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Attention Deficit Consulting Certification

The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc. offers a comprehensive, quality, Certification program for qualified professionals in Attention Deficit Consulting. This certification focuses on the validation of the attainment of advanced continuing education related to all facets of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders. This program is open only to health care and other specific professionals who are currently licensed to practice in their state or country.

Objectives of the Attention Deficit Consulting Certification Program are:

  • Provide a high quality program of Certification for health care professionals and other closely related professionals in the care and treatment of patients with the established diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders.
  • Develop and support high standards of education and practice requirements for the attainment of certification.
  • Provide a mechanism for the ongoing involvement of a peer advisory board of qualified professionals to oversee program development and requirements for certification.
  • Provide society with a mechanism to ascertain the appropriate education, skills, knowledge and experience required by professionals who offer such services.
  • Establish quality standards and requirements for the recertification of its credentialed members, attesting to ongoing education and skill attainment in the practice specialty of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders.
  • Provide a comprehensive program of approvals for continuing education, seminars, offerings, independent study, and other related educational activities, to ensure high quality standards are met and that such programs are of value to professionals providing care/treatment to clients with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders.

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Certified Attention Deficit Consultant – requires attainment of one of the following certification criteria:

  • Completion of an official, established education program to prepare qualified professionals for practice as a Certified Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Consultant.
  • Candidates for the Certification must successfully complete the continuing education program by The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc. Completion of the required education courses qualifies the educational component necessary to apply for Certification. This program consists of 200 contact hours of continuing education. To see the full program click here.

Requisite for all Applicants for Certification:

In addition to meeting the educational criteria as provided above, applicants for Certification must meet one of the following prerequisites to enter this program:

  • A psychologist
  • A licensed social worker
  • A licensed counselor
  • A registered nurse
  • A physician
  • A school counselor
  • Hold a graduate degree in educational counseling
  • Hold a college degree in human services, psychology, or human behavior
  • Other college degrees may be applicable if they are in a related area or if the candidate can verify significant job experiences working with clients diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder under the direct supervision of one who would qualify as a candidate above. Such cases are evaluated on an individual basis.

Certification – Identification & Credentials

Those applicants who become certified by the AIHCP in Attention Deficit Consulting may use the initials/credential “ADC-C” after their names: “Certified Attention Deficit Consultant.”

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The Certification Process

We have a dedicated page that provides a quick over-view of our certification process. It will provide you with good information about the process/phases of both the education courses and application for certification. Click here to access.

All certifications shall be for a period of 4 years from the date that the initial certification is conferred.

Certified members may receive re-certification at the expiration of their four year term by:

  • Obtaining 50 or more hours of continuing education within the four year period of certification. Click here to view the Criteria for Re-Certification.

Those applicants who have successfully achieved certification or re-certification receive a large size official Certificate attesting to certification, as well as an official letter of notification. The certificate is suitable for framing and details the official professional certification title, initials that may be used, and time frames for certification. Those re-certifying receive a new, updated certificate. Wallet size identification cards of certification are also presented.

Fee Schedule

  • The certification fee for the Attention Deficit Consultant is $200.00 for the four (4) year term of certification. Payment in full is due at the time of application. If an applicant does not meet certification criteria, the application fee is refunded. A completed application must be mailed with full payment to be considered for certification. The application is available on this website.
  • Application for re-certification is $200.00 for the next four year period. This is a one-time payment and is required in full at the time of application for re-certification. A completed application must accompany the payment.
  • Major credit cards are accepted. Check and money orders are to be payable to: The American Institute of Healthcare Professionals.

Education Programs for Re-Certification and Fellowship

Applicants may obtain education hours by completion of any type of formal program in specifically related to Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders. Such programs include:

  • University/College Programs and Courses
  • Continuing Education Courses
  • Seminars
  • Distance Learning Programs
  • Self-Study Programs
  • Courses offered by Professional Associations

The AIHCP reserves the right to approve all such courses for consideration toward re-certification. For any courses to be considered, applicants must submit copies of all certificates of completion or transcripts verifying completion. Applicants who are using their degrees to meet partial fulfillment of the education requirements for certification must have official transcripts submitted from their University or College, directly to the AIHCP.

Fellowship Program

The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, provides a “Fellowship Program” for its certified members in Attention Deficit Consulting. Click here to access information.

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Title: Bird Watching

Size: 14"(H) x 11"(W) x 1.5"(D) inches

Support: Stretched canvas

Medium: Acrylic

This is an original painting of an orange tabby cat (model: our Hunter) watching a big bird flying above.

Painted in 2005.

The painting is spray-varnished for protection, signed and dated on the front by the artist (me), and comes with a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 09 October, 2009.

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English professor awarded Guggenheim fellowship

Author: Arts and Letters

Kathryn Kerby-Fulton, the Notre Dame Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a 2007-08 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded to experienced scholars, scientists and artists on the basis of distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment. Kerby-Fulton, one of 189 fellows selected out of nearly 2,800 applicants, will spend the year working on her current research project, titled “Medieval Reading Circles and the Rise of English Literature in England and Anglo-Ireland.”

Kerby-Fulton, who earned her doctorate at the University of York in the United Kingdom, specializes in Middle English literature and related areas of medieval studies. Previously a faculty member at the University of Victoria, she has served as a visiting scholar at Yale University and completed a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University.

She is the author of two books on medieval literary writers, “Reformist Apocalypticism and Piers Plowman” and “Books Under Suspicion: Censorship and Tolerance of Revelatory Writing in Late Medieval England.”

Since 1925, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has granted more than $256 million in fellowships to some 16,250 people. Awarded to scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, past fellowship recipients include Ansel Adams, Aaron Copland, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, Linus Pauling, Philip Roth, Paul Samuelson, Wendy Wasserstein, Derek Walcott, James Watson and Eudora Welty.

Contact: Kathryn Kerby-Fulton, 574-631-7372,

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Delivery Van Gate Crashed Divider and Tree outside Boon Lay CC on 29 Sept 2013

This morning woken up by a loud bang,thought it was thunder sound after the downpour.
When I looked out from balcony, saw a class3 van knocked down tree and the metal divider.

The driver from Malaysia was shocked and worried abt losing his job in Singapore.
I reassured him that there's no problem as the road conditions not ideal , very dim in the morning.
And furthermore there is a "flash flood" before the accident happen, so any driver can easily skid in that condition. Lastly he just finish his morning delivery, must be tired and not very alert. Explained to the traffic police shd be ok.

Venue: Boon Lay (just outside Boon Lay Community Center)
Date : 29 Sept 2013 (Sun)
Time: 06:15 am

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Tuesday, May 24, 2005

A ghostly shade of pale

So a couple of weeks ago I was cruising through our local weekend paper, and my eyes lighted upon this nifty little advertisement about 'A Ghost Night at Upnor Castle.' I decided to alert Walrus to this little advert for an exciting evening.

"Hey, Walrus, I found a great advert in the paper about a ghost night on the 21st of May. So instead of us going to the pub like we always do and me having to be bored and fidgety 'cause it's just you and your mates, why don't we ring up about the tickets and go to this instead."

Walrus peruses the advert and says," Sure, why not, sounds like fun. We'll get two more tickets and see if Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum will come too."

And this is how Saturday night came about for me, Walrus, Twiddle Dee, and Twiddle Dum. A night that we will always remember. A night that will go down in the annuals of Saturday nights, never, ever to be forgotten. A one-of-a-kind night, a one-off.

Saturday night finally arrived, the Twiddle's picked us up, and we set out to a nice little pub for a few round of drinks and a great meal. Conversations centered around what both couples had been up to since the last we all got together, and about the fantastic night that was waiting for us. Twiddle Dee and I talked about how it was great to get out and do something else, instead of always heading for the pub like lemmings to the sea.

Finally, 7:15 rolled around and we, along with our group, are standing around at the gate like a bunch of sheep, waiting for our group to be called. After we are briefed on the historic value of the castle, we are solumnly told to stay together and never, ever wander off alone. We are reminded that when we see the "Lady in Black," we are to follow her wherever she goes.

So we did.

We went to the magazine area, where 5, 206 thousand barrels of gun powder were once stored, where our guide gravely and oh so thoroughly explained how important it was to never, ever let a spark of anything enter that room, or the "Big Bang" would be repeated, on just a slightly smaller scale. We were told about a ghost sighting there by two old biddies, in the day time no less! They called him the "Man in Black." Twiddle Dee kept referring to the ghost as the "Black Man." We giggled over that.

We stayed there for about 30 minutes. No ghost to be had.

The next two hours were spent going all around the castle, inside and out. Listening, listening, and yet more listening to the droning of the various guides talking, talking, and yet more talking about the four hundred (or is it five hundered) years of history of the castle. We heard about Elizabeth I; heard about how the Dutch whooped the English (which you will find in the Dutch schools' history books, but you won't find in the U.K. schools' history books); and heard about all the other uses that Upnor Castle had been used for. Finally, for the final treat of the evening, we all got to listen to a ghost story that had absolutely nothing to do with the castle Upnor, but was read by a gentleman all dressed up like a Charles Dicken's street player tripping over the words like a drunken sailor tripping over cobblestones at night. I fidgeted, others slept.

We listened to talk all night long. Didn't see a ghost. Not one damn ghost. None.

When the Twiddle's dropped us off, they laughed and voiced what a great time they had had with us. How it was an experience that they would never, ever forget. And, they actually suggested that they would be doing the calling, instead of us calling them for the next Saturday night out.

Gee, I thought that that was kinda nice.

"Hmmm, I thought tonight went rather well," I remarked casually, walking through our doorway. "I mean, dinner was great. The castle was a bit boring. Okay very, very boring! Might have had more fun watching paint dry. And why was it called a 'Ghost Night at Upnor Castle?' We didn't see any ghosts."

"That's 'cause they were all at the pub."

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Driving lessons, part XV

After my hubby and daughter got into a row over the last driving lesson. Jennifer declared it was my turn to take her out.

Which I did last night. I was wondering what possessed me as we inched our way, one lurch at a time, through an intersection on the Kent-Auburn border. Not fun. She kept popping the clutch and not giving the car enough gas, so inch by lurch, we worked through a left turn on S. 277th. She started to cry. I had to sit on my hands.

"Someone is going to hit us!" she screamed.

It was light enough so that no one was going to hit us (we were now about 2/3 through the intersection). I kept calmly telling her that just let it catch, give it enough gas. Pretend we were on the roads near our home, and breath.

And I resisted the temptation to get out of the car and take over. She had to, for her own confidence, get herself out of this.

About 5 lurching minutes later, the car's gears caught and off we went. In stony silence. Then we reached the intersection on Auburn W. North and Gowe. And again, we were turning in inches. I looked up to see another mom smiling at me. She winked, and just about then, the clutch caught,and off we went.

Ms. perfection parked the car on the curb in front of our house and stalked into our house. Driving lesson over for today. More tomorrow.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Great love scenes if there were texting

Frankly, many of them prob. would have never occurred.

Romeo and Juliet?

Anthony and Cleo

And then there's Scarlett and Rhett

Doesn't quite have the same snap.

I'm certainly glad texting wasn't around when I was dating, or I probably would have gotten dumped much more than I did.

But J. dusted herself off over the weekend, and headed into school a bit late, due to a "stomachache" she swore had nothing to do with her ex b-friend, and marched off to class. I think her pack of g-friends, all saying he was a douch bag helped her spirits. And guys now lining up to ask them out.

The headache for me is vetting them all over again.

Friday, March 20, 2009

GD BY (:

As I was trying to cheer Jennifer up this Thursday, we were watching "Mississippi Burning" Gene Hackman at his best, with a William Dafoe, and lo Jennifer disappears.

After a bit I go looking for her, and she's back on her bed, sobbing. Her boyfriend of 3 months had just broken up with her, via text. She learned later that he'd been thinking about this for several days - apparently her friends knew about it and didn't tell her - bad friends - and when she didn't come to school on Thursday due to strep throat, he just decided to get it over with.

So I let, her cry, went to the store for more tissues, and cold meds, and she was furiously texting at her friends (didn't ask what she was saying). As for D. the b-friend. Well, mixed feelings. Really liked this guy, AND his parents, only to have this happening.

However, as I told her today, it doesn't surprise me. Apparently mom screams alot, and he's probably been trained to avoid that at all costs from an early age. He just assumed you'd scream at him too, I told her today. Not that that excuses his behavior.

And I also told her from sad past experience, think twice before getting too invovled in a man who doesn't like and respect his mom. Not in a norman bates way, mind you, but a good way. It made the difference for me between the man I married, and the man I didn't 20 years ago.

They are trying to be "friends" but I'm advising against that. I referred her back to the movies "he's just not that into you." and my own personal experience of being pathetic over a guy in college named Terry. It was all there "give me some space," "let's keep the relationship secret, until God tells us to be open about it." (yeah, fell for that), and never calling much.

I advised her to dump his ass and be over with it.

Actually, today she was taking it in good stride.

"Listen, ALOT of guys want to date me, and I'll check them out (hmm, not sure how I feel about that) and the entire b-ball team thinks I'm hot. So I'm not too worried about it," she said today.

Soo, I guess we're in for a speedy recovery. Both for the strep and the heart.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Home sick

Up at 6 am, deciding what to do. I feel like crap, but am ready to try and muscle into work, since have a to-do list that doesn't seem to want to stop at PLU.

But once Jennifer pops up in bed, the decision's made. She's burning up, and while she's older (at 15), with that temp, I don't to leave her home alone/ So I tell work I'll be in after lunch,once Jennifer gets up again. So about 10:30 am, she rattles out of bed. And she's still hot. And now I'm getting the chills.

Debating if she feels good enough to take a few aspirin, watch tivo'd American Idol and stay at home by herself. She gives me a pathetic look. Okay, I'm home. And beside, since I'm feeling crappy, won't do well to break my own rules and march into work sick, spreading germs. So we're both home, watching AI.

Will be making comfort food run soon.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

PI goodbyes

touching goodbyes from PI staff

Jennifer's wondering why mom's sniffling in front of the computer

And for once, she's not making fun of me, as I watch the farewell videos on the PI's last day as a newspaper. The actual video is above.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

I'll trade you a South Pacific for Watchmen

We were walking toward our parent-teacher conference, and I was trying to get Jennifer to go to Auburn Senior High School's "South Pacific" with me.

No, no and no.

I finally told her that if she wants to go to Watchmen, rated r, she was going to have to go with a parent, mainly me. And I wanted something in exchange. I finally was getting close to a yes, with some cash added in, when a friend walked up and said a bunch of them were going to SP. Did she want to go.

Well, that changes things. So she went, and I didn't have to pay her $20 for the privilege. Now we're off to see Watchmen tonight, but I keep hearing it's really violent. Maybe this wasn't such a good trade.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Uhm, probably won't watch True Blood with J. anymore

Now don't get me wrong. We share a love of vampire movies and books. She and I really liked the "Twilight" series, in fact, I turned her onto the books after I realized it was a series. We both hated the movie. It's been a while since we've seen such bad acting.

So when someone told me "try out the sookie stackhouse novels," and after I got over the weird southern name, I dove in and plowed through them. They were good, and Charlene Harris does a good job of weaving in this whole hidden world of werewolves, fairies, witches and of course, vampires around N. Louisiana. Now, some of the books are a bit raw, but HBO of course has taken this a bit further in the True Blood series, which is running now up til the next season.

I know that Sookies's bro, Jason is a hound, but I really didn't need to see him humping a woman (I can feel the psa ads appearing now) and watching himself in a mirror as he does it. I swear that wasn't in the book. Or a vamp tramp going down an a vampire (ick), or the vamps repaying her by slitting her throat and draining her, (double ick).

Gary walked into the room in a particularly...revealing moment and looked at me "You skipped church for this?"

No, I didn't skip church. I woke up to late after going to bed at 2 am after getting back from a state b-ball game and reading into the wee hours. I do that. And daylight saving time didn't help.

Even Jennifer looked down into her geometry homework Sunday morning and say "I don't think I should be watching this." Alas, I agree. I'm trying to decide if I should be watching this.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

No, I don't want to invite any of my friends

That was the response that Jennifer kept giving, as we asked her today (soon to be yesterday) if she was sure she didn't want a friend to tag along to the state b-ball finals in the t-dome tonight. Kentwood girls and Federal Way guys won! Go SKC. Now back from that outburst.

I teased her that my cutie wootie still must like spending time with good ol' mom and dad. She glared and promptly messed up my hair. But she still went with us and seemed to have a good time. I think she relaxed when she realized that none of her friends were there to see her sitting with mom and dad.

It was nice rooting for a team we used to boo when they met up against Auburn Senior High girls and boys. And I'm glad they both won.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Well, we'll just leave her behind

After 15 years, it feels good to say that frankly.

This weekend, GAry and I will probably catch some of the state b-ball action down at the t-dome. Jennifer, since Auburn isn't in, has not interest. So we'll just leave her at home.

And the same goes if we go to a movie she doesn't want to see, or a restaurant she suddenly "can't stand." We leave her at home.

Finally feels good to get to this point.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Have you tried smacking her?

Actually, I was saying don't hit your younger, bitchy, 14-year-old sister. That was my advice to my intern today, who was bemoaning the fact that the youngest girl in the family was about to top off her behavior with a spinning head. Or at least that's what her long suffering parents were thinking.

I told her to a certain extent, welcome to the world of a 14-year-old. Now, that said (as I was relaying this story to my daughter, she started to glare- "you didn't say I was like that did you!" No, actually, you weren't that least most of the time.)

But some girls do in fact turn into secretive (this young woman only talks to her parents in grunts and glares), snarky, sarcastic beings, who feel ALL adults (anyone over 20) are idiots. They seems to wake up from this alien abduction at about 16 or 17, maybe even as late as 19 (when they figure out who is paying for college).

I told my intern after listening sympathetically to the snarkiness her mom was taking, to tell her mom to stop taking it. For now, she's going to have to be the bad guy and tell her daughter "You might not like me but" And come up with some reasonable consequences if she doesn't. As I said, slapping her is not an option, although that's what my bro threatened to do when I told my mom to shut up at 13. Yeah, didn't do that again.

And putting her out on the street to starve is not a good idea either. So I suggest hit her where it really hurts. Take away texting privileges. Otherwise, you might get a few women I have in my life who were never told "no" or made to behave. Believe me, at 50, it's no longer cute.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Popping the clutch 101

On the way home from the mall, Jennifer pleaded: comm'on,just let me try before I have to drive with dad.

Okay, okay. So we found an industrial parking lot off the West Valley Highway, and she had her first lesson on driving a clutch. We killed the car about 5 or 6 times, before she got to actually point it in the right direction and make it go a few feet, before it died again. But on that happy note, I figured she was ready to try with Gary.

So fast forward when we went out to Ivar's tonight. Gary immediately noticed the driver's side seat was cranked forward, and he'd lost the claim to being the "first" to teach Jennifer. No matter, he drove into the elementary school parking lot to give her lesson #2.

Actually, it went pretty well. He told her out to adjust the mirrors (I'd forgotten that) and how to turn on the blinkers (um, didn't tell her about that either). And then he taught her reverse, which I'd skipped too. But I think getting to get the car to go ANY direction was a boost to her confidence, because she was actually able to get the honda civic to go forward, around and around at 8mph before killing it a few more times for good measure.

Gary did well, better than expected actually. And Jennifer can't wait for the next lesson...with dad.


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Monday, December 28, 2015

Product review: Cavoli 8 Inch Two-Sided Swivel Wall Mounted Mirror Bathroom Mirror Wall Mount with 5x Magnification

This mirror is so convenient in a tight places! I can put it away when it is not inuse and pull it out when I need it. I am using it a garden shed where I put on sunblock, or need to clear something that got into my ears while working in the garden. The mirror is very clear. One side is a regular mirror the other is a 5X magnification mirror.

It comes with all mounting hardware including hollow wall anchors and metal covers for the nail heads.

I was provided this mirror for testing and review as part of a new product introduction. It is exactly what I expected.

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Monday, January 23, 2012

I spotted a Hawaiian Quilt in The Descendants!

Last night I saw the new movie The Descendants which stars George Clooney as a dad raising two girls as his wife languishes in a coma after a boating accident.  I enjoyed it - it's subtle and sweet, and I like George Clooney when he isn't playing wickedly charming.  One of the best parts of the movie is that it's set in Hawaii and shows the islands from the perspective of the locals as opposed to the tourist postcard version.

Several scenes take place in his wife's hospital room and I couldn't help noticing the beautiful Hawaiian quilt covering the bed.  It was similar to the examples below, in yellow on a cream background, and it's seen again at the end of the movie in their home.  Hawaiian quilts have this distinctive radial symmetry featuring appliqued botanical motifs and they are usually done in one solid colour on a white background, and have lots of intricate hand sewing.  I absolutely love all of the different flower designs and they remind me of the snowflake cutouts I loved making.  My mom made a quilt a few years ago inspired by traditional Hawaiian quilts and it's so stunning; it's one of my favorite quilts that she has made.  I thought that the movie did a really good job of visually incorporating distinctly Hawaiian elements without having the characters running around in grass skirts and leis.  Come to think of it, looking at the weather forecast, I can't think of a better place to head off to right now!

  1. Love this post, where could you buy one of these quilts?

    1. there is a woman here on the big island her name is catherine her website is :)

  2. I'm trying to find a pattern for a full size quilt, like the ones pictured. Not the small blocks. Does anyone have any advice on where to find one? These are just gorgeous!

  3. I like the quilt patterns for sale at Poakalani's Hawaiian Quilt Pattern Shop. The web site is a little hard to navigate, so here's the link to their page with patterns on it.

    They sell books on traditional quilt patterns as well and seem to be the real deal.


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Friday, 26 October 2012

Hessian Appliqué Potato Sacks

2 meters of Hessian for £6, made into 4 large potato sacks 30" by 20". That's only £1.50 each, you can't buy them for that! A bit plain though, so I added some appliqué letters and potatoes, all cut by hand. Useful for the potatoes from our allotment!

Monday, 22 October 2012

Small Recovered Cushion with Zip

I made this cushion cover in a couple of hours and it has a Zip! 'Tis my husband's neck pillow for his chair and desperately needed recovering. I bought the fabric from the charity shop for abut 40p and had the zip from years ago in my stash. The fabric was a type of wrap and although it looks snagged, that's the way it's supposed to be.

Sunday, 21 October 2012

Flourless Chocolate Raspberry Cake (Hubby's birthday)

For my husband's birthday last week i wanted to make this cake because he loves raspberry ripple ice cream, unfortunately I now know this does not extend to fresh raspberries; but he liked the chocolate cake part. The recipe came from 'The Home of Fabulous Cakes' currently on TV, hosted by Fiona Cairns, who made William and Kate's cake for the Royal Wedding. The cake uses toasted ground hazelnuts instead of flour and  the egg whites had to be whisked like a meringue before being incorporated into the mixture. It's topped with a chocolate ganache then the raspberries. My first go at ganache and it worked, I especially loved the taste of hazelnuts through the cake too; I love hazelnuts..


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Monday, 13 July 2009

Mean People

Why do people have to be so horrible? What can you possibly gain from trying to hurt someone and make them feel bad?

I'm not saying that I'm always nice, or that I never get annoyed at people or never say something bad, but receving an almost constant retort of thinly veiled insults can get very tiring. And upsetting.

I don't even think there's a solution.

  1. There are just people who are simply's better to stay away from them as much as possible. It is difficult for people to change so I always opt for not trying to believing that they will change in my lifetime. I don't run the risk and just move on.

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Friday, September 2, 2016

Scrapbook - 9/2

Finally, another Templarverse story! The Unto the Breach gang is back as Ali does Ali things.

Four people just before a bar fight. Escalate a casual fun conversation into a fight.

“I just thought of something,” Ali said.
Alex looked up from his meal. “What?”
“I haven’t been in a good bar fight in a long time.”
“What?” Alex repeated.
“I’m bored,” Ali knocked back the last of her drink. “I’m gonna go find some fun.”
“You sure? I mean, given what happened last time,” Conrad said. They all remembered that fight, which was, in fact, how Ali met them.
“Oh no, no no no no, please don’t,” Lucy begged. “It’s been a long day already, I just want dinner. I’m still famished!” Even though she had eaten a salad, an entire bowl of mashed taters, and three apples, she was still digging into a pile of various veggies and bread chunks.
“You’re a mage! You’re always hungry!” Ali retorted. “Look, after all we’ve been through, do you really think any of these drunks could hold a candle to me?”
Before anyone else could say a word, she got up and walked towards the bar. Alex reached out a hand to stop her, but she nimbly side-stepped and kept walking.
“Welp,” Conrad said. “Better finish up quick.”
Alex sighed and shoveled the last of his meal into his mouth with one hand and used the other to deposit coins on the table. He left a few extra coins, knowing the wenches would need it.
They looked to the bar, where Ali was cozying up to a burly and rough-looking man that had clearly already had a few. She casually flipped her hair while giving a smile, but seemed to be caught entirely off guard when the man’s hand firmly grabbed her butt.
“Uh oh,” Alex said.
Practically a blur, Ali twisted around the man’s arm and, less then a second later, not only was his hand no longer touching her, but it was pointing in the completely wrong direction from his wrist. The man screamed and shoved back from the bar, narrowly dodging one of Ali’s daggers. Four other men jumped to their feet from nearby, and Alex, Conrad, and Lucy did the same.
         Before the men could take more than a step, Lucy’s eyes blazed with light and she thrust a clawed hand at the men. A bolt of light shot from her hand, hitting the ground at their feet, and thick roots erupted from the floor, wrapping around their legs and immobilizing them. Alex and Conrad leapt over chairs to reach the men. Alex’s shield knocked one off his feet, while Conrad took two down with his spear.
        By then, the tavern had erupted into chaos, as no one was quite sure what had happened or who started it. Bottles began to fly, punches were thrown nearly at random, and the murmur of conversation became a constant roar of shouts and screams. Alex looked to where Ali was, and saw her slide between the wide legs of another man, delivering a crippling punch to his groin as she slid past. As she jumped to her feet, Alex grabbed her arm and began to drag her towards the exit. Conrad used his muscular bulk to shove a path through the crowd, while Lucy aimed a few smaller Earth-elemental spells around the tavern to throw many of the patrons off their feet.
         Ali tried to worm out of Alex’s grip, but he squeezed harder and countered her twists and squirms to get out, having gotten plenty of practice doing this exact same thing.
         They nearly fell into a pile outside. Alex stepped back and blocked Ali from going back inside.
        “Oh come on, it was just getting good!” Ali protested.

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What WOULD Joni Do?

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Saturday, December 17, 2005

Joni's Pet Peeve of the Day

What is it about a For Sale sign in front of a house that makes people illiterate?

I am currently trying to sell my house so I can buy another one. A dear friend of mine is a real estate agent and he has my house listed, complete with instructions on both the listing information and the sign in the front yard that says, "Shown by Appointment Only." Apparently, some non-real estate agent people read that to mean - "OK to peak in the windows." I can not tell you the number of times I'm been sitting in my den, in some cases - not fully clothed - and I sort of feel like somebody's watching me (woo hoo - 80's song reference!) and as I turn toward the windows that are next to my front door - I see that there are idiots looking in on me. They never seem startled or embarrassed to have been caught, and they continue to look at me as I begin to sink lower and lower into my easy chair. Oddly, they always appear to be either Asian or Latino - don't know why, maybe they couldn't read the sign - but it would seem to me that in any language or culture, it would be considered rude to peep through people's windows at them while they are watching Tivo in their PJs.

While I might be willing to give some non-English reading, non-real estate professionals a break on this, the people I really want to strangle are the real estate agents that think that having a key to a lock box is their invitation to go into any house they want to, at any time they want to. Now maybe I'm spoiled, but my friend and real estate agent Scott is like the most professional agent anywhere. Scott would never just go into someone's home all willy-nilly. (There are some things Scott would do all willy-nilly, but that is for another post, another time.) Aside from being a professional, Scott wouldn't want to be shot by some homeowner that thinks they are being broken into.

But not these other idiots. I've had calls from my alarm company that my alarm is going off and they are sending the police, only to find some idiot agent has broken in while I'm at work. And then, they have the nerve to act all mad about that. Like I did something wrong. One even had the nerve to leave a message for Scott, fussing at him for what happened. When Scott reminded him that it was "By Appointment Only" this mental giant advised that he rang the door bell and no one answered, so he figured it was OK to break in so what was the big deal? Scott told him that aside from the INSTRUCTIONS telling you to make an appointment - maybe the house was not currently suitable to be shown (i.e. - house is messy, bed not made, underwear in the floor). Or, I could have been in the shower, or having sex (hahaha) or maybe even didn't feel like having company so I didn't answer. Either way, he was lucky he wasn't shot or attacked by dogs, cause you never know what you're gonna find when you break into someone's home unannounced.

So, hopefully, we'll get this baby sold before the new one is ready, and hopefully, no stupid house hunters or real estate agents will be killed or mauled in the process.

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Dr. Phil taping of Allison Quets, Coming Soon!

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Let's see if tonight Nancy will broadside Allison Quets' supporters like I saw in her last show.

Funny how there was a woman with the portion of the court decision highlighted in yellow on the show. The Needham's lawyer was quick to hide behind sealed adoption documents... I have to wonder, who provided the media with the court verdict? Isn't that part of the same sealed documents? If you are going to reveal part of it, reveal all of it not just one side.

Also, aren't adoption cases sealed to protect the birth and adoptive parents names? Now with International attention already , why keep the facts of this case sealed?

I cannot help but think of what Tyler and Holly will feel when, in what will seem like overnight, the truth about their mother wanting them so desperately is revealed to them.

I know more than most regarding Allison's travesty. Regardless of all the facts proposed by either side, the truth is that this mother, who is bonded with her children, can provide a wonderful home filled with love. She revoked her consent within two hours, before the twins were even in the in care of the NC couple (who were not even in the state of Florida at the time).

Putting myself in another pair of shoes, isn't that enough evidence that this woman truly doesn't want to place her children up for adoption regardless of what might have been said or perceived? The statute of a no grace period*, although a Florida legality, is absolutely heartless. I know the law has no heart, but our humanity does. "Love your neighbor as yourself" is what life is all about.

Let's just think about Tyler and Holly for a moment. They have a mother who wants them. Who was prepared to endure an excruciating pregnancy to carry them. Who was prepared to spend everything she has saved her whole life to win them back. Who, as we have witnessed, was prepared to risk her own freedom by fleeing with them to another country.

Will they grow up one day and think, why didn't you just give us back? Will the fact that Florida has a no grace period suffice? Will the amount of care shown to them through the years suffice?

As you look online and watch the news, people will begin to take sides. Whose side will you take? I'm taking Tyler and Holly's side. These are not orphan children, abandoned or facing an abusive home. This is not about who would be the better caregiver. These kids belong to their mother and need to be returned to her.

Regardless if you agree with me or not...

Keep them in your prayers, Marianna

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Inflexible working practices hinder single parents

Posted on September 5, 2012 by allmumkind | Comments (1)

New research has discovered that inflexible working practices are hindering career progression and employment opportunities of single parents.

Single parents classify an understanding line manager, part-time or flexible hours and a workplace close to their children's nursery or school as job priorities when seeking flexibility.

The survey carried out by Gingerbread identified that job opportunities with flexibility were limiting single parents. Over a third of the parents questioned claim that flexible hours were ideal so that they could continue working and also take responsibility for their caring duties.

During the survey a further in-depth study looked at how many parents have traded responsible careers and higher pay for flexible working hours. This is quite a common trend.

The chief executive of Gingerbread, Fiona Weir says that "single parents want to work, provide for their family and be a role model to their children but are being held back by a lack of jobs that enable them to work flexibly".
She goes on to say "more jobs that are flexible and accessible to all prospective staff plus affordable, modern childcare options could transform the lives of millions of working families across the UK, not just single parents and offer real benefits for employers and our economy".

These working arrangements are also beneficial to the employers too, such as home-working, staggered hours and jobs shares. The main positive outputs in study's show that their is higher employee morale, productivity and retention.

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Wendell Ray Roberts

Wendell Ray Roberts passed away peacefully on February 11, 2018 at the age of 81. He is survived by his companion Linda Locklear, brother James Galen Roberts, sister Emajean (Roberts) Swindle and his children Jeff Roberts, Cindy (Roberts) Leonard and Stan Roberts, grandchildren Nate Roberts, Caty Roberts, Emily Roberts, Elizabeth Roberts and Maya Leonard and great-grandson Rodney Denson III. He was preceded in death by his parents James Irby Roberts and Dulcie Lee (Fitzgerald) Roberts, brothers William Harlan Roberts and John Darrel Roberts, a sister Linda Lee (Roberts) Spence, and son Greg Roberts.

Born in Paragould, Arkansas on January 30, 1937, he attended Arkansas State University, University of Missouri at Rolla and graduated Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He began his 30 year career at Mc Donnell Douglas Aircraft corporation, working in the Loft department as an engineer and later as a CAD/CAM operator as computers were developed. His projects included the F-15 Eagle and the F/A-18 Hornet.

Ray was active in the East Alton/ Wood River community as an East Alton Elementary school board member, Jaycees Wildcat football coach, Wood River City Traffic Commission and the Eastwood Subdivision Association. He belonged to the East Alton American Legion and the Wood River Moose Lodge. He was a lifelong fan of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football and St. Louis Cardinal Baseball. He had a love of cars and cooking, and he always had a joke to tell.

Memorial visitation will be held Friday, Feb. 16 from 11 a.m. until services begin at 12 p.m. at Paynic Home for Funerals, 618 East Airline Drive, East Alton, IL 62024-1900.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to the American Cancer Society or the charity of your choice.

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IHSA Bowling Sectional Results

The IHSA girls bowling sectional from the Bel-Air Bowl in Belleville is in the books.  Congratulations to the four teams advancing onward to the State Championships beginning Friday in Rockford.  They are, Herrin, O’Fallon, Salem and Collinsville.  So the Panthers and Kahoks from our local region are both headed to Rockford as teams competing for the team championship.

A big congrats to Chenoa Stokes of Triad high School.  She has qualified for State in the wheelchair division as an individual. Lauren Hayes of Salem took top sectional individual honors with 1,422 pins, which is 44 pins better than her nearest rival.  Jerseyville finished 11th and Alton 12th in the Sectional team standings.

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Altrusa International is a global volunteer service organization whose purpose is to promote better communities through service by an international network of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. In the spirit of altruism - to give selflessly - Altrusans share human and financial resources in their local communities, support NGOs through foundation grants, and provide humanitarian relief through multiple avenues.

Below is a map of projects supported by Altrusans through locals clubs or foundation grants.

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Since 1946, Altrusa has held observer status at the UN, and in 1978, our UN membership was upgraded to the level of an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) in consultative status with ECOSOC (the Economic and Social Council). In this capacity, we join together with other NGOs, forming a community of NGOs called CONGO (Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations), empowered to attend and participate in UN briefings and conferences related solely to global economic and social concerns.

In each biennium, the International Board appoints representatives to attend and monitor United Nations meetings and briefings. Altrusa’s representatives attend weekly briefings conducted by DPI/NGO (the UN Department of Public Information for NGOs). In addition, they can and do serve on the many NGO committees formed to further the improvement of the human condition, worldwide.

Altrusa International, Inc. is firmly committed to the ‘Say NO…UNiTE to End Violence Campaign Against Women.’] According to Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, “My ‘Unite to End Violence against Women’ campaign sparked a global movement to address this pandemic. The social mobilization platform “Say NO- UNiTE’ carries this movement forward by raising awareness and striving to inspire people to work for a world free of violence against women and girls.

Together, we can reach this goal, which will benefit individuals and societies, creating a better future for all.” In addition, various Altrusa Clubs have purchased anti-mosquito bed nets to halt the spread of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. And in keeping with the anti-violence campaign, many clubs are purchasing solar cooking stoves for the refugee camps in Darfur.

Some Projects From Around The World

The Ashburton, South Island, New Zealand Altrusa club has been supporting Burmese migrants in Thailand since 2008, when it first helped with finance for drugs for a mobile medical clinic. The contact was established when a New Zealand woman spoke to the club about her work in Thailand with migrants. More recently she has been working with the Burmese Migrant Workers Education Committee and the club has been supporting its work by paying the rental on land for one of the schools.

Together with financial support, Altrusa members collected toys, picture books, and clothing and have knitted over 80 beanies for babies, as well as making baby wraps. Currently, the Burmese Migrant Workers Education Committee is educating approximately 10,000 children in northern Thailand and within Burma in more than 50 schools. As well, it oversees 12 boarding houses.

Altrusa International of Ashburton is delighted to have received a grant of 1000 US from the Altrusa International Foundation to help this project. The money will be used to help complete a new building for a school catering for Burmese migrant children. We are so pleased to be able to help make these children’s lives a little better through this Foundation grant!

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Five on Friday – February!!

I haven’t done one of these in a while, but I have a few things that I’d like to chat with you about.  Some things that I’ve been thinking about, or obsessing over, and what we’ve been doing lately!  To say life is busy is boring and a little bit expected, right? Everyone’s life is busy.  We’ve been busy doing a variety of things, both boring and interesting.  Like these five things:

  1. My Letterboard!

    I am OBSESSED with my letter board.  I got this for Christmas from Andrew, and I’ve been putting some fun messages on it.  Like the above!  I am constantly looking for fun little quotes to add to it (some you may have seen on my instagram, feel free to follow me there!)  I am really enjoying it.  If you want your own, mine is from Letter Peddler!
  2. Spotify
    Near the end of 2017, we purchased a bluetooth speaker.  Before that, we had this really crappy old cd/cassette player.  It would randomly turn the volume all the way up by itself, and wouldn’t play most cds… so we decided to upgrade.  And one of the best things we did since was get a Spotify account.  I’ve been listening to all kinds of playlists on there and I love it!  This week, I’ve discovered that there is a LOT of S Club 7 and 2Ge+her on there.  SO amazing.  This is my current favourite playlist, just in case you were looking for something different to listen to 😉
  3. My shop
    I’ve been doing a lot of work for my shop lately, between May Market and a couple of Auction groups I am part of, I am so excited and in love with the things I’ve been making lately.  In particular this romper:

    I am OBSESSED with the way this looks!! On one side, we have pink lace and on the reverse side, vintage lace ruffle bum.  So cute. <3
    Check out my group: Alysalovely Littles VIP
    And my shop: Alysalovely Littles
  4. Aiden’s first haircut
    I gave Aiden his first haircut the other day.  I cut Autumn’s hair for the first time this past summer, and her bangs were getting pretty long again, so I asked if she needed a trim.  She wanted me to, so I did!  THEN, I asked Aiden if he wanted his hair cut, too.. and he said yes!

    He cooperated really well because he was watching Moana on my phone!

    My little sweetie!! There are definitely things that I would do differently next time, but it’s hair so I will get a second chance 😉
  5. Activities
    It’s still cold AF out, but we are having the car during the day on a more regular basis, so we’re going to be able to go out more often!  I’m so excited to be able to take the kids for activities… such as to the dentist!  We’re also going to the play area at the local malls, to play groups, and for library programs.  I’m looking forward to seeing what other activities I’ll be able to find for us to do during the day.

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Here are the pictures:

Jessie with Taylor

Anne with Chrissa

Willow with Melissa

Emma with Gwen

Mackenzie with Lanie

Jeneca with Kanani

Lilac with Kanani

*sorry it's late* Chloe with Elizabeth

Great job guys! I won't eliminate anyone because I thought one picture hadn't been turned in but it had so yeah... Now on to special mentions:

Jessie with Taylor: I literally started laughing when I saw this! Nice job.

Mackenzie with Lanie: Your dolls look adorable. The lighting is very nice. Beautiful background. Nice job!

Willow with Melissa: Awesome picture. Beautiful, as always. Nice interpretation of the theme.

Awesome job! You all did great!

~ Amerigirl ~

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  1. I love everyones photos! Thank you for your compliment!


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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Round 9 Results // Round 10 theme

I have a feeling this contest is going to go longer than it normally does... more suspense that way, I guess. (:

All four of you turned in your pictures, huzzah! I shall proceed to show them to you...

 Bekah with Alayna - Great job! I love the depiction of colour in this and the contrast of her jacket and the leaves.

 Priya with Penelope - This is really cute. I really like her fall outfit and the mini pumpkin!

 Phoebe with Evelyne - I really like this, Phoebe! Those are my two favourite things about autumn. I love the bright colours!

Willow with Josefina - This is super cute, Willow. I love all the details! The little cookbook and pie pan just tie the whole thing together.

This round was awesome, guys. Your ideas and creativity really stood out to me.

I was browsing through some older rounds [from previous seasons] and I came across this one post by Karalee two seasons ago. Here's what she said...
"That leaves only 4 people still in the competition! I cannot believe how far we have come! I will now be giving closer deadlines, but will only be eliminating one person per round."

After reading this, I have decided to only eliminate one person per upcoming round. After a lot of thought, I have chosen to eliminate.....

Priya with Penelope.

Priya, you have done a wonderful job throughout this entire season. I love your creativity in all your pictures! I wish you the best and hope you can compete again next season. Congratulations on getting 4th place!

And then there were three.
[I totally just stole that quote from Amerigirl...]

Your new theme is...

... friendship.

Nothing much to explain about this theme. Focus on quality and creativity. I want you to have a lot of fun with this theme. Remember, this round is determining the top two finalists!! These are due on or before Sunday, November 4.

much love,

Monday, October 22, 2012

Entries are due tomorrow

Behold, my day-before-the-due-date reminder post!

Just a quick reminder that y'all need to get your entries in on or before October 23. I still need Phoebe's, Willow's, and Bekah's.

Remember--creativity and quality are what count. Have fun!

much love,

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Results - Round 8 // Round 9 theme

Great job with this round!! Unfortunately Madeline with Katie didn't send in her entry, so she is now out of the contest. ): Since there are only four of you left, I'll just write what I liked about each picture.
 Bekah with Alayna
I really love this, Bekah! The little blueprint is so cute and the whole idea is very unique.

 Priya with Penelope
Great job on this, Priya. The concept of dress-up is certainly creative! The little clothing box is very cute.

Willow with Josefina
Adorable, Willow! I love the whole idea of the picture and especially the fairies. Great job!

Phoebe with Evelyne
This is such a unique idea, Phoebe! I really love the setup/angle of the scene and all those bright colors.

All four of you did such a great job!! Since Madeline is already eliminated I won't eliminate any of you four.
Your new theme is...
my favourite thing about autumn.
So... this is obviously supposed to be depicting your (or your doll's, haha) favourite thing about autumn. This is sort of a different style of theme than what I've been giving you, but I have faith in you! These are due on or before Tuesday, October 23. Have fun and be creative!!
much love,

Monday, October 8, 2012

New design... how do you like it?

I went old-school and used a ready-made background, haha. But other than that, how do you like it? Unless Jasmine still has the old header and background I can't change it back, so if you hate it, oh well. I think it's a lot less bright than it was, but that way it doesn't take away from the pictures themselves. So... tell me what you think!
much love,

Entries due on October 9

Hai everyone! I hope you're having fun with this round. I've gotten two already, and I can't wait to see the other three! I just wanted to remind you that you should get your entries in today [October 8] or tomorrow [October 9] or you will be eliminated. I know you only had a week and a half for a difficult theme, but I have faith in you! Have fun and get those creative juices flowing!
much love,
P.S. I know it's sort of random, but what do you think of a new blog design? I would probably do it myself.


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Monday, December 08, 2008

I've been scrapping...

I've managed to get a few things checked off my list today. The main thing is that my Christmas cards went out in this afternoon's mail. Yay!! Ashley & I ran out to the library & Food Lion after lunch. I tell ya...I am having a time getting my hands on a copy of 'Little Women' for Ashley. What is up with that?? And forget about trying to snag a copy of the second Twilight book.....guess that will just have to be a Christmas present for Ashley & me. ;-) Came home & sent the boys outside to stack wood on the porch before the rain/sleet/snow gets here. In the mean time I finished two layouts that I've been working on.....done for a mini class over at 'Got Sketch?' which you can check out here:'Silent Night' is pics from last year's family Christmas dinner at Aunt Linda's house. BIL, David on the accordion & my cousins, Bruce & David on the guitars.
This one is of Michael's very first deer. I love how that older BG paper really complimented the orange hunting hats in the pics.
Trying to work on a few Christmas ornaments now. Will post pics when I am done.

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I love the layouts Amy. I hope you find those book soon!

Lisa J. said...

Want to borrow my New Moon book? I do have that for sure.


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August 26, 2013

Urban Farm

Filed under: Uncategorized — Amy @ 6:00 am

Last week, I had to go to a meeting in a different school building.

I’ve been in and out of this building a million times before, and I usually park on the side of the building and go in the front door.

This day, I carpooled with the other two Vice-Principals, and one of them needed to talk to someone about something after the meeting, so the other turned to me and said, “You want to go out back and see the farm?”

I had known there was a farm behind the school since it had been planted, but I had never actually been there.

We walked out back and I was stopped in my tracks.

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It’s beautiful.

We went back and talked to Farmer Shaun, who is in charge of the entire project, in conjunction with Grow it Green, and as we stood, talking to him in the sunlight, with a gentle breeze and the sound of the sprinkler softly watering the crops, I couldn’t help but think that this guy got it right.

What a way to spend your days.

The project puts students, townspeople, Girl Scouts, and so on, to work.

They learn about farming, get their hands dirty, and grow a ton of crops.

The majority of the crops are donated to the local soup kitchen.  Others are sold at a low cost to low-income townspeople, and some go to the high school to be used in the school lunches.

It’s amazing.

It has recently doubled in size due to donations, which include a chicken coop.

We are going to start our own, small patch of farm at our school, and I am so excited about the process.

To walk through those crops and see them growing and know that the food is being put to such good use, and that kids are learning about sustainability…I just love it.

If you are local, you should definitely head on over and check out the Urban Farm, if you haven’t already done so.

And if you aren’t local, you should talk to your town about doing the same.

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  1. Thanks for the info Amy. Seeing 2 former students–Carolle and Samantha– give back to our community in such a successful project is more than heart-warming.

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woensdag 26 december 2012

Merry Christmas to all you sweethearts.....

For my giveaway go here!!!!

Today it's the second day of Christmas here in The Netherlands.....I love to be around the ones I love so dearly but I really miss my USA family (my grandma, aunt, cousins ect) from my moms side of the family!
Today I have a a lo to show you that I made two day's ago.....
Its one of my sweet niece "Pien Rebel" I told her will you dance for me and so she did....

I made this lo with the gorgeous "Nutcracker Sweet" by Graphic 45 and it was for there December Challenge
But you know me I love to combine more challenges in one so I did ........
I always love the challenges over at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge this was there amazing sketch:

Gorgeous huh????
And this is my take on the sketch:

and a couple of close-ups:

I really adore the rich papers by Graphic 45!
Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas

Love Amy

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  1. Gorgeous, really lovely layout Amy, I love the purple and pink colours.

  2. Super pretty~! Love how you've used this charming collection :)

  3. Wow! This is gorgeous! :) Love the papers you used and what a cute picture!

  4. Awww, this is totally adorable !!! Love how you turned the sketch! Geweldig die foto and balletschoentjes! Succes met de challenge !


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Floating saucer

Posted by Graeme Lyons , Saturday, 20 November 2010 19:18

I'm halfway through my last ever weekend of lecturing for Birkbeck University at RSPB Rye Meads, this weekend's module is on aquatic monitoring. Today has basically been pond dipping for grown-ups and as always happens, it's great to watch 25 adults turn into excited children as soon as they start dipping. We saw plenty of phantom midge larvae (Charborus sp.), firstly the students misheard me as saying phantom midgets, then phantom menace and eventually they got it right, phantom midges. Saucer Bugs (photo) got the most attention, especially when I said they can give you a nasty nip. I think it's amazing how the front legs look more like jaws, the tibia and tarsi apparently fused together into a lethal claw. Not sure if these get you or the needle like rostrum, or both! I don't want to find out.

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Writing and dog walking.

(Or litter box cleaning, for that matter.)

Never the twain shall meet—or so I thought.

Literary arts are very much a natural extension or complement of performing arts. When I was more heavily involved in music many years ago, a great deal of my prose and poetry revolved around and were inspired by music. For a long time, I fancied being a lyricist and a music journalist. I had the opportunity to flex my creative muscles by having my works distributed in school literary publications and on an online indie music magazine.

As much as I love pets, having been surrounded by them since conception, I never thought I’d write about them on a fairly regular basis.

Enter PetSittingOlogy, a digital marketing agency and a continuing education hub for pet care professionals. Aside from training in pet-related skills, keeping abreast of tech trends is included in the mix, covering web design, web development (including WordPress development), SEO, social media, graphic design, and web content curation and creation.

In early 2015, PetSittingOlogy began a storytelling project to get professional pet sitters to jump on the blogging bandwagon by documenting their various memorable experiences on the job as infotainment for pet parents, current and prospective clients, and the general public. As one of the fifteen story contributors featured in the project, I also took on the task of editing the collection of stories, which has been proven quite massive at approximately 16,000 words. I had to put it on the back burner.

In true Renaissance/multipotentialite fashion, I zigzag through different interests and career paths, and the pet industry was the point of reentry into one of my lifelong interests—wordsmithing. My writing habit became intermittent a few years after college graduation. I managed to revive it for a while, only to almost quit cold turkey again. But writing has always been in my DNA. My active involvement in the dynamic PetSittingOlogy community helped me get back on track.

In the process of ramping up into professional writing, particularly for the online media, I’m culling early materials, creating new projects, and revisiting and repurposing some clips—one of which is the PetSittingOlogy story collection—while lending an editing hand for the group’s seven-day blog challenge at the time of writing. Due to time, energy, and budget constraints, I’ve decided to work on the excerpts of the collection posted here, pared down to about 6,000 words.

Represented in this abridged story compilation are sunny walks in the park, snuggles galore, unlikely heartwarming friendships and encounters, blood, sweat, tears, and yes, pee and poo as well—all in a day’s work. This is the real (poop) scoop behind what really happens in the normal operations of pet care professionals.

One of the blogging projects in the PetSittingOlogy community is what we jokingly refer to as OOB (out-of-the-box)—selected monthly topics that are not directly related to pet care and ownership but may be of interest to pet guardians or pet fanciers ranging from hot vacation spots to a guide on the proper care and feeding of Ewoks for animal-loving Star Wars freaks out there. (May the furs be with us!)

After all, if you look closely enough, everything is related. Nothing is an isolated incident. There is a common thread that I weave throughout my entire blog. I explore the intersections of the arts, spirituality, health and wellness, philosophy, and everything else including the kitchen sink under the sun with the animal world.

Without further a-doo (pardon the pet bathroom joke!), listen to and/or read the story excerpts below. You’re in for a treat. (Yet another pet pun right there? You bet!)

Share far and wide with everyone you know!

PSO story excerpts

Read the script here: PSO story excerpts

Voiceover talent: Becca Shepherd (happybex @ Fiverr)

I’ve covered the nuts and bolts of pet sitting rates and more things that are factored into the cost of pet sitting, but here is yet another popular question my furry crew, my colleagues, and I have to field:

Are pet sitting rates flexible?

The short answer: yes and no. Continue reading

I’ve discussed the whats and whys of pet sitting rates on another post.

Here are some more.

There are many ways sitters set prices on pet services—per visit, per calendar day, per hour, per pet (or additional pet beyond a certain number of pets covered under standard rates), and a combination of any of those. For example, base price range varies widely across the country at $18-$25 per visit between 30 to 45 minutes and $60-$85 per overnight stay, usually between 10 to 12 hours, excluding daytime visit(s). If employees are involved, expect to pay more. In my case, I have an all-inclusive overnight/daytime stay package, and some households are charged more than my base rates because of heavier workload.

The obvious ways to determine pricing are regional cost of living, overhead, experience, training, and many others. Last but definitely not least, the value sitters place on their services. How much do you think they’re worth? How much do they think they’re worth? That is the most important factor. Worth or value correlates to the level of the sitter’s level of confidence in his or her performance. Would you hire someone who really knows his or her stuff or someone who just sort of tries to wing it? I’m sure you won’t take this lightly because I know you want your critter family and your property well cared for. Continue reading

Dear Miki The TabbyDear (Miki the) Tabby: How much does pet sitting cost?

Miki is back with me to answer the number one million-dollar question all pet sitters get from people right off the bat:

How much do you charge?

Take a look at my list of standard/base rates for overnight/live-in pet sitting and cat and critter sitting daily visits in Redlands and surrounding areas. I’d love to give you an exact amount, but I can’t give it to you unless you tell me what needs to be done specifically. What I can tell you is that it depends on the workload. One size does not fit all.

Sure, you can always ask your friend, relative, or some kid off Craigslist to save a few bucks. But do you just trust anyone who gains access to your property and takes the responsibility to care for your critter family members? You may be rudely surprised by what these folks can do, and then some!

So a better question to ask yourself is “what’s the value of quality pet sitting?”

To avoid sticker shock, here are things that you need to bear in mind: Continue reading

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Meditation: on higher ground

hold on to the roots

rock steady—easy does it!

ground (zero) control

toss and turn and let it burn

let’s return to center stage

This is my second week of learning to let it be, let go, and let God.

Funnily, the exercise started with a string of minor annoyances, big enough to rattle my usual excitable, anxiety-prone, hyperactive mind. Enter the earth and sky meditation, based on the common grounding technique of visualizing light and energy from above, flooding our entire being from head to toe, crown to root—roots from the base of our spine reaching deep into the earth, locking us in a stable, firm, unshakable position—and filling our heart center, radiating everywhere to animals in need of peace and healing. Without any pressure or expectation, we invite them to take as much or as little energy—or none at all—as they wish. Trust between us and the animals is established, resulting in an effective Reiki treatment, even if we don’t immediately sense anything at first. It’s the moment for us to let them take the lead in this energetic two-step. Continue reading

This is the first of a series of guest posts on nearly everything under the sun, intersecting with the wonderful, wild, wild world of animals.

Kicking off the series is this post by Thea van Diepen, the Kitten Psychologist, a fellow wordsmith/language geek/multipotentialite.

Messy GothShe waves at you from under half-combed hair so greasy you want to believe it’s just wet. There are actual smears of dirt on her face–which you realize as you manufacture an expression approaching nausea more than the intended pleasant greeting is not nearly so aesthetically pleasing as Hollywood would have you believe–and when she opens her mouth to speak to you, it smells like something died in there. Several times.

Would you let this woman take care of your pets? Continue reading

Do you get spooked by things that go bump in the night—and in the daytime, too? You know, the kinds that/who hang out with your furry friends in your private little corner of the world?

Aside from horror stories of pet sitters t(h)rashing homes or losing pets or even home invasions and peeping Toms and Tammies, is the thought of some random stranger getting 24/7 access to your property unsettling in general, Rockwell-style? Do you feel that way or is there someone else living with you who does? Are you or is your co-occupant socially anxious or selective? (As an introvert, I totally get you!) At the risk of sounding a bit like a hypocrite, I’d probably get a bit nervous letting someone go in and out of my place with my belongings and pets while I’m away, so the last thing I want for you is to feel uneasy.

In-home services by far provide the best peace of mind and the ultimate convenience for pet parents and homeowners, but to some folks, having others come to their personal space to provide services is just the polar opposite of putting their mind at ease. If you resemble that remark, what do you do in situations like this? Continue reading

Cats just love doing their own thing, whenever, wherever, all by themselves. Everything seems to be on their own terms. They may be independent, self-sufficient, and can land and stand on all fours, but obviously, they can’t pick up the phone to call you to come over, fix themselves some chow, get their own water, and clean up their own mess.

You probably think that you can save more than a few bucks by having cat sitting visits every other day or longer, but don’t dare break Murphy’s Law. Anything can and do happen within the 24-hour period. Unless your cat is one of the video game characters with unlimited tries and 1-ups, he or she only has one life per lifetime.

Game over. Period. Continue reading

The Multipotentialite Advantage: Why My Wacky, Eclectic Background Is an Asset to the Pet Industry—and All Other Industries!

Pet sitting, house sitting, cat sitting

Passions are like potato chips. No one can have just one.

That’s how we multipotentialites/polymaths/scanners/Renaissance personalities/Jacks and Jills of all trades roll. We flit from one interest to another, picking up a bunch of stuff and diving deep into it, then ditching it, going to the next new thing, then back the old thing again. Repeat cycle ad infinitum.

I’d always been A-OK with my plural nature—until society said that it wasn’t. And it’s still sticking to its guns. There’s always been real pressure to specialize because financial security is top priority, especially if you come from an immigrant community like I do.

I’ve always been a swan in a pond full of ducks. For the longest time, I’ve felt alone and inadequate, being judged for not being able to settle with one thing permanently.

A lot of us multipotentialites have been branded as freaks, slackers, flaky, unfocused, irresponsible, and easily distracted. (SQUIRREL!)

Yes, I’m definitely freaky and guilty of squirrel pursuit, but slacker? Heck, no.

It takes a lot of effort to spin many plates. Multipotentiality isn’t for couch potatoes. Continue reading


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Thursday, August 4, 2011

This is so awesome and creepy and vintage and amazing.

Not sure what's best: the horrendo set, all of these teenage boys counting on their moms, the hair, the socks, the undeniable chemistry between Peaches and Rich. Or the name Pisces. Okay, it's Eric's mustache. And the fact Vicki is 40.

80's. Yes.
Pia The Pig

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  1. This is the most amazing thing I think I have ever seen. I had to forward this (and your blog description) to about 10 people. Made my day. xx

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Saturday, April 2, 2016

Tidbits of Data All to Help in Research

Tidbits of Data  All to Help in Research

One of the first things to share  is:  If you do not follow Upfront with NGS, here is their latest information.

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Just clips. if you go to that link you can learn more.
Whereas the South Carolina Department of Archives and History (SCDAH) has online records that are historical, SCERA definitely has a mix of historic records and then also more modern records, including records as new as those created in 2014.

The records available are many, many and should help lots of people. A total of 308,580 record items.

Go to the site and read the information in full.

It is one reason I  follow Upfront with NGS. is another site for having fun researching.

Southwest PA information, surnames and trees are here including VA and WVa, & OH.

Nice to find things here.

Of course my favorite always is and and . are my first to go to sites when teaching beginners and you have run out of ideas.
 Hoping Ancestry gets the sites back up and working soon.  Some are still very blank.

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