Another Sunday

I remember a couple of years ago wishing that September 11 could be counted as a holiday because then we wouldnt have to do school. But I guess that doesnt matter this year because its on a Sunday. So how did I spent this "not holiday?" Well before you can judge me let me tell you that I've had one BUSY week! Not only did school kick in full swing with extra classes added on to my already ginormous workload, but I also started babysitting alot. I'm really excited about one job in particular. Its for a two year girl (Alyssa) and 8 month old twins (Josiah and Cambria.) They are the cutest little kids and I get serious baby fever when I keep them! It is rather difficult trying to feed them at the same time, or get them in their jamies, or try to get them asleep at the same time, but it is FUN! On Friday night I kept them, and at one point all three of them were crying for something. The two year old girl just realized her parents were gone when I was trying to get the baby girl asleep with a bottle and the baby boy had scooted away from his toys and was upset. So its like who do I try to console first? Thankfully by the grace of God I got them all quiet before the parents got home. Phew! What a night. So yeah, I've been busy.

Well to answer the question at the top, what'd I do today, I did nothing! The second season of LOST starts in like ten days or something and I'm completely addicted so I bought the entire first season of it. The only problem is theres like 8 DVDS all with bonus material and I dont think I can watch it all before the second season starts! My brother and I have been going hard core at it, but we've only made it through 3 cds. Plus my sister wanted me to play the SIMS so I did since I only get to on the weekends. I bought a new house with my family, (going 2o,ooo more dollars into debt- oopsie and had another baby boy-Ryan. Hes really cute :-) hmm..

Then my brother rented the movie "Dumb and dumberer" so he wanted to watch that with me before his bedtime. It was good, it had it's funny parts but "Dumb and Dumber" is better.

Call me crazy but thats not exactly how I'd prefer to spend a Sunday. It was relaxing, but now I almost feel more tired than if I actually did something( like work on my poem for writing class tomorrow, or get caught up with my reading, or i dont know, just spend some practical time meditaing on the sermon and God's Word.) Why was God's day spent being sucked into the world's culture? I'm glad he gave a day to rest and not do work, but what exactly does that mean? Does it mean I can do whatever I want? I certainly hope not.

Thinking back to several Sundays that I remember as being "good" Sundays were not ones spent in front of the TV. Although when I stayed with my former pastor and his family for a couple of weeks, Sundays were pretty much no different than other days in regard to TV. The general rule was "not to let the kids watch too much, and wait for them to go to bed so we can watch our shows." That wasn't said of course, but thats the impression I got. Is that an appropiate mindset for a Christian?

Oh well, I've just been thinking about this for a couple of weeks and wanted to get it into writing. I'd like some comments if ya got some :-)

Have a great night (or day depending on when you read this),

-Abbi