Bushman Family: nicko's work...klicker strawberries

Sunday, July 18, 2010

nicko's work...klicker strawberries

this is nick's 5th or 6th year working at Klicker strawberries. he started when he was 12....picking strawberries. since he has been field boss, picker, belt worker, stacker, weeder, planter.....fence builder...trucker, dumper....sorter....sugarererer.....etc. just about everything. he seems to really love it....even though he has to be to work before 7am and usually leaves here at 6:30 am every morning....they work saturdays too.....he works over 9 hour days too and six days a week. i hate the kids working this much!! (shanie worked strawberries for about this many years too.) i guess better than him sleeping in all summer....i have an aversion to sleeping in....drives me crazy....i have no respect for the 'sleeper-in-er'. nick would love to sleep forever....he would be one to sleep until noon....but i start pestering him at 8...then 9....then i pretty much have a fit if he is still in bed by 9:30.....surely this is the ultimate in laziness!!! nick pops out of bed though for summer strawberry work.....better than he does for school. he likes the crowd of teens that work there too. klickers hires a ton of kids to pick. the season is over for most kids....they keep the older kids for klicker mountain picking....that will last a few more weeks and then he is done for the summer

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in the morning...kids arrive to pick and nick and some of the older kids load them on the buses to organize them or drive them (nick doesn't drive the buses) to the location they will be picking

3 comments:

Spree15 said...: Sylvia and Steve,
I saw your comment on our blog and wanted you guys to know that I love you and your family, tell them hello. I've always admired you guys and appreciate your friendship.

Pray for Angie (she left the marriage by the way in spite of what the blog says....and you guys personally saw us together, it was anything but one sided, but that is beside the point now.) I guess i just wanted to thank you for your example, keep it up.

And i'm doing well by the way, moving to Vegas in a month so I can be the dad i want to be and be closer to the kids that moved away.

Ben; July 24, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Steve and Sylvia Bushman Family said...: Ben, I don't know how to respond to you....not sure if you will look at this blog again and I couldn't find you on facebook or anything. Just wanted you to know that Angie has NEVER said anything bad about you at all....seems more like she still loves you alot. I am so sad because you seemed like such a perfect couple....and you had the makings of that. I know there is always two sides of a story....but honestly Angie was so kind and loving about you....I've never seen anyone getting a divorce that talks so nicely about their spouse. (She told me she was leaving the marriage.)

Ben, you have more potential in you than almost anyone I've seen! You have that something extra....but it gives you power that can be used wrong....with so much power you have to be more careful to use it wisely.

I hope that both of you come through this with love and kindness and forgiveness.

Marriage can be hard, but all Angie said was that you never fought and that you really got along and you were always her best friend....but those things can go away under hard circumstances.

I'm glad you are doing well. We all love you guys so much! REally! Good luck. You have to turn to the true source of light and truth....and find your way! Hope you can find it.....hope we all can....so easy to get lost and mixed up and on the wrong course....we continually have to reevaluate where we are heading....and is it the direction we want to end up at? I've been heading the wrong way plenty! I'm amazed how easy it is to stray away from everything that really matters. That scares me....my own weaknesses....my ability to get lost. I think the ONLY way to stay on a true course is that Liahona lesson....using the right compass....the scriptures! If I'm diligently studying, I can see the lies that Satan is trying always to make look good and right....I cannot be deceived....or not very easily be deceived. Good luck on your course....hope it is a true one....hope I can do it to....make it through with good choices.

Wonder if you will even see this message....and of course....I'm praying for your whole family!

sylvia; July 25, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Steve and Sylvia Bushman Family said...: Ben, I don't know how to respond to you....not sure if you will look at this blog again and I couldn't find you on facebook or anything. Just wanted you to know that Angie has NEVER said anything bad about you at all....seems more like she still loves you alot. I am so sad because you seemed like such a perfect couple....and you had the makings of that. I know there is always two sides of a story....but honestly Angie was so kind and loving about you....I've never seen anyone getting a divorce that talks so nicely about their spouse. (She told me she was leaving the marriage.)

Ben, you have more potential in you than almost anyone I've seen! You have that something extra....but it gives you power that can be used wrong....with so much power you have to be more careful to use it wisely.

I hope that both of you come through this with love and kindness and forgiveness.

Marriage can be hard, but all Angie said was that you never fought and that you really got along and you were always her best friend....but those things can go away under hard circumstances.

I'm glad you are doing well. We all love you guys so much! REally! Good luck. You have to turn to the true source of light and truth....and find your way! Hope you can find it.....hope we all can....so easy to get lost and mixed up and on the wrong course....we continually have to reevaluate where we are heading....and is it the direction we want to end up at? I've been heading the wrong way plenty! I'm amazed how easy it is to stray away from everything that really matters. That scares me....my own weaknesses....my ability to get lost. I think the ONLY way to stay on a true course is that Liahona lesson....using the right compass....the scriptures! If I'm diligently studying, I can see the lies that Satan is trying always to make look good and right....I cannot be deceived....or not very easily be deceived. Good luck on your course....hope it is a true one....hope I can do it to....make it through with good choices.

Wonder if you will even see this message....and of course....I'm praying for your whole family!

sylvia; July 25, 2010 at 7:01 AM

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Bushman Update as of January 2011

Steve is almost 50...Feb. 13th is the big day. We are coming home from the Dominican Republic on the 12th...just in time to celebrate! Steve is scout master...liking that. Eating, sleeping and breathing roofing. We are attentive listeners to roofing stories. Steve is one of the owners of three shops in Oregon and WA. He is into crossword puzzles (ya....I don't get it) and sleeping on the couch while trying to watch something on tv.

Sylvia is teaching fitness at the YMCA in the wee-hours of the morning, at the senior center through the Community College- Lifelong Learning department, and teaching at the college...this quarter, Core Workout. I have about 6 staff taking my class this year and one of them is auditing me. The college is overflowing and our class size is way too big and we don't even have enough equipment...so that is hard. I'm also teaching 7th period seminary...Freshmen/Sophmores. I have about 18 students and mostly boys. I spend much time preparing, teaching and crashing after!

Nate (23) is maybe going to try to finish BYU by going spring and summer quarter and is applying to dental schools. So much is required for him to apply...he has to have all these hours shadowing dentists. He has a serious girlfriend name Kamie Olsen who we really adore! Nate just got a job doing research for a professor and another job helping at the MTC on the weekends....kitchen work! He is a hard working boy...compassionate and funny. He made us laugh all Christmas break.

Shanie(21) is immersed in the Accounting Program...and she says it is very hard...she has tons of homework...she says at least 8 hours a day....but she also has track pratice, 3 hours of her day. I don't know how she does everything! She started indoor season for pole vaulting a few weeks ago. She also is involved in as many intramural teams as she can get her hands on. I just shake my head writing this...she is amazing! Oh....her missionary came home...they seem like they are hanging out....he barely came home....like a week or two ago.

Nick (18) Is finishing his senior year at high school. He is taking Advanced Strength Training and is in very nice shape...he also is on a special team that are training early for track. He is going to try to go to a semester of college before his mission. His bday is September....19!...but we are shooting for him to leave the end of December after one semester of school...that is if the money fairy drops a good one. {I'm gonna die when this one leaves}

Bushmans now....as of July 2010

What is happening with the Bushmans now?

Steve is struggling with his hearing....working hard in YM's and at work....driving his hour drive to work every day. He has been making breakfast on some Sundays and some dinners....and we all like that!

Syl has less classes in the summer.....wondering what the heck is happening to summer....how could it go by so fast? She is eating twice as much in an attempt to eat less....to be 'bathing suit' ready. She wishes her kids were home more and feels panicked that her time with them is passing too fast!

Nate took his DAT in Seattle. It is his dental school entrance exam. He got in the 93 %! He is shadowing dentist this summer and will start roofing soon....but he wants to put that off as long as he can....who wouldn't? His first choice of school is University of WA in Seattle....then he would be close.

Shanie is working 50+ hours a week at a nursery plant place....six days a week! She's still got more energy than anyone.... she comes home from a full day and goes to do her pole vaulting workout and then she will work at home or organize a sporting event. We all watch her and get tired!

Nick is working strawberries. He is working 6 days a week too and 9+ hour days. His fingers are stained black from strawberries. He is happy to have Shanie and Nate home....but want lots of attention from them.