WebJenz Toys!!
I am starting a business called WebJenz, which has great gifts or fun toys. Here at WebJenz, we (i) sell Webkinz furniture for plush animals. Each are crafted by hand and double checked for sturdiness, so it won’t break badly unless handled differently. You can even use any stuffed animal!
07/23/2008 | jen | Want One? Or have ideas? [2]
The Human Race
I’ve decided to join The Human Race. Care to join me?
The Gift of Giving
I was flipping through my old third grade stuff, fondly reading the “books” I had made with pride, when I came across a poem I had writen for a contest. My elementary school was ending a huge project. Every class was given an assignment to collect a backpack, hygenic supplies, school supplies, and some enetertainment to give to the local shelter. We were going to have a ceremony and a student from each grade would read something. I had written this poem for the contest. My teacher read it, gave it to the principal, then I got to read it in front of the school. I think it’s kind of cute, although it’s really different from my writing style today. Here it is:
The Gift of Giving
When I think of the homeless
I think of the poor, the helpless,
The unfortunate, and the unlucky.
The feeling in my heart is a strong one.
Many kids have a wonderful life,
But the homeless don’t.
You can give toys, food, clothes,
Shoes, money, and many more.
But the greatest gift comes from the heart,
Like this poem.
Think of others and not yourself.
Give, give, give is what I say.
If you give to the needy,
You will feel good
If we all work together,
There will be no such thing as “Homeless”.
If you give,
You’ll get a gift.
Not Playstation 2 or jewelry,
You’ll have a kind heart,
And that is the greatest gift of all.
Words from a nine-year=old child.
07/09/2008 | ken | Comment [2]
The first principles of gospel gardening
Today in Church every member of our family shared testimonies of the gospel of Jesus Christ (except Quinan who was sleepy). Kennerley’s comment on Radishes even drew a comment from our Bishop, “I’ll never look at a radish in the same way again.”
After church we were eating watermelon, discussing gardening, and the gospel. I commented that I think the three most important parts of gardening are seeds, compost and water. Michele and the girls quickly added sunshine. A quick thought popped in my head and I then asked, could these four items relate to the first principles and ordinances of the gospel?
Our discussion continued and it turns out that they sure can. We learn from Alma that faith is like a seed. Compost is like repentence, if we overcome, something of waste can become something of great worth. Water is the symbol of baptism. The influence of the holy ghost can be felt many places at once, just like sunshine.
Have you noticed any symbols, types or shadow in your gardening efforts or everyday life?
Charlie Bone
“Charlie Bone is hot!”
-Jen, trying to explain to me that her Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors book was warm from sitting in the sun.
PhotoBooth
A quick post during my lunch break…
Michele’s brother Dave and (his wife) Brandy recently acquired a refurbished iMac. They invited us over last night for FHE and a delicious dinner. We showed them PhotoBooth (which they didn’t know they had). Here’s the results:
07/01/2008 | hugh | Comment [2]
The time has come again!
Well…. I guess the time has come for me to start blogging again.
For the first time I have both girls for the whole summer. Usually one or both have been on year round school. So when they were in elementary they didn’t get out till the middle of July. What have the Ropers been doing to keep sane this summer? At the beginning of the break I made up a schedule. Monday is craft day, Tuesday and Wednesday free movies at Regal, Thursday is breakfast at the park and play and Friday is have a friend over day. Actually Friday was originally kitchen cooking fun treat day but by Friday I have been to worn out to make anything fun so it has become laze around and drive mom crazy day. That wasn’t working so well for me so I just changed it to have a friend over day. Then each day at 2:00 we have quiet time where everyone goes to a different bedroom and spends some time to unwind. They read, refresh themselves on school work, write stories, sometimes take a nap. This seems to keep them from getting on each others nerves and give me the away time from Quinan’s busyness. Then after snacks I do school work with Quinan and the girls practice piano. They have free time during the day that they can do what they want. This consisted of TV or Webkinz or WII. Which also brought on fights or me frustrated that they were spending all their time on electronics. So….. we started a new thing today. When they do what I ask, or do things that are nice without being told I give them minutes. They can then use their minutes on electronics time. No minutes, no electronics. It has worked out even better than I imagined. They spend all their time collecting minutes they barely even use them up! I have the girls doing things on their own without me asking. It has been great! So the first month of summer is over and I think we have a good way for the rest of the summer.
I have been reading and thinking of some things recently that I will put in a latter post. It is to much to put down all at once! So stay tuned.
I did realize once again how I need to blog more and include more in my blog. ldsmediatalk has some great suggestion on Elder Ballards talk on Sharing the gospel on the internet which you can either find a link to on ldsmediatalk or it is also in the July Ensign. I have been reluctant to share what I learn on church or in scripture study on the blog but looking through the list on ldsmediatalk that is the easiest one to do. So I am going to try and share more of what I learn. So beware. I look forward in you keeping me on track and sharing your thoughts with me.
06/30/2008 | michele | Comment [4]
Our friend Lisa
Our good friend Lisa received confirmation this week that she has thyroid cancer. Please join us in praying for her. Thanks!
06/21/2008 | hugh | Comment [1]
We need to walk more
We stopped by the grocery store and saw some friends (Angela and Brett) who had walked there with their kids. They are a great example… we need to walk more as a family.
06/16/2008 | hugh | Comment [2]
Nancy Drew Review
The Nancy Drew series are some of my newest favorite. It’s about girl who is a young teenage sleuth. This girl solves crimes of all types. She has 2 book series. One is in Nancy’s point of view, who is also narrating, and the other is just told by the author and is the oldest series. The author goes by the name of Carolyn Keene.