Month: September 2007

Yep Yep

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Natasha Bedingfield – We´re All Mad Lyrics
Edited by Gina

Sometimes beauty isn´t recognized
When it contrasts with what you feel inside

Who´s to say the darkened clouds must lead to rain
Who´s to say the problems should just go away
Who´s to point a finger at what´s not understood

Because, we´re all mad in our own way
Colors fade the gray away
Different people all the same
Each reveals the meaning
We´re all mad in our own way
Fill the sky with different shades
Read the story on each page
Each reveals the meaning

Sometimes I think I over analyze
As if I cant control the time and place
Life isn´t something you try on for size
You can´t love without the give and take

Who´s to say the darkened clouds must lead to rain
Who´s to say the problems should just go away
Who´s to point a finger at what´s not understood

Because, we´re all mad in our own way
Colors fade the gray away
Different people all the same
Each reveals the meaning
We´re all mad in our own way
Fill the sky with different shades
Read the story on each page
Each reveals the meaning

We´re all mad in our own way
Colours fade the grey away
Different people all the same
Each reveals the meaning
We´re all mad in our own way
Fill the sky with different shades
Read the story on each page
Each reveals the meaning

Oh, each reveals the meaning
Oh oh oh yeah, oh

We´re all mad in our own way
Colours fade the grey away
Different people all the same
Each reveals the meaning
We´re all mad in our own way
Fill the sky with different shades
Read the story on each page
Each reveals the meaning

We´re all mad in our own way
Colours fade the grey away
Different people all the same
Each reveals the meaning
We´re all mad in our own way
Fill the sky with different shades
Read the story on each page
Each reveals the meaning

We´re all mad

This post is for Stephanie P.

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Not to be confused with Stepha, whom I love dearly, but no – it’s not for you!

Some of my regular readers (woohoo, increased to 2.89!) know that I am in love with Justin Timberlake, who I think is not only very talented musically and is a pretty good actor, but I think is completely gorgeous. I LOVE HIM! I don’t even care about the age difference! LOL

ANYWAY, I found out that Stephanie feels the same! Now, I can respect her for being an awesome mother, a wonderful wife, a blessing to her mother, AND for having excellent taste!

So Stephanie, these are for you (but I will look too!):


Sigh – Gina is going to have a good day!

Andrew the Idiot Strikes Again!

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Here are my notes from class today!

P: do you or your religious community suffer well?
A: No one suffers well.
P: I am not asking for your opinion of the world and all its occupants, but for your specifically
A: well, no one suffers well.

P: there are several communities in our lives
A: so what you’re saying is a support group?
P: well, that can be a community but I am not limiting it to that
A: well you need to say a support group because that’s the only analogy that makes sense.

First hour of class:
P: we should not judge someone when they are suffering, be sensitive, try not to be like Job’s friends……don’t assume they have done something wrong to deserve their problem.
Third hour of class:
A: I have a question. I have this friend that was having financial problems and they said they prayed that God would let him die. I told him he was wrong and that he shouldn’t do that.
P: so what is your question?
A: as a counselor, don’t you think it’s never right to ask God to take your life?
P: I am saying that God would not want us to want to die, but I think in this example is it more important to tell the person they should never do that, or ask them what is causing their pain that they would ask for it.
A: No my question is, he shouldn’t have prayed for God to let him die, right?

Read Job 32:18-22
P: after the reading of chapter 32, what did you get from it?
A.: 32:18-22 looks to me like Cancer (!)
P: are you saying people with cancer deserve it because of some sin in their lives?
A: well, that’s how it looks to me!

At the end of Job, God restores all of his possessions multiplied by two, and Job has ten more children. Andrew says, “How can he have had ten more children? He seemed pretty old? I mean, how could he live that long?” I said, “Well, the Bible says he lived 140 years more and people lived longer back then.” The Prof said something about Abraham and Sarah too. LAME!

I honestly rolled my eyes today! These were only the highlights! It was funny, the other woman in the class interrupted Andrew because he is a HORRIBLE reader and just started reading. It was awesome.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

Questions of life…..

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…..no worries, this is NOT a serious post! So sit back and enjoy!

1. Why do companies send cash in the mail? For example, I received a survey request yesterday that had a dollar in it and a letter asking for me to fill out a survey online and get more cash. How many letters do you think were thrown out without being opened? Do they really think people of gonna feel obligated to fill out the survey because they’ve received a dollar? Or is a dollar enough to convince a person to do it for “more money”? I asked these questions as I pocketed the dollar and threw the letter out!

2. Why do I speak in third person when I wake up in the morning? “Gina is cold.” “Gina needs to go to the bathroom.” “Gina hopes Jerry set the coffee up so she can have it right away.” Seriously! I think either I am either lonely or mentally unstable.

3. Why are left handers so far superior? I can list all of the reasons we excel, which probably answers my question anyway, but thought I should write the question down.

4. Why do I have the song, “Dancing Through Life” from Wicked in my brain? LIZ!

5. Why do I have to go to work today? (Actually, and honestly, the question was originally formed as “Why does Gina have to go to work today?” See item 2.) It’s not that I don’t like work, but…..well, I don’t want TO work today. Problem as currently I have the most work I’ve had in a long time!

6. Why do Biola teachers feel the need to make sure each week consists of over 800 pages of reading????? Crap! (Or, for Rona, “cwap”. Or maybe, “Merry Christmas!”?)

7. Why do real estate agents, when you ask what they are doing to get this freaking house sell, send beautiful fliers for the sign outside? LAME!

8. Why is this craving for egg salad sandwich so strong?!?!!?!

Okay, that’s the extent of Gina’s thoughts today. Gina needs to get ready for work.

Quotes of the Week

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Okay, I am doing this a tad early….not because of something awesome like going to Texas, but I have a pretty long list this week! Seriously, if you heard something funny or would like to submit something, shoot me an email!

“Twenty four reasons to admit that I’m wrong, with all my excuses still twenty four strong” Switchfoot

OK. So we’re lazing around the house this weekend and Rachel says to Kathleen: “Catch up with the program, Mommy!” As told by Martin regarding his 7-year-old daughter.

Interchange with Zack and Deana:
Z: “Mom, I want to go to California!”
D: “You do, why?”
Z: “To get Gina!”

“Gina, I miss you so much.” Stepha

“It’s all about the trilogy!” RF (sorry if I’ve posted this one before, it’s a classic!)

Interchange with Sophia and Deana:
S: “Mom, can we go to McDonald’s? Can we go to McDonald’s?”
D: “No sweetie, the line is too long.”
S: “When Gina comes to Texas, she take me to McDonald’s and we play!”

“After I read RevelationS I went to PsalmS 21……” Gina, trying to irritate both Jim and Cat in one sentence.

“You shouldn’t kid about calling 911” Ryan, a First Responder AND Accountant (which I guess makes him very dry and serious) to Gina after she announced in a hilarious fashion that we are not supposed to call 911 in an emergency at work, but instead call the receptionist, who then will call 911 for us……..but he is right, I suppose you shouldn’t kid about a thing like that and get First Responder Ryan all ready to save a life.

Gina, talking at lunch to Wanda about a loan:
“And it had a buttload of conditions…….”
(to understand this faux pas, see my previous posts…..and thanks to Martin for spelling “pas” for me!)

“Merry Christmas!” Rona (apparently this is some form of expletive in her world)

“Don’t take this heaven from one, if you must cling to someone, now and forever let it be me.” Collin Raye

“I made you this really yummy egg salad sandwich because I know it’s your favorite. Um, except I ate it.” Rona

“Yeah, I want to see you this week.” David (my little bro – LOL, the man is 37 do you think he’ll ever lose the “little” part?)

“Since I am ALWAYS hilarious and witty, you may want to carry around a notepad just in case you pass by my desk.” Rona

“oh gina…do you ever sleep?? Lol” Heather

Josh’s homework assignment, as read by Deana:
D: “If you could choose any name, would you keep yours or change it?”
J: “I would change it to Johnny, of course!”
D: “Why ‘Johnny, of course’?”
J: “Hello! Johnny Flame from Fantastic Four!”

“You have to let me see Wicked.” Allie

“Hi Honey!” Liz, who I THINK was talking to her husband…….or not! LOL

“Second hand smoke is NOT gonna kill you.” Jim

“Are you wearing white socks?!?!!?!” Karen

“Those white socks DO look dorky!” Cat

Okay okay, I’m POSTING!

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Here I am at the water park in Texas, where fun was had by all! Not the best pic of me, but I am happy. And notice my tattoo on my shoulder – it matches a tattoo my Dad has…..in fact, it’s his signed initials! He wrote it down for me on my birthday last year! Not sure he believed me when I said I was going to get a tattoo. Go figure!

My visit to Texas was amazing! We had so much fun and it was COOL! Well, it was a little hot, but NOTHING like California I am told. So on that front I am very thankful.

That’s all I have right now – too busy arguing online to post more.

Nothing will make Texas bad for me!

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Even today, which started out to be quite depressing on the surface!

We all were going to church together this morning; I went out first with the kids and climbed into the Yukon. Kenny says, “We are all not going to fit.” I said, “Come on Kenny, we all fit last night when we went to Steak and Shake.” “But the back seats are out.”

That was weird, because we had gotten home close to midnight the night before and it seemed weird that Mike would take the seats out. Deana came out and I said the back seats were not in the Yukon. She looked in the garage and asked Mike if he moved them – NOPE! Seemed the seats had been stolen!

Deana realized moments later that she had probably left her cell in the car too. GONE!

It was at this moment that Stephanie realized that her purse was gone. She swore that she never brought the purse, but since we looked high and low, it was determined she probably mistakenly left it in there too and now it was gone.

We called the police and learned that another Yukon in the neighborhood had his seats stolen, too. He works night shift and had gotten home at 5:30am and found it out at about 10:30am. Weird.

So we called the insurance and will need to wait until Tuesday to hear back. In the mean time we went to Best Buy, bought a cheap go phone ($19.99 baby) and got a new sim card for Deana so that she will have a way to contact family and friends on her cell. I will find her a better phone on eBay soon.

We also got Stepha a new purse although all the sentimental items in her purse cannot be replaced. That is the hardest part. For that I am very sad.

You should have seen Mike – he was ready to whoop butt!

I don’t have a bad taste about Texas, however. These things do happen. I guess I have things to be thankful for – like insurance and the fact that no one was hurt.

We also had a great day today. We went to Gatti Town, which is similar to Dave & Busters. All you can eat food and lots of games. We had so much fun and didn’t let things get us down. We did lose some time trying to resolve the cell phone thing, but the kids got to slip and slide and go to the park at that time. We ended the day with yummy homemade pizza and yummy dessert.

Yep, Deana is spoiling me pretty well!

The kids are AWESOME! Kenny and Josh are so sweet – we had tons of fun yesterday at the water park. Sophia and Zack certainly make me feel loved as they hang all over me and want my undivided attention. It’s cool.

Okay, please pray that everything works out with the car piece, which will occur after I am back in California. Deana relies on me for this sort of thing but she will have to step out of her comfort zone a bit. I am sure she will be fine, but appreciate your prayer support.

To Satan, who I guess thought he could mess up our visit – UP YOURS!