Wow. It's been a long time. I seriously thought about starting another blog and ditching this one. But, I got all philosophical and realized I'm too old to call "do over". It might make me feel better to start over rather than admitting I suck at blogging, but it wouldn't change anything. So, I guess I'll live with being a sucky blogger and get on with it...
A summer has come and gone without too much wildness. The highlight was mine and Jon's trip to Costa Rica. Here are some pictures:
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Hilarious Heresy
Here's a story my second grade English language learners wrote. The assignment was to write a new version of the Cinderella story. I helped them with the grammar and mechanics, but I swear I didn't feed them ideas. They're very clever kids.
Once upon a time there was a man named Jack Black. He lived in Los Angles, California, with his stepmom and step sisters. His stepmom and step sisters were mean. When they moved into his house, they told Jack to move to the basement so that they could have his room. They were so mean that they left their dishes on the table and Jack Black cleaned them. They took their shoes and threw them at him. They had horses, and Jack asked if he could ride them. His stepsisters said, “No.”
Ashley was a pretty movie star. It was her birthday. She was having a party. At her party, Ashley was going to look for someone to marry. She invited everyone to her castle-like house. Jack’s step sisters would not let him go to Ashley’s party. His step mother said he couldn’t go because he had dirty clothes. Jack was sad.
When Jack’s family leaves, Baby Jesus poofed to Jack’s house. “AHHHH!” Jack screamed. He was scared. “I am Jesus. I am here to grant your wish.” “What?” asked Jack. “Don’t you want something?” asked Jesus. “I want some clothes to go to the party.”
Baby Jesus said, “Boo-pa-boo-pa.” Suddenly, Jack was wearing a black suit and a gold tie. “Now I want a limo with a TV,” said Jack Black. Baby Jesus said, “Boo-pa-boo-pa.” A long black limo with gold rims appeared. Baby Jesus said, “If you don’t come home before midnight, everything will disappear.”
Jack Black went to the party in his limo. When he drove up, an old man walked in front of his car. Jack turned so that he would not hit the man. He crashed through the wall. Everyone stopped dancing and looked. When Jack Black got out of the car, Ashley saw him. She said, “He is the one I am looking for.” She told her mother, “I am in love.”
Ashley and Jack Black danced. Then they kissed. Jack saw that it was 11:59. He ran away because his clothes would disappear. Ashley chased him. He got in his limo and drove as fast as he could. Ashley could not keep up. Suddenly, the car disappeared and Jack went flying through the air.
Ashley went home and cried to her mom. She said, “That is the only boy I have ever liked.” She was so tired and sad that she went to bed. “I will look for him tomorrow and if I don’t find him I will keep looking,” she said.
Jack was hurt and was taken to the hospital. He had a broken leg. He had to walk with crutches.
The next day, Ashley woke up early. She left her house to look for Jack. A boy on a bike threw a paper to Ashley’s house as she walked outside. The paper hit her. She fell down and hit her head on the ground. She was so mad, but then she saw the front of the paper. There was a picture of Jack. The paper told about his crash. It said he was at the hospital.
“I am going to go to the hospital to visit him,” she said to her mother. When she got there she asked Jack if he wanted to get married. “Yes!” he said. They got married. They moved to Mexico to get away from Jack’s stepsisters and stepmom. They had one boy and one girl. They lived happily ever after.
Once upon a time there was a man named Jack Black. He lived in Los Angles, California, with his stepmom and step sisters. His stepmom and step sisters were mean. When they moved into his house, they told Jack to move to the basement so that they could have his room. They were so mean that they left their dishes on the table and Jack Black cleaned them. They took their shoes and threw them at him. They had horses, and Jack asked if he could ride them. His stepsisters said, “No.”
Ashley was a pretty movie star. It was her birthday. She was having a party. At her party, Ashley was going to look for someone to marry. She invited everyone to her castle-like house. Jack’s step sisters would not let him go to Ashley’s party. His step mother said he couldn’t go because he had dirty clothes. Jack was sad.
When Jack’s family leaves, Baby Jesus poofed to Jack’s house. “AHHHH!” Jack screamed. He was scared. “I am Jesus. I am here to grant your wish.” “What?” asked Jack. “Don’t you want something?” asked Jesus. “I want some clothes to go to the party.”
Baby Jesus said, “Boo-pa-boo-pa.” Suddenly, Jack was wearing a black suit and a gold tie. “Now I want a limo with a TV,” said Jack Black. Baby Jesus said, “Boo-pa-boo-pa.” A long black limo with gold rims appeared. Baby Jesus said, “If you don’t come home before midnight, everything will disappear.”
Jack Black went to the party in his limo. When he drove up, an old man walked in front of his car. Jack turned so that he would not hit the man. He crashed through the wall. Everyone stopped dancing and looked. When Jack Black got out of the car, Ashley saw him. She said, “He is the one I am looking for.” She told her mother, “I am in love.”
Ashley and Jack Black danced. Then they kissed. Jack saw that it was 11:59. He ran away because his clothes would disappear. Ashley chased him. He got in his limo and drove as fast as he could. Ashley could not keep up. Suddenly, the car disappeared and Jack went flying through the air.
Ashley went home and cried to her mom. She said, “That is the only boy I have ever liked.” She was so tired and sad that she went to bed. “I will look for him tomorrow and if I don’t find him I will keep looking,” she said.
Jack was hurt and was taken to the hospital. He had a broken leg. He had to walk with crutches.
The next day, Ashley woke up early. She left her house to look for Jack. A boy on a bike threw a paper to Ashley’s house as she walked outside. The paper hit her. She fell down and hit her head on the ground. She was so mad, but then she saw the front of the paper. There was a picture of Jack. The paper told about his crash. It said he was at the hospital.
“I am going to go to the hospital to visit him,” she said to her mother. When she got there she asked Jack if he wanted to get married. “Yes!” he said. They got married. They moved to Mexico to get away from Jack’s stepsisters and stepmom. They had one boy and one girl. They lived happily ever after.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
I Heart Cathedral Windows
All you non-quilters (that is typed with all kinds of snobbiness), are so confused right now. The quilt block with which these pillows are constructed is called Cathedral Window and it is my all time favorite block. I love the look of the folded fabric. I've got really big plans for it in the future, but this Christmas, I had to stick with simple and quick projects. Hence, lots of single block pillows for grandmas and sisters-in-laws. I made my mom and Jon's mom table runners with the same block, but don't have pictures of those. Here's a close up of the block.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Sew Spot
This was once a pretty pitiful looking old sewing table that my aunt found in the garage of her lake house. You'll have to take my word for it regarding its previous condition, because I forgot to get a before shot. My dad worked his carpentry magic on it. (I helped a little). And now, it is a beautiful piece that fits perfectly in my tiny hall and provides a place for me to display and store a bit of my quilting.
I have indeed been doing more quilting... well, I did before Christmas. I'll share the results with you soon.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Holiday Adventures
Jon and I went...
over the river (literally)
and through the woods (make that cow pasture)
to get our Christmas tree.
It was a wild adventure. We're finally living up to our blog name, and here's the result.
over the river (literally)
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| From Thanksgiving 2008 |
and through the woods (make that cow pasture)
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| From Thanksgiving 2008 |
to get our Christmas tree.
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| From Thanksgiving 2008 |
It was a wild adventure. We're finally living up to our blog name, and here's the result.
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| From Chrstmas 2008 |
Monday, December 1, 2008
Christmas Comes Early
Our mayor was arrested this morning and I was happy.I guess the sackcloth meeting actually worked. We are getting criminals off the street.
Jon
Jon
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Happy Halloween
With Jon's birthday on November 1st and my love of costumes, Halloween is always an exciting holiday at our house. This year we hosted our community group Halloween party which involved...
homemade costumes
the 2nd annual urban hayride
some leg wrestling (to settle a costume contest tie)
and best of all....
costume-wearing dogs!
What floats like a butterfly?
And stings like a bee?
Lucky the boxer!
Being so cute is exhausting!
homemade costumes
the 2nd annual urban hayride
some leg wrestling (to settle a costume contest tie)
and best of all....
costume-wearing dogs!
What floats like a butterfly?
And stings like a bee?
Lucky the boxer!
Being so cute is exhausting!
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