An Amazing Testimony

The following video is about a friend of mine that I went to school with. He went on a mission trip & had a bad accident. In the last 2 months, God has been doing amazing things in his life & I just wanted to share his story with you.

Stingy Givers

On Sunday, a friend of mine informed me that the Superstore has a coupon for 2 free re-usable bags with every $50 purchase. She also mentioned that you have to specifically ASK for your free bags, since they have put the coupons behind the cash registers b/c they realized they'd be giving away lots of the bags if everyone knew about the offer.

So as I was checking out from the grocery store the other day, I asked about the free bags & the cashier said, "Um, I'm not sure that offer is still on anymore. I guess I could call customer service to ask them." I told her that I thought the offer was until October. She then OPENED HER DRAWER & REMOVED A STACK OF THE COUPONS to read the expiration date. Seeing as I was right, she then conceded that it was in fact, still on offer. She did mention that it was for the SMALL bags & not the normal sized ones. As I was not aware there were two sizes, I asked if she had any of the smaller bags. "Well, I might have a couple down here somewhere," she replied (I noticed a considerable stack of them behind her counter).

She then proceeded to scan the bags, & then the coupon, but for some reason the coupon wasn't scanning into the computer. "I don't know how these coupons are supposed to work," she says, "so I'll just give the bags to you & figure it out later." I'm not sure what they are trying to pull, but if you go to the Superstore & spend $50 or more, make sure you ask for your 2 free bags. I think if a company has an offer, it's pretty shady to try to discourage their customers from getting it.

*end rant*

Black Eyed Peas Dance Party!

Sunday Pictures

Asher - 3 years
Chancery - 1 year
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Asher: "I'm scanning these books for Chancery, so she knows how much to pay for them."

Chancery: "Little does he know, I have no money!"

Robbie's Back!

Robbie Williams is one of my favourite British singers & after a long hiatus (almost 4 years) he's back with a new album coming out out next month. Here's his new video "Bodies"



And it sounds like he's getting spiritual....

God gave me the sunshine,
Then showed me my lifeline
I was told it was all mine,
Then I got laid on a ley line
What a day, what a day,
And your Jesus really died for me
Then Jesus really tried for me

UK and entropy,
I feel like its ****in’ me
Wanna feed off the energy,
Love living like a deity
What a day, one day,
And your Jesus really died for me
I guess Jesus really tried for me

Bodies in the Bodhi tree,
Bodies making chemistry
Bodies on my family,
Bodies in the way of me
Bodies in the cemetery,
And that’s the way it’s gonna be

All we’ve ever wanted
Is to look good naked
Hope that someone can take it
God save me rejection
From my reflection,
I want perfection

Praying for the rapture,
‘Cause it’s stranger getting stranger
And everything’s contagious
It’s the modern middle ages
All day every day
And if Jesus really died for me
Then Jesus really tried for me

Bodies in the Bodhi tree,
Bodies making chemistry
Bodies on my family,
Bodies in the way of me
Bodies in the cemetery,
And that’s the way it’s gonna be

All we’ve ever wanted
Is to look good naked
Hope that someone can take it
God save me rejection
From my reflection,
I want perfection

Bodies in the Bodhi tree,
Bodies making chemistry
Bodies on my family,
Bodies in the way of me
Bodies in the cemetery,
Bodies in the bodhi tree,
Bodies making chemistry
Bodies on my family,
Bodies in the way of me
Bodies in the cemetery,
And that’s the way it’s gonna be

All we’ve ever wanted
Is to look good naked
Hope that someone can take it
So God save me rejection
From my reflection,
I want perfection

Jesus didn’t die for you, what do you want?
(I want perfection)
Jesus didn’t die for you, what are you on?
Oh Lord
(Jesus really died for you) Ohh
(Jesus really died for you)
(Jesus really died for you) Ohh

Can You Handle It?

Last time we were at the grocery store, I bought some blueberries. For some reason, most of the blueberries in the box I picked seem to be sour. There's no obvious reason that they should be sour. They are all roughly the same shade of blue, & the big ones don't seem to be less sour than the smaller ones.

It's a bit funny to watch the kids eat them b/c all of a sudden, their faces get all squinched up, but they keep eating them. I can understand it though, I do the same thing. I guess you just keep thinking that the NEXT one will be better.

I'm wondering, though, why eating sour patch kids, or sour gummy worms don't seem to be nearly as bad as these blueberries, because, really, those are much more sour.

A Logical Conclusion

Asher wanted to go play outside, so I gave him two conditions.

Me: "You need to put a sweater on if you want to go outside."

Asher: "We live in Canada, so I will put on my Canada sweater, and THAT will keep me warm."

Me: "And you may NOT have any water, ok?"

Asher: "Ok."

Me: "What did I say?"

Asher: "No water."

Not 3 minutes later I heard the hose running. I ran outside & told Asher to come in since he wasn't listening.

Asher: "But, Mum, I was just filling up the pool!"

Did I mention it's COLD outside?

Dressing The Part

As we were stopped at a stop sign the other day, Asher noticed to men crossing the road. One was dressed in black trousers, with a white button-up shirt & a black tie. The other was dressed similarly, but with a tan sweater-vest.

Asher: "Mummy, are those men pastors?"

Me: "I don't know, buddy."

Asher: "Well, I think they are pastors because they look like pastors."

It's About Time!

When we moved here last year, I was happy enough that I found an espresso shop in town, even though it wasn't a chain, I figured that I could at least order my supplies through them if worse came to worse.

Well, their lattes leave something to be desired, & after a few failed attempts to get them to add to their Torani syrup order from their supplier, I have decided it's about time to say good-bye to them & just make my own coffees at home.

Driving through downtown the other day, I scared the bejeebers out of the family as I suddenly shouted, "Hallelujah!" quite loudly. I spotted this sign:


Now all this town needs is a Costco!

Happy Birthday, PChad!

Yesterday was a momentous occasion. It was PChad's birthday! We don't typically do much in the way of birthdays here, between naps & all the other normal activities, it's just a bit much. The kids aren't really old enough to know any better right now anyways, so we might as well save our money & energy for when they're older & want "real" parties!

Asher & I went to DQ to pick out an ice cream cake. Fist Asher picked a beautiful Hannah Montana one, but it was pre-ordered, so that was a no. He then narrowed it down to Dora, or a motorcycle. I asked him which one DADDY would like more & he chose correctly (I think, but I COULD be wrong).

PChad & his cake

We had to tell Asher that if he didn't sing, he wouldn't get any cake.....

...so, he mumbled his way through.

Much excitement over the cake cutting!

Chancery: "How come I ended up with Honeycomb?"

Sunday Pictures

Asher - 3 years
Chancery - 1 year
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Chancery: "Mum, I thought we were done with this picture taking stuff after I turned one."

Nope, Grandpa & Grandma want to see lots of pictures of you.

Asher: "Well, I'm afraid this is the best you're going to get, because I have a book that needs some attending to."

Are you Coming In, Or Going Out?

Asher has a habit of coming in & going out & coming in & going out & coming in & going out & coming in & going out! when he is playing outside. So when he came in (for the thousandth time) this morning, & left the patio door open (yet again), I told him that he needed to go & close the door, or Thanet might run outside & go away.


Asher: "Thanet might blow away?"

Me: "Yeee-es" (I know that's not technically what I said, but it'll do)

Asher: "But, Mum, it's not even windy outside!"

The Forgetful Chef

Yesterday afternoon we went to the park, & since I thought we might be away for awhile, I set up the rice cooker on a timer so that the rice would be done by dinner time to accompany our Curried Beef.

While we were having a grand old time at the park, I started to wonder..... but then I figured it didn't really matter since I couldn't do anything about it anyways.....

Once we got home, my fears were founded. I had left the lid off the rice cooker. A quick search of the cupboard found no minute rice to salvage the situation, so we ended up having curried beef with raman noodles. Not a bad combination, but rice would have been better.

I always thought crock-pot & rice cooker dinners were impossible to mess up, but apparently, my skills know no bounds!

Getting A Better Coffee

PChad has been on holidays for the past week & a half, & we have been enjoying dropping in on people as we go for drives. Before we set out, we usually stop by Tim Horton's & grab a box of Timbits to gain entrance to our chosen coffeetime stop.

The other day as we were waiting in the drive-thru, I noticed there was a panel-van ahead of us. Upon further investigation, I discovered it to be a Maritime Coffee Services van. Just goes to show that everyone knows where to get the best coffee in Canada!

The Pitter-Patter Of Little Feet?

When Asher gets up in the mornings, he picks a few books from his room & brings them to us to read to him in our bed. The other morning, after hearing the *thump* as he jumped out of bed, we heard him exclaim:

"Aaahhh! I have to wee! Body, hold onto my wee until I get some books & bring them to Daddy & then I will got to the washroom & then you may push the wee out of me."