http://web.mac.com/southwindes/Salyer_LA/Funeral.html
Our son Tyler came up with a creative way to get the kids in his class to stop using certain words.
(Pause the music player)
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Where have all the bloggers gone?
When I 1st started "blogging" there were 5 or 6 regular people who updated there blogs at least once per week. As of today most have not update since December of 2007 or later (Pastor Wally is the worse at 11/7/07). Is blogging just a fad, something like mood rings, bell bottom pants, and power ties? Or is it a real way to let the world know what is going on in our everyday lives? I say no! It is not a fad it is the communication vehicle of today. It is like publishing your own personal newspaper about things that are important to you.
I really enjoy letting people know what is going on in our family, because in most cases it proves something I have learned over the years, that things that happen in real life are much funnier than anything some comedian makes up!!
so here is the family update for the Salyer's:
Angela - Caught my cold, sore throat, and cough. Course I was done with it, so she can have it.
Tyler & Rachel - Scored the highest score possible on their pre-marriage class test they took at their church. Wedding plans are picking up speed, we cannot wait for Rachel to take full ownership of Tyler!
Tyler had a bad week last week, someone in front of him had a terrible car crash, and he held the drivers hand waiting for the EMT's arrive. Unfortunately it was too late.
Brandon - Started his 1st real job. He graduates from OSU in June and he is already working for Nationwide. He celebrated by buying an iPhone, pretty cool looking, but complicated, to me, to operate.
Corey - We went to See Audrey perform at a dinner theater for her school last Saturday night with her family. She was the best, most talented person on the stage. Afterwards his S-10 Jimmy started smoking so it is in the shop with blown radiator, $400 to fix, he played indoor soccer last night with Knox's and his team got killed, 6 - 2.
Miscellaneous
* Hosted 4 people from Watoto Ugandan children's choir at our host on Wednesday night, they loved Angela's apple pie. Very sweet people
* No trips planned until February, then to Chicago for the week.
* Church yesterday was good, but it is very cold coming and going. glad we do not have little kids to bundle up
I really enjoy letting people know what is going on in our family, because in most cases it proves something I have learned over the years, that things that happen in real life are much funnier than anything some comedian makes up!!
so here is the family update for the Salyer's:
Angela - Caught my cold, sore throat, and cough. Course I was done with it, so she can have it.
Tyler & Rachel - Scored the highest score possible on their pre-marriage class test they took at their church. Wedding plans are picking up speed, we cannot wait for Rachel to take full ownership of Tyler!
Tyler had a bad week last week, someone in front of him had a terrible car crash, and he held the drivers hand waiting for the EMT's arrive. Unfortunately it was too late.
Brandon - Started his 1st real job. He graduates from OSU in June and he is already working for Nationwide. He celebrated by buying an iPhone, pretty cool looking, but complicated, to me, to operate.
Corey - We went to See Audrey perform at a dinner theater for her school last Saturday night with her family. She was the best, most talented person on the stage. Afterwards his S-10 Jimmy started smoking so it is in the shop with blown radiator, $400 to fix, he played indoor soccer last night with Knox's and his team got killed, 6 - 2.
Miscellaneous
* Hosted 4 people from Watoto Ugandan children's choir at our host on Wednesday night, they loved Angela's apple pie. Very sweet people
* No trips planned until February, then to Chicago for the week.
* Church yesterday was good, but it is very cold coming and going. glad we do not have little kids to bundle up
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Oh Canada! Eh?
Just got back from Brockville, Ontario, Canada population 30,000. I went there Sunday for work, Abbott has a manufacturing plant located there. Spent all day Monday teaching a class on how to manage changes in an organization and why it is bad to just let change happen. The bad part was I lost my voice! (No solos this Sunday Pastor Shawn, in case you were going to ask). My throat does not hurt, just not much comes out. I think Angela is happy about this, but not sure. So I will do more listening then speaking for a few days at home, Church and work.
I heard Angela made a slight mistake on the whiteboard this Sunday. We are having a BYOP (Bring your own pizza) party for the class on 2/15. She wrote BYOB, which of course stands for Bring Your Own Bible. Thanks Baby! More people probably looked at it becuse of the mistake than would have normally.
Brockville got about 4" of snow, but did not cause a problem. On Monday the training room was at the Country club and I was facing a wall of windows, trying to teach while watching the beautiful snow falling over the golf course.
On Monday night I went to dinner with some people from the plant and had POUTINE. The locals raved about this French dish, so I thought I would try it. All it was a was steak fries, with grated cheddar cheese on them smothered in gravy! It was OK, only had a few, but the gravy was from a jar, left a lot to be desired. Felt my arteries hardening while I was eating it.
I finally got around to reading the book FREAKONOMICS, it is a secular book written by a couple of economists. It was very interesting and quick read, I started the book on the plane Sunday and finished on the plane coming home yesterday. Lots of interesting views of society and how many of the beliefs we have about society are not really based in fact at all, but based on what someone wants us to buy. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to think about why things are in society today.
Finally, last Friday before I left I helped out at Upwards. I announced all of the players and the cheerleaders, not much but the kids really enjoyed it. The 2nd set of games were for the "Special Team". There kids are special needs children, but I think they had a better time than the other kids.
I heard Angela made a slight mistake on the whiteboard this Sunday. We are having a BYOP (Bring your own pizza) party for the class on 2/15. She wrote BYOB, which of course stands for Bring Your Own Bible. Thanks Baby! More people probably looked at it becuse of the mistake than would have normally.
Brockville got about 4" of snow, but did not cause a problem. On Monday the training room was at the Country club and I was facing a wall of windows, trying to teach while watching the beautiful snow falling over the golf course.
On Monday night I went to dinner with some people from the plant and had POUTINE. The locals raved about this French dish, so I thought I would try it. All it was a was steak fries, with grated cheddar cheese on them smothered in gravy! It was OK, only had a few, but the gravy was from a jar, left a lot to be desired. Felt my arteries hardening while I was eating it.
I finally got around to reading the book FREAKONOMICS, it is a secular book written by a couple of economists. It was very interesting and quick read, I started the book on the plane Sunday and finished on the plane coming home yesterday. Lots of interesting views of society and how many of the beliefs we have about society are not really based in fact at all, but based on what someone wants us to buy. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to think about why things are in society today.
Finally, last Friday before I left I helped out at Upwards. I announced all of the players and the cheerleaders, not much but the kids really enjoyed it. The 2nd set of games were for the "Special Team". There kids are special needs children, but I think they had a better time than the other kids.
I think this is me, do you?
| What Jeff Means |
 You are fair, honest, and logical. You are a natural leader, and people respect you. You never give up, and you will succeed... even if it takes you a hundred tries. You are rational enough to see every part of a problem. You are great at giving other people advice. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are loving, compassionate, and ruled by your feelings. You are able to be a foundation for other people... but you still know how to have fun. Sometimes your emotions weigh you down, but you generally feel free from them. |
Saturday, January 05, 2008
What a day!
It was a long day today, Angela and I put away all the Christmas decorations and cleaned the house from top to bottom. Sitting here unwinding watching the Steelers get beat before going to bed.
Since the cruise we had a GREAT Christmas. Tyler came up before Christmas and then our future daughter-in-law, Rachel came up after Christmas. They stayed until 1/2/08 and then headed back to Memphis. It was great to see them both. Rachel is a great girl, just what Tyler needs. So the next big thing will be their wedding in June.
Christmas day was lots of fun. Got together with both sides of the family. I found the best gift for the "passing party". I found an illuminated motion penguin that you sit in your yard! It was something a few people actually swapped for, but Corey ended up with it.
The cruise was the big gift, so I just got an OSU shirt from Corey, a bluetooth cordless earpiece for my cell phone from Brandon, and a chronological Bible for Tyler.
Travel for work starts up again next week, got to go to Brockville, Ottawa, Canada. Brrr! I know ot will be very cold. I always seem to go to Canada in January and Arizona in July! Not fair! Oh well, it could be worse.
That's all for now, going to bed, been a long day. Got to rest up for the BIG GAME on Monday. Unlike all of our friends whose team are done playing for the year, OSU has one more game, where they will win the National Championship!
Since the cruise we had a GREAT Christmas. Tyler came up before Christmas and then our future daughter-in-law, Rachel came up after Christmas. They stayed until 1/2/08 and then headed back to Memphis. It was great to see them both. Rachel is a great girl, just what Tyler needs. So the next big thing will be their wedding in June.
Christmas day was lots of fun. Got together with both sides of the family. I found the best gift for the "passing party". I found an illuminated motion penguin that you sit in your yard! It was something a few people actually swapped for, but Corey ended up with it.
The cruise was the big gift, so I just got an OSU shirt from Corey, a bluetooth cordless earpiece for my cell phone from Brandon, and a chronological Bible for Tyler.
Travel for work starts up again next week, got to go to Brockville, Ottawa, Canada. Brrr! I know ot will be very cold. I always seem to go to Canada in January and Arizona in July! Not fair! Oh well, it could be worse.
That's all for now, going to bed, been a long day. Got to rest up for the BIG GAME on Monday. Unlike all of our friends whose team are done playing for the year, OSU has one more game, where they will win the National Championship!
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