Blue Like Jazz

I bought this book last night and finished it last night and it is really really good. I highly recommend it to everyone, especially if you are interested even remotely in the Christian faith. It is a "nonreligious thoughts on Christian spirituality". it's fascinating.

In other news, I mowed the lawn today and got a nice sunburn. It was great fun. I even mowed part of the neighbor's lawn. And now I am baking muffins for church tomorrow. A Dalmeny homecoming. The best definition I ever heard of homecoming is "a good excuse to get plastered". for the record, I have never been plastered.

And here's a good song by Montgomery Gentry, to end things off:

There's a story that my daddy tells religiously
Like clockwork every time he sees an opening
In a conversation about the way things used to be
Well I'd just roll my eyes and make a bee-line for the door
But I'd always wind up starry-eyed, cross-legged on the floor
Hanging on to every word
Man, the things I heard

It was harder times and longer days
Five miles to school, uphill both ways
We were cane switch raised, and dirt floor poor
'Course that was back before the war
Yeah, your uncle and I made quite a pair
Flying F-15's through hostile air
He went down but they missed me by a hair
He'd always stop right there and say...

That's something to be proud of
That's a life you can hang your hat on
That's a chin held high as the tears fall down
A gut sucked in, a chest stuck out
Like a small town flag a-flyin'
Or a newborn baby cryin'
In the arms of the woman that you love
That's something to be proud of

So I'm graduatin' college, that was mama's dream
But I was on my way to anywhere else when I turned 18
Cuz when you gotta fast car you think you've got everything
I learned quick those GTO's don't run on faith
I ended up broken down in some town north of L.A.
Working maximum hours for minimum wage
Well, I fell in love, next thing I know
The babies came, the car got slow
I sure do miss that old hot rod
But you sure save gas in them foreign jobs
Dad, I wonder if I ever let you down
If you're ashamed how I turned out
Well, he lowered his voice, then he raised his brow
Said, lemme tell ya right now

That's something to be proud of
That's a life you can hang your hat on
You don't need to make a million
Just be thankful to be workin'
If you're doing what you're able
And putting food there on the table
And providing for the family that you love
That's something to be proud of

And if all you ever really do is the best you can
Well, you did it man

That's something to be proud of
That's a life you can hang your hat on
That's a chin held high as the tears fall down
A gut sucked in, a chest stuck out
Like a small town flag a-flyin'
Or a newborn baby cryin'
In the arms of the woman that you love
That's something to be proud of
That's something to be proud of
Yeah, that's something to be proud of
That's something to be proud of
Now that's something to be proud of

Fire Hydrants

I sat on a fire hydrant for a long time and watched the people go by.

I felt like a hoodlum. It was fun.
I watched 2 movies today cause I have no life, but they both had important lessons in them. As follows:
1. Shark Tale- don’t lie, and love for who you are. Here’s a quote:
"She thinks I'm somebody!"
"Yes, but would she love you if you were nobody?"
"No one loved me when I was nobody!"
*softly* "I did"

2. Paycheck- a good mind twister movie. Go see it. The lesson: don't look at your future. It spoils the present and the future. If you see your future you will either try to make it happen or go out of your way to change what might not happen in the first place.

Quote of the day: Teri: "Humor me. Do the airplane thing."
Teri's mom: "Bzzz..." starts to fly the food into Teri's mouth like she were 2 years old.
Teri is laughing so hard she can't eat it. You all know the old feeding games.

Tired of it all

Would all the fake people please stand up?
Thank you.
Leave.

I saw a new kid in town on Friday. He looked about my age and came out of the post office. So I don't think that he is a visitor. Because generally people don't send their guests to the post office. I wonder...

It's Sunday night and I'm already bored. If anyone wants to go for coffee or whatever this week, talk to me cause I ain't doing anything. I feel so out of the loop.

Speaking of new kids, when's the new pastor's kid getting here? I would like to meet him. Call me a creep now and get it over with, but I tend to like pastor's kids.

Last random thought of the day: Nathan is very cute.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

i just came home from seeing this movie and it is amazing! i laughed, i almost cried, i giggled, i went through the whole spectrum. Johnny Depp is an astoundingly good actor as Willy Wonka. everyone must go see this movie. it is my new favorite.

i've gotta go. we're going to Edmonton for the night tomorrow. i hate sleeping in hotels with my family. later.

A long and random list of things you may or may not know about me

1. I’m a Christian
2. I want to have at least 8-12 kids
3. I like wearing jean skirts but refuse to wear any other kind
4. I’ve only had Starbucks coffee once
5. I love to watch people
6. I’d rather be poor than rich
7. I am rather antisocial but prefer being with my friends than without
8. I love the name Nathan
9. I like the letter N and most names with a prominent ‘n’ sound, like Nick or Tanner
10. I am afflicted with wanderlust
11. I speak some German
12. I love to sing
13. My family hates it when I sing
14. I’m tone deaf
15. I talk to myself
16. I have been told “I like your style” by 1 person
17. I like basketball
18. I’m single and always have been
19. I have never been asked to dance
20. I have always wanted to be asked to dance
21. I am both a morning person and a night person
22. I have a tendency to stick my foot in my mouth
23. I don’t understand dating for the pure sake of dating, There’s no point to it
24. I’m stubborn
25. I own 5 jackknives
26. My birthday is the first day of winter
27. I have a word in my ankle
28. I once rode a horse bareback wearing a dress
29. I am very ticklish
30. I watch very little TV and dislike computer games
31. I can sit at the table for 5 or more hours straight while doing puzzles
32. I find church hard to stay focussed in
33. I can predict quite accurately the next 6 hours of weather by looking out my window
34. I am unpopular
35. I never want to marry anyone famous
36. I dislike most vegetables
37. I love getting hugs
38. I have never been kissed
39. Sometimes I can read people
40. I am a farm girl
41. I have been known to go to sleep out of sheer boredom
42. I like country music
43. I prefer Pepsi to Coca-Cola
44. I weigh 180 lb
45. I love to write
46. I am a poet
47. I would like to be a nuclear physicist, a vet, or a stay at home mom when I grow up
48. I prefer hanging out with boys to girls
49. I shave my legs
50. One of my best friends is a 63 year old lady
51. I have a cat named Freckles and a cat named Whiskey
52. Whiskey has 6 kittens- Nathan, Phantom, Cricket, One-eye, Billy, and Tilly
53. I enjoy caffeine
54. My favorite movies are: a) Lord of the Rings
b) Miracle
c) Born Free
d) The Princess Bride
e) Lion King 1 and 2
f) Mary Poppins
g) Ocean’s 11
h) The Italian Job
i) National Treasure
j) The Incredibles
k) Hidalgo
55. I love brown eyes
56. This is probably why the most attractive guys I’ve ever met have blue eyes
57. I hate horror movies, they give me nightmares
58. I love to think
59. I love to read
60. I cheer for the Boston Bruins
61. I hate baseball
62. I would rather be courted than dated
63. I would like a guy to ask for my father’s permission before courting me
64. I like Celtic music (fiddles, jigs, bagpipes, etc.)
65. I like accents
66. I like Hillsong United
67. I love speed- the quality of going fast
68. I like adrenaline
69. I want to buy a horse
70. I want to buy George’s 300 ZX
71. I want to marry a guy with a Mennonite last name
72. I like the song: Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, eating all the gumdrops he can see, laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra, gay your life must be
73. I made up a quote- "once you let go, you wonder why you held on for so long"
74. I want to go to Australia and the UK
75. I figure I’m kinda crazy

all thoughts ideas and wishes (c)Terilyn Block, 2005

Do you ever get a swooping in your stomach when you think about a........certain person?

Just Got Home

i just got home from camp and it was... interesting. i much prefer being staff, but i still had fun. more later because i have to go to bed now because i have to work tomorrow morning!

alright, PROMISED UPDATE!!!!!!!


Whiskey had 6 kittens. 6!!! anyone want one? i'm allowed to only have 3 cats by October and i already have 2. now i have 8. if no one can find any homes they all die. except one. so yeah, Whiskey popped.

another update: WE HAVE NO BERRIES. zero. zip. nil.
actually, it would take about 2 hours to fill 1 ice cream pail. you should be able to get 4. they all were fungused and are now all gone. that really sucks. i'm sorry everyone, but its life and it will go on.

quote of the day: "pigs may not fly, but neither do eagles in cages."
THINK ABOUT THAT.

FATTER than ever...



and still not popping.

Arrrrrrrrrrg! Cows!!!!!?

whiskey's fat.
Steph and Carrie were right on Thursday. I give in.

Ahhhhh

so i got back from staff training this morning. it was a lot of fun except for the fact that it was cut short because I ACQUIRED PINKEYE. stupid eyes. we were supposed to go to the lake and party there this afternoon but nooo, i get to go home, weed saskatoons, and lie on my couch while my eyes pus and swell. but i'd rather not contaminate anyone from camp, and i can still go back on sunday cause it'll be gone by then. but here's some quotes from the weekend:

ummm, you're stroking my leg. -Mark

drinking, drugs, pornography...it was all a part of my life. except for the drugs, because i didn't do that. -Ryan

yarba people, be quiet now. -Kristin

la la la la la la la la hiss hiss la la la -Zech

if the trailer's rockin' don't come a-knockin' -Tobi

i want to take him out on timeshare -Mark

i was a late bloomer...in the rebellion area! -Marlen

we were debating, but Andrew had a knife. -advance team in the car building thing

Days go by, I Guess

its already July and summer. this year has gone by so fast. i'm in Grade 11 this fall, but i don't feel mature enough for that. there are times that i want to not grow up, to stay irresponsible and childlike. i used to think that people in grade 11 and 12 were so grownup and mature, but then i got here and we're really not.
this makes me really happy, but don't say i'm a geek: i got 104% on my math final.

i'm sorry. but i want to share with someone and here no one can yell at me for getting a good grade. i'm pretty sure i failed my home ec test though.

example of Teri's answers on her home ec test: name 4 dairy products.
*Teri's mind goes blank* umm, milk, cheese, yogurt, and, ummm, beef. it comes from cows.

whiskey's fat. she should hurry up and have her kittens. i shall inform anyone who reads this when she does.

I'm excited for next school year already. our classes are almost exactly the same, with the exception of Kim and lacey switching classes. i hope we get the new pastors son.

staff training starts tomorrow. I'm so excited just to be out of dalmeny and on my summer vacation already. my whole family left this morning so i'm home alone all day and all night, then Redberry. sprechen of berries, ours havent started yet, but they will soon.
Quote of the day: Christine: "say something in German"
Teri: "umm, die Pulli ist rot" (the shirt is red)