January 14th; time to start thinking about Valentine's Day options. You only have a month. 

It’s really turned cold outside and I saw three snow flakes a few minutes ago. It isn’t supposed to amount to anything here, but of course up north they are going to get another bunch. I’m so glad I live in southern Indiana. Most of the time our weather is more of a nuisance than anything else. 

I went for session one of my teeth deep cleaning yesterday. It wasn’t bad to go through. They cleaned the right side on my gums, upper and lower. The worst past was getting the numbing injections and even that wasn’t all that bad because my technician made sure the topical numbing was good before she did the injection. I appreciated that. I go back on February 18th and have the left side done. Unfortunately, the dentist said I have the beginnings of a cavity on one tooth and he wants to take care of that on February 3rd. Kate and I are very lucky in that we have not had to spend a lot of money on dental work over the years. We both believe it is incredible important to take care of our teeth and we are lucky enough to be able to afford it when we need it. We have a dental insurance plan through the government but it really doesn’t seem to cover very much. But, it’s better than nothing. I smile every time I think about old people being able to keep their teeth their whole life. I remember my grandma and my mother always saying “Well, I still have my teeth!” It seemed to be a sense of pride for them. 

The contractors working on the house across the street have begun laying new brick. It’s a cold day for it but it needs to be done. I’m assuming that cold weather doesn’t affect the process. Their house is sure going to look different when they finish. I hope they love it. They have been out of it since the fire last January. I think I’ll walk down and take a look at how far they have gotten as I take the trash cans to the street. Got to be nosey ya’ know. 

I have a couple of sermons resting on Google Docs that I should maybe work on and have them ready should I get called to do a supply sermon sometime. Kate had a call from an old friend today wanting to know if I was still preaching or had a church because their church was now without a pastor due to retirement for health reasons. Kate told her friend that I was available for supply work but was not interested in doing an interim job. She gave them my cell phone number. We’ll see if anyone calls. I would love to fill in for them once in awhile but I’m not up to doing full time pastoral work any more as much as I think I could. One must be realistic. 

That’s it for today. In case you forgot; it’s HUMP DAAAAAAY!  Enjoy yourself.