Jen isn't quite sure when she lost her mind, but it is probably documented here on Meditatio. She blogs because the world needs her snark at all hours of the night... and she probably can't sleep anyway.
Why yes, it is past my bedtime. I think I’ll troll YouTube for videos of my favorite camp songs! And no, none of these videos feature me — I pay good money to suppress the ones involving me leading songs. 🙂
The Banana Slug Song. I’m a proud UCSC alum (our mascot is the fighting banana slug) and I’ve actually kissed one. (I was a Girl Scout camp counselor, OK?)
Every Move I Make. I originally learned this in Intervarsity and sang it a bunch while helping with VBS and at church camp.
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Pharaoh, Pharaoh. Best camp song ever! I sang this almost 25 years ago at church camp and have taught it at various camps, VBS, and in First Communion instruction. (Our First Communion classes love it.)
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Baby Shark. I sang a slightly different version of this one but I love watching these boys making fools of themselves. 😉
Outside my window… dark. It was in the 60’s today though and it rained overnight in San Jose where I was this weekend.
I am thinking… about too many things that I can’t change right now. I’m reminding myself that nothing looks good at 11:30 p.m. at all.
I am thankful… for the weekend with my parents and that Mom took over Daniel care this morning when I fell asleep on the couch.
In the kitchen… nothing as I’m too stressed to eat.
I am wearing… light blue v-neck and running shorts.
I am praying for… peace, strength, consolation, and discernment concerning a situation in my personal life. (Translation: I can’t talk about it on the blog.)
I am going… to hope Daniel sleeps in tomorrow as it took an act of God to get him to go to sleep tonight.
I am reading… nothing this minute. I read In Good Company by James Martin, S.J. over the weekend and need to charge my NOOK.
I am hoping… to be productive tomorrow.
I am looking forward to… my nail appointment on Wednesday.
I am hearing the Roomba vacuuming the living room and hallway.
Around the house… Jon will be cleaning as my Valentine’s Day gift. (My “love language” is acts of service.)
A favorite quote for today… “I think I’ll invite a curling team over, equip them with Swiffers and a Roomba, see how clean my house can get.” — my friend Ann
One of my favorite things… ginger ale. My mom sent me home with some to see if it would help my stomach.
A few plans for the rest of the week: ABA therapy in the afternoons from Tuesday to Friday, Morning Prayer on Tuesday, nail appointment on Wednesday, and heading back down to San Jose on Friday evening.
A peek into my day… Daniel with my parents’ cat Homer.
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
–1 Corinthians 13 (NIV)
Tom Brokaw.Tom Brokaw is battling multiple myeloma which is the same cancer that my father-in-law has been fighting for 4 years. I’ll be interested to hear the various ways he will treat it, having been privy to what is going on in research on this cancer in the last few years.
Olympics. The Opening Ceremony was interesting and I’ve had fun watching the snowboarding and slopestyle-skiing. I’m kind of meh about the figure-skating in all honesty though I’m kind of amused that Yevegny Plushenko had to drop out, especially because there was a controversy with him being given too generous scores in the team competition. I’m kind of rooting for the Filipino male skater who qualified for the medals round because it would be cool if he made the podium.
Grumping. The mutant death cold that took my voice away last week evolved into a respiratory infection so I was put on Augmentin. Well, Augmentin caused ummm… a secondary problem so I had to have two doses of Diflucan called in. Have I mentioned that taking Augmentin and Diflucan together does not do good things to my stomach? I’m hoping that all of this eventually gets cleared up — I’m not getting much done on errands because I’m so tired and needing to sleep. Let’s not even go into why my fibro started flaring at this point…
The Jen Lancaster book. I’m having to put The Tao of Martha aside because it’s just really not holding my attention. I mean, it’s funny in its own way but it’s not really piquing my interest because I hate domestic things and Martha Stewart falls into that category. I’ll be sending it back to my mother-in-law who is a Martha Stewart groupie and will get a whole lot more out of it.
Friday is Valentine’s Day so I thought I’d share a few of my favorite love songs.
One
“Kiss Me” by Sixpence None the Richer. This is my favorite “make out” song. It’s completely innocent and sweet.
Two
“Love Has A Hold On Me” by Amy Grant. This was my first slow dance with my husband Jon.
Three
“Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley. Elvis is the king for a reason.
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“All I Ask of You” from “Phantom of the Opera” by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Sarah Brightman was the original “Christine” and Josh Groban is just dreamy. I’m not enamored with Sarah Brightman but I love Josh Groban.
“Take Her in Your Arms” by Andy M. Stewart and Manus Lunny. This is “our” song. Jon had a CD of various Celtic songs (I think it was “The Celts Will Rise Again” or something like that) and this was on it. It’s funny and it talks about all these people making the most silly romantic mistakes and how all you need is to “take her in your arms and tell her that you love her”.
Outside my window… dark. It’s only 6:45 p.m. instead of midnight like it usually is when I’m doing this. It was lovely and rainy today. I don’t know how much this will help us with the drought but it’s at least something.
I am thinking… that I need to go on Pinterest and find some stuff for Daniel to do tomorrow. He doesn’t have school and it’s too wet to go outside. He’s been acting out all day today because of boredom.
I am thankful… for the rain.
In the kitchen… dishes dishes dishes. My kingdom for a dishwasher!
I am praying for… discernment related to my special intention.
I am going… too many places this week.
I am wondering… if Daniel will go to bed at a normal hour tonight.
I am reading… nothing at this moment. I just finished Tattoos on the Heart by Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. last night and haven’t chosen the next book. It will probably be The Tao of Martha by Jen Lancaster though — my mother-in-law sent it to me and I need to start it.
I am hoping… for less drama in my life this week.
I am looking forward to… my massage on Friday.
I am hearing “Lord, I Need You” by Matt Maher.
Around the house… *puts fingers in ears* I can’t hear youuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!
I am pondering… the difficulty of being a saint.
A favorite quote for today… “I believe in Christ like I believe in the sun – not because I can see it, but by it I can see everything else.” – C.S. Lewis
(This was my email signature for a long time.)
One of my favorite things… lamb gyros with onions, tomatoes, and extra tzatziki from the Kabob & Gyro Grill.
A few plans for the rest of the week: ABA therapy for Daniel every afternoon this week, Morning Prayer and PTM on Tuesday morning, peds appointment on Wednesday morning, WIC on Thursday morning, date breakfast, massage, and heading to my parents’ house on Friday.
