I'm currently about a week away from finishing four ministry classes plus a music class, online and at Tabor. I'm signed up for four more online classes for the spring, including hermeneutics and NT Survey. Hoping in a few years to be in a position to go to seminary and get official recognition for my desire to work as a pastor.

Planning on coming out for Thanksgiving as long as we can get the appropriate permissions for Adam and Owen to go out of state. Won't be free to travel til Thanksgiving day, but can stay til Sunday then. Don't know yet what sleeping arrangements will be since Adam and Owen can't sleep in the same house...unless I can get permission for that too.

Our trial dates are December 17, 18 and 22 for criminal and Child in Need of Care cases respectively, so we will almost certainly be staying in Hillsboro for Christmas. Given that, we'll probably be delivering our Christmas presents at Thanksgiving. I had 90% of my Christmas shopping done by Halloween, so all I've got to do is wrap.

Here's the lists I've got ready:

Owen-
  Anything Sesame street, especially tapes and DVDs.
  A toy laptop
  toy cars
  baby dolls and accessories. Owen would especially enjoy a doll-sized stroller.
  size 2T or 3T clothes
  size 7 or 8 shoes
  Raffi CDs
  musical toys
  books
  videos-especially Pixar and recent Disney

Adam-
  Jeff Gordon NASCAR items or tickets
  XBOX 360 games such as Halo, Need for Speed, or flight games
  Sim City 4 or more recent computer games
  DVDs of shows such as Home Improvement (have Season 1), The Simpsons (have 5, 6, 7, 10, 11), and Family Guy
  Storm, Tornado, Disaster, or Car Crash movies
  Sunflower seeds and other snacks
  Men's clothes, size M shirts and size 32 or 34 waist pants
  an I-Pod
  $ towards updating a digital camera, ideally a Canon Rebel or better

Debbie-
  a piano keyboard ( a $20 casio is fine)
  accompaniment CDs for contemporary Christian songs
  CD's, especially Steven Curtis Chapman's newest
  Books, especially fiction and Christian fiction, devotional and encouragement
  Gift Certificates for clothes, movies, or food ( La Cabana, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Applebee's, Outback...)
  $ towards a vacation or weekend out with Adam
  monkey items, especially clothing, pajamas, socks
  size 6 1/2 to 7 shoes or boots or flip-flops
  board and card games


 

Home again, home again...

Back after 9 days of shoulder-straining work at Gma and Gpa Darrow's old place in Florence...worked real hard the first day or two, but lots of sickness and stress kept me mediocreing it the rest of the time. Plently of help made the work get done though. Uncles decided to number us instead of name us, so I was #5.

More furniture in my apartment to get squirreled away. A dresser, mirror and bed frame from Gma Miller's estate as well as a book case dominoed from Doug & Holly to us. Plus some little stools, towels and books. Trying to find places for everything in our little 1000 sq. ft or so apt. Miss having a basement!

Mom, Dad, Joan, Bob and Janna will be here next week early then heading on to visit Gma & Gpa Darrow in OKC, leaving Janna here for the start of school, August 25th. One more month and TC students will all be rolling in.

Interview and church visit expected next Sunday for Children's Ministry Leadership position in Wichita.

Back to the internet! Yay!