I have had absolutely no energy or time to devote to writing lately. I feel bad. I need the outlet, and a few people actually used to read this thing. Sorry. Christmas is coming, I'll probably have some thoughts on that. So that's something to look forward to. Haven't bought a thing yet, although my wife is done with her shopping as of last week. Oops. Gotta get to a mall.
I've said it before, I know, but I'll try and do better. Maybe if I get more sleep...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Here's More Stuff
So here's what's going on in Daveville.
1. Tessa has been enrolled in pre-school. She starts at Florissant Valley Child Development Laboratory Center. And no, she won'r be running through mazes for some cheese or creating monsters and potions. I think. It is a preschool that is staffed by both experienced teachers and college students doing grad work (hence the lab part). It is a mixed age class with cirriculum designed for the individual student.
Tessa is going two days a week. Valerie and I think this will be a fantastic opportunity for her. She needs to learn how to behave in a structured environment. We know that she is off the charts with her verbal abilities (seriously, she never stops talking!), there are always skills she can work on. We beleive the twice a week schedule is plenty for a three year old (she'll be with 4 and 5 year olds as well), and if all goes well she'll go five days a week next year. Exciting stuff!
2. Tomorrow evening I go to the eye doctor for the first time in about 24 years. I don't expect there to be any serious problems, but I'm preparing for glasses just in case. I have noticed a slight problem with distance vision at night, though it is highly irregular. Valerie noticed that I misread a few road signs while we were on vacation as well. Probably nothing, but it's possible that my eyes have been compensating for a problem for a while now and I just didn't notice. So I made an appointment with the local eye center.
So the question is, if I wind up needing glasses, wire rims or geek frames?
3. Getting closer to the Two Hangmen CD release. Just like to mention that whenever I can. It's taken a lot longer than anticipated due to some production problems but things are looking up. working on new tunes and our web presence too. It's gonna get exciting here soon...
4. So MTV is 30. I am 39. We both got older and less relevant at the same time.
And that's about it for now.
1. Tessa has been enrolled in pre-school. She starts at Florissant Valley Child Development Laboratory Center. And no, she won'r be running through mazes for some cheese or creating monsters and potions. I think. It is a preschool that is staffed by both experienced teachers and college students doing grad work (hence the lab part). It is a mixed age class with cirriculum designed for the individual student.
Tessa is going two days a week. Valerie and I think this will be a fantastic opportunity for her. She needs to learn how to behave in a structured environment. We know that she is off the charts with her verbal abilities (seriously, she never stops talking!), there are always skills she can work on. We beleive the twice a week schedule is plenty for a three year old (she'll be with 4 and 5 year olds as well), and if all goes well she'll go five days a week next year. Exciting stuff!
2. Tomorrow evening I go to the eye doctor for the first time in about 24 years. I don't expect there to be any serious problems, but I'm preparing for glasses just in case. I have noticed a slight problem with distance vision at night, though it is highly irregular. Valerie noticed that I misread a few road signs while we were on vacation as well. Probably nothing, but it's possible that my eyes have been compensating for a problem for a while now and I just didn't notice. So I made an appointment with the local eye center.
So the question is, if I wind up needing glasses, wire rims or geek frames?
3. Getting closer to the Two Hangmen CD release. Just like to mention that whenever I can. It's taken a lot longer than anticipated due to some production problems but things are looking up. working on new tunes and our web presence too. It's gonna get exciting here soon...
4. So MTV is 30. I am 39. We both got older and less relevant at the same time.
And that's about it for now.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Friday Tornado and FCC
On Good Friday, the St. Louis area was pummeled with severe thunderstorms and at least two tornadoes. Over 750 homes were lost. The airport had to be shut down for at least a day to recover from damage. Miraculously, no fatalities or serious injuries were reported. I'd like to think that God spared lives on purpose this weekend. Easter weekend is the celebration of Christ's resurrection. It is God's gift of salvation and ultimate gift of grace. He's still in the grace giving business and proved it this weekend. Even though the storms still came, God looked after His people.
Having said that, yes, there was a tremendous amount of damage. That number of 750 just includes homes, not mentioning the many businesses that either suffered damage or were completely destroyed. Thoughts and prayers go out to all affected of course, but one specific story hit close to home.
Ferguson Christian Church lost their entire sanctuary roof to the tornado. Just gone. One can stand in the sanctuary, look straight up and see sky. Pity, it was a very pretty church. All gorgeous wood planks and beams intertwined to make up the high vaulted ceiling. Gone. The reason it affects me so much is because I used to be a member-in fact I was both baptizeded and married in that church.
We haven't attended for some time, but thought that one day when the kids were a little older and could grasp it we'd attend a service to show them where we got married. Might not happen now. Ferguson is a small congregation without much funds, so the possibility of their rebuilding is probably going to be based on how good of an insurance plan they have. Even if they do rebuild, I have a feeling that they probably won't use the same plan. Maybe they will, but for some reason I doubt it.
Anyway, as I said, we haven't attended for a few years now. We left under not the best circumstances, but it had nothing to do with the congregation at large,who are good people, or Pastor Stacey Garner who is a fine man. The elders of the church made a decision which directly negatively affected my family and we wasted no time in leaving. The doors were nowhere near our butts on that one. I hesitate to go into further detail as I don't want to speak where it's not my place, but I will state that church elder ship can be a grand thing that carries on traditions and brings people together, but if given too much free reign, not kept in check and given too much power, it can be a destructive tool of the enemy.
Still, that's all in the past. I no longer hold a grudge (last paragraph notwithstanding) and have forgiven the parties involved. They did what they thought was right, misguided as they may have been.
It makes me sad, though, that there is a part of my life that's different now. Sure, the church is just a building , I know, but buildings can be just as much of an emotional trigger as an old photograph, a song, or faded letter found in an old trunk. I am sadder still for those who call FCC their church home. It must be difficult to process on an emotional and spiritual level. And there's a long road ahead to recovery.
My heart goes out to the good folks over at Ferguson Christian Church. In the coming weeks as more info becomes available I will try to find a way to help. Until then, they are in my prayers.
Having said that, yes, there was a tremendous amount of damage. That number of 750 just includes homes, not mentioning the many businesses that either suffered damage or were completely destroyed. Thoughts and prayers go out to all affected of course, but one specific story hit close to home.
Ferguson Christian Church lost their entire sanctuary roof to the tornado. Just gone. One can stand in the sanctuary, look straight up and see sky. Pity, it was a very pretty church. All gorgeous wood planks and beams intertwined to make up the high vaulted ceiling. Gone. The reason it affects me so much is because I used to be a member-in fact I was both baptizeded and married in that church.
We haven't attended for some time, but thought that one day when the kids were a little older and could grasp it we'd attend a service to show them where we got married. Might not happen now. Ferguson is a small congregation without much funds, so the possibility of their rebuilding is probably going to be based on how good of an insurance plan they have. Even if they do rebuild, I have a feeling that they probably won't use the same plan. Maybe they will, but for some reason I doubt it.
Anyway, as I said, we haven't attended for a few years now. We left under not the best circumstances, but it had nothing to do with the congregation at large,who are good people, or Pastor Stacey Garner who is a fine man. The elders of the church made a decision which directly negatively affected my family and we wasted no time in leaving. The doors were nowhere near our butts on that one. I hesitate to go into further detail as I don't want to speak where it's not my place, but I will state that church elder ship can be a grand thing that carries on traditions and brings people together, but if given too much free reign, not kept in check and given too much power, it can be a destructive tool of the enemy.
Still, that's all in the past. I no longer hold a grudge (last paragraph notwithstanding) and have forgiven the parties involved. They did what they thought was right, misguided as they may have been.
It makes me sad, though, that there is a part of my life that's different now. Sure, the church is just a building , I know, but buildings can be just as much of an emotional trigger as an old photograph, a song, or faded letter found in an old trunk. I am sadder still for those who call FCC their church home. It must be difficult to process on an emotional and spiritual level. And there's a long road ahead to recovery.
My heart goes out to the good folks over at Ferguson Christian Church. In the coming weeks as more info becomes available I will try to find a way to help. Until then, they are in my prayers.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
A Pox On My House
There's a lot going on in the Brink household these days.
First and foremost, Tessa has Chickenpox (that's what we said, "Chickenpox?!!"). We noticed it first on her chin last weekend and thought it was just a break out due to teething. The next day it was all over her body and she was clearly not feeling well. So off to the doctor we go and it's Chickenfoot. Pox, sorry.
Valerie and I were under the impression that with all the vaccines out there that the disease was not nearly as prevalent as in the past. We were wrong. According to the doctor it's still quite common. Which is why they still vaccinate for it I suppose.
Anyway, my girl's got it. She's lucky in getting it so early, but she's still kind of miserable. She goes from being her sweet self to being a screaming, crying terror. Completely understandable of course. Her fever comes and goes, as does her coughing and runny nose, and she's obviously quite uncomfortable. Fortunately we should only have a few more days of this, so we're looking forward to the weekend.
In other news, I've gotten three estimates on my crack in the basement. That came out weird but you know what I mean. Hopefully we'll be able to get it repaired in the next week or two and can get our basement family room back before too long. There's a little more drywall to be removed (which I can totally do now, thanks Ron) but it should be fairly painless and not nearly as expensive as I originally had feared. The problem will be getting drywall put up, but we want to leave the crack exposed for a while (heh) just to make sure everything is okay, so we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
On top of all of that the dishwasher started acting up. I think I've got it fixed now, but that's all we need is for the dishwasher to go out too. I mean we just bought a new dryer a few weeks ago, and with the basement to fix and Christmas coming up there's not much more that we can handle here.
But there's good stuff too. Valerie had another ultrasound today and the twins are doing well. Thanksgiving is around the corner and it appears as though my great aunts Stella and Clara are going to be able to come after all, even though most thought that the health issues surrounding them would prevent it. So that's good news. And as I said before Christmas is coming which is always a happy time in our house. We might have to watch the budget a little more than in years past, but we will still make it a great holiday.
That's all for now. I'm tired. G'night.
First and foremost, Tessa has Chickenpox (that's what we said, "Chickenpox?!!"). We noticed it first on her chin last weekend and thought it was just a break out due to teething. The next day it was all over her body and she was clearly not feeling well. So off to the doctor we go and it's Chickenfoot. Pox, sorry.
Valerie and I were under the impression that with all the vaccines out there that the disease was not nearly as prevalent as in the past. We were wrong. According to the doctor it's still quite common. Which is why they still vaccinate for it I suppose.
Anyway, my girl's got it. She's lucky in getting it so early, but she's still kind of miserable. She goes from being her sweet self to being a screaming, crying terror. Completely understandable of course. Her fever comes and goes, as does her coughing and runny nose, and she's obviously quite uncomfortable. Fortunately we should only have a few more days of this, so we're looking forward to the weekend.
In other news, I've gotten three estimates on my crack in the basement. That came out weird but you know what I mean. Hopefully we'll be able to get it repaired in the next week or two and can get our basement family room back before too long. There's a little more drywall to be removed (which I can totally do now, thanks Ron) but it should be fairly painless and not nearly as expensive as I originally had feared. The problem will be getting drywall put up, but we want to leave the crack exposed for a while (heh) just to make sure everything is okay, so we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
On top of all of that the dishwasher started acting up. I think I've got it fixed now, but that's all we need is for the dishwasher to go out too. I mean we just bought a new dryer a few weeks ago, and with the basement to fix and Christmas coming up there's not much more that we can handle here.
But there's good stuff too. Valerie had another ultrasound today and the twins are doing well. Thanksgiving is around the corner and it appears as though my great aunts Stella and Clara are going to be able to come after all, even though most thought that the health issues surrounding them would prevent it. So that's good news. And as I said before Christmas is coming which is always a happy time in our house. We might have to watch the budget a little more than in years past, but we will still make it a great holiday.
That's all for now. I'm tired. G'night.
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