A Word From Timmy

Hey everyone!!! This summer has been pretty good so far. I went to Deep River for my girlfriend's birthday and tomorrow we are gonna go to Brookfield Zoo with some friends. Its really exciting. I am also taking some summer school classes so that when I become a Senior I have some spots left where I can take the classes that I want. I have A's in both of those classes, which are Government and Economics. Both very interesting!
Now "Harry Potter" was FANTASTIC!!! I was very shocked when I was done. I cannot wait to the movie this July. I wish that I didn't read them so fast but I couldn't help it. My favorite characters are definitely Neville and Professor Snape. They are both incredible people. Especially Neville and his bravery! The 7Th book is my favorite. I wanna talk about the books but I don't want to ruin anything for anyone.
All of you know that I am now reading "The Wheel of Time," my uncle knows very good books for me to read. I am almost done with the first book. My uncle is gonna start reading the series with me once I reach the second book. Also, I have downloaded The Lord of the Rings Online game for my computer, it looks very beautiful! Its gonna be so much fun when Max gets it on his computer. I still love my City of Heroes, I will be playing it tonight. My character in my new game is a man named Beromor, he is from the realm Gondor. He kneels in front of the White Tree and hails Elendil!!!
That's all for now, I'll write soon. Bye guys Timmy

Cancun

Booked our weekend for Cancun. Shelly and I, with the twins will be staying in the Oasis Beach All Inclusive 6 days. We leave on the 18th of Feb, arrive home 23 Feb. Fun in the sun and beach, I cant wait. Michelle and the boys are very excited. I'm hoping I like the hotel. Never stayed there before. But I've been feeling a little stressed out, so this will be a nice relaxing weekend. I'm looking forward to snorkeling, something they have never done, and maybe a day tour to maybe the ruins. I'm also excited about taking pictures, I haven't had the opportunity recently and cant wait to experiment some more. The twins agreed, with some arm twisting, to let me take pictures of them. I told them that I get one hour a day, no questions asked. lol. So I have my own Carlson Twins. So look here and Flickr, soon, Hopefully they will turn out beautifully. I'm sure they will,, I'll have beautiful beaches , and handsome models. Namarie

Costumes ll

Seems I'm not the only one who likes to dress up, in costume,,, Birds of a Feather !

A word from Tim (15 yrs old)

Hey,

It's been a very long time since the last time I wrote for the Blog. So, everything's been good. I just saw the new Star Wars movie with Tom and Uncle Max, it was very good. I'm excited to watch it this summer on tv. Summer has been really fun. I have a new beautiful Girlfriend, her name is Trea. We have been together for 8 months. It has been great. She's amazing and so much fun to be around. She like my obsession with Lord of The Rings. Uncle Max's friend Sue would like her because she is a huge Harry Potter fan., which is a very good thing. I've also been reading more. I just read The Children of Hurin, which is about Turin son of Hurin. It is a very good book. I'm now reading the Silmarillion, I've only read about 3 pages so far, but I'm excited to actually start reading it. I have also been drawing a lot more. Hopefully Uncle Max can post them on the blog so everyone can see. I still play sports, baseball season has ended about a month ago. We did good. We came in in 2nd for the season, but lost in the championship game for the town tournament. I pitched and did well. The score was 8-7. I'm going to be a sophomore this year. But that's about it. I just wanted to tell you how I am because its has been a very long time and I apologize. I will write more, so be excited. Later , Tim.

Queenstown Gardens Last Day

This was our Last Day in Queenstown. October 2006. A total day of relaxation, no stress. Tomorrow we will have to get on a plane for almost 24hrs. The Twins are here showing you what they did EVERWHERE! ALL THE TIME! Every time the bus stopped and there was water close by, They threw rocks. A boys favorite passtime.

The Rohirrim-Riders of Rohan

We are riding in a beautiful place called Glenorchy, south of Queenstown, South Island New Zealand. This Is Toms first time on a horse and he was really nervous. When we arrived I come to find out, we would by riding English, Then I became nervous! I figured the boys would chicken out when they realized there was nothing to hold on to. But they persevered, mostly because Raewyn told us that all the horses were in Two Towers/Return of the King. Of course Tom get the only horse that was actually in the movie. his horses name was Oscar. What an appropriate name. Timmy rode Ginger and I had Seth. Our guide was Per. He was fantastic, we all enjoyed him. At one point, while I was taking a picture, Tom's horse takes off down a hill, and spooks my horse, which also goes running after,, I have one hand on the reins and 1 hand on the camera. We managed to get control of our horses. Tom was OK, Thank God, he wasn't scared. Per was cracking up he said we looked like 2 American Cowboys. What a compliment! In this clip, Tom and I are waiting for Per to get Timmy. His horse was a little stubborn.

Mt Ruapehu

Volcanic activity at Mount Ruapehu is increasing and an eruption could occur at any time, scientists warned on Tuesday. The volcano, famed as a location in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, last erupted on September 25 2007, spitting two metre boulders distances of up to two kilometres. Ruapehu’s elevated alert level has not been changed, but scientists said on Tuesday that activity within the mountain was greater, with high levels of gas spewing out, a warmer than average crater lake and ongoing volcanic tremors. “The volcano remains in a status of unrest and the possibility of further activity remains. If further eruptions occur, they may occur without warning,” Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) said in a statement.


This is a place that we visited, when we were in New Zealand. The sites of Mordor, Emyn Muil and Mt Doom, were all filmed here. The spot where Sam and Frodo were lost amid volcanic lava flows and where they first met Gollum. Gollum's fishing pool, where Andy Serkis was careful not to plunge over the waterfall! This was the spot were we hit a blizzard. See the pics below.

12 MAY 1993

05 MAY 1993
Originally uploaded by Gandalf.
This is the day that changed my life forever. The Twins were born. We almost lost Thomas, he was born second and he had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. He was born not breathing and a little blue. Thank you Lord for giving Tom the strength to fight his way back. Both Boys were so tiny, they could fit in the palm of my hands. My first thought upon seeing them for the first time, was that they looked like tiny little birds, they even chirped. This event truely, changed the course of my life. I'm so blessed. Happy Birthday Boys.

Europe

The Twins and I, having started planning our new vacation for this year. They want to go to England and Scotland. While I don't mind that suggesting, I'm think of more. I think it would be nice to travel to a few countries, like France ( at least for 1 day, I loved Paris), and Italy. I saw in a travel magazine, some European tours, where we would travel to 4 or 5 countries. The one that really caught my eye, was London to Rome. I thought this might be nice, because we could have a bit of everything. If I or they, find that they really really like a certain country, then we could always come back to it, another time. Why not get a wonderful taste of Europe. Money is really tight. Overtime is almost non existent. So fingers crossed. Prayers offered. That's my side. The Twins of course have their part. Excellent grades and good behavior..... Max