Aug. 14, 2008 - Sorry I haven't posted, unemployment, bees, iPods, painting, tech stuff, lexicons, t-shirts, John's departure, and cute-as-a-button
Hello everybody!! Sorry I haven't posted in so long.
I am now one of the millions of unemployed because Lilly no longer needs to be ridden.
My brother is allergic to bees. We found that out the hard way last Friday. He now has to carry and eppy (short for epenephrine) pen with him. Poor little fellow.
We got a new TV!! It is so much nicer than our old one. It seems we have had a lot of technology upgrades lately; computer update, TV, my new iPod, etc., etc.,
If you are wondering, yes, I did get an iPod. Aunt Sharon gave it to me when she and Mamaw came down for a visit last week. It is shiny and purple and has cool clicky buttons on it! I absolutely LOVE clicking buttons (lol).
We are painting our bonus room (which is where we do most of our schooling, keep the computers, have the main TV, and have mom's scrap-booking area) a pretty gray blue. It is Pantone color 5455 C, so if you have a Pantone book lying around, you can see what color I'm talking about. You could probably find it online if you wanted to, but I'm not entirely sure. Methinks we are also going to repaint the trim, too. We got new desks to put the computers on. They are white. I think our bonus room is gonna look real purdy when we're done with it.
After we got lunch at Chick-fil-a today, we went to David and John's office so John could teach Patch how to use a Koine (pronounced koy-nay. The type of Greek the NT was originally written in, and which is now a dead language) Greek lexicon. David passed out 180-weekend tees from a few years ago, which is good because I always like variety in my t-shirts. Patch really likes Greek, but I don't. However, he is a lot more of a scholar than I am, and Greek is a very scholarly language, so maybe that's why. Or maybe I am just plain obstinate. The first choice makes the best excuse, but the second choice is more likely the reality. Anyhow, Patch had a great time and I listened and talked to mom and David. Oh, and if you haven't read any of my earlier posts (or if you just missed the ones David was mentioned in) David is our youth pastor, and John is the summer intern and David's best friend. John is leaving in a few days, which is not a good thing. Everybody's really going to miss him. I think we should stuff Patch into a suitcase and send him with John, so he has a research assistant that likes Greek stuff. "Hello. I am John, and this is my research assistant, Cute-as-a-button." That would be so funny!! ( The cute as a button thig is really long story, so I'm not going to get into that today.)
Comments
Aug. 15, 2008 - Good update Tuper!
Posted by Daddy
Thanks for updating the blog Tuper. I'm looking forward to having all of the "transitions" done at the house. A year from now, we'll look back and laugh - ha! I hope you have a great day - thanks for helping Mom paint - stay in the lines!!
Love ya,
Daddy
Aug. 17, 2008 - The return of Tuper
Posted by Grandma
Jan, it was a delight to see you up and blogging again. I've really missed it. Your honesty about yourself, as well as your views on the passing scene according to Jan are refreshing. And we need to hear about "Cute-as-a-button".
Love,
Tuper's Grandma
Aug. 19, 2008 - good to be kept up-to-date
Posted by AuntSharon
Hi, Tuper! Your blog was very informative. It was good to read all the updates. It's a shame about your brother being stung so many times and now being allergic to bees. It's also a shame that you are currently unemployed. Did Lily and Mr. D. get to go on the trail ride?
Your bonus room really is getting the works, huh? I know your mom & dad were talking about a new TV when I was visiting, but they seemed undecided at that time. The paint color sounds pretty - and I know both of your parents have great taste. So I'm sure it looks good. And if you get a new computer, new computer desks are an obvious choice, aren't they? You should have your mom use her new camera to take pictures when the room is finished and e-mail them to us.
So, are the computers hooked up so you and your dad can use your iPods? I hope they work!
Take care and I'll talk to you later! Love you! Aunt Sharon
Edited by AuntSharon on Aug. 19, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Aug. 20, 2008 - P.S.
Posted by AuntSharon
Things I forgot to mention before -
I'm not in favor of sending Patch with John. John will have to find another "cute as a button" assistant at his new location.
I like your pet horse. The first few times I saw it, I didn't realize it was interactive. But yesterday when the mouse arrow went into the box, the horse turned to look at it. When I clicked the mouse (with the arrow in the box) the horse trotted to the other side. So then I played for a while.
Hope you all have a great day! Love you! Aunt Sharon
