Time is flying by. I can't believe that Christmas is in two days. This year we have to make every ones gift . Well let me back up. On my side of the family we draw names every year and we get that person a gift. Well this year all the gifts have to be homemade. I forgot to tell you that we drew names on Christmas last year. We have had all year to think about, and make these gifts.
Guess what! We are just starting the projects today. I am sad to say this. Haylea has painted Tatum's. Yesterday James Sr. and Isaiah cut out Carson's and they painted it today. I restarted my sisters, she is getting it no matter how ugly it turns out. And James started Nathans. The boys have some gifts for the other two cousins also. Nothing like waiting until the last minute to do something. I do have to say that I did start my sisters, but I have restarted it three times and gave up on that project and now I am doing something different.
The Christmas spirit is definitely at our home. We have been able to serve people, and enjoy each others company. This Christmas season has gone by so quickly it seems as though I haven't enjoyed it. But as I look back at the things that we have done I have enjoyed it.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Too Cold
It is way to cold to do anything. Yesterday the high was 22 degrees. The low last night was suppose to be 8 degrees. When you add in the wind chill factor it is really, really cold. I don't want to go outside, and I don't want the children to go out.
I went out and fed the animals yesterday and told the boys they had to water them later in the day. Today they went out and fed them in the morning and watered this afternoon. The hose is frozen so they have to carry the water across the yard. I think that they are ready for it to get warmer.
Yesterday I went grocery shopping. I thought I was going to freeze putting the groceries in the car.
We had tithing settlement last night, because we are gone for two Sundays. Even the church was cold. I wish that they would work it out so that it could be a little warm.
The forecast is that it should warm up to the 40's this weekend. I am so ready. I like winter, but the older I get I really don't like the cold.
I went out and fed the animals yesterday and told the boys they had to water them later in the day. Today they went out and fed them in the morning and watered this afternoon. The hose is frozen so they have to carry the water across the yard. I think that they are ready for it to get warmer.
Yesterday I went grocery shopping. I thought I was going to freeze putting the groceries in the car.
We had tithing settlement last night, because we are gone for two Sundays. Even the church was cold. I wish that they would work it out so that it could be a little warm.
The forecast is that it should warm up to the 40's this weekend. I am so ready. I like winter, but the older I get I really don't like the cold.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Long time friends
Last night on our drive home from my sisters house, James and I got on a subject that brought up his friendship with Blake. James and Blake have known each other since the first or second grade. They are there for each other whenever they are needed. I have heard hundreds of stories about the two of them, and I am sure there are hundreds more. Sometimes I hear part of a story and then later they will tell the other part of the story.
Long story short I told James that there probably weren't many people that have had friends as long as him and Blake have been friends. I would say that the farthest they have lived away from each other, besides their missions, was two hours. I told him that I would ask the people that I knew on facebook if they had any friends like this. I do not have a friend like this. I moved schools more often. My sister has a friend in California from junior high. That is the closest that I can think of. So here are the results.
Holly Hughlett ok I need everyones help. James and I are having a disagreement and I need help answering my question. Does anyone, or know anyone besides James and Blake, have had a friend that they still talk regularly to and do things with from the first or second grade? It has to be someone older than 25. Please help. I am trying to prove a point. Thanks in advance. I can't wait to see the results.See More
Zahra Safavian
Hehe. I don't know if this helps or hurts. No. I don't even remember the names of anyone in my class from the first or second grade.
Linda Russ
No, we moved so much that I have not kept in contact with anyone from first or second grade.
Michelle Peck Endicott
No one. I only see them if they go to a high school reunion!
Nicole Gardner Dodd
oh man, mark has like 10.
Nicole Gardner Dodd
i have ummm none. well 1 extremely periodically.
Kasee Zaerr
I have about 4 friends that I still talk to on a regular basis that are from 2nd grade.
Sheila House
No; I don't even remember who I was in first or second grade with. Plus I've moved four, five or six times since then.
Rachel Palmer
I am a few years from 25 but I don't even talk to most ppl I went to high school with! Let alone second grade...
Tamara Mlynar
I have a friend that I still see from 1st or second grade. My husband, Ken has friends he keeps in contact with ( but only sees occasionaly) from elementary school and he is 50 years old. - Facebook keeps them connected
Mandy Price Mathie
I don't think I count...I haven't lived in the same place (many different states) my farthest back friend I still see occationally is from 7th grade.
Holly Hughlett
facebook doesn't count. I want to know if you talk to them, do things with them, tell them everything. Ok, maybe not tell them everything. Do you do these things more than once a year. I am trying to prove to James that not very many people have a great friend like Blake Holgate since the first or second grade and are still close to them later in life. I told him that they are like brothers and they do a lot of things the same, probably because they have been great friends forever.
Jared Hughlett
I certainly do not have friends from that long ago. If you don't mind me adding my two cents to the conversation... I am the same age as both James and Blake and consider myself lucky to be a cousin to both of them. The last time I got to hang out with James and Blake was the summer of 1991 during a family trip/vacation to Joplin. They were ... See Morereally great guys back then, so I am sure that they have grown to become exceptional men. It was quite obvious to me (18 years ago) that those two were going to be best friends for a long time. Holly, please send my greetings to both of them.
Lindsey Whelan Hughlett
Mike has a friend that he's known since he was 3 that just came over today. He doesn't live here anymore so he doesn't see him often, but they keep in touch. I don't know if this helps your argument, though, because they are nothing alike... which is a good thing! Mike has lived in Arlington for most of his life so he knows lots of people here. Totally foreign to me!
Glen Hughlett
Yes. I have friends that I've known since we were in the nursery at church. So pretty much my whole life. Oh and Jared.... What about me cuz????LOL!
Tony Hughlett
Yes.........I can think of two. Is this unusual?
Heidi Hodges
Yes and I even work with one of them!
Senta Hughlett Hill
yes, her name is Amy Paddock and I went to dinner with her last weekend,,, maybe you have to have HUGHLETT blood in you...
Senta Hughlett Hill
oh wait, Blake doesn't...
Senta Hughlett Hill
wait a second Glen, can that count? you live in a small town where everyone knows your name??
Senta Hughlett Hill
I don't talk to AMY all the time, but we do email
Glen Hughlett
Senta, That's cold LOL! Hey Blake and James are from smaller towns than Joplin!
Amanda Johns
I have been friends with Danielle and Brandon since Kindergarten, see and talk to Danielle more often than Brandon because she is 20 minutes away and he goes where the military tells him. I stay in close touch with Brandon's family though.
Holly Hughlett
Thank you everyone. James and I enjoyed reading the posts. We have decided that most of the people that have life long friends have Hughlett blood in them. There were a few acceptions. his best friend Blake. They have known each other since they were in first and second grade.
Long story short I told James that there probably weren't many people that have had friends as long as him and Blake have been friends. I would say that the farthest they have lived away from each other, besides their missions, was two hours. I told him that I would ask the people that I knew on facebook if they had any friends like this. I do not have a friend like this. I moved schools more often. My sister has a friend in California from junior high. That is the closest that I can think of. So here are the results.
Holly Hughlett ok I need everyones help. James and I are having a disagreement and I need help answering my question. Does anyone, or know anyone besides James and Blake, have had a friend that they still talk regularly to and do things with from the first or second grade? It has to be someone older than 25. Please help. I am trying to prove a point. Thanks in advance. I can't wait to see the results.See More
Zahra Safavian
Hehe. I don't know if this helps or hurts. No. I don't even remember the names of anyone in my class from the first or second grade.
Linda Russ
No, we moved so much that I have not kept in contact with anyone from first or second grade.
Michelle Peck Endicott
No one. I only see them if they go to a high school reunion!
Nicole Gardner Dodd
oh man, mark has like 10.
Nicole Gardner Dodd
i have ummm none. well 1 extremely periodically.
Kasee Zaerr
I have about 4 friends that I still talk to on a regular basis that are from 2nd grade.
Sheila House
No; I don't even remember who I was in first or second grade with. Plus I've moved four, five or six times since then.
Rachel Palmer
I am a few years from 25 but I don't even talk to most ppl I went to high school with! Let alone second grade...
Tamara Mlynar
I have a friend that I still see from 1st or second grade. My husband, Ken has friends he keeps in contact with ( but only sees occasionaly) from elementary school and he is 50 years old. - Facebook keeps them connected
Mandy Price Mathie
I don't think I count...I haven't lived in the same place (many different states) my farthest back friend I still see occationally is from 7th grade.
Holly Hughlett
facebook doesn't count. I want to know if you talk to them, do things with them, tell them everything. Ok, maybe not tell them everything. Do you do these things more than once a year. I am trying to prove to James that not very many people have a great friend like Blake Holgate since the first or second grade and are still close to them later in life. I told him that they are like brothers and they do a lot of things the same, probably because they have been great friends forever.
Jared Hughlett
I certainly do not have friends from that long ago. If you don't mind me adding my two cents to the conversation... I am the same age as both James and Blake and consider myself lucky to be a cousin to both of them. The last time I got to hang out with James and Blake was the summer of 1991 during a family trip/vacation to Joplin. They were ... See Morereally great guys back then, so I am sure that they have grown to become exceptional men. It was quite obvious to me (18 years ago) that those two were going to be best friends for a long time. Holly, please send my greetings to both of them.
Lindsey Whelan Hughlett
Mike has a friend that he's known since he was 3 that just came over today. He doesn't live here anymore so he doesn't see him often, but they keep in touch. I don't know if this helps your argument, though, because they are nothing alike... which is a good thing! Mike has lived in Arlington for most of his life so he knows lots of people here. Totally foreign to me!
Glen Hughlett
Yes. I have friends that I've known since we were in the nursery at church. So pretty much my whole life. Oh and Jared.... What about me cuz????LOL!
Tony Hughlett
Yes.........I can think of two. Is this unusual?
Heidi Hodges
Yes and I even work with one of them!
Senta Hughlett Hill
yes, her name is Amy Paddock and I went to dinner with her last weekend,,, maybe you have to have HUGHLETT blood in you...
Senta Hughlett Hill
oh wait, Blake doesn't...
Senta Hughlett Hill
wait a second Glen, can that count? you live in a small town where everyone knows your name??
Senta Hughlett Hill
I don't talk to AMY all the time, but we do email
Glen Hughlett
Senta, That's cold LOL! Hey Blake and James are from smaller towns than Joplin!
Amanda Johns
I have been friends with Danielle and Brandon since Kindergarten, see and talk to Danielle more often than Brandon because she is 20 minutes away and he goes where the military tells him. I stay in close touch with Brandon's family though.
Holly Hughlett
Thank you everyone. James and I enjoyed reading the posts. We have decided that most of the people that have life long friends have Hughlett blood in them. There were a few acceptions. his best friend Blake. They have known each other since they were in first and second grade.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit
The Parsons library has a Smithsonian traveling exhibit. They were one one four places in Kansas that are hosting this. Today our family went on a field trip here. It was neat. Is was about people migrating in America. It was fun to go through. They have questions that you answer as you go through the different areas. It is very interesting. If any of you are interested it is going on through January 2nd.
Haylea and Isaiah mainly sat and watched an older lady put a puzzle together. James, Carl, James and I went around to find the answers. It was a great opportunity for the boys to learn in a different setting. The library also has some local things too. We didn't make it that far. It took us an hour or more to answer our questions. It was fun to get out and still have some educating going on.
Haylea and Isaiah mainly sat and watched an older lady put a puzzle together. James, Carl, James and I went around to find the answers. It was a great opportunity for the boys to learn in a different setting. The library also has some local things too. We didn't make it that far. It took us an hour or more to answer our questions. It was fun to get out and still have some educating going on.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Snow
Today we were doing school and I went out the door to get Isaiah from preschool and it was snowing. What a surprise. I do have to say that it didn't last long. It might have snowed for an hour or more. The ground was to wet for anything to stick. But it sure was fun. We are waiting for more snow, the children do love it.
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