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What's the coolest city of Europe?! The most beautiful, vibrating, interesting, city of the Old Continent?! You got that right. It's London. And I truly love it. It's fucking pricey, but I love it all the same. Third place in my personal Best City of the World ranking, so you know I really mean it. But this post isn't about London. There's a city that comes after but I love more. A city I can't help but going back every time I have the chance. That's The Old Gray Dublin.
It must be something like when you like a girl that you rationally know isn't the most beautiful of the earth, still she has something that strikes you. And that's what Dublin did to me the first time I've been there. It struck me so much with its unique atmosphere. Dublin has a charm you get clearly when you're strolling around its streets. The whole city gets in your soul. So does the rain sometimes, but you'll get used to it.
I love the Georgian Architectural style of the buildings, the souvenir shops playing Irish music all the time, the crowded pubs with live music, the incredible grey sky. You're not gonna see anywhere else the sky as you see it in Ireland. You're not gonna see the sun either, but that's the thing though. That's something that gives Dublin its particular charm. The clouds seem to have its own life. What can I say more? There's just something going on between us.
I guess I should tell you I love Ireland in general. I've been there four times in my life, but I already know I'm going back sooner or later. If I had to pick a place in Europe where I really feel good, it's in a pub in Dublin. I'm not even a great drinker, but I do appreciate a good beer. And a good Guinness in a Dublin pub, while Irish musicians are playing Irish music and everybody is dancing? You just can't beat it. I don't know if you've ever seen an Irish pub in Dublin, but if you haven't, then you definitely should go.
Anyway, I can't think about Dublin without thinking about my three ex-girlfriends. Like I said, I've been there four times, and every time I wasn't alone. Pretending you're very interested in my relationship with Dublin, I'm going to tell you about those four stories.
March 2005
Four days in a Dublin residential building. Guest in my ex-ex-ex girlfriend apartment. She moved there five months before, right after splitting up but we stayed friends, so I took the chance to go visit her, and I got my first days as a Dubliner. It was love first sight. I remember waiting to meet my ex-ex-ex in the city center in front of the Spire. Not that is the most beautiful landmark in Europe, but tall as it is, in the middle of O'Connell Street, it's still impressive. I also remember the March wind cutting my ears. Fucking freezing. I said I love it but what the hell, I'm from Rome!
August 2004
One week in the same Dublin residential building, still guest of my ex-ex-ex-girfriend. She would work in the morning hence I would be alone every morning, feeling like living as a Dubliner going out doing groceries at Tesco. That time I didn't miss the chance to visit another country, since the Northern Ireland is a four hours ride from Dublin. So I had a wonderful day in Belfast. One fantastic thing about Ireland is that they have a very efficient coach service, Bus Eireann, which you can use to go literally everywhere. That was also the time I first went to the Guinness Storehouse, first saw the famous St. James's Gate and had a pint at the Gravity Bar, the pub at the top of the Storehouse.
August 2007
I spent three days in Dublin as part of an amazing, I really mean amazing, vacation with my ex-ex-girlfriend, all around Ireland. Which by the way if I didn't make that clear, is my favourite country in Europe. Me and my ex-ex got a beer with my ex-ex-ex and surprisingly it went fine. See, like I said we're still friends, so when I'm in Dublin I always let her know, so we can get a beer or something. Plus, since she's been living there for twelve years now, she knows all the best pubs. Temple Bar is the most touristic area to get a beer, but it's awesome anyway.
June 2014
Four days with my ex-girlfriend. I got to stay at the Oliver St. John Gogarty's, one of the most beautiful pub in Temple Bar, with its own hostel upstairs. We had a day tour that took us to Glendalough, which is a little country in the middle of the Wicklow Mountains with an ancient monastery. During that tour we got to see also some spots where was shot the movie "P.S. I Love You", which my ex was fond of. I guess she still is. Had a beer in Dublin with my ex-ex-ex but it didn't go well this time. I mean, at the pub it seemed to be all right to me. Right after my ex had me notified it was not, because of something my ex-ex-ex said, which obviously I didn't catch. But the city was awesome as ever.
By now I guess you got mixed up with all those ex-girlfriends, but I hope the thing that will stick in your mind is that this city has something special other places just don't have. And if you heading that way, who knows, you might find me there. I'm definitely going back. 'Cause I'm in love with the Old Grey Dublin.
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For as long as I can remember, it has been a constant battle to get anything out of my parents' house. Getting my mom to clean up the clutter wasn't an option. When I used to live at home, even a quick suggestion about cleaning the house would cause her to shut down completely and walk away, ignoring me. Of course this infuriated me, I would start screaming and crying, getting us nowhere. Normally I would resort to cleaning up the house behind her back, which would lead to an argument when she figured out something was missing. My father was actually an accomplice at one point, taking garbage to a dumpster for me. That is, until she caught him. I was almost relieved that we had been caught; we had been sneaking out garbage behind her back for a few months by that point. I almost wanted to tell her, expecting her to be happy with the fact that I was trying to help. Instead she got angry for a few days and then seemed to forget about it and wanted nothing more but to ignore the situation.
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I have to say, I left with a slight sense of joy in my accomplishment of actually getting her to comply with two bags. It was the smallest step ever, but it worked. I patted myself on the back and had a huge grin on my face the whole way home.
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Hey Guys, I recently had a taillight bulb go out so I figured I'd upgrade to LEDS. I ordered the LEDS below and attempted to install them. Since the bulb bases have the little pegs on them they only install one way. Either I was doing something wrong or I got the wrong bulbs because I couldn't get them to work. The notes on the website say to "just flip them" around and they would work, which was true, but obviously they wouldn't stay connected because of these small pegs on the bases of the bulbs (one upper and one lower). Just wondering if anyone else has these LEDS and what their thoughts are on them? Am I missing something here because I was under the impression they were just a plug and play type of deal.
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I picked up a set this summer. I too had 2 of the 6 sockets not accept them, so I filed off the offending peg a bit and it seems to work.
Positives: about 500 Billion Trillion times brighter brake lights and turn signals. Yeah, worth it.
Negative: the bulbs are not the best at being on, then brighter such as when you have your headlights on then brake or use the turn signal. There is not that much difference btw the two brightness's.
One of my plans is to replace all the sockets in the rear lights of my 73 with new ones that truly fit 1157's. I am also going to upgrade my dash with LED's.
Oh, and I did NOT have to use an external ballast to have my turn signal blinker relay work. On some cars, the LED's don't draw enough juice to get the relay to work. Not the case here.
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My understanding of how a diode (LED) works is that the power will only "flow" in one direction... from positive to negative and the diode will emit light, however if the LEDs are assembled backwards, they won't light up because the power can't flow the diode negative to positive.
So I would think if you have to rotate the bulb 180 degrees for it to illuminate, the bulbs are assembled backwards and thus "defective" because the tits prevent it from being installed backwards.
Also the 1157's are actually two bulbs in one.... a tail light and a stop light so there should be a noticeable difference between one circuit being lit compared to both being on. Can you tell if half of the LEDs are off when only the tail light circuit is hot??
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Ya know I started getting a lil frustrated when attempting to install them because I thought they were a plug n play type thing so I didn't check the taillight versus brake light illumination. Also I had to physically hold the bulb in the socket just to get it to illuminate.
I contacted the vender and they refunded half of what I paid to avoid having to send them back and pay shipping, etc. I still have them in my toolbox. Maybe one day when I am bored I'll mess with them again and file the lil "tit/peg" off and try again.
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The nine rooms, which Banksy described as having the "worst view of hotel in the world," range from $30 for a bunk bed in one room to $965 per night for the presidential suite.
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It bills itself as the hotel with the worst view in the world. And it doesn't disappoint.
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Construction and preparation of the Walled Off Hotel began 14 months ago. Banksy did most of the artwork himself, from the cherubs on life support hanging above the player piano to the Israeli soldier pillow fighting with the masked Palestinian above one of the beds.
Manager Wissam Salsaa said they were nearly totally booked for the next three months.
We have arrivals today from six different countries, and I think most of our clients are flying just to stay here, he said.
He rejected criticism the prices were unaffordable for many Palestinians, saying they had nearly 50 staff to pay and any profits would go back into the community.
Everyone that came here thinks this is the most amazing project, he said. For letting the voice of the Palestinians be heard.
The hotel was announced unexpectedly at the beginning of the month and the artwork, Banksy's largest new collection in years, has been donated to the local community, the hotel's website says.
The artist closely protects his identity and was not in attendance at the launch.
Two rooms were set aside for other artists, who were kept almost entirely in the dark until the hotel was nearly complete.
"It's been pretty mental to be honest. It's been a crazy journey just (being) locked in here," laughed Dominique Petrin, a Montreal-based artist who was invited to do one of the rooms.
She has spent the last month locked in her room, not allowed to see the rest of the hotel. Her room is the most conservatively decorated to a point.
I made this room like a nice, lushy, colonial room, said Petrin, but when you look at some details, you see something is really going wrong. You know when things are going so good, but at the same time it's apart?
Each room has its own unique style. One room is painted to look like the guest is surrounded by concrete walls, and yet somehow, the room still manages to feel comfortable.
Another room feels like an army barracks furnished with bunk beds with foot lockers.
The presidential suite, complete with its own mini-theater, study, and bar, also has a luxurious jacuzzi. But the water for the jacuzzi comes from what appears to be a water tank speckled with bullet holes.
Instead of a gym, the hotel has a museum. The exhibition is dedicated to enlightening visitors about the separation barrier and providing context, while being painstakingly careful not to pick a side in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that surrounds the hotel.
It's meant to be a space that's both empowering and informing for people, said Gavin Grindon, the museum's co-curator.
At the entrance to the museum sits a lifelike figure of former British Foreign Secretary Lord Arthur Balfour, whose Balfour Declaration of 1917 expressed the UK's support for establishing a "national home for the Jewish people" in British-mandate Palestine.
One hundred years later, Balfour is still one of the most controversial figures in the conflict thanked by Israelis, detested by Palestinians.
It's exactly one hundred years since Britain took control of Palestine and started re-arranging the furniture - with chaotic results, said Banksy in a press release handed out at the hotel's opening.
I don't know why, but it felt like a good time to reflect on what happens when the United Kingdom makes a huge political decision without fully comprehending the consequences, the statement read, referencing in one line Balfour and Brexit.
The hotel sits in Area C, a portion of the West Bank under Israeli control. That means both Israelis and Palestinians are allowed to visit.
A few steps away is Area A, where Israelis are forbidden, while many Palestinians face major restrictions in Israel. The Walled Off Hotel is intended as a place of meeting a safe space for discussion.
The hotel itself, in its art and its literature, refuses to take one side while acknowledging both.
The wall divides the nation of Palestine from the state of Israel and restricts movement between the two for citizens of both sides, the hotel's website reads.
Depending on who you talk to its either a vital security measure or an instrument of apartheid.
Its route is highly controversial and it has a dramatic impact on the daily lives of a lot of people. The one thing beyond dispute is that everything here is under dispute.
The wall, mere steps from the hotel's front door, has been described as the biggest canvas in the world.
Political graffiti, art, and different messages adorn nearly the entire length of the wall as it cuts between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Banksy painted nine pictures on and near the wall a decade ago.
An art supply store is connected to the hotel in case guests want to add their own message to the separation barrier.
Walls are hot right now, but I was into them long before Trump made it cool, Banksy said in his statement.
The wall is one of the most striking symbols of Israel's 50-year occupation, and has become a major focus for demonstrations and artwork including by Banksy.
Israel refers to it as the security barrier and insists it is crucial for keeping out would-be attackers, but an advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice declared it illegal in 2004.
The hotel's website encourages guests to explore the possibility of painting on the wall with a graffiti supplies store next door with everything you need to make your mark.
There was no major launch party planned, with staff dressed in red waistcoats serving Walled-Off Salads and afternoon tea in the lobby.
A few tourists mulled around inspecting the gallery selling Palestinian art and a museum highlighting the history of the region.
Bea Kaufmann, a German living in the Israeli commercial capital Tel Aviv, said she had come with friends as she thinks it is important to see the other side of the conflict.
The rooms themselves have a deliberate faded luxury, with typical Banksy touches.
Above a bed in one room an Israeli soldier and Palestinian protester fight with pillows, while a television supposedly showing CNN is cracked and backwards.
In the presidential suite, a working jacuzzi is fed from a leaking water tank similar to those that adorn the roofs of many Palestinian homes.
The museum's curator, British professor Gavin Grindon, said earlier this month they wanted to highlight the negative impact of Western intervention.
A lot of other hotels have a gym, this one has a museum.
It is 100 years that British people have been coming here and making a bit of an imperial mess, from Tony Blair all the way back to Lord (Arthur) Balfour in 1917.
The Balfour Declaration, signed by then British foreign secretary Balfour in 1917, promised the Jews a homeland in what was then mandate Palestine.
The agreement is hailed by Israel as paving the way for its creation in 1948 and detested by Palestinians, who say it gave away their homeland.
Banksy has a long history in the Palestinian territories.
In February 2015, he allegedly sneaked into the Gaza Strip through a smuggling tunnel and painted three works on the walls of Gaza homes destroyed in Israeli air strikes during the previous year's conflict.
In 2007, he painted a number of artworks in Bethlehem, including a young girl frisking an Israeli soldier pinned up against a wall.
In 2005, he sprayed nine stencilled images at different locations along the eight-metre-high (27 foot) wall.
They included a ladder reaching over the wall, a young girl being carried over it by balloons and a window on the grey concrete showing beautiful mountains in the background.
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"We took this feedback to heart and built a feature that gives that level of control to parents", Tarunya Govindarajan, Product Manager at Facebook, said in a blog post late Friday.
Facebook has always remained in question to providing donations or some sort of financial assistance to some of the advisors who have been supportive towards its Messenger Kids app. It is meant to be a tool for parents to check their kid's contacts list and what are they texting about, but also to be a safe space for children to learn about the digital world.
In order to configure this new Sleep Mode within the Facebook Messenger Kids app, parents access the entire application from within their own Facebook app. For example, a good use of this feature would be during the study hours or dinner time, etc.
The company says parents can now specify the times kids aren't allowed on - either as a one-time restriction or something recurring, such as after 9 p.m. every school night.
Chemical team gets more samples in Syria
Russia's Defense Ministry has also accused Britain of direct involvement in staging video images of alleged victims. He said the requests have come from all areas of Syria , neighbouring countries and even globally.
Parents, before you toss your young child an iPad or smartphone to watch videos in the YouTube Kids app, you better make sure they're seeing something appropriate for their age. Still, some parents found disturbing videos were making it into the app and were viewable because they were not caught by the human curators. The app looks pretty easy, giving the ability to choose a week day or weekend along with a time to start and stop sleep mode. You can set different times for weekdays versus weekends. When they attempt to access the app, they'll come across a message asking them to come back later, and letting them know it's in sleep mode presently.
In an effort to give more control to parents, Facebook has launched a Sleep Mode in its Messenger Kids that will allow parents to set predetermined "off times" for the app on a child's device. For more guidance and resources, visit our Parents Portal at facebook.com/safety/parents.
Parents are able to access all controls of Messenger Kids via the main Facebook app.


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Amal Maher has released her second single in a row for Egypt. She is a proud lady whose success was only possible in Egypt with all its rich history in music. This time though, Amal Maher declares her love to Egypt as a women, among many.
This is the kind of song grownups will appreciate. Egyptian women are often overlooked in many fields, but they are as patriotic as any of the boys. They go to school, they lean despite many unique obstacles, and they also excel. Amal Maher is nothing short of passionate in this song, the often romantic and heart broken songstress has finally found something that gets her in the mad as hell zone.
The song is about celebrating the achievements of the women of Egypt, they get all their positive attributes form the land and from its story. I need not to declare my love to you Egypt, because I was born one of you. It's about raising up to the challenge and making something good. The song starts with Amal Maher reading the lyrics of the song, then speeding thing up.
I am one of the girls, goes the song. A very timely song to help the women, young ladies, girls and older ones who are living in troubling times. I have grew up to become a school principal, a minister, a judge and an ambassador.
Amal Maher - Ana Bent Mn El Banat | امال ماهر - انا بنت من البنات
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Cut up, bruised, bloody and swollen continued...
Does this post title seem a bit familiar? Maybe you're experiencing a deja vu moment. Well it has been one month since I moved to Ephraim, one month since that fateful Sunday afternoon walking home from church and experienced a lovely view of the sidewalk. This one month has seemed to last forever, but it has also flown by like you wouldn't believe. I'll probably talk about the first month down in Ephraim a little bit, but first lets get straight to the point. On Wednesday I started to notice that my knee was starting to hurt again, like really bad. I also noticed that it was starting to swell back up and get red. I thought "Oh great, what is going on now!" Luckily I was already planning to come home for the weekend since it was my birthday on Friday. Luckily my doctor was going to be in the office on Saturday. Well between Wednesdsay-Friday my knee did not get better, in fact the pain began to intensify. So by the time I got home on Friday I knew that something wasn't right. When I got home I realized that my knee had started to ooze. UGH! I am so sick of my knee. Anyways, Saturday morning I had a doctors appointment at 9:00. I tell the doctor everything that has happened, since he had already seen me once before about it I just had to update him on it, meaning telling him about the time when my knee exploded blood for two hours. He told me that I had an infection, he told me what kind but I don't remember so we'll just stick with infection. Then he said we needed to try and squeeze some of the puss out so that he could get a culture of it. Well squeeze he did...I had this nasty watering lookin' stuff runnin' down my leg and it just kept coming and coming and coming. He told me that the medicine he was going to give me may not be the right stuff but that it was better to get me on soemthing instead of waiting until Monday or Tuesday and have it be the right medicine. So that is the story of my knee, it is infected, it was painful, and I just want to sit and cry all day long. I have to go back to Ephraim today and I am absolutely dreading it. I mean I love Ephraim, I really do, but I'm just too scared to be away from a normal town at this time. Well that's all I have to say about my knee and the infection. As for school...well I'll just write another post another time, I need to go get ready for the day.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221087092018-05-28T22:10:40.807-07:00Funny Thoughts About Life's Crazy HappeningsA few funny thoughts about the way things strike me in daily life!!Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-39008845454068880042009-06-03T13:05:00.000-07:002009-06-03T13:12:32.182-07:00Butt BeansAlaena has reached that nice chatty little age. Some of it is recognizable language, and some of it is jibberish, but she's getting really good at repeating things you say. Well pretty much.
She repeats body parts. If you say nose, she'll point to her nose and say, "NNOOOOOSSSEEE"
If you say belly, she raises up her shirt and says, "BEELLLLLLYYYYY!" This turned out to be pretty funny the other day because she had a one piece outfit on. I said belly, and she spent 5 minutes trying to pull up her outfit so she could get to her belly and point to it. She couldn't get to her belly, so she refused to say the word.
We'll get her to repeat the things she is eating as well. However today mom got her to say butter beans, and it came out "BUTT BEEEEAAANS!" Somehow it doesn't seem quite as appetizing that way.Heather Smithhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-80647665863412040572009-05-27T07:28:00.000-07:002009-05-27T07:50:11.916-07:00A Night in "Future Daddy" TrainingI'm sure all of you parents out there have been where I was last week. Alaena had strep, and she was on several different medicines. And in a word she was ORNERY. She didn't want to be held. She didn't want to be put down. She didn't want her cup. She didn't want her food. She pretty much just didn't want anything. So finally I laid her in her bed because I knew what she really needed was rest.
I must mention that my boyfriend Shawn was at my house while this cry fest was going on. He says he wants children. And he got some training let me tell you. Because he is used to happy Alaena. The Alaena who rarely ever cries. The Alaena who goes to sleep almost the very second you lay her in the bed. But he got introduced to sick Alaena. And sick Alaena isn't the happy-go-lucky baby I normally have.
So as I said above, I laid Alaena in her bed. As most of you can probably guess, the real screaming commenced. And she put up the battle to end all battles in fighting sleep. She would scream, then she would whimper, then she would hold her breath, then she would stand up and yell "MAAAAAAAAA!"
And although it was breaking my heart, I knew that I had to hold to my resolve because I know my child, and rarely does she EVER fall asleep outside of her bed. And she was crying even when I was holding her. So it pretty much was just a wait and see how long it takes her to cry it out.
And through it all, Shawn was saying, "I can't stand it. Pick her up. Let her play."
And I would say, "She needs her rest. She was screaming before I put her in the bed, and it's not playtime, it's sleep time."
To which he would say, "I know you're right."
This conversation went on at least every five minutes for two hours. That's right I said two hours. When she finally fell asleep Shawn said, "I know that's what's best for her, but I sure am glad I'll never be a MAMA because I sure couldn't do it!"
And I just laughed thinking he sounded pretty much like a typical dad!!Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-11399863284858022612009-05-20T06:09:00.000-07:002009-05-20T06:18:44.417-07:00Being Me, Being FreeLast night I went to my niece and nephews end of the year program, and if you've never been to a program where 60 to 70 three and four year olds sing and say parts, well let me just say, you haven't been living life!
Anyway, it was all really cute and sweet about how each of us have a promise from God that He has a plan for our lives. They had little lines about what they wanted to be when they grew up, and my nephew said he just wanted to be bigger. This drew a lot of laughs from the audience because he is quite obviously the shortest child in the class.
But the best moment of the program came during a song called "Being Me." Apparently my nephew really took the words of the song to heart because he broke out of his shell during that song. He was the loudest one of them all. Literally, and it was quite obvious because he held the notes at the end of each and every line at the top of his lungs.
So it went something like this:

BEING MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
BEING FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
BEING ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL I CAN BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

The entire crowd was almost in tears with laughter. Bad part about it? The battery on the video camera died. Hope we can find a copy of it somewhere!! Because it was so adorable.
And of course Alaena danced during the whole thing and clapped her hands. Which I think probably nudged Trace on a bit more. Ahhh, to be three and carefree again!Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-5491081976540075222009-05-12T10:42:00.000-07:002009-05-12T10:53:05.403-07:00Once Upon a Time in Raegan's WorldSince moving in with my sister a few months back, I have been driving Raegan and Trace to school each morning. This has led to many interesting moments...some good, some bad. Some mornings the begging not to go to school lasts the entire ride to school. Other mornings the two are totally happy little campers who joke and tell stories. And on mornings like that, I hear Raegan's once upon a time stories. Here are a few snippets I have overheard from the backseat in the last few months:

"Once upon a time there was a princess who had to kiss frogs, but it was gross."

"Once upon a time Goldilocks went to see her grandmother, but the wolf ate her and said my what big teeth you have."

"Once upon a time there was a little baby named Alaena and she had a sister named Raegan." (Raegan is fully convinced that Alaena is now her sister because they live in the same house.)

"Once upon a time there was a little girl who had a tooth growing in from behind that went to the dentist." (Some of her stories are based on real life. Her permanent tooth is growing in behind her baby tooth. In her mind this was apparently good story making material.)

"Once upon a time Raegan and Trace went into the forest and saw deers, and they dropped the hammer on the four wheeler." (This story was a bit disturbing to my mom since she's told my dad in no uncertain terms that "dropping the hammer" on the four wheeler is strictly forbidden)

The best thing about these stories is the tone of voice she takes when telling them. She could definitely have a career at Disney one day because a story teller she is. I'm just glad I get the chance to smile at these little stories now!
Heather Smithhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-6517895581266550992009-04-20T05:56:00.000-07:002009-04-20T10:55:38.060-07:00Moon Sand: A.K.A. the Ruin of All Things Neat and Tidy
If any of you have children around the age of 5 or so, I'm sure you've heard of Moon Sand. Nifty sand that molds into shapes and gives children hours of enjoyment. But this wonderful invention for children is the cause of many hours of cleaning for parents.

My sister had the idea to get an outdoor table for Moon Sand that had a lid. A great idea in theory. But a 3 and a 5 year old get little enjoyment out of keeping Moon Sand IN the table. It looks better to them on the Carport. Because who doesn't love a multi-colored sandy carport?

Especially when it starts raining? My poor boyfriend. He had just blown off the carport and had everything looking really good. He said, "We'll have to make some ground rules for when I clean off the carport." But he was laughing.

If he can lay down ground rules on getting Raegan and Trace not to make any messes on the carport, we're gonna get him to lay down some rules for the inside too. For example, "Don't take your change banks out because Alaena may try to eat pennies." Fortunately she's never swallowed any, but it hasn't been for lack of opportunity.

Aahhh life with kids. Definite fun times!!

Heather Smithhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-48955688974464759132009-04-09T07:52:00.000-07:002009-04-09T07:59:47.595-07:00Don't Drink and DriveWell, Alaena is only 14 months old, and I thought I had raised her better, but she had a drinking and driving mishap today. My mom babysits her, and she gave her some milk, and Alaena was sitting on her little car drinking it.
She has a habit of leaning way back when she drinks her cups. Well, this time she leaned a little too far back and fell off the car.
So my mom said, "Alaena, don't you know you shouldn't drink and drive?"
My nephew heard this, and he is now following Alaena around the house saying, "Don't drink and drive, Laena. Don't drink and drive."
At least she's learning early I guess! Guess I'll have to check that milk...Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-38133438839731250092009-03-24T06:14:00.000-07:002009-03-24T06:23:48.430-07:00Ha! Ha! Ha! Grammy!Well, yesterday I learned that my child has quite a sense of humor. My mom didn't quite see it that way, but everyone else got quite a laugh out of it. My mom comes to mine and my sister's house to keep Alaena everyday.
A few weeks back we re-did all of the locks at our house. And the new locks don't have to be unlocked to open the door from the inside. Which may not be a good thing apparently.
We have a gate that closes on our driveway where we can let Copper roam the backyard. Yesterday morning my mom went out to close the gate to let Copper out, and she left Alaena standing at the kitchen door watching her which is what she always does.
However, just standing there wasn't enough for Alaena yesterday. She wanted to play with the door. So she pushed the door closed. Unfortunately mom hadn't unlocked it to open it.
So she got locked out, and her key was on the kitchen table beside Alaena. Thankfully the next door neighbor was home and was nice enough to allow mom to call me. So I ran home on my break and let mom into the house.
Alaena was standing at the door laughing at mom when I got there. Here I was expecting her to be screaming or to have fallen down the steps, and she was standing there laughing. So I laughed with her!
I believe I have some quite interesting years ahead of me!!Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-61378063178465774272009-03-17T05:36:00.000-07:002009-03-17T05:46:18.949-07:00She Made a Break for ItDuring the last month Alaena has become quite mobile. She's only slightly slower than a bolt of lightning when she gets down and going. This becomes a bit of a problem at church.
Yes, she has definitely hit that age where the nursery is a heaven sent blessing, but Sunday night was a bit different because Alaena's dad came to church to meet her for the first time. So the nursery wasn't really an option.
I learned that my child she has learned some conniving skills. She can turn her beautiful baby blues on some unsuspecting person (a.k.a. Papaw) and slide down to the floor during the church service because she just looks so cute that you want to give her what she wants. And she can within 5 seconds flat be at the front of the church trying to climb onto the stage.
However, when mommy gets ahold of her again, she can also get her little leg popped for using her cunning skills during church time. Mommy just has to avoid that accusing look in those beautiful baby blues! Hard as it may be!Heather Smithhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-87931612798986267322009-03-03T09:13:00.000-08:002009-03-03T09:28:23.723-08:00Promised Pics of the Snow This is the only pic I have of Alaena in the snow because she had bronchitis last week, so I bundled her up quickly, sat her down, and took the picture. Apparently she doesn't have a high opinion of snow.  Here's Raegan preparing to go down the slide that is full of snow. I don't know that I've seen either her or Trace on the slide in a good while. Apprently snow adds joy to sliding.  And here's Trace, the human slide snowplow.   And here's Copper, Crystal's basset hound just before he bounded off through the snow like a rabbit. He ran around like a crazy dog for at least half an hour. You see my car in the background. It was covered with snow UNDER THE CARPORT because the wind was blowing like crazy.Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-89132218872909582442009-03-02T07:09:00.000-08:002009-03-02T07:21:21.931-08:00Don't Even Think About Taking Our Snow, Mister!Well, it finally came. A few weeks before spring, we here in NC finally got a big snow. To all of you out there who get "real snows" don't laugh when I say that this 7" of snow is a big snow. Because to me, and all of my fellow North Carolinian friends, it is. And it is GORGEOUS! I will post the pics in a couple of days.
But for now, a couple of funny Raegan stories. Before our beautiful snow came freezing rain. An entire day of freezing rain. The temperatures hovered close to freezing, so it didn't really affect the roads much, but the powerlines and trees were covered in ice. And you know what that means, power outages. So while I was in church yesterday morning, our power went out. Much to my sister's dismay, since she was at home in the cold house because she now has the bronchitis funk.
We had plans to make Sunday dinner at our house, and I had my mind all set for the roast, pinto beans, deviled eggs, creamed potatoes. The roast and pintos weren't a problem, because they'd been in the crock pot since the afternoon before, but I didn't get my deviled eggs!
The funny thing was that as soon as my dad pulled into the driveway, our power came back on. And Raegan said, "Paw paw turned our power back on, LOOK!"
Because apparently just working for a power company makes you all powerful at turning power back on, and all you have to do is simply pull into the driveway of the house you want to have power! LOL!
Then later last night the snow started pouring down, and we were watching it out the window (because that's what people who rarely ever see the white flakes do, we watch this rare marvel as it comes down!) And the man across the street started putting salt out on his driveway.
Raegan said, "What is he doing?" And I said, "He's melting the snow on the driveway."
Raegan almost went into hysterics. She said, "But I want the snow, don't let him take our snow!!"
I assured her that the tiny bit of salt in his bucket couldn't possibly take our snow. And we wouldn't let him in our yard with the salt. It's a shame I have to work today and miss so many silly little comments I'm sure that Raegan and Trace will be making about their first big snow!
But I plan to be home early enough to let Alaena see it for at least a few minutes!!Heather Smithhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-51794338676464216072009-02-27T04:50:00.000-08:002009-02-27T05:04:55.289-08:00You're Not Taking Her!!Well, it's been another week that I haven't posted, but Alaena and I have both been down with the bronchitis funk. No fun at all. I stayed home from church on Sunday, and I stayed out of work Monday and Tuesday. Due to the fact that I work for a company who has laid off workers this year and may lay off others, I decided I was going to drag my sick butt to work on Wednesday. So my mom offered to let Alaena spend the night with her Tuesday night so that I could get some rest.
Now this was not an easy offer to take. Alaena has NEVER stayed away from me overnight. I cried at the thought, and I cried when mom and dad took her. But Raegan's reaction was classic. She carried Alaena into the bedroom, locked the door and said, "You're not taking her!!"
So my daughter has now been part of a hostage situation. Crystal negotiated Raegan out with the promise that Alaena would be back the next day. But it was still a very begrudging handover.Heather Smithhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-32011998391641586902009-02-16T05:08:00.000-08:002009-02-16T05:15:18.276-08:00Watch That Attitude Baby 'LaenaWell it is official. My child has my attitude. Send up the prayers now, would you please? And if I haven't told you lately, Mom, I'm really sorry for all that backtalking when I was but a youngster!
Alaena and I are spending some time at my sister's house, and unlike my house which is one level, Crystal has stairs. And the stairs draw Alaena like a beacon, saying "Climb me, Climb me!" So she flies towards the stairs oh about every second and a half.
I've said "NO!" about a million times. I've picked her up and carried her elsewhere. I've popped her hand and even her little backside. But still the stairs have a pull that seems to be unconquerable.
But what's worse is that the other day I pulled her away again and then turned around, and my sister said that Alaena gave me a look and mouthed toward me some undistinguishable baby talk.
So pretty much, she told me off in her little language I guess. And she's just one. Boy I've got some interesting times ahead of me. I just pray that I can keep from laughing while I'm trying to teach my little girl that it really is in her best interest to listen to me!!Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-63362291170488395662009-02-11T06:04:00.000-08:002009-02-11T06:21:45.841-08:00Alaena's One Year Old Pictures

Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-72843634640010963162009-01-06T05:34:00.000-08:002009-01-06T06:46:55.826-08:00Christmas Pics

Getting some love from Mommy!!

She liked the bows better than anything.

Getting her great uncles to let her do whatever she wanted!

Tearing off that first tiny piece of wrapping paper cautiously since we'd been telling her "No, No!" for days!

How 'bout you hold the box, Ma?

Another dress? Really?

Really ripping into it!

Showing off her new "pony"

Trying to find a way to escape the Smith clan!!

With my Grandma Smith

Trying to figure out if the bag is worth her time!

With the Hurd cousins.
 With the Smith cousins.

With Aunt Crystal

Colby trying to sleep amidst the chaos!
  I love Christmas!!!

Playing with some of her new stuff before opening gifts from Grammy and Pawpaw!

Okay, Ma! I know how this works now, get these little people OUT!!Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your families!

Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-3466465247006322692008-12-17T05:31:00.000-08:002008-12-17T05:38:26.489-08:00How Old Is Jesus?My sister and her hubby have done a great job teaching Raegan and Trace about the true meaning of Christmas. They believe in Santa, but they also know that Santa isn't what Christmas is really about. They know it's about Jesus' birthday.
As a matter of fact, they may have done too good of a job driving home the fact about Jesus' birthday. Because the other day while driving down the road, Raegan asked my brother-in-law, "Daddy, how old will Jesus be on His birthday?"
Like any good husband, He turned the question over to my sister. He called her at work and handed Raegan the phone, and Raegan asked Crystal, "Mommy, how old will Jesus be on His birthday?"
I'm not really sure that they gave her any kind of definitive answer. I think saying "Over 2000 years" would have been a little mind boggling to an almost five year old. But hey, at least she knows whose birthday we'll be celebrating!Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-23750407685656368452008-12-16T05:30:00.000-08:002008-12-16T05:40:39.152-08:00Tuesday's Top TenFor today's top ten I give you the top ten things I have to do before Christmas:

1. Buy a gift for my mom and dad. I have bought a few little things for them, but I'm stumped about what to get them...

2. Buy a gift for my brother. This is easy. He takes money or gift cards from anywhere.

3. Buy a gift for my brother-in-law. This requires going to Dick's Sporting Goods to buy a gift certificate because this is what he wants. I really should have already done this, but I never go to Dick's so I haven't.

4. Buy a gift for my sister. She wants a gift certificate from the Spa Personal Appearances. The trouble with this one is that I'm not quite sure where this place is. Finding new places is not one of my strengths...

5. Buy a gift for my cousin Scott. I have NO IDEA what to get him. None at all. He never asks for anything. Ever.

6. Buy some stocking stuffers for Alaena, oh and also a stocking. I've been stocking slack...

(There is certainly a money spending trend going here...)

7. Buy some wheat bread for our Christmas party here at work on Thursday.

8. Go to my Raegan and Trace's Christmas program at school on Thursday.

9. Go Christmas caroling with the church.

10. Be in the Christmas play Sunday night.

So it's gonna be a little hectic around here before Christmas. What last minute things are you guys gonna be doing?Heather Smithhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-43910641206489558892008-12-15T05:14:00.000-08:002008-12-15T05:42:09.207-08:00Monday, Monday!Well, here we are at Monday again, and I can hardly believe it. This past weekend was a little hectic. But I've learned several things. First, I learned that Alaena is apparently going to be very likely to get bronchitis. That is something that is not going to be much fun, but at least now I know so I can watch her very closely and at the first sign of a wheeze, she'll be headed to the doctor.
I also learned that my child gets very hyper after a nebulizer treatment. I mean, we're talking feet can't be still, crawling and walking around in circles hyper. I would go to put her down, and her feet would be moving a million miles a minute. It was hilarious, but also very tiring because I had to chase after her making sure she didn't get into the Christmas village, the Christmas tree, etc. But it was a fun weekend.
Lastly I learned that a night of sleep after a night of no sleep is heavenly. So I'm in a great, well-rested mood this Monday morning. I hope all of you are too! Have a good one!Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-57161426303120657172008-12-09T05:42:00.000-08:002008-12-09T06:34:35.691-08:00Tuesday's Top TenToday for my top 10 I give you my top 10 favorite recent pictures of Alaena:

Just kicking back, this may be one of my favorite pics all time of her:

Bring on the grub! She may not have gained weight very fast, but she is serious about some food!

Crawling, this is a rare site. Normally she is trying to walk around things, so my crawling pic opportunities are rare!

Excited to see mommy! That is the smile I come home to every day. And the smile that makes it SOOOOO hard to go to work in the morning.

Ma, put the camera down! I'm trying to eat!

Hmmm...if I'm really sneaky, maybe I can get this block from the nursery into my diaper bag...

These teeth are good for something...

 This is one of her favorite things lately. Since she's dicovered her tongue, it's rarely in her mouth.

 Another fine example of showing off the tongue!

And finally, Christmas card pic 2008. Showing off all eight of those pearly whites!!
Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-16613274050540920582008-12-08T05:02:00.000-08:002008-12-08T05:38:53.316-08:00Life in the World that is TraceThis past Friday I went after I got off of work at 12 to pick up my niece and nephew from school for my sister. My niece was going to her cousin Emma's for the night, and Trace was coming to my house. Now normally picking them up from school is no big deal. They usually say that they've both been great, and they both usually have stickers in their folders.
USUALLY.
Not so on Friday. Apparently Friday was Raegan's day to test the limits of the K-4's rule about talking during lunch. It was also apparently her day to pick up her "BEST FRIEND EVER" who is apparently a K-3 student while they were in the bathroom. I don't believe it's a specific rule, but apparently it is frowned upon to pick up K-3 students in the bathroom. In any event, Raegan ended up with 2 demerits, marring a week of demerit free perfection.
Let me just say, it is not fun to pick up my niece when she has gotten two demerits. It puts me in the "bad guy" position with her, and I do not like it. I guess I've got to get used to that position though considering Alaena is quickly learning to test her limits.
Anyway, I had to drop Raegan off at her house with her dad. I didn't stay long. I didn't want to see her get into trouble. I mean, it wasn't really bad things. After all, she didn't hit the kid, she just picked her up because she was her "BEST FRIEND EVER!" Apparently best friend exuberance isn't appreciated in K-4. Oh well.
Trace rode on with me, and we hadn't even gotten out of the driveway before he said, "I had a good day. I got a sticker. Sissy had a bad day. She had a bad day."
Now this wasn't said in a cocky tone. He sounded pitiful. He felt so bad that Raegan didn't get a sticker or candy like he did. He may be only 3 years old, but he has more compassion than most adults. Well, he has compassion for his sister at least.
His love for the deer isn't quite so obvious. My dad is a hunter, and he was out hunting when Trace and I got to the house. This was quite upsetting to Trace because he LOVES his Paw-paw, but I promised that he would see Paw-paw soon.
When my dad got home, Trace asked him, "Paw-paw, did you shoot deers in the forest?"
And my dad told him that he saw some deer, but he didn't shoot any.
Then Trace said, "Paw-paw, when I get big like you, I'm gonna take my water gun, and shoot me a deer."
Because apparently water is lethal to deer. Who knew?
The next morning Trace asked dad to take him to the ocean on the tractor. We live about 5 hours from the nearest ocean, so dad was like, "Huh?"
So Trace said, "You know, the ocean in the forest." So our lake has now been upgraded to an ocean. Maybe I should keep this a secret. I don't want Ruffin becoming a hot tourist spot. It ruins it for the locals.
So don't tell anybody about the Ruffin ocean okay?
What funny things happened to you guys over the weekend?Heather Smithhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-31753856914576617562008-12-04T05:07:00.000-08:002008-12-04T05:34:41.180-08:00Thursday ThirteenFor this Thursday I give you Thirteen Things I'm wondering about:

1. I'm wondering why I haven't gotten back some wrapping paper that I ordered for a fund raiser back in September (apparently no one has gotten anything back and the guy is contacting the school!)2. I'm wondering why in the song, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" there is a line about scary ghost stories. I mean the song is about Christmas, not Halloween. I guess it's possible they are talking about the story, "The Christmas Carol" but I wouldn't consider that a scary ghost story. So still I wonder if they just put the line in the song just because they couldn't think of any other line to put there.3. I'm also wondering why in the song, "Up on the Housetop" poor little Will got a hammer and lots of tacks. Maybe I'm too modernized, but I just can't imagine that at any time in history tacks were considered the best gift ever by any child. I feel a little sorry for Will myself.4. That brings me to the song, "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas." First I wonder why someone would actually want a Hippopotamus for Christmas enough to write a song about it.5. Then I wonder how many children have pitched super tantrums to their parents begging for a Hippopotamus for Christmas since this song was written.6. I also wonder if anybody likes the song, "The Little Drummer Boy" Now, I have heard that Mandisa has a great version of it, but I'm talking about the original slow, seemingly eternal version of "The Little Drummer Boy" where these shrieky sopranos say, "Cooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeee they told meeeeeeeeeeeee, Par Rum, pum, pum, pummmmmmmmmmmm" while the basses in the background go, "Pum, pum, pum, pum" I really have never gotten this song...7. Now I'm kinda wondering why I listen to so much Christmas music I don't understand...8. And I wonder if any of the rest of you have turned your radios to the 24/7 Christmas music station in your area.9. Or if any of the rest of you have been seen going down the highway belting out, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause"10. I'm also wondering when I'm ever gonna find time to get Alaena's pictures taken so I can send out Christmas cards.11. And when I'm gonna find time to wrap gifts (especially considering I haven't gotten my wrapping paper yet, see #1)12. Then I wonder if the Christmas play at church is going to come together before December 21.13. Then I wonder why I'm wondering about all of this stuff. And why I'm not just taking time to enjoy this wonderful season. So that's what I'm gonna do now...  What do all of you have on your minds today?

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Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-16252209451946757922008-12-03T04:42:00.000-08:002008-12-03T04:52:37.940-08:00Taking Things Into Her Own HandsI can hardly believe that Thanksgiving is now behind us, and we are charging toward Christmas full steam ahead. Last weekend was spent by most of my family members putting up the Christmas decorations, getting the ornaments on trees just right and such.
Well, at my house the ornaments were added to the tree. My sister had no such luck. Her husband had put the ornament box in the top of their building where only he could get to them, and he was on duty (he's a policeman). So she just put up the tree, figuring he would get the box of ornaments later.
The rest of the weekend was busy for them, so the ornaments never got added to the tree. Apparently this distressed my four year old niece a little more than my sister and her husband realized. A fact they discovered on the way home from church Sunday night.
My niece has hit a prissy stage, and she has begun carrying her little purse everywhere she goes. And it is often filled with random things, from fake lipstick to my nephew's little cars.
But Sunday night on the way home from church, she told my sister, "Mommy, we can decorate our tree now!" And as she said it, she pulled several icicle ornaments that she had "borrowed" from the Christmas tree at church out of her purse.
Apparently she thought the church's tree was quite overloaded while her tree at home was completely barren of ornaments! Crystal of course told her that she shouldn't take stuff, but I'm pretty sure she had a hard time not laughing while she was doing so!!Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-31739677426899953052008-12-01T05:16:00.000-08:002008-12-01T05:18:13.642-08:00Random Number Picker Says the Winner Is...Well, as promised today is the day that I announce the big winner of the giveaway, and the winner is...Crystal!
And I promise, there was no partiality in this drawing. I simply put everyone's names in order of how they were given, and her number was the one randomly drawn.
Thanks for all the participation. And keep looking out for more giveaways. I may just do this again!!Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-78740922500439997112008-11-19T09:47:00.000-08:002008-11-25T05:55:27.387-08:00Tuesday's Top TenMy cousin Christy started something on her blog a few weeks back called Tuesday's Top Ten. So, I'll go with her on this one, and today I give you the top ten things that will bring certain death to your cell phone!!

1. Dropping a phone in a swimming pool. Now, one of the great things about cell phones is that you can use them anywhere, but if you happen to put your cell phone in a towel, be sure to tell someone it's there before they pick up the towel to use it and sling your cell phone into the pool. (This happened to my mom's cell phone.)

2. Dropping a phone into an electrical pipe that holds wire. Now the phone may still be usable, but you will not get it back. Due to the fact that you could possibly be electrocuted in the retrieval. (This happened to my brother's cell phone)

3. Dropping a cell phone into a man-hole that is filled with rain water. The nasty gross rain water will surely ruin your phone quickly. (Also, to my brother)

4. Snapping your phone in anger over something the person you are talking to said. (My brother, again, do you see a pattern here?)

5. Dropping your cell phone into a toilet. Now this is completely avoidable, NO ONE should talk on a phone in the bathroom. (My brother however doesn't adhere to this rule. Hence the toilet water ruined phone.)

6. Dropping a phone in a dog's bowl. This doesn't cause immediate death, but it will shorten your batteries life, and you will barely be able to get one call through without recharging your phone! (My niece did this to my phone)

7. Throwing your cell phone against a brick wall (my cousin did this.)

8. Allowing a three year old that your are babysitting to remain alone in the room with your phone. Especially if said three year old has anger issues and didn't want you to leave the room. (This happened to my sister in law's phone.)

9. Washing your cell phone in the washing machine. Again, no immediate death, but a short life is predicted for your phone. (My sister in law did this to my brother's phone)

10. Spilling corn on your phone. This results in immediate button death. Apparently corn juice has more lethal powers over phones than water. (This happened to my phone last week)

The upside of cell phone death? Getting a new cell phone. Thankfully, I got a really good deal on mine. Have any of you ever had a cell phone ruined somehow?

And a reminder, there are only five more days to enter the GIVEAWAY! Be sure to get your name in by the 30th!!Heather Smithhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-79991014568774181212008-11-14T05:34:00.000-08:002008-11-14T08:43:54.485-08:00A Bloggy Giveaway

Well guys, in the spirit of the soon approaching Christmas season, I have decided to do a bloggy give away. I will be giving away a Beauti Control Snowflake Set. It will include the Snowflake Body Wash pictured above.

The Snowflake Body Polish

The Snowflake Body Creme

The Snowflake Lip Conditioner

And the Snowflake Show of Hands

All you have to do for a chance to win this giveaway is go to my Beauti Control Page and come back and leave a comment about one item you might like! Also, if you mention this giveaway on your blog and let me know, you'll get two entries! Entries will be taken until November 30, and I'll announce the winner on December 1!

Added note, also, if you could leave your email address in the comments so that I can contact you if you win, I would appreciate it!
Heather Smithhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-22108709.post-19304548182105932062008-11-13T04:58:00.000-08:002008-11-13T05:22:47.182-08:00Thursday ThirteenToday I present to you Thirteen random thoughts:

1. I'm really into the Biggest Loser this season. I DO NOT like Vicky though. She is EVIL. I really hope she gets voted off soon.
2. Alaena has recently learned that she can put her arms through her crib and reach the Diaper Champ. I'm trying to double and triple check that I don't leave any diapers sitting in the top because apparently 9 month olds don't know you shouldn't play with diapers (thank God she hasn't gotten any dirty ones!!)
3. I just found out that my friend Christa is having a little boy. So exciting, a future hubby for Alaena! LOL! Seriously though, I'm really excited for her.
4. Not only that, but my friend Allison is having a girl so Alaena gets a best friend and a hubby all within a couple of months!
5. I'm seriously glad I have friends having babies because that means I have someone to share the baby wealth with. People were seriously generous when I had my baby showers for Alaena. But now that she's outgrowing stuff, I am quite short on storage space. So they are getting the mother load of stuff, Christa will get the neutral stuff of course. For some reason she didn't feel her little boy needed a pink swing! LOL!
6. I went the other day to buy my dress for my friend Leah B's wedding in June. We're on a downswing of the bridesmaid thing I think. Only a few single friends left. But this actually was a pretty dress, AND I got to buy it 2 sizes smaller than the one in the wedding I was in BEFORE I was pregnant, so I'm very excited. That means all those salads are paying off!
7. Not only have I been eating salads, but I have been working out on the Wii Fit which really makes working out fun, but I have been bad this week because when Alaena was sick I got out of the groove of daily workouts. I've got to get back in the groove.
8. Speaking of groove, for Christmas I asked for the Dance, Dance Revolution game, so that I would have a variety of work out options.
9. I also asked for the Jillian Michaels game because after watching her on the Biggest Loser, I seriously think her workout would really whip me into shape!
10. Of course, I may not need all of these workout things because chasing Alaena around is becoming quite the workout in and of itself. She is pulling herself up walking around stuff, and she is INTO EVERYTHING.
11. Because she is into everything, she has learned the words, "No, no!" And she is doing her part to teach them to my dog Colby. She chases him around going, "no, no, no, no, no, no, no!" Poor Colby, but he loves her!
12. Because my child is so hyper, I am looking for active toys for Christmas, in order for her to put her energies into something that it's okay for her to get into!
13. And believe it or not, it's not even Thanksgiving yet, and I am almost done Christmas shopping. Now this may not be amazing to you in any way, but I have never finished shopping before the week of Christmas. This is truly a momentous occasion!!
 So, what's been going on with all of you?

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Jacki Deep, Jacki High
This past weekend, Jacki's brother Jake was in town. Sadly, I don't have any fun pictures of the Braves game we went to or the hanging out we did afterward, but I DO have pictures of Sunday night, when everyone in the fam' came over. We were treated to a special Celine Dion impersonation concert. Here's Jacki, explaining the intricacies of Celine concerts:
And here she is singing to "River Deep, Mountain High." I had never heard this song before, as no one in her right mind is a Celine Dion fan :) , but immediately I could tell that Jacki sounds better than ol' Ms. Dion herself! I actually kind of liked the melody, and after I looked for a clip to link to this post, I realized why: Celine didn't write it. In fact, I think The Supremes were the first to sing it. Anyway, this was our concert:
Jacki warms up:
Now she really gets into it:
Big finish:
She didn't even break a sweat!
Thing I'm thankful for: Rain for this summer heat!


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Spain vs. Netherlands will be the second match of the Brazil World Cup 2014 tournament. Ironically, it is also a repeat performance of the Africa World Cup 2010 final which gave Spain a World Cup victory.
This time around the Netherlands will be hungry for a rematch win. The game may also give way to some unforced fouls and errors as both teams bid for a win since their last meet.
Vicente del Bosque's side is still one of the favorites to win the World Cup but Spain is not as strong as it was in South Africa 2010. The Netherlands may not be up to the mark this time around. But you can bet that it will be a 2nd day treat for those who followed the cup in South Africa.
The game is bound to be a surprise and a tough draw on Friday at Salvador's Arena Fonte Nova.
For full live stream and a preview of the World Cup clash visit.
Date: Friday, June 13
Time: 8 p.m. BST; 3 p.m. ET
TV Info: BBC One (UK), ESPN (US)
Live Stream: BBC Website (UK), (US):
Though both teams appear to carry similar weight going into the World Cup, they will want to come flying out of the box and this is one match you won't want to miss.
Spain is still one of the best European teams although it has slacked off since winning the World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
Spain met with Brazil in the final of 2013 Confederations Cup,. However, they took a thrashing from Brazil which defeated Spain 3-0.
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unstoppable, which means the Netherlands should be able to regain the confidence to confront Spain with victory in mind.
Spain still tops the list in world rankings according to ESPN FC.
Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder are a goal scoring trio that has a reputation for being unstoppable; they will
continue to be a potent attack machine and constant goal threat on Friday.
This Salvador encounter is one of the best of the entire group stages and is not to be missed, as both sides will look to come flying out of the blocks in Brazil.


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College Basketball Point Spread Betting Line Favors South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Battle with Denver Pioneers
A key college basketball betting odds battle sees the away Denver Pioneers taking on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits Friday.
Opening Odds & Computer Pick
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits were listed as -14-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark earlier in the day. It opened first at BetOnline, where the over/under betting odds total was expected shortly.
Denver Pioneers vs South Dakota State Jackrabbits Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits sport a record of 11-3 and 7-3 ATS heading into this betting matchup, while the Denver Pioneers have 8-5 and 5-7 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 8-2 for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits and 4-8 for the Denver Pioneers.
This game puts the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, most recently No. 41 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Denver Pioneers, who rate No. 175 in the latest survey.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Denver got 11 points from Joe Rosga but lost anyway, 63-54, to UC Riverside on Tuesday at Student Center.
South Dakota State earned a 65-61 victory over Middle Tennessee on Sunday, getting 16 points from Deondre Parks at Sanford Pentagon.
Next Betting Matchups
Denver at North Dakota State, Sunday, January 3rd
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A civil society organisation, Citizens of Impact Foundation has called for severe punishment against treasure looters in order to effectively tackle corruption.
The foundation, which made the call in Abuja yesterday, noted that the fight against corruption would be effective when those who embezzled public funds are meant to face severe punishment that will discourage other ones.
Speaking at the press briefing, the Executive Director, of the foundation, Daniel Olatunde alleged that the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment are colluding with Skye Bank Plc to violate the Treasury Single Account policy of the Federal Government.
According to him, the ministry has been maintaining account 1770393883 in the name of Federal Ministry of Commerce and sharing the accruing revenue from trademarks and patents with a contractor, Einao Ltd. on a 80/20 per cent basis.
Olatunde stated that the ministry officials were using an expired contract awarded in 2010 to Novalsys Ltd. which later became known as Einao Ltd. to defraud the government.
The company was said to have signed an agreement for the development of a web-based registration management solution for registration of parents, trademarks and designs, which was reportedly renewed in 2014.
Olatunde said, "We wrote to the finance minister since April 11,2017 to urgently look into the matter ... and also petitioned the AGF on October 16, but haven't received a response which should be within 24 hours."