Meta tags:

Headings (most frequently used words):

2012, monday, tuesday, march, 2011, my, february, 2018, april, blog, long, time, no, post, spring, living, the, dream, sunday, 10, 20, wednesday, 14, thursday, september, 12, july, 11, june, 28, family, archive, about, me, list, expectation, management, babies, break, trebuchet, grandma, happy, birthday, staircase, trailhead, yum,

Text of the page (most frequently used words):
and (125), the (116), for (47), our (46), was (38), years (36), with (26), all (25), ago (22), have (22), that (21), #family (16), time (16), were (16), this (15), had (15), school (15), but (15), home (14), are (14), boys (14), you (13), life (13), 2011 (13), 2008 (13), 2012 (12), can (12), they (12), she (12), new (11), after (11), bonster (11), 2010 (11), when (11), more (10), 2009 (10), posted (10), from (10), did (9), comments (9), love (9), his (9), has (9), duty (9), much (9), over (8), amazing (8), work (8), many (8), some (8), her (8), jared (8), what (7), about (7), job (7), made (7), one (7), just (7), out (7), few (7), day (7), year (7), church (7), got (7), started (7), summer (7), house (6), dream (6), months (6), 2007 (6), post (6), expectation (6), management (6), posts (6), now (6), things (6), being (6), how (6), into (6), see (6), know (5), vacation (5), blessing (5), blog (5), list (5), feb (5), mar (5), long (5), 2018 (5), sure (5), very (5), took (5), him (5), great (5), working (5), boy (5), make (5), camp (5), will (5), place (5), get (5), able (5), try (5), luke (5), even (5), hard (5), move (5), changes (4), wonderful (4), april (4), sep (4), nov (4), dec (4), jan (4), apr (4), may (4), jun (4), first (4), trip (4), monday (4), there (4), month (4), leader (4), last (4), trying (4), well (4), almost (4), outside (4), them (4), since (4), learning (4), loved (4), good (4), spring (4), like (4), would (4), online (4), computer (4), sea (4), didn (4), than (4), back (4), high (4), pretty (4), before (4), days (4), turned (4), went (4), epic (4), feel (4), travel (4), flight (4), theme (3), open (3), gardening (3), little (3), busy (3), whole (3), video (3), week (3), 2014 (3), aug (3), oct (3), jul (3), tuesday (3), june (3), miles (3), birthday (3), friends (3), next (3), space (3), been (3), happy (3), 1st (3), doing (3), shore (3), shift (3), scouting (3), scout (3), scouts (3), excellent (3), off (3), break (3), goals (3), write (3), done (3), take (3), excited (3), march (3), grandma (3), away (3), who (3), until (3), worked (3), these (3), kept (3), story (3), active (3), also (3), later (3), both (3), playing (3), only (3), think (3), not (3), wasn (3), husband (3), memories (3), change (3), past (3), eventually (3), graduated (3), seminary (3), military (3), orders (3), arrived (3), living (3), sometimes (3), music (3), through (3), its (3), put (3), mainland (3), here (3), flights (3), else (3), ourselves (3), because (3), failed (3), crazy (2), daily (2), finally (2), photography (2), thomas (2), city (2), food (2), thought (2), adventure (2), view (2), fun (2), son (2), night (2), july (2), movies (2), eat (2), still (2), their (2), season (2), recently (2), towns (2), lead (2), grateful (2), bsa (2), cub (2), wolf (2), schedule (2), blessings (2), bit (2), plan (2), asked (2), lists (2), don (2), projects (2), start (2), organizing (2), then (2), plans (2), girls (2), other (2), help (2), swimming (2), starting (2), passed (2), talented (2), genealogy (2), hours (2), ever (2), others (2), prospect (2), together (2), letters (2), cards (2), people (2), taking (2), lessons (2), enjoyed (2), jesus (2), christ (2), latter (2), saints (2), finding (2), trebuchet (2), which (2), finished (2), visit (2), sides (2), babies (2), ameraucana (2), chicks (2), turkey (2), named (2), spot (2), supposed (2), names (2), ones (2), wish (2), longer (2), anymore (2), those (2), pause (2), station (2), elementary (2), staff (2), butchered (2), 10th (2), rich (2), began (2), teen (2), youth (2), program (2), received (2), pearl (2), harbor (2), found (2), renters (2), navy (2), grade (2), homeschooled (2), transition (2), wouldn (2), need (2), patience (2), stay (2), mom (2), again (2), field (2), richard (2), commissary (2), struggle (2), mission (2), cello (2), sold (2), big (2), states (2), different (2), plane (2), harry (2), potter (2), world (2), another (2), find (2), used (2), february (2), hop (2), free (2), having (2), without (2), seats (2), luggage (2), looked (2), said (2), step (2), often (2), anxiety (2), meet (2), responsibilities (2), thoughts (2), true (2), should (2), expectations (2), become (2), reality (2), simple, images, powered, blogger, luoman, bookworm, reads, hull, jessee, holbrook, highlights, rockin, parkes, estes, ohana, temple, salt, heward, pet, please, taylor, disneyland, photos, tom, paije, pine, tree, minnesota, ball, thompson, dirty, dash, piglet, plunge, circle, bougainvillea, york, sour, chick, peas, khatte, chhole, hooray, hansons, poor, jack, nurse, second, power, yep, folks, brownies, breakfast, backpacking, manner, happiness, 2013, celebrate, proclamation, chocolate, cranium, complete, profile, 188, archive, believe, subscribe, atom, older, really, enjoy, lemon, meringue, pie, favorite, today, scratch, crust, everything, baking, kid, yum, completed, hiking, camping, total, completely, gorgeous, staircase, trailhead, sleepover, needle, sky, restaurant, wanting, september, wow, finishing, basketball, quit, store, spend, kids, opportunity, works, olds, earned, pins, belt, loops, bobcat, badge, awards, heavenly, father, update, aspirations, teased, nerdy, moment, admit, given, where, essays, want, best, includes, sewing, apron, quilt, curtains, plant, map, plots, seedlings, inside, renovations, bathroom, pantry, hopefully, recruit, every, room, too, camps, totally, jump, merit, badges, lifeguard, requirements, visits, pool, thursday, person, admire, miss, fly, alaska, hardworking, woman, copy, uncle, wrote, obituary, willed, packed, idea, countless, remember, shows, records, shipped, overwhelmed, putting, documents, pedigree, charts, located, everywhere, looking, forward, gathered, pouring, known, sweet, lady, sense, humor, responded, vagaries, richness, generosity, hands, forms, needlework, crafts, healthy, flying, fishing, younger, passion, dancing, traveling, pictures, flowers, landscapes, course, children, ages, greatest, always, read, tell, tale, share, laugh, hug, member, remained, devoted, lds, nearly, joy, comfort, throughout, wednesday, building, tonight, trial, run, ended, broken, pieces, practically, hopping, excitement, tomorrow, repairing, pic, example, pics, results, awesome, drive, idaho, seeing, nieces, nephews, heaven, eating, hunting, staying, late, watching, games, junk, four, wheeling, name, comment, speedy, grey, wing, eddie, rac, race, car, captain, hens, sound, rooster, piggies, noisy, vivi, lil, pinkie, sally, cute, entries, lifetime, happened, journaling, habits, fall, biggest, led, updating, enrolled, college, weekly, writing, papers, emailing, changed, dramatically, trade, journal, alternative, save, type, faster, internet, organized, terms, keeping, readily, accessible, hundred, journals, diaries, notebooks, lol, anyway, blessed, blogging, blockbuster, office, fire, paraprofessional, attended, 4th, grader, fabulous, teachers, students, running, participated, seattle, half, marathon, garden, growing, something, pigs, chickens, raised, sheep, paid, ducks, raccoons, present, pets, fully, improvements, property, built, furniture, small, rowboat, attend, activities, survived, middle, amazingly, live, considering, necessary, growth, readied, set, oahu, 24th, lived, lodge, moving, duplex, housing, base, honolulu, officially, moved, registered, stared, 6th, deployed, within, area, decided, teenagers, lot, homeschooling, cool, trips, beach, signed, sports, spent, everyday, book, haha, longterm, fit, ward, lifesaver, huge, surprised, bribed, dog, brother, thor, hello, odin, ridgeback, mutt, hickam, fought, successful, subway, leaving, 7th, 3rd, orchestra, natural, talent, hear, ukulele, guitar, wait, till, apply, bro, stress, worry, selling, heart, relief, richards, graduation, 30day, flew, 6177, drove, 3100, cars, rides, spacea, hotels, friend, homes, grand, canyon, parks, including, sets, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, chief, right, came, tried, promotion, eligible, single, beautiful, historic, neighborhood, fast, actual, proselytizing, slc, dabbling, skateboarding, turning, extra, bedroom, man, cave, healing, hysterectomy, begun, container, island, recent, times, remind, tricky, thing, snapshots, experienced, grown, windows, experiences, fighting, website, emails, passwords, jot, down, sunday, process, stressful, 3day, window, moments, notice, never, multiple, destinations, permission, slip, ready, win, any, wanted, wherever, landed, hearing, checked, terminal, your, rejected, walk, accepted, zoom, beginning, smiles, sometime, possibly, close, feeling, positive, getting, ticket, agent, faces, probably, saw, frustrated, travelers, typed, system, anything, needed, besides, letter, ids, eyes, repeated, tired, uhm, thanks, left, bounce, thrill, closer, caught, delayed, least, hrs, ups, downs, vacations, though, way, pay, tickets, nothing, truly, prefer, commercial, phrase, weekend, pondering, pressure, overcome, strain, upon, wrap, mind, failure, feelings, struggling, allow, quote, monson, laundry, could, along, making, mistakes, accomplishing, meeting, ideas, easy, met, doesn, disappointed, someone, readjust, focus, let, perceived, notions, personal, failures, hold, joys, successes, inadequate, ineffective, rather, continually, dwelling, needs, occasionally, reflect, most, significant, sons, married, sailor, loving,

Text of the page (random words):
ning how close to our house it was boy were we feeling positive about getting our flights the ticket agent was not as excited as we were he looked at our happy faces and probably saw all the hours of frustrated travelers who have been turned away and took it out on the military staff he typed us into the system and when i asked him if there was anything else i needed besides the letter our luggage ids he looked me in the eyes and said expectation management what he repeated with tired patience expectation management uhm ok thanks i said then we left with a bounce in our step and a thrill that we were one step closer to our epic summer vacation turned out we caught our first flight but it was delayed at least 5 hrs the trip had its amazing ups and a few downs as many family vacations do it was a dream summer though and i now know that space a flights are a way to travel without having to pay for plane tickets but nothing is truly free and i prefer commercial travel back to expectation management i think of that phrase often this weekend i was pondering over anxiety and the pressure we put on ourselves how do we overcome the strain we place upon ourselves that no one else can see how do we meet our responsibilities when we wrap our mind up in failure how do we help others when they struggle with thoughts and feelings we can t see or even know they are struggling with because all we see is the outside what they allow us to see this quote from thomas s monson is excellent sometimes you feel inadequate and ineffective because you can t do all that you feel you should rather than continually dwelling on what still needs to be done pause occasionally and reflect on all that you do and have done it is most significant so true how often do we make the laundry lists of didn t supposed to could have should have failed to if only when all along when we were making mistakes we were also doing good things accomplishing goals meeting responsibilities we have expectations that we put on ourselves on our loved ones on ideas on goals on life sometimes its easy to think that all those expectations need to be met and they become our reality and when life doesn t meet our reality we feel disappointed anxiety like we failed or someone else failed so expectation management readjust the focus of our thoughts don t let perceived notions become our personal failures because that can hold us back on the true joys and successes of life posted by bonster at 11 40 am no comments sunday february 4 2018 long time no post no post entries since april 2012 almost 6 years a lifetime has happened and i wish i would have kept up with online journaling changes to habits and things fall out of life for sure the biggest changes that led to me not updating my blog no longer enrolled in online college i wasn t at my computer weekly writing papers anymore my husband no longer on sea duty i wasn t at my computer emailing my love anymore i started working outside the home my schedule changed dramatically all good things but i didn t trade my online journal with an alternative one other than fb posts but those didn t save memories like my blog posts did i can t go back and change but i can try to write more i type much faster than i write and the computer internet is much more organized than i am in terms of keeping things in one place and readily accessible over the years i ve started about a hundred journals diaries notebooks lol anyway life is a dream and we have been blessed in my blogging pause i worked as a shift lead in our little towns blockbuster video and did some office work at a fire station after a few months of that i started working as a paraprofessional at the elementary school my luke attended as a 4th grader i worked there for 2 years with some fabulous school teachers staff and amazing students i started running and even participated in the seattle half marathon i didn t garden or can as much as i did in the past but made sure we were growing something outside all the pigs and chickens from the 2012 post were eventually butchered we even raised some sheep which we paid to have butchered we had ducks for a season raccoons took them out eventually they were luke s 10th birthday present pets jared fully enjoyed his time on shore duty he did so many home improvements on our home and with the property he built furniture and even made a small rowboat with the boys he was able to be a boy scout leader and attend to many scouting activities with our rich luke graduated from the elementary school he started in rich survived middle school and began high school seminary and our church s teen youth program we had 3 excellent years of shore duty after 5 long years of sea duty amazingly we were able to live in our home in wa for 8 years pretty amazing considering my husband is active duty military change is hard but necessary for growth my husband received orders for pearl harbor hi sea duty orders we readied our home set up the move and found renters for our house we arrived on oahu june 24th 2014 we lived in the navy lodge for a month before moving into a 2 story duplex in navy housing off base honolulu was officially our new home the day we moved in was the day the boys registered for school and they stared 6th 10th grade 3 days later 9 days after move in jared deployed for 7 months within a month of starting school the boys were being homeschooled the transition to a new place new school jared s new job after living in our last area for so long was pretty hard we decided before the move i wouldn t work in hi since jared s new job would make him pretty busy and teenagers need a lot of love and patience what a blessing it was to work when i did in wa but also being able to transition back to a stay at home mom again homeschooling was hard an adventure and sometimes pretty cool we took field trips had beach days signed up for sports and music lessons spent everyday together and even got in some book learning haha we homeschooled for one school year but it wasn t a longterm good fit for our family our new church ward was a lifesaver and the people in it huge blessings the boys started school the next year and jared surprised bribed them with a dog brother for thor hello odin the ridgeback mutt richard got a job at the hickam commissary graduated seminary and graduated high school school was a struggle but he fought through it and was successful he later got a job at subway before leaving on a 2 year mission for the church of jesus christ of latter day saints a few months after he turned 18 luke began playing the cello in 7th grade and now is in his 3rd year of orchestra he has a natural talent for music and its fun to hear him playing the cello the ukulele and the guitar he is now in high school teen youth program and seminary he can t wait till he can apply at the commissary like his bro did we went through 2 renters with our wa home and eventually sold it after months of stress and worry over it selling it was hard since we put so much time heart memories and time into it but when it sold it was a big relief and a blessing the summer after richards high school graduation and before he turned 18 i took the boys on a trip to the mainland for our epic summer vacation it was an amazing 30day trip with my 2 boys we flew 6177 miles drove 3100 miles went through 9 states in 3 different cars 4 plane rides one being our first ever spacea 3 hotels 6 friend family homes went to church in 3 states the grand canyon 3 theme parks including harry potter world and got to visit both sets of grandparents 13 of the 16 aunts uncles and many cousins from both sides as well as some great friends amazing our jared made chief right after we came home from our epic summer vacation and we tried for another duty station but received orders for 2 more years of sea duty in pearl harbor but the promotion made us eligible for a single family home in a beautiful historic neighborhood the move to the new house was fast just 17 days from when we found out to actual move in and so here we are in 2018 richard is now in the field of his online proselytizing mission in slc jared has started his new job and learning so much and is busy luke is dabbling in skateboarding music and turning the extra bedroom into a man cave i m now healing from a hysterectomy and have begun to try container gardening in our new home we have a few more years on this amazing island the recent changes feel almost as big as they did that summer of 2014 when we first arrived here i ve thought about this blog many times over the years and fb memories remind me of different posts i d made time is a tricky thing i love all the posts i ve made in the past little snapshots into the life of my family we have all experienced and grown in the last 6 years and i wish i had more windows into our experiences over that time so after fighting my computer and the website to find what emails i used in the past and finding my passwords i m here and will try to make time to jot things down 0 posted by bonster at 1 18 am no comments tuesday april 10 2012 spring babies we have spring babies we have 5 ameraucana chicks and 4 turkey chicks only 1 turkey is named speedy boys named the ameraucana s grey wing eddie the rac race car captain spot they are supposed to be hens but i think these names sound like rooster ones to me the piggies noisy boy vivi lil pinkie sally they are all so cute posted by bonster at 8 51 am 1 comment monday april 9 2012 spring break spring break was awesome we got to drive over to idaho and visit with family on both sides i loved seeing so many of my nieces and nephews the boys were in heaven eating out hunting staying up late watching movies playing games junk food four wheeling you name it i m sure they did it posted by bonster at 7 42 am no comments tuesday march 20 2012 trebuchet j the boys are building a trebuchet tonight was the trial run which ended up in a few broken pieces the boys are practically hopping with excitement 0 tomorrow they are repairing it and trying to get it finished in time to take to scouts this pic is just an example i ll take pics of their finished results later posted by bonster at 8 40 pm no comments wednesday march 14 2012 my grandma m my grandma m passed away recently she was a wonderful person who i admire and miss very much i had the blessing of being able to fly to alaska and be with her until she passed my grandma m was a very talented and hardworking woman this is a copy of some of what my uncle wrote in her obituary she was well known as a sweet lady who loved a good story and had a wonderful sense of humor m responded to the vagaries of life with a richness of love and generosity m was talented with her hands and loved all forms of needlework and crafts she was active when healthy taking flying lessons fishing with her son and in younger years had a passion for dancing she also had a love for photography and for many years enjoyed traveling and taking pictures of flowers landscapes and of course family family friends and children of all ages were m s greatest love she always had time to read a story tell a tale and share a laugh or a hug m was a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and remained active and devoted to the lds church for nearly 50 years finding much joy and comfort in her church family throughout these years she willed to me her genealogy work until i packed it up i had no idea how much she had countless hours and ever since i can remember she has worked on genealogy to me this shows that she has so much love for others the records are being shipped to me and i am almost overwhelmed with the prospect of putting together and organizing her work there were documents letters cards pedigree charts located everywhere in her house i am looking forward to learning about all these people she has gathered and pouring over all the letters and cards she kept from our family posted by bonster at 10 04 am no comments thursday march 1 2012 long time no post wow this is the 1st post for the year 2012 we are all doing great j is still on shore duty r l are finishing up their basketball season this month and i recently quit working at our towns video store to spend more time at home w the kids i was a shift lead for about 6 months my 1st job was a blessing and i was grateful for the opportunity the whole family is in scouting j is a bsa leader and works with the 12 13 yr olds and r is a boy scout i am a bsa leader for cub scouts and l is a wolf last night l earned 5 pins 7 belt loops and his bobcat wolf badge he was very happy with his awards the boys are doing excellent in school j s work schedule is amazing and life is just wonderful we have many blessings that i am so grateful to our heavenly father for now that i have a bit more time i plan on trying to update more this is my 1st week off on my work break and i have a list of goals and aspirations j teased me and asked me if i had a list for my lists well i do it was a nerdy me moment i admit but i have all this time given to me where i don t have to write essays or work a shift and i want to make the best of it my dream list includes sewing projects apron l s quilt curtains yw camp projects gardening plant map of the 3 plots and will start seedlings inside renovations organizing we are almost done w our bathroom then on to the pantry and hopefully a few more things if i can recruit j 0 i ve plans for every room in the house and for outside too camps l i will have cub day camp r has boy scout camp i have yw girls camp they all take place in july and i am totally excited for them all scouting the other leader and i have some great plans for our boys and i love working with them i plan to help j in working with r to get a jump on his merit badges swimming i will be a lifeguard at girls camp this year and r has some swimming requirements for scouts next week we are starting our visits to the pool posted by bonster at 1 00 pm no comments monday september 12 2011 happy birthday r our r is 12 for his birthday he had a few friends over for movies and a sleepover the next day we took him to the space needle to eat at the sky city restaurant he has been wanting to eat there for years we all had a great time and the view was amazing posted by bonster at 6 49 am no comments monday july 11 2011 staircase trailhead we just completed our very first hiking camping trip 14 miles total 1 night out and completely gorgeous posted by bonster at 1 35 pm no comments tuesday june 28 2011 yum j r really enjoy lemon meringue pie it s r s all time favorite today r and i made one from scratch crust and everything it was fun baking with my son i sure love that kid posted by bonster at 8 32 pm no comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom my family we believe blog archive 2018 2 feb 2018 2 expectation management long time no post 2012 5 apr 2012 2 mar 2012 3 2011 25 sep 2011 1 jul 2011 1 jun 2011 2 may 2011 4 apr 2011 3 ...