those crazy scissor-jacks

Fridays are my day off, and I do all that I can to use them as days off, but most of the time I'm a big dork and I still go into the office for one reason or another. Today, I only had two objectives: find the van keys that I lost on Wednesday, and try out a fun new machine in our gym. This past Wednesday night, one of the 4th graders kicked a kickball 25 feet into the air and did a super job of getting it stuck between the ceiling and the air duct. I thought he was going to cry when he told me about it, because he thought I was going to make him climb up there and get it... but I was like, "Hey, that's an amazing kick man, we should take a picture because wedging a ball way up there is way hard to do." So, we have this scissor-jack that just sits in our gym. Today, I thought I'd see if I could start it, move it, and then raise it 25-30 feet to unwedge this kickball. It was FUN! I couldn't stop there... I went to the highest point of the gym (about 35 feet) and thought I'd see if this scissor-jack could raise that high. It sure does! When you get up that high and look down, you're higher than it originally seems from the ground. By the way, the platforms on those things are real shaky and feel somewhat tipsy when they're that high. That's what makes it so much fun!

So, I did that and was unable to find the van keys. But, Laura, our worship director/temporary secretary/intern did find the extra set in some desk drawer... which is a good thing because the van is parked fairly close to the main entrance, and my butt would be grass on Sunday morning if that thing isn't moved.

Here's a blissful moment I'd like to share... my second floor apartment living room window overlooks the row of trees and a brook that separates the multiple buildings in my apartment complex. Well, with the sky being super duper clear and the snow on the ground, the setting sun made for an incredible shade of pink, blue, and red in the sky's horizon and a very quaint reflection on the snow... incredible! I always pray in those moments that others will see the same and stop for a moment to take it in... life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it (thanks Ferris Bueller for that righteous reminder.)

Take that moment, and combine it with the fact that I'm listening to Jewel's Christmas album..... ah yes, total bliss! This has been a Christmas tradition, going all the way back to the Christmas of 2000, when my fellow roommates and I would sit around RHM (with our feet propped up on the coffee table) and take in the sounds of Jewel bringing us happy Christmas moments.

those crazy scissor-jacks