Test time.

The World's Easiest Test
You should be able to get 100% on this one.

• 1. How long did the hundred year war last?
• 2. Which country makes Panama hats?
• 3. From what animal do we get catgut?
• 4. In what month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
• 5. What is Camel's hair brush made from?
• 6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
• 7. What was King George VI's first name?
• 8. What color is a Purple Finch?
• 9. Where are Chinese Gooseberries from?
• 10. How long did the Thirty Years War last?

..Ready for the answers?....

• 1. 116 years, from 1337 to 1453.
• 2. Ecuador.
• 3. From sheep and horses.
• 4. November. The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours.
• 5. Squirrel fur.
• 6. The Latin name was Insularia Canaria -- Island of the Dogs.
• 7. Albert. In 1936 he respected the wish of Queen Victoria that nofuture king should ever be called Albert.
• 8. Distinctively crimson.
• 9. New Zealand.
• 10. 30 years of course. 1618 to 1648.

Faster than a speeding bullet!

Here I am at Colleen's house while she has gone international.

I have permission to access her computer and WOW! It's like I'm flying.

At work, it takes me f o r e v e r to get on-line and here I just got on and now I'm almost done. I will never be content at work anymore.

Isn't that a life lesson? I was fine, I didn't know how bad it was or how hard I had it and then, well, now I have seen the light. How will I ever go back to my old life now? Now that I know.

One Year

I've been blogging for an entire year!!To celebrate, I have posted my all time favorite game for all of you to enjoy!

And so it begins...

Autumn has come,

and with it,

the reflections and musings of times long past,

the subtle hope of a new dawn.

We welcome the change,

we embrace the wind.

Happy Autumn Everyone!

Friend or Foe?

Do you ever feel like you have to perform to get peoples attention and approval? And if you aren't good enough or funny enough or whatever it is that you feel they want you to be, they loose interest in you.
What is it that makes us want the approval of others so badly that we would compromise who we really are?
This makes me ask the question "What makes a true friend?"
To me, a true friend is someone that doesn't require you to be something that you are not, while at the same time, challenging you to be better. Someone that loves you even with your flaws, someone who makes time for you, who is there for you when you need them, to laugh, cry, tease, vent, explore. As Spongebob puts it, a Bubble Buddy.
Everyone needs such a friend. Be one.

Golf MANIA!!!

Yesterday was the Golf outing for the Muskegon Rescue Mission. Chris and I played 36!! holes with Colleen and Ed. (a friend of my husband and I) Today I am stiffer than a two-by-four!
My face got reeeeally red too. But, we had a great time and we did pretty good.
The funniest moment of the day has to be when Ed hopped into the cart while Chris and I stood and watched. We waited for him to realize that he was in the WRONG cart. You should have seen the look on his face when he realized it! Chris and I died laughing! We probably should have said something but it was just pure classic.

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Illusions

J.Beever

You have to check this guy out!!!

Look him up on the net.

Way cool!

ONLY TUESDAY!!

I was so sure it was Wednesday today!
Why is it only Tuesday?

September 11th 2006

It's been five years today.
Let us not forget.

I honor our troops today.

I honor my country, I honor the men and women who have lived and died to make this a better place, who have fought for freedom.

My freedom, your freedom, their freedom.

May God continue to bless America.
Thank you Lord for the people who have served for justice.
Thank you for our President.

Thank you for hope.

Amen.

How?

I miss my doggie. Bell isn't really mine, she belongs to my parents. I saw her for a few minutes yesterday and she is always so excited to see me that it makes my heart glad. My parents and I had a different opinion about some things and as a result we don't see each other very often anymore. This was very painful at first but it has gradually become almost normal.
The thing that bugs me is the animals. They are like children, they don't understand why you don't come around anymore, they don't understand why you aren't there to pet them and take them for walks. They think they did something wrong and your punishing them.
My stepson Zack said something yesterday after church that broke my heart. I had to stop at my parents house and drop off some things so Chris took Zack home and I went by myself. Zack started acting funny, kinda pouty I guess, so Chris had a talk with him and Zack asked his dad why we never went to my parents house anymore, why he couldn't go with me.
How do you explain to an eight year old that the people who used to welcome him to their table for hundreds of meals, who used to spend time making him feel special by playing games with him and letting him help with small chores and play with the dog, how do you tell that child that those same people don't want anything to do with him anymore because of nothing he did? Because they and I don't agree.
I'm sorry Zack.

Tub surround.

I have never been so irritated with a construction project as I was with this one.
We put our new tub surround in last night. The way it's designed has some major flaws. For instance, the center section has three shelves and some raised designs that looks like tile, so, the center section doesn't actually touch the wall . Now, tell me, how do they expect us to attach this piece to the wall? It doesn't even come close to the glue. We got it to stay up and then noticed that the top of the piece is crooked. It's like a half inch on one side and three-quarters on the other!
I have never written to a company before but I did last night and boy did I let them have it. I may rewrite it before I send it with a little more Christ-like attitude if you know what I mean.
It felt really good to vent on that paper though.
We didn't finish until 12:30 last night and we still have some caulking and tiling to do but at least we can take showers now.

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Posting, Posting, 1,2...Posting...
How do you create the perfect post? I don't know. I've never done it.
I run out of things to say.

We tore out our tub surround this week to fix a leak and like all projects that at first seem so simple, we are still without a shower. We are hoping to have it done tonight. In the mean time, don't get too close to us without a nose pin.
Home repairs are a necessary evil. I love the result it's just getting there that's so frustrating.
Why can't houses fix themselves or never break down it the first place?
I don't really mind that much I suppose.
It's kinda fun working with my husband on a mutual project.
I hope everyone else is having a good week. We appreciate all of you!