Sunday, May 27, 2012
Arizona quotes
So the other day we went to get out passes for the Pima County Library summer reading program. With it being Arizona's centennial this year, the theme is all about history. Our passes look like passports, and there are some GREAT quotes in it tha I just had to share. And all of those Arizonans out there, when you're done reading these, can I get an amen????? :D
1: "You know you live in Tucson when the cold-water faucet is hotter than the hot-water faucet." ~Author Unknown
2: "You can fall in love at first sight with a place as with a person." ~Alec Waugh
3: "You know you're an Arizona native when... a rainy day puts you in a good mood." ~Marshall Trimble
Ok, like I said, can I get an amen from all those Arizona people??? It was a bad thing that I first saw those when I was in the library, because I came REALLY CLOSE to laughing out loud right there. The librarians probably wouldn't be too happy with me. :)
Saturday, May 26, 2012
At the farm
Hi everyone! We're at the farm right now. I decided I should probably post, so I'm going to post my journal entry from today, so I don't have to write everything out again. Thank goodness for copy and paste! So, here you go!
Dear journal,
9:06
Today we're going down to the farm. Because of the holiday weekend, Dad has Monday off, so we'll go down today and come back sometime Monday. I really would like to go to church tomorrow though. Hannah and I have been trying to convince Mom and Dad that we should get in the habit of driving to town for church now, rather than wait until we move. I don't think it's going over very well though. :) Oh well.
I guess we're binging the rabbits with us. I'm still not sure I understand why. It was Hannah's idea. She's really gotten into taking care of rabbits. She wants to start a business from it this fall. She's done SO much research lately. Which brings me to something pretty funny. She found out the other day that Thumper, my BOY rabbit, is actually a girl. *clears throat* Yeah, that's kind of an interesting thing to be woken up with... "Kayla! Thumper is a GIRL!!!" I'm still getting used to that idea. :)
Anyway, I guess that we'll just hold the rabbits on the way down there. That's a long way, but it's ok. It's not like holding a porcupine or something like that. :)
Right now we're waiting for Dad and David to get home from work. Dad only had one appointment today, so David got to go with him. Oh my goodness. He looked so cute. He was wearing black pants, a light blue shirt, and a belt, just like Dad. He even had the sunglasses. :) It was SO cute!!! Once they get home we'll leave.
2:21
Hehe. So, the whole leaving when Dad got home thing didn't work so well. They got home about 10:00, and Dad started getting the truck ready to go to the dump. It took a LONG time. Dad and I left, and made it to Mrs. Spetzer's house before the back tire on the truck blew. Yeah, not good. Dad didn't have any place to turn the truck around with the trailer on it, so we ha to drive up the street to Miss Susan's house before we could turn around. Then, when we got BACK to Mrs. Spetzer's house the hub cap came off. So, once we pulled into the driveway I walked back to get it. Dad wasn't too happy, because he was worried that the truck would get all messed up. I don't know if it did or not. We'll have to see.
So, we got ready to go. We finished packing and then started loading up.... To discover that the battery in the car was dead. Someone was playing in the cr and left the lights on. Dad wasn't too happy about that either. So, while we were waiting for the battery to charge, Sarah and I went on a walk to get the mail. (Our mailbox is about a quarter mile away, so not too far) On the way back, Sarah picked up the tread from the tire that had fallen on the road.
By the time that we got back, the van still wasn't charged, so we did devotions. (All except for Dad, he was busy) We just read from Proverbs, instead of reading from the New Testament too. We probably would have read Luke, but right before we finished Proverbs Dad came in and said to get loaded up. So, we did. We left shortly after.
And so here we are. On the way. I'll write more later.
6:12
We just finished eating dinner. We had Philly Cheese Steaks from Costco. It's hard to cook while we're here, since we have limited fridge space, and limited time. So, even though it's terrible, we bring frozen food.
Right now we're all in the family room. I'm writing, and Dad, Jonathan, Sarah and David are all playing a Bible trivia game. Annabeth is off doing who-knows-what, Mom is in our room doing something, and I think Hannah just got out of the shower.
Let's see... I guess I don't really have much to write. Unless you want to hear about how many pesky weeds have grown since we were last here, or about how we forgot the divider for the rabbit cage, and so we have one made out of wood in place, or about how it's SO WINDY here right now. But, I don't find that very interesting. So, I'll write more tomorrow.
Kayla
Dear journal,
9:06
Today we're going down to the farm. Because of the holiday weekend, Dad has Monday off, so we'll go down today and come back sometime Monday. I really would like to go to church tomorrow though. Hannah and I have been trying to convince Mom and Dad that we should get in the habit of driving to town for church now, rather than wait until we move. I don't think it's going over very well though. :) Oh well.
I guess we're binging the rabbits with us. I'm still not sure I understand why. It was Hannah's idea. She's really gotten into taking care of rabbits. She wants to start a business from it this fall. She's done SO much research lately. Which brings me to something pretty funny. She found out the other day that Thumper, my BOY rabbit, is actually a girl. *clears throat* Yeah, that's kind of an interesting thing to be woken up with... "Kayla! Thumper is a GIRL!!!" I'm still getting used to that idea. :)
Anyway, I guess that we'll just hold the rabbits on the way down there. That's a long way, but it's ok. It's not like holding a porcupine or something like that. :)
Right now we're waiting for Dad and David to get home from work. Dad only had one appointment today, so David got to go with him. Oh my goodness. He looked so cute. He was wearing black pants, a light blue shirt, and a belt, just like Dad. He even had the sunglasses. :) It was SO cute!!! Once they get home we'll leave.
2:21
Hehe. So, the whole leaving when Dad got home thing didn't work so well. They got home about 10:00, and Dad started getting the truck ready to go to the dump. It took a LONG time. Dad and I left, and made it to Mrs. Spetzer's house before the back tire on the truck blew. Yeah, not good. Dad didn't have any place to turn the truck around with the trailer on it, so we ha to drive up the street to Miss Susan's house before we could turn around. Then, when we got BACK to Mrs. Spetzer's house the hub cap came off. So, once we pulled into the driveway I walked back to get it. Dad wasn't too happy, because he was worried that the truck would get all messed up. I don't know if it did or not. We'll have to see.
So, we got ready to go. We finished packing and then started loading up.... To discover that the battery in the car was dead. Someone was playing in the cr and left the lights on. Dad wasn't too happy about that either. So, while we were waiting for the battery to charge, Sarah and I went on a walk to get the mail. (Our mailbox is about a quarter mile away, so not too far) On the way back, Sarah picked up the tread from the tire that had fallen on the road.
By the time that we got back, the van still wasn't charged, so we did devotions. (All except for Dad, he was busy) We just read from Proverbs, instead of reading from the New Testament too. We probably would have read Luke, but right before we finished Proverbs Dad came in and said to get loaded up. So, we did. We left shortly after.
And so here we are. On the way. I'll write more later.
6:12
We just finished eating dinner. We had Philly Cheese Steaks from Costco. It's hard to cook while we're here, since we have limited fridge space, and limited time. So, even though it's terrible, we bring frozen food.
Right now we're all in the family room. I'm writing, and Dad, Jonathan, Sarah and David are all playing a Bible trivia game. Annabeth is off doing who-knows-what, Mom is in our room doing something, and I think Hannah just got out of the shower.
Let's see... I guess I don't really have much to write. Unless you want to hear about how many pesky weeds have grown since we were last here, or about how we forgot the divider for the rabbit cage, and so we have one made out of wood in place, or about how it's SO WINDY here right now. But, I don't find that very interesting. So, I'll write more tomorrow.
Kayla
Monday, May 21, 2012
I've decided something....
2 recitals in 3 weeks is WAY TOO MUCH!!! There was the one a few weeks ago, and then there was one yesterday. This one was Hannah's and my violin recital. I have videos from that too, but I STILL haven't gotten the videos from the last recital. I know, I'm a terrible blogger. But it's kind of hard when the device that has the videos on it is with my dad at work all day long. I'll try really hard to get at least some of them up this week.
Hannah was so nervous yesterday. She seriously looked like she would faint. Poor thing. This was her first time going up on stage and performing an instrument. But as soon as we got there, she seemed to be doing better.
We played with our teacher and 2 other kids. The first song Hannah and I did with our teacher, then we did a second song with all 4 of us. Then, Hannah left, and the 3 of us did a third song. And then I left and the other 2 did a song. Us kids went backstage to practice it before it started, and I think we just annoyed people who were trying to tune guitars and stuff. :) (hehehe) 4 violins playing together is pretty loud.
Our teacher wanted all of us to sit in the front row, in the order that we were playing, so we knew when it was our turn. Hannah and I were pretty close to the beginning, which helped, because then I didn't have to think about it for too long. :) I was shaking SO bad. The video that we have of that song, when I put it up, you can tell by listening that I was shaking. My bow was literally bouncing up and down. :)
After we did our first song, they did some piano songs. I'm not really sure why they broke it up, but they did. So, I thought there was still about 5 people until our turn, so I went to the bathroom. And I was only gone for like 5 minutes. But then I came back, and found out that everyone was waiting for me. Oops. :) So we rushed on stage, and did our other songs. Thank goodness, this time I wasn't shaking at all. I guess it was a good thing that they broke up our songs. If they hadn't, I probably would have been shaking through all 3 songs. But anyway, I guess it went ok. I mean, I definitely messed up, (I mean, not like forgot the notes or anything, but since I only have 2 tapes on my fingerboard instead of 4, sometimes my fingers-especially my pinky-miss the note and I have to adjust it a little until it sounds right) but overall it went pretty well.
We left at intermission, to much of our family's dismay. But, Dad doesn't appreciate music as much as some of us do, and he wanted to go to fellowship at church. There were several people that we knew that were playing, but we only got to hear one performance. The rest of them were in the second half. (Although, the one that we did hear was really good. :) ) But, since Dad wanted to leave, we did.
Fellowship was the same as always. Eat, play football, get exhausted. :D I'm still not so sure it's such a good idea to go out and play football right after we eat. :) Most of us can't go as fast as we normally can. :)
So, that's all for now. Like I said, I'll try and get at least SOME of the videos up this week.
Kayla
Hannah was so nervous yesterday. She seriously looked like she would faint. Poor thing. This was her first time going up on stage and performing an instrument. But as soon as we got there, she seemed to be doing better.
We played with our teacher and 2 other kids. The first song Hannah and I did with our teacher, then we did a second song with all 4 of us. Then, Hannah left, and the 3 of us did a third song. And then I left and the other 2 did a song. Us kids went backstage to practice it before it started, and I think we just annoyed people who were trying to tune guitars and stuff. :) (hehehe) 4 violins playing together is pretty loud.
Our teacher wanted all of us to sit in the front row, in the order that we were playing, so we knew when it was our turn. Hannah and I were pretty close to the beginning, which helped, because then I didn't have to think about it for too long. :) I was shaking SO bad. The video that we have of that song, when I put it up, you can tell by listening that I was shaking. My bow was literally bouncing up and down. :)
After we did our first song, they did some piano songs. I'm not really sure why they broke it up, but they did. So, I thought there was still about 5 people until our turn, so I went to the bathroom. And I was only gone for like 5 minutes. But then I came back, and found out that everyone was waiting for me. Oops. :) So we rushed on stage, and did our other songs. Thank goodness, this time I wasn't shaking at all. I guess it was a good thing that they broke up our songs. If they hadn't, I probably would have been shaking through all 3 songs. But anyway, I guess it went ok. I mean, I definitely messed up, (I mean, not like forgot the notes or anything, but since I only have 2 tapes on my fingerboard instead of 4, sometimes my fingers-especially my pinky-miss the note and I have to adjust it a little until it sounds right) but overall it went pretty well.
We left at intermission, to much of our family's dismay. But, Dad doesn't appreciate music as much as some of us do, and he wanted to go to fellowship at church. There were several people that we knew that were playing, but we only got to hear one performance. The rest of them were in the second half. (Although, the one that we did hear was really good. :) ) But, since Dad wanted to leave, we did.
Fellowship was the same as always. Eat, play football, get exhausted. :D I'm still not so sure it's such a good idea to go out and play football right after we eat. :) Most of us can't go as fast as we normally can. :)
So, that's all for now. Like I said, I'll try and get at least SOME of the videos up this week.
Kayla
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Today....
...is my first bloggy-versary!!! Yeah, I know that's not a word, but who cares? I'm pretty sure no one is going to report me to the dictionary police for it. :) I decided to post all my favorite pictures from the last year. I won't go into too much detail, because that would make for a REALLY long post! :D (thank goodness for blogger's amazing feature-the upload from blog option :) )
So, here we go!
So, here we go!
I can't BELIEVE he's almost taller than me! *sigh* He's grown a lot since this picture was taken.
This is what our apple tree starts to look like right around this time of year.
:)
Yeah, this is all of us in our ponchos when it was soaking wet and raining at Disney Land. Plus, it was a Tuesday, during the school year, and the place was STILL packed!
Ah... The perfect burger. :)
Annabeth was jumping up and down because she was excited... and this was the resulting picture. :)
David was FASCINATED by learning how to card wool
Wrestling match!
This was Will at the 4th of July party we had last year. I've seen this picture SO many times, and I still giggle when I see it. :)
You know, I have NO idea what Daniel was doing....
This was me with my sarsaparilla and cool boot cup at the restaurant we went to before we walked through Winterhaven in December. Hm... I just realized that I never did post this picture...
And that's all for this post! I probably could come up with LOTS more pictures if I wanted to, but alas, I think you would get bored after about the first 500 :D Just kidding. :)
Hopefully the next year will bring lots more fun!
Kayla
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