facts vs. thoughts

somehow I'm in the habit of reporting facts about what's going on, as opposed to my thoughts on those facts. I dont think I like that, but onward with some more facts:

we had a good long weekend. on Friday we had dinner and games with a couple from our Bradley prenatal class. it was fun to get to know them a bit better and teach them Settlers. their kid is due pretty much the same time ours is, so it's always good to have a mini support group kinda thing too.

saturday was the St. Elmo yard sale, and we scored big this year. Michelle went out to find the bargains, and she came back with a cool little rocker/recliner for the baby's room (that we'll be re-covering), a nice little bookshelf for the baby's room, a boppy pillow, a nice baby sling, and a really nice set of wooden toy trucks. grand total for all this: $18. of course so far we've spent over $30 for the material and paint for spiffing up the furnature, but that's the way it goes. Michelle is especially excited about the chair.

saturday morning also found me cranking out the church newsletter. I assume people read it, but there are very few people willing to help with writing, so it gets frustrating. but it takes me back to my old student newspaper days, so I suppose the process is nostalgic. hopefully it builds up our church body a bit.

sunday we went to church and rested, and it was very good.

memorial day started somewhat strangely with a storm and lengthy power outage. from 3am to 10am we were with out power. thankfully the storm brought in a cold front (or is it the other way around?) so we were able to remain cool as we slept in late. it's strange to realize how much we rely on electricity, but it was nice to have everything quiet. we spent all day with the computer off, and it was very nice. I primed the bookself for painting, and I also sanded down my old dresser so we can prime and paint that too.

then we had a cookout across the street at the Petersons with most of the crew from work. good food. good times. lots of kids and a couple on the way.

so that's what we did this weekend.