Cars vs. Computers

For those who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives. This is an old joke (Bill Gates actually never said this), but I thought it was humorous.

At a computer expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and said:

‘If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.’

In response to the comments, General Motors issued a press release stating: If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:

1. For no reason whatsoever, you car would crash…. Twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.

3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.

4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive, but would run on only five percent of the roads.

6. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by single ‘This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation’ warning light.

7. The airbag system would ask ‘Are you sure?’ before deploying.

8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.

9. You would have to press the ‘Start’ button to turn the engine off.

10. When all else fails, you could call ‘customer service’ in some foreign country and be instructed in a foreign language how to fix your car yourself.

Abigail In Concert

Beethoven's piano concerto no. 4

Mozart's piano sonata C major


This child is amazing :). Actually, we had fun taking these pictures at my in-law's place. It was cute; she looked so small compared to the piano:).

Northwest Salmon Chowder

My sister told me about this yummy recipe and since then I've made it several times. I love the flavor of salmon, and this chowder has lots of other great ingredients besides. It has become a favorite of mine! The leftovers taste almost better the second day:). Hope you enjoy!

Northwest Salmon Chowder

1/2 cup each celery, and onion

3 Tbsp. butter

1 clove garlic

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup uncooked diced potatoes

1 cup shredded carrots

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

3/4 tsp. dill weed

1 can cream corn

2 cups half-and-half cream

1 can salmon

A bowl of hot delicious soup:)

Shredded carrot, and chopped celery, potato, onion and garlic.

Gather your ingredients

Combine the cream corn, chicken broth, salt, pepper, dill weed, cream and salmon.

Cook garlic, onion and celery in the butter. Meanwhile have the potatoes and carrots boiling together until done. Add everything together and enjoy!

Makes about 8 servings.

::Announcing:::

"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate." ~Psalm

We are thankful and excited to say another little blessing from God is on the way. Lord Willing, we will meet our newest little baby in August. :)

Spiced Olives

These olives are delicious! We had them as one of our snacks on New Years Eve; it's my mother-in-laws recipe. I used V-8 juice in place of the plain tomato juice and they turned out great.

Eileen's Spiced Olives

1 (7oz.) jar stuffed olives
1/2 c. tomato juice
1 T. olive oil
1/2 - 1 t. crushed red pepper flakes
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 t. basil
1/2 t. oregano

Drain olives, discard juice, and return to jar. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour over olives; cover and refrigerate for 3 - 10 days, turning jar daily. Drain before serving. Makes 1 1/2 cups. Reserve juice for any olives left over after the first use.

A Little House

A few weeks ago I was looking around in Value Village (a thrift shop:) when I saw this cute little doll house in the back. For $10 I thought it was a good deal, and I was happy to find it for Abigail, even if she is a little bit young yet :).

The doll house

Abigail Hope


She was more interested in chewing on everything:) then playing with it, but we had fun.

Nice wallpaper eh? :)

Actually, I think it would be a fun project (when Abigail gets old enough) to re-paper the walls and maybe replace the carpet etc.

All the furniture that came with it.

Peanut Butter Buttons

I happen to love chocolate and peanut butter together so when I saw this recipe I thought I'd give it a try. In the past, I have made a peanut butter cookie almost identical to these, but most times didn't add the chocolate chips.

Peanut Butter Buttons

1 cup smooth peanut butter

1/2 c. sugar

1 egg

1/3 c. chocolate chips

Mix first three ingredients together. Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into 45 balls. Place on a baking sheet and flatten slightly with a fork. Press two chocolate chips in each one. Bake at 325 for 12 minutes or until done. Do not over bake. Enjoy!:)

A Lunar Experience

I checked my email last night and found my sister (by the way if you haven't already please go check out her blog:)) had written to tell me there was going to be a lunar eclipse. Despite the fact that it was close to 10 below outside, my dear husband asked me if I would like to stay up and see it. I being interested in such things said yes, and we went out and enjoyed watching it together:).

This is how it looked when we first went out at around 1:30am

The second time we went out at 1:38am
and watched it move completely into the shadow of the earth.

Covered.

Our camera wasn't able to capture them, but I also got to see some Northern Lights last night. Although they were rather faint, it was neat to see:).

"He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down."
Psalm 104:19

Peaceful Haven Soaps

Check out my sisters shop where she just added some wonderful Cranberry Mandarin soap:). They would make an excellent gift for someone, as well as being a great treat for yourself:).

Natural, cold process handmade soap.

For more details, ingredients, and pictures please head over to PeacefulHavenSoap. :)

The Canadian Wheat Board

My husband Graham, created this video a few days ago and posted it on youtube Monday evening. So far, its even been mentioned on the radio here in Saskatchewan! :) For those of you who live in the States, this will give you some idea what farmers have to deal with when selling their grain through the Canadian Wheat Board. Have a look.