Monthly Archives: March 2008

We’re back

Trisha was absolutely right. The Outer Banks of North Carolina are absolutely awesome. We only went to one museum while we were in Kitty Hawk in spite of all our big plans, but we went to it twice because it … Continue reading

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Off to Kitty Hawk

Posting will be very light (if at all) for the next week or so as we are heading off to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina for vacation. I might try to put a picture or two up, but we are hoping … Continue reading

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Days off

I have a three day weekend starting after work today because we have Good Friday off this year. The kids are going to go ahead and do their homeschool because we are going to be visiting Kitty Hawk for a … Continue reading

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Kaktus Kids and testing

As Kelly is preparing for her first College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) test, we are arriving at the time of the year when we like to take a nationally normed, standardized test. In the past the kids have take both the … Continue reading

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Kaktus Kids March 2008!

Click here to download the March 2008 issue of KaktusKids. It’s here! Love, Christian, Kelly Spike (and Betty Blonde and Big Wilma send their love btw)

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A leather craft kit

When I was in Junior High School in Klamath Falls, we had quite a good shop class teacher. The things I remember most are the woodwork and leather-craft projects. Last weekend, when I was feeling guilty about having to work … Continue reading

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Christian goes to the museum

Christian went to the museum this weekend with his friends Hunter and Sterling. He thought the museum was awesome and had an absolutely great time. I would really like to see the thing myself now. Hunter’s mother Lisa stopped in … Continue reading

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Progress at work

I will probably work this weekend. Fortunately, our friend Hunter’s family has invited Christian to go to the museum with him on Saturday and on Saturday night, the kids have a babysitting job, so they should be fairly well occupied. … Continue reading

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Ice Hippo

The Chapman household left IE behind a long time ago. We are big fans of the Firefox browser. There is a contest going on right now to design a t-shirt to accompany the upcoming Firefox 3.0 browser release. Here is … Continue reading

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TRISHA GETS INTO GRAD SCHOOL!!!

One of the things that is really cool about my mom (Grandma Sarah) is that she gets genuinely excited about an educational accomplishment. That is especially true for those that have to do with going to the university. In the … Continue reading

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Kelly, the baking machine

Last night Kelly baked again. This time, she made cookies with apricot and raspberry fillings (not together–the different fillings were in different cookies). She has promised me that she is going to make me a batch of moist and chewy … Continue reading

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It was a working weekend

I worked through most of the weekend because we are coming up on a big and important milestone at work. We were able to go to the bookstore for a few hours on Saturday and to meeting on Sunday, of … Continue reading

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What to do next

Last night I had a very interesting talk with a friend of mine in Oregon named Jason. It was about some work we are doing together to get a business started. Jason is a vendor with whom I have worked … Continue reading

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Homeschool update – 2008 February

The biggest and best thing that has been happening lately in our homeschool is that Lorena has been doing a bunch of the math correction for the last couple of weeks since I have had quite a heavy load at … Continue reading

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A Chinese lantern

Up until the last few weeks, I worked with a very intelligent Chinese lady named Ya. She has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and did much to make the machine on which we are all working succeed. She is married … Continue reading

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Enjoying your age

Grandpa Milo and Grandma Sarah took Lorena, Kelly, and Christian to the Macaroni Grill for a birthday dinner for Kelly last night. I had to work, so I did not get to go. They had a great time. When they … Continue reading

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A working weekend, but with good food and a debate

We enjoyed one of the best weekends we have had in a long time. I had to work most of the day on Saturday, but was able to get a lot accomplished. Kelly played at here adjudicated recital on Saturday … Continue reading

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Cooking with Grandpa Milo

We have really been enjoying Grandpa Milo and Grandma Sarah. Here are a few pictures from the cooking that occurred while he was here. This is the apple that was the centerpiece of the fruit plate for the Sunday potluck. … Continue reading

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