Sunday, November 05, 2006

Today was an awesome church service for us. Jared got baptized today!

The morning started out not so great because I was on worship team again this week which means being to church early. Right before we had to leave, Jared tells me that he needs another copy of his testimony. That wouldn't normally be a problem, but you know how it goes....everything went wrong. First, it is on the other computer which isn't hooked up to a printer, so I have to burn it to a CD and bring it over to this computer. For some reason I couldn't get it to go into the CD....finally after about 4 tries, I got it to work. Then I bring it over to this computer and the ink it almost gone so even when I printed it only part of it could be read. Switched the printer setting to "better" and then thankfully it came out okay. By the time we left home, I all ready should have been at church for practice! Thankfully, we are less than 10 minutes from church, so we got there and I flew in and apologized. They were waiting for me even though thought they would have started with out me. Julie told me that really we weren't supposed to start until 8:45 so I was really only about 2 minutes late!

Anyway...the rest of the morning went much better from there. This month is Pastor's appreciation month and we had a wonderful presentation of appreciation and love to our pastor and his family, including a touching power point. After that worship team, a short sermon about baptism, and then the baptism service itself. Jared was one of 5 that got baptised today. Luke, Jillian, Angelica, Katie were the others who were baptised today. It was very nice!

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Babysitting for Aric again today and we have homeschool gym class. Today at gym is kinda bittersweet...this will be our last day for a while. The sign up for the next session is today and we have decided not to sign up again. I know this doesn't sound like a big deal, but for 7 years I was the Kind. gym teacher and so was there for every gym session. This year I decided to step down from teaching and since this is the session that runs up to Christmas time we have decided since we don't have to be there we are skipping this time. I know it is the right thing to do, but on the other hand, it is something we have done for so long that it feels kinda strange to me. I have had a lot of transitions in my life this year, and so this is just one more. It has all been for good, but just so much is changing at once. I stepped down from another design team that I had been a part of for nearly 2 years, after being an Awana leader for 16 years we moved up to Jr. High Word of Life, and after teaching gym for all of those year, stepping down from that too. Oh yeah...and after babysitting for Aric for 1-1/2 years that ended when he went to Kind. (that is why it is nice to have him back for a few days! ) All of those things took place within about a month of each other, so it has just been a bit different, but on the other hand freeing for me.

I think we are having leftover chili for dinner tonight and then after dinner Mark has a deacon's meeting and I have worship team practice again. (this will be the 4th night this week I have been at church!)

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Last night we had WOL Track-N-Treat and tonight as usual was regular WOL club night. I had the ice breaker tonight and had the kids break into teams and one had to throw marshmallows into the other ones mouth. The team that got the most caught, chewed and swallowed on 5 minutes won! Our winners where Jared and Morgan Jordan....Jared was the marshmallow eater and he ate 16 marshmallows!

Tucker got a haircut today and I told them to make it shorter than last time, and boy is it! I hardly recognize him since it is so short now, but he still is cute and I know it will grow back.

We babysat for Aric today...he was so excited to come and stay with us. After babysitting for him for at least 1-1/2 years, this August he went to Kind., so we haven't had him for a while. This week is parent/teacher conferences, so no Kind. for the rest of week, so he will be with us. I did this layout of Aric a while back and it is so typically Aric. This photo was taken at Awana last spring for Think Summer night.

Dinner tonight: Chili
Dinner Tuesday: Crockpot Potato Sausage Casserole