Ok....Yes, had to change the name of our blog, it was bugging me!!! I was in a hurry picking that out one night, and had my camera sitting next to me....thats why 'The Strickland Shutter' was....BUT after thought was - I hated it!!
SOOOO... As much as a 'Saga' as our family is; and for those of you that don't know what 'Saga' means: "Any long, involved story or narrative, often dealing with colorful or adventurous deeds."
That pretty much sums up our family right there!!! We are a pretty colorful bunch who are pretty adventurous, and our 'story' is constantly changing....SO, I thought it fit us MUCH better!!!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Hello All!!
Well, this is going to be a new 'adventure' for me! I am going to try and start this blog, so that family we don't get to see often, can come sit down and see what is new and going on with us!!
This year has already seem to be flying by! It seems like school just started yesterday!!
Anthony is a freshman in high school this year. Where has the time gone?? He is staying busy with football and FFA so far this year. It seems like we are always running him in for something! As a freshman, he is already taking Geometry.....which totally scares me!! He brings me his homework and I just have to give him the 'blank' stare! But he is a BIG help when Dalton has questions about his Algebra!!
Dalton is a 6th grader this year. He is also staying busy with his many activities! He is still playing the guitar for band, and is attending 'Wednesday School' on wednesday nights (a local pastor comes to the school, plays games with the kids for a little bit, and then they have a bible study and 'get into' Gods word. He really enjoys going!). He is still counting down the days until wrestling starts....then we will be driving him everywhere as well!!
Jorjah is a 4th grader this year. She also enjoys going to Wednesday School and is also playing on a volleyball league. She will be soon joining the Arapahoe Girl Scout chapter as well. She really enjoys doing any type of 'craft' that you throw at her. She is currently 'hounding' me about finishing some hats that she is 'looming' (Thank you Aunt DeAnn for teaching us this!!). She really enjoyed a 'day out' with mom and Aunt DeAnn to the 'Wooley Mammoth' in Kearney for an afternoon of a knitting class. (Mom is all thumbs attempting this, so Jorjah is 'helping' me figure it out!!)
Jonah is a 2nd grader this year. His teachers all comment on how smart he is. He is currently in the top reading group in his class, and has been reading 'Chapter Books' since Kindergarten.....now if I can just get him to be that 'attentive' to his chores!! He loves to go outside and have 'adventures' around our little farm. There have been many times that I have to ring the 'dinner bell' to get him to come back to the house (whether its time to eat or not!!)!
Joselyn is in her first year of PreSchool at Arapahoe Schools. She loves being able to go to school with the other kids and to get to see them during the day. She is already learning her alphabet and the 'sounds' that they make. (I'm just glad that I know 'Visual Phonics' as well....otherwise I wouldn't have a clue as to what she was doing!!) She loves bringing her papers home at the end of the week and 'reading' her books to us. Her teacher also commented on her 'quiet intelligents' and how she just soaks everything in, but doesn't say anything, and then when asked later - can be the first one to tell you how to do it. My whole thought though was ''quiet''??? At home, she's one of the LOUDEST!!! lol O'well, atleast she's loving school!!
Gavrie is 2 yrs old, and on the days that dad's not home, he goes to a local daycare. He really loves Patti's and has really opened up there. Except I want to know - why is it that he'll go on the 'big boy potty' there, and NOT at home???? Whats the deal??
Malachi is currently 9 months old, and is our happy boy. He always has a big grin for everybody and loves to giggle. I love how his smile lights up a room, when he see's you walk in it. It truly melts my heart. He STILL is not crawling though, but we finally figured out that it has to do with our hardwood floors. He HATES having to play on them. At Patti's and her nice soft, cushy carpet, he loves to play on the floor. We decided that we're going to have to invest in some good area rugs!!
And our newest.....is still growing and doing good!! We still have no clue what it is (Glen is swearing its a girl, I'm swearing its a boy), but as long as it's healthy I don't care what it is!! Where all my other children where born around 37 weeks....for this one, 37 weeks is Christmas Eve!! SO, we might have a Christmas Eve baby, and a New Years Eve baby (Malachi). So, here we are debating on names again. But depending on how close it comes to Christmas, I will say that 'Christmasy names' are in the mix.
Glen is still working for CEL (Cornhusker Energy - Lexington). He is the Shift Supervisor/Lead Operator. As long as the days are (12 hr shifts) I LOVE that he usually only works about 14 days a month!! He is still an avid Husker and NASCAR lover. He also enjoyed playing and coaching our co-ed softball team again this past summer. It gives him something to do that he loves, and its good to see him so excited during the games!!
As for me....I am still working for the Arapahoe School system as a 'Signing Para'. I am slowly making ground on getting my Interpreters licence! I have also gone back to school for my education degree and will 'eventually' have a degree in Deaf Education. I truly feel that, that is where God is calling me to be. I absolutely LOVE what I do, and with all the classes and workshops that I get to attend, I learn so much more; plus, it is SO interesting to me!!! I don't know if my kids 'tolerate' what I do, or if they actually like learning sign as well, but it is SO handy for them to be able to know what I'm saying to them, when signing to them across a busy and noisy room!!!
Well, I think that that is our newest news for now... I hope that all of our loved ones can keep up on our 'news' with this new 'tool'.... please let me know what you think!!!
Love you All!!
This year has already seem to be flying by! It seems like school just started yesterday!!
Anthony is a freshman in high school this year. Where has the time gone?? He is staying busy with football and FFA so far this year. It seems like we are always running him in for something! As a freshman, he is already taking Geometry.....which totally scares me!! He brings me his homework and I just have to give him the 'blank' stare! But he is a BIG help when Dalton has questions about his Algebra!!
Dalton is a 6th grader this year. He is also staying busy with his many activities! He is still playing the guitar for band, and is attending 'Wednesday School' on wednesday nights (a local pastor comes to the school, plays games with the kids for a little bit, and then they have a bible study and 'get into' Gods word. He really enjoys going!). He is still counting down the days until wrestling starts....then we will be driving him everywhere as well!!
Jorjah is a 4th grader this year. She also enjoys going to Wednesday School and is also playing on a volleyball league. She will be soon joining the Arapahoe Girl Scout chapter as well. She really enjoys doing any type of 'craft' that you throw at her. She is currently 'hounding' me about finishing some hats that she is 'looming' (Thank you Aunt DeAnn for teaching us this!!). She really enjoyed a 'day out' with mom and Aunt DeAnn to the 'Wooley Mammoth' in Kearney for an afternoon of a knitting class. (Mom is all thumbs attempting this, so Jorjah is 'helping' me figure it out!!)
Jonah is a 2nd grader this year. His teachers all comment on how smart he is. He is currently in the top reading group in his class, and has been reading 'Chapter Books' since Kindergarten.....now if I can just get him to be that 'attentive' to his chores!! He loves to go outside and have 'adventures' around our little farm. There have been many times that I have to ring the 'dinner bell' to get him to come back to the house (whether its time to eat or not!!)!
Joselyn is in her first year of PreSchool at Arapahoe Schools. She loves being able to go to school with the other kids and to get to see them during the day. She is already learning her alphabet and the 'sounds' that they make. (I'm just glad that I know 'Visual Phonics' as well....otherwise I wouldn't have a clue as to what she was doing!!) She loves bringing her papers home at the end of the week and 'reading' her books to us. Her teacher also commented on her 'quiet intelligents' and how she just soaks everything in, but doesn't say anything, and then when asked later - can be the first one to tell you how to do it. My whole thought though was ''quiet''??? At home, she's one of the LOUDEST!!! lol O'well, atleast she's loving school!!
Gavrie is 2 yrs old, and on the days that dad's not home, he goes to a local daycare. He really loves Patti's and has really opened up there. Except I want to know - why is it that he'll go on the 'big boy potty' there, and NOT at home???? Whats the deal??
Malachi is currently 9 months old, and is our happy boy. He always has a big grin for everybody and loves to giggle. I love how his smile lights up a room, when he see's you walk in it. It truly melts my heart. He STILL is not crawling though, but we finally figured out that it has to do with our hardwood floors. He HATES having to play on them. At Patti's and her nice soft, cushy carpet, he loves to play on the floor. We decided that we're going to have to invest in some good area rugs!!
And our newest.....is still growing and doing good!! We still have no clue what it is (Glen is swearing its a girl, I'm swearing its a boy), but as long as it's healthy I don't care what it is!! Where all my other children where born around 37 weeks....for this one, 37 weeks is Christmas Eve!! SO, we might have a Christmas Eve baby, and a New Years Eve baby (Malachi). So, here we are debating on names again. But depending on how close it comes to Christmas, I will say that 'Christmasy names' are in the mix.
Glen is still working for CEL (Cornhusker Energy - Lexington). He is the Shift Supervisor/Lead Operator. As long as the days are (12 hr shifts) I LOVE that he usually only works about 14 days a month!! He is still an avid Husker and NASCAR lover. He also enjoyed playing and coaching our co-ed softball team again this past summer. It gives him something to do that he loves, and its good to see him so excited during the games!!
As for me....I am still working for the Arapahoe School system as a 'Signing Para'. I am slowly making ground on getting my Interpreters licence! I have also gone back to school for my education degree and will 'eventually' have a degree in Deaf Education. I truly feel that, that is where God is calling me to be. I absolutely LOVE what I do, and with all the classes and workshops that I get to attend, I learn so much more; plus, it is SO interesting to me!!! I don't know if my kids 'tolerate' what I do, or if they actually like learning sign as well, but it is SO handy for them to be able to know what I'm saying to them, when signing to them across a busy and noisy room!!!
Well, I think that that is our newest news for now... I hope that all of our loved ones can keep up on our 'news' with this new 'tool'.... please let me know what you think!!!
Love you All!!
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