Saturday, June 10, 2006
Things of note today. . .
Today is Saturday. It is the first day that I don't have "stuff" to do for the next week. Graduation was Friday and my busy week as "all things to all people" is over. So now I shall reflect on my day. I filled the mini-van up with gas - $51.26. Gas prices have hit me with kind of a time lag. I used to fill up the Suburban for $50.00. We went to Uno's for dinner. Sherri took Josh to the restroom and I was left with the girls. Hannah (who is 5) says to me quite loudly and in a playful tone, "Daddy, you're sexy." The young couple without kids next to us looked at me. Not really knowing what else to say, I responded with, "We're not really your traditional family." They turned away. I suggested to Hannah that the phrase she used should remain in the context of mommies and daddies. I bought the latest Bright Eyes CD today. As I was listening to At the Bottom of Everything, and not really having the spiritual gift of lyrical discernment, I thought I heard Conor Oberst say, "Set fire to the preacher who is promising us health." I was so excited that Mr. Oberst was that theologically sensitive to put the prosperity gospel in its place. Of course, then I realized that he actually said, "promising us hell." Oops. So much for the spiritual awakening but the music is still pretty sweet. And finally, we have been having issues with Josh (2) staying in bed at bedtime. Tonight he got out of bed and began playing with his sisters so I replaced him in bed and gave him a little swat on the back of his thigh. He leaned back, looked at me, and laughed. I didn't realize I was so entertaining. So, that's my life at the moment. Shock, laughter, awkward moments, pseudo epiphanies, and inadequacy. Under girding all of this is the difficult to explain, shaky feeling that God has a timeline for us and I am oddly ok with that.
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Does this mean Josh is potty trained? If so, can Sherri come here and potty train Max for me? And what is it about God and his timelines...
Josh was potty trained for 6 hours one Friday (isn't that a bad Max Lucado book?). The next day he aparently forgot the whole no-pee-in-pants thing.
peeing in the potty is SO overrated, matt - come on!
herb thinks your sexy too. he can be added to the list of people who would be inappropriate to say this in public! i love your response to the couple at the next table. i have become socially awkward in my old age . . . so i totally understand.
Did I miss a post about Josh and the potty? I think the Max Lucado book might be titled, "Grace on the throne: Releasing the peepee you were never meant to hold."
I hope you are taking care of business at school this week. I think you need to treat Ty and Doc to a lunch/happy hour at Shield's.... you could even start with your beer training!
and PS-of course I think you're sexy milty!
i think i got a frontal lobotomy on accident while reading your blog. i must have mixed up "sheri took josh to the bathroom" and "josh won't stay in bed these days" and created something along the lines of, "josh has a bad habit of peeing all over the floor and refuses to keep it in the potty".
i need a nap!
oh wait, no, i am NOT an idiot after all! my potty comment was in reference to matt's comment in the comment section.
Tip #1, potty training, let him watch you do it. worked for me, 30 seconds of training and no accidents to this day. I know, I'm super dad.
Tip #2, Timelines, pay no attention to Andy Stanley's interview in Leadership where he dismisses mysticism (as Ty points out). But do pay attention to the part where he acknowledges his own gifts and boldly uses them (hint, that's you).
Tip #3, Maybe talk to Sherri about what she is teaching those children (NUTS, SEXY!?)
Tip #4, Come visit us at Proud Lake.
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