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Posted: Nov 17 2017, 09:12 PM
High above Xavier's School of Gifted Youngers, well outside of range of its security sensors, a pink portal large enough for someone as tall as Calvin to easily fit through appeared. A second later Calvin came through it, kept aloft through his telekinetic power as the portal closed behind him again. The Mimic had taken the time to borrow Reece's powers again after he'd decided he would be paying Marvel Girl a visit, though when asked why he needed them he'd only really given his friend a non-answer. Luckily for Calvin the two of them were close enough that she had let him get away with it, though after disappearing for two whole days earlier that week and being very coy in answering any questions about that, Calvin was pretty sure he was beginning to test his friend's patience.
Knowing what he was keeping from Reece, who was like a sister to him, weighed heavily on Calvin's heart there were some things he just couldn't discuss with her. Spending two days with Roberto da Costa? Well, the man was no longer at Xavier's so that shouldn't upset her too much. The doubts he had about his place in the Brotherhood, both because of how easily being a part of the team made it for him to fall back into violence and because of the connection he still felt with Xavier's over a month after he had left the school? That was something he couldn't discuss with her, not unless he wanted to break her little heart.
With Jean that would be different. The exact opposite of Reece actually, come to think of it. His old mentor would likely be more than happy to hear that her former mentee didn't quite feel as at home with the Brotherhood as he had expected. Sleeping with Roberto, who had been responsible for Bobby Drake's death, finding out about that from Merry, then still deciding to side with the man? Cal didn't expect that to go over too well. Calvin still stood behind that decision though, refusing to stand back and watch Berto spiral downwards towards certain destruction because of something he had done while not in control of his actions. As someone who had made so many mistakes himself during his young life, Calvin couldn't help but feel compassionate towards Berto. One poor decision was not enough for him to condemn Roberto; Calvin wanted to be there for him to offer him any support he might need, even if part of him was still shouting at him that he was already getting in too deep.
All of this was going to have to be brought up to Jean though, Calvin had already come to that conclusion. With everything that had come to light on Thursday, he was going to have to provide some context for what he wanted to ask of her. Hopefully she would be willing to do as he asked of her, but considering how close Jean and Bobby had been Calvin was prepared to be disappointed.
What Calvin was planning now was a bit reckless, probably rather stupid as well, but he needed Jean alone. That meant speaking far away from Xavier's, where no one would be able to follow them. His first plan of action had involved texting and calling her, but since that hadn't worked he was going to go with plan B. With B standing for Blink. For a moment Calvin remained in the air, his attention focused on the school far below him, using the mutant ability he was actually born with to pinpoint Jean's location inside from a safe distance. Once he located her he disappeared again in a brief, pink flash of light.
An instant later, Jean suddenly found a portal appearing in her living quarters. She would recognise it as one of Clarice's, but while the person who stepped out was just as pink as the young teleporter he was quite a bit taller and more familiar to her. "Hey Jean," Calvin greeted his former mentor pleasantly, as if he hadn't run out on her a month ago and just teleported into her room as if it was no big deal. "You should really check your phone more often. I need to talk to you." Briefly, Calvin looked down at the young beagle jumping up against his leg, almost as if he knew that Cal planned to take his momma away, though in reality Darwin was probably just glad to see him. Returning his gaze back to Jean, Calvin held up the javelin he'd just created and swiftly tossed it Jean's way, teleporting her from the room as soon as it hit. Reaching down to pick up Darwin, Calvin created another portal for himself and stepped through to where he had sent Jean off to.
Moments after disappearing from Jean's room at Xavier's, Calvin reappeared at their destination: the small city of Formia, Italy, near the ruins of the ancient Roman port in Gianola Park. "It's been a while," Calvin spoke casually as he set Darwin down on the ground, looking back towards Jean to gauge whether she was mad about being whisked away like that. He was pretty sure she was mad at him. He wouldn't blame her after everything that had happened; as upset as Calvin had been with himself, how could he fault someone he had hurt as much as Jean? "Sorry, I just needed you alone for a moment. I heard about Bobby, and I just--" Calvin's voice trailed off, the tall young man struggling to find the right words to say. There really wasn't anything he could think of that would take away the pain she must be feeling. "Is this a bad time for a hug?" It was probably a bad time for a hug. Usually those weren't preceded by being kidnapped. With how he had been feeling himself though, like everything he was and what he had done coming to pieces, he could really use one right now.
|Marvel Girl
Posted: Nov 27 2017, 05:53 PM
Frankly, Jean knew she needed to get herself out of her room and back into the school, to be a good example and all that, but it was so much easier to just stay locked away in either her room or lab when she wasn't required to be teaching or when there was a Gold Team Danger Room session, that was something she couldn't totally blow off. Other social interactions? Well since if she saw one more person moping she was liable to scream it was probably best for her to limit herself to Darwin's company.
Of course considering her own mood, Darwin was alternating between whining under the bed and trying to be cute (not hard) to cheer her up.
She crossed her legs on her bed and started clicking through her farm. She probably ought to check her phone and make sure it wasn't dead, but she couldn't be bothered to find it where she had tossed it after she had run out of Farm Heroes Saga lives. It was criminal the way they tried to make you buy more and her lame "friends" didn't play to send her more. Maybe she would offer extra credit to the students for lives sent... some of them could use the help with their grades. College had offered all sorts of idiotic ways to boost grades too, it wasn't like she was failing to prepare them if she did it too.
And then company came for her anyway in the form of a bright pink portal.
Jean shot to her feet preparing to fight and then almost immediately relaxed, not Blink then, just Calvin.
Oh wait. That might not be a good thing either. No, no, just because he had joined the Dark Side didn't mean Cal had gone bad. Sure he was invading the mansion, but only her room and he was the last person she would expect to try to kidnap her. It was like Darth Vader, sure he had turned a little evil, but in the end he came back. Hopefully Calvin would realize his mistake before he fell into a pit of lava, murdered a bunch of small children, and died a horrible death.
"Cal they're going to flip when you show up on the security," she scolded. Glancing for her phone, oh. There it was. It rose to her hand, no not dead, she had just turned the volume off because people kept bothering her, no she didn't want to host therapy sessions for the kids or volunteer with the Red Cross or whatever new idea one of her teammates had.
She didn't have a chance to explain that though, because she turned her attention back to her wayward mentee just in time to get a portal thrown at her.
Damn it he was kidnapping her after all.
Portals were not her favorite way to travel, but she had done it enough to land gracefully and turn, taking in her surroundings. He hadn't sent her to any type of dank dungeon which was a bit of a relief. Instead it was a town, right on the edge of some ruins and water. Certainly it was not anywhere in New York. Europe perhaps.
Calvin appeared a moment later with Darwin in tow. Well if he was trying to kidnap her he wasn't doing a very good job of it. "Where are we?" It wasn't like yelling at him would make him do what she wanted. He never did what she told him to. He immediately brought up Bobby and she wasn't sure how he had even known. She hadn't told him, hadn't been sure if he would care and she didn't want to be the one to tip-off the Brotherhood that they were down another member. Even worse with Sam deciding to leave the team as well they had taken a big hit in the past few weeks. Not that any of this answered the question of where they were and why he had taken her there. Impulse control had never been his strong point so she couldn't really say was surprised, but it was still weird even for them.
When he asked his question, she managed to talk around the lump in her throat. "You know what, it's a fine time, but only because it's you." She wrapped her arms around him. "You know you didn't have to drag me across the world if you wanted a hug Cal." Most people might have to go to extreme lengths, but not him.
Posted: Nov 28 2017, 05:38 PM
"Formia, Italy," Calvin informed Jean when his former mentor asked him where they were. "Gianola Park, to be precise. This is where my mother was from." Calvin's brow furrowed as he thought his words over for a second. "Formia, I mean, not this park specifically." He didn't actually know why he had taken them there. Calvin hadn't been to Formia since he was a child, and he'd been there only once, but perhaps subconsciously that's just somewhere he wanted to go and with Reece's teleportation doing so was about as easy as taking a single step in any direction.
When Jean wrapped her arms around him without a moment of hesitation, Calvin let out a sigh, his body suddenly relaxing at how comforting the hug felt. "I know," he responded as he wrapped his own arms around Jean, resting his face against the top of her head. With the range on his telepathic communication that even half of Jean's powers provided, he could have just talked to her from Harry's. And yet here they were, in Formia, Italy, because Calvin had gotten a stupid idea in his head and decided to run with it. That seemed to pretty much be his modus operandi, and despite having made the decision to change his ways, that would take a lot more time to grow out of, if he ever even could.
Calvin was content to just keep on hugging Jean, but he hadn't taken her from the school just for that, and after a moment he broke away from her far enough so he could look her in the eyes as he spoke. "I'm sorry." Cal's voice was shaky, his emotions suddenly running higher than he could have anticipated, the tears that came a definite surprise. With how much there was for him to be sorry for, he wasn't even sure why he had said that specifically. Bobby's death. Leaving Jean behind without anything more than a letter to say goodbye. Joining the Brotherhood, a terrorist organisation that went against everything she stood for. Sleeping with the man responsible for Bobby's death, then choosing his side instead of one of Jean's fellow X-Men... It would have been easy to just use that one little apology to cover everything he had done wrong, but that just didn't feel right.
Unsure where to actually start with apologising properly, Calvin decided he'd just work through them in chronological order. "I shouldn't have left the way I did," he started. "Both times I did, but the last time especially." He had been lucid then, the decision he made a fully conscious one that he had actually thought through, instead of an impulsive decision he'd made while his entire mind was hazy. He'd been working up towards his decision to leave for a week, and all he'd done was leave her a damn letter, like he just wanted to let her know he was off to the supermarket. She had deserved better than that, just like Merry had deserved better than just not being told at all.
"And I shouldn't have joined the Brotherhood either," he admitted next, taking in a deep breath before following it up with something Jean would surely not be happy to hear from him. "Xavier's is not the place for me, Jean... after everything that's happened to me, it just doesn't feel right. But the Brotherhood isn't right for me either. I thought it would be, thinking that I'd be fighting for mutant rights, but--" Calvin just shrugged instead of immediately finishing his sentence. Just another mistake for Calvin Rankin, huh? What else was new? "There's good people there, Jeannie..." She might not buy into that, but Calvin knew them better than she did, and if he was good enough for her to hug then surely she had to feel like good people could end up there, right? Calvin liked to cling to that idea, that despite everything that had happened Jean still thought he was a good person. If she could believe that, then maybe he could actually be one as well. "But Christ," he continued after letting his words linger for a moment, "some of those people are just... did you know one of them killed Merry?" God, just saying that out loud made his stomach turn, and he loathed the idea of having to return to Station M until he actually got the nerve to talk to Reece about wanting to leave and packed his belongings. "And Anna?" Calvin scrunched up his nose a little. "What the hell happened to her that left her so damn fucked up?" Ooh, language. "Sorry, I meant messed up."
Letting out a sigh, Calvin stepped away from Jean for a moment and turned his attention to the nearby ruins, wiping his eyes dry. This was such a nice location, it would be a shame if they got too wrapped up in their problems - well, Calvin's problems and how he seemed unable to stop spewing them out - to appreciate the view. And yet, even as he took in the sight of what little remained of the classical Roman harbour, Calvin couldn't help but wanting to immediately bring up that other thing that was weighing too heavily on him. It shouldn't have been something he'd see as a burden, or something he would hesitate to talk to Jean about, but that's just how things were. The feelings he'd developed for Berto in such a short time came with complications that shouldn't have been there, such as Calvin's inner conflict between wanting to give into how he felt completely and his apprehension towards committing to something he wasn't sure could last. And of course the not too insignificant fact that the man he'd begun to fall for was responsible for the death of one of Marvel Girl's oldest friends. Maybe he just wouldn't bring that up just yet; Jean could have already heard about it from Merry, but there was a chance that his former friend had kept that to herself for whatever reason. Maybe Calvin could just take a moment where he wouldn't have to tell her anything.
|Marvel Girl
Posted: Dec 11 2017, 06:00 PM
"Are you telling me you weren't raised by wolves in a park?" she asked. Yes, she knew very well where he had been raised and the childhood that her powers had had a hand in ending, but sometimes Calvin just set himself up for that kind of joke and she couldn't help herself. Times being what they were they could all use a laugh these days. "It's beautiful," she added more seriously. "I've always wanted to go to Italy." This wasn't exactly how she had pictured the trip, but you had to take what you could get. If Calvin kidnapping her was how she was going to get to see the world then so be it.
She got the sense of his doubts and realization that there would have been easier ways to do this, but she didn't comment on them. All things considered this was a fairly harmless detour. There might be hell to pay back home if security picked up on it, but she would deal with that later. His apology was not exactly what she had expected, neither were the tears, so she hugged him tighter. "I am too." For everything. How it had gone. For not doing more for him as a teenager. For not fighting harder to find him when he left. For it being the Brotherhood who saved him instead of the X-Men. Calvin may have screwed up, but the X-Men, herself included, hadn't done any better for him.
He started talking and she let him, not wanting to interrupt in the middle of it, if he was ready to talk than so be it.
"I'm not going to pretend I'm not ecstatic to hear you say that," she said. Honesty was the best policy, right? She was trying not to smile too much though. It was mostly bad news. But the news that he didn't think he belonged to a murdering terrorist cell was the best thing to happen all month. "I mean you were there so there was a good person." That was a little harsh, but well... alright. Maybe Hardwire wasn't totally horrible. And... that was it at least that she had come across recently. "I understand wanting to do something, wanting to do more than we can, we're held back some with the school. Protecting the students has to be a priority, we can't be firebrands when we have kids to look out for." Jean might like the idea of being a bit more active, but she understood the reality of it too, it wouldn't do anyone any good to lose the school, one of the few safe places any mutant could go to. "But their way isn't the right way, not when they welcome some of the people they do." She nodded curtly. "I've heard about what he's done." He was one who it would actually be doing the world a service to kill. Maybe she ought to set Trevor and Logan on the case.
She joined Calvin overlooking the harbor. "Anna likes attention. I don't know if that's what drove her that far, but," she shrugged. Of course anyone who ran away to join the Brotherhood over a highschool romance probably already had a few screws loose, but Jean really couldn't even begin to say where the girl had gone so totally off the rails.
"You know I wish you would come back, but if that's not right for you... I understand." She didn't agree that Xavier's was the wrong place, but well arguing would probably only drive him away. "As long as you stay in touch," she stipulated.
For a moment they stood there in silence. She had the feeling there was more than what he was telling her and if it had to do with Roberto well, frankly she still didn't know what to say about that. Merry had spilled the news almost as soon as she arrived home from the meeting and Jean was loathe to believe it.
Posted: Dec 16 2017, 02:24 PM
Of course Jean was ecstatic to hear him say that he didn't think the Brotherhood was right for him. She had been very clear in communicating that was how she felt herself several times before, and how she wanted him to come home. Home, she had said that as if that word meant the same thing to Calvin as it did to her. It had once, but years had passed since then and Calvin had changed a lot since then. He was arguably in a better place now than before, mentally at least, but he was not the kid he used to be. Embracing the ideals that most others would share at Xavier's just wasn't an option anymore for him, he thought, and Calvin knew that if he went back there he'd just end up feeling out of place again just like he did with the Brotherhood.
Being alone didn't sound like a great alternative, especially not to someone genetically inclined to be around others like Calvin was, but it was what he felt he needed right now. Maybe he could reach out to Berto again, even if that was something that had mostly left him confused so far. Feelings were complicated, but at least now he would actually have the opportunity to figure them out properly without worrying what box he was in. Cal would finally just get to be Cal, which hadn't really happened in over seven years now. Maybe now he'd finally be able to get things right for a change, and if he did fuck up again at least it would fully be on his own terms. It was both a scary and a satisfying prospect at the same time.
"Maybe she's just always been a bit nuts..." Calvin supposed about Anna when Jean joined him in overlooking the bay. In that she had found herself exactly the kind of man for her in Suvik, though he'd hesitate to say they were good for each other if they encouraged each other's less than savory whims. Not that Calvin particularly cared about those two, not even with what history he shared with Anna. She had made her choices, Calvin was making his, and those would take them both in very different directions. A direction that, for Calvin, would actually involve the people he cared for without him just ending up hurting them again.
As Jean expressed the wish that he would come back to Xavier's, Calvin heaved out a sigh as he turned his gaze away from the ruined harbor in front of them and towards Jean. "I know you don't agree that it's not the right place for me," he told her quietly. Cal didn't need Jean to tell him that for him to know that was her opinion on the matter. Sure, she said that she understood, but understanding was different than agreeing. "After Utah, I'm hardly X-Man material, Jean," he argued, though his tone remained calm, "humanity and I just don't have a great relationship, and I don't see that changing anytime soon." Fighting for Xavier's ideals would just be more of him going against who he truly was, and there had been enough of that. If it didn't feel right to him, as if he wouldn't be doing right by him, Cal was pretty sure it would be better for him if he just didn't do it.
"I will stay in touch though," Calvin went on to assure his former mentor. "Honestly? That plays a big part in why I want to leave the Brotherhood, and why I don't want to return to Xavier's. I'm tired of these lines being drawn in the sand, telling me who I can or can't be friends with, or being directly compared to psychopaths like Suvik just because we happen to be part of the same group." That still didn't sit right with Calvin, but he could see why Merry had seen things that way. He should have just come to the decision to leave the Brotherhood the moment he found out about that, instead of needing Merry to kick him in the nuts again first.
"Did you know Merry actually thought I had something to do with Bobby's death?" Calvin grimaced as he said those words, not just because of how painful an accusation that had been, but knowing what he had accused Merry of being capable of in return. "We met for lunch the other day and--" Calvin's voice trailed off then, not sure what he wanted to tell Jean there. He had sort of hoped she knew already, or at least had a good idea of what happened. "You know, right?" Calvin decided he'd just approach this under the assumption that Jean knew what was going on. "About me and Berto?" Inhaling deeply, Calvin lowered his gaze a little. "Honestly if I could explain to you what happened there, I would. I just... sort of fell into that whole thing and I don't honestly know what's going on there. I wouldn't have done anything had I known about Bobby beforehand... but--" Well, hindsight was 20/20, and as Calvin had found, completely useless. Calvin had let his emotions get the better of him, acted out against Merry, and picked Berto's side in the process.
Meeting Jean's gaze again, Calvin pursed his lips slightly as he took a moment to consider everything he had done over the past few days yet again. Not that he would be reaching any amazing new insights in that brief moment, but it did sort of help him sort what he had figured out for himself already. "I know this will sound stupid, considering what happened," Cal started again, "but I don't think Berto is a killer. Maybe that just makes me a very poor judge of character, but... I'm just not seeing it. Am I wrong in that? In seeing someone who made a huge mistake and wanting to help him get himself back together so he can... I don't know, make up for it somehow?" Calvin realised that what he had begun to feel for Roberto was probably affecting his judgement quite a bit, but the same didn't go for Jean. Her perspective on this was sure to be completely different from his own, yet the fact that she hadn't tracked down Berto for what he'd done to her best friend left Calvin hopeful that he'd at least find some measure of understanding from Marvel Girl
|Marvel Girl
Posted: Jan 9 2018, 03:17 PM
A smile twitched at her lips. Yes, Calvin knew she wanted him to come back whether she said it or not. "To be fair, what really is X-Man material?" She leaned over onto the rail between them and the harbor. After all they had everything from pacifists to Logan running around the mansion. "We run quite the spectrum you know. And mutants are humanity anyway. Human with a couple evolutionary changes. Don't forget that Cal. Even if some people have." The more people like Kelly and the Purifiers tried to draw those lines, the easier it would be to see mutants as something other when really they weren't that different. "I mean if you don't want to come back, it's fine, but it doesn't mean you're totally at odds with us." They all wanted safety and a better life for mutants. The methods caused the problems.
"You better. My Cerebro range is a lot bigger than it was before." And she was not above bullying the other X-Men into helping her now if she needed it. "That's the problem with the Brotherhood though, they welcome people like Senyaka." Maybe some of them had good motivations, Jean could even see the value in their mission in Utah even if the methods were different than what she would have chosen. But any team that let murderous psychos on, well in her opinion that diminished anything they wanted to say when they came to the table. Of course some of the X-Men had checkered pasts as well, but they were all there because they wanted to be something more.
She bit her lip as the inevitable came up. Roberto. "Merry told me, but I didn't really want to believe it." She should have known better. Merry wouldn't have made that up she cared about, or she had cared about, Calvin too. Sometimes ignorance really was bliss. "He killed Bobby. Or at least he tried his damnedest to." She kept her voice mild, Calvin hadn't done it, Calvin's biggest crime at the moment was being dumb about who he got involved with. "The only reason I didn't go after him the moment I stepped back into the mansion and saw what happened is because I'm not convinced Bobby is really gone." Calvin had told her the truth, she would give him the same courtesy. If she hadn't found Bobby's mental presence, faint as it was, in Cerebro that first night would she have looked for Berto and upon finding him, gone after him? Possibly.
"He never came home to try to make it right," she pointed out, then sighed. "It doesn't really matter. He won't bring Bobby back. He was an idiot, took a drug, and then ran away from the consequences." Calvin was too good for him by far. "I'm not going to change your mind though am I?" They were long past the days when her approval or disapproval could sway his decisions. "I'm not going to hunt him down if that makes you feel better. I thought about it, but there's no point."
Posted: Jan 13 2018, 03:38 PM
When asked what X-Man material really was, Calvin didn't give Jean an answer, assuming the question was a rhetorical one, instead just gesturing towards her. She was one of the first to come to mind when he thought of X-Man material, along with boring old laserface, McCoy and some others. Merry was one of those people as well. She bought into the concept of Xavier's so completely that Calvin sometimes wondered if she even had half a clue of what the world outside of the mansion's walls was like. The same could probably be for Jean. If they did, then they would have had a better understanding as to what had driven Cal towards the Brotherhood. Then again, it wasn't like Calvin was all that knowledgeable either; had he had a proper grasp of what the Brotherhood was like, he wouldn't have joined up with them in the first place. Fighting for mutant rights was still something he believed in strongly, but standing alongside people like Suvik was not something he could do.
"Some people..." Calvin echoed incredulously when Jean reminded him that mutants were just humans with something extra. "I'd wager that it's most people," he countered, "as in, pretty much all of humanity. Their media makes sure of that, painting us as this unknown, dangerous "other" to be feared." Even if it was just half of them, that was still billions of people who didn't consider mutants to be the same as them, and many of those wouldn't hesitate to draw whether mutants deserved the same rights as humans into question.
"I know I'm not completely at odds with you," Calvin clarified next, not wanting Jean to believe that he did. "I don't want to be at odds with you." He hated the lines that people drew in the sand, but the fact of the matter was that they were there. As soon as he had joined the Brotherhood, he had become the enemy, a consequence that he hadn't fully grasped when he made that decision. He wasn't sure if there was any going back on that; Cal was pretty sure that, to some people, having made that decision had made him the enemy and that's what he would continue to be. He didn't like that, but he could accept the reality of it. Part of what stuck with him the most of what the creature inhabiting Merry's body had told him was facing the consequences of his actions. This was one of them.
Another one was whatever it was he had going on with Berto, something that Cal was still trying to figure out for himself. The past couple of days had been an emotionally tumultuous one to say the least, and dealing with all those feelings that had unexpectedly cropped up wasn't easy. Especially not considering what the man he felt them for had only been in that bar in Brooklyn for Calvin to find because of the terrible thing he had done two days prior. When Jean made mention of that, Calvin briefly averted his gaze. Looking at someone who had known Bobby for so long when he'd pretty much chosen the side of his murderer over the X-Men was difficult. It felt more like betrayal than joining the Brotherhood had. That Jean wasn't chewing him out for his decision spoke volumes about how much she apparently cared for him, which of course only served to make Calvin feel worse about it. This would have been so much easier had she just let him have it instead of being so damn understanding. Being on the receiving end of hatred was something Cal at least had a lot of experience with, most of it coming from himself. He didn't feel like he deserved Jean being so tolerant towards him, but at the same time he greatly appreciated it as well. Just another thing for him to feel conflicted about.
"You what?" Calvin looked back towards Jean when she told him the only reason she hadn't gone after Berto immediately was because she didn't believe Bobby was really gone. "Are you sure you're not just--" Delusional came to mind first, but Calvin changed course mid-sentence. "--in denial?" Marginally better. "I know what happened to him, how could that be anything but fatal?" Calvin would be thrilled if Bobby wasn't dead, but this just felt like clinging to the impossible. "Don't get me wrong, Jean, I hope you're right about this, but..." He also hoped she wasn't just setting herself up for a major disappointment.
But if it meant that she wouldn't go after Berto, then Calvin wasn't going to argue against what Jean believed too much. And if there was any chance that Bobby was still alive... Berto needed to know. After what happened on Thursday Cal would be hesitant to even breach the subject again, but the next time he saw Berto he was going to have to find a way to bring it up. He needed Berto to be better, to build him up after his actions had left the man in ruins, and this could help. Maybe then he would eventually actually be able to face the consequences of what he had done, something that Merry had astutely pointed out he needed to do.
"I'm not going to change my mind about him, no." Calvin let Jean know then, turning his gaze towards the bay again. For the first time since he'd whisked his former mentor off to Italy, his lips twisted into a small smile. "I think it's pretty clear by now that making that happen isn't easy." If it was, Jean would have gotten him to stay when he'd first come to Xavier's following his being freed from the facility in Utah, or gotten him to come back to the school after he'd left to join the Brotherhood. "I know I'm being selfish here. I told myself I was just doing the right thing, but this is because of how he made me feel more than anything." If Berto hadn't first managed to make Calvin feel so good about himself, for the first time in what felt like forever, the Mimic probably would have handed him over to Merry without a second thought.
"But I feel like I'm helping here too," Cal added as he looked back towards Jean. "Berto should go to Xavier's and try to make things right, to face the consequences of what he's done. I agree with you on that, and with Merry too. He just isn't ready for it." Closing his eyes briefly, Calvin shook his head lightly. The man he'd witnessed when he told Berto about his meeting with Merry wasn't ready to face anything. Cal would hesitate to even suggest he go to Xavier's. "He's such a mess right now, Jean," Calvin opened his eyes again, heaving a sigh, "and considering my own experience with being a complete mess, I think I can make a difference here. To help him get better, and to keep him from screwing up again." Calvin's track record with not screwing up was so spotty it was barely even visible anymore, but when it came to Berto he was positive that he could make a difference.
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|Marvel Girl
Posted: Mar 1 2018, 05:10 PM
Jean shook her head. She didn't think Calvin wanted to believe that things wouldn't get better, but he was buying into the idea that humans and mutants were too divided to ever come back together. "That's what they want you to think. But I bet most of the baseline humans out there who actually know a mutant wouldn't think their friend or family were some ominous other." Some would. Plenty of people listened to whatever the media said and if it said mutants were evil creatures to be feared they believed, but she had to believe your average human on the street could look at a mutant and see the individual person, not some boogey man who was out to get them.
"If I thought we were completely at odds do you think I'd be standing here totally fine with an impromptu trip halfway around the world?" Well. Maybe. It wasn't every day you got to go to Italy. No... if it had been someone like Anna or Creed she would have put up a real fight. Although if she was already kidnapped like they said when in Rome...
"You aren't a kid anymore Calvin, I can't make you do anything. Even if maybe I wish I could." She smiled a little ruefully. "Actually I'm not sure I ever had luck with that." Certainly he had been a more agreeable mentee than Julian, but well basically anyone would be more agreeable than Julian. At least it wasn't just her. He was just a pain in general. "But I suppose if you aren't rampaging through the streets electrocuting humans and I'm not trying to hunt down Roberto we'll be just fine." Some allegiances went deeper than any disagreements and as far as Jean was concerned she and Calvin were one of them.
She did shoot him a little scowl at his quick word choice swap. "I'm not in denial. Or delusional. Or insane." Or high as a kite like Hank had been to deal with it. "I know what I felt. I don't know how, but it's not the strangest thing that's happened to us." Kind of sad, but true.
Jean ran a hand through her hair. "I don't like it, but I'm not going to lose a friend over it," she finally said. If Calvin felt like he was doing something good that didn't involve a terrorist organization it was probably bad form to try to ruin it. Besides, like she had already admitted she knew she couldn't force him to change his mind and if she tried to guilt him into it he would probably just get mad. She had the feeling that with everything he'd be through and everything that had changed their reunion was still well... fragile. She had already lost Bobby, she wasn't willing to lose Calvin too. "I'm happy for you if things are better for you Cal-but I can't be happy for him." Not now, maybe not ever. "And if I lied you would know it."


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The Archipelego in Stockholm
This is Per's house. True to being a Swede in the summer he has his list of projects he's started; a guest house, an old wooden motor boat restoration and a workroom construction project.
Ander's friend and crew Per invited us to come out to his summer home out on an island in the archipelego north east of Stockholm. Anders and I got in his car and drove 2 hours and across two ferryboats to get to this dock with Per's boat to take us out to his place. Anders and I pull up the meeting place and it is raining lightly, but windy. We meet Per and his wife Eva who are waiting in their car. They suggest we put our foul weather gear on for the trip across the channel and I'm thinking do we really have to do this? The weather was getting worse and the waves were picking up and this is when I find out the boat has an open cockpit
and a questionable engine that is having problems
staying in gear. I'm thinking, this must be something good because they are both kind of snickering at the conditions. At this point you can't really see anything and we are for certain going to get wet and I didn't bring a change of clothes. But I roll with it because everything has worked out on this trip, one bad day isn't going to be all bad... I'm in Sweden with cool people doing things I would never be able to do on my own. I shouldn't even come close to looking ungreatful. We get over to the boat and right after I take this picture I put my camera away where I was hoping it wouldn't get wet becasue it started to poor down hard with lots of wind.
This is the engine. If you look closely you can see the board used for the electronics is actually from a wine case... At this point I was worried. Per's son Johan called this boat "the loser cruiser". But then I realize I'm with a genius in Anders, he is a doctor and an engineer... this is nothing for him to deal with... it's probably even fun for him if it breaks down. So we motor out into the channel and for a brief moment the rain stops.
This is Per and Anders discussing something improtant in Swedish so I couldn't tell you what they were talking about.
This is Eva, Per's wife. One of the nicest people I met on this trip. She gave me this little figurine of a Swedish girl holding a Swedish flag. I named it after her to remember this trip. I told her I would put it on my computer at work. It was one of the first things I did when I got back. Everytime I look at it I'm right back on that island listening to her son play "misty" on the piano.
After we had lunch and toured Per's property,
we headed back down to the boat to go out to Per's friend Per's house. That makes two Pers.

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GPP is a public-private partnership that empowers and equips at-risk students to complete high school while gaining real-world job skills and experience, creating a path to personal success and the workforce of the future. Engaging with GPP offers Georgia employers an opportunity to address the critical need of recruiting and developing the next generation of workforce talent.
GPP was created to address two major needs in Georgia: the high dropout rate of high school students and the under-prepared workforce of Georgia, that is, untrained or unskilled applicants for skilled positions. GPP's purpose is to give students the skills and support they need to graduate high school and become active members in Georgia's workforce and economy.
Valdosta received the award because of the community-wide effort in support of at-risk students as they face challenges to graduation and life-long success. GPP operates under the belief that all sectors of society - business, education, and political - are responsible for the success of young people, and in return, each sector benefits from that success.
"We're excited to honor the City of Valdosta with the 2017 Great Promise Partnership Trailblazer Award for bringing the community together in support of our great young people," said Mike Beatty, GPP's President and CEO. "Valdosta should be held up as an example for all of Georgia of what can be done if we work together to move a generation of young people away from failure to true participation in the American Dream.
Other communities awarded the Trailblazer Award were the City of Dalton, Athens-Clarke County, and Swainsboro/Emanuel County.
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- Year:
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The 330 TE (Tournament Edition) was the flagship model for World Class Catamarans in the mid 2000s. She incorporates the high-tech construction common to all World Class boats with premium, hand-laid fiberglass and no encapsulated wood.
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The NFL said a "religious freedom" bill would cost Atlanta the opportunity to host the Super Bowl in 2019.
Under pressure from major corporations and the NFL, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announced Monday he will veto House Bill 757, which would have given faith-based organizations in Georgia the option to deny services and jobs to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Supporters said the measure was meant to protect religious freedom, while opponents have described it as "anti-LGBT" and "appalling."
The proposed Georgia law would have ensured that pastors could not be forced to perform same-sex marriages. It also would have allowed faith-based organizations to fire, to refuse to hire, or to refuse services to someone if doing so violates their faith. It would have prohibited the state government from discriminating against churches and their affiliated ministries because they believe marriage is between a man and a woman.
Governor Deal, a Republican, said his decision was "about the character of our state and the character of our people. Georgia is a welcoming state. It is full of loving, kind and generous people. … I intend to do my part to keep it that way. For that reason I will veto House Bill 757."
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Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5
Publisher: Shojo Beat (VIZ Media)
Publish Date: August, 2013
Volumes: 18
Spoilers?: Not really.
Buy it here: Amazon. Barnes and Noble. Powells. RightStuf!
Goodreads Synopsis:
This New York Times Manga Bestseller series features handsome, manly men who have cute, girly hobbies!Asuka Masamune is a guy who loves girly things--sewing, knitting, making cute stuffed animals and reading shojo comics. But in a world where boys are expected to act manly, Asuka must hide his beloved hobbies and play the part of a masculine jock instead. Can Asuka ever show his true self to anyone, much less to Ryo Miyakozuka, the girl that he's falling for?
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.
This series is drawing to a close soon, along with several other Shojo Beat titles, surprisingly. Several of them didn't feel like the end was near, but I definitely don't mind. This series does need a conclusion soon, and I'm looking forward to the main plots being concluded, but I still wasn't really expecting it.
Asuka's mom is, like, psychotic, you guys. She feels so strongly against boys doing girly things, it's ridiculous. And now she's watching her son closely, wanting to sabotage him. She needs to knock it off, get some sense put into her. I'm looking forward to that confrontation.
Aside from that, there was the rest of the Yamato plot line, then one where the group stars in an ad-lib play. Something big happens with Juta at the end, and that should cause some problems.
I think the shining star in this story is Asuka and Ryo's relationship. They're just so sweet and cute together, so secure in their relationships and mature about it. I enjoy relationship drama, but this is very nice to see as well. And I'm honestly starting to wonder if those two are ever going to kiss, or do anything overtly romantic. Hopefully something will happen by the end of the series, since there are only two books left.
This isn't a series that really sticks out, it's not high in drama or dark material or anything. It's very lighthearted and sweet. But that's nice, too, going into it expecting light and fluffy, drama over little things that get fixed easily, a very sweet read. I'm enjoying it.


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Former Dean Foods Co. (DF) Chairman Charged With Insider Trading Including Tip That Benefited Golfer Phil Mickelson
U.S. authorities on Thursday charged a former chairman of Dean Foods Co. and a professional Las Vegas gambler with engaging in a yearslong insider trading scheme, which included a tip that benefited professional golfer Phil Mickelson.
William "Billy" Walters, who has built a multimillion-dollar fortune as a famed Las Vegas sports bettor, and Thomas Davis, Dean Foods' former chairman, were criminally charged in a case brought by federal prosecutors in Manhattan.
Mickelson, who has won three Masters golf titles, was not criminally charged but was named as a relief defendant in a civil lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which said he also traded in Dean Foods stock.
A relief defendant is not accused of wrongdoing but has received ill-gotten gains as a result of others' illegal acts.
Mickelson said on Thursday he has agreed to return gains he made in 2012 from trading in Dean Foods stock and said he felt "vindicated" that U.S. authorities have not charged him with violating securities laws.
In a statement via his attorney, Mickelson said he had no desire to benefit from any transaction that U.S. authorities viewed as questionable and that he takes "full responsibility" for having become part of the probe.
Walters, 69, was arrested in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Davis, who resigned from Dean Foods' board in August, pleaded guilty on Monday.
Both men were charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy. Davis was also charged with perjury and obstruction of justice.
Barry Berke, Walters' lawyer, said the allegations were "based on erroneous assumptions, speculative theories and false finger-pointing."
Mickelson's lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Thomas Melsheimer, Davis' lawyer, said his client was "pleased to be cooperating with the government in its investigation."
From 2008 to 2014 Walters obtained inside information from Davis, and used it to make $32 million in profits and avoid another $11 million in trading losses, according to an indictment.
Davis disclosed information to Walters about Dean Foods' financial outlook, earnings, and its spinoff of WhiteWaves Food Co. The deal sent the company's shares soaring after it was announced on Aug. 8, 2012, according to the indictment.
Walters also obtained insider information about Darden Restaurants Inc. from Davis, who was sought by an unnamed investment firm in New York as an investor or director, according to the indictment.
The two men have been friends since the mid-1990s, based on shared interests in sports, golf, gambling and business, according to court papers.
The probe conducted by the FBI and SEC became public in 2014 amid news reports also linking the investigation to activist investor Carl Icahn.
Investigators had examined whether Icahn passed inside information about Clorox Co. to Walters, sources have told Reuters. It was unclear if that aspect of the probe remains active.
Icahn acknowledged last year he had a business relationship with Walters but said he never provided inside information to anyone.
The cases in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, are U.S. v. Walters, No. 16-cr-338, U.S. v. Davis, No. 16-cr-338, and Securities and Exchange Commission v. Walters, No. 16-cv-03772.


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JVC Victor unveils new dual iPhone and iPad docking station audio system
JVC has pulled the wraps off a cool new docking station audio system for the Apple iPhone and iPad. This sort of docking station isn't something new by any means, but this is the first system I have seen that will dock an iPhone and an iPad at the same time. That means you can charge both of the devices from one dock and play music from either using the audio system aspect of the JVC UX-VJ5 and VJ3 systems. The audio systems are offered in a few colors as well.
The system has a video out for shooting content to your TV and a PC input along with audio input and an integrated AM/FM tuner. The power output for the audio system is 15W per speaker. The difference between the VJ5 and VJ3 systems comes down the VJ5′s CD player hidden under the cover behind where the iPad would sit.
The CD payer does support MP3 files on a CD so you can rip your music collection to a CD and play it inside the system. JVC will toss both versions of the audio system onto the Japanese market at the end of July or early August. The pricing is unannounced, but these don't look like something particularly cheap to me.
[via Akihabara News]
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The following are the different books and entertainment that I've been into lately.
I mostly read ebooks, however I've been known to pick up regular books every so often. Here is a list of books that I am currently reading.
The Church and New Media: Blogging Conversations by Brandon Vogt
- Okay I admit it, I'm a resource junky. I find something to be passionate about and then I start hunting down all the available literature out there. This book discusses Pope Benedict the XVI (I think) call for Catholics to spread the gospel via new media. It has a major focus on blogging. Good read for Catholics and non-Catholics a like although is largely focused on the Church.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
- Yes, its a bit dark, but very humorous. I'm leaving it at that.
Walking with God by Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins
- Excellent bible study on 14 major books of the bible. This goes along with the bible study that I am in, however you do not have to be in the class to reap the great nuggets of insight that is provided in the study.
"I'm Not Being Fed!" by Jeff Cavins
- This is about Jeff Cavins search for Christ and how he found Him in the Catholic mass. This especially nails it home for me as Jeff left the Catholic church to become a Protestant pastor and eventually ended up coming back to the Catholic faith.
Theology of the Body for Beginners: A Basic Introduction by Christopher West
- Explains the Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul II. Has a huge focus on how God loves us and how we are to love one another.
Among Women
Catholic Underground
Catholic Hack!
Daily Audio Bible
Join the Discussion: What are you currently reading, for knowledge or for entertainment? Do you have any favorite podcasts, music, videos, or movies?


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Concow Elementary School
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Summerfield, NC
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Gloucester City, NJ
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Jackson Avenue Elementary School
Mineola, NY
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E.J. Bosti Elementary
Bohemia, NY
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Please pass along my deepest thanks to Patrick for his excellent work!
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Centreville, VA
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Acacia Elementary
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Kankakee Valley Intermediate School
Wheatfield, IN
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Illinois Valley High School
Cave Junction, OR
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Travis ES
Mineral Wells, TX
Mr. Deltano was a pleasure to have in our school. He connected really well with both our 7th and 8th grade students and adjusted his material accordingly to fit the maturity level of the different grade levels. We will be inviting him back in the future for an assembly. My staff was very complimentary of him and all feedback from staff regarding the assembly was positive. In eleven years of education, I've attended some great assemblies, some average assemblies, and some below average assemblies. His was the best I've seen yet!!!
Greg Zurales
Homer Junior High
Homer Glen, IL
I just wanted to thank you for your very heartfelt, skilled, and down-to-earth presentation last week. You really connected with the students and they were very moved by your presentation. They already petitioned me to bring you back next year… I really enjoyed meeting you and hearing you perform. Thank you once again for your attentiveness to your audience and your tremendous professionalism.
Eric Kay - Orchestra Director
Bethpage High School
Bethpage, NY
Absolutely incredible! Everyone loved it. In addition, besides Geoffrey's amazing musical talent, we found him to be very personable. I highly recommend this assembly.
Susan Klein- Principal
The Lowell School
Flushing, NY
I wish I could rate this higher than "Highly Satisfied." I'm a special education teacher with a class of students with multiple disabilities. Brent involved all of the students in the assembly he presented and captured their attention. He allowed for one of my students to get up and make monkey noises as part of a song and helped the rest of the class feel confident enough to take risks and raise their hands to dance or get up in front of everyone. My students left the assembly feeling proud, confident, and inspired that they would be able to be like Brent someday. Thank you to Brent for impacting such a special group of children...there need to be more people like you!
Chelsea Walford
Barclay Brook Elementary School
Monroe Twp, NJ


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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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"It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas"....
Not really, on the outside the leaves are all brown or have fallen onto the ground. But, inside the school kids have been given their parts for the program and Sara brought the music to me today for the them to begin listening to. This afternoon we really enjoyed listening to Squire Jr. sing some beautiful Christmas songs on the cd that she made us. Some of the parents are already shopping, and Geary and I purchased the materials to make presents for Jacob and Caleb...I'm not even giving them a hint. I have already started handcrafting presents for the rest of the family, Miranda and I had the same ideas and are working together on stuff. A quick trip to the dollar stores in the area find them full of decorations, and some really cute (cheap) trees. I'm not sure if we will do a tree this year or not.
We decided to celebrate with the grandkids on Christmas, but wait until Chris and Ben get home to celebrate with the adults in the family. It won't be Christmas until they get home anyway, and I know that we really won't be in the spirit until they are home with us.
Friday evening some of us went to hear Trans-Siberian Orchestra....ok, now, I've done it, and probably never again..but I do want their Christmas DVD. I think the music will be so much better when I can control the volume. I sort of described the concert as "orchestra meets heavy metal; the real story of Christmas and rock dancers...."
Christopher called on his birthday, and I don't know about him, but it made it very special for me. The longer the boys are away the more i realize how precious our family is. I can't wait until they get home and we can share their lives again. God has been so very merciful to our family, and I think this experience has helped us to love each other more and more. Miranda has blessed us very much with beautiful, wonderful, (yes I am prejudiced) grandchildren and it has been such a blessing to see how much she loves and misses her brothers.
On a lighter note, thought I would share some summertime pics of Geary and I in Florida. We had a good time visiting mom and Mel, and really enjoyed the beaches. We had our first taste of alligator meat, yes, it does taste like chicken, and got to drive and park on the beach.
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Sunday, July 5, 2009
I pledge allegiance...
I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all
When I was in grade school this was the first thing we did every
morning. We stood up, faced the flag, put our hand over our heart
and pledged (or promised ourselves) to the flag. Just a symbol,
just a piece of material, but even as school children, we knew how
important that it was. I was privileged to attend Valley Fork
Grade School, Valley Fork, WV...the most unpolitically incorrect
school that was around. We were taught to reverence the flag,
not just every morning during pledges, but also at the Veterans
Program that was put on every year. We learned poems, sang songs,
and brought our veterans up front to honor them, this followed
a wonderful meal prepared by the school cooks. But most of all we
were taught that this is a "Christian" nation. A nation
founded on God and the principles of the Bible. A nation that
God blessed because we feared him "If my people who are called
by my name shall humble themselves, and pray, and turn from their
wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their
sin, and will heal their land."
You never hear the songs
that were sung then: God Bless America, The Star Spangled Banner,
This is My Country, etc...
Just by watching the news you can tell
that our children are being taught something totally different now.
No honoring our veterans, our flag, the sacrifices that were made,
the country that is the greatest nation in all of the world. Instead
our children are being taught a more politically correct history (some facts
are changed or left out completely), and our "esteemed" President has
announced that America is NOT a Christian nation!
In grade school it would not have entered my mind to think
that two of my boys would be defending our country in Iraq.
Sacrificing time away from their family, jobs, comforts, and
careers. But that is exactly what is happening, these two
young men have volunteered a portion of their life to
make sure that we can stay a Christian nation...."one nation
under God.
We and we got to celebrate July 4th with one of our sons,
and our daughter and her
family. In September our other son will get to come home for
2 weeks, and we are looking forward to it.
"God is good...all the time."
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
A New Flag
Geary has wanted to put up a flag pole since the boys left, and finally on Monday he got the American flag put up. At the bottom, you can see that he wrote in the cement "TO HONOR CHRIS AND BEN". On another flag pole we have the Army Flag.
I still need to take a pic of the American flag at church, Pastor Rick says that it wont come down until the boys come home.
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HURRAY for DOLLYWOOD
Thought I'd share our weekend with everyone. Saturday morning (early, very early) Geary and I started for Pigeon Forge. His company picnic was held at Dollywood, and then they treated us to dinner and a show at Dixie Stampede. We had never been to either, so it was quite a treat. We walked and took pics, and rode one whole water ride. Then after checking into the hotel, we headed for Dixie Stampede. What a treat that was. Good food, good show, good friends (Tom and Mistie), and all free...that was the best part. After staying all night we headed to our favorite destination anywhere....flea markets! We found lots of good deals, scrapbook stuff, food, jewelry...lol.
We really appreciated Gearys company going all out for their employees in these tough economic times. Not many companies treat their employees as well as they do, even in good times. Thanks, guys.
Then Monday we went to Pete's sisters house for an indoor picnic...it really rained a lot. But we had more fun, more food, and more good company.
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
honoring our soldiers
We just had to use our ARMY mom and dad cup to celebrate Armed Forces day. We are so proud of our boys, and at the same time miss them very much..we love you guys and can't wait for you to come home..
Army Mom and Dad
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
The Lord is my light , and my salvation
The rain has finally stopped here in WV, for a day or two at least. Geary is weedweeding as Jacob and Caleb say. After feeling really bad all morning my medicine finally kicked in, and I'm trying to get caught up on a few things.
I got to chat with Ben on the computer this morning, that is always a blessing. Then as I was reading my Bible a few minutes ago, Chris got to call. He just landed in Iraq, and was trying to call everyone while he could. God is so good, and I just praise his name that we can communicate with the boys so much.
I picked my Bible back up after the conversation, and read the wrong Psalm. But, of course God knew what he was doing...
Palm 27
1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. 5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
6And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
7Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
9Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
11Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
What a fitting verse to fit the situation the boys are in. I guess God in his mercy was reassuring me that everything would be fine.I found a weekly plan plan and am going to start trying to follow it for my family. Today (Saturday) says:
Pray the Lord would protect them, guard their courses, Pray they would learn to manange time well. Proverbs 2:8, Eph. 5:15
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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the MOB squad
my wonderful family at the lake
My wonderful family at the lake on Easter Day
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my wonderful family at the lake
rain, rain, go away
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i mean
road in front of our house
the creek
Rain, rain, go away...
Wow, what a bunch of rain we have had lately. Yesterday we woke up to the fact that the road was now the creek. Geary got to stay home all day, and I was just completely lazy. It did clear off enough yesterday evening for us to walk around the local lake 2 times. Then this morning it started pouring down again. So, of course, I took the day off and just read, and read. (my favorite thing to do).
Things have been a little busy lately, I've worked at the christian school several days and then Saturday taught two friends to make lye soap. Sarah had to leave, but Debbie stayed and we got to know each other better. What a fun day that was.
Over the weekend we had revival at our church. Sunday night Jesus was really in the house, one of our ladies jumped up and started testifying and crying and shouting. What a wonderful time it was. I think we are on the verge of revival, and how exciting it is. Like I said in my testimony I have never been in a REAL revival, lots of meetings, but no lasting effect. Praise the Lord for the singers, visitors, and especially the preacher that he sent us from Florida.
Brother Darrel was really enjoying the cool weather and the rain, however, he may have changed his mind yesterday morning, I'm not sure he made it to the airport because of the flooding.
We found out yesterday that we get to go to Dollywood with Geary's company the 23rd of the month, we are really excited. We've never been there, so now we need to save all spare money for the trip. God is so good!
I really praise God for the technology of today. Not many days go by that I don't get to chat with Ben (in Kuwait) on the computer, and today Chris (also in Kuwait) called. It's really been great that we are getting to keep in touch with them.
Miranda added to her blog and has some wonderful pics of flowers, and of some really good looking kids on there (ok I'm prejudiced). I think she has the best kids in the world.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
I couldn't wait to share about the trips to Kt. Bragg over the last couple of weeks. After spending the weekend with our boys we came home and then they joined us for 4 days. On Easter Sunday we all attended Chris and Heathers church. (Thank you Peter and Miranda for attending with us). The whole day was so special. Pastor Dennis showed the film "Watch the Lamb" -if you have never seen the film or a church production you are really missing something special. After the sermon he and the church honored our boys...and made us all cry. After stopping at the Lake to take pics we came home to a slightly different Easter meal. No ham for us. We had smoked brisqit, cola can chicken and sides to got with it.
Then Monday we hopped in the cars and took Ben and Chris back to Bragg. We shopped and ate, and shopped and ate...and had a wonderful time. If you are ever in that part of the country don't miss eating at Joes Crab Shack. I definitely need to go back to WW next Monday. Oh, well!
I will try to post pics later this afternoon.
Oh, we met the most intersting man at the hotel. He belongs to a group in the Kanawha Valley that plays bagpipes and drums. The web addres is
One of my childhood dreams was to be able to play the bagpipes. Anyway, I will try to attend some of their performances.
The article about the program at the Crown Colliseum is located at
, then find the articles from Tuesday. Their are also a few videos. Governor Manchin and General Tackett made WV proud! Their speeches were so inspiring and really rallied the troops and families listening.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Let the sun shine in
What a beautiful day here in WV. The sun is finally shining and it's about 65 degrees,yEH!!!!
Things have been busy lately, but wonderful. Over the weekend I got to keep Jacob, Caleb and Liberty. The boys had a good time watching "Star Wars" SURPRISE!! No, really, this is their favorite movie series. So being the good grandma that I am. I set up an extra tv in the living room and let them watch Star Wars and cartoons at the same time.
I have been attending Weight Watchers and am so surprised at how much healthier I feel. Along with the diet, we are walking every chance we get. I've only lost about 8 pounds, but Geary and I are up to 2 miles in about an hour. He could do better if he would leave me behind, but he won't.
The 3-5th we will be in Fort Bragg, NC, visiting with our 2 sons, and then they get to come home for Easter. I can't wait to have th whole family here again. The whole family will be attending church with Chris and Heather that morning and then spending the day together. We sort of have a strange Easter meal planned, but its what the boys want"
Smoked brisquit
coke chicken
baked mac and cheese
and lots of dessert.
I was looking through some older pics on my camera card the other day, so I thought I would share them with everyone. (If I can figure out how to get them on this spot Again.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
"I get to..."
While listening to the radio the other day a song came on that really got my attention. This man was singing about the fact that when he was growing up his father would dress him up in his shirt and tie, and take him to church....but now that he's older "I get to." When he was young his dad made him mow the yard and wash the car on Saturdays...Dad had a heart attact last fall...and now "I get to." Three little words that could make a huge difference in our lives if we would let them. No more feeling sorry for ourselves for the things that we "have" to do, no more resenting the family and friends that have need our time...
I have been so blessed in my life and so resentful sometimes, but today I would just like to try to list the things that I "get to....."
get out of my nice warm bed in the mornings(I have a bed, some people have cardboard boxes)...
fix a cup of tea...
choose what I want for breakfast(some don't get breakfast)...
wash the dishes in my sink(MY sink...)
wash the laundry and hang it out because my dryer is broke( I have a closet full of clothes)...
read my Bible....
pay bills (God has provided me with so many luxuries-electricity, gas, water, tv, computer)...
worry about my 2 boys in the military(they are fighting for our freedom)...
talk to my boys that are in the military(in other wars you could go months without hearing from your soldiers.....
talk to my wonderful daughter (God was gracious enough to let her stay close to me)...
over the weekend I kept my grandkids( thank you God for letting dd share them sometimes)...
run the sweeper over the carpet (I'm sure cardboard boxes don't have carpet)...
clean the toilet (I remember going to outhouses when I was much younger)....
cook dinner (I have a choice of what to eat...some people would be grateful for anything)...
and one of the most of the important is-----
on Sunday mornings I GET to attend church (Praise God from whom all blessings flow)...
So, tonight maybe your're sitting at home feeling sorry for yourself, maybe you feel resentful of the things that you HAVE to do...why not try to be grateful for the things that you "get to"...
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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well, I'm waiting for the 2-6 maybe more inches of snow to start here in Newton. thinking about the weather reminded me of warmer weather and the fact that I learned something new this summer....see, an old dog can be taught new tricks. I learned how to ride and drive a 4 wheeler. My family has owned 4 wheelers for many, many years, and this year I actually got on the back of one and had a wonderful time. But, of course WV is a good place for this kind of recreation. The pic was taken during the fall before it got too cold. We rode for about 3 hours down dirt road, up creeks, through water, around water....fun!! And, it was really special because this was one of the last things that Geary and I got to do with Ben and his girlfriend before he was deployed. I praise God that I live in a beautiful place that has lots of things to do with the family. Unspoiled, free things that are so hard to find in this world today.
I'm working on a poncho for Liberty-isn't she adorable-and tried to take a pic, only its not showing up as pretty as it really is. I can't wait to see it on her!
Chris called today and has pneumonia...poor Chris if its not one thing its another. Pray for him as you go about your evening.
If any of the ladies at Newton Baptist stumble onto this page...thank you so much for your invitation to scrapbook Friday evening. (Actually I think I invited myself). What a lot of fun we had, God has blessed me and my family with wonderful friends. And, thank you Miss Debbie for the lesson on sponging the paper.
Well, I want to go check out Tara' s blog.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Lost and Found
While checking out some sites that I like to visit I was introduced to the concept of "365". You take a picture every day of the year and scrapbook it...sort of a calender of the year in photos. Neat idea huh? Well, I thought what a wonderful way to keep up on scrapping and sharing the year with others, especially my two boys that are deployed.
I rushed to find my camera, it was a wonderful day to take pics...beautiful snow covered the yard, and more was expected. But, to my horror (and I do mean I was upset) I couldn't find the camera anywhere. Not only was it sort of an expensive camera, but my youngest son gave it to me. And most importantly I had a whole lot of wonderful family pics on there. I was sure that I had last seen it in the car. So, I ran outside and looked-no camera. I looked again-same thing. I scooted into the house and looked everywhere I could think of-the study, kitchen, bedroom, in my pocketbook, etc. But, there was no camera. I went back outside and looked again, but it still was not to be found. But, while I was moving stuff around in the study trying to find the camera I found a book that was quite special to me. My daughter in law gave it to me, and I had really enjoyed reading it. It was a book of devotionals for military families. It had been missing for several day, and I just assumed that I had left it at the school I volunteer at, I hadn't even bothered looking for it here in the house. What a pleasant surprise to find it.
Well, lo and behold I finally found the camera, of course in a place that I shouldn't have put it.
Praise the Lord that when he was looking for me he didn't assume that I wasn't interested in becoming a Christian. Praise his name that he didn't look just one time and then give up, he kept coming back and coming back until he found me. Praise the Lord, that through the years when I have strayed away from him, he kept calling my name, kept whispering in my heart, and leading the way back to him.
Like that camera I have been in places that I shouldn't have been, hanging around things that I shouldn't have been, but he found me. I once was lost, but now I'm found.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
the weather outside is frightful...
It is cold and snowy, and my dear wonderful husband is out in this making a living for us. What a wonderful man he is. Not only is he a great provider but also a wonderful christian. Every morning he gets up at 4:30 so he can have time to read his Bible and pray. He also lets me sleep in, but I always get a kiss or squeeze before he leaves. I never have to doubt that he loves me.
Things have slowed down a little so I am getting the house back in order after the holidays and Ben leaving. I have almost finished a WV fleece blanket for Chris, and am working on Liberty an afghan in roses, green and cream...cute, cute.
Josie (the daschund) is wearing the new coat that I a made her yesterday...I got tired of seeing her shiver.
Saturday I read a wonderful devotion in the book (The One Year Yellow Devotional) that Heather gave me. I praise God for reminding just how special my family is to him also...
Matthew 10:28-31
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Isaiah 41:10
10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
God has richly blessed me with my family and friends and with meeting our needs. We heat with a pellet stove and Saturday we went to Spencer to get a ton...praise God we got the LAST ton in all of the surrounding area.
Also, I called the insurance co. to get Ben taken off of the car ins. and ended up getting a better deal on house ins. We saved $100.00 a year for more coverage. Ain't God Good?
Today Heather and I are going to the local Christian school to volunteer, priase God for the men and women who teach, support, and especially sacrifice to send their children to Christian school. I also don't want to forget the families that sacrifice and homeschool their children.
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Hey Everyone!!!!
Well, I'm sitting at home bored outta my mind so I decided to get on here and leave you guys a message. I'm really excited that I got straight "A's" this semester. (besides college algebra) My GPA is 4.667 and I will graduate with honors in May. Tomorrow I am going to meet my cousin in Parkersburg and go shopping and spend the day with her so that will be fun. Well I'm gonna get off of here. Take care everyone and I will talk to you guys later.
Bye ;-)
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Sunday, January 4, 2009
tidings of joy!!!!
Christmas pics at the bottom...
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