So, I posted 100 random things about myself last week and since then, I’ve learned a few things. Quite a few things, actually, and it’s been a wonderful experience (I told you that it was quite therapeutic to do those kind of lists!!! :)
A couple of my “learning” experiences actually came in the form of an e-mail. This first one made me chuckle.
First Lesson
In my "100 things" list, I wrote, “85. My favorite colors in my wardrobe have become red and pink. 86. But not together. :) 87. I love yellow, too, and I wear it. But it doesn't look good on me. It kind of makes me look pale. :(“
Then, I got the following in an e-mail: Did you know that those who dress in red are more confident in themselves? Did you know that those who dress in yellow are those that enjoy their beauty?
HAHAHAHAHA!!! I loved that!!!! :) I will no longer care if yellow makes me look pale. I will wear it anyway! And, red…well, I’ve always worn red and I really enjoy it, so that won't change. :)
Second Lesson
Again, in my "100 things" list, I wrote, “25. I can tell my deepest darkest fears like this (writing) and not think twice about it. But put me face to face with someone and ask the same thing and it's likely that you'll never know the truth. 26. When it comes to a confrontational situation, I really can't tell people what I really think or feel. I have yet to walk through my fears on this one. It's just too terrifying! But...some day I will walk through that fear. Some day.”
The same e-mail that I wrote about in the first lesson also had the bit of information for this second lesson. That e-mail said: Did you know that it's easier to say what you feel in writing than saying it to someone in the face? But did you know that it has more value when you say it to their face?
Yeah. Reading that just made me feel…more confident about at least starting to walk through the fear of saying what I want to say to people (we’re talking about in a reasonable situation and not in a moment of heated discussion. :). It’s true, though. I think that people DO value more what you say to their face versus in writing. But I have to say that it is still easier to often say it in writing. :) Anyway, I will move forward and grow and I will practice this...I will – as I often hear parents telling their little children – use my words. :o)
Third Lesson
This next lesson was HUGE for me. In my list, I wrote, “15. Sometimes I still get really mad over my having had cancer. I get angry over what I feel that it stole from me. I'll never be as carefree or as youthful as I was before being diagnosed. It stole that from me. 30. I really do miss the girl that I was before cancer. She always had fun and was full of life. 31. Now, she just seems to live with a lot of fear.”
I was having quite an enjoyable time with some friends this past Friday night, but in the middle of it all, I thought, “I don’t want to be that person that I was before being diagnosed with cancer.” That was it. That was my revealing moment!
And since then, this is what I’ve thought about. I had SUCH a fun time back in the day before having had cancer. I really did!! And I’ve often missed the person that I was at that time! But you know what I learned the other night? I still AM that person! I still have a great time and I still feel carefree and full of fun! But things are just different. Not in a bad way, of course, but I am different. I’m not the same as I was in that 22nd year of my life and that’s OK!!! And, yeah, I do have a little bit more that I fear and that I battle with, but since Friday, I have just felt that I will deal with it slowly and it will get better! I firmly believe that! And in regards to cancer stealing something from me, a friend just told me the other day, “Jen, cancer didn’t steal something from you! It just made you let go of some things.” That is very true. And by letting go of some things during this experience, I have certainly grown.
I wish that I could completely express just what I have felt through that little "Aha!" moment, but I don’t know that I can get across just how BIG and how REAL it was for me. It’s been wonderful.
And, lastly, I have to say that I have really appreciated some of the e-mails/comments that I’ve received from people in regards to how they see my friendship in their lives. It’s been quite touching to be encouraged by that. It’s been humbling, actually. You are all so wonderful!!
And, that’s what I’ve learned. :)
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
And I type this fast.
So, I needed a break on this fine Monday morning and this is what I learned:
I type 89 words per minute! Are you faster?
Touch Typing - Try it Here!!!
So, I was having issues, earlier, with this blog post and I had to get rid of the pretty little white box that housed my typing results. For some reason, it was too big and it bumped my entire side bar to the bottom of my page. Anyway, you can still try out the fun yourself by clicking on one of the two links in this post! Have fun! :o)
I type 89 words per minute! Are you faster?
Touch Typing - Try it Here!!!
So, I was having issues, earlier, with this blog post and I had to get rid of the pretty little white box that housed my typing results. For some reason, it was too big and it bumped my entire side bar to the bottom of my page. Anyway, you can still try out the fun yourself by clicking on one of the two links in this post! Have fun! :o)
Monday, January 21, 2008
100 things about me, whether you want to know or not.
Well, I've seen a few people doing these lists and I liked the idea of them. So I worked on it last week and here's mine! You're free to do it, as well. No one is being tagged, it's just a fun activity. Actually, I found it to be rather therapeutic. :) So, if you'd like to join the fun, go ahead! And if you'd rather just read, that's fine, too. :) Now...on to the list.
1. I try to drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. On a really busy/active day, I can easily drink 96 ounces.
2. I really don't enjoy tea. Of any kind.
3. I love to do word find puzzles. I could work on them for hours.
4. I really am disgusted with how unhealthy I've become in the last two years. I'm going to fix that.
5. I love to write. LOVE. IT. Letters, essays, blog posts, e-mails. When it comes to writing, you name it, I love it.
6. I love my current job, advising students at the University. It has turned out to be one of the most satisfying jobs that I've ever had!!
7. However, I hate the task of taking minutes from meetings at said job. It's a rip.
8. One of my pet peeves is when people clip their finger nails in the car. To me, that is like finger nails on a chalkboard. In fact, when people clip their nails anywhere in public, it about sends me over the edge. And a lot of people do it!! Let's save that for the privacy of the home, okay? Yuck.
9. I guess fingernail chewing could be another pet peeve. I can't imagine! I mean, look at Jenny's post and then think that if our hands do to that to bread, WHAT is under our nails that then goes into our mouth/body? Ugh. Give me a minute to let my stomach stop rolling.
10. I think cell phones are obnoxious and don't do much more than encourage bad manners. It's sad, really. I'm amazed at the number of students that I'm talking directly to and in the middle of what I'm saying, they'll pull out their cell phone and respond to a text!! WHILE I'm talking!! *sigh* As my good friend, Edna said, we're here to teach them, so I usually have to give them a small schpeel about how that's so not OK. Let's not start with the one's that answer their phones in the middle of a meeting or a play. Oy vey.
11. Even though I feel this way about cell phones, I have one. It's my only phone. But...I try to treat it exactly like a house phone. I'm at work? No answer. I'm on vacation? No answer. It will not own me.
12. I will admit that cell phones come in handy while traveling. I'm glad to have them then! They make me feel a bit safer when I'm traveling.
13. I really enjoy falling asleep to white noise, like a fan or a running furnace. Something about it just really helps me to relax.
14. I've been dealing with a lot of anger this year and I'm not sure why or how to handle it. I'm working on that, though.
15. Sometimes I still get really mad over my having had cancer. I get angry over what I feel that it stole from me. I'll never be as carefree or as youthful as I was before being diagnosed. It stole that from me.
16. BUT...it didn't kill me, so I really try to focus on the good that came from the experience (and there was good!!) and I just try to move forward.
17. But I'd never wish it on anyone. Ever.
18. I'm a night owl. My perfect schedule: up until midnight, sleep until 9, go to work at 11, leave at 7, repeat cycle. :)
19. I hate coffee.
20. But I love Starbucks' Frappuccinos.
21. Some days I feel like my attitude is "just do whatever you have to do, health wise, so you don't get cancer again."
22. Some days that expereince still owns me. And that sucks.
23. I have troubles keeping my calcium levels at what they should be since my surgery/cancer treatment. Because of that, I will get face tingles (similar to the feeling you get when your foot falls asleep) and if I tap my face in just the right spot on either side, that side of the face will twitch. It's called Chvostek's sign. It's my "trick". :o)
24. I often struggle with some pretty serious spiritual doubts, but I try not to let people know just how serious they are. I'm often embarrassed/ashamed by what I struggle with. Only a few people really know.
25. I can tell my deepest darkest fears like this (writing) and not think twice about it. But put me face to face with someone and ask the same thing and it's likely that you'll never know the truth.
26. When it comes to a confrontational situation, I really can't tell people what I really think or feel. I have yet to walk through my fears on this one. It's just too terrifying! But...some day I will walk through that fear. Some day.
27. I love to read simple, good romance novels. Not trashy ones, but good ones. They're such an easy read and it takes me away for awhile. For as much as I love to read, though, I don't like books that require a lot of effort or are too scary or realistic. Yuck. Give me the easy stuff.
28. It really bothers me that I care so much about how other people view me.
29. But I'm not the least bit afraid to "make a scene" in public (the joking around kind, of course!). :)
30. I really do miss the girl that I was before cancer. She always had fun and was full of life.
31. Now, she just seems to live with a lot of fear.
32. But counseling helped and it really is better than it used to be.
33. *sigh* I love counseling. Love. It.
34. I get mad at anyone that knocks it (counseling, that is).
35. And anyone that knocks people taking depression meds. When used appropriately, those pretty little pills can change a person's life.
36. They did mine!!
37. And I often wish that I would have stayed on them a bit longer. Like six months or a year longer. Just for a longer time frame of stability.
38. But I'm managing okay now.
39. As long as I exercise regularly.
40. And I hate exercising.
41. But, thankfully, I don't loathe it anymore. :)
42. I'm a "planner". By nature, I like to have a planned out calendar and social life.
43. But the biggest lesson I learned from having had cancer is that I'm not in control of anything, so I try to actively practice letting go and letting it be what it is.
44. Funny thing is, it works!!! And I always end up feeling better!! :)
45. Did you know that in 2007, four years after being diagnosed with cancer, they finally declared me cancer free?
46. WAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
47. This year is the clincher..."cancer free" this year and NO tests for five years!!!! I continue to hope!! :)
48. To this day, I still don't really know that I want to get married and have kids.
49. Does that make me selfish? Sometimes I think so.
50. But I still don't know that my feelings really change, even when I do feel that way.
51. But I do believe that if I met the right person, I might feel differently.
52. I have a terrible memory! Seriously. It's so bad, that it kind of scares me a bit! I mean, what's it going to be like 20 years from now?!? Yeeks.
53. I see myself as a realist, not a pessimist or an optimist.
54. But I also think that I'm on the verge of switching to a pessimist. I need to work on that.
55. I enjoy watching movies and TV.
56. But, I do realize how much it changes my attitude toward a lot of things in life, so I try not to watch them too often.
57. I love things that make me laugh. People, books, shows...whatever. :)
58. I drink about a gallon of milk a week. I love milk!
59. And I love cheese!!
60. Is this because I'm from Wisconsin? Probably not.
61. I hate to cook. It seems that it's so much work for such little results. Yuck.
62. But I think that I need to start changing my attitude because it's certainly not practical.
63. I already mentioned it, but I love to write. It helps me to release. It helps me to connect with others. It keeps me honest. It keeps me real.
64. I love my little church fellowship groups in town. They really help me through my week.
65. I just feel like I wish I did better at living what I talk about, hear and learn there.
66. Just this past August, I cut off about a foot and a half of my hair to donate for wigs for cancer patients. It was for "Locks of Love". It made me feel good!
67. What didn't make me feel so good was when the stylist "trimmed" my hair after taking what I wanted her to take (for the donation). Four inches later and my hair barely touched my shoulders. NOT so good.
68. But it's been five months and it's grown about an inch a month, so it's okay.
69. But I don't think that I'll donate again.
70. The same thing happened to my mom.
71. And my friend.
72. And my friend's friend.
73. So, I don't feel alone! :o)
74. I always want to learn how to better myself.
75. Until recently, when my mom's friend was celebrating her 60th birthday and she told me that she didn't need to read self help books anymore because she knows she's fine just the way she is and, at 60, she really doesn't care what anyone thinks about her!
76. So, I want to have that attitude NOW. At 27. :)
77. Lizards kind of creep me out. I can't believe that people have them for pets.
78. I love to travel.
79. I've been to Ecuador, Latvia, and Colombia, as well as a lot of places in the U.S.
80. Some day I want to go to Italy.
81. So, I'm thinking I might plan a three week trip there when I turn 30. Wanna come?
82. But I do enjoy being home, too. There's nothing like the comforts of your own home. :)
83. I've only worn makeup a couple of times and I have to say that I really don't understand the appeal of it. It always makes me feel like I'm suffocating my skin. Strange, huh? (But if it works for you, great! :)
84. It's kind of the same thing with watches. I don't wear them because I feel just a bit claustrophobic (or a feeling similar to that, anyway).
85. My favorite colors in my wardrobe have become red and pink.
86. But not together. :)
87. I love yellow, too, and I wear it. But it doesn't look good on me. It kind of makes me look pale. :(
88. My dream car is a Lexus RX (SUV). That is one sleek vehicle. Albeit, pricey. :)
89. I really do enjoy watching football games, professional or otherwise.
90. But I don't really know many details about the game. I really can't keep straight the difference between offense and defense, even though it's been explained to me a million times. I always forget.
91. I love Burt's Bee's Beeswax Lip Balm. I have yet to find anything that compares with it.
92. Well, maybe the plain Mary Kay lip balm does.
93. I love to use hand soaps and lotions with the antibacterial stuff in them.
94. But I keep hearing how that stuff is really bad for us, so I'm using up what I have and I'm going to go back to the regular 'ol stuff.
95. I'm not a very patient person. But, I really don't want to pray for help with it, either, because I really don't want to be tested.
96. I love contacts and I HATE glasses.
97. Some day I'm going to have that eye surgery so I don't ever have to wear either ever again.
98. In the last couple of years, I've decided that I really hate nylons.
99. So, I do all that I can to avoid having to wear them!!
100. I need braces because I have a crossbite. But to get them, I have to have a lot of work done beforehand. Part of that "work" would be having a surgeon break my upper jaw in half and widening it. So...I don't think that I'll be getting braces. Ever.
There you go! 100 random pieces of information about me! Are you up for doing something like this? We'd love to read what you had to share! :)
1. I try to drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. On a really busy/active day, I can easily drink 96 ounces.
2. I really don't enjoy tea. Of any kind.
3. I love to do word find puzzles. I could work on them for hours.
4. I really am disgusted with how unhealthy I've become in the last two years. I'm going to fix that.
5. I love to write. LOVE. IT. Letters, essays, blog posts, e-mails. When it comes to writing, you name it, I love it.
6. I love my current job, advising students at the University. It has turned out to be one of the most satisfying jobs that I've ever had!!
7. However, I hate the task of taking minutes from meetings at said job. It's a rip.
8. One of my pet peeves is when people clip their finger nails in the car. To me, that is like finger nails on a chalkboard. In fact, when people clip their nails anywhere in public, it about sends me over the edge. And a lot of people do it!! Let's save that for the privacy of the home, okay? Yuck.
9. I guess fingernail chewing could be another pet peeve. I can't imagine! I mean, look at Jenny's post and then think that if our hands do to that to bread, WHAT is under our nails that then goes into our mouth/body? Ugh. Give me a minute to let my stomach stop rolling.
10. I think cell phones are obnoxious and don't do much more than encourage bad manners. It's sad, really. I'm amazed at the number of students that I'm talking directly to and in the middle of what I'm saying, they'll pull out their cell phone and respond to a text!! WHILE I'm talking!! *sigh* As my good friend, Edna said, we're here to teach them, so I usually have to give them a small schpeel about how that's so not OK. Let's not start with the one's that answer their phones in the middle of a meeting or a play. Oy vey.
11. Even though I feel this way about cell phones, I have one. It's my only phone. But...I try to treat it exactly like a house phone. I'm at work? No answer. I'm on vacation? No answer. It will not own me.
12. I will admit that cell phones come in handy while traveling. I'm glad to have them then! They make me feel a bit safer when I'm traveling.
13. I really enjoy falling asleep to white noise, like a fan or a running furnace. Something about it just really helps me to relax.
14. I've been dealing with a lot of anger this year and I'm not sure why or how to handle it. I'm working on that, though.
15. Sometimes I still get really mad over my having had cancer. I get angry over what I feel that it stole from me. I'll never be as carefree or as youthful as I was before being diagnosed. It stole that from me.
16. BUT...it didn't kill me, so I really try to focus on the good that came from the experience (and there was good!!) and I just try to move forward.
17. But I'd never wish it on anyone. Ever.
18. I'm a night owl. My perfect schedule: up until midnight, sleep until 9, go to work at 11, leave at 7, repeat cycle. :)
19. I hate coffee.
20. But I love Starbucks' Frappuccinos.
21. Some days I feel like my attitude is "just do whatever you have to do, health wise, so you don't get cancer again."
22. Some days that expereince still owns me. And that sucks.
23. I have troubles keeping my calcium levels at what they should be since my surgery/cancer treatment. Because of that, I will get face tingles (similar to the feeling you get when your foot falls asleep) and if I tap my face in just the right spot on either side, that side of the face will twitch. It's called Chvostek's sign. It's my "trick". :o)
24. I often struggle with some pretty serious spiritual doubts, but I try not to let people know just how serious they are. I'm often embarrassed/ashamed by what I struggle with. Only a few people really know.
25. I can tell my deepest darkest fears like this (writing) and not think twice about it. But put me face to face with someone and ask the same thing and it's likely that you'll never know the truth.
26. When it comes to a confrontational situation, I really can't tell people what I really think or feel. I have yet to walk through my fears on this one. It's just too terrifying! But...some day I will walk through that fear. Some day.
27. I love to read simple, good romance novels. Not trashy ones, but good ones. They're such an easy read and it takes me away for awhile. For as much as I love to read, though, I don't like books that require a lot of effort or are too scary or realistic. Yuck. Give me the easy stuff.
28. It really bothers me that I care so much about how other people view me.
29. But I'm not the least bit afraid to "make a scene" in public (the joking around kind, of course!). :)
30. I really do miss the girl that I was before cancer. She always had fun and was full of life.
31. Now, she just seems to live with a lot of fear.
32. But counseling helped and it really is better than it used to be.
33. *sigh* I love counseling. Love. It.
34. I get mad at anyone that knocks it (counseling, that is).
35. And anyone that knocks people taking depression meds. When used appropriately, those pretty little pills can change a person's life.
36. They did mine!!
37. And I often wish that I would have stayed on them a bit longer. Like six months or a year longer. Just for a longer time frame of stability.
38. But I'm managing okay now.
39. As long as I exercise regularly.
40. And I hate exercising.
41. But, thankfully, I don't loathe it anymore. :)
42. I'm a "planner". By nature, I like to have a planned out calendar and social life.
43. But the biggest lesson I learned from having had cancer is that I'm not in control of anything, so I try to actively practice letting go and letting it be what it is.
44. Funny thing is, it works!!! And I always end up feeling better!! :)
45. Did you know that in 2007, four years after being diagnosed with cancer, they finally declared me cancer free?
46. WAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
47. This year is the clincher..."cancer free" this year and NO tests for five years!!!! I continue to hope!! :)
48. To this day, I still don't really know that I want to get married and have kids.
49. Does that make me selfish? Sometimes I think so.
50. But I still don't know that my feelings really change, even when I do feel that way.
51. But I do believe that if I met the right person, I might feel differently.
52. I have a terrible memory! Seriously. It's so bad, that it kind of scares me a bit! I mean, what's it going to be like 20 years from now?!? Yeeks.
53. I see myself as a realist, not a pessimist or an optimist.
54. But I also think that I'm on the verge of switching to a pessimist. I need to work on that.
55. I enjoy watching movies and TV.
56. But, I do realize how much it changes my attitude toward a lot of things in life, so I try not to watch them too often.
57. I love things that make me laugh. People, books, shows...whatever. :)
58. I drink about a gallon of milk a week. I love milk!
59. And I love cheese!!
60. Is this because I'm from Wisconsin? Probably not.
61. I hate to cook. It seems that it's so much work for such little results. Yuck.
62. But I think that I need to start changing my attitude because it's certainly not practical.
63. I already mentioned it, but I love to write. It helps me to release. It helps me to connect with others. It keeps me honest. It keeps me real.
64. I love my little church fellowship groups in town. They really help me through my week.
65. I just feel like I wish I did better at living what I talk about, hear and learn there.
66. Just this past August, I cut off about a foot and a half of my hair to donate for wigs for cancer patients. It was for "Locks of Love". It made me feel good!
67. What didn't make me feel so good was when the stylist "trimmed" my hair after taking what I wanted her to take (for the donation). Four inches later and my hair barely touched my shoulders. NOT so good.
68. But it's been five months and it's grown about an inch a month, so it's okay.
69. But I don't think that I'll donate again.
70. The same thing happened to my mom.
71. And my friend.
72. And my friend's friend.
73. So, I don't feel alone! :o)
74. I always want to learn how to better myself.
75. Until recently, when my mom's friend was celebrating her 60th birthday and she told me that she didn't need to read self help books anymore because she knows she's fine just the way she is and, at 60, she really doesn't care what anyone thinks about her!
76. So, I want to have that attitude NOW. At 27. :)
77. Lizards kind of creep me out. I can't believe that people have them for pets.
78. I love to travel.
79. I've been to Ecuador, Latvia, and Colombia, as well as a lot of places in the U.S.
80. Some day I want to go to Italy.
81. So, I'm thinking I might plan a three week trip there when I turn 30. Wanna come?
82. But I do enjoy being home, too. There's nothing like the comforts of your own home. :)
83. I've only worn makeup a couple of times and I have to say that I really don't understand the appeal of it. It always makes me feel like I'm suffocating my skin. Strange, huh? (But if it works for you, great! :)
84. It's kind of the same thing with watches. I don't wear them because I feel just a bit claustrophobic (or a feeling similar to that, anyway).
85. My favorite colors in my wardrobe have become red and pink.
86. But not together. :)
87. I love yellow, too, and I wear it. But it doesn't look good on me. It kind of makes me look pale. :(
88. My dream car is a Lexus RX (SUV). That is one sleek vehicle. Albeit, pricey. :)
89. I really do enjoy watching football games, professional or otherwise.
90. But I don't really know many details about the game. I really can't keep straight the difference between offense and defense, even though it's been explained to me a million times. I always forget.
91. I love Burt's Bee's Beeswax Lip Balm. I have yet to find anything that compares with it.
92. Well, maybe the plain Mary Kay lip balm does.
93. I love to use hand soaps and lotions with the antibacterial stuff in them.
94. But I keep hearing how that stuff is really bad for us, so I'm using up what I have and I'm going to go back to the regular 'ol stuff.
95. I'm not a very patient person. But, I really don't want to pray for help with it, either, because I really don't want to be tested.
96. I love contacts and I HATE glasses.
97. Some day I'm going to have that eye surgery so I don't ever have to wear either ever again.
98. In the last couple of years, I've decided that I really hate nylons.
99. So, I do all that I can to avoid having to wear them!!
100. I need braces because I have a crossbite. But to get them, I have to have a lot of work done beforehand. Part of that "work" would be having a surgeon break my upper jaw in half and widening it. So...I don't think that I'll be getting braces. Ever.
There you go! 100 random pieces of information about me! Are you up for doing something like this? We'd love to read what you had to share! :)
Friday, January 18, 2008
Thank goodness it's Friday.
The title says it all. This week has just been chaotic! But, so it goes.
Now, I'm off for a three day weekend, so I'll be play catch up on a lot of things...cleaning, homework, sleep. Yay! I love weekend "retreats" like that! :)
Now, I'm off for a three day weekend, so I'll be play catch up on a lot of things...cleaning, homework, sleep. Yay! I love weekend "retreats" like that! :)
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
And it's only just beginning.
I think that I'm already sick of hearing about all of these political campaigns going on for a seat in the presidential run. And, it's only just begun!!! Oy vey!!
Does anyone else feel the same way?
Does anyone else feel the same way?
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Sights & People.
Well, I'm back in Wyoming. It was a very smooth trip back and I'm really glad for that!! I'm already missing everyone up home, though, so that's kind of tough. I guess it's all about taking things one day at a time, huh?
Anyway, for your viewing pleasure, I thought I'd post some pictures of some sights around the home front and also of some people. First, the sights...
This is a barn that sits in the back yard of my folk's place. I just thought the red was a lovely contrast to all of the snow that came while I was home.
This picture is a picture that I had forgotten that I'd taken and I meant to put in the previous post. Oops. :) It's the corn bin that dad puts the corn in for the deer to feed on. It's a nice little feeder and the deer certainly get their fill!!
Now, let's move on to the people. This picture below is of my mom, Chari, and my grandma, Jennie. :) Grandma wasn't too impressed that I wanted a picture of her right then, but I said, "Too bad!" My mom...she was a good sport about it. :)
This next picture is of me and a little lady named, Louana. I used to go to meeting with Louana when I was growing up and getting to know her and her late husband was a wonderful privilege. This was the first time I'd gotten over to see Louana in probably five years. Why do we let so much time go in between such visits? It's a shame. But, really, it was great to visit her again! I smile just looking at this picture! Isn't she sweet? :)
This picture is of my mom's aunt and uncle and another of our friends. Left to right is Uncle Richard, Aunt Veda and Irene. Richard is a brother to my grandma Jennie (first picture above). Mom goes to meeting with these three, so I get to see them every time I'm home (unless the weather fouls our plans, which it did on one Sunday).
And, lastly, how could I forget the Martin family!! :) Here is our picture! :) Left to right, Mom, Dad, me and my brother, Lucas. A friend took this picture for us because we wanted to have a photo of us together. I think it turned out quite nice, don't you? ;) 
And there you have it. Two weeks of blogging from good 'ol Wisco is over. :o( The only thing that cheers me up is knowing that the Packers are playing their playoff game on Saturday!! :) *laugh* Go Pack!! :)
Anyway, for your viewing pleasure, I thought I'd post some pictures of some sights around the home front and also of some people. First, the sights...
This is a barn that sits in the back yard of my folk's place. I just thought the red was a lovely contrast to all of the snow that came while I was home.
This picture is a picture that I had forgotten that I'd taken and I meant to put in the previous post. Oops. :) It's the corn bin that dad puts the corn in for the deer to feed on. It's a nice little feeder and the deer certainly get their fill!!
Now, let's move on to the people. This picture below is of my mom, Chari, and my grandma, Jennie. :) Grandma wasn't too impressed that I wanted a picture of her right then, but I said, "Too bad!" My mom...she was a good sport about it. :)
This next picture is of me and a little lady named, Louana. I used to go to meeting with Louana when I was growing up and getting to know her and her late husband was a wonderful privilege. This was the first time I'd gotten over to see Louana in probably five years. Why do we let so much time go in between such visits? It's a shame. But, really, it was great to visit her again! I smile just looking at this picture! Isn't she sweet? :)
This picture is of my mom's aunt and uncle and another of our friends. Left to right is Uncle Richard, Aunt Veda and Irene. Richard is a brother to my grandma Jennie (first picture above). Mom goes to meeting with these three, so I get to see them every time I'm home (unless the weather fouls our plans, which it did on one Sunday).
And, lastly, how could I forget the Martin family!! :) Here is our picture! :) Left to right, Mom, Dad, me and my brother, Lucas. A friend took this picture for us because we wanted to have a photo of us together. I think it turned out quite nice, don't you? ;) 
And there you have it. Two weeks of blogging from good 'ol Wisco is over. :o( The only thing that cheers me up is knowing that the Packers are playing their playoff game on Saturday!! :) *laugh* Go Pack!! :)Sunday, January 6, 2008
Deer
So, during the NON-hunting season, my parents feed deer. They have a corn bin (I guess you'd call it that) that is just up the hill, about 15 or 20 feet or so from the house. They put the corn in this bin every day and just let the deer wander in to eat!! Dad said that he goes through about 2000 pounds of corn every winter! Wow. I captured these photos and video a few nights ago, but I'm just getting time to load them now. We only had two deer in that evening, but some evenings there are a LOT more. It's a pretty neat event to watch! :o) There's just something lovely about watching nature up close like that. It's quite moving, I think. Enjoy! :)
Hmmm...well, I got this black box to post (for the video), but I don't think it loaded (AGAIN!!). Aargh. Well, we'll see how this works for everyone!
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