Well, I finally got to sleep in this morning. I've been waking up at 6 something again every morning for the last week and a bit, but this morning I slept till almost 9! It was great! I got a phone call at 9:20am from my sister-in-law asking me if I would mind spending time with my niece while she drove a friend to get something in Chilliwack. OF COURSE I DON'T MIND!!! We were gonna play games when she got home, but she called while she was gone and said she didn't realize it was the 31st. She had to take Dakota in to get her shots. It's just after 1:30pm right now and I was hoping to be back home by 2:30pm to watch Beyond Boarders. My dad rented the DVD and it has to be back by 5pm today. It's really weird being at my church. There's so few people there and I am having a hard time trying to get to know the new pastor and his wife. I like the truth that he preaches, but it's weird not being totally comfortable with them. I guess that'll come with time (and extra effort). But at the same time, I've been to another church since I've been back and I felt more comfortable with that pastor (who i also don't know) and he, too, preaches truth "FGBI style" (that's the only way I can explain it). Oh! When I was at church yesterday, one of the ladies told me that a guy who used to go to my church and who has been working at the job I worked at last summer is going to be the camp director for Camp Luther this summer and may ask me to work there. I knew he was going to be working at a camp, but I didn't know h was going to be the director. I thought it was a good opportunity to work at the same place again, but I'd much rather work at the camp (for a few different reasons). Well, I guess I should get going so I can watch that movie. Enjoy the rest of your day!

I watched a couple movies yesterday: Gothika and Underworld. Gothika was really good...keeps your mind alert. Underworld was pretty good too...it even had some humor near the end when part of the guy's head slid off the rest of his head. Today has been and (after this) will continue to be a job hunting day. I had to come to the library to get some more resumes printed off. I miss my computer and printer!!! Oh well, at least now I don't have to fit them in my car to take them back to school. I'm so excited that Bo Yeun will be driving back with me :D

Wow! Did anybody else read/hear about that 22-month old who was pronounced dead (cause: drowning), but that as he was getting prepped for his funeral, he was breathing?!?! Praise God for giving this little boy his life back. On a slightly different note: I've been reading my 2-Year Bible since last January, but I find it difficult to get into because I don't get to read things completely in context. I don't want to stop reading it because it has been keeping me accountable to reading my Bible, but at the same time I want to stop reading it so that I can read whole sections to get a fuller grasp on what I'm reading. As I was reading my 2-Year today, I got to this one part and wondered what it said in a different translation, so I grabbed another Bible. This other Bible has a cross reference and footnotes. I really enjoyed having the freedom to read something in the Old Testament, then cross reference it to the New, then cross reference something else in the passage back to the Old. I guess I'm looking forward to the Life of Christ class so I can really get into that stuff and have access to books that can help me dig in deeper. God's Word is so full of life...when I was reading this morning, I could feel my soul drinking deeply.

Well, I am still jobless. How the heck am I supposed to come up with at least $3000 before I leave for school??? I know God has something in mind, so I'm not worried about it, but it's just kind of annoying not knowing, ya know? The Student Loan people are confusing me...they want people to get their applications in early, but they're not even ready yet! In my first year they were ready at the end of April, second year at the end of May, this year...not until AT LEAST the middle of June! I don't understand why it takes them so long...the forms are basically the same every year! Anywho. I've created a monster...my mother wants to do nothing but play Dominoes every day and she makes me feel guilty if I don't play with her. Addiction anybody? I spent the day with my niece yesterday (she's so cute), then my brother and sister-in-law came over for supper so we could see my brother before he left. He went down to work at a site in Washington for 2-3 weeks. He got 1 day's notice! I'm looking forward to the game tonight. It was pretty intense Tuesday night (even with a 4-1 win!). Well, I guess that's it for now.

YAY Calgary! I'm so excited they won last night! I didn't realize that a Canadian team hadn't been to the Stanley Cup Finals since the Canucks in '94. And it's been 15 years for Calgary. Who will they play? Tampa or Philly? My hope is Tampa. We either find out tonight or Saturday...tonight would be good. Anyways. I have to get all my stuff packed up because my parents are moving. Not sure when yet, but whether they move before or after I go back to school, I've still gotta get it done. I've packed up a bin of stuffed animals and a bin of clothes that I'm going to give away. I've also gone through my cds to get rid of the ones I don't want. I've gotta take my grad dress to a consignment store and I'm going to take some of my extra Bibles to the Bible For Missions Thrift Store to see if they can use them. I spent almost 7 hours with my niece today. Well, I guess she was sleeping for 3 of them, but that gave me 3 hours to talk with my sister-in-law, which was nice, though I ended up hearing some not to pleasant things about my brother, which sadly weren't all that shocking. I wish he'd get his priorities straight. I wish I'd get MY priorities straight! Don't really know what to say about that though. I'm excited for tonight: CSI season finale...it sounds good. I'm going to re-tape the Friends series finale tonight too 'cause I missed the first 5 minutes of it last time because my parents don't know how to change the time on the VCR. It's better this time though because the episode that comes right before it is on as well, so I can tape that too. Hmmm 4:05pm...maybe I should go have breakfast/lunch/supper. Have a good night all!

I was watching Law&Order: SVU last night. It was the finale. For those who don't know, this show is tells the story of previous cases. This one was about a lady who was an upstanding citizen and principal of a school. She was married and had a 14 year-old step-son. She ended up s.exually a.ssaulting a 12 year-old boy. As the show progressed, we find out that she has a brain tumor that makes it so that she cannot control her impulses. They removed the tumor, but she asked to be listed as a s.ex o.ffender because if the tumor came back, she would likely o.ffend again. While she's in the hospital, we also find out that she was m.olested by her grandfather for 4 years, beginning at age 8. At the end of the show, we find out she's pregnant by the 12 year-old boy and she says all she ever wanted was a child of her own. Needless to say, it was a difficult show to watch.

My mom asked me if I wanted to do some window shopping at Wal-Mart after supper last night. We got there and split up. With no intention of buying anything and no money to buy anything even if I wanted to, I set off. Up and down all the isles, looking at numerous items, many of which I did not know that Wal-Mart sold. I took my time, walking at a snail's pace, enjoying the fact that I didn't have to hurry. I had an entire hour to just wander. There were things I found that I figured I'd get when I actually got money, but nothing that I desperately needed right away. Tonight I will watch the Clagary-San Jose game. I figure it's about time somebody wins a home game in that series. I love seeing the home team win. Especially a game that's as important as this one. Knowing me, I'll probably tear up when they win. Yes, that's right, WHEN they win. The very night my beloved Canucks were out, I jumped on the Calgary bandwagon. GO CALGARY GO!!!

Oh! I almost forgot: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREA AND BO YEUN!!!

I'm so excited! I get to go see Troy today:D Also, thanks for the suggestion of memorizing Psalm 119 (maybe some day), but I decided to memorize Psalm 24 instead. I got that one memorized in 2 days (though we did read it a lot in Psalms class). I thought of trying to work on Genesis 1 (well, 1-3 eventually) but my mind just didn't want to go there. I might try something in the NT next. It's really weird...I want to get to know my new pastor while I'm home, but I've only been to my church once since I've been back. That was the first week. The next week I went to another church on the Saturday night, which was good because I ended up going to a friend of the family's son's 1st birthday during church on Sunday. Then I had to go to a surprise bridal showwer yesterday for my friend who's wedding I'm in. I new I needed to get some sort of church in this weekend, though, so I went to DOXA last night. I always enjoy my time there. I was so sad this morning. My mom and I went to visit my sister-in-law and niece and my niece wanted nothing to do with me. She was fine 14 hours earlier at our place last night, but thise morning she would cry if I tried to go near her. Eventually her mom asked her to give me a kiss, so she did, then she wanted to give me 2 more kisses, so that made things better. Then we were hanging out for a while and I was holding her hands so she could walk around the yard and stuff, then we had to go and she was crying because she didn't want me to go. My sister-in-law told her I'd probably be back over in a couple days, but she was still crying and holding her hand out to me, so her mom said maybe they'd come to our place tomorrow. My niece was fine after that and she waved goodbye. So cute.

Well, I never thought it would be possible, but I found a game that my mom likes better than Scrabble. We have played numerous games of Dominoes since I've been home and only 2 games of Scrabble. She insists on playing one full game per day...even when she's been at work all day and has to work all the next day. And we have the 15 set game, so we're not usually done till about 10 or 11 at night! I had a job interview this morning. A real interview...I hate real interviews with questions like: What do you know about the company? Why should we hire you? tell me a funny story (that's a new one). And many other questions. But I made it through. I was her first interview of the day...she has more today and tomorrow. She said she'd be calling people later in the week to let them know. I'm still hoping for the job with the Police Department, but I won't hear anything until after Monday...if at all. I wish I could get on messenger more often. I've only been on twice since I've been home. But at least we got phone numbers in the yearbook this year. Oh right...the other movie I bought is Matchstick Men. I've also gone to see Hidalgo, Van Helsing, and Mean Girls. 3 very different movies, but all good in their own way. Next up: Troy. Oh right...one other update: I finished memorizing Psalm 90 yesterday. What to tackle next???

What's with the new blog site??? Oh well. I had more privacy at school than I do at home. It really sucks. My mom just walks in my room without even knocking at times. I can't wait to get back to FGBI! My job hunting is going so-so. Hopefully I'll get something soon! The Police Department job would be great...it's like $17/hr! Part time, but whatever. TTYL.

My car is all better now! My dad oiled the hinges on the doors (who woulda thunk?) and rather than just fixing the brackets on the muffler, he just went and got me a new muffler. I have finally been able to have access to a printer that works (well, I guess I'll find out for sure before I leave here), so now I can print out my resume and hopefully get a job or two. I really miss people from FGBI, some people more than I thought I would. I guess it's hitting me that some of them are actually not coming back next year. I don't know what to do about the moving thing. If I stay in Abby with my parents, brother, sister-in-law, and niece, I will have an easier time paying off my debt and I won't miss out on my niece growing up. If I move to SK (or somewhere else), I will have the space I need and my niece will have somewhere to go when she needs to get away for a while. I can't believe I'm gonna be 25 this year! I'm pretty excited about it. A story of 2 extremes that show me growing up: 1. I went to the video store on Tuesday (cheap day) to rent a movie that my mom might like to watch for her birthday which was on Wednesday. I had decided to rent Out of Time, but as I was on my way back through the shelves to get it, I passed the Previously Viewed movies. I bought three: Out of Time, Mona Lisa Smile, and one other one I can't think of right now. I went there planning to spend $1 and ended up spending almost $25. 2. On Wednesday I went to House of James (Christian bookstore) to buy a birthday card and Mother's Day card. I spent so much time in there, looking through so many books and cds. I almost bought a couple cds and some Inklings books and I catually had another book in my hand planning to buy it. I realized these things were not absolutely necessary and could wait, so I put the book back and left the store with the two cards I went in there for. It was hard to do, but God gave me strength to overcome the temptation to spend money I don't have. I tend to start things and not finish them, but I am hoping to memorize Psalm 90 this summer (and maybe some other portions of Scripture).