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Released just two years after the classic slasher Halloween, John Carpenter's The Fog never received the kind of respect and devotion tied to Michael Myers' first outing. If we consult the annals of horror cinema, you'll see The Fog was more of a commercial than critical success, but it's important to remember the cult of Halloween only formed in the years after its release. Carpenter has said The Fog is flawed due to budget constraints and studio pressures, and actress Jamie Lee Curtis doesn't count it among her favorite films. But in the thirty-three years since its release, The Fog has earned its own troupe of devoted fans who recognize how much Carpenter got right. The Fog is a good movie but it's an excellent ghost story. The tale of bloodthirsty mariner ghosts seeking revenge in a California fishing village could have floundered in the hands of a lesser director, but Carpenter, along with longtime writing partner and producer Debra Hill, crafts a moody campfire horror tale. With a cast led by the charming Adrienne Barbeau and Carpenter staples Curtis, Tom Atkins and Nancy Loomis, The Fog is everything its insipid 2005 remake is not: frightening, atmospheric and memorable.
Antonio Bay, Calif., is primed to celebrate its centennial, a dark anniversary for the wandering souls of the sailors who died when the Elizabeth Dane crashed on the rocks outside town in 1880. A mysterious fog rolls over the town, against the wind, and in that fog lurks something evil. During the witching hour - 12 a.m. to 1 a.m. - sword-bearing ghosts ride this fog looking to kill, and the town is awakened by a number of other disturbances, including breaking glass and rogue gas pumps. Caught in the fog are nighttime radio DJ Stevie Wayne (Barbeau); townie Nick Castle (Atkins), who picks up a hitchhiker, Elizabeth Solley (Curtis); and weatherman Dan O'Bannon (Charles Cyphers). While the majority of the townsfolk attend the centennial ceremony, where organizer Kathy Williams (Janet Leigh) and her assistant Sandy Fadel (Loomis) unveil a new statue, Wayne watches in horror from her lighthouse radio station perch as the fog again rolls toward Antonio Bay.
It isn't really fair to compare The Fog and Halloween, but I will do it once more. Halloween was a game-changer for horror cinema and rightly regarded as one of the scariest movies ever made. The Fog is a lesser film but no less entertaining. While Halloween's closest competition was Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, nearly two decades its senior, there were plenty of ghost stories released in the years before The Fog, including The House on Haunted Hill, The Innocents, and, during the previous year, The Amityville Horror. Before The Fog and in the thirty-three years since, there have been many a dumb ghost story, and that The Fog is one of the few truly good haunting thrillers is its biggest accomplishment. Carpenter, again relying on the faceless terror he perfected in Halloween, makes his spectral adversaries frightening in their reasonless bloodlust and unwavering resolve. Never does Carpenter take the subject matter too seriously, but The Fog retains its chilly tone throughout.
Carpenter has commented in interviews that he is unhappy with portions of the film. The director cites dodgy effects and quickly shot sequences with continuity errors as examples of the film's flaws. After seeing early footage, the studio implored Carpenter to ramp up the gore and atmosphere, which he did to varying degrees of success. Hill and the production's second unit shot the early sequence in Antonio Bay when the gas station comes alive, as well scenes in a grocery store and on deserted town streets. These do contribute much to the film's atmosphere, and recall Carpenter's unnerving establishing shots in Haddonfield for Halloween. Some of the gore was added in post-production with the help of visual effects and sound cues, but The Fog isn't exactly a bloody film, which irritated some early audiences. Critics also noted there is not much "terror" in the film, as the fog is only in town for portions of the story. I disagree, as The Fog has plenty of jolts, and the character drama is more than enough to carry the daytime scenes. I can better understand the concerns of critics like Roger Ebert, who questioned whether or not an audience could root against an amorphous villain. While the film does reveal why the fog and its passengers have returned to Antonio Bay, the reason is more legend than immediate grievance. But such is the danger of having inhuman antagonists.
Placing Barbeau alone in a lighthouse detached from the town proper was a great piece of writing by Carpenter and Hill, as it allows her to be both vulnerable and a beacon of reprieve from the impending terror. The actress does a great job in the role, from her early scenes as a sultry DJ to those as a single mother intensely worried about her young son (Ty Mitchell). Atkins, who would later barely survive the underrated Halloween III: Season of the Witch, is a gruffly personable co-lead, and he moves the story forward in the trenches during his wanderings with Curtis. The Halloween scream queen returns as a character akin to the actual Curtis of 1980. One can't help but assume her character's monologue about satisfying her wanderlust may have applied to the actress, too. That Curtis' own mother - Janet Leigh - appears in The Fog is a prime example of why the actress may have felt trapped in her craft. Watching The Fog in 2013 reveals how much better Carpenter's film is than many other thrillers of the era. In the place of terrible acting and gratuitous sex are believable drama and earned scares. Sure, The Fog may not resonate as deeply as more memorable horror films, but it is certainly a minor classic.
Carpenter and Hill were certainly the "Dream Team" of horror, and the former couple continued to work together until Hill's death from cancer in 2005. I have written before that Halloween is my favorite film. I love John Carpenter and I truly miss Debra Hill. I hope Carpenter can again make a film that lives up to his early work, but having The Fog on Blu-ray satiates this desire somewhat. Carpenter's lens and trademark eye for staging make The Fog a much more accomplished film than its budget and troubled shoot suggest. Carpenter's trademark electronic score and future Halloween III director Tommy Lee Wallace's production design and editing only add to The Fog's success. Each supporting character serves a purpose, from sassy assistant Sandy to Hal Holbrook's alcoholic priest, an important piece of the film's backstory and church-set climax. The Fog may never reach the audience of Carpenter's Halloween but it's both a worthy follow-up and excellent ghost story.
Shout! Factory again hits a home run with its excellent high-definition transfer for The Fog. The 2.35:1/1080/AVC-encoded image is undoubtedly the best the film has looked since its release in 1980, and fans should be very pleased. Most importantly, Shout! has again avoided using noise reduction and edge enhancement to "modernize" the look of this gritty '80s film. Remembering the film's low budget and 35 mm film stock, The Fog looks excellent. Detail receives a heavy bump in high definition, and close-ups reveal minute facial features and expressions previously unseen on DVD releases. Carpenter uses a softer focus in The Fog, but wide shots are still fairly deep and always clear. Colors are bold - check out Wayne's orange Volkswagen Thing and the beautiful white caps in the bay - and nicely saturated. Black levels are good; there's a bit of crush due to the way The Fog was filmed, but shadow detail is largely in tact. Composite effects create a few anomalies that, again, are no fault of the transfer, and I noticed no issues with telecine wobble or aliasing. The print used is largely free of defects and the image retains a light layer of natural grain. The Fog winds up looking very impressive in high definition.
Originally released in theaters with only a mono mix, The Fog is given both 5.1 and 2.1 DTS-HD Master Audio tracks on Blu-ray. Both are impressive, with the surround mix taking a slight edge due to its increased depth and immersive effects. Dialogue is consistently clear and free of distracting hiss and distortion. Carpenter's recognizable score sounds wonderful, and the mix complements the electronic treble wail with some subwoofer and surround support. Ambient effects like crashing waves and crowd noise do waft into the surround speakers, and action effects like breaking glass and slicing swords make good use of the rear speakers. Range and clarity are also both excellent. The Fog is a more front-loaded mix than modern horror films, which is to be expected, but the Blu-ray sounds fantastic. English subtitles are available.
Shout! Factory releases The Fog in a new "Collector's Edition." The single-disc release is packed in a standard Blu-ray case with newly commissioned key artwork. The reverse of the two-sided cover features the film's classic poster artwork. A slipcover with the new artwork wraps the case. Shout! has included a mix of old extras alongside some great new additions:
DVD Talk Collector Series. Shout! Factory continues to release amazing Blu-rays for classic horror films under its Scream Factory imprint. The Fog may not have the reputation of John Carpenter's seminal Halloween but it's a damn fine film and an especially accomplished ghost story. This new Blu-ray features a wonderful transfer and soundtrack for the film, as well as a host of revealing extras that film geeks will eat up. The Fog earns my highest recommendation!
William lives in Burlington, North Carolina, and looks forward to a Friday-afternoon matinee.


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Chabot says he disagrees with Portman on gay marriage
GOP lawmaker holds first of two local town hall meetings
A fellow Cincinnati-area Republican says that while he respects Sen. Rob Portman, he disagrees with Portman's new stand in support of gay marriage.
Rep. Steve Chabot spoke Monday afternoon in Montgomery to about 75 constituents during the first of two town halls in his district.
Chabot says he continues to support the Defense of Marriage Act, barring federal government recognition of same-sex marriage.
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I have a couple cards to show today. First up is the card I gave a peek of in my last post. This is my card for this week's sketch, #79, at CPS. This is the new "Sanoma" line by Scenic Route...SO pretty! I love it!
And I did this card for this week's sketch at the 2 Sketches 4 U blog. This is a new paper line by Little Yellow Bicycle called "Love Letters". It isn't out in stores yet, but will be soon! The entire collection is really beautiful with lots of flocking, shaped papers, great cardstock stickers....and I really love the colors. It is a deep red that sometimes almost looks maroon with black and grey. There are lots of patterns that can be used for non-love themed projects. I actually look forward to taking some photos at a Griz football game this year, because the colors match perfectly!
So, Josh's 29th birthday was yesterday! We are celebrating more tomorrow with a party, but I did give him his gift and we went to dinner at Outback Steakhouse. I got him an IPOD Touch for his birthday. He was pretty excited when he opened it, considering he though I was getting him a video game?! The software did give him a large amount of frustration on our computer though....it is for the most part cleared up now. Although...it did something weird to my photo loading software, and now I have to load photos in completely different than I used to. We have put a service ticket in with Nikon, so hopefully they can help us work through the issue. The important part is I can still get photos to my computer...so that is good! And it made me backup all my photos last night as well...which is even better. I hadn't backed up photos since last winter. Yikes!
My dad called last night to let us know that Casey and his team had their first practice under the lights! What fun! We have been having late fall temperatures the past few days though, so it was like 30 degrees in Sheridan last night! He said it was COLD! That never phases the football players though, and my dad said they look so good this year. His coach came over to my dad and said, "I have two things to say. One, I feel bad for the kid who has to touch Josh. And two, I feel really bad for the kids who have to try to catch Casey." Josh is a defensive end who has gotten really big this year, and is just hitting like a mac truck. And I have already told you about Casey's velocity training in past posts, and the training has really paid off. It is going to be even more fun to watch him this year! I just hope he isn't a blur in all my photos...tee hee!
Well, that is all for me today. I hope that you have had a wonderful week!
Only 8 days until Panther football!!
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Lea your card is stunning! I love all the layers:)ReplyDelete
All of your work is such a huge inspiration!
OH wow!!! Both of these cards are amazing!! Love them!!ReplyDelete
These are awesome! Great work.ReplyDelete
these are both so pretty Lea! Happy birthday to your hubby!!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to your hubby!!ReplyDelete
I LOVE your cards!! You always amaze me with your fabulous talent girl - you are GOOD!! :)
and omg, I'd KILL for cooler weather like that!!! It's SO HOT here!
Hope you have a great rest of the week!!
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Both you cards are `Stunning` Lea...ReplyDelete
`Happy Bealted ```b`day` to your hubbie..Have a great Time~X~
beautiful cards!!!! you have an award on my blog ;)ReplyDelete
Your work is such an inspiration. Look at these cards, lovely as ever.ReplyDelete
oh my goodness girl, these cards are yummy...........ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2008 at 5:45 PM
Gorgeous cards, Lea!! Love that MLYB.. it is gorgeous pp! Oh.. by the way.. my bdays in Feb.. ;) hahaha!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2008 at 5:59 PM
Lea!! I love these cards. The last one is just stunning!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful cards!! Your 2S4Y card just blew me out of my seat and across the room!!ReplyDelete
These cards are absolutely amazing Lea, love, love, them! Football, love it!ReplyDelete
Your cards are amazing!!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful cards, Lea. I just love your creations.ReplyDelete
Send some cold weather this way. It is so hot here in Dallas.
I love all your layers and the colours you use. It's a beautiful card. Good luck in the competition!ReplyDelete
Heidi :=)
i *heart* your blog and left an award for you on my blog. i'm sure you've received the award, but you are a regular visit and i shared that with my readers. have a wonderful weekend!!ReplyDelete
hugs & love!
beautiful cards, love 2sketches!ReplyDelete
I love all your layers and the colours you have used are so stunning! It's a beautiful card. Good luck in the competition! Thanks for visiting my blog, Kim xReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2008 at 12:16 AM
love the colour combos! happy pink and green and stunning red and black. gorgeous! hope the party went well. check out my new blog if you have timeReplyDelete
Awesome cards!!!ReplyDelete
I love both cards. So different but great.ReplyDelete
Lea, that Little Yellow Bicycle paper looks AWESOME. That card is BEAUTIFUL - I love all of them, but I REALLY love the first one!!! :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous cards....as always!! I love your choice of papers and embellishments for the 2S4Y card. And don't you just love the new SR papers? So yummy....ReplyDelete
Both these cards are great- I love both color combinations! debbReplyDelete
Lea, both of these are amazing--you rock!ReplyDelete
Adorable cards, Lea!ReplyDelete


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Zach Galifianakis continues to pile up the projects, this time adding a starring role as a poor schlub ignites a firestorm by accidentally hitting the dreaded "reply all" button.
"Reply All" will be written and produced by Phil Johnston, who wrote the recently wrapped "Cedar Rapids, directed by Miguel Arteta and starring another "Hangover" alum, Ed Helms, as small-town insurance salesman who must try to save his co-workers' jobs.
Galifianakis can be seen starting tomorrow in "Dinner for Schmucks" (here's the trailer, our review will be up tomorrow) as a mind-control expert who also works at the I.R.S. Then in September, he's got a supporting role as a mentor to a fellow psychiatric patient in "It's Kind of a Funny Story." November will find Galifianakis hitting the road with Robert Downey Jr. in "Due Date," about two guys driving cross country so one of them can get home for the birth of his first kid.
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Wick Allison speaks some truth to his fellow conservatives about fairness and how that translates to success at the ballot box.
The Republican Party can appeal to "Judeo-Christian values" as long as the sun shines and their voices hold out. But they've abandoned the most basic moral value of all: fairness. America is supposed to be the land of opportunity. But tell that to minorities, to single women, to working-class whites. Even 44 percent of voters who earn over $200,000 a year voted for Obama, the candidate who promised to raise their taxes.
We all know that eliminating the Bush tax cuts on the wealthy will not make much of a difference in the deficit ($42 billion a year, by most estimates). But anybody who preaches on that point will find himself talking to an empty auditorium. And if raising taxes on the rich is redistributionist socialism, someone should should have told Eisenhower, Nixon, and Reagan, whose rates on the rich were 91, 70, and 50 percent.
A capital gains tax rate (making money off money) that is lower than the earned income rate (making money off work) is just not fair. Bestowing that rate on hedge-fund managers through a specially designed loophole is just not fair. Allowing the rich to take mortgage deductions for second and third homes, or for homes worth over $1 million, is just not fair. Allowing business owners like me to take myriad deductions that our employees cannot take is just not fair. But, most of all, allowing the wealthy to pay very low tax rates while interest on the war debt accumulates, deficits continue, and middle-class incomes deteriorate is just not fair.


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The changes were published in the Federal Register in mid-August. A significant proposed change includes a new guideline that the FAA use what is known as a categorical exclusion to implement NextGen and satellite-based flight procedures – similar to the controversial new takeoff procedure at LaGuardia Airport - across the country.
Current policy calls for changes to new and existing flight patterns that occur under 3,000 feet be subject to an environmental assessment, which would examine the potential impacts on noise and pollution and discuss possible ways to mitigate those factors.
In the case of a categorical exclusion, the agency is not required to do a comprehensive environmental review.
"It is outrageous that the FAA is seeking greater leeway to exempt itself from vital environmental studies which determine whether or not new airplane routes – and the accompanying noise – adversely impact affected communities," said Congresswoman Grace Meng at a press conference in Bayside on Tuesday.
A categorical exclusion was issued in October of 2012 to allow for the increased use of a takeoff procedure out of LaGuardia known as the TNNIS IV ("pronounced "tennis") climb.
Since its implementation, residents across northeast Queens have been complaining to the FAA and Port Authority about an increase in noise from overhead airplanes.
In a letter to the head of the FAA, Meng and representatives Steve Israel and Joseph Crowley called on Administrator Michael Huerta to exempt the two New York airports from plans to broaden categorical exclusions to allow the process to be used for nearly every change in a flight pattern.
"The fact that the FAA is even considering abandoning such studies as part of its routine is appalling and, quite frankly, insulting to the residents of Queens and the Bronx, who know the flight schedules about as well as the air traffic controllers simply because they hear the rumble of each and every plane that goes by," said Crowley.
This particular use of a categorical exclusion was actually mandated by Congress when it passed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to expedite the implementation of NextGen and satellite-based procedures without having them held up in lengthy environmental reviews.
Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Peter King were the only area federal lawmakers to vote for that bill.
The FAA has been pushing the implementation of the NextGen procedures, stating that it will cut down on delays and make airports more efficient, as well as conserve jet fuel.
"We have heard many amorphous, high-sounding reasons put forth for allowing the aviation industry to avoid responsibility for the noise and pollution caused by these new procedures: reduced fuel consumption, progress and fewer flight delays are among them," said Janet McEneaney, a co-founder of Queens Quiet Skies. "But we haven't seen any proof that subjecting people on the ground to more noise and pollution will accomplish any of those goals."
The public has until September 30 to comment on the proposed changes, at which point the FAA will decide whether to adopt them as official policy.


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TRAVEL VIDEO: Traveling with alcohol. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/travel/x1564565906
GETAWAY: Take the kids on a cruise. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/travel/x1056537646
TRAVELOGUE: This week in the travel rail: A look at Monticello, the 7 architectural wonders of the world, train-traveling tips and more. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/travel/x325165924
FAMILY TIME: This week: Outside and inside activities, tips about reading and overweight pets, and more. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/family/x1681296672
RELIGION NEWS: Weekly religion rail, with items on a religious peacekeeping event, a court case about a Ten Commandments monument and more. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/religion/x1012434135
STAINED GLASS: Creating stained glass windows continues religious tradition. Lake Sun Leader. With great art. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/religion/x79612443
FARR SIDE: Season 7 of "Dancing With the Stars" has some nifty moves. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x1012434127
CD REVIEWS: A look at new music from Tim O'Brien, Kathy Mattea, Nine Inch Nails and more. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/dvds_cds/x125180037
GRANLUND CARTOON: On the Federal lifeboat for the wealthy. / Will be posted in 10 minutes / Cartoons
KENT BUSH: Despite what it seems, some parents still do teach their children about consequences. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/x1279456854
DEB GAUTHIER: My goodness, there's a lot of depressing news out there. So depressing that consumer confidence is down to a 35-year low. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/x325168391
MICHELLE TEHEUX: Let us eat cake -- if we can afford it. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/x79615339
JANE MILLER: Motorsports column: Martinsville has baffled Biffle, but he's ready this week. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/sports/x1056538213
NASCAR: This week's NASCAR content – prepared page and individual content – is packaged here: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/sports/x1564566538
OPENING DAY: Several writers are planning special content for MLB's Opening Day. We will post these this coming weekend. Here's a tentative schedule so far (if your paper is planning stories, please let us know):
- MLB '08 PREVIEW: By Mike Nadel. For Sunday use.
- AL CENTRAL PREVIEW: By Andy Call of the Repository. For Monday use.
- VICTOR MARTINEZ FEATURE: By Andy Call of the Repository. For Monday use.
- BANG FOR THE BUCK: A look at MLB team spending. By Andy Call. For Monday use.
- GRADY SIZEMORE FEATURE: By Andy Call. For Saturday use.
- TRAVIS HAFNER FEATURE: By Andy Call. For Sunday use.
- C.C. SABATHIA FEATURE: By Andy Call. For Monday use.
- AROUND BASEBALL: Weekly column from Andy Call. For Sunday use.
GAMING CULTURE SERIES on video games, by the Daily Messenger (stories will need perhaps one quote each to localize):
- Part I: All the world's a game board. With video. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/video_games/x1564567695
- Part II: The continuing evolution of gaming. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/video_games/x899760636
CATERPILLAR: Caterpillar Inc. soon will be the majority owner of its oldest foreign joint venture and may be its sole owner within five years, the company announced Wednesday. By Paul Gordon of the Peoria Journal Star.


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Rock music has deposed pop as the UK's best-selling album genre once again, thanks to acts such as Arctic Monkeys.
New analysis from music industry body the BPI shows that last year rock overtook pop for the first time since 2010 in terms of all-important album sales.
Rock - which includes the likes of Mumford And Sons and even Rod Stewart for the analysis - claimed 33.8 per cent of all UK album sales in 2013, up from 31.3 per cent the previous year, while pop accounted for 31 per cent, down from 33.5 per cent.
It comes despite pop taking the top five best-sellers of the year with a trio of Now That's What I Call Music albums and releases by One Direction and Emeli Sande.
But, using figures supplied by the Official Charts Company, the BPI found 40 per cent of the 10,000 biggest albums of the year were rock albums.
Rock landed its biggest share of the album sales market since 2008, when it had 35.7 per cent.
Dance music was the third biggest genre, representing 8.3 per cent of album sales - up two per cent in a year thanks to artists such as Daft Punk - and easy listening-style artists, including swing albums from Robbie Williams and Michael Buble were just behind on 8.1 per cent.
It was a different story for singles, where pop remained on top with 36.2 per cent of sales, while rock is at 21.4 per cent.
BPI spokesman Gennaro Castaldo said: "While the appeal of pop remains consistent, the popularity of rock music tends to ebb and flow a little more, reflecting as it does the excitement that can quickly build around new acts as they burst through.
"With Arctic Monkeys now taking on near-iconic status, and the likes of Jake Bugg and Bastille to name a few connecting with a new generation of fans, rock music looks set to enjoy another wonderfully vibrant period."
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Bangalore: A relative of the Indian-born nurse who apparently killed herself after an Australian radio station's royal hoax call said on Sunday her family is shocked at the news.
Jacintha Saldanha, 46, had answered the prank telephone call to London's King Edward VII hospital, which was treating Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine for morning sickness.
She had put the call from the station through to a colleague, who relayed details about Kate's condition which made headlines around the globe. Saldanha was later found dead in staff accommodation.
A member of her family, who live in the town of Shirve 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the southern city of Bangalore, said they could not believe the mother-of-two could commit suicide.
"We were shocked to hear from her husband (Benedict Barboza) that Jacintha was no more. He did not tell us that she committed suicide," Jacintha's sister-in-law Irene D'Souza told AFP by telephone.
"It is hard to believe Jacintha could commit suicide as she was not the type of woman to do it."
D'Souza said Jacintha was planning to come to India to celebrate Christmas with the family and they were planning a big party.
"But today we are going to the church to pray for her soul and for her children, who are going through a bad time."
The presenters at Sydney's 2Day FM radio posed as Queen Elizabeth II and William's father Prince Charles to obtain details of Catherine's condition.
British media have termed Saldanha's death a suspected suicide. Police, ahead of an autopsy next week, say it remains unexplained but is not being treated as suspicious.
William and Kate, who left the hospital last week, said they were "deeply saddened" by the death of the nurse.
Saldanha lived with her husband and two children in the western English city of Bristol. She had moved to Britain from India around 12 years ago.


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- Guides meet musicians at the hospital, communicate with hospital staff, introduce musicians to patients, walk with musicians as they go from room to room, and generally facilitate the Musicians On Call experience.
After an interview and training session, new guides accompany experienced guides twice before becoming a "full-fledged" guide. We ask that guides give a time commitment of 24 visits per year. Since the average minimum monthly time requirement is only four hours per month, you can participate in the program, spread the healing power of music, and still have time to listen to XPN!
To apply: Complete the online application today. Please allow at least two weeks for the NYC Musicians On Call office to review your application and get back to you.
Project Playback
Through this unique program, WXPN Musicians On Call pairs up a professional musician with long-term residents at a healthcare facility for six to eight weekly sessions in order to create original music. Once created, the songs are pressed on a CD and a CD Release Party is held for the patients and their families. Most recently, musician Scot Sax led a Project Playback series with the residents at the Veterans Administration Community Living Center in West Philadelphia. Learn more and sample two of the songs produced here: TheKey.XPN.org.
Songs to Lift Your Spirits
Tune into some music to soothe your soul with this Spotify playlist featuring most of the music from the 88 Songs To Lift Your Spirit Countdown that aired on WXPN in April 2013. Find it here.
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I'm totally opposed to fracking, and since INEOS are at the heart of fracking intentions in Scotland, I'm opposed to this part of their business plan. But ambitious though it is, it's not quite as ambitious as The National newspaper outlined it in Monday's edition.
On page 8, a well-written and highly relevant piece by Kathleen Nutt and Stefan Schmid titled 'Calls for Holyrood to halt all fracking plans' appeared. with a concise report on the issues, the political state of play and the Infrastructure Bill.
It had one number in it, one crucial number – and that number was egregiously wrong.
It jumped out and hit me between the eyes, as it should have done the editor, and indeed anyone with even the slightest geographical sense of the dimensions of the country of Scotland. But apparently it didn't …
I addressed it in a light manner on Twitter, fully expecting that someone would have already recognised the error. But no, and although both journalists promptly and courteously replied to my query, one acknowledging the error and promising a correction in Tuesday's National, none has appeared to date.
(I've contacted The National by email – so far, no reply, no correction.)
Here's the Twitter mini-saga -
TWITTER Jan 26th 2015
Peter Curran @moridura #fracking What is the radius of INEOS's fracking licences? The National quotes 147m radius. That's 67,887 sq.mls. Scotland is 30,414 sq.mls
Peter Curran @moridura ·#fracking Scotland's width is 192 miles, length is 254 miles. According to National, INEOS's fracking licences cover a diameter of 294m (radius 147m)
Peter Curran @moridura ·#frack Today's 'National' p8 - "Ineos .. currently holds the fracking licence for a 147-mile radius around its Grangemouth plant" Does it?
Peter Curran @moridura #fracking I take it, from the absence of comment, that 'The National' stands behind its 147 mile INEOS fracking radius (of Grangemouth)?
of 294m (radius 147m)
Twitter exchange with co-authors of The National piece, Kathleen Nutt and Stefan Schmid
Peter Curran @moridura @kacnutt Care to comment on my tweet queries on National article (if you were co-author) and Ineos's 147m radius fracking radius re Scotland
Kathleen Nutt @kacnutt @moridura Re article my contribution was on parly votes.
Peter Curran @moridura @kacnutt Thanks, Kathleen - good relevant article - my only query is 147m radius stat.
Peter Curran @moridura @kacnutt Geographically as well as environmentally, if the 147m radius is not a typo ...
Peter Curran @moridura @StefanSchmid03 Care to comment about my tweet queries on your p8 National fracking radius of 147m for Ineos, Stefan? All I want is facts.
Stefan Schmid @StefanSchmid03 @moridura Cheers for bringing that up. Was just a really sloppy mistake, it is a 127 mile area. Should be in corrections tomorrow.
@StefanSchmid03 Thanks, Stefan. God knows, we all make mistakes. (Are there no editors to pick them up?) Fracking's a serious game
@StefanSchmid03 It's when you're most buried in detailed researched that you're at risk from single key stats (I know!). Last looks vital!
Stefan Schmid @StefanSchmid03 @moridura I'll be taking the blame for that one, spent a lot of time researching the topic over the past months so shouldn't get that wrong.


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A Non-Rhotic Entertainment Experiment
I'm not much of television watcher. Outside of sporting events and the occasional Survivor Man episode, I just can't get into something week after week.
I blame The Wire. After blowing through all five seasons in just a few short weeks a couple years ago, everything else just seemed like Jersey Shore: a bunch of self-obsessed lame-ohs screaming and yelling while adding nothing positive to the universe.
And then there was this…
Hate me 'cuz I helped put some nasty images in your head, just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
Happy Saturday!


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Stop laughing, Pittsburgh is a beautiful city.
Chris Nolan made his fondness for the Steel City clear in annoucing that he will be summering there this year.
"Pittsburgh is a beautiful city," Nolan said in a statement. "We have been able to find everything we were looking for here, and I am excited to spend the summer in Pittsburgh with our final installment of Batman."
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This will be Nolan's thrid and final Batman film, with a cast that includes Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Juno Temple and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Not including the Steelers' Super Bowl Titles, the arrival of Nolan and friends will probably be the best thing to happen to Pittsburgh in... geez, we don't know.
And we weren't kidding, we really think it is a beautiful city, in its way.


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Granite City Lumberjacks Down MN Flying Aces
The Granite City Lumberjacks Junior Hockey team downed the Minnesota Flying Aces 7-2 Sunday at Exchange Area. Mathew Raiola, Nick Turbitt, and Aaron Storch each scored 1 goal and 1 assist for the Lumberjacks.
Austin Wilson had 27 saves for the Lumberjacks. Granite City will host Alexandria at 7:30 Wednesday night at Sports Arena East.


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Creating Applications with Mozilla
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- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Mozilla as Platform
- Chapter 2: Getting Started
- Chapter 3: XUL Elements and Features
- Chapter 4: CSS in Mozilla Applications
- Chapter 5: Scripting Mozilla
- Chapter 6: Packaging and Installing Applications
- Chapter 7: Extending the UI with XBL
- Chapter 8: XPCOM
- Chapter 9: XUL Templates
- Chapter 10: RDF, RDF Tools and the Content Model
- Chapter 11: Localization
- Chapter 12: Remote Applications
- Appendix A: Getting and Building the Mozilla Source
- Appendix B: Development Tools
- Appendix C: Programmer's Reference


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How the Professor Who Fooled Wikipedia Got Caught by Reddit
T. Mills Kelly encourages his students to deceive thousands of people on the Web. This has angered many, but the experiment helps reveal the shifting nature of the truth on the Internet.
Source: Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 5-15-12
…These stories have two things in common. They are all tailor-made for viral success on the internet. And they are all lies.
Each tale was carefully fabricated by undergraduates at George Mason University who were enrolled in T. Mills Kelly's course, Lying About the Past. Their escapades not only went unpunished, they were actually encouraged by their professor. Four years ago, students created a Wikipedia page detailing the exploits of Edward Owens, successfully fooling Wikipedia's community of editors. This year, though, one group of students made the mistake of launching their hoax on Reddit. What they learned in the process provides a valuable lesson for anyone who turns to the Internet for information.
The first time Kelly taught the course, in 2008, his students confected the life of Edward Owens, mixing together actual lives and events with brazen fabrications. They created YouTube videos, interviewed experts, scanned and transcribed primary documents, and built a Wikipedia page to honor Owens' memory. The romantic tale of a pirate plying his trade in the Chesapeake struck a chord, and quickly landed on USA Today's pop culture blog. When Kelly announced the hoax at the end of the semester, some were amused, applauding his pedagogical innovations. Many others were livid….
Last January, as he prepared to offer the class again, Kelly put the Internet on notice. He posted his syllabus and announced that his new, larger class was likely to create two separate hoaxes. He told members of the public to "consider yourself warned–twice."…READ MORE


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Beautiful bunny Stubsie! What pretty caramel and white fur you have! You are a busy bunny, playing with your ball, keeping your fur clean, or eating some yummy grass or pepper! You and your person are starting agility work, and you will do very well with that! How wonderful that your person has known you right from the time you were born !Stubsie is my rabbit, he is a four-year-old Dwarf rabbit mix. His character makes him very special, he is very trusting and lovely.
He loves grass and pepper to eat, and he's pretty smart - he can do a roll when I say that he should do that! I bought my rabbits a ball where I can put treats in ... I think he likes to play with that ball very much. In October I began kaninhop (rabbit agility) with him, but he is still learning. I bred him by myself. His mother is the most trusting rabbit that I know, so I was glad to have a child from her. and his father is now neutered, so he will not have more siblings born. He has three more brothers but they got new homes when they were small. He is always concerned with keeping his fur clean, so that is when I can get pictures of him, as he's not moving then! Stubsie is a special pet to me.
Could you please have your person give you a gentle pat for me today, sweet Stubsie. I like your caramel brown ears! Happy, happy Bunny Pet of the Day to you!


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A. Sprung
B. is springing
C. is thinking about springing
I would go with answer C. It has been raining for the last two days, so that is a good sign considering that it could be the white stuff falling from the sky.
Spring Break has sprung in our house, which means that it is crazy in here with all the rain going on outside. Yesterday they did get to spend the majority of the day at grandma and grandpa's with Aunt Kendra while I went to work for a few hours. They of course enjoyed every minute of it, even though Maddie wanted nothing to do with it at the beginning of the day.
Tomorrow we are getting a chance to spend an afternoon with friends. Thursday we will be visiting either the Children's Museum or Stonefire Pizza (think an upscale Chuck E Cheese). Friday we are heading to Valparaiso for the National Basketball Tournament. There are about 7 teams we will be looking to watch. Boys and Girls from Trinity Klein, where we were members at in Texas. The boys coach is a friend. The boys and girls from Trinity Cedar Rapids, where Chad went to grade school and where my sister and brother in law go now. Our Redeemer boys and girls, where the girls attend school now. Last but not least the Hales Corners boys team, another school from the area here, a lot of their kids end of going to Martin Luther, so we know some of their families.
Chad started baseball yesterday. If it keeps raining like this, the field will not be dry by next Thursday for the home opener.
The girls are doing great. Maddie is getting so excited for 1st grade. Her reading is coming along really well and I love that she will pick up a book and try to read it. She is also starting to read signs along the highway too. Emma is itching to be in all day school. She is the social butterfly of the family and loves to talk to anyone and everyone.
Along with baseball filling up our spring, we will be heading to Michigan for Easter this year. We are looking forward to seeing friends and family while we are there. Our summer is starting to fill up fast, but it is always fun to have things going on.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Spring has...
A. Sprung
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day
Nothing too exciting for Valentine's Day here. I worked (only myself and the principal in the office and got more work done then the last few weeks combined), the girls had school, the both had parties in their classrooms, and they even had George Washington come to school yesterday and talk about his life. This week is reading week at school. I am still trying to figure out a storybook character for the girls to dress up as on Thursday.
Here was the Valentine pictures we sent to some people:
Here are some other Valentine Day pictures of the girls: (Lilly was not interested in having her picture taken or to have her picture taken with the girls. )
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Basketball and Life
Even though the Brewers pitchers and catchers report tomorrow, we are still in basketball mode. Boy are we ever in basketball mode. It all started last Friday, Chad had a game against St. Cate's. They lost to them by 47 the last time they played them, this past week, they only lost by 18, much improvement. So anyways, the girls and I, plus an extra girl (Maddie's friend Mia) set off to ML to watch the freshmen game. Well okay, Lilly and I watched the game while the other girls played under the bleachers, in the bleachers, and in the hall. We were on our way after the freshmen game, Chad always stays for the JV, well he was so lucky that he got to coach the JV. Then he also had to sit on the bench for Varsity and assist. I was only sort of in the loop, but got the full story when he got home. So the short of it is that Chad was the only coach in the boys' program left after the game on Friday. A couple coaches were asked not to come back, the head coach decided to step down feeling responsible for the actions of the assistants that got asked not to come back.
So needless to say last week was left trying to fill in some coaches spots for the last two weeks of the season. So Chad has 3 freshmen games left, 4 varsity regular season games and a sectional game. He is lucky enough to have found three other guys to help him out for the next 3 weeks. A great person/coach to take over the JV and is doing the best job possible, given the situation.
So we are all adjusting here, but I know that he will give it the best shot he can for the 3 weeks. I am assuming that the team won't make it much past the first round of the sectionals considering that the JV and Varsity teams have not won a game yet.
So here's to Chad helping them get their first win of the season.
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
A Surpirse Trip
The girls and Chad had off for Martin Luther King Day. That weekend was packed with stuff, but it was all a lot of fun and so glad we got to do it all. Thursday started the Our Redeemer tournament, it is both a boys and girls tournament. We went Thursday, because we knew we wouldn't get to go any other time. So Thursday we packed everyone up in the bitter cold and headed to school to watch the OR girls take on the Mount Olive girls (that is my grade school), let's just say that OR pretty much blew them out.
Friday it was off to dad's game and so we had our usual fun Friday at Martin Luther for basketball. Saturday we packed everyone up in the car and headed to River Forest for the girls basketball game. It was alumni day and so I met one of my teammates/roommates and her family for the game. We went out to dinner after and had a really great time. Before the game we made a quick stop at uncle Alan's store to visit and Kate was there, so the girls had a great time for about a half hour in the store. So we headed home from River Forest in time to catch the second half of the Packers/Falcons game.
Sunday we went to church and then headed up to Germantown. There we dropped Lilly off for the day/night. We told the older two that we were going to run some errands and would be back. We started the drive to Lake Geneva, both girls at one point did fall asleep, so that helped. We were headed to the Timber Ridge Lodge and Waterpark.
We had gotten a gift card from the baseball team last year and finally got a chance to use it. They also gave us a bunch of tokens to use in the arcade. The girls had no idea what was going on until I came out of the hotel with the room key. We had such a fun time playing in the water, winning tickets at the arcade, eating dinner in the restaurant, watching some movies, and just hanging out.
So Monday morning we were off to breakfast in Lake Geneva and then back to Germantown to get Lilly. Even though it was a really short trip it was really fun and so nice to have just a short break.
The girls have been busy with school, Chad with basketball, getting ready for baseball, and I am into full force golf outing mode for work. Maddie and I are just about to leave for some time at the YMCA. She gets to go to a 2 hour sports day while I get my workout in.
Maddie had the time of her life last night, when she got to spend the evening (not overnight) at Mia's house while the rest of us went to Chad's game. She was so excited and had such a great time. Those are the things that you just love and remember about how they get excited for such little things.
We have some fun ideas stirring for Valentine's Day, so keep a lookout for those.
Posted by Erin J at 10:54 AM 2 comments
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Packers or Bears
That has been the question all week around here. Now here is my take- I could really care less about either. As most of you know I am not that big of a football fan. Now because I live in Wisconsin I am rooting for the Packers. My oldest daughter wanted to know if there were any other teams playing because she didn't want to root for either. She now has realized that there is nobody else is playing, so it would make sense to root for the Packers. It may have also been her father telling her that it is okay to root for them. I think deep down she thinks she is betraying the Lions (who did end the year with a 4 game winning streak). She also knows that the Bears are from Chicago, which is also where the Cubs are from and she figures that since we don't like the Cubs, naturally we shouldn't like the Bears either. Smart girl. So even though I may be one of the few in Wisconsin who won't be glued to the TV the whole game- GO PACK GO!!!
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Christmas Time is Here Again and Has Gone Again
The tree(s) are trimmed. Yes that is right, trees. Emma has her tree and Maddie has her tree. Lilly doesn't have one yet, but give her a couple years.
The stockings are hung, two out of three ain't bad. That is what happens when great grandma Janetzke doesn't crochet anymore. Lilly is missing her stocking, but don't worry grandma J is working on one.
The presents are bought, well all but one. This weekend we have to get Maddie's teacher's present, but that is an easy one.
Most of the presents are wrapped.
Cookies are being made tomorrow that was back on the 18th of December, some were made last week at aunt Susie's house, but those already have been eaten.
You know as well as I do, that this list could go on and on. I know that stress levels are high this time of year, mine included. But I love the excitement of everything;
Well now as I continue this post, the presents have been opened, fancy dresses have been worn, pictures have been taken, cousins have been played with, swimming at the waterpark has been done, and now all the cousins, except one (Nolan) have gone home. It has been so much fun spending time in Germantown with the whole Janetzke clan and the whole Heffelfinger clan at the indoor waterpark for Christmas day. We will start with the pictures.
Here are all the Heffelfinger cousins, minus Sam(he didn't want his picture taken) and plus one Rosie who is my cousin's daughter. That makes her the girls' second cousin.
Christmas Eve at Trinity Freisdadt.
The whole Janetzke Family. There are 17 of us, the Heffelfingers actually have them beat by one. I'm sure that will change since only 3 out of 7 are married on the Janetzke side and on my side everyone is married.
The 5 of us on Christmas Eve. We had to bribe Maddie with cookies when we got home so she would sit through all the pictures. Little did she know that we would have let her have some anyways.
Here are the girls on Christmas morning at Mount Olive. Lilly was being a ham the whole time and wouldn't leave the front of church until we took a picture of just her. I would say she is taking a little after Maddie in that department.
The girls have done great with all the different places and people. Emma did end up getting a little sick the day after Christmas, but I think she just had a little bit too much Christmas. She was so exhausted that I think her body was just done.
Now we are looking forward to spending New Year's Eve in Iowa at Jana and Mike's house. We will be heading there on Wednesday and enjoying some hanging out.
So we are now back into the swing of things with school. We spent a fun 4 days in Iowa. We went sledding before all the snow melted. Built a snowman. Set up the basement in full theater mode. Went to the Playstation (big indoor playground) for their Noon Year's Eve Bash (they had a balloon drop and celebrated New Year's at noon on Friday since their patrons are mostly under the age of 10. Maddie made it to see the ball drop, well she her eyes were open if she was actually awake is still being decided. We spent most of New Year's day at the Jonasson's house. We got to hang out with the 5 of them and had a great time. Maddie got a chance to play the Kinectimals on XBox Kinect. She is hooked. I already told her we aren't getting one. We had a Wii bowling tournament and did watch some football in there. To end the weekend Chad and Mike watched the Vikings/Lions game. It was a great weekend and we thank the Pownell's for inviting us and having us. It was a lot of fun.
It was back to the grind for everyone yesterday. Chad to school. Lilly by aunt Kendra, the girls to school/daycare, and me to work. We all got to all of the above on time and even with some time to spare. Our Redeemer called about 1:30 to let me know that Maddie wasn't feeling well, so it was a short day at work and off to get the girls and have them come home and rest. She did stay home again today, because she had a little fever, but I think she will be as good as new tomorrow. They have enjoyed playing with all their toys and we are still opening some from Christmas.
This morning Maddie and Lilly ran some errands with me. One of our stops was Target. Maddie has had this $10 from Christmas burning a hole in her pocket. So being the oldest and just like her dad, it took us about 25 minutes to decide on something. She ended up with the most perfect thing. She spotted a webkinz. It was an Okapi. Now if you know anything about Maddie and her Okapis it was perfect. An Okapi is an animal that is part of the giraffe family. It was her favorite at the Houston Zoo. She always loved to go and look at it and see it every time we went. Now the funny thing about this animal is a little fact about it and that is that it can lick it's own eyeballs and since the first time we told her that she has thought that was the funniest thing and has been hooked. So all you Houston friends next time you are at the zoo, check out the Okapi.
As you can see our lives are never dull or lack anything exciting. I hope that you all had a great Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
Figuring It Out
What is the it?? Now I have to tell you that we don't ever really tell our girls that there is a Santa. We just kind of let them believe what they think it is all about. Christmas presents are always from mom and dad, so we just let them make their own conclusions. Now Maddie knows that the Santa in the mall is just a guy dressed up. She isn't sure why there are guys dressed up, but she knows he is in costume. So on Sunday night, St. Nick came to the house. He filled Maddie and Emma's stockings with some goodies. Nothing big you know: a coloring book, a new toothbrush, some m&m's, and a little toy. Maddie was so excited and so was Emma. You could tell Emma was really thinking about this all hard. She was trying to put 2 and 2 together, but wasn't quite sure about it. So she went to school and daycare and on the way to pick up Lilly from Germantown and this is how the conversation went.
E: Mom, did you or St. Nick put those things in my stocking
Me: (again not telling her that there is not or there is a St. Nick) Well who do you think put those things in your stocking?
E: Welll I think that St. Nick did, but those are all things that you know that I wanted.
I have this feeling that she is putting it all together and is going to figure it all out. Now as long as she doesn't take the approach that one of the boys in 1st grade does and goes around telling all the kids that there is no Santa.
She also has been with me in a store where I have gotten a few of Lilly's or Maddie's toys. I have a feeling that all this information is being stored and when those toys are open on Christmas a lightbulb is going to go off. Now I know that it isn't a big deal, but it is just that innocence of a child who just lights up when they open that present. Emma is kind of like a closet smarty pants. She is our bubbly, twirling in circle kind of girl; but if something doesn't make sense logically, she will call you out on it and want to know how it really works. I will have to keep you updated on how all of that goes.
On a side note of the innocence of a child: last night the girls had their Christmas program at church. It is the 4K-2nd grade. So right away you know that it is going to be loud and all those kids are going to just sing their heart out even if they are off key. Now if any of you know Maddie, she is a performer. She loves to sing and dance. She wears her headphones with her MP3 player around the house. So when I dropped her off in her room- she told me that tonight she was going to be a rockstar. And boy was she ever. She had the hand motions for every song, she was belting it out like she was on American Idol. Let's just say that I had more then one comment from other parents about her performance. I love that she was having just the best time, but we all couldn't help but laugh at her. We love her for her enthusiasm.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Giving Thanks and Snow Flurries
So as always around Thanksgiving, everyone wants to know what you are thankful for. I know we all are thankful for food, shelter, family, and friends, but I wanted to point out a few particulars when it comes to those three crazy girls we call daughters.
She is quite the 5 year old. She loves music and anything that has to do with music. Just yesterday we went to the library and got 7 cds to put onto her mp3 player. Since those songs have been on, I don't think she has taken her headphones off. She is always moving, running, jumping, playing some sort of ball. She loves to be wherever her dad is, and do whatever dad is doing. She is also a big help around the house, she usually does what is asked; even if that means going to get a diaper for Lilly or picking up toys she didn't play with. She will try anything and everything, especially when it comes to fun things, but also at the dinner table. She loves school more then anything and loves to write and make up stories. She is a unique little girl and I can't wait to see where her next adventure takes her.
(both of the pictures of Maddie are from Monkey Joe's at the beginning of November, as you can see the daredevil in her- going down head first)
She is our social butterfly, loves to talk to everyone and anyone (we have to watch that sometimes). That being said, she is quite the homebody. She is most happy at home playing with her barbies, polly pockets, or just coloring (you also have to watch that, because she will color on anything). She is definetly the mothering type, she loves her baby dolls, helping Lilly, and being the little mother hen for Lilly and Nolan when everyone is together. She also loves school. She is smarter then she leads on, example she knows what a letter is but will always ask you just to have that interaction with you and make sure she is right. She is a whiz at puzzles. She will walk past the puzzle grandma J is doing, pick up a piece, look at it, and put it in it's correct place. She doesn't like to take as many risks as her sister and she is okay with that. She stays in her comfort zone of peanut butter sandwiches and go-gurts. She is a chocolate milk- aholic. She loves her princesses and playing dress-up, she also never passes up a chance to have her hair or nails done.
Riding a little ride at Mall of America
One of the last Brewers game we went to this fall
Oh boy, does this one have her own personality. She wants no one to help her and that includes her sisters. Some days she reminds me of Maddie as she is climbing the chairs and sits in the middle of the dining room table. Other times she is like Emma as she can just sit and play with her bebe (think of it in French) that is what she calls a baby. She is a ham and loves to do her "tricks". She loves the bath, but hates the sprinkler. She loves Mo-Mo (Elmo). She can look at 100 books a day, she also expects you to read that many to her. Lilly is a bruiser, she loves to wrestle anyone who is laying on the floor. She loves to laugh and thinks that the world is her audience. She also loves music and loves to dance. She can't go to bed before giving everyone a kiss goodnight- it doesn't matter who is there, she has to give one to everyone. She loves her donkey (Army Mule) and takes him everywhere. Let's just say he is getting his share of time in the washer. She loves to go to the YMCA daycare and play with the kids there. She also loves to wave good bye to everyone, no matter where we are. She is a girl who is just trying to be her own person and I will be interested to see how her sisters pull her in their directions.
Lilly at Monkey Joe's she was trying so hard to get up the wall to slide, but she just wasn't quite big enough, which of course ticked her off.
Here is that ham- in the tub with the swimming dog's goggles on. Now every time she is in the tub she has to put them on.
In the quote of Emma- "It is going to be a great day, because there is snow falling"
That is what she said to me today when I picked her up from school. What she doesn't realize is that all it is is a dusting. Now don't get me wrong, I'm sure we will get our fair share, it was just to cute that she was excited for the first snow. It took until December for that to happen, so we are just hoping that winter doesn't last until May around here.
The girls got to watch their first Christmas Special last night- it was the cartoon version of How a Grinch Stole Christmas. They get that love of Christmas specials from their dad. Good thing we have DVR now because with basketball he misses a lot of them, so now I am able to record them and they can all watch them later. The girls get so excited about all the classics; Rudolph, Santa Claus is coming to town, Frosty. Now they like the new ones too, but I think they just love the classics because dad gets to into them too.
The older girls are in their Christmas program next week, they cannot wait to sing for everyone and Emma is so looking forward to wearing her sparkly Christmas dress. This girl loves anything that sparkles and shines. I will make sure to put some pictures up of that night.
So as December starts and we all know how crazy it can get; baking cookies, buying presents, wrapping presents, seeing friends and family, let's make sure we always take time to remember that little baby that came to us that first Christmas as the best present anyone has ever received.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Where have we been?? You got me....
For all of those who don't know, I work part-time at Lutheran Special School and Education Services. I work a full day on Mondays and so Lilly usually goes up to Germantown. Aunt Kendra doesn't have school on Mondays, so she usually is the one babysitting. Then she comes home with us and the girls and I take her to school on Tuesday mornings. So Monday night, I took the plunge and chopped my hair, and I mean chopped. There was a lot of hair on the floor when it was all said and done. Emma also got a trim. Now her bangs are almost as long as all the rest of her hair.
I am still getting used to the short hair, but with is all said and done I really like it. All the moms on Tuesday couldn't believe I chopped so much off. We went to the movies on Tuesday night (my moms group) and one of them didn't even know it was me for a moment.
Do you ever have one of those days where you wonder where is all come from, meaning your strength to just be able to get through the day? Yesterday was one of those days. I was so tired, but Lilly and I still went to the YMCA like we do every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday while Emma is at school. On Wednesdays the three of us (minus Maddie) go to school and eat lunch with Chad. So that is always a process in itself to get them and our lunches upstairs with no one falling or running into any high schoolers. Also, we deal with every Wednesday Lilly crying when we walk into Chad's room because Alex, his teacher aide is always right there. It is so funny because by the time he leaves for lunch after we have been there for 25 minutes, she is usually throwing him kisses. So Lilly normally falls asleep on the way home so then I have the task of trying to get her into her bed without her wanting to stay awake. So yesterday it was all good, got her in bed and so Emma and I were hanging out and I could not keep my eyes open it was like I hadn't slept the previous night. Emma was great about playing with her polly pockets and Barbies while I closed my eyes for a little while. Then we got the dreaded phone call that a mom hates, from Maddie's school telling me she is in the nurse's office because she isn't feeling well. So we get in the car to get her, she hasn't thrown up yet, she is the 5th kid down that day. We are getting her backpack to leave and she makes it to the bathroom just in time to lose her lunch. We get home, she gets situated on the couch and after some resting is looking a little better. The poor girl is hungry, so we had a little gatorade to make sure it would stay down. A little while later we move on to the yogurt, that wasn't as successful. Of course, this time she didn't make it to the bathroom in time. It just wears me out thinking about it all. I guess that is why I was sleeping by 9pm last night.
She is good today, a 24 hour thing. She stayed home just to keep those germs away from school. These are the days when I remember why I send her to full day kindergarten.
Here are a few pictures of the girls from the fall. Here are Maddie and Emma hanging in the leaves. They even helped rake them into a pile, so they could jump in them. The funny thing is, that both the girls are still wearing shorts in the picture. We have had a few days of needing our winter coats before this week, but really this past week we put away the fall coats and brought out the winter ones. I would say that is pretty good, it being November 18th and all.
Same day as the one above. Lilly was a little less interested in jumping in the leaves, but did like being able to throw them up and watch them fall.
We went to Minnesota on a weekend in September. We went on Friday after school. Here is Lilly with her Army Mule that she carries around everywhere. We like to take pictures of her and "donkey" and send them to Michael to show him where her and "donkey" have been.
Jay thought the girls needed some facepaint. If this isn't a perfect characterization of our children, Emma the Butterfly and Maddie as Spiderman. This is that weekend in Minnesota. Saturday we spent the whole day with Jill and Jay. We went to this awesome hole in the wall (aka bar) for burgers. We did some hanging out at the MOA. Emma was in heaven in the American Girl store, Maddie tried her hand at a bunch of rides at the Nickelodeon "theme park". Sunday while Chad went to the Vikings/Lions game with Mike, we took Nolan with us the Minnesota Zoo. We had fun walking around and seeing all the animals. I think we did a pretty good job at tiring the girls out too.
This is the neighborhood trick or treat. This was on Saturday night. The two werewolves are Ben and Sam, along with Wonderwoman, and a Bride. We decorated the house as Monsters, Inc. Everyone thought is was great. We also had the projector playing the movie the whole night too. Lilly was a little glittery fairy, but refused to be in the picture. She is quite the little stinker. She sure has a mind of her own and no one is going to change it for her.
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
My New Resolution
I know that it is not New Year's, but I am making a resolution for myself. I am going to blog at least once a week. I figure that if I write a little each day or each couple of days and then on the weekends I will post it. I have updated the look of my blog and now I am going to keep it updated, so look for a new post this week.
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
Here are all the Pictures
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Friday, June 18, 2010
JUNE?? What happened to May?
Okay so here is what we have been up to since my last post.
- Lilly's had her first Birthday party- her godfather (Michael) surprised us by attending the party. He came all the way from Westpoint to be with us. That was awesome.
- For Mother's Day Chad and the girls got me an iPod Touch ( i love it) the girls love that I put some cartoons on there for them
- We celebrated Kurt's confirmation on May 16th. Chad got confirmed in 1993 and Kurt, the last one, 17 years later.
- Same day we had a wedding shower for Ben and Christina
- Of course during all this we are still playing baseball games about three times a week
- On Monday the 17th, I had the Lutheran Special School Golf outing, I was in charge of the silent and live auction part of it. The auction raised $31,000. Not too bad for my first one.
- May 19th we take Maddie to the ENT, she is having her Tonsils and Adenoids taken out and tubes put in on June 29th
- The weekend of the 21st-23rd we enjoy our last free weekend until August 6th. We played at 5 playgrounds, saw a movie (Shrek 4), and just hung out, the 5 of us.
- Found out that Chad got a bye as a #2 seed for the first round of baseball playoffs.
- Friday the 28th Dina and I headed to Michigan for Anne's wedding shower. Once we got out of Chicago it was smooth sailing.
- That same night had dinner with an old college friend who lives in the same area we were going to
- Saturday the 29th, had a great wedding shower for Anne, got to hang out with the girls who were there in the evening. Laughed pretty hard that night at just about anything. Chad had extra help with the girls because Jill and Jay came to visit.
- Sunday Lydia graduated from Living Word High School. Made it back from Michigan with just enough time to change and get to the ceremony. Got to play some cards with Jill and Jay
- Monday took the girls to Stone Fire Pizza, it was a perfect day to take them and everyone had a great time. Had to say goodbye to Jill and Jay (don't worry they came back last weekend)
- Tuesday we watched some Spartan baseball pull off a 7th inning, 2 out, suicide squeeze win.
- Wednesday got to watch Spartan baseball (with no kids) win the Regional Championship in 9 innings 3-2.
- Wednesday was also the last day of school for Maddie and Emma. I was Maddie's helper.
- Friday the 4th, Kurt graduated from Trinity. Chad started 4K (at a different Trinity)way back in 1984 and this time 26 years later the last one graduated.
- Saturday was Maddie's golden birthday. It was also Martin Luther graduation. We had some cake and beer with family that night.
- Tuesday was to be Sectionals for Spartan Baseball, but they got rained out.
- Wednesday the girls, myself, and Kurt drove to Oakfield Wisconsin to watch some Spartan Baseball.
- Spartan Baseball won their first round of sectionals 12-4 against Palmyra/Eagle.
- Spartan Baseball was in the Elite Eight for State, but ended up losing a nail biter in the bottom of the 7th to Winnebago Lutheran (those darn WELS).
- Friday the 11th Maddie had her birthday party- 13 5 year olds running around Mt.Olive's gym and then watching a "drive-in" movie. She had a blast and I'm pretty sure so did everyone else.
- Saturday Jill and Jay came back- They again helped Chad as I attended Christina's Bachelorette party.
- Sunday Jill and I got to shop the outlet mall while Chad and Jay did a little golfing. We met the boys in Madision- the Olsons headed back to Minnesota and Chad and I got to spend the night in Madison.
- Monday we walked State Street and UW campus in the rain, but had an awesome time.
- Tuesday- back to reality.
- Now that we are all caught up, not pics yet, but I am trying. This weekend is the baseball banquet and Father's Day (Chad got an iTouch too- don't worry he already has it)
- Next week is VBS at MO and getting ready for uncle Ben's big day.
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Friday, May 07, 2010
Lilly is 1
Here are just a few pictures from last Sunday at Miller Park for her 1 year pictures.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Easter 2010
So I am almost caught up. We are all the way up to Easter. We came back from spring break and had a short week with Good Friday off. Chad officially started baseball on that Monday. He had great weather until Saturday when he was suppose to have a game. Thursday night also started Ben-A-Polooza (Ben's Bachelor Party). You might be wondering why so early, well the Tigers were in town for exhibition game on Friday and Saturday and so of course they were there on Friday. So Thursday they hung out up in Germantown, Friday we went to church and then the boys all went to the game. Saturday Chad went to school for his game, but the field was too wet, so we met him and went out to Oconomowoc for the JV game.
Easter morning came, Maddie had asked me earlier in the week about the Easter bunny. We were at the mall and she looked at me and her exact words were "So mom, that easter bunny is he for real or just a guy dressed up in a costume?" What a smart little girl. They did get easter baskets, but Maddie knew that the Easter bunny didn't really leave them. We went to church at Mount Olive, had a little Easter Breakfast and then headed up to Germantown where everyone was for the day. We had the egg cracking contest, which uncle Ben beat Emma in the championship. We played some dominos, laughed, talked, you know all the normal stuff.
Easter Monday Chad and that girls had off. He was on dad duty while Amy and I went to Opening Day. We had a beautiful day. The rest of the week while Chad was suppose to be having games, not so much.
We are in full swing of baseball. Games a few nights a week, practice and the like. The Lutheran Special School Golf Outing is May 17th and so that is what I am working on. We are keeping ourselves busy, enjoying the nice weather (for now at least) and can hardly believe that there are only 33 days left of school for Maddie and Emma.
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Texas Spring Break
Spring Break 2010 was spent back in Texas. Chad took 20 of his baseball players along with 21 from Lake County Lutheran and we thought we would make a trip of it too. No, we didn't ride the bus. The girls, myself, and (almost) aunt Christina drove down and back. We left on St. Patrick's day and headed to Anamosa to spend the night at Mike and Jana's. From Anamosa we went to Norman Oklahoma (just south of Oklahoma City), spent the night in a hotel and then headed into Spring Texas. We got to the Wilke homestead on Friday and spent the next 4 days there. The bus with the baseball team arrived on Saturday and so between hanging with them and seeing everyone down there, we enjoyed the sunshine, the laughter, the shopping, and the playing with everyone. Lilly got to meet her godfather, Michael, for the first time. He was at the end of his srping break. We got to hang out at the Pier, the old sanctuary at Trinity Klein, that they turned into the youth buliding. The team went to the A & M game on Sunday, we stayed home and walked Sam the dog, played at the playground and watche NCAA basketball. Monday we got the chance to go up to Concordia and see teachers and staff up there. Christina and I did some shopping that day and then spent some of the evening hanging at the retreat center. Tuesday we had a playdate with the Keipers, we played at the park for a few hours and then at their house for lunch and after. Lilly and Raegan got to play, more like Lilly poked at Raegan. Tuesday night we got the chance to watch the Crusader baseball game and then we were off to home on Wednesday. We drove two days on the way home. The girls did great in the car. Again that was Lilly's first long trip and she would just nap, look out the window, talk to herself. We had a great time and can't wait to go again next year. Well that is what Chad is telling me.
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Way Back to Florida
So like two months ago, Lilly and I got the chance to visit Anne and Fritz in Florida. We left Ash Wednesday and returned home the following Tuesday morning. We had a blast just relaxing, hanging with them, and enjoying the warm weather. That was Lilly's first time flying. Can you believe that she was 9 months old, I think both girls were somewhere between 3 and 4. That is what happens when you know live close to everyone. She did great. We left in the evening on Wednesday and she just took her bottle and then slept most of the time. There was a guy sitting across from us who was thinking "great I get to sit by a baby", but after the flight he even said how amazed at how good she was. Anne and I got to do a lot of talking and she got to hang out with her goddaughter. They had a few cold ones together. No, we didn't do any tourist things and I was okay with that. I didn't think Lilly needed to go to Disney, since she wouldn't remember it anyways. The girls did great being home with grandma, grandpa, and daddy. Chad still had a couple basketball games and actually the girls got to go to Iowa with grandma and grandpa over the weekend to help the Pownell's finish moving in. I needed about 3 days when we got back to recover from being gone, but it was worth it.
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Friday, March 05, 2010
Okay so I got this from Jamie's blog. If you are looking for deal for things to do in your city, check out groupon. Each day there is a new deal for you. So many people have to join in order for that deal to happen. If you follow the link below I will get groupon bucks to use to buy these awesome deals. Happy deal hunting.
P.S. I promise I will have a real update about the Janetzke clan one of these days. I have about 80 pics to download from the camera to then blog about.
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