My Birthday ( I know this blog was a long time coming)


The pictures may be scattered, sorry about that. It was a great day and a good time with friends, at the casino I won 68 dollars and kelly 30 dollars.
My car fell apart on the trip, that is why Nikki and I are at a car parts place. ( I just had it fix and it cost 230 dollars)
The other pictures are just some of the landmarks that make for a great picture opp. for a trip to the city.
Enjoy.

Tupelo Honey

Tonight at work this group of guys walk into the bar all punk and wearing VIP passes, I thought they must be groupies for this band called Default that came to Cold Lake.
I had been teased all day for not knowing who Default was and then I think I get their crew people. So trying to be all non-chalante, I ask what they where doing here in Cold lake since they look like they come from the city. They tell me they are playing down at the Agraplex, ( being dumb) I answer "what with toys?" ( ha).
" No, we are a band called Tupelo Honey and are opening for Default", " Sorry I've never heard of you" I reply. " Thats ok.. we're from Edmonton, so really we're nobody", " So I can tell people I served nobody tonight"," ya(ha), something like that" .
I'm so dumb... now that I'm recaping this I would think I was a slow person if I was them. Good thing they thought my dumbness was funny and tiped me well. They said it was nice to met a girl who could joke with them.
After they left I kept having coustomers all excited asking who they were, I replied with something Honey. Then they said the name all happy and excited they ate next to this band and could tell people.
I still didn't know the names of either band.. I had to look it up in the news paper just so I could type this.
It's neat to look in the news paper and see their faces as if they really matter... But if they weren't in a band I don't think they could get many dates.. (one however was cute)

Drama Queen

I keep having people lately come up to me and tell me that they read my blog ( not that they comment.... wimper, sigh!)
I was talking to my friend nikki and asked why anyone would want to read about my life. ( with all the bad spelling and grammer... why work that hard to read something)
She replied it was because I made every story sound like the end of the world... each bit of my life as it was the only thing I had going for me... Drama....Drama.. Drama.
I may be a drama queen nikki or just a great story teller, I leave that up to you....

Birthdays

My birthday is just six days away and for years I would make a big deal over them, I would tell people about my birthday months in advance. (I did get teased about it, but I never cared)
It was my day! A day all about me and for that day people would try and make me happy... they would want me around, it was a day of gifts and a day out of the year like no other.
Each year I could feel my birthday ( I don't know how to word this.... but each year this joy for this day over took me) and then the day would come, excitement filled the air.
You open your eyes and know this was your day!
My brothers would be all happy just wanting to see the mystery gifts that lay in each bag and want to see the joy in my face when I opened their gift and they knew I was happy with the gift they had found and in return it made them happy. ( I still feel that way when I give a gift and the person is happy with it.. I feel pride that they liked the gift, and happy I spent my time looking for just the right thing )

Well, I have had some great birthdays, and have had people go out of their way, big time for me.... But this year I'm a little sad, not that I'm getting older ( I always wanted to be older.. don't try to understand you never will).
Just that as the years pass the joy of it goes away. Why? Why does it hold so much as a child and then it becomes just another day as you age? Its like all things.. you no longer can play with toys for long with out getting tired of them.... You no longer have the same veiws of you parents ( they become people to you, not just mom and dad these two superheros who can do anything ).... You find the dream jobs you played and wished for to be .... work.
No wonder Jesus said to have faith like a Child. They can take a small toy and see a world to play with... they never worry about food or clothing for they have mom and dad ( they have faith in their parents, faith with no questions about food or shelter... maybe just about toys and things they want. But the daily bread is there)
This birthday would be the first I don't care about... I don't want gifts I have no place to put them and what I want I can just buy myself...And this is the sad thing, I find the older I get the less I need others.
God made us to be together and enjoy the earth, other people... to tell about Him .
Yes, a birthday is just another day but it's also what we make of it.
If I could have one thing this birthday, it would be to see the world as I once did... my parents as I once did..... and have faith as I once did.

The Nude Grace ( I mean new)

This is her scar

This is also her scar

Hospital

Last night grace was in a lot of pain, so at around 8pm me and my mum took her to the hospital. Th Doctor not being sure what the pain was from took a pee samples and then sent her home at around ten, as soon as we got home however her pains became worse and so we took her back. They then took her in over night and took some blood samples ( she said today that she was in so much pain that she didn't even feel them taking blood). I have been back and forth all day and was lucky to be there when the doctor came ( one thing to know about grace is when she is in pain, she doesn't let on that she's hurting and she will laugh over the pain)
So the doctor came and started to press on her stomach asking her if it was causing any discomfort, I was on the other side having a nice chat with her roommate and listening to what they were saying ( she was not being to honest about it and kept laughing when he pushed, so I knew she was hurting but he didn't) then he came back a little later and asked her if she could be with child ( here is were I insert foot) "no, she's a vergin" I loudly say, he looks at me and asks " who are you?" feeling just a little dumb...... I say that I'm her sister ( I keep forgetting I have blonde hair and that with different hair we don't look alike)
Then he asked her if she had anything to drink today, for you can't have food or drink for 24 hours before operating, I jump in again with " only vodka" . ( later we kept joking how I made her out to be a drunk vergin mary, sounds now like a drink. Who knows what the woman sharing the room thought of our talking).
Then the doctor asked if she would like her apendix( hope I spelt that right) out tonight or tomorrow, she asked for tomorrow after an ultra sound. She doesn't want them to take it out if thats not the real promble. So just pray for her and that she can start to feel better.