Thanks to everyone who helped me decide which songs to use for chapel. I lead chapel yesterday at school. I’ve become pretty predictable in the format of these chapels: Lloyd says something about a Christmas Carol, We sing a Christmas Carol, then someone reads a few bible verses on which the Carol was based. Repeat [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 27, 2008
Brad gave us gifts! Gold, and frankincense and myrrh. No, wait. A ‘gift of rage’ for Lloyd – a poster that shows how the government spends our taxes, and for me, a delightful little guy called ‘Benny’ who plays music when you wind him up! Benny has a place of honor by the ukuleles now. [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 25, 2008
So, I foolishly didn’t take any photos today, so we’re pictureless again. I could take a picture of Lloyd and Andrew watching a movie, but that’s not exciting. How about Christmas memories? My most memorable present ever was when I was about 5? 7?years old. I wasn’t up front for the Christmas Eve service, but [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Happy Birthday, Jesus!!! Well, we made it to Missouri and avoided the snow and ice. (‘Yay’ for leaving later! We heard about several accidents in the morning.) We’ve been to a very nice church service and now Lloyd is playing bartender and we’re going to play some kind of dice game. Wish me luck. (Lloyd’s [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 13, 2008
Christmas decorations took a different turn this year. Lauren usually has a pretty set way of decorating for Christmas, but this season it’s been a more minimalistic approach. I like it.
Continue reading...Sunday, December 7, 2008
The Sommerer Family is doing a gift exchange and I was lucky enough to get my father-in-law’s name. I am the world’s worst shopper, ever, so give me some ideas. You don’t need to know his likes, hobbies, or interests, because even the people who know those things can’t buy presents for him. Just some [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, November 9, 2008
One of my pet peeves is how Christmas seems to be coming earlier and earlier. Seriously, the day after Halloween WalMart was playing Bing Crosby. *sigh* But walking through Hobby Town today, I couldn’t resist this. Ok, after playing with it putting it together, I realized that this would be much better suited for the [...]
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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