Time...

On Friday I finished uni for the semester. So I'm on holidays!! Free time! Yay!
On Saturday I went to my first hens night... Was lots of fun, and now it's only five days to the wedding! Time better fly.
Yesterday our family got a free dog. Except we had to give it back. So we only had a dog for a few hours. Nevertheless, I think that's pretty good for our family... Now we need to wait for the twins to finish their exams; apparently then we'll look for another dog. All in due time I guess.
Today I started my new job. So much to think about! But I think I'll get there eventually :) It might take a bit of time to get used to, but I suppose that's what happens. We'll see how tomorrow goes... :)

Poetry

So... my last uni class for the semester is tomorrow. And it's on poetry. And I must bring three, yes THREE, poems to class... forgive me Mum if this isn't correct but I don't really remember many poems from when I was younger... regardless of that, I will never ever forget this one... Plus who doesn't like Roald Dahl?!?

As soon as Wolf began to feel
That he would like a decent meal,
He went and knocked on Grandma's door.
When Grandma opened it, she saw
The sharp white teeth, the horrid grin,
And Wolfie said, 'May I come in?'
Poor Grandmamma was terrified,
'He's going to eat me up!' she cried.
And she was absolutely right.
He ate her up in one big bite.

But Grandmamma was small and tough,
And Wolfie wailed, 'That's not enough!
I haven't yet begun to feel
That I have had a decent meal!'
He ran around the kitchen yelping,
'I've got to have a second helping!'

Then added with a frightful leer,
'I'm therefore going to wait right here
Till Little Miss Riding Hood
Comes home from walking in the wood.'

He quickly put on Grandma's clothes,
(Of course he hadn't eaten those).
He dressed himself in coat and hat.
He put on shoes, and after that,
He even brushed and curled his hair,
Then sat himself in Grandma's chair.

In came the little girl in red.
She stopped. She stared. And then she said,
'What great big eyes you have, Grandma.'
'All the better to hear you with,'
The Wolf replied.
'What great big eyes you have, Grandma.'
Said Little Red Riding Hood.
'All the better to see you with,'
The Wolf replied.

He sat there watching her and smiled.
He thought, I'm going to eat this child.
Compared with her old Grandmamma,
She's going to taste like caviar.

Then Little Red Riding Hood said,
'But Grandma, what a lovely great big furry coat you have on.'
'That's wrong!' cried Wolf.
'Have you forgot
To tell me waht BIG TEETH I've got?
Ah well, no matter what you say,
I'm going to eat you anyway.'

The small girl smiles. One eyelid flickers.
She whips a pistol from her knickers.
She aims it at the creature's head,
And bang bang bang she shoots him dead.

A few weeks later, in the wood,
I came across Miss Riding Hood.
But what a change! No cloak of red,
No silly hood upon her head.
She said, 'Hello, and do please note
My lovely furry wolfskin coat.'

P.S. Happy 80th Birthday Oma! May God continue to bless you in the coming year!
P.P.S. No correlation between the poem and the 'P.S.' :) Purely coincedental.

My Weird Day

Under the influence of stressful uni assignments, rain and coffee...

So I'm having a bit of a grey day. Mixed feelings. One eye open from coffee, the other half asleep. Snuggled in a new hoodie, music playing, and trying to type an assignment. Loving the rain, pity I don't have the time or energy to go and dance in it... :)

Thankfully only one week of the uni semester to go...

It Rained Today!!

Rain. Something I hadn't seen in a while. I was glad to bid it farewell when I left Albany. Now I wish I didn't think so badly of it. So sad when a water fall looks like this:

And I can also tell you we sat on that dry bed of rock. And it was sad. Sadness for the fact that water 'should' be beautifully cascading down the rocks... when we had to pretend by pouring it from a water bottle... which only trickled a couple of metres before slowly disappearing because of the quenching yet glorious sun rays.

There's something about patiently (or not so patiently) longing for a 'simple' thing like rain... Because with patience comes an increased understanding of how great our God is. Who are we to question the weather? It makes you remember your dependence on the Provider and Sustainer of the universe, who controls all things. How marvellous that we can rest in His hands, knowing that He will provide all our needs in due time. We must humbly rely on the capable hands of our Creator.

Today I saw threatening dark clouds. A beautiful sight in itself (and no I never thought when jogging on the beach in Albany that it could ever be beautiful). And those clouds brought what the land badly needs. It rained.

It was so BEAUTIFUL!! The sound of raindrops on a tin roof have never sounded so good. To put things in perspective, this is the first rain of May. The average rainfall for May is 117ml. More shocking, the average year-to-date rainfall at the end of May is 203mL and so far this year Perth has only had 50mL of rain. We're still a long way away from that average. It could be a dry year.

So what now? I thank God for the rain; and I continue in my prayerful petitions that He will continue to bless this land with more nourishing rain. I pray that I will continue to trust His goodness, and rely on His power and will. And I pray that this lack of rain, and the blessing of rain such as felt today, may draw more people to recognise and appreciate His glorious work.

P.S. It's been a while since I posted some photos. Here's a couple pics of more beauty at John Forrest National Park ;) (photo compliments to Merinda!)

Merinda, Me, Chantelle, Carla and Marissa

... before we went on our long walk...

... I only had water to drink, seriously...

... the Old Railway Tunnel...

... self timer...

Did You Know?

Did you know that...
- I have four uni assignments due this week?
- I have only finished one of them?
- And I completely made up each of the 1880 words?
- I love catching up with friends?
- Chocolate is delish?
- The engagement party on Friday was a blast?
- I can cook yummy enchiladas?
- I pulled a neck/shoulder muscle?
- It took me an hour to get out of bed on Monday?
- I can't keep my head on straight?
- 77 x 7 is 539?
- I looooove music because it keeps me semi-sane?
- Raisin toast is my new friend?
- I applied for another job?


- I have no idea why there's a gap above this point?
- I have a new sister?
- I get to play tennis tomorrow?
- I can be really random???

Dear blank, please blank

I have found another site that is great for procrastinating. Admittedly it is a little crude at times, but other times it makes me laugh way too much. Here are some good ones. It's a bit sad I had to choose only a few for this post :)

Dear ants,
Do you ever feel like you have people in your pants?
Sincerely, curious

Dear Superman,
I feel your pain, we are scared of rocks too.
Sincerely, scissors

Dear Board of Education,
So are we.
Sincerely, students everywhere

Dear "A" key,
Please stop being so close to the cPS LOCK KEY.
Sincerely, so NNOYING!

Dear "my dog ate my homework",
You've been replaced.
Sincerely, "my printer broke."

Dear incompetent flight attendant,
"Hi, Jack" isn't the same as "hijack."
Sincerely, was only greeting a friend

Dear 72-hour deodorant,
Why?
Sincerely, shower

Dear peanut butter and jelly,
Why doesn't anyone ever mention me?
Sincerely, bread