Bamboozled

Seems as if it has been forever since I have been here. I am not sure exactly where I have been over the last month or what I have been doing…wandering mostly. Sometimes even wondering. Wondering what would serve as notes of interest on this blog. Nothing pops into my mind. Not then. Not really even now. Let’s see what I can get out of these fingertips. Guess, actually, I need to go deeper in to the recess of my mind to remember…….

We have new flooring in the dining and living rooms! We bought this bamboo quite a while back and finally it is installed. A warm carmel color. Thank God for brother in laws with skills, know-how, and a willingness to help. After a few days of backbreaking hard work we have quite the specimen of fine flooring. It goes very well with our “pumpkin” walls. I do believe we have gone well beyond “Tuscan” and have landed in the land of pumpkin. Several observers have noted, “wow! It is like rooms in the magazines!” Not that it is that way by design, but apparently our colors are good. We like them. Next some moulding to finish and on to the kitchen with tile. This is what happens when you “retire”. Suddenly there is time to do all those things you have put off for so very long.

Thanksgiving is two days away. We have much to be thankful for. Once again provisions have been made for us. More often than not, we have far more than what we have ever anticipated. A year has passed since starting this job. This year is far different. As we approach our Thanksgiving services and this coming weekend BOTH sets of bulletins are DONE! No crush. No rush. Makes it nice. Really nice. The push to Christmas, believe it or not is well underway. Even the Advent wreath with all the correct candles is in their places, is sitting on the front desk reminding those we serve of the soon-to-be here celebration of the birth of our Lord. My resolve ~ no T will be left out of Christmas! As a matter of fact, the cover of the midnite service bulletin says, “unTo us a chid is born” The “t” is a cross. Fancy, eh?

And my buddy L is back in the office. She’s been vacationing after surgery for the last couple of weeks. I know she doesn’t really want to be back to work, but I am glad she is. Without her my social life is very limited around here. And who in their right mind can work a straight-eight without a friendly face?

Speaking of work...i gotta get back to it.

Happy Thanksgiving ~ count your blessings!

Psalm 100
1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

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