Completely, Incomplete.
I have a shelf of books to add but, haven't been feeling too hot so, I haven't gotten much done. I hope to get it updated....because really the list is never complete, sometime in the the near future. I also hope my head will clear and I might be able to have a somewhat clear (shut dan) thought....eventually
1) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
2) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
3) "At First Sight" by Nicolas sparks
4) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
5) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
6) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
7) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer
8) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
9) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
10) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
11) "DaVinci for Dummies"
12) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
13) "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver Van DeMile
14) "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards
15) "A Monk Swimming" by Malachy McCourt
16) "'Tis" by Frank McCourt
17) "two for the Dough" by Janet Evanovich
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Monday, December 31, 2007
Books list as of 12/31/07
Only 16 left, not bad....will start a new list for the new year.
1)"My Ox is Broken" by adam-troy Castro
2) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
3) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
4)"The Innocent Man" by John Grisham
5)"Green River, Running Red" by Ann Rule
6)"My Michael" by Amos Oz
7) "At First Sight" by Nicolas sparks
8) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
9) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
10)"The Pursuit of Happyness" by Chris Gardner
11)"Island of Hope, Island of Tears" by David Brownstone and company
12) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
13)"Flood" by Andrew Vacchs
14)"How Children Raise Parents" by Dan B Allender
15)"its My Heart" by The Childrens Heart Foundation
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer
17) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
18)"God, Guns, and rock n roll" by Ted Nugent
19) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
20) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
21)"Every Second Counts, The Race to Transplant the First Human Heart" by Donald McRae
22)"Freedom Writers Diary" by The freedom writers with Erin Gruwell
23) "DaVinci for Dummies"
24)"In This Sign" by Joanne Greenberg
25) "Mayada: Daughter of Iraq" by Jean Sasson
26) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
27)"Night" by Elie Wiesel
28)"Stolen Lives: 20 years in a Desert Jail" by Malika Oufkir
29)"Sinister Shorts" by Perri O'Shaughnessy
30)"Fingernail Moon" by Janie Webster
31)"One For the Money" by Janet Evanovich
32) "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver Van DeMile
33)"The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
34)"Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary Deafness on Martha's Vineyard" by Nora Ellen Groce
35)Paula Deen: A Memoir It aint all about the Cookin' by Paula Deen
36) The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
37)Dawn by Elie Wiesel
38)10 Conversations you need to Have With Your Children by Shmuley Boteach
39)Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt
40)"for one more day" by Mitch Albom
41)"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J. K. Rowling
42) "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
43)"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by J. K. Rowling
44)"Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
45)"Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix" by by J. K. Rowling
46)"Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince" by J. K. Rowling
47)"Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows" by J. K. Rowling
48)"Incredible vegetables from Self-watering Containers" by Edward C Smith
49)"Holy Days: The world of a Hasidic Family" By Lis Harris
50)Animal, Vegetable, Miracle a Year of Food LIfe by Barbara Kingsolver
51) A Monk Swimming by Malachy McCourt
52)Mouse Tales: A behind-the-ears look at Disneyland by David Koenig
53) 'Tis by Frank McCourt
54)A Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison
55) Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible" by Liz Curtis Higgs
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2) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
3) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
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5)
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7) "At First Sight" by Nicolas sparks
8) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
9) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
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11)
12) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
13)
14)
15)
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer
17) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
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19) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
20) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
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22)
23) "DaVinci for Dummies"
24)
25)
26) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
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32) "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver Van DeMile
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36) The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
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51) A Monk Swimming by Malachy McCourt
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53) 'Tis by Frank McCourt
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Monday, December 24, 2007
Tracking Santa
Yah a little late in the day....since Africa and Europe are already complete but, here it is anyhow....
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.htm
You could even turn tracking Santa into a Geography lesson if you are so inclined.
Merry Christmas!
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.htm
You could even turn tracking Santa into a Geography lesson if you are so inclined.
Merry Christmas!
Musical Monday
As a child, I loved this Christmas song.
While looking for a video, I found the first version. It is Enya and in Gaelic.
"Silent Night, Holy Night"
Now for a more tradition rendition....and I will post the lyrics this time. Performed by Olivia Newton John. I loved watching her as a kid......and since Christmas brings out the kid in all of us.....
Silent night, holy night,
all is calm, all is bright
round yon virgin
mother and child.
Holy infant, so tender and mild,
sleep in heavenly peace,
sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night,
shepherds quake at the sight;
glories stream from heaven afar,
heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!
Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light;
radiant beams from thy holy face
with the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
Silent night, holy night,
wondrous star, lend thy light;
with the angels let us sing,
Alleluia to our King;
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!
Merry Christmas!
While looking for a video, I found the first version. It is Enya and in Gaelic.
"Silent Night, Holy Night"
Now for a more tradition rendition....and I will post the lyrics this time. Performed by Olivia Newton John. I loved watching her as a kid......and since Christmas brings out the kid in all of us.....
Silent night, holy night,
all is calm, all is bright
round yon virgin
mother and child.
Holy infant, so tender and mild,
sleep in heavenly peace,
sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night,
shepherds quake at the sight;
glories stream from heaven afar,
heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!
Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light;
radiant beams from thy holy face
with the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
Silent night, holy night,
wondrous star, lend thy light;
with the angels let us sing,
Alleluia to our King;
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!
Merry Christmas!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Musical Monday
"Grandma got run over by a Reindeer"
this is an amusing video...most of the other stunk.....or were Rap style (wft?)
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
She'd been drinkin' too much egg nog,
And we'd begged her not to go.
But she'd left her medication,
So she stumbled out the door into the snow.
When they found her Christmas mornin',
At the scene of the attack.
There were hoof prints on her forehead,
And incriminatin' Claus marks on her back.
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
Now were all so proud of Grandpa,
He's been takin' this so well.
See him in there watchin' football,
Drinkin' beer and playin' cards with cousin Belle.
It's not Christmas without Grandma.
All the family's dressed in black.
And we just can't help but wonder:
Should we open up her gifts or send them back?
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
Now the goose is on the table
And the pudding made of fig.
And a blue and silver candle,
That would just have matched the hair in Grandma'swig.
I've warned all my friends and neighbours.
Better watch out for yourselves."
They should never give a license,
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves.
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house, Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe
this is an amusing video...most of the other stunk.....or were Rap style (wft?)
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
She'd been drinkin' too much egg nog,
And we'd begged her not to go.
But she'd left her medication,
So she stumbled out the door into the snow.
When they found her Christmas mornin',
At the scene of the attack.
There were hoof prints on her forehead,
And incriminatin' Claus marks on her back.
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
Now were all so proud of Grandpa,
He's been takin' this so well.
See him in there watchin' football,
Drinkin' beer and playin' cards with cousin Belle.
It's not Christmas without Grandma.
All the family's dressed in black.
And we just can't help but wonder:
Should we open up her gifts or send them back?
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
Now the goose is on the table
And the pudding made of fig.
And a blue and silver candle,
That would just have matched the hair in Grandma'swig.
I've warned all my friends and neighbours.
Better watch out for yourselves."
They should never give a license,
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves.
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house, Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Neat sites
(gosh dan, I hope you are happy)
My friend Tina sent this one to me
http://www.letssaythanks.com/
You can send a postcard to a soldier.
And another "feel good" site. Don't remember where I got this one
http://www.modestneeds.org/
oops need to move laundry.....
My friend Tina sent this one to me
http://www.letssaythanks.com/
You can send a postcard to a soldier.
And another "feel good" site. Don't remember where I got this one
http://www.modestneeds.org/
oops need to move laundry.....
Chanukah funny
Yes, I know it is over but, I am just now cleaning out my mailbox. A friend sent this to me. I love the Gefilte fish puppet
Proper Update
Dear Blog police, AKA Dan at 0ddness....
Proper Update you say?
Since I dont really write...as mentioned in numerous blog posts and even mentioned upon original start up of blog to said Blog Police....
Here is the run down of life:
Almost finished Christmas shopping....stocking stuffers really left....something for my grandma (what do you get someone who buys whatever they want?), and my mom....she is downsizing....so getting her stuff seems silly...although her DH called me today to say she informed him she wants high thread count, white pillowcases....um ok...
My dad and my brother but they are so easy...some holiday beer or similar...coffee and Gift certificates...
We got off 5 or 6 boxes to B & C Company containing Holiday Oreos, canned tuna, magazines, cards, nuts and blank stocking with paint to write names on them. Oh and one contained a silly elf hat. We will prob continue every now and then thru the year as the group Ivan belongs to continues the project.
On the way to Park day tomorrow we will stop (the kids and I) at the OC rescue mission with Jeans mostly but some other misc clothes.....only what we can carry easily....any overflow will be taken another day. We stocked up on a clearance jean years ago....and they dont fit Ivan....some are brand new with tags....he is finally parting with them. If I had motivation, I would ebay them (they are GAP) but giving them away is better Karma anyway.
My washer is fixed so, I have been catching up on laundry.
We attended our yearly Christmas party last night. Fun as usual. Santa came, the kids were thrilled.
This week brings a Nutrition appt for the oldest...to try and learn how to manage the Hyperglycemia. And an early morning Jaunt to San Diego to see the nutcracker on stage...just me and the girls (incredible group price....totally worth the gas) We hope to get the tree up Tuesday I think....and then Disney either tues or thurs as Rebekah is dying to ride Christmas Haunted house. The kids is a Nightmare before Christmas fan.
Rebekahs birthday is next Sunday. She wants to eat at Goofy's kitchen and have a few people over for Cake and Ice cream. Not sure how we are going to do that, still working on it....
As of last week, rebekah has given up Ballet for the year. It has really been frustrating her. So she will continue with Jazz and perhaps trying Ballet next year. She is not quite, emotionally on the level yet for the class I think.
What else? No classes for Christine, finals were last week. She is registered for spring already. Also, I believe she wants to take a cooking class or two with the Parks and rec....as well as swing dance again. Need to get those off my plate as far as sign ups go.
I could make a to-do list but I bet the blog police would like that even less then my to-read list.
I need to get the charity shoot pics uploaded so, I can create the thankyou picture. And then get that off. We took about half the toys to the hospital already. Those that could be hospital supplies (crayons etc) and a small assortment right before Chanukah. I think we will take the rest on Rebekahs birthday.
Also, on this weeks list is some baking....I have ready made sugar cookie dough for cookie cutting, need to make chex mix....and I dont know what else. We will get there.
yep I think that is it for now.
Proper Update you say?
Since I dont really write...as mentioned in numerous blog posts and even mentioned upon original start up of blog to said Blog Police....
Here is the run down of life:
Almost finished Christmas shopping....stocking stuffers really left....something for my grandma (what do you get someone who buys whatever they want?), and my mom....she is downsizing....so getting her stuff seems silly...although her DH called me today to say she informed him she wants high thread count, white pillowcases....um ok...
My dad and my brother but they are so easy...some holiday beer or similar...coffee and Gift certificates...
We got off 5 or 6 boxes to B & C Company containing Holiday Oreos, canned tuna, magazines, cards, nuts and blank stocking with paint to write names on them. Oh and one contained a silly elf hat. We will prob continue every now and then thru the year as the group Ivan belongs to continues the project.
On the way to Park day tomorrow we will stop (the kids and I) at the OC rescue mission with Jeans mostly but some other misc clothes.....only what we can carry easily....any overflow will be taken another day. We stocked up on a clearance jean years ago....and they dont fit Ivan....some are brand new with tags....he is finally parting with them. If I had motivation, I would ebay them (they are GAP) but giving them away is better Karma anyway.
My washer is fixed so, I have been catching up on laundry.
We attended our yearly Christmas party last night. Fun as usual. Santa came, the kids were thrilled.
This week brings a Nutrition appt for the oldest...to try and learn how to manage the Hyperglycemia. And an early morning Jaunt to San Diego to see the nutcracker on stage...just me and the girls (incredible group price....totally worth the gas) We hope to get the tree up Tuesday I think....and then Disney either tues or thurs as Rebekah is dying to ride Christmas Haunted house. The kids is a Nightmare before Christmas fan.
Rebekahs birthday is next Sunday. She wants to eat at Goofy's kitchen and have a few people over for Cake and Ice cream. Not sure how we are going to do that, still working on it....
As of last week, rebekah has given up Ballet for the year. It has really been frustrating her. So she will continue with Jazz and perhaps trying Ballet next year. She is not quite, emotionally on the level yet for the class I think.
What else? No classes for Christine, finals were last week. She is registered for spring already. Also, I believe she wants to take a cooking class or two with the Parks and rec....as well as swing dance again. Need to get those off my plate as far as sign ups go.
I could make a to-do list but I bet the blog police would like that even less then my to-read list.
I need to get the charity shoot pics uploaded so, I can create the thankyou picture. And then get that off. We took about half the toys to the hospital already. Those that could be hospital supplies (crayons etc) and a small assortment right before Chanukah. I think we will take the rest on Rebekahs birthday.
Also, on this weeks list is some baking....I have ready made sugar cookie dough for cookie cutting, need to make chex mix....and I dont know what else. We will get there.
yep I think that is it for now.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Books
Changes in bold. I believe there are 18 left on the list to read. Thats what I get for constantly adding more. Guess those will top the new list on Jan 1, along with others I have picked up and are sitting on the shelf.
1)"My Ox is Broken" by adam-troy Castro
2) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
3) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
4)"The Innocent Man" by John Grisham
5)"Green River, Running Red" by Ann Rule
6)"My Michael" by Amos Oz
7) "At First Sight" by Nicolas sparks
8) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
9) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
10)"The Pursuit of Happyness" by Chris Gardner
11)"Island of Hope, Island of Tears" by David Brownstone and company
12) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
13)"Flood" by Andrew Vacchs
14) "How Children Raise Parents" by Dan B Allender
15)"its My Heart" by The Childrens Heart Foundation
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer
17) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
18)"God, Guns, and rock n roll" by Ted Nugent
19) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
20) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
21)"Every Second Counts, The Race to Transplant the First Human Heart" by Donald McRae
22) "Freedom Writers Diary" by The freedom writers with Erin Gruwell
23) "DaVinci for Dummies"
24)"In This Sign" by Joanne Greenberg
25) "Mayada: Daughter of Iraq" by Jean Sasson
26) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
27)"Night" by Elie Wiesel
28)"Stolen Lives: 20 years in a Desert Jail" by Malika Oufkir
29)"Sinister Shorts" by Perri O'Shaughnessy
30)"Fingernail Moon" by Janie Webster
31)"One For the Money" by Janet Evanovich
32) "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver Van DeMile
33)"The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
34)"Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary Deafness on Martha's Vineyard" by Nora Ellen Groce
35)Paula Deen: A Memoir It aint all about the Cookin' by Paula Deen
36) The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
37)Dawn by Elie Wiesel
38)10 Conversations you need to Have With Your Children by Shmuley Boteach
39)Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt
40)"for one more day" by Mitch Albom
41)"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J. K. Rowling
42) "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
43)"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by J. K. Rowling
44)"Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
45)"Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix" by by J. K. Rowling
46)"Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince" by J. K. Rowling
47)"Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows" by J. K. Rowling
48)"Incredible vegetables from Self-watering Containers" by Edward C Smith
49)"Holy Days: The world of a Hasidic Family" By Lis Harris
50)Animal, Vegetable, Miracle a Year of Food LIfe by Barbara Kingsolver
51) A Monk Swimming by Malachy McCourt
52)Mouse Tales: A behind-the-ears look at Disneyland by David Koenig
53) 'Tis by Frank McCourt
54)A Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison
55) Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible" by Liz Curtis Higgs
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2) "Republic" by Plato (suggestion courtesy of will smith)
3) "The heart's Code" by Paul Pearsall
4)
5)
6)
7) "At First Sight" by Nicolas sparks
8) "Japanese woman dont Get Old or Fat" by Naomi MOyarama
9) "flight from Heaven" by Jan Karon
10)
11)
12) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
13)
14) "How Children Raise Parents" by Dan B Allender
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16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer
17) "Partners fo the Heart" by Vivien Thomas, autobiography
18)
19) " 100 People who are screwing Up America (and al Franken is #37) by Bernard Goldberg
20) "Einstein Never Used Flash Cards" by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
21)
22) "Freedom Writers Diary" by The freedom writers with Erin Gruwell
23) "DaVinci for Dummies"
24)
25)
26) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
27)
28)
29)
30)
31)
32) "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver Van DeMile
33)
34)
35)
36) The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
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38)
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40)
41)
42)
43)
44)
45)
46)
47)
48)
49)
50)
51) A Monk Swimming by Malachy McCourt
52)
53) 'Tis by Frank McCourt
54)
55) Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible" by Liz Curtis Higgs
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