Weekend Update

Valentine's day was very nice. We double-dated with my mother and stepfather. Earlier, I broke the news to my husband that I'm thinking of moving back up to two children. He's worried because it could be a lot to handle at the same time, plus if we get a placement of siblings and then I happened to get pregnant, we'd be dealing with three.

Our house is just not big enough. Right now we have one small extra bedroom, the one my dad is staying in now. We're planning an addition, but it could take years.

I told him that we really have to look beyond the short-term into the long-term future.

Let's see how it goes. There are many factors in favor of siblings as well. He's going to think on it for a while.

On Thursday my husband had five hours of dental work. Then he went back on Friday and got another five hours. He has bad teeth from a combination of genetics, country living (unfluoridated well water) and a horrific motorcycle accident when he was 13. I don't trust the dentist and we're going to switch to another one as soon as he gets his bridge. I'm so happy my parents paid for all my orthodontics and dental work when I was a kid and I don't have to deal with the nightmare he's going through. At the end of it all, he should actually be able to smile with his mouth open.

He had a stomach problem on top of that, as did my mother... there's some kind of nasty stomach bug that's all over Atlanta, even all over the blogs I read! I think I've escaped, although I've had a few twinges today.

My father had his two-week checkup. The doctors took off his cast, removed a bunch of metal staples from his leg and put on a new cast. He's healing very well. There'll be another four weeks of non-load-bearing. I'm worried he's going to start getting restless soon, but so far it's gone much better than I expected.

This Sunday, my mother and finished our class for new Unitarian Universalists. We're eligible to officially join now! Joining doesn't really give you any kind of special status other than voting power in elections and getting hit up for pledges more often, but I think it will be a good step for us.

I'll close with the seven principles we studied today.

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote

* The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
* Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
* Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
* A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
* The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
* The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all;
* Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

The living tradition which we share draws from many sources:

* Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
* Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion and the transforming power of love;
* Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
* Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
* Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;
* Spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

Grateful for the religious pluralism which enriches and ennobles our faith, we are inspired to deepen our understanding and expand our vision. As free congregations we enter into this covenant, promising to one another our mutual trust and support.

Unitarian Universalist Association Principles and Purposes