Today, Christian and Kelly will work on getting organized for homeschool next year. So far they have done one week. As usual, when we are just getting started we all have to make some adjustments. We forget some stuff. We do some stuff in the way we planned, but realize that way really is not going to work so well. We are generally more disorganized than we want to be. The kids did a super job so far. All we have to do to be ready is to get one more day of homeschool completed tomorrow. Today is Christian’s first day of guitar lessons with his new instructor. I am excited to hear about that.
Month: August 2006 Page 1 of 2
I made it back to Oregon yesterday, a day earlier than expected, but I expect to be swamped for the next couple of weeks. Continued light posting.
Well, I thought I was going to get out of California on Friday. Then I thought I was going to get out on Saturday, then Monday, then Tuesday, and now Wednesday night. It looks like I am finishing up my work here in Livermore today, but my boss asked me to go to Palo Alto tomorrow to look at a piece of equipment one of our customers wants to duplicate. I miss the kids, but it has been good for them to get a few more days of summer. We only have one more day of homeschool to meet our goal of having six days completed before we start the official year on the Tuesday after Labor Day.
Yesterday, the kids went swimming at the very grand people in Corvallis. They went to the library, too. I am hoping that we can get in a day or two of convention at Boring. We have had quite a summer with the remodel, visitors from Texas (a highlight), convention, lots of Mark Kistler drawing, Cub Scouts, and such.
Homeschool day 5 of 180
This would be a very educational thing to do. H.T. Wittingshire. I am going to talk about it with my family.
I just got a note from Boy Scouts that I get to sell gourmet popcorn. Since we have been reading How to Win Friends and Influence People, I have decided to use my new knowledge to $ell, $ell, $ell. ( ( c8 HI!!! (wink) (wink): Do YOU want to buy some of the Cub Scouts marvelous new popcorn?!?!?!? Now, I know you are a very very busy person, so allow me to take away just 1 second of your time. All of the OTHER people have bought 5 of my most expensive deals. But since we need some “big-big” IMPORTANT people to buy my popcorn… never-mind. Well, YOU will love this popcorn. It just “nox ‘m’ ded” if ya know what I mean. (-; But maybe, maybe you don’t WANT to buy my popcorn… Why not, you say? Well it’s because… you know… one of your stature. Let me explain it differently. I look up to you Sir/Maam I wouldn’t want you to be demeaned because of me, it would be absolutely shocking if you were seen buying a tub of delicious, caramel/chocolate/kettle corn/butter/white chocolate popcorn from one so lowly as myself. You must know what I mean. Well, I guess I’ll go. Thank you so much for talking to me. Goodbye!
In Other Words: BUY MY POPCORN…OR ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See you later… (ka-ching)
These are the kinds of popcorn that I sell:
5-way Chocalate lovers tin (Fat Free) $50
Includes:
=Choclaty carmel crunch 20 oz.
=White chocolatey carmel crunch 20 oz.
=Chocolaty pretzels 20 oz.
=Chocolaty Peanut clusters 12 oz.
Savory & Sweet 3-Way tin (Trans Fat Free) $40
Includes:
=Gourmet Cheddar Cheese Corn 7 oz.
=Our Finest Gourmet Carmel Corn With Almonds and Pecans= 24 oz.
=Chocolaty Carmel Crunch 22 oz.
Cheese Lovers Delight (Trans Fat Free) $30
Includes:
= 3 7 oz. Gourmet delitious savory cheesy popcorn bags
30 Pack Microwave Popcorn (5 Bags Each) $30
Includes:
=Unbeleavable Butter
=Butter
=Light Butter
=Kettle Corn Light
=Kettle Corn
15 Pack Kettle Corn Microwave Popcorn $15
Includes=
=County Fair Favorite Old Fasioned Flavor
Choclaty Carmel Crunch (Trans Fat Free)
Includes:
=24 oz. Packed in foil.
Gourmet Carmel Corn (Fat Free) $15
Includes:
=Gourmet Carmel Corn with Almonds & Pecans
=26 oz.
15 Pack Unbelevable Butter $15
15 Pack Butter Light $15
Carmel Corn (Trans Fat Free) $8
Includes:
=The Original Carmel Corn with Carmel Glazed Peanuts
11 oz.
Homeschool Day 4 of 180
I am working in California, the kids are doing homeschool, and Lorena is working hard at home (as always). Still to busy to write much.
Homeschool Day 3 of 180
Working hard in Livermore. No time to write! Since when did you quit liking Vegemite?
Homeschool Day 2 of 180
I am now at the airport blogging from the Portland wireless network. It is really pretty amazing. I will be gone until Friday. Meanwhile, the kids are on their second day of homeschool. Again, it looks like it will be light blogging until after Labor day.
I am back from our convention, our Texas friends are on their way the airport, and life is returning to normal. We will start up homeschool again tomorrow and I will start blogging a little more as we move back toward normalcy. We had a wonderful four days with lots of friends, old and new.
I will be out of the loop after today until Monday of next week. Lorena is going to run up to the airport in Portland this afternoon to pick up the Larsons. She will drive them back down to Albany where we will get something to eat, then drive down to Saginaw to stay through the weekend for our church convention. I hope to take some photos to share while we are there. We have been waiting for this week for what seems like a long, long time. I should be back to regular posting sometime next week.
I regularly read the blog of a guy named David Heddle. He is a physics professor who writes about Intelligent Design and Christianity. I enjoy his posts on ID. His posts on Calvinism are, from my perspective, pretty legalistic in a scholarly way and not very convincing, but fun to read. That said, he spoke for me when he wrote this post about Christianity and politics.
Homeschool Day 1 of 180
We have decided to get an early start on our homeschool year so that we can take an extra week off during the normal school year. The plan is to do six days of homeschool between now and the Tuesday after Labor Day. The kids started in on their programs this morning. We will have to recalibrate the work load this year again, as we have every previous year, but we should be pretty well under control by mid-September. Our friends, the Larsons get here tomorrow, so it is a little difficult for everyone to concentrate.
After traveling all day on Saturday, then working half a day after meeting on Sunday, I am almost back to my normal schedule. There will be a week or so more of light posting as we go to convention at the end of this week with the Larsons who are coming from Texas and then start slowly back into homeschool. The plan is to do one day of homeschool this week, three days next week, and then two days the week after that so we can start the Tuesday after Labor Day with a week and a day behind us. If we can do that, we will be in really good shape to take our weekly ski trip at the end of February.
I am looking forward to going home. I will have to stay until Saturday and probably will have to work after meeting on Sunday for several hours. We are all planning to go to convention at the end of the week next week, the Larson’s are coming to visit, and Lorena is going to sign Christian and I up to go to an overnight campout at a baseball game later this month, so there are some great things to which to look forward right now!
I am hoping to go home late tomorrow evening. Everything is going well with my work here in Livermore. The only issue, I think, is that the British have discovered a plot to blow up airplanes using more difficult to discover methods. That means getting through security will be somewhat more challenging. It is an interesting time to be alive.
I love my job. If I did not have to be away from my family to do this, it would be great to be down here working with these people all the time. It is an absolute blessing to get paid for something you love to do.
Uncommon Descent points to an awsome little video that is well worth watching.
I am programming away on my big project. Cousin Trisha is coming up on Friday night and Saturday to stay with us. We are very much looking forward to having her. I surely hope to be there in time to see her for awhile.
I made it down to Livermore this morning to work for a weeks or so. When I got out to the Avis rental car slot at the Oakland Airport, I found I had been given a PT Cruiser. I have always thought that the design on that car was awesome but, after driving it, I am really glad I never bought one. It is a fine automobile, but not for the price. It will be fun driving it around for a week, but it will be even better to get back into my Tundra.
Luis Leonard was born August 5, to Tio Rigo y Tia Minita.
Christian and Kelly get home today! Lorena and I had a great time with some nice quiet dinners, some walks, a little work around the house, and plenty of time to just talk, but it just feels funny when the kids are gone. We are REALLY glad they are coming back in a few hours.
I will be traveling down to California next week and have a lot of stuff on my plate before I go, so there will be very light posting here until I start getting things back under control.