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How to Convert from Fractions to Decimals
To change any fraction to a decimal, just divide the numerator by the denominator. Often, you need to find the exact decimal value of a fraction. You can represent every fraction exactly as either a terminating decimal or a repeating decimal:
Terminating decimal: A terminating decimal is simply a decimal that has a finite (limited) number of digits. For example, the decimal 0.125 is a terminating decimal with 3 digits. Similarly, the decimal 0.9837596944883383 is a terminating decimal with 16 digits.
Repeating decimal: A repeating decimal is a decimal that repeats the same digits forever. For example, the decimal
is a repeating decimal. The bar over the 7 means that the number 7 is repeated forever: 0.777777777 . . . . Similarly, the decimal
is also a repeating decimal. The bar over the 91 means that these two numbers are repeated forever: 0.3459191919191919. . . .
Whenever the answer to a division problem is a repeating decimal, you'll notice a pattern developing as you divide: When you subtract, you find the same numbers showing up over and over again. When this happens, check the quotient to see whether you can spot the repeating pattern and place a bar over these numbers.
When you're asked to find the exact decimal value of a fraction, feel free to attach trailing zeros to the dividend (the number you're dividing) as you go along. Keep dividing until the division either works out evenly (so the quotient is a terminating decimal) or a repeating pattern develops (so it's a repeating decimal).
Practice questions
Convert the fraction to an exact decimal value.
0.5625. Divide 9 / 16:
Because 16 is too big to go into 9, attach a decimal point and some trailing zeros to the 9. Now you can divide:
What is the exact decimal value of the fraction 5/6 ?
Divide 5 / 6:
Because 6 is too big to go into 5, attach a decimal point and some trailing zeros to the 5. Now divide:
As you can see, a pattern has developed. No matter how many trailing zeros you attach, the quotient will never come out evenly. Instead, the quotient is the repeating decimal
The bar over the 3 indicates that the number 3 repeats forever: 0.83333333 . . . .
Practice questions
Change 13/16 to an exact decimal value.
Express 7/9 exactly as a decimal.
Following are the answers to the practice questions:
Divide 13 / 16, attaching plenty of trailing zeros to the 13:
This division eventually ends, so the quotient is a terminating decimal.
Divide 7 / 9, attaching plenty of trailing zeros to the 7:
A pattern has developed in the subtraction: 70 – 63 = 7, so when you bring down the next 0, you'll get 70 again. Therefore, the quotient is a repeating decimal.
Parentheses in the Order of Operations
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Parentheses and the Associative Property
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Read this article over the weekend in The Star and I wonder if I have work-life balance. So let's see if I have any based on the 10 ways The Star quoted.
10. Adjust your perspective of work
OK. I guess I haven't really mastered this yet. Sometimes, to me work is work. I guess I need to put some play to work.
9. Utilise your leave days
I am one person who is bad with utilizing my leave days. My company allows me to carry forward my balance for a year which now, I'm trying hard to clear last years leave! Yes, I still have 5 days left and I'm at my busy period right now which basically leave me no time for leave. I need to figure out how to finish up my balance 5 days and think of how I should finish this year's leave, next year.
8. Talk to people at work and outside of work
I believe my circle of friends are good. People from work and friends outside of work. So far, I think I'm good at this. I talk about people at work to those outside of work and vice versa.
7. Have a bit of fun everyday
Fun, fun, fun! I guess my fun time after a long day of work is sitting in front of another screen – the TV. I watch my favourite sitcoms and laugh out loud. Gosh, do I sound anti social?
6. Understand the difference between "urgent" and "important"
OK. This, I really have to ask my seniors the next time I'm being given a task so that I can prioritize and also make sure all the tasks given are completed in the given time.
5 Get enough sleep
Oh sleep! I'm one person who doesn't get enough. I'm to wake up at 6.00-6.30am and I can be still wide awake at 2.00am. Yes. I'm that bad and it shows because my dark eye bags pops up overnight. At times, it is not that I want to be awake, it's that I can't sleep at all!
4. Allocate time for exercise
Gym gym gym! Shbam is my favourite class. If my trainer is not around, I won't be in gym. I'll head home. However, if I have enough time to travel to the club, I'll do laps until I'm too tired to do any more strokes.
3. Pursue a hobby, preferably one that isn't work-related
I love my handicraft – jewelry making with beads, charms, paper, all sorts of medium. Over the weekend, I try to plan photography outings with some friends. Mostly, I'll be seen in restaurants or stalls trying out food recommended by friends, random people or food websites.
2. Don't bring work home
I think I'm good at this. I really try not to bring home work. Unless I have to. If it can really wait the next morning, I'll not bring it home. Sometimes, deadlines just forces me to bring work home which I'm really guilty of too.
1. Manage time wisely
I only leave reaally on time on days I need to be elsewhere after work. Other than that, I'm mostly leaving later. I suppose leaving on time is a good thing after all now.
Wow, it seems that my work-life balance isn't really that balance after all. Time to change!

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Why not make it a Green Friday?
As Black Friday retail and online deals lure us to make those holiday purchases, local alternatives can offer thoughtful, affordable gifts.
Many of those alternatives will be showcased at Morro Bay's holiday merchant fair on Sunday at Main Street and Morro Bay Boulevard.
For example, Morro Creek Ranch grows and sells "heart healthy" avocado products — the fruit, nongreasy skin cream, seasoning with no salt or sugar, and multiuse avocado oil. The ranch's La Palapa Country Store, at the ranch entrance off Highway 41 east of Morro Bay, is open daily. For shipping, check out http://www.morrocreekranch.com for package deals.
Sheela Remington coordinates online sales.
"Avocados are the healthiest food we can eat. Dr. Oz said avocados are the No. 1 food for a healthy liver and we should eat three a week. They are free from trans fats, cholesterol and sodium. I love to cook, so I create new recipes. I'm working on avocado mayonnaise," she said.
She said Morro Creek Ranch was established in 1978 by Bob and Luba Staller. Alan Cavaletto is the general manager with 13 year-round staff members. The store manager is Cindy Piper.
"She knows everything you want to know about avocados," Remington said.
Their recently completed harvest yielded more than 2.5 tons of avocados with 27,000 trees in production. The Hass avocados are shipped to California packers who distribute worldwide. The other varieties are sold to area restaurants, sushi bars and stores.
"As long as they stay on the trees they don't ripen," Remington said. "Gift pack avocados are picked daily. We want them to arrive within three days and plan shipping so they don't end up in a warehouse over a weekend."
The avos are packed with popcorn.
"It's our way of going green so if the packing should fall out of the fruit box holes, it won't harm the environment," Remington said. "We also found popcorn doesn't emit gas so it slows the ripening process."
The gift pack offered since 2012 includes four large Hass avocados, a jar of hand cream developed by Luba Staller, Guacamole Spice Blend by Bob Staller, and the smaller bottle of cooking oil.
"But the deal of the season until Dec. 15 is our new 7.50 (ml) bottle of avocado cooking oil. It looks like a wine bottle. Avocado oil has the highest smoke point of any oil so won't burn when frying. We'll spritz it on barbecue meats and it won't char. It's healthy for dry-skinned dogs. Try it on old-fashion popped popcorn. You won't need butter to flavor. It's only $20 in our store and $30 includes shipping."
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Christmas is a time of festive spirit and goodwill, enjoying quality time with your friends or family and being thankful for what you have. However, not everybody is as fortunate and, if you're in a position to give back, it's nice to do so (and not just during the holiday season).
So how can you help this Christmas?
Christmas cards
This Christmas, ALONE has partnered with An Post for its Do One Thing campaign, which encourages members of the public to send a personalised card to older people experiencing loneliness.
The cards cost €5 to buy (including postage), with €3.20 from each card going to ALONE, which provides friendship, support, social events and housing to older people. Special packs of 100 or 500 cards are also available for companies to buy.
"We are asking people to do one thing this Christmas – send a lovely Christmas card to an older person! For just €5 you can go online, order a card and write a nice message to an older person linked in with ALONE. An Post will then print and post the card. Every card sent will raise money for ALONE, as well as making a huge difference to that older person's Christmas," Baz Ashmawy said at the campaign's launch.
Homeless help
A number of homeless people have lost their lives in 2017, particularly as temperatures have dropped. According to Focus Ireland, almost 7,000 people are homeless in Ireland today – one in three is a child.
So how can you help? Consider donating clothes and toiletries to charity organisations including Focus Ireland or Merchants Quay Ireland, or volunteer with the likes of Peter McVerry Trust, Inner City Helping Homeless or Depaul.
Homeless charities are also asked that people donate their water refund from Irish Water to help run their services. According to RTÉ, some €173 million will be repaid to Irish Water customers in the coming weeks – those who have the means to do so are asked to help a good cause. For more see refundproject.ie.
The gift of music
Dublin Digital Radio show the Co-Present has joined forces with Pieta House and a range of Irish musicians for A Co-Present Christmas, a Christmas charity album featuring the likes of Villages, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack O'Rourke and much more. The album is available on Bandcamp and a number of record stores for €10, while copies will be sold at the live performance on Saturday December 9th at Drop Dead Twice, Francis Street, Dublin 8.
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Santa's letter always go down a treat with his believers – for €10 you can get a personalised letter from the big man himself and make a donation to the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC). Win-win!
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In partnership with Groundwood Books, the Koffler Centre of the Arts hosted graphic novelist and illustrator Dasha Tolstikova as our Artist in Residence from May 16 – May 19, 2016, featuring her debut illustrated memoir, A Year Without Mom.
During her residency, Dasha engaged with diverse communities through a series of cross-disciplinary workshops and school programs.
On Monday May 16th, Dasha conducted an Author-in-the-School workshop for grade 5 and 6 students at Rose Avenue Public School. With Dasha's illustrations as inspiration, students imagined and drew their own fictional characters.
(A signed copy of A Year Without Mom given to the class at Rose Ave.)
(The cover of an illustrated booklet by Zayan at Rose Ave.)
(The cover of an illustrated booklet by Sofiya at Rose Ave.)
On Monday afternoon, Dasha led a program for kids from CARE (the after-school arts program at Trinity-Bellwoods Community Centre), inspired by her online diary in which she illustrated herself as a fox everyday for over a year.
(Dasha showing the after-school group illustrations by her mom in the Koffler Gallery)
The next morning, the Koffler Staff met Dasha and Daniel Rotsztain: Urban Geographer and artist, to explore the streets of Toronto and to sketch some of the city's architecture. We walked through Chinatown into a laneway lined with urban-cottage-style houses and Dasha and Daniel sat down on a curb to draw a semi-detached house that caught their attention.
(Daniel and Dasha sketching in Chinatown)
Dasha and Daniel then sketched what is known to some Kensington Market's "canoe house" because of the large canoe leaning against its façade.
(Daniel and Dasha presenting their drawings in front of the "canoe house")
After lunch in the Market, we made our way North to Leo Baeck Day School for another author-in-the-school workshop. The students imagined the bag-headed characters Günter and Gertrude and participated in a short story writing activity about these two characters.
(A student at Leo Baeck drawing Günter and Gertrude)
(Dasha with Grade 6 students at Leo Baeck)
On Wednesday May 18th, the Koffler and House of Anansi Press/Groundwood Books hosted a conversation between Dasha and writer Lisa Moore at Small World Music Centre. Nick Hutcheson moderated the conversation, discussing A Year Without Mom and Moore's novel Flannery. The two writers replied candidly to questions about relationships between mothers and daughters and growing up, and generously discussed the differences and similarities between their creative processes.
(Dasha, Lisa Moore, and Nick Hutcheson on stage at Small World Music Centre)
On the fourth and final day of Dasha's residency, Dasha and Sheila Barry from Groundwood Books: Dasha's editor and publisher; visited Humber College to speak to students in the Creative Book Publishing program. Dasha and Sheila each presented their personal journeys throughout the publishing process of A Year Without Mom, from first correspondence, to the final published copy of the book.
That evening, Dasha's residency culminated with a graphic memoir workshop in collaboration with the Girls' Art League (GAL) at the Koffler Gallery. Participants enjoyed drawing, drinks, and socializing with fellow "GALs".
(Illustrations and the cover of a mini-book from the GAL workshop)
(One of the illustrated narratives from the GAL workshop)
Thanks again to Dasha for sharing your creativity as our Artist in Residence and to everyone who participated in workshops, conversations, and other events during Dasha's residency. We were truly lucky to have Dasha with us for the week, and are excited to see her future projects!


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Our dream was to have a good fall wedding and we ended up having the latest greatest fall wedding extravaganza beyond our wildest dreams. This wedding in Orlando, Florida at the Gaylord Palms resort would not have been possible without this efficient, talented and professional memories photo/video team. We would like to thank memories photography team for taking personal interest in creating everything from the engagement shoot, save-the-date video, pre-wedding shoot, the mehandi, garba, wedding, same-day-edit video, reception coverage and lot more. Also many thanks for recommending outstanding venders like Ruchir from Rose events for event planning, khalaiya group for Garba and wedding, Rick Denzin for composing a personal save_the_date song. Booking these vendors was a breeze and they all did an outstanding job to make our event elaborate and memorable. Mehul and Mayank's photo and video skills are without a doubt outstanding but what sets them apart is their willingness to go further, their availability, and hunger to create something unique for each and every couple. As a team they have amazing concept execution skills, where you can give them a vision and they will make it come alive. Both Setu and I are honored to have memories team (Mehul and Mayank) do our photo and video for our wedding. We highly recommend this team.
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We cannot tell you enough about how happy we have been with Mehul and his team. Everything from the engagement shoot to the all of the wedding events, Mehul was one of our favorite vendors. Memories team is with you every step of the way, giving you feedback and making your day picture perfect! Everyone was punctual, the poses are unique to each couple and their comfort, and most importantly, Mehul goes the extra mile to make sure your pictures come out better than you could imagine.
Not only were we happy but our families were so happy with Mehul and his team.
Thanks Mehul and Mayank for the great job you do!
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Can't even think of a perfect word to describe how incredibly good memories studio was! We had the pleasure of working with them for our engagement shoot as well as our wedding events! Our engagement shoot was captured like a fairytale! Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put guys put into every detail. Highly highly recommend them! Worth every single penny.
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I was in love all over…..with the work by the Memories team. I really appreciated their level of professionalism and flexibility. It was so hard for me to pick one picture that I absolutely loved because they kept getting better through the events. Having Mehul and his wonderful team capture our big day was one of the best decisions we made when we were choosing vendors. Don't hestitate even for once to book them! WE LOVE THE MEMORIES TEAM ❤❤
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I highly recommend Memories Studio for any destination or local wedding. With them you not only get amazing service, creativity, talent and professionalism but you get a group of individuals you'd gladly hang out with any day of the week. We couldn't be any happier with our decision
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From the very first meeting until our wedding day, Mehul and his team were nothing but professional, kind, and thorough. It was a breath of fresh air for us as we went to plenty of other studios, almost feeling defeated to not find someone who actually understood what we needed and wanted. Mehul took the time to get to know our personalities, he captured them so well in our engagement shoot and we were blown away at how passionate he was. Mehul and his team not only came through on excellent pictures but they were so kind hearted. Having a November wedding and taking pictures in the morning cold was difficult but they tried to make it as comfortable as possible. He fed off our excitement and really got into it with us, laughing and joking so we were able to capture our relationship beautifully. He even gave me a pep talk when something went wrong in the morning trying to get me to smile and laugh, I truly believe that Memories was the best choice we could have made for our wedding. They will not disappoint you and will give you a product you could not even think was possible. We HIGHLY recommend them!
— Megna Patel
Mehul, Mayank & the entire Memories team is absolutely amazing! They literally went above and beyond for our big day. Not only did they capture amazing shots during our wedding and reception, but you can just tell they loved every minute of it. The memories team is so passionate about what they do that they literally put their heart and soul into their work, and that's exactly the type of team you want on the biggest day of your life. Mehul was so prompt with all my questionsand concerns leading up to the big day, responded to thousands of questions and concerns that I had quickly and efficiently. The glimpse I got so far of our pictures has me so excited to see what other amazing shots and videography the team captured. They made sure our entire family felt included during the photo shoot session at the wedding and were very patient with our 600+ guests. So many of our guests complimented the teams professionalism and their enthusiasm all day long. We are more than thrilled we chose Memories for our photography/videography and would highly recommend them to all of our family and friends. Thank you to the entire team for all the Memories!!!
— Hinal & Samil
Patel Mehul – what can I say about you and your team. I was very impressed from day 1 when we did our engagement shoot. It only went uphill from there. The locations, the outfit choices – all your suggestions made a huge difference. During our wedding weekend, your team was so organized and all hands on deck. Even amidst all the running around, you made sure that the bride and groom got their shots in! All your detail planning such as the engagement book and table number holders made a lasting impression on our guests and us. You not only did your job, but stepped in and filled in any gaps to make this event a huge success. So many of our guests came up to us asking about your contact info b/c they were very pleased with your work. Your whole team including Mayank were very punctual, professional and basically felt like family. There were unexpected bumps from the hotel, and you were able to improvise with what you had and still delivered beyond our expectations. Thanks to you, Mehul and the team for making our wedding an absolutely memorable event!! We would HIGHLY recommend Memories Photography to anyone who's looking for the best in the field!
— Mansi & Chitrang
Mehul Patel and his team went above and beyond in capturing all of our wedding week events! His team was always there on time and extremely flexible in accommodating all of our needs – professional, courteous, and creative. Their production and quality prints speaks for themselves. Anand and I cannot say enough kind words about Memories Photography and Video. We would recommend Memories to any couple planning their wedding!
— Neha & Anand
Mehul and his team is a perfect example of teamwork! They all work together with their expertise as a team and professionalism. They make sure to take time when it comes to capturing the special moments of the wedding day. They provide great suggestions, also flexible to your suggestions, and very easy going when it comes to asking questions! Whether it be from capturing the little moments to big moments of the wedding day, Memories team gets the job done! The communications between the Memories team is extremely efficient. We will always remember the hard-work & sincere dedication you put in for our wedding day! Having Memories team capture our big day was one of the best decisions we made! Thank you for everything!
–Arpan & Juli
Memories Studio was by far one of the best parts of our wedding experience. We CANNOT say enough good things about this company. Not only were they a great photography/cinematography team and very professional, they were also just so down-to-earth and fun! It was truly a blast working with them. They were accommodating and responsive. They drove around to multiple locations for our engagement shoot and the pictures turned out absolutely amazing. The same-day-edit was incredible to watch during our reception and we received so many compliments from family and friends. Memories went above and beyond for us and we cannot thank them enough for participating in our special day.
— Arti & Pritesh
JUST AN AMAZING JOB ALL AROUND! We cannot begin to say how happy we are with the work that Memories Photography team did for us. Every photo and video is stunning. The best part about Mehul, Mayank and entire Memories team is that they will spend time with you to make sure that they get great shots. They took time out of their busy wedding schedule to make sure they fit us in and worked around OUR schedule to have enough time to get the great shots that they did for the pre shoot (Grand Canyon and Valley of fire). We told them it was our dream to have pre wedding photoshoot in the desert and canyons. THEY MADE IT HAPPEN! They are worth every penny that you spend, and definitely the best in the business. The day of the wedding there was photographer dedicated to the groom and bride spending enough time with us to get the great shots that they did. I also made a request to them that on the day of the wedding, make sure the parents of groom and bride get their own photo shoot. With everything going on during the day of even I forgot about it, but they did not. The parents came up to us smiling after, saying how much they appreciated the gesture. Lastly Mehul knows a lot of people in the industry and he is always willing to recommend other vendors that he has worked with, and every vendor that we hired based on his recommendation was also perfect. So our advice would be to hire Mehul and the entire team early on during you wedding planning process and DON'T think twice before they get booked up. Thank you to the Memories team once again!
— Arpan and Gopika
I could not be more happy with our decision to choose Memories Photography for our E-shoot and wedding! the entire team at Memories are truly exceptional. They are so talented and passionate about their work and go above and beyond to make sure they get the best, most unique, and creative shots. They always responded in a timely fashion and accommodated all of our requests. Our pictures and SDE turned out better than we could have ever imagined. Every time I look at their work, I am able to relive all the emotions I felt on my wedding day. My husband and I had a blast working with them and we are extremely happy with their work. We would HIGHLY recommend them to everyone we know for both photography and videography!
We used memories photos for our wedding photography and if we had to do it again we wouldn't have chose anyone else! We worked with them for our engagement shoot as well and Mehul accommodated our busy schedules and let us do a smaller engagement shoot for our save the dates and a bigger one later when we had more time! Mehul and his team really know how to capture the good moments and they took the time to accommodate all of our family members to make sure they were included in the pictures! They used their own angles for pictures but took all of our requests as well! We loved working with them and definitely recommend them to anyone looking for valuable wedding pictures to keep the memories for years to come! Thank you for such a great experience!
— Sonum and Hardik
To Memories photography, Nainesh and I would like to say the biggest Thank you to you, Hershey, Melissa, Mayank and rest of the team for all your amazing hard work at our wedding. We will be eternally grateful to you for all that you did for us starting from Save the date photoshoot to the end of the wedding reception. The moments you have captured are just absolutely phenomenal and we can't wait to see the rest! We have had nothing but praise for you and your team from all of our wedding guests regarding your outstanding work. We cannot THANK YOU enough for all that you and your team have done for us. After everything is said and done, all we have is the memories to look back on that you and your team have captured for us.
— Mital & Nainesh
We sincerely want to acknowledge Mehul, Mayank and their team. Their videography and photography genuinely shows how creative, personable and dedicated they are to their clients.
Moments before walking out at our reception, for the very 1st time as Mr. and Mrs. Patel, our guests, along with us watched our same day edit video. Those 5-minutes captivated our guests' undivided attention. There was not one single dry eye. The video captured all the emotions and set the mood to rejoice. We originally didn't plan to have a same day edit video but we are glad that we decided to spend the little extra. It was very emotional to see all the little details we had picked for the wedding that took us a year and a village of people to plan. That whole week went by in a blink of an eye. I am glad we trusted Mehul and his team to capture our special day. They truly put their heart and soul into their work.
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With the Collective Gallery taking residency in a temporary venue on the summit of Edinburgh's Calton hill prior to moving into the renovated City Observatory. For their short-term home we were commissioned to design and build adaptable, cost effective reception furniture. This furniture would provide a reception area for the gallery and be used to house the gallery's ever changing publications and leaflets.
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The Ministry of Public Education: Children, Politics, and Religion in an Election Year
"The key to our kids' success has been family worship time, consistency in expectations, a culture of making the right choices and learning from our mistakes, and an ingrained-often repetitious-maxim that attending college in the future is mandatory."
EDITOR'S NOTE: ReligiousLiberty.TV posts articles from a variety of perspectives, including controversial viewpoints. Please read this article and let us know in the comments section why you agree or disagree. We are also open to considering publication of any alternate viewpoints on this issue including, but not limited to, the perspectives of those who believe in parochial education and those who believe in homeschooling.
By: Fabian Carballo, M.A.
The discussion of politics and religion is very common at our home, especially during an election year. A few weeks ago our six-year-old son Lucas declared that he is a democrat and will "vote" for President Obama because the other guy wants to cut Big Bird and PBS Kids. Our eight-year-old daughter Amelie concurred because she was also infuriated with Mitt Romney's pledge to cut Sesame Street during the first presidential debate of the 2012 election. However, a few days later she recanted her support for Obama and swung to Romney based on something she heard at school: "Obama wants to turn us into Muslims."
You see, our children attend a public school. The idea that a president can "turn" us into something or that being a Muslim is undesirable is definitely not something our young daughter heard at home. It is more than likely something her friends from school heard at home and decided to disseminate at school. That teachable moment alone is the reason why our children attend a public school. In today's diverse and multicultural society, many children who grow up in private School in Katy Texas are ill-equipped to interpret the world from a variety of perspectives. Failing in subjects like Math, biology among 2 of many. How can they expect kids to even know the area of a circle?
A co-worker affirms to me that sending his children to a Catholic school is very expensive but the best investment he could make because they most likely provide a full classroom walkthrough to the parents so that they can better understand what's being taught to the children. The idea of his children being exposed to values he does not believe in is a horrific proposition. Many of my Adventist friends assure me that sending their children to McGehee All Girls School will ensure that they receive the same education and values that they did as children. One friend phrased the idea as a zero-sum proposition. "You either believe in the value of a Christian education or you don't," he quipped. At that moment I thought, "What if you do believe in its value but cannot afford it?" Doesn't that factor alone make a private school invaluable?
In the Adventist tradition, it is estimated that somewhere between 70 and 80 percent of Adventist children attend public school. There is countless research and PhD dissertations that point out to the quality of Adventist education and the value-driven results that emerge from making such an investment-an investment that 70 to 80 percent of Adventist families are not willing or able to make. It is said that 90% of students who attend Adventist schools baptize into the faith whereas only 30% of Adventist students who attend public schools get baptized (See Adventist Education v. Public Education: Weighed in the Balances, Greater New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists accessed 10/24/12). If the goal of a religious education is to save the soul of your children and baptism is considered to be a public display of said salvation, it would logically follow that Adventist members should be willing to pay whatever the cost is in order to save their children's souls.
It would be impossible to negate the value of something like an education when the person paying for it has made a personal decision, but it is important to point out that people now a days are more interested on online courses like the one from This pluralsight review rather than full time careers, get issue clear instructions and get a free guide for physics homework. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and value is in the wallet of the financier. I suppose that if a family had enough faith and purpose, any child would be able to attend a private Christian school and receive the traditional values that all children must have in order to maintain the growth and expansion of any given religious denomination. And that is why I have so much respect and admiration for parents who entrust their children to the public school system.
Just like parents who pay for their kids' private school tuition, my wife and I pay for ours. We pay for Trilogy Education Services. We do it through taxes. It is a government's greatest responsibility to educate its citizens. It is a parent's greatest responsibility to instruct their children in spiritual matters. The bible tells us in Isaiah 54:13 that "all of thy children shall be taught of the Lord." When we leave that responsibility to a teacher or an institution, we lose sight of God's plan for our families.
Our children in particular have been exposed to a secular world that, even in their formational years, has strengthened their spiritual lives. They understand what it means to be "set apart," to not eat pork when the cafeteria serves it, to lead by example, to testify of their faith whenever they get a chance, to pray when in need, to be thankful, and to be role models that other children can look up to. Our kids have been exposed to racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity. As such, my daughter has repeated Jewish jokes, discussed the Muslim religion, gone to a birthday party of a Turkish friend, voiced admiration for a Hindu classmate, and developed an innocent crush on an African child who "is very sweet." Our son has played baseball with immigrant kids, declared that his best friend is African-American, asked baffling questions about politics, discovered what a Priest is, and rejected pork in every shape and form that was presented to him. If only we could get him to eat more veggies!
Academically, both of our kids have tested advanced in every discipline and are far ahead in reading and math for their grade levels. They have been exposed to poverty and excessive wealth. They have also been exposed to bullying and have worked through some strategies that have helped them cope. A public school has to accept everyone, and the idea of acceptance is one of the most important lessons we want our children to experience. A public school education can be as enlightening as any other purveyor of knowledge. The key to our kids' success has been family worship time, consistency in expectations, a culture of making the right choices and learning from our mistakes, and an ingrained-often repetitious-maxim that attending college in the future is mandatory. As a result, out of all of the colleges and universities we have visited, they both wish to attend La Sierra University because according to our son: "I want to find a wife that believes the same thing I do."
Certainly, similar experiences may be present in private Christian schools but in a microcosm of religious values. It is difficult to see a different perspective from the inside and private schools cannot engage in self-criticism lest they devalue the product they are selling. By contrast, a public school may be the setting of a real world scenario. Not all Christian school students attend a Christian university or college. An even smaller number will get to work in a religious setting that comprises one's own religious upbringing. It is better, in my humble opinion, that children be challenged by secularism now-that their values and choices be sorted out as they are developing spiritually-than wait into young adulthood and feel that they were robbed by an upbringing that does not always represent reality.
Jesus' ministry was definitely focused on the public school kids. The synagogue kids were too judgmental and immersed in tradition to get anything fruitful out of Christ's wisdom. The Gentiles, Samaritans, and other outsiders seemed to be more receptive to a message of inclusion and acceptance that leads to salvation. Jesus was clear when he made it his mission to save all and gave us the commission in Matthew 24:14, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." If we want the end to come then we must branch out to other nations, to other tribes, to other religions, to other ethnicities and to other cultures. Regardless of who is elected president and their agenda for public education, will we have the courage to equip our young children to be "a light unto the world?" Matthew 5:14 (NIV)
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"In today�s diverse and multicultural society, many children who grow up in private Christian schools are ill-equipped to interpret the world from a variety of perspectives." I think that your article is great in many respects but to say that children who attend religious private schools(which might include homeschooling?) aren't prepared to see the world realistically depends more heavily on the parents than on the institution Fabe. I say this with a bias since my children are homeschooled and have similar experiences to your children in discussing religion and even politics with other homeschooled students; Abigail once had a conversation with an Orthodox Jewish kid while taking her STAR State Exam and learned what "Kosher" means…she also scored above average!
Kids need love…they need our time…they need us to play with them…and they definitely need us to show them what true religion is…Micah 6:8…this will prepare them to face the real world…whatever that is.


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Some people have nightmares about being naked in public, or all their teeth falling out. I have nightmares about forgetting my makeup brushes on a trip or a shoot. I imagine how helpless I would feel, envisioning myself fumbling around trying to make eyeshadow look blended with my fingers. If God forbid this should ever happen, I now have a backup plan in the all mighty Q-tips™ cotton swabs. With a few of these, you can create a blended eye shadow look and no one will be none the wiser!
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It is the start of a new week. Don't limit yourself. Keep working towards your goal.
I encourage you to keep adding a serving of fruit or vegetable to each and every meal or snack that you eat. And this week, I would like you to add increasing your water intake by a full glass (usually about 16 oz) each day. And keep moving what you can move, when you can move it. You can do this. You won't regret healthy choices that bring positive results!


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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The Challenger
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It is so comforting to hear about others going through the same thing! Mine will be 2 next week and while his same little angel self is still in there, the new, more independent, more vocal, and more demanding person we live with has been a huge challenge. I hear we get our sweet boys back at four. Good luck!!ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree! There's something about knowing you aren't alone in this toddler battle that makes it seem not so unbearable! Happy birthday to your little one and here's hoping for happy toddlers!Delete
Same boat over here for sure! They are so sweet and perfect and then so easily frustrated and uncertain how and where to channel it all. I've found 5 and 2 minute warnings EXTREMELY helpful for transitioning them to another activity (i.e. your agenda, or whatever!). Theo has always had a tough time with transitions. Almost two! Yay!ReplyDelete


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One year ago today I put $300 into a seafood co-op called Skipper Otto's Community Supported Fishery, after a recommendation by my friend Chad Brealey (host of the food show Salt, Fresh & Field). The idea is a bit like going in on a cow with friends and filling your freezers, only it's seafood and you don't have to take a ton of food home all at once; you pick it up each week as it comes in fresh, and as you want it.
For the most part, commercial fishing in B.C. is ruled by large corporations. Over the years they've managed to buy up most of the licenses and quotas, conglomerating into huge operations that benefit shareholders. However there are still a number of smaller, family run fishing boats who manage to stay in business independently, and members of Skipper Otto's help these folks stay afloat by pre-purchasing a share of their catch.
Here's a quick video which explains how it works.
This Wednesday, May 31st is the deadline for you to get in on their upcoming season and ensure that you'll always have fresh seafood from local, independent fishermen. Visit skipperotto.com/sign-up/ to sign up.
Having been a member for the last year I can now give you a look at what being a member is like (IT IS THE BEST). Each week you'll get an email telling you what's just come in off the boats, and you'll get stories from and about the fishermen. You can put in an order through a checkout system online (or not) then go to one of the many pickup stations to grab it. The one I go to is adjacent Granville Island at Fisherman's Wharf.
When you arrive to pick up, there might be other items that catch your eye. You're free to add on to your order once you get there. They take the total dollar amount off of the money you put in.
Salmon are a favourite in my family, and I've added halibut to our order more than once. They have fresh, frozen, smoked, canned… however you like your seafood. Oh, and note that every single piece of fish that you get can be tracked directly back to the fisherman who caught it. The photo of the guy on my halibut here is the one who caught it. They call it "boat-to-fork transparency".
A quick check out with their friendly staff and you're done! That's co-founder Sonia Strobel on the right; she's often working at their Fisherman's Wharf location. Her husband is one of the fishermen, as is her father-in-law. Fishing in B.C. has always been a family affair and by joining Skipper Otto's you're helping to continue that tradition, while getting the first pick of the fresh fish that are caught here!
Again, sign up for the coming season ends this Wednesday. Sign up is here: skipperotto.com/sign-up/
Here's the pickup locations in and around Vancouver (the full list including locations in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario is here):


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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
December 30
Scooby Doo games. The Glowing Bugman, and Mystery Files #3 - Frights, Camera, Action.
And Peep videos.
We broke into our first science kit today. (The first of four that we recieved as gifts.)Er, and the goggles.This one holds experiments with color. We discussed and learned about carbon dioxide. (again.) We mixed colors. Shone light through colors and water. Played with polyacrylamide crystals. Made a wand with the polyacrylamide crystals that we'll study for change over the next couple of days.
We finally cuddled in for the first eight chapters of The Tale of Despereaux.
We checked out solar beads. And learned that only ultra-violet light will change their color. And learned that weak, winter evening sunlight coming in through the kitchen window will not change the color of our beads. Which must mean that we cannot obtain a suntan from sitting near the window!
We learned (and experienced) that dogs see in reddish grays.And that squirrels see blues and yellows.
And that octopi don't really see color but lights in darks of one shade - that closest color being blue. (It's so hard to imagine colors other than what we see, isn't it?)
And we learned how a caterpillar sees - only light and dark. Turn toward the sun or light, then turn away from it. You can sense the light and dark - this is what a caterpillar sees - light and dark - eye spots! 'Course, now we have to learn what butterflies see....
Since 3d glasses are red and blue lenses, we checked to see if these light filters would work with Trev's National Geographic Sea Monsters book. Not much.
We discovered that the snow is quite different today - it's very hard and crunchy, instead of soft and dry - as it's been for the last two weeks.
Trev's mixing DNA. The DNA of the colors, that is.Which is kind of funny. Or cute.
But when you know that he got a DNA science kit for Christmas from Santa.... and you understand that the boy is all about extracting and creating and copying DNA right now (pretend or not).... not so cute. Just cool.
But I think we're saving that one for tomorrow....
Animals Most Extreme...
World's Worst Venom (if it's gonna be on, there's some confusion) and popcorn
and more tales of Desperaux.
A delicious day.
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Oh, that picture of the doggie with the smiling child!ReplyDelete
We used to have a Saint named Mckinley. He was such a love to us. Drue learned to stand by pulling up on him. He was such a lump! So gentle to us, but aggressive to others. Poor guy. Bad breeding and Saints don't mix.
Thanks for the sweet memories!
Fun! We started cracking out the science projects too. My science lover FREAKED OUT when we did a new germ gel and black light experiment. When he really really really got that there are all these millions of things on us that we cannot see with the naked eye. It is pretty freaky, though, so don't blame him! ;)ReplyDelete
We will have to check out your projects - that color kit looks cool!
Wow you all are so wonderfully busy! Where do you get all the ideas and materials for the experiments?!?!?!ReplyDelete
I'm really enjoying your blog! Thanks for sharing and happy new year!


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Today I ran my first Mount Washington Road Race. The best words to describe my feeling about the race: Holy Cow. That was quite a unique race. 7.6 miles and just under 4,650 feet of climbing to reach the 6,288 foot peak. The climb is 12 percent on average, 18 percent at the steepest long grade, and 30 percent at the finish! Not an easy climb.
The morning started early as I arrived at Mount Washington after a two hour drive. I chose the more scenic route for the drive up to enjoy the beautiful morning and to hopefully catch a glimpse of some moose. I did not see any but my buddy Jim saw a mother and her calves on the same road, so I guess I was just a little slow. The first part of the drive was socked in with some low lying clouds and fog but at the half way spot and as the music on my iPod turned more upbeat, the clouds opened up as if on cue. At this point I had hit the more mountainous region of our glorious state and the peaks of some of the hills were still flirting with the clouds, which was a quite spectacular site.
Almost immediately after arriving I spotted Jamie, who was our driver down the mountain, and the rest of crew, including Jim from L.L.Bean and his Topsham running buddies. After handing of our runner's passes to Jamie to allow him to drive up, Jim and I and a few others headed off to run around the trails of Great Glen Trails XC ski area since we had an hour before the race started. All told I got in a 40 minute warm up run before heading back to the start just a few minutes before the cannon roared, sending the runners chasing the peak.
At 10 AM, we started. Cruelly enough, this race starts with a downhill. This could be for humor, or more likely so the race can be run on the entire auto road by starting outside the gate but not right at the gate where a bottleneck would be guaranteed. I started a little bit back in the field and it took me roughly 20 seconds to cross the finish line and them and undetermined amount of energy weaving my way around those those who chose a slower starting speed than me. At about the quarter mile mark the only downhill and flat sections were behind us and the rest of the way pointed straight up!
I kept a pretty good pace until near the end of the second mile when reality hit: this is a steep hill and is only getting steeper. This thought really hit me hard because I have never had to deal with anything like this. Typically in any race, be it a 5K or a 100-miler, every hill ends and you are rewarded with a nice downhill or at least a flat section. This is not the case on Mount Washington. One of Jim's veteran Mount Washington buddies told me before the race, while shaking his head, that mile 2 was a bear. Boy was he right. So after running for 1.85 miles I adopted my run-walk strategy.
All in all, this was a great day. I have never been to the top of Mount Washington and I was not disappointed. Thanks a ton to my buddy Jamie for spending like $600 in gas to drive up to the top of the mountain and then cost himself another $1,000 for the future brake work he'll have to do to his car to repair the damage done driving down!!! Also a big thanks to my father-in-law Phil for coming out and volunteering on my behalf (I was granted a race slot through the Maine Track Club and in return I had to provide a volunteer). You guys are great and made this day happen. Will I be back next year? I don't know. I guess I'll probably throw my hat in the bucket again and see what happens. I might even train if I get in again!


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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Pictures Are So Fun
Kingston and I got a good giggle over his hair on another of the really cold days last week. I was giggling because I could see what the microfiber couch was doing to his baby-fine hair. He was probably just giggling because I was giggling.
One day this week (I can't seem to remember which day exactly. I must have vomited that memory out yesterday) Kingston and I went into the backyard to play. We are sorely lacking in the backyard toy department so we had to make do. (And just a side note: Uncle Mark was supposed to build a swing set for Kingston for his birthday/Christmas present but funds got a little tight right about the time he was going to start it. Let's just say it's a good thing Kingston doesn't understand promises just yet. Can you imagine how disappointed he would be if he were a few years older?) Can you identify what Kingston ended up playing on?
Yep. The heat pump. He really liked walking along the side of it. Around and around. Over and over. Man, we need some outdoor toys! And speaking of man. . . Man down!
One minor reason why we haven't spent a lot of time outside lately is what happens when we come inside. Tragic, really.
This was the last picture of my cute decorative ladder before I had to move it due to the curiosity of my boy child. It was really only a matter of time before he tried to climb it. Better safe than sorry.
Pictures are fun, agreed? I can't wait for warmer weather and yard toys. We will be outside and snapping shots like it's our job! Maybe Uncle Mark will win the lottery and build that swing set. . . Or maybe we'll just wait til Christmas 2012.
**Update: Thanks for changing my blog header, Eden! It looks great. But then again, I think you had some good material to work with :).
Ahhhh. Much Better Now
Today Nigel has hit the road and Kingston and I are determined to do something fun. Haven't quite figured out what that fun will be just yet, but we'll figure something out. Maybe we'll go to Wal-mart and get the things he needs for starting daycare on Tuesday. Diapers, wipes, change of clothes. Doesn't that sound like a ton of fun? Well, take my word for it. It's better than the stomach bug.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Totally Should Have Knocked on Wood
I just pried my butt off the toilet and my head out of a trashcan to tell you that.
Thanks and have a good day.
Monday, January 26, 2009
2. I went to check out Ms. Cindy's daycare this morning. I love Ms. Cindy! I think we are going to send Kingston to her 2, maybe 3 days a week. It will be so good for him and me, too, I think. Ms. Cindy is more expensive than some of the other people I have looked into, but overall I think it is worth it. There were 4 little boys there this morning and I knew all of their parents! I also know some of the other kids who go there in the summer. We have to let Ms. Cindy know by Thursday. Childcare drama done. I think.
3. Now if I can just get my W-2 from my part-time bookkeeping job, we will be on our way to a tax refund that will keep us from going in the red.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Father of the Year
Right before I left for dinner with girlfriends, Kingston threw up in his highchair. We both tried to make up excuses as to why he threw up, trying NOT to believe it had anything to do with having spent yesterday morning with his little buddy Riley, who threw up twice yesterday afternoon. I was determined to go out to dinner with my girls since we were supposed to go on Tuesday but got snowed in. Nigel did not ask me to stay home, so away I went.
I got a phone call not long after arriving at Mama Kwan's. Nigel rarely calls me when I'm out with the girls. He's good like that. He just wanted me to know that Kingston had thrown up again in the bath tub and again after drinking some water. He said he was okay and didn't need me to come home. He didn't call me again until 8:30 to tell me that Kingston had not held anything down and was now throwing up nothing but liquid. It was time to come home.
When I walked in the door I saw Nigel on the couch with Kingston in his lap and a palm full of throw-up and a pacifier. Kingston was very happy to see Mom and I think Nigel was even happier! I took over puke duty and actually got Kingston to drink some Gatorade and keep it down. I held him for a bit to make sure it was staying down and then finally put him to bed at about 9:45. So far so good. Poor little guy. I hope he is over it now.
I was so very impressed with Nigel's grace under pressure. He did all the right things in a very unfamiliar situation. It is amazing how such things can make you love your husband even more than you already do. Who knew that having him stay home cleaning up puke and taking care of a sick baby could pull at my heartstrings? It totally worked. I nominate Nigel for Father AND Husband of the Year.
And I'm so happy that Kingston seems to be feeling better. Oh, and I'm terribly sorry for using the words throw up and puke so many times in one post. Gross.
Daycare Dilemma
My job is requiring me, as a salary employee, to take the place of an hourly employee a few days a week to help offset the inevitable economic downturn this year is sure to produce. Last year Kingston went with me to work about 3 mornings a week. That was until he was mobile and required so much attention. Now it is just not possible to bring him into the dining room of the restaurant while I work. So this is the part where daycare comes in. I am going to need it 2-3 days a week. Great.
So help me work this out. In order to pay for daycare (on average $30/day for part-time) for 3 days a week, max, I would have to pay out about $90.00/week. I cannot currently afford to pay $90.00/week with the salary that I am making now. I will have to make at least and additional $90.00/week to not go backwards. And since I refuse to work just to pay for daycare, I will have to make MORE than that in 3 days. Basically, this means I will have to wait tables at least 2 of the 3 days to make enough money to pay for daycare and bring home a little extra.
OK. So I guess that is decided. Now comes the part where I have to decide where to take Kingston. Most daycare centers require you to commit to 5 days of care, on average of $150.00. Not going to happen. I would prefer to put Kingston in an in-home daycare where he would be with only a few other kids and where they would allow me to do only 3 days. We have an appointment tomorrow morning to check out one place (who wants me to commit to switching to full-time in the summer), and I left a message for another lady who I hope to hear from tonight. This really isn't easy.
Don't get me wrong, I am definitely not against daycare in any way. I guess I sort of hoped to be able to make a living and still be a stay at home mom. I'm not sure how I thought that would work out, but I a girl can dream, can't she? I also know that I'm not the only one in this boat. My friend Mandy is struggling with a work/money/baby situation, my friend Anna was considering keeping Kingston until she decided to take a full-time job with benefits and now has to put her little boy in daycare, and my friend Eden gets crap for being a stay at home mom sometimes. You really just can't win when it comes to childcare.
If anyone has any suggestions or recommendations, I would love to hear them. Now who wants to ask me again if we are ready to have baby number 2?
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Before It Melts
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Another Camera Raffle!
Snow pictures. Anyone interested?
She's Here!
So congrats, Mere and Stu! Oh, and Sam. Be nice to your new little sister! I can't wait to meet her. Or at least see pictures soon!
Uh-oh. Baby fever has temporarily set in. I must go change a dirty diaper or pay Kingston's health insurance bill or something.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Who Wants Cake?
Not Me Monday!
I did not get mad at Nigel last night when, while "helping" me make my birthday cake, he tried to be cool-guy and crack the egg into the spinning mixer with one hand and dropped 1/2 of the shell in the mix.
I also didn't tell him that I wasn't going to post about it. Oops. Posting about it. . . But he deserves it ;) I don't even try to crack eggs with one hand. Especially into a Kitchenaid mixer with a revolving AND rotating paddle. Men.
I do not often let Kingston stay in his pajama's until after his morning nap. Today was not one of those days.
I had not been in the house for the last 3 days straight and was excited to get out and go to Wal-Mart this morning. I'm way cooler than spending my birthday in Wal-Mart for fun. Way cooler.
I am not super excited about going to eat dirty Mexican tonight for my birthday. Nigel hasn't made it a point to tell his friends that it is my choice to go there and not him being cheap!
I am not getting a cold on my birthday. That would just be unfair. Good thing that isn't happening. Sniff. Sniff. Blow. Blow.
That's all, folks. Pictures of the birthday cake later. All of the parts are made, it just has to be assembled and I'm waiting for Nigel to get home from surfing to do that. And then it has to be tasted, of course. I'll let you know. Hopefully most of the eggshell was removed by my frustrated, annoyed fingers last night!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
A Goatee, A Hair-Do, and Pizza
Perhaps it was the drool/spit goatee he was sporting after his morning nap. Teething=drool. I haven't yet seen any new teeth but I'm still on the lookout.
It has been really cold here the last few days. Well, cold for us. I know it is much colder elsewhere, but for us, it is cold. My mom was just talking about the funny hair some kids at her school were sporting these last few days, due to the weather. Kingston might have been listening in on the conversation and thought he would give them a run for their money.
His hair has been a static-y mess all day!
For Christmas, Mom gave me a new cookbook. I LOVE cookbooks. I never understood how my grandmother could enjoy reading a cookbook. I mean, you don't read them, you just look up and follow recipes from them. At least that's what I used to think. You know, before I got old and liked getting things like coasters as presents. Of course I really enjoy pictures in my cookbooks-the more pictures the better.
Anyway, the new cookbook is called A Passion for Baking and it is really great. Lots of great pictures and more tasty-sounding recipes than I can possibly bake! As soon as I get my hands on some loaf pans I am going to make some loaves of bread. I really wanted to make something from it tonight for dinner so I decided on pizza dough. I've never made pizza dough before and I have to say that it was easier than I thought. I made enough dough to make 2 big pizzas.
I spread both pies with a store-bought Alfredo Sauce and topped them with a little provolone and a lot of shredded mozzarella. One pizza got garlic, sauteed spinach and sliced Roma tomatoes. The other got roasted asparagus and red peppers and sliced sirloin. I forgot to take a picture of either of the pizzas before or after baking. They were gorgeous. I did remember to take one before they were demolished, however.
They turned out to be really, really good. The spinach and tomato pizza was the favorite, but not by much. The verdict was to make the pizza with the sirloin with a red sauce instead of the white sauce. Noted. And there will be a next time on the pizza dough. It was so tasty.
Friday, January 16, 2009
No News, But Fun Video
But what I do have, however, is video of Kingston walking! Enjoy.
Wait For It. . .
One of my best friends, and member of The Core 4, is about to have her second baby. She has a little boy who will be 2 at the end of the month and baby girl is due any minute! She has kept her name a secret from us but has let us in on the fact that she is currently 3 cm dilated, 80% effaced and her doctor expects her to go into labor any day now-maybe any second now.
Is waiting for a baby to be born not the most exciting, nerve-wracking, thrilling thing you have ever experienced?! I think so, too. So join me on the wait! I'll keep you posted as I know more details. Stay tuned. . .
Good luck Mere-Mere! We're praying for you!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The Climbing Monkey
Kingston took a few more steps this evening after I got home from an early movie with my friend Nicole. We went to see Bride Wars and it was really cute. Total chick flick (duh!) but worth the matinee price. I had buttered popcorn and Diet Coke for dinner-can you tell I'm excited about that? Sad but true. I've been trying so hard to eat healthy and save money recently, so it was fun to spend a little money on myself and get a good snack, too! And then to come home to a really cute baby boy, half-naked on the changing table, after having spent the evening with his dad. Man, I love those boys! I would pay the $16.00 I spent at the movie theater to watch the two of them together any time.
The weather has been horrible the last 2 days. I'm ready for some sunshine! It is supposed to be really cold for the next few days but I'm hoping for no more rain. We have spent the mornings at the YMCA, which has been fun, but I'm ready to get out and about a little more. Hopefully tomorrow. . .
Monday, January 12, 2009
23 Steps
Now for the real reason for this post:
Kingston took his first steps tonight!!! And his entire family was here to witness it! He walked from me to Nana a few times. Maybe 3-4 steps in a row, unassisted, before he collapsed or fell. We were so proud!! We will practice more tomorrow and I will attempt to get some steps on video. Stay tuned!
Granted, it probably didn't add up to a total of 23 steps, but give me credit for some creative titling, anyway, please. If you don't, it's just because you're jealous that you never went to 23 Steps. So there. My kid can walk.
Not Me Monday!
I'm jumping right in before I forget the "Not Me"s that I just thought of. If you're new here, I'll explain in a minute!
---I have NOT neglected and/or forgotten to post "Not Me Monday" for the past, say, 10 Mondays. I'm always SO on the ball.
---I have NOT given Kingston unwashed blueberries and strawberries in the grocery store the last 2 times we've been just to keep him quiet and not trying to get out of the cart. Gross. Who would do that? And I have definitely NOT started a new routine for shopping, and now he expects something sweet as soon as we get in the produce department. Good thinking, Mom!
---I would NEVER enjoy a day of working at a wedding expo all day, talking to a bunch of high-strung brides, simply because I got to do it without a toddler hanging on my leg. And my dear husband would NEVER be totally exhausted when I got home after spending the whole day in the house with Kingston. Us moms don't really work very hard. ALL we do is stay at home with a kid all day. That doesn't take ANY energy at all. Why would we be tired at the end of the day?
---I am NOT wondering if my kid will EVER walk.
---I did NOT nearly freak on Kingston yesterday when he dumped the dog's full water bowl over and then crawled through the said water. Did I mention that I wasn't trying to cook dinner at the time and that Nigel was officially "off duty" as soon as I got home? Right.
So those are my Not Me's for this fine Monday. If you don't know, Not Me Monday is "sponsored" by MckMama over on her blog, My Charming Kids. It is tons of fun to let it all out and tell all of my thousands of readers (giggle) what I didn't do this week (but that I might have done if I were to do such things). Go to MCK's and check out what other people didn't do. Or hey, get crazy and leave me a comment and tell me what you didn't do! Take a walk on the wild side! I mean, it is Monday. Go nuts.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Adventures in Self-Feeding


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ISDA, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), launched Indiana's Market Reporting Program in 2016, which provides market prices of dairy and beef cattle from various markets across the state. This information is published in a weekly report on the USDA Market News website and is intended to keep producers and agricultural businesses better informed about the value of their livestock.
Prior to this information being available, producers had difficulty when trying to compare the value of their livestock against the value of livestock sold in other markets, or in neighboring states. This caused some producers in Indiana to sell their products out of state where market price data is more easily obtainable. With this information now accessible to Hoosier farmers, the Market Reporting Program will help identify any price gaps between markets, creating an added layer of competition.
Currently, data is being gathered from the following livestock auctions and there is potential to expand to other high-volume markets in the future:
- Boswell Special Feeder Sales (Boswell)
- Indianapolis Stockyards (Rockville)
- Shipshewana Livestock Auction (Shipshewana)
- Springville Feeder Auction (Springville)
- Stony Pike Livestock Auction (Logansport)
- United Producers, Inc. (Vincennes)
- White River Valley Feeder Auction (Worthington)
- Rochester Sale Barn (Rochester)
Click the link below to view the reports.
- www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/feeder-and-replacement-cattle-auctions#Indiana
- Rochester Sale Barn
Tracy Roberts
Boswell, Shipshewana, Rochester
Gordon Lowry
Rockville, Vincennes, Logansport, Springville, Worthington


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Freshly hatched. NEWBORN. Straight from the womb. BABIES. Creepers. Crawlers. Cruisers. TEETH growing droolers.
Newborn sessions should be scheduled within the first two weeks of life. Let me come to you so you can just relax and let it happen or come to the studio if you need to get out of the house.
Typical baby sessions are scheduled at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 1 year. Contact me for the low down on a super special baby package.
Ankle biters. TODDLERS. The Terrible/Terrific TWO'S. Know it all PRE-SCHOOLERS all the way to the NOT SO SURE Kindergartner. SO MUCH is happening during this time span.
A GREAT TIME for a SOLO session for your child.
Elementary School dayz. AWKWARD middle schoolers. 8th grade COTILLION.
OOPS, we haven't done a family picture in 4 years! Call me. I'll take care of you.
aaaah, High Schoolers. TEENS. Bored. BUSY. Enlightened. Risk takers.
A word about SENIOR pictures. Though this is not my focus area, I do a handful of these young adults a year and we have FUN. I am the photographer who takes senior pictures of the kids who DON'T WANT senior pictures... and we work it out and it has turned out FANTASTIC every time. BRING IT, seniors, I can handle you!
FAMILY. Relationships. Interpersonal dynamics. This is the REAL STUFF!
Just pretend I'm not here, act NATURAL. HA! I know how ridiculous that sounds. I hate having my picture taken, so I get it, I really do. I'll boss you around a little bit, because we've all been trained that's how we're supposed to do family photos and it helps you RELAX and makes it look like I know what I'm doing.
Between the directions is when the MAGIC happens. So just hang in there with me. TRUST me.
Business. ACTING. Author. Teacher.
Need head shots? I simply LOVE head shots. Not all head shots are created equal. There's definitely a difference between an actor's head shot and a regular portrait or Business person's head shot.
When your job is depending on this image, you want someone who knows the subtle difference between these kinds of images.
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Commercial photography is priced differently than portrait photography. Contact me for a personalized quote specific to your needs.
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Restoring DAMAGED PHOTOS is like meditation for me. Do you have a box of OLD photos hidden in a stack in your craft room? I can take that box and turn it into a BEAUTIFUL framed collage you can display and ENJOY instead of tripping over.
Crumbling scrap book that belonged to your grandma? I'll carefully photograph it and turn it into a book that is going to last for another 100 years or more.
Are you an artist? Need high quality, high resolution images of your work? Contact me for a personal quote.


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Materials used:
- Paper from Lime Tart www.limetart.com.au
- Double sided tape
- Rub-On
- Jac Paper
- Photo of Jessie
- Drawing of Rhodesian Ridgeback, courtesy of www.oscaratemymuffin.com
Thank you cards were made for our local vet – Hastings Veterinary Clinic, and to AEC in Hallam for their wonderful support in helping Jessie with her illness – she swallowed a mango pip and it lodged in her after her stomach.
She is now 100% and just needs to have her hair grow back fully after they shaved her around the belly 😉
Jessie is wearing a bodysuit I made for her after her operation to keep the stitches and bandage clean. Of course she slept with me for 2 weeks until her stitches came out. This meant 'daddy' (my partner) had to sleep in the spare bedroom as Jessie tends to move around and scrunch up her bed alot during the night!
Lots of layering of paper from Lime Tart Collection.
Picture and drawing adhered with Jac paper.
Add Rub-ons.


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I thought it would be fun to include a couple of our
dictated stories this month. Here is one from Mikolai,
3 years old:
"My story, like, my mommy went to a store, and me.
And apples are yummy and when I eat them, I bite
something hard and it was a toy. And I ate a lot. My
stomach got so hungry, and I didn't have anything else
to eat. And I saw robots walking and they talk to me.
And they say, 'I'm the bad guy.' And I throwed the bad
guy robot on the ground. And then it went on the sky
and fell back down and broke his self. And that was
scary. And I pooped all the apples out. And I saw
fishes, not poisonous. The End."
Here's another one by Jack, 5 years old. It's titled "Up
"The up down town. The up down town. Some
buildings were up, and some buildings were down,
and some buildings were just sideways. But those
buildings made every person go sideways. And the
right side buildings made everybody go right side up.
But the upside down buildings, they made everybody
go upside down. And then a huge finger stepped on
the building because it was a tiny town. Then a huge
foot stepped on it. Then a bracelet went all the way
around the town. And then the bracelet crushed the
town into pieces. And the hand and foot end, with a
big bathroom at the end. And 300 candles. And 489
buildings that were crushed into pieces. The End."
News From The ECP
April 23, 2014
I thought it would be fun to include a couple of our
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New series of my SOLO play on Sahrani, this is not a boring series so please check it out!
My aim is to bring u entertaining Episodes of my journey in DayZ!
Some great action in this episode!
Hope you enjoy these DayZ episodes, there will be more 🙂
Edited for Entertainment.
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