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From this weekend
She really did pick this out to wear to church
Proof that I do let her go out like this in public. Rock on baby girl. You look great.
While sitting in church on Friday (Friday is our Sunday so we did a combo Good Friday/Resurrection Sunday service) I was thinking that it really is amazing that Christ chose to die for the world because if it were up to me, humans would be doomed. I’d be more likely to send a plague of lightning bolts to wipe them all out. I saw one family letting their kids play Grand Theft Auto on ipads throughout the entire service: guns blazing, things blowing up . . . yep, that’s totally what 8 and 10 year olds should be doing during the most significant religious celebration of the year. And the woman who got up in the middle of the sermon and came back 10 minutes later with 2 big Starbucks coffees? I’d send her a plague of flies or maybe a tongue disease so she couldn’t enjoy coffee anymore (logical consequences, you know). And that chick in the back row who was busily judging people instead of taking the Good Friday message of mercy and grace and redemption to heart? Oops, that one was me. Like I said, good thing the future of the human race doesn’t rest in my hands.
After church — grabbing groceries before heading to brunch with friends
Family day on base Saturday morning. The kids ran in the 2 mile run around the base.
Carter came in 3rd/4th overall (he swears he leaped past #3 at the last second).
Calvin finished second overall (I think the age span of kids running was 4 to 14)
Caleb told me he won for his age group
When I asked him how he knew he won, he said, “I’m just guessing.” He does not have a self esteem problem.
After the race they had family exercise classes. She joined us for Pilates.
Pretty good form for “donkey kicks.”
Finished off the day with carnival games and balloon animals.
Today we kept the kids home from school (the school only observes Muslim holidays because the support staff is made up of locals) and went to the Protestant service on base at noon. It was a blended service with hymns, praise music, gospel songs, liturgical dance and people were dressed in everything from Easter dresses and hats and suits to work clothes and cammies. I would say it’s not a normal Easter for us, but when every year is different, who decides what normal is?