alrighty, folks, voting has been extended for another week. the voting commission decided it was only fair to let all persons living in house of said reality show to vote. anyone who comes upon this site is welcome to vote as well. we have narrowed the selection down to five titles. they have been edited as the producers see fit. even if you have voted before, please vote again based on these final selections:
house, unincorporated
dude, where's my room?
wagon wheel manor
of chickens and goats and things
nine is not enough
again, these are the final titles. please vote for your preference. the same voting guidelines apply(see post directly below for further instruction). remember, the producers reserve the right to override the final outcome based on their creative vision. thank you.
VOTES ONLY PLEASE!! all non-votes will be deleted. thank you
-the ballot commission
17 February 2006
03 February 2006
reality part deux
ok, so it's now it's time to vote on a title for the lund reality show. here are all the suggestions thus far.
wagon wheel manor
house of insanity
life on the lane
surviving the lunds
the real little house on the prairie
of chickens and goats and things
lane of the lunds...and guests
lund lane
lunderhosen
dude, where's my room?
nine is not enough
six was enough
little house in the unincorporated section of dallas county
voting will end two weeks from today. how does one vote, you ask? just make a comment with the title you like best. only one vote per person per title. so, if you can't decide between two, you can vote twice, once for each title. i'm not going to post my vote, because i don't want to sway the outcome, but i will also abide by these rules. happy voting!!!
wagon wheel manor
house of insanity
life on the lane
surviving the lunds
the real little house on the prairie
of chickens and goats and things
lane of the lunds...and guests
lund lane
lunderhosen
dude, where's my room?
nine is not enough
six was enough
little house in the unincorporated section of dallas county
voting will end two weeks from today. how does one vote, you ask? just make a comment with the title you like best. only one vote per person per title. so, if you can't decide between two, you can vote twice, once for each title. i'm not going to post my vote, because i don't want to sway the outcome, but i will also abide by these rules. happy voting!!!
31 January 2006
real american hero
my intelligence quotient is lower today than it was yesterday. why, you ask? because of this:
yes, that's right. we watched g.i. joe, the real american hero, last night. could there have been any more stereotypes in this source for kids' entertainment. the commentary made by those viewing was quite enjoyable, though. of course, with my lower i.q., i can't remember some of the comments made, except for one i made. the indian(excuse me, native american) character on the show was wearing a red shirt. his skin was the same color as his shirt. how wrong is that?! oh, the joys of '80s television programming!
go joe!!!
yes, that's right. we watched g.i. joe, the real american hero, last night. could there have been any more stereotypes in this source for kids' entertainment. the commentary made by those viewing was quite enjoyable, though. of course, with my lower i.q., i can't remember some of the comments made, except for one i made. the indian(excuse me, native american) character on the show was wearing a red shirt. his skin was the same color as his shirt. how wrong is that?! oh, the joys of '80s television programming!
go joe!!!
20 January 2006
reality
ok, so someone suggested that they (no, i don't now who "they" are) make a tv show about life at the lund house. well, being a video major and having an accomplice with a video camera living right across the hall from me, a reality tv show is in the works. i'm looking for a name for the show. any suggestions?
here are a couple i came up with:
Wagon Wheel Manor
House of Insanity
Life on the Lane
Surviving the Lunds
let me know what you think!
here are a couple i came up with:
Wagon Wheel Manor
House of Insanity
Life on the Lane
Surviving the Lunds
let me know what you think!
18 January 2006
scary sightings at the pool...
....moldy bread
....the return of banana clip hair
....a british male senior citizen in a speedo(!)
it's been a scary day at work today.
....the return of banana clip hair
....a british male senior citizen in a speedo(!)
it's been a scary day at work today.
fun for the ears
overheard at the Lund house:
"that's what the Last Supper would look like....minus the AK-47s."
my new term of endearment(or insult):
"baseball face!!!"
(seriously, this exact grouping of words was on the side of a building. i took a picture; i'll have to post it later)
during pictionary at lifeguarding in-service (remember, all the items to be drawn somehow relate to the pool environment):
"it's a tombstone!!!"
(i find that one funny anyway)
and now for some random quotes from my neice, judah:
"thank you, dad-dad, chicken food!"
"cold. brr."(said just as matter-of-factly as can be)
"that's what the Last Supper would look like....minus the AK-47s."
my new term of endearment(or insult):
"baseball face!!!"
(seriously, this exact grouping of words was on the side of a building. i took a picture; i'll have to post it later)
during pictionary at lifeguarding in-service (remember, all the items to be drawn somehow relate to the pool environment):
"it's a tombstone!!!"
(i find that one funny anyway)
and now for some random quotes from my neice, judah:
"thank you, dad-dad, chicken food!"
"cold. brr."(said just as matter-of-factly as can be)
08 January 2006
every day
so i just have to say the healing process really sucks. it's nasty, painful, and completely unpleasant. but at the end of it, your wounds are healed, things are restored, your life is better, you are mended.
i'm looking forward to that day when i will be mended, healed. but i need not focus on that day in the future. if i look forward to that day when all will have been made new in me, then i forget to focus on the present day, the healing of that day, the pain i have to sort through and endure as God restores me. so i'm trying to just take one day at a time. to deal with the events of the day, the things God is going to take me through that day, what wounds will be opened, which ones will be closed up, which ones will be redressed. that's all i can deal with is one day at a time.
anyone who knows me knows music is a huge part of my life. i love listening to music, singing, playing guitar, writing music, just about anything dealing with music. you would also know that i love to worship through music. man, do i love to worship that way. i bounce around, raise my hands, dance, cry out, sing at the top of my lungs, kneel on the ground in silence, whatever i can to show God how much He means to me and how much i long to praise Him and truly give him glory. i've been listening to watermark's most recent album, the purest place, a lot lately. the songs on there have been ministering to me so much lately. the last song on the album is called mended. there's aline in there that has recently rung so true with me lately. "You are our healer, You know what's broken. we're not a mystery to you." it's so comforting to know that we don't baffle our Creator. He made all who we are. He is the one who heals us. and He is the one who knows what needs to be mended. His love is perfect. nothing is forgotten.
today is my mom's birthday. she would have been 55. as my dad says, she would have been the speed limit. today i remember my mother. i hurt without her here. i miss her so much. i know one day i won't hurt so badly. today i celebrate her. she was an amazing woman and i was blessed to even have known her. and blesed beyond anything i could imagine to have had her as my mother. i love you, mom.
i'm looking forward to that day when i will be mended, healed. but i need not focus on that day in the future. if i look forward to that day when all will have been made new in me, then i forget to focus on the present day, the healing of that day, the pain i have to sort through and endure as God restores me. so i'm trying to just take one day at a time. to deal with the events of the day, the things God is going to take me through that day, what wounds will be opened, which ones will be closed up, which ones will be redressed. that's all i can deal with is one day at a time.
anyone who knows me knows music is a huge part of my life. i love listening to music, singing, playing guitar, writing music, just about anything dealing with music. you would also know that i love to worship through music. man, do i love to worship that way. i bounce around, raise my hands, dance, cry out, sing at the top of my lungs, kneel on the ground in silence, whatever i can to show God how much He means to me and how much i long to praise Him and truly give him glory. i've been listening to watermark's most recent album, the purest place, a lot lately. the songs on there have been ministering to me so much lately. the last song on the album is called mended. there's aline in there that has recently rung so true with me lately. "You are our healer, You know what's broken. we're not a mystery to you." it's so comforting to know that we don't baffle our Creator. He made all who we are. He is the one who heals us. and He is the one who knows what needs to be mended. His love is perfect. nothing is forgotten.
today is my mom's birthday. she would have been 55. as my dad says, she would have been the speed limit. today i remember my mother. i hurt without her here. i miss her so much. i know one day i won't hurt so badly. today i celebrate her. she was an amazing woman and i was blessed to even have known her. and blesed beyond anything i could imagine to have had her as my mother. i love you, mom.
25 December 2005
the journey
i feel like i've been on the verge of tears for the past couple of days. and i don't know why exactly. there's a myriad of thoughts and emotions running through my head. it's all a part of this big healing process i've been going through. you can read about that here.
i don't know if saying i'm depressed is the right word, but i know i'm not happy. i wish i could just get happy. sometimes i wonder what circumstances would be in order for me to be happy. i love my in-laws, but would i be happier if josh and i weren't living in a small room in their house? would i be happier if i wasn't working at the pool? would i be happier if i lived in a different city? if i had a job in my field? if all the dreams i had as a kid came true? if i was a professional musician or actor? if my mom was still around? these are just some of the thoughts running through my head. in what situation does my life have to be in order for me to be happy?
i'm trying to remember what i was doing the last time i was truly happy. i'm having a hard time remembering when that was. don't get me wrong, i was overjoyed when i got engaged, on my wedding day, and just being married in general, but there's always been this pit of emptiness that i can't explain and can't get rid of. in fact, it's even very hard for me to finally acknowledge that it's there and has been there for a long time. sometimes i almost think i was born with it.
i wasn't supposed to be here. i am something like a 1 percent of a 1 percent chance. after my mom had had two kids(my brother and sister), she had her tubes cut and tied. or whatever procedure they did that had a similar effect. four years later, out pops me. God had to mend my mother in order for me to be in this world. He's the only one who could've done it. He wanted me here for a reason, He had (and has) a purpose for my life on earth. i just wish i knew what it was. i wish i knew why he wanted me here. what's my purpose? why am i here? and why am i so unhappy here?
i often feel that i'm an annoyance to people, to friends, to family. i feel like they just put up with me sometimes, because of their reactions. i feel like i'm a disappointment. i feel like i don't measure up to what they want. i feel like i don't belong anywhere. i feel like i'm not supposed to be here. i feel like nobody but my husband would miss me if i was gone. i know other people would miss me, but i don't always feel they would miss me. i feel worse off then i did when i realized God was going to be taking me through a tough healing process. is this a part of that process? He knows that we can't afford to pay for counseling. i don't even know if i need to go to counseling. i don't know what help i need or how to get it. all i know is that i feel so insignificant and out of place, and that God wants to heal me from all the hurt and pain and sorrow. but i don't know how that's done.
Lord, i need you. i don't feel like you care about me. i know you do, yet i am struggling to feel your love for me. i need you more than anything! don't abandon me! don't forsake me! don't overlook me! come and rescue me, Father! come and heal me! take away this pit of emptiness that dwells inside me! make me new, Lord! hear my cry! do not forget about me! i need you, Father, i need you!
i don't know if saying i'm depressed is the right word, but i know i'm not happy. i wish i could just get happy. sometimes i wonder what circumstances would be in order for me to be happy. i love my in-laws, but would i be happier if josh and i weren't living in a small room in their house? would i be happier if i wasn't working at the pool? would i be happier if i lived in a different city? if i had a job in my field? if all the dreams i had as a kid came true? if i was a professional musician or actor? if my mom was still around? these are just some of the thoughts running through my head. in what situation does my life have to be in order for me to be happy?
i'm trying to remember what i was doing the last time i was truly happy. i'm having a hard time remembering when that was. don't get me wrong, i was overjoyed when i got engaged, on my wedding day, and just being married in general, but there's always been this pit of emptiness that i can't explain and can't get rid of. in fact, it's even very hard for me to finally acknowledge that it's there and has been there for a long time. sometimes i almost think i was born with it.
i wasn't supposed to be here. i am something like a 1 percent of a 1 percent chance. after my mom had had two kids(my brother and sister), she had her tubes cut and tied. or whatever procedure they did that had a similar effect. four years later, out pops me. God had to mend my mother in order for me to be in this world. He's the only one who could've done it. He wanted me here for a reason, He had (and has) a purpose for my life on earth. i just wish i knew what it was. i wish i knew why he wanted me here. what's my purpose? why am i here? and why am i so unhappy here?
i often feel that i'm an annoyance to people, to friends, to family. i feel like they just put up with me sometimes, because of their reactions. i feel like i'm a disappointment. i feel like i don't measure up to what they want. i feel like i don't belong anywhere. i feel like i'm not supposed to be here. i feel like nobody but my husband would miss me if i was gone. i know other people would miss me, but i don't always feel they would miss me. i feel worse off then i did when i realized God was going to be taking me through a tough healing process. is this a part of that process? He knows that we can't afford to pay for counseling. i don't even know if i need to go to counseling. i don't know what help i need or how to get it. all i know is that i feel so insignificant and out of place, and that God wants to heal me from all the hurt and pain and sorrow. but i don't know how that's done.
Lord, i need you. i don't feel like you care about me. i know you do, yet i am struggling to feel your love for me. i need you more than anything! don't abandon me! don't forsake me! don't overlook me! come and rescue me, Father! come and heal me! take away this pit of emptiness that dwells inside me! make me new, Lord! hear my cry! do not forget about me! i need you, Father, i need you!
24 December 2005
christmas time
happy christmas, everybody!!
hope everyone is having a good time with their families and such during the holidays.
on another note: i have a nephew!!
jacob ender treadwell was born december 22, 2005 at 1:09 p.m.
weight: 7 pounds 15 1/2 ounces
length: 20 inches
safe, healthy and absolutely beautiful!!
welcome to the world, jacob! you came to a place where you are loved greatly by a great many people!!
pics of the little guy can be found here.
hope everyone is having a good time with their families and such during the holidays.
on another note: i have a nephew!!
jacob ender treadwell was born december 22, 2005 at 1:09 p.m.
weight: 7 pounds 15 1/2 ounces
length: 20 inches
safe, healthy and absolutely beautiful!!
welcome to the world, jacob! you came to a place where you are loved greatly by a great many people!!
pics of the little guy can be found here.
20 December 2005
ramblings
wow, a lot has happened. or at least there's a lot going on in my head. stop the madness!!!! oh, sorry, i had to tell all the voices in my head to stop momentarily so i can sort out my thoughts.
so i found out last week that i did not get the full-time position at the pool. i don't know if i'm that upset about it. sure, it would have been nice to have a full-time job, not having to worry about whether or not i'm going to get hours in the double digits this week, but i did not get the job. i still don't know who got the job, but i basically don't care anymore.
i just dropped my LGI course. i was mainly taking it because it was a preffered certification for the full-time position. sure, i'd been interested in taking it before the job came up, but i just have this moral issue with taking the class, getting reimbursed for the cost, getting a pay raise, and then quitting only a few weeks later. yes, that's right, i'm quitting.
while i don't know for sure who got the job, i have a pretty good idea. and if my notion is correct, i cannot work under that person. i already have a hard enough time working with that person. and so, once the credit card bill is paid off, i will be leaving. finally.
i tried to leave back in march, and i did leave. but circumstances beyond our control had me going back to the pool. and i'm still here. this time, i will finally leave. i'm not coming back as long as i can help it. maybe i'll lifeguard again, but not here, not this place.
anyway, moving on, josh and i have found a home group at our church. there's about 3 other young married couples there and we all seem to get along really well. we went to dinner with two of the couples on sunday night. it was a lot of fun. we had a really good time. i'm very thankful God has placed us at our church. i just love it there. i look forward to services and am upset when we have to miss a week.
well, this has become a rather long post. maybe i'll post more later today. i'm at work, where internet access is free. that's all for now.
so i found out last week that i did not get the full-time position at the pool. i don't know if i'm that upset about it. sure, it would have been nice to have a full-time job, not having to worry about whether or not i'm going to get hours in the double digits this week, but i did not get the job. i still don't know who got the job, but i basically don't care anymore.
i just dropped my LGI course. i was mainly taking it because it was a preffered certification for the full-time position. sure, i'd been interested in taking it before the job came up, but i just have this moral issue with taking the class, getting reimbursed for the cost, getting a pay raise, and then quitting only a few weeks later. yes, that's right, i'm quitting.
while i don't know for sure who got the job, i have a pretty good idea. and if my notion is correct, i cannot work under that person. i already have a hard enough time working with that person. and so, once the credit card bill is paid off, i will be leaving. finally.
i tried to leave back in march, and i did leave. but circumstances beyond our control had me going back to the pool. and i'm still here. this time, i will finally leave. i'm not coming back as long as i can help it. maybe i'll lifeguard again, but not here, not this place.
anyway, moving on, josh and i have found a home group at our church. there's about 3 other young married couples there and we all seem to get along really well. we went to dinner with two of the couples on sunday night. it was a lot of fun. we had a really good time. i'm very thankful God has placed us at our church. i just love it there. i look forward to services and am upset when we have to miss a week.
well, this has become a rather long post. maybe i'll post more later today. i'm at work, where internet access is free. that's all for now.