Well now.

Because Hi is too boring a title.
~I burnt my finger at work tonight. I wanted to know if the stove was still hot. It was.
~Consolation for that: I saw a beer ad that said, "It's okay to have a blonde moment."
~Someone should start a radio station in this area that plays some of my favourites, such as Stuart Townend, Keith and Kristyn Getty, Jamie Soles, Casting Crowns, etc. Then they should get a good strong transmittor so I can get it in a back kitchen sandwiched between two buildings.
~Today I chatted with my friend who lives seven hours away via facebook. I miss having her ten minutes away, but I'm glad I could chat with her.
~Tonight I worked with a girl who I'd never worked with before. She is taller than me!!! Okay, so I'm not that tall, but most of my coworkers are shorter than me. She's also a lot of fun. So, after working alone two nights this week, it was great working with her.
~These last few days it hasn't been humid. I am enjoying it.
~My sister is reading "The Help". When she is done I get to read it. I read the first few pages, but I better not keep reading because she won't be very happy.

Okay I'm done with point form. :) So we had a sermon on Sunday about friendship, particularily the friendship between David and Jonathan. Now in such a deep friendship, people share the deep things in their lives. My question: how much is right to share? Should we fill our best friend in about all the little details? When we are sharing what is bothering us, what is the line between appropriate sharing and complaining? How do you find a friend who you can open up to like that? Now here's another topic for questions. To what point ought we to express ourselves? Where is the line between being too self-centred/whiny and not bottling it all in? Where is the line between being strong/good/cheerful/caring and showing others the weakness and troubles in our lives? At what point can I stop trying to be a strong big sister and helpful daughter and actually speak of my weakness and messed-up-ness? Ok I better stop before I say too much. lol
On a lighter note, we were reading about the creation of Adam and Eve the other day. Mom asked Nadia what God took from Adam to create Eve, and Nadia said, "His ribbons." When Emily was about that age, she said, "He took a piece out of him."

Justine

New Experiences

You learn something new every day, right? And not necessarily when studying either.:)

Yesterday we found out our dog likes to chase chickens. So that day's new experience was doctoring up a chicken. One of the younger hens flew out of the pen and we found her huddled in a clump of grass. She has an open wound on one side under her wing. Some of us went out on Friday night and bandaged her up. Surprisingly, she didn't seem to feel a thing. And now she can eat, drink, and get out of the towel we wrapped her in. Meghan has been keeping an eye on the hen. We are not sure if the chicken will live, but we'll see.

Today I learned to mix cement. Allison and I mixed cement for a farmer nearby. He was setting up some new water buckets and needed to get them up off the ground. So now I know the ratios of cement, gravel, and water to make cement. Anyone need cement?

Wednesday evening Leah, Meghan, Emily, and I did our hair up in rags to make it curly. (This was not a new experience - we've done it before.) My hair didn't get curly because my hair was too wet when we did it. The other girls had lots of ringlets and curls, though.

(Emily took this picture of herself in the mirror.)

(Leah took this picture of Meghan.)

Justine