A Blog and Web Site About The McDougall Family
Our children have started school for another year. Katie and Desire’ started school on Monday. They are officially in High School. Ana, Alia and J.J. started Wednesday. Here are pictures of Alia’s and J.J.’s first day. Can you believe it? J.J. is in Kindergarten. Alia is in the fourth grade and Ana is in the […]
Read MoreOur project for the summer, has been building a new retaining wall in our back yard. It has been a long hard process, with quite a few weeks of no work because of other activities, and hot weather. We are, however, making progress. Here are some pictures of our blood, sweat, and tears. John
Read MoreI did my first computer animation. I decided I would like to try animating part of the Mandelbrot Fractal. Our computers run on Ubuntu Linux; and I used the following software to do my little project: I used “Fraqtive” to display the fractal screens. I recorded each screen shot seperately using the screenshot utility that […]
Read MoreWe made our second annual trek to Downpour Festival in Great Falls, MT on Saturday, August 15. Katie, Desire’, and Ana went with our church‘s youth group on Friday. The weather was very very cold and very rainy; but the presence of God was very very warm, and the title “Downpour Fest” was quite appropriate […]
Read MoreAlia was born with congenital cataracts. She had the lenses in her eyes removed when she was a few weeks old. Ever since then, she had to wear very thick glasses to compensate for her eyes having no lenses of their own. We tried contacts for a short while, but they proved to be too […]
Read MoreAna has really taken to baken lately. She made us a wonderful cherry cheesecake pie and a delicious appricot cheesecake pie. They were both VERY good. A few days later she made us some yummy muffins and brownies. OHHH!
Read MoreI’ve gotten behind in updating our Photo Gallery. This evening, I spent some time in doing just that. Click HERE to see photos for the events from the last several months in the McDougalls’ Home. Enjoy. John
Read MoreLife Brings Tears, Smiles, and Memories… The Tears Dry, The Smiles Fade, But The Memories Last Forever. Desire’ had a friend, Aleah, from California visit for a week. They wanted to design a tee shirt and make a couple for themselves to remember each other by. After rounding up all of the supplies, here are […]
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