yes, even in the snow.We did take some videos of us throwing, and boy do I have a lot to work on!
Rain, or Shine, Sleet or Snow, spring is coming!
Anthony: To answer your question, I don't know if it's going to snow on openning day, but one thing is for sure. Spring is coming, even if it comes with snow. Today we went out to play some catch...
yes, even in the snow.
We did take some videos of us throwing, and boy do I have a lot to work on!
yes, even in the snow.We did take some videos of us throwing, and boy do I have a lot to work on!
Thank God for Beauty
This morning I awoke to a beautiful sight outside. Isn't God's creation wounderful?
And no, I guess this man-made computer screen can't fully convey the amazing beauty.
And no, I guess this man-made computer screen can't fully convey the amazing beauty.
Mini Update
Methinks a mini update would be a pleasant addition to my blog at this time.
Here's a quick succession of events starting last Wednesday, and going through next Monday.
Last Wednesday night one of my piano teacher's other students came over to our house so that we could practice a two-piano piece that we are going to be performing at a recital in May. We moved my Grand Piano into the middle of the room, and put the Digital Piano to the left of the Grand Piano, so that it'd be set up how we'll be set up on stage. The practice went well, especially considering that I'd only had my part since the Tuesday a week before. We're going to be playing No. 5 Valse from the Sleeping Beauty suite by Tchaikovsky.
Thursday night we had the monthly Musicianship Class that my piano teacher gives, in our living room. Typically this class is held at my piano teachers house, but it was at our house this month so that her students could get a chance to play on my piano before the Guild Auditions which will be held at our house this spring. This month each of her students got a chance to perform their two-piano pieces for the class.
Last night we went to Harvard Bible Church for a Concert given by Jacob Bernhardt, and Daniel Ziesemer. It was a benefit concert for a trip that Mr. Bendorf (pastor of Harvard Bible Church) will be taking to Russia.
Tonight Kenton and Anna Skarin, and Jeremy and Sara are coming over to make plans for Liberty Day 2007 - 2008.
Tomorrow we're having the Hirst family, and Jeremy and Sara over after Church.
And Monday we're having the Bernhardt family over for dinner, and some fun in the evening.
Well, there you go! Gotta run. Stay tuned for more later.
Here's a quick succession of events starting last Wednesday, and going through next Monday.
Last Wednesday night one of my piano teacher's other students came over to our house so that we could practice a two-piano piece that we are going to be performing at a recital in May. We moved my Grand Piano into the middle of the room, and put the Digital Piano to the left of the Grand Piano, so that it'd be set up how we'll be set up on stage. The practice went well, especially considering that I'd only had my part since the Tuesday a week before. We're going to be playing No. 5 Valse from the Sleeping Beauty suite by Tchaikovsky.
Thursday night we had the monthly Musicianship Class that my piano teacher gives, in our living room. Typically this class is held at my piano teachers house, but it was at our house this month so that her students could get a chance to play on my piano before the Guild Auditions which will be held at our house this spring. This month each of her students got a chance to perform their two-piano pieces for the class.
Last night we went to Harvard Bible Church for a Concert given by Jacob Bernhardt, and Daniel Ziesemer. It was a benefit concert for a trip that Mr. Bendorf (pastor of Harvard Bible Church) will be taking to Russia.
Tonight Kenton and Anna Skarin, and Jeremy and Sara are coming over to make plans for Liberty Day 2007 - 2008.
Tomorrow we're having the Hirst family, and Jeremy and Sara over after Church.
And Monday we're having the Bernhardt family over for dinner, and some fun in the evening.
Well, there you go! Gotta run. Stay tuned for more later.
Liberty Day Pictures!
Finally some Liberty Day Pictures. I don't feel like spending a lot of time describing the event, so if you want to know more about Liberty Day, click HERE to go to the Liberty Day Site.
Jacob Bernhardt and Daniel Ziesemer provided some excellent music during the program, as well as the Prelude and Postlude music.
We were delighted at the number of attendees who showed up in costumes.
The primary event of the evening was the re-enactment of the 2nd Virginia Convention.
In this picture, Col. William Riddick (Luke VonHolten) kneels in prayer at the opening of the convention.
Here Robert C. Nicholas (Mr. Strand) voices his opinion of opposition to the resolution presented my Mr. Henry.
Col. George Washington (myself): "I will raise at once a force of 1000 men, subsist them at my own expence, and march myself at their head, to the relief of Boston!"
Here Thomas Jefferson (Mr. Webb) declares that the acts of Parliament in closing up the port of Boston, are the acts of a foreign power, that should by all the means in our power, be resisted.
In this picture Edmund Pendleton (Aaron England) hopes that the country will proceed slowly, before rushing the country into war.
Patrick Henry (Joshua Erber): "are fleets and army's necessary to a work of Love, and Reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not I beseech you sirs' deceive ourselves longer! These are the implements or war and subjugation, the last arguments to which kings resort"!
This year we sang two songs, "The Faded Coat of Blue", and:
"Just Before the Battle Mother, I was Drinking Mountain Dew"
"I hear the bugle sounding mother,
My sould is eager for the fray,
I guess I'll hide behind some cover,
Then I hope I'll be Ok".
Closing the program, Dr. Paul Jehle gave an excellent dramatic presentation on the "Five Necessary Ingredients for The Transformation of a Culture".
After the program there were a series of Military Drills for some of the boys, and young men. Here Col. George Washington trains six fresh recruits.
In this picture the Merchant of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, explains a few details to his six recruits.
After that there was dancing, refreshments, and fellowship. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the dancing, but Mr. Wiese did an excellent job teaching the dances and keeping everyone together.
Altogether, it was a very enjoyable evening.
Hope to see you there next year!
Jacob Bernhardt and Daniel Ziesemer provided some excellent music during the program, as well as the Prelude and Postlude music.
We were delighted at the number of attendees who showed up in costumes.
The primary event of the evening was the re-enactment of the 2nd Virginia Convention.
In this picture, Col. William Riddick (Luke VonHolten) kneels in prayer at the opening of the convention.
Here Robert C. Nicholas (Mr. Strand) voices his opinion of opposition to the resolution presented my Mr. Henry.
Col. George Washington (myself): "I will raise at once a force of 1000 men, subsist them at my own expence, and march myself at their head, to the relief of Boston!"
Here Thomas Jefferson (Mr. Webb) declares that the acts of Parliament in closing up the port of Boston, are the acts of a foreign power, that should by all the means in our power, be resisted.
In this picture Edmund Pendleton (Aaron England) hopes that the country will proceed slowly, before rushing the country into war.
Patrick Henry (Joshua Erber): "are fleets and army's necessary to a work of Love, and Reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not I beseech you sirs' deceive ourselves longer! These are the implements or war and subjugation, the last arguments to which kings resort"!
This year we sang two songs, "The Faded Coat of Blue", and:
"Just Before the Battle Mother, I was Drinking Mountain Dew"
"I hear the bugle sounding mother,
My sould is eager for the fray,
I guess I'll hide behind some cover,
Then I hope I'll be Ok".
Closing the program, Dr. Paul Jehle gave an excellent dramatic presentation on the "Five Necessary Ingredients for The Transformation of a Culture".
After the program there were a series of Military Drills for some of the boys, and young men. Here Col. George Washington trains six fresh recruits.
In this picture the Merchant of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, explains a few details to his six recruits.
After that there was dancing, refreshments, and fellowship. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the dancing, but Mr. Wiese did an excellent job teaching the dances and keeping everyone together.
Altogether, it was a very enjoyable evening.
Hope to see you there next year!
Maybe Later.
Ok, I was going to post Liberty Day pictures, and I would have if I could have, but I keep getting a message "connection with the server has been reset" over and over again, so I'll have to try again later.
Untill then,
Jonathan
Untill then,
Jonathan
Liberty Day Pictures Coming Soon!
Hopefully I'll be able to get some of the Liberty Day Pictures up here soon.
Stay tuned!
Jonathan
Stay tuned!
Jonathan
Competition Recital Pictures
Here are a couple pictures from yesterday's competition recital.
Here are the winners in the senior piano division. The three people in the middle of the group are also students of my teacher Charlotte Bendorf. There is Travis Repke in back left center, I am standing just to the right of him, and Stacy Weidner in front center.
Here are the eight winners of the senior division on stage, with one of the honorable mention winners walking up the stairs.
We are standing in order of placement from right to left.
Unfortunately I didn't get a picture with my teacher this year, but here is one from last year.
Here are the winners in the senior piano division. The three people in the middle of the group are also students of my teacher Charlotte Bendorf. There is Travis Repke in back left center, I am standing just to the right of him, and Stacy Weidner in front center.
Here are the eight winners of the senior division on stage, with one of the honorable mention winners walking up the stairs.
We are standing in order of placement from right to left.
Unfortunately I didn't get a picture with my teacher this year, but here is one from last year.
Chandler Starr Miller Scholarship Competition
Well, Well, Well... Another year, another competition.
Today was the Chandler Starr Miller Scholarship Competition in which I was a participant in the Senior Piano Division. This competition is an annual competition sponsored by the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center in Rockford, IL. This year I was scheduled to play the third movement of J.S. Bach's Italian Concerto, and Fantasie Impromptu by F. Chopin.
We arrived at the church around 4:25pm, and proceeded inside around 4:30pm (my performance time was 4:45pm). The Senior Piano Division was performing in the 2nd Congregational Church this year, instead of in the Emerson Auditorium where it has been hosted in the past. The Church is a beautiful place, and they do have a very nice piano there, for which I was very grateful. After registering just outside the Sanctuary, we headed up to the warm-up room, where I was very pleased with the warm, flexible, and relaxed state of my fingers at the time. We headed back downstairs and waited around for the monitor (who this year happened to be my piano teacher) to take us into the sanctuary.
When I got into the sanctuary, I was able to play a few chords, and a scale to warm up. The piano was very beautiful, except for a C# (the one an octave above middle C) that was terribly out of tune. Unfortunately, due to a number of things, I had a very hard time concentrating on the music.
The performance went very well, except for a couple things. At one point at the end of the Italian Concerto I made a mistake that just came out of the blue. I'm not sure why it happened, but it did, and I was able to make a quick recovery from it. Over all, I felt good about the performance of that piece.
The Fantasie Impromptu went well, except for a couple of rolling left hand chords that I didn't get right. These wouldn't have been too bad in my mind, except for that on the repeat, I did it again. That's the killer, especially since it wasn't a difficult part at all. Then, the last problem that I had was that as the piece was winding down, getting quieter and quieter, my hands got a little out of sync. In getting my left and right hand back in sync, I had to repeat a measure. Ouch!
When we were leaving the place, I had no clue where I was going to land placement wise. I knew that other than these few mistakes, my performance was rock solid. But I also know that bad music makes a stronger impression than good music. And I wasn't sure how strongly those mistakes had tipped the scales.
Needless to say, I was very surprised about an hour and a half later, when I found out that I had won second place! People always say that second place is the worst, and I'm here to say that I think it is. But it got even worse when I found out that I lost to a girl who won first place in the junior division last year!
Argh!
Oh well, there's always next year, and the College Division. (proof I'm from Chicago)
Today was the Chandler Starr Miller Scholarship Competition in which I was a participant in the Senior Piano Division. This competition is an annual competition sponsored by the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center in Rockford, IL. This year I was scheduled to play the third movement of J.S. Bach's Italian Concerto, and Fantasie Impromptu by F. Chopin.
We arrived at the church around 4:25pm, and proceeded inside around 4:30pm (my performance time was 4:45pm). The Senior Piano Division was performing in the 2nd Congregational Church this year, instead of in the Emerson Auditorium where it has been hosted in the past. The Church is a beautiful place, and they do have a very nice piano there, for which I was very grateful. After registering just outside the Sanctuary, we headed up to the warm-up room, where I was very pleased with the warm, flexible, and relaxed state of my fingers at the time. We headed back downstairs and waited around for the monitor (who this year happened to be my piano teacher) to take us into the sanctuary.
When I got into the sanctuary, I was able to play a few chords, and a scale to warm up. The piano was very beautiful, except for a C# (the one an octave above middle C) that was terribly out of tune. Unfortunately, due to a number of things, I had a very hard time concentrating on the music.
The performance went very well, except for a couple things. At one point at the end of the Italian Concerto I made a mistake that just came out of the blue. I'm not sure why it happened, but it did, and I was able to make a quick recovery from it. Over all, I felt good about the performance of that piece.
The Fantasie Impromptu went well, except for a couple of rolling left hand chords that I didn't get right. These wouldn't have been too bad in my mind, except for that on the repeat, I did it again. That's the killer, especially since it wasn't a difficult part at all. Then, the last problem that I had was that as the piece was winding down, getting quieter and quieter, my hands got a little out of sync. In getting my left and right hand back in sync, I had to repeat a measure. Ouch!
When we were leaving the place, I had no clue where I was going to land placement wise. I knew that other than these few mistakes, my performance was rock solid. But I also know that bad music makes a stronger impression than good music. And I wasn't sure how strongly those mistakes had tipped the scales.
Needless to say, I was very surprised about an hour and a half later, when I found out that I had won second place! People always say that second place is the worst, and I'm here to say that I think it is. But it got even worse when I found out that I lost to a girl who won first place in the junior division last year!
Argh!
Oh well, there's always next year, and the College Division. (proof I'm from Chicago)
A Dead Snowmobile
This week I almost traded my go-kart (that is literally almost in perfect shape) for a Polaris Indy 650 Snowmobile.
On Tuesday I drove my go-kart to Capron and looked at the snowmobile that the guy wanted to trade. I fired it up, and it ran great, and very powerfully. After looking it over, I thought it was definitely worth the trade. I told him that whenever he could get it to my house, he could take the go-kart.
Wednesday while I was helping pack Nathan and Jeanine's apartment into the trailer, we got a call from the guy asking if he could come by and drop off the snowmobile that night. I said that was fine, and that since Dad was at home, he could do it whenever he wanted. Well, when he found out that I was 17, he decided to wait until I got home, because he was afraid that Dad didn't want me to make the trade, and that Dad would be all mad at him. I assured him that it was fine, but he still didn't want to. I told him that I'd be home at 6:30 so anytime after that was fine.
When we got home, he was already there, and the snowmobile was unloaded. I walked over to where they were standing, and started asked a few basic things about the snowmobile. He answered the questions and then proceeded to show me where all the fluid filler caps are, emphasizing the point that I should check them often. This didn't sound good to me, and we asked if he had any leaks. "No" he said "but I always like to check my fluids, especially the coolant, since being water cooled, it overheats fast if it doesn't have any coolant". Something seemed a little fishy, so I asked if I could take it around the yard a few times before he took the go-kart. He said sure, and I fired it up. It ran so well, and was scary fast the first time around the yard. But when I was coming around the second time, I saw a dense fog ahead. When I got to it, the smell told me that it was without a doubt, two-stroke exhaust. This thing was smoking up a storm. I knew that this is somewhat normal for a two-stroke engine upon start-up, but this should have quit smoking by now. Anyway, after I stopped driving it, it kept smoking. I stood there and watched it for a while to see if it would stop smoking. The whole time it just kept idling slower and slower. I hopped back on it and gunned it, it slowly went up to 4000 RPMs and didn't budge, I let off the gas, and eventually it died.
Needless to say, I didn't make the trade. I'm not sure if it overheated, or what happened. But come to think of it, I never did check the coolant.
On Tuesday I drove my go-kart to Capron and looked at the snowmobile that the guy wanted to trade. I fired it up, and it ran great, and very powerfully. After looking it over, I thought it was definitely worth the trade. I told him that whenever he could get it to my house, he could take the go-kart.
Wednesday while I was helping pack Nathan and Jeanine's apartment into the trailer, we got a call from the guy asking if he could come by and drop off the snowmobile that night. I said that was fine, and that since Dad was at home, he could do it whenever he wanted. Well, when he found out that I was 17, he decided to wait until I got home, because he was afraid that Dad didn't want me to make the trade, and that Dad would be all mad at him. I assured him that it was fine, but he still didn't want to. I told him that I'd be home at 6:30 so anytime after that was fine.
When we got home, he was already there, and the snowmobile was unloaded. I walked over to where they were standing, and started asked a few basic things about the snowmobile. He answered the questions and then proceeded to show me where all the fluid filler caps are, emphasizing the point that I should check them often. This didn't sound good to me, and we asked if he had any leaks. "No" he said "but I always like to check my fluids, especially the coolant, since being water cooled, it overheats fast if it doesn't have any coolant". Something seemed a little fishy, so I asked if I could take it around the yard a few times before he took the go-kart. He said sure, and I fired it up. It ran so well, and was scary fast the first time around the yard. But when I was coming around the second time, I saw a dense fog ahead. When I got to it, the smell told me that it was without a doubt, two-stroke exhaust. This thing was smoking up a storm. I knew that this is somewhat normal for a two-stroke engine upon start-up, but this should have quit smoking by now. Anyway, after I stopped driving it, it kept smoking. I stood there and watched it for a while to see if it would stop smoking. The whole time it just kept idling slower and slower. I hopped back on it and gunned it, it slowly went up to 4000 RPMs and didn't budge, I let off the gas, and eventually it died.
Needless to say, I didn't make the trade. I'm not sure if it overheated, or what happened. But come to think of it, I never did check the coolant.
An Impromptu Prank Phone Call.
Tonight I got a phone call:
Me: Hello, this is Jonathan!
Unknown: Um, hello I have some engines I want to sell (I have a wanted ad out for small engines from 8 - 14HP).
Me: Oh, ok, (taken a little off guard) um, yea, so what... Ok, well, tell me about them!
Unknown: Um, do they need to run?
Me: Well, not really, but of course I'm not going to pay a whole lot for an engine that needs repair. So what size are they?
Unknown: Um, i-it's a twelve horse engine.
Me: Oh, ok what brand is it?
Unknown: Uh, K-Kohler
Me: Oh! What size was it again?
Unknown: F-Fourteen Horse.
Me: Ok, so how many cylinders does it have? (I'm beginning to tell that this guy isn't mentally with it)
Unknown: T-Two.
Me: Oh nice, um how old is it? (I don't think they make 14HP twin cyl. engines)
Unknown: It's fourteen years old.
Me: (surprised that this guy who appeared to be thinking so slowly even knew how old it was) Well, if it's ok, can I look around at other engines like this a little, and get back to you with a price?
Unknown: Sure.
Me: Ok, do you want me to call you back at the same number that you just called me on.
Unknown: Uh... No!
Me: Ok, then let me get a pen and pad and I'll take down your number.
Unknown: Juan!
Me: (thinking that he was now shouting off the numbers slowly starting with one). Just a second, I don't quite have a pen here yet.
Unknown: Juan, it's Dave.
Me: (thinking he wants me to know his name also) Just a second, I've just got to get a pad of paper.
Unknown: (more shouting into the phone, but I can't tell what he is saying at all now because of the amount of noise in our kitchen made primarily from Corrine yelling "Ma-Ma" "Ma... Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma", the CD player playing the Jonathan Park Audio Adventure Series, Josiah telling Corrine to be quiet so that he can hear what's happening, and Joanna washing dishes).
Me: (finally out of the kitchen with my pen and pad) Ok, sorry I couldn't quite tell what you were saying, can you start over with the number.
Unknown: Juan! It's me... Dave Inyart!
_____________________________
Well, I don't think I've ever been so fooled over the phone by anyone before. Good job Dave!
BTW: That voice you were using, hang on to it for our next film. That was really good.
Me: Hello, this is Jonathan!
Unknown: Um, hello I have some engines I want to sell (I have a wanted ad out for small engines from 8 - 14HP).
Me: Oh, ok, (taken a little off guard) um, yea, so what... Ok, well, tell me about them!
Unknown: Um, do they need to run?
Me: Well, not really, but of course I'm not going to pay a whole lot for an engine that needs repair. So what size are they?
Unknown: Um, i-it's a twelve horse engine.
Me: Oh, ok what brand is it?
Unknown: Uh, K-Kohler
Me: Oh! What size was it again?
Unknown: F-Fourteen Horse.
Me: Ok, so how many cylinders does it have? (I'm beginning to tell that this guy isn't mentally with it)
Unknown: T-Two.
Me: Oh nice, um how old is it? (I don't think they make 14HP twin cyl. engines)
Unknown: It's fourteen years old.
Me: (surprised that this guy who appeared to be thinking so slowly even knew how old it was) Well, if it's ok, can I look around at other engines like this a little, and get back to you with a price?
Unknown: Sure.
Me: Ok, do you want me to call you back at the same number that you just called me on.
Unknown: Uh... No!
Me: Ok, then let me get a pen and pad and I'll take down your number.
Unknown: Juan!
Me: (thinking that he was now shouting off the numbers slowly starting with one). Just a second, I don't quite have a pen here yet.
Unknown: Juan, it's Dave.
Me: (thinking he wants me to know his name also) Just a second, I've just got to get a pad of paper.
Unknown: (more shouting into the phone, but I can't tell what he is saying at all now because of the amount of noise in our kitchen made primarily from Corrine yelling "Ma-Ma" "Ma... Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma", the CD player playing the Jonathan Park Audio Adventure Series, Josiah telling Corrine to be quiet so that he can hear what's happening, and Joanna washing dishes).
Me: (finally out of the kitchen with my pen and pad) Ok, sorry I couldn't quite tell what you were saying, can you start over with the number.
Unknown: Juan! It's me... Dave Inyart!
_____________________________
Well, I don't think I've ever been so fooled over the phone by anyone before. Good job Dave!
BTW: That voice you were using, hang on to it for our next film. That was really good.
Anybody want to start a Museum?
Hey, if anybody out there want's to start a computer history Museum, check out this auction on Ebay.
Click HERE to see it.
Click HERE to see it.
Another tag...
Hi Everybody! This is Jessica. Since Jonathan's out of town I thought I'd hack into his site (which is fairly easy to do since I know his username and password).
Anyway, like nearly everyone else in Bloggerdom, I have finally been "tagged." I thought I'd make it through the epidemic without getting caught, but as I have now been tagged by both Ethan and Kristalyn over on Anthony's blog and also by Nikkae on the Huber blog, I guess I'll give in and do it! But I'm posting it here rather than on the family blog because... well, just because! :-) It might be good to have a salt shaker nearby as you read some of these answers. And don't hold me to them tomorrow morning, I may have changed my mind! (What good is a mind if you can't change it??)
Seven things I'd like to do before I die:
1. Visit the 11 states I haven't been to yet
2. Tour Europe - and maybe a few other places 'round the globe
3. Reduce the deer population without the aid of a vehicle
4. Create a home that is warm and welcoming for family, friends, and all who may seek rest or refuge within its doors
5. Be a better daughter/sister - and in general more purely reflect Christ's beauty and holiness
6. Write something that I actually enjoy reading afterwards and don't continually edit!
7. Attend the weddings of all my friends and siblings - which is already a vain hope as a friend that I have known for her whole life is getting married in southern Alabama on March 4, 2006! Obviously, I won't be able to be there.
Seven things I can't do well:
1. express myself verbally
2. make a pie crust look nice
3. anything remotely artistic
4. teach music theory
5. teach anything!
6. stay calm when in a hurry
7. storytelling
Seven things I say often:
(My family was even unable to help me fill in the last two...)
1. Children!
2. Must we! (usually said in conjunction with the previous statement)
3. Gravy boats...
4. Hey, hey, hey!
5. I'm still using that! (generally in reference to the computer)
6.
7.
Seven things I'd like in a husband:
1. Rich
2. Charming
3. Intelligent
4. Handsome
5. Talented
6. Interesting
7. Someone who has *won his spurs* and, of course, wears the radiant attire associated to his rank
Seven books/authors I've enjoyed(aside from the Scriptures, of course):
1. Worthy is the Lamb
2. Woman: Her Mission & Her Life
3. Dictionary
4. Thesaurus
5. Encyclopedia
6. O. Henry
7. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch! or maybe By the Great Horn Spoon...
Seven movies... (a general disclaimer regarding this list is appropriate, if redundant):
1. Home movies can be excessively boring but we've got some real gems, too!
2. Henry V (love quoting it!)
3. Ironwill (we just watched it for the first time, so it had to make this list)
4. A variety of musicals and parts of musicals
5. Secondhand Lions was fun
6. Do Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger and other such 'movies' count? How about the Popeye cartoon that we wore out the tape on???
7. I enjoyed the A&E Pride & Prejudice, too (it's the only version I've seen)
(Can you tell I'm not much of a movie person??)
Phew! There it is. Done. Taggers, I hope you are pleased!
Anyway, like nearly everyone else in Bloggerdom, I have finally been "tagged." I thought I'd make it through the epidemic without getting caught, but as I have now been tagged by both Ethan and Kristalyn over on Anthony's blog and also by Nikkae on the Huber blog, I guess I'll give in and do it! But I'm posting it here rather than on the family blog because... well, just because! :-) It might be good to have a salt shaker nearby as you read some of these answers. And don't hold me to them tomorrow morning, I may have changed my mind! (What good is a mind if you can't change it??)
Seven things I'd like to do before I die:
1. Visit the 11 states I haven't been to yet
2. Tour Europe - and maybe a few other places 'round the globe
3. Reduce the deer population without the aid of a vehicle
4. Create a home that is warm and welcoming for family, friends, and all who may seek rest or refuge within its doors
5. Be a better daughter/sister - and in general more purely reflect Christ's beauty and holiness
6. Write something that I actually enjoy reading afterwards and don't continually edit!
7. Attend the weddings of all my friends and siblings - which is already a vain hope as a friend that I have known for her whole life is getting married in southern Alabama on March 4, 2006! Obviously, I won't be able to be there.
Seven things I can't do well:
1. express myself verbally
2. make a pie crust look nice
3. anything remotely artistic
4. teach music theory
5. teach anything!
6. stay calm when in a hurry
7. storytelling
Seven things I say often:
(My family was even unable to help me fill in the last two...)
1. Children!
2. Must we! (usually said in conjunction with the previous statement)
3. Gravy boats...
4. Hey, hey, hey!
5. I'm still using that! (generally in reference to the computer)
6.
7.
Seven things I'd like in a husband:
1. Rich
2. Charming
3. Intelligent
4. Handsome
5. Talented
6. Interesting
7. Someone who has *won his spurs* and, of course, wears the radiant attire associated to his rank
Seven books/authors I've enjoyed(aside from the Scriptures, of course):
1. Worthy is the Lamb
2. Woman: Her Mission & Her Life
3. Dictionary
4. Thesaurus
5. Encyclopedia
6. O. Henry
7. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch! or maybe By the Great Horn Spoon...
Seven movies... (a general disclaimer regarding this list is appropriate, if redundant):
1. Home movies can be excessively boring but we've got some real gems, too!
2. Henry V (love quoting it!)
3. Ironwill (we just watched it for the first time, so it had to make this list)
4. A variety of musicals and parts of musicals
5. Secondhand Lions was fun
6. Do Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger and other such 'movies' count? How about the Popeye cartoon that we wore out the tape on???
7. I enjoyed the A&E Pride & Prejudice, too (it's the only version I've seen)
(Can you tell I'm not much of a movie person??)
Phew! There it is. Done. Taggers, I hope you are pleased!
Brandon Huber's Birthday
I would like to wish a very Happy Birthday, and 16th year to my friend Brandon Huber.
Happy Birthday Brandon!
If you'd like to wish Brandon a Happy Birthday, please do so in the Comments section of this post.
Happy Birthday Brandon!
If you'd like to wish Brandon a Happy Birthday, please do so in the Comments section of this post.
Random Photo Series of the Random Moment: Do I have to eat this?
Caroline, you eat what you are served always with a cheerful attitude.
That's better, now open wide!
(under her breath) Why do we always have to come here to eat, can't we just eat our own food?
I've been tagged (again).
I've been tagged (again). Only this time I was tagged before I got to get over being tagged the first time!
I was first tagged by Ryan Kelly, and I was supposed to give five things that are weird about me.
Then I was tagged by Brandon Huber, and I'm supposed to give seven things about me, from seven specific categories. However, I have run up against a problem. This is that Brandon only supplied me with six categories! Therefore I will take matters into my own hands, and mix Ryan's tag into Brandon's tag, so that they'll both be happy, and Brandon won't feel tyrannical.
BTW: The items listed in each category are not necessarily the biggest or most important seven things in each category. They are only, and should only be considered, seven of the many things in each category.
Here they are:
Seven things I hope to do before I die:
1) Get Married.
2) Rapidly shoot pop cans from the hip at a distance of 30' away without missing.
3) Take a ski trip into the Mountains somewhere.
4) Achieve some sort of gracefulness.
5) Build a race track on my property for off-road racing.
6) Build an engine that runs primarily on water.
7) See one other currently confidential, highly impossible, but altogether practical and original idea in production.
Seven things I cannot do well:
1) Play Basket Ball
2) Sight-read music
3) Fit into small places
4) Smell roses without making a face
5) Listen to music with lyrics while studying
6) Relate with Telemarketers
7) Survive in above 80 degree weather
Top seven favorite movies:
1) National Treasure
2) The Mask of Zorro
3) Second Hand Lions
4) The Court Jester
5) The Patriot
6) Sergeant York
7) The Miracle (incredible scenes at the end, but I can't stand most of it)
Seven things I say often:
1) What are you talking about?!
2) What on earth!
3) Oh my word!
4) Hey, how's it going.
5) Ga-Mownien!
6) Hello, this is Jonathan.
7) Yee-Haw!
Seven things that I'd like in a wife:
1) She must meet all my requirements.
2) She needs to enjoy, and be capable of doing things other than sewing and tea-parties.
3) A sense of Humor.
4) Two arms would be nice.
5) Two eyes would also be nice.
6) A couple legs would be helpful.
7) Oh, don't forget the brain.
And...
...Oh BTW, I need to like her.
And...
...Oh BTW, I need to like her.
Seven favorite authors and books:
1) The Bible (obviously that is the book that I am most grateful for).
2) Swamp Fox of the Revolution (The Patriot was based on this)
3) Sergeant York and the Great War
4) God King
5) The Raft
6) The Endurance
7) WE WERE THERE at the Normandy Invasion
Seven things that are weird about me:
1) I have no attachment to most of my assets (ok, technically liabilities).
2) I require lots of pressure to get me to practice the piano (competitions, recitals etc...).
3) I don't understand people who get offended/embarrassed easily, and consequently offend/embarrass people without knowing it.
4) I have an unquenchable thirst for speed.
5) When I'm under pressure, or needing to do something that I don't want to do, the Refrigerator becomes a very attractive appliance (well, I guess it's the stuff inside that really gets me).
6) I really can't stand heat.
7) I can't stand the feel of ankle socks.
Random Photo of the Random Moment: Double-Chess Master
Random Photo of the Random Moment: Double-Chess Master
The Double-Chess Master David Inyart competes against Dustin Webb and Jonathan Erber alongside his teammate Jordan Knottnerus.
The Perfect Car For Women
For many years I've never thought that girls were very big on cars.
Secondly, I never thought I'd find a car that I'd like, and girls would also.
But today, things changed...
Today I found the coolest car that I have ever seen, with a unique feature that girls would like also!
Check it out by downloading the video HERE.
Secondly, I never thought I'd find a car that I'd like, and girls would also.
But today, things changed...
Today I found the coolest car that I have ever seen, with a unique feature that girls would like also!
Check it out by downloading the video HERE.
History Has Been Made Tonight!
Tonight, for the first time in over 2779 days, I won a game of ping-pong against my brother Joshua.
Ok, I know this doesn't say much for me, but this marks a much anticipated day of my life, and I thought I'd share it with you all.
Thank you for being my audience!
Ok, I know this doesn't say much for me, but this marks a much anticipated day of my life, and I thought I'd share it with you all.
Thank you for being my audience!
Making the most of the snow while we have it.
Dashing through the snow
In a five horse open sled
Through the woods we go
Screaming all the way...!
Josiah seems to prefer the front seat, which really helps turning in the snow.
Of course the back seat (Joseph) is a very necessary position, as that helps provide traction for forward motion.
All combined, there is just enough weight provided to pull one person on the sled in the back.
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