We had a rather enjoyable weekend to cap off a busy week. There were many blessings for us and I wanted to share them with those of you who are following us from afar...
Friday I stopped by Fry's to pick up some replacement fans for my PC. The case fan and the CPU cooler fan were both making horrible noises and I figured I better replace them. Once that was done, I realized that the chipset fan was going bad, too so I replaced that with a spare I had. We are now much quieter! Now if I could just find a PS for my Linux box that was quieter. The replacement I put in a few weeks ago is LOUD.
Saturday I made a house call to work on 2 PC's for a security guard for our buildings. I charged him a lower rate (and gave him 2 hours free) and offered to give him e-mail advice when needed regarding the particular issues he was having. Even with the discounts and he was 25 miles away, I still cleared a small profit. Not my normal profit, but I think it was a win-win situation. Now if I could just land more customers...
That afternoon I did my normal housework duties and when that was over, my wife and I joined her boss, his wife, his foreman and his wife for dinner at Abuelo's Mexican Food Embassy. I really enjoyed myself. I had a beer (which I have not had in a long time), a Mexican version of surf and turf, and dessert. My wife and I both left very stuffed. She was blessed with a monetary bonus and a gift card from her boss. WOW!
Sunday was a normal Sunday for us, with the exception of a few things. First, we picked up one of the people our church adopted who was displaced by Katrina. She lives nearby and we gave here a ride to church and back. Once we got there, I felt the overwhelming need to pray for her at the alter call. My wife and I escorted her down to the alter, got her a chair to sit on and we prayed. I am sure the Lord heard it. I can just tell. She is having so many issues with the apartment complex she is in and with FEMA. I want to see her issues go away!
After dropping her off and going to lunch at Jason's Deli (they make the biggest and best baked potatoes), we went home to check on the dogs and let them use the bathroom. From there we went to go see "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe". We missed the two showing s we wanted to see, but the 3:35 showing (in DLP) was open and we bought advanced tickets for that. Since it was only an hour away, we waited in the van, sipping bottled water.
The movie was good, but I am not going to go way out and say it was fantastic. The beginning dragged a bit and it is not 100% true to the book, but it is a good family film. I noticed it easily was number one at the box office this weekend. Not bad for a "right wing Christian" film :-) .
We got home, fed and walked the dogs, and then really just vegged out until we went to bed (which was early...we were both tired) at 9:30 PM.
This week we have "white elephant gift exchange" at care groups on Wednesday, I have a doctors appointment on Thursday and we get to go to Fogo de Coa on Friday as our Christmas dinner at work. w00t! Add that to my normal work week and I think I am set. All that a a week-long vacation starting the middle of the week before Christmas.
Thank you, Lord.
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