Birthday Money Update (29)

I was very blessed with getting some money for my birthday (THANKS to my all my parents!!), as I mentioned in a previous post.  This has allowed me to get some things for myself that finances have not allowed for some time.  Here’s a brief run down of some of what I got to get (can I say, “got to get”?  Probably not!):

• IPOD downloads:  several U2 songs, 2 Evanescence albums, 3 Switchfoot songs, and a handfull of American Idol performances of Beatles songs (how cool is David Cook’s “Eleanor Rigby”?)
• Amazon:  bought Everything Must Change by Brian McLaren (because I just have to read this to see if it’s worth all the hype), and three CDs that I’ve ben wanting for seems like forever:  Paranoid (Black Sabbath), and Abbey Road (my fave) and Sgt. Pepper’s by The Beatles.  Of course, I would have gotten those three CDs on iTunes if they were available, but someone somewhere doesn’t want people like me to be able to do that….
• New clothes:  Me and the Fam all went to Goodwill yesterday and bought a ginormous bag of clothes for $73 bucks.  I got like a dozen nice (practically new) shirts and my kids (who seem to keep growing) got several pairs of nice jeans and shirts.  Awesome!!  Praise God!!  Threw in a couple pairs of new jeans for me at Target….

Other news:

• Some of you may remember that I was possibly going to be filling an interim pastor position at another local church ’round here.  Well I found out Friday evening that I was NOT selected for that position.  They thought I was over-qualified and had excellent references, but that the Spirit was leading them toward another person.  This was disappointing to us because it seemed like this was the place Giod was leading, but we will continue to plug along on the path that we’re on.
• Abbie is doing very well at her childcare during the week, playing and working on letters and numbers and such.  She will be very ready for Kindergarten!!
• Noah just got a great report card… and just finished the last of the Harry Potter books.  I think it was all seven books in about 2 months (or less?).  Holy moly, Batman!
• Da Jobs:  Mine is going well, but customer is not my long term cup of tea.  I think I’m doing a good job, but not loving it.  At least I get to listen to internet radio and my iPod most days!  Tracy is still doing well at her job, but again, it is a job.  My wife has so much more to contribute than what she’s doing right now!

Okay, that’s the latest and greatest.  Peace and love from up above…