And some thoughts.
The pics scattered thru out are from Duane's camera in his phone. (He's gotten some good shots with his phone; i didn't think these turned out top quality.) He took them last weekend on his SAR camp out. It is good he went. There were only 5 people for the training, 3 newbies/trainees, the other trainer, and Duane. It would have been hard for them to do the training had Duane not gone. This first pic is the "igloo" snow shelter he made and slept in.
This is my week home and the first week of spring break for our "rent-a-kids." I can't take Kip just anytime because he usually has to take care of the two smaller ones. Saturday the little ones were with their grandma, so i took him to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It was pretty good. I also took him on Monday for a while.
He had a school project to build a catapult and he and Duane had fun with that one. Kip found a youtube video where someone made one with a binder clip. His project is limited in size and has to propel a small marshmallow X number of feet (20, i think). Extra points if it goes 50. I happened to have a couple of large binder clips (and a spoon from the dollar store i don't care about) and he and Duane spent a lot of time designing, building, and flying marshmallows. (Yes, i had them. Must have had a recipe that called for them and i then did not make; marshmallows are not something i find tempting.)
The plan was for me to have Kip Monday, rest Tuesday, have Sierra Wednesday, rest Thursday (except to have Olivia come for a couple of hours), have Joshua either Friday or Saturday. Mama knew this and approved it. But when i called last night to confirm, Sierra had the opportunity to snowboard today, so, couldn't i just take Joshua today instead?
Well, no, i can't. The purpose of Friday or Saturday is to have him here when Duane is here too. If i took him (4 year old) by myself, the most i could manage is an hour or two.
But i told her i could probably take Sierra tomorrow (Thursday) instead. It does kind of screw up my schedule, i'll have to have Olivia come a different day. I'm not very good at making changes like this when i have something already planned. I wish i was more flexible, but, i'm not. However, i don't want to prevent Sierra from having fun on more than one day (i guess the person offering to take her can't do it another day) nor do i want to create any friction with Mama.
So, i've another day at home alone. I really did mostly rest yesterday. Today i need to do some laundry and would like to make truffles. Maybe some bread, tho i need to buy yeast if i do. (When i have Sierra, i want to have a "tea party" with sandwiches i can eat. I've not made bread for some time now.)
I've been in quite a lot of pain, tho it is intermittent, for the past few days. This is a weird, unique, severe pain that i've never heard of anyone else having. The story behind this is quite long. The only thing that has made it bearable (and not make me kill myself long ago) is that it is intermittent and usually for only about 10 days of the month. I've kept it in check the past few years mostly thru eating gluten free (yes, that makes a huge difference). However, while i sometimes "cheat" on eating GF, i've not had any for some time now, nothing to justify the amount of pain i am in.
I've been watching the old show The Waltons. I always loved that show. I know it is considered campy, and at times it is. In my mind it is never as campy as anything/everything Michael Landon did or was involved with. (I was not a fan of ML, & having loved The Little House books before i ever saw his show, was quite appalled at what he did to that story.) While there are some story lines in The Waltons that i don't care for as much, one thing that was shining in that program really was the love the family members had for one another. I think, somehow, i believed that if my own family had been big like The Waltons, that somehow there would have been that love too. I now know that to be fallacious thinking.
I did not have the most horrible childhood ever. My parents meant well, i know they did. The abuse was not severe. Somehow, however, our parents were not able to make my sisters or myself feel that we were loved. Instead we felt we were worthless bits of trash. This may be overstating somewhat, but is fairly accurate.
Oh, but i didn't mean to go there! My point in bringing up the show is something different.
I lived in East Tennessee until i was 8, and have vivid memories of the beautiful mountains there, especially in the spring and fall. Also my family visited extended family there (well, central TN & KY) every couple of years for the rest of my time living with my parents. So i know that part of the country is so very lush and green .
I've also lived in California for a long time now. I am quite familiar with the mountains, the trees, and the grasses (which are dry and dead about 10 months of the year). And don't get me wrong, i think the mountains of California very beautiful, too, just in a different way from the Appalachia mountains.
It is amazing to me that they could show the scenery of the mountains at points in The Waltons, particularly in the opening, and think that it could pass for Virginia! The pics around the house might possibly pass, but the mountain scenery which opens each episode could not in any way be mistaken for Virginia.
It was filmed about 100 miles from Big Bear Lake. If you ever watch the show, there are some shots that look like they were done here, particularly one that overlooks a valley.
Are there shows or music that you like in spite of them being considered camp? Do you have memories of certain shows from your childhood?
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The pics scattered thru out are from Duane's camera in his phone. (He's gotten some good shots with his phone; i didn't think these turned out top quality.) He took them last weekend on his SAR camp out. It is good he went. There were only 5 people for the training, 3 newbies/trainees, the other trainer, and Duane. It would have been hard for them to do the training had Duane not gone. This first pic is the "igloo" snow shelter he made and slept in.
This is my week home and the first week of spring break for our "rent-a-kids." I can't take Kip just anytime because he usually has to take care of the two smaller ones. Saturday the little ones were with their grandma, so i took him to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It was pretty good. I also took him on Monday for a while.
He had a school project to build a catapult and he and Duane had fun with that one. Kip found a youtube video where someone made one with a binder clip. His project is limited in size and has to propel a small marshmallow X number of feet (20, i think). Extra points if it goes 50. I happened to have a couple of large binder clips (and a spoon from the dollar store i don't care about) and he and Duane spent a lot of time designing, building, and flying marshmallows. (Yes, i had them. Must have had a recipe that called for them and i then did not make; marshmallows are not something i find tempting.)
The plan was for me to have Kip Monday, rest Tuesday, have Sierra Wednesday, rest Thursday (except to have Olivia come for a couple of hours), have Joshua either Friday or Saturday. Mama knew this and approved it. But when i called last night to confirm, Sierra had the opportunity to snowboard today, so, couldn't i just take Joshua today instead?
Well, no, i can't. The purpose of Friday or Saturday is to have him here when Duane is here too. If i took him (4 year old) by myself, the most i could manage is an hour or two.
But i told her i could probably take Sierra tomorrow (Thursday) instead. It does kind of screw up my schedule, i'll have to have Olivia come a different day. I'm not very good at making changes like this when i have something already planned. I wish i was more flexible, but, i'm not. However, i don't want to prevent Sierra from having fun on more than one day (i guess the person offering to take her can't do it another day) nor do i want to create any friction with Mama.
So, i've another day at home alone. I really did mostly rest yesterday. Today i need to do some laundry and would like to make truffles. Maybe some bread, tho i need to buy yeast if i do. (When i have Sierra, i want to have a "tea party" with sandwiches i can eat. I've not made bread for some time now.)
I've been in quite a lot of pain, tho it is intermittent, for the past few days. This is a weird, unique, severe pain that i've never heard of anyone else having. The story behind this is quite long. The only thing that has made it bearable (and not make me kill myself long ago) is that it is intermittent and usually for only about 10 days of the month. I've kept it in check the past few years mostly thru eating gluten free (yes, that makes a huge difference). However, while i sometimes "cheat" on eating GF, i've not had any for some time now, nothing to justify the amount of pain i am in.
I've been watching the old show The Waltons. I always loved that show. I know it is considered campy, and at times it is. In my mind it is never as campy as anything/everything Michael Landon did or was involved with. (I was not a fan of ML, & having loved The Little House books before i ever saw his show, was quite appalled at what he did to that story.) While there are some story lines in The Waltons that i don't care for as much, one thing that was shining in that program really was the love the family members had for one another. I think, somehow, i believed that if my own family had been big like The Waltons, that somehow there would have been that love too. I now know that to be fallacious thinking.
I did not have the most horrible childhood ever. My parents meant well, i know they did. The abuse was not severe. Somehow, however, our parents were not able to make my sisters or myself feel that we were loved. Instead we felt we were worthless bits of trash. This may be overstating somewhat, but is fairly accurate.
Oh, but i didn't mean to go there! My point in bringing up the show is something different.
I lived in East Tennessee until i was 8, and have vivid memories of the beautiful mountains there, especially in the spring and fall. Also my family visited extended family there (well, central TN & KY) every couple of years for the rest of my time living with my parents. So i know that part of the country is so very lush and green .
I've also lived in California for a long time now. I am quite familiar with the mountains, the trees, and the grasses (which are dry and dead about 10 months of the year). And don't get me wrong, i think the mountains of California very beautiful, too, just in a different way from the Appalachia mountains.
It is amazing to me that they could show the scenery of the mountains at points in The Waltons, particularly in the opening, and think that it could pass for Virginia! The pics around the house might possibly pass, but the mountain scenery which opens each episode could not in any way be mistaken for Virginia.
It was filmed about 100 miles from Big Bear Lake. If you ever watch the show, there are some shots that look like they were done here, particularly one that overlooks a valley.
Are there shows or music that you like in spite of them being considered camp? Do you have memories of certain shows from your childhood?
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