welcome to the 20th century amanda

Warm water, soap...Dip...Hands and knees...scrub-scrub-scrub...scootch...scrub...scrub
*Repeat*
*Repeat* -take time to scrape off chuncks and hair collected on the rag and my hands. *Eeeeew.
*Repeat*
How do floors get so yucky with just the two of us walking on them?!?!


So this has been my chosen cleaning weapon on my kitchen, entry, office, and three bathroom floors.

WHY WHY OH WHY??!

I can't believe I have not used this dandy little cleaning tool more.

I'm pretty confidentI have not used it due to my need for perfection in house cleaning. Right or wrong I feel like getting down and scrubbing my floor gets more germs off. My mom used to do it like that when she really did deep cleaning and I guess that always stuck with me. i love the feeling of a deep-cleaned house.

BUT I choose NOT to consider the fact that this pain-stakingly long and thorough cleaning process then only takes place -tops- of twice a month. Hummmm...

So pondering this, I ran to Target and decided to get a mop. I aim to used it at least once a week, to wipe away our summer, bare-footedness off the floors.

I was thrilled, because it actually did a fine cleaning job, and was quite speedy, easy on my back, and did I mention how FAST?!

What do you do "the old fashioned way" because of habit or way of thinking- but have discovered along the way, it isn't always neccessary or the best?

Captured Moments

This is the lazy way to update. Hopefully I'll be able to do a little better here soon.
These are family pictures from Easter weekend. Then Anna-Banana and I went to Washington DC for a long weekend.
It's been an amazing spring so far. And if you notice the ticker on the very far right column, that's what's been taking my posting gumption. :-) We think it's a good reason.

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Always Twirl

This is exactly why  you should always, ALWAYS... twirl once in front of the mirror before  leaving the  house.   But just think how many people she  made smile throughout the day.    

Thanks Ang, for passing along this laugh. ;-)

This is a test. to

This is a test. to see just how much of a blog techy i am. my first mobile phone post! yay.

Vernal Equinox 2009

...I thought it'd never come!

Although I had know idea what that specific term 

meant until this morning.  *embarrassed* 

(or perhaps I just forgot, sorry mom)

First day of SPRING!  

The days become longer than the nights, 

the temperatures warmer than that of my freezer, 

and more reminders of new life than before!!

The above picture of the Chickadee is especially special to me.  

My Grandma Reed always used to sit 

with me on the swing in her driveway, overlooking the 

tree-filled backyard.  As we sat together swinging, 

she'd say, "Listen.  Do you here her?

 She's singing *Springs Here.*"  

We'd whistle back 'springs here' to her 

songfully, in happy agreeance as we searched 

for our hope-of-spring filled feathered friend.

Ah, the memories and promises of spring.  *sigh*

Sr. High Small Group 2009

From bridge

From bridge

I love these ladies! You girls inspire me! I'm thankful for you!

From bridge

On any given Wednesday night I can expect:

• to watch Christ's love poor out of these ladies onto anyone around them
• to be hugged
• to have my ear talked off or try to stop someone else's from falling off (we never have a lack of words)
• to be encouraged in my faith
• to be taught- I rarely say much in our group, these girls are strong leaders and already have a depth of true gospel living in them that is worthy of listening to and learning from!
• to smile and laugh
• to witness pig-piles
• to be locked in the elevator room together
• to hear honesty and openness
• to sing praise together

ISFJ

We've been talking about it every now and then in different groups of friends, and I'd never taken it. The Myers-Briggs personality profile test in all it's glory. So I took this test, once last night, and once this morning. These were my results.

ISFJ would definately be me -two times in a row with the same result proves it.>You can take it too.

Charlie came out as INTJ, which he thought was fairly accurate.

This test is based on Carl Jung's theory of psychological types and the personality research of Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Cook Briggs.