Monthly Archives: February 2007

Today is going to have to be very brief as I got back to my office and found many things waiting for me.  Hopefully, I can write a more fulfilling post tomorrow.  That will be especially true if I can … Continue reading →

1849 by Kelly Chapman (copyright 2007) It was in 1849 that the miners went to mine they lived in camps on the river banks And there they mined for gold. For shining, shimmering gold. Then blow ye winds hi-ho, they … Continue reading →

It was kind of a corny poem you know? But I liked it. So in my poetry yesterday I was learning about titles and how they work with the poem and I read a poem called Dream? It was really … Continue reading →

Some of you know that Christian is studying C# programming.  He has finished his first tutorials and is moving on to a book called Beginning C# Game Programming.  In the past, I have talked about boolean algebra with him.  Ever … Continue reading →

Colliding, twirling, sliding, whirling running, speeding, hunting, eating winning, losing, bumping, bruising sitting, walking, watching, talking yelling, crying, laughing, sighing working, bending, never ending painting, nailing, fishing, sailing gossip, chatter, bad and badder reading, loving, playing, shoving driving, writing, barking, … Continue reading →

I missed going to Kelly’s recital.  I missed going to Christian’s last Cub Scout event — that would not have been so bad, but I LOVE to go bowling.  I have been bowling at least once a decade for my … Continue reading →

On another note, Kelly did quite well at her very first Bach Festival.  She was chosen as an alternate to perform in this years regional Bach Festival.  More than that, she is inspired to do a very difficult piece next … Continue reading →

Those of you who read this site know that, during the school year, I have a progress bar at the top of the page that shows how many days we have been in school relative to the local government schools.  … Continue reading →

Christian had a question about the quality of exercise derived from playing sports like football, basketball, racquetball, and those kinds of sports in comparison with roller blading, bicycling, swimming, and running.  He had a book that actually said that the … Continue reading →

Last night after dinner, while Lorena worked in the kitchen, Kelly, Christian, and I worked on Spelling Power in the family room. The phone rang. Kelly, as is her wont, ran madly to answer the phone. She talked a little … Continue reading →

Our little company, Quality Corners, sells product to the housing market.  That market is currently going through a significant downturn.  Our sales have grown very steadily over the past five years.  We were worried because they started to level off … Continue reading →