The Carver Family

2009-07-13T08:40:00.000-07:00

Nope, not dead- just been hibernating. I hope I didn't worry any of you. By popular request, I am moving the Tarantula post down the blog scroll, out of easy viewing. YOU are all welcome :) (though, shame on you). p.s. Spidey is currently stationed on my kitchen counter enjoying her summer break and freedom from constant tapping on her tank window as class pet.

Any ways, HAPPY SUMMER TIME!! Funny, I am supposed to be sitting on my rear end eating Bon Bons and watching re-runs (there is still time for all of that), but it seems I have been running like a chicken with my head cut off. Summer started with some serious deep cleaning on the ol' Carver bunker and some gruling Girl's Camp planning.... then an awesome trip back East to NY, DC, and Boston with Hunter's Mom (my travel buddy); afterwards Girl's Camp, beachin' @ Bear Lake, and then back to serious cleaning on the Carver Bunker. Way fun. Which brings us up to date. The plan today (surprising I have thought ahead), I think, is going to go like this: Check my email (first time in 4 weeks), blog (first time in 5 months....), maybe do the dishes, maybe shower (don't judge), and off to the pool with Liz and Lucy to have my first session of farmer tan removal, drink lots of Diet Coke, and eat Bon Bons (does anyone know what Bon Bons even are?). Wish me luck, I'm exhausted already. :)

To push Spidey further down the blog scroll I am including a few pictures of my trip back East for your PLEASURE!! You are welcome!

Notice: Upon closer examination, Linda is groping the Statue of Liberty

This guy was selling Obama condoms real cheap. Puts new meaning to the phrase being "in bed with the government."

Hiding my true feelings for the Speaker of the House. Yup, that's a Birdie behind the hand :)

Katie and I rubbing the bull's nose, it's supposed to bring you good luck and we did get to see Nicolas Cage that night..... I'd say it worked :)

Singing "Sweet Caroline" at the Red Sox game. Fenway was AWESOME!!

Adios Justis! Hello Tarantula.....

2009-01-14T20:29:00.000-08:00

These are pictures of our 5th period good bye party for Justis who so graciously :) gave me Spidey, our new class pet (dang cute little creature- don't ya think?)......... yikes

The Difference Between Men and Women

2009-01-13T20:49:00.000-08:00

Well this evening I have experienced something which tells me there is definitely a difference between men and women. As I thought about this one difference it started to spawn into what other differences there are between men and women. I thought to myself, "if I could write down all the differences, get them published in a book- I could make millions on the sale of my book". Men everywhere would buy this book to learn how women think and act. The world would be a better place by having peace in the home all across the globe. Then I remembered one simple thing that would hinder my dream for world peace, women shop, men don't. Well that is not so bad, maybe the women will by my book and make the men read the book. All the women in the world would tell their man "if you would just read Dave Carver's book, we would not be having this issue. Dave Carver listens to a woman and understands her needs....etc...". By saying this over and over in my head I realized men would not look up to me at all, they would curse me for being a sellout to the male race. I would get hate mail that would read "be a man", "stickup for the male rights", "until you came along I at least had the illusion of wearing the pants in the family and now I don't even have that." Then I realized, if you see a box in your wife's car, don't shake it to find out what is inside........

Spidey

2009-01-13T19:15:00.000-08:00

Everyday is a new experience teaching school. Never a dull moment you might say, which requires one to be on their toes at all moments. You must make sure you are prepared with smart comebacks (IE. in response to comments from a particular student about your new styley thick belt looking like a heavy weight champion belt from WWF or such), be prepared for a student hiding beside your door waiting to surprise you at your EVERY return to the class room (yes, I have almost peed myself multiple times), and ALWAYS prepared for some sort of chaos after you have had a substitute for a day or two.

Sunday night right before school started up after Christmas break, I found myself wishing something would happen so I wouldn't have to go back to real life the next day- maybe a snow day or something. Unfortunately my wish did not come true because Monday I was back at school. The day went great and I realized how much I had missed my students- it felt good to be back to real life. Throughout the day, though, I seemed to be feeling a cold coming on. Yadda Yadda Yadda. Ends up I am sick the rest of the week with some nasty bug. (be careful what you wish for).

Anyways, the point of the story, a week later (Monday) I head back to school after my nasty flu bug, and (as I said in the beginning it is not fun to return after a substitute) I walk into my room to find a ten gallon fish tank sitting in the middle of my room..... No fish inside the tank... No water inside the tank.... just some dirt, and a small hollowed out log. Luckily there was a screen on the top of the tank held down by two textbooks- which is at the same time a bit alarming... Inside, though I didn't know it then, was my new class pet Spidey. Spidey is a Chilean rose tarantula, which was dropped off in my absence on Friday). She was a going away gift from Justis, one of my students who's family is moving. Spidey, who I think is a she, has definitely grown on me. I only have to feed her once every 2 weeks, I only have to clean her tank once a year, and most the time she just sits there. After having two high maintenance dogs this sounds pretty nice. Oh, I forgot to mention, they live 10 to 15 years. Well, adios- I have got to go buy crickets and take the dogs for a walk..

Hunter has a Christmas sweater. He loves it and he wants to share it with you!

2008-12-15T17:20:00.001-08:00

A couple of weeks ago we had the annual Carver/Vansweden Christmas party extraordinaire. The party was off the charts!! Everyone came decked out in their most festivous Christmas get ups. The only problem is that Hunter likes his new outfit a little too much- let the pictures explain. Let me know what you think.

Lucy is here to stay!!!!

2008-12-03T14:34:00.000-08:00

Hot dog and Oh My Goodness!!! We have a new addition to the family:). My sister Liz and her husband Dave have been patiently waiting for this day for a long time (and so has her aunt Kristin been waiting- just not so patiently)..... This morning, December 3, at 1:00 am a pink wonder-eyed little girl was born weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. I can't get over the fact that my best friend and sister that I have known since the day I was born is now a MOM.... it's just crazy and so AWEsome at the same time. Boy have things changed since the days of pulling her hair and teasing her about, well, everything (though, those days aren't even close to being over:).

Latest work.

2008-11-23T10:19:00.000-08:00

Well you all know that I do construction on the side ranging from custom furniture peaces to demolition. I finally took some pictures of a mantel I did in the spring, here are those pictures.

BOO! Thats me

2008-11-06T22:02:00.001-08:00

Boo Boo makes a comment

2008-11-05T20:34:00.000-08:00

Well today was just like every other day work, work, work, check Kristin for lice, work and more work. So over all a pretty normal day. I just hope that I won't have to start checking her for fleas because that would make for a long day.

A Day in the Life of a Teacher

2008-11-05T19:44:00.000-08:00

Let me just say that teaching has been one heck of a roller coaster ride. This year has been the biggest down hill slope since I started in January of 06. For the first time in years I feel like I have a head on my shoulders and instead of feeling like I want to give a good beating to my class- I feel like I am leaving everyday laughing about something that happened. For instance, a week ago, one of my students decided to show me his "James Bond" moves in front of the whole class- twisting and sliding across the front row desks- and totally racked himself and dropped to the floor. I told him he'd better work on his impression. Another of my students loves to hide my stuff (usually my spray bottle for my overhead) and then he likes to ask me, "Mrs. Caaaaaver? Are you missing somefing?" The funniest part is how funny HE thinks it is. My first period always begs me to play music for them and then they spend then entire time making fun of my tunes- to which I get all mad and threaten them with their lives. Over UEA one of my students got her lip pierced but lost the ball that screws on to keep it in place. To hold the post in place, so the hole didn't close up, she had to push on it with her tongue. When she answered any questions she spoke with a lisp- "the woduct wove wive and thwee wis thifteen." I guess you just had to be there.

Today I had one of the grossest things EVER happen. I was sitting next to a student helping him with a problem. When I noticed something moving in the student in front of hims hair...... a little bug was weaving itself around the hair in her scalp...... LICE!! I about threw up and I still itch all over. I sanitized the entire room... and I STILL itch. Tonight I've got to have Hunter inspect my scalp.

Anyways, lets just say it never gets boring!

What to do? What to do?

2008-11-04T18:53:00.000-08:00

Tonight I am feeling super blue... Hunter had to go to work and I am sitting here alone watching the election results roll in online. I guess I knew it was coming but I was not quite prepared for an Obama win. What does this mean for our country? For my family? Is there still hope for us?? My views are so far opposite from anything he believes- I am having a hard time swallowing this future. I hope he proves me wrong and does great things. Anyways.... does anyone have some cheese for my whine??

Women Putting the Men on Pause!!

2008-10-26T21:01:00.001-07:00

The past couple of days I spent with my cousins (and my sister Lizzy) up at Park City shopping, not sleeping, and eating lots of flaming hot cheetos with lime (amongst other things)... and I am definitely feeling the after effects. We had a great time. Jennie got a sweet deal on a condo at this place by the Alpine Slide. The highlight of the trip for me was staying up till the wee hours of morning with Little P teaching me the dance to Micheal Jackson's Thriller... I am still hanging on to my hopes of becoming a perfessional dancer......yeah, laugh it up... Really, it was just a bad mix of too much caffinee and much too much junk food. Needless to say it was a great time. I am so lucky to have such great friends in my cousins. (Though, I must say, it is good to be back home with Hunter :).

2008-05-28T22:16:00.001-07:00

Hello... This is Kristin... not Hunter.. I am attempting to BLOG :) Now that school is OUT for the summer I have a little more time to horse around, so here I am! I got out last Friday and haven't accomplished a thing since. All I can say is Awesome! I spent the last 4 days in Bear Lake doing absolutely nothing. This weekend Hunter and I are leaving for Scottsdale, AZ and I am planning on not accomplishing anything. Life is great. Whelp, I've got to skedaddle.

Day 2

2008-04-16T21:15:00.000-07:00

Well this is the second time that I have "blogged" seems real easy

the only problem is that I am having a hard time trying to find any good

pictures to post. If I could get Kristin to use her talent this would be an

awesome site.

Just getting started

2008-04-13T20:52:00.000-07:00

Kristin and I had this great idea to create a place to put photos and
other interesting stuff, to us at lest, on the Internet. So we are going to
try and get this thing up and running in about a year.