Church, and then some.
Had our usual fifth Sunday get-together, quickly coming on the heels on the get-together we had two weeks ago that was for some other reason. So, up early, went through the house resetting all the clocks, put the lasagna in the oven, showered, got dressed, got everyone else up, drove to church, unloaded, went to class, went to preaching, ate, cleaned up, and went right back into the auditorium for afternoon services--the nice thing about those fifth Sundays is we go ahead and have our evening worship at 1:00 rather than 6:00, meaning the whole rest of the day is free to go do stuff without fear of getting dirty or being late.
After worship--which was very difficult to stay awake through due to the ingestion of a bounty of fine foods (and I don't feel too bad because I caught the wife of our assistant preacher going to sleep as well) it was off toward home.
Went and got mine and Boy's hairs cut (not by Miss Alisha, sadly, but by a large Weeble-shaped woman who kept rubbing herself all over my arm) then went to the bookstore and got him the newest Lemony Snickets book and myself a newspaper, then we went and got the van washed, then we went home, where I was called upon to TYPE SOMETHING for a girl of mine. (Oh, by the way, I got a 100 on my notebook about The Watsons Go to Birmingham.) Luckily, this latest assignment was done in only about fifteen minutes. The complaining took much longer.
Finally got them all in the bed, read my paper, turned the lights out, and eventually went to sleep.
AND, before I forget it--PUNKIN CARVIN'! This actually happened Saturday, but in my football/car-fixing delirium, I forgot it was time to dig the guts out of another poor defenseless gourd. Just your typical one this year--slitty triangle eyes, triangle nose, and pointy teeth.
Sure, it's not one of those elaborate silhouettes of Nancy Pelosi or other such creatures, but that's okay--sometimes there's something to be said for the old standards.
And that's about it.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at October 31, 2005 11:59 AMLet me take an inventory. You have:
Pumpkin, one, carved, traditional
Carver, one, chief, slightly proud of work
Camera, one digital, slightly new
Do you perhaps see the potential for a bit of synergy here?
You want pumpkin pictures? I've got pumpkin pictures!
Posted by: Jordana at October 31, 2005 02:56 PMJim, I could never top Jordana on this score. I might get a photo with Darth, Doc, and Pirate Girl around the old jack of the lantern, but you'll have to wait until tomorrow for it.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at October 31, 2005 03:03 PMMe too! In insane quantities!
Posted by: Sarah G. at October 31, 2005 11:49 PM