Here are my test results to a couple tests I have taken recently:
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How do you score?
Author: Marcia
The long awaited answer
This is from a marching band contest right after I chopped off my hair. For some reason I put the bandanna on my head. I thought I looked like a troll.
Good stuff
We have been busy, doing many things. Probably only interesting to us, maybe not. So a bit later I might bore you with the details. For now, though, I just want to share a video. This concert was on Sunday past. This is the son, Xavier, of our good friends, the Zahnle family. He also happens to be one of the percussion students Jacob teaches in the marching band. He won the Annual Young Artist Competition, and was therefore invited to perform with the Quincy Symphony. We sure are proud of this young man. So, without further ado:
Quiz 85
This is a piece of a bigger picture. I welcome one and all to guess at what it is. In one week, or so, I’ll give the answer, and post a new one. Good luck and may the guessing begin.
Esta es una parte de la foto grande. Hay que adivinar lo que es. En una semana mas o menos regreso con la respuesta y otra foto. ¡Suerte!
Happy
This is a sweet little boy sharing Happy with his new baby sister. Wow, it is an “old” picture!
Quiz 84
This is a piece of a bigger picture. I welcome one and all to guess at what it is. In one week, or so, I’ll give the answer, and post a new one. Good luck and may the guessing begin.
Esta es una parte de la foto grande. Hay que adivinar lo que es. En una semana mas o menos regreso con la respuesta y otra foto. ¡Suerte!
The Great Tree Massacre of 2008
Yes this quiz is from a pictures taken over a year ago.
On December 19th, 2008 at almost two in the morning we heard a noise. It sounded like something had fallen on the house. We put our coats on, and went outside to see the above.
We were worried that the branch may have been too heavy to leave hanging on the cable that feeds us our internet. We also did not like the idea that it might fall on the car.
This branch was about the diameter of a healthy cantaloupe, and was very long. Jacob went up to it to see if he could just push it off to get it away from the wire.
Upon closer inspection, it was really really big. He gave a few heaves, and decided it would be best to move the car out of the way so as to not allow the chance of the branch falling on the car. So, he ice-picked his way into the car, kept the door open to see and backed the car up a ways. He went back to the branch and gave it some good pushes.
Down it came. You can see where the car had been. The sound from the branch hitting the ground was loud, and the vibrations from it hit other places where ice had formed, and we heard lots of cracking and popping around us. The best we can describe it is to say that it sounded like a battle field. The apartments across the street had lots of ice on the roof, that (we believe) in response to the branch noise, cracked and slid off the roof into the parking lot. We hope all the cars were ok after that.
The ice storm really was pretty to look at even though it really was not good for the trees (or likely the animal life either). This is one of the electric lines next to our house that we saw at that time.
This is a picture taken after getting up for the day.
Little Orphan Annie
Is responsible for a number of my obsessions. Red Hair. Curly hair. Twirly dresses. Calling dogs “dumb.” Bald heads*.
Tonight as I was trying to feel better**, I curled up on the couch to watch “comfort movies.” One of which was Annie. It reminded me how much I loved the music, still do. And it got mee to thinking about how I used to have an Annie dress, not the one she wears in the movie, but one with her and Sandy and a rainbow, all over it. I have no idea what the rainbow was about since I didn’t see one in the movie, but I had matching hair barrettes. I remember being very sad when I was no longer able to wear it.
When the movie was over, I checked the audio options, as I like to do, and was pleased to see that I can watch it in Spanish! I like the song translations***.
And my wonderful husband**** surprised mee with roses when he returned from Stake meetings this evening.
*So, I may not be obsessed with “bald heads” but I sure do think little old men are adorable, and I love when babies (boys) look like little old men. Weird I know, but it is mee.
**I am suffering from a crazy sinus infection. Mostly bothers mee overnight, however it has mee coughing and sneezing and feeling pretty crumby.
***I foresee my memorizing them in the future.
****I sure do think he is swell!
On the bright side
Even though it is freezing cold outside, I can be content to know that spring is coming.
How do I know this? We are past the shortest day of winter, and that means the days will be longer. Which means that the sun will be out more. Which means one day I can be warm again.
And that makes me happy.
I hate that it is pretty
Snow. It is cold and nasty. It is so pretty. In fact I think I really like to see it drifting across the road in the swirls of wind. If only it were not so stinking cold!
Tonight as we were driving, I was reminded of a song in Beauty and the Beast. “Through the mist, through the woods, through the darkness and the shadows, it’s a nightmare, but it’s one exciting ride.” And that describes the mid-west to mee tonight.
Only problem now is, we don’t own that movie. And until I can watch it, that song will be stuck in my head.