Saturday, April 5, 2008

Waiting for the Next Bright Idea

We did it. Sam and I managed to move 2 couches, 2 love seats, 1 overstuffed chair, a desktop, two small bookcases that hold up the desktop, a pie safe, and about 900 couch pillows, all in two trips - one from his house to mine, and the return to his house. We even managed to do it in a cargo van (mainly because it was either rent it or a 24-foot truck), and we did not have to put any gas back in the van (because we went only about 17 miles).

For Sam and me, today was no big deal. Our furniture-moving adventure was something we wanted to do, so we did it. The only planning we did was to plan to rent a truck. We had to go to two rental places, and ended up with a vehicle that was not in our plan, but we ran with it and it worked out. We had no idea what would fit in the van, but we didn't let that deter us.

One of the great things about my family is our ability to "just do it." Sometimes our adventures work out as planned (or as a great surprise even to us). Sometimes our attempts don't work out as we expected (and honestly figured would happen anyhow). But whether we succeed or not doesn't keep us from going ahead with our next great idea.

I'm very blessed to have a family who is open to new ideas, whether it's launching a new company, or walking the AT, or having a Magic Bullet Christmas. Although sometimes unsettling, you just never know who's going to have the next adventure. We just know we'll all be there for support (or feign ignorance), praise (or constructive criticism), active particpation (or not), and bragging rights (or coverup attempts).

That's my family, and I thank God I'm a part of them!

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