Less Than Zero... And Fonts

The title says it all! We are in for another Arctic blast for the next few days. You can see the forecast below. So that means we are not doing a lot right now, just staying home and trying to stay warm.

However Justine has been busy designing fonts. Here is the link to MyFonts where you can see her page and what she has been up to. She is going to visit her friend Rae next weekend who she is partners with in the font business. So that means she will probably be adding to this list of fonts... take a look and tell a friend!

http://new.myfonts.com/search/Justine+Childs/fonts/

For my Cousin Wendy

So why do homework when I can blog? Jodi inspired me to start a blog rather than doing homework. And now that school has started I have a lot of homework to do! Both as a student and teacher this semester.

So I did a little digging and found these photos. Remember these Wendy? The top one is of my cousins Wendy and Cheryl when the came to California from Utah. This was one of their Christmas trips one year and they are enjoying the California snow! Are you holding a 110 camera??? 

This second one is at Magic Mountain one summer, in the photo is Wendy and a friend they brought with them, I can't remember his name... but there were getting drenched on a water ride called Roaring Rapids.

                                                     

The last photo is of me around my 

18th birthday when I went to Utah for a couple of days, this is at Wendy's house. She found a pair of crazy glasses that made us laugh for days!!

Scouting

Last night Max was awarded the "Arrow of Light". It is the highest award you can earn in the Cub Scout program. Congratulations to Max! Next he moves onto Boy Scouts and all the adventures that lie ahead. Rumor has it we have a winter camp out next month, I am not so sure yet about that, we'll have to see. 

This picture is a neat "test" that they did. They each had a piece of rope, and tied one end to the person next to them. In order for it to work, they had to work together and "trust" that the other person did theirs correctly. In order to test it, they all lean back and see if the knots hold. And they did! 

Deep Freeze!

So it's January in Wisconsin, that means COLD! To prove it, I attached the forecast for the next week. When the expected High temperature is not even above 0, (yes that is a ZERO) that is freezing! That is when the older cars don't start for a couple days. And with the low temp of -19, schools may be closed. They close at -20, but its just wrong to be out when its that cold. Remind me again why we live here??? LOL 

So how do we stay warm? We own items like flannel lined jeans, polar fleece, long johns, etc... This year I bought a pair of flannel lined khaki's to where to work. 

Speaking of work, although I have not found a full-time job, I did get a part time teaching job at CVTC that I am really excited about. My first class I teach is next Wednesday, which happens to be the coldest day of the week next week!! I also start taking two classes next week. If I survive this semester I will have 21 MBA credits complete! I have a feeling that 2 MBA courses is going to be a challenge. But I need to use my "free time" (aka unemployment) wisely. 

Family Pictures

Ok - I am learning to use the scanner to import pictures for our blog. So far, so good, but I need to work on the quality and layouts. Something for me to work on.

These pictures are from summer 2007, not to old, at least for our family! 

The top picture is the whole family. Justine, Erika, Kenalee, Nikki, Kelly, and Max is in front.

The bottom picture is the kids. Kenalee, Nikki, Max and Erika.

We had a family reunion for Justine's dad this summer in Idaho, I will try and get a few pictures of that posted, although I am trying not to fill this with a lot of outdated stuff, but some.

Happy New Year!!

Here are some pictures of our celebrations last night. We got together with some friends, had great food, went night sledding, played some games, and then rang in the New Year. 

This is Justine and Cassie sledding. We were sledding at night, it makes it more adventurous when you can't see the trees as well. It makes it a little more challenging to get pictures, but it was definitely fun, and a little cold.

Kelly, Justine & Max.

This is Justine and Mindy making crazy faces...

Justine, Glenda, Cassie and Mindy ringing in the New Year.