Field Notes #18: Technical Difficulties and Churchy-ness

The internet is down at church again, which is very sad. I'm at Dilworth Coffeehouse right now catching up on email and trying to do some of the work I had to set aside earlier. Jeana's out of town next Sunday, which means I'm in charge of music, and I'm having an annoyingly hard time finding suitable music to go along with Galatians 3:23-29. You know, "There is no Jew or Greek..." etc. etc. Anyway.

I also need to research possibilities for activities/field trips for the younger kids at HCUMC--possibly visiting the Mullholland Planetarium in Hickory and/or going to the Lazy 5 Ranch in Mooresville (I have childhood memories of llamas spitting at me through a sunroof at Lazy 5).

And I'm gonna try to work out something fun/edifying to do with the youth during the week. Maybe fellowshipping with some Bible study snuck in there somewhere. :)

But this morning, I had a bunch of errands to run, one of them being picking up the violin I was buying off a guy I found on Craigslist for $65. Her name is Valencia, and I dropped her off at Music & Arts in Huntersville because I think the tuning pegs need adjusting and the bow might need some work. Of course, it may just be that I haven't played violin since 5th grade, but whatever.

I tagged along with Val on a home visit this afternoon. We went to see the man I visited in the hospital last Thursday after he had surgery. A former pastor (and current member) of HCUMC was also there, and I met the dog Jake (who is a girl). That was fun. They got going telling stories and it was great. People mailing LIVE possums to each other. Hiding the pastor's car so he had to walk home, thinking it had been stolen. Egads.

Finance meeting got cancelled for tonight, which means I can go to aerobics, which is good because otherwise I'd have to go running or biking and OHMYGOSH it is hot outside. Unreal. Every time I got in my car today, I turned the AC on higher and colder, and yet the air blowing out felt warmer and warmer. Yuck.