Hoppy Easter

I told you I'd be back, but I didn't mean for it to take this long. Things at work have been very busy and it seems as though the powers that be don't really believe in one being able to take a break at their desk. That is where I used to hammer out so many of these, but it appears now that if I wish to find any solace during my workday I have to do it outside. That is fine with me though because then it gives me a reason to get out of our building.

Our group is taking on new roles. Essentially everything is changing for us while we still haven't figured out how to give our old work to someone else. So what does that mean for me? I've had to hire a few more contract hamsters to run around in my head to keep me going.

I did feel like I got somewhat of a break in the week though when my wife and I took the kids to some friends' house Thursday night. It was a good time, but I probably would have had more fun if I hadn't still been trying to wrap my head around some of my wife and my "spousal compatibility" issues, which I won't go into detail here. It was good though. She got to have some girl time and I got to have some guy time.

Yesterday we went to the neighbor's across the street for their Easter family deal. I kind of felt pretty honoured that they would invite us to a family function. The food was good, my kind of Easter meal- BBQ pork and beef sandwiches. What can I say? I'm a sucker for the Q.

Most of their family came down from Northwest Iowa. They had a big "egg hunt" for all of us, which I wasn't expecting. If I would have known, then I would have made sure that we would have brought things for everyone else too, but I guess they didn't want us to feel pressured.

So I'm sitting here now and typing this out while the rest of the house is sleeping. Starting yesterday I have been getting up early and going for about a mile long brisk walk. My legs are still getting used to it but I think that it will really help. Not only that, but it is also just nice to be up in the morning, go walking, come home and shower and be pretty close to ready for the day by 7:30am. I am hoping that this way I can be up and get my excercising done before work so that I don't have to worry about losing kid and wife time at night.

We are supposed to go down to my parent's today for Easter dinner today. I think that we are also throwing in a birthday party for my grandma too. She has Alzheimer's. Some days are better than others and I hope that this is one of them. My grandpa is one trooper for going through this with her. He could have just thrown in the towl and put her in a nursing home, but he is more dedicated to her than that and I applaud for it. He's a tough man in general though. Tough but sensitive and loving.

The only possible snag about today though is that last night my son was running a fever...again. That poor kid has been sicker more frequently than my daughter ever was. So if he's still not feeling well later than it will just be my daughter and I packing up and heading off to town.

Needless to say [or perhaps not] we didn't go to church today. I don't feel bad about it either. Typically I find myself completely disconnected from spiritual things at church when it comes to holidays. Maybe it is because of the commercialism of it all. Especially Easter when it seems like things are decorated extra special, everyone seems overly happy as though they all did crack out in the parking lot, and congregational singing turns into a sing along concert with some of the cheesiest performers. I won't get into all of the Pagan influences that helped mold and shape what we call Easter because I have gotten over all of that. I guess it is just a personal thing for me. Really, I do think that it is something that only I hold unto myself. I think that I am pretty sure of this because as I walked past the larger Lutheran church this morning (would you believe that in a town of only 1500-2000 people that we actually have 2 Lutheran, 1 United Methodist, 1 Presbyterian, and 1 Catholic houses of worship?) I saw all the cars in the parking lot and actually thought to myself "I hope those people in there find what they are looking for." Yes, even in a Lutheran church I'm sure that one can find something.

So, I also have to find some time to write up a paper. It appears as though someone over at the Bob Enyart Live Forum wants me to write up an argument about why I feel that Open Theism is based on speculation rather than solid knowledge. I know that I will really enjoy doing this one but I just don't know when I'm going to find the time.

For now, I guess I need to go out and clean my car so that I can be ready to take my daughter with me. My wife's alarm was set for 7:30 this morning and now it is 9:30 and she is still in bed sleeping. I kind of take that as a sign that she won't be going today.

I'll be back sometime.