Esther is currently...

... working on her timeline for Dispensations and listening to Christmas music.

A bit of trivia

I just learned that the dish machine we have in the kitchen came from a battleship.  Pretty cool, eh?



"The Machine."  It sounds like a battleship engine when it's on too.  ka-THUMP, ka-THUMP, ka-THUMP, ka-THUMP, ka-THUMP...
The school will be replacing it this summer.  They will go from a 60-gallon water guzzler to a 7-gallon environmentally friendly save-water-for-the-whales machine.  Let's hear it for technology!  It will be kind of sad to retire the ol' veteran though.  He's served his country well.

A post!

In the four minutes it will take for my popcorn to finish popping, I am forcing myself to sit down and write to you, my faithful readers.  It's not that I haven't been thinking about updating.  All throughout the day I have xanga material floating through my head, but it has been hard to actually post it.  For those who have been wondering, I am doing very well.  I am loaded down with homework right now, but the classes are fantastic. 

And yet, there is something different about this semester.  Last semester I took time right after lunch to mentally unwind.  I would check my email, xanga, etc.  Now all I want to do is jump right into my studies as soon as I finish eating.  I was talking with Mom and Dad about it just last night.  "You're more hungry," Mom suggested.  "Maybe God is preparing you for something."

Perhaps so.  Whatever it is, I like it.  But I do apologize for not being more faithful with my updates.  That was one thing I was resolved to do better at this semester.  "Surely one letter/post a week is do-able." 

My popcorn is popped, and I have quite a bit of reading yet to do tonight for Dispensations.  Fare thee well!

Lunar eclipse

Hey, look!  The moon is disappearing!  How cool is that??




Gotta love the self-portraits.




Group picture.  I should note that the temperature was a chilly 13*.  (Greg, you're crazy!  Go put some clothes on!)  It really didn't feel too bad, because you simply go numb before long.

Happy Monday

"This is the day that the Lord has made; let us REJOICE! and be glad in it."

That's all for now.  :)