last week

Wow, I was supposed to do this a week ago.

Jim won his game last friday 48-8. Go Jim!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last Monday we were getting ready for dinner when someone knocked at our door. (this is a rare happening at our house). It was Cousin Barbara and Uncle Mike. (this is kinda funny because actually Mike is cousins with Tom's dad, -but we call him Uncle Mike- and his wife we call cousin Barbara, It would make more sense to call them both Aunt and Uncle because of the generation difference or maybe have them become honorary Grandparents). They have visited us every year or two since we "found them" on a family history chat board. We all love visiting with them. It was a short visit this time, only about an hour. But cousin Barb took pictures which she will share with grandma Carolyn, and we will look forward to visiting again, maybe someday, we will get to visit them in Colorado.

My Mom thinned out her Iris bed, last week, and sent us some iris for our yard. Danny, Mikey and I planted them yesterday. It was fun.

Thangles

Way back when we lived in Missouri, I was part of a couple of quilt groups at my local store, Merrilee we quilt, One of them was a purple thangle quilt, I did not like to do them one month at a time, so I would wait till I had two or three months worth (sometimes more) and then I would sit down and cut and sew them. Well, I spent the morning cutting and pinning the thangles. (For those who have not seen them thangles are strips of paper with solid and dotted lines, that you pin your fabric to. A light and a dark strip, and then you sew on the dotted lines, and cut on the solid lines, and then when you are finished you have what is called a halfsquare triangle or a square made up of two triangles.) I still need to sew and then cut some more. but the pinning and initial cutting are the hardest part to get done.

I have been more stressed this semester, and Thomas has suggested that I take some time for myself doing something not related to school. I am hoping to make thursday my quilting day, but we will have to see.

WE WON!

Just to let you know,

Jims football team won their game against Parker last night, the score: 48-22.

GO SEAHAWKS!!!!!!!! It was Parkers homecoming.

Jim got to play for his 30 seconds. He says during the Varsity games that is what he gets. He gets more than that during the JV games.

His coach says he is learning the game fast.

GO JIM!!!!!!!!!

License to Drive

Jim and I went to the DMV today. After driving back home to get his birth certificate and after filling out the paperwork, and having his picture taken, Jim is now licensed to drive.

For the next 90 days he can only drive with an adult 18 or over with him. (who has had their license for at least a year). If it is after 10 P.M. It must be a parent.

If he goes back after 90 days and before June 5, 2009, then he does not have to take another test. ( the ones he took in drivers ed. are enough). Then he will get his regular license.

His 90 days are up the week of Christmas, so he might have to wait till after Christmas, but what a Christmas present!

P.S. He won't be 16 till June 20009

Smelly

O.K., so last week when I was sick, I asked Mikey to put a rice bag in the microwave for me for one minute. (on our microwave this means you put it in and push start). A
little while later I started to smell something burning. As I walked into the kitchen, the microwave beeped. Since I was not feeling well, I have no idea how long it was in the microwave, but the fabric had burn spots, and we had to throw it away.
The problem:
Now whenever we use the microwave we get the same nasty burnt smell.
The Fix?
Does anyone have an idea for getting rid of this smell, buying a new microwave is way not in the budget.
Lillie

Ha Ha! I'm not gonna put a title on this one either! (oops)

thanks for all of the celebration. Let's see if anybody else can pay more attention than my wife, who loves me dearly, but doesn't always listen. My application is complete and all that is left to do is get it through the education review. After that they will send me a letter saying I can schedule my tests. There are 3 of them the EPPP (national certification test), jurisprudence (ethics and state law regarding the profession), and state oral boards. If I pass all of these tests they will then offer me the opportunity to pay for a license. Please keep praying and I will prepare well, which by the way also includes much prayer, and before long I'll be licensed. Hopefully before the end of the year.

I was sick on Friday and missed school, which included missing a test in math. I had to go in on Tuesday, ( I don't usually have to drive into mitchell on Tuesdays.), to take the missed test. My teacher had also given me a wrong score on one of my homework assignments which I talked to her about today. I just checked her online gradebook, and found that she had corrected my wrong score and posted that I got 57 out of 60 on the missed test. I am now getting 86.5% in my math class this takes me from a solid C to a solid B. the chapter we are covering now is about paychecks (I am much more secure in this) so hopefully I will keep the B for a while, Maybe even the whole semester?
Lillie