I have a love/hate relationship with my GPS. Ok, I really do love it. So much that when my first one was "stolen" (aka lost so well under the seat I was convinced it was stolen at the park in Midvale) We went out and bought a new one. Isaac wisely reminds me to "trust the GPS". Every time I second guess it, it takes longer than it would have if I had followed directions in the first place. Who knew it was faster to go to the Doctor's via 12600 South than Bangerter? That's the love part; finding baseball fields is a snap, traffic warnings are great, birthday parties? No problem. Which is where I was headed with Josh this afternoon...
Now comes the hate part. First of all, that VOICE! "Recalculating...Recalculating..." A little irritating. But worst of all, it shows the speed limit and your current speed. In theory, this is a great thing. I never notice speed limit signs, but there it is on my GPS helping me out. The problem, your current speed turns red when you exceed the speed limit. Even by one teeny tiny mph. So on our way to the birthday party:
Josh "Mom, you're speeding"
Me: "No I'm not"
Josh: "The speed limit's 35 miles per hour"
Me: "I'm only going 36."
Josh "But the speed limit is 35!"
Me: (slowing down) "Is that better?"
Josh: "Yes"
We keep driving for about 30 seconds. My speed apparently creeps back up....
Josh: "Mooooooooooom...."
Apparently, there is no gray area when it comes to the GPS.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
A Week With the Van Wagoner Kids by: Katherine
I thought I would write this so you can get a taste of what it's like to be a Van Wagoner. As all families do, we have our busy days and we have our calmer days. So, without further adieu, A Week With the Van Wagoner Kids!!!
Sunday: First, we all wake up and eat some breakfast. Next, we goof around for the next few hours. We eat lunch around 12 o'clock. Then, we get ready for church and at 1o'clock, we're off to church. When we get home, we goof around some more. A little while later, we have FHE(Family Home Evening). After that, we make sure everything is ready for school Monday morning. And finally, it's off to bed! That's our Sunday!
Monday: Around 7o'clock in the morning, Dad goes around to each person's room and wakes them up. We go up for morning prayers then get ready for school. Before we're finally ready, we have to eat breakfast, do our hair, get dressed, brush our teeth, and get anything we need to take to school ready. Then, we're off! The kids stay at school from 8-2:52 p.m., then we go home. As soon as we get home, we hurry and wash our hands, change our shirts, and rush to see who gets to hold the baby first! Next, it's homework and jobs! Once we are ready for school and have our jobs done, we get to goof around! At 7:00 we head to the school for Isaac's baseball practice. He practices with his team while the rest of us play games and have fun. At about 9, we start getting ready for bed. Then we say prayers and read scriptures. Next, it's bedtime!!! Now, on to Tuesday!
Tuesday: Tuesday is one of the calmer days, like Monday and Wednesday. We do the same morning line up! We go to school and try to do our very best! When we come home from school, we once again rush to see the baby and do homework and jobs. The girls have activity days every other Tuesday. We goof around then read scriptures and say prayers. Next, it's off to bed for us!
Wednesday: First comes the usual morning activities. Then, we go to school for the third time that week! We learn and learn some more then, we come home. Next, as always, comes the mid day baby rush and homework and jobs. The boys have Scouts and Young Men's on Wednesday nights. Then comes the goofing around, scriptures, and prayers. But, since Daddy has to work Wednesday nights, we pray a little bit earlier so we can do it with Dad. Lastly, we're off to bed. Usually we go to bed, we don't go right to sleep. What most of us do at that time is read, read, read!!! We read until we get tired and when we do, it isn't quite as hard to fall asleep!
Thursday: By now, you probably know what happens every morning, the same old morning line up. Eat breakfast, brush your teeth, do your hair and so on. Next, of course, it's off to school. We have Math, L.A., History, Science, etc. But, after school is when it starts getting a little different. After school we have a few minutes (eight to be exact), to get a drink, go to the bathroom, or do anything we might possibly need to do. Then, we have to head down to the music room for choir (all except Isaac that is). We go through warm ups, then we start singing our songs. Right now we are singing a song from Beauty and the Beast, a song in a different language, Amazing Grace, and Do, Re, Mi... After choir, we head home and do homework, jobs, etc. But, just like Wednesday, Dad has to work Thursdays, so we pray and read scriptures a little earlier in the day. Finally, off to bed we go!
Friday: Same old morning line up comes first, then we're off to school. We learn a lot while we are at North Star Academy, and we come home the regular time. When we get home, we do homework and jobs. Then, at 4o'clock, Mom has to take Katherine to dance. She stays at dance from 4-6:15 p.m., then she comes home. Next, the homework and jobs continue, and the goofy everyday things! We get ready for bed a little later then usual and sometimes play games together at night. Sometimes on Fridays, we don't even fall asleep in our beds because we fell asleep watching a movie or have another excuse. Anyways, Fridays are fun and we all have a great time, usually!
Saturday: Saturday mornings, we tend to sleep in a little bit later then on other days.Then, when we wake up, we eat breakfast. We also sometimes watch Saturday morning shows or play make believe games. Emily goes to dance at 10 o'clock, and stays until 11: 30 a.m. Also, Isaac usually has basketball in the mornings. We have our Saturday clean ups. Then, we usually goof around for the rest of the day, unless we have something else planned. Sometimes, we go to visit family or friends. Other times, we play games together. Saturdays are usually really fun, but not all the time.
So, I hope you found out a little bit about how the days of the week go in our family. Sundays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays are usually the busier days, while Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are the calmer ones. Some weeks may be really fun, and others may not seem not quite so fun. Well, have a great day and Thanks for all you do!
Sunday: First, we all wake up and eat some breakfast. Next, we goof around for the next few hours. We eat lunch around 12 o'clock. Then, we get ready for church and at 1o'clock, we're off to church. When we get home, we goof around some more. A little while later, we have FHE(Family Home Evening). After that, we make sure everything is ready for school Monday morning. And finally, it's off to bed! That's our Sunday!
Monday: Around 7o'clock in the morning, Dad goes around to each person's room and wakes them up. We go up for morning prayers then get ready for school. Before we're finally ready, we have to eat breakfast, do our hair, get dressed, brush our teeth, and get anything we need to take to school ready. Then, we're off! The kids stay at school from 8-2:52 p.m., then we go home. As soon as we get home, we hurry and wash our hands, change our shirts, and rush to see who gets to hold the baby first! Next, it's homework and jobs! Once we are ready for school and have our jobs done, we get to goof around! At 7:00 we head to the school for Isaac's baseball practice. He practices with his team while the rest of us play games and have fun. At about 9, we start getting ready for bed. Then we say prayers and read scriptures. Next, it's bedtime!!! Now, on to Tuesday!
Tuesday: Tuesday is one of the calmer days, like Monday and Wednesday. We do the same morning line up! We go to school and try to do our very best! When we come home from school, we once again rush to see the baby and do homework and jobs. The girls have activity days every other Tuesday. We goof around then read scriptures and say prayers. Next, it's off to bed for us!
Wednesday: First comes the usual morning activities. Then, we go to school for the third time that week! We learn and learn some more then, we come home. Next, as always, comes the mid day baby rush and homework and jobs. The boys have Scouts and Young Men's on Wednesday nights. Then comes the goofing around, scriptures, and prayers. But, since Daddy has to work Wednesday nights, we pray a little bit earlier so we can do it with Dad. Lastly, we're off to bed. Usually we go to bed, we don't go right to sleep. What most of us do at that time is read, read, read!!! We read until we get tired and when we do, it isn't quite as hard to fall asleep!
Thursday: By now, you probably know what happens every morning, the same old morning line up. Eat breakfast, brush your teeth, do your hair and so on. Next, of course, it's off to school. We have Math, L.A., History, Science, etc. But, after school is when it starts getting a little different. After school we have a few minutes (eight to be exact), to get a drink, go to the bathroom, or do anything we might possibly need to do. Then, we have to head down to the music room for choir (all except Isaac that is). We go through warm ups, then we start singing our songs. Right now we are singing a song from Beauty and the Beast, a song in a different language, Amazing Grace, and Do, Re, Mi... After choir, we head home and do homework, jobs, etc. But, just like Wednesday, Dad has to work Thursdays, so we pray and read scriptures a little earlier in the day. Finally, off to bed we go!
Friday: Same old morning line up comes first, then we're off to school. We learn a lot while we are at North Star Academy, and we come home the regular time. When we get home, we do homework and jobs. Then, at 4o'clock, Mom has to take Katherine to dance. She stays at dance from 4-6:15 p.m., then she comes home. Next, the homework and jobs continue, and the goofy everyday things! We get ready for bed a little later then usual and sometimes play games together at night. Sometimes on Fridays, we don't even fall asleep in our beds because we fell asleep watching a movie or have another excuse. Anyways, Fridays are fun and we all have a great time, usually!
Saturday: Saturday mornings, we tend to sleep in a little bit later then on other days.Then, when we wake up, we eat breakfast. We also sometimes watch Saturday morning shows or play make believe games. Emily goes to dance at 10 o'clock, and stays until 11: 30 a.m. Also, Isaac usually has basketball in the mornings. We have our Saturday clean ups. Then, we usually goof around for the rest of the day, unless we have something else planned. Sometimes, we go to visit family or friends. Other times, we play games together. Saturdays are usually really fun, but not all the time.
So, I hope you found out a little bit about how the days of the week go in our family. Sundays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays are usually the busier days, while Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are the calmer ones. Some weeks may be really fun, and others may not seem not quite so fun. Well, have a great day and Thanks for all you do!
Welcome to our Blog!
After being inspired by a talk in Sacrament Meeting, we have decided to start a family blog. We may not be great at Genealogy or Journal Writing, but there are other parts of family history we do pretty well at. We're stepping it up on Indexing, we've done some serious headstone rubbings of ancestors, and have learned quite a few stories etc from our family's past. Now, we are hoping to record more of our daily activities. So here's a little about us...
Denny is now working at IM Flash (as of the end of November). He seems to like the challenge of learning something new. This is so different than his previous work! He is especially enjoying being out of the weather and avoiding quite so much back breaking work. We do miss him on the nights he works though! He also serves as second counselor in the bishopric and loves to help out several older ladies he befriended through his business.
Pam has rejoined the world of baby mommies. I'm still trying to get back into the swing of diapers and midnight feedings. I can't help but wonder if I'm slow in adjusting because of my age. I'm sure I was tired with the other kids, but I don't recall having to force myself to shower before noon (only succeeding part of the time). Is it my age or have I just forgotten? Come to think of it, forgetfulness could be age related too...
So Mom pretty much sums up my life right now. Besides baby stuff, I spend my time correcting homework, helping with science fairs and all else that comes with having a 13, 11, 10, and 8 year old as well as a 3 1/2 month old. Speaking of the kids...
Isaac is 13 and turning into a fantastic teenager. He loves Imagineering, baseball and anything Disney. He plays super league baseball with the South Valley Bulldogs. Isaac is in 8th grade at North Star Academy where he recently found himself on the Pricipal's List at School. Woo Hoo!
Katherine is 11 (almost 12 AAAAHHHHH!) She is so much fun! She has always been pretty shy, but is quickly coming out of her shell. She loves to tell us all stories about her friends and all the funny things that happen at school. I'm sending a petition to the First Presidency to move the age for Young Women's to 13. Assuming I am not successful, she will go into YW in April. Kat loves, Irish Dance, Art, Scrapbooking and babysitting. She won't say she likes school, but she is amazing at it, whether she says she likes it or not!
Emily is 10 and our little firecracker! She loves acting, art, Irish Dance and anything to do with animals. I call her our little Dr. Dolittle. Emily loves to ride horses too. She is especially good at math and is our social butterfly. She loves to hold her little brother and is a babysitter in training. If you can't find Emily, take a look in a cozy corner and you are sure to find her with her nose in a book. She has read the entire Harry Potter series as well as Leven Thumps and countless other books I couldn't begin to name!
Josh is 8 and just got baptised. He is our whirlwind boy and his room shows it! He LOVES science and social studies. He is working on a special SEM project at school all about Space. Josh absorbs knowledge like a sponge and usually scores 100+% on his tests without even studying. He could probably whoop me on a American Revolution test, though I'm not volunteering to find out. Josh loves to build things, create things, fix things, break things.... like I said, whirlwind. He is an amazing kid!
Kaleb is our little man. We are just so grateful to have him here, safe and sound. We didn't know how much our family needed this little guy until he was on his way. now, we can't imagine life without him. We got him here thanks to great nurses and doctors and a touch of miracle from above. He has transformed our family. They all soften when Kaleb is around. It is amazing to watch your kids fall in love with their little brother. I am certain they would give anything for him. What a blessing he is!
So there, funny to introduce ourselves since I will only send this link to people who already know us, but for the sake of history, there you have it.
Our plan is to have this as a family blog. There may be entries from all of us, or just me. We'll see how it goes. Here goes nothin....
Denny is now working at IM Flash (as of the end of November). He seems to like the challenge of learning something new. This is so different than his previous work! He is especially enjoying being out of the weather and avoiding quite so much back breaking work. We do miss him on the nights he works though! He also serves as second counselor in the bishopric and loves to help out several older ladies he befriended through his business.
Pam has rejoined the world of baby mommies. I'm still trying to get back into the swing of diapers and midnight feedings. I can't help but wonder if I'm slow in adjusting because of my age. I'm sure I was tired with the other kids, but I don't recall having to force myself to shower before noon (only succeeding part of the time). Is it my age or have I just forgotten? Come to think of it, forgetfulness could be age related too...
So Mom pretty much sums up my life right now. Besides baby stuff, I spend my time correcting homework, helping with science fairs and all else that comes with having a 13, 11, 10, and 8 year old as well as a 3 1/2 month old. Speaking of the kids...
Isaac is 13 and turning into a fantastic teenager. He loves Imagineering, baseball and anything Disney. He plays super league baseball with the South Valley Bulldogs. Isaac is in 8th grade at North Star Academy where he recently found himself on the Pricipal's List at School. Woo Hoo!
Katherine is 11 (almost 12 AAAAHHHHH!) She is so much fun! She has always been pretty shy, but is quickly coming out of her shell. She loves to tell us all stories about her friends and all the funny things that happen at school. I'm sending a petition to the First Presidency to move the age for Young Women's to 13. Assuming I am not successful, she will go into YW in April. Kat loves, Irish Dance, Art, Scrapbooking and babysitting. She won't say she likes school, but she is amazing at it, whether she says she likes it or not!
Emily is 10 and our little firecracker! She loves acting, art, Irish Dance and anything to do with animals. I call her our little Dr. Dolittle. Emily loves to ride horses too. She is especially good at math and is our social butterfly. She loves to hold her little brother and is a babysitter in training. If you can't find Emily, take a look in a cozy corner and you are sure to find her with her nose in a book. She has read the entire Harry Potter series as well as Leven Thumps and countless other books I couldn't begin to name!
Josh is 8 and just got baptised. He is our whirlwind boy and his room shows it! He LOVES science and social studies. He is working on a special SEM project at school all about Space. Josh absorbs knowledge like a sponge and usually scores 100+% on his tests without even studying. He could probably whoop me on a American Revolution test, though I'm not volunteering to find out. Josh loves to build things, create things, fix things, break things.... like I said, whirlwind. He is an amazing kid!
Kaleb is our little man. We are just so grateful to have him here, safe and sound. We didn't know how much our family needed this little guy until he was on his way. now, we can't imagine life without him. We got him here thanks to great nurses and doctors and a touch of miracle from above. He has transformed our family. They all soften when Kaleb is around. It is amazing to watch your kids fall in love with their little brother. I am certain they would give anything for him. What a blessing he is!
So there, funny to introduce ourselves since I will only send this link to people who already know us, but for the sake of history, there you have it.
Our plan is to have this as a family blog. There may be entries from all of us, or just me. We'll see how it goes. Here goes nothin....
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