Baseball is back, baby!

For the big boys anyway, Canyon's baseball won't start till May.

And even though it looks like it's baseball weather here.....

It's really cold and windy!

This is what the spectators looked like.

Susan ^ Jared's mom :)

GROUNDED!

Malaki is such a bad boy. We thought we were gonna get to bed early last night. But after letting Malaki out to potty before being put in his create, he decided not to come home. He does NOT listen to being called or come to his name. He sees and hears you, turns to look at you, then takes off in the opposite direction. We we left the light on and waited another hour and still no sign of him so we went to bed. He was yipping at the door this morning, but he is banished to the runner till Sunday now.

:( Nana is NOT happy with that boy :(

A new adventure....Sahara got her drivers permit!!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day

Another snow day

8-12 inches of snow in the area (8 at our house as far as we could measure) left schools and businesses closed for 2 days and quite a few today as well. Luckily for Pottsville and Russellville students, this day was all ready a scheduled off day so they will not have to make it up.

Here is Canyon (Malaki on the right of him) walking down the road in front of our house.

Sahara takes good snow pictures :)

Attempting a snow angel. It looked great but too blinding to get a picture of.

The day after these pictures, we ventured out for lunch and to rent a movie. Roads where not clear but not too slippery. Jared's mom decided to let him come to visit (surprising!) He called about 20 minutes later, in the ditch. Shaken but not hurt, him or his truck, and someone else beat us to the rescue. All we saw when we got there was that he was facing the wrong way. Luckily no other vehicles around, or people, or telephone poles, or mailboxes. ....He said he slid one way and tried to correct it. Slid the other way and tried to correct it. Then did a 180 and it stopped in the ditch. I followed him back to our house. 25 in a 50! I think it got his attention!

Super Bowl 2011

Awwwww! I got a kissy~kissy picture.

Of course, our pick didn't win, but it was a good game.

Baseball Sign ups....

...were today. This year there will be 3 levels of teams and Canyon was placed on the higher and older level. We'll see how it goes, but I think he will do fine.

WoW!

These pictures don't really do it justice....but in 8 months, Sahara's teeth have become almost perfectly straightened!

May 2010

January 2011

Algebra...'nuf said :(

Well, class is off to a rocky start. Not only did I somehow test into college algebra when I haven't had any math class since 1988 ( and I think failed!!)...I have to use a graphic calculator and they expect I know how that works! I bought a used one. I found a down loadable manual. 466 pages!!! Even if I read the thing, I wouldn't understand it. I did find an online interactive tutorial...it has helped. And an old friend from high school has offered help too and gave me a website to check out for more help. All the teachers I work with are old school and don't have graphic calculator experience either. So, today, Dawn (the teacher I work with) will have her son come to work and help me out. He's in his Jr. year at Tech. Because the math is all online and interactive as well, I can get all the problems for homework done and done correctly (even if it takes me 30 minutes per problem and I have to do it 17 times!) AND, no matter what the weather is like, if class is not cancelled, I will be there....I hope I can at least make a passing grade. Tests will be another issue all together!!!

Animal cell

One of several projects Sahara has to do is make a model of a cell. The cell part is done but she still needs to do the write up that goes along with it. I think it looks pretty cool because it can close up and open without messing it up.

We should have painted the outside white but had a pale yellow at the house. We still have time to respray it white if we want but colors don't really matter.

Snow Day 2011 :)

Had our first snow day of the season. Not much, but enough for the buses to not be able to get the mountain kids so schools were called off.

We went on our traditional lunch out. Then built a snow dude and had a snow ball war.


Jared gives our guy a face.

Canyon tried snow angels but it was very cold.

Sahara tried to stay as dry and warm as possible...not touching the snow at all.

Our happy little snow dude :)

Sahara, still trying not to get attacked with snow balls.

Sometimes Canyon's hat doesn't co-operate with him very well.

Jared's idea. Our snow dude became a snow dudette.

(By the way, the snow ball war was a tie - I could not keep up with a 16 year old who's in athletics....not until his asthma kicked in and we had to call it quits and go in and chill out with a movie and a wheezing kid)

Back to school

2nd semester started for the kids. I will start later this week. Sahara has so many projects due. One especially is a 6 week project that even her teacher said will be the hardest thing to do in all her high school years. YIKES!

Random Christmas morning pictures :)

Cookies

We completely cheated. I just wanted to get some simple place and bake or slice and bake cookies. We could not find them in 3 different food stores. So I bought bakery made cookies and we decorated them.
really only needed to make some for Santa ( hahaha)

Saharas gifts

Sahara opened her gifts from Jared at his house. She came home with a new Aero hoodie and a scarf :)

Santa....finally!!!

Nothing like waiting till the last minute. We just didn't have it together this year, but finally got to see Santa after going 3 times just to find out he was not there. We have never waited in line either but that's because we go the first week of December. The line was fairly long, but Canyon waited like a trooper. Other parents complained about the line but I just laughed inside. This is small-town USA....they haven't seen a real Santa line! :)

It took about 30 minutes to get up to Santa and Canyon had a good conversation with him.

Yay! Santa!

Christmas came early

As soon as Jared saw presents under the tree with his name on them, he just had to open them. He is such a 4 1/2 year old!!

He got a snuggie (Razorback of course), beanie cap (Razorback of course), wallet, knife, and 20 koolaid packets (his favorite drink)

Hahahaha - I heard his brother, Jordan, spazed out when Sahara brought over a gift for him too.

(note to self - any future gifts to those boys will not be 'in view' until they are to be opened!!!)

MY FINALS ARE DONE!!!

WHOOP! WHOOP! Ok,ok...I only had 2.

I also have 2 goals:

1. get a degree in less then 100 semesters (including summer sessions) - so 1 done, 98 to go!

2. get a degree at least the same year that Sahara does - so I have 6 1/2 years to go!

Busy Busy Busy

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. . .

Canyon went to his wavier Christmas party last night. I thought it would have been bigger, but it actually had the right amount of people there for the size building. They had karaoke and Canyon got himself in line and sang happy birthday. :)

I have 2 finals due tomorrow so I have been busy with them.

I have 90% of the Christmas shopping and wrapping done.

Sahara has semester finals this week.

It seems like the rush is on and everything is happening at once. Christmas is 2 weeks away...maybe by the end of this week I will feel more ready!

That rotting odor

Sahara complained of a sore throat for a couple days and her glands were swollen. Then, the day after Thanksgiving I noticed Sahara had a strange order to her breath and it hit me. I know this smell, it's strep. Luckily we got into the Dr right away and sure enough...Strep. Shes on antibiotics.