Hello family of mine...well we are finally completely in our new house. Its alot bigger then i thought once we got the furniture in the family room aka master bedroom. its much bigger then the living room in our rental house. and the bedrooms are bigger also, so that is cool. now all we have to do is buy more stuff to fill it....hahah we will pick stuff up slowly. right now the living room is basically a room for the baby. we have this big fence thing set up in there so she can move around more. although, she is loving the house because she can go all over. it tires her out and she is happy happy. she is so darn cute. all the wierd stuff her grandma is teaching her....hahah lets see, she kisses by smacking her lips really loud, she winks, when you feed her and wipe her mouth off she takes the paper towell and wipes your mouth, she crawls like a wind up doll and has stood alone for a few seconds but doesnt want to stop long enough to find out if she could walk. she tries to laugh like me which is hysterical.....and oh yeah, she adores her grandpa. can you tell we love her. kelly is doing fine, getting anxious to have reese home which is understandable.
update on reese, he is fine.....in fact he called today and if there was a high security we wouldnt hear from him at all. so far its mostly for show and his homecoming is still on track. keep the prayers though, it never hurts.
hope everyone is doing well, sounds like we are all busy. we are lucky to have a family that loves eachother, some dont have anyone. i miss everyone and read the blog daily for updates, so keep them coming. big hugs, cindy
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
GREETS FROM NYC
Whew! What a way to spend my birthday!
We're in New York City. Came for a conference I was attending Wed-Thurs. It was about marketing in virtual reality... which is essentially what my consulting business is about. It was pretty good, I met a lot of interesting people, including other educators looking into virtual worlds for online education opportunities (I happen to now own Academy Island in Second Life, which is an educational island). Met a blue-blooded Toronto fan and we chatted it up. Had to ride the train and tramway by myself to get to and from downtown, but that was fun once I got over being lost -- it's on the surface that I get lost... which exit did I come out of? Which way is the tramway? Where am I and what direction am I facing!??!
Last night we went to see a new Broadway play, The Pirate Queen, which Mark thought I would like for a variety of reasons: an Irish tale, based on a novel by one of our favorite authors, Morgan Llywellyn, about a female chieftain in a time of rampant sexism (the Irish weren't sexist until Catholicism came around around 590 AD), music by the Les Miserables guys, and a lot of Riverdance-like Irish dancing. Oh yeah, and PIRATES! It was pretty good, not nearly as good as Les Mis but less boring than Phantom (I like the music but the musical is boring as hell); the music needed more... melody, I guess... and there needed to be more piracy and more dancing. We were front row center, and that was an interesting experience. However, overall, it was pretty entertaining. Queen Elizabeth (I)'s costumes were the most amazing things!
Today we took Bunky to the Bronx Zoo. It's a big, famous conservation zoo with cheetahs and gorillas, and stuff. When he could see the animals he was interested, but not all exhibits were stroller-height friendly, but he was also entertained by the fencing, the dirt, the trees, the squirrels trying not to get eaten by the (unseen to him) snow leopards, etc. My feet are killing me but it was a fun trip. We have a picture with the tiger (she came within 4 inches of Fin's face... through the glass! sheesh!) but Mark's camera battery died after four pics so we didn't get much :( We also saw a polar bear, which Bunky liked a lot.
Hollywood / Griffith Park is on fire. Check LATimes.com for a great photo of the plume! Go LAFD! I heard the plume is over Hollywood and the smoke is over Studio City, Toluca Lake, and generally in the direction I live (opposite side of the mt. as Hollywood). It's all sad, it's raw land, habitat for our bobcats, deer, rattlers, coons, and (non-native) oppossums. And other things - rats, bugs, dragonflies, killer bees, etc.
Oh and I heard some story about how the bees are gone. What? What do you mean the bees are gone? And not just in California... but... apparently the normal number of bees required to pollinate our crops... which means bad crop year coming up. Kind of the opposite of a plague of locusts. Probably related to our highly unusual freezing cold snap in January which is probably caused by global warming. Serves us right, I say. The planet has to right itself by reducing polution by reducing population. (Isn't that horrible?)
Anyway, here's to the beginning of the end of the world, brought upon by our own actions and irreversible. Soon there won't be any tigers, snow leopards, or polar bears left. So sad.
Love you all!
me
We're in New York City. Came for a conference I was attending Wed-Thurs. It was about marketing in virtual reality... which is essentially what my consulting business is about. It was pretty good, I met a lot of interesting people, including other educators looking into virtual worlds for online education opportunities (I happen to now own Academy Island in Second Life, which is an educational island). Met a blue-blooded Toronto fan and we chatted it up. Had to ride the train and tramway by myself to get to and from downtown, but that was fun once I got over being lost -- it's on the surface that I get lost... which exit did I come out of? Which way is the tramway? Where am I and what direction am I facing!??!
Last night we went to see a new Broadway play, The Pirate Queen, which Mark thought I would like for a variety of reasons: an Irish tale, based on a novel by one of our favorite authors, Morgan Llywellyn, about a female chieftain in a time of rampant sexism (the Irish weren't sexist until Catholicism came around around 590 AD), music by the Les Miserables guys, and a lot of Riverdance-like Irish dancing. Oh yeah, and PIRATES! It was pretty good, not nearly as good as Les Mis but less boring than Phantom (I like the music but the musical is boring as hell); the music needed more... melody, I guess... and there needed to be more piracy and more dancing. We were front row center, and that was an interesting experience. However, overall, it was pretty entertaining. Queen Elizabeth (I)'s costumes were the most amazing things!
Today we took Bunky to the Bronx Zoo. It's a big, famous conservation zoo with cheetahs and gorillas, and stuff. When he could see the animals he was interested, but not all exhibits were stroller-height friendly, but he was also entertained by the fencing, the dirt, the trees, the squirrels trying not to get eaten by the (unseen to him) snow leopards, etc. My feet are killing me but it was a fun trip. We have a picture with the tiger (she came within 4 inches of Fin's face... through the glass! sheesh!) but Mark's camera battery died after four pics so we didn't get much :( We also saw a polar bear, which Bunky liked a lot.
Hollywood / Griffith Park is on fire. Check LATimes.com for a great photo of the plume! Go LAFD! I heard the plume is over Hollywood and the smoke is over Studio City, Toluca Lake, and generally in the direction I live (opposite side of the mt. as Hollywood). It's all sad, it's raw land, habitat for our bobcats, deer, rattlers, coons, and (non-native) oppossums. And other things - rats, bugs, dragonflies, killer bees, etc.
Oh and I heard some story about how the bees are gone. What? What do you mean the bees are gone? And not just in California... but... apparently the normal number of bees required to pollinate our crops... which means bad crop year coming up. Kind of the opposite of a plague of locusts. Probably related to our highly unusual freezing cold snap in January which is probably caused by global warming. Serves us right, I say. The planet has to right itself by reducing polution by reducing population. (Isn't that horrible?)
Anyway, here's to the beginning of the end of the world, brought upon by our own actions and irreversible. Soon there won't be any tigers, snow leopards, or polar bears left. So sad.
Love you all!
me
Audition!
Hi all,
Christy talked with the teacher to find out if Nathan got the part as one of the VonTrapp boys. She was told that Nathan was beat out by a 5th. grader. He will be disappointed but at least he tried. I am very proud of him and there will be other try outs down the line for him. He was such a cute Santa in the last school play!
Hope everyone is in good health. We are buying a new guest bed today because the old one was getting TOO lumpy. Now you will all sleep better when you come to visit! So come on up!
Take good care, everyone. Lets keep Reese in our thoughts as he directs traffic on the ship out in the Iraqi waters. I love you all,
Aunt Rose
Christy talked with the teacher to find out if Nathan got the part as one of the VonTrapp boys. She was told that Nathan was beat out by a 5th. grader. He will be disappointed but at least he tried. I am very proud of him and there will be other try outs down the line for him. He was such a cute Santa in the last school play!
Hope everyone is in good health. We are buying a new guest bed today because the old one was getting TOO lumpy. Now you will all sleep better when you come to visit! So come on up!
Take good care, everyone. Lets keep Reese in our thoughts as he directs traffic on the ship out in the Iraqi waters. I love you all,
Aunt Rose
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Checking in!
Hello everyone!
I got a call from my oldest Grandson telling me that his Music teacher has encouaged him to try out for a high school play called the Sound of Music. He tried out and was called back! He try's out for the second time tomorrow. Will let everyone know if he gets the part of Kurt VonTrapp. Too funny! He is such a little performer....always has been.
I have been in my studio all week working on my Daddy military art piece. Its slow going but coming together little by little. I plan to do another one honoring mom...maybe one more for all the military men in our family. I have asked for Ranger and Navy things but have not recieved anything yet.
Hope that everyone is well and happy. We are fine too...waiting for contracters to come back with some kitchen quotes. Want to have the contracters lined up for May. Will be a mess for awhile but will be worth it in the end.
Till later...bye now!
Love you all,
Aunt Rose
I got a call from my oldest Grandson telling me that his Music teacher has encouaged him to try out for a high school play called the Sound of Music. He tried out and was called back! He try's out for the second time tomorrow. Will let everyone know if he gets the part of Kurt VonTrapp. Too funny! He is such a little performer....always has been.
I have been in my studio all week working on my Daddy military art piece. Its slow going but coming together little by little. I plan to do another one honoring mom...maybe one more for all the military men in our family. I have asked for Ranger and Navy things but have not recieved anything yet.
Hope that everyone is well and happy. We are fine too...waiting for contracters to come back with some kitchen quotes. Want to have the contracters lined up for May. Will be a mess for awhile but will be worth it in the end.
Till later...bye now!
Love you all,
Aunt Rose
Saturday, March 24, 2007
We are the Champions....!
Well the LC Championship game is history and we are the victors. It was very close and once again we had to go to a shootout. We scored the first two goals and the Renegades tied it up in the third period. Went into four on four, three on three and then a shootout. Again Devin stoned the opposing team and we won 3-2. Devin was then awarded the MVP of the game by the LC officials. It was very exciting and another nailbiter, but a great game. Devin stopped 35 shots, not including the shootout.
WE ARE MOVING!!!!
Hello Family of mine....well we are on our way with the new house now. got the keys yesterday and today ed is whole hog into moving........everything....hahahah we are excited of course and dreading moving because we have to do it again when reese gets back, buy, hey....you do what you have to do, right! we love the house and please know, yall have personal invites to visit whenever your heart desires.......love to all......and good luck to the hockey teams.....GoGoGo...
Friday, March 23, 2007
Hockey update
Given the long year Reese had with the Saginaw travel team, and having to play down to their level in order to make plays, he tried out for the Midland travel team for spring. They are a ranked team and extremely hard to get into in the fall, so he was hoping he could get in the door in the spring and have a better chance of making their fall team. Well he found out yesterday he made the team and he is so excited...! Even if he doesnt get tons of playing time, their coaching is second to none, so this will be very good for him and improve his already good skills. Also we are heading down to Lansing tomorrow for Devins state championship game. He has been sick all week with this flu bug and missed Tuesdays practise; however, he did go last night so hopefully he will be okay. Still coughing, but no fever and he has been on antibiotics for about a week. Since he is the only goalie, he cant very well miss it, not that you could keep him away. Anyway, wish us luck, we will let you all know how it goes. Love and kisses to all.
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