Just a random list of stuff

I don't have anything really deep, amusing or interesting to say today. But in the spirit of posting to my blog regularly, I'll give you a random list of stuff that's been going on lately...

1. Community Group Christmas Party. We all gathered last night for our last Community Group before Christmas. Typically, we've always gone caroling to our neighbors, but after several years of people being scrooges and not coming to their doors, we decided to do something different. Everybody brought some Christmas cookies (some to share and some to put in a little cookie tin for delivery to our neighbors) and a white elephant gift. All the kiddos were there also, so there were a total of 39 people in our house! We did the white elephant gift exchange (you know, you have a number and you can pick a gift from the tree or steal someone else's gift...). It was lots of fun and really insane because there were so many people in our little living room! I ended up with a bag full of nutshells(!), Elise had some random political bobbleheads, Maitlyn had 2 puzzles and Elspeth got some play-doh (yes, that's actually how you spell it - like Homer Simpson). Then I got the guitar out and we sang a bunch of Christmas Carols. Much fun was had by all.

2. Carpet Cleaning. As I type, Chem-Dry is here cleaning our carpets. We had our carpet installed a couple of years ago and have never had them cleaned. We figured it was about time and with family coming here for Christmas, it seemed like a good idea. After 2.5 years of entertaining large numbers of people in our home, it needs to be cleaned!

3. Orange Bowl/Heisman Trophy/BCS. As many of you know, my beloved OU Sooners are going to the Orange Bowl to play for the National Championship for the 3rd time in 5 years! The word dynasty is coming to mind. Of course, for that to be the case, we need to win the game against USC. From what all of the experts say, this should be a pretty evenly matched game. Of course, I'd like to see OU stick it to USC! Sorry for any of you Auburn fans out there (not that I would give up OU's spot to let you play in the game). Personally, I am very much in favor of a 4 or 8 team playoff. Then we'd have this BCS problem solved once and for all. I mean, really... when are the BCS powers-that-be going to get their act together and devise a system that REALLY works. An interesting twist to the OU/USC game is that 4 of the 5 Heisman candidates are playing in the game. Jason White (OU), Adrian Peterson (OU), Matt Leinart (USC), Reggie Bush (USC). Tomorrow night is the Heisman trophy ceremony and I'm hoping it goes OU's way. Of course, lately it seems like when the Heisman Trophy winner plays in the National Championship game, his team tends to lose. Maybe we can break that streak. I don't care which OU player wins... Jason White would be cool because he would be a back-to-back winner, and Adrian Peterson would be cool because he'd be the first Freshman to ever win it.

4. Rockin' Christmas. This weekend at The Grove is what many of us affectionately call "Rockin' Christmas." This is the first weekend of the year when we do all Christmas songs at The Grove. Additionally, this week we do some really cool arrangements for the band instead of the traditional versions of the Christmas songs. This is one of my favorite services we do all year - it will be fun.

5. Snow. None is coming (at least in the 10 day forecast). I'd sure like some of the white stuff. I guess I'm just a kid at heart.

That's about it for now.