Week-end update

Not nearly as humorous as SNL, but I will give it a go.

Friday evening Mark arrived in town. Great to see him! He has lost so much weight that Steve can no longer refer to him as "my short round friend." We went to Ruths Chris for dinner where I overindulged. WAY too much rich food, but the bread pudding was to die for!

Saturday Steve and I volunteered at the Diocesan Convention held at the National Cathedral. We collated ballots which in and of itself was not fascinating, but the rest of the meeting was very interesting. There was a resolution honoring Thurgood Marshall who was a long time (30 years) member of a parish in southeast DC. There was also the ubiquitous resolutions regarding the consecration of the gay bishop in New Hampshire. One was postponed indefinately and the other passed. Our priest did not agree with the theology of the one that passed, but I do not know the exact problems he has with it. I do plan to find out.

Steve (and, by extension, I) have been asked to take the Youth Delegation to the General Convention in late June of this year. It will be held in Columbus Ohio which we all know is Steve's old stomping ground. I do not know exactly how many youth are actually involved in the trip, but I am very excited to go to a General Convetion. I am going to a Daughters of the King Province meeting the end of May, Theo's 1st birthday is June 7, and then the trip to Ohio - Busy summer ahead!

That is all the news, my friends. I love and miss all of you!

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Help!

You know how you do something that you know is not going to be good for you, yet you do it anyway? Like eating an extra piece of cake? No, worse than that. Like having one too many drinks and then getting into a car? No, worse than that. Like running into rush hour traffic on the Beltway? THAT'S what I am talking about. What have I done? I watched Oprah again.

I think my chest is safe from perverts masquerading as bra fitters, but now I am completely freaked out about birdf flu. This is what Oprah's site says we should do to get ready:

-Stock your cabinets with enough canned goods to last four to five weeks.
-Stockpile your prescription drugs, if possible.
-Speak with city officials to make sure your community has enough chlorine on hand to purify the water, in case shipments stop coming. Many cities only keep enough chlorine on hand to last five to seven days.
-There are also many lessons we can learn from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Osterholm says. Americans need to be prepared to live without modern luxuries, and communities should have a plan to bury their dead in a timely, respectful manner.

Again, Oprah said it on her show so it must be true.

Kidding aside, this stuff is pretty scary.

Better Today!

Good news - I am in a much better mood today! Must have just been my turn and now I can pass it on.

Yesterday Bob and I drove down to Solomon's Island to go to Clipper's Canine Cafe and Nautical Boutique (is that the sound of my children gagging? Why, yes, I think it is), but darn it, they were closed. Fear not friends, the trip was not wasted! We went to Woodburn's so I could have a Betty. The Betty is the best sandwich known to man. It has shrimp, salmon, fresh tuna, and scallops on Italian bread with cheddar cheese on both sides. That way when they grill it all the stuff melts into the cheese and doesn't fall out (I know that is my sister gagging). Bob had some gourmet liver biscotti (yech) and all was good. We then drove up to Prince Frederick where I found a store that also carries the type of dog food Bob likes (cue children to roll eyes).

Today Bob went to be groomed. Much better than the last grooming. He was WAY too girly-man dog last time. I also finished knitting a ruffled scarf while I watched a movie on TV. So not horribly productive (I did do all the laundry however), but certainly not the snit I was in yeterday. I also made it to Borders and they had the book Misquoting Jesus. I will let you know what I think.

Thanks everyone for your nice coments! I needed them and they were appreciated. I get into a little pity party every now and then, and it is nice to know you love me in spite of it!

Cranky!

It is cold and wet here today and I am cranky. Not sure the reason for the crankines. Could be the weather, could be that I am bored, could be that it's just my turn!

I have been reading a blog that comments a lot about the Southern Baptist Convention and the turmoil they are experiencing within that denomination right now. Very strange to me that each denomination knows exactly what God is thinking and what He does and does not approve of. Has anyone read The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis? All of this "stir" reminds me of that. And I am not talking about just SBC - I am talking about a lot of what is going on in the world right now.

Next week-end Steve and I are volunteering at the Diocesan convention to be held at the National Cathedral. We are ballot passer outers. Should be, I hope, fun and interesting. If you need something from the Cathedral let me know. I am assuming that the bookstore will be open. Yesterday during Sunday School Fr David talked about a book called Misquoting Jesus. It is about how through mistakes made (unintentionally I assume) when scribes copied manuscrpits changed the sub-text of some of the scriptures dramatically. I am going to look for it here at borders (HA!) and I will let you know what I think.

I have started reading Memiors of a Geisha and really like it. I was told that I should read the book before I see the movie. We all know how often I make it to the movies so that should not be a problem at all!!

Off on an adventure to Solomons Island with Bob. Hopefully that will put an end to my crankiness. If not I can always get glad in the same clothes I got mad in!!!

I was scared I would be Ted Kennedy or Hillary!!

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I am Schindler's List

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Word Play

I got this off of Cindy's site, but I don't think that she will mind me borrowing it. I think it's interesting to see what the first reaction is.

I say, you say

Celebrate::
Resolve::
I need to::
Call::
Token::
Brand::
Comparison::
Far away::
Artful::
Fantastic::

Check the comments for my reactions.

Green Beans

And so begins the dirty tricks of grandpa. Turns out he does not even have to be around - it is a genetically induced phenomena . I will warn you, Andrea, some dirty tricks are funnier than others. There are some that will require that you fuss at your father for passing on. You know the ones I mean....

I survived

So....no one told me that the movies would 2 1/2 hours long! I must say that I enjoyed it. I found myslef looking at my watch only once (which is a record for me). Who knows; I might go see a movie more than once ever 7 years after this!

Prepare yourself

OK. Sit down. This will be a shock.

I am going to the movies on Saturday.

Now, that, at least, is the plan. I am supposed to go with Helen and Lucy to see the Chronicles of Narnia. We have to go early because they want to be able to watch the 'Skins game in the afternoon (I love they way they think).

We shall see if I really follow through. The thought of sitting for 2 hours doing nothing but staring at a screen makes me jittery, but they promise they will talk me through it. Updates to come.

Another Erin-ism

During the 1st quarter of the Texas-USC game, Steve called a Texas player a toolshed. Proof positive that Erin has, yet again, coined another term for us. I am not sure whether to thank her or not. If I am ever called a toolshed, the wrath shall descend. I'm not just saying; I am promising.

The first new quilt of '06

So today I actually got up, showered, and dressed. The temptation to lie in bed and watch TNT all day was great, but I resisted. Instead, I went upstairs and FINISHED A PROJECT! I know, I know: it's only day 3 of the New Year, but still! This could be the start of something big.

The first REAL day of the New Year

OK - we all know that January 1 is just a "test" day to recover from the night before and/or extend the party even further. So today is the first "real" day of the year. Does what we do today signify what we will be doing most of the year? If so, I will be sewing (while in my pajamas), laying on the couch watching football (STILL in pajamas), and reading everyone else's blogs (oh, yes....still in the pj's). Life will be good in 2006.