Thursday, March 25, 2010
Odd Similarities
I am just curious if anyone else has noticed the similar-looking nature between Chastity now Chaz Bono and Corey Haim (RIP). I know their eye color is different but it just strikes me as kinda creepy...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
February 2007
I haven't been updating this very well. I had intended to post pictures of what we have been doing but my digital camera is on the fritz. Sometimes it works, sometimes I get purple pictures and sometimes it won't work at all. Aargh.
February is very chilly here. This morning on the way to work I noticed how white it is here. We have fog a lot. So the sky is white from the fog, the roads, yards, and everything else are white from the snow. The only color comes from cars and houses. It is very weird. However, I have gotten over my fear of snow driving. It takes a lot of patience to drive on 4 inches of ice. I am very good at it and am no longer as freaked out as I used to be. Toni had asked why I would want to move here with my hatred of driving in snow and now I can answer, "What hatred?"
The boys have both adjusted so well. Cody's report was all B's with a couple of C's. Last report card in Moscow he had D's and a couple of C's. It is a lot of progress for him. I am very proud of how hard he has been working. Cody keeps growing so fast that I don't know how much longer I can afford to feed him. He is now 5' 4 1/2 " tall! I wasn't that tall until 8th grade. Wow! He also is getting a mustache or so he says. I call it peach fuzz. He said he is the only one in the 5th and 6th grade with a mustache. I guess he must be that boy. We all knew one in school. He is pretty proud of it. Still, it's not dark enough to show up in pictures. He doesn't look like an ape man yet. Cody also has a bunch of boys he runs around with. He had his best friend, Rafael, spend the night last week end. Cody is also taking art classes on Monday after school. He has made two picture frames, a candle holder and a really cool journal.
Silas has made a marvelous turn-around and is paying attention in kindegarten and doing really well with learning his letter names and sounds. He likes school too. His behavior and attitude have come along way. He has also been singing a lot. He makes up songs all the time. His latest one just repeats these words but in varying beats "Everyone likes me because I'm cool" and then there is "Everyone likes me because I'm strong". Maybe he will have a number one hit someday. :)
Alan's job is going well. He is liking it. We all like the pizza that he brings home. My job is going well. I like it a lot. I am much busier than I ever was at Latah County. I have so many applications and permits that I have already lost count! I have quite a few evening meetings too. I have met many nice and wealthy people. It is humbling to be in a room with millionaires. Luckily, at most meetings, I am accompanied by other city workers who are middle class as well so it doesn't skew the wealth distribution in the room too much.
Our house still hasn't sold. I have my fingers crossed that it will soon.
We are going to the motor-cross races in another week as a treat for the boys. Obviously, it is not a treat for more. I am going to buy ear plugs to take with me. This coming weekend, we are going to Kalispell to see the monster truck, Bigfoot. It is supposed to be in town at a truck event. Silas will probably wet his pants when he sees it since he is in love with monster trucks.
We are mainly keeping busy and staying out of the winter cold by playing board games. We bought enough for the family for Christmas that we still have some we haven't opened yet. Hopefully it will keep us through spring...
I will post some pictures that I took since Christmas. I don't know when I will be updating with new ones.
February is very chilly here. This morning on the way to work I noticed how white it is here. We have fog a lot. So the sky is white from the fog, the roads, yards, and everything else are white from the snow. The only color comes from cars and houses. It is very weird. However, I have gotten over my fear of snow driving. It takes a lot of patience to drive on 4 inches of ice. I am very good at it and am no longer as freaked out as I used to be. Toni had asked why I would want to move here with my hatred of driving in snow and now I can answer, "What hatred?"
The boys have both adjusted so well. Cody's report was all B's with a couple of C's. Last report card in Moscow he had D's and a couple of C's. It is a lot of progress for him. I am very proud of how hard he has been working. Cody keeps growing so fast that I don't know how much longer I can afford to feed him. He is now 5' 4 1/2 " tall! I wasn't that tall until 8th grade. Wow! He also is getting a mustache or so he says. I call it peach fuzz. He said he is the only one in the 5th and 6th grade with a mustache. I guess he must be that boy. We all knew one in school. He is pretty proud of it. Still, it's not dark enough to show up in pictures. He doesn't look like an ape man yet. Cody also has a bunch of boys he runs around with. He had his best friend, Rafael, spend the night last week end. Cody is also taking art classes on Monday after school. He has made two picture frames, a candle holder and a really cool journal.
Silas has made a marvelous turn-around and is paying attention in kindegarten and doing really well with learning his letter names and sounds. He likes school too. His behavior and attitude have come along way. He has also been singing a lot. He makes up songs all the time. His latest one just repeats these words but in varying beats "Everyone likes me because I'm cool" and then there is "Everyone likes me because I'm strong". Maybe he will have a number one hit someday. :)
Alan's job is going well. He is liking it. We all like the pizza that he brings home. My job is going well. I like it a lot. I am much busier than I ever was at Latah County. I have so many applications and permits that I have already lost count! I have quite a few evening meetings too. I have met many nice and wealthy people. It is humbling to be in a room with millionaires. Luckily, at most meetings, I am accompanied by other city workers who are middle class as well so it doesn't skew the wealth distribution in the room too much.
Our house still hasn't sold. I have my fingers crossed that it will soon.
We are going to the motor-cross races in another week as a treat for the boys. Obviously, it is not a treat for more. I am going to buy ear plugs to take with me. This coming weekend, we are going to Kalispell to see the monster truck, Bigfoot. It is supposed to be in town at a truck event. Silas will probably wet his pants when he sees it since he is in love with monster trucks.
We are mainly keeping busy and staying out of the winter cold by playing board games. We bought enough for the family for Christmas that we still have some we haven't opened yet. Hopefully it will keep us through spring...
I will post some pictures that I took since Christmas. I don't know when I will be updating with new ones.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Christmas Season
I posted pictures of some of our doings so far. Last Friday night we went to the Annual Whitefish Christmas Stroll. All the businesses decorate the store fronts for the holidays and they have a competition for best display; vendors sell goods on the sidewalks; the stores run sales and all kinds of fun wintery fun is abound. There are roasted chesnuts, hot cocoa and cookies. I had my first roasted chestnut and it was very good. There were sleigh rides thru town too. The boys got to pet a team of sled dogs. They said the dogs were very soft and fluffy. Afterwards we went out to eat. It was a fun time.
You will also see a couple of pictures of the view from our house. There are mountains all around us and you can see the ski resort from our house. The street we are on has a couple of townhouses and single family homes. The housing developments here look like something out of the Dr. Seuss "Cat in the hat" movie. If the homes were vivid colors it would look just like it. One thing that is different about the town is the street lights. They have installed new ones that look like old gas-light posts. They are really charming. I guess only a community planner would notice something silly like that.
Overall, the move has been good. Most of all, I love this town! I am so glad we came here and I can't wait to experience the winter carnival in February. It is another downtown event with a chili feed. Alan's work said they will sponsor his entry so hopefully he can win his first year.
You will also see a couple of pictures of the view from our house. There are mountains all around us and you can see the ski resort from our house. The street we are on has a couple of townhouses and single family homes. The housing developments here look like something out of the Dr. Seuss "Cat in the hat" movie. If the homes were vivid colors it would look just like it. One thing that is different about the town is the street lights. They have installed new ones that look like old gas-light posts. They are really charming. I guess only a community planner would notice something silly like that.
Overall, the move has been good. Most of all, I love this town! I am so glad we came here and I can't wait to experience the winter carnival in February. It is another downtown event with a chili feed. Alan's work said they will sponsor his entry so hopefully he can win his first year.
1st posting
So this is the page I set up for my Montana adventures. I will use this to chronicle my daily happenings and hopefully I won't bore anyone since it's just regular stuff.
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