April 07th, 2020

4/7/2020

Weekly Literary Quote
"People moved slowly then. They ambled across the square, shuffled in and out of the stores around it, took their time about everything. A day was twenty-four hours long but seemed longer. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with."
-Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

Journal Prompt
People frequently complain about not having the time they need to do the things they want. Well, we have been gifted the opportunity of unexpected additional time. So, I would like you to do something this week that you have been wanting to do for a while and then report back to us what it was you did and what the experience was like. In other words, I am challenging you to make the most out of your time this week and do something meaningful.

New Requirements:
5 sentence minimum for primary response
2 peer responses of at least 1 FULL sentence
Responses due by 8 pm on Sunday

64 Comments

Eliza

4/8/2020 10:37:02 am

I am so thankful for the opportunity of unexpected additional time that we now have. I feel like I have accomplished a lot! Last fall I got 4H "steer". While I was walking him a couple of weeks ago we found that he was not full steer. Half bull, half steer. I called the vet and we scheduled to get him re-castrated. We had to cancel the appointment and I have wanted to get it done for a while. Finally we got it out out of him and he is healing up good. As for the experience I thought that being a vet would be cool, until I saw and helped with that eventful situation. It was absolutely disgusting!

Adyson

4/8/2020 01:40:15 pm

Ha ha I’ve never heard of a bowl that was half castrated. Was it a vet who did it in the first place?

Eliza

4/9/2020 10:36:59 am

We got my steer from French’s and when they put the band on him the just caught 1 and the extra skin of the other so the testical the vet had to take out was like on his stomach pretty much....

Trishelle

4/8/2020 04:47:31 pm

Heheheh, your sister called me and told me about it and it was so funny. Glad to hear that he’s healing good.😂😂

Adyson

4/8/2020 01:25:55 pm

I am super grateful for our new opportunity of endless amounts of time each day. One of the things I wanted to accomplish to make the most out of my free time was to go on long hikes in the mountains and to appreciate nature in a time in civilization is super crazy. to accomplish my goal I set out on Wednesday afternoon since it was a beautiful day outside and I hiked up with my stepdad and a friend 6 miles up the black rock trail. I am so grateful I got to have the opportunity to spend with my family and friends and it was definitely something I’ll never forget. It definitely makes not having to go to school that much more worth it to be able to challenge yourself in other ways besides academically.

Olivia

4/8/2020 01:41:55 pm

I love hiking, that must have been a really good time! I agree that not having school opens our calendar to do other amazing and challenging things.

Dakota James

4/8/2020 08:03:29 pm

I am glad you got to get out and enjoy nature! I agree that this time allows us to learn more from the things around us, and not just academically.

Boaz

4/10/2020 12:09:26 pm

I really look forward to spending a lot of time out side as well

Carson

4/15/2020 10:39:39 am

What hikes did you go on? Did u enjoy them?

Olivia

4/8/2020 01:40:21 pm

With all of this free time away from school and work, I decided to go back to being outside. Today is a really nice, fresh day so I went out to our garage and pulled out my old bike. I won it in third grade, and I still can ride it. I live on a ranch with a lot of cows, so I rode the bike up the trail and looked at all of the heifers and their newborns. After an hour long bike ride, I went into the barn and spent some time with our blind calf. She loves attention and is more domestic and lovable than most of the other babies. She has to be bottle fed, so anytime I have to do that I will. I'm so blessed to be around nature and have these opportunities right in my backyard. Hopefully all of you have time to do something that makes your heart happy! Remember to stay positive!

Beth

4/8/2020 01:53:19 pm

That's so awesome! I love bottle feeding calves! They are always so cute!

Dakota James

4/8/2020 08:05:59 pm

That is awesome! Spending time alone, and with animals is super therapeutic. Also today was beautiful and extremely refreshing!

Myah

4/11/2020 09:03:13 am

Its nice that you're going outside. I haven't really done that at all, and I probably should.

Beth

4/8/2020 01:51:33 pm

During this time of social distancing and quarantine, I've been able to do a lot of things that I don't usually get the chance to do. I have had time to reorganize my things, spend time outisde, and read. I don't usually get the chance with my busy schedule to do things for myself and It has been really nice to sleep in and get 8 hours of sleep. With the school work I have been able to work at my own pace in school and get it done early. Even though I miss talking to my friends everyday, It has been a nice time to take a breather from everyday stress.

Olivia

4/8/2020 02:27:18 pm

I've been sleeping for like 10 hours a night lately so I understand that feeling of not spending until one in the morning on things.

Erik

4/9/2020 10:27:27 am

I also agree that it is nice to catch up on sleep and be able to have more time to reflect on yourself and make yourself a better person.

Myah

4/11/2020 09:01:31 am

It is really nice to get away from the everyday stress. Although it sucks not being able to see anyone, it is kinda nice to have a mental break. (even with loud siblings)

Trishelle

4/8/2020 04:53:30 pm

With all the free time that we now have I have never felt so much alive.😂 Just kidding I literally am in a bubble and it sucks but anyways. With my free time I have decided to paint my mirror border. I looked up a bunch of ideas on Pinterest and got my paints out and was ready to get started. And while I was painting this I said it will look good, well I was wrong. I am a horrible painter. Not to mention I was watching vampire Diaries and some parts just make me so mad that I want to throw something at the tv. 😂😂 Quarantine is making me even crazier.

Eliza

4/9/2020 10:38:04 am

😂 I’m glad your being creative.

Lizzie

4/9/2020 10:39:51 am

Dang you must really be going crazy if you are crazier than you already were before. I hope your mirror turns out well.

Kendra

4/9/2020 08:31:55 pm

I’m sure the painting was a lot better than you make it sound. Also control the anger issues....😂

Dakota James

4/8/2020 08:01:11 pm

I am more than grateful for this extra amount of time we have to ourselves. I am always running here or there full throttle, and it is a stress reliever to have some time for myself. I have been using this time away from school to put a lift kit and paint job on my dad's Ford Bronco. I enjoy working on trucks like this and it helps clear my mind. I have also been taking advantage of this new time slot by getting the proper amount of sleep and riding dirt bikes. Although I miss my friends, this is a great opportunity for me to rest somewhat and relax while doing my school work.

Erik

4/9/2020 10:25:39 am

I agree that this is a stress reliever and that’s nice that you are doing things you like to do.

Keely

4/12/2020 08:27:52 pm

It definitely makes a difference when you actually want to do something.

Carson

4/15/2020 10:40:38 am

Yes the lessened amount of stress is a relief.

Erik

4/9/2020 10:14:30 am

This week I was able to go on a hike with my dog in the ravine next to my house. The temperature was nice and it’s been so long since I’ve been able to do something like that since everything has been covered in snow. I eventually made it to the river and it was a cool place to be. I enjoyed being able to be there and how peaceful it was out with some animals and seeing the rock formations. I am glad that I was given this time to do this but I hope next time I do that I will have the extra time because of other reasons.

Lizzie

4/9/2020 10:38:33 am

That is really cool that you have finally had time to go hiking with your dog. I agree that hopefully next time I just make time.

Keely

4/12/2020 08:28:55 pm

The weather was really nice this week. It made it a lot easier to go outside and actually do something.

Tyler

4/12/2020 09:38:18 pm

Look at both of us trying to give our fat dogs some exercise.😂

Lizzie

4/9/2020 10:37:14 am

This week I have made the time to be able to ride horses, tie some quilts with my mom and even been able to read some books. It has been really nice making time for things I didn’t use to be able to do as much because I didn’t have very much free time. It has also been nice being able to spend more quality time as a family even though I miss seeing my friends. I have enjoyed this opportunity to finish up some books I haven’t had time too. I’m sad that this is the reason I have finally made time for these activities however I’m glad that I now have time for these activities.

Kendra

4/9/2020 08:29:26 pm

I agree that spending time with family has been much needed.

Boaz

4/9/2020 05:54:42 pm

I have always wanted more time to think. I take a very long time to process the things around me so I have taken a lot of time to silently reflect on life. In doing this I have learned (but not necessarily understood) that no matter what I will never have enough time to think. I hate that fact with a burning passion. This time has made me realize that no matter how much I try or how much I think I will not be able to learn some things. I will never be able to process some things. It feels that even though I have learned all these things that would greatly impact my life probably for the better, I doubt that I will ever accept that fact. I know that the fact that I will not be able to accept that will likely inhibit and maybe stunt my growth to be the person that I want to be. But oh well. I'm probably thinking to hard about it. This has been "Insights" with Boaz Oswald I guess hahaha

Nathan

4/9/2020 07:11:26 pm

self reflection is nice sometimes, life is constantly throwing things at you most of the time too fast to truly process, but with our new somewhat constant lives it allows you more time to process things.

Jonah

4/10/2020 06:05:57 pm

That’s interesting, I didn’t really know that about you. Sometimes when I’m working alone I listen to music, but when I don’t I end up with a large quantity of time to think to myself. I find that it’s good for a little while but then I begin overthinking things and yeah then it becomes not so good haha.

Sienna

4/9/2020 06:16:07 pm

I am truly great full for the time we have. To spend time with family and pets, watch the news, and evaluate what is really going on. We have time to do all the things we promised ourselves we would do on the weekend when we still had school. The world is a pause. For a few brief months we have all the time in the world. Personally I think we need to stop thinking about covid-19 constantly and focus more on getting back to work and talking about more positive things. The media is making it worse than it is.

Janessa

4/10/2020 03:44:31 pm

Constantly thinking about the epidemic will stress us out and we won't get anywhere. It's always good to stay updated, but we shouldn't freak out. We can still stay positive and do things we enjoy.

nathan

4/9/2020 07:06:54 pm

with my extra time I have been able to go on a dirt bike ride with my dad. It was fun to be able to spend time with him and build our relationship. It was also nice to get out into nature and look over our beautiful valley. Love the outdoors and it was refreshing after being stuck in the house lately. But i do hope this ends soon so I can see my friends.

Boaz

4/10/2020 12:07:24 pm

I have really enjoyed spending time with family as well.

Jonah

4/10/2020 05:58:15 pm

I wish I could’ve come along haha

Hailey

4/11/2020 06:23:57 pm

I have loved spending time outside as well. We are all so blessed to live in such a beautiful place.

Tyler

4/12/2020 09:35:04 pm

Yah I definitely like being in the outdoors but I hope that in the near future I will be able to do some fun stuff outdoors with my friends.

Kendra

4/9/2020 08:05:15 pm

Social distancing has been pretty hard. But one of the perks is having a lot of personal and free time. I couldn’t think of just one example but I was able to do many things such as clean out my closet and get rid of clothes I don’t wear anymore and I also hung up a shelf that I was meaning to hang up for over 6 months now. I just hadn’t had enough time! My room is definitely benefiting from this epidemic. I have really appreciated this extra time I have and I have loved spending time with my family during this time.

Ele

4/11/2020 12:47:18 pm

Haha that is what I need to do, that sounds awesome!

Janessa

4/12/2020 06:08:41 pm

I think all of our rooms and houses have benefited from our time at home. We repainted and rearranged and cleaned so much I hardly recognize my own house.

Janessa

4/10/2020 03:38:00 pm

I've always wanted to play the piano, so last week I set up our keyboard and started to learn. I looked up some youtube videos of easy songs to play with both hands, since I've never been able to do that. I learned about 5 or 6 songs and I've been practicing them everyday. When I decided I was going to learn how to play piano, I wanted to do it immediately, so that's why I looked up easy songs. I didn't really want to try to figure out sheet music and music theory until after I'd gotten the hang of using both hands. In a few days I'll start looking at sheet music and the fun will really start.

Ele

4/11/2020 12:46:06 pm

That is awesome that you have taken your time to do that! That sounds challenging but fun!

Madeline Sapp

4/12/2020 11:43:29 pm

That's such a cool thing I've always wanted to play piano.

Jonah

4/10/2020 05:54:59 pm

I think that when people say they “want more time,” what a lot of them mean is that they would use said time to travel or go on vacation. Obviously, those things are not available at the time.
To me, simply put, there is just too much of this new mass of time. If I’m being honest, I prefer to live life at a higher pace. The thoughts of “Oh, I don’t have enough time for that” have never really occurred with me. I do not necessarily know why that is, but that’s not really the point, is it?
Speaking of getting to the point...Now that I have the time to do the things that I want to do, I cannot do them. Mainly I am referencing dirt bike rides with my friends. Of course I can go on rides by myself, but I already do that anyways. Also there isn’t a ton of trails around my house.
Oh one thing that I’ve done with the time is for Strength it’s been interesting to find stuff to use for workouts around the house.
So, for years, there has been a falling apart fence that I drive by daily. I’ve heard people complain before about how notorious fence work is. Consequently I have always wanted to see about it for myself. So I did, and now that I have, I can say there’s a feeling you get from the process of showing up to the job site and leaving within a few days, seeing the finished product of your hands, and knowing that it will serve an important purpose to the property for years to come. No doubt, no time soon will I exactly be the owner of the best fence company in Idaho you’ve ever seen, but oh well.
Somebody once said to me: “Every time I come to your, house you are always burning stuff.” He is right. I hadn’t really noticed that until he pointed it out, but now it is something that I think back on quite often. We certainly do have a lot of old trees, and with that comes a lot of scattered branches following a fit of wind. Burning is an easy way of getting rid of them. It also leads the way for recovery and renewal. So, with all our time that we have, we burnt a tree that has been fallen over for some number of months.
Another thing I have wanted to do is go shed hunting. However, having not done so does not have to do with the lack of time. Rather, it is a result of the fact that I do not know where to begin my search, combined with the idea that I do not thoroughly enjoy the feeling of not knowing where I’m going, nor do I enjoy being lost. Might I add, I do not have much luck when it comes to finding things I am looking for. I would probably have a better chance of finding a shed when I’m not looking for one. Suffice it to say, I have not yet sought out these places, and I still do not know when I will accomplish the task of doing so. Also I hate ticks so I wouldn’t want to chance catching one of those nasty little buggers anyways 😂.

Hailey

4/11/2020 06:25:42 pm

I can relate to preferring a faster paced life. It has been difficult to slow down, but there are so many different things we can do to stay occupied.

Myah

4/11/2020 08:59:15 am

With all this free time, I've been able to do a lot. I can get really bored really quickly at my house so I like to go and do. I have been ablate start painting in my room, and I finally got to watch the second Trolls movie, which was freaking amazing. Because all of us are at home all of the time my mom does make us get up and clean a lot of the time, so some of my free time is spent on that. I haven't really been outside at all since we've been quarintined, which I know isn't really healthy, but I never really know what to do outside. I kinda just walk out, stand in the sun for a few minutes then go back inside. I probably should get out more. I've been able to focus more on my well being as well, giving myself little spa treatments to keep me sane with all the siblings I have yelling around my house constantly. I hope we can get out of this soon.

Micah Tolman

4/12/2020 06:09:02 pm

Was also able to watch the new Trolls movie, and thought it was excellent!

Ele

4/11/2020 12:44:50 pm

With this extra time we have had I have had many opportunities to try new thing and do things that school and sports have prohibited me from spending time on. Something cool this week that I did was spend time up in the mountains. On a regular day with school, homework and sports I would not be able to do this. Me and my family went and roasted hot dogs and smores and played games outside! So with all this time I've been going outside, spending time with my family, and also I have been able to start crafting and painting again.

Micah Tolman

4/12/2020 06:11:45 pm

That sounds awesome! I love having more family time.

Hailey

4/11/2020 06:22:28 pm

When I first listened to Mr. Pace’s video and read the journal prompt, I did not have any immediate ideas of things I could do that I previously have not had time to do. To be frank, I wasn’t able to come up with a compelling idea until late in the week. Before school was closed, a group of my friends and I would gather in Ms. Cooper’s during lunch for a weekly Bible study. It was something that we all enjoyed very much, and the realization that we could no longer connect and discuss life in a God-based way was disappointing to me as well as the other members of the group. However, after figuring out the kinks, we were able to have a virtual Bible study through the Zoom app. It was so incredible to me that, even in this social distancing period, we were able to come together to discuss one of the most important aspects of our lives, our faith. We even decided to begin separate male and female “Huddle” groups, where we can delve into a specific book of the Bible and devote time each day to reading His word. With Easter coming up, I finally had realized how little of time I had previously spent studying and analyzing the Bible. But, with my abundant amount of free time now, I have been able to dive so much deeper into the His word and it truly has been amazing.

Micah Tolman

4/12/2020 06:03:50 pm

I have used my abundance of time to slow down the pace of life a bit and relax. It has been nice to be free of some of the stresses which I normally have. I have enjoyed sleeping in the past few days and I have been able to clean my bedroom/closet this week. I have enjoyed the feeling of looking around my bedroom and seeing much less scattered and cluttered shelves. I also feel relieved after throwing out a whole bunch of unnecessary stuff.

Anthony

4/13/2020 09:55:56 am

Yes Micah, I am glad I’m not the only one that enjoys throwing things away 😂

Keely

4/12/2020 08:26:16 pm

I’ve wanted to be able to learn another language for a while and so I took advantage of my extra time and started learning danish. I knew I wasn’t going to stay on track though if I didn’t have someone reminding me to get on duolingo everyday. Long story short I grabbed my sister and said we are going to learn danish. It’s a lot easier than I thought it would be despite pronouncing some letters. It’s also given me time to spend with my sister and that has been so much fun.

Tyler

4/12/2020 09:32:46 pm

Something that i've been trying to do more is ride my mountain bike. I haven't been able to ride it since last spring because I was working so much during the summer. But recently I have been going on bike rides with my dog so he and I can both get some exercise. I recently started building a mountain bike trail on our property so I can train on it and hopefully get a little bit better at the sport. I have only built about 250 yards of trail but I hope to build almost a mile, this gives me something to do, I like getting outside and building something with my own two hands. But even with how much I like riding my mountain bike I want all of this covid-19 situation to end, we can only hope that the next couple weeks will bring some good news.

Anthony

4/13/2020 09:54:48 am

Same, I’ll be hoping ride along with you.

Madeline Sapp

4/12/2020 11:42:34 pm

It's so cool that you've been able to spend time with your siblings.

Madeline Sapp

4/12/2020 11:41:24 pm

This week I was able to finish two books and find some new things that I love to do. I was able to start working out every night. I used to be able to read a book everyday so I'm trying to start doing that again. I also really wanted to focus on being healthier so I started working out and eating healthier. I'm strangely thankful that we have all this time to ourselves even though I really miss everyone so much.

Anthony

4/13/2020 09:53:20 am

Well to be honest I still don’t really have a lot of time but I was able to thoroughly clean my bedroom. I’ve been wanting to do this for quite some time now. The final result is pretty great and it makes me realize that I have a little bit of OCD. There are some things that just shouldn’t be color-coded. Anyway I’m going to bit crazy and I miss you all.

Micah Tolman

4/13/2020 06:55:04 pm

Cleaning out the bedroom always seems to make me realize some personality traits that need improvement. Like overcoming hesitation to act.

Carson

4/15/2020 10:43:36 am

Even though school is online I have still stayed pretty busy. I work mostly in the day and do school when I’m not working. Most people say school takes them less time but I tent to get distracted and procrastinate so this isn’t true for me. I would say I spend about the same amount of time doing school work now as I did this is also taking into account I’m on my phone 90% of the time. But I did have to opportunity to work on my car and my old car a little bit because we are fixing it up to sell it. I kinda liked cleaning it up because it was nice to see it all clean and see what I had did.

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