THIS IS SO FUNNY...CAN IMAGINE PAT AND BETHS DOING THIS...THE FEMALE VERSION OF COURSE...HAHA
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Some smalltown farm noos....
"NOTHING DESTROYS COMMUNITY SPIRIT MORE THAN MISTRUST AND SUSPICION"..
Hello,
Please excuse the fact that I have been rather remiss in writing my journal. Very busy with slideshow for graduation...so many photos to scan, download, edit, etc. These kids have packed in so many extra curricular activities in the past 15 years. What a blessing though!
Joseph Casey, Olivia Geyer, Bethany Chartier and our Annie Buongiorne have been together since Kindergarten, and 3 of them were born right here on our farm. Isn't that awesome!
I am really enjoying looking at all the old pics of when they were little...so cute! especially the girls with their little bows, frills and dresses.
We finally came up with a solution for Rob and his bike. He was fast outgrowing his 20in. and we were debating what to do about it since he likes to be close to the ground and a 24in. would not do for him. So Pat had the bright idea of getting him one of those stunt bikes, made for teens. They are the same height, but have funny spokes poking out on the wheels plus the body is much longer to accomodate a youth. That was the ticket! We raised the seat and handlebars (which still have plenty of room for more as Rob grows), the bike looks cool, not like a little kids anymore, and he can still have the optional training wheel which is more like a security blanket for now. He will probably lose it this summer, but if he doesn't that's OK too...he loves to bike all over the property and it gives him mobility and excercise.
We took Annie into Fbks to get her wisdom removed...teeth that is...haha...so good to know there are capable professionals for that sort of work still in Fbks. We have lost so many of Rob's specialists. They either retire, or leave the state. Anyway, Annie came through with flying colors and is now recovering very nicely, looking a bit like a chipmunk. Now we don't have to worry about it cropping up when she is older (and the procedure is no longer covered by the State of Alaska). PTL
Nothing much, besides the usual to report...all quiet on the Alaska front. Still trying to get my snowshoeing time in but the snow is getting mushy and sticks to the snowshoes which makes me look like the abominable snowman!...haha. I have been taking the kinder and grade 1 kids out. Rather fun...they are so limber and fast, remind me of salamanders skimming over the water...leaving me behind.
Weather is still cool and chilly in the am. but gets above zero in the middle of the day and then drops again, but our sun is coming back and there is a harbinger of spring in the air.
The Owenses were here for a couple of days. Sis. Cathy gave a very good and invigorating word on being a fragrance unto the Lord and how our daily walk is directly influenced by our Christian "fragrance". Bobby was good as usual, talking about the acceptable tithe unto the Lord as well as giving us some of his famous oneliners such as:
"How do the sheep recognize the Shepherd?"
Anwer: "Because the Shepherd smells like them"...hummm...good one Bro. Bobby...ha!
Well, will try and post some more when Sarah J writes something more interesting to add.
Enjoy your week end, Everybody.
Hello,
Please excuse the fact that I have been rather remiss in writing my journal. Very busy with slideshow for graduation...so many photos to scan, download, edit, etc. These kids have packed in so many extra curricular activities in the past 15 years. What a blessing though!
Joseph Casey, Olivia Geyer, Bethany Chartier and our Annie Buongiorne have been together since Kindergarten, and 3 of them were born right here on our farm. Isn't that awesome!
I am really enjoying looking at all the old pics of when they were little...so cute! especially the girls with their little bows, frills and dresses.
Nothing much, besides the usual to report...all quiet on the Alaska front. Still trying to get my snowshoeing time in but the snow is getting mushy and sticks to the snowshoes which makes me look like the abominable snowman!...haha. I have been taking the kinder and grade 1 kids out. Rather fun...they are so limber and fast, remind me of salamanders skimming over the water...leaving me behind.
Weather is still cool and chilly in the am. but gets above zero in the middle of the day and then drops again, but our sun is coming back and there is a harbinger of spring in the air.
The Owenses were here for a couple of days. Sis. Cathy gave a very good and invigorating word on being a fragrance unto the Lord and how our daily walk is directly influenced by our Christian "fragrance". Bobby was good as usual, talking about the acceptable tithe unto the Lord as well as giving us some of his famous oneliners such as:
"How do the sheep recognize the Shepherd?"
Anwer: "Because the Shepherd smells like them"...hummm...good one Bro. Bobby...ha!
Well, will try and post some more when Sarah J writes something more interesting to add.
Enjoy your week end, Everybody.
Monday, March 21, 2011
BIBS, BLANKIES AND BABIES
Have been rather busy sewing down at Squires cabin. Judy has bben a great help, it was rather fun to do, Babies due in June
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Story of the day: When people you trust, let you down.
Story of the day: When people you trust, let you down.
There have been times in my life, where people that I have been close to, and have trusted greatly have let me down. I would have to say that it is tough to swallow, and maybe a little disappointing. Then I start to think about the times that I have let others down, because I am not perfect, and how it may have effected them. You see, sometimes we put people into a perfect category and when they let us down, it is then harder to take. It is harder to take because we have placed high expectations on them and have set them so high up there, that we forget how easy it is to fall and make mistakes.
I am reminded of a Peanuts comic strip, written by William M. Nieporte, where “on the first day of the new school year, the students were told to write an essay about returning to class. In her essay Lucy wrote, “Vacations are nice, but it’s good to get back to school. There is nothing more satisfying or challenging than education, and I look forward to a year of expanding knowledge.”
Needless to say, the teacher was pleased with Lucy and complimented her fine essay. In the final frame, Lucy leans over and whispers to Charlie Brown, “After a while, you learn what sells.” The temptation to say, “what sells,” what others want to hear whether it is true or not, is always with us.” In the eyes of the teacher, Lucy was trustable, but to Charlie Brown, he knew from that point that Lucy was just saying what the teacher may have wanted her to say. The teacher placed her trust in Lucy to write honestly, yet Lucy did so in a way that if the teacher found out, would disappoint the teacher.
I am not saying to never trust people, I am saying that our trust in people shouldn’t be connected to a pedestal where we may tend to place them, because this is the fastest way to be disappointed or let down. Instead of completely placing your trust in man or relying solely on man, we should be placing our complete trust in God for everything! As our pastor so greatly said, “He is your Everything!” He will never let you down, and He won’t, because He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. He doesn’t move, He doesn’t change, and you can always count on Him for everything! Anytime that I have become disappointed, hurt, or upset when people let me down, I have to ask myself this question, “Am I placing way to much expectation on this person and not enough on God? Whenever I place my expectations so high on people and not on God, I am going to be easily disappointed. I also have to remember to have a forgiving heart. How many times has my Heavenly Father trusted me with things and then I mess up? Was He disappointed, yes absolutely, yet He was quick to forgive me and let me try again. That’s the great thing about God, no matter how many times I let Him down, He is quick to forgive me, where man sometimes doesn’t easily forgive.
Quote of the day: William Arthur Ward
“We are most like beasts when we kill. We are most like men when we judge. We are most like God when we forgive.”
Bible verse of the day: Psalm 63:1
“O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.”
Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father,
I know that this life will bring disappointments. I know that placing others on a pedestal and completely trusting in them only sets me up to be disappointed. Father, let me not place people so high up there, that I am losing sight of You, for like me, they aren’t perfect. I will place my trust completely in You, for You are my everything, and You won’t ever let me down. Father, You are my protector, my shield in this life, and I know that I can face any situation or difficulty because You are always with me, and You never leave me. I pray to follow the path that is so lit before me and may I overcome any let downs that may be tossed my way, just as Jesus overcame this world.
In Jesus Name I pray,
Amen
FROM “QUOTE OF THE DAY”
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
TO ALL WOMAN WHO MAKE USE OF PUBLIC BATHROOMS....
Finally, a door opens and you dash in, nearly knocking down the woman leaving the stall. You get in to find the door won't latch.. It doesn't matter, the wait has been so long you are about to wet your pants!The dispenser for the modern "seat covers" (invented by someone's Mom, no doubt) is handy, but empty. You would hang your purse on the door hook, if there was one,but there isn't - so you carefully, but quickly drape it around your neck, (Mom would turn over in her grave if you put it on the FLOOR!), yank down your pants, and assume " The Stance." In this position your aging, toneless (God I should have gone to the gym!!!) thigh muscles begin to shake. You'd love to sit down, but you certainly hadn't taken time to wipe the seat or lay toilet paper on it, so you hold "The Stance". To take your mind off your trembling thighs, you reach for what you discover to be the empty toilet paper dispenser.In your mind, you can hear your mother's voice saying,"Honey, if you had tried to clean the seat, you would have KNOWN there was no toilet paper!" Your thighs shake more. You remember the tiny tissue that you blew your nose on yesterday - the one that's still in your purse.(Oh yeah, the purse around your neck, that now, you have to hold up trying not to strangle yourself at the same time). That will have to do. You crumple it in the puffiest way possible.. It's still smaller than your thumbnail. Someone pushes your door open because the latch doesn't work.The door hits your purse, which is hanging around your neck in front of your chest, and you and your purse topple backward against the tank of the toilet."Occupied!" you scream, as you reach for the door, dropping your precious, tiny, crumpled tissue in a puddle on the floor, lose your footing altogether, and slide down directly onto theTOILET SEAT.It is wet of course.You bolt up, knowing all too well that it's too late.. Yourbare bottom has made contact with every imaginable germ and life form on the uncovered seatbecause YOU never laid down toilet paper - not that there was any, even if you had taken time to try. You know that your mother would be utterly appalled if she knew, because, you're certain her bare bottom nevertouched a public toilet seat because, frankly, dear, "You just don'tKNOW what kind of diseases you could get". By this time, the automatic sensor on the back of the toilet is so confused that it flushes, propelling a stream of water like a fire hose against the inside of the bowl that sprays a fine mist of water that covers your butt and runs down your legs and into your shoes.The flush somehow sucks everything down with such force that you grab onto the empty toilet paper dispenser for fear of being dragged in too At this point, you give up. You're soaked by the spewing water and the wet toilet seat. You're e-x-h-a-u-s-t-e-d. You try to wipe with a gum wrapper you found in your pocket and then slink out inconspicuously to the sinks. You can't figure out how to operate the faucets with the automatic sensors, .....so you wipe your hands with spit and a dry paper towel and walk past the line of women still waiting. You are no longer able to smile politely to them. A kind soul at the very end of the line points out a piece of toilet paper trailing from your shoe. (Where was that when youNEEDED it??) You yank the paper from your shoe, plunk it in the woman's hand and tell her warmly,"Here, you just might need this". As you exit, you spot your hubby, who has long since entered, used, and left the men's restroom. Annoyed, he asks, "What took you so long, and why is your purse hanging around your neck?" ................... This is dedicated to women everywhere who deal with a public restrooms (rest??? you've GOT to be kidding!!). It finally explains to the men what really does take us so long. It also answers their other commonly asked questions about why women go to the restroom in pairs. It's so the other gal can hold the door, hang onto your purse, and hand you Kleenex under the door! Send this to all women that understand what bonding in the bathroom is all about! A Friend Is Like A Good Bra... Hard to Find... Supportive.... Comfortable ... Always Lifts You Up... Never Lets You Down, or Leaves You Hanging, And Is Always Close To Your Heart!!! Share with anyone who needs a good laugh! |
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
FARM NOOS...
Good morning – every morning this week we’ve had -38*. Then, throughout the day, it warms up to nearly zero degrees. I know this is normal for March, but I sure wish the temperatures could be a little more moderate!
I have been trying to get out and snowshoe after school but it is still quite nippy, even with the sun out! Took Julie Squires out in her new pink snowshoes, she and Rob broke trail up the creek from Masons to Casey's hill via Trotters bridge. Not a very long one but fun and a first for Jules. Nice to be out...even if it is rather cold. Here's some pics..
Last weekend, Thomas and Brad took a crew of guys to Kenai Peninsula to put together three cabin packages for some guy. Also on that trip were Craig, Seth F, and Jarred. Alaska ’s whole Interior was having severe winds that weekend – here, Kenai, Fairbanks , and more places. It was a little bit of a miserable time for them as they were trying to stack the cabins.
One night during that cold wind, someone left our door cracked open a little. The door never blew further open, but a lot of cold air sure blew inside in a short amount of time.
The highschoolers “production” last Wednesday went well. It was divided into two sections. The first part was a small play on Sampson and Delilah. Seth, who is out of school, was their Sampson, and Annie was their Delilah. It was cute. Seth had to wear a wig and then when they pulled it off, he’d gotten his hair shaved real close to his head in an attempt to make the play more authentic. J Then the kids did a skit thing on “Celebration City ”. It was cute.
May did all the costuming and props, having taken over my job...which I finally reliquished due to a bad case of burnout...after 11 years of faithful service, I might add. ahem...she did a great job! Sis. Judy as usual, revamped all the old costumes and made them look like new ones with her magic!
Kathryn did most of the piano playing for that part of the evening, and she played for May (who is out of school as well) when May sang, “Jerusalem , Jerusalem ”. May did an awesome job singing and Kathryn did an awesome job on the piano playing. A few damp eyes in the congregation.
When I get some photos I shall put them up.
So, its finally official that Pat andBethany ’s twins are now identified as identical girls!!!! I think it’s exciting. Wonder what Pat feels like in anticipation of being surrounded by many girls!
May did all the costuming and props, having taken over my job...which I finally reliquished due to a bad case of burnout...after 11 years of faithful service, I might add. ahem...she did a great job! Sis. Judy as usual, revamped all the old costumes and made them look like new ones with her magic!
Kathryn did most of the piano playing for that part of the evening, and she played for May (who is out of school as well) when May sang, “
When I get some photos I shall put them up.
So, its finally official that Pat and
Ann is in Fairbanks this week with Micah. They are doing some therapy for Micah. I think it is some follow up for the therapy Micah does for several weeks in the summer time.
Early one morning last week, at 5 am, and at -36*, the boys went out to the barn to help Tom Geyer pull out some calves. We had twin girl calves and a single girl calf born that morning. Kevin wanted to name them after the Three Stooges because, for some reason, at that early hour, the guys thought the calves were boys. Later, after discovering that they calves were really girls, they have to think up new names.
Nic VanderHart went to a dentist appointment with his brothers and came back with four less baby teeth. (Nic is 13 yrs) He’s been on a diet of soft foods. The poor boy is skinny enough as it is.
We had a service on Sunday, but I don’t know what was said since I was in the kitchen preparing my Broccoli Moose meal with Wendy, Liz, and Jessy. (BTW, that meal was good or so I’ve heard since I don’t eat moose meat very well.)
I better get back to work, have a great week,
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