Kids & I just finished a pancake breakfast. The trips were starving and the funniest thing happened as we all sat down and were about to say grace. Sela jumped the gun, put her hands together, and started frantically muttering a prayer that sounded like this: "Surap shurmn shappa fush nnng mmm hunh surap shurmnnn…"

Last night was Union Church’s Annual General Meeting. The event was a huge success with 81 voting members (last year reportedly about half that) and 116+ in total attending when we did a headcount. (Being in HR, I of course immediately thought, ‘headcount… how many people are here?’) Therefore, add in kids and the people outside the room at the time of my headcounting, there were easily 150+ people attending last night. A huge success for UC.

Tess, a little under the weather, stayed home with the triplets. Sebastian and I went. This involved a pep-talk with Seb late afternoon to insure he knew the ground rules… eat dinner there, listen to the adults, be in the kids’ playroom playing while daddy was in the big room with the adults. Involves staying up late = nap on Sunday. Sebastian agreed… we shook on it and he exclaimed, "It’s a deal." We took a taxi and made plans for De to pick us up later.

On previous church dinner events, Seb has been less than thrilled with the food. Tess & I had a discussion about this as I started to make peanut butter sandwiches. "I am making pbs’s in case Seb gets hungry later in the evening," I explained.

"Or he could just suck it up if he doesnt like the food," Tess replied.

Mental note: trust wife. I stopped making the sandwiches.

As it turns out, Sebastian was a darling… he ate Been Hon noodles (loved them – like those fishy ones in Phuket that Tess & I couldn’t stand but Sebastian inhaled them!), a sausage roll, slice of pizza, a brownie and a big bowl of Belgium chocolate mousse… who could go wrong with that? There was more food than one could imagine. The international theme insured there were dishes from all over the world. (Tess made Nanaimo Bars.) The meeting went right to 10 PM and by then Sebastian was getting pretty punchy… in fact, on the way home he was sooo loopy I wondered if someone slipped him a sip o’ somethin!

To sum it up, here is the big take away from the AGM… huge success from a fellowship perspective. Usual administrative items for the Church handled quickly and appropriately. And the new Committe of Management for 2006/2007 was appointed by the members.

I can just imagine the fax arriving in God’s office after the meeting. The Lord would pick-up the report while an apostle stood in front of him.

"Uh huh… Union Church new COM… who have we got here… good, good… OH… Charles is on the COM! Finally some obedience."

Apostle: "Yes, only 43 years to be obedient, too." [snicker]

Lord: "Yes, sometimes I just wish they’d all be like my Noah."

Happy Sunday, everyone! Surap shurmn shappa to you, too.