So there is a new song by Emily West called Rocks in Your Shoes. I have it on my playlist. I like the song because it pretty much says to pick yourself up and keep on walking through whatever is in your path.
"I had a poor me trophy
Kept it on a shelf
Did the too proud,
Too cool to ask for any help
But when I gave in prayin’
I only got what answered back
And he said,I guess you gotta make a choice
When it hits the fan
You can get a little down or get a little mad
When there’s stones in the road only one thing to do
You gotta learn to walk with rocks in your shoes"
I like this song because it seems that you need to be grateful for the things we have been given and we should make the most experiences we have and incorporate them into our lives.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Talents
So our RS lesson touched on talents and the teacher told us to not compare ourselves against others. I know it is hard to not compare ourselves to others. We all do it. We all think to ourselves that my handwriting isn't as great as hers, or boy she can really do this or that, and I can't.
However, it is really weird on the other end. I have had the RS president tell me several times over the past year that she wishes she could do some of things I do and so forth. Last Wednesday, she asked me if there was something I didn't do. I told her I didn't draw and she said that made her feel better since she doesn't draw either. I don't really see myself as one of the people that someone would look to and compare themselves to. I would rather people wouldn't compare themselves to me. I know it is a compliment, but it makes me nervous to know people are watching me and thinking they wish they could do some of the things I do.
I don't consider myself anymore special than the next person, and I know we each have things we are good at. So it strange to hear someone wishing they could do the things I do. I know this girl has many talents and is good at the things she does. I know we each have potential and can do anything we put our minds to.
However, it is really weird on the other end. I have had the RS president tell me several times over the past year that she wishes she could do some of things I do and so forth. Last Wednesday, she asked me if there was something I didn't do. I told her I didn't draw and she said that made her feel better since she doesn't draw either. I don't really see myself as one of the people that someone would look to and compare themselves to. I would rather people wouldn't compare themselves to me. I know it is a compliment, but it makes me nervous to know people are watching me and thinking they wish they could do some of the things I do.
I don't consider myself anymore special than the next person, and I know we each have things we are good at. So it strange to hear someone wishing they could do the things I do. I know this girl has many talents and is good at the things she does. I know we each have potential and can do anything we put our minds to.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
So well, I have a problem with gum chewers or other noisy eating people. If the gum chewer is quiet, or doesn't snap their gum, I don't have a problem. It is when they chew it with their mouth open, or when they snap and pop their gum. This is a small irritating thing I picked up from mom. Little noises like that drove her crazy, along with rattling plastic bags, humming, loud breathing or whistling when eating (Dad) or singing that wasn't accompanied by a piano. That really drove her up the wall. Anyway, I have picked up on some of that, and so loud gum chewers really bother me.
There are two loud gum chewers in my ward. They have a hard time breathing through their nose, and so they chew their gum with their mouths open. Worse still, they breath hard and and do the combo breath of mouth/nose/snore sound. I know this bothers me, and so I try hard to not sit by them in Sacrament. Since Sacrament is so quite, we would hear a pin drop if one was actually dropped. This Sunday, one of them sat right behind me. I had no idea until after the Sacrament was passed and he came from passing it and sat down behind me. I sat their for the next 30-40 mins trying to concentrate on the speakers, but couldn't. All I could think of was the breathing problems this person has, and how I wanted to turn around and take the gum away from him. I know this is a personal problem and that his breathing problems aren't his fault. This is an irritation I need to work on so it wouldn't bother me. However, it is really hard. About 10 mins before the end of the meeting, I found myself tapping my foot, and drumming my fingers on the pew. It was horrible. Instead of me being able to take the things out of the talk someone worked so hard on putting together, all I could think of was ripping the gum out of someones mouth. I became very aware of how many people were chewing gum around me. There were three people in front of me that started chewing gum after Sacrament. The two on my right started chewing gum shortly before the meeting was over, and the one on my left started chewing gum right after Sacrament. I was completely surrounded by gum chewers. However, they chewed it with their mouths closed, and didn't make snapping/popping, or weird breathing noises.
I guess I will need to be a bit more diligent on finding a seat for myself next week.
There are two loud gum chewers in my ward. They have a hard time breathing through their nose, and so they chew their gum with their mouths open. Worse still, they breath hard and and do the combo breath of mouth/nose/snore sound. I know this bothers me, and so I try hard to not sit by them in Sacrament. Since Sacrament is so quite, we would hear a pin drop if one was actually dropped. This Sunday, one of them sat right behind me. I had no idea until after the Sacrament was passed and he came from passing it and sat down behind me. I sat their for the next 30-40 mins trying to concentrate on the speakers, but couldn't. All I could think of was the breathing problems this person has, and how I wanted to turn around and take the gum away from him. I know this is a personal problem and that his breathing problems aren't his fault. This is an irritation I need to work on so it wouldn't bother me. However, it is really hard. About 10 mins before the end of the meeting, I found myself tapping my foot, and drumming my fingers on the pew. It was horrible. Instead of me being able to take the things out of the talk someone worked so hard on putting together, all I could think of was ripping the gum out of someones mouth. I became very aware of how many people were chewing gum around me. There were three people in front of me that started chewing gum after Sacrament. The two on my right started chewing gum shortly before the meeting was over, and the one on my left started chewing gum right after Sacrament. I was completely surrounded by gum chewers. However, they chewed it with their mouths closed, and didn't make snapping/popping, or weird breathing noises.
I guess I will need to be a bit more diligent on finding a seat for myself next week.
Mouse! OH MY!
I think I have a mouse in my house. Yikes!! I am not really sure what I am going to do about this. It seems to be in the walls in by bathroom. I heard some noises yesterday night, but didn't think too much of them. However, this morning, I was in the bathroom for a bit longer and realized it sounded like rodent teeth chewing on the wood/walls. Sam and Phil don't seem to care. I guess there isn't much they could do until the mouse comes out. However, it is a bit disconcerting to realize something is in the walls and I don't know how to get at it to get rid of it. I do think I can push some decon under the baseboards so it can eat the mouse poison.
I haven't actually seen the tell-tale signs of mice or rats, but I know the sound of rodent teeth chewing. I have had several hamsters growing up. So it is either a rodent in my walls, or a super-duper termite. Either way, I don't want it in my house. I hope that with sticky traps, decon, and a bit of expanding spray foam, I am able to kill the mouse, and plug up any hole it came into the house through. I hope I am able to take care of the problem before it becomes them.
Also, darn Phil and Sam. There is another cat that has been hanging out on my back porch, and I call him Ears. Stupid cat let a mouse get in my house. Sure Ears catches things. Ears likes bugs and has even left me a present of a blue bird, but what good are cats if they don't get my vermin?
I haven't actually seen the tell-tale signs of mice or rats, but I know the sound of rodent teeth chewing. I have had several hamsters growing up. So it is either a rodent in my walls, or a super-duper termite. Either way, I don't want it in my house. I hope that with sticky traps, decon, and a bit of expanding spray foam, I am able to kill the mouse, and plug up any hole it came into the house through. I hope I am able to take care of the problem before it becomes them.
Also, darn Phil and Sam. There is another cat that has been hanging out on my back porch, and I call him Ears. Stupid cat let a mouse get in my house. Sure Ears catches things. Ears likes bugs and has even left me a present of a blue bird, but what good are cats if they don't get my vermin?
Cake, Cake, and More Cake
So yesterday I had many, many plans. However, I didn't get them all done. I did get some of them, but not all. I had planned on borrowing a bike from a co-worker and getting up early Saturday to see if I would be able to ride to work in an hour. I am not much of a biker. Also, a couple of years ago I fell on one of my knees, not once, but three times in about a minute. It wasn't a pretty sight, nor was the falling private. I fell in the airport. I kept tripping over my coat that was hanging on my arm. I didn't figure out what was causing me to face plant into the cement ground until the third time. I really felt stupid, but I digress.
I wanted to see if I would be able to get to work in an hour. I have been thinking of biking to work. This would help get the exercise in, as well as save a bit on fuel. There are few downsides to this. The first is the roads that I would be on. There really aren't paved shoulders. The gravel shoulders are fairly large, but still it is gravel. The roads are traveled on 55-70 mph. The speed limit is 55, but I know people go about 70 (no, I am not one of those people). There is one spot where there are two large dogs that chase cars, and I would imagine they would chase people on bikes. Then the last downside is the amazing heat. Yes, 100 degrees would zap my energy, but it would make me be grateful for the air conditioning once I get home. Now you are thinking, who would want to work with me after an hour of biking in 100 degrees. I know I wouldn't. However, work does have a shower. I had thought about biking a few times, but the thought of showering at work has always been an icky thought. However, when gas finally reached $4.45/gallon last week, I have been thinking about biking a bit more.
However, my co-worker didn't bring the bike in on Friday, so I couldn't try this out on Saturday. I wanted to try it on Saturday since I wasn't sure if I would be able to bike 8 miles in an hour. I really am not sure how fast I can be. I haven't been on a bike in, well, I can't remember when the last time was.
I also had plans on baking 12 cakes. This actually sounds worse than it is, it is only 6-two layer cakes. So, when my alarm went off at 8:00, I was still tired, so turned it off, and rolled back over. When I did get up, I ran for about an hour, then started to work on my kitchen. I got it cleaned up enough to bake the million cakes. While they were cooking, I was able to clean my bathrooms, my bedroom, my office, and washed my clothes. Around 7:30, the cakes were finally done cooking. My house was 3 degrees warmer than it was outside. I didn't get all the cakes done. I didn't have enough eggs in the house. I was able to get 8 of them done. The two hardest cakes I still have to make. After they were done cooking, I put them in the freezer so they would be ready to frost for the wedding cake on the 20th. I was also able to make a couple batches of icing so I could go to my cake decorating class on Tuesday.
I wanted to see if I would be able to get to work in an hour. I have been thinking of biking to work. This would help get the exercise in, as well as save a bit on fuel. There are few downsides to this. The first is the roads that I would be on. There really aren't paved shoulders. The gravel shoulders are fairly large, but still it is gravel. The roads are traveled on 55-70 mph. The speed limit is 55, but I know people go about 70 (no, I am not one of those people). There is one spot where there are two large dogs that chase cars, and I would imagine they would chase people on bikes. Then the last downside is the amazing heat. Yes, 100 degrees would zap my energy, but it would make me be grateful for the air conditioning once I get home. Now you are thinking, who would want to work with me after an hour of biking in 100 degrees. I know I wouldn't. However, work does have a shower. I had thought about biking a few times, but the thought of showering at work has always been an icky thought. However, when gas finally reached $4.45/gallon last week, I have been thinking about biking a bit more.
However, my co-worker didn't bring the bike in on Friday, so I couldn't try this out on Saturday. I wanted to try it on Saturday since I wasn't sure if I would be able to bike 8 miles in an hour. I really am not sure how fast I can be. I haven't been on a bike in, well, I can't remember when the last time was.
I also had plans on baking 12 cakes. This actually sounds worse than it is, it is only 6-two layer cakes. So, when my alarm went off at 8:00, I was still tired, so turned it off, and rolled back over. When I did get up, I ran for about an hour, then started to work on my kitchen. I got it cleaned up enough to bake the million cakes. While they were cooking, I was able to clean my bathrooms, my bedroom, my office, and washed my clothes. Around 7:30, the cakes were finally done cooking. My house was 3 degrees warmer than it was outside. I didn't get all the cakes done. I didn't have enough eggs in the house. I was able to get 8 of them done. The two hardest cakes I still have to make. After they were done cooking, I put them in the freezer so they would be ready to frost for the wedding cake on the 20th. I was also able to make a couple batches of icing so I could go to my cake decorating class on Tuesday.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Chocolate
I thought I would do one post about chocolate. I love chocolate. My favorite is melted milk chocolate. It seems like it is richer and I can just enjoy it more. Dark chocolate is good on some things like on York Peppermint Patties or even on Milky Way Midnights. Other than that, I am not a big fan. Milk is definitely my favorite.
A couple of years ago on a camping trip, we accidentally left a Hershey's bar on the camping chair overnight. We really didn't notice it until sometime in the afternoon. When I found it, I was amazed the squirrels didn't run off with it. When I picked it up, I noticed that it was completely melted. This was when Hershey's had just started out with plastic wrapper and so the chocolate was completely sealed up in the wrapper. At first I put the bar aside because I thought it would be too messy to eat, and I wasn't sure how I would do it. Then it dawned on me that I could cut off a tiny corner and squeeze it out. That was the best chocolate bar I had ever had. Hmm!
I also love hot chocolate. When I was back in college I discovered the flavored coffee creamers. Mom had sometimes made our hot chocolate, and I can remember something about powered coffee creamer going into it. So I thought I would experiment with the flavors. I have found some that I love. I love the hazelnut, amaretto (almond), pralines and cream, toffee nut, and a few others. It sure makes a cup of chocolate 10 times better.
A couple of years ago on a camping trip, we accidentally left a Hershey's bar on the camping chair overnight. We really didn't notice it until sometime in the afternoon. When I found it, I was amazed the squirrels didn't run off with it. When I picked it up, I noticed that it was completely melted. This was when Hershey's had just started out with plastic wrapper and so the chocolate was completely sealed up in the wrapper. At first I put the bar aside because I thought it would be too messy to eat, and I wasn't sure how I would do it. Then it dawned on me that I could cut off a tiny corner and squeeze it out. That was the best chocolate bar I had ever had. Hmm!
I also love hot chocolate. When I was back in college I discovered the flavored coffee creamers. Mom had sometimes made our hot chocolate, and I can remember something about powered coffee creamer going into it. So I thought I would experiment with the flavors. I have found some that I love. I love the hazelnut, amaretto (almond), pralines and cream, toffee nut, and a few others. It sure makes a cup of chocolate 10 times better.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Flower Arrangement
So last night I went to Michael's for the cake decorating class. Just before the class started, I met Jen to pick out some flowers to decorate her cake with. She wanted some calla lilies, and some light butter colored roses, and some other small filler flowers. So we picked them out, and now I am not entirely sure what I am going to do to with them. I know that I need to arrange them in a gentle curve/slope so they will go down the side of her three tier cake. I just am looking at the flowers and not really seeing it in my head, and so I don't know where to start. I think I will need to think about this for a couple of days then start working on it. I want to have the flowers arranged long before I start baking the cakes.
Since the reception is on the 20th, I thought I would bake the cakes on the 15th. This means that I should probably get this thing together this weekend and see where I am from there. I will have to post a picture when I finally finish the arrangement, as well as when I finish the cake.
Since the reception is on the 20th, I thought I would bake the cakes on the 15th. This means that I should probably get this thing together this weekend and see where I am from there. I will have to post a picture when I finally finish the arrangement, as well as when I finish the cake.
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