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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12282554990358855002018-05-29T01:46:54.538-04:00Our Little PeaStephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-17303063693994503512010-11-20T00:48:00.003-05:002010-11-20T00:50:24.410-05:00WE'VE MOVED!!!!
Come join the fun at our new blog home:

PEAS AND CARROTS

This will be my last post on Little Pea.
Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-27230730454544993172010-11-04T21:55:00.005-04:002010-11-04T22:13:27.370-04:00Big NEWS!!!It's.....

a....

new....

BLOG!! What?...What did you think I was talking about? Tricked ya, eh?!

But. hopefully THAT post will be coming soon. And, with that in mind, it is time to move on to a new little spot in the blogosphere. I actually considered giving up my blog for awhile. Kinda lost my blog mojo and figured it was just time move on. During that thought process I was also feverishly working on some photobooks and found myself frequently referencing my blog in order to remember certain details and events. That is when I realized I really wasn't quite ready to throw in the towel. I still got some good bloggin' left in me! That is, if I can take the time to actually BLOG. I always have great ideas throughout the day and then...well...then I get tired and lazy and other things take priority. So, I just do the best I can at any given time so it ebbs and flows.

Back to the move...with the impending expansion of our family and the evolution of life, it is time to move on and make our mark in a new bloggy neighborhood. The new blog is still under construction, but come on over and join me in our new home!

Peas and Carrots

I will keep little pea open for awhile until we all get settled in our new place.

Come on over and leave me some blog love at our new home to let me know you found us!Stephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-88096401194937813042010-10-29T23:03:00.005-04:002010-10-30T00:04:56.233-04:00Siblings and family connectionsI recently started reading some of the blogs in the Open Adoption Blogs network (check it out HERE) and there have been a lot of discussions around siblings lately through the open adoption round table. It was perfect timing because I have been thinking a lot lately about pea's birth family and the birth family of our future child. At this time, we do not have any contact with pea's birth family, but we do have some limited information, which is incredibly invaluable. But, it isn't enough. I want more. I have been feeling this sense of loss knowing pea's birth family is out there, somewhere. Knowing that there is an entire family, community, culture connected to my son that we know very little about is very painful sometimes. These are pieces of my son. Parts of his life story. And, there are others in this world who look like him. I find that so amazing to think about. I don't know why, but maybe it is because those connections seem so far away and out of reach. We really hope to find some of pea's birth family, but there is definitely a possibility that we may not, given some of the circumstances.

We are very lucky to have a few pictures of pea's birth mother. I look at her picture and I can see my son through her eyes. I often wonder if his siblings have the same eyes, the same mannerisms, and the same little quirks that make my heart smile. Perhaps one day, pea will be able to see a reflection of himself through his birth family. But, until that time, we just hold on tight to what we do have.

With that said, however, I can definitely see how a lack of information and connection can lead to the development of fantasies about birth families. I even find myself doing it. With no information, we create the story and image that feels the most comforting. So, how do we develop "realistic" images of birth families that we do not know? And, most importantly, how do we help our children do this as well?

How do you try to "fill the gaps" without creating a fantasy image of birth families? And, how do you do it in a way that is validating? As pea starts to ask more questions (specifically, why? why? why?), I sometimes find myself stumbling around trying to answer his questions in simple terms, but I struggle at times! I would love to hear your approach and any tips for having these conversations with your little ones.Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-64736705392473824102010-10-22T23:55:00.001-04:002010-10-23T00:29:38.818-04:00FFF - Fall FunWe have been having a lot of fun this fall and definitely keeping busy! It has been all about pumpkins and Halloween around our house lately. Pea has visited three pumpkin patches so we are up to our ears in pumpkins!

The pumpkin fest started a couple weeks ago...
 Pea probably would have taken home every pumpkin in the patch. This is his "cheese" smile.

Posing with Mr. Pumpkinhead

 We also rode the pumpkin train which took us to a little pumpkin patch and then pea went on a field trip with his preschool class to yet another pumpkin patch.

Halloween also started tonight for us with a super fun Halloween party! My mom's group put on a really great Halloween party for all the kiddos and pea had so much fun. They played pin the nose on the witch, climbed in and out of tunnels, played tag, and went trick or treating in the "spooky" hallway. Pea especially enjoyed being on stage putting on his "show." He is definitely a little ham sometimes and knows how to milk it! Here is his little spidey pose before "spinning" into his dance routine.

 He definitely took center stage!

 Those of you on facebook know that pea initially wanted to be a booger for Halloween...then it was a snake...then it was the Masked Avenger (from Backyardigans)...then it was Mr. Cracker (????)...then it was a shark...a chicken...he finally said he wanted to be spiderman. After all that and he ends up being spiderman??? (Oh, you may also remember that last year he really wanted to be a giant clam.) Should I admit I was a little disappointed he changed his mind about being a booger?? How funny would that have been? I had a really great costume idea, too. Oh well! He makes a mighty fine spiderman!

We have more activities this coming week, too. The Halloween parade, trick or treat night, and a fall fest. Hope you are having a fun fall, too!! Check out more FFF on Hannah's blog HERE.

Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-30431768826505254062010-10-17T22:12:00.002-04:002010-10-17T22:59:24.737-04:00Still waiting...for the phone to ring!! This adoption process so far has been very different for many, many reasons. For starters, the paperwork for this adoption was a BREEZE compared to Eli's adoption. Nothing really compares to compiling an international dossier! But, we were required to complete an adoption profile, which is a profile (kind of a like a scrapbook) all about our family. When we first started exploring adoption many years ago, the idea of creating an adoption profile really turned me off. I hated the idea of it, to be quite honest. I realize now I was just scared and very uneasy about domestic adoption for many reasons. And, it just did not feel like the right path for us at the time. We were so strongly drawn to Guatemala and, of course, now we know why!

Even so, domestic adoption still made me uneasy. There are so many misconceptions about adoption and about the women who make an adoption plan and I am sure that fueled some of my fears. I also felt very nervous about the idea of an open adoption. Would that somehow undermine my role as mom? Would it be too confusing? Too complicated? Too messy? What if she changes her mind? etc, etc, etc. It certainly is A LOT to think about and requires much soul searching. And, it is extremely important to explore these fears and concerns before moving forward.

But, now that I am a mom, an adoptive mom, and a mom in a multiracial family, my perspective has completely shifted and I am not scared at all. I realize that many of my previous fears were very self-centered, but that is because I did not have any other experiences to draw from. Now I know that it is not all about me. Why would I NOT want my child to know his/her birth family, to have answers, information, someone to resemble, and, most importanly, more love? Yes, it could be messy and complicated, but...aren't all families? One of the greatest gifts I can give my children is an open heart - open to the fact that each of my children has a family and a cultural history completely different than my own. It is part of who they are. I am certainly not naive to think it won't sometimes feel uncomfortable or be difficult, but navigating those waters is my responsibility as a parent.

We have no idea what the next phone call will bring. We have no idea what our relationship with the birth family will look like. What we do know is that our family will grow in ways we probably do not expect! It is very exciting. Of course, we are nervous, but our hearts are wide open and we are ready.
Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-88334524817413367532010-10-03T22:43:00.004-04:002010-10-03T23:08:17.950-04:00Waiting for BabyWaiting...waiting...waiting for the phone to ring. The phone call that will forever change our lives...again. The first few weeks was a piece of cake, but now I am starting to feel a tad bit anxious. I realize I have not written much at all about this process so far so that will be the next post. In the meantime, here are a few more before and after photos.

Baby's room BEFORE. Lovely calico carpet!

Post carpet

Just before the floor sanding commenced.

AFTER!!! What a difference

Ready to personalize for baby! We took the shutters off in order to paint them white. My brother is also in the process of recovering the cushion on the glider and ottoman.

Pea LOVES going into the baby's room. After the furniture was moved into the room, Pea announced he wanted to see the baby's room. He ran in and said "Awwwwww...this is a cute baby room! I love it!' Last week Pea went into the baby's room and said "maybe the baby is in here now."

Pea also asked me last week when we were going to Guatemala to get his baby brother. Yes, now he thinks he is getting a brother. I explained that the baby was not going to be born in Guatemala and he seemed very perplexed because, after all, aren't all babies born in Guatemala? :)

Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-66200985639836344342010-09-26T22:29:00.006-04:002010-09-26T22:48:55.246-04:00Pea FacesPea has been learning about feelings this week at school (and he certainly expresses a lot of them!) so he had fun showing me all of his "faces." He took a break from building his firehouse and firetrucks for this game.

Happy face...so sweet!

Awwww...the sad face.

Mad face...he was trying really hard not to laugh so this is not really a true reflection of his mad face. Actually, his mad face is a full body experience.

Excited! This is the silly kind of excited.

He called this is "ferocious" face. I love the half chewed candy corn in his mouth!

His "empty" face. Not sure what to think about that description. Are they talking about empty feelings at preschool?!?!

Sleepy face.

And...the SILLY face. Fire hat, blinking glasses, and...dare I admit to this...a fart sound toy. Ahhh...the joys of being a boy.

Stephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-88184050028414376452010-09-23T21:20:00.005-04:002010-09-23T22:12:59.112-04:00Before and AfterJust so you know...we really have been working very hard on our house so here is a little taste. I need to take some more "after" pictures so I will post more later.

First of all, here she is!! We have done NOTHING outside so we are surrounded by a jungle right now. As you can see, there is a strip of grassless yard in the front...one week before our closing the water company discovered a leak in the main water line. The previous owners had it repaired right away and paid for it! We were so lucky! Plus, the initial plan was to tear up the driveway, but thank goodness they found a way around that.

Pea's room BEFORE. Lavendar walls and lovely purple carpet! You can see the "after" in my previous post. We ripped out the carpet and had the hardwood floor refinished. We painted the walls and the woodwork. My brother is also currently working on some super duper cute valances for pea's room and I can't wait to see them! You may remember that he also made pea's crib skirt and a matching valance. We are reusing those in the baby's room.

Our lovely, lovely dining room...BEFORE! There were three layers of wallpaper, ugly paneling, and hideous carpet. We ripped out the carpet and had the hardwood floor refinished. It is BEAUTIFUL! We took down the paneling and all of the wallpaper. Painted the ceiling (including the beams), walls, and woodwork. Then, my brother worked his magic, yet again, by designing and installing the custom wainscotting. He is a genius. Seriously! He and my brother-in-law can do absolutely ANYTHING house related from custom window treatments to major renovations. They have been more than generous with their time in helping us with some of our projects. Oh, and the wall to the right will eventually be opened up into the kitchen. AFTER...we still need to paint the wainscotting (white), but it is already a huge improvement! (don't worry, the curtains are gone!)
There is still a lot of work to be done, but we are slowly making it OUR home. It really is a great feeling! Yes, the work really sucks and we are a little tired of it, but we have a lot of the major stuff done for now so we can slow down for awhile, especially when the baby arrives. By the way, the nursery is painted, the crib is ready, itty bitty onesies and sleepers are in the dresser...all patiently waiting.
Stephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-47964668748440090132010-09-03T22:56:00.003-04:002010-09-03T23:13:20.525-04:00FFF - Jump!Okay, this is not a "literal" jump...but, our family is definitely jumping feet first into some big changes! We recently finished painting pea's room and he was finally able to "jump" up into his real big boy bed. He is very excited and even told me the next day I was not allowed in "his" room. What?? I thought that didn't happen until the teen years?!?!

 Next is the baby's room! We will be painting that room this weekend and we have to get it set up ASAP because....we are officially APPROVED! Woohoo!!!! So, that means we could get a call any any time and that call could be "can you be at the _____(fill in the blank) hospital in 24 hours" or we could get a call to be matched with a birth mother due in 8-10 weeks. According to our adoption coordinator, there is a high probability we could receive the first kind of call so we have to be prepared. This process has been so completely different so it is a little hard for us to wrap our minds around everything! One question a lot of people have been asking us is if we can choose the gender of the baby and the answer is no. So it will be a big surprise! How fun is that?! Pea is convinced he is getting a sister...time will tell! Nothing like "jumping" right in with no idea what that next phone call will bring!

See more FFF posts at Hannah's blog HERE.
Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-14126661627021636072010-08-21T14:54:00.004-04:002010-08-21T15:32:38.723-04:00Bargain Hunter or Hoarder?

You all know from previous posts that I love a good bargain! So, I have been taking FULL advantage of some pretty amazing diaper deals to get ready for our newest addition! I have been carrying around all of these diapers in my trunk for about 3 months and finally decided it was time to take them out (the nesting has begun!). Pea decided to take full advantage and built himself a diaper house. I counted up the diapers and figured we are stocked up for about six months! Isn't that crazy?!?! Seriously, I got these diapers either free or under $5.00 a package. Who can pass that up?!

So, we are finally starting to settle in more at our new house. All of our floors are either newly carpeted or refinished (hardwood) so we have been able to start unpacking a little and arranging our furniture. Before the floors were finished, we were basically living out of one room! It feels so great to be able to spread out and really start to enjoy our house. We still have a lot of work to do, but we can relax a little more now.

Adoption news...we had our final home study visit last Sunday and we are almost ready to go "active." That means we will be ready to take a call at any time. Our agency has been informing us that we could be matched very quickly so we have to be prepared. Consequently, we had to delay our process a little bit due to our move (unthinkable, I know!). We could be matched with a birth mother who is due in 10 weeks (generally no longer that that) or we could be given a 24 hour notice to be at the hospital. This process has been completely different and the idea that it could possibly happen quickly is a little mind boggling! Of course, we all know that the adoption process is unpredictable so anything is possible. Even so, we are excited and nervous about the possibility of welcoming another child into our family in the next few months.

Pea is also starting preschool next week so that will be a very big change for him. But, I think he is going to love it!

This summer has been about big changes for our family...new house, new day care, and preparing for a new baby. Very exciting stuff!

Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-29347726907788059562010-07-22T21:49:00.000-04:002010-07-22T22:40:45.830-04:00Work hard, play hardWe really did not intend to buy a fixer-upper, but...that is what we fell in love with! And, it is A LOT of work. We will be spending the rest of our lives fixing up this house. Thank goodness I have a handy husband and some REALLY handy and creative family members! We have not really been able to unpack much, yet, but we should be able to settle in more over the next few weeks after all of our flooring is done. We also have our second homestudy visit on August 15th so we really need to get a bit more settled before then! Right now, our house looks like a construction zone.

Painting the living room.

Three layers of beautiful wallpaper in our dining room. (There were four layers in the upstairs hallway!)

 Lovely, eh? All of this wallpaper is at least 50 years old.

In spite of all the work, there has still been some time for play! Pea loves his new backyard. Our yard is MUCH smaller than our previous yard so that has been a little adjustment, but we love it. Oh, the bike in the pool is what happens when daddy is in charge. :)

At the kids fest.
 The highlight of our week....meeting PABLO!!!! I made the "mistake" of mentioning to pea that Pablo was coming to town and he asked about it several times a day, every day, for two weeks.

Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-45024124527740149552010-06-30T21:39:00.004-04:002010-06-30T22:08:25.101-04:00Coming up for airThe last few weeks have been caRAZY! Packing, moving, unpacking, ripping out carpet, tearing down wallpaper, and visiting with family! Oh, and throw a homestudy visit in there somewhere. :) We are TIRED and it has only just begun. We moved into our new house last weekend (FINALLY!!!) and we have A LOT of work to do. Jason's parents came in for the weekend to help out so Jason and his dad spent 12 hours ripping out carpet and then we had lots more help from my family the next day on the hottest day of the summer. It was brutal!

So, the next few weeks, months, years...will be spent working on our house. Even so, we LOVE it and we are going to be here a long time. Seriously. I am never moving again.

If you've got nothing to do this weekend, bring your scrapper and paint roller and come on over!

 Ugly deer scene wallpaper...GONE!
Jason and his dad ripping up the living room carpet.
Pea running wild in the chaos.

Stephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-90285230832827841132010-05-20T22:09:00.002-04:002010-05-20T22:16:42.370-04:00A Rare Moment
 A good head shot!! Very rare these days! Most of the time pea sees the camera come out and yells "CHEEEEEEEESE" as he's running by, so most pictures end up in a blur. Or, he turns his head right when I click. So this shot is truly a rarity! But, I admit, I had to work for it. I sat with the camera ready for quite awhile just waiting...on the hunt for a good picture. Patience pays off!Stephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-89633421715471839702010-05-11T21:31:00.003-04:002010-05-11T22:33:24.276-04:00It was love at first sight...three years ago today when I saw this itty, bitty sweet face for the first time.

I remember that day like it was yesterday! The long awaited call finally came. The call announcing the arrival of our son. At last! I remember trying to write down everything our adoption coordinator was telling me as my hands were shaking and tears were streaming down my face. Then, Jason and I took a deep breath and held hands as we laid eyes upon our son for the first time...in an email. Most people get to meet their child for the first time in a hospital room. They get to watch their child take that first breath and hold their bundle of joy within minutes of entering this world. We didn't have those first moments with pea, but his "birth" into our family was equally eventful and exciting. We instantly knew this was our son. No doubt about it. Of course, little did we know that this was just the beginning of an amazing journey that would change us forever and open our hearts and minds in ways we never could have imagined. It has shaped so much of how we view the world, how we parent, and our priorities in life. I wouldn't change a thing.

And, when I look at this face today, my heart still skips a beat and I sometimes wonder how I got so lucky.
Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-76429729804410357942010-05-07T22:32:00.003-04:002010-05-07T23:25:25.316-04:003rd BirthdayPea had a great 3rd birthday on April 11th. We celebrated with a family party at our house. In fact, it was the last party at our old house! I still can hardly believe he is three already! What happened to my baby? Well, he's still my baby, though a very big one! He had his three year wellness appointment a couple weeks ago and he is 40" tall and weighs 38lbs. This places him in the 97th percentile on US charts. It's amazing to think that he was only in the 10th percentile for the first 6 months of his life. I am afraid of what my grocery bill is going to be when he is 14!

Pea has such a loving, sweet spirit and is so full of fun and adventure. He is so inquisitive about everything and his imagination has exploded! I love watching him explore and come up with new adventures. He keeps us busy catching sharks, climbing volcanoes, fighting fires, fishing, going on train rides, and more. Who knew we could do so much in one evening?!?! What a fun, fun age (so far!).

One of pea's many obsessions is sea life. He initially wanted a Barracuda cake, but...thankfully he changed his mind to a whale. (Remember when he REALLY wanted to be a giant clam for halloween?!?!?!)

Pea and his boy cousins. They have so much fun together running wild.

Checkin' out the birthday loot.

A bike!!! Doesn't he look GIANT on this bike?!?!

The bubble maker was a huge hit!

Playin' some birthday golf.

And...my mom and her broken elbow. She actually broke her elbow a few days before pea's birthday. She was carrying pea and tripped on the sidewalk. They both went down hard. Pea was okay though he went through a period of shock after the chain of events (possible minor concussion) and my mom ended up in surgery the following week. She is on the mend, but it will be a slow process. Can you believe it? (Well, given that pea is already about half her size, it's really no surprise he could take her down!)
Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-14955508575844990662010-05-06T21:42:00.003-04:002010-05-06T21:57:19.788-04:00Life in a box We are FINALLY done with move #1!! We are currently renting a duplex until we get possession of our new house, which will hopefully be in 6 or 7 weeks. So, everything you see in the garage is staying in the garage until move #2. We are living out of boxes and living simple right now. Hopefully move #2 will go a little smoother and a little quicker since most of our stuff is already packed. And, hopefully this will be our last move for a very loooooooong time. Pea has been amazing throughout this moving chaos! He has taken it all in stride and the transition has been virtually seamless for him. I think he is handling it much better than we are! Pea is a pretty laid back and easy going boy. I wish I could attribute these qualities to our amazing parenting skills (hehehe), but it is just his personality. He finds fun and adventure in whatever we are doing.

So now we are just going to take it easy until round 2 of the moving frenzy. We are also taking the next 6 or 7 weeks to get our adoption profile completed so we can move forward with the adoption once we are settled into our new house.

Hang in there with us! I may not be updating as often this summer, but I will do my best!Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-55827186836910033022010-04-13T22:38:00.002-04:002010-04-13T23:02:55.073-04:00Crazy Times!!Hello???? Hello??? Hello???

Is anyone still out there???

Please don't abandon us...we're still here!!! The last few weeks have been CRAZY at our house!! As you know, we sold our house and then I was presented with an amazing opportunity that would have meant a new career and relocating across the state. It was an opportunity we had been waiting on for a very long time, but...after much stress and deliberation, I decided to walk away from it. We were so excited about the idea of moving to a new place and I was very excited about this career opportunity, but the timing just wasn't right. After the initial waves of excitement, we started to think about what we would be giving up...family, friends, great jobs, our community, and more. Being faced with the chance to walk away from everything we have right now, made us appreciate and value even more the life we have built. We're just not ready to give it up. It was an extremely difficult and stressful decision, but we made the right choice.

After making this decision, we frantically started the house hunt! That in and of itself was nutty! Our realtor found a house for us that was not even on the market, yet, and it is PERFECT for us!! We made an offer last week and it was accepted. The catch...we will not have possession until the end of June and we need to be out of our house by May 1st. AAAACK!!! At this exact moment, we still don't know where we are moving on May 1st. AAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!! We hope to have that all figured out in the next couple of days. If anything, we can always move in with my parents!

As if we aren't busy enough, we attended our state required two day adoption training this past weekend so we are well on our way! WOOOOHOOOO!!!! Life is crazy hectic right now, but life also feels better than ever. Life feels really, really good.

And...the highlight of our weekend...Pea turned THREE on Sunday!!!!

Happy Birthday, Eli!!!

Stephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-76182463924918393052010-03-28T19:56:00.003-04:002010-03-28T20:04:48.998-04:00Where to now?

We sold our house!! Well, we haven't closed, but we are under contract. We are amazed and incredibly lucky that our house sold so quickly. We will be moving out by the end of April and, at this point, we have no idea where we are going. YIKES!!! A lot has been happening over the past month that may mean some unexpected changes for our family, though we are not sure how it is all going to work out at this point. We should have more answers over the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, the packing has commenced. We are excited, a little freaked out, and a lot stressed right now!Stephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-46417951119132040772010-03-21T21:59:00.003-04:002010-03-21T22:13:27.451-04:00Movin' on up...to a big boy bed. Well, sort of. We decided it was finally time to take down the crib railing. Sniff. Sniff. Pea has been climbing in and out of his crib for quite some time now, but we just weren't ready for that next step! We have been very lucky in that he always stays in bed when it's time to sleep so why mess with a good thing, right? Well, I kept having images of a broken leg or arm so we figured it was probably time. Plus, we are going to need the crib for the new baby so we might as well get him transitioned out of it soon.

He was so excited to see his "new" bed. He kept sneaking in and out of his room on his tiptoes to look at it. It was very cute! Here he is right before he jumped off. Sigh...there still may be a broken leg or arm in our future with the way he jumps on his bed.

 Getting ready to snuggle in for the night. And, yes, I am happy to report he has stayed in bed!

Now we need to start thinking about getting a real big boy bed!Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-31838013902988030422010-03-19T22:25:00.002-04:002010-03-19T22:41:20.604-04:00FFF - Spring ForwardIn our family, the beginning of spring is marked by my birthday! Woohoo! Spring is definitely my FAVORITE season. Having been born on the first day of spring, I like to think of myself as a breath of fresh air! Hehehe! Actually, my parents claim it snowed on the day I was born. Definitely more fitting. :) We celebrated a day early at my parent's house tonight and it was a great party. My mom cooked my favorite meal and we topped it off with homemade tiramisu. Yum!!

Me and my pea (with his first sidewalk scrape of the season. check out his nose!)

Licking the candle ends. The best part!

Pea definitely thought I needed lots of help opening my cards.
Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-30045227208366556262010-03-13T23:01:00.002-05:002010-03-13T23:16:34.609-05:00Princesses and FiretrucksLittle pea is definitely a rough and tumble boy. He loves all forms of trucks (especially firetrucks!), likes to get dirty, climbs like a monkey, thinks body slamming is funny, and already throws like a little leaguer.

But, my rough and tumble little boy also loooooooves princesses! He frequently asks to watch the Dora princess episodes and begged me to buy him a princess toothbrush last week. "PaLEEEEEESE, mommy! With a cherry on top?!" (whoever taught him that is EVIL!)

So, whenever pea pulls out the blocks, it usually involves building a princess tower. Today's princess tower had a super "cool" garage for the princess's car.

Mr. Cheesy. He is definitely into making a cheese face and immediately saying, "Let me see the picture!"

And, as much as pea enjoys constructing his princess towers, he enjoys destroying them even more. Thank goodness the firetruck was close by to "put out the fire" and clean up after the destruction.
Stephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-7277760370851203072010-03-03T22:39:00.005-05:002010-03-04T12:36:08.008-05:00Fun in the SnowWe have had a lot of snow this winter! At least it has been sticking around for awhile. And, we have all been suffering from some serious cabin fever. I am ready for spring, how about you?

So, until spring arrives, we enjoyed a little time playing in the snow last weekend. It was finally warm enough to be outside without getting frostbite or windburn and the snow was perfect for snowballs and snowpeople! Pea LOVES being outside regardless of the weather so he had a blast.

He especially enjoyed body slamming the snow. No joke. He literally threw himself on the ground attacking the snow. He is extremely physical and he has definitely taken it to a new level lately! He especially enjoyed sticking his face in the snow. Is there a WWF for toddlers?

Snow angels.

Grrrrrrr....the Abominable snowman!

On top of the world! (or at least on top of frosty's body!)

It was a fun afternoon, but I am not sad to see the snow melting! Come on spring!Stephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-20871811887051025702010-03-02T22:54:00.005-05:002010-03-03T10:54:41.675-05:00Finally...a decision

Finally, after much searching and reflection, we have decided on a new domestic adoption agency and are moving forward! Initially, we had decided to stick with our first agency, but we kept putting off the application. I kept telling myself it was just because we were busy focusing on other things, but I did not have that pull, that motivation to get it submitted. Now I know that my heart was sending me a message and holding me back for a reason. Our child is meant to come to us in a different way. We had a notion of what our next adoption would look like, but that is starting to change. As I have said before, adoption is truly a journey of the heart. And, this adoption is already proving that as we are opening our hearts once again. Even though we have moved in a direction we didn't expect, it feels RIGHT. My heart feels at ease and that pull and motivation returned instantly after connecting with our new agency. I just know this is where we are meant to be. It is exciting and scary and full of unknowns, but our hearts are opening wide and we are ready!

The next step in our process is to attend our agency's training in April. At that time we will be matched with our social worker and our homestudy process can begin. I anticipate we probably will not be "active" until mid to late summer. We are excited and we can't wait to see what kind adventure and miracle is waiting for us this time around.Stephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-69527336543941576792010-02-16T22:27:00.003-05:002010-02-17T10:10:38.564-05:00What do you think...The next Sid Vicious???

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Stephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228255499035885500.post-13373755609383096062010-02-02T22:53:00.002-05:002010-02-02T23:08:55.725-05:00FFF RedoWOOHOO!!!! Thanks to some awesome advice, I was able to recover all 500 lost pictures!!! I used a card recovery program online and it worked wonderfully. I had no idea that was even available! So, let's redo this FFF thing...pea thought it would be a great idea to suddenly start coloring on everything but paper right before we listed our house. We were all in the basement cleaning when pea found a permanent red marker and started coloring all over a rug (thank goodness we were getting rid of it) and he colored on the panels of a cabinet. Jason took some Goop cleaner and the red faded a little so it is not as noticeable, but STILL. He just HAD to color on something right before our house was listed!

In this picture, you can see he managed to color all over his hands and face. He also colored on the carpet in our basement. Good grief. At least this time he was using a washable marker.

So, you think coloring on the wall is bad...

Pea enjoys "cleaning" in the basement with an old long feather duster. The other night I decided to exercise (what????) in the basement while Pea was playing. I was in the middle of this very important obstacle course when I heard some interesting noises behind me. I turned around and there was water all over the carpet. I walked over to discover that pea was dipping the feather duster down the sewage drain and sprinkling the lovely smelling water all over the carpet and the cement floor in another area of the basement. DISGUSTING. And, of course, this was JUST after we had finished cleaning everything up in order to be prepared for any short notice house showings. Needless to say, sewage is not really the smell we want to greet potential buyers when they walk in our house. Oh, I was mad! And, to be honest, I was more mad because I finally decided to dedicate some time to exercise and it was interrupted! Luckily we were able to get it cleaned up quickly and the house is back to smelling "normal."

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The crash involving five eastbound vehicles happened just before 9:30 a.m. Friday.
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The unusually deep snow we recently had put a crimp on many activities in Pedee, especially after most of the power here shut down — and you know it's bad when even the churches are closed on Sunday morning, as were Pedee Church and Bridgeport Chapel. Most families were prepared with generators to at least keep their refrigerators and freezers going. Chris and Erika Sickendick were without electricity for four days, but cooked meals on their wood stove, plus their water is gravity feed so they at least had that, although not enough for showers. They had fun sledding and playing games and cards with son Seth and daughter Hallie. They had 17 inches of snow. Casey and Sherri Kramer had a lot of fun playing in the snow, sledding, pulling Sage, Preston and Libby on sleds with the four-wheeler, and making forts with friends. They also ventured out on Thursday and Friday for sledding with friends and Saturday to watch an Oregon State Beavers women's basketball game. They lost electricity for about 24 hours, cooked over their wood stove with cast iron and enjoyed lots of hot cocoa by candle light. Bob and Lynda Schnekenburger, who were out of electricity for three days, had put in a generator in their new house and found out that it worked perfectly. They cooked on their gas stove and sat and watched the snow fall. It reminded them of why they left Michigan. They did have quite a bit of rain gutter damage from the sliding snow as it melted. Alan and Sue Garton lost power for 22 hours. When it started getting dark they moved out to their motorhome, where they were nice and toasty warm. They played board games until it was time to go to bed. They camped just like they do when they are at an RV park, except they were in their motorhome garage. Pete and LaVerne Bennett were also without power for about 22 hours. They lit their propane lanterns so they could see, had cold sandwiches for supper, then sat and read their Kindles. They went to bed earlier than usual. Norm and Donna Baldwin anticipated the electrical outage, so they filled the bathtub and containers for drinking and cooking. They got their candles ready and, with the wood stove, they survived quite well. On Feb. 9, Norm took the "cat" down the driveway and pushed snow around and then hoped the creeks weren't flooding on their way to Corvallis. Steve and Audrey Cameron were snowbound for five days during the snowstorm as their driveway was impassible, so they stayed home and enjoyed their cozy wood stove fires. Their side of Pedee did not lose power this time around. The hardest chore was carrying water for the animals whose water troughs were frozen. Their big pond was frozen, too, so the ducks and geese were walking on the pond. Suzanne Burbank worked from home on her computer, since they did have electricity. Husband Dave, who works for Polk County, spent many long hours plowing roads. Thanks, Dave! Daniel and Heidi Russell spent time tossing bird food onto the snow with Allana, Alex, Abby, Aliyah and Winnie, and watching a great variety of birds come to eat it. At night they lit the house with oil lamps and heated the house with their wood stove. They cooked on their propane stove top, and also on the wood stove to prove that they could do it. They played Uno with the children, who also enjoyed camping in the living room in sleeping bags for fun. They also took time to list the things they'd done well preparing for a snowstorm and things they'd like to do differently in the future. Shawn, Trina, Kalina and Kindan Brotherton went horse sledding, and later a long ride in the snow on horses for Trina and Kalina, and games and stories later. They had hot coffee from the wood stove in the morning and rain water for toilet flushing.
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5/21/2017 10:44:32 a.m. - Hobbs, NM.
[From Todd Bailey, Hobbs News Sun]
It's a sweep for the New Mexico Junior College Women's track team.
After winning the 2017 National Junior College Athletic Association's National Indoor Track Championship in March, the nation's No.1-ranked Lady T-Birds claimed their first NJCAA National Outdoor Championship Saturday at Gowans Stadium in Hutchinson, Kan.
The Lady T-Birds beat second-place Barton Community College 97 points to 83.5. Rounding out the top five finishes are third-place, and defending national champion, Iowa Central (71), Monroe College, N.Y. (68), and Central Arizona (65).
This is NMJC's first women's outdoor track and field national championship
Leading the way were freshman Esther Gitahi and sophomore Latavia Coombs as athletes can score team points by finishing in the top eight in individual events.
Gitahi, recently named the National Track Athlete of the Year, set the national record in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10 minutes, 35.17 seconds. The mark bested the original time of 10:56.82, set by Aybuke Kizilarslan of Central Arizona College in 2007.
Gitahi, of Kenya, also claimed the national individual championshp in the women's 5,000-meter run (17:28.44), while finishing as the national runner-up in the 1,500-meter run (4:43.85).
Coombs, from Jamaica, was recently named the National Field Athlete of the Year and performed at that level winning the national championship in four individual events. She claimed the women's triple jump at 13.03 meters, and won three Heptathlon events, the 100-meter run (14.42 seconds), the high jump (1.64 meters) and the long jump (5.63 meters). She also finished fourth in the Heptathlon 200-meter dash (25.82), sixth in the Heptathlon Javelin (30.88 meters) and eighth in the Heptathlon 800-meter run (2:40.14).
Those performances helped Coombs earn the national runner-up in the Heptathlon behind Ayesha Champagnie of Barton CC, 5,227 points to 4,778.
Several other Lady T-Birds turned in stellar performances throughout the 22-event track and field championships.
Freshman Shian Hyde finished seventh in the 100-meter dash (11.89 seconds). Sophomore Christine Moss (24.26) and Hyde (24.49) finished sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 200-meter dash. Freshman D'Jai Baker finished third in the women's 400-meter dash (54.32).
Sophomore Teresha Jacobs finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run (4:50.30) and third in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase (11:15.35).
In the field events, sophomore Hanifah Abdul-Qadir tied for third in the high jump (1.68 meters), third in the triple jump (12.55 meters) and seventh in the long jump (5.48 meters). Freshman Cathilee Mullings also scored points in the triple jump finishing seventh (11.80 meters).
Sophomore Rochelle Frazer finished fifth in the discus throw (44.54 meters) and sixth in the shot put (14.06 meters).
Taneika Elliston sophomore finished second in the Heptathlon shot put at 12.43 meters, third in the Heptathlon javelin (36.18 meters) and eighth overall in the Heptathlon (4,281 points).
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The Brontës and Education
- Author: Marianne Thormählen, Lunds Universitet, Sweden
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All the seven Brontë novels are concerned with education in both senses, that of upbringing as well as that of learning. The Brontë sisters all worked as teachers before they became published novelists. In spite of the prevalence of education in the sisters' lives and fiction, however, this was the first full-length book on the subject when it was published in 2007. Marianne Thormählen explores how their representations of fictional teachers and schools engage with the intense debates on education in the nineteenth century, drawing on a wealth of documentary evidence about educational theory and practice in the lifetime of the Brontës. This study offers much information both about the Brontës and their books and about the most urgent issue in early nineteenth-century British social politics: the education of the people, of all classes and both sexes.Read more
- An important contextual reading of the famous Brontë novels
- Thoroughly researched and documented, providing invaluable data about Victorian education
- A lively and accessible work of criticism
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Review of the hardback: '… a valuable … addition to our understanding of the Brontë family's life and works … The strength of Thormählen's approach is her assured assembling of developments and theories that were the educational landscape against and in which the members of the family lived their lives and wove their fictional spells … Her strengths lie in the crisp, objective and lively review she undertakes in her studies, backed up by telling and generous notes that seduce one into further research … Thormählen triumphs in the light she shines on the educational world in which the family lived … This book is an exciting helpmate in the struggle to secure a firm understanding of factors that fed the Brontë sisters' imaginative development …' Brontë StudiesSee more reviews
Review of the hardback: '… compelling and unique book … This thoroughly researched volume looks at … contemporaneous education controversies. Summing up: highly recommended.' Choice
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- Date Published: August 2011
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Part I. Education and Society:
1. The education of the people
2. The improvement of the mind
Part II. Home and School:
3. Household education versus school training
4. Parents and children
5. Professional educators in the home
6. Schools and schooling
Part III. Subjects and Skills:
7. A sound English education
8. Religion and education
9. The accomplishments
10. Male and female education
11. Beyond the schoolroom: reading and the Brontës
Part IV. Strategies and Methods:
12. Pedagogical purposes and principles
13. Schoolroom practices
Part V. Originality and Freedom:
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15. Liberty and responsibility
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Springboro Public Schools invite Christian nationalists to teach revisionist American history
Back in March we posted a story about Kelly Kohls, head of the Warren County Tea Party and President of the Springboro School Board, who was bringing her own brand of Tea Party crazy to the small town of Springboro, Ohio. You'll be sad to hear that things have gotten much, much worse since we last checked in.
Quick recap: Kohls is the one who helped initiate the politically motivated investigation of a school superintendent in a neighboring district. She preaches fiscal responsibility, rails against school levies and overpaid teachers, all while personally declaring bankruptcy with debts nearing $1 million dollars. (because – yay! – personal responsibility)
Since we posted that story back in March, Kohls has been making news for pushing a plan to introduce Creationism into the curriculum at Springboro schools.
And this week we found out the school system is planning to offer summer courses on the US Constitution organized by a guy with ties to a white supremacist group.
In an email sent on June 24, 2013, families of Springboro School children were invited to "attend the highly acclaimed Constitution Course presented by the Institute On The Constitution," a group founded by Michael Peroutka , a former Constitution Party presidential candidate who the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) called an "active white supremacist and secessionist sympathizer."
"Peroutka is an active member of the League of the South, a neo-Confederate, secessionist organization labeled an 'explicitly racist' hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)", says HRC.
But it gets worse.
The flyer advertising the course invites attendees to learn about their "Godly American heritage and birthright" and how to use "the founding documents" to "restore and retain your freedoms."
The class is clearly not a typical American history lesson, but instead an express trip on the Christian revisionist crazy train, and the choice of instructors confirms this suspicion: John Eidsmoe and David Barton, two Christian Nationalists who believe the US was founded by Christians for Christians and should be that way again, will be leading the discussion.
The Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi described Eidsmoe as "a crackpot Christian extremist professor" who is "a frequent contributor to John Birch Society publications" and "once opined that he could imagine Jesus carrying an M16."
Right Wing Watch identifies Eidsmoe as a "Christian Reconstructionist" who is "cited by Michele Bachmann as her mentor and major influence" and also the author of a book about Christopher Columbus that describes "the discovery, exploration and settlement of the Western Hemisphere" as "the unfolding of God's plan for the human race."
In 2010 Eidsmoe told a crowd of fellow conservatives that "that it was Alabama's 'constitutional right to secede,' and that 'Jefferson Davis and John C. Calhoun understood the Constitution better than did Abraham Lincoln and Daniel Webster.'"
David Barton is the author of books like "The Myth of Separation", in which he argues that the separation of church and state is "inaccurate myth" and "Christians were the ones who were intended to hold public office and that Jews and members of other sects were not."
He also serves on the Board of Advisors of the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools and the Providence Foundation, described by The Nation as "a group that promotes the idea that biblical law should be instituted in America."
According to the New York Times, Barton's latest book,"The Jefferson Lies", was voted "the least credible history book in print" by readers of the History News Network. A month later the publisher stopped distributing the book after Christian conservative scholars challenged the "facts" presented in the book. The same set of Christian scholars admits Barton's books and videos contain "embarrassing factual errors, suspiciously selective quotes, and highly misleading claims."
Barton has a BA in religious education from Oral Roberts University but otherwise has no formal education experience in History or in the US Constitution.
Last year Ohio's GOP-led General Assembly passed a law requiring schools to teach the "founding documents". Is this the type of course we're going to find schools implementing in response to that new law? Courses developed by a group with ties to white supremacists? Course materials developed by men who believe Christian law should be implemented in the US and who actively and aggressively promote revisionist "history" that even Christian conservative scholars call "highly misleading"?
With Kasich's hand-picked, Hitler misquoting, Tea Party favorite Debe Terhar leading the Ohio State Board of Education, and people like Kohls in charge of their local school boards, that becomes a very real – and very dangerous possibility.
Stephen Beard
I too could imagine Jesus carrying an M16, for the express purpose of eliminating Eidsmoe and Barton from the human gene pool. Those guys are Christians in the same sense that the Taliban are Islamic. I once thought Springboro was an okay Ohio town. Not anymore.
The death throes of an increasingly irrelevant group of people. They just won't admit that Ohio looks more like Obama than Kasich. By the way, Houston's demographic change over the last decade was 93% non-white. And it pretty much mirrors the rest of America. But these deadenders won't accept it and resort to extremist teachings hoping to scare the crap out of anyome considering running for office or even voting. It doesn't work. The 2012 presidential election proved it. It's so unfortunate that this minority will drag everyone else into the gutter with them.
Does the TP spit on the graves of those who were involved in the Underground Railroad????
Will the state's Civil Rights Act signed by Jim Rhodes will be repealed????
Will we see the Confederate flag fly over the State Capitol????
Just asking.
These conservatives need to learn that there's more than one way to get to heaven.
And when we first started stating that democracy under Kasich and other republicans was leading us into a Hitler type government many said we were crying wolf. ARE WE NOW?
Bob M
Yes they do, after all those so called "conductors" facilitated the outright theft of private property!
Thomas Knestrict
It is the beauty and the strength of our constitution is that it is a secular document. The idea of the USA being a "Christian" nation recalls the divisiveness that the founding fathers hoped to avoid. What does it mean if we were to call ourselves a " Christian Nation" when the fastest growing faith in our country is Islam? Ironically, we upheld a separation of church and state for almost 200 years until the 1950 s when the red scare prompted Eisenhower to call us a" nation of believers" and the first presidential prayer breakfasts were held.
Over ten times in our history jokers like Barton and peroutka tried to add a "Christian Amendment" to our constitution. It was voted down every time. These guys are hacks who don't know history. Closer to propaganda ministers than historians.
Larry Linn
Quotes for John Adams:
"The Government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion."
— from The Treaty of Tripoli, Article 11, written during the administration of President George Washington, signed by President John Adams, and unanimously approved by the Senate in 1797
"The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity. Nowhere in the Gospels do we find a precept for Creeds, Confessions, Oaths, Doctrines, and whole carloads of other foolish trumpery that we find in
— John Adams
"This nation of ours was not founded on Christian principles."
— John Adams
"The question before the human race is, whether the God of nature shall govern the world by his own laws, or whether priests and kings shall rule it by fictitious miracles?"
— John Adams, letter to Thomas Jefferson
"As I understand the Christian religion, it was, and is, a revelation. But
how has it happened that millions of fables, tales, legends, have been blended with both Jewish and Christian revelation that have made them the most bloody religion that ever existed?"
— John Adams, letter to F.A. Van der Kamp, 12/27/1816
"I almost shudder at the thought of alluding to the most fatal example of the abuses of grief which the history of mankind has preserved — the Cross. Consider what calamities that engine of grief has produced!"
— John Adams, letter to Thomas Jefferson
"What havoc has been made of books through every century of the Christian era? Where are fifty gospels, condemned as spurious by the bull of Pope Gelasius? Where are the forty wagon-loads of Hebrew manuscripts burned in France, by order of another pope, because suspected of heresy? Remember the 'index expurgatorius', the inquisition, the stake, the axe, the halter and the guillotine."
— John Adams, letter to John Taylor
"The priesthood have, in all ancient nations, nearly monopolized learning. And ever since the Reformation, when or where has existed a Protestant or dissenting sect who would tolerate A Earth? The blackest billingsgate, the most ungentlemanly insolence, the most yahooish brutality, is patiently endured, countenanced, propagated, and applauded. But touch a solemn truth in collision with a dogma of a sect, though capable of the clearest proof, and you will find you have disturbed a nest, and the hornets will swarm about your eyes and hand, and fly into your face and eyes."
— John Adams, letter to John Taylor
"This is my religion … joy and exaltation in my own existence … so go
ahead and snarl … bite … howl, you Calvinistic divines and all you who say I am no Christian. I say you are not Christian."
— John Adams, Toward the Mystery
John Browne
Somehow I'm getting a whiff of Lyndon LaRouche, again… and it isn't a pleasing aroma. ^..^
angel slap miller
avoid? no, they put a stop to the religious persecution the Christians were exerting in America. The secular document codified that RELIGION OR RELIGIOUS TESTS were unwanted, unwelcome and none of the business of government.
Barton is a total loser and I wish he would become a Darwin Award candidate quickly!


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Want to expand your thinking about early childhood education?
Then take a look at how it's handled in other countries.
England, for instance, established universal preschool for 3-year-olds back in 2004.
And, as we've blogged, Germany took a bold step forward in 2013 when it decided that every 1-year-old had a legal right to a spot in a public day care facility.
In Norway, at age one, children "start attending a neighborhood barnehage (kindergarten) for schooling spent largely outdoors. By the time kids enter free primary school at age six, they are remarkably self-sufficient, confident, and good-natured," according to an article on the Moyers and Company website.
"In fact, Norwegian kids, who are well acquainted in early childhood with many different adults and children, know how to get along with grown ups and look after one another." (more…)


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Ruega por ella. (She prays for her.),
Number 31 from Los Caprichos
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Accession number: 1946.D1.40.31
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London 2012 Games: Ensuring business remains business as usual
Risk management is an important and integral part of planning for any business or project. The process of risk management is designed to reduce or eliminate the risk of certain kinds of events happening or having an impact on the business. The much awaited London Olympic Games are not very far and Olympic authorities are leaving no stone unturned to minimize the disruption to business operations in London.
I would say this is a classic example of risk management operating at its best.
The website (getaheadofthegames.com) set up by the Olympic Authorities to help and support Londoners recommends that all businesses perform an impact analysis of the Games on their business, staff, deliveries, customers and visitors. Their interactive map provides details of expected delays and congestion at all stations and intersections within
. Their advice is to re-time journeys to work, plan alternative routes, or failing that plan alternative forms of transport. London
Based upon the advice and information given on the getaheadofthegames.com website, Knowledge Train has put together their own cartoon (at the bottom of the post) of a small project management guide containing a fictional risk analysis of staff travelling to work during the Games.
Humorous as it is, it highlights the importance of the subject and proactive addressing of the risks. As famous US General George S. Patton put it rightly "The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war."
Businesses need to explore options and be prepared to face the challenges. One of the options is to check how many of their staff can work from home or alternative locations if needed. For business/projects which are not used to work remotely or with virtual teams, a few key principles if observed and some best practices followed will go a long way in ensuring to bridge the gap and make sure that the "virtual" or "remote" factor does not affect the project in adverse ways. It is also essential to follow certain ground rules for those working from home.
For some, this challenge will present an opportunity to rethink how they are working. Maybe some business will continue to use the learning's way beyond the Games and transform the way they work.
Knowledge Train's guide on travelling to work during the games


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One of the best parts of working in Admissions is getting to meet our prospective students. Throughout the fall our staff members (we call them counselors or admissions representatives), travel the country to visit with students at high schools and community colleges and attend college fairs. From now through Thanksgiving, Stevenson admissions counselors will visit over 500 high schools and attend about 300 college fairs, mostly on the east coast.
Below is a small selection of cities we will be visiting this fall. We also visit numerous high schools in Maryland.
- Hartford, CT
- Boston, MA
- Cherry Hill, NJ
- Monmouth, NJ
- Farmingdale, NY
- Rochester, NY
- Harrisburg, PA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Fairfax, VA
- Richmond, VA
- Shepherdstown, WV
We love visiting you, but we really love when you visit us. We offer campus visits every Monday through Saturday when classes are in session. Take a look at visit.stevenson.edu to see our visit schedule and register to come see us. If you have any questions about our programs or application process, reach out to a member of our staff. We are happy to help!


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Lu Lu Country Club snared the salvation it sought in the 98th Golf Association of Philadelphia Team Championship Thursday at a gusty Galloway National Golf Club.
A year removed from a narrow defeat at nearby Hidden Creek Golf Club, Lu Lu (24 points) triumphed over Philadelphia Cricket Club (23.5), Little Mill Country Club (12.5) and Commonwealth National Golf Club (12). The club's only prior appearance in the event came in 2000, when it lost to Huntingdon Valley Country Club by 12 points.
"It was a little bit of redemption from last year when we lost by half a point to Little Mill. To win by a half point this year is gratifying," Scott McLaughlin, a Lu Lu team member, said. "That was probably the hardest golf course I've played in a very long time. It was in great shape and a lot of fun obviously. But it was really tough finding the fairway with 25 miles per hour crosswinds. We eked it out."
Following the foursomes portion in the morning, Lu Lu trailed Philadelphia Cricket by a point. Strong performances across the board in the singles segment gave the group a victorious edge. Michael R. Brown, Jr. and Glenn Smeraglio earned three points apiece. Smeraglio, alongside Nick Madden, finished the morning with a sweep.
"I putted like it was 25 years ago. It helps when you're making the key putts to win holes," Smeraglio, 57, of Newtown, Pa., said. "It's nice to see the ball go in the hole for a change. I'm happy with the performance."
Don't expect Lu Lu to rest on the laurels of Thursday's victory. It will compete in Division AA of the BMW GAP Team Matches in 2018. A Team Championship title defense is a definite.
McLaughlin credits Jon Rusk, Lu Lu Country Club's head professional, for his concentrated effort in bringing Lu Lu back into relevance on all fronts.
"I can't say enough about Jon Rusk. He's really the glue that's keeping everybody together," McLaughlin, 37, of Hatboro, Pa., said. "He's trying to get Lu Lu back to where it was in the early 1990s, back to prominence so to speak. We have a good mix of young, mid-amateurs and Senior guys. It's a good group."
The Team Championship features eight-man teams playing an alternate shot format in the morning, with singles matches in the afternoon.
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3 p.m. update: Following his confrontation with Democrats on the Texas House floor, Rep. Matt Rinaldi, R-Irving, issued a statement confirming that he reported protesters at the Capitol to federal immigration authorities and saying that he is under police protection after being "physically assaulted" and threatened by other legislators.
Rinaldi said that Rep. Poncho Nevárez, D-Eagle Pass, said he would "get me on the way to my car, prompting Rinaldi to respond that he "would shoot him in self defense."
Earlier in the day, Rep. Justin Rodriguez, D-San Antonio, said that he heard Rinaldi make a threat, directed at Nevárez, that he would "put a bullet in one of my colleagues' heads."
Rinaldi also said that Rep. Ramon Romero Jr., D-Fort Worth, assaulted him on the floor but gave no details. Earlier, Rinaldi told reporters that Democrats had pushed and shoved him during the showdown on the floor, which occurred as officers were removing protesters from the galleries.
The protesters were there to oppose the Legislature's passage of Senate Bill 4, which bans so-called sanctuary cities that decline to assist federal immigration enforcement.
Read the full story on mystatesman.com.
1 p.m. update: On the final day of the legislative session, a moment usually reserved for congratulatory speeches, a shoving match broke out on the Texas House floor as Rep. Matt Rinaldi, R-Irving, tussled with several Democrats.
The incident occurred as protesters opposed to the new law banning so-called sanctuary cities were being ushered out of the House galleries after disrupting the proceedings on the floor by chanting, "Here to stay!"
Rep. Ramon Romero Jr., D-Fort Worth, said Rinaldi then told several lawmakers that he had called Immigration and Customs Enforcement to report the protesters, prompting the confrontation between Rinaldi and the Democrats.
Asked repeatedly whether he called ICE, Rinaldi declined to say. Rinaldi said he confronted the Democrats because they were encouraging the protesters.
"We were just hawing back and forth they were bragging about inciting the protesters and calling us all racists," he said.
During the heated exchange, Rinaldi said, the Democrats pushed and shoved him and threatened his life.
Democratic Rep. Philip Cortez of San Antonio, however, said he heard Rinaldi threaten to put a bullet in the head of another Democrat, Rep. Poncho Nevarez of Eagle Pass.
The clash put an exclamation point on the rancorous 85th Legislature, which was marked by intense battles between the parties over the sanctuary cities measure and by battles between GOP factions over controversial proposals like the so-called bathroom bill.
Noon update: As demonstrators protesting a new law banning so-called sanctuary cities were being removed from the gallery, a scuffle broke out on the House floor between Rep. Matt Rinaldi, R-Irving, and several Democrats.
Rep. Ramon Romero Jr., a Fort Worth Democrat, said Rinaldi told lawmakers that he called Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the protesters, who were opposing a bill to ban so-called sanctuary cities that decline to assist federal immigration enforcement.
Rinaldi and Democrats then got in each other's faces and had to be separated.
"This is an exercise of your first amendment rights, your freedom of speech," Romero said of the protesters. Rinaldi "feels the way to deal with that, instead of letting troopers do what they did, which is exactly what they're supposed to do, he felt like he needed to call ICE," Romero said, referring to Texas Department of Public Safety officers that removed the protesters from the galleries.
"I hope that he's embarrassed," Romero said. "The price to pay for him right now was the loss of respect. I've served with him on committees. He fully lost my respect."
Asked for comment, Rinaldi said that the Democrats had incited a riot by encouraging the protesters and that they threatened his life during the scuffle on the House floor.
He did not comment on whether he called federal immigration authorities.
Earlier: Chanting, "Here to stay!" protesters opposed to the new law banning so-called sanctuary cities briefly shut down proceedings in the Texas House on Monday, the final day of a legislative session that will be remembered for intense partisan battles.
The protesters wore red shirts and filled the House galleries as the largely ceremonial last day of the Legislature got underway.
House rules forbid spectators from cheering or jeering, and they were soon escorted out by officers from the Department of Public Safety.
Legislators from both parties looked up and took cell phone videos of the demonstrators as they were removed from the galleries.
The Senate, hoping to avoid a similar outburst, locked its gallery doors shortly before the session was to begin at 11 a.m.
Senate Bill 4 by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, imposes stiff financial penalties on sanctuary cities, which are local governments that decline in some way to assist federal immigration enforcement, and creates a criminal offense for local officials who implement sanctuary-style policies.
When the bill came up in the House, Democrats fought against it for 16 hours in an emotional floor debate before the Republican majority approved it.