Eclipse Welding Christmas Book
Athanasia and I woke the boys up early this morning, and we went out and watched the lunar eclipse. We were able to see the last sliver of the moon go dark just before it slipped below the clouds and fog on the Santa Cruz mountains. Athanasia and the boys are back in bed now, but I'll wake them up in an hour so Anselm can get ready to go on his first hike with a Boy Scout Troop. He is aWebelos now, and is making the transition from Cub Scout to Boy Scout. I can hardly believe how fast these years are flying by. It seems like yesterdy that he fisrt put on that blue uniform and said the Cub Scout Promise.
The other day my boss asked me if I know how to weld. I had to tell him I don't know. I hated that. Sometimes I feel so useless at work. I am sure that if it wasn't for my braun and enthusiasm they would have let me go a long time ago. Anyway, I checked out a company called TechShop and am signed up to take welding classes when my company closes for the first week of Christmas. I'm very excited about it. In a couple of weeks, if my boss needs something welded I'll be able to do it.
We are reading The Advent Storybook again this year. Every day of December Benjamin Bear opens another door on his Advent Calendar, and his mother tells a story about what he finds in the calendar. The first day he opened a door and saw a star, so his mother began the story about a little bear who begins to follow the star to Bethlehem. Each day the little bear encounters whatever Benjamin Bear finds in his advent calendar. Each day, through pictures and words a little bit more of the Gospel is revealed. Sometimes it is subtle, such as last night when the only hint of the Gospel was the number of men (three) traveling in a caravan toward Bethlehem. Other times it is more obvious. It is a good book for our family. The daily readings are short, and there are layers of meaning so Anselm Samuel picks up on stuff that Basil Wenceslas (he is six) doesn't, and then he explains it to Basil.
The other day my boss asked me if I know how to weld. I had to tell him I don't know. I hated that. Sometimes I feel so useless at work. I am sure that if it wasn't for my braun and enthusiasm they would have let me go a long time ago. Anyway, I checked out a company called TechShop and am signed up to take welding classes when my company closes for the first week of Christmas. I'm very excited about it. In a couple of weeks, if my boss needs something welded I'll be able to do it.
We are reading The Advent Storybook again this year. Every day of December Benjamin Bear opens another door on his Advent Calendar, and his mother tells a story about what he finds in the calendar. The first day he opened a door and saw a star, so his mother began the story about a little bear who begins to follow the star to Bethlehem. Each day the little bear encounters whatever Benjamin Bear finds in his advent calendar. Each day, through pictures and words a little bit more of the Gospel is revealed. Sometimes it is subtle, such as last night when the only hint of the Gospel was the number of men (three) traveling in a caravan toward Bethlehem. Other times it is more obvious. It is a good book for our family. The daily readings are short, and there are layers of meaning so Anselm Samuel picks up on stuff that Basil Wenceslas (he is six) doesn't, and then he explains it to Basil.
1 comment:
I hear that Welding is a very marketable skill. I think it's cool too. Good luck with the class.
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