It’s Sunday morning and the camp is slowly waking up. Last night was much quieter as they read the riot act at breakfast yesterday. In fact I was the last guy in after watchig the late movie, Gladiator.
The sessions have been good and thought provoking. The team sessions were good as well and I got to know some of the other volunteers. I was impressed by many of the young guys with their passion for the Lord, their knowledge of the Word and their insights into world events.
I spent some time talking with the band and Darren S. a friend of Jon B., a very interesting guy.
I wonder what today will bring?
Month: November 2008
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Retreat thoughts
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First night at camp
Well , it was an experience.
The late night movie was Wall-e which I’d previously reported was Lam-e, so I opted for some reading time and turned in shortly after midnight. I was the only guy in the room. Shortly after settling in one of my roomies flys throught the room and asks on the way out “crashing so earlly?”. Not a good sign.
There is the somewhat expected racket through the night and I drift in and out all night, at least untill about 3am. In a semi-consious state I’m hearing a rhythmic “thwak, thwak, thwak”. It sounds like somebody hitting a stapler on a hollow desk. Then the memories start coming back from college days. That sound is a fast and furious air hockey game in the rec room below our sleeping area.
I’m up at 8 and pretty much alone and have the showers to myself. These young guys may be able to party all night but they are not so good about greeting the day. Breakfast is at 9 and I think about making a racket as I get going, but I don’t, let the lads sleep on. Soon enough they will be waking up at 5am and wishing they could sleep in forever llike they are today. -
Something different
I’m at Camp ceadarwood a YFC facility for a volunteer retreat. I’ve decided to volunteer and get involved with a climbing ministry as a result of my summer mountain adventure.
I’m not sure at all what I’m getting into, but its going to be an excellent adventure.
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People want to know
I’m not sure why they want to know, but there must be a good reason. Perhaps it’s helpful to express your emotions about the loss of a beloved pet. How My Hamster Died gives you that opportunity to release your inner emotional baggage regarding your hamster’s demise. There are some touching stories plus it’s a great little site that Eric created.
Growing up I was never allowed furry pets due to allergies, or at least that the story my parents gave, but we did have fish. There is a lot less emotional attachment to fish. When you get tired of them they get flushed. I was told we were releasing them back into the ocean. The things you can get away with as a parent.
At the young age of 6…. I would watch my little buddy, “Tree” run on his wheel. Day after day, he would run happily, until one fateful morning! As the sun was shining and he was going for his morning jog, his little paw got caught on the wheel. It violently flipped him around and broke him little neck!! He let a small sweak and passed over to the other side. I was devistated (as any 6 year old would be) and my mom tried to comfort me by replacing “Tree” with a new hamster….. It was never the same……:(
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The drought is over
That’s right after seven or is it eight years, the Stewart household once again has… baseboards!
Man that renovating! One thing just leads to another and another and before you know it, you’re putting up baseboards.
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What time is it?
This morning as I was waking up I was in that semi-conscious state between sleeping and being fully awake, you know, drifting in and out, and I found myself thinking “What time is it?”. Before I could even think about rolling over to look at the clock I heard the neighbor hucking up a lung. Oh yeah, it’s 6:30am. I wonder if they read my blog?
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Time gets better with age
Makes you wonder why we can’t learn some of these earlier in life. A good read, and worth re-reading from time to time (note to self).
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Speed Trip
Friday night we picked up a U Haul trailer and loaded up a king size bed and some other stuff for a quick delivery trip to the lake. Strangely, the U-Haul folks we not to willing to rent the trailer for two days, so we compressed the trip down to 24 hours of extreme trailering.
By the time we were ready to go it was 8pm. After picking up some dinner at A&W where their lightning fast service didn’t exactly help us get underway any faster. The drive down was a little sketchy from time to time as it was snowing and the temperature was around -1° so there was some snow in the passing lane and a little ice from time to time. It had to be a little bad because we came up behind several different semi-trailers that were doing 60kph. Oh yeah, and then there was the big buck that crossed the highway right in front of us. No biggie, he made it and so did we.
After arriving we lit a fire in the fireplace and huddled under a blanket while watching a couple of episodes of House. The next morning it was quite white outside. Winter has arrived and only a few short days ago it was much warmer.
Towing the trailer really put a hit on the gas mileage but on the way home we tanked up a .884/l the lowest price in many many months.
After breakfast we unloaded the new king size bed and loaded up two ancient singles destined for the dump later in the day. Then we quickly tidied up the cottage, antifreeze the plumbing and hit the road again as we needed to get the trailer back by 6pm. After a quick stop for gas in Falcon and again at Prawda (did I mention pulling the trailer is hard on gas?) we’re back in Winnipeg picking up some stuff from the house for a trip to the dump. After the dump, Windsor Plywood to pick up some 14′ baseboards, bending them to fit in the trailer. That’s right after 8 years, we’re getting baseboards. Drop the baseboards off at home, drop some stuff off at Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and drop the trailer back at U-Haul. Phey, having the trailer off the truck is quite a relief. Then back home for a quiet night. That’s enought driving for one day.
