I had some fun yesterday trying to think of all the nicknames that we use for our kids. This doesn't count names that we call them occasionally (like "munchkin," "monkey," and a few that aren't fit to print). These were just the regular names that we use a lot at our house.
Olivia's Nicknames
Livi
Liv
Lou
Louis
Lucious
And no, no one calls her "Liver" anymore except Uncle Jeremy...
Anna's Nicknames
Ann
Nan
Animal
My Anna
Jarom's Nicknames
Jare
Jare-boy
Jare-bear (ugh)
And just "boy", which I suppose is the benefit of being the only boy in the the family...
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Happy Birthday Jarom
Jarom is one year old today (25 Sep 2008). He's our little trouble-maker; whether it's tearing apart a once-clean kitchen, chewing on his sisters' toys, or teaching himself to navigate the stairs, we've usually got to keep a pretty keen eye on him. But he's also the most likely culprit when we find Livi having fits of the giggles. His birthday finds him making solid attempts at walking (four or five steps is his current record), but only when he's not paying attention. If he really wants to get somewhere, you'll certainly hear the "slap-slap-slap" of his hands and knees as he cruises around. A sure-fire way of getting him on the move is to open the front door. Wherever he is in the house, he knows when he has a chance to get outside, and he's not about to pass up a chance to scrape his knees on the front steps, eat bark chips out of the flower beds, or escape down the sidewalk.We're so happy to have him with us, and can't imagine life without him. Happy birthday Little Man!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
More Running
I thought I'd offer a little update on the running. Tricia has been pretty consistent, running 2-3 times per week. I suppose she's probably averaging 2-3 miles per run as well. Saturday was her day for a long run through August, while she trained for her Marathon Relay. She ran the Provo River Parkway Marathon with three other neighbors (they each ran around 6.5 miles, so 26 in all) on 6 Sep.I've been running a 5k each week for the last month, and will keep on doing it until the weather gets too ugly.
Last Saturday was our first chance to run together. Usually we're doing the "I'll watch the kids while you run" routine, but we had a chance to run a 5k together as part of our Stake's Fall Olympics activity. Thanks to Grandpa Jeff and Grandma Sheree for watching the kids so early in the morning. Tricia will tell you that having me running next to her was distracting. Whether it was or not, it was kind of nice to be able to run together, but I don't expect it to happen again anytime soon.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Books at Work
Here's a list of the books that I have on my desk at work. Why am I sharing this? Well, I'm not really sure, but I thought it was an interesting mix of reading material for those boring lunch times...
Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success
This is actually two books in one: "How to Win Friends and Influence People", and "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living." I've never read all the way through the second half of the book, but I highly recommend reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People." It's a nice common sense approach to treating people correctly.
Foundations of Financial Management
Ummm...yeah. This is an old textbook from my college days. It's basically about business finance. I use it as a reference when people around me at work are talking about money and I don't understand them.
Essentials of Organizational Behavior
Another leftover college textbook. This one is an interesting read about organizations, how they function, roles people play, etc... Haven't opened this one in a while.
Guide to Financial Independence
Common sense approach to responsible financial investing. It covers the basics of investing, which is especially nice for when you're sitting down with a financial adviser. Now you know what all those words mean.
The Book of Mormon and the Constitution
H. Verlan Anderson's work that essentially breaks down the relationship that exists between principles in the Book of Mormon and principles in the Constitution. He collaborated extensively with Ezra Taft Benson in his work, and the main theme is one echoed by President Benson often: the Book of Mormon was written for our day.
Good to Great
Borrowed this one from my boss, and never gave it back. Although I suppose he could come take it back anytime he wanted... Anyway, it's a research book about corporations that make the leap from "good to great." What made it possible. Jim Collins and his team develop a theory revolving around some key principles, my favorite being this: get the right people on the bus, then decide where to drive it.
The Book of Mormon
My oldest copy, the one I used throughout my seminary years. It's a little worse for wear at the moment, mainly because it has survived two floods.
The Constitution of the United States
Book form of the text of the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Articles of Confederation. Everyone should actually sit down and read our Constitution at least once in their adult life.
That's about it. Well, actually I have our current priesthood manual (Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith) with me today as well, but that's because I'm preparing a lesson for this Sunday. It's not usually here.
Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success
This is actually two books in one: "How to Win Friends and Influence People", and "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living." I've never read all the way through the second half of the book, but I highly recommend reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People." It's a nice common sense approach to treating people correctly.
Foundations of Financial Management
Ummm...yeah. This is an old textbook from my college days. It's basically about business finance. I use it as a reference when people around me at work are talking about money and I don't understand them.
Essentials of Organizational Behavior
Another leftover college textbook. This one is an interesting read about organizations, how they function, roles people play, etc... Haven't opened this one in a while.
Guide to Financial Independence
Common sense approach to responsible financial investing. It covers the basics of investing, which is especially nice for when you're sitting down with a financial adviser. Now you know what all those words mean.
The Book of Mormon and the Constitution
H. Verlan Anderson's work that essentially breaks down the relationship that exists between principles in the Book of Mormon and principles in the Constitution. He collaborated extensively with Ezra Taft Benson in his work, and the main theme is one echoed by President Benson often: the Book of Mormon was written for our day.
Good to Great
Borrowed this one from my boss, and never gave it back. Although I suppose he could come take it back anytime he wanted... Anyway, it's a research book about corporations that make the leap from "good to great." What made it possible. Jim Collins and his team develop a theory revolving around some key principles, my favorite being this: get the right people on the bus, then decide where to drive it.
The Book of Mormon
My oldest copy, the one I used throughout my seminary years. It's a little worse for wear at the moment, mainly because it has survived two floods.
The Constitution of the United States
Book form of the text of the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Articles of Confederation. Everyone should actually sit down and read our Constitution at least once in their adult life.
That's about it. Well, actually I have our current priesthood manual (Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith) with me today as well, but that's because I'm preparing a lesson for this Sunday. It's not usually here.
Recognition
Olivia brought home a letter from her principle yesterday. No, she wasn't in trouble. She was being invited to eat lunch with the principle in recognition of being a great friend to those in her class. I really need to call my mom and find out the story behind this invitation, but that's not why I am mentioning this letter. As I was cleaning the kitchen up after breakfast this morning and checking my calendar for things I need to do today I found this:
I have no idea when she wrote this. My calendar is rather high and she would have had to pull a chair over. I am constantly amazed at how much she knows and understands. I've never talked to her about calendars and writing appointments on them. I know they talk about dates and calendars at school, but I didn't know they talked about this. I'm impressed on how quickly she is growing up and what a big help she is to me. How did I ever live my life and run my home without her?
I have no idea when she wrote this. My calendar is rather high and she would have had to pull a chair over. I am constantly amazed at how much she knows and understands. I've never talked to her about calendars and writing appointments on them. I know they talk about dates and calendars at school, but I didn't know they talked about this. I'm impressed on how quickly she is growing up and what a big help she is to me. How did I ever live my life and run my home without her?
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