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Russian grammar is famously difficult. Most teachers think it is hard enough without learning all those grammar terms in Russian. After all, who needs to know how to say "dative case" as long as you know how to use the dative case, right?
Unfortunately, if you head out into the former USSR, you will probably have a hard time finding a tutor who speaks English fluently AND knows Russian language pedagogy. Most likely you will have a teacher with limited or no English. This is actually a great boon to your Russian skills, since it forces you to communicate in Russian with that person as much as possible. The only trick is learning those grammar terms in Russian.
So, without further ado, I present Russian case names and morphological mnemonic devices. (Try saying that 10 times fast!)
Note: Russians always use this specific order for cases. My Russian teacher in Armenia taught us this and I have always been grateful to her. In a pinch, you can just say the number of the case if you forget the name.
I. Именительный падеж
Nominative Case
This case name is pretty easy to remember. Именительный sounds like имя (name). What is it called when you name someone to the Supreme Court? You nominate them.
II. Родительный падеж
Genitive Case
The root род- is in lots of familiar words, like родина (homeland) or the phrase "Я родилась в ..." (I was born in...). Obviously it has to do with birth and origin, just like the root gen- in English. Think generation, genital, etc.
III. Дательный падеж
Dative Case
This one actually sounds like a cognate. Also, the verb дать means "to give," and this is the case you use with that verb. What a cinch.
IV. Винительный падеж
Accusative Case
The root вин- is connected with guilt, as in the phrase "Я не виновата!" (I am not guilty!). What does a lawyer do to a guilty person in court? Accuse them of a crime.
V. Творительный падеж
Instrumental Case
The root твор- is probably not as familiar as the other ones, but it is used in one common word, творчество (creation or works). What do you use when you work? An instrument.
VI. Предложный падеж
Prepositional Case
I find this one slightly tricky to remember. The word for preposition is предлог. Пред- (or перед-) has the same meaning as the English prefix pre-, as in prepositional.
I hope that helps! And thanks to Dr. Ari Stern-Gottschalk for teaching me Russian morphology.


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Tuesday, 8 February 2011
A little corner of spain
One cold February morning I decided, along with my trusty friend/ sidekick Eric, to recreate a little bit of Spain. the day before I had spent hours gluing bits of an old wine case and some plywood, then painting it with some old congealed matt white paint to try and recreate the look of a textured whitewashed wall. We set up a key light at 45 degrees to the subject and a black flag on the right to stop any reflection of the glass walls of my conservatory. I placed my vase (50p from a charity shop) in the middle of the box with a flower (unknown variety).
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7 Quick Favorite-Takes Summer Kid & Family Activities 2
I'm going rogue and combining a "Favorites" post with a "7QT" post. If you have no idea what I'm talking about that's probably a good thing. Ignore my blogging nerdiness and read on. And now it's Saturday night so I've missed out on that link-up too. I just can't get my blogging together these days!
Here are a few favorite simple and easy summer fun activities we've all enjoyed recently.
1. Gigantic Bubbles
Our friend and neighbor is doing "Summer School" activities with her kids and I asked if maybe we could join their summer school fun. We got together last week for "Science Week". The kids learned how to make bouncy balls and huge gigantic bubbles!
I had the kids measure the length of the bubbles and the longest measured one stretched just past 15 ft!
My friend saved a bunch of great ideas to her Pinterest "Summer School board" if you're looking for inspiration.
2. Bubble Art
This is a fun and simple art project that combines kids' favorites: bubbles, straws, and food coloring and/or paint. I had the kids do this in the garage while I worked on painting the door and bench for my Entry Way Bench project.
Before you think I made this up, I got this idea from a great book my genius mother-in-law gave me. 101 Kids Activities That are the Bestest Funnest Ever! by Holly Homer & Rachel Miller
It's very easy, get some straws, a shallow dish, bubble juice and food coloring, and paper. The food coloring is the only part I might try to change to just regular washable paints next time since food coloring stains badly!
Pour the bubble juice into the dish and add the colors your kids want. Gather up a few straws together and keep them together with rubber bands. Dip the straws into the colored bubble juice and then blow through the straws over the paper.
Voila – Bubbles and Art!
Warning: Make sure your kids only blow OUT of the straws and not IN! 😉 You might just want to let your younger kids play with finger paint and blow the bubbles. I'm not an expert but I'm guessing colored bubble juice isn't all that safe for mass consumption.
3. Exploding Pop
This was my husband's idea that he knew about because, well he's a boy.
All you need is Mentos and Diet Coke.
Get a cup of water and ask the kids what they think will happen when you put the mentos into the water. (This is the "control" of the experiment in case you want to get all sciency about it.)
3 of our 4 said it would explode, 1 said it would dissolve.
Drop the mentos in the water and see who is right.
Then, ask what they think will happen when you drop the mentos in the Diet Coke.
4 of our 4 said it would explode.
Open up the unshaken bottle, drop the mentos in (or more than one) and see what happens!
We were all a little disappointed when it didn't shoot up as high as we thought it would but it was still a neat experiment. I bought a small bottle of the Diet Coke because I'm cheap and didn't want to waste a whole 2 L of pop just to see it explode. Though we don't ever drink soda so I don't know why I cared so much.
Next time, I'll get the larger bottle and see if it makes the explosion more intense.
It could be fun to try this experiment and see which type of soda causes the greatest reaction with the mentos. That video also has a good explanation of how/why this physical reaction works.
4. Volcanoes
I also took my cue for this one from the same book as the Bubble Art.
This is very simple and the kids had a "blast" with it.
All you need is:
- An empty plastic water bottle.
- Baking Soda
- Vinegar
- Red Food Coloring (again, you might be able to use washable red paint to avoid the staining of food coloring. I'll try this next time.)
Ask the younger kids to prepare a place in the dirt or a sandbox for the volcano.
Older kids stay in and help pour the baking soda into the bottle. We didn't have too much this day so we only filled the bottle up about 1/4 full. I'd like to try it with more next time.
Add the red dye in, put the cap back on, and shake it all around….and do the hokey pokey, that's what it's all about, hey!
Sorry, I digress. Once the volcano is ready outside, have the kids put the prepared volcanic bottle in the volcano hole and cover it up so only the top is barely visible. Take the cap off, pour in the vinegar, and –
Ok, it wasn't that big of an explosion but it was still pretty cool. The nice thing is we could do this activity again using either the same bottle or a different one. I might just have them make a few "volcanic bottles" to have ready so when my kids are "bored" and "have nothing to do", they can go out and play explode some volcanoes in the back yard.
5. Tape Measures
Here's what you need: A tape measure for each child. These can be easily found at the Dollar Tree or any home improvement store.
What you do: Give them to your kids and tell them to go measure things around the house.
They'll take it from there.
My boys have been going around the house measuring tables, couches, hallways, and of course comparing their heights to each other. I also had my boys and some of their friends lay down on the floor and make a human "totem" on the floor and then we measured how long they all were together.
Warning: I did have to remind the kids a few times that measure tape is a tool not a sword, a gun, or any other kind of weapon.
6. Cheetah and Antelopes
We discovered this gem of an outdoor "tag" game while reading about Cheetahs and Antelopes. My six-year-old son was so intrigued that he begged us to play every day for the past week until we finally played and it was a lot of fun. It's a great way to get in a good workout too!
Here's how you play:
It's even more fun if, when you're the antelopes, you pretend like you're grazing in the grass when you suddenly look up and see a cheetah coming for you!
7. Late-Night Star and Planet Gazing and Fire-fly Catching
As many of you may know, my awesome husband has become quite the astro man and we love sharing interest and hobby with him when we can.
Since it's summer and we don't have to worry as much about the kids getting up early for a full day of school, it's a little easier to let them stay up late every now and then so we can all enjoy some stargazing together.
This past Monday marked the Summer Soltice (First day of Summer) and June's Full Moon, which unbeknownst to me at the time, is known as a Strawberrry Moon. This made June 20th, 2016 both the longest day of the year and the brightest on account of the bright full moon. This only happens once in a generation so I'm glad we got to see it! If I'd known, I would have bought strawberries for us to eat under the full moon. But then our neighbors might have thought we were wickens masquerading as Catholics by day. 😉
So we had the kids go to bed early before 8 (and I did too actually!) and then we all woke up around 10:30/11 again and laid a blanket out in our back yard. My husband brought out his telescope and we all took turns looking at the planets – which are visible during a full moon unlike most of the stars.
We spotted Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn in the night sky and then we each got a closer look at them through the scope.
The most impressive one to see in the scope is always Saturn. It's so amazing to think that those bright dots in the sky we see are actually gigantic planets out there thousands and thousands of miles away from our world.
I thought the kids might be too tired to enjoy this, the 3 year-old basically slept on the blanket the whole time and my daughter curled up next to him but the other two boys, who always have high energy, were super charged and ran around chasing fireflies while not looking through the scope. Our poor neighbors.
Whew, well that's all for now. What fun have your families been having this summer?


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Sat., Oct. 5, 2013
In response to "Rainbow gathering in Montana cost $575,000, says Forest Service," (Sept. 24):
What the U.S. Forest Service spent $575,000 of taxpayers' money on was their officers, sitting on horseback, looking at semi-nude women with their binoculars. Other officers on foot had visible machetes strapped to their backpacks.
When I left July 5, I passed the convoy of federal officers going into the gathering. I saw about 20 trucks, most with only one officer, but none with more than two; doubling their transportation expenses (at your expense) to show force.
When the Dillon, Mont., newspaper attended, they said in print that the only people they were intimidated by were the federal officers. Google "Today in Dillon." Yes, the U.S. Forest Service spent $575,000 of taxpayer money to intimidate people attending a permitted gathering on public land.
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To be honest it does take some time to make but is cheap and easy, you just have to be patient. The result is really cute and will look great, you will have something personalized and adapted to your party.
Here is the tutorial:
I also used the same pattern to make the high chair banner.
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I just heard they're making a Silkworm documentary.
I wish Tim Midgett would submit something to Wigleaf.
I guess the story of the documentary is: great band nobody ever heard of. That's a new one!
Here's something good. The guy w/ the dark facial hair is the drummer, Michael Dahlquist. He's dead.


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CureFes2 cosplay teaser shots
Sharing some of my shots from CureFes2 Yokohama. Yes, I'm in Japan for this event instead of your regular WonFes and CM 🙂
It was a great experience for me, to learn from the pro photogs how they do it.
Although its challenging for me as I cant speak Japanese. The cosplayers however are so nice they're willing to change pose for me 🙂
By the way, these are real deal, and not photoshooped.
More here.
I'll share more when I have done processing. Right now I'm in Kansai for sightseeing.


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I enjoyed your comment over at Brenda's Cozy Little House and clicked over to say so, and to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.Grandchildren ... I only have one; she was born in March, and she lights up my world, yes.
Thank you for stopping by, Dayle! Come back anytime! Happy Thanksgiving!Grace & Peace.


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Ringing in the year with some
{one} have you ever been on tv?
YES.And it was one of the coolest things that I've ever experienced; after the Rocky Mountain Show Down which is Colorado's civil rivalry for those unfortunate souls that don't reside in Colorado, N and all of our friends and I rushed the field after we beat the CU BUFFS in their home stadium. It was hands down one of the craziest, most surreal, best moments of my college life. Anyway, friends of ours and family told us after the game that they saw us running around, jumping, and cheering behind players and newscasters . It was so cool.
{two} what was the best movie you saw last?
That I saw last would unfortunately have to be Salt. Unfortunately, yea. The woman is a freaking weirdo, but she is one kickass actress. And if you deny it, you're just an idiot.
{three} do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?
Definitely out. Actually, "half on the floor and out" would be a more accurate description.
{four} do you cut coupons?
Are you for real? You realize you're asking "Do you want to pay full price for one tub of ice cream or get two for one?"
{five} do you ever count your steps when you walk?
Do farts count?
{six} what sauce do you dip your chicken nuggets in?
Chick Fil A nuggest go in Polynesian Sauce. McDonald's nuggs go in Sweet & Sour. What other options are there?
{seven} do you have any magazine subscriptions?
No. Not at the moment, which is weird. My Marie Claire and Brides just ended. Thanks for the reminder. What's my gift?
{eight} when was the last time you wrote a letter on paper?
LAST SUNDAY. To the only girl that will love them as much as me writing them Katie.
{nine} what's your favorite fruit pie?
Again. For real? There's only Apple.
{ten} black olives or green olives?
Must I ask again?
Can you tell I'm feeling ueber smart assy today? :) It was one of those days.
Happy Humpin'
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I just got word that K-Mart will be doing Super Double coupons again from this Sunday, Oct. 26 through Nov. 1. They are doubling all coupons up to and including $2 coupons (so a $2 coupon would actually be worth $4), so this is a great way to get lots of free or nearly free items to donate! For a list of coupon match-ups visit Hot Coupon World.
EDIT: To see if your store is participating, go to this link at Hot Coupon World and look at the third post on that page. It's a pretty comprehensive list.
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Gathered by big truck to bring people to Jansens. They make trailer in back for me to ride. Nice people. Strange talking guy named Igor replace Doctor Sharpe. Also crazy. Also have laser gun and white coat. Scientist must mean crazy guy with laser gun.
Shane drived us. Nemesis on bike. Truck crashed into canyon. Shane bad driver? Not sure, bridge broken and covered with plants. I move truck, stopped by stabbing and shooting of raiders.
Many raiders shot at us, some have bikes, and cars. One is weird shouty woman. Not take long for us to beat them. Igor badly cut by chainsaw. Igor crazy. I try to keep between bad people and Igor. Trapped them in my spike wire trick. Igor ran around me, got self chopped up by raider. Then he not let Raziel heal.
Others do much talking with shouty lady. I not understand it all. She did something to Raziel head and to Naomi head. They got better, but not happy. Not agree on what to do with brain hurting raider woman. I asked if like bomb in head. Igor said worse than bomb in head.
Remembered URA prophet poking my brain. Made me let put bomb in head. Made me follow bad URA orders. Made me very very angry. Did bad thing. Crush woman who do thing worse than bomb in head. She dead now. Nemesis angry. Sorry did bad thing.
They talk to other raiders. Learn she "Hex Witch" not big boss. Big boss have raiders siege Jansens. Pack up raider stuff and head to Jansens.
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
Happy 17th Birthday to my son Zachary...
16 comments:
- Kim K. said...
Beautiful pictures. That picture of the two of you together is precious. He looks so much like you. What a special young man.
- July 09, 2009 11:17 PM
- Isabella's Mommy and Daddy said...
Happy 17th Birthday Zach... they sure do grow up fast..
LOVE the photos..
Hope all is well.. looks like you are all having fun..
love ya..
- July 09, 2009 11:17 PM
- Kayce said...
Great photos!!
Happy Birthday Zach!!! Enjoy the year ahead and may it be filled with much joy and wonderment!
- July 09, 2009 11:19 PM
- Jill said...
Wow!! What a cutie!
Happy Birthday Zach!
Hugs, Jill
- July 09, 2009 11:20 PM
- Christie said...
Oh dear...it seems they grow up so fast...before we can stop time and say "freeze" and they're leaving us...
boo hoo...
What a beautiful family you have, my dear
- July 09, 2009 11:37 PM
- Gail said...
Happy 17th to your handsome Zach...you look so much alike!
- July 10, 2009 12:38 AM
- Number 6 and no more counting! said...
He sure looks like you Kimberley!
- July 10, 2009 8:24 AM
- Shay Ankerich said...
Happy birthday to your son Zach. My Amelia is 17 too. Crazy!!! I love your new header- very soothing to look at- makes me want to work on mine. Hope you are doing well.
- July 10, 2009 8:41 AM
- Jewels of My Heart said...
How Fun! You are all home together to celebrate this special day!
What a handsome young man he is.
- July 10, 2009 9:44 AM
- Faith, Hope, and Love said...
Happy Birthday to your handsome son Zach...your "sunshine"! Love the mother/son photo!!! There is no doubt he is YOUR son. He must have gotten his good looks from his mama.
I used to sing "You are my sunshine" to my son when he was young. :)
- July 10, 2009 10:28 AM
- Dita said...
Wow...what a handsome young MAN! That picture of the two of you is just fantastic. I presume when you go out together now people suspect you are his slightly older girlfriend not his MOTHER! How funny!
- July 10, 2009 11:01 AM
- kerri said...
Happy 17th Zach, best wishes!!
- July 10, 2009 7:33 PM
- Elisa...life as we know it. said...
Happy Bitrthday to Zach, gosh the picture of the two of you together...wow no mistaking you are mother and son!
- July 10, 2009 10:02 PM
- Colleen said...
Happy 17th birthday to your son!!! He looks just like you!!! Wow!!!
- July 11, 2009 11:05 PM
- Kris said...
happy belated to one handsome guy!! takes after his mom- my god you are gorgeous, do you NEVER age woman???
- July 12, 2009 7:02 PM
- Truly Blessed said...
Belated birthday wishes, Zach!
- July 12, 2009 10:38 PM


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As many of you already know Clorox has recently acquired Burt's Bees and now they are even going a bit "green". The product line is called Green Works and includes a variety of household cleaning products. The ingredients are said to be at least 99% natural, and with a little research and the help of Tree Hugger I found the are mostly "natural" and a big step up from other conventional products. As a "natural cleaning product expert", I decided to give them a shot. So I purchased the all-purpose spray and the bathroom cleaner. As far as scent goes, they are citrusy and not too over-powering and they actually did a decent job. I will most likely stick with my own concoction of baking soda and Dr. Bronner's or Mrs. Meyer's(can't get enough of the lavender), but for those that have been devoted to Clorox for the past 20 years this might be an easy and green switch!
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we are moved, things are pretty much unpacked. We just have to figure out what to do in our room. We need another dresser so dereks clothes will not be all over haha.
We got bunk beds up, so we need to get rid of fire truck bed, i want to sell that one. The rest i believe we will just give away. So if you need a box spring, entrainment center, small TV (19 inch) let me know! Or if you want to by a fire truck toddler bed let me know as well :). One day I will post pictures


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Ok all, looking to put together a great pre-game playlist. What's on everyone's lists?
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Ok all, looking to put together a great pre-game playlist. What's on everyone's lists?
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Coaches Choice! Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth.
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ANNASDAD (07-18-2017), mudrunner (07-17-2017), NCSteeler43 (07-17-2017)
Tallica all the way, AC/DC, Guns n Roses, I could go on and on. Def Leppard...
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Are you two trying to pump up the 40-50 year old parents or the 10-18 year old girls?
I let others / the cloud / Google / the internet figure it out for me. Make a station on a pay service (Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, whatever) that is based off of a song your DD really likes and make sure explicit songs are turned off.
What age group? Google all lyrics before you add them to a playlist. There's a ton of garbage out there with crude words and innuendo. I have about 90 uplifting songs with a positive message. I'll try to figure out how to post it
4 girl's dad (07-17-2017), djbarron5130 (07-19-2017)
Really really hard to pick ANY popular songs that don't have innuendos about sex or drug use. Its scary sometimes what these 9,10,11,12 years olds are singing and worse, how they are dancing to them...
With that said, I usually let them pick songs they like and then look for clean versions. I also try to let the parents know and make sure they approve as well. Most don't care but I don't want to upset a parent over music. There are bigger battles like play time, positions, etc.
Do not argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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NOTHING!!!!! Call me an old fart. Not necessary.
Nothing more annoying than hearing a boom box from 2 fields over at 7:00 AM with unintelligible noise coming from the speaker.
WOC: "Only the names change."
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I have a couple of playlists on spotify that I listen to to get me pumped before a game. I call the playlist "Enter The Savage Beast" and "Beast Mode" which was a play on Brie Bella's Brie Mode. I have all different stuff on here from Metallica to AC/DC to Motorhead to Pantera to Linkin Park.
My coach has a few different playlists on his spotify which we all chose songs for the playlist within a set of rules. I picked 5 Minutes Alone and Cowboys From Hell by Pantera, Wherever I May Roam by Metallica, Iron Man by Black Sabbath, Sonne by Rammstein and I Walk Alone by Godsmack.
I am a catcher. The plate is my castle and I am the queen of that castle. To beat me you have to out play me and want it more than me. You think your up for the challenge then bring it and try me.
Base runners beware of catcher. Those that try to steal, will be thrown out at their base!


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Frederick Mosteller: Statistician, Stylometrist, Red Sox fan
The mathematician Frederick Mosteller died last month after a long and rich career. On the faculty at Harvard for forty years, he chaired four different departments and was one of the founders of the school's statistics department. And he put himself through college playing poker!
One of the reasons Mosteller's work is near and dear to my heart is because he was a lifelong Red Sox fan. One of his earlier published works discussed the statistical forces at play in baseball, concluding that the outcome of a game involves so many chance events that the winning team is not always the better team. Hey, Red Sox fans have known that for decades, but Mosteller was the first guy to back it up with science.
I first ran across Mosteller's work reading The Language of Mathematics by Keith Devlin. Devlin describes Mosteller's work on the Federalist Papers - one of the most well-known uses of statistics in linguistic analysis, a field now called stylometry.
The Federalist Papers are a series of essays which appeared in New York newspapers in 1787 and 1788, designed to persuade citizens to ratify the US Constitution. They were authored by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay, although they were published under a single pseudonym. Although both Hamilton and Madison wrote lists detailing who wrote what, the authorship of twelve of the essays is unclear.
Mosteller and his colleague David Wallace used word counts for thirty common words such as "by", "according", "there" and "enough". Analyzing the essays whose authorship was unquestioned, they were able to create a sort of linguistic fingerprint for each author. They compared these profiles to the word counts in the anonymous essays. Although any one word count alone would not yield conclusive results, the thirty words counts together established that Madison was most likely the author of the twelve disputed essays.
Mosteller's research interests were diverse. His career spanned sixty years of active research in a wide range of fields. As a biostatistician, he studied the placebo effect, analyzed the relative risk of the anaesthetic Halothane, and published a statistical risk/benefit analysis of surgery. More recently, he advised the Clinton administration on the impact of smaller classes on children's learning. He called for better use of statistical trials to test innovations in elementary education and in health care, and it's said that his work in sports statistics influenced Billy Beane's innovative management approach with the Oakland A's.
And he finally got to see his team take the World Series in 2004.


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Apparently my last entry was in January. Last I checked, there are couple of months in there that I missed. Shame on me. I'm supposed to be doing this monthly.
Well, Dear Journal, I have some excuses. I'll relate them now, not to whine and, well, make excuses, but because this is a journal and you're supposed to write about this sort of thing. The point is the mark the days, right? When last we spoke (though I do all the speaking), you suffered me waxing philosophical about life's tragedies. Life apparently didn't like my gossip, and decided to give me some real stuff to focus on.
First, we bought a house. Or, rather, we put a large deposit on a house that will be built throughout this year so that we can buy it all formal like in the fall. It's just down the road, so we aren't leaving the area we've come to love, but it is quite the upgrade from our current home. We hadn't exactly planned on this, but found the perfect lot in a neighborhood we really liked with the option to build something in our price range… sort of a bit of a serendipity. With how quickly our area is being built up, it made sense to jump on the opportunity.
We heard a whole bunch of building horror stories when we began the process. It seemed like people came out of the woodwork with warnings and tips which, while much appreciated, left us a bit apprehensive. To this point, we've made a lot of decisions, and all that's left really is to monitor as the build progresses, and I'm happy to say we found the process completely enjoyable. Granted, there is still a lot of time for things to go horribly wrong, so a small bit of apprehension remains, but we're going to take a positive approach. Really, building a home plays to our combined strengths as a couple, and we find much better than getting a used house and then arguing about which projects to do for years to come. In this way, we're getting what we want up front, and should have minimal DIY work to do… at least for the first handful of years. So, so far so good.
The second thing that happened to really eat up my attention was that our two fur babies have apparently decided they no longer like one another. That is to say, Chloe is behaving aggressively toward Chance. This is another instance where folks have come out of the woodwork with advice and reasoning. Apparently it's pretty common for dogs not to get along, though the fact that our dogs were besties for 3 years is troubling. Why the change? Or, more importantly, how can we fix this?
After an initial confrontation that saw me as the only member of the family not with stitches, we've developed a segregated house while we work on the issue. We contacted a local "dog whisperer" and are working with him to rehabilitate our dogs. During the initial training session, one of the things he told us really struck me as truth: We will have to confront what most people forget: Dogs are animals.
Sometimes people comparing having a dog to having a child, which we are guilty of on occasion, though obviously there are stark differences between the two. Often we are chastised with how much more challenging having a child will be which, honestly, is kind of patronizing. I don't subscribe to the notion that you have to be a parent in order to be aware of the challenge that a child poses. While I agree that there are emotions unique to parenthood that are difficult to explain to those yet to experience it, I think one can get a reasonable idea of what having a child is like simply by listening to the experiences of parents and caring for children that aren't yours. Small doses are easier to stomach, sure, but that doesn't mean they aren't representative. It may not be a perfect understanding, but it is SOME understanding.
Anyway, it left me thinking that while having a child is surely more challenging in a lot of ways, there is one way that I believe it may be simpler: When your kids fight. You see, I would love to sit my "kids" down and give them stern talking to and explain why we do not bite. Maybe ground them for a few days, and not worry about the "animal" taking over. Yet in this way dogs may be more difficult. Not only do I not fully understand the cause of the conflict because, hey, different species. But I also have to find a clear way to communicate to the dogs that the behavior is not acceptable and that they need to follow the rules. Oh, and make sure my dog can actually listen and cope with stress because if she becomes overwhelmed… instinct takes over. And until we figure out all of that, the house is on lock down. That's right, prison rules. We have procedures and dual lock doors with buzzers and scheduled time in the yard and… okay so maybe it's not that crazy but we have had to severely alter our home life in order to limit the potential for violence.
I have confidence we'll figure it out. We made a commitment to these dogs. It is not something easily discarded. I mean, not to again compare dogs to kids, but if you have a troubled child, wouldn't you do everything within your power to help said child? They may just be dogs, but they're our dogs and that means something to us.
So, needless to summarize, I've been a bit preoccupied Dear Journal. My writing has, indeed, taken a hit. Heck, staying dialed in at the day job has been pretty rough. Here's hoping that April showers truly bring May flowers for us in the form of a more settled existence.


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I finally finished my first complete big reading 'bout graphic design…why finally? Well cause first it took me like 6 months to read this book, and second I still have a whole shelf full of other books on the topic waiting in line.
The title may sound lame if you're studying the area, some of you may even know it and find it a beginners book…but I think I got some precious knowledge from it.
What is Graphic Design For? tries to approach the many variations of graphic design in a very synthetic way, always giving examples of artists and their works, while at the same time making a general reflexion on the role of designers in modernity. The title-making question is directly answered in first speech by some of the more focused artists, who also get the final pages as quick portfolios, giving some analysis on their most notorious works.
It's a well organized book (it had to be, considering the topic) and it efficiently offers a nice glimpse on the uses of graphic design as a conveyor of messages and dynamics, also explaining the designer-public and designer-client relations with various perspectives.
It could have gone more deep in some aesthetic concepts and issues, which would have made this edition more theoretical in a way, but more complete to someone who's picking it up from zero like me.
AMAZON LINK (This is the english edition, the picture on the top is from the portuguese one)


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January 08, 2010
Tahniah qilah!!
5 comments:
- suly said...
besonyer mate~ huhuhu~
tahniah adik mario~ hehe~
- January 8, 2010 at 4:38 AM
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haha... beso ek... erm.. adik mario jwb tq2.. muahaha
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beso giler mate die...btw, kungrets!
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tq2.. heheh..
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Dr. Sketchy's Los Angeles Session #000 is in the sketchbooks. Thank you to Scar, Fierce Couture, Hint Mint, Booty Babe Art, Tim Biskup, Michael Hussar, Rick O'Brien, Miss Mindy, Shag, Lavendar Larue, Traci Asher, Rani Self (Happy Mothers' Day) and our fine host, Billy Shire.
Some links to media coverage of Session #000 will be included in future posts. There are a couple more images if you click on Read More and Comment button way down at the bottom of this column. And if you were at the Dr. Sketchy's Los Angeles relaunch with us, please do comment.


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The Civil War! Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862).
This battle was the most violent battle fought, with nearly 26,000 casualties; injured and killed men. Emancipation Proclamation in effect (January 1, 1862).
This was the speech that President Abe Lincoln gave to free the slaves, and the Civil War was then and done. Battle of Chancellorsville (May 1-4, 1863).
In this battle, General Stonewall Jackson was severely injured. Death of General Stonewall Jackson
(May 10, 1863).
His death affected his troops very personally,
because he was one of the most well-know generals. Battle of Gettysburg
(July 1-3, 1863).
The battle of Gettysburg was a well-
known battle. It was the battle that set
off the Confederates after the Union's
victory. Southern Army Surrenders at Vicksburg,
Mississippi (July 4, 1863).
This was the last major
act in Vicksburg done
by the army so it was
an important event. Ulysses S. Grant: promoted to Lieutenant General/command of all Union armies (March 1, 1864).
He was a major part of the army, and he was one of the most known generals.
He was one of the best at his job, too. Battle of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor
(May 4 - June 12, 1864).
These were the bloodiest bat-
tles in the Civil War, therefore some of the most casualties occured in these battles. Siege of Petersburg, Virginia (June 9, 1864).
This battle
was nick-
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battle of old
men and
young boys,"
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Well I'm back after a week of vacation at home and time away from the blog. I had a fantastic week with my family full of fun day trips and some much needed R&R. While I certainly love to take vacations to new and interesting places, sometimes a staycation at home is still the best.
Last week we were fortunate here in Boston as the city hosted Boston Harborfest, the War of 1812 bicentennial celebrations, Navy Week, and OpSail Boston. These overlapping events meant that Boston played host to numerous ships and boats, including some of the Tall Ships. These two ships, the Guayas from Ecuador and the Gloria from Colombia, were docked at Fish Pier, and are just incredibly impressive and beautiful ships. The Guayas is a 257 foot long Ecuadorian Naval Academy ship, teaching seamanship and navigation skills to naval cadets. The Gloria, at 249 feet, is the official flagship of the Colombian Navy, and was commissioned in 1968 as a sail-training ship, similar to the Guayas. I woke up real early to grab some shots at sunrise before the crowds, and was pleasantly surprised with both a nice sunrise, as well as finding the lights still lit on both ships. I'm endlessly fascinated with the Tall Ships, and will post some more images in the near future.


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Talking of the embellishments. When the dress was made, it was so plain and too simple so I started thinking of what to add to it considering the fact that I was so busy during the week to go shopping for trimmings or any accessories to design the dress. Read More
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Oh my gosh, I just realized that I haven't posted since February! Apparently, I'm slacking at this whole blog thing these days.
In my defense, a lot has happened since my last post (way back in February). I have started teaching a Bible study - called Lioness Arising, it is awesome! However, just like when I have preached, it takes me forever to prepare. I am working on the whole confidence thing, which Wednesday night's first class went really well so I am doing good now.
I have also become a member of an Executive Team for a ministry called The Company, which is a group of women from many different churches. We have a conference every year and this year it is going to be wonderful. So I am attending those meetings every other week now also.
So add those 2 new duties to the list and I actually don't feel bad that I haven't posted in a while :). The Lord has been working mightily in my life lately and once I am able to put it all in perspective and write it out, I'll share!


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Not only did we have dinner at Pauline's after our first date (and closed the place down), but we visit so often, we have a favorite table and especially favorite servers. We rented out a room for our dinner so we had a fun, cozy atmosphere to chat with family during dinner and host the awesome slide show our moms coordinated and put together.
Such a fun evening of delicious food (signature pizzas and butterscotch pudding!) to close out one of the most memorable days of our life.
Here are some of our favorite photos from the dinner. Photo credit to Pamela Palma.
Our favorite Pauline's Pizza servers!


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|Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Fortunately for us most of the park is open because it's state-operated. The ranger told us that even she didn't know where the border was between federal land and state land. We took several walks and enjoyed tress as tall as 340 feet tall.
|A walk through the redwoods
The tallest living thing in the world (the Hyperion tree, 378.1 feet) is around here somewhere, but they keep the location secret and there are no trails to it. It was found by national park researchers in 2006.
In Humboldt State Park we took a walk through an area covered with ground cover of redwood sorrel. The trees aren't as big but the setting was beautiful.
|Grieg-French-Bell Grove in Humboldt State Park
There are redwood groves all over northern and central California - along the coast, near San Francisco (Muir Woods), near the wine country and in Yosemite and Sequoia parks. The coastal redwoods (pictured here) are taller but thinner than the giant Sequoia which grow in the Sierra Nevada mountains. If you are in northern California, stop by... it's worth the effort.


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I recently had the good fortune to get my hands on an advanced copy of Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
It's the type of book I would normally label "a fast read", in that I was whipping through it quite quickly, in a completely taken in by the story type of way.
Forever, Interrupted is the story of Elsie, a young woman who falls completely head over heels in love with Ben, the absolute soul mate of her life. They experience a whirlwind romance and elope after having known one another for only six months.
Ben's tiny little secret? He never did know how to break the relationship to his mother. Sounds awful, right? But Ben's mother has been a little fragile since losing her own husband Steven not even three years ago and Ben is worried that to tell her that he is in love would make her feel that he is "leaving her too", hence procrastination with good intentions becomes avoidance, and so on.
This all would have come out in the wash eventually, we're sure, except that ten days into the marriage, Ben is killed in a crash.
No, that is not a spoiler, it's on the back jacket of the book. Because the story is not just about two people who fell madly in love with one another, it's also about a whole other kind of relationship. The one between Elsie and the mother in law who never knew she existed.
Yeah, yikes.
Naturally, they do not get off to the best start, and I found myself feeling massive amounts of sympathy for both women (a fantastic accomplishment of the author). You really can understand the confusion and anger of a mother who has lost her only child suddenly accosted by a young woman claiming not only that she was his wife, but that suddenly his end of life wishes weren't what the mother had thought they were all along. And, so soon in the marriage, with no license having yet arrived, the whole thing seems suspect to say the least.
And then there's Elsie, who is destroyed utterly by losing Ben (and has NO relationship with her own parents) who doesn't know how to approach a mother she never had the chance to get to know, who is also a widow.
Reading this story touched me on many levels. One of the things I loved about it (because, in a non-narcissistic way, it reminded me of how I like to write) it is extremely character driven. We fall in love with so many parts of this book as a reader. We fall in love with Elsie as both the woman in the full flush of love, as well as the broken, grieving widow, we fall in love with Susan, her mother in law, with Elsie's best friend and even with Ben as we see him in flashbacks through Elsie's eyes.
It's poignant, warm, sometimes funny, sometimes heart wrenching. It's a great book for anyone who has been through a big loss, or who has been the best friend of someone experiencing a hard loss.
I highly recommend this book, in fact, it seems like exactly the type of book that a summer book group would love to sink their teeth into. I was dying to talk to someone about it when I finished and believe me when I tell you, if I had the contact information for the writer, I would have sent her a very nerdy fan-girl type of email.
Get online, check it out, order a copy of this book. You will not regret it.
It becomes available on July 9th.
Thank you to Carly and Taylor for getting me this copy.


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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Smelling Like A Rose
Sally here. Just a quick update. Bill is doing amazingly well. He never ceases to surprise me. Usually after the SIRT, the patient is usually in a lot of pain or has nausea really bad. Bill has some pain but not enough to use the pain medication. No nausea. Another side effect is dead tiredness and Bill is tired but he is still functional. I think half the reason he is tired is because he wakes up every 2 hours to use the bathroom which is contributed to the steroids he is taking. He went to work today and worked the usual 12 hour shift. We both know all of this is only possible because of everyone who is praying for him.
Unfortunately, Bill did test positive for the KRAS mutation. Even though it's not the news that we had hoped for, we know it's not the end. He will still receive chemo treatments and I am going to aggressively research the web and hopefully there are more options that we are not aware of. Bill of course, has handled the latest set back in good spirits.
He has an appointment with the oncologist on Wednesday. Treatment will be discussed. Plus I am going to walk in with a notebook full of questions to ask. Bill is also going to ask to be released from light duty from work.
I know we wouldn't be where we are today without all the support, prayers and love we are surrounded by. Thanks everyone.
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Set off from Cairns and travelled thru Mareeba and Dimbulah where we chased down the baker whom we had helped at Cardwell after Cyclone Yasi. Then took alt. Savannah Way on dirt road for 120 odd ks thru Bullock Creek and into Mt Surprise which was back on the Savannah Way. And what a surprise it turned out to be! It seemed like a very good idea at the time for us to take Morrie not once but twice thru the high pressure vehicle washdown facility on the side of the road. Off we went feeling pretty chuffed that we'd managed to restore Morrie to his former glory and arrived in Georgetown for the night. "John, where are the 2 magnetic signs on your side of Morrie?" Oops, I wonder if they came off during Morrie's jacuzzi at Mount Surprise? Call to local police at Mount Surprise had him go down to the facility to check for missing signs but no luck. Next morning, straight into council chambers in Georgetown for further help. We needed someone to have a look under the grid/grate at the washdown. Enter Ruth. Job done. I have found your signs and have them here for collection. Return trip of 180ks to Mount Surprise and photo of Ruth after presentation of bottle of red for her trouble. You're a champion Ruth! Then on to Croydon, thru Normanton and now in Karumba at bottom of the Gulf and Oz's prawn capital. Before handing over to John, some free verse: Dead of night, far distant barking of dog, answered in the stillness by his mate. Gusts of early morning wind puff the tent sides like the cheeks of a chubby smiling kid whose eyes are bigger than his stomach.Warm. Still, yet mind racing........"To sleep, perchance to dream" Silence. Peace. Zzzzzzzz
Here's John now for the serious bit.
As we rumbled into the Georgetown caravan park we were greeted by Les.
Now, let me tell you a little about Les - normal looking cobber but the first thing that struck you was that he bought the shirt after he already had the shorts; the two different coloured thongs kind of went with paisley........" 'Ow yer goin? "...." Um good thanks......just two men and a tent thanks"
The laughter wouln't have been so disconcerting if it wasn't so derisive " Fifteen bucks will see youse both right " .a snap I thought, which of course was a temporary high as the amenities block renovations done in 1962 were in need of a little updating.
I asked Les about his career path from here and was he happy with the way Julia was spending the taxpayers coffers - he was at something of a loss to construct a thoughtful response to either but he did mention the barramudi fishing down in Johnson's creek.
Les also mentioned his cholesterol was 1 and his heart rate was 15 bpm....." No stress here yer see mate - I've got 2 pairs of shorts and my biggest decision, week in week out is whether to change from the lilac to the beige on Wensdee or Thursdee.....see that's how ya keep yer heart beat steady as "
I think that there's something in that for all of us.
The sun has now set, the crickets are chirping and the ocre township lights of Karumba are politely flickering in the distance.
I love this country.
PS Sign in amenities block: "Please put toilet lids down to keep the frogs out."
Friday, July 29, 2011
Grate Expectations
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Hey maaaaates, I said cobbers, I said pals,ReplyDelete
bloody ripper suggestion on the old cholesterol - two pair of stubbies; one pair lilac and one pair beige gets ya to chol of 1.
However I am a bit frightened about them lilac ones. Don't want to give the boys the wrong impression if you get me what I mean like. If I get me favourite navy blue ones instead of lilac, do you still think the system will get me to 1?
Great to hear you are wowing 'em in the great outback, knocking off their lolly for good causes.
Remember, tough mind, tough body, never to yield!
Bazza of Bleak Blackie
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
My very talented blog friend, Rachel has blog candy on her blog here. Check it out. Awesome talent on her blog also!
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- The Mama Monkey said...
I tagged you on my blog tonight. :)
- January 26, 2009 at 5:39 AM
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The pub has three main areas, as you enter on the right they have several booths and TVs. The centre is where the sit up bar is along with tables and chairs as well as a large table and chairs. Then you go up a few steps to the third main area where there are tables, chairs, fire place and more TVs. They do also have a large covered patio area off this area that is open all year around. The sit up bar sits around 10-12 people and frequented by the Saturday morning soccer crowds! I have always found the service here to be very good and friendly! Washrooms are clean and newly renovated. They have various drink and food specials through out the week. This bar is always fresh and clean, they don't let things get run down and not repaired. They have another Samz pub in Port Coquitlam, but I have not yet tried it out. Samz also has an attached out front a liquor store.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Samz Neighbourhood Pub (Langley, British Columbia)
Samz Neighbourhood Pub (Langley) 19580-56 Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Surrey side of the border with Langley but they say they are in Langley. This pub seems to get better and better as time goes on. The food is very good and the last time I was there I had the Bangers and Mashed with Yorkshire Puddings and gravy! It was very good! Three thick juicy pork sausages, lots of mashed potatoes and 2 big fluffy Yorkshire puddings!
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2016 Landscaping Victoria - The Sustainable Landscape award of excellence.
2014 Landscaping Victoria Award
2007 - Timandra Garden won a Bronze Medal at the South Australian Tourism Commission Awards.
2007 - Landscaping Association of SA Award of Merit for a commercial site greater than $20,000 (Landscape/Design)
Numerous tourism awards in the Clare Valley, South Australia were achieved for Timandra Garden formerly owned and designed by Alison and David. Timandra was regularly recognised for its contribution to Clare Valley Tourism with Regional Tourism Awards.
Alison was a judge for the Nursery and Garden Industry state awards in South Australia. She is very familiar with the awards process from all angles.
"A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go but ought to be" Rosalynn Carter


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The most important element for many great photographs is the lighting. Warmth, depth, texture, form, contrast, and colour are all dramatically affected by the angle of the sunlight, and the time of day. Shooting at the optimum time is often the biggest difference between an 'average' and a 'professional' shot.
In the early morning and late afternoon, when the sun is low, the light is gold and orange, giving your shot the warmth. Professional photographers call these the 'magic hours' and most movies and magazine shots are made during this brief time. It takes extra planning, but saving your photography for one hour after sunrise, or one to two hours before sunset, will add stunning warmth to your shots.
Plan Your Day
Assuming a sunrise at 6am and sunset at 7pm, and that your family/friends suddenly give you the reverence and servility you so obviously deserve, a good day might be:
5am: Pre-dawn: A pink, ethereal light and dreamy mist for lakes, rivers and landscapes.
6-7am: Dawn: Crisp, golden light for east-facing subjects.
7am-10am: Early morning: The city comes to life; joggers in the park.
10-2pm: Midday: The sun is much too harsh for landscapes and people, but perfect for monuments, buildings and streets with tall buildings.
2pm-4pm: Afternoon: Deep blue skies with a polarizer filter.
4pm-6:45pm: Late Afternoon: Golden light on west-facing subjects. Best time for landscapes and people, particularly one hour before sunset.


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When you think about Google Glass or other wearable devices, it's easy to write them off as things that pull you away from the real world. That's understandable. With the constant buzzing of notifications and new contextual information surfacing, such devices could easily be seen as distractions. Are they?
Not really, at least not if they're designed well, according to Hayes Raffle speaking at the Gigaom Roadmap conference on Wednesday. Raffle, an interaction researcher at [company]Google[/company] [x] — part of the group behind the Glass project — said technology should never compete with the world, which is beautiful.
"The world is the experience, not the technology," said Raffle, pointing out that devices can't replace sunsets, puppies and other enjoyable experiences. "That's why on Google Glass, the information is off to the side, uses the lightest weight font possible and only displays data for as long as it needs to in order to…
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Mar 26, 2014
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Birmingham-Southern's Hank Ballard has been named the Southern Athletic Association Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced today.
Ballard, a pole vaulter and thrower, had a stellar start to his 2014 outdoor campaign this past weekend at the Emory Invitational in Atlanta, winning the javelin throw with a distance of 59.08 meters. Ballard was competing in a field of 28 throwers from across all divisions.


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Best Event: Our family's trip to Maui
Best Movie: SATC: 2 - ok it really wasn't the 'best' but it certainly was the best movie 'event'
Best Over-Played Song: The Hot Dog Song (at the end of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse)
Best Book: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Best New-ity of 2010: Mae. :) She'll make her public debut in 2011, but she's been new and very much a part of our lives in 2010.
Most Shocking News of 2010: Baby M has cancer! :( and Twins for Blana with different birth dates!
MW's Word of the Year: Austerity
Jo's Word of the Year: Vomit - yah between pregnancy and Ace's battle with C. Diff... we've had quite the year surrounded in it.
Events of 2010 in no particular order:
1. Annoucing our pregnancy to the family2. Pregnancy with Mae
3. Disneyland Trips!!
4. Loving Husband gone for six weeks :(
5. Long Visit to Cali
6. Ace's C. Diff Illness
7. Babies!! Kyler, Avery, Ethan, Kaylee, Haly, Landon
8. Ace achieving sleeping through the night!
9. Surprising Carrie at her baby shower!
10. Swimming Lessons


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Brindisa: The True Food of Spain, Monika Linton's a new anthology of Spanish cooking, is my new favorite cookbook. It's a hefty book (but one that sits easily in my cookbook holder) and filled with authentic, delicious Spanish recipes.
I've made four recipes so far - a tuna and potato salad (page 207), chicken and mushroom croquettes (page 245), potatoes with tomatoes and almonds (page 290), and a tomato and onion sofrito - and they've all been delicious in an understated kind of way.
Brindisa is a good complement to my other books on Spanish cooking, which include Penelope Casas' Food and Wine of Spain and Delicioso; Claudia Roden's The Food of Spain, and Omar Allibhoy's Tapas Revolution. If you love Spain and Spanish food, it's a great addition to your collection.
Ingredients: Some hard-to-get ingredients, but the book is pretty flexible and offers substitutions.
Pictures: Some, but the internet will fill in your knowledge as needed.
Skill level: All levels - there are a fair number of complex, time-consuming recipes but there are a lot of simple ones as well.
Keep or cull: Definitely a keeper.


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Friday 26th May 2017 – Some days it is really hard not to be bitter and down about life. Today is just turning in to one of those days! I think some of it is just tiredness on my part. I'm trying so hard to be an Uber dad on the days I have my little boy. But this also means that things are pretty full on and when combined with work and variable sleep things can still spiral down. It is unfortunate that I've let things creep up on me today. It is a beautiful sunny day again and I have my little boy for the whole weekend. However, I can't deny my feelings today and that is that.
I try to focus on work as much as I can setting myself an objective for the day that if completed means I will allow myself to knock off early and go and pop to the gym before heading to the school to get my son for the weekend. As ever, the big danger becomes getting stuck in a mind loop of Self Blame and Frustration. I've been really good recently at avoiding the temptation to constantly surf the Internet looking for answers or letting my mind drift off in to a cycle of rationalization that invariably leads to unsatisfactory conclusions. But for some reason I can't help myself today and the motivation of a few days ago seems to have left my body for now.
Part of the frustration, I realize, is also being caused by work. I need work to be a distraction at the moment. I'd like work to occupy my mind and rather 'inconveniently' there are more and more delays starting to creep in to the program that I am working on. These blockages are slowing things up and although I'm very grateful for the freedom I have at the moment to focus on the time with my son and rebuilding my life. Today would be a lot easier if I had the stress of a deadline, the interactions of being in a meeting or around other people, the voice of a boss or a mentor to ask me questions or ask for something to be done. Anything to keep my mind out of Google and on to something productive.
I do have one joy at the end of the day though and that is going to pick up my little boy. I have the whole weekend with him and as soon as I am with him again things are so much easier. We spend the evening tidying up the garden ready for the weekend. What started as a tough day mentally has ended in a happy place.


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The worst thing about trying to get into shape is choosing a gym that is right for you. You don't want to just walk into any random place. You want a place that is not too far away from your home base. Has all the classes that you may want to take down the road. Most people go to the gym either early in the morning before work or late at night before heading home after a long day, so you don't want to go anywhere that may not have a safe environment. Here are some suggestions of gyms you may want to check out if you reside in the Southern California area.
- Equinox
- This is a gym for those who want to feel like they're pampered. The equipment that they provide is ritzy and the have a host of classes for you to take, so you never run out of options.
- 24 Hour Fitness
- The great thing about this place is the convenience. It is literally everywhere, so if you want to run in for a quick workout then you are all set.
- YAS Fitness Center
- It's specialty is yoga and spin. If you tend to concentrate on these two aspects when you are working out or want to get into yoga then definitely check this place out.
- Barry's Bootcamp
- This gym is not for the faint of heart. Here it is all about sweating and getting the most out of each and every workout. The atmosphere is swanky and gives out a night life vibe. It focuses on strength and cardio balance.
Most people go to the gym because they want to be around like-minded people. Everyone is there because they need a safe space where they can get themselves into shape or to de-stress after a long day at the office. The right gym can make this happen for you.


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Tricks of Escape
Accepted into national juried art show at Art Source Gallery.
Take Paul's advice…just slip out the back, make a new plan, take a train, hop on a bus… just get yourself free. Vintage doll head, old tiny cage, toys, game pieces and metal flowers. Tiny raven with gold key to right of clock watches over you. 15x21 $200. SOLD.


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Friday, March 7, 2008
flight of the pajama-clad criminal
exactly one week ago art and i made the decision to come home. it was a difficult and easy choice at the same time. we've gone through so much trying to figure out God's will for us, and finally we came to the conclusion that sometimes you just have to make a choice yourself and hope it's the right one. even though art got the job, and the papers he needed for the job, the invitation for my new visa hadn't arrived and probably wouldn't in time for my trip to the states. it seemed like one more in a long line of problems, and even though i know sometimes God wants us to perservere through adversities, art made the point that just because something sucks and goes wrong doesn't necessarily mean you must be doing the right thing.
so--enough of the reasons. on to the bitter end! ha ha.
art managed to get tickets for him and the boys on the same flights that i was already booked on, and we started packing. we had four days to get everything ready, which was plenty of time but still a little hectic. monday we were going to have a little get together at ilya and ira's house, which we put off till tuesday at the last minute. art had spent the whole day travelling back and forth to krasnodar to pick up our tickets and get some stamp in his passport he needed, and i figured after six hours of being in a bus he'd be tired. so tuesday we were going to have some fun--or so we thought.
earlier on tuesday art went through a major fiasco trying to mail a package--a fiasco that involved getting lost, going to the wrong address, taking a cab that got pulled over by the police then getting on a trolleybus only to have it stop because a bus in front of it had crashed and messed up the electric line. this, i suppose, was the event that set the tone for the rest of the week. that night, just before ilya came to pick us up to go to their house, our ilya started complaining that his tummy hurt. i could tell by the look on his face that he had a fever, so we gave him some medicine. everyone has been sick lately, and ilya and ira's son had a fever too, so we just figured at that point it didn't really matter. as soon as we got to their house ilya collapsed on the floor and started crying and wouldn't stop. the medicine didn't work, he was still burning up, so after a half hour or so of trying to be having a good time, we decided to take him home. an abrupt and sad ending to the would-be festivities, but there was nothing else for it.
we had to leave at midnight to get to krasnodar for our flight, so we put the kids down until it was time to go. i cleaned and made sure everything was ready to go, put on my pajama bottoms (we had a twenty-four hour trip ahead of us and i wanted to be comfortable) and waited. when the time came for us to load the stuff into cars it went pretty smoothly. ilya's fever was down and he seemed more cheerful, and sashka was wide awake but not talking. i rode with them and ilya gromov while art rode in another friend's car. after much longer than we anticipated we finally got to the airport, got inside, and waited for registration to begin. the guys stuck around to help us get through--the airport there is practically medieval and the baggage loading process was one step short of us having to physically put in on the plane ourselves. finally we were through, ready to go through passport control, and we said our goodbyes.
at passport control they took forever--the lady looked at the kids passports first, then at art's forever (with his beard he gets checked a lot, ha), then finally at mine. then she abruptly says my visa has expired, i'm illegal, and they pull me off and take art in the opposite direction. an officious little weiner with a ridiculous hat and a molestache, who was exactly what you would expect the head of russian passport control to look like, came and snatched my passport out of my hands and asked me if i spoke russian. i said yes, he yelled at me to stay where i was, and waggling his fat, pale fingers at me he disappeared with my passport. i could hear art somewhere else arguing, and the kids crying, and suddenly i got the overwhelming urge to puke or giggle. i started singing instead. i don't know why. people were staring at me in my pajama bottoms and snowboarding jacket, singing and humming worship songs like a crazy person, but i didn't care. i was scared. all i could think was that the worst thing i'd imagined was happening--i'd been separated from my family.
the bottom line about my visa--the lady at the consulate in the states claimed she was issuing me a three month visa, valid from the time i entered the country until three months from then. she said i had until january 15th to enter the country on my current invitation. seemed simple, and like idiots we believed her without looking too closely at the paper itself. turns out my visa expired on january 15th. even though we applied for and paid for a three month visa, she'd issued me a 57 day visa, which needless to say, is very arbitrary and thus completely russian.
anyway, art kept trying to see me--if we separated i had all the kids stuff in my bag, plus all their passports and tickets. frantically we tried to exchange things while they yelled at him to get back on the other side, and i could see the kids on the other side of the glass now looking terrified and crying. art was trying to say that he wouldn't fly without me or something, but i didn't think that made sense and told him to just go and we'd figure it out. i said it, and while my mouth was talking my brain said, "you really are an idiot, jenn."
fortunately ilya hadn't left the airport and he came inside and starting arguing with everyone. but then he looked closely at the visa and said he was sorry but they were right. up until that point we were still convinced that these podunk beauracrats were just idiots or messing with us. almost everyone in a position of authority in this country is corrupt, so it was easy to assume. they told me i would have to get an exit visa and be deported, but nothing was open at five in the morning so we'd have to do it later. i got my bags, and ilya and i walked outside and reloaded everything in the car.
the way home was long, and exhausting. ilya got pulled over by the police for something retarded, and had to pay a bribe to get out of it, because that's the way it works here. bribes and more bribes. i hate the very idea of it--it infuriates me. but they threaten you with everything in the book unless you pay them off, and because people don't really have the greatest rights here they do it. i have to say at this point i started to feel like jonah--maybe this was my fault and i needed to be tossed overboard? that, at least, made me laugh.
once we got back to novorossysk we waited for the immigration office to open to find out where and how to get my visa so i could leave. when the office opened the guy told us to go to another place, and then i would have to appear in court and be deported and not allowed to come back for five years. oddly enough, all my brain absorbed at this point was, "i have to appear in court in my pajamas." we went to the other office, after getting lost and asking directions from an old guy and some random babushka, only to find out it was closed because they were moving. of COURSE. ilya perservered and kept asking for someone, anyone, to come out and just talk to us, and finally a chain-smoking guy in a blue terry-cloth sweatsuit (that incidentally made me feel loads better about being in my pj's) came out, looked at my passport, blew cigarette smoke all over it repeatedly, and said to come back at four and he might be able to help us. we assumed from this he meant, "come back when the office is closed and bribe me and i'll see what i can do."
we decided i'd better sleep in the mean time, so since i still had the keys to my flat i went back to crash for awhile. we were payed up till the end of the month so i didn't seem to be a big deal. ilya promised to pick me up later, and i went inside, dropped my luggage, and allowed myself the luxury of five minutes of hysterical crying. after that i laid down and slept for an hour or so, then got up and went to he store to get some food and shampoo so i could at least be clean and not hungry. i tried to be cheerful, but all i could think about was art flying alone with sick kids, trying to get all our luggage through customs by himself, and worrying about me. i was a little worried about me as well, but i knew nothing too terrible could happen.
ilya came, we went to the place and everyone yelled at us to go away that they were closed till the 11th. still, we waited around until about quarter to five hoping that guy would show up, but he didn't. there wasn't anything else we could do that day, so ilya invited me to come back to their place and have some food and watch a movie. i agreed gladly. that part was nice--i started to feel a little more relaxed, and even though i was desperately tired and numb i could feel my shoulders descending from their perch up around my ears.
after hanging out ilya brought me back to my place--i had visions of sleeping and sleeping and not being awakened by children, and i drooled a little at the prospect. i got upstairs, unlocked the door, and it wouldn't budge. again, fortunately ilya was waiting downstairs to make sure i got in my flat okay, and he came up and tried to open the door as well. the only thing we could think was that the bottom lock was locked, and i never use that one--i didn't even have a key for that one. i called my dad and he said that he'd called the house earlier and the landlady was there saying we'd left and that we flying to st. petersburg and everything was okay. so while i was out the landlady had come back and locked me out. i was mad. i had her number and ilya talked to her, and after twenty minutes of haggling and arguing they agreed to come and let me in. long story short, i got inside, saw that all my stuff had been packed up and left in the corridor, and all the food and toiletries i'd bought had been thrown away.
at this point my ulcer exploded and i started coughing.
ilya talked with the landlady's husband, and they agreed that i could stay till friday while i sorted out the visa situation. they left, i laid down, and a mosquito started buzzing around me head. well, two actually--flying around in tandem and doing high and low harmonies together. at first i tried to slap at them, but then i just gave up. bite me for all i care.
in the morning ilya called krasnodar, and found out that nobody in this region could help me. i had to get to st. pete where i'd flown in and get deported there. there were two options: take a two-day train by myself up to st. pete, or fly up. option number one is risky because it's scary to travel so long alone as a woman. option number two is risky because they check passports much more carefully at the airport, even if it's a domestic flight. in the end i decided to risk a flight. i was in action mode and i just want to DO something to get out of here. ilya took me to buy a ticket, then we rushed to the airport in anapa to make the flight. sure enough, they checked my passport and started making a fuss. at first it looked like they were going to help me--they said that they could write a paper that would keep anyone else from detaining me at other checkpoints. they said to go ahead and get my luggage checked in and they would work on it. after i checked my luggage and paid $100 in overweight baggage fees, they pulled ilya into a room. he came out with this scary look on his face and said i had two options: be arrested and held in a deportation jail until enough other people were arrested to do a mass deportation, or bribe the guy. i opted for bribery. not so much because i was afraid of jail but because i felt the need to get the heck out of the region, a sentiment which ilya voiced aloud just as i was thinking it. i gave ilya some money, and then we said goodbye and i was through.
the first leg of the flight was short (i was going through moscow), and i sat next to a really nice lebanese guy and we talked the whole way so that was a good distraction. after hearing a little about what was going on he for some reason decided to be my guardian for awhile, and followed me off the plane and helped me figure out where to go and even talked to a lady from the airline asking if i would have problems. she seemed to think they wouldn't check too closely because i had a connecting flight. mr. lebanon walked me to the exit and said goodbye, and waited until i was through security before he went his way. i had a two hour layover in moscow and ilya and ira were really afraid i would get in trouble there with a second militia checkpoint. they called friends to be on standby to help me if needed, but it turned out to be unecessary. i got through without any problems. things seemed to be a little more positive. except my ulcer, which was radiating pain through my whole chest cavity, and the annoying coughing that was leaving me feeling that i'd swallowed some shrapnel. but these are merely trifles, no?
art's mom met me at the airport, and we took a cab back to her house. at some point my cell phone must have fallen out of my pocket, because when we got upstairs it was nowhere to be found. we called it over and over hoping the cabbie would answer and bring it back, but that's assuming a lack of corrupt greed not in keeping with my understanding of the average russian.
i took a shower, talked to art, lost my voice, and coughed myself to sleep.
today art's mom is going to immigration services to get paperwork, and i've been left here to relax and be sick in peace until she gets back. then i'll probably have to go out into a blizzard with my thin slip-on shoes and a fever and wait in a huge line so my criminal self can get kicked out of this accursed place good and proper. ha ha.
6 comments:
- foldreformer said...
oh, my goodness. I am speechless. I am praying you will get "home" to your family soon. Hang in there, Jenn
- March 7, 2008 at 3:52 AM
- the mumpers said...
Jenn, you might consider calling the American Consulate in St. Petersburg to see what services they can provide. The number is (812) 331-2600.
- March 7, 2008 at 5:36 AM
- Heather said...
I'll definitely keep you in prayer - I hope you make it back to America safely! God bless!
- March 7, 2008 at 9:05 AM
- melissaamatangelo said...
I can't believe it! I'll be praying for you guys, It's the only thing I can do.
- March 7, 2008 at 2:04 PM
- contrarian 78 said...
This calls for a viewing of The Terminal starring Tom Hanks.
Very apropos.....
- March 7, 2008 at 8:49 PM
- Gromovs said...
I only have one correction to make - when we were going back to Novorossiysk from the airport and I got pulled over by the police I didn't have to bribe them - they just let me go. I have to add this as it seems the only decent thing that happened to us from the authorities :)
- March 10, 2008 at 12:40 AM