More Goodbyes

Here are some pics of the party we had on Wednesday:  (I could kick myself for not getting everyone's picture with a LEGO.  Oh, well :)

 

 

 

Saying Goodbye

So my farewells are starting to begin now.  I've gone to lunch with my band director and I'll be going to dinner with my piano instructor this week.  My pastor put an announcement about Mike and I in the bulletin last Sunday.  I knew he was going to, but I forgot about it on the day of.  It took me awhile to figure out why so many people were coming up to me to wish me luck. 

It is only 18 days till entrance.  I've been catching up on letters and I'm trying to get more LEGO pics on the other blog.  How's this one look?

Mom and I did a lot of work in the yard. It's a lot different without the trees in the front. it's kind of hard to see from the third picture, but we basically pulled 1/3 of the vines up and planted 2 rose bushes, 1 crepe myrtle, 1 azalea, and a few flowers. The finished result looks pretty good, but it did a number on my hand.  I've had some mild attacks of carpal tunnel syndrome before, but this time it was really bad.  I slept with a brace on my hand/wrist.  It doesn't help that the difficulty is aggravated by playing the piano, the violin, the guitar, and using drum sticks; by fencing, typing, writing, and using a computer mouse; and by using a hoe, a shovel, a mattock, pruning clippers, and a sledge hammer.  Thankfully, it has gotten better as the day has progressed.  :)

Dollywood!

First off, let me just give you the answer to last week's TTT: #1

Absolutely, Mrs. Haus Frau, you are more than welcome to come watch LOTR with me!  But, sorry to dissapoint you, my extended edition is the same as your in-laws'.  :)

I haven't gotten any new legos recently, but I did update LEGO as i can.

And - what we've all been waiting for - I do have a fellow postulant!!  Praise be God! 

Big Bro is now deep into four hours or so of Navy OCS.  (Hence the LEGO as i can picture.)  For a last hurrah/goodbye/party/vacation/thingy, we went to Dollywood!  Here's my total of rides:

• Wild Eagle: 4
• Tornado: 2
• Mystey Mine: 1
• Thunderhead: 6

Can you guess which one was my favorite?  :)

Oh!  Funny story: near the end of the Mystery Mine ride, a pigeon made a dare-devil flight right in front of our car and lost by a few feet as it smacked into Big Bro's face.  Thankfully, at the next upsidedown turn, he just flew out of the car.  I wouldn't have believed Big Bro's testimony that a pigeon flew into his head if I hadn't been hit in the face with a plume of whitish feathers and if the people in front of us hadn't asked if we saw a pigeon, too.  Crazy, huh? 

And, our sixth time on the Thunderhead proved a dissapointment as the little 8-year-old sitting beside Dad threw up before (thankfully) the ride started.  It took - no kidding - 15 minutes for the four employees to clean it up.  It was a typical Tennessee greeting card joke: four employees with one to do the work and three to supervise.  When we were finally cleared for take-off, the people stilll in line gave the workers a standing ovation.  It was priceless.

Mom and I went to the zoo on the way back home and I got some cute pics:

Two Truths Tuesday - April has Arrived!

Among other things that are happening in my life, there are 104 days left until my entrance into the convent.  If I were to tell you what I have been doing, you would be incredibly bored, as I have done little but sleep in, exercise, read, and write.  However, I have attempted to scramble a few interesting things together for a TTT.

1.  I purchased the X-Wing LEGO set for myself!  I'm waiting till Easter to open it.

2.  I found the ultra-extended-extended edition of The Lord of the Rings at McKay's for a total of $22!!

3.  I will have a fellow postulant in July!!!  She is from Texas and plays the viola.

Oh, and by the way, I agree with Mr. Z_; the purple birds are my favorite, too!

Legos...again!

One of the local Wal-Marts overstocked on Series 5 LEGO Minifigures and is selling boxes of them at 1/2 price.  Unfortunately, there are only fourteen to choose from and I'm not really interested in half of them.  So, Fidelio and I bought 8 British guards between us.  I'm keeping two, so expect some new pics on LEGO as i can.


All of our friends are asking for news on a certain new family member of ours - another baby boy...  Well, I have no news.  You didn't really think I'd post news of Baby #2 under a LEGO headline, did you?  ;)  Just keep praying and I'll let you know more soon.

Seeking, Following

If you like what you see at LEGO as i can, please follow the blog!

Bats Beat Spiders

Although I must say, spiders are scarier than bats, bats have won this competition.  (I just wonder who the two black sheep are.  I think one was my own sister...?)  Batman is cooler, sorry!  :P 

One of my favorites has been potsted on LEGO as i can.  What do ya think?

Legos!

Obviously this is the first Saturday in a long time that I've had time to goof off.

Look at what I just did: http://legoasican.blogspot.com/

Weathertop

Wow.  Let me comment on each:

Aragorn to Boromir 3-1  This was SO hard!
Eomer to Faramir 0-4  This was also SO hard!
Arwen to Eowyn 1-3  I had to go with the human, but it was very close, imho.
Merry to Pippin 3-1  What?!  I gues Merry is more intelligent, but Pippin is way more fun.
Frodo to Sam 0-5  Obviously.
Legolas to Gimli 2-2  Justly put.
Gandalf to Theoden 1-3  Surprised, but agree.
Galadrial to Elrond 1-3  So-so...  I have to say, Galadrial got kind of old after awhile.

OK, here is my congratulations gift:  (I'm very proud of the last two.)

Thanksgiving/Friday

Ok, I missed Thanksgivign Day for getting this post to you.  Sorry.  I also appologize for the poor lighting.  It comes from my not have an oober-doober camera.  I need to borrow Fidelio's for this job.

The king and his knights celebrate a royal Thanksgiving feast with the peasant women to serve them.

Ranger

Here are the promised pictures of Ranger and his horse.  Ranger got his name because Dad thinks he looks like Strider.  However, the poor horse doesn't have a name.  Please comment if you have any suggestions for "horse's" name!  (Later we'll hold a poll...) 



Horse gets a drink from a spring.

 

Ranger scouts for a good camp site.



Ranger climbs a tree for a better look.

 

Ranger gets a better look.



Can you see him?  (Hint: refer to above picture.)



Horse gets a drink from the Great Lake.



Ranger takes a break on an island.

Ranger looks across from the dock.

Ranger watches the sunrise.

The Sun is coming!  As opposed to "A Storm is Coming."






Ranger gets wood for his shelter.




Ranger is proud of his shelter.





Ranger hikes down the gorge.



He looks across the lake from the high cliff.



Ranger crosses the desert...?



 Behind the Scenes:



Ranger prepares to leave.





He takes a silly pose for the camera.  (He wanted to show off his tree-climbing skills.)



 



Big Bro and Me - and we look nothing alike.