today I will be handling all of your problems. Please remember that I do NOT need your help.

If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for GOD to do) box. All situations will be resolved, but in MY time, not yours.

Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now.

If you find yourself stuck in traffic; Don't despair. There are people in this world for whom driving is an unreachable privilege.

Should you have a bad day at work; Think of the man who has been out of work for years.

Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; Think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return.

Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; Think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children.

Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance; Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.

Should you notice a new grey hair in the mirror; Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.

Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking, "What is my purpose?" Be thankful. There are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity.

Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance and vicious words due to smallness and self-insecurities; Remember, things could be worse. You could be one of them!

Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you, you may have touched their life in ways you will never know.

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Not Martha

In my "surfing the web" today, i came across this cool site. I think I'd like to make the marble magnets one day, but I wouldn't know where to get supplies in S'toon. I'm sure if looked i'd find them...somewhere...

www.notmartha.org

Quizzes

yes I know i haven't posted alot lately....so to make for that I'm going to post some fun random quizzes. Why? Because i can :)

You Should Learn Japanese

You're cutting edge, and you are ready to delve into wacky Japanese culture.From Engrish to eating contests, you're born to be a crazy gaijin. Saiko!

What Language Should You Learn?

You Are Animal

A complete lunatic, you're operating on 100% animal instincts.You thrive on uncontrolled energy, and you're downright scary.But you sure can beat a good drum."Kill! Kill!"

The Muppet Personality Test

Arty Kid

Whether you were a drama freak or an emo poet, you definitely were expressive and unique. You're probably a little less weird these days - but even more talented!

Who Were You In High School?

OK well I"m noticing a trend of red colored pictures. Totally unplanned. Ok well I'm out 4 lunch. i"ll catch you cats later! bye 4 now!

Baby Got Book

ok so if you've checked out the link on the previous blog, you would have noted that this guy's got some pretty clever lyrics. Well now here's your chance to view them on your own! Enjoy!

"Baby Got Book"Lyrics by Dan Smith;
Copyright 2004

Intro
Oh my goodness, Becky, look at her Bible
It is so bigShe looks like one of those preacher guys girlfriends
But...you know...
Who understands those preacher boys
They only talk to her because she looks like Mother Teresa, ok?
I mean her Bible...it's just so bigI can't believe it's so huge
Uggh! It gross!Look, she's just so...righteous

Verse 1
I like big Bibles and I can not lie
You Christian brothers can't deny
That when a girl walks in with a KJV
And a book mark in ProverbsYou get stoked
Got her name engraved
So you know that girl is saved
It looks like one of those large ones
With plenty o' space in the margins
Oh baby, I wanna read witcha
Cause your Bible's got pictures
My minister tried to console me
But that Book you got makes
("M-m-me so holy")
Ooh, momma-mia
You say you want koinonia
Well, bless me, bless me
And teach me about John Wesley
I saw her praying
While I was DJing
She got grace...pretty face
She ain't goin' down to the bad place
I'm tired of heathen guys
Sayin' they like pocket-size
Ask the average Christian to take a look
She's gotta pack much Book
So...Fellas (Yeah), fellas (Yeah)
Has your girlfriend got the Book (Oh yeah!)
Well, read it (Read it!), read it (Read it!), read that Holy Book
Baby got Book

Chorus
(NIV with a ribbon bookmark)
Baby got Book
(NIV with a ribbon bookmark)

Verse 2
I like 'em leather and bound
It's 50 poundsI just can't understand
How it is, some weenie
Wants the Bible on CD
She wanna get you saved
Amen! Double up! A-men!
I ain't talkin' about a paraphrase
Cuz Paul wouldn't use those anyways
like 'em real thick and red-lettered
You can't find nothin' better
Southpaw's in love
Bibles that big are unheard of
So I'm sittin' here thinkin'
"What if...I find me a girl that shows midriff?"
You can have those bimbos
I'll keep those chick that do devos
A word to the Christian sistas
I can't resist ya
I'll do God's time witcha
But I gotta be straight when I say I wanna pray
Til the break of day
Baby, got it goin' on
Like the wife in Pro-verbs 31
We just might get engaged
When we finish reading this page
Cuz it's worn and it's torn
And I know this girl's reborn
So ladies (yeah), ladies (yeah)
Do you wanna save people from Hades (yeah)
Then read it...'til the pages fall out
Even white preachers got to shout
Baby got Book

(Thompson Chain with big red letters)Baby got Book

Yeah baby
When it comes to a good book
Stephen King's resume just can't compare
39 + 27 = 66 books
And if you're Catholic...there's even more

So your girlfriend quotes Bill Hybels
But does she got a big Bible?
Cuz that little things she's got won't start a revival
My Bible study don't want none,
Unless you got Book, Hon
...You can read Clancy or Grisham
But please don't loose this Book
Some brothers wanna play that hard hard role
And tell you that Book's too old
So they toss it and burn it
And I pull up quick to just learn it
So your girl likes paperback?
Well I ain't down with that
Cuz my girlfriend's hot her Bible's rockin'
And she's got good doctrine
To the atheist chicks who try to dis
You ain't it Miss Priss
Give me a Christian, I'm insistin'
And I'll greet her with some holy kissin'
Some pervert tried to chase
But he didn't make it past first base
She's quick to resist temptation
And she loves a new translation
So ladies who were lost and found
If you want the triple-six thrown down
Dial 1-800-reads-a-lot
And teach me about those Psalms
Baby got Book

(NIV with a ribbon bookmark)
Baby got Book
(Thompson Chain with big red letters)

Bible college knowledge but she still got Book (4 Xs)

I like Big Bibles and I Can Not Lie, You Christian Brothers Can't Deny

NIV with a ribbon bookmark! Ok now for all of you out there that know Sir Mix Alot's hit song "Baby Got Back" you know that it's kind of demeaning and almost sexist, but you love the beat and bounce of the song. What's the alternative? Well just click on down to Baby Got Bible ! Now this is type of guy that I like! Someone who has the talent to rap, the cheesy cornyiness that makes it funny but non-fat, and of course the dude talks about the best book ever!! So check it out and have a good laugh. I know i did ;)

Children's Views on Love

Happy Groundhog Day!
Well I just got a cute forward from my dear friend Shane. And since it's February it's the month of "Valentine's Day" i thought this would be an appropiate way to start of the month!


A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 - 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?"The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
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"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." Rebecca- age 8
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"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth." Billy - age 4
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"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." Karl - age 5
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"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." Chrissy - age 6
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"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."Terri - age 4
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"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."Danny - age 7
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"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"Emily - age 8
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"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"Nikka - age 6
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"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, and then he wears it everyday."Noelle - age 7
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"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." Tommy - age 6
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"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore." Cindy - age 8
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"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night." Clare - age 6
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"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."Elaine-age 5
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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Brad Pitt."Chris - age 7
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"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."Mary Ann - age 4
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"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." Lauren - age 4
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"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an image) Karen - age 7
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"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." Jessica - age 8
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Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry"
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Psalm 139:17-18a

hey! As most of you know, I can be a little bit camera happy and I think New Zealand actually proved that. It's just when you're with awesome people like that you want to capture every moment so you and look back and remember "those were good times". This particular pic was taken at Kawhia (pronounced KaFia, Moari's pronouce wh's as "f's"...that's just how it goes). It's probably one of my faves cause not only is it a sweet as picture, but reminds me of one of my favorite verses...

"How precious to me are your thoughts, Oh God! How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand..." Psalm 139:17-18a

Next time you see a whole lot of sand....think about that. I mean REALLY think about that verse.

You've Been Tagged

Apparently I've been tagged by my friend Becky in Edmonton. so here goes nothing:

2 names you go by:
1. Ernie
2. Early

2 parts of your heritage:
1. Filipino
2. German

2 things that scare you:
1. spiders
2. awkward silences

2 of your everyday essentials:
1. a toilet, you have to go somewhere
2. sleep

2 things you are wearing right now:
1. jeans
2.a pink and white shirt with sequence along the neckline

2 things you want in a relationship (other than real love):
1. someone who will take care of me
2. someone who will really listen to what i have to say

2 truths:
1. Jesus loves you, no matter what you do
2. some poeple out there are just too self absorbed to realize that

2 physical things that appeal to you (in the opposite sex):
1. since being in a different country, I'm a fan of the accents, i really am
2. cute smile

2 of your favorite hobbies:
1. reading
2. writing in my journal

2 things you want really badly:
1. chocolate
2. to be loved

2 places you want to go on vacation:
1. Isreal
2. South Africa

2 things you want to do before you die:
1. get married
2. talk to one person seriously about Christ

2 ways that you are stereotypically a chick:
1. i only know cars by color
2. big chick flick fan

2 things you are thinking about now
1. i need to mail in the request for my transcript
2. I don't know the words to this song

2 stores you shop at:
1. Old Navy
2. Le Chateau

"You Think There's Not Alot Going On, Look Closer, Baby, You're So Wrong..."

Being from Saskatchewan, I've become a huge fan of Corner Gas. It's pretty much the No.1 Comedy series in Canada, don' question it...it's science ;) But yes. It's been like a "father/daughter bonding time" when me and dad watch the show. And since I got the 2nd Season on DVD and me and dad have been watching it almost all night, it's been on my mind. So since it's been on my mind, I thought I'd find out by a little "quizzie-poo" which character from Corner Gas I can "relate" to the most. Surprisingly, here's the results:

The owner and proprietor of Corner Gas, Brent Leroy
is a laid back entrepreneur with a quick wit
and an unsubsiding hunger for chilidogs.
Brents calm nature and lighthearted demeanour
make it easy for him to deal with all the
characters and personalities inhabiting Dog
River.

Which Corner Gas character are you most like?
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Alberta Trip and Contemplations about Future

Hey!! I'm really sorry that I haven't blogged in like an age and a half! I've been having heaps of things going through my mind and plus I've been visiting some friends in Alberta [Ben & Renay I'm sorry I can't make it to Red Deer :( ]. Which has been great because I've mostly been visiting friends from Capernwray which is great because I've been able to catch up with them face to face rather than e-mailing them and waiting for them to reply, then having them wait for my to reply. You know how it goes ;)

One thing that's been going through my mind is "what am I going to do now? Job? School? Where to live?What to take in school if i did go? Which Uni should i go to?" Well I thought I might get some insight/inspiration on my 2 week trip to Alberta and i did get some ideas. My cousin Happy suggested that i look into journalism. Why's that? Well you're reading the reason why right now. She said that the blog is really entertaining and that I"m a good writer. What do you guys think? Like i haven't gotten a chance to really pray about this either and I guess it's all up to God to decide what I should do, but I also wouldn't mind hearing you're guys's advice too. I mean i really do enjoy just spilling out my thoughts and opinions and i think it would be a bonus if i could get paid to do that too. I did want to be a teacher but then i realized that I don't think i'm patient enough for that. I'd most likely end up loosing my temper very quickly and someone would get hurt, including me. So that can't be good. However i do love working with people, but i need my own "personal working space". Ok, I'm really gonna have to look into this journalism thing. I remember taking Journalism in Gr.11 and i think i got about a 90% in that class. Maybe that's a sign. Who knows?!

Now as for where I'd take it? Well my options can be U of S (Saskatoon) or possibly U of C (Calgary). Why Calgary? Well like 5 of my friends from school are here and it'd be nice to have a support system of Capernwray people. However i already know of a house i can rent in Saskatoon...but it's too close to home. Now that I've been out of Canada for a year, i liked being away from home. And yes, Calgary is a VERY big city for a small town Sask girl like me, but I've got one of my good friends, my cousin & her husband, and my Capers friends here so there are options as to where to get help if I'm ever lost in this giant maze of streets and overpasses.

Wait, i know some of you are asking "But what about New Zealand and your internship there?" Well my pastor down there e-mailed me saying that the school year hasn't started down there yet (remember it's still summer down there) so it's hard to tell @ this stage whether or not they will need me. I'm still feeling frustrated about that whole "we don't know when/if we need you" thing. And i also looked into the option of working @ Capernwray Australia, but I haven't heard anything from them yet. Again, we'll see what happens.

So what have i been up to since come to Alberta? Well my trip has included events like:
-helping Jen at her work
-shopping at Walmart
-going out for cheap chicken wings & Bubbletea
-watching "Spiderman" & "the SpongeBob movie"
-watching TV
-shopping @ Market Mall
-walking down Kensington RD and shopping there
-went out for to a Greek restuarant
-went to IKEA
-my cousin permed my hair (which is wavy now) and i dyed her hair black
-went to my cousin's Family Group from her church
-had brunch @ a Capers* friend's house
-went bowling with Capers friends and I think i got 107 and a 90something as my scores
-had a Capers reunion which consisted of BBQ'd burgers, awesome cake for dessert and we played a crazy game of Cranuim
-we were really really tired and somehow us girls justified a natural disaster wiping out the Rockies so that everyone would come live in Sask because our ground is SO dry that it would absorb any kind of tidal wave that came over the Rockies and everone from Alberta would come live in Sask just to survive. Ok that probably doesn't make ANY sense, but you had to have been there to really get it
-and us girls also came up with a band possibility and our band would be called "Bob's Your Uncle"...don't ask!
-went to church and went out for eggs Benedict (Nikki got the Fruit Fiesta, which was just fruit...no fiesta)
-watched "Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy"
-walked around the mall
-me and Nikki went to Chinook mall and there was this big crowd of people there and a music store, turns out that Bryan Adams was there! I even got a picture of him, well ok it's more of the back of his head...but it's still him!
-tried on dresses and i got a black one for less than $25! I'm SO excited to wear it around!
-went out for cheescake and cocktails
-watched "Sweet Home Alabama"
-walked around the mall
-watched "Pretty in Pink" (I really want a Duckie!!!!! watch the movie, you'll see what i mean) and "Finding Neverland"
-and of course this all included watching Capers class DVD's and various Capers home videos

The next leg of my trip includes a stop in Edmonton and possibly one in Three Hills then back to Calgary for a couple of days until my plane leaves for the flattest province in Canada *sigh*...gotta love Sask! Anyway I'm out. I'll see you folks later on! And please drop me a line of advice as to what I should do about my near future. I'd love to hear your suggestions. Bye 4 now!

*by Capers, i mean Capernwray Bible School

Cute Cat

Happy 2006 my online fans!! How were your celebrations? I'd love to hear about it all! Well my mom got this from a friend of hers and she was all excited about it cause she thought it was just adorable. so have fun with it! Click on the link @ the bottom to see the Cat...

Go to this site (link below) to see something awesome! I have no clue how they got this to work. There are some great code writers out there! If you tease her with the mouse pointer on her chest or stomach she will purr, I got her to meow also, by rubbing her forehead with the pointer. If you make a slow circle around her body, (counter-clockwise) not only will her head/eyes follow your pointer, but toward the top, her paw will go up, and ! when in front of her paws at the bottom, her foot comes out like she wants to play with your mouse pointer. (Don't hold the mouse down, just move it)
Enjoy!

http://www.broenink-art.nl/maukie2.swf

Getting Into the Christmas Spirit

Hello friends! As you all know I've been in New Zealand this past year, and as you well know, NZ's weather patterns are opposite ours. So when it's December it's like our summer weather here in Sask; hot but with more humidity than Sask. Anyway as you have read in my blog, i was involved in a choir down in NZ and we sang Christmas songs. now Christmas songs are awesome to sing and all, don't get me wrong, but it's just weird to sings Christmas songs while you're outside in a tank top and capri's.....it's just weird. So the Christmas "spirit" hasn't really hit me until recently (today actually) when i decided to copy all my Christmas tunes to my Lappy and make a Christmas play list. Now that I'm listening to it, I think the "holiday spirit" has started to hit me. Is that a good thing? Well it's Christmas Eve and I have one piece of advice for you all:

If you find a jolly old guy in your house with a sackfull of stuff on Christmas Eve, ask to see some I.D., you can never be too careful :)

And Visions of Spencer Danced Through My Head (?)

Whoah dawg!! I haven't blogged in ages! Sorry for the delay. Many things have been happening to me. Currently I"m listening to "Since you've been gone" and because of Spencer, that song will be forever known to me as Spencer's song. It's like the image of Spence dancing to it is burned onto my retinas and every time that song comes up i picture Spence. I guess you had to have been @ Capers this past semester to really get what i'm talking about.

As for how i feel about being home, well that' s a whole other topic of discussion.Yes, it's true I'm back in Canadia....and yes you did see and "i" there. I've been with really awesome Americans this past year and as much as i hated hearing "Canadia" in New Zealand, it kinda stuck and it makes people here do a double take when you say it. Um, my 1st night was spent in S'toon, which really wasn't my 1st choice because i just wanted to be on the farm but my plane got in @ like 2:00am from Calgary so i totally understand dad not wanting to drive that early in the morning. oh and i was kinda saddened that dad wasn't the 1st person i got to hug when i got home, it was mom. Mainly i hugged her first because she was the first one up in the crowd taking pictures of me getting of the plane. But don't worry, Dad did get his hug :)

This past week or so has been just unpacking my NZ things and the other day me and dad headed to S'toon and we took out some of my things from my house there and hauled them to the farm. And now I"m organizing all my NZ stuff, S'toon stuff, and farm stuff and sorting through it and chucking the stuff I don' need anymore. I think i have too much stuff!!

Oh and I also got a laptop (which I'm using @ the moment). I got it pretty much the day after i got back. Mom and dad both knew that i needed a laptop so they got me this one for Christmas. I don't think i need anything else. I mean like i said before, i think i have too much stuff. But ther's one issue that I have with my laptop....he doesn't have a name. Any suggestions? for the past few days I've just been pulling a Strong Bad and calling it "Lappy" but someone i don' think that that name does it justice. Why a "he"? Maybe it's beacuse i like to push guys's buttons, well that's if i know how. But like a said before...any suggestions for a name?

I was just thinking about my 2 best friends that i met my last semester. The stupid thing is that both of them live on opposing sides of the world as me; one's from Europe and the other's from Australia. I miss them the most out of everyone. Maybe it's cause both of them know about my frustrations from everything from my ex-boyfriend to choir to assignments to just me being emotional. Man i miss them :( I can't wait to see them again..well that's if i go back to New Zealand.

yes you read that right "if i go back to New Zealand". Now i'm referring to my internship. Three days before i was scheduled to leave i had a meeting with my pastor down there. The jist of the meeting was that the couple that i'm would be working with isn't sure when/if they need me anymore. So from my end all i can say is that I don't know if/when i'm going back to New Zealand, which is royally frustrating on my end becaus i have to get student visas, tickets, possibly move all my stuff out of S'toon, plus there's other various things that have to be done if i leave Canada for another extended period of time. I really want the internship, i mean i loved being away from home, i miss my kids down there, plus a couple of my closest friends will still be in New Zealand (well that's depending on when i go down there again myself). So yes you all can definately pray about this thing and that God will let me know where i need to be and when i need to be in that particular place.

If any Capernwray people from this past semester (Spring 2005) are reading this, I'm sorry i won't be able to e-mail you until i get my Mahara (school address book, for all you non-Capers readers), so if you want to keep in contact until them please please e-mail me @ frizzy_2003@hotmail.com If you do e-mail me here, don't be surprised if it takes me about a week to write you back because I've got some catching up to do on other e-mails and i usually go in order or when i got the e-mail. but yes, please e-mail me if you're a Capers student because i miss you all heaps!! Don't question it, it's science!

Um, i guess that's all i have to say for now. Oh! And you're feeling really creative not only can ou conjure up a name for my Lappy, but you can also find a name suitable to a teal colored Nalgene bottle, i figure...why not! :) Alright I'm out like a fat kid in dodgeball! God bless!

A Baby's Hug

We were the only family with children in the restaurant. I sat Erik in
a high chair and noticed everyone was quietly sitting and talking.
Suddenly, Erik squealed with glee and said, "Hi." He pounded his fat baby
hands on the high chair tray. His eyes were crinkled in laughter and
his mouth was bared in a toothless grin, as he wriggled and giggled with
merriment.

I looked around and saw the source of his merriment. It was a man
whose pants were baggy with a zipper at half-mast and his toes poked out of
would-be shoes. His shirt was dirty and his hair was uncombed and
unwashed. His whiskers were too short to be called a beard and his
nose was so varicose it looked like a road map.

We were too far from him to smell, but I was sure he smelled. His
hands waved and flapped on loose wrists. "Hi there, baby; hi there, big
boy. I see ya, buster," the man said to Erik. My husband and I exchanged looks,
"What do we do?" Erik continued to laugh and answer, "Hi." Everyone
in the restaurant noticed and looked at us and then at the man. The
old geezer was creating a nuisance with my beautiful baby.

Our meal came and the man began shouting from across the room, "Do
ya patty cake? Do you know peek-a-boo? Hey, look, he knows
peek-a-boo."

Nobody thought the old man was cute. He was obviously drunk. My
husband and I were embarrassed. We ate in silence; all except for Erik, who
was running through his repertoire for the admiring skid-row bum, who in
turn, reciprocated with his cute comments.

We finally got through the meal and headed for the door. My husband
went to pay the check and told me to meet him in the parking lot. The old man
sat poised between me and the door. "Lord, just let me out of here before he
speaks to me or Erik," I prayed. As I drew closer to the man, I turned my back
trying to sidestep him and avoid any air he might be breathing. As I did, Erik leaned
over my arm, reaching with both arms in a baby's "pick-me-up" position. Before I
could stop him, Erik had propelled himself from my arms to the man.

Suddenly a very old smelly man and a very young baby consummated their
love and kinship. Erik, in an act of total trust, love, and submission laid his
tiny head upon theman's ragged shoulder. The man's eyes closed, and I saw tears hover
beneath his lashes.

His aged hands full of grime, pain, and hard labor, cradled my baby's
bottom and stroked his back. No two beings have ever loved so deeply for so short
a time. I stood awestruck. The old man rocked and cradled Erik in his arms and
his eyes opened and set squarely on mine. He said in a firm commanding voice,
"You take care of this baby."

Somehow I managed, "I will," from a throat that contained a stone.

He pried Erik from his chest, lovingly and longingly, as though he
were in pain. I received my baby, and the man said, "God bless you, ma'am, you've
given me my Christmas gift."

I said nothing more than a muttered thanks.

With Erik in my arms, I ran for the car. My husband was wondering why
I was crying and holding Erik so tightly, and why I was saying, "My God, my
God, forgive me." I had just witnessed Christ's love shown through the innocence
of a tiny child who saw no sin, who made no judgment; a child who saw a soul, and a
mother who saw a suit of clothes. I was a Christian who was blind, holding a
child who was not.

I felt it was God asking, "Are you willing to share your son for a
moment?" when He shared His for all eternity. The ragged old man, unwittingly, had
reminded me, "To enter the Kingdom of God, we must become as little children."
Sometimes, it takes a child to remind us of what is really important.


We must always remember who we are, where we came from and, most
importantly, how we feel about others. The clothes on your back or the car that you
drive or the house that you live in does not define you at all; it is how you treat
your fellow man that identifies who you are.

One Week and Counting..... And yet another quiz

Dec. 8

so many of you know that I'm coming home in like a week. Carolyn
e-mailed me and said "you likely have mixed feelings about leaving New
Zealand." well.....i DO NOT think words can express how i feel about leaving
New Zealand. Here's an example of how i feel:
ready
unready
sure
unsure
stressed out
depressed
excited
happy
sad
mournful
certin
uncertain
worried
carefree
confused
scared
overwhlemed
joyful
underwhelmed
mad
anxious
cool
calm
not collected
Okay i think that should give you a jist of how i feel!!

Oh and for those of you who don't know yet, I'm coming back to New
Zealand in April. Why you ask? well here's the deal I GOT THE INTERNSHIP @
BRIDGES!!! They said that they would like me to be an intern there. The
only downside is that they won't have and internship program ready for
me in January/Febuary.....they'll have it ready in April. Meaning
they'll need me to come back in April. So....that' means I"ll be coming
back in Dec.15 and hopefully coming back to New Zealand in April....maybe
the 13th (?) somewhere in there. so yes, if you want me to visit
you...let me know when between Jan-April. Yes I'll be home the last 2 weeks
in December, but just give me time to get myself settled on the farm
before i do some serious visiting, I'm sure you all understand :)

alright, well that's the haps down here so far. HOpefully I"ll update
more later on :)

Yet another Quiz regarding Earlene Ulrich and her thoughts at moment of
quiz commencement...
1.DO YOU SNORE? apparently i do, but just a little bit. I think me and
my roomies this term were noisy/restless sleepers
2. ARE YOU A LOVER OR A FIGHTER? I think i more or less love to fight,
does that count?
3. WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR? to be alone....
4. AS A KID, WERE YOU A LEGO MANIAC? not really, i think i was more
into Barbies...
5. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF "REALITY" TV? it kind of gets boring when you
know who's going to win and who's going to get kicked off next
6. DO YOU CHEW ON YOUR STRAWS? depending on how bored i am
7. WERE YOU A CUTE BABY? of course i was ;)
8. IS THE SINGLE LIFE FOR YOU? Well I"m realizing now more and more
that God's god the right guy out there for me. I just have to be patient
with it, which can suck sometimes. In the mean time I think I need to
just figure myself out first. So yes, for now, the single life is for me
9. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR KEYBOARD? on the computer I'm currently on, it's
black with whit letters
10. DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER? I used to. But i don't now because i
don't want to scare my roomies
11. HAVE YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMPED? was going to, but i didn't have
enough money because i spend TOO much in Mt.Cook
12. ANY SECRET TALENTS? Playin sax, however i couldn't play it last
night @ Carols by Candlelight because something went wrong with it. Still
don't know. BUt that's not really a "secret" talent. Now if i told you
what my "secret" talent is, then it wouldn't be secret now would it?
13. WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL VACATION SPOT? New Zealand!!!! Well maybe not
vacation, maybe just to live...at somewhat long periods of time (like
maybe almost 2 years)
14. IS JAY LENO FUNNY? can't say I've really watched his show enough
to tell yo uthat
15. CAN YOU SWIM? yes, but i can't dive
16. HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE "DONNIE DARKO"? no
17. DO YOU GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE OZONE? maybe. BUt then again I've
lived in New Zealand and there's no ozone here....i'm pretty much serious
18. HOW MANY LICKS DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE CENTER OF A TOOTSIE ROLL
POP? 153.739
19. CAN YOU SING THE ALPHABET BACKWARDS? yes if i really think about
it
21. ARE YOU AN ONLY CHILD? YES!
22. DO YOU PREFER ELECTRIC OR MANUAL PENCIL SHARPENER? manual (?) i
guess you have more control on the sharpness of it all
23. WHAT'S YOUR STAND ON HUNTING? um, i like to eat wild meat, on
occasion. I think that if there's enough of a species, then you can kill
some of them off.
24. IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE? Man, i hope so. but like i said
before, God's got it all figured out
25. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? yes but not if i do it fast, then it
looks like boy writing
26. WHAT ARE YOU ALLERGIC TO? penicillin
27. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID, "I LOVE YOU"? to Belinda
yesterday, because it was her birthday :)
28. IS ELVIS STILL ALIVE? no, just the impersonators are alive
29. DO YOU CRY AT WEDDINGS? depending on how well i know the couple
30. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS? sunny side up and not too runny
31. ARE BLONDES DUMB? oh they can, and I can have fun with that :)
32. WHERE DOES THE OTHER SOCK END UP? probably behind your bed
33. WHAT TIME IS IT? 9:08 am New Zealand time
34. DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME? Ernie
35. IS MCDONALD'S DISGUSTING? i like it, but then again i eat pretty
much everything
36. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN A CAR? Friday when a bunch of
us went into Cambridge to do stuff. Man i'm going to miss
Bingo.....Gerken BETTER take care of him
37. DO YOU PREFER BATHS OR SHOWERS? showers are easiest. I don'tthink
I've had a decent bath in over a year
38. IS SANTA CLAUS REAL? if you rearrange the letters of Santa, you
get Satan. How's that for logic? No i don't believe that he's real
39. DO YOU LIKE TO HAVE YOUR NECK KISSED? oh dear. that hasn't
happened in ages. it's nice, but i don't want to get involved in that kind of
thing unless I"m with the guy that really cares about me and who really
does love me
40. ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? sometimes
41. WHAT ARE YOU ADDICTED TO? VeggieTales, HomestarRunner
42. CRUNCHY OR CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER? creamy
43. CAN YOU CRACK YOUR NECK? I"m scared to
44. HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN IN AN AMBULANCE? not yet
45. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BRUSHED YOUR TEETH TODAY? oops! not yet
46. IS DRUG FREE THE WAY TO BE? of course!
47. ARE YOU A HEAVY SLEEPER? can be
48. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES? dark brown, almost black
50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR LIFE? yes, at times i can
51. WHO'S BETTER?: Christ
<>52. ARE YOU PSYCHIC?: no
53. HAVE YOU READ "CATCHER IN THE RYE"? no but i heard it sounds good
54. DO YOU PLAY ANY INSTRUMENTS? Piano, a sax that didn't work last
night (still choked about that), and "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on trumpet
55. Have You EVER STOLEN MONEY? if i did, I'm sure i told the person i
was "stealing" so i guess that's not really stealing if you tell the
person
56. Can you snowboard? i wish!
57. DO YOU LIKE CAMPING? i can, depending on who i"m with
58. DO U SNORT WHEN U LAUGH? yes and that makes others laugh harder
which in turn makes me laugh harder
59. DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? no
60. ARE DOGS A MAN'S BEST FRIEND? no. All you need is Christ. Yes that
sounds like the "sunday school" answer but it's true. Christ is all
that you need.
61. YOU BELIEVE IN DIVORCE? no. it's against the Bible. If people
would just figure out their place in their relationship to Christ, then
they wouldn't have these sorts of problems
62. CAN YOU DO THE MOONWALK? yes i can
63. DO YOU MAKE A LOT OF MISTAKES? yes, and since I"m a Feeler i feel
terrible afterward
64. IS IT COLD OUTSIDE TODAY? just a little chilly
65. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? a piece of the large chocolate
bar that Daryl gave us as a choir
66. DO YOU WEAR NAIL POLISH? i used to change my nail polish every
week. But now i only have 3 bottles with me. Maybe when i get home I'll
re-paint them
67. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN KISSED? yes, but that was over a year ago
68. WHAT'S THE MOST CREEPY TV COMMERCIAl? NZ commericals are different
than Canadian ones. That's all I'll say, just different
69. DO YOU SHOP AT AMERICAN EAGLE? i would if i could (too expensive)
but i can't so i won't
70. FAVORITE SONG AT THE MOMENT? He Came (written by our choir
director Daryl!!), Golddigger by Kenya West

Leaving in T-6 days (And very sadly Counting)

yes you read that correctly, I'll be leaving NZ in like 6 days. ya, totally sucks!! But I'll be coming back in April for my internship. Some of you don't know this yet, but i did get the youth internship for my church down here (Praise God!). The only downfall is that I can't start until April because the couple that i"m working with still needs to figure out a program for me (they're new at this too).

So basically what i'm trying to say is that if you want me to visit you within the next 3 months, you need to let me know where you're going to be and when.

Um, ya....my mind's been all over the place with getting stuff arranged for when i leave (mainly my car down here, which I'm hoping to still have when i get back). Plus on top of that Carols by Candlelight is tonight. I think my biggest fear about that is my sax squeeking on a quiet song like "AWay in a Manger". ya, that won't be too good. Um, plus i have to practice "Stille Nacht" with the German girls, finish my laundry, do a sound check with the whole choir, most of this requires standing in the hot sun, which means I'll get a nice dark tan and I'll come home nice and brown and everyone else will be pasty white (Mwahahaha!) Just kidding, but seriously! Well that's all i got to say for now. I hope to see most you guys soon. Let me know when you'll be around :) Love you all & God bless!!

Possum Pinata, Carols by Candlelight Practice, Driving lessons & Other News

Nov 28

Hey!! sorry i wasn't able to update sooner. Been crazy as busy down
here...

The weekend after the boys put on a fabulous masquerade ball, us girls
put on a Lumberjack Night for them. Me and Steph spend all of Saturday
morning making a giant possum pinata. I'll have to show you sometime.
But the boys had fun because some of the other girls made paintball
waterballoons for the boys to play with after we had our meal (which was
steak, ribs, potatoes, and 3 different kinds of pie!!). so that was the
guy's night for this semester.

Um, other than and avoiding my Trinity paper I've been really busy
with preparation for Carols by Candlelight. That's like our big Christmas
event that we get the Homestead all decorated for, and we sing outside
and people come out and hear the message of Christmas. Yes you read
that right, sing outside...remember I"m in New Zealand....it's "summer"
here. So ya I've been busy learning my alto singing part (apparently I DO
sing!) and plus I've been involved in the band that we put together
(now why on earth would i skip out on an opportunity to play my sax!). The
band consists of:
-2 guitars
-bass guitar
-2 African style hand drums
-drum kit
-tenor recorder
-saxophone
so ya, it's very different from the normal band that I'm used to back
home, but at least it gets me playing with other people. Plus I don't
have to play bass notes which is what I usually end up doing in worhip
practice. Whoo-Hooo!!! So now I had to transpose the piano alto line
into my sax and it sounds really cool when I play alto and the recorder is
playing melody. However i think sometimes i end up drowning her out
because a sax is much louder than a recorder. Ok for those of you who
don't understand what I just said, that's ok. I"ll forgive you this time :)
And I've been playing "Silent Night" for the German girl trio that's
happening for Carols too. I'm thinking by the time I go home I'll be
able to sing "Stille Nacht, Heleige Nacht" fluently (well @ least the 1st
verse). So that will be pretty cool.

Oh and I've also been learning how to drive my car down here. It's a
VERY long story (i'll have to tell you sometime) but I co-bought the
thing in like April and now I'm finally getting the chance to drive it
(like a said, it's a long story). I dont' feel comfortable driving stick
on the left side of the road just yet, but I've been very glad to have a
patient and gracious teacher :). So hopefully if i stay here that will
give me a chance to use the car i bought in April.

Which leads me to my next point of business...my internship. At the
moment I still don't really know what's going on and i fly away to Canada
in 2 weeks and 3 days.............man, that sucks. I mean not that
going home sucks, but leaving here sucks. anyway I still dont' know whether
or not it's a for sure that the church wants me or not. All I've heard
is that it looks "promising" whatever that means. I'm the kind of
person that wants a for sure answer ASAP so i can start planning. Hey, do
you guys out there in "online-land" have any sweet ideas for a youth
group event or a bible study "theme" that i could work from? Cause I'd like
to get as many different ideas as i can to make youth group as
interesting as possible :)

Alrighty i"m out like a fat kid in dodgeball......bye!