This is the efy line dance that we do at efy( especially for youth) All the kids at efy will get on the dance floor and do it. The 2 kids in the back ( William and I) went to efy while the 2 kids at front (Ella and Molly) did not go to efy. I will have more pictures tomorrow when I get my pictures. For now, here is the line dance that we have taught my Lil sisters.
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7/21/08
6/15/08
Fathers Day
A little Fathers Day History..
Fathers day contrary to popular misconception, was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards.
In fact when a "Fathers day" was first proposed there were no Fathers Day cards!
Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington , first proposed the idea of a "father's day" in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. William Smart, a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife (Mrs. Dodd's mother) died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.
The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington.
At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other people were beginning to celebrate a "father's day.".
In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.
Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father's Day.
Happy fathers day!
Fathers day contrary to popular misconception, was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards.
In fact when a "Fathers day" was first proposed there were no Fathers Day cards!
Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington , first proposed the idea of a "father's day" in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. William Smart, a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife (Mrs. Dodd's mother) died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.
The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington.
At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other people were beginning to celebrate a "father's day.".
In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.
Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father's Day.
Happy fathers day!
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5/22/08
Awards Day
Where this is the last week of school, there are tons of awards day. Here are the awards that we got this week. (if i didn't forget anyone, or anything)
On Monday the 19th the little girls (Ella and Molly) got recognized for accelerated reader (ar) points.
Molly, who is in 1st grade, got a medal for getting over 100 ar points.
Ella, who is in 4th grade, got a trophy for getting over 200 ar points. She actually got 510 ar points, but they can't recognize anything over 200 ar points for privacy reasons! They did last year and all the other schools did, but can Hickory Creek? NO!!! They are not allowed, it is against the rules!
All awards from the Warren County Middle School are certificates, unless otherwise marked.
Yesterday, Wednesday the 21, Was Harrison's awards day at Warren County Middle School.
Harrison is not telling me what he got right now, but I think he got like 3 awards.
Today, Thursday the 22, was me and Lucy's awards day at WCMS.
Lucy got
I (Rachel) got
On Monday the 19th the little girls (Ella and Molly) got recognized for accelerated reader (ar) points.
Molly, who is in 1st grade, got a medal for getting over 100 ar points.
Ella, who is in 4th grade, got a trophy for getting over 200 ar points. She actually got 510 ar points, but they can't recognize anything over 200 ar points for privacy reasons! They did last year and all the other schools did, but can Hickory Creek? NO!!! They are not allowed, it is against the rules!
All awards from the Warren County Middle School are certificates, unless otherwise marked.
Yesterday, Wednesday the 21, Was Harrison's awards day at Warren County Middle School.
Harrison is not telling me what he got right now, but I think he got like 3 awards.
Today, Thursday the 22, was me and Lucy's awards day at WCMS.
Lucy got
- the presidential gold award. To get this award you have to have made all a's or b's in your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade years. You also had to make advanced on TCAP in math and reading in your 7th grade year.
- perfect attendance,
- all a's in reading
- and all a's in english.
(Lucy also got all a's in Science, but he messed up and forgot to give her award)
I (Rachel) got
- the presidential gold award
- HomEbase citizenship award- I got a certificate and a medal for this one
- all a's in American History
- best all around in Science- I got a certificate and a medal for this one
- all a's in Science
- all a's in English
- all a's in Reading
- top ar points for the team (634)
I don't think that William has an awards day.
Tomorrow we have to go pick up report cards and then...
NO MORE SCHOOL TIL AUGUST 7!!!!
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5/16/08
Nancy Drew
Have any of you seen Nancy Drew? We bought it the first night that it cam out because my mom and little sister are HUGE fans of her. Anyway, we were going to have a Nancy Drew party. We would get all the boys out of the house, invite the Caten girls over, eat Nancy Drew casserole, and watch Nancy Drew. Everything was set and we were going to have it on the day that Nancy Drew came out, unfortunately Ella got sick. This is not just a cold, but something that catches (I don't remember what it was exactly). We had to call the Catens and reschedule :(. That was like 2 moths ago and guess what we did tonight?
You got it! We finally had that party. The boys were going to be out of the house anyway tonight because it was the father son camp out. We invited the Catens, Mathenys, and Solomons. The Mathenys and Solomons couldn't come, but the Catens still could! It was back to the original people. We didn't have the Nancy Drew Casserole though. We had something much better- Waffles. There is a small story behind my waffle maker.
For Christmas last year I wanted a waffle maker, but not just any waffle maker- oh no. I wanted the best kind there was, like at hotels. I wanted a Belgian waffle maker. Christmas at our house came and went and I didn't get it. Then I went to my grandmas for Christmas and I got it! I was soooo excited. when we got home we had the waffles and they were absolutely awesome! They were so good that we decided that when we had all the young women over for the 6 month planning party this is what we were going to have. The party came and all the girls were here and guess what? The waffle maker doesn't work. I was upset. Don't worry though, the story has a happy ending. My mom called the company that makes the waffle maker, told them the story and they replaced it!! :) It was a happy day!
So we had this party with the Caten and the Hale(me) girls. It started about 5:30 and we didn't really do anything until about 6:00. At 6, we ate. then about 7, we put on Nancy Drew. It ended about 9 and we talked and did nothing till about 9:45. Then the Catens had to leave and we got ready for bed. It was a good day, and I enjoyed it.
You got it! We finally had that party. The boys were going to be out of the house anyway tonight because it was the father son camp out. We invited the Catens, Mathenys, and Solomons. The Mathenys and Solomons couldn't come, but the Catens still could! It was back to the original people. We didn't have the Nancy Drew Casserole though. We had something much better- Waffles. There is a small story behind my waffle maker.
For Christmas last year I wanted a waffle maker, but not just any waffle maker- oh no. I wanted the best kind there was, like at hotels. I wanted a Belgian waffle maker. Christmas at our house came and went and I didn't get it. Then I went to my grandmas for Christmas and I got it! I was soooo excited. when we got home we had the waffles and they were absolutely awesome! They were so good that we decided that when we had all the young women over for the 6 month planning party this is what we were going to have. The party came and all the girls were here and guess what? The waffle maker doesn't work. I was upset. Don't worry though, the story has a happy ending. My mom called the company that makes the waffle maker, told them the story and they replaced it!! :) It was a happy day!
So we had this party with the Caten and the Hale(me) girls. It started about 5:30 and we didn't really do anything until about 6:00. At 6, we ate. then about 7, we put on Nancy Drew. It ended about 9 and we talked and did nothing till about 9:45. Then the Catens had to leave and we got ready for bed. It was a good day, and I enjoyed it.
5/7/08
Watch out!
For all of you that are over 16, you better be careful! William has finished his eagle project, so that means...
He got his DRIVERS LICENSE!!!!
It was very dramatic!
He finished his eagle on Saturday, but couldn't get his license because they wouldn't be open- or on Sunday. On Monday he went to get his license- he was sooooo excited. Unfortunately When he got there, guess what They were closed! So he finally got it on Tuesday. He drove Ella to ball practice, and then this morning he drove himself to school, then today after school he took Harrison, Bryce, and himself to band practice. This is a very exciting time for us all!
He got his DRIVERS LICENSE!!!!
It was very dramatic!
He finished his eagle on Saturday, but couldn't get his license because they wouldn't be open- or on Sunday. On Monday he went to get his license- he was sooooo excited. Unfortunately When he got there, guess what They were closed! So he finally got it on Tuesday. He drove Ella to ball practice, and then this morning he drove himself to school, then today after school he took Harrison, Bryce, and himself to band practice. This is a very exciting time for us all!
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4/29/08
Dodo and the twig of insanity
I am in a movie!!! Yeah!! produced by my brother Who cares? I am in a movie! Using the potato candy theme, we made a movie called Dodo and the twig of insanity. William directed it, and I am the star!
As you can see, I am on my way to become a famous movie star. I will try to remember you all when I am rich and famous.
As you can see, I am on my way to become a famous movie star. I will try to remember you all when I am rich and famous.
4/24/08
Milk
How many gallons of milk did you buy last time you went to the store?
Guess how many we got.
37.
no, not 3.7, 37 gallons of milk.
That was on April 14.
Today is on April 24.
Daily milk count shows that we have a total of
16 gallons left! that averages about 2 gallons a day.
I don't care what you say, that is a lot of milk!
Why, you might ask, did you buy all this milk?
Well, a nice lady named Sister Vasquez called us to tell us that milk was on sale for
$1.00 a gallon!!! yeah!!!!!! no 2 cups a day limit for like an entire month!!
To get the full story, go to my moms blog.
Guess how many we got.
37.
no, not 3.7, 37 gallons of milk.
That was on April 14.
Today is on April 24.
Daily milk count shows that we have a total of
16 gallons left! that averages about 2 gallons a day.
I don't care what you say, that is a lot of milk!
Why, you might ask, did you buy all this milk?
Well, a nice lady named Sister Vasquez called us to tell us that milk was on sale for
$1.00 a gallon!!! yeah!!!!!! no 2 cups a day limit for like an entire month!!
To get the full story, go to my moms blog.
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4/19/08
All along the watch tower
These are my brothers and their friends.
William is at the drums.
Harrison is at the bass guitar.
Their friend Hayden is playing electric guitar.
Their other friend Bryce plays rhythm guitar and is singing.
congratulations on learning to play that whole song in one day!!
4/6/08
Family Home Evening (FHE)
We had a funny fhe last Monday. It went something like this..
Dad welcomed us, we had opening prayer and song. Dad then turned it over to Lucy who had the activity (we did the activity first because we had to do it outside and wanted to do it before dark.)
Guess what the activity was.
A spitting contest!!!
Lucy got a pitcher of water and dyed it green and we had a spitting contest. Dad won.
Then we came back inside for the lesson- by Molly.
Molly is only 7 so her lesson was just to show us a picture and then to ask us questions. The topic was baptism. We had a conversation that was a little bit different, this is how it went...
Molly: Who knows where Jesus was baptised?
Everybody: waving hands around widely to show how excited we are that she taught us so well.
Molly: Dad.
Everybody: Man I can't believe that she didn't choose me! (sarcastically)
Molly: (at the same time we were talking) Reading ahead in her lesson, not paying any attention to what is going on.
Everybody: gets quiet, waiting for Molly, and Dad to answer.
Molly: Realizes that everybody has gotten quiet and looks up.
Dad: (without ever answering) Did I get it right?
Molly: (not hearing what dad answered, but sure, since he is dad, was right) Say's Yes, good job!!
(We all laughed)
Molly: asks next question
Everybody: waves hand around widely
Molly: William
William: answer's question.
Molly: asks next question
Everybody: waving hands wildly( except for William, since he just answered he figured that he wouldn't get called on again so he just has his hand up.)
Molly: William
William: answers question.
Molly: asks next question
Everybody: waving hands wildly (except for William who is sure that since he just answered the last 2 questions that it is somebody else's turn, he doesn't even raise his hand)
Molly: William
William: answers question( looking around to see if anybody else realizes this weird thing that is happening- we all do)
Molly: That's my lesson- Thanks for participating!
Yeah, she just picked dad for the first one and William for all the rest- oh well, she is 7.
We then take the pie that mom has made and take it over to the bishops house. At the bishops house dad finds a craw dad and shows it to us. Mom is horrified. Then after dad puts the crawdad back, molly comes up and gently rubs against mom, mom screams thinking that it is the crawdad. Then me, who is standing right next to her screams, then Lucy who is standing right next to me, then the bishops wife and daughter scream because they are standing right next to Lucy. We all laugh then because we realize that we all screamed just because molly rubbed up against mom- well mom didn't laugh because she doesn't think that it is funny when we pretend that some animal is touching her. When we are heading out to the car Lucy rubs up against mom, and she screams again.
It was a fun Family Home Evening!
Dad welcomed us, we had opening prayer and song. Dad then turned it over to Lucy who had the activity (we did the activity first because we had to do it outside and wanted to do it before dark.)
Guess what the activity was.
A spitting contest!!!
Lucy got a pitcher of water and dyed it green and we had a spitting contest. Dad won.
Then we came back inside for the lesson- by Molly.
Molly is only 7 so her lesson was just to show us a picture and then to ask us questions. The topic was baptism. We had a conversation that was a little bit different, this is how it went...
Molly: Who knows where Jesus was baptised?
Everybody: waving hands around widely to show how excited we are that she taught us so well.
Molly: Dad.
Everybody: Man I can't believe that she didn't choose me! (sarcastically)
Molly: (at the same time we were talking) Reading ahead in her lesson, not paying any attention to what is going on.
Everybody: gets quiet, waiting for Molly, and Dad to answer.
Molly: Realizes that everybody has gotten quiet and looks up.
Dad: (without ever answering) Did I get it right?
Molly: (not hearing what dad answered, but sure, since he is dad, was right) Say's Yes, good job!!
(We all laughed)
Molly: asks next question
Everybody: waves hand around widely
Molly: William
William: answer's question.
Molly: asks next question
Everybody: waving hands wildly( except for William, since he just answered he figured that he wouldn't get called on again so he just has his hand up.)
Molly: William
William: answers question.
Molly: asks next question
Everybody: waving hands wildly (except for William who is sure that since he just answered the last 2 questions that it is somebody else's turn, he doesn't even raise his hand)
Molly: William
William: answers question( looking around to see if anybody else realizes this weird thing that is happening- we all do)
Molly: That's my lesson- Thanks for participating!
Yeah, she just picked dad for the first one and William for all the rest- oh well, she is 7.
We then take the pie that mom has made and take it over to the bishops house. At the bishops house dad finds a craw dad and shows it to us. Mom is horrified. Then after dad puts the crawdad back, molly comes up and gently rubs against mom, mom screams thinking that it is the crawdad. Then me, who is standing right next to her screams, then Lucy who is standing right next to me, then the bishops wife and daughter scream because they are standing right next to Lucy. We all laugh then because we realize that we all screamed just because molly rubbed up against mom- well mom didn't laugh because she doesn't think that it is funny when we pretend that some animal is touching her. When we are heading out to the car Lucy rubs up against mom, and she screams again.
It was a fun Family Home Evening!
4/4/08
An Awesome gift.
Awards are down below, make sure and check to see if you got one!!
Yesterday we recieved a package in the mail. hmmm what could it be? Nobody knew.
We shook it- it jingled.
What could it be, we all asked?
We decided to open it, and what did we find?
why it was *CTR rings from Ben Carter.
We are soooo thankful for this! He gave us like 20 rings in all shapes and sizes. We each took a couple that we liked the best, and now we all have ( at least 2) CTR rings!
It is very exciting! - I even have a pink one, to match all my stuff!
Thanks elder Carter!!!
*CTR stands for Choose The Right.
Yesterday we recieved a package in the mail. hmmm what could it be? Nobody knew.
We shook it- it jingled.
What could it be, we all asked?
We decided to open it, and what did we find?
why it was *CTR rings from Ben Carter.
We are soooo thankful for this! He gave us like 20 rings in all shapes and sizes. We each took a couple that we liked the best, and now we all have ( at least 2) CTR rings!
It is very exciting! - I even have a pink one, to match all my stuff!
Thanks elder Carter!!!
*CTR stands for Choose The Right.
3/29/08
catching up
okay I have not posted since we left for Disney World. A couple of things have happened.
One thing that happened is that my contest is over and Michelle won!! congratulations!
your package will be arriving soon.
Another thing is that we got back from Disney World- It was awesome!
You know how on some of the rides they take your picture? well, they do. Anyway my grandfather bought us a POSTER SIZE!!! picture of us on one of those rides. We are going to put it above our bathroom. Lucy joked that now when people are sick they might have an easier job throwing up! head over to my moms blog to get the full story of what we did there.
William is trying to find a job- way to go, and hopefully you can find it!
Lucy and I had our birthday on Tuesday March 25. I got an Ipod video, efy (a cool camp), a shopping trip, a necklace, a towel, and some candy.
Lucy and I got to go shopping in Murfresboro yesterday and stay the night at Gretchen's, she has pictures.
I got an award!! It is pretty darn exciting!
Well, that is about all that happened here lately.
One thing that happened is that my contest is over and Michelle won!! congratulations!
your package will be arriving soon.
Another thing is that we got back from Disney World- It was awesome!
You know how on some of the rides they take your picture? well, they do. Anyway my grandfather bought us a POSTER SIZE!!! picture of us on one of those rides. We are going to put it above our bathroom. Lucy joked that now when people are sick they might have an easier job throwing up! head over to my moms blog to get the full story of what we did there.
William is trying to find a job- way to go, and hopefully you can find it!
Lucy and I had our birthday on Tuesday March 25. I got an Ipod video, efy (a cool camp), a shopping trip, a necklace, a towel, and some candy.
Lucy and I got to go shopping in Murfresboro yesterday and stay the night at Gretchen's, she has pictures.
I got an award!! It is pretty darn exciting!
Well, that is about all that happened here lately.
3/15/08
Going, Going, Gone
Okay, It is possible that I will not be posting for about a week or so. My Grandparents are taking us to
Guess where
Disney World
I have some questions for those of you who have been to DW- are the best rides there? Does anyone know? We will be leaving on Monday and will not be coming back until Friday.
Guess where
Disney World
I have some questions for those of you who have been to DW- are the best rides there? Does anyone know? We will be leaving on Monday and will not be coming back until Friday.
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3/6/08
What Mom Found
Guess what mom found?
Go ahead and guess.
She found Williams CAR KEYES!!!!
It was an exciting day! Mom and William went to go and look for Williams keyes agian where he played paintball, this time though, they took a medal decter. Well, me, papa, dad, and william have all looked for his keyes at the exact same place that mom looked once and found them. What is it that moms have that enables them to find lost stuff? I don't know, do you?
Go ahead and guess.
She found Williams CAR KEYES!!!!
It was an exciting day! Mom and William went to go and look for Williams keyes agian where he played paintball, this time though, they took a medal decter. Well, me, papa, dad, and william have all looked for his keyes at the exact same place that mom looked once and found them. What is it that moms have that enables them to find lost stuff? I don't know, do you?
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3/4/08
William's Car
What did William buy with his birthday $?
I'll give you a hint... He turned 16.
That's right, he got a car!!! It is a black Nissian Sentra. This is not Williams exact car, but it looks just like it. I couldn't get the pictures of his car to load onto blogger.
I'll give you a hint... He turned 16.
That's right, he got a car!!! It is a black Nissian Sentra. This is not Williams exact car, but it looks just like it. I couldn't get the pictures of his car to load onto blogger.
So William got his car on Friday. Then guess what he did on Saturday? No, he did not take it for a sweet ride. Come on, keep guessing.
Well Saturday morning he went and cut some wood for the rest of winter.
Then he went and played paint-ball with his friend in the woods.
Then he went to the friends house and played.
During that time, something was lost, but what?
I'll give you a hint. You have to have this to use the car.
Yes, he lost his only set of keys. These are not just keys that you can replace for like $10. Oh,no these are keys that cost about $100 to replace!!
Okay, so we have looked in his room, at the spot where he played paintball, and at the friends house, anymore ideas?
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2/23/08
Williams Birthday Pictures
Here is a BLT. William's favorite sandwich. We ate BLT's on William's Birthday.
This is a picture of someone in my family( I am not going to say who because they don't like their picture taken and I had to talk them into letting me post this one.
This is William after Molly and Ella finished feeding him part of the pie that got stuck on the candles, I have this picture again later, and again I am sorry.
This is William blowing out candles. He took his time and tried to blow them out one at a time.
Lucy carrying the pie with candles to William.
The candles, before they are lit.
agian
William counting to make sure that there are 16 candles.
Dinner on Williams b-day.
Dinner on Williams B-day.
William got this book from Lucy.
This is a BLT, one of Williams favorite meals.
This is a picture of someone in my family( I am not going to say who because they don't like their picture taken and I had to talk them into letting me post this one.
This is William after Molly and Ella finished feeding him part of the pie that got stuck on the candles, I have this picture again later, and again I am sorry.
This is William blowing out candles. He took his time and tried to blow them out one at a time.
Lucy carrying the pie with candles to William.
The candles, before they are lit.
agian
William counting to make sure that there are 16 candles.
Dinner on Williams b-day.
Dinner on Williams B-day.
William got this book from Lucy.
This is a BLT, one of Williams favorite meals.
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2/20/08
Happy Belated Birthday
Yesterday was Williams Birthday!! He Is the big
16!!!!
Amazing
It is pretty darn crazy to have a 16 yr. old in the house!! I can't wait till he gets his drivers license!! It will be so cool to have a brother that can drive me around to anything I need...if i remember to ask nicely. Congratulations William!! ( I will post pictures from his family party later)
16!!!!
Amazing
It is pretty darn crazy to have a 16 yr. old in the house!! I can't wait till he gets his drivers license!! It will be so cool to have a brother that can drive me around to anything I need...if i remember to ask nicely. Congratulations William!! ( I will post pictures from his family party later)
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2/18/08
Wiiliam's Present from G.ma
Tomorrow is Williams b-day, he will be 16 years old, yes that means that all of you that drive need to be very careful because he might be getting his drivers license!! For Williams birthday from g.ma and g.pa William asked for some money because he was saving up for a car, so what do they get him? well, money of course! but how much? Well they decided to put a decent chunk into his car payment.
guess how much he got!!
keep guessing!
It is possible that you got it right by now, but not likely.
HE GOT $4,000!!! THATS FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLARS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!
Well, I guess that it is time to go to the bank.
guess how much he got!!
keep guessing!
It is possible that you got it right by now, but not likely.
HE GOT $4,000!!! THATS FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLARS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!
Well, I guess that it is time to go to the bank.
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