Those new pearly whites

What a smile!

Well, another day off for Mike, another day of no daycare tours.

We were supposed to go yesterday, but Mike, who can't ever say no to anyone but me, made other plans. About a month ago, a Jehova's Witness handed him a pamflet while he was on his way out. He was nice to her, so I guess she took it as a sign of interest. As a result, a couple of church elders turned up on our doorstep to save our souls.

Mike let them come in.

Wow.

I never realized how many bible passages there are outlining exactly why I'm going straight to hell. Not just non-Jehova's in general - me in particular. And they found them so fast; it's like they have that whole book memorized. So, I guess I'm doing it all wrong. You should have seen their jaws drop when I told them I don't believe homosexuality is a sin, and am a strong supporter of same-sex marraige. No everlasting life for me! To add insult to injury, they got Mike to read aloud many of the passages condemning me to hell. Nice. Mike, of course was in "polite" mode, so they still think his soul has a chance. They said they'd be back to talk to him again. Good grief.

They actually waved the bible in my face. Both of them at the same time. I wish I had a video camera to record the moment. They actually thumped their bibles too. I thought that was just a saying. It actually happens, at least when faced with a satan worshiping heathen like me. I bet they're very concerned for John's well-being. I wonder if he's on their prayer list yet.

Oh, apparently, the end is nigh. Thought I'd warn you.

Anyway. It was kind of fun to ruffle their feathers, but I think I'll find something more worthwhile to do for the next installment of Mike's conversion. He'll probably wind up joining just because he can't say no. (Unless it's me. No problem saying no to me. Maybe I'll tell him to join - then he'll say no.)

Anyway. So another day without daycare tours. Another day of growing waiting lists. Thankfully these aren't appointments - they have drop-in policies. You can check them out at any time, which is nice. You know the staff hasn't been warned, so you're more likely to see the real deal. However, we've kind of half decided that we don't want a cold, institutional centre after all. We're thinking we might explore the home childcare route. There's two licenced agencies in town, and the nurse pushed one way, way more than the other, so we're going to look into them too. It's easier to get a place in home childcare, and the thinking is, it will be more nurturing, because he'll be cared for by another mom. We'll look at both, though. We're still open.

John's doing well. We've started meat. It's so thick, it makes him gag, so I thin it out with a little water. Otherwise, it seems popular. He prefers beef to chicken so far. He's starting to eat a lot more these days. I'm pretty shocked how much food he can pack away now, especially considering he hasn't dropped a nursing yet. Still growing fast, I think. He's not chubbing up at all, but he feels more solid.

Anyway, I had better go. I have a bunch of political paperwork to do. It seems that party secretary actually means Mike's personal secretary. Hmm...I think I should inform Mike that if he goes Jehova's Witness, he'll have to give up politics and stop voting. I think that would end it right there!