Random Pictures and Thoughts

I am doing this while watching the Biggest Loser so if there are typos I apologize! This is a picture of Riley the Helpful attempting to help me stamp. Riley thinks she can help do the laundry, empty the dishwasher and make beds. It is quite comical. Too bad she doesn't have opposable thumbs.

Cinnamon, on the other hand, could care less about helping anyone do anything other than share their carbohydrate foods (crackers, chips, cookies, pie crusts, etc.). She is basically a feline sloth. But very sweet. I'm informally doing this project where you take one picture every day. This was today's picture. It was too rainy and dark today to take anything good outside so Cinnamon had to be it.

I hope all my CG friends had a great Christmas and New Year's and I'm very much looking forward to our next meeting.

The CG White Elephant party

The CG gang!

White Elephant Party

This is your early reminder of our upcoming annual CG Christmas party, at Ross and Rachel’s house, on Friday, December 19th. Socializing will begin around 7:45, but the actual event may not start until closer to 9, to allow for our Southland Singers to arrive from the Friday night service. (This bodes well for all you late arrivals!).

The basic plan is for use to have a variety of Christmas snacks, a showing of the cartoon version of the Grinch, and a white elephant gift exchange. The basic rules of the White Elephant exchange is that everyone should bring a gift (of approx 10 dollars in value). It can be a nice gift, a gag gift, or a combination of both. (In recent years, the combination gifts have brought the most entertainment value. I seem to remember it rather interesting to watch people fight over a tacky gold purse to get the Starbucks card inside). Gabe will explain the rules the night of the party, but the brief version is, we all draw numbers, we draw a gift at our number, 2 exchanges can occur during each turn, Number 1 gets to also exchange last (so good number to have!). And Gabe often has an extra gift for the person who is deemed to have the most pitiful gift.

CG Thanksgiving Potluck -Friday 11-21

Event Info
Host: CG

Date:Friday, November 21, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 10:30pm

Location:
Ross and Rachel's House

Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Potluck, Friday, the 21st at 6:30 PM at the home of Ross and Rachel. So far on the menu: meat, chicken casserole, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, Deviled Eggs, apple pie, and pumpkin pie. Other items needed will include drinks, side dishes, and desserts.

God's beauty

Just a reminder that we are meeting this Friday for a regular CG.

In the meantime, I thought you

might enjoy some of God's nature pictures captured at the Gorge this weekend.

Pumpkin carving

Time for our annual pumpkin carving event this Friday. Bring your pumkins, and perhaps we can put some photos on the site, and "vote" for our favorites!

Visit to Pachuca

Jerri and I had a wonderful trip to Pachuca. I loved getting to see people I connected with on the mission trip this summer! Just wanted to share a couple of photos! The food was fantabulous!!!

A view of pachuca!!!