Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Back to Normal Life!
Well, we have officially recovered from our exhausting schedule from the past week/weekend! Back to our studies, music practice, and basketball! Our break after lunch today was filled with competitive games of P-I-G and Around the World! Mom won PIG and Brian won Around the World, with Alyssa coming in close second (we were playing tallest to shortest). Everyone is back in full swing for our studies, and Leah is very proud to announce that she has moved on to her next math book! She is now learning from a textbook instead of a workbook! A very big deal! Joshua is thoroughly enjoying, "Treasure Island" for his literary studies. Jenny was doing something with a microscope this afternoon, I don't know what, just that she took it out of my room, and then brought it back later;) Emily is studying hard to get all of her High School subjects in, and hopefully some CLEP tests soon. Brian was busy all day practicing which smile he is going to use when he get his drivers license in 7 months. Plus there was a lot college math and history studying going on in between! Alyssa was in her room all day studying furiously for her next CLEP and taking two online courses and study Pre-Calculus. She has officially decided that neither Pre-Calculus nor English Literature are her cup of tea! Boo was running around "studying" with everyone. Mom was running around studying with everyone, making meals, doing laundry, and the list goes on and on. We finished the day by visiting Nana and watching the Duggar's show on TLC! So, this is a normal day for us. Good Night John-Boy!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Summer Part 2
Brian's new shirt-
Fishermen have all the best pickup lines!
We went to Branson and went tubing for the first time!
Our fearless Captain!
Our non-boaters... they all look a little green don't they?
Leah and Alyssa
Josh and Brian
Emily
AHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Summer Fun
What we did this Summer...We went to Springfield MO with the Davis Family!
There we went to Laura Ingalls Wilder's house!
And Wilson's Creek Battlefield!
Brian graduate from High School!!!!!
We performed at Silver Dollar City!
We celebrated Brian and Alyssa's birthdays (17 and 18!) Guess who's cake is who's;)PICTURES!!!
Here is Miss. Boo playing in the bed!
She is such a ham! She loves smiling for the camera.
Our little Tennesse Volunteer!Monday, September 14, 2009
TN Update!
We are enjoying Tennesse! We have done 5 shows in the past 6 days, we just finished our last one this afternoon!
Our family went hiking on a nearby trail, this was interesting... As we began our hike, we met another family that had just finished the loop, and said it took took them about an hour, so we figured we were fine, we can walk for an hour. After an hour of hiking up and down the mountain, we came to the swinging bridge. The map at the beginning of the trail showed the swinging bridge was the half way point. We crossed the swinging bridge, one at a time, then proceeded on. The only problem was it was 7:00 pm at this point, and the trail on the other side went two different directions. We had been following the blue markers, but now there were red markers going both ways. After much deliberation and the realization that our cell phones didn't work (four cell phones, but no reception), we decided to turn back. Once we were all back over the bridge, we couldn't find the blue markers that would lead us back home. So we decided to just follow the red markers on the other side of the bridge, since it would have to lead somewhere. So once again, the entire family walked, one at a time, across the bridge. After the scouts (Alyssa and Jenny) went about 20 feet down the red trail, it turned into a 12 inch ledge with a drop off on one side and the mountain side on the other. So we went back across the bridge for the fourth time, and this time found the blue trail. (The small bridge had been wiped out by rocks before we got there, so we had to travel further than the trial and jump from rock to rock to cross the creek) The entire walk back was filled with the stories of lost hikers you hear about on the news. We arrived back at our apartment at 9:00 or so. Mom has declared that we are never hiking there again.
Stay tuned for more adventures from TN!
Alyssa
PS - Did I mention the Copperhead that Brian and Emily stepped over, then realized it was there?
PPS - I will add pictures as soon as we get home and I can get them off my camera!
Our family went hiking on a nearby trail, this was interesting... As we began our hike, we met another family that had just finished the loop, and said it took took them about an hour, so we figured we were fine, we can walk for an hour. After an hour of hiking up and down the mountain, we came to the swinging bridge. The map at the beginning of the trail showed the swinging bridge was the half way point. We crossed the swinging bridge, one at a time, then proceeded on. The only problem was it was 7:00 pm at this point, and the trail on the other side went two different directions. We had been following the blue markers, but now there were red markers going both ways. After much deliberation and the realization that our cell phones didn't work (four cell phones, but no reception), we decided to turn back. Once we were all back over the bridge, we couldn't find the blue markers that would lead us back home. So we decided to just follow the red markers on the other side of the bridge, since it would have to lead somewhere. So once again, the entire family walked, one at a time, across the bridge. After the scouts (Alyssa and Jenny) went about 20 feet down the red trail, it turned into a 12 inch ledge with a drop off on one side and the mountain side on the other. So we went back across the bridge for the fourth time, and this time found the blue trail. (The small bridge had been wiped out by rocks before we got there, so we had to travel further than the trial and jump from rock to rock to cross the creek) The entire walk back was filled with the stories of lost hikers you hear about on the news. We arrived back at our apartment at 9:00 or so. Mom has declared that we are never hiking there again.
Stay tuned for more adventures from TN!
Alyssa
PS - Did I mention the Copperhead that Brian and Emily stepped over, then realized it was there?
PPS - I will add pictures as soon as we get home and I can get them off my camera!
Friday, September 11, 2009
HELLO!
Well, we are now officially in blogger land! Here is the spot you can keep up with what The Mulhearn Family is doing! We will update as often as there is news, or anything we feel like posting!
Blessings,
Alyssa for The Mulhearn Family
Blessings,
Alyssa for The Mulhearn Family
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