There is a most amazing phenomenon here in Texas. Pretty much every single Sunday...without fail...it is CLOUDY and overcast here. I mean like YUCK cloudy where more than once you ponder if it might rain. Some Sundays start out a bit sunny...but by the time you walk out of church services, the clouds have rolled in and the darkness seems to descend. It's really quite weird. Today is no exception. It is CLOUDY out and DARK. There is wind and one would think that some serious weather is rolling our way. Yet we are not slated to receive any rain. Just this weird cloudiness. I don't know that I have ever lived anywhere where there are so many cloudy Sundays! Very strange. Very strange indeed.
I went to church this morning...just me and the three kids. Chris had to work this weekend due to a national sales meeting or something like that...so it was just me...against them. We made it out the door, grumbling and complaining, fussing and fighting...the usual Sunday morning commotion. Isn't it weird how kids seem so intent on killing each other on NOT showing examples of brotherly love on Sunday mornings. It's enough to make anyone crazy really. But boundary pushing aside...we rolled into church right on time and I got everyone distributed into their proper classes and me off to mine. All in all it was a good morning. After Sunday school we headed into the worship service. The people watching was great today. Several interesting personalities around us today. Jumping Bean was there in the choir. I think she's on springs. She gets so excited that she literally jumps up and down through all the upbeat songs. Jumping Bean was joined by Bust a Move Betty today. She was just all out dancing and I do not mean just a little bump of the hips. I am talking she was peace signing and arm rolling and had her disco fingers going more than once. She was definitely 'getting jiggy with it". It made the singing part of the service OH so interesting to watch and take in. Besides my choir personalities, was Rainbow Bright right in front of us. She and her family slipped in late and within about 2 seconds had hands raised in the air just a praising away. A couple of minutes later was when I realized that those raised hands were sporting rainbow colored gloves that looked a lot like the tights Rainbow Bright wore on her cartoon. Yes...it was indeed an excellent people watching day!
After church, we headed towards home and met up with Chris at McAllister's Deli for some lunch. After refilling our tanks and calming the troops a bit we made a quick run to the grocery store, then came home for a nice relaxing and quiet afternoon. Chris has had a nice long nap, the kids have been reasonably argument free...and I too have enjoyed some quiet and somewhat relaxing time between plugging in laundry and what not.
Tonight we are grilling some steaks and baked potatoes and just relaxing before heading back into another busy and action packed week! Tomorrow will not be Sunday...so the sun should reappear! I am SO looking forward to that! Life is good in the Lone Star State!
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