Today (this was written for yesterday) was RICH:

- A beautiful sunrise

- A walk in the woods with my son

- Ginger granola and walnut cereal

- Synchronized swimming meet

- An awesome non-salesy new car salesman(yes it’s possible)

- A zap nap

- Visit with an elderly neighbor

- Sushi

- Good friends

- Laughter

- A great deal at Office Depot on clearance

- Reconciliation

- Rain

- Sleep

(A Sunday addition: John Rutter music)

BTW, I have been looking for a place to put that roll of important paper with the gold seal that I borrowed from the Peabody Hotel. I thought I would put it at my church (and I couldn’t break into the complex system). I tried over at Maryville College and they had locks on them. Then I thought, where can I put it that would be most likely to be unexpected (the gas station and it didn’t work their either)…has anyone trying stalling?

The coming attractions posts below are still coming but may be booted because of Mr. Mom week! For her birthday, I gave my wife a week off  child care. I am taking over everything, baby and it’s going to be scary fun. All the homeschooling for the three older ones, childcare for the younger two. All meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner. All diaper changing, baths, everything that I can do except the ONE thing God didn’t equip me for… nursing. Hey, I’d give it a try but I fear it would be frustrating for everyone! My plan is to blog about it but IF you don’t see it this week, it will be the same reason my wife checks her email every other month (We haven’t a clue how other H.S. moms can be so timely with email, know the news, look good in public, be on time, be involved, know the gossip happenings, and have a good hair day) - I am thinking they are sneaking more than ten items through the express checkout* or cheating on their taxes.

* There IS a name for this. First correct answer wins a donation to any charity on the World’s Biggest Blog Party.

(Still) Coming attractions (future blogs I am pondering/writing in my mind):All I want for Christmas is a few good books

Meet me in Memphis - Everything I needed to know in life I learned from the Memphis VA hospital

Rendevouz How “chance” meetings changed me.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (and that’s not necessarily a good thing).