The church burned down

Posted on: January 15th, 2012 by
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My folks and I were driving down The Springs Road and saw the remains of the church that burned down a couple of days ago. Rumor has it that arson is suspected. The church had been for sale for a number of months and then one night it burned down. We did not hear if there were any casualties or not. Regardless, I can’t help but wonder about the story behind that. I never knew much about that church; never knew why it was listed for sale. I often wondered if the congregation had acquired a different building and why. Was it being occupied by homeless people that were using some kind of open flame to heat the place and it got out of control? Or was it set deliberately, in order to collect on an insurance policy, or just because an arsonist likes to set fires and watch places burn down.

Whatever the reason, I find it sad that any church would be burned down. I hope no one was injured.


Roller skating

Posted on: January 9th, 2012 by
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I’ve been invited to a roller skating party this weekend, and I’ve been trying to decide whether to go to it or not. It has been at least ten years since I’ve been on roller skates, and I’m wondering how much time I’ll be spending on my butt if I decide to go. My previous experiences at roller rinks has been that there are always a few people that cut you off and trip you up. I wonder if the rink has roller blades available to rent, or just the traditional skates; I think I’d like to try my hand at blading if I go to it. I wonder how sore my muscles will be after I go!


Puppy sitting

Posted on: January 3rd, 2012 by
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My neighbor went out of town for the Holidays and asked me to take care of her puppy while she was gone. The puppy is a cute little pug; he reminds me of the little dog in the movie Men in Black. I’m not a big fan of dogs with the pushed-in noses; they have a reputation for snoring and to be perfectly honest I think that they look like they have been fighting in the boxing ring! Not being a fan of boxing, I’m not inclined to be attracted to anything that looks like it has been in a fight. Yeah, I know, I’m strange, what can I say? Anyway, the little guy is a riot; he loves to play tug of war with me.


Fun and funky gift

Posted on: December 28th, 2011 by
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My family is all about giving and receiving any kind of personalized name gift item for gift giving occasions.  My older sister gave her father-in-law a Christmas gift that she had custom made from Letter Perspectives that spelled out his name in black and white photos of everyday objects.  It was framed very nicely, and was very artistically done.


Lesson learned – just say “no”

Posted on: December 5th, 2011 by
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Today my Dad asked me to go with him to Home Depot to help him bring some sheets of plywood home.  I thought this was going to be a quick trip into town and back again, so I said yes.  Much to my chagrin, the trip was not just to Home Depot, it was also to Auto Advance.  “I’ll only be a couple of minutes, honey, I just need to buy some oil and a filter.”  So I waited in the car, reading the Sunday paper, for forty-five minutes!  Finally I decided I’d better go inside and find him and drag him out of there.  I found him standing in line at the check-out counter, with much more than some oil and a filter in his hands!

The cashier was incredibly slow in processing the order, and I was getting tired and cranky, anxious to get home before even getting to Home Depot!  We headed off to Home Depot, where once inside he met an old friend that he hadn’t seen in months and so he had to chat with him for a half hour before even getting through the door!  So I went into Home Depot and started shopping from the list we had made up, to get things going.

Lesson learned, next time Dad says “would you come with me to…….” if I want to get home within the same four hour period of time, the answer should be NO!