daily life as life goes on . . .

I thought December 29th was going to be fairly straightforward.

Back in September I had planned to celebrate my father’s birthday by phoning him.  Other than that — the day was free!

Then October progressed into November and a wedding arose.  So I committed to do that wedding as well — December 29th.

Meanwhile our basement was being used by a boarder who was attempting to get a house in town.  That was to take place the beginning of November or shortly thereafter.  He and his family will move in December 29th.  I will show up to say “Hi” and maybe move a few boxes.  I’ve tried to arrange for others to help out.  There were three or four who tentatively agreed.  One was to be hauling grain so couldn’t give a final word until he knew if the elevator was open for delivery.  Two others found out about a funeral and another found out about some furniture that needs to be moved immediately (and not our boarder’s furniture).  Only God knows who will show up!

I don’t like uncertainty.  With the New Year around the corner I’m reminded that resolutions are our way of gaining certainty.  The older I get the less I believe New Year’s resolutions work.  Yes, they are a guideline.  But I’m beginning to like the old latin phrase DV “Deo Volente” — God Willing.  That is where certainty actually needs to rest!

Here we are — at my sister’s house in Rosetown, SK, for Christmas.  The turkey was great, and wait til you try out marshmellow “pea shooters”, gyroscopes and Connect Four.  A fun day had by all!!

Our daughter arrived for Christmas Eve.  Along with her came our grandson, Christopher, and Allison’s fiance, Scott Opseth.

Shortly after our Christmas Eve day service the travellers arrived.  We sat down for lunch, and completed our eating later in the day with a Christmas Eve meal.  Our usual tradition is to exchange one gift before we head off to bed — pajamas.  Before we snuggled into our new nightware, Christopher needed bath.

Amazing how many people you can place in a small area.  Notice the picture below — do you see a centre of attention?  My guess is Christmas Day will see much the same focus — we’re headed to Rosetown to see my sister and her family.  Their four children will no doubt make babysitting a fine art as they play with Christopher.

I’m one of those who have enjoyed technology for years.  The enjoyment goes in cycles.

There is a day when you find something new.  You diligently explore approaches.  You (meaning “I”) read the manual — that’s how I work best.  Then I approach the technology.  I try it out.  If I read something, I’ll see if I can make it work in reality.

After a while, you tire of the new technology.  Or more rightly, you have mastered it so you move on to other things.  Each part that you have learned in the past contributes to your understanding of new technology.  Soon you can move into something quickly and with confidence.

Until you forget to backup something, and you lose some of those good things you have been working on.  Today I did just that.  Thought I had everything backed up and that the program was running fine.  Pushed the wrong button and the backup wasn’t complete.  I’ll be working to replace that piece of data in the near future. 

Until then, I’ll kick myself a few times and move on.  Maybe there is a new piece of technology just waiting around the corner!