Confirmation

Last spring when it was months and months away (and thus seemed like “nothing” to agree to) I agreed to help out with the church Confirmation class. Today was the first day I was scheduled to be there. I wasn't sure it was the best idea with various things that needed to be done (for example, I am so far behind on e-mail, not to mention OfB), but it turned out to be a super night.

Sometime I'll have to talk about confirmation. It is something very near and dear to my heart, and especially with the pastor teaching it — he was my confirmation teacher, so it is kind of neat to return to the class years later and help out the current class. At any rate, back to my story…

When the class broke up into small groups, I quizzed four students on the books of the Bible and their first set of catechism questions (more on that later, for those wondering — and no, I'm not Catholic). They did good at that and also seemed to enjoy the game we played.

Before hand my pastor invited me over to dinner to discuss what I would be helping with this year. What I didn't know was that him and his wife had conspired to have a surprise birthday cake (my birthday is on Friday) for me at the end of supper. It was a great surprise — hey, isn't anything chocolate a good even without a surprise attached?

So, it was a good day. But now I am tuckered, so for now… good night.

Busy

Today was the kind of day that everything you thought you had settled came unsettled. Nothing “bad,” just a lot of things that need to be done that I thought I already had taken care of. Alas, that means (as MeanDean likes to say), life trumped blogging again today.

I didn't even get a chance to look at some of the new comments I noticed where posted. sigh Never fear, I'll be back tomorrow… I hope.

Almost Back

Well, I'm moving a bit slow, but I think I'm mostly recovered from the nasty effects of ragweed (which peaked this week — about a month late — at a high of 134 grains per cubic meter, substantially higher than the 50 grains per cubic meter that is considered “high.”). Nasty stuff. It has made me feel worse in the past, but it seemed to have a longer lasting period of “attack” this year. Right now, the main remaining issue is a cough, which, normally will stick with me for a few weeks.

Well, enough wallowing in self-pity. Today is 9/11. I cannot believe it has been three years since the World Trade Center was hit. I can still remember hearing the breaking news on CBS Radio News (via KMOX) early on that beautiful September morning. On the other hand, it seems like terrorism has been the top headline for ages now — I miss the time before we were so worried about it.

Still Down, but Not Out

I'm still not in the best of shape, but I hope to be back among y'all tomorrow… we'll see.

Scratch that False Alarm Stuff...

..allergy season is in full swing, at least for me. It hasn't been the best of days — I've been about useless for accomplishing anything that requires more than a small amount of effort; I'm hoping tomorrow will be better.

Allergies

My eyes are burning and I've been sneezing for the last hour. I hope this is not a precursor to worse things tomorrow… this does not bode well.

Beat

I don't know why, but I'm dead tired again. Guess I'm still catching up from last week. I'm hoping this week will be quieter. Anything special y'all planning to do for Labor Day?

Busy Again

What a crazy couple of weeks. I think we've finally gotten my uncle moved in, but traveling to the second floor of a condominium complex dozens of times over the past few days moving stuff in is taking its toll.

The family has given him a stern warning: he better not decide to move again… we don't want to have to carry everything back down again.

Not Today

Another Busy Day

Sorry to be so scarce lately. I'm hoping to have time to respond to comments and post a meaningful blog entry tomorrow. We'll see if that happens… tomorrow.