done and done December 15, 2009

I finished my second quarter of college the other night, oh man, does it feel good to have another one done and under my belt! I’ve been trying to get the core subjects done and out of the way. One more quarter and I’ll have all my math and English done!

For quite some time I let the fear of failure get in the way of going to college and getting something done. I was content in living a mediocre life, but I’m moving past that! I’ve found a new confidence in myself since going back to school. I always used work and bills as an excuse, but I can’t do that anymore. I successfully worked full-time, went to school full-time and still got some ministry stuff done in there too!

I’m sitting with a 3.94 accumulative GPA, I don’t think I even did that well in high school! I enjoy going and learning new things. Yes, some of the running start students at OC drive me crazy, but that because they are 16 or 17 years old and think they’re pretty smart… to each his own. Well, that’s a little update with where I’m at, I really am going to make more of an effort to be more diligent with my writing, according to my English teachers, I’m pretty good at it!

I wanted to show you what I’ve been working on here at work again. Always keeping billy the goat moving forward. We’re working our way through the Bible with the kids, it’s pretty cool! We just finished up the promise section. Here’s the poster that I put together for it…

Well, I hope you’re all enjoying your Christmas season. There is a lot to be thankful for, make sure you notice!

Natalie

Scrapbox desk December 7, 2009

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Yummmm, delicious! November 19, 2009

Yummmm, delicious!

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My drink of choice while I’m in class right now!

Beginnings November 12, 2009

I’ve been hard at work these last few months. I really enjoy it and it is so fun to be creative all the time. Sometime I really feel like I get to do crafty projects while sitting at my desk, this is one of the advantages of being an Administrative Assistant for Children’s ministry. Yesterday, I made “wanted” posters for all the people that need to fill out a form in order to work with kids, it was funny! We’ve also been working on a project to go through the Bible with the kids in one year, Brent, our children’s pastor, had a goat who is a puppet, his name is Billy. So we do audio recordings of Billy the Goat and Brent telling a Bible story. We’ve been producing CD’s and posting it on our website. So i’m getting a little audio production under my belt too, I have a long ways to go though! With that I’m also making posters so the kids know what stories are coming up, here is one of them, the colors are a little off for some reason, maybe I’ll fix it later… I’m working on the next one, but I’m still waiting for a little more info, the story of my life! haha!

Anyways, life is good, and I’m right where God wants me. This is work right now, I have a ton of other stuff going on too, but that can be for another post!

Best medicine October 17, 2009

Best medicine

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This us the best medicine I can think of while recovering from getting
my wisdom teeth out. I don’t have the heart to tell him that he isn’t
a lap dog!

patches September 25, 2009

Well, he’s cute, he’s crazy and he is still very much a puppy, but he has one small problem… can you see it? Here, look at this picture.

yeah, his ear is always like that, it’s so cute. The poor boy always has his ear stuck up, but only one ear, occasionally two, but hardly ever none.

He also enjoys watching me get ready in the morning. He’ll come to my bathroom window, in the daylight basement, and watch me blow dry and straighten my hair. I took a snap shot this morning.

this was taken in the mirror, so you might think it’s the other ear, but it isn’t.

And finally, fall has arrived here in Poulsbo, so i snapped a quick picture on my phone today. Can you see the leaves changing? So beautiful! my favorite season of all!

that’s all for now, have a great weekend!

Natalie

Educated! September 21, 2009

Educated!

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Or on my way to being so. Tomorrow I start my 2nd quarter of classes.
Math 99, English 101 & psych 100. I plan on picking up right where I
left off with summer quarter, straight A’s baby! Back to the grind I
go, I will no longer be available from 5-10pm on Tuesday and Thursday,
see you at Christmas!

num yummy! September 21, 2009

Busy in the kitchen

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these are the blueberry muffins that I baked from scratch. The blueberries were fresh from grandma and grandpa’s house, as you can see they were delicious!

Busy in the kitchen September 21, 2009

Busy in the kitchen

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Lately I’ve been busy in the kitchen making some good stuff! I made some really good salsa this last weekend, here are the fresh grown tomatoes, onions and peppers just after I got done grilling them. I threw them in the blender with some cilantro, lime and salt
and oh sooooo good! Thanks to my sister for the help!

life in the fast lane September 8, 2009

Been going pretty fast around here lately, I just got home from an amazing road trip to visit my sister in Utah. Deanna and I made it in one shot, no 2 day drive stuff! 16 long, but fun hours. I learned a few things about Deanna, as I’m sure she did about me! Here’s a shot from on the road, I think this is somewhere in idaho…

I’ve been working hard at the church, making videos and getting ready for the fall kickoff. It has felt really good to be back in the video editing realm, I’ve really missed it. It also helps with being reminded with why I am going to school.

Also, we have 2 new puppies that have been keeping us very busy. This is my boy, Patches, is so sweet and loves to be loved on. He is a german short haired pointer mix.

Life has been fun and I feel like I’m making a difference again, that’s a good place to be!