Thursday, December 21, 2006

Christmas Trivia

These strange balls of green in the trees, what is it? You don't see it in the summer with all the leaves on the trees, but it is very visible in the winter when the leaves are gone.
Technically it is a parasite that eventually kills the trees. One more factoid: it is illegal to pick this stuff off the trees for any purpose because of its parasitic nature and ease of spreading. This stuff can't be good for anything or anybody, can it? Leave a comment if you know what it is.

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

2006 Christmas Banquet

This year Deb and I took a break from attending the banquet, to serving at it. What a blast working behind the scenes. I'm amazed at all the time and effort put into pulling off such a special night for our students.
Every year the Student Council grants some Christmas wishes and this year was my turn. My wish was to have my picture taken with my 10th grade Bible class students all dressed up in their finery for the banquet. Here they are: