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Friday, March 11, 2011

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

One Last Chance....Save the BLOG!

Arlee decided to graph the blog activity since it's inception 7 years ago.

We've had our UPS and DOWNS, but this year isn't great.

There is still time to ...

SAVE THE BLOG!

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Dillon Passed Up Trent.

The time has come....it finally happened.

Friday, August 06, 2010

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Maddie is a FRESHMAN!!!

Maddie graduated from Anthem School last night! She and her buddie Sierra performed 100 Years! They did a fantastic job! Enjoy!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

dillon had a court of honor last night.
He recieved his tenderfoot, 1st class and second class, and has been 1st class long enough to go on to star(?)....so that's good news. also He recieved his scouting merit badge, his rifle merit badge, and some award for going to the 100 year jamboree celebration. all in all, very proud of my boy :)

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Scones

By Dillon Sieler

With all their flaky goodness and buttery taste, scones are a delicious addition to any pastry platter. Not surprisingly, scones originated in England and Scotland as a snack to go with tea. Usually round and 3 inches across, scones were normally made by either plain ground oats or potato flour, which made them a plain tasting treat unless something else was added, such as raisins, figs, or cheese, all of which were in abundance in both places. The Scottish people were the first to fry their scones, as they wanted something a bit richer and tastier. This, I believe, was a good idea considering that frying just about anything will make it delicious.

In today’s world, scones have recently had a rise in purchases, as their packaged version is quick and convenient, two factors that are usually in the forefront of today’s food purchases.

Scones are very tasty, and, like you Uncle Matt, I like mine fried.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Maddie's Young Women Recognition Award

Maddie received her Young Women Recognition Award today at church! We are so proud of her! She worked hard doing all of her projects, many of them helped me at home. Way to go Maddie, we love you!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Jamie is 40!!!

Monday, December 28, 2009

christmas in detroit

as always we had a great time in detroit...

at dinner with zaven

at breakfast with tanya

on the way to the ohanians

and at the avedon show.

happy holidays!
E& T

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Beautiful Lizzie!

Lizzie's Baptism

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Iggy Santa and Cold Jack

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Rip City!

Thanks to Brian, we all went to the Blazers game last night to watch the home team take on the Atlanta Hawks. After leading for most of the the game they lost but we still had a great time. It was a bit of an emotional roller coaster for some, as evidenced by the pictures below.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

updating

(this is a cute picture. and i have no new pictures on my recently repaired computer. so there.)

just because. The kids are always asking why no one puts anything new on....

i'm still sick. But not nearly as sick as last week... Don't know for sure if it was/is swine flu or not. Kids are fine, Trent is fine.

Kids first swim meet of the fall/winter season is next Saturday/Sunday in Madras (just a short 2.5 hour drive from Portland, ahem...) and they will each be in 4 events on saturday and sunday, plus a relay or two. Should be fun. I love swim meets.

School is going excellent, thanks for asking! Both kids are half way through 7th and 5th grades (and it's only OCTOBER!!) We're doing lots of extra stuff so that they can be done with 8th and 6th grade (mostly) by the end of this year. I figure it can't hurt to have them be ahead of the curve....and they like staying busy with school. We have found a nice group of homeschooling people in town here, they have a get together about once a month. And, they take art and science from a friend who is also an artist, nurse and homeschooling mom once a week. :) busy busy busy.

have a great week everyone. :)