Monthly Archives: August 2008

Now that Bryan is within a pound of his final goal of 60 lbs. weight loss, I have decided to put a picture of him up to show what a marvelous change has taken place. As for me, I am … Continue reading →

I just visited a very interesting website that I found while visiting the Uncommon Descent blog. William Dembski had posted a link to something called The Crash Course at a guy name Chris Martenson’s website. The guy seems a seems … Continue reading →

Lorena wanted me to put up some pictures for her family to see. We like to read aloud together in the evening on the screen porch. Christian and Kelly usually work on their drawings. We look out onto the big … Continue reading →

We know we have hit the big time now. Our buddy Troy sent us an image of his email. I am sharing it with you here. Please not that Betty Blonde is just over Dilbert in the hierarchy! Quite exciting, … Continue reading →

First things first! This weekend is the first weekend where I finished the weekend at under 190 lbs. Woo-hoo! I am losing at a rate of a little under five pounds per month. Some tell me that losing weight at … Continue reading →

We went to the Holly Springs public library this morning, to drink coffee, browse, and work on the computer. We met a really nice kid there. He must have been sixteen or seventeen years old and had been homeschooled his … Continue reading →

The kids have been enjoying their summer very much. The swim team was very good for them; they made lots of friends and got lots of exercise. They still go down to the YMCA every morning so Lorena can use … Continue reading →

There are a few interesting tech things going on right now and I just thought I would list them. First, Christian has pointed out a great little program named Launchy that does something called “Keystroke Launching”. It is very handy … Continue reading →

I grew up in a track and field family in a track and field state. Grandpa Milo’s cousin was a middle distance runner in the Rome and Tokyo Olympic games and held several American records. We lived very close to … Continue reading →

I worked on Christian’s homeschool schedule for about an hour or so while Lorena and the kids were at Christian’s guitar lesson followed by shopping for new shoes for Christian. I cannot believe it–Christian wears size 7½ now. That is … Continue reading →

This weekend was a nice summer weekend. We went to a friend’s house for a picnic and to swim on Saturday and we went to a potluck after church on Sunday. It was both busy and lazy at the same … Continue reading →

We homeschooled Kelly when she was in first grade. We started the kids in the government school when Kelly was in the second grade and Christian was in kindergarten. We started to have some real challenges both with the kids … Continue reading →

Last weekend, we were asked where we get our new since we do not have a television and we do not receive a daily newspaper. That is a question that comes up every now and then so I thought I … Continue reading →