February 23, 2008
November 10, 2006
My dad, AKA Grandpa B., took us on a tour of the airport. One of our stops was the fire station. The kids had a blast spending time with Grandpa B. while learning about the fire trucks.
Look at that!
How would you like to take a spin in this baby?
Who’s that?
Katie with Jill on her lap. Is that safe?
That is a powerful stream of water!
Look at this! They can puncture the airplane and spray water inside.
Wow!
Jessica with Grandpa B.
Jolina, Josiah, Jillian, Joshua and June standing in front of the tire on the big fire truck.
Time to fill the tank on the truck back up!
The kids feeling the water go through the hose.
June listening to the water go through the hose.
John watching Grandpa B. fill popcorn bags.
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February 21, 2008
Remember those little photo booths at the mall? Here is Katie with a friend of hers in Junior High.
I guess those count for 80’s perms. She looks like a kid in a movie back then but I can’t think of who… Annie?
She must have had poor self-esteem back then. ;) I mean it is a nice picture and all, but…
How cute!
What a lucky man I am to have such a wonderful wife!
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February 20, 2008
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February 20, 2008
Here is the lower road on the campground loop. You can see here that is is under water. About 3 feet under water. If the low water bridge had been constructed differently and there was not a dip in the road here, we would not have this problem. This shouldn’t happen very often, but we need to look at getting this fixed.
Let’s take a look at the low water bridge.
Whoa. That is a lot of water!
Can you say "washed out bridge?"
See the water coming off the edge of the bridge?
I would not want to get caught up in that. No, I did not drive over the bridge today! ;)
See the gap between the dirt road and the bridge? That will definitely need to be fixed if you want to get to the other side.
Here is the Little Pine Creek. With a lot of water. One of the reasons for the high water levels, besides the amount of rain, is because the ground is frozen so the water runs off instead of soaking in.
The Little Pine Creek flowing into the Jack’s Fork from the left. Go here to see the water levels about a week ago. To see more normal levels, take a look here. Or here. Or you can look here.
Time to go.
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February 18, 2008
When I started my blog at Home School Blogger a while back, I really wanted to have a Message Board instead. I am not really into the whole monologue thing. Blogs don’t have to be monologues, but it is hard to have a real dialogue with a blog. You can, but it gets hard to follow. Don’t you think?
So, I plan to open a Message Board. It will have a lot of forums that are relevant to a Christian lifestyle. A conservative Christian lifestyle.
General topics would include things like parenting, healthy eating, crafts, homesteading, homeschooling, marriage, etc.
Here is where I need your help…
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I need a good name. Something catchy, pertinent, easy to remember, and not too long.
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I need ideas for specific forums.
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I have in mind the program I will use but I want to know which message board programs you like using.
Thanks,
Jeff
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February 16, 2008
Thank you, Cris, for your comments. As far as labeling our blogs… I think it would get really confusing if our blogs were both named the same thing, don’t you? I am sorry to hear about your pain - it must hurt to be as astute as you seem to be. I think we actually homeschool for 3 weeks per year though. You are right that things would probably be worse if we sent our kids to public school. I am sure you would know. ;)
Thanks again,
Jeff
Author : Cris (IP: 72.201.79.46 , ip72-201-79-46.ph.ph.cox.net)
E-mail : urcrazy@yahoo.com
Comment:
You should label your blogs 482 reasons to shelter your children from society. Because it is PAINFULLY obvious that your wife does not home school those kids more than 1-2 weeks a year and when she does we get to hear about how horrible they are and how they have FAS but are getting no treatment or counseling for it. Good thing they don’t go to public school, that would make everything worse.
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February 16, 2008
By Sonny Turner
Published January 25, 2008 09:46 pm
Elaine Pack was alarmed when she learned an intoxicated 21-year-old man, pretending to be a student, flagged down a school bus and rode to Owens Elementary school with her 13-year-old son and other students.
She filed a complaint with county school officials after the incident Wednesday morning.
“You never know, he could have had a gun or some other weapon,” Pack said. “I’m concerned because I think the children on that bus could have faced real danger there.”
But a Limestone County Sheriff’s investigator said the bus driver, who allowed the man to get on the bus at Smith-Gover Road in western Limestone County, had no way of knowing the man was not a student.
Eric Allen Clem, of 22268 Sugar Way Road, Elkmont, was arrested Wednesday after Principal Cleo Miller saw him wandering the parking lot at Owens. He was charged with public intoxication and removed from the grounds.
“He could have passed for a student,” said Lt. Fred Sloss of the Limestone County Sheriff’s Department. “He told the bus driver he was a student at West Limestone High School, but when he got to Owens Elementary he got off the bus,” said Sloss. “The principal noticed him wandering in the parking lot and called the school resource officer.”
Pack said her son was the next to get on the bus.
“He said he got on and went to the back of the bus and sat down. He said the man then got up and walked to the back and sat down beside him,” Pack said. “My son told me the man kept asking for cigarettes. He said it was pretty obvious something wasn’t right – that he appeared to be drinking.”
Clem has previous arrests for burglary and possession of marijuana, Sloss said.
Clem told Officer Dean Murray he had taken some pain medication before flagging down the school bus. Investigators believed he was drunk.
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February 15, 2008
Here are some more pictures for you. The numbers on the map show where I was standing when I took each picture.
1. Looking Southeast. The beginnings of the building pad.
2. Looking East Southeast.
3. Looking East.
4. Looking Southeast.
5. Looking Southeast.
6. Looking Southeast.
7. Looking South.
8. Looking South.
9. Looking West. You can see the building pad on the left.
10. Looking South Southeast.
11. Looking South.
12. Looking West. This is a small driveway that will go to the entrance of the walkout basement.
13. Looking East. Most of the trees were pushed off over here. You can see the county road through the trees on the left. The pasture in the background is ours also.
14. Looking Southwest.
15. Looking West.
To be continued…
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February 14, 2008
This is where we were one year ago today. Jill had just been diagnosed with PleuroPulmonary Blastoma. We weren’t sure if she was going to live. The tumor in her chest was so large that is completely collapsed her left lung; her heart and esophagus were deviated and were both on the right side of her chest. She was on a ventilator.
I remember this evening well. This is when my mom came to visit Jill. I think she truly thought this may be the last time she would see her.
Poor Jillian’s arm. You can see the PICC line and the restraints she had to wear. You can also see the vent and IV tubes
She would kick off her covers when she had a fever.
Nurse Amy.
That was last year.
Last year is over and we have so much to be thankful for.
Today Katie took Jill to get her IV Therapy in Hollister, MO.
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February 12, 2008
A friend of mine sent me these pictures. She was driving on a 6-lane freeway at the time, hence the fuzzy pictures. :) So… what do you all think about this? Is this a good evangelism tool? Why or why not? I know there are a lot of differing opinions on this and I am curious to know what yours is.
So, is this a good way to evangelize? Why or why not? Do you have scripture to support your stance? I want to know what you are thinking.
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