Turkey -- 60 bucks a pound - gun not included

The kids and I went to church this morning. I love my church. So it is a joy to go to church. Then this afternoon we went with some other people from church and delivered flowers to all the residents of one of the local nursing homes. We have had a good day. To top it off, Jacob rode his bike the 3 blocks to City Lake and back - only calling about 32 times on the walkie talkie in the 15 minutes he was gone.

I thought we had a good sermon this morning. The sermon was called The Honor System - about showing honor to God and teaching our children to honor God. It was about how we let other things that shouldn't be more important than God - BE more important. Are you at a ballgame rather than church? What are you teaching your children? That a ballgame is more important than God, etc. etc. I sat there thinking about my husband who was out in the woods chasing a stupid turkey. What is he teaching his children? That to him, a turkey is more important than God? I felt sad that Bill wasn't there where he should have been. He has no idea how much he misses by not involving himself everyday in the religious aspect of our home. I know he is supposed to be the leader. He knows he is supposed to be the leader - but he is not. When Jacob wanted to be saved, he came to me and sitting on the end of my bed, he accepted Jesus into his heart. Bill was hurt that Jacob hadn't gone to him. He asked me later why Jacob hadn't gone to him -- Why would he? Has Bill ever prayed with them at night before bed? No. Has he ever read them a Bible story? Maybe twice. I could nag him about it, but I gave up long ago on asking him to be more involved with the kids. Both in religious and school issues. I have bought some really cool Science things that he could do with them. They all love Science - so he would be the "cool dad" doing the experiments and I would be the "other teacher" making them learn to spell. Nope. He will occasionally do one with Jacob but not like it could be. Most days I feel like a single mom - only unlike when I was a single mom before, I don't have to worry about money and I don't have to work. He has no idea what he is missing. I think in his mind that someday they are just going to magically want to tell him everything that goes on in their lives. It's not gonna happen. And that will be his loss.

So, enough of that. As for the great turkey hunt. I now have about 7 - 8 ounces of a turkey breast in the freezer. Enough for a good size sandwich. Whoopee.