He'll have been to Richmond twice on my account soon - no need to make it THREE!
Jon picked me up this morning, and tried convincing Mom that she'd like stuff played on 106.5 - no go, unfortunately. He's not surprised they play a lot of Chris Tomlin, and wondered when I listened to that station: on Saturday afternoons / evenings when Henry drives me around! Mom wants Dallas to come for dinner before he moves, since he's finished exams and such - that would be good if I see him tomorrow! (Wednesday night are when Jon and I are busy!) She also said that it might be a good idea if I spent some time with my grandma before she leaves for Hong Kong - Monday's out, Wednesday could be out, and Friday is definitely out since that's when Eric and I make plans for the night! Ah, we shall see! Got to church, said hi to Jeremy and his parents, and talked to Dianne about our troubles falling asleep / sleeping pills as an aid. Man, we envy the people who fall asleep within five minutes! (she thought reading till 4 AM on Friday / Saturday would help her fall asleep since she was so engrossed in the material, but she was wrong!)
After service (which included a farewell speech by the Mandarin pastor: not grammar-checked perfectly!), I went to the back parking lot to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air for a while. I saw Julie, who's back from Alberta for the summer - YAY! Her older sister Denise wondered where my jersey / hockey spirit was since there was a game tonight: someone wondered where HERS was, and she said it was in the wash since she washed it after every series. She's had three games to wash it, but whatever. Steph said she'd sign a bunch of birthday cards tomorrow since she was busing to the Memorial Cup orientation - Karen was not impressed to hear that she was going to the PNE, haha. Jen asked if she was free on Wednesday, and I said that she should tell Jeremy about the venue before he left with his parents for lunch. He HAD said that he was free that night, so he'll probably remember! (I should ask Eric about it tomorrow, haha)
Went to Sunday School early, and stopped to say hi to baby Hannah. She's so cute, but was tired since she'd been up since 7. Told Dad that I was going to the luncheon, and he thought I'd bus home since he and Grandma weren't waiting for me. (Jon's plans included going to the beach after the meeting) Placed my stuff in the toddler room, and went back out to tell Jon that I was going - he figured that someone should be able to drive me home that lived close enough to Richmond. I said I hoped so, and then went back to the toddler room. Rachel learned English REALLY quickly, and talks so fast that her grandma can't really understand the new language - her cousins Jason and Amos have to translate, haha. Sean didn't want to sit down and listen to the story, but did like imitating the actions to the songs! I let him play with my rainbow stickers, which Rachel also liked - she and Wilson thought my insect book was scary! As usual, I had to color for Sean and put his stickers on his homework: he likes feeling the sticker backing, though! (he used to like coloring... but today, he said "green / purple / blue / red!") Heh, I gave Sean some Purell - Eric won't be impressed when I tell him! - since the kids' Play-Doh smelled BAD! (even Wilson commented on it, haha: you know it's bad then!)
Once I was finished with Sunday School and talking to Sean's brother Ian / his parents, I spotted Auntie Grace in the basement. I asked her about Dave - good thing he's coming back for Phil's wedding, but I'll give her his birthday card since she'll see him in May! Now all I have to do is find Uncle Sam at a good time, haha. (too bad Teunis has no parental connections, hehe) I went outside, where Eric tried telling me that my Corona Extra hat was too straight. He then took the hat off my head (apologizing), and then curved it for me - he wasn't impressed when I tried to straighten it out again and called him a dork, playfully hitting him in the process! (then again, Jeremy's mom laughed when Jeremy and Jon did their "holy chest slap" thing, haha!) No wonder that hat is weird for me, heh. Went with Phil, Dylan, and Jon to the luncheon meeting after I gave Hannah two Mexican lollipops with bubblegum inside: Randal was certainly happy with a lot of fried chicken, haha. I originally sat in the back, but then didn't think I wanted to trip over everyone when I got my food, so moved to the front - let's just say I don't like it when my brother reads my mind, although NOT for the reason he was thinking! ;)
We introduced ourselves (sleeping is a hobby these days?!)... and discussed concerns, the pervasive nature of Internet addiction / gaming at church, spelling, blah blah buzzwords, controversy, Rick Warren, long videos, upset, 40 Days, coloring, and such. Once we heard that the babies and preschoolers could color, we all wanted to take that class! (I should go and buy stuff to color for myself and indulge my inner child, but we all know I am NOT artistic!) Managed to talk a bit to Randal about cruises, Alaska, the kids / toddlers / babies, pictures, "craptastic," 24 madness (he gets use out of his TV now that he's glad I hooked him on the show, haha), his apartment, and other stuff - good times! During the meeting, I got fidgety... but I was acutely conscious of position, so didn't kick Randal's leg accidentally. Auntie Cathy seemed rather upset about new initiatives, since there were other unity-building things around - for sure! Guess we'll see what happens now, although it would have been nice to discuss it before this meeting to say that we'd be doing that campaign in the fall. *sigh*
After the meeting, Randal said bye to me, but I delayed him in order to prove a certain point to my brother. I asked him where he lived - no, I didn't need his exact address even though I'm an information hound! (he knows mine, but that's because he needed to for ride purposes - I don't need to know his!) He told me, and I called across the room to Jon: "TOLD YOU! TOO FAR!" Randal then asked if I needed a ride home (Auntie Bessy asked if Jon was driving me - nope!), but I'd already made arrangements with Andrea. I simply told him that my brother and I were having a general discussion earlier about stuff, and that was why I needed the information. Andrea and I got going a while later after Auntie Cathy expressed further concern to people, but I was in no real rush even if the meeting went over an hour overtime.
We talked about Chuck, Elaine singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to her on the phone, Eric, Jeremy, food runs, Harmony and various nicknames, the kids, and hanging out. Decided to go to Starbucks since we decided we needed coffee! Talked about the "different woman" Teresa, eating whenever I was hungry, hockey, last names, memories, food, the time when Eric HAD to eat a banana, and other stuff. It was good hanging out with her, and she insisted on treating me even though it's her birthday! White chocolate mocha, yay! The Ducks just won 3-2 in a competitive game, too... blah. Now I must email people the stuff I promised them - hope Andrea's having fun at her birthday dinner! (I got a lot of leftovers, whee!)
After service (which included a farewell speech by the Mandarin pastor: not grammar-checked perfectly!), I went to the back parking lot to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air for a while. I saw Julie, who's back from Alberta for the summer - YAY! Her older sister Denise wondered where my jersey / hockey spirit was since there was a game tonight: someone wondered where HERS was, and she said it was in the wash since she washed it after every series. She's had three games to wash it, but whatever. Steph said she'd sign a bunch of birthday cards tomorrow since she was busing to the Memorial Cup orientation - Karen was not impressed to hear that she was going to the PNE, haha. Jen asked if she was free on Wednesday, and I said that she should tell Jeremy about the venue before he left with his parents for lunch. He HAD said that he was free that night, so he'll probably remember! (I should ask Eric about it tomorrow, haha)
Went to Sunday School early, and stopped to say hi to baby Hannah. She's so cute, but was tired since she'd been up since 7. Told Dad that I was going to the luncheon, and he thought I'd bus home since he and Grandma weren't waiting for me. (Jon's plans included going to the beach after the meeting) Placed my stuff in the toddler room, and went back out to tell Jon that I was going - he figured that someone should be able to drive me home that lived close enough to Richmond. I said I hoped so, and then went back to the toddler room. Rachel learned English REALLY quickly, and talks so fast that her grandma can't really understand the new language - her cousins Jason and Amos have to translate, haha. Sean didn't want to sit down and listen to the story, but did like imitating the actions to the songs! I let him play with my rainbow stickers, which Rachel also liked - she and Wilson thought my insect book was scary! As usual, I had to color for Sean and put his stickers on his homework: he likes feeling the sticker backing, though! (he used to like coloring... but today, he said "green / purple / blue / red!") Heh, I gave Sean some Purell - Eric won't be impressed when I tell him! - since the kids' Play-Doh smelled BAD! (even Wilson commented on it, haha: you know it's bad then!)
Once I was finished with Sunday School and talking to Sean's brother Ian / his parents, I spotted Auntie Grace in the basement. I asked her about Dave - good thing he's coming back for Phil's wedding, but I'll give her his birthday card since she'll see him in May! Now all I have to do is find Uncle Sam at a good time, haha. (too bad Teunis has no parental connections, hehe) I went outside, where Eric tried telling me that my Corona Extra hat was too straight. He then took the hat off my head (apologizing), and then curved it for me - he wasn't impressed when I tried to straighten it out again and called him a dork, playfully hitting him in the process! (then again, Jeremy's mom laughed when Jeremy and Jon did their "holy chest slap" thing, haha!) No wonder that hat is weird for me, heh. Went with Phil, Dylan, and Jon to the luncheon meeting after I gave Hannah two Mexican lollipops with bubblegum inside: Randal was certainly happy with a lot of fried chicken, haha. I originally sat in the back, but then didn't think I wanted to trip over everyone when I got my food, so moved to the front - let's just say I don't like it when my brother reads my mind, although NOT for the reason he was thinking! ;)
We introduced ourselves (sleeping is a hobby these days?!)... and discussed concerns, the pervasive nature of Internet addiction / gaming at church, spelling, blah blah buzzwords, controversy, Rick Warren, long videos, upset, 40 Days, coloring, and such. Once we heard that the babies and preschoolers could color, we all wanted to take that class! (I should go and buy stuff to color for myself and indulge my inner child, but we all know I am NOT artistic!) Managed to talk a bit to Randal about cruises, Alaska, the kids / toddlers / babies, pictures, "craptastic," 24 madness (he gets use out of his TV now that he's glad I hooked him on the show, haha), his apartment, and other stuff - good times! During the meeting, I got fidgety... but I was acutely conscious of position, so didn't kick Randal's leg accidentally. Auntie Cathy seemed rather upset about new initiatives, since there were other unity-building things around - for sure! Guess we'll see what happens now, although it would have been nice to discuss it before this meeting to say that we'd be doing that campaign in the fall. *sigh*
After the meeting, Randal said bye to me, but I delayed him in order to prove a certain point to my brother. I asked him where he lived - no, I didn't need his exact address even though I'm an information hound! (he knows mine, but that's because he needed to for ride purposes - I don't need to know his!) He told me, and I called across the room to Jon: "TOLD YOU! TOO FAR!" Randal then asked if I needed a ride home (Auntie Bessy asked if Jon was driving me - nope!), but I'd already made arrangements with Andrea. I simply told him that my brother and I were having a general discussion earlier about stuff, and that was why I needed the information. Andrea and I got going a while later after Auntie Cathy expressed further concern to people, but I was in no real rush even if the meeting went over an hour overtime.
We talked about Chuck, Elaine singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to her on the phone, Eric, Jeremy, food runs, Harmony and various nicknames, the kids, and hanging out. Decided to go to Starbucks since we decided we needed coffee! Talked about the "different woman" Teresa, eating whenever I was hungry, hockey, last names, memories, food, the time when Eric HAD to eat a banana, and other stuff. It was good hanging out with her, and she insisted on treating me even though it's her birthday! White chocolate mocha, yay! The Ducks just won 3-2 in a competitive game, too... blah. Now I must email people the stuff I promised them - hope Andrea's having fun at her birthday dinner! (I got a lot of leftovers, whee!)
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