I know that I’m supposed to be on vacation, but a fair amount of the day was a work day. There was a request for immediate work that came up overnight, and so I took care of it early.
About the time I finished that task, my parents gathered around me to ask if we could strategize about Sunday’s service (I’m preaching and apparently I’m now playing guitar as well). I looked over the Bible verses of the week (the Parikope), and wouldn’t you know it, two of the readings were perfect for my topic. We also found some songs that I know that the congregation also knows, and I set the ball rolling on teaching the congregation a new song that fits the sermon. My dad’s local guitarist knew the song, so things should work out just fine. And much to my surprise, my son volunteered to play bass with us. He’s still in the early stages of learning bass, but he has some innate talent. I think that is simply awesome!
With the bulletin in order, I went back to work.
Eventually, I finished, and then a group of us went across the lake to get the “fast” boat – The Eliminator — in the water. I drove the kids around for a while in the speedboat, and finally noticed that the Sherriff’s boat was following us. I guess they wanted to make sure that I was adhering to the new 35MPH speed limit on this lake (the boat will do 70, and it looks like it). I slowed down and waived to them as they passed. I guess they were satisfied. I have had similar things happen to me when I drive the Porsche, except that I don’t waive when the police pass by. On the water, it’s expected; on land, you’re asking for trouble if you do.
I got in the water after that. The water is very warm this year, despite the lake being completely frozen over this winter. I felt like I might be sweating while in the water, but it was pretty hard to tell. Still, it was cooler than the outside temp of 90 degrees.
While typing this, my credit card company called me. Apparently, some sudden East Coast charges popped up on their radar. Someone was using the card right now at a grocery store and they were calling to see if I’d like to decline it. It would have been funny to say yes, but I’m pretty sure my wife wouldn’t think it as funny.
