Monday, October 13, 2008
The Weekend In Bullet Points (In no particular order)
- It's official. The TQ can no longer be called the "Tween Queen". Henceforth (well, starting at 3:40pm yesterday), she's the "Teen Queen". She turned thirteen yesterday--much to her delight. At least now she doesn't appear to be the youngest person in her high school program--until they all turn fourteen or fifteen this year.
In light of the recent chaos in our household (we're still in temporary housing and there was an out of town tournament for EJ this weekend), we skipped the party in favor of a yummy dinner at Maggiano's with the family (plus Aunt Sarah, Mr. Dave, and Amanda!). She also managed to clean up on presents--who knew lacrosse sticks came in screaming teal ?? In her own words, her birthday was "awesome"--and she's not done celebrating. She and her friend are off to the Reliant K concert in a few weeks.
- I had a wonderful time sharing with the ladies of Family Life Church. I'll come to breakfast with them any day. What an encouraging way to spend a Saturday morning.
- Go Florida Strikers! The boys played in their first "A" level tournament, and competed against teams who usually play a division up from them. They came in a very respectable second place. EJ's game is really developing (and was kindly noticed by the father of a guest player who hadn't seen him play in a couple of months). As much as EJ enjoyed the tournament, I think he enjoyed the night away with his dad even more.
- I'm missing all of my Autumn decorating madness. I'll be happy to get back into our lovely, freshly painted (inside and out), re-floored and impeccably restored home sometime next week (the kitchen will be done in a few weeks when the cupboards arrive)! The remodeling team has been wonderful, leaving NO mess behind for me to clean up, so after I finish putting things to rights, I'll be able festoon the place with leaves and pumpkins.
- Our church family continues to amaze me. We received a lovely (and generous) gift card yesterday that will help defray the cost of a new washer. As silly and paranoid as it sounds, I'm just not up to the emotional challenge of "fixing" ours and continuing to live with it. As things stand, I may never leave the house again while the wash is running... I'm so grateful for the love of the Body.
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4 Comments:
Sounds like it was an overall good weekend. Praying for you as you continue to rebuild...and what a testimony to the body of Christ's love!! That's neat.
So glad to hear things are moving along smoothly with the remodel! And as Susan said, "what a testimony to the body of Christ's love!"
Give our love and a hug to the TEEN Queen - and congratulations on another trip around the sun!
Keith & Kathy
I'm so glad the Teen Queen enjoyed her day! A belated happy birthday to her.
And I'm glad to hear the remodeling is going well and rejoicing with you for the wonderful group of believers who have blessed you in such a tangible way.
God's family is awesome!
And,
I have the most beautiful 13 year old granddaughter EVER!!!
Proud Grandpa
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