Just Another Day in Paradise

Totally stealing the line from the song but you really couldn't have asked for a nicer day here. The only thing that would have made it better? Getting to spend it outside. We had an in-service for the past two days - "Dealing with Conflict Biblically." It was a good conference but a bit much after having one other 2-day in-service last month plus a half-day in-service just a couple weeks ago.

During our one-hour lunch break, it was so nice to sit and eat while the wind blew through. Then Kim and I went and laid on benches in the Circle and enjoyed the breeze and sunshine. I'm working on taking pictures with my new phone. Here was my beautiful view as I looked up. I also enjoyed a lovely walk with the dog here in the neighborhood this afternoon. Who knew that in a 35-minute walk, you could encounter more than 200 dogs? Fortunately, most were behind fences and were just yapping and annoying. The not-so-fun part: trying to keep our dog from killing the dogs who were actually outside. I think he was a bit overwhelmed by the whole process, as was I. I will probably carry a stick or a pocket full of rocks on future walks. I need something to fend off the dogs who are trying to stake their claim to their own territory. No worries, pups, we just want to walk through in an effort to get some sense of exercise.

Last night, we finished our move. We went and picked up a used refrigerator from a missionary who was leaving the country. Since we had our teenage muscle power (Tim) in the car, we stopped on our way home at McDonald's. Kim stayed in the borrowed truck while Tim and I went into the mall to get some food. We're not positive that the rather light ref (Filipino version of fridge) would be there when we returned if we did not have a minder. I did find out something else new while we were there. You can have a free gravy refill if you order fried chicken. Yes, McDonald's serves fried chicken and gravy to go with it. However, don't get any ideas about returning with your take-out meal. The offer only applies to dine-in customers. Thankfully, we did not have to worry about the free refill. We each went with super standard burgers. 8000 miles away from the USA and we go to McDonald's and order burgers. Seems a little less missionary-ish doesn't it?