Sad...

My birthday was lovely! My mom had a big shin dig BBQ with all my nearest of kin (ha ha.. I'm such a dork) Anyway, it was really nice and I felt so loved :o) But then once the festivities ended I started to feel a little down... And it may sound rediculous, but I've kind of felt a damper ever since then.... I guess my birthday got me thinking about my age and what I've accomplished in life... And instead of spurring me on to enjoying life more, it's actually just made me wallow. I feel like I have no talents, no hobbies, no ministry... And at this point, I just plain don't feel like doing anything anyway! I wish there was something that I just LOVED to do and was really good at. I mean, don't get me wrong, there's things about my life that I'm really happy about! I love Dave, and Mollie and Sonny, and all my family and friends!

Dave's heading off hunting tonight with his dad and brother until they "catch" something. So they could be back Thursday night, but that is very unlikely. The latest they'll be gone is Sunday night. That's FOUR WHOLE DAYS AND NIGHTS without him! His leaving is not helping lift the damper at all.

And to top off how I've been feeling I have been plagued with a wonderful COLD SORE. It's really helping me feel better :oP

Anyway, sorry this isn't a very happy post, but I just sort of needed to vent. Interestingly enough all the staff are reading a book that's supposed to help us find out what our gifts are.. so maybe this will help me :o) :o) Once I figure out what my giftings are, I need to start to use them!

"We can do no great things; only small things with great love." -Mother Teresa

Okay okay NOW it should work!!

So does everyone else have to sign in TWICE when they're trying to get into their blog? I FINALLY have the stupid beta version working but it sure is irritating. Anyway, it should work now! Love you all!! :o)

The "Not" Fair

September 9th-11th Dave and I had an awesome time at the Fall Fair. We had entered about 10 pictures in the photography section and had to buy a 3 day pass to the Fair as part of the entry.. thankfully we got it for half the price. It was really nice to be able to come and go as we wished all weekend. Only problem was NOT ONE of our pictures got any sort of recognition... we were a little devestated, but enjoyed the last two days of the Fair once we got over our disapointment. We hung out with our friends Les and Rita the first night, went to the parade Saturday morning and then took a bunch of the festivities.. the llama obstacle course that we were all excited about turned out to be nothing more than a person WALKING their llama around a small course.. but the Logging competition turned out to be quite fun. There weren't many participants, but Dave knew one of them! Mr. Majaryk? Anyway.. Duane and Kevan should have done the axe toss since they'd had a bit of practice the weekend before!! We were sure to watch this year's Shuswap Idol because Kendal won last year, so we were all into it. The winner of the under 18 catagory was a guy in grade 12 at King's!! So, so far two years in a row the winner has been a KCS grad!! Pretty cool. He's got an amazing voice too!! So powerful.. he did an amazing job of a Josh Groben song. He and Kendal have decided to work together on a few duets to record one with the recording time Kendal won last year.. and they're both planning to try out for Canadian Idol this year! So fun! Anyway... here's a few pictures from the "not" fair (since we didn't win anything :oP)

Did I do it?

Okay.. It appears that I originally switched to beta blogger correctly... the weird thing was they asked me to use a new password and wouldn't let me use the one I used for my original blog... so I couldn't figure out how to get into my new beta account and they sent me an email so I could change my password.. so I did and when I signed in I could either go to my blog or create a new blog... so does this mean my old blog is now beta? How bizarre.... I sure hope it worked whatever just happened! *laughed* If you have any problems converting your own blog DON'T ASK ME! :o)

I don't get it!

Okay, so I skimmed through the directions on updating to the new beta account, but it's like they want me to create a whole new blog! What's up with that? I know I should just read the instructions better in the help section, but I figure it should be easy enough to update. GRRR.. I'll do it another day I guess :oP *lol*

What a wonderful weekend!

John and Kristyna's wedding was absolutely beautiful. They were sooo cute and grinning so wide for the entire ceremony. It was a very sweet and godly wedding and it was so nice to be a part of. What a special day :o)


We got back late Saturday night and found that Karyna and Duane and Kevin and Leah were going to pop by on Sunday, so we went to my parent's place and watched "Take the Lead." It was pretty good, but we'd seen Step It Up fairly recently in the theatre and I liked it more. I just can't believe that the lead girl in Step It Up is also one of the girls in Take the Lead! CRAZY! The movies came out so close together I wonder if there was some overlap in filming for her? Anyway...

Sunday we slept in (it was REALLY NICE) and did a bit of grocery shopping and then Karyn and Duane and Kevin and Leah showed up and we chatted for a bit and then went up Fly Hills to Wallensteen Lake. It's about a 30-40minute drive on really bumpy gravel.. man was it nice to drive on cement when we came back. It was really pretty but the sun was hidden by smoke or clouds or something! Dave brought my parent's inflatable boat and fished off of it! He was too cute!! He caught two nice trout and cooked them up for all of us have. (he makes the best trout!)

Mollie rolled in a cow pie!!!!!! So Dave threw her in the lake to clean her off!


They didn't end up camping up there 'cause there wasn't a fresh water source and they hadn't brought enough water (which we didn't mind since that meant they could visit with us longer! *evil laugh*) OHh and we got icecream before we went up the mountain and Duane, Leah, and I all got Chocolate Raspberry Delight.. and was it ever delightful!?!! MMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm We came back to our place and watched The Mask of Zorro 2... and all I have to say is... if you haven't put yourself through the torture of watching it, please, take my word and DON'T. We had heard it was lame.. but it wasn't even really lame it was just plain BORING.

Monday morning the clan left and Dave went to help his parent's move into town (yay, they live in town now!!) and my family happened to be going to Vernon, so I ventured off with them. It was a nice day.. afterwards I saw Dave's parent's new place. It's quite small, but very nice :o) and then we went and watched Canadian Idol at my Grandma H's place. We'll see who the final two are tonight! Pretty crazy, we've been following it most of the way through. We would have really liked to have seen Steffi D. do last night's show... well.. we really wanted her to WIN too, but what can ya do but vote.. which we did!

So today is Tuesday. I worked a bit late today to get caught up on the Sicamous finances.. and then I went to Askews to get some bamboo shoots for the Thai Chicken Curry recipe I was going to make to use up the rest of the coconut milk I had left over from the Butter Chicken I made awhile back (I froze the left over coconut milk). So now I'm just waiting for Dave to get home so I can eat the feast I prepared ;o) From the little tasting I did, it's pretty good!!

Thai Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk

1/2 pound green beans, ends trimmed (I used a cup of frozen green beans)
2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (10 to 12 oz. total)
1 tablespoon salad oil
1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons prepared Thai red curry paste (or 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger, 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1 teaspoon chili powder, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne)(I used the spices, not the paste)
1 can (14 oz.) reduced-fat coconut milk (I used a can less 1/4 cup that I used in my butter chicken, but I think it would be better with the whole can 'cause I wouldn't have minded more sauce)
1 teaspoon sugar (I didn't put this in)
1 can (8 oz.) sliced bamboo shoots, rinsed and drained
Fish sauce or salt (I didn't put this in either)
(I added 1/4tsp of corn starch but I don't know if I really needed to)

1. Slice beans diagonally into 1 1/2-inch lengths. Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes. Place a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over high heat. When pan is hot, add oil and beans; stir-fry 2 minutes.
2. Add chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Add curry paste, coconut milk, and sugar. Reduce heat to low and stir until curry paste is well blended. Add bamboo shoots; continue cooking until hot, 3 to 4 minutes. Add fish sauce to taste. (I'm serving it on rice)

Yield: Makes 2 or 3 servings

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 325(30% from fat); FAT 11g (sat 5.6g); PROTEIN 24g; CHOLESTEROL 55mg; SODIUM 124mg; FIBER 3g; CARBOHYDRATE 18g

Exciting Weekend!!

Wow, this weekend is going to be SO exciting!! We've got John and Kristyna's wedding rehearsal and decorating tonight, the wedding all day tomorrow, and then we're going to get to see Duane and Karyn!!! It doesn't get any better than this!! This week was soooo busy but it's been really great. *sighs* Isn't it nice when life just seems so peachy? Makes me want to live in this moment forever... except somehow I don't think that would be as exciting as life even with all the ups and downs. Anyway! Just wanted to sign off for the weekend. Look back for a few pictures of the wedding!! Woohoo!!!