Carol's random babble

Or, it's time to buy a new bra (or two). So we're having a little heat wave here in Iowa. And of course, I choose Friday afternoon for my time to go running errands around town. Which meant that when I got home, I was sweating up a storm. I changed into what I like to call pajamas (on Friday, that was a T-shirt and shorts) and hung my bra up on the hook on the back of the bathroom door, like I always do. Saturday night I went grocery shopping after work (which was around 1 a.m.) because I hadn't taken the time to do it before and my choices were looking kind of slim. So I did my grocery shopping, kicking myself for not doing it during the day when there are actual cashiers available and I don't have to do the whole thing myself. Side note - when there are cashiers available, it goes something like this: I do my grocery shopping, picking up each item and putting it in the cart. I go to the cash register and unload the cart. The cashier rings up the items and ...

Wow. My last post was in November 2017. I'm not even going to try to recap the past 14 months in this post. A quick update, though. I won a free pass to Rootstech Feb. 27-March2 in Salt Lake City. I have family in the area who offered to let me stay with them, and a very kind person has offered to pay for my plane tickets. My next dilemma - and it's a big one - is which sessions to attend. I'm getting overwhelmed with choices. There are more than 300 sessions from Wednesday through Saturday, and I can't decide. So I'm going to throw this out there (if anybody's reading this) and say I will attend two sessions picked by someone else. The schedule is posted here . The two sessions must be on Thursday, Feb. 28. One morning session and one afternoon session. If there are multiple submissions, I will go with the most popular. If there's only one, I'll go to that one. Each person who comments can pick one morning session and one afternoon session. ...

Some news here! First, My Memories has upgraded to version 9. There are a whole bunch of new features: New Project Types Social Media - Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Google Plus Print Products - Canvas, Metal, Posters, Mug, Mousepad, Water Bottle Photo Enhancements Color Pop - Make a photo Black and White except for an area you select in Color HSB - Hue Saturation Brightness Adjustments Right-Click photos in the Photo Gallery to see details (width, height, dpi, path, etc) Right-Click to sort photos in Photo Gallery by Date vs Name Text Enhancements Copy & Paste Text Styles from one Text Box to another Copy & Paste Text without Style or Paste Special with Style Text on a Shape or Line can now have Text Styles Adjust Text Style while Text is Attached to Shape or Line Set any Text Box Style to Default Text Style Background Enhancements Set Background to Gradient Colors Zoom Background In or Out Nudge Background in Eight Directions for Precise...

I'm still trying to get the hang of the Pathway experience. Of my two classes, I'm doing better in the religion course. I've got a lot of the general studies assignments that I haven't completed. The best I can hope for is 50 percent of the grade when I do turn them in, so I'm not sure I can even pass at this point. But I'm still going to try. Let's take Lesson 2 for example. This is a beginning lesson on The Learning Model & The Honor Code. The Learning Model embraces five principles: Principle One: Learners and teachers at BYU-Idaho exercise faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as a principle of action and power. Principle Two: Learners and teachers at BYU-Idaho understand that true teaching  is done by and with the Holy Ghost. Principle Three: Learners and teachers at BYU-Idaho lay hold upon the word of God - as found in the holy scriptures and in the words of the prophets - in all disciplines. Principle Four: Learners and teachers at BYU-Idaho act ...

One of my Pathway Connect assignments is to share an insight from our Book of Mormon study. I have read through the Book of Mormon once or twice in my lifetime, but never really studied it with appreciation. So now as I read, I'm noticing things I never noticed before. One of the common verses that people like is in 1 Nephi 3:7. And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them. I started seeing this phrase in other verses. 1 Nephi 17:13 And I will also be your light in the wilderness; and I will prepare the way before you, if it so be that ye shall keep my commandments; wherefore, inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments ye shall be led towards the promised land; and ye shall know that it is by me that ye are led. 1 Nephi 17:41 An...

In our Pathway gathering tonight, we talked about cause and effect - or studying cause and effect when studying the scriptures. But I'm going to talk about a different cause and effect. The person I ride with, Melba, listens to country music. It's not usually my thing, but I listen. One week, on the way home, the songs "It Ain't My Fault" and "Nobody to Blame But Me" played back to back. It was almost as good as "We Will Rock You and "We Are The Champions." ;-) Tonight, however, one of the songs that played had some chords that reminded me of "Ghost Riders in the Sky." This is one of my favorite songs that my dad would sing when I was a girl. I don't think he sings it any more because his voice can't handle it. But I loved it. So I went on YouTube and listened to about a dozen versions of the song, trying to decide which one was closest to my dad's version. Some of the singers sounded okay, but sang different ...

Desktop Publishers This is what I already do. Which is not a bad thing. I enjoy my job. This is also what I do: Proofreaders & Copy Markers So the interest quiz I took offered me (as two of many options) things I already do and enjoy doing. Not bad.  Note: This is part of a Pathway Connect assignment.