The Waiting Place

We made a board game tonight, one based on "Oh the Places You'll Go," but it has a lot of Dr. Seuss characters in it to add a bit of craziness to it all.  The kids enjoyed playing, really getting into it.  We even made these oversized paper dice to throw as characters moved forward and occasionally backwards, or wound up waiting in ... THE WAITING PLACE.  That's the spot you don't want to really be at.

Today was a Wednesday night service, although Madison wasn't there tonight for classes.  She has a test tomorrow, and on top of that we had baptisms tonight at the church, which usually means it is a longer service.  So Daddy was off in that direction, and Madison was okay at home taking a bath, studying, and getting some piano practice in as well.  The weather is colder outside, so it's nice to have the fireplace on in that piano room, adding a bit of heat, and a bit of atmosphere.

Daddy did race home to do some reading.  We're reading from the book of Acts, and we're also reading the devotional and a book from the "Peter and the Star Catchers" series.  It's been such a great thing to do together each night, sitting and reading.  It sort of brings us together as a family, and then introduces us to new characters and worlds, just the right thing before bedtime.  Or, in this case, before Daddy had to turn around and go back to work.

It was a good day though, a good night at KidPak, and a good day at the office preparing for Summer Xtreme, of all things.  Daddy has been proofing and putting the finishing touches on the new series booklets for the series, "Romans," which used to be called "Gladiators."  Daddy wanted to change the name to reflect what the series was all about, which is a closer look at the book of Romans.  It's going to be a great series, and it'll be here before we know it.

This was a page I put in at the end as filler, but I love the expression on the Gladiator's face.  It's great to have our next-to-last Tribes mascot with his own series.  A few years ago, we had seven tribes:  Pirates, Cowboys, Ninjas, Vikings, Heroes, Luchadors and Gladiators.  Six of these now have their own series, and each one is a mascot that represents that series on it's own - sort of like the Avengers having their own movies.  And then they come together for the Tribes series, and it is amazing.  But for now, we're focused on Gladiator, and his adventures in the book of Romans.  A little over three weeks to go...!