When it comes time
to send out our newsletter, I remember that yet again I have neglected to write
a blog post in the last month. I am not the most prolific of writers, so you
would think that there would be plenty of topics for me to write on, and indeed
my interests vary so much that there is an endless array of interesting tidbits
that I would love to share with the world.
Like, there is this shark
that just grabs a single small bite of its prey and then swims away. It doesn't
really kill anything, just steals a bit of their flesh, and flees.
Or recently it was
discovered that a certain lake on Mars
could very well have sustained Earth-like conditions before, you know, it
didn't.
Not the most useful
things to know, but interesting.
But I never feel
like writing about these tidbits, mostly because it doesn't really say anything
about what is happening in my life, and the purpose of this blog is supposed to
be to keep my friends, family, and supporters informed and involved in my life.
But I'm afraid my life isn't extremely interesting at the moment.
I'm finishing up
some readings for a class pre-requisite in preparation for my upcoming literacy
course, and my wife is sitting on the other side of the room being crafty,
because she's good at that. The Christmas tree is set up in our living room and
is trimmed in blue and silver, mostly because I like that combination of
colors. The bottom branches are starting to look a little bare because my cat
enjoys eating pine needles. Since the weather was a bit icy this week, I was
only able to go to work for 3 of my 5 shifts this week, and one of those ended
early due to lack of guests.
And of course there
are the topics I don't want to write about. Elizabeth did a great job at
expressing all that happened this past week on her blog. If you want to read
that article, it is titled My
Miscarriage.
Needless to say,
this week has been full of emotion, but we're doing fine.
And really, that's
most of what is happening in my life. Our plans are still on track. Classes in
the Spring, partnership development full time after that. And Papua New Guinea
once we can afford plane tickets.
So I guess now
you're caught up and the purpose of this blog has been fulfilled. And you got
some bonus fun facts. So, let's call this a wrap and I'll see you next month!
