Excuses, excuses. I know I have been really slack in posting pictures lately, and I really have no excuses. I have been so distracted with school and work that when I have free time, I just want to sit and stare! Not really, but I forget about blogging and really have been missing some great picture taking...
This week Julian, Kathryn and I have been sick (a nasty stomach bug), and I missed a lab and a test - a first for me - and they missed 4 days of school! Thankfully, my professor will let me make up the exam on Monday. Poor Julian and Kathryn are more than ready to go back to school - they are SO bored.
Last night, I was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa, an honor society of 2 year colleges. I didn't get any photos of that....I'm sure Jason did - we'll see if those turn up on here. It was a good end to a pretty yucky week.
Graduation is a month away - and I can't wait (only 6 more days of class!). I am excited for the summer and play time! I'm debating whether I'll learn to use my new sewing machine this summer. We'll see. I might just sit on the couch and do nothing...
until next semester starts!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Awana Grand Prix
The kids had the Awana Grand Prix today, and despite our procrastination getting their cars ready, they did pretty well. Julian finished 3rd in the T&T/Trek division and Kathryn finished 2nd in the Cubbies/Sparks division. I, unfortunately, had some battery issues with my camera, so I'll need to wait on Jason's pictures to show the trophies at a later date....
I have to say, I loved being able to sit back and watch the race and not worry at all about the details of it or how things were running. I appreciated all of the workers and knew how much time they must have put into everything. Ben, the man who put the cars on the track, was actually in the hospital last night after getting dehydrated, and his Dad (the commander), Daniel stayed at the church until at least 10:00 last night working on cars. We went by after my induction at 8:30 for weigh in, and they worked with Kathryn's car (which had a bad wheel or axle or something) until 9:30, and they looked like they were still working on some of the kids' cars then. Kent, one of the boy T&T leaders made a car that was amazing! He actually hand made 40 separate pieces to put together. There were probably 10 adult cars in the competition (which I did not get pictures of - hopefully Jason did).
Julian and Kathryn are the only new kids at this church, I think, and they were really welcomed and everyone was so happy that they did well! This is a small church, but they are so welcoming and so friendly. There's nothing fancy about them or their church, but I know we'll be back next year for Awana too, because they are really serious about teaching the kids the word of God. What a great way to start the day!
I have to say, I loved being able to sit back and watch the race and not worry at all about the details of it or how things were running. I appreciated all of the workers and knew how much time they must have put into everything. Ben, the man who put the cars on the track, was actually in the hospital last night after getting dehydrated, and his Dad (the commander), Daniel stayed at the church until at least 10:00 last night working on cars. We went by after my induction at 8:30 for weigh in, and they worked with Kathryn's car (which had a bad wheel or axle or something) until 9:30, and they looked like they were still working on some of the kids' cars then. Kent, one of the boy T&T leaders made a car that was amazing! He actually hand made 40 separate pieces to put together. There were probably 10 adult cars in the competition (which I did not get pictures of - hopefully Jason did).
Julian and Kathryn are the only new kids at this church, I think, and they were really welcomed and everyone was so happy that they did well! This is a small church, but they are so welcoming and so friendly. There's nothing fancy about them or their church, but I know we'll be back next year for Awana too, because they are really serious about teaching the kids the word of God. What a great way to start the day!
Julian's 9th birthday
It's hard to believe my baby is 9! Julian's birthday weekend was really great, and after the work I put into his room, it was nice to have the weekend with family to relax and have fun. Saturday we celebrated with my family for our monthly gathering and Sunday we celebrated with Jason's family at his Grandma's house. Both days were a lot of fun, and helped Julian have a really great birthday.
Saturday:
Sunday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Julian's 3rd grade performance.
These pictures are from Julian's 3rd grade performance which was way back in March. This year, the focus was on music and dance from Africa. I loved it, especially how excited the children were about it. They had so much fun doing the African dance to the song. Julian was one of the readers, and although he was nervous, I thought he did a great job.
Last year was China, this year was Africa, I wonder what next year will be?
Last year was China, this year was Africa, I wonder what next year will be?
Monday, April 6, 2009
Ok, here we go
So much has been going on, and there has been little time to blog about it all! First, the shower:
Our shower had a hole in the floor! Jason has patched it a few times, trying to make it last until we were ready to replace the shower. Unfortunately, the bathroom was built around the shower, so we knew when we replaced it, it would be a major project. Jason and Robert started working on it more than a month ago, and we were finally able to use it for the first time on Friday.
First, Jason took the wallpaper down, since the sheet rock had to be cut out around the shower unit and would be replaced later. Then Robert and Jason cut the shower unit in little pieces to get it out. The reason the original shower had a hole in the floor is because the people that built our house did not really finish the floor under the shower, so it had very little support. Jason and Robert completely rebuilt the floor and framing for the new shower. They had to plumb a bit as well before the new shower could be installed. The new shower was in 4 pieces, so it went in easier than the old one came out. So after the new shower was put in, Jason had to replace the sheet rock around it and do all that joint compound stuff. Finally, it was dry enough to caulk and prime so we could use it. We even splurged and got a fancy new shower head, which is great.
I know this is not terribly interesting, and probably is not exciting for anyone that hasn't used our shower. But we are over the moon because of it!
Our shower had a hole in the floor! Jason has patched it a few times, trying to make it last until we were ready to replace the shower. Unfortunately, the bathroom was built around the shower, so we knew when we replaced it, it would be a major project. Jason and Robert started working on it more than a month ago, and we were finally able to use it for the first time on Friday.
First, Jason took the wallpaper down, since the sheet rock had to be cut out around the shower unit and would be replaced later. Then Robert and Jason cut the shower unit in little pieces to get it out. The reason the original shower had a hole in the floor is because the people that built our house did not really finish the floor under the shower, so it had very little support. Jason and Robert completely rebuilt the floor and framing for the new shower. They had to plumb a bit as well before the new shower could be installed. The new shower was in 4 pieces, so it went in easier than the old one came out. So after the new shower was put in, Jason had to replace the sheet rock around it and do all that joint compound stuff. Finally, it was dry enough to caulk and prime so we could use it. We even splurged and got a fancy new shower head, which is great.
I know this is not terribly interesting, and probably is not exciting for anyone that hasn't used our shower. But we are over the moon because of it!
Julian's room
Several months ago, Julian asked us to make his room more grown up. I told him we would re-do his room as his birthday present this year. I originally painted his room when he was about 2 - when Ronda was pregnant with Evan! I loved it with the little boy cars, trains and airplanes. But, my little boy is growing up and when we were talking about how we would do his room, he told me he did not want any characters or designs on his walls. I worked on it Wednesday through Friday of last week to get it mostly ready for his birthday. I still have a little bit of touch up painting to do (I have had back luck with tape the last few times I painted...don't know what's up with that), one more coat of paint on the doors, and I will probably hang things up today. But, after sanding the designs off, 3 coats of primer and 2 coats of paint, it is mostly finished. I'll post pictures of the final final - if I can remember to!
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