But dogs have fur...
I bet my dogs are mad at me...since it got down to 22 degrees last night, and I left them outside. Hey, they have a LOT of fur...the golden retriever has a lot of it, and the huskies have undercoats...so if you're offended, get over it. Actually, I think they love cold air (compared to summer heat). And see? I'm compassionate enough to mention my dogs in my blog, so I do think about them every other day...
Yes, it's cold outside. It's ABOUT FREAKIN' TIME, too. However, I would prefer a more gradual cool-down in the fall...70s one week, 60s the next, 50s, and so on...not a 30-degree drop in 4 hours. If God had a suggestion box...LOL...okay, I'm just kidding about that. Maybe now it will stay a little cooler for a while.
Headed to the Guad last night for our weekly gathering...but, as Eli, pointed out...it's just the same few faithful: Eli, J-mo, Stacey, me, and the noise-makers (kids). Still, it's a lot of fun, and I respect others' commitment to other things or to not spending money to go out, but I do enjoy hanging out with people OUTSIDE of band practice, church, work, meetings, whatever. Maybe they just got sick of us...that's highly possible. As J-mo said, "you know who you are" -- which really means, "Come on, we miss you guys." (and your blogs, too...come on, people...update!).
Headed to Dave's for a meeting afterwards about a big Christmas program. It will be a lot to put together, but should be really cool when we pull it off.
So here we go...we're heading into the "silly season" (or "crunch time," or the "hell-idays" as someone on TV called them this week). And I think it's tragic...both Thanksgiving and Christmas are supposed to be times of spiritual focus, but have instead become times of consumer focus, financial stress, and "forced" family-time. So, like so many things, we throw the baby out with the bathwater. "I hate the holidays" is a phrase uttered by not one, but most of my friends. I can definitely sympathize...no one likes the stress and money-spending. But...do we have to throw out the good with the bad? Thanksgiving IS still a time to be thankful (yes, we should be all year, but...be honest...are we?). Christmas is still a celebration of the birth of Christ. So, do we celebrate that? Do we celebrate our re-birth because of him? Or do we view this next month as simply a time to hurry through...mumble complaints under our breath (or out loud..LOL)...and let the rest of the world know how bitter we are and how much we hate the holidays. Sorry people...I"m sick of the consumer-ized holiday myself...but I refuse to throw out the joy that should come with celebrating Christ's birth, remembering things to be thankful for, and spending time with family I do NOT get to see very much anymore. (yikes...look out...i'm standing up for my principles).
Rant complete...end of line.
KEY PHRASES FOR YESTERDAY: "You don't sleep alone? Why? Did you let Kelsey inside last night?" J-mo: "What's wrong with strip clubs?" (-sigh- lol). Jordan, in a shivering tone: "Wow, it's cold outside." Me: "Then why aren't you wearing shoes?" (double sigh). "How many times can you use the word 'puke' in an e-mail before it becomes too much? Three times? Two? Once?"
Yes, it's cold outside. It's ABOUT FREAKIN' TIME, too. However, I would prefer a more gradual cool-down in the fall...70s one week, 60s the next, 50s, and so on...not a 30-degree drop in 4 hours. If God had a suggestion box...LOL...okay, I'm just kidding about that. Maybe now it will stay a little cooler for a while.
Headed to the Guad last night for our weekly gathering...but, as Eli, pointed out...it's just the same few faithful: Eli, J-mo, Stacey, me, and the noise-makers (kids). Still, it's a lot of fun, and I respect others' commitment to other things or to not spending money to go out, but I do enjoy hanging out with people OUTSIDE of band practice, church, work, meetings, whatever. Maybe they just got sick of us...that's highly possible. As J-mo said, "you know who you are" -- which really means, "Come on, we miss you guys." (and your blogs, too...come on, people...update!).
Headed to Dave's for a meeting afterwards about a big Christmas program. It will be a lot to put together, but should be really cool when we pull it off.
So here we go...we're heading into the "silly season" (or "crunch time," or the "hell-idays" as someone on TV called them this week). And I think it's tragic...both Thanksgiving and Christmas are supposed to be times of spiritual focus, but have instead become times of consumer focus, financial stress, and "forced" family-time. So, like so many things, we throw the baby out with the bathwater. "I hate the holidays" is a phrase uttered by not one, but most of my friends. I can definitely sympathize...no one likes the stress and money-spending. But...do we have to throw out the good with the bad? Thanksgiving IS still a time to be thankful (yes, we should be all year, but...be honest...are we?). Christmas is still a celebration of the birth of Christ. So, do we celebrate that? Do we celebrate our re-birth because of him? Or do we view this next month as simply a time to hurry through...mumble complaints under our breath (or out loud..LOL)...and let the rest of the world know how bitter we are and how much we hate the holidays. Sorry people...I"m sick of the consumer-ized holiday myself...but I refuse to throw out the joy that should come with celebrating Christ's birth, remembering things to be thankful for, and spending time with family I do NOT get to see very much anymore. (yikes...look out...i'm standing up for my principles).
Rant complete...end of line.
KEY PHRASES FOR YESTERDAY: "You don't sleep alone? Why? Did you let Kelsey inside last night?" J-mo: "What's wrong with strip clubs?" (-sigh- lol). Jordan, in a shivering tone: "Wow, it's cold outside." Me: "Then why aren't you wearing shoes?" (double sigh). "How many times can you use the word 'puke' in an e-mail before it becomes too much? Three times? Two? Once?"
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