It's Probably Broke

Well, it's been an interesting week.

Right now if it's in the Childers' household, it's probably broken. Last week our oven stopped working and the glass in our screen door fell out. The sewing machine is broken and one of the burners in the grill is out. This has all been a bit stressful, but I think we're getting through it okay.

Our week was not completely fraught with disaster. Amara gave me an iPod Touch on Saturday. She was planning to give it to me for Christmas, but decided she just couldn't wait. I'm excited to have one, and to have an iPod that holds a little more of my music.

This weekend Highland put on Bible Times Marketplace. All children and helpers don Israelite costumes and we learn about life in the days of Jesus. My family helps run the scribe shop, but this year I joined a family. For most of the day my kids were the four year olds, though I became a scribe later in the day. It was a lot of fun, and the communion bread we make is always quite tasty.

I moved my bed over to my new house yesterday. We don't have a truck so we went with a slightly unorthodox method. With mattress and box spring piled high atop our CRV we drove slowly to my house, sticking to the alleys. We all stuck a hand out of the windows and latched on, holding the mattress down against the roof. I'm sure we looked like a bunch of loonies.

Saving A Life

Well, I saved a life yesterday. All in a good days work, you know? I suppose I should explain. I work in the Interlibrary Loan office at ACU. Yesterday morning my boss received a frantic phone call from a hospital librarian. I emailed the article to the hospital as emergency request. I found out that afternoon that the hospital wanted an article that only ACU has. They said the information would help save a boy's life. My boss heard from the hospital later in the day that the article helped and boy is okay. So we did good!

That's about the extent of my excitement these days. I'm spending most of my day at work in the library. I now work on all three floors.

I did have some good fun last week. I headed off with Dava Lynn Sullivan to New Beginnings Camp near Tyler, TX. It was a great week, I learned a lot and I came home exhausted. I had thirteen preschoolers for most of the day, and two for the entire day. I was a stand-in mom for a week for Dava Lynn, who is the camp director. Her boys are sweet, though sometimes the two-year-old is a bit of a stinker. I'll write more about my camp experiences later, as it was a great thing.

Since I last posted my baby sister has graduated from high school. Obviously she's not a baby anymore, but it's still crazy to think she'll be at ACU with me next year.

My family also got a new dog. She's a beautiful Australian Shepherd mix that the Reese family had to give up as they head to Thailand. Java will follow you around the house and slide up under your hand. If you don't pet her, she will lick and nudge your hand until you do. Anyway, she's a hoot and we already love her tons.

The kids before Amara' graduation

Java likes to shake, one of her few tricks