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Moving Helper

Well we're moving to GA this month!  First, however, we're visiting family in the Quad Cities.  This means that we're packing everything now and loading up the 10th to drive the Uhaul to the Quad Cities, where there will be a POD waiting for us to unload into (and fill up with all the stuff we left back in the Quad Cities) which will be shipped to a yet undiscovered address in Braselton, GA.  Confused yet?  Though, as complicated as that may sound -it's going really smoothly and I'm not stressed out or anything.  I was telling a friend the other day that I've become a grown-up organized version of myself this past month and I think I'm actually going to be READY when we move. 

I made a calendar of what should be packed by when, which I'm ahead of -and I've kept all the paperwork and to-do lists together and organized.  Everyday I'm doing SOMETHING to get us closer to being ready.  Brennan has noticed I've become a little preoccupied with this, but today he decided that instead of literally pulling me away from whatever task it is I'm working on and chanting "Come on, come on, come on, come on, let's play, let's play, let's play, come on, come on, come on..." yes, instead of taking that route for the third week in a row, Brennan decided to help me label boxes.  Here are some photos capturing his very helpful nature...

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June 01, 2007 in Brennan, Cyndi, Daily life | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)

what i miss...

Dscf2267 we live half way across the country from our families, so it is necessary to visit...but i miss this. cyndi and brennan flew home for a couple weeks in illinois with the fam, and i'm here in colorado all alone...i miss them...i miss you baby...come home.

this will be the longest we have ever been apart, and the longest i will have to go without hugging brennan. so i miss you guys, but don't worry, i'll make it...just come home safe and hug everyone back there in the heart of the midwest for me...

love you

March 28, 2007 in Brennan, Cyndi, Family | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

soon to be published

Dscf1797awesome news!  cyndi found out she is going to have an agent for her children's books.  this is so great, and it's a milestone for her.  praise God. 

she is being sent a contract for one year, and hopefully in that time she will get published...

June 30, 2006 in Cyndi, Daily life | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

in common

Dscf0927a baby can't be much happier than with his mom, and vice-a-versa.

cyndi is such a great mom...sometimes i pick him up, and instead of looking at me, he follows his mom around the room with his head...it's cool...another thing we have in common.

January 12, 2006 in Brennan, Cyndi | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

facing death

Sadmani'm an emotional wreck.  there is just too much death around me right now...two weeks ago was the 4 year anniversary of my grandpa buddy passing, our administrative assistant at work lost her dad that same day, monday i found out a kid in my youth group lost a family member and then when i was on the way to pick him up, we got in the accident and the next day, cyndi's grandpa died.

i have some vacation coming up in about 5 weeks, but i wish it was now.  i have my annual review coming up on nov. 30.  i'm wanting more time to myself right now, but it is really busy because of thanksgiving and christmas coming up.

i just want to cry, but it doesn't ever seem like i have a chance.  it just sucks right now.  on the big picture, all is well, everything is fine.  it's just what i'm surrounded by right now.  thinking about how much worse the accident could have been, missing my grandpa, losing cyndi's grandpa.  i just need some time.  to grieve.  to be sad without having to hold up. 

a pretty cool couple told us a long time ago before we got married that both of us should try not to be down and depressed at the same time, because you need the other one to help you up when you're down.  that's just not possible right now.  i'm doing my best to help and hold cyndi up, but i can feel the cracks...

November 17, 2005 in Cyndi, Daily life, Family, Health, Ministry | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

hard decisions

we have a hard decision to make...  a good church in the area, that we have quite a few connections with has asked cyndi to submit her resume for a new "office" position they have.  it's full-time, and she would be making their printings and web stuff...

i told her i support her either way.  if she got it, we could have her sister watch brennan.  if she doesn't want it, God is taking care of us.

this is a hard decision...please pray for us...especially for her.

November 08, 2005 in Brennan, Cyndi, Daily life, Ministry | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Forgetful Fish, and me the Fireworks Show

Forgetful fish helped me understand how I can be fireworks to God.  Last night I was at Borders with friends when Kate began talking about Todd, one of her pseudo-pets.  I say "pseudo" because Todd is a fish, and I say "one of" because there is also a tiny lizard in Kate's life called Clyde.  Compared to say a dog, cat, or parrot, Todd and Clyde show no emotion and are sort of impossible to interact with.  But luckily Kate has a boundless imagination, often spending more time in unrealistic realms than realistic ones, and therefore believes herself to have deep and meaningful relationships with her pets/non-pets, whatever.

What actually began the conversation was Kate's Snapple lid.  Snapple lids have interesting little-known facts inside them, making Snapple kind of more trendy and marketable, and Kate's lid informed us that goldfish have only a three second memory span.  Having been reminded of this Kate shared with us that because of Todd's lack of long-term memory she feared him to be bored.  Well all assured her,  loudly I might add (and probably to the annoyance of fellow Borders Cafe patrons) that it was absolutely ridiculous to think that Todd could possibly be bored.  I went on to back myself up by saying that to Todd everything is a first time, eye opening, delightfully surprising experience.  If Todd were to come to Borders Cafe, I imagine it might go something like this:

*one-one-thousand*..."Hey cool!"

*two-one-thousand*..."Look at that roundy red thing she keeps gulping on."

*three-one-thousand*..."Hm...that's pretty neat..."

*one-one-thousand*..."Holy crap -look at that!"

*two-one-thousand*..."I've never seen anything like it."

*three-one-thousand*..."I wonder why she's drinking out of it..."

*one-one-thousand*..."Whoa!  Does anybody else see that!?" ...etc., etc.

Life to a forgetful goldfish is like a fireworks show all the time; everything is a new adventure, and even the most mundane thing, i.e. a coffee cup, is far beyond boring.

We all had a laugh and when I was home getting Brennan to bed, I began thinking about Todd again.  His forgetful nature reminded me of the character of God.  Not, of course, in that every three seconds God may look down from heaven above and say in his thundering Most High voice, "Well how did all that get there?"  But rather, it got me thinking of his gracious forgiving forgetfulness.  Isa. 43:25 says that He alone is the one who blots out our sin and never thinks about it again.  In Micah we get an awesome metaphor of God's compassion and forgiveness: You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean!  Sometimes I think to myself, God can't really see me as a beautiful new creation, or think of me as his perfectly made daughter.  But Todd helped me realize that it is possible.

Every time I muddy my soul with selfishness, every time that I doubt, pout and covet -as soon as I remember my Father and sincerely apologize, wanting to do better -it goes to the depths of the sea, never to be thought of again.  Every three seconds God is getting a look at whole new me.  A clean new version of myself trying to be more like Jesus this time.  I may even be so bold as to say that He is just as enamored with me at that moment as Todd is with a coffee cup...*one-one-thousand,* *two-one-thousand,* *three-one-thousand*: "Wowee!  Look at this nifty thing!"

To Todd, life is exciting, new and beautiful -and to God, I can be a Fireworks show.

*one-one-thousand*...oooo!....ahhhh!...

October 14, 2005 in Cyndi, Jesus | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

IT'S A BOY!!!!!

Name:      Brennan Brave Hampton
DOB:        Sunday, May 08, 2005
Time:      2:03 A.M.
Weight:   8 lbs.
Length:   20 in.
Status:    Healthy (All three are doing well)

Posted by D.

Gregg will blog about it all when he gets a chance.

May 08, 2005 in Brennan, Cyndi, Health | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

countdown

it's a seven day countdown to cyndi's due date.  we're not sure if brennan will come on time or not, either way, we are very excited.  check out this mini video, i like to call "brilliant".Download DSCF0292.AVI   there is no audio, so you can make up your own...my personal story line is that cyndi, a very soon, mother to be is eating breakfast to help nourish her unborn baby, therefore...brilliant!

May 02, 2005 in Brennan, Cyndi, Daily life, Health | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

baby shower

i know this is a bit out of order...but i will post about my new job soon...anyway, faith lutheran gave us a baby shower that was very cool today...we made out like bandits and we got to meet a lot of people.  praise God for new family and soon to be friends.

photo album of said event soon to come

May 01, 2005 in Brennan, Cyndi, Daily life | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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