Skype

So I am enjoying Skype. Had to download it for work and now I think its okay.

The cool part about it is yes, you can have video calls if you have a video camera attached to your computer. If you don't you can chat to them like instant messaging. It also has games that you can play for free!!

The downside...I play a lot of Majjong. This is a fun and VERY addictive game for me.

But the best part is...are you excited yet...its FREE!! Absolutely positively free!!

Granted there are options on it that you can pay for. Like you can call from Skype to a landline phone...but that costs! Or you can have your chat messages continue onto your cell phone...yet it costs again.

Otherwise, its pretty darn cool! And really if you have a camera, very fun to talk to people on the other side of the world! I've already chatted with Paulo in the Brazil office. Nice guy too!

Friends

Lately I have been thinking about one of my childhood friends, and whats more odd is I've been dreaming about this friend. For some who don't know it is a very RARE thing for me to remember my dreams. But over a couple of weeks this friend has been stuck in my head.

I finally broke down and started searching for him online. Round-a-bout way I found his blog. From reading his blog I can determine the he is fine and no worries. But do I really take the leap and find a way to talk to him. Tell him thanks for being my friend in elementary school when I needed one and that he's been on my mind? In order for me to do that I was going to contact his folks who may or may not remember me but they'll remember my Da so they might give me his information. But still the debate within my head, do I contact or be a silent visitor?

New Callings ?!?

This last Sunday we had a meeting with the Bishop. Little did I know the callings he had were for the both of us. The whole time I thought this was a meeting specifically for hubby and I was along just for moral support.

Little did I know!!

To my horror I am now a relief society teacher, hubby is a young men assistant and the both of us are the Activities Chairmen.

My dismay was mainly being a teacher to "gasp" adults!! I can handle children and youg women but adults are an entirely different mattter. Then Bishop tried to console me by telling me what they originally had in mind...a cub scout leader...but it wasn't able to fit my schedule they decided. I'd much rather have had that!!! I would have made it work, I know I could!!

The largest scare factor for me is being in front of people trying to teach things that I feel inept at. Hence teaching adults is very scary because I'm still a child in my minds eye. Those of you snickering just stop...I still feel and sometimes act like a child. Besides you can come teach me!!

The activities is no problem. Sadly I revert to childish activities, like sledding and behold we have grandparents I need to think of!! Bishop would like to have 4 activities a year for the adults. So he says, part of me thinks that at least 2 of them will be for the whole ward but who knows. We may only do one activity and decide its too much for us, but I doubt it.

Besides, enough about me, what callings do you fear? Is it teaching like me?

Ronnrie

Today I had lunch with Ron & his wife along with the 3 gents from my office. We..by we I mean me..have been trying to schedule a time when all of us could meet together and have lunch as a way to say Thank You Ron for all the many years you served Work. Which has been 37, a long time in these days as people tend to not have that much patience with companies.

After lunch I realized that this is probably the last day that I'll ever see Ron because I am horrible at keeping in touch with people. And I really did like him. I have a habit of adopting people into my wee family and I did this with Ron. No he wasn't a father figure, but more of a grandda figure.

He was always willing to look at my car when it was making funny noises or give me advice about not work related things, along with work related things. Honestly I'll miss this man and hope that I'll be strong enough to break my horrible habit of not calling people.

To which I say to all my friends, or people who call me a friend...I'm sorry!! I am horrible I know, but I do miss all of you, I just always think I'm being a nuisance when I call people. But do know, that I care about you and am missing you. This goes to those I call my family as well. Which I also don't keep in touch with very well. It is a habit I am trying to break, just not trying with all my might. I know I know, bad! But habits are hard to break.

Poor Fishies

Warning...Pictures below are disgusting yet very real & very true...this is what I dealt with yesterday while checking on our fish.



This is...correction, was my beloved "angel" sadly she is no more...sniffle sniffle.




This is one angle of our second large pump...angel was stuck on our small pump.



Here is another angle of our larger pump that kinda shows all the mangled fish...just wait...there's one more!!



Mind you there were two fish stuck like this. Sniffle sniffle, both of them were my precious koi.

I guess the good side is we still have 6 alive! We still have 5 goldfish and Blackeye...our one living koi still.

I've only spent all day today and yesterday thinking of what to do for the poor deceased fish...this is all I've come up with.

Sorry for the gross-out blog today.