Mismash of stuff

The past weekend was good; I went shopping in Detroit with a couple of coworkers; we had a great time. I got two very nice outfits from Value City; I love that place - name brand clothes without the name brand price. We had a beautiful lunch; I had a grilled salmon spread that I am going to have to make at home. I was thrilled because we made it through the border with no back-up. There was no traffic on the highway and the store was not crowded - this was Memorial Day weekend!!!!

Sunday was a full day; Justin had to play for the choir at an afternoon service and he asked us to come; I usually do not go. Then my husband was in charge of evening service so we stayed downtown instead of going home (high gas prices).

All this week has been busy at work; my boss was "let go" and we are sort of in limbo until she gets replaced. This place is nuts, but Thank God I still have a job. We had a nice time at quilting class; I am making a pink and lavendar quilt for my niece and I am almost finished with it. I may post a picture of it whenever I learn how.

Last night I had a run in with my neighbor; it was time for it to happen. The kids (15, 13, 7) have no respect for others property and they have been constantly running across my front lawn. (for Ayana - GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!) I am not the only one they do this to, but I am the one who make a fuss - they are killing the grass. I yelled at the little boy and he went home crying. I was in the kitchen and I could hear the mom asking him what happened and then she called me a b?&%#. I laughed and continued making my pie. Soon there was a knock at the door and just to shortened the story, even though I know she lied about not knowing it was ME who got on her son, I accepted her apology about the name calling and we have come to an understanding. I even apologized to her son for upsetting him (as Christians we have to do those things - he is a child and I want to plant a seed where I can). We will see what happens because these folks are so sloppy - mattresses are tossed in the back yard, they tossed papers, wrappers, water bottles anywhere and all this ends up in MY yard and frankly I am sick of cleaning up their mess, especially when those over-grown sons of hers do nothing, not even take the garbage to the curb.

My sister-in-laws daughter is coming this weekend; this will be my first time meeting her and I am looking forward to it. Also, on Friday, my husband and I will celebrate 27 years of marriage. We are having dinner with family. Saturday Errol, Justin and I have to go to Detroit to the music store to pick up a piece of equipment for church. I dislike going to the music store (Justin never wants to leave - I am done in 5 minutes), so I will go next door to K&G and SHOP. We have a birthday barbecue that afternoon; Sunday afternoon our church has an engagement 2 hours from Windsor. That is basically how my life goes week to week. Still looking forward to July 11 when I finish work.

I have to miss my family reunion because I am still working and with the price of gas, if I go, I will have to deduct money from my vacation fund. So I have to choose. At least when I do go on vacation, I will have a chance to see family, so it is a small price to pay for missing the reunion. Enough said today, I will save some for another time. Soli Deo Gloria (Glory to God Alone)

Wii Fit

I got my Wii Fit today; it was my Birthday/Mother's Day present from my son. Justin and I were the first in line at the store. Don't worry, it is what I wanted. I never wanted a Wii game system; my son wanted it and when we were able to get one, I even made him pay for half of it. I liked the bowling game, but I have since become addicted to the tennis game. I play it everyday. I now have a very sore right arm that has to be rested so that I can resume playing tennis. My skill level is 857. I have to reach 1000 to be considered "pro"; I am not far away. I even learned how to cheat the game so that my level will not go down when I lose. You just pause it and start over. Which is probably the reason I have a sore arm. I am very competitive and I just stayed in there, slugging away. Yes, I lost quite a few games before I finally won one, to bring my level to 857.

Tonight I will try the Wii Fit. I need to lose about 20-25 pounds and have been lazy about exercising. I am hoping this is the push I need to get in shape. I want to look nice for the summer and I have about 1 1/2 months to get with the program. Maybe I should just play "real" tennis then I will have killer thighs too.

Wii Fit

Thankful

I am so thankful for salvation and for the way the Lord works in our lives. There was a bit of a situation at work; someone made another coworker feel bad by the words she used. My coworker is a very giving person and wanted to give a birthday luncheon for this other coworker. The person did not want the party for some reason, asking to have the party cancelled with less than 24 hour notice. The hostess had done a lot of preparation and the food could not be frozen. I could tell she was so hurt; I told her to speak with the person to clear the air, then "to make lemonade of the lemons given her". We went ahead with the lunch anyway, just among friends and had a very nice time. There were no hard feelings and she feels better because she was able to express her feelings without hurting anyone.

I really hate the way people hurt one another. We have enough to deal with on a daily basis without having the people we work with constantly hurting us with words and actions. Thank you Lord for helping me to be an instrument of peace.

I am looking forward to the weekend; it is our holiday weekend in Canada. My husband has to perform a wedding; Justin will be working then has a choir rehearsal, so he is taken care of. Monday (the holiday) I will barbecue, not too much food,we don't eat a lot anymore, just a couple salads and some meat (steak or ribs). I have about 8 more weeks of work, then I am off for the summer until Sept. 1. My boss sent me a memo saying I have 33 vacation days to use!!!! My pay stub says I only have 16.5, and I know for a fact that I have 16.5, with 3 more coming (we accumulate vacations days monthly). Whatever!!! If she says I have to take 33 and they want to pay me for them, then I will take them. If that is the case, then maybe I can attend my family reunion; the holdup was not having anyone to cover me at work because of cutbacks. I will see. Oh well, as my new saying goes, "Soli Deo Gloria" (glory to God alone).

Mother's Day

This weekend was so nice....Saturday the weather was perfect, sunny and a bit cool. Justin and I did yard work, after having a great breakfast. Our yard looks 100% better! We went to Home Depot and my husband got me a plant stand and a lovely pink plant (I don't know flower names) as a Mother's Day gift. I had been wanting one to put in the corner of our front porch. Sunday, I got to finally wear my Easter outfit as my Mother's Day outfit. I took pictures of all the mothers at church and will post them on facebook. My son had to work, and my husband and I went to visit his sister and had a barbecue (even though it rained) with her family. The food and the company were good; we had a great time. I ate too much and even had dessert; I have not had cake in a long while, even not for my birthday. All in all, it was a good day.

It's my Birthday

Today is my birthday, never mind which year, just know that I have lived through Presidental assassinations, Civil Rights movement, and a couple wars. My nieces and nephews are old enough to be parents; I could be a grandmother if I had had children earlier, but I am not old.

My friends that I lunch with everyday had a surprise luncheon party for me and I was so shocked; it was just beautiful. We had turkey, ham, rolls, cheese, salads, deviled eggs, cake, candy, and pop. My friend, June, did all the cooking and set up; she is such a sweetheart and so giving. About 15 people attended and we had a lovely time.

My other friend gave me a tote bag full of fabric, in reds and oranges (I love bright colors) to make myself a quilt. The fabric is so beautiful, I just may make an outfit with it. (just joking) Everyone has been so nice and I thank God for the lovely, thoughtful, giving people He has put in my life. I am truly blessed and Thank you God for allowing me to celebrate another birthday.

Hectic Weekend

This was a hectic weekend and I am glad it is over. Friday evening after grocery shopping I went out for Chinese with my friend, Jacki, to celebrate our birthdays. Hers is May 1, mine is May 7. This is a yearly tradition for us. I returned home to do a couple loads of laundry, and prepare my sweet potato tarts and hash browns for our Missionary Brunch on Saturday at church. I also had to give a three minute inspirational talk that I had to prepare.

The brunch was very nice; we had chicken wings, pasta salad, hash browns, breakfast quiche, fruit, tossed salad and various desserts. Everyone enjoyed the food and the messages. We were finished by 1:00 pm and then my husband and I had to clean the church. Because I was so busy at church, I had to take my food home to eat it. I rested once I got home, did one more load of laundry, then it was time to pick up Justin from the school. He was returning from his NYC trip. He has a great time of course. We got "I Love NY" tee shirts and we are going to wear them with khaki shorts to our Sunday School picnic in June.

Sunday I was so tired that I did not go to morning service. We had afternoon service then we were expected at the funeral home (see previous post) that evening. Justin had to go in to work at 2:00pm, then Errol and I went to church.

The funeral home situation was so sad. The young man had considerable damage to his face, but the undertaker did a decent job of making him presentable. There were a lot of young people there, and I hope they took in everything. The guy was too young to be in that casket, and maybe this will drive home the notion that they are not immortal, you do careless things and this is the result. The driver of the car will be left with the guilt of their bad decision for the remainder of his life. I pray for him because he is not dealing with this very well. He needs a lot of support to know he can make it.

I am back to work for another hectic week. I have something to do every night this week. I JUST NEED A BREAK FROM EVERYTHING AND I AM DOING MY BEST TO HANG IN THERE UNTIL JULY.