minor update

School's out and i'm working more than usual, it's a nice change, i get to be outside and enjoy the weather, a little hot, but that's ok. Got friends from N coming in this weekend, very excited about that. They've been in San Diego for a year and are touring the east coast before they head on home... on Sat we're all going to the Braves game. other than that there's little to tell

on purposes and the lack thereof...

Well, it been a while since i actually post something that was of actual interest (as if anything on here is of any actual importance). i guess it's because there's little to say or do, i have (or take) very little time to read, listen to or watch something which is of a wider interest. I could of course just write about how many diapers i'll change this week (i'm guessing it'll be between 30 and 40) or what i ate for breakfast yesterday (fried egg and turkey on toast and a banana). but i don't think you really care, do you? You (at least ought to) want to read something of real and true importance, that in some way will enrich your life and/or broaden your horizons.

So, ought I not then rather relay, for example, the news that Ian Paisley (Prot.) and Martin McGuiness (Cath.) of Northern Ireland, are now joining together in an attempt to achieve peace and self-government; and then give you a link where I can direct you to an article in the New York Times, which will elaborate further? Maybe, but these types of posts are so rare that, it'd be better for you to read a newspaper.

so then, what is the purpose and the reason(s) that i keep posting? i have no idea, do you?

Confucius and Inductions...

I have been trying to get a paper on Confucius finished for the past four days, finally got it done three minutes ago. It is of such a poor quality it is almost embarrassing, but I just had to get rid of it. Normally, a paper on somebody like him would be very interesting to me. But sadly, this weekend was just bad timing on his part.... He should have know better than to try to hang out the last weekend of this WAY over-due pregnancy. If nothing happens in the next 36 hours we're going to have to go in for an induction on Wed at 8am. It's apparently not same for the baby or mom to go much past 2 weeks. This means giving up our plan to have the birth at home. This saddens us, but at the same time all we can do is trust God and his divine plan for the three of us. All we can do in the end is leave it up to Him. He can 'kick' Leah into labor as I am writing this if He wishes. If He chooses not to, we can only see this as it not being His time yet.

I am so sick of this Anna Nicole thing... It is so sickening to me that the news media chooses this kind of soap-opera-fluff, rather than to report on actual news.

I have to admit it...

I am now a regular watcher of both Lost and 24... I don’t really know how this happened. I prefer to not be hooked on any show, but somehow this happened. It is more a need to know what will happen next, rather than loving every second of every episode. Anyone else struggle with similar addictions?

Little else happening... still no baby... can't remember whether or not I mentioned that our heater busted. It's so old that we're not sure whether it's worth fixing. Either way, the cost is going to be ridiculous. The timing is of course impeccable...

I'm still eating awesome bread - it makes me smile...

My good friend Kjell emailed me this pic. It made me laugh, so i figured i'd share it:

Success!!!

We got another week. They've also moved the date back to the original date of Jan 31st, which means that L is officially only one week late, rather than three - which is a pretty big difference. We've got another week to try to have it at home, before it has to be induced next Wed (14th).

i'm sure that this is totally uninteresting to the two of you that will read this post, but it's good for me to vent. Just wish it was over and done with. We're all ready to move on and see the little guy.

Labor developments...

...or rather, lack thereof. Leah is now 3 weeks overdue according to most recent ultrasound. It was changed sometime in Dec from Jan 31. Of course it now seems as though this change was a mistake. If we go by the 31, she's only a week late. It's all wonderfully confusing. Leah was scheduled for an induction tomorrow (Wed 2/7), but we wanted to wait another week if this was medically responsible. We went to the doctor this morning and he agreed to postpone the induction another week, contingent on Leah going in for a contraction stress test tomorrow morning. If the results are negative (which is good), we'll wait another week, if they are positive (which is bad), they'll induce straight away. Strange to live in such limbo. We would love to have the extra time in order for nature (and God) to take it's course, as well as having the birth at home, but we are not so fanatical as to risk anything happening to the baby or mom.

On a lighter, but more annoying note, i got to spend $102 on an audio CD for a class at school today... That's of course on top of the five books and the regular tuition that I paid last week for the same class. Higher Education often seems like a gyp.... I always liked Will Hunting's attitude that all we really need, to be educated, is a library card.

I had awesome bread today

Snow!?!?!

That's a first!

Well I decided today that...

...I'm really going to try to start blogging on a consistent basis. Granted, my track record is far from impressive, but you never know, this time it might stick. There's just so much blog-stuff out there now, I’m kind of sick of the whole thing - everybody has 5 different sites which they rarely update. What's the point of it all?

Life is good right now, back in school, and although time off is always appreciated, it is nice to start back up. I think this term will be pretty interesting, hopefully signed up for some good classes... I'm getting pretty sick of the drive down to school though; a little over an hour and a half one way twice a week... blah, but the school is worth it ;)

We've been waiting 9 and a half months (tomorrow) for our first child to enter into the world. If your math and biology skills are up to snuff, you ought to have been able to discern from the previous sentence that he is now 2 weeks past the original due date. It is strange how all-consuming it becomes the longer he waits. David W. kept whispering the word 'baby' after every other sentence I spoke as we were hanging out yesterday; and this is truly how it is. it is virtually impossible to think and focus on anything else.

On a completely different note; I am in a (so far, purely mental) process of thinking of why do I go to church. There are many external factors which cause me to go; I teach MS Sunday school, I meet family and friends there, I feel guilty if I skip for no reason, and I believe the Bible tells me to. But why, when I am deeply and brutally honest with my self, do I really go? Should there not be other motivations than these? I'm supposed to meet with and worship God, right? Yet how often do I actually do this? Sadly, not as often as I would like... Why is this the case? Why it (or seems) so hard?

K