Random things going on...
My camera arrived on Monday and Jer and I have been playing with it ever since. I'll try and get some pictures up soon. Yay!
I've now lost 18 inches of flab from my body. Woo hoo! All this watching it is starting to pay off. I don't see it yet, but the measuring doesn't lie. I weigh in on Friday to see what the total is to date. I'm aiming to get my 10% weight lost by Christmas. (Hopefully not to put it on again in those few weeks) It sure is hard, but God seems to be giving me the strength to carry on.
If people could be praying for my Dad...His company is cutting back a lot of jobs because of this Vioxx scandal that happened. There's a good chance that he'll have to transfer to another city even if he doesn't loose his job. He'll know by the end of next week anyway... God knows what he's doing regardless. As usual, my parents are trusting God and are such strong people through him.
I'm almost done classes. Monday will be my last class until January. After that I have a final on the following Saturday and a project to hand in and then I get to chill out. Jer and got someone to do respite for us the weekend before Christmas so that's great news! We booked 2 nights at the Westin in Edmonton and we might hit the mall (very, very early in the morning so it's not too busy). I can't wait to sleep in that bed!
Today is a day for alternating between working out, paper writing, and putting up Christmas decorations. Pretty soon we should have our tree!
Meh...
I bought something on ebay... It's a Nikon 5200 5.1 megapixel digital camera. Jeremy and I are waiting to get it in the mail from Itaca, New York. They shipped it UPS so it should be here quickly. It should be here by today or tomorrow.
Secondly, I'm desperately trying to get some respite care for Bryson so that Jer and I can have some time together alone. It's been four months since we've had time off and we're supposed to have 30 days off a year. I'm starting to get tired and need some time. I think that I'm more tired because school is so stressful right now. (Three more weeks!) Anyway, we're aiming for the weekend before Christmas and then maybe we can take a trip to Edmonton or something. (fingers crossed) Not sure who will do respite the week before Christmas though... Don't get me wrong though...I love the kid to bits!
I'm also starting to get impatient with church, and I think it's really starting to show. A lot of this rests on my shoulders, but it's tough to feel a part of your church community sometimes. Vulnerability soon becomes a problem. I used to be so careful about making sure I looked like everything was ok at church. I had a minor crack in the facade on Sunday, and now I'm feeling stupid about it. Why is it so hard to be vulnerable with one another? Weakness isn't the enemy, right?
Wow... I think they're right... except about the eunuch part!
| You Are 50% Boyish and 50% Girlish |
You are pretty evenly split down the middle - a total eunuch.
Okay, kidding about the eunuch part. But you do get along with both sexes.
You reject traditional gender roles. However, you don't actively fight them.
You're just you. You don't try to be what people expect you to be. |
(Jer's results)
| You Are 40% Boyish and 60% Girlish |
You are pretty evenly split down the middle - a total eunuch.
Okay, kidding about the eunuch part. But you do get along with both sexes.
You reject traditional gender roles. However, you don't actively fight them.
You're just you. You don't try to be what people expect you to be. |
(Rie's results)
Much needed night out
Jer and I are headed to see Sarah Slean tomorrow at Louis. (Thanks to Caroline for buying the tickets and Jer's parents for babysitting) It's about time I got out of the house! Aside from parenting and University, there is not much else in my life at the moment. (That's not a bad thing...it's just nice to get out every once and awhile.)
Tomorrow I register for classes for the winter term. It turns out that I have to commute to Regina for one class because that same course really doesn't suit me in the Saskatoon time slot. I've heard that the professor's are much better down there and I think it will be nice to see my family every now and again. Luckily, two girls from Saskatoon are going to make the trek with me so gas won't be too much of an issue.
I've also decided that I'm going to try very VERY hard to get into social work in health settings when I convocate from U of R in 2007. (preferably palliative care or critical care in the hospital setting) My health professor that I have this term is absolutely amazing and she's really inspired me. I'm trying to trust God with it.
Finally, I've been writing music. I set my keyboard up again after a long absence. I'm trying to experiment with different styles of music because I find that I have such an eclectic taste. My music has been more 'folk' in the past, but I'm moving in some pretty interesting directions. It feels completely new. Speaking of music...I'm really into Keane right now. I bought the CD on a tip from my sister for 7.99 at future shop. I highly recommend it. It sounds a little bit like the band Travis is you've heard them. (I'm pretty sure I love it so much because it sounds like so much of the music I heard in the U.K. while I lived there)
Lastly, I'm sort of getting addicted to eBay. (Really bad obsession...especially when you're writing a paper.)
