A Long While

It seems like the running theme is that I never update regularly.  Things have been, and will be pretty crazy.  

Things are finally starting to click.  My sleeping schedule is semi-normal, I'm getting used to the policies and procedures at work, and things at the church are going really well.  We just held a fundraiser for BGMC (bgmc.ag.org).  I got the idea from a couple of friends who went to a fair and saw a guy heckling a crowd of people, they would then buy tomatoes to throw at him (behind a protective barrier).  My mind just wouldn't get off of it until I came up with the idea for "Tomatoes for Texts".  I would tell really terrible jokes, everyone would boo, then they would throw tomatoes at me.  $5 got them 5 tomatoes.  We raised $182.  That's really good considering we have about 60-80 people in our church.  They really got behind the event and went above and beyond.  They're the greatest bunch of people ever.

On a completely separate note, I had an appointment today with a neurologist to get some options to treat my back.  Basically he, and I, do not want surgery.  So we opted for a set of steroidal epidurals.  I had this procedure done once before last year, but because of my lack of insurance, I could only do one (see this post for more info about that).  So I go in on October 20th for that.

Other than that, things are going really well.  Nicole has been working at least 40 hours a week for the past month, so that is great.  Nicole has also been doing well.  She's taken lead over Discovery Club (our Wednesday night clubs) so that's a relief to me.  She does a great job at it too.  She's much more organized and detailed than I am.

I've started listening to "Nobody's Listening" Podcast.  It is absolutely hysterical.  They also do a couple other podcasts as well (Geek Loves Nerd, Children's Ministry Monthly).  They're all on the website hyperlinked above.  If you have a chance, check them out.

That's all for now.