tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108329462024-03-07T21:23:04.192-05:00Life at Full VolumeA Typo In Every Post!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2573125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-33174464842099829032014-05-23T13:14:00.001-04:002014-05-24T09:44:48.104-04:00Super Troopers For the Win!<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/14065723818" title="Super Troopers by Sarah G., on Flickr"><img alt="Super Troopers" height="240" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5119/14065723818_f73938fa67_m.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bttom: 1em; marogin-left: 1em;" width="180" /></a>This year has been Jacob's senior year in high school. It has been a wonderful experience for him and he has learned so much. This fall he will be at Virginia Tech and our house will no longer be quite so full.<br />
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As his high school career has been coming to a close he had one big final project, the hover car. The class was divided into teams with the assignment to build a hover craft. An integral part was to have a theme for the creation, not just for the car but for the team members as well. After some hard lobbying by Jacob's two team mates, they settled on the movie "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247745/">Super Troopers</a>." I found some "trooper shirts" at Party City and the guys used yellow duct tape for the stripe along the pant leg. Aviator sunglasses and a big old fake mustache for Jacob rounded out the look.<br />
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Today was the big competition for all the hover crafts. Team Super Troopers had created a very quick and nimble car, It passed the maneuverability portion with great style and speed. The team's driver, the other Jacob, was able to swing around the car and come to a very impressive stop at the end of the course. The next portion was the timed races. They didn't have the fastest car, the Duck Dynasty entry went off like a shot, but it's maneuverability won the day. They ended up winning the competition by a two second margin.<br />
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Jacob at one point observed that today they proved that a '93 Crown Victoria was faster than the USS Enterprise. <br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/DePFiF-nNoE" width="480"></iframe>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-60409346119846188862014-05-02T23:23:00.001-04:002014-05-02T23:30:47.666-04:00Turkey<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/14093713974" title="Turkey by Sarah G., on Flickr"><img alt="Turkey" height="222" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2935/14093713974_9954a8b287_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bttom: 1em; marogin-left: 1em;" width="320" /></a>I was going through my pictures when I found this one from a few weeks back. I had fully intended to share it, but it got lost in the shuffle known as my life.<br />
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Anyhoo, I saw the turkey strolling across my neighbors lawn as I was leaving my street for some errand. For once I had my camera with me in the car and I was able to stop and take a few pictures before to made its way back into the woods. I don't get to see Our neighborhood's resident flock of turkeys, so it is a big deal when I do spot them. I find them to be far more interesting than the huge herd of deer that I get to see pretty much every day.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-63812907768272612272014-05-01T23:54:00.000-04:002014-05-02T00:16:00.820-04:00I Love Purebred Dogs <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/14082807671" title="John and Dell by Sarah G., on Flickr"><img alt="John and Dell" height="163" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7343/14082807671_4e6d275968_m.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bttom: 1em; marogin-left: 1em;" width="240" /></a>Today was "National Purebred Dogs Day." The mixed breeds aka Heinz 57s and All Americans get TWO days (July 31 AND December 2) so why not one day to celebrate the intentionally bred to a standard dogs?<br />
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I love my purebred dogs because I knew exactly what I was getting. I am allergic to most heavily coated breeds, smooth dachshunds are much less of a problem. I adore Corgis, but the 24 hour, seven day a week shedding is murder for me to keep up with, hence the polyester of the dog world, smooth dachshunds, are my breed of choice. I like smart independent dogs that love me, but are not needy. I don't want a yappy dog, dachshunds have a surprisingly deep houndy bark, the better to hear them when under ground. I could go on and on on what I like about dachshunds.<br />
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Conversely I know I have dogs that love to dig, chase critters, and can be very stubborn. With consistant and firm training it is possible to work with these behaviors, by providing a safe and secure environment and redirecting them to approved areas to dig. I was able to train the red boys father, Crunch, to dig on command. From there I was able to get him to dig in the woods. Sadly I have been less successful with John and Dell. You can even enter your dachshund in den and field trails as an official outlet for their hunting, chasing, and digging needs.<br />
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Another advantage to having a well bred purebred is their health and temperament. So far the boys have only suffered from self inflicted and accidental health issues, from snake bites, to a dislocated shoulder (stupid squirrels taunting my boys), and the odd growth. As for their temperaments, well I chose the breeder known for happy, loving dogs with waggy tails. Both dogs love kids and view visitors to our home as new friends. There are a lot of ill bred dachshunds out there that are snappy and ill tempered. My dogs are beloved at the vet and the kennel for being the love bugs that they are.<br />
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So that is part of why I love my purebred dogs.<br />
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-61730926974623881572014-04-30T23:53:00.001-04:002014-05-01T01:18:44.774-04:00Artist of the Week: Salsa!This week's artist is Jacob's trumpet teacher, or rather one of his many bands. Bio Ritmo, the band, has been around for a while and Mark is one of the horn players. His main instrument is the cornet, but he plays trumpet just as well. As for the video, it was shot around Richmond including the restaurant Cuba Cuba.<br />
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We broke out the mowers this weekend, our lawn was a shaggy mess and desperately needed attention. There wasn't too much drama starting the tractor, it had one tire in need of air and the battery needed a boost. the one tricky bit was when Larry was almost done mowing and the mower deck quit working. Luckily it as just a cotter pin working loose and I knew all about it from last year. Technically it wasn't a cotter pin as I had used a heavy duty paper clip, but the end result was the same. This time I used a heavy duty key ring (sans keys) to hold the bits together. I am the queen of ad hoc tractor repair.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-21447682403586300712014-04-28T22:47:00.002-04:002014-04-28T22:47:13.464-04:00Writer's BlockA gang of convicts attempt to make a break from the prison for criminally poor writers.
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Today we looked down and saw John stretched out next to it, peacefully snoozing away. I took a few pictures and decided to go one better, I slid the sword over a bit and draped John's paw over the grip. He briefly looked up to see what was going on and went right back to sleep. He looks like such a valiant defender of the home. A job he takes very seriously in regards to deer, squirrels, birds. and the occasional rabbit. It just has to fit in his nap schedule.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-64566424973083394702014-04-22T23:28:00.000-04:002014-04-23T00:03:08.337-04:00Passover Ends with an Earth Day <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/13977862645" title="Cake by Sarah G., on Flickr"><img alt="Cake" height="240" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2934/13977862645_62b24e55ea_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bttom: 1em; marogin-left: 1em;" width="320" /></a><br />
Sunset today marks the end of another Passover. It was very nice that this year Passover coincided with the school's spring break. I only had to deal with packing school lunches for two days that were in line with Passover.It's not easy coming up with a palatable school lunch that is Passover friendly. Max today had the old peanut butter and matzoh sandwich and Rebecca opted for tomato soup on Monday. <br />
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So it is hard to live without regular bread and it's amazing how many things you have in your pantry that are off limits. However it is not all <a href="http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/matzah.html">bread of affliction </a>, we also get to have some amazing desserts like this chocolate tort. Ground almonds, butter, chocolate, eggs, sugar, and a smidgen of matzoh cake meal result in a delicious treat that gets topped with whipped cream. <br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/13971685894" title="Dell and John by Sarah G., on Flickr"><img alt="Dell and John" height="313" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5584/13971685894_4e3ed30177_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bttom: 1em; marogin-left: 1em;" width="320" /></a>Meanwhile today was Earth Day. I normally pay little heed to this particular celebration, but this year NASA was having a Global Selfie Day. I decided the red boys could join in the fun. I printed out a sign and plopped them on a bench for their photo session. They honestly didn't care about the whole thing, but they did like being outside during some gorgeous spring weather.<br />
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I think they would rather be celebrating Earth Day in a proper dachshund fashion like this guy being featured on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/38166598498/photos/a.10150173355913499.300473.38166598498/10152084962363499/?type=1">Dream Dachshund rescue's Facebook page.</a> Another good picture can be found over <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203766357988923&set=p.10203766357988923&type=1">here</a>. Earth Day done as only how an earth dag can do it.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-81600137138270143822014-04-21T22:33:00.001-04:002014-04-21T22:33:38.342-04:00Amanda Shires - Bulletproof (Live from Rhythm N' Blooms 2013)I like to listen to the relatively local radio station WNRN, it is based in Charlottesville and plays a wide variety of music. The station is a sort of semi-professional college rado station. As a result i get to hear a fair amount of music before it becomes big. Case in point is this lovely song by Amanda Shires. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/13886379525" title="Getting Ready by Sarah G., on Flickr"><img alt="Getting Ready" height="240" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2883/13886379525_b11c8f156d_m.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bttom: 1em; marogin-left: 1em;" width="180" /></a>Today was the first day of Passover and tonight was our congregation's Second night Community Seder. It is a small congregation, but it has a solid can do attitude and we self cater this big event. We make the whole thing, from matzoh ball soup, to two kinds of meat, taters and so on in the synagogue's kitchen while various desserts brought in (I made a rather decadent dark chocolate torte that was inhaled).<br />
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So this was the sight that greeted me when I arrived. Salads were being set up in the area next to the main hall. When it was time to settle down for the meal a couple of people from each table would bring them in. I thought it was a beautiful sight and promptly dug out my camera. I think there were 90 salads made and all but three were eaten. As always it was a great meal and a wonderful service. A nice way to start passover.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-15124441228707093532014-04-14T23:30:00.001-04:002014-04-14T23:31:06.514-04:00AKC National Obedience Championship: Man's Bond with His DogSuch an amazing bond between man and dog. It is particularly remarkable since bull terriers are not known as an "obedience breed," they do not live to please. You have to convince them that it is a good idea. That said, the two work together and have done amazing things such as garnering an invite to the AKC obedience championship.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xlkAaJvS8Lw" width="480"></iframe>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-70533916270974696922014-04-11T19:47:00.002-04:002014-04-11T19:47:20.703-04:00A Diary of Clouds<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/13769586614" title="April 10, 20014 by Sarah G., on Flickr"><img alt="April 10, 20014" height="240" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3769/13769586614_35685e1a31_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bttom: 1em; marogin-left: 1em;" width="320" /></a>Since I have been unable to find a regular photo challenge to my liking I have set up a tumblr called <a href="http://sarahgpictures.tumblr.com/">A Diary of Clouds</a>. In it I am going to post a daily picture of clouds. This turned out to be quite a challenge yesterday since the sky was pretty much cloudless until sunset and that was a close thing since I don't have a clear view of the horizon near my home. Luckily I knew a nice wide open spot near soccer practice and I was able to scoot on over at the last moment. <br />
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There will be no words, just pictures. I like having a regular challenge and I like how this makes me look up and around. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-62966928664552886712014-04-10T23:37:00.003-04:002014-04-10T23:37:51.804-04:00We Interupt the Soccer<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/13771042693" title="Lacrosse by Sarah G., on Flickr"><img alt="Lacrosse" height="180" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3784/13771042693_c11c2a501f_m.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bttom: 1em; marogin-left: 1em;" width="240" /></a> For a bit of Lacrosse.<br />
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I'm the soccer parent, I shuttle Max and Rebecca all over the place for their practices and games, when there is a conflict Larry pitches in. Nate, on the other hand, plays lacrosse. Larry loves the sport as well and was instrumental in getting Nate's school approved to field an actual lacrosse team next year. <br />
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In the mean time Nate is on yet another team, but at least some of his current teammates are potential player's for his school's team next year. They are doing all right, they have won a couple of games so far and have lost some as well. It is a young team and it shows great promise. In a few years I think they will be a force to reckon. I saw my first game yesterday, for once it didn't conflict with my other duties. Nate had earlier asked if I would ever go and I realized that this was my big opportunity. It was fun, even with my extremely limited knowledge of the sport. Hopefully I'll be able to squeeze in a few more games. <br />
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Oh and just so you know, Nate is the one in red socks. With the helmets and pads on they all look the same so I really appreciated his choice of socks.<br />
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Her artwork was once again included in this year's school district art show. Two of her pieces were included, one being the weaving behind her head and the other being a clay sculpture.<br />
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Rebecca told me that her weaving was a depiction of the seasons. Winter is at the top, all white and very stark. Then there is a transition into spring with the addition of green, then followed by a few more colors for summer. I like he colors she used and how she varied the weaving so that the warp yarn was at times visible. It works well in breaking up the white of the weft and the overall effect is that of snow melting. A nice little piece of weaving indeed<br />
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Now on to the clays culture.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/13751611974" title="Fox Wizard by Sarah G., on Flickr"><img 320="" alt="Fox Wizard" height="240" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3702/13751611974_54b0857039_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bttom: 1em; marogin-left: 1em;" /></a>The students were asked by the art teacher to create a wizard. In their journals the wizard was described and given various powers. This is what Rebecca wrote:<br />
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My fox wizard can be invisible any time of day. She can not be seen on camera while invisible. And she can run super fast. And she can shoot lighting balls.<br />
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(Her journal had been set out for all to see.)<br />
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I like her little fox wizard. The cloak enveloping it w\has a lovely pattern of flowers and leaves. I think Rebecca is quite proud of her creation since she deliberately wore her fox t-shirt to the show.<br />
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Well done my darling daughter, you should be proud.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-87927210113428739432014-04-08T23:22:00.002-04:002014-04-08T23:23:23.572-04:00Fire!<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/13724328615" title="Rifle drill by Sarah G., on Flickr"><img alt="Rifle drill" height="175" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3794/13724328615_efc8b5653c_m.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bttom: 1em; marogin-left: 1em;" width="320" /></a>You know you live in the South and or a rural area when an integral component of a field trip involves the students learning how to handle civil was era guns.<br />
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That said, it was an educational field trip. Max's class went to <a href="http://www.pamplinpark.org/">Pamplin Park</a> and we learned a great deal about life during the civil war. They have a huge collection of artifacts and a great audio tour of the museum. The guides were knowledgeable about the subject and were great at keeping us moving along while engaging the kids. This was not the first time for Max, but it was for me and I'm so glad I elected to chaperone. I learned quite a bit on this trip and would recommend Pamplin Park to any one visiting the area.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-21975528448659248162014-04-07T22:54:00.001-04:002014-04-07T22:54:14.017-04:00The Finish Line 2A very moving short about one team's response to their beloved coach's diagnoses with ALS.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/13615177044" title="nemesis by Sarah G., on Flickr"><img alt="nemesis" height="243" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7240/13615177044_ec0c58e0b9_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bttom: 1em; marogin-left: 1em;" width="320" /></a>I think it is really and truly spring now.<br />
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My beloved crab apple tree is leafing out which means its flower buds should be shortly coming along. This also heralds the return of my nemesis, the tent caterpillar.<br />
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This morning as I was hustling Nate off to his ride i espied this tent in my tree. I didn't have time to deal with, what with three other kids having to be pushed out the door. But this afternoon I made time to deal with it and literally nip it in the bud. The offending tent was cut off alon with it's branch. I trimmed away the excess branch and triple bagged the whole mess with the final bag an old, but serviceable resealable plastic baggie. i tossed the lot into the trash and was happy to move.<br />
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Unfortunately I saw another tent higher up in the tree. It looks like I'll be <a href="http://lifeatfullvolume.blogspot.com/2007/04/spring-cleaning.html">vacuuming the tree</a> in the near future. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-15296808408884752172014-04-02T23:49:00.000-04:002014-04-03T01:11:03.693-04:00Morning Undulatus<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="320" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/13594896465/in/photostream/player/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="240"></iframe>Normally I would do Artist of the week, but this week it's all about clouds.<br />
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Today during the morning dog walk I noticed the sky was filled with the most amazing clouds. Shyly peeking out were all sorts of striated patterns. I think this is called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altostratus_undulatus_cloud">Altostratus Undulatus</a>, but I could be wrong. It is not very easy to get a clear cut description of cloud types. Wrong or right I was just happy I had my cell phone in my pocket. I happily snapped pictures along the walk whenever the dogs stopped to read their p-mail.<br />
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And it was a good thing that I did. By mid-morning the clouds were all gone. We had a brilliantly sunny day with a cloudless sky. A nice change of pace from the endless cycles of rain/snow/slush with gloomy clouds. It was starting to feel like Spring and it's attendant warmer weather would never come.<br />
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So here are a few of the pictures I took this morning.<br />
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The top picture was just after I turned out of our driveway and first noticed the sky. It looks all dramatic with the darker clouds lower down on the horizon. As I walked along the clouds thinned out and you could see more and more of the wavy pattern. <br />
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In the middle picture, taken just ten minutes later you can see the sky has brightened quiet a bit. I think the three parallel lines in the lower left are old contrails. Maybe.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teckelcar/13594903673/in/photostream/player/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="320"></iframe>The last picture is my favorite.The sun is higher up and is providing some wonderful light that really shows off the pattern. I'm so glad I had grabbed my phone on the way out this morning.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-10380463977807452992014-04-01T18:56:00.001-04:002014-04-01T21:18:40.632-04:00Spring? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-56203824637294725372014-03-31T23:17:00.004-04:002014-03-31T23:17:57.998-04:00Dark NoirAn interesting short that is sort of kind of an Absolute ad.
<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/89501438?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/89501438">Dark Noir</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/gillianglendinning">Gillian Glendinning</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-14723564263657866572014-03-30T23:55:00.000-04:002014-03-31T00:14:49.470-04:00Slow Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Originally it was going to be a busy weekend, two local soccer games on Saturday and one game at Virginia Beach. Plus on Sunday the return of Jacob from his band's trip to Disney World. The rain, however washed away two of the games. Max was only able to get his game in on Saturday because his game got moved to a turf (ie fake grass) field that is impervious to rain. And I must say it was a nice change of pace.<br />
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-35874184294825198662014-03-28T10:03:00.001-04:002014-03-28T10:13:36.231-04:00Morning Drive<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY3qeIaj7PQzN_xin-NXAB0GOV1PiZvR9A9FhE2llGdb2gVtxY4lDtaL19iqp3EF5zG_TJUS5AsEASou0gyb0pIOOpG9mbj4c_CmQOJGO2Lhn5vk8mo5WRR7s29UmXKuYmuin6A/s1600/IMG_20140328_063940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY3qeIaj7PQzN_xin-NXAB0GOV1PiZvR9A9FhE2llGdb2gVtxY4lDtaL19iqp3EF5zG_TJUS5AsEASou0gyb0pIOOpG9mbj4c_CmQOJGO2Lhn5vk8mo5WRR7s29UmXKuYmuin6A/s640/IMG_20140328_063940.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a>This was the sky this morning when I dropped off Nate for his bus to school. He is out of district for his high school and we have a variety of choices: drive him alllll the way to his school on the other side of the district, have him catch the express bus from our neighborhood at 5:45 in the fracking morning, or catch the bus 10 minutes away at 6:40 am.<br />
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For me the choice was clear and with the added bonus of a car pool in my neighborhood I don't have to do all the driving. And every now and then I get to see a pretty sky.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10832946.post-45175953085202862512014-03-27T23:55:00.000-04:002014-03-28T00:14:30.701-04:00Stumpy the Zebra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dell likes to chew things.<br />
Dell likes to chew plastic toys.<br />
Dell chewed this poor defenseless zebra's left front leg.<br />
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Rebecca is rather fond of the aforementioned zebra and did not want to toss it after its amputation. She wanted it fixed, but couldn't think of a good permanent solution. So the poor thing languished about the house in its tripod form.<br />
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Rebecca had tried masking tape and string, but both failed miserably. I suggested a wooden dowel, but the ones we had were gone. Then I had a eureka moment, we could use a screw.<br />
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I got the big box of assorted screws out and she chose one of the right length and diameter. Rebecca wasn't sure if it would work, but lo and behold it did. I think the best part is that the screw she settled on has a rounded head which makes it look like a real prosthetic leg. Now the zebra can stand on its own four feet.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15573416286264616339noreply@blogger.com0