a snake in the canoe

[chestnutcurls]

I am in one piece! The canoe trip went well. Ryan and I had a good time together and didn't have any arguments, which made me glad. :) We did tip over once, trying to go over a steep waterfall, and I was rudely introduced to the 50-degree water. Then I had to swim after the canoe, since it was drifting away without us, and then we had to somehow get back in, in the middle of the river. I got a scrape on my elbow and a big, bruise-like lump on my leg for my trouble, but otherwise, we had a blast. The locals and other canoers were very amusing. :) Two girls in front of us, who obviously didn't have a clue how to steer, went careening into a low-growing tree. Then one of them started yelling, "There's a snake in the canoe!!!" Instead of doing something about it, she stood there screaming, while her friend went very pale and dove into the water without a word. Ryan said it was worth the whole trip just to see that. :)

When we came home, Kathy and Em and I watched a movie while eating cheese dip on the floor. It was like old times. :)

Sunday School was great yesterday, as always. BJ is leaving in just a few weeks, and we still don't know who our new college/career minister is going to be. I'm feeling nervous about it. I've gotten so spoiled by good, sound teaching, given in a firm and straightforward way. If they give us one of those touchy-feely type ministers, I may never adjust. :P And I'm about to finally join the church, so I'm praying more than ever that they hire someone good. Why do all my small-group ministers leave? I guess I am an agent of change. I hope my friends don't catch on, or they might get rid of me. :)

Comments

[aardwolf.livejournal.com]

Change CAN be for the better... it doesn't always have to be bad. For instance, I'm totally digging your haircut. :P

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Um...I cut my hair over two months ago. :) And in fact, it's growing out so weirdly that I may have to sacrifice my fun-money in order to go to Jeremy's sister to have it fixed.

[fettman.livejournal.com]

When we came home, Kathy and Em and I watched a movie while eating cheese dip on the floor. It was like old times. :)

I hope the floor was clean. I usually eat cheese dip in a bowl and dip chips into the cheese dip. Is this something that only Tennesseeans (sp?) do?

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Ha, ha, ha... the cheese dip was in a bowl. The bowl was on the floor. I keep my floors clean, but not that clean. :)

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[fettman.livejournal.com]

whew... I was concerned that I was out of the loop on something there... sometimes I usually am... hehehe...

[lucard2525.livejournal.com]

Brenda...um...I just heard....Richard Simmons is going to be your new college/career minister. :)

And it's in the mail. :) I also picked up some of those new Heroes stamps (with a picture of the firefighters putting up the American flag at the World Trade Center. Quite a nice stamp. I was hoping to find the photography stamps that they had last time...oh well, I should have known better and bought them when I saw them...hmm, why am I using up valuable Brenda real estate with my babbling instead of babbling on my own LJ like I typically do?...ooops...*embarassed grin as he slowly backs out the door and runs to his own LJ* :)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

How wonderful! An opportunity to share the gospel with Richard Simmons! :)

Yay! I saw those stamps too, today, when I was at the post office mailing another CD for another online friend (hi, Jenn). They're pretty cool. Do they cost more than normal stamps?

[lucard2525.livejournal.com]

The stamps cost about 8 cents more per stamp....so like 2 dollars more for 20. But the difference in price is what is donated to the federal emergency relief fund. :) They are also slightly bigger than the flag stamps (but still okay for my big manilla envelope job applications. :)