Sarah's room is a great place to hang out!
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Sarah and her desk
Grandma Pot Pie gave Sarah a desk for Christmas and this is where Sarah now likes spending her free time when at home.
Cheetah Girls!
Aunt Chrystal gave the girls tickets to the Cheetah Girls concert in Charleston as a Christmas Gift. Here are Sarah and Cayley getting ready to leave for what turned out to be a great night. Aunt Chrystal and Debbie joined them for a "girls night out". Sarah told me there were thousands of screaming girls at the concert with their mothers. WHen asked how many boys were there, she replied 28.
Christmas Eve photo
Here is a nice shot of Joshua and Sarah taken after the Christmas Eve service at church.
Joshua and Sarah
Sarah is walking Joshua from the school bus stop (almost Christmas break). It looks like Joshua had a tough day at the office (that is a sucker in his mouth, not a cigarette!).
Placing the Angel on the Christmas tree Part 2
In another Christmas tradition, here is Sarah adjusting the Angel on the Christmas tree. The snow flake is Sarah's art club creation.
Joshua listening to his music
Thank God for mp3 players! Joshua found the awards dinner not too exciting.
Girl Scout Christmas Awards Dinner
Here are all of the Girl Scouts in Sarah's troop at the 2006 Christmas awards dinner. This is a very active troop and Sarah love's it.
2006 Conway Christmas Parade
Here is Sarah (left side of banner) marching with her Girl Scout Troop in the 2006 Conway Christmas Parade. Look closely and you can see Debbie participating as well!
Pictures from the 2006 Christmas season
We always plan on posting much more often than we do. Maybe that should be a New Year's resolution for 2007 - at least weekly blog posts throughout the year. By any means, it is time to post a number of photos taken during the last month. We hope you enjoy!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Monday, November 27, 2006
Women talk three times as much as men, says study
It is something one half of the population has long suspected - and the other half always vocally denied. Women really do talk more than men.
In fact, women talk almost three times as much as men, with the average woman chalking up 20,000 words in a day - 13,000 more than the average man.
Women also speak more quickly, devote more brainpower to chit-chat - and actually get a buzz out of hearing their own voices, a new book suggests.
The book - written by a female psychiatrist - says that inherent differences between the male and female brain explain why women are naturally more talkative than men.
In The Female Mind, Dr Luan Brizendine says women devote more brain cells to talking than men.
And, if that wasn't enough, the simple act of talking triggers a flood of brain chemicals which give women a rush similar to that felt by heroin addicts when they get a high.
Mark - I always knew women talked more. Now there is proof!
Read the entire article here
In fact, women talk almost three times as much as men, with the average woman chalking up 20,000 words in a day - 13,000 more than the average man.
Women also speak more quickly, devote more brainpower to chit-chat - and actually get a buzz out of hearing their own voices, a new book suggests.
The book - written by a female psychiatrist - says that inherent differences between the male and female brain explain why women are naturally more talkative than men.
In The Female Mind, Dr Luan Brizendine says women devote more brain cells to talking than men.
And, if that wasn't enough, the simple act of talking triggers a flood of brain chemicals which give women a rush similar to that felt by heroin addicts when they get a high.
Mark - I always knew women talked more. Now there is proof!
Read the entire article here
Sarah and Joshua both make honor roll
This post is a little late, but we need to recognize Sarah's and Joshua's academic results during the first grading term of the year. Both made honor roll! We, of course, are very proud of the effort they put into their school work every day! Congratulations!!!
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
TEEN GOES NUCLEAR: He creates fusion in his Oakland Township home
I knew there were smart people in Michigan, but this is ridiculous.
November 19, 2006
BY GINA DAMRON
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
On the surface, Thiago Olson is like any typical teenager.
He's on the cross country and track teams at Stoney Creek High School in Rochester Hills. He's a good-looking, clean-cut 17-year-old with a 3.75 grade point average, and he has his eyes fixed on the next big step: college.
But to his friends, Thiago is known as "the mad scientist."
In the basement of his parents' Oakland Township home, tucked away in an area most aren't privy to see, Thiago is exhausting his love of physics on a project that has taken him more than two years and 1,000 hours to research and build -- a large, intricate machine that , on a small scale, creates nuclear fusion.
Read article here
November 19, 2006
BY GINA DAMRON
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
On the surface, Thiago Olson is like any typical teenager.
He's on the cross country and track teams at Stoney Creek High School in Rochester Hills. He's a good-looking, clean-cut 17-year-old with a 3.75 grade point average, and he has his eyes fixed on the next big step: college.
But to his friends, Thiago is known as "the mad scientist."
In the basement of his parents' Oakland Township home, tucked away in an area most aren't privy to see, Thiago is exhausting his love of physics on a project that has taken him more than two years and 1,000 hours to research and build -- a large, intricate machine that , on a small scale, creates nuclear fusion.
Read article here
Monday, November 20, 2006
Look for more posts - we promise!
We know that our posting has been VERY minimal lately, so we are promising to update the blog much more frequently from this moment on. To make things more exciting, Debbie and the children are going to start putting up things that interest them. Look for more action starting Thanksgiving weekend!
To start things off, log back in this Friday and view Joshua's first band performance. The sixth grade band has only been playing together for two months, but they are learning quickly and put on a quite fun concert tonight. Now I just need to edit and post the video.
To start things off, log back in this Friday and view Joshua's first band performance. The sixth grade band has only been playing together for two months, but they are learning quickly and put on a quite fun concert tonight. Now I just need to edit and post the video.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
We loved New York!
What an exciting time we had in New York. William and Kim's wedding was beautiful and wonderful event. Everything was perfect (plus we all looked good!). the city was a lot of fun (we walked for miles). We saw Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, Greenwich Village, Ground Zero, Times Square, The Empire State Building, St Patrick's Cathedral, Central Park and more! Both Joshua and Sarah want to go back. Below are a few video clips and photos from the trip.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
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