Taking the Scenic Route

Thursday April 7, 2005

7th April 2005

Thursday April 7, 2005

One more quick post for today since Yvonne was wanting to see me as a kid.   I have spent entirely too much time on scanning photos already today.  lol.

2years, 7 months

 

at 4 years

 

posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

7th April 2005

Thursday April 7, 2005

I’m gonna indulge myself a minute here.  I just adore these pictures.  Can you guess who this is?

 

That’s my Mommy!

 

posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

6th April 2005

Memory Lane

*Edited to Add:  for more detail on the photos, click on comments and read my mom’s comments.*

Trip down Memory Lane

I took a bagful of photos from my mom’s place to scan in.  I thought I would share a few I did today, partly because I need dates on them (hint, hint mom), but mostly because they are sort of neat.

Me and my Daddy

I was obviously pretty young here, but I am not sure how old.  When I was born my dad had cateracts so bad that he wasn’t sure if he would ever see me.  I would guess this is after his (very experimental) cateract surgery since he has bandages over his eyes.  He was among the first to have the surgery. 

When I was a tiny thing, my mom had to go do the chores since my dad was blind, and wasn’t sure he would ever be able to see me.  They would put me in the crib and if I woke up, Dad would turn on the porch light that mom could see from the barn and farrowing shed and she would come running.  It had to be a frightening time for them. 

 

Potty Time

look at me…I posted a picture of myself naked on the internet. 

 

Mary and Joseph

Look how serious we are about this whole thing. I was wearing a tablecloth & doily, and Steve in a blanket.  My doll filling in as Jesus, with a pillowcase as a blanket. 

 

 

posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

6th April 2005

Wednesday April 6, 2005

Some pictures.  First, Zane making towers out of pantry items, then later today we blew some of the bubbles from Zane’s Easter basket.

Bean Tower

Bubble Joy

 

posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

5th April 2005

Tuesday April 5, 2005

I spent some time going over the biographies, stands on the issues and such of the candidates to vote for tomorrow.  I think we are in trouble folks.  The paper endorsed (in my district) the idiot who thinks that creationism should be given the same weight as evolution.  Liberal media huh?!?  I’d love it if the media were liberal.  The city council one I am not sure who to vote for yet.  Sent Zach the info and expect a discussion later on the subject.  The incumbent looks pretty strong, but the opponent is a social worker with 4 kids.  hmmm.  Just don’t know on that one yet.

 

For the record, here is my stand in a nutshell on evolution vs creation in the schools debate.

I believe God created the world.  There isn’t a doubt in my mind.  It is an issue of faith (which is why it is called ‘faith’, not ‘proof’)  I believe that God created the earth using the methods science describes.  I think the intricacy is pretty cool too!  However, I do not want my child learning about creationism in school, especially since there is a different theory of creation for every religion out there…if we let in the Christian creationism, you are going to have to let in all the other ones too.  I don’t think ANY faith based theory belongs in a science class.  Literature class….I can live with that, but science, NO.

posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

4th April 2005

Monday April 4, 2005

Wanna see a train wreck?  (figurative meaning here)

ebay auction

breastfeeding.com thread about it

sybermoms thread about it  I think you have to register to see this thread.  It doesn’t cost anything to register, but don’t use your real name on this site.

posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

4th April 2005

Monday April 4, 2005

I am putting in a reminder here to VOTE ON TUESDAY!  They are trying to ban gay marriage here.  I will be damned if I let that happen without at least getting my voice heard.  There is some hope…there is a group of clergy who are sending around a petition against the ban…of course, the pastor that is heading it is a Mennonite pastor (not surprising in a peace and social justice church) and, obviously, this is not a radical idea in the Mennonite church so I don’t know how many votes it will change, but maybe it will get out some votes that normally think it isn’t it isn’t worth the effort since the Cons always win around here of late.   (For the record, the pastors aren’t condoning gay marriage, per say, they are against the ban that says they are not allowed to marry.  They aren’t ‘for’ gay marriage, they are ‘against’ discrimination.)

I am having a difficult time remaining civil to my neighbor…I can not tell you how bad I want to put a something over his bumper sticker supporting the ban.  I won’t do anything.  He has the right to express his views, but my view of him is certainly darkened.   I don’t understand when the phrase ‘family values’ became ‘hate families that aren’t heterosexual”  It is ludicrous.  I wouldn’t have even cared as much about this whole deal if they wouldn’t have started claiming that gay marriage will destroy marriage.  Um, my marriage is fine, thank you very much.  I have no idea how somebody being gay can make my marriage any less (or more, for that matter) than it is.  One has absolutely nothing to do with the other.  Uh.  These people! 


edited to add:

After reading some blogs, I came across Dr. Tiff’s site.  Some really great posts

about John Danforth’s letter

about constitutional issues

and my comments:

It is no wonder that the Republicans are trying to destroy our educational system.  If you have ANY understanding of history, you can clearly see how the actions of our current administration will lead us down a path of destruction.  There are direct correlations in history that demonstrate how the actions of our government will lead to our downfall.  It is really sad.  This nation was started on such noble principles, with some great forward-thinking men, and in a short amount of time those principles are being eroded.  One administration is doing this.  I love this country, but I hate what it is being twisted into right now. 

I can not fathom why ‘intellectual’ is becoming a bad word now days.  The great irony of it is that the politicians loudly proclaiming “educated people are stupid’ (to paraphrase) are, themselves, college graduates, and often hold post-graduate degrees.  What I find even more astonishing is that the sheeple are believing it. 

posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

4th April 2005

Monday April 4, 2005

We went out to the farm yesterday.  Unfortunately, I forgot the camera, so there are no pictures.  (kicking myself here).  Zane had a ball.  As we were getting ready to leave, I called my folks to let them know we were leaving and what route we were taking (we always do that since our car isn’t the greatest and we have no cell phone) and Zane wanted the phone.  He was quite the little chatterbox already. lol.  We got to the farm and he was craning his neck before we even got him out of the car seat looking for Grandma and Grandpa. 

Zach manned the grill for the burgers and hot dogs, while Zane enjoyed the bubbles from his Easter basket (we weren’t able to make it there for Easter Day last week, so his basket  was still there).  He also played with the cats a bit and generally ran around.   When I pulled the card table out to set it up out of the wind on the lawn (the deck was so windy I think the table itself would have taken flight, much less the food) and he figured out how to get the legs set up and helped with that, then helped get the chairs set up. As soon as the grapes were on the table he got himself into a chair and pulled the entire bowl up to himself and started eating.  Grandpa then took the whipped cream (meant for the strawberries) and started squirting it on the grapes…really confused Zane.   Was totally not sure about that. 

After supper, Zane was off and running again.  He was off exploring around the yard while the rest of us finished eating.  At one point he rounded the corner around the house and out of eyeshot, so I went around the house the other direction to intercept him.  He didn’t see me, but I could tell the point that he realized he couldn’t see anybody because he got a little panicky and ran back the direction he came.  By the time I made it back to the table he had dragged Grandma back to were he was going so he could explore with somebody. 

He also got a ride on the 4 wheeler with Grandpa for a bit, and then they got out a wagon he could pull around and a bigger wagon-like thing that he could ride on.  However, he was not convinced he should be on the bigger wagon while it was moving.   He pulled it around a bit and Grandma got on the wagon to show him that he can ride on it…but instead of getting on the wagon, he got the handle and tried to pull.  While he was trying to pull, I came up behind mom and helped push a bit (but Zane couldn’t really see me).  Mom said his eyes got as big as saucers when he started actually pulling her.  He still didn’t want to ride on it, but wanted me to get on it, so Grandma pulled and Zane got behind and ‘pushed’ and then ran alongside.  It was pretty funny.  I don’t think my mom has pulled me in a wagon since I was about Zane’s age. lol.

The guys also spent time in the sandpile, with a couple of shovels and loading the wagons with sand.  Dad and Zane played in there for a while, then Zach and Zane played in there later in the evening.  Zane was loving working with the shovel.  He finally got to work with a long-handled thing without mom telling him to put it down because he was going to hit something (like the broom in the house).

After it got dark, we went inside and gathered the (plastic) eggs the Easter Bunny had left around the front rooms.  He knew exactly what to do.  The funniest thing was that some of the eggs were plain, and some had writing.  Zane decided that the ones with writing on them  belonged in the flower centerpiece on the coffee table.  No idea why, but it was pretty funny.  He then started opening the eggs up and was disappointed when there was no candy in there….I had to show him that the Easter Bunny left the candy separately.  lol.   Small sugar high follows.

As Mom & I were sitting in the front rooms (Zach is fixing their computer printer with Dad) Zane discovers the spools of ribbon (that we used for the balloons from Zach’s graduation) and brought them to me. Then he brought me a balloon.  I was playing ‘dumb’  (“what do you want me to do with these?”) when he went running off again, only to come back a bit later carrying the helium tank (which is about waist high on him) and dropping it right in front of me and giving me a balloon to blow up.  Mom said he had to also get it out of the box to bring it…pretty determined little guy I guess.  She blew up a few balloons for him (mostly air, topped off with helium) and he proudly announced the colors as she went. 

It was a good day.  The drive home was long because Zach had to drive the Olds back, so Zane and I were on our own for the hour drive.  Plus, I noticed a car acting strange as it came up the on ramp from Newton and was glad I hung back a bit to let them in (there was plenty of room, but I just had a feeling so I gave them a huge gap)  I am not sure how they walked to the car…seriously.  They were driving where they were pulling away from me pretty rapidly (me going 70 mph), to me hitting my brakes pretty heavily because they were only going 40.  He almost drove off the side of the road and over the center line.  Every time somebody came around me to pass him I backed off and held my breathe…he came within a heartbeat of side swiping a semi.  I was so glad to finally pull of on our exit!  There was no way I was going to pass him…too risky.   I really was wishing I had a cell phone right then.

When we got back into town, we stopped by the grocery store for some milk.  When I got Zane inside the store under the good lights I realized how dirty he got out on the farm.  He had smudges all over him, and had his shirt on backwards (he took it off and put it back on himself)   He played hard and had fun.

posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

4th April 2005

Monday April 4, 2005

I have had a few questions, so here are a few links to the new Little House on the Prairie series. (eta:  actually,  mini series)

New York Times review

ABC write-up

another ABC/Disney write up

posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

2nd April 2005

Saturday April 2, 2005

I am love, love, LOVING the new Little House on the Prairie miniseries.  It is so much more true to the original books than the 70s series was.  The only thing that is driving me absolutely batty is the cinematography.  They really need to give the camera to somebody who has not overdosed on coffee.  I know, it is for ‘effect’, but it is distracting and giving me a headache.

We cleaned today.  yeah!  Still have dishes stacked in the kitchen, but Zane’s room and our main living area is clean.  Probably will start on the laundry as soon as Little House is over (on a commercial right now). 

Zach worked on the collaboration study yesterday and, barring further changes (which is entirely possible), it is done.  He told them to try and break it and hasn’t gotten any emails yet to say they cracked it, so that is good.

Zane is in a jumping phase.  He hops from room to room, leaps off the couch, gets on the little tyke’s type table and leaps off.  It is a bit insane.  He either climbs up on things to stand on his head and/or leap off of it.  It is just plain a miracle we haven’t had any ER visits with our little monkey.

The other funny he does is the result of Zach. When Zach was helping hold Zane’s pants for him to step into one time, one finger slipped shooting the pants away from him like snapping a rubber band.  Both of them laughed at that, and now whenever Zane dresses himself he will hold the pants in front of himself, then throw them off to the side and giggles so hard he falls over.

show is back on, gotta go

posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

  • Zane's age

  • Zane is 22 years, 3 months, and 2 days old
  • Zora's age

  • Zora is 18 years, 3 months, and 6 days old
  • Random Quote

  • Many times the only difference between having a weird kid and having a seriously expensive, heart breaking, time consuming, life altering psudo-medical problem is the word “Diagnosis”. — ShaggyDaddy (MDC)

  • Subscribe


 Log in