Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Patriot's Day
Oh man was Flat Stanley in for a treat or what!!! We convinced him to stick around for Patriot's Day. It is such an awesome holiday! One of our favorite traditions is eating ice cream at Kimball's Farm. Yum! Notice how big the ice creams are. Amazingly they are the kiddie sizes!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Flat Party
It just so happens that we have had two interesting visitors at our house, Flat Stanley and Flat Kelsie. They were not aware that their visits would coincide. What a surprise that they ended up at our house at the same time.They are both from Utah out for a visit and a little sight-seeing. Actually, they seem pretty pleased about the whole situation. Look! They can't stop smiling!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Guess who I met?
Will. I. Am. of the Black-eyed Peas payed Zac's lab a visit on Friday. He and a couple of lab-mates had the opportunity to talk about their research and give a small demonstration. It was pretty cool to hear Zac talk about his project and the lead singer seemed attentive, kind and interested. I was able to snap a picture of Zac and Tyson alongside Will. I. Am.
Too cool...too cool...
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
How to start?
I'm writing a paper on this work of art. I have collected plenty of information; I even have a thesis, however I'm stumbling over how to start the paper! I'm pretty good at pushing out a paper once it is started, but there-in lies my current problem. How to get this thing started? One good sentence...that's all...one good sentence...
Monday, January 25, 2010
Learn Something
(picture from Nov. 2008)
Tomorrow starts my next spring semester. Exciting, right? RIGHT! I am excited. There is something exhilarating about holding a pile of new books and entering a new classroom for the first time. There are amazing subjects and problems just waiting to be studied. I love learning new things! Awhile ago I came across a quote that always intrigues and inspires me. It's the perfect statement to start my new semester. It's taken from T.H. White's The Once and Future King. This particular quote comes from "The Sword in the Stone" section. Merlin is speaking to young Arthur. It reads:
"The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then-to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the thing for you."
And it's definitely the thing for me!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Our Christmas Vacation
We just returned from our holiday trip to Utah where we were lucky to visit with so many of our family and friends. We even had the chance to hang out with our beloved Thorntons again! Not a day goes by that we don't miss them terribly. It was fun to meet their family and show them where we grew up.
We also had some fun in the snow at my sister's house being pulled on sleds and car hoods behind four-wheelers out in the field. Talk about your fun adventures! I wish I had pictures of that!
Me and Zac also "got" to go the dentist. I had two cavities-ughh! There's nothing like dental work on one's vacation!
Anyway also topping the list was being present for my niece, Raegn's baptism. I've missed my other nieces' baptisms so it was nice to be there to congratulate Raegn in person. She's such a little sweethheart.
I also enjoyed getting to know my newest niece and nephew, Dakota and Will. I really miss being able to see the babies all grow up. It goes so quickly.
For Christmas eve we spent time with Zac's family and I have to say that Miranda gets the gift-giving award. She is stupendous at knowing exactly what everyone wants. She nailed everyone's wish list perfectly.
On Christmas day we got together with my extended Webster family. It was great to see so many of my cousins and aunts and uncles. It was also fun to see Grandma and Grandpa open up their gifts of school t-shirts. Their reactions were just what I had hoped for.
We also had the opportunity to go and visit Grandma Stevens again. She even remembered all of us and gave us all a great hug.
I know there were many other great things about this trip, but overall I have it in my mind as one of the trips that lent me relief from a stressful semester, gave me the chance to be with family and friends to relive old times and, of course, get another good glimpse of the gorgeous mountains I miss so much.
Well. all that done and over with, soon after we returned, I realized I had a huge hole in the lining of my purse and decided that a new bag would be a great way to start off the new year. Of course I dragged my boys along for the shopping adventure(they didn't even complain too much). My boys, being funny, picked up a bag and asked, "How about an anaconda skin bag?" I laughed but then I took a good look at the inside and realized it had great pockets and was on clearance (I'm sure because no normal person would choose such a crazy bag). I hmmmed and hahhhed for a bit, searched through the many other piles of bags and in the end decided I better take it home and let it rock my world for the next little while. So, I leave you with wishes for a great new year and a picture of my hot new anaconda bag. Go 2010!
We also had some fun in the snow at my sister's house being pulled on sleds and car hoods behind four-wheelers out in the field. Talk about your fun adventures! I wish I had pictures of that!
Me and Zac also "got" to go the dentist. I had two cavities-ughh! There's nothing like dental work on one's vacation!
Anyway also topping the list was being present for my niece, Raegn's baptism. I've missed my other nieces' baptisms so it was nice to be there to congratulate Raegn in person. She's such a little sweethheart.
I also enjoyed getting to know my newest niece and nephew, Dakota and Will. I really miss being able to see the babies all grow up. It goes so quickly.
For Christmas eve we spent time with Zac's family and I have to say that Miranda gets the gift-giving award. She is stupendous at knowing exactly what everyone wants. She nailed everyone's wish list perfectly.
On Christmas day we got together with my extended Webster family. It was great to see so many of my cousins and aunts and uncles. It was also fun to see Grandma and Grandpa open up their gifts of school t-shirts. Their reactions were just what I had hoped for.
We also had the opportunity to go and visit Grandma Stevens again. She even remembered all of us and gave us all a great hug.
I know there were many other great things about this trip, but overall I have it in my mind as one of the trips that lent me relief from a stressful semester, gave me the chance to be with family and friends to relive old times and, of course, get another good glimpse of the gorgeous mountains I miss so much.
Well. all that done and over with, soon after we returned, I realized I had a huge hole in the lining of my purse and decided that a new bag would be a great way to start off the new year. Of course I dragged my boys along for the shopping adventure(they didn't even complain too much). My boys, being funny, picked up a bag and asked, "How about an anaconda skin bag?" I laughed but then I took a good look at the inside and realized it had great pockets and was on clearance (I'm sure because no normal person would choose such a crazy bag). I hmmmed and hahhhed for a bit, searched through the many other piles of bags and in the end decided I better take it home and let it rock my world for the next little while. So, I leave you with wishes for a great new year and a picture of my hot new anaconda bag. Go 2010!
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