Monthly Archives: May 2005

Christian working on his AM/FM radio kit We really did not do much over the Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday we did not do much other than go out to eat, get the sprinkler system to start working automatically, go … Continue reading →

Playing in the sprinkler It was a hot day yesterday. After school, the kids played in the sprinkler for the first time. Today is the last day of school for the year, so Kelly and Christian spent yesterday evening cleaning … Continue reading →

Kelly and Christian both finished their research reports yesterday. Kelly’s is posted here. Christian’s is posted here. This was their capstone project for the year. They were very dedicated to doing these reports in as professional a manner as possible. … Continue reading →

Lorena got her College Algebra test score back last night. She is on track to get through the class just fine. She only has to get a passing grade on the final and she will be able to move on … Continue reading →

Kelly and Christian are both getting very close to finishing their annual reports. Kelly has to do just a few corrections and a title page while Christian has only to do the illustration for his title page. Today, I will … Continue reading →

The big event of the past weekend was Kelly’s and Christian’s spring recital. They both did super. There is one more piano lesson before the summer break. Kelly is going to work on her piano concerto during the summer. Christian … Continue reading →

Curt Nichols is coming over to stay with us tonight. He is going to some event at Oregon State University and we will be glad to have a chance to spend some time with him. We will try to invite … Continue reading →

Lorena took her second College Algebra midterm last night. She thinks she did well. It will be great if she gets through this class. She has only one more math class before she has all she needs to get the … Continue reading →

Entropy really takes hold when Lorena has to dedicate her time to getting ready for a test. She has the second mid-term for her college algebra class on Thursday and she is studying hard. I am very, very proud of … Continue reading →

We took a couple of pictures of the trees — well, kind of. Kelly, Christian, and I took pictures of each other standing on the front porch looking out at the trees. They are pretty small in the background. I … Continue reading →

We planted 17 new trees at our house on Saturday. Cayatano did most of the work while I did most of the running around. He planted ten Autumn Flame Maples between the curb and the sidewalk along the two exposed … Continue reading →

This weekend is looking like it will be quite busy. There will be a neighborhood garage sale on Friday and Saturday to start things off. Then, on Saturday, the guy that helps Granpa Milo keep up his house and grounds, … Continue reading →

We are very much looking forward to our trip to Mexico. Lorena and the kids will be there for just under three weeks. I will be there for a week and a half. I spoke with Grandma Conchita last night. … Continue reading →

Christian struggled yesterday with his math–not with the complexity, but with the tedium of doing the Singapore “Mental Math”. I think we might be in the middle of end-of-the-year-itis. The big push to finish everything up is going on right … Continue reading →

It seems like a lot of people from meeting have been getting very sick with little time to live. That latest two are one of our workers, Lowell Stidolph and our very good friend Edie Plews. Lowell is around sixty … Continue reading →

We had a marvelous Mother’s Day weekend. On Saturday we took Lorena to breakfast at Elmers. On Sunday, we gave her the presents and cards Christian and Kelly made for her and let her pick out two hanging baskets of … Continue reading →

Kelly’s article on the difficulty of math won first place in the writing competition in the Albany Democrat-Herald again yesterday! You can read the article here. I will try to post an image of the article sometime this Friday. I … Continue reading →