The Gambler

Chelsea’s exams were last week and she worried about 2 of them for weeks before.  Once those two were over (on Wednesday) the rest of her week was cake.  On Thursday she had band and PE.  Uneventful.  On Friday she had Reading/Writing and Bible.  Let the games begin!  Apparently, she was feeling quite relaxed at the end of exams and needed a little break.  She asked me if she could take a deck of cards to school (because as you know, everyone else was doing it).  I did not give this innocent question a thought for the rest of the day.

At dinner, Chelsea told me the Bible teacher took her cards away.   I asked if the exam was over and Chelsea said yes.  I had a second thought and asked if everyone was finished with their exam.  Yes.  Why the fuss?  The teacher said the girls had to turn the cards in because they were gambling.  What game were you playing? (I had to ask).  The reply almost knocked me over!  Slap-jack! gasp!  (I refrained from asking how much money she won.)

Busted for gambling (!?) in Bible class; I wonder where that falls in the level of offenses  guide …

Where Do I Begin ?

Wow, it has been a long time since I sat down to write something.  So much has happened.  I will go with the Reader’s Digest version of the past month.

• Camp has come and gone (second session anyway).  We had 67 kids and I know they all had a good time.  Some of the adult staff had to pull double duty and we are all very tired, but seeing the kids give hugs and exchange addresses and immediately begin telling their parents good stories makes it all worth it.  As hard as it was from start to finish, I can honestly say that I am looking forward to next year!
• I had 4 boys in my Bible class on Sunday.  That’s it.  Four kids, all boys.  For an entire 45 minutes I was reminded that for 12 years I have been the Mother of a girl.  I must admit, I had fun Sunday morning learning a little about 4th grade boys.  The main thing I learned was even 2 Chorincles can be funny if you read the word “duty” enough.  Apparently “duty” is funny because it sounds like “doodie”.  Reading or saying the word duty makes little boys laugh like they have just been able to get away with something.  Another topic for Sunday morning was smelly feet.  We did manage to get through the lesson, but I ran out of time and that has not happened to me before.  I am looking forward to next Sunday.
• I am now running Windows Vista on our new computer.  On Tuesday, we were greeted with the blue screen of death.  I thought nothing could be worse than the BSOD, but I was wrong.  The BSOD was followed by a black screen with a simple statement in white letters : Operating system not found.  YIKES!  No computer?  So we took advantage of a 4th of July Sale and came home with a new computer.  I am not too sure about the whole Vista thing ….
• July 4, 1982, was the day I was baptized.  I thought about that all day yesterday.  Twenty five years of being a Christian that include some good times, some bad times, some easy days and some days when I failed miserably.  I am thankful that on each and every one of those days, I had a loving God.

I want to say a special ”thank you” (because it is my blog and I can say what I want) to the men and women who are serving and have served our country.  I know it is a blessing to live in a free country and I know I owe that to our military. 

That’s all for now folks ……