Nursery Duty

Ty and I served in the nursery for the first time at Genesis yesterday morning. I was looking forward to it. I know half or more of the babies from playgroup on Wednesdays and I really was looking forward to giving back to the church in some tangible way. Anyway Ty confessed as we were waiting for the kids to come that he was more anxious about watching a few babies than he would be if he were getting up in front of 500 people to preach. Funny how different we are. I was totally comfortable with these kids. Now I will admit that there was some insanity involved. We had about 10 infants under one year of age and at one point a majority of them were crying but what are you going to do when you are completely outnumbered? We did the best we could. All that kept going through my head was the time that the children's ministry guy said "You never see the numbers come up on the screen because we are just that good." Apparently Ty and I weren't that good because he went and got a couple of the moms. Oh well, we did our best.

He is his father's child

Crabby john-john. Caleb gets his temperament from his father. He likes to have people around all the time and get him off his schedule and watch out (okay maybe that part is from me). But yeah, he slept from 8:15 last night until 6:45 this morning without a single peep. I think he was a sleepy little guy after our busy day yesterday.

Snow Day!

I love snow when I don't have to be out in it. It is crazy how much snow we have been getting this year and it sure looks pretty when everything is all white and clean looking. It doesn't take long however to get gray and sloppy looking from the cars and plows. I must say that I don't like having my Saturday evening plans thwarted however. I have had a somewhat mundane week so it would have been nice to get out and hang with friends and hopefully not hear about the "giving sermon" all night. Actually I'm not hearing about it which is a good thing.

Why is giving so hard for me? I love giving to friends and family especially time and gifts but the idea of giving more than my tithe to the church is difficult to swallow sometimes. Maybe I shouldn't be the one in our family to do the bills. Then I wouldn't think about it quite so much or maybe I just would be naive about it, not likely but maybe a good idea.

Case Solved

The culprit: 2 nasty teeth. Alas, the mystery is solved and somehow it makes everything better. When Caleb woke up every night for the past 5 nights, I felt something was wrong but I didn't know what and I had all kinds of theories. Then when I give up trying to figure it out, there they are, those nasty teeth pushing their way through those tender gums. It feels good to know that there has been a reason for the madness and we are not losing our sanity. Now I can help although for him the worst is probably over. Hallelujah!

5 nights in a row- Aaaarrrgghh

Imagine me saying that in a pirate voice. I am feeling a little slappy today. I am beyond the tired phases of crabby, barely functioning and mean now I have moved on to just plain strange. I pleaded with the Lord last night for some sleep but it was not to be so. The little Caleb man decided to be up again. I am out of theories and will now just take each night as it comes. We are heading up north to the cabin tonight and I will worry about whether he is waking everyone else up in the house but what is one to do? They're family, they'll have to deal with it.

On a brighter note, my husband is the sweetest man.

What to do???

I got a business proposal today. I have the opportunity to watch two other children. Still only in the morning for another teacher from the school where I was previously employed in my other life. The kids are twins (boy and girl) and the teacher is super sweet and would pay really reasonably. I wouldn't have them until February and there is a big break in Feb and March/Apr. And Bham gets out of school June 3, so it wouldn't even be that long but do I really want to watch 4 children?@*? Am I crazy to even consider? Ty did say that we could partially finish the basement and have a playroom/family room downstairs. That makes it really tempting just for that. Maybe it would get Ty off his video game/football watching butt(hee hee). Maybe I would get the doorknobs on my closet too, who knows. I'll be mulling this one over for a little while I think.

Grrr...

The maze of shelves. The endless array of boxes and cans. Dollar signs. Sale signs. Carts with crazy people. More crazy people. Long lines. Slow checkout personnel. Slower baggers. I can't stand the grocery store!

I am a Christian and most of the time I like people. But put me in a grocery store and I am put to the test. You see, I am on a mission. Get in, get food, save money, get out. Simple you would think, but people get in my way and it starts to take forever. And my patience wears thin very quickly. And I start saying lots of bad things in my head toward others. By the time I get into the car, I am frazzled. Who knew the craziness that could ensue from a Tuesday evening at Kroger!

Aaaaaahhhhhhh!

That is a happy sigh of relief. I so look forward to the holidays every year. Great food, lots of time spent with family and friends, and gifts to give and receive. But I must say I breathe a little easier when it is all over. I always seem to need a little recovery time after this so called "break". I have enjoyed all the parties and get-togethers (some more than others) and I love seeing everyone and celebrating Christmas and New Year's but I am now looking forward to getting back into my routine. Those of you that know me, know that I thrive on schedules and routines (apparently it's a first born curse). I become all out of sorts after some time of having Ty home, going to bed after midnight and driving all over the world. Not bad out of sorts, just unsettled. So, I'll probably regret this but I am looking forward to the normalcy and mundane in the month of January. Still trying to think of my faith resolutions for this year as well.

Oh and for all of you who I have told about blogging and who peep at mine but do not have your own, I think it is time for you in this new year to set aside your fears of blogging and JUST DO IT! You really don't need to have a lot of time and it isn't scary. I want to hear about your lives and thoughts in 2005. Come on, jump on the BlogWagon! Anyway, Happy New Year!