http://www.standifordfamily.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:50:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What do you do with several pounds of fresh fruit?  You eat as much as you can and then make jam before it spoils.  That's what I did yesterday, the jam part I mean.  I took a lot of these ...and some of these ...mixed it with sugar and some of this ...and ... http://www.standifordfamily.com/2008/08/13/jam-session/ I know it's only August 12th, and I'm way behind in telling about our summer, but today was the first day of school for the girls.  Last night for FHE we went over some rules and packed the girls' backpacks.  Mat was a little nervous and Mickey gave her a ... http://www.standifordfamily.com/2008/08/12/oh-happy-day/ Sorry this has been a non-publishing site for a while.  I haven't been in the mood (and there's so much to write about) and Mickey's busy with school.  We have been on the go a lot this summer.  I probably better start with the remainder of our trip to Virginia.  ... http://www.standifordfamily.com/2008/07/22/the-rest-of-our-vacation/ Well we've been back from vacation for almost a month and still no posts about our trip.  I think the reason nothing is done is because the task seems to overwhelming.  Today I decided to break the trip up into smaller segments and post a little bit at a time. ... http://www.standifordfamily.com/2008/06/29/eastern-road-trip-part-i/ Megan just got done having one of her best softball games, at least defensively that is.  She started out by playing four innings at catcher.  Our "normal" catcher decided not to come to the game as well as her backup so Megan jumped into duty.  She played really well, stopping ... http://www.standifordfamily.com/2008/06/20/shes-got-game/ The last few months Mattey has had this little cough and clearing of the throat thing going on. Thinking it was allergy related she'd been given Claritin and Zyrtec, not at the same time of course, without getting much relief. I took Mattey to the doctor (not her ... http://www.standifordfamily.com/2008/06/10/the-coughing-truth/ I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up but catering/food service might have made the list of options for me. A few days ago I was asked to make a fruit plate for a funeral luncheon for some friends of ours. I ... http://www.standifordfamily.com/2008/06/10/a-new-career/ I know it's June already but there are a few things that haven't been covered from May yet. (I've taken a break from blogging and then the internet didn't want to work right. So I'm finally getting around to it.) May was a very busy month ... http://www.standifordfamily.com/2008/06/09/wrapping-up-may/ I just wanted to publicly wish my wonderful wife a Happy Anniversary.  It's unbelievable to think that this is a celebration of our 15th year of being married.  Where has the time gone?  According to tradition, I should be buying you something crystal, glass, or a watch.  I think I ... http://www.standifordfamily.com/2008/06/04/happy-anniversary-sweetheart/ On Friday, Kade and I went, with my dad, on a Father and Son Campout.  Our church does this annually and this is the first one that we all three have attended and Kade's first camping experience.It was held at The Res in Mishawaka, IN.  Kade and I got there a little ... http://www.standifordfamily.com/2008/05/19/father-and-son-campout-2/