Pink Goatee

Daddy came home to visit for a bit - a tiny segment in an extremely long day.  And Madison was working on her latest project, a pink goatee.  She cut out the shape of a triangle, and then used two pieces of tape to fix it to her face.  ALl set, right?  No, also she wore the pink earmuffs on her head, mainly because this was a fashionable accessory (which went with the pink goatee).  She was quite proud of this look - insisting that Daddy take a picture of it.  Seriously, he would have anyway.  She looks more like a futuristic star pilot if you ask me, but she's sticking with the pink goatee story, so there it is.

Today was a big day at work, as it is Wednesday.  Madison hasn't started tennis yet - that will begin in September.  There's a little sense to this world after all:  classes starting in September.

It was a fun day for Madison as well, a full day at school leading up to her assessment tests tomorrow.  We did a little homework tonight, a reading assignment that requires answers. Another assignment is something that she generally does anyway:  reading from books.  She spends a lot of time reading from her various books she has, or the ones borrowed from the library.  We did not get to the piano homework yet, but we'll do that tomorrow I'm sure.

We got walloped in Hall County today, right at about the time Madison was getting off the school bus.  She and Mommy could hear the noise of a tremendous storm, and see the darkness just over the horizon - but thankfully didn't have to experience it.  Daddy, on the other hand, was right in the midst of it.  This was an energetic storm, with winds that blew down trees and knocked out power to the Wal-Mart and other places in Oakwood for a few hours.  Power crews were out working late into the night to restore things back.  Meanwhile in Forsyth County, not much happened.  There was a little rain, although nothing like the little monster that visited us in Gainesville.

Daddy is grateful that it was Hall County, and not in Forsyth County - just because of the timing.  I'd hate to see Mommy out there in the weather, when she's under the weather.  Waiting out for a bus to come by in a raging storm is something I would wish on no one.  As for Mommy, she's been struggling with fevers and chills - all the signs of a new school year.  She and Madison are sniffling and coughing and feeling the effects of a sickness that we'll just call "Back to School Fever."  As predictable as anything, as soon as she's back in school, there it is.  And there's Mommy, taking care of her and getting sick herself in the process.

Church tonight was a great event.  Daddy did a skit that he made up, "borrowing" jokes from the World Showcase Players at EPCOT Center.  But it worked out really well.  The goal was making something that we could showcase in a neighborhood this upcoming weekend, and I believe we accomplished just that.  As for the message, it was a new one that Daddy was thinking about called, "Don't Flounder."

DON'T FLOUNDER! Are you the type of Christian that blends in with the world? Hopefully not! Jesus wants us to be the light of the world, and certainly doesn't want us living like a bottom feeder. What are you feeding your eyes and ears? If your relationship with Jesus is floundering, maybe it's time turn things around!

It was a great night.  Best of all, Daddy got to see his family a little beforehand.  We took that picture above, and Daddy even got to read a chapter from "A Dandelion Wish" for Madison before leaving for church.  It's so good to get to go back, having spent a little time with family, pink goatees and all.