Monthly Archives: June 2006

Before the four day, Fourth of July weekend, I thought it might be kind of nice to post some of the drawings we have completed while going through Mark Kistler’s Draw Squad: Christian’s Drawing Kelly’s Drawing Dad’s Drawing

I went to Jim and JoAnn’s house last night to work on her computer. It is amazing that getting some very simple items to work on a Windows XP computer is so much more difficult than if I were using … Continue reading →

We had Jim and Dana Hamilton over for dinner last night along with their two kids and Dana’s mother Kate.  We all had a very, very nice time.  I think the thing we enjoyed most was watching Christian play with … Continue reading →

I got a good lesson yesterday about what is important.  For the first time since 1961, Oregon State, my university won an NCAA national championship.  I from the same town as the head coach and one of the important players … Continue reading →

We really had a great weekend. My old friend Mehrube from ESI and her husband Lifford came to visit us Saturday on their way to Crater Lake. We had a super time catching up on each other. They are doing … Continue reading →

Fun in the new kitchen

We are starting to move things back into the living room from where they are all stacked in the family room to facilitate the remodel.  Yesterday before our bible study, we stopped in at K-Mart to by some felt feet … Continue reading →

My friend Mehrube with whom I used to work at ESI is coming to visit us this weekend with her husband Lifford.  Hopefully we will have the house a little more put together by the time they come on Saturday.  … Continue reading →

Lorena is driving up to Sherwood today to take Christian and Kelly to their annual physical checkup.  I think they are both going to get a shot or two, but I am not sure.  Dr. Ju is about the only … Continue reading →

Last night Kelly, Christian, and I read another chapter of How to Win Friends and Influence People. It was the chapter about listening. I think that is something on which our little family needs to work. The ability to listen … Continue reading →

Today is the first day of summer vacation for the neighborhood kids but I have looked outside the window and no one seems to be running around. Maybe that’s because it’s cloudy. My friend Ethne in Texas says that it’s … Continue reading →

I had a great talk with my cousin Trisha last night.  She is finishing up her Associate Degree and working on getting scholarships to go on to a Bachelors Degree.  It sounds like she is doing just great.  One of … Continue reading →

The lights went out at Dad’s work and we all know how much he uses the computer so he’s pretty bored right now. I suggested that he practice drawing like in our Draw Squad book and he thought of writing … Continue reading →

Mark and Clint put the new dormer on the house today. It made a pretty big change to the appearance of the outside of the house, but it made a huge and very positive change inside. There is a beautiful … Continue reading →

It’s almost done and we (mostly Mom but us too) are very excited about the whole thing! No more cereal and cold pizza! No more McDonalds and hamburgers!! Not that I don’t like McDonalds, I have nothing against it. But … Continue reading →

Last night, we read in How to Win Friends and Influence People about how important it is to remember and use people’s names as well as possible.  In the morning when I got up, I tried to remember what we … Continue reading →

Christian, Kelly, and I read the chapter about smiling in How to Win Friends and Influence People. What a great concept. We tried it out on Mom (Lorena) and it worked pretty well. We are going to try it out … Continue reading →

Kelly, Christian, and I started back in again yesterday on our drawing program.  We are using Mark Kistler’s Draw Squad and we just love it.  Yesterday we drew some planets with rings, a silo holding dry cereal, and the letter … Continue reading →

We talked last night about what Kelly and Christian are planning to do this summer. The main things include Kelly’s annual Fourth of July parade, the local library talent show, and lots of reading. Next year, they are going to … Continue reading →

Tony, Martha, and Josh came over with us last night to get gas going to our new range top.  We now have everything working in the kitchen except the range hood.  After that, all that is needed are the backsplash, … Continue reading →