I'd Rather Do Anything Than Do HOMEWORK!

Zak is supposed to be doing homework, not too exciting.

He suggests that I take a picture of his socks that he wore to church today...

one inside out, the other correct.

We kept trying to take the right picture so you all could see Zak's gaff. Can you tell which is right and which is wrong?

Dad came by during the "photo shoot" and asked, "why are you wearing my socks?"

Then Quinn, who was previously doing homework, suggested that we try to take a picture of him moving around wildly and see if the camera will take a blurry picture.

No, it can't.
Then Zak thought he would give it a try. Their still pictures are very funny in a feminine kind of way. They were both twirling and moving like crazy.

HOMEWORK TIME NOW!!

Whistle While You Work

Griffin can't wait to help empty the dishwasher. He loves to put away the silverware.

That's a happy, working boy.

Dead Bug

Kylie did yoga today at Achievement Days (primary activity for 8-11 year old girls). She quite enjoyed it. Some of the poses were dead bug, tree, downward facing dog, mountain. Then the girls got to swim in the pool if they wanted to, most of them did. Kylie said that it was like swimming in the artic ocean.

The Final Countdown

The Cole's were home watching a video "The Kid and I" when we heard the song, "It's the Final Countdown"....we were homesick for Tim.

alright parents... let's dance

Hello familia.

I've got a question for all of you who happen to be parents.

Preface: I can't wake up in the morning, I am consistently missing my first class like Manute Bol missed open jumpers.

Question: With your years of experience WELL beyond my own, what are some specific ways that you have found help to ensure that you will be up in time for work, school, or what have you? I will also accept answers regarding your own children and how you make sure they are awake, although they will not be eligible for as many points.

Aside: I will also accept answers from those of you who are not parents, but I can't guarantee that I will give them the same validity as the answers I receive from those of you who are so much more INCREDIBLY older than I am.

P.S. When I say "experience WELL beyond my own" I mean business. Seriously, a lot of you have decades on me. It's like the life experience you have is just a twinkle in my eye that is yet to be discovered. I don't want to use the term "old", but... well I think I've made my point.

Who is Zak and Who is Quinn

Today in church, Sis. Hix was speaking with "Zak" when she realized for the first time that she has always mixed up Zak and Quinn. She has apparently always thought Zak was Quinn and Quinn was Zak - until today! She went to talk to "Zak" about football and at that moment she realized her folly. Very funny.


I would like to thank the real Zak for creating this picture.

Dusty Car

Sometimes when you see a car that is very dusty/dirty, you will see that someone has written in the dust: "wash me", "I'm dirty". Well, I saw this car and thought that they were VERY creative. I don't know whose car this is, I just took it's picture. Now, if you have a dirty car, see if you can do better than this person!

Zak Plays Football

Zak had a football game today.

Thought you might enjoy some pictures. He is #23.

If you need more pictures, go here.

Just So You Know...

on the right side of this blog,
below the Counter,
below the Blog Archive,
below the Contributors,
there is a section called: LINKS
you can clink on any of those places to see other blogs.
I just added our Hawaii Gallery of Pictures!
If your pictures are not there, add them!

If you want another link added, let me know.

Sherma knows a new trick

Dawney is here. she is helping me with the blog.

At the beach on Kawaii?? Griffin, Matthew, Sophie. Now I think I know how to put in a picture!

What I learned In Accounting Today

how to be a gunner in a pit crew...
Can you see me?



Every year the accounting program has this motivational, team-building guy come in and do this. This is a real race car that has gone in many races. They retired it for this purpose. I was the front gunner, I was responsible for taking the 5 nuts off the wheels on the front side and putting them back on once the carrier threw the new wheel on. It was WAY fun. That gun puts those things on lightning fast. Our team of 7 replaced all four tires in about 80 seconds.

Hey there...

Hey everyone click on Tatia's name on the right side of the screen and you will see a blog called "Hey there..." Try to comment as many times as possible on it. (mabey she will post some more)

Wanted: Mostly Alive

WANTED!

3 Boys left home

Mom needs "sighting" information

When and if you see them,

call, write or post

how are they doing, looking, what are they wearing?

Take a close look at their beautiful faces

Christopher, 23, very smart about computers, will "josh" you out of an ornery mood

Steven, 22, starting accounting, so don't expect to see much of him. He is very good with "photo shop", so if you, (Steven) don't like this picture, fix it.

Chase, 18, has established a quiet personality, but in reality loves dancing, singing and making girls laugh.

no other post, so another joke

What has 4 wheels and flys?

a garbage truck....flies...the little bugs

How do you catch a unique rabbit?







U-nique up on it! ha ha (you-sneak)

Share Hawaii Pictures!

I have setup a website where we can all upload our Hawaii pictures. The location is http://hawaii2007.colehosting.com

You need to go there, register, and then upload your pictures. You can upload pictures AND videos. I know Gill has some good videos I would like to see, and I'm sure everyone wants to see everybody else's pictures!

I have instructions below. Hopefully it isn't very hard, I've tried to make it as easy as possible. Post and/or call if you have any questions.

To Register:

1. Click Register on the top right side.
2. Fill out the form.
3. Click the Login link
4. Login with the information you just chose.
5. Click the Gallery link on the top left side to get back to the main page.

To Add a Photo:

1. Login (see above)
2. Click on "Add Items" on the left hand side.
3. Upload your pictures. You can add captions, etc. to whatever you want.

Feel free to play around. If you need to add a new album or something for some reason, go for it. Just try not to delete anybody's pictures.

Very Interesting...

Just to let you know, there have been 600 visits from 31 countries to our blog.

We have had visitors from Latvia and Estonia, Argentina and Chili.

Seven Visits from Illionis!

We are VERY interesting people.

Feel good about yourselves.

Snorkelers Beware!

I just wanted to show you a picture of what happened to Gil the last time he went snorkeling. His mask did not equalize and so it pulled all the blood to his eyes. This is what happened. Incidently, we have bought our own snorkel equipment for this trip for that reason. Mine is PINK - it is very cute.

Books for the Cruise

What books are you bringing on the cruise?
I am taking an Aunt Dimity mystery (think Miss Marpleish), Aunt Dimity's Good Deed
A Robin Cook thriller, Crisis
A book club selection (these are usually boring) Life of Pi
and Mom thinks one of my books I got at the library was for her but as long as she carries it in her suitcase I am happy for her to think so. It's another lighthearted mystery by Dorothy Cannell. I've never read her. It's called Bridesmaids Revisited. (An Ellie Haskell mystery. )

Don is bringing an historical fiction novel about King Alfred the Great called Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell. He has read lots of Cornwells stuff. He really likes it. He's like Juliet Marilleir for men.

Most Magnificent Husband Has Done It Again!

The LT. Colonel has pulled rank on Verizon and they are sending me a new phone - free of charge! Ooh Hoo... Oh Yeah... I'll let you know when you can go back to calling me on my own number. I know some ofyou have been waiting with baited breath. Oh, and if that breath smells bad, I know where you can get a stick of gum...