Two Stoney Acres

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As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts, too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin. ~anonymous

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Jacob's Teachers

Just have to do a little bragging . . . Our school district had parent-teacher conferences this week. Both kids get good grades so we don't schedule conferences with all of their teachers. This year, I only scheduled one with Jacob's automotive teacher. This is Jacob's first year in the technical program and I just wanted to touch base with the teacher. The teacher had nothing but great things to say about Jacob. It was wonderful to hear such nice things about Jacob and his grade is excellent. Then when I got home, I had a super e-mail from another one of Jacob's teachers who said that Jacob was a dependable, hard-working student who is a pleasure to have in class. I'm just so proud of him.

Bon Fire

Saturday, November 20th, Uncle Wayne and Aunt Doris hosted the annual Bon Fire and Hay Ride. Because of football games and other events, we can't seem to have it any earlier in the Fall. Sometimes, we've had snow flurries for the hay ride!

The stack of wood for the bon fire was huge. This is a pic taken shortly after the fire was started. For reference, the building on the left is the end of the pavillion. This end is two stories with sleeping quarters upstairs. The pile of wood was higher than the 2nd story.

Here is a picture of Jesse (6' 1" tall) and my nephew, Tyler, standing in front of the fire. The whole thing wasn't burning yet.

The flames were very high! You could feel the heat from 100' away!

Jordana and her cousin, Katie. Their great-grandfathers were Wagner brothers.

A pic of the some of the crowd.

Jesse, our friend Logan, and Jordana sitting on the bench. Jacob is standing in the back. The hole in the wall of the pavillion is a spot for a future fire place. Uncle Wayne never does things on a small scale!

Motivation

Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark.
Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

In the end, we decide if we're remembered for what happened to us or for what we did with it.
Randy K. Milholland

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work. You don't give up.
Anne Lamont

Inspiration

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time. ~ Anna Freud (1895 - 1982)

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him. ~ Soren Kierkegaard

Advice to young women from Nancy and Ann Wilson, of the rock group Heart (as printed in the 09/19/10 Parade magazine):
Nancy: There's a great deal of pressure on young women to portray a hyper-sexualized image.
Ann: And I think they get told that if they do that they're going to be successful. When, in actuality, if they look like pole dancers, all they do is make themselves more disposable. So be true to yourself.