Long Shot

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Rain drops keep falling on my head...

Well so much for bringing blogging back... first post since February. I can read back and see where if I missed a month it was a big deal. Oh well, blogging is a bit of a thing of the past but I still like having the creative outlet every now and again so if no one reads this that is just fine its not all that creative anyways and it's more for me anyways. (that was the worst sentence ever)

So over the past few days it has been like I'm Hexed or something! I started the week with a nasty sunburn on my mostly bald head and face. So that feels pretty good. Then I went to mow the jungle that is my lawn but decided I should mow my neighbour's first so I was 2/3's done that when I could smell smoke... then I could see smoke, then my foot got really hot... then i realized that the mower was ON FIRE! So that was fun, I splashed the dog's water on it and all was well but i was not able to finish her lawn or start my own. Then we threw a load in the washer and took the dog for a walk coming back to find the drain hose had worked itself loose and flooded the bathroom and leaked through the floor down into the basement... into my hockey bag. SO the next night I'm going to eat my lovely supper I prepared comprised of 3 no name mini Pizzas -a-la-cardboard and when I go to take the last one off the rack it slips through and falls down on the cheese side. Then I went outside and tried to get through my jungle with a little push mower I have but then I hit a big rock and now its not working the greatest and I didn't get a lot accomplished in the several hours I was out there.

So there ya go there is the past few days for me. Not a great update considering how long its been but whatever. Let's see how many months it takes this time.

Fiday Night Hockey

For the past six years over the hockey season most every Friday night you can find me at the rink for pick-up hockey. I love hockey, love to play, love the feel of the ice, the smell of the rink (other then the dressing room) and just the feeling of enjoying the game. However last night our ice time was canceled due to the 33rd annual Spud Tournament. Boo! Our ice on Sunday is canceled too. So to keep the Friday Night Hockey tradition alive, we went to watch 'YOUR PEI ROOOOOOOOCKET!" as Kirk says. The Rocket kind of stink this year and are second last in the conference but they actually played really well and pulled off a 7-3 victory. There was this kid at the game who sat right in front of us who, I am pretty sure, missed most of the game because he was turned around staring at us. Weird. AND Walker (he's my favorite) got a goal and 2 assists. Woot! Then we went out for wings and nachos while watching hockey. A good hockey evening in spite of the spud tourny. Life is good. Now if the Leafs could just pull out a freaking W. We'll see.

That kind of season I guess

Bitter or Better?

Here’s the thing about bitterness, it is the bitter person who is weighed down and affected by it, not the person, people or situation that the bitterness is directed at. It’s something that takes up your time, causes stress, and the feeling of bitterness overflows into relationships, and how you handle other situations. It can put a strain on every other aspect of your life and somehow the initial bitter feelings continue to intensify until you are so mad and so bitter over something that you realize that whatever it was you were so mad about is quite small in comparison to how much it is frigging up your life!

Isn't it so funny how the simple solution is to "let it go." Anyone ever say that to you? Hey man, just let it go. Yet if it was somehow that simple to just "let it go" wouldn't we just do that and then get on with the rest of the day? If you want to know the truth, it is HARD to let it go when someone "wrongs" you or treats you unfairly. It is hard not to dwell on those things as we are so much more inclined to share bad news then good. Ever see that show "The News?" It IS FULL of bad news. That is the way we are.

Here is what we NEED to do (lots of CAPS in this post eh?) we need to ask God for help and grant "forgiveness" and "grace" in these times. You know? The same forgiveness and grace that God grants me everyday. Imagine if God got all bitter and held grudges for all the stupid things we've done... that would be a bad scene. Now compare how much you've sinned against God and what things you have done to him to the bitterness that may be in your life right now against someone or some people. Yikes... ever feel about 6 inches tall?

A Homiletics Professor of mine once told me in every tough situation that comes our way we can be Bitter or Better.

I hope I can consistently make the right choice.

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

Well it is no secret to anyone who has ever read this blog with any kind of regularity that Aliant often gets on my nerves. Goofy things have happened with my Internet, phone, and bills. I often find I wait on hold forever only to talk to someone who doesn't know anything or can't speak english. SO... when I called yesterday to switch my mobility plan I was mentally preparing myself to be angry but was plesently surprised. I didn't have to wait on hold at all! I got right through to some girl and she asked me my phone number, I get that from a lot of girls... no I don't. Hey here's a question, how come whenever you call these joints, you have to punch in your number before you can talk to anyone, and then as soon as you get someone the first thing they do is ask for your number? Weird. ANYWAYS, I went to switch my plan to something that would fit us a little better and cost us a little less and she switched it up no problem. She said I may notice my bill looking a little goofy the first time because half would be on my old plan and half would be on this new one. I replied, "It can't be any worse then our last bill." Because we went way over in our minutes due to not having a home phone. She asked what was wrong with it so I explained that it was just us, that we went over our minutes. SO she activated a plan for the last month that knocked almost 80 BUCKS off my last bill! I couldn't believe it! I was so impressed with their customer service. So way to go Aliant, I have to give credit where credit is due because you gave me credit when it was not.

80 bucks... sweet!

Moving along

Well it is now official, we are moved in. Everything is in the house and A LOT of it is in the basement. But that is ok. We are moved in, getting set up and that is a very good thing. Closets are getting organized, food is in the refrigerator, pictures are on the wall, and I once again have TV! The place is painted and the move is moving quickly. I cannot express how nice it is to have your own space that is yours to do as you please.
I also cannot express how great it has been to have so much help from my Inlaws. They have been so helpful with moving, packing, cleaning, painting and have made many trips back and forth to give us a hand. It has just been a blessing and it is really great to spend time with them too. So we are mving right along and things are going well.
Got TV yesterday, phone and internet on Friday. Woot!