Well, I'm not sure if anyone still reads this or not. I know it's mostly been a place for me to put up pictures for everyone to see, and more recently i have just been doing that on facebook. But a quick update for everyone.
Xavier : is in 2nd grade now and excelling greatly in reading and math. He actually gets bored often and I need to find things to help him there. He loves his new bike that grammy got him, and rides it daily. Plus, teaching everyone at the Day Care center how to play pokemon.
Quinn: my big Kindergartener! I cannot believe how the time flies by! He too loves riding his new bike and playing on the new swing set (pictures i hope to upload soon). He is a big time animal lover. Purdy our grey cat has decided that Quinn is his person, and she really is only nice to him, and he just loves her!
Justin: still works in arcata and loves it. He is the basically the IT guy for his work, along with all the other CADD stuff and the occasional surveying. Of course he is still active with music - just finishing up the HLOC musical - the light in the piazza this past august, and in Eureka Symphony as usual. The softball season is coming to a close, where he is part time pitcher for his team, and then HSU basketball season is just around the corner.
Noon: came home from being back at her thailand home over the summer. She has a pretty crazy school schedule, but i'm sure we'll all still manage to have fun and do things regardless of that. she teaches abacus at her school, and i'm hoping she'll teach a little to xavier as well.
Me: ok, so I'm working full time at a preschool/daycare center. It's very hard, but the money is good. The boys come to me after school, so this is nice and convenient. I am also still taking classes online to hopefully finish up my Associates Degree in Child Development by the end of this summer. I have lots of grandioso dreams and goals in my head... hope I can get to them one day.
As for the rest, we're still currently in Fortuna and Last night the moon was spectacular.
Pictures to come later.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
HSU Basketball Games
Ok, we are increasingly becoming BIG time Jacks fans... Well, Justin always has been, but as a family, we love it! On Saturday, the Jacks had Family Fun Night... Lots of things for the whole family, including autographs by all the players from both teams (of which Xavier was able to get the entire girls team on his pokemon shirt!) and free pictures taken and put onto a mock magazine cover. As you can tell, we have some happy people.... :)
The game was a big one... HSU lost... BAD refs!! Oh MAN, it was BAD.... and the other team, San Bernardino, were PUNKS!!! Even the other teams coach was chewing out his own guys! lots of smack talking... was not a clean game!! I woke up the next morning with a sore throat because of screaming so hard!! The boys did great, was a long game for them, and they sure crashed at home, but... we all had a lot of fun and the next game is Jan. 31st!!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Books
A friend of mine told me about a networking site for books... I've tried it, but really, not many people who read this blog are into that, so... I invite people who read this blog to say what is on their bookshelf.
I just finished a book called "the yada yada prayer group". Somewhat of an uncomfortable book, I must say. I have a hard time NOT finishing a book. I have only stopped reading a book a handful of times due to the content being too weird or too boring. So, I finished it. It was an easy read, which I need sometimes. I like books that give me a challange, I also like books that don't challange me at all (a fact that I had to tell justin is why there are romance novels in the world... For those of us who need an easy read, barely any plot, and all the lovey dovey stuff, ha ha). What this book did challenge me on was my thoughts. I was totally unprepared for was the contact of the religous talk in the book. I believe that I am a woman of faith. I know that my faith differs from others...I am ok with that, some people are not. Soom people have an all or nothing sort of view on faith. It's not to say that I don't have friends who believe in this way, I definitely do, and I love them all the same. Anyways, back to the book... a lot of hard core, evangelical, fundamentalist style of thinking, and it threw me back. Just a little too much talk on Satan as the cause for the bad and not enough responsibility being taken by those making the bad choices. I firmly believe that we are all given the gift of free will, which means, we are given choices and we choose from the possibilities. There was a lot of talk in the book about being sinners, I suppose that was part of the way of "taking responsibility" for the character's actions, but there was also a lot of talk on "don't let Satan in" to make these women do bad choices. Am I wrong in thinking that this is just another excuse? However, that aside, there were many many elements of the book that I did like. The whole idea of a prayer group appeals to me. especially a prayer group of a bunch of women, from different backgrounds, definitely appeals to me. I definitely wish I had a bunch of girlfriends that I got together with, at least once a month, if not once every other week, just to laugh, cry with, have a common bond, and pray together. I've actually been thinking on how I can get this started, but honestly.... I have "started" or "organized" so many things in my life, i'm kind of wanting to just go to something that I can just go to, and not "organize".
On to some other books. I must say, i'm being very eclectic these days. about 2 months ago or so, I read the Twilight Saga... LOVED it, and after seeing the movie for a 2nd time, I think I need to read them again. Yes, sort of transported me back to my teenage years... the movie is a bit cheesy in that way... the older I get, the more distance from being a teenager I get (i guess that is the whole point, right?) and the more i"m glad i'm NOT a teenager any more, but.... sometimes, you just need to go back in time! twlight and harry potter do that for me. but after reading this saga, I read the Golden Compass trilogy - didn't like the first book much... the style of writing just wasn't my thing, but I liked the 2nd one, and the 3rd book, well, it sort of ended weird for me... it just sort of ended. I then read another fantasy/vampire/witches sort of trilogy by nora roberts... the circle trilogy. I really liked it.... definitely more adult... I needed adult, instead of teenage drama at that point. :)
And what am I reading now? well, I"m onto a Bridget Jones sort of book... british, and well, if you've seen the movie, read the book, you probably know what I mean. the book is called "can you keep a secret" and it was free for me (i got it through a book trade that Curves was doing when I was going to the one in Arcata. So, it's not necessarily a spectacular literary read, im sure. I'm not that far in, but...well, we'll see how it goes.
here's to everyone who is reading this and their reading endeavors.
A few of my favorite authors:
Michael Crichton (did anyone else know that he died this year??? so sad, i loved his books)
Gail Tsukiyama
Carolyn G. Heart
Sara Hoskinson Fromer
Nicolas Evans
Stephenie meyer (how could I forget the author of Twilight!)
and many more, but i'm having troubles thinking.... :)
I just finished a book called "the yada yada prayer group". Somewhat of an uncomfortable book, I must say. I have a hard time NOT finishing a book. I have only stopped reading a book a handful of times due to the content being too weird or too boring. So, I finished it. It was an easy read, which I need sometimes. I like books that give me a challange, I also like books that don't challange me at all (a fact that I had to tell justin is why there are romance novels in the world... For those of us who need an easy read, barely any plot, and all the lovey dovey stuff, ha ha). What this book did challenge me on was my thoughts. I was totally unprepared for was the contact of the religous talk in the book. I believe that I am a woman of faith. I know that my faith differs from others...I am ok with that, some people are not. Soom people have an all or nothing sort of view on faith. It's not to say that I don't have friends who believe in this way, I definitely do, and I love them all the same. Anyways, back to the book... a lot of hard core, evangelical, fundamentalist style of thinking, and it threw me back. Just a little too much talk on Satan as the cause for the bad and not enough responsibility being taken by those making the bad choices. I firmly believe that we are all given the gift of free will, which means, we are given choices and we choose from the possibilities. There was a lot of talk in the book about being sinners, I suppose that was part of the way of "taking responsibility" for the character's actions, but there was also a lot of talk on "don't let Satan in" to make these women do bad choices. Am I wrong in thinking that this is just another excuse? However, that aside, there were many many elements of the book that I did like. The whole idea of a prayer group appeals to me. especially a prayer group of a bunch of women, from different backgrounds, definitely appeals to me. I definitely wish I had a bunch of girlfriends that I got together with, at least once a month, if not once every other week, just to laugh, cry with, have a common bond, and pray together. I've actually been thinking on how I can get this started, but honestly.... I have "started" or "organized" so many things in my life, i'm kind of wanting to just go to something that I can just go to, and not "organize".
On to some other books. I must say, i'm being very eclectic these days. about 2 months ago or so, I read the Twilight Saga... LOVED it, and after seeing the movie for a 2nd time, I think I need to read them again. Yes, sort of transported me back to my teenage years... the movie is a bit cheesy in that way... the older I get, the more distance from being a teenager I get (i guess that is the whole point, right?) and the more i"m glad i'm NOT a teenager any more, but.... sometimes, you just need to go back in time! twlight and harry potter do that for me. but after reading this saga, I read the Golden Compass trilogy - didn't like the first book much... the style of writing just wasn't my thing, but I liked the 2nd one, and the 3rd book, well, it sort of ended weird for me... it just sort of ended. I then read another fantasy/vampire/witches sort of trilogy by nora roberts... the circle trilogy. I really liked it.... definitely more adult... I needed adult, instead of teenage drama at that point. :)
And what am I reading now? well, I"m onto a Bridget Jones sort of book... british, and well, if you've seen the movie, read the book, you probably know what I mean. the book is called "can you keep a secret" and it was free for me (i got it through a book trade that Curves was doing when I was going to the one in Arcata. So, it's not necessarily a spectacular literary read, im sure. I'm not that far in, but...well, we'll see how it goes.
here's to everyone who is reading this and their reading endeavors.
A few of my favorite authors:
Michael Crichton (did anyone else know that he died this year??? so sad, i loved his books)
Gail Tsukiyama
Carolyn G. Heart
Sara Hoskinson Fromer
Nicolas Evans
Stephenie meyer (how could I forget the author of Twilight!)
and many more, but i'm having troubles thinking.... :)
Saturday, December 27, 2008
New Years Resolutions
So, I've been thinking, already, about New Years Resolutions.... I think I already have a few in mind... well, there are the usual ones : Loose a few pounds (I have 20 left for my final goal!), Financial freedom (i think this is on a lot of people's lists this year), be a better mom (i know a LOT of mom's who say this... I know that I do some things right, but I also know that there are a lot of things I could do better.... Keeping my cool with the kids is big one, so that's what i want to work on this year).
But those aside, I have other goals this year as well... 1. Find more time to de-stress 2. plant a garden and compost! 3. get back to the simpler things in life. 4. Get to Thailand (of course money will determine this, but... we all have to have dreams.... just because it's a goal/dream, doesn't always mean it will happen, but... if we don't have goals and dreams, then what do we have to strive for?)
Ok, I'm sure I have more. I think on new years, I'll write an official list... but those are my thoughts for now. I can't believe how fast the year has gone by. Hard to believe that it is already 2009. I think we all probably have a lot to look forward to!!
But those aside, I have other goals this year as well... 1. Find more time to de-stress 2. plant a garden and compost! 3. get back to the simpler things in life. 4. Get to Thailand (of course money will determine this, but... we all have to have dreams.... just because it's a goal/dream, doesn't always mean it will happen, but... if we don't have goals and dreams, then what do we have to strive for?)
Ok, I'm sure I have more. I think on new years, I'll write an official list... but those are my thoughts for now. I can't believe how fast the year has gone by. Hard to believe that it is already 2009. I think we all probably have a lot to look forward to!!
SNOW
Every Year we like to play in the snow. Right before Christmas, it got pretty darned cold and snowy in Humboldt County. Well, the only time we could really make it to go to the snow was today, the saturday after Christmas. We may have been a little late for it, not many places to really go sledding or anything, and it was misty-raining a bit as well, which made for a pretty wet time, but, we had fun all the same.
The first thing Xavier wanted to do was make a snow angel. I know that he looks a little like he may be crying in this picture, but... he was really really happy.
We forgot the sleds (I didn't realize it until we were already 1/2 way to Arcata) and so we went searching for a sled that was cheap. We went to several places, and either they were expensive, or there wasn't any around. Well, Justin said to go to the dollar store, and while there, I spotted some posters wrapped in paper and having cardboard on the backs... The redneck sled was born!! Xavier got Jimmy Johnson and Quinn got Jeff Gordon. I think Jimmy held up a bit longer, hard to say, but both are toast now, and did their purpose... what more can you ask for? For only a buck too!!
Quinn gets ready to throw his first ssnowball!!
Justin sleds down on the redneck sled.... see, they worked pretty good.
Justin wanted to make a snowman. I swear that at first, it sort of looked like Lord Voldamort. Here we are posing with it at the end of our trip.
The first thing Xavier wanted to do was make a snow angel. I know that he looks a little like he may be crying in this picture, but... he was really really happy. 
We forgot the sleds (I didn't realize it until we were already 1/2 way to Arcata) and so we went searching for a sled that was cheap. We went to several places, and either they were expensive, or there wasn't any around. Well, Justin said to go to the dollar store, and while there, I spotted some posters wrapped in paper and having cardboard on the backs... The redneck sled was born!! Xavier got Jimmy Johnson and Quinn got Jeff Gordon. I think Jimmy held up a bit longer, hard to say, but both are toast now, and did their purpose... what more can you ask for? For only a buck too!!
Quinn gets ready to throw his first ssnowball!!
Justin sleds down on the redneck sled.... see, they worked pretty good.
Justin wanted to make a snowman. I swear that at first, it sort of looked like Lord Voldamort. Here we are posing with it at the end of our trip.
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