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Monday, June 29, 2009
This is your birthday note. Happy 29th birthday. I hope you have a blast. I hope you remember all the good times.
I hope you remember your youth group. Your devoted followers. How we looked up at you like you were the center of the universe.
I hope you remember the first time I called you daddy. You were caulking the bathtub. Hell, even that was an omen, huh?
I hope you shrug on your worn leather jacket that reeks of you and remember that I used to wear it. I wore it home every time I'd leave school after lunch. Remember?
You came to find me once. I had locked the door. Locked and bolted, because my goal had to be accomplished. I had to be clean. I couldn't let you find me with red eyes and smelling of puke.
When I walked out to the enclosed porch I could smell you. Aftershave.
You came to save me. Or something like that.
Big strong youth pastor to the rescue. Taking care of the flock. Nurturing the sheep. Loving the unlovable. Planting seeds (what kind of seed?).
Remember your daughters birthday? She was one. Her face had just been mostly cleared of chocolate cake and I said I'd take her to bed while your wife was talking to my parents and your other two were playing downstairs. She was being so good. You weren't. Helping me, huh?
How could you do that stuff while your daughter was in the room? She wasn't old enough to understand, but it felt like she was.
How about your wife? She is beautiful. But she wasn't enough. She was insecure. . . so you found a girl who puked her guts up for self-esteem.
She was a faerie, your wife. She was my best friend.
And you were a vampire. What are you now?
Have you repented, like you told the judge? Forgotten your sins; let Jesus clean your heart? Psalm 51.
Happy birthday.
Do you remember the night I came over to figure out a plan to stop my cutting and purging? You showed me all the pictures you could find on Google images of deathly looking people. You read me the symptoms. Heart attack. Death. Infertility.
And then you put a condom in your pocket, just in case you got lucky with a 15 year old girl.
And the thing is I don't hate you. I feel sorry for you.
I feel sorry for you because you wore holey briefs and you stunk of sweat and cheap hair gel. I felt sorry for you because your phone kept vibrating as your wife called. I felt sorry for you when you finally got done because you were ruining what you said was everything to you.
Everyone reminds me of you.
Everyone with funny fingers, funny faces, funny noses. Everyone who cares.
What really hurts is that I haven't been able to move past you.
Everyone who touches me has your deformed hands and your glassy eyes. They all fake love.
When you carried me home in your arms after I'd OD'd, was that because you didn't want to see a girl die, or because you liked the way a vulnerable, quaking little girl felt in your arms? When you endured smelling like puke as you waited in the emergency room, was it because you really wanted to make sure I would make it, or because you wanted to know that I felt like I owed you something?
I question everything, you should know that.
I also say I'm sorry too much.
Did you choose me because I was someone who you wanted to get to know, or because I was the most vulnerable? Did my writing really intrigue you, or was it just another way to gain my trust?
You were the best and the worst thing that ever happened to me, Joseph Aaron.
I hate you.
But I can't hate a soul.
You must be tormented. At least, I hope you are, or else there's no hope for you.
How can you look at your children and not feel pain? You deprived them of their father for years. They don't know what happened now, but sometime in the future they're going to ask why daddy has a criminal record and why they can't have their friends spend the night. What will you say?
Are you going to tell them that there was a girl named Annie who wrote sad stories. Are you going to tell them that I loved them more than anything? Or are you going to tell them that there was someone; there was a mistake, and she's gone now?
Was I the mistake, or were you?
Life's unfair.
But you know, I'm happy.
You taught me that no matter what happens, even the worst thing I could dream up, it all has a purpose. People become stronger when they're faced with challenges, and when you break, you eventually heal.
I think.
And now, PJ, I can smile when I think of that year, because it was also my best. I met friends in the weirdest places and it's all thanks to you.
Really. Who knew loony bins were so darn cool?
Who knew I'd learn who I wanted to be?
Or that I'd finally fly?
Screw you.
And thank you.
And I'm sorry.
Happy birthday.
P.S. The kids from Bethel still talk about you. You're a legend. They will never trust again, and half of them don't want to step into a church. They've lost the faith because the one who showed it to them lost himself.
I found myself through your breaking me.
I hope you've found yourself, or something.
Say "Hi" to Trish and the kids. I think of them constantly.
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- AnonymousJuly 6, 2009 at 11:40 PM
I feel so stupid when i read this.
The things that happend that year, I was so young and immature, and so oblivious.
Every thing I said just made it worst.
I wish i could have helped. done something, anything.
Everyone new something was happening.
He was never a legend.
Yes his name still lives at Bethel, but no one dares say anything do to the new "Mr.First name"
He ruinied alot of kids chances of getting closer to God. I even questioned my own Christianity. I hope Trish and the kids move on, because we all know they deserve much, much more.
I'm sorry I wasnt there for you.
And I'm glad that you have found some where better for your self.
You have a good head on your shoulders.
keep your chin up.
Thank you. . so much for this.
I think everyone was young, immature, stupid and oblivious that year, including me. If we weren't, it wouldn't of happened.
But again, because we were so young, it wasn't up to us to protect ourselves as much as it was the pastors at Bethel.
It's over now though. =]
Yes. I do hope Trish and the kids move on. They are . . . . amazing, wonderful people. They basically taught me how to live, and I'll never forget that.
If his name does still live at Bethel, it's just another sign that human nature sucks, and he hurt a lot of people.
Thanks again for writing this. I'm sure it took a lot of courage.
You're awesome, whoever you are.
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2009 at 10:52 AM
im so glad youve moved this affected you so much more then me and it took me along time to get over it.....and i still have troubles im so proud of youReplyDelete
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Week of September 22nd
This week we saw a movie about 3 branches of government in Social Studies. One branch is for the President. That is called the Executive Branch. Then the Legislative Branch makes the laws. The Supreme Court makes up the Judicial Branch. In Science, we learned about the 9 phases of the moon. One of the phases is full moon. That's when you see the whole side of the moon that is facing the sun. The next phase is the waning gibbous. The moon in this phase sort of looks like a cookie in which someone took a bite out of it!! :) In Reading we are learning about synonyms. Synonyms are words that mean the same thing, for example big and huge. In Math, we used square inch cubes make a runway for planes. We determined the length and the width of the runways. This was part of our learning about perimeter. In Writing we made timelines of our stories. In Chorus, some of us learned the Star Spangled Banner and the Spirit of America. In Art, we were drawing one of our favorite heroes and writing why they are special to us. In PE, we took more fitness tests. In Music we sang a song that helps us remember do, re, me, fa, so.... etc. Some people are running to be elected for Student Council in our classroom for representatives. We are voting this afternoon for our Student Council officers and representatives. We'll tell you more next week! Adios!
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Hi, I'm Kate. I have a condition called, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). It's a Chronic Nerve Pain disease, that started in my left leg after I shattered it playing Futsal in May 2012. The disease has now spread throughout my body, affecting both legs, my back and right arm. I am starting up this blog, to spread awareness about CRPS for those who dont know about it, so they can understand it, and as a way of communicating with those who suffer from it, that they are not alone!!
Monday, 2 September 2013
I need distractions in my life to take my attention away from my pain. To help me deal with the pain and to help manage it. The pain is always there, I just need that big enough distraction to keep me moving away from focusing on it.
For me, I have two distractions: Photography & Sports.
Sports have always been a HUGE part of my life. I follow just about every sport, I am a self confessed sportsnerd and passionate supporter of many sporting teams!! I own more sports clothing than I do normal clothes!!! So while some girls focus on labels of clothing or shoes, I just want the newest Qld Maroons polo jersey or Brisbane Roar playing jersey! I lose a lot of sleep trying to keep up with all my favourite teams, as they travel around world and some international teams that I follow!! And I'm the biggest, one-eyed Queenslander and Australian supporter (even when we failed in the Ashes cricket yet again!) And no, I dont follow sports because of the hot players (thats how I drag my friends along haha) its a passion I have shared with my Papa & my Dad, I just took it on and have gone completely sportsnerd!! When I eventually find a guy who'll put up with me, I do hope he likes sport, or he'll be getting used to it pretty quickly haha!
Up until I shattered my leg 15 months ago, I also played sport - particularly hockey and futsal (soccer). I was an active Division 1 hockey player, who went from defender to goal keeper when we needed it. My team have made the grand final for the 5 years I've played in the club, we've won two! One of which I coached from the sidelines last year, breaking my heart that I was not out there when the game went down to 5 on 5 sudden death!! I umpired, coached and did everything in between for my beloved hockey club. Then I broke my leg, I went from hockey 3-4 days a week, to nothing. Sitting on the sidelines with my leg elevated yelling out my support. I had to learn that playing was not an option, that even umpiring was out of the question. During summer off season comps I continued to try and get involved, umpiring on crutches with a cast on my leg, from the sideline, but it of course was never enough. Over the summer season, my leg got progressively worse, as the CRPS took over. It came to pre-season time and the messages and emails began to flow in, at the end of January I had to make the huge decision and say NO, I was not able to play this season. I cried for days following this decision. For someone who played games with more injuries than I could count, who played on despite anything, the tough lil bugger; this time, something bigger was stopping me. So I told everyone I was taking the year off, going to focus on getting better and maybe occasionally come down to watch some hockey.
But, hockey cannot leave me, even if I tried. My club, Nambour Blue Demons Hockey Club & a lot of wonderful people within the Sunshine Coast Hockey Assoc, have been the most amazing support one could ask for. While many do not understand why I am still injured or sick, they encouraged me to keep involved, so I did. I took a few coaching roles, took on helping on the committee and put my energy into developing myself off-field to learn and help others more. I challenged myself to learn and become a better coach, plan strategic coaching sessions, get my teams together at training and push them to achieve high: and they did!! I had to learn to turn my player brain into a coaching brain - it sure was a challenge! But every week, on Tuesdays and Saturday/Sundays I would put all my energy into getting out and distracting myself with a challenge. This often meant I spent many days in bed recovering, or I would get to training and be too unwell to take training, or I was on double meds, but it was worth the distraction, even for an hour or two. To watch the players I coached, mentored and helped, develop and achieve: this is one of my most proudest things in my life. It is worth the pain and is such a great distraction! I also was able to take on a bit of umpiring within the junior games, something I also missed, has been a great challenge to get my often slow brain and unreliable legs to go again, but the adrenalin works well at kicking it into gear!
While hockey is almost at an end for the year, I am looking at the chance of playing a low key, smaller & safe version of Summer Comp Hockey. While I still need to work this through with my Orthopedic surgeon (due to fractured bone fragments and defected bone chip on my Talus, plus the bone strength & metal work) I am hopeful and positive I can get out for a bit and hopefully get back into the sport I so love. If not, I'll be sure to umpire from the side on my crutches yet again!
My Photography is perhaps my biggest passion and my biggest push in life. I am an creative person and my love to grow within the industry continues everyday. I would love to get back to shooting full-time one day, but until then, I will take each day as it comes, each day I can pick up the camera and continue to grow!
I push myself too much to get out and shoot sometimes, which comes with exhaustive consequences, but it's always worth it :) I love to get out shooting landscapes, especially with other photographers for a catch up! But early mornings or late afternoon and walking even short distances to capture those golden hues of the morning glory are such a big effort. I have to pick my good days and often pull out last minute, waking up to an uncooperative body, but understanding friends helps :)
I love being able to improve and continue to grow my love for portrait photography, in so many different ways! I love to capture children, in family environments; especially within the beautiful natural environments the Sunshine Coast offers. I love working with pets, I am such an animal person, nothing is too big, too small or even too bizarre for me!! I have three beautiful dogs and a few birds myself. If I had the room and time, I'd have a small farm of animals for sure!! I'd love to get back riding one day, that's another big goal!!
Being unwell has cut back my photography big time. I often cannot walk, I often cannot carry the weight of my camera bag (which everyone who's been out shooting with me knows is NOT light) and sometimes, even picking up one of my camera's is a struggle. I have turned down my wedding bookings, unless they are friends, because I want to keep myself from overdoing it. I have discovered a love for mini-session photoshoots, where it's nice, quick and super easy, with lots of fun involved! Even though I can still have major flareups at any time, it's always worth a bit of pain to capture beautiful images. Hearing such beautiful words from clients and their friends, and creating my style.
I have also discovered the love of the photography world, making so many new online friends, from around Australia and even around the world!! Some now, whom I have met in person, becoming friends with bonds that will never break. Friends who I know I can count on at any time for a good rant or a good giggle!! Friends that understand the pain I go through, watch me struggle yet still love to tease and make me laugh!!! I also love the respect I have found from other photographers. I love to chat with anyone who will, especially photography. As a friend described over lunch one day "your eyes just light up and sparkle whenever you talk about photography, its just so you". I love to help others learn and grow, because it helps me as well. It also provides that distraction for me, to focus on something to keep my mine off the pain. Those amazing people who I talk to most days or nights, help me get through some very dark days, some very painful days and I cannot thank them enough. They will most likely read this, so thank you!
One day I will get around to writing my CRPS story, but for now, I'll ramble on while I try and think how to write it in a positive way to educate others!!!
On that note, its now nearly 3am, so it may be time for some shuteye :)
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Beautiful Kate! I got tears reading this. XOReplyDelete
Kate, I talked to Kyle. He believes that he can help you with CRPS. Uncle Trevor went to see him yesterday with a frozen shoulder and got so much relief. We both want to pay for you to see Kyle and talk about relief. What do you have to lose??? I am sure if he can help you then he may be able to help other sufferers. Please consider giving this a go.ReplyDelete


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Went with a group of students to the Newcastle Science Festival this afternoon, to see a "one of a kind science show", which was at any rate a welcome break from the classroom. The highlight was some fun with two Tesla coils. As luck would have it, I had my Chinon camera with me because I'm having some double exposure humour, whereby one photographer in one part of the world underexposes a roll of film, rewinds it and posts it on to another, who double exposes it. The results are necessarily patchy, but with luck can be magical - and anyway it's a lot of fun. Anyhow, I took ten exposures of the coils in action at a f2.8 and 1/30th of a second - which was pure guesswork; we shall see if it works. I'm hoping to pass the film on to someone far away, living in a place quite different. On Saturday I took 16 exposures in Jarrow. Now I've got about 10 left.
Yesterday, the Old Man and I got a bag of pondweed and frogspawn from the brother of a friend of his. (This bloke, incidentally, has taken his enthusiasm for garden ponds to new heights. He took the floorboards out of the spare room and fitted a pond in there, for goldfish. Arguably, it's just a kind of eccentric aquarium. I'd heard his wife had left him). Anyhow, the hole in the ground is now a pond.
It snowed all day yesterday, but it didn't lie. No snow today but there's an arctic wind which'd cut the face off you.
Two months ago my chum gave me a photocopy of a couple of pages from a computer mag which was an excellent wee step-by-step guide to making a podcast. I've gotten around to reading it now and yesterday I more or less put a podcast together. It's paradoxically both easier and more difficult than I'd imagined. I'll re-do it (this week, God-willing), and hopefully find somewhere on the internet to park it for free. Or I might go mad and buy some webspace


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I've been tagged by Jenn at The Preppy Wedding...
1. If you could build a house anywhere, where would it be? On the water and I would probably pick a lake over ocean, just for logisitical reasons.
2. What's your favorite article of clothing? Currently, my Joe's Jeans, Socialite fit and an argyle cashmere sweater, a Christmas gift from my Mom-in-Law
3. Favorite physical feature of the opposite sex? Smile, height
4. What's the last CD that you bought? I haven't bought one since my iPod...it was probably Kayne West!
5. Where's your favorite place to be? On a dock at Hyco Lake at sunset, preferably with hubby, dogs and a gin & tonic.
6. Where is your least favorite place to be? Driving in torrential rain
7. What's your favorite place to be massaged? Lower back, calves
8. Strong in mind or strong in body? Mind
9. What time do you wake up in the morning? Typically between 6:30-6:45am, but on Boot Camp days, it's 4:30.
10. What is your favorite kitchen appliance? The coffee maker for actual daily use and my Kitchen Aid mixer for baking adventures.
11. What makes you really angry? Disrespect, lying
12. If you could play any instrument, what would it be? Violin
13. Favorite color? Pink
14. Which do you prefer...sports car or SUV? I drive a sedan, but it's sporty... I'll go with the SUV.
15. Do you believe in an afterlife? Yes.
16. Favorite children's book? Good Night Moon, The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree... I could go on & on here!
17. What is your favorite season? Autumn
18. Your least favorite household chore? Cleaning bathrooms
19. If you could have one super power, what would it be? Read minds
20. If you have a tattoo, what is it? No tattoos
21. Can you juggle? Nope
22. The one person from your past that you wish you could go back and talk to? My Aunt Sue, she died when I was 3.
23. What's your favorite day? Friday... anticipation for the weekend.
24. What's in the trunk of your car? Tennis balls, ice scraper, tool kit and I'm sure some dog hair
25. Which do you prefer, sushi or hamburger? This one's hard for me. I love them both. I'll say sushi.
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Caring for Young Grape Vines
My name is David Handley, I'm with the Universityof Maine Cooperative Extension, and we're here to talk about how to prune and traina young grapevine. This is a vine that was planted last spring. We got it from a dormantplant, or rooted cutting, and you can see the original part of the planting right here.This is what we got from the nursery, with a good root system under it. We planted it,and we had a bud break and some vine growth. This is last year's growth right here. Thiswas a green shoot. Typically, you may get more than one shoot developing. You may haveseveral buds on here. We want to prune this back to one strong vine, your strongest one.We're going to arrange for that to be tied
up to a trellis, because this particular vineis what's going to become our permanent trunk, or the permanent part of the plant that'sgoing to be with us for the life of the planting. We want to make sure it's the strongest ofthe vines that we can choose from. Any other one that developed that's very weak, we canjust cut that out, select our best one. The time of year to make these cuts are whenthe canes are dormant, and this is going to be really any time after the new year, untilthey bud out in late March, early April. We hope in the first year that we get enoughgood growth that we can tie it to the lower trellis wire.Typically here in Maine, we're going to be
pruning to either a four arm kniffin trainingsystem, or an umbrella kniffin training system. Those trellises consist of two wires, oneset at about two and a half feet, and a second wire set at about five feet.We hope in the first year that we're going to get enough good growth to reach at leastthe bottom wire, but in order to make sure it's growing straight, you can see we supportedthis with a small bamboo pole. Any kind of planting stake will work, and we just tiethat vine up as it grows, rather than let it grow along the ground where it can getrot problems, and not develop a nice straight growth like we want. We tie it up, just likeyou'd tie up a beef steak tomato, get the
growth that you want.As I said, we've got pretty good buds here, reaching up to the first wire. You can seethat I actually make it to the top wire, but you can see the growth up here is very scrawnyand spindly, and isn't really going to lead to a good, strong trunk. I'd rather actuallystart new growth for reaching to this top wire for next year.What that means is that I'm actually going to cut this off here, rather low, to try toget this bud here to break and give me a much stronger shoot to develop my trunk to thetop wire next year. I can just take that there, and then, instead of using the bamboo polethis year, I can just tie it to the wire.
This bud will hopefully break, and give mea good, strong shoot, that I'm going to reach the second wire next year. Of course, thesebuds lower down will also break, and if this one happens to be weak, I may select one ofthese. But, if this bud does turn out to be a strong shoot, I'll be cutting these offnext winter and getting my single trunk back up to the top wire.Next year, when this does reach the top wire, eventually what we'll be doing is taking oneyear old cane, and either draping it over this top wire and connecting it to the bottomwire in an umbrella kniffin, or we'll be taking one cane at the top wire on each side, andone cane at the bottom wire on each side,
to create four arms of one year old growth,for a four\uc0\u8209 arm kniffin system. Both systems work pretty well for concretetype grapes here in a cold climate like Maine.
Pruning grape vines in Minnesota
gt;gt;TOM VAN DER LINDEN: It's spring in Minnesota,a great time to prune grape vines. Proper
pruning of grape vines means better grapes.And better grapes mean better wine. We'll cover basic pruning for a northern climate.For details on how to prune for your climate, check with your state university extension. Year one, we take the initial shoot and wetrain it into a trunk. Year two, we pick two healthy shoots and we train them to our trellis.We'll take the two healthiest shoots and train them on the trellis to form a cordon. We'llprune off the other shoots leaving just the trunk and the cordons. To review quickly,our first shoot we train into a trunk in year one, then in year two we take our two bestshoots and we train them to the trellis to
make cordons. Year three, the trunk of our vine is gainingstrength and circumference. We have cordons that are now trained to a trellis and offeach cordon we have new shoots. Toast yourself, you've learned three new terms.We have trunk, cordon and shoot. Now we'll learn three new terms, and then we'll moveon. The top of a trunk where it stops is calledthe head of the vine, and this vineyard for this particular grape the head is about fourfeet off the ground. You'll see vineyards where the head is higher or lower dependingon the use of the grape, the kind of trellis they're using. So it'll be okay to have differentheights.
In spring, a new green shoot grows from ourcordon. And now after the leaves have fallen in the fall, the shoot becomes a cane. Forspring pruning, we're going to take last year's cane, and when we clip it again, it will becomea spur. Working on a little older vine, here's thehead and the nice, thick trunk. We have a cane, and then a spur, and then a cane, andthen a spur. Don't worry, you'll soon get the hang of it. Taking a closeup look, we have the cordonhere, and we have a shoot from last year coming off and we need to shorten the shoot now inspring to make a spur. so that we can control
our fruit load. Let's count buds: we havea bud here, we have a bud here, we have a bud here, and we have a bud here, and so forth.On some varieties, this bud close to the cordon is not fruitful so we won't count those buds.We'll count first a bud here and a bud here and make our cut out here. In other varietieswe will need to count this bud as one, two, and we'll make our cut here. Whatever youdo, you'll want to keep good records so when you go back into your vineyard you can seehow the fruit responded to your pruning. So let's count the buds on this cane. We haveone, two, three buds, and we're looking for two. So we have one bud, two buds, and weclip there.
We need to prune this vine to control boththe fruit load and the sun exposure. It's important in a northern climate to get goodsun exposure on your grapes so that they ripen fully. This is a Frontenac vine that's growingand the cordons are growing along the upper trellis wire. So let's estimate the fruitload on this particular vine. We have seven fruiting spurs on each cordon, and each spurhas two buds. Now each bud will produce two clusters of grapes. We can look up the grapevariety we're growing and we can find out what an average cluster will weigh. In thiscase, they will weigh about four ounces. First, simply convert pounds of grapes toounces. Next, divide number of ounces by the number
Growing Grapes
We have plenty of wild concord grapes on ourproperty. However, the insurance company doesn't approve of our harvesting methods so it'sprobably best to plant some cultivated grapes. When I cleared the land for the greenhouse,it left plenty of area to plant various fruit producing plants which don't need the greenhouseto thrive. Plus why waste the space just growing grassé Taking a look at my 3rd grade drawing skills,I'm going to set three 4x4x10' treated posts 34 feet into the ground and space them 24'apart. This will allow for 8 plants in the space. Then I'll string 12 gauge galvanizedwire starting with the first wire 4246quot; from
the ground, then space the other two 12quot; apart.The plants can be spaced 6' apart and over time the vines can be trained along the 3wires. I had planned to set the posts first in theevent that I hit any large rocks while digging, however I blew a seal on the backhoe and hadto find some parts for it. So I took my chances and put the plants in first. The row shouldgo in a straight line and a 100' tape measure works well for marking out the locations ofeach post and plant. Jamming a piece of survey's tape at each mark does the trick. We're goingoldschool and using a pickaxe and shovel and digging a hole about 1 foot deep. Luckilythere weren't any large rocks in the way just
a few roots and small stones that the pickaxewas able to pluck out. Later, looking at the post holes, you'll see why I didn't dig themby hand. Planting the vines is fairly easy. I got theseseedless concord grapes from Gurney's for half price. I just remove the fiber that'sused for keeping the roots damp, spread out the roots a bit, and set it in the hole sothat all the roots that emerge from the vine will be just below the finished level of thesoil. All the dirt that came out of the hole was hardpan so I filled it with nice organicsoil, then compacted it down, and gave it a really good watering. It also importantto cover the area with mulch to help maintain
the moisture in the soil until the roots canget established. These will get watered every day for a couple of weeks. The actual work of planting the vines is quick.It's the preparation of digging out the rocks that takes all the time. A 30 cent Oring and a day to dismantle andreassemble the valve assembly and the backhoe is running again. I can now install the postsfor the wire arbor. It may not be the fastest backhoe, but it beats digging through therock with a pick and shovel. The holes are dug to about 4 feet which will provide a deepenough anchor to prevent the posts from leaning
from the future weight of the vines. Someof the rocks that I pulled out where bigger than the hole. If I had to dig these by hand,I probably would have only dug down a couple of feet, and then would have to anchor theposts with concrete and guywires. It seems like a really big hole for a post,but without an auger with rock drilling bit, it's probably the easiest way to set a post.A little cleanup at the bottom of the hole and it's ready. I'm using 4x4 treated lumberrated for direct burial. I'm not a fan of using treated lumber, but in order for itto last a long time, it's a necessary evil. I like to add two temporary cleats to thepost to help support it while I'm set it plumb
and backfill the hole. I also like to dropa few rocks around the base to hold it in place when I start to fill it in. I'll fillthe hole several inches at a time and compact it between each layer, then clean up the areawith some more woodchip mulch. The first wire starts roughly 4246 inchesfrom the ground and the second and 3 wires are spaced 12 inches apart. It will be theperfect snacking height for the deer. At each marking I'll drill a 38quot; hole through thepost and then put in a 516quot; eyebolt. The back side has a large fender washer and nut.Having a large washer will help to keep the nut from pulling into the post under the weightof the vines. It's fairly important to make


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"A great day for Apple.
Not such a good day for Amazon, Google and the recording industry.
Unlike Apple, the music industry is very shortsighted. There is no tomorrow, only today. Steve Jobs is seriously ill and he's looking to tomorrow, the labels still haven't pulled their heads out of yesteryear.
How do you make music pay in the future? How do you get a ton of revenue for recordings?
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How do we get everybody to pay for music? By dropping the price and making it easy.
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The record industry refuses to do this.
The concept of renting your music, like you rent cable TV, that's kaput.
And what did it cost?
$150 million. For approximately $40 million to the bottom line of each recording company, you know they're not going to share the revenue with artists, the labels sold out their future.
This is so dumb it's almost incomprehensible.
The labels have been snookered by Steve Jobs, who could sense their ignorance and preyed upon them."
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The books, plant and nest are such a lovely display. The nest truly is a mansion. It is all so pretty together.ReplyDelete
I am so glad you are all ok. I grew up in Calif in San Diego and have lived in LA twice, so I am very familiar with the quakes. I just always knew the Lord was in control. Thanks so much for joining the party. Hugs, Marty
Good idea being prepared. You just never know when the big one can happen and it would be far better to have a little preparation then none at all.ReplyDelete
I am a chick who believes it pays to be prepared. We have power outages here due to ice storms and tornadoes that can last over a week. I always keep a supply of necessities on had just in case. Especially since we really do live out in the middle of nowhere here on the Ponderosa. I'm so glad your aunt and uncle are safe and sound. Take care.ReplyDelete
God bless and have a terrific Tuesday!!!
Always good to be prepared even though Howard is probably right! Glad your realatives are safe. I didn't know you were right on the fault line! I don't think we are close to any but I'm curious now. I think I'll go look it up.ReplyDelete
Your nest is precious, Mona. You have such a good heart to think of that sweet Mommy bird and how hard she worked to build that nest for her children. It shows what a great, nurturing mother you are!!ReplyDelete
I think you are right to take precautions. I have always been a little hesitant to visit San Francisco because of the earthquakes and I know that is a bit foolish. I am terrified of all natural disasters! I'm glad that Aunt and Uncle are okay and hope that they take the precautions you mentioned. You are absolutely right on!
Your vignette is lovely!ReplyDelete
We are in Phx and have taken precautions as well. There were folks in South West Phx that felt it. It can never hurt to be prepared. Whether it is an earthquake or some other emergency.
Glad you are safe and I hope you had a blessed Easter!
I enjoyed reading all of your blog but I think the wrench attached to the gas shut off is brilliant. I am from Southern California and pray there is never a major quake here in California in our lifetime or our offspring's lifetime.ReplyDelete
Mona, I was born in California and can remember an earthquake when I was a little girl. My parents got me out of bed and had me stand in the doorway. I've never forgotten it -- nature's phenomena are that way, I suppose. Big hug to you. Sounds like you are being very smart about stocking up. Hope you know about our really useful giveaway; come on over if you want a distraction. -- Jane F.ReplyDelete
I think your emergency quit is a great idea. (One I haven't done either though.) Glad everyone is doing well after the quake.ReplyDelete
Your nest is so beautiful. I don't think you should feel too sad because now (and with your daughter too, I'm sure) someone is appreciating its beauty.
Honey your birds nest is wonderful!ReplyDelete
so thankfull for your Aunt and Uncles safety!
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That is probably the sweetest nest and eggs I've ever seen. Such a hugh home for tiny birds.ReplyDelete
Yep, I would MUCH rather be safe than sorry. I've never lived where there's earthquakes. We run from tornados ! I dread May as it is the month a lot of them are around.
Stay safe, sweet one.
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Yes I think You should be prepared, especially with water and first aid kits. It seemes the earths crust around the paciffic is very upset right now. Chile, Phillipine, Japan and now Mexico has had quakes just in a matter of weeks.ReplyDelete
Take care now!
Mona...what a sweet nest...does make you wonder doesn't it? I am the same way...feel a little sad for the babies that didn't hatch. We are softies, aren't we?ReplyDelete
You are very smart to be preparing...I'm terrible at that kind of things.
Yes, Mona, I checked it out and the active, known faults are along the coast or way north or south of us. We still feel the ones in the bay area even though we are way inland.ReplyDelete
I was thinking about the earthquakes and forgot to comment about the nest. It is a nice big one for such little eggs. We have some nests along the eaves of our house and I get to watch the parents standing guard on the edge of the sunroom roof from my kitchen window. I'll try to get a photo, after I clean my windows!
Hi Mona....ReplyDelete
I'm with you! Let's get that emergency kit together. My Hubbs and I went round and round about earthquake insurance. I finally won and we have it. We've been expecting the BIG ONE here in the PNW for a long time too. When there's a whole bunch of shakin' going on around the world it makes me wonder if it's going to upset the fault here too. :-)
Your little/big nest is so sweet. I have several of them too. One from my BFF and one from my daughter. I love them.
Oh Mona, I hope that big earthquake never happens. It's so scary to think about it. I am glad your aunt and uncle are fine. I love your vignette but you're right, it is so sad about the eggs.....ChristineReplyDelete
Preparation for that 'shake, rattle & roll' event is just plain smart ... it is going to happen! Just go do it, Mona & don't wait for anyone else. We've been thru some 'little big ones' (5s) & NO THANK YOU ever again.ReplyDelete
I am so glad that you went back to SPOKEO, incorrect info or not, they have no right to post anything.
Love your birds nest & Easter decor.
Have a lovely week.
TTFN ~ Hugs, Marydon
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I love reading your posts! so glad your ok, you know my son felt it in Phoenix. He had never felt one before and was rather amazed! Of course, I have never felt one either. Yes, it certainly is better to be on the safe side.
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WELCOME to Claifornia girl...we just get so use to them after awhile we forget to be prepared...I have a kit all made up just in case after the 89 one...which I lost a good friend on mine on the freeway collasp very sad ...Love that little nest and I hate to see the little eggs just left...Thanks for coming by my dear friend...I'm so tired from my trip and now need a vacation from the vacation ha ha!! Hugs and smiles Gl♥riaReplyDelete
Hello Mona... so glad you stopped by!! First of all my mountains look familiar because we are practically neighbors!! I am in the North Fontana/North Rialto area by the 15 freeway that heads out towards the Cajon Pass! Glad you were not too rattled by our "shaker" last Sunday! I am still working on my kits. One for the cars, one for under our beds to grab and run if we have to and a bigger one just in case. I know I would rather be ready...ReplyDelete
I just loved your nest. How sweet and yet sad at the same time. That is truly a treasure!! Love your blog and will come by from time to time! Hugs!!
Mona, love bird's nest too! Your story about the nest is so sweet. It's amazing how well those little birds can make a home! :)ReplyDelete
What a darling vignette...love that little bird's nest, it is shaped so perfectly.ReplyDelete
OH loved the little nest, but yes, it can be a little sad.ReplyDelete
I was thinking about you after the quake. And yes, you need to refurnish your supplies. And then - double it because we never stash enough. And don't forget about any pets.
I hope our neighbors don't come a knocking! We have our motorhome parked on the side of the house. Course, nobody knows what's in it - but still. They'd have to know there is at least some supplies. I hadn't thought about people asking for help. Gosh! What would we do? I have enough for 4 of us, but not the whole neighborhood. Oh UGH! I just hope and pray we never have to worry about it.
Mona, you should have a backpack full of supplies in each of your cars too . . . what happens if it hits and you are at the grocery store? I can send you a list of supplies that should be in each one - listing some items not everyone thinks about. Just let me know.
Have a good weekend. I'm off to try and continue to play catch up on blog hopping!
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Case 2:A teacher has asked if anybody has 'atlas', in a primary class. One student said that there is one at home, but used by dad always. On inquired further, it turned out to be 'atlas' bicycle. Funny. The teacher intended something, student understood something else.
Case 3:A parent has come to the Principal of a school for shifting the child from one section to another section because the teachers in the section are not using English at all even in the subjects where medium is compulsorily English
The days of emphasis on employability in the youth are here to stay. With rapid globalization of products and services, the needs of education have also seen rapid changes. The job openings due to BPO or call centers have spread to even to non-metros and further to smaller cities. The demand for foreign language skilled personnel is growing at a rapid pace. When the consumer is the King, school education can't escape from it. For the sake of quality education, parents are enhancing their affordability towards the cost of educating their child. It is not just the knowledge bank in the brain that matters, but the expression, delivery also play a very vital role. Our teachers in the schools are no doubt knowledgeable, qualified. But then why the children are dissatisfied with some teachers? Why do some teachers fall short of expectations of the system? It is the lack of awareness that they need to know more in terms of skills in the class-room situation. The roles played by verbal and non-verbal means of communication have to be exposed to our teachers. Now when English is recognized as 'International Link Language', English speaking ability is seen as a pre-requisite for many lucrative jobs. No doubt, around 80% of all the publications are written in a language which is spoken by hardly around 10% of the world population. If we want to keep KVS above the rest in school education, two areas need immediate attention. They are:
Spoken English Ability
Communication Skills
Distorted perception about KVS:
Even though KV has provision for teaching in both media like Maths and Science taught in English and Social to some extent in Hindi, the general perception about KV is 'Hindi school' in many places. Coupled to this is the fact that many teachers and even principals tend to use Hindi in their daily use leaving less scope for general English ambience in the schools. Moreover, KVs had not readied themselves for the dynamic changes that have taken place in the society. The idea behind this article is not identification of pitfalls but to introspect ourselves and possible measures to correct.
A Look at the Background of the teachers in KVs
More than 90% of our teachers barring Hindi teachers are technically competent to handle in both languages. They have English in most cases upto secondary level or even Graduation level. If basic skills of reading and writing are considered, there is no deficiency in them, though vocabulary and grammar are casualties in some cases.
Loss of practice:
Somehow in the system of KV functioning, the usage of English has been relegated to background. The real problem is not much about the knowledge of the language but the usage part. The practice of local language has affected the usage of English in the schools.
Why don't they speak in English?
Many a time, teachers themselves do not know that they need to enhance their English skills. This awareness is lacking even in many who teach the subject in English medium. They generally feel that using even 50% English is equal to English medium. In the guise of explaining the concept well in mother tongue, some teachers resort to this 50% concept.
Fear of Ridicule
Even native speakers take years to master their language, so it's no surprise a foreign language learner has to make a lot of mistakes before even managing to produce anything near to good English. The spontaneous nature of speaking means you're likely to make more mistakes than you would otherwise. Fear of ridicule is one of the major impediments in English speaking in our teachers.
Lack of Motivation
If you ask a teacher why do they think they should speak in English in class or outside, what's the most likely answer? 'because KVS asks them to speak'? They're following orders - and for what? Not only is the motive external, but the end goal is not understood by many. The importance of the ability in themselves to transfer it to the students is not clear to many.
Lack of support
There are two kinds of support: Classroom atmosphere and outside class room support. Teachers need to support each other, for example by working in teams.
Improvement can not be forced upon or thrust. The efforts should be at individual level, school level, and organizational level.
It basically depends on the factors at individual's end. They can be
v Awareness (Made aware of the ground reality and future)
v Felt need (Should feel the need of speaking in English)
v Motivation (Internal motivated)
v Leader, ie. Principal (supportive, guiding, role model etc.,)
v Teaching community (involvement and support of colleagues)
v Subject Committees (for group strategies)
v Students background (much variation is seen in KVs)
v Staff Room climate (again it depends on colleagues)
v Reaching out efforts (special efforts made by the school)
v Selection (screening strategies)
v Trainings (periodical workshops)
v Supervision (inspection strategies)
v Rewards (both positive and negative)
Strategies to improve English speaking ability in teachers of KV should be aimed at all the three above areas. The areas of English that need efforts are Listening, Writing and Speaking as
Since we are trying to talk of a sort of drastic change in the basic approach of the teachers in many cases, I feel we should follow the basic guidelines of Change Management. The present article talks about strategies that revolve around Change management.
What is Change Management?
People like status quo or we have a tendency of inertia. Whenever a change is thought of or brought out, resistance occurs like, why now? Or why this or that etc. There are many reasons for the resistance like fear of failure, feeling of insecurity, fear of loss of importance, fear of dispensability, not aware of the need, future scenario etc, Basically people have a tendency not to notice the initial signals emanating from change. The rule of Change is "If you don't change, change will change you". One best example of this is: "feeling of incompleteness in elderly employees when confronted with new technological need, be it internet, e mail or looking at the photos of the dear and near in a computer. When they look at the youngsters, they normally say "we never had such gadgets" failing to realize that they never looked for the signals of change. They never looked at the sequence of changes like Radio Transistor Tape recorder TV Colour TV Plasma TV PC cum TV. Hence, we need to look at the change management of attitude in our teachers.
The three stages of Change management are 'unfreezing', 'change' and 'refreeze' (Kurt Lewin's model).
This basically involves awareness of the needs, its implications if not attempted, what is the organizational interest, stakeholders' interest and the benefits of introducing change to self, KVS, students etc. Unless the teachers are aware of the meaning and need of the change, they won't listen to our circulars, warnings, reprimands. Hence our strategies have to attempt this unfreezing or a sort of unlearning the old learning.
Only after the first stage of unfreezing, the change has to be introduced. It is the second stage of the change management. These are the efforts on the ground level which will receive acceptance as the people are ready to receive due to unfreezing.
The new strategies are reinforced to see that the new and changed approach becomes part of working life. It becomes the integral part of the system.
Hence, keeping the above in mind, the following strategies are recommended or that can be thought of:
Awareness of English Speaking Ability and Needs
This should be the first phase. Here teachers are exposed to the present day requirement of the economy, industry, profession etc., Certain data, research survey findings, market demand etc., must be given to the teachers. Data that has to be provided to the teachers: List of New and emerging industries like:
v BPO(Business Process Outsourcing)
v KPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing)
v LPO(Legal Process Outsourcing)
v Medical transcription
v data mining
v Event management
v Online tuitions
v Expanding tourism industry
v Impact of gloablisation
v Biometrics etc.,
Even the facts and figures of service industry and its contribution to GDP that is growing at an amazing rate of 9% p.a should be given. The number of employees preferring a private job to Govt. job should be brought to the notice of the teachers. One significant aspect of today is less dependence on Govt. jobs by many youngsters in many pockets of the country. In order to prepare for that, teachers must know if we don't change ourselves, the students including their own children will be at a tremendous loss.
Awareness campaign:
Pamphlets containing data, power point presentations containing vital information should be provided in the staff meetings by the principal with any young and energetic teacher. A regional level briefing may have to be given to the principals. There should be atleast 2 meetings of the teachers with the information. The content of presentations may be vetted by a screening committee.
Activities that can be conducted at the school level for improvement of English speaking ability are listed below with a brief idea of each activity. In my opinion, a scrupulous implementation by the principals will bring in a lot of positive change in the desired direction.
1. School Level Group Discussions
Every school will organize group discussion on some relevant social issues (barring caste or religion based). PGT (English) or a competent teacher should facilitate the program for around 30 minutes. Every teacher has to express his or her view for not more than 1 minute each. Of course, the medium should be English.
2. Prayer level Talk by Teachers
Long back, there was a circular from KVS that every day in the prayer, there should be atleast one teacher to talk on a social issue (not necessarily moral) in the assembly. The instruction should be revived. Principals should ensure that teachers speak in the assembly for a brief period of not more than 3 minutes in English.
3. School Level Extempore speech
Teachers be arranged in groups and in each group of around 8 people, every teacher will be given a topic on the spot and the teacher will have to speak after an initial preparation time of around 3minutes. He/She should speak for atleast 3 minutes in English on the given topic.
4. Story writing using pictures
Teachers be arranged in groups and in each group of around 8 people, every teacher will be given 3 or 4 photos collected from magazines or newspapers and give time for thinking of a story and each teacher should narrate the created story in English. The story making can be social, funny or even absurd happening. The story should be of 3 to 5 minutes.
5. Listening sessions:
Play the situational conversation of CIEFL cassette or CD in front of the group and ask questions. This should be done by a facilitator at the school level.
6. Sentence generation sessions:
Provide 3 word groups in sequence WG1, WG2 and WG3 ask the teachers in the group to speak sentences taking one cue from each word group. The total sentence should have one set from each of the three word groups. Example:
Word Group 1
Word Group 2
Word Group 3
Is/are/was/were/seems/ appears/Seemed/appeared/looks/looked
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Example of the sentence formation is:
They appear to be scientists.
The above table is different from the normal one given in students work books. In this table there is some scope for variation or addition.
Such sentence generation sessions would help teachers create different expressions for different situations or even different expressions for a similar situations.
7. Listening Skill Activity:
Use a small town area map with bus station, railway station, school, college, hotel, prominent roads in it. Facilitator will explain one shortest route from railway station to hotel with directions to take turns etc., Provide another map to the participants and they will write directions and also read the directions, of course, in English.
8. Conversation Skills
It is a group activity. Arrange the people in groups of 5 to 8. give them some situations like at a railway station, at a bus station, at sea beach, while traveling in a crowded bus, while traveling in a local train etc. People in the group should converse in English on any of the situations and continue with real or imaginary experiences.
9. Comprehension exercises:
Provide simple passages and ask the teachers to write answers at the end of it. Proceed from simpler ones to a little difficult ones. They help in improving comprehension ability.
10. Role Plays:
Provide a situation, give the roles and the group has to assign the roles to every members for the situation, prepare an idea and perform or enact, e.g., Topics: advertisement is a nuisance (roles are: manufacturer, housewife, media person, student and a doctor)
11. Role Reversal
People in the group will be given a role that is reverse of them like: demanding son or daughter and stubborn parent; two students discuss about their mental state of exam stress etc.,
The above are only suggestive. The principals as leaders with their intuition ad attitude can plan and arrange them to see that speaking ability with a better body language can be improved in the teachers.
The ideas and activities are drawn from "Manual for Training on Communication Skills and Spoken English" developed by me at ZIET Mumbai along with Mrs. Mitali Rudra, Principal, Mr. M.R.K.Raju, PGT, Mrs. Devyani Bose, PGT and Mrs. Vineeta Narula, PGT.


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Monday, August 1, 2011
Dreams Du Jour
Wow, I can't believe it is August already! Slow down summer! I have been lazy about posting pictures, but I have been busy creating; getting ready for the Holland Art in the Park on August 6, and the Gold Coast Festival in Ludington on August 13 and 14. If you are near West Michigan, come check these out. Here are two new cards I made with a retired Stampin' Up set I just got, Dreams Du Jour. For some reason it reminded me of seed packages (not sure why). I've liked this set for a while and thought now was the time to get it - before it was gone forever! Other than the stamp, the only other thing that is Stampin' Up is the newprint paper. Everthing else was sort of pieced together from my stash. I love the orange and blue combination with this set. The image is stamped in a coordinating blue ink (to match the paper), and then colored in with markers. Thanks for looking. By the way, check out my Etsy shop and these cards are for sale. Find the link right above my picture and name on the top, right hand side of blog. Thanks again!
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Fedora 9 Goes Beta
The Fedora project has just released the beta version of the upcoming Fedora 9 distribution.
Fedora 9 Goes Beta
This takes the Red Hat-sponsored community distribution one step farther towards completion, which is scheduled for April 29.
The beta includes Gnome 2.22 and KDE 4.0.2, the current versions of the two major desktop environments. Version 3, beta 5 of the Firefox browser is also included.
The beta phase will run until April 8 and will be followed by a final freeze. The developers hope that many programmers and inquisitive users will test the Fedora pre-release in the mean time. To facilitate this, the Pre-Release site has installable media, live CDs and DVDs as HTTP, Bittorrent or Jigdo downloadable images.
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Barbara Eden has materialized again, and she's everywhere. But this time her public and private personas are circling each other in a strange, uncomfortable orbit.
Eden opens at Fort Lauderdale's Parker Playhouse tonight in a revival of the female version of Neil Simon's now-classic comedy The Odd Couple with Rita McKenzie and Georgia Engel. It's the latest stop on a tour that began in Chicago last year and continues through next spring.
She arrives in a swirl of tormenting emotions, still grieving over the death of her only son, Matthew Ansara, last June of a heroin overdose.
Eden went public with that grief several weeks ago in an hourlong Larry King, Live interview, hoping to alert others to the danger signals of drug abuse among their children or friends.
The King interview was broadcast several times. The response to it prompted 20/20 to visit her home in Southern California earlier this month to tape a segment, which will air Friday.
The crews were not long gone, but she was at work on a brush-up rehearsal of The Odd Couple in her living room when she picked up the phone to do yet another interview.
It is difficult for her when the subject of Matthew comes up. After a pause, she says, "I really want to try to get this message out.
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Physicians nationwide are rapidly adopting the smartphone as their preferred communications device. They are informally using the smartphone's integrated SMS messaging capabilities to support clinical communications with colleagues, care team members, medical staff and patients. However, the basic SMS messaging applications that come pre-loaded on most smartphones today are neither secure nor HIPAA compliant.
This white paper identifies the opportunities and challenges for using the smartphone for clinical messaging within healthcare settings. It also explores how a secure, enterprise-class messaging solution deployed by hospital IT can enhance clinical communications, collaboration and care coordination, protect patient information, and ensure regulatory compliance.
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My first thought when watching the movie trailer. Nothing k0t! Ahaha... I was dead wrong! It was kinda scary for me (the killing part mostly). This movie is about sisters who have bonded for so long until one day they decided to pull off a prank. The prank became nightmare when one of them was killed accidentally. They had to make unbelievable decision in which to buried one of their sister's body into a well and they had kept this secret until graduation time. During graduation, revenge falls in when the sisters were killed one by one. Decided not to be a good spoiler. Can't guess that the killer was that person and the reason that person killed those involved in the murder was totally unacceptable for me. The killer was pretty mean. Killing everybody who knows the secret. Uhuh~ The movie was really nice for me. Suspense was all over the place. Have fun watching the trailer. XD~`
A prank! No one will ever forget.
A secret! No one would ever tell.
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You always get more than you give
Cameron and I had the opportunity to go and feed the homeless last night. I gave it little thought in the morning while I got dressed for the day and it was not until we arrived at the mission that I realized the error in my ways. I was dressed head to toe in a ridiculous looking outfit for a homeless shelter. I had a pink velvet blazer on with cream colored with pink stripes. I was there to help and all I wanted to do was crawl into a hole. Why was this not the day I wore jeans to work? As we took our places I was given one of the messier tasks of separating trash from half eaten trays of food. Initially, it was hard to not think about how I was getting my dry clean only jacket dirty. Aside from being the only woman on the premises, why did I have to make a spectacle of myself in a vision of pink? Once I got into my work, began to heat up and was able to toss my pink coat aside, I was able to breathe a sigh of relief. As the salad dressing splat on my cream pants, my new friend bent down and began scrubbing it out of my pant leg. I felt humble and I felt my heart grow a size. Gentleman came in an unlikely form that day. I felt an instant love for those ragged, penniless, homeless, men. They smiled, they thanked me for every little thing I did and they were sincerely appreciative. I enjoyed their company, their warmth, their acceptance, I want to go back and visit my new friends.
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- Ketsy said...
I wish I had a picture to go with your story. That would be priceless, but it sounds like the experience was as well.
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- Steve, Lynn & Brian said...
so cool! If you go again some time, I'd love to join you...
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Many things. If you are pregnant, the fetus gets its vitamins from you. If you have low levels, they will become even lower and you will have low energy levels. If the baby has low vitamin levels, it can lead to birth defects, especially low folate (folic acid) levels. This can lead to neural tube defects. Vitamins play a very complex role in the body. If your doctor recommends a pnv, i would take it.
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I just learned a new song today, a scout song. Did I mention that I'm a scout? If no, so here I am.. telling you that "I'M A SCOUT! And I was proud to be one." (HAHA)
I hate when the school schedule keep changing, aren't the teachers tired changing the schedule. Duhh =.=' the last week schedule was okay and awesome and I get used to it but now there's a new schedule again. FYI the new schedule was soooo way too boring I mean the subject that were arranged, it were arranged in a boring way, boring subject in a boring time and whatsoever as long as it is boring, boooringg =.=' Hopefully, there's a new better+awesome schedule next week 'cause I was getting tired of this new whatsoever boring schedule.