New Additions

Attention all ye fans and readers;I just added a "link list".If you scroll all the way down to the bottom you will see it. Also, how do you like the new colors, presuming you saw the old ones?

What's Up

Hey all you bloggy bloggers out there. How's it going. Life is pretty good for me right now. I usually don't just write posts about myself but maybe I would enjoy blogging more if I did so today that is what I'm gonna do.
Since I am no longer working(summer job ended) and I'm not ready to go to college yet I've just been hanging out at home. It has been kind of boring so far but the beginning of the school year holds promises of entertainment(if you can call it that). Although I am no longer part of the industrious realm of scholars 7 of my 8 siblings are. Since we are home schooled all the action takes place right in our kitchen. Yesterday I witnessed an experiment by Dave, Patch's first attempts at cursive and Emma's first day of Kindergarden. It was neat watching her use the same math book that I began with.
Don't think I just sat around idly while they all worked their little brains out. I was entrusted with Little Mags who wasn't to happy about being left out of all the fun. The two of us spent the morning loading and unloading the dishwasher, making the beds, building puzzles, singing and reciting nursery rhymes as well as attempting to build a castle(let's just say I will never be an architect) and watching Mr. Rogers. I felt like a little kid again and was glad to spend the morning in my sister's shoes. I actually was looking forward to doing it again today but fate saw fit to do other wise. I woke this morning at 10 after "oh my gosh" eight instead of six and my whole day was screwed up. I tryed to make the best of it though. I ran as usual but unfortunately fell on mile 3 and didn't return till 9:30. Mom needed Mags out of the house so she could work with Em so I volunteered to take her on a quick trip to the library. Well the quick trip didn't get us home untill quarter after noon. First because I couldn't find one of the DVDs that was due and second because I got carried away at the library as usual. Thirdly because Mags got upset on the way home and rode particularly slow. When we did get home I took a shower, had a cup of coffee and made my bed all the things you are supposed to do when you first get up. The rest of the afternoon was uneventful enough until five when Dad usually arrives home from work but today was delayed until six which meant we had to miss our Wednesday holy hour and that dinner was late. Now it's 8:36. I'm blogging. The kids are putting on a show for Mom and Dad. Soon they will start getting ready for bed(I hope). Even though I love them and really enjoy being able to learn and play and just spend time with them I really look forward to the silence that ensues after there night time video is over and they are tucked into bed. That and early in the morning is the only time when it comes anywhere close to hearing a needle drop in our house. Hopefully tomorrow my alarm will go off at the right time and everything will run smoother but if it doesn't I'll just cope with another discombobulated day at home.

Why We Loved Him {and still do}

Anyway

Here are some words of wisdom from Mother Teresa.

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self centered;
Forgive Them Anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be Kind Anyway.
If you are succeddful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed Anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be Honest And Frank Anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build Anyways.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be Happy Anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tommorrow;
Do Good Anyway.
Give the world the best you, and it may never be enough;

Give The World The Best You've Got Anyway.

You see in the final analysis; it is between you and God,


It Was Never Between You And Them Anyway.

Which Way???

This is how I feel about my life sometimes.

Six of the World's Most Random Road Signs

Told you they were random!

First Day of Summer

I just love summer . From swimming pools and corn on the cob, to crickets and thunderstorms I love it! I'm so glad it's finally here. It brings so many nostalgic memories from being a kid(I still am completely a kid on the inside but I have to operate in an adult world.) This is what summer is to me.....

Summer is....

Ice cream on a hot day, melting down the side of a waffle cone, tipping ,oh no, but dad saves it just in time.

Watermelon dripping down my chin, spitting black seeds across the table (and at each other).

Hamburgers hot off the grill, Saturday night after a long busy day, loaded with toppings and juicy yellow corn on the side.

Raspberries just picked from the back of the house, so perfectly sweet and plump.

Lemonade in a clear glass picture at Gram's after a game of baseball on humid July night.

Summer is...

Crickets singing late in to the night creating an invisible symphony.

Birds chirping at five o clock in the morning , twittering and singing until dawn.

Oldies playing on the radio, tunes you've know the words to since you were seven though they were written fifty years ago.

Voices going by your window while you lie in bed at night , cars speeding by in your sleep and a lone skate boarder swooshing past.

Thunder clashing, banging, booming like a canon, shaking the whole house and filling you with awe.

Summer is...

The smell of upstairs on a August afternoon , dust mingling with heat creating the perfect atmosphere for novel reading and story writing.

Fresh, early, morning dew creeping thru my window giving me the hope I need to begin another day.

Smoke on the 4th of July filling the air and my lungs with thick gray fumes.

Chicken barbecuing on the grill telling my stomach it's chow time.

Our neighbors bonfire , making me feel like I'm camping again and putting me in the mood for marshmallows.

Summer is...

Fireworks , brilliantly exploding as I lay in the grass, dazzled by the amazing colors.

Marshmallows slowly cooking now light on fire, glowing as it turns to ash.

Millions of stars, all I can see on a pitch black night up north, making me feel like one tiny speck in an endlessly vast universe.

The sun reflecting off the river , glaring in my eyes, creating a beautiful light.

Sailboats bobbing on the water on a perfect Sunday afternoon being carried off by the breeze.

Summer is...

The humidity creeping up my back, up my arms, in my hair, bearing down on everything, making the day move in slow motion.

Bare feet on the sand, the bumpy, rough sidewalk and in the pool.

Cold water running down my back and face from the hose , spraying in my mouth , causing shrieks of surprise as I spray my brother.

Dirt in my fingers and nails as I weed the garden on the hottest morning of the year, sweat dripping down my face and neck.

A cool and gentle fan lulling me to sleep with its soft breeze and hum.

Summer is....

Work and sweat and mosquito bites,

It's scraps and bumps and stings.

Youthful memories and dreams reborn

Hopes for relaxation and fun.

It's reality , sure, like everything else but on June 21st let me dream!