I had another long work week. 72 hours at the refinery, plus Lisa and went out to eat (Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse) with some friends Friday night, then last night we went to see Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys. Thank goodness we had a quiet weekend at work.

I scheduled to work 84 hours this up coming week, so I'm planning to go to bed early.

Later,
Kenith

Lisa and went to see Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys at McNeese Bulber Auditorium. They were, as I expected, GREAT. They put on a good show and are loaded with talent.

The Auditorium does not have a dance floor. So, even though the band played some terrific dance tunes, we couldn't dance.

My friend David, Gumbo Filé gave us the tickets. This was part of McNeese's Banner Series.

Coram Deo,

Kenith

I worked three graveyards. I won't work the last night of my shift, because I have training with the refinery rescue team tomorrow. I woke up early this morning, and have stayed up today so I can sleep tonight.

This should be a weekend off work form me, but I'm working overtime instead. This means that I will miss worship services, but I recently learned how to down load Pastor Wright's sermons from Bethel's websight.

I have a headache (from lack of sleep) so I will shut this down.

Later,
Kenith

This morning the boys and I went to Iowa, La for the annual Rabbit Festival. We got the at 10:00, just in time for the parade. The boys and I got a good bit of candy.

(Note: In South Louisiana if you have a parade you have to throw candy, beads or other trinkets).

After the parade we went to the festival for a couple of hours. The boys road a few rides, I rode the Ferris Wheel with them. We listend to some Zydico, at some rabbit sauce picante and a funnel cake befor leaving.

On the way home we took a detoured through Moss Bluff to get some boudin from Peto's. I also picked up some Hog Head Cheese. We then meet Morgan and Elisabeth at the library, before returning to the house.

This evening I grilled some very nice steaks that Lisa picked up. It was so good.

Night-night,
Kenith

Twentysix years ago TODAY Lisa and I went on our first date. We had a great time, even though several things went wrong from the beginning.

We did not know one another. I had recently left the navy and decided that I was partied out and was not interested in going out with anyone just then. Lisa had just returned home after spending the week in Florida. She was both tired and sunburned.

My brother Terry pestered me for a the previous week, and I finally caved in and agreed to go on a date with him and his girlfriend. Terry's girlfriend called Lisa and told her that she had a date that night.

Lisa, was not happy, theugh she reluctantly agreed to go out. She is just a little shorter than Terry and assumed I was about his height, so she wore high heels to make herself taller than me. She was going on a date that she did not want, with a guy she did not know, so why make it easy on him.

The four of us went out to eat. The service was terrible and we were all served the wrong food. After a bad meal we went dancing. Lisa and I spent much of the evening sitting, talking over the music. Terry and his girlfriend broke up as Lisa and I hit it off.

That was the beginning of our light speed relationship. We married 5 1/2 months later. Lisa is my favourite person in the whole world. She is a great wife and an awesome mother to our four children.

I am most blessed by God,
Kenith

I'm tired. I've worked 12 hours each day for the past 14 days (actually the first 4 were nights) straight. I've been getting up a 4:40 each morning, getting to work a 5:30 and leaving for home 12+ hours later.

I'm sipping on a beer. I plan to tell Lisa and the boys good night and then go to bed. I will not set an alarm.

Coram Deo,
Kenith

I worked yesterday, got home around 6 pm. Lisa had made chili, which was good since it was both cold and wet. Lisa and I went to the Isle for 9, which is when the band starts, we danced for a couple of hours and came home, because I had to go to work this morning.

My alarm went off a 4:30 this morning. I got ready for work, went to Walmart, where I picked up four 16" pizzas for work, because it was my turn to provide lunch for the guys.

After a twelve hour day I came home. I will rest a couple of hours, then Lisa and I are going to go dancing for a little while again tonight. I have to get up for work early again tomorrow, so it will be an early evening.

So far this week I've worked 72 hours. Tomorrow will give me 84 hours for this week's pay period. I work off Wednesday evening.

Later,
Kenith

I finished my 14 days of work. They were all 12 hour days/nights, except for one issed church6 (uugghh). Of course I missed church for a couple of Sundays, but I was able to make Wednesday worship at St. Michael's. For Ash Wednesday I got off work just in time to make their 6PM services.


I worked for Mardi Gras, so I was unable to bring the boy's to the parades. I finished my 14 straight on Friday afternoon. Lisa left for Dallas earlier in afternoon for training, so the boys and I were on our own.


MK and his son came over to visit. He and I opened a bottle of and visited on the porch, while the boys played. On Satuturday, the boys and I went Longville to visit my family. We did a little fishing (they weren't biting very well) and we did broke out some pistles and shot a couple hundred rounds of target shooting.

We arrived home before 8 PM and Lisa drove in from Dallas and hour latter. She and I then went dancing for a couple of hours at the Isle of Capri's Caribbean Cove Lounge. The band last night was LA Express. We passed a good time for a couple of hours, and managed to be home and ready for bed before midnight.

I woke this morning went out and picked up donuts for the family. Now I need to finish up and start getting ready worship at Bethel PCA.

Coram Deo,
Kenith

Work, work work. This last week I worked 88 hours and I'm scheduled for 60 hours for the up coming week. Lisa and I went out to eat last night and then dancing at a Mardi Gras dance at the Isle of Capri. Barry Badon and the Bayou Boys were playing, they are one of our favourite bands in the area. Lisa and I danced for a couple of hours and "passed a good time" but we had to head home early, because I had to get up before five so I could go to work this morning.

I'm not doing much with this amount of work, but I have been doing a little reading. I finished To Kill a Mocking Bird. I had never read it before and it is a GREAT novel about the old segregated South, just awesome. I'm still reading St. Clement of Alexandria. I loved reading his Exhortation to the Heathen and I'm now on the second book of his The Instructor. The first volume of The Instructor was very interesting and this second is also proving to be very good.

My favourite of the Church Fathers has, for some time, been St. Cyprian, the Bishop of Carthage. Cyprian will keep his first place slot, but I really like St. Clement too.

I've also been reading Max Hastings' book OVERLORD: D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. I've finished the first couple of chapters. Hastings is a great writer of history.

My daughter, Morgan, insists that I consume more fiction and she has loaded my iPod with a number of audiobooks. I've recently finished a couple of books by Neil Gaiman and I'm now on a third. I've finished Mirrormask and Coraline and I'm now listening to Stardust. I've been enjoying Gaiman's books. The're a lot of fun.

Gotta go.
Kenith

I am trying to stay awake until nightfall. I've been awake for 24 hours, worked a 16 hour shift last night. I got to work at 5:30 last night and worked until 10:30 AM. I have to be at work again at 5:30 tomorrow morning. I do not want to sleep today, so that I will be able to sleep tonight.

After leaving work, I went to Starbucks to see my daughter and get a coffee, I then went to St. Michael's for their 10:15 worship service. I then came home did some work around the house and bathed. Now I am just trying to stay awake, so I gotta keep moving.

It's going to be a VERRRRY long afternoon.

Coram Deo,
Kenith

Last week I was the sick one. Starting last weekend one of the boys got sick and ran fever from Saturday evening until Tuesday. He missed church and two days of school. When he was on the mind, our youngest son became ill. Today is his second day at home from school with a fever.

My day yesterday was spent waiting on my son, running errands, and cooking spaghetti. I did take time out to attend Eucharistic services at St. Michael's Episcopal Church.

Later,
Kenith

Health wise, I am not well at the moment. After work yesterday evening, I went to the emergency room. I've had a swollen spot on my upper thigh for about a week, which I have been taken antibiotics for. The antibiotics have not helped and this weekend I began running fever, over 101 degrees, and yesterday my body began to ache as though I had the flue.

Because of all that, I went to the emergency room after I got out of work last night. They ran a bunch of tests and said that I should see my od Dr. this morning. I nsaw my Dr. and he is sending me to gat some more tests run this afternoon.

Coram Deo,
Kenith

Last night LP and I planned to go dancing, but our daughter came over and brought the first season of Heroes with here. Instead of dancing, we watched Heroes. The shows were good. I had never seen it before last night.

This morning I woke, went to the kitchen and worked on breakfast. I cooked pain predu (lost bread-French toast) which is my signature cooking event. I cooked pain perdu because Morgan requested it; she slept here last night because her husband was out of town. Breakfast was a big hit. Pain perdu has always been a special treat for our kids.

After breakfast, we got ready and went to worship service. Pastor Steve preached through Psalm 50 this morning. It was a good sermon on worship.

After worship services we came home and put a pizza in the oven for dinner. I had pizza and a beer for lunch. I think I will go for a walk, Lisa is going to work out and the boys are playing in their room.

Kenith

Yesterday, after Tommy K. and Gary G. came over to the house after work. Tommy's favourite beer is a Belgian beer (no not Budweisers). It is Chimay, a truly great beer, and Lisa went by Kroger and picked up some Chimay (Rouge) for us.

Tommy and I have been on different shifts for a number of years and have not had a chance to visit much over the years. This year we are both on both on the same shift. He arrived at the house a few minutes before I did, and Lisa and the boys showed him the changes that we've made to the house since the last time he and his wife, Kelly, have been over here.

Lisa poured two frozen mugs with Chimay and gave them to us. A couple of minutes later Gary joined us. We had a talk; it was like old times.

Today I got off work early for a doctor's appointment. I went to see Dr. Cohen for my shoulder. He has prescribed physical therapy. I hope that fixs my problem.

Christian called us from the Persian Gulf on Monday. It was so good to here from him. Yesterday, Lisa also spoke with Jessica, our daughter-in-law. She is doing well.

Later,

Kenith

I had a very quiet days this weekend at work this weekend. I am reading a couple of items these days. I'm reading To Kill a Mocking Bird and I've started reading Clement of Alexandria.

After I finished Theophilus of Antioch, I returned to Athenagorus and read his book on the Resurrection. I found both authors to be very interesting.

I love reading the Early Church Fathers and my good friend MK has great fun, at my expense, making jokes about my reading habits. It is all in fun and we love to laugh about this. The truth be truth, MK has no room to make fun of my reading, because his reading is just as strange as mine are.

Later,
Kenith

Yesterday, I started my day by bringing the boys to school. I then headed to see Dr. Cohen, and orthopedic doctor for my shoulder. Eight months ago, while swimming a breast stroke, my shoulder popped, that hurt and on the next stroke it popped again. Again it hurt, so I headed to the side of the pool and quit swimming.

Lisa tried to talk me into going to the doctor then, but I wanted to give my shoulder a chance to heal up, hoping it would fix itself. I gave it plenty of time, and my shoulder still hurts, so after eight months of Lisa fussing at me, trying to get me to see a doctor, I finally did.

Dr. Cohen sent me to get an MRI yesterday afternoon. I had never had an MRI before, but I did have a little bit of a nap while in that MRI tube. I go back to Dr. Cohen next week.

Last night my MK came over for a visit. We opened a Hungarian, meritage wine and visited in the living room. We spoke about nerdy things like the Church Fathers, Puritans, recession, medicine, unions, etc...

Morgan closed at Starbucks last night and after they closed she came over and visited with MK and me for a little while.

Today, Mk, Morgan and I met at Cracker Barrel for an early lunch. After that Morgan and I went to Moss Bluff library to pick up her check (she is holding down two jobs). We visited with my niece Elizabeth, who works at the library. Then we got a drink at Sonic and Morgan brought me home.

I spent much of the afternoon (in a near panic) looking for my wallet throughout the house. It was found thes evening in Morgan's car. where I left it after paying for our drinks at Sonic.

Right now I'm enjoying a glass of wine and watching news about a New York plane crash in the Hudson River. Miraculously no one on board the plane was killed.

BTW: The weather hear has been awesome, near freezing at night and in the 50's each day.

It is time for me to go to sleep, so I will sign off of the blog, finish my glass of wine and get ready for bed

Coram Deo,

Kenith

I've decided to add to today's post. After my union meeting I walked home and spent some time with Lisa and the boys. I had to go over spelling with our youngest son. His brother was sick and stayed home today. It was, I believe the same 24 hour bug that the rest of us have had, and he is all better now.

Now, it is a bit ofter 10 PM. I am enjoying a Sam Adams Cream Stout and watching the military channel. As soon as I finish my beer I will take a bath, get ready for bed, read for a while and go to sleep.

Yesterday, Lisa boiled shrimp and that is what I had for supper. They were sooooo good. After eating I took my camera out on the front porch and took pictures of the beautiful full moon that was rising in the early evening.

Tonight, I have a union meeting to attend. Lisa cooked another of my favourites-red beans and rice. I helped by cutting up the sausage and adding it to the pot.

Coram Deo,

Kenith

I worked off of Graveyard shift this morning. The first night of the shift was a bit busy, but the rest of the nights at work were very non-eventful, which is what I like. I cooked Pain Perdu (i.e. lost bread or French toast) along with bacon and sausage for the crew one evening. It was very good.

When I got off work this morning it was freezing here in SW Louisiana. We hit 31 degrees. All the yards and roofs of houses were white with frost. I enjoy this kind of weather, but I dress for it and we only experiance it a hand full of days in any given winter.

Here in South Louisiana, we are moving toward Mardi Gras so the King Cakes are everywhere. I brought the first King Cake to work this year and two more have followed. These cakes are so good.

The boys started back to school last week and Lisa is doing her regular job and teaching a Pilates class several days a week.

I finally finished reading Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945. It is a book I started a long time back, read a bit, put it down for a time before picking it up again. It is a good book, even though I picked it up an set it down several times before finishing it. I also finished reading second century bishop of Antioch, St. Theophilus' three letters to Autolycus.

I've started listening to Murry Rothbard's America's Great Depression on audibook.

My buddy TK, who works at the refinery dock, is on the same shift with me for 2009. He and I met at a Waffle House after work this morning, to visit and eat breakfast before heading to our homes.

That's about it for now.

Kenith

I have nothing against Alabama fans, BUT...
Before tonight, I had never before pulled for a non-SEC team when they played an SEC team in a bowl game. I did so tonight. I wanted Utah to beat Saban sooooooo badly. I did not think it would happen but it was so good to see Saban loose.

LSU ended the season on a high note and saban went down in flames. It was not so bad a football season after all.

Sorry Bama, nothing personal, but saban sucks. He is not fit to smell the Bear's dirty socks.

Go Gators, beat Oklahoma.

Coram Deo,
Kenith