17 January 2011

We're slow, but here's a new post!!!

This was from a long time ago, but my class/school was having a crazy hair day. I think I was the only adult in the building who participated!!






We are really bad with our camera. New Year's Resolution=take more pictures!! We spent 2 weeks at both families houses over Christmas break and the only pictures we took were of Mom and Dad (Thornbrue) opening their Christmas presents from us.

What could it be?

Building suspense.......


New sleeping bags!!!!!!!!! These ones might actually keep mom warm when we are camping. And dad's old sleeping bag is probably 50 years old. They are both really excited to go camping now. But I think we'll wait until it's at least a little bit warmer!



We had a GREAT Christmas! Mom and Dad Thornbrue gave us a really nice keyboard. We had to rearrange quite a few things in our house to make it fit, but we LOVE it. I have actually been able to play a piano and practice. It is wonderful!! (Forgive the music, gloves, and homework on the floor and my craft supplies on the couch. Our house usually has a million projects going at the same time). Oh yeah, we also added the bench, headphones, and sustaining pedal to make playing the keyboard easier and more quiet!!!

I went to a Relief Society craft night and learned how to crochet these cute flowers. They can be 2 layers or 3 layers and have a different color inside circle, etc. I made the black/blue one there, came home and made 2 more. The next day I experimented with making 3 layered ones, and then I made the black/white one to wear on Sunday. I just hot-glued a piece of felt onto the back and then added the clip. I think they are kind of fun!!

























Well, that's it for our life lately. School started again and even though I have finished the elementary education program, I am still taking more classes. I figured that as long as I have financial aid and get paid to go to school, I might as well take advantage of it. I also wanted to try and get some fun classes, since it has been so long since taking anything fun. First of all I am taking an Educational Linguistics class (that helps with teaching ESL students), then Intro to Landscape Architecture because it sounded interesting, Balancing Work and Family, Kickboxing, Billiards, and Band. It is going to be an interesting semester, but hopefully fun and worth it. Alex has Calc II, Physics, Ecology of our Changing World, and Billiards (with me). It is fun to have a class together again. Dad, you better watch out when we play pool with you next time. We're learning tons of new tricks and rules.

6 comments :

Travis & Melissa said...

I made the same new years resolution! I was home for 3 weeks for Christmas and didn't take a single picture!!

Lori Thornbrue said...

I love the crocheted thingies......really cute!! I think those are about the only pictures of me ever :), and I love your new post, though it is hard to read with the brown on brown! Cute pictures, etc. Enjoy your classes, and I love you!!

Kristen said...

Mom, your computer must have different colors or something, ours looks like really dark brown/black on a creamy light tan. Hmm!

Allie Thornbrue said...

My girlfriend makes those crocheted flowers and puts a button in the center. Then, she attaches one to a crocheted beanie. So darling--even on an adult!

Lori Thornbrue said...

This time when I looked, your post was just fine. My computer must have been having a hard time waking up after being off for 5 days :)

Angela said...

LOVE the crochet flowers! What a fun accessory! Hope the semester goes well for both of you!