Victory!!!

Alrighty then! I know this score isn't that high on the Fruit Ninja scale, but for a brief moment I knew I was ruler of my iPhone! As soon as it hits the hands of Nenners and Nieceamine this score will be buried - dead to the world - no top scores list for this game. I really only got the win because of the new pomegranate (explosion = bonus points!). It may also have something to do with the shirt Nenners gave me - I happened to be wearing it at the time. I'm going to go give it to Nenners now - it's not fun if it's not competitive - I may be too competitive - it's why I don't play board games :P - anyways, she had me beat for months, then Nieceamine killed us both awhile ago. Oh the turning of the tables. I expect Seb to have beaten us all by now - I don't ask - sometimes I like thinking our scores are awesome :P

From Seb :P

My sister sent me this pic! It will mean little to nothing to you, but to me it's my childhood! At first glance you might think of swimming - not true, my friends - it represents superheroness! For serious! I would wrap the baby blanket my Grandma Lil knit me around myself - put on this cap - then I, and sometimes my dad, would become superheroes! We'd take on the world. I love it. I love that Seb sent me a picture of the exact same swim cap - the exact colour and brand. Thanks my sister - love you muchly :D

Me & My Sister!

Cashier Tales: Concentration

Okay - I was being crazy at work again. I told my cashier neighbour about my days. It was down to long words: heeelllllloooooo - or long pauses: how.... are you.... doing today. We decided on long pause day. It was hilarious - she long paused once - once! - then uncontrollably giggled for too long of a pause! Oh dear. That was funny. Then I had a sticker on my shoe for I don't know how long - all back pants and shoes, then a bright flourescent 'No Frills' sticker! I was wondering why a supe was laughing at me from really far away! Then the best story... after the first long pause success and fail (it was definitely both) it was just a giggly kind of day. Anyways, I was bringing through a customer - while trying ridiculously hard not to laugh. Another cahier (2 spots over), looked up from her till and just started laughing at my face - doesn't that sound awkward - it was really at the facial expression, but that sounds less crazy. Anyways, she was farther away so I couldn't hear her, so when I asked what, in particular (because let's be reasonable, it could be anything), she was laughing at - well, she used her hands to push her whole forehead together! It was exactly what I do! So funny! Then she said I was always 'so serious' - hahahaha - that look was from me trying not to laugh. Hilarious. Then - I said it was my concentrated look - concentrated - which made me think of a kind of drink. Even worse - my neighbour did not hear the word concentrated. Hehehe. Some days I love my job. Also - I'm going to have some crazy oddly placed wrinkles someday! I already have laugh lines - I'm just a little worried what all these crazy facial expressions are going to do to my face :P It's probably worth the fun times though - I'll just have to get over my texture-based hatred of moisturizer... finally.

Cashier Tales: From Mud Flown, to Soap in the eye.

Okay. So today I was teased - I call it mud throwing - all day long for being crazy. I was - I sang, I taught them the NY2LA dance that 'eh' taught me (excepting the slow motion part, because how?), I announced the days left until Christmas (143!), I embarrassed Nenners right and good by crazy waving (and maybe a couple of odd facial expressions thrown in for good measure) - the best part, she went through a newbie's cash and told said newbie that her sister was making faces - the cashier didn't even look around and hours later she asked if Nenners was my sister - my crazy reputation is growing steadily.

Mostly, I was teased for being happy in a broken world. That's kind of sad. I actually had people try to start a 'why woe is better' debate with me. We three involved came to the conclusion that though the world isn't super amazing all of the time we approached life in two very different manners. They complained, got more bored, and more woeful... I tried to break that off, by using a strength absolutely not of my own making. That always works for me; He always works as a go-to response because that's right where He's supposed to be. It doesn't take long for Holy Spirit to nudge me when I'm at work - when I'm in public trying to be just His. Things stayed light - they can in Him - it wasn't light for me (I was dealing with some things head on), but it wasn't crushing for them either (though in all honesty, I know that thinking in that manner does lead to the best kind of questions). I was serious about serious things and I joked around when I was supposed too. It was a good day.

Oh right, the funnies! I was teased rightfully enough - I was sprayed with cleaning solution (from a safe distance) and it rained down on my hands. Customers must wonder about us some time :P I bantered with the sprayer, who was a supe, saying that they could have sprayed me in the eye - damaging me. To think this supe thought I was quiet and often defended my sanity... no longer so... whahaha. Later on - I totally sprayed a whole whack of soap all over myself - and yes, it went straight into my eye as well. See - I went from mud insults to soap pain. I wonder which one's better and worse, but I certainly don't have to figure out if it was funny - it was. Oh, the stories to be found in our day to day haps. I love those people - co-workers and customers alike. They make for good fun and stories.

Me & Co VS... Directions, the Drive-in & Mosquitoes.

Tonight was the night for Captain America. Decided to take Nieceamine, Mr. Si, Sunshine, Mister Giggles, and Mr. Please to see the flick! Just got home a little while ago. Drive-in!!! Last time I went to a drive-in was when Spiderman first came out. I'd already seen it in theatres and stayed in the van with Nieceamine and Mr. Si and told them when to cover their eyes - they were so little! Tonight though was the first time I was the adult at a drive-in. Funny funny thing. So, directionally challenged me had an assist by Nenners, with map printouts, she wrote 'going there' on the first sheet and 'coming home' on the second. I actually needed that. Then, she highlighted her words... oh dear, that probably says enough right there. We only got turned around once on the way there - but quickly got back on track. Mr. Please kept asking me if I knew how to get to one place or another - he was listing them off - I continually had to remind him that I get lost driving him home every single time, even though I've gone there like 20+ times. Sad and directionally unteachable am I. Anyways - we make it. We arrive safely. There was a space right up front. I only re-parked like 3 (maybe 4) times, which is one of my smallest records - yay!

Then, we start trying to figure out a way to sit in the van because the mosquitoes were in full out attack mode. Mr. Si and Mr. Please, fully protected by bug repellent skin lotion or such, settled themselves quite nicely outside. These boys, they know how to roll - They each had a chair and a footrest... Mr. Si also brought a sheet. The rest of us settled inside. Then, the movie began. I liked it. We had to leave the window open a little so the older boys could hear it. The mosquitoes knew this and formed a plan of attack. I have like 50 bites... my blood is sugar... seriously. Then it kept getting unbearably hot. It was 22 degrees outside - perfect weather - next time: more chairs, less car. The windows got so fogged up that the picture was blurry. I turned on the car for minute air-conditioner breaks... I didn't turn it on all the way enough times though; I have no car skills - I totally drained the battery! So embarrassing. I had to go inside and then they tried to give me the kit - ummm... no car skills! - then I waited for one of the guys who worked there to do it for me. Thank you, helpful persons! Fun times. We drove off.

Now, for the return trip. Don't worry - there were no FURTHER actual problems. Me and Nieceamine were a little worried for it though. I'm directionally challenged and she was on map duty - scary things. We called for car silence, ironically we did so very very loudly, and then we settled in. Right after that, Sunshine speaks up saying, no joke, 'Oh no! It says danger ahead!'. There's where you can see how atmosphere affects people. We were stressed out, the rest got stressed out. The sign said 'Danger overhead wires'. I loved it. We all started laughing. Then we all got hyper very very quickly. We killed many mosquitoes. We talked in funny voices. We recapped the movie - good thing too, I totally missed the whole ending with the car issues. We saw a person from Church on the drive home - we tapped on the windows, then yelled hello. All in all, today was so easy. We ran into lots of issues, but wow did we have options - maps printouts that track the route for us, cell phones, people that have battery jumpstart kits, all night stations in case we got lost somewhere. Good times. I sleep now. I shall dream of unbreakable cars and a mosquito-less world... I know, I know, they're part of a chain and we need them... I don't have to want them though. So now, I present to you Rhett & Link's older 'Mosquitos Suck' song! I like that it's about everything that sucks! We totally played it on the drive home...

Mister Giggles.

Okay. I was sitting with Mister Giggles and Waywin before service last night. Waywin looked down at Mister Giggles' legs and noticed their smoothness. He asked Mister Giggles if he shaved them or something. Mister Giggles said no. THEN, he turned to me and said 'Auntie Lisa did you shave my legs?'

...No. No I didn't, bud. That'll never happen. I promise. I love him muchly.

Weird Calendar.

This thing makes me laugh every time I see it:

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'From Ashes to Ice Cream'? It sounds hilarious! Ice cream made from ashes? Seriously bad phrasing! I finally looked up the story behind it... one of their facilities burned down and they decided to rebuild it. That's the story. They called it 'The Phoenix Project'. It's supposed to be inspirational, and really it is cool that they didn't have to shut down and such, but please don't say the ice cream itself rose from the ashes. It almost made me never want Chapman's again.