November 20, 2012

Tuesday- Woke up at 5:30am. Top of he list was course work. I met Josh White for coffee at Higher Grounds from 7-8:30am. Worked from 8:30 am until 4:30pm with a lunch break from 1:00-1:30. Spoke with Willy Battson over the phone about the marriage retreat I am organizing for the first weekend in February. In the afternoon I received a call from Curry Copy that my postcard mailing had been completed. I drove down to Hemet to pick it up, but found that due to formatting on their computer there was a mistake, which they conceded was their fault. The computer had changed the font and size of the camp's address so that it cut off the zip code. They agreed to fix it by tomorrow morning. Sarah and the kids went to the library and the coffee shop in the afternoon. I dropped off a heavy-duty sledge maul at Chris Bayer's as he is chopping some Eucalyptus rounds. Nanny arrived in the evening as we were putting the kids to bed. I went to bed early at 8:30pm.

Dinner- Chili on a bed of rice with water.

Devotions- Luke 2

November 19, 2012

Monday- Woke up at 5:30am. Although Monday is typically my day off I worked due to the fact that I will be taking some time off later in the week for Thanksgiving. I worked in the office for the most part. Declined an invitation to meet some friends at the Pizza Place to eat and watch the Monday Night Football game. I watched the game at home. I had special interest in the game as my fantasy football matchup against Steve "The Steveroller" Maxon depended on a poor showing by the 49ers running back, Frank Gore. Gore put in a mediocre night and I came away with a squeaker of a victory.

Dinner- Mongolian Beef on a bed of rice with water.

Devotions- Luke 1

Photo stolen from Sarah's Blog.

November 18, 2012

Sunday- Woke up at 6:00am and read soem more of my book before 7:00am when Lucy got up. Church at 10:45am. After church Bowden went hoem with the Fourroux's and Sarah made good use of a gift card to La casita to take the family out for lunch. After lunch we came home and met Connie Benson who had agreed to babysit Lucy, Jack and Miles while Sarah and I went down to Hemet to attend a memorial service for Waynona Whitehurst, who was the Mother of our friend, Louwanna McLean. Following the service Sarah and I took advantage of the babysitter to go ona  date to Red Robin. After dinner we did a little shopping at J.C. Penney, and made a Starbuck's stop before zipping back up the mountain. After putting the kids to bed I watched some of the highlights from the day's football games and then went to bed myself.

Dinner- Burnin' Love Burger, French Fries and Diet Coke.

Devotions- Aside from a time of prayer (maintaining my commitment to pray daily for some friends of mine), devotions failed to happen in a purposeful way today, which is to say that outside of church I spent no devotional time in God's word on November 18, 2012.

November 17, 2012

Saturday- Woke up at 5:00 am and did course work until 7:00am. I am currently reading a book for one of my classes. Gave a tour and office work in the morning. I came home early for the day at 1:00pm. Also got my hair cut. In the afternoon the whole family went over to the library. I brought my book to read but began falling asleep in a rocking chair. We came home and I took a nap on the couch. At 5:30 pm we drove over to the Whites for dinner. After putting the kids to bed I watched a little TV before falling asleep.

Dinner- Chili on rice with cornbread and black olives, brownies with mint chocolate chip ice cream for dessert.

Devotions- Mark 16

November 16, 2012

Friday- Slept in until 6:00am. Began the day by reading some of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most for the class I am currently taking. In the morning I worked on completing a set of stairs to go with some staging in the Eagle Mountain Tabernacle. In the afternoon I worked in the office. I went home at 5:00pm. At 5:30pm we loaded up the kids and drove up to the Shirley's house for the annual Gathering of Thanks. Had a good time hanging out with camp folks. Watched an episode of American Pickers and read my Bible before going to bed at 11:00pm.

Dinner- Soup and punch

Devotions- Mark 15

November 12-15, 2012

My daily journal has been a little hit or miss lately. These were the highlights from the past several days.

Monday- Day off- Kind of a lazy day. I read some, paid bills and tidied up around the house. The day culminated with dinner at the Allen's house (chicken, asparagus, salad, bread and olives with pie for desert.)

Tuesday- Met Jeremy Allen for coffee at 7:00 am. Worked from 8:30-5:00 with a half hour lunch. Dinner unknown.

Wednesday- Worked from 8:30- 4:00pm. LIFE group from 6:00-8:00pm. Soup and salad for dinner.

Thursday- Worked from 8:00-4:45pm. Sarah had her book club from 11:00am until the early afternoon. Came home for a late lunch. Marin was still at the house over my lunch break. Enjoyed visiting with her over the lunch break. Angela Colson came over for dinner at 5:30pm Had a nice visit with her. (Dinner- pasta, asparagus, garlic bread, jello and a glass of milk.) At 8:30pm Sarah met some lady friends to take in the latest Twilight movie. I put the kids to bed. She did not get in until after midnight.

Devotions and prayer time were consistent over this four day span although what exactly I did each day I don't recall. I am now nearly done with Mark.

November 11, 2012

Sunday- Slept in until 6:45am. After breakfast, we loaded up and headed over to church. The Allens invited us over for dinner on Monday night. After church, Nanny treated us to lunch at La Casita. Watched soem football in the afternoon before the Fourroux's came over to the house for dinner. The Fourroux's left after 9:00pm. We hustled the kids off the bed. I fell asleep on the couch watching Storage Wars on A&E.

Dinner- Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes, Fried Zuchini, salad and a glass of water.

Devotions- Luke 17:11-19

November 10, 2012

Saturday- Slept in until 6:00am. Out the door for work at 7:30am. Worked throughout the day, primarily in the office until I went home at 5:00pm. In the morning Sarah and the kids met the Whites at the park in town. A robocall from Riverside County Public Libraries alerted me that my book had arrived for my latest class. I will have to buy the other two resources necessary to complete the course. After picking up my book at the library I did my devotions there as well. I spent soem time praying later in the day. Nanny arrived in time to see the second showing of the Secret Garden, which Sarah also attended. Nanny will be staying through Monday. After work we all loaded up in the van and drove over to Bruce and Patty Tait's house for dinner. We hung out there until nearly 9:00pm before rounding up the kids and heading home. Sarah had a headache so I put the little guys to bed for her. Bowden and Lucy went to bed without a chapter. I fell asleep at 11:00pm.

Dinner- Spaghetti, roasted almonds, salad, cranberry sprite, and cobbler with ice cream.

Devotions- Mark 9

November 9, 2012

Friday- Cold and drizzly day. Worked in the office for most of the day with a lunch break from 12:30-1:00pm. Left work at 5:00pm. Went to the play "The Secret Garden" which is put on by the Missoula Children's Theater. Bowden was Ben Weatherstaff the Gardener. Lucy was a firefly and Jack was part of the Secret Garden itself. He was the surliest, most confused looking little shrub you've ever seen. After the play we rounded up the kiddos and headed home.

Dinner- Two hot dogs and two glasses of water.

Devotions- Mark 8.

Dora the Explorer Movie Trailer (with Ariel Winter)

November 8, 2012

Thursday- Woke up to rain. Slightly colder and damp throughout day. Worked in the office in the morning. Before lunch I took the recycling to the dump and then filled the trailer with a load of wood for my house. The forecast is calling for snow the next couple of days. Returned to the office in the afternoon. Sarah took all the kids over to the school for play rehearsal at three pm and then brought MIles to visit me in the office. After responding to some e-mails I went home early at 3:30pm as I had an Elder Team Meeting at 4:00pm. The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:00pm. Walked home from meeting in the rain. When I got home Chris and Katie were over and playing a board game with Sarah. All the kids were in bed. After the game the Bayers hung out for a while. I fell asleep on the couch.

Dinner- Sarah packed me dinner to take to the meeting. Two bags of baby carrots, a peanut butter and honey sandwich, bottled water, coffee, three tootsie rolls, some Mexican cookies and an orange.

Devotions- Mark 7

November 7, 2012

Wednesday- Took a morning off from course work, but still woke up at 5:00am. Went for an early morning walk and fiddle-farted around on the internet. Out the door for work at 8:30am. Worked primarily in the office with a few small maintenance kind of jobs in the early afternoon. Left work at 4:30pm. Came home to do the dishes and generally tidy up the house in preparation for our LIFE group which came over at 6:00pm. Group left at 8:00, but Dennis Cavanaugh and the Bayers hung out for a while before heading home. After Dennis went home the Bayers hung out and we talked until sometime after 11:00pm. Fell asleep on the couch while watching TV sometime after midnight.

Dinner- Taco Salad with diet, caffeine free pepsi

Devotions- Mark 6

November 6, 2012

Tuesday- Election day- Tried sleeping in but still woke up at 5:30am. Met Matt Pritchett for coffee at 7:00am. Worked from 8:30am- 5:00pm. Came home early for lunch as Sarah was meeting Emily White for lunch in town. After lunch I went and voted at Town Hall. Mulched the maple leaves on the center grass with the ride on lawnmower in the afternoon. Came home and watched election returns on TV. Sarah took Lucy and Bowden to play rehearsals at 5:30. I gave the boys baths and picked up Lucy and Bowden at 7:30pm. After putting the kids to bed I turned the TV back on and learned that the election  had been called for President Obama. I went to bed at 9:30pm.

Dinner- Pasta in red sauce with a glass of water

Devotions- Unit 3, Days 4 + 5 of the Experiencing God Workbook

November 5, 2012

Monday- Day off- Slept in until 6:00 am. In the morning, Sarah and the kids went down to a Dan Zane's concert at the McCallum theater in the desert as a field trip. Marin and Emmy Campbell tagged along as well.  I stayed home by myself- made some phone calls, watched TV, ate lunch, and took a big long nap- until Sarah and the kids came home at 2:30pm. In the afternoon we all went over to the school where Bowden, Lucy and Jack were auditioning for parts in the Secret Garden. Bowden was awarded the role of Ben Weatherstaff, Lucy is to be a firefly and Jack along with many other children will be the Secret Garden itself. Bowden disappointed that his role does not have more lines. He is supremely confident speaking in front of people, which strikes me as a rare trait. I'm impressed that he wants more lines, but I encouraged him to do the best with the parts he was given, and not be jealous of other kids with more lines. Fell asleep in front of the TV, but woke up shortly before midnight and went upstairs to bed.

Dinner- Enchiladas, Spanish Rice, corn chips with green sauce and a glass of milk.

Devotions- Phil. 2:3-11

November 3-4, 2012

Saturday- Up at 5:00am. Went out toe check the north end boiler in Oak Lodge. It was cold so I restarted it. Also made a fresh batch of coffee for the men's retreat. Began work at 8:00am. Worked a normal day, primarily in the office, but also built a campfire for the campers in afternoon, before heading out at 5:00pm. Sarah and the kids went to a party at the Fourroux's in the afternoon Fell asleep after wtaching last episode of Walking Dead Season 1.

Dinner- Roast beef, rolls and salad with water.

Devotions- Mark Chapter 5

Sunday- Time change durign the night. Slept in until 6:00am. After breakfast we loaded up the van and headed over to church. After church sarah and I arranged for a babysitter so that we could attend a special lunch with Fikret Bocek who is a Turkish man who pastors and plants churches in Turkey. I was very impressed with him and his testimony. I was challenged and spurred on. I want to do soemthing to help Fikret. In the lat afternoon Sarah and I attended a costume party put on by Amy Allen in the camp's dining hall. I went as a ship captain and Sarah was a lady Luciadore. All of the kids of the attendees were in our house being babysat by Kaylee Dravenstatt, Danika Hitchcock and Ally Hitchcock. Went to bed at 10:30pm.

Dinner- I ate a hodgepodge of things at the costume party, which included pizza bites, pizza proper, meatballs, lil' smokeys, salad and pumpkin pie with caffeine free diet pepsi.

Devotions- Didn't happen today.

November 2, 2012

Friday- Woke up at 4:30am. Finished paper I was working on. I had intended to meet Jeremy Allen for breakfast at 7:00am, but he and Amy are sick so had to cancel. I took them some Bundaberg Ginger Beer and left it on the front seat of their jeep outside their apartment. Worked throughout the day, primarily in the office. In the late afternoon the Crosspoint Men's retreat showed up and I helped them get set up. After putting the kids to bed, Sarah and I had another date watching an episode of The Walking Dead. Creepy. Apparently I fell asleep on the couch as that is where I woke up this morning.

Dinner- Chicken/vegetable soup with dumplings and a glass of water.

Devotions- Mark Chap. 4

November 1, 2012

Thursday- Woke up at 4:45am. Worked on completing a paper for Principles of Church Growth. After getting Jack to school I went to work at 8:15am. Made two dump runs, but otherwise worked in the office. Took lunch from 12:30-1:00. Left work at 4:15pm. Sarah went shopping off the hill. Had a season ending pizza party for my soccer team at the Idyllwild Pizza Company at 5:00pm. After the party we zipped back home, put the kids to bed, and watched an episode of The Walking Dead before I turned in at approximately 10:00pm.

Dinner- Pizza and Barq's Root Beer with carrots & ranch dressing as well as a cupcake.

Devotions- Mark 3

OCTOBER 31, 2012- HALLOWEEN

Wednesday- Woke up at 5:00am, and worked on completing a paper for Principles of Church Growth. Out the door for work at 8:30am. Worked from 8:30am until 3:30pm with a half hour break for lunch. Left work early to take the whole family into town for the annual Idyllwild Halloween fastivities. Bowden went as a hobo. Lucy was Cleopatra. Jack went as a transformer (bumblebee). Miles went as Spiderman. Lots of candy and merriment.  After a while we went down to Chapel in the Pines in Mountain Center who were putting on a harvest festival. Had a good time hanging out with the Whitneys and eating more candy. At 7:30pm we left Mountain Center and drove back up the mountain to the Shirley's house for homemade doughnuts and hot cocoa. When we got home Sarah was complaining of a sharp pain in her stomach so I volunteered to put the little guys to bed for her. Fell asleep myself while putting them to sleep, woke up in their room later and made my way into my own bed.

Dinner- A wide variety of things at Chapel in the Pine's event with doughnuts and milk at the Shirley's house.

Devotions- First two chapters of Mark.

October 30, 2012

Tuesday- Got up at 5:00am to do course work. Made good progress on my paper. Out the door to work at 8:30am after dropping off Jack at Kindergarten. Worked throughout the day, primarily in the office. Took a half hour lunch break from 1:00-1:30pm. Came home from work at 4:30pm. Did the dishes and tidied up a bit before the Fourroux's came over for dinner at 5:30pm. Hung out with Fourroux's until around 9pm. Started a new book with Bowden and Lucy before bed, Along Came a Dog. Fell asleep in front of the TV around 10pm or so.

Dinner- Baked Potatoes, chili, cornbread muffins, with milk and blueberry pie.

Devotions- Finished book of Matthew