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A/N: I liiiiiiiiiive! Mostly. College sucks balls. So does family sometimes. Alas my muse has returned, the story is mapped out finally (THANK YOU CONSTANCE I WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT YOU) and I'm writing like the wind before college starts again. Also this is not Beta'd so feel free to point out any mistakes.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, save my OCs.
Chapter Thirty-Four
Daring to Hope
Thunder Creek, WY
May 9, 2001
"Garrett, widen your stance a little," Paige said sternly from the front of the class. She moved through the lines of kids to adjust how he was standing. "There. Better. See how you balance your weight equally on both feet? And be sure to keep your knee bent, Kelly, it makes it harder for people to push you over."
Paige smiled and watched as the kids for the Saturday morning combat class bumbled through their positions. Most of them were young and uncoordinated, but they had a zest for learning this stuff that could potentially save them later on in life.
"I'll let Travis lead you guys for a while," she announced, nodding at her younger step-brother.
Eighteen-year-old Travis offered a shy smile and moved to the front of the class, adjusting his glasses on his thin freckled nose before clearing his throat and instructing the kids on basic holds and how to get out of them.
Paige left him to it, wiping her sleeve across her forehead as she moved to the side of the room opposite from where the parents were observing.
Connie offered her a glass of ice tea that she accepted gratefully. "How's the arm?" she said in lieu of greeting, watching as one of the little boys stumbled and fell.
"Fine," said Paige, crunching on a piece of ice. "The kids are picking this stuff up quickly. Hard to believe that two weeks ago they couldn't even do a decent athletic stance."
"I will never understand why you drag your ass out of bed at the asscrack of dawn to teach kids how to beat each other up."
"Not each other, Connie, come on," Paige corrected. "Learning this," she waved towards the group of kids, "saved our lives more than once."
"True," Connie allowed with a faint smirk. "Whatever would you do without me to pull you out of mine shafts?"
Paige shot her friend an exasperated look. "You're never going to let me live that down, are you?" she said dryly.
Connie grinned. "Nope."
"You sound far too cheerful. What the hell are you doing up at this hour? It's not even eight yet and grandma won't be making breakfast for at least another hour."
"Couldn't sleep," she shrugged in a dismissive fashion. "Thought I'd watch the sunrise, or whatever it is you weird people do." Out of the corner of her eye, she watched Paige sipping her drink. The circles under her eyes were even darker than before. "You been having nightmares?" she guessed quietly.
Starting slightly, she turned to meet Connie's eyes and sighed. There was no point lying. "A few," she admitted. "Most of them involving me burning to death. Those that don't feature Dean never coming back, anyway." She shrugged and stared down at the ice cubes floating in her tea, adding, "It's stupid, Con. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine."
"Right. Because you're always fine, right?" Connie said sarcastically, resisting the urge to roll her eyes when all Paige did was smile.
"Better get back to it. Thanks for the tea, Con."
"Mmm," grunted Connie, watching Paige take up her position beside Travis again.
Getting anything out of this family is like pulling teeth, she thought to herself grumpily as she made her way to the kitchen. Maybe if she was lucky Mary would cook breakfast early, because she was starving.
Yellowstone Park
May 9, 2001
If Dean wasn't being so goddamn annoying, Chris would have found the entire situation hilarious.
As it was, his hunting partner had begun to resemble a bear that was getting crankier by the day. He himself wasn't in the best of moods, either—he'd barely seen Amy at all in the past month and had seen his son even less. So, to distract himself, he had started out by being amused by Dean's irritation.
That first week after the hunt in Colorado, he'd been acting a little off. He kept opening his mouth and turning around to say something to someone who wasn't there, and then he'd just brush it off and try to act natural. When they woke up in the mornings, Chris would glance over at Dean's bed and see him sleeping on his side with his arm outstretched.
Dean's snark had gotten worse and worse, until he was all but growling at everyone and everything. His temper was short and he was extremely snappish, especially towards law enforcement. Luckily for them the FBI already had a reputation as being dicks or it could have been a lot worse.
For God's sake, Dean had been the worst the one week they were back in Thunder Creek. He'd literally heard the other man's teeth grind when they'd found out that Paige and Connie were on a hunt in Texas. If looks could kill, his grandpa would be dead a dozen times over by now.
At least he'd gotten to spend time with Amy and his little guy. Dean had spent about half of the time bonding with JB, and the other half brooding like a teenager.
The attitude had long since gotten on Chris' nerves. He missed having conversations with his friend where he didn't get snapped at.
"Dean," Chris said to get his attention.
Dean looked up at him, his brows furrowed downwards. "What?" he said irritably.
"Can you quit with the snapping and the growling and get your ass over here to look at this?" he requested evenly, inclining his head at his laptop screen. "Grandpa just sent us a possible hunt in Kansas."
"I fucking hate Kansas," Dean grumbled, but he crossed the room anyway to pull up a chair and sit beside him.
"What's wrong with Kansas?"
"Last time we were there we almost got barbequed. The time before that, we almost got killed by a psycho bitch with a machete. The time before that we had to jump off that goddamn roof because of the poltergeist — "
"Okay, I get it," Chris cut him off loudly, wincing at the memories, "you fucking hate Kansas. Maybe this time we'll get lucky and not almost get skewered."
"Chris, that almost happened the time before that shit with the poltergeist."
Dean just grinned.
Thunder Creek, WY
May 22, 2001
Paige raised her eyebrow in question, walking silently up behind Connie, where the younger woman was busy at the front door with a lock pick in her hands. She hadn't heard from Connie since the ninth, when she'd come to give her tea at morning hand-to-hand practice; grandpa had sent her off on some specialized hunt that didn't require any help and she'd turned in her report but hadn't come back. One brief voicemail was all she'd gotten to ensure herself that Connie was alive, something about needing a "vacation".
Despite the fact she was annoyed, she couldn't help but be amused. Connie looked like hell and her clothing was rumpled.
"Goddamn this door, who makes doors like this? It's fucking Wyoming, not the Louvre, for Satan's sake," Constance was muttering, the lock pick scraping methodically as she struggled to unlock it.
Biting back a grin, Paige halted about six feet behind her friend, out of the range of Connie's arms. "Lose your key?" she asked with obnoxious cheerfulness given the early hour.
Connie's reaction was predictable. She yelped and jerked away from the door, swinging her fists in Paige's direction. She ended up over-balancing from her crouched position and landed hard enough on first her knee and then her hip to elicit a sharp curse.
"Graceful," Paige drawled with a grin.
"Shut up," Connie groaned, rolling over so she could get to her feet easier. When she did get to her feet she staggered slightly as blood returned to her starved limbs. In her peripheral vision she saw Paige opening her mouth to say something else and pointed at her without actually looking. "Still shut up," she warned, rubbing her abused anatomy and muttering under her breath. "Hells bells, it's not even six in the morning yet, why the fuck am I even awake. . ."
Biting back another grin, Paige silently offered Connie the key to their apartment that the younger blonde snatched out of her hand without comment. A moment later the door was unlocked and she was making a beeline for the kitchen with Paige a few steps behind her, considering she'd paused to close the door and toe off her shoes.
"Where the hell is all the food?" Connie yelled from the kitchen, her voice full of nothing but frustration.
"Not in the fridge?" Paige offered as she seated herself at the barstool. "Oh, you know, good morning, by the way. Nice to see you. Glad you're alive," she growled, glaring at her hunting partner.
Connie flapped her hand dismissively. "It was just a mine shaft and I was fine. Cole is the one you should have been worrying about," she responded absently, busy digging around in the fridge for any salvageable food. She was fucking starving.
"So where the hell have you been? One voicemail was all I got. Honest to Christ, you could have at least let me know when you were going to be back. I was worried, damn it."
"Oh," Connie winced. "Sorry. Took a pit stop at the Grand Canyon, then I fancied a quick hop to Australia for the opera. Then decided I wanted to be in Paris for a while, you know, improve the accent."
"Your French accent is terrible," Paige pointed out as she snagged the last apple from the fruit bowl and watched in great amusement while her younger sister searched in vain for something she could actually eat.
"Hence why I was in Paris to practice," Connie shot back, poking her head over the top of the fridge to glare at her. She pointed at the apple and shouted, "Where the hell did that come from?"
"The fruit bowl." Paige crunched extra loudly just to make a point before deciding to take pity on her obviously starved sister/friend/hunting partner/whatever. "C'mon. I've been dying for some of Jay's pancakes, anyway," she sighed, tossing Connie the three quarters of the apple that was left and all but dragging her out of the apartment to breakfast.
It was a quick but silent ride, and they were one of the first groups in the diner. Jay looked mildly surprised to see them there so early but told the cook to start their regular breakfast orders anyway and was bringing their coffee by a moment later.
"Coffee," Connie grunted while Paige and Jay watched her in great amusement. She downed one and a half cups piping hot before she even felt remotely human again. At least this early it only took a few minutes for Jay to bring their food by, skillfully evading Connie's fork stab when he tried to take her coffee cup and give her a fresh one. He just topped off her current cup and left without comment.
Paige sipped her own coffee and held back her grin several times as the regular early morning crowd started to filter in and were genuinely surprised to see them there. Connie was not a morning person in any sense of the word and looked irritable and snarly, snapping at anyone who even looked sideways at her or bothered her in any way shape or form. Paige bothered her tons, poking her on the arm, telling her to rise and shine, smell the roses, look alive because the Earth was saying hello, all while trying to steal the extra bacon Jay had put on her plate.
Connie stabbed her forearm hard enough to draw blood and tucked into her breakfast like a half-starved wolf pup. Paige had to constantly remind her to put her napkin in her lap, stop slurping her coffee, take small bites, don't talk with your mouth full.
"Okay, mother," Connie growled, a bit of egg flying onto her plate.
"Classy," said Paige dryly, biting into her own toast.
An inelegant snort was the only answer she received. They ate in comfortable silence, feeling human once their stomachs were full and coffee cups newly topped off.
"So," said Connie carefully while keeping her eyes on her plate, "heard from Dean lately?"
"Not much," Paige sighed, folding the paper and setting it on the booth beside her. "Talked to him about ten days ago, he was on a hunt with Chris in Kansas that's taking way longer than they thought it would."
Biting her lip, Connie wondered the best way to go about the next question. Paige looked no better than she had on the ninth, but she didn't look worse. Just tired. "He really cares about you," she said suddenly, meeting Paige's eyes. "A lot. He looks at you like he can't believe you exist."
Paige snorted and rolled her eyes.
"Seriously," she insisted softly. "I thought he was going to stab me, and I didn't even get to tease him about you two doing the thing."
Momentarily distracted, Paige made a face and repeated, "Doing the thing?" She snorted and demanded, "What are you, twelve?"
Unruffled by her partner's attitude, Connie downed half her cup of coffee and studied the older woman intently. "Chris called to complain about Dean being an annoying as shit asshole for the past month. They've been stuck on hunts that took longer than usual and they're both sick of it. Sounded like Dean was being a lot more irritable than usual."
Now avoiding Connie's look, Paige sighed and picked at the end of her T-shirt. "Okay, so I haven't been sleeping very well," she admitted.
"That much is obvious."
"It's stupid. I slept just fine before he came along, why can't I sleep fine now?" Frustrated, Paige tore a stray thread off and frowned, directing her gaze out the window at the main street where people were starting to appear, ready to enjoy the warming weather.
"Could it be because of the fire? I mean, he carried you out of it and helped you afterwards, not to mention it scared the shit out of him. He's protective, maybe you miss that."
"I'm not an infant, and I can take care of myself," she said defensively.
"I know you can, but that doesn't mean it's not nice to let someone else be the protector for a while." It was Connie's turn to sigh and direct her gaze out the window. "Sometimes I wish I had someone to lean on like that, so I didn't have to be the brave one all the time. It would be really nice to have a break."
Paige was staring at Connie like she'd grown another head, but couldn't deny that she had a point. "When did you get so wise?" she said irritably, still plucking at loose threads.
"I've always been wise," Connie sniffed, glaring at her.
Silence fell between them again as they mulled over their thoughts.
"I miss him, Connie," Paige admitted quietly, staring down at her palms. She left it unsaid that they'd never really gotten a chance to talk after all that had happened in Colorado, and she wasn't sure where Dean stood. Hell, she'd even told him she loved him, for God's sake.
Connie nodded and reached over to poke her forehead with the straw from her water glass. Paige glared at her, but the glare softened when she quietly said, "I know."
Thunder Creek, WY
May 30, 2001
Dean's face was pale and drawn. There were dark circles under his eyes and a yellow-tinged bruise darkening his jaw. He slammed the door to Chris' truck shut and paused to have a short conversation with him through the open window that ended with him flipping her brother off with a laugh. Chris waved cheerfully as he gunned it, no doubt heading straight for home.
Paige didn't blame him; he hadn't seen his wife or baby in a month. She would see him tomorrow at the family brunch, anyway. For now, her attention was fixed on Dean, her palms suddenly sweating as she watched him get nearer. He looked tanner than he'd been in March, but she couldn't help but notice he also looked a little thinner. For the life of her she didn't know how to greet him. Did she smile? Hug him? Kiss him?
It slightly surprised him how nervous he felt. Jesus, he hadn't seen her in a month and a half and had missed her for all of it. Their conversation had nagged his mind for ages, haunting him, making him wonder why he hadn't said it back. For one he didn't know for sure if this was love; it was stronger than what he'd briefly felt for Cassie so he figured it couldn't be anything else. For now he shoved that all aside and noticed that she wasn't as pale as she'd been in May, much like him. It appeared they'd both been enjoying the nice weather.
Deciding not to bother with any romantic shit — it wasn't really his style anyway — he stopped right in front of her while he searched for something to say. It frustrated him that they were being awkward now, which in hindsight seemed silly considering everything that had happened in Colorado. This was a new thing for him, same as her. He decided bluntness was the best approach, considering they were both straightforward people.
"I hate being awkward," he said softly to break the tense silence. Paige smiled faintly and just like that the tension was gone. It slightly amazed him, actually.
"Me too," she admitted with a slight laugh. "I just . . . I don't . . ."
"Know what to do," he finished for her, smiling now. "I don't either, if that makes you feel any better. I, uh . . . I've never really dated before."
"Neither have I," Paige said mirthfully, blue eyes alight with humor.
"Come here," he chuckled, pulling her into a tight hug. He rested his chin on the top of her head and rubbed it back and forth a few times.
Paige leaned her head against his chest. "Missed you."
"Missed you too. Pretty sure Chris was about four seconds away from ripping my throat out with his teeth."
She wasn't able to contain her laugh but did her best to muffle it against his shoulder. "I heard," she admitted.
"It's not funny," he insisted even though he was grinning at her reaction, "your brother could do it if he really wanted to. That guy's like a ninja."
"A ninja?" she repeated with a snort, pulling her head back to look at him. One of her eyebrows arched upwards.
"Shut up," he grumbled good-naturedly, stepping back and shouldering his bag. "I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted."
Paige nodded agreement and followed him up to the apartment, filling him in on everything they'd been up to and listening to him recount their hellish hunt in Kansas. By the time they got inside they were both chuckling at their respective hunting partners. Dean dropped his bag on the couch, toed off his shoes, and hung his coat on the rack.
"You mind if I take a shower?" he wondered, peeling his shirt away from his stomach.
"You smell," she laughed, shoving him towards the bathroom. "Towels are under the sink."
Dean emerged ten minutes later cleaner than he'd felt since before Kansas. As a general rule he hated Kansas because of the bad memories there but the seven hellish hunts they'd had so far—thankfully far away from Lawrence—had only reinforced his dislike for the state. It was humid and sticky and gross there, too, which didn't help.
He was wearing a plain black T-shirt and plaid pajama pants Paige had gotten for him a few months into their friendship. She'd thrown them at his head and ordered him to stop complaining about being cold at night. They'd kind of been his favorite pants since. The soft fabric felt nice against his sunburnt skin. He'd put on about a pound of Aloe Vera before emerging from the steamy bathroom.
Paige was reading on the couch, curled up against the arm with her book propped on her knees. He stretched out on the remaining space and used her hip as a pillow. She wordlessly shifted around until he was laying in her lap and he sighed in contentment, relaxing for the first time in ages.
"You look as tired as I feel," he said after a few minutes of comfortable silence. There were shadows under her eyes that matched his and she looked paler than usual.
"I haven't been sleeping well," she admitted, dragging her eyes from the book to look down at him. Their eyes met and they smiled at each other before she went back to reading.
"What are you reading now?" he wondered curiously, craning his neck in an effort to read the title. Paige tipped the book downward over his face without removing her eyes from the pages and he read A Clash of Kings.
"Hmm," Dean supplied, yawning and rolling over, rubbing his eyes with one hand.
"So far it's nothing but pain," she said absently. "I can't decide if I like the author or hate him for killing everything I love." Paper rustled as she turned the page and continued reading.
"You know nothing, Jon Snow," he said in a dramatically deep voice, smirking up at her.
Paige stared down at him for a long moment before laughing and gently cuffing his ear. "Of course you would have read these," she snickered, flicking his ear for good measure. She closed the book and put it on the side table, yawning herself as she did so. "I'm beat. Bedtime?"
Dean wordlessly grumbled agreement. He fell face-down on her bed and was mostly asleep when he felt the bed dip. She must have taken a shower because her hair was damp and she smelled like citrus shampoo. He reached out for her and pulled her until her back was snug against his chest, her head tucked under his chin.
"Missed you," he mumbled against her hair, pressing a kiss to the back of her head.
"Missed you too," she yawned, turning in his arms and folding herself into him. He hugged her tightly for a moment before relaxing his arms and allowing his mind to drift back into a comfortable and relaxed sleep, the best sleep he'd had in a month.
The next morning Dean woke up alone in bed but that didn't faze him. He felt better than he had in months. He swung his feet out of bed and halfheartedly straightened the sheets and comforter, yawning as he did so. By the time he got to the kitchen he was actively trying to not freak out over the fact that he didn't seem to sleep well anymore unless he was with her, and that just tangled his emotions and thoughts up into worse knots.
Coffee was percolating. A quick glance at the clock told him it was just after eight in the morning, and Paige was nowhere to be seen.
He heard muffled thumping and then a curse from Connie's bedroom in the apartment. Keeping in mind how violent both women could be, he dared to edge towards the door in question just in time to hear Connie's voice.
"OW DAMN IT WHY ARE YOU SUCH A SADIST," the younger blonde was shouting.
"If you'd just hold still I would have been done five minutes ago you block-headed idiot!"
"OUCH," Connie growl-whined.
"Shut it, pipsqueak." A pause, a yelp, and then, "There, done, was that really so hard?"
"Bite me," Connie was grumbling as Dean hazarded to push the door open and stared at them. There was blood all over the younger blonde.
"Hi," he said a little awkwardly, studying the wound Paige had clearly just finished stitching in her forearm. "What did you do, lose a fight with a grizzly bear? You look like shit."
"Yes, thank you for your input," Connie snarked, getting to her feet. She looked at Paige, eyebrows furrowed before glaring at Dean. "How do you delete people?" she wondered flatly.
"Murder," Paige deadpanned. "It's called murder, Connie. I've cleaned up enough blood for today. Go get some food, you're grumpy."
Connie shoulder-checked Dean on the way out of her room and he watched her retreating back with raised eyebrows.
"She really hates me, doesn't she?" he mused aloud. It didn't bother him either way it just baffled him a little.
"Nah," Paige dismissed cheerfully, tossing the bloody towels in the trash can and removing the plastic cover from Connie's comforter. "It's how she shows affection."
Dean's eyebrow shot up. "By threatening to disembowel me?"
Paige shrugged and grin as if to say what can you do. "She's not exactly normal, don't know if you noticed."
"Oh, I noticed," he promised with a snort. "Is she going to eat all the food, or are we taking pity on her and taking her to Jay's?"
"Haven't decided yet, but do I detect a hint of fondness?" Paige teased, poking him in the side.
"No!" The denial came with a smile he couldn't quite hide; he was ticklish there damn it. "Slightly. Like, this much," he insisted, holding his thumb and index finger millimeters apart.
Paige just laughed and hugged him tightly, burying her face in his chest to stifle the sound as he hugged her back and chuckled lowly.
"You two are helpless," she said, voice muffled by the fabric of his T-shirt, and Dean just grinned and hugged her tighter.
Two hours later, Connie was fed and mostly human again as they headed down the road to the ranch house for the welcome home celebration. Dean sat silently in the passenger seat of Paige's suburban, quietly marveling about this family and how strange they could be. They were always having parties and hanging out at each other's houses and kidnapping each others children for playdates and it was open and warm and loving and everything his childhood hadn't been.
A part of him — the part that still remembered his mother's soft blonde hair, her loving smile, her gentle hands and calming voice, the feel of warm lips on his forehead — envied Paige and Constance the childhood they had gotten.
All the pictures made him smile because as kids they had just puppy piled everywhere, and even now as grown adults, they did the same thing quite often. Movie nights usually morphed into everyone-on-the-ground-in-a-nest-of-blankets-and-p illows nights.
Quite frankly, he loved it.
Loved having all these people around who would defend him just as he would them, who would watch his back and laugh at his jokes and debate the merits of a rifle versus a shotgun.
As they neared the ranch house, he was completely lost in his thoughts. Beside and behind him, Connie and Paige were bickering like normal.
(Don't make me get the TARDIS, Paige.
Since when are you the companion?
I'm not a companion, I'm a Time Lord; we've been over this, blondie.
Don't call me blondie, shrimp.
Don't call me shrimp. I'm taller than you!
I'm older!)
It was the warm feeling that spread through his chest then, the same feeling that had been plaguing him ever since he first found this place; hell, even before that. Ever since Brad Newbern had crouched in front of him in a hospital and ruffled his hair. Ever since Mary Newbern had nursed him back to health, his vague memories containing the grandmother cradling him in her arms and rocking him back in forth, singing to him softly in a language he didn't know and making him feel safe as he had never felt safe after his mother died.
All of that and more — it was John's heavy hand on his shoulder, squeezing gently and telling him good job on the hunt. Brad's laugh as he slung his arm over Dean's shoulders and shook him slightly, pulling him into his side as he had watched the older man do countless of times to Chris, Noah, Jared, all of them. Debbie making him sit down and force-feeding him homemade pie that made his heart ache because it reminded him of his mom's. It was Paige's warmth at his side as they debated Dumbledore versus Gandalf because they were both apparently closet nerds, and then Connie butting in with her comments and sarcastic wit until the three of them were wrestling around like a bunch of three year olds.
He felt safe here, he realized. Safe in a way he'd never felt before. Safe to be himself, to speak his mind, to not have to fear his father's harsh words or reprimands, his brother's scathing remarks and abandonment.
It scared him more than he was willing to admit, how much of a niche he had found here.
How much this place had changed him.
And it had changed everything, shown him options and doors for his life he never even knew he had.
Their voices drew him back suddenly, making him jolt a little.
" — Gandalf is the White Wizard and resident badass and he doesn't even need a wand, Connie," Paige was saying as they sped down the highway for Red Hill Ranch. Connie had moved to the middle at some point and was now unbuckled and leaning forward, elbows on the center console as she bickered with her sister.
"I know, I'm just saying, Dumbledore is a badass too," Connie said, defending the wizard.
"Of course Dumbledore is but, what, Dumbledore can beat Gandalf? Not a chance!"
"Oh please, we both know that Gandalf would bitchslap Dumbledore across Middle Earth," Connie said scathingly.
"Agreed," Dean piped in, grinning over his shoulder at Connie. "Plus he can summon enormous talking eagles. I doubt Dumbledore can do that."
Connie looked between the two of them before laughing a little and saying with a smirk, "He's a keeper, Paige, you've finally found one who can understand your references and general weirdness."
"Oh, shut up," Paige said, elbowing her so she sat back against her seat, and they were all laughing by the time they pulled up the ranch house. The girls jumped out first, but Dean took his time, taking the scene in.
He could hear the music from the backyard and smell the barbeque already on the grills. The dogs raced up to greet them with happy barks and madly waving tails, and he saw Lilly and Gunnar race by with a screeching Garret two steps behind them, saw Amy with JB on her hip talking to John and making animated gestures with one hand. Closing the door firmly he took it all in, smiling slightly as that familiar feeling washed over him, the warmth that spread through his chest and filled him to his core.
Family. Safety. Home.
Connie flicked his ear hard enough to make him yelp and mockingly asked, "You coming or not, pretty boy?"
Smirking, he charged at her. She yelped and bolted, and he was one step behind her, the two of them cursing each other out the entire time while the family just looked on in amusement.
An hour later he has JB on his hip and is chatting with Jared about the crops they're planning on for the next season and the irrigation projects and how long it takes him to feed the bloody cows. It's simple talk, comfortable talk, and JB just sits on his hip and watches everything from his high vantage point.
"It still cracks me up," Jared said after a long moment, watching as JB smacked his hand against Dean's cheek and Dean jokingly tried to eat his fingers, making him wiggle and squeal as he tried to climb Dean like a tree.
"What does?" Dean wondered, managing to grab the boy's feet and hold him upside down for a second, blowing a raspberry on his exposed chubby tummy and making him giggle some more before righting him and bracing the little boy against his chest with a grin.
"The total badass Dean Winchester, cuddling a baby," Jared deadpanned with a mischievous smile.
"So what, I'm like his uncle," he shrugged.
"You're not like his uncle, you are his uncle," Jared said dryly.
Dean's cheeks colored slightly. "Never had a nephew before," he said quietly, bouncing the chubby-cheeked little boy a few times.
"Well, you've got one now," Chris said cheerfully as he appeared at Dean's side. "And you're going to have another niece or nephew here pretty soon." He grinned cheekily.
Of course Chris would reveal it that way, Dean thought later. Amy was pregnant again, and now he could only wonder how much less hunting they would be doing. Chris sauntered off cheekily announcing it to everyone as Jared wandered off to get another beer, leaving him alone with the baby.
Paige wandered over a little while later, taking JB from his arms when he offered the little boy. JB was babbling happily and hugged her enthusiastically. She smiled and kissed his cheeks, nuzzling their noses together.
Dean watched them for a moment with a smile on his face, reaching up to ruffle JB's dark hair. Those blue eyes sparkled up at him lovingly and it just made him smile further.
"You ever thought about having kids?" he wondered, blurting it out before he had a chance to censor.
"All the time," she said immediately with a smile. "Why? Have you?" Her eyebrow shot up at the question, a bit surprised he was even willing to talk about it or bring it up.
For a moment he was too stunned to say a word. "I, uh, never really thought about it I guess," he said slowly, even though that was a major lie. He'd wondered a lot as a teenager if it would ever be allowed for him, given his lifestyle. "It was never really in the cards until recently. Um, I mean, I never really thought I could until recently. I mean, not because of you — shit no that didn't come out right — I meant that until recently I didn't think that I could because, well. Hunting."
She just smiled up at him and laughed softly. "I didn't mean to put you on the spot, Dean, I was just curious," she said gently, kissing JB on the forehead.
"I would love to be a dad," he said honestly, shyly, ducking his head to look at his boots.
Paige leaned into his side and nuzzled her face into his shoulder for a moment. "I think you'd be a wonderful dad, Dean."
And just like that, he dared.
He dared to hope.
E/N: Not as long as usual but long enough, methinks. Dean in his awkwardness is freaking adorable, okay?
Reviews are loved!


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Share Your DREAM Friday – With Special Guest Dreamer Dr. Erica Goodstone!
Happy Friday!
Welcome to this installment of…
Share Your DREAM Friday!
It is with great pleasure that I bring to you today's Special Guest Dreamer The GREAT Dr. Erica Goodstone.
I had the blessing and pleasure of meeting Dr. Erica Goodstone about a year ago on Facebook through the TSA Tribe Syndication Association .
She is an amazing woman with a heart for the healing of the relationships of men and women of the world!
With a PhD. from New York University she is now living on the beautiful east coast of Florida, she is a Coach, author, and advocate for the relationships of people everywhere.
In July 2008, Dr. Erica took a course on social media and found this great medium to connect with many people who were looking for her.
Please join me in celebrating Dr. Erica as she shares her dream with us today.
The GREAT Dr. Erica Goodstone – Share Your DREAM Friday
I first met Edward Elliott in TSA, Tribe Syndication Association, about one year ago, reading and exchanging personal comments on each other's blogs. He quickly became one of the leading syndicators and shared how he did it in a video. Then I watched a series of videos he and his lovely wife, Julie, created about their own dream processes. I was touched by how authentic and open they were. When Edward invited me to share my own dream, I was excited and it took me a few weeks to begin to crystalize how I might share my dream. Before actually speaking on the phone to Edward, I had a picture of him as a struggling entrepreneur, putting himself out there in order to create a business. But when we actually spoke, I discovered that he was well educated, an engineer, and had already created and sold a million dollar business. Edward has created Dream Friday out of his own dream to make a difference in so many people's lives. And I am delighted to participate in Edward's dream by sharing my own dream.
What is My Dream?
I am Dr. Erica Goodstone, a Spiritual Relationship Expert Helping Men and Women Heal Through Love.
My dream is to create a Global Spiritual Relationship Coaching program to help men and women heal their bodies, their relationships and their lives.
Who has inspired me? I have been most inspired by powerful women.
As a child, adventurous, athletic and daring, I loved reading my favorite Kay Tracey detective stories. As I grew older, I was really influenced by 3 books. When I read The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, I could not grasp why women were so unsatisfied. To me it was natural for women to seek their own self-actualization. That's why I resonated with The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand, in which she portrayed strong and independent women. My dream was to marry a powerful man like the main character in her book, Hoard Roark. And when I read The Women's Room, by Marilyn French, I was deeply disturbed by her belief that men had all the power and women were just victims.
When I met and shook hands with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, I was deeply honored. When I got a glimpse of the beautiful, renowned actress, Elizabeth Taylor outside the theatre on Broadway, I was so excited. And when I watched the Miss America pageants, I dreamed of one day being so beautiful and famous.
Inspirational women and stories about them, set the groundwork for my life's work, but my favorite movies were NOT about powerful women. Two movies that touched my soul, and made me cry for hours, even days afterwards, were Wuthering Heights and Splendor in the Grass. Both were stories of intense passion, undying love, and the anguish of not being able to satisfy the desire for intimacy. In my favorite movies, love always prevails.
But it was a professor in my doctoral program, Dr. Mary Calderone, who set the tone for the focus of my life's work. I once heard her say "Love and Sex go together." That hit me like a lightning bolt. You have to realize, this was during my experimental years, the time of the sexual revolution, when spontaneous sexual encounters, even with strangers, became the norm. But rarely were we learning how to love.
My Ph.D. dissertation was about Margaret Mahler's theory of mother-infant bonding and how adequate or inadequate bonding, in the first 3 years of life, might affect our ability to create intimate adult love relationships.
The other great influence that shaped my life's work happened one week before my dissertation orals. I attended an Association for Humanistic Psychology conference where I observed my future teacher and mentor, Ilana Rubenfeld, performing her "magic." A lady was lying on a massage table coughing from pneumonia and she was prompted to say to those who were upsetting her, "Get off my chest." At that point she coughed strongly and it became apparent that her illness was connected to her suppressed anger at her mother and her husband. The Rubenfeld Synergy Method of talk and touch became the framework for my counseling style because it connected Margaret Mahler's research on mother-infant bonding with the life-long resulting body-mind-spirit suffering I viewed in that workshop, that weekend.
My dream is to help men and women create healing and love in their bodies, their relationships and their lives. I love inspiring others to develop a broader, more inclusive, higher and even spiritual perspective. I love helping single men and women to finally develop loving and satisfying relationships. I love watching couples shift from anger, rage, frustration and discontent to tears of joy and affectionate touching. And, as they say, when you give you can't help giving to yourself. As I do this profound and intimate work with individuals and couples, I find myself continually healing.
My dream is to bring my work into the virtual world. I want to live my life in simplicity, abundance and joy as I guide others to become leaders, influencers, and become the love they are seeking from others.
In order to live my dream, I have been continually studying about relationships, love and healing. My first goal has been to heal myself. I have healed my attitude toward relationships by shifting from being a victim to a powerful collaborator and influencer.
But recently, my body has been calling out for greater attention. Aches and pains, stiffness and an excess 20 pounds has finally led me to make a definite decision. I made a decision, two weeks ago, to get my beautiful sensual body back in shape, and release all the current stiffness and pain. In that short period of time, I have already lost over 10 pounds and my flexibility is returning.
My dream is to create a global spiritual relationship coaching program to help men and women heal their bodies, their relationships and their lives. And … I realize I can no longer do it all by myself. My dream is to create my technical team, including my virtual assistants, marketing professionals, technical assistants and my tribe of supportive colleagues and joint venture partners. My dream is to have abundant money pouring in from multiple sources so that I can freely give my time and energy to my passion, writing, speaking and coaching as I guide men and women to heal through love.
If any part of what I am saying speaks to you, please schedule a free personal consultation with me at DrEricaWellness.com and put the words "Dream Friday" in your note.
Thanks to all of you for listening to my dream and most of all, thanks to The Great Edward Elliott for giving me the opportunity to both clarify and share my dream on this Dream Friday adventure.
Dr. Erica
Thanks so much for sharing your dream with us today Dr. Erica. Your love for living on purpose and giving back to others is inspiring and uplifting. You are a blessing to so many.
If you enjoyed Dr. Erica's Story make sure you check these out…
How Shawn & Emily Live Their Dreams Through Purpose And Faith!
How Marie-Suzy Shifts From I SHOULD to I HAVE TOO Living The Life Of Her Dreams!
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It's a beautiful thing what someone with a lot of ideas but not a lot of money can do when trying to put together something for public consumption, because everyone knows that ideas minus money equals creativity. That's sort of what you've got when you pick up one of these 'zines. The people who put their time and effort (and when unavoidable, money) into getting these to the public at large do so without the carrot-in-the-face mind-set that drives most of society. These 'zines are meant to be enjoyed, and since they're usually quite limited in numbers, if you get your hands on one, be happy you didn't pay for it. These are a few of the underground morsels you may be lucky enough to see.
Mr. Nice Guy
Issue #16-The focus is a little off-center for a skate 'zine with articles about breakfast cereal, how to steal, and what your favorite candy's made from, but this is definitely for skaters. Staying true to the underground movement, you can find the author's suggestions about what other 'zines to check out, a hand-drawn review of past covers (all sixteen!), and a ten-parks-in-one-day guide for the SF area. If this sounds good to you, send ten dollars to 461 43rd Street Oakland, California 94609, and you'll be set up for life.
The name alone says it all-this is easily an underground skateboard magazine. According to the intro, the author is living out of an '82 Civic after losing his job due to skate-related/being-drunk-related incidents. The 'zine itself is centered around the Colorado scene (or the Denver scene, more specifically) and gives you a pretty thorough glimpse of what life's like for kids in the Rocky region. From check outs (you might have heard of this month's star Eric Shelley) and band reviews (Planes Mistaken For Stars) to poetry, this 'zine is as close as you can get to the real thing. The only thing that's missing is a price and an address where you can contact them.
If you haven't been to what is now one of the best-known skater-made parks in all of the world, it's high time you got your ass to Burnside. Having not been there myself, I had no idea what it's all about. Thanks to this little 'zine that shares the same name, I now have a burning desire to roll through it at least once. The first couple pages of this 'zine are filled with a very clear, descriptive build-up into how Burnside came to be. The rest of the 'zine is a picture-perfect tribute to the whole show, from the clean-up to the break-down.
I don't know how you can come across one of these, but if you see a 'zine with a white cover and a black-and-white photo bearing the name BURNSIDE, grab it and don't let go. It's as close as you can get to being there (I think!).
This Is The Flow
This is the most professional of the bunch. I don't know the exact nature of why it is what it is, but it appears to be a Girl Skateboard Company publication that delves into the inner-workings of the company itself. They have interviews with Rick Howard and some of the designers, as well some obscure facts about all things connected to the world's leading superpower of skateboarding. But more importantly, they have a page you can tear out that has the shape of a skateboard cut out of it-all you need to do is hold it in front of your face and everything in the world becomes a skateboard graphic. It's magic.
So get on the phone, call up Girl, and demand that you be sent one of these 'zines. They may deny its existence, or they may say they gave them all away, but one thing to remember is that until you've seen it with your own eyes you'll never know as much as I do. Ha!


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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho has plenty of top restaurants for seniors. Ok say you are convinced and ready to ask your smartphone: "find restaurants near me!" You need to check out these suggestions.
Even though this town deserves more Michelin stars, there are food snobs who haven't experienced the glory yet. For real: these should be on the radar for foodies everywhere. Because you can stretch a buck here and still eat right.
Maybe you are feeling a classic bacon burger. Or perhaps you prefer a trendy eatery for your date. Either way, this list has you covered. These restaurants are perfect for gluttony. But there are options for people on a diet. Why not celebrate life with good friends, great wine and a quality plate of local food?
The restaurants on this list showcase all the variety in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Feed your inner child by feeding on this listicle.
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I've been struggling to find tall boots for quite some time. I can't seem to find the magical balance between fit and durability — either the boots fit and they break quickly, or they don't fit but last forever. I talked about my hatred of tall boots late last summer, and since then my feelings haven't changed. But now I'm finally in a position to do something about it (huzzah!).
Since my last post, I've tried just about every brand and model of tall boots I could get my hands on. I went to three different tack stores to try on every boot they had in stock. Here's my current list:
- Ariat: Heritages don't fit, Challenges make my feet go numb, Monaco's don't fit
- DeNiro: Didn't fit off the rack
- Der Dau: Didn't fit off the rack
- Mountain Horse: Didn't fit
- Parlanti: Don't come in my size off the rack
- Tredstep: Donatello's fit, but are bulky in the ankle, Medici's broke after 6 months
It's pretty frustrating that since my calf is wide that I can't really find a good fit, because otherwise I'm pretty much average (size 8.5-9 foot and regular height). On the advice of many who commented on my previous post, I got my Tredstep Medici's repaired, but unfortunately that also didn't go smoothly. The boots are fixed and wearable, and while you don't notice the defects from afar and I could definitely show in them, I don't feel confident in them. I'm sure this is just my hunter princess coming to the surface, but I like to look and feel like a million bucks when I go into the show ring. I was fully prepared to show in them this year anyways, but thanks to my amazing husband, I'm now looking into some custom tall boots!
But… I've never looked into this before. I don't go to any big shows where there are lots of reps, and the closest tack store that measures is 2.5 hours north, and they only offer Tucci. I'm nervous to measure myself and order, based on some of the horror stories I've heard. I'm pretty open in terms of brand: Vogul and Tucci are near the top of my list, but I've also thought about La Mundial and Eiki. So I'm coming to blogland to hear your experiences and ask your advice!


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Itching of any kind is kind of nasty. Scratching your manhood? Not sexy boys. Raking your hands across your tushy? Not attractive ladies. Clawing your hands over your scalp because it's so damn itchy you just can't handle it? Unacceptable.
Dry scalp is unpleasant, unattractive and downright awful, but like everything else it is totally fixable. How you may ask? Drop kicking it with a DIY, duh!
Knowing the Difference
Many people don't realize the difference between dandruff and dry scalp, let alone realize that there is a difference at all.
Dry Scalp
Characterized by small white flakes that are loosely attached to the scalp, dry scalp can be incredibly itchy and irritating. There are several reasons why this could be happening to you.
With the frequent use of harsh products, your scalp may not be able to maintain a healthy level of oil. One of the precursors to dry scalp is dry, brittle hair.
One of the best ways to reduce the likelihood of this occurring is to stop washing your hair everyday and avoid certain shampoos. Stay away from shampoos containing ingredients like sodium lauryl sulfate and ammonium lauryl sulfate because they strip moisture from your scalp.
The flakes caused by dandruff are larger and yellowish in color. Dandruff is caused by a fungus called malassezia and can only properly be diagnosed by a doctor.
Most people turn to anti-dandruff shampoos because they contain antimicrobial and antifungal ingredients. By avoiding greasy conditioners and heavy styling products you can reduce the irritation.
The worst thing you can do for dandruff is to scratch. Though scratching feels good, it can cause tears in your scalp that may lead to infection and that's definitely not what we want.
Dry Scalp DIYs
There are several at-home remedies that will kick dry scalp's butt to the curb before it turns into something worse, you just have to know which homemade dry scalp treatment to choose.
Moisturizing Mask
I am a firm believer in using olive oil to treat dry scalp because it's worked so well for me in the past. Add a few extra ingredients and this oil mask becomes a flake-fighting superhero.
Mix together:
- 4 tablespoons of Olive Oil or Coconut Oil, whichever you prefer.
- 3 drops of Tea Tree Essential Oil
- 3 drops of Rosemary Oil
Really massage your oil mask into your scalp and let sit for 30 minutes.
The tea tree oil has antifungal properties that keep dandruff at bay and the rosemary oil soothes and stimulates the hair follicle. The act of massaging it in will help slough away dry skin and nourishes your scalp.
To wash out of your hair, use a mild shampoo and warm water. Avoid using hot water as it will only exacerbate the issue and do not use conditioner.
You'll be surprised how amazing your hair looks afterwards. I have fine, thin hair and the oil mask did not cause my hair to look greasy at all, just shiny and healthy.
Protein Punch
Giving your hair, scalp and general being an extra punch of protein can significantly reduce dry scalp. A good way to do this is with this 15 minute mask.
Whip together one egg white until it is nice and frothy. Add in 4 tablespoons of plain yogurt and stir it together. Massage the mask in your scalp and really focus on your trouble zones. Once 15 minutes has passed, rinse with lukewarm water, towel dry then let your hair air dry.
Egg whites are protein packed and yogurt helps rehydrate your scalp. Together they make one potent remedy.
Don't let dry, itchy, flaking scalp ruin your day. Show those flakes who is boss and drop kick dry scalp the DIY way! If you've ever suffered from dry scalp or dandruff share your story of how you deal with it by leaving a comment. Or if you know of a homemade dry scalp treatment we should test out, let us know in the comment section below!


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Appropriate Technology is generally recognized as encompassing technological choice and application that is small scale, labor intensive, energy efficient, environmentally sound and locally controlled.[1]
Appropriate technology is most commonly discussed in its relationship to economic development and as an alternative to transfers of capital-intensive technology from industrialized nations to developing countries.[2]
Ecosystem for Impact – The Center for Applied Innovation (CAI) has partnered with several organizations, creating an Ecosystem for Impact. While each member organization provides unique experience, skills, insights and deliverables, it is through collaboration among all Ecosystem members that Invent for Humanity maximizes impact.
The Ecosystem, along with participating Needs Organizations and Technology Providers, creates campaigns. Ecosystem members are classified across three primary channels – licensing, infrastructure, and marketplace.
Campaigns –Invent for Humanity collects and evaluates submissions of Appropriate Technology and Partnering Needs Organizations for placement as Campaigns within the Kopernik online marketplace. Campaigns are funded by individual donors and foundations. Once we receive complete funding for the Campaign, the local needs organization and technology provider work with the Invent for Humanity Ecosystem to develop manufacturing infrastructure, licensing agreements, sustainable enterprise, job creation and local business growth. The Campaign process and status is available on the Invent for Humanity website.
Intellectual Property (IP) – A term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law.[3] Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets in some jurisdictions.
Licensing -The verb license or grant license means to give permission. Licensing refers to that permission as well as to the document recording that permission.
A license may be granted by a party ("licensor") to another party ("licensee") as an element of an agreement between those parties. A shorthand definition of a license is "an authorization (by the licensor) to use the licensed material (by the licensee)."
A licensor may grant a license under intellectual property laws to authorize a use (such as copying software or using a (patented) invention) to a licensee, sparing the licensee from a claim of infringement brought by the licensor.[3] A license under intellectual property commonly has several component parts beyond the grant itself, including a term, territory, renewal provisions, and other limitations deemed vital to the licensor.
Needs Organizations – Organizations and agencies with active needs for innovation, and whose basic humanitarian missions are frustrated by a chronic lack of clean water; proper nutrition; sustainable agriculture; information technology; unmet subsistence needs or medical relief.
Technology Providers – Those who can develop or apply existing solutions to solve challenges including chronic lack of clean water; proper nutrition; sustainable agriculture; information technology; unmet subsistence needs or medical relief.
Technology Transfer – The process of skill transferring, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing and facilities among governments and other institutions to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a wider range of users who can then further develop and exploit the technology into new products, processes, applications, materials or services. It is closely related to (and may arguably be considered a subset of) knowledge transfer.
[1] Hazeltine, B.; Bull, C. (1999). Appropriate Technology: Tools, Choices, and Implications. New York: Academic Press. pp. 3.
[2] Todaro, M.; Smith, S. (2003). Economic Development. Boston: Addison Wesley. pp. 252-254.
[3] Intellectual Property Licensing: Forms and Analysis, by Richard Raysman, Edward A. Pisacreta and Kenneth A. Adler. Law Journal Press, 1998-2008.
[4] Licensing.org, Licensing Industry Merchandiser's Association.


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This Vegan 7 Layer Dip recipe is just what your Super Bowl Party needs!
The Super Bowl is coming, and much to the dismay of Taco Bell I am going to bring veggies. {If you have not heard, past campaigns by Taco Bell basically said bringing veggies to the party was a cop out.} Well- I actually to like my veggies so I am sharing my Vegan 7 layer dip to inspire you to bring a veggie dish to the party!
Doesn't it look Yummy!!
I am a big dip girl. I love dips… so bring on the chips for this 7 layer dip!
- avacado
- lemon Juice
- chili powder
- garlic
- red pepper
- tomatoes
- onion
- salt & pepper
- 1 can Refried Beans *Be sure they say vegetarian on them or they have lard.
- 2 can black beans
- Our fabulous Walnut Taco meat {see post for link to this recipe}
- Spicy Sour Cream {I used Tofutti sour cream and mixed in cumin, chili powder, and red pepper. You could also just mix in a taco seasoning pack or leave plain}
- Guacamole
- Lettuce and Onion
- Tomatoes topped
- chives
- shredded vegan cheese
- I mash 3/4 of the avocado and leave the rest chunky. Then I add the juice of half of a lemon, sprinkles of seasonings, 1 tbs of garlic, and, last but not least, the tomatoes!! I usually have to keep sprinkling seasoning until it is where I like it (more chili powder usually does the trick)
- refried bans
- black beans
- Walnut Taco Meat
- sour cream
- guacamole
- lettuce
- onions
- tomato
- {but, really, there is no wrong way to layer!}
- You can add salsa and cilantro, too. While we like ours cold, you can heat the first 3 layers. It's completely customizable!
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- Thornridge Shopping Center (2.8km)
- Clearbrook (2.8km)
- Stoney Hill Homes (2.9km)
- Oxford Glen (2.9km)
- Oxford Valley Mall (3km)
- Oxford Valley Mall (3.1km)
- Yardley Farms (3.2km)
- Yardley Meadows (3.2km)
- Milford Manor (3.3km)
- Wister Court (3.4km)
- school;
- building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Oxford Valley Elementary School (1.4km)
- William Penn High School (1.7km)
- Medill Bair High School (1.8km)
- Pennsburg High School (2.1km)
- Saint Frances Cabrini School (2.2km)
- Village Park Elementary School (2.3km)
- Fairless View School (2.5km)
- Pearl S Buck Elementary School (2.9km)
- Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School (3km)
- Neil A Armstrong Junior High School (3km)
- Bristol Vocational Technical School (3.3km)
- Fallsington Elementary School (3.3km)
- Faith Baptist Christian Academy (3.4km)
- populated place;
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Fairless Hills (1.3km)
- Edge Hill (1.6km)
- Oxford Valley (1.9km)
- Dunlap (1.9km)
- Vermilion Hill (2.5km)
- Fallsington (3.3km)
- Five Points (3.3km)
- Thornridge (3.4km)
- park;
- an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Oxford Valley Park (2km)
- Sesame Place Amusement Park (2.3km)
- Fallsington County Park (2.9km)
- church;
- a building for public Christian worship.
- Fallsington Methodist Church (3.2km)
- Big Oak Church (3.4km)
Accommodation around Kings Plaza Shopping Center
- dam;
- a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Lake Caroline Dam (1.8km)
- Oxford Valley Mall Dam (2.6km)
- post office;
- a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed.
- administrative division;
- an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- Falls, Township of (2.8km)
- forest(s);
- an area dominated by tree vegetation.
- Five Mile Woods Forest Preserve (1.6km)
- lake;
- a large inland body of standing water.
- Caroline Lake (1.8km)
- building(s);
- a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..
- tower;
- a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
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Diwali, the festival of crackers and light is celebrated with pomp and pride across India. Apart from temple visits, certain rituals are conducted at home as well during Diwali. Usually Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh idols are kept and puja is done for five days (only in some parts of the country) or on the day of Diwali.
On the day before the Diwali celebration, people embark in cleaning the puja room or the place where the puja is to the performed. Keeping the idols clean is also very important as it is the major part of the puja.
Generally idols made of silver or bronze are used for pujas. There are many chemicals available in market that can be used for cleaning the idols and other items of puja. But this will affect the finishing of your idols. It is better to use homemade cleaners. This will avoid scratches or patches on the idols.
By using chemicals, silver or bronze idols may lose their shine.
Don't worry about preparing your idols; here we are going to discuss about some of the best ways to clean them before Diwali. So make use of it and sparkle your Diwali.
Vinegar and salt:
If you are having copper idols, the best way to clean is with vinegar and salt. These two ingredients are easily available at home and will help your copper idol shine. It is recommended to wipe the idol with this mix and wash it with warm water.
Lemon and baking soda:
Mixture of lemon and baking soda can be the best option to clean brass idols. Apply the mixture on the idol and rinse it thoroughly. Make sure that there is no left overs of the paste.
People usually have silver idols and it is considered auspicious to have silver idols. So the perfect method of cleaning a silver idol is to apply good quality toothpaste with a soft brush on the idol and leave it for 10 minutes. And then wash it and dry it.
Washing powder:
Washing powder is used to clean silver idols. But remember it should not be used with water. Use dry washing powder and rub it on the idol. Then clean it with a dry cloth. It makes your silver idol shine.
Vibhuthi powder:
Traditionally, people use Vibhuthi powder to clean silver idols. You can take the Vibhuthi from temple and rub it on the idol. Then dip the idol in tamarind water or lemon juice. After 10 minutes, wash it off with water.
Vinegar, Flour and salt:
Another method of cleaning brass idol is applying a paste of white vinegar, flour and salt. Rub the paste with hands till you get the desired effect. Let the paste be on the idol for around 20 to 30 minutes. Then rinse it with warm water. Soon after washing dry it with a clean cloth.


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Please visit website http://www.eta.gov.lk/and apply online. You can pay either in advance or pay when you arrive in Sri Lanka. (Visa fee is $10 if paid in advance or $15 if paid on arrival)
There is also a provision to get it at the airport if you do not apply in advance... below is an extract from the website: The website is clear and will give all required info.
Submitting an ETA Application at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Colombo.
For travelers who wish to visit Sri Lanka without prior ETA approval, a limited facility to obtain ETA at BIA is available. Additional fees will apply
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The objective of the game is to achieve the highest value playing hand, or win by default if all other players fold, and collect the contents of the pot. Whether playing for money, or for fun, Poker tests individual skills and strategic abilities.
Players contribute, or ante, into a central pot containing play chips or chips representing actual money.
The Dealer Button designates the dealer position. This position rotates clockwise with each new hand dealt. The Small Blind ante position is immediately left of the Dealer Button and is one-half of the Big Blind ante value. The Big Blind ante position is the first position left of the Small Blind position.
Following the Small and Big Blind antes, all other players ante a minimum amount designated before the start of play and before the deal. Anted players in the game are dealt single cards face down until each player in the game has two cards know as hold cards, or pocket cards. These cards are under the direct control of each player and remain concealed during play.
Seven cards are dealt in the game. Five cards are community cards, which are dealt to the center of the table and shown face-up. Each player uses these five cards along with their two hole cards to build a five-card poker hand.
Betting, passing, or folding actions are made by individual players based on the strength of the cards they hold combined with the communal cards revealed during play.
After the betting rounds are over, the player with the strongest hand, or the last player left after all others have folded, wins the hand.
Limit. Bets and raises during the first two rounds of betting (pre-flop and flop) must be equal to the big blind and this is referred to as the "small bet." The next two rounds of betting (turn and river), bets and raises must be equal to twice the big blind and this is referred to as the "big bet."
No Limit. Players may bet or raise any amount over the minimum raise up to all the chips the player has which is referred to as the "all in" bet. The minimum raise is equal to the size of the previous bet or raise. If someone re-raises, the value of the re-raise must be equal to the value of the last raise plus the value of the big blind. If a raise or re-raise is "all-in" and does not equal the size of the previous raise, the initial raiser cannot re-raise again.
Pot Limit. The maximum raise if the current size of the pot including the amount needed to call.
The user acknowledges That if there connection drops or becomes disconnected the game will continue, and the user will be notified in the game and given the option to reconnect. If the user reconnects in time before player action timeout, the game state will be restored and allowed to continue. The user acknowledges that PokerTribe.com is not responsible if there connection is lost due to third party software or hardware. If a players does not respond and the player has the option to check, the server will automatically check the user, if there is a current bet the user will be kicked from the table.
In the unlikely event of a server crash which prevents completion of a hand, the hands in progress at every table (tournaments and cash games) will be restored by rolling back these hands as if they had not happened. Each player's chip count will be reset to the amount at the beginning of the hand.
All games on Pokertribe are played "table stakes", meaning only the chips in play at the beginning of each hand can be used to bet and raise during the hand. The table stakes rule has an application called the "All-In" rule, which states that a player cannot be forced to forfeit a poker hand because the player does not have enough chips to call a bet. A player who does not have enough chips to call a bet is declared All-In. The player is eligible for the portion of the pot up to the point of his final wager. All further action involving other players takes place in a "side pot", which the All-In player is not eligible to win. If more than one player goes All-In during a hand, there could be more than one side pot.
In any basic poker game, players strategically wager using a number of actions available to them. The actions are as follows:
The game is played with a 52-card deck containing no jokers. Play begins with the cards being dealt after all antes are paid, starting with the player in the small blind position and ending with the player in the dealer position. Each player receives two cards.
The "pre-flop" betting begins when all players have received two cards starting the player to the left of the big blind position and continuing clockwise. A round of betting continues until every player has folded, put in all their chips, or matched the amount put in by all other active players. Blind players are considered active in pre-flop betting and may check, or raise during the pre-flop.
Assuming two or more players are active in the hand following pre-flop betting, the dealer deals three face-up community cards, the "Flop," to the center of the table. Each active player considers the impact of the communal cards combined with their unrevealed hole cards.
After the Flop, a second round of betting occurs, after which, a single community card, referred to as the "Turn," is dealt to the center of the table, then a third round of betting occurs.
Following the third round of betting, the final community card, the "River" card, is dealt to the table followed by a fourth round of betting also knows as the showdown.
If a player bets during the showdown and all other fold, the betting player is awarded the pot and is not required to show their hole cards.
If two or more players remain in the game, a showdown occurs with each active player making the best five-card poker hand possible based on their hole cards and the five communal cards. Players with winning poker hands of equal value, share the pot equally, but any extra chip (uneven split) goes to first player(s) after the left of the dealer button.
When all calls are made by all active players, the last player calling shows their cards first, followed by the next player to the left until all active hands are revealed.
Before you hit the online poker tables, you'll need to familiarise yourself with the basic hand rankings and rules that govern Texas Hold'em. Here are the 10 hands every player should know before joining the action.
Poker's most famous hand, a royal flush, cannot be beaten. It consists of the ace, king, queen, jack and ten of a single suit.
Five cards in sequence, of the same suit. In the event of a tie, the highest rank at the top of the sequence wins.
Four cards of the same rank, and one side card or 'kicker'. In the event of a tie, the player with the highest side card ('kicker') wins.
Three cards of the same rank, and two cards of a different, matching rank. In the event of a tie, the highest three matching cards wins.
Five cards of the same suit, not in sequence. In the event of a tie, the player holding the highest ranked card wins.
Five non-suited cards in sequence. In the event of a tie, the highest ranking card at the top of the sequence wins.
Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated side cards. In the event of a tie, the player with the highest, and if necessary, second-highest side card ('kicker') wins.
Two cards of matching rank, two cards of different matching rank, and one kicker. If both players have an identical Two Pair, the highest kicker wins.
Two cards of matching rank, and three unrelated side cards. In the event of a tie, the player with the highest, and if necessary, second or third-highest side card wins.
Any hand that does not qualify under the categories listed. In the event of a tie, the highest card wins, such as 'ace-high'.
Straight Flush: Five cards in numerical order, all of identical suits.
In the event of a tie: Highest rank at the top of the sequence wins.
The best possible straight flush is known as a royal flush, which consists of the ace, king, queen, jack and ten of a suit. A royal flush is an unbeatable hand.
Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same rank, and one side card or 'kicker'.
In the event of a tie: Highest four of a kind wins. In community card games where players have the same four of a kind, the highest fifth side card ('kicker') wins.
Full House: Three cards of the same rank, and two cards of a different, matching rank.
In the event of a tie: Highest three matching cards wins the pot. In community card games where players have the same three matching cards, the highest value of the two matching cards wins.
Flush: Five cards of the same suit.
In the event of a tie: The player holding the highest ranked card wins. If necessary, the second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest, and fifth-highest cards can be used to break the tie. If all five cards are the same ranks, the pot is split. The suit itself is never used to break a tie in poker.
Straight: Five cards in sequence.
In the event of a tie: Highest ranking card at the top of the sequence wins.
Note: The Ace may be used at the top or bottom of the sequence, and is the only card which can act in this manner. A,K,Q,J,T is the highest (Ace high) straight; 5,4,3,2,A is the lowest (Five high) straight.
Three of a kind: Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated side cards.
In the event of a tie: Highest ranking three of a kind wins. In community card games where players have the same three of a kind, the highest side card, and if necessary, the second-highest side card wins.
Two pair: Two cards of a matching rank, another two cards of a different matching rank, and one side card.
In the event of a tie: Highest pair wins. If players have the same highest pair, highest second pair wins. If both players have two identical pairs, highest side card wins.
One pair: Two cards of a matching rank, and three unrelated side cards.
In the event of a tie: Highest pair wins. If players have the same pair, the highest side card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest and third-highest side card can be used to break the tie.
High card: Any hand that does not qualify under a category listed above.
In the event of a tie: Highest card wins, and if necessary, the second-highest, third-highest, fourth-highest and smallest card can be used to break the tie.
|Royal flush
|30,939 : 1
|Straight flush (excl. royal flush)
|3,589.6 : 1
|Four of a kind
|594 : 1
|Full house
|37.5 : 1
|32.1 : 1
|20.6 : 1
|Three of a kind
|19.7 : 1
|Two pair
|3.26 : 1
|One pair
|1.28 : 1
|No pair
|4.74 : 1
|0 : 1
There is no absolute formula suggesting which cards to play, and many factors determine the outcome of a game. As a guideline, the chart below may give a player an idea of a starting point until the player learns through experience the potential of the their hole cards relative to their position at the table.
|Early Position:
|The first three seats to the left of the Big Blind
|Middle Position:
|The next three seats after the Early Position
|Late Position:
|All seats thereafter, including the dealer position
|Early Position:
|Middle Position:
|Late Position:
In a tournament format game, each participant commits a specific value of free play chips used for tournament play competition. Player accounts cannot be replenished after the initial tournament buy-in is committed. An eliminated participant cannot reenter the tournament. The tournament ends when one player has won all the chips committed from all participating players.
Game play proceeds normally with blinds increasing at predetermined intervals.
The entry value of free play chips will be posted prior to the start of any tournament with an indication of the closing time/date for tournament entry. Once the entry value of free chips is committed for a tournament from a users account, the free play chips are considered consumed and shall not be returned to the users account.
Seating will be randomly assigned.
Each tournament participant will begin with the full free chip value of their tournament buy-in.
This is the same as standard Texas Holdíem dealing.
All players must be dealt a hand with blinds and antes forced. An untended hand is considered dead.
As players are eliminated, new tables for remaining players will be determined on a random basis.
Any player may declare and All-In bet. An opposing player declaring All-In is only committed to an equal value bet, or the full value of that players remaining free play chips, as is normally the case in non-tournament Texas Holdíem.
The amount of time allotted to each player for taking a player action such as Check, Raise, Fold, etc., is consistent for all players and will not be changed or altered after tournament play commences.
If two players go broke on the same hand the player with the greater amount of free play chips at the start of the hand finishes in the higher position.


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A Waco, Texas Meridian High School student claims that her principal, Kelly Gene Parker, subjected her to repeated acts of sexual harassment and that she was retaliated against for reporting the escalating incidents, forcing her to leave MISD. The plaintiff is suing MISD and seeking "punitive damages for discrimination, sexual harassment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, assault, and constitutional violations," according to Courthouse News Service.
After months of continued sexual harassment, including dozens of sexually offensive text messages from Parker, the student reported him to the police, who arrested him in Dec. 2008, for carrying on an improper relationship between an educator and a student, a second-degree felony. Parker pleaded guilty in May 2009, but the student claims that she was offered no counseling or help by MISD, and instead was made out to be the criminal in the case and was blamed for the incidents.
The following from a filed court report shows samples of the text messages sent from Parker to the teenager, who was 16 years old when the harassment began, shortly after Parker was hired at her school:
– "how about going down on me."
– "I'm great in the sack … i know how to please a woman and make her climax over and over…."
– "i just wish you would think about me and my needs"
Also, according to court documents, Parker gave the student a sexually graphic list of five things he wanted from her, offering her $600 in return.
The student claims that Parker has been in trouble in the past for similar incidents while working in other Texas school districts, including Kopperl and Goliad, and that MISD did not properly screen Parker before hiring him.


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It's safe to say these 2 movies are 2 of the greatest movies ever made. Watched both with my friends who hadn't seen them before. One said the first was better while the other said second. I can't decide myself personally. What about you guys? The Godfather or The Godfather Part II?
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Going to the loo has never been more fun, after the world's first urine-controlled video game is installed in the London bar 'The Exhibit'.
I have always wanted to play a video-game with my weiner. No seriously.
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Happy New Year! I'm beginning 2015 with the most stereotypical post of all— a plate full of veggies to start the new year off right! But don't start judging just yet…
This isn't your ordinary plant-packed salad or macro bowl jam-packed full of veggies. Not that I'm hating, because I love me a good salad and I absolutely adore macro bowls. Instead, I broke out my
mom's new spiralizer (which I may have temporarily stolen) and made these beautiful zucchini ribbons covered in a creamy avocado basil sauce with fresh tomato slices.
Let's talk about this spiralizer, shall we? Oh. my. goodness. It is SO cool! I'll admit, when we first started playing around with it, we were a bit confused. But once we figured out how to work this surprisingly easy machine, we were amazed! With a simple twist of a handle we had delicate zucchini ribbons, perfectly curly fries, and crunchy carrot noodles. Oh the things a food blogger can do with that! And that's exactly why I
temporarily stole this machine (sorry mom!).
Do you notice another new gadget in these photos? I got this Ninja for Christmas and I've been loving it so far! I've been using it in place of my food processor (which is on its last leg) and have been happy with the results. It comes with both a small and large-sized bowl, as well as two smoothie cups that you can take on the go. I'll keep you posted with likes and any dislikes.
If you're interested in the spiralizer, I used this one and am very happy with it. There are many different kinds out there and they are all pretty reasonable in price, so I won't feel too bad when I go buy my own soon 😉
Back to this dish— you can totally eat these zucchini noodles raw, but I decided to boil mine for just a few minutes to soften before smothering them in this creamy goodness. It worked beautifully! Make sure you strain them for a few minutes though, since cooking the zucchini lets out some extra moisture from the vegetable. The avocado cream sauce is very similar to my Creamy Avocado Pasta, but I added in some fresh tomato slices to add another bite of freshness. Of course, we topped ours with a drizzle of sriracha for a spicy kick and I definitely recommend doing the same.
So let's start the new year off healthy, but definitely not boring! We all get a little carried away over the holidays and indulge ourselves in a little more sugar than our bodies are used to. I know I'm guilty of that for sure, but my body is definitely ready to get back on track once the new year hits.
I've created a variety of veggie-filled, wholesome recipes to share over next few weeks that are bound to keep you on that healthy streak and excited to do so, too! Hope you enjoy and, again, Happy New Year 🙂
Creamy Avocado Zucchini Ribbons {vegan, gluten-free}
adapted from Katy's Kitchen's Creamy Dreamy Zucchini Pasta
2 medium zucchinis
1 tomato, cut into bite sized chunks
1 small avocado
handful of fresh basil leaves
pinch of salt and pepper
squeeze of half a lemon
splash of olive oil, or Wegman's Basting Oil (Totally recommend using if you're lucky enough to have a Wegman's near you!)
optional: sriracha
Using a spiralizer, slice two zucchini into thin ribbons with the straight blade (there should be multiple blades with your machine). Boil a pot of water and add the zucchini. Cook for 2 minutes, then strain immediately and let it drain for a few minutes.
In the meantime, add avocado, basil leaves, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to a food processor. Drizzle in the olive oil or basting oil as it purees. Blend until the puree is creamy and fairly smooth.
Pour the zucchini ribbons into a bowl and top with the avocado cream sauce. Mix together, then add in the tomatoes and stir once more. We like to top ours with a drizzle of sriracha for an extra kick!


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Overall, I'm a fan of Tresemme products - they give your hair the luxurious feel of salon pampering at a very affordable price. My hair gets oily pretty quickly (I notice buildup after about 12 hours) when it used to be okay for at least 24 hours, so when I learned that Tresemme made a deep cleansing shampoo specifically for oily hair, I was thrilled!
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