Yearly Archives: 2004

Yesterday I found a writing program that sounds like it will be just perfect for the kids. The book comes from a larger program called the Wordsmith Series. The first book in the series is called Wordsmith Apprentice. It is … Continue reading →

On Saturday afternoon Kelly, Christian, and I went down to the hobby store in Corvallis to buy some projects. Kelly got an ant farm. Christian got a plastic model of an F-16 that he is putting together. He absolutely loves … Continue reading →

Joe Layman and Lyle Waldo came to our house last night. The will be staying with us through the weekend. It is nice to have them. It is a little hard on Lorena because she is having to balance her … Continue reading →

Right after I received Al’s confirmation that he is going to go skiing with us this year, I got a note from Lauro that he and his family will come, too. Doug got the reservation all set up so we … Continue reading →

Yesterday was Lorena’s first day of class at Linn-Benton Community College. Last spring she took a ceramics class just so she could get into the system. This fall she is taking intermediate algebra. If she passes this class, she only … Continue reading →

Cayatano came over yesterday to work on the yard. He finished digging the trench under the sidewalk to bury the drain pipe and will bore a hole into the curb so the water can get out the next time he … Continue reading →

We are starting the new grammar program from Easy Grammar this morning. The first part of the program for both Kelly and Christian entails memorizing a list of prepositions. When that is done, they systematically go through a grammar program … Continue reading →

I at home on Saturday. Lorena, Kelly, Christian, and I all went down to eat lunch at Jack in the Box early today and now Lorena and the kids have gone off to walk around the booths at the fall … Continue reading →

Today is my birthday. I am 49 years old and life is great. Home school is progressing well. We are waiting for our grammar books and I have to get the kids going on some more structured writing assignments, but … Continue reading →

After a couple of weeks of getting the system worked out, home school is now moving along fairly smoothly. Christian is going to do his first chemistry experiment for home school with the Smithsonian Chemistry Kit Grandma Sarah got for … Continue reading →

We have been home schooling now for about two weeks. Life has been so crazy with convention and so many other things happening at work I have had little time to update the blog, but now I am going to … Continue reading →

Grandpa Lauro, Grandma Conchita, and Hectorin have come and gone. Convention is over (except for one more weekend of Saginaw II. Last night, I made a list for both Kelly and Christian to do a practice run on their homeschool. … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Lauro, Conchita, Hectorin, Lorena, and the kids ran down to the mall to do some shopping, cleaned up the house, and shoveled gravel from the driveway. I had to stay late at work to fix a device driver written … Continue reading →

On Friday night we invited my cousins Tim and Dave Meekum over to our house for dinner along with Jim and Joanne Waldo. Jim is the elder of our Sunday morning meeting. On Saturday, we ran over to spend a … Continue reading →

Here are some pictures of our visitors from Mexico as well as the work that is being done on our new patio. Conchita, Lorena, y Lauro Christian, Hectorin, y Kelly Todos trabajando en el patio nuevo Milo guiando el carretillo … Continue reading →

Everything went as scheduled yesterday. The patio is poured and all of us went to Dorothy Harris’ funeral and then on to our Wednesday night bible study. We still have to pressure wash down the patio in a few days … Continue reading →

Grandpa Lauro, Grandma Conchita, and Cousin Hectorin all made it to Albany in fine shape yesterday. I ended up working until about 9:00 pm, so I really did not get to see them much. I will try to get some … Continue reading →

The big event of the day today is that Grandpa Lauro and Grandma Conchita are arriving at the airport today. Lorena and the kids will go to pick them and Cousin Hectorin up this morning at Portland International Airport. The … Continue reading →

Grandpa Milo turned 75 years old today. He is in great shape and very, very active. He has slowed down a little, but not so the normal person could tell. This weekend, all we did was hang out the whole … Continue reading →

Jay y Karen Nelson nos mandaron unas fotos de la boda de Tony y Marta. Aquí están!