Happy 2

It's a big day today. Today, September 30, 2008, marks a number of things. Firstly, my wife greeted me this morning with "Happy Anniversary." Oh yeah, I've got that going on today. I was prepared for it. I remembered. Secondly, at 3:30pm today we get keys to our new house. We're so excited.

After four months of being nomads in guest houses and spare bedrooms we have a place of our own. It's shiny and nice and hypoallergenic.

Have I mentioned we're excited?

Actually, there's a lot to be excited about right now. It seems that these past four months have been made up of huge days. But that has us a bit on edge. Experts say that one major life change in a year is about all that a person can handle. But what about four in four months. Since June first we've moved to a new city, both began new jobs, bought a house, and learned that in march we'll be having a baby.

We're holding off on getting pets though. I hear puppies are gateway drugs.

Hopefully we're good on major life changes for a while. I think I'd like some time to enjoy these.

stuff you don't want to hear on a missions trip

I read a list today of things you don’t want to hear while on a mission trip. I thought others might be able to relate to this. It’s from stuff christians like. The list includes such truths as:

#8. "Does anyone know how to fix a flat tire/put out an engine fire/completely rebuild a 1987 VW Vanagon?"

# 9. “Has anyone seen my passport?”

and # 11 "Sure, bug spray is nice, but the jumping spiders just consider that a condiment, so save it. "

You can check out the whole list here. http://stufffchristianslike.blogspot.com/2008/08/390-13-things-you-dont-want-to-hear-on.html

At this point in time I’m working through planning a mission trip for next summer and I hope it will be free from such sentences. However, I know that anything can happen.

I’m curious what sorts phrases you would add to this list.