Life From the ToasterLife From the ToasterThe fanatical, strange and sometimes boring thoughts and rants from inside the toaster that is my brain. With occasional color commentary from my sister. Articles
I am not dead!
2008-06-22 22:50:00 Wow, it has seriously been a long time since I posted! I almost forgot how to do it, ok maybe not quite that bad. I have been wanting to get on and at least post giving reason to my complete drop off the blogging world but for some reason it has been hard to find time to check emails, much less blogging. I might get on for 5 minutes one day and then go 3 days without even getting a chance to check emails. Since I missed a rather important email last Friday this past week I have been trying to at least get on and check emails but any other activity on the computer has been slim to none.You might think, what on earth have you been doing that is taking so much of your time? And the answer to that is rather long and tedious and involved quite a lot of sunscreen but I will try to keep it brief.Nobody probably remembers this, but back in February, there was a prayer request post involving my grandmother who had hit her head. For some time my grandparents had been trying to figure out wha... More About: Dead
DUSS Camp!
2008-06-22 02:20:00 Since Monday, Sarah, Sam,Matthew and I have been at the Duke University String School Camp . It was every day from 9:00 to 3:00, but we had to get there at 8:00 to help set up. The whole week was a blast! Here are some pictures of our week at camp. Thanks to my Dad for the pictures of the concert. Jared and Sam Matthew,Will,Nick,Junsang, and Justin Michelle, Monroe,Becky,and KristinaEliza,Ilana, and AllisonKeep going down.
A Day At My Grandparents!
2008-06-12 12:40:00 Today we went over to my mother's parents to see my Aunts from Boston. It was really good to see them and my Grandparents. We also helped my Papa in his garden. Some people here are going to think this is really weird but, I LOVE to dig up potatoes! I just finished eating potatoes, green beans and squash for dinner. YUM!:) Keep going down.
Naomi update
2008-06-11 00:34:00 For those of you following baby Naomi 's progression though the myriad of diagnosis she has endured the last week, here is an update. It appears that tomorrow, barring any complications that ALL will be coming home. The long time pediatrician of the whole Garner clan believes what has transpired has to be considered "miraculous". This coming from an unbeliever is further proof of God's mercy and the power of prayer. Naomi appears to have all her cardiac system in place and operating within normal ranges- all she seems to have is a crooked aorta compared to the usual candy cane shape. But this does not seem to be a huge problem as the initial diagnosis was. So thanks be to our healer and deliverer Jesus Christ. Please continue to pray as the family returns wearily home from a wild week in the Neonatal Intensive Care unit. More About: Update
Naomi update
2008-06-04 17:54:00 After further testing, thankfully, the initial diagnosis of an interrupted aortic arch is not what Naomi has. It appears she has all of arch in place but it is just narrowed and her VSD they believe will close on its own. She will need surgery to open up the arch but it is much less invasive and complicated. Please continue to pray as we rejoice in this good report. More About: Update
Prayer for baby Naomi
2008-06-04 15:41:00 Naomi Garner was born Sunday morning weighing in @ 8lbs 14 oz and was 21 inches. She is the 2nd daughter of Nathan & Rebekah, the 7th grandchild of Daniel and Cheryl Garner- all who are a part of our church and the 4th grandchild of Charles & Diane Ford, good friends from Boone. Naomi was diagnosed early this morning with Interrupted Aortic Arch with VSD. Please pray for Naomi and today's tests, the surgery in the next day or so, enough tissue to make the repairs, peace for the Garner family and protection for Naomi. More About: Baby , Prayer , Naomi
Yesterday!!
2008-05-31 13:00:00 I have some very good news!! First, I finished drivers ed!!!!:) YAY!!Second, M. has been found and is on the way back to the orphanage! For more details you can go to Mrs. Mestas blog.Yesterday , we drove to Cary to visit some of our really good friends! First we stopped by the Montgomery's house. They were our next door neighbors when we lived in Cary! It was really wried seeing were we use to live! It seemed so much smaller! We had a really nice visit with the Montgomery's. It's really strange to think at one time we lived right next door and would see them every day! It brought back some really good memories !!At the Montgomery's! Back row L-R : Molly, Anna, John, Nick, James, Ann. Front row L-R: Matt and Sam.After our visit with the Montgomery's we headed to the Barton's house. Mrs. Barton had a baby last week! He is SO cute!!Katherine and JamesWe brought them dinner and visited f... More About: About Us
Wow, I had no idea that I was so hyper!!!!
2008-05-30 19:32:00 This was my first result: Just wait it gets better! Second TimeApparently, I am too hyper for my own good. This about made me fall out my chair, I was laughing so hard. The funny thing is, I hadn't had ANY Caffeine all day! So, the moral of the story is....if Sarah has had Caffeine.... even just a little bit.....watch out! More About: Idea , Hyper
NA '08 Our friend Steve
2008-05-30 03:21:00 We met a great number of new folks while at NA, but the one who sticks out in both our minds the most is Steve . The following pictures speak for themselves.....Steve was a tall dude, notice his head peeking over the door.Group shotSteve chilling on the bedSteve heading down in the elevatorSteve relaxed by the poolRunning off a few extra roots while catching the basketball game.Steve getting some nourishment after his runSteve hanging out, star watchingSarah and Rebekah were put off because Steve was not paying them enough attention.While outside, Steve noticed some natives and decided to go "au naturel"It was too much for the poor guy. So moved by emotion, he swooned right there!Steve is down!After that swoon Sarah was kind enough to help Steve get back upstairs.Steve back in his real natural habitat, some guys just don't belong outside More About: Friend
Off to New Attitude
2008-05-23 21:00:00 So the blog will be dead for several days. (Not that it has been extremely active of late) :p Sarah and I are departing for New Attitude in Louisville, KY and should return sometime in the middle of next week. If any readers happen to be going as well, drop me an email, it would be rather cool to meet folks in person. I hope everyone has a great Memorial day, remember the ones who have gone before and the ones who are still fighting for the freedom we enjoy in this great country.
People being stupid news item of the week
2008-05-23 19:52:00 CONFLUENCE, Pa. (AP) - Two Somerset County men are charged with trying to steal live power lines that were still attached to a transformer and utility poles.Police said Kevin Lee Lytle, 27, and Daniel Jay Basinger, 24, both of Confluence, were shocked during the theft attempt on May 3 in Lower Turkeyfoot Township.Both were charged Wednesday, but only Basinger was well enough to attend his arraignment on the attempted theft charge.Police say the incident disrupted power to area residences for about five hours. Penelec Power Co. owns the lines which suffered $1,500 damage. More About: News , People , Stupid , Item , Week
PLEASE PRAY!!!
2008-05-22 15:03:00 " One of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman?s six children was killed this afternoon (Tuesday) when she was struck by a car said to be driven by her teenage brother in the driveway of the family?s Williamson County home. The child, Maria, age 5, was taken by LifeFlight to Vanderbilt Hospital, which confirmed the death, according to Laura McPherson, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Highway Patrol. She was hit by an SUV driven by her teenage brother, she said. Police did not give the driver?s name. The teen was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser down the driveway of the rural home at about 5:30 p.m. and several children were playing in the area, McPherson said. He did not see the 5-year-old in the driveway before the vehicle struck her, she said. ?It appears to be a terrible accident,?? McPherson said. No charges are expected, she said. The accident was witnessed by two other children; the entire family was home at the time, McPherson said. Veteran singer/songwrit... More About: Pray
A dancing video
2008-05-21 18:24:00 So last month I mentioned that I was going to post a video from the monthly contra dance a bunch of my friends and I participate in. Somehow that video was lost or recorded over so I never got to see or post it, but last Friday was May's dance and a clip has made it into my hands. Just as a warning it is rather long and since this was the first time some of us had done this dance there were a few hiccups but it was still fun.I don't know how many readers are actually in the area but if you are interested in getting in on the action, we are always looking for new converts, the next dance is going to be June 13th in Carrboro, NC More About: Video , Dancing
The summer volleyball season has begun
2008-05-20 01:23:00 With the coming of warmer weather also comes the greatest summer sport known to man, volleyball! I think most folks who read the blog already know we love volleyball. It is a game which requires skill, (bump, set, spike) plus the ability to jump around like a kangaroo and even when you lose it is great fun. :D We usually get together on Sundays after church and in years past it has been very interesting to see how people's competitive side comes out. The following pictures were taken by Anna who is usually the sideline photographer. Sarah playing the ball off the net Dan setting it up to spike Now this picture looks like everyone is just watching the ball except Taylor, the guy with the white t-shirt, is about to set me up beautifully for a spike. Which I obligingly hammer to the other side:Dan tapping the ball to the other side: Sam showing the proper way to go up for a block: More About: Summer , Season , Volleyball
Please Pray : Missing Girl!
2008-05-17 21:43:00 My friend Ellie and her family received a call from Addis Ababa Ethiopia yesterday night, informing them that the girl they are in the process of adopting has run away! You can get more information on Ellie's blog. Please keep this family in your prayers as they await news from Ethiopia!~Anna ~ More About: Girl , Missing , Pray
People being stupid news item of the week
2008-05-16 19:52:00 Assault with a deadly confectionDES MOINES, Iowa ? A 20-year-old Des Moines man has been charged with assaulting a police officer ? with candy.Sean McGuire, a student at Drake University, was arrested early Sunday at a convenience store, officials said. He allegedly threw several M&Ms at a Des Moines police officer, who was investigating a hit-and-run accident involving an intoxicated man.Drake security guards on the scene noticed M&M candies falling on the ground around the officer, according to police reports. When the officer turned around, one of the candies hit his shoulder.McGuire claimed he threw the candy because he was "sticking up for his friend," who apparently was the main suspected in the accident.I just want to know one thing, were they the peanut m&ms? Because those things are about 3x the size of the regular m&ms and can actually sting a little if you throw them hard enough. :p More About: News , People , Stupid , Item , Week
Giant Cow!!
2008-05-15 13:22:00 Ok, so I was listening to Klove this morning while I was driving. They started to talk about a cow that was 6 foot 6 inches, we have had cows, and I thought to myself, "Wow, that is one big cow". When I got home and looked up the story on Google I found some pictures I thought I would share. The cow's name is Chill, weighs over a ton and is about the same height as a small elephant!~Anna~ More About: Giant
Reposting of Cell Phone Tip #73
2008-05-14 19:59:00 A cell phone incident occurred yesterday and it immediately brought to mind "Cell Phone Tip #73" which was posted last year. I figure it is worth posting again so from the archives of September 2007, Cell Phone Tip #73:When talking to another person by cell phone, if the call is dropped in a bad service area the person who initiated the call is responsible for calling back. Both parties should not try to call each other right after the dropped call, as this usually will result in a busy signal as they both try to reach each other. When a call is dropped the original "caller" should be the one to once again try to reach the "callee" if followed, this tip can save much frustration for the members of a dropped call and put an end to voice mail that starts out like "I just lost you, and now your line is busy...." More About: Cell-phone
A random post on a song I have had stuck in my head
2008-05-13 17:15:00 Any readers ever heard of Barry Louis Polisar or listened to his music? He has a definite folkish indie type style that usually has a simple repetitive melody pared with some just killer cheesy lyrics. ("I Need You Like a Donut Needs a Hole" :D it makes me smile just typing it out) Anyway in the absence of something more worthy to blog on, he has a song called All I Want is You" that has been making the rounds in my brain for several weeks. The way the simple acoustic rhythm just flows along is very catchy. Plus the lyrics make me laugh every time I hear them, and they just get better as the song moves along. :pIf I was a flower growing wild and freeAll I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.And if I was a tree growing tall and greenAll I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaveschorus:All I want is you, will you be my brideTake me by the hand and stand by my sideAll I want is you, will you stay with me?Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.If you were a river in the ... More About: Song , Post , Random , Head
Notebook Blogging Season Final
2008-05-09 00:48:00 Well this is the last "Notebook blogger" for a while, today was the last day of the spring semester. These past two days we had our finals which actually were a lot easier than I thought they were going be. We had one where we had to estimate the materials for a complete house and one involving building code.I am not one of those lucky individuals who possesses a photographic memory where everything you read or see is ingrained in your subconsciouses. Rather my memory is slightly strange in that I tend to have very detailed memories of events, almost like instant replay of things that have happened in my life. Almost everyone I know has their own "instant replay" section in my mind, all I do is think of that person and it is like a list of clips starts playing. It is weird, I may have not seen someone in years and we come in contact with each other and my mind will go to the time we were playing hide-n-go-seek and they hid in the trash can!Anyway it is sometimes hard for me to reme... More About: Blogging , Season , Final
Without effort, victory is meaningless
2008-05-08 02:50:00 "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."That is one of my favorite quotes, it popped into my head today and I once again realized how I love being that man in the arena. I love the effort you have to put in as you push for something. For me a battle is almost more fun than a victory and a loss only makes me want to ... More About: Victory , God
Political Rambling
2008-05-07 00:35:00 Today is NC's primary for the November elections. Rather than join most of the United States on February 5th, we wait three more months to have our primaries. The lateness does not matter that much except usually by this time a presidential candidate has been picked and it does not really matter who you vote for. This year is an exception for the Democratic party, NC's primary actually has some meaning in that race, but since McCain is really the only guy left for the Republicans their presidential primary is, to quote Matthew West, "going through the motions".The fact that McCain will be the the eventual Republican nominee bugs me, as I don't particularly like McCain, he has some good things going for him but I have felt all along he is more in the mold of a Kennedy style liberal than a Reagan conservative. At the start of '08 there were several candidates who would have been a better choice but in a bewildering display of indecisiveness the public seemed to go with McCain mor... More About: Political , Rambling
People being stupid news item of the week
2008-05-02 21:40:00 FORT WORTH, Texas, April 30 (UPI) -- Police in Fort Worth, Texas, said a man has been arrested after he presented a check made out for $360 billion to bank tellers.Bank employees told investigators that the check held by Charles Ray Fuller, 21, made them suspicious, so they phoned the account holder and verified that the check was bogus, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Wednesday.The account holder told bank employees that Fuller was her daughter's boyfriend and did not have permission to deposit or cash the check.Police said Fuller told them during his arrest that he is attempted to start a record label and his girlfriend's mother gave him the check to help fund his operation.Arresting officers said they found just under two ounces of marijuana and a .25-caliber handgun with a magazine on his person.Fuller was charged with fraud, unlawfully carrying a weapon and possession of marijuana. He was released Thursday on $3,750 bail. More About: News , People , Stupid , Item , Week
Shazam!
2008-05-02 04:12:00 No notebook blogger today, I have been using my breaks in class to work on an estimate for an addition, more on that at a later date, so I have did not have a chance to write anything up, besides nothing much exciting happened anyway. :p In the meantime, long time readers of the blog probably remember the dumpster house, full of trash and everything else. Well it has been slowly coming along in it's fix up but since it is almost finished now, I figured I would post some new pictures.As much as I like the red door on my apartment, this orange one tops it IMORemember this?Sadly the spiral staircase had to goOld vs. new kitchenThis is the same room:I am only posting this bathroom picture because I think the sink is awesome...Going upstairs:bamboo mini fence in back
Religion is killing us???
More articles from this author:2008-04-30 14:09:00 This is a post I have wanted to get out for almost a week but I just have not had time to get all I wanted to say typed up. Just as a warning I know it is going to be long but I feel it is worth it... I don't exactly frequent USA Today's website, reading their slant on the news tends to just get me riled up. I do on occasion read their articles though, usually found when I am looking at headlines on other sites. There was an article published last Monday by a Rev. Oliver Thomas that I honestly read with my mouth open in amazement. It starts off like this:"Is what we preach ? and ultimately, what we believe ? hastening the destruction of our planet? The answer appears to be a resounding yes. Be fruitful and multiply," says the book of Genesis, and Lord knows we have. To the tune of more than 300 million at home and more than 6 billion abroad. But as we go about the heavenly task of multiplying, a poignant question arises: Might our religion be killing us?"It continues:"We all remem... More About: Religion , Killing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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