Keys in car / rambunctious kids / money and things everywhere!

Eric locked his keys in the car this morning, as he has a habit of doing... Dad to the rescue! We finally got going at 9:45, and got to church at 10:10... just in time for the little kids to be dismissed / the Scripture reading / the sermon. My sister was definitely looking at her watch when Eric and I came in... no, Eric wasn't really late as happened once before when he had breakfast problems involving cereal and toast! After service, everyone seemed to be giving belongings and money back to everyone else: Jon gave Chinese Eric some stuff; I attempted to pay my sister back some money, but nobody had change; Jon had no change, so he couldn't pay me back my change from Friday; Chinese Eric got a PNE ticket from my brother... it wasn't quite like the moneylending market in front of the temple in Jesus' time, so let's not go there, mmkay? :P

Time is moving pretty quickly: I asked Andrea if she was going to the wedding this weekend, and she said we could figure out rides later in the week. The day after, there's the Awana Leader Orientation / BBQ at Uncle Patrick's house: Auntie Vivian said that maybe Sam could drive me, as he lives in Richmond. I'll need to get in touch with him for sure! (it would be easier if I knew his email address / MSN, if he has it) Eric T. and I can't believe that summer's over again... for my birthday, I'll be doing Awana! I can't think of anything else I'll be doing that Saturday, but maybe I'll plan something in a week or so... organizing your own thing sounds bad, but it has been proven to work. ;)

I told Jon that Chinese Eric and I would be going to the PNE sometime this week, but of course we have to figure things out first. Jen asked me what white Eric was doing afterwards, since she needed a ride home. I asked, and he wasn't doing a thing... of course he had to hesitate and mock-deny her request of a ride home first! We all saw Winnie and baby Megan... she was so warm and sleepy! From there, it was on to the toddler class, where there were a LOT of kids! Thank goodness a few of the four-year-olds have or will be moving up: Ian, Carrie, Ethan, John, Gwyneth (still a bit of an attention whore), and maybe another kid. Ian's brother Sean is around two, and throws tantrums a lot... eventually, his mom Ada had to take him to the baby room! Little Hannah's baby sister Amanda cries whenever she's not with her sister, so Auntie Fonda took her to our class for a while. Irene caused disruptions by poking everyone, yanking at Gwyneth and Evelyn's craft hats, and fighting with Wilson. (although it was cute to hear Wilson telling Irene to sit on her mat, heh) Charissa was in a bit of a bad temper too, but her mom Ella (who's pretty pregnant) kept her in check. Man, the room will be less crowded with a few of them gone!

After that, I headed outside. Jen, Vivian, Karen, Dylan, Jon, Steph, and I got to talking about a possible Steamworks dinner for the guys: Pho and Bon's would still be Vivian's farewell dinner, Jon joked. Dylan spaced it as soon as Jen said something about moving up to David Fellowship: Karen and I knew what she was talking about! (he thought she said that she'd follow Dave to Toronto, haha) My siblings and I were fashionably late for the family lunch, and we talked to Dave about a lot of things. Erin's grandma Paula was there, and she looks great for a woman who wasn't really expected to live about this time last year when an ambulance crashed into her and a friend at a bus stop! (her friend died at the scene) This week will be a moderately busy one... we'll see what happens with PNE, Steamworks, and the busy weekend... outta here now to concentrate on my emails and friends pages!