Aaaahhhh....(to be read as a content sigh, not as yelling...is there a better way to type that?) Anyway, I had the day off today and it was very pleasant. I got to sleep in until 10:00 and then David made me waffles for breakfast. We just stayed home most of the day and I worked a bit on our scrapbook. This evening we went over to Eric and Niki's for dinner and now David is at Cascade "observing" the initiations activites there. (I think he just wants to pick on all the pledgies.) For those who care, I heard that Deltas have 22 pledging right now. Whoop, whoop - go DEP!
Now, please enjoy a list of my favorites and not-so-fav's (as related to my day):
Fav - triple chocolate brownies and cherry ice cream Not - oatmeal raisin cookies
Fav - sunny days (like this afternoon) Not - dreary drizzly days (like this morning)
Fav - waking up and realizing you can sleep as long as you want Not - waking up to a buzzing alarm
Fav - sound and smell of clothes washing Not - smell of clothes left in machine several days, oops
Fav - completing a scrapbook page Not - gluing all the stinkin' pieces down (with a cheap glue stick)
Fav - wearing comfy old sweats Not - wearing toe socks (they are super-weird)
Fav - listening to 104.1 the Fish Not - listening to cheesy sales CD for work
Fav - taking care of houseplants Not - finding millions of tiny bugs in plants and trying to kill them
Fav - enjoying a long hot shower Not - paying the bills for it later
Fav - ravioli from the can Not - pnut butter mixed with syrup (David eats that sometimes...)
Fav - days off! Not - having to work Saturday instead
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Midnight (Blogger) Snack
Well, it's past my bedtime and tomorrow is a work day, but I am breaking all the rules and updating my site rather than going to sleep. I'm just not tired yet. David is staying with one of the teens from our youth group right now. The kid's mom took his dad into the hospital because they think he might have had a small stroke. David was asked to stay with their son until his mom was able to come home. I just talked to my hubby and he was in the process of alphabetically organizing the family's DVD collection. It might be a long night... I hope Paul is okay and is able to come home without any complications.
After church this afternoon a group from Central went and helped one of our neighbors with her yard work. Our friend Shaun is organizing a RAK group (Random Acts of Kindness) that will be going out and helping people around our church community. Today we visited a woman named Pamela and helped her with debris and cleaning around her house. She was quite the character, and she gave us a bunch of information about organic gardening as we helped her put plant mulch around all her vegetation. It was nice to get a bit dirty and help someone out. She kept thanking us and said it was such a miracle that we got so much work done. I felt like we hardly did anything, and it made me realize that I should be doing more. (I also realized that it would be a lot of fun to have my own yard - I enjoy plants and it would be nice to have my own little piece of earth to work with. Someday I suppose...)
David and I were watching the movie Twister tonight, but had to stop it in the middle when he had to leave. He bought it during his trip down to Mississippi - ironic huh? He's weird like that. Anyway, I kinda' want to go watch the end of it now, 'cause it's been a long time since I've seen it, but now it's after 11:00 so I really should just go to sleep. blah... Is it really the beginning of another week already!?
After church this afternoon a group from Central went and helped one of our neighbors with her yard work. Our friend Shaun is organizing a RAK group (Random Acts of Kindness) that will be going out and helping people around our church community. Today we visited a woman named Pamela and helped her with debris and cleaning around her house. She was quite the character, and she gave us a bunch of information about organic gardening as we helped her put plant mulch around all her vegetation. It was nice to get a bit dirty and help someone out. She kept thanking us and said it was such a miracle that we got so much work done. I felt like we hardly did anything, and it made me realize that I should be doing more. (I also realized that it would be a lot of fun to have my own yard - I enjoy plants and it would be nice to have my own little piece of earth to work with. Someday I suppose...)
David and I were watching the movie Twister tonight, but had to stop it in the middle when he had to leave. He bought it during his trip down to Mississippi - ironic huh? He's weird like that. Anyway, I kinda' want to go watch the end of it now, 'cause it's been a long time since I've seen it, but now it's after 11:00 so I really should just go to sleep. blah... Is it really the beginning of another week already!?
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Hello...
Whoops! I haven't updated this thing in awhile...sorry folks...I guess I was just so excited when David got home and then I've been a bit busy since then too. He got home late on Monday evening and I was soooooo happy to see him. They drove straight through from Tulsa and were a bit tired when they reached OR. He was glad to be home too, but said it was a good trip. He's got pics and stories if anyone is interested in hearing about the work they did sometime.
So what else has been going on? I've been working a lot and also attending sales training for my job. I got to go to Lori's wedding - it was really sweet. Tina was in it and bawled the whole time. hee hee I went to Tabitha and Coleen's dread party. It was my first experience dreading hair and it was pretty fun. I went to Amanda's house for dinner and she was a fabulous cook as always. David and I looked at some brand new apartments that we were interested in, but then we found out that they aren't allowing pets anymore. We really want a doggie, so that won't work for us. I had a dinner meeting for work and then went to Eric and Niki's to hang out. I had Friday off which was so nice! I needed a day off... David had a second job interview in the morning (he hasn't heard anything about it yet...) and then we went shopping downtown in the afternoon. It was nice to just relax and spend time together. We had dinner at Troy and Shauna's and then watched Sahara. Sadly, I was not able to keep my eyes open through the whole thing...
So what else has been going on? I've been working a lot and also attending sales training for my job. I got to go to Lori's wedding - it was really sweet. Tina was in it and bawled the whole time. hee hee I went to Tabitha and Coleen's dread party. It was my first experience dreading hair and it was pretty fun. I went to Amanda's house for dinner and she was a fabulous cook as always. David and I looked at some brand new apartments that we were interested in, but then we found out that they aren't allowing pets anymore. We really want a doggie, so that won't work for us. I had a dinner meeting for work and then went to Eric and Niki's to hang out. I had Friday off which was so nice! I needed a day off... David had a second job interview in the morning (he hasn't heard anything about it yet...) and then we went shopping downtown in the afternoon. It was nice to just relax and spend time together. We had dinner at Troy and Shauna's and then watched Sahara. Sadly, I was not able to keep my eyes open through the whole thing...
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
A Couple Katrina Pics
I got a couple more pictures from Long Beach (where David and his dad are now.) Just click the link: http://www.xanga.com/private/home.aspx?user=CRudey if you want to see them.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
One Week Report
Well, David has been gone for a week now. I got ahold of some pictures from the area that they are working in. I have one of the pictures of the roof of the church building they are repairing on my Xanga site. http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=CRudey David said that this building has become the central distribution site for supplies to the city.
Two or three semi trucks drop off supplies there every other day or so. David and his dad have been going to the Red Cross tent nearby to get their meals, and the Salvation Army has set up showers for everyone to use. They have met other volunteers from Colorado, Chicago, and the surrounding southern states that are using the same facilities.
David said that one lady with a home in the neighborhood decided to go live with some of her friends and GAVE her house to another family whose home had been destroyed by a falling tree. David and his dad helped fix up her house for them. It's so incredible how generous the people are being down there! Oh, and David's oldest brother Don, who lives in San Antonio is bringing a truck load of wood over to them this evening since usable lumber is scarce where they are. Hopefully they will have enough to finish the work they want to accomplish while they are.
Two or three semi trucks drop off supplies there every other day or so. David and his dad have been going to the Red Cross tent nearby to get their meals, and the Salvation Army has set up showers for everyone to use. They have met other volunteers from Colorado, Chicago, and the surrounding southern states that are using the same facilities.
David said that one lady with a home in the neighborhood decided to go live with some of her friends and GAVE her house to another family whose home had been destroyed by a falling tree. David and his dad helped fix up her house for them. It's so incredible how generous the people are being down there! Oh, and David's oldest brother Don, who lives in San Antonio is bringing a truck load of wood over to them this evening since usable lumber is scarce where they are. Hopefully they will have enough to finish the work they want to accomplish while they are.
Monday, September 12, 2005
He and I
David's Update: He and his dad have been in Long Beach, Mississippi since Friday and they are staying in their camper there. They found a church in the area that is hosting work crews and is handing out food and water for at least 100 people daily (3 meals per day.) He says that people are starting to return to their homes and the work crews are helping them put things back together. He and his dad are starting by repairing the roof to the church where the food is being served. He says it has been really hot and muggy down there but he is doing okay and is enjoying helping people out.
Carrie's Update: My life hasn't been nearly as exciting... On Friday I had Coleen, Niki, and Shauna over for a girls' night. (Much easier to host without a husband around. ) On Saturday I had to work and then went with Jamie, Amanda, Roni, and a few other friends to the Sausage Festival in Vancouver. I did in fact eat a weiner, and also an elephant ear. No one would ride on the Zipper with me and I was bummed, but Jamie won me a stuffed pig at the Super Payloader game!
Carrie's Update: My life hasn't been nearly as exciting... On Friday I had Coleen, Niki, and Shauna over for a girls' night. (Much easier to host without a husband around. ) On Saturday I had to work and then went with Jamie, Amanda, Roni, and a few other friends to the Sausage Festival in Vancouver. I did in fact eat a weiner, and also an elephant ear. No one would ride on the Zipper with me and I was bummed, but Jamie won me a stuffed pig at the Super Payloader game!
Friday, September 09, 2005
8 States in 3 Days!
A quick update about David's travels... He and his dad made it into Kansas on Wednesday night and then last night they were camped out near the Texas/Louisiana border. They should be in Baton Rouge today to start working, but I haven't been able to talk to David yet. I am excited to hear about the work they are doing.
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
My Good Man
Good thing David is unemployed right now. (Never thought I would say that!) The break in his employment gives him the chance to help out with the Hurricane Katrina destruction which is really exciting (and scary.) He and his dad left yesterday morning to drive down to Baton Rouge, and they will be spending a couple/few weeks down there helping with the relief efforts. It sounds like they will be mainly clearing debris, helping with rebuilding efforts, and handing out supplies. Several of our friends, family, church members, and the teens at Camp Yamhill this weekend made donations to help them fund their trip. Thanks so much to everyone who contributed!
I talked to David last night and they had made it into Utah. They were stopped at an RV park to spend the night. (They are taking Jim's truck and camper filled with all their tools and supplies for the trip.) They were both tired but looking forward to the work ahead of them. Please keep them in your prayers/thoughts/etc.
I talked to David last night and they had made it into Utah. They were stopped at an RV park to spend the night. (They are taking Jim's truck and camper filled with all their tools and supplies for the trip.) They were both tired but looking forward to the work ahead of them. Please keep them in your prayers/thoughts/etc.
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