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Friday, December 6, 2013

This Christmas

Hello my dear friends,

This year I wanted so much to send each of you a Christmas card with a cute little note. But I just don't have it in me. Normally I make the card and get it all ready to go with stamps, return address, and labels. Then my handsome hubby puts all of addresses on them and puts them in the mailbox. But alas, he is studying for finals... yes, again. And I am tired!! Did I tell you that I am expecting Dean baby #4?? Hence the lack of posting... and the lack of my presence anywhere really. BUT, I am feeling much much better these days. I am into the second trimester now. Hallelujah! We are very excited to welcome another red head, most likely right? Especially the other children. Luci devised a plan just the other night as she and Elijah sneakily cleaned the kitchen for me. As I was thanking them she said, "Hey! now that we will have 4 kids in our family it will be much easier to clean the house together! Now we can do ALL the work for you mom. And I if you keep having more babies, soon I will even be able to change the poopy diapers!" YES! I love this girl. Elijah agrees with Luci, and follows her orders. Well, depending on his mood.

Anyway, back to the cute little note that you will not be getting in your mailbox...

This Christmas we are so grateful for the Lord's hand in our lives. Without which we would NOT be able to pay a mortgage, and rent, and be able to live in this wonderful, and expensive city. Miracles people, miracles every day. We are also grateful for the angels that surround us... YOU! We hope you know that you are loved by us, and more importantly by our Savior Jesus Christ. May you remember his unconditional love for you and for others this season and new year.

With all our love,

The Deans Jacob, Danielle, Luci (5), Elijah (3), Mary Jane (1), and... little bun in the oven (due in May)

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Mary Jane, MJ, Janey, Janers, Janey Bop, Jane Jane, Jane, Janes, Baby Jane...

She is super proud of her new shoes.

Can't believe this girl is turning one tomorrow. And I only have like one post of her on this blog here. Oh how times have changed. Oh how this year has rocked my socks. I have learned so much! Learned never, NEVER to judge another person. Just when you think you have yourself figured out and the things you will always or maybe never do... you never or maybe always do them. Okay that was deep... or I am just really tired. Yup it's the latter for sure.

Being the mother of these three children is hard. But that's what I am here for. To take the challenge and to succeed. My children need me, and boy do I need them. I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father that won't leave me comfortless. A Father that doesn't leave me to my own devices... because then, I would fail. I know I won't fail if I strive to follow Him, and that doesn't mean being perfect, it means trying. He knows my heart and he answers my prayers. He guides my paths as I seek him. I know that's true. Do you?

Hopefully I get around to a special post for Janey, because this is not it. But here is at least one picture of her! :).

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

She Had a Burthday Too

She had to go and turn 5. I am really not sure about all that is going to happen this year. Kindergarten?? Riding the bus?? My goodness is she ready though. We drove past her school the other day and she got so giddy. She asked, "ooh mom, are there teachers in there? And desks? And do I get a math book?!" We have already started her summer homework packet and she is hoping to get much more homework when school actually starts.

The other day she was pretty hysterical that Elijah had scribbled in her workbook that we bought from Costco. She sobbed through her  tears, "MOM! This was supposed to be educational, and now I can't even learn what this page was going to teach me..."

She came to me with this little note that she had written all by herself. I wrote at the bottom what it really says.

She is a monkey now more than she ever has been. She still uses her toes for just about everything. Notice she is holding her cards between her toes while we are playing slap jack. She has so much energy it's crazy! She climbs on everything and is constantly moving. I am so glad it's warming up so we can harness some of her acrobatic feats.

She loves to eat with chopsticks, taught herself. She requested a Chinese restaurant for her birthday dinner. Pretty impressive :)

I love this little girl so much.

Yes, this is my girl. On the airplane back from Utah this winter she had to sit by herself across the aisle from me and the two littles. She entertained herself by reading the skymall magazine... She was the whole thing...

Seriously love the crazy fun that this girl brings into people's lives.

She can often be found squishing on this baby girl... Man I love those curls, and those freckles.

 (I know you're all jealous of the magical place that we get to live in now :) So come visit us! Please!)

And making this poor guy do who knows what... here she is "nursing" him under the nursing cover...

But she sure does love him.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

He Had a Birthday

Elijah had his third birthday among all of the commotion of moving. He is very proud about being 3. He is also very proud of all the hair that he now has, he points it out quite often. He requested a construction cake with dirt on it this year. So we re-created this little diddy off of pinterest. He loved it. For his birthday party he had a couple of friends over for a dance party. If he hears music he can't help but bust out the moves, no matter where we are. He is also very protective and controlling of the dance floor. He is found giving instruction to all. And since it is apparently against his personal code of ethics to use a contraction, he yells, "I told you do not do it like that! Like this mom..."

Elijah is most famous around here at present opening time. His expressions are priceless. Everyone he knows loves giving him gifts since he usually exclaims, "Thhhaaank You! It's what I've always been wishing for!" And it is the most sincere little voice you have ever heard. Even if it is something he never even knew existed. He is the sweetest little man.

You never have to steal a kiss from this kid. He gives them out freely.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Goodbye to The Ohio

I drove away from St. Martins place with a pint of Graeter's double chocolate ice cream in my lap, a  backseat full of children, and tears in my eyes. It was a beautiful day and I couldn't help but linger in my house for as long as I could. This was where it all began, everything I can remember about being a mother started here. I baked my first (edible) loaf of bread, canned my first jar of peaches, planted my first garden, two of my children took their first steps, I learned how to keep a house and make it a home, had a second and third child, made many forever friends... Big things people. Very big and precious things.
I'll miss you Ohio. Maybe we'll be back...

So, we have a lot more stuff this time around!
So excited to help unpack!
Pen marks on one chubby cheek are thanks to big brother on the long car ride to our new place.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

To Be a Mother

Things are movin' and shakin' around these parts. Especially this little Janey Bop. I can't seem to keep her in any seat. She has wiggled out of her car seat, the Bumbo, and this rocking chair many times. We are going to have to keep our eyes on this mover! Just now as I was blogging she rolled half way across the room to get her hands on the space heater... good thing I caught her! I know this next picture has weird lighting and is not in focus... but talk about focus on that baby's face! I love how she is soaking everything up. And I love how much her big brother and sister love her. I just love love our quiet days at home. Mostly.

It has been much harder lately to stay sane as I try to keep the house ready show, pack, and think about where we are going next. I won't lie, there have been some days when I have been super irritable and grumpy. I try to focus on doing my best and enjoying the moments.

Try that though when you've just spent all morning cleaning the church, and scrubbing your house (with a baby strapped to your chest and a toddler hanging on your leg with your husband out of town) til' it sparkled for an open house. Then literally just seconds after your handsome 3 year old wakes up he pees on the floor, gets out a bunch of toys to show the realtor, and then... your car won't start. So you pack up your littles and walk to the library to chill for 2 hours... not mention no one actually shows up at the open house.

   I am so grateful that it was a beautiful day outside and that we had to walk. Otherwise I think all of those events would have made me crazy. But, Heavenly Father knows what we need. I needed a walk to the park and a gyro at Baba's grill with my little man. I wish I would have brought my camera! Mary Jane let out the most wonderful laughing fit ever while she watched Eli swing, it sounded exactly like Luci. Little twinners I tell ya, except Mj might even be louder than Luci was. Especially her screech.

And so my friends a walk, some laughs, some food, and then it was all better! I am excited for what happens next, and I know I can handle it! So bring on the rain! I know Heavenly Father sends us trials... seemingly small, and seemingly large... to make us stronger. Flying on a plane across the country this winter with 3 small children taught me that, yesterday taught me that. Oh to be a mother :)

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Just a few things that I am loving this month...

Angel kissed faces in the morning. (Freckles!!)

Chubby cheeks to kiss...

Who can guess what this is?? Well, somebody please come save me from it, since I still have half a pan and I've been eating 2 pieces a day since the big day :)

This would have been so perfect if I could have been skiing in it. So lovely. I am going to miss this quiet little street of ours.


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Friday, May 11, 2007

Odd Stuff

Anyone remember these guys?

My pen is almost out of ink. I usually wait until there is no ink left to replace it, but I'm thinking about going to Staple's today and I just might buy a new pen. I haven't been to Staple's in a while so there just might be new items I can use. Maybe I'll go online a little later to see what they have to offer and I can make a day of it. Wow. That'll be fun!

Someone gave me one of those red buttons from Staple's a little while back. I had it on my desk for a few days, but it seemed that everyone that passed my desk had to push the button and make snarky comments, so I put the button in my top desk drawer and finally took it home,along with my birthday cards from people in the office. (jali looks in drawer to see what's in the drawer)

Wow! Here's a pen. I guess I won't need to go to Staple's after all.

I don't want to hear that this whole bloggity blog is mundane.

Will be back to edit. Quick post due to orders from miss mist. (love to say that)

Nölff said...

My office gets everything from Staples. When I run out of staples, I can't find any because everything says "Staples".

Amadeo said...

I use a caligraphic pen so I have cartridges here and at home. Re: the Bee Gees, alot of people have some real clean cut pictures from back in the day, Willie Nelson with no beard in a collar shirt and sweater is hilarious.

EsLocura said...

I either have no pens or 2,348 pens, how does this happen? I can't think of the Bee Gees without thinking of John travolta.

mist1 said...

Which time zone are you in? The Carnival of the Mundane was Friday.

Winters said...

Hello Jali.

My word, those Bee Gees had a very special dental hygienist.

restaurant gal said...

Album covers. I miss them. So square and cardboard. So perfect for the likes of the Bee Gees!

Christina_the_wench said...

I'm an Office Depot chick myself. No cool red buttons, I'm afraid.

The Bee Gees - um, ew. Guys who sound and sing like girls were never my thing.

Luke Cage said...

Hey miss Jali! Good morning to you. Don't you hate it when folks just help themselves to things on your desk??? -geez!

Breez said...

Sometimes we need the mundane to keep us sane. Oooh...that rhymed!


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Friday, October 28, 2011

Scenes From Zuccotti Park: 'If We Fail, This Civilization That is Known as America Will Collapse'

Do these idiots have any idea how ridiculous they sound? He's some 35-year-old schmuck with obviously nothing better to do with his life who claims he's come from Australia via Minnesota to change the world. But if things don't change to his liking then he's just packing up and heading back down under. Good. Just leave now.
Why did he join the Occupy Wall Street protests? "I was inspired to join this because I have been waiting for something like this all of my life."

"I grew up in America, in Minnesota and always felt like I wanted to have political discussions with people but it was something that was almost taboo in this country."
Wait, what? Having political discussions was almost taboo in this country? Good Lord, is he for real? If only we could get these liberals to STFU for five minutes there's be much more harmony in the land.
"I've been waiting for people to actually wake up from their consumerist slumber that most westerners have been under for so long and actually have discussions about what is real."

"What's happening right now in our political system is very real. Our environmental system and our economic system are very real. They have humongous impacts on us and the world around us but we haven't been talking about it and this is getting people to talk about it."
It's like, so very real, man. It's humongous. Awesome, man.
What he thinks the outcome of the protests will be: "We succeed and we create a new system of governance that allows for true democracy where corporation voices are not seen as people and we have direct control over our government."

"If we fail, this civilization that is known as America will collapse. It will turn into a police state and I will flee back to Australia and live in my little community in Tasmania and hope that it doesn't reach over there."
So is he staying if this utopia of true democracy happens or is he still leaving? I doubt he even has a clue what he's wearing today, let alone what's happening tomorrow.
"As far as I can tell, there are a lot of people listening. There are over 2,000 occupations in this country and it's happening all over the world. I think people know intrinsically that there's something broken in this system and they want something to happen."
Two thousand? Really? I'll have some of what he's smoking, thankyouverymuch.
"As soon as all those grievances are heard we can kind of make some patterns out of that and we can start looking at solutions. I think we can start looking at solutions now and find out how to fix this."
Patterns leading to solutions. It's a start. Hope he's got this all down on paper before he forgets.
"This Occupation has grown so fast and we are having an influx of people that this system has failed. This system has chewed up and spat out. They're very broken in a lot of ways and they're coming in droves to our Occupation because we have free food, we have free medical, we have free clothing and free supplies."
Well, they had free food until the cut off the homeless this week. But hey, free clothes and medical? Where do I sign up? It's sounds almost as great as Cuba!

He sounds even dumber when you hear him speak. American hasn't been this galvanized since -- wait for it -- World War II!

Barb the Evil Genius said...

So they do bloodwork and have x-ray machines and sterile operating rooms for their free medical? Cool!

pat jones said...

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Thursday, November 07, 2013

Adoption Means...

It is National Adoption Month!  You know what adoption means to us?

Hope and love without conditions.

There are no conditions to the love we have for our boys.  They are our sons...we love them no matter what.  We will forever be their Mommy and Daddy, their supporters, their advocates, the ones who love them no matter matter their past or their future.  They are our sons forever, but they weren't always "ours".  There was a time when another mother and father called them theirs.  And we do not take that lightly.  We do not ever forget that we missed a part of their lives...that we weren't there from the moment they took their first breaths to love them and protect them.  That was not the way it was meant to be.  Their pasts are a huge part of them, their birth families are an important part of them and we don't ever want them to feel that what happened before coming into our family didn't happen, that it wasn't important or special or part of them.  The moment they entered our lives, our home, our family, we vowed that they would feel the love that they deserve from us, the love without conditions.  We also vowed to never let them forget the value of their past, their roots...ALL of the vital parts that make them who they are...the good and the bad.  Our boys were blessed to each have a lot of good before we came into their lives...there was also much trauma and hurt and pain.  Each of those things are part of them...the good and the bad...those things will always be part of them and shape who they are.

These 3 boys all came from such different situations...completely different things led them to us.  They need completely different things to thrive.  Don't we all?  One thing that came with each of these thing that was the same was HOPE.  And hope in so many aspects.  There was a time when I had lost hope.  All I ever wanted was to be a Mommy...when Sean and I struggled to have a child, my hope began to slip away.  There was a time that I thought it may never happen.  Adoption, restored that hope for us.  Tate restored that hope.  We brought him home when he was 2 days old and we were filled with hope and unconditional love.  There are almost no words to describe the wave of hope that came over us when Tate was placed into our arms the first time.

The years went by and Sean and I looked at growing our family once again.  As we explored different avenues, we realized it might not happen for us.  We were possibly meant to have only 1 child.  The hope of having more children was slipping away.  All hope was restored when Wesley and Cason entered our lives.  It was like reliving that feeling all over again.  They were such huge blessings to us!  We had 3 incredible boys and our hope for having this family we dreamed of was restored.  It happened.

With adoption, often hope is restored for the birth family as well.  During their struggles with parenting or making the decision whether to parent or the fact that the choice has been made against their will that they will no longer be the parent to their child or children born to them, there should always be hope.  Hope that the child that they love so much will be loved unconditionally by their adoptive family.  Hope that they may see their child again.  Hope that their child will be safe.  No matter how a child ends up being in the position to be adopted, there is hope...for ALL parties involved!  Sometimes you don't feel that hope, but it's there.

The hope that comes with adoption comes in another, even more important way as well.  Hope for the children who are being adopted.  Hope that they will be loved unconditionally, have a family...forever.  Hope that they will have the love and care they need to meet their highest potential.  Hope that they will have stability and know that they will not be moving from home to home forever.  Hope that they will have a Mommy and Daddy who have the ability and means to protect them and advocate for them.  Hope that all of their dreams will come true.  That is what adoption gives to families and children...a hope that helps us survive another day, that helps us stay strong and confident and makes us realize we matter.

With the joy of adoption comes great heartache and struggle and pain.  It is a fact.  Adoption can be complicated and messy and has so many facets.  Adoption is not simple.  What is simple about adoption to us?

Unconditional Love

When nothing else is simple, simply cling to hope and love without conditions.

Adoption created our family...we would not be a family without adoption...adoption is our world, our everything here on this earth.

Lani's Surprise Birthday Trip

When Brigg turned 10, Sean and I surprised him with a trip to St. Louis and 2 Cardinals games to celebrate him turning DOUBLE DIGITS.  It's a big deal, people. ;)  So Lani was our next niece to turn 10...and it's now a tradition.  10 is going to mean a special birthday gift for our nieces and nephews. :)  So we showed up at Lani's house after school on Friday with balloons and swept her off for the weekend.  We took the train to Chicago, stayed in a an awesome hotel with an amazing view right in the heart of downtown and went to Wicked as well as some other fun things!

Our view from our room...

We had a great time walking around the city and going to Millenium Park...

The Bean is always a hit!

Then Lani and I got gussied up for Wicked while Sean and Tate went to Shedd Aquarium!
Wicked.Was.INCREDIBLE!  Oh was truly amazing!

That night we went to The Rainforest Cafe.  The kids (and adults) had a BLAST!!!

I LOVE this girl...she is so sweet and kind and loving...really, she is an incredible 10 year old!

Thank you Cassie and Paul for keeping our 2 littles so this weekend could happen!
I hope Lani remembers this trip always...we sure will!

Halloween and the World Series

A bit of a catch up post...short and sweet....

Halloween this year was rainy and yucky!  Sean braved the storm and took ALL (yup, even Cason) of the boys out to trick or treat while I handed out candy at home.  Cason is MAD in this picture, but he was fine after a few minutes.  The boys came home SOAKED with LOTS of candy. :)

The Red Sox won the World Series!  We even let Cason stay up LATE and watch with us! :D  It was an exciting win as Sean is a big Red Sox fan and has made me a bit of one too...though I am certainly not the fan he is, it was fun to support them and watch them win!


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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Germantown Race Report

Ohio Valley Spring Series Race #1

Dusted the cobwebs off the hog and blew out the legs today in the first installment of the 2010 Ohio Valley Spring Race Series in Germantown, OH. The weather-guessers had been forecasting Belgium-style weather, 50 degrees with an 80% chance of rain. This had the affect of scaring off a lot of guys, including myself. However, I decided yesterday afternoon to H.T.F.U. and signed up. I figured that after a winter of training in the shit weather of Cincinnati, a little rain couldn't hurt me, either.

We were only scheduled to race 51 miles (7 laps), can't be that hard, right? Right! Ha. The race started fast and furious, with attacks from the gun. I got caught up in a two man chase group behind a group of three that were up the road during the second lap. Didn't have the legs to hang, so I sat-up, went back to the pack before I was dropped, and tried to recover before the major move of the day came.

The move went down as we were approaching the start/finish at the end of lap 2. There was a stair-step climb on the approach and a group of eight rolled off the front. It wasn't really an attack, more like a split in the field. I was blown out at the time and watched it go.

The next lap was basically spent rolling around with the group and trying to recover from the earlier efforts of the race. I wasn't recovering that well and was actually thinking of calling it a day and heading to the car, but instead decided to try a do or die effort, rolling off the front just after the start of the 4th lap. The bunch was tired and let me go. Great, I thought. Half a lap later I saw O'Brian (OB) Forbes bridging up, so I slowed and let him catch on. For those who don't know, OB was known for years as The Man around the Cincinnati area, and is a multi-time state champion on the road. Nice guy, too! We spent the next four laps together and held off the rest of the bunch by about 45 seconds in the end, finishing up in the last two money spots in 9th and 10th, which was nice because I was suffering like a dog the entire time.

The best part of the day was that the rain held out until the drive home. That made my Tucson blood happy! Adios.

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Sunday, January 20, 2008

This is one of the movies that from the second it starts, you know exactly what kind of story this is. Juno is walking along in a cartoon world, drinking a gallon of Sunny Delight, to the beat of the goofy sweet All I Want is You by Barry Louis Polisar. With just that little intro the tone of the movie is set, and I found it never missed its own little beat.

The best part of Juno, without a doubt, is its voice. I’m now an official Diablo Cody fan. The dialogue is practically a character in itself! Every line made sense without being too darling or indy cool. I especially liked Juno’s friend, for some reason. There are so many teenaged girls that look and act just like that.

Juno and the teens around her come off as real teenagers. Not one of them looked like a stylist spent three and a half hours on their hair and make-up, ya know? Also, although Juno and her friends were not exactly the most popular people in school, they also weren’t the outcasts another kind of movie would have made them into. Why must teen movies always be so extreme? I don’t remember any one cool person in high school, or any one dork everyone picked on. That just doesn’t happen. Even Juno’s pregnancy was handled realistically. I loved the scenes where she’s walking down the hall with her big belly, and all the kids sort of part down the middle, looking kind of freaked out, but that’s about it.

If I had one problem with the entire story, it was with Vanessa. Why was she so undeveloped, especially when everyone else came off as real? Is Jennifer Garner a really bad actress or what? The only thing I can think was that Diablo wrote this character through the eyes of a confused little girl who saw Vanessa as an idealized female, the kind of person she felt safe giving her child to. I could understand that, I guess. I loved the way Juno would stare at her. It was almost like a crush, really. I wonder why other movies never really play on this theme. Girls idolize older girls the way boys idolize older boys, but you hardly ever see that in film.

Besides that, I really did like the inclusion of Mark and Vanessa. It was nice to see what Juno and her friends could turn into. Mark was such a great character, my favorite of the whole film. He was the first I’ve scene that truly felt like someone of my generation brought to life on-screen, for good or bad. Ours was a generation with very real talent that sort of imploded on itself too soon, so that we all felt a little taken advantage of by commercialization. I mean, remember the models on the runway back in the 90’s, in $800 dollar flannel? Ugh. Mark showed all that frustration with every word he said, every movement he made. He just looked so tired. You could feel how desperately he wanted to befriend Juno and prove he was cool, if only because he sorta got stuck acting like a teenager. Vanessa, meanwhile, was stuck trying to be an adult (did ya catch her standing there in her faded Alice in Chains shirt? Didn’t you think the name of the band was somehow appropriate?)

And then there’s Juno. I love this girl. I love the fact that she’s small. Like, she’s not some ambitious Holden Caulfield character. Hell, she’s not even quite Thora Birch in Ghost World. She’s just this smart kid that likes to listen and play music and has a confused crush on her best friend. It is only the fact that she’s in a grown up predicament that makes her have to think and do grown up things. I love it when Mark and Juno start to really connect, and you’re led to believe they have all this stuff in common. But then he tells her he’s not ready to be a father, and instantly the connection is broken. She pulls away from him with this horrified look on her face and yells “Yes you are! You’re… OLD!!!”

Ellen Page has this amazing face. She was the one good thing about Hard Candy. There’s something about her expression that looks hurt but hopeful at the same time. Her exchange with Vanessa at the mall, and later with her dad, just break your heart.

Michael Cera is good too. Something about the way he’s lit in this movie makes him look like some sort of angel in jogging shorts. But like I said, every actor is really good in this (except for Jennifer Garner, the jury’s still out on her). So when this happens, I can only think that it’s because this is one hell of a good script.

It is unfortunate that practically the whole movie is given away in the previews. Why the hell do they do that? But it’s still worth it to go see it. You walk out happy and with this insane need to buy the soundtrack. Buy it, it’s amazing too.

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

Paul Thomas Anderson is always an interesting director and Daniel Day-Lewis is always an interesting actor, so it came as no shock that this was one hell of an interesting movie. What came as a surprise, however, is how layered and subtle it all was. Even now, I still find it hard to say what exactly the film was about, because all these ideas still come whenever I think about it.

Basically, I think the movie is summed up in the title. I haven’t read Oil! by Upton Sinclair, but from what I gather the movie was only loosely based on the story, so I don’t feel so bad if I totally miss the target when I say the movie is about blood ties, as in family, religion, and, well, violence.

The character of Plainview (played by Daniel Day Lewis) is incredibly multi-layered. He is anything but a “Plainview”. Here is a man who in the beginning of the film adopts a child (H.W., played by Dillon Freasier) orphaned by the death of his father at an accident in one of his derricks. There is a touching moment during the first half hour of the film when he stares at the child as he sits in a little crate all alone and crying. They both seem so alone in the world, and when the child finally grows comfortable with Plainview and starts caressing his face, one is led to believe they have established a father and son bond grown from circumstance and loneliness. This idea is further cemented when years pass and the two work together as a sales team, pitching oil the way old-school door to door salesmen pitched encyclopedias.

But the fact remains that they are not “blood”. Neither, as it turns out, is Plainview’s long lost half-brother, who shows up in the second half of the film just as Plainview is growing prosperous. God, who also makes a play for Plainview (in the form of Paul/Eli Sunday) also comes up empty handed. Plainview does end up getting baptized, but only to further his ambitions.

Speaking of Paul/Eli Sunday (played by the wonderful Paul Dano), here is a character who is almost Plainview’s opposite. Here is a character who has “blood” (a loving family, belief in God) yet he forsakes both his biological father (this is one ugly scene) and, in the end, God himself.

Or is it that “blood” has forsaken Sunday and Plainview? Sunday, so confident in his life goals of building a prosperous church, fails to see how his ambition tears apart everything he already had. Meanwhile, Plainview’s lack of “blood” makes him doubt those who loved him, including a “brother” who was a loyal friend, a community who believed in him, and the “son” that grew to love him.

It’s interesting that the one pure and good character in the entire film is Mary, Sunday’s youngest sister and later H.W.’s wife. She is the only female character in the entire film, and she is also the one the oil derrick is named after. It’s almost as if by naming the derrick after her, Plainview seems to inherently understand that it is not what he does that is bad, it’s the way he goes about his life that is his downfall.

The movie is a beautiful thing to see. It looks great, and the soundtrack works so well that you don’t even realize that the first part of the film has no dialogue. Sound is a character in the film. There is the amazing soundtrack (by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood), first of all. Then there is Plainview’s speaking voice, a thing that needs to be heard to be believed. Day-Lewis got the tone by listening to recordings from the late 19th century, and also from watching Huston’s the The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Finally, there is the moment when H.W. loses his hearing in an explosion. All sound is gone, and it is as if only then can you finally see what is going on with the characters.

Wow, what a film. Anderson keeps growing as a director, quite a feat considering he started out so strong in the first place. But you can see a definite maturity from film to film. From Boogie Nights to Magnolia, to Punch Drunk Love to this (I don’t count Hard Eight because supposedly it was re-edited against his wishes), there is a definite loss of innocence that is just heartbreaking. I look forward to more of his films.


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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Schar's new bread is pretty good

As far as I'm concerned, Schar makes the best gluten-free rolls out there, but I never found anything special about their regular gluten-free bread.

However, Schar introduced a new style of gluten-free breads a couple of months ago which it calls "Artisan Baker" breads, so I decided to give it a try.

The verdict: yes, I liked it. The bread held together completely with my sandwich, which you know you can't always count on with a gluten-free slice of bread. But I was also pleasantly surprised by the taste. I really wasn't expecting anything from the taste, but it was very good.

According to Schar, the bread is made with ingredients that include agave syrup, buckwheat, sunflower seeds and "ancient grains."

So far, I've seen it for sale at Earth Fare and Walmart, but even at Walmart it is a little pricey. That's the downside of Schar. I really like their products -- they also make some good cookies -- but I don't buy them often because of the price. At least I had a $1 coupon for the bread (which I actually found in Gluten Free Living magazine).

So keep on the lookout for specials on Schar products.

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"I can't get to be the most famous knight in the world if I let a nasty bunch like that slice me up at the age of twelve, and you're too good for such a fate, anyway."

Igraine The Brave - Cornelia Funke

This was a cute story. All Igraine wants is to be a knight. After an accident on her 12th birthday she may just get her wish. This has everything a brave knight could ask for, dragons, magic, jousting competition and lots of adventure. My girls and I just loved all the characters and the story left us wanting more at the end of each chapter!


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Monday, October 15, 2007

Blog Action Day!

Bloggers Unite - Blog Action Day If we all do a little bit for the environment every day, we could change the world!
Samantha & Tigger

Cheysuli said...

Thanks for joining in! Who knows what the lot of us will do?!

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Monday, January 28, 2008

Flickr Account

Hey Everybody
Here is the link to my new Flickr account

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Say cheese...Blog posting #1

This week I took it upon myself to peruse my boyfriend's Flickr account. My first thought was...Wait a minute...what a waste of time...he has these photos on his computer and I can check them out anytime I want. Then, I noticed some comments attached to some of the photos and, after some extensive searching, realized these photos were public and could be accessed from any Internet connections.
I explored the site and quickly noticed the tabs, favorites, groups and even blogger tools. The possibilities were limitless on this website when it came to picture sharing. You can upload photos from your cell phone (including the newly introduced iPhone) or computer, post them, and then have them available for viewing and comments to all the people you can add to your "friends" list. Not only are they available to all the people in your contact group, but they are also made public unless you opt to keep your photos private. Public or private, those who view your photos can add them to their "favorites" list, comment on them, or suggest you add them to a collection of similar photos. Furthermore, by selecting the photo or photographer as one of your favorites you get constant updates sent to you when they add a new photo or join a group.

Once you become familiar with this site you realize that you are part of a large socializing network with an eye for information and lots of creative talent. You can search through public photos for anything you may wish to see. My interest in Flickr led to me to want to learn more about this site. I found an article called "I'll Show You Mine..." which enlightened me about just how big Flickr has become. The article states that Yahoo (a major Internet company) had purchased Flickr in 2005 seeing the potential of this powerful Web 2.0 tool. The article outlines Flickr's unique capability to create communities of photo sharers throughout the glob binded by a single website. Flickr is different then many other photo sharing sites, such as Picasa (Google's main photo sharing site) and Shutterfly, because they have turned sharing photos into a social activity by connecting its users. Many of the other photo-sharing sites also have options like adding photos to your favorites list or sharing them with friends, but Flickr has taken this idea to a new level by making it global, fun and easy.
I can definitely see the potential for using this tool in a classroom or even the library at school. Perhaps one idea would be to create groups for an individual classroom within Flickr where students could post photos of their favorite books, favorite hobbies, etc and could post comments on each other photos as well. This would be a great way for students to communicate with others in their class and also make them familiar with a great visualizing Web 2.0 tool. I could also see creating a school library group for posting favorite book covers and commenting on each others favorites. One of the class articles called "Building Student Data Literacy:An Essential Critical-Thinking Skill for the 21st Century", mentions that with today's technology tools (such as photo-sharing sites) we, as educators, can help students "manipulate and view data in ways that help them develop meaning." With the internet students have a huge world of information in front of them and by exploring sites that interest them they will become more comfortable with using it and build their "data literacy". These sites can also be used by students to view public pictures that may be used for research etc. Students could go to the sites and find photos of a subject they type into the search engine on the page. For example if a student was doing a research assignment on bears they could view a large variety of bears in Flickr.
Another of the class articles "A Thousand Words..." reminds us that classrooms are still too text-based and that visual multimedia sources should be incorporated to re-capture the interest of students. I agree with this and think that students can greatly benefit from some of these sites when they are used in an educational setting.
We need to remember that teaching our students to be critical in their thinking when it comes to this technology is very important as well. I did notice that there were a few places on Flickr that I wouldn't want my students to ponder. This encouraged my thought pattern to return to some of the realities of these websites, they may not be used appropriately. In conclusion, when used appropriately I think that photo-sharing sites, such as Flickr, have the potential to create great socializing networks within groups of people. These groups of people can include small groups, classrooms or entire schools full of people to share unique photos and ideas with each other.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Introductory Blog

My name is Jean. Why do I all of the sudden feel an innate need to write something inspiring ;) I must admit that this whole blog idea is a bit intimidating. It feels as though the entire world will read this...although I suspect the entire world likely has zero interest in what I have to say! I chose this website because I am completely unfamiliar with blogging and it was shown as an example in my readings for EDES 545. I think once I get more comfortable I may choose to explore this further. A friend of mine is obsessed with blogging and has mentioned that it is therapeutic to reflect on her daily life activities. I am really looking forward to learning more about the Web 2.0 tools as I would love to incorporate more of them into the library I work in now and those in the future. I do have a facebook account set up (by the looks of the amount made by the young man who started that company up...everyone in the world does!) and although I am not completely addicted, I do tend to check that on an everday basis. Unfortunately, I do not keep it up to date as well as I would like to, however I love looking at the people's profiles who do. I am looking forward to changing up the template of my blog as I am a very visual person and this template is highly unsatisfactory. I had the idea that you would be able to choose from a variety of beautiful backgrounds, like butterflies, waterfalls and sunsets. This template reminds me of being in Grade 11 Computer Processing classes and trying to type 6o words per minute. As for the evaluation sems fair to me. Evidence you have read and have an understanding of the material, you think about it, relate it to your own life and reflect on all of that. Learning is quite fun to me and I love to reflect in journals when I read; I have a feeling this will be a similar experience!! I look forward to a future of blogging!!!


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The Great Distemper

here be men with heads like lightbulbs
greek tragedy in the cul de sacs
screaming on your mum's doorstep that you are more than the sum of your sins
pretty faces blushed in blood
you pick the glass out of the washing machine filter
every two weeks
the question on everyone's lips
'whose the daddy?'
chips are flying
chips of bricks
chips of shoulder bone
the great distemper.

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Comparison of six commercial enzyme linked immunosorbent assays for detecting IgM antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii.

To evaluate the usefulness of different commercial enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for the detection of IgM antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii the results of six of these assays for a panel of 81 sera were compared. The following tests were selected: Toxoplasma gondii IgM ELISA (Clark Laboratories), Toxoplasma IgM EIA (Labsystems), Toxo-M EIA (Abbott), Toxonostika M (Organon), Toxo M Enzyme Immunoassay (Hybritech) and Platelia Toxo IgM (Diagnostics Pasteur). An antibody capture ELISA developed at our laboratory was used as the reference test. An IgM immunoblotting assay was also performed. Four (Toxoplasma IgM EIA, Tox-M EIA, Toxonostika M, and Platelia Toxo IgM) of the commercial IgM ELISAs gave a high sensitivity and a high specificity. Toxo-M EIA, Toxonostika M, Toxoplasma IgM EIA and the Toxo M Enzyme Immunoassay were too insensitive, and the Toxoplasma gondii IgM ELISA was both insensitive and unspecific. No remarkable differences were observed between the results of indirect or antibody capture ELISAs, and between the results of ELISAs performed with polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies.

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HLA-DR typing for kidney transplants: advantage of polymerase chain reaction with sequence specific primers in a routine hospital laboratory.
  1. C Lynas,
  2. N J Hurlock,
  3. J A Copplestone,
  4. A G Prentice,
  5. R J McGonigle
  1. Department of Haematology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.

    AIMS--To determine whether the polymerase chain reaction with sequence specific primers (PCR-SSP) can assign HLA-DR type more accurately than serology in a routine hospital laboratory. METHODS--The 93 patients currently awaiting kidney transplants have been DR typed by serology over the past 14 years, 82% within the past five years. They have now been retyped using the PCR-SSP method described by Bein et al. Where the two results differed, PCR-SSP was repeated, once by the same method and once using the primer set of Olerup and Zetterquist. RESULTS--There were 13 (14%) discrepancies between the results. Of these, two were PCR-SSP failures, later overcome: three were failure to detect DRB1*0103 by serology; five assignment of other alleles by PCR-SSP to serological "blanks"; and three alleles were differently assigned by serology and PCR. The serological typing of the final patient when repeated for this study was at variance with the original findings (14 years ago), but in agreement with PCR. In the remaining patients, serology had not determined the split of 36 DR3 alleles (all DR17 by PCR-SSP) or 13 DR6 alleles (12 DR13 and one DR14 by PCR-SSP). One patient in each case had their antigen splits of DR2 and DR5 assigned by PCR-SSP (DR15 and DR11, respectively) but not by serology. CONCLUSIONS--PCR-SSP provides more reliable and detailed information on HLA-DR polymorphism than serology, and does so within a routine tissue typing laboratory.

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Urinary bladder xanthoma: a report of 2 rare cases highlighted with anti-CD68 antibody
  1. Wael Ismail Al-Daraji (waldaraji{at}
  1. Darent valley Hospital, United Kingdom
    1. Mini Varghese
    1. Sheffield University Hospitals NHS foundation Trust, United Kingdom
      1. Ehab Husain
      1. Harold Wood Hospital, United Kingdom
        1. Adel Abellaoui
        1. Darent Valley Hospital, United Kingdom
          1. Vivik Kumar
          1. Sheffield University Hospitals NHS foundation Trust, United Kingdom

            Urinary Bladder Xanthoma (UBX) is an exceedingly rare finding. This condition received little attention in the literature with only very few cases described yet1. We present two cases of UBX with typical histological features confirmed by immunohistochemical studies. The two cases were from a 53 year old male and a 74 year old female. Both lesions where discovered during flexible cystoscopy examination in the Urology Department because of haematuria or urinary frequency. During cystoscopy, both lesions were yellow to brown patches on the dome of the bladder. Microscopical examination showed collections of fat-laden or foamy macrophages in the lamina propria and CD68 positivity of these cells confirming the diagnosis of UBX. The overlying urothelium showed no evidence of dysplasia or neoplasia. We describe a report of two cases of urinary bladder xanthoma diagnosed microscopically in the UK.

            • CD68
            • Urinary Bladder
            • Xanthoma
            • immunocytochemistry
            • incidental rare finding

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Correlation between placental bacterial culture results and histological chorioamnionitis: a prospective study on 376 placentas
  1. Vanessa Queiros da Mota1,
  2. Guy Prodhom2,
  3. Pu Yan1,
  4. Patrick Hohlfheld3,
  5. Gilbert Greub2,
  6. Caroline Rouleau1
  1. 1Department of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland
  2. 2Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland
  3. 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland
  1. Correspondence to Dr Caroline Rouleau, Department of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital, rue du Bugnon 25, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland; r-caroline{at}

Objective To study the correlation between the bacteriological and histopathological findings in placentas from women with suspected or proven chorioamnionitis (CA).

Methods Over a 1-year period, 376 placentas were prospectively collected and processed for bacteriological and pathological studies in cases of confirmed or suspected maternal or neonatal infection.

Results Histological CA was diagnosed in 26.9% of placentas (101/376), and 27.7% (28/101) of these placentas had positive bacteriological cultures. A monomicrobial culture, mainly represented by Gram-positive cocci and Gram-negative bacilli, was identified in 27% of the positive bacterial cultures. The proportion of positive cultures was higher (p=0.03) when CA was associated with funisitis, as compared with placental samples with early CA. In placentas without histological CA, bacteriological cultures were mostly negative (230/275), although pathogenic bacteria were identified in 16.3% of them (45/275).

Conclusions The histological and bacteriological results were concordant in about 70% of the examined placentas, with 61.1% negative cases (CA absent and negative bacterial cultures), and only 7.4% placentas with positive histological and bacteriological results. Discordant results (positive histology with negative bacteriology) were obtained in placentas with early CA documented by histology although possibly in relation with antibiotic prophylaxis and the presence of fastidious bacteria. Conversely, negative histology with positive bacteriology could be explained by the presence of an early-stage bacterial infection that has not yet led to detectable microscopic lesions.

  • Placenta
  • Bacteriology
  • Infections

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Monday, November 14, 2011

I have always been the type of person that is fiercely determined:  if I really, REALLY want something, I'm going to get it.  Plain and simple.

I have found the most perfect gift for my book club girls for Christmas.  Low and behold, you can't buy it.  Nope.  I've looked everywhere thinking I could find someone that could duplicate it and I can't.  The reason I can't is because it is homemade.  Now I absolutely LOVE giving people homemade gifts.  Whether or not they appreciate the actual gift, they do know that I thought long enough about them to give them something from my hands and heart.  I miss that.  Christmas has become so over commercialized with gadgets and technology that we totally have lost any ability to just sit down and be quiet and reconnect with humans.  My number one goal this Christmas is to have a week of no technology ~ no texting, twitter, facebook.  Just for the week.  Sure, I use these tools, but if you notice I do them at 6:00 am when nobody else is awake typically.  Then, off for the day!  And I absolutely hate phones at the dinner table... another blog.

But I digress.  This gift for them is not going to cost me a lot of money.  It probably won't even cost me a lot of time.  But it will cost some creativity.  Yikes.  I was gifted strength in the OTHER side of my brain, whichever that is (I always forget.. right?)  I'm analytical and athletic, NOT artsy and creative.  Not one little, single, tiny bit.

So say a prayer for me.  I'm jumping in this week on these projects and hope to God that I A. get them done in time for book club meeting and B. don't totally embarrass myself.  I'm thinking I'm going to have to buy a lot more of this ALDI coffee to keep my brain operating long enough to complete them!

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Friday, October 12, 2012

Well, here we are again, friends.  Another Friday!  Bring out the Faves!

This week has been so brutal.  I honestly wasn't sure I would actually make it, to be honest.  I'm so glad the weekend lay in front of me so I can take in some downtime.  I seriously need to refresh.

Here you go... stuff I fell in love with instantly.  As if that surprises you!

Okay, I think this may become a permanent fixture in Friday Fave segments.  As I was sitting in a day long insurance seminar (yes, I realize how jealous you are right now), a co-worker shared an awesome app with me.  In true JD fashion, I downloaded it and fell in love immediately.

Meet Flipboard.  Essentially a readers dream, you can connect all of your social media (facebook, twitter, instagram, linkedin) to one place along with literally EVERY SINGLE publication in the country covering every single topic available.  Interested in hunting?  You can set up your personal flipboard to include issues of Hunter's Weekly (or whatever it may be called) and alongside it have any political mag, US Weekly and the Wall Street Journal.  Whatever interests you, really.  All in one easily organized place.  LOVE it!

Yum... I'm crazy about Blue Moon.  Thanks to my friend KK, I'm sure consumed in some airport on the way home from some business trip, I fell in love with the bitter yum with a sweet orange wedge.

So this is right up my alley.  I think it's a must on the weekend shopping list.  I love all things pumpkin.  Bring it on!

Yes, please.  Love long sleeve tees.  Love boots.  Love jeans.  Love browns and greys.  Love, love, love.  Could manage without the scarf.  Can't stand them, really.  Unless I'm frozen outside.

Oh my god - this killed me when I first saw it.  I'm absolutely positive my neighbs would not allow this (nor our HOA) but I still think it is completely hilarious!  Who needs scarecrows?!

I got a new phone this week with Suri, my new talking assistant (yes, I realize many of you already have relationships with her).  She can't understand me.  When I speak to text, weird crap ends up getting sent.  So much for being safer.

See above ale - I love all things pumpkin. Must be one of the zillion reasons I love fall.

I stumbled upon these fantastically wonderful little bites and fell in love, of course.  Little pumpkin whoopie pies.  IN LOVE.  Click here for the recipe ----->  Pumpkin Bites with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

A gfriend at work set out to be crafty (as she always is!) and made up a bunch of these cute wreaths!  Her version is a bit different but the outcome is still just as cute as can be.

Yep - I nabbed one. It's on the front door.  I love it!

Oooh, I need to commission above said friend to make these for me.  MUST HAVE NOW!!!

I am a huge hoarder of socks.  I cannot stand for my feet to be bare in the cooler months almost as much as I can't stand to have shoes and socks on in the summer!

So no doubt I fell in love with these warm fuzzies!

Yep, it's time again.  The coveted Vice Presidential debate was on last night.  I could HARDLY WAIT.  I wonder if Paul Ryan wanted to call Joe O'Biden?  Hey - I even caught myself doing it one night during a rant... It happens.

Have a fantastic Friday, friends!

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

My favorite things about Easter!

As an adult the one thing I enjoy most about Easter is spending time with my family and friends.  I enjoy getting up on Sunday morning and going to church with my family and then coming home to enjoy a wonderful meal together.  I guess really as an Adult who doesn't enjoy good food?  Usually after we eat I take the eggs that we colored on Saturday and hide them for all the little ones to hunt and find.  I really enjoy seeing their little faces and all the excitement they express running around looking for eggs.

    Also a big part of Easter for us is going to church and hearing the story of how Jesus was crucified on the cross and rose again three days later.  It is always enjoyable to watch from the tiniest to the biggest re-enact the story in a play and then discuss with them on the way home what they learned by doing the program in church.  I still enjoy the candy in their Easter baskets and of course who doesn't enjoy the messy coloring of the eggs.

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Santa Letters

Welcome to day 24 of the 31 day challenge.  Check out some other wonderful blogs here...
http://www.thenester.com/2011/09/31-days-participants.html  This week is Christmas week... I know it is too early for some of you!  I bought these paper mache letters at JoAnns for $3 each.

I've spray painted them red and plan on using them on my Santa themed mantel this year.

Here is a behind the scenes shot of one of my scotties, Piper.  Every time I set up to take a picture, she gets right in the middle of it.

Here are a few other things I'm planning on using on my Christmas mantel.  The tin hutch is an antique store find, as is the Santa mask!

Don't forget to enter the heyyoyo Thanksgiving cupcake giveaway... see my post yesterday for details!
xoxo  Jenni

Are you thinking about Christmas yet?  Have a great day!

  1. So cute, Jenni! That little kitchen is to DIE for!!

  2. Adorable. As usual.


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Wednesday, 5 May 2010

Easter with family

My Mum had Nathan, myself, Becky and Dougie down for dinner with her and my Dad. We decorated their house with some of their Easter decorations but not too much, as my Dad was complaining that he had only just managed to clear the Christmas boxes away into storage. I love all my Mum's decorations and like Christmas as you unwrap the decorations it reminds you of past holidays and when we were given the decorations. I loved when we found decorations from our visit to Germany to see the Bouldry family.
My parents Easter tree.
My Mum has always given us a wee Easter gift since we were small. We always get an Easter decoration and most years and Easter basket, which as we have gotten older became a handbag (it's a sort of Easter basket!) but recently we have both recieved cook books. This year we got a great baking book. I can't wait to use it.
I set the table and my Mum disliked the carrot candles that I found. We have no idea where they came from but I think they are great comedy value. Taste did pass them by but they make you smile!
My Mum made a delicious meal with Bruscetta to start.
A Delia Smith chicken and tarragon recipe.
roasted veggies
A citrus salad dressing with walnuts
Becky and Dougie, tanned and healthy from their 2 week trip to Australia for a friends wedding.
Nathan and I. Nathan is making a face as he wasn't feeling well.
My little cupcakes for afters. The ppor basket handles broke in my cupcake carrier on the way there.
Nathan's Mum gave us lots of yummy goodies too. I love the little candles on the right hand side that look like bulbs.. too cute and see gave me some new eggs to add to my tree for next year.
I loved the flowers Nathan's Mum gave me. They were beautiful. So fresh and bright.
The white tulips were divine.
We had a really lovely Easter with our families and enjoyed spending time together relaxing.

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