Tuesday, January 15, 2019

January 19, 2019

Woohoo!  I am so excited to find my blog.  I wanted to get back to blogging last week but couldn't remember AT ALL the name of it.  I am reading a book online and seeing and reading over and over again the words "Child's Play" and halfway through the book think, "Boardplay--  that might be the name of my blog." Voila! 

My lame jokes I just posted on Hogan's Heroes blog because I found that first:

Q: How do we know Eve was good at mathematics?
A: Because she was, “...known to Adam.”

Q: Why did the car quit running after new wheels were put on?
A: Because it was retired.

Q: What does a cowboy use to make a milkshake?
A: Stirrups

Q: What did the big gear say about the little gear?
A: That’s just my ‘pinion.
(Note: A pinion is a round gear—usually to the smaller of two meshed gears—used in applications such as rack and pinion systems)
Q: What did the big gear say about the little gear suffering with a cold?
A: That’s just a “rack and pinion.”
Q: What did the big gear say to the little gear?
A: We mesh.

Q: How old are you acting when you are tardy for seminary?
A: ‘eight
Q: How old are you after dinner?
A: Already eight
Q: How old are you when you get baptized?
A: Eight, of course.

Q: What do you call the camping house of a group of bees?
A: Attentive (A tent hive.)

Q: Why is it so dry in our state?
A: Because we live in “Aridzona”

Well, four years later....

Our family now includes 20 grandchildren.  Last posting I read said ??? Maybe seven fewer?  It said our family members were 31 or 32.   We are now 39 when all together.  




Monday, October 5, 2015

Nine months later...

Nine months didn't produce a baby, just a forgotten blog...

Ha. Ha.  I haven't written for 9 months and didn't even remember I had this blog until Sarah brought it up the other week.  Well....I will work on it....but not today.  Too many other things to attend to at the moment.

What have I learned today?  That I am a long, long, long distance from the place/person that I need to be but I continue to work on it.  That's it.  Time's up.

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Lodestone

I am working on a lesson that I will be teaching in Primary this morning.  (What is Primary?  https://www.lds.org/topics/primary?lang=eng&query=Primary+defined).  I thought of incorporating the new magnet blocks I purchased this week.  As I was pondering these things I decided to  look up the word 'magnet' (and other related words) and discovered that a natural magnet is called a lodestone (or loadstone).

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/magnet

 I suppose I knew that once upon a time, since I have heard the word, but it is new to me AGAIN (if that is a thing one can say?).

Also, you can buy iron filings on Amazon

.http://www.amazon.com/Dowling-Magnets-Do-731019-Iron Filings/dp/B000BJRLTI/ref=wl_mb_wl_huc_mrai_1_dp#customerReviews

Hmm.  Looks like we can have more magnet fun!

Friday, January 23, 2015

Sharky Bones and Tumbleweed

For Thursday, January 22, 2015 and Friday, January 23, 2015

Today is Friday.  Yesterday was not a learn new stuff day so I  will share views of the world through my grandsons, Waylen and Falcon (twins, age 3).  Sharky Bones are skeletons and when they want to play 'Sharky Bones' they want to play Plants vs. Zombies.  Who knew!  

As I drove east on Chandler Boulevard to pick up grandsons (W and F plus one) it was during an hour of high wind and there was a glorious, happy tumbleweed party bouncing across the road.  I knew the boys would love seeing it on the way back so told them to watch and pointed it out.  They laughed and laughed and were saying something about Tumbleweed in Spongebob.  I don't get the reference because I have never watched Spongebob but I did do some research.  As I was reading this synopsis of an episode that might (or might not) have tumbleweed in it (I guess I would have to watch to verify) the thought came to my mind, "This sounds like a dream.  This sounds like my dreams!"  And then, "Hey, maybe if I recorded my dreams I could make a cartoon people would like to watch."  Yeah, never happening but...for those of you who don't watch Spongebob maybe you will have the same feeling after reading this synopsis.  Does it really make any more sense than a crazy dream?  

http://spongebob.wikia.com/wiki/Rock_Bottom

Here is a video of a family driving through a tumbleweed party just like we saw, except we were on a busy six lane road.  It was very, very fun and funny.  Listen to how thrilled these kids are!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNVcSIZyBuE


And, speaking of Tumbleweed and Chandler (Arizona, that is), Chandler makes a tumbleweed Christmas tree every year as part of the city's Christmas celebrations.  Have you ever seen a Christmas tree made of tumbleweed?  Check them out here: 

 https://www.google.com/searchq=chandler+arizona+tumbleweed+christmas+tree&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=799&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=fvnCVJ3GLcvBggTSm4GoDw&sqi=2&ved=0CDoQ7Ak&dpr=1


2014 marked the 58th year of Chandler's Tumbleweed Christmas Tree tradition! 

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Oven Cleaning


Cleaning Tidbit:

I happened to clean the oven (or PARTIALLY clean--oven window and door) last week after the boys had been cooking pizzas and the oven door was open (to warm up the house) and the oven still hot-ish.  The amazing thing I learned was that when the oven door was still warm cleaning the layers of grease and junk off was much easier.  Don't know why.  There must be some science behind it but it worked!  Give it a try?

Living On One Dollar

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Today I watched this documentary on Netflix with my youngest boys.  Check it out.  Hmm.  I am thinking about what I learned that was new.  I don't know that I learned anything new but I FOUND this new documentary and it humbled me and reminded me of the multitude of gifts and great abundance we enjoy here in America.  It saddened me for the sorrows and sufferings of so many.  It excited me to see the ingenuity of people and their ability to work through difficult and enduring trials and still have generous spirits and open hearts.  It reminded me of the goodness of our God who I believe truly does guide people and send others in answer to prayer and need.  It delighted me to see the beauty of these people and the sparkle in the eyes of their children.  It made me grateful for the church's (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) perpetual education fund and programs to help members all over the world  (https://www.lds.org/topics/pef-self-reliance).  Maybe we can set some small goal as a family to be of help in some small way.  Maybe?

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

NEW TRICKS

January 20, 2015

Dear Readers!  (My two followers--husband and daughter--AND for-those-of-you-who-may-come-to-know-me),

I am using this old blog to start a new blog but am too lazy to change names.  It may end up being a combo blog, if I ever get back to my game inventory info and links BUT what I am going to do with it now is record the things I learn new each day.  I did this for a few days/weeks two or three (or more?) years back and I LOVED IT.  It was very fun to record and read back and research.  I am confident it also increases memory retention, which is becoming more important as I age!!  (Ha. Ha--as I age and as we add family members to our numbers-- 50 years old with current count of 31 going on 32:  me and spouse, our 11 children, their 6 spouses and 12 children plus the 'one on the way'.)

I suppose, as time passes, I may write more personal history--also a good thing to record.  For now, I will return to the purpose of this blog and the exciting thing I learned yesterday and the fantastically exciting thing I learned today!!

January 19, 2015

Yesterday I was searching on Amazon (for all my answers--nah! just some) for pellets to refill a beanbag chair I got for Solomon for Christmas.  I looked at the different fills but was confused about what is the best, within an affordable range, so then checked a couple other websites and came across a beanbag company that fills their bags with a combination of pellets and shredded foam.  Aha!  I have shredded memory foam pillows so....  In reading some of the reviews I recalled a suggestion that one rub a dryer sheet around the zipper of the beanbag AND around the cut in the bag of pellets/foam so as you fill your chair the pellets do not stick to everything.  I considered that the static cling might create the same problem with shredded foam so I tried it and IT WORKED.  No mess.  No fuss.  No money.  Fantastic!!

January 20, 2015

Today it was pretty lame.  It shows the ignorance of my age and life (a stay-at-home mom that doesn't spend much real work time on  computers).  I did, magically, remember the name of my blog but had:  1)  No idea how to get in to write a post and  2) (as I found out) No idea how to get out of my husband's open work account in gmail and in to my account.  (Yes, I have had to do it before one way or another but that didn't seem to be working today. )  I did use my brain to call daughter, Emma, (instead of husband at work) and get her help.  She told me to click on the sign in button on the top  then where to right click to open an incognito Google Chrome tab so I could sign in without signing out my husband.  (Thank you, Emma.)  It remains to be seen whether I use these skills on my own next time!  Can she teach an old dog new tricks?