We've been looking for a church to attend, which means going to new churches to try them out. Last week it was a Lutheran version that didn't really do it for me, yesterday it was a United Church of Christ. I've seen the UCC commercials that stress acceptance of everyone (the "controversial" ones, that dare to show two women together), and this is a church that our neighbors have gone to and we went to once a few years ago for a Christmas service.
Lauren stayed in the nursery, but Sarah sat with us for about 20 minutes of the service. Then the pastor/minister/reverend called all the kids up to the steps, where they sat and talked. Sarah had never really seen him or any of the other kids before, never experienced anything like this before. And yet . . . guess which kid had the most answers and spoke with the loudest voice? Yeah. Hey, it was a good conversation starter with the other members of the congregation after the service! And it's not like she's the only kid to ever act that way.
When Jeff & I talked about it later, we realized that we both felt the same way: at the same time kind of embarassed that she was dominating the conversation, but also proud that she was self-confident enough to hold her own with an adult. That's our girl!
Monday, March 21, 2005
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Dress up
Lauren got her birthday present from my mom & stepdad yesterday, so we let her open it last night. Oh my god, it is too cute/hilarious. Colorful is probably the best way to describe it.
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Wow!
Yesterday, when Jeff got home from work (like over an hour early) we all met him at the door and he told me he had something for me.
"Drugs?" I asked hopefully (it had been a really long day).
He laughed and shook his head and told me to close my eyes. At that point I figured it was flowers, because once in a while he'll do that.
Then I felt a plastic container in my hands. It was an MP3 player! "Oh my God! What is this for?"
He said that he felt really bad that we didn't get my charm bracelet fixed and new "Lauren" charm for Christmas, and one of his work buddies brought his MP3 in, so he went out and bought one!
He knew I've been wanting one for when I walk or work out, and we'll also be able to take it with us to Florida, so we won't have to have 500 CDs in the car for music variety.
Then he told me I was absolutely not allowed to ask how much it cost. Uh-oh, that means it was really expensive. But I promised not to peek at the bank statement, or look it up on the website to find out how much it was.
Now I need to go figure out how to play with my new toy! Woo hoo!
"Drugs?" I asked hopefully (it had been a really long day).
He laughed and shook his head and told me to close my eyes. At that point I figured it was flowers, because once in a while he'll do that.
Then I felt a plastic container in my hands. It was an MP3 player! "Oh my God! What is this for?"
He said that he felt really bad that we didn't get my charm bracelet fixed and new "Lauren" charm for Christmas, and one of his work buddies brought his MP3 in, so he went out and bought one!
He knew I've been wanting one for when I walk or work out, and we'll also be able to take it with us to Florida, so we won't have to have 500 CDs in the car for music variety.
Then he told me I was absolutely not allowed to ask how much it cost. Uh-oh, that means it was really expensive. But I promised not to peek at the bank statement, or look it up on the website to find out how much it was.
Now I need to go figure out how to play with my new toy! Woo hoo!
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