It's Dan's BIRTHDAY!

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We had a great little (tiny) living room at my place Tuesday night. As tomorrow is Dan's birthday, it seemed fitting to have a case of Creemore and some sherry bundt cake by Sue.

Dan, you're awesome.

T

Le ou La?

I had a sizeable scare this morning with some large banners we just had printed for retail displays. Twenty-five of them are bilingual (French and English). One of the employees here who is Francophone pointed out that the ‘Le’s should be ‘La’s. At over $150 per banner, that’s an expensive mistake. For those of you who don't know French at all, some words are considered “masculine” and others are “feminine.” Le goes before masculine words, la before feminine. The subject in question appeared to be feminine.

My first thought was that it was my fault, and I started reeling about trying to determine how I can fix the problem and keep my bosses’ confident in my abilities. However, I checked the document we received from the translator, and it was as the banners were printed.

After some research and a phonecall to the translator, it turns out that our translation is technically correct, although in Quebec, the perception is that this word is feminine.

Anyway, all this to say I thought I cost my company thousands of dollars by carelessness, but it turns out there was nothing to worry about in the first place.

*phew*

The party pics

By the time the party actually started, I ran out of batteries and put my camera away. But here're are few shots of the before:



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Baby Isaac

I'm a Tante.

I just found out this afternoon and I wanted to share with you guys. I think he looks beautiful and perfect, but I am biased. You be the judge :)

Isaac Aaron Werner Hahn

Born Jan. 7th, 2006

Praise the Lord!

Spur of the moment

on the spur of the moment

Impulsively, without prior preparation, as in She decided to join a tour to England on the spur of the moment. This expression alludes to the goading action of a spur to a horse. [Late 1700s]

Perhaps it's Rachel's traveling that inspired me, perhaps it's just opportunity knocking, but who cares about causes when the effect is so fabulous? Today I decided that I'm going to London for two weeks in April to visit my friends Andrew and Olivia, and possibly my friend Michal.Leaving April 17, returning May 1, had the idea and booked the tickets today. Ahhh!!!!!!

Note that the definition above is (almost) straight from http://www.dictionary.com. I'm telling you, this trip is meant to be.

Packing time

I thought you'd all like to see where I've displayed my patch of honour. Just finished stiching it in place.

Nice craftsmanship Sue :)

My first 2006 post

Hey, everybody. I can't believe it's already here--2006. For me, 2005 started off on rather shaky ground. Overall, I was depressed and felt emotionally isolated from everybody else. This year has taught me (or I should say that this year, God has taught me) a lot about himself, about others, and about myself. I suppose that's a general enough statement to be able to use at the end of almost any year, but below follows the particulars.

By the end of 2005, I felt stronger, more confident, and overall, happier, even in spite of certain challenges. Part of it is simply growing up and getting more comfortable in this shell and in this strange world. Another part of it is learning how to receive God's mercy when I need it most. I spend less time wallowing in guilt and shame and more time embracing the King's grace. Not ever because I feel I deserve it, but because I know I never deserved it even at my best. This was one of my biggest victories of the year.

I could probably list a few other important things that I learned, but it would take a lot of time to write here, and to be honest, I don't want to write them right now. Maybe that can be something we talk about at living room some time. We could reflect on the things we have come through in 2005. What do you guys say?

Anyway, I started off by saying 2005 started "on shaky ground". Happily, it ended well, with the feeling that my feet are on solid ground. I know God more, I know myself more, and I feel I understand other people (in general) more. Now that I think about it, I have an overwhelming amount of things to be thankful for in 2005.

Peace,

T