Hello All,
Well October has come and gone in a blink of an eye. Michelle has applied for a BYU Hall adviser job and we are hoping we will get a call here soon for an interview.
Her brother got his mission call to the Fort Lauderdale Florida Mission, which is the southern part of the state. He leaves in mid December. My mom and dad are in AZ now on their mission, they are loving it.
Scott and Kyle have had a great time this month with friends and family they got to spend time with my mom and dad before they left to the mission, my brother Brians kids and they loved that. During Halloween they got some pumpkins and drew faces on them with marker some pics will be on the blog. For the 31st Kyle went Trick or Treating for the first time, he really was not sure what to think of if but after a few houses he got down and was running to the next door. Scott also was not sure what do to but with some of his friends there he got the trick and was in the action. Scott was Tigger and Kyle was a dog. They got lots of candy which I will have to check each piece before they eat it :)
We found out that Scott gets to go to pre-school because his vocabulary is like his fathers and not the best, and they think he as a little bit of OCD which talking with Rob everyone has a little OCD in there life, if not nothing would be done that looks good, and ex. would be the Tempels. It will be a great time for him, plus he might be in the same class as one of his friends from the ward.
School is going great but hard. We just finished mid-terms and took 7 tests and I got A's on 5 and B's on 2 so I am very happy with the outcome. In clinic we are now starting to work on each other with probing and exploring, by December we will be doing everything to clean a persons teeth, in which I am very excited. But school is school and you learn something cool everyday. Well life is just the same old thing which I guess makes it good to know everything is not crazy but a little excitement is always good to.
Hope everyone is doing great and is healthy. Talk to you all later.
The Hopes
Friday, October 31, 2008
2008 October: Bates
Well Orianna has definitely been the focus of our lives for the past 4 months, and this one is no different.
She will be 4 months old in November, and she is so anxious to grow. She loves to try to crawl and walk. If she is near any object on the floor she will dedicate herself to slowly crawling toward it. If you hold her she will try to stand and walk on any surface. It's pretty crazy.
She is also very independent. She likes to hold things herself and to move them around, and prefers if you let her rather than try to help her.
Babbling comprises a large chunk of her day. She's big into vowel sounds, but occasionally will discover a consonant. She inherited lungs from both sides of the family, so she has some loud noise making skills. It's super fun!
Tamara and I have been working on the house still. We finished patching the cieling, and have wallpapered some of the kitchen. We are still in the process of getting all our yard work done, but I think it may get postponed till Spring.
Other than that, I have just been working a lot. I was considering switching jobs because I had an offer that would get rid of my commute, but I think I've decided to wait until January before I look into it again.
We hope everyone is doing well. Happy Halloween!!!
-Rob, Tamara, & Orianna
She will be 4 months old in November, and she is so anxious to grow. She loves to try to crawl and walk. If she is near any object on the floor she will dedicate herself to slowly crawling toward it. If you hold her she will try to stand and walk on any surface. It's pretty crazy.
She is also very independent. She likes to hold things herself and to move them around, and prefers if you let her rather than try to help her.
Babbling comprises a large chunk of her day. She's big into vowel sounds, but occasionally will discover a consonant. She inherited lungs from both sides of the family, so she has some loud noise making skills. It's super fun!
Tamara and I have been working on the house still. We finished patching the cieling, and have wallpapered some of the kitchen. We are still in the process of getting all our yard work done, but I think it may get postponed till Spring.
Other than that, I have just been working a lot. I was considering switching jobs because I had an offer that would get rid of my commute, but I think I've decided to wait until January before I look into it again.
We hope everyone is doing well. Happy Halloween!!!
-Rob, Tamara, & Orianna
2008 October: North
We are getting a more clear picture of what the future holds for us in regards to medical school. The school in MO put me on the alternate list. That means that if someone who is accepted pulls out they will accept me. The trouble is there's no guarantee, and they don't start accepting alternates until late spring/early summer. WV needs a commitment (a $3000 non-refundable commitment) before the end of the year. I've emailed the MO school for a little bit more information, but unless something changes we'll be heading to WV.
Becky works in an office here at ISU with two other women. For various reasons (good reasons) the two other women are quitting within the next month. That will leave Becky alone to do the work of 3 people, and there's a hiring freeze imposed right now. She might be pulling quite a bit of weight for awhile until they get things worked out. I've told her that if they ask her to do things not in her original job description that she needs to request a pay raise, it's only fair. This could mean a lot of work for Becky.
We attended our married ward this Sunday. I think we will fit in very well. It will take some time for us to get to know people, but we'll enjoy it. For now I am just enjoying having so much free time on Sunday, and not having other meetings during the week.
We hope you are all doing well, and that your families are healthy and strong.
Stewart and Becky
Becky works in an office here at ISU with two other women. For various reasons (good reasons) the two other women are quitting within the next month. That will leave Becky alone to do the work of 3 people, and there's a hiring freeze imposed right now. She might be pulling quite a bit of weight for awhile until they get things worked out. I've told her that if they ask her to do things not in her original job description that she needs to request a pay raise, it's only fair. This could mean a lot of work for Becky.
We attended our married ward this Sunday. I think we will fit in very well. It will take some time for us to get to know people, but we'll enjoy it. For now I am just enjoying having so much free time on Sunday, and not having other meetings during the week.
We hope you are all doing well, and that your families are healthy and strong.
Stewart and Becky
2008 October: Robertson
Greetings all,
Derik had a birthday, shout hooray! We sang to him earlier this month. One year older and wiser too... Happy birthday, Derik, to you! Yes, we started out the month celebrating Derik's birthday. We went to my parent's and celebrated Derik's birthday and my little brother's 16th birthday too. Derik did homework with most all of his “free time” except during key moments, like conference. We really enjoyed listening to what the prophet, apostles, and other leaders had to teach. Derik got a dutch oven for his birthday-he is excited to get to try it out although I'm not sure when that will be. Derik also wants me say thank you for his many warm birthday wishes and birthday gifts. They were all wonderful!
Derik also went to a graduate appreciation dinner and speaker. He felt it a rather pointless event unless “what 15th century students wrote in the margins of their textbook has significance to you.” That and the thought of giving overworked/stressed graduate students a “thank you” by having them listen to a lecture has some serious problems with it as well. But he still thought the dinner itself was nice. Who doesn't like a free dinner?
Morgan was released from her 2 week old calling of a primary presidency 2nd councilor and called to be the Primary president instead. That has kept me pretty busy trying to figure out everything, especially since I am still learning names and faces of people in the branch. It's been a new experience for me, but a good one. I am also giving a talk in church in a week We have also begun feeding the missionaries dinner every other week and we are endeavoring for the “wow” factor with these meals so the missionaries (and us) have a nice, fun dinner to look forward too. This has been fun to do, but also a lot of work. Our last meal was homemade butternut squash tortellini in a brown butter, cranberry-sage sauce (YUMMY!) and cornish game hen. Then there was bread, salad, and a chocolate hazelnut pudding cake for dessert. So, if any of you have any good ideas or recipes, we are always looking and would appreciate any ideas you have to offer!
Kyla and Daria have grown a bit of an attachment to the Muppets this past month. If the TV is off, or if we are watching something different, they will holler and scream and just plain be noisy until we give in and turn the Muppets on for them. I'm trying to break them of this “habit.” I think it might take a while.
Halloween has been a bit strenuous on the girls. There was a church Halloween carnival a few days before Halloween. I went without Derik but with the girls and when we go to church, a few girls in their costumes rushed up to say how cute they looked and spooked the girls pretty badly. They proceeded to scream as soon as anyone came anywhere near them for the next 2 hours. I had a headache that night.
Thankfully, they got over their fears enough for the real Halloween. Kyla decided to be especially festive and choose Halloween morning to trip over a pillow and hit her head on the corner of our coffee table. What's Halloween with out a little blood and gore and a trip to the ER? Derik was out with the car so we walked to the ER...only a block away thankfully, and they glued her cut shut...the perfect Halloween accessory...unless you are Alice in Wonderland-like Kyla and Daria were. Poor Kyla. Later that night, we went to my parents for Trick-or-Treating. Kyla and Daria loved running between houses and up to the doors. As soon as we got to the doors the girls wanted held until they got their candy and could run to the next house. They had a lot of fun and so did mom and dad watching them in their cute outfits having so much fun.
I think that does it for us this month. We look forward to hearing from all of you.
Derik, Morgan, Kyla, and Daria Robertson
P.s. in order to see Halloween pictures and others travel to idiosyncraticparade.blogspot.com
Derik had a birthday, shout hooray! We sang to him earlier this month. One year older and wiser too... Happy birthday, Derik, to you! Yes, we started out the month celebrating Derik's birthday. We went to my parent's and celebrated Derik's birthday and my little brother's 16th birthday too. Derik did homework with most all of his “free time” except during key moments, like conference. We really enjoyed listening to what the prophet, apostles, and other leaders had to teach. Derik got a dutch oven for his birthday-he is excited to get to try it out although I'm not sure when that will be. Derik also wants me say thank you for his many warm birthday wishes and birthday gifts. They were all wonderful!
Derik also went to a graduate appreciation dinner and speaker. He felt it a rather pointless event unless “what 15th century students wrote in the margins of their textbook has significance to you.” That and the thought of giving overworked/stressed graduate students a “thank you” by having them listen to a lecture has some serious problems with it as well. But he still thought the dinner itself was nice. Who doesn't like a free dinner?
Morgan was released from her 2 week old calling of a primary presidency 2nd councilor and called to be the Primary president instead. That has kept me pretty busy trying to figure out everything, especially since I am still learning names and faces of people in the branch. It's been a new experience for me, but a good one. I am also giving a talk in church in a week We have also begun feeding the missionaries dinner every other week and we are endeavoring for the “wow” factor with these meals so the missionaries (and us) have a nice, fun dinner to look forward too. This has been fun to do, but also a lot of work. Our last meal was homemade butternut squash tortellini in a brown butter, cranberry-sage sauce (YUMMY!) and cornish game hen. Then there was bread, salad, and a chocolate hazelnut pudding cake for dessert. So, if any of you have any good ideas or recipes, we are always looking and would appreciate any ideas you have to offer!
Kyla and Daria have grown a bit of an attachment to the Muppets this past month. If the TV is off, or if we are watching something different, they will holler and scream and just plain be noisy until we give in and turn the Muppets on for them. I'm trying to break them of this “habit.” I think it might take a while.
Halloween has been a bit strenuous on the girls. There was a church Halloween carnival a few days before Halloween. I went without Derik but with the girls and when we go to church, a few girls in their costumes rushed up to say how cute they looked and spooked the girls pretty badly. They proceeded to scream as soon as anyone came anywhere near them for the next 2 hours. I had a headache that night.
Thankfully, they got over their fears enough for the real Halloween. Kyla decided to be especially festive and choose Halloween morning to trip over a pillow and hit her head on the corner of our coffee table. What's Halloween with out a little blood and gore and a trip to the ER? Derik was out with the car so we walked to the ER...only a block away thankfully, and they glued her cut shut...the perfect Halloween accessory...unless you are Alice in Wonderland-like Kyla and Daria were. Poor Kyla. Later that night, we went to my parents for Trick-or-Treating. Kyla and Daria loved running between houses and up to the doors. As soon as we got to the doors the girls wanted held until they got their candy and could run to the next house. They had a lot of fun and so did mom and dad watching them in their cute outfits having so much fun.
I think that does it for us this month. We look forward to hearing from all of you.
Derik, Morgan, Kyla, and Daria Robertson
P.s. in order to see Halloween pictures and others travel to idiosyncraticparade.blogspot.com
Monday, October 6, 2008
2008 September: Hope
Well this has been a very stressful month. I have been going to school for a month now and I am counting down the months until I get done. It has been a fun time learning about all of the subjects but I really enjoy the labs when we actually get to play in the mouth. Right now we are just learning the basic way to sit and hold our arm and were to put our hands when we are cleaning the mouth.
Some other classes are Radiology where we lean about taking x-rays and everything that goes with them. So far we have only taken them on Dexter our x-ray dummy. They are easier than they seem. So if you have any questions about them just ask.
Then Pre Clinic Theory in this class we learn everything you would like to know about biofilm (plaque) and some other stuff. Another class is Embryology, Histology, Morphology as you can guess it is about what happens when you are growing in your Mommy's tummy. It is a very interesting class to know what is going on in there.
Next we have Head and Neck Anatomy which in turn we learn everything that you have from your shoulders to the top of your head, from every bone, muscle, nerve, blood artery and veins.
Then we have Preventive Dentistry in this class we learn how to talk to our patients about brushing their teeth and what to do when something is wrong in the mouth such as dry mouth.
Then we have dental Spanish were we learn Spanish for the dental field. All of the teachers are great but the one I like best is Dr Jason Allan who teaches the anatomy class and then latter next year how to give injections which I am looking forward to:)
So for you that are still in school I am taking 19 credits so it is the most I have taken. Well lets see what else has happened... the boys are doing great as always and they are getting better as telling us that they (mostly Scott) need to go potty.
Michelle is doing great she has been working very hard she has 3 jobs and has dinner ready and the house clean (for the most part if you have kids you know what I mean, you think you have it clean and there are always toys our somewhere.)
Well some other news my parents got the mission call to go to the Phoenix Arizona Mission, they enter the MTC on the 20th of October. Well that is our lives for now. We hope all is well with all of you.
The Hopes
Some other classes are Radiology where we lean about taking x-rays and everything that goes with them. So far we have only taken them on Dexter our x-ray dummy. They are easier than they seem. So if you have any questions about them just ask.
Then Pre Clinic Theory in this class we learn everything you would like to know about biofilm (plaque) and some other stuff. Another class is Embryology, Histology, Morphology as you can guess it is about what happens when you are growing in your Mommy's tummy. It is a very interesting class to know what is going on in there.
Next we have Head and Neck Anatomy which in turn we learn everything that you have from your shoulders to the top of your head, from every bone, muscle, nerve, blood artery and veins.
Then we have Preventive Dentistry in this class we learn how to talk to our patients about brushing their teeth and what to do when something is wrong in the mouth such as dry mouth.
Then we have dental Spanish were we learn Spanish for the dental field. All of the teachers are great but the one I like best is Dr Jason Allan who teaches the anatomy class and then latter next year how to give injections which I am looking forward to:)
So for you that are still in school I am taking 19 credits so it is the most I have taken. Well lets see what else has happened... the boys are doing great as always and they are getting better as telling us that they (mostly Scott) need to go potty.
Michelle is doing great she has been working very hard she has 3 jobs and has dinner ready and the house clean (for the most part if you have kids you know what I mean, you think you have it clean and there are always toys our somewhere.)
Well some other news my parents got the mission call to go to the Phoenix Arizona Mission, they enter the MTC on the 20th of October. Well that is our lives for now. We hope all is well with all of you.
The Hopes
2008 September: Bates
This month has been a hectic one at work again. So, we didn't do much else.
We have been painting our home, and doing several other projects around the house... but they are all in the middle of being done, so our house is currently quite messy.
Orianna is rolling now and making attempts at crawling, but the friction on her knees can't seem to overcome the friction of her clothing on the floor. But, she has fun trying just the same.
Other than that, there really isn't much to report. Good luck to you all this next month.
-Rob & Tamara
We have been painting our home, and doing several other projects around the house... but they are all in the middle of being done, so our house is currently quite messy.
Orianna is rolling now and making attempts at crawling, but the friction on her knees can't seem to overcome the friction of her clothing on the floor. But, she has fun trying just the same.
Other than that, there really isn't much to report. Good luck to you all this next month.
-Rob & Tamara
2008 September: Robertson
Greetings,
I think that I can finally say that the Robertson household has finally settled down as far as Earth shaking events are concerned. We are now plugging away at the hum drum frantic living of everyday life. I (Derik) have been keeping busy with school and with church functions. I have given several presentations at school this past month and have several more scheduled for the months to come. I have read several books this month and have several more to read in the months to come. So far I can say that I am staying on top of my school work – some weeks better than others. I feel that I am doing well and fitting into the department. I have to smile to myself after I catch myself about to call one of my teachers “Brother” or “Sister” after spending so much time at BYU-Idaho. I have started to try and carve out my niche in the department and get myself known. So far, so good.
I spent a weekend taking my young men to a stake young men camp out. The stake Young Men's Presidency played a dirty trick on us and turned it into a training meeting for all of the young men leaders. So all weekend the boys played capture the flag, ultimate Frisbee, and other games while we leaders were subjected to hours upon hours of PowerPoint presentations. I don't know what was worse: those presentations or the food (The sloppy joes and the chili tasted too similar for comfort – both bad)
Morgan has received two callings in the branch. She is the branch chorister and the second councilor in the Primary. She is excited for the primary and relieved that it wasn't as a teacher in the Sunday School. Other than that, she has been busy trying to get us officially settled here in Winona: registering the car, drivers licenses, etc. And, as always, keeping the girls under control – or keep them from being completely wild as she puts it.
Kyla and Daria are growing bigger every day and surprise us with how much they understand. We were under the impression that they only knew how to identify three or four body parts until we started to quiz them and discovered they know closer to a dozen. They are starting to communicate with us using both signs and small words and phrases (they love yelling “Amen” especially during sacrament meeting). They about have everyone in the branch wrapped around their little fingers.
Well I think that does it for us. If you want to see pictures and videos (as well as a list of all the books we've been reading) from our neck of the woods, we have started a blog at idiosyncraticparade.blogspot.com feel free to drop in whenever.
God bless you all,
Derik, Morgan, Kyla, and Daria
I think that I can finally say that the Robertson household has finally settled down as far as Earth shaking events are concerned. We are now plugging away at the hum drum frantic living of everyday life. I (Derik) have been keeping busy with school and with church functions. I have given several presentations at school this past month and have several more scheduled for the months to come. I have read several books this month and have several more to read in the months to come. So far I can say that I am staying on top of my school work – some weeks better than others. I feel that I am doing well and fitting into the department. I have to smile to myself after I catch myself about to call one of my teachers “Brother” or “Sister” after spending so much time at BYU-Idaho. I have started to try and carve out my niche in the department and get myself known. So far, so good.
I spent a weekend taking my young men to a stake young men camp out. The stake Young Men's Presidency played a dirty trick on us and turned it into a training meeting for all of the young men leaders. So all weekend the boys played capture the flag, ultimate Frisbee, and other games while we leaders were subjected to hours upon hours of PowerPoint presentations. I don't know what was worse: those presentations or the food (The sloppy joes and the chili tasted too similar for comfort – both bad)
Morgan has received two callings in the branch. She is the branch chorister and the second councilor in the Primary. She is excited for the primary and relieved that it wasn't as a teacher in the Sunday School. Other than that, she has been busy trying to get us officially settled here in Winona: registering the car, drivers licenses, etc. And, as always, keeping the girls under control – or keep them from being completely wild as she puts it.
Kyla and Daria are growing bigger every day and surprise us with how much they understand. We were under the impression that they only knew how to identify three or four body parts until we started to quiz them and discovered they know closer to a dozen. They are starting to communicate with us using both signs and small words and phrases (they love yelling “Amen” especially during sacrament meeting). They about have everyone in the branch wrapped around their little fingers.
Well I think that does it for us. If you want to see pictures and videos (as well as a list of all the books we've been reading) from our neck of the woods, we have started a blog at idiosyncraticparade.blogspot.com feel free to drop in whenever.
God bless you all,
Derik, Morgan, Kyla, and Daria
2008 September: North
Hey guys, sorry I’m a little late this month, I’ve been out of town and I didn’t have access to the internet. I left on the 27th of September. I spent the night in Salt Lake, then caught an early flight to Charleston WV. Sorry I didn’t make contact with either of you Jason or Rob, but I didn’t get to Salt Lake until 9:30 pm and I left at 7:30 am the next morning. I rented a car in WV and drove to a little town called Lewisburg. It’s a small town in rich, mountainous country. It was the scene of a civil war battle. I got a speeding ticket on my way thru...I was kind of angry that he would give me a ticket, but it looks like I’ll have to pay it. I interviewed at West Virginia College of Medicine on Monday Sept 29. The interview went well. They didn’t ask me any off-the-wall questions and I think I came across as very confident and able. Apparently they liked me, because the acceptance letter beat me home. After the interview I got back on the plane and flew to Kansas City, MO. I rented another car and drove to Kirksville, a town that reminded me of the Rexburg from our youth (not the Rexburg of today which is almost double the size it was when we were younger). The man who founded osteopathy, Andrew Stills, started the first osteopathic school in Kirksville back in 1892. The facilities were not as nice, but overall I think the programs were stronger. I interviewed there on Thursday Oct. 2. Again, the interviews went well. I think I came across as confident and eager to learn. I haven’t heard back from them yet. I flew home the following day by way of Minnesota (sorry I didn’t stop in and say hi Derik, but I was stuck in the airport, because I didn’t want to have to go thru security again). All in all I was gone for one week...that’s a long time for a young couple who has never been apart for one night since they were married. Becky had a good week decorating the house. Her mom and sister came and visited as well.
The trip was a great experience for me. I got to get out and see things that I’ve never seen before. The world is a pretty neat place. The bad thing is that now I have a week of school to catch up on. My spanish class moves pretty quick, and I’ll have to work hard to catch up. Rob, I don’t know if I told you or not but I’m studying spanish this year. It’s been fun so far.
Well I’ve gone on long enough now. We wish you all the best of luck in everything you’re doing.
Stewart and Becky
The trip was a great experience for me. I got to get out and see things that I’ve never seen before. The world is a pretty neat place. The bad thing is that now I have a week of school to catch up on. My spanish class moves pretty quick, and I’ll have to work hard to catch up. Rob, I don’t know if I told you or not but I’m studying spanish this year. It’s been fun so far.
Well I’ve gone on long enough now. We wish you all the best of luck in everything you’re doing.
Stewart and Becky
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