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FreePlay Friday – Christmas Time Is Here
Posted on December 19th, 2008 in Free Play Fridays, Life and Family by Fred McKinnon
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Hey Everybody -
Welcome to “FreePlay Friday” … where we can just come together and talk about ANYTHING we want. This is the first post after upgrading to the new WordPress 2.7. Hooray, I know that means SO MUCH to you all!
This has been a light week in blog world for me – I’m preparing for our final worship services this year @SSCC. I won’t be leading this Sunday, I’ll be playing the role of Schroeder in our Jingle Jam production of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”.
To complicate matters, I went to see a retina specialist on Wednesday because of some issues I’ve been having with my right eye. The examination revealed I had some tears in my retina which is pretty serious because it could come detached. Since that can cause permanent blindness, I took the DR’s advice and had it treated immediately. So they did “cryotherapy” on my retina which is where they go in with this probe and freeze the tears of my retina to prevent them from tearing more and detaching. Best I can tell (weak stomachs, you may want to stop here and go to the next paragraph), they dilate my pupils really big, look through there with a magnifying glass, and stick this probe THROUGH the side of my eye (I guess you just poke right through that white stuff?) and zzzzz, zzzz, freeze away. I’m the idiot-type of patient who sits there and asks those questions while they’re doing it to me. I wish I cold’ve watched it on TV. Maybe.
Today, I have a sore, red, swollen right eye and it looks like Schroeder will have to wear eyeglasses instead of contacts. I’m so ready for it to be healed up.
Next week I plan on recapping my annual tradition of sharing the “O Holy Night” saga with you here. Some of you are new readers, and this will be fun, trust me.
For now, allow me to leave you with 2:15 of some of the most incredible, heartfelt Christmas thoughts that are near and dear to me:
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O the memories. For those of you who don’t know . . . my little brother here could recite that movie from the beginning to end without missing one word.
Go figger.
This week has been hectic at work – getting ready for year-end inventory at work on Jan. 31. Cycle counting to help make it easier and the warehouse is a wreck!
Working on pictures and trying to get my photography business up and running.
Dealing with our 14 year old blessing and the changes that go on in that time frame . . . . who says the two’s are terrible?? We need to talk . . . .
Ready for Christmas? We are. If there were smile icons on here I’d have the one that is sweating and saying “thank goodness”!
Ready for a smooth, relaxing weekend!
Robert McKinnons last blog post..Ramblings from the air . . .
Best Christmas movie ever? Where’s Flick? Has anyone seen Flick?
We have our big event Saturday – our Christmas Cantata presented by our children’s ministry. I’ll be completely stressed until Sunday!
Mikes last blog post..Song of the Week – O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Don’t you feel REMORSE for what you’ve done.
I’ve had heard many thing about that movie. No I am not from another planet, but I have not fully seen A Christmas Story yet. It was my goal to watch that on Christmas day this year. I’m I the only one in this planet that has not seen A Christmas Story. Please somebody rescue me!
Johnny Sierras last blog post..Hey! So glad you dropped a comment over on my site…
How well I remember!
Quite possibly my favorite movie ever.
Eric Frischs last blog post..Really?
New blog post: FreePlay Friday – Christmas Time Is Here http://tinyurl.com/5xqe3f
Going out today to buy another copy of “A Christmas Story” on DVD. I haven’t been able to find mine since the move. (This is actually a good excuse to get the “Anniversary Edition”, if I can find it!)
Kit Palmers last blog post..It’s a Conspiracy!
The Anniversary Edition is totally worth it… the bonus features are awesome!
Eric Frischs last blog post..Really?
Where’s my Sunday Setlists???
Jamess last blog post..Set List 12/21/08