Random Things

Sad quote from a mom about the closing of schools in England because of the snow:

From BBC news: Margaret Morrissey, of the Parents Outloud campaign group, said the closures sent the wrong signals to children "that when things get difficult, you should just stay at home and have fun".

What do you think happened to poor Margaret as a child that made her so cranky? My friend Katie thinks it's because she got stuck at home with too many children, but I believe there are deeper issues at play.

We are dealing with plumbing issues and a really difficult rental management company once again. Am hoping we can depart from here without a third incident.

In my grocery store, I can buy a package of cut up butternut squash and sweet potatoes. Boiled 'em, mashed 'em with butter and made Maddie eat several spoonfuls. I guess I can't complain too much about her eating habits when I had to cut her off of the cherry tomatoes before she ate the whole pint. She's getting plenty of lycopene.

When Maddie sings the "Do, a Dear" song from the Sound of Music and she gets to "ti", she sings, "Ti, a piece of German bread".

Skip has now been to the family-owned hotel he stays at in Amsterdam enough that when he walks in, they just hand him his key. No forms. No credit card imprint. They just send him on up to his room--and then he goes across the street for Dutch-Chinese food.

I like to browse in the I-Tunes UK sitel. In the music section, there is not an inspirational/Christian category like there is on the US site. Which is interesting since Matt Redman, who is one of the best contemporary Christian songwriters, is a Brit and was a worship leader at a huge church just south of London in Brixton. I think he and Chris Tomlin have started a new church in Atlanta now.

We are waiting to see if the incoming snow hits London again or settles for "crippling" Wales and Cornwell.

Feeling better, but not 100 percent.

I love it that we have a president who admits when he screws something up and takes responsibility for his choices. Kind of some of the basic vaules we try to teach our children. It's good to have a leader who emulates them.