play by play

(largemouth bass that autin and i caught)

my status updates for the week...

is off to deaf camp! yay!
is pretty sure she is the only person who still loves that the slc airport has smoking rooms.
is back in indy...
umm this is a protestant deaf camp?
turns out i do know asl. what a loverly surprise.
is watching fireworks over the lake.
just had a lovely lakeside worship service.
is the only non deaf person in her cabin.
is roasting marshmallows and watching fireflies.
just got done with the hot air balloons.
is walking on water like Jesus.
is interpreting for the whole camp in t minus ten minutes.
is catching frogs at the hidden pond.
is in the hot seat for the next hour.
never made it to the hot seat.
is at a deaf carnival. where is julie elderidge when you need her?
just got done with a late night water fight.
wants you to come away with me to my Fathers house. its a big big house...
is in the rowboats looking for the sunken ship.
is sad her kiddos are leaving. gunna miss my boy boston.
has a feeling she is the only person at deaf camp being kept up by this storm.
wow! it sure doesnt storm like this back home!
bittersweet. more sweet than bitter, bitter than sweet.
goodbye camp mack! see ya next year?
is driving through peru.
is in kokomo. got here fast....
la la la la lavas panera.
slept at the airport for three hours, ate dinner, threw it up, and boarded the plane.
is eating truffles in the twin cities.
took 17 hours to get home.

deaf camp

( purple group 09!)

be warned.
this is my journal.
so all the things i dont want to forget about deaf camp are going to be posted.


first thing is larry. i seriously love this man. he is a "love you like Jesus" kinda guy. i look up to him so much. his views are completely in sync with mine about the deaf community and he is so amazing with the kids. i really hope to be able to get to spend more time with him in the future.



i had no idea that the camp i was going to was a protestant camp. it was both interesting and super fun to be around such great Christian people all week. every morning we thanked God for watching over us and apparently Catherine noticed.
is that the cutest shirt you have ever seen?
( God, we glad you're take care of Deaf Camp)



there were so many fun activities! rock climbing wall, zipline, crafts, fishing, row-boats,
kayaks, hot air balloon, swimming, etc. we kept busy.

umm...

not a whole lot has been goin on.
thus no blogging.
got this rug yesterday.
gunna try the full time school thing again.
getting scurred for camp.
told you, nothing exciting....

sharpee

the girls got a hold of a sharpee while we were at work yesterday and wrote on their tent.
kids!

superheros.

i read the cutest article in real simple today. for the full thing click here.

10 things summer blockbusters teach us about life.
by A.O. Scott

1) Heroes dont always know that they're heroes.
2) Heroism is a lonely, thankless vocation.
3) When the going gets tough, the usual rules dont apply.
4) Its always personal.
5) You can't trust anyone.
6) There is always someone you can trust.
7) There is always enough time. ( just enough)
8) You should never get too comfortable.
9) Everything will be okay in the end.
10) There is always a sequel.

my dads taught me...

that i can be anything i want to be.


and other important things, like:


how to (up)keep a home. how to speak in public. how to drink a coke. how to be gracious. how to work. how to talk it out. how to mow the lawn. how to do the right thing, even when it is hard. how to live your whole life without needing a gun. how to sing. how to stand up for myself. how to drive a stick. how to rock your own style. how to ask for help. how to stick with your family, no matter what. how to be fancy. how to treat my mother. how to be polite. how to save. how to put my whole heart on the table.

i love you both, so much. happy fathers day.

oh my.

whim. honey. sweetheart. please make me this table.
gabrielle already posted the how-to here.
it can be christmas and my birthday and valentines.
please?

fallen princesses

love this series by dina goldstein.
she takes disney princesses and puts them in real life situations.
funny and brilliant.
rapunzel breaks my heart.

(via a cup of jo)

remember...

( miss erika. photo by hayley.)

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

Kahlil Gibran

photo decor

i put up some decorations around the house in celebration of mr. jackmans b-day.
in lieu of something traditional, i thought i would bring in some photos of our life.
i think he had a good time going around the house and finding us all over.

the mr. and i swinging from a shelf

my parents rocking on a branch

mr. jackman in his tux presenting everything thats on tv

my other favorites were of mr. jackman as a character in a star wars poster
and us cut out of travis pastranas car and pasted into a skyline poster.

she's artsy, too!

there is nothing that rejuvenates me like creating.
i made this at my last art day with carole and marie.
i call her "my dancer."
(also, i am not a photographer.)

life motto

you be you
i'll be me

thanks a latte!

a few months ago a man came into the coffee shop. he was asking me prices of espresso shots while counting change in his pocket. he finally decided that he only had enough for a single shot. i made his drink and rang him up. then he tipped me a dollar. he didnt order a bigger size because he wanted to make sure he had enough to tip me. i couldnt believe how kind this stranger was.

last week for my brothers graduation we went to a local tepanyaki restaurant. and guess who our chef is? the espresso guy. i was so pleased that i could return the favor. i guess what goes around really does come around.

true talent

these days, anyone with a fancy camera is a "photographer"
so refreshing to see the stunning work of josef hoflehner on a little sussy today.

a horse, of course

this is daisy.
she is a two week old miniature horse.
she has crazy curly hair and will hoof you til you hold her.
and i want to put her in my bed and love her all day.
but i think that would make her mama nervous.