it's good to be a Hentzen
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
seventh grade...
or i could mourn the little green "jackson" l.l. bean backpack being replaced with a new "teen-sized" l.l.bean backpack--no monogramming, of course
i could drive him to school and deprive him the new bus route and new bus driver and all of the new kids
i could freak out that he's got a new sense of independence that is stemming from all sorts of new junior high experiences
but i choose to be happy in the blessings that he comes home from school every day with a smile, telling me that "today was just a good day all around, mom."
thankfully, we never had to endure the "terrible twos," and with much optimism, we see his teenage years bringing us as much joy as he always has brought to our lives...
his brother on the other hand... hee hee
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
today is the day...
Monday, September 13, 2010
we did it differently this year...
Thursday, August 26, 2010
why did we go all the way to florida?
Thursday, August 19, 2010
so my mom comments...
... "You "aced" this class, so when will we see something new?? Looking forward to the next adventure of the Hentzens!"
i'd love to say that i've been so busy with school work that i haven't had time for blogging... but it was more that we were lovin' life this summer that i didn't carve out time for this!! and what were we doing? i better start at the beginning...
you know, when you're on a roller coaster, and you're slowly crawling up the first hill? yeah? well, that hill was our june! the boys got out of school, ryan had his birthday, we had soccer practices practically every day and it was still cold around here... but these things were all building up to the peak of our summer--jacks' soccer tournament in FLORIDA!
we flew over night (with a layover in phoenix to get our nana and papa!) and so we woke up in florida... first reaction? ugh... it's hot and why am i all sweaty?! we had a little conversation about humidity--and idaho's lack of it.
but God was good to us, and brought on a couple of cloudy and rainy days to keep us cool at disneyworld and epcot. and ryan says: i like this hot rain! it's the humidity, right?!
as i was saying, june was just the build up to the rest of the summer rushing by us at a frightening speed! we've had a great summer with our family and our friends... many great adventures
yes, mom... more adventure pictures to come!
(did you know that they just let crazy ducks attack you at disneyworld? in front of my kids, no less!)
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
homework
i'm jenniffer...
that's right. no mispelling or finger-stutter... there are 2ns and 2fs there. i think it was the only way to make me a little different from the other gazillion
i'm wife to
i'm the head of adult services for the
i'm in my 8th semester and my 8th class at sjsu--getting my mlis... i'm contemplating taking two classes in the upcoming fall and spring semesters so i can be done by december 2011... but it sounds a bit daunting!
i'm not a techie, i don't know the names to all of the pieces and parts of the machine. i know how to play with the computer and usually get the results i want... and it pisses me off when it doesn't do what i think it should.
obviously, i blog and facebook, and i'd rather chat, im and text than actually picking up a phone and {gasp} speaking to another person!! i do love people and communicating. however, because i'm on the phone all day (or so it feels) i hate being on the phone when i'm not at work!
i've probably said too much... it's going to be an interesting semester!
Monday, June 7, 2010
i'm just a little jealous...
so with the $50 in cash (birthday gift from nana and papa),
there’s a little backstory here, when I played with legos, I kept them in ziplock bags according to size and color. I tried to teach the boys this very handy technique… hmm… it didn’t stick. they have a lego lair of chaos in our basement. I can’t handle the bedlam of not knowing where all of the red pieces are, not to mention to tiny special pieces. so, I don’t play with them. I know it sounds “a bit” anal retentive, but I do enjoy shelving books for a living…
anyway, when
so, back to the jealousy…
check out the detail of this house!!
lawn mower,
basketball hoops...