tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33885323076717728092024-03-19T00:53:44.816-07:00Charlie ChatterCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-12329308010604238472014-11-26T11:02:00.001-08:002014-11-26T11:02:13.566-08:00projects<div style="text-align: center;">
I haven't done many projects lately, but I have a few that I wanted to post.</div>
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Firework Bookmark</div>
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Abraham and Isaac Bookmark</div>
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Thank you Brother and Sister M for the dresser!</div>
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This Side table is the first time I tried stain anything.</div>
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Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-72096872264289485412014-04-05T12:45:00.000-07:002014-04-05T12:45:16.984-07:00Marriage between a man and woman. <div class="MsoNormal">
I believe marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of
God. As I watched this April’s general
conference I realized that declaring this belief frightened me. I knew that if
asked directly I wouldn't betray my values, but that publicly declaring
such an unpopular ideal scared me.However, I know I shouldn't be afraid of what the world thinks of me, so I declare that I
believe in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and that I will be
true to it’s prophet and it’s teachings. </div>
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Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-31723642585276072052014-01-24T19:11:00.000-08:002014-01-24T19:11:00.529-08:00ProjectsI've been home for a while now, so to stave off boredom I take on little projects. If I see a piece of furniture that is cheap (hopefully free) I fix it up to either keep or sell.<br />
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This was my first real upholstery project I don't know what people usually use to put the buttons on, but I made do with a pencil, pliers and my biggest sewing needle. It was tough.</div>
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I broke the mirror so I turned it into a chalkboard.</div>
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In addition to furniture I embroider bookmarks. I don't know how to do very many stitches, and I make up the patterns, so I bet people who actually know how to embroider are appalled. I like them despite their amateur nature. I've made a ton of these, but I've got a lot of books so I've always got a spot for a new one.<br />
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Got any furniture that needs some TLC, or a book in desperate need of a mark let me know. ;)</div>
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As of late root beer floats, and this song are two things that have the magical ability to induce perma-grins. That is a cool trick!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've had a remarkable education experience, and I'm sincerely grateful to have to received</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> a university degree.</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The most exciting part of this final semester was the opportunity to be a student clinician. It was the best way to finish my B.S. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What's next? I applied to the masters programs in Utah and got in, but before I even decided which one I was leaning towards I hit the annual spring slide. Every spring my body gets to a point of exhaustion that makes all my <a href="http://www.dynainc.org/" target="_blank"><b>dysautonomia</b> </a>symptoms worse. This spring was hard in new ways one of which was<b> <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gastroparesis/DS00612" target="_blank">gastroparesis</a>.</b> Because of that, and with the help of some mild coercion I decided to take a year off before going to grad school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My biggest fear is that I'll be either too idle, or I'll get caught up in other activities and not give rest/rehab an opportunity to work. Balance is such a tricky skill to master.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Really it's a relief to know that I can rest for a while, and maybe not being in class will give room in my life for other great things!</span>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-29777738718476817342013-01-27T18:10:00.003-08:002013-01-27T18:10:35.053-08:00Skiing <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: start;">I got to go skiing this weekend. I went with my roommates, and a volunteer organization called Common Ground. It was amazing. They used something called a bi-ski. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you love the Christmas tree? It was an early Christmas surprise from my roommate. It makes me smile every time I see it.</span></div>
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<b>Baby quilt:</b> We did this quilt for a cute little cousin who has had a tough year.</div>
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<b>Vanity: </b>Brittney bought this a couple of years ago fully intending to fix it up. (I was so jealous) Brittney is now on a mission and left it the garage.With her permission I started to work on it. I soon realized that it needed a lot of fixing before I could get to the beautifying. I also had to deal with a large number of spiders and creepy spider sacs. I was freaked out by the arachnids, but with the help of some spider poison( <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://youtu.be/1pDeN86WC_Q" target="_blank">Click here for Simpsons clip</a>)</span> I showed them who's boss. </div>
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<b>Printer Desk:</b> Next I wanted to make a desk for my printer. I got it at Savers It was in good shape except for some loose legs that Josh fixed for me. I wanted it to look Shabby Chic.</div>
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I had other projects planned but, some summers are just too short.</div>
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We went down the Provo river today. It was amazing. Camile and Mom paddled like seasoned pros. Josh, Ellie, and I were in the same tube. We took a wrong turn and ended up going over a mini waterfall. I pretty much did a swan dive into the swirling depths, and Josh and Ellie did a magnificent tandem cannon ball all while keeping a hold of the raft and both paddles. Wow!<br />
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OR, We hit a couple trees 1/4 of the way down, popped the tube, and ship wrecked into some pointy rocks.<br />
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Whichever you preferCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-30245001144717469202012-05-12T11:05:00.001-07:002012-08-17T17:12:08.239-07:00So Wrong<div style="text-align: center;">
Riley the Puggle is not normal.</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;">(She loves to eat chew sticks on her back while she holds them with her paws.) </span></div>
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Sitting has been a very difficult thing for her to figure out. She rarely sits like dogs are supposed to. That's OK though we still like her.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is kind of bitter sweet for me. I'm going to miss school for the next couple of months, but the summer break will help me feel so much better </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">physically</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Plus I'll get to be near my fantastic family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I feel like I accomplished SO much this year. I'm never sure I'm up to the challenge, but everything worked out wonderfully.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to take a linguistic grammar class and I was <u style="font-weight: bold;">dreading </u>It. I am no good with English grammar. (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iSD9lPVY6Q" target="_blank">Simpsons quote click here</a>)Guess what, I accidentally rock at it. Who new I could have fun diagramming sentences? No I didn't learn how to spell or use punctuation properly. I did learn to understand how a sentences is formed in your mind, and then how to explain the process you used to rearrange that same sentence when you said it out loud. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have also completed two semesters of ASL. I feel like I have improved a great deal. One of our more challenging projects was to compose a poem in ASL. That meant you had to rhyme hand shape instead of words. Tricky right? My poem was on fishing in case you were wondering.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next on the docket, summer break. I've got big plans, but I will save those for
another post. </span> </div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-91070524466013272322012-03-26T21:00:00.001-07:002012-03-27T11:12:09.047-07:00Spring<div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left; ">Time for a catch up post.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOLoNfib7RZpBbD5lgA0yAbxUvfEkRBzrV17EG0lT4er3uQBP0Qom6miVdrCb1xAdA0rVrMgFqTtu2YkQHQ3KXXD3fj_0AZ2u4gCBO9iEE6nbCsQmlW5ChFh8bavF1xrQwf-XASUrVsG0/s200/dom+farewell+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724407871243324354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 150px; " /><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><b>1. Dominic has left the MTC and is now in Texa<span style="font-size: 100%; ">s. He sounds so happy I really love getting his emails and letters.</span></b></div><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCc1w-htyFnMnXoWAUM2zGPtfSj-6tjMpZGJj5ttT3Q_tjhqhbc5e0UADSFqzHUouzfihvL-gqHYSMBIX4yQRYybaWUhqJ1Lg_VYgl3E6MwABq1ZZ5_1Cls1x60P_rSPLd8O7SflM3S1Iq/s200/Britt+farewell.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724407865718241970" style="text-align: center; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></span><div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><b>2. Brittney had her "farewell." <span style="font-size: 100%; ">There were an incredible amount of people there to support her.</span><span style="font-size: 100%; "> I don't really like that she's leaving, bu</span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">t I think it is wonderful that she's going. Does that make sense?</span></b></div><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivO_zu1u5HKCf92w4FcjjsMO1ZRQ0ab6G_M48l34ZjdD8bv59ozCeCM10bQ9oT1KvAfJ-UyopOrSb8Ibg4uJ0dcs_GwoO-mrtcBwHjMfR31XhUWn1ui-vpNJRg92M1Fm_OJ6rfvNDTe5hv/s200/Brittney%2527s+farewell+098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724409819428771362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 200px; " /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: center; "> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">3. Josh and Cousin K were in '"Bye Bye Birdie," at the SCERA, and I thought it was great. I can't wait to see what they do next year. </span></div><div><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-AJhKJ2dLeGDs8TyuaWRNQgHO8QMSJDDw6tyiSheYeTdjB1G1XMdpqYOiUROElJ1tnx8YriGX6OsyhnoLYyaVCdLU52aP9ZDXnxv_Nd0MedHNweXampKv6B4hNsvPdBqusQ-uLuFXlq5/s200/camile+futsal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724407867631955730" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><div style="text-align: left; "></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><b>4. Scout (Camile) won gold with her futsal team and g<span style="font-size: 100%; ">ot to meet a player from the Real soccer team. Ugh, she is so much cooler than </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">me. :)</span></b></div><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span><b><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span><b><span style="font-size: 100%; ">I'm busy at school. The end of the semester is so close I can taste it. Lately, I've been feeling sick enough to contemplate dropping the semester, but my pride always gets the better of me. Spring break helped me feel a little better, plus it's pretty much springtime, so I've got cadbury mini eggs, flowers, and conference to </span>buoy<span style="font-size: 100%; "> me up.</span></b></span></div></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-38419658197984267152012-01-27T07:15:00.000-08:002012-01-27T07:38:19.557-08:00One Year<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHgJtTNfKPE&feature=related"></a><div style="text-align: left;">Can you believe that it has been a whole year since the stroke? I can't decided if it has been a long year or a short one?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCj8LNrybwTN7EOt9Hah1MjJBsPwxaMGOO5S8M4Mdgd81pQ3IjIBxI-OqhYlZ0mvOsUX5Bv2aXUw9yC-AG38N-J69ypwgt5Oci5YyMHKNHMZ7mLasgG65sTaMVNwRmr5oJZwMhd5IMUJTy/s200/001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699980460702048194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">"Nice try stroke, but I'm still here."</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkNspSTVaJGIy07Gv2x7ViTyv2pmODyfXDv0p8tR69wlezmUTXi6W2J1utlyUEeiPIle3HarJPMUWt-AxMV2DpnljKEpGGx_S5Qps3prGDXaqsL8rT6xoSjzX9BE-Xl_XvPsbHLZ8oQ42/s200/christmas2011+097.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699976738886426450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /><div><div style="text-align: center;">"I had a stroke what's your excuse?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for the funny hoodies mom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3Xey-dGolIWd8da8cX9lnaD4Zcr4BnxFULHXzYkvTn-yaYeb6gQpqUuMTPirv8St8zEafI2dSglpKSaehkeMXjCbGI2cWy4snqTlIffeXzOUjfoHO9asB6qM5ODbg6t2z318vzcmeR91/s1600/stroke+cartoon+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 70px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3Xey-dGolIWd8da8cX9lnaD4Zcr4BnxFULHXzYkvTn-yaYeb6gQpqUuMTPirv8St8zEafI2dSglpKSaehkeMXjCbGI2cWy4snqTlIffeXzOUjfoHO9asB6qM5ODbg6t2z318vzcmeR91/s200/stroke+cartoon+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699917970098560002" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJP0s5pWsGfSY0lExA4hlUmcmXKN1sUEyl32mQzvER-_rAKiU6UX3dDBjovkvO3n6sJT-aFerXyIH6Unef5Ga3qxrDkD8SzIJHIli1WahAK34J5EeU44bqCNmkXmu1tYwyV5pi7xXLgwip/s1600/Stroke+cartoon+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJP0s5pWsGfSY0lExA4hlUmcmXKN1sUEyl32mQzvER-_rAKiU6UX3dDBjovkvO3n6sJT-aFerXyIH6Unef5Ga3qxrDkD8SzIJHIli1WahAK34J5EeU44bqCNmkXmu1tYwyV5pi7xXLgwip/s200/Stroke+cartoon+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699917864872614626" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DqDLGmKSlzSjv2P8xKti6_yxFU1O1Lv_oj1mYilh8RDktiQcVMu601d8pPjCWFZjyObcdXdKYP1ZqTD5RJuJTMrcmdXY37TD4AbfYdVSb9E5kpr6B7019_yfv7UtVDhSg4N-sVRlkcmp/s1600/Stroke+cartoon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DqDLGmKSlzSjv2P8xKti6_yxFU1O1Lv_oj1mYilh8RDktiQcVMu601d8pPjCWFZjyObcdXdKYP1ZqTD5RJuJTMrcmdXY37TD4AbfYdVSb9E5kpr6B7019_yfv7UtVDhSg4N-sVRlkcmp/s200/Stroke+cartoon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699917669601238994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Just so you know stroke humor is crazy hard to come by.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0d3eQ55AkSejv-4Y0ouL8GoWpxxpq-1oic0ZSP5sOFIliOWYfDyC3AMS5ymXXtxJObjqY9qWxdswSmZkx60lX4UgePpS1E1lxUh4FJgrNYPSOCh9psdmIfhLoQwAHFBwIHUZ2wBw8pe1/s200/grapefruit_with_plums.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702169882238386834" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; ">I've found that doctors love to explain things by comparing them to fruit. They told me that a human brain is about the size of a large grapefruit. It's embarrassing to say, but I've held more human brains (thank you anatomy and physiology) than grapefruit so I'll just have to take their word for it. The part of my brain that was damaged was about the size of a plum. That's a big percentage of brain! If someone stole a chunk of my grapefruit the size of a plum I think I would notice.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JnbQd0rC7Co" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I6khxKv49Xc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; ">I love watching those videos to see how far my speech has come.</span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div>I've had lots to relearn. It's still a struggle to swallow, and talking sometimes takes concentration. I can't hold onto information like I could before, most of my left side feels like it just got back from the dentist, my hand fights me every ASL class, and I keep getting disoriented around campus. There is more I could list that remind me every single day that I've had a stroke, but the list of blessing is <b>much</b> longer.</div><div><span style="white-space: pre; "> </span></div><div>People keep telling me I'm "such a fighter," which makes me laugh. It's important to me that you know I'm not particularly strong or persistent. I was given strength that was not my own and gifts of healing I don't deserve. Everything I've gotten back has been a blessing and I couldn't have done it on my own. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>I've been surrounded by good people who've encouraged me and loved me through all of this. So many of you have become angels in my eyes.</div><div><br /></div>I've been going over some of the blessings that came with the stroke and I'm in awe.<div><ul><li>It's easier to be happy and I laugh more often.</li><li>I've found I'm more capable then I ever supposed.</li><li>I've felt a closeness to our savior and I rely on my faith more.</li><li>I got to spend extra time with my family<br /></li><li>I'm able to do most everything I did before the stroke.</li><li>I've gotten an inside look at what it would be like to be an SLP.</li><li> I got to ride in a helicopter :)</li><li>I got the coolest nick-name ever "stroke jade" I'm not kidding that is what my medical bracelet said. I think it's going to replace Cocoa motion.... you didn't know that was my nickname?</li></ul><div>I would list more but it could go on for pages.</div><div><br /></div>One thing I really do miss though is being able to fake a smile. My fake smile just looks like a lopsided grimace. Who would have thought I'd miss being able to lie with my face.</div><div><br /></div><div>I still use the X-Jet(power chair) around school. Without it I would be blacking out lots more. The X-Jet is such a lifesaver.</div><div><br /></div><div>The hole in my heart is still leaking but not nearly as much as before.</div><div><br /></div><div>The pacemaker is wonderful. If I were allowed I would go and get myself another one in a heartbeat. (Ha-ha.)</div><div><br /></div><div>The Eye doc says that the glaucoma has advanced but not enough that we need to start treatment. Whew!</div><div><br /></div><div> I am in he midst of a rather difficult semester. I am exhausted, stressed, and for some inexplicable reason I still love all my classes.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm doing good.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>PS I thought I would share <b><span><a href="http://youtu.be/zjPPm_M_nPg">this</a> </span></b>link with you about stroke awareness. Why? Because it made me laugh. I haven't seen a stroke awareness add that doesn't totally crack me up there is even one that teaches you to do a dance called "the stroke" I don't want to ruin it for you should you look it up but it involves you pulling half your face down and swinging one of your arms around all limp. Sound awesome right? Oh boy I will just give you the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHgJtTNfKPE&feature=related"><b>link</b></a> it's too funny leave off.</div></div></div></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-71959290387382934902012-01-16T12:28:00.000-08:002012-01-16T11:43:00.572-08:00What?<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; ">I have recently learned a few things that have been very disconcerting</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkGGCKfv-acuQTJ_JPRA66P8tu8GzbmPy4naSu2z2LM5WrCCdZ0206Emu8zvc3xAJ5nfifSqlmowOFKNVYnqGTxSdxOYc2X6Yir6n5ZeCiuErVPqD-2v4ifjyA1O91ntl7ZB12YlQs1C8/s200/wall+o+china.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696847066936160498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> First, the great wall of China is actually the great <i>wall</i><i>s </i>of China. There are multiple unconnected sections built during different dynasties, and whats WORSE is you cannot see the great <i>walls</i> of china from space! What?</div><div><div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5NkLGoltBSlUmAczWNFd_WBK5Yj_3Q-1Qu9SwmFl2gweg1eo84rnU8x6NB-JaQMLtsT_G821SYarruyl47r-upCMpcURLpnAXNgDAzRJ0bb_5QJ96oKEoA16dx0Zqw2joGsgZ1tcYqVm/s200/H%25C3%25A4agen-Dazs_Logo.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696846751845667922" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 124px; " /><div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Haagen</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dazs</span> a logo for a delicious ice cream brand doesn't actually mean anything. The founders made the word up <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">deliberately</span> trying to trick us into thinking it was a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Scandinavian</span> product. Good lie though, Scandinavian ice cream does sound like it would be especially tasty.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDoAMhXgr3J3TEFyKt1qmr9UB7v7FyTwamkBZuquCkN19_uXxZ9IbfpJ1d7Rf0CcgGPNmsvPY5Z6fKWhAbQi7oPxf-8yM4p8g5pm8UIoXwLn2iyRoMeiXldYq0sCr8jvCbfMjRwy4YvVb/s200/200-calories-of-celery1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698304287338159858" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px; " /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; ">I know it's upsetting but celery, that green, fibrous, tasteless stick everyone eats when they diet is not actually negative in calories. Yup I'm pretty mad about that.</span></div></div></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn3aE30A05cKrYsUr1K53NWCMFwh5H8OeB_3ZHpGJkMa9Nu5LUCLJBWpDiF7GmNkCwgU0vw1_lVgSnRAuehZKVJ9QjljQaPuFtObrogNg3OVdE2XQpbWBxrQKYHtOfp6GWBSOFgVwSw9c/s200/Sisteract.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698306860999221010" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 120px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally, remember that cute, shy, nun from sister act, whose voice is so great? Brace yourself, it is a lie she was lip syncing. I spent my childhood loving that nun and her voice . Sister Mary Robert I feel so betrayed. </div></div></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-68807611641534892212011-12-31T10:48:00.000-08:002012-08-18T15:44:35.658-07:00That family that breaks a hotel bed together stays together?<div style="text-align: left;">
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Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-32760687880393611842011-12-16T09:07:00.000-08:002011-12-23T10:20:25.920-08:00The best Christmas tradition ever.<div style="text-align: left;">My favorite Christmas tradition is called the Christmas ball. This tradition comes from Marian D Hanks. My great grandfather served a mission with President Hanks and incorporated this Hanks tradition into our own Christmas celebrations. </div><div><br /></div><div>We do the Christmas ball on Christmas eve. Everyone sits in a big circle on the floor and we start to roll the ball.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div>The ball used to be rolls of paper towels with a prize taped to each square but now we use beautiful material balls my Aunt made. Each pocket has a prize something like; gum, pencils, whistles, dish clothes, (I hated getting dish clothes as a kid) gift cards, and the occasional number. </div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMuYb3EhFjyRycY-J0QzzJHv-cTlRq7OtcCBZ4FDx1heR0BTC6JkqVJE-aIJR7SYU1pyKAV5_lZe7nrYWZKBk7IOfGgK6eJt6ZjRsU9rL8p4BZIzvQ4KUIb3VE9cJCWEwVTd8Mh9La8QF/s200/SD530128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689382062285903890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /><span style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: left;">The numbers are the best prizes, they mean you'll get a BIG prize after the ball is over. There are also papers in some of the pockets and they usually tell you to do something like sing "Jingle Bells," or hand your prize to the person next to you. These papers usually crack me up so long as I'm not the one who finds them in my pocket.</div></span></div></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30msGne8gneDDRbD9OG-kPHA-EJQfapyTHtg8v_0Ha4itWsRlvDGWsaPp0k0Iylr8n5GLNuHfmIc_666FcxA6YRyWNnnhOqss6gg_IGGmoxldR0ufpr8g7odu-m74xlByMaDrfqfjWlcE/s200/SD530129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689382588800748578" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></div><div>The big prizes that come with the numbers are usually the most exciting part. Your number might get you something fantastic like a bottle of sparkling cider, makeup, a candle, and once I even got an Mp3 player. There are also prizes that kind of stink like; a Chicago Bears wall clock, a solar powered pocket calculator, or jumper cables (which I later found out didn't work very well at all), etc. </div><div><div><div><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div>The Christmas ball is the best! Even if you're the one to end up writing your name with your hips in front of everybody and win a glasses case as your prize. It's odds on, that you'll have fun being with your family, laugh lots and at least get a dish clothe or two out of it, which I no longer dread and totally hope I get. </div></div></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-42600558799482974222011-12-05T15:33:00.000-08:002011-12-06T13:14:47.165-08:00The Empty Shoe<div style="text-align: left;">At Christmas time My Aunt will write a Christmas story and send it out to us. I always look forward to them. There was one special story that touched my heart so much that I've thought about it every Christmas since, and this year I thought I'd share it with you.</div><p style="text-align: center;">The Empty Shoe</p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspuacbVN5lj6z1eRNMZhZ5nAsK6nz0iU1tGmlapSM_oFUAQoVfII_T9VBdJNSNQKPEvOO2ppMQYZ78P5ZrqoukUm6wttp5hU5L7d_qQeN41-MHiK0q1Tl6SddR21g7lsXn6gZbtwDUmui/s200/st+nicholas+day.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683126425421563026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 172px; " /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span>It wasn't easy for any of us but it was definitely hardestfor Anna when Joshua and Amber moved in. Josh and Amber were foster children who were living with us. Anna was the baby of our family, though no one had dared call her a baby for a long time. She was five, so was Joshua. Amber was six.</p> <p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span>Josh and Amber had come from a bad situation. We had to teach them all sorts of things that most kids their age already know. They didn't know what dresser drawers were for or how to hang clothes in a closet. They didn't know how to make a bed, they didn't even know how to get into a bed – under the covers, between the sheets. They thought toothpaste was to eat like candy. They accused Mom of stealing their clothes when she gathered them up to put them in the laundry.<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span>There were other things we tried to teach them. They thought that whoever yelled the loudest was right. Josh especially, seemed to think that hitting was the most effective form of communication. It was not easy to live with Josh and Amber. You never knew what Amber was going to say or do, but with Joshua at least he was consistent. You know he'd hit you.<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span>By December things were calming down – a little bit. Amber only shrieked about once a day. Joshua wasn't swearing or spitting much and instead of screaming, “You need to shut up your fat face you fatty!” he bellowed “Pleeeeeeease be quiet!”<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; ">But he still hit. He'd walk by and bop you just because he didn't like the way you looked. Anna had it the worst. Joshua was really mad that she was older than he was – a whole two months. And since she was the only one in the house smaller than he was – he smacked her every time he got close to her.</p> <p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span>We were getting ready for Christmas. Joshua and Amber liked the decorations, they loved the music. They were nuts over the presents and the tree. They were a little confused about the Christmas stockings, they'd never had any before. But they felt better about them when they learned that they didn't have to wear them. I must admit my brothers and sisters (and I) found a great deal of delight in telling them about Santa and his elves who were watching and that naughty children wouldn't get anything for Christmas. Most of the time Joshua would just glare and say, “ <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>I don't care.”</b> But I did overhear him asking Mom if she thought Santa would bring him something.<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span>One of our traditions is St Nicholas Eve. On December the 5<sup>th</sup>, before we go to bed, we each set out one of our shoes. Inside of it we leave our letter for Santa Claus and a carrot for his reindeer. The next morning the letters and carrots are gone and our shoes are filled with candy. It looks pretty impressive, that long line of shoes full of goodies. And this year there were ten shoes in a row!<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span>The little kids were so excited that they started lining their shoes up on December 1<sup>st</sup>. No one was more excited than Joshua. We had to explain to him over and over all about the letters and candy. The more excited he got the wilder he got. He was spending most of his time in time-out. Then he refused to stay in time-out and Mom or Dad had to hold him – tightly- while he kicked and screamed and thrashed around until he decided he was ready to settle down. He didn't seem to believe us when we told him that Santa wouldn't bring him anything. By St. Nicholas Eve Josh was totally out of control. He slugged poor Anna every time she was in the same room. He tore up a book. He pounded on the piano. He knocked over chairs. He yelled. He threw his toys. He slammed doors. He sassed, he spit, he swore.</p> <p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span>Finally Mom, who was holding him in her arms while he hollered told him, “Joshua, I am very sorry. Until you stop hurting others, you will lose all special privileges.” I don't think he understood what she said, but he did get very quiet when she set him down and took his shoe from the line in front of the Christmas tree. Later, after he'd been sent to bed, I saw him sneak out of his room and carefully put his shoe back.<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span>We woke up early the next morning and St Nicholas had come. We all hurried to claim our shoes. We were noisily exclaiming over our bounty when we noticed Joshua. It got very quiet. Joshua looked at the shoe in his hands. It was empty. He held it up to his face and peered inside. He turned it upside down and shook it. He reached his hand in – all the way. Then he looked at us. His face crumpled and he sobbed and sobbed. I was about to tell him “I told you so,” when I saw Anna. She held out her hands to Joshua. Her arms bore the scratches and bruises that were Josh's signature. In one hand she held her candy cane and the other hand was full of bright foil wrapped chocolates.<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span>“Don't cry, Joshua, you can have mine.”<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span>Before the tears had dried on his face, Joshua's shoe was overflowing as we each shared, even Amber. He grinned happily as he counted his candy, but sometimes he would stop and look at Anna with a puzzled expression.<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span>I wish I could say that Joshua's heart “grew three sizes that day.” He didn't change much, not right away. But I think we changed. You can't love someone, really love someone, whether they're nice or not, without that love blessing you. </p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; ">And when it is hardest to love a person and you love them anyway, really love them, that love changes you. Joshua not only had never had a real Christmas before, he'd never really been loved before. But that's what Christmas is all about, isn't it!<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "> </span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Merry Christmas.</span></span></p><p></p>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-37977740823004700882011-11-16T16:11:00.003-08:002011-11-16T20:13:03.527-08:00Brittney called to serve???<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnOtE-kJ6pJMxng6zNIZzslpGDrWcBw6vhyphenhyphenGURu_N3bFEi71DXvj_eqBnzMP6sP5ohlgM9-3Lp6UcHcrgEYzUu9g5c6C6Wm-zQjcnwxpdy0RPTbd778w1aH03CCfshUOGB9EFAQ8CbrzY/s1600/Brittney+mission+call.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnOtE-kJ6pJMxng6zNIZzslpGDrWcBw6vhyphenhyphenGURu_N3bFEi71DXvj_eqBnzMP6sP5ohlgM9-3Lp6UcHcrgEYzUu9g5c6C6Wm-zQjcnwxpdy0RPTbd778w1aH03CCfshUOGB9EFAQ8CbrzY/s200/Brittney+mission+call.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675751232016776386" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 200px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><div>Brittney has been called to serve in the Argentina Buenos Aires west mission! She leaves April 4 and will be speaking Spanish!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnOtE-kJ6pJMxng6zNIZzslpGDrWcBw6vhyphenhyphenGURu_N3bFEi71DXvj_eqBnzMP6sP5ohlgM9-3Lp6UcHcrgEYzUu9g5c6C6Wm-zQjcnwxpdy0RPTbd778w1aH03CCfshUOGB9EFAQ8CbrzY/s1600/Brittney+mission+call.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUchEo82iH61RWiahPZWEdvElcGKbH5bJSrqGqJ8Tfja5p5QYoUnhZChV73ojJLtevfQm-5Z44zej88Nd_6pA5cWeisi3_Xh1PIFDJ6UqWtXBmcRxQK-W8z8bf9zV5O6K9KK2mCfgJExwH/s200/BrittneyMissionPic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675751881990574210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnOtE-kJ6pJMxng6zNIZzslpGDrWcBw6vhyphenhyphenGURu_N3bFEi71DXvj_eqBnzMP6sP5ohlgM9-3Lp6UcHcrgEYzUu9g5c6C6Wm-zQjcnwxpdy0RPTbd778w1aH03CCfshUOGB9EFAQ8CbrzY/s1600/Brittney+mission+call.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Wow Brittney you are in for an amazing 18 months. I'm going to miss you sooo much! At least you will get to speak in you native tongue. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnOtE-kJ6pJMxng6zNIZzslpGDrWcBw6vhyphenhyphenGURu_N3bFEi71DXvj_eqBnzMP6sP5ohlgM9-3Lp6UcHcrgEYzUu9g5c6C6Wm-zQjcnwxpdy0RPTbd778w1aH03CCfshUOGB9EFAQ8CbrzY/s1600/Brittney+mission+call.jpg" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW_OPWp87oMCjsqQUyoQqruKpbcbjLg7EjCncLfxYGH-fXaaBUAKMDnTS5sUrocUyKJ0-PyuYp1FIJ-aPI1EMxufoaDoWcvuZ5afEuxxoSuA8apsvSV1yKmv_MQrzMh20iX58qSm5Jt1Q/s200/Family+reunion+summer+2011+024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675756458027901954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Can you believe that I will have 2 siblings out on a mission at the same time! I keep bouncing between totally psyched and super nervous. I don't think 2 years has ever seemed so long before. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-58555009658209825222011-11-02T15:20:00.001-07:002011-11-02T21:00:19.732-07:00Called to Serve???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjViBrmcglaX0VsyDMPYfi_SZ5i5-7_n2Z5eowdSVhxcpv-YjIXRKqwOPZ2EaDvB3I7u8ExcwQJ9DYtaEz_Y9r1YcceSDDyYZNsjAUrokoXY1zf5jLyXXzly0MtbZNFsOVUKkBNG_dLzi/s1600/Texas.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPk9AScS2dCv3coVHk1t73UROEAjB8R-cvRadGCtcPVz3OAnfPnpsfkIdivOdCSArlWrfVjCRMBzBq7YnL4S_gSndJiPVqx65EWtGaxIQmxBxaw_k7p-BQZUS1tUW1rXYzLVOabkP-HxBr/s200/Dominic+mission+call.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670527220413631122" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div>Dominic has been called to serve in the Texas Lubbock mission! He leaves for the MTC February 29th.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjViBrmcglaX0VsyDMPYfi_SZ5i5-7_n2Z5eowdSVhxcpv-YjIXRKqwOPZ2EaDvB3I7u8ExcwQJ9DYtaEz_Y9r1YcceSDDyYZNsjAUrokoXY1zf5jLyXXzly0MtbZNFsOVUKkBNG_dLzi/s1600/Texas.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjViBrmcglaX0VsyDMPYfi_SZ5i5-7_n2Z5eowdSVhxcpv-YjIXRKqwOPZ2EaDvB3I7u8ExcwQJ9DYtaEz_Y9r1YcceSDDyYZNsjAUrokoXY1zf5jLyXXzly0MtbZNFsOVUKkBNG_dLzi/s200/Texas.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670595623155586898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></a><div>Congratulations Dom! I can't believe you are already old enough to go on a mission. I'm going to miss you lots and lots.<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFUZt65peXHtkC8t5wt-1vLlzbLbQYGlOE-14A44ci1lZEcRhwhyphenhyphen6ZrdXtt74Ibr5BUgy8MqHcJoSjeDVQo6MloYuJcVZGQkBJ7hSpSFKn2u40tQb8VunmVh_2j6zVE9SILcM-YddUQi3/s200/Conference+weekend+Fall+2011+077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670529311238806866" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-4007360930493152742011-09-29T15:52:00.000-07:002011-09-29T16:16:49.825-07:00My Future?<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9q_aXttJduk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black">If I’m lucky (knock on wood) I may finish school and become a speech therapist. If that happens then this could someday be my job.<span> </span></span></span></p>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-88355100792051729422011-09-04T13:16:00.000-07:002011-09-04T15:07:02.889-07:00Back to School<span class="Apple-style-span"><iframe width="420" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NRwxjUyueaw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The clip shows exactly what I’ve felt like coming back to school after the stroke. Everybody is so smart eager and energetic, and then there's me. I do my best work and I end up turning in a crumpled sheet of notebook paper with gum stuck to it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">This is going to be a challenging semester. Every once in a while I catch myself wondering, “was I foolish to come back so soon?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Don’t get me wrong my progress has been miraculous. I couldn’t be happier with all the things I’m able to do. It’s just that coming back to school has made me realize that there are lots of improvements yet to be made. Everything is a little bit trickier and I have to work harder than I have before. What’s nice though is that the extra work I put into my assignments and studying is that much more rewarding. I don’t think I've ever been more proud of my gummy wrinkled notebook paper. :)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">I guess whether I’ve been foolish or not I’m here now so I plan on putting forth my best effort and with the Lords help I’ll have no reason to be anything but proud of what I accomplish…. So long as it’s an A ;)… Just kidding<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-27788473250613148542011-08-26T13:50:00.000-07:002011-08-26T16:38:48.675-07:00Summer Crafts<div style="text-align: left;">It's the end of summer and I'm more than ready to show off the summer crafts my Mom and I completed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div>These are pillow cases that I cross stitched I know they aren't really fancy, but I'm proud of them anyway. I did them right after the stroke and since my coordination and concentration were lacking they took more effort than usual.Threading the needle was especially difficult and probably took more time than the actual sewing.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_1fB2oj27CN0d80IXlaaaZv0zUsFAp7R7QHry19mo9D8JXC4eOWK95ZhhHJQwAQXmdBzkTgYgjLA8sSe1xChL4mhe2nFkvocCXdCOg-LVBH2BqVS5hLVtMnDAdFFTEojJO2i89PFgv-b/s200/summer+crafts+020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645295243203888610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 200px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div><div>We put together this bookcase for my room I love the look of the craft paper we stuck on the back.</div></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiBWujZlpurcdSrmcn4YoydqPG76yI8AYgR3EmRDd7HaW5L_ekMKfUZch8J5lUULlaVP8_H1GPtmtgzZ9tqu53kDtMsLA_us37prZSjjVohTuImkUjYC6gG89QQtBOLZbiHyI3ukOaAgg/s200/summer+crafts+2011+035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645295948247185410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZB39m7AME_LUprPEf9XbrFVeM5kgHs3Jai7ElR52VsygUyFTe0SPIlbXAH-pM7b9BqiCnFMQhr6xM28CsEUyJRGDokJrpAVoox5WIwA5DOZlgwyIj5QuCAtJI3ZjqEeJ15h-K2uIZ6jES/s200/summer+crafts+2011+041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645304951208218210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div></div><div>I bought this frame at Savers and had no idea what I was going to do with it. My mom and I played with a few ideas that evolved into something that I now love. There are pictures of my; great grandmothers, grandmothers, mom and sisters(thanks everyone who got pictures to me). We were also able to use jewelry,white gloves, a brooch, pearls, and dried flowers, many of those things had been passed down to us. It became a collage of the some of the women who have helped shape my life. They are all women of faith who loved their families and did the best they could with what they had. I hope someday to be someone who makes them proud. </div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-72126872060358445272011-08-07T20:50:00.000-07:002011-08-08T12:26:45.974-07:00Las Vegas Weekend<div style="text-align: left;">I just got home from my wonderful Weekend in Las Vegas.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div>We stayed at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and our room was beautiful. One whole wall was windows and the view at night was stupendous. We saw the fountain show at the Bellagio, and rode a 4D ride at the Excalibur. Their was a beautiful pool and we got to eat at a fancy restaurant called Aureole.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The highlight had to be seeing "Lion King." The opening number was incredible and totally overwhelming. I feel so lucky to have gone on this trip with my sisters and Mom. I never imagined we would get to do something so special. What a fantastic way to end the summer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8ZFwkjECEcxJYtKZA3CZMg1hzu7YUeAETbe-pMENoV-1iA2ChLJ2GXhxTIo23aKeQ_waMavDhxj-towxT3qDU6rhfMjcqXMOkPfPb4oHHQZp9BXdpHB6biOiYnfyPtWruZ54yfMB3wSn/s200/Las+Vegas+summer+2011+girls+weekend+218.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638557837446069778" /><div style="text-align: center;">Aureole Restaurant</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FUiyfrmdUba2ltA90VWmuTmiP-oyuVbOJNEgkrFNwfB469HOSdycIW2GYzZnjZ04IMat9F3qPpobGDrgforqiiqFdmHeB338G9CAjTkIenGK7beRSO4auTo89cE5ZmTEGEkpzxdnzS2K/s200/vegas+weekend.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638564491063560322" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our scandalous Vegas photo :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-82686381548086683132011-07-06T11:59:00.000-07:002011-07-06T12:48:03.172-07:00Summer reads<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wRc0r7dwOFkhdhEmRb35Nmf1hYYaOWmcj8h17wom3BbxCYmZPjJRhM4vkwJpEM0_3rpEMR7hDuuDpx2AhMJ2oGBJ1tbpbMNuk0Fwj2wOZXCW8n40HbTsn8wiUoKedsEiFv3CoE63Qt4D/s1600/Charlie+and+the+dogs+reading_0001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wRc0r7dwOFkhdhEmRb35Nmf1hYYaOWmcj8h17wom3BbxCYmZPjJRhM4vkwJpEM0_3rpEMR7hDuuDpx2AhMJ2oGBJ1tbpbMNuk0Fwj2wOZXCW8n40HbTsn8wiUoKedsEiFv3CoE63Qt4D/s200/Charlie+and+the+dogs+reading_0001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626323611454579554" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Since the stroke I've been determined to improve my concentration. I couldn't think of a better or more enjoyable way to do that than to read some good books. I thought I would share some of them with you and at the same time support some local authors because it just so happens that each of these books were written by people from Utah.</div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrNU8M2MyZAji09juKz3-n-BB628c6eiRqcP5OA192nPUKyiSavwzCkHAPp6m-iha3RYAXQhOkjM9vkUCl7raYlZSURxjX3sZ1yTTR8-s1X1881OiNvnmgs7re9jLeKP5iw1xwGAXMAZb/s200/earthsoul+prophecies.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626317473568981634" /><p class="MsoNormal">“The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Earthsoul</span> Prophesies” by Greg Park: This is a fantasy series that I really enjoyed. It was full of suspense and really fun to read. I’m often hesitant to read fantasy novels but I’m glad I pushed through the first few chapters because after that I was addicted. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>So far there are 3 books in the series and they just get better as you go. I’m<b> </b><span class="Apple-style-span" >very</span> excited for the next one to come out!</p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvNGqPZGptZHjHAjlfbP4zW-xSI9eJEAybPlsJavIkBvVFG88RbpNYZvD4VUFn4aE-EJosZPst4H5kcUFrLzFITY566yCF6XXR5TGYokLMk61itb8jU10OufG09x1QUKBqE0alBEaNsPC/s200/to+destroy+you+is+no+loss.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 126px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626317951624022866" /> <p class="MsoNormal">“To Destroy You Is No Loss” By <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">JoAn</span> D. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Criddle</span>. I was required to read this book for one of my classes and was amazed by the story.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It's written as a first person narrative, but is actually a biography.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It’s about a family’s experiences during the Cambodian genocide. This is one of those books that stay with you long after you finish reading it. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>I was inspired by the strength and love this family demonstrated despite all of the horrible things that happened to them. Just to give you fair warning this story was definitely inspirational but it was also one of the saddest stories I have ever read I wouldn't recommend it for everyone.</p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlQXXsTVP_AxvK-P5sfT4fZZd68COscdTL-Twx_nmNKQvsYrTVXjP9XJHLd1voUot1gTF_BdqnMjRKmP5JHML_BtRzHNVpbIB_Rrss1yld1zBDtBTzZW6LhmROr1QG2VeS3NZXMsgXySS/s200/Matched.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626317629890686978" /> <p class="MsoNormal">“Matched” By Ally <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Condie</span> This was an entertaining and undemanding read. It was a great <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>book to<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>kill an hour with or take on vacation. It is about a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">dystopian</span> society which is of course a familiar subject but it had its own quirks that kept me interested. The next one comes out this fall and I’m sure I'll read it. </p><p class="MsoNormal">So there you go some cools books by some talented Utah authors. (all images found on google.com) </p>Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388532307671772809.post-89360874723417396682011-06-20T22:05:00.001-07:002011-06-21T07:51:30.151-07:00Da-bomb (Ambulatory EEG)<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3vPyFWxDs75NuA7eQLNXAF9zuJDcmSMaBcBYBaV_nwGjBKCqi9hVmO98dgpw9n_Q6weDSspOVVVEkxdhwjlVUMaBkkC-grleCX38S9MJOIs06VCHQeunE_CuRs0gky7XA_U3Owru0GfA/s200/EEG+006.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620535004827123218" />I am doing a 72 hour EEG which means I get to wear this cap and these wires for a little while. I'm looking good huh? They LITERALLY glued the leads on with something similar to super glue, and plan on getting the glue off with acetone. My poor hair. Other than being a little itchy and the opposite of fashionable this test isn't too bad. They are doing it to check to see if the "convulsive syncope" I experience is is actually a seizure. I am pretty sure it is all blood pressure related and figure the test results will be unremarkable but I'm glad the neurologist is being thorough. <div><br /></div><div>Since I have all these wires coming off of me and a couple inside of me I have decided that my new nickname is going to be "Da-bom" lol!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. Isn't my mom cute the tech smuggled her a cap of her own so we could be twinners :)</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvv7vPUdXqZDaSi9oVTovlR3QxAo6uRzfvnXwjuMDKsfTQNdnnMieKj2XYHIVBAoLD5ssXU6WNgP6__qwhX0Mu03FdU1x2BRtDNjB0fnQYjLTml3rOYyXkbqRqz7X7yD2MvRI6OP_YG6QO/s200/Charlie+and+mom+EEG.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 182px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620682190138617602" />Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260737660865373570noreply@blogger.com7