the week the blog stood still


it's been a while since i let a week pass between posts. i've missed being here. i don't know or think that it has been a lack of time, necessarily, to blame. maybe just a lack of computer time. yeah, we'll go with that.

whatever the case, nothing too revolutionary has happened in this world of mine between my boasting about something that no reader gives a crap about and this morning. i'm on a ridiculously long streak of consecutive days that i've had to go to the store. i know, i know. cry me a river. most of my extra attention has been pointed toward the arrival of our new point-of-sale system. we are only nine years late, but, as of monday, pet supplies "plus" roebuck has reached a 21st-century level of technology. the new stuff is fun. we have all been excited about it. it's felt a little like an early christmas present. as with any change, there have been headaches accompanied by the usual anxiety. that said, so far, so good. all signs point toward me not having to be present at all on saturday. that makes me happy. too bad there isn't a meaningful football game on 'til 700 that night. that's ok. maybe the family and i can do something fun.

let's see. what else? the church task force met again this past sunday. we actually took our first productive step after three meetings of brainstorming/discussion/conversation and have decided to ask the church, corporate, if they'd be interested in having a hispanic mission located on our grounds. what's that you ask??? you thought we already had a hispanic ministry/mission/whatever located on our grounds? well, technically, you are correct. we have. for a number of years. crazy thing, though. the church was never really asked about it. it just, kind of, happened. and for months on top of months, the church has been asked to take on a "support the troops, not the war" mentality with the whole thing. so, we came to a novel and consensus place. why don't we ask the church if this is something that we really want to do? sounds like a good place to start. or re-start. i don't know if we can, realistically, find our way back to the ground floor of this matter. there has been too much confusion and too many hurt feelings for biases and subjectivity to be left at the door. but, at least, the church will have her say. personally, i think it will be a fascinating conversation. one that i think will depend too much on the current financial standing of the church. but i do hope we are able to have an intelligent conversation about it and leave with a better understanding of where we, as a church, want to head.

hey? have y'all tackled that whole "communications"/structure/lack of vision thing that you've been pounding away at here for three years now?

um, not yet, but i hope that's coming next. so, that is kind of new and interesting.

let's see. what else? alabama won (and one) again. auburn lost. yada, yada, yada. my heart wants to explode thinking about a week from saturday.

hannah and mommy went to see high school musical 3 without me. don't tell anyone, but i am a little torn up about it.

sarah is finally licensed. thank. freaking. christ. oh yeah, and congratulations!!!

thanksgiving is nigh. dressing and coca-cola salad is too. god, i can't wait. i do get a teaser trailer to the big event tonight at church. that's pretty rad.

i guess that's about it for right now. sorry for the diary-ish entry. i might have more to say later. may be friday. either way, i am sure your day or week will be wrecked with anticipation.