Settting: Princess voice from the office to parents in the living room:
Princess yelling out to Dad and Mom: How do you spell pecker?
Mom and Dad burst into giggles: um...Why do you..... laugh..laugh..need to know how to spell pecker?
Princess: I'm writing an e-mail. I have the wood...but I need the pecker.
Mom and Dad burst into gales of laughter..reaching tear point: "BAHHHHH..giggle..snort..um..why..laugh..do you...giggle... want to spell pecker?"
Princess: Stop laughing..I need to spell pecker..I have the wood but not the pecker.....
Mom and Dad: giggle, BAHHH...tears...snort..cough..choke..laugh...
Princess: I am tryin to write woodpecker..Please spell pecker for me...
Mom: P..E..C..K..E..laugh..laugh..R....laugh..BAHHH...tears..
Dad: Laugh...Well at least she just wants to know how to spell it and not see one yet...laugh.. giggle..snort..laugh...
gotta go change my pants now....laugh..laugh.. I love having a daughter.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
sniff..sniff..sob..sniff..
Well the day had come that I was dreading for lo...these past 99 months..the realization that my little girl was..well..um..a girl. I wanted her to stay my baby forever but as Mother Nature doesn’t listen to my prayers..the day finally arrived...the day I had to buy her these....
She had been asking for one for a few weeks now as her "little buds" had begun sprouting and her friend had one and she thought it was "cool". Little does she know the horrors that will be in store for her in the future. She will learn to dispise this little bit of fabric, elastic, and what ever else torture apparatus that is installed (can you say..underwire)...ahhhh...
Buy the way..what the heck is it with the term "bralette"? Who came up with this term?
She had been asking for one for a few weeks now as her "little buds" had begun sprouting and her friend had one and she thought it was "cool". Little does she know the horrors that will be in store for her in the future. She will learn to dispise this little bit of fabric, elastic, and what ever else torture apparatus that is installed (can you say..underwire)...ahhhh...
Okay..off to cry..sniff..sniff..
Thursday, August 7, 2008
New favorite book
This is Princess' new favorite book for the summer. Recommended for all ages. This author is wonderfully funny. Here is his website: http://www.alankatzbooks.com
Friday, August 1, 2008
Countdown
Well today was the last day of summer camps for Princess.
She has started the countdown until school...27 days from today..LOL. We already have 90% of the school supplies either purchased or recycled from previous years.
Now if I can just get through the next 3 1/2 weeks trying to work full-time from home along with being a social director for an 8-year-old spoiled only child.
I would much rather be the full-time social director as they have more fun..but alas..bills need to be paid.
She has started the countdown until school...27 days from today..LOL. We already have 90% of the school supplies either purchased or recycled from previous years.
Now if I can just get through the next 3 1/2 weeks trying to work full-time from home along with being a social director for an 8-year-old spoiled only child.
I would much rather be the full-time social director as they have more fun..but alas..bills need to be paid.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch, the professor at Carnegie Mellon University who inspired countless students in the classroom and others worldwide through his highly acclaimed last lecture, has died of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 47.
Also a Carnegie Mellon alumnus, Pausch co-founded the Entertainment Technology Center and led researchers who created Alice, a revolutionary way to teach computer programming. He was widely respected in academic circles for a unique interdisciplinary approach, bringing together artists, dramatists and designers to break new ground by working in collaboration with computer scientists.
Outside the classroom, he gained public fame for delivering what would come to be known as "The Last Lecture." On Sept. 18, 2007, only a month after doctors told him that he had three-to-six months to live following a recurrence of pancreatic cancer, he presented a lecture called "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" to a packed auditorium at Carnegie Mellon.
The moving and often humorous talk recounted his efforts to achieve such childhood dreams as becoming a professional football player, experiencing zero gravity and developing Disney World attractions. In the process, he shared his insights on finding the good in other people, working hard to overcome obstacles and living generously.
"If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself," Pausch said. "The dreams will come to you."
The video appeared on countless websites and has been viewed by millions. Appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC's Good Morning America and the CBS Evening News followed.
A book version, "The Last Lecture" co-written by Jeff Zaslow of the Wall Street Journal (and a fellow Carnegie Mellon alumnus), became a best-seller upon its release this spring.
"Randy had an enormous and lasting impact on Carnegie Mellon," said Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon. "A brilliant researcher and gifted teacher, he was a key member of our Human-Computer Interaction Institute and co-founder of the Entertainment Technology Center. His love of teaching, his sense of fun and his brilliance came together in the Alice project, which teaches students computer programming while enabling them to do something fun — making animated movies and games. Carnegie Mellon — and the world — are better places for having had Randy Pausch in them."
Pausch was also a pioneer in the development of virtual reality, including creating the popular Building Virtual Worlds class.
A memorial service at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is being planned; details will be announced at a later date.
He is survived by his wife, Jai, and three children: Chloe, Dylan and Logan. The family requests that donations on his behalf be directed to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245, or to Carnegie Mellon's Randy Pausch Memorial Fund, which the university will use primarily to support continued work on the Alice project.
For more information on Randy's life and legacy, read In Memoriam: Randy Pausch, Innovative Computer Scientist at Carnegie Mellon, Launched Education Initiatives, Gained Worldwide Acclaim for Last Lecture.
Here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
Also a Carnegie Mellon alumnus, Pausch co-founded the Entertainment Technology Center and led researchers who created Alice, a revolutionary way to teach computer programming. He was widely respected in academic circles for a unique interdisciplinary approach, bringing together artists, dramatists and designers to break new ground by working in collaboration with computer scientists.
Outside the classroom, he gained public fame for delivering what would come to be known as "The Last Lecture." On Sept. 18, 2007, only a month after doctors told him that he had three-to-six months to live following a recurrence of pancreatic cancer, he presented a lecture called "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" to a packed auditorium at Carnegie Mellon.
The moving and often humorous talk recounted his efforts to achieve such childhood dreams as becoming a professional football player, experiencing zero gravity and developing Disney World attractions. In the process, he shared his insights on finding the good in other people, working hard to overcome obstacles and living generously.
"If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself," Pausch said. "The dreams will come to you."
The video appeared on countless websites and has been viewed by millions. Appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC's Good Morning America and the CBS Evening News followed.
A book version, "The Last Lecture" co-written by Jeff Zaslow of the Wall Street Journal (and a fellow Carnegie Mellon alumnus), became a best-seller upon its release this spring.
"Randy had an enormous and lasting impact on Carnegie Mellon," said Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon. "A brilliant researcher and gifted teacher, he was a key member of our Human-Computer Interaction Institute and co-founder of the Entertainment Technology Center. His love of teaching, his sense of fun and his brilliance came together in the Alice project, which teaches students computer programming while enabling them to do something fun — making animated movies and games. Carnegie Mellon — and the world — are better places for having had Randy Pausch in them."
Pausch was also a pioneer in the development of virtual reality, including creating the popular Building Virtual Worlds class.
A memorial service at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is being planned; details will be announced at a later date.
He is survived by his wife, Jai, and three children: Chloe, Dylan and Logan. The family requests that donations on his behalf be directed to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245, or to Carnegie Mellon's Randy Pausch Memorial Fund, which the university will use primarily to support continued work on the Alice project.
For more information on Randy's life and legacy, read In Memoriam: Randy Pausch, Innovative Computer Scientist at Carnegie Mellon, Launched Education Initiatives, Gained Worldwide Acclaim for Last Lecture.
Here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
breakfast
Is it bad to have this for breakfast? Yum..cannoli...better than donuts....ummmm..
I figured it was okay because I had a fresh cherry tomato about an hour ago...that balances it out right??
I figured it was okay because I had a fresh cherry tomato about an hour ago...that balances it out right??
Gardens
Can I just say... There is nothing better in the morning that a Cherry Tomato picked fresh from the small patch of garden in our back yard.
Came home from taking Princess to day camp, let the pooch out and since we had quite the storm last night with some good rain, figured I had better check on our tomato and cucumber plants. (We also grow herbs but tomato and cucumbers are the regulars.) Well I saw that we had a little bunch of the cherry tomatoes turning red..one especially red one, so I picked it, used the dew from last night's rain to wash it off, and popped it into my mouth.. OH..my...talk about sweet and a great flavor..wow.. Looks like we will be having more by the end of the week and maybe a few cucumbers..I can't wait.
BTY..hubby was reading an article in the NYT this morning about people who like to eat local grown organic food but can't get to the farmer's market. They now have people who will come in build you a garden in your backyard, weed it weekly, and harvest the stuff and leave it on your back porch in a box for you when they are done..LOL!! They are calling them Lazy Locavores.
Here is the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/dining/22local.html?ex=1374465600&en=5ea9bfd45d9e20d6&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
I am sort of that..a semi-Lazy Locavore...but I do have to say..I really do enjoy the harvesting part from our little patch. Yummy..
Came home from taking Princess to day camp, let the pooch out and since we had quite the storm last night with some good rain, figured I had better check on our tomato and cucumber plants. (We also grow herbs but tomato and cucumbers are the regulars.) Well I saw that we had a little bunch of the cherry tomatoes turning red..one especially red one, so I picked it, used the dew from last night's rain to wash it off, and popped it into my mouth.. OH..my...talk about sweet and a great flavor..wow.. Looks like we will be having more by the end of the week and maybe a few cucumbers..I can't wait.
BTY..hubby was reading an article in the NYT this morning about people who like to eat local grown organic food but can't get to the farmer's market. They now have people who will come in build you a garden in your backyard, weed it weekly, and harvest the stuff and leave it on your back porch in a box for you when they are done..LOL!! They are calling them Lazy Locavores.
Here is the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/dining/22local.html?ex=1374465600&en=5ea9bfd45d9e20d6&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
I am sort of that..a semi-Lazy Locavore...but I do have to say..I really do enjoy the harvesting part from our little patch. Yummy..
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