February 14, 2006

• At Night, the Ice Weasels Come

  I wanted to find a great quote on love in honor of Valentine’s Day. Instead, I found this one: “Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.” (Matt Groening)  Those ice weasels got me right in the cockles of my heart, even though I’m not a fan of The Simpsons.

  Yesterday was the one month anniversary of putting my hit counter on my site. It read 1612 hits, which means I’ve had about 53 hits a day, which is pretty spiffy.  Granted, a number of them are my own hits to see what everyone had to say or to post, but I don’t think I account for more than five of them a day (at the most).  I also discovered I am just a few days shy of being a Xangan for a whole year!  Woo.  (Or should I say w00t!)

  This morning, I presented The Good Doctor J with a dozen long-stemmed roses, a bag of peanut butter M-n-Ms, and a handmade card (made by my hands).  I think I surprised him quite a bit!  He usually gets me the flowers, not the other way around.  He’s such a great guy that he should get bragging rights at work that he is a beloved husband.  (I packed the roses up for him to take to work.)  He’s taking me out to dinner tonight, so I get a sweet treat as well.

  For those who were wondering, the play I’m directing is a 70 minute comedy called Shouting Valley. It’s published by Bob Jones University Press. It’s about a “loveable but eccentric family” who are being forced off their home because the valley is going to be flooded.  Add a sheriff, ecologist, archeologists, and an undertaker from  the original script plus a mostly-deaf aunt, a mostly-blind aunt, a wealthy sister and her lisping, spoiled daughter, the news reporter’s boss, the National Guard, and a Transylvanian mute added by me, and you have about 95 minutes of fun and chaos!  I still have not written the new parts, but I’m still praying that God will write them and all I have to do is type them up.   Would you pray for me and with me?  Thanks!  Also, the girl who is to play the mute hasn’t expressed much either way in regards to pleasure or pain. I think she will really enjoy the part. She’s very funny and expressive in gestures and facial expressions but rather quiet and hard to understand from onstage.

  We are all quite excited as the Loeschers are coming to visit this weekend!  It will be Kristen’s birthday, and I’m just chuckling to myself at Loeschdogg’s staying here. Two days at the Sellers? He wouldn’t even come over for holiday dinners!  Chortle, chortle, make much noise…

  Nathan and Libby are both out this afternoon; Libby at her mother’s helper job and Nathan at the same home helping to finish the basement. I’m thrilled for Nathan to have the opportunity to learn skills like cutting trim, laying floors, finishing drywall, etc.  It’s not something that TGDJ and I do, so for him to be able to learn how is great!  It’s also good for them to get out into the homes of other Christian, homeschooling families and be friends and be helpful to both the parents and the little folk. 

  I have started reading one of the Lamplighter Rare Book reprints, The Hidden Hand, graciously sent to me by Katie.  So far, it’s somewhat predictable, but a lot of fun. Maybe my predictions will be wrong!

  Hello and welcome to Janell. There. Now you don’t have to feel like you are spying!
  

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