I just looked at this. I posted it earlier today - which is Saturday 4/15/06. I guess I could just write posts and not really post them and then post them all at once and people - well, assuming there are ever going to be any people besides me who look at this! - would think they were going crazy. I could say, "What do you mean I haven't posted anything for 4 weeks? I have a blog I posted 2 weeks ago." And then they would look and lo and behold, there would be a blog from 2 weeks ago. And maybe even 3 weeks ago. Hmmm . . . what a thought. Isn't technology great?
I wrote this 1/24/06 - yes, it has taken me awhile to post it, but here it is now! (So really, it's like week . . . hmmm . . . I don't even know!)
I was going to do a new blog every Sunday. That is what I told myself. And then I was in church meetings for a total of 6 hours last Sunday. So it didn't happen. I guess it's happening now.
Becky wanted to know where I got the name for my blog. I got it from Julia Cameron's book "The Artist's Way." It's "a course on discovering and recovering your creative self." I rather like it. Anyway, here's the quote:
"Poetry often enters through the window of irrelevance." - M.C. Richards
Doesn't most of life enter through the window of irrelevance?
Anyway, here's what we've been up to:
Me - I'm still working. The place is driving me a little bit crazy. I found out why today. The service guy came up to me and said, "Are you used to the organized chaos here yet?" And that's what it is - organized chaos. Of course, I have had other jobs that were chaotic, but it's been a long time, so I'm still getting used to it.
Meagan - is still injured. David took her to the doctor again yesterday because her knee is not better. He couldn't figure out what was wrong with it, so now we get to take her to an orthopedic specialist. Only problem is, we have to find one that accepts our insurance. Ah, the joy. It wouldn't be quite so bad if the junior high hadn't given Meagan both of her active classes this semester (fitness for life and dance).
Meagan is getting to be quite the artist. Her teacher chose 3 of her 4 art projects from last semester to be in the art show in the spring. I haven't even seen 2 of the projects.
Cameron - got all C's and above on his report card. Thank goodness. Hmmm . . . come to think of it, I Meagan hasn't shown me her report card yet. She is so strange. She'll only show me the report cards where she gets bad grades. Anyway, back to Cameron. I don't know what he's been doing. He's kind of kept to himself this week (and a half).
Jarom - has his final cub scout pack meeting tonight. I think he is getting his arrow of light. I'm letting David be in charge of the scout stuff. Maybe David should get the mother's pin instead of me? I did write Jarom's scout stuff on the calendar. That was my big contribution to scouting.
Amber - has decided that she likes "horror" books. She has started reading the goosebumps series. Odd. Neither of my boys read them. Cameron told Amber, "You can't read those!" Amber asked, "Why not?" He couldn't come up with a good reason, so she's reading them anyway.
David - took the suburban in today to get the muffler and the exhaust pipe replace. They were all rusted out. It only cost $249. And now he says he hears some other weird noises while he's driving it.
David's trying to decide if he wants to enter any art festivals or not. It costs $30 to enter, and then, if you get selected, it costs from $400 - $800 for a booth. The artist also gets to furnish his own tent/awning and racks, tables, etc. Sounds like it could be expensive. I told David to just go ahead and enter, then if he got selected, he could worry about how to come up with the other money. We'll see.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Sunday, January 15, 2006
in the beginning . . .
Ok, I have no idea how to do a blog, but Becky tells me it is easy. Don't expect me to post alot. If I do, it will be quite shocking.
The worst thing was trying to come up with a name for the silly thing. I finally found a quote I liked, so ta-da!
What have I been up to? (That's, I guess, the point of this blog since I don't have any deep thoughts - all though I may steal some at some point.)
I started my new job last Monday (January 9). So far, so good. The people are nice, the job is just taxing enough and I get to flee the house on occasion. Oh, yeah, and I get paid. That's the best thing about most jobs, isn't it?
My kids would kill me if they knew I was writing about them on the internet, but I'm going to do it anyway!
Meagan's knee is still injured and she is still hopping around. Her knee is gradually healing. It's a good thing she got a 4-day weekend off from school.
Cameron gets to run his own business for a school project. Can't tell you how excited I am about that! Luckily he has chosen locksmithing type stuff, so I don't have to do much with that - just set up forms on the computer occasionally and calm his father down once in awhile. Oh, yes, and Cameron, too.
Jarom got done with phase 1 of his braces on Friday. Now we get to figure out how to pay for phase 2. Yes, his teeth were REALLY messed up, so he gets the extended version. Too bad we don't have dental insurance that covers braces anymore. C'est la vie.
Amber is enthralled with my old cd player. The one I thought was dead. Somehow Amber resurrected it and rescued the 3 cds that were trapped within its bowels. How'd she do that? She even got the cd player to work again - and it doesn't even take the cds hostage anymore. What a smart 7-year-old!
David is painting, painting, painting. And getting better and better at it. Won't it be nice if he sells some of his paintings someday. He and I are going to look in to getting him signed up for a couple of local art festivals, so we'll see how that goes.
That's about it for now. Oh, yeah, except for my stolen deep thought:
"I hope if dogs ever take over the world, and they chose a king, they don't just go by size, because I bet there are some Chihuahuas with some good ideas."
- Jack Handy
The worst thing was trying to come up with a name for the silly thing. I finally found a quote I liked, so ta-da!
What have I been up to? (That's, I guess, the point of this blog since I don't have any deep thoughts - all though I may steal some at some point.)
I started my new job last Monday (January 9). So far, so good. The people are nice, the job is just taxing enough and I get to flee the house on occasion. Oh, yeah, and I get paid. That's the best thing about most jobs, isn't it?
My kids would kill me if they knew I was writing about them on the internet, but I'm going to do it anyway!
Meagan's knee is still injured and she is still hopping around. Her knee is gradually healing. It's a good thing she got a 4-day weekend off from school.
Cameron gets to run his own business for a school project. Can't tell you how excited I am about that! Luckily he has chosen locksmithing type stuff, so I don't have to do much with that - just set up forms on the computer occasionally and calm his father down once in awhile. Oh, yes, and Cameron, too.
Jarom got done with phase 1 of his braces on Friday. Now we get to figure out how to pay for phase 2. Yes, his teeth were REALLY messed up, so he gets the extended version. Too bad we don't have dental insurance that covers braces anymore. C'est la vie.
Amber is enthralled with my old cd player. The one I thought was dead. Somehow Amber resurrected it and rescued the 3 cds that were trapped within its bowels. How'd she do that? She even got the cd player to work again - and it doesn't even take the cds hostage anymore. What a smart 7-year-old!
David is painting, painting, painting. And getting better and better at it. Won't it be nice if he sells some of his paintings someday. He and I are going to look in to getting him signed up for a couple of local art festivals, so we'll see how that goes.
That's about it for now. Oh, yeah, except for my stolen deep thought:
"I hope if dogs ever take over the world, and they chose a king, they don't just go by size, because I bet there are some Chihuahuas with some good ideas."
- Jack Handy
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