Dang - I'm tired

Hola people (or me, if I'm the only one reading - lol).

So now that our RCS pilot is over, you'd think I'd be all well rested, relaxed, and having loads of time on my hands - NOT. Thanksgiving was tiring - enjoyable but tiring. Besides all of the visiting, meal doing, etc. we've since been doing the Holiday decorating.

Sometimes I hate that I can be such an idealist. I think I'm a lot like Clark Grizwold (the vacation movies). I have very grand visions of how I want things to be - especially "special moments" - holidays and such...

I have expectations and goals of having these Hallmark Holidays, and of course inevitably something skews off course - I get bummed that things are not "perfect" and soon it snowballs out of control. I end up in a bad mood because my perfect Hallmark memory day is not unfolding as planned and I inadvertantly cause it to be worse.

Hmm - I don't like the way this post is going - time to change gears.

So I've been trying to learn more about Portoviejo Ecuador, which is where our new Compassion sponsor child Ashly is from. I've also been brushing up on my Spanish. Ive wanted to get better at that for some time - sponsoring Ashly is just another reason to push me on it.

For cryin' out loud I have GOT to lose some weight! I had been taking some cholesterol meds until I found out that I wasn't reporting "debilitating muscle pain" as a side effect of taking Advicor. I'd heard that many people thought it wasn't wise to take the stuff but never really reasearched it - duh. So I'm done with that. Yet again, it points back to the fact that I just need to excercise. I don't mind exercise at all, in fact I kinda like it in cetain forms. As usual my probelm is fnding the time.

So many "good causes" battle for my time, it's really hard to choose the best mix. I'm reaminded of Andy Stanley's message of who/what are you going to cheat?

Gotta roll - l8r on...

PS - I've been able to hold onto 1st place in my college pickem poll all year. This is the last week and I'm now TIED for first. I can can just feel it slipping away...