Monday, September 13, 2010
I will overcome!
I needed God this morning in a new way. I remembered a cool song that spoke volumes to me and it says "when you've done all you can....just STAND!" When life throws everything at you, and you feel defeated just stand, and let God fight your battle. My hope is that if you're going through something that you'll stand, and know that you're not alone. You will overcome!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Renovations
Renovations are currently underway in our home. We are doing numerous things to spruce it up. It's starting to feel like a new place. I love coming inside, and looking at how nice things are starting to look. I just wish we did these renovations 6 yrs ago when we bought the house. One of my favorite parts of our property are the red maple trees that I've planted. These trees remind me of growing up in NY. They bloom a beautiful red during the fall season. I planted them in perfect locations, so they can grow forever.
My latest project which will start this week is installing a new front door. I'm excited to see how nice it will look once it is finished. It will give our home curb side appeal!
My father n law is helping with the renovations. He's teaching me lots of cool things. He's a jack of all trades! A real amazing man! My favorite line he makes when the renovations seem difficult is "We'll get it to work no worries", and it always does. He's a blessing to my family. Thanks Brian for being there whenever we need you.
My latest project which will start this week is installing a new front door. I'm excited to see how nice it will look once it is finished. It will give our home curb side appeal!
My father n law is helping with the renovations. He's teaching me lots of cool things. He's a jack of all trades! A real amazing man! My favorite line he makes when the renovations seem difficult is "We'll get it to work no worries", and it always does. He's a blessing to my family. Thanks Brian for being there whenever we need you.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Walking down memory lane
I'm enjoying the evening with my mom and sisters and they're bringing up funny stories of our youth. I believe something has happened to my memory, because I don't remember some of these funny stories. So, I decided to post them here for your enjoyment. Beware, you might see your name in some of these stories.
So, apparently in my sisters spanish class she was passing the answers to a test to some of her class mates on an eraser. I guess some of her class mates didn't get the eraser, and sold her out. So, a bunch of students got suspended, and these students are: Mel, John Powell, Sarah and Matt Hutch, Lindsay A. and Andrea. I remember John and his Spanish translation of some of these words, and he made class fun! Hilarious!!!
Royal Ciancanelli apparently got lost on Mt. Beacon. It made the papers. I don't remember this story. Does anyone remember?
Anyone remember John Powell getting suspended for bringing in a deck of cards and being accused of carrying contraband?
Kyle Buckett story! Kyle says he has to use the bathroom, and while he is away he must have seen the ice cream truck. He went outside and bought a sponge bob ice cream cone. He returned to class licking his ice cream cone. This apparently made the teachers mad, and they made him hand it over. Kyle's response, "I haven't even got to the best part the bubble gum nose!"
Anyone remember the parades down Main St.? One year my mom made me dress up in an outfit from India. I had to sit in a chair as a man took two hours to wrap my head in a turban. I had these awful shoes that curled at the toes. When I told my mom that my feet hurt, and I couldn't feel my forehead anymore her response was "you look good don't worry about it". I'm still traumatized from this day.
Andrea, Andrea, Andrea! My sister had me rolling on things you did during your senior year. Man you were a defiant but funny girl.
My stomach hurts from laughing so hard but it's been funny walking down memory lane. If you have any funny stories please add.
So, apparently in my sisters spanish class she was passing the answers to a test to some of her class mates on an eraser. I guess some of her class mates didn't get the eraser, and sold her out. So, a bunch of students got suspended, and these students are: Mel, John Powell, Sarah and Matt Hutch, Lindsay A. and Andrea. I remember John and his Spanish translation of some of these words, and he made class fun! Hilarious!!!
Royal Ciancanelli apparently got lost on Mt. Beacon. It made the papers. I don't remember this story. Does anyone remember?
Anyone remember John Powell getting suspended for bringing in a deck of cards and being accused of carrying contraband?
Kyle Buckett story! Kyle says he has to use the bathroom, and while he is away he must have seen the ice cream truck. He went outside and bought a sponge bob ice cream cone. He returned to class licking his ice cream cone. This apparently made the teachers mad, and they made him hand it over. Kyle's response, "I haven't even got to the best part the bubble gum nose!"
Anyone remember the parades down Main St.? One year my mom made me dress up in an outfit from India. I had to sit in a chair as a man took two hours to wrap my head in a turban. I had these awful shoes that curled at the toes. When I told my mom that my feet hurt, and I couldn't feel my forehead anymore her response was "you look good don't worry about it". I'm still traumatized from this day.
Andrea, Andrea, Andrea! My sister had me rolling on things you did during your senior year. Man you were a defiant but funny girl.
My stomach hurts from laughing so hard but it's been funny walking down memory lane. If you have any funny stories please add.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Good times
I was talking with a few friends at work last night, and we were discussing some of the morbid things that we've seen while being police officers. We laugh at these stories not because we don't think there terrible or some times gross. We laugh because it helps us stay sane, and to be honest, we see things that are some times quite hilarious. I've decided to post a few here for your enjoyment.
I received a call of a suicide. So, my partner and I responded to the address as quickly as we could. This was exciting stuff. It was going to be our first suicide where the party was found hanging. I was going to get there as fast as I could, b/c I refused to let Fire get there first and mess things up. So, we arrived on scene, and the calling party was a neighbor who was waiting across the street. We made contact with him, and he starts yelling and screaming that his poor neighbor hung herself. So, we frantically ask him to tell us how he knows this information, and which house the lady lived in. So, he points toward the back yard, and says she is hanging from her clothes line, and we need to hurry to cut her down. We go to the back yard excited and a little nervous for what we are about to witness. Our excitement turned into immediate laughter when we found not a human hanging from the clothes line....BUT....a life size sex doll. Yes sir, a full size sex doll complete with all the trimmings. She hung from the clothes line for all to see! We made the guy so mad, b/c all we could do was laugh at him.
A few buddies of mine were called to a dead body. We get these a lot, and they're really not a big deal. I mean there sad to the families, but we're there to do a job. We are sensitive but when it comes to the late late late dead body calls right before our shift is about to end, we just want to hurry up and get out of there. So, they get there and there is this really old guy who died in his sleep from natural causes. As one of them was looking for his paperwork, they found lieing next to him a strap on penis dildo. The guy was probably pushing 85 yrs of age, and he was still getting his freak on. They will forever have painted in their minds...old guy and his sex toy!
About a year ago, I jinxed myself and said I haven't done two things since becoming a cop: 1. wrestled a lady or 2. wrestled a lady with red hair. Why in the heck I said this is beyond me, but I said it. We had not been in service an hour when a call came out disturbance with a woman high on PCP. We get there, and as the front door opens, we see the woman with red hair completely naked running around the living room. I had the fun privilege of wrestling my red headed lady high on pcp to the ground. Laugh it's really OK. I'm still a little mentally ruined for that, but I'll eventually get over it.
I can go on and on but I'll leave you with this final one that still makes me laugh. Disturbance call between a husband and wife. We get there and the guy comes running down the driveway to meet us. He says that his wife won't leave him alone. He says "get her to stop talking she keeps talking and talking and talking!" "I work all day long and I have to come home to this woman who will not stop talking." My partner and I look at each other doing our best to hold in the laughter and wonder if this person is being for real. Well, the woman starts down the driveway to tell her side of the story, and before she could get close to us her husband turns around faces her and yells "get back woman I can't hear another word out of your mouth!" He then takes off in a full out sprint down the street away from us and his house screaming at the top of his lungs "I can't take it anymore...she just won't shut up!"
I can go on and on but these were some of the stories that we still get a could chuckle out of.
Enjoy!
I received a call of a suicide. So, my partner and I responded to the address as quickly as we could. This was exciting stuff. It was going to be our first suicide where the party was found hanging. I was going to get there as fast as I could, b/c I refused to let Fire get there first and mess things up. So, we arrived on scene, and the calling party was a neighbor who was waiting across the street. We made contact with him, and he starts yelling and screaming that his poor neighbor hung herself. So, we frantically ask him to tell us how he knows this information, and which house the lady lived in. So, he points toward the back yard, and says she is hanging from her clothes line, and we need to hurry to cut her down. We go to the back yard excited and a little nervous for what we are about to witness. Our excitement turned into immediate laughter when we found not a human hanging from the clothes line....BUT....a life size sex doll. Yes sir, a full size sex doll complete with all the trimmings. She hung from the clothes line for all to see! We made the guy so mad, b/c all we could do was laugh at him.
A few buddies of mine were called to a dead body. We get these a lot, and they're really not a big deal. I mean there sad to the families, but we're there to do a job. We are sensitive but when it comes to the late late late dead body calls right before our shift is about to end, we just want to hurry up and get out of there. So, they get there and there is this really old guy who died in his sleep from natural causes. As one of them was looking for his paperwork, they found lieing next to him a strap on penis dildo. The guy was probably pushing 85 yrs of age, and he was still getting his freak on. They will forever have painted in their minds...old guy and his sex toy!
About a year ago, I jinxed myself and said I haven't done two things since becoming a cop: 1. wrestled a lady or 2. wrestled a lady with red hair. Why in the heck I said this is beyond me, but I said it. We had not been in service an hour when a call came out disturbance with a woman high on PCP. We get there, and as the front door opens, we see the woman with red hair completely naked running around the living room. I had the fun privilege of wrestling my red headed lady high on pcp to the ground. Laugh it's really OK. I'm still a little mentally ruined for that, but I'll eventually get over it.
I can go on and on but I'll leave you with this final one that still makes me laugh. Disturbance call between a husband and wife. We get there and the guy comes running down the driveway to meet us. He says that his wife won't leave him alone. He says "get her to stop talking she keeps talking and talking and talking!" "I work all day long and I have to come home to this woman who will not stop talking." My partner and I look at each other doing our best to hold in the laughter and wonder if this person is being for real. Well, the woman starts down the driveway to tell her side of the story, and before she could get close to us her husband turns around faces her and yells "get back woman I can't hear another word out of your mouth!" He then takes off in a full out sprint down the street away from us and his house screaming at the top of his lungs "I can't take it anymore...she just won't shut up!"
I can go on and on but these were some of the stories that we still get a could chuckle out of.
Enjoy!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Scotland
One of my favorite pastimes is watching the travel channel with my dad. We love to watch Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. He discusses topics on food and culture. If you haven't seen it...you must!
In today's episode he traveled to Scotland. It was neat to see some of the foods that the scots eat. It's definitely one of my top 10 places to visit. After watching this episode it only makes me want to visit it more.
Life is good when I can hang with my dad talk shop and enjoy a good laugh.
In today's episode he traveled to Scotland. It was neat to see some of the foods that the scots eat. It's definitely one of my top 10 places to visit. After watching this episode it only makes me want to visit it more.
Life is good when I can hang with my dad talk shop and enjoy a good laugh.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Cage free chickens and grass fed beef
My morning started off as it usually does fast and furious. The #1 challenge is getting the kids off to school without them killing each other. So, I decided I was going to make a fantastic breakfast to fill their belly's. I decided to make scrambled eggs. My son noticed that the carton of eggs read "cage free", so he started asking questions on what that meant. Somehow the conversation went from cage free chickens, Amish farmers, and grass fed cows. I explained that cage free chickens get to live outside of a cage, and have a more "peaceful" life. I also explained to him about eating grass fed beef and that it's better for us to eat.
Now here's the funny part of this conversation. He asks me how these chickens and cows get from the field to the table. So I told him that I'm not really sure how the farmers choose to kill the animal, but they probably cut the head off the chicken. I told him that the cows are a little different. They are brought into a special barn and tied into a stall. They bring a special machine very close to the head of the cow, and it drives a sharp spike into the cows brain which kills it immediately. At this point, his eyes are as big as saucers! He starts telling me how sad for the cow, and did I know if the cows mommy or daddy were sad. I told him that his mommy and daddy wouldn't be sad, b/c they were taken up to the special barn first. Ian shouts out "they all died together!!!"
We ended our little talk with a prayer thanking God for the Amish who raised the cage free chickens and the grass fed beef we're eating for dinner tonight.
Now here's the funny part of this conversation. He asks me how these chickens and cows get from the field to the table. So I told him that I'm not really sure how the farmers choose to kill the animal, but they probably cut the head off the chicken. I told him that the cows are a little different. They are brought into a special barn and tied into a stall. They bring a special machine very close to the head of the cow, and it drives a sharp spike into the cows brain which kills it immediately. At this point, his eyes are as big as saucers! He starts telling me how sad for the cow, and did I know if the cows mommy or daddy were sad. I told him that his mommy and daddy wouldn't be sad, b/c they were taken up to the special barn first. Ian shouts out "they all died together!!!"
We ended our little talk with a prayer thanking God for the Amish who raised the cage free chickens and the grass fed beef we're eating for dinner tonight.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Blogging!
Welcome to my blog. This is my first crack at letting friends and family know what we're up too. I will apologize first for my grammatical errors and poor sentence structure. You can look forward to funny photos and funny things that happen to occur within the Quiles household. I know there are fans of the "mullet photos", so I'll do my best to update this blog often. I look forward to your responses, so post as often as you like. Please be patient with me as I evolve into a 21century blogger :)!
Stay tuned!
Dan
Stay tuned!
Dan
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