meanwhile back at the ranch...

so I'm officially back in "Fully-sick 5-Dock"!

I moved back on Tuesday/Wednesday and have only slept there twice, but yes, technically, back in "the dock"...

Changes "the dock" has seen in 2 years are as follows:

+ My parents have a 3D 40" digital TV I currently don't know how to use...

+ If it's possible...the piano is even more off-key - hmmm will I go tone deaf if I play it in it's current condition????;)

+ I now have to compete with my niece's rubber duckies when having a bath;)

+ Sydney Buses has finally relented and added a 502 that comes just on 8:00 am...meaning I'm only banging my head against the window in fatigue for half an hour as opposed to the 50+ minutes on the L38*

In all seriousness, considering I've moved home to simplify my life, I've got to admit...home is pretty good...In 2 days my clothes were washed, dried and...folded on my bed for me. Should I ever hit my 'sleep' button on my alarm the maximum amount of times, someone will always ensure I don't miss my bus, and of course, I'll never die of hunger or pine for variety in 'Cafe Marguerite'...

It's funny that it takes moving out of home, washing your own clothes, taking them out of the washing machine yourself, hanging them out to dry, getting them off the line, thinking about what you'll cook (albeit for 1 night a week), going grocery shopping (definitely my most hated task), cooking and then doing your own dishes...to realise how much your parents have loved you. Sometimes my mum and I have fights in an effort to make her stop doing work for me! And I think that really says something:

"my parents are a blessing from Jehovah!"

I just hope these 6 months don't make me too soft...hmmmm.

Another aspect of life "back at the ranch" I'm enjoying is our family worship. I appreciate how mum and dad are incredibly deep thinkers, and have a love for digging for the "solid food".

We've been going through the Acts book, and last week we were reviewing Stephen's speech before he was stoned. I never fully realised what a courageous witness he gave, and yet at the same time, how logical his argument was. The account really impressed on me, how Jehovah uses people who have done their research and examined the scriptures, and then he can empower them to "bear thorough witness."

A moral from that story: Personal Study

* NB there is nothing Limited about the L38 - what a public transport sham!)