I am not sure if you have ever had the experience (in the Internet Age) of living without Internet at your house for any reasonable length of time, say a week or two. Well, Stacey and I FINALLY got Internet service installed at School St. It's been a month--WAY TOO LONG.
Great speech by the Senator from New York and former First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton. She did a wonderful job of making her party, her position, and the candidate she supports (Sen. Barack Obama) sound amazing. Granted, I already supported Barack, but I was amazed at the rhetoric she used to detail and describe this great country. She appealed to her senses by NEVER shifting from the political platforms she advocates for currently. And finally, she tied it all into a wonderful representation of WHY we should vote for a democrat, and MORE specifically, Barack Obama!
I am looking forward to former President Bill Clinton's speech tomorrow night, and ESPECIALLY to Barack's on Thursday night. Sen. Obama has some LARGER shoes (high heels in this case) to fill!
Peace,
-S-
PS: Watch another wonderful speech by a super woman, Michelle Obama.
PSS: A link to other videos from the Convention. And to videos from Obama's website.
While many student (and teachers) have been on summer break and said their goodbye's, I finally ended my school year today. The daycare works full-time through the summer, and today was the last day for our students in our classroom.
Most of them (all but 3) will be moving on together to the Blue Group, so I will see them around the center. I am very proud of their accomplishments (and of my own!). They learned a lot, but I think I may have learned more. It was be great to look back at their time here at the Daycare with they are famous.
The new school year start Tuesday 2 September 2008. The teachers in the Red Group with me will be working hard to clean up the classroom the next three days. Pulling long hours with little sleep and too much bleach is never fun. I am looking forward to the new year to start!!
Peace,
-S-
Eight for eight (8 gold medals). And they say you don't have gills?!?!? Congratulations on your Olympic success! You set 7 world records, and one Olympic record this year. You have 16 medals (14 GOLDS!! and 2 bronze medals)--truly amazing. Hope to see you in four years adding more to your impressive resume!
You may have seen this ad on TV while watching the Olympics recently. I hope you didn't forget to go find out more from their website! Enjoy the Olympics, but don't forget to education yourself about global climate change, and what each of us can do to improve.
While it may seem there is a lot we have changed in this world, and many things have made our life easier and better. We have also made some changes, which have changed the world in a way that makes it harder for our future generations. Please find a way to help improve our world, not damage it.
Cy, Ryan, Malyka, Jeremy, and Nora came over to my apartment last night to hang out, eat some pizza, meet Kylie, and watch some Olympics. We had a really good time, and I was happy to be able to host all my friends from home in this apartment, because Stacey and I move at the end of the month.
Thanks for coming over!
Peace,
-S-
Kylie is still WONDERFUL. It seems that she is learning very quickly to walk with Stacey and me. She never begs for food, or goes for it when we accidentally drop it on the floor.
We weighed her (while very un-scientifically) today. She was about 60 lbs!! We are pretty shocked. While she is NOT a tall dog, she is very solid. We knew she was strong and assumed she was more than the 45 lbs her foster family suggested, but 60!!
She slept through the night last night, and she still loves walks. Hopefully she will grow to like chasing a ball, which she has only done inside the house. She is great!!
Peace,
-S-
It's that time of the leap-year again. The Olympics are being played. Yes, they started days ago, but I was not thinking it would be blog worthy. And while the competition is exciting and interesting (just watch Michael Phelps do anything, and you'll know), it is a GoogleEarth file that really caught my fancy.
It shows the medal count, the stadium locations (in 3D), and also the events' calendar. So, check it out if you have Google Earth installed. Otherwise the Google Maps information is almost (not really) as good.
Enjoy,
-S-
We're off to pick up Kylie. Can't wait to see her. Hopefully I will post some pictures tonight, but we might be having too much fun playing with her!!
Peace,
-S-
Stacey and I signed a new lease at a new place last night. We are really excited about this new place. It is larger than our current place, plus it's on the second floor, has a nice back porch, a large sun room, and washer and drier in the unit! The only down-side is that it is a little further from Stacey's work, though it is closer to nice park, which will be great for Kylie (our dog, which we should get tomorrow). It also does not have as nice a kitchen as our current place does, though it is still large, it's not as updated.
We will be moving in Labor Day weekend. Check back for pictures! Let us know if you want to help us move (hehe).
Peace,
-S-
Stacey, Gary, Shelly, and I had a great time celebrating the wedding of Jen and Doug last night. It was a beach-themed reception, and it was lots of fun. Jen is one of Stacey's friends from preschool through high school, and they have remained close. They were in the band together. Jen went to the University of Delaware from college and met Doug there.
I did not get to take any pictures, but I will try to add some once I get some photos.
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So it looks like we might have to find a new apartment. Our current landlord is thinking about moving to California, and that would mean he would sell the house (and the apartment we are living in).
We won't know for a while, but that only means our month-to-month lease is not going to guarantee our housing. Stacey and I are looking into other nearby apartments--we might even find something cheaper!!
I made it home safe and sound. I was able to take an earlier flight to surprise Stacey and arrive a little early from Minneapolis. It was a really nice vacation, and I hope to have some photos up soon. It is even better to be home with Stacey on her birthday!
Good night from Boston,
peace,
-S-
Day 7 -Friday 4 July 2008
Today is Independence Day in the United States of America. The Lane Family reunion is on its last day at Fair Hills Resort, and it has been a pretty good day. It is also Dan's birthday, so we celebrated his birthday. Peter, Aaron, Matt, and Gramps also have birthdays this month; so, we celebrated their's as well.
This morning was the last day of walking. The boat was extra crowded, because they have a tradition of providing sticky buns on the last day of walking to those who walk. Also t-shirts were given to those who walked at least 5 mornings. The shirts were black this year, so many of the family members opted to get last year's brown one.
After breakfast, Jim and I hung out in the hot tub and chatted, while Mom, David, Jonathan, Jennie, Mary, Ben, and Peter went to water aerobics. After that, I went back up to the cabin to change for yoga with Mom and Bobbie. It was the final day of three for yoga, and it was also the easiest. It was a nice relaxing and stretching routine today. I needed it very much for my aching legs from running.
After lunch, which was a cook-out on the sundeck, Aaron, Peter, and I went to the 9th hole on the FH's golf course, to practice for speed golf. Aaron practiced his drive, since we was the final person to tee-off in the round. For the actual competition, I did not really have to do anything, so I took pictures. I was ready with a club, if needed, but Dan and Aaron heped on the 5th hole--Gramps helped on the green and Ben chipped Aaron's long drive on the 9th. The whole course was completed in 6:55 minutes. A pretty quick time. The second round actually took longer to complete (7:10). A fun, new activity at FH this year.
After golf I went back to the cabin to read my chapter in the family book club book (Bill Bradley's New American Story). I had the chapter on "Why Republicans Can't," which really just bashed the conservative party for the "wrongs" of the Bush Administrations. It was a nice meeting with 16 members of our family participating. From their we went to dinner.
After dinner we played sharades in the big cabin until the fire wires went off. Hopefully, I will be able to post many of my firework pictures. Check back next week for photos.
The last day went well. Tomorrow we leave FH for at least two years. We will see if the Lane Family Reunions return to Minn.
Peace,
-S-
Day 6 - Thursday 3 July 2008
This morning I ran the long route with Jim and Matt. Aaron and Peter slept in, because they were playing the scramble at the Wildflower. Matt and Jim ran the highway, while I ran the opposite route through the back road to meet up with them. Then I ran the short way back to the cabin.After breakfast I took a nap until lunch (oops). I mistakenly did not turn on my alarm clock after I set it.
After lunch, I helped Dad install Adobe Reader, then went to the pool to play basketball with Uncle Jim, Matt, Ben, Ange, and Mark. We played for quite a while, and I must admit, it seems Jim is losing a step or two on his much younger (and stronger) nephews. Aaron and Andrew went wake-boarding, while Sam went on the Torpedo for a little while. Many family members sat on the sundeck watching and eating malts and milkshakes.
This afternoon, we prepared for the boat cruise tonight (bought our beverages and loaded the cooler). Then we loaded the boat for dinner. Below is a picture of the whole family taken on-board the "Big Pelican." We were celebrating Gramps' birthday and thanking him for (once again) providing an enjoyable and memorable family reunion.
Another great day at Fair Hills. Only one more to go. :(
Peace,
-S-
Day 5 - Wednesday 2 July 2008
Today was the first day I did NOT run in the morning. I still walked, but my body hates me right now for pushing it too hard. Evidentily Fair Hills is WAY more exercise than I get normally. The walk was nice; I walked with Aunt Jennie. We talked about how humans are animals, instant gratification, and gardening. The weather cooled a lot from yesterday, so it was a brisk morning boat ride on the lake.
After breakfast, I played golf on the Fair Hills course (9 holes) with Aaron, Jim, and Peter. We played best ball, and it was quite fun. The course is fairly easy, with shorter holes and slower greens, but it was fun to show how poor my golf game is. I ran from there to yoga. We did more poses that worked the core compared to the number of balance poses that we did last time. The yogi (instructer) seems to be pretty knowledgable and skilled at yoga, so that is nice. The last class is Friday.
After lunch, we had a large contingent play Frolf (frizbee golf). Aaron, Dad, Jim, Andrew, Mark, Sam, and I all played the 9 hole frold course here at FH. It was new two years ago, and it is a nice thing to have around. It took the 8 of us only 40 minutes to complete the course, even though some holes were quite long. I took a short nap before dinner.
After I woke up I went to the Cooktail Hour on the sundeck. They "made" (poured from the pre-mixed bottle) Margaritas and served beer and wine--this is certainly a new activity at FH and a pretty fun one. After dinner, I watched Aaron participate in closest to the pin with the many other golfers here. Then I played cribage with Aunt Jennie and Mom. I finished the evening with a great conversation with Stacey to close the evening. Overall, another great day.
More later!
-S-
Day 4 - Tuesday 1 July 2008
I ran again this morning with Jim--Matt joined us today (yesterday he ran with Aaron, but Aaron slept in today). I did the reverse loop from them, but we met in the middle and I ran back with them. I took the "Big Pelican" (the Fair Hills boat) back, instead of running this morning. After breakfast we had the softball game, which we played kids verses adults. It was fun until one of the kids had the wind knocked out of him and he passed out for about a minute. He seems to be fine, nothing broken or too injured. After the "organized" game, the Lane's had a little homerun derby.
After lunch, we went down the water slide. It was lots of fun, though it is quite hot here today (81 degrees). I am sure I will attach photos here later, but I do not have a computer cable to use right now. After showering and cleaning up, we had the Smörgåsbord (buffet dinner) and the Hootenanny. This is one of my favorite days, though , it is becoming less fun--as the "talent" and "enthusiasm" diminishes from the staff and the guests here.
Overall, a good day, though.
Peace,
-S-
Day 3 - Monday 30 June 2008
This morning the Lane family was out in mass again to walk. Jim and I ran together, and I ran back. I was the first one to show up for breakfast as a result. Fair Hills has soy milk this year, though I think their "veggie" lasagna had beef or sausage in it. I sent my post cards out this morning, so the Red Group and Stacey should get those before I return home.
This morning I did yoga with Mom and Temi, then went into the pool for a swim (the water is quiet heated here). I had not been in the lake higher than my knees yet, hopefully soon, though. Lunch was next, then the Lancaster's (Aaron and me) and the Roble's (Jim, ANge, Mark, and Sam) had a littl ping pong tournament, which we have yet to finish.
After dinner, which we tried not to eat much, we went to Zorbaz--the local pizza (and Mexican) restaurant. We ordered six pizzas, though we did not eat more than 4 of them. We have a tradition of going out for pizza and beers. We proceed to tell jokes and are generally too loud. It's a good time, and a fun tradition.
It was another great day and I am looking forward to more!
Peace,
-S-
Day 2 - Sunday 29 June 2008
Every morning at Fairh Hills there is a walking club that walks around part of the lake, and then the big boat picks you up and takes you back in time for breakfast. This morning, most members of our family went (everyone except David, Jonathan and the twins; Jennie and Dad, who are not here yet, and Temi, Mark, and Sam, who slept in). Jim and I ran most of the trip, and I run the short cut the way back instead of waiting for the boat.
After breakfast there was a game of capture the flag, water arobics, and lots of reading and napping. This afternoon, I read and lounged in the hamock. After dinner (stuffed peppers and salmon) we played volleyball and basketball. The Lane family dominated the sports scene here. We hung out and played cards until bedtime.
Overall a pretty good day.
Peace,
-S-
Day 1 - Saturday 28 June 2008
Our family arrived at Fair Hills Resort today. We will be staying for one week. Fair Hills is in Minnesota near Detroit Lakes. Here is a map showing the location of Fair Hills.
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When Aaron and I arrived with Gramps and Bobbie, we first went and played some ping-pong (a tradition we enjoy). Then we had dinner (I had veggie lasagna), and the activity of the night was Bingo. Mark was the only one in our family to win, even though we bought 40 cards. The cousins hung out in the "party cabin" later that night, and then we went to bed.
More fun tomorrow!
Peace,
-S-
Today, my discernment committee from Christ Church Cambridge met with me at the monastery of the Society of St. John the Evangelist in Cambridge, Mass. We meet for the morning and afternoon to discuss a wide range a topic and to worship and eat with the others at the monastery. Overall, it was a wonderful day.
If only everyone had a discernment committee to work with them when face with difficult choices.
Peace,
-S-
Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for coming back from 18 points down at halftime (24 points at one point) to beat the LA Lakers to take their 3rd game of the series. The next Celtic win will mean the Championship for them! Go C's!
Peace,
-S-
PS: The Red Sox are doing pretty well for themselves these days, too!
PSS: Congratz, US Citizen Papi!
This week and last, I am on vacation. Last week, I stilled around the house and rested. This week I am in W. Va. visiting my mom and dad. I flew in yesterday, and I am helping Mom with some projects around the house. Mom and I leave tomorrow to go visit my grandmother in N.C. I will be back home in Mass. on Saturday.
-S-
I just wanted to let Stacey know how proud of her I am. Today, she became the newest Associate on her team. This promotion is the result of the hard work and highly skilled dedication she gives to her job. I am so happy she is receiving recognition for these traits, and their trust and respect in her is showing.
CONGRATULATIONS, STACEY! You are awesome, and you deserve it!
-S-
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This Sunday, Cambridge Church Cambridge released its new version of its website. The URL: www.cccambridge.org
Phase II is in the works, and should contain some improvements. We are all happy to see the new website; the old one was.....well, old!
Enjoy!
-S-
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