Well Ford, don't worry too much. Just study. I passed the written test my first time, but it took me three tries to pass the driving test. Silly stop lights, I don't know why we have them anyway. Oh, and why in the world do they have speed limits on a driving range during a test. I'd think the testers would want to get out of the cars of testees' (is that a word?) as soon as possible.
As to Steve's comment about a cat and kicking. Well, we might have a cat and I might be kicking soon. The kids have befriended a stray and are trying to adopt it. It disappeared today, bummer:-)! It'll probably be back because its found food here. What's more, I'm wondering if its not pregnant. It looks a bit chubby around the belly, but not fat chubby. Everybody around here, almost, thinks its great. At first I was a little interested in the prospect, but the more we've been around the cat, the less interested I am. Of cours, the more we're around it, the more interested the rest of the crew is. Why did I ever even consider it?
Dave
Monday, January 26, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Okay.....
Ok, I guess it has been too long since I posted an entry. So I am just stopping by to tell you all I miss your guts! Oh, and the rest of you too.
I know that life is crazy busy, mine maybe not as much as those of you with little ones, but still, it would be nice to hear from you all once in a while at least.
Thank you to all of you for the birthday wishes. Christi, Steve & Mom & Dad thanks for the cards. It is always fun to get cards/letters in the mail. This years birthday was a particularly good one for me. I don't even know if I can explain properly, so I guess I won't. I did make a blog entry on my personal blog at parkerspanic@blogspot.com I think this is the correct address, if any of you have time to go check it out, you're welcome to.
The one thing I did on my birthday that didn't really work out well, is I took Ford to the DMV to take his drivers test. I say it didn't work out to well, because Ford did not pass his test. He does have another chance to try to pass, but he decided he wanted to come home and study before he retested. I think that was probably wise on his part, considering the fact that he is 15 and thinks he already knows pretty much everything, including all the things that might be in the drives manual. So in the beginning he felt like he really didn't need the "whole" manual. So he just skipped (as he put it) half the manual. (Mother is smirking)
I just had to laugh, when he said that he had skipped half the book. Needless to say I think we will be going back down this week sometime for him to re-take his test. Keep him in your thoughts if you can keep them goo thought. Maybe the power of good thoughts will help him out. I hope this time he will take a couple more minutes to study the book. If he doesn't however, and manages to fail again, it will not bode well for him, as he will have to pay me back for the test. I think that is a good deal, if he passes I pay for it, if he doesn't he has to pay for it. Life comes at you fast, you need to be ready.
I am smiling right now, hoping that he really will pass this time. I would like for him to be driving legally.
All things considered, our family is doing well. I hope to hear something from you all soon. Just a note so that I know you are all still alive and kicking.
I know that life is crazy busy, mine maybe not as much as those of you with little ones, but still, it would be nice to hear from you all once in a while at least.
Thank you to all of you for the birthday wishes. Christi, Steve & Mom & Dad thanks for the cards. It is always fun to get cards/letters in the mail. This years birthday was a particularly good one for me. I don't even know if I can explain properly, so I guess I won't. I did make a blog entry on my personal blog at parkerspanic@blogspot.com I think this is the correct address, if any of you have time to go check it out, you're welcome to.
The one thing I did on my birthday that didn't really work out well, is I took Ford to the DMV to take his drivers test. I say it didn't work out to well, because Ford did not pass his test. He does have another chance to try to pass, but he decided he wanted to come home and study before he retested. I think that was probably wise on his part, considering the fact that he is 15 and thinks he already knows pretty much everything, including all the things that might be in the drives manual. So in the beginning he felt like he really didn't need the "whole" manual. So he just skipped (as he put it) half the manual. (Mother is smirking)
I just had to laugh, when he said that he had skipped half the book. Needless to say I think we will be going back down this week sometime for him to re-take his test. Keep him in your thoughts if you can keep them goo thought. Maybe the power of good thoughts will help him out. I hope this time he will take a couple more minutes to study the book. If he doesn't however, and manages to fail again, it will not bode well for him, as he will have to pay me back for the test. I think that is a good deal, if he passes I pay for it, if he doesn't he has to pay for it. Life comes at you fast, you need to be ready.
I am smiling right now, hoping that he really will pass this time. I would like for him to be driving legally.
All things considered, our family is doing well. I hope to hear something from you all soon. Just a note so that I know you are all still alive and kicking.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
29 again?
Happy Birthday Janni, its not really fair that you are still trapped in the 20's and I have to go into the 30's. But I guess that's a woman's prerogative. Have a happy day.
Friday, January 16, 2009
meek and geeky
ha! ha! you should know that if you ask about words, i will always have plenty to say, so here goes. i am a true word geek.
contrary to popular opinion, humility and meekness are two very different traits. the "obscure" or original definition of meekness (from old Norwegian) is; "soft, mild, gentle, kind". so, if to be humble means (in my opinion) being willing to be taught and led by the Lord and not being hung up on getting your own way at all costs, then humility is about what motivates us to ACT. conversely, meekness is what governs our relationships with others, it determines how we REACT. meekness means being gentle and kind to others, and equally to ourselves.
the difference means that in today's world, where everyone values strength, power, victory and control, we have to get past that and in essence, embrace weakness. people who are meek are the ultimate good sports because they have no need to gloat when they win, and they can celebrate the victories of another without envy. it takes a great deal of effort to react with kindness instead of impatience and annoyance, especially when others don't do the things that we "think" they should, the way that we think they should be done, on our schedule. (insert parental guilt here, but that is a whole other story for another day)
cultivating humility allows the Lord to lead us and teach us in what we do everyday,and cultivating meekness teaches us to do the things we do with kindness and an awareness of others. as we work to be charitable to both ourselves and others it requires us to surrender our inherent need to "win". it is possible to succeed and have a good life without making someone else lose.
i know that the Lord doesn't want us to be wimps, but he wants us to be kind, to apologize when we make mistakes and to treat others as we would like to be treated, because we are meant to be governed by His love. letting someone go ahead of you in traffic is meek, but from personal experience, there aren't a lot of people even willing to do that.
i know, i know, enough preaching, but maybe that helps?
so now that i have vaunted my lofty opinions, i will thank you for letting me ramble. have a great day. geek on, or maybe that should be meek on! :)
contrary to popular opinion, humility and meekness are two very different traits. the "obscure" or original definition of meekness (from old Norwegian) is; "soft, mild, gentle, kind". so, if to be humble means (in my opinion) being willing to be taught and led by the Lord and not being hung up on getting your own way at all costs, then humility is about what motivates us to ACT. conversely, meekness is what governs our relationships with others, it determines how we REACT. meekness means being gentle and kind to others, and equally to ourselves.
the difference means that in today's world, where everyone values strength, power, victory and control, we have to get past that and in essence, embrace weakness. people who are meek are the ultimate good sports because they have no need to gloat when they win, and they can celebrate the victories of another without envy. it takes a great deal of effort to react with kindness instead of impatience and annoyance, especially when others don't do the things that we "think" they should, the way that we think they should be done, on our schedule. (insert parental guilt here, but that is a whole other story for another day)
cultivating humility allows the Lord to lead us and teach us in what we do everyday,and cultivating meekness teaches us to do the things we do with kindness and an awareness of others. as we work to be charitable to both ourselves and others it requires us to surrender our inherent need to "win". it is possible to succeed and have a good life without making someone else lose.
i know that the Lord doesn't want us to be wimps, but he wants us to be kind, to apologize when we make mistakes and to treat others as we would like to be treated, because we are meant to be governed by His love. letting someone go ahead of you in traffic is meek, but from personal experience, there aren't a lot of people even willing to do that.
i know, i know, enough preaching, but maybe that helps?
so now that i have vaunted my lofty opinions, i will thank you for letting me ramble. have a great day. geek on, or maybe that should be meek on! :)
Monday, January 12, 2009
Thanks to everyone
Thank you all for the Birthday wishes in cards, calls, and messages. It was a good day, but a great evening. The kids were excited enough about my Birthday to account for ten of me. Jennah made a wonderful cinnamon cheesecake for our treat. With a bit of rasberry and caramel sauce, it was heavenly. Jesse and I both have guitars now, so we are going to challenge each other to learn to play.
I have a question for you all and I'm hoping you can help me gain some wisdom and understanding. In gospel doctrine on Sunday, we read a scripture, Doc & Cov 88: 15-19. This is talking about the resurrection. But, to me its unique because I believe this reference is talking about a Celestial Resurrection because of verse 17. It struck me because a few weeks ago we had a lesson that hit on meekness. In vers 17, it tells us that in order to inherit a Celestial Resurrection, we have to be meek. Obviously, meekness is tremendously important.
So, here's my question. What does it really mean to be meek. Humility doesn't really cut it for me because too often, its spoken of in the scriptures as a stand alone attribute. I'm really wanting to understand this and I welcome all thoughts.
Love you
Dave
I have a question for you all and I'm hoping you can help me gain some wisdom and understanding. In gospel doctrine on Sunday, we read a scripture, Doc & Cov 88: 15-19. This is talking about the resurrection. But, to me its unique because I believe this reference is talking about a Celestial Resurrection because of verse 17. It struck me because a few weeks ago we had a lesson that hit on meekness. In vers 17, it tells us that in order to inherit a Celestial Resurrection, we have to be meek. Obviously, meekness is tremendously important.
So, here's my question. What does it really mean to be meek. Humility doesn't really cut it for me because too often, its spoken of in the scriptures as a stand alone attribute. I'm really wanting to understand this and I welcome all thoughts.
Love you
Dave
I'm back.
I'm back! it seems like a year has passed since I last posted. . . well, i guess it really did.
hey! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!! hope it is wonderful. did you change your phone number, cause i tried to call? maybe i just wrote it down wrong.
just a quick little update -- we are having a family gather on June 12 and 13th here at our house. PLEASE let us know if you can make it. so far, our family, the Davids, and the Parents are planning on camping out at our house. It's not Jana's yard, but we should all fit. i'm excited, and i really hope that everyone can make it.
so, after all that randomness, i will leave you with wishes that you will all see lots of reasons to find joy in your day.
love you all!
hey! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!! hope it is wonderful. did you change your phone number, cause i tried to call? maybe i just wrote it down wrong.
just a quick little update -- we are having a family gather on June 12 and 13th here at our house. PLEASE let us know if you can make it. so far, our family, the Davids, and the Parents are planning on camping out at our house. It's not Jana's yard, but we should all fit. i'm excited, and i really hope that everyone can make it.
so, after all that randomness, i will leave you with wishes that you will all see lots of reasons to find joy in your day.
love you all!
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