This year, I got lots of use out of my Jester outfit. Its been 5 years now, but, when you pay $400 for a custom costume to fit a mutant... you use it as often as you can. Ive always wanted to be a jester, but all the "normal" costumes look so cheezy. The oppertunity arose... so I took it. Once I ogt it.. I started wanting to go the the Texas Ren Fair and see how well I fit in.
Well, This past week has seen alot of fun in the jester suit. starting with a visit to the Jr High Homeschool day at the Texas Ren Fair. We were some of the few that werent running the fair yet were dressed in full gear. Apparently all the kids that were there got a book at the enterance of characters in the ren fair to find. I kept getting asked if I was in the book somewhere. The best story... was that I was in line for the costume contest in the afternoon. Well, the king, honorable as he was, picked me out and told me that I looked a little old for The Jr High aged Costume Contest. I looked at the King and told him that I could give him a kingdom of people that would argue that I was actually in Jr High. So, just like that, I was out of the costume contest. One of the ladies of the renfair walked up to me and quietly asked how many were in my family. I said 5, and she handed me 5 tickets to come back on a weekend in November. So, it wasnt a total loss.
Sunday, we went to church in costume. I dont think any one else was in costume. I truly dont understand that. Wasnt there a time when everyone did it? Im not that old.
Sunday afternoon, we went to Bowie High School (arent they the bull dogs?) What a fun event. My kids enjoyed it..and Caty and I got a CD from The River 102.3 of Third Day. :) I even got my picture taken for the Year book... Cant wait to see if I actually made it in there. Yes.. I may have made it into Jessica's yearbook! ROFL! Wouldnt that be funny!
Monday night was our neighborhood halloween hay ride. 3 trailers full of hay took a lot of neighborhood kids around to various houses for candy. Quite fun.
And of course, Tuesday night was a festival at Lakehills Community. A lot of fun with bouncy things for the kids.
All this... and my three children have collected a few big bowls of candy. And..being the parent... its my job to pick out the candy that the kids can have... and pick out the candy I want. I mean... pick out the candy that isnt good for them.
At least Halloween is the one week where it is sociably acceptable for me to act like Roger! The other 51 weeks of the year... I would be made fun of for wearing my Jester costume. Its nice to have one week where every one just says.. good costume.. not ... are you really an "Adult"??
10.10.2006
Wont this be interesting....
Howdy to the one person on the planet that will ever read this! (Thanks Mom!)
Seriously, (Can you be serious on the internet?) Jake told me I needed one of these... and that people would actually read it. So, who knows, I'll try it.
The First question you are asking yourself, even higher than "Who is this guy?" is "Whats up with the title?" "How thin is the air up there?" isnt exactly the meaning of life... Well it is close! When people ask me that (and believe it or not.. they do) I would expect that they really do think that the atmopheric contents of air can change somewhere between 74 and 78 inches off the ground. (Ok you Jr Highers... Thats 6'2" and 6'6") Of course, that being said, I do believe there is something to that as it would explain why people think my brain does not get enough oxygen which makes me slightly on the insane side. "Insane"... what a silly expression to use for me.
Jim, one of my co-workers, believes that I have a "Happy Gene". He actually has a medical reference for it somewhere like WebMD or something (if you want the article... let me know). I dont know if I believe that or not. The whole idea of Genes determining personalities... thats just not right. Im happy because of my past. God has always worked things out for me. Its the whole... "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose." - Romans 8:28. In a nutshell, why worry about things... God's got it all covered. All that to say.. A Happy Gene.. sounds like an 'scientist' trying to take God out of my life. Sorry Bud, My life, My story, My Experience, My testimony.
YES! What a great thing to yell when walking into a room full of people. I dont think Id try it with a group of adults (except maybe on the Men's retreat with Church)... But, it seems like it always seems to work in camp dining halls. At least it has as long as I can remember. Which reminds me... I have to go fill out the questionaire for the HCBCSW student ministries leader profile on the web site.
Seriously, (Can you be serious on the internet?) Jake told me I needed one of these... and that people would actually read it. So, who knows, I'll try it.
The First question you are asking yourself, even higher than "Who is this guy?" is "Whats up with the title?" "How thin is the air up there?" isnt exactly the meaning of life... Well it is close! When people ask me that (and believe it or not.. they do) I would expect that they really do think that the atmopheric contents of air can change somewhere between 74 and 78 inches off the ground. (Ok you Jr Highers... Thats 6'2" and 6'6") Of course, that being said, I do believe there is something to that as it would explain why people think my brain does not get enough oxygen which makes me slightly on the insane side. "Insane"... what a silly expression to use for me.
Jim, one of my co-workers, believes that I have a "Happy Gene". He actually has a medical reference for it somewhere like WebMD or something (if you want the article... let me know). I dont know if I believe that or not. The whole idea of Genes determining personalities... thats just not right. Im happy because of my past. God has always worked things out for me. Its the whole... "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose." - Romans 8:28. In a nutshell, why worry about things... God's got it all covered. All that to say.. A Happy Gene.. sounds like an 'scientist' trying to take God out of my life. Sorry Bud, My life, My story, My Experience, My testimony.
YES! What a great thing to yell when walking into a room full of people. I dont think Id try it with a group of adults (except maybe on the Men's retreat with Church)... But, it seems like it always seems to work in camp dining halls. At least it has as long as I can remember. Which reminds me... I have to go fill out the questionaire for the HCBCSW student ministries leader profile on the web site.
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