The reason I didn't blog last weekend was because I was barely home. Saturday was grocery shopping day. It was also fair/concert day. One of the local county fairs in South Florida had Danny Gokey and Brandon Heath in concert, and my best friend IV was dying to go. She's a concert junkie more so than I am - I usually tag along with her, though I have to admit I love the Christian concert scene myself. She'd gotten some really cheap tickets too: $5 per person, when the regular price is $18. That's to get into the fair, but both concerts are free once you're inside, so we got to enjoy a really great evening. The weather was perfect too, neither too hot nor cold. There was a nice breeze, and a chill was in the air but nothing uncomfortable. That's a big change from the fair concert last year. We went to see Matthew West and SonicFlood. We got a sonic flood all right: it poured like crazy! We were thankful that didn't repeat itself this year! Our kids went on a gazillion rides while we sang and worshiped with these two incredible artists and lovers of God. We got home at midnight but we had a blast.
Then Sunday I got up early for church - barely got any sleep - and my friend DS asked me if I had any plans for the afternoon. "Yeah," I said, "sleep." She quickly protested and explained why: she managed to get tickets to see Third Day that evening, and the tickets were $15! We hadn't planned on going because ticket prices were $45 and up, and the $45 tickets were not very good seats. I was sure we were getting lousy seats at such a low price, but DS insisted we should go and make a girl's night out of it, her, IV and myself. We agreed. I went home, took a 15 minute power nap, then got ready. When we got there we were all shocked: third row seats! I couldn't believe it! None of us could, really. And who opened for Third Day? Brandon Heath! We got to see him two nights in a row! We were so tired, but so incredibly blessed by the worship, that it didn't matter if I didn't sleep for another two nights!
Monday started our school week again, along with preparations for spring break for work. There was plenty to do and finish up, so it was a crazy hectic week. I'm glad to have this week off, so E and I can get caught up on some of his school assignments - not that he's far behind, but especially his PE class has been put on the back burner in an effort to get all his other assignments in on time. We'll be focusing on that.
Wednesday our Awana group was blessed with a visit from a missionary! This young lady is 20 years old and attended the school that is affiliated with our church. She is now a missionary in Argentina, and she talked to the kids about her experience. They were really interested and asked lots of questions, though the boys were mostly concerned with what kind of food is served in Argentina, LOL!
We had our Good Friday service at 2:00 in the afternoon. I don't know why we continue to have Good Friday services so early. Unfortunately, gone are the days when folks had Good Friday off from work. We had a good amount of people show up, though, and I was thankful. We had communion, then Pastor gave a lovely sermon based on Isaiah 53:1-6 and how Jesus was misidentified and misunderstood. He did an awesome job; we left feeling grateful for the sacrifice our Lord and Savior made for us.
Friday morning I got an email from New York and Company, my favorite clothing store. They were having a huge sale, but we had school to do, and Good Friday service to attend in the afternoon. I went ahead and took a look online, and found some cardigans on sale for $15. I have one of their cardigans, and the quality is outstanding, so I ordered 3 more, along with a couple of tank tops ($7 each) and a pretty top ($15). I don't mind buying from New York and Company because everything I buy from them lasts me a good long time, but I especially like getting stuff cheap!
Today was designated Floor Cleaning Day. I love our dog Molly, but she is a slobberer and a shedder. I cleaned the floors recently, and they looked like I hadn't touched them in months. I got to work mopping the hallway and living room, then looked at the red wall in my living room.
Don't get me wrong, I love the red wall. It's a great accent wall. Except for one thing. My living room faces west. I get no morning sunlight in this room, and in the afternoon I only get sunlight for a short amount of time while the sun is going down. With dark brown floors and dark green furniture, the room looked dark. And I don't like dark.
I'd been thinking about changing the wall for some time, painting it the same color as the rest of the walls to brighten up the room. There's a red wall in the dining room and another in the family room, but those aren't anywhere near as dark looking because the back of the house faces east, and these rooms get lots of sunlight. I decided to check and see if I had any paint left; after all, I'd painted the house back in 2010. Lo and behold, there was a little less than half a can of paint left. I made up my mind and got to work. Here is the end result:
That is one bright room! It's much more cheerful, and that's what I wanted. Now I'll have to schedule a trip to Kirkland's to get some artwork for that wall. It'll have to wait, though. I have to take my car to the dealership on Monday to have it checked out. The steering wheel is making a rattling sound, and it kind of sticks. I hate car problems.
That's it for now. I pray everyone has a blessed Resurrection Day. He is Risen! Glory To God!
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