7 Random things about me

1) I have now slept in a crib with my son (Levi).
2) I can only go one day without straightening my house--it drives me bonkers to have clutter around everywhere, although I don't mind visiting a cluttered house of a friend.
3) I want to live in another country again. I'm already tired of America.
4) I have hiked 50 miles in four days with a 35lb pack. And I loved it!
5) I miss the coffeeshop that I worked at in college. Mill Mountain. I haven't been there since spring 2004, and I haven't been there with Jeremy since we graduated almost eight years ago. I get to go visit in one month!!! Nothing brings more peace to my life than a cup of coffee in a coffeeshop with my journal and my bible.
6) This year is our first trip as a married couple to either of our parents' houses for Christmas. And it is the first time that Benjamin or Levi has been to our parents' houses. It is strange that we spent seven Christmases together but not in NC, and almost more weird that our almost-two-year-old has never been to his grandparents' house.
7) I have never been in the hospital for anything other than to be born or to give birth. And I didn't really have medication for any of those four visits, either!

Did you learn anything? :)

(Thanks, Mary! This was fun!)

Levi

Quick update...pictures to follow soonish...

We spent the weekend in the hospital with Levi. He had a temp of 103.3 on Friday afternoon, so I took him to the doctor and they admitted us on Friday night. We were there until Sunday night. They determined that it was a virus, and there isn't really a treatment for viruses. Since his fever was at 99 by Sunday, they sent us home aroun 6pm. (I have pictures of him with an IV in his head that I'll post later.) I'm tired and trying to get caught up from my lack of weekend, but in general we are all doing well. He still has a rash, but he is quite happy and sleeping well. I definitely feel like I earned a mommy merit badge this weekend, though! We had quite the help from people watching the kids so that Jeremy could bring me clothes and food and his company. Our church friends fixed us a few meals, too. We are definitely providing lots of opportunities for people to minister to us!! :)

Obama and his faith

http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/2008/11/obamas-interview-with-cathleen.html

Email me if you want my opinion :)

Festival of Trees

Every year a local preschool has a Christmastime fundraiser to pay for tuition for needy children. We went this past Saturday with Aunt Alisha (she deserves the title!) and had an exhausting but fun hour of activity :) There were 15 trees decorated in various themes (my favorites were the Dr. Suess and the Hawaiian), a room of playdoh, a room to color, a room to decorate (and eat) cookies, a room with a clown making balloons, and room to take pictures with Santa (whom we didn't visit b/c the kids still don't have a clue who that is). You can see more pics at our web album. Enjoy!

The three reasons I don't blog very often....

They are worth it though :)

The Fireproof Ball

Our church is fun. They paid for anyone in the town of Great Falls to see "Fireproof." The weekend after the movie opened our pastor started a six week "Fireproofing your marriage" series and we did a small group study on the material. The series ended with a formal/semi-formal ball at a local hotel. We had a sit-down dinner and then dancing. I squeezed into my girdle (!) so that I could squeeze into the dress that I wore on my first date with Jeremy (Does the dress look familiar Mary? Can you believe it was eight years ago that we made the boys take us to dinner and the symphony?) And for the first time EVER I paid to have someone do my hair. The pictures are eight hours after my hair appointment--I think it help up well!

More to come...

Wouldn't surprise me...

The Pope is visiting Washington, DC, and Sarah Palin takes him out for an afternoon on the Potomac.

They're admiring the sights when, all of a sudden, the Pope's hat blows off his head and out into the water. Secret Service guys start to launch a boat, but Palin waves them off, saying 'Wait, wait. I'll take care of this. Don't worry.'

Palin steps onto the surface of the water and walks out to the Holy Father's little hat, bends over and picks it up, then walks back. She hands the hat to the Pope amid stunned silence.

The next morning, the Washington Post, NY Times, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, and CNN carry the story, complete with photos of the event. The banner headline reads: 'Palin Can't Swim...'