Jacob - Bubble Party

I woke up. I ate breakfast. I had cereal. I got paper and I gave it to J-M. I did my homework. I wrote my blog. I helped Kirsten clean my room. I had the bubble party. I had dinner. I had pizza. I went to bed.

That's all.

John-Michael - Pizza and Bubbles

Yesterday I woke up and ate breakfast. I read while Jacob and Kirsten cleaned Matt and Jacob's room when they finished we had a bubble party. We blew bubbles and ate pizza.



When the bubble party ended we played games. We played Pit and Apples to Apples.

When we were finished we went to bed.

Matt - Bubbles

Yesterday, I woke up and took a shower. Then, I read all day. Next, we had dinner (pizza). We ate outside. We also had a bubble party. It was fun!



After that we played pit, then apples to apples. Finally, I went to bed.

Ben - Read-A-Thon

Yesterday I got up and did my list. They I played around until I had to read my book. My book was called, "The Hound of the Baskervilles". I read it until dinner time. We played with bubbles until the pizza arrived for dinner.



We ate dinner and then played Pit. I of course kicked butt in it. Then we played Apples to Apples until the others went to bed. I read for 15 minutes or so and then I went to bed. Before I fell asleep, I had a small argument with John.

Then End

John-Michael - Kirsten helped me a lot

Yesterday I cleaned my room. I took all my clothes out of their places and put them in new ones It was hard and tiring but in the end it was clean.

P.S. It took two days to clean my room.

Jacob - Bubble Party Tomorrow

I woke up. I did my list. I had my breakfast: Cocoa Crunchies. I wrote my blog. I had lunch: sandwich. I did my homework. I got a prize. I got a bubble for the bubble party tomorrow. I went to bed.

That's it.

Matt - Another boring day

Yesterday I woke up and ate breakfast. Then I did my list. After that I did my blog. Next I read for half the day. Then I had dinner. It was chicken nuggets. (They were good!) Last I got in PJs and went to bed.

Kirsten - A really clean room!

Yesterday I helped John-Michael clean his and Ben's room. Their room is really clean now, it just needs to be vacuumed.

Next I have to clean Matt and Jacob's room.

Yesterday my friend who's visiting Italy called me from Rome. It was really nice to hear from her. My other friend also called me and said he wanted to do something with my other friend. (Sorry, out of respect for my friends privacy I will not expose their names). We will see. We're still sort of doing spring cleaning.

Jennifer/Mom - Twitter!

You might notice a new addition to our blog! We added Twitters!

We found these a while back and decided it would be fun to add them to the blog. This way you get funny little updates in between the posts from the kids.

Hope you like them!

Kirsten - Pizza and Pretzels

Yesterday Jacob and I made pizza and pretzel dough. However, we accidentally mixed up the dough when making the pretzels and the pizza. It was still great making the food and it turned out okay. We even made a stuffed crust pizza.



While eating the pizza and the pretzels we watched a movie. I think it was called "It and Five Children". It was a weird movie, but it was really cute.

Also, a friend of mine from middle school found my e-mail address and now we have a means of contacting one another. Horray!

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!