My wife and I are housesitting for some friends until next Tuesday.  They are a family whose kids have gone through our Young Life group, and we were glad to help them out.  So, while they are enjoying a long business trip to Paris (with the tab picked up by the company), we are at home with their 2 kids and one exchange student, 2 dogs, one cat, and I think some pet rats.  The kids are very responsible, all in high school, and the mother has all of the rides lined up already, so we are just an extra safety precaution.  All we really have to do is get them out of bed, give them their kids school backpacks and away they go.  However, this morning I woke up to the front door being pounded on veraciously and the door bell ringing about 30 times.  It was my wife.  She had locked herself out and lost the cat and was none too happy.  It’s all good though.  She went to work, and I waited for the cat.  He’s chilling on the hot tub cover outside as I write.

It’s always interesting being in someone else’s home.  People certainly have different habits.  Lets just say that I like to live in a house that’s a tad bit more organized.  But, we are made differently.  I caught a part of 30 Rock last night after The Office and in between the World Series, and Tina Fey actually made a good point.  She said all God’s children are horrible or something to that affect as Jack was trying to prove that country folk are purer and better.  Well done, Tina.  All people are horrible.  She might actually get the Fall.

Well, the nice thing about this house is they are giving us food and a clean bed.  They have a sweet walk in bathtub, which makes it easier to get in and out in the morning when I am groggy.  My allergies are flaring up and it smells a bit like these, but all in all, we are happy to be here.  The kids have a band competition this weekend.  There is Halloween.  My brother in law has a going away party for leaving for the Army.  It’s election day on Tuesday.  So, it’s kind of busy, but it’s all good.