Ultra Blogging

We had a nice, quiet Easter. I didn't go to any liturgical services (I really do miss the beauty and tradition when we commemorate what Jesus did for us), but we had a lovely turnout at our small church. I didn't give up anything for Lent, and found the chocolate displays a bit too tempting. If Lent came after Easter, I'd have no problem, because even I was getting sick of eating chocolate by the time the holidays were over.

I did, however, start what may become a new tradition. Having taken the lamb out of the freezer a few days to soon, by Maundy Thursday I was thinking "uh oh...". So on Good Friday, I made a simple roast supper. The lovely thing is that on Easter Sunday after our church service, all that was needed was to put everything back in the oven on low, and dinner was waiting for us at our own pace.

Our neighbours' son and his girl friend came over Easter afternoon with their (relatively) new dog, and we chatted away on the back veranda. It was quite funny to see this 10-month old puppy try to figure out how to get back into the house once he'd gotten out. The neighbour's cat was less amused, and promptly hid herself in her apartment (I'll explain that another time). The puppy had great time running around the gardens and at one point was contemplating how well small canine could jump off a veranda onto the driveway below.

It was great to not have to worry about the time, or the roast biding it's time in the oven, and just chat. Life needs more moments like that.

There were a few things I was sure I was going to blog about, and I'm hoping they'll work their way back into my memory. That's the funny thing about life - it's what happens when you're writing blogs...or what zooms by you at ultra speeds while you're still looking for the "on" switch.

Things to Make You Smile

I've been slack lately in blogging - I think I'm suffering from a strange cross of Autumn Blues and Spring Fever. It's April - there should be crocuses blooming out of the snow...but instead we're finishing up with the hot weather and moving into the cold rainy season. I'm confused enough that I'm actually sitting here listening to Footy Recaps just to keep my mind occupied. I think my team is winning. It's the first time I've actually watched them since we've been in Australia. I'm fairly relieved my office isn't into tipping on the footy; I'm not that dedicated.

To cheer everyone up, my sister-in-law Coleen sent some joking thoughts for 2009. I liked them all, but though some of them were a bit too "R" to post on the net. I thought this especially in light of the tag-line: "Life is like a jar of jalapeno peppers: What you to today, might burn your bum tomorrow." But here are two of my favourites (and really not that far from the truth!):

A Thought About Helping Others:
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day, teach a person to use the internet and they won't bother you for weeks.

It's Just a State of Mind
In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is Weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.


Have a smilin' day!