John-Michael - Two days in one blog...

Wednesday, I cleaned my room. I took everything off the floor and under everything and put it in four piles: not mine, trash, keep for Ben and keep for me. Then I put my stuff away.

After that we went to Country Buffet. I ate three plates of food, a bowl of chocolate covered pretzels and a cone of vanilla and orange flavored ice cream with four different kinds of sprinkles.

Yesterday I woke up at four o'clock am and went back to sleep for three hours. Then I woke up again at seven o'clock am and went down stairs to eat breakfast. I don't remember what happened next. But then we ate a lunch of cup o' noodles.



After that I had a rest, then I had another rest. When I woke up we made pretzels and pizza and we went to bed.

Ben - Combined Blogs

Wednesday I got up and did my list. Then I wrote a blog about movie day. After I wrote my blog, I made lunch which was PB&J sandwiches. Then I started cleaning my room. I went on a drive with dad. After the drive, I finished up the room. Then we went to Country Buffet. After Country Buffet, I read my book a little and then went to bed.

Yesterday morning I took Donald for a walk. Daisy couldn't come because she is in heat right now. John-Michael and I went together. When we got back I worked on my room until I ended up taking a nap on my bed. When I woke up everyone was making root beer and Jacob was programming on one of the computers. So then I wandered around and made pretzels for the party we had last night.



Then we had dinner while watching "Five Children and It". After that it was bedtime.

Matt - A Day

Yesterday we made and ate pizza! I did my list. Next, I started working on my homework. I read the whole time. Then I helped make dinner. At dinner we had pizza. It was GREAT! That was my yesterday.

Jacob - Our Lives

I woke up. I did my list. I ate my breakfast. I had cereal. I do my homework. I helped Kirsten make the banana bread. I went to King Soopers. I went to get dry ice. I made root beer. I helped Kirsten make pizza and pretzels. I made pizza and pretzels for dinner. I ate dinner. I went to bed.

That's all.



(Actually Jacob worked so well that he got to play a programming game on the computer...Here he is!)

Jennifer/Mom - My turn to post

Kirsten has been cooking today. The house smells great. She started with banana bread this morning. Actually the reason we had bananas for banana bread this morning is sort of a funny story.

Bananas don't last very long around here. I tend to buy them a little green or they probably wouldn't last more than a day. Two bunchs of bananas lasting three days and we are doing REALLY well.

At any rate, we went shopping sometime early January when it was extremely cold. When we got home everyone grabbed bags and took them inside. Somehow we missed the bag with the bananas. Three days later we discovered them frozen solid. We didn't want to waste them so we put them in the freezer just as they were.

Fast forward to March and there were bananas available for Kirsten today. Bananas don't hang around here long enough for banana bread otherwise.

Kirsten also used the bread maker and made pizza and pretzel dough for our party tonight!

Yipee!

Jacob - Country Buffet Party

I woke up. I did my list. I ate breakfast. I had cereal. I helped Kirsten do her jobs. I picked up the dog poops out of the backyard. I helped Kirsten do Kirsten's jobs again. I went to the Country Buffet. I got in PJs. I was still awake and I got medicine. I went to bed.

That's it.

Kirsten - Depressing Progress

Yesterday, Jacob and I made a lot of progress on his room. We cleaned out all his and Ben's papers. (Yes I mean Ben, not Matt.) I also cleaned the family room. I worked pretty hard on it but it doesn't look different. Oh, well.

John-Michael - Enchiladas

Yesterday I woke up. then I went downstairs to eat breakfast. After that my mom called every one to the livingroom then we started cleaning.

We cleaned the toy closet, the livingroom and the office. Then we went to see "Spiderwick Chronicles". When we got back we had Enchiladas for dinner and then we went to bed.

Kirsten - Not so big

Yesterday, our project wasn't nearly as big as cleaning out the garage. We cleaned out the toy closet. Now we have fewer toys than ever. We also finally (for sure) decided to get rid of the ROKENBOK. Which is good. No one plays with it. I thought maybe we could sell it, so I looked the price up. in order to buy every piece she did for us, my mom had to pay a minimum price of $250. It was probably much, much more. That was shocking.

I also made enchiladas last night. My brothers thought they were good, but I don't know.

I also woke up with some food poisoning this morning from something I ate yesterday....I have no idea what it was.

Jacob - Movie

I woke up. I did my list. I cleaned the toy closet. I wrote my blog. I went to the movie party. I had a enchiladas for dinner. I wanted to go to bed.

And that's all.

Ben - My day

Yesterday, I got up and worked on my list, then I studied my homework on Peru. Then I worked on laundry a little. Then we worked on Enchiladas for lunch.

We then worked on sorting the toy closet between choices for keeping, throwing out, storing, or selling the toys. Then I wrote a blog and took care of laundry after messing around for a while. After we finished, we went to the theater to watch "The Spiderwick Chronicles.

After the movie, we went to take the last toys to grandma's house. We had more Enchilada for dinner and I cleaned up the rest of the laundry. then I played Labyrinth with Dad and Jennifer. Dad won. then I cleaned up the kitchen, helped Kirsten find some stuff to sell and then I made cookies. I had one cookie and went to bed.

The End.

Matt - The Toy Closet

Yesterday, we picked out our toys for the toy closet. We each only got to pick 3 things for the closet. Each person got to pick three. I picked K'NEX, sticky blocks and Superman pinball. I put my favorite stuffed animal "Lion" into storage. Anything that didn't go into the toy closet or storage is going to the garage sale.

I cleaned (well sort of cleaned) the kitchen. For lunch we had homemade Enchiladas. They were the best Enchiladas I've ever had.

Our party for cleaning the garage was going to a movie. It was too late to go the day we did the garage so we went yesterday instead. We went to see Spiderwick Cronicles.

After the movie we had more Enchiladas for dinner and went to bed.

And that was my yesterday.

Ben - A big day

Yesterday, we had a big day. we cleaned up the garage. First, I started my list and homework. then I cleaned up my room and wrote a blog barely before we started. Then I had lunch.

I picked up the garage by moving stuff and organizing it. I also swept and took stuff to Grandma's house to have a garage sale there later. We put stuff back and had Bambino Burgers for dinner. then we got in pajamas. I played Go-fish with Jennifer and then I went to bed.

The end.

Matt - I don't know

Yesterday I started helping work on the garage. After a while I worked with dad on cleaning his office. Next, after dinner I was helping out in the garage again. Near bedtime we had finally finished. That was my long, long day!

Kirsten - Garage

Yesterday, we cleaned out the whole garage. That may not sound like a big deal, but really, it was. We took everything out of the garage and put everything on the lawn. Then, we went through everything. It took along time, and we got a lot of weird looks while we were doing it. We must have looked like red-necks.

At least we're done now. Yippee.

Jacob - Gold Medal

I got a bottle of bubbles as a prize for doing my list first thing in the morning and writing a blog. I like bubbles. So, I cleaned the garage and then we had to clean the front yard bacause all of the stuff that used to be in the garage was in the yard. So, I went to the Grandma's house. So, I finish cleaning garage. So, I got in the PJ. So I got the gold medal for being the happiest worker. I also got a giant bottle of bubbles. So, I got in bed.

That's all.

John-Michael - New Homes

Yesterday we cleaned the garage. We took everything out and worked hard to give them a new home.

Jennifer/Mom - Posting Pictures

The Commencement of the Cleanathon!!



Happy Chefs!


Roasting, blending, chopping, cooking...




Lots of work getting the Tamales ready to cook!



Preparing the Tamales and having fun!



The Tamales are finally cooked!



Everyone agrees the Tamales are tasty!
Yum, Yum!

Donald peeking into the room...."Can I come in?"

John-Michael ...Cont.

Sunday was a quiet day. We made tamales. I cut string while the others tied them together. I also got a giant Easter Egg full of candy from Mom and Chris. In the morning I did homework.

Jennifer/Mom - Posting again...

...Yes, we're posting again after taking a hiatus for a bit. Keeping track of everything certainly does keep us busy. I'll be posting some pictures of the first day of the Cleanathon and our Tamale dinner tomorrow.

Jacob – I ate 6 of them.

On Saturday, I wanted to go to the Runyan Spring Cleanathon! After we were done for the day I had dinner and then I went to bed.

On Sunday, I went back to sleep for a long nap. I did my list after I woke up. I helped Kirsten and Ben make dinner. Dinner was called Tamales. I had six tamales and corn on the cob.

While we made dinner mom called. I talked to mom but I didn’t get to talk to Andrew.

When it was bedtime I went to bed. And that’s all I had and don’t forget that.

Kirsten’s Blog:

Yesterday, we did homework throughout the day. This involved helping Ben make tamales for his Spanish project. The tamales took hours to make, and our mom ended up calling when we were in the middle of making them. At this point, Jacob had joined in the tamale making. Since Matt and John were the only kids not making tamales, they talked with my mom first. It was funny actually, John never talks to my mom.

The other thing I did yesterday was I moved all the furniture around in my room. It looks very different now. My bed is now on the other side of the bed-room. I also washed all my sheets. Which made it difficult to sleep last night, because my bed was wet.

Ben – Two day blog

For the Cleanathon Day 1, I started by working on homework, doing my list and ate breakfast. Then I set up the Cleanathon Banner. Then we had Bambino Burgers from Goodtimes for lunch. Then we picked up the front yard. The others pulled weeds and used the power washer to clean the front of the house. I raked the grass and leaves on both sides of the house. Then I got a turn on the power washer. Then we moved to the back where we picked up dog poo, rocks and a yo-yo I found. Then we got prizes for working and I got a medal for finding the funniest thing; the yo-yo. Then we had pizza. I studied a bit and then went to bed.

On Tamale Day, we spent the morning doing homework, eating lunch and breakfast and finding a recipe for Tamales. I had to make Tamales for a Spanish homework assignment. Then, Kirsten and Jennifer got stuff for the Tamales. When they came back Kirsten and I made Tamales, which were harder than they looked. Then we ate them and got ready for bed.

Matt – Something

Yesterday was really something. I made my bed. Then, I goofed around a little. After that I did homework. Then I did homework with mustard on top. Then, I did homework with ketchup and mustard. Then I did homework with mustard, ketchup and a cherry on top. Next I did homework, homework and homework.

Finally, we had a tasty home-made Mexican dinner.

John-Michael – Blog Posts…

First I did my list then I ate breakfast. After that my mom called me down to the living room. Then she said that we were doing a cleanathon and we were doing the outside first. I spent most of my time picking up trash and pulling weeds.

(To be continued…)

Jennifer/Mom - Cute doggies playing in the snow!

John-Michael 12-26-07

Yesterday I got a new Runyan money log. But I found out I was still in debt of four $! So I wrote a blog and did some other jobs and then I played webkins and WOW. I played WOW until it was time for bed.

Kirsten 12-25-07 (2)

I already wrote a blog today but Jennifer told me to write another one because I took some really cute pictures.







I took pictures of me, Jacob, Matt, John-Michael, Donald and Daisy. Aren't they cute!

John-Michael 12-25-07

yesterday I did a lot of things. I did my morning list. I did jobs and so forth. I had a yummy breakfast a wonderful lunch and a spectacular dinner. And then we learned how to play Blokus. Then I went to bed.

Kirsten 12-25-07

Today is Christmas. But that doesn't matter because we don't celebrate Christmas. Anyway, I did makea ham dinner today. That was pretty great.

I don't really know what to write about we haven't really done anything today. Well, yesterday I cleaned my room. That was a work-out. I also made a dress. Of course, I still need to add the finishing touches.

We also got our Christmas presents from Mom. She sent them even though we informed her we would have preferred a visit from Andrew. But for her to have listened now would have been inconsistent. I bet I can guesswhat she got me. She gets me about the same thing every year.

Anyway, Happy Winter Solstice and Merry Atheimas!

John-Michael - The 24th 12-24-07

Yesterday I wanted to do my evening list in mid-day. But that would make me have to wear pajamas from 3 to 7:30p.m.! So, I chose not to since we were going out to eat. Once we got to Country Buffet, the line was very short so we got to eat very quickly.

When we sat down to eat I had two plates and they were filled with fish, French Fries and ketchup. I have a very big appetite. Once I got home i went striaght to bed.

The End

Kirsten - Blog 12-24-07

Today I slept in since I was tired. I also started reading "State of Fear" by Michael Chrichton yesterday. I actually meant to start it years ago. I'm actually really glad I waited. I'm only one chapter in the book and there has already been one murder. I think there's supposed to be a total of three murders throughout the world that are all connected.

Yesterday I also started "Europe's Last Summer." Its a non-fiction book about the causes of the Great War (most widely known as World War One). I do believe that "Europe's Last Summer" does not claim the war can be attributed to "Entangling Alliances." "Dreadnought" also theorized that the cause was not entangling alliances. Actually, I agree. I think there was more to the Great War than entangling alliances. Actually, sometimes I wonder whether or not Wilson actually knew the meaning of the word "Entente" when he claimed the cause was "Entangling Alliances" Oh well. We're actually starting "Europe's Last Summer" next semester. I'm just really excited to read it.

In addition, yesterday I watched J's video on Kim Jong II. It was really good. He should have received a good grade for it, but I'm not sure if he will. His teacher is a nut. Actually, anyone who says "M'Kay" with such emphasis on the "M" is probably a nut.

Well, that's about it. Since I don't celebrate Christmas I'd like to wish you all a Happy Winter Solstice and a Happy Atheimas (as Dad and Jennifer would say)!

Matt - The "Oh, Nevermind!" 12-24-07

Yesterday was scary! Just joking! It was great!

That day I woke up and went downstairs to finish building my roller coaster. I called the roller coaster "The Light Bulb." "The Light Bulb" is about four feet. around the end of the day we went to Country Buffet for dinner and when we got home I went to bed.

Kirsten - Ughh...12-23-07

I'm not in a good mood. Things did not go well at the hospital. I don't exactly know how to describe how I feel. My emotions seem more bottled up than a shaken-up bottle of Root Beer. I just want to explode.

Aside from that Winter Vacation is going well. There isn't really anything to write about. Well, I'm excited to see my friend J's history project. It sounds cool. It's a documentary of Kim Jong II. It's approximately 20 minutes long. I really want to see it.

Matt - Winter Break 12-23-07

Bang!!

The door opened at 2:40 in the afternoon. Before it opened I was so excited for the winter break I couldn't stay still in my chair and now it was FINALLY over. In my seat I could NOT stop thinking about the Winter Break. If I was even lucky enough to think of something else it would NOT last long AT ALL! I'm SO glad that Winter and Winter Break are here!

We need to catch up!! - Jennifer/Mom

I have been a little busy and blog writing has been popular. Here is the catch-up!

The Visit - Matt

Saturday I woke up and went back to sleep about three times in a row. The third time I didn't really go to sleep but I did lay in bed. I thought that the day would be boring, but I was just wrong!

Our cousins came for a lot of the day. We were cleaning the house the rest of the day for the visit. We played games on the DS, air hockey, watched a movie and even had pizza together.

After they left I felt sad. I knew I'd feel sad when they would leave right while I was cleaning.

The Birthday Blog! - Jennifer/Mom

We celebrated Chris' birthday over the weekend. The kids and I made a big deal about it and cooked up quite the feast. We even had roast beast!



Later that day we went down to Englewood and lit the tree. There was a sleet storm that cleared right before Santa arrived and left a beautiful rainbow behind for a few minutes.



After the tree was lit came the fireworks show!











Then it was home for cake and ice cream for the birthday boy and company!



It's not very often that you see a Christmas tree, a rainbow, sleet, rain, hail and fireworks all in the same day...at least not all on the same day in Colorado. Very appropriate for the celebration of Chris' birthday!

All in all, a very wonderful day!

Dinner Tonight!

Jennifer/Mom - Tonight Chris decided we needed a silly dinner, so we went in the kitchen and came up with....Green Eggs and Spam!

While we are sitting waiting for John-Michael to finnish his Green Eggs and Spam, I thought it would be fun for us all to contribute to a joint blog post.

Here we Go!

Matt - I'm here staring at John-Michael with my eyes wide open to see if it would make him eat faster because he probably would not want to be in the place of me staring at him. He just laughed. He is starting to stare back. I decided I should stop.

Ben - John-Michael is trying to finish his Spam before we finish our blog. Perhaps he doesn't want to be the subject of an entire blog.

Kirsten - We ate Green Eggs and Spam and the whole time I had the song "Springtime for Hitler" stuck in my head. I don't know what the correlation is between that song and Spam.

Jacob - John-Michael won the race.

Chris/Dad - John-Michael is finnished I have no spammy remarks.

John-Michael - I won the race. Hip hip hooray!

Jacob - Thanksgiving Vacation

I went to vacation. I have Thanksgiving for dinner at the Country Buffet. I had pop to drink and chocolate milk. I also had dessert for Thanksgiving. I had a pumpkin pie and orange yogurt.

After Thanksgiving dinner we went to "A Bee Movie". I liked it. I liked the bee in charge of the fliers (those were the bees that left the bee hive). I thought it was funny that bees could talk.

And then I went home and that's all for Thanksgiving.

The next day, we moved the couches to the family room. The piano got set up. Dad hooked the TV on the computer. Now we have ten computers. The TV is on the computer so now we can see the pictures. It also plays music. My favorite picture is the dogs, Donald and Daisy. I think you can go see the pictures of the dogs. Some of them are posted on the blog already.

During vacation I have played chess with Ben. I played Labryinth with Matt and Jennifer. I wanted to play wii but I need to pay for it and I didn't have enough Runyan dollars. I have to do more jobs. Maybe I will get to play today when I do my jobs to earn the Runyan monies.

I am excited that I can go back to school tomorrow. I also have to get ready for that. I need to lay out clothes, make sure I have everything in my backpack and I need to take a shower, have a poop and brush my teeth. I need to find the coat for my school.

And that's all.

Kirsten - Thanksgiving

Yesterday we went to Country Buffet for Thanksgiving dinner. We left for Country Buffet at 10:30 a.m. to avoid the crowds...lol. Then after dinner, or brunch, or whatever we saw "The Bee Movie". I really liked that movie, it was so cute.

After that we went home. Later we had these burrito sandwich things (that Matt absolutely adored) and watched the "Santa Clause 3". It was cute, but I think movie sequels ought to end after the first movie. Unless of course, the movie sequel in question is "Lord of the Rings", "Star Wars", or "Back to the Future". Otherwise, my experience with sequels is not all that splendid, (Ha, ha, that makes me think of Britain's "Splendid Isolation" foreign policy. For instance take "Shrek the Third", or "Spiderman 3" or "Pirates of the Carribean 2". Those were all terrible movies that had absolutely chaotic plots that made no sense.

Kirsten - Friday

Yesterday was friday. It was also the day after Thanksgiving, if you didn't figure that out. Yesterday we spent a great deal of time moving furniture. We moved the couches and set up our family room - sitting room thing. It's actually rather cozy and homey in there. I also re-potted some of the plants and made sure they were all happy. I also talked to my friend K on the phone. I told her all about our Thanksgiving and she laughed for ages.

Overall, I didn't really do anything yesterday. I did learn yesterday that Alice Cooper is touring in Finland. I thought that was interesting. I found out when I listened to the radio last night Alice Cooper is the host at night on 103.5. I think it's interesting that Alice still hosts 103.5 eventhough he's on tour throughout Europe.

Kirsten - The Last Day of School Before Thanksgiving Break

Yesterday was a particularly boring day. I had English, History and Math. Yesterday my math essay was due. That was pretty great. Also, it was Ms. B's birthday (she's the librarian). My freind Jelly and I made her a birthday card. It was pretty funny. Since it was Ms. B's birthday, my friend Jelly, the other librarian (Mrs. C), and myself were in the backroom of the library with Ms. B. We were all having a lovely chat.

Suddenly Mrs. C looked out the window into the library and saw my ex-boyfriend. Mrs. C siad to me, "Kirsten go stand by your ex so he'll go away." The four of us laughed really hard. I guess my ex had been causing Mrs. C grief all day and he would not leave. We laughed about this for a while and decided to make this joke into a scientific experiment.

This just goes to show how great of friends my ex and I are.

Matt - Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007

Yesterday was report card day! Time went by so slow. That recess I went to Junior Great Books and for lunch we ate pizza. After school we went home and I gave Jennifer my report card. Then I did many jobs. finally, I did my blog and went to sleep.

John-Michael - Saturday, Nov. 17th

I woke up. I didn't argue and neither did anyone else! But I lost my wallet which contained my 20 Runyan dollars I earned by crawling under the Christmas Tree at Grandpa Runyan's fountain in Englewood. Anyway, hopefully I'll find it.

Lots of News! - Jennifer/Mom

We have had a lot happening the past week. The dogs are adjusting well. Here are some more recent pictures of them.







Also, we put up the tree! We had a good plan and it went up really fast this year. Here is a shot of Chris unstrapping the top part. We put it together in stages on the ground with all the branches and ornaments and then Chris used the cherry picker to lift up each section and add it to the tree. It worked like a dream.

By the time the boys got there after school the first day there were only a few things left to do before cleaning up and wrapping up for the day. John-Michael and Jacob got to ride to the top of the tree to put on the last three pieces. Then John-Michael crawled underneath, hooked up the straps and the whole thing was anchored down so it didn’t blow away. He did a great job and earned twenty Runyan dollars for his efforts. (I’ll tell more about Runyan dollars in just a minute.)






The next day by the time the boys got back to the tree the next day everything was done except for the last four ornaments. Those were hung and we were done! Chris and I checked last night to make sure everything got connected and all the lights lit up properly. Boy that is one good lookin’ tree! Did you think I was going to post a picture right now? That would be cheating wouldn’t it? Nope, no pictures until the big lighting ceremony.

We survived! - Jennifer/Mom

Well, we pulled it off and survived another Halloween!

Whew!

The Dogs - Jacob

Story - Our story begins in the Runyan's house. To start we cleaned the house and then Dad and Jennifer went to go get the dogs. They came home late. I woke up and saw the dogs. I liked them.

The next day I went to school, I went to swimming and then I said, "Whoops, the sharks are there." But I was just pretending about the sharks.

After I did do my list I went to dinner. At dinner I forgot to ask a question or tell the question to John. We talked about our day. After dinner we named the dogs Donald and Daisy. Donald, Daisy and Jacob took a picture and then the next day I went to school.

And then, I went to a Halloween party and then, I went to volunteer and then I went to lunch and then I went to the money work and then I went to the computer to play and then its time to go home. And the puppy is still talking. And then I talked to dad and we put the Frankenstein up. And then we had dinner and then I went to the blog.

And that's my story.

Tomorrow is Halloween???? - Jennifer/Mom

Ok, so with everything that has been happening, it just dawned on Chris and me this afternoon that TOMORROW is Halloween! I mean we knew it was coming but it just seemed like it was still a week or two away or something. What happened??

On a completely different subject, Donald and Daisy seem to be doing just fine! They are settling in very nicely and are fun to watch. It is hysterical to see them chasing each other around playing their goofy wrestle/tag/hide and seek game. Especially on the hard floors! After all, corners are really tricky at those speeds. Chris and I both agree they sound like exactly like little trains as they "click" across the floors.

Already they are constantly following me around the house and they are even starting to answer to their new names. They are such lovable little cuties! From pictures I had seen of Corgis I always thought they were pretty cute but I had no idea how darling they really are!

Yes, yes….it’s official….we’re NUTS!! - Jennifer (Mom)

Well somehow (quite a few months ago) Chris and I began to consider the possibility of getting a dog. So we researched all kinds of different breeds for temperament and personality, etc. and came up with the idea that a Corgi would be the best choice for our gang. Corgi’s breeding is very focused on temperament and at the same time they bond strongly and take a very protective stance regarding their “family”. We also figured we were in pretty good company choosing a Corgi because the Queen of England fancies them!

Once we made the decision for a Corgi, we started looking. To shorten the story a bit I’ll skip to this past weekend. After a lot of communication and MUCH deliberation we headed to a breeder on Sunday. The breeder just happened to be in Nebraska…yes that’s right Nebraska! So, after meeting the dogs we ended up driving home with not one but TWO Corgis. They are absolutely amazing dogs and cute as cute can be!

Tonight we had the “naming of the Corgis”: A girl just under a year old, sweet and VERY calm and a boy three months old and bright and bouncy. The little boy just LOVES to tell us about EVERYTHING that is happening. The girl is patient, loving and quiet.

The names everyone had were read and narrowed down to the following three options:

1. Mario and Princess Peach

2. Donald and Daisy

3. Zipper and Button

Then we had our vote. Seven of us were present and the vote came out as follows.

1. – 2 votes

2. – 6 votes

3. – 1 vote

I know, I know it adds up to more than 7. We think that is because Chris was sneaking extra votes in. An alternate theory proffered was that the dogs themselves voted. Hmmm….

So, there it is. Even discounting two votes off #2 it clearly won and Donald and Daisy were named. We think their names suit them nicely. Even those here that didn’t have Donald and Daisy as their first votes are coming around.

Jacob got his picture taken with the puppies before bed. Donald is on his lap and Daisy is next to him. He just loves them as do we all!

Ben - Matt stole my title

Yesterday I got up and did my list. Then at 10:00 I read and finished Harry Potter number seven. Then when Kirsten and Jennifer left the house we all went "Woo-Hoo" so loudly that Jennifer and Kirsten could hear us.

Then we played on Wii a game called "SpongeBob Square Pants - Creature from the Crusty Crab". Then I made some brownies and I played on Matt's Pinball machine a little. Then I did some other stuff until I went to bed.

The End

Matt - Creature from the Crusty Crab

Yesterday, I woke up. I messed around a little bit and then I did my jobs. When I finished my jobs Jennifer was going to leave with Kirsten. We played "Creature from the Crusty Crab" and "World of Warcraft". During the middle of the party Dad showed me how the lantern is lit. Dad had a new one for decoration for his desk.

When we were finished, we went to bed and that was my day.

John-Michael - Game Day

First I woke up and then I did my jobs. Then the boys searched for something to do. Then we asked if we could play Wii. We went up into the room to get a certain game. It was called "The Creature from the Crusty Crab" and also we got out a Superman Pinball game. That was basically what we did until it was bedtime. Then we ate dessert first so we had to have breakfast. We had breakfast for dinner.

Jacob - Jennifer

Uh, Jennifer? I'm here to talk to you. (Tell me about your day yesterday Jacob.)

Let me tell you about the day. (Good plan)

I woke up after I had a weird dream. I'll tell you what my weird dream is later. And later we went to take turns on the Wii. And then I have breakfast and we didn't have dinner and that was opposite. And then I went to bed when there bedtime.

In my dream Jacob lived in Bikini Bottom. There fish or whatever it is. I went to outer space and I'm going to a galaxy. It was a weird dream.

Maybe tomorrow I'll tell you more about the weird dream.

John-Michael – The Apex

First I woke up and did my jobs and then I watched a movie and then we went swimming at the Apex. First I went on the water playground, then I practiced walking on logs on the water and then I thought about going on the big slides. I walked up with Kirsten and then when I saw how twisty and turney it was I thought, “I don’t want to do this!” and then I ran away from Kirsten and went down the stairs and did something else. And then I swam around.

Then my mom came and got me and said, “I’m going to help you get over this fear.” And then I rode right in front of my mom and then once I got through I was really happy! I did it on the floaties a whole bunch of times and then I did it just regularly just a few times. Then me and my mom raced. Then we left.

It was the very funnest experience I have had in my whole life!

Jacob – Talking about swimming

I did go figure out to go swimming. So, I did get in the swimming suit and that’s all I can do.

Matt – Swimming at the Apex

Yesterday I woke up and then took my shower. Next I unloaded the dishwasher. Actually no, I was going to unload the dishwasher but there were no clean dishes. Ben had forgotten to start it last night. Then I finished my other jobs and then I did school work.

After school we watched some movies. Then when Dad and Jennifer came home we watched the rest of our movie and then Jennifer took us to the Apex Center. Dad didn’t come because he was tired. At the Apex Center we had a LOT of fun!

There were these two slides. One you could go on just as a person and one that you had a float. I loved it how the tubes led out of the Apex Center and then back in. And there are two hot tubs. One for just grown ups that kids are not allowed in because it is very, very hot and there’s another one that is for kids. It is still hot but not hot enough that kids are not allowed in it.

I had fun!

Ben – The Apex Center

Yesterday I got up and cleaned the house with Matt, Jacob and John. Then I did some school and had lunch. Then we watched some movies until we went to the Apex Center. We swam at the Apex Center until 6:00 p.m. Then we had Taco Bell for dinner and I read Harry Potter and cleaned up the kitchen and then went to bed.

The End

Kirsten - This blog will have no title

This blog has no title, sorry. It turns out my mom did send my clothes back with my dad. that was surprising. Right now I am extremely annoyed, mostly with my brothers and John. I guess that would be normal.

I was really busy at work yesterday. I can't believe I got everything done. Of course I did have to stay a few extra minutes in order to finish everything. I also dropped the remainder of Ben's books off at the library. That was some of my day.

Ben - The day before my birthday

yesterday I got up and did my list. Then we played and watched some movies and had rest time and played some more. Then I went to bed and watched my clock until I fell asleep.

Matt - The day before Ben's birthday

Okay, yesterday, I woke up and showered. Then I did my jobs, and I forgot what we did next. So, I'll just skip to the part I remember. Jennifer told me to go to bed, because it was bedtime, and then I went to bed and Ben told me that tomorrow was his birthday. So, I went and put it on the calendar.

The End

John-Michael - Don't Know

The reason my blog is named "Don't Know" is because I don't remember what I did yesterday. I know I had a fun time with Battlestorm.

The End

Jacob -"Fiddler on the Roof" was obvious

It was my fault to ruin the blog. I did watch "Fiddler on the Roof". "Fiddler on the roof" was obvious. So, I can't explain you. I have nothing to do to help myself. I am so sorry.

The End

Kirsten- Bed-times :(

Well, yesterday I slept in-which threw everyone off schedule…oops. Which meant that last night I had to have a bed-time L. But honestly, I probably should give myself a bed-time; I still won’t like it though. You see I was tired from not sleeping. I hate sleeping. People waste half their lives sleeping. Anyway, yesterday, everyone else was grouchy too because they hadn’t been getting enough sleep either. Everyone went to bed earlier. Other than an early bed-time, I didn’t really do much yesterday…same old, same old. I did watch the second part of Fiddler on The Roof (which is an excellent movie btw). It’s probably an even better live performance. I also called my boyfriend, but that’s really it. I forgot to call my mom and ask her to send back my clothes. Oh well, apparently I can’t call her today either. I called and the number has been disconnected or something. I don’t know.

Matt- And that was my day

Yesterday, I woke up. And did my shower when it was my turn. Next, I did school. After that I did my jobs, I didn’t complete them entirely, so I got bread and water for lunch. Which we did have enough time. And then, what did we do next? I don’t know what happened, so I’ll just skip it. And that was my day.

Jacob- Time-out

I woke up in the morning. I took a shower, and then I ate breakfast. At the school, I got in time-out. When the time was up, I wasn’t in the time-out anymore. But it’s almost the end of our story. When I’m frustrated. And then, I have grain for lunch. And then I had peanut-butter and jelly sandwich for dinner. The end of our story.

John- A a B b C c

I woke up yesterday. Um, and I had cereal. And then we cleaned up, and then we did school, and then we did our jobs, and then we got out of school. And that is all I want to say.

Ben-In the “Pit”

Yesterday I got up and did my school requirements and did school. Then we did our jobs and watched some movies. Then we played “Pit” and did some other stuff. The end.

Jennifer/Mom - Waterlogged

Friday began with a phone call that the fountain had been soaped (again). So Chris and I changed the plans with the kids (which were to go swimming right after jobs got finished) and headed to the fountain to clean it all up. We formulated our plan as we went. We thought this time would go faster. Last week it took a while because we had never cleaned it up before.

I, of course, got to jump in the fountain and scrub the "ring-around-the-fountain" while the water drained. Now that Chris has figured out how to drain the fountain faster it is kind of a race to see which gets done first. Chris started draining the fountain and things were on their way. It is always funny to see how many people stop to chat while we're working on the fountain. Especially when we are fixing something inside.

So, as I am scrubbing around the edge with a deck brush in a pool of bubble filled water, within just a few minutes someone stops and asks if we were scrubbing/cleaning because the bubbles were there or if the bubbles were there because we were cleaning. No joke....that was his question. I told him, "Yes". Then after he gave me a "you really are a smart-aleck" look I elaborated further by explaining that yes we were taking advantage of the bubbles to clean but that no, we wouldn't have put bubbles in on purpose.

Well, after the pool was restored to it's bubble-free state and after we had fixed a few other valves, etc. we headed home. The kids had done their work and were so they finished their movie while I rested a bit and then we were off to the pool! It was fun. Needless to say, like the title of my blog, I was waterlogged.

Well, somehow I got behind once again in posting, although the kids have been writing. I'll post what I can find and we will move on from here!

Kirsten - Muppet Movies

Yesterday I made breakfast. But really nothing happened. We did watch some Muppet Movies.

Jacob - Breakfast

I had for breakfast eggs, bacon, and food salad.

There you go.

Ben - I went to the store.

Yesterday I got up, took a shower, made my bed, got dressed and had breakfast. Then I threw a temper tantrum. Then swept and mopped the kitchen. Then I worked on my school work.

Then I went to the store with Jennifer. Then I went back home and then I watched a movie. Then we did some other stuff. Then I ate dinner and went to bed.

John-Michael - Super Target, Super Target, Super Target, Target, Target

Let's see...I went to Super Target in the middle of my school work. When I got back I did the 2nd period of my school work. Then I had dinner. Bologna Sandwiches.

That was my day.

Matt - Super Target

Yesterday I woke up. I saw Kirsten telling John-Michael...I mean I heard Kirsten tell John-Michael to get in the shower. Next it was Jacob, then me, then Ben. I did my school-work. But in the middle of my school we went to Super Target.

That was my day.

Ben - A week of wilderness fun.

On Sunday I went to the church at eleven-thirty. We got our stuff in the car and went to Peaceful Valley. Then I messed around until I went to bed.

On Monday morning I had breakfast. Then I went to Eagle-Bound I and learned about orienteering. Then I did orienteering again for Eagle-Bound II. Then I went to the lake with my swimming trunks on and learned the rules of the lake so I could get my canoeing merit badge. Then I did a swimming test to see how good a swimmer I was and passed it entirely. Then I messed around and went to bed.

Then on Tuesday I learned, in Eagle-Bound I, first aid and for Eagle-Bound II I won first place for an orienteering test. Then I did a canoeing lesson and there were these boys in a sailboat who were teasing the canoers, so one of the staff members said all the canoers could splash them. Then I messed around. It hailed really hard, then I went to bed.

To be continued....

Matt - Board Games

Yesterday I did my list and then I played. Next we played some board games for about two hours. Maybe half...maybe an hour and a half. Then next I went to bed.

John-Michael - The "toothless wonder" became even more toothless!

I went to J. W.'s house yesterday and I had a play day yesterday. I didn't get to do water balloons but I still had a fun time. My tooth was loose and I accidentally bumped it on something and it popped out.

I played chess with my mom with coordinates over the phone. I had a pirates of the Caribbean chess board. She had a regular board. We had to end in the middle so we will have to finished the game later.

That was my day.

John-Michael - A day with Mrs. H

I had a fun time yesterday. Mrs. H. watched me while my dad went to work. I watched a few TV shows and then I watched a video tape. After I watched a video tape I went to bed.

With Mrs. H. I had a snack and played at the center Then I played baseball then I played on the swings. The H's have an automatic pitcher in their backyard.

Jennifer/Mom - A point from a friend

A friend of mine recently made the point that eveyone posts but me and asked why? I responded that I post almost everyone else's posts so it seems like I post all the time. I agreed though that I probably needed to post some more.

Of course, as I said back when I was posting more often, I get intimidated by Chris' posts and then my self-consciousness kicks in and....well...."that's all she wrote"....quite literally!

Ok, so back to me posting about me. I got some board games and card games the other day and I have been playing them with "the boys" (including Chris). Racko is a fun one and Rummikub is one of my favorites. Soon I will break out the "Skip-Bo" cards and then next will probably be to teach Ben and Kirsten how to play Rook. I think they would like pinochle also. We'll see.

We also need to get back to doing "Chicken Fat" and the other line dancing songs we have each day. We had a good time when we were doing them every day. It was fun! "Go you chicken fat gooooooooooooo!"

I also read a science fiction book recently but I can't tell you anything about it because I'm not supposed to spoil it for Chris who hasn't read it in a LONG time. I liked it though. Maybe I'll pick up a Tom Clancy book next. There are a few of those around.

Ok, so there is a post from me. The next few posts will be catching up and then we will have the "regularly scheduled" posts for today.

Enjoy!

Dad - It's broke

It seems like everything has broken recently.

The wind blew a section of fence down that had rotted because the post's concrete was pored too low. Then the electric car had two batteries go bad. Then my computer's video cards died, followed by the motherboard. I bet the motherboard killed the video cards.

And the fan died on the furnace/air conditioner or rather it burned up. When I was checking it out I wired up one of the lower speeds and FLAMES shot out of the motor which was a pretty good indicator that the motor had gone bad.

We put a new post in and poured new concrete around it. I went through the electric car's batteries and found the bad ones and replaced them. It's back to its speedy little self.

After getting three new video cards (I use 4-6 monitors) and an overnight delivery of a brand spanking new motherboard my computer has been successfully resurrected.

Then Ben and I went to the heating/air conditioning supply store and bought a new motor. Jennifer helped me install it and we have air conditioning again. YEA!

So now it's time to fix the backyard's sprinklers and finish the tile in the bathroom.

There seems to be a pattern here.

John-Michael - Legos and Movies

Yesterday I had a fun time. I wrote a blog about church. I made a few scanners out of paper and I turned the table basically into a play arena of Legos.

I played with my dad a whole lot and we watched a lot of movies too. We also went down to the office to see if there were any packages. I went to sleep after we checked for the packages.

Matt - Mexican Food

Yesterday I woke up and went back to sleep. Then I woke up and started on the family room. I did not do very well because I was tired.

Next Jacob had finished his list then he went on Paper Mario. He was going to the Shadow Queen. Next he had to go off because he needed to do his school work. I still couldn't finish my work because I didn't want to I guess.

Then I decided to do it and I started getting going and then Jacob put another load on the couch. I thought I had a LOT do do then because it looked like more. Part of it was because it was on a different couch than usual. I was getting even closer to done but then it was time to go to dinner. We went to a Mexican restaurant. I ate a chicken and been burrito with mild sauce but didn't taste mild to me. I am so glad I didn't get the hot sauce.

Then we went home. I had only finished a little more than a third of my burrito. Kirsten hadn't had dinner so I gave the rest to her. We went home and I finished my work. Next I watched some of "The Muppet Show"

Kirsten - Sunday the great

Curse you John-Michael title stealer....I was going to choose "Sunday" as my title but you had already taken it.

Yesterday I did not go to church but I went to work and there I worked.

The End

John-Michael - Sunday

Yesterday was fun. I had some strawberry mango juice. I watched a lot of TV. And I played with my toys. I played with my castle. I played with my dragons.

I went to church at the beginning of the day and it very fun. I went to SS I went to primary and I went to Sacrament meeting and that was it.

And that was my day.

John-Michael - Saturday

I watched “Escape to witch mountain” yesterday. I had a fun time yesterday with my dad in San Diego. I played with Battle Storm castle a whole bunch and its dragons too. I watched Battle Star Galactica, the old one. I had some hot chocolate and some orange juice.

Dad got a new TV yesterday, so there can be a new TV in every room. Now there are two TVs in the living room, and a TV in each bedroom.

And that was my day.

John-Michael - Yesterday was a day with Mom (most of the day and then I went on a plane)

I came in at the airport when it wasn't quite dark. I built the first tower of my new Lego castle. It had a bow and arrow and a catapult and three dragons. The dragons names were Rinethor, Groscorn, and Skullrattle. Skullrattle was the big one and Rinethor and Groscorn were the small ones. Groscorn is green and Rinethor is purple. Skullrattle is a red dragon with white teeth and has a plasma chrystal on his gold chest plate, he has orange spikes on his back and his arms are actually his wings. He has a long tail and the bottom of him is grey. Groscorn has a long arch shaped knife on his head and then he has yellow nails and a long green tail. Rinthor is a purple dragon with three green spikes on the top of his head a long piece of bone that is covered in purple skin and then a green piece of skin hangs down from the tip of his bone to the bottom of his foot.

Kirsten - The 4th of July and the day after

Yesterday was the 5th of July. The day before though (the 4th of July) was pretty intense. We went and saw Grandma and Grandpa up at the cabin. We also had a bar-b-que. (We had steaks...hooray!) then we went and saw some fireworks. They were really good this year.

Yesterday I woke up extremely tired and slept-in until 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. then the day was pretty much ordinary.

Matt - My title...let's see...YESTERDAY...or known as the day after the 4th of July or the 5th of July

"I didn't take a shower." I was just reading it. Sorry.

Jacob - I didn't take a shower

I woke up and I didn't take a shower. That's it.

Ben - The day after the 4th of July

I got up and kind of did my list but also screwed around. I forgot what happened yesterday so I'm going to say we did some stuff and went to bed.

John-Michael - Two days in one blog

The day before yesterday was the 4th of July. We went to the cabin. We watched some movies. We hauled up two trees I got stampeded by one of the pine trees and then I picked up the pieces of wood and stacked them up for the winter.

Then we watched really cool fireworks. Some were really loud, some were really loud, some were really big, some were really colorful, some were really sparkly and twice in the firework show they shot out a whole bunch of fireworks a the same time. some of the bunches were colorful and some of them were loud.

Yesterday was a catchup day...Hooray! It was where we catch up on everything we were doing...like school and everything else we were doing.

Matt - Barns & Noble

Yesterday I woke up and did my list. Then, when I was finished with my list I played Wii. When we were finished playing Wii. We went to the Barns & Noble.

I got a book called "How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse". Then we bought it and we went home and I read it for a while. Then I went to bed and that was my day.

Ben - Helping

Yesterday I got up and did my list while helping the others out. Then we all played on Wii and Warcraft. Later dad bought us some new books. Then we read our books and I cleaned up the kitchen. Then I went to bed.

The End

John-Michael - The Bookstore

I went to the book store and got a book. I had a pretty fun time. I got a book called "Night of the Ninja". It is a magic tree house book. I liked the book and I am thankful Chris got it for me.

I played Wii and World of Warcraft for a little bit of time.

And that was my day.

Kirsten - Ben was in charge

Yesterday Ben was in charge but I gave him reminders throughout the day. Then I went to work. A whole bunch of volunteers came to work and cleaned the place up. Then Jennifer came and picked me up from work and we went and got Taco Bell and then we went home.

Jacob - On Saturday

On Saturday, I went to the book store. I got "The Dumb Bunnies". It was about the dumb bunnies. I liked the book, it was funny.

Well, thank you. That's all I did yesterday.