Absolutely No Frills

Yesterday at work, I was sent to No Frills to buy cream for the coffee. On my way in, I over heard one of the guys working there saying to an older woman,

" Yep, All the bananas are green. Yellow bananas would be a frill."

Where would we be without humour?



oh, Quick tip, if you buy lots of green bananas because they are on sale, or whatever, leave them in the thin plastic bags that are available in the produce area with the top tied shut on the counter (not the fridge) and they will ripen much nicer and keep longer. We are banana experts at my house.


I asked my boss about vacation time...and he said something similar to, " Vacation time? haha, after a year of working here you get 2 weeks vacation. So where are you going next year?"
What a funny guy. Not to worry, I am so getting a vacation this year. It just wont be a paid vacation. And that's ok with me because I am a firm believer in vacations.

Sometimes I wish I was poetic.

This weekend has been eye opening for me when it comes to faith. One way is in how I have had so many days where I wish I didn't have to grow up, because it's terrifying. And the truth about things hurt. But, to balance it out, I have days where I can take on the world, because I've grown up and that is really ok with me. It's more than ok, it's exhilerating. It's similar to fresh air and sudden energy highs.

Right now I'm thinking I still have a lot of growing up to do. And if I keep learning as much as I have been every year, there better be a load of learning room left.

It's really not that scary though. I think in a little while the fear of growing up will be gone completely, simply because the past hardships have worked out ok. I remember learning to drive. that was huge then, small now. And going to school, huge then, small now.

I remember a friend from art school saying something along the lines of, " it is so weird that you all know me as I am right now, You know the pregnant me and that is so weird because I've never been pregnant before and it's so huge to me, but normal to you because it's all you've ever known me to be. ' It made perfect sense yesterday at work. I think it's finally hit that I'm done school. I was sitting at the desk, and I had a clear thought of, " You are working now. All that other stuff is behind you, and it's done. and you are done. and wow, you've changed so much but you are the same person." I think a thought I grew up with was that you are someone else once you are grown up. But you aren't really, you are the same person, in a different body, with experiences behind you that will now shape your thoughts and your dreams differently than when you were young.


Aahh..it's the fear of the unknown that made the issues that are small now big at the time. That is why faith should make all the difference in the way we live. It's not scary, because God knows how it will work out. Faith means breathing freely and feeling safe.

I'm going to draw and wax Katie's eyebrows now

A boy sees a girl from across the room, and decides to walk over. She is looking slightly lost in space, but truly, who cares right? interupt!

B: You look friendly.
G: I am, good observation skills.
B: In that case what is your name?
G: Sabrina.
B: Sabrina, does it irritate you when people say your name everytime they have something to say to you?
G: Sabrina is a movie name.
B: You are witty and that doesn't answer my question but I won't do it again anyways.
G: Again, very observant.
B: Please, call me Harold.
G: Harold, I tried really hard to put a lot of movies into my life. Is Harold a movie?
B: Not yet!
G: You are witty too!
B: Thank you!
G: You're welcome!
B: What should you be doing right now?
G: Drawing a picture and waxing Katie's eyebrows.
B: Well, get to it.
G: I would, but my computer is so slow that I told my mother that if we had highspeed I wouldn't take an hour to do 20 minutes of work.
B: And then she said that since your Dad started working out of the house he doesn't care about our internet state anymore.
G: Then I said something similar.
B: How was your parfait from Zehrs today?
G: I didn't end up getting one, because they all had strawberries and so and so is allergic. not me though, I could have eaten them in 5 seconds. Except I had just had lunch.
B: So and So enjoyed her pineapple hopefully.
G: You shouldn't lie.
B: What do you mean?
G: We've are friends. Not strangers.
B:........
G: Liar
B: I feel like I've known you forever. What can I say.
G: But I lied too.
B: How did you lie?
G: The parfait was for her, not me.
B: I'm glad we cleared that up.
G: You are crazier than I am.

I had so many things to write about.
I'm reading a book called Bad Ground. It takes me ages to finish a book because I only have time to read occasionally. But this one is enjoyable. I like that it's about mining. And that it's not about a woman.
Maybe I will remember everything I wanted to blog about tomorrow.

Burning down the house

Don't you hate it when you eat those soursugar covered gummy candies and then one tiny piece of soursugar gets stuck under your tongue, or part way down your throat, and you have this sour sensation for like an hour afterward?

Um, I just about burned down our house by leaving a pan on the heat. for a long time. um. Mom is kind of mad at me now. eee. How long would you have to leave a pan on the heat before it started a fire? I think it would take a long time. Especially when it's on low. Not to justify myself...but it would wouldn't it? I should research that. I swear it's because my Mom was around. I never do these things when I'm un-supervised. I told her that too. But I'm not sure it will help. Maybe telling her that the last time I did something silly like that was a year ago or so....

I'm going to go find my Mom.

Well My Dear Friends,

I am done school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aahh..it's all over. :)
Huge happy dance is coming once it sinks in.

Thank you for listening to my horror stories and
listening to my complaints and listening to what
was amazing about hair school.
And thank you for prayers.

Lots of Love,
Tamara