dĭng’bāts n 1: Slang. an eccentric,empty-headed or silly person 2: small ornaments, gadgets or symbols
My wife Kari and I have recorded some of our children's favorite children's stories, for our grandchildren and others. You might enjoy them as well. You can watch all of these using this playlist. In this video Kari reads the children's book Old Noah's Elephant by Warren Ludwig https://youtu.be/uUWhyM9IaI8 Old Noah's Elephant Kari reads the … Continue reading Children’s Stories
I posted an image of this my mission Facebook group, and was surprised at all the positive reactions. We have consistently used the recipe in it for Sukiyaki for all our married lives. The book can be downloaded with the link below for all the recipes, or the sukiyaki recipe is below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PLhhmp7_sHutPFyxMq6fJvvTPg5-RkjZ/view?usp=sharing
I wanted to share a quote from the book Shackelton’s book “South” He said: “When I look back on those days I have no doubt that Providence guided us, not only across the snow fields but across the storm white sea that separated elephant island from our landing place on South Georgia. I know during … Continue reading Shackleton and Divine Assistance
Blue and Gold Banquet January 25, 2013 Quinn received his Bear award 4 new belt loops (He actually needs to be fatter because all his belt loops don't fit on his belt anymore) 5 new pins 1 gold arrow point 5 silver arrow points He is on fire! And he's really … Continue reading Cub Scout Quinn
Krista's husband, Alex, worked for his dad this summer in Illinois. Krista decided to spend the summer with us and look for a job teaching school in Texas. Then Abby came home in July & Alex joined us in August. For about a month our driveway resembled a used car lot. Great to have … Continue reading Also in 2012
The first week of December we celebrated our 26th anniversary with 6 days on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. It is aptly named "The Garden Island" Highlights of the vacation were: -boat trip to Na Poli Coast -snorkeling -whales, dolphins, sea turtles and flying fish -lots of hiking and exercise -beautiful scenery everywhere … Continue reading Kauai
Declared "The Best Thanksgiving Ever" Chad, Joann, Curtis, Erin, Holly, Sophie & Kenny joined us for the holiday. It was a great weekend. Memorable for: -Post Office & typewritten notes between family members -good food -fun games -SWIMMING in November -the Twitchell bed and breakfast full to capacity -root beer bottle band -a kind … Continue reading Thanksgiving
During fall 2012 Kari's big project was the kitchen. This is what the kitchen looked like the first time we saw it during house hunting. Before After The details: -replaced black granite with lighter color and extended overhang for a seating area. -new refrigerator -olive green paint on the walls -new light fixture … Continue reading "New" Kitchen
This year's marching show was circus themed. Emma was the cutest clown and it was a lot of fun to watch. They did very well at competitions and we enjoyed a weekend in San Antonio for the BOA competition. I love to see Emma grow in something that she loves doing. You can really … Continue reading The Greatest Show
There is nothing quite like Texas high school football. They take it very seriously. Homecoming mums are an interesting tradition too. It has grown from a simple flower to huge ribbon draped display.
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