Monday, May 21, 2012
Solar Eclipse
We had so much fun yesterday watching the eclipse!
I was trying to figure out a way that the kids could see it. Especially once we found out the next one won't be until 2023.
I tried getting a black piece of construction paper and soaking it with oil. Remember making those stained glass pictures we made in elementary school.
That didn't work, so I tried white paper. That didn't work either.
How I was wishing to live closer to my parents so we could borrow a welding helmet.
We did the paper thing with holes punched in it. That was cool.
We also used a colander. That was awesome!
I tried using sun glasses to try and mute the sun. Didn't work at all.
We loved how the shadows looked!
If we folded it over 3 or so times, we could see super well
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I was trying to figure out a way that the kids could see it. Especially once we found out the next one won't be until 2023.
That didn't work, so I tried white paper. That didn't work either.
How I was wishing to live closer to my parents so we could borrow a welding helmet.
We did the paper thing with holes punched in it. That was cool.
We also used a colander. That was awesome!
I tried using sun glasses to try and mute the sun. Didn't work at all.
We loved how the shadows looked!
Then Uncle G came over
baring a wonderful gift!
Tinting leftover from a shell to the truck!
If we folded it over 3 or so times, we could see super well
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Ogden Half with Friends
Saturday was an amazing day. the weather was perfect. The view was as well. And after training since the fall, it was the perfect ending (well, middle) to a long 9 months of getting back into the shape I haven't been in since high school some 20+ years ago.
Last fall I saw some of my friends from the ward out running. Once of which had just had a baby. I thought, if they can do it, so can I. I decided to join them.
That first run was such a laugh. It took me 40 minutes to run/walk 2 miles.
After about two weeks, I was doing a bit better. After a month, they started talking about running in the Ogden half marathon. I didn't even know how far a marathon was. But they all seemed to think it was possible. Two of them had run a half before. So, after a couple weeks of thinking about it, I signed up.
I eventually got to where I could run 3 miles without walking. Then my knee started hurting. I was more worried about my hip, the hip that Little Miss D had her head pressed against for the last 2 months inside. The hip was fine, but the knee, wasn't.
I started taking fish oil and icing it after a run. I could do this. I didn't want to quit. After Christmas, my knee didn't hurt unless I missed running for more than 5 days.
We started following a training schedule, and adding on miles, and being more diligent. 5 miles was the furthest I had run in high school. Six miles was a major accomplishment for me. When we ran 10 miles, it was such a great feeling.
Two weeks before the race, we found that it would just be two of us running still. There were 6 of us training together, four of which were not signed up to run, but were such a great support for us two. Then, major happiness, 3 of our friends were able to talk the others into letting them have their spots. I was so happy. It is so much better to run with friends.
We made t-shirts, made plans, and were set to do this thing.
I am so thankful for my body, for my friends, for my family who supported me, and for Heavenly Father for helping me to keep going. Pin It
Last fall I saw some of my friends from the ward out running. Once of which had just had a baby. I thought, if they can do it, so can I. I decided to join them.
That first run was such a laugh. It took me 40 minutes to run/walk 2 miles.
After about two weeks, I was doing a bit better. After a month, they started talking about running in the Ogden half marathon. I didn't even know how far a marathon was. But they all seemed to think it was possible. Two of them had run a half before. So, after a couple weeks of thinking about it, I signed up.
I eventually got to where I could run 3 miles without walking. Then my knee started hurting. I was more worried about my hip, the hip that Little Miss D had her head pressed against for the last 2 months inside. The hip was fine, but the knee, wasn't.
I started taking fish oil and icing it after a run. I could do this. I didn't want to quit. After Christmas, my knee didn't hurt unless I missed running for more than 5 days.
We started following a training schedule, and adding on miles, and being more diligent. 5 miles was the furthest I had run in high school. Six miles was a major accomplishment for me. When we ran 10 miles, it was such a great feeling.
Two weeks before the race, we found that it would just be two of us running still. There were 6 of us training together, four of which were not signed up to run, but were such a great support for us two. Then, major happiness, 3 of our friends were able to talk the others into letting them have their spots. I was so happy. It is so much better to run with friends.
We made t-shirts, made plans, and were set to do this thing.
I am so thankful for my body, for my friends, for my family who supported me, and for Heavenly Father for helping me to keep going. Pin It
Sunday, May 13, 2012
What Happened Here???
So Thursday afternoon I looked around, and this is what I saw:
So why is the kitchen such a mess?
Oh, yeah.
Well, after making 26 jars (some pints, others half-pints) the rest of the house was just as messy as the kitchen.
Too bad I'm not coordinated enough to make jam and clean house at the same time.
But what a yummy reward!
I love jam.
Raspberry is my fav.
Apple Butter is my second fav.
But strawberry is right up there with those two somewhere.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
I Love to see the Temple
Sunday I wanted to take the kids to the temple to walk around.
I have been doing more work lately and I feel that it is important for them to feel the spirit that is there before they can enter.
We were in for a real treat.
We walked to the fountain (always a favorite).
We looked at all the flowers.
We showed the kids where the door is to the baptismal font.
We saw a lot of bees in the trees.
And it smelled so beautiful.
When it was time to go, everyone wanted to stay.
Including the one who didn't want to come.
So good...
The bees in the trees had major pollen on their legs.
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