DH is at a meeting, Christine is at Disney (surprise, surprise)
Around 1 or so today, I found out Rebekah will attend camp del corazon's Malibu camp. I applied for both with Malibu being the preference....
About 2hrs ago, Rebekah asked me if she was going to camp....Like a dummy I said "yes"
Well, I think she is about half way packed or at least has it planned. Its not til Memorial day weekend, and we havent received the to bring list....but she is on it already....(and giving me a headache).
She also asked why she wasn't going where Christine had previously gone. So, I told her it is a camp for those with different hearts like you (not wanting to use defect or problem, because she WILL dwell on that) so we went to the covepoint site and looked at a normal heart vs her heart.. http://http://www.pted.org/htms/transpositionl1.php
page 2 is better....not completely her heart but a good idea....(hers is also in the wrong place, dextrocardia,amoung other things)
she asked if they all had hearts in the wrong place, I said no, some might but most will not and then I mentioned the picnic that is held every year....and it dawned on her that her friends there ALL had a different heart...so we had to search for pictures of one local little boys heart...how it was when he was born vs how it is now, 3 surgeries later.
I will let you know in a few days how she processes that information :)
meanwhile she is still planning her packing....
Ok and my real reason for blogging :)
My thoughts on the whole concealed carry blah blah blah forget the term in California.
For those that know me real well, my family shoots. My DH, Christine, my FIL, my BIL, neices and nephews,my dad(I remember the gun on the living room floor during the LA Riots), My moms husband, list goes on and on. Ivan and Christine also do archery (That sounds odd....do archery....you would do bow hunting but not sure if you Do archery...whatever)
I Dont
no desire at all. Been with them once. Didnt shoot, enjoyed the company but, no desire what-so-ever.
Ivan has mentioned in the past a CCW, I Am opposed to HIM having one. I Would feel akward not to mention, he doesnt even wear things where concealment would even be possible....he rarely wears a jacket...never has a fanny pack or other purse like object....so where would he put it?
HOWEVER, should I ever be in a situation like what happened in VErmont, I would be damn glad for every single person who was carrying concealed. I Encourage those that can to do so. Or at least pretend you are.
Gun free zones don't work. Anyone notice those are where the shootings happen? Why? because the shooter knows he is safe and no one else has a gun! Law abiding gun owners dont commit these crimes. Because they like their guns and enjoy the sport(yes, sport...check the olympics). And committing these crimes could ruin all of that. Its the illegally obtained guns you need to worry about. And no amount of laws will change that....OH you think it will? because we have no drug problem here right? OF COURSE we dont, drugs are illegal. See my point?
ON a board DH posts on, there is a guy there who asked Vermont Tech to lift the gun ban for those with concealed permits, there is also a sheriff (?) who was predominantly featured in the video constantly shown on the tv, and the poor guy the internet convicted of the crime is also a member.
Oddly, this comes on the heals of reading Ted Nugents book.
If you read all of this, you must be bored
:)
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Musical Monday
I love this song.....heard it a few hours ago on the radio....dedicated to the families and loved ones at Virginia Tech
The Dance by Garth Brooks
Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared 'neath the stars above
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance
Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn't I a king
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
Hey who's to say you know I might have changed it all
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance
Yes my life is better left to chance
I could have missed the pain but I'd of had to miss the dance
The Dance by Garth Brooks
Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared 'neath the stars above
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance
Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn't I a king
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
Hey who's to say you know I might have changed it all
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance
Yes my life is better left to chance
I could have missed the pain but I'd of had to miss the dance
Saturday, April 14, 2007
The books I have read
In order they appear....
"My ox is broken"
an overview of the seasons of The Amazing Race. Also contains a few interview with past contestants and some little "things you didnt know" facts. Easy to read, enjoyed the authors writing style. I did hope for a bit more revealing stuff but hey, it was the amazing race and I was happy.
"My Michael"
This was someone book club selection, Oprah perhaps. I bought it awhile ago because I generally like her choices. I started reading it, set it down and didnt care. This time I finished it....I didnt hate it, I didnt like it, I just didnt care. It was so non descript to me that thinking back, I dont really recall what it was really about...
"The Pursuit of Happyness"
Eh....had potential, well written. Good for the inner city inspiration. Seemed, to me, really focused on the whole poor me because I am black this happened mentality. I hate that. Glad he pulled himself up, glad he succeeded but could have done with out the blacktude.
"Flood"
I liked. Really dark. Was recommended to me and the person said the same thing, I didnt get it then. I get it now but cant explain. A bit mystery type, detectiv-ey but all dealing with dark, illegal things. I would prob read more by this author....
"God, Guns and Rock n Roll"
oh Ted, ya ruined a good thing. Great book, Great read.....I think any enviromentalist could get alot out of this book, even if anti gun. BUT, if you dont like to listen to ted, you would have a hard time with this book. He goes off on Ted Rants....and it is just like when you hear him interviewed or on one of his shows. You can "hear" him saying it. I wish he would have edited himself a bit more. I think he could have reached ALOT more people if he had done so. Good, good points about family and respecting the world around you.
"Every Second counts....."
Good book. Hard read because fact filled and following the 3 main pioneers in the race to transplant at the same time....took me a minute every time he changed men to lay the facts out in the right time span. Learned alot about the men involved and the process leading up to it. Also mentioned Christiaan Barnards brother is writing a book from his perspective (he was his brothers assistant surgeon....I had no idea). I will be looking for that book for sure.
"In this Sign"
written by an author who's stories I have enjoyed before but, oh so long ago. As I began this I recalled that I liked the stories but not necessarily her telling. She has a bit different writing style. But once again, I enjoyed her story. A story of a deaf couple in the hearing world. Who dont quite understand alot of what is going on around them and not long after their marriage get really screwed because of it....and it affects their lives forever.
"Mayada"
I have read Jean Sassoon before. I like her. This is the story of a well respect woman from an influential family in Iraq who is wrongly jailed. And her time in jail.
"Night"
True story by a holocaust survivor. His story of his time in captivity. You really feel his pain. It is a brutally honest story of what happened to him in his time in two of the most well known camps.
"Stolen Lives"
Story of a family's who father planned to overthrow the government of Morocco. The author lived many years in the kings palace. It was after her return to her family, that her father (who was high ranking) made the attempt. His was executed and the family was jailed. Treated nicer then most prisoners but still horribly. Great tale of a family sticking together and surviving. But I didnt care for how she wrote. It was an odd proper writing style, perhaps the beauty of the words were lost in translation. She has written a follow up book and despite not liking her writing style, I am a tad bit curious and will prob read it eventuatlly (watch for it to appear on my list lol. I want to see how as an adult she dealt with loosing her prime of life (In arab culture, that is) to a jail.
"fingernail moon"
mom on the run. Reminded me of not without my daughter. I loved the tale. Divorced mom, child is being sexually abused by the dad, most of the reason for the divorce but, the courts still grant him unsupervised visits, important detail (to me at least)is that Dad also has AIDS....so off she goes on a journey thru the world. Luckily her parents had some funds to help her. Anymore might ruin the story. Took me no time to read this book.....I craved the ending of the story.
And there ya' have it. I think I got them all.
Off to read another book!
"My ox is broken"
an overview of the seasons of The Amazing Race. Also contains a few interview with past contestants and some little "things you didnt know" facts. Easy to read, enjoyed the authors writing style. I did hope for a bit more revealing stuff but hey, it was the amazing race and I was happy.
"My Michael"
This was someone book club selection, Oprah perhaps. I bought it awhile ago because I generally like her choices. I started reading it, set it down and didnt care. This time I finished it....I didnt hate it, I didnt like it, I just didnt care. It was so non descript to me that thinking back, I dont really recall what it was really about...
"The Pursuit of Happyness"
Eh....had potential, well written. Good for the inner city inspiration. Seemed, to me, really focused on the whole poor me because I am black this happened mentality. I hate that. Glad he pulled himself up, glad he succeeded but could have done with out the blacktude.
"Flood"
I liked. Really dark. Was recommended to me and the person said the same thing, I didnt get it then. I get it now but cant explain. A bit mystery type, detectiv-ey but all dealing with dark, illegal things. I would prob read more by this author....
"God, Guns and Rock n Roll"
oh Ted, ya ruined a good thing. Great book, Great read.....I think any enviromentalist could get alot out of this book, even if anti gun. BUT, if you dont like to listen to ted, you would have a hard time with this book. He goes off on Ted Rants....and it is just like when you hear him interviewed or on one of his shows. You can "hear" him saying it. I wish he would have edited himself a bit more. I think he could have reached ALOT more people if he had done so. Good, good points about family and respecting the world around you.
"Every Second counts....."
Good book. Hard read because fact filled and following the 3 main pioneers in the race to transplant at the same time....took me a minute every time he changed men to lay the facts out in the right time span. Learned alot about the men involved and the process leading up to it. Also mentioned Christiaan Barnards brother is writing a book from his perspective (he was his brothers assistant surgeon....I had no idea). I will be looking for that book for sure.
"In this Sign"
written by an author who's stories I have enjoyed before but, oh so long ago. As I began this I recalled that I liked the stories but not necessarily her telling. She has a bit different writing style. But once again, I enjoyed her story. A story of a deaf couple in the hearing world. Who dont quite understand alot of what is going on around them and not long after their marriage get really screwed because of it....and it affects their lives forever.
"Mayada"
I have read Jean Sassoon before. I like her. This is the story of a well respect woman from an influential family in Iraq who is wrongly jailed. And her time in jail.
"Night"
True story by a holocaust survivor. His story of his time in captivity. You really feel his pain. It is a brutally honest story of what happened to him in his time in two of the most well known camps.
"Stolen Lives"
Story of a family's who father planned to overthrow the government of Morocco. The author lived many years in the kings palace. It was after her return to her family, that her father (who was high ranking) made the attempt. His was executed and the family was jailed. Treated nicer then most prisoners but still horribly. Great tale of a family sticking together and surviving. But I didnt care for how she wrote. It was an odd proper writing style, perhaps the beauty of the words were lost in translation. She has written a follow up book and despite not liking her writing style, I am a tad bit curious and will prob read it eventuatlly (watch for it to appear on my list lol. I want to see how as an adult she dealt with loosing her prime of life (In arab culture, that is) to a jail.
"fingernail moon"
mom on the run. Reminded me of not without my daughter. I loved the tale. Divorced mom, child is being sexually abused by the dad, most of the reason for the divorce but, the courts still grant him unsupervised visits, important detail (to me at least)is that Dad also has AIDS....so off she goes on a journey thru the world. Luckily her parents had some funds to help her. Anymore might ruin the story. Took me no time to read this book.....I craved the ending of the story.
And there ya' have it. I think I got them all.
Off to read another book!
Updated book list
Going to update it now, then the next post will have short opinion of the books that I have read.
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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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
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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
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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) "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" by David Brownstone and company
12) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
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14) "How Children Raise Parents" by Dan B Allender
15) "its My Heart" by The Childrens Heart Foundation so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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) "Freedom Writers Diary" by The freedom writers with Erin Gruwell
23) "DaVinci for Dummies"
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25)
26) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
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28)
29) "Sinister Shorts" by Perri O'Shaughnessy
30)
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
Draft from christine
I have no explanation why this is a draft not a tag or whatever but here goes
How tall are you barefoot? a hair shy of 5'5"
Have you ever flown first-class? yes, wasnt supposed to but ticket screw up got us teenagers first class....
One of your favorite books when you were a child? wow I read sooo much as a kid....Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, The little house series....not sure I could pick just one....although Super Fudge and Tales of a 4th grade nothing do stick out
A good restaurant in your city? In my city? Ate at The Melting Pot a few weeks back, that was pretty good. All my first thoughts are not in my city.....
What is your favorite small appliance? Coffee Maker....duh!
One person who never fails to make you laugh?
What was the first music that you ever bought? Tears for Fears maybe, or David Lee Roth
Do you do push-ups? no way, Jose
What was one of your favorite games as a child? Board game or other game? We always played hide n seek at twilight as a kid, we also played Marco Polo in the pool in the backyard all summer. Board game would be tripoly, monopoly or scrabble. Although I did own the Happy Days game, that I remember playing quite often
When you were twelve years old, what did you want to be when you grew up? Prob a teacher
Your favorite Soup of the Day? Clam Chowder, Boston if I can find it....
Have you ever met someone famous? Not that I can recall....Oh wait, many,many moons ago (i was maybe 6 or so) I met Donny Most and Adrianne Barberi (?) at a racquet ball tournament at my parents raquet club. OH and Vicky Lawrence was a regular customer at my parents pet store...
From what news source do you receive the bulk of your news? Internet! Our news on television here isn't that good.
Current worry? None
Current hate? None
Favorite place to be?
Least favorite place to be?
Do you consider yourself well organized? Not particularly
Do you believe in an afterlife? Yes
Where do you think you will be in 10 years?
Do you burn or tan? neither, I am so white I think I reflect the sun
Are you more optimistic or pessimistic about the future? Optimistic
What did you fear was going to get you at night as a kid? A man outside my window (a good wind would have the big pine tree brushing on the window)
What's in your pockets right now? No pockets
Last thing that made you laugh? That David Blane spoof
Worst injury you've ever had? hmm a few broken toes
How many TVs do you own? 3
Best compliment received? I dont really recall
What leaves you speechless? Stupid People
What is your favorite book? I like books too much to pick a single favorite. Although I used to re-read "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
Last meal you cooked for the opposite sex? dinner last night, although I didnt cook the chicken....
How tall are you barefoot? a hair shy of 5'5"
Have you ever flown first-class? yes, wasnt supposed to but ticket screw up got us teenagers first class....
One of your favorite books when you were a child? wow I read sooo much as a kid....Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, The little house series....not sure I could pick just one....although Super Fudge and Tales of a 4th grade nothing do stick out
A good restaurant in your city? In my city? Ate at The Melting Pot a few weeks back, that was pretty good. All my first thoughts are not in my city.....
What is your favorite small appliance? Coffee Maker....duh!
One person who never fails to make you laugh?
What was the first music that you ever bought? Tears for Fears maybe, or David Lee Roth
Do you do push-ups? no way, Jose
What was one of your favorite games as a child? Board game or other game? We always played hide n seek at twilight as a kid, we also played Marco Polo in the pool in the backyard all summer. Board game would be tripoly, monopoly or scrabble. Although I did own the Happy Days game, that I remember playing quite often
When you were twelve years old, what did you want to be when you grew up? Prob a teacher
Your favorite Soup of the Day? Clam Chowder, Boston if I can find it....
Have you ever met someone famous? Not that I can recall....Oh wait, many,many moons ago (i was maybe 6 or so) I met Donny Most and Adrianne Barberi (?) at a racquet ball tournament at my parents raquet club. OH and Vicky Lawrence was a regular customer at my parents pet store...
From what news source do you receive the bulk of your news? Internet! Our news on television here isn't that good.
Current worry? None
Current hate? None
Favorite place to be?
Least favorite place to be?
Do you consider yourself well organized? Not particularly
Do you believe in an afterlife? Yes
Where do you think you will be in 10 years?
Do you burn or tan? neither, I am so white I think I reflect the sun
Are you more optimistic or pessimistic about the future? Optimistic
What did you fear was going to get you at night as a kid? A man outside my window (a good wind would have the big pine tree brushing on the window)
What's in your pockets right now? No pockets
Last thing that made you laugh? That David Blane spoof
Worst injury you've ever had? hmm a few broken toes
How many TVs do you own? 3
Best compliment received? I dont really recall
What leaves you speechless? Stupid People
What is your favorite book? I like books too much to pick a single favorite. Although I used to re-read "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
Last meal you cooked for the opposite sex? dinner last night, although I didnt cook the chicken....
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Musical Mondays, a day late
Got busy yesterday and didnt even have the time to think of a song.
So, started off this morning by trying to think of a song....needed to get this done BEFORE Christine noticed I hadnt done my musical monday and decided to do it again for me.....
I am reading Ted Nugents book so I thought maybe a nuge song....nope couldnt find anything I felt really attached to (although I do like cat scratch fever)
Then it hit me....
My youngest 2 sing this song, and I have heard DH and oldest practicing it on the bass for a few days now....
and then to top it off, I found a cool claymation with the song!
I present
BORIS THE SPIDER
So, started off this morning by trying to think of a song....needed to get this done BEFORE Christine noticed I hadnt done my musical monday and decided to do it again for me.....
I am reading Ted Nugents book so I thought maybe a nuge song....nope couldnt find anything I felt really attached to (although I do like cat scratch fever)
Then it hit me....
My youngest 2 sing this song, and I have heard DH and oldest practicing it on the bass for a few days now....
and then to top it off, I found a cool claymation with the song!
I present
BORIS THE SPIDER
Monday, April 02, 2007
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Books: an Update PLUS a bonus question for those reading it
Less then a week later, here I am making a change....I read #13....pretty good, dark novel....the underworld type of thing, would prob read the author again
I will add a few of the ones I have found roaming my desk, not on the list . I need to figure out what is up next....my deadline on #15 and #16 is looming....but I still have 2 more months....nothing like a bit of procrastination.....I need something that will make me think and is somewhat inspirational....
I hear #18 is good for that....believe it or not....the old rocker and hunter....gets angry that no one does family meals anymore....
Ok so I am narrowing it down, #18, #17, #32 and #34 is almost taunting me.....I went to a "Deaf Culture" workshop that mentioned the culture formed on Martha's Vineyard so it makes that one very tempting.
SOO....Just curious A question for those reading this......is my list really strange? Have you read anything on it? Have you at least HEARD of some one these books?
Bold indicates changes
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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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
if you want to purchase any of these, do me a favor go to www.caheartconnection.org and click on the amazon link on the left and then buy them.....
SOOOO what are you reading????besides this post....
I will add a few of the ones I have found roaming my desk, not on the list . I need to figure out what is up next....my deadline on #15 and #16 is looming....but I still have 2 more months....nothing like a bit of procrastination.....I need something that will make me think and is somewhat inspirational....
I hear #18 is good for that....believe it or not....the old rocker and hunter....gets angry that no one does family meals anymore....
Ok so I am narrowing it down, #18, #17, #32 and #34 is almost taunting me.....I went to a "Deaf Culture" workshop that mentioned the culture formed on Martha's Vineyard so it makes that one very tempting.
SOO....Just curious A question for those reading this......is my list really strange? Have you read anything on it? Have you at least HEARD of some one these books?
Bold indicates changes
1)
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)
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) "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" by David Brownstone and company
12) "Ellis Island Interviews" by Peter Mortan Coan
13)
14) "How Children Raise Parents" by Dan B Allender
15) "its My Heart" by The Childrens Heart Foundation so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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)
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) "Sinister Shorts" by Perri O'Shaughnessy
30)
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
if you want to purchase any of these, do me a favor go to www.caheartconnection.org and click on the amazon link on the left and then buy them.....
SOOOO what are you reading????besides this post....
Monday, March 26, 2007
a book tag
I saw this in a friends blog this morning and thought I will have to do this one.....as I love books....
then Christine read the same blog, did it herself and tagged me.
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback? Paper back is my preferred version of a book
Amazon or brick and mortar? for me that is TOUGH!....I love to browse the book store but I love the amazon recommendation feature....I have found more interesting books that way.
Bookmark or dogear? I dogear....I must confess....it bothers my daughter....but I currently have a postcard I am using as a book mark (Have I mentioned postcrossing.com lately? maybe that needs a blog entry) I like the old bookmarks with the yarn at the top....not the new fancy clip on things that cost as much as the book.
Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? randomn order....seriously normally by catergory and then by size so they look neat
Keep, throw away, or sell? Keep....most often I keep.....I dont normally loan....because I am afraid of not getting it back(I love my books). If I wont read again, I tend to give away before I will sell.....I dont normally donate because I like to know who I am sharing a book with.....however my box of give away is getting full and I havent had an recent takers....so donate might be around the corner....I hear I could try paperback swap but I am not sure I have that energy :)
Keep dust jacket or toss it? Keep and use the flaps as the book mark
Read with dust jacket or remove it? see above
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? Potter since I havent read lemony snicket...maybe I should
“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”? Dark and stormy night...not a fantasy person...
Buy or Borrow? I wish I could borrow....but then if I like it, I want to own it....so I normally buy....
New or used? Used but my kids loose patience with me at the used book stores so I generally end up with new
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse?All three
Tidy ending or cliffhanger? tidy ending unless it is a series
Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading? Anytime...there is almost always a book in my car (shoot have to clean that out going to body shop tomorrow) and they often accompany me to all sorts of places
Favorite series? gosh that is tough....I havent really read any series recently except the Nina Oreilly series by perri o shaughnessy. I have received recommendations for 2 series books....the number or counting series from Janet Evanovich and the Burke series by ANdrew Vacchs. I have begun the first in the Burke series and it isnt too bad. As a child I read the Little house series and the boxcar childrens series as often as I could...OH Yeah duh, I read the Harry Potter Series...
Favorite children's book? Shel Silversteins poems, Little house(did you know that the publisher of the extra books...the rose years, caroline years etc....is no longer publishing the complete books only abridged editions?), Boxcar Children, Amelia Bedelia
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? hmm people look at me funny when I say I like "the Bell Jar" by sylvia Plath
Favorite books read last year? Not a clue....days run together.....there is no way I can remember last years books
Favorite books of all time? oh I cant pick a favorite....I dont think....I like to read sooo much that that is way too hard to do...and there are sooo many genres to choose from......nope cant list a favorite
Least favorite book you finished last year? If I dont like it I usually dont finish it.....
What are you reading right now? Flood by Andrew Vachss....I usually read one book at a time....but along with that being hauled around is A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver Van DeMille...after that....see other posts in the Books catergory for my current list
What are you reading next? A Thomas Jefferson Education is prob next....although I have a few others calling my name, including "Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard" and a few planned read alouds with Rebekah....
then Christine read the same blog, did it herself and tagged me.
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback? Paper back is my preferred version of a book
Amazon or brick and mortar? for me that is TOUGH!....I love to browse the book store but I love the amazon recommendation feature....I have found more interesting books that way.
Bookmark or dogear? I dogear....I must confess....it bothers my daughter....but I currently have a postcard I am using as a book mark (Have I mentioned postcrossing.com lately? maybe that needs a blog entry) I like the old bookmarks with the yarn at the top....not the new fancy clip on things that cost as much as the book.
Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? randomn order....seriously normally by catergory and then by size so they look neat
Keep, throw away, or sell? Keep....most often I keep.....I dont normally loan....because I am afraid of not getting it back(I love my books). If I wont read again, I tend to give away before I will sell.....I dont normally donate because I like to know who I am sharing a book with.....however my box of give away is getting full and I havent had an recent takers....so donate might be around the corner....I hear I could try paperback swap but I am not sure I have that energy :)
Keep dust jacket or toss it? Keep and use the flaps as the book mark
Read with dust jacket or remove it? see above
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? Potter since I havent read lemony snicket...maybe I should
“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”? Dark and stormy night...not a fantasy person...
Buy or Borrow? I wish I could borrow....but then if I like it, I want to own it....so I normally buy....
New or used? Used but my kids loose patience with me at the used book stores so I generally end up with new
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse?All three
Tidy ending or cliffhanger? tidy ending unless it is a series
Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading? Anytime...there is almost always a book in my car (shoot have to clean that out going to body shop tomorrow) and they often accompany me to all sorts of places
Favorite series? gosh that is tough....I havent really read any series recently except the Nina Oreilly series by perri o shaughnessy. I have received recommendations for 2 series books....the number or counting series from Janet Evanovich and the Burke series by ANdrew Vacchs. I have begun the first in the Burke series and it isnt too bad. As a child I read the Little house series and the boxcar childrens series as often as I could...OH Yeah duh, I read the Harry Potter Series...
Favorite children's book? Shel Silversteins poems, Little house(did you know that the publisher of the extra books...the rose years, caroline years etc....is no longer publishing the complete books only abridged editions?), Boxcar Children, Amelia Bedelia
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? hmm people look at me funny when I say I like "the Bell Jar" by sylvia Plath
Favorite books read last year? Not a clue....days run together.....there is no way I can remember last years books
Favorite books of all time? oh I cant pick a favorite....I dont think....I like to read sooo much that that is way too hard to do...and there are sooo many genres to choose from......nope cant list a favorite
Least favorite book you finished last year? If I dont like it I usually dont finish it.....
What are you reading right now? Flood by Andrew Vachss....I usually read one book at a time....but along with that being hauled around is A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver Van DeMille...after that....see other posts in the Books catergory for my current list
What are you reading next? A Thomas Jefferson Education is prob next....although I have a few others calling my name, including "Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard" and a few planned read alouds with Rebekah....
Tag from nancy
Oh so silly but what the hey.....
Pick the month you were born.
Pick the day (number) you were born.
Pick the color of shirt you are wearing.
Now type out the sentence you made using the answers below:Pick the month you were born:
January----------I kicked
February--------I loved
March------------I punched
April---------------I swam with
May---------------I choked on
June---------------I murdered
July----------------I did the Macarena with
August-----------I had lunch with
September------I danced with
October----------I sang to
November-------I yelled at
December-------I ran over
Pick the day ( number) you were born on:
1----- --a birdbath
2-------a monster
3-------a phone
4-------a fork
5-------a Mexican
6-------a flamingo
7-------my cell phone
8-------my dog
9-------my best friends' boyfriend
10------my neighbor
11------my science teacher
12------a banana
13------a fireman
14------a stuffed animal
15------a goat
16------a pickle
17------a squirrel
18------a spoon
19------myself
20------a baseball bat
21------a ninja
22------a snowman
23------a noodle
24-- ----your mom
25------a football player
26------my sister
27------my brother
28------an ipod
29------a permanent marker
30------a llama
31------a zombie
Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
White----------because I'm very pretty.
Black----------because that's how I play.
Pink------------because I'm cool like that.
Red-------------because the voices told me to.
Blue------------because I can see the future.
Green----------because I love to boogie.
Purple----------because your mom's cool.
Gray------------because the voices in my head told me to.
Yellow---------because someone offered me 1,000,000 dollars
Orange---------because I tripped over my house
Brown----------because I love my pillow.
Other-----------because I'm a ninja.
None-----------because I can't control myself
Now, please post your sentences in the comments area. Some of these can be really funny...
Mine was: "I had lunch witha flamingo because the voices told me too"
Pick the month you were born.
Pick the day (number) you were born.
Pick the color of shirt you are wearing.
Now type out the sentence you made using the answers below:Pick the month you were born:
January----------I kicked
February--------I loved
March------------I punched
April---------------I swam with
May---------------I choked on
June---------------I murdered
July----------------I did the Macarena with
August-----------I had lunch with
September------I danced with
October----------I sang to
November-------I yelled at
December-------I ran over
Pick the day ( number) you were born on:
1----- --a birdbath
2-------a monster
3-------a phone
4-------a fork
5-------a Mexican
6-------a flamingo
7-------my cell phone
8-------my dog
9-------my best friends' boyfriend
10------my neighbor
11------my science teacher
12------a banana
13------a fireman
14------a stuffed animal
15------a goat
16------a pickle
17------a squirrel
18------a spoon
19------myself
20------a baseball bat
21------a ninja
22------a snowman
23------a noodle
24-- ----your mom
25------a football player
26------my sister
27------my brother
28------an ipod
29------a permanent marker
30------a llama
31------a zombie
Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
White----------because I'm very pretty.
Black----------because that's how I play.
Pink------------because I'm cool like that.
Red-------------because the voices told me to.
Blue------------because I can see the future.
Green----------because I love to boogie.
Purple----------because your mom's cool.
Gray------------because the voices in my head told me to.
Yellow---------because someone offered me 1,000,000 dollars
Orange---------because I tripped over my house
Brown----------because I love my pillow.
Other-----------because I'm a ninja.
None-----------because I can't control myself
Now, please post your sentences in the comments area. Some of these can be really funny...
Mine was: "I had lunch witha flamingo because the voices told me too"
Musical Monday - The Corrs
Seeing as the last Musical Monday selection I picked for you was too hardcore for your taste, I figured I'd pick something softer but not soft and sissy, ala James Blunt.
This song was originally done by Ryan Adams, but covered by The Corrs.
This song was originally done by Ryan Adams, but covered by The Corrs.
Here's an acoustic version:
This is my favorite version (I think you can see why!) live in Dublin.
Enjoy!
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Geocaching
We have been geocaching alot this week. I think we logged 11 new caches since last sunday night. Its all about the hunt.....and finding it but, not so much about the actual object you find. We have seen caches that look like bottle caps, security cameras, tree leaves and all sorts of other this week alone. Some contain nothing more then a log, some contain silly toys, or awarenss bracelets or the occasional travel bug.
We went to my moms and showed them a few local caches yesterday. One they had just passed 2 days ago at the drive thru at walgreens. Another was a box in a field for exchanging books. I know there is one for exchanging movies in Temecula.
There are over 20 local (under 2miles) away from our home. Its a fun family adventure and most can be done at all hours of the day.
All you need is a gps device.
Check out www.geocaching.com
or if you understand asl you can watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMS9Zim973Q
We went to my moms and showed them a few local caches yesterday. One they had just passed 2 days ago at the drive thru at walgreens. Another was a box in a field for exchanging books. I know there is one for exchanging movies in Temecula.
There are over 20 local (under 2miles) away from our home. Its a fun family adventure and most can be done at all hours of the day.
All you need is a gps device.
Check out www.geocaching.com
or if you understand asl you can watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMS9Zim973Q
The Amazing race
Is on tonight....
I let myself sit down and actually watch this show....occasionally I will make a blanket or fold socks while watching but, I really enjoy this show so, I dont hop around trying to do other things while it is on.
And also on TV today is a spring training angels game. That doesnt happen too often....I think todays is coming from Tucson.....
OOPPS nope, from mesa....For some reason I thought the Cubs shared the park in Tucson with the diamondbacks....maybe that is the Rockies? Hmm, I dont know....dont terribly care either lol
I let myself sit down and actually watch this show....occasionally I will make a blanket or fold socks while watching but, I really enjoy this show so, I dont hop around trying to do other things while it is on.
And also on TV today is a spring training angels game. That doesnt happen too often....I think todays is coming from Tucson.....
OOPPS nope, from mesa....For some reason I thought the Cubs shared the park in Tucson with the diamondbacks....maybe that is the Rockies? Hmm, I dont know....dont terribly care either lol
Books, updated again
Its been awhile and 2 more books off the list.
I can clearly see some books are not on the list.....I think I will make those changes next time.....
What should I read next? Number 3? Number 5? 12? 13? 14? I dont really know....perhaps one of the new ones not on the list?
I can't currently read number 18, because Christine has posession of it, number 19 is being read by Ivan currently.....
Bold indicates changes
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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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
if you want to purchase any of these, do me a favor go to www.caheartconnection.org and click on the amazon link on the left and then buy them.....
SOOOO what are you reading????besides this post....
I can clearly see some books are not on the list.....I think I will make those changes next time.....
What should I read next? Number 3? Number 5? 12? 13? 14? I dont really know....perhaps one of the new ones not on the list?
I can't currently read number 18, because Christine has posession of it, number 19 is being read by Ivan currently.....
Bold indicates changes
1)
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)
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) "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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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)
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)
29) "Sinister Shorts" by Perri O'Shaughnessy
30) "Fingernail Moon" by Janie Webster
if you want to purchase any of these, do me a favor go to www.caheartconnection.org and click on the amazon link on the left and then buy them.....
SOOOO what are you reading????besides this post....
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Musical Monday - Strong Bad
I am doing my mom's Musical Monday post again. She had no song set in mind, so I picked one out just for her! I hope she'll be happy.
This is played on Guitar Hero, since there is no official video for it, but it is featured in Guitar Hero 2.
Trogdor by Strong Bad
The original Trogdor cartoon can be found HERE.
This is played on Guitar Hero, since there is no official video for it, but it is featured in Guitar Hero 2.
Trogdor by Strong Bad
The original Trogdor cartoon can be found HERE.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Musical Monday----attempted all on my own
Hope this works.
Didnt really have a specific song stuck in my head.....
I generally choose country music to listen to, although I do like many types. And since we just got a country station back...I decided you all needed some country. So off searching youtube for something to post, I found a shania twain doing ac/dc....and ac/dc song I love....didnt like her doing it....which is odd because I normally like shania....
Kept searching and found this video. It is 2 songs being done as a duet between shania and Elton John, who I also love. I like the first song, the best of the two.
Ok so here is another....LOL
I love this song.....I think it is really pretty....once again more country...but I am not a huge Randy travis fan
and in honor of how I spent my Sunday.....I actually saw these guys perform
Didnt really have a specific song stuck in my head.....
I generally choose country music to listen to, although I do like many types. And since we just got a country station back...I decided you all needed some country. So off searching youtube for something to post, I found a shania twain doing ac/dc....and ac/dc song I love....didnt like her doing it....which is odd because I normally like shania....
Kept searching and found this video. It is 2 songs being done as a duet between shania and Elton John, who I also love. I like the first song, the best of the two.
Ok so here is another....LOL
I love this song.....I think it is really pretty....once again more country...but I am not a huge Randy travis fan
and in honor of how I spent my Sunday.....I actually saw these guys perform
Quote of the week
From Rebekah
My body is a disaster inside, I'm serious. With all those bones and stuff -- DISASTER!
My body is a disaster inside, I'm serious. With all those bones and stuff -- DISASTER!
Friday, March 09, 2007
I speak greek
or perhaps it it Latin...
whatever it is, I had no idea I spoke it
At least I assume that is why "stay out of the Game closet" isnt understood.
We have games, we have alot of games, we dont play them nearly enough but we have lots......which means while on shelves, they are stacked. I have no problem with my kids playing games. But, they need to #1 ask, #2 let someone get them out, & #3 play only one at a time.
Nope couldnt do it....for what seems like the 3rd time this week, we have had a child in the game closet. Mostly child #2.
Today, the dug out Battle ship. Which was on a shelf higher then she is tall. Which meant a mess......but this time, it was a huge mess......at least 7 games are still sitting on my bed in pieces.....
I have placed them on a high shelf in my closet. well not all, the ones still on my bed sit there.
Stratego is missiong on piece...yes ONE, sorry is missing, I think, a green player, aggravation (HEY THAT ME RIGHT NOW) is missing 2 green pegs, payday and lifes money is everywhere....
And candyland will be the game that never ends.....because it has one board and 2 cards....yep 2....and come to think of it.....no players.....
Payday is also missing a few "players" and I didnt count life.....but I found a car on the floor.....
I didnt actually check scrabble....I put the tile I found on the floor in the box and shoved it away.
My husband said "I'll take care of it" when I called to whine to him. I dont think he grasped the mess. I think he will still think I didnt pick up any of it when he sees our bed.
oh and the lunch that she didnt finish that kept her home, still not finished.
I dont think I need coffee at the block tonight......I think I need a drink....but I wont because I am driving.
whatever it is, I had no idea I spoke it
At least I assume that is why "stay out of the Game closet" isnt understood.
We have games, we have alot of games, we dont play them nearly enough but we have lots......which means while on shelves, they are stacked. I have no problem with my kids playing games. But, they need to #1 ask, #2 let someone get them out, & #3 play only one at a time.
Nope couldnt do it....for what seems like the 3rd time this week, we have had a child in the game closet. Mostly child #2.
Today, the dug out Battle ship. Which was on a shelf higher then she is tall. Which meant a mess......but this time, it was a huge mess......at least 7 games are still sitting on my bed in pieces.....
I have placed them on a high shelf in my closet. well not all, the ones still on my bed sit there.
Stratego is missiong on piece...yes ONE, sorry is missing, I think, a green player, aggravation (HEY THAT ME RIGHT NOW) is missing 2 green pegs, payday and lifes money is everywhere....
And candyland will be the game that never ends.....because it has one board and 2 cards....yep 2....and come to think of it.....no players.....
Payday is also missing a few "players" and I didnt count life.....but I found a car on the floor.....
I didnt actually check scrabble....I put the tile I found on the floor in the box and shoved it away.
My husband said "I'll take care of it" when I called to whine to him. I dont think he grasped the mess. I think he will still think I didnt pick up any of it when he sees our bed.
oh and the lunch that she didnt finish that kept her home, still not finished.
I dont think I need coffee at the block tonight......I think I need a drink....but I wont because I am driving.
This week in my life....
and if I dont get bored you might hear about next.
As I type this my youngest daughter is SOBBING in between beating her brother up. She wont eat her lunch and thus did not get to go fishing with dad.....
And I am listening to a spring training game on the radio. I think one is on tv this weekend.
Lets work backwards first.
Today
Christine is took and SIGN1 midterm. Rebekah did not go. She thinks it is because she did not behave last week, and while that is true, she did not go mostly because of the midterm. After the midterm, I picked her up and delivered her at Disneyland with her friends, a group of homeschooling teens. She also ran into one of her and DH's shooting buddies (who DH is now fishing with). Tonight is the montly sign/deaf meetup at the block.
Thursday
Rebekah went to Grandmas in the AM to work on writing, reading, math. Rebekahs version says it was all writing(printing) practice. While she was there, I took the other 2 to some thrift stores. Christine was looking for a pair of brightly colored pants, as her friend deemed Friday, Brightly colored pants day.
After the thrift store adventure, it was time for girlscouts.....
hmmm
ya know what, this style of blogging isnt me.....detailing events as opposed to my normal ramblings which may or may not include what i have done over the week.
so the post will end now....
As I type this my youngest daughter is SOBBING in between beating her brother up. She wont eat her lunch and thus did not get to go fishing with dad.....
And I am listening to a spring training game on the radio. I think one is on tv this weekend.
Lets work backwards first.
Today
Christine is took and SIGN1 midterm. Rebekah did not go. She thinks it is because she did not behave last week, and while that is true, she did not go mostly because of the midterm. After the midterm, I picked her up and delivered her at Disneyland with her friends, a group of homeschooling teens. She also ran into one of her and DH's shooting buddies (who DH is now fishing with). Tonight is the montly sign/deaf meetup at the block.
Thursday
Rebekah went to Grandmas in the AM to work on writing, reading, math. Rebekahs version says it was all writing(printing) practice. While she was there, I took the other 2 to some thrift stores. Christine was looking for a pair of brightly colored pants, as her friend deemed Friday, Brightly colored pants day.
After the thrift store adventure, it was time for girlscouts.....
hmmm
ya know what, this style of blogging isnt me.....detailing events as opposed to my normal ramblings which may or may not include what i have done over the week.
so the post will end now....
Books: an updated list
Well, last time I said I would read something cheery and easy....I didnt....my last book took me forever....it was good but meaty and lots to think about. It looks like my current read, one I just grabbed off my desk, wasnt even on my last list so, I have added it. Bold indicates changes
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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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
if you want to purchase any of these, do me a favor go to www.caheartconnection.org and click on the amazon link on the left and then buy them.....
SOOOO what are you reading????
besides this post....
1)
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)
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) "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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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)
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) "Stolen Lives: 20 years in a Desert Jail" by Malika Oufkir
29) "Sinister Shorts" by Perri O'Shaughnessy
30) "Fingernail Moon" by Janie Webster
if you want to purchase any of these, do me a favor go to www.caheartconnection.org and click on the amazon link on the left and then buy them.....
SOOOO what are you reading????
besides this post....
a challenge for dan
ha ha
going to update my book list in a few......
so when he does his weekly round up, he will be forced to choose between my really exciting book list or teasing me on the fact that my musical mondays was done by my daughter because I couldnt figure it out. (or actually my brain was too taxed to wrap it around the concepts)
Maybe I will blog more later.....
maybe my own what we did this week and what is on the schedule for the upcoming days.
going to update my book list in a few......
so when he does his weekly round up, he will be forced to choose between my really exciting book list or teasing me on the fact that my musical mondays was done by my daughter because I couldnt figure it out. (or actually my brain was too taxed to wrap it around the concepts)
Maybe I will blog more later.....
maybe my own what we did this week and what is on the schedule for the upcoming days.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Musical Monday: Paul Simon
Despite the directions being right at Dan's blog, my mom relies on me to do her "Musical Monday" post. She said the thought of choosing a song was scary, so I volunteered to choose one for her... That was shot down, so here you have it:
"You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon [live]
"You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon [live]
Thursday, March 01, 2007
for a cause.....
Tis the season, I suppose....
I have received a few emails about walk athon, jog a thon etc type of things....I thought I would share them here for anyone interested.
For Diabetes, a bikeathon
For Breast Cancer
I am sure to get more, I usually get a March of Dimes one too.....
Also I have 2 "up-trade" sites:
Money for old rope
He currently has a football/soccer jersey up for trade...He started with a piece of rope
next is
Special zipper
Currently the item up for trade is a set of Dennis Lillee prints
Tim started with a zipper.
But, here is a really simple one for ya'...all you have to do is your normal grocery shopping, if you have an Albertsons card....AND if you already have your albertsons card linked to some organization, you can actually split the donations between up to 3 groups and determine which percentage each one gets.
Albertson's Community Partners
Just link your Albertson's Savings Card to California Heart Connection and you will help us every time you shop! Just call 1-877-932-7948 to link your Albertson's card to us - or do it online:
1. Go to Albertsons Community Partners.
2. Log In - enter your Albertsons number and your phone number
3. Click on 'Find A Partner" and search for "California Heart Connection"
4. Choose California Heart Connection - that's it!
Ok enough worthy cause for awhile from me ......
unless you shop at amazon, then I will add one more....
go to www.caheartconnection.org
scroll down to the amazon link, click on it and shop.....as long as you click thru that link, amazon gives California Heart Connection a bit of the profit.
If anyone else has something I missed, leave a comment and let me know, unless it is an AHA walk....then to quote dan "bugger off"
I have received a few emails about walk athon, jog a thon etc type of things....I thought I would share them here for anyone interested.
For Diabetes, a bikeathon
For Breast Cancer
I am sure to get more, I usually get a March of Dimes one too.....
Also I have 2 "up-trade" sites:
Money for old rope
He currently has a football/soccer jersey up for trade...He started with a piece of rope
next is
Special zipper
Currently the item up for trade is a set of Dennis Lillee prints
Tim started with a zipper.
But, here is a really simple one for ya'...all you have to do is your normal grocery shopping, if you have an Albertsons card....AND if you already have your albertsons card linked to some organization, you can actually split the donations between up to 3 groups and determine which percentage each one gets.
Albertson's Community Partners
Just link your Albertson's Savings Card to California Heart Connection and you will help us every time you shop! Just call 1-877-932-7948 to link your Albertson's card to us - or do it online:
1. Go to Albertsons Community Partners.
2. Log In - enter your Albertsons number and your phone number
3. Click on 'Find A Partner" and search for "California Heart Connection"
4. Choose California Heart Connection - that's it!
Ok enough worthy cause for awhile from me ......
unless you shop at amazon, then I will add one more....
go to www.caheartconnection.org
scroll down to the amazon link, click on it and shop.....as long as you click thru that link, amazon gives California Heart Connection a bit of the profit.
If anyone else has something I missed, leave a comment and let me know, unless it is an AHA walk....then to quote dan "bugger off"
ITS HERE! ITS HERE
Yah my daughter will have some smart ass comment to make about this post but
ITS HERE! ITS HERE!
Baseball season has begun.....I sit here listening to The Angels vs the royals spring training game.
I love baseball.
Ervin Santana is pitching.....the angels are at home at Tempe Diablo Stadium. They havent come up to bat yet....still the top of the first but, still the season has begun!
ITS HERE! ITS HERE!
Baseball season has begun.....I sit here listening to The Angels vs the royals spring training game.
I love baseball.
Ervin Santana is pitching.....the angels are at home at Tempe Diablo Stadium. They havent come up to bat yet....still the top of the first but, still the season has begun!
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Totally bored
for the moment. So, I will blog....I have no idea about what...
Waiting for Ivan and christine to return. Christine is at dance and then they are picking up chinese food....my tongue is not metallic but I will still use chopsticks....at least until I am bored with them.
(If that makes no sense, read my profile)
Not enough time to really read, they should be here soon.
Yesterday....
the chili came out pretty good. Good enough that some was even eaten as leftovers....
and I felt like crap....I feel better today....my ear hurt....to go with my lovely (insert sarcasm) seasonal sinus ca ca....my ear hurt....I couldnt touch it hurt. I warned christine last night that I might have a dr appt today but when I woke up it felt much better.....
What else is new?
hmm oh yah it looks like child number 3 has decided to use the potty......he is double tamsyn age (shut up dan) and it took serious bribbery (everytime you pee I will give you candy) but he now wears underware all day long. He figured out on his own what the hole in the front of the underware is for lol...well hey this is a better topic then the current pdheart conversation.
OH goody I hear Rebekah and Nathan hollering about a mess upstairs.....that never works out well.
I can't believe I am trying to plan something for summer already. Rebekah wants to go to camp del corozan this summer....christine is interested in Catalina Sea Adventure and she is doing a "silent weekend" in July. I actually got a brochure today from a local marine museum for their camps.
Girl Scout cookies are in.....I missed yesterday's pick up....next available saturday early evening. I will prob end up waiting til next week's meeting.....Saturday is going to be tough. Then I have to ship them out.....
TAR
That would be The Amazing Race
I am a total addict. I was bummed that Kevin and Drew were last but, Drew was just not ready for it. According to the insider videos, he is in pretty bad physical health and that just led to misery for him. I watched their arrival to the sequester area and he seemed more like the drew I remembered from the first season. I am still hoping Rob and Amber go home soon. While they really do make a good racing team, I am sick of them.
OH I think dinner might be here
Waiting for Ivan and christine to return. Christine is at dance and then they are picking up chinese food....my tongue is not metallic but I will still use chopsticks....at least until I am bored with them.
(If that makes no sense, read my profile)
Not enough time to really read, they should be here soon.
Yesterday....
the chili came out pretty good. Good enough that some was even eaten as leftovers....
and I felt like crap....I feel better today....my ear hurt....to go with my lovely (insert sarcasm) seasonal sinus ca ca....my ear hurt....I couldnt touch it hurt. I warned christine last night that I might have a dr appt today but when I woke up it felt much better.....
What else is new?
hmm oh yah it looks like child number 3 has decided to use the potty......he is double tamsyn age (shut up dan) and it took serious bribbery (everytime you pee I will give you candy) but he now wears underware all day long. He figured out on his own what the hole in the front of the underware is for lol...well hey this is a better topic then the current pdheart conversation.
OH goody I hear Rebekah and Nathan hollering about a mess upstairs.....that never works out well.
I can't believe I am trying to plan something for summer already. Rebekah wants to go to camp del corozan this summer....christine is interested in Catalina Sea Adventure and she is doing a "silent weekend" in July. I actually got a brochure today from a local marine museum for their camps.
Girl Scout cookies are in.....I missed yesterday's pick up....next available saturday early evening. I will prob end up waiting til next week's meeting.....Saturday is going to be tough. Then I have to ship them out.....
TAR
That would be The Amazing Race
I am a total addict. I was bummed that Kevin and Drew were last but, Drew was just not ready for it. According to the insider videos, he is in pretty bad physical health and that just led to misery for him. I watched their arrival to the sequester area and he seemed more like the drew I remembered from the first season. I am still hoping Rob and Amber go home soon. While they really do make a good racing team, I am sick of them.
OH I think dinner might be here
Monday, February 26, 2007
What's for dinner?
So, what are you making? I am always looking for something new.
Todays is a recipe from a friends Live journal....I could save myself alot of time and link you there but, I believe the entry is a private one....so you would see nothing.
Its a crockpot recipe, which generally means easy which fits my first requirement for a new recipe...
It is originally called Brett Favre chili but, her son renamed it 49er chili.
1 1/2 lb ground beef
2 med green and/or red sweet peppers, chopped
2 stalks of celery chopped
1 sm onion, chopped
1/2 cup sliced green onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 15-16oz can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 14 oz can of diced tomatoes, undrained
1 14oz can diced tomatoes with garlic, undrained
1 140z can diced tomatoes with green chilis, undrained
1 10oz can cream of mush soup
1 1.25 oz pkg chili seasoning mix
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 tsp creole seasoning or 1/4 cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
In large skillet, cook ground beef until no longer pink, drain off fat. In crockpot,stir together all ingredients including ground beef. Cover and cook on low for 7-8hrs or high for 3-4.
I skipped the creole/cayenn pepper as I am serving it to small children.
So far my house smells pretty good.
I think I will serve corn muffins with it....
SOOOOO what are you having....
(Hmm i think my favorite word, at least to type, might be so)
Todays is a recipe from a friends Live journal....I could save myself alot of time and link you there but, I believe the entry is a private one....so you would see nothing.
Its a crockpot recipe, which generally means easy which fits my first requirement for a new recipe...
It is originally called Brett Favre chili but, her son renamed it 49er chili.
1 1/2 lb ground beef
2 med green and/or red sweet peppers, chopped
2 stalks of celery chopped
1 sm onion, chopped
1/2 cup sliced green onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 15-16oz can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 14 oz can of diced tomatoes, undrained
1 14oz can diced tomatoes with garlic, undrained
1 140z can diced tomatoes with green chilis, undrained
1 10oz can cream of mush soup
1 1.25 oz pkg chili seasoning mix
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 tsp creole seasoning or 1/4 cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
In large skillet, cook ground beef until no longer pink, drain off fat. In crockpot,stir together all ingredients including ground beef. Cover and cook on low for 7-8hrs or high for 3-4.
I skipped the creole/cayenn pepper as I am serving it to small children.
So far my house smells pretty good.
I think I will serve corn muffins with it....
SOOOOO what are you having....
(Hmm i think my favorite word, at least to type, might be so)
A tag from my daughter
I think she should fill this out for me.....she hears me talk, she knows what my favorite words are.....
What is your favorite word?
What is your least favorite word?
What turns you on [creatively, spiritually or emotionally]? reading....rather a book, a story or even a blog
What turns you off?
What is your favorite curse word? I think I like them all the same....although I bet I use shit alot
What sound or noise do you love? I dunno....the waves crashing on an otherwise silent beach in the dark, or the silent but yet noisey sound you discover when camping out in the woods
What sound or noise do you hate? finger nails on a chalk board, that annoying beep on the atm waiting for your deposit envelop....crashes coming from upstairs....because I just know that means a mess
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? hmm I kinda like being a mom....can I be a mom with more time?...otherwise I dont feel much like attempting anything right now....
What profession would you not like to do? executioner....(although I do find something morbidly fascinating with the death penalty)
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "Welcome, you did a fine job."
What is your favorite word?
What is your least favorite word?
What turns you on [creatively, spiritually or emotionally]? reading....rather a book, a story or even a blog
What turns you off?
What is your favorite curse word? I think I like them all the same....although I bet I use shit alot
What sound or noise do you love? I dunno....the waves crashing on an otherwise silent beach in the dark, or the silent but yet noisey sound you discover when camping out in the woods
What sound or noise do you hate? finger nails on a chalk board, that annoying beep on the atm waiting for your deposit envelop....crashes coming from upstairs....because I just know that means a mess
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? hmm I kinda like being a mom....can I be a mom with more time?...otherwise I dont feel much like attempting anything right now....
What profession would you not like to do? executioner....(although I do find something morbidly fascinating with the death penalty)
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "Welcome, you did a fine job."
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Today
Today it has been 2 years since a dear friends daughter died. She was a beautiful, spirited little girl...so much like my own middle child also afflicted with a congenital heart defect that try and she might, she just couldn't overcome.
I met her dad, her mom and her before she was even born. I consider them dear friends who will certainly get a visit from me if I ever make it to England(better move now and leave no forwarding address, Dan). And her passing is prob one of the ones that affects me the most. I saved most of the emails received during her final stay in the hospital. And even re-reading them brings a tear to my eye. I wanted so much for this not to happen to my friend. I have seen it happen to many, I have attended funerals for some but none have ever hit me so hard. I remember my phone ringing in the very very early morning hours, bringing me the horrible news. I remember it like it was yesterday, not 2 yrs ago. I couldn't tell you what was said but, gosh do I remember it. Phone calls in the middle of the night never bring good news. I remember when our upstairs phone broke and I insisted on replacing it because you cant hear the other phone in our bedroom and I would never want to miss one of those calls.
I know my grief pales in comparision to her mum and dads. I just can't imagine what they feel. I would like to be able to say, that she obviously had a purpose here and without her I would have never have met her parents but, it is so hard to say...she was just an innocent and beautiful little girl.
I would insert a picture here but I don't know how.
I encourage anyone who might read my blog (I don't think their are many that don't already read Dan's)to visit Dans blog....it is at the side and is called "0ddness". Read his beautiful tribute to a beautiful girl and take a look at some of her photos.
I hate CHDs....but sadly they have brought me some of my dearest friends. Friends I am glad to have but I wish I had never met.
I met her dad, her mom and her before she was even born. I consider them dear friends who will certainly get a visit from me if I ever make it to England(better move now and leave no forwarding address, Dan). And her passing is prob one of the ones that affects me the most. I saved most of the emails received during her final stay in the hospital. And even re-reading them brings a tear to my eye. I wanted so much for this not to happen to my friend. I have seen it happen to many, I have attended funerals for some but none have ever hit me so hard. I remember my phone ringing in the very very early morning hours, bringing me the horrible news. I remember it like it was yesterday, not 2 yrs ago. I couldn't tell you what was said but, gosh do I remember it. Phone calls in the middle of the night never bring good news. I remember when our upstairs phone broke and I insisted on replacing it because you cant hear the other phone in our bedroom and I would never want to miss one of those calls.
I know my grief pales in comparision to her mum and dads. I just can't imagine what they feel. I would like to be able to say, that she obviously had a purpose here and without her I would have never have met her parents but, it is so hard to say...she was just an innocent and beautiful little girl.
I would insert a picture here but I don't know how.
I encourage anyone who might read my blog (I don't think their are many that don't already read Dan's)to visit Dans blog....it is at the side and is called "0ddness". Read his beautiful tribute to a beautiful girl and take a look at some of her photos.
I hate CHDs....but sadly they have brought me some of my dearest friends. Friends I am glad to have but I wish I had never met.
The amazing race
Ok so who watched?
I felt jipped.....spent so much time on what the teams have learned since their first race or worse yet, what do they think of Rob and amber....that we didnt get to see alot of the scenery and the place they were.....
For a more thorough review including links to places they went visit the blog listed at the side called "The Show must go on"
I felt jipped.....spent so much time on what the teams have learned since their first race or worse yet, what do they think of Rob and amber....that we didnt get to see alot of the scenery and the place they were.....
For a more thorough review including links to places they went visit the blog listed at the side called "The Show must go on"
New Update to book list
Have read a few more books....
Took one I read and set it free in the wild.....via bookcrossing.com......seems a little silly but was kinda fun and I dont feel like I am throwing it away....
Wonder what I will read next.....need something cheery...and easy....
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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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
Took one I read and set it free in the wild.....via bookcrossing.com......seems a little silly but was kinda fun and I dont feel like I am throwing it away....
Wonder what I will read next.....need something cheery...and easy....
1)
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)
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) "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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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)
25)
26) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
27)
28) "Stolen Lives: 20 years in a Desert Jail" by Malika Oufkir
29) "Sinister Shorts" by Perri O'Shaughnessy
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Public Service announcement
The Amazing Race starts tomorrow, sunday feb 18 at 8pm PST on your local CBS station.
Ignore the fact that it is an all stars addition and that rob and amber need no more air time.....just tune in for the locations!
Ignore the fact that it is an all stars addition and that rob and amber need no more air time.....just tune in for the locations!
Friday, February 16, 2007
Links at the side UPDATED
Going to draw a bit of attention to my sidebar.
First under blogs I read....
Congrats are in order for one of them. He is a shooting buddy of Ivan's and Christines. And while, quiet in person, quite amusing online. Good guy, spent some time with him and hisgirlfriend fiance.
Also, I have added another link...CHDA, inc...friend of mine on the east coast's CHD support group.
look around, its a treasure hut....find Rebekahs picture on that website.
Nance---you are now listed :)
Along with Little Lincoln Carter's blog.....guy has been waiting quite some time for a heart and he got one a few days ago....follow his progress.
I will be adding more links to my sidebar eventually, it takes me some time to get to it.....
First under blogs I read....
Congrats are in order for one of them. He is a shooting buddy of Ivan's and Christines. And while, quiet in person, quite amusing online. Good guy, spent some time with him and his
Also, I have added another link...CHDA, inc...friend of mine on the east coast's CHD support group.
look around, its a treasure hut....find Rebekahs picture on that website.
Nance---you are now listed :)
Along with Little Lincoln Carter's blog.....guy has been waiting quite some time for a heart and he got one a few days ago....follow his progress.
I will be adding more links to my sidebar eventually, it takes me some time to get to it.....
Book list updated
I finished "Night" by Elie Wiesel. I enjoyed the book....good non fiction read about WW2, specifically the Nazis and life in a concentration camp. I, however, wish he has written a bit more....I would have loved to know what he did after liberation.....did he go dig up what his father buried?
Anyhow, I hope to update the list again in a few days, I am in the middle of another book on my list.
I have recently run across lists of what are considered classics for adults and young adults. I am surprised at how few I have actually read. I always read ALOT as a kid....and it was hard to ever find me without a book. I think I will be adding some of what I missed to this list.....the list really made be feel inadequate lol.....
Christine and some friends have joined a local Homeschool book club with the focus being classics. I think I will "read along" with them. This month's book is "The Phantom Tollbooth" while, not an adult classic, it is definitely considered a youth classic and I have never read it.
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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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
Anyhow, I hope to update the list again in a few days, I am in the middle of another book on my list.
I have recently run across lists of what are considered classics for adults and young adults. I am surprised at how few I have actually read. I always read ALOT as a kid....and it was hard to ever find me without a book. I think I will be adding some of what I missed to this list.....the list really made be feel inadequate lol.....
Christine and some friends have joined a local Homeschool book club with the focus being classics. I think I will "read along" with them. This month's book is "The Phantom Tollbooth" while, not an adult classic, it is definitely considered a youth classic and I have never read it.
1)
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)
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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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)
26) "Brave New World & Brave New World Revisited" by Aldous Huxley
27)
28) "Stolen Lives: 20 years in a Desert Jail" by Malika Oufkir
29) "Sinister Shorts" by Perri O'Shaughnessy
Thursday, February 08, 2007
American Heart Association & CHD's
Please read the following post....it is as close as I get to a CHD awareness week post, should you be moved to do something, or give something, visit the links in the side bar for how you can. California Heart Connection is a local support group I co-founded.....
CHIN, I also belong to, it is a nationwide support group.
****this is stolen from a friend, with her permission****
Why donate to an organization that does little for CHD Research, Support,
Awareness and Education,
when you can donate to CHIN or CHF which is only about CHD??
The same conversation every year... It doesn't change at all.
The AHA in general (as there are a very few good offices) does not promote
CHD at all. This year they have changed CHD to CCD and mentions it on many
of their press releases:
Excerpt from an AHA email :
PS- In honor of Day of Hearts- Congenital Heart Defect Day- on February
14th, invite a friend to join the _You're the Cure_
(http://www.capitolconnect.com/yourethecure/index.aspx) network.
Yet, when you go to You're the Cure, it is only about acquired heart
disease, strokes and Go Red.
Excerpt from their site:
Heart Disease and Stroke Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), America’s premier medical research
facility, supports research dedicated to “acquiring new knowledge to help
prevent, detect, diagnose and treat disease and disability.”
Heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases remain America’s
leading cause of death. They affect more than 71 million Americans and cost this
nation more than any other disease. Despite the enormous burden these
diseases place on our nation, NIH heart and stroke research remains
disproportionately under funded, especially in light of the many promising scientific
opportunities that could advance the fight against these diseases.
The NIH invests only 7 percent of its budget on heart research and a mere 1
percent on stroke research. Please help us dramatically increase funding for
NIH heart and stroke research.
The AHA has added Congenital Cardiovascular Disease (notice name change) to
most of their documents including the national proclamation. Though it is
added, there is nothing mentioned regarding it. I believe and again this is
my opinion, that there is not a cure for CHD and their whole
concept is be the cure!
_http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070201-2.html_
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070201-2.html)
American Heart Month, 2007
A Proclamation By the President of the United States of America
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming
hundreds of thousands of lives each year. During American Heart Month, we renew
our commitment to fighting cardiovascular disease by increasing public
awareness of this deadly disease and understanding of how it can be prevented.
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/images/20070201-2_d-0245-6-700v.html) Today, millions of Americans live with some form of cardiovascular
disease, including congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease, and
high blood pressure. Individuals can reduce their chance of developing these and
other types of heart disease by exercising regularly, maintaining healthy
eating habits and weight, avoiding tobacco use, and monitoring cholesterol and
blood pressure levels. All Americans should speak with their doctors about
the dangers of this disease and get regular preventive screenings.
Where does the underlined benefit CHD??
and trust me, it took us years to get CHD added by writing the White House
consistently every year.. I am not sure what year they started, I believe
2005. and that was due to my many conversations with the staff and the letters
each one of us wrote.
C.H.I.N. is a national organization that provides reliable information,
support services, financial assistance and resources to families of children with
congenital heart defects and acquired heart disease, adults with congenital
heart defects, and the professionals who work with them.
CHF's Role in the Fight Against Congenital Heart Defects
We believe that research is the best way to win the battle against
congenital heart defects – research that will impact children now and in the future
and ultimately save lives. To date, The Children's Heart Foundation has funded
_30 research projects_
(http://childrensheartfoundation.org/research_funded.htm) with $2.5 million. Each year, we fund the most promising congenital heart
defect research under the direction of our Medical Advisory Board – 31
leading doctors in the fields of cardiology, pediatrics and cardio-thoracic
surgery.
The most bothersome is they rent their membership lists!
_http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=10000046&title=Reques
t to Rent Membership Lists_
(http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=10000046&title=Request%20to%20Rent%20Membership%20Lists)
Being a member of CHIN, I need not worry about confidentiality!
So I ask again, why donate to an organization that does little for CHD
Research, Support, Awareness and Education, when you can donate to CHIN or CHF
which is only about CHD??
CHIN, I also belong to, it is a nationwide support group.
****this is stolen from a friend, with her permission****
Why donate to an organization that does little for CHD Research, Support,
Awareness and Education,
when you can donate to CHIN or CHF which is only about CHD??
The same conversation every year... It doesn't change at all.
The AHA in general (as there are a very few good offices) does not promote
CHD at all. This year they have changed CHD to CCD and mentions it on many
of their press releases:
Excerpt from an AHA email :
PS- In honor of Day of Hearts- Congenital Heart Defect Day- on February
14th, invite a friend to join the _You're the Cure_
(http://www.capitolconnect.com/yourethecure/index.aspx) network.
Yet, when you go to You're the Cure, it is only about acquired heart
disease, strokes and Go Red.
Excerpt from their site:
Heart Disease and Stroke Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), America’s premier medical research
facility, supports research dedicated to “acquiring new knowledge to help
prevent, detect, diagnose and treat disease and disability.”
Heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases remain America’s
leading cause of death. They affect more than 71 million Americans and cost this
nation more than any other disease. Despite the enormous burden these
diseases place on our nation, NIH heart and stroke research remains
disproportionately under funded, especially in light of the many promising scientific
opportunities that could advance the fight against these diseases.
The NIH invests only 7 percent of its budget on heart research and a mere 1
percent on stroke research. Please help us dramatically increase funding for
NIH heart and stroke research.
The AHA has added Congenital Cardiovascular Disease (notice name change) to
most of their documents including the national proclamation. Though it is
added, there is nothing mentioned regarding it. I believe and again this is
my opinion, that there is not a cure for CHD and their whole
concept is be the cure!
_http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070201-2.html_
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070201-2.html)
American Heart Month, 2007
A Proclamation By the President of the United States of America
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming
hundreds of thousands of lives each year. During American Heart Month, we renew
our commitment to fighting cardiovascular disease by increasing public
awareness of this deadly disease and understanding of how it can be prevented.
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/images/20070201-2_d-0245-6-700v.html) Today, millions of Americans live with some form of cardiovascular
disease, including congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease, and
high blood pressure. Individuals can reduce their chance of developing these and
other types of heart disease by exercising regularly, maintaining healthy
eating habits and weight, avoiding tobacco use, and monitoring cholesterol and
blood pressure levels. All Americans should speak with their doctors about
the dangers of this disease and get regular preventive screenings.
Where does the underlined benefit CHD??
and trust me, it took us years to get CHD added by writing the White House
consistently every year.. I am not sure what year they started, I believe
2005. and that was due to my many conversations with the staff and the letters
each one of us wrote.
C.H.I.N. is a national organization that provides reliable information,
support services, financial assistance and resources to families of children with
congenital heart defects and acquired heart disease, adults with congenital
heart defects, and the professionals who work with them.
CHF's Role in the Fight Against Congenital Heart Defects
We believe that research is the best way to win the battle against
congenital heart defects – research that will impact children now and in the future
and ultimately save lives. To date, The Children's Heart Foundation has funded
_30 research projects_
(http://childrensheartfoundation.org/research_funded.htm) with $2.5 million. Each year, we fund the most promising congenital heart
defect research under the direction of our Medical Advisory Board – 31
leading doctors in the fields of cardiology, pediatrics and cardio-thoracic
surgery.
The most bothersome is they rent their membership lists!
_http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=10000046&title=Reques
t to Rent Membership Lists_
(http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=10000046&title=Request%20to%20Rent%20Membership%20Lists)
Being a member of CHIN, I need not worry about confidentiality!
So I ask again, why donate to an organization that does little for CHD
Research, Support, Awareness and Education, when you can donate to CHIN or CHF
which is only about CHD??
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
AHA!
That A-HA
not AHA like american Heart Association....
Rebekahs sleep had been really bad....really light if she did but mostly insominac like....just different....hence the previous entry about her foot....
Listening to her "spaz" on Sunday night, a thought occurred to me as I lay in bed....they upped her flonase dose, the same day that she began to have REAL problems....
Quick google revealed, while sleep issues are not an official flonase side effect, many user report sleep issues....sleepless ness or easily awaken/disturbed.....
Decided we would back the dose back down.....then monday she has a wound care follow up and I mentioned it....the NP said dont lower the dose right now....switch to morning dosing as opposed to night....
Monday night and tonight....she is being her old self....refusing to sleep of course but totally on purpose as opposed to that nervous, I cant sit still one from a few days ago....
not AHA like american Heart Association....
Rebekahs sleep had been really bad....really light if she did but mostly insominac like....just different....hence the previous entry about her foot....
Listening to her "spaz" on Sunday night, a thought occurred to me as I lay in bed....they upped her flonase dose, the same day that she began to have REAL problems....
Quick google revealed, while sleep issues are not an official flonase side effect, many user report sleep issues....sleepless ness or easily awaken/disturbed.....
Decided we would back the dose back down.....then monday she has a wound care follow up and I mentioned it....the NP said dont lower the dose right now....switch to morning dosing as opposed to night....
Monday night and tonight....she is being her old self....refusing to sleep of course but totally on purpose as opposed to that nervous, I cant sit still one from a few days ago....
Banned Books
I found the following list....
"Most frequently Challenged books from 1990-2000
I will hightlight those I have read.... or at least those I know I have read, a few I think I might have but, not 100% sure...
How about you? which ones have you read? Should I tag everyone with this? I think I should......
Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Giver by Lois Lowry
It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Sex by Madonna
Earth's Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
The Witches by Roald Dahl
The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
The Goats by Brock Cole
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Blubber by Judy Blume
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
Final Exit by Derek Humphry
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
What's Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
Deenie by Judy Blume
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (currently on my to read list lol)
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
Fade by Robert Cormier
Guess What? by Mem Fox
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Native Son by Richard Wright
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Fantasies by Nancy Friday
Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
Jack by A.M. Homes
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
Carrie by Stephen King
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
Family Secrets by Norma Klein
Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
Private Parts by Howard Stern
Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
Sex Education by Jenny Davis
The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
****I know I read a toni morrison book but I cant recall which...she has a few that have made the list******
"Most frequently Challenged books from 1990-2000
I will hightlight those I have read.... or at least those I know I have read, a few I think I might have but, not 100% sure...
How about you? which ones have you read? Should I tag everyone with this? I think I should......
Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Giver by Lois Lowry
It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Sex by Madonna
Earth's Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
The Witches by Roald Dahl
The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
The Goats by Brock Cole
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Blubber by Judy Blume
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
Final Exit by Derek Humphry
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
What's Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
Deenie by Judy Blume
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (currently on my to read list lol)
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
Fade by Robert Cormier
Guess What? by Mem Fox
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Native Son by Richard Wright
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Fantasies by Nancy Friday
Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
Jack by A.M. Homes
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
Carrie by Stephen King
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
Family Secrets by Norma Klein
Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
Private Parts by Howard Stern
Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
Sex Education by Jenny Davis
The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
****I know I read a toni morrison book but I cant recall which...she has a few that have made the list******
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Why can't they listen?
ok mostly SHE....why can't she listen.
This story actually begins, I believe wednesday night.....no wednesday morning at her therapists office. We discussed her bedtime and how she doesnt like to sleep and is proud of her non sleeping. She talked with Rebekah about it, gave suggestions blah blah blah....all pretty much what we had been doing with some success.....One new, good suggestion.....close the house down too....as it is time to go to bed for her, begin to turn off lights and lock doors....Ok far enough.
One suggestion stunk.....Rebekah generally settles down easier on nights her and Christine read a book together....(Rebekah listens, Christine reads). On nights when Rebekah does not settle down and does not go to bed after reading, Christine does not read to her the next night, she must earn her book for the next night. I mentioned how many times the reading settles rebekah down. The therapist thought maybe I should read to her on the nights Christine wont....well doesnt that defeat the purpose of Christine NOT reading?
Eh whatever.
Ok, so Wednesday night we put her to bed. We all settle down....and about 11pm I hear a thumping....I find Rebekah rolling up (Like a reverse summersault) and then rolling back down and KICKING the wall by her bed....now this is a common wall....on the other side is our neighbors bed room.....UGH....
She finally falls asleep.
Thursday night, we send her to bed as usual.....and as usual, she goofs off. In her goofing off, she breaks off a wood slat from the upper bunk.....wood slat falls on the floor....screw remains attached to the wood slat....and fallen wood slat exposes staples in bottom of the upper bunk.
All of this we are oblivious to.
About 15 minutes or so later (grand total of time so far since put in bed is less then 30 minutes)I hear a scream....I figure christine has forcibly put Rebekah in bed again or prevented her from leaving the room. I ignore it.
A minute or 2 passes....Christine appears to get the first aid kit. She says she cut her foot. No biggie, I think, she prob stepped on a car or caught her toenail on something....
Then I hear Nathan come down....he walks over taps Ivan on the shoulder and says "rebekah is Bleeding" So, Ivan goes upstairs, also expecting to find nothing because Rebekah loves drama.
TO his surprise he finds blood....lots of it....thru 2 bandaids....turns out Rebekah was standing on the edge of the bottom bunk, holding on to the top and swinging around. Then she dropped off and landed on the above mentioned slat.....
Of course it is now 10min passed the time Urgent care closes. So we call the advice nurse who decides she should have it examined....
So off to the ER.....where we spend the next 90min or so....they were rather quick that evening. It is deemed "almost stitch worthy". THey soak her foot in benadine, trim up the skin....it was a puncture and a tear....dress the wound....and send us on our way.....(we go back for a recheck monday)
We arrive home about 1245.....and Rebekah procedes to stay awake until 2am.
Had she have listened and gone to bed when we said go to bed.....at least I would have been asleep earlier....she might not have been but she certainly wouldnt have gotten hurt.
We have the slat on my desk....we keep referring to it as "her friend"
This story actually begins, I believe wednesday night.....no wednesday morning at her therapists office. We discussed her bedtime and how she doesnt like to sleep and is proud of her non sleeping. She talked with Rebekah about it, gave suggestions blah blah blah....all pretty much what we had been doing with some success.....One new, good suggestion.....close the house down too....as it is time to go to bed for her, begin to turn off lights and lock doors....Ok far enough.
One suggestion stunk.....Rebekah generally settles down easier on nights her and Christine read a book together....(Rebekah listens, Christine reads). On nights when Rebekah does not settle down and does not go to bed after reading, Christine does not read to her the next night, she must earn her book for the next night. I mentioned how many times the reading settles rebekah down. The therapist thought maybe I should read to her on the nights Christine wont....well doesnt that defeat the purpose of Christine NOT reading?
Eh whatever.
Ok, so Wednesday night we put her to bed. We all settle down....and about 11pm I hear a thumping....I find Rebekah rolling up (Like a reverse summersault) and then rolling back down and KICKING the wall by her bed....now this is a common wall....on the other side is our neighbors bed room.....UGH....
She finally falls asleep.
Thursday night, we send her to bed as usual.....and as usual, she goofs off. In her goofing off, she breaks off a wood slat from the upper bunk.....wood slat falls on the floor....screw remains attached to the wood slat....and fallen wood slat exposes staples in bottom of the upper bunk.
All of this we are oblivious to.
About 15 minutes or so later (grand total of time so far since put in bed is less then 30 minutes)I hear a scream....I figure christine has forcibly put Rebekah in bed again or prevented her from leaving the room. I ignore it.
A minute or 2 passes....Christine appears to get the first aid kit. She says she cut her foot. No biggie, I think, she prob stepped on a car or caught her toenail on something....
Then I hear Nathan come down....he walks over taps Ivan on the shoulder and says "rebekah is Bleeding" So, Ivan goes upstairs, also expecting to find nothing because Rebekah loves drama.
TO his surprise he finds blood....lots of it....thru 2 bandaids....turns out Rebekah was standing on the edge of the bottom bunk, holding on to the top and swinging around. Then she dropped off and landed on the above mentioned slat.....
Of course it is now 10min passed the time Urgent care closes. So we call the advice nurse who decides she should have it examined....
So off to the ER.....where we spend the next 90min or so....they were rather quick that evening. It is deemed "almost stitch worthy". THey soak her foot in benadine, trim up the skin....it was a puncture and a tear....dress the wound....and send us on our way.....(we go back for a recheck monday)
We arrive home about 1245.....and Rebekah procedes to stay awake until 2am.
Had she have listened and gone to bed when we said go to bed.....at least I would have been asleep earlier....she might not have been but she certainly wouldnt have gotten hurt.
We have the slat on my desk....we keep referring to it as "her friend"
Updated book list
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 Hapiness" 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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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
You will notice, I have read 3 of the books so far. 2 were good, one was ok....2 of those will be given away as I read them and they really arent ones I will save to re-read or refer to later. Actually one of them is already gone.
As said before, I will not be doing book reviews....I might make an occasional comment on the books but reviews just arent my thing.
I have added a few books and found the name of another and made the changes.
Should you choose to read any of these books and wish to perhaps purchase them thru amazon.com.....do me a favor, and go to www.caheartconnection.org and click on the amazon link on the left before you make your purchase.
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)
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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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)
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
You will notice, I have read 3 of the books so far. 2 were good, one was ok....2 of those will be given away as I read them and they really arent ones I will save to re-read or refer to later. Actually one of them is already gone.
As said before, I will not be doing book reviews....I might make an occasional comment on the books but reviews just arent my thing.
I have added a few books and found the name of another and made the changes.
Should you choose to read any of these books and wish to perhaps purchase them thru amazon.com.....do me a favor, and go to www.caheartconnection.org and click on the amazon link on the left before you make your purchase.
A tag from my daughter---UGH
1. When is the last time you held hands with someone? prob recently.....with 2 small children, you have a tendacy to do that with them often
2. You wake up as the opposite gender, what's the one thing you would do? scratch my balls
3. Have you ever crawled through a window? Yes.
4. Where is your mum? prob at her house
5. Morning or night person? Neither....what ever I need to be although my daughter and husband would say morning...but that is out of necessity
6. What was the last movie you watched? eeek...I dont really do movies....first thought was memoirs of a geisha but, then I remembered we took the little ones to see "Flushed away" not long ago
7. Favorite number? dont have one....
8. Any cool scars? nope
9. Things about the opposite sex you notice first? uh....
10. What do you do when no one is watching? nothing, there is always someone watching it seems....I cant even pee in peace.
11. Ever been in love? Yes
12. What's something your friends make fun of you for? I dont know....I used to get teased for always having a book.
13. What is your curfew? when I am ready for bed.
14. Do you talk a lot? I used to....always in trouble in school...now I prefer to observe but have a tendancy to ramble on when nervous.
15. You + alcohol = I dont remember?
17. Would you marry for money? Absolutely not, life is far to short to do something stupid like that.
18. Could you live without a computer? Yes, I have my books....of course I would have to buy them somewhere besides amazon....
19. If you could live in any past time period, where would it be? 1800's on a prarie prob....childhood "Little house" fan
20. Do you drink enough water? no
21. Do you wear shoes in the house or take 'em off? Take them off
22. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberries
23. What is your favorite place to visit? I dont know....havent been to alot of places....and where I want to re-visit depends on my mood
24. Are you photogenic? not usually, IMO
25. Do you dream in colour or black and white? Color
26. Why do you take surveys? Purely entertainment value.
27. Do you drink alcohol? no opposed to it and do consume occasionally
28. What is the most beautiful language? not one I am speaking.
29. Do you like being kissed when you are asleep? just curious, if I am asleep how would I know? but actually that is a bit creepy
30. What do you like most; sunrise or sunset? Sunset
31. Do you want to live till 100 yrs? live if I am able to still enjoy life....not if I have no clue what is going on around me
32. Is a flat stomach important to you? could care less either way
33. When you watch movies at home, do you like the lights on or off? depends on the movie....
34. Do you believe in magic? believe? isnt it all slight of hand stuff? or do you mean mix up a potion and turn a prince into a frog stuff?
35. Do you like to watch cartoons? old ones, the new ones disgust me...all seem really gross, or really sexual
36. At what age did you find out that Santa Clause wasn't real? I dont recall
37. Do you write poems? no
38. Do you snort? No
39. You sleep more on your back, front, or sides? sides mostly
40. Would you rather have a poodle or a rottweiler? Rottweiler
41. Are you basically a happy person? yes
42. Are you tired? A little
43. Did you drink anything with caffeine today? coffee and surely sweet tea in a bit
44. How many landline/cellular phones do you have in your home? 3 landline, 3 cellphones
45. Do you get along with your parents? Yes
46. Do you like/love anyone now? Yes
47. What do you do when you're sad? put on a happy face....
48. What do you need most now? energy...need to empty washer
49. What song are you listening to now? nothing but I think I will turn something on
50. What are you craving for now? a pepsi
2. You wake up as the opposite gender, what's the one thing you would do? scratch my balls
3. Have you ever crawled through a window? Yes.
4. Where is your mum? prob at her house
5. Morning or night person? Neither....what ever I need to be although my daughter and husband would say morning...but that is out of necessity
6. What was the last movie you watched? eeek...I dont really do movies....first thought was memoirs of a geisha but, then I remembered we took the little ones to see "Flushed away" not long ago
7. Favorite number? dont have one....
8. Any cool scars? nope
9. Things about the opposite sex you notice first? uh....
10. What do you do when no one is watching? nothing, there is always someone watching it seems....I cant even pee in peace.
11. Ever been in love? Yes
12. What's something your friends make fun of you for? I dont know....I used to get teased for always having a book.
13. What is your curfew? when I am ready for bed.
14. Do you talk a lot? I used to....always in trouble in school...now I prefer to observe but have a tendancy to ramble on when nervous.
15. You + alcohol = I dont remember?
17. Would you marry for money? Absolutely not, life is far to short to do something stupid like that.
18. Could you live without a computer? Yes, I have my books....of course I would have to buy them somewhere besides amazon....
19. If you could live in any past time period, where would it be? 1800's on a prarie prob....childhood "Little house" fan
20. Do you drink enough water? no
21. Do you wear shoes in the house or take 'em off? Take them off
22. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberries
23. What is your favorite place to visit? I dont know....havent been to alot of places....and where I want to re-visit depends on my mood
24. Are you photogenic? not usually, IMO
25. Do you dream in colour or black and white? Color
26. Why do you take surveys? Purely entertainment value.
27. Do you drink alcohol? no opposed to it and do consume occasionally
28. What is the most beautiful language? not one I am speaking.
29. Do you like being kissed when you are asleep? just curious, if I am asleep how would I know? but actually that is a bit creepy
30. What do you like most; sunrise or sunset? Sunset
31. Do you want to live till 100 yrs? live if I am able to still enjoy life....not if I have no clue what is going on around me
32. Is a flat stomach important to you? could care less either way
33. When you watch movies at home, do you like the lights on or off? depends on the movie....
34. Do you believe in magic? believe? isnt it all slight of hand stuff? or do you mean mix up a potion and turn a prince into a frog stuff?
35. Do you like to watch cartoons? old ones, the new ones disgust me...all seem really gross, or really sexual
36. At what age did you find out that Santa Clause wasn't real? I dont recall
37. Do you write poems? no
38. Do you snort? No
39. You sleep more on your back, front, or sides? sides mostly
40. Would you rather have a poodle or a rottweiler? Rottweiler
41. Are you basically a happy person? yes
42. Are you tired? A little
43. Did you drink anything with caffeine today? coffee and surely sweet tea in a bit
44. How many landline/cellular phones do you have in your home? 3 landline, 3 cellphones
45. Do you get along with your parents? Yes
46. Do you like/love anyone now? Yes
47. What do you do when you're sad? put on a happy face....
48. What do you need most now? energy...need to empty washer
49. What song are you listening to now? nothing but I think I will turn something on
50. What are you craving for now? a pepsi
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Girl Scout Cookies, anyone?
Rebekah is a Brownie this year, her first year as a Girl Scout. Her troop is selling cookies but, they are not doing the grocery store table sales just the preorders. Apparently there are 2 different bakers. Our baker is Little Brownies.
Girl scout cookies anyone????
Our girl scouts sell
Samoas
Thin Mints
Do-si-dos
All Abouts
Trefoils
Tagalongs
Little Brownies (sugar free)
Cafe Cookies
I have no clue how to make a link hot but here is a wikipedia entry with cookie descriptions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_scout_cookies#Varieties_of_cookies
Carmel delights are known as Samoas here, peanut butter patties are known as tagalongs (although I would not have guessed that, I would have guessed Do-si-dos)
Girl scout cookies anyone????
Our girl scouts sell
Samoas
Thin Mints
Do-si-dos
All Abouts
Trefoils
Tagalongs
Little Brownies (sugar free)
Cafe Cookies
I have no clue how to make a link hot but here is a wikipedia entry with cookie descriptions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_scout_cookies#Varieties_of_cookies
Carmel delights are known as Samoas here, peanut butter patties are known as tagalongs (although I would not have guessed that, I would have guessed Do-si-dos)
DUH!
We have a vehicle loan, it is for the work van.
On Monday the 27th(of december), they called me on my cell phone about the payment,with all the holidays I forgot, it was due on the 21st....I hate coupon books....mail me a bill, please.
Knowing that it was almost paid off, I asked the payoff amount...she told me 519 and some change, I said ok, I am not home right now but, I am writing the amount down and will mail it out tomorrow. She said fine she would make a notation. At least I think that is what she said, about half the office staff at this place speaks broken english in a variety of accents. (the van came from a place that buys lease-up work vehicles and resells them so, the loan was not with a major bank)
I get home and mail it out the next day (the 28th), which is a Thursday. Now, remember we still have the New year holiday and they are closed on the weekend. Apparently, they did not receive it til the 4th...which is totally reasonable given the holiday, counting the day I mailed it, it took 4 working days to receive it for them to record it.
I assume (yah, yah my dad told me to assume is to make an ass out of u and me)all is well and the vehicle is paid off. I should be receiving the pink slip anyday....
Today, they call.
"Where is your payment?"
"What?" I say
"Your payment.", they say.
I say "You called me and I sent it, you cashed it."
They say "Wwell we didnt receive it til the 4th so there is still a balance due and it was due the 21st."
UM ok...
"How much?"
"31.86" they say
"OK can you take it over the phone?" (because I really want it gone)
"No", they say, "We only accept checks in the mail and wire transfers."
"So if I mail today what is the amount I will owe when you receive it?"
"I dont know" I get back
UM alrighty then, I am mailing $35.00....
hmm rethinking....if they added on 31.86 last month (late charge is 23.00...go figure I am sure there is a late charge because they amount I didnt know about was due the 21st)......maybe I should send them 40....
On Monday the 27th(of december), they called me on my cell phone about the payment,with all the holidays I forgot, it was due on the 21st....I hate coupon books....mail me a bill, please.
Knowing that it was almost paid off, I asked the payoff amount...she told me 519 and some change, I said ok, I am not home right now but, I am writing the amount down and will mail it out tomorrow. She said fine she would make a notation. At least I think that is what she said, about half the office staff at this place speaks broken english in a variety of accents. (the van came from a place that buys lease-up work vehicles and resells them so, the loan was not with a major bank)
I get home and mail it out the next day (the 28th), which is a Thursday. Now, remember we still have the New year holiday and they are closed on the weekend. Apparently, they did not receive it til the 4th...which is totally reasonable given the holiday, counting the day I mailed it, it took 4 working days to receive it for them to record it.
I assume (yah, yah my dad told me to assume is to make an ass out of u and me)all is well and the vehicle is paid off. I should be receiving the pink slip anyday....
Today, they call.
"Where is your payment?"
"What?" I say
"Your payment.", they say.
I say "You called me and I sent it, you cashed it."
They say "Wwell we didnt receive it til the 4th so there is still a balance due and it was due the 21st."
UM ok...
"How much?"
"31.86" they say
"OK can you take it over the phone?" (because I really want it gone)
"No", they say, "We only accept checks in the mail and wire transfers."
"So if I mail today what is the amount I will owe when you receive it?"
"I dont know" I get back
UM alrighty then, I am mailing $35.00....
hmm rethinking....if they added on 31.86 last month (late charge is 23.00...go figure I am sure there is a late charge because they amount I didnt know about was due the 21st)......maybe I should send them 40....
more books!
ok a few more for THE list
22) Freedom Writers Diary by The freedom writers with Erin Gruwell
23) DaVinci for Dummies
24) In This Sign by Joanne Greenberg
I think I had more but cant locate them at this moment.....
HEY anyone know if changing your username is possible?
22) Freedom Writers Diary by The freedom writers with Erin Gruwell
23) DaVinci for Dummies
24) In This Sign by Joanne Greenberg
I think I had more but cant locate them at this moment.....
HEY anyone know if changing your username is possible?
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Books
I like to read.....I often have many books sitting around my desk on my list of books to read. A friend of mines husband told me that every January, she makes a list of books she is going to read for the upcoming year.
I thought I would try something similar here (of course it will require my daughters help to figure out how to cross off the ones I finish.) I will not be doing book reviews....I might make an occasional comment on the books but reviews just arent my thing.
Since I have started this on a whim, I will be adding more books to it as I find all the details (aka exact name and/or author)...I might even let you know, if I just couldnt finish the book.
Should you choose to read any of these books and wish to perhaps purchase them thru amazon.com.....do me a favor, and go to www.caheartconnection.org and click on the amazon link before you make your purchase.
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) The ann rule book in my car...title to come...
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 Hapiness" 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 so the next time I am asked at a picnic I can give a "real response"
16) "The parents guide to children's Congenital Heart Defect" by Kramer and Mauer...same reason as above
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
from Dans blog--the alphabet
A - Available/Single?Nope!
B - Best Friend?eh have had bad luck in that area....I have good friends....and friends....
C - Cake or Pie?Depends on the type of pie vs cake.....
D - Drink Of Choice?Coffee or apple juice...used to be pepsi but I have broken that habit.
E – Essential Item You Use Everyday?My toothbrush
F - Favourite Colour?cobalt blue.....
G - Gummy Bears Or Worms?do you mean gummy worms? if so worms.
H - Hometown?Long Beach, CA
I - Indulgence?hmmm lobster tail in butter from an expensive restraunt.....
J - January Or February?February
K - Kids & Their Names?Three, Christine, Rebekah and Nathan
L - Life Is Incomplete Without?Fun
M - Marriage date? Oct 21
N - Number Of Siblings?One
O - Oranges Or Apples?Apples
P - Phobias/Fears?Not fond of heights, being shot (seriously, no laughing)
Q - Favourite Quote? "Are we having fun yet?"
R - Reason to Smile?Kids :)
S - Season?Fall
T - Tag people?Jeanne
U - Unknown Fact About Me? Well its unknown....so why should I tell? (besides I hate thinking of these things) wait do you know I graduated Highschool with honors and a seal bearer? I was smart once upon a time
V - Vegetable you don’t like?Cucumbers.
W - Worst Habit? I bite my nails...and chew my lip
X - X-rays You’ve Had: Feet and Knees
Y - Your Favourite Food?I just cant pick a favorite, sorry, really depends on my mood
Z – Zodiac Sign?Leo
oh and since these are tag thingies...I tag Jeanne
B - Best Friend?eh have had bad luck in that area....I have good friends....and friends....
C - Cake or Pie?Depends on the type of pie vs cake.....
D - Drink Of Choice?Coffee or apple juice...used to be pepsi but I have broken that habit.
E – Essential Item You Use Everyday?My toothbrush
F - Favourite Colour?cobalt blue.....
G - Gummy Bears Or Worms?do you mean gummy worms? if so worms.
H - Hometown?Long Beach, CA
I - Indulgence?hmmm lobster tail in butter from an expensive restraunt.....
J - January Or February?February
K - Kids & Their Names?Three, Christine, Rebekah and Nathan
L - Life Is Incomplete Without?Fun
M - Marriage date? Oct 21
N - Number Of Siblings?One
O - Oranges Or Apples?Apples
P - Phobias/Fears?Not fond of heights, being shot (seriously, no laughing)
Q - Favourite Quote? "Are we having fun yet?"
R - Reason to Smile?Kids :)
S - Season?Fall
T - Tag people?Jeanne
U - Unknown Fact About Me? Well its unknown....so why should I tell? (besides I hate thinking of these things) wait do you know I graduated Highschool with honors and a seal bearer? I was smart once upon a time
V - Vegetable you don’t like?Cucumbers.
W - Worst Habit? I bite my nails...and chew my lip
X - X-rays You’ve Had: Feet and Knees
Y - Your Favourite Food?I just cant pick a favorite, sorry, really depends on my mood
Z – Zodiac Sign?Leo
oh and since these are tag thingies...I tag Jeanne
Just for Dan
/Because he complained....
I havent been up to much.....School/College started back up for Christine, so we have been getting that routine down
I made one of 3 necessary doctor appts for my children....
Finished another blanket for Rebekah. Started Nathans but that might be derailed by one for a gift....poor little guy will be sad....Sunday night he brought me the bag with his material pieces in it and asked me to make his :(
We have girl scouts today. at 1pm. I am afraid I will forget......because I already have multiple times today while trying to figure out my game plan.
My weekend becomes busy starting friday morning. Christine is going to attempt to get Rebekah to sit thru Sign Language 1 which Rebekah has been personally invited to. Then I have to buy christine books for her Music class. Then Christine goes to Disneyland....The class is 9-12. Books will be bought when rebekah is done with class. Christine goes to disneyland after that UNLESS it is before 1030. Then at 3pm Rebekah has a psych appt again.....Then that evening is the block in oranges monthly sign language chat.
Saturday, Ivan has to meet a friend to pick up some part, and do a minor repair on his gun...or seomthing...Christine has a dance that evening. And sunday I think she is doing something at the Band Rehersal room.
Somewhere in the middle of all of that I have to get my laundry done because soon it is going to trap the girls in their room.
I havent been up to much.....School/College started back up for Christine, so we have been getting that routine down
I made one of 3 necessary doctor appts for my children....
Finished another blanket for Rebekah. Started Nathans but that might be derailed by one for a gift....poor little guy will be sad....Sunday night he brought me the bag with his material pieces in it and asked me to make his :(
We have girl scouts today. at 1pm. I am afraid I will forget......because I already have multiple times today while trying to figure out my game plan.
My weekend becomes busy starting friday morning. Christine is going to attempt to get Rebekah to sit thru Sign Language 1 which Rebekah has been personally invited to. Then I have to buy christine books for her Music class. Then Christine goes to Disneyland....The class is 9-12. Books will be bought when rebekah is done with class. Christine goes to disneyland after that UNLESS it is before 1030. Then at 3pm Rebekah has a psych appt again.....Then that evening is the block in oranges monthly sign language chat.
Saturday, Ivan has to meet a friend to pick up some part, and do a minor repair on his gun...or seomthing...Christine has a dance that evening. And sunday I think she is doing something at the Band Rehersal room.
Somewhere in the middle of all of that I have to get my laundry done because soon it is going to trap the girls in their room.
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Blankets
I finished a blanket.
Actually, Blanket #2, #1 is put away in a box for a birthday present. And blanket #3 is more then half way done.
No I dont have pictures, and even if I did, I still dont know how to post them here. Perhaps My oldest might take one and post it in HER blog, since people have asked me.
My back hurts a bit from bending over for so long.
Nothing else new here. Been a lazy day. Maybe I will read a bit later......
Current read is a book on the amazing race called, "my ox is broken" or something like that.
Actually, Blanket #2, #1 is put away in a box for a birthday present. And blanket #3 is more then half way done.
No I dont have pictures, and even if I did, I still dont know how to post them here. Perhaps My oldest might take one and post it in HER blog, since people have asked me.
My back hurts a bit from bending over for so long.
Nothing else new here. Been a lazy day. Maybe I will read a bit later......
Current read is a book on the amazing race called, "my ox is broken" or something like that.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
LOOK!
Two days in a row!
Ok, I have absolutely nothing to say, just wanted to be able to say that ROFL
There has to be SOMETHING I can say......
I got a new post card (www.postcrossing.com) from Hungary today. I dont think I had any from there before.....
I really have nothing exciting to say....
so, while you are postcrossing, you can also try book crossing (www.bookcrossing.com) little different concept.....people dont send you book, you find them, or release them into "the wild". (also available in countries besides the US)
YEP, I'm bored, you're bored......I think I will go read....or maybe play with a blanket....no read...
Ok, I have absolutely nothing to say, just wanted to be able to say that ROFL
There has to be SOMETHING I can say......
I got a new post card (www.postcrossing.com) from Hungary today. I dont think I had any from there before.....
I really have nothing exciting to say....
so, while you are postcrossing, you can also try book crossing (www.bookcrossing.com) little different concept.....people dont send you book, you find them, or release them into "the wild". (also available in countries besides the US)
YEP, I'm bored, you're bored......I think I will go read....or maybe play with a blanket....no read...
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
For those of you with the new google blogger thingy
Might find me commenting on your blogs....when i never did before,
Why you ask? Well because apparently I have some setting out of whack and logging into comment is the only way I can log in....once I comment I am good.
If I go to blogger.com or to the main dashboard link I have, I log in then nothing.....I click where I need to and it all disappears and is never replaced with anything.....
It is actually driving me crazy......
Gotta run, a little one wants apple juice......
Why you ask? Well because apparently I have some setting out of whack and logging into comment is the only way I can log in....once I comment I am good.
If I go to blogger.com or to the main dashboard link I have, I log in then nothing.....I click where I need to and it all disappears and is never replaced with anything.....
It is actually driving me crazy......
Gotta run, a little one wants apple juice......
Been there, done that...
So I thought I would try one of these things......Dan had it, Nance had it, not sure if christine did...(where is her promised post on President Ford? instead I get happy birthday to the master of funk or somethin?)
"Been There, Done That"(red means I've been there)
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid (does the replica in vegas count?)
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris (once again does Vegas count?)
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs(tapes actually)
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey (not yet...on my amazon wish list tho! check back next year)
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident(according to the police report)
150. Saved someone’s life
"Been There, Done That"(red means I've been there)
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid (does the replica in vegas count?)
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris (once again does Vegas count?)
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs(tapes actually)
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey (not yet...on my amazon wish list tho! check back next year)
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident(according to the police report)
150. Saved someone’s life
for those that care
ok so this isnt really an update of any type....
Ok so I think I updated this to the new format...whatever that is.....none of it makes sense to me.....
but I do see the posting has changed a bit....I can actually hit enter and make paragraphs from my aol account....before I had to use IE (::::LA LA LA LA:::: are y'all done babblling about the evils of IE? I am not using foxfire, modzilla or any of the other crap...I barely understand IE)
I still have no clue how to put links in the side bar or anything else but, the blog is here....maybe someday I might actually use it more then once in a blue moon.
Ok so I think I updated this to the new format...whatever that is.....none of it makes sense to me.....
but I do see the posting has changed a bit....I can actually hit enter and make paragraphs from my aol account....before I had to use IE (::::LA LA LA LA:::: are y'all done babblling about the evils of IE? I am not using foxfire, modzilla or any of the other crap...I barely understand IE)
I still have no clue how to put links in the side bar or anything else but, the blog is here....maybe someday I might actually use it more then once in a blue moon.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Alright already...I will say SOMETHING
SOMETHING
just kidding....
lets see....What's new? Nothing much yet. ha ha....
Found this cool website
www.postcrossing.com and have signed up for it. It is a postcard exchange. They send you an address, you send a post card and then you get a postcard....
At least I think that is how it works....
Monday, Sept. 11 we get to drive to Los Angeles....hopefully no where near any federal building or traffic will be ridiculous. Why LA you ask? Because our PC (that pediatric cardiologist, not personal computer) is not seeing clinic patients anymore. The other local one, is, hmm, how should I remain politically correct?...not to my liking. Long story short, when Rebekah was a little one, she could not diagnose her Heart defect. That means, we don't see her. Cant treat what you cant diagnose. So, off we go to the guy who did diagnose in LA, for both girls. Our peds office said they could never clear the oldest for sports or other possibly strenuous activity, that the cardiologist would need to do it, since ours isn't seeing patients anymore, I figure we need to see someone in case clearance is ever necessary.
While in LA, we plan on either seeing Olvera street, China town or Little Tokyo. My heart says Little Tokyo but I am finding a few of the "sights" closed on Mondays. We will play it by ear.
just kidding....
lets see....What's new? Nothing much yet. ha ha....
Found this cool website
www.postcrossing.com and have signed up for it. It is a postcard exchange. They send you an address, you send a post card and then you get a postcard....
At least I think that is how it works....
Monday, Sept. 11 we get to drive to Los Angeles....hopefully no where near any federal building or traffic will be ridiculous. Why LA you ask? Because our PC (that pediatric cardiologist, not personal computer) is not seeing clinic patients anymore. The other local one, is, hmm, how should I remain politically correct?...not to my liking. Long story short, when Rebekah was a little one, she could not diagnose her Heart defect. That means, we don't see her. Cant treat what you cant diagnose. So, off we go to the guy who did diagnose in LA, for both girls. Our peds office said they could never clear the oldest for sports or other possibly strenuous activity, that the cardiologist would need to do it, since ours isn't seeing patients anymore, I figure we need to see someone in case clearance is ever necessary.
While in LA, we plan on either seeing Olvera street, China town or Little Tokyo. My heart says Little Tokyo but I am finding a few of the "sights" closed on Mondays. We will play it by ear.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
How'd it go?
Pretty crappy actually...
The doctor/therapist whatever....sucks...she just kept saying that the school district should be supplying these services....which I dont understand and which she still refuses to clarify....She said we need to call TASK to get services...um ah ok but what services? she says I dont know they will tell you...so I called, they cant tell me crap....only that perhaps I should ask for a complete psychological evaluation...
um ok....
He will send me a sample letter via email...I havent gotten it yet.
I currently have a call into her ADHD guy to see if he has any idea what the stupid therapist is talking about....
I guess I am mostly irritated because it is like she is saying something is wrong with your child but she wont tell me WHAT or even what she thinks.....its worse then the first PC we saw, at least she gave me ideas and terms....I had something to go on....
We are supposed to go back on the 25th, I cant figure out why, she obviously doesnt want to see rebekah....We took her in for help dealing with the issues she has revolving around her hospitlization and follow up picc line and nien gazillion doc appt or nurse visits....which really makes me scratch my head more, what would the school district have to do with THAT?
The doctor/therapist whatever....sucks...she just kept saying that the school district should be supplying these services....which I dont understand and which she still refuses to clarify....She said we need to call TASK to get services...um ah ok but what services? she says I dont know they will tell you...so I called, they cant tell me crap....only that perhaps I should ask for a complete psychological evaluation...
um ok....
He will send me a sample letter via email...I havent gotten it yet.
I currently have a call into her ADHD guy to see if he has any idea what the stupid therapist is talking about....
I guess I am mostly irritated because it is like she is saying something is wrong with your child but she wont tell me WHAT or even what she thinks.....its worse then the first PC we saw, at least she gave me ideas and terms....I had something to go on....
We are supposed to go back on the 25th, I cant figure out why, she obviously doesnt want to see rebekah....We took her in for help dealing with the issues she has revolving around her hospitlization and follow up picc line and nien gazillion doc appt or nurse visits....which really makes me scratch my head more, what would the school district have to do with THAT?
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Back we go.......
Today, in about an hour, we head back to the Therapist's office to see what she thinks of Rebekah....
she talked to us for about an hour, then had us ok her getting her developmental peds input, the other 2 therapists (1 therapist, 1 phsycologist) and the preschools input....
Should be interesting.....
Last time at the intake appt, rebekah sat there....the whole time....hiding, actually, behind daddy....quietly....Talk about making liars out of us.
I wonder what she will have to say.....
she talked to us for about an hour, then had us ok her getting her developmental peds input, the other 2 therapists (1 therapist, 1 phsycologist) and the preschools input....
Should be interesting.....
Last time at the intake appt, rebekah sat there....the whole time....hiding, actually, behind daddy....quietly....Talk about making liars out of us.
I wonder what she will have to say.....
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