Questions Found on Hot Kerfuffle

Questions found on Hot Kerfuffle:

Sport: football (NFL and CFL - who needs an extra down, people!!)

Game: Balderdash or Things

Color: blue

Movie: Pride and Prejudice (BBC version)

Broadway play I have seen: Never seen any on Broadway. I saw Mamma Mia!, though and it was great!!

Song: It is impossible to name just one. The closest I would come to is "With or Without You" by U2.

American city I have visited: L.A., Spokane, Portland (oregon)

Foreign city I have visited: Paris, London

Book: Bible and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Children's Book: Harry Potter

Classic television show: Cosby Show

Recent television show: Friends, Scrubs, CSI or House

Actor: Matt Damon, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman

Actress: Emma Thompson, Gweneth Paltrow

Perfume: None right now

Food: Italian food, for sure - Seafood is a close second

Dessert: Chocolate anything

Chain Restaurant: Red Lobster

Local Restaurant: Peter's Drive-In

Car: Mazda Miata in a nice blue - convertable, of course!

Condiment: Ketchup

Kitchen Appliance: Dish Washer (if I had one)!! Coffee Maker since I don't!!

Home Appliance: Computer

Beauty Product: Avon hand lotion

Piece of clothing: big, comfy sweatshirt or hoodie

HGTV Show: Location, Location, Location OR Relocation

Food Network show: Don't watch any

Author: Kim Edwards

Male Songwriter: David Foster, Daniel Lanois, Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin

Female Songwriter: Sarah McLachlan

Holiday: Christmas

Ballet I have seen: I've never seen any...

Disney character: Tigger

Flower: Forget-me-nots or blue roses

Alcoholic drink: I rarely drink. A glass of Turning Leaf wine on special occasions..

Non-Alcoholic drink: Coke or Crystal Light in a bottle

Magazine: Cosmopolitan (right now)

Animated movie: Beauty and the Beast and Cars

Television network miniseries: Band of Brothers was really good, except fot the shakey camera shots. In Canada on CBC we have "The Tudors" right now. I find that intriguing.

Season: spring/fall

Male vocalist: Harry Connick Jr.

Female vocalist: Kelly Clarkson

Day of the week: Fridays

Household Chore: I would say arranging flowers, too or organizing things.

Ice Cream: Chocolate Mousse Royale (but we don't have Baskin Robins up here anymore!!)

Candy: Coke bottles

Artist: Robert Bateman

Tuesday Tunes - Two Today

There are two songs that I want to post for you today. The first one is still an anthem I have had for the past year or so, and will continue to have until I can really see what God's plan is for me. It is by BarloweGirls and I love the lyrics.



The second song is where I hope to be...soon. I am really trying to get there and feel that God is trying to teach me, mold me, make me better. It is so hard. With my Dad and church (trying out for worship team, etc.) I just feel so broken, scarred. But, like Sara Groves says in this song, it is becoming less like scars and more like character. I hope I can look back and see how God was at work, even though I am not quite there yet.




Thanks for listening. This is my journey. It continues...daily. Thank goodness I do not walk alone!!

Weekend in Review

I've decided that Mondays will be my Weekend in Review. If you missed Friday's Top Ten, please read that below. I was a little late putting it up, so you might have missed it!!

Weekend in Review:

The main event of this weekend was going on a road trip on Saturday. We all piled into our Corolla (better on gas than my parents' van) and started to drive. Jonathan had it all planned out.

We drove to the big metropolis of Torrington, Alberta. There are only a few main streets there, including the Highway. They have a Lutheran church and a diner (that was closed). They also have the world famous Gopher Hole Museum: a museum filled with stuffed gophers dressed in costumes and holding props. Yes, it is true. The museum is only a little shack, but they get thousands of visitors every year. I have never been, but Jonathan thought the kids might like it.

It is a little creepy. I had a friend in elementary that had gophers in his backyard as pets. They were in cages. They smelled and would bite you if you got too close.

There was one dressed up as a girl with flowers in her hands. I heard myself saying to Jonathan that I thought she was cute. That's when I decided I had been at this museum long enough and entered the gift shop.

Once in the gift shop, I was bombarded with things that were gopher related. I was also blasted with music. Someone had written a song about the museum that they must play over and over again when people stop in to the museum. They must get tired of the song.

Aidan really enjoyed it. Emma thought the animals were alive and kept banging on the windows and saying 'hello' to them. I would recommend this stop when you are in Alberta. It is too funny to be missed.

Here's a little taste!!

Gopher Hole Museum - Click here for another funny movie.

We finished off the road trip by stopping at Olds, Alberta for lunch. They now have a Super Walmart and a Loblaws type store, Dollarama...So, they don't have to drive to Calgary anymore.

We then drove to Cochrane and stopped at a playground to play. It was so hot that we just stopped for 20 minutes or so. Then it was back in the car for air conditioning and home again.

It was a fun time and definitely a good way to spend our day as a family. Aidan said he had lots of fun. Emma, I'm sure, did as well.