We got to the church this morning, once again ready to film another segment or two for the upcoming KidPak service on Sunday. For this morning's visit, Madison came along with us to work on her assignment for photography, one that had her taking pictures of architecture. The church, of course, has plenty of that, so she was off periodically to take pictures inside this large abandoned church, and a few pictures outside as well. Here are a few of those interior shots.
And here below is a quick shot she took of us before we set up the battle arena. You can see someone already wearing their cardboard battle box!
The basic idea was a funny one, getting teammates to climb inside these large cardboard boxes that they couldn't see out of. There were just a few arm holes, and they had to first find some foam noodles, and then use the arm holes to battle against each other. It was really funny to watch, as it was pretty chaotic!
We got home in time for a piano lesson on Skype, and later on we actually had our online taekwondo as well.
It was a pretty busy day for Madison with school, and those few online classes too.
But she worked through it all, and in fact was working ahead in some classes. This week would have been her Milestones testing week. She's still busy working on class assignments though, still studying Japan, reviewing her earlier math concepts from the beginning of the year, and still reading "The Outsiders," which she's not a big fan of. We both told her about the books we had to read in school, the ones we didn't like either. For Daddy, it was "The Grapes of Wrath." That was a long one for a kid that just wanted to read Terry Pratchett books.
Mommy made this wonderful meat loaf, all gluten-free, and we had ourselves a really nice dinner tonight with mashed potatoes and corn. It was like a meal at Cracker Barrel, and it helps with the relentlessness of this being stuck at home. Fortunately, we were filming today and out for a bit. At least we got a little break from it all.
Tonight we were watching our standard viewing, but we were also watching various church productions at Christmas time for potential ideas. We'll have a meeting later on this week, planning our own Christmas special. The thinking is to make the best of our time now, thinking about Christmas earlier than we usually do. Which actually sounds like a smart idea, of course. But typically we're busy with other planning. This year though, certain things have been cancelled, like our Forward Conference. That decision was just announced, and of course that just compounds things. It's an oppressive atmosphere, all these closures. It just relays a bleak message, and of course in that case it's the wise thing to do. It's just a gloomy forecast.
One thing that we were doing today is going through our ballot, as there is an election this year. It's an odd election to be sure. But we were going through all the backgrounds and positions of various candidates - there's no way to get them all in one sitting. There are too many running! But we did the research on the US Congressional 9th District candidates, and even the local coroner. Yes, there are two guys running for that office, and if there's one thing I don't like to do, it's pick one name over another without having any idea as to why. So we researched both of those candidates too. And so on and so on - we'll look them all up before we go in to vote. But we have a good idea about how to vote for the various questions on the ballot, which seem easier this year. And we have a good idea who to vote for with certain elected positions. We just have to do some more research with the rest, and we'll be ready to go.
After some "Clone Wars," "Kickin' It," and "Big Hero 6," we were ready for prayers and reading. Thank goodness for Narnia, which despite the dragons is still a place of wonder and adventure. It's pleasant reading before bedtime, and with three other books after this, it might be a good thing to just keep on reading.
There were a lot of things to pray for tonight, including the usual prayer for wisdom for our leaders. But also the healing of our land. And there's the healing for Ba-Ba, who has a big scan on Thursday. His lungs are hurting again, and we're praying for a complete and total healing. But we're also quietly praying for Madison, and in fact I'm up at 4:30 in the morning right now, praying and thinking about her during this season. I woke up with her on my heart, and here I am thinking about her, that she not be lonely and sad, and that she will soon be with friends again that can lift her spirits up.
And here below is a quick shot she took of us before we set up the battle arena. You can see someone already wearing their cardboard battle box!
The basic idea was a funny one, getting teammates to climb inside these large cardboard boxes that they couldn't see out of. There were just a few arm holes, and they had to first find some foam noodles, and then use the arm holes to battle against each other. It was really funny to watch, as it was pretty chaotic!
We got home in time for a piano lesson on Skype, and later on we actually had our online taekwondo as well.
It was a pretty busy day for Madison with school, and those few online classes too.
But she worked through it all, and in fact was working ahead in some classes. This week would have been her Milestones testing week. She's still busy working on class assignments though, still studying Japan, reviewing her earlier math concepts from the beginning of the year, and still reading "The Outsiders," which she's not a big fan of. We both told her about the books we had to read in school, the ones we didn't like either. For Daddy, it was "The Grapes of Wrath." That was a long one for a kid that just wanted to read Terry Pratchett books.
Mommy made this wonderful meat loaf, all gluten-free, and we had ourselves a really nice dinner tonight with mashed potatoes and corn. It was like a meal at Cracker Barrel, and it helps with the relentlessness of this being stuck at home. Fortunately, we were filming today and out for a bit. At least we got a little break from it all.
Tonight we were watching our standard viewing, but we were also watching various church productions at Christmas time for potential ideas. We'll have a meeting later on this week, planning our own Christmas special. The thinking is to make the best of our time now, thinking about Christmas earlier than we usually do. Which actually sounds like a smart idea, of course. But typically we're busy with other planning. This year though, certain things have been cancelled, like our Forward Conference. That decision was just announced, and of course that just compounds things. It's an oppressive atmosphere, all these closures. It just relays a bleak message, and of course in that case it's the wise thing to do. It's just a gloomy forecast.
One thing that we were doing today is going through our ballot, as there is an election this year. It's an odd election to be sure. But we were going through all the backgrounds and positions of various candidates - there's no way to get them all in one sitting. There are too many running! But we did the research on the US Congressional 9th District candidates, and even the local coroner. Yes, there are two guys running for that office, and if there's one thing I don't like to do, it's pick one name over another without having any idea as to why. So we researched both of those candidates too. And so on and so on - we'll look them all up before we go in to vote. But we have a good idea about how to vote for the various questions on the ballot, which seem easier this year. And we have a good idea who to vote for with certain elected positions. We just have to do some more research with the rest, and we'll be ready to go.
After some "Clone Wars," "Kickin' It," and "Big Hero 6," we were ready for prayers and reading. Thank goodness for Narnia, which despite the dragons is still a place of wonder and adventure. It's pleasant reading before bedtime, and with three other books after this, it might be a good thing to just keep on reading.
There were a lot of things to pray for tonight, including the usual prayer for wisdom for our leaders. But also the healing of our land. And there's the healing for Ba-Ba, who has a big scan on Thursday. His lungs are hurting again, and we're praying for a complete and total healing. But we're also quietly praying for Madison, and in fact I'm up at 4:30 in the morning right now, praying and thinking about her during this season. I woke up with her on my heart, and here I am thinking about her, that she not be lonely and sad, and that she will soon be with friends again that can lift her spirits up.
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