This-n-That

We headed out this afternoon and bought Bekah her graduation gift - a new MacBook. She's been kinda down with those senior blues (and it doesn't help that her best buddy this year is an exchange student from Germany and preparing to head back home!). It took me most of the afternoon to get it up and going - with transferring all her stuff from her old computer and updating software. She's set, though, God willing for college and maybe beyond.

Cleaned my office a bit this evening as well, in preparation for returning to work. Been a nice and relaxing vacation - and I got to do a bunch of geeky stuff that I normally don't have time to and that was rather a nice diversion.

Tonight the Eastern Churches celebrate Pascha - I wish all our Eastern brothers and sisters much joy in the Pascha. "He who saved the three young men in the furnace became incarnate and suffered as a mortal man; by His sufferings He clothed what was mortal in the robe of immortality. He alone is blessed and most glorious, the God of our Fathers! Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tomb bestowing life."

Tomorrow we shall have the joy of Quasimodogeniti. We'll be heading down to Lebanon for the Divine Service at Messiah Lutheran Church and will have the joy of hearing a sermon on absolution and Thomas and the gift of the Supper. Looking forward to it! Then cards with Dave and Jo in the afternoon. And that will be the wrap of my week off.