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Interview: Sergei Krikalev
International Space Station Expedition 1 Crew Interviews with
Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalev.
we talk about your mission, I'd like to talk a little bit about
you. Tell us why it is you wanted to be a cosmonaut - what steps
were there along the way that led you on the career path to where
you are now?
It is difficult
to say right now what exactly was motivation and event what happened
to make me think to be a cosmonaut because it was long time ago
and I already, for a long time, on this path so…I couldn't
recall any single event which make me think that I'm going to
be a cosmonaut.
a little boy, did you want to be a pilot?
I remember
I wanted to be driver, I wanted to be pilot, and cosmonaut, and…many
different things but probably being pilot and cosmonaut was major
thing I wanted. So when I grew up, I realized that it's achievable
so I was trying. Although probability to become a cosmonaut these
days was very low, it was just several people who travel to space
at that time, so I knew that probability to become a cosmonaut
is very low so my choice of a profession was to do something what
I would like, not to, and it was not relied only on being cosmonaut.
went to university to become an engineer, correct?
An engineer,
but in the space industry.
you did that with an eye toward working in the space industry?
So then I
knew that even if I wouldn't be selected as a cosmonaut because
there are very many different requirements to become a cosmonaut
and especially health check is very strict in Russia and especially
because whole program was turned on long- duration flights, so
selection, medical selection for long-duration flight was very
strict and I know that approximately one from thousand applicants
went through medical check. This was kind of average number. So
that's why I decide to be an engineer and work in industry, in
space industry, and be close to space flight anyway.
must have been very pleased once you completed your education
and were able to get a job with Energia.
Yes, when
I graduate institute I had chance to select where I'm going to
work and I asked to assign me to work at Energia. Although it
need moving from my hometown, leave my friends and parents back
in St. Petersburg and travel to place where I have no relatives,
no friends, no one I know. So, still I decide to do it because
it was new adventure and…in 1980, I came to Korolev City,
now to start to work at Energia.
there people in your hometown or certain people in Korolev that
you can look back at now and say that they were very important
in helping you achieve what you've achieved?
Again, there
is no single person who helped me to achieve what happened, but
very many people did and most of them, very many at least of them,
did it indirectly. I think a lot of, how do you say… I can
start from parents. Although parents were not pleased that I will
go and leave my hometown and start to work at Energia, still they
didn't…they wasn't in my way to do that. So they support
me in many cases, they support me when I got education in high
school and university, and, again, I can say that very many of
my friends also support me one way or another, sometime through
different conversations, sometime through just, I don't know…help
to exercise me in the physical training. So I would say very many
people, one way or another, involved in my decision, in my ability
to went through all this selection process later. But I couldn't
name one person. I could maybe mention that from my hometown,
Georgy Grechko, he was an astronaut, cosmonaut and he flew to
space first time in end of '74, begin of '75, and, he probably
didn't even knew that but he was also one of the person who influenced
me to make this decision. And when I decided where I have to go
to learn more about rockets, about space, and I was thinking to
go to different places to get this kind of education, and then
I realized that person from my hometown who actually got education
in St. Petersburg just flew to space so he was also kind of example
which I followed.
the course of your career you've also had the opportunity to spend
a lot of time outside of Russia, outside of the Soviet Union,
Houston and the United States being just one of those places.
Has that been something that you've enjoyed, spending a lot [of]
time in different parts of the world?
It's complicated
question because I like to travel and probably one of many reasons
for me to become a cosmonaut is to have some kind of profession
I can visit difference places, work with different people, and
see different cultures. So in general I enjoy traveling although
when traveling become very frequent and very long, I know that's
difficult for me and difficult for my family and for my friends
because I didn't see some of my friends more than a year because
I am traveling one place then another, then short stay in Moscow,
then traveling again. So, I enjoy it, but it's difficult, that's
what I would say.
are at this point some number of months away from being part of
the crew that launches to the first space station being put in
orbit by a partnership of nations from around the world. Can you
give us a sense of what you think it means, symbolically, to finally
reach that point where you put a crew on that station?
I remember my feeling when I was in space for the first time more
than ten years ago, and when we had some kind of calm period of
flight when you have chance to maybe think little more, look outside
little more, and I remember my feeling that we just few people
outside of the Earth, basically, and I recall that this feeling
was very similar to feeling I had when I leave my home, hometown
for the first time when I was small kid and when you used to living
in certain place in this city, and when you leave the city and
when you find someone from same place you feel kind of relationship,
closeness. So I realized that the further you travel, more you
feel kind of part of big group of people, and traveling outside
of Earth I remember this feeling being part of mankind. So we
not represent only our hometown or even our countries in space,
it's more like international adventure anyway. I believe it's
very similar feeling to what sailors feels when they out in the
sea and if they met other ship they probably feel some kind of
brotherhood; doesn't matter which flag is on the ship, and especially
if people have difficulties on it. It's tradition for many, many
years people come to help each other in the sea because the sea
is kind of hostile environment and people used to help each other
just to fight with nature. In space flight, it's very similar:
when we flew to space we knew that we are alone and when I knew
that space shuttle launched during our long-duration mission we
knew that… few more people in space in this time and we felt,
although we didn't have chance to see each other or maybe talk
to each other, but we felt some kind of brotherhood anyway. So,
bring our efforts together to build International Space Station
I would say, just next step. Not something new…it's next
step to joint exploration of the universe.
in the course of time that the nations have been preparing to
do this they've been learning how to work with each other as well,
especially a number of nations that had not worked together on
anything before. Can you tell us, from your point of view, how
you see the relationships, working and otherwise, between and
among the countries; how have they improved over the course of
They [are]
changing. People have chance to know each other close, and, I
already witnessed that people who didn't know each other, they
start to work each other and they became very good friends. And
it's not only for cosmonauts and astronauts, it's also for engineers
who work on different project and they, again, have common task
to solve and they work together and they spend time together so
I know very many examples when people working together became
personal friends.
apparently that's happened with people from a variety of different
A variety
of different countries, that's true. Actually, I was lucky to
be in middle of international space program, actually from very
beginning of my career as cosmonaut because my first mission was
international mission, and I flew with French cosmonaut, astronaut,
Jean-Loup Chrétien, and the space flight, although it was
not very short, it was longer than shuttle flights. It was almost
a month part of our mission when we flew together but more important
we trained together for almost a year. We get knew each other
better, we learn some traditions, they learn something from us
and we learn something from them. And, we were enjoying actually
to know more and to…to be able to communicate. And for my
next mission actually, I didn't fly this mission; I was backup
for joint flight with Japanese, and it's again, different culture,
different traditions, and of course they were trying to…to
understand what is going on in our country, and it was interesting
for us to see how people changing here and learn something from
them. And in my third mission, for my second flight I flew with
British astronaut and then Austrian and Kazakh came in middle
of my flight and I had chance to work with German cosmonaut at
the end of the flight and actually we became very good friends,
again, because we trained together with, we spent time in space
together, and every day in space, I would say really more than
average day on Earth.
some time now, you and Yuri Gidzenko and Bill Shepherd have been
training to become the first crew to go to the International Space
Station, and to make that voyage from the launch pad in Baikonur
in a Soyuz capsule. It's a two-day trip that we've heard about
but without any detail: what happens for the three of you during
a two-day trip in a Soyuz capsule to the station; what do you
do during that time?
We actually
control this spacecraft we getting ready to come to the station.
Actually this two-day trip it's involve little more explanation,
why we are flying two days. Actually, we can fly faster because
we are in space after less than ten minutes, and then it depend
on ballistics how we do this approach. But from point of view
spending propellant, to be more accurate and precise we change
our one-day cycle to fly to the station to two-day plan because
it's allow us to be more efficient on fuel. And also, there are
some different opinions on advantages to fly a little longer to
the station because people get accustomed to space conditions
a little more and, because docking with the station is very critical
task, it is better to be more or less adjusted to space flight
environment. So basically now this two-day period of flight we,
after launch to the orbit, we change configuration of vehicle
from launch mode to on-orbit mode. We activate all systems to
live in this small spacecraft, and actually Soyuz, not capsule
itself but Soyuz spacecraft was built as a prototype of the station
long, long time ago, and that's why built from two parts. One
is relatively small-actually very small-for three people, to fly
up and down and it's very well protected. It's designed to sustain
high-G and very high temperatures for re-entry. And second part
is, like, model of the station, small habitation module which
built initially to see if people can live in space for long enough
period of time; it was prototype of the station. So we will spend
two days in this small station, as I said, activating all systems
and then control spacecraft to bring it on trajectory to the station.
It's very similar with what we used to do for Mir flights and
we have a lot of experience how to do it. All this flight planning
also attached to ground sites so some specific operations supposed
to be over Russian ground sites to be capable to send and receive
information to and from on board computer, and to see that most
critical parts would be done over…part of orbit where we
can have downlink telemetry. So, and we will change our orbit
several time, do some measurement how accurate we did this orbital
burn so approximately two days after launch we schedule to dock
to the station.
you give us a brief word picture of how that's designed to happen?
In a normal course of activity, as a Soyuz comes to dock to the
International Space Station, what happens for you folks on board,
and for you, as the Flight Engineer, what are your responsibilities
during this activity?
In general,
it's kind of, general statement, what is the task assignment,
who is doing what. Flight Engineer is responsible for all systems
on board station, and we usually make jokes saying that they responsible
for all systems including crew, because it's one of the systems
which control spacecraft. But actually in flight going through
all activation process, going to work with computer and life support
systems on board the spacecraft, if something goes wrong it's
my responsibility to take care of it. Of course, all crew will
work on it, but it's kind of my final responsibility to tell what
to do and how. When…when we fly close to the station and
we actually wear kind of launch and entry, similar to launch and
entry suit for the shuttle, we have the similar suit in Soyuz,
and several hours before docking we wear the suit, sit in the
capsule, and docking is supposed to be in automated mode, so it's
my responsibility to work with computer to load all information.
I need to see that all process are going as it's scheduled, and
we usually work with a pilot together to bring Soyuz to the station.
And Mir experience show us that majority of docking made in automated
mode but if something happened it's my responsibility to recognize
that something goes wrong and pilot need to take control, so switch
from automated mode to manual mode. So then in case it happened,
and probability of it, of this is not very high but still we need
to be able to do this, and again it depend on situation, when
and what will malfunction. We may split and be in different modules
of the Soyuz for the docking, we may stay together in descent
launch and entry capsule. So we work together with pilot to bring
spacecraft to the station.
it all goes fine, you're docked to the station after a two-day
ride "uphill," as they say, what would be the first
thing that you would have to do once you leave the Soyuz spacecraft
and go on board the International Space Station?
Open the
hatch first. So this is one of the first procedure we need to
do after docking, we need to see that Soyuz is sealed well to
the station, to be able to open tunnel between Soyuz and station.
Then open hatches and go inside and activate space station, because
we did part of activation on 2A flight 2A.1, and 2A.2; maybe 3A
will continue add some deliverable on the station. They may install
some equipment which need to be used on the station, but still
for us we need to activate communication system, we need to activate
life support, probably everything will start from light, we need
to switch lights on and for this purpose power, electrical power
system have to be activated. We need to install communication
link with the ground, so we need to activate comm and we may need
to do some assembly before we use…communication system. Actually
we do a lot of work now on ground to see what need to be done
first, what is priority of things to do because initial plan was
to have some boxes for communication system is stowed somewhere,
so we come to the station and station is silent. We are not able
to talk to ground, ground not able to talk to us, ground not able
to send messages. So only way to communicate would be to go to
Soyuz, activate Soyuz systems again and talk to ground through
Soyuz radio link. But then we found working together with engineers
that pre-installation of several boxes on the ground, and maybe
taking other boxes out to be on same weight balance will help
us to set communication faster in flight. So, it's one of many
things I just described. We need to activate, as I said, life
support systems, we need to get water available for us, and food,
and oxygen supply, CO2 scrubbers, so everything need to be done
and…we are working with flight planners very closely. And
they have big difficulties to fit everything we need to do in
first couple weeks because usually normal flight takes much more
time, and for us especially…when we come to the station where
no one lived before, we need to find everything. We need to install,
we need to set up our environment to work in the station. So,
it's going to be challenging tasks to continue assembly of the
station and all this activation.
will also have the distinction of being the first person to make
a return visit to the International Space Station, after having
been part of the first assembly crew when there were only two
modules present…when you get back, there will be, it will
be a larger station than the one that you left.
A larger
station that's what I said when I flew to the station, "We
need more modules," and it's going to be another module attached
to the station, Service Module, which actually provide all life
support and it's kind of core part of Russian segment of the station
and for early days of the station it's going to be basically core
of the station because it will have our computers which control
attitude. This module will have all life support systems and all
computer interfaces will be there, so…it's going to a little
bigger station, but it's going to be much cluttered with equipment
because shuttle flight 2A.1 already delivered a lot of equipment
on the station and it's just temporary stowed somewhere. And,
depend on when we fly we will see a different configuration of
the station and I see as a big challenge to be able to put everything
in order and keep everything in order because station is relatively
small, still relatively small, and although we have more modules
I don't expect to have more space in the station. And this is
another challenge for us to stay in small station and start all
this big adventure with from very small volume.
there a good comparison to be made, do you think, between the
early International Space Station and the Mir space station that
you saw when you first arrived there, before it grew to its eventual
It's very
similar and that's why we are saying that we already faced very
many problems which were similar for Mir station. It's actually
going to be very similar to station I flew for my first flight
when we had basically two modules and it was Core Module on, of
Mir, and another Kvant, Kvant-1 module so in our flight we are
going to have basically the same. Core module is very similar,
or Service Module, and FGB which is another module and which is
going to be filled with deliverables. So, Node for first period
of time is going to be not available for us; maybe we would be
able to open hatch and bring something out and put something in,
but most of the time module is going to be closed. So it's very
similar with what I experienced already more than ten years ago
on Mir, when station is relatively small, when you have a lot
of things to do, and you have to manage to do everything in very
small volume.
late 1998, when you joined Bob Cabana to go on board the International
Space Station for the first time, you had a look on your face
that seemed to me to say, "I am ecstatic about being here…I
really am happy about the fact that I get to do this." Will
you get that feeling again when you return? Will it be the same
I hope so,
because it's every time you start to do something new it's very
exciting, and although it's going to be my second visit on the
station but it's going to be new from different point of view.
It's going to be new module, new computer systems, new actually
control systems for all station, and it's new approach because
when you just open hatch and go in and bring something in and
out, maybe do some installation or assembly tasks it's one story.
When you come to place you are going to live for several month,
it's little different and it's kind of opening door to new house
you are going to stay in, so, I think, I hope I will have the
same feeling when I come to station for long stay.
few moments ago, you were talking about activation tasks - set
up of the new house when you first arrive. After a time since
you are staying for a number of months, one would imagine that
you would, of necessity, have to develop a routine, a more regular
kind of schedule, since it is the place that you live and work
every day and not just for a couple of weeks. Can you give us
a sense of what you imagine a daily schedule for the ISS Flight
Engineer would be like?
It's very
similar for all crew; I don't think we will have different schedule
for different crewmembers. It's not like on shuttle flight when
you have one shift doing one things, and when one shift is sleeping,
another shift is doing something. We probably will stay on same
schedule for all of us, and my experience of Mir flights also
says that pretty soon you have to develop kind of routine and
you wake up in the morning, do certain things in certain order,
and kind of general post-sleep activity when you prepare food,
when you check if everything went well through the night with
the station, the station systems, have some breakfast and usually
ground will plan and schedule activity for us to do…again
different task, assembly, check out of systems maybe do some experiments,
not very many of them planned I mean purely scientific experiments,
because sometime people try to differentiate…kind of assembly
task and scientific experiments but in our case I would say constructing
of all station, activate many systems for the first time, is very
big technical experiment. We are trying to build something we
never build before. We trying to use new control systems which
is under testing right now on the ground, but no one knows and
no one's sure how it's going to work in space. And although very
many systems have different stages of test, when you test boxes
of this system first and then assemble it to the system and check
how it's going to work as a system then we will go further. We
will use many systems at same time and see how all station as
unique technical device will behave. We know that it's going to
be some interference from one systems to another. We know that
one system will use output of another system, like electrical
power system will responsible to power up everything. We know
that computer systems rely on communication system and vice versa;
and we think we know how it's supposed to work, but this is part
of the test. We need to see the station is going to work, and
if it not doing something we think it's supposed to do, it's our
job to find this problem, to fix it, this problem if possible;
if not make some changes or maybe propose for the ground to make
some changes to the future to make the station flyable. It's very
similar, I would say, to test new airplane, when pilots sit in
airplane for the first time, and…airplane went through design
and testing process on the ground but still is big challenge for
the first time to lift an airplane, to see if it really flies,
if it's capable to be controlled, if all systems work as expected.
And actually what we are expecting as test cosmonauts, I would
say, test astronauts that not everything will work as we expecting
right now because very many things uncertain; system is very complex
so for sure we will see some interference between systems which
people couldn't even think about right now. So we need to be ready
for it. We know that some systems, as I said, wouldn't behave
the way expect but still we need to be able to handle all of this,
and to fix problem in flight, if necessary.
you think that it's correct for us to think of Expedition 1 as
a shakedown cruise, as the crewmembers are, well, lab rats, the
ones who are there to find out how it works?
It's not
only Expedition 1; probably we will have biggest impact because
we activate majority of the system for the first time, but I would
say first several Expeditions will have very similar feeling because
Expedition 2 is going to activate robotic system on the station
which we are not going to work with because it's going to be delivered
later. And we going to work with a Lab, but then next modules
comes and other additions to the system will be made so first
several missions-actually until Assembly Complete, I would say-people
will face the same kind of problem. But again, our task is to
be ready for all this problems. We look at it like big experiment
and something can go right from very beginning, something need
to be, to have additional tune-up to be sure that system is working
as expected. Something maybe need to be changed, maybe we need
to change some modes of different systems, to be sure that output
of the system is actually what we expect from this. So, probably
in future reports you may show some problems on the station, but
it's not what we, what is going to be big surprise for us. This
is common, I believe, for many space flights: when you fly to
space you going to face something unknown. And I believe first
several missions on the station are going to face more unknown
than others. And this is interesting, this is a big challenge,
and that's why it's interesting to be in first several crews.
the look on your face, I imagine you think that it's going to
be fun.
It's going
be fun and difficult, and…we'll see.
I can return for a moment to the question of working out or developing
a regular schedule, you said that you think that it will probably
become similar to what developed for the template of a day-to-day
life on board the Mir. Does that mean that you get weekends off?
There are holidays? Does that mean that you work according to
Houston time of day or what, what's that like?
We will have
more or less normal schedule. Humans are humans, and although
we are living in space we need some time to sleep, some time to
eat. We need to do some physical exercise and actually we need
to be more…more scheduled for this exercise. Here on ground,
I can not do exercise for several days, many days, but my daily
activity is allowing me to do some exercise-I walk from one building
to another, I climb ladders, I just go from one place to another.
And all this allow me to exercise my muscles, to be in shape good
enough to continue my job. In space flight when you weightless
very soon you can lose your shape and we need to stay in, maybe
not in perfect shape because again to spend a lot of time for
physical exercise would be wrong because we are flying to space
not to do exercise, and if we are concerned about health status
too much, safest thing is to stay on ground. So we know that we
will have some impact on our health, but still we need to do exercise
every day to be able to save ourself in case of serious malfunction,
if we need to return back on Earth in emergency, and we may return
not on scheduled landing site-we may land somewhere on Earth…in
ocean, in Africa, in South America, Australia, so it depend on
seriousness of this situation. So, we must to be in shape to be
able to save ourself and to save a mission in general. That's
why we will have about two hours of physical exercise every day.
We'll have about eight hours of sleep scheduled, at least-I know
that, again, my experience on Mir says that we have eight hours
of sleep scheduled, usually we use six or less than six, and we
catch up with some daily activity or maybe do some photography
or some preparation for next day so we usually use this time-or
maybe even communicate with each other because on the station
sometime, being busy all day you are working alone or with one
partner, but you have chance to meet all of your crew close to
the end of the day, usually around the table, floating around
the table and during dinner time. We have about eight hours scheduled
for work period of time and some time scheduled for getting ready
for next daily activity, talk to ground, discuss changes in schedule
because every day will create some changes for future plans. Saying
about holidays, usually days on weekends and holidays are kind
of slower, but it's basically meant for us-on Mir at least and
I think here on new station it will be the same-we again, catching
up with previous week, to clean up everything we did on previous
week; if we put some equipment out and it stowed somewhere temporarily,
put everything in place, to put everything in order. It's a lot
of like housekeeping. We need actually to keep our station clean
because with daily activity and, in weightlessness, if you spill
couple droplets of tea, it could stick somewhere on the ceiling
and you need some time to clean it off and get station nice and
clean. So…and also it's probably difference in philosophy
of long-duration flight and short-duration flight when for short-duration
flights crew is working hard because this is very short and critical
part of the activity, and it's like running short distance, you
don't need to breathe when you run, I don't know, sixty yards,
hundred yards, but for long run, you have to be in kind of cycle.
And it's also concern not only us but people on ground: many people
will work on, in Mission Control for long hours and experience
on Mir showed us that it's efficient to have some kind of ways,
some days, middle of the week, weekdays are usually very intense
and busy; on holidays many people on ground-because as I said,
they will work for many years in this cycle-they need to have
holidays and we probably wouldn't have all specialists need for
us for specific activity on holidays and it's smart to give them
time to rest. So, usually holidays on Mir was housekeeping days;
probably the same is going to be on this new station.
going to be a forty-hour workweek?
saying about workweek we [are] living and working at same place,
so I would say we have twenty-fours of the day working day. It's
like we are sleeping in our office, but we still on our service;
it's like on a ship-although you may be off shift but you still
on your service…as soon as bell rings you have to be ready
in few seconds, actually, for the station, to get ready to respond
to situation you faced, and again it happened on Mir when something
wake you up, some system change mode and goes to unexpect mode,
so we even during sleep, we are on service… we still on our
duties. So I would say we have twenty-four hours per day workday.
have experience of long-duration flights on board the Mir. What
are the most important things, what was the most important thing
to you, to keep you happy and healthy, and working with a good
attitude while spending a long time away from home?
Again it's
probably flight schedule work load. My experience on Mir, actually
all my time on Mir, we were very busy, and busier you are in flight
it's kind of better you feel, because you know that you trained
for this flight for many months you come to the station to do
what you supposed to do, and if something goes wrong and ground
uncertain what to do, they need some time to reschedule, or maybe
to think about data they got, and we have kind of slow day…this
is not happiest day on orbit. Day when you have very busy schedule
and when you fulfill this schedule, this is kind of, happy kind
of day on the station. So, good communication with ground, understanding
what ground wants and what ground do, and for them to understand
what we are doing and why we do this things certain way, this
is important to stay in good shape and good attitude during flight.
So, and again, my experience not only from space flight but from
working in Mission Control sooner or later, although we are working
in remote mode, in many cases, we don't see faces of people on
ground, but we create basically personal relationship with people
who support us on ground, who work with us through our daily routines
although they are changing on ground, but it's basically means
that we have bigger family. And of course very important to have
opportunity to talk to your family, to your friends so this, all
this is a part of, kind of, well-being on the station.
understand that as we talk now, the exact flight plan of what
you will do during your time is not set. But, do you think you're
[going to] get to make some space walks?
We have at
least one space walk scheduled right now. It's not as much as
I would like to because although it's difficult activities, but
again it's probably something what let you go out of daily routine
and add some additional flavor to the flight. All this preparation,
going outside, work outside, it's, again, usually help you to
stay well on the station.
take it that you are scheduled to make the space walk
I am scheduled
to make space walk
is it that you're supposed to do on this EVA?
We need…actually
major task to do is to reconfigure station for docking with new
modules, so we need to rearrange docking cone on the station.
But because we open hatches and go outside anyway, we will need
to take off some samples from station surface. We need to install
new samples for future scientific experiments. We may need to
reconfigure some antennas on the station. Maybe it's under discussion
now in this EVA would be included in other task like installation
of ham radio antenna, and this is, this named ham radio antenna
but I think we are going to use it not only for ham radio it may
be capability to uplink and downlink digital information also.
We may need to work with reconfiguring position of some sensors
for the station to be able to get more precise data on attitude.
So, task is…actually we have more tasks than fit in one EVA,
and people are now discussing what is the priority, what need
to be done first, what need to be done later, what can be stay
in kind of jar, job jar, when, what we do if we have extra time.
So, but major task would be reconfigure station and move basically
docking cone from one port to another.
understanding that the precise order and schedule of things is
not set on the day that you and I are talking, you are scheduled
to receive some number of visits from space shuttle crews during
your time on board. What are the significant tasks that will occur
during shuttle assembly missions while you and Yuri and Shep are
on board?
Each shuttle
flight will deliver different hardware. Next shuttle flight is
going to deliver, basically, foundation for future truss, and
install hardware connected to it. Then 4A will install truss and
the solar array on the station, an early thermal system. So, after
4A, station will have more power and for us it will mean that
we have to reconfigure a lot of things to have different power
sources because before 4A flight only power available for us would
be power generated by FGB and Service Module solar arrays. And
most important flight I believe in our scheduled mission is 5A
flight which deliver Lab for us. It will mean additional modules
for us to live in because 3A and 4A will install equipment outside
of the station, and it wouldn't be habitation area for us, but
5A will deliver Lab and its new module which is going to be central
part of U.S. side of the station. It also has new computer systems,
new hardware for future scientific equipment, and life support
equipment also. So it would be another big and interesting task
for us to activate all of this, check out to check it in different
modes, to reconfigure all computer systems on board to the station
to make computer able to talk to each other and exchange information
and actually, I believe biggest task for us will be through all
flight, will be computer configuration, and testing hardware and
software in different modes. Because although even on Russian
side, Service Module is very similar to Core Module of Mir station,
physically, and it has also a very similar systems also, like
many life support systems were designed and test on Mir, and…now
even similar system which we used to use on Mir are going to be
controlled differently. So, major difference probably between
this station and Mir, especially in early stages when International
Space Station is going to be actually smaller than Mir but still
it has very different and I will say advanced…control system;
it's not only flight control, I was going to say flight control
system, but it's not only for flight control, because even simple
things like switching lights on and off would be done through
computers also. Many life support systems would depend on feedback
from computers and computers will work in several layers, actually,
to get information on different layers and feed it to highest
tiers and then send commands and process all information together.
So each module [will] actually add a part of this computer network,
and we need to hook up basically several networks together. And
check it out and be sure that everything work in synch and computers
understand each other, every part of this system will send information
they supposed and other information get information it expected.
those shuttle missions, the shuttle crewmembers will be performing
space walks to attach these new pieces of hardware that you've
described. What do you folks do on the inside? Do you get to just
watch them, or do you have tasks that you must perform during
those times?
In many cases
support starting from…support nominal behavior of the station
in general because a lot of EVAs depend on specific position of
the station so we need to be sure that attitude control will be
proper, and configuration of jets which hold attitude will be
proper because if crew is working somewhere close to jets we need
to be sure that jets wouldn't fire on the shuttle, on the arm,
on the crewmembers. In many cases, at least 4A would be a good
example, when after installation of solar arrays we need to reconfigure
system to get power from the solar array, and actually start activate
computer system which control cooling and power supply. So in
many cases we will do this job in parallel: crew will work outside
and we will work inside making all internal connections. In many
cases like 5A task, wouldn't be done on EVA, although shuttle
will take big module and attach it to the station, it wouldn't
be done manually, it would be done with shuttle arm so even this
assembly task wouldn't be done outside immediately. And also as
we talk about it, many times we don't know exactly what we are
going to do but we need to be ready to do a lot of tasks. And
this is one of the challenge of long-duration space flight training
in general. Because we are training, we are not able to rehearse
all flight flow in preparation to the flight; but main purpose
of this training, to get ready to do everything. And then, when
we ready, doesn't matter what happened on what day. And part of
training we did and probably we will continue this training even
before flight to do some deferred task from shuttle EVAs. So basically
everything what shuttle crew are going to do which is not required
shuttle arm-because obviously when shuttle leaves we wouldn't
be able to replace shuttle arm-but a lot of tasks which crew is
doing outside, we also went through similar kind of training,
and if on some reason they don't complete this task, if they need
to leave early, if flight plan change and they leave some tasks
for us, we are trained and we need to be ready to do this tasks
in our flight. So, it could be another EVA, kind of cleanup after
shuttle flight.
sounds like it's [going to] be a very dynamic and ever-changing
environment. It's one that has changed a lot for you on the ground
during the time that you've prepared for the mission and it will
continue to do that as you head off to a brand new space station
in a brand new millennium. What are your thoughts about the impact
of having human beings in space and why you think it's important
that we continue to be there.
We need to
continue space exploration anyway, because it's…it's path
we choose and there's no other way. We can delay space exploration,
if we wish, but sooner or later we will do it anyway. So, continuing
space exploration, there are many different point of view what
we need to do and how. And, of course…many, different reasons
bring you to different way how to do space exploration. But major
point I would say, people are discussing, manned or unmanned flight-this
is biggest decision. And as we discussed before, if we are going
to build something new and build something new, reliably, we need
to have a human on board. Automated systems are working; in some
cases they work better than humans, like if we want to point telescope
on specific star it's better to do it in unmanned vehicle because
humans continue moving around the station. We need to do exercise,
and microgravity is not as good on manned spacecraft than on unmanned.
But to test everything for the first time, to test new control
system, to test how we are going to do things is more efficient
on manned space flight We already saw that, from Mir experience,
that some systems as soon they arrive on station, we switched
them on and they don't work as we expected, and for manned space
flight is no big deal: we change mode, we test system in different
mode, find best way to do it. And then I know that similar system
was installed on unmanned spacecraft, to do space photography,
star photographies; similar for new station. New station is going
to be platform for testing, we're going to test some equipment
in new mode, and as soon as we sure that this equipment is working
properly, it could be used in unmanned vehicle; we are going to
use outside of Earth orbit sooner or later anyway, and we need
more experience on long-duration space flight We did a lot on
Mir space flights, but this new station is next step, and we need
to do it to be able to fly to the moon, to Mars and move beyond
Earth orbit. So, it…I wouldn't say we make something really
different from what we are doing for last thirty, forty years.
We make space flight, manned space flights, flights long and longer;
we involve more and more nations and experts and experience from
different countries' outer space program. We create more and more
complicated space programs and hardware because no one would rely
on something completely new in many cases. So, we need to add
complexity step after step to move reliably. So that's what we
are doing with this new station.
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The sale of a futures or forward contract may require the seller to deliver the commodity during the delivery month, if the short position is not offset prior to that time.
The transfer of a security or an underlying asset to a buyer. The term is often used in options, forward, and futures contracts, in which payment and delivery are separated by a relatively long period of time. Most of the time, however, delivery does not occur, as most traders offset their positions with opposite contracts.
To relinquish possession of a security for transfer to another party.

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"Manitou" is Algonquin (a North East North American Indian Tribe) that means 'powerful". The company has been making heavy equipment like front end loaders and forklifts for years.
What happens when a horsemad Ould Wagon moves from Cork to Provence with 2 horses, 2 dogs and a Long Suffering Husband? Why, she gets a third dog, discovers Natural Horsemanship à la Française, starts writing short stories and then discovers a long-buried talent for art, of course…
Forty something years ago, my family returned home from an outing, to find a piano in the porch. As far as the very youthful me was concerned, this was just amazing. A piano, appearing out of nowhere? Just sitting there? In OUR porch? Didn't the mysterious piano benefactor know that we already had a piano? What would we do with two pianos?
I soon realised that this wasn't just a weird and random event. My Mum (known here as Granny) had finally bought the piano of her dreams – a Bechstein upright, from Piggotts in Dublin, if that rings a bell with any Irish readers. Of course, no-one had mobile phones in those days – in fact, it's even possible that this happened before we had a phone in the house – so when the driver delivered the piano and found no-one at home, he just left it in the porch.
I'm not sure how we got it into the house (two adults plus three smallish kids hauling 250kg up two steps?), but it was installed in the hall, and a short while later, the old piano disappeared, sold to one of Granny's students, if I remember rightly. So the Bechstein upright was the Murphy family piano, and the piano Granny gave lessons on, from around about 1970 right up to the mid 1990s. And then Granny bought the REAL piano of her dreams – a beautiful Bechstein baby grand. But what to do with the old one?
No-one wanted it to leave the family and, thankfully, my brother and sister were happy for it to make the journey to Cork where it became the Greenlee family piano for almost twenty years. And then…
We moved to Provence (for a year. Ahem.) And our house was rented out. And there was no way I was leaving my Mum's beloved Bechstein behind in a rented house. What to do?
Fortunately, Tansy was studying music in a Cork college. They kindly allowed her to keep the piano in one of their rehearsal rooms for two years. And then she finished her course, and the LSH and I found ourselves still in Provence. What to do?
Well, I have some lovely friends, one of whom offered to temporarily home the piano (thanks, Denise). Until we either returned to Ireland or bought a house in France. The latter happened and, once we were installed, I began to look into How to Get a Piano from West Cork to the Alpes de Haute Provence. Initially, this involved asking a friend who deals in antiques for advice and then sitting back while he made lots of enquiries! But Mike drew a blank – all of the quotes he was given for transporting it from Cork to Provence were outlandishly expensive.
Griffins Pianos in Cork, who looked after the Bechstein for me in Cork, were fantastic, and put me in touch with a guy who would transport it from Cork to England, where Mike has a contact with a transport company, RGTS. The Bechstein left my friend's house on the 23rd of November and sat in Griffin's shop for a couple of weeks. It finally arrived in England in the middle of December, and stayed in the RGTS warehouse until there was a van coming down this way. Last week, I got a call saying that the piano would arrive on Thursday. Hooray!
But there was one more hurdle to negotiate. Our living area is upstairs. The staircase is steep and narrow, with a sharp bend at the top. How were we going to manoeuvre a 250 kilo piano up the stairs and around the corner? What about the balcony? Could we get a small crane in to lift it onto the balcony? What to do, what to do?
I asked around in the village. Climasphere have a Manitou, I learned.
We already have a contract with Climasphere; they installed the pomp à chaleur central heating system in our house and they continue to maintain it… The head honcho came around for a look. Yes, we can do it, he said. Lift it up on the fork of the Manitou, hoist it over the balcony, four or five of the lads will then take it down and into the living room via the double door. Plan A was established.
Plan B, if Plan A failed, was to manhandle the piano up the stairs, around the corner at the top and into the living room. Plan C, if Plan A failed dramatically, was to sweep up the heap of firewood and ivory from the patio and NEVER EVER tell Granny what had happened.
And how did it go?
So, thanks to all involved in the Great Piano Caper – Denise, Griffins, Mike, RGTS and Climasphere. The Bechstein's history continues to unfold, thanks to you.
I thought a 'manitou' was a seacow… so I asked Mr Shoes (who's pretty much the equipment & tool guy around here), and he had never heard of a manitou either. So, I showed the picture & he said he didn't think he'd seen one just like that here in Canada (&, he reminded me, he's seen a lot). So then I asked him, "What would YOU call this machine then?"
He said, "A big-ass forklift."
Ah well, a rose by any other name can still haul a piano onto your second floor. 😉
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What a history that piano had,if only it could talk! Glad it went well. It's a beautiful piano.
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PA Casinos generate millions for tax relief; some homeowners underwhelmed by savings
Property owners in some school districts save hundreds, while others see less in relief
Pennsylvania lawmakers legalized slot machines -- and later, table games -- on the promise tax revenue would help reduce Pennsylvanians' property tax bills. But with casino revenues stabilizing after several years of operation and nearly all of the allowed casinos operating, taxpayers enrolled in the state's homestead and farmstead exclusion program are seeing an average $200 savings on their school property tax bills.
For some people, like Mars Borough, Butler County resident Carol Kenny, it's not enough to make a difference. This year, the reduction Kenny will see on her tax bill is $57.
"You can't even go to the grocery store for $57," Kenny said. "Fifty-seven dollars isn't going to pay any of my bills concerning my home."
That's despite the fact that in 2012, Pennsylvania raked in more tax revenue from casinos than any other state, collecting nearly $1.5 billion. (Related link: Property tax FAQ)
Some residents are seeing more savings. In the New Kensington-Arnold School District, residents enrolled in the homestead program will see a $305 reduction on their tax bills this year.
"It's all over the board in terms of the amounts, but at the end of the day, this has been a benefit for every single homeowner in Pennsylvania," said state Sen. Jay Costa, D-Allegheny County.
Costa says money the state collects from casinos for property tax relief is divided by school district, favoring low-wealth, high-tax-burden areas. The distribution is calculated through a formula maintained by the state Department of Education. According to the state, every eligible homeowner in each school district receives the same amount of savings regardless of the value of his or her home. Additionally, residents are not mailed a check. Instead, the savings are listed as a reduction on the resident's school property tax bill. (Related link: Tax relief amounts by school district)
"I've heard from a lot of people who believe they don't get any property tax relief, but they just don't see it because it is deep in their mortgage bills; but it's there," Costa said.
State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Butler County, said legalizing gambling in Pennsylvania was a mistake.
"People are looking for substantial relief to the property tax problem," Metcalfe said.
Metcalfe says the casinos aren't delivering the amount of tax relief promised by lawmakers who supported legalizing slots and table games. And as more people are approved for the program, Metcalfe says the size of the tax reduction each property owner sees could shrink. Metcalfe says the state's formula for distributing the money it collects unfairly creates winners and losers. (Related link: Homestead and Farmstead property tax relief application)
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Those who claim Fox News and tea partiers are seeking power by provoking fear are confused and ignorant of recent history. It was President Barack Obama and Congress who prognosticated catastrophic disasters if their legislation was not passed expeditiously.
Threatening dire consequences, they wielded their power to bribe and intimidate representatives to pass health care reform with unconstitutional mandates, regulations, taxes and fees, bailed out and took control of the auto industry, banks and financial institutions. And they are still spending, borrowing, printing money and setting the stage for an American version of the Greek tragedy that is unfolding in Europe.
During his campaign for the presidency, Senator Obama surmised when people "get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them as a way to explain their frustrations." Let's not forget the Times Square would-be bomber Faisal Shahzad and the Fort Hood killer Nidal Hassan both owned guns and copies of the Koran.
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Hunter Tylo wed Gersson Archila in a private ceremony attended by family and friends, the actress announced today. "Gersson and I were married on November 29," said Tylo. "God has blessed me in the most special of ways. God has redeemed my life and future. My season of sadness has ended. We are a very happy family. I welcome your blessings and well wishes!"
Hunter stars on The Bold and the Beautiful, as Dr. Taylor Hayes, a psychiatrist whose life has been intertwined with the lives and loves of the Forrester and Marone families. She debuted on the series in 1990 and remained as a series regular through 2002. Hunter returned to B&B in 2004 for a two-episode arc, and then returned once again as a series regular beginning in May 2005.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
B&B Star Hunter Tylo Weds
Hunter Tylo wed Gersson Archila in a private ceremony attended by family and friends, the actress announced today. "Gersson and I were married on November 29," said Tylo. "God has blessed me in the most special of ways. God has redeemed my life and future. My season of sadness has ended. We are a very happy family. I welcome your blessings and well wishes!"
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
CBS Cancels ATWT
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NEW YORK – CBS is canceling the soap opera As the World Turns after more than a half-century on the air.
CBS says the final episode will air next September, in its 54th year. Daytime dramas have been in a long-term ratings decline, and CBS ended the daytime soap Guiding Light earlier this year.
Through the years, actors Marisa Tomei, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey and James Earl Jones have appeared on the show.
The cancellation will leave CBS with only two daytime dramas: The Young and the Restless and The Bold and Beautiful.
Interview Y&R: Peter Bergman Celebrates a Milestone
Believe it or not, Peter Bergman is celebrating 20 years with The Young and the Restless as everyone's favorite bad boy, Jack Abbott. I caught up with Peter recently, and he was just as astounded by the milestone as I was.
"It's wild — 20 years! — I can't believe it," he tells me. "When I first think about it, it feels like yesterday. But then I realize, my daughter was 4 weeks old when I started the show, and she is now a sophomore at USC. I had been married for five years, and now I am coming up on my 25th anniversary."
How does Peter keep his character fresh and exciting after all these years? Simple: He truly cares about what happens to Jack next. "I've got two scripts that they dropped off to me this morning, and I can't wait to read them to see what Jack does next.
"I just take it scene by scene. I have a genuine enthusiasm and excitement for what I do. I am challenged by it — how do I make this interesting? How do I make this more real? I work with people who care about that stuff too. I don't get bored. And that says a lot, because I am easily bored."
What are some of Peter's favorite milestones that Jack has reached in his 20 years of portraying the lovable rogue? "Through all the milestones, we've watched Jack evolve from an absolute cad to a more whole person than when I first got here, and I can name the reasons: Nikki, Phyllis and Sharon.
"With each one, he had to face things about himself that he'd never faced before. With Nikki, it was his falling for someone and not being able to help her. Jack can usually make things go his way every single time, and he had to watch her spiral into an alcoholic mess. And he can't do a thing to help her, as much as he loves her and as much as he wants to help her. He's an enabler, and it pulled Jack up short. He had to stop and examine things about himself.
"With Phyllis, the least likely of all relationships, suddenly it was perfectly wrong. The two of them were just terrific together — screaming and scratching at each other — passionate as all hell with each other. Jack got completely lost in it.
"I think the Sharon thing was, as much as anything, it was convenient for the writers. 'We put Nick and Phyllis together — crap, what will we do with Jack and Sharon? What if they found comfort in each other?' I think they expected that to last about six weeks. Sharon and I decided, 'What if we gave them something to play with?' And so we went all out to make our scenes everything they could possibly be. Jack was confronted with a type of goodness in Sharon that he'd never confronted before. It only exposed his foibles: just how much of a liar he'd been and just how deceptive he'd been."
And while Jack's romantic relationships taught him a lot, he also is learning every single day since the passing of his father, John. "Jack is still reeling from his father's death. This was his conscience, his guidepost, his strength, and when he died, Jack was a rudderless ship for a while. He's just now, three years later, finding his rudder."
As Peter thinks about some of his favorite story line moments of the past 20 years, he has to admit that he likes it when Jack isn't being quite so good. "There is one scene — Victor has a massive coronary episode in his office, and Jack was left with the choice of whether to call for help or to walk out. Not only did he leave, but he kicked Victor's hand on the way out."


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A friend of mine posted a video on her blog titled "In The Spirit of Thanksgiving" where people on the streets of New York were asked one question: What are you thankful for?
Monday, November 23, 2009
In the Spirit of Thanksgiving
The answers were great. You got the typical, health, family, job answers. And you got the religious answers. And you even got some funny answers, like Macaroni and Cheese, and Not being yelled at by a cabbie. I am not gonna post the message here, but I will leave you this link. Go check it out if you get a spare 5 minutes. It's great!
In the meantime, it's my turn to list all my many blessings that I find myself grateful for. Many of my friends have taken on a challenge to post on their Facebook status something they are thankful for every day through November. I chose not to do it as I have made it a bit of a tradition to post a blog list just before (or after) Thanksgiving day. Today seems as good a day as any so here I go!
In no particular order, I am thankful for:
My health. Though this pregnancy hasn't necessarily been a great experience, and though I have some aches and pains I haven't dealt with for either of my other pregnancies, I do have to appreciate that all in all, I have been healthy. I have (so far) been blessed to not get any flu bugs or nasty colds, or other such viruses. And for that, how can I NOT be grateful?
My husband. Joe is such an amazing man. I feel so privileged to have him in my life. He is such a sweet husband, and father. He loves his girls. And none of us girls doubt that love. He is genuine, he is caring, and he is extremely funny. He is such a help around the house. Especially when my energy is low from pregnancy. He cooks better than me, he cleans better than me, and he doesn't mind helping out. He is a fantastic father. He helps when the girls are sick, he can make them laugh and loves to cuddle on the couch with them. He is also a hotty...
Lilia. She is such a fantastic kid! She is smart, and beautiful, and funny. She has been out thinking me since she was three, and though it can be frustrating, it makes me proud to have such a smart kiddo. She is a fantastic big sister, and though she has the ability to be a bit overbearing, her sister adores her. She is growing up so fast, and becoming such a beautiful girl (as opposed to the adorable toddler she once was). She loves to dance, and sing, and tell jokes. She is always willing to help me when I am cooking (or baking) and has a knack for reading that I hope she continues to work on and grows to love. She has some perfectly awesome 5 year old common sense, and frequently has me giggling at her insights. She is so much fun to talk to, and I am thankful she is my big girl.
Lacey. She is so very different from her sister. She is tough, and quiet, and so very cute! Anyone who is a parent knows how dangerous it is when the kids are out of your line of vision and being quiet. Problem is, Lacey is ALWAYS quiet. I can never tell if she is up to something naughty, because she is just as quiet then as she is when she is behaving. She is perfectly content to be left alone to do her own thing (for good and bad). She is a tough little cookie, and though she gets sick easier than her sister, she is a trouper and comes through each illness with flying colors. She is such a sweet girl. No matter how naughty she has been, if she looks at me with her big eyes and says, "Sowwy Momma." How can I not melt? She loves to sing as well, she is talking more and more and everything that comes out of her mouth makes us smile. Especially, "whatcha doin?" I feel very blessed to have the privilege of being her Momma, and love her hugs and kisses.
Matthew. Okay, so maybe it's a bit premature to for sure be naming him, but we do feel pretty confident that his name is Matthew. Though he isn't born yet, I am grateful for all the activity I can feel. He moves around so much that I can honestly say I have never had that scared feeling of wondering if everything is okay with him. I love this little guy already, and can hardly wait to meet him in 10 weeks.
The Gospel (and all it entails) . I am not so eloquent as some of my other friends at voicing my thoughts and feelings about my religious beliefs, but I will say this. I love the gospel for everything it offers me in my life. For the hope of the future, the knowledge of the past, the gift of today, and for the knowledge I have of Christ and HF. I love my church, I love my prophet, I love my Savior, and I love the scriptures. I know Christ died for me, and that because of him, and his sacrifice, I can not only be forgiven of all my indiscretions, but also that I can more easily overcome the feelings of anger toward those who have wronged me, and hurt me.
My family. My mother is one of my very best friends, and I cherish all her insight and wisdom. My brothers are good friends and great babysitters (hehe), and I love them dearly. My sisters, though we don't talk often, are great women, who deserve the best, and I love them both. The rest of my extended family is amazing, and close knit, and funny, and supportive. I look forward to seeing many of them over the next few months.
My in-laws. Though we have had our rough patches in the past, I do love them. They are wonderful, and supportive, and beautiful (inside and out). My father in law in particular holds a special place in my heart. He is such a sweet and amazing dad. Not just to Joe, but to me as well.
My friends. Not just my tried and true bestest friend ever (Ju). But the newer ones that I keep finding on life's path. For those friends who call to see if I need help with my sick kids. Who offer to pick something up at the store when I am in need and without a car, or bring me their maternity clothes when I realize (to my horror) that I have outgrown the ones I own. To friends who make me laugh and let me cry (hysterically) about my freakish fears and worries.
(Now on to some less serious ones)
The beautiful weather of late. It has been great to have a warmer Halloween, and only a light snow fall so far.
My house. As flawed as it is, it is still mine, and I am grateful that we have a house at all in this economy.
Joe's job. His job is a great blessing to us.
Warm blankets and hot chocolate.
Good movies. Especially the two we watched this weekend- Star Trek and New In Town. I recommend both to everyone.
New recipes (only the good ones though).
Holiday (and Pre-Holiday) Parties.
Our car.
Holiday food. More specifically, Butterscotch Yams, Turkey, Honey Baked Ham, homemade mashed potatoes, pumpkin stuff, My mother's homemade Christmas candy... I could continue, but it's really just making me more hungry...
Unsolicited hugs and kisses from my kids.
Cuddling on the couch watching movies with Joe.
Being joined on the couch by both the girls making us a really big jumbled mess of arms and legs attempting to cuddle on the couch.
The laughter I hear regularly when my girls are playing nicely with each other.
The crock pot.
1/4 of a cow at a good price.
My memory foam mattress topper.
Warm socks.
Comfy sweaters that are really cute, too.
Kindergarten Carpool.
Happy kids in the morning who like to join me in bed for a few minutes.
The dog- but only because my hubby and the kids love her so much...
I think that's a good start. I may come back and add to this, but for now, I'll call it good. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I hope it's wonderful!
Posted by Pam at 12:58 PM 2 comments
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
28 week shot and some ketchup...
Oh wait- I meant Catch Up... guess I'm hungry again. But then again, when am I NOT hungry these days?
Things are well with my little troupe. Mostly.
Lacey is sick, though I am pretty sure it's just a stomach bug- NOT the dreaded "Piggly Wiggly." If I could get her to eat something life would be good...
So first up, me- last week. From the neck down... 28 weeks:
Yup- I'm only getting bigger... gotta love it. :S
Second, I FINALLY decided to take our Halloween pumpkin to the garbage can this week. Poor guy was aging pretty rapidly. Needless to say, Jack doesn't age well. I can't show you a before picture, but I will show you what he originally looked like (It's the pattern we used):
and now?
yeah... OLD Jack.
Another funny for ya- Lacey got caught playing in the bathroom the other day. What, might you ask, was she doing in the bathroom? Brushing her teeth. With DAD'S TOOTHBRUSH!
see the remorse on her face?
the reason this is worthy of a picture is because of this:
That would be Lilia with Daddy's toothbrush when she was around 18 months. Awesome! And can I tell you how grateful I am that both times, they spared MY toothbrush? :)
Now- on to some Ism's
In the car the other evening, she was enthralled with all the cars driving toward us. She liked seeing all the different headlights coming toward us. But what intrigued her the most was the cars and trucks with an extra set of running lights. She kept giggling when she saw them. When I finally asked her what was so funny she said, "Look at that car, Mom. It has a car on top of it with it's lights on, too! That's just silly!"
Lilia really loves her daddy. Lot's. So much so, that she refuses to believe that Daddy may be exaggerating and/or flat out lying to her. Now, in Joe's defense, he hasn't ever been mean about it, just that he is a tease, and like every other adult in the world, uses common known phrases that kids don't quite understand. For example: She truly believes her daddy is 6 years old.Why? Because that's what he told her. Where as I told her my REAL age (my mistake- now she tells everyone who will listen). When we went to get the Swine Flu Vaccination last week she asked if Daddy was coming. I told her, "No, Daddy is too old. He doesn't fit the age requirement." She then looked completely startled and said, "But Daddy is 6! You are ___ and that is MUCH older than 6! If he is too old, you should be too!" I tried to tell her Daddy was teasing her and that he was really 3 years older than me, but after much thought she decided I was the liar and Daddy was telling her the truth. She then got really excited and said, "So does that mean next year I won't need the flu shot?!"
Another example. Same night as the car incident mentioned above, as we were driving to pick up Joe from work, she said, "Mom, did you know where I lived when I was zero like a baby?" I said, "Yeah, you lived in our old house in Layton." She responded, "No silly! I lived in the blue car with you and Daddy!" I was really puzzled until I told Joe and he laughed. Back when Lil was a baby we both worked and our daily commute was almost 2 hours 1 way and another 2 hours back. So Joe had told Lil that when she was a baby, because mommy worked too, that she lived in the car (because she spent 4 hours a day in the car)... No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't convince her that Daddy didn't REALLY mean that she lived in the car. Just that she spent a lot of time there. Gotta love it!
Yesterday I had to take a trip to city center to work out some snags with a business licence issue. While standing at the abnormally high counter (It came up to my chest) filling out the proper paperwork, Lacey pushed a chair up next to me, stood on it and peeked over the top (all that could be seen over her was her head). The lady behind the counter said, "Hi! What's your name?"To which Lacey replied, "Lacey" and then the lady asked, "How old are you?" And Lace- with a completely straight face held up an open hand and said, "I'm 5." Seems she learned that response from listening to her sister. Either that or my two-year-old is trying to grow up WAY too fast.
Yeah- that's all for now. Hope life is treating you well!
Posted by Pam at 11:00 AM 3 comments
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Feelin' the need...
So my blog has been neglected again (mostly) and therefore I am gonna go back and post my facebook status updates for the last little while, since they really do tell my life story best...
(All those of you reading this from Facebook, feel free to skip it!)
Pamela is sad and in a mild state of numbed shock. Rest in peace Uncle Carl. I'll truly miss you! October 1 at 10:06am
Pamela is exhausted and will be making more apple sauce tomorrow... but the apple sauce bit is exciting. I am LOVING the apples I have! October 3 at 8:10pm
Pamela Is super excited for Laura's baby shower tonight. She has NO IDEA! Hope to see many people there! October 6 at 7:39am
Pamela Shower was a total surprise, and Laura walked away with a big smile on her face! :) Thanks to those of you that came and ate and partied with us! October 6 at 10:19pm
Pamela gets to get three shots and a blood draw in the next 4 weeks. Can we say YAY (that, my dear friends, is sarcasm)! October 8 at 2:32pm
Pamela Curtis Wiggins has a TON to do today... well, actually this week/month... and doesn't feel like doing any of it! October 9 at 11:16am
Pamela Is hoping for a date night on either Tuesday or Wednesday night (sans children)... anyone wanna join us? October 9 at 6:27pm
(Didn't happen- my sitter went into labor, and the other couple coming with us came down with H1N1)
Pamela wants to know if ANY of her friends are interested in taking an awesome relic off our hands. More specifically an original Nintendo (okay so it's a Japanese knock off, but it plays Nintendo games) plus, the duck hunt gun, the floor pad, and 31 games (including the original Super Mario Bros, and Zelda)... we do have the original Nintendo deck, but it's kinda touchy... October 10 at 8:40am
(Sold to the first commenter! Congrats CaliAnn and Brett)
Pamela Is praying for good luck and laboring for her friend Laura! Good luck, girl! October 13 at 9:22pm
Pamela Is pretty pathetic... I just watched Biggest Loser while ingesting more chocolate than I care to admit to... October 13 at 10:08pm
Pamela can be such a dip... I just tried "saving" my spot in an ONLINE article by hanging a bookmark off the side of my keyboard before closing the laptop on top of it to deal with my kids... October 14 at 9:36am
Pamela Is there anything better than an unsolicited sticky gooey kiss from your 2 year old? I think not... :D October 14 at 4:51pm
Pamela List of things to do today: Go to an eye appt. Call my doc about breathing problems, look for flu shots/mist for my kids and the flu shots for me, call a man about 2 cows, visit Laura and Sarah, take Lil and her friend to dance class, and attend an Enrichment meeting. And in between all that I gotta make me some jewelry! October 15 at 8:02am
Pamela Is making COOKIES! October 16 at 10:54am
(they were GOOOOOD- Pumpkin Cookies with Browned Butter Frosting)
Pamela finally has some idea of what to do for Christmas... now to make it happen! October 18 at 3:56pm
(Still can't say, my SIL's may read this, but I am excited about it...)
Pamela was amazed at how poorly Lil handled getting a flu shot. I had to literally HOLD her down. She was SO freaked out about getting a shot in the arm! October 19 at 11:32am
Pamela hit a nerve in her hand last night and lost the use of it for a good 4 hours before bed. It's still a bit achy, but at least I can type again! October 21 at 8:30am
Pamela just finished a banana popsicle... all is right with the world. October 21 at 2:25pm
(hmmm... just finished a rootbeer one, and still feeling like all is right with the world!)
Pamela is trying not to worry about the fact that the last three babies born in my neighborhood (all in the last week) were each 8 lbs or bigger... I am wondering if this is some kind of omen.... October 23 at 9:25am
Pamela Got this note from Lilia today: "Der Mom, You are the best mom in this wrld ♥ Lilia" I love this kid! October 23 at 12:49pm
Pamela is trying to decide if she should go make sure her children are still breathing... They are both still sleeping- very unusual... wakeup time is usually 7 am... October 26 at 8:40am
(they woke up just as I hit send)
Pamela has lower back pain. No fun. Looks like it's a good day to just CHILL on the couch and recoup from a busy weekend of nothingness. (I swear this weekend seemed so busy, but we didn't go anywhere... just stayed home with Sickie Lil and watched all 5 Harry Potters, plus some house cleaning and laundry) October 26 at 9:55am
Pamela just caught up on the goings on of some of my friends, and now feels that even though things aren't perfect, I've got it pretty good right now. My prayers go out to those of you dealing with pains and difficulties! October 26 at 2:41pm
(hopefully things are better with my oh so awesome VFriends)
Pamela Is annoyed... my laptop is down for the count again... CRAPTASTIC! October 26 at 9:59pm
Pamela Eh hem: IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME VISIT ME AFTER THIS BABY ARRIVES SOUTHWEST IS DOING A KILLER $25 FARE SPECIAL OFFER BETWEEN THE DATES OF JAN. 5 AND FEB. 10. BUT THE SALE IS ONLY GOING ON TIL THURSDAY AT 11:59pm... Just sayin'... October 27 at 9:03am
Pamela loves the biggest loser but is getting REALLY tired of people throwing themselves under the bus! I am broken hearted about who went home tonight! October 27 at 10:08pm
Pamela Lacey has decided that crying is the thing to do at nap time now. Do I ignore it and hope she sleeps or do I go cuddle with her and possibly cause a bad habit to form? Decisions... decisions... October 28 at 1:54pm
(Okay- not a real tough decision... I just hate listening to the crying)
Pamela Lilia just informed me that "Pam is a mean mom, but Dora would be a nice mom" Good to know I compare so unfavorably to a cartoon character... October 28 at 4:06pm
Pamela So, a couple weeks ago, my Uncle Carl passed away. He bore a striking resemblance to Santa, and played Santa at our family party every year. Now- what do I do about my 5 year old asking me "So, mom? What are we gonna do now that Santa is dead?" October 29 at 6:40pm
(Joe handled it magnificently... Lil is a happy camper again)
Pamela spent half an hour working on Lil's costume and came back upstairs to a completely THRASHED front room. Can we say, "yay!"? :S October 30 at 12:17pm
Pamela IS so excited for some Thanksgiving goodness! :) November 2 at 8:30am
Pamela had her blood drawn today, and is surprised at the pain it is causing in her elbow... I actually had to change shirts (to something short sleeved) so the shirt wouldn't rub against the already forming bruise... November 2 at 11:26am
(the bruise is about 5 inches long... and it's been a week!)
Pamela went all out... turned off both phones, hung my children sleeping sign, put on some warm sweats and took a nap with Lacey... EXACTLY what I needed after staying up WAY too late last night. November 2 at 3:23pm
Pamela Slipped while mopping yesterday... tell ya what, DON'T try doing the splits when 6 months pregnant... BAD Idea. Pretty sure I pulled a muscle in my lower abdomen. November 4 at 7:49am
Pamela Is it really only 9am? I hate waking up early... November 6 at 8:55am
(to clarify- I had been up for 3 hours already... kiddo #2 woke me up at 6)
Pamela Lacey has eaten parts of her peanut butter sandwich to look like a phone receiver, and is currently talking into it. Awesome. November 6 at 12:48pm
Pamela This hesitant momma has been schooled. Lacey took her diaper off this morning, sat on the potty, and then got off and refused to put a diaper back on. Looks like she really REALLY wants to be potty trained! Let the "fun" begin! :S Sun at 1:28pm
(False alarm... she just wanted to play with the toilet paper. Though I will be working with her on potty training.)
Pamela AACK! I made artichokes for dinner and am OUT OF MAYONNAISE! ::GASP:: I think I am gonna cry! Sun at 6:37pm
(As seen in my previous blog- it was a disaster, but I did buy mayo the next day and polish off the last artichoke for lunch. YUMMY!)
And there ya have it folks! My life in a Facebook-like nutshell!
Posted by Pam at 4:28 PM 0 comments
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Probably the most depressing dinner fiasco I have ever encountered...
So tonight's dinner was gonna be UBER fantastic! I was so looking forward to it. Okay- not totally true. The main dish was a last minute easy meal, it was my side dish I was so excited for. I made Costco's Orange Chicken with rice, and the main side was...artichokes!
I. LOVE. ARTICHOKES. Not kidding. I love them! And I don't don't DON'T like sharing mine. Joe and I were married nearly 9 years ago (wow!). When I bought artichokes for us one night for dinner, I was NOT thrilled when Joe made dinner, and only cooked ONE artichoke for us to share. Ummm... no. :) He has since learned... Also- in my family, we have ALWAYS served our artichokes with mayonnaise to dip it in. Now, I am not necessarily a HUGE mayo fan, but it is (in my opinion) the ONLY true way to enjoy a good artichoke.
Now- back to the story. As I was putting dinner on the table I went to the fridge to grab the mayo. It took me a minute to find it as it had been pushed to the back of the fridge (as I said, not a huge mayo fan). As I pulled it out, I noticed it was VERY lightweight. Sure enough I opened it up and there was just a tiny bit in the bottom. Dang! So I checked my pantry- nope- no mayo. CRAP! So I dish out what little mayo I had into three little bowls, and tell the kids to go easy on it (Joe eats his plain). We all took one bite of the artichoke with mayo on it and realized that the mayo was NOT GOOD. I mean, BAD... it smelled (according to Joe) like musty laundry. It tasted (according to me) exactly like I imagine sweaty gym socks would taste like.
CRAP- CRAPITY- CRAPUMS! Well, luckily my children are not nearly as picky as I am, so I pulled out the small jar of Miracle Whip I had on hand (I can not STAND Miracle Whip... it is only good for one thing. But that's a different story...). The kiddos and Joe were all quite happy with their artichokes, but this here pregnant lady was NOT gonna settle for that. I ate my main dish, and excused myself to my trusty laptop to Google a recipe for mayo. I found one that sounded fairly easy... AND I had all the ingredients! YAY! So I set to work making my own HOMEMADE mayonnaise! Um... yeah. It was a total flop. I know emulsions can be tricky... but I really screwed it up, so of course, I had to scrap it. :( If that's not bad enough, as I was rinsing off the bowl I used to make said mayo, I look over at the table, and Lilia had finished her artichoke and was HALFWAY THROUGH MINE! ACK! Oh no she di'int! I shooed her away from my precious, and sent her off to watch some Sesame Street with her little sister. At this point I had given up on the whole Mayo thing, and decided to TRY it with Miracle Whip... BAD idea. It was awful! (Keep in mind I am pregnant and when my body craves something, it isn't happy with substitutions...) . So I went with door #2. I dipped the rest of my artichoke in melted butter. It was OKAY, but not great. Now- if that's not bad enough, as I was cleaning my dishes (and Lacey's) off the table, I leaned across the table to grab something and my WHOLE BELLY landed right in the melted plate of butter! I have a mega grease stain on my shirt now! UGH! So, so, SO depressing!
(The good and only redeeming news here is that I do have one more uncooked artichoke which will be my lunch tomorrow after a trip to the grocery store!)
Wow- how sad is this? I totally just blogged about an artichoke! It must be the pregnancy... yeah- that's it...
Posted by Pam at 7:19 PM 2 comments
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The OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 Update is recommended for all OS X Mountain Lion users and includes new features and fixes.
Updating your system
- You should back up your system before installation. To do this you can use Time Machine.
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