Meagan took her dental benchmark test and passed on her first try. She was one of only two students at all of GTI this semester that did. Yay, Meagan! (Isn’t she so smart?)
Speaking of tests, Cameron took his driver’s test today and got 90/100, so he passed. I’m a little more scared about that one. OK, Cameron is a pretty good driver, but the whole having 2 teen drivers in the house… ack! (OK, Meagan’s good, too, but still!)
Cameron turns 16 in a couple of hours. Well, technically at 6:50 tomorrow morning. I can't believe it's been that long. I remember it like it was yesterday. There were two big movies in town that had long lines going out into the streets: "Jurassic Park" and "Legacy." I'm pretty sure he was born on a Monday. It was the second (and last) time I took castor oil to induce labor. At least he was only a week late...
Today we spent most of the day digging up part of the front yard. That was fun, let me tell you. We have really heavy clay dirt in our yard, especially when it’s wet. Of course, when it’s dry, it’s like trying to dig through a rock, so somewhat wet is better. We didn’t get nearly as far as I had hoped, but we did make progress. I can’t believe how many flower bulbs and “octopuses” we dug up. Meagan calls daylilies “octopuses” because of the way their roots look.
I asked Jarom if he thought we should be farmers since we are so good at physical labor. He said, “Oh, yeah…” I think that meant, “No.”
Amber has been reading 20 minutes every morning, so she’ll remember to read. It’s been working out better than reading after school.
Amber got to perform with her school's choir at Abravanel Hall on May 5. I’ll have to post pictures as soon as I have Meagan help me figure out how. She has a concert at the elementary school on Thursday May 28 at 6:30 pm if anyone would like to come. That concert is funner than the one at Abravanel Hall because Amber gets to sing a lot more songs, the parking is easier and the concert only lasts about 1/2 hour instead of 2 1/2 hours. Oh yeah, and it's free.
David has started painting again. I came home for lunch one day and saw him painting. I said, “What is it, the end of the world?” It’s been over a year since he last painted. In a way I like it better when he’s not painting. Oil paints are smelly. Maybe that’s why I never got in to them. At least he’s enjoying himself, though.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Cars and Reiki and Jump Rope
Tomorrow's Senior Ball and Meagan is excited. She's been having trouble getting her friends to decide what they want to do other than go to the dance, but I think they've finally got it figured out. I hope so.I'm pretty sure Meagan's got all of her graduation announcements sent out or delivered. I'll have to check and make sure.
Meagan and her dad found a 1995 Ford Taurus for $500 that Meagan wanted to buy. I told her she needed to talk to her Aunt Becky before she bought a Taurus. We did sit down and figure out about how much it would cost her a month to keep a car on the road. I think she was surprised how expensive owning and operating a car is. That's why I didn't have one until I got married. The bus isn't great, but it is inexpensive...
I went out and muscle tested with Sheri yesterday, like I usually do on Thursdays. It's a lot funner muscle testing with somebody else than doing it on my own. David (brother, not husband) even got in on the action and helped us out a bit. Thank goodness for Sheri and David. I don't know what I'd do without them since Dee's not practicing anymore. Thank goodness we had Dee when we really needed her, though!
David (my brother) is going to start school at SLCC in the fall. I told him maybe he'll be going to SLCC with Meagan. Maybe they could even take a couple of classes together. Wouldn't that be fun!
Amber and I took Jetta for a walk last night. I figured it would be a good way to get a little exercise. I saw Anna and talked to her for about 20 minutes. She says she's been taking intensive Reiki classes and completed 1 of 3 levels. Reiki sounds pretty cool. She's working toward becoming a Reiki Master.
Amber is interested in jump roping lately, she even got Anna and me jumping rope. Anna is better at it than I am. Of course, Anna can jump on a pogo stick, which is something I can't do. Speaking of pogo sticks, did I ever mention that Meagan got to choose a founding father to do a report on a few months ago. Guess who she chose? Alexander Hamilton, of course. I laughed.
Jarom has been swamped with homework. He was up until midnight last night studying. I told him he'll be sad during the summer because he won't have any homework to do. He says he doesn't think he'll miss it.
Cameron is still giving very strong hugs. He hugged me last night and almost knocked the breath out of me. "Oh, did that hurt?" he asked. "I wouldn't make a noise like that if if didn't," I responded. That boy doesn't know his own strength. Either that, or he likes showing it off... At least he'll still hug me, though. I guess I should be grateful for that!
Meagan and her dad found a 1995 Ford Taurus for $500 that Meagan wanted to buy. I told her she needed to talk to her Aunt Becky before she bought a Taurus. We did sit down and figure out about how much it would cost her a month to keep a car on the road. I think she was surprised how expensive owning and operating a car is. That's why I didn't have one until I got married. The bus isn't great, but it is inexpensive...
I went out and muscle tested with Sheri yesterday, like I usually do on Thursdays. It's a lot funner muscle testing with somebody else than doing it on my own. David (brother, not husband) even got in on the action and helped us out a bit. Thank goodness for Sheri and David. I don't know what I'd do without them since Dee's not practicing anymore. Thank goodness we had Dee when we really needed her, though!
David (my brother) is going to start school at SLCC in the fall. I told him maybe he'll be going to SLCC with Meagan. Maybe they could even take a couple of classes together. Wouldn't that be fun!
Amber and I took Jetta for a walk last night. I figured it would be a good way to get a little exercise. I saw Anna and talked to her for about 20 minutes. She says she's been taking intensive Reiki classes and completed 1 of 3 levels. Reiki sounds pretty cool. She's working toward becoming a Reiki Master.
Amber is interested in jump roping lately, she even got Anna and me jumping rope. Anna is better at it than I am. Of course, Anna can jump on a pogo stick, which is something I can't do. Speaking of pogo sticks, did I ever mention that Meagan got to choose a founding father to do a report on a few months ago. Guess who she chose? Alexander Hamilton, of course. I laughed.
Jarom has been swamped with homework. He was up until midnight last night studying. I told him he'll be sad during the summer because he won't have any homework to do. He says he doesn't think he'll miss it.
Cameron is still giving very strong hugs. He hugged me last night and almost knocked the breath out of me. "Oh, did that hurt?" he asked. "I wouldn't make a noise like that if if didn't," I responded. That boy doesn't know his own strength. Either that, or he likes showing it off... At least he'll still hug me, though. I guess I should be grateful for that!
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Flew, Floo, Flu
Today at church, Bro. Davis got up and was talking about swine flu. That got me thinking about the flu epidemic in the early 1900's that Grandma Gambles used to talk about. The one that killed lots of people. I didn't pay much attention to what she said about it, 'cuz hey, it happened forever ago and it wasn't relevant. Bro. Davis said it killed about 50 million people worldwide. Wow. That's a lot.
I was thinking, didn't it happen around the same time as WWI? Bro. Davis said it happened during the 1918-1919 school year. All the schools were closed that year. Grandma must have been about 8 or 9 when the epidemic hit. I wonder what I'd do if my kids had to stay home from school for a year? I bet they'd have everyone take classes online. David would LOVE that!
After Bro. Davis, Bro. McBride got up. Bro. McBride is old. Very old. I was thinking, I bet he was around when that flu epidemic happened. I wonder how old he was?
So, Bro. McBride started talking. He was 4 when the influenza epidemic hit. I guess that would make him 95 this year. His brother and his cousin went to Europe to fight in WWI. They didn't get sick, but they brought influenza home and he caught it. He survived (obviously) but says it must have weakened him because he's been tired ever since. He said, "I think that's the reason I've lived so long. I've been tired my whole life so I've rested alot."
I didn't know the flu spread because of WWI. I guess it makes sense. I have no idea what's going to happen with the Swine Flu outbreak, but I hope it's nothing like the 1918 flu. I think we'll all be OK, if we deal with it properly. Like not panicking and staying as clean, healthy and positive as possible.
Meagan told me she's heard that people said we would get a black President when pigs flew. Then within the first 100 days of Obama's presidency, the swine flu broke out, so it happened: pigs flu! Oh, that's bad, isn't it?...groan...
I was thinking, didn't it happen around the same time as WWI? Bro. Davis said it happened during the 1918-1919 school year. All the schools were closed that year. Grandma must have been about 8 or 9 when the epidemic hit. I wonder what I'd do if my kids had to stay home from school for a year? I bet they'd have everyone take classes online. David would LOVE that!
After Bro. Davis, Bro. McBride got up. Bro. McBride is old. Very old. I was thinking, I bet he was around when that flu epidemic happened. I wonder how old he was?
So, Bro. McBride started talking. He was 4 when the influenza epidemic hit. I guess that would make him 95 this year. His brother and his cousin went to Europe to fight in WWI. They didn't get sick, but they brought influenza home and he caught it. He survived (obviously) but says it must have weakened him because he's been tired ever since. He said, "I think that's the reason I've lived so long. I've been tired my whole life so I've rested alot."
I didn't know the flu spread because of WWI. I guess it makes sense. I have no idea what's going to happen with the Swine Flu outbreak, but I hope it's nothing like the 1918 flu. I think we'll all be OK, if we deal with it properly. Like not panicking and staying as clean, healthy and positive as possible.
Meagan told me she's heard that people said we would get a black President when pigs flew. Then within the first 100 days of Obama's presidency, the swine flu broke out, so it happened: pigs flu! Oh, that's bad, isn't it?...groan...
Saturday, May 02, 2009
Babysitting and Such
Meagan graduates from high school on Friday June 5. So, if she never sends out the nifty graduation announcements we bought, now you know!
Meagan has seemed to handle the Tyler break-up better than I thought she would. She's been hanging out with Brandon - the silly boy that talked her in to signing "Ugly Girl" with him in ASL. I actually got to meet him today. He seems quieter than Tyler, but then I only saw him for about 2 mintues, so who knows. He seems nice enough. Ah, Meagan and her boys...
Last night Amber and I went and watched Dana and Byron so Becky and Ray could go out for Becky's birthday. It seems like I forgot everything I ever learned about being a parent. Well, of small children, at least. I'm sure it would all come back to me, but, wow... I am not so good at baby wrangling anymore. It must have taken me 5 minutes to get Byron's blanket sleeper on him.
Byron and Dana are very cute, but it took a while to get them to go to bed. Not that I'm all that great at getting my own kids to bed. Speaking of which, look at the time! It's already after 10:00. I'm glad Amber went with me to help me entertain the wee ones. She is very helpful.
Cameron and Jarom are downstairs playing Super Smash Brothers. Amber's in the living room with me listening to "Pirates" on the cd player. Meagan is at work. David is in the bedroom. He's probably the only smart one who is going to bed on time. Maybe he has an early morning church meeting tomorrow. I wouldn't be surprised.
Meagan has seemed to handle the Tyler break-up better than I thought she would. She's been hanging out with Brandon - the silly boy that talked her in to signing "Ugly Girl" with him in ASL. I actually got to meet him today. He seems quieter than Tyler, but then I only saw him for about 2 mintues, so who knows. He seems nice enough. Ah, Meagan and her boys...
Last night Amber and I went and watched Dana and Byron so Becky and Ray could go out for Becky's birthday. It seems like I forgot everything I ever learned about being a parent. Well, of small children, at least. I'm sure it would all come back to me, but, wow... I am not so good at baby wrangling anymore. It must have taken me 5 minutes to get Byron's blanket sleeper on him.
Byron and Dana are very cute, but it took a while to get them to go to bed. Not that I'm all that great at getting my own kids to bed. Speaking of which, look at the time! It's already after 10:00. I'm glad Amber went with me to help me entertain the wee ones. She is very helpful.
Cameron and Jarom are downstairs playing Super Smash Brothers. Amber's in the living room with me listening to "Pirates" on the cd player. Meagan is at work. David is in the bedroom. He's probably the only smart one who is going to bed on time. Maybe he has an early morning church meeting tomorrow. I wouldn't be surprised.
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