Hm, we've got a very interesting forecast for the end of December:

Dec. 29 - High of 41, 40% chance of rain.

Dec. 30 - High of 57, 30% chance of rain.

Dec. 31 - High of 62, 40% chance of rain! :(

I hope the forecast is wrong!

Zeke

I'm (going to have) a white Christmas.......

Have a merry white Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! This Christmas Eve, us kids all got to open a present (pajamas). Elizabeth's pajamas were in a clothes box. When she unwrapped the wrapping paper, she exclaimed: "Yay! a box!"

"Elizabeth, who was born on Christmas?"

"Bob!"

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it
happened." ~ Dr. Suess

Bob, the Burning Germex Man!

Hand Sanitizer + Lighter = Cool Pictures!

Bob, the Burning Germex Man!

He has a nose.

And He dies.

Are there really five people that read my blog that are afraid of cows? I know one person is, but five?

The Umbilical Brothers!

These guy are hilarious!

Elizabeth the Contortionist!

Elizabeth is pretty flexible.
She does this all the time:

This is a new one:

So, Elizabeth is incredibly flexible, and we actually took some pictures of her contorting herself.
So, I might post those. Maybe.

Soccer Games

So, my last soccer game is going to be at 2:30 next Saturday. It is the "championship" game, so you should all come and cheer us on!

A little story

Once upon a time there was a boy that decided to start a blog. But he wasn't a very good blogger. So he had to make up little stories to post that might entertain his friends for a couple of days…

 

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Soccer Schedule

This is my soccer schedule for those of you (or maybe just Megan?) who wanted it.

Oct. 2: 8:30 (yes, A.M.) and 1:00 p.m.

Oct. 9: 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Oct. 16: 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Oct. 23: 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 OR 2:30 (depending on our record. Let you know which time ASAP.)

Come and cheer us on!

Whoa!

This is really cool…

 

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In other news....................

Abby got her driver's license today (yikes!). I was the first non-parent passenger (not sure if that is a good thing!). I'm still alive, so, it went okay.

'Till next time!
Zeke.

Awesome magic trick!

This has got to be one of the best magic tricks I've ever seen! (You might want to skip to 0:30, to skip some random talking.

This is a song that we sometimes sing. There are two verses: The first for sunny days and the second is for days like today. :) But we usually sing both, just for fun.

It's a happy day
and I thank God for the weather.
Its a happy day
and I'm living it for my Lord.
Its a happy day
and things are gonna get better,
Living each day by the promises of God's word.

It's grumpy day,
an I can't stand the weather.
It's a grumpy day,
and I'm living it for myself.
It's a grumpy day,
and things aren't gonna get better,
living each day with the Bible on my shelf.

Found this today. Pretty funny.

Two words: GO OUTSIDE! It's beautiful out there!

Isaac

Isaac lost a tooth! He left the table one night and came out of the bathroom missing a tooth!


Isaac also had his 8th Birthday yesterday! So Dad, Andy, Isaac and I went to the Cardinals game! They lost 2-3, but almost came back in the 9th inning!


Then we came home for dinner, presents, and cake.

So, I saw this today and thought the choice of words was pretty funny.

"According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction."

This guy needs to do something about himself....

You must watch the judges.

Some of the Best Scenes From The Princess Bride!

Oh yeah!

Good...



Better...



Best!

Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira

One word-WOW!

Storm Pictures

As many of you will know, there was a big storm that rolled through the Rolla area. We were at a [outdoor] party when it hit, so we had to come home to find...

Blown over the fence and tipped over trampoline...

Another item on the other side of the fence; our now-broken flag pole...

And, a big river across the yard.

"And God said, 'This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.'" (Genesis 9:12-16, NIV)

(my first-ever panorama. I tilted the camera on the right)

(it was a double rainbow)

This is one of the people that is running our country...

This guy is a United States Representative from Georgia that is wondering if the relocation of 8,000 marines and their families to Guam is a good idea. Enjoy!

HI!

Hello from Illinois! We came up to our Grandparent's house for the Fourth, and we've been having a great time with tennis (watching and playing), volleyball (again, watching and playing), and smuggling and shooting of fireworks illegally (yes, it is illegal over here)! Right now I'm just being lazy. I watched a Cubs game (they lost, 14-3), and that made me bored, so I decided that I should check up on the blogging world. Well, I guess that I'll finish this post now. Bye!

Frank Caleindo

This guy is so funny!

Elizabeth

I just found this today, and thought that I'd share it with you!

I love that kid...

I think if you're doing absolutely nothing, you're dead.

-Isaac

Another tomato joke!

A family of tomatoes, Dad tomato, Mom tomato, and Kid tomato, are going on a walk. Kid tomato was lagging behind. So Dad tomato picks up a rock, throws it at Kid tomato (SPLAT!), and says, "KETCHUP!!!"

Thanks Chuck, for becoming my first follower that is not a girl!!

...

Q: What do an elephant and a tomato have in common?

A: Neither one can ride a bike! Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I love elephant jokes!)

Josh Turner - Would You Go With Me?

This is one of my favorite country songs, sung by one of my favorite country singers. :)
For those of you who know what it means, his range is G1-B4. That's three octaves and two notes!
Enjoy!

My New Fish

Hey all!

I got some new fish! The blue ones are piranha, and the orange ones are goldfish.

Their names are as follows:

Spike (Piranha),
Rambo (nickname Jaws) (Piranha),
Snack (Goldfish),
Bait (Goldfish),
and, Barney (Goldfish)

I'm hoping that they all get along...
We'll see.

Good movie.
Violent.
Lots of blood.
Not for young children.
Yep, that's Jaws.

p.s. It scared Becky and Abby. (and Zeke)

My Fish

For those of you who might be wondering what happened to my fish, I'll tell you. Megan Riefer told me that she fed my fish too much and one of them died. Well, apparently she continued to over-feed them and they all died! *sniff, sniff* But, it was nice of her to even spend time with them...
Perhaps I'll get some more...

The Weather

It's really hot today. It was really hot yesterday. It is supposed to be really hot tomorrow. Then it is supposed to storm like, all week.

A weather joke (I know, not very relevant):

The Indians asked their Chief in autumn, if the winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the chief replies that the winter was going to be cold and that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared. Being a good leader, he then went to the next phone booth and called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is this winter to be cold?" The man on the phone responded, "This winter was going to be quite cold indeed." So the Chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood to be prepared. A week later he called the National Weather Service again, "Is it going to be a VERY cold winter?" "Yes", the man replied, "it's going to be a very cold winter." So the Chief goes back to his people and orders them to go and find every scrap of wood they can find. Two weeks later he calls the National Weather Service again: "Are you absolutely sure, that the winter is going to be very cold?" "Absolutely" the man replies, "the Indians are collecting wood like crazy!"

Elizabeth and Joy

She's so cute (Elizabeth, not Joy)

Okay people, what should I post about??

Have a good Mother's Day!
Remember to thank your Mom today, and tell her how much you appreciate her being your Mom and making good food. :)

Pictures from the CHESS Talent Show

Anna Nisbett and Drew McCluskey singing "Poor Sweet Baby" from Snoopy!!! the Musical.

They were okay.

It was very exciting. I like the spotlight effect.

Then I drew my shoes at home.

Great Original and Spoof by Tim Hawkins

So watch this...



Now watch this!

The Turtleman!

This is hilarious!

Quote of the day.

"I'm very good at consolidating play-dough!"
-Abigail Laura Hall

Randoms

Joel

Gabe

John

Daniel

Snoopy!!! Basement Pictures

Friends!

Clarissa and Rachel

Tess and Megan

Elise and Elizabeth

Kelsey and Abby

Myself and Gabe

I need to change my profile picture.

Benjamin

This is my cousin, Benjamin. He was getting a little weird one night at my grandparents house....
He lives in Dubai right now. I think he wanted to be an Arab woman or something

World Record Trampoline Jump!

One of my favorite You-Tube videos.
World Record Trampoline Jump!

My Sunburn

For those of you that know me reasonably well will know that I sunburn VERY easily. So let me give you the five "Ws." [but not the "H" (I felt that the "H" was unnecessary because it would have been the same as "why"]

Who: Me (the very white kid)
Where: St. Paul MN, at Cascade Bay Water park
When: The middle of August (2009) for five hours
What: A sunburn that rated in the second degree ("normal" sunburns are usually first degree)
Why: I didn't put on ANY sunscreen for those five hours

It blistered on my shoulders, which made it very painful to even wear a T-shirt! All this happened because I was at my grandparent's house for a week for "Camp Grandpa." We were helping with their church's VBS which was that week. One evening after my blisters had developed, I was watching/playing with some of the 3rd graders (I was wearing my shirt!) when a wild little girl (I won't mention any names) jumped from behind, grabbing my shoulders and essentially ripping open my blisters. I ran to the bathroom to see the extent of the damage (it hurt so bad I was crying in there). There were big spaces of raw, exposed skin on both shoulders (it wasn't pretty). Anyway, Pictures!

At the water park, getting fried.

Eating watermelon (notice how close in color I am to the watermelon)

Well, you get the picture (literally!)

New name. :(

Well, a higher authority told me I had to change my bog's name. :(
I guess it's okay, it's not like it was the best name in the blogger world.

Wait a second....

"Lt. stands for lint, right?"

-Isaac, while doing his math.

Reminisces From K - 2nd

Yup, that's me.

I was remembering some things that happened when I was in kindergarten. Oh, like the time I punched a kid in the nose. I did it because the teacher said that the younger kids needed to be in the front of the line so we didn't get separated form the group. Well, there were kids that were in kindergarten through second grade in that group. And the kid I punched was in the front of the line. AND, he was in SECOND grade. But I was supposed to be in the front, not him. I think I told him to let me get in front of him. But he didn't like that! So, I punched him in the nose (he was born premature, I think, so I was as big as him)!

Then there was "Future Friday" that year. That's the day that everyone dresses up as what they want to be in the future (we also had Twin Tuesday, Freaky Friday, etc.). Anyway, I wanted to be the President! So, I went to school in my suit! My friends "drove" me around in my "limo" at recess.

I also remember that in the second grade I was so proud of my automatic pencil (I think I was the only one in my class that had one). I also remember that when I finished my goals ahead of time, my teacher let me help some of the younger kids with their Social Studies (history) reading (I was a pretty good reader at that time).

At school, we got "Green Dot awards." You could use them to get all sorts of things. My friend and I often used ours to get an extra 15 min. after lunch to play pattern blocks!

Well, that's enough reminiscing for now. Here's a couple more pictures I scanned from year books (there's a lot of them! I think all the older girls on the yearbook committee thought I was cute of something!) ;)

Me and my Pre-K teacher, Mrs. Marconi, at the awards banquet.

Andy and I picking up trash.

Bar Jokes!

Just some good bar jokes:

1. A millionaire, a bum, and a drunk are at a bar. When they get their beers, they notice a fly in each mug. The millionaire politely asks the bartender for another beer, then proceeds to sip it. The bum spills out just enough to get rid of the fly and quaffs the rest. It's now the drunk's turn. He sticks his hand into the beer, grabs the fly by the wings, and shouts, "Spit it out! Spit it out!"

2. Three vampires walk into a bar (they didn't see it). "What can I get ya?" asks the bartender.

"Blood," orders the first vampire.

"Make it two," says the second.

The bartender looks at the third. "What about you, buddy?"

"Plasma," says the vampire.

"Okay," replies the barman. "Let me make sure I've got this straight. Two bloods and a blood light."

3. An Irishman walks out of a bar... it could happen.

I was telling my dad that I should start a blog, but I needed a name for it. Out of blew he said, "Puke on the Table!" I thought that was great! There is some very small, simple story about it, but unfortunately I can't remember what is was! So I will try to have that for you soon.


"Writing with a broken pencil is pointless."
Ben Ng