We finished up a great Memorial Weekend today with a cookout with friends. My parents left us this morning after driving in town last minute to spend the weekend with us. As usual, they spoiled our kids rotten. Oh the joys of being a grandparent and not having to deal with the repercussions of spoiling. . . .
On Saturday, we drove downtown to KC, MO to visit an old childhood neighbor of mine who now runs a Catholic charity organization. They bought an old house and are fixing it up while ministering to the people in that area. Afterwards, we drove to KC, KS to show my parents the area that we are thinking about moving to. Funny how the area looked very safe and inviting after being on the other side of the city. It is all perspective. . .
We are now leaning towards attending the training school in Atlanta from January to May 2010 and then moving to Houston for the summer to help set up the school there. I got a little panicky today thinking about moving and how to store all our stuff. We don't think it is wise to sell everything yet since we are not sure what we'll need once we move downtown. It is amazing how much stuff we have accumulated even though we have tried to be pretty vigilant in giving away or selling our unused things. I have to constantly remind myself that it is just stuff - I catch myself thinking "I don't want to get rid of that ____, I like it." I am realizing how easy it is to get attached to all my stuff. I think I find security and comfort in it. . . maybe because it feels familiar to me. I think this will be a constant battle for me over the next few months. . . years. . . maybe lifetime. . .
On a random note, on Saturday evening we were playing Blokus with my parents after the kids went to bed when the power went out. We ended up talking a bit and going out on the porch to check out the darkness. After realizing that the power wasn't coming back on anytime soon, we lit some candles, got ready for bed and turned in for the night. It was nice. How much more sleep we would all get without electricity!
On a random note, on Saturday evening we were playing Blokus with my parents after the kids went to bed when the power went out. We ended up talking a bit and going out on the porch to check out the darkness. After realizing that the power wasn't coming back on anytime soon, we lit some candles, got ready for bed and turned in for the night. It was nice. How much more sleep we would all get without electricity!
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