Today is my first relatively un-busy day in a while, so I thought I would blog about the past couple weeks:

First, I thought I'd blog about different members of our family's highlights of the reunion-My dad's favorite parts were, not uncommonly, the broom hockey and the dunes. My mom's: the Mine were probably just hanging out and playing sports- that and going to the dunes(seeing uncle Tom jump into a bush made just about everyone here's day). Jared's favorite part was the treasure hunt. We all loved that- thanks for the hard work, Jonathan! Miri's favorite part was the morning activities with her group, and Caroline's was the girl party w/ Aunt T. Jacob liked playing with his fellow banana slugs, and Julia enjoyed just about everything, with the exception of sitting still. I have no idea what Paul liked, mostly because he has yet to start talking. That wraps it up for the reunion- I think this one has been great for all the kids, since the adults worked with them so thoughtfully. Thanks to everyone for a great reunion!

I recently had an "epicoectomy"( a great name for what I would call "Let'sjustchophimupandripthedarnedthingout-ectomy.") on my gums. For most of it, I was on anesthetics, so I was just sitting there, looking around at things I had never noticed were even in the room. There are 2,049 little holes in the ceiling speaker, 394 dots on each of the floor tiles, and 125 little pieces on each side of the zipper on Dr. Cole's coat. That pretty much sums it all up, although it's nice to have it all over with.

Bellingham is beautiful at this time of year, and it was great to spend time w/the Mumfords, even minus Al. I went on my first real mountain biking trip, and was finally convinced that it's just as fun as-or more fun than- road cycling. All thanks go to the Mumfords for letting me into their house!

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-In my opinion, this is the only time of the year that can compete with Christmas time for all-around business, since most people are making summer plans and trying to keep up with increasing homework loads (at least I am). This is my excuse for the large blogging lapse that I've been having. Anyway, now I've started again- I hope you have fun reading!
-Baby Julia just discovered the ticket out of nursery, which will work like a charm on any nursery teacher- the "Gotta Go Potty!" trick. There is never any way to tell whether or not they really do need to go, since most mere mortal primary workers are not equipped with lie detectors. Needless to say, taking Julia potty was a prime object in Mom and Dad's Sunday.
-Our family just discovered Mythbusters, and last night we watched the episode where they try to fool different security devices. The best one so far is the one where they hop into the giant whirlpool to see how dangerous they really are. It's easy to see why Nigie likes this show so much, although I can't quite guess what his favorite would be.
-This is the last post before our English projects get turned in, and I just realized how much work it would take to do one if I didn't have this blog. But, luckily, I do, so my grade isn't (hopefully) about to plummet through the floor- after all, the project is worth a hundred or so points.
-This should be an interesting reunion(cousin camp), since everyone has a part in it-we will now also be building potato guns from ABS and BBQ sparkers- they're supposed to shoot up to 200 yards, although this may only be Urban myth.
-That should be all for now, but be prepared for (roughly) weekly posts from now on! (oh, and remember to comment, too-!)

PS: In Spokane on Saturday, we saw a sign in front of a store that said
"Surly Staff
Poor Selection
High Prices
Terrible Quality". We had a laugh about that, but couldn't figure out the reasoning behind it...

17 days left till the end of school...16...15...

-The time has now come for our whole family to begin the countdown until the end of summer. I am having suspicions that this only makes the waiting seem longer, but hey, it's tradition.

-Today, among other things, I passed frozen sacrament bread.It was funny to see the faces of the priests when they realized that they didn't have any bread. Someone came rushing in with some bread, and the priests strained at the bread, barely able to break it. It was also funny to see the faces of the people in the crowd as I passed it. There were a lot of kids whispering in their moms' ears. I'm sure it went something like this: "Mom, why is the bread so hard and cold?"Anyway, that helped us to remember that life's a farce, no matter what we try to do about it.

-Bye, and remember to comment(remember that I wait for you to comment before I blog again)!

-After a small dry spell, I think it's time for something from me, although this might be a much smaller post. Anyway, bear with me while I get this off my chest.

-first, a random thought: Have you ever watched a timer go by, and thought about the time you're spending uselessly spiraling into space? It's kind of depressing at first, but then, when you're doing something worthwhile, you can kind of get an out-of body experience (for example, what I'm doing right now would be pretty satisfying).
-Now, after eating half a bowl of Oreo filling, I can finally conclude that fat is not good for you. I can also conclude that one Seth Dixon will never be able to eat another Oreo for the space of ten to twelve years. After that, I just might be a hobo in a box, but if I am, I'll be trans-fat free.

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more snow =^(

-I just know it's no coincidence that it started to snow the same day my mom put away all the snowclothes, saying that at least now we knew we didn't have to worry about snow. Now we have to skid around on ice in the mornings and trudge through slush in the afternoons. Not that I'm being un-optimistic about the snow or anything.

-I think I should probably give you guys an update on the teacher list since I've known them a lot longer. By the way, the art teacher did turn out to be a bit crabby at the end of the semester, but I definitely like the second half of 7th grade better than the first. It seems like I was really disoriented in the first half, but maybe that's just me.. Anyway, here goes:


#1: Mr. Q.(Quesnell) is definitely my favorite teacher (I'm not just saying this because he will soon be grading this blog), mostly because he's very funny- and usually lenient(not if you get yourself on the bad list, which is flexible, too, but I'm off the hook as far as that's concerned-I think.)

#2: Mrs.Q(Quesenbery) I said earlier that she's strict, which is still true, but she's also funny, and her brand of strictness is fair to everybody, so I'm not complaining!

#3:Maestra Huett: she's a student teacher for(you guessed it)Spanish. She's really nice, and, being fresh from History class, she has great facts for every subject we talk about.

#4:Mr. Arlint is the P.E. teacher . You may have noticed that he has moved up from last, and he's tied for third w/Maestra Huett.

#5: My word processing teacher is an avid golfer and coach of the team here in Moscow.

#6: Mr.Lawton is the science teacher, and is still pretty strict.


-You may have noticed that my mom isn't on there, which is due to possible bias.

-Thanks for reading my post, and please comment!

The name's Paul.

-I just realized that I need to keep moving on the old blogosphere, because my English teacher told me that this blog could count as the big end-of-year project we'll all have to do. I don't really have any ingenious insights or performed any strange and complex surgeries- but then again, I can always talk about sports, as ESPN seems to have realized long ago. Anyway, here goes:

-It's a boy! My Mom was hoping to have me here to babysit for when the baby came, but I now know that it would either have been when I was gone skiing or during the Dawg game, so I'm glad it was when it was. There were many forces at work on the naming front, all working for their own cause( I personally favored the name Stu), so my dad decided to name him something no one was rooting for at the time, specifically the name Paul Perry Dixon.

-Uncle Tom and Gpa took us all skiing at Bluewood(Thank-you's to everyone who made that happen, by the way!) last Thursday, and I went from the beginner's slope to a black diamond(an easy one, that is). I also found out that I really love skiing, and that I will be devoted to this sport for at least 20 years more(after that, who knows what will happen?).

-The snow is gone at last! This is the first time in the last four months that I haven't been able to see snow from our front window. We put up a break-away rim on the neighbor's backboard, and now we can't blame any of our bad shots on a broken rim(the last one was broken in two places, and hung limply from the backboard). I did feel a sense of foreboding, though, when I saw the first hornet of the year crawling around.

-I think that'll be all for now, since I can hear my homework calling from my binder. Thanks for reading- It really helps to be able to dump all my thoughts on you guys once in a while!

Snow, snow, everywhere-!

-I just got to the thirteenth chapter and the umpteenth page of a Mark twain biography(the pages take about ten minutes each to digest with the 'olde English' typeset they use in the book), so look for enhanced knowledge and wisdom in my bumbling insights!

-There is a lot of snow here in Moscow. You could call it a winter wonderland- or you could call it a desolate wasteland, it just depends whether the cup is half empty or half full for you. We've had pretty much all the fun we can have in the snow- snow caves(we made the old ones bigger), snow castles, snow men , snow women, snow cats, snow dogs, snowball fights, iceball fights(we were desperate, and it still only lasted a minute until Mom came out and started yelling), and anything else I can think of to do in 2 feet of snow. Yesterday, I overheard Miriam praying, and it was the last omen to me. she said, "Heavenly Father, thank you for the snow days, but I think you should wait until next year for more of them. I, personally, am also all done with the snow and ready for some good and soggy Seattle weather-anything but snow!!

-We couldn't go to the game on Thursday, due to Mom's stomach pangs(she said she didn't know exactly where the said organ was, only that it hurt.), but we did decide to hog the slingbox and watch the game. It was very exciting, especially Rochestie's three that never went in-I personally think it was a couple hundredths of a second sooner than they did, but, as Mom says, you get what you get and you don't throw a fit- although Jared is always the exception to this rule. I also thought that Cowgill and Banes wouldn't have gotten in foul trouble(both fouled out) if Kevin Love hadn't been so arrogant. I was laughing hard when he missed the two free throws, though the look on his face remained the same. Overall, I think we played the Bruins to perfection- until two of our main men fouled out.

-Thanks for listening to my now-monthly ravings, and yet again, please comment!