My latest obsession

World of Warcraft.

Last Christmas, my oldest son suggested that since I liked another PC role playing game, I would really enjoy this one. He tantalized me with a 10-day free trial and the promise of playing with him at some future date.

It took less than those 10 days for me to become unbelievably hooked.

What a great stress relief it is for me! I have to spend so much of my day saying the right thing when the needed thing gets bit back. But I can go home and kill - as my granddaughter puts it - "bad dudes." And kill them I do!

But what's even cooler is that on occasion, I can do a quest with my son. We can chat while we're both playing, even when we're not playing together. That's pretty cool.

But so is my - as of today - level 41 human warlock!

and now for something fun...

Fill this out about your Senior Year in High School
The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!!

1. Did you date someone from your school? yep - and eventually married him

2. Did you marry someone from your high school? yes

3. Did you car pool to school? nope - I usually walked

4. What kind of car did you have? None.

5. What kind of car do you have now? a Pontiac Bonneville that is in dire need of retirement

6. It's Friday night....What would you do now? fast food dinner, grocery shopping and home to watch TV

7. It is Friday night...where were you then? probably watching TV

8. What kind of job did you have in high school? none

9. What kind of job do you do now? children's mental health

10. Were you a party animal? um....no

11. Were you considered a flirt? depends on who you asked. My shy sister would say yes. I'd say no.

12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Choir two years in high school

13. Were you a nerd? no, just awkward

14. Did you get suspended or expelled? heaven's no!

15. Can you sing the fight song? Did we have a fight song? nope

16. Who was/were your favorite teacher? didn't have one

17. Where did you sit during lunch? somewhere in the cafeteria with a couple of friends

18. What was your school's full name? Wellington High School

19. When did you graduate? 1987

20. If you could go back and do it again, would you? I would not go through that again for all the money in the world!

21. Did you have fun at Prom? no

22. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom? frequently

23. Are you planning on going to your next reunion? dunno. I skipped the 5, 10 and 15 but went to the 20. I had more fun than I expected I would and might just go to the 25, assuming we have one.

24. Do you still talk to people from school? I work with a couple and still see a few others on occasion

25. What are/were your school's colors? crimson and white

Who asks you the hard questions?

So, our pastor talked this last week about discipleship a little bit. He talked about thinking about who discipled you and who you're discipling. It made me think a little bit.

No one. I have never discipled anyone because I wouldn't know how to do it. No one ever discipled me. No one walked with me to show me the way. No one came alongside me and helped me find my path. Not even my parents. I love them, don't get me wrong. But the memories I have are of stumbling around in the dark trying to find my own way. Often getting it wrong.

The logical person, I suppose, to ask me those hard questions would be my husband. But he doesn't. His main goal in life is to be friends with everyone and never hurt anyone's feelings. My dear friend Drea is probably the person most likely to ask me a question I don't want to answer - but need to.

Maybe this is something I should be more intentional in seeking out?