Tobin and Erin

Betsey and her roomies were in a car accident yesterday if you all wouldn’t mind praying for them. They are ok, but it’s still scary, and they still have to fix the car and get back to school and all that jazz. I bet the road sign got the worst of it, though.

On a lighter note…congratulations to Kiefer Sutherland and 24, winners of Best Actor in a Drama Series and Best Drama Series, respectively. The Emmy’s were last night, and I would have watched Kiefer and 24 win, but I only got to see Jon Cassar get the director’s award before I had to leave to go see Invincible.

Ok, Invincible itself was ok; not the greatest, but I did like it. The BEST part, however, was most definitely the guy that fell asleep in the front of the theater. He started snoring louder and louder, and we were peeing our pants behind him; it was HILARIOUS! The theater was mostly college kids, and they started throwing things at him and everyone was laughing. Then we got sick of it and about 5 people went over to try to wake him up; but they couldn’t. They clapped their hands above his head, called “Sir…Sir!”, and shook him, but he just snored louder. OH MY we couldn’t breath after that! So one guy left to get the manager. He came in and shook the guy (when we saw him, the theater erupted), but he wouldn’t wake up. So then he left. A few minutes later, a cop walked in!!! Oh my oh my…no one but no one was watching the movie at this point! The cop had to physically shake the guy and talk to him really loudly for a while before he woke up. Then he asked, “Sir, are you alright?” I don’t know what the guy said, but once he was awake, the manager and cop left…and the guy stayed for the rest of the movie and didn’t fall asleep again. Hahaha, oooohhhh my goodness, that was the best theater experience ever. And the movie wasn’t even that great.

Just so you know, my parents aren’t dead, missing, or even pulling a surprise visit on any of their college-aged children. Nor did a storm knock out all of their electricity and phone lines for two days. Nor did they decide to up and move without telling anyone.

No, indeed, they were safely packing up and moving my older sister in a highly planned and advertised maneuver that my brain quickly filed away in the “Block for Future Panic” drawer. Life’s never dull when you have a recorded message on one end of the line and a hyperactive imagination on the other.

So put away your bloodhounds, unplug the Red Alert alarm still buzzing in your mind, and prop your feet up for some well-deserved rest. Once again, your Wort of Worry has saved the world and your immediate family from pending disaster; and once again you realize how silly your fears are in the face of a God so huge that no matter where your family was they never really left the palm of His hand.

Love you guys, glad you’re not dead! Call me sometime or I may forget the valuable lesson I just learned.