August 30, 2012

Woke up at 5:30 am. Did course work until 7:00 am. Took the morning off as Sarah and the kids were leaving for Chico at noon when they picked up Jack from school. After Sarah and the kids left I ate lunch and then went to work. Worked from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Lots of thunder and rain after lunch. In the evening I did some more course work and called everyone in the LIFE group about next Wednesday. Watched some TV before taking a shower and going to bed at 10:00pm. Received a text from Sarah at 11:48 pm saying that she had made it to Chico.

Dinner- Mac and Cheese out of the box and corn on the cob with a diet pepsi on the side.

August 29, 2012

Woke up late at 6:00 am. Did some course work until 7:30 am. Got Jack out the door to school and then brought the camp's vehicle around so the summer staff kids from Vermont (Kyle & Paige Prouty and Sarah and Elisabeth Peck) could load up their stuff. Pulled out for the airport at 9:45 am and arrived shortly after 11:00 am. Dropped them off without incident. Sarah met Crystal McCaughey and Tarrah Pritchett (as well as all of their attendant children) at the playground in the morning. On the way home from the airport storm clouds were gathering and it sprinkled some on the way up the mountain. I stopped by the church to sign checks and ended up talking with Tim Westcott for a while. After dinner, we drove over to the church for AWANA registration night. This is the first time that all of our kids will be in AWANA. Saw the sign up sheet for our LIFE group. We'll have twenty people in our group to start the year, which is a little big, but it looks like it will be a really great group. Watched an episode of Flight of the Conchords season #2 before falling asleep on the couch sometime after 9:30 pm.

Dinner- Two baked potatoes and a glass of water.

August 28, 2012

Received a call from Janet Esparza at 3:18 am to advise me that her brother,John Almon, had fallen asleep in the Lord. Laid in bed for a while praying for the family and thanking God for the time He gave John under the sun. Grateful for John's salvation. Woke up at 5:30 am. Didn't do any course work as I had some other duties that required my attention. Worked from 8:00 am until 4:45 pm. After work I went over to Rey Reyes' house to help him move in a big bay window into a "clubhouse" that he is building for his girls in the backyard. Matt Pritchett and Jeremy Allen also came over and helped move it. Four guys made short work of the job. Rey gave me two zuchinnis out of his garden. Matt Pritchett drove back home with me from Rey's house as we had invited him and his family over for dinner. Had a great time hanging out with the Pritchetts. They stayed until about 11:30pm. Took a shower before bed. Went to bed at midnight.

Dinner- Pasta with chicken and mushrooms, french bread with bruschetta (sp?), olives, and a diet pepsi with ice cream for dessert (Mint Chocoloate Chip and Reeses Peanut Butter Cup).

August 27,2012

Woke up at 5:30 am. Did course work until 7:30 am and then got Jack dressed, fed and ready to depart for a day of kindergarten. Worked from 8:00 am until about 3:30 pm. Took off from work a little earlier than normal as there were some things I needed to do around the house. The McCaugheys came over for dinner around 5ish and stayed until 10ish. Watched another episode of Flight of the Conchords Season 2 and took a shower before going to bed at approximately 11:00 pm.

Dinner- Bacon fried rice, curly coleslaw, beef strips and a cupcake.

August 26, 2012

Sunday- Woke up at 5:30 am. Started Reggie McNeal's book, "Missional Renaissance." Went to church. Before church Annette Sebastian gave me a copy of Andrew Murray's "The State of the Church," which she recommended I read. After church we loaded up the family and drove up to Bruce and Patty Tait's house for a barbecue/party/water fight. We stayed for several hours and I got soaked and felt stuffed from eating so much. Sarah went home with the kids and I continued on to a sendoff party for Paul Kennen who is leaving for college at Simpson University on Tuesday. I took him a Camp Maranatha T-shirt as a gift. Came home to find that the staff girls had come over to watch a movie with the kids. Sarah and I watched an episode of Flight of the Conchords from season 2 before I went to bed at around 9:30 pm. Sarah went over to Katie Bayer's house after I went to bed.

Dinner- Although there was quite a spread at Paul's send off party I couldn't eat any of it as I was still stuffed from the Tait's barbecue so I opted for a late dinner at 7:00 pm which consisted of a big bowl of Raisin Bran.

August 25, 2012

Took the day off. Woke up at 7:30am. Fiddle-farted around the house throughout the morning while the kids watched cartoons. At 1:00 pm watched a pre-season football game between the Redskins and the Colts. Skins looked good, but pre-season has never been a particularly good measure of how the unit will respond during the regular season. During the thrid quarter Sarah took the kids over to the playground to get some energy out. I took a nap. In the evening Sarah and I headed over to a dinner party at Dennis Cavanaugh's house. The VT girls (Paige Prouty and Sarah & Elisabeth Peck) babysat the kids. Went to bed at 11:00pm.

Dinner- Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Fried Vegetables with a virgin mojito and iced tea and Chocolate cake and peach pie for dessert.

August 24, 2012

Last day of Arcadia Band Camp. Woke up at 5:30 am. Did some course work before seeking out Arcadia's director at 7:15 am to see if he needed anything. Hung out at the the house to help get Jack ready for Kindergarten, then I headed out to work myself. I worked until 4:00 pm and then came home to help Sarah get the house cleaned up. We hosted the staff kids for dinner and a movie (Three Stooges Episdodes and Pee Wee's Big Adventure) at my house to celebrate the end of the summer season. I went to bed at 10:00 pm.

Dinner- Chili & baked potatoes, with all the fixins, a brownie,and a Coke Zero on the side.