tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10660946771580153502024-12-18T21:26:35.989-06:00No one ever said raising seven children would be easy, did they?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066094677158015350.post-11488205470859490972014-04-10T07:31:00.000-05:002014-04-10T07:43:05.802-05:00

Tristin cleared 9.5' last night! Yesterday was Senior Day at the Track & Field meet. Aaron and I escorted Tristin across the track field to the applause of the rest of the team and crowd, and then we waited around for the pole vault event to start. It was scheduled for an hour later, and not knowing anything about how this event works (Tristin just started Track & Field this year)

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Katie started swimming lessons this spring. Last summer, she was still intent on keeping her face out of the water, and laying on her back with water going in her ears was, to her, torture. This year things have changed. Something sparked inside Katie at her first lesson. She obeyed her teachers and blew bubbles with her face in the water. At her next lesson, she went under water without a

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So, one would think that since I am not in school right now, nor any musicals, I would have had enough time on my hands to write a blog post at some point in 2013. At least it is only February. Last Fall, Tristin, Brandon, William, Dallin and I were in It's a Wonderful Life. Aaron played in the pit. It was fun, but a bit draining. The leads were incredible. Tristin and I had some speaking

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I guess I haven't had anything to say in a while. A review of my blog says my last post was in April. Can that really be true? Well, since April, I took a summer semester of Accounting I and Business Management. My 4.0 is still holding. We went to Many Point Family Camp the day after I finished up my classes for one week. That was really fun, although I had an ear infection and wasn't really

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This poem was accidentally posted on the Pratt Family Cooking blog last Mother's Day. I don't have any idea how that happened! Katherine (for Stefany) Those toes, but stubs of pinkish tone,poke out of the blanket’s grasp,and though wanting for a warmer home,are too beautiful to wrap.And fairer hair I have not seen,than the threads that grace my child;what once was parted, tied and bowed,

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Today was a hard day. Tristin failed his second driving text. He didn't look both directions with a head-turn when crossing intersections. I remember being dinged on this one during my first driving test. I think he had so many dings on his first test that the instructor never mentioned this one, although I have been reminding him. He also killed the manual transmission a lot. This was nerves. He

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066094677158015350.post-45140856006540425282012-02-28T17:47:00.001-06:002012-02-28T17:47:17.129-06:00

Well, Aaron came back from Asia last month and I forgot to get these pictures off the camera. The video camera cable is still missing, so I don't have Aidan's first day of school for you to see yet. Tristin is sporting his new bolaro. He got away with it for a few days before he was told he couldn't wear it in the hallways at school. But, there was a hat day, and he has worn it to some

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066094677158015350.post-21033880908460975442012-02-28T17:46:00.000-06:002012-02-28T17:46:10.783-06:00

Yes, I've been negligent. I finally uploaded the last few months of pictures to my laptop. This one is of Katie on her birthday. She has on the apron and chef's hat that Grandma Merle made for her, and is playing with her new kitchen set that we gave her. I think she's the most beautiful 3-year-old I've ever seen!

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Apparently I had the flash off for the pictures I took on Katie's birthday. They are pleanty light, but awfully grainy. Aaron made another hit by frosting Dora onto a double 13x9 cake. He does it all with just a printout from the computer. It is pretty amazing, if you ask me.

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We made applesauce in November. It was pretty easy, and very worthwhile. The applesauce is extremely flavorful! We cut the apples into segments. Then, we put them in a pot with a little bit of water until they got soft, then drained them. Everyone fought over putting them through the KitchenAid. Tristin chopped for a while, but by the time Aaron started taking pictures, the

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I realized that it is a lot easier to write about the trip in the comments below the pictures in Picasa. So, if you want to see the play-by-play, take a look at them using the links at the bottom of this post.  There are two albums, Aaron's and mine. We are also eventually going to get links to the pictures our friends, the Woods, took while we were in the south. https://plus.google.com/_/

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066094677158015350.post-42172704799005680902012-02-19T20:35:00.002-06:002012-02-19T20:35:48.717-06:00

Here are the two emails I wrote home during the trip. We also Skyped, so that is why I didn't email more than that. I figure I'll start with them, since I got into pretty good detail. Once I get pictures uploaded, I will post again with some of them and write some more about the trip. Feb. 12th Hi Everyone,We had a great day today. We attended church in the Republica ward. Itwas a little rough

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So, beyond all reason, I decided to audition for Oliver! with the kids. After preparing them for their vocal auditions and watching the movie with them, I felt like I didn't want to miss out on the opportunity to be in it with them if they get in. Unfortunately, I forgot half the words to my song. Fortunately, the vocal director knows me and I did great in the reading and dance parts of the

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In case you are wondering why Stefany has barely been heard from over the past two months, I am squeezing a list out really fast right now (in my free time) of all the things I have done: attended "White Christmas" rehearsals 3-5 evenings per week (mostly 5) and some weekend afternoons did regular coursework for three credits of biology and three credits of English literature painted the

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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066094677158015350.post-21999869356787285072011-09-28T07:19:00.000-05:002011-09-28T07:19:15.081-05:00

I haven't written to Emma in a while, and since I was updating her, I thought I would copy it over to here so I could update you, too. We went to Emma Krumbee's last weekend and picked apples. We got a couple of pictures. Things are busy, as usual. I'm seven weeks into the semester now, and the kids are in school and Katie is in dance class and a music class. White Christmas auditions were

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066094677158015350.post-76637090638898446752011-09-13T22:20:00.001-05:002015-05-29T06:51:01.313-05:00

Again, if you are pregnant (Jessica and Lizzy), just pass this one by until well after your baby is born. I need to write this, but you don't need to read it right now. This has been a hard few days. On Thursday, a woman in our ward was 35 weeks pregnant when she no longer felt the baby move. She went in to have it checked out. The baby had turned breech, and in so doing had somehow tangled up

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066094677158015350.post-62995730171646485942011-09-12T12:10:00.000-05:002011-09-12T12:10:11.223-05:00

My Biology of Women textbook states, "Folklore has falsely mislabeled masturbation as sinful, evil and even physically or mentally harmful. Such ideas are entirely false, and many therapists and sex experts believe that masturbation can be helpful as a sexual outlet and as a means to become comfortable with one's own body." Apparently my religion is folklore? Why are we allowing our public

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School started on Tuesday for everyone except Tristin. He was up, so I made him come get his picture taken with everyone, too. It's just Katie and me at home during the days now. She has gone back to taking naps again sometimes. I thought she had outgrown them, but it turns out that when all she has to entertain her is boring old Mom, she would rather take a nap in the afternoon. I can't say I

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066094677158015350.post-63012327506961685712011-09-11T19:44:00.000-05:002011-09-11T19:44:44.621-05:00

We went to the State Fair this year. We hadn't tried that in a while, but our children are out of strollers and we thought we'd try. We did pretty well. Our first stop was at the farm exhibit for toddlers. I think it was really aimed at inner-city kids, or at least those kids who do not garden. Ours were not really that enthused, although Katie and Aidan enjoyed it pretty well. After the farm

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I have been a blogger for a few years now. I enjoy blogging and reading other's blogs. I love the social interaction and exchange of ideas available on the internet. However, some people do not understand proper blog etiquette. I'd like to share some basics that constitute proper blog etiquette. I'll use quotes from other blogs, as there isn't much to say that is new on the subject. Commenting

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I am happy to say that if I wanted to go to the University of Minnesota Spring semester, I could go and be counted as a Junior. I passed the Macroeconomics CLEP test last week with flying colors (which means I got a high enough score for not only Normandale to accept it, but for the U of MN to accept it, as well). I am now finishing up the last two requirements of the core coursework by taking

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066094677158015350.post-4432308324508320092011-07-27T16:47:00.000-05:002011-07-27T16:47:32.203-05:00

It's Friday when I wroth this, so I have a lot to tell you. I made friends with some people here immediately. Josiah, who is rowdy and full of camp spirit. Luke, we both think we met somewhere before, but can't remember where. Hannah Evanson, who is a venture scout, and a Mormon! There was another Mormon named Grant, but he decided he couldn't deal with camp, so he went home. I found out there's

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066094677158015350.post-38288107477130802242011-07-10T22:41:00.001-05:002011-07-10T22:49:34.961-05:00

I just don't have a lot of time to go into detail about all that has happened in the last month, so I'm just going to do a point-by-point list this time to catch everyone up on life in the Pratt household. I finished Microeconomics at the end of June with a solid A. I took CPR at the end of May and got certified and killed off my health requirement for graduation. I have exactly 30 credits now

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My week started out with Mother's Day at the in-laws. We got to see Nancy and eat good food, surrounded by about fifteen children. Noisy, but worth it. On Monday, I finished painting my pantry doors and a started a couple of cupboard doors. I only have about ten left. I would have done more each day like I did last week, but I had a garage sale coming up, so... On Tuesday, I prepped the garage

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