[nards]

Hey Bon
Yeah, I'm praying that the money you need will come through. It will come, just gotta keep believing and waiting.

[beanie]

I spent the weekend in Victor, by the beach. It was cold but real nice. I just hung out with Kez the whole time. We had some fun! We went to church and some friends of mine from back home (Lincoln) had just moved to Victor and now go to Kez's church. Super-dooper exciting. We hung with them on Sunday afternoon and caught up on everything that is going on around the place. I think Kez was bored but I had a really great time and ate heaps of nice food.

I came home late last night. My brother and his wife invaded my house when I was away. They took everything. My shelves are empty. My cupboard is practically empty. There is so much floor. I'm really moving. For good. I moved at the start of the year... a whole 2 suburbs, 20 minutes drive from my old house. I moved the year before... Lincoln to Adelaide. 700kms. I'm moving again. I don't know the distance from Adelaide to Auckland, but it's like a whole bunch of land and sea to get there. It's a long way.

Money for my trip settled down a bit. Some random couple in another state saw a picture of me when our team leaders were showing slides of the trip. They donated 300 bucks. Dad donated a grand. I've put in a few hundred. $1030 to go. 5 weeks to get it. No sweat.

Today, after shopping with my brother and his wife for a baby pusher, I went into the city and caught up with Kate, a heaps good friend of minek that I, sadly, hardly ever see. I brought her a small bible for christmas. She's going to bible college next year, so it'll be light and handy. We had Hungry Jacks for lunch. It's SOOOOOOO true that the whopper with cheese and bacon tops the regular whopper. Then, this really nice girl got us top quality sticky date puddings with stacks of icecream and oodles of caramel. It was incredible! I think I could live on that diet for ... a few days.

I was reading my bible on the bus coming home. I read about following God and living righteous, in freedom and not using grace as an excuse. I was like, "Oh maybe I should point this out to such and such". Then I was thinking about why I seem to be so quick to put a name to a verse, ready to preach. How often do I look at myself, my motives, my actions? How often do I wait for the Spirit to get to me and start making the adjustments? Hmm.

[beanie]

Originally Posted by nards

Hey Bon
Yeah, I'm praying that the money you need will come through. It will come, just gotta keep believing and waiting.

Just keep on reminding me.

[beanie]

Yeah, so we were just mucking around in the back garden and came out with these shots...

First is Sean and Hannah jumping off the side of the pond.

Second is Sean and Hannah and Tyke... the stinkiest, oldest, dumbest dog in the world. I hope he dies soon and puts himself and me out of misery.

Third is me, jumping off the side of the pond with Helga, the pet chicken. I "accidently" let her go.

[beanie]

This weekend, my brother and his wife were over. They took all but the nessecities of all my stuff and moved it home. On Monday morning, I went baby-pusher-shopping with them. It was sooooo much fun. Talk about a domestic over a freaking stroller! I wanted the one with awesome pump-up tyres and suspension. It was too expensive and as if my opinion really mattered. Babies get such cool stuff but I still don't want one.

After that, they drove home... 800kms. They were almost there. This guy rammed into them right over the roundabout. Flipped the car.

Mum rang me heaps late on Monday night, stressing out. "Bon, did you have any valuables in the back of the car?"

Well, it was just all my stuff. As if I care! Just tell me whether they're alive or not!? They're okay. Ren's got bruises and the baby is still alive and well inside her. Praiseh da Lord! Most of my stuff is okay. The car is not okay. Praise God for insurance. Mum and I had a big arguement about if God is in control when this kinda thing happens. Then I felt bad cos I yelled/preached at her. But I did win the arguement.

Tomorrow is Rememberance day... 11/11. At 11am you usually take a minute and remember the troops from the wars... wars gone, wars present... and wars to come I suppose. Last year, we didn't take a break from work to do it. I could say that my manager is just a money grubber. He's too arrogant and selfish to take ONE MINUTE to think of someone other than himself. (Lovely guy!) I hope they do it this time.




Countdown update...
44 days till I move home
52 days till I leave for the Philippines
52 days till New Years
106 days till I move to New Zealand

[guitarfan01]

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[Becky]

Hey, how goes it?

Tomorrow is Rememberance day... 11/11. At 11am you usually take a minute and remember the troops from the wars... wars gone, wars present... and wars to come I suppose. Last year, we didn't take a break from work to do it. I could say that my manager is just a money grubber. He's too arrogant and selfish to take ONE MINUTE to think of someone other than himself. (Lovely guy!) I hope they do it this time.

aaah, i didn't know that, that's cool isn't that something that everyone just does for a minute? or do you usually have someone make an anoucement and shut down for a few minutes?

Have you talked to Souldog recently??

anyways... question of the week

What have you done/are going to do this week to share Christ with someone?

[beanie]

Originally Posted by Becky

Hey, how goes it?

Not bad at all. A bit crazed, but okay.

Have you talked to Souldog recently??

Erm, the other day we msn-ed for a while... That was about 2 weeks ago actually. He's pretty good, from memory! Have you?

anyways... question of the week

What have you done/are going to do this week to share Christ with someone?

Well, yesterday, I made muffins for my supervisor Brenda. Her husband left her a few weeks ago. They turned out absolutely perfect! I took them to her house at about 7 (at least I think it was her house) and there was no one home and I couldn't just leave them on the front porch. So, I sent them down with some friends on a road trip. They enjoyed them. I didn't even think of the scenario that she wouldn't be home to recieve them.

Other than that, I've been especially nice to customers today! Your question is a really good one, Becky. It's definitely humbled me. There's not much of the week left. I've got youth tonight, so there's still some opportunity.

[beanie]

Last night, after making tea with Kez for one of our batchelor friends, I came home totally whacked and out of it. I didn't realise just how much till this morning when my alarm went off at 6:30. I woke and and thought... "It's light outside! Today, I'm supposed to be going to work in the dark."

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was supposed to be at work at 6:30... My alarm was supposed to be set at 5:30! (SOOOOO BLONDE!!!!!!!!!) So, I got out of bed, threw on some clothes, brushed my teeth and ran all the way to work. I was responsible for opening. You get there at 6:30 and prepare the front reading to open at 7. It was my first opening. They had complete faith in me. I'm not even supervisor ranked! I don't know how I did it, but I was at work and set up started bu 6:40! I was all yukky from morning bedness that you get, but I just had to get over it and move on.

So, that was bad, but it wasn't too bad. They prolly wont let me open again. I don't mind though. I worked till 11:30 and then came home. On my desk was a flower, a block of choclate and a vanilla coke. No note, but I knew it was from Kez. What?! She couldn't have cleaned it while she was there!? I went to send her a text message in thanks. I'd left my phone at work. Blonde. I went back to work and got my phone, plus some food for youth tonight!

Right now I'm feeling pretty stuffed. Too much running too early in the day. I hope I'm awake enough to drive properly. I should probably go and have a nap.

(Some lines of a Caedomon's Call song... I don't think they're all right.)
This days been crazy but everythings happened on schedule
from something to something
to the drink that I spilled on my shirt
You knew you'd save me before I fell dead in the garden
You knew this day long before You made me outta dirt

[beanie]

Share the Well

[nards]

Hey Bon

Do you like vanilla coke as well? I think it's great, but everyone I know hates it, they prefer normal coke.
At least you opened the shop on time, although a shower probly would've made u feel heaps better hey. Remind me of the days when I was on breakfast duty at Faith, and I forgot to set my alarm, or set it for 5 minutes before I needed to be in the kitchen. just get dressed and go, made me feel blah during class though 'cause there was no time for a shower before anything.

Anyways, have a great day
Nas

[beanie]

Last Sunday night, a whole bunch of relating churches got together and had a massive big celebration service in the town hall. It was awesome. They always are. I got there and my friends hadn't saved me a spot. No biggie. I didn't ask them to. So, I sat in a spare seat in the very front row next to this girl. The service was yet to start, so I introduced myself. Her name is Rachel. She'd just moved to town cos God had told her to - from her town which is like, 3 days drive away! She didn't know anyone, but had contacted a family in the church down here and was staying with them. I had been folding invitations to my farewell party and gave her one. We started talking about faith and God telling us to go and us not knowing anything. Then the service started. We worshipped and prayed, listened and learned and talked some more.

Today, I met her in the city and showed her round. We ate some good as pasta and walked down the mall and the main streets. I educated her on public transport (I swear I should work in the public transport place... but I don't wanna cos it's boring and I'm moving and they aren't hiring at the moment). We took a tram to the beach and ate icecream. 5 hours passed pretty quickly. She even got to experience running to the bus on time. So, Rachel. My new friend. She's awesome and I'm so stoked God made us friends. She's just passing though. Staying till God tells her to go back. I'm just about to leave. We've got similar stories and a bunch of faith. Awesome is our God.


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Nards - I LOVE vanilla coke. It's so the greatest ever. Thanks for reminding me about it. I'm going to go and drink it right now. I think it's so much better than coke cos it's nice and smooth and ... ahh. I also love it cos it creates some wicked burps. It also gives me the hiccups. I usually like them. Except when they contain some spewk.

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Cleaning...

Me and Kez made tea for a batchelor friend of ours the other night. I was burping and he commented a lot on how ladylike I am and how it's not wonder the guys are lining up behind me. Oh the sarcasm! How it bites me!

I thought I'd do the nice thing and clean up. WELL! Then came the confessions, long hidden, long unknown. Kez told me that I clean too much.
Me: "What the? Have you seen my room?"
KEz: "Yeah, it gets a little dirty and you clean it like every 3 days."
Me: "Really?"
Kez: "YES! I clean my room maybe once a year! And you can't sit still. You have to wipe something or pick up something (I think there's a clinical name for this ... something to do with compulsive and disorder). You come to my house a insist on doing the dishes and it annoys me cos I hate doing them!"
Me: "Gosh. It really makes you mad, ey?" (Me practicing NZ lingo.)


Apparently, I'm like a cleaning freak. I never noticed. I didn't think I was. I still don't think I am. And I'm not in denial. I just like things clean. I live in a house which is exactly opposite of what I would like my own house to be. It's so gross, but I don't clean it all that much. I just get angry at the people in house and what they do. Why not fill the sink with water and let the dishes soak for a few days!? And, really, is it so hard to turn around and put the cheese and milk back into the fridge? NO. But it seems to be difficult. I'm never safe when I drink milk or eat cheese. I eat it a lot though and haven't died yet. 6 weeks left. Will I make it?

So, I don't clean it up too much. Just when I'm really mad ... and then I have to adjust my attitude, so I do it right. And I really don't think I'm a cleaning freak. I was trying to keep my room neat for the next few weeks so I could avoid vacuuming. I hate vacuuming. It didn't work. So, I'm going to clean my room now. And vacuum. I hate carpet. Remind me, whenever I'm renovating a house (my dream), to not put in carpet!

What I love about a clean room is the ... cleanness. The space. I can listen to music and jump around and practice juggling and headstands (at the same time... not!) and not worry about crashing into anything!

Am I understood?

[nards]

Hey
Yeah, I understand your logic in being clean, I'm simliar, I like to be able to move aorund without clutter/ mess but aren't exactly complusive about it, I have a messy family as well, so that makes it a bit more difficult.

Vanilla coke is da bomb! I didn't really try it until an Australian friend suggested trying it, I love it too, but all my friends over here dont seem to like it.

Anyways, have an awesome day/ night

[1 Upon A Time]

Hey! Thanks for stopping by my blog (and chatting with my friend on my turf!) I think I will stop by yours quite ofthen. I started reading it from page one.. goodness, you make me laugh. I'm already in page 4, so how many pages more? I like laughing and people who make me laugh. My honey (mthat's bernie, my husband) and I laugh a lot... every day! BTW, will you be coming to the Philipines for the first time, because if you are, I'd like to give an unsolicited pre-orientation...

Got to go!

p.s.

Do you know what "ewan" means?
Hey, my fav color is green too

My friends call me SALE

[beanie]

HEY! Thanks for visitng. Don't read the whole lot. It's like 60 something pages! I'm glad I made you laugh though, cos I love laughing and it's so good!

Ewan (pronounced... you-wan) means warrior. My parents picked the best names for us!

Yeah, it'll be my first time in the Philippines, but I'm going with 9 other people, 2 of whom have gone quite a few times. I think it's pretty much structured and guided the whole time. It's not like I can run around by myself! But tell me some survival tips and stuff... !


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Everything is just about down to a month.
One month and I'll be home.
2 months and my Philippine trip will be over.
3 months and I'll be on my way to New Zealand.

Struth! It's SOOOOOO EXCITING!

And today, I found out the dates of the LTT in New Zealand. I'm so excited about getting to go to that!