Personal Items

-- While today, New Year's Eve, is a frequently taken holiday, Piedmont College was closed for example, it was not much of a "holiday" for us. The day began early as Vicki and I took Joshua to the airport in Atlanta for his trip back to Kansas. We left home around 7 a.m. (what a way to start a day off). Joshua was flying Delta, which has a straight flight to KC, where Adam picked him up from the airport. It turns out that the plane was an hour late in taking off because there was no pilot. I am sure that has something to do with required rest time for pilots, which is a good thing, but that just sounds wierd. The plane was there; the company - Delta - expected the plane to take off; the passengers were there. Only the pilot was missing. Couldn't someone have anticipated this and prepared better?

-- At some point in this process, I hope we can add pictures to this endeavor. To do so will mean we will have to get a digital camera, which we have wanted to have for a while. As an avid fan of Consumer Report's, I have had my eye on a little point and shoot Canon digital camera. Then, I will have to figure out how to do it.

-- The middle part of the afternoon was spent in a doctor's office. This was a first visit to an ob/gyn in Toccoa who has a lot of experience working with cancer patients. Both Vicki and I feel good about this new member to her medical team.

-- Now, this being New Year's Eve evening, I am starting to gear up for Sunday services. With the offices at Piedmont being closed today and tomorrow, I will have 3 days to cover sermon preparation and bulletin production and worship planning instead of the typical 5 days.