I so know what you mean about sunscreen. I didn't wear any for Josie's game or Cody's track meet, and now I'm a wee bit pink. It wasn't as bad as my left arm on my wedding day. LOL I still chuckle at that.
Things for Jake and I are going great. He's been really busy with work, but keeping up with everything and making his boss really happy. My work has been quite slow. My client hasn't had a lot of work the past couple weeks. So I took my retake test for my Q&E punctuation course and recieved an 82%. According to their grading scale that gives me a C+, but they're letting me move on because they say that they can tell that I'm improving. The funny thing is I got an 84% on the first one so a B-. Personally, I think that is a weird grading scale, but I'm not going to complain anymore. Like my mom said, I'm now working on Notereading (stenography) the court reporter shorthand. I just finished my first drill. /THEUS /EUS /A /SAPL /PAL /-FPLT = This is a sample. There are no punctuation marks on the steno keyboard so there are combinations for the marks. As you can see, /-FPLT is (.). There are 56 lessons in this section. They say that is you spend 10 to 15 hours a week (7 lessons a week) you should be done with THIS section in about 2 months.
Other than that things are just peachy. Jake and I did well on our taxes so he's going to buy me a spendy b-day present, and we'll still have enough money left over for the trip in December. For those of you who are oh so excited to know what my present is, he's getting me an IMac desktop. :-) I'm so excited. I feel so spoiled. Sometimes I wonder how I got so lucky.
For our anniversary this year we're going to go to a nice dinner and try to catch the Cirque De Sole show in Downtown Disney. Oh, but the fun doesn't stop there. Jake took that Friday off, and we're going to spend that day at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. It's going to be so much fun. Hee hee.
Becky, you so have to keep me posted on your trip. I'm so jealous!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Sunscreen
Hello Everyone
Can I just say SUNSCREEN. Lynn and I played hooky Monday and went to the Bees game. It was a noon game, so after grabbing Miles from school we ran down to the field. We we got to the field I looked through the softball bag for sunscreen and couldn't find any. Needless to say Lynn and I got Fried. Our arms hurt so bad. It was 70's and windy the nicest day we've had all year. I am now buying tons of sunscreen for each of the kids softball bags and each of our cars. I really don't want to deal with the burn again.
I wasn't going to post again because I feel that I could just write same thing different day, week or month. But after thinking for awhile we do have other things going on here at the house.
We accomplished a Hugh project Conference weekend. We had a neighbor cut down four Hugh trees in their yard. Well it's cheaper to have someone else take the wood instead of the tree guys. So we told them we would take it all. We started hauling and splitting firewood on January 8th and finished it in April. Any weekend we didn't have softball commitments or crappy weather we were splitting and hauling wood. And we are now FINISHED. Hopefully we have enough wood to last a three winters. It feels great to have that hugh project done. The kids were great sports in getting it done.
Its great to hear that Cody is running track. Daphne is also doing track this year. Her gym coach asked her to do track and of course she wanted to. Its been great for her speed and endurance. The events she is doing is (think of Matilda and Ms. Trunchbold, I think that was the headmistresses name) Shot put and Discus. Daphne so doesn't have the body of a shot put and discus gal, but she loves it. Her first track meet was yesterday and she threw the shot put 20 feet and the discus 48 feet. She is having tons of fun and now wants us to purchase a shot put and discus so she can practice at home. We are thinking about it. Softball is still her sport of choice. We are starting Tourneys again in a few weeks, it will be fun to see her play. Daphne is doing awesome in school and doesn't procrastinate any assignments or projects. So unlike her parents. She still loves the U of A and is starting to like the Gators.
Hanalee will be so excited to hear about Josie and her softball playing. Lynn and Hanalee would love to have her on their team, they need some speed. Hanalee is still pitching like crazy, now we just need to work on her batting and speed. Her team is playing in a League that starts the first Thursday of May, she's really excited. She is also playing the same tournaments that Daphne is so they are at the same place most of the time. YEAH for me. Hanalee has a program tonight and she is looking forward to being in it. We really need to get her an music or drama group. She has such a cute personality. She is also doing well in school and is looking forward to having her teacher back from Maternity leave.
Miles is keeping us just as busy. He had been playing soccer for the last month and is staring T-ball in a few weeks. We can't believe the improvement he has made in both sports from last year. He is picking up reading and spelling so quickly. It's been great and sad at the same time. We are dreading the day he doesn't want a story read to him before bed. He is a great sport with all the softball and loves to have Lynn and the girls watch him when he plays. He told me the other day that he is ready to go to 1st grade and be in school all day. I cried. He is really excited that Brooks isn't moving to Moab.
Lynn and I are doing great, just tired. Trying to keep up with the kids is crazy at times. But we love it.
We love and miss you all tons.
Sorry for the long post.
If I can figure out how to post pictures I will.
Love
Janell
We saw Melvin and Nancy Robinson at the track meet yesterday and their daughter Hailey is following her older sisters footsteps in the High jump. If any of you read the Deseret News their was a story on Ada in the Sunday paper sports section page 16.
Can I just say SUNSCREEN. Lynn and I played hooky Monday and went to the Bees game. It was a noon game, so after grabbing Miles from school we ran down to the field. We we got to the field I looked through the softball bag for sunscreen and couldn't find any. Needless to say Lynn and I got Fried. Our arms hurt so bad. It was 70's and windy the nicest day we've had all year. I am now buying tons of sunscreen for each of the kids softball bags and each of our cars. I really don't want to deal with the burn again.
I wasn't going to post again because I feel that I could just write same thing different day, week or month. But after thinking for awhile we do have other things going on here at the house.
We accomplished a Hugh project Conference weekend. We had a neighbor cut down four Hugh trees in their yard. Well it's cheaper to have someone else take the wood instead of the tree guys. So we told them we would take it all. We started hauling and splitting firewood on January 8th and finished it in April. Any weekend we didn't have softball commitments or crappy weather we were splitting and hauling wood. And we are now FINISHED. Hopefully we have enough wood to last a three winters. It feels great to have that hugh project done. The kids were great sports in getting it done.
Its great to hear that Cody is running track. Daphne is also doing track this year. Her gym coach asked her to do track and of course she wanted to. Its been great for her speed and endurance. The events she is doing is (think of Matilda and Ms. Trunchbold, I think that was the headmistresses name) Shot put and Discus. Daphne so doesn't have the body of a shot put and discus gal, but she loves it. Her first track meet was yesterday and she threw the shot put 20 feet and the discus 48 feet. She is having tons of fun and now wants us to purchase a shot put and discus so she can practice at home. We are thinking about it. Softball is still her sport of choice. We are starting Tourneys again in a few weeks, it will be fun to see her play. Daphne is doing awesome in school and doesn't procrastinate any assignments or projects. So unlike her parents. She still loves the U of A and is starting to like the Gators.
Hanalee will be so excited to hear about Josie and her softball playing. Lynn and Hanalee would love to have her on their team, they need some speed. Hanalee is still pitching like crazy, now we just need to work on her batting and speed. Her team is playing in a League that starts the first Thursday of May, she's really excited. She is also playing the same tournaments that Daphne is so they are at the same place most of the time. YEAH for me. Hanalee has a program tonight and she is looking forward to being in it. We really need to get her an music or drama group. She has such a cute personality. She is also doing well in school and is looking forward to having her teacher back from Maternity leave.
Miles is keeping us just as busy. He had been playing soccer for the last month and is staring T-ball in a few weeks. We can't believe the improvement he has made in both sports from last year. He is picking up reading and spelling so quickly. It's been great and sad at the same time. We are dreading the day he doesn't want a story read to him before bed. He is a great sport with all the softball and loves to have Lynn and the girls watch him when he plays. He told me the other day that he is ready to go to 1st grade and be in school all day. I cried. He is really excited that Brooks isn't moving to Moab.
Lynn and I are doing great, just tired. Trying to keep up with the kids is crazy at times. But we love it.
We love and miss you all tons.
Sorry for the long post.
If I can figure out how to post pictures I will.
Love
Janell
We saw Melvin and Nancy Robinson at the track meet yesterday and their daughter Hailey is following her older sisters footsteps in the High jump. If any of you read the Deseret News their was a story on Ada in the Sunday paper sports section page 16.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Yay, blog!
I'm so glad to see people (well, a few of us girls) back on the blog. I've been assembling a list of likes/dislikes that I'll get posted soon. Yeah, Becky, it is crazy how you get acclimated! Josie's Tuesday night game was the coldest I've been here...I had to pull out the denim blanket, folks, to wrap up in...all the other parents were jealous! Her team has been kicking it. The spring season is the competitive one where teams play to win, whereas fall is the teaching-skill part. Now that girl just needs to hit the freaking ball...which she CAN, but when those girls pitch, it just psyches her out! All she has to do it get on base and the girl will steal home, though...crazy quick. Did I already tell you they called her "Outlaw" in the fall? I think I did...(for Josie Wales, you know).
Cody is on the track team and they had their first meet. I had SO much fun watching and I SO didn't think I would. I totally understand what Julie was saying now. The girls team won and the boys team didn't...but that's okay. Cody was supposed to run the 800 and was put in the 4X400 relay with NO baton-handoff practice or anything! He did pretty well...and the boys team only lost by 10...pretty good for a first-time school team. I think he would have done well in the 800...can't wait to see him run it.
Bethany is getting ready for her next section of school. She has to learn to read steno...she's very worried. I told her she'll have to teach me! She'll do great!
Stan is getting ready for Faculty Follies. It's a fund raiser for the Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society. If you haven't seen Randy Pausch's speech (he's from Carnagie Mellon University), look it up on the Internet. It's inspiring and heartbreaking. Anyway, they are auctioning one ticket to hit Stan in the face with a pie. He's using his "Yo Mama" gift to inspire the kids to pay big for the opportunity. This is the "Yo Mama" he's using to get them to bid more: Yo mama so voracious, she gonna eat the pie before you have time to throw it!
Anyway, I love you all. The kids can't wait to see everyone in July, and we're busting for our visit over the holidays...even if we freeze our tails off!
Cody is on the track team and they had their first meet. I had SO much fun watching and I SO didn't think I would. I totally understand what Julie was saying now. The girls team won and the boys team didn't...but that's okay. Cody was supposed to run the 800 and was put in the 4X400 relay with NO baton-handoff practice or anything! He did pretty well...and the boys team only lost by 10...pretty good for a first-time school team. I think he would have done well in the 800...can't wait to see him run it.
Bethany is getting ready for her next section of school. She has to learn to read steno...she's very worried. I told her she'll have to teach me! She'll do great!
Stan is getting ready for Faculty Follies. It's a fund raiser for the Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society. If you haven't seen Randy Pausch's speech (he's from Carnagie Mellon University), look it up on the Internet. It's inspiring and heartbreaking. Anyway, they are auctioning one ticket to hit Stan in the face with a pie. He's using his "Yo Mama" gift to inspire the kids to pay big for the opportunity. This is the "Yo Mama" he's using to get them to bid more: Yo mama so voracious, she gonna eat the pie before you have time to throw it!
Anyway, I love you all. The kids can't wait to see everyone in July, and we're busting for our visit over the holidays...even if we freeze our tails off!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Hello all
I made it a goal to post once a week and I am doing that. I feel like I am doing like a journal but oh well eventually everyone will get involved again.
Whats new in the Wood household you ask? We had family pictures done yesterday up American Fork canyon. It was fun trying to keep everyone happy. Everything went ok I think, I am excited to get the pictures back and see how they turned out. Garrett had so much fun I think that he wanted to die by the end, but I have to remember that he is only 3 so he is entitled to have melt down now and then. It was funny as we were hiking up the snow to find a spot to start people kept falling through the crust. I thought it was funny until I did it and had to get myself back up on top. Maybe when we get the pictures back I will figure out how to post them on the blog so you can see.
I have started to play tennis again with LaNece. I made a total fool of myself yesterday when we went and played with some of her friends. I am going to play a summer league with her that should be fun and interesting. I am going to need a lot of practice to get up to speed but it was fun so what the heck.
Now that it is suppose to be warmer this week hopefully in the 70's, I am hoping to get some running in after work.
Well got to run. Hope to hear from everyone soon!
Becky
I made it a goal to post once a week and I am doing that. I feel like I am doing like a journal but oh well eventually everyone will get involved again.
Whats new in the Wood household you ask? We had family pictures done yesterday up American Fork canyon. It was fun trying to keep everyone happy. Everything went ok I think, I am excited to get the pictures back and see how they turned out. Garrett had so much fun I think that he wanted to die by the end, but I have to remember that he is only 3 so he is entitled to have melt down now and then. It was funny as we were hiking up the snow to find a spot to start people kept falling through the crust. I thought it was funny until I did it and had to get myself back up on top. Maybe when we get the pictures back I will figure out how to post them on the blog so you can see.
I have started to play tennis again with LaNece. I made a total fool of myself yesterday when we went and played with some of her friends. I am going to play a summer league with her that should be fun and interesting. I am going to need a lot of practice to get up to speed but it was fun so what the heck.
Now that it is suppose to be warmer this week hopefully in the 70's, I am hoping to get some running in after work.
Well got to run. Hope to hear from everyone soon!
Becky
Monday, April 7, 2008
Family Book Update
I'm sure everyone is not surprised but after talking to Colleen I've decided to do the family book a little different. On every single persons page we are going to get every one's favorite memory of them. So on Dad's page I'll be calling all of you to get your favorite memory of Dad and so forth. I think this will be a lot of fun and I'm really starting (for real now) so I'll be calling you on Mom and Dad's memory first.
Hey I haven't heard from Larry in a long time? What's up with that? Did you know that we can have these blogs made into books? So it's like it's own running family history record. I thought it sounded way cool to do.
I'm getting a summer tennis league going starting in June through July. Becky's going to be playing with us. I'm way excited. I was going to start running this morning but guess what? I woke up to freakin' snow this morning. I am way tired of the snow. Love and miss everyone.
LaNece
Hey I haven't heard from Larry in a long time? What's up with that? Did you know that we can have these blogs made into books? So it's like it's own running family history record. I thought it sounded way cool to do.
I'm getting a summer tennis league going starting in June through July. Becky's going to be playing with us. I'm way excited. I was going to start running this morning but guess what? I woke up to freakin' snow this morning. I am way tired of the snow. Love and miss everyone.
LaNece
Sunday, April 6, 2008
New Computer
Hello all,
Me and mom just bought this new laptop that I am Blogging with. It is so cool. We decided to get it so that when we are in Europe this fall that we can blog everyday so that our family will know that we are ok. Also so we can show everyone where we have been that day! Well it sounds like a good excuse to me.
I am gearing up for a really busy summer. I am going to Philadelphia the 1st week in June I will being a tourist for 4 days and then I will do a 4 days of iaido seminar (basically Hell) but I love it. I am excited to see the Liberty bell and see where I Constitution was started along with the Bill of Rights. I am way excited to visit a place called the Bourne Foundation which has the largest collection of impressionist and post impressionistic art in the country. I am way excited. I addition to the historic sites I hope to spend a day at there museum of Art made famous by the Rocky movie.
I am waiting to hear how everone's weather is? We have been unseasonably cold and I would really like to get out again with out feeling frozen in place. I have heard that FLorida was hit by a cold spell and some serious storms. I hope and pray that all is well.
Did you really go to Japan Michelle? I am WAY WAY WAY jealous! That is one place that I would really like to go.
I have to run. Hope to hear from everyone soon.
Love you all
Becky
Me and mom just bought this new laptop that I am Blogging with. It is so cool. We decided to get it so that when we are in Europe this fall that we can blog everyday so that our family will know that we are ok. Also so we can show everyone where we have been that day! Well it sounds like a good excuse to me.
I am gearing up for a really busy summer. I am going to Philadelphia the 1st week in June I will being a tourist for 4 days and then I will do a 4 days of iaido seminar (basically Hell) but I love it. I am excited to see the Liberty bell and see where I Constitution was started along with the Bill of Rights. I am way excited to visit a place called the Bourne Foundation which has the largest collection of impressionist and post impressionistic art in the country. I am way excited. I addition to the historic sites I hope to spend a day at there museum of Art made famous by the Rocky movie.
I am waiting to hear how everone's weather is? We have been unseasonably cold and I would really like to get out again with out feeling frozen in place. I have heard that FLorida was hit by a cold spell and some serious storms. I hope and pray that all is well.
Did you really go to Japan Michelle? I am WAY WAY WAY jealous! That is one place that I would really like to go.
I have to run. Hope to hear from everyone soon.
Love you all
Becky
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Wow have things changed in a couple weeks
Well I know you guys are starting to think that I'm way flaky, but things in our lives have changed again. We went down to Moab for Spring break and that evening I had the kidlets at the playground when Todd called me. His main boss Bill (one of the owners) was down there again and he told Todd that he didn't think that the property there was a very good place for Todd to have his family. Out in the middle of nowhere and nothing for the kids to do and no one for them to play with. So to make a long story short he is going transfer Todd up to the Sky Lodge in Park City and he will be the Assistant General Manager. So he'll get the experience that he needs and be home. He'll be making less money, about the same he made at Steins. We only had a couple months to get used to his salary increase so we'll be just fine. I am so excited and so are the kids and Todd. He gets to plant his garden and play softball this summer, the only thing that he's not looking forward to is the Park City drive.
I'm reading the 3rd Peter Pan book and it is really good. I'm still playing tennis and love it. I went to lunch with Tish before I left for Moab, she is doing well but really lonely now that Cathy is gone. They talked a lot. I'm wondering how Michelle's trip to Japan went? Well I best be going love and miss you all.
Love.
LaNece
I'm reading the 3rd Peter Pan book and it is really good. I'm still playing tennis and love it. I went to lunch with Tish before I left for Moab, she is doing well but really lonely now that Cathy is gone. They talked a lot. I'm wondering how Michelle's trip to Japan went? Well I best be going love and miss you all.
Love.
LaNece
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