My cold is still in force, and tho I intended to go to church today with the fam (we had a special presentation today, so I didn't have to coordinate it), i fell asleep, and missed it!
I have made an effort today to rest. I think the commandment most often broken is the one to take a day of rest.
We finally unpacked the Wii and played it a bit today -- the bowling game, and the Mario Brothers Galaxy. I'm going to try the Boogie game pretty soon. Sure glad this house doesn't have big picture windows....
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Saturday
We went looking at new Chargers for DH. I'd called ahead to say we were coming, but apparently the salesguy I'd been talking to doesn't work there anymore, whoops. The new salesguy's a bit of the old school, left us sitting there for over twenty minutes while he went and got a price, etc., so I started calling other dealers on my list, which he didn't like too much...
Salesguy was pushing hard for us to buy one of his 07 Chargers, but it was white. Bleugh. I hate me some white cars.
So, we are discussing which options we want, and which we actually NEED, which can be widely divergent.
I went to Debbie's in the afternoon for some scrapbooking, but my annual Christmas cold has come upon me, so I left the scrapbooking gathering early...
Salesguy was pushing hard for us to buy one of his 07 Chargers, but it was white. Bleugh. I hate me some white cars.
So, we are discussing which options we want, and which we actually NEED, which can be widely divergent.
I went to Debbie's in the afternoon for some scrapbooking, but my annual Christmas cold has come upon me, so I left the scrapbooking gathering early...
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Meh
Went to see "P.S. I Love You" with Debbie yesterday, which was...ok. Had some funny bits, but ultimately disappointing. I really wanted to like it, but for one thing it was too long. After about 90 minutes, I kept checking my watch -- not a good sign.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Changes
I don't think I've mentioned this yet, but I've changed churches in the past couple of months. This was a Big Deal. I have attended Champion Forest Baptist Church since July of 1994 -- basically since I moved to Houston. I met DH there, got married there, and made many of my Houston friends there.
My church attendance during chemoland was sporadic, and once I started feeling better, and I started going regularly, I just felt...restless, as if CFBC was not where I was supposed to be. I would think about volunteering to be a SS teacher in DD1's class, and God would say, "Are you sure you want to do that?"
So I started visiting other churches. I visited Mark Shook's church in Hockley, that the girls detested. So I was praying about where to go next, and God put Cypress United Methodist Church on my heart. This is where DD2 went to preschool last year.
So we visited, and I walked in to the worship service, and recognized the worship leader as a friend of mine. I work with him at the quarterly marriage events at CFBC. I'm the producer and drama person.
So after the service, which I really liked, I went up to him and hugged him, and he said excitedly, "Are you coming here now? Because we need a production leader and a drama person!"
I told him I would pray about it, and God led me to commit to CUMC.
It's been very nice, because CUMC is a scant 7 minutes from my house. After ten years of the half hour trek to my old church, it's nice to be able to zip to church.
Farewell, CFBC. You are an awesome church.
My church attendance during chemoland was sporadic, and once I started feeling better, and I started going regularly, I just felt...restless, as if CFBC was not where I was supposed to be. I would think about volunteering to be a SS teacher in DD1's class, and God would say, "Are you sure you want to do that?"
So I started visiting other churches. I visited Mark Shook's church in Hockley, that the girls detested. So I was praying about where to go next, and God put Cypress United Methodist Church on my heart. This is where DD2 went to preschool last year.
So we visited, and I walked in to the worship service, and recognized the worship leader as a friend of mine. I work with him at the quarterly marriage events at CFBC. I'm the producer and drama person.
So after the service, which I really liked, I went up to him and hugged him, and he said excitedly, "Are you coming here now? Because we need a production leader and a drama person!"
I told him I would pray about it, and God led me to commit to CUMC.
It's been very nice, because CUMC is a scant 7 minutes from my house. After ten years of the half hour trek to my old church, it's nice to be able to zip to church.
Farewell, CFBC. You are an awesome church.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Merry, Merry Christmas!
I woke up at 7, tidied the house, put the frozen apple strudel in the oven, got the video camera ready, set out film for the camera, and made a plate of goodies for everyone to snack on while we opened gifts.
DD1 woke up just before 8, as did DH. We woke up DD2 after that.
My brother-in-law is single, and works on computers, so he often wraps presents in spare boxes he has around. My favorite quote from the morning:
DD1: (taking the paper off a box and reading the printing on the box) A data modem!
DD1 woke up just before 8, as did DH. We woke up DD2 after that.
My brother-in-law is single, and works on computers, so he often wraps presents in spare boxes he has around. My favorite quote from the morning:
DD1: (taking the paper off a box and reading the printing on the box) A data modem!
Merry Christmas!
The secret to having your children sleep late on Christmas Day is to exhaust them on Christmas Eve. DH took DD2 shopping, as tho the dear man had had my Christmas list since the 10th, he hadn't had the chance to go shopping till yesterday. I wrapped gifts, and then DD1 and I
* mailed 2 gifts and bought stamps
* went to the kolache shop for breakfast and put stamps on the Christmas card envelopes while we were eating
* mailed the cards
* went to Petsmart for some gifts for the pets
* went to Linens and Things where DD1 picked out her gift for DH
* went to Dillard's to get new robes for the girls. By God's grace, they had them so we didn't have to enter the chaos of the mall itself.
* Target for film and baseball cards. The digital camera is still broken, so I wanted to make sure I had plenty of film for our camera.
* swung by James Coney Island for a hot dog on the road
* La Madeleine for a jar of soup as a stocking stuffer for DH
* Honey Baked Ham -- it only took 30 minutes!
Came home, dropped off one daughter, picked up the other. We got her bangs cut, got groceries, went to Target so DD2 could pick our HER gift for DH.
Came home, printed out the production grid for church, the girls changed clothes, and we went to church. I had to be there early as I'm the production leader (or whatever), so I had to make sure everyone had mikes, and we got sound checks, and so on, and the people lighting the Christ candle in the Advent wreath knew when to come on and what to do.
The 5 o'clock service went well. The DDs sat by my friend Tamra as I was up in the crow's nest, and she took them to her house afterward for a Christmas party.
I sat with the lady in charge of running the slides that show the lyrics, and we made sure they matched what the band was going to sing at the 7 p.m. service.
Then I had to run home, pick up the gifts I'd bought for Santa to give to the girls at the party, drop them off at Tamra's house, and run back to church.
7 p.m. service went well, a few minor hiccups, but nothing major. I talked to the pastor and the band leader about a few things, ate some food, and went to pick up the girls.
I'm sure they would have liked me to stay for the 9 p.m. service, but I told them family comes first.
I got to chat to some nice people at the party, and then the girls and I went home. They put on their new flannel nightgowns, set out cookies and chocolate milk for Santa, set out reindeer food, and went to bed. DD1 had wanted to make cookies last night, and I just laughed at her.
I was in bed and asleep by 10:30.
* mailed 2 gifts and bought stamps
* went to the kolache shop for breakfast and put stamps on the Christmas card envelopes while we were eating
* mailed the cards
* went to Petsmart for some gifts for the pets
* went to Linens and Things where DD1 picked out her gift for DH
* went to Dillard's to get new robes for the girls. By God's grace, they had them so we didn't have to enter the chaos of the mall itself.
* Target for film and baseball cards. The digital camera is still broken, so I wanted to make sure I had plenty of film for our camera.
* swung by James Coney Island for a hot dog on the road
* La Madeleine for a jar of soup as a stocking stuffer for DH
* Honey Baked Ham -- it only took 30 minutes!
Came home, dropped off one daughter, picked up the other. We got her bangs cut, got groceries, went to Target so DD2 could pick our HER gift for DH.
Came home, printed out the production grid for church, the girls changed clothes, and we went to church. I had to be there early as I'm the production leader (or whatever), so I had to make sure everyone had mikes, and we got sound checks, and so on, and the people lighting the Christ candle in the Advent wreath knew when to come on and what to do.
The 5 o'clock service went well. The DDs sat by my friend Tamra as I was up in the crow's nest, and she took them to her house afterward for a Christmas party.
I sat with the lady in charge of running the slides that show the lyrics, and we made sure they matched what the band was going to sing at the 7 p.m. service.
Then I had to run home, pick up the gifts I'd bought for Santa to give to the girls at the party, drop them off at Tamra's house, and run back to church.
7 p.m. service went well, a few minor hiccups, but nothing major. I talked to the pastor and the band leader about a few things, ate some food, and went to pick up the girls.
I'm sure they would have liked me to stay for the 9 p.m. service, but I told them family comes first.
I got to chat to some nice people at the party, and then the girls and I went home. They put on their new flannel nightgowns, set out cookies and chocolate milk for Santa, set out reindeer food, and went to bed. DD1 had wanted to make cookies last night, and I just laughed at her.
I was in bed and asleep by 10:30.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Thirty Minutes of MyLife I'll Never Get Back
so i call Home Depot, because this girl at Home Depot keeps calling me and telling me my special order is in and i need to come pick it up. i naturally assume this is the laminate we ordered for the living room and kitchen BACK BEFORE HALLOWEEN. the gal at HD (a different one), after some research, says the call was in regard to the putty for the laminate, not the laminate itself. which is odd, because apparently the reason it has taken so long is the order was put on hold because the putty was on back order, and finally Deandre at HD ordered the laminate separately from the putty, since the putty wasn't supposed to be available until January.
so i call the installer, and after being on hold for over 20 minutes, they tell me i'm responsible for getting the laminate to my house, and it has to be IN my house for 3 days b4 they can install it.
so i call HD back, and the lady checks and discovers that the laminate is NOT in, just the putty. Sure, let me come pick that right up. Because I have all these uses for laminate putty.
so i call the installer, and after being on hold for over 20 minutes, they tell me i'm responsible for getting the laminate to my house, and it has to be IN my house for 3 days b4 they can install it.
so i call HD back, and the lady checks and discovers that the laminate is NOT in, just the putty. Sure, let me come pick that right up. Because I have all these uses for laminate putty.
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