Beneath the Wraps

A mat is a tangle or snarl in one’s hair.   But a mat is also a small rug.           I saw Matt’s matted hair when he stood on the mat. Mum is a type of flower.   Mum is a name I might call my mother.   When you are saying, “mum’s the word” to someone, you are asking to keep a secret.           My mum is allergic to mums.   But mum’s the word. A pool is a place to swim.   A pool table is a game table with cue sticks and balls.   A pool of money is generally a collection of money for a charity or a bet.           Let’s pool our money together to purchase a pool table to use for the lifeguards to use when they are taking a break from the public pool. To pry something means to use a crowbar or other device to assist in lifting something.   Pry can also mean eavesdropping or sn...

Roland has always told the boys that all businesses consist of product, knowledge or service. Services might include daycare, mowing lawns, yard work, and hotels working as maids, in reservations, waiters, chefs, bellhops, etc. There are also cleaning services and service providers like phone and internet.   Just about every product business has customer service. Service: the action of helping or doing work for someone.       We give service through the church or community.   Some of the service projects we have done through the Church include babysitting, painting, cleaning, and weeding to name a few.   We have also had community service projects that involve sprucing up the park and cleaning up Main Street.   There are community services sponsored by businesses that allow seniors to go to the movies once a month.   There is community service in which hygiene and medicine are taught to the poor.   There is also ser...

                I'm certain that I have over 80 posts in which I had used public transportation while living in Salt Lake City.   There is also a high volume mentioning driving or the car itself.   There is also an entire post dedicated to water transportation here .    Amusement rides may not count as transportation as they are thrills.   Riding trains at the park or the zoo takes passengers around - sort of a tour - in a circle back to where you started.                           My first experiencing with riding a passenger train (I'm assuming AMTrack) came when I was about seven or eight. My cousins had moved to Denver, Colorado for a couple of years and my mom and grandma had taken me and my brother, Patrick to visit for about a week I guess. I don't have man...

             Even though I knew I had two classes coming up, I had agreed to fill in for one of the aides during the last two weeks of February.  Technically, my two classes started on President’s Day which I had off.  Still, I struggled through that first week and did not make the best grades compared to the other ones I have been getting.             It snowed on the last Sunday in February.  The next morning I had three messages on my phone:  “Buses will be delayed for two hours on Monday morning”  “Buses will be delayed for two hours on Monday morning”  and “School has been canceled for Monday."  I thought I'd take advantage of having the time off and get a better jump start on my classes than I had the week before.  I was able to listen to the live lecture and had completed one discussion post before taking what I thought would be a short bre...

The word " trans " all by itself means "denoting or relating to a molecular structure in which two particular atoms or groups lie on opposite sides".   The word " trance " means "a half-conscious state characterized by an absence of response"   I have used the word "trans" in a couple of posts when I meant "trance"   Whoops! Truth is, I didn't know that "trans" was a word all by itself and so when spell-check accepted the spelling, I did not bother to look for a definition, but just assumed it meant "a half-absent state of mind" The prefix "trans" means “across”, “beyond” or “through”    I have "transferred" many pictures from my camera onto my computer.   I have watched Roland transfer food from the stove top into the oven in order to keep it warm.   Jenna's school records have transferred from one state to another.   I had transferred to five different areas during ...

        Recently I posted to facebook that I really LOVE Oregon - but did not give details. One friend who lives in Oregon asked for details.  I answered her in a private message. I have many friends and family in Utah who may not share my feelings about the hoop-jumping that so many have to deal with in the state of Utah that I did not want to post my number one reason why I like living in Oregon.  I love being in Oregon because it isn't Utah - or more specifically Salt Lake City. I guess it's wrong of me to judge the entire state by just one county.         Thus far I have not had to jump any hoops - not even to get a driver's license or state plates.  Nor did I have to wait.  I have been treated like a person and not just a number.  I count!  I may have counted in Utah, but I didn't feel like I did.  Especially when it came to voting.  Seriously.  Utah's a Rep...

Jenna does NOT deal with change well.   She is horrible at it.   Horrible.   I don’t even remember what it was she was complaining about last night.   I told her that whatever we do, wherever we live, no matter what, there are going to be some things that we like about our current situation and some things that we don’t.   I told her to write a list of pros and cons with living in West Valley and with living in Myrtle Creek.   I didn’t suggest for her to include Kearns – after all she was only five when we had moved. There was probably more drama about that move than there was with this last one. After reviewing her lists, I decided to make some lists of my own.   Thus for this post, I have decided to share each list that was created (or started at least) Jenna’s pro list for living in West Valley 1)            school friends 2)     ...