alright, this may seem like the most boring post ever, but boring is my life sometimes. i fill my free time with reading or 'honey-do's' I have been on a revolutionary era kick and have been reading alot of biographies and history's of that era. It was amazing how much i really didn't know...pretty amazing historical time. i am also learning how to prune trees, since i planted a peach tree, and have a couple cherry and plum trees. and how to grow a square-foot garden... (ask Deena) it is all pretty cool and fun. so without further adu...this is how i spent my year.
The Wizard of Oz (Frank Baum)
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austin)
The Law (Bastiat)
The Island of The Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Alices Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
The Real Thomas Jefferson (Skousen)
The Real Benjamin Franklin (Skousen)
The Real George Washington (Skousen)
John Adams (David McCullough)
The Lone Survivor the story of Marcus Lutrell
The Hunting of The Snark (Lewis Carroll)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Think Big and Kick (butt) (Donald Trump)
The Seasons of Life (Jim Rohn)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The 5,000 Year Leap (Skousen)
1491...New Revelations of Life Before Colombus (Charles C. Mann)
The Walking Drum (Louis L'Amour)
The Lonesome Gods (Loius L'amour)
Shadow Divers (Robert Kurson)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Ditterlizzy and Black)
Leven Thumps and The Gateway To Foo (Obert Skye)
The Chosen (Chaim Potak)
The Merchant of Venice (Shakespear)
The Indian in The Cupboard
I Highly recommend almost all of these books!! the hardest reads were Les miserables (my new favorite book of all time) and Moby Dick! i will probably never read another Jane Austin book, it is just too victorian and hard for me to take! Deena loves them though. the Original Alice in Wonderland is suprisingly good and entertaining. the Real Thomas Jefferson and series are wonderful! The Lonesome Gods was absolutely fantastic. and i recommend to anybody interested in american history you will enjoy 1491. it goes against 'conventional' and in my opinion flawed views on american history. it is really good. Some of these may seem weird for a 32 year old to read but i read them to my kids (usually Caleb) and i ended up enjoying them for the most part as well.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Spring Cleaning
Ok, so i spent the day clearing out the side of my house...Seriously, it was a chore! i found a pair of old pruners deep in the tangle of dogwood i was clearing out, that must be from the 50's! after numerous scrapes and near death experiences, an unexpected varmit or two, a truck load of gravel, a delirious round of wheelbarrow hauls, and raking, i finally have a usable space on the side of my house! You can see the shed now, which of course means i need to repair it (because it can be seen). i am going to put a double door on it so that i can park my (future) four wheeler in there, there is space for 2 of them DAD! (wink wink, nudge nudge)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Deena's quirks
Since everybody has been doing this here is things to know about Deena
1. lime green makes me so happy
2. I buy things I want or would enjoy playing with for my children's birthday and christmas presents.
3. I always stress out if I owe somebody I know money.
4. One of my favorite sayings is 'Beam me up Scottie' (especially when Caleb is writhing in pain in the back seat of the car because Andrew and Sammy are breathing too loud)
5. My favorite thing to do is to spend all day at the lake with just me, my sister, and my 3 kids. We have only slightly damaged the boat every time we have gone. Darn, I guess we do need men. JK
6. I love sweats
7 . I hate levi's
8. There are 2 things I really believe in: the gospel and the Thomas Jefferson Education Model.
9. As much as I believe in the TJE Model, I often feel inadequate in being the mentor I need to be.
10. I really usually only call my dad if "I need money or a favor" and I usually tell him so.... We laugh, I love you dad.
11. I talk to my mom everyday.
12. I have a shoe fetish (sp?). For the last 2 years the favorite has been Dansko's. I found a brand new pair at the D.I. for $5.00, that fit me perfectly. The Secret works (if you know what that is).
13. I do all of the family finances.
14. I love tennis. I just wish I could play it.
15. I've turned into that wierd homeschooling mom, that doesn't immunize her kids. Let's her kids walk around the neighborhood without shoes and doesn't wash their faces 24/7. However, not that it matters and I do not judge others for this, I could never nurse my child until they were 3 years old.
16. I lose 50% of everything I have and find about 25% of what I lost.
17. I use my husbands toothbrush (when I can't find mine) and he doesn't know.
18. I never know the lyrics to any songs, but sing them anyways.
19. I still take piano lessons.
20. I don't know how to tickle very well. My kids are always saying "owe", while they laugh.
21. I always get my husband excited about scratching his back, but spend the majority of time picking his zits (go annie!!!), which he finds very disappointing.
22. Balance seems really important in my life.
23. I wear a full body wet suit in an indoor heated swimming pool (Annie, it's a great idea for staying warm).
24. I love hot tub temperature baths and showers ( and my poor kids have followed in my foot step)
25. I absolutely love being a nurse, except when neighbors expect that you actually know something. This has been one of the greatest blessings throughout my life.
1. lime green makes me so happy
2. I buy things I want or would enjoy playing with for my children's birthday and christmas presents.
3. I always stress out if I owe somebody I know money.
4. One of my favorite sayings is 'Beam me up Scottie' (especially when Caleb is writhing in pain in the back seat of the car because Andrew and Sammy are breathing too loud)
5. My favorite thing to do is to spend all day at the lake with just me, my sister, and my 3 kids. We have only slightly damaged the boat every time we have gone. Darn, I guess we do need men. JK
6. I love sweats
7 . I hate levi's
8. There are 2 things I really believe in: the gospel and the Thomas Jefferson Education Model.
9. As much as I believe in the TJE Model, I often feel inadequate in being the mentor I need to be.
10. I really usually only call my dad if "I need money or a favor" and I usually tell him so.... We laugh, I love you dad.
11. I talk to my mom everyday.
12. I have a shoe fetish (sp?). For the last 2 years the favorite has been Dansko's. I found a brand new pair at the D.I. for $5.00, that fit me perfectly. The Secret works (if you know what that is).
13. I do all of the family finances.
14. I love tennis. I just wish I could play it.
15. I've turned into that wierd homeschooling mom, that doesn't immunize her kids. Let's her kids walk around the neighborhood without shoes and doesn't wash their faces 24/7. However, not that it matters and I do not judge others for this, I could never nurse my child until they were 3 years old.
16. I lose 50% of everything I have and find about 25% of what I lost.
17. I use my husbands toothbrush (when I can't find mine) and he doesn't know.
18. I never know the lyrics to any songs, but sing them anyways.
19. I still take piano lessons.
20. I don't know how to tickle very well. My kids are always saying "owe", while they laugh.
21. I always get my husband excited about scratching his back, but spend the majority of time picking his zits (go annie!!!), which he finds very disappointing.
22. Balance seems really important in my life.
23. I wear a full body wet suit in an indoor heated swimming pool (Annie, it's a great idea for staying warm).
24. I love hot tub temperature baths and showers ( and my poor kids have followed in my foot step)
25. I absolutely love being a nurse, except when neighbors expect that you actually know something. This has been one of the greatest blessings throughout my life.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Delta Wrestling
Ok, so i don't know if anybody has come across this or not, but my boss was telling me of his wrestling days and how he was a state champion. i told him of dad and the Callister wrestlers from Delta. i found this site from a city that is pretty proud of their wrestler tradition. you should check it out. they claim that Delta was put on the map because of its Wrestling program! they have all the state champion years and information on the start of the wrestling/boxing program. yes that is correct it was originally known as the Delta High Wrestling/boxing team. the first year shown is 1949 and you guessed it Sheldon is the star wrestler / boxer for the team. i guess they used to switch off wrestling and boxing every other match or something like that! you need to check the site out. www.deltawrestling.org
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Believe it or not...I am here
I haven't updated my blog for a while...(thanks for the reminder Annie!). i have been out of town in Vegas for the last month. the weather was nice, and their churches are beautiful! they must have to really go the extra mile with their landscaping to counter act the...uh... other things happening in vegas! It is good to be back though! i found out that my wife really does love me.. she has been my phone stalker all month long. really everybody needs a stalker like that, i loved it! i shall make it my weekly goal to update the blog now that i am back.
josh
josh
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