Trying to keep motivated and to keep blogging, so here are just some boring little tidbits. Ritchey is out of town at Presbytery. That is the regional quarterly meeting for our denomination. Sounds boring and business, but it is very much not. One thing I love about our denomination is its connectedness and brotherly love. These meetings defintely conduct business, but there is such sweet fellowship, communion, and worship, that most pastors need. It is pastors supporting pastors. This presbytery will be difficult as they are having to discipline a pastor that was caught in serious sin. But I know God is going to use this difficult moment to humble and perhaps warn, or cause repentance in the other pastors there. It has been a trying time, but God is often seen most and most mighty in such circumstances. Plus Ritchey gets a hotel room for 2 nights and a free morning to himself, he loves it. We had a funny converstation about this actually. See I am an extrovert (shocker) which I was told the defnition of a extrovert is one who is re-energized by people and fellowship. Yep that is me, if I'm having a bad day or am overwhelmed sad or depressed, just get me out with friends. I could hang out with friends literally 24/7. I know my introvert friends are just cringing at the thought of that. And so is Ritchey. Cuz he is an introvert, and even time with me doesn't count as alone re-energizing time to him. Took me a couple years to get over that fact. And sometimes he purposefully stays up late after I go to bed so he can have that alone time. Anyhoo, he was going on an on about how much he was looking fwd to presbytery, and I asked him, in a very neutral way, just to point out our differences, if he would rather have me there with him or be alone. He was cautious with his answer. He said, if the purpose of the trip is to have fun, then he definitely wants me there, but if the purpose is to re-energize or reboot, he doesn't want me there. He then supposed I would feel the same. Nope, I told him if I could, I would be with him 24 hours a day and actually prefer not to be alone. Made him feel like a chump, but really we just kinda laughed about it. And now I have been giving him a hard time about not wanting me around :). Actually it was quite a breathru in our marriage when I finally came to grips with this. Cuz now I'm not so bitter if he doesn't come to bed with me or doesn't want to spend hours in the evening conversing with me. And when we are on vacation, that means he wakes up early and goes to starbucks, and I'm not bitter about that either, sort of. Now bummer for Ritchey this time around is that he got a flat tire on his way to his alone morning coffee time at presbytery and therefore spent such coveted time at a dealership. Poor guy, I bought him some girl scout cookies though to make him feel better.
On a last note, I told the boys they could each invite a friend over to play after school, a non-church, but school friend over (look at me trying to put myself out there again). They have been so excited. The little boy Cooper is inviting over had a stipulation by his mother. He had to have 2 smiley faces (good behaveior) this week if he was to come. Well my sweet cooper has been praying for his friend all week for his behavior, and cooper vowed to help him to do his best. I have no idea what we are going to do with more boys around, probably video games, maybe basketball, hopefully no fighting between the pre-kers and the 2nd graders. And these other boys probably don't eat sleep breathe starwars like my boys do, so we'll see. there was a small scare this morning when Cooper's friend didn't show up for school, but I just got a text from his teacher that he arrived, phew, crisis averted. So that is our Friday around here, Ritchey gone, friends coming over, and then when everyone is gone and kids are in bed tonight, I'll just wallow in my alone time.
I'll leave you with a picture of what else is occupying us these days, potty training. I've got one kid learning cursive, one learning how to read, and one learning how to use the potty, big life accomplishments going on here folks. Wait, nevermind, no picture, I've decided although you can't see her bum or anything, cute potty training pics are TMI for the internet. Wouldn't want it to go on her permanent record.
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