My new CD...

Yay! I just got the new U2 album (CD and DVD set). WOW! I love it! I am definitely in obsessive listening mode! I don't know how Bono can have so many profound things to say all the time. A gift, I guess. Any fans with favourite lines? Favourite songs? Do tell.

Murphy's Law? Hmmmm.....

So, a not-so-funny-at-the-time funny story. I manage to lock my keys in my car maybe 2-3 times a year. Last year I did it two days in a row with the car running. My poor roomie got to rescue me both times. He mentioned that I should hide a key under my car. Great idea. I just never got around to it.

I was at work yesterday. For those of you who don't know - I work about 45 mins out of town. I had a slow day. A family of 6 came in after we were closed and wanted breakfast. At first I was frustrated, but then I thought about it - maybe God is trying to give me the $ I prayed for in the form of tips. Little did I know. Anyway, they left me a $20 tip. Pretty nice. I was all ready to take it home and buy some groceries. It turns out getting home would be the hard part.

Yes, I had done it again - I locked my keys in my car. I actually thought I had them when I got out (in my defense). It turns out they had fallen on the floor. I could see them through the window. One of the kind maintenance men tried to break into my car for me but that didn't work.

I called home, no answer. I thought it was rather strange since it was Remembrance Day, the buses weren't running and Shaun didn't have the car. I figured he had walked somewhere or someone had picked him up to do a project. I called around and found a ride but, unfortunately, not Shaun. I wanted to get his keys so I could drive my own car home instead of leaving it there. I called EVERYWHERE I could think of to see if Shaun was around. I left several messages, changed the voice mail, called people in his program, I even called there girl who lives below us to check and see if he was in the yard and maybe that's why he wasn't answering the phone. Nope, he wasn't in the yard.

I sat around, ate lunch, made phone calls. In total, I was at work for about 3 hours past my shift. I finally just called for a ride and figured I would catch a ride up the next day to get the car. When we finally got into an area with cell service, I checked my phone and sure enough, there was a message. From Shaun. I called back.

It turns out that he had been home the whole time. Our cordless had silently died and the other phone wasn't plugged in! OF ALL THE DAYS!!!!!!!! He was even carrying the phone around with him while he vacuumed so he wouldn't miss my call (I always call before I come home)!

So, I spent that $20 tip on lunch while I was waiting and gas for the friend who picked us up. I guess that was God making the best of a bad situation.

So that was my long day. On reflection, I wonder if asking God to give me patience was really such a good idea!

1999 (sorry Connie)

HA!

I found my old box of letters and stuff sent to me from 1997-1999: The Bible College years. I guess I got married, wised-up and started throwing stuff out after that. Here is pictue of 1999 for you. It made me giggle. 1999 thoughts on email from my dear friend Connie... (italics mine)

Look! I'm writing a letter! Just what Canada Post wants. They're mad 'cause of that new-fangled thing called E-mail. Crazy aren't they? Not that I wouldn't use it if I had the money for a computer and all that Jazz. However, for me, a stamp costs less. And, (...here it comes, I love it!...) you can't send photographs.

I also found letters from someone named Hugh Jass (LOL), a Christian contemporary romance novel teaser, and a stickman drawing of a friend snowboarding off of a cliff.

When did I grow up?

Providence

God IS good. He IS!

We are, to say the least, short for cash these days. We have been praying to have the $ to pay our rent etc. Did God EVER come through (and then some)! Last Saturday, we had an unexpectedly busy day. Like, REALLY busy. Of course, we were understaffed. The bad news is, it was really stressful. The good news is that I made $100 in tips and worked 1.5 hrs of over time. Same thing yesterday. Only I made over $120 (some of it was US $ - you do the math). God is good. I can pay my bills.

The only thing is - here's where I feel really bad and STUPID. I bought a new shirt yesterday to wear to the RMR (local) staff party. It was really nice. As I am driving home with my non-refundable purchase, I remember that what I really want is tickets to Les Miserables! Not enough $ anymore. I was incredibly sad. I have been waiting to see it forever. I felt so stupid and mad at myself. I am praying that God will somehow get me tickets. Is that wrong? I would have just taken it back, but can even God get past Le Chateau's refund policy?