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We travel to New York City every couple of years and do our best to see as many Broadway shows as possible while we're there (our personal best is 9 on one trip!). Steph has been very good about saving a Playbill as a souvenir from each show. We now have quite a collection! Steph wanted a way to organize and display the Playbills and came up with the idea for the DIY Memory Keeper box. This could be adapted for many types of collections.
DIY Rustic Stump End Tables
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There's nothing like natural elements to make your home decor feel warm and welcoming! You can add those elements with flowers, greenery, a water feature, or natural wood furniture and accessories like these end tables made from tree stumps.
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Recently, we were asked by Kreg to create a sponsored Mother's Day project for BuildSomething.com. Being that we are Mother Daughter Projects, what better team to ask than us?! We have purchased and used a number of Kreg products over the years, and jumped at the chance to add a project to Build Something!
Check out the tutorial for how to transfer pictures to wood below!
Starbucks Table Makeover
Ever had one of those projects that seemed to take a long time to finish? This little Starbucks' decor inspired table was that kind of project for us!
Many months ago we saw a little side table at our neighborhood Starbucks that we thought we could DIY. The Starbucks table had a metal base with a wood top--very industrial looking.
Concrete and Wood Door Stop
During a recent trip to our local Ace Hardware, we discovered they had mini bags of Quikrete mortar mix. Well, we had to buy it, cause you know, "everything in mini form" is totally cute!
Now, what to do with our little mini bag? While in Target's home accessory aisle, we happened upon a marble and wood decor piece which gave both of us the same idea- at the same time. A concrete and wood door stop!
Once home we found a beautiful scrap of wood that would become the base and on another Ace trip we found the perfect hardware to use as a handle.
DIY Wood Tray
For a recent live demonstration of power tools, we made two versions of a wood tray. A pallet version you can see here and this version using purchased lumber.
How to Make a Basic Pallet Tray
If you've followed us for some time, you know that we like our pallets! We have utilized pallet wood in a number of projects including shelves, a coffee station, sign and now we add a pallet wood tray to our inventory of posts!
For a presentation of Power Tools 101 this spring at the Tallahassee French Country Market, we created this tray out of pallet wood. We used the build to demonstrate how to use various power tools in real time.
As far as pallet projects go, this is more straight forward than most. We used a pallet we found at a motorcycle shop. It ended up being the exact width we needed for our tray so no trimming of the boards, with the exception of the end boards was needed!
DIY Scarf and Hat Organizer
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We just finished a makeover of my walk-in closet. While working on it, I realized I needed a place to store scarves and hats. I checked the store for solutions but couldn't find the right thing at an affordable price. We decided to DIY something! Check out how we made this organizer with spare cabinet knobs.
Most Saturday mornings I'm off to yard sales in search of treasures to upcycle. I often come across chairs and really have to restrain myself from buying more—that's because I have a dozen or more currently stored in my garage!
This week, one of those chairs got a long-awaited makeover. This wrought iron, mid-century chair was purchased for the whopping sum of $1.00. It was structurally sound but needed work on the veneer, new upholstery, and new feet.
We received a Valentine's Day DIY Project Kit of Testors products today and couldn't wait to get started! Since I'm the crafter of the team, I shared a few ideas with Steph, and we agreed on a decor piece.
We were tasked with using a selection of the products in the box to decorate the included wood hearts. Along with the wood hearts, we used parts from an old trophy as the base of the project.
We decided to make a decor piece that could be used as a special addition to a Valentine's Day breakfast for a mom or grandma. In our piece, "My Loves" refers to my three grandchildren which are represented by the three hearts below the larger heart.
Portable Guest "Recharge" Station
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Faux Vintage Mirror Tray
Recently we were challenged by Rust-Oleum to create an upcycle project using a variety of paint products that they sent to us. We created two upcycle projects for the challenge--one to enter into a blogger contest and this one just for fun!
The goal was to upcycle something from "found" objects. For the tray we used an old vintage frame, backing from an old desk, and a pair of vintage drawer pulls. Take a look at how it all came together.
We are participating in a Handmade Holiday Gift Series with fellow bloggers. As usual, when faced with a challenge, we each had our own ideas of what to do. We barely considered Vicki's idea because Steph's idea was perfect!
Our gift idea is a take off of all those Pinterest worthy "mix in a mason jar" ideas. We decided instead of a food mix we'd make up a DIY concrete kit in a bag!
We have enjoyed learning how to use concrete this year, but realized there is not an easy, simple way to experience using concrete without having to buy a huge bag of concrete. Putting together a concrete kit, with everything your gift recipient will need to make three candleholders, allows you to give the gift of creativity to all your DIY friends.
Green Bottle Christmas Tree
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Looking for a little different Christmas tree this year? Check out this tree made using wood dowels and Perrier bottles! How-to video above.
A year ago on vacation at Walt Disney World, we spotted a really neat piece of art at the Epcot Food and Wine festival. We took pictures and thought it would make a great DIY project one day. That day has come! I used this as inspiration for the Christmas tree version I made.
DIY Lamp Christmas Tree
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One of my favorite ways to create is by using "what I have" on hand—stuff that is in my stash of raw materials, odds and ends, including lamps in all state of disrepair. When Steph challenged me to create an unconventional Christmas tree, I headed to this stash to see what I could come up with. I was intrigued by the idea of transforming the "bones" of a lamp into a multi-level tree complete with wiring to make it a functional lamp as well.
I decided to use wood platters and other circular wood objects as my layers with assorted lamp base parts as dividers between the layers. I also used a metal tray when I realized I needed a larger base and found I could drill through it easily enough.
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Getting to the Event
Location: The 2016 Gold Coast Midyear Caravan, Camping Expo Plus Home and Outdoor Living Ideas is held at the Gold Coast Turf Club, Racecourse Drive, Bundall, Queensland, 4217.
Public Transport:
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Breaking The Shell
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Ouran High.
A/N: Well here is the latest chapter of my story. I hope you enjoy and I would sincerely like to thank all of my reviewers. You all inspire me to keep updating and I feel very proud at the fact that you enjoy my story. Please keep reviewing and thank you again. Now on to the story!
Chapter 13: Kagome's Fear and the Beach!
Kagome sighed as she stared out of the jet window and into the magnificent water. Her eyes dulled when she recalled how she ended up here.
Tamaki sauntered up to Haruhi and jumped in glee. "My lovely daughter guess what papa did for you!" Haruhi looked up at him with slight curiosity and tilted her head. "What did you do now senpai?"
Tamaki began to sparkle as he held Haruhi's hands. "Papa is taking you to the beach in Okinawa!" Haruhi stood up in shock and looked at Tamaki with wide eyes. "Are you serious? W-whaa? B-but it's so unexpected we can't just up and go like that!"
Kyouya chose that moment to walk in and he smirked down at Haruhi. "It's quite all right Haruhi I already have a private jet waiting to take you and the rest of the Host club to the beach and besides weren't you the one who said that the beach sounds fun?" Kagome looked up at this and sent a cold glare over towards the Shadow King. 'He must be insane if he thinks I'm going along with this. Host club my ass, this is the only day I get to relax.'
Honey perked up when he heard they were going to the beach and Hikaru and Kaoru began dancing around at the concept of going to the beach with Kagome.
Mori glanced over at Kagome and saw her glaring at Kyouya. Mori's eyes filled with confusion, wondering why she would be angry. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha became quiet when he mentioned the beach. They both remembered clearly the time they spent together at the beach. It was a memory that both of them longed to relive.
Kagome stood when all the other host's began packing. Kyouya glanced over at her and smirked. "Where exactly are you going Kagome?" All eyes turned on her when he spoke. Kagome slid her dead eyes over to Kyouya and snorted. "I'm going home."
Haruhi looked at her in surprise. Honey jumped on Kagome's back and began tearing up. "You don't want to go to the beach with us Gome-chan?" Kagome looked over at Honey and sighed. "I'm sorry Honey but I'll have to refuse." Sesshomaru looked over at her in understanding but Inuyasha seemed to get more confused.
"Hey you idiot I thought you loved the beach!" The other hosts looked at Inuyasha in shock for the new information he just revealed. Kagome glared at Inuyasha and began walking towards the door. "Not anymore Inu-baka."
Before she could reach the door the twins blocked her way and smirked. "We're not moving till you go with us! It's not fair that you leave us all hanging!" Kagome was about to hit Hikaru upside the head but was stopped when Haruhi stepped in.
"Kagome I understand if you don't want to go and you don't have to but…" She looked up at Kagome with soft eyes. "…it would make me really happy if you did." Kagome's eyes widened for a split second before she turned her head away and grunted. "Che. Whatever."
Honey and the twins began cheering at Haruhi's success. When they all resumed packing Sesshomaru walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her shoulder's in a rare display of public affection. "I'm sorry you are getting dragged into this but you know as well as I do that they do not understand why you feel the way you do."
Kagome escaped Sesshomaru's grasp and began packing her things as well, never noticing Inuyasha's eyes following her every movement with hidden sorrow.
-End Flashback-
Kagome was jolted out of the memory when the jet landed. She glanced over at the sleeping Honey and picked him up onto her back before Mori could even reach them. Mori looked at her with a soft smile and patted her head. Kagome just looked away. "Hm."
As they all exited the jet Kagome's eyes strayed towards the clashing waves. A heavy feeling hit the bottom of her stomach but she just turned away and walked towards the beach house. They all set down their stuff in their assigned rooms when Tamaki started prancing around in joy. "Come Haruhi lets head to the beach!"
Before anyone could say anything he was already off and they had no choice but to follow.
Kagome sat by Sesshomaru and Haruhi and watched as Mori and Honey played in the water. Inuyasha surprisingly enough was playing pranks on Tamaki with Hikaru and Kaoru. Once they realized Inuyasha was related to Kagome they got along much better.
Kagome looked up when she noticed a group of girls that seemed familiar. 'Hm. Those girls are from our school but what are they doing here?'Haruhi managed to voice her question to Kyouya and he gave them an evil smirk.
"Well I decided to fly out our costumers so they can spend time with the Host Club in a new environment. After all this is an all expense paid trip so you're going to be working." Haruhi sweat-dropped at his answer but smiled and waved at the girls nonetheless.
Luckily Kagome and Haruhi were both dressed as boys. Kagome wore a long sleeved red shirt and some black swim trunks. This was the first time anyone saw any of Kagome's skin, which like her face, had scars. They were scattered all over her legs but there weren't that many. Kagome unconsciously rubbed at the scar on her face as she looked at her legs.
'Well at least it's not as bad as the rest of my body.'The girls began squealing at the sight of Kagome's distracted form. Sesshomaru growled angrily at them and grasped Kagome's hand and tugged her to a standing position. "Come outoto we shall get drinks for everyone."
The schoolgirls began screaming with joy at his commanding tone. Kagome inwardly chuckled at Sesshomaru for wanting to get away from the pestering girls. She just nodded at him and walked towards the concession stand that was up ahead.
As they were quietly walking the older Taisho placed his hand on her head and gave her a soft look. Kagome froze when she felt Sesshomaru's hand on her head and looked up at him with blank eyes. "What's wrong aniki?" Sesshomaru just slipped his hands through her silky locks and gave her a mischievous smirk. "How would you like to spar later on?" Kagome's eyes gleamed as she silently nodded her head. If there was one thing Kagome loved more then anything, it was fighting.
Haruhi stared at the retreating Taisho siblings and was surprised when she felt someone plop next to her. To her shock it was Inuyasha that came back from picking on Tamaki and he was drenched in ocean water. Inuyasha glared when he saw Haruhi still staring at him. "What are you looking at?"
Haruhi's eyes widened and she immediately looked away in embarrassment for being caught staring. "Sorry about that Inuyasha I was just surprised that you sat next to me." Inuyasha just grunted and stared at the ocean. A red bandanna covered the top of his head and he wore red swim trunks to accompany it.
There was a quiet pause before Inuyasha began speaking; not even bothering to takes his eyes off the ocean. Inuyasha ignored the girls giggling around him and chose to concentrate on the waves. "Fujioka." Haruhi looked at Inuyasha in surprise and suddenly felt nervous. "Uh, yes Inuyasha?" He paused and seemed to be contemplating his words before he spoke again. "Why the hell does Kagome like you so much?"
Haruhi sat completely still and looked at Inuyasha in confusion. "W-what do you mean?" Inuyasha's fists clenched as he finally turned to glare at Haruhi. "You heard me! Kagome's always being nice to you! She even agreed to go to this damn beach because of you so answer me!" Haruhi's eyes widened in realization. 'He's jealous…'
Haruhi gave Inuyasha a kind smile. "I'm not sure why exactly but I just feel connected to Kagome. Whenever I'm in trouble Kagome always seems to show up and save me. I've come to care about Kagome greatly and I guess it's the same with her."
Inuyasha stood and looked away. "But why you? You're nothing special. I don't see why Kagome gives you so much attention!" '…and not me. Kagome never pays attention to me.'Haruhi gave an understanding smile to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, Kagome cares about all of the host club in her own way. She just shows it differently and seeing as you're her brother I'm sure she loves you more then you'll ever realize."
Inuyasha turned to Haruhi in surprise at her words. 'Does she know? How can she tell what I'm feeling?'Inuyasha began walking away without looking back. "Keh. What do you know!"
Haruhi just smiled at him as he walked away. 'Don't worry Inuyasha I know Kagome loves you. After all you are her younger brother.'
Kagome and Sesshomaru returned right after Inuyasha left with a some drinks. Kagome handed one to Haruhi and resumed her seat next to her. "Why haven't you gone swimming Haruhi?" Haruhi looked up and blushed at Kagome. "Um well you see I kind of wanted to look around the beach." Haruhi looked down at the sand and missed Kagome's amused smirk. "How about I join you?"
Haruhi looked up at Kagome with a happy smile and stood up in excitement. "All right lets go." Kyouya looked at Haruhi before walking away. Kagome noticed this but chose to say nothing already guessing what he was up to. Kagome looked over at Sesshomaru's still form. "Are you coming aniki?"
Sesshomaru looked at her with an emotionless mask and stood. "I'm afraid not. I have an idiotic mutt to find but I expect that spar later." Kagome nodded her head and walked away with Haruhi.
Haruhi was in shock seeing all the crabs and other critters on the beach as well as seashells all over the place. Kagome quickly glanced at Kyouya when she saw the trucks dumping all of the critters on the beach. She nodded towards him with an amused look.
Kyouya smirked at her but couldn't stop the blush that crept on his face from that look she gave him. "What's with all the shellfish?" Kyouya glanced at Kagome then went back to his clipboard. "My father's police force wanted to make it up to Honey for worrying him when they attacked you." Kagome looked at him with empty eyes. "And your point is?" Kyouya just sighed and began scribbling down information. "Honey mentioned earlier that he would like to hunt for shellfish."
Kagome nodded her head in understanding and went back to Haruhi only to see her collecting shellfish with Honey. A soft look entered her eyes as she felt Haruhi brimming with happiness. A small chuckle escaped Kagome as Haruhi began to talk about side dishes.
Mori jumped next to Kagome and smiled down at her with a blush on his face after hearing her chuckle. Kagome looked at him with a warm look and turned when she saw Tamaki appear on the other side of her. "I'm glad Haruhi and Honey are having such a great time." Kagome looked over at Haruhi and nodded.
Haruhi stood and looked at Tamaki with a big smile. "Hey senpai dinner is gonna be great! It's a major haul!"
Tamaki was gushing with joy at Haruhi's happiness and showed her a crab. "Tell me Haruhi isn't this crab…crabtivating?" Haruhi giggled and nodded. "Oh yea senpai." Tamaki smiled at her but then all of the girls froze in fear as a centipede crawled off the crab.
The girls began screaming but it all stopped when Haruhi crapped the centipede and threw it over the rocks.
All the girls began cheering for Haruhi and praising him. Kagome just snorted at how idiotic girls were. As soon as the girls departed Kagome went up to Haruhi and patted her on the head. "Good job." Haruhi looked up at Kagome and blushed. "Thanks Kagome."
The twins looked at Haruhi in surprise. "Man Haruhi and Kagome aren't normal. Shouldn't girls be afraid of bugs?"
Tamaki looked at the disguised girls with beady eyes. "I'm sure…they're afraid…of something." An idea popped into the twins head at Tamaki's words.
"Hey boss man how about we play a game that we just thought of? It's called Find out what Kagome and Haruhi are afraid of!"
Tamaki turned to them in shock. "That game sounds terrible!" The twins smirked and began walking away. "I guess you right boss man."
Tamaki's face puffed up and he dramatically turned away. "I will not scare my precious daughters you fiends!" Hikaru had an evil smile on his face and turned to Tamaki. "Well that's too bad cause you know only close friends would share such a weakness with each other. Just imagine how much Kagome and Haruhi must care if they're willing to share something so private!" Kaoru joined his brother and smirked. "Yea, especially Kagome! I mean if you get her to share that with you maybe she'll finally be nice to you!"
Tamaki's eyes started sparkling with joy at the thought of his daughters hugging him in fear. Tamaki began to go off into la la land and he began gushing in excitement. "My daughters will finally love their papa back!" Hikaru looked at Kaoru in triumph. 'Hook, line, and sinker.'
Mori quirked an eyebrow when he heard Hikaru and Kaoru mention Kagome and Honey ran towards them after overhearing them as well.
Honey jumped in with a smile. "Me and Takashi wanna play!" Mori just stood there with a determined look on his face. If anything he wanted Kagome's affection the most out of all of them.
Kyouya appeared out of nowhere and smirked at all of them. "I also have a reward for the winner of this game." He pulled out an envelope and opened it. They all crowded around him in curiosity and all of their eyes widened at what they saw.
Kyouya showed them pictures of Haruhi when she was in middle school and surprisingly enough he had some pictures of Kagome napping in the host club. Mori blushed when he looked at Kagome's peaceful expression and the twins reaction was the same. Tamaki giggled at the pictures when he saw how cute Haruhi looked.
"As a prize who ever finds out Kagome's and Haruhi's fear will get these pictures." They all got a determined look in their eyes and raced of to set their plans in motion. Kyouya pushed up his glasses and smirked. "I suppose it would provide some entertainment if I joined in on this game." With that he walked off to devise his plan as well.
Sesshomaru and Inuyasha had heard everything and looked at the retreating host members with a deadpanned expression. Inuyasha still looked ahead with the same facial expression. "They're all idiots." Sesshomaru looked at them as well and nodded his head. "For once I agree with you."
Hikaru and Kaoru lead Kagome and Haruhi to a few caves along with some girls. "It's said that this place is haunted with souls that drowned in the ocean." Kaoru nodded at Hikaru and continued speaking. "Not even the local residents dare to go in this cave.
The girls began shaking in fear but Kagome looked ahead with a bored expression. Hikaru and Kaoru suddenly yelled and pointed towards a ghostly figure. The twins looked at each other and shouted. "Look at that!" The girls screamed and latched on to Kagome in fear while all she did was sigh in annoyance.
A bony hand appeared on Haruhi's shoulder and she looked at it in confusion. "Are you guys trying to spook me out or something?" Hikaru and Kaoru looked at Kagome and Haruhi with dull faces. "What's wrong with you two? I thought everyone was afraid of ghosts?"
Haruhi looked at Kaoru and sighed. "Well I've never actually seen a ghost so why would I be scared?" Kagome just looked at the twins like they were idiots.
After that whole fiasco was over Honey led them over to a truck and Haruhi looked around in confusion. Kagome glared from the inside of the truck and looked at the special police force. Honey smiled at them and nodded. "All right special police force thingy you can close the door whenever you're ready!" The police nodded and shut the back of the truck.
After a minute Honey began panicking. "It's dark and scary in here I can't breath I'm scared!" Haruhi tried to calm Honey down but was failing so Kagome walked towards the door and slammed her hand into and pulled up the door. "There you go Honey."
Kagome looked over at him and saw his expression that was just covered with failure on it.
As Kagome and Haruhi began walking Mori appeared in front of them with a sentai and Haruhi looked at it confused. "Mori you're my senpai not a sentai." Mori sweat dropped and looked at Kagome who was chuckling at him. Mori quickly looked away in embarrassment at failing in front of Kagome.
Before Kagome could continue walking with Haruhi Sesshomaru appeared in front of her and smirked. "I believe you owe me a spar." Kagome nodded and looked at Haruhi. "You go on ahead Haruhi."
Kagome got in a stance and waited for her brother to attack. He charged forwards with a series of attacks and they kept fighting from there.
The sun was setting and Haruhi smiled when she spotted some more shellfish but quickly looked up when she heard her name being called. A few girls were up on the rocks enjoying the view. "Haruhi come up here the sunset is beautiful!" Haruhi looked up at them in worry and shouted. "Be careful up there it's dangerous!"
The girls were enjoying the view before a few guys suddenly walked up the rocks. "Hey ladies you wanna hang with some of the locals?" The girls looked at them in fear and backed away. "No thank you. The both of you should leave now this is a private beach!"
The guys just smirked before they got closer to the girls then suddenly one of the guys shrieked. On his back were a few sea urchin and other shellfish. Haruhi stood with the empty bucket in her hand and glared at the guys. "You heard the girls now leave! Don't you idiots know how to listen." The girls looked at Haruhi and smiled. "Haruhi you're here!"
Kagome was walking having just finished sparring when she felt something bad. Kagome turned her cold gaze towards the rocks that were ahead over her and sped towards them when she spotted Haruhi and a few guys. 'If they hurt her I'll kill them! They'll find out never to mess with what belongs to a demon!' With that thought red started seeping into her eyes and she ran even faster.
One of the girls managed to escape and ran towards Tamaki and the twins. Mori and Honey looked at them when they saw the scared expression on the girls face. The girl looked at Tamaki with tears in her eyes. "Tamaki its Haruhi! He's in trouble!" After she said that they all raced off towards the rock that was a little ways away.
Kagome appeared in front of the guys and saw one of them about to push Haruhi over the edge of the rocks. She growled and sped forward to the point where no one could see her. Using her demon speed she knocked the guy away and quickly noticed that Haruhi was falling.
Before she completely fell off the rock Kagome grabbed the front of Haruhi's shirt and pulled her forward. Haruhi looked at Kagome in shock and fell towards the ground. Kagome however wasn't so lucky. Kagome fell off the rocks while Haruhi landed on the ground unconscious from her fall.
The girls looked around confused because they didn't see anyone due to Kagome's demon speed but Tamaki chose to arrive at that time and looked at Haruhi's unconscious body in worry. Hikaru and Kaoru looked at the drunken guys with evil smirks all the while cracking their knuckles.
Tamaki quickly picked up Haruhi and looked at the two girls. "Are you two alright? They didn't hurt you did they?" They girls nodded. "We're fine but it's weird the guy just got knocked away. I think Haruhi did that but I don't know how he ended up falling forward."
Tamaki nodded his head and saw that the twins had just finished beating up the guys he nodded towards them and they all began walking back towards the beach.
All the while none of them noticed Kagome's body splash into the water.
Kagome cursed when she felt her body impact with one of the rocks underwater. She felt blood leak from her the back of her shoulder where the rock hit and she felt herself fall deeper and deeper into the water. 'Dammit why the hell am I always getting hurt. Well better me then Haruhi.'
Suddenly a feeling coursed through her that she hadn't felt in a while. Fear seeped into her when that utter silence and darkness embraced her injured form. Her eyes widened when the light from the surface was quickly fading away. She just sank deeper into the dark water and her heart clenched when she remembered that disgusting fear.
Kagome's eyes became half-lidded as she stared at the light that was slowly becoming tinier. She watched in a twisted fascination as the bubbles floated up to the surface. 'That's right I'm always in the darkness…there's no hope for someone like me. I'll never reach that light…that light that I'm so afraid of losing.'
Kagome stared at the light that was seeping into the room from the crack in the door. Her father was away on a business trip and took Sesshomaru with him so she was stuck at home with her dear mother.
Speaking of the woman Kagome's mother walked into the dark room and her face twisted into a disgusted smirk. A man with long wavy black hair and crimson red eyes walked into the room and stood next to Kagome's mother.
"You remember your uncle Naraku don't you? He has been so anxious to see you again. I'll let the two of you spend some quality time together." Kagome's eyes widened in fear. If there was anyone who beat her worse then her mother it was Naraku. He found some sick pleasure in causing her pain.
Kagome's mother walked out of the room and Naraku stepped forward with an evil grin on his face. "You know your mother hates you little Kagome."
Kagome looked ahead with hollow eyes. "I know."
Naraku quickly dug his hand through her shoulder and seeped some of his miasma into her skin. "You will never escape this darkness."
Tears began to form in her eyes as the pain from the miasma kicked in.
"I know."
-End Flashback-
Kagome snapped her eyes open to reveal eyes that were completely red and her crimson eyes were now a deep blue because of her rage.
Kagome slowly began swimming to the surface all the while reaching her hand forward to touch the light. 'I won't give up!'Kagome's head popped out of the water and she took in a much-needed breath. Kagome cursed when the cool air hit her wound. She closed her eyes and leaked some of her powers to hide the scent of blood and disguise the wound.
"Hm, better to not worry aniki and Inuyasha."
Kagome began swimming towards the shore and sighed when she finally reached it. She sat down on one of the rocks and looked at her hands, completely lost in thought.
^^^With the rest of the hosts^^^
Sesshomaru and Inuyasha arrived to see everyone crowded around Haruhi who was slowly waking up. Sesshomaru looked around and was confused to see Kagome missing but was brought out of his thoughts when Inuyasha asked Kyouya what happened.
Kyouya looked at the Taisho siblings then looked back at Haruhi. "Some drunk men were bothering some of the girls so Haruhi tried to help and ended up unconscious but the men were taken care of." Sesshomaru glanced at Haruhi with concealed worry but was relieved to see her finally awake.
Tamaki helped her stand with a serious face. He grasped Haruhi's shoulders and forced her to look at him. "Haruhi what the hell make you go against those guys! You're just a girl what makes you think you could've taken them on!" Haruhi glared at him then snapped. "I was there so I had to help besides I wasn't the only one helping!"
Everyone turned to her in surprise when she said that. Tamaki looked down at her in confusion. "What do you mean Haruhi? You and the girls were the only ones there." Haruhi looked around at everyone's confused faces. "What are you guys talking about wasn't Kagome there-" Haruhi froze and her eyes widened. 'She…fell into the water…'
Haruhi looked around frantically then looked at Tamaki in worry. "We have to go back! Kagome fell into the water when she saved me!" Everyone froze at her words.
Sesshomaru growled and raced off with Inuyasha in tow. Mori's eyes widened in shock and he soon followed after them. 'Kagome…I promised to protect you and I failed…I'm such a fool!'The twins ran after everyone with Tamaki and Haruhi. Honey had tears running down his face as he followed with Kyouya.
Kyouya cursed when he realized the danger Kagome could be in seeing as how much time passed since they came back with Haruhi and Kagome still hadn't shown up. 'Dammit how could we not have noticed!' Kagome's face flashed into his head and he frowned when he realized the girl he had come to think of as a sister could be very hurt.
As everyone arrived at the rocks they saw Kagome sitting there staring at her hands. She was completely soaked and seemed to be in a daze. Inuyasha walked forward and in a flash he had her in his arms. His face was hidden in her neck and he shook with rage. "Don't scare me like that you idiot!" Kagome just smirked at ruffled Inuyasha's bandanna covered head.
"I'm sorry we weren't there imouto." Kagome looked up at Sesshomaru when he spoke and she sighed. "It's all right as long as Haruhi is okay besides I'm fine." Kagome wanted to hiss when Inuyasha unintentionally put pressure on her injured shoulder but held it in. She didn't want them feeling bad for her.
Mori stood behind everyone with a strange look on his face. For some reason when he saw Kagome's face something seemed…off. He didn't know why but it seemed like everything she did now was empty. 'I'll ask her about it when we get back to the beach house.'
Honey jumped onto her back and smiled. Everyone was relieved that Kagome was okay. Tamaki was still mad at Haruhi so they both ignored each other. Kagome walked up to Haruhi with Honey on her back. Kagome silently patted Haruhi on the head. "I'm glad you're alright."
Haruhi smiled up at her and nodded. Kyouya looked at everyone and cleared his throat. "Why don't we all head back and eat. I had the chefs cook up the shellfish that Haruhi and Honey caught." Everyone began cheering and Inuyasha and the twins began drooling at the thought of food.
Kagome was walking in the back while carrying Honey. Sesshomaru was talking with Kyouya while Tamaki marched ahead while secretly glancing at Haruhi once in a while. Inuyasha and the twins were arguing on who got to eat first and Haruhi was telling Mori about how good the food was going to be.
Kagome's face darkened when she looked at everyone. 'They all seem so happy.' Honey looked at her face with worry but chose to stay quiet. 'Something happened to Gome-chan. I wonder what it was?'
Dinner was filled with argument and Tamaki left the room in anger when the twins began talking to Haruhi about what happened. Haruhi angrily began eating more crab and everyone stared at her as she began ranting.
Kyouya smirked and decided to speak up. "We've all had a long day so why don't we all go to sleep." Everyone nodded and headed towards their room but Haruhi stayed and ate more shellfish in her anger.
A while later Haruhi stood and ran into the closest room to throw up. Haruhi paused when she saw Kyouya there without a shirt. "Hey Kyouya do you mind if I use the bathroom. I think I'm gonna be sick." Kyouya looked at her then a gleam entered his eyes. "Tell me Haruhi what would you have done if Kagome hadn't shown up to save you? You do realize how easily you could be taken advantage of especially if they knew you were a girl?"
Haruhi sighed and looked at Kyouya. "Look I've heard enough of this from Tamaki I don't need to hear it from you." Kyouya stood and before Haruhi realized it she was pinned underneath Kyouya who glared down at her. "I could easily take advantage of you and you wouldn't be able to stop me. You need to get your head straight Haruhi and see how your actions can affect others."
Haruhi's eyes widened before she smiled. "I know…you're just trying to teach me a lesson Kyouya you would never take advantage of me. I'll try to be more careful next time." Kyouya looked at her in curiosity but before he could say anything Tamaki walked in and his eyes widened in rage. "Kyouya what the hell do you think-" before he could finish what he was saying Kyouya hit him in the face with soap and was already out of the room. "You are quite the buffoon Tamaki."
As he exited the room he saw Kagome leaning against the wall. "What an unusual way to teach someone a lesson Kyouya." Kyouya looked at her in surprise and smirked. "Well Haruhi needed a wake up call." Kagome just snorted and began walking away but before she passed Kyouya she slid her eyes in his direction. "I know you were worried about me but that's no reason to blame Haruhi for it."
Kyouya's eyes widened at her words. 'How did she know? How is she able to read me so well?"Kyouya smirked and began walking. "An interesting thought…in it's own way."
Kagome paused when she heard thunder outside and then she heard a commotion in Kyouya's and with her demon hearing she heard Haruhi and Tamaki talking and Tamaki trying to comfort Haruhi. 'Hm, so Haruhi is afraid of thunder.'
With that thought she went into her room and sat on her bed. She sighed as lightning flashed outside lighting up her room from the window. Kagome took off her red shirt and stared at the bandages that were wrapped around her chest.
She sighed and let her powers fade so her injury was visible. She walked towards the mirror and saw that the blood leaked down her back from the injury she turned around and looked ahead with a dull expression.
Kagome was so lost in thought that she didn't notice the door open but she was brought out of her thoughts by a startled gasp.
She turned around and saw Mori staring at her with wide eyes. He closed the door behind him and walked towards her. 'How did no one notice that on the back of her shoulder?' Mori looked down at her with sorrowful eyes. "Kagome what happened to you?" Kagome turned away and glared at the wall. "Nothing. I just hit some rocks when I fell into the water."
Mori winced when she said that and walked forward. "I'll bandage it." Kagome looked at Mori in surprise. "You don't have to Mori I'll take care of it." Mori shook his head and stepped forward. The look in his eyes said there was no room for argument. Kagome sat on the floor and glared. "The bandages are in the first drawer." Mori nodded and grabbed them, he sat behind Kagome and proceeded to wrap her shoulder."
Kagome's hair covered her face as she looked down. "Why do you always help me Mori?" Mori looked at her in surprised and gently pulled her into his lap. While doing so he was reminded of when he went to visit her after she was severely injured.
"You're important to me Kagome. I won't lose you." Kagome turned in his lap and looked into Mori's eyes while he continued speaking. "I…was terrified when Haruhi said you fell in the water. I wish I could've been there to save you." Kagome's eyes widened as she gently placed her hand on his cheek. "Mori…you can't always save me."
Kagome looked into his eyes that were burning with an emotion she couldn't describe. He quietly leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers. Kagome's eyes became lidded before she completely closed them and responded to his sweet kiss. It was as if a fire was ignited and he wrapped one arm around her waist and threaded the other through her hair.
Mori deepened the kiss and brought her body closer to his. Kagome could faintly hear thunder in the background. Mori tightened his grip on her when he got a taste of her. She tasted so sweet to him and he never wanted to let go. As they finally broke from their kiss they were both panting and a blush was spread on each of their faces.
Mori looked at her with determination. "I can try."
Mori nuzzled into her neck and brought her body as close as possible to his. He began trailing kisses along her neck and collarbone and Kagome shivered slightly in his lap. He looked up at her and let out a content sigh. Kagome placed her forehead against his and lightly kissed him again before she gave a tiny smile. It was small but Mori knew it was real and he was glad that he was the reason she smiled.
"Mori." He looked up when she said his name. "Thank you." Mori smiled and stood along with Kagome. He wrapped his arms around her slim waist and tugged her into his body and gave her another deep kiss.
Kagome looked up at him with soft eyes and laid on her bed. Mori rested his head on her stomach and wrapped his arm around her hips as he drifted to sleep while she ran her fingers through his hair. Kagome looked at the ceiling and felt a warmth spread through her chest.
'Thank you for being my light Mori.'
Kagome woke up the next day wrapped in Mori's arms and slowly got up she was pulled back down by Mori who snuggled into her like she was a teddy bear. Kagome smirked and looked down at him. "Come on Mori, we're leaving today." Mori just grunted but got up nonetheless.
Kagome packed her bags and exited her room with Mori right behind her. His eyes flashed in jealousy when the twins came up to her and embraced her from both sides. "Ne, Kagome you'll never guess what Tamaki did?" Her cold eyes were back in place as she raised an eyebrow at the twins. "What did he do now?"
Hikaru and Kaoru smirked while they dragged her off towards the limo and Mori quickly got his bags and followed after them wanting to get his Kagome away from the twins. Hikaru entered the limo and Kaoru smirked when he saw Tamaki in hearing distance. "Boss was taking advantage of Haruhi and using some weird foreplay on her!" Kagome turned an icy glare towards Tamaki who began wailing. Kagome snorted in disgust and entered the limo and sat next to Mori who smiled at her.
Sesshomaru stared between Mori and Kagome and narrowed his eyes when he caught his scent all over her. 'Hn. She's got some explaining to do.'Haruhi entered the limo and looked at Tamaki. "I can't believe I actually fell for your trick. I didn't know you were a sick pervert."
Tamaki was shouting but the limo already was driving away. Tamaki's eyes widened as he threw his shoe at the limo. "Wait for me! YOU GUYS WAIT UP!"
Kagome gave a cruel smirk towards Kyouya when he signaled the driver to take off after hearing Tamaki's shouting. 'The host club really is something.'
A/N: Well that's the latest chapter I hope you enjoyed. I'll be progressing the relationship between the twins and Kagome later on in the story. Thank you to all my wonderful readers for reviewing I really appreciate it.


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Grace Zhen's Reviews > Baby & I 13
Baby & I 13
by Marimo Ragawa
by Marimo Ragawa
Grace Zhen's review
bookshelves: advisory-2010-2011
Jun 12, 2011
bookshelves: advisory-2010-2011
This volume of the Baby and me saga is completely different than the volumes i read before this one because it concentrates on Takuya's parents not Takuya's generation. It tells the story of how the two met and became husband and wife. I loved the love story for the parents because they were brought together becasue of their similar family status which is that their parents are dead and than they start to live together becasue they needed each other to survive and than they finally found out that they loved each other and became husband and wife but there were some difficulties before they became husband and wife. i found out why Takuya was born and he was the reason they got married but they also really loved each other. This volume is the most romantic volume in the entire saga. You would really enjoy it but you should read the perivous volumes before picking this one up so that you wont be mistaken who the real main character is in the whole series
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Author has written 12 stories for Death Note, Anime X-overs, and Bleach.
Hello people of the anime/manga universe. I'm 1 DeathGoddess. Be afraid! I live and breath Death Note and Bleach. Haha! (But is mostly a Death Nerd XD) That is why my name is what it is. I don't have a problem twich jk- Hope you enjoy my stories. I enjoy a lot of yours.
I've also read/saw FMA, Elfen Lied, Hellsing, Romeo x Juliet, Vampire Hunter D, DN Angel, Vampire Knight, Tsubasa, Ouran Host Club, Outlaw Star, Vampire Doll, Skip Beat, Pretty Face, Good Witch of the West, Jigoku Shoujo and some Naruto
Well, I'll be in Canada for all of July. I tried to write a little more before then. Damn, I had one more chapter idea and now I have to wait, involving the mystery: Where characters go when they have a huge gap in apperences in a series... Ok, see you all in a month.
I tend to start a whole bunch of stories, but take a while to finish them. I'm in the middle of about two different ones. Alas, I have so little time already...
Ummm, so favorite Fanfiction Quotes...YAY!
-"Loser! Loser! Looooooooooooooooooooser!...L is for loser!"-Yagami Light (Ulquiorra)
-"We've gone from post-apocalyptic, to Spanish/American War in just one afternoon. Talk about time travel!"- Leila (Gemini14)
-"YOU BASTARD! YOU KILLED TAKADA AND FED HER REMAINS TO CHILDREN?"- Mello to Near (Mello-kun)
-"I think he said he would take us, After he takes us to a 'psychiatric ward', whatever that is," -Matsumoto ( tamiz)
-"Damn Windows Vista! More convenient my ass."-L (Jaded Ninja)
-L (reading): L, can you see why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch? Watari, monitor the prisons, there may be the answer to this question in another message from Kira.
Watari: Understood.
L: Why do they love it? Damn you General Mills! (Jaded Ninja) Ok, You know what? Just read Death Note: Abridged Seires, it's Frickin' awesome!
-"He can kill with a notebook? Cool! Does he hit you really hard with it or something?" -Sora (Book-sama and Keyblade.EXE)
-"They can have space, we got Rock n Roll!" -October Sky (not fanfiction, but I love this movie)
-"Mr. Mello, you have diabetes."- A doctor (Amara Anon)
-Far away in Karakura town…an orange haired teenage boy sneezed violently.(Seriously Yours) Well, it's funnier in context.
-Damn you patience! -Near (Fatal Error)
Wow, they use the word, "Damn" a lot in Death Note fanfics these days...Just observing...
So, now a bio on me...
Age: old enough! (but in my teenage years)
Looks Like: Blonde, blue eyes, 5'6"
Personal Quote: "I will eat your soul with a side of Bar-B-Q Sauce!"
Location: The US, or, more specifically, California
Major Fandoms: Death Note, Bleach, Skip Beat, Vampire Hunter D and Vampire Doll (A mix of the popular and the not-so-known ones) Vampires go RWAR!!
Favorite bishies: Yagami Raito (Yes, I'm quite alone), Tōshirō Hitsugaya (I love you Snowy! fan girl spaz) I spaz often.
When I'm Bored: DDR, writing, reading, dancing out of nowhere, TV, paining my nails and other random things
Speaks: English, I'm also in a high spanish level, and fan girl Japanese, which is very little
Weaknesses: Spelling (Thank God for spell check), chocolate (I likes chocolate! drools), Yaoi (It's actually my New Years Revolution to accept it. I'm on my way...slowly), left turns (The downfall of two driver's tests in a row), IB Diploma (Curse you IB!!)
My Heroes: Dane Cook, Mayanna and Slinkers (DA), Pzazz (a horse), Honginator, Mr. Muys, Oregano, Bleach chapter 327 (well, I guess that means Tite Kubo...Vizards attack!)
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The 1st Annual Anime Scavanger Hunt- I finally am back on the horse, so to speak. I'm going to try and write to make up time. I just wrote about Vampire Knight, which is awesome, (even with the incest...) Next time, Ouran!
Revenge of Fan Girl C- I'm stopping this story, for those who are wondering. I'm leaving it to Peanuckle, who is writing a story which has the same concept, execpt it is better. I was so young and silly when I tried writing this. HAHAhahaahaha...
The Random Adventures of Mello and Matt- Ahh, a fun story. Mello and Matt are going on really random adventures that just pop into my head. I just have to weed out all the stupid ideas that make no sense. I put Near in a few time to torture him. But that's out of love...No REALLY! I love Cottonball Fluff... next chapter, I think it may actually relate to the manga...who knew? Now with cross-dressing! i think... FYI, for that "Balls of Wool" chapter, here's the reference... Chasers: Ad Road Test
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The Polls
Oklahoma was ranked 15th in both the Associated Press and Coaches Top 25 Polls last week, but fell slightly after Saturday's controversial loss to Oregon. The Sooners fell to No. 16 in the Coaches Poll and 17th in the AP Poll. Incidentally, Oregon jumped the Sooners and are ranked 12th and 13th.
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Oklahoma will look to get back on track this week against Middle Tennessee State, who come into Saturday's matchup 2-1 after routing Tennessee Tech 44-0 last weekend. The Blue Raiders opened the season with a 7-6 win over Florida International, but dropped their first game of the season in week two with a 24-10 loss at Maryland. Saturday's kickoff is set for 6 p.m.
Chasing Billy
Junior running back Adrian Peterson moved into fifth-place on the all-time Oklahoma career rushing chart with his 211-yard performance on Monday. The Palestine, Texas native, who currently sits at 3,548 yards, needs 571 yards to pass Billy Sims for the top spot. Next up on the charts is Quentin Griffin, who currently sits at 3,938 yards.
Climbing another chart
Before Saturday's peformance in Eugene, Adrian Peterson ranked fifth in the nation in rushing. But as of today OU's junior star, who rushed for 145 yards in the fourth quarter against the Ducks, has moved into second-place nationally in rushing at 171.67 yards per game. Northern Illinois' Garrett Wolfe currently leads the way with a 210.0 yard per game average. Peterson is also second to Wolfe in all-purpose yards for a running back.
Catching on
Through three games, sophomore receiver Malcolm Kelly has 215 yards, which is almost half of what he notched in his freshman campaign (471). Kelly ranks 44th nationally in total receiving yards.
Where's the D?
After Saturday's letdown in Oregon, Oklahoma's defense currently ranks 97th nationally in total defense, out of 119 teams. They also rank 75th in scoring defense, 89th in pass defense and 94th in rushing defense. Ouch!
On the flipside
Oklahoma's offense ranks a respectable 33rd in the nation in total offense, 34th in scoring offense and 34th in passing offense. Senior quarterback Paul Thompson ranks 28th in passing yards, 35th in passing efficiency and 36th in total offense.
Getting their kicks
Despite having the potential game-winning kick blocked against the Ducks, Sooner kicker Garrett Hartley leads in the nation with eight made field goals. He also ranks 13th in the nation in scoring. Meanwhile, punter Michael Cohen ranks 17th nationally with his 43.9 yard average.
The Sooners have owned their opponents so far this season in the third quarter, outscoring them 45-10, but it's the other three that are causing them problems. OU has tied their opponents 17-17 in the first quarter, but have been outscored in the second (16-9) and fourth periods (28-23) so far this season.
After further review
Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione issued this statement on SoonerSports.com Sunday afternoon in response to the officiating Saturday in Eugene, Ore.
"The University of Oklahoma has taken immediate steps to follow Big 12 Conference procedures in officially requesting a comprehensive review of specific officiating decisions and use of instant replay during Saturday's Football game against the University of Oregon.
"The game officials were assigned by the Pac-10 Conference and we believe this situation will be properly handled and analyzed by the Pac-10 and then communicated back through our conference office.
"There should be no mistaking our very serious concerns about the events that transpired and the energy we will exert in voicing those concerns.
"At the same time we need to make clear several other points. First of all, this action should not take any focus away from the extraordinary effort displayed by the student-athletes of both the University of Oklahoma and the University of Oregon. It was a very exciting game and both coaching staffs had their players well prepared.
"Secondly, we fully understand the outcome of the game is irreversible, regardless of the decisions made in regards to the grievance. Therefore, we are moving on in preparation for our upcoming game. We congratulate Oregon on its victory in this hard-fought contest."
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PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - June 27
June 27 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
* Lehman seeks information on fund activities
* Attorneys investigating possible 'illegal activity'
(Adds Goldman declines to comment)
By Emily Chasan
NEW YORK, April 19 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc LEHMQ.PK wants to investigate David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital, Steven Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors and other hedge funds over whether they took improper actions that damaged Lehman's business ahead of its collapse, court documents show.
On Friday, attorneys for Lehman Brothers filed notices of subpoena for hedge funds Greenlight, SAC, Citadel Investment Group, Och-Ziff Capital Management and Goldman Sachs & Co (GS.N), seeking access to documents and employees to conduct an investigation.
The attorneys at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, were hired as "special counsel" by Lehman Brothers in January to investigate whether certain "third parties" made "statements that interfered with, and damaged (Lehman's) business." They are also investigating whether any "illegal activity" occurred.
The subpoenas filed by Kasowitz Benson on Friday are the first formal step to obtaining more information from the funds that could potentially be used to build a legal case against them. Funds generated by any lawsuit would be used to repay Lehman's creditors.
Einhorn publicly discussed his fund's short position in Lehman stock as early as April 2008, fewer than six months before the investment bank collapsed into the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history on Sept. 15, 2008.
His concerns about Lehman's accounting, were strongly contested by Lehman staff, who accused him of "cherry picking" items from Lehman's quarterly filing and distorting them.
Similar concerns about Lehman's accounting policies were recently brought up in a report from the court-appointed examiner charged with investigating Lehman's collapse.
According to documents recently revealed in Lehman's examiner's report, a Lehman employee emailed staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in June 2008 to complain that "3 hedge funds are collaborating" to fuel false information and rumors that were destructive to the firm. The letter did not name the funds it referenced.
Greenlight Capital, Och-Ziff, Goldman and Citadel declined to comment. A representative for SAC was not immediately available.
The case is In re: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, No. 08-13555. (Reporting by Emily Chasan; editing by Andre Grenon)
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For his next trick? We cannot say, because Derren Brown requests that everyone zips their lips about the details of his latest show, Svengali.
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Eco-Friendly Baby Toys that Boost Development Naturally
When I was pregnant I was overwhelmed by the massive abundance of toys for babies to choose from. Even though I had worked as a nanny for many years, I struggled with choosing the best eco-friendly baby toys to benefit my childs development in all areas.
I love toys that are inspired by Waldorf and Montessori education. Although they differ in their educational philosophies, they both believe that there is nothing better for a baby's development than toys made from natural materials.
While not every toy on this list is perfectly natural, I didn't want to leave out toys that stimulate development in areas in line with Montessori education, such as the mobile and child-safe mirror.
I hope this list of eco-friendly baby toys for infants to 18 months old will provide assistance in choosing high quality developmentally appropriate toys that your baby will love.
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Eco-Friendly Baby Toys that Boost Development Naturally
21 Eco-Friendly Baby Toys
This list of educational eco-friendly baby toys are for children from infants to toddlers. Each toy provides a stimulating environment for the developing child.
1. Photo Mobile
Mobiles are the Montessori go to item for baby's visual development in infancy. First hang black and white photos (or cards sold separately) and later in baby's development you can add color. You can also hang pom-pom's, small handmade crafts, or anything else that this mobile can support. There are small parts so make sure baby can't actually get a hold of it–it's for eyes to enjoy not hands.
2. Wooden Baby Play Gym
This is a fantastic adjustable wooden play gym. It has a 100% birch wood frame finished with non-toxic stains and lacquers (free of lead, phthalate, nickel, mercury, and VOC's). The wooden toys are non-toxic, made from all natural untreated indian hardwood buffed with vegetable seed wax. The knit dolls were made with phthalate-free rattles inside and hand knit from organic cotton.
3. 12″ X 24″ Acrylic Mirror Sheet
This is a child safe unbreakable acrylic mirror with mylar backing to hang on a wall low enough for baby to stare into and play. Maria Montessori considered a mirror to be one of the most important items to have in a home with a baby. From tummy time antics, to playing with toys in front of it, to learning to walk, a mirror has many developmental opportunities for the young child, including the eventual realization, "Hey, that baby is me!" A must have!
4. Green Tones / Sparrow Shaker
This beautiful toy is a perfectly sized animal shaker for little hands to grasp and shake–there are several other animal shapes available. Click through to see links to them all. It has vegetable pellets in it that makes it sound like a rain stick. It is very smooth and well-built. Developmentally it provides a rich sensory experience of both sound and touch.
You can also make your own see through rainstick for baby to enjoy. Click on the link to learn how to make your own!
5. Infant Development Toys Gift Bundle – Black, White & Red
Developmentally this set provides a treasure trove of benefits. It contains four Black, White & Red, Infant Developmental Toys to Stimulate visual activity, and early motor skills. It has a double-sided infant crib mirror, sounds & textures soft blocks, double-sided book & bumper panel, and baby's first photo album–for baby to begin to recognize family faces. It all comes in a gift box.
6. Soft Organic Rainbow Ball with Gentle Rattle – stripey duck egg blue
This ball provides a rich multi-sensory experience for baby with the textures, colors, and sounds. Playing with them helps baby develop grasp and hand-eye coordination.
7. Olives and Pickles Organic Rattle Teething Plush Toy, Bunny, Small
This cute little teething rattle is easy for baby to grasp, hold and chew. The crinkle ears make fun sounds as baby touches as it helps to ease teething discomfort. A perfect stimulant for sensory learning. There are many other animals and types available. Click through to see the other options.
8. Rainbow Chime Rattle
This beautiful rattle is made with formaldehyde-free, organic cotton with azo-free dyes for your child's health and well-being. It is soft, flexible, and easy for baby to hold and shake to make a playful rattle sound. The textured, crocheted organic cotton yarn offers relief on teething gums. The Chime Rattle stimulates baby's sensory, movement, interactive, cognitive, and creative learning pathways for early, whole development.
9. Sarah's Silk Mini-Playsilks – Set of Six
Silk is a natural fabric that provides a rich sensory experience for wee ones. This is a set of light, flowing, 21 x 21 inch 100% silk squares in rose, red, yellow, emerald, royal blue, purple perfect for little hands to hold and play peek-a-boo.
Playsilks are a basic ingredient for children's imaginative play and can be used for many years in millions of ways. Silks can be used to create elaborate costumes, build forts, create landscapes and water for boats and animals, blankets for babies, and much much more.
10. PlanToys Roller
This is a cute little wooden roller that contains a wooden ball that hits the panels as it rolls. It stimulates vision, hearing, and hand-eye coordination. This toy is great because it provides something for baby to try to roll over or crawl after to go get. It is also wonderful for rolling back and forth with baby when they begin to sit. When rolling, the wooden ball inside hits the panels and creates a lovely sound.
11. Manhattan Toy Skwish Classic Rattle and Teether Grasping Activity Toy
Skwish is a perfect clutching toy for developing gross motor skills. The beads slide back and forth along the dowels when shaken, producing a very pleasing rattle and allowing baby to explore sound and learn cause and effect.
12. Intuitoys Montessori Inspired All Natural Wooden Baby Development and Discovery Set (Handmade in USA)
This set includes 4 beautiful wooden toys. A rattle, a natural wood grasping toy, an egg cup with egg, and a pin with a ring. I never expected the love affair my daughter would have with taking a simple egg in and out of a cup over, and over, and over again–who knew? Maria Montessori did!
Developmentally these toys will help your child develop grasping, spatial reasoning, puzzle solving, and discovery learning skills. Each toy builds on the next and will challenge your child's growing abilities in grasping, wrist development, and hand-eye coordination.
13. Kid Advance Montessori Object Permanence Box w/ Tray
The set consists of a box with two holes, a tray, and a white plastic ball great for helping your child develop object permanence while having fun. Using it allows baby to practice precise hand movements that develops hand, wrist and finger control–known in Montessori education as "refined hand movements."
14. Wonderworld New Stacking Rings
These Stacking Rings are made of wood and include graduated, brightly colored rings. It is based on a classic design that promotes a child's understanding of color, shape, and size. I like this set because of the added challenge of the sphere on top.
Baby's first love to grasp and bang these together to make music. Later they spend endless amounts of time stacking them. With repeated use, the child learns how it feels to succeed when he has achieved a goal on his own.
15. The Original Toy Company Pop-Up School Bus
This pop-up toy features hardwood construction and spring-loaded action that will provide hours of entertainment. The listed recommended age is 12 months and up but our daughter enjoyed this beginning at 6 months when she began sitting.
This classic is ideal for developing hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and color recognition for baby. It is also a fabulous toy to be used in pretend play for the older child. We have found that can be used for many years before it is passed down to the next generation.
You can also choose the classic version of this pop-up toy, or a fire truck if you prefer. We had all three becuase they were the most popular toys in our home childcare.
16. Baby's First Blocks & Discovery Blocks
These block sets are perfect for little one's. Baby's first blocks are wooden multi-colored blocks with 12 blocks in 6 different colors. They are small enough for your infant to grab and stack, but large enough to prevent choking.
There are six blocks with added surprises in the discovery blocks to engage your child's mind and keep them entertained. Each block features a hidden surprise: a rattle, push button, mirror, rotating ball, colored plexiglass, and a kaleidoscope.
Together these two block sets provide lots of stimulation for the developing baby. They can help your child develop grasp, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, color recognition, and develop the sensory system the ability to stack.
17. Plan Toy Shape and Sort It Out
This is a fantastic shape sorter with a lid and only three shapes, circle, square, triangle. We had several shape sorters at our daycare and this one was hands down the best and most popular with the kids. Because there were only three shapes and one side to put them in, it was much easier for the children to begin playing with this at a young age. Too many shapes and sides only confuse the little ones.
In addition to color and shape recognition, this toy helps toddlers develop hand-eye coordination, object permanence, learn matching skills, and begin to develop problem-solving by discovering that the square shape fits in the square hole. The small blocks can also be used for beginning patterning activities, and can be combined with the block sets above for open-ended play.
18. Hape Double Bubble
Bead mazes bring hours of stimulated sensory exploration for babies, toddlers and preschoolers improving their focus, eye-hand coordination, and thinking skills. This colorful bead maze for babies will introduce little ones to shape, colors, spacious thinking, problem-solving, and improve fine motor skills.
Four sturdy suction cups secure the solid wooden base to virtually any smooth surface. A great size for travel–we found it wonderful in restaurants!
19. Plan Toys Van Walker, Yellow
Push toys are great for baby's development as they go from crawling to walking. They exercise the large muscles and assist in maintaining an upright posture while learning to walk. When your child begins to walk, holding a push toy will give him/her something to guide and lead her naturally into the habit of looking ahead, avoiding obstacles, and maneuvering.
20. Hape – Walk-A-Long Puppy
Once your child begins to walk push and pull toys are a must have. Developmentally, using a pull toy is more complicated than using a push toy. Instead of just looking and moving forward, your child has to hold her arm back and look back to make sure her toy is still there. Meanwhile, she'll also be moving forward and looking for a clear route.
This toy, like most of the others I have provided here, also has the potential for many years of use unlike much of the competition. Toddlers will not only enjoy taking this friendly puppy for walks–it will also eventually encourage imitative and imaginary play, and promote fantasy story telling, role-playing, and creativity.
21. Scoot Around Wooden Ride on Bike
Four-wheel drive takes on a whole new meaning with this best-selling, foot-powered ride. Encourage lots of short rides to develop muscle strength and balance, and increase the wheel time and distance as your child gains more power and confidence. Perfect for kids beginning to test their mobility and develop active motor skills, and is an easy transport toy for trips to the park, around the home, and more.
I know how hard it can be to find the perfect toys for your developing baby. I hope you find this list of Waldorf and Montessori educational eco-friendly baby toys helpful in your search. For eco-friendly toddler toys and eco-friendly preschool toys click on the links!
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LOS RIOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Intercollegiate Athletics Programs Proposal for Student Athlete Priority Registration
PROPOSAL for Student Athlete Priority Registration Register immediately after.5 priority (following grad & transfer students) –.75 designation Granted only to student-athletes meeting stated criteria and coded as student athletes in People Soft. Granted to first-term student athletes if they have completed the Matriculation Process. Allowable for gray-shirt student athletes (those needing remedial courses) if they have completed the Matriculation Process and have been noted in People Soft after Eligibility Meeting.
Student-Athlete CRITERIA for Priority Registration 1. An active member of a team On a official team roster Coded as student-athlete in People Soft. 2.Eligible for competition per CCCAA requirements, including but not limited to: Must be actively and continuously enrolled in a minimum of 12 units during the season of sport. Of the 12 units, at least 9 units shall be attempted in courses counting toward the associate degree, remediation, transfer, and/or certification as defined by the college catalog, and are consistent with the athletes educational plan. Student athletes that do not meet stated criteria will be taken off the priority registration list for the following registration period and will not be given priority until they have met the requirements. This list is updated each semester as follows: –Fall Semester: November 1 st –Spring Semester: April 1 st
Student-Athlete CRITERIA for Priority Registration Continuing student athletes will receive priority if they meet the CCCAA Second Season of Sport eligibility requirements: Bylaws 1.3.1 and 1.3.3 mandate that all student athletes must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 units in order to be eligible to participate. Further, 9 of the 12 units need to be attempted in courses other than Kinesiology/Physical Education activity courses. Example of Mandated Rules for Second Season of Sport –Prior to the first day of the semester in which the sport is conducted, the student athlete must have passed 24 units with a minimum 2.0 GPA and, 18 of those units must be considered academic work (i.e. no activity, work experience or field study courses).
Student-Athlete CRITERIA for Priority Registration ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 1.They must have an updated Student Educational Plan on file prior to the completion of their first season of competition (CCCAA mandated). 2.They must have turned in a minimum of two grade checks per semester (LRCCD Board Policy). 3.Any individual student athlete may receive Priority Registration for a maximum of six terms. 4.If a student competed in any other intercollegiate sport prior to his or her first season of participation in the current sport, he or she must have a cumulative 2.0 GPA starting the term of their first intercollegiate sport.
Demonstration of Student-Athlete Need NCAA Division-I 5-year clock –5 calendar yrs to complete 4 seasons –Clock starts as soon as the student becomes a fulltime college student. Must pass 6 units of transferable English courses and 3 units of transferable Math to meet NCAA transfer eligibility requirements. Must earn AA/AS degree in 5 semesters or less –The large majority of student-athletes come to Community College because they did not meet NCAA requirements out of high school. Therefore they MUST earn an AA degree to be athletically eligible for Division-I 40/60/80 Progress Toward Degree rule –Students must have a certain number of degree applicable units passed at the end of the their 4 th, 6 th, and 8 th full time terms. –Extremely difficult to meet 6 th semester requirement while still at community college (60%of degree completion) so the goal is to help student matriculate and transfer BEFORE they trigger that 6 th term.
Other Obstacles… Compressed Calendar / Practice Time Restraints Reduction in course offerings Current Priority Registration process All have made it even more difficult for student athletes to enroll in the degree applicable courses they need to make Satisfactory Progress towards their educational objectives (as indicated on their Educational Plan) ** Increasing NCAA Academic Standards (Academic Reform) Forthcoming legislation includes an increase in GPA minimum, an increase in degree applicable coursework completed.
Obstacles Example : As of 1/7/11, SCC had 414 active student- athletes. 149 out of the 414 were not able to initially enroll into the units needed for them to participate in intercollegiate athletics per the CCCAA (California Community College Athletic Association) rules. This ratio (149/414) signifies that 35.9% of our student athletes were not able to successfully register for the minimum number and type of units that are required by the CCCAA. This number did NOT include any student-athletes that transferred out of SCC or were dropped for non-payment. All had registered and were on waiting lists for the balance of the required units. Example : A Student Athlete in Los Rios had to register for a specific Math class, and by his registration date/time, the district only had one left and it was offered on a Tuesday night. He took the class so he could transfer on time, but had to miss his Tuesday night games (5 total).
Adverse Consequences of Current Registration Process Student Athletes are forced to enroll in classes so they can reach the 12 unit minimum needed for athletic eligibility. This artificial enrollment in units that do not contribute to a student athletes educational objective creates a structural barrier for their success and goes against the intent of the educational plan and our mission within Los Rios. Students are not able to matriculate within timeline allowable by NCAA, and are therefore not eligible for scholarship aid that would grant them opportunities to attend four year institutions.
Typical Items Addressed During Counseling Appointments Are you a qualifier or non-qualifier? What is your educational goal? How long do you want to be at Los Rios to obtain that goal? Have you completed the on-line NCAA Eligibility Center registration? Did you graduate from high school? Did you take the SAT/ACT? What was your General Education core GPA? Are you a local student athlete? Have you completed all areas of Matriculation?
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