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BEZZINA WETTINGER. On February 28, LOUIS, formerly of Għargħur, residing in Canada, aged 87. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Nina, née Spiteri, and his children Rosemarie, Ronnie, Edwin and Betty, his only granddaughter Hannah, his brother Francis, Angelo and his wife Violet, and his sister Ines and her husband Tony Mousu, and Mimi, nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends. The funeral will be held in Canada. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
BONELLO. On February 24, at Brampton Civic Hospital, Ontario, JOE (Il-Pupa), formerly of Marsa, aged 83, passed peacefully away, surrounded by his family. He leaves to mourn his loss his beloved wife Jane, née Roberts, his daughters Josie and her husband Rick, Natasha and her husband Chris and Maria and her husband Pete, his beloved grandchildren Brandon, Deanna, Ciera, Cole and Emma, his sisters Salvina and Mary and their families, both in Canada, his mother-in-law Margaret Roberts and his sister-in-law Tonia and her husband Anthony Debono, both of Floriana, his nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. The funeral took place in Brampton. A Mass for the repose of his soul will be said on March 7 at 6.30pm at St Publius parish church, Floriana. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
CASSAR. On March 1, at Karin Grech Rehabilitation Hospital, MARGARET, 92, of Siġġiewi, widow of Nicholas, passed peacefully away comforted by the rites of Holy Church. Loved and remembered by her children Vivienne and her husband Joseph Borg, Godwin and his wife Maria, Carmen, her only niece Sharon and her brother John Mary, other relatives and friends. The funeral leaves Karin Grech Rehabilitation Hospital tomorrow at 8am for Siġġiewi parish church, where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 8.30am followed by interment in the family vault at Siġġiewi cemetery. No flowers by request but donations to Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi, will be appreciated. The family regret they are unable to receive visitors. We thank God for her life and love. Lord, grant her eternal rest.
CIANTAR. On March 2, at Boffa Hospital, Mro JOHN, ex-director of Chorus Philippus of St Philip's Band Club of Żebbuġ, aged 64, of Żebbuġ, passed peacefully away comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his beloved wife Rita née Camilleri, his loving daughters Noelle and her husband Joseph Borg and Maisie and her husband Paul Ayling, his sister May Ciantar and Rita Ciantar, widow of his brother Philip, his in-laws, nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends, among whom the committee members of St Philip's Band Club. The funeral leaves Mater Dei Hospital on Tuesday at 1.15pm for Tal-Abbandunati chapel, Żebbuġ, from where a cortege, accompanied by the St Philip's Band, will leave at 1.45pm, followed by Mass praesente cadavere at St Philip's parish church at 2.30pm. The cortege leaves the parish church, accompanied by the St Philip's Band, for interment in the family grave at the Sacred Heart of Jesus cemetery in Żebbuġ. No flowers by request but donations to the Hospice Movement will be appreciated.
CREMONA. On February 27, ROBERT, aged 56, passed peacefully away at St George's Hospital, London. He leaves to mourn his great loss his wife Diana, his daughters Olivia and her fiancé Bryn, and Bianca, his son Francis, his sister Susan and her husband Klaus Vella Bardon, his brother Alfred and his wife Theresa, his mother-in-law Jackie Turcotte, his father-in-law Pierre Turcotte, his sister-in-law Anne-Marie, and his brothers-in-law Paul and his wife Colleen, Michael and Walter, nephews and nieces, aunts, cousins, and numerous friends in Malta and England. The funeral service will be held at St Mary's parish church in Horsell, Surrey, on March 8 at 2pm, followed by interment at the parish cemetery. A memorial service will be held in Malta at a later date that will be duly announced.
CURMI. On February 28, at Karin Grech Rehabilitation Centre, ALDA of Sliema, aged 91, passed peacefully away, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her sad loss her only son Frank and his wife Nanette, her grandchildren Denise, Nicholas, Sarah and Petra, together with their respective spouses, great-grandchildren, relatives and friends. Mass præsente cadavere will be said tomorrow at 8.45am at St Gregory's parish church, Sliema, followed by the interment at the Santa Maria Addolorata cemetery. No flowers by request but donations to Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi, will be appreciated.
FENECH GONZI. On March 2, HARRY, residing in Swieqi, passed peacefully away at his residence at the age of 86, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Elaine, his children Linda Tonna, Deborah Vanhaverbeck, Rosanna and her husband Kenneth Kelley, Claudette and her husband John Busuttil, Harry Charles Fenech Jr, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, his brother Maurice and his wife Blandina Fenech Gonzi, in-laws, nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends. The funeral leaves his residence tomorrow at 8am for Mater Bon Consigli church, Paceville, where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 8.30am followed by internment at Santa Maria Addolorata cemetery. No flowers by request but donations to the Hospice Movement will be greatly appreciated. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
PSAILA. On February 14, in California, WALTER, aged 82, passed peacefully away, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his beloved wife Sheila, his son Julian and his wife Hiromi, his daughter Yvonne, his sisters Wanda, widow of Francis Savona, and Denise Barbara and her husband Emmanuel, his nephews and their families, other relatives and friends. Mass for the repose of his soul will be said on Thursday at 7pm at St Mary of Jesus church (Ta' Ġieżu), Valletta. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
VASSALLO. On February 26, MAE, née Moore, widow of Dr Frank X. Vassallo, LLD, residing in Sliema, passed peacefully away, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her children Sandra and her husband Norman Formosa, Jacqueline and her husband Paul Mercieca, Harry and his wife Susanna, Mary and her husband Godwin Zammit, Gerrard and his wife Marica and Helen Louise and her husband Anthony Fiorini. She also leaves to mourn her loss her 14 grandchildren, Claude, Francesca, Camilla, Jillan, Ramona, Greta, Sebastian, Nina, Anna Lucia, Roger, Veronica, Jeremy, Luke and Tessa, together with their spouses and fiancés. Also her great-grandchildren, Alec, Harry, Jennifer, Ralf, Faye and Adam. The family wish to thank the medical and nursing staff at RW3, Karin Grech Rehabilitation Centre, for their care and empathy. In accordance with their mother's wishes a private funeral service for the immediate family will be held, followed by a memorial Mass which will be announced at a later date.
In Memoriam
ATTARD. Treasured memories of JOSEPH M, a devoted father and grandfather, today the 34th anniversary of his death. Always in our thoughts and prayers. Monica, Adrian and Anna, Rita and Edward, Alex and Sandra, and grandchildren.
BUHAGIAR – FRANK. Fond and grateful memories of a loving father on the 32nd anniversary of his passing away to a better life. Our beloved mother Josephine joined him forever. We miss you greatly. Lord, grant them eternal rest. Roderick, Annemarie, Roseanne, Pantelis and Costantino.
FERRIS – GEORGE. Treasured memories of a dear father, grandfather and great-grandfather, today the 16th anniversary of his departing to eternal life. Always in our thoughts and prayers. Never forgotten by his children and their families. O Lord, grant him eternal rest.
FRENDO. In loving memory of dearest ROLAND on the 20th anniversary of his tragic death. Fondly remembered by his wife Therese, his children, relatives and friends. Masses for the repose of his soul shall be celebrated today at 11.30am and on Wednesday at 6.30pm at St Venera new parish church. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
GIALANZÈ. In loving memory of JOE, tomorrow being the fifth anniversary of his death. Always loved and deeply missed by his beloved wife Maria, his daughter Erika, daughter-in-law Roberta, and his grandchildren Isaac and Timothy. A Mass for the repose of his soul will be said tomorrow at 6.30pm at St Julian's parish church. May the Lord grant him eternal rest.
MARGUERAT – YVONNE. Remembering with much love and pride our dear sister-in-law. You will always be in our thoughts and prayers. Joe and Celine Briffa.
RESTALL. In loving memory of HARRY, today being the 16th anniversary of his meeting with the Lord. Fondly remembered by his family.
ZAMMIT. Treasured memories of our dearest cousin JULIAN, today the eighth anniversary of his passing away. Tony and Nadya, Eddie and Marielou, Mimi and Arthur, Sarah, Alexia, Lisa and Edward. Forever in our thoughts and prayers.
Anton and Lina Refalo, together with their mother Giorgia and their children André and Simona, deeply appreciate and gratefully acknowledge the kind expressions of sympathy and solidarity conveyed to them by their relatives and friends on the sad loss of their dear CARMELO.
Maria Sammut, together with her children John, Riccarda (Louckie) Darmanin and their respective families would like to thank the Rev. Clergy who concelebrated Mass, all relatives and friends who attended the funeral, sent flowers, donations, cards or expressed sympathy in any way, on the sad loss of a beloved husband, father and grandfather, JOSEPH SAMMUT, who went to meet the Risen Lord on February 17, 2013. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
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Employee: Carl Lozowski
Employer: C.H. Sweeney & Sons, Inc.
Insurer: Travelers Insurance Company
Board No.: 06035392
(Judges Wilson, Maze-Rothstein and Costigan)
Frank J. Ciano, Esq., for the employee
Terence P. Reilly, Esq., for the insurer
WILSON, J. The employee appeals from a recommittal decision in which an administrative judge denied his claim for an average weekly wage based on the "prevailing wage" for public works projects set by the Commissioner for Labor and Workforce Development under G. L. c. 149, §§ 26 and 27. We affirm the decision.
The employee's injury occurred while working on the construction of the MassPort-financed Hyatt Harborside Hotel at Logan Airport on November 2, 1992. See Lozowski v. Sweeney & Sons, Inc., 13 Mass. Workers Comp. Rep. 454 (1999). In Lozowski, id., the reviewing board ordered that the case be recommitted for the administrative judge to mark exhibits to clarify the record and then return the case to us for review of the denial of the employee's claim for an average weekly wage based on the "prevailing wage" under G. L. c. 149, §§ 26 and 27. The judge on recommittal responded:
Pursuant to the Reviewing Board remand decision in this matter I find as follows.
The Exhibits now marked as Employee Exhibit #2 through Employee Exhibit #6 respectively, have been carefully reviewed by me.
Specifically the document identified as Ground lease for Phase C of the Bird Island Flats development by and between Massachusetts Port Authority and Logan Harborside Associates Limited Partnership.
That document clearly states in Article 3 that "all contracts for construction on the Leased Premises shall require the Tenant's contractors and their subcontractors to pay the prevailing level of wages as established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries . . ." ( Employee Exhibit #3, page 17).
The correspondence marked as Employee Exhibit #4 indicates that the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development representative did a ". . .thorough review of our database indicates that no prevailing wage schedule was issued by DOS [Division of Occupational Safety of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, formerly Labor & Industries] to MassPort specifically for the construction of the Harborside Hotel in Fiscal year 1990, 1991 or 1992. Please be aware that DOS routinely issued prevailing wage schedules to MassPort for various public works construction projects during that same period but there is no indication that a prevailing wage schedule was issued for the construction of the Harborside Hotel."
The correspondence goes on to state that ". . .this letter should not be construed as a statement that DOS takes the position that the construction of the Harborside Hotel was subject to the prevailing wage law (See M.G.L. c. 149, ss. 26-27D). However, as we discussed, parties to a non-public works construction project (italics mine) may include provisions stipulating to the payment of prevailing wage rates as determined by this office."
I have carefully considered the remaining documents submitted by the parties and marked in evidence.
Based on the above Additional Subsidiary Findings of Fact, I further find as follows:
I find that while parties may include provisions stipulating to the payment of prevailing wage rates in a construction project, that stipulation alone does not then make that contract subject to the prevailing wage law. (M.G.L. c. 149).
I further find that no prevailing wage schedule was issued by the Division of Occupational Safety for the construction of the Harborside Hotel project in fiscal years 1990, 1991 and 1992.
(Dec. 6-7, emphasis in original.)
The employee contends on appeal that the prevailing wage should have been applied to the average weekly wages calculation simply because the general contractor and employer/subcontractor agreed that it would. That is not the case. A predicate for the application of the prevailing wage under G. L. c. 149, §§ 26 and 27, is the establishment of the prevailing wage for the subject project by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development.
The scheme of G. L. c. 149, § 27, quite clearly requires that the commissioner set wage rates for each public works job. Any time that any public official or public agency plans to award a public works contract, the commissioner will set the wage rates applicable to that project. Rather than being a requirement of general application, we think the rate determinations required of the commissioner are very specific in application. Even though the commissioner refers to the same Statewide collective bargaining agreement each time he sets rates for teamsters on a public works project [for example], he sets rates for each job on each project separately.
Construction Indus. of Mass. v. Commissioner of Labor & Industries, 406 Mass. 162, 170 (1989)(emphases in original). "There is nothing in the [evidence] to suggest that any rate of wages had been established 'by collective agreements or understandings between organized labor and employers' in the city where the work was performed." Staples Coal Co. v. Ucello, 333 Mass. 464, 468 (1956). It was for this reason that the Ucello court denied in dicta that the prevailing wage law would apply to the construction project there at issue. Id. The evidence in this case, in fact, effectively operates against the application of the prevailing wage. Employee's Exhibit #4 states unequivocally that no such wage schedule was ever established for the Harborside Hotel project. Under these circumstances, the employee's claim for the c. 149 prevailing wage cannot stand. See Marino v. Commissioner of Labor and Industries, 426 Mass. 458, 460-461 (1998).
Given our disposition of the prevailing wage issue on the basis of the foregoing discussion, we need not address whether the Hyatt Harborside Hotel project qualified as a "public work" under c. 149.
We summarily affirm the decision with regard to the employee's contention that the judge otherwise committed error in calculating his average weekly wages under G. L. c. 152, § 1(1).
The decision is affirmed.
So ordered.
Sara Holmes Wilson
Administrative Law Judge
Susan Maze-Rothstein
Administrative Law Judge
Patricia A. Costigan
Administrative Law Judge
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The flavors are wonderful and the rosemary syrup is surprisingly good. The only thing was that this cake came out very dense and I'm not sure whether it was supposed to be that way, or if I did something wrong. I might look for a fluffier cake recipe when I try it again.flag if inappropriate
Nice, but if I make it again I'll use a finely ground cornmeal. The texture was not to my liking with the coarsely ground stuff. My partner liked it a lot, though.flag if inappropriate
This was fine. I liked the blackberries, and the rosemary syrup was subtle but a nice touch. On the other hand, the cake was . . . nothing special (and I generally like simple, Italian-style cakes). Will try another recipe for my fresh blackberry harvest next time.flag if inappropriate
I serve this with a sprig of fresh rosemary on each slice and put the extra syrup into individual ceramic pitchers so each person can add as much as they like. Great make ahead dessert. Guests are always wowed!flag if inappropriate
This is an easy, fool-proof, elegant dessert, if done correctly. So versatile, too...I can serve this on any weeknight, or after a 10-course gourmet dinner -- doesn't matter. Definitely play with the syrups...the rosemary is great, but I've also made various other infusions -- rosewater, lavender, orange blossom, tarragon and grapefruit, etc. When the occasion calls for it, I'll pipe a flavor-infused heavy cream into florets around the edge, but it's not necessary. As a gourmet chef, this has become my go-to dessert when the timing of a meal is such that I need a dessert with absolutely no last minute preparation. Perfect!flag if inappropriate
This is so tasty and surprising! I love the bright, lemony, rosemary sweetness with the comforting cornmeal cake . The nice thing about this recipe is that I had all the ingredients in my cupboard and the blackberries were growing wild .flag if inappropriate
This is lovely and very unusual. I'll second what others have said - don't skip the rosemary syrup. It's not about sweetening the cake, it's what gives it the unique flavor.flag if inappropriate
Underwhelming. Tastes like a pound cake with addition of cornmeal and faint rosemary scent. Cake took well over 40 min to bake.flag if inappropriate
The cake was quick and easy and delicious. I did not make the syrup and I'm glad because the cake was plenty rich with butter and sweet enough for sure. Served it with creme fraiche and berries and I will definately make it again. I may even try using less sugar and adding some savoury elements to make more of a cornbread and less a dessert.flag if inappropriate
This flavors combined in this recipe produce a very interesting, aromatic and tasty dish. I'll definitely make this again.flag if inappropriate


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The Andover Historical Society counts hundreds of postcards among its collection and although many feature bucolic landscapes, picturesque old homes, or notable landmarks — more than a few are simply humorous and meant to elicit a quick chuckle from the recipient.
This example is postmarked Feb 2, 1913 from Waltham – a city nearly 30 miles south of Andover. With the popularity of stamp collecting throughout the 20th century, it is not entirely surprising that the postage stamp is missing.
W. J. Mitchell of 123 Elm Street, Andover was the addressee on this comical piece of mail and the message reads:
Dear Will,
Here is one suggestion for a good time. Mr. H says he will meet you in Boston any time and he will show you a good time. I told I did not think you would care for that kind. Take care of yourself and do get some rest. Drop me a card once in awhile and let me know how Olive is.
Edna (sp?)
The postcard appears to be signed Edna… but could also be Edwin, or Edward. Depending on whether the sender was male or female, certainly puts the message in a different context.
A William J. Mitchell did indeed live at 123 Elm Street in Andover, according to the 1916-1917 Andover and North Andover Mass. Directory. His occupation is noted as 'baker' and he appears to conduct his business from the same address as his home. Interestingly, only 2 years later, an Agnes C. is listed as his wife in the 1918-1919 directory. Which begs the question… who is Olive? Is it a nickname for his future wife, or was there an earlier romance?
As with many items at the Historical Society– more research is needed! Check back for more details in coming weeks.


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Blog Archive for joshy during September 2010
Today I am proud to announce a project I've been working on for the past few months called Leonardo. I've long believed there's a need for a good desktop drawing app that is completely cross platform, free, and open source. Leonardo is that app. You can read the full project announcement on my design blog here:


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Spring in Shanghai, Gardens in Suzhou and Heat in Nanjing
Sunsetting in ShanghaiMy return to Shanghai 5 months after my first and gelid visit ment getting together with old friends and also the realisation that this city doas not change its place but it changes its landscapes, yet that the skiscrapers appear like mushrooms after rain, and where some months ago laid a neighbourhood and a square, the constructing machines have ocupied its place in crazzy racing towards the sky which seems very similar to the one of Babel tower.
I hope they won't recive the same burden.
It also was the encounter with a presummerly climate which was changing completely the aspect of the city, yet that in January the temperature was round 0C degrees.
Shanghai may be very hotand wet in July and August, but June is the ideal mounth for taking a walk through the Bund and observate that market in which almost everything may be bought, sold or rent.
The Jinmao tower and Aurora buildingThe commets which were rising towards the ski, with the positioning lights blinking through the dark night beside the river, were only one of the multiple entretainment options , together with a trip by boat on the river, a polaroid photograph, a martial art's sward, some Tai Chi classesand the electronic games most incredible, like some dinosaurs that were howling and sprading rays through their eyes.
The terases were full of people and the priviliged enclaves like the terase on the 6th floor of Captain hostal, were like being in an IMAX cinema, with the biuldings on the other side of the river shining in their lights, especially the Pearl of the Orient, the tower of comunications, one of them, the Aurora building even converts all its surface into a great screen on which they transmit videos till 22h.
Acrobacie on skates in the WestinThe principal commercial street was warming with people and the commercial offerts were very tentative.
It stands clear that in summer people usually put away with the "defence guard" and they buy easily things they surely do not need much.
I renewed my lents for an year for 45 euros.
It also was the reencaunter with one of the Chinese Specialties about which I've mentioned in my diary in Jenuary, that of the Sunday brunch at Westin Hotel, which 5 months afterwards and with 10 kilos less of weight it seemed even better, to this contributed also the company and the privileged balcony at the first floorfrom where you could dominate the scene and the main eating-room.
Spiderman cleaning the cristal roof!The acrobatic section contained a pair of young girls on skates and a man doing incredible things with a huge ceramic bowl on his head.
The menu and the prices were not changed and for 35 euros you had French champagne Veuve Clicquot unlimited and high cousine food.
I concentrated myself on seafruit which included spiny lobster, scayfish and ostryds, the sushi, the Japonesse tempura then risotto al parmeggiano, some Chinese plates, French cheese with Australian and Argentinian wine and in order to let it all go down some caviar with fruit vodka. Looks like a lot of food, but it was so good that I couldn't stop eating.
Even though I'm not that greedy I haven't stepped aside when the various fruit and chocolate cakes came.
One determined moment I thought I was drunk or halucinating because at some 20 meters beside us on the glassy ceiling there was a man cleaning it, dressed as Spiderman!
I could not believe it so I took a picture to confirm it when the etilical waves have passed. I wasn't wrong.
The next day I visited one of the places I left behind in January because of being winter, the gardens of Suzhou, Patrimonium of the Humanity at only 1 hour by rail from Shanghai.
There are various gardens dispersed through the city and the best way to visit them all in one day is renting a bike or the services of a ciclo-seat, that make you feel a poor version of the sensation the emperors and nobels had when enjoying this privileges. I prefer walking everywhere.
SSuzhou.Garden of the Humble Administrator. Inside the areaSuzhou is known with the name of "The Venice of the Orient" yet that it has rivers, chanals and bridges which together with the 200 gardens that existed during the dinasty of Ming and Qing were forming a lanscape of great beauty. The most important ones are still conserved.
The most famous are The Area of the Stormy Waves, The Forest of the Lion, the Garden of the Humble Administrator and the Garden of Demora, representative for the arquitectue of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dinasties.
Suzhou.Nature and geometryEl Jardín del Administrador Humilde es de una armonía y The Garden of the Humble Administrator is of incredible harmony and beauty, with lagunas, small bridges, areas and butiques well built.
The Chinese are also found by cages and tunells excaved inside the rocks.
The garden dedicated to the bonsais has some magnificent items.
Nanjing. bridge and boatsA little further from Shanghai, at some 3 hours away there is Nanjing, am enormeus city of almost 6 million inhabitants, which is the bigges fortified city in the world, with 33 kilometers of rounding walls of which 2/3 are conserved.
It was the capital of the country during 10 dinasties.
Known as Jinling in the ancient times, it is the capital of the Jiangsu province, and through it passes the Yangtze river after thousands kilometers since its birth in Himalaya.
Nanjing. MurallaIt can be very hot and wet, which happened during the days I spent there, always lloking for some shadow and drinking unmeasurable quantities of water.
Beside the city wall the most famous monument in Nanjing is the mausoleum Sun_Yat-sen, considered the Father of the Chinese Revolution.
It was built between 1926 and 1929 and since then it is a peregrination place for the Chinese people, whom in this case will not find a mommy but the marme statue of Sun Yat-sen in a boud position, under which lies his tumb.
Nanjing.City wallClick here to see the pictures from Shanghai, Suzhou, and Nanjing.
Check Wikipiedia if you want to know more about Shanghai, Nanjing, and Suzhou.
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See you soon !!
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High school roundup: AHS sends three to state girls powerlifting meet
Carrizales, Hill earn win in weight classes
FORT STOCKTON — The Abilene High Lady Eagles had three state qualifiers, including two weight-class winners, Saturday at the Texas High School Women's Powerlifting Association Region I Division I meet.
Angelica Hill broke her own regional records to win the 220-plus class for the second year in a row, while Brianna Carrizales set a regional dead lift record in winning the 123-pound class.
Brittney Hobbs finished third in the 198-pound class, advancing as the top Class 5A lifter, to help AHS finish third in the team standings with 22 points. Plainview won the team title with San Angelo Lake View finishing second.
"The girls did well," AHS coach Jennifer Hill said. "I couldn't ask for any harder-working girls. They cheer for each other and they just push each other every day in practice. It paid off."
The Class 5A state meet is scheduled for March 16 at Corpus Christi.
Angelica Hill fell short of her season-best total of 1,090 pounds, but did more than enough to claim Best Lifter honors for the upper weight classes (181 and up). She set regional records for squat (470), bench press (235) and dead lift (370) for a regional-record total of 1,075. Last year, Hill went 465-215-350—1,030 to win the title.
"Angelica had two PRs in her bench and her dead lift," Jennifer Hill said. "Her total in squat wasn't quite what it should have been, but she made up for that. Hopefully it will all come together at state."
In the 123-pound class, Carrizalez lifted a total of 505 pounds, clinching the gold medal with a personal-best 245 pounds in the dead lift. That bettered the regional record of Plainview's Malissa Mize set last year by 10 pounds.
"During the whole meet, she was fighting for first," Jennifer Hill said. "She worked hard, she PR'd and it paid off."
Also in the 123-pound class, Isela Villanueva finished fourth with a total of 365 pounds (145-75-145).
Hobbs had personal bests in all three lifts, hoisting 230 pounds in the squat, 110 in the bench press and 215 in the dead lift for a total of 555 pounds.
Abilene High's two entries in the 132-pound class met with disappointment as Katlyn McCoy, who entered as the second seed, failed to place and third seed Myra Carrion finished fifth.
Carrion, who was battling a hamstring injury, took fifth with 410 pounds, lifting 135 in the squat, 115 in the bench press and 150 in the dead lift. The total was 155 pounds below her season best.
McCoy was in contention after the squat (235) and bench press (110), but failed to record a legal lift in the dead lift, falling on her final attempt with the loaded bar landing on her hip.
Wylie rolls to regional title
MIDLAND — The Wylie tennis team rolled to the championship at the Region I-3A team tennis tournament Saturday, beating Snyder and Andrews 19-0 to advance to the Texas Tennis Coaches Association State Team Tennis Tournament.
The Bulldogs, the five-time defending team tennis state champs for Class 3A, had only three singles matches go to a third-set — one in their semifinal win over Snyder and two in the finals against Andrews — and won 14 of the 15 doubles matches comfortably.
Up next for Wylie is the TTCA State Team Tennis Tournament on March 8-9 in Abilene, where the Bulldogs will try to win their 11th title in 13 years.
Wylie 19, Snyder 0
Boys singles — Rayce Roberson, Wylie, def. Austin Forbes 6-1, 6-1; Brendan Thompson, Wylie, def. Nolan Duzan 6-1, 6-0; Kunal Shah, Wylie, def. Robert Maldonado 7-5, 6-2; Wyatt Newcomb, Wylie, def. Gabe Benitez 4-6, 6-3, 10-6; Nick Yost, Wylie, def. Taylor Duzan 6-3, 6-2; Henry Touchton, Wylie, def. Mason Tabor 6-3, 6-2.
Boys doubles — Roberson-Newcomb, Wylie, def. Forbes-Maldonado 8-4; Thompson-Yost, Wylie, def. N. Duzan-Benitez 8-0; Touchton-Shah, Wylie, def. Tabor-Arnold 8-4.
Girls singles — Delaney Schroeder, Wylie, def. Jacinda Payne 6-0, 6-0; Whitney Frazier, Wylie, def. Mattie Drake 6-0, 6-2; Brittany Smyser, Wylie, def. Hannah Herring 6-1, 6-0; Shelby Corn, Wylie, def. Shawnee Williams 6-1, 6-2; Shree Patel, Wylie, def. Rose James 6-0, 6-0; Sabra Zullo, Wylie, def. Brienna Chavez 6-0, 6-0.
Girls doubles — Smyser-Corn, Wylie, def. Payne-Williams 8-1; Frazier-McMillan, Wylie, def. Drake-Porter 8-3; Zullo-Patel, Wylie, def. Herring-James 8-0.
Mixed doubles — Schroeder-Conder, Wylie, def. Downing-T. Duzan 8-6.
Wylie 19, Andrews 0
Boys singles — Rayce Roberson, Wylie, def. Rodolfo Mendieth 6-0, 6-3; Rahil Patel, Wylie, def. Dakota Brown 6-2, 6-0; Nital Patel, Wylie, def. Jordan Davis 6-4, 6-7, 10-5; Brendan Thompson, Wylie, def. Trent Ward 6-4, 6-2; Max Tadvick, Wylie, def. Isaac Doyle 6-2, 6-0; Kunal Shah, Wylie, def. Lucio Valenzuela 4-6, 6-4, 10-8.
Boys doubles — Patel-Patel, Wylie, def. Brown-Ward 8-1; Roberson-Tadvick, Wylie, def. Davis-Doyle 8-4; Newcomb-Thompson, Wylie, def. Gutierrez-Shrauner 8-1.
Girls singles — Delanye Schroeder, Wylie, def. Maritza Baeza 6-0, 6-1; Whitney Frazier, Wylie, def. Candance Trevino 6-2, 6-2; Brittany Smyser, Wylie, def. Nicole Salinas 7-5, 6-1; Shelby Corn, Wylie, def. Alyssa Garcia 6-1, 6-0; Shree Patel, Wylie, def. Zayra Gomez 6-1, 6-0; Sabra Zullo, Wylie, def. Lesly Gonzales DNP.
Girls doubles — Corn-Smyser, Wylie, def. Baeza-Salinas 8-1; McMillan-Frazier, Wylie, def. Duzan-Garcia 9-8 (5); Zullo-Patel, Wylie, def. Gomez-Gonzales 8-4.
Mixed doubles — Schroeder-Shah, Wylie, def. Mendieta-Trevino 8-0; DeShazo-Lin, Wylie, def. Vasquez-Salinaas 8-6.
Locals claim two draws at tourney
Abilene High's Erin Walker won the girls singles title and the Cooper duo of Dustin Douglas and Jason Ligon downed teammates Khyree Davis and Will Flanagan for the boys doubles crown at the Cougar Classic on Saturday.
Abilene High sisters Rachel and Emily Funk, meanwhile, took second in girls doubles.
Walker, a state runner-up last year, beat Lubbock Coronado's Reagan Collins 6-1, 6-4 for the title, earning her finals appearance with a 6-0, 6-0 semifinals win over Coronado's Marial Deleon.
Douglas and Ligon downed a team from Rockwall Heritage to earn its spot in the championship match, where they beat Davis and Flanagan 6-3, 7-5.
The Funk sisters beat San Angelo Central's Lacy Schneeman and Cheyenne Duncan 7-6, 6-1 in the semis before falling to Coronado's Karly Garland and Emily Alderson 6-4, 6-2 in the final.
AHS wins game at Burleson Classic
BURLESON — The Abilene High Eagles won their third game in a row to reach .500 for the first time this season Saturday, beating host Burleson 8-4 to wrap up their weekend at the Burleson Classic.
The Eagles (6-6) scored the final five runs, getting four in the sixth inning, after allowing a 3-0 first-inning lead to turn into a 4-3 deficit.
Connor Durrington, Matt Loftin and Mark Burrow each drove in two runs for the Eagles. Durrington went 2 for 4 with a triple, while Loftin, who doubled, and Burrow each went 1 for 3. Derek Scott was 2 for 4 with an RBI.
Burrow also picked up the win on the mound, striking out three in 3.2 innings in relief of starter Max Taubert.
The Eagles face a quick turnaround with a pair of District 2-5A games Monday and Tuesday. Abilene High visits Amarillo Tascosa on Monday for their weather-delayed district opener, then takes on Odessa High at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Blackburn Field.
Burleson Classic
Abilene High 8, Burleson 4
Burleson 121 000 —4 5 1
Max Taubert, Mark Burrow (3) and Matt Loftin. Reid Woods, Demitri Kondaris and Jeff Plumb. W — Burrow. L — Woods. 2B — AHS: Loftin. 3B — AHS: Connor Durrington.
AHS wins two at Burleson tourney
BURLESON — After suffering their first two losses of the season Friday, the Abilene High Lady Eagles bounced back with a pair of victories Saturday to close out the Burleson ISD Tournament.
The Lady Eagles defeated Killeen Ellison 8-2 and Fort Worth Paschal 5-2. Abilene High (7-2-1) resumes District 2-5A play Tuesday at home against Lubbock Coronado.
Against Ellison, AHS erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning to complete a comeback from a 2-0 deficit.
Lauren Williams keyed the big inning with a two-run single. Christy Rodriguez, Mercedes Velez and Samantha Rodriguez each drove in a run for Abilene High, which finished with six hits, all singles, by six players.
Samantha Rodriguez also pitched a five-inning complete game, striking out three while holding Ellison to two runs on five hits.
Against Paschal, Victoria Bryant struck out 10 in pitching a complete game, holding Paschal to two runs on three hits, and went 2 for 3 with a double at the plate.
The Lady Eagles scored three runs in the first as Velez had a two-run double. Samantha Rodriguez and Katerina Sauceda both had two hits for AHS with Christy Rodriguez and Lauren Campbell each driving in a run.
Burleson ISD tournament
AHS 8, Killeen Ellison 2
Ellison 020 00 —2 5 1
F. Carmago, J. Monge (5), B. Sanchez (5) and K. Connell. Samantha Rodriguez and Lauren Williams. W — S. Rodriguez. L — J. Monge.
AHS 5, FW Paschal 2
Paschal 100 001 0—2 3 1
AHS 301 001 x — 5 11 2
L. Pockett and B. Bell. Victoria Bryant and Lauren Williams. W — Bryant. L — Pockett. 2B — Paschal: R. Bell; AHS: Christy Rodriguez, Mercedes Velex, Bryant.
Records — Abilene High 7-2-1.
Lady Coogs split pair in Granbury
GRANBURY — Cooper beat Granbury 15-5 before losing to Comanche 1-0 on the final day of the Granbury tournament on Saturday.
Kenzie Black had two hits and drove in three runs against Granbury. Kaylin Farmer also had a double and two RBIs, while Keely Gillit and Bri Crim both had a hit and RBI. Logan Usery allowed five runs on five hits in going all five innings for the Lady Cougars. She struck out one and walked two.
Comanche scored a run in the bottom of the seventh to beat the Lady Coogs later in the day. Gillit allowed four hits, struck out four and walked one in going the distance for the Lady Coogs (10-9). Farmer led off the fifth with a ground-rule double but ended up being stranded at third. Gillit, Crim, Black and Farmer had hits for Cooper. The Lady Coogs play Central on Tuesday in San Angelo in a District 2-5A game. Granbury Tournament
Cooper 15, Granbury 5
Cooper 642 30 —15 6 2
Granbury 500 00 —5 5 7
Logan Usery and Kenzie Black. Lopez and Beadle. W — Usery. L — Lopez. 2B — Cooper: Kaylin Farmer.
Comanche 1, Cooper 0
Cooper 000 000 0—0 4 4
Comanche 000 000 1—1 4 1
Keely Gillit and Kenzie Black. Hagood and Mobley. W — Hagood. L — Gillit. 2B — Cooper: Kaylin Farmer; Comanche: Hagood.
Records — Cooper: 10-9.
Scaief's four goals not enough for Coogs
SAN ANGELO — Austin Bell scored in the 76th minute to break a 4-4 tie and lift San Angelo Central to a 5-4 victory over Cooper in a District 2-5A boys soccer game Saturday at San Angelo Stadium.
The Bobcats won the game, despite the fact Fabio Scaief scored four goals for the Cougars.
Cooper had a 4-2 lead as Scaief scored his fourth goal in the 61st minute. But Central rallied for three goals in a 12-minute stretch to stun the Coogs.
Bell guided a loose ball in the box across the line for a goal that Cooper players initially contested. After a short discussion, the Bobcats were awarded the score to cap their own three-goal rally.
Central is alone in third place with 20 points (10-4-3 overall, 6-3-2 in district).
Cooper (5-8-2, 4-6-0) is fifth with 12 points — six points back of Midland Lee. Teams get three points for a win and one for a tie.
"It was a sloppy game for both sides, and we were able to go up 4-2," Cooper coach Lalo Muñoz said. "I thought both their fourth and fifth goals were questionable. For us we have to make sure we can maintain a lead. When there is a lot of time left, we have to make sure we remain focused and make sure we are executing on both sides of the ball."
Central tops Cooper girls in district game
SAN ANGELO — Dani Black scored a pair of goals as the front-running San Angelo Lady Cats beat Cooper 4-1 in a District 2-5A girls soccer game Saturday at San Angelo Stadium.
Central (14-5-1, 10-0-1) began the day with a four-point lead over Odessa Permian for the district lead. The Lady Cats have clinched a playoff berth.
Katie Lane scored off an assist from Kennedy Barnes just before halftime to cut the Lady Cats' lead to 2-1 at the break. But the Lady Cougars (6-8-2, 1-8-1) couldn't stop Central from sweeping the district series.
The Cooper boys and girls host Lubbock Coronado on Tuesday at Shotwell Stadium, beginning with the girls at 5 p.m.
Girls golf
Midland Girls Invitational
At Hogan Park Golf Course, Midland
Final Results
Teams — 1. Midland Lee 319-329—648; 2. San Angelo Central 331-337—668; 3. Odessa Permian 359-365—724; 4. Permian No. 2 358-370—728; 5. El Paso Coronado No. 2 367-370—737; 6. El Paso Eastwood 362-377—739; 7. Cooper 374-375—749.
Top 10 Individuals — 1. Ali Cowan, Midland Lee, 69-70—139; 2. Kamryn Cummings, San Angelo Central, 70-74—144; 3. Libby Thomas, Lee, 77-74—151 (won third-place playoff); 4. Christian Curnutte, Midland Christian, 74-77—151; 5. Lauren Barta, Central, 80-84—164; 6. Dana Pelletier, El Paso Coronado, 81-85—166; 7. Dell Blair, El Paso Eastwood, 80-89—169; 8. Bailee Cook, Permian, 81-89—170; 9. McKynzie Golden, Permian No. 2, 81-90—171; 10. Sarah Falcon, Central, 89-83—172.
Cooper (749) — CharlesAnn Freeman, 93-91—184; Elizabeth West, 89-94—183; Mychellya Shadle, 109-93—212; Ilyana Benavides, 92-97—189; Carlee Freeman, 100-109—209.
Teams — 1. Odessa High 384-386—770; 2. Midland High 383-406—789; 3. Midland High No. 2 394-412—806; 4. Wylie 410-398—808; 5. Midland Lee No. 2 407-407—814; 6. Abilene High 389-433—822.
Top 10 Individuals — 1. Kayla Johnson, Wylie, 87-86—173; 2. Mallory Jones, Odessa High, 92-88—180 (won second-place scorecard playoff); 3. Reygan Rodriguez, Odessa High, 88-92—180; 4. Emily White, Midland Lee No. 2, 89-92—181; 5. Kathryn McGowan, Midland High I, 89-98—187; 6. (tie) Erica Fraizer, Midland High I, 92-97—189; and Kelly Lanford, Abilene High, 91-98—189; 8. Amy Wood, Midland High No. 2, 95-97—192; 9. Daniella Rodriguez, Odessa High, 95-98—193; 10. Adrienne Coats, Midland High No. 2, 96-98—194.
Wylie (808) — Kayla Johnson, 87-86—173; Kristen Ueckert, 97-103—200; Abby Music, 119-107—226; Megan Wright, 111-111—222; Shelbi Moss, 115-102—227.
Abilene High (822) — Kelly Lanford, 91-98—189; Lindsey Sitton, 85-NS — NS; Mary Pate, 107-112—219; Kelsey Cockerell, 121-107—228; Erin Luna, 106-116—222.
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IKEA bride: With this flatpack, I thee wed
- From: news.com.au
- October 30, 2012
- Couple win competition to marry in IKEA
- Their big day is set for Valentine's Day 2013
- Valentine's Day wedding ideas
- Bizarre wedding photos
SOME people dream of a big white wedding - others dream of IKEA.
At least, that's what Lynne Klanbida and Chad Martin from Hornsby, New South Wales were dreaming of when they entered a competition to hold their wedding at IKEA's Tempe store.
Beating out over 500 entrants, Lynne and Chad are all set to marry on Valentine's Day 2013, nestled among 80 guests and their choice of IKEA crockery, lighting, textiles, dining furniture, decorations and glassware.
"We wanted to get married in IKEA for a very simple reason - we adore it. It felt right to be able to show our commitment to one another by getting married somewhere we both love, and to show the world that romance can be alive anywhere" said Lynne and Chad.
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IkeaSchmikea Posted at 10:33 AM October 30, 2012
I hope their marriage is going to have more structural integrity than the overpriced chipboard garbage they've chosen to surround it with.
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traj nikolas of penshurst Posted at 11:15 AM October 30, 2012
we are getting married in mcdonalds cant wait
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Brett of Perth Posted at 11:16 AM October 30, 2012
I wish their names were Allan and Kee
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C of Melbourne Posted at 11:25 AM October 30, 2012
This is the saddest thing I have ever read.
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nick jones of Hobart Posted at 11:27 AM October 30, 2012
the average australian wedding cost $35000! woah. thats a lot of money to spend on one day. I hope all these people are happy with their weddings. Mine cost about $4000, and i wouldn't change it for the world
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Genevieve of Melbourne Posted at 12:01 PM October 30, 2012
Mr and Mrs Alan Kee - love it! If you can get a free wedding, why not? Mines costing 23k including wedding dress and honeymoon... Although it does lose a lot of the romance.
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JD Posted at 12:01 PM October 30, 2012
What a joke - who in the world would want to get married in Ikea or any shop to be honest - they wont close the shop that day either no doubt will be a record sales day for all the people wanting to look at the crazies getting married there!! Absolutely stupid!!!
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amanda devine of Australia Posted at 12:26 PM October 30, 2012
My wedding cost under a $1000. Sad but true!!!
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Ryan of Baulkham Hills Posted at 1:08 PM October 30, 2012
Sad thing about this is that there were 500 other couples willing to do this.
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Denis of Nth Ryde Posted at 1:12 PM October 30, 2012
They can spend their honeymoon trying to find there way out of the store.
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Lee of Toukley NSW Posted at 1:47 PM October 30, 2012
Next thing you know, Ikea will be delving into couples counselling. If Alan and Kee can learn to assemble a Billy Bookcase together, without argument, they can overcome most of life's challenges.
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Joan Posted at 2:08 PM October 30, 2012
Went to a wedding in Fiji . All the bride had to do, was bring her dresses. The Fijians did the rest, according her wishes. We stayed a week while the young couple went on their honeymoon. One of the nicest times I have ever had!!!
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Dave of Brisbane Posted at 2:40 PM October 30, 2012
Weddings are expensive? Wait until the divorce comes!
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Mr x of here Posted at 2:48 PM October 30, 2012
He's wearing a tie with a jumper - enuff said!
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jenni Posted at 2:54 PM October 30, 2012
I wonder if Ikea does do it yourself divorce kits
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nick gurung Posted at 3:27 PM October 30, 2012
Its not bad idea but i am afraid when people get married like this they end up divorcing eventually. i wish the couple a good luck but i suspect longetivity of their marriage given Australia has one of the highest divorce rate in the world.
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Gavin of Mulwala Posted at 3:40 PM October 30, 2012
Perhaps the PR Manager should arrange another wedding at IKEA Headquarters on 17th May 2013
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Dennis Posted at 5:26 PM October 30, 2012
What a horrible idea getting married in a furniture store. I hope IKEA are paying for it all.
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9 Ways that Pregnancy Prepares You for Life with Small Children.
You are never alone.
From the moment those feisty little sperm burrow into your egg/s, your body is no longer your own. You've got company, and that company is in your body.
When the kid comes out, that company will still almost always be with you. Especially in the bathroom. Small children are sort of like Santa Claus: She sees you when you're pooping. He makes sure that you're awake. They'll find you when you're hiding. So lock the door for goodness sake. Hey!
Emotions are all jacked up. Pregnancy is the magical time in your life you can do almost anything and blame it on hormones. Because you are carrying life, and thus are holy. So when you scream at your partner for eating your tater tots and five minutes later cry because you just love him so much and would he please go buy you some more tater tots, you can't be blamed. It's the hormones.
Similarly, little kids are all jacked up. A lot. It usually feels like the menses of everyone in my home have synched up. But my kids are too young to menstruate, and one of them is a boy. Screaming, crying and spastic laughter erupt from their sweet little bodies frequently, and the emotions morph from one to another with little to no warning.
What's that smell? You know how when you're preggers, you can smell dog poop from three blocks away suddenly? In a way, this will prepare you for the diaper years, when it's socially acceptable to smell another person's ass in public. Like a dog. See how it all comes full circle?
Phases and stages. Pregnancy is full of surprising stages. Surprise! You now pee when you sneeze. Surprise! You can't see your own bush anymore (pro tip—it's as big as a clown wig). Surprise! Your baby has fingernails and they are trying to claw its way out of your cervix.
Likewise, babies and toddlers blast through a zillion little stages. For instance, that gassy infant stage, where you find yourself spending hours a day Googling "how to make baby fart." It will pass, so to speak, although it doesn't feel like it at the time. You won't be bicycling your five-year-old's legs to try to relieve gas. I hope.
You are so amazing!!! Pregnant women get noticed. Like how you can't seem to go to the drug store for more Rolaids and jalapenos without strange, older women reaching their witchy claws towards you to feel your belly. You, you life-giving host body, are special. You're like a rock star. A slightly round, hormonal rock star who spends a lot of time in the bathroom. Basically, you are Elvis.
Try this: leave your kids for a few hours. Go do something fun. For reals. Come back, and see how they greet you. They will likely cheer for you, smile for you, clap for you. They will shriek, "MAMA!" and as they wrap their chubby little arms around you, your body will flood with oxytocin and you will feel like the rock star that you are.
Your heart is working overtime. During pregnancy, your blood volume increases dramatically to nourish your growing tadpole, and your heart pumps harder to pump the extra blood.
When you become a mom, your heart continues to swell. When your baby first smiles at you, and it's 3 AM and you've been up six times already, you might find yourself saying, Do you want a pony? Because I will totally buy you a pony. And when you can't watch the news anymore because it's all bad stuff happening to somebody's kid? Your heart will stretch and ache and soften. It will work harder than it ever has before.
The humanity! If pregnancy doesn't humanize you, it's likely that birth and post-partum will. You might expel a tiny poop on your doctor. Their might be stretch marks and hemorrhoids and the worst, longest period of your ever-loving life.
Little babies and kids continue to soften your humanity. They will make horrific poops and goat farts that would clear a Taco Bell. They will start off so helpless, so like a soft little blind kitten. You will accept all of this about them. You will not always like it, but you will accept it. And they will accept you, too. They will love you unconditionally. They won't care about your stretch marks or your tofu farts. They will, if they notice at all, find it neutrally curious, as if they were a little Zen master.
Time moves fast and slow. If you spend your first trimester (or beyond) nauseous and exhausted, the days seem to last forever as you count down to the second trimester when you've been promised the blissful "honeymoon stage" of pregnancy. Even if you're not sick, you might be anxious about the health of your baby and counting down the days until your next ultrasound. But sometime in the second or third trimester, you will realize holy crap, this is really happening. And the days just might start blurring by as you head towards labor at what feels like full throttle.
When your baby arrives, this phenomenon continues. At nighttime, the dark and the sleep deprivation smudge the veil of time even more and you are sure this endless exhaustion will kill you. Or at least age you prematurely. And on those long, long days when your child is sick or colicky or having tantrum after tantrum, and you feel like it will never pass and you will be stuck here in this day forever.
And then all of a sudden your little baby will roll over. Your child will turn three and four and five, and you wonder how did this happen? How can it go by so fast? And you will realize those ladies in the grocery store who tell you (inevitably on a day that your child is attempting to prove it's a demon spawn) to enjoy every minute, because it goes by so fast? They are right. And they are wrong. Because it goes by fast. But it goes by slow, too.
You're never quite ready. You might not feel 100% ready to become a parent. You probably aren't fully confident about pushing a human being out of your Snoopy.
But it all happens. Sometimes it feels like parenting is all about letting go. Letting them out of their warm, wet belly home. Letting go of the perfect, candlelit water birth you'd planned. Letting your child walk into a preschool classroom and leaving, knowing they will miss you. And you, them.
You might not be ready for any of these things. You might feel like a fraud, and these releases might feel like the hardest, most insurmountable tasks of your life. But you will do them anyways. You will let go, over and over and over again. Like birth, childrearing won't always go how you want it to. But it will, almost always, be okay.
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12 Responses to "9 Ways that Pregnancy Prepares You for Life with Small Children."
Beautiful. Just beautiful. Thank you for the reminder.
Thank you, yogagirl!
I can't even tell you how much I loved this! By far one of the best pregnancy articles I've read…Lynn, you're a great writer! As a first time mom to be (in around 3 weeks or so), I needed this.
Aw, thanks Whitney! Wishing you the best as you transition from the end of pregnancy into new motherhood!
This was absolutely beautiful and oh-so-true for this new mother. I laughed out loud and shed a few tears. Thank you for writing these words which caused my heart to swell. Namaste!
Thank you so much~ what a kind comment! : )
Lovely article, and just like Whitney wrote, I am about a first time Mom as well (due in early March). Have done a fair amount of reading that suggests just as you've stated, forget you know or are trying to plan anything – it all goes out the window. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I can't wait for the goat farts!
Thank you, Heather! Best wishes for the rest of your pregnancy and early motherhood!
Thanks for this, very clever! As a mom to 4 young boys, a lot of this is very relateable!
Thanks, Shayna!
Thanks, Shayna! Take good care.
Great post ! This article is very important for pregnancy. These ways is very essentially for us pregnancy. I want to try follow this tips. When i will be pregnancy. Thank so much for sharing the information in this blog .


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There has come a swift transition in the financial services in the world including Pakistan. A new mode of banking i.e. Islamic banking has been introduced and accepted widely in many countries of the world including Pakistan. Our thesis has portrayed the current situation for Islamic banking in Pakistan by investigating the current competition of the industry using porter five forces model and at macro level using PEST analysis. We have analyzed that the competition is very high in the industry and Islamic banks could take more market share by introducing the more innovative products with less price as compared to conventional banks and by widen up their branch network to all small and big cities of Pakistan.


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Nah, people just want him to pay because he's rich and famous. Bugger the law, because he's rich. Law good when it protects the little folk. Law bad when it also protects rich man. Its just reverse snobbery and engineered outrage by the tabloids.
Being famous is nothing to do with it. I would have the same point of view about anybody in the same circumstances. If he was a banker would people be sympathetic to him? probably not in today's climate.
My view is that if you are in a long term partnership and have children together then you are as good as married. Letting your partner be declared bankrupt is shameful when you could easily afford to pay off the debt.
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A friend of mine who works in a computer manufacturing company told me today that Microsoft and Novell are planning to release a Micvell Linux. No actions are taken yet, both companies are at discussion stage now. According to this unchecked information Micvell Linux distributive will be kind of "compatible" with Windows Vista.
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IBM this week launched a new "LC" line of servers that infuse technologies from members of the OpenPower Foundation and are part of IBM's Power Systems portfolio of servers. The new Power Systems LC servers were designed based on technologies and development efforts contributed by OpenPower Foundation partners—including Canonical, Mellanox, Nvidia, Tyan and Wistron.
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I am getting more brave about negotiating the health issue discussions with my grandma, Elly. Up until now, we just chat about the basics, sleeping, blood pressure, headache or back ache. She doesn't really want to share anything and there is background to that.
Elly's mother was a "hypochondriac" – according to Elly, the oldest child. My great-grandmother went to the doctor and got pills and then more pills. This has been told to me fairly often, but I don't have any memory of bottles of pills. My great-grandmother died while I was in college so I knew her for a very long part of my life, at a young age, spending a week in the summers as she babysat me being while Elly worked. G-Grandma spoke German mostly, I don't remember conversations with her in English. There were two adult children living at home when I was a youngster visiting my Great Grands. Uncle never married and stayed to care for his parents until they passed and then he passed in 1990. Aunt married very late and lived at home until she married around 1974. My grandma had many siblings and my great aunts and uncles had children closer in age to me. G-Grandparents lived around the corner from Elly which was handy for us kids to see so much of them. So, as G-Grandma got old, she would call many, many times a day to complain to Elly about her aches and pains. I remember the phone calls so I can confirm that she called a lot every day! Elly refuses to be like her mom, so the pendulum has swung much the other way.
Today at lunch, I noticed that Elly's leg is still seeping and bandaged. It has been super swollen for a couple of weeks. I increased her water pill on Dr.'s advice but it hasn't gone down enough to stop the seeping/bleeding. Elly wears compression stockings which help to mask the coloring of the leg and the amount of seepage. I mentioned to my NurseySister that I was concerned about the swelling and she said it had looked better this weekend while we were away and that if Grandma was uncomfortable she would make a call to the Dr. Well, I don't see the point in waiting for an ER visit because that would bring in many more complications! Every hospital visit ends up in lots of tests for a carotid artery that is twisted which is a benign and well known part of Elly's body. They just like to milk the "cash cow"!
So, now I am concerned because Elly did express she has not had a decrease in pain and looks decidedly uncomfortable. My thoughts are going the direction of possible blood clot or blood infection (both could be a painful way to die). Our goal is to keep her comfortable and let her make decisions as much as possible. I brought up this leg problem at lunch time along with the suggestion about making a call to the new Dr. The answer was, "Let's give it another day" and "I just wonder what was sprayed on the lawn that could be causing this." We do have our yard sprayed for spiders, ticks, roaches etc. but it is the same stuff every month for the past three and a half years. She has never had a reaction before and refused to consider just washing her leg when she first mentioned the rash and swelling.
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Sega, on the other hand, is set to make an official announcement regarding new Sakura Taisen game(s) on the PlayStation 2 soon.
The development of Sony Computer Entertainment's Arc the Lad: Twilight of Spirits for PS2 is currently 50% complete.
Last but not least, NEC Interchannel will release the PS2 version of their dating simulation Air soon. It will feature re-recorded voice acting and sound.


text: NBC will stream 11 continuous hours of live content on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1 to Windows desktops and tablets. The "Super Stream Sunday" event will run from noon EST and to around 10 p.m. and include NBC's pre-game coverage, Super Bowl XLIX itself, the halftime show, and the post-game show, and the episode of The Blacklist that will air following the game. The stream will take place through the NBC Sports Live Extra app.