24 Starts Tonight!!!

I absolutely cannot wait!!! The only thing I’m worried about is getting the boys to bed. They go to bed at 7:30 (24 starts at 7.) That means we need to think of something for them to do for 30 minutes. Man, I sound like an awful parent! =) We don’t have a DVR, and I sure don’t want them to watch it. ugh! At the beginning of the last season they pretty much killed off my favorites. (Except Jack, of course.) I’m just waiting for Jack and Chloe to fall in love. =)

I hear we may get some ice here in the next few days. While I doubt there will be alot, I don’t want to chance it with the boys. That means I need to make a quick food menu and pick up some stuff to eat. I think chili sounds great!

I just looked at a Passion pic on Jason’s blog, and I saw Jerry Kerr! (If you know of him, you’re laughing.) =)

I just started rereading “A new Kind of Christian” by Brian McLaren. Yes, I’ve read it before, but so much of it went over my head, I thought I’d give it another shot. I love books that make you think. I also recently read “Velvet Elvis” by Rob Bell. That was a great book that was much easier to follow. you know, short sentences, short mono-syllabic words. =) In the last few years, I’ve wanted to question the thinking that’s being taught in a lot of churches, and these books pretty much freed me up to do that. Not doubting the truthfulness of the Bible, but the truthfulness of certain interpretations of it.

We had a great, simple conversation over dinner last night with some new friends. (Yes, Christians, and “prominent” in the church.) The husband put great words to what I’d been thinking. He said something along the line of, “When people [in our "becoming postmodern" culture] ask tough questions, they are way more OK with you saying, ‘I don’t know the answer,’ than you giving them a church sounding response that doesn’t really answer their question.”

Uh oh, baby woke up…Have a great one!

What a month!

Our motherboard died this week. Ugh! We’ve borrowed a laptop from the church. Thank goodness for WiFi! It’s still frustrating not having my own information to access. You know, budget stuff, email lists, etc. Luckily we bought a great warranty with our computer that doesn’t expire till next Dec. However, Circuit City was supposed to call us this week to set up a time to replace it. Who knows when they’ll call.

We still haven’t heard back from Reliant Energy about the investigation into our huge electricity bill. Dh called and was told it’s still under investigation and we’d get a letter. So that one’s way overdue, but we’re not paying it yet. Who knows when they’ll cut it off.

BTW, the handle broke on the driver’s side door of the Camry. So to get in you have to dig your fingers under what’s left of the handle. Ow! The Toyota dealership said it’d be $200 to fix it, but I think we can do it ourselves. It’s just a matter of getting around to it. =)

Aidan told me the other day for the first time that he loves me! He climbed into my lap, wrapped his arms around me, and said, “I Wuuuv Mommy!” =) He hasn’t done that before unprompted. He’s so funny! We’ve taught him that when he hears the smoke alarm going off (as it does almost every dinner time) to run to the front door so we can go outside. The only problem is he doesn’t distinguish the smoke alarm sound from the oven beeping or the coffee pot timer going off. So off he goes. =)

I’ve been playing tennis again this year. I hadn’t played since high school, but after a semester of once a week training, it’s slowly coming back to me…That is until I ate 2-3 lbs of Chex Mix over the holiday break. Now I feel like a slug swinging a stick.

Well, i think nap time’s almost over! I’m not sure when I’ll post next seeing that I have no computer to post from, possibly no electricity to use it with anyway, and no way to get into the car to drive to a computer. But at least that stupid smoke alarm works!

So I’ve been painting…

I’ve spent alot of time lately painting the interior of our home. The whole living area and formal dining area (the other living/play area) were solid off-white. Ugh!!! Here’s the before and after of our fireplace.

(Picture this without paint and with crayon on the walls.)

(Picture this as is with crayons in the trash can.)