While Vincent Friday and Saturday helped celebrate Jessi's 16th birthday, Stephanie also had a busy weekend. Friday night we had dinner at a downtown Middle Eastern restaurant and then went to a small theater within the Kentucky Center for the Arts complex to watch "Anne of the Thousand Days" with our friend Faith in it (overlapping the content of the "Other Boleyn Girl" movie with Scarlett Johansen and Natalie Portman we saw a couple of years ago). The fact that you knew what was going to happen (and it wasn't good) made this a little less fun in some ways. But the Henry VIII actor - and Faith and her colleagues - were all good. Saturday morning I slept in to 10 a.m. for the first time in months. But at 1 p.m. I was back in New Albany (IN) for the first time in a month going door to door seeking support (and now phone calls to people in Congress) for health care reform. The list was winnowed more, so that we got almost no strong opponents. Lots of not at homes, one stauching (Hilary) Clinton Democrat, and several pro-health care reform people. 2/3 of the way into the homes I turned down a block - which turned out to be about four blocks from Stephanie's school - and thought to myself: boy - this is a cute block. And half way down this block I knocked on the door of a house that was for sale (pictured below) - and the people had already moved, it turns out. (The later part of the block is pictured far below).
We're pretty happy as renters in St. Matthews. But real estate is much cheaper in Southern Indiana and every once in a while we muse not about buying our rental house in St. Matthews but a cheaper house in Southern Indiana. The fact that this was such a cute block probably meant the house would be too expensive. Stephanie finally decided that - despite the for sale sign - the house may be sold. But Stephanie got going on real estate Web sites and sat me to a house located on a hill above town that was too big and too old, but still cute (pictured below).
Later Saturday afternoon - in between dropping off a "Happy birthday" card to Jessi (where Vincent and his former classmate Sam were visiting for a birthday party) - we stopped by the Fish Hut - where our friend John was playing drums and singing in his band Cadillac Shack - at an outdoor Kosair children's cancer prevention fund-raiser. We ate fish, listened to music, and talked with John's wife Libby, their kids, and - when they were on break - to John and his bandmates. Pictured below is the band playing.
Below Stephanie laughs.
Libby smiles.
Later Saturday afternoon - in between dropping off a "Happy birthday" card to Jessi (where Vincent and his former classmate Sam were visiting for a birthday party) - we stopped by the Fish Hut - where our friend John was playing drums and singing in his band Cadillac Shack - at an outdoor Kosair children's cancer prevention fund-raiser. We ate fish, listened to music, and talked with John's wife Libby, their kids, and - when they were on break - to John and his bandmates. Pictured below is the band playing.
Below Stephanie laughs.
Libby smiles.
Below the guitarist and (mostly) lead singer talks as John looks on.
Minutes later - after stopping to see our church friend Anita in the hospital - we were in our seats at the Little Colonel playhouse watching another church friend, Brad, and castmates in a fabulous - and, often, funny - version of "On Golden Pond," also an Oscar-winning Henry Fonda-Katharine Hepburn-Jane Fonda movie that I've never seen (pictured below).
Sunday morning I was back in our bilingual Sunday school class talking about church unity and Carlos' conversation the previous day with Pastor Gerardo, a leader in the Guatemalan presbytery we're partners with.
Minutes later - after stopping to see our church friend Anita in the hospital - we were in our seats at the Little Colonel playhouse watching another church friend, Brad, and castmates in a fabulous - and, often, funny - version of "On Golden Pond," also an Oscar-winning Henry Fonda-Katharine Hepburn-Jane Fonda movie that I've never seen (pictured below).
Sunday morning I was back in our bilingual Sunday school class talking about church unity and Carlos' conversation the previous day with Pastor Gerardo, a leader in the Guatemalan presbytery we're partners with.
Sarah also participated (below).
After service, a church potluck and program I'd done a little to help put together that helped garner canned tuna for the United Crescent Hill Ministries and featured a half-an-hour CBS program on church unity in Louisville - including as exemplified in this ministry - and featured the wonderful singing of Jessi's father, Lewis. Pictured below is the director, Sue.
Last Sunday I debuted as a teammate/assistant to Rebecca, our new student intern who is helping lead Children's Fellowship, recently moved from Monday late afternoon to Sunday afternoon upset youth group. Once a month we will all meet together for pizza and games Family night - complete with others from the church. Rebecca and my activities for the smaller kids disintegrated a bit. But I ended up helping lead a four square tournament (a la our Gainesville Palm View Estates driveway, Buccholz High School 9th grade summer school PE class with Parliament/Funkadelic music), and Stephanie sometimes at recess. Irene and Emily (far ends, below) were quick learners. Ariana, who's just graduated to youth group, and Vincent - who accompanied me and joined us after doing Dance Dance Revolution - had played before. Molly and Dave (not pictured) also played.
Stephanie - cold and with a sore throat - stayed home (for the second Sunday in a row - last weekend Stephanie stayed home all weekend. The busy Friday and Saturday this weekend might have been too much for her.)
After service, a church potluck and program I'd done a little to help put together that helped garner canned tuna for the United Crescent Hill Ministries and featured a half-an-hour CBS program on church unity in Louisville - including as exemplified in this ministry - and featured the wonderful singing of Jessi's father, Lewis. Pictured below is the director, Sue.
Last Sunday I debuted as a teammate/assistant to Rebecca, our new student intern who is helping lead Children's Fellowship, recently moved from Monday late afternoon to Sunday afternoon upset youth group. Once a month we will all meet together for pizza and games Family night - complete with others from the church. Rebecca and my activities for the smaller kids disintegrated a bit. But I ended up helping lead a four square tournament (a la our Gainesville Palm View Estates driveway, Buccholz High School 9th grade summer school PE class with Parliament/Funkadelic music), and Stephanie sometimes at recess. Irene and Emily (far ends, below) were quick learners. Ariana, who's just graduated to youth group, and Vincent - who accompanied me and joined us after doing Dance Dance Revolution - had played before. Molly and Dave (not pictured) also played.
Stephanie - cold and with a sore throat - stayed home (for the second Sunday in a row - last weekend Stephanie stayed home all weekend. The busy Friday and Saturday this weekend might have been too much for her.)
-- Perry
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