10/17/05 8:54AM


Sunday Lunch

at 10/09/05 3:25PM
We were very blessed to have a great group of young people over for lunch today. The "Lunchees" were: Katie and Tim, Megan and Adam, Tim, Kelly,Chris H.,and Zach Couchman and company.
On the menu for those interested ( Hi Ben) : Barbara Qualls chicken and rice, Barbara Qualls frozen cranberry salad and Barbara Qualls always serves green peas, salad and rolls with that meal, so I do too! For dessert, we had cheesecake from Chigago ( thank you Compton family!) and Libba's award winning Rocky Mountain Pie.
The Tampa Bay football team, that pirate name, is on and itis a cozy day to relax before returning to hear another good talk from Mr. Harrell ( sorry if I misspelled that, hey, is there a spell check for pleonast? I know it won't correct names but that made me think of that)
Have a good week to all it may concern!
  • jenn
    We miss you!!! sounds like you had a good lunch. We had some ravioli that some nice mother-in-law bought for us... ;)
    by jenn at 10/09/05 3:46PM
  • cooljoke
    If you use the Google Toolbar, it has a built-in spelling checker. If you don't use it, you should, because it simplifies many aspects of searching.
    by cooljoke at 10/09/05 4:03PM
  • kellylynn
    Thank you again so much for lunch! It was soo so good! Thanks bunches!
    by kellylynn at 10/09/05 10:50PM
  • charliesangel
    ooooooooooh, you should post that Rocky Mountain Pie dessert. Sounds yummy!
    by charliesangel at 10/10/05 2:26PM
  • kiss_the_rain
    You're making me hungry :)
    by kiss_the_rain at 10/11/05 11:09AM
  • extra
    I had to stop in the road today for a duck to cross!
    by extra at 10/15/05 1:34PM

Thoughts or Comments?

at 10/05/05 8:30AM

Here is a quote. I don't know the source unfortunately.
"Education is not the filling of a bucket
but the lighting of a fire"
How much of the schooling or learning do we do or impose on our children that is stuffing ourselves or them full of facts that are mostly here today and gone today? Are we enriching our lives or merely putting in a lot of mostly trivial "stuff" that will not help us glorify God or spark a love of some subject that we could actually use? Just a thought. I am always pondering this but have never come to a good conclusion. I know we are expected to learn the multiplication table and it is good to know the state capitals and what is an adverb and so on and so on. I have a hard time making sense of the educational system that our culture puts so much stock in.
  • curlie
    I agree. I think that too often we assume that facts and information are what make up knowledge. A person with knowledge but without the wisdom to know what to do with that knowledge won't go very far.
    by curlie at 10/05/05 1:28PM
  • ben
    “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime” - this oldie but goodie pretty much says the same thing. I think it's true - it's definitely the law school approach to education. It's impossible to learn all there is in the law about anything - you have to learn how to get the information you need. If you have the tools and you have a passion to learn, you will go a lot further than if you just try to memorize more stuff.
    by ben at 10/05/05 1:44PM
  • extra
    http://www.manhattan-institute.org/cfml/printable.cfm?id=1649
    by extra at 10/05/05 4:13PM
  • cellocellocello
    My bucket is pretty empty, but my fire burns on.
    by cellocellocello at 10/08/05 10:44PM
  • kiss_the_rain
    neat quote
    by kiss_the_rain at 10/09/05 8:16AM

Think Fall

at 09/30/05 8:42AM
That is what we are doing at our house. Think lots of maple leafy garlands, assorted pumkins and lots of cute crafty autumn things. Step outside and it is perpetual summerland. Back in and ahhhhh it is Fall. To quote from a neat poem that harkens me back to my little ones around me all cozy and sweet and the so clean and crisp air that made you understand more of how great God is...
"When the frost is on the punkin
and the fodders in the shock...
Oh, it's then the time a feller
is a-feelin at his best
With the risin' sun to greet him
from a night of peaceful rest
As he leaves his house bareheaded
and goes out to feed the stock...
But the air's so appetizin'
and the landscape through the haze
Of a crisp and sunny morning
of the airly autumn haze
Is a pictur' that no painter
has the colorin' to mock
When the frost is on the punkin
and the fodders in the shock." James Whitcomb Riley
  • girly_girl
    i love fall. i am his daughter. welcome to pleo
    by girly_girl at 09/30/05 8:44AM
  • ben
    What is a "punkin"?
    by ben at 09/30/05 9:23AM
  • jenn
    you're my punkin ;)
    by jenn at 09/30/05 9:29AM
  • joes_wife
    Fall is my favorite season, we get it in about November in Florida ;-) To help me adjust to autumn in Florida I keep an eye on the cypress trees as I passed over the Hillsborough River every day or two. They actually turn in the fall and then come out all bright green in the spring.
    by joes_wife at 09/30/05 9:38AM
  • kiss_the_rain
    I'm in Texas now and we had out first fall day yesterday. It'll be back in the hundreds this weekend though.. I do miss Colorado fall. Things are pretty good here :) How are things with you?
    by kiss_the_rain at 09/30/05 10:57AM
  • begooddontspit
    saw that you had posted on Ben's blog...put two and two together...
    by begooddontspit at 09/30/05 11:16AM
  • begooddontspit
    just goes to show ya how busy i am...i didn't even know they'd left for colorado yet...
    by begooddontspit at 09/30/05 11:16AM
  • charliesangel
    yes, i'm fall decorating this weekend my self. helps me get in the mood of fall. My mom calls me her "baby duck" too! This is Andrea, btw.
    by charliesangel at 09/30/05 11:40AM
  • jennking
    Mom just sent me some autumn pillows and fall dishtowels for the house... so cute! :)
    by jennking at 10/04/05 2:40PM
  • amyrea23
    Hi Laura, this is Amy Reames. Fall is definitely in Colorado. The leaves are changing colors and starting to fall. There is a chill in the air and we are expecting out first frost tomorrow night.
    by amyrea23 at 10/05/05 1:01AM

The Real First Post

at 09/29/05 4:16PM
Hello out there in computer land. Here I am. I may not ever do this again or then again I may be on here all the time. I hope not to run the young people off by being here but I do like to write so.... Maybe I will do one of those "expose myself" posts and tell everyone all they ever didn't want to know about me. I will think about that. For now, my youngest duckling wants the computer so I will go do my happy housewifely duties. For supper, FOR your FYI is roast with carrots, onions, potatoes and the secret gravy ingredient of course. Fried okra and rolls too!
Love,
me
  • colorado_girl
    I know whats in the gravy! Yeah i am glad and a little disturbed that you are on here, just don't lecture me to long about any of mu posts.
    by colorado_girl at 09/29/05 5:15PM
  • ben
    Since when is that ingredient a secret? It's not like it's that hard to figure out if you know our family very well.
    by ben at 09/29/05 5:20PM
  • ben
    By the way, congratulations on finding the "Add New Entry" button! I'm very proud.
    by ben at 09/29/05 5:21PM
  • extra
    Hi! Welcome to Pleonast! Glad you had a great trip. I have never been up there.
    by extra at 09/29/05 6:27PM
  • ramman111
    Wow, don't tease me with food like that.
    by ramman111 at 09/29/05 8:30PM
  • cooljoke
    Hey, welcome to Pleonast. This is Joel from "The Christians that Meet in a Huge Building." Dinner sounds great! That secret gravy ingredient, is it by any chance manufactured by the Soylent Corporation?
    by cooljoke at 09/29/05 8:36PM
  • jenn
    We're coming to see you TOMORROW!!!!!
    by jenn at 09/29/05 11:07PM