The Family Guy Speaks - Homeschool Blogger

A New Blog

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:12:00 -0600

Come check out my new blog at ohmydad.com.

Jeff

Pictures of the kids...

Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:49:00 -0600

Here are some pictures that I took of the kids at the property the other day. Enjoy.

All the kids

Jenna

John

Jacob

Jason

Jessica

June

Josiah and Joshua

Jillian

Jolina

Jonah

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Fri, 2 Nov 2007 11:08:00 -0500

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Ultrasound

Sat, 1 Sep 2007 00:14:00 -0500

Today we had the mobile ultrasound guy come out and do an ultrasound for us. Very exciting! All of the kids sat on the bed and watched on the TV in our room. Here it is for you to see...

August 6th, 2007 in Pictures

Mon, 6 Aug 2007 23:00:00 -0500

Jason doing school work

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Jolina

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Jonah working hard

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June and Jessica

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Jenna, Jonah, Jillian and June

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Our beautiful sunset tonight

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Texas Sage flowers in bloom

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 17:26:00 -0500

Texas Sage flowers in our front yard

Aren't cameras wonderful things? We can choose what we want the viewer to see. Just like blogging, we can choose what we want our readers to hear. Just because I choose not to talk about negative things in my life does not mean that everything is idyllic over here. My family is just like yours - we are not perfect - our kids are not perfect - our life is not perfect.

I mention this because I have seen people comment about people being fake. Their lives cannot be THAT nice, can they? They must be lying. The reality is everyone has negative things in their lives - some people just choose not to focus on them. Is that fake? I think not. Witholding the negative aspects of our life is... let me think... proper? Is proper a good word to use? Tactful?

Why would someone want to go to a blog and read all about the negative things in a person's life? They wouldn't. Just as I chose to use the photo above instead of the one I am going to show you next. I chose that photo because it is pretty. People like to look at pretty things. I could have used this photo instead...

Texas Sage flowers in our front yard (version 2)

This photo shows the pretty flowers too. But it also shows the dead bush and the hose that was left out. Was I being fake because I chose to show the picture of just the pretty flowers? You may think so... I don't know. I choose to believe it is tactful to show you the pretty flowers instead of the entire front yard. We don't need to air all of our dirty laundry on here - it is inconsiderate to the reader. It makes them feel uncomfortable. I don't need to rant about my kids doing this or my wife doing that or... you get the point.

Thirteen Years!

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:53:00 -0500

Katie and I have been married for thirteen years. Time goes so fast. It does not seem like it has really been that long - she may not tell you the same thing. I have not always been the easiest person to live with so to her it may seem like it has been an eternity ;) Let's hope not.

Katie and Jonah

Katie and Jonah again

I have been tagged...

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:32:00 -0500

My daughter, Jenna, tagged me...

Rules:

Players start with 8 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged write their own facts in and these rules. At the end, you need to choose 8 people to tag and don't forget to leave them a comment telling them to check out your blog. Also remember to write who tagged you.

1. I have blue eyes

2. I have one dozen wonderful children

3. I hold an insurance license in two states

4. I am contemplating buying a new camera

5. I never let my hair get more than one half of an inch long

6. I was kicked out of the Air Force for refusing to take the Anthrax vaccine

7. I have a Section 608 Universal Certification from the EPA

8. I have the best wife in the world

Do I really have to tag 8 people? I don't know 8 people on here so I will only tag teambettendorf and father2five.

Two new nurses

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:55:00 -0500

Jenna is going to go with Jill to the clininc this next week. They are both going to wear scrubs and these IDs that I made them.

I bought lanyards and ID card pouches for them so they can wear them around their necks like all the nurses do.

Look what I made for Katie...

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:19:00 -0500