December 16 – “Christmas Jeopardy"

Last night I went to the Seaside youth Christmas party.  Chris stayed home with Mom.  Looks like that will be a familiar track for us now.  Mom’s mental capacity has deteriorated to the extent that it is more and more difficult to care for her.  Chris finally agreed to call the doctor Monday and see about getting some home health help at least for baths. 

The party went pretty well.  It has been difficult to predict what will happen with our teenagers since our youth pastor resigned.  I have been preparing something each week to lead a Bible study, but no one has come the last few weeks.  It’s time to revisit the whole ministry and see what kind of different approach we can take.  Maybe something that encourages families to rediscover the whole togetherness idea.  Hmm.

The white elephant part of the party was fun as always.  The gift I opened was a pair of Green Lantern jockey underwear.  Nice.  Of course they were stolen.  I also briefly had (get it?  “brief”-ly) the movie The Tooth Fairy starring Rock, the Rock Johnson.  I ended up with a package of Christmas blend coffee from Starbucks.  Not bad.  Now the decision.  Should I post the pictures on FaceBook?

I put together a Christmas Jeopardy game for the party.  Six categories to choose from: Christmas Trivia levels 1-3, Christmas Songs, Christmas Movies, and The Real Christmas.  We played guys against the girls.  Sadly, the girls totally annihilated their opponents.  2600 to 1300.  How would you have done?  Well, here are some of the answers.  Remember, you have to come up with the question.  And put that iPhone down.  No cheating on Wikipedia.

1.  The first president to decorate a White House Christmas Tree.

2.  The Christmas carol being sung outside Scrooge’s office in A Christmas Carol.

3.  The three other alliterative names Charles Dickens considered before settling on Tiny Tim.

4.  How Buddy knows he is a wash-out as a toymaker in Elf.

5.  Figure out the real name of this rejected title for a Christmas song:

Tintinnabulation of Vacillating Pendulums in Inverted Metallic Resonant Cups

6.  He told Mary and Joseph to go to Bethlehem.

 I’ll put the answers in tomorrow’s blog.  If you want more, let me know on FaceBook.

Psalms 47:7 says, “For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.”

 Father, ease Mom’s difficulties, and give Chris an extra dose of encouragement and energy.  Amen.