1) I'm at the library AGAIN. I have a million things to do today, but came in quickly to check email. I have trouble remembering much of anything, but now seem to have memorized my 15 digit library card # so I can sign onto the computer.
2) The situation with my computer isn't looking good. I dreamed last night I won the lottery and I was standing on the platform receiving my reward. It was a box tied with a giant bow and contained only one thing. A computer. I was crying, the crowd was cheering. It was a magnificent reward. What on earth? Am I really that attached? I'll go ahead and answer that - YES! Seems I do everything on the computer ... I check the weather (haven't known what to wear for over a month now), get recipes (awesome excuse for not cooking), read E's classroom newsletter each week, do all my 'price comparison' before heading to a store, etc. Not to mention I have been waiting on some important emails for E's summer schedule. It's just weird and not at all how things should be.
3) The girls retreat was great, not-so-great, exhausting and rejuvenating all at the same time. I had a blessed, blessed time with the girls that went (and counselors) and love them all so much more than I ever did. We spent the weekend studying about the false gods in our lives and asking the ONE TRUE GOD to help us lay some things aside and serve him without abandon. It's tough to do. It's humiliating when you realize all the sillyness you put before the ONE that created you, forgives you and sustains you. That was the not-so-great part of the weekend. I have so much junk in my life that's ugly, I felt incredibly unworthy to stand before those precious girls. I went through a spiritual warfare like never before. Even tried to sleep it off this week, but couldn't. I've learned that's the place God wants me ..... understanding FINALLY that my confidence lies in Him and Him alone. I am never going to be able to do anything without Him, but WITH HIM - I am GOOD ENOUGH.
4) Eric did a terrific job taking care of the girls this weekend. Poor thing even had to take care of O who was throwing up most of Saturday. When we would talk on the phone, he would leave out the bad points of the weekend so I wouldn't worry. O was sick and E fell out of a tree (just scratched her back - he thought she had broken her arm). Because he's an overachiever, he decided to sponge roll the girls hair on Saturday night so it would be curly for church on Sunday morning. He really did do a great job with everything.
5) Eric has been out of town this week and comes home today. Last night, O told me he was the fun one. Dern. I'm not fun? If I would've had enough energy I would have let her stay up all night and drink milkshakes and pop popcorn just to prove a point. Instead, I kissed her goodnight and surrendered to daddy being the winner of the 'fun' title. There are worse things, I guess.
6) Tomorrow my little brother graduates from college.
That sentence should stand on its own. I'm just so proud of him. He has worked hard and is such a neat, neat kid. I cannot wait to see what God does with his life. Oh, and my big brother graduates from bible college in a month. I am one proud sister. A proud sister that realizes she is being left out and isn't graduating from anything - except from diet coke to water. Doesn't seem as rewarding.
6) I thought about some of you who have had computer problems and were so crafty to raise money on Etsy to purchase another. I seriously contemplated what I could make to sell. Then, I came to the realization that not many people would pay money for a drawing of stick people. That's all I can do. So, we wait .... and I'll continue to come to the library. I know my # by heart ....
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ARE YOU HEADED MY WAY???? Oh, I know you are too busy but I so wish we could all get together!
Congrats to your brother! It makes me sad though that now you have no reason to come to my part of the world. =(.....=)
Cute post! Stumbled across your blog...can't remember how. I am a co-leader for the High School girls ministry at my church...I can completely relate with what you said...Good luck with your computer issues. I lost mine 3 weeks ago and have been operating from my work laptop...It is amazing how dependent we really are on them!
miss you sis' praying for you and yours
love ya
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Dads are almost always the fun ones (especially for daughters). But moms come to be cherished in their own time. Praise God that your daughter is comfortable enough to share her thoughts with you, that your husband is an active part of the girls lives and that your God will see you through everything that is headed your way - good, bad and/or computerless! ;)
You are so stinkin cute!! I love this post!
Let me first give a shout out to Eric for rolling the girls hair! Woot woot! He does sound like a great daddy! And John is the "fun one" at our house too.....a cold, hard fact I've come to live with. :) No, seriously, I'm thankful they have a daddy that loves to play with them.
Hope you get a computer soon!! I suffer from the same computer attachment problem...don't know how I lived without one! You could just get a blackberry....could you imagine trying to type a blog post from that? Ha!!
Hope you have a good week!!
Well I myself have been out of blogosphere for awhile because I have been busy, but I'm planning on coming around again. And you are on my bloglines too, hope you get your computer working.
You are definitely missed! I felt the SAME WAY when our computer died....I got to know those library people pretty well! Hang in there, Deidre! We love you!
I enjoyed this post. I have my library number memorized, but only because I put books on hold so often.
Sorry about your computer situation!
Oh I hate to hear that it's so dire. I wonder, have you checked on Craigs List or freecycle.org to see if theres someone out there selling dirt cheap or giving away a computer that might still have some life in it? it's at least a possibility...
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