Breakfast With Ginger

Today started out with sunshine and a chance of staying that way ( that is if you are ignorant to the weather report ). Sometime after lunch the clouds rolled in, the rain came down, and the office just got gloomy. A good friend of mine received a video clip in her e-mail, and I must share it because it brightened my day.

We all remember those silly Sesame Street dogs that were dressed up and had a human acting as their arms... I used to love watching that when I was a kid, so maybe that is why this clip appealed to me so much.

It is simple, sort of silly, but made me smile.

I hope you enjoy!

Small Town Carnival and Mini Golf

Remember the smell of cotton candy, the foam on the harnesses, and that wonderful spinning feeling you get after you step off the zipper? Carnivals are definitely an experience that takes you back to your childhood.

This last week, Sam and I were listening to the radio and heard an advertisement for a carnival in Cody. We got a group together and headed up there. There was a grand total of six rides... if you didn't consider the children's specials. The size of the whole affair was quite humorous. Despite our initial impression, the over all experience was memorable.

Word to the wise... don't go on carnival rides and expect to do well at mini golf afterward...

13!

It is official... the last of the Moncur kids is finally a teenager. Cole turned the big ONE THREE on May 27. Birthday parties have become very informal in our family, but it turned out to be a nice get together.

I just want Cole to know how much he is loved and appreciated, and that even though he is getting older, he will always be my baby brother.

Discovering New Talents

I have always had a love for art. Pencil is my favorite medium to work in. I have done a few pieces in my life that I have been very happy with. Two semesters ago, I discovered a new medium. Clay. I took a ceramics class with Sam so we could both have our fine arts credits. I had done a little clay work in high school, but nothing to speak of.

As I went through this class, I discovered how difficult hand building with clay really is. There was a point in the class when even the instructor was concerned about my work! With perseverance, and some creativity I completed two projects that I now have displayed in my home.

Why am I telling you about this? Well I was chosen to be part of the student art symposium at the college. It is a show where a committee judges and selects certain works to be part of the show. These works can be sold (some for amazing prices) or simply be displayed.

I was so excited that both my works were chosen. Their value to me and my family was too great, so I did not sell them.... however, I did get a phone call from a prospective buyer and was told to contact them if I ever made another piece.

Finally Done!

The last few weeks of school flew by, so fast in fact; that I have not been able to think about posting anything! Finals are over and so is Graduation. May 15, Sam and I graduated! Anyone who has come this far knows the relieved feeling I have. It was a beautiful sunny day, in contrast to the nasty rainy ones we had been having. Graduation started at 10am and then all the family got to stay for my nursing pinning at 3pm. It was a day full of graduating, and we are so glad to have it behind us.


Sam and our Nephew Levi




The Olsen bunch... it was quite humorous as all four of us walked across stage one after the other. There was a fifth Olsen, but no relation. We take the prize for most academic family... right? Haha!


The Moncur bunch

A small selection of the best nursing class ever!

Back row: Taylor H., Chris S., Me, Diana B., Traci W.

Middle: Kindi K., Carolyn B.

Front: Lorena M.