Wow! How time flies.
This month has been pretty much everything I thaught it would be. Finalls went fine, I think. Ooh, I am going to check if grades are posted. One sec...
See I can do that now because I got a computer. Oh Happy Day.
well, they aren't all in yet, but so far so goood.

I am all registered for next semester. Early days again, but that makes room for Caribou at night, ho-yeah! I am simply loving the new job. We are going to open a day earlier on the 30th.

Christmas was great, tho it was a bit hectic. As usual we traveled around and saw the family; however, this year we had an extra service, which I didn't mind because He kinda is the reason for the season, but it did make for a really full couple of days. First a nice evening with the father's side of the family and then back home to "sleep". We ended up waking up at 6:30 to open presents. Even when we were young I think the avarage start time was 7. Oh well, after stifling the nosiation of having a late night and early morning the presents prooved to be truely inspired. We all agreed that this years gift giving was the best ever. Not that it was extravegant, but that it was thoughtful. My favorite was the complete season of the 90's X-men cartoon searies. Sweet As! I am almost through the first two disks.

Now it is time to relax. I have a couple days now when I am free from all obligation. -sigh-

Here are some random chrisy pics

Sorry, but I am going to be super busy for the next month with a new job, finals, registration, and Christmas crap, so I am going to schedule my next post to be out by the 26th of Dec. This way you don't have to keep coming back and cursing due to a lack of maintenance.
thanks
mike
P.S. feel free to comment a million times to make me feel special in the interim.

More Snow... real Snow!
I've really missed this.
Now, excavating the van in the morning wasn't too fun, but hey, I am stil in novelty mode.

Yes, We saw the bunny!

Invading it's space

and

Petting it so it can fffeel it

Of course we met some others and ate a LOT (the papa johns was good - not great)

All in all a really good relaxing (except the brats in the hot tub - wait throwing them through the wall was fun) weekend

Got back to snow on the ground

As I am sure you have all read on the various family blogs, we are going to visit the bunny this weekend. I haven't been to the place we are staying at (for obvious reasons,) but I hear it is really nice. Besides, we get Applebees! and to a lesser extent Papa John's! I have had some bad experiences with papa john's, but I've been reasured that this will be the best pizza ever. Anyway I hope you can all do without me for this weekend.
I'll be praying for you.
mike
(boy, I am evil)

Lost Picture Post

Unfortunately the humorous comments accompanying these pictures was mercilessly eradicated with the rest; however, pictures are worth a thousand words, and I am too lazy to try to duplicate witticisms.

Cards on MYC bus

Hayride and smores

For those who have been faithfyully checking my blog, my appologies. I have tried to blog but this silly computer decided it didn't like me.

Here are some of the pictures from the lost post.

Nevermind this computer hates me!

Ugh

Why?

Ask the chicken.

Snow!!! Today while walking to my car (old van with one headlight) my face was pelted by little particles of frosty water falling from the sky. Not quite what I like to call snow but hey, it's been a year. Anyway, I've wanted to post some fall pictures but it has been raining non stop for the past three days; however I did manage to steal a picture this morning. I usually really enjoy fall; tho, this is misserable. I am wet and i am cold. To put it in perspective for you Assies, it is like waking up at 5am in the middle of a Sydney winter or going to the Gold Coast at midnight in June.

These are a couple pictures from my last night in Oz and an example of the later explanation of how cold I am. I really like the first pic; if you look hard you can see tenny.

Tomorrow my dad, a few rustproofians, and myself will start some minor construction on the coffee house, the young adault ministry building. Rustproof is going through a bit of a transition time, so the coffee house is going to go through some changes as well. I am really excited; not only for the remodel, but also for the days ahead. We have a great core of people. This is just the first step.

Some pictures from painting the basement:














Jac doin' something and Dave laughing at her

and Ryan laghing at her

Well, here I am. I have been dragged into the blogging world. Please allow me a little time to learn more about the "how to's" of posting. For those of you in Austrailia and elseware in the world, I will try to keep an update on my life here in the States. For those of you who were unfortunate enough not to be with me in Oz, I will post periodically on past adventures while having an abundace of pictures to portray my points (and I promise never to do that again.)

ttfn
mike