tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:37:15 +0000The BabiesCelebrationsTrying to be funnyOopsThis and ThatEwwww...It's Real Life BabyThe Job HuntLife in the north countryBringing home the baconMy Better HalfAdventures at Dragonfly AcademyPolitical ramblingsThings we do for funWelcomeSad Thingshttp://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jules)Blogger136125Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-3769298763998177580Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:05:00 +00002011-07-17T22:02:20.907-05:00Bringing home the baconThe Job HuntI don't know if anyone is still out there checking in on us. For those that are, I figured it was time to get rid of that "This is Painful" headline and post something a little more uplifting. :) Hopefully this will fit the bill.I should be anxious... but I'm not. I should be stressed and crazy... but I'm not. I should be bitter... but I'm not. What I am is Grateful. Excited. Scared, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/Dcgd3Ya2fqQ/finally-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/Dcgd3Ya2fqQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2011/07/finally-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-3078662851786674098Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:52:00 +00002010-06-14T20:08:32.445-05:00Sad ThingsI'm not sure how many of you are fans of this company. Or how many of you have heard this news about that company. Yep. Mexico. And yes, this is where my husband works. Until November 1st or so.We have been devastated by this news. I mean, we have worked hard to create the life we have here, in a community we love, only to have it all taken away. Again. For us, this is the second time in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/CaMiQbT-JBc/this-is-painful.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/CaMiQbT-JBc" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-is-painful.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-7626940777260481602Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:32:00 +00002010-03-18T09:38:55.289-05:00The Job HuntDerick did not get the job - but as disappointing as it was, there is good news tucked inside. They want to put him on as an alternate, to fill in for people who may not be able to travel for whatever reason. They told him that he was a very strong candidate and they want him to try out the traveling thing as an alternate to see if it is really something he would like to do. They made it soundhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/kVmAhRR9r3M/sorry-to-keep-you-waiting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/kVmAhRR9r3M" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2010/03/sorry-to-keep-you-waiting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-4927621477004905990Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:15:00 +00002010-02-26T13:51:11.957-06:00Things we do for funI am not usually a fan of old movies. Some of them are decent, but I have not enjoyed them enough to actually seek them out and watch them, on purpose. So I initially balked at Samantha's request that we rent The Time Machine, a 1960's film about, well... about a time machine. She had seen part of it at Grandma and Grandpa's, where they have that cool thing called satellite TV. (being the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/S2Hqx1Dny9E/time-machine-1960.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/S2Hqx1Dny9E" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2010/02/time-machine-1960.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-4644727659175589206Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:58:00 +00002010-02-24T12:16:51.728-06:00The Job HuntIt's Wednesday. Every day so far this week, when Derick calls from work, my first question is, "Well?" His answer? "Nothing."He had a second interview for the new job last week. He said it felt very promising. We are 90% sure that he will get the job, but of course they can't let us know until the obligatory "let's make them squirm and wonder and think about it some more" time has passed.Thishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/WoMDDjTl51A/its-wednesday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/WoMDDjTl51A" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2010/02/its-wednesday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-9153704501948867633Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:28:00 +00002010-02-18T08:39:30.434-06:00The Job HuntCould you do it? Could you move your family to a fairly remote location?What do you mean by "remote"? you ask?In this case, the nearest Wal-Mart is 53 miles away.The nearest shopping mall is over 8 hours away.The town is a small one. About 30 minutes away is a thriving metropolis of 2000 people.For fun, people fish and hunt and ride ATV's. I think.This is the question I am asking myself since http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/cfj7SQ1lyg0/could-you-do-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/cfj7SQ1lyg0" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2010/02/could-you-do-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-4795219957024129290Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:06:00 +00002010-01-18T09:14:16.903-06:00This and ThatA huge thank you goes out to my oldest bloggy friend, Gina, over at an unpink life who created the awesome header that now graces the top of my blog. Isn't it soo cool? She did an amazing job and captured the essence of our life out here in the sticks. She is bursting at the seams with creative energy and would love to create a header for you, too. Stop on over to her place and tell her Jules http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/G4at43yl6SI/my-awesome-new-header.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/G4at43yl6SI" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-awesome-new-header.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-4794980694284917882Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:15:00 +00002010-01-14T11:58:58.197-06:00Life in the north countryI am flippin' tired. I can't seem to form a coherent thought, much less a blog post. My days are consumed by seven children needing something from me every. single. minute. Not a free moment to even breathe, or think, or... heh... write a blog post. (like the one I am writing now, you ask? Okay. So some days I can think. Just for a minute.)I have my own four beautiful offspring underfoot,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/wHq8JvJsv_8/why-i-dont-blog-much-anymore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/wHq8JvJsv_8" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2010/01/why-i-dont-blog-much-anymore.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-7555688197632565351Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:51:00 +00002009-12-18T16:07:10.374-06:00Political ramblingsWill someone please tell me how this guy can get away with this? He is an absolute jerk, spitting on the graves of every one of the patriots who gave their lives in the formation of this country. Given his blatant disregard for our Constitution, his actions are treason, plain and simple.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/JIUGMg934as/will-someone-please-tell-me-how-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/JIUGMg934as" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/12/will-someone-please-tell-me-how-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-4761770297916836934Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:06:00 +00002009-12-17T11:25:10.386-06:00Trying to be funnyHey - if you have been on my blogroll in the past but are not there now, please don't be offended! I lost all my links when I changed my template and I can't seem to remember all of them. I know I am missing a few - please let me know and I will put you back on! :)There. Now that I have taken care of any possible hurt feelings, I can breathe. And go about my day. With a clear conscience. *http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/tuNyKMyDm-I/its-thursday-shoot-me-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/tuNyKMyDm-I" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/12/its-thursday-shoot-me-now.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-6158818099414127985Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:51:00 +00002009-12-16T13:06:18.289-06:00The BabiesWith the help of her older sister, she put all of her heart's desires on paper.ToysDollBaby Luv computer gamePink radio for babyPretend candy caneHmm... I guess that means the tooth-rotting sugar is pretend, too. Good for us - bad for our dentist. He'll just have to find someone else to help pay his mortgage. :)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/AVooIKQbsY4/my-three-year-olds-christmas-list.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/AVooIKQbsY4" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-three-year-olds-christmas-list.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-8085039345628250738Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:29:00 +00002009-12-15T23:33:46.690-06:00I really like playing with my blog. I think I like playing with my blog more than I actually like blogging on my blog. :)So here is the latest template I like. It's a close tie between this one and another one that I may try for a few days. Just to see if it "sticks". The problem is, I get so bored with the same old template and then I think, geez, if I'm bored then my readers (all two of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/WgGuVClyG_E/and-so.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/WgGuVClyG_E" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/12/and-so.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-3903465995724038376Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:56:00 +00002009-11-04T22:33:26.749-06:00Life in the north countryYes. Well. Here is this blog thing again. Chirping in my ear that I should get back at it. I have been reading through old posts and enjoying the stories. The little things that I had forgotten about, but managed to write a post or two, they all are precious to me now. It made me think. Who do I write this blog for? For an unknown audience who may or may not care one whit about my daily http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/DRVZUIh1yXg/well.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/DRVZUIh1yXg" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/11/well.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-8907518834912380684Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:01:00 +00002009-09-11T00:01:01.067-05:00Sad ThingsAs part of Project 2996, I am honored to be remembering Benjamin Millman on this 8th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on our country.Benjamin Millman was a 40 year old carpenter at work in the World Trade Center. He belonged to Carpenters Local 608, and was one of 166 members of the New York construction community lost that day.Mr. Millman was married to Toby and had two children, Brandon and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/nsVC9LWq0SA/may-we-never-forget.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/nsVC9LWq0SA" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/09/may-we-never-forget.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-2076979824835635365Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:36:00 +00002009-09-06T22:53:00.731-05:00Political ramblingsAfter something like this, you can bet that the powers that be will be pushing hard for some sort of regulation of the internet.Here you have a huge story, investigated by right-wing radio hosts and citizen journalists via political blogs, which resulted in the resignation of a White House official. One of Obama's czars lost his job because of what a handful of citizens were able to uncover http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/9zoKL9JxBYU/prediction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/9zoKL9JxBYU" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/09/prediction.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-5978821173097023230Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:24:00 +00002009-08-20T08:34:42.969-05:00Sad ThingsThis summer, blogging has been a low priority for me. With the current political situation, I have been unable to spend time online doing anything other than reading and learning. In a comment at her place, Amy wrote this:I read a lot. In fact, the reason I don't blog much anymore is because it is a time for listening and not talking for me. It is a time to learn, not teach. It is a time to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/3oUJiHtZdWg/summer-of-my-discontent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/3oUJiHtZdWg" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/08/summer-of-my-discontent.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-6862537988926440319Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:07:00 +00002009-08-07T23:36:10.933-05:00This and ThatWell. Wadda ya know? I've been given an award!Here's the rules:In accepting this award, I need to do the following:1) Say thanks and give a link to the presenter of the award.2) Share "ten honest things" about myself.3) Present this award to 7 others whose blogs I find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encouraged me.4) Tell those 7 people that they've been awarded HONEST http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/Q6y406oxUgA/honest-scrap-award.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/Q6y406oxUgA" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/08/honest-scrap-award.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-4578362925038344007Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:29:00 +00002009-08-05T12:37:30.387-05:00Political ramblingsFreedom's Lighthouse has expressed the hope that one simple question, asked by an average joe at a town hall meeting, spreads across the nation and resonates with millions.Ready?Wait for it...Here you go:"Why would you guys try to stuff a health care bill down our throat in 3-4 weeks, when the President took six months to pick what he wanted for a dog for his kids? What are you doing?"Amen to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/8B55w-xZScI/just-doing-my-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/8B55w-xZScI" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/08/just-doing-my-part.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-5688627909400612607Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:14:00 +00002009-06-22T18:22:38.673-05:00Life in the north countryGo Here. Be prepared to cry. Read about their Mission,and then go hug your babies.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/lMZhqpgeqVQ/most-beautiful-thing-i-have-ever-seen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/lMZhqpgeqVQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/06/most-beautiful-thing-i-have-ever-seen.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-2167636967761503912Thu, 21 May 2009 13:20:00 +00002009-05-21T08:41:21.964-05:00Adventures at Dragonfly AcademyYou know that... thing I have over there on my sidebar? The one that says something about the things that are supposed to happen every day in this house? Nice things, ideal things, the things of childhood? Yeah - that one. I think it also says something about every child too, but I'm not sure. You see, when I get on here, I really try to avoid looking at that little statement of purpose. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/P7iNJhtmQ7M/my-sidebar-haunts-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/P7iNJhtmQ7M" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-sidebar-haunts-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-8996451384161337932Thu, 14 May 2009 16:12:00 +00002009-05-14T11:34:42.143-05:00Life in the north countryThings we do for funWhere have I been these past few weeks, you ask? Okay, maybe you're not asking, but I'm going to tell you anyway.I spent the last two weeks finalizing our garage sale. Cleaning out the garage, setting up tables, marking clothes, finding Rubbermaid bins in weird places and remembering that the stuff inside was for The Garage Sale, at that point, still some far off day in the future.We borrowed 9 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/3Wi0CFjVyeQ/garage-sale-glory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/3Wi0CFjVyeQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/05/garage-sale-glory.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-6638518925380631320Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:28:00 +00002009-04-26T14:47:21.287-05:00Political ramblingsSad ThingsRoxana Saberi is a journalist from North Dakota who has been convicted of espionage in Iran and sentenced to 8 years in prison.Her original crime? Buying a bottle of wineThe crime they held her on? Reporting the news after her press credentials had expiredThe crime they convicted her of? EspionageShe is an American citizen. She is being held in a prison in Iran where other "political prisonershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/ulbAQFoeh2I/in-support-of-roxana-saberi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/ulbAQFoeh2I" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-support-of-roxana-saberi.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541736451226250414.post-1092541079027096584Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:39:00 +00002009-04-23T23:02:46.934-05:00Adventures at Dragonfly AcademyAt one point tonight, after three very hard days, I found myself wondering how in the world I thought I could manage it all.Do you ever do that? Do you ever feel simultaneously blessed beyond measure but overwhelmed by the blessings?Playing with the children is easy. Taking care of the children is easy. Loving the children is easy.But this educating thing? Man, I don't know if I'm cut out forhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~3/DTSGcXHZ8Aw/tell-me-again-why-we-do-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jules)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EnjoyingTheStory/~4/DTSGcXHZ8Aw" height="1" width="1"/>http://enjoyingthestory.blogspot.com/2009/04/tell-me-again-why-we-do-this.html