Some things about our life

1.  Sometimes, Macon smells.  Like, really really bad.  It's apparently the river.

2.  I've been watching the TV show "Luther".  Good call, Momma.

3.  You all should check out the blog I'm keeping on behalf of my students at St. Peter Claver: stpeterclaverreaders.blogspot.com.  The kids read books, write about them, and I upload what they've written (except for kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade: they dictate).  Isn't it great??

4.  We've found a church!  Vineville United Methodist.  The 9:00am service is the "Praise Service," and both of us really like it.  Even Robert!  Robert likes it because the musicians are totally legit musicians.  Every other week, there's a full band: keyboards, drums, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, back-up guitar, bass, two back-up singers.  And on the opposite weeks, the lead guitarist and sometimes the keyboardist do more of an intimate service.  We like the switching and I love the songs and Robert appreciates the music.  The pastors are very intelligent, very good, and who preaches varies, too: sometimes it's the associate pastor, and sometimes it's the senior pastor.  So no two services are exactly the same.

I've been going, for the past two weeks, to the Young Adult Small Group.  Robert can't go very often because it meets on Wednesdays, and he has a rehearsal.  The Young Adult Small Group is really great.  Downside: it's totally homogeneous and everyone's like us: white, middle-class, in their twenties, well-educated.  But that's okay.  You can't have diversity everywhere, I guess.  But they're all serious about Jesus and serious about studying the Bible, and I've been enjoying the discussions!  And they're great people.  I can see them becoming Christian friends, and that's what we want.

5.  Our dog is really cute.