Aadric had to make a cake for the Scouting, Blue and Gold Banquet. Grandpa and I have decided we should start a cake making company.
New Site :)
15 years ago
Friday
Tuesday
the sweet moments
I'll admit that teaching school to the kids is not something that has come, naturally.
However, the moments like these keep me going.
Kaedrin is a great reader, and Azalyn is an attentive listener...:)
Melt my Mother heart.
Monday
Michael the Magician!
He made it in the news!
Here is the link to the article:
http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/01/20/33155-uav-operator-brings-smiles-to-soldiers-through-magic-skills/
Here is the article:
By day, he works magic controlling unmanned aerial vehicles, helping keep ground patrols safe with protection from the skies.
At night, he works magic of a different sort - making coins disappear and cards appear out of nowhere, bringing smiles wherever he performs his arsenal of magic tricks.
The art of magic has been a lifetime passion for Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael Allan, from Marysvale, Utah, and a UAV technician for Quick Reaction Capability 1, attached to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division - Center.
He became fascinated with magic as a youngster.
"When I was about six or seven, my uncle performed a card trick and it sparked something in me - I just wanted to get the laughs and participation that he had," Allan, 33, said. "From that time on, I started buying all the different tricks and trying to learn them."
As Allan got older, he harbored ambitions of being a professional magician but soon realized it was unrealistic.
"There was a time if you asked me what I want to be I would have said, 'I want to go to (Las) Vegas and be a magician,'" Allan said; 'but I quickly learned that wasn't going to pay the bills, so I changed my mind."
Allan said he pursued magic as a side hobby but when he joined the Army eight years ago, he started taking magic much more seriously and improved significantly as a result.
"I figured if I could develop this skill a little better, I'd be able to pass it on to others," he said.
The practice has paid off for Allan, who said he has become recognized around Camp Taji for his magic tricks, which he is always happy to display.
"When I go to pick up my laundry, the (employees) there always ask me for a card trick or a coin trick and before I know, it I'm there 20 to 30 minutes and the place is filled up with Soldiers," Allan said. "I'll apologize to them, but they'll say, 'No, show us another trick.'"
"It's kind of a break in the monotony that everyone needs ... it's pretty positive," he continued. "The hairdressers ask me for tricks and I'll ask them, 'How did you guys know I do card tricks?' The word has gotten around."
The novelty of Allan's magic is keenly felt by Spc. Joshua Palowitch, from Grayson, Ky., a UAV operator, QRC-1, who said Allan has taught him several tricks.
"He's teaching me his ways," Palowitch said. "He'll learn a new trick and come to me with it. He shows me how he's doing with it and sees if he can get it by me."
Palowitch said he enjoys Allan's array of tricks involving cards and coins, as do the rest of the QRC-1 team.
"It's really awesome seeing him come up with new tricks all the time. It boosts our morale," he said. "When we go to different places like the (laundry facility,) he'll do tricks for them, and it's cool to see their reactions and the smiles on their faces."
Allan said he likes teaching his tricks to those who are curious about his skills because it may benefit others.
"Every dad should know a couple of tricks just to be able to wow their kids," Allan said. "So when I see someone who's really interested and I think they would be able to make someone smile when they go home on leave, I'll send a trick home with them."
Once his Army career is over, Allan said he would like to showcase his magic in settings that involve good causes.
"I have some long-term goals. ... Once my Army career is over, I'd like to do more fundraisers for schools," he said. "I'm big into foster care and they do a lot of fundraisers, so I think that's a good way to help the community and progress in this talent.
"I just want to share it with others."
Here is the link to the article:
http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/01/20/33155-uav-operator-brings-smiles-to-soldiers-through-magic-skills/
Here is the article:
By day, he works magic controlling unmanned aerial vehicles, helping keep ground patrols safe with protection from the skies.
The art of magic has been a lifetime passion for Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael Allan, from Marysvale, Utah, and a UAV technician for Quick Reaction Capability 1, attached to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division - Center.
He became fascinated with magic as a youngster.
"When I was about six or seven, my uncle performed a card trick and it sparked something in me - I just wanted to get the laughs and participation that he had," Allan, 33, said. "From that time on, I started buying all the different tricks and trying to learn them."
As Allan got older, he harbored ambitions of being a professional magician but soon realized it was unrealistic.
"There was a time if you asked me what I want to be I would have said, 'I want to go to (Las) Vegas and be a magician,'" Allan said; 'but I quickly learned that wasn't going to pay the bills, so I changed my mind."
Allan said he pursued magic as a side hobby but when he joined the Army eight years ago, he started taking magic much more seriously and improved significantly as a result.
"I figured if I could develop this skill a little better, I'd be able to pass it on to others," he said.
The practice has paid off for Allan, who said he has become recognized around Camp Taji for his magic tricks, which he is always happy to display.
"When I go to pick up my laundry, the (employees) there always ask me for a card trick or a coin trick and before I know, it I'm there 20 to 30 minutes and the place is filled up with Soldiers," Allan said. "I'll apologize to them, but they'll say, 'No, show us another trick.'"
"It's kind of a break in the monotony that everyone needs ... it's pretty positive," he continued. "The hairdressers ask me for tricks and I'll ask them, 'How did you guys know I do card tricks?' The word has gotten around."
The novelty of Allan's magic is keenly felt by Spc. Joshua Palowitch, from Grayson, Ky., a UAV operator, QRC-1, who said Allan has taught him several tricks.
"He's teaching me his ways," Palowitch said. "He'll learn a new trick and come to me with it. He shows me how he's doing with it and sees if he can get it by me."
Palowitch said he enjoys Allan's array of tricks involving cards and coins, as do the rest of the QRC-1 team.
"It's really awesome seeing him come up with new tricks all the time. It boosts our morale," he said. "When we go to different places like the (laundry facility,) he'll do tricks for them, and it's cool to see their reactions and the smiles on their faces."
Allan said he likes teaching his tricks to those who are curious about his skills because it may benefit others.
"Every dad should know a couple of tricks just to be able to wow their kids," Allan said. "So when I see someone who's really interested and I think they would be able to make someone smile when they go home on leave, I'll send a trick home with them."
Once his Army career is over, Allan said he would like to showcase his magic in settings that involve good causes.
"I have some long-term goals. ... Once my Army career is over, I'd like to do more fundraisers for schools," he said. "I'm big into foster care and they do a lot of fundraisers, so I think that's a good way to help the community and progress in this talent.
"I just want to share it with others."
Saturday
Christmas is the season...
Reading books on Mom & Dads bed
Bailey and Zekie (Cousins)
Quilt I made for Michael Christmas present
cutie fat faced girls...
New Cousin Jacoby born this month!
Christmas morning at Grandparents
Making cookies with the 'Goldens'
Christmas card picture..
Gingerbread cookies
Matching Jammies and Cornflakes
Before&
After
Wednesday
Friday
Just another day...
Holidays just aren't the same without the one you love the most.
Michael ate his dinner all by himself in his room because the DFAC was too full.
He didn't want to wait in line for 30 minutes for pie. It broke my heart to hear he ate alone, him going without pie didn't really make me too sad:)
This is just one of the things hes willing to do...for you.
Michael ate his dinner all by himself in his room because the DFAC was too full.
He didn't want to wait in line for 30 minutes for pie. It broke my heart to hear he ate alone, him going without pie didn't really make me too sad:)
This is just one of the things hes willing to do...for you.
Here is my poem for the annual Burton Thanksgiving Day
poem contest.
The First Thanksgiving..something to think about.
Did the Pilgrims invite the Indians to eat
Or did the Indians say "It would be our treat?"
Then they put another leaf in their wooden table
and ate as much Stouffer's stuffing as they were able.
Something to think about....
Why was it Turkey, and not spaghetti
Did the pilgrims have celiacs , allergic to bready?
Did they just have corn, or corn on the cob?
was anyone named cecilia or Bob?
Something to think about....
What kind of games did the little kids play
was it video games, the wii or TV all day
Was it Red rover red rover sent 'Eagle Feather' right over
Then pretend to be monsters like Cookie and Grover.
Something to think about....
Did the adults sit around and talk politics
Or who'd win the world series, Yankees or nicks?
Did they fight about who had to do the clean up
Then pore more Martinelli's into their cup?
Something to Think about....
Did they tell uncle Louie to play them a song
on old grandmas piano, don't make it too long?
Did the indians dance with the old turkeys feather
Then sit around talking about the cold weather?
Something to think about....
Did they say they were stuffed, could not eat one more bite.
Then unbutton their pants to make them less tight
When eaten to much, and had to go number two
Did they number there bowels, or simply say poo
Something to think about....
Did the Indians choose this time to not be forgiving
and want back their land, prior they'd only been living.
Or did they give courtesy hugs when saying adieu.
a nice pat on the back a.. "Nice to see you"
Something to think about....
Did they go to their homes, tuck the kids into bed.
Checking their facebook, 3 messages read.
Then turn up the heat, its a cold one tonight
Thank goodness for Tums, pie ain't sit'n right.
Something to think about...
If the Pilgrims and Indians hadn't gotten together
and plucked a big turkey, every last feather.
And eaten cornbread with their spoons made of leather.
We wouldn't be here, on Thanksgiving together..
Something to think about....
-Jennee Allan- November 26,2009
Wednesday
OCTOBERRRRRR
getting ready for the trunk or treat..
Just a little Sweet Pea.
Aunt Robyn Helping Aadric to read.
Cute smile's
First Snow!
Libbie's friend, Kara.
Making caramel apples with Uncle Eric and Aunt Stephanie.
Kaedrin, Getting ready for Halloween.
The young women in the ward made these for us.
Baby blesssing
She's a little Angel...
Michael came home for R&R.
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