First entry from the deck!
I’m sitting here on the back deck, on a somewhat hazy summer evening. I can hear bugs chirping, and I can look to my right and see the empty kitchen through the deck’s sliding glass door. I keep pausing to swat various bugs off of my legs, which makes me ask myself, “Why am I out here, anyway?”
Well, I had been wanting to take advantage of one of these cooler evenings by doing something outside. Also, it’s been a few days since I’ve been able to update this journal. So, I came up with the absolutely brilliant idea of coming out here to the deck to sit on this green picnic table.
It’s really nice out here. If it wasn’t for the bugs, it would be about the perfect night. So that explains why I’m out here versus in my attic bedroom.
So, what has been going on this week? Good question. Let’s see…
We’ve had a lot of rain on Monday and Tuesday, as the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis has made its way northwest from the Alabama and Florida area. The result was nearly two days of constant rain. Not really a storm; just lots of consistent rain. Our softball games on Monday and Tuesday were called off. Tomorrow night’s game is looking hopeful, I would think, as it hasn’t rained all of Wednesday so far, so I think the fields have had a good chance to dry out.
Yesterday afternoon, I took Wizzy to gymnastics. I was looking forward talking to the two folks that I had met last week during her lessons, but unfortunately I didn’t see them there yesterday! Oh well. Instead, I pulled out In The Eye Of The Storm and started reading. I must say, I like it very much so far! Basically, Max Lucado (the author) kind of goes through just how human Jesus is, how He faced the same struggles, same temptations, same stresses that we have faced. One of Lucado’s biggest points is simply this: Jesus knows how we feel. The Bible makes it clear that He can relate to us, can sympathize with us, understands the pain we feel, the shame, the fear, the hurt, the — whatever the case may be. It’s really awesome to realize that, at any given time, I’m never, ever feeling something that Jesus Himself hasn’t gone through or experienced. In short, I’m loving this book. I must have read a good 80, 90 pages in that hour. I like it! 
After gymnastics, I took Wizzy to Best Buy, where I bought a new 160 GB (gigabytye) hard drive. They had a good deal, where it will end up costing only $40 plus tax after $80 of rebates. After Best Buy, we went to Taco Bell for supper. From there, to Wal-Mart to pick up some groceries and footwear — cleats and sandals.
On our way home, we stopped by Sonic, where I treated Wizzy to a banana split. I had brought up the idea to her a few weeks ago, and she had never tried a banana split, so I told her that I would try to take her one of these times after gymnastics.
Well, the bugs are feasting on my limbs at the moment, so I’m going to take four-year-old Peter’s advice (who, by the way, just opened up the sliding door and suggested I come inside so I don’t get bitten by horseflies) and wrap this entry up.