Eric Bailey's

Well I was going to post about the 40th Anniversary Celebration but I didn't do that before yesterday and then yesterday has left me in a fog still. Yesterday I was sick. It started late Tuesday, I had put Haaken to bed and was in bed myself when my stomache started to hurt. And then I spent the rest of the night either sitting on the toilet or sleeping, for the few minutes inbetween trips to the toilet. The bad thing about being sick on Wednesdays is that I have a lot scheduled for Wednesdays. After I get home from driving bus in the morning, I go to Sherbrooke School to lead the "For the Love of Books" seminars there. Then I go straight from that to the church to lead our Bible study group (11-12). Then it is time to get some food and rest before I go back on the bus (the rest may not happen if I have things on my agenda for the day to get done).

Instead of doing all those things, I phoned a number of people in the morning. I know this because the idea that I did is burned into my memory. The specific memory of the phone calls is not really there. It is kind of like the childhood stories you grew up hearing so much that you can remember them, although you don't remember the actual experience. The memory I have of the phone calls feel like that.

Today I am still a little in a fog. I missed one of the basic turns on my bus route. It was simply a counting error. I count 4 streets and turn at the 4th, but I think I missed counting the first street. I have missed counting it before, but I usually catch the error before I miss my turn. This time I did not. It surprised the kids.

I have less things to prepare for the upcoming Sunday, I'm not speaking, I don't have to teach, and once the program is set I can see if one of the kids will run the powerpoint. Then I can sit with my own kids during the worship. Maybe tomorrow or the day after I will be able to post about the 40th and even hear some other people's comments one what they thought of it.