Pictures

My dad took this one that I think is really nice.

The summer sno... I mean log man.

Oh tip over.

Chip

I am Blessed

Even though I complain and am dissatisfied with a couple of things, I often do not
take enough time to think about all the things that give me joy. Like today my mom and dad
celebrated 30 years of marriage, which unfortunately is becoming less common;
and my brothers and sisters who make me laugh or make me think which I
would rarely do otherwise. Not to say they are angels but are actually (sometimes)
some of those prieveously mentioned things. I guess the point is, we need
to think more of the things in our lives that give us joy. Otherwise we become more
and more dissatisfied with what we see, so that the more we sit in our high chair
looking down all those things that dissatisfy us, and we think that some how
we are better. When in truth we are more often being worse than them by thinking that.
So, think on those things which give you joy. Phil-4-8


Chip

P.S. Sorry the format is doing wierd stuff. I
am dissatisied with it.

My Latest Carvings

This one I did by my self and is just another chip carving.
This one I did with a master wood carver who helprd a lot.
So I can not take full credit for this. Because without him it
would not look like that.

Chip

My Flower Picture's

Great Great Grandpa's

Here is me on the top... no that is the side... turn your head.
There I am on top of my great great grandpa's windmill.

Here is the camping part.

A little to the left please.
This is what is left of my gg grandpa's farm. There used to

be a barn, house, carriage house, and blacksmith shop. Yet all that is left

standing is the grainary and wind mill even though they are

leaning too. I thought about this, how my gg grandpa must

have spent his time and energy into building a great farm that

must have been grand in it's time, but now all that is left is a

bunch of junk. It makes me wonder what will become of what

I do. Ecclesiastes 1:1-8

Chip

Hot and Muggy

I have always noticed the way that people who come up north always talk about the harsh
cold weather, but for all they say about it I feel that the summers are the worst because of
the humidaty and mosquitoes. Just warning those who think they would like to move here
for the winter weather.

I would post pictures, but can not seem to upload them.


Chip

We had fun.

At our friend's the K's house.
Hi, I am Jak and I would like to tell how this Grand Canyon
was formed with millions of... gallons of water.

It is so... Grand. The pictures never capture it.
This was the bridge to the Island where we went to the beach

and got to swim with dolphins in the ocean which was unexpected

and fun. I might post some more later but am tired. Yes, we are home

safe by the grace of God and are happy to be home.

Chip

Hyped

I am feeling hyped. I am going on vacation to see my sister, mybrother, my sister-in-law, my nephew, and some friends who I have not seen in a long time, plus it will be the first time I have been to a climate with palm trees. We get to go to the ocean and a bunch of other fun stuff.
So you may be able to see why I am hyped. I am very thankful to have brothers and sisters,
though I might regret saying that after being in the car with them for many hours lol. I hope
anyone else that may be traveling this summer will have fun and that God will keep you safe.

God bless.

Chip

Sorry

But I just had to change something. I will get something better up later.

Chip

Sorry

Carvings and other stuff.

This carving is all orignal. ^ These are some people I played skipbo with on the train.

They taught me how to. I love riding on the train. Sure there

are things that are not so great but it is over all fun. Oh,

And if get a chance to go to Glacier State park; go.

The rest are just some things I did.

Two of the ones below are from this Sunday's bulletin.
These are also orignal
This is one of my favorites.

Weed Wackng is not for the Faint of Heart

It is quiet as I walk into the forest, so quiet that you can hear constant hum of the many kinds of bugs. I start up my jet feuled whirling sword that emits a loud noise, so I don my ear protection and walk to my battle field. There I am facing my formidable enemys. Some are tall and thick with spikes and others have balls they shoot at you that stick to you, which drives you crazy.
but there are those who look harmless, but if you let one touch you it will burn you in that spot and if that happens enough you will be forced to surrender. But regardless of all danger I push the cut button on my whirling sword and it spins faster as I move in leveling my enemys with each stroke.
An hour later a whole regiment has fallen on the enemys' side and I though tired and minorly wounded will not quit now but move on to the next regiment slicing through it, on my way to victory I discover feul is low and so I take my last sweeps before my sword finally quits and I am forced to head back to base for more fuel. Not all my enemys have fallen but I promise them I will be back to finish the job.

Chip

My Favorite Weather

Although I like pretty much any weather I do have a favorite kind. And it so happens that it
is kind that is passing through our area at the moment. Which is most likely why am writing this in the first
place. And that weather is none other than the great the powerful the awe inspiring thunder storm.
I love these because they are so powerful(as said before) and that power is unleashed so that
you can see how little man is. Sure we have the A-bomb and all that other stuff but it is really
nothing compared with what God can do. Remember he flooded the world 40 days and still
he was showing mercy to Noah and his family. And so I think every time God sends us a storm
he is giving us a little nudge and saying I am in control, then he sends the rainbow to say I love you.

The thunder roared the lightning flashed, a tree fell down a frog got smashed.
And somewhere in that tree there was a Chip

Well I have been keeping busy as my speratic posting may prove. Between mowing the

lawn, finishing up with school, planting the garden and the other etc. stuff I do, I am doing great.

Heh, Those excuses for not posting did not sound all that bad. Well pictures above are proof.

Oh alright they have nothing to do with me but they are nice. I Only wish I could telll what they

are. I would post more pictures of my carvings but I do not wish to bore you with that sort of thing.

Besides I do not have any more pictures of them than the ones I have already shown. And yes

I know I am mumbling on, so I better stop before you find out what I am really doing.

Chip off the old block.

Where did the block go??

Well

I guess it is time to update this thing. Wouldn't it be easier if it just updated it's self. Oh, well.

I know that is not a complete sentence. Oh well. These past couple days we have ( my family and I) been enjoying this weather by cleaning the dead wood off the forest floor and making big bombf... oops I mean bonfires. I have also continued carving and have one more done and am working on a new one.

My Chip Carvings ... pun intended.

Chip

Picture of the month

Taken by Abby. Subject is Jonathan the student.

Unsure

Well for those of you who did not realize it, I am unpredictable. But in my defense I come from the family of unpredictable. I reallize this most when, like the day before yesterday I came
home from TKD to find my brother who was supposed to be in Florida, sitting at in the kitchen.
Wow, And what was more surprising was that I got over it in a couple minutes. I think I am getting used to it. But it is good to see him again even if I did not expect it. So always beware of the unpredictable. Wait isn't that what makes it unprecitable. Oh I am just going to stop. As if it's not boring already. That is latest ramblings from the Chip... whatever.


Chip the chipper

He has risen!

Happy Easter. I had a great Easter. Hope yours was the same.

Chip

Ahhhh Winter is Back

I had to open my big mouth about spring. Now the geese are going to start
heading south again and we will have no water fowl in the north this year.
Well I guess we will just have to have spring again. What was that about the
earth warming up.


Chip