smc.futbal.net 2011-03-10T18:00:09Z tag:smc.futbal.net,2011://1 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2011, smc dead blog is dead 2011-03-10T18:00:09Z 2011-03-10T13:00:09-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2011://1.546 2011-03-10T18:00:09Z yeah, 2011 is just different than 2002... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com yeah, 2011 is just different than 2002

]]> with the multiplicity of social networking options, this just feels outdated ... i'd like to revamp it at some point as a portal to the other places i talk (see the top lefthand box for now ha! also outdated though!). nowadays, if i have a brief thought (140 characters or less, of course) i simultaneously post it to to facebook and twitter with an iphone app. if i want a picture with it, that app is instagram. if i just want a location with it (church, work, home, etc.), i use foursquare. this week, i've had the need / desire to post some longer-winded thoughts so i set up a tumblr site, but I won't be surprised if that goes dark too.

why? well, life is going pretty good, but insanely busy with an awesome wife & two kids, pastoring a small church, working full time an hour away back at lexmark, one weekend per month as an army national guard chaplain, and occasionally teaching with indiana wesleyan university. i love the things i'm doing, but i have a feeling God is going to help me sort it all out in the near future.

previously, i had been copy and pasting all my facebook status / tweets here as a way to archive them, but i don't even know if I can access over a year's worth of them!

]]> 2010 2010-03-17T13:55:43Z 2010-03-17T09:55:43-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2010://1.545 2010-03-17T13:55:43Z sooo .. it's a new year?... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com sooo .. it's a new year?

]]> why hello there! fancy meeting you around these parts!

the quick update (and the facebook/twitter updates that you've probably already read): work is still work, church is still going pretty good, the kids are growing up and are so very fun these days, and L and i have been getting up early and exercising for 3.5 weeks now. not much else to say except that i need more than 24 hours in a day as usual!

p.s. comment spam stinks - gotta close off comments on posts quicker!

# Good morning! It's a bright sunshiney day - let's hope the week finishes strong! half a minute ago via TweetDeck

# On a brighter note, 3 weeks down and 10 to go on P90X. Feelin' fitter already! 11:37 AM Mar 13th via TweetDeck

# Workin' at the day job on a rainy Saturday :-/ Looks March 20th will be my first true 'day off' of the month. 11:34 AM Mar 13th via TweetDeck

# Thought I could watch just the first half of The Hurt Locker last night since I was drowsy and it was getting late. Nope. Really good movie! 9:49 AM Mar 9th via TweetDeck

# Even if only for a few minutes, it was nice to sit outside with my two favorite gals on a blanket in the backyard while Jake played :-) 8:03 PM Mar 8th via TweetDeck

# What a wonderful weekend! I'm only partly annoyed that the weekend hasn't ended & the power is still out at work. Beautiful reading weather! 10:41 AM Mar 8th via TweetDeck

# I REALLY wish I normally got home from work at 5pm. 4:56 PM Mar 5th via TweetDeck

# Wooohoooo!! Going home early! 4:20 PM Mar 5th via TweetDeck

# Power has been out at work for over an hour! Sittin outside reading a book ... Ahhhh :-) 2:41 PM Mar 5th via TweetDeck

# Spirits are high after a great first night of revival service last night. Ready to knock it out of the park at work and get back to church! 9:45 AM Mar 5th via TweetDeck

# These 4 guys at Starbucks get the same drink everyday at 2:30 - double shot espresso over ice. I just tried it this morning; it's very good! 9:35 AM Mar 4th via TweetDeck

# Fun BibleStudy last night, up early to exercise, now sittin in traffic on the interstate that is usually traffic-free (471). It's sunny tho! 8:48 AM Mar 4th via TweetDeck

# http://twitpic.com/164ftj Brother & Sister love! 8:12 PM Mar 1st via TweetDeck

# SOOO excited about healthy chicken stir fry for dinner with a bunch of fresh ingredients! 5:34 PM Mar 1st via TweetDeck

# I think I finally have some clarity on the overall vision and days ahead for our church. Yay! 2:32 PM Mar 1st via TweetDeck

# GO! BIG! ORANGE!! 2:22 PM Feb 27th via TweetDeck

# Church service on a Friday night and then a date night with the family! Great night ahead! 6:31 PM Feb 26th via TweetDeck

# Green beans as a snack... it's a brave new world :) 10:56 AM Feb 26th via TweetDeck

# Happy 6th birthday, Jacob!! Happy 4 month birthday, Addison!! 8:22 AM Feb 23rd via TweetDeck

# 1 new member, 6 children dedicated (including mine!), and the privilege of baptizing my sister - what a wonderful day at church!! 1:18 PM Feb 21st via TweetDeck

# Yay! New pictures uploaded! 10:44 PM Feb 16th via TweetDeck

# I think I just learned the art of skiing down the driveway while shoveling snow and taking out the trash! 9:13 AM Feb 16th via TweetDeck

# So glad my family is almost home!!! (for once, thank you snow) 1:44 PM Feb 14th via TweetDeck

# Baked tilapia and sweet potato fries at home - yum-O! 8:36 PM Feb 13th via TweetDeck

# Thankful that the DVR was able to rewind to 9pm to watch the opening ceremony in full; curious as to what went on from 7:30-9:00pm !? 9:23 PM Feb 12th via TweetDeck

# Going to Friday night church! 6:46 PM Feb 12th via TweetDeck

# There was just A BIRD IN MY HOUSE. ?!?! Am I Dr. Doolittle while the family is away or something?! 8:08 AM Feb 12th via TweetDeck

# No lie: as I was walking to the front door, a deer ran through the front yard to the back; then I saw 3 of its buddies at the streetlight! 7:44 PM Feb 11th via TweetDeck

# WOW! Jungle Jim's is a-maze-ing! 3:11 PM Feb 10th via TweetDeck

# Who dat? Dat's dem Saints :( booo 9:51 PM Feb 7th via TweetDeck

# Old white dudes singing to a bunch of old white dudes who could actually afford superbowl tickets. 8:17 PM Feb 7th via TweetDeck

# WOOOOO!!!! Go Colts! Goal line stand!! 8:00 PM Feb 7th via TweetDeck

# Superbowl party at our house! 6:22 PM Feb 7th via TweetDeck

# MacBook home safe and sound last night! No charge to replace the topcase (keyboard, trackpad) - Praise the Lord! 7:55 AM Feb 6th via TweetDeck

# Good 13 hour day: drive, work, drive, mtg @ church, hospital visit, home. Salad for dinner and now catching up on Grey's with my love! 10:32 PM Feb 4th via TweetDeck

# Think warm and fuzzy thoughts for my MacBook. She's staying in the "hospital" for an overnighter. :(( 7:35 PM Feb 2nd via TweetDeck

# ... made an appt. to get it fixed and after I dug out an acutal mouse. It probably won't work again later. 9:30 AM Feb 1st via TweetDeck

# I'm not complaining - really! - but it's funny that my laptop 'mouse' button started working again after I ... 9:30 AM Feb 1st via TweetDeck

# Sold over $20,000 the last two days of the month! Knowing where I was just a few short months ago, I stand amazed! Praise the Lord! 6:45 PM Jan 29th via TweetDeck

# Finally getting ready to take lunch - been wheeling and dealing big time here at the end of the month!! 2:33 PM Jan 29th via TweetDeck

# The sun is out! The sun is out! Hurry before it goes away again! 10:36 AM Jan 23rd via TweetDeck

# Blessed to have an awesome wife with a shared gift and love for hospitality! Two nights of dinner guests & lookin forward to more next week! 10:29 AM Jan 23rd via TweetDeck

# Cold, dreary day and the sandwich for lunch wasn't enough. Eating some oatmeal with fruit & nuts with an afternoon coffee to hurry the day. 2:25 PM Jan 21st via TweetDeck

# Feverishly working on church stuff with hardcore secretary Lindsay. 9:06 PM Jan 19th via TweetDeck

# Winding and wandering around downtown Cinci trying to get across a different bridge since there's a wreck on the normal one. Sigh..... 7:12 PM Jan 19th via TweetDeck

# Laptop battery is dead. I guess I'll just think about the stuff I was going to work on at lunch... 2:38 PM Jan 19th via TweetDeck

# http://twitpic.com/yqj2a Got beautiful hardwood floors "installed" (uncovered) today! 9:00 PM Jan 18th via TweetDeck

# Very very good service at church today! Praise the Lord!! 1:09 PM Jan 17th via TweetDeck

# Fun cheap date activity: playing rock band at blockbuster while trying to decide on a movie! 5:57 PM Jan 15th via TweetDeck

# Date "night" has begun :) Dinner, errands without kids, and movies at home! 4:33 PM Jan 15th via TweetDeck

# Happy 30.5 birthday to me ! :-D 5:23 PM Jan 14th via TweetDeck

# 2 hours from to Jake's school to traffic to work. Gotta love the commute. Like being back in DC!! 10:01 AM Jan 14th via TweetDeck

# Just turned onto the interstate parking lot. Luckily I have over an hour to get to work. 8:51 AM Jan 14th via TweetDeck

# Headed home after a long, but very good day. 9:05 PM Jan 13th via TweetDeck

# Let us join our thoughts and prayers together for Haiti. 9:55 AM Jan 13th via TweetDeck

# SO encouraged right now! Lord let nothing stop us from becoming the church you want us to be! 9:31 AM Jan 13th via TweetDeck

# Say a prayer for Addi: @ Dr. w/ 100 degree temp and a bunch of junk in her chest. Hopefully she can get cleaned out :-( I'm home w/ Jake. 11:00 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck

# Chicken & Shrimp! http://twitpic.com/xlblq 7:20 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck

# Grilling out BBQ kebobs in 15 degree weather. Awesome! Gonna be scrumptious! 7:06 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck

# Visiting at the hospital. Feels nice to brighten someone's day! 4:52 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck

# Tick rock goes the clock on 2009 4:50 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck

# Watching Muse in concert on a cool channel I found out about on our new HD box: palladia. Caught Silversun Pickups and TheFratellis lastnite 2:51 PM Jan 10th via TweetDeck

# Had an espresso w/ dessert at dinner. Fully prepared for baby duty so L can finally have a full night's rest. She certainly deserves it!!! 11:07 PM Jan 8th via TweetDeck

# Looking forward to a date night with the family in just a couple of hours! 5:08 PM Jan 8th via TweetDeck

# Tick rock goes the clock on 2009 5:06 PM Jan 8th via TweetDeck

# Hittin' the hay in the new King Sized bed! 12:30 AM Jan 8th via TweetDeck

# http://twitpic.com/x3bjt So pretty! 3:05 PM Jan 7th via TweetDeck

# 3 inches since I got to work. http://twitpic.com/x3ak6 3:03 PM Jan 7th via TweetDeck

# Staying up late playing Mario with our out of town friends who are sleeping over. Not 7th grade; just good times :) 12:44 AM Jan 7th via TweetDeck

# SO much on my mind ! 10:14 PM Jan 5th via TweetDeck

# 2010 church planning. Serious business. http://twitpic.com/wkjbq 7:02 PM Jan 3rd via TweetDeck

# Going for the first of what I hope is many jogs in 2010. (Not a resolution or anything) I really need to 'pound' some pavement right now :-/ 2:09 PM Jan 3rd via TweetDeck

# Tick tock goes the clock on 2009. Good riddance to the bad things and looking forward to the adventures of the good things. 10:40 AM Dec 31st, 2009 via TweetDeck

# RT @atsalumni: "He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent."-Augustine 9:44 PM Dec 28th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Playing with my princess!! http://twitpic.com/vo6ts 9:42 PM Dec 28th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Finally got to the AT&T store. iPhone is now making calls! 7:47 PM Dec 28th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# 24 hour bug. Feeling better, but eating light today. 9:07 AM Dec 28th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# SO sick. Feel like crap, haven't had to munch on sprite and crackers since I was a kid :-( 5:11 PM Dec 27th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Home! 11:37 PM Dec 26th, 2009 via web

# test from iPhone! 12:07 PM Dec 26th, 2009 via API

# Heading out to see Alvin & the Chipmunks 2 with the fam! 4:14 PM Dec 25th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Merry CHRISTmas!! Jake is a bit sickly so the whole house is still asleep and quiet while I feed Addison a bottle :-) waiting ... waiting... 8:41 AM Dec 25th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Relient K's Let it snow baby .. Let it Reindeer was an awesome way to spend the last leg of the drive. Oh yeah - I'm here! 7:32 PM Dec 24th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Little over 24 hours 'til I can hit the road for Christmas with the family ! 2:47 PM Dec 23rd, 2009 via TweetDeck

# I think this can of gold star chili was meant to be a topping and not a dinner :-( needs some beans or .. something .. sigh 8:53 PM Dec 22nd, 2009 via TweetDeck

# Woohoo! Finally hit commission for a month :-) Nice to have a little bit extra around Christmas! 8:12 PM Dec 22nd, 2009 via TweetDeck

# The family went on down to Knoxville for the week. The house is empty and lonely, but I'll be with them soon! Time to catch up on movies! 9:34 PM Dec 20th, 2009 via TweetDeck

# @Ale8One We need you up here in Northern KY! 11:01 AM Dec 19th, 2009 via web in reply to Ale8One

# I wonder what it would be like to be living back in the DC area this morning with over a foot of snow! 10:46 AM Dec 19th, 2009 via TweetDeck

]]> what?! 2009-12-15T03:13:33Z 2009-12-14T22:13:33-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2009://1.544 2009-12-15T03:13:33Z baby born, house sold, family together, life continues!... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com Family baby born, house sold, family together, life continues!

]]> umm yeah... started this ol' blog 7 years ago, but it's just easier these days to pop a comment out there on facebook & twitter (when i take the time to do even that!). if you're reading this, you probably already know the details: addison born 10/23/09 @ 5:56am, moved uhaul load 2 of 3 the next day, closed on the sale of the house a week or so later. God timed it all out perfectly.

jake has transitioned to his new school like a champ and lindsay is playing super mom and wife as she always has. church is going good: continuing to build relationships, teaching the Bible well, and developing ways to minister to all ages.

some of this catch up of facebook / twitter posts won't make sense without the context of that day and time, (and anyone reading here has probably already seen them) but here goes:

# New pics! (plus I just wanted to show off my new profile pic) 31 minutes ago from TweetDeck

# Good day for a kite, right? ;-) 3:05 PM Dec 9th from TweetDeck

# Finally made it to Nashville late last night! Looking forward to being with family all of today and tomorrow before heading back Sat. AM! 10:06 AM Nov 26th from TweetDeck

# Enjoy the new pics on Facebook! 2:58 PM Nov 24th from TweetDeck

# Addison is 1 month old today. Say it with me: ALREADY?!??!? 3:38 PM Nov 23rd from TweetDeck

# Had a great day at church yesterday! It's so wonderful to finally be ministering as a team with Lindsay who is an awesome pastor's wife. 9:12 AM Nov 23rd from TweetDeck

# Had a great time reminiscing about the early days of our relationship over a tasty Japanese dinner for our anniversary last night :-) 8:52 AM Nov 10th from TweetDeck

# Happy 7th anniversary to my sweetheart!!! Also, we got Jake started off at his new school and he seems like he's going to do great! 9:12 AM Nov 9th from TweetDeck

# With lots of help, we've turned the tornado of a house into just a messy house with all but one room setup. Lots of progress! 10:26 PM Nov 8th from TweetDeck

# Today: closing on house sale at 11am then driving home to Covington for good. Wow! (Parsonage looks like a tornado w/ all moved in stuff!) 6:45 AM Nov 6th from TweetDeck

# Thurs: took Jake to school, back to hotel to get fam for Addi's 2 wk checkup, picked up Jake, lunch in Lex, exit interview w/ Jake's teacher 6:42 AM Nov 6th from TweetDeck

# Wednesday: Covington to NIcholasville, loaded final uhaul, Nich. to Cov., unloaded truck, Cov. to Lexington, collapsed. Thanks for the help! 6:37 AM Nov 6th from TweetDeck

# Final moving day! Time to stretch the back, lift some furniture, and drive from Covington to Nicholasville to Covington to Lexington (wow). 7:22 AM Nov 4th from TweetDeck

# Last day apart!! 3:05 PM Nov 3rd from TweetDeck

# Don't you love it when you change a diaper and your kid immediately craps in the next one? It's even better when they do it twice in a row! 10:31 PM Oct 31st from TweetDeck

# You have no idea how excited I am to be on baby duty. I haven't seen her in days and I don't care how many times she wakes up tonight! 10:16 PM Oct 30th from TweetDeck

# Less than 24 hours til we're all together for the weekend! Then just a couple more nights apart and we'll be done. 8:11 PM Oct 29th from TweetDeck

# Less than 46 hours to go 10:46 PM Oct 28th from TweetDeck

# 68 hours 'til I see the family again. Doc, I think I need to borrow the Delorean. 11:33 PM Oct 27th from TweetDeck

# CRACKED me up! RT @endonend Photo: I Want to Have Twins Just to Get Them These T-Shirts: Gizmodo Geek humor! http://tumblr.com/xcu3pxb84 11:26 PM Oct 27th from TweetDeck

# LOVE me some @Ale_8_One !!! (I also love that their twitter feed found me instead of the other way around ha!) 11:13 PM Oct 27th from web

# Tuesday: Drove from Lexington to Covington to work in Cincinnati. Tried to relax this evening, but moved a ton of boxes to correct rooms. 10:46 PM Oct 27th from TweetDeck

# Monday: Took forever for Lindsay to be released and then we enjoyed an awesome reunion as a family of four. 10:45 PM Oct 27th from TweetDeck

# Sunday night: Lindsay & I had a "date" in the hospital with a Qdoba snack and our Sunday evening shows. 10:43 PM Oct 27th from TweetDeck

# Sunday: Dad & Jake day - we went to watch Astroboy (and we both really liked it), played @ McD's, @ home played games & outside, & just hung 10:42 PM Oct 27th from TweetDeck

# Been working on uploading these baby pics for an hour again. Finally just used the ol' simple uploader. ENJOY! 4:20 AM Oct 25th from TweetDeck

# Saturday: Moved a 17 foot uhaul worth of stuff (load 2 of 3) up to Covington. So much going on! Thanks everyone for the help!! 4:19 AM Oct 25th from TweetDeck

# Baby Addy is getting her first manicure! Let my princess's pampering begin! 2:36 PM Oct 23rd from TweetDeck

# She eats great, burps well, and poops like a champ already. What a sweet baby girl! FB photos is messing up in the hospital - I'm tryin! 1:11 PM Oct 23rd from TweetDeck

# Addison Blair Collins has arrived!!! Oct. 23, 2009 @ 5:56 am. Mother & Baby are doing great! Pictures soon! 9:37 AM Oct 23rd from TweetDeck

# 11 days! Wow!! 7:03 AM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck

# Very good chat on the phone with NPH Matt @goroyals08 today ! 8:49 PM Oct 13th from web

# I think sometimes God just likes to show off how good he is. 9:04 PM Oct 11th from TweetDeck

# Sold the house! Sold the house! Thank God Almighty, we sold the house! (Now, pray for a smooth closing and moving out the week of the baby 1:49 PM Oct 11th from TweetDeck

# Want to follow our Church? @CovEastside 1:53 PM Oct 9th from web

# WOW! The creativity of the crazy wedding entrance people just became the centerpiece of the moment many have waited for on The Office. 1:26 PM Oct 9th from TweetDeck

# Just got home and finished "dinner" (mmm.... Cinci chili ) after Church board mtg. and finishing sermon research. Now watching The Office! 11:26 PM Oct 8th from TweetDeck

# Led the first night of what will be a long Bible Study through the Bible. FInalizing prep for tmrw's Board mtg & working on Sermon! Busy! 9:34 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck

# So ... Lindsay fell again. Not on her womb this time, but her ankle is severely sprained. Cancelled PM church and drove back home to help. 9:25 PM Oct 4th from TweetDeck

# Beautiful morning drive back w/ bright moonlight and God-painted tones of sunrise to light the way. 6:51 AM Oct 4th from TweetDeck

# Wow, just wow - If you love Wilco, they completely approve of you downloading these: http://www.themidnightcafe.org/?p=1481 10:23 PM Oct 1st from TweetDeck

# Made pasta & garlic (communion) bread last night; made curry (canned) chicken w/ rice & naan bread tonight. Cookin machine! No PB&Js here! 10:06 PM Oct 1st from TweetDeck

# Last day of the month at the sales job. Time to "kill it and drag it home" !! 8:15 AM Sep 30th from TweetDeck

# Home after an evening of visiting a couple of shut-ins with our visitation team. ... Now time to watch Biggest Loser and go to sleep! 10:05 PM Sep 29th from TweetDeck

# Had a great time hanging with my cousins watching football and playing Madden. Made a fun midnight walmart run on the way home! 12:18 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck

# At home now. Watching Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters without Lindsay just doesn't feel normal. 8:57 PM Sep 27th from TweetDeck

# Working on next week's sermon and trying to figure out where to go with October. Mark 10, a month of Job, Hebrews, or all of the above. 8:28 PM Sep 27th from TweetDeck

# Spent 15 hours with the family last night and this morning. Totally worth it, but it's always hard to leave.. Anyone want to buy our house? 7:04 PM Sep 26th from TweetDeck

# Half day at work and then an evening with the family!!! 7:20 AM Sep 25th from TweetDeck

# Getting attacked by a mosquito I thought I swatted last night..... ::scratch, scratch:: 7:24 PM Sep 24th from TweetDeck

# SNL impression of Guy Fieri from Food Network was spot on! Can I get some queso on that?! 7:20 PM Sep 24th from TweetDeck

# Laughin' my rear off watchin' SNL Thursday - it's been a long summer! Hooray for Fall TV ! 45 minutes til a new episode of The Office! 7:16 PM Sep 17th from TweetDeck

# Repost / RT your own story #WhereWereYou My college dorm mate woke me up after 1st Tower fell and we watched the 2nd Tower fall, horrified. 1:47 PM Sep 11th from TweetDeck

# NFL Overtime is terrible. 8:05 AM Sep 11th from TweetDeck

# Beautiful! What once was ... http://is.gd/37qbP 1:55 PM Sep 10th from TweetDeck

# Finally saw the rest of the main plays from the UT game via ESPN360 - awesome! Let's see how they look against some tougher comp. though... 7:38 PM Sep 8th from TweetDeck

# Finishing up the nice long weekend by watching Fistful of Dollars and eating some leftover grilled bbq chicken. 5:51 PM Sep 7th from TweetDeck

# @GStephanopoulos Nice alliteration ;-) 2:42 PM Sep 7th from TweetDeck in reply to GStephanopoulos

# Looking forward to a longer weekend with the family!! 7:54 AM Sep 5th from TweetDeck

# Long day at both offices, but dinner at 11:30pm was still yummy! 11:31 PM Sep 2nd from TweetDeck

# Finally making a temp church website and setting up social media sites (who cares if I'm the only a few will know how to use those ;-) ) 11:32 PM Aug 31st from TweetDeck

]]> unmuzzled 2009-09-01T04:01:18Z 2009-09-01T00:01:18-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2009://1.543 2009-09-01T04:01:18Z the big life changes of 2009 continue...... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com Daily the big life changes of 2009 continue...

]]> so, after looking for a new job for all of april and may, i ended up with two by the end of june. due to the uncertainties of the future ahead and being unsure about what lindsay will have to do with her job, i haven't been able to talk about what's been going on the past 2+ months.

on june 14th, i became the pastor of eastside church of the nazarene in covington, ky. it was tough to leave paris church of the nazarene after only seven months of being an associate there, but my calling has always been to be a lead pastor of a church. additionally, the job market in lexington was simply dead and there were a ton more opportunities in the cincinnati metro area.

on june 29th, i started a job as an account manager for a pharmaceutical sales company in cincinnati, oh. just like lexmark, i drive all the way across town. sales is obviously not related to my major, but it's a decent job. combined with my pastoral salary, we're doing fine again. once we sell the house in nicholasville (when and not if!), lindsay hopes to be able to stay home with the kids and not have to go back to work.

lindsay's health insurance for the delivery of the baby is tied to her current job so the hardest part (read: excruciating) of this summer has been living apart from one another. i think both of us have realized how deeply we love and need each other. it will all be over soon, but we're continuously counting down the days.

]]> a summer of tweets 2009-09-01T03:18:23Z 2009-08-31T23:18:23-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2009://1.542 2009-09-01T03:18:23Z so begins the catch up...... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com Daily so begins the catch up...

]]> sorry ... i ain't editing all this. you probably saw the links on facebook or twitter when i originally posted them.

# Great weekend with the family and good day of church. Together again in 5 days!8:48 PM Aug 30th from TweetDeck

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Another long day of missing the family in the books... 2 more days. Note to self: write about all the changes of the past 2-3 months8:31 PM Aug 26th from TweetDeck

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:-( RT @cnnbrk: Sen. Edward Kennedy died Tuesday night after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He was 77. http://bit.ly/WiZXA12:40 AM Aug 26th from TweetDeck

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We're having a cookout for 40 at our place at 3pm and It's been a gloriously beautiful day ... until the rain started at 2:55pm. Pass quick!1:56 PM Aug 22nd from TweetDeck

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4.5 hours left until I see the family again for the first time in 19 days. Halle-freakin'-lujah!1:45 PM Aug 21st from TweetDeck

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Teh google says: http://is.gd/2ptGD RT @erikwillits: Anybody know when the first salt shaker was used? #sermonprep11:42 PM Aug 19th from TweetDeck

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You have a blog? RT @kevin_reiss: @misschatter Do I qualify now? I have 13 posts.10:22 PM Aug 18th from TweetDeck

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Headed out for some $0.50 wings with some guys in town. YUM!6:47 PM Aug 18th from TweetDeck

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WOOOHOOO!! Stephen Strasburg is a signed Washington National!! --- RT @NFA_Brian: It's done .... 15.67M11:08 PM Aug 17th from TweetDeck

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Lindsay just dropped Jacob off for his first day of Kindergarten. He's excited, we're a bit nervous (bus), and I REALLY wish I was there.7:14 AM Aug 13th from TweetDeck

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Two weeks since last msg - I guess it has indeed been busy. Looking forward to family time again though!1:42 PM Jul 31st from TweetDeck

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It's Friday!! Looking forward to some quality time with the family.....1:22 PM Jul 17th from TweetDeck

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Thanks to everyone for all the happy birthday wishes!!!! It was a good day!12:21 AM Jul 15th from TweetDeck

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Rockin' the big 3-0 today !6:46 AM Jul 14th from TweetDeck

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In a wonderful accident, Lindsay got me 2 'cases' of Ale-8 instead of 2 'packs' for my birthday :-)7:49 PM Jul 12th from TweetDeck

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From today's sermon- LORD speaking: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Are you admitting weakness?4:35 PM Jul 5th from TweetDeck

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End of the week and I get to see Jake tomorrow after his week in Nashville with my Dad !!7:06 PM Jul 2nd from TweetDeck

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@PastorSheaZ Two "real" doctorates, actually. http://tinyurl.com/kn85tp #gacorlando #gac20098:01 PM Jun 30th from web

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#gac2009 #gacorlando Wow, I hope JUD805 and JUD806 get annihilated. Our historical views on Scripture and Infant baptism should be upheld.7:36 PM Jun 30th from web

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#gac2009 #gacorlando Bored and reading more resolutions. I LOVE the work done on JUD803. Three cheers for being better about the sacraments!7:31 PM Jun 30th from web

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Indeed - that will cause a lot of headaches. RT @kevinrector SR755 should have failed... I don't think that one got though out. #gac20097:16 PM Jun 30th from web

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A name for Nazarenes to look forward to: Eugenio Duarte !9:51 PM Jun 29th from TweetDeck

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IT'S A GIRL!! WOOHOOO!!! We're looking forward to meeting little Addison Blair in ~4 months!2:47 PM Jun 26th from TweetDeck

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Where are searches?11:15 PM Jun 25th from web

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@brannonhancock West Wing? I've been pushing thru the whole series - almost done thanks to Bravo Channel :-)10:46 PM Jun 24th from web in reply to brannonhancock

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Show support for democracy in Iran add green overlay to your Twitter avatar with 1-click - http://helpiranelection.com/3:00 PM Jun 24th from Support #IranElection

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RT @princetonfusion: RT @amandacash: Way to go, Nazarene Church! Check out @nazaGREEN and www.nazagreen.org. Who knew?10:28 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck

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Christian friends in the DC area: don't miss this opportunity! RT @scotmcknight: Flying to DC for speaking in Arlington this weekend.7:28 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck

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I've always wanted to do that - and be "that bowtie guy" RT @selsdon: trying to teach myself how to tie a bowtie2:09 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck

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Don't you hate when you go to a restaurant solely b/c of a coupon, have a subpar meal, and forget to use the coupon?5:26 AM Jun 17th from TweetDeck

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@EKDNMI - WOOOO!! Connected!12:29 PM Jun 16th from web

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]]> a. b. c. 2009-06-28T23:49:03Z 2009-06-28T19:49:03-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2009://1.541 2009-06-28T23:49:03Z it's a girl!! woohoo!!... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com Family it's a girl!! woohoo!!

]]> addison blair collins ... that's about all i can say these days. we're incredibly excited to meet her in approximately 4 months! life is still crazy, but some parts are settling down. i'll repost my last month of tweets in a separate post (gotta up the post count somehow ;-) ).

]]> go tweet yourself 2009-05-27T22:32:04Z 2009-05-27T18:32:04-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2009://1.540 2009-05-27T22:32:04Z i finally started 'tweeting', that is, using twitter... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com Daily i finally started 'tweeting', that is, using twitter

]]> sometimes called "micro-blogging", each message can only be 140 characters. sometimes it's just boring what-i'm-doing-right-now kind of messages, sometimes it's responding to other users, sometimes it's just what's on my mind. here are the highlights since i started and i'll try to continue to re-post them on here if you don't want to follow along there.

  • hmm ... what's for dinner? 14 minutes ago from TweetDeck

  • @meredithrabe I really enjoy coffee, but sometimes I doctor it up a bit too much and it just ends up being a sugar delivery mechanism. about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to meredithrabe

  • @misschatter With as many injuries as the Nats have had (if it's legit) it's prob. someone trying to heal faster. about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to misschatter

  • @meredithrabe hot tea in my hand as well. I haven't had much coffee since Lent. about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to meredithrabe

  • This article is about the exact town in Afghanistan where my cousin's company is duking it out. He's home next week! about 17 hours ago from TweetDeck

  • Oh yeah, we're back home. Playing Settlers of Catan for the second night in a row. (No work for Lindsay tmrw!) about 24 hours ago from TweetDeck

  • @kevinreiss Yeah we took a boat tour (different one), but overall I've been astounded/impressed by the architecture. No museum time tho :-( 10:58 PM May 24th from TweetDeck in reply to kevinreiss

  • @misschatter - I really wanted to visit the Museum of Science and Industry (they currently have a Harry Potter exhibit), but alas, no time 10:56 PM May 24th from TweetDeck in reply to misschatter

  • I'm stuffed with Giordano's Stuffed Pizza (aka deep dish). p.s. over 450 pics taken. 9:09 PM May 24th from TweetDeck

  • Tired legs. Nap time. 3:57 PM May 24th from TweetDeck

  • I think today is just going to be the Brookfield Zoo and recovering from all the walking this weekend. 10:03 AM May 24th from TweetDeck

  • Tourist walk day: near Soldier Fld up thru MilleniumPark(again) up Mich.Ave to Navy Pier; back up Mich.Ave then hung out in Wrigleyville 11:58 PM May 23rd from TweetDeck

  • Today: Navy Pier, Wrigley?, Comedy Show (with kid)? 9:01 AM May 23rd from TweetDeck

  • Yesterday: Legoland, lunch in Schaumberg, driving forever to park to get on the L, missed city tours, Sears Tower, Millenium Park, dinner. 9:00 AM May 23rd from TweetDeck

  • Fell asleep before updating last night - too bad you can't backdate like regular blogging. 8:59 AM May 23rd from TweetDeck

  • Yawn. After traffic, arrived at 2am. For some unknown reason, awake at 7am (6am Chicago time). Time to go find LEGOLAND! 7:45 AM May 22nd from TweetDeck

  • Best gift while heading out the door for a family getaway in Chicago: I just got an actual job callback! We'll see what happens! 5:06 PM May 21st from TweetDeck

  • RT @charitywater charity: water featured on CNN - link 10:37 AM May 21st from web

  • @twemerging Happy Ascension Day! link 9:06 AM May 21st from TweetDeck

  • mmmm ... Oatmeal and hot tea. Good morning to you too. 8:25 AM May 21st from TweetDeck

  • WOOOO KRIS!!! Down with guyliner! 9:04 PM May 20th from TweetDeck

  • Cute stuff on Sweet Juniper - and a good song too! 3:58 PM May 20th from TweetDeck

  • Finished mowing, weed-eating, and even took a jog afterwards. Started some laundry too so we can pack for Chicago! 3:38 PM May 20th from TweetDeck

  • Job searching all morning; actually had a couple of e.mails returned, but nothing too serious. Time to mow in the beautiful sun! 11:53 AM May 20th from TweetDeck

  • Test the Deck 8:21 AM May 20th from TweetDeck

  • Chicago in two days. Would be incredible to get a callback (for once) before then. 7:29 AM May 20th from web

  • Bright sunshine morning. Good day to finally mow the plantation. The back 40 is knee high now. 5:52 AM May 20th from web

  • Go Nats! Keep the runs coming! (Tied it up in the bottom of the 9th) 8:49 PM May 19th from web

  • @Jval1821 I made spaghetti too! 8:38 PM May 19th from web

  • American Idol over; still don't like the Broadway chump. 8:33 PM May 19th from web

  • Not sure why I waited around to sign up. 8:07 PM May 19th from web

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]]> halfway through the laundry, did the dishes, picked up the house, starting lunch and working on dinner. don't let anyone tell you that housewife life is easy! (and i don't even have any kids here at the moment!)

i think my mood and energy is up because i'm looking forward to a job interview this weekend and another solid job lead that just came in yesterday!

]]> radio silence 2009-04-29T23:37:12Z 2009-04-29T19:37:12-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2009://1.538 2009-04-29T23:37:12Z so ... i didn't mean to hush up there ...... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com Daily so ... i didn't mean to hush up there ...

]]> just happens sometimes ya know. not much to say except that i'm still searching for jobs and staying busy with errands and all. i had a fun opportunity teaching in nashville that now appears to be a door closed. however, this would have required getting a masters of education and i wasn't really thrilled about that. over the past week or two, i had been getting the sense that this wasn't to be. partly because there are some pastor opportunities that i'll be able to talk about soon enough!

]]> good news, bad news 2009-04-02T13:56:55Z 2009-04-02T09:56:55-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2009://1.537 2009-04-02T13:56:55Z 2009 sure will be interesting ... !... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com Daily 2009 sure will be interesting ... !

]]> so, good news first: we are expecting our second child around november 1st!! lindsay is around 7 weeks along and we go to the dr. tomorrow for an ultrasound to hear the heartbeat :-D
L is feeling good (besides being very tired) and has only had a couple bouts of nausea.

bad news second: i got laid off last friday. the guy sitting next to me at work got laid off two months ago and this was basically more of the same. yeah, it stinks, but with unemployment we'll be fine for a little while. in the meantime, it feels like the entire world is in front of us. too many options at the moment (not that any has been officially offered). there's a teaching program in nashville and a similar set up in ky. there's the same ol' engineering and tech jobs all over the place (though not very many). there are a few churches all over the country. you get the picture. priority #1 is supporting our family. but i don't feel that will be at the expense of my pastoral calling. the Lord will work it all out, but for right now i'm clueless about the road ahead.

interesting news third: ok, honestly, i did _not_ do this 'eating on a dollar per day' thing as a diet or to save money. however, obviously, both happened. i started roughly 6 weeks ago with a $41 trip to aldi's and i've spent maybe $15-20 since. my portion of the grocery budget over that time is probably $200 and that doesn't count going out to eat. so, roughly $150 saved?
i finally hooked up wii fit this week and i've lost over 20 pounds during lent (our scale hadn't been working so i've been clueless). holy cow! i'm a few pounds lighter than our wedding day (roughly the lowest i've been during marriage). yes, i've been taking vitamins and eating healthily - just smaller portions. i'm excited to start exercising more as i intake more after easter.

]]> new post tomorrow 2009-04-01T16:16:40Z 2009-04-01T12:16:40-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2009://1.536 2009-04-01T16:16:40Z wouldn't want to confuse anyone on april fool's day so i'll save it for tomorrow. the news is good, bad, and kinda cool (in that order).... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com Daily wouldn't want to confuse anyone on april fool's day so i'll save it for tomorrow. the news is good, bad, and kinda cool (in that order).

]]> trucking along 2009-03-26T14:01:12Z 2009-03-26T10:01:12-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2009://1.535 2009-03-26T14:01:12Z lent is more than half over now.... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com Daily lent is more than half over now.

]]> the journey is trudging along, but it is worth it. i had a calculated portion of spaghetti last night that was less than half of what i normally get - and it was a bit too much! part of this experience has been learning that we simply don't need as much of what we consume (food, materially, etc.). i've found some cheap chicken breasts and they are making for some meals that are better. i haven't had a salad in about a week (need to change that ...), i haven't had much tuna yet (one meal), i need to make another batch of refried beans, and the list goes on. in other words, i still have some options left to spice things up!

]]> cravings 2009-03-11T12:26:11Z 2009-03-11T08:26:11-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2009://1.534 2009-03-11T12:26:11Z it only took two weeks for the craving to start ...... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com Daily it only took two weeks for the craving to start ...

]]> on the drive home from picking up jake in the afternoon, i'm usually starting to get hungry. regular oatmeal or peanut butter on toast and then a sandwich at lunch only end up going so far. i pass a papa john's (of which L partook last week) and the coffee shop and long for a splurge. i think it's less the specific food and more feeling handcuffed by not being able to eat whatever i want, when i want. it's similar to feeling like a spoiled kid not getting what he or she wants.

for people of means (like everyone reading this i presume), eating is very much a social activity. something to do. shopping is often the same way. "oh saturday is so boring. let's go to the mall or out to eat." spending becomes our activity.

holy saturday is one month from today. wow.

]]> first full week of lent 2009-03-07T17:36:14Z 2009-03-07T12:36:14-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2009://1.533 2009-03-07T17:36:14Z and now a non-backdated update post.... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com Daily and now a non-backdated update post.

]]> yeah, so the last five entries were all backdated to catch things up and not miss some important events in life. this past week has been fun and i must say that lent hasn't been that tough so far. i guess i just prepared a lot (numbers are fun) and focus on eating cost efficiently.

each day i either have plain oatmeal with 1 tbsp of maple syrup (6-7 cents) or a piece of toast with 1 tbsp of peanut butter (8 cents). most days i have a half or whole banana for a snack around 10 am (when i normally eat almonds), but that costs 8.3 or 16.6 cents respectively and really cuts into the dinner fund. lunch is usually a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (1 tbsp of each) for 14.2 cents or the occasional bologna sandwich for roughly the same cost.

on the days i have a half banana for a snack, that leaves me a whopping 70 cents for dinner which ends up being a ton. on the first few days i had a huge salad (lettuce, cucumber, carrots, tomatoes, onion, salt and pepper, 2 tbsp dressing), but it was just a bit much. so lately i usually have a salad half that size - just lettuce, cucumber, salt and pepper, and 2 tbsp dressing is plenty wet and actually really tasty - and then something else. this week that has often been a serving of refried beans and/or rice sometimes with tortillas.

a few special meals: looking for something different and interesting on thursday night, i had a bologna sandwich with a scrambled egg on it. and it was sooo good. friday night, i went as light as possible during the day and for dinner i had a half a box of penne pasta, a 1/2 cup of meat spaghetti sauce, and a bunch of spices. very tasty except it was actually a bit much. i should have stuck with a 1/4 box of pasta and then had a small salad. finally, this morning i conjured up a small version of juevos rancheros (one of my faves at mexican places): one egg, 2 corn tortillas (that i unsuccessfully tried to fry up a little bit in some butter), and the last of my refried beans.

who knows what 65 cents will bring tonight for dinner, but it's a fun adventure.

oh, and i figured out what to do on sundays. normally lent is the 40 days between ash wednesday and easter sunday, not including sundays. thurs, you usually break your fast on sundays, but that seems odd for me to indulge myself gratuitously on sundays - even though it's supposed to be a 'mini-easter.' my plan is to keep on the fast for all meals except sunday lunch and then remain frugal for that one meal. last weekend, lindsay made more homemade barbecue and we bought a rotisserie chicken so i had a good portion of meat and some potatoes and onions for sunday lunch.

]]> homemade refried beans 2009-03-02T02:44:18Z 2009-03-01T21:44:18-05:00 tag:smc.futbal.net,2009://1.532 2009-03-02T02:44:18Z to help on the lent adventure, i made some some homemade refried beans.... smc http://smc.futbal.net scottmcollins@gmail.com Daily to help on the lent adventure, i made some some homemade refried beans.

]]> and man they're cheap! and very tasty! i used a recipe from emeril and limited the amount of ingredients to just what was necessary (beans, garlic, spices). i priced everything out and the entire batch only came to $0.63 for what started as a base of 2 cups of beans. should be an interesting week of some burritos (i have some cheap corn tortillas, but they fall apart easy) and who knows what!

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