This song makes me cry every time.
I am not ashamed. :)
It's good to be reminded that this life that we live is merely a speck in time before we spend eternity with our God.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Our Overcup Oak
14 months ago I brought this tree home from an Earth Day giveaway at work:
Here it is now! It's growing fast!
Here it is now! It's growing fast!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Recycling
It's the little things in life that make me happy.
Our condominium complex just put a recycling bin next to the regular dumpster. Hallelujah! Easy access recycling. I have been moping around for the past 4 years kicking myself for tossing aluminum cans and plastic in the trash. Realistically, all I had to do was set aside a separate bag or box for recyclable items and then drive them over to the nearest recycling center. My excuses included the following:
- too lazy
- not enough space for extra bag/box of trash (this could be solved by having a garage or utility room but we have neither)
These excuses amount to nothing. Think of all the plastic and aluminum and glass I could have recycled. My father would keel over knowing how much we simply dumped into the trash. He in fact did scold me once or twice but the horrid excuses above rang loud in my head.
Thankfully, we've at least been faithful recyclers of paper and have taken frequent trips to the various paper recycling bins around town.
But now, we can dump even our paper into the recycling bin in our own complex. I feel I will now change the world.
Recycling is really an easy, effective way of doing your part in reducing the massive amounts of trash that goes into landfills every day. So don't follow my example of making excuses. There are NO good excuses not to recycle.
Even the Grand Canyon recycles. Our cabin had separate trash cans for recyclables and non-recyclables. This, indeed, enhanced my Grand Canyon experience.
Our condominium complex just put a recycling bin next to the regular dumpster. Hallelujah! Easy access recycling. I have been moping around for the past 4 years kicking myself for tossing aluminum cans and plastic in the trash. Realistically, all I had to do was set aside a separate bag or box for recyclable items and then drive them over to the nearest recycling center. My excuses included the following:
- too lazy
- not enough space for extra bag/box of trash (this could be solved by having a garage or utility room but we have neither)
These excuses amount to nothing. Think of all the plastic and aluminum and glass I could have recycled. My father would keel over knowing how much we simply dumped into the trash. He in fact did scold me once or twice but the horrid excuses above rang loud in my head.
Thankfully, we've at least been faithful recyclers of paper and have taken frequent trips to the various paper recycling bins around town.
But now, we can dump even our paper into the recycling bin in our own complex. I feel I will now change the world.
Recycling is really an easy, effective way of doing your part in reducing the massive amounts of trash that goes into landfills every day. So don't follow my example of making excuses. There are NO good excuses not to recycle.
Even the Grand Canyon recycles. Our cabin had separate trash cans for recyclables and non-recyclables. This, indeed, enhanced my Grand Canyon experience.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Whoop!
I'm not an Aggie, but I almost was, and it felt right.
I couldn't be happier. Moorhead's blueberry farm opens this weekend. I won't be in town this weekend, but you can betcha I'll be picking blueberries the following weekend!
Hello, blueberry bliss!
I couldn't be happier. Moorhead's blueberry farm opens this weekend. I won't be in town this weekend, but you can betcha I'll be picking blueberries the following weekend!
Hello, blueberry bliss!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Berries
I was tipped off by reading a blog post from our friend and talented painter, Sarah Hazel. For the rest of the day, all I could think about was blackberries, just within walking distance from our condo along the buffalo bayou trail. I can't believe in all these years, in all the countless times I've run past this field, that I've never seen these wild blackberries. Well, better late than never!
Here are the results from an approximately 1-hour picking. What to do? Maybe a pie.
Blueberries will be ready for picking soon! This will be our 4th annual blueberry picking extravaganza! Can't wait!
Here are the results from an approximately 1-hour picking. What to do? Maybe a pie.
Blueberries will be ready for picking soon! This will be our 4th annual blueberry picking extravaganza! Can't wait!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
It's a boy named Baylor!
http://www.houstonzoo.org/baby-elephant-baylor/
This little (big) guy was named after Baylor College of Medicine!
Did you know that an elephant's gestation period is 22 months??
My friend Vicki has been part of the 24 hour birth watch team but is now off the hook!
I'm looking forward to saying hi in person :)
This little (big) guy was named after Baylor College of Medicine!
Did you know that an elephant's gestation period is 22 months??
My friend Vicki has been part of the 24 hour birth watch team but is now off the hook!
I'm looking forward to saying hi in person :)
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Winning the lottery
So in follow-up, maybe yesterday's post seems a bit random. And short. But we were on our way out the door when I read the article. A co-worker brought the merger to my attention yesterday, and as I've had my head in a hole for past couple of weeks, I haven't been keeping up with the news. The merger is kind of a big deal locally since Continental is currently headquartered in Houston and employs many Houstonians. If a merger is necessary, I just can't understand why it would be with United. Let's just say I've had bad experience with United and O'Hare airport, and would rather pay an extra $50 to fly on another airline.
Moving on, it's been a productive morning. Since I sent Nate off biking, I have gone running, made and eaten 3 fried eggs, a bowl of 7-grain hot cereal, and a banana, and currently am enjoying a tall glass of sweet tea after a successful trip to the grocery store. Sometimes, when I get home from grocery shopping, I feel like I've won the lottery. First of all, the blackberries were 10/$10. Yum! And more impressively, I purchased cereal for 99 cents... at a sale price of $1.99 plus $1.00 off coupons attached to the box, I saved $4.00 per box! What a steal. Have you tried this stuff? It is de-lish. And at 99 cents per box, how can you go wrong?
Moving on, it's been a productive morning. Since I sent Nate off biking, I have gone running, made and eaten 3 fried eggs, a bowl of 7-grain hot cereal, and a banana, and currently am enjoying a tall glass of sweet tea after a successful trip to the grocery store. Sometimes, when I get home from grocery shopping, I feel like I've won the lottery. First of all, the blackberries were 10/$10. Yum! And more impressively, I purchased cereal for 99 cents... at a sale price of $1.99 plus $1.00 off coupons attached to the box, I saved $4.00 per box! What a steal. Have you tried this stuff? It is de-lish. And at 99 cents per box, how can you go wrong?
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