It Is Not A Tumah

A few years back, I got a really bad sunburn. When I say bad, I mean really bad. We are talking blisters the size of golf balls on my arms. (We have pictures but my wife gets grossed out every time she sees them, so I won't share here) The result was sun damage on my arms and back.

From that point on, I have just assumed that it is a matter of when, not if that I will end up with skin cancer. So today I decided to finally visit a dermatologist. Besides generally confirming my belief, they identified one spot they want to remove and biopsy. Any one who knows me well, knows I am a worrier and usually about the worst. I am sure it will probably turn out to be nothing, but that does not usually reassure anxious me. My event is on December 22. It might be a long two weeks for me. I guess we will have to just wait and see.

Date Night

My wife and I decided a few months back that we needed to spend more time on us, so we decided every Wednesday night after the kids go to bed would be our at home date night. It was going to be all about us. No email. No blogging (it is ironic to me I am writing that on Wednesday night). Just us together. We started out good, playing games and watching movies together (a favorite activity of ours) but as time went on, it has become less focused on us having fun together and more of us working together. For instance tonight we are wrapping gifts. I guess just being together should count, right?

So I am writing this to solicit ideas for at home dates that you all do with you significant other. As much as I love wrapping presents (and yes, I really love wrapping presents) something about it does not seem to fit the date concept. Thanks for your help.

What is in a Concussion

So last night, we were visiting my in laws. It was about time to leave and Oscar, as is common, was refusing to clean up. He was laying on the stairs with me standing a step or two above him.

I decided to jump to the bottom while turning to scare him (for fun, of course) so I could get him to clean up. So I leaped, not realizing to floor between the upstairs and down was not far from my head.

The next thing I knew, I was on the floor with a pain in my head. I quickly realized what had occurred, however, I am a little fuzzy about how I ended up at the bottom of the stairs.

My favorite moment of the whole experience was when my wife so lovingly came to me, asks if I am okay, and then asks for the keys. I am so grateful for her concern. I love you, Tiff.

Shepherds Visit Christ Video

I could not figure out how to post it directly, so I thought I would post the link for now. There are other videos at this site that are also amazing. Enjoy.

http://lds.org/bible-videos/videos/shepherds-learn-of-the-birth-of-christ?lang=eng#d

Changes and a Great Sunday

Today was a great day for our family. We started the day in fasting together. We have been having a lot of fighting between our kids. Last night, as a family, we decided to fast together for extra help to stop the fighting. It was great being unified for this purpose. Each person fasted in their own way. I love the faith of my children.

Church went really well. The "Gospel Solutions..." program I recently posted about had some tips for Sundays. One thing was to prepare for Sunday a la "Saturday is a special day..." so that Sunday mornings can be calmer. We tried it and this morning everyone was ready to go 45 minutes before church. We got there early and it was wonderful to feel calm.

I mentioned previously that this week would result in changes to our ward. You often like to believe that you are prepared for change, but I recognized today that preparedness does not always make change easier to handle. So, it turns out only a small part of our ward was removed and added to another ward. We were not part of that group, however, my entire home teaching route was. Some of our families best friends will no longer be in the ward. Seeing them struggle with it was heartbreaking. We will continue to pray for them and have faith and trust in the Lord's wisdom.

The rest of the day went well. One of my favorite people in the world was called to our new Elders Quorum President, as our old one was in the part moved. We spent the afternoon making treats at my parents and watching the Christmas Devotional. There was a great video shown. If I can figure out how I will post a copy here. It truly was a marvelous blessing of a day.