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I have created this blog to help people follow me on my two year journey to serve and teach the people of Santa Rosa, California. I am serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and am speaking Spanish. I reported to the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah on August 10, 2011, and arrived in Santa Rosa on October 10, 2011. I will return home sometime in August of 2013. I love you all and hope to hear from you throughout this life-changing experience!
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Going Home
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
The Last Hoorah!
With a week to go on my mission, I couldn't help but think of the many times I used to watch the movie, "The Best Two Years" before my mission. It is about four Mormon missionaries in Holland and their adventures there. I can now relate to some of the disappointments, laughs, spiritual experiences, and life-changing moments that shaped them into who they became by the end of their missions. The time has truly gone by faster than I ever would have thought.
In the days I have left, I know I will be able to find more of God's children that are ready to accept the gospel into their lives. It is crazy to see how many people are unhappy in their lives and are burdened down with stress. All of them are looking for peace and a source of true happiness. Knowing it or not, they are all searching for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Having the opportunity to talk with everyone about Jesus Christ and how He has helped me in my life has truly opened my eyes more fully to see God's eternal plan for all of His children.
I feel like we have prepared the fields and they are ready to be harvested. I know that each one of our special investigators will be baptized, some of them long after I am gone, but I do have a strong testimony that I have made a difference with them and others. I feel it in my heart. I know that I have worked as hard as I could and given it my all, and I have felt more for the Lord and my brothers and sisters in this world than ever before. There is a bond that will forever exist between me and those I have taught and served, and for that I am grateful. Elder Johansen has learned so quickly and is so ready to help this mission continue to rise. I am grateful for him and for Elder Mahoney, as they both have taught me so much and I love them like brothers. I have loved serving as an assistant and I have grown so much from it. I have had the privilege of serving with two mission presidents and their wives these past two years; I love them both so much and I have learned so much from these four powerful leaders. I know that the Lord changes us when we are willing to humble ourselves and become more like Him … to do as He would do and to be what He wants us to be. Those are things I will continue to work on my entire life, and my great wish is to continue to serve Jesus Christ to the end.
I am also so excited about the opportunity I have to tour my wonderful mission with my parents next week. It is going to be an amazing experience. Thank you all for the love and great support you have given me throughout my mission experience.
Los Quiero Mucho!
Elder Vance
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
My to Thy
What a great week it has been! My prayers and dreams continue to come true here in Brush Creek with Elder Mahoney and Elder Johansen. This past week I prayed to Heavenly Father and told Him that I want to do "His will" and not my own … changing "My to Thy" ("Thy will be done"). I really found strength in that because I want to do all that the Lord needs me to do before I leave. I have come to realize that at times Heavenly Father doesn't answer my prayers in the way that I expect Him to, but He ALWAYS answers. I know that no matter how many times I mess up I can talk with Him. I know that if we strive to do His will, He will lead us and guide us in our lives. I am grateful for the love that I feel from Him and the comfort I find in the prayers I offer to Him. I know He spends a long time listening to us and it just shows me the patience that is necessary to be that loving father I want to be one day. There are some great things that are in store for our mission and I can feel a great wave of energy entering this part of the Lord's vineyard. It is truly amazing. I know that the Lord has His hand in this work and I love serving my mission. There is nothing I have done that has been as gratifying as being a true servant of the Lord, Jesus Christ. I want to be one of His followers forever. I know that the gifts and pearls I have received here on my mission can and need to be applied to my life forever.
I have two weeks left of this amazing experience and I am striving to soak up as much as possible. History is being made, and the Lord is hastening His work right here in the Santa Rosa, California Mission. I absolutely love it and I am so privileged to be a part of it. Let us press on!
Los Quiero,
Elder Vance
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
The Work of Salvation
It has been such a special week! We were able to tour the mission and do zone conferences with President and Sister Alba. It was a fun experience for me to see all the missionaries. I absolutely love all the missionaries here in our mission. I have grown close to many of them and I am grateful for the faith they show every day. I love to hear of their miracles and feel the spirit as they share their testimonies of what they know to be true. I thought the day would never come for me to give my departing testimony in zone conference, and it was such a powerful experience for me. I felt the love of the Savior so strong and talked about how He has changed me throughout my mission and how close I have come to Him. I talked about how when I was growing up my favorite primary song was, "I Hope They Call Me On A Mission", and that my wildest dream of what my mission was going to be has come true. How grateful I am for a family that has raised me in righteousness and for a sister that is currently serving a mission. There is nothing better she can be doing and nothing better we all can be doing. It was a bittersweet moment as we concluded zone conference by singing together, "I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go." Tears ran down my cheeks as we sang that hymn and rejoiced together.
We are working with five part-member families at this time. It has been an amazing experience to teach the children about the Savior. The kids have baptismal dates! One child that we were teaching responded to our question, "How do you know that Heavenly Father lives?" with "I can feel Him when I pray." It was such a powerful witness to me that we all need to be as the little children, by trusting and having faith. I know that this is the Work of Salvation. We are helping families be together forever … and as we help them gain eternal life we, in turn, become more converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ ourselves. I know that true conversion takes a lifetime, but every day I can become better because Jesus Christ died for me. I know that any person can change. I have seen it and I believe it. The Lord has opened the heavens upon us. Elders Mahoney, Johansen, and I love serving here in the Brush Creek ward and we are absolutely loving it. Pray that we reach the 101 in July! We are on our way!
Los Quiero Mucho,
Elder Vance
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Spiritual Liberty
This past week has been amazing! The Lord has dumped blessings upon us and it was one of my favorite weeks of my mission. We had six investigators at church! For the last 4 ½ months, Elder Mahoney and I have been praying for a family to bring into the fold of God and we found them. About a month ago, Elder Mahoney had stopped by a couple of people that seemed interested previously but at the time were not home. We both got in the car and, as I was about to start the car, Elder Mahoney said, "We gotta get out of the car." It was really hot that day and so I kind of grudgingly got out and followed him. He began walking down the street and I followed. It was a day of struggles up to that point for me. We hadn't had much success that week in teaching or finding and so my spirits were down. We turned down this one street and began knocking on doors. No one seemed interested. We turned around and saw a house on the corner with the door open. We walked over and knocked. A woman came to the door. She was super nice and her name was Jessica. We explained to her who we were and that we wanted to leave a blessing on her home by saying a prayer with them. Her eyes lit up and she said we could do that. Her two boys ran to the door and said, "Who are you guys?!!" Julian (11) and Jaden (8) both looked up at us and you could see that they felt something different about us. We told them that we were missionaries. Jessica's husband was busy, so we felt prompted to say a prayer with them on their doorstep. It was a powerful prayer. Julian and Jaden told us that they pray at night and know Jesus Christ. It truly lifted our spirits and was an answer to our prayers, and they invited us back the following week. I am so grateful that Elder Mahoney followed the strong prompting he received from the Spirit to "Get out of the car!". Since then, we have taught them about the Restoration and they all want to be baptized as a family on July 26th. Jaden and Julian always ask us if we can do sleepovers or play video games, haha. I love them to death! In one of our lessons Jessica expressed to us that one of the times we stopped by she was so distraught and worn down. She told us, "I just felt so down and when I saw you three, I wanted to throw my arms around you. I have been looking for something that would unite my family and give us direction in all of our lives." They are truly amazing. They came to church this past Sunday! It was such a powerful experience for me to sit by them, feeling the love we have for each of them. Brian (the dad) and Julian came in white shirts and ties and they looked like members already! I know that we are servants of the Lord, Jesus Christ, and that we are here to help and invite others to come unto Him. I know that He wants us all to be happy and free from a world of sin.
This past week we celebrated the 4th of July…the independence and freedom of our country. How grateful I am to live in a country where I can worship and believe freely. I know that this country is the Promised Land! I am so proud to be an American, a son of a Heavenly Father, and a disciple of Jesus Christ. I know that spiritual liberty can be achieved as well … I feel it in my own life. We don't have to feel weighed down by the world and don't have to hold onto guilt and shame. We can be liberated through repentance and the Atonement of Jesus Christ. But how can we stay spiritually free in our lives? I love this quote:
"Disobedience to the Lord's commandments will always deprive us of His blessings. The world changes constantly and dramatically; but God, His commandments, and promised blessings do not change. Men and women receive their agency as a gift from God, but their LIBERTY and, in turn, their eternal happiness come from OBEDIENCE to His laws."- Elder L. Tom Perry
We are imperfect beings and yet I know that we can experience spiritual liberty every day of our lives. I testify that spiritual freedom from sin and sorrow comes from LIVING God's commandments every day … it is the ONLY way to have true and lasting happiness. As we obey God's commandments, we are liberated from the darkness of the world and He blesses us with a fullness of life that cannot be achieved otherwise. Just like Brian and Jessica's family, you can find spiritual liberty through Jesus Christ. By taking that first step of faith and following Him, you can be freed from ANY burdens and sins that hold you down.
I know that as I repent I can become more like my Savior and become pure, even as He is pure. I am living every day like it is my last. I want to find all those who need this gospel, I want to teach with power and authority, and I want to baptize my brothers and sisters that are so desperately searching for liberty from their sins. These are children of our Heavenly Father. I love my purpose and I love my mission. I testify that it is through Jesus Christ that we not only have freedom in this life, but in the life to come.
Los Quiero,
Elder Vance
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Missionary Fun
Another great week! I am now in a trio with Elder Mahoney and Elder Johansen. It is such a great experience serving with both of my brothers here in the Brush Creek Ward. I love being able to enjoy my mission by seeing the tender mercies and blessings that the Lord has given us. Many people believe that missionary work is "hard". As missionaries, there are challenges and trials that we come across, but who doesn't have those? Life is filled with them, but the Savior has promised us that He will send angels to bear us up, and He is always true to His word. I think missionary work should really be called "Missionary Fun", because it is fun, and we feel a special joy in our hearts as we serve others and act as worthy servants of the Lord, Jesus Christ.
Last week was my birthday! I spent it with a wonderful Fijian family who are members of our ward, and they cooked a huge banquet for me and friends. When it comes to food, they don't mess around! They cooked up a TON of food and it truly was an amazing experience helping them cook the dinner! It was so much fun … we not only celebrated my birthday, but that of the mom and one of the daughters. I love this family so much and love serving them. I have even picked up some Fijian words, like "Vinaka" ("Thank you"), "Sangalanga" ("No worries"), and "Toom pagali" (You're crazy")!! I say that last one to her a lot, haha! It is so much fun being around this wonderful family and seeing that, even though they don't have many material blessings, their love for one another runs deep. There is a special spirit in that little two bedroom apartment and I feel like I am at home when I go there. They have their struggles, but I can tell that they love one another. They remind me of my family because their five kids are close in age and close in relationship. It has been a blessing for me, because I feel like I was meant to help them and they were meant to be in my life for a very special reason and purpose. I have been able to see for myself how the gospel truly can change and bless families. At the end of our dinner, we knelt down as a family with them and with other friends that came for our birthday dinner. In that humble circumstance, we held hands and I offered up a prayer to Heavenly Father. It was a powerful experience for me to feel the spirit during that prayer … to be able to bless their home with the spirit and to bless them with all that they needed, both temporally and spiritually. My love has grown for all of my people here and I know that I am making a difference here in Santa Rosa. I know that I am doing what the Savior would do if He were here. I have found that when I bring the gospel to families and others who are looking for it … a special bond and eternal love is created. Who could call such experiences "work", when they are so very special and FUN?
Los Quiero Mucho,
Elder Vance
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Ok.... I've been holding onto some pics of Brian's bike until it made the magazine stands. Purely out of respect..... well low and behold it pops up on "The Horse Backstreet Choppers" blog site. I guess it's fair game now. Their pics are far better than my camera phone shots I took at the Smoke-Out, so I'm freely admitting I borrowed these two from The Horse. That said... Brian built a super wicked bike and took home the Chop-Off trophy.
As cool as that was....Just hanging out for 3 days with Brian and his wife was even better. Class guy and a walking party. Man whatta weekend!

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Lanthanum 10.1
Heaven is integral. – O. Mandelstam
Slouched across St. Louee misery-pallet, Hobo
clammed his eyelids... glimpsed a grey-eyed,
gold-filamental sister-bird (spark-flared
in mordant gilt). Mosaic Regina (Sheba-baa
of shepherd kings). & given that Man
might just be a just man (how long?) – pregnant
on ecumenical cliffside with all-human covenant –
so Hobo, humble bumble-poet, might just scan
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is a reality-porthole... so this granary-grail of
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Along with my two-part approach to Japanese Beetle control that I told you about in yesterday's POST, I am adding a more-drastic measure this year ... removal of all of the flowers and buds throughout the garden. It's not like I'm really losing anything, because the beetles aren't going to let me have any decent flowers while they're here anyway.
I started yesterday morning by working in the English Garden. It's a relatively small garden (by my standards) 30-feet wide and 40-feet long, with 40 roses in it ... perfectly realistic to expect that I could start and finish the job there relatively quickly.
As I worked, I dropped the trimmings into a five-gallon bucket. Whenever the bucket was full, I emptied it into the dump-bed of my golf cart ... then I tossed it all into hedgerow tree line dumping spot at the back of our property.
To be honest, removing the flowers and buds like this isn't really as drastic as it sounds. I had planned to be in the garden anyway, because most of my roses could use a bit of a trim and deadheading of spent flowers, to tidy them up and keep the garden looking as nice as possible. Even without beetles, summer heat makes many of the roses slow down and flower sporadically or not at all. By the time the beetles are gone in a few weeks, the roses will have recharged, grown new buds, and they will be almost ready for their bloom time to start again for the late summer and fall.
I'm still going to have to keep the beetle trap bags changed as they get full, and continue my morning walks in the garden with my Death Bucket to drown any beetles that I find. Beetles eat rose foliage, in addition to flowers, and they're a whole lot easier to find and catch if I don't have to dig through the flowers to get them into the bucket.
I will spare you the photo of beetles in my bucket ... you're welcome.


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I've always loved kaleidescopes . Even tiny ones are entrancing , though difficult to photograph !
This is maybe why making miniature quilts is so appealing . The geometric shapes and colour combinations and the unpredictability of a One Patch is a constant surprise .
It's very relaxing and definitely addictive . For those of you who don't quilt , there is a game on zefrank.com , where you can have hours of fun building an endless series of kaleidescopic images on screen , though vertigo might ensue .
This little quilt is now going up on Etsy . I't's taken a while to finish , this month's been rather busy . But I've enjoyed making it enormously . Each of the 400 hexagons changing the end result .
And yes , one of my New Year resolutions is to learn how to link properly !


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Well at least on the first day when we played outside almost all day and had friends over for chili and chocolate chip cookies!
Today the snow was melting a little and it was still very cold! Our baby didn't go out much, complained of headache and just wanted to lay around watching cartoons mostly. When he woke up from his cat-nap he had a fever over 100 and we went to urgent care to find out he has strep throat. What a rotten way to end a fun snow break! No school for him tomorrow. Poor little guy.


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My first thought was that the guy was nuts. Did he even talk to anyone, a single person, and ask them why they go to church? Because my guess is that if you surveyed 100 Evangelicals and asked them that question, less than five of them would mention some service that the church provides. And I'm only saying that many because there are always outliers. Really, I can't imagine anyone would say that. "Oh, yes, I go to church so that when my wife is sick someone will bring me a tuna casserole." Right.
But, on second thought, it does make a kind of sense. If you're an atheist, on the outside (so to speak) looking at the fundamentalist phenomenon, and you've never had any kind of spiritual experience, of course you would look for some kind of answer that makes sense to you. And to someone who doesn't have a spiritual bent, an exchange of goods and services makes more sense than anything else.
Oh, there are so many different directions to go with this, it's hard to know where to start. I'm tempted to get off on the tangent about how people are wired, how some people have a spiritual bent and others don't. But I guess I'll stick with what I was intending to write about when I sat down.
It seems to have not occurred to this guy that someone might go to church because that feeling of connecting with something larger than yourself can be so sublime as to be practically addictive. Or because the lessons learned at church are in many ways the basic lessons of becoming fully human, i.e., a sort of self-improvement program--learning to become more loving, more joyful, more peaceful (and yes, those are the first three fruits of the Holy Spirit, not being anti-choice, anti-gay, and Republican, as some would have you believe)(see Galatians 5:22). And that's not even counting reasons like habit, comfort, honoring your cultural heritage, seeing your friends, and "forsaking not the gathering of yourselves together." None of which has a thing to do with ham loaf or lasagna. Sheesh.
So, it occurred to me that a slanted way of getting at the same question might be to ask, what do I miss about being an Evangelical? maybe that would be a backward way of asking the same thing, if that makes any sense. I've typed plenty about what I don't miss, about what infuriates me and makes me so, so entirely happy that I've left that way of thinking behind. But I don't think I've said much about what I miss. And there is a surprising amount (surprising to me, anyway). There are moments when I'm with my family (practically all of whom are still dedicated Evangelicals) when I'm overcome with sadness about what I've lost.
(more to come, have to go to my son's basketball game)


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On July 31, 2016 I gave a presentation to the Winchester Academe, a like long learning organization based in Waupaca. I had been eagerly anticipating the event for months and Robbi and I had assembled a fine power point lecture which covered William Waters and his work in Waupaca.
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Pokey, who was just a twinkle in her daddy's eye in the 60's, is trying to place this recommendation, I had to introduce her to the wonders of Herb Alpert and the Tiajuana Brass' A Taste of Honey and Melanie's Brand new Key.
Have a great time in NZ. We will all get together at Emily's in May.
I haven't thought about Melanie in a long, long time. Now I'm going to have "Candles in the Rain" running through my head all day long!
Thanks for the photos and for the memories. (Now I sound like Bob Hope!)
great photos!! glad you had a fab time (and set Pokey straight on the music of the 60s!!!) Your hair is looking beautiful!
Great photos. I love putting faces with names!! Have a fabulous time in NZ!!
you look so happy Judy! makes me happy to see that!
sounds like you had a great time and Nina is a fabulous photographer. she definitely has an artists eye….
Nina did a great job capturing the pure happiness and enthusiasm of everyone. Looks like you all had too much fun – can't wait for Long Beach. Safe travels to NZ. Take care.
Fantastic photos! Nina has such an eye for photography. Glad she lets you share her work. Have a great time in New Zealand.
You look fantastic! Can't wait to see you in Long Beach! Have a total B.L.A.S.T. in NZ!!! What an awesome trip that will be!


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Kick Counts, Myth, Whys, and How to Do Them: IN EVERY PREGNANCY!!!!
I have lost one child at 40 weeks to a cord accident. His death was 100% preventable. I see posts in pregnancy groups a lot and I just want to cry when I read people comment on low movement, how it is normal, how they don't do kick counts because they don't need to because "the baby always moves"
I had the world's easiest, most normal pregnancy with Curtis. I lost him one day before his due date.
I was never told to do kick counts and was brushed aside at a few doctor's appointments where I told my doctor the baby wasn't moving much. I was told "it changes as the baby gets bigger. The baby is gearing up for delivery."
This, in fact, is a myth. I often hear people say "I don't need to do kick counts, my baby moves all the time"
Doing kick counts is not about just making sure the baby is moving. It is about tracking patterns and knowing your baby's exact movements at the exact time. So, you will have a written record when it changes. Even with my daughter I had a genetic counselor tell me that I didn't need to do kick counts as long as the baby was moving. That makes NO SENSE! Which just proves to me that people don't really know how and why to do kick counts and what they are for. Since having my second child, I have learned the extreme importance of doing kick counts.
In fact, her movements showed she was in distress the night before she was born. We could have easily have lost her as well. She was taken at 35w 5d with a cord issue. Just like the one we lost her brother to. Below is a write up on how to do kick counts. This information is meant to EDUCATE and not scare. It puts the power back into your hands.
The doctor sees you 10 minutes every other week. You and your baby are together every single day. Quite frankly, you need to take control of the situation and not put your trust into someone who is not you. I did, and I lost my son. When I knew something was wrong.
I am going to give a run down here with antecdotal stuff I learned from my cord research doctor. He is working to prevent stillbirths. So many doctors tell you they can't be prevented and it is 'just one of those things". Which is a myth.We worked with him and he saved our daughter's life. Then I will link you to a few charts.
The point of kick counts is to know your baby's patterns, NOT just 'that they move'. It is to know what is _normal_ for your baby. It is to know it is normal for your baby to take 6 minutes to get 10 kicks, or it is for you to know it takes you baby 25 minutes to get 10 kicks. Not just that 'your baby moves'. Because, then if one day your baby takes 90 minutes to get 10 that greately varies from normal, you will have had history on your side to show this was not typical and that something could be wrong. You pick one time (I did two...) each day to track movements. It should be the same time each day. When you can lay down/sit down and just focus on the kid. You write down your starting time, and track how long it takes you to get to 10, and write down your finishing time and are done. I would suggest in the evening. Later at night is when your blood pressure slows as you wind down for the night and that happens for the baby as well. (Stillbirths usually occur when the mom is sleeping at night after her blood pressure has dropped and less blood flow has gone to the baby who already may be in distress due to a cord issue). So, I usually did it at 10pm at night or so. But, since I did it twice a day, I usually did it around 9am. After you get your 10, you are done.
If you do NOT get 10 in 2 hours, drink something cold/eat something and start over. If you do not get 10 in those 2 hours, go immediately in. Do not pass go. Do not call the doctor. (Why? because they will tell you to lay down and do the kick counts again. Often times, as long as there is some movement, they are not concerned ). Do not wait until there is no movement, because it may be too late. Honestly, I may not wait those extra 2 hours and try again. Personally, if it takes 2 hours and that is NOT your baby's normal pattern, I would go in. I would go in with any big deviation of the norm. If one day it takes 15 minutes, the next 20, the next 18, the next 20, and then one day it takes 95 minutes....okay, I would be concerned. Because you have had a pattern emerge and then all of a sudden there has been a complete variation of it. That is the whole point of kick counts, you WILL see a pattern develope. If you go straight in to the hospital, they have to see you.
If you call and leave a message, they can always push you off. (This was the cord doctor's advice! ) Baby's sleeping patterns CAN change which can screw up your counts. I did have one with my daughter where her pattern changed on me and it freaked me out, but she was okay. Also be aware of things like day light savings time, if that occurs (that really threw me off one day). Any movement counts as kick counts, but also be aware if the movements change to really sluggish. Baby's movements will change from huge jabs to more subtle....but towards the end if they are really slow feeling, really sluggish....I would go in. That can be a sign of low fluid. Also, if you have what is called hyperactivity, I would go in. This just isn't jarring movements for a few minutes or constant normal movement, this can only be decribed as flailing. That is the only way I can desribe it. It literally feels like the baby is fighting for their life. My daughter had this twice, the night before she was born and the morning she was born. It wasn't just painful, I seriously couldn't breathe, it didn't stop, she felt like she was trying to bust out. And it went on and on and on. She had plenty of other times where, yeah she was active, and yeah, it hurt...but nothing like this. When she was born later that day, she was tangled up in her cord. She had been in distress. (and it showed on the monitor, her heart rate was well over 220 beats per minute, not normal. Even though the nurse told me it was. My doctor, on the other hand, said 'let's get her out!')
Okay, so anyway, kick counts really can help you know that your baby's pattern is normal, that s/he is following her typical schedule. But if anything, and I do mean anything, concerns you do not hestitate. I even hesitated one night with her movements when it took longer to get the same number of movements. When a baby nears the end it is a myth that the movements "slow down" and the baby is "gearing up for delivery" (those statements drive me nuts too. Probably because I was told that 3 days before Curtis died). It is true the movements are not as hard or whatever, because the kid is bigger, but they will still be there. There still should be the same amount, in the amount of time.
You will see a pattern emerge after a week or 2 of doing kick counts and you really can use that as a launching point in the future to know if anything is wrong.chart: http://babykickalliance.org/KickCountChartPg1.pdf
I didn't use charts but they are a great tool, I just had a note book where I wrote down the start time, my tally, the end time and wrote on the side "12 minutes for 10 kicks" I actually like flipping through it on occasion now. It is a little record of our days together. I really do suggest writing it all down. I really feel with Curtis if I had *proof* like a kick count log my doctor would have believed me as opposed to my anectdotal "he doesn't move much" statements. But I didn't know anything about kick counts back them. I had even seen him on an u/s a few days before and he passed a biophysical. But he was NOT fine. Knowing what I know now, I know I could have saved him.
All this stuff isn't meant to scare anyone, it is meant to give you the power to help your baby if needed. My biggest compliant with doctors is they may even tell women to do kick counts but not WHY and what they can prevent. I know that scares people, but kick counts can and DO prevent stillbirths. My doctor with my daugher had plenty of patients come in and say "I was doing my kick counts and something weird is happening" and they would do an u/s and the baby had low fluid or whatever and was born with a short cord.... so, they can help prevent a tragedy. I wish more doctors would tell people the WHYs.
That is power in itself. http://babykickalliance.org/
Two more myths/facts.Cord accidents do not happen suddenly. It is a process that takes place over days, possibly weeks. Hence, why knowing your babies pattern is so important. Cord issues are not flukes. It can and does happen again. My son and daughter are proof. If you have one baby with a cord issue (including live births) you are 10 times more likely to have another cord issue in the next pregnancy....so if you have had one child with a nuchal cord or arm loop or whatever, it can happen again and this time the results could be much more dangerous.
Just think; we all know the Back to Sleep campaign, that has reduced SIDS deaths by thousands. Think of what would happen if everyone did kick counts.Cord issues CAN BE SEEN ON U/S. Often times "they" are not "allowed" to tell. Or that is what they will tell you, but they can see where the blood flow is going through the cord, and they can see if the cord is looped around the neck or leg or what have you. This is very important information to have. A friend of mine (an OB nurse!) who lost a child to a triple nuchal cord asked during her next pregnancy where the cord was. The tech told her she wasn't allowed to tell. She said there was even a mom in her room recently that had a double cord and they were not going to tell that mom. That info is SO important because that mom could be doing kick counts to look for a decrease.
A cord issue does NOT equal a cord death. With proper monitoring and kick counts, the baby can be born just fine!


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Saturday, September 15, 2007
The Roar!
On September 21, next Friday to be more informal, the third annual Roar literary festival takes place here in Edmonton. Click the picture will take you to the official website for the festival. You would do well to go to the website and check it out. There are a ton of great shows going on that night if you are into poetry.
My own little part to play in this year's festival happens at Three Bananas (9918 - 102 Avenue, Edmonton) at 8:00 p.m. I am one of the four poets featured in the "Fabulous Leprechaun Burlesque." The poets in the show recently had a meeting to discuss our plans for the show and I am pretty damn excited to be part of this fanastic show. Aside from me there is Patrick Pilarski, Nicole Pakan, and Adam Snider, all poets whom I am in awe of every time I hear them perform. This is going to be a great show.
If you're looking for something to do next Friday night, do check The Roar out. It'll will shock and enlighten, entertain and enthrall.
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First off a degree day is a unit you can calculate using a base temperature and a maximum threshold temperature. Some insects or weeds (poa) can have different min and max temps for calculation.
Example would be Masked Chafers have a lower max temp than billbugs. This temperature is important only when the high for the day is greater than the threshold.
These parameters are the limits of that insect or plant's active development. That is what we are trying to measure so we can anticipate optimum stages to control with either cultural or chemical practices.
Once you have the starting date to begin GDD measurement of the specific insect or plant which is usually March 1st, but can also be January 1st, then you are ready to get started.
The basic way to measure degree days can be calculated as follows:
Take the daily low and the daily high and add them together. Then divide them by 2 to get the average for the day. Take the average and subtract your base temperature. If the number calculated is positive then you have accumulated degree day units. If the number is negative then zero is accumulated. You take this measurement daily starting at your scheduled date March 1 or Jan 1. Each days accumulation is added together to get the overall collected GDD's.
The number from this calculation is a decent way to figure out your degree days but it is not as accurate as the sine wave method. The sign wave method takes in account the time during the day that the temperature is within the optimum development temperature. This calculation is done with a complicated formula programmed into a computer. The website that I have used, with this option accesses a weather station very close if not on your property. http://www.uspest.org/.
You can make use of the maps and zoom into your property and find a nearby weather station. An ideal situation would be on your property but over a few years of data collection you can get really accurate keeping track of when insects emerge or locating them at the ideal stage of development for control.
I used the internet to look up the insects that we deal with annually. I looked for growing degree day models for each insect and found a lot of info that was useful.
For billbugs we use growing degree days to anticipate spring emergence for contact control and egg hatch for larvae control. We also match this data with pitfall traps and adult count to see if we are on track. Usually you can get pretty close at recognizing a peak in capture numbers and degree day accumulation. That is when we use a contact product to reduce the population heading to mate and lay eggs. I am hoping we can get to a point where this is all that is required and we can accept minor damage from the survivors. We continue to accumulate GDD's to anticipate the most vulnerable stage at which we can get control with a systemic. I also forecast this number to allow time for the chemical to enter the plant and move through the plant using phloem and xylem, if that is how the chemical works in the plant.
Cutworms are a little different. We use light traps to observe peak flight. Once we have collected a peak in capture numbers then we begin our degree day count to anticipate the proper instar stage to get the greatest efficacy from our chemicals or my goal is to begin using nematodes. Once you get the hang of anticipating these insects with great accuracy then we can think about using biological control that may only be in the soil for days or weeks rather than getting a synthetic chemical with long residual.
Above, I mentioned trapping. I use pitfall traps for billbugs and a light trap for Masked Chafers and Cutworms.
Pitfall traps are placed a couple paces from the native areas, parallel to the maintained turf edge, and located in severely damaged areas in the previous years or a south facing slope because it will warm up the quickest in the spring. I also slightly angle the pipe downhill so there is a slight elevation change to drain water and make it an easy trip for the billbugs to follow to the collection can. I use an eight foot section of 2" pvc with a slit cut down the middle about a ¾ of an inch wide. The action threshold is a judgment made by you. If you collect 5 or 50 it is up to you to determine what is too many. I have also collected cutworms in these traps. We were surprised to find them.
We have also set up a light trap. I had a horrible time last year trying to keep it running through the summer with the battery dying at night. This year I have a better plan and will have more consistent results. I ordered this trap from http://www.bioquip.com/. You have your choice between a 12volt or 110volt ballast. I was told that if you can locate it in the middle of your course and in a fairly open area so they don't have to go through a lot of tree cover to get there. For this reason I went with a 12volt system but I am now thinking about finding a fairly central clock and using the 110volt plug at the bottom for more consistent use.
The trap works well at collecting a ton of insects so I placed a pest strip at the bottom to kill the insects once trapped so they don't beat themselves up beyond recognition. I use the wings to look for obvious cutworm characteristics. The few days I could get a full night of operation, the trap worked very well. I had to ultimately result to old school curative applications. My goal is to get to where I can apply a contact surrounding the greens and never see them on the green. As we know cutworms lay there eggs on the leaves of the plant. We mow greens daily making it very difficult for survival on the greens surface but the surrounds are a different story and if you spread your green clippings you are also spreading the eggs. Once they hatch they make there way to the green. I have noticed as well that they also favor areas with nearby lighting.
As for Masked Chafer's the same rule applies. Once peak flight is observed degree day count is collected and then chemical control can be predicted. Again, common sense is used to understand that south facing slopes are usually the worst. Mapping is also very helpful, if you are getting some damage in areas you did not spray. They have some prediction models that you can use to anticipate peak flight but if you have the light trap it seems more accurate and then you can make your own model specific to your course.
The moral of the story is degree day models are just that, a model. They are mostly accurate because growing degree days are calculated according to climate. So, across the country a billbug in Ohio and one here in Arizona may develop at different calendar dates but same degree day counts. It gets you away from the adopted method of following a date, set 30 years ago by some guy spraying mercury based chemistry, to spray April 1st every year. What if you warm up early or get a cold snap. You could potential miss the entire control window or just get horrible results.
If you have any question, please feel free to contact me,
Justin Ruiz, CGCS
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Occasional updates, reading recommendations, outdoor adventures, and much, much more (and less.)
Monday, April 21, 2008
Who wants to go backpacking with me?
As part of my book tour, I will (apparently) be leading at least one hike into the woods. All I can say is, bring plenty of water. Also, proceed at your own risk. But seriously, if this happens, I will be very careful not to stray too far from civilization. Also, I promise to do a careful head count to make sure that no one gets left behind in the forest.
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- TravelSeminar/a said...
Come to the midwest- where the best hiking in the world is located! Ok, so perhaps its not the best, but my wife, 8 month old son, Leo and I will go hiking with you if you are out this way. Starved Rock S.P. in central Illinois is the best we have!
- cactuseaters said...
I would love to come to the midwest! Because you mentioned it, I am going to Google Starved Rock and look into the possibilities. Actually, I am researching a trail that I would love to hike straight through the Midwest -- though I don't want to say which one, lest I be 'scooped' by another travel writer...
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Think Through Math and the state of Idaho will kick off the Fourth Annual Idaho Math Cup on November 1, 2012. Students across the state will be battling to win the title of Idaho Math Cup Champion. Last year's champion was Ms. Woods class at Birch Elementary. The students used teamwork and showed incredible perseverance to earn this honor.
The winning class this year will receive the coveted Idaho Math Cup trophy and an awards ceremony where each student will receive special recognition, complete with customized certificates and T-shirts. There will also be prizes awarded to the runner-up classes and individual students statewide.
"The Idaho Math Cup is a great way for students to challenge themselves to improve their math skills and become better problem-solvers and critical thinkers," Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna said. "I am proud to partner with Think Through Math through the Idaho Math Initiative to host this competition each year and bring more of these opportunities into the classroom to help all students achieve in mathematics."
Tens of thousands of students throughout Idaho will be able to participate at school, during afterschool programs, and at home throughout the contest period. Think Through Math, formerly Apangea Math, will also name other Class Champions that will receive a special classroom party prize package. Also, students are eligible to become Individual Champions that will each receive prizes such as Walmart and Amazon giftcards.
The Idaho Math Champion will be the class from the entire state with the highest average number of points earned during the contest per enrolled student. The Idaho Math Cup Champion will be the individual class with the highest average. Individual student winners will be randomly selected from all students meeting the minimum point thresholds. For complete contest rules and regulations, please visit the Think Through Math website.


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Google is making news this week unveiling a prototype of its new OS, which is basically a stripped down Linux based wrapper for their Chrome browser. As part of the Q&A, Google stated that other browsers (such as Opera or Firefox) won't run on Chrome OS.
One of the reasons the Google is developing Chrome and the Chrome OS isn't widely discussed, but I think it is fairly obvious.
Google makes it's money from advertising. You can't get an ad blocker for Chrome. And you won't be able to run Firefox on Chrome OS. What Google is doing is ensuring that people will have to see advertising, by luring us in with slick, lean, and fast applications.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Google Chrome's Secret Plan
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- Jason Lancaster said...
Interesting insight. However, I can't help but wonder if Google sees a really big future in small computers/devices that are cheap, low-powered, and with very little storage.
If Google wants to grab a LOT of market share, a simple OS that makes a $100 "computer" highly useful would do quite well in India, China, Africa, etc.
I think you're right about the ads, but I also think Google has their sites on world domination.
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I was having a really tough time the other day. I was down and felt like nothing was ever going to work. That each treatment would result in more disappointment. That my dream to be a mom would never become a reality. It was one of those days where I felt like I had the weight of the world on my shoulders.
I had to make a quick run to Costco that day. As I was leaving I waited in line to give the lady my receipt. I must have looked pretty down because the next thing that happened amazed me.
The lady looked at me handed me my receipt and said, "Don't give up."
I was speechless as I walked away. I didn't even think thank her. How did she know? How did she know those were the three small words I needed to hear?
I love that about the Christmas season. People are extra kind and caring. She gave me a little piece of hope to hang onto so I could make it through the day without dropping a tear.


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Today Firedoglake is launching ads against Republicanized Democrats, Blanche Lincoln and Mike Ross. You can read about the campaign here.
For now, they're hitting Blanche Lincoln and Mike Ross.
This is just the beginning. Notice is given. They're moving on to other Democrats who indicate they're willing to vote against the American people on healthcare.


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Jumat, 24 Oktober 2014
Ultra-Chic Ways To Wear Women's Jewelry and Shawls
Versatility will be the biggest advantage of scarves as a possible outfit accent. You can wear or perhaps drape it in a dozens of styles. The two things that make a difference are the outfit it is associated with and the style of scarf under consideration.
The Monochrome Look
An advanced00 fan of the same color clothing with the same color shawl, it looks best once you work with neutral colors like cream, camel, navy and also black. Also, when using the tone-on-tone outfit and also scarf option, it is suggested that you mix textures. As an example, a wool knit shawl looks great paired with glistening fabrics. The volume of the shawl can also make a difference. Flowing fabric look good with billowing covers while skinny scarves fit skin fitted tops and also jackets.
Although the grayscale look looks sophisticated, the best way to wear a scarf is to pick a wrap in a color that will complements your outfit. The particular outfit and scarf can be quite a complete contrast or both should have one color of one other. For instance, a black top using a leopard print scarf or even a dark blue dress using a blue and white polka dot (white polka dots) scarf.
Functionality of Fabrics
In wintry days, the trendy garment can also serve to a person warm. However , this is only if you occur to decide on the right fabrics to work with. An extended winter scarf or scarf in wool, knit, pashm or woolen blends is plenty to keep you warm in the winter time. Add a pop color simply by layering a bright-colored scarf against a seemingly uninteresting jacket. If you will be using a cocktail dress for that evening, simply drape any shawl around the shoulders.
Sculpt Down the Accessories
Incorporating too many accessories and using bling will make you look floppy kemeja pria branded murah. Avoid wearing a large bowler hat or a necklace. Should you must wear anything, they even make a watch or a bracelet. Regarding earrings, stick with studs or perhaps smaller earrings; they equilibrium your look. If you have a tiny frame stay away from oversized jewelry that appear to swallow an individual up.
Scarf Knots
You can find different styles in which you can bowknot the scarf. The square bowknot, the hacking knot, the particular ascot, the neckerchief as well as the simple wrap are some of the normal ways in which you can tie a shawl. You can also loop it close to your neck and let the free ends hang in the entrance.
Style your Hair
The best hair when wearing a scarf is actually a sleek, high ponytail or even a stylish updo. If you need to wear a scarf loose, allow it sit behind as it will take care of the scarf. If you have a edge on the face, wear a curly hair band to pull the hair backside.
Selasa, 14 Oktober 2014
a few Places For Your Car Bend
Car bows are essential for making your cars look specific. If you have spent many weeks searching for the right vehicle to your loved one, it is now time for you to surprise it in style. This is unfinished without a lovely bow. It creates the gift look gorgeous and enhances the decor in the car. Your loved one will be grabbed off his/her feet in first glance of your specific gift. This is a moment you happen to be bound to cherish forever.
Once you have finally brought the giant bend home, the next step for you will be searching for the right place for that bow on the car. Listed below are five placement positions you will have for your car bow
Leading of your vehicle- The top of your respective car is surely one of the best position positions for a jumbo bend. If you have a very large automobile bow, the item will look very good when you place it on the top of the automobile. Car bows that are more compact will not look too very good on the top of your car.
Glass in the car- If you have purchased an automobile bow that is medium in proportions, you can place it on the a glass of the car. The design and elegance of the bow should be similar to a butterfly stroke. These bowksnot are ideal for you to place on the particular glass of the car.
Foulard of the car- This is one of the better and most preferred positions for that placement of a car bow. The two big and small bows can handily be placed on the foulard of the car. These bowksnot look good here as they get their long and loose bend tails falling and decorating the look of the car successfully. The front of car also looks wonderful when you place the bow into it.
Corner or Upper Kept Portion Of The Car- In case you have small to medium sized bows, it is possible to effectively place them on the spot or the upper left area of the car. This placement placement may seem to be a little strange and it is not the first place that you want to place your bow in. However , if you try out the particular arrangement, you will see that it definitely does justice to promising small to medium sized bows.
Front in the car- If you wish to give your car a royal and unique outlook, you have the option of placing the bend on the front portion of the automobile jok kulit mobil terbaik. However , you should not keep the bend in this position for a long time because the heat coming out of the grate of the car can mess up the looks of the bend.
Sabtu, 11 Oktober 2014
The way to get the Best Deal on a Local rental Car
Hiring a rental automobile when on vacation can be the most important decisions you can make, it could impact your entire vacation knowledge by giving you the independence you should explore the area, but as well, it can drain your finances, leaving you struggling to fulfill your vacation budget.
Needless to say when looking for the best deal over a rental car you are going to give attention to price, but price won't determine a great deal. There are so many elements you need to take into consideration, ensuring that say yes to you are offered not only fulfills your vacation budget, but in addition enables you to make the most of your knowledge.
The type of vehicle plays a role in choosing the best deal. The smaller the vehicle, the particular cheaper it will be to hire and also run. Remember that while you consider you are getting a fantastic everyday or weekly rate, you happen to be also responsible for fuel and also depending where you are visiting, this is often an exceptionally expensive experience. Picking a smaller or hybrid car can help you enjoy an affordable trip while exploring all the scenery for yourself.
Find out what inclusions are usually added as part of a deal. Several rental car companies may add a tank of gas or add insurance with their price to draw in consumers, this is an opportunity for you to jump. Always ensure that there usually are any hidden charges that you simply haven't been told concerning, many people are caught out this way. Thus ask the company for a selling price before making any decisions, it will help you determine what you will be purchasing your chosen number of days and then just add fuel.
A good idea is always compare the price of a rental automobile to the price of using community transport during your stay. Look at the advantages that hiring a car has over public transfer rental mobil surabaya, the independence it will supply and how you can visit remote or perhaps hard to reach places that you simply wouldn't be able to enjoy should you chose public transport.
When considering this, it's time to find a local rental car company you want to handle. Most people will tell you not to seek the services of a car at the airport and also this is very true. You want to commence your search and make your reservation as soon as you know your traveling dates, don't leave it before you arrive, this will work out far more expensive.
The best place to start your own is online, search for local rental car companies in the place you are visiting. Choose at the very least three companies to research and also determine their deals, rates, inclusions and vehicle sorts. Remember that many of these companies expenses your requests extra for insurance, thus determine their insurance fees as well.
Type each business name into your search engine and have the results. Read up on past consumer experiences to give you some sign on what to expect if you publication through them. It's also constantly worthwhile to determine if you obtain a discount for booking on-line.
It's a good idea to determine how they demand payment. Some will require any booking fee or downpayment with the balance payable once you return the vehicle, others requires the full payment up front. Take some time and read through each their policies, website and about people page. Ideally you are looking for a business that has an extensive fleet to help you choose a small and economical automobile, they should also have years of knowledge and be knowledgeable in the local rental car market to offer you the most effective deals available right now.
Rabu, 08 Oktober 2014
What else could you Do To Decrease Hormonal Acne breakouts
In my current discussion along with my neighbours, we spoken almost regarding hormonal acne breakouts. If you have 1, then you realize that it is not easy to eliminate it. Exactly like all unstable skin circumstances, the more you understand about it you might be more outfitted to handle this.
It is best to begin with the cause of junk acne. Junk acne comes about when your bodily hormones go insane.
Try jogging a tightrope wire. The body follows not much different from the way when it attempts to get all of the hormones in check. Anything through what you consume to your feelings can improve or reduce your hormonal degree.
How can your own hormonal degree be shaky?
Time from the month for example is one associated with common aspects that makes your own hormonal degree goes out associated with control.
But other factors can cause golf swing in your bodily hormones if your junk level is readily out of stability or gently tuned.
Listed below are the primary causes that are accountable for your flaming hormones.
High tension levels boost the cortisol amounts in your body. Cortisol can lead to swelling in your body upon long-term foundation. This can create skin problems including meals, acne, psoriasis and eccema worse.
Increased levels of cortisol encourage the body to produce bodily hormones as a immediate effect. The results will show on your skin.
Birth control Pill
With regards to upsetting your own hormonal stability, the pill may be the worst reason.
Birth control tablets help females to keep their own hormones in check so they could hardly get pregnant.
When you don't make pill, the actual once very carefully maintained junk level is currently tipped away. The discrepancy will cause chaos on your pores and skin.
Many women endure after arriving off the pill. Regrettably, it can take good few years prior to the balance is actually restored.
Whole milk
More and more people understand that removing dairy products helps to reduce acne.
The body tends to generate escalated amounts of sebum due to the hormonal interruption caused by eating dairy products. This could result in blocked pores.
Sugar is actually bad news. If you are serious about cleaning your junk acne, then your best thing to do would be to skip desk sugar.
Whenever your body eat lots of sugars, it has a tendency to increase female hormone production. This particular hormone may drive your own sebacous boucles to produce much more sebum. To put it simply, your skin will end up more essential oil due to extra sugar. This particular causes your own pores to become clogged, resulting in the development of acne.
Is There A Item That Can Decrease Hormonal Acne breakouts?
Topical system is useless towards hormonal acne breakouts. If you want to ways to get rid of acne, you need to obtain the root of the issue. Yet, you are able to keep your pores and skin clear having a good skincare regime.
Choose a moisturizer which is free of alcoholic beverages and scent to keep your skin moist without clogging the actual pores.
Use anti acne breakouts spot remedies. It will help particularly on places with swelling, redness as well as bacteria.
Lastly, don't get discouraged as you have to wait for a whilst before the skin improves.
Whilst working with the skin jual obat jerawat, you also need to check out your daily meals, lifestyle as well as general health care. I think within time, points will start to occur on your pores and skin.
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"If i had only felt the warmth within your touch, if i had only seen how you smile when you blush.. or how you curl your lip when you concentrate enough, i would have known what i was living for all along… what i've been living for."
In ode to my little darling angel, the sunshine in gloomy days. The unexpected surprise where my life has completely turned around. You make life a roller coaster of crazy, frustration, worry… and a whole lot of happiness, joy and silly jokes and smiles. Your love is unconditional, a small smile and hug would make my day. Every day I tell you "I love you" and every day you answer with these three sweet words. You are the sweetest sweetheart I've ever met. My life is suddenly full of such cute laughter, of the warmth of your arms wrapping around me… You are my comfort. You never fail to worry, wipe my tears and remind me that we are full of love when I cry.
I've never thought it would be such a wonderful thing to have you in my life. My pleasant surprise. Four years and a month, my sweet darling. I look forward to see you grow before my eyes, under the care of myself and your loving father. Sometimes I feel that you are older than I am, where a touch, a look and a smile from you seem like you understand the world of worry that I carry and are telling me that it is all right — that we have each other.
I love you, no matter how energetic you are while I work. No matter how you wake me and your daddy up early in the morning to ask for milk or saying that you just did the number two. We love you, you bring us closer to each other and give us a new appreciation of life. You are the best gift God has given us. We love you, and will continue to tell you this every single day.
"Your love is my turning page, where only the sweetest words remain. Every kiss is a cursive line, every touch is a redefining phrase.
I surrender who I've been for who you are,for nothing makes me stronger than your fragile heart. If I had only felt how it feels to be yours, well, I would have known what I've been living for all along… What I've been living for."
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From the Fortress of Solitude
Pleasant Grove
Today in our digital gathering we review the court documents related to our third Great Grandfather Elijah Victor (Williamson Line).
It seems every family has one and we are no exception. Our 3rd Great Grandfather, Elijah Victor, abandoned his third wife (not our blood line) and was taken to court and sued for maintenance. Our relationship to Elijah comes through our Great Great Grandfather Whitty who was the son of Elijah's first wife Unicy, a native of Scotland.
The Relationship Chart
Elijah Victor (1785 - 1860) Married Unicy
is your 3rd great grandfather
Whitty (Whitley) Victor (1818 - 1903) Married Nancy Morris
son of Elijah Victor
Effie Helen Victor (1867 - 1944) Married William Jonathan Williamson
daughter of Whitty (Whitley) Victor
Charles Williamson (1909 - 1966) Married Elda Vercellino (first) Elsie Jenson (second)
son of Effie Helen Victor
Charles Williamson (1936 - ) Married Luella Mattson
son of Charles Williamson and Elda Vercellino
Kim, Victor, Kevin, Janice, Jon, Jilane, Lisa, Anette
Children of Charles Williamson and Luella Mattson
The following are the court documents related to the case.
Overseer of Poor
Elijah Victor
Filed February 23d
1846 JVernon Clk
No 100 -- 1 Day
Clrk will please
issue Subpoena for
Mary Victor
Jane Cooper &
Allen Collins ---
Patrick Meloy --- for
Plf ---
Thos A Hendricks
Aty for Plf ----
|Warrant of
Elijah Victor
Filed February 23d
1846 JVernon Clk
No 100 -- 1 Day
Clrk will please
issue Subpoena for
Mary Victor
Jane Cooper &
Allen Collins ---
Patrick Meloy --- for
Plf ---
Thos A Hendricks
Aty for Plf ----
|State of Indiana
|Shelby County
|State of Indiana
|Shelby County
Before William Hacker a Justice of the Peace in & for Said county Enoch M Tucker and Reuben Davidson two Justices of the Peace of Hendricks Township in the county aforesaid by this their Complaint Shows that Elijah Victor late of said Township has deserted abandoned and Separated himself from Mary Victor his wife without reasonable cause And that said Mary lives and has her Settlement in Said Hendricks Township And that the Said Mary by the desertion aforesaid of her husband is left in a destitute Situation and without the means of Suport and & maintanance And that the Said Elijah Victor has and owns property and Estate which would contribute to the maintanance of his wife were it not that he has so deserted her and witholds all Suport from her -- Which property & Estate consists in part in three Beds one Cow, one, two horse wagon, the rent Corn of the said Elijah Victors farm for the year 1845, Supposed to be 300 bushels, one dark bay Mare And the rents and profits of the following described land to wit The South part of the East half of the North East quarter of Section 26 Township 12 Range 6 and the South west quarter of the North East quarter of Section seven Township & Range aforesaid Which rents and profits are Suposed to be worth Eighty Dollars per year.
And that they the said Enoch Tucker & Reuben Davidson are the only Justices of the Peace of Said Township They the said complainants therefore ask that a warrent may issue to them as the overseers of the Poor of Said Township authorising them to take and Seize so much of the aforesaid goods and Chattels of the said Victor and to attach and receive so much of the rents and profits of the lands aforewaid as may be necessary for the Suport and Maintainance of the Said Mary Victor
Shelbyville December 4 th 1845
|Reuben Davidson
|Overseers to
|Enoch M Tucker
|the Poor
These are therefore to Command & authorise you to take and seize the Said goods & chattles of the said Elijah Victor to-wit Three Beds one Cow one two horse Wagon the rent Corn of the said Elijah Victors farm for the year 1845 suposed to be three hundred bushels one dark Bay Mare and the rents and profits of the following described land to-wit The South part of the East half of the North East quarter of Section 26 Township 12 Range 6 And the South west quarter of the North East Quarter of Section Seven Township & Range aforesaid or so much thereof as will be sufficient for the Suport of the Said Mary Victor to be disposed of as the Judges of the Shelby Circuit Court should order and direct for the Maintanence of the Said Mary Victor the wife of the said Elijah Victor so as aforesaid alledged to be deserted and such goods & Chattles and property you do safely keep and hold the same subject to the order and disposition of the Circuit Court aforesaid And of this writ you will make due service and return thereof before the Judges of the Circuit Court on the first day of the next term thereof to be holden at the Court house in Said County on the fourth Monday of February next
Given under my hand and sealCosts as within writ ---
this 4th day of December 1845
/s/ William Hacker {{seal}}
Justice of the Peace
this 4th day of December 1845
/s/ William Hacker {{seal}}
Justice of the Peace
Justice fee --- $ ,50
Overseers fees for
Esq Davidson five
days & Esq Tucker
three days --- [illegible] $8.,00
the day of the return ---
Return ---
Clerks fees ---
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Delivery Bond
Filed February 23rd 1846
J Vernon Clk
Delivery Bond
Filed February 23rd 1846
J Vernon Clk
Know all men by these presance that we Elijah Victor and Wm H Fleming of the county of Shelby are held and firmly bound unto Enoch M Tucker and Reuben Davisson of the Township of Hendricks and County aforesaid in the Sum of Sixty dollars for the payment whereof will and truly to be made and done we bind our selves our heirs Executors and administrators Jointly and severly firmly by these presants sealed with our Seals and dated the 6th day of December AD 1845
the condition of the above obligation is such that whereas by virtue a warrant isued by William Hacker a Justice of the pease of Adison Township in the county aforesaid to Enoch M Tucker and Reuben Davisson overseers of the poor of hendricks Township in said county directing them to ceize on the goods and chattles of Elijah Victor the Said Enoch M Tucker and Reuben Davisson have this day ceized on one dark bay mare and two beds as the goods & chattles of the said Elijah Victor to safe keep untill the 4th mondy of Februiary next now if the said Elijah Victor will punctuly delliver the said mare and two beds to the said Enoch M Tucker & Reuben Davisson in as good plite as they now are on the 23d day of February next at the court House in Shelbyville in the county aforesaid then the above obligation is to be void and of none effect otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue in law
|Signed Sealed and
|/s/ Elijah Victor {{seal}}
|delivered in presance of
|/s/ Wm H. Fleming {{seal}}
|/s/ E F Fleming
The Overseer of the Poor
of Hendricks Tonship
Shelby County Indiana
Elijah Victor
Agreement of Counsel
Filed in open Court
February 24th 1846
J Vernon Clk
|Overseers of the Poor of
|Complaint against
|Hendricks Township
|Victor for abandening
|Mary Victor his wife
|Elijah Victor
Thos. A Hendricks atty for Plf
Cyrus Wright atty for Deft.
Cyrus Wright atty for Deft.
In open Court
I Elijah Victor hereby confess judgment in the within named cause, and agree that judgment be entered according to the within agreement
February Twenty fourth AD1846
/s/ Elijah VictorTranscribed by Phyllis Miller FlemingNotes from Jim Baker:
Eli and Elizabeth (Colision) Hollis lived in Sussex County, Delaware. They had several children.
Eli died in some mishap, perhaps killed by Indians. A Hollis letter from the time asks "Isn't it awful what happened to Cousin John and Uncle Eli?" Apparently the details were already known to both parties and weren't given in the letter.
Eli's widow, Elizabeth, remarried in 1829 to Elijah Victor, a widower and a carpenter, who took the family to Shelby County, Indiana. A daughter, Eliza Hollis, married my ancestor George Baker there; she is my g-g-grandmother.
When Elizabeth died in Shelby County, Elijah remarried to Mary Young on 27 Apr 1837 in Johnson County. They lived in Shelbyville. In 1845, Mary sued him for divorce, charging desertion.
There was a lot of friction in Shelby County between the recent German immigrants and the native Americans, mostly the Southerners. According to the Independent Banner newspaper, Sat. August 10, 1854:
"Elijah Victor of Shelbyville was involved in an altercation with three Germans at a brickyard east of town in which one German was killed and one wounded."
Elijah would have been 69 years old at the time.
Elijah ran to Iroquois County, Illinois, but later returned to Shelbyville. It is probable that his case was determined to be self-defense, since he appears to have been outnumbered.
Elijah remarried again to Sarah Newton on 10 Nov. 1859, in Shelby. He is listed as age 75, and is living with his fourth wife, Sarah, in Shelbyville on the 1860 census.


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Moving on, peplums are a seasons favorite style-trend, You see it everywhere, in dresses, skirts, tops, jackets, shrugs etc etc!
This Peplum top, is such a finder's keeper for me, it was wrinkled, folded and no girl thought of even looking at this thing. I was the one who saved the poor child from its state (Although I did fight with the store manager to give me a new piece.) even when the size (it was medium, and I am a size small) runs a little big.
And to tell you a funny story, in-order to save time I did this photo-shoot, before going to an event, in my building lobby (which you must have already seen several times by now) and these crazy high school kids, the mail guy, the building manager were giving me a hard time to click pictures. I get a little uncomfortable when someone watches me and definitely when they watch us fashion bloggers posing for our accessories and handbags and etc etc (imagine asking your friend to click a picture in a public place of your ears to show your ear rings , yes, exactly!)
Thus I always click pictures either
early morning, mid-afternoon or late night, peace!
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And lastly create your very own peplum top, using items available in youR closet. If you want to know more then click on this link - How to : Peplum. I had written this post a while back and its super easy and super chic.
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Do You Believe?
ALEX is the story of a reluctant psychic. I've always been fascinated by the paranormal and wanted to create a character who, by his very nature, could suspend disbelief for the duration of a novel.
It's not that I don't believe a person can be psychic. I've had a few unexplainable happenings in my life. There was a time several years back when I was out shopping with my sister. Right in the middle of the mall we stopped and looked at each other. For some inexplicable reason we were suddenly worried about our brother. A few days later we learned that he had been in a hospital in Mexico, deadly ill, and had returned home to convalesce.
With ALEX, I wondered what extreme circumstances could lead to his 'gift'. I decided it would have to start with his childhood. Alone and isolated, living with the anguish of abuse, perhaps a person's mind would expand, seeking escape from the sadness and loneliness of life.
I believed his isolation would also make him hypersensitive to the people around him. He'd be empathetic to the point where he could sense and sometimes see the emotions of others. Their thoughts would leap to him in a wave of a sympathetic connection.
Here's one example:
"Doctor Beckett's here. Will you let him take a look at you?"
He widened his eyes in alarm. "What?"
"It'll be okay, I promise. Will you do this for me? I called him because I've been worried about you."
He looked closely at her. She seemed tired and stressed. "Okay. But will you stay with me?" He regretted sounding like a child. "Forget I said that."
She nodded and called the doctor. When Beckett entered the room, Alex stared unwittingly at the angry swirls of purple and blue radiating from him. His thoughts became entangled in a web of the doctor's own. He saw the images of a tiny girl with enormous blue eyes and a bleeding heart. "Megan," he whispered, tears in his eyes for the little girl on the cold table.
Beckett gave him a piercing look but said nothing.
And again:
A knock on the front door disrupted their kiss. They both looked up and Jane reluctantly stepped from his arms. "Come in."
The screen door creaked open and Ben joined them. There was strain around his eyes. He ran a hand through his hair, not meeting anyone's eyes. Alex began to ask a question but fell silent when Ben glanced up. The man's eyes were dark with emotion and his thoughts leaped to Alex in a wave of anguish.
"No," Alex said.
Ben's shoulders sagged. "Sally had a stroke this morning."
"Oh, no," Jane murmured.
"She doesn't remember me." He made a visible effort for self-control, folding his arms across his chest.
Alex cleared his throat. "Can we see her?"
"She's in the ICU." His armor cracked. "I can't talk about her right now."
"But …"
Ben cut him off with a sharp gesture, his voice bitter. "I don't want to know what you see."
Alex has many such experiences throughout the book. Can a person truly be psychic? I hope that with ALEX I've shown one way it could be possible.
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Alex is twenty and confused. He always is. The world presses on him with its horrors and pain, with scintillating auras that pierce his eyes and drive the migraines deeper. He hears the cries of children, the screaming women. He sees the brutal images of the tortured victims. He feels out of control and his mind slips...
Severely abused as a child, he is left with horrible scars on his body and even worse scars within his mind. Even though it puts him in danger, he's compelled to help those who call to him. He's driven, motivated by his visions to rescue them and uncover the killer. When he can, he helps the police; yet some detectives suspect he's the cause of the problem, not the solution. Often, Alex finds himself alone and afraid in a world he doesn't always comprehend.
Dianne Hartsock
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Thursday, 6 January 2011
Don't tell me to CHILL OUT.
It's not the tears, the tantrums and the silent treatment. It's not storming off then realising you don't have a door to slam. Or storming off when you have nowhere to storm off to. The worst thing about arguing is when your boyfriend says those two little infuriating words, from which there is no return:
"Chill out"
The minute he says that, it's game over. You might not have been angry before, you might just be feeling the tinge of annoyance. All he has to do is change the subject. Talk about the weather. Let it go. Instead, he says "Chill out!", and now there can only be one response.
And a hearty shout of "Don't yoooou tell me to CHILL OUT."
See, boyfriends? See how it has the opposite effect? It's like when you're in a really shit club and some drunken fool having a better time than you are comes over, spills their drink on your shoes and yells "Smiiiiile!" with his beery breath. It doesn't make you smile. It makes you want to unleash the fury into his grinning little face, then plant a stiletto heel firmly onto his foot.
In short, saying "chill out" will make your girlfriend's voice rise to frequencies heard only by sea mammals. And just because she is now officially angry, you may feel that your next insistence that she "chill out" is perhaps justified. It's not. Because then comes that bit where the argument splits off; suddenly, you're not arguing over the fact that your phone is shit and he can't hear you because the full signal inexplicably drops every two seconds even though you're not moving (I'm looking at you, HTC Wildfire), you're arguing because he told you to chill out when you weren't even angry.
"But you were!" he claims, exasperated and confused.
"No, I wasn't." you reply, indignant. "But I am now."
It's a learning curve. A few more times, and I think we'll have nipped this one in the bud.
15 comments:
- The Unbearable Banishment said...
Your recent posts have been like watching a slow-motion car wreck.
- 06 January, 2011 11:46
- Rage said...
I've been doing this for nearly 6 years, and still haven't learned.
And my admonitions to "just relax" invariably have the effect you describe...
- 06 January, 2011 11:54
- Blonde said...
Positive reinforcement, like training puppies.
A whack on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper the next time he does it; a Boneo when he doesn't.
- 06 January, 2011 12:09
- Anonymous said...
They will also never get that when we say 'fine'...things really aren't fine.
- 06 January, 2011 13:03
- Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open said...
Unbearable - Well, we all love to drive slow and ogle at one of those once in a while.
Rage - Yep, "Just relax", or "Stop overreacting"...6 years? Ok, I need to start being more firm.
Blonde - Sterling advice. I have a bag of Bonios ready at home. The labs won't mind.
PJB - And that "Agent Provocateur is lovely, but it's too expensive" doesn't mean "Don't buy it for me"
- 06 January, 2011 14:14
- Smidge said...
I particularly hate "calm down". Destined to make me even more annoyed.
Btw instead of the rolled up newspaper I prefer the water spray technique, as in training kittens.
- 06 January, 2011 14:22
- HC said...
Woah, chillax babe.
Bad first comment?
- 06 January, 2011 14:37
- Jersey said...
so TRUE.
when will boyfriends ever learn?
- 06 January, 2011 16:17
- AFC 30K said...
Oh, for gods sake, just chill out....
I tell Wifey to stop getting so angry, but she then gets angry which makes me get angry and then she get's angry that i've made her angry which as made me get angry.
This normally ends (may be once a year) with fine, we'll get divorced then.
We still haven't divorced (mind you neither of us wants custody of the kids......)
- 06 January, 2011 17:15
- Ellie said...
At least he didn't hint that it was that time of the month.
- 06 January, 2011 18:18
- Anonymous said...
What's worse, "chill out" or, simply, "chill"? I say the latter. Ugh.
- 06 January, 2011 20:33
- Perakath said...
I just bought a Wildfire too... hating it so far.
- 07 January, 2011 05:55
- Elaine said...
Men; they're all the bloody same.
- 07 January, 2011 08:08
- fwengebola said...
What you have to remember is that for men to say that to other men, it's a friendly reminder that the expression of their woes may be getting elevated to inappropriate levels.
The only correct course of action, on being chill outed, is to say, 'Of course, you're right, I'm sorry', and shake hands.
See? Simple. Not "simples" as I'm not a retard, but 'Simple'.
- 07 January, 2011 11:18
- Jen said...
Omg i was JUST told this..like 5 mins. Which is weird because he is the one that usually storms off in a ball of fury. But once i heard "chill tha funk out bby"...i was like...evil smirk..i wasnt angry...but now i am...men,men,men. Not all though, i can forgive because he's my fiance and ive been his first for everything. But he has to learn the simple rules of dos and donts. :)
- 22 October, 2012 00:08


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What are white American evangelicals doing in Africa talking to political and religious leaders about anti-gay legislation? The same thing they're doing in the U.S.: cynically pitting communities of color against LGBT communities. The release of the National Organization for Marriage's strategy memos on defeating marriage equality lay bare their disrespect for and attempted manipulation of Black and Latino communities.
"Drive a wedge between gays and blacks." Make anti-marriage equality "a key badge of Latino identity, a symbol of resistance to inappropriate assimilation," the memos say. As though there were no Black or Latino LGBT people.
"We are investing resources now in exploring the legal and technological infrastructures needed to export NOM's successful model to other countries," they also say.
But NOM is a relative latecomer to the export business when it comes to promoting and provoking hate abroad. Other evangelicals have been preaching persecution, especially in Africa, for at least a decade.
There's a difference, though, between preaching hate and carrying out persecution, and there's at least one man who has clearly crossed that line. His name is Scott Lively. Lively is the president of Abiding Truth Ministries, the owner of the Holy Grounds coffee house in Springfield, Massachusetts and the man who -- literally -- wrote the book on how to deprive LGBT people of their rights. Redeeming the Rainbow is a how-to guide on demonizing and criminalizing LGBT people. What he could never get away with in the U.S. -- because it would be illegal and because it would be widely condemned -- he has taken abroad, most notably to Uganda.
Lively's fingerprints are all over the now infamous "Kill the Gays" bill in Uganda -- he was among the leaders of the 2009 "Seminar on Exposing the Homosexual Agenda" that took place a month before the bill was first introduced and he met with the legislators who would go on to draft it -- but he has been actively working to deprive LGBT people in Uganda of their fundamental human rights since at least 2002.
In that time, repression and violence against LGBT people has been increasingly on the rise. Meetings have been raided and shut down. Activists have been harassed, abused by authorities and forced into hiding. Newspapers have called for further erosion of rights, for criminalization of LGBT people and for outright murder. "Hang them" a headline advocated above pictures of LGBT activists. In 2011 one of them, David Kato, was bludgeoned to death in his home. Meanwhile, a variety of anti-gay laws have been introduced and passed, leading up to the Anti-Homosexuality bill now once again before the Ugandan Parliament.
Throughout this time, it was Lively's playbook, Lively's suggested inflammatory imagery, Lively's strategic guidance that anchored the growing anti-gay crusade.
The plain fact is that Scott Lively is a driving force of the campaign to systemically criminalize LGBT people in Uganda, outlaw their ability to meet and advocate and defend themselves, and whip up hatred against them that results in state repression as well as extralegal violence. That is the very definition of persecution. And persecution is a crime against humanity.
Under U.S. law, victims of crimes against humanity in other countries have the right to bring a claim in a U.S. court, particularly when their tormentors are U.S. citizens. Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) this month did just that. Represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights, they filed a lawsuit under the Alien Tort Statute for the crime against humanity of persecution.
This month, we also commemorate what would have been the 100th birthday of Bayard Rustin, renowned and openly gay civil rights leader who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. SMUG's effort is in line with what Rustin viewed as the key task of those fighting for LGBT equality and rights. In From Montgomery to Stonewall, Rustin observed:
[T]he job of the gay community is not to deal with extremists who would castigate us or put us on an island and drop an H-bomb on us... Our job is not to get those people who dislike us to love us. Nor was our aim in the civil rights movement to get prejudiced white people to love us. Our aim was to try to create the kind of America, legislatively, morally, and psychologically, such that even though some whites continued to hate us, they could not openly manifest that hate...
U.S. anti-gay crusaders have taken their show on the road and as a result there is a human rights crisis brewing for LGBT people in Uganda. Every day that Lively and his willing accomplices in Uganda continue to stoke the fires of anti-gay hatred increases the risk of greater repression and violence and the potential for large-scale atrocity. The architects of this crisis, including Scott Lively, must be held accountable for their actions and we must do everything we can to keep the crisis from deepening, to keep the hate from manifesting in anti-gay laws, policies and violence.


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One of our pilots has spent most of Easter Monday asleep.
He had a very pleasant Easter Friday getting out for a walk with a British couple who have come to help with aircraft maintenance for four months, and also with his son who had to take some pictures for a photo journ assignment.
Sat and Sun were fairly typical until 6:55 Sunday evening when we got a call with reports of an attack that had happened in Moz that required medical evacuation from the Mozambican coastal town of Inhambane to Johannesburg - now now. The frantic activity didn't really end until 09:00 the following morning when he landed back on the Mercy Air Farm again after a whole night of flying. To cut a long story short we had to arrange for flight permits, airports to open, customs, immigration and air traffic control guys to pitch in the middle of the night, for fuel - which is becoming rare during the day and a whole bunch of other incidental things that you usually need a week to sort out for a 'normal' flight. His wife didn't escape unscathed as she was also up most of the night flight following as he called every half hour to give a position report (co-ordinates that is, not whether he was vertical or horizontal)!.
Fortunately, the still moonlit night was about as good as it could be for this kind of flying which made taking off from our farm a bit easier, although we still had to get all the staff to position their cars at intervals down the strip so their headlights could provide illumination. Also landing on the runway in Inhambane took two attempts as the runway was only lit by a few burning paraffin lamps, some of which had blown out by the time we got there.
Obviously due to the nature of the incident and the fact that it all happened in the wee small hours we don't have any pictures, except for one of the paramedic sleeping on the stretcher on the return leg back to Nelspruit the following morning.
But what we really want to convey is thanks to those of you who pray for us regularly. Flying into Moz at night presents its own hazards and we don't always get chance to mail prayer requests round beforehand. We are however so appreciative for the prayer cover we do get that goes to ensure that we can serve safely in cases such as these.
Mercy Air team


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If you haven't checked out my interviews with either Gwen Cole or Mary Taranta, you really should, because their books, while they don't come out until next year, sound like they're going to be amazing!
Both lovely authors played two truths and a lie and I'm finally revealing the answers.
Gwen Cole
1. I broke my arm falling off a horse when I was a kid.
2. I still have one of those old flip phones.
3. I never went to high school.
The Lie: Number two!
Congrats to Lauren Stoolfire for guessing correctly.
Mary Taranta
1. I have nine siblings.
2. SHIMMER AND BURN was my seventh novel.
3. I live in Florida, but I don't know how to swim.
The Lie: Number three!
Again, congrats to Lauren for getting this correct!


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I mean - newborn level rough.
He has always been a little iffy on the sleep thing, especially as a newborn. I have read a lot on ADHD and I know it's common for little ones like him. There is so! much! to think about!! and settling down is hard. Then when you wake up to pee there are other! things! so! exciting! This morning he woke me up at 4 (after waking me up at 1 after not falling asleep until 9...) and asked for the iPad. Bright eyed awake. Ready for the day.
Of course I told him no.
Anywhoo, this leads me to today. I left work at 12 after a long client meeting. I shopped a little in the Galleria (where my meeting was in the adjacent office building) and stumbled upon Zara...
It is disturbing the amount I could (and probably will) spend in this store.
For instance:
|I die from the cute.
|I am now dead twice from the cute!
So I did.
I'm tired. Pregnant. Hormonal. And I have the ability to work from my house in my cotton pants while watching the current Mad Men marathon. Why not?!
Then I saw this:
|Pinch of Yum
Duh (re: pregnant. hormonal. home alone)
Don't get me wrong. I DID work as well. I may or may not nap (it's only 3:30 currently and Logan/Lee won't be home for 2 hours).
But this time alone at home with cookies, Mad Men, and emails... this introvert needed it!
Tonight we are playing Candy Land and Hi Ho Cheerio tonight for our very first family game night. Those who understand Logan and our struggles realize the accomplishment of sitting down for a board game... File it under things I didn't think were possible.
Enjoy your weekend (if you are still there - I know I take long breaks...)