He clicked on an icon. The program opened. As usual, pop-ups came and, as usual, were closed. He typed in his destination, waiting for the list to appear. Many choices came to view, but none to his satisfaction. He tried again, narrowing his topic to a more specific phrase. The familiar ring of his father working on finances sounded in a room nearby. Meanwhile, the narrowed search proved to no avail. "Oh well, off to another one, then." The thoughts mulled over in his mind, attempting to discover another need, another want, another non-existant desire. Music played in the background, softly in his ears.
This is the air I breathe
This is the air I breathe
Your holy presence
Living in me...
His eyes scanned the screen, taking in various windows and links. "Aha! There's one..." He knew what to do now. Switching to the program again, he typed in his search. The desired selection appeared time and time again, a smile on his lips, signaling victory. He moved the courser to a song, hovering over the text. His conscience suddenly pricked his mind and the thought crossed in front of him...
...do not steal...
...but something rose from the depths, tempting thoughts entered his mind...
...it's just a song...no one will really know where it's from...it'll be ok...shareware is the whole concept, so your actions are fine...you've done it many times before...
But the original thought persisted...
...do not steal...
He knew what to do this time. A few key-strokes, and the program closed.
"Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. . . .
"In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?"
December 31, 2006
December 29, 2006
Beside the Still Waters
No emotion displayed in his face as he silently read the screen.
Why do I go through this? Why must the barrier be there at all times? Why is my faith lacking?
Questions raced through his mind, not finding an answer. The tears wouldn't come, the feeling from within wouldn't arise. He silently prayed a prayer, seeking guidance for the situation, but nothing came which might have. How much longer will this barrier persist? When his faith is restored properly. The words appeared as his fingers typed them out. The dull presence left him not, although hope lingered. He paused, opened a program, and turned on a song near the bottom of the list. It played while he silently sat, listening with bowed head and clasped hands. The lyrics continued: "I owe my life to you my Lord, here I am," he mouthed the words to the song. The barrier silently started to crumble from within. The lingering of hope shone brighter.
When I think I'm going under,
Part the waters Lord.
When I feel the waves around me,
Calm the sea.
When I cry for help,
O hear me Lord,
And hold out your hand.
And touch my life,
Still the raging storm in me.
I need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
I need Thee, O I need Thee
Every hour I need Thee
O bless me now, my Savior
I come to Thee.
I need Thee every hour
In joy or in pain
Come quickly and abide
Or life is in vain.
I need Thee, O I need Thee
Every hour I need Thee
O bless me now, my Savior
I come to Thee.
O bless me now, my Savior
I come to Thee.
When I think I'm going under,
Part the waters, Lord.
~ Part the Waters / I Need Thee Every Hour by Selah
Why do I go through this? Why must the barrier be there at all times? Why is my faith lacking?
Questions raced through his mind, not finding an answer. The tears wouldn't come, the feeling from within wouldn't arise. He silently prayed a prayer, seeking guidance for the situation, but nothing came which might have. How much longer will this barrier persist? When his faith is restored properly. The words appeared as his fingers typed them out. The dull presence left him not, although hope lingered. He paused, opened a program, and turned on a song near the bottom of the list. It played while he silently sat, listening with bowed head and clasped hands. The lyrics continued: "I owe my life to you my Lord, here I am," he mouthed the words to the song. The barrier silently started to crumble from within. The lingering of hope shone brighter.
When I think I'm going under,
Part the waters Lord.
When I feel the waves around me,
Calm the sea.
When I cry for help,
O hear me Lord,
And hold out your hand.
And touch my life,
Still the raging storm in me.
I need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.
I need Thee, O I need Thee
Every hour I need Thee
O bless me now, my Savior
I come to Thee.
I need Thee every hour
In joy or in pain
Come quickly and abide
Or life is in vain.
I need Thee, O I need Thee
Every hour I need Thee
O bless me now, my Savior
I come to Thee.
O bless me now, my Savior
I come to Thee.
When I think I'm going under,
Part the waters, Lord.
~ Part the Waters / I Need Thee Every Hour by Selah
December 24, 2006
Merry Christmas!!
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
~Luke 2:1-20, KJV
~Luke 2:1-20, KJV
December 22, 2006
An Evening Tale
Last night the plan was to watch The Nativity Story at the local theater...somewhere over the rainbow....
We walked into the theater, expecting "The Nativity Story" to be right up there on the list of movie thingy, when we saw it wasn't... Ahh, better back up a bit.
*ahem* *insert suspenseful music*
This past week my sister Grace and one of my many cousins discussed at church the proposition of the aforementioned movie. Not any proposition in particular, just discussing it, mind you. Something along those lines. Katie (being my cousin) said the only day she could watch the movie would be Thursday, which was last night. So Dad and Mum tried to find the best theater to attend to watch this movie, coming to the conclusion that [some movie theater] would be the best bet. They even looked in Satruday's newspaper for confirmation of it being on this particular night, which was last night. More discussion ensued, and my parents decided to make a whole family get-together of it: while us three older kids, along with two other family members (my cousin and aunt), would be watching The Nativity Story, the rest of the Bandy family would watch...
Charlotte's Web.
So bringing the narrative up to speed, we shall analyze last night.
*music comes to a crescendo*
Supper was eaten earlier than usual, seeing as the traffic would be horrible with Christmas less than 5 days away, and also because Dad was off earlier than usual as well. We all then left for the capital, and since the two movies were separated by a 30 minutes time span, we decided to spend time at Panera across the way for the wait. So time was spent there.....we then walked over to Shop-Ko to spend lotsa money, around the area of 5 dollars....went back to the theater, expecting "The Nativity Story" to be right up there on the movie listing thing. But it wasn't. I went up to the counter, asked the guy if they were showing the movie, he responded that they weren't, but offered that another theater across town was showing the same movie two hours later. All of us just stood there staring at each other, not knowing what to do. An awkward few minutes passed.
*music pauses*
A hot debate began within those few minutes: should we travel all the way across town? (no...the movie was in two hours and Charlotte's Web would be finished by then) should we just sit out in the hallway, waiting for the rest of the family? (an emphatic no :-P ) or...should we watch another movie instead? (bingo!)
The final choice? Eragon.
*music resumes*
Overall...rather good movie, to say the least. I'd give it...maybe 4/5 stars. Kinda like a mix between Lord of the Rings and Chronicles of Narnia, in my opinion... Around an hour and fifty minutes, so not too lengthy... Although the prominent showing of magic disturbed me a little...
But I would not have rated it PG. More along the lines of PG-13.
MPAA...ugh.
*music ends*
We walked into the theater, expecting "The Nativity Story" to be right up there on the list of movie thingy, when we saw it wasn't... Ahh, better back up a bit.
*ahem* *insert suspenseful music*
This past week my sister Grace and one of my many cousins discussed at church the proposition of the aforementioned movie. Not any proposition in particular, just discussing it, mind you. Something along those lines. Katie (being my cousin) said the only day she could watch the movie would be Thursday, which was last night. So Dad and Mum tried to find the best theater to attend to watch this movie, coming to the conclusion that [some movie theater] would be the best bet. They even looked in Satruday's newspaper for confirmation of it being on this particular night, which was last night. More discussion ensued, and my parents decided to make a whole family get-together of it: while us three older kids, along with two other family members (my cousin and aunt), would be watching The Nativity Story, the rest of the Bandy family would watch...
Charlotte's Web.
So bringing the narrative up to speed, we shall analyze last night.
*music comes to a crescendo*
Supper was eaten earlier than usual, seeing as the traffic would be horrible with Christmas less than 5 days away, and also because Dad was off earlier than usual as well. We all then left for the capital, and since the two movies were separated by a 30 minutes time span, we decided to spend time at Panera across the way for the wait. So time was spent there.....we then walked over to Shop-Ko to spend lotsa money, around the area of 5 dollars....went back to the theater, expecting "The Nativity Story" to be right up there on the movie listing thing. But it wasn't. I went up to the counter, asked the guy if they were showing the movie, he responded that they weren't, but offered that another theater across town was showing the same movie two hours later. All of us just stood there staring at each other, not knowing what to do. An awkward few minutes passed.
*music pauses*
A hot debate began within those few minutes: should we travel all the way across town? (no...the movie was in two hours and Charlotte's Web would be finished by then) should we just sit out in the hallway, waiting for the rest of the family? (an emphatic no :-P ) or...should we watch another movie instead? (bingo!)
The final choice? Eragon.
*music resumes*
Overall...rather good movie, to say the least. I'd give it...maybe 4/5 stars. Kinda like a mix between Lord of the Rings and Chronicles of Narnia, in my opinion... Around an hour and fifty minutes, so not too lengthy... Although the prominent showing of magic disturbed me a little...
But I would not have rated it PG. More along the lines of PG-13.
MPAA...ugh.
*music ends*
December 15, 2006
Flying Factoids
The Setting:
Chelsea, Katie, Amanda, and I playing Scattergories at the Christmas party this evening...
The Context:
The letter we had to list things with was "S," and the promt was: Things That Fly.
So my logical answer?
...
Scuba divers.
What?! Don't look at me that way! Wouldn't you agree that scuba divers fly underwater?!
Chelsea, Katie, Amanda, and I playing Scattergories at the Christmas party this evening...
The Context:
The letter we had to list things with was "S," and the promt was: Things That Fly.
So my logical answer?
...
Scuba divers.
What?! Don't look at me that way! Wouldn't you agree that scuba divers fly underwater?!
December 14, 2006
Voting Time
Ok, y'all...
Time to vote. :-D Except with this one you don't have to be 18 or older. ;-)
"Many of you may have heard of SpunkyHomeSchool, a homeschool mom (and mother of Spunky Jr.). And if you haven't, you have now. Anyway, she was nominated for 'best educational' blog in the 2006 Weblog Awards. Right now, she is neck-in-neck with another blog (Michael Berube, which I don't want to link to). She started yesterday (Wednesday) about 400 votes behind, and ended the day 170 or so behind. Today she caught up, and the two blogs have been trading 1st place back and forth throughout the day."
Vote SpunkyHomeSchool. :-D
http://2006.weblogawards.org/2006/12/best_educational_blog.php
[Source: SecDef]
Time to vote. :-D Except with this one you don't have to be 18 or older. ;-)
"Many of you may have heard of SpunkyHomeSchool, a homeschool mom (and mother of Spunky Jr.). And if you haven't, you have now. Anyway, she was nominated for 'best educational' blog in the 2006 Weblog Awards. Right now, she is neck-in-neck with another blog (Michael Berube, which I don't want to link to). She started yesterday (Wednesday) about 400 votes behind, and ended the day 170 or so behind. Today she caught up, and the two blogs have been trading 1st place back and forth throughout the day."
Vote SpunkyHomeSchool. :-D
http://2006.weblogawards.org/2006/12/best_educational_blog.php
[Source: SecDef]
December 11, 2006
By Request
Sorry for the lack of posting...life's been rather busy lately.
There's also a vid from my sister's recital on Saturday......hehe
but it's on my Mac. (yes, I'm on my Dad's PC right now *everyone gasps* :-P ) Or maybe I haven't uploaded it yet off my camera...hmmm. Can't remember. *halo* :-D
There's also a vid from my sister's recital on Saturday......hehe
but it's on my Mac. (yes, I'm on my Dad's PC right now *everyone gasps* :-P ) Or maybe I haven't uploaded it yet off my camera...hmmm. Can't remember. *halo* :-D
December 4, 2006
The Weekend
As many of you have heard, central US received interesting weather this past weekend, consisting of snow...and ice. On Thursday we traveled down to St. Louis to repair Grace's borrowed violin, along with spending much money at Bass Pro Shop and some Penzy shopping as well...then on the way home--usually this kind of trip takes around 2 hours, however this time it took 4 and a half hours. :-P For weather reasons.
The trip:
1-2 inches of ice on the front of our van after arriving home
many cars seen off the road on the way
7 miles taking 2 1/2 hours to drive
work traffic @ 4-5:30
So, time of interesting had we.
That night around 10--the power went out. And stayed off until the next morning......then went out again after breakfast for most of Friday. Thankfully we have a gas-powered cooktop. :-)
Following day (being Saturday), hunting commenced at 6:30, after driving there in a truck full of bricks. For weather reasons. After arriving at the hunting grounds, we (being myself, Dad, and brother) all found that our blinds were frozen shut. For weather reasons, once again. ;-) Throughout the day, only three deer were seen, and at 120 yards, to boot. So needless to say, no dead deer at the end of the day. *sigh*
And yesterday........
church at Providence. :-D The baptism of the Lansberry's newest child, Margary Rose, was the big sha-bang occurring, followed by an very-well-prepared baptismal feast--main course consisting of lasagna and ceasar salad. (must include what we ate, no? ;-) ) Then in the afternoon...
Slide show of pics from the sledding day. ;-) Some examples...
And today...
We were out of power again for 4 hours this morning.
You don't realize how essential something is until you lose it. :-P In this case....
Power. Or electricity. Whichever word suits your fancy...
But God is sovereign over all. :-) And that thought can bring much reassurance, lemme tell ya. ;-)
The trip:
1-2 inches of ice on the front of our van after arriving home
many cars seen off the road on the way
7 miles taking 2 1/2 hours to drive
work traffic @ 4-5:30
So, time of interesting had we.
That night around 10--the power went out. And stayed off until the next morning......then went out again after breakfast for most of Friday. Thankfully we have a gas-powered cooktop. :-)
Following day (being Saturday), hunting commenced at 6:30, after driving there in a truck full of bricks. For weather reasons. After arriving at the hunting grounds, we (being myself, Dad, and brother) all found that our blinds were frozen shut. For weather reasons, once again. ;-) Throughout the day, only three deer were seen, and at 120 yards, to boot. So needless to say, no dead deer at the end of the day. *sigh*
And yesterday........
church at Providence. :-D The baptism of the Lansberry's newest child, Margary Rose, was the big sha-bang occurring, followed by an very-well-prepared baptismal feast--main course consisting of lasagna and ceasar salad. (must include what we ate, no? ;-) ) Then in the afternoon...
Slide show of pics from the sledding day. ;-) Some examples...
And today...
We were out of power again for 4 hours this morning.
You don't realize how essential something is until you lose it. :-P In this case....
Power. Or electricity. Whichever word suits your fancy...
But God is sovereign over all. :-) And that thought can bring much reassurance, lemme tell ya. ;-)
November 26, 2006
Tagged!
Soo....I've been tagged by Kikki and Lizzie to... *ahem*
"List 6 things about yourself which are either weird, habitual, unusual, or just plain fun to hear about and tag six to ten others in the [Blogger/Xanga/Wordpress] world, who then, in the spirit of not wussing out, must read words like these and follow the same rules you did."
I have no clue who came up with that title.
So, without further ado...
1. When driving at night, I have a tendency to stare at oncoming cars...
why? To figure out what make/model they are, of course. ;-) (however, this does not happen when their brights are on :-P )
2. I enjoy making strange faces. :-D Some examples...
3. Whenever I brush my teeth, on average I take around 3-5 minutes to do so.
4. I'll just say this much for number 4--you should see what happens when I'm cooking in the kitchen. ;-D
5. We all know this happens in our lives: the kitchen table gets knocked out of place--it becomes crooked, not perpendicular to the refrigerator! This is a paranoia of mine. When it happens, regardless of the situation occurring (supper-time, birthday parties, during school, etc.), I move it back in place.
6. This is kind of along the lines of the second one...but...
I can cross my eyes, wiggle my ears, and roll my tongue all at the same time.
Time to do the tagging...
1. Melissa McDonald
2. Annie
3. Samuel Evans
4. Josiah Candler
5. David Price
6. Emil Bandy
If you don't have a blog, you can leave a comment with your tag instead. :-)
"List 6 things about yourself which are either weird, habitual, unusual, or just plain fun to hear about and tag six to ten others in the [Blogger/Xanga/Wordpress] world, who then, in the spirit of not wussing out, must read words like these and follow the same rules you did."
I have no clue who came up with that title.
So, without further ado...
1. When driving at night, I have a tendency to stare at oncoming cars...
why? To figure out what make/model they are, of course. ;-) (however, this does not happen when their brights are on :-P )
2. I enjoy making strange faces. :-D Some examples...
3. Whenever I brush my teeth, on average I take around 3-5 minutes to do so.
4. I'll just say this much for number 4--you should see what happens when I'm cooking in the kitchen. ;-D
5. We all know this happens in our lives: the kitchen table gets knocked out of place--it becomes crooked, not perpendicular to the refrigerator! This is a paranoia of mine. When it happens, regardless of the situation occurring (supper-time, birthday parties, during school, etc.), I move it back in place.
6. This is kind of along the lines of the second one...but...
I can cross my eyes, wiggle my ears, and roll my tongue all at the same time.
Time to do the tagging...
1. Melissa McDonald
2. Annie
3. Samuel Evans
4. Josiah Candler
5. David Price
6. Emil Bandy
If you don't have a blog, you can leave a comment with your tag instead. :-)
November 23, 2006
November 21, 2006
Pigeons
So this morning at the breakfast table (breakfast is where all interesting things happen ;-) ), we were discussing how Emil was thinking about buying a bird launcher. Apparently this thing shoots a pigeon into the air really fast... *nod*
Dad: "I could kick the bird into the air for 50 dollars you'd otherwise spend on that bird launcher..."
Me: "Why don't you just use the potato cannon?"
*grin*
Of course, this is the same potato cannon that shoots projectiles 300 yards. :-D
Dad: "I could kick the bird into the air for 50 dollars you'd otherwise spend on that bird launcher..."
Me: "Why don't you just use the potato cannon?"
*grin*
Of course, this is the same potato cannon that shoots projectiles 300 yards. :-D
November 19, 2006
November 12, 2006
Hunting
This past weekend we (my brother and I) had the pleasure of hunting with our uncle and his family over in MO. Starting on Thursday, we left from a birthday party in Taylorville to embark on our journey. Our uncle provided the transportation...and the entertainment: we watched movies most of the way there...and back...and in-between. ;-) On Friday we hunted quail...
And only shot 2. Oh well...
Friday evening was earmarked with supper at Granny's, followed by a slideshow of the day's [camera] shots. Thennnn, (after going to bed about 11:30 the previous night) three of the hunting party (including myself), woke up before 4:00 Saturday morning and left for a deer hunt...
...in the freezing cold. As in, 30 degrees, wind SW...or NE...maybe SN, can't remember for sure ;-) at 15-20 mph, and no sun all morning. Welllll, apparently the deer didn't like us because we didn't see anything all morning. Then we found out later that someone near our stand shot a doe--after we left. :-P ("Was a nice-sized one, too") So after all that....quail hunting went we again, for, eh, 3 hours or so (killed another--a total of three birds) then came home.
And another thing, I personally officially label this past weekend as...
The Weekend of Eating (and hunting)
Since..........I ate about 15 sandwiches on Friday and had 3 or 4 lunches on Saturday. *halo* And you must include mid-night snacks, in-between munchings, and, ah, other things like that. Hehe... ;-D
But it feels good to be home. :-)
And only shot 2. Oh well...
Friday evening was earmarked with supper at Granny's, followed by a slideshow of the day's [camera] shots. Thennnn, (after going to bed about 11:30 the previous night) three of the hunting party (including myself), woke up before 4:00 Saturday morning and left for a deer hunt...
...in the freezing cold. As in, 30 degrees, wind SW...or NE...maybe SN, can't remember for sure ;-) at 15-20 mph, and no sun all morning. Welllll, apparently the deer didn't like us because we didn't see anything all morning. Then we found out later that someone near our stand shot a doe--after we left. :-P ("Was a nice-sized one, too") So after all that....quail hunting went we again, for, eh, 3 hours or so (killed another--a total of three birds) then came home.
And another thing, I personally officially label this past weekend as...
The Weekend of Eating (and hunting)
Since..........I ate about 15 sandwiches on Friday and had 3 or 4 lunches on Saturday. *halo* And you must include mid-night snacks, in-between munchings, and, ah, other things like that. Hehe... ;-D
But it feels good to be home. :-)
November 8, 2006
Various highlights...
...from the trip.
~ New nicknames. ;-)
>for Emil, Gremlin.
Now this needs a little history behind it or else the whole thing is meaningless...one night when we were all preparing for supper (one night when we served), it was decided that one of the servers would be Emil. His name was written on the whiteboard, and after examining it, I declared it looked like "Emlin." So...after some more discussion...
Gremlin was born. ;-D
>for moi, Hammer.
One word: Walleyball.
~ Log-straddle battles
~ Cheese sauce mini-fights
~ A self-defense tip: it only take 8 pounds of force to rip a person's ear off, so you do that and place the displaced ear on the person's forehead and they supposedly run away screaming and waving their arms everywhere.
~ Volleyball games until 11 every night...
...well, almost every night. ;-)
~ "The Princess and the Kiss" skit
~ Creme Brulee for breakfast (an advantage to working in a kitchen ;-) )
~ On the last night we all were together, I told the people in the bowling pic they were free to give my brother a hard time while he was serving--they accomplished that quite well. ;-D switching desserts, using up clean napkins, asking for silverware to be taken at intervals, and basically using up all his time.
~ A blizzard on the 26th - roads were closed, white-outs occurred near the base of the mountains, three feet of snow near the Springs, and general havoc such as that ;-)
~ Going to Lizzie's church on the 29th followed by lunch and fellowship at their house. :-D
~ Getting lost multiple times: the Springs (our directions were 4 years old - and they have construction...lots of it), Kansas City (kitchen stores - so confusing), and trying to find Parkville (mapquest has no clue where that place is - i think we'll use Google from now on ;-) ).
~ Having Mom's birthday while we were out there! :-D Mom and Dad ended the day with a candle-lit dinner... :-) Then the mandatory Happy Birthday, but taking 5 minutes to sing the song... ;-D
~ Naomi losing her first tooth on Mom's b-day :-D
~ New nicknames. ;-)
>for Emil, Gremlin.
Now this needs a little history behind it or else the whole thing is meaningless...one night when we were all preparing for supper (one night when we served), it was decided that one of the servers would be Emil. His name was written on the whiteboard, and after examining it, I declared it looked like "Emlin." So...after some more discussion...
Gremlin was born. ;-D
>for moi, Hammer.
One word: Walleyball.
~ Log-straddle battles
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| From Highlights |
~ Cheese sauce mini-fights
 |
| From Highlights |
~ A self-defense tip: it only take 8 pounds of force to rip a person's ear off, so you do that and place the displaced ear on the person's forehead and they supposedly run away screaming and waving their arms everywhere.
~ Volleyball games until 11 every night...
...well, almost every night. ;-)
 |
| From Highlights |
~ "The Princess and the Kiss" skit
 |
| From Highlights |
~ Creme Brulee for breakfast (an advantage to working in a kitchen ;-) )
~ On the last night we all were together, I told the people in the bowling pic they were free to give my brother a hard time while he was serving--they accomplished that quite well. ;-D switching desserts, using up clean napkins, asking for silverware to be taken at intervals, and basically using up all his time.
~ A blizzard on the 26th - roads were closed, white-outs occurred near the base of the mountains, three feet of snow near the Springs, and general havoc such as that ;-)
 |
| From Highlights |
~ Going to Lizzie's church on the 29th followed by lunch and fellowship at their house. :-D
 |
| From DB Visit |
~ Getting lost multiple times: the Springs (our directions were 4 years old - and they have construction...lots of it), Kansas City (kitchen stores - so confusing), and trying to find Parkville (mapquest has no clue where that place is - i think we'll use Google from now on ;-) ).
~ Having Mom's birthday while we were out there! :-D Mom and Dad ended the day with a candle-lit dinner... :-) Then the mandatory Happy Birthday, but taking 5 minutes to sing the song... ;-D
~ Naomi losing her first tooth on Mom's b-day :-D
November 4, 2006
WE'RE HOME!
*points to above title*
and i get to sleep in my own bed...
!!!
compared to a bunk bed that was less than 2 1/2 feet from the ceiling...then during the night you'd flail your arms everywhere and realize you have bloody knuckles in the morning. :-P
and i get to sleep in my own bed...
!!!
compared to a bunk bed that was less than 2 1/2 feet from the ceiling...then during the night you'd flail your arms everywhere and realize you have bloody knuckles in the morning. :-P
November 3, 2006
Annnnnd...
...we're on our way home. ;-)
To be more specific, 9 hours of driving later, we're on our way home. Thennnn...
...9 more hours of driving tomorrow.
And we'll be home! Y'all must realize that never before in the history of our family have we taken a vacation this long.
Although I will say, whether personally or from friends...
over 1100 pictures. ;-D
To be more specific, 9 hours of driving later, we're on our way home. Thennnn...
...9 more hours of driving tomorrow.
And we'll be home! Y'all must realize that never before in the history of our family have we taken a vacation this long.
Although I will say, whether personally or from friends...
over 1100 pictures. ;-D
October 25, 2006
Snow
Weather Forecast:
80% chance of 7-11 inches for today...
80% chance of 7-11 inches tomorrow...
Oh yeah.
80% chance of 7-11 inches for today...
80% chance of 7-11 inches tomorrow...
Oh yeah.
October 23, 2006
Days 2-3.
Yesterday during the morning we drove from Colby, Kansas to Kevin Swanson's church, attended the church (of course), then drove the rest of the way to Horn Creek while eating lunch, experiencing lengthy traffic jams, and watching the rest of a movie. :-D
Ahhh, thank goodness for local motels that have wi-fi. And for Ibuprofen.
miles logged: around 350
pictures taken: 200-something
hours slept last night: 7
lectures listened to: 2
current battery life on comp: 20 minutes
And a great part about Colorado....
....the speed limit is 10 MPH higher than Illinois. ;-)
Ahhh, thank goodness for local motels that have wi-fi. And for Ibuprofen.
miles logged: around 350
pictures taken: 200-something
hours slept last night: 7
lectures listened to: 2
current battery life on comp: 20 minutes
And a great part about Colorado....
....the speed limit is 10 MPH higher than Illinois. ;-)
October 21, 2006
Day 1.
leaving time: 4:30 AM
miles logged: 700
stops along the way: 2
seats rotated: 4 or 5
movies watched: not even a full one (partial only)
weather: dreary, rainy, then sunny mid-afternoon
pictures taken: 30
And now I'm off to enjoy an iced chai from Starbucks... ;-D
miles logged: 700
stops along the way: 2
seats rotated: 4 or 5
movies watched: not even a full one (partial only)
weather: dreary, rainy, then sunny mid-afternoon
pictures taken: 30
And now I'm off to enjoy an iced chai from Starbucks... ;-D
October 17, 2006
Of Macs and Windows (and other subjects)
In the recent weeks, senior pictures have been part of my schedule. And, as a result, the request was put to me of actually being able to see those pictures. And as I stated recently on my other blog, I would attempt to post them. Yet...things don't always work out as planned. :-/
This evening when I took my brother to his weekly clay pigeon shooting meeting thing, I decided to go ahead and pick up the CD that had the pictures on it. I picked it up, brought it home, ate dinner, desert, etc., then proceeded to upload the CD onto my computer. However, technical difficulties sometimes arise when you try to work cross-platform (between Mac and Windows). Apparently the file the photographer gave me was an executable program (.exe)...and Mac doesn't particularly accept .exe files. :-P More along the lines of .tar and .dmg - those are preferable. Sooooo.........
This file is currently experiencing technical difficulties.
Patience is appreciated in the meantime.
~~~
And I urge y'all from Xanga to switch to Blogger. In fact, all you need is your Gmail account if you don't feel like creating a whole 'nuther account to keep track of.
Blogger beta
It is your destiny!
~~~
Ah yes, I've been informed (implicitly) to tell everyone that we're leaving for Colorado on Saturday and shall be gone for two weeks. ;-)
~~~
Thank you, and a good-night to all. *bows*
This evening when I took my brother to his weekly clay pigeon shooting meeting thing, I decided to go ahead and pick up the CD that had the pictures on it. I picked it up, brought it home, ate dinner, desert, etc., then proceeded to upload the CD onto my computer. However, technical difficulties sometimes arise when you try to work cross-platform (between Mac and Windows). Apparently the file the photographer gave me was an executable program (.exe)...and Mac doesn't particularly accept .exe files. :-P More along the lines of .tar and .dmg - those are preferable. Sooooo.........
This file is currently experiencing technical difficulties.
Patience is appreciated in the meantime.
~~~
And I urge y'all from Xanga to switch to Blogger. In fact, all you need is your Gmail account if you don't feel like creating a whole 'nuther account to keep track of.
Blogger beta
It is your destiny!
~~~
Ah yes, I've been informed (implicitly) to tell everyone that we're leaving for Colorado on Saturday and shall be gone for two weeks. ;-)
~~~
Thank you, and a good-night to all. *bows*
October 16, 2006
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