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The Pink House Villa Corfu
Official Contact Details - The Pink HousePhone: 0161 449 9733 Fax: 0161 449 9733
This house with its magnificent sea views, air conditioning, small swimming pool and spacious accommodation is ideal for that family holiday with a truly Greek experience. Here you will feel 'on top
- Price from 859 GBP / Week
- Capacity up to 8 people
- 3 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms
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Last updated: 06/24/2009
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Ideal for families sleeps 6-8 most comfortably with magnificent sea views, air conditioning and private pool. The house is set out on 3 levels with 3 twin bedrooms and 2 large double sofabeds. There are televisions and videos in every room and the living room is equipped with dvd and satellite tv plus cd player. The kitchen has everything that could possibly be required including full oven and fridge freezer, microwave, dishwasher, washing machine/dryer, toaster and every utensil you could imagine. There are 3 furnished patio/terrace areas all with sea views including the pool area with jacuzzi jets.
It is located in the pretty village of Vlachatika overlooking Kalami Bay and is reached by a single track road off the main coast road just past Dimitris Taverna which, being only a stones throw away from the property proves very useful in the evenings should you not wish to stray too far from the house. Kalami is without doubt one of the most picturesque bays on the island of Corfu. Famous for once having been the home of the writer Lawrence Durrell who stayed at the White House on the beach front. Surrounded by olive groves and cypress trees this small coastal village offers both tranquillity and lively local entertainment in an unspoilt, typically Greek location. The resort of Kalami is only 2 minutes away and can be reached by road or on foot via several pathways off the main coast road. It has a pretty shingle beach and its waters are lovely and clear making it perfect for snorkellers and swimmers as well as those who enjoy lazing on the beach, you can also find watersports down in the bay. The resort has several waterfront taverna's where you can dine day and night serving fine Greek cuisine and fresh fish daily, one being as mentioned above the White House which still stands today. You will also find supermarkets, bars, tourist offices where you can arrange excursions, an exchange, car hire and boat hire etc.
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Location & area
Dimitri's Restaurant is only 50m away on the coast road just below the house. On the open air verandah you can dine looking out over one of the best views on the island. They serve excellent Greek and European cuisine and have a substantial wine list. If you do not wish to dine out the restaurant will also prepare food from their menu to takeaway. There are also many fabulous waterside taverna's nearby in the picture postcard bays of Kalami, Agni, Koloura and San Stephanos, should you wish to venture a little further. Occasionally you may meet some of the locals as they wander back up the pathways to their houses shouting greetings to one another, a real chance to live amongst the Greek people and to experience the essence of traditional Greek village life. There are 3 tavernas in Kalami and also 2 Cocktail Bars.
For Sightseeing: There are many things to do in Corfu but for sight seeing Corfu Town is not to be missed. It is a wonderful place to visit with plenty to see and do with its Italianate arcades, Venetian fortress and cobbled alleys. It boasts everything from international boutiques to traditional craft shops that line the streets and stay open late into the evening. Aside from shopping you can watch an afternoon of cricket sipping coffee from below the arches of the Liston Arcade or stroll around the square and admire the medieval churches and forts. You will also find horse riding available, 2 aqua parks, not to mention the Corfu Trail the monastery at Paleokastritska and many other attractions on the island.
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- Vlachatika, Kalami, 49100, Corfu, Greece
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- coastal, countryside, near cultural interest, near diving spot, near fishing area, near golf course, near historical interest, near horse riding, near restaurants & bars, near shopping area, near the beach, near water sports, resort, rural, village!
Amenities & services
The Property has air conditioning in everyroom and is set out on 3 levels. On the first floor you will find the main entrance to the property leading into a fully equipped yet light and modern kitchen/dining area with beech units, granite effect worktops and stainless steel utensils, you name it this kitchen has it. You will find a ceramic hob and extractor fan, full oven, dishwasher, washing machine and separate dryer, microwave combi oven, full sized fridge freezer, iron and ironing board and an extensive selection of electrical appliances and cooking utensils.
Adjacent to the kitchen is the lounge room complete with two double leather sofabeds, a marble fireplace, ceiling fan, TV with Satellite Television receiver, CD player, DVD and video recorder with video/dvd library. This lounge room also has a separate external entrance which is useful for privacy should this room need to be used as a further bedroom depending on the occupancy.
on this floor there is a covered balcony with modern dining furniture. It is an ideal place for al fresco dining being accessed from the kitchen door and also the lounge, with stunning sea views. Having breakfast here is a real treat for the morning looking out over the sea.
You will also find a Shower/WC room ideal for visitors or should the lounge be used as a further bedroom.
On the ground floorther are 2 twin bedrooms simply decorated but with modern furnishings. The rooms both have ceiling fans in addition to the air conditioning and are provided with a hairdryer and a TV and video and drinks fridge.There is a further Shower/WC room for the use of lower ground bedrooms and outside there is also a door leading out onto a small courtyard with seating and barbeque area.
On the second floor is the Master Bedroom this has modern fitted furniture and wardrobes, a drinks fridge, ceiling fan additional to the air conditioning, a TV and video recorder. Also accessed via the bedroom and also the landing area there is a large furnished, partly covered, fully furnished balcony and sun terrace area on this upper floor.
Finally in front of the property there is a small funished pool area with stunning views and jacuzzi jets.
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Exenatide and Pramlintide
"A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement."
In 2005, two new diabetes medicines—exenatide (brand name Byetta) and pramlintide (Symlin)—became available. Both medicines work differently from any previously approved diabetes drugs. Exenatide belongs to a class of drugs called incretin mimetics, so called because they imitate natural hormones called incretins. Pramlintide is a synthetic amylin analog, meaning it is chemically identical to a hormone produced by the pancreas called amylin. Both drugs lower blood glucose levels, but by somewhat different means.
Several hormones called incretins are released from cells in the gut in response to food. One of these is glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1. Exenatide acts similarly to GLP-1 in the body. Both GLP-1 and exenatide lower blood glucose in the following ways:
Exenatide is approved for use in people with Type 2 diabetes who take a sulfonylurea drug, such as glyburide (DiaBeta, Micronase, Glynase), glipizide (Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL), or glimepiride (Amaryl); metformin (Glucophage, Glucophage XR, Glucovance); or a thiazolidinedione drug, such as pioglitizone (Actos) or rosiglitizone (Avandia). Exenatide rarely causes low blood glucose (hypoglycemia), and it tends to cause a gradual weight loss due to decreased calorie intake.
How to take exenatide. Exenatide comes in prefilled pens that deliver fixed, 5-microgram or 10-microgram doses. (Unlike insulin pens, exenatide pens do not require dialing in the desired dose.) Exenatide is typically taken twice daily, once before breakfast, and once before the evening meal. Each pen has 60 doses to provide 30 days of twice-daily injections. The usual starting dose is 5 micrograms (µg) twice a day. If the drug is well tolerated during the first 30 days of use, the dose may be increased to 10 µg twice a day. Exenatide must be given by injection because it is a protein. If it were taken by mouth, the drug would be digested before it could begin working.
When an exenatide pen is used for the first time, a "new pen setup" procedure must be done to prime the pen and to help remove any large bubbles that may be in it. However, the setup procedure needs to be done only once per pen; it should not be done each time a new needle is attached to the pen. Doing the new pen setup procedure more than once per pen will cause you to run out of medicine before 30 days are up.
The timing of exenatide doses is very important. It must be taken between 1 to 60 minutes before a meal. The drug reaches peak effectiveness in about three hours, and its effects taper off by about five hours after injection. If a dose of exenatide is missed or forgotten before starting to eat, it should not be taken during or after the meal. The missed dose should be skipped entirely and the next dose taken as scheduled.
Exenatide is injected just under the skin of the outer thigh, stomach area, or upper arm. Once the needle has been inserted under the skin, the injection button of the pen must be pushed in completely to deliver the drug. To ensure that the full dose of medicine has been delivered, keep the needle inserted and continue pressing the button while counting slowly to five. Because the volume of an exenatide injection is very small, it is unlikely that you would be able to feel when an entire dose had been delivered.
A separate prescription is needed for the pen needles (which can also be used with insulin pens). The following pen needle sizes from various manufacturers are compatible with the exenatide pen: 31 gauge, 3/16 inch; 31 gauge, 1/4 inch; 31 gauge, 5/16 inch; 29 gauge, 1/2 inch. A new needle is needed for each injection. After use, it should be removed and discarded in a puncture-resistant sharps container.
Exenatide pens must be stored in the refrigerator prior to first use. After that, they can be stored at room temperature no higher than 77°F and must be protected from light when not in use. If you need to use your pen away from home in hot weather, carry it in an insulated container to keep it cool. Each pen should be discarded 30 days after first use, even if there is some medicine left in it. A pen should also be discarded if it has been frozen.
You will get the most benefit from exenatide if you use it exactly as prescribed by your health-care provider. In research studies, people who used a 5 µg dose saw an average decrease in glycosylated hemoglobin level (HbA1c) of 0.4% to 0.6%. People who used a 10 µg dose saw an average HbA1c decrease of 0.8% to 0.9%. The HbA1c test is a measure of blood glucose control over 2–3 months. Each 1% drop in HbA1c level reduces the risk of microvascular complications (such as nerve, kidney, and eye disease) by 20% to 30% and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease by 15% to 20%.
Work with your diabetes care team to be properly trained on how to inject exenatide. Your team can offer suggestions on which pen needle length and gauge is best for you.
Potential side effects. The most common side effect experienced with exenatide is mild to moderate nausea. Nausea is most common when first starting exenatide, but it decreases over time in most people. Other possible side effects include vomiting, diarrhea, feeling jittery, dizziness, headache, and heartburn.
When exenatide is used with a sulfonylurea, mild to moderate hypoglycemia may occur. Often, to reduce the risk of hypoglycemia, health-care providers reduce a person's dose of the sulfonylurea when starting exenatide.
Precautions. Exenatide may decrease the absorption of some oral medicines such as antibiotics and birth control pills. These medicines should generally be taken at least one hour before the exenatide dose to avoid such an interaction.
Exenatide is not recommended for use in women who are pregnant or breast-feeding. It should not be used by people with severe kidney disease or gastroparesis (slow stomach emptying usually caused by nerve damage). Exenatide does not work the same way as insulin does and should not be used to treat Type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis.
Tips for use. Your response to exenatide and to all other diabetes medicines will be better if you eat well-balanced meals, watch portion sizes, and stay physically active.
You will need to continue to monitor your blood glucose levels when taking exenatide. Varying the times at which you monitor, and monitoring both before meals and after meals on some days may be useful to evaluate any changes in blood glucose control. Work with your diabetes care team to determine a monitoring schedule that is right for you.
Pramlintide, a synthetic analog of human amylin, helps to reduce the rise in blood glucose after meals in the following ways:
Pramlintide is approved for use in adults with Type 1 diabetes and adults with Type 2 diabetes who have not achieved adequate blood glucose control when using intensive insulin therapy.
How to take pramlintide. Like exenatide, pramlintide must be injected, but unlike exenatide, it is not yet available in a pen device. (The SymlinPen 60 and SymlinPen 120, pen-injector devices that can delivered fixed doses of pramlintide, and are expected to be available by December 2007.) Currently, a standard, U-100 insulin syringe is used to administer pramlintide. However, pramlintide is dosed in micrograms (µg), while insulin is dosed in units. To see how micrograms correspond with units, check out the table "Pramlintide: Drawing Up the Right Dose." Your health-care provider will tell you what size doses to take and should also demonstrate how to measure doses and inject them. Pramlintide should not be mixed with insulin or any other injectable drug in the same syringe.
Pramlintide should be injected just under the skin of the stomach area or upper thigh more than 2 inches away from insulin injections given at the same time. Pramlintide should be at room temperature when injected. A new, unused syringe and needle should be used for each pramlintide injection and then discarded in a sharps container.
Pramlintide is to be taken just before any meal that contains at least 250 calories or 30 grams of carbohydrate. Peak action is reached in approximately 20 minutes and diminishes over three hours. Unlike insulin, doses of pramlintide do not need to be adjusted for the amount of carbohydrate in meals or for physical activity. However, if you skip a meal, the dose of pramlintide should also be skipped.
Generally, pramlintide is started at very low doses, and the doses are increased gradually depending on how well it is tolerated. When you first start taking pramlintide, your physician may decrease your mealtime insulin doses to account for the effects of pramlintide and to decrease your chances of developing low blood glucose. Your physician should direct any changes to your doses of insulin and/or pramlintide as you find what works best for you.
Pramlintide vials should be stored in the refrigerator until opened. Opened vials can be refrigerated or kept at room temperature for up to 28 days. Using an insulated container that is kept cool is recommended when traveling. Do not freeze vials of pramlintide, and discard any that are accidentally frozen. Vials should be discarded 28 days after first use, even if there is some medicine left. Do not use a vial of pramlintide if it looks cloudy.
Potential side effects. The most common side effect experienced with pramlintide is mild to moderate nausea. Starting pramlintide at a low dose and gradually increasing it once the nausea subsides (often after about three days) can enable a person to work up to a therapeutic dose. Nausea may also occur in people who continue to eat beyond the point of fullness. Other possible side effects include vomiting, upset stomach, decreased appetite, headache, tiredness, and dizziness. As mentioned earlier, use of pramlintide may cause some weight loss.
By itself, pramlintide does not cause low blood glucose. However, when used along with insulin, there is a risk of low blood glucose occurring, generally about three hours after the two drugs are administered. You and your diabetes care team should work together to find a dose of insulin and pramlintide that does not cause low blood glucose.
Precautions. Pramlintide should not be used by people with hypoglycemia unawareness (the inability to sense early signs of low blood glucose) or gastroparesis. It should also not be used by people who are allergic to pramlintide acetate, metacresol, D-mannitol, acetic acid, or sodium acetate.
Because pramlintide can slow the absorption of some oral medicines, it is good idea to discuss with your physician all the prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and herbal or other supplements you may take. If you use any type of pain medicine, it is best to take it either one hour before or two hours after your pramlintide injection.
The safety of taking pramlintide during pregnancy is unknown. It is also not known whether pramlintide passes into breast milk. For these reasons, any women who becomes pregnant (or is considering becoming pregnant) while taking pramlintide should talk to her health-care provider about whether to continue taking the drug. Pramlintide has not been evaluated for use in children.
Helpful tips. If you miss a dose of pramlintide, do not take it during or after your meal. Wait until the next meal, then take your usual dose of pramlintide at that meal.
The manufacturer of pramlintide recommends monitoring blood glucose before meals, two hours after starting meals, and at bedtime when using pramlintide. If your health insurance plan does not cover enough testing supplies to follow this schedule, speak to your diabetes care team about an individualized monitoring schedule.
To get the most benefit out of using pramlintide, it is important to follow the instructions for taking it exactly. Your diabetes care team should direct any necessary adjustments to your pramlintide and insulin doses. Research studies have shown that adding pramlintide to insulin for the treatment of diabetes results in a lowered HbA1c level.
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Name: Jesse Atkins
Hometown: Brooklyn Park, MN (most recently lived in St. Paul)
Occupation: Former Law Clerk
Favorite cheat food: French fries (but my favorite healthy cheat food is baked lavash bread with jalapenos, parmesan and hummus)
Goal: To weigh 185 pounds.
Starting weight: 369 pounds
What was your big turning point-either during the show or before that made you realize you needed to lose the weight?
The turning point for me was a conversation with my father where he told me that he missed "the old Jesse." That really hit me hard, and it made me realize that my weight had infiltrated virtually every aspect of my life in a negative way, to the point where my own father thought that I had lost some part of what made me "me." That conversation forced me to finally take a look at things and realize that this was not only a change that had to be made, but one that I actually owed to my family, my friends and, most importantly, myself.
What is one thing you wish you had known before going on The Biggest Loser?
I wish I had known that my physical and mental limits that I'd always assumed I had are, in fact, non-existent -- or if they do exist, I have yet to reach them. I've always operated under a "ceiling" that I've created for myself, but since going to the ranch and pushing myself past the limits I thought I had, I now know that, if I have a limit, the sky isn't even high enough to measure it.
Did you watch the show before becoming a contestant? Were you inspired by a particular contestant? Who was it and how did they inspire you?
I watched the show for one season before becoming a contestant, and watching Daris, particularly during the marathon and the preparation leading up to it, truly inspired me. I also saw a lot of similarities between us and our personalities and, eventually... our shirts' color.
If you could have done one thing differently during the show, what would it be?
I wish I would have taken more time to enjoy the journey and appreciate the amazing transformation that I and all of the other contestants were undergoing. I continue to be inspired by the success of my fellow contestants, and I wish that while I was on the ranch I had taken the time to stop and marvel that and to congratulate people more regularly on the brave and utterly impressive things they were doing on a daily basis.
What's the hardest thing to adapt to while living on the ranch?
For me, it was a little difficult getting used to living with such an array of different people and living in such closed quarters. We all exercised, cooked, ate, relaxed, and slept within shouting distance of each other. However, once I adapted to that, I was able to make some incredible friendships that I know will last a lifetime.
What keeps you motivated when you don't feel like working out or you want to eat junk food?
Lately, my drive comes from a good, not a bad, place. Whereas, at the beginning of this journey, I had been forced to motivate myself by the unhappy aspects of my life that I wanted to change, I am now motivated by simply reminding myself how much happier I am today than I was several months ago, and how much happier I will be in another several months if I continue my hard work and resist temptation.
What's your favorite workout?
I look forward to spin class so much now. Aaron and I were just laughing the other day at the notion that, today, we both "look forward to" workouts like the old Aaron and Jesse would have looked forward to a pizza or a night at the bars with friends. But it's just proof that you have to find the workouts that you love, because loving your work-outs is what gets you to the gym even on your "off" days.
What's the best advice Bob or Jillian gave you?
Bob pulled me aside one day and told me, "Jesse, you are fantastic. Stop being so hard on yourself all the time." That advice has paid enormous dividends for me. I was constantly sabotaging myself with self-doubt and the belittlement of my accomplishments. It's important to celebrate your own little victories, because it makes you want to work all the harder to reach the next one! I'm now proud of so much I've done, and I'm confident that I will achieve all of the other goals I've laid out before myself. And that, like countless other achievements in my journey, is thanks to Bob.
What's your favorite healthy meal or snack?
My latest kick is a little number I like to call "veggie drawer surprise." I will break into the veggie drawer in my refrigerator and pull out as much variety as I can of whatever vegetables remain. Then I'll slice them up and saute them with just a little bit of olive oil, adding oregano and rosemary to them. It's quick to make, completely uncomplicated, delicious, and it's an easy dish to add lean protein to in the form of chicken breast or egg whites to make an entire meal.
What's something viewers at home wouldn't know from watching the show?
One thing I'd love for viewers at home to see is the pre-challenge atmosphere among the contestants. Prior to every challenge, the mood gets quiet as people listen to music to "pump themselves up" and mentally prepare themselves for competition. This was particularly when we were divided into teams and we knew others were relying on us.
Name: Aaron J Thompkins
Hometown: Kent, OH
Occupation: Graphic Designer
Favorite cheat food: Chipotle salad with black beans and guacamole
Goal: To weigh 240 pounds.
Starting weight: 468 pounds
What was your big turning point-either during the show or before that made you realize you needed to lose the weight?
Before the show, I woke up one night gasping for air. That is what motivated me to try out, when I had decided earlier not to. Before the show, I always felt fat, but after losing the challenge in Detroit, that was the first time I felt obese.
What is one thing you wish you had known before going on The Biggest Loser?
I wish I would have known how to cook! I was totally lost in the kitchen for majority of my time on the ranch.
Did you watch the show before becoming a contestant? Were you inspired by a particular contestant? Who was it and how did they inspire you?
I've been watching the show since season one. Several people inspired me. O'neal from season nine, and Pete Thomas from season two, as well as Ali Vincent.
If you could have done one thing differently during the show, what would it be?
I would have been more intense in my workouts. Jillian was right about me. I went into the gym with a survivor mindset instead of a fighter's mindset.
What's the hardest thing to adapt to while living on the ranch?
There was nowhere to retreat to when I wanted to be alone. Whenever things got hectic and drama filled, I just wanted to go and be by myself, but most of the time that was not possible. I was forced to deal with my emotions and feelings. It's exactly what I needed.
What keeps you motivated when you don't feel like working out or you want to eat junk food?
I no longer have those feelings. I love to workout and push myself. I don't work out as long anymore, so I don't dread the gym. I work out two and a half hours a day. It's more realistic for me and its something that I know I can maintain for the rest of my life. I don't crave any foods, it's a blessing.
What's your favorite workout?
I do crossfit training everyday religiously. I love it. It's the closest thing that I have to the ranch. It's intense and I'm around people who are just a passionate about fitness as I am. Because it's set up in a class environment, I have the luxury of being able to push others and they push me. My trainers Jeremy and Heather make fitness fun; and ever since that "Sugar Rush" challenge, I'm a believer that fitness can be fun as long as you around the right people.
What's the best advice Bob or Jillian gave you?
Bob and Jillian sort of saw the same thing in me. They saw incredible potential, but they just wanted me to be "all-in" as Bob used to put it. Jillian got through to me at the end of my stay there. She called me out. She told me that I should just go all out for whatever I want in life, because if I fail, I won't be in any worse of a position, than if I would have never tried to begin with.
What's your favorite healthy meal or snack?
Almonds. Almonds provide the kind of fat that I need, while also providing protein.
What's something viewers at home wouldn't know from watching the show?
How much gameplay went on behind the scenes, I was not aware of how much gameplay was going on.
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Say /o/ for the Doctor
A Beginning Reading Lesson
Sydney Anderson
Rationale: This lesson teaches children about the short vowel correspondence o=/o/. In order to be able to read, children must learn to recognize the spellings that map word pronunciations. In this lesson children will learn to recognize, spell, and read words containing the letter o. They will learn a meaningful representation (saying "AH" for the doctor), they will spell and read words containing this spelling in a Letterbox lesson, and read a decodable book that focuses on the correspondence o=/o/.
-Graphic image of a child opening his mouth for the doctor, saying "/o/"
-Cover-up critter
-Whiteboard or smartboard Elkonin boxes for modeling and individual
-Elkonin boxes for each student
-Letter manipulatives for each child and magnetic or smartboard letters for teacher: m, o, p, d, r, s, t, c, k, p, l, f, g, t, n
-List of spelling words on poster or whiteboard to read: mop, drop, stock, plot, mad, frog, strong, trap, prompt
-Decodable text: A Hot Spot
-Assessment worksheet: ATTACHED AT BOTTOM
1. Say: In order to become expert readers we need to learn the code that tells us how to pronounce words. Today we are going to learn about short O. When I say /o/ I think of being at the doctor and opening my mouth for the doctor to look at my throat. When we do that we say "o-o-o-o-o" (pronounced like "ahhh"). I will show the graphic image for a doctor looking at the child's throat and ask the students to say the sound /o/.
2. Say: Before we learn about the spelling of /o/, we need to listen for it in some words. When I say /o/ my mouth opens and makes the shape of an uppercase O. [Make vocal gesture for /o/.] I'll show you first: flop. I heard /o/ say its name and I felt my mouth open to make a big o [make a circle motion around opened mouth]. There is a short o in flop. Now I'm going to see if it's in snore. Hmm, I didn't hear the sound I make when I open my mouth for the doctor and my lips didn't open and make the big o shape. Now you try. If you hear /o/ open your mouth and stick your tongue out like the doctor is looking at your throat and say /o/. If you don't hear /o/ say close your mouth tight. We can't make the /o/ sound with your mouths closed!
Is it in block, strong, pants, clock, nose, spot?
3. Say: 3. What if I want to spell the word stomp? "Tommy likes to stomp his feet." To spell stomp in letterboxes, first I need to know how many phonemes I have in the word so I stretch it out and count: /s/t/o/m/p/. I need 5 boxes. I heard that /o/ just before the /m/ so I'm going to put an o in the 3rd box. The word starts with /s/, so that's easy; I need a s at the beginning. After /s/ I hear /t/ in stomp, so I will put a T after the S. [Point to letters in boxes when stretching out the word]. I now how /s/t/o/. I still have two blank boxes. After /o/ I hear [say the word out loud, dragging the last two syllables out "stommmppp"] /m/ and /p/. M and P go in the last two boxes. I have spelled the word stomp!
4. Say: Now I'm going to have you spell some words in letterboxes. You'll start out with three boxes for mop. My sister likes to mop the floor; mop. What should go in the first box? [Respond as students answer]. What goes in the second box? What goes in the third box? I'll check your spelling while I walk around the room. [Observe progress.] You'll need four letterboxes for the next word. Listen for the beginning sound that goes in the first box. The word is drop. The books drop from the shelf; drop. [Allow children to spell words.] Time to check your work. Watch how I spell it in my letterboxes on the board: d-r-o-p and see if you've spelled it the same way. Try another with four boxes: stock; I need to add to my stock of wood. Ask when students are done: "Did you remember the /k/ sound makes one sound but we use the letters c and k together to make the /k/ noise. [Have volunteer spell it in the letterbox on the front board for children to check their work. Repeat this step for each new word.] (Also have students spell plot and frog). Now let's try 5 phonemes: strong; You have to be strong to lift this table. One more then we're done with spelling, and this time you need SIX boxes. This is harder word! I bet you all can do it! Prompt; the picture is a helpful prompt to answer the question. Remember to stretch it out to get this tough word.
5. Say: Now I am going to let you read the words you've spelled, but first I'll show you how I would read a tough word. [Display poster with frost on the top and model reading the word.]
Here is how I would know how to read the word without the letter boxes. I start by covering up everything except the /o/ in the middle, and say /o/ like I am at the doctor. [I will uncover and blend the letter before and after the vowel]. I add the /f/ and /r/ sounds at the beginning and blend that with /o/. Now I have /f/-/r/-/o/. After the /o/ sound I hear the /s/ sound. After I add the s I get /f/-/r/-/o/-/s/. Finally, I add the last sound, /t/, that is at the very end of the word. So now I have /f/-/r/-/o/-/s/-/t/. Oh, frost, like frost that forms on my car when it's cold! Frost. Now it's your turn, everyone together. [Have children read words in unison. Afterwards, call on individuals to read one word on the list until everyone has had a turn.]
6. Say: You've done a great job and reading words with our new spelling for /o/: o. Now we are going to read a book called A Hot Spot. This is the story of a boy named Tim who has accidentally spilled his mom's drink on a hot day. He has to get a job to get her more to drink. Now with your shoulder partner read A Hot Spot to find out if he and his family are able to cool down. [Children pair up and take turns reading alternate pages each while teacher walks around the room monitoring progress. After individual paired reading, the class rereads A Hot Spot aloud together, and stops between page turns to discuss the plot.]
7. Assessment:
Say: Before we finish up with our lesson, to see how well you can read words with the /o/ sound in them. On this worksheet, there are 4 pictures and beside each object there is a list of 3 words. Your job is to look at the 3 word choices, and decide which word goes with the picture. First try reading all the words listed, then choose the word that is best. Make sure to go back and check your work to make sure your choices make sense! [Collect worksheets to evaluate individual child progress.]
Yow, Caroline: "Open Your Mouth Wide…/o-o-o/"
Barron, Anne: "What Does the Doctor Say? Ah!!!" http://www.auburn.edu/~lab0017/BarronBR.htm
Murray, G: "Oh, I didn't know!"
Assessment worksheet:
I made up my own assessment and did not find it on the internet. It is attached below.
Assessment: Circle the correct word for each picture.
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With train bells clanking and next year election year jitters agitating them like caffeine addicted fiends, Washington State legislators at the prodding of Governor Gregoire, jumped aboard the Eyman Express. With Train Engineer Christine Gregoire driving and with Conductors Frank Chopp and Lisa Brown punching tickets and screaming this train is leaving, Washington State Legislators stampeded, trampling over each other trying to get seats on the train before it left.
Eyman could be seen laughing his head off at them. He mocked them and insulted them even as they bought his over hyped tickets for the train ride and pledged to carry out his revenue cutting agenda framed as the people's will.
Watching the Washington State Legislature in Special Session yesterday as it dealt with Governor Gregoire's request to re-enact Eyman's 1% Property Tax Limit was quite a spectacle.
Unfortunately it was a sad one. They treated the Eyman contrived 1% property tax limit as if it had some relation to a reasonable and justifiable policy proposal when in reality it only related to Eyman's continued drive to limit government and taxes.
Credit needs to go to those legislators that in the end voted no on re-enacting I-747. In the House they were Representatives Dickinson, Hunt, Nelson, Pederson, Pettigrew, Santos, Simpson and Sommers. In the Senate they were Senators Fairley, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, McDermott, Murray, Pridemore, Spanel and Weinstein. In addition Senator Oemig made strong efforts to amend the legislation as did Senator Kohl -Welles.
Eyman's I-747 sugar candy solution to people hurting from rising property taxes is nothing more than that – sugar candy. The people who are most in need of property tax help are lower and middle income people who pay a higher proportion of their income in property taxes than do high income people. I -747 does not change that equation since it's an across the board limit to a 1% increase per year in overall property tax collections. The law benefits rich property owners more than less wealthy ones.
There was no 'taxpayer revolt' in Olympia yesterday. Conspicuously absent were homeowners demanding that I-747 be re-enacted. Maybe they know that it really gives very little tax relief , not having seen any significant impact for the 5 years it was law before the Washington State Supreme Court overturned it.
What there was yesterday in Olympia was a railroad brought on by elected officials unwilling and unable it seems to take the time to enact real property tax reform that would help low and middle income taxpayers. What occurred was that the Legislature again turned a blind eye to the fact that I-747 does not provide relief to those that need it most – low and middle income homeowners dealing with property tax bills rising faster that their income and who pay a greater percentage of their income in property taxes than do the wealthy.
The legislature has held hearings the last two years on real property tax relief in the form of a Homestead Exemption that some 40 states have. The Washington State Budget and Policy Center has done detailed analysis on another form of property tax relief known as circuit breaker legislation. But Gregoire didn't even put these on the table.
Instead Gregoire comes out with an unvetted bill which is nothing more that a reverse mortgage. She called her property tax relief – a deferral of up to one half of property taxes per year for people earning less than $57,000 a year that have lived in their home for 5 years and have equity buildup.
Watching the Legislators deal with the Governor's tax deferral bill was truly like watching sausage being made. The bill was surprise legislation not introduced in the Legislature before, that had only a day to be analyzed and considered. Committee Chairs were not allowing amendments to be made to it in the hope it would be rushed through. Many objections were raised in the two committee hearings, particularly by county auditors who saw many problems.
It was obvious from the discussion and critique at the hearings in the House and Senate that the bill had lot of problems. One Legislator characterized it as no more than a reverse mortgage that as a mortgage broker he said he would never offer. Eyman called it predatory lending. In this I agree with him. The current senior deferral has a fixed 5% interest rate.
The interest rate on the Governor's deferral bill is 2% over the current Fed short term lending rate which is now 5%. This make the interest 7% this year. Since it is in essence an adjustable interest rate, what happens when inflation surges? The homeowner unfortunately goes more and more into debt.
Probably very few people will take advantage of her tax deferral. But she will still claim that she did something.
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Kaiming Ye
Professor & Chair, Department of Bioengineering
Director, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory
Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
Contact information: Department of Bioengineering, Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Binghamton
University, State University of New York (SUNY), PO Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
Phone: 607-777-5887
Office: Room 2623
Dr. Kaiming Ye is a Professor and Department Chair, Department of Bioengineering, Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Binghamton University, SUNY. Before he joined BU, he was Program Director at Biomedical Engineering Program, National Science Foundation (NSF), managing biomedical engineering and health science funding program. His research interest focuses on stem cell and regenerative medicine and 3D tissue and organ printing. He has published one book, one patent, and more than 66 papers in the field. He is best known for his creative works on developing 3D scaffolds for directing stem cell pancreatic differentiation, creating fluorescence nanosensors for both in vivo and in vitro continuous glucose monitoring, and formulating recombinant yeast influenza vaccines. His research has been continuously funded by NIH, NSF, JDRF, ABI and industries. He serves as executive/associate editor and editorial board member of 12 journals and has been invited to deliver keynote/plenary speeches at numerous international and national conferences. He has also served on numerous review panels and study sections for NIH and NSF. He is also Program Evaluator of ABET accreditation for Biomedical Engineering Program.
Teaching and Research
Positions Available
- Stem cell, regenerative medicine, and biomaterials (postdoctoral and graduate assistantship)
The Stem cell and Tissue Engineering Lab focuses on organ and tissue regeneration, 3D tissue and organ printing, biomaterials, nanomedicine, nano-drug delivery, vaccine development, nanosensors, and single molecule imaging and detection. These works in essence address the fundamental biomedical engineering problems of developing new technologies for organ regenerative medicine and new intracellular indicators for studying stem cell differentiation and tissue regeneration/remodeling.
Research Interests
- Develop 3D tissue engineered scaffolds for directing lineage-specific differentiation of human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem (ES/iPS) cells into clinically-relevant cell lineages for cell replacement therapy
- Build biomimetic multicellular systems for organ development and regeneration
- Construct bioinspired materials for wound healing and bone and neuron regeneration
- Create fluorescent nanosensors for in vivo tracking stem cell proliferation and differentiation
- Advance nanoparticle-based controlled and targeted drug delivery for cancer treatment
- Develop implantable glucose sensors for continuous blood glucose monitoring in diabetic patients
- Engineer fluorescence nanaosensors for real-time measurement of glucose transport in insulin-resistance tissues and cells by visualizing glucose dynamics in these cells through fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) measurement
- Formulate refrigeration-free influenza vaccines
Research Activities:
Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells into Therapeutic Insulin-Producing Cells for Diabetes Cell Therapy. Islet transplantation brings a hope to diabetic patients who may one day be able to live normally without relying upon insulin-injection, frequent glucose monitoring and diet adjustment. However, the shortage of transplantable pancreatic islets has impaired the availability of this promising treatment for most patients. This lab focuses on the creation of a new renewable cell source for generating glucose-responsive, insulin-secreting pancreatic endocrine cells for use in cellular therapy of diabetes enabling the patients to restore their near-physiological secretion of insulin in response to the blood glucose levels. A three-dimensional stem cell differentiation system was developed and tested for directing human embryonic stem cell differentiation into clinically relevant pancreatic endocrine cells for diabetes treatment.
Fluorescence nanosensors for both in vivo and in vitro continuous glucose monitoring. These inventions represent our creative works in developing new and innovative glucose sensors for both in vivo and in vitro continuous glucose monitoring. Two types of glucose sensors have been developed in this lab: one for continuous monitoring of glucose in the blood and the other for continuous monitoring of glucose transport in living cells.
Diabetes mellitus is one of the major health care problems in the world. It is a well-established fact that more frequent blood glucose monitoring can prevent many long-term complications associated with diabetes. However, the nature of the finger-stick glucose testing restricts its utility for maintaining strict levels of the blood glucose concentration. This dilemma has resulted in a worldwide effort to develop new glucose sensors for fast, painless, and convenient glucose monitoring.
To respond to these challenges, we created a glucose indicator protein (GIP) by integrating an optical signal transduction function directly into a glucose binding protein (GBP). Our strategy is to incorporate fluorescence reporter groups into a GBP in such a manner that the spatial separation between the fluorescence moieties change upon glucose binding, generating a signal for optical detection. This new molecular design capitalized on the FRET method that has been widely used in bioassays. This new design is a paradigm shift in glucose sensor development that has long been focused on the use of GOX and off-time glucose monitoring. The realization of this new sensor mechanism enabled continuous glucose monitoring, and could eventually supplant traditional finger-sticking glucose measurement by implanting these sensors beneath the skin. The original GIP was developed based on a wild type GBP isolated from E. coli. It responds to glucose in a range on the order of 10 mM of glucose. To employ this GIP for monitoring blood glucose concentrations, its operational range needs to be elevated to an order of mM. After analyzing the X-ray structure of the GBP, we identified the mutation sites that could shift the glucose binding constant from mM to mM. Using site-directed mutagenesis, we successfully created a GBP mutant which glucose binding constant is about 7.86 mM. The sugar binding assay indicated that it is highly specific for glucose binding. A microsensor developed based on this GIP has an optional range from 0 to 32 mM of glucose and its response time to sudden glucose changes is within 100s, suitable for continuous glucose monitoring.
This sensor can provide real-time monitoring of blood glucose concentrations while helping patients avoid painful and inconvenient finger-sticking or skinpricking glucose monitoring. They can potentially be implanted beneath the skin for continuous glucose monitoring. The development and commercialization of these technologies will eventually get rid of finger-sticking glucose measurements, improving the life qualify of diabetic patients.
Fluorescence microscopy measurement of single molecule in living cells. Using another GBP mutant which glucose constant is at about 131 mM, we developed a fluorescence nanosensor that allows for the visualization of intracellular glucose in living cells. The integration of a gene encoding this fluorescence nanosensor allows for biosynthesis of the sensor by cells for continuous reporting changes in intracellular glucose concentrations in response to changes in extracellular glucose concentrations. Both FRET and a frequency-domain (FD) FLIM measurement were developed for visualizing of glucose dynamics within living cells. With these measurements, we determined the glucose uptake and clearance rates in murine skeletal muscle cells. They are about 31 and 101s, respectively. We also discovered uniform distribution of glucose within cytoplasm with high glucose concentration in the region close to membrane and low glucose concentration in a region close to cell nucleus. This sensor enables direct and real-time monitoring of glucose transport in insulin-sensitive cells by visualizing glucose dynamics in these cells through FRET-FLIM imaging microscopy measurement. It can be used for high-throughput screening of anti-diabetes drugs that target to glucose transporters in peripheral tissues that develop insulin-resistance. These sensors can also be employed for characterizing the underlying mechanisms responsible for the development of abnormal glucose transport in obese and diabetic patients. Data accumulated from these studies will provide insights into the pathogenesis of diabetes
A Nano-Drug Delivery Platform for Simultaneous Cancer Imaging and Drug Delivery. This project focuses on development of a novel nanoparticle bioconjugate for image-guided delivery of anti-cancer drugs into tumors such as prostate tumors.
Refrigeration-Free Vaccines. This project focuses on formulating refrigeration-free vaccines against infectious disease such as influenza virus infection. The vaccines are developed through a cell surface engineering technique developed in this laboratory.
Selected Publications
Ye, K. and Sha Jin (2011) "Human Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells", Springer, Humana Press, New York, USA, ISBN 978-1-61779-266-3
Book Chapters
S. Jin, J.C. Leach, and K. Ye (2009) "Chapter 43: Nanoparticle-based Gene Therapy"
in Methods in Molecular Biology book series "Microfluids, Nanotechnologies, and Physical
Chemistry Science in Separation, Detection, and Analysis of Biomolecules", 544: 547-557,
ed. Lee, W. James, Humana Press, USA
S. Jin and K. Ye (2009) "Chapter 3: siRNA to Antiviral Treatment" in Book "Small Interfering RNA Research", 65-84, ed. K. Yamada and S. Hayashi, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., USA
Veetil, J., Jin, S. and Ye, K. (2010) "Chapter 5: FRET-Based Nanosesnors for Intracellular Glucose Monitoring" in "Nanosensors: Theory and Applications in Industry, Healthcare and Defense", 169-181, ed. T.C. Lim, CRC Press, Florida, USA
Veetil, JV, Ravindranathan, S., Jin, S., and Ye, K. (2012) Microfluidic glucose sensors" in "Microfluidic Applications for Human Health", ed. Demirci, U., Langer, B., Khademhosseini, A., World Scientific Publishing, Hackensack, NJ, in press
In the book "Frontiers of Combinatorial Bioengineering" edited by M. Ueda., (2004) CMC Publishers. Tokyo, Japan
Ye, K. Chapter 2: E. coli protein display and its application for directed-evolution of proteins
Ye, K. Chapter 5: Construction of a combinatorial library
Ye, K. Chapter 7: Retroviral peptide display libraries
Ye, K. Chapter 11: RNA interference and siRNA libraries
Ye, K. and Jin, S. (2010) "pH Insensitive Glucose Indicator Proteins", US 12/902725
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
Bin He, Coleman, T., Genin, G.M., Glover, G., Xiaoping Hu, Johnson, N., Tianming Liu,
Makeig, S., Sajda, P., Kaiming Ye (2013) "Grand Challenges in Mapping the Human Brain:
NSF Workshop Report", IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering, 60, 2983-2992
Earls, J., Jin, S., and Ye, K. (2013) "Mechanobiology of human pluripotent stem cells", Tissue Engineering, Part B, 19, 420-430
Jin, S. and Ye, K. (2013) Targeted Drug Delivery for Breast Cancer Treatment, Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery, 8(2), 143-153
Jin, S., Yao, H., Weber, J.L., Melkoumian, Z. K., Ye, K. (2012) "A synthetic xeno-free peptide surface for expansion and directed differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells", PLoS One, 7(11), e50880
Veetil, J.V., Jin, S. and Ye, K. (2012) "Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy of Intracellular Glucose Dynamics", Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 6, 1276-1285
Jin, S., Yao, H., Krisanarungson, P., Haukas, K., and Ye, K. (2012) Porous Membrane Substrates Offer Better Niches to Enhance the Wnt Signaling and Promote Human Embryonic Stem Cell Growth and Differentiation, Tissue Engineering Part A, 18, 13-14, 2012
Zhu, Y., Dong, Z., Weijinya, UC, Jin, S., and Ye, K. (2011) Determination of mechanical properties of soft tissue scaffolds by atomic force microscopy indentation. J. Biomechanics, 44, 2356-2361
Jin, S. Ellis, E., Veetil, JV, Yao, H., Ye, K. (2011) Visualization of HIV Protease Inhibition Using a Novel FRET Molecular Probe, Biotechnol. Prog. 4, 1107-1114
Jin, S., Veetil, J., Garrett, R., Ye, K. (2011) Construction of a panel of glucose indicator proteins for continuous glucose monitoring. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 26, 3427-3431.
Veetil, V.J., Jin, S. and Ye, K. (2010) A Glucose Sensor Protein for Continuous Glucose Monitoring. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 26, 1650-1655
Geels, M. and Ye, K., (2010) Development in high-yield system expressed vaccines. Recent patents on Biotechnology, 4, 189-197
Wang, X and K. Ye (2009) Three-dimensional differentiation of embryonic stem cells into islet-like insulin-producing clusters. Tissue Engineering 15, 1941-1952
Veetil, J., and Ye, K. (2009) Tailored carbon nanotubes for tissue engineering applications. Biotechnol. Prog. 25, 709-721
Garett, J.R., Wu, X., Sha, J. and Ye, K. (2008) pH-insensitive Glucose Indicators, Biotechnol. Prog. 24, 1085-1089
J. Xie, K.R., Aatre, V.K., Varadan, J.V. Veetil, and K. Ye (2008) Synthesis of aligned carbon nanotubes by microwave chemical vapor deposition and investigation of their covalent bonding with antibodies for bio-applications. International Journal of Nanoparticles, 1, 119-135.
Veetil, J.V. and Ye, K. (2007) Development of immunosensors using carbon nanotubes, Biotechnol. Prog. 23:517-531.
Jin, S. and Ye, K. (2007) Nanoparticle-mediated Drug Delivery and Gene Therapy, Biotechnol. Prog. 23, 32-41.
Ye, K. and Ueda, M. (2006) Combinatorial Bioengineering: Editorial. Biotechnol. Prog. 22, 923-923.
Ye, K. and Jin, S. (2006) Potent and specific inhibition of retrovirus production by co-expression of multiple siRNAs directed against different regions of viral genomes. Biotechnol. Prog. 22, 45-52.
Ye, K., Jin, S., Mohammad, M.A., and Schultz, J. S. (2004) Tagging retroviruses with a metal binding peptide and one-step purification with immobilized metal affinity chromatography. J. Virol. 78:9820-9827
Ye, K., Bratic, K., Jin, S., and Schultz, J. S. (2004). Cell surface display of a glucose binding protein. J. Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic. 28:201-206.
Ye, K. Jin, S., and Schultz, J.S. (2004) Genetic engineering of a fluorescent cell marker for labeling CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells. Biotechnol. Prog. 20:561-565.
Ye, K. and Schultz, S. J. (2003). Genetic Engineering of an allosterically based glucose indicator protein for continuous glucose monitoring by fluorescent resonance energy transfer. Analytic Chemistry, 75: 3451-3459.
Ye, K., Dhiman, H. K, M., Suhan, J., and Schultz, J. S. (2003). Effect of pH on infectivity and morphology of ecotropic moloney murine leukemia virus. Biotechnol. Prog. 19: 538-543.
Shibasaki, S., Ueda, M., Ye, K., Kamasawa, N., Osumi, M., Shimizu, K., and Tanaka, A. (2001) Creation of cell surface-engineered yeast which can emit different fluorescence in response to the glucose concentration. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 57:528-533.
Ye, K., Sibasaki, L, Murayi, I, Ueda, M., Shimizu, K., and Tanaka, A. (2000) Construction of engineered yeast with glucose-inducible emission of green fluorescence from the cell surface. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 54:90-96.


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New Cover!Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Sweet heaven, but the art department at Harlequin keeps giving me great covers!!! Check out the face of my May ink and paper baby!
Sweet heaven, but the art department at Harlequin keeps giving me great covers!!! Check out the face of my May ink and paper baby!
A snippet of conversation between myself and my husband this morning:
"Did you know that Harper Lee makes an annual appearance in Tuscaloosa every year?" I ask my dh.
Him, baffled. "What's a Harper Lee?"
I love To Kill A Mockingbird so much I would have named our next son Atticus had we had one…and he has to ask me this????
My new computer will arrive via UPS tomorrow. I am torn between elation and dread. Elation because this sucker has a dual processor–yippee!!–and a 22 inch LCD screen–bigger YAY!!!Â
Dread because I'm going to have to reload all of my software–provided I can even find it–onto the new baby. I have an external hard drive which backs up everything at night, but I'm not sure that it does the program files. I'm pretty sure that it only backs up documents, pictures, etc… Then there's the wireless router. My uncle actually took care of that for me, but it hardly seems right to ask him to do it again. I'm taking the Pollyanna approach and am convincing myself that I can take care of it.
Anyway, I will try to blog first thing in the morning before the UPS truck runs, but don't be surprised if I'm AWOL for a couple of days.Â
In the mean time, wish me luck.
Here's the note that went into my daughter's lunchbox today:
Dear Daughter,
    I love you more than oatmeal.
PS–I think you're pretty.
(Daughter shares her mother's twisted sense of humor. )
Dear Wagonwheel Ice Cream Parlor,
I wish I had never discovered the convenience of your drive thru and your banana split. It's a struggle to make it past your driveway, one that I'm sure you've noticed I don't always win. If your banana split was messy and couldn't be inhaled, er eaten in the car, I don't think I would be as tempted. I don't know whose idea it was to put the split in a tall cup, with the bananas already cut into bite-sized peices, but it was sheer GENIUS. Add to the fact that your ice cream is homemade, not the soft serve stuff, and you put the good sryupy nuts on top…
Well, a girl simply doesn't have a chance, does she?
See you later this afternoon.
My husband came home from work a couple of days ago and mentioned that he was more than likely going to start a new schedule. Instead of working half a day on Saturday, then going back for a few hours Saturday night, he was going to work a full day, then have Sunday and Monday off.
Since he's never had two full days off, on the surface this would seem like a good thing, right? As it stands Saturday is pretty much shot, anyway.  Plus he'd have Monday off as well. He could schedule check-ups and dental appts without having to take off. It would be great for him.
But it's the Monday that's bugging me, and I'm being purely selfish here, I know. No doubt I will win the Bad Wife Award for what I'm about to share, but…
I can't work when he's here!
He'll have the TV on. He'll be loud. He'll need me to find things for him. He'll want more than the peanut butter and jelly sandwich I normally fix for myself for lunch. In short, he'll need attention.Â
My baby sister is pregnant!!!Â
I'm going to be an aunt again!!! This is sooooo cool. I only have one niece, who was nine in December, and considering that my brother and sister-in-law don't plan on having children, I'd given up hope of having another little niece or nephew around.Â
Rhonda, off to google new baby gadgets…
So I'm looking at my checking account yesterday and am pleasantly surprised at the extra cash I find in there. Wow, I think. I'm much better at this budgeting thing that I thought I was. I've got all this money left over. What should I buy? What should I do? I called my husband to preen and brag.
"I've got lots of extra money in my checking account."
"Good. Pay more bills."
"Nope. I'm going to splurge.
"Why do you have extra money in your checking account?" he wants to know. "We just finished Christmas and a big vacation. You shouldn't have any extra money in your checking account."
Dammit. he's right. I shouldn't.
"Have you paid all your bills?"
"Of course!" I shoot back, annoyed.
He starts ticking them off, then gets to one that makes my stomach clench. "What about your car payment?"
Car payment isn't due yet, but I suddenly realize that I haven't paid it. I paid all the other ones before we left for vacation because I knew they'd come due before we got back. Everything but the car payment.
"I knew you shouldn't have any extra money in that account," he tells me.
Me, in a total state of disgust. "You're such a know-it-all."
 I'd been doing so well on my resumed diet. Oatmeal for breakfast, a simple sandwich for lunch, normal portions at dinner. No snacking just for the heck of it, though I have to confess at one point I went to four–yes, four–convenience stores looking for the new Reese's candy bar. Don't even know the name of it. Don't care. I just want to eat it. It's that good.
But I digress.
Anyway, last night I went to my Mom's for dinner and guess what she'd made for dessert? Cream puffs. I heart cream puffs, especially the homemade kind with chocolate frosting. What I didn't manage to eat while at her house, I brought home. And guess what I'm having for breakfast this morning–right now, in fact?
A cream puff.
Clearly I have no will power whatsoever.
Here's my whine for today–it's too cold to get out of bed!!! What is with this weather??? Is Mother Nature suffering from ADD? Saturday is was 72 degrees here. Gorgeous. Yesterday it never broke 30. This morning… I don't even know what the temperature is this morning, but I absolutely dread taking the dog out. Of course, I don't dread it so much to face the alternative, so I'll have to, but…
Argh! I want good old mild temperatures. Is that too much to ask for?
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You are bounty hunter Jake Seaver. You're tough, mean and you've got scores to settle with the world's most wanted fugitives. You'll pursue your adversaries to Miami, Utah, Paris and the Carribbean. You'll use powerful weapons including double barrel and tactical shotguns, grenade launchers, Dragon Flamethrowers, AK-74s and Car 4 Assault Rifles. When you're quarry resist arrest, you'll engage them in 3rd-person fighter mode for some bruising hand-to-hand combat. Punishing fugitives by breaking the bodies and their spirits, Fugitive Hunter allows you to bring criminals to justice while walking on the dark side.
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