What Happens Here

Snow

2011-11-17T12:31:00.000-08:00

We have snow on the ground. Can anyone guess what that means? It means putting snow stuff on Laura at least five times a day! :)

Funny baby...

2011-11-06T07:44:00.000-08:00

Hot.

2011-06-14T12:04:00.000-07:00

I am hot today. I think it is almost eighty degrees in the house. I think tomorrow I will jump in the outdoor pool for a while.
I was asked by the swim director at our pool to help with swimming lessons to fill in for several of her teachers who are at a camp this week, so tomorrow and Thursday I will be helping there. That is why I will be in town to go to the pool.
I have been busy working on my Bible Bee stuff. I am sad that this year they did not have the computer game to help learn verses in the box. You have to buy it. :(
If this post seems to go everywhere without being in any order, I'm going to blame it on the heat. I am not looking forward to ninety degree weather.

David plays baseball

2011-06-11T13:49:00.000-07:00

At the beginning David thought I was taking a picture of him so he stopped to smile for me. :)

Bible Bee box

2011-06-03T18:58:00.000-07:00

Well, it took till about four today to actually get the box of stuff. Now Emily and I will be busy working on memorizing lots of verses and studying the book of 1 Peter.

Bible Bee

2011-06-01T11:29:00.000-07:00

Today is June first. If all goes well Emily and I will get our study materials today. I am looking forward to starting today.

Just over eighteen months

2011-05-31T10:10:00.000-07:00

I love this picture. When we get the camera out David will give his "cheesy" smile.

Oops

2011-04-13T13:17:00.000-07:00

A bit ago Laura was asking me for a napkin for her cookie, but she wasn't talking correctly (just talking in funny noises) so I kept asking her "What?" Well, she asked again and I responded, "I can't get you a napkin if I don't understand what you're saying." Well she didn't catch that but several others in the room did so we had a good laugh. I was asked if that was a slip or not and then Laura wanted to know who slipped. :)

Mathematics video

2011-01-28T15:52:00.000-08:00

Here is a mathematics video I found on a blog. It talks about 101% and how God's love spells that out.

Here is the blog I found it on.

Funny things

2011-01-25T08:36:00.000-08:00

I was just on facebook and one of my friends put up a you tube clip about how grammar in America is not very good any more, and it reminded me of a conversation I had on Sunday night. One of my friends (he goes to public school) was talking to a foreign exchange student from China and he was saying he could go teach English. At this point Aaron interjected into the conversation and said, "Public schoolers don't teach people; they learn people." The funy thing is that Ben didn't get it. We all had a good laugh at his expense.

Disclaimer: I have nothing against people who go to public school, they just 'ain't got no good grammar' :)

The snow fort

2011-01-11T12:49:00.000-08:00

And a cute helper.

Winter fun

2010-11-26T14:07:00.000-08:00

Oh, what fun it is to play in a winter wonderland. Especially when you don't have to play in the snow. I'll have to take a picture of a fort Emily and I made. So far it has kept out the snow on the finished sides.

2010-11-10T11:44:00.000-08:00

Falling. The leaves are falling.
Reminding me of the tears on my face.

Wilting. The flowers are wilting.
As sometimes I wilt when I think of hard times to come.

Leaving. The birds are all leaving.
Just I am left to think of what I've lost.

Needed. Gone are the things I thought I needed.
And I find I have all I need.

Never. Jesus will never leave me.
Though things get hard He is always with me.

Forever. He has promised me forever.
I will have Him for all eternity.

Growing. Through Jesus I am growing.
Being molded into who He wants me to be.

Always. I have always.
Always I can care. Always I can share.

Jesus. He fills my empty spaces.
It's Him I love, for Him I live. It's Jesus.

Some fun Pictures

2010-11-10T10:26:00.000-08:00

Well, now I've done it

2010-10-30T07:42:00.000-07:00

Two years ago I posted frequently, and when I read blogs of people who didn't post often I thought that they needed to hurry up and post something fun so I could read about it. Now I'm those other people, posting only occasionally. So, here is a picture of a sombrero Jason made.

Bible Bee

2010-09-02T09:45:00.000-07:00

Well, for me this year's Bible Bee is over. On Friday we went down to the cities and Saturday was was the local competition day. For the written test I got almost three-quarters of the questions correct, and in the oral round I knew almost one-third of the passages I was asked to recite. Considering I had memorized less then one-quarter of the verses I got lucky in the ones they asked for. I did not place in the local Bee, but last night we found out it was only by sixteen points. If I did the math correctly I am in the top third for my age group across the nation. Two people I know get to go to nationals! Congratulations!

Orchestra camp!

2010-08-22T06:35:00.000-07:00

I got back yesterday morning from orchestra camp. It was a lot of fun again this year. I'm really surprised that I didn't get sore from playing three to five hours a day. In the morning and early afternoon we (my group) usually would practice and be bored. At four we started the beginning orchestra, at five had a half hour break, and then practice for the advanced orchestra would begin. We finished practice at seven thirty and would then go back to the cabin to eat supper. That was a very late supper as compared to what I'm used to. :) On Wednesday night there was a potluck for the orchestra players. Thursday night was game night at the Big cabin. Some of us played Crainum and it was fun but I didn't know a lot of the things. The ones I did know I amazed everybody with though. Well, this is all coming out in random order unlike the way I did this last year. :) In the first orchestra I got to do a solo. I played it so beautifully on Thursday night. :) I started flat at the concert. :( I was able to fix it right away, but I wish I had played it as well as the night before.
I don't want to start school tomorrow. That week was really fun without having any responsibilities.

Here is the post!

2010-07-23T16:39:00.000-07:00

Let me think, what have I been doing since my last post.
On the 25 of June I took the examiner's test. It didn't take me long to finish. As the examiner was correcting the tests I saw one that was 100%. I was in agony after that, not knowing if it was my test or not. It turned out that it was my test so I was really excited about that.
After we were dismissed my Mom took me to meet some friends and we went to a family camp.
That next Monday Emily went off to camp. We didn't miss her. (Well maybe a little)
We went to the pool nearly every night. (All summer not just while Emily was at camp)
For the 4th of July my Grandpa and Grandma and a friend of my Mom's came up.
On the 5th I went to swim in the morning, and later I went down to Brainerd with my grandparents.
Tuesday another one of my Mom's friends went to Brainerd and I went to the cities for the week with her. That was a story in itself. I got home on Sunday.
For the next two weeks I went to Wow to swim Monday through Thursday.
The 14th was Jason's birthday.
On the 15th Jason had an ortho appointment so I went to Roseau and got my permit that day.
I'm going to skip up to yesterday now.
My behind the wheel training was scheduled for this week and next week. I did better today then yesterday. Although I made a bit to tight of a right turn today. :)
Well that was not detailed but that is some of what I've been doing.
Now I'm going off to do other stuff.

2010-07-22T18:59:00.000-07:00

So I suppose I should do a post sometime to let everyone know what I've been up to...but that will have to wait. Maybe I'll get it done sometime.

I PASSED!!!!!

2010-06-22T10:41:00.000-07:00

With the exception of the examiner's test on Friday, I am finished with the classroom education part of drivers ed. I didn't get 100%, but came close. Out of fifty questions I only got one wrong!

All right, I'm finished bragging.

Question

2010-06-18T16:32:00.000-07:00

Which picture is your favorite?

Busy Busy Busy

2010-06-12T09:20:00.000-07:00

As you can guess from the title I have been very busy this week. My days have consisted of Drivers Ed. in the morning then helping at the library for a bit then coming home and working on Bible Bee. That takes care of my day up to about two o'clock. (That last sentence is probably not grammatically correct, but I'm not going to fix it.) Also we have in the evenings been going to the pool.

Next week is going to be at LEAST as busy. After Drivers Ed, instead of going to the library I am going to go help at a VBS.

I do wonder if nobody has common sense. One of the questions on a practice quiz we had yesterday was; the sign, "Right lane ends" the question, True or False "I must merge to the right" There were actually several questions like that!!!!

Melissa thinks I need to go help her shoot the bow. I think there are going to be to many mosquitoes out there though.

Slip-n-slide!

2010-06-01T06:33:00.000-07:00

Yesterday it was so warm Jason decided to get the slip-n-slide out. Actually though he needed quite a bit of help setting it up. All of us kids played in the water except for Aaron. (Whimp!) David even played with the hose.

David eats spagetti

2010-05-25T17:03:00.000-07:00

We made "Fancy Treats"

2010-04-05T17:52:00.000-07:00

Don't they look good?

Jason's snowman

2010-03-07T10:42:00.000-08:00

Well, I had several pictures of a snowman Jason built, but I can't find them. The snowman was tall though, at least 5'7." The middle ball was pretty hard to get up. :)

This is what I have been doing the last several days

2010-02-24T05:45:00.000-08:00

I Don't know it anyone cares, but I just thought Big Ben looked cool.

A couple pictures of David

2010-01-09T10:43:00.000-08:00

What big eyes you have. :)

Aaron and the pinata

2009-12-21T13:00:00.000-08:00

Just a few of the many pictures taken today

2009-12-19T17:25:00.000-08:00

David

2009-11-25T06:46:00.000-08:00

I Have a Baby Brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-11-24T17:09:00.000-08:00

Baby Boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9lb 4oz

22in

Our snow fort

2009-10-31T10:14:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we made a snow fort. This is Emily inside it.
A boot sticking out.
Aaron.
Jason.
Laura.
Today we enlarged the fort from the inside and now all six of us kids can squeeze inside.

Fall pictures

2009-10-19T13:40:00.000-07:00

If you have a good imagination this says fall.

2009-10-03T20:04:00.000-07:00

It is in the still quiet place
That you meet the Lord face to face
A table before you the Lord will set
For the children who have him met
Calm and quiet, gentle and still
There your cup will He fill

It is in the deepest part
That the Lord goes into each heart
Out go the envy, worry, and strife
In goes a brand new life
His great love the Lord doth give
Now listen to Him and truly live

Bible Bee!!!!!

2009-09-21T07:06:00.000-07:00

I got second place!!!!!!!

Even more exciting is one of my friends is going to Nationals!!!!!!!!! Hurray!!!!!!

Feeling so much better

2009-09-15T06:06:00.000-07:00

My foot has been out of place for the last almost week, and we couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. Yesterday I went to the chiropractor and he popped my foot back into place. :)

Bible Bee!!!!!

2009-09-12T17:56:00.000-07:00

Today was the Bible Bee competition. I think I did fairly well. Now I just have the torture of waiting till we get the results. :) It's going to be strange not to have the Bee coming up soon.

A Chronicle of My Week at Orchestra Camp

2009-08-31T10:53:00.000-07:00

On Sunday I got everything I needed together and headed over to the Nancy and Larry's house. We were going to be camping in a camper because the cabin the they usually rent wasn't available. I quite enjoyed the camper and where we were located, more then I think I would have liked the cabin. Tasha and I got our stuff loaded up and soon we were on our way.

It was an unpleasant drive to Renier. Larry drove the camper and Nancy drove the van. It was not a fun drive though because it rained hard the whole way over. :( Once we arrived, because it was so wet, we had a hard time getting the camper set up. :(

We did finally end up getting situated. After we ate we got ready to go to the Renier community building for the first part of the orchestra camp.

In the Symphonia--junior orchestra, our conductor was Karen. Nancy asked her where I should sit, and after learning I could read music, Karen told me to sit first chair in the first violin section. I did quiet well, and had fun. My stand partner, Marcha, said I did well.

In the regular orchestra (the advanced group) I played with the second violins. Even though I could hear all the different sounds in the symphonia, I was not ready for everything put together. I was so overwhelmed and got so tense my stand partner, Kerstin, had to keep telling me to relax. I made it through the evening, even though it was quite overwhelming.

We went back to the camper and I got to meet some of Larry and Nancy's family. Their daughter Theresa, her husband Rocky, and their sons Tim and Marcus came up for orchestra camp. They had quite a long drive, all the way from the cities!

When it was time for bed, Tasha and I slept on a pull-out bed in the couch. It was a very comfortable bed for being a pull-out!

Monday was a fairly uneventful day. I worked on the music and remembering names. We did the symphonia in the community building, but had to go to a different location for the orchestra. I did a much better job then Sunday, knowing what to expect made a big difference. Scott, the conductor also went slower. :)

Tuesday, what was Tuesday?

I think besides practicing music I played Ticket to Ride and was outside quite a bit. After the symphonia and the orchestra, several of us went to Idlewood for a game night. We played Mad Gab, and got quite a few laughs out of that.

Wednesday morning I woke up not feeling well. Since having the wind in my face and usually helps, I asked Theresa if I could use her bike and then just went back and forth on the road. By the time I was done riding I felt much better.

I think Wednesday was the first day I went swimming. I don't remember for sure though. The Waster was really clean so it was nice to swim in.

After orchestra, there was another game night at Idlewood. Tasha, Marcus, and I went, but it wasn't as fun as the night before.

It was windy all day Thursday and Friday, but that didn't stop Marcus and me from swimming. I think it was around nine-thirty we jumped and got called crazy by Rocky. :) We didn't stay in long, but it was fun while it lasted.

Thursday afternoon, the second violins had a sectional. After that was over, I went to Idlewood for a little bit and then I went back to the community center with Karen and helped her set up Bingo.

Karen had made a Bingo game for stringed instruments. Beautiful Bows, Interesting Instruments, Something Notes, Great Composers, and I don't remember what O was. I helped get the game set up then once enough people got there we started playing. I liked her game, because we could make our own sheet.

After playing it was time to start the symphonia. After orchestra was done everybody went to Idlewood, this time for a potluck. Most of the food was good, but some of it looked good and tasted awful. :(

Tim, Theresa, Tasha, and I were sitting with Sami, a girl they all knew from last year. Sami had a story for everything. It was funny to watch her eyes light up as she'd think of something else to say. Finally I told Tim we should just throw out random words and see what kind of stories we could get. The first phrase Tim threw out was Pigs in a Blanket. Sami though for a moment, then said she didn't think she had any stories about Guinna Pigs. That set Sami off on a whole circle of stories. We went form Guinna pigs to kittens to dogs to a dog who liked to steal her blankets and wrap up in them like a "pig in a blanket." We got quite a laugh out of that. :)

Friday it was still windy, but it wasn't rainy and gray. It was nice and sunny. :) We went swimming again that morning. Tim jumped in the water and jumped right back out because it was cold, but Marcus and I stayed in quite a while. After I climbed out of the water I had planned to be done, but later that afternoon when it was warmer we went swimming again. A not so pleasant part of the day was when I got stung by a wasp. :( Excepting the sting, Friday was a good day.

Soon it was time to get ready for the concert. Tasha's mom came to get her so we got all of Tasha's stuff moved to her mom's car and then we headed on over to the community center for the concert.

There was a good turnout. Almost every seat of 110 or so was taken. I think there might have been people outside and in the kitchen too. The program said I played only in the symphonia, even though I played in the orchestra too. :( Oh well, it's not a big deal to me. We did a good job in the concert, it all sounded really nice. I think my favorite of all the songs was the one we played at the end of the symphonia, a Sanoran Sunset. It was a really pretty piece, especially with all the parts. It was just beautiful. *sigh*

After the concert was over we helped clean up and once that was done we went to Dairy Queen.

I woke up early on Saturday to an awful smell. I was tired and hadn't been feeling the best and the smell was just the last straw and I felt really icky. It took a while, but after the smell cleared away and I got busy I felt much better.

There was pretty much no wind that day and it would have been perfect for swimming, but I already had my stuff packed away. Not long after that we headed for home.

Even though it was a really long week I had fun and am glad I went.

2009-08-22T13:20:00.000-07:00

Hello all! I just got back from a week at orchestra camp. Stories to come.... :)

A Cooking Mishap

2009-08-07T10:53:00.000-07:00

Has anybody ever made No-bake Chocolate Oatmeal Flour cookies? I might have made a new cookie! I was making No-bakes and when it was time to add the oatmeal I was two cups shy. :( So I used flour instead. The little girls are scraping out the pan, so I assume the cookies will turn out. :)

This and that

2009-07-31T06:23:00.000-07:00

I'm still around. Last week I went to soccer camp and had lots of fun again. I really enjoyed singing at chapel. If anybody wants to come with me next year you are more then welcome. :)

On Monday I cut my hair and donated it to Locks for Love. Now it's the shortest it's been for two years.

I've been working on memorizing verses for the Bible Bee. Just over a month and I'll see how well I did compared to the others doing the Bible Bee.

We will be starting school in just over two weeks. I'm ready for some of it, but not to thrilled about the rest such as chemistry and geometry.

Last night was the last night of track. :( I beat my best time for the 1/2 mile for the year!

I'm going to be doing lots of baking today. One cake is already out of the oven, I need to make another, and will do three bread stuffs.

I suppose that's about it.

Post by Emily

2009-07-20T11:51:00.000-07:00

I got to go to Grandma's house. We went to McDonalds twice. We had a bunch of ice cream. I got a new shirt and new shoes. We went to two parks. Grandpa took us to Washkish and Mommy took us home.

Pictures of me

2009-07-19T14:49:00.000-07:00

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Our visitor

2009-07-16T08:58:00.000-07:00

We had a bear come visit us last night! I didn't get a good picture of it though.

Last one

2009-07-15T18:07:00.000-07:00

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2009-07-15T17:56:00.000-07:00

surfing #5

2009-07-15T17:46:00.000-07:00

surfing

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surfing

2009-07-15T17:10:00.000-07:00

surfing

2009-07-15T17:05:00.000-07:00

surfing

2009-07-15T16:56:00.000-07:00

2009-07-02T12:23:00.000-07:00

Hello! Just to clarify a point, I am alive. :)

I'm a little burned out right now. I made have four bowls of cookie dough in the fridge and I also made some no-bakes. Does anyone want to come ball cookies for me? :)

Yesterday I had a friend come over so I had fun. The only bad part is she beat mi in Dutch Blitz! :) Oh well, I'll just have to practice.

Tuesday we did some sewing. Four new pairs of shorts and a shirt finished.

Isn't it sweet?

2009-06-19T16:15:00.000-07:00

Who would ever expct to see this?!?!?!?!

2009-06-08T18:31:00.000-07:00

Help! I'm stuck!

2009-06-08T09:36:00.000-07:00

monkey

2009-05-26T14:03:00.000-07:00

big cat

2009-05-26T13:25:00.000-07:00

There is a big cat walking back and forth at the left side.

waves

2009-05-26T12:31:00.000-07:00

waves

2009-05-26T12:10:00.000-07:00

waves

2009-05-26T10:20:00.000-07:00

Turtle

2009-05-26T05:45:00.000-07:00

Trip part five

2009-04-19T06:37:00.000-07:00

After we left the Astronaut Hall of Fame, we went straight to the airport. On the way there we got nailed by a heavy rainstorm. We had to go through security again, and this time I was the only one that didn't get my carry-on searched. We ate lunch at the airport and while we were waiting for the plane, Becky bought two HUGE things of ice cream. While we were up in the air we were going through a little bit of turbulence, so we had to keep our seat belts on longer then the first trip. I jipped Becky. I told her she could sit by the window this time, but for the first half of the trip all there was to be seen was clouds. :) Becky C. was waiting for us when we landed. Our suitcases were all together this time so it was easy to get them and go.
Becky made us tacos for supper and chocolate chip cookies for dessert. Yummy! Grandma needed a Queen's crown (the T thingy, I can't spell it) so Becky, Becky, and I made her one. After we dropped Becky off we started the long drive to Bemidji. I was half asleep most of the drive so it wasn't to bad for me. Wednesday we went to McDonalds for lunch, then headed the rest of the way home.
That's pretty much it I think.

Trip part four

2009-04-18T08:11:00.000-07:00

Let me see...where was I?
On Sunday was church. The sermon was really good, but (I've said it before and I'll say it again) they didn't know how to sing. After church we went to a fancy restaurant and had lunch. We also went to a treasure museum. We went swimming again later that day and had fun.
On Monday we went to Lion Country Safari. It was like a zoo, but the animals weren't in cages. It was fun seeing all the animals and I took a LOT of pictures there.
Tuesday morning we left early and went to the Astronaut Hall of Fame. I went on a simulator with Becky and I will NOT go on it again.

Trip part three

2009-04-17T05:55:00.000-07:00

We got to Vero Beach Wednesday and then on Thursday we went on a boat tour. We were supposed to see lots of wildlife, but we didn't see much other that a few dolphins at the beginning of the trip, birds, and a raccoon.
On Friday, we went to the Kennedy Space Center and stayed all day. That was a fun trip. We went on a tour to three different places, and at the first one we saw a shuttle on the launch pad.
Saturday was our lazy day. We went swimming in the ocean, Becky and I had fun doing that, and then Grandma, Marcy, Becky, and I went to a Goodwill. On the way back we ran out of gas, but we managed to run out a block away from a gas station so that was nice.

Trip part two

2009-04-16T05:52:00.000-07:00

After Jeff took us to the airport, we had to get rid of our suitcases, and go through security. Grandpa got stopped so we had to wait for him. Our airplane was on time so that was nice. The pressure going up actually wasn't as as I thought it would be, but my ears did pop once. Once we got up I had a good time looking out the window. It was neat seeing everything get smaller and smaller. It was dark by the time we got to Orlando, so once we were over the city we could see all the lights. That was cool. It was a nice landing. We only bumped once. When we got down we had to find our suitcases and then we were ready to go. Kent and Marcy were waiting for us so once we were ready we left. The place where we stayed was close to the ocean. We only had to walk three minutes to get to the beach, but of course we didn't go that night.

TRIP

2009-04-08T09:10:00.000-07:00

Monday night I started my trip to Florida. My mom, Emily, Melissa, Laura and I started our trip by going to Karlstead. Laura had a surgery for her teeth early Tuesday morning. We spent part of the night at a friends house and then about two thirty we left to go to Fargo. That was a long and boring trip. After we got to Fargo, we had to sit at the hospital for about four hours. When Laura came out ue weft and went to McDonalds. The girls had fun playing at the play place, and when we left we headed for Bemidji. After we got to Bemidji, we unpacked the car, and then Grandma, Grandpa, and I left for the cities after supper. We are now at Jeff and Becky's house, and I am just waiting. The plane leaves in a few hours.

2009-03-29T06:07:00.000-07:00

The first day the snow was pretty, the next day it was OK, now I want it gone.

I was invited to go to Florida and now I'm ready. :) We (my grandparents) leave in less then two weeks I think!

Trampoline!!!

2009-03-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

pictures of Laura

2009-02-25T07:44:00.000-08:00

FRENCH BRAIDS!!!!!!!

2009-02-11T10:31:00.001-08:00

I did it!

The first french braids I've tried!

And the look halfway nice too!

The extra red is for red and white night at Awana.

2009-02-10T13:44:00.000-08:00

The darkness was all around me each and every day
I was tired of the darkness and I wished it'd go away
I tried to get out of the darkness every single day
But with each step I took, the darkness just got worse
The dark was getting black now and I still had no light
I wished I could get out of this endless night
Then I spotted a light, a light in the dark
I thought and I wondered could I get out of this dark?
I went towards the light that dark black night and this is what I saw
I saw the light of Jesus Christ shining through a friend
I knew right then and there that I wanted that light too
My friend told me the answer was Jesus Christ
He'll give you light to face the night that is very true
So be a light in the dark, you may never know
What poor soul sees Jesus' light shining right through you

Ula's Birthday party

2009-02-10T05:20:00.000-08:00

washing hair

2009-02-04T13:21:00.000-08:00

I just washed Emily's and Melissa's hair in the sink. Emily was quite full of giggles. :P

Snowmen

2009-02-04T04:48:00.000-08:00

It was a nice warm day outside so I went out and made a snowman. Jason saw me doing it and when I was done I challenged him to build a bigger one. He and Emily did. :P They needed help putting it together though. :P

Cookies and a big oops

2009-01-27T15:12:00.000-08:00

Jason has an orthodontist appointment today and just Melissa and I are home right now. We made cookies for Cubbies tomorrow night and she wanted to mix them herself. (see bottom two pictures) She had fun mixing and cutting the cookies, but when it was time to take a pan out of the oven, I couldn't find my hot pad.
I knew I had taken it out but as I could not find it I assumed I had put it away. A couple minutes later smoke started coming out of the oven and I opened it to see what was wrong. Guess where I found the hot pad...

The hot pad was in the oven!!!!!!

Jumping rope

2009-01-26T05:17:00.000-08:00

Bounce bounce step. :P

I've Got Peace Like A River

2009-01-17T15:02:00.000-08:00

Jason

2009-01-15T13:24:00.000-08:00

Jason has another orthodontist appointment today because the impressions on the bottom didn't work last time. Poor boy!

I've got the joy

2009-01-13T17:33:00.000-08:00

We were having fun shooing videos and this one was so cute I had to put it up right away. I think I'll probably put the others up too.

Laura's Letter Sounds

2009-01-11T17:56:00.000-08:00

Well, here are several letters. I think I messed her up by asking for Z instead of O as she was expecting. :) Watch her on the H. It is so So SO funny. :D

New Year's Eve in Bemidji

2009-01-03T12:04:00.000-08:00

Pictures of me

2009-01-03T09:04:00.000-08:00

This post is dedicated to you Mrs. Krahn.

Awhile ago I had told Keren that she could take some pictures of me. It didn't take too much convincing for her to say she'd do them. :P

Happy birthday Emily

2009-01-02T15:51:00.000-08:00

Surprise!!!!

2009-01-02T15:38:00.000-08:00

Boo!

We hid Melissa in a big bag as a present for Grandpa. It sure got him. :P

Punch Ballooning

2009-01-02T15:24:00.000-08:00

Oh the fun of a punch balloon

She's got it!

2009-01-02T15:03:00.000-08:00

She was being a little stinker. When she saw I was videoing, she stopped.

Quick Quiz

2008-12-23T11:46:00.000-08:00

Q. How is snow like cotton candy?

I went outside in the woods today with the dog and found it quite hard to walk. It's DEEP out there! I found several nice pine hide-a-ways, but the dog kept running through them.

A. When you eat snow, it melts down like cotton candy.

2008-12-21T14:22:00.000-08:00

I took several pictures of the little girls and Emily has been begging me to put them on my blog.

This is the Way We Make Our Pizza

2008-12-19T10:31:00.000-08:00

Christmas Time in Bemidji

2008-12-19T09:00:00.000-08:00

the pictures aren't in order

So smily

Ula's present
Don't you just love that zipper? :D

Opps! Same picture twice!
"It's a crown!"
Forgot to turn the picture

Already did this picture
NAP TIME
Wreaths, or picture frames

Zipper!
Decorating

Oh so happy

Four in a row

Zipper!
Yum

Oh, dear!

Sliding down the hill May I have some help?

hugs

2008-12-09T18:53:00.000-08:00

Laura has been going around saying "hug hug" and giving them out.

Christmas Hats

2008-12-04T15:47:00.001-08:00

This is a Christmas hat. It is not hard to make but if I remember correctly it takes a bit of time. First you take about a quarter inch of a toilet paper roll and about eight inches of yarn (times however many times you have to wrap) Fold your yarn in half, put in next to the tp roll and loop the yarn through itself. It should look something like this. Except with the tp roll, not a finger. :P Repeat. And repeat again. And repeat again till you get the yarn all the way around
Than push the yarn through so the "knots" are on the bottom and the ends are sticking up.
Tie the strands together, trim as desired, and you have a Christmas hat.

Beads!

2008-12-04T13:30:00.000-08:00

The little girls got out some beads today and I decided to join them. I was trying to be artistic and make the flower look like the sun was shining on it but it doesn't look quite right.

Right after digging in the bucket Melissa with a happy voice exclamed, "Sparkly bead!" It was so cute.

And here is a picture of Emily and Melissa.

2008-11-25T14:36:00.000-08:00

Can anyone see the sparkle? The picture doesn't do any justice, and you'll have to click on the picture, but it's there.

Laura's Sillies

2008-11-24T17:55:00.000-08:00

As soon as Laura saw I had the camera this is what she put on. =D

Today

2008-11-22T11:34:00.000-08:00

Putting plastic on the windows.

Yesterday

2008-11-22T11:24:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was a fun day for me. A friend brought me to a geography club so I had fun there sharing what I had learned about Russia, and hearing what others had learned. It was the first time I had gone but it was fun. When one little boy was doing his presentation his face got so red it was cute.
After the geography club my ride stayed for a speech class so I went to that too. It was interesting. Next time we have to write a five minute speech to share.
It was a fun but tiring day.

2008-11-15T16:30:00.000-08:00

I beat the master at Skip Bo! Daddy always wins but this time I beat him. It was a much closer game than the last one we played though. Last time he asked me how many cards I wanted and I said twenty less than him. When he finished guess how many cards I had left. :D

Three Cute Girls

2008-11-15T11:02:00.000-08:00