We spend our New Years Eve with our kids, fireworks and David Hasselhoff. That’s right, we had a Knight Rider marathon.  Every New Years Eve we delve into some old cheesy TV show (last year: Wonder Woman), eat snacks and light off illegal Indian fireworks till the ball drops at midnight. We’re all about traditions around her as long as they involve  explosions, eating snacks and 80’s TV (well, late 70’s if you count Wonder Woman).

Here’s some pics from the wild night.

It always takes me a couple of days to process a trip. And since everyone’s sick around my house that couple of days became a week. But here it is the long awaited Middle School Rock n’ Roll weekend roundup.

First off, this trip was different from the get go. The Lord had been working with me on the recruitment process. Usually I stress and keep after kids to turn in their money and parent slips for the trip. Typically since they are Middle Schoolers, we have a 50% return rate for those who are “really-really” interested, to who actually shows up. So I took a step back. No hounding. No calling. Just prayer, be laid back and give it up to the Lord.

The results were amazing. Besides the fact that I wasn’t stressed out going into the trip. I had to actually turn away kids because we were booked. I know it’s a simple concept, leaning on the Lord, but why can’t I get it! I somehow prefer suffering. So needless to say this was a good start. (to be continued…)