Canticles, charisma and chat (Religion thread number 2)

[BaroqueAroundTheClock]

the first one is nearly full.

Anyone welcome, it's basically a "what happened in church/spiritual life/anything else you want to chat about that's vaguely related (or not) to churchy stuff.

Unfortunately can't buy a specific bus route bus pass round here. And to be frank I've fed up of "enabling" him. He's an adult - he needs to decide how important his DS's are to him. DS1 is starting to see through it all, and it would be unfair of me to constantly "force" unwanted (from exH) contact just to keep them happy iykwim

Last year when I moved out I offered to send them with a packed lunch, and something to shove in the oven for dinner (after all if he hadn't had them at all I'd still have had to feed them). He never once took me up on the offer. Told him to just feed them value bread and jam sandwiches and value biscuits (they get plenty of nutritious food here at home with me - a weekend every so often of shite isn't going to hurt them). But no when he had them he spent stupid amount of money on crap - buy expensive crap.

If I'm going to feed the DS's crap/junk/shite personally I can't see what the benefit of buying expensive branded crap over value crap - it's still all crap iykwim?

:(

It was actually nearly 4 months from me moving out to him first having them too last year!

ahh well. Just about to have a (real life) cup of coffee, and then take the to the park. Hoping to last an hour.......but I do find it quite dull as they don't want my interaction so I sit there like a numpty twiddling me thumbs .

take a book with you!
or..... sit there with your head phones in singing really loudly and out of tune. that'll force some interaction!

Baroque I really feel for you with the lacking in adult interaction. My DH is around but very busy and not so much of a chatter(!). I do have local friends but the conversation is a bit limited and I get frustrated when I can't really express myself so I loonnggg for some good English speaking friends here. I'm meant to go and visit the one that I do have on Saturday but it's snowed heavily and I don't know whether to brave the 3 hour drive.

should we do a conference call?

obviously no one wants to talk to me

well, it was an idea. sometimes, talking on the web is nice, so you can talk without pressure, but I know how you feel about needing to talk to adults.
shame you're all so far away, i'd have you round for

Something I have been after for a while, which nowhere seems to publish, is a book that explains where all the different things we sing come from.
it's linked in with the Voice for Life, as yo uhave to a module called "choir in context" where you explain how the music we sing relates to the Word.

I thought i might make one myself.
But I need a Title.
something like "i will sing with the spirit" , but i know there's a compilation of anthems called that.
ideas machine?

hi nickel

just heading off to tesco now, but I thought I'd say hello. Hi Baroque!

am back from the park - managed about 45 minutes - they're all happy though that we went at all. DS2 got to ride his new bike he got for his birthday for the first time, DS1 attempted to get his Air Hog airplane off the ground, and DS3 pottered around on the play equipment.

hi lyra!

good, glad you had a good time!
fresh air always makes you feel better.

B have you seen this?

and another one!

I don't want old I want new

We've got that 1997 one. Still use it sometimes, has stuff like Days of Elijah in it and some other goodies.

Glad you got out to the park Baroque. Just took my dc to the library and museum and am now officially shattered. wish I could do more...

there, see?
for your collection!

I've got my new DVD RW drive installed now.
I don't know if i can copy CDs, cos i've never had to.
i'll be playing around with the drive tomorrow!

belly dancing tonight - techinque class cos it's half term, which means i'm going to ache tomorrow!

Just wanted to say - not ignoring you. Just lots of horrible things happening :(

oh no Mary you ok

Problems at church. And just general family health problems (DH had a scare - possible DVT, turned out to be OK)

Mary, you're in our prayers

oh dear Mary :-(.

Well 5.15am - oh yes - that's when I finally managed to sleep last night grrr

oh, Mary, i hope you're okay.

you cna offload to us if you want to :(

and

how are you this morning? Keeping praying.

Having a family outing to see Tangled 3D later, sounds like it'll be good. Apart from that enjoying playing with new PD

Baroque hope you got better sleep last night.

psst madhair - see my post at 9.32 this morning - that was last nights sleep - started at 5,15 (and DS2 and 3 woke up at 6.30)

Heheh that'll teach me to read properly aaagh...hope it's better tonight.

OK managed my first vid but only produced it in standard quality as it takes aaages to load to Youtube so not great, it's also far too busy as I got much too effect happy playing around, but there you go

Tell me what you reckon...going to have more play later and do some less manic ones and produce them in better quality etc - being too impatient