Saturday's start out relatively peaceful with the girls grabbing a little extra sleep. I took advantage of the time and got a few things done. My wife had called back last night around midnight our time and confirmed they were getting liberty from 1600 Friday until 1900 Sunday. Originally they had been anticipating liberty on March 3rd, 4th and 5th - that was during a testing cycle for the girls during their state exams here so we had decided we would not be able to pull them out of school those days. However, we are going to go this weekend - it will be good for everyone plus I can take my wife a few of the things she needed but didn't have room for the first time and bring back some of the stuff she doesn't need. I worked a few hours in the morning having Expedia, Hotwire and a few airlines information up on separate tabs and finally got what I felt was the best deal for us - we'll be leaving late Thursday evening from here and arriving just after midnight Seattle time. That'll give us the chance to get some sleep, adjust a little bit to the time zone difference and then pick up my wife when she is ready at 4pm Pacific time. I was able to package a deal for a nice hotel, roundtrip airline tickets and a rental car for those days. Girls will miss two days of school (Friday and Monday), but I feel this is completely more important right now.
For the most part the day was relaxed and nice. Breakfast was good as I scrambled some eggs, fried sausage and we had biscuits with jelly, an apple and some milk. The weather was gorgeous here and the girls went out to play on the trampoline for a while with the dog. The dog doesn't think much of the trampoline but she'll hang close by while they are out there. We did have one stressful part of the day and that was when we drove to the post office. I let our teenager drive and to be very kind, she didn't do too well. There was some traffic on the road but I don't think that was the issue today. We finally made it to the post office then we drove over to a gas station. Yes, it was a 7Eleven but a different 7Eleven than the one she appears to have a grudge or issue with and she did well this time - I saw no part of my life flash before my eyes this time and she actually stopped close enough to the pump that the hose would reach it! I'll take my victories with her driving wherever I can get them. From there we drove back toward the house and stopped at Great Bridge BBQ for lunch. They have really good carolina bar-b-que, the type smothered in vinegar. My wife is not a fan so I don't get to go often but today we did. From there we stopped at GameStop so the girls could pre-order some game coming out March 13th and they pooled their allowance to buy a game for the PlayStation 3. They've done well with it and I haven't heard any fighting.
I made my wife's hot dog sauce for the movie night at church tonight - everyone enjoyed it very much; I could taste a difference but either everyone else was starved for sauce or they were being kind. My wife is one of these people that was created to cook for fellowships, everything she brings in there is the hit of the party. Each church has different favorites but this church really enjoys her hot dog sauce and banana pudding - one young fellow asked where the pudding was tonight and pastor told him we all were waiting on October to get here!!! The movie was pretty good - Flywheel. It was about this used car salesman - the acting wasn't high quality but it was a good movie. It was made by the same group that made Facing the Giants.
The girls devotion tonight was "snowcones and eggs" referencing Luke 19:1-10. It talked about telling a lie and thinking you got away with it. My devotion was "The initiative against dreaming" and referenced John 14:31. It talked about getting busy with what God has put in front of you instead of merely meditating over it.
Day Twenty is in the books - here's looking forward to another Sunday and Day Twenty-One!
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