'96 in the house

Sharon and Justin came up this weekend, and on Sunday we went down to Hemet to kidnap Cassie and Kylan. One of the best things about living so near camp (or so near Sarah?) is the random staff reunion day.

Super Freaky

Kids have the amazing ability of wriggling out of their clothing in unconventional ways. The results can sometimes be creepy.

Acts 2:42-47

They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their posessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Grand Panda

We went out for Chinese for Jen's birthday last night at the Grand Panda. Erin (the non-Richard in red) gave us a gift certificate for Christmas. Everything was really delicious and I dug the wallpaper.

Our family, apparently, is really into making goofy faces.

well, it snowed...

again.

Mmmm

Sarah's stuffed shells. I could get used to this.

Okay thing that lives in my attic,

you can stay, you figured out how to get yourself out of the cold and all, but there are going to be some ground rules.

Number one: You will stay quiet when I am trying to sleep. There will be no loud scurrying or gnawing.

Number two: You will not eat or damage any wiring or insulation.

Number three: If you feel the need to die, wander off first to leave your stench in the forest. I want none of that.

Number four- this is of the utmost importance: You will remain CELIBATE. My apartment is single occupancy, as is its attic. If you want to get out there and swing, or raise a litter of other little mystery animals, you can find a seedier part of town in which to be a parasite.

If you agree to all of these rules, I will not kill or shoo you away. See you around the complex.

Seinfeld Dub 4

Sorry about the youtube inundation, but these are just killing me.

Seinfeld Dub 2

Why do the Swedes think that they should sound like Muppets?

Seinfeld Musical Dance Montage

Who plays Frank Costanza's divorce lawyer aka the man in the cape?

What is the name of the woman who talks Estelle out of the divorce (hint- everyone thinks she's Chinese)?

On Calls and Calling

"Call when you're called upon is a safe guide for the newcomer or the newly married. In fact, it is a very hard-and-fast rule, and although it may seem hard when you are in a strange place and know nobody, you must wait until the older residents call upon you before you may visit them, or make a move toward getting to know them.
But once anyone has called, make a point of returning the call within ten days, or a fortnight at the very most. Four o'clock is a very good time for paying a call, although any time between 3:30 and 5:30 is permissable. No calls of any kind should be made earlier or later than this. Before you go, put ready in your card case just the card you'll need, so that you can slip them out easily at the end of your call."

Two Truths and a Lie

1. Chili's has been my only secular employer.



2. I have no half birthday.





3. I've only been to one high school football game.

Trouble in campadise

Perhaps it is the freezing temeratures and month-long illness that have put me in such a foul mood. I'm feeling trapped in a small town in a funky job. The day to day fuctions of my job are fine and I, of course, have fun working with the Tates, but the dynamics of our little community are so insanely disjointed that I sometimes fear that they are irreparable. Living within this group which has affectionately been likened to the cast of the Island of the Misfit Toys is proving to be more and more taxing. Pray for us!! I believe that this staff was assembled this way for a reason and that I have much to learn from being a part of it.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

White Town - Your Woman

This is one of my favorite one-hit wonders.

Just so we're all clear on the subject, UCLA Christian Fellowship prefers fish to ham.

Seinfeld Trivia

Study the picture above. What's the dog's name?

I'm on the new computer!!!!!!!!

Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For,

"whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tounge from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are righteous and his ears are attentive to prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

1 Peter 3:8-12

Tuesday night

Sarah, Josh and I played three back to back games. We each won once, which nearly prompted us to play a fourth, but we decided against it. We've got the fever.

sublime-boss dj

Ignore the video.

Every Thursday at outdoor school we would have a campfire for the kids. The fire always lasted longer than the kids did, so we instructors would sit around afterward for a few extra songs. This was our most played and my favorite.

Just because he's so cute

There's just something about a pan full of tomatoes and garlic that gets me excited about dinner.

Upgrade!!

The old camp computer, although not the first computer ever made, did often leave its user angry and frustrated when proving over and over that it is unable to move from one program to another without needing to be restarted. Its replacemnet is sleek and modern. I am so excited about not needing to handwrite the kitchen worksheets due to computer malfunction ever again.

Here is my favorite newly four year old in his auntie's freshly knit, two-day-late birthday scarf, and his best fake smile.

Roadblock

Thursday night, in Idyllwild, we had four hours of light rain followed by a dusting of snow, causing horrible road conditions on Friday. Sarah and the kids were on their way over to my place with coffee and scones Friday morning, but could not get up my heavily shaded street. Refusing to miss out on my hazelnut latte, I finished getting ready for work and headed out to the parking lot, hoping that the way down to camp, gravity on my side, would prove an easier drive. I did have to alter my route after sliding uneasliy backward in first gear, but I made it.

After a lot of visiting, a partial day's work, and two games of CATAN!, I headed out into the wind on the way to my car. I was silently scolding myself for staying out until 11p.m. on a night when the roads were so sketchy. I was so busy worrying and praying about my short trip home, that I nearly missed the tree that had fallen into Camp's driveway during the evening's windstorm.




I hopped out of the car thinking that I could MacGyver it out of my way. It proved to be much too heavy for me, and I had to call Josh for help, who hitched it to the flatbed, and hauled it off.




The icy roads gave me no trouble.

Hello!!!

Here's a quick and easy one: which side of the family is Uncle Leo from?

The process has begun...

Josh's Christmas present = a hard day's work

Josh's brother John, aka Inspectah Deck, has developed a nine-hole disc golf course for Camp, complete with maps and set pars (which I never came near). We took advantage of the empty grounds today to test it out.




I was incredibly bad at it, but had a great time.








Josh's victory dance

Disc golf is not a sport at which I excel. Need proof?

These two methods are what helped me muddle through

Unlike your standard frisbee throwing method, this stance allows me to actually put the disc relatively close to where I am aiming. It feels a little like bowling, and is , as Josh so kindly pointed out, the "granny shot" of disc golf.




This second stance works well when you are standing in the middle of a large manzanita bush out of which the disc must be hurled, or when you have thrown the old shark directly into building five and are toes against cinder block. It was quickly deemed "the cavewoman".

Seinfeld Trivia

In the episode pictured above:

What was wrong with the cake?

What did Jerry purchase?

How was Elaine injured?

Where were George and Kramer?

(And one that I just can't remember- what was the name of the cake? I remember that they were out of chocolate, and got cinnamon instead, but the cake had a specific name that just will not come to me.)

New Calendar: January