On the first day of class two weeks ago, I was going through rules, expectations, and the course curriculum for Junior English, World Literature, which includes a study of the five major religions of the world. I asked the class, "Does anyone know what the five major religions are?"
Everyone glanced around the room, afraid to speak or say something wrong.
Bueller? Bueller?
Finally, a brave student raised his hand.
"Latin?"
Oh, buddy.
I didn't want to make him feel stupid, especially since he was the only brave soul to try to answer the question.
"Not quite, buddy, but thank you so much for trying. Latin is a language. I'm looking for a religion."
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Toots and Soda
I follow a blog of a lady I've never met. Her husband died three years ago on Christmas Eve (or maybe the day before) very suddenly. Her blog is very raw. When I first started following her, I would sit there and cry as I read through her stories of trying to survive as a single mom after her husband died.
Check it out: http://tricialottwilliford.com/
She recently wrote about a conversation she had with her boys. She asked them what they remembered about what their dad taught them before they died. The conversation goes like this:
“I’m so glad Daddy taught us about beans before he died.”
“Beans?”
Of all things?
“Yes, you know. How they make you toot.”
This is what they remember. And actually, I know Robb would be so proud that this information stuck like glue.
(Josh would love this lesson, too!)
It made me chuckle as I read her words because it reminded of a dinner conversation I recently had with Carson. Josh and I went to NE with Shan, Case, and Siahna a few weeks ago. Collin, Kate, Carson, Kye, and Corinne had come over for dinner at mom and dad's.
Kye lost a tooth at the dinner table, so we started to talk about the Tooth Fairy. Carson is old enough to know better, but he was a good sport and played along so as to not ruin the fun for Kye. Then Santa Claus came up.
Carson says, "I remember a few years ago when Santa left me a 12 pack of Coke, and Kye got a 12 pack of Mountain Dew. That was really cool."
Collin goes, "Out of all the cool things Santa has left you, you remember the Coke most of all?"
"Yep, that was probably the coolest thing Santa left."
Oh, kids! They crack me up.
Toots and soda.
Check it out: http://tricialottwilliford.com/
She recently wrote about a conversation she had with her boys. She asked them what they remembered about what their dad taught them before they died. The conversation goes like this:
“I’m so glad Daddy taught us about beans before he died.”
“Beans?”
Of all things?
“Yes, you know. How they make you toot.”
This is what they remember. And actually, I know Robb would be so proud that this information stuck like glue.
(Josh would love this lesson, too!)
It made me chuckle as I read her words because it reminded of a dinner conversation I recently had with Carson. Josh and I went to NE with Shan, Case, and Siahna a few weeks ago. Collin, Kate, Carson, Kye, and Corinne had come over for dinner at mom and dad's.
Kye lost a tooth at the dinner table, so we started to talk about the Tooth Fairy. Carson is old enough to know better, but he was a good sport and played along so as to not ruin the fun for Kye. Then Santa Claus came up.
Carson says, "I remember a few years ago when Santa left me a 12 pack of Coke, and Kye got a 12 pack of Mountain Dew. That was really cool."
Collin goes, "Out of all the cool things Santa has left you, you remember the Coke most of all?"
"Yep, that was probably the coolest thing Santa left."
Oh, kids! They crack me up.
Toots and soda.
T-Shirts and Ice Cream
And then Lacrosse started in March.
I can assure you that the months of February, March, April, and May were sooooo busy for me, but I survived!
I decided since I finally had a place large enough to have company, my first set of guests would be my lacrosse team.
Crazy, I know.
I first asked our Athletic Director if it would be okay for me to invite the team over for dinner. He said it would be fine.
The next day, I asked my team if they had any interest in coming over. They were beyond thrilled. I knew I couldn't afford to feed them all dinner, but I would afford to feed them ice cream, so we had an ice cream social complete with ice cream (duh), homemade magic chocolate, nuts, fruit, whip cream, and cherries. I also made brownies, and the girls were in heaven.
The girls had also decided they wanted to decorate shirts for the season, so we set up shop in my garage and spent the next two hours giggling and designing some fun shirts. I put tarps down in the garage, and it was the perfect workshop.
My neighbors were thrilled when 14 high school girls finally went home.
I hope to make this a yearly tradition. And so far, none of my girls has egged or papered my place!
I can assure you that the months of February, March, April, and May were sooooo busy for me, but I survived!
I decided since I finally had a place large enough to have company, my first set of guests would be my lacrosse team.
Crazy, I know.
I first asked our Athletic Director if it would be okay for me to invite the team over for dinner. He said it would be fine.
The next day, I asked my team if they had any interest in coming over. They were beyond thrilled. I knew I couldn't afford to feed them all dinner, but I would afford to feed them ice cream, so we had an ice cream social complete with ice cream (duh), homemade magic chocolate, nuts, fruit, whip cream, and cherries. I also made brownies, and the girls were in heaven.
The girls had also decided they wanted to decorate shirts for the season, so we set up shop in my garage and spent the next two hours giggling and designing some fun shirts. I put tarps down in the garage, and it was the perfect workshop.
My neighbors were thrilled when 14 high school girls finally went home.
Friday, August 8, 2014
Moving
In the midst of planning a wedding, celebrating Katie's upcoming marriage, and finishing a school year, I moved! Good grief, never try to move when you're just months away from a wedding, especially if you've made nearly all the decorations...
I moved from a tiny 600 square apartment to a large 1,400 square foot town house, and I love it here. Josh and I are still renting, but we have more than enough space for our belongings. It has two bedrooms, three bathrooms, an unfinished basement, a garage, a kitchen nook, and a formal dining room (that I made into my office).
Please come visit! We have room for visitors.
I moved from a tiny 600 square apartment to a large 1,400 square foot town house, and I love it here. Josh and I are still renting, but we have more than enough space for our belongings. It has two bedrooms, three bathrooms, an unfinished basement, a garage, a kitchen nook, and a formal dining room (that I made into my office).
Please come visit! We have room for visitors.
My old apartment right before moving day.
One view from the living room. (Keep in mind that I was still in the process of moving, so it's a bit messy and unorganized).
This is walking into the living room.
I made this formal dining area my office.
A decent sized kitchen (with my boots right in the middle of the floor).
Our kitchen nook.
We have a very large master bedroom.
My favorite thing about the house is this HUGE walk-in closet. Yes, I saved some room for Josh.
We have a large master bathroom.
This is at the top floor looking down.
Our spare bedroom. At the time, this was my wedding room, but we know have a bed in it.
This is our spare bathroom (there's a third bathroom on the main level).
Now that we are fully moved in, I will take pictures of how I've decorated the place.
Josh and I love our new place!
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