Two Weeks Later

Can two weeks, really, have already passed since my last post?  Wow, time flies!

We had a pretty good response to Sheldon's challenge to the youth 2 weeks ago. 9 kids came to see him on an individual basis to talk about the night and what their commitment was for the future.  Despite telling the kids they couldn't come back to youth unless they came to see him individually, Sheldon allowed anyone to come back.  We had prayed about what to do about this when the Lord reminded me of the parable of the workers.  Some workers worked hard all day and got paid the same wage as the workers who came at the last minute... in the end they all got the same 'reward.' 

Since then a lot has happened, some good, some awful.  I tried to blog about the awful thing, but I just couldn't get my thoughts to come out right on 'paper.' 

Tonight there' s a lot on my mind, but I'm focusing on two things.

1- my sick Lala girl. She's got seriously bad ear infections, sinus infections, and a lung infection which may be pneumonia but we're not sure yet.  Hopefully not.  She's had a high fever and I haven't slept for 3 nights.  Although I'm not a huge fan of antibiotics, I'm happy she's on them and trust she'll be better soon. 

2- painting.  Sheldon bought some white paint for the house a few months ago.  I've finally gotten around to tinting it and here in lies my problem.  UGH.  Can't find the right color.  Right now the wall is indescribable.... sort of a yellow/beige kind of thing.  Neither Sheldon nor I are a fan, and the WHOLE house is this color (except the kids' rooms which we painted about 2-3yrs ago).  The first color iIchose was Hazelnut. It's a really nice color- brownish- but not different enough from what's already on the wall.  It's nearly the same color as our couch, and Sheldon didn't like that idea.  I took the 2nd 5L can of paint back to the hardware store today and had it colored to a much lighter, greener shade.  On top of the yellow/beige color on the wall it looks like throw up.  On top of white it looks EXACTLY like the color that's already on the wall!!!!  I have 2 more 5L cans I can experiment with... but what am I going to do w/ the stuff I've already colored but can't use?  You betcha, I'm gonna play!  I'm going to play with them like crazy and find something really cool to use to paint the tiny toilet only bathroom.  We just fixed up the floor in that bathroom, and I'm thinking of going giraffe-themed.  Our bedroom needs work, so I'll experiment with that too. The down side is that the 10L left won't be enough to cover the living room, so we'll have to figure out something there...

Anyway, in the mean time I'm bored and lonely and watching Independence Day. I'll ponder color charts and hope that something inspirational hits soon!

Until next time....