Can you tell?

Can you tell I’ve been a bit busy.  I haven’t blogged in awhile.  School has been good but a lot of work lately. 

Next few posts will catch you up on the past few weeks.

The first of the season

A few years ago when we moved into our house and had to “landscape” our sideyard, I chose to plant a camelia tree.  It reminds me of my Grandma.  She had these huge camelia bushes outside her house and I have a memory of decorating the tables for her 90th birthday party with the camelias from her house. 

Mine is a miniature version but it still reminds me of her.

Last week my first camelia of the year bloomed. 

Just kind of excited.

Thought of Grandma today.

I told my students

When I mentioned to my students that my birthday was coming up (Sunday, by the way), I told them that I like Starbucks and Target.  (wink).

They are so sweet.  This week I got a Starbucks card, a christian music CD, a stuffed frog, a coffee mug, and some chocolates. 

Teaching perk. =)

A little help, please

Could you tell me…..

what the heck is the difference between “transparent tape” and “invisible tape?”

And why can you buy 4 rolls of transparent tape for the same price as 3 rolls of invisible tape at Target?

What is the big dang difference?

I don’t think I have ever give present to someone and had them ask “did you use transparent tape?  Because you know that is not as good as invisible tape.”

Why pay more?

Excuse me, I think I ordered the LARGE pancake. Hello!

This is a cell phone shot so please excuse the blurriness.

Saturday morning we tried a new adventure with some friends.  Guasti’s Homestyle restaurant in Chino.  Home of the Giant Pancake.

Giant…. yes. 

We ordered the short stack (2 pancakes), shared with amongst the 6 of us (including Aiden Christopher) and still had some leftover to take home.  Even with Andrew eating it we couldn’t finish. 

The Boganwrights like our food.

Worth waking up

Saturday morning I woke up earlier than I normally would have (8:00 am didn’t kill me but I am normally a 9 – 9:30 sleeper-inner).

We had a skype date with Erik and Nancy Salley!!

Last December we got to go to Africa and we fell in love.  With Africa, yes, but mostly with the Salley family. 

If the opportunity presents itself again, Andrew and I will do all we can to go back and do ministry with them again.  Even if it is only for a short while.

If you know the Salleys, and even if you don’t, please pray for them.  Imagine following God’s calling on your life to leave your successful career and move your family of 6 to a remote country where the electricity goes off regularly for hours (sometimes days at a time), all the water you drink has to be filtered, and you have to mop your floor with bug poison to keep the mosquitos away.  Imagine that, in the midst of this massive life change, God is moving.

Pray for their continued safety and health.  Pray for their boys as they continue to adapt to a different country and find God’s guidance in their own lives.  Pray that God opens ministry doors to spread His Truth to those who don’t know Him. 

We love them and had a great morning catching up.

Missed my workout

Still doing my P90x.  Just not everyday.  Today I chose a nap over working out.  It was a good nap. 

Tomorrow.  There’s always tomorrow.

Procrastinating tendencies?  Me?

I went to the doctor

I went to the doctor last week.  I really like my primary physician at Kaiser.  As unpleasant as those ‘girly’ doctor appointments can be, she made me feel very comfortable.

I talked to her about Andrew and I trying to get pregnant for a year and a half (well, techincally, we took a 5 month break when we went to Africa) and she affirmed that Kaiser defines infertility as ‘trying’ for at least a year.  She did a few minor and normal check-up tests (waiting to hear about results), gave me a few tips, and then gave me the number to the Kaiser infertility clinic.

I still have yet to call.  Andrew and I continue to have the discussion about what having faith in God’s miracles looks like in light of pursuing our own agenda.  Not that I think seeing a doctor means we don’t have faith, its just a balance. 

I think I will call when I get my test results back.

My Marketing Pet Peeves

Some of you may know this about me, but I have two marketing pet peeves.  Commercial ploys created by companies to sell their stuff.

The first marketing pet peeve I have is when companies use words  like “…tastic,” “…rrific,” or “…tacular,” at the end of their product name.  For example, when marketing SPAM, the logo might read “Its SPAMtastic!”  Or for a detergent, “Its TIDEtacular!”

Really, with all the money you are paying for marketing, you can’t come up with something better than that?

The other one is when they share letters or words.  I have seen a yogurt shop called “YOGURTREATS.”  See how they share the T?  Or a convenience store called “FASTOP.”  My mind wants to seperate the words and it frustrated me.  The worst is a sign on the 99 freeway we pass every time we go to Fresno:  It is advertising a restaurant that has burgers and burritos.  The BUR is really big, then it says “GERS” and “RRITOS” on top of each other.

It just bugs me.

The last movie I saw

Andrew and I get Netflix (the best present ever given to us by our last roommate).  Sometimes the movies we get are not-so-good (i.e. “27 Dresses”), and sometimes a movie will surprise us. 

I didn’t think it would be good since I never heard that much about it, but “The Changeling” with Angelina Jolie was actually a really captivating movie.

Premise:  Angelina is a mom whose son goes missing.  When the police bring back the wrong boy, they try to cover up their mistake. 

Apparently, its based on a true story.

I don’t usually blog about movies I see, but I thought it was good enough to share. 

What is the last good movie you have seen?