life is a blur these days...

There's a lot going on and I have at least half a dozen posts rolling around in my head. But for now a brief recap will have to suffice--

• 4 weeks at the new church and so far so good.
• Being a senior pastor at a healthy church rocks--love, encouragement, and lots of homemade jam!
• Meeting my new niece and my new goddaughter--incredible!
  
• Writing curriculum for camp in the midst of a move was not the smartest idea I had this year.
• Asking for help and advice while writing said curriculum was one of my wiser moves.
• Camp Rocks!
• The amazing mierda (pardon my spanish) that so many of our youth live through is unreal. Seriously unreal.
  
• Getting an antivirus program for my computer (finally)--definitely a plus.
• Having said program unleash some sort of viral nastiness on my computer--not so much.
• Wiping the computer completely clean and starting from scratch stinks--SOOOO bad!
• Finally having my computer back and slowly regaining my e-life...getting better.
• I have now planted 2 blueberry bushes, 2 boysenberry bushes, several blackberry starters, fresia, and now several watermelon, squash, and peas. I have no idea if any of the last group will produce fruit this year, but I had extra soil and found the seeds my brother had given me, so I figured it was worth a shot.

Still on the agenda for August:

• Hispanic pastors' retreat
• Family camp
• LOTS of church member visits
• Doctor's appointments
• finding a vet
• finding a dentist
• fixing the sprinklers
• painting the kitchen, back bathroom, and pantry
• breaking down the boxes that remain in the garage
• FINALLY getting the exterminator out to get rid of the dang rats.
  
• Organizing the office/craft room at the house
• Imagining myself with a life and trying to figure out ways to implement it
• Write a zillion thank you notes...okay, maybe only 30, it just feels like a zillion.