Stop Motion Animation

Awhile ago Molly and I took a Stop Motion Animation class at the Center of Discovery.
Stop Motion Animation is when you take a bunch of pictures, add the pictures together to tell a story. In my video I used a computer program to make the pictures look like a video.
We learned different camera techniques to take different pictures for different occasions.
We also learned to use different computer programs to make our videos the best they could be. We all had to find a story line for our movies. Most every one found there ideas on the first day. The class was five days. It took me three days to find an idea, so I was real rushed for the rest of the class.
So, what do you think?

Bing Search

So today I found out that if anyone 'Bing!' image searched "Process of Embalming" my blog would show up as a possible link with a picture of my blog. Now, naturally, once I found this out I just HAD to try it, when I did, sure enough there was my blog post.

I was so exited to find that out, I told almost everyone! {O.K, so I told one or two people, but still.}



So, needless to say, I am now a fan of 'Bing!'

Free Dinners!

Ever since my Dad had his heart attack, we've been receiving quite a present from lots of friends. We've been getting LOTS of free food. Our first meal was Pizza from the Lewis's, then Lasagna from the Stafford's, then chicken, rolls, potato salad and coleslaw from the Youroses, Meatloaf, potatoes and pound cake from the Dewey's and now a huge salad with chicken from the Vanomens.

Wow, have we been blessed!

What I Did For Summer

For a school assighment I need to write what I did this summer. Some of this will be a recap from some of my blog posts. Well, here goes:


I went on Thursdays to Logan to go shooting with Mr. Lewis; I started to make a Star Wars movie with my siblings; flew in a light aircraft for FREE; I spent a week in Oklahoma at Camp Yeshua; hosted two girls from Columbia; and I acted in a Robin Hood play.


Well, that's just about my summer in a nut shell.

Rain

Lately it's been raining a lot here. It's been raining ever since Friday, only letting up a few hours a time. It rains in the night, it rains in the day, it rains while we do our chores, it rains while we milk. The rain turned our milking station into a ton of mud. I can't let my dog Dutch out without him getting dripping wet. However, there is an up side. Our lawn is real green now.

So, for lunch were having the perfect rainy day meal- home made Chicken Noodle Soup and home made bread!

Name Selling

So, as some of you know, I want to become a Pilot sometime, so I became a AOPA {Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association} member, and made a subscription to AOPA Flight Training magazine, and apparently AOPA sold my name to 'The History Channel Club' {HCC}, who gave me an offer to become a member. Now, I LOVE history, so naturally I joined. Then, the HCC apparently sold my name to the Smithsonian, who sold it to Nat. Geo. and on and on. Now, mostly I've excepted all their offers, but it really is getting kind of annoying.
Who knew my name could make so much money without me?

Hebrew Flash Cards

Andrei, Viktor and Abby have made Hebrew flash cards to help them learn there Hebrew for there up-coming Bar-and-Bat Mitzvah.

Mom bought them all blank flash cards when she did 'back to school shopping last week.

The kids spend hours last night filling the cards with the Hebrew Alef Bet, then spent last night and this morning testing each other, practicing there letters.

They all plan on bringing there cards on our road trip, to practice even more.

Andrei and Viktor's Bar Mitzvah is going to be in January, and Abby's is going to be in March.

Awhile ago I asked Viktor if he was feeling the pressure yet. "Oh, yea. Definitely."