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When asking the question, "how much weight can a horse carry?" you often hear a response similar to "it depends on the breed of the horse, its conditioning and conformation, how far and how long you will be traveling, the horse's bone structure, the type of weight the horse will carry (for example live [rider] or dead weight [gear]), weight distribution" and so on. So with this sound advice from your fellow horsemen, surely you now have a much better idea of how much weight your horse can carry. No? Of course not. Though your colleagues are correct in stating all the above factors, you are still left in the dark without any guideline on how much weight a horse can carry. Can my horse only carry 80 pounds, or is he capable of carrying 300 pounds?
Fortunately some very smart horsemen over the years have come up with a few methods for us to calculate a starting point to help determine how much weight a horse can carry. One very simple guide is to take the horse's weight and divide by six to give you the total weight, including rider and tack, the horse can carry. Given this, a 1200 pound horse could carry up to 200 pounds.
Another quick and popular method is to use the 20% rule. You take 20% of your horse's body weight and the result is the amount of total weight your horse can carry. For example, a 1,000 pound horse should easily carry 200 pounds of rider and tack. The 20% rule typically applies to competitive or otherwise "hard" riding. For pleasure riding, many use a 30% rule, so this 1,000 pound horse could carry 300 pounds for shorter pleasure rides.
Measuring a horse's cannon bone is used by some in determining the approximate weight a horse can carry. A measurement is taken around the circumference of the foreleg, just below the knee. Add together the weight of the horse plus the rider and tack, and divide this sum by the cannon bone circumference measurement. Then divide that result by two. A number between 75 and 85 is good. If the number is over 85, you probably need a larger horse. Using this method, I measure the circumference of the horse's cannon bone and get 7.5 inches. The body weight of the horse is 1,150 pounds and the rider and gear weigh 235 pounds for a total combined weight of 1,350 pounds. Divide 1,350 (total combined weight) by 7.5 (cannon bone) and I get roughly 185. Divide 185 in half and my final resulting number is 93. Using this calculating method, I either need to lighten my gear or get a larger horse to get the number down to around 85.
Some horse and rider guidelines where carrying weight is concerned:
- Pick a horse with bigger cannon bones, wider loins, shorter back
- Avoid using heaving saddles and only carry necessary gear
- Make sure the horse is conditioned for the type of riding you doing
- Keep proper riding posture and balance
- Give the horse a break on longer rides - get off a while and let your horse rest
- Avoid riding in areas where footing is not desirable - such as mud, deep sand, asphalt
- Avoid letting the horse trot or canter
The maximum weight a horse can safely carry does vary by the breed of the horse and how hard it's worked. There is no absolute rule about how much weight a horse can carry, but generally speaking the lighter-framed the horse the less he can carry. A well conditioned horse or a stout horse can generally carry more. Some breeds are bred to carry heavier weights like the Quarter Horse, Arabian or Icelandic Pony. Riders with good balance also make weight load less of a problem.
If you are looking at being familiar with horses for novices or are searching for the first equine, then this information is for you personally. This short article talks about the kinds of stuff you should search for when searching for a beginners equine.
Time dedication
Horses require lots of maintenance. If you feel you can easily turn your equine to grass inside a area and never be worried about it, you're wrong. Horses must have their ft trimmed and could need shoeing with respect to the work load they are doing. Like people, they have to have exercise, or they are able to get in poor condition and grow body fat. Some horses can eat a lot that they founder, meaning their ft hurt a lot they're not able just to walk. Horses which have a inclination to achieve weight should put on a grazing muzzle when switched to grass, to avoid overeating. Ponies are specifically vulnerable to founder. Horses have to be checked every single day to make certain they aren't sick or hurt. Should you board your equine in a boarding facility, your equine is generally checked every day, which will help if you cannot continually be there to do-it-yourself.
What You Can Do
The horse's quantity of training as well as your ability really are a large consideration when searching for a equine for novices. For those who have no riding experience, it is advisable to obtain a properly trained quiet equine. These horses are occasionally known as schoolmasters. What this means is they are fully aware their job. They're good horses for novices to understand on, particularly if you locate one that's very forgiving. A equine using this type of temperament is simple going and does not get upset when beginners do things wrong.
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You will find an array of prices associated with horses. Fancy, fancy show horses may cost 1000's of dollars, whereas horses which are less fancy could be more moderately listed. The quantity of training a equine has also affects its cost. For instance, if your equine is youthful and it has some training, it won't be expensive. Regrettably, horses with little training aren't good beginners horses. A equine that's between six to eight years of age and it has good training is generally more costly. These horses have been in their prime. A equine that's older than 10 or 12 years of age usually is properly trained, but health insurance and the health of the horse's joints is really a consideration. It's not uncommon for older horses to possess joint disease. Older horses are often great beginner horses, however they might have more connected vet expenses because of how old they are.
Selecting Your Equine
It's beneficial to possess someone experienced opt for you when you're selecting the first equine. It's best for those who have a trainer, who won't provide you with training once you purchase a equine, but assist you to select a equine that'll be suitable for you. Before purchasing a equine, it's also wise to get it examined by an equine vet. It is really an extremely important step that you won't want to skip! The price of the vet check will rely on how thorough the examination is and just how many tests you have carried out. A veterinarian let you know your options, but it's always smart to get x-sun rays from the horses legs and joints. It's not uncommon to locate a problem with nearly any equine throughout a vet check, but it's your decision to determine what you're prepared to accept. For instance, you might not care that the equine has joint disease in the hocks and can't jump, if you're only going for doing things for trail riding.
Purchasing versus. Leasing
You do not always need to purchase another equine. You might also need a choice of leasing one. You will find lot of different lease plans available including half rents and free rents. Having a free lease, it's not necessary to spend the money for owner to make use of the equine. Within this arrangement you have the effect of the horse's care and living plans. Having a half lease you can utilize the equine a couple of days per week, as the owner or another person uses the equine another area of the week. Should you choose choose to a lease a equine, make certain you've got a written agreement, which means you know who accounts for all the expenses associated with the equine, like vet or farrier (blacksmith) bills.
As you can tell, there's a great deal to consider when having your first equine. Before you decide to jump right into a purchase or perhaps a lease arrangement, make certain you perform a large amount of research first, so you receive a equine that's suitable for your individual needs.


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June 10th, 2012 @ 6:51 amGood luck at this hearing
You have gone further where others fear to tread.
God bless your accomplishments and may your supporters continue to donate to your cause.
Is this hearing going to be televised or at least allowed to be filmed??
Many thousands , perhaps millions are awaiting some good news from this
Regards to sheriff Joe if he indeed shows up.Go Orly Go
June 10th, 2012 @ 8:00 amwe submitted to judge Reid an urgent request to allow recording and transmitting. we do not know her decision yet. I will be in flight tomorrow
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June 10th, 2012 @ 8:25 amI hope it is recording and transmitted. This, even more so than, the hearing in GA, needs to be seen by all.
This hearing has the potential, to be epic for you, Dr. Taitz. It should, not be hidden. I understand it is up to the court, however.
Prayers will help, and I'm certainly praying, for this hearing to be all it can be.
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It's been a rough start to the year in the rivalry department for New Mexico State. The Aggie volleyball team saw its 14-match winning streak against UTEP snapped last night in El Paso. The Aggies were up 2-1 but dropped the final two sets, 25-20 and 15-11. The loss means that the Aggies have now been swept by UNM and UTEP in football and soccer and have a loss to UTEP in volleyball. It should be noted that the Aggie cross country team defeated UTEP in back-to-back weekends so it hasn't all been bad news for the Aggies in their rivalry series.
The Aggie volleyball also gets a shot at UNM in late October and that match will be important for the volleyball from an RPI standpoint. The Lobos are off to a hot start this season at 15-2. They haven't exactly played a murderer's row schedule but their only two losses are against Duquesne and Oklahoma and they did just pick up a conference win over Colorado State (a team the Aggies lost to in the non-conference). A win by the Aggies over UNM in Albuquerque would look good on the tournament resume late November.
Right now the Aggies' non-conference resume, while impressive, isn't quite getting the help they had hoped for from the teams they beat. North Dakota State has been unable to recover from their brutal non-conference slate and is 4-10 overall and 1-3 in the Summit League. Cincinnati, another of the Aggies' seemingly solid wins, played an absolutely brutal non-conference schedule and is 3-11 overall and 1-1 in the Big East. Cincinnati has the potential to pick up some quality wins over Louisville and Notre Dame which would really help the Aggies' RPI. Wichita State, arguably the best win thus far for the Aggies, is 9-4 overall and 3-1 in the Missouri Valley and is holding up their end of the bargain. The Shockers have three more chances to pick up high quality wins in their conference with home dates against Northern Iowa and Creighton plus a road game at Northern Iowa still on the slate.
What the Aggies really need to hope for is that UTEP continues to play well and makes some noise in Conference USA and we think they will. The Miners, despite being 8-7, only have one bad loss, at Tulane.
The Aggies need to regroup quickly because Denver comes to Las Cruces on Saturday and the Pioneers are 2-2 league play with a five set loss to Seattle and a three set loss at Idaho. On a side note, Seattle has been the biggest surprise at least for us thus far. The Redhawks have played four conference matches and all four have gone five sets with losses to both WAC Aggies and San Jose State and the aforementioned win over Denver.
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Comment #2 by masterdoodle001 Wednesday, November 14, 2012 @ 07:04:05 PM do it on easy because if you try to do it on veteran the drones kill you becfore u can do anything. | |
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Comment #6 by roryxkelly Saturday, November 17, 2012 @ 02:16:44 AM #4 It doesn't affect it. I got the Futurist and Black Ops II Master achievements and I skipped all the strikeforce missions. | |
Comment #7 by alpha17 Saturday, November 17, 2012 @ 03:20:38 AM This is reminds way to much of the nightmare World at War campaign. It's ridiculous on veteran. | |
Comment #8 by N8KEYS Sunday, November 18, 2012 @ 05:13:42 PM #7 its not too tough if you just make sure to take cover often and keep moving up. Some levels (especially the old missions) require you to just kill everyone then your team will move up and you follow. | |
Comment #9 by movieman52 Sunday, November 18, 2012 @ 10:08:39 PM I don't post too often but for those of you who are doing it on veteran - it actually was not that hard. You only need to defend the middle building - D and you can let all the others fall. I told everyone to protect C - that way if it falls I can get inside the building quickly. I manually controlled the claw and just protected C. When it fell - about 1:30 left, I took control of the claw and walked it in to the building and just held them off - no need to protect A and B! Hope this helps! | |
Comment #10 by Danny 9C1 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 @ 05:07:26 PM ^ I am going to try that.I must have played that level 30 times and tried many different things but just could not do it.FYI i have been tring to beat it on veteran.The closest i got was like 1:60. | |
Comment #11 by Atomic Beam Thursday, November 22, 2012 @ 08:54:50 AM no need to do this on veteran guys.. | |
Comment #12 by GAMERBOB93 Friday, December 07, 2012 @ 07:43:55 PM If I complete the campaign, without doing these Strikeforce Missions, will I be able to go back and do these again, or is it just a one time thing? | |
Comment #13 by Sparta300 Thursday, December 27, 2012 @ 12:15:56 AM #12, just make sure you hit the replay mission option after youre done with the campaign, it doesnt affect it at all. i skipped all strikeforce crap, it only affects it on some achievements like good karma and ship shape. | |
Comment #14 by Sparta300 Thursday, December 27, 2012 @ 12:18:52 AM #12, just make sure you hit the replay mission option after youre done with the campaign, it doesnt affect it at all. i skipped all strikeforce crap, it only affects it on some achievements like good karma and ship shape. | |
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But if we as the stronger side of Europe are going to have a Euro who should be in it ?
The Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, Denmark (if they would choose so to give up the Krone), Sweden (if they would choose so to give up the Kronor), Finland, Estonia (if they would choose so to give up the Kroon) and Austria.
Belgium seems to have an amazing amount of problems: both with debts and political issues. Britain (if they would even choose to give up the Pound) would be marred with socio-economic issues so maybe not worth it. Ireland certainly isn't ready and neither is Iceland.
If Norway would choose to join (eventhough it is like Iceland not a EU member) then they would make a fine and stable Euro-partner (and the same would go for Switzerland and maybe Liechtenstein).
It could be expanded with the Czech Republic and Slovenia when these countries are ready. What the rest does is their concern but we shouldn't bail them out. Period.


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Brooklyn Versus Israel: What's It Gonna Be?!
Latest update: May 11th, 2012
A visitor to Meron for Lag B'Omer shares his feelings about Israel with Yishai Fleisher of the JewishPress.com on the way to the annual celebration.
About the Author: Yishai Fleisher is the Contributing Editor and PR manager at the JewishPress.com, and Israel's only English language broadcast radio show host (Galey Yisrael 106.5FM). Yishai is an Israeli Paratrooper, a graduate of Cardozo Law School, and the founder of Kumah ("Arise" in Hebrew), an NGO dedicated to promoting Zionism and strengthening Israel's national character. Yishai is married to Malkah, they have two children, and they live on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
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Please! Let's together safe all the endanger species around the world.
RUMANGABO, DR Congo -- After almost twenty years of armed conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Virunga National Park today released the details of a 10-year plan to re-invigorate the local economy and create tens of thousands of new jobs as a peace-building initiative in the conflict affected areas of eastern Congo. The plan, referred to as "the Virunga Alliance" will vastly increase the availability of clean energy for rural communities through large scale investment in a network of off-grid hydro-electric plants and associated agro-industrial development.
The park authorities are developing a partnership of donors and investors willing to accept high-risk investments amounting to over US$150 million. "The Virunga Alliance" promotes positive and transparent development as a means of bringing stability and prosperity to the conflict-affected communities and securing a future for one the most important wildlife areas on the planet.
The Howard G Buffett Foundation, which spearheaded the initiative by providing early technical and financial support for developing the plan, has announced its further commitment of $19.7 million towards a hydro-electric power plant on the Rutshuru River. The plant is designed to have minimal ecological impact and is expected to be online in 2016, generating 12.6 megawatts of clean energy, effectively doubling the current power production for the province. The provision of electricity will boost the agricultural transformation industry from coffee, livestock, fish and support post-conflict industries such as tourism, thereby increasing rural employment and farmers' revenue in one of the most impoverished areas on earth. The sale of electricity will also fund the park's protection for the next 75 to 100 years, thus securing the area as a pristine World Heritage Site and home to many unique species including the endangered mountain gorillas.
Congo's Director of National Parks, Cosma Wilungula explained: "Virunga provides us with an exceptional opportunity to secure the local economy and bring peace to the region. With these initial investments from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and from the European Union, we have shown there is international confidence in our capabilities and a real future for the region. With this plan we are expecting to deliver substantive results for poverty alleviation."
The plan is based on the lessons learned from a recently completed pilot project funded by the European Union and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation: a 0.4 megawatt hydro-electricity plant and two agro-industrial plants (soap and papaya enzyme) on the foothills of the 17,000 foot snow-capped Ruwenzori Mountains in the Northern Sector of the national park.
Howard G. Buffett, the Foundation's Chairman and CEO, noted: "Having worked alongside partners in the DRC for the past 14 years, we are convinced that creating employment in sustainable industries through Congolese institutions is fundamental to creating lasting peace in the region. This plan provides the best way to ensure sustainable development for the people of Eastern DRC, while protecting one of the country's greatest national treasures in Virunga National Park."
Mountain Gorillas are critically endangered, with only 820 remaining in the world. Despite the conflict in the region, their decline had been reversed up until January 2007 thanks to the commitment of the local park authorities coupled with sustained international support. In 2013, there are an estimated 210 Mountain Gorillas in DR Congo.
The Congolese Wildlife Authority (ICCN) and its Rangers work throughout the country to protect the National Parks of Congo and their wildlife from poachers, rebel groups, illegal mineral extraction and land invasions. Over 130 Rangers have been killed in Virunga National Park since the beginning of armed conflict in 1996.
Virunga National Park, Africa's oldest national park (established in 1925) and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, is home to 200 of the world's mountain gorillas. Formerly known as Albert National Park, Virunga lies in eastern DR Congo and covers 7,800 square kilometers. The park is managed by the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature, the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN).
The Howard G. Buffett Foundation works to improve the quality of life for the world's most impoverished and marginalized populations. It focuses on three areas: food security, water security, and conflict mitigation. Based in Decatur, Illinois, USA, the Foundation is led by Chairman and CEO Howard G. Buffett, a farmer, businessman, photographer, and author of seven books on conservation and the human condition. Mr. Buffett's latest book, 40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World, will be published on October 22, 2013. To learn more about the Foundation visit www.thehowardgbuffettfoundation.org
Please! Let's together safe all the endanger species around the world.
My prayers and concern for this brave Warrior will continue until he is safe! Thank you for your information, I greatly appreciate it!...
whoa, this is so beautiful and unique about the vulture. thanks for the effort towards conservation. when was this article published?
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The Superior High School wrestling team defeated Bloomer/Colfax 52-22 Thursday night in Bloomer.
The win not only was the first of the season for the Spartans (1-1), but it was the first for first-year head coach Chris Brochu.
Notching wins for the Spartans were Nick Long (106 pounds), Brandon Olson (113), Brock Olson (126), Ross Kennelly (145), Billy Regner (170), Sam Freeman (182), Joey McDonald (195) and Dalton DeRosia (220).
Tyler Lehikoinen (132) and Jake Jaques (138) also won their matches by forfeit.
The Spartans will compete in the Eau Claire North Invitational at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and be at Ladysmith at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Superior 52 Bloomer/Colfax 22
106—Nick Long, SHS, pinned Justin Wachtendonk in :54
113—Brandon Olson, SHS, def. Tucker Hovde, 14-3
120—Brady Simonson, B/C, def. Nate VanErt, 10-0
126—Brock Olson, SHS, pinned David Blanchard in 1:22
132—Tyler Lehikoinen, SHS, won by Forfeit
138—Jake Jaques, SHS, won by Forfeit
145—Ross Kennelly, SHS, pinned Trevor Newton in 3:36
152—Dan Thorgerson, B/C, pinned Tylar Stone in 3:39
160—John Thorgerson, B/C pinned Alain Pierre in 2:46
170—Billy Regner, SHS, pinned Matt Shaw in 2:43
182—Sam Freeman, SHS, pinned Jack Flodquist in 1:11
195—Joey McDonald, SHS, pinned Kyle Wenzel in :31
220—Dalton DeRosia, SHS, pinned Stephen Shyder in :35
285—Ryan Ratcliff, B/C, pinned Brandon Pavlick in :38
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Neil Gaiman is the Feng Shui Assassin?
December 18th, 2010Firstly, Feng Shui Assassin is now free - available on Smashwords.
Secondly, the image for the front cover has a remarkable resemblance to the writer Neil Gaiman - at least a few people have emailed to say they think it might be either him or John Cusack.
The artist, Acid Lullaby, was given free reign to create something special for the front cover - and she did an excellent job! But the creator fo Sandman? Perhaps . . .


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Martin Feldstein: The Economy and the Presidency
CAMBRIDGE - America's presidential election is now just six months away. If history is a reliable guide, the outcome will depend significantly on the economy's performance between now and November 6, and on Americans' perception of their economic future under the two candidates.
At the moment, America's economy is limping along with slow growth and high unemployment. Output grew by just 1.5 per cent last year, and real GDP per capita is lower now than before the economic downturn began at the end of 2007. Although annual GDP growth was 3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011, more than half of that reflected inventory accumulation. Final sales to households, businesses, and foreign buyers rose at only a 1.1 per cent annual rate, even slower than earlier in the year. And the preliminary estimate for annual GDP growth in the first quarter of 2012 was a disappointing 2.2 per cent, with only a 1.6 per cent rise in final sales.
The labour market has been similarly disappointing. The March unemployment rate of 8.2 per cent was nearly three percentage points above what most economists would consider a desirable and sustainable long-run level rate. Although the rate was down from 9 per cent a year ago, about half of the change reflected a rise in the number of people who have stopped looking for work, rather than an increase in job creation and the employment rate.
Indeed, the official unemployment rate understates the weakness of the labour market. An estimated 6 per cent of all employees are working fewer hours per week than they would like, and about 2 per cent of potential employees are not counted as unemployed because they have not looked for work in the past few weeks, even though they would like to work. Adding these individuals to those officially classified as unemployed implies that about 15 per cent of potential labour-force participants are working less than they want.


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FUN LINKSChicago TheaterARFTCo and also in Los Angeles...and also in Baltimore...Blogs We LoveA Hole In The Head People We LoveAndi World POSEIDON!The Official Carol Lynley Home Page Handblog Archives
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read the handblog...12/30/2004My Way of LifeVacation has me working more then if I had been at work. Lots of fun and exciting happenings for you Handbag devotees to look forward to. First, our big New Years Eve bash is tomorrow. Rudolph is SOLD OUT tonight (again) , but as far as I know we still have room tomorrow. Second, is SCARRIE, The Musical this Spring- rewrites are coming uh, any minute. Third- well if I told you everything you wouldn't have any surprises to look forward to...,My sister in law and nephew are visiting from Orange County- this is a good thing- they're really fun, and Randall Stevens the director POSEIDON! An Upside Down Musical is in town too, so we're going to have plenty of fun. Speaking of POSEDION! , let's all give 3 cheers to our original Robin Shelby, Joshua Campbell who has been cast as the fiance ' in Mamma Mia! He gets to sing one of my favorite ABBA songs, 'Lay All Your Love On Me'. Did I mention it's at the Mandalay Bay hotel in LAS VEGAS???? Anybody who knows Joshua certainly isn't surprised. He truly is one of the most talented , sweetest kids around, and I knew he was going places from the get go. I attended his farewell party last night and he promised to keep us all updated on his Vegas adventures. He will be missed. posted by David on 12/30/2004 05:16:00 PM | Link | 12/29/2004See you there..., posted by David on 12/29/2004 07:32:00 AM | Link | 12/27/2004My Way of LifeThe Poseidon Adventure, for real. 22,000 dead, MILLIONS homeless. You might want to take that ten bucks Aunt Edna gave you for Christmas or Chanukah and contribute it to the Red Cross International Response Fund.posted by David on 12/27/2004 10:21:00 PM | Link | 12/26/2004My Way of Christmas LifeSanta was very generous to me this year. Ann-Margret, fancy underwear- Versace , pronounced Ver-SASE ( I have an underwear fetish), Nioxin for my hair (which is my fortune), a Ralphie keychain, Best Buy card, Gowns by Adrian book featuring Joan Crawford, Neiman Marcus business card holder. Diesel watch, cool Hollywood swimwear book, Jayne Mansfield, Wild At Heart special edition DVD, Strangers with Candy DVD set, a Beetle book, a ruby CK sweater, Armani sweater, a DVD where girls are kidnapped and forced to dance lewdly for their captors, a beautiful Mick Rock Debbie Harry/Blondie book. Legally Blonde CD, a wonderful group of friends..., I'm the luckiest guy in the world. Merry Christmas all! posted by David on 12/26/2004 08:55:00 AM | Link | My sister surprised me with the Mick Rock Debbie Harry book. Some of the most gorgeous pictures of Debbie EVER. I'm doing my Debbie lips thing. Isn't it HOT? posted by David on 12/26/2004 08:08:00 AM | Link | Uncle Chris and a bewildered Gia- no she's not named after the Tragedy of a Supermodel Gia..., posted by David on 12/26/2004 08:05:00 AM | Link | I'm DYING to do my nieces hair. Pink scrunchies!!! Ugh! posted by David on 12/26/2004 08:04:00 AM | Link | I usually don't do this but here's a pic of Uncle David and Princess Jillian posted by David on 12/26/2004 08:02:00 AM | Link | 12/25/2004A little something to creep you out this Christmas . Jeez, he could have washed the soles of his feet..., posted by David on 12/25/2004 09:07:00 AM | Link | 12/24/2004My Way of LifeIt's after 2am. I've come home from another sold out show of Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer. The crowd was a bit..., mainstream...and they loved it. Am I selling out? I hope so$$$ Alissa and Al Spera had a fantastic cast party for us tonight at their fabulous condo on Ohio and LSD. Al plays Fireball (My son- I had him at a very young age) and the Charlie in the Box. Not only is he a sweetheart but pretty damn handsome. His wife is a hottie too- not that any of that matters..., and they're both a joy to be around. What a spread...they had for us. These are my tired eyelash glued eyes. The heavy make up takes it's toll and no matter how hard I scrub it never seems to come off, making me look like some haggard trannie when I stop for a treat at the 7/11 on my way home. Heavy make-up is like childhood pain. posted by David on 12/24/2004 09:07:00 AM | Link | 12/23/2004RUDOLPH THE RED-HOSED REINDEER, 2004The first lady of Christmas has needs too! posted by David on 12/23/2004 01:11:00 AM | Link | Gee, another picture of Zach, who plays Score, the not-so- bright elf. I must have forgot I'd already taken 11,278 photos. Zach is most comfortable next to the trash. posted by David on 12/23/2004 12:59:00 AM | Link | Melissa Pond as Clarice taken captive by the abominable Drag Beast. Yes, we've corrupted another one. Mormon girl gone BAD. posted by David on 12/23/2004 12:57:00 AM | Link | Sometimes we get bored backstage..., posted by David on 12/23/2004 12:57:00 AM | Link | Gladys Dasher and Tom Donner caught in the act! posted by David on 12/23/2004 12:55:00 AM | Link | Ed Jones starts putting on his make-up at 7am. posted by David on 12/23/2004 12:54:00 AM | Link | Gladys gone WILD! posted by David on 12/23/2004 12:53:00 AM | Link | Mike Miller as a package of liver flavored condoms. His mother and father must be so proud! posted by David on 12/23/2004 12:53:00 AM | Link | Troy's butt should have it's own bio in the program. As you can see, Tim Howard is unimpressed. posted by David on 12/23/2004 12:51:00 AM | Link | Tim Howard as trailer trash Barbie, at least I think this is his costume..., posted by David on 12/23/2004 12:50:00 AM | Link | Trish as Contraceptive Sponge Babs Square Pants - Yeah, I don't know why we're not getting Jeff nominated either..., posted by David on 12/23/2004 12:49:00 AM | Link | Zach is always lounging around in his panties backstage...what a burden... posted by David on 12/23/2004 12:47:00 AM | Link | 12/16/2004My Way of LifeFeeling bored and evil? Why not assume a voluptuous Christian lady identity in this Christian chat room?How can you argue with this testimonial?: I cannot thank you enough for your Chat & Friendship site and want to encourage others to hang in there, pray hard and believe that God is able to use any means possible to bring two people together. A wonderful godly woman from South Carolina and I have made plans to marry later this summer. --Wayne from USA Shouldn't 'godly' be capitalized? Sorry, Wayne, you're going to hell..., posted by David on 12/16/2004 09:58:00 PM | Link | 12/14/2004My Pink Way of LifeBOO! From JayneMy Tree, 2004 Jayne Mansfield, my muse came to me in a dream and said "Oh, David, your holiday is should be be PINK. If only the world had a pink holiday, maybe there'd be no more wars". 'What about the evil threat Iraq poses?' I said in awe of the ghost with the most heavenly body ever. 'You big silly', Jayne smiled, "Did you think he'd get elected on his actual knowledge of the government or the real world? Osama Bin Laden is actually Abe Vigoda, TV's 'Fish' from Barney Miller. Now get busy and pinkatize this house!' posted by David on 12/14/2004 08:11:00 AM | Link | 12/13/2004My Way of LifeRudy's packing them in. Seven years of this and we seem to be enjoying some sort of resurgence. I was thinking of not even doing the show this year, but after we got the space in the Loop how could I resist? When Ron Kelly volunteered to produce the show, we were set. The Sun Times review might have helped a little. This was the first time the Chicago Sun Times has ever reviewed Rudolph and I have to say it was nice to get some recognition, particularly a glowing review like that. The Sedaris comparison was nice. Yeah, I think Rudolph could be playing in cities all over the country, and no, I don't think it's a bad thing to say it in print. It ain't bragging when it's a fact, baby...,You have to know when you've got a good thing and I'm really proud of Rudolph and the entire ensemble for staying as committed to the show as they have. Steve Hickson has been Ruth Claus for 7 years now and he still makes me laugh. I've seen some of the so-called holiday staples, that our regularly done year after year, and I have to admit I just don't get it sometimes. I also don't' understand why some of the press chooses to not review a local show that has been playing for 7 years. That's so wrong on so many levels. But that's another Blog.Of course all has not been peaches and cream, but really, since I don't like peaches anyway that's irrelevant. We were sold out Friday and Saturday and came damn near close Thursday. I think it was Saturday we found out the sound cue board blew, and we nearly lost all of our sound cues, or light cues or whatever. I think I mentioned in an earlier posts that the Loop Theater is not the most technically advanced theater. I think perhaps the Superstar Barbie Karaoke playset is a little more advanced then the sound system at this place. It's NOT musical theater friendly, even with Lori Lee's company's awesome speakers. Andy , our highly adorable sound and light operator dude (I think he's single-I'll double check), has been a Godsend. I think he's Handbag material. At least his smooth kid leather like skin is..., We're having a blast but I would be lying if I said all was paradise. There have been a few squabbles here and there. Of course I'm only at liberty to confirm the ones that I was involved in, which was a kind of stupid one, but aren't they all? posted by David on 12/13/2004 05:05:00 PM | Link | 12/08/2004My Way of LifeThank Christ the beloved, whacky rapster Ol' Dirty Bastard's LEGACY will live on. Now, if we could only get Cherry and Icelene to remember it's all about the music, man...,posted by David on 12/08/2004 03:47:00 PM | Link | 12/07/2004My Way of LifeBetty's in the shop so I stayed home last night and while Chris was out I took out my white Jayne Mansfield Christmas tree and set it up and plan to Christmastize the house Friday. I didn't want to lug all of the crap out yesterday and just leave it laying on the on the dining room floor. I had disappointing news via Ebay- my special Reindeer Mountain that I ordered never came so it looks I'm back to constructing one on my own this year? What is Reindeer Mountain you ask? That's where all of Santa's reindeers go to frolic in-between reindeer practice, as if you had to ask. So what was I saying? Oh! I unintentionally made cajun chicken because I got so involved in watching Trading Spouses while I was setting up the tree. This time they took what looks like a middle class urban women (with this scary ghetto looking daughter) and traded her with this hippy Taoist mom with a husband that spouts some pretty silly new age bullshit- but the creepy thing is, and the visiting foul mouthed mom hit the nail on the head here- is that the father reminded me of some sort of cult leader. She thinks he's brainwashed his family, and so do I. It's pretty obvious what he says goes- and he has two mealy teenage sons that agree with everything he says- which is just not right if you're a teenager. Okay, like, the father wants the family to learn Chinese because he thinks the Chinese are going to take over the world in 50 years. Huh? Plus, they don't wear shoes, and there feet are really dirty, and they sing bluegrass in the street for money, but they have a house and a car. CREEPY.posted by David on 12/07/2004 08:58:00 PM | Link | 12/06/2004My Way of LifeI'm baaaack. Back from the heartland of America. Omaha, NE, location of the first outside production of POSEIDON! An Upside Down Musical. I have to admit I tried not get too excited about all of this because I hate to be disappointed and I have this built in monitor where I try to control my expectations level, particularly with theater related business because I've been burned before before, so I went to Omaha cautiously optimistic...sort of.6am- 12/04/04- Wake up. God, I'm tired. Just a few hours earlier I was prancing around the stage in Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer and as I look in the mirror I see my face is none to happy with all of the make-up I've been putting on it. Wonderful..., My check engine light went on yesterday while Chris borrowed my car because HIS check engine light went on the day before, so we had to take a taxi to the airport. Okay..., 8:15am- We board the plane. 9:00am- We unboard the plane. Or, as they call it, de-plane. As the pilot said it I said a silent prayer for Herve Villachaise. The pilot explains that something that's supposed to help fly the plane isn't working. It will either be fixed or we will get a new plane. I decide Chris is cursed. 10:30am- I hear voices- Yourex, Yourex. I awake and hear the United clerk saying Chris's last name over the intercom. Chris went to get Starbucks, I fell asleep. We are the last to board the new plane. 11:45am- We're in Omaha! The shuttle picks us up, and the driver asks us where we're from, why we're here. We mention Poseidon! and the driver asks us if we know Randall Stevens (the director of Poseidon!). One minute later, Christopher, my #1 fan, casually mentions the fact that I wrote the show..., 1pm- I'm sitting with Randall, and Omaha Nonnie, Lindsay Lashier, eating lunch. I feel better. My hunch about Randall was right. I like him immediately. Randall contacted me about the show last year (I think) and up to then it was just e-mail and phone conversations. He's warm, funny, cute and dresses nice. Omaha Nonnie is adorable, and the weird thing is she looks a hell of a lot like Carol Lynley. Well, more of a cross between Carol Lynley and Kirsten Dunst. Omaha Robin Shelby, Cody Enicke joins us a little later. Like Chicago Robin, Joshua Campbell, he's 21, but looks younger. I later find out his mother is younger then me..., Randall shows me the Omaha Reader review. It's very good. 3:30pm- NAP TIME 6:30PM- Chris and I are sitting at a French bistro with Randall and 2 of his friends- 2 girls. The guy sitting next to us chair collapses. He is not fat. The Chris curse..., 7:10- We're all at the Blue Barn Theater. I see the poster, our poster, but with different faces on it. Weird. We meet our friend Sheila, who lives in Omaha. She brings her mom, Elaine, who is a hoot. I meet Hughston Walkinshaw and Susan Clement-Toberer, the big cheeses at Blue Barn theater. Did I mention that any pre-conceived notions about Omaha I had we're tossed to the wayside after I met Randall and Omaha Nonnie and Robin? There were no cows wandering the streets that I saw. The area of the city we were in was very cool, and people were friendly. The guys in Omaha are pretty attractive as well. Hughston was no exception, and Susan was very hip and happening herself. I'm feeling much better. 7:45pm- I've been sitting in the darkened theater watching other people do the show we at Handbag had devoted over a year of our lives to and I'm laughing and smiling. I can tell already why the show has received the wonderful notices it has. The cast 1000% committed, they look like they're have a ball up there, the energy is contagious, and the audience is loving it. 9:25pm- Wow. Randall really has impressed me with his direction. He did some really wonderful and clever things with the show and really incorporated the 'Poseidonite' scenes with the film scenes in some ways that actually flows better then our version did. 9:35pm- Hughston has introduced me to the sell out crowd and I'm standing in my hot pink ruffled tuxedo shirt grinning like an idiot doing my best 'crowd wave'. Before you know I'm on the stage taking pictures and giving congratulatory hugs to the Omaha Poseidon cast. Dare I say this was magical moment? 10:45pm- We're at Qwest Center at Night of 1000 Stars. The 'star' is KC and the Sunshine Band. They were fun, very much a glorified party bar band. I couldn't help but wonder if 53 year old Harry Wayne Casey, the 'KC' of KC and the Sunshine Band had been a woman, the press would have a field day on how bloated and generally unhealthy he looked. Too many disco nights? Everybody is there. Joy, the Omaha 'Indian Lady' (who by the way, is really Indian) , is wild and gorgeous. 1:00am 12/05/04- Hugs and kisses. We bid farewell to our new Omaha friends/Poseidonites and sleep. We spent Sunday morning brunching with our friend, Sheila and her adorable kids Tatum and Jeff. Afterwards we were able to get an earlier flight home to Chicago. It's funny how many of straight men of Omaha look like they belong in leather bars wearing skin tight jeans, boots and cowboy hats, or sporting the bear look with beards, beer bellies and flannel shirts. I went to a get a donut while I waited I waited for the plane and there were 2 heavyset women in their 50's behind the counter. One was wearing antlers and she was telling the other one about when she and her husband started dating when her walkie/talkie phone interrupted her. 'What do you want?' she snapped. She listened and said. 'No, because we have... NOT HAD A BREAK YET!!!' The other woman watched intently with a supportive sneer. I said 'thank you' and slowly walked away trying to hear as much as I could. I live for crap like this. She was Rosanne Connor, if she stayed at Rodbells. posted by David on 12/06/2004 04:05:00 PM | Link | 12/03/2004My Way of LifeGreetings all. Rudolph opened last night to a pretty full house with many Handbag friends and supporters and it went well. There's are still a few kinks to iron out due to the ancient sound system. The Loop Theater isn't really equipped to handle a musical, but we're making due with the resources we have. I have traces of eye makeup and glitter which never seems to fully come off no matter how hard I scrub. Tomorrow I'm off to OMAHA to see POSEIDON! An Upside-Down Musical at the Blue Barn theater, and I'm very excited to see their take on it. It sounds like Randall Stevens, the director really did a good job and they've been getting really good reviews, so we shall see, shan't we?Holiday gift ideas? How about this? posted by David on 12/03/2004 05:38:00 PM | Link | 12/02/2004My Way of LifeOh come on..., it should count if her partner looks like a guy...,posted by David on 12/02/2004 10:29:00 PM | Link | My Way of LifeHis mother must be so proud of him...,posted by David on 12/02/2004 10:22:00 PM | Link | My Way of LifeWith all of the running around for Rudolph I've been doing I've gone into FRAZZLE mode. It's not a pretty state of mind for me. It's the kind of mode where you check for something 23 times looking in the same place all those times and find it on the 24th time. My mind literally gets like that commercial for yet another prescription drug they're trying to cram down the public's throat- the one where the channels are changing constantly. I usually find this exhilarating when I'm creating something but not when I'm looking for a f*cking wig, that was in the first place I originally looked!So tonight I officially hope to let it go and enjoy the ride, because besides that 'mental problem thing', we're really having fun. Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer At the Loop Theater, 8 E. Randolph Street, Chicago. For reservations call (312) 744-5667 or visit TICKETWEB and buy tickets NOW, dammit! posted by David on 12/02/2004 09:09:00 PM | Link | 12/01/2004My Way of LifeWe're big in Omaha...,Don't you hate it when people use their Blogs as self serving fodder for their already fragile egos? Me too. By the way, here's the first POSEIDON! An Upside Down Musical review in Omaha, NE Don't forget Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer opens tomorrow! For anybody that cares, I will be absent from the Dec. 4 show (Saturday) but taking my place will be the fabulous, Ludwig. You know he's fabulous when he only goes by one name. Like Lassie..., posted by David on 12/01/2004 09:18:00 PM | Link | |
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11 months, 1 week, 2 days since I started this adoption journey
4 months, 1 week, 4 days since I was DTV
2 months, 3 days until September 1st
Yes, I am counting, each.and.every.day. Can't help it. I sure hope I can count on good news being right around the corner.....
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Who's Counting?
Friday, June 27, 2008
Favorite Photo Friday
When the going gets tough, the tough get ice cream. Thursday afternoon was rough. I had my conference- it was absolutely horrific. The worst conference I have attended in my 8 years of teaching. I can't go into details, but it was 3 hours long and NOTHING was accomplished. My dreams of this case being resolved were quickly shattered. It was tough and I was tough- for the most part. But I decided I needed some comfort food. Yes, I jumped off of that darn wagon and fell off right in the middle of the Dairy Queen drive-through. How convenient. It was worth every calorie and I decided to share the love on a hot summer day. Grace, Max and Sam loved their kiddie cup surprises (after a healthy dinner, of course)! And it goes without saying, that seeing these precious kiddos and their sister Lucy was a great way to forget about my terrible Thursday!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Busy by Day, Sweet Dreams by Night
So many of my faithful blog readers suggested I stay busy to keep my mind off the adoption. Busy I am. I can't say it is taking my mind off the adoption, but the days are jam packed which helps me stay off of the computer! I got out with some friends last Friday night and finally got to see Sex in the City last night. It was so worth the wait! Unfortunately, most of the busy-ness is job and school related so it isn't that much fun. I have been trying to fit in some pool time and workout time in between all of the other stuff going on- it is summer after all.
I was so excited last week because the court case I have been involved with since last August finally looked like it was going to be over (at least to me). We had a conference call this morning and I think the lawyer thought I was joking when I mentioned this to him (hard to tell over the phone with 4 other people on the line). Oh well, wishful thinking. At least it looks like it won't go to the federal level so I won't have to testify again. We'll see how the conference goes this Thursday. I also have about 4 hours of interviews set up for the rest of the week. No fun, but I am doing the interviewing so I don't really have to prepare. I also have a paper due tomorrow and another due a week from tomorrow so I am trying to stay on top of that.
With being so busy, one would think I would fall asleep fast and stay asleep until my alarm goes off at 6:45. Not so much. I have been having dreams- vivid dreams- about my son. For the past 3 nights I keep having these dreams. I can't see the baby, but I am in the orphanage and I can hear him. Most of the time, I am sleeping on the floor. Sometimes I am in another room (still asleep). He is crying and the nannies can't comfort him. They are so vivid that the "crying" wakes me up each time, usually in a panic. It happened once last night and three times the night before. It is a strange yet wonderful feeling. Even though I wish I could see his face or "see" him in my arms, each night I wonder if I will dream about him again. I have to think this is a sign...
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Favorite Photo Friday...
...brought to you on a Saturday. Why? Because I forgot my camera when Tracy, Noah and Zoe came to hang out with me at the pool (so this photo is courtesy of Tracy..who had the same Fav Friday Photo). Now, those of you that follow Tracy's blog know that Zoe is quite fond of pool bars. I warned her in advance that she might have to lay off the drinking since my pool has no bar...hmmm...now there's an idea I might need to propose to the homeowners association. Anyway, Zoe did belly up to the side of the baby pool with a refreshing juice box. I am sure it didn't come close to the fancy apple juice she had in Cabo, but was still very cute!
Friday, June 20, 2008
It's the little things...
that make my day. I got a call from my US representative's office today. He has signed the letter in support of the Child's Right Campaign. Love ya Dan!
Hoping and praying my senators do the same. I called their Indiana offices AND their DC offices today. Just covering all my bases!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Voice of Reason
Before I direct you to the PW post, please read the following:
In addition to the petition I posted about a couple of days ago, JCICS is now asking everyone to call their senators and representatives on June 19th and June 20th. The Child's Right Campaign letter was distributed to Congress, so now they should have all had a chance to read it and make a decision about whether to sign or not. The details are on the JCICS site.
Now. my friends, you may read the actual post!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Back on the Wagon
It's been a while since I have posted about my weight loss. Perhaps because it was lacking...big time. I didn't just fall off of the wagon, I took a flying leap and landed head first in a vat of fat and calories. It wasn't pretty. I stopped writing down what I was eating. I stopped caring. Well, I don't know if I stopped caring. See, I am an emotional eater. When I am stressed I turn to food. And I didn't quite factor in waiting for a referral and the whole September 1st deadline with this weight loss goal. It's been rough. In the past week, I can't even count the number of times I sat in front of my computer and hit refresh on my email. I guess watching email is no different than watching a pot- it doesn't work, no matter how much you will a new email from your agency to pop up! And I didn't burn many calories doing it.
So, today I decided I need to get back to business. Yesterday I gave up time at the pool to walk 4 miles with a friend. For those who know me, that is a big deal! I didn't make it to the gym today, but did get to the grocery store to stock up on fruits and veggies.
So, if you recall, my goal is to lose 22 pounds (that is where I started off on the waiting list for a referral). As of today, my total loss is 12 pounds. Exactly 10 pounds left. At least I am more than half-way there!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Grandfathering Petition
If you haven't done so, please sign this petition. There are currently 1500 signatures. With all of the families who have dossiers in Vietnam, there could easily be 3000 signatures on the petition. It may look like you have to make a donation for your signature to be counted, however, NO DONATION IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT YOUR SIGNATURE!! The signature is already recorded by the time you see the donation page. if you choose to make a donation it will go to support the petition administration site and WILL NOT go toward any type of adoption related humanitarian aide. Thank you!
June 2008
Dear CCAI Co-Chairs Landrieu, Coleman, Oberstar, and Brown-Waite:
Thousands of families have been in the process of adopting a child from Vietnam for as long as 2 years. Please help them complete their adoptions and give a child an opportunity to be raised in a family environment. With the recent studies on the effects of institutionalization on children, there should be no question that a family environment is an optimal one, which every child should have the opportunity to experience.
We implore you to use your influence to procure a letter from the Dept of State and USCIS, addressed to Dr. Long, Director of the Vietnamese DIA (Dept of International Adoption). On April 25th 2008, he announced that dossiers of American families received by July 1st, 2008, and matched with a child by September 1st, 2008, will be allowed to be processed to completion. All dossiers not matched with a child will be returned to adoption service providers, dashing hopes of raising a child for the 1500-3000 American families who are in the process of adopting a child from Vietnam.
Please ask the Dept of State and the USCIS to request that Dr. Long allow all dossiers submitted by July 1,2008 to be "grand fathered" by allowing these families to receive a child referral even after Sept 1. He has indicated that he is agreeable to this request IF the Dept of State and USCIS agencies will state that they will honor this change by continuing to approve qualified I-600 (orphan petition) and I-234 (visa) applications for families matched after September 1st. Vietnamese law requires a current bilateral agreement between sending and receiving countries; the one between Vietnam and the United States will expire on September 1st, 2008. Dr Long has indicated that Vietnam would waive this requirement for the remaining dossiers, if asked to do so by the Dept of State and USCIS.
Thousands of prospective parents applied to USCIS to adopt a child from Vietnam, believing in good faith that the US and Vietnam would continue to work together to complete ethical adoptions.
Since November 2007, USCIS has implemented DNA testing and the Orphans First program. These steps should help improve confidence in the adoption process, and allow the US and Vietnam to negotiate a new MOU with the goal of becoming a Hague country. Closing the program at this point will leave 1500-3000 families and orphans in limbo for as long as two years, while Vietnam makes necessary steps towards acceptance of the Hague Convention. As the JCICS Children's Rights Campaign of June 2008 has pointed out, if adoptions stop between the US and Vietnam, so will the backbone of humanitarian support that has helped tens of thousands of orphans who will never have the opportunity to be raised in a family environment.
We urge you to act upon this request without delay, by ensuring that the Dept of State and USCIS write this letter to Dr Long. This is a very trying time for the many families who wait month after month with little word, and we hope that their dreams of raising an orphaned child does not end in sadness.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Procrastination at its finest
I am the queen of procrastination. That is why I am blogging instead of writing my paper. It's not due until Wednesday- not enough pressure yet. If you've noticed, I don't have a lot of adoption news either. So, I need something to occupy my time. Thanks to two wonderful bloggers, my summer has been full of online entertainment.
What would we do without Tasha? She brings us the latest and greatest for our babyluvs. She also provides public service announcements that every future mommy needs to pay attention to. Heck, she's solved my maternity/adoption leave dilemma in her most recent post. But Tasha also led me to this site: I Saw Your Nanny. Now mind you, I will never have my own nanny, but I used to be a nanny. Nanny or not, this site is entertainment at it's finest. No, not the horrible nanny sightings (some of them blow my mind and are so sad). The comments. The comments on this blog are so entertaining. Cat fights and petty debates that usually end up having nothing to do with the original post. I'd post some examples, but you really need to read the whole post and all of the comments (sometimes well over 100) to get the full picture. Anyhoo, it really keeps my mind off of the adoption. It's almost better than soap operas and reality television.
Then tonight, when I was taking a break from my paper (yes, it's actually started), I read Kristin's most recent post. Check this out. Talk about Saturday night entertainment! You have to admit, these babies and their momma are pretty cute. I have been checking in on them for the past 78 minutes. No excitement yet, but I am sure it will happen....if I keep checking...and checking.....ooh, 2 of the babies are waking up and the mommy is stretching.
OMG, what has happened to me? I need my baby, NOW!
Friday, June 13, 2008
Favorite Photo Friday
The final stop of the day, Pompeii
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
It's A Different World
Summer is here! As I mentioned in a previous post, I went straight from school to...summer school. I am working both sessions this summer and am hoping next summer I will be at home with my son!
This first session, I am working as an instructional assistant in the early childhood program. I have done this for the past 8 years, with the exception of last summer when I was on our family cruise to Italy. It is such a refreshing change! It's only 4 days a week from 8-12. No IEPs to worry about, just fun enrichment!
These kiddos have their own set of challenges, but I love my time with 3, 4 and 5 year olds. I go from a world of unmotivated students who call me old lady K and many more not so nice names (you imagine it, I have been called it), to a world where the students love their teachers. Instead of dealing with potty mouths, I take kids to the potty and change diapers. When these little ones run, I don't have to call the school resource officer ("seriously Kelli, again?"). Heck, I can catch them on my own, pick them up and carry them back to the classroom!
And, just so you don't think all of my high school students are unmotivated and behavior problems, let me tell you about one of my success students (OK, eventually, they are all success students- with time, lots and lots of time). A. came to me as a junior 2 years ago. We were working on just making it to school, one day at a time. We were not sure if she would graduate due to her extreme anxiety and social phobia issues. Not only did she graduate, she is going away to college to work on her early childhood/special education degree! I am so proud of her, and bring her up because she is volunteering in the classroom I am in this summer. I helped her get involved with our school's childcare program this past year and she wanted to continue to get some experience this summer. Can I just tell you how awesome it is to work side by side with a former student?!? It is so fun to watch her interact with the little ones- I am one proud teacher!
An update on my funk: I am pulling myself out of it. This laid back schedule is good because it keeps me busy, but doesn't add any stress to my day. I have spent 2 afternoons lounging by the pool. A little sun and a dip in the pool does wonders for my heart, mind and soul!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Funky Cold Medina
Friday, June 6, 2008
Favorite Photo Friday
This time last year, my whole family was preparing for the trip of a lifetime to Italy. Our plane was delayed. We waited....And waited some more (like 3 hours) on the airplane
We got to Atlanta and, hey, guess what? We missed our flight to Barcelona. Once we finally found a hotel that could accommodate our group of 11, we waited some more. We decided that if we were going to miss our ship, we might as well drink!
After a short night's sleep, we waited some more at the airport. Hundreds of stranded passengers- all trying to get flights on Delta- it was not a pretty sight. Oh, did I mention we didn't get our luggage until we got back to the airport the following morning? I am suprised I haven't burned the outfit I wore for 3 days.After about 8 (it felt like at least 12) hours waiting in the airport, we all finally made it to Nice, France (we had to split up on 3 different flights) via Frankfurt and Paris.
We finally caught our cruise ship
And had a great time! Truly the trip of a lifetime. I'd tell you about the trip home (which involves me getting fully searched at Heathrow), but I don't want to ruin the happy memories that are running through my mind!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
How To Shave 10 Years Off of Your Life
I could have titled this post, Yesterday I Almost Died, but Nicki almost died before I almost died, so she beat me to the title! As I posted last night, we had another round of bad storms. Just as I was finishing up my post and sending an email I heard hail/rain. I decided that my flowers on my deck needed to be moved closer to the house. This is where common sense left the building. If I would have stopped and thought about it for a minute, I probably would have realized that one should not go outside when there is thunder, lightning and torrential rain coming down sideways. I was moving my second planter when I saw it and heard it- lightning.... no more than 40 feet...okay, maybe 100 feet, away from me. It was close! It was so loud, my ears started to ring. I swear I felt it. That or I was so scared my entire body was shaking and tingling. I could have used some depends at that moment. But besides taking 10 years off of my life, I am fine. I am exhausted- we had at least 2 more rounds of storms in the middle of the night- but fine. My flowers are fine too- although, next time, I guess I should be more concerned with my life, not my flowers' lives. Lesson learned.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
On Guard
I thought we were out of danger from Spring storms. Guess I was wrong. Usually we have bad storms in April and May. Friday night we had a horrible storm. I was up until 1 am, watching my window shake from straight line winds of 70 mph, hoping my screens wouldn't be shred into pieces. There was a tornado about 10 miles south of me. As I was out and about Saturday, I couldn't believe all of the damage- tress uprooted, debris everywhere. Today there was a tornado east of me around 3:00. Now I am watching the news as at least 2 possible tornadoes (could be straight line winds) are ripping through counties southeast of me. As Erica said a few days ago, I don't think we are in Kansas?!?!?
It could be a long night- I am not liking what the radar is showing east of me. They are saying most of the storms coming are going to move southeast, but I can hear the thunder now.... oh good, here comes the hail...
Hakuna Matata
Still no nursery decision. I never thought about the color of the furniture- that will make a big difference. I am glad several people pointed that out! I also started looking on several different sights and realized the colors in the pictures vary significantly, especially for choice #1:
This is what it looks like on the other sites I checked:
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Jungle Love
But then I changed my mind and decided I liked this one, choice 2, better:
The problem is, I really wanted some giraffes in the nursery, so I went back to choice one. However, I really like choice 2 and I could always add giraffe touches elsewhere in the room....those monkeys are awfully cute though!
I made the mistake of looking some more and now this one is choice 3:
I have to say I am leaning towards choices 2 and 3. Actually, now that I look at all 3 pictures, choice 1 is not really a choice anymore...I think. So, faithful blog readers, lurkers and people just stopping by, I need your help. I know you all have an opinion :)! Which one do you like???


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The main reason that republicans scream more for me, less for you, to the poor, is to hide the river of wealth sucked from the middle class each day to those who are so wealthy as to have no need for it at all. The Bush wealth redistribution tax cuts have effectively moved trillions to the wealthy and added it to the national debt imposed on us all.
Anybody who thinks that there is one benefit to the country from Bush's gift to friends and family is delusional. It's totally destructive to the country, as is much of what conservatism imposed on us during his reign.
The only way republicans can ever redeem themselves from the travesty that they created is to lie through their teeth, whine that the greatest country in the world is totally currupt, and blame Obama for the damage that they've done.
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Hawaiian Paradise Series: The Big Island
The Big Island of Hawaii is actually growing larger each year. Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, located inside Volcanoes National Park, has been almost constantly erupting since 1983. The lava flows out to the sea, where it drops down, cools and resolidifies back into land. It is estimated that a whopping 491 acres of new land have been created since 1994. This is not usually a fiery explosion of lava, just a mellow flow that oozes out, causing gradual destruction along it's path, and then creation once it reaches the Pacific Ocean. The red glow can usually only be seen at night, but depending on the path and amount of lava, it may be viewed during the day from inside the park.
Another amazing fact about The Big Island is that it is one of the few places in the world featuring black sandy beaches. This is the result of centuries of erosion of the hardened black lava, and is mainly found on the south end of the island. The black sand is absolutely gorgeous, striking, fine on the feet, and further, home to a large sea turtle population! My son was completely enchanted. He thought the sand had been colored black as a type of prank or island gimmick to attract visitors. And to be so close to gigantic sea turtles with their gnarly shells and ancient, wrinkly skin, was like being an observer to the days of the dinosaurs. He loved it! Just make sure not to touch the turtles, they are protected and this is their turf.
Lodging options on The Big Island abound. But if you're traveling with children, I suggest the Hilton Waikoloa. It is a beautiful resort with dolphins, a salt water lagoon, wooden boats that shuttle you around the property, fresh water pools, waterfalls and water slides, a private sandy beach, golf, tennis, spa, and several great restaurants. There's no reason to ever leave, except, of course, you're in Hawaii! The children's programs are the best I've seen, giving the kids a chance to enjoy Hawaii on their terms. They can kayak or snorkel in the safety of the on-site saltwater lagoon, play on the beach, and even make pretty Hawaiian necklaces. All while mommy enjoys a cocktail by the pool and hopefully drifts off to sleep! At the end of the day, the kids are exhausted and you are refreshed. Thanks Hilton!
If your lodging options take you outside of a hotel or resort, my only advice is to make sure you have air conditioning!! It gets quite warm and muggy here, even in the evening, and a girl needs to be able to cool off and get ready for her day or evening out in comfort. Have you ever tried blow drying your hair in a hot, muggy room? Putting on makeup only to have it run off your face?? Trust me… air conditioning is a must!
And finally, if you find yourself in Kona, or really on any of the Hawaiian islands, you must enjoy the local coffee. Kona coffee is killer! Strong, rich, flavorful… even sold throughout Hawaii by Starbucks, but at a major premium. I start every day in Hawaii with a cup of amazing Kona coffee! And I always bring as much home as I can, with noble intentions of sharing with my friends and family, but usually just stock piling it for a few more months of delicious morning joe. You must buy some on your next visit to Hawaii and make sure it's 100% Kona, NOT a blend. However, if you're not flying to Hawaii anytime soon, you might just be lucky enough to purchase a small quantity of Starbucks Reserve 100% Kona coffee online and have it sent directly to your doorstep. It's only available sporadically, so keep checking the website. Fortunately for me, my husband does a lot of work with Starbucks and recently brought home three (yes, THREE!!) half pound bags! I'm saving these for the holidays! After that, I'm heading back to beautiful Hawaii.