Unfortunately, I think I'm now an adult

It's been a bit since my last post, and I'm now completely into the downhill arc of the Christmas season.  You know, the season for all good little Episcopalians like myself that begins 12/25 and ends on 1/5.  While there are still a couple parties left to attend, the majority of the Advent preparations and hectic frenzy has passed.  I gave and received some wonderful gifts, spent as much time with friends and family as I possibly could, and realized what items on my to-do list really could just wait.  I may be only postponing trouble until next year, but I didn't want to over tax myself or miss out on something memorable in order to deal with "business".  It was also made very evident over the past few weeks that my pre-Thanksgiving back injury is not healing as I'd like, even with regular physical therapy.  Having back, hip, and leg pain really slows me down and derails my regular time table.  Especially when it came to making holiday treats, I ended up need

I seem to have this continuous feeling that I'm forgetting something.  Perhaps it's only because I have far too much on my mind, but I hope it's not truly justified.  That being said, I'm really trying to take the wonderful moments that come my way at their full value.  Tonight my youth group had our Advent/Christmas party.  As usual, these wonderful kids can always brighten a bad day (not that it was one) and make me laugh.  We did a few relays to get some energy out and some cooperation and teamwork in.  We spent some time doing our Christmas ABCs where each of the 6 teams had to come up with a word or phrase for each letter of the alphabet and duplicates didn't count!  We had some that were a bit of a stretch (I've never heard any story about a Christmas zebra...) but the creativity was great.  We ended with a gift exchange. All these gifts were brought by the youth, then traded and the wrapping ripped to shreds.  It was fun to play and watch them open it

I don't know how long this entry will be as I've had a headache that I can't seem to shake for the past 10+ hours today.  I've tried everything, so unless I just get going on something or find my way to a topic I'm unexpectedly passionate about, I expect this to be brief. I am amazed by how much is on my mind, and how little I'm able to get done when I've forgotten my magical notebook of lists, chores, and tasks that need my attention.  Nowhere was this in greater evidence than on Wednesday.  Everything that could go wrong did, and along the way I managed to disappoint and anger people whom I truly value much more than my actions spoke to.  From incessant back pain from a non-recovering pulled muscle, to an emergency food relocation due to a busted fridge, to fighting it out with technology and running so close to a massive deadline that I made myself over anxious, it was certainly not the day I had planned.  I lived.  I apologized profusely. Now I'm be