An entry, posted late, requiring every ounce of strength to type

Notable World Cup “tuneup” results:
  • Ecuador 1, Morocco 1 (cracker of a game)
  • Brazil 1, France 2 (France dominant)
  • England 1, Uruguay 1 (tedious)
  • Colombia 1, Croatia 2 (dunno)
  • South Korea 0, Ivory Coast 4 (look out for the “Elephants”)
  • USA 2, Belgium 5 (too soon to gloat, alas)
Tomorrow promises to be grueling; today already was. Lily, Karin’s sister, will be married tomorrow afternoon. It’s the childcare that vexes. Samuel, at least, is accounted for: he’ll bear the rings. He successfully brought the cushion down the aisle during today’s rehearsal.

Abel and Daniel are another matter. The last thing the ceremony needs is a chorus of squawking. I scouted the building today for possible retreating-places. There aren’t many.

Today, before I chased around and, ocassionally, strong-armed Abel and Daniel, I’d already tired myself loading a humungous, old brush pile – which had plagued our backyard since we bought the property in 2021 – into our pastor’s trailer. Pastor Josh and I took the debris to the church and tossed it into the forest next to the parking lot. It’s not every day you get to dump stuff in a forest.

This has been a grueling entry to type, too, because my “shift” key has been sticking.