I have more, but it's TMI...

Tonight, I'm tired, but I can't sleep. I went to bed awhile ago, and I quickly realized that sleep wasn't going to happen any time soon, and I had lots of brain "writing" activity happening, so I decided to get up and try to get it all out. Unfortunately, a lot of what is in my brain at the moment is pretty personal and would be WAY too much information to share with anyone, let alone put out on the internet for the whole world to see, so I'm not sure if this post is actually going to amount to much and/or accomplish my goal of emptying my brain in order to fall asleep sooner than later. I think I'm going to go with the numbered random thoughts list again... I like the order/organization of it.

RT#1: J, observing me updating my coupon database and working on my CVS "attack plan" last night commented that I'm "slightly organized". He thinks it's funny, but he loves (at least I think he does) the great deals I'm able to score!

RT#2: Somehow, J missed the memo that Jenny's starting school this Fall. I'm not sure how. In relation to RT#1, but I'm not sure how, he made a comment about "when Jenny starts school". I turned around and said her first day of school was going to be September 14th. He laughed (quite hard, in fact) and asked me if I was going to dress her up for school and pack her a sack lunch. Like I said, I'm not sure how this was "news" to him, but it was.

RT#3: J often refers to David as a "little fellow". Saturday morning, he asked (rhetorically): "Who's this little fellow?" as he often does. Jenny promptly replied, "That's David. That's a fellow. He's a baby fellow, Daddy." She has no idea what "fellow" means. We thought she was saying "pillow" or "towel" at first. We were doubled over in laughter.

RT#4: I love hearing Jenny talk. She talks like me. It's so funny to hear her interact and respond. Her newest phrase is "ever, ever, ever!" (Although it sounds more like "evva, evva, evva!") We've been talking about how it's NEVER okay to do certain things - "ever, ever, ever!"

RT#5: I finally "cleaned up" the DVR today. I've had some shows/movies piling up on it for a couple of months, and I finally sat down and watched them all today (2 movies and a TV show). It took me almost four hours to finish the first movie. It was a "NO KIDS ALLOWED IN THE ROOM" movie (Sex & the City), and Jenny decided about 30 minutes into it that nap time wasn't happening today and was having problems staying in our bedroom with her toys and her movie.

RT#6: Harper's Island season finale was last night. Jason and I called it right. But the end was still really weird. Anybody else think it was a little creepy and psycho?

RT#7: Teaching Sunday school to one kid is a little intimidating and weird. Especially when your curriculum is geared for a large class that you're supposed to break into multiple groups for a number of the activities. And then, when a kid shows up half way through the class (with about 20 minutes left) - that's just plain awkward. And yet, this is the norm. One kid to start. One kid 30 minutes into Sunday school.

RT#8: I made a "wish list" a couple of weeks ago. It's a list of things I'd like to do, and could probably quite feasibly do, but that I'll probably never do. I'll have to share it sometime with you.

RT#9: My whole "daily goals" with "rewards" has completely and utterly failed. I haven't even attempted to make it work. A few of the more key items on the "goals" list have managed to make it into my normal daily routine, which is an improvement, but on the whole, it's a bust. Just thought I should come clean.

RT#10: (This will be my last random thought for tonight, though I could probably go on for quite a while - I'm that wired tonight... could be the Excedrin I took before trying to go to sleep awhile ago.) We're 99.9999999999999% sure that we're not buying the house (or any house for awhile). After we heard back from the seller (via our Realtor) on a number of questions we had, and after we'd spent a week or two praying about it, we began to realize that God seems to have other plans for us at this time. Thankfully, we're comfortable in our current housing situation, and it's an open-ended lease. It's a relief to not have to think about what a year from now might bring - we have no idea...

RT#11: (Sorry, just one more... I promise!) I really want to see us back at Camp in the next five to ten years. I feel like that is where we are supposed to "end up". It might just be me wishing, but it's hard not to want to be where God is working and having an active role in that type of a ministry. I've been having lots of "Barakel" moments and cravings lately. God, would you show us what You have for us??

Alright... so this post definitely did NOT empty my brain. But, I think I've probably droned on long enough for you. I do want you to keep coming back for more, so I won't drag on anymore tonight.

Q4U: What are three random thoughts running through your mind at this moment? Where do you want to be in five years? In ten years? What are your thoughts on my random thoughts?

I'd love to hear from you!