So? here's an update

I'm not very articulate at the moment, I had 2 meetings today, at 17h00 and at 19h00. The second one was the Cemetery Corporation annual meeting and as a member of the church council, I had to be there. I did go to please The Friendly Boss (TFB) and because I'm a new member on said church council and also have lotsa time on my hands.

My weekend? Well Saturday afternoon, The Tall Friend (TTF) and I worked on The Parish's website, right now we have a blog but we also want a website. I had dinner there with the family. That evening, The Young priest convinced forced me to go to some type of theater performance at the local Baptist-evangelist church. The pastor invited him but he didn't wanted to go without a friend. Catholic priest at a baptist-evangelist church, ya know! I was not interested AT ALL, I was very convinced it was going to be boring. But he's my good friend, I like him, I went. I don't really like regular theater, I actually do not like it much. They did the performance on Jesus's last supper, each of the apostle was kinda doing a reflection on his relationship with Jesus. It was a "Believe in Jesus, Accept him, Love him or you'll go to hell" type of speech. But their gospel choir was awesome! I mean awesome! I'm not going to convert to them tho not a chance.

Sunday was palm Sunday, I went to mass at 11h00. TTF and his family attended too, I also saw The Cute Friend and the monkeys and The Retiree and his wife. I cooked and cleaned and bake for the rest for the day.

This morning at 8h05 the plumber came and fixed my bathroom sink. It took 10 minutes.

So the rest of the day I read, relaxed and went to my 2 meetings. I'm now going to go back in bed and read. For the picture of my skirt, I need to have someone take one because my picture sucks and it won't show how pretty it is. I'll try to get one.

Hope everyone's well. ***hugs***

Hero of the week...

Nominated for this grand prize, The Tall Friend (TTF) . He's my savior. Here's the story.

Calling around 17h40 today
ME: Hi, how are you? I need your help.

Him: What's going on?

M: My bathroom sink is clogged. This afternoon I went shopping and bought Drano. When I got home, I poured it in the drain like it said. It all drank it. I waited 30 minutes for "big problems"read for fucking big clogs as it said on the bottle and ran the water like instructed and shit it's still clogged. I'm helpless, stuck, S.O.S Can you like??? All of that said in a sad and desperate tone.

H: I'm dropping the kiddos at X at 18h15, I'll be there right after.

M: Thanks :::sighs of relief:::

He comes at said time with some tools and starts to work on my fucking bathroom sink. Tries everything, that G*ddamned thing stays clogged. uggh He worked for 45 minutes to an hour.

I call the maintenance man to tell him he will need to call a plumber, TTF explains what he did and what he thinks the problem is. (Either the sewer from the building or the "vent". Anyway, the maintenance guy said he'd call a plumber for Monday. They don't do NON urgent weekend call. I don't care, the rest is working (toilet, shower, I call use the washer/dryer etc, kitchen sink).

He's my hero, on a Friday night, he save me, he's knows as The Tall Friend AKA The Savior. It's his week to save us with his knowledge. This week The Friendly Boss (TFB) called because he was having electricity problems (I'm not going to tell the story, don't ya worry Mr. ) and TTF fixed it and he saved me today. Now, my maintenance person will NOT cuss at me because someone explained that I have nothing to do with the clog. It's not my fault. He saved them a lot of work and tests.

I owe him one. I dunno what I'll do but I'll do something sweet and nice. Maybe bake something or watch the kiddos or something.

Then, The Seminarian and I went for a two beer and a coffee at The Bistrot. It was a fun and well deserved evening. Got home, showered, answered some emails for The Parish, emailed TFB about my sink story and I'm not posting it.

So I have a new blog category, "Hero of the Week" and for the first week, The Tall Friend gets the award.

PS: I bought a skirt for The Sister's wedding in May. It's black and white and cute. I'll try to get a picture tomorrow. I need to get a top, but it's easier to get a black top than to go back and the skirt is not available anymore. The girls at The Store told me to keep the tags on it and the receipt and return it if I find something else. (I only shop for clothes there) The Sister's instructions are a) A dress or a skirt b) Not be dressed all in white (DUH!!!) and c) Cocktail appropriate as her wedding will be held at 11h00 AM followed with a reception. The Sister is very fashionable, when I'm done with the whole outfit, I'll email her a picture for approval)

Currently listening to...

Because of you by Kelly Clarkson. Here's the link to the Youtube video. I discovered the song about an hour ago while reading a blog. It is amazingly touching and it just speaks to me. It's at the same time very very sad.

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way, to never let it get that far

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh
Every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I watched you die
I heard you cry
Every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry
In the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I tried my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid

Because of you
Because of you

Psst guess what i'm doing tomorrow?

First an appt with my hairdresser, haven't been in 5 weeks, my haircut has grown and it's not very stylish. I'm just getting them cut and styled, not colored at all. it's too expensive to do regularly I scheduled my appointment for 1 PM. Then dinner; TYP and I will meet at The Restaurant because we have a Parish finances committee meeting in the evening.

I'm bringing my baby to the meeting in order to take the notes, it's easier to type it all then email everyone the minutes.

This mean I can still sleep in tomorrow. Hurray! BTW today was the first time I received the full amount from my unemployment benefits. 2 weeks ago was a crappy, cut in 5 amount but today, the whole amount. Hurray!

Night girls and guys!

Stolen from Chaucerian girl

I visited Chaucerian girl and was inspired to steal her idea for a Meme today.

You Are Bare Feet

You are a true free spirit, and you can't be tied down. Even wearing shoes can be a little too constraining for you at times! You are very comfortable in your own skin. You are one of the most real people around. You don't have anything to hide. Open and accepting, you are willing to discuss or entertain almost any topic. You are a very tolerant person. You are accepting and not judgmental. You should live: Somewhere warm You should work: At your own business, where you can set the rules

What Kind of Shoe Are You?

You Are Strawberry Ice Cream

A bit shy and sensitive, you are sweet to the core. You often find yourself on the outside looking in. Insightful and pensive, you really understand how the world works. You are most compatible with chocolate chip ice cream.

What Flavor Ice Cream Are You?

You Are a Centaur

In general, you are a very cautious and reserved person. However, you are also warm hearted, and you enjoy helping others in practical ways. You are a great teacher, and you are really good at helping people get their lives in order. You are very intuitive, and you go with your gut. You make good decisions easily.

What Mythological Creature Are You?

You Are a Red Crayon

Your world is colored with bright, vivid, wild colors. You have a deep, complex personality - and you are always expressing something about yourself. Bold and dominant, you are a natural leader. You have an energy that is intense... and sometimes overwhelming. Your reaction to everything tends to be strong. You are the master of love-hate relationships. Your color wheel opposite is green. Green people are way too mellow to understand what drives your energy.

What Color Crayon Are You?

What Your Sleeping Position Says

You are calm and rational person with a good deal of balance in your life. Friends consider you to be kind, caring, and truly loyal. You are easy going and trusting. However, you are too sensible to fall for mind games. Open to the world, you are not afraid to be yourself. If you don't get enough sleep, you are: Able to cope It's hard to sleep next to you because: You're a bed hog

What Does Your Sleeping Position Say About You?

Your Hair Should Be White

Classy, stylish, and eloquent. You've got a way about you that floors everyone you meet.

What's Your Funky Inner Hair Color?

I got the ISkin for my MacBook

I ordered an ISkin for my MacBook as of last Wednesday (From Apple's website) . They shipped it by Purolator an it got here this afternoon. (I paid for regular shipping, could take 6-14 days, it got here in 4 open days, that's just great) I'm kinda happy because it fits well but I didn't thought it was going to be that. I thought it was going to be some sort of giant condom for the whole keyboard and touch pad. But it isn't. I'm glad because it really fits each key. Typing with it is OK, I'll get adjusted soon I'm sure. It's going to protect my keyboard in case of a spillage of some type.

I wish an Apple representative would send me and stuff to try. Ya know, because I love their products. Hint, Hint. And give them free publicity here on my blog.

Please, a girl's free to dream eh? I'm wondering if anyone is using one or has a keyboard protector?

Currently listening to...

"Come as you are" sang by a French singer called Emilie Simon. You can watch the video here. I like her version better than Nirvana's that make me wanna shoot myself. No kidding, I was a Nirvana fan back in my teen days but for god's sake, the songs are soo depressing and dark.

Come
As you are
As you were
As I want you to be
As a friend
As a friend
As a known memory
Take your time
Hurry up
The choice is your
Dont be late
Take a rest
As a friend
As a known memory
Memory ah
Memory ah
Memory ah

Come
Doused in mud
Cept in bleach
As I want you to be
As a trend
A a friend
As a known memory ah
Memory ah
Memory ah
Memory ah

And I swear
That I dont have a gun
No I dont have a gun
No I dont have a gun

Memory ah
Memory ah
Memory ah
Memory ah {dont have a gun}

And I swear
That I dont have a gun
No I dont have a gun
No I dont have a gun
No I dont have a gun
No I dont have a gun

Anyone like the song? Did ya watch my link?

I went to The Church tonight because The Young Priest (TYP) was doing a presentation of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He got back like 8 days ago. The pictures and videos were very interesting... Close to 60 people attended the evening where he gaves us the stories of what he saw and where he visited.

He brought me back a bracelet made of Olive Wood with a beautiful cross that says Jerusalem on it. (He gave it to me last Monday, but I'm showing you now) What ya think? Isn't that pretty?

I took picture for Posterity's sake. That is my hand.

Just had a talk with The Cute Friend

I wanted to check on her and we chatted on the phone for a little while. I was watching Oprah's Big give and thought of her because she loves, loves Oprah. I offered her to watch the monkeys if she and her beloved wanted some time outside of the home. I really love them and spending time with them is a blessing. It's also good to have a friend you trust to watch the kiddos.

I'm watching the show and enjoying it. I cooked and cleaned all freaking day. I scrubbed the bath tub, the bathroom, cleaned and tidied up my closet, did laundry. I'm a good housewife. The guys would be soo happy to hear me say it. They would agree I'm sure. I cook, clean, I'm a good baker, I'm caring, I'm smart etc, I'm just not submissive. I'm stubborn a rebel!

Tagged by Chaucerian girl

Jehara tagged me but because the book I was reading was in French, I declined but now Chaucerian girl tagged me too for the same meme, so here Am I doing it.

You're supposed to grab the book nearest you, randomly open it and write the first five sentences.

The book nearest me is "Le goût du bonheur, Florent" by Marie Laberge .

I opened it to page 223 and here's 5 lines:

"Laissez-la entrer."

Le chagrin ne va pas bien à Marguerite Morin; elle a les yeux rouges et bouffis, la bouche triste et son rouge à lèvres a tendance a effiler. Comme toujours, la vue des bouches trop fardées lève le coeur d'Adélaïde. Elle reste à son bureau et elle fait asseoir sa visiteuse face à elle, sans l'inviter au coin salon.

I'm tagging everyone who wants to play.

A little samedi update

Samedi is Saturday in French. I stayed home all morning and afternoon because I was waiting for a call from The sister who was at The Parent's home for the weekend but she was busy, shopping for her upcoming wedding so we weren't able to hook up for coffee BUT we talked on the phone.

The Young Priest knocked at my door around 17h10, I was shocked to see him early (he was suppose to pick me up around 18h10) but he needed to use my Internet connection and he showed me pictures from his trip In Holy Land. And we went to mass, he was the one celebrating it. I hadn't been to mass since Ash Wednesday (like a month ago) . It was alright, I lite up a votive candle for Vixen and for SW. The candle is burning on The Virgin Mary's altar (this picture was not taken today but the votive candle I lite was on this altar, it's beautiful?)


After mass, we stopped at the grocery store, I needed to buy some stuff because I had not much to eat at home. I bought veggies for a cabbage soup, meat I'll cook tomorrow and lots of diet coke, because it was on sale. Buy 2 /12 packs, get one free.

I got home, unpacked the grocery, and started my cabbage soup. I had to cut all the veggies and finished the preparation and it started to cook. By the time I'm writing this, the soup is in the fridge ready to be eaten tomorrow. I had 1 2 bowls to taste it and make sure it was good and it's delicious.

I have already changed few clocks because we are switching time during the night.Remember to turn your clocks an hour ahead tonight if your area participates in Daylight Saving Time. It starts earlier now than it used to.

I need to sleep, I'm in a good mood. Tomorrow is going to be peaceful and I'll be cooking and cleaning.

How about you?

Stolen from The Gal Herself

I was reading One Gal's musings and found this and I stole her idea and did it. I'm quite impress, I'm usually very mature and adult, I only have issue with Power Trippin' people.

You Are 73% Grown Up, 27% Kid

Congratulations, you are definitely quite emotionally mature. Although you have your moments of moodiness, you're usually stable and level headed.

How Emotionally Mature Are You?

Currently listening to

Memory by Barbara Streisand and it's freaking awesome. It's touching me deeply, it's like bringing me back to memory lane. But the good memory lane, not the "in the deep darkness one."

Barbra Streisand - Memory Lyrics


[From "Cats"]

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan
Memory, all alone in the moonlight
I can dream of the old days
Life was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again
Every street lamp seems to beat
A fatalistic warning
Someone mutters and the street lamp sputters
Soon it will be morning
Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life and
I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin
Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale court smell of morning
A street lamp dies
Another night is over
Another day is dawning
Touch me,
It is so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you'll touch me,
You'll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day has begun...

Do you revisit memory lane sometimes? I know, I know, NNG, get your butt in bed, It's time to sleep.

Good grief, I feel like I'm a rebel

Cuz I'm not writing that often and it's not because I don't have time but I've been keeping myself busy with the books. I've also been trying to get out of the house and get up earlier in the morning to feel "normal" again. So I set the alarm in the morning for 9 am weekdays even if I don't have something to do.

I had a long talk with The Friendly Boss (TFB) last night and I need to work on something, I need to work on the way I react to a specific power trippin' person. I only control myself, I can't make the person change, it's just not realistic. I only have control over me. The talk made me feel better, it was helpful, it was an eye opener. I'm going to use my intelligence and my strength to deal with Mr.Power Trippin' (MPT). I'm also going to work on all those little things we discussed and next time I've got to deal with MPT, I'll update you. Psst, I know I'm very vague but even if I have not much respect for MPT, I will not refer to him with a nick name that could make him identifiable.

I needed new shoes for this spring, school and everything and wasn't really willing to pay full price even for Hush Puppies. I got a great great deal on those just because they are from last season, I don't care, the new model looks almost the same. I love, love them. They'll be great everyday shoes and they're chic and cute.

I need to go grocery shopping tomorrow and it's freaking snowing again. Plus The Sister will call me tomorrow, she's at The Parent's house for the weekend, I hope we'll be able to have coffee together. I have not seen her since January 1st, she doesn't live in our area, she is far far away.

Hope you guys are doing good. Update me!

13 things I have been doing this week...

I know guys, another boring Thursday 13 but I'm just into self-centered T13.

1- Reading a Trilogy by Marie Laberge. My friend The Passionate One was telling me when we went out last Friday that I should read these 3 books. That it would keep me focus and interested instead of playing stupid games. I'm almost done with the third, they all had close to 600 pages. I started the first one Sunday.

2. Went to a meeting Monday for The Parish and we worked on a reform for the financing.

3. I had a meeting of the Church's council. We all went to AF's house because of a child care issue. The meeting was great, I was the secretary because our person left for a few months again. :::sigh::: I offered TFB to take that job for the next 3-4 months just cuz I'm nice. I'm a member of the church council and have done the note taking before. It's easy for me.

4. I spend all day in bed with my book and laptop. There was a huge snow storm here and I boycotted makeup and clothes (outside of jammies).

5. I went shopping with TTF on tuesday.

6. Someone made a move on me and I just totally was NOT interested. Being friends with benefits like having sex? With someone I barely know? Hell no!It's not that I am very religious or uptight, it's just that for me intimacy comes with trust, friendship, deep love. He's slowed down the calls and the emails. Wonder why eh?

7. We were in a meeting and I have a bit of a cold, my throat hurts, so I say out loud to TFB, and anyone else who was listening because we were at the table after the meeting "I have a hard time swallowing". He looks at me, smiles and giggles "Don't say it that way, it could confuse anyone who's listening." Duh! I was talking about swallowing my saliva because of the sore throat. He knew what I meant but he's right, it wasn't clear, what I was referring to.

8. During the Church's council meeting last night, I had a moment of anger and I was pissed off. The National Television is asking us to have them on a specific date in few months for the show "Le jour du Seigneur", the date wasn't very good with us because of wedding planned in the church but they were NOT flexible as to the time or anything. I got pissy and shouted" The hell with them!". If you'd seen The Parish's Priest's face when I said it. Then TFB gave me "The look" . I apologized tho and blushed. Open mouth, insert foot. Girly, calm down!.

9. I've been sending emails to my friend.

10. Wrote and mailed some cards.

11. Cuddled with Mr.Cat.

12. Played online games

13. Wrote this Thursday 13.

I am done!!!!!

PS: On #8, TFB's "look" was a gentle way of telling me to shut up. He was right.

It only takes a minute

Copied directly from Vixen's blog.

A favor to ask, it only takes a minute….

Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on ‘donating a mammogram’ for free (pink window in the middle).

This doesn’t cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors /advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.

Here’s the web site! Pass it along to people you know.

http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/

AGAIN , PLEASE TELL 10 FRIENDS TO TELL 10 TODAY

Guess what I'm doing?

There's a huge snow storm going on right now and I'm in bed, with the laptop and having coffee and reading a book. I plan to stay in bed to read ALL day, except if someone needs me for something. Which I doubt because I have been busy Monday and Tuesday with meetings for The Parish, shopping yesterday with The Tall Friend.

Claudia was asking me about a job update. I'm not going back to work right now, I'm going to college for an intensive program. I cannot wait to go but while I wait for the call that'll tell me the starting date, I'm enjoying the vacation a lot. All the pressure and the negative feelings coming from unemployment left the morning I was accepted into college, at that right moment, I felt relieved and finally it was like 100 pounds was lifted of my chest.

I'm getting hungry, I guess I'll get out of bed to eat something, then right back in. I feel soo comfortable, I'm warm, I'm with Mr.Cat who's at the foot of the bed sleeping.

Hope you are having a good day.