Random thoughts....

- Is the week before Christmas (with a week vacation following) the longest week of the year?

- How in the world can it be 74 one day and 44 the next? Global warming????

- Click was a really good movie. Not at all what you would expect from Adam Sandler.

- Does anyone else prefer to buy presents for people than to recieve them?

- If I had 1/4 of the energy of my 3-year old........

- The Cowboys will win the NFC East and play in the NFC Title game.

- Which is easier, snowboarding or skiing?

- Why is it so hard for people to think of others before themselves?

- If I only had the imagination of my 3, 6, and 8 year olds.........

- Which is harder? Getting to the top or staying there?

- Who else knows the theme songs for the Heat-miser and the Cold-miser? Come on, admit it.

I'm Mister Heat Blister, I'm Mister Sun

I'm Mister Green Christmas........

I'm Mister Icycle, I'm Mister Snow,

I'm Mister White Christmas.......

- How great is it to watch the old Christmas specials with your kids? Thanks ABC Family

- Lost is the best show on TV

- Followed by Smallville and Daybreak

- What one super power would you want?

- I will be taking a road trip to the new Cowboys stadium when it opens in 2009.

What I do during any given week day.....

If someone had told me 10 years ago that I would be hanging off the bottom of bridges I'd have told them they were crazy. But alas, there I am, hanging off a bridge in Washington DC.

I think I probably should have used my harness for this.

Don't tell Jen about this.........she wouldn't be happy.

You have to be kidding me!!!!

22-29 for 309 yards and 5 TDs

Tip? At McDonalds???? HUH?

I would like some opinions on a situation that Jen and I have disagreed on. Yesterday we had a birthday party for Tyler (3 years old) at a local McDonald's. The place has a large play-set and a seperated area. We invited 10 other 3-year olds and our two older boys. Several other siblings came, but they were not part of our party.

When we arrived, our "helper" told us that they didn't have the correct gift bags for the ages, but that she would try to find something age appropriate. She then seemed confused that we wanted a cake (we had requested this in advance). She told us what the kids could eat and drink. We were 15 minutes early, so we waited for the guests as the boys played in the tunnels.

Here is where is gets bizarre. Our "helper" then launches into this speech, and I'm paraphrasing, but not by more than 3 words.

"I don't know how to say this, but the party I did yesterday had 10 kids and they tipped me $10. And a party I did last week had 25 kids, and they didn't tip me ANYTHING!!! I brought out the food, and swept up when the party was over."

And then she walked away.

We had the party and during it I asked her if I could get some drinks for the adults. She told she would get to it in a minute. 15 minutes later.... no drinks. The kids then got their food, and no drinks. 10 minutes later, they got drinks. Still no adult drinks. So I proceeded to the counter and ordered them and brought them out to the adults. When the "helper" saw that I had done this, she stopped me and said she was going to get to the drinks, and showed me a list she had made. Mind you, I hadn't told her what any of the adults wanted. The list was the kids drink list.

Then she brought out ice cream, with no spoons. So I got the spoons. She then asked Jen for the plates for the cake. (Jen had called before the party to make sure that we didn't need plates, and they said no). We told her that and she said that she would get some.

Out comes the cake. The icing is melted, and the plates are the ones they use for pancake breakfasts. And.....no forks. So I get the forks, and the kids get a 2"x2" piece of cake on a 8"x12" plate.

The party ends and I pay. But no tip. Who tips at McDonalds????? Jen thinks I should have. I do not. Please advise.

Suffice it to say, that is one party that we (and the adults) will never forget.

21-14........How 'Bout them Cowboys!

19-23 for 226 yards







Disrupting the Best

Is the Future now?

THE INCIDENT REVEALED

I led my team toward the Giant Tree swing at RVR. The day was partly sunny with a cool breeze. But the woods seemed angry that day. Like an old man sending back soup at a deli.

We turned the corner and came face to face with a black bear! He was 12 feet tall if he was a foot.

I stepped in front of the group. Putting myself between the kids and the bear.

I yelled for him to leave, but he just stood there. He stared at me and I stared back. He lunged toward me. I yelled for the group to run!

I tackled him and we rolled over down a small slope. Shell shocked, we both stood back up . He charged again, and this time I tried to kick him. As my foot headed for his huge jaw, he raised his paw and swung at my leg. He grazed the back of my leg, but didn't slow it down enough. My foot connected just to the side of his nose. He howled and ran off into the woods never to be seen again. I only wish that I did not have to hurt the giant beast, but the safety of the kids always comes first.

We continued on to the swing and finished our retreat without any further incidents. It is a day that I will never forget.

Life Point Church ROCKS!!!!

To be apart of a church that had the weekend that it just had is truely amazing.

First off, the BreakAway Retreat was incredible. Gary was a great speaker, the weather was great, and the kids had a great time. Aside from my "incident", it was a great time. (if i can figure out how to upload photos, i can show you what happened)

The Hunt 2 was also a great time. I participated in the entire Hunt this year (unlike last year when a car accident took me out). I was a Goon, and spent the night trying to through off the teams from their goals.

I think of how fortunate I am to belong to a church where the student/kids ministries are so incredible. I wonder how different my life would be had I had a BA Retreat or Hunt to be a part of when I was younger. As a church, we are truely blessed to have the leaders in place that we have. They ALL do a great job.

And to think, we will be having our first service in the new facility in less than 2 weeks!!!!!!

God is great!!!!

And so the Romo Era Begins....

Only time will tell......

As Fall arrives..........

- Is there any better time of year than fall?

- The BA room is 95% complete. We have a few little details to get done before the 12th. The skyline looks amazing. And the entrance came out better than I could have ever hoped.

- It doesn't seem real that in 3 weeks, we'll be in our own church building. God is great!

- Big Game for the Cowboys tonight. Giants coming to town. With a win, they move into 1st place.

- The BA Retreat is this weekend. As is the Hunt 2. I'm going to both, but I'm not sure my exact roll in the Hunt (hint hint Lance/Jason). I should find out tonight as I plan on watching a BIG Cowboys' win with the guys.

- Men's Fraternity is going REALLY well. It feels like the speaker is talking directly to me. I think it will change my life if I let it.

- Every couple needs at least one night a month out, without kids.

- People need to laugh more.....me included.

Getting back to God.....and some random thoughts

-I just finished listening to the first installment of the Men's Fraternity Bible Study. And it looks to be all that is was advertised to be.

I have somewhat fallen away from a good study time, and this looks like the real deal.

The meetings are 7-8:30 on Saturday mornings, so please pray that I have the strength to get up and go every weekend. I'm pretty motivated as I know I need to for me and my family.

- The boys are into their soccer schedule. They are on the same team, and both are playing really well.

- The BA room is getting there. We are planning on working tomorrow night and then on Oct. 6 and 7.

- Jason and Rach.....you best call us the next time you're getting WINGS!!

- I need to get a bike. Or at the minimum, and elliptical.

- Does anyone besides me really love the smell of a good fall day?

That is all.........

The Weekend

Friday we got somethings done in the BA room. We put up almost all of the back row of buildings. I forgot my jigsaw, so we couldn't cut the openings for the outlets, so that's why a few didn't get put up. We hung the screen, but everyone decided it needed to be higher up. So we'll move that the next chance we get.

Rach....the paint is still the same. I think we are going to darken all of the colors. We'll see......

Saturday I played golf at Oakmont Greens in our Company Golf Outing. Our team finished 3rd. We could have easily finished first, but 2 holes killed us.

Sunday - Church was really good. Joe is such a great preacher. And BA went well. I was in a skit that I thought went well. Some people were concerned about the content (witchcraft/demons) for the 4th graders, but I thought the skit that Kim wrote was great, and Debbie had a great talk.

We got home and I repaired the tractor and got topsoil and seed for the yard (Jen has been wanting to do that for months). We spent the afternoon weeding and placing topsoil and seed. I hope it takes.....

In the evening, Jen and I went over some things for the BA Retreat, and then Lance called to watch the Cowboy/Redskin game. I had told Jason that he and Lance could watch it at my place, but Lance wanted to watch it as his place. I figured big screen...I'm IN!

The Cowboys did not disappoint. 27-10, and I didn't think it was that close. I think the Skins are in trouble. Sorry Kevin. The Boys still have a way to go, but they did play well.

Back to work today. I'm not too tired b/c the Cowboys won.

I'm playing in a charity golf tournament with Kevin tomorrow for YFC. Should be fun.

See ya....

BreakAway Room

I was at the church office last night for a couple hours working on getting things ready for the work night on Friday. Rob Zabik and I got the screen ready for installation and got almost all of the back row of buildings cut.

We should be able to get all of the back row a biuldings up tomorrow night and then Jen and the ladies can get to painting them.

The room is going to look incredible when it's done.

Can't wait........

Football.....what a great game!

I figured since my lovely wife decided to be a blogger, I should as well. So I'll give it a try