First, let me say I wish I'd had the foresight to take a picture of the mess I'm about to describe, but I was too worried about cleaning up to think of it!!
If you've ever seen TV shows or movies where someone puts way too much detergent in the washing machine and the suds overflow everywhere and thought, "That would never happen in real life," THINK AGAIN!!
It all started on Saturday when I got groceries, even though I was so tired I could have fallen asleep on the spot. I buy all-natural detergents and the labels all look very similar. So, tired as I was, I picked up a jug of what I "thought" was dishwasher detergent, took it home and put it away without looking any closer.
So, tonight, I loaded up the dishwasher, suffering from a wicked headache and still not paying attention to the jug. Why would I, though, when I thought I'd purchased dishwasher detergent?! Now, the dishwasher is running and sounding a little funny, but I figured it was just because I had a headache. WRONG!! All of a sudden, I saw suds flowing liberally out of the dishwasher and all over the floor!! I opened up the dishwasher and all I could see was a mountain of suds. There was nothing to do but let the dishwasher finish its cycle and sop up suds upon suds upon suds!! Right now, it's on rinse #3... and I'm still not sure that's going to do it.
The moral of the story? Make sure you're awake when you purchase detergent!
Monday, June 11, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Ultimate Adventure!
I had the best day yesterday! Along with three of my co-workers, I took part in the Ultimate Adventure in support of Bryony House (a women's shelter in Halifax). What more can you ask for... a ton of fun AND supporting a great cause at the same time!
At our last pitstop, we had to find a way to put a chalk mark as high on the wall as possible. We could use anything we collected from the scavenger hunt. So, we attached the chalk to the umbrella (don't ask how, but we did) and Adam (who I've come to find out is afraid of heights) climbed on Allan's shoulders and we made the 14' mark!!
The Ultimate Adventure consisted of 10 pitstops with challenges and a scavenger hunt. But in order to find the pitstops, you had to figure out the clues. We spent almost 6 hours driving around Metro to the pitstops and picking up items for the scavenger hunt (i.e. a lobster trap, my grade 1 report card, a camping toilet and leather chaps to name but a few!). Some of the challenges were easier than others. At one we played Deal or No Deal. At another we had to don firefighters' gear (boots, pants, coat and helmet), tie a bow know, carry a 200lb dummy around a series of pylons and use the hose to knock over a pilon BEHIND a board! We did that one in 3:12 - and got a bonus for doing it in less than 5 minutes! The worst one was the ultimate food challenge... we ended up having to eat raw rhubarb, raw garlic, hot peppers and some sort of fish. YUCK!!!!
At our last pitstop, we had to find a way to put a chalk mark as high on the wall as possible. We could use anything we collected from the scavenger hunt. So, we attached the chalk to the umbrella (don't ask how, but we did) and Adam (who I've come to find out is afraid of heights) climbed on Allan's shoulders and we made the 14' mark!!
So, all in all, a fabulous day! Congrats to the RCMP Cruisers for winning the Ultimate Adventure! I'm totally doing this again next year!!
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Talk Less, Think More
Talk less. Think more. Wise words from a wise man. Words I need to take more seriously. That's what I took away from the message at church this morning. How often do my lips flap before my brain registers the warning, "STOP!!!!"
If I want people to take me seriously in my faith - especially those who don't know Jesus - I really need to consider the message I'm sending with my words. Not so much the words I'm saying, but the meaning behind them, you know? Are my words painting someone in a bad light? Am I leaving someone with a negative impression of my church, my faith or, heaven forbid, Jesus? Are my words building up or tearing down? Is there any real value in what I'm saying - or would I be better off holding my tongue?
So yeah, I'm going to try really hard this week to talk less - and make the words I use count for something.
As for the think more part, if I'm focusing on "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely whatever is admirable (Philippians 4:8)," how much more valuable would be the words that escape my lips? And how much greater would be my peace of mind? Again, to quote a very wise man, "What you think, you are."
What do you think?
PS... That very wise man is Pastor Les Somers of StoneRidge Fellowship... check out today's message at www.StoneRidgeFellowship.com.
If I want people to take me seriously in my faith - especially those who don't know Jesus - I really need to consider the message I'm sending with my words. Not so much the words I'm saying, but the meaning behind them, you know? Are my words painting someone in a bad light? Am I leaving someone with a negative impression of my church, my faith or, heaven forbid, Jesus? Are my words building up or tearing down? Is there any real value in what I'm saying - or would I be better off holding my tongue?
So yeah, I'm going to try really hard this week to talk less - and make the words I use count for something.
As for the think more part, if I'm focusing on "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely whatever is admirable (Philippians 4:8)," how much more valuable would be the words that escape my lips? And how much greater would be my peace of mind? Again, to quote a very wise man, "What you think, you are."
What do you think?
PS... That very wise man is Pastor Les Somers of StoneRidge Fellowship... check out today's message at www.StoneRidgeFellowship.com.
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