Yes, I still breathe. Perhaps some of you started to doubt that I remain among the living. I too have doubted that on occasion. And yet, here I am. Blogging. I have much to catch up on. Most of it is pointless, but you said you miss me so here you go:
School:
The semester is over for most of my cohorts. Not for me. I have a few [10] more assignments to complete over the holiday break. I received my first B of my grad school career. The tarnished GPA stings a bit, but in all reality… I am thankful I even got a B. This has been a difficult semester for me. I’ve greatly enjoyed all of my classes, I’m just tired of doing seminary as a sickly single mom. I’ve spent the last few months tired, ill and missing my husband. That made it difficult to get things done. All whining aside, I’m so very thankful for the opportunity to attend AGTS. I love it, love it, love it.
Car:
The heater on the car wasn’t working a few weeks ago. With the end of the semester crushing upon me, I didn’t have time to get it fixed before the first freezing rain hit… and boy did it hit me. I nearly froze my toes off one Wednesday while waiting to pick my kids up from school. I had frost nip and stage two hypothermia. Brrrr! The next day I had to give a presentation in class. I woke up at 4am to work on it. Still cold from the day before, I shivered in class while wearing my coat and my classmate’s scarf and gloves. After class I went outside to find a thick sheet of ice on my windshield and freezing rain falling from the sky. With no heat or defroster… it took a while to get the windows cleared. I finally made it to Sarah’s preschool craft day… hours late wearing two coats, shivering uncontrollably and looking like I had stood in freezing rain for half an hour. Way to make a first impression.
The next morning, Hillery watched Sarah so that I could drop my car off to get it fixed. Gene Thomlinson [aka "Chief"] picked me up at the shop and dropped me off. A few hours and only thirty dollars later, I had heat in my car! Ahhhh…. my toes finally thawed out.
The recent ice storm killed my passenger side windshield wiper arm. I ordered one at O’Reilly Auto Parts and got it the very next day. I just installed it in the rain a few hours ago and I’m feeling rather Hooah for doing so. I hate overpaying people to do stuff I can do myself. Kind of like Jiffy Lube, I took the car there a couple of days ago. The guy told me I needed a new radiator cap and it would only cost 12.50… um…. No Thank you! I got one at O’Reilly for 4 bucks. No wonder I always feel like they’re trying to take advantage of me… they are.
Christmas:
Today’s weather delayed my trip to Texas. We’ll be leaving tomorrow morning. On my mom’s birthday. [Happy Birthday Mom!]
I’m looking forward to seeing my family for the holidays but really, I’m not very excited about Christmas this year. I miss my man. I usually avoid most holiday trappings and just enjoy having my husband off work or home from Army training. Now that my favorite thing about Christmas is in Afghanistan… I’m trying extra hard to boost up on holiday cheer. It’s shocking really. I actually bought [and frequently listen to] a Christmas CD. *GASP* And… AND… I bought a Christmas t-shirt. Unbelievable isn’t it? VERY.
Don’t worry, I’ve not completely turned from my scrooge like ways. I still can’t stomach 88.3 The Wind’s Clean Air Christmas. [Just a few more days till I get my favorite radio station back from those pesky reindeer and elves who take it hostage each November and December.]
Bible:
I finally bought a new ESV Bible. Unhappy with Crossway’s sub par publishing, I decided to buy an inexpensive hardback while waiting on someone to do a better publishing job. I got the Hard cover ESV, Single Column Reference Bible
I’m going to get Mom or Julie to help me make an ACU fabric cover for it… why not?
Conclusion:
Well… I think this concludes my rambling reintroduction into the blogging world.
She blogs! Yay! I hope it’s not a fluke.
Comment by Rachel — 12/22/2007 @ 9:59 pm
I wish we could design our own Bible, don’t you? Pick what features we want included (or not) and how we want the layout and cover… I really had hoped to get a parallel bible with 3 versions and the Matthew Henry Commentary all side by side, but it was a bit bulkey and expensive. Even it didn’t have the exact versions I wanted in it. Unfortunately there just isn’t a fabulous selection of parallel Bibles that contain The Message as one of the translation choices. I did get one for Christmas last year that was parallel NAS and MSG, but unfortunately, it is the original kind of The Message with no verse numbering. I looked through it several times over several weeks while keeping it in the box trying to decide whether to take it back and try to exchange it for something else, but then one day when I was looking through it again I got a paper cut and bled on it. Couldn’t exactly take it back with a blood stain so I’m using it now.
I too am excited to have 88.3 back in a few days. It would be so much easier to listen to it if there weren’t twice as many ’secular’ Christmas songs on there as Christian ones…Anyway, glad to hear you are thawed out, still alive, and haven’t forgotten how to type. Be careful on your trip to Texas, hope you have a Blessed Christmas.
Comment by ravenbrk — 12/22/2007 @ 10:27 pm
Glad the heater’s fixed - and glad to see the post up. Ugh - being sick and having to deliver presentations sucks even above the other stuff. Hope Joel gets home soon, so you can have another celebration
Safe travels, and may your Christmas with your family be sweet and happy.
Comment by Barb — 12/23/2007 @ 11:59 am
Get me the fabric and promise to chat with me while I make it and you can go home with a new bible cover. I miss you, and cant wait to see you.
Comment by Julie Ann — 12/23/2007 @ 12:14 pm