Thu - January 12, 2006

Wed - January 11, 2006

Tue - January 10, 2006

Mon - January 9, 2006

Thu - January 5, 2006

Pre-Christmas Story: Yes I am a Sap (noun form of sappy)

The only movie my wife and I saw this little Christmas Break was about two weeks ago. We saw Pride and Prejudice. Oh we could have gone to see The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, but that is too long to write. Then we could have seen King Kong, but at the time that was too long to watch. So on a "dare" (almost) we went to this unlikely little film. Ok, I will be honest. I didn't want to be in the crowds of TCON:LWW, and I didn't feel like sitting through King Kong (or Jamie didn't not sure at this point), and on a dare (almost) we went to see this little gem.

I was most impressed with them film. I really enjoyed the other movies of Jane Austin's that I have seen, but I found this one to be very witty and quick and oddly moving (especially during the dancing scenes). If you haven't forked over the money to see the film, and the girl you might be diggin on enjoys these flicks, I say go for it. I really wanted to see it again. So this WAS the only movie we have seen. And now the slump of movies prior to the BIG 06 push... which there seems to be a lot on my list of 06 movies to see. How many will we go to? That I don't know...

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Wed - January 4, 2006

3F

Family, Food, and Fun. That about sums up the last two weeks, and why I haven't written. I have been to busy being busy. Ok and being up late playing some PS2 game, but it has been a very full week and half of family, eating, and stuff. It sure went fast though. We sent everybody home. Micah, Julia, Lexy, and Micayah all went back to their homestead in Oklahoma (that was four people). Then we sent Steve, Laura, and Corrie back to their little state of California (that was three people). And in a strange way our house feels empty with the Five of us left (Jamie, Tim (me), Oliver, Noah, and Myles). You see it is the first time since September (4 months) that we have had the house to ourselves. For those who didn't catch it, my parents didn't move out of our house until the day the Californian's arrived. There was like a 5 hour window to get the stink out of parents (not enough time...) before others moved into their place. So yesterday evening (Tuesday night) was the first night that Oliver was off the floor and back in a bed in like 4.5 months. He was happy to have his room back. It has been fun having a lot of people over, but now Jamie is a little sick (or a lot sick), Tim is a little sick, the boys seem a little sick, and there needs a bit of a rest. At least the boys (Oliver and Noah) went back to school today so there was some reprieve for my wife. Of course she was suppose to start her new job today, but because she has been sick she wil not be able to do it. She was a little bummed at that. So much to write. It will be gotten to, just at another time. Just know for now, that things are back in their groove and new grooves are going to have to be carved, and old ones redone.


Our boys from the Church Cantata. Jamie made those sheep costumes.

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Sun - December 18, 2005

Fri - December 16, 2005

No Snow, But Ice

As you may have read over at my wife's blog that we didn't have snow, but we had an ice storm instead. You can read about here on FOX. The ice storm was really cool... Sadly I had to go to work... Oliver didn't have to go to school till two hours into the day. Normally he starts school at 7:40, but yesterday it was 9:45. The same today for Olie. Even though we didn't have any more of the storm the day was delayed. I had the joy of driving in the ice, because my school district is pretty dumb! Anyway, ice storms are dangerous, probably more so then snow because it is so heavy and snow is not. What happens is the rain falls and it hits the trees and power lines and everything. So there ends up being a thick layer of ice all around anything that is coming up out of the ground. Needles' on trees are each wrapped in ice. Very nice, Very Cool, Very cold... Some pictures of the weather:


The first picture is of Oliver's School Website stating that there is a weather delay, and the other is of a weather map showing the snow, ice, and rain...

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Wed - December 14, 2005

Tue - December 13, 2005

Always Need a Luagh

Always something to write about, just don't always have the time. If you haven't yet seen Napoleon Dynamite, you must. I have only seen it once (really), and a few times at my friend Mel's b-pary in the background, and one of those times in spanish. All that to say I am not one of those fanatics, but it has "grown" in my mind as a FUNNY movie. The more I review things in my head about that film the more I laugh to myself. It is just one of those, make you laugh films (at least I think so). At any-rate, this picture came across my email today and it was labeled: BEST COSTUME. I would have to agree that it was quite funny... Enjoy a laugh..

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Sun - December 11, 2005

A look BACK: December 3rd

Did you know that our child Noah turned four about a week ago? Yes, it was the day of the "big race" and I was so SELF ABSORBED I didn't even write that we had a blast at a birthday party for Noah. We took him and his brothers to this "new" place to us called: Hickory Dickory Doc. It was "ok" and kind of like Chucky Cheese, but not as cool. The kids had a blast though, and we played till we dropped. You can check out the pictures below. It blows my mind to think that Noah turned FOUR... A BIG four year old... That makes our kids now... 5, 4, and 2... Oh wow... they grow fast... enjoy the pics...

http://homepage.mac.com/outofthesilent/2005(10-12)/PhotoAlbum136.html

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Fri - December 9, 2005

Its That Time of The Year Again: DEBATE

So we have entered Christmas time (again another "tradition" given to us by the ancients of our day) where Debate rolls on. We get all upset about Christmas Cards (oops, I mean "Holiday Cards") from presidents that suppose don't give credit to "his" beliefs (even with the BIBLE verse on the card). I heard in one Sub-Division in Michigan a couple was threaten to be fined if they did not take their NATIVITY OFF THEIR YARD. These are "fun" to debate and all, but I really think ALL SIDES are missing it...

First off this is a tradition as are all and most holidays "Christian" or not. The dates are arbitrary. For Christians it wasn't until the fourth century that the church began to put emphasis on Jesus' birth, prior to that (and still today if you ask me) the Easter Holiday is the main thrust of the religion. And even then the "reason" for choosing the 25th of December was to help pagans incorporate their already established dates (some romans horned the birth of Mithra, the god of the UNCONQUERABLE sun, on the 25th of December, along with other traditions that predate Jesus birth took place at this time) into the church and bring more people to the church. Oh don't get me wrong, we do the same today, we incorporate music of a "worldly" venue, we learned from our forefathers what has worked and still use it.

And the DEBATE continues... Now we have so called "magachurches" not holding church services on Sunday (again incorporating the "worldly" into our actions). Of course this one gets me the most. It cracks me up that as CHRISTIANS that are celebrating CHRISTMAS as the birth of the man/God who would change their life, and the face of the earth, would not want to be at CHURCH on that day, with fellow believers WORSHIPING their GOD!

Anyway, all that to say this: I celebrate Christmas as a time to remember the birth of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Am I offended by all the things OTHER people are doing or NOT doing. Not really. I expect it. In the book of John (that is in the Bible, sometimes called St. John) Jesus himself tells us "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first." That is what I keep in mind. I expect the debate, the "outcry", the stupid things both Christians and Non-Believers alike will do.

What started this thought process? Glad you asked... I thought this was funny:


(Oh I can't wait to here the debate on that... Of course I was really curious why the principal has a bong...)

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Thu - December 8, 2005

In Action

"Wow, Tim, you're flying!" - Laura Benson... I didn't quite notice what she was talking about... but then... yah... my feet aren't touching the ground... This is a picture of me at the finish line last Saturday. I should say this was only a 10K race (6.2 miles). In bout 12 more weeks I will be ready for the marathon... but there isn't one... I will find one. I am considering doing a half marathon this weekend, but it is three hours away and we would have to spend the night down their to do it, so I don't know... we will see... Anyway it was fun... looking forward to more races...

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Wed - December 7, 2005

Tue - December 6, 2005

Mon - December 5, 2005

1811

I competed in my first race this weekend. The Charlotte North Carolina Thunder Road Race . I am not much of a competitive person. I mean I have never been to athletic. I didn't really start to get into my own in regards to coordination until college, more like 19 years old or so. I enjoyed riding my bike and roller bladeing, but for fun and adventure, not for race. Anyway, I don't know if I "liked" the whole "race" aspect of it. Upon reflection I think running with somebody would have been fun, and more entertaining. As it was I ran and did "ok." I would have liked to have come in about 2 minutes faster. I came in at number 105, at 51 minutes 27 seconds. That ends up being an 8 minute 18 second mile on average. In my age group I came in at 15th, but of course the guy who won the whole thing was 33 years old like me. That is a "good" time for me. But Like I said I would have liked to come in under 50. Upon further thinking I really enjoyed DOING something, and look forward to more training and more running. I was hurting on Wednesday and I don't thing my left tendon ever recovered before the race. Again this is all new to me. I now start my 7th week of training. I will run 24 miles this week, 12 of them on Saturday.

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Thu - December 1, 2005

Wed - November 30, 2005

Tue - November 29, 2005

what have you been down to lately

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