1) A PS3 (interesting enough they loose like $300 plus dollars on every unit…see here) 2) An Ipod and not a knock-off Ipod…nothing fancy but one with a screen…what is the point of an MP3 player without a screen?!? 3) A Fun video game to play over the Christmas break.
I am not holding out much hope this year, although I know Santa is getting what my kids asked for Christmas and in the end that’s more important.
So, the crazy weekend is over and it went really well. It was our annual Christmas Drama and Café event (Country Christmas) and it is always great to see the community of faith pull together with something like this.
In terms of an update on my life, I though I would give you a brief outline:
We put out Christmas tree up Monday and are decorating it tonight. It’s a real tree and my oldest son Nathanial picked it out – it looks great and it seems whenever he picks the Christmas tree, they are always the best. I told him the only person who is better at picking out Christmas trees is Santa.
We took our kids to see Santa yesterday afternoon and they got their picture taken with the tired and warn out Santa…really the guy was one blink away from passing out from exhaustion. I don’t now if it was just this particular Santa who suffered from Narcolepsy or if this is a greater problem and the Santa’s need to go on strike for more breaks but he looked and acted very fatigued.
I am caught up on TV just in time for all my favorite shows to go on Christmas break and so I guess it will be time to catch up on the movies I haven’t seen yet.
I went out with a good friend of mine to see Déjà Vu. It was a mediocre movie but I find that all time travel movies in general are confusing and in the end don’t make any sense (for a time travel movie that is totally interesting and intriguing try Primer). I could begin to start to talk about the obvious holes in the plot of Déjà Vu but that would just be a waste of your time and mine.
Laurie and I are going to see the new James Bond on Friday and we are both pretty excited – its been a while since we have been out to a movie together.
It is a little less then three weeks until my sister arrives home for Christmas from Taiwan and we are all very excited. We miss her and are excited to hangout with her over Christmas.
I am finally getting caught up with work and feel like my head is getting above water after a crazy few weeks.
I thought since I haven’t posted for a while and since many of you are probably wondering if I am still alive, I though I would give you a quick summary of my life…
I was sick about two weeks ago with a flu like thing that basically made me tired and weary.
I am not more than a week Caffeine free and after going to bed at 8pm the first night and having a headache the first two days I am not symptom free, although I have a hard time staying up late (probably not a bad thing).
I have just started the busiest week of the year…it is the week of our annual Christmas Drama (I’ll post a pic after) and I should probably just put a bed in my office for the next 5-6 days. But at least it is temporary craziness and it doesn’t last too long.
Christmas is less than a month away and our schedule is getting full already with Christmas parties, Christmas concerts, church events, gatherings with friends, etc. It will be a great Christmas no doubt (my sister is coming home….we are all very excited) but the question remains: Why is Christmas so blasted busy!?
I built a skating rink in our backyard. It was fun and a lot of work but it is worth it. The funniest part would have been my friend Greg and I trying to lay out the HUGE tarp while the ridiculously cold wind was tearing through our bodies. Nathanial (my son) is already improved on his skating skills and probably falls less than his dad now (that isn’t saying much by the way). It is a pretty big skating rink and Laurie and I dread the snow because it is one more thing to shovel along with our mile long sidewalk.
I have a stack of books (more like 2 and a half but that is still technically a stack) to report on and write something about. It may have to wait until after this weekend but I will get to it.
I have also realized that there is no way I am going to finished the 30 books and the Bible in 120 days (extended from the 30 books and the Bible in 90 days) and I may just have to give myself an F although that isn’t quite fair as I will still get through about 20 books and good chunk of the Bible in 120 days. So I think I’ll be generous and give myself a “B.”
I am currently reading “The Myth of a Christian Nation” by Gregory A Boyd. I will add it to the stack and report on it soon.
Our family attended a Leadership Conference for families with children with disabilities and it was eye opening and challenging on many levels. So far we are one weekend in on five (five weekends over about 7-8 months) and it has taught me a lot about myself and open my eyes to what our lives will be like and the challenges we will face as a family in the coming years/months.
Over the last several weeks I preached at a church in Warburg and thoroughly enjoyed it. Although I am not a small town guy, it was a great experience to practice and use my gift specifically in a different context.
I am trying to keep warm in these crazy -20 days but my office is notoriously cold. If you think I am exaggerating, I have to literally wear long-johns to work….crazy!
Finally, I love my MacBook…the more I use it, the more I love it!
That is my world these last few weeks, sorry I haven’t posted anything lately but I will change that soon. It seems like life goes through seasons at times and I am just in one of those seasons.
1) A PS3 (interesting enough they loose like $300 plus dollars on every unit…see here)
I thought since I haven’t posted for a while and since many of you are probably wondering if I am still alive, I though I would give you a quick summary of my life…