Meg got the job teaching at Antelope Christian School...
Her students are getting ridiculous career opportunities under her tutelage...
I have a new toy...
...and a serious challenge...
Our alter-egos...
And that's what we've been up to so far...
Monday, November 2, 2009
Meg gets the Job, Flight School, Taming our Wilderness, and Our Alter-Egos...
The year has gone by fast! So many things have happened! Here are a few examples of things that have transpired since last we wrote:
I have a new toy...
I have a new toy...
Monday, September 14, 2009
Exciting News!
Big news: I (Megan) had an interview last week for a part-time middle school teaching position. I got a call a couple days later from the principle, and I got the job! Yay!!
The school is Antelope Christian Academy, and I am teaching 7th and 8th grade in the mornings. Their middle school class is 5-8 grade, and it grew, so the teacher needed help balancing what's being taught.
I started today and observed the teacher and what she does with them. Also, I got to meet the students and see their curriculum. I have a lot of work tonight as I start teaching tomorrow!
The school is Antelope Christian Academy, and I am teaching 7th and 8th grade in the mornings. Their middle school class is 5-8 grade, and it grew, so the teacher needed help balancing what's being taught.
I started today and observed the teacher and what she does with them. Also, I got to meet the students and see their curriculum. I have a lot of work tonight as I start teaching tomorrow!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Summer Pictures
Houseboating!!
Our Rental House!
Sabrah's sister Tarah spent the summer in California
Camping with the Bjorks (Up and Down)
Labor Day Fun
What did we do over labor day? Well, I'm glad you asked.
The main goal of the weekend was to get our house in order. On Saturday, we worked in the yard and the garage, getting stuff cleaned up. Sunday we spent doing dishes and organizing our bedroom. Monday we organized Dave's office and got it all cleaned up. We also cleaned the house (vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, etc.).
Not only did we get our house in shape, we had a lot of fun! We went to our friends' house on Saturday night and played a new expansion of Settlers of Catan. I almost won!! On Sunday, we taught first grade Sunday school - they were fun and crazy! On Monday, we had Sabrah and Colin over (Nikki didn't feel well), and we BBQed fish and played Wii and Settlers (of course Sabrah won).
Anyway, now our goal is to keep the house organized and clean - and have fun with friends, of course. :)
The main goal of the weekend was to get our house in order. On Saturday, we worked in the yard and the garage, getting stuff cleaned up. Sunday we spent doing dishes and organizing our bedroom. Monday we organized Dave's office and got it all cleaned up. We also cleaned the house (vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, etc.).
Not only did we get our house in shape, we had a lot of fun! We went to our friends' house on Saturday night and played a new expansion of Settlers of Catan. I almost won!! On Sunday, we taught first grade Sunday school - they were fun and crazy! On Monday, we had Sabrah and Colin over (Nikki didn't feel well), and we BBQed fish and played Wii and Settlers (of course Sabrah won).
Anyway, now our goal is to keep the house organized and clean - and have fun with friends, of course. :)
Monday, August 17, 2009
End of August
Back to school soon! Dave has registered for his fall classes. He is taking 3 classes and then he is hopefully done getting an AS in Computer Science!
The other school news is I'm going back to school too! I'll be taking a physical geography class and a composition class to boost my qualifications as a teacher.
After moving, Dave's slack line went missing. He searched high and low and in every place imaginable and still could not find it. He was sad. Then, he dug through a box of his clothes and found it! So, now he is happy. We are looking forward to using it in near-by parks. (A slack line is like a tight rope, but it bows with you as you walk on it.) We have also been trying to work out more often and get back into shape.
This Saturday, our church is having an AIDS Caregiver Kit Build to send kits to AIDS caregivers in Africa (specifically Uganda, I believe) through World Vision. Our pastor gave us a challenge as his sermon was "pray for one another." The challenge was to have an "adjusted meal plan" this week eating only rice, beans, veggies, and fruit - what most of the world lives on. When we eat or think about food, we are then reminded to pray for the upcoming event and for people in our lives as well. Dave and I took up the challenge, and we have had fun coming up with interesting ways to prepare rice, beans, veggies, and fruit. (It's only Monday, so the enthusiasm might wear off towards the end of the week) So, if you're reading this, please pray for our event as well. Pray we can raise the money and build the kits we set out to make. Pray for the caregivers that will receive and use the kits as they work with people dying of AIDS. Pray for the caregivers that their hope and joy would be renewed and that their spirits would be filled. Thanks!
Well, it's bed time in the Hubbell house! Hopefully we'll post soon!
The other school news is I'm going back to school too! I'll be taking a physical geography class and a composition class to boost my qualifications as a teacher.
After moving, Dave's slack line went missing. He searched high and low and in every place imaginable and still could not find it. He was sad. Then, he dug through a box of his clothes and found it! So, now he is happy. We are looking forward to using it in near-by parks. (A slack line is like a tight rope, but it bows with you as you walk on it.) We have also been trying to work out more often and get back into shape.
This Saturday, our church is having an AIDS Caregiver Kit Build to send kits to AIDS caregivers in Africa (specifically Uganda, I believe) through World Vision. Our pastor gave us a challenge as his sermon was "pray for one another." The challenge was to have an "adjusted meal plan" this week eating only rice, beans, veggies, and fruit - what most of the world lives on. When we eat or think about food, we are then reminded to pray for the upcoming event and for people in our lives as well. Dave and I took up the challenge, and we have had fun coming up with interesting ways to prepare rice, beans, veggies, and fruit. (It's only Monday, so the enthusiasm might wear off towards the end of the week) So, if you're reading this, please pray for our event as well. Pray we can raise the money and build the kits we set out to make. Pray for the caregivers that will receive and use the kits as they work with people dying of AIDS. Pray for the caregivers that their hope and joy would be renewed and that their spirits would be filled. Thanks!
Well, it's bed time in the Hubbell house! Hopefully we'll post soon!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Almost August!
It's been a long time since we've posted a blog because life has been crazy for us!
Dave has been taking 2 summer school classes online. He is finished with one, and has a week or so left of the other one.
I have been working lifeguarding in the morning and teaching swim lessons in the afternoon/evening.
In mid-July, we went on our annual houseboat trip with my family and our good family friends, the Spears'. We went to Lake McClure where we stayed on a church friend's houseboat. Dave improved his wakeboard skills (he's getting air now!), and I improved my skiing skills (I have not been wakeboarding due to a back injury). We enjoyed visiting with our friends and family. We met Matt Spears' girlfriend, Tiffany, and she was a lot of fun. She "fit in" well with the crowd (we're kinda crazy), so that's good! :)
Right before we went houseboating, WE MOVED! We had been looking at rental houses online, and found one we really liked. It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath single-family home with a 2-car garage and a pretty sizable yard (front and back). We got all our stuff moved over, and we were out of our apartment earlier than expected. The only major setback is that our fridge (we bought from friends) does not fit in the fridge space in the kitchen. We told the property management of this, and they offered to cut the 1/2" to 1" side of the counter off so it would fit :) We finally got a washer and dryer last night, and now we have clean clothes!
This coming weekend, I have a girls' weekend planned with my friends from college. We are going to stay at my parents' house and go all around the area. I'm looking forward to catching up with friends.
Dave just finished working on my car door (bolts were missing), so I am going to go check it out! Yay for a garage where Dave can work on cars :)
- Megan
Dave has been taking 2 summer school classes online. He is finished with one, and has a week or so left of the other one.
I have been working lifeguarding in the morning and teaching swim lessons in the afternoon/evening.
In mid-July, we went on our annual houseboat trip with my family and our good family friends, the Spears'. We went to Lake McClure where we stayed on a church friend's houseboat. Dave improved his wakeboard skills (he's getting air now!), and I improved my skiing skills (I have not been wakeboarding due to a back injury). We enjoyed visiting with our friends and family. We met Matt Spears' girlfriend, Tiffany, and she was a lot of fun. She "fit in" well with the crowd (we're kinda crazy), so that's good! :)
Right before we went houseboating, WE MOVED! We had been looking at rental houses online, and found one we really liked. It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath single-family home with a 2-car garage and a pretty sizable yard (front and back). We got all our stuff moved over, and we were out of our apartment earlier than expected. The only major setback is that our fridge (we bought from friends) does not fit in the fridge space in the kitchen. We told the property management of this, and they offered to cut the 1/2" to 1" side of the counter off so it would fit :) We finally got a washer and dryer last night, and now we have clean clothes!
This coming weekend, I have a girls' weekend planned with my friends from college. We are going to stay at my parents' house and go all around the area. I'm looking forward to catching up with friends.
Dave just finished working on my car door (bolts were missing), so I am going to go check it out! Yay for a garage where Dave can work on cars :)
- Megan
Friday, June 12, 2009
Life in General
Hello,
Megan here. So, after hiking on Saturday, I went and lifeguarded for Girl Scout troop up in the El Dorado foothills. The troop was from Mountain View and were camping along the South Fork of the American River. The girls and parent helpers were all friendly and welcoming - and they fed me! Woohoo!!
So, this week, I have re-entered the Twilight saga. I have read all 4 books before, and I decided I should 1) own them, and 2) re-read them. Since I am regularly lost in these books, Dave has taken to conquering many worlds in the game "Metroid Prime 3" - borrowed from a friend of ours. From my occasional observations, he seems to be winning :)
As many of you know, our "plan" when we moved in to our apartment was to live here for at least 2 years. The reason was we had both been moving at least once a year for several years through college, and we wanted to stay in one place long enough to feel "settled" and "home." So, with our 2-year anniversary coming up, we are getting antsy for a yard, garage, and many other things that come with a house. We have been looking at rental homes and have found a few promising ones in the area. We sit eagerly waiting for a response from a guy right now about a house a few minutes away from where we live. So, if you could please pray for us and rental houses, that would be wonderful
Tomorrow, our friends are moving in to their newly purchased house, and I will be helping them moved. Unfortunately, Dave has to work tomorrow, so he will be unable to help with the moving (unless we're not done by the time he gets off work). Oh well, more pizza and soda for me, then!
I realized this post doesn't have much in the way of updates, but our weeks are usually pretty simple...we go a little crazy on weekends, so there might be a post coming soon about crazy adventures!
Megan
Megan here. So, after hiking on Saturday, I went and lifeguarded for Girl Scout troop up in the El Dorado foothills. The troop was from Mountain View and were camping along the South Fork of the American River. The girls and parent helpers were all friendly and welcoming - and they fed me! Woohoo!!
So, this week, I have re-entered the Twilight saga. I have read all 4 books before, and I decided I should 1) own them, and 2) re-read them. Since I am regularly lost in these books, Dave has taken to conquering many worlds in the game "Metroid Prime 3" - borrowed from a friend of ours. From my occasional observations, he seems to be winning :)
As many of you know, our "plan" when we moved in to our apartment was to live here for at least 2 years. The reason was we had both been moving at least once a year for several years through college, and we wanted to stay in one place long enough to feel "settled" and "home." So, with our 2-year anniversary coming up, we are getting antsy for a yard, garage, and many other things that come with a house. We have been looking at rental homes and have found a few promising ones in the area. We sit eagerly waiting for a response from a guy right now about a house a few minutes away from where we live. So, if you could please pray for us and rental houses, that would be wonderful
Tomorrow, our friends are moving in to their newly purchased house, and I will be helping them moved. Unfortunately, Dave has to work tomorrow, so he will be unable to help with the moving (unless we're not done by the time he gets off work). Oh well, more pizza and soda for me, then!
I realized this post doesn't have much in the way of updates, but our weeks are usually pretty simple...we go a little crazy on weekends, so there might be a post coming soon about crazy adventures!
Megan
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Hiking in Auburn
Hiking in Auburn is fun! Do you know why? Because it just is!Getting outdoors, smelling the fresh air, seeing some critters and having good conversations - what's not to love?.
Ben (who's a pretty cool guy, by the way) knows the area very well and wowed us with his tour guide prowess.
The picture you see here is the site of the once-funded Auburn Dam. Had there been enough money to finish it, it would have stretched from one side of this picture to the other.
We passed other interesting things, too! An old mine shaft was marked off with bright orange mesh fencing. We didn't really stop to look at it, but Ben says it goes straight down into the hillside. I had no interest in going into the hillside and neither did anyone else, so we left that
mess alone and continued on. Racers kept speeding towards and past us throughout the day. We have no idea where they started or where they were going... Wildflowers dotted the hills, greatly contributing to the overall awesomeness of the day.This picture is of the Forest Hill Bridge. You can see it way off in the distance there. Apparently, it's the tallest bridge in the Western Hemisphere! Pretty neat, huh!? A couple years ago I also heard it was about 12 years overdue for inspection and repairs. Megan and I have walked out on it and looked over the edge before. Won't be doing that again!
As I mentioned earlier, hiking in Auburn is fun! It should then be of no surprise to you, oh wise reader, that we had a fun time! It was great getting to know Ben, we killed some major calories, and the scenery was pretty dang sweet! I think we will definitely be doing this again some time.
Dave
The first
So this is our first blog-diddy. Currently, we've had a lot of coffee, enjoyed Megan's first Saturday without work, and David has not had a shower...so he's going a little crazy (note: blog-diddy). I (Megan) took over promptly. Also, I am a better typer, so we will actually get through this without having to retype every word. (Dave seems to disagree, and says I'm a typist.)
We are the Hubbells, the mighty-mighty Hubbells...OK, so I might be going a little crazy too...
Anyway, we hope to share our crazy adventures and life's activities on here. ...and maybe we'll share some pictures, too!
Today, we are going on a hike with a guy named Ben. Ben is friends with our friends Brian and Rebekah. Dave says, "We're totally friend-robbing." After some extreme walking (aka: hiking), I am lifeguarding for a Girl Scout troup. Dave will have to find something to do...sigh.
Cool stuff, eh? We hope to keep up with our posts, and we hope you do too!
Peace out,
Megan and David Hubbell
We are the Hubbells, the mighty-mighty Hubbells...OK, so I might be going a little crazy too...
Anyway, we hope to share our crazy adventures and life's activities on here. ...and maybe we'll share some pictures, too!
Today, we are going on a hike with a guy named Ben. Ben is friends with our friends Brian and Rebekah. Dave says, "We're totally friend-robbing." After some extreme walking (aka: hiking), I am lifeguarding for a Girl Scout troup. Dave will have to find something to do...sigh.
Cool stuff, eh? We hope to keep up with our posts, and we hope you do too!
Peace out,
Megan and David Hubbell
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