tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44183192408877226442024-03-04T20:25:00.690-08:00Habari Gani? (What's the news?)Tales of traipsing around Tanzania (and Tha Lou)Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-22285634820447124342010-11-02T18:15:00.000-07:002010-11-02T19:26:29.789-07:00Also...Can't believe it's been so long since I posted pics. I'll add some in from O's 2nd birthday and other events soon!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-3327866972167620352010-11-02T17:33:00.000-07:002010-11-02T18:14:04.703-07:00Halloween!Ophelia and Raleigh at Boo at the Zoo<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5138411082/" title="DSC_3486 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1120/5138411082_b923dfa678.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3486" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137803449/" title="DSC_3485 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/5137803449_6afae47e75.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3485" /></a><br /><br />Ophelia and Raleigh trick or treatin<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137808829/" title="DSC_3496 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5137808829_09c07a6746.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3496" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137807559/" title="DSC_3492 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/5137807559_085e0f87ee.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3492" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5138417156/" title="DSC_3499 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5138417156_b5b74793e3.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3499" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5138419420/" title="DSC_3506 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/5138419420_626a81bcb2.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137813049/" title="DSC_3508 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1217/5137813049_411db7e34f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3508" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ophelia at her school's Halloween parade<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137547397/" title="DSC_3425 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1253/5137547397_238b5b9567.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="DSC_3425" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137554557/" title="DSC_3448 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5137554557_187fb2e734.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="DSC_3448" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137554309/" title="DSC_3447 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/5137554309_03a9913427.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="DSC_3447" /></a><br /><br />Sam<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5138413802/" title="DSC_3489 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/5138413802_8931547562.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="DSC_3489" /></a><br /><br />WIth daddy the Wolfman and the Wormwood Scrubs Spooky Stag Night<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5138439258/" title="DSC_3365 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5138439258_61f7e90110.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3365" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137834645/" title="DSC_3373 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1206/5137834645_45e38d7851.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3373" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137834931/" title="DSC_3374 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/5137834931_6b22ab6c99.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3374" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137837019/" title="DSC_3381 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/5137837019_51f37e8d03.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3381" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5138445286/" title="DSC_3385 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1316/5138445286_9bc32ef781.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3385" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137838955/" title="DSC_3387 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/5137838955_75d2868fcb.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3387" /></a><br /><br />Me attacked by birds...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137509475/" title="DSC_3464 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1162/5137509475_cb6c8ef09a.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3464" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137509755/" title="DSC_3465 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/5137509755_3c3636242e.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="DSC_3465" /></a><br /><br />Loco Luche Libre Lori<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5137514063/" title="DSC_3476 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/5137514063_d9d346f6f6.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3476" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/5138120914/" title="DSC_3478 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1387/5138120914_320eddf288.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_3478" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-74522461409391724092010-06-26T11:55:00.001-07:002010-06-26T18:10:59.616-07:00Well that about sums it up!You must read this <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/travel/27hours.html">link</a> to a NY Times article on travel to St. Louis. This guy basically did what I do on a weekly basis, hitting all of my regular favorite spots and neighborhoods. Incredible. I'm pretty sure I've been to every one of these places in the last month, if not the last week. Too cool. <br /><br />Yet another reason why St. Louis is awesome, and I love to call it home. Keep hoping I don't have to leave...<br /><br />Also, check out <a href="http://stayinginstl.com/">this website about why St. Louis is awesome</a>.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-46554789309550579162010-06-04T19:32:00.000-07:002010-06-04T19:35:05.218-07:00Some Ophelia photos and better news from Larissa!Now that I'm off the Facebook and Twitter to focus on writing, I figure I'll update my blog a little more frequently with pics of Ophelia and other happenings. In the meantime, <a href="http://dallehouse.blogspot.com/2010/06/and-beat-goes-on.html">here's a blog post from Larissa</a>, with some photos of O's visit to the farm!<br /><br />The post also tells Larissa's good news (no cancer!) and not-so-good news (mild emphysema). We went down to ol' Belgrade to celebrate farm style!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-85093330991465530462010-03-06T08:28:00.000-08:002010-03-06T08:36:17.940-08:00Grawnola and Cinnamon-Banana Almond Milk (and O photos)Today I’m posting one of my favorite raw recipes: “grawnola.” I never eat granola because it usually has gluten in it. And, I’ve been drinking smoothies for breakfast for so long I hadn’t really thought about actually <span style="font-style: italic;">eating</span><span style="font-style: normal;"> breakfast. But, I’m trying to get better about that too. Although my recent weight gain tells me maybe I should stick to smoothies. Anyway…this recipe is from Sarma Melngailis’ Raw Food Real World, and it is AMAZING. The orange zest and vanilla really add a flavor that’s better than any granola I’ve ever had. This recipe makes about 10 cups.<br /><o:p></o:p></span><p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Cranberry Maple Granola<br /></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">1 apple, cored and chopped<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">1 ½ cups date paste (I didn’t have this, so I blended real dates and a little bit of water, which I think is the same thing, and added some agave nectar to make up the difference)<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">½ cup maple syrup<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">2 Tbs lemon juice<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">2 Tbs orange zest<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">1 Tbs vanilla extract<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">1 tsp ground cinnamon<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">2 tsp sea salt<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">½ cup raw sunflower seeds, soaked 2 hours or more<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">2 cups raw almonds, soaked 4 hours or more<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">3 cups raw pecans, soaked 2 hours or more<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">1 cup raw pumpkin seeds, soaked 2 hours or more<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">1 cup dried cranberries<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I soaked all the nuts together for 4 hours. You need to soak the raw nuts for a few reasons. 1) It gets the bitter coating off of raw nuts that protects them, 2) Soaking leads to sprouting, and sprouted nuts have more nutrients, 3) The nuts soak up water, making them a bit easier to work with. It seems like a pain, but it’s really not a big deal. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So, here’s what you do: In a food processor, grind the apple, date paste, maple syrup, lemon juice, orange zest, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and ¼ cup sunflower seeds. Grind until completely smooth. Or in my case, mostly smooth. Move this mixture to a mixing bowl.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Add the remaining sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, and pumpkin seeds to the food processor. Coarsely chop the nuts and seeds in a few quick pulses. Add them to the bowl with the apple mixture, add the cranberries and combine well. I forgot to add the cranberries at this point, so I ended up placing them on the mixture in the dehydrator. That didn’t really work, so I basically just had sprinkled dried cranberries in every bowl. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Spread the granola mixture in a food dehydrator. I have a Nesco dehydrator, so there are a couple of thin mesh screens. I only had two of those, so I put the remaining mixture directly on the racks, but it turned out okay. The mixture is thick enough that it didn’t fall through the holes. Dehydrate at 115<span style="font-family:Symbol;"><span style="">°</span></span> for 6 to 8 hours. I set it before bed, and flip the granola in the morning when I wake up. After you flip the granola, continue dehydrating for another 8 – 12 hours, or until it’s crunchy. I think mine stayed in a total of about 20 hours. Break into pieces, and store in an airtight container in the fridge. You can keep it for several weeks that way. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It looks like this:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4411250488/" title="DSC_2576 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2709/4411250488_fa8d85a40e.jpg" alt="DSC_2576" height="333" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now you need something to pour over your delicious granola, but you don’t want milk, right? I make almond milk like it’s going out of style. But I like my almond milk fancy. So I make Cinnamon Banana Almond Milk, from an amalgamation of recipes from Raw Food Real Word and Ani Phyo’s Raw Food Kitchen.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Cinnamon Banana Almond Milk<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Makes about 6 cups</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">1 cup raw, soaked almonds (can be pre-soaked. I keep a container of pre-soaked and dehydrated almonds in the fridge)<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">5 cups water<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">1 vanilla bean (can substitute vanilla extract)<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">½ cup dates (or ¼ cup agave nectar)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">pinch of sea salt</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Blend all of these ingredients. My current blender is small, so after I do this, I have to transfer some milk out, and do this next part in two batches. But, when I get my newer, bigger, better Vita-Mix, I won’t have to do that!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Next, add either <span style="font-weight: bold;">1 whole banana, or about a cup of frozen banana</span>. Blend. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Add <span style="font-weight: bold;">cinnamon</span> to taste. I like a LOT of cinnamon. Blend.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Voila! Some people like to filter their nut milks through cheesecloth or nut milk bags to make it smooth. I don’t mind the bits of almond. I like the texture.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This will keep for about 4 -5 days in your fridge.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I like it with bananas, blueberries, and raspberries. But I didn’t have any raspberries when I took this photo:<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4410482199/" title="DSC_2572 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4410482199_74436ed3ac.jpg" alt="DSC_2572" height="333" width="500" /></a></p><br /> <p class="MsoNormal">And, now for gratuitous Ophelia photos…</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4410489126/" title="2010-03-05 09.54.32 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/4410489126_0539cf84f6.jpg" alt="2010-03-05 09.54.32" height="500" width="374" /></a><o:p></o:p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Drinking my favorite green juice.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4410488982/" title="2010-03-05 09.54.27 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/4410488982_b639a4c72f.jpg" alt="2010-03-05 09.54.27" height="500" width="374" /></a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">She likes it, she really likes it!<o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-71201090647939043612010-03-04T20:14:00.000-08:002010-03-04T20:43:37.527-08:00Raw chocolate-banana cream pie and beautiful blondesToday’s recipe is raw chocolate-banana cream pie with coconut-pecan crust. I made this a few weeks ago, from a recipe in Better Nutrition magazine, the free magazine they give you at Natural Way in Webster. I fed a slice to 6 people, and still have almost half left in my freezer. It’s been taste-approved by non-raw, non-vegan food lovers. And it’s so rich that a small slice takes care of all chocolate cravings, without the sugar to make you want more.<br /><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4407338399/" title="DSC_2586 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4407338399_5fe39ce30c.jpg" alt="DSC_2586" height="333" width="500" /></a></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So, technically this serves 12. I used HALF of the recipe and served almost that many. Make sure your avocados are ripe, but not brown at all. Mine were a little brown and I used them anyway, but you can kind of taste that. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">CRUST:<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">1 cup raw pecans<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">½ cup soft Medjool dates, pitted and coarsely chopped<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">1 cup plus 2 Tbs unsweetened coconut flakes<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">¼ cup raw cacao nibs<o:p></o:p></p> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">FILLING:<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">4 medium avocados, very ripe<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">½ cup raw, unfiltered honey (I didn’t have enough, so I subbed agave nectar for most of the honey)<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">¼ cup maple syrup<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">4 Tbs coconut oil, slightly softened<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">2 tsp vanilla extract<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">1 cup natural cocoa powder, raw if possible<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">2 medium bananas, very ripe<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">16 raw pecan halves</span><o:p></o:p></p> <br /> <p class="MsoNormal">1. Lightly coat bottom and sides of 8-inch glass pie pan with coconut oil. Set aside. I only had a 9.5 inch pie pan, and was able to fill it with half the recipe by spreading the crust pretty thin. It just didn’t go up the sides of the pan much. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">2. To make crust: combine pecans, dates, and 1 cup coconut flakes in blender; process until mixture is crumbly. Add half of cacao nibs, and pulse until mixture starts to form ball. Press mixture into pie pan to form crust, and place in freezer to chill.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">3. To make filling: Halve avocados, remove pit, and scoop out flesh. Combine avocado flesh, honey, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla, cocoa powder, and bananas in food processor. Process until very smooth and creamy, occasionally scraping sides of food processor with rubber spatula; add up to 1/3 cup warm water 1 Tbs at a time, if necessary, to thin. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">4. Transfer filling to crust, smoothing top. Scatter remaining 2 Tbs coconut flakes and cacao nibs on top of pie. Arrange pecan halves around outside of pie. Chill 1 hour (or until firm) before serving. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I don’t go by recipes when it comes to things like sprinkling chocolate on something. So I probably put a lot more cacao nibs in the crust and on top. They’re delicious. Definitely let the pie chill for a bit, and store it in the freezer. Like I said, I’ve kept mine in the freezer for about two weeks and it’s still good. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Here’re some pics:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4407338185/" title="DSC_2585 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4407338185_4cd6598e9a.jpg" alt="DSC_2585" height="500" width="332" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4408105668/" title="DSC_2584 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4408105668_544ddfc5c0.jpg" alt="DSC_2584" height="333" width="500" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4407338399/" title="DSC_2586 by keddens, on Flickr"><br /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Back in January, the same weekend as Mandy's shower, Patty had us over so her sister Julie could work her Shaklee magic. By the way, Vivix is RAD. I highly recommend it. But, it was a chance for Mary's girls and Maddie to hang out with Ophelia. I wish Viv and Isabella (and Mary, of course) lived here so they could see her more often. Anyway, all these gorgeous girls are blond as can be, and totally adorable. See for yourselves:<br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403885497/" title="DSC_2486 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4403885497_5e7a143652.jpg" alt="DSC_2486" height="333" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403885709/" title="DSC_2487 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2690/4403885709_52893052cd.jpg" alt="DSC_2487" height="333" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403885941/" title="DSC_2488 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4403885941_87b85108af.jpg" alt="DSC_2488" height="333" width="500" /></a><o:p></o:p><br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p>Tired, tired baby. Man, even though this is just two months ago, she seems so much older now! And, she looks EXACTLY like Sam in this photo.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4404650648/" title="DSC_2490 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4404650648_636c23e559.jpg" alt="DSC_2490" height="333" width="500" /></a></p><o:p></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403891995/" title="DSC_2516 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4403891995_ed60fd7ca3.jpg" alt="DSC_2516" height="333" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4404657066/" title="DSC_2519 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4404657066_edcc7d277a.jpg" alt="DSC_2519" height="333" width="500" /></a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4404657282/" title="DSC_2520 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4404657282_48bdd6566b.jpg" alt="DSC_2520" height="333" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4404658992/" title="DSC_2528 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4404658992_1020fe96ec.jpg" alt="DSC_2528" height="500" width="332" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It’s a party when the pants come off and the snacks come out.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4408139992/" title="1-12-10 047 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4408139992_7087dcfd42.jpg" alt="1-12-10 047" height="360" width="480" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4404660132/" title="DSC_2533 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4404660132_eecde00d18.jpg" alt="DSC_2533" height="333" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> Can I have some, Grandma Morrow?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403896729/" title="DSC_2539 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4403896729_9d696041a5.jpg" alt="DSC_2539" height="500" width="332" /></a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Gorgeous Viv</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403897121/" title="DSC_2541 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4403897121_449e4aa768.jpg" alt="DSC_2541" height="500" width="332" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Beautiful girls!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403898805/" title="DSC_2548 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/4403898805_077c02afa9.jpg" alt="DSC_2548" height="500" width="332" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Benny thinks the vitamins help him read.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4404664816/" title="DSC_2553 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4404664816_13e69929af.jpg" alt="DSC_2553" height="500" width="332" /></a><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-11652259866545065302010-03-02T19:27:00.000-08:002010-03-03T10:23:31.826-08:00Babies, showers, and greensTrying to get better about posting. I've got some O photos from the last two months, and I thought I'd start sharing some gluten-free, vegan, and raw recipes. I've slowly gone vegan over the last 6 months or so. I just wanted to eat healthier, and was inspired by several old longtime-vegan friends I saw recently who either hadn't aged a bit, or aged really beautifully. Over the years I've really cut out a lot of processed and refined foods that just don't make any sense to eat. This was just the next step.<br /><br />Since I can't have gluten, that makes vegan a little harder. I don't really eat soy because it isn't good for people with thyroid problems (and it's super GMO'd), and what's left? Fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, chocolate, and coffee. Oh, and tortilla chips. I will never give up tortilla chips. I figured I'd try to eat as much raw food as I can. So, here I am, sharing some of the amazing recipes I've found over the last few months.<br /><br />I'm thinking I'll make you read the recipes before getting to the cute kid photos, 'cause I'm mean like that.<br /><br />Today's recipe is for a really great green juice I've been making. I found the concoction on The Lunchbox Bunch, a fantastic vegan food blog that features pretty simple food recipes and the best food photos I've seen around.<br /><br />She has a Green Juicing 101 blog that you can find <a href="http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2010/02/green-juice-101-juicing-series.html">here</a>.<br /><br />I've tried a few of the juices, but so far this is my favorite:<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sweet Garden Greens</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">vegan, serves two </span>--> I drink it all myself, personally.<br /><br />3-4 ounces green chard juice<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">*About 3 medium leaves</span><br />1 extra large bosc pear OR 1 1/2 medium pears<br />1 orange, peeled<br />1 Tbsp fresh ginger, peeled<br />1 lime, peeled<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Directions:</span><br /><br />1. Wash your ingredients well.<br /><br />2. Peel the rind off your lime and orange - discard. Slice your fruit.<br /><br />3. Juice your chad greens, orange, lime, pear and ginger.<br /><br />4. Serve immediately.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Sweet Garden Greens Juice:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dwex9AQ8IuA/S3md0BNUxNI/AAAAAAAAR_4/P60fzeXw3QQ/s1600-h/green-juice-21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dwex9AQ8IuA/S3md0BNUxNI/AAAAAAAAR_4/P60fzeXw3QQ/s400/green-juice-21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438551542029665490" border="0" /></a></span><br />I don't get the "buzz" that people talk about getting from drinking green juices, but it makes me feel really good, hydrated (a.k.a. makes me pee a lot), and I actually crave these now.<br /><br />I've also been saving the pulp from my juicing and making cookies out of it. Yes, that's right, cookies. I took the pulp from this juice and stuck it in the food processor just to mince some of the bigger chunks of pear and greens. In a bowl I mixed it with some raw almond butter, almond meal, and agave nectar. I didn't measure any of it, but just went by the feel. Once it's mixed up really well and seems like really fibrous "dough," take hunks of it and make flat cookie shapes. Put them in the dehydrator at 115 degrees for about 12 hours.<br /><br />With the ginger and lime from the juice, these came out pretty tangy and good! I took some to work and tried them out on guinea pigs. Everyone who tried one liked it, and one co-worker who is a diabetic said that if I got the recipe just right and added some more protein, he'd eat it as an energy/protein bar. So now I've been saving up juice pulp to do just that. I'll let you know how it goes.<br /><br />And now for photos!<br /><br />Today's photos are from my dear friend Mandy's baby shower in early January. Her baby girl is due in April. She came in from Texas, her sister came in from NYC, and others (like Mary) came from KC and beyond. We had a great time at her mom's house, and the spread was ridiculous. I made gluten-free, vegan, no refined sugar cupcakes. I'll share that recipe one of these days.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403231122/" title="DSC_2339 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4403231122_212d95f898.jpg" alt="DSC_2339" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403236668/" title="DSC_2366 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4403236668_9c22346ded.jpg" alt="DSC_2366" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403231322/" title="DSC_2340 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4403231322_310085a24f.jpg" alt="DSC_2340" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Mandy and her momma<br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403234956/" title="DSC_2358 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4403234956_610a328658.jpg" alt="DSC_2358" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4402467135/" title="DSC_2352 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4402467135_bbb3d6d562.jpg" alt="DSC_2352" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4402469315/" title="DSC_2363 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4402469315_c27775500b.jpg" alt="DSC_2363" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4402469571/" title="DSC_2364 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4402469571_512df59232.jpg" alt="DSC_2364" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403234790/" title="DSC_2357 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4403234790_a6f0ac1d5e.jpg" alt="DSC_2357" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403239506/" title="DSC_2380 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4403239506_43cde76134.jpg" alt="DSC_2380" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4402475437/" title="DSC_2392 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4402475437_92e2cfdae3.jpg" alt="DSC_2392" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Patty and Ophelia<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4402475795/" title="DSC_2394 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4402475795_58f463cc8e.jpg" alt="DSC_2394" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403246406/" title="DSC_2412 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4403246406_db3512563f.jpg" alt="DSC_2412" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403254224/" title="DSC_2437 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4403254224_38a1bf5fc6.jpg" alt="DSC_2437" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403254402/" title="DSC_2438 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4403254402_6d91946b46.jpg" alt="DSC_2438" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4402492051/" title="DSC_2445 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4402492051_6b61b83a72.jpg" alt="DSC_2445" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Sweet sisters!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403261488/" title="DSC_2454 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2792/4403261488_91c30a7c21.jpg" alt="DSC_2454" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4402495601/" title="DSC_2457 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4402495601_031b67b7dd.jpg" alt="DSC_2457" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403263474/" title="DSC_2461 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4403263474_a164eea946.jpg" alt="DSC_2461" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br />More sweet sisters! But I think they're actually conspiring about something...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4402497439/" title="DSC_2464 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4402497439_02829a095f.jpg" alt="DSC_2464" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Proud future grandma and impeccable host<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403264800/" title="DSC_2467 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4403264800_2dc2f89016.jpg" alt="DSC_2467" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Milk junky<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/4403265074/" title="DSC_2469 by keddens, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4403265074_75c7a7ce89.jpg" alt="DSC_2469" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /><br />“Rustic with angels” theme<br /><br />The full Flickr photostream is <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48027071@N05/sets/72157623544839978/">here</a>.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-42818176377985019142010-01-26T19:49:00.000-08:002010-01-26T19:58:28.257-08:00Urge representatives to pass health reform!This fight isn't over.<br /><br />I sent the following letter to <a href="http://mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=contact">Claire McCaskill</a>, <a href="http://bond.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.ContactForm">Kit Bond</a>, and <a href="https://forms.house.gov/carnahan/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm">Russ Carnahan</a>. Please send this letter to your representatives. You can click on the names above to send to Missouri reps. Feel free to copy and paste this language, although if you are not a member of the American Public Health Association, you will need to change the first line.<br /><br />We can still make this happen. Don't let the people that represent you get scared. Tell them they can still fight.<br /><br /><br /><br />"As a constituent and American Public Health Association (APHA) advocate, I write to urge you to ensure that Congress sends comprehensive health reform legislation to the president in the coming weeks.<br /><br />Congress has come further than ever before to passing comprehensive and affordable health reform legislation with an emphasis on changing from a system that focuses on treating the sick to one that focuses on keeping people healthy. We must expand affordable health insurance coverage to those who are uninsured, provide funding for public health and prevention activities, implement much needed insurance and coverage reforms, strengthen the Medicare system and enhance the health care and public health workforce. While the political dynamics of passing a bill may be challenging, we cannot allow politics to derail the much needed reform the American people need and deserve. <br /><br />The problems with our system that need to be addressed are only getting worse: the uninsured still die prematurely at unacceptable rates by the thousands; wellness and preventive care is often available too late; the economics of the current system still do not work for individuals, business or government; the value we get for the cost is highly variable. As each day passes and more people lose their job and access to employee-sponsored health care, the problems and stresses on the health system will only get worse.<br /><br />Congress cannot afford to wait any longer to pass comprehensive affordable health reform legislation.<br /><br />The fight isn't over. Please pass health reform now!<br /><br />Thank you for your attention to my request. I will be watching Congress closely in the coming days and weeks and I look forward to hearing your position."<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Katherine Eddens, MPH<br />Doctoral Student<br />George Warren Brown School of Social Work and Institute of Public Health<br />Washington University in St. LouisKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-27593439268868108302009-12-21T19:52:00.001-08:002009-12-21T19:58:12.433-08:00Ophelia's Holiday Card<div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHgwL_Jgvr8f2GbB945j5TGiBNrkoUKGXHMr7g37sfks700Iu9S9S1JWjOCxnsXgp9vzYuPUQOgU9ZN0Zlzmm8tMkD7wEKgbHwFbKTOQ63BeYv0h6VpH_c22HAVSfkUJu_8e-ZVlA2U8/s1600-h/O_xmas_2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHgwL_Jgvr8f2GbB945j5TGiBNrkoUKGXHMr7g37sfks700Iu9S9S1JWjOCxnsXgp9vzYuPUQOgU9ZN0Zlzmm8tMkD7wEKgbHwFbKTOQ63BeYv0h6VpH_c22HAVSfkUJu_8e-ZVlA2U8/s400/O_xmas_2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417904239577728258" border="0" /></a>Merry Christmas, y'all. And here's to a better year.<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-36018340541395990412009-11-11T11:43:00.000-08:002009-11-11T11:47:16.593-08:00Veterans DayI'm posting this email from my dad. We're really proud of my nephew Jeff, and my cousin Bryan and everyone who is serving right now. In addition to the internet being wonderful for being able to see what's happening in real time, it's also great because I get to see constant updates on Facebook from Jeff out of Afghanistan. It helps us all to know that he's safe and keeping his wicked sense of humor...<br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><p><span style="font-size:85%;">On this Veterans day we should honor, remember and pray for those vets who gave their service, their health or their lives to provide the freedoms we enjoy. We should also honor and pray for those who are presently serving our country.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Here are some pictures of our grandson Jeff who is serving in Afganistan which were taken by an embedded reporter from Yahoo's picture site. Isn't the internet wonderful? This is the first war where we get personalized images the same day they are taken. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Jeff is with the 3/509th PIR (Parachute Infantry Regiment), normally based at Ft.Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, but they are now operating out of FOB Tillman in Afganistan, about 3 kilometers from the Pakistan border.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Jerry</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">U.S. Army medic SPC Jeffery Wasser of 3/509 Infantry 4BDE25ID Task Force Geronimo sits during a patrol in Patika province November 10, 2009.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><cite>REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT MILITARY)</cite></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><cite><br /></cite> </span></p> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=ddab582356&view=att&th=124e478b4e7c3821&attid=0.1&disp=emb&zw" /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#303030;">U.S. Army medic SPC Jeffery Wasser of 3/509 Infantry 4BDE25ID Task Force Geronimo jokes with Afghan children during a patrol at Patika province, Afghanistan, November 10, 2009.</span><cite><span style="color:#6e6d6d;">REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN POLITICS MILITARY<br /><br /></span></cite></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#6e6d6d;"><cite></cite></span> </div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#6e6d6d;"><cite><img src="http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=ddab582356&view=att&th=124e478b4e7c3821&attid=0.2&disp=emb&zw" /></cite></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><cite></cite></span> </div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><cite></cite></span> </div> <div><span style="color:#000000;"><cite><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#303030;">U.S. Army medic SPC Jeffery Wasser of 3/509 infantary 4BDE25ID Task Force Geronimo fires during a training session at FOB Tillman, Afghanistan, November 11, 2009 REUTERS/Bruno Domingos </span><cite><span style="color:#6e6d6d;">(AFGHANISTAN MILITARY CONFLICT)<br /><br /></span></cite> </span></cite></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#6e6d6d;"><cite></cite></span> </div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#6e6d6d;"><cite><img src="http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=ddab582356&view=att&th=124e478b4e7c3821&attid=0.3&disp=emb&zw" /></cite></span></div></span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-52468936790305382412009-11-01T17:18:00.001-08:002009-11-01T18:05:25.099-08:00Halloween!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZZvYU26XnaSGiF1O0uXWNVlEOtpfg_mAQkylKzub0sFuCVWw5dcoQTWOyXGLsvh5WsBZYUl6awXhnSBt9AFkRunwDPy7iiDpIqzlVRRPceYYM9De6LMFGyVnQyEL0RQkFkSDZgf1h08/s1600-h/DSC_1880.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZZvYU26XnaSGiF1O0uXWNVlEOtpfg_mAQkylKzub0sFuCVWw5dcoQTWOyXGLsvh5WsBZYUl6awXhnSBt9AFkRunwDPy7iiDpIqzlVRRPceYYM9De6LMFGyVnQyEL0RQkFkSDZgf1h08/s400/DSC_1880.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399313429360466674" border="0" /></a><br />It looks like Blogger is making my photos look crappy, but you'll get the gist. These first photos are from Ophelia's day care. She had on her school-appropriate costume: Piglet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzUWf_MB-ozmBtUT0yYwldqrhyOZhhSVrr_rLvZNMugpJwwvFyHuDOvf2vtnQswyj3MllXlv2MpJHXxqzU-gCaZbvYnzjVrkbK7y_C6QHMSj8Xy6MtOx3c-opiHtmJfotJML0fMsP_qc/s1600-h/DSC_1882.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzUWf_MB-ozmBtUT0yYwldqrhyOZhhSVrr_rLvZNMugpJwwvFyHuDOvf2vtnQswyj3MllXlv2MpJHXxqzU-gCaZbvYnzjVrkbK7y_C6QHMSj8Xy6MtOx3c-opiHtmJfotJML0fMsP_qc/s400/DSC_1882.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399313210968588466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvTo4_h4243CqLr0JPutLo_ugR-e2_w56OVT_XV0zG-MtYRjy4rM-vn2QWis-gDdEnR5guioaYoTG8uR1EGZxEbDz5TTighML1Hb6eb9VCpvKqCjmaaB0VrH_AakktZAUmNIjotgJfno/s1600-h/DSC_1885.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffQq9Q-2ng7L97ujY3QxKZKySMjJpUcpPxCWYsFKI5ZNoa0KPJTNA7KGYzSNAG-YlzzMBgBHFcrUofF5E6i4edOePxpxX_6QLPOGoHYN4M6JJU6Ox4gGHDTGvFl7KmR3eIT1m1PAtnE8/s400/DSC_1947.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312383182665202" border="0" /></a>Ophelia's primary caretaker, Melissa, and Henry. Her two best friends at day care!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_r3Yikk7Oc9o0lYmvjLWfR57B7Pukyo9Sk8v4zrdHKHCqY_8Xa-eNa09nifbkLMAEsS0p6DoManSzbiV-qXTGd2vcyfu6_21cQrkt8WbEESxkYpXOoN_t0YQBNcdMPdInj19M7kx4Fc/s1600-h/DSC_1951.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_r3Yikk7Oc9o0lYmvjLWfR57B7Pukyo9Sk8v4zrdHKHCqY_8Xa-eNa09nifbkLMAEsS0p6DoManSzbiV-qXTGd2vcyfu6_21cQrkt8WbEESxkYpXOoN_t0YQBNcdMPdInj19M7kx4Fc/s400/DSC_1951.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312378300948146" border="0" /></a>Ophelia as Piglet and me as House. You can't see my cane or bottle of Vicodin.<br />Or my surly attitude.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnWTW3_wJuNGfnFbiittuk1vFBSjHOvxi0pw8JhmZcgFkV9Tmbhk54bfWtpIHVXoomcjFliMvNXribTGh1nkF9FxhngpP0iRV8Legmu0l8KR_WPfPYj1dO4xxgDqLLBsmDbgr9k9jhng/s1600-h/DSC_1968.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnWTW3_wJuNGfnFbiittuk1vFBSjHOvxi0pw8JhmZcgFkV9Tmbhk54bfWtpIHVXoomcjFliMvNXribTGh1nkF9FxhngpP0iRV8Legmu0l8KR_WPfPYj1dO4xxgDqLLBsmDbgr9k9jhng/s400/DSC_1968.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399312375075790866" border="0" /></a>The administration dressed up as the Brown Bear book.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">And now, the not-school-appropriate REAL Halloween costumes:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjky2cxIuQO2maK5xMpXFqhO-AostqZOY0fx9eU7dDvVO_CmNSOSpcv9qRzWKs8kkf1CvkLNvJdDU5UcW_i4IfdamlLH_A3X9ddjKZimLkx2OO816mHJe49BSKRZj5ScGJD4stiWhj8n4E/s1600-h/DSC_2026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjky2cxIuQO2maK5xMpXFqhO-AostqZOY0fx9eU7dDvVO_CmNSOSpcv9qRzWKs8kkf1CvkLNvJdDU5UcW_i4IfdamlLH_A3X9ddjKZimLkx2OO816mHJe49BSKRZj5ScGJD4stiWhj8n4E/s400/DSC_2026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399316852788696882" border="0" /></a>Lois and Stewie Griffin. Ophelia is in character, hating me. She was terrified of me all night.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ucKa6vcuEhZPf3HYFNaHqOkAUkkF_j4UX8pjVDl9w8pbQTfhpjvxijAzhySbYz6YKIhMUymhlVJyV0LL-iBzOJgtD3kheLN5HzAXjPdeCsRQvBBEAD5_nWlVKwm2YpODoe_EXTLagIk/s1600-h/DSC_2030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ucKa6vcuEhZPf3HYFNaHqOkAUkkF_j4UX8pjVDl9w8pbQTfhpjvxijAzhySbYz6YKIhMUymhlVJyV0LL-iBzOJgtD3kheLN5HzAXjPdeCsRQvBBEAD5_nWlVKwm2YpODoe_EXTLagIk/s400/DSC_2030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399316856574518418" border="0" /></a>Victory shall be mine!!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUSbmFwmGj7rRv-B6zXeAyyW8qZ_1kf0WsQa521hGpSuDYJmCEmlBWtwZy8KZaEq9yP_A_MajGpS-_bljAk-e_Rp8gxxOlRJYe5fPWpDbLYmHxbbSwfCnVqEvFTawh3i3Ktooms_-5cw/s1600-h/DSC_2051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2OzMrJW8fTX9dnJpKApLJjh6HsE3UBoE9DOZ3VjyDar8QJDeSofDYlmimqyQEu-iiLMH_JQSpeug8nEJh-oCr0MB3u-SVsKTcRHbDl0QK-aF9woqCmTIHbL-9Y1I68Gnp5I-laj8nus/s400/DSC_2094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399319151774832050" border="0" /></a>Jenny as a witch doctor and Mariah as Mother Nature.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADM5Mdki3V_b1O5iTG9fLfIHoQrA7sy1Hfitf8mVTLFh0bEwVhC1G2186H6j0L-EOIc2EsBZSVvKnC-mzeT-x5TkbWOiuyPnXMgWxsnMSAbAvhihFeMEbkyAlSFKMwyYbBxbDs_CbS1s/s1600-h/DSC_2087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADM5Mdki3V_b1O5iTG9fLfIHoQrA7sy1Hfitf8mVTLFh0bEwVhC1G2186H6j0L-EOIc2EsBZSVvKnC-mzeT-x5TkbWOiuyPnXMgWxsnMSAbAvhihFeMEbkyAlSFKMwyYbBxbDs_CbS1s/s400/DSC_2087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399319151148505170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSU91tgwnLF4625dfdtrii9Uq6kjsbQfX398OUMBbLWsYY_jNtKrQT40rDSJmJwzIeUlMA29Y_5GC4u5wS-9mHpDGURuFXO68Ch513vvH3snjc_mIOp1S-rj7It1UQUCb6qZC101ldcrA/s1600-h/DSC_2107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSU91tgwnLF4625dfdtrii9Uq6kjsbQfX398OUMBbLWsYY_jNtKrQT40rDSJmJwzIeUlMA29Y_5GC4u5wS-9mHpDGURuFXO68Ch513vvH3snjc_mIOp1S-rj7It1UQUCb6qZC101ldcrA/s400/DSC_2107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399319157754858802" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-13018503591219031022009-09-23T20:06:00.000-07:002009-09-23T20:53:30.422-07:00Random photos from the last month<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Dq-Oz0b3HHCzd2W6EDSwSlYk4QKvBBrl9groKTdW9y2Dy1x4hxy_0-UsXnOrU0_6Hhue4psZe6dkxYDT7M0xjIZZj_GFa_T3pmyGpkdA98sDAmOn1ckwfOR0y-OendBOJPJC6iGdnus/s1600-h/DSC_1123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Dq-Oz0b3HHCzd2W6EDSwSlYk4QKvBBrl9groKTdW9y2Dy1x4hxy_0-UsXnOrU0_6Hhue4psZe6dkxYDT7M0xjIZZj_GFa_T3pmyGpkdA98sDAmOn1ckwfOR0y-OendBOJPJC6iGdnus/s400/DSC_1123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384873657680124882" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, I'm lazy, tired, and have been neglecting the blog. But I hate to deprive Ophelia's fans from photos. She has become such a little person. It's amazing. So here are some pics from my new awesomely amazing camera. This first batch is from a trip down to the Rook's farm Labor Day weekend. I tried to give the animals the right names, but correct me if I'm wrong, Larissa...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPmyazKzOSTh9j5P0I6A8x8E9qDu9t4b9cseZHKFCpXEkVo__lHdp_MK4pc9oVFI-vhIl24SCqC38dXGQVfklBhwsyryKTe0W3bUySBsEHUSpA3OfIZKQdIBPLsBKMLMSrYoqHwAYiXhT/s1600-h/DSC_0838.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPmyazKzOSTh9j5P0I6A8x8E9qDu9t4b9cseZHKFCpXEkVo__lHdp_MK4pc9oVFI-vhIl24SCqC38dXGQVfklBhwsyryKTe0W3bUySBsEHUSpA3OfIZKQdIBPLsBKMLMSrYoqHwAYiXhT/s400/DSC_0838.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384866230154444818" border="0" /></a>Jason and Samson<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggM1cBo477OQun0rjvRIe4t6Q4zDPqykMXoi8Hgg0osntiLLgpVDK2A3krzTt-9C4KX5Tml3MaC9LzddD00WhP3vMw0ZtBOPf3VSaJbMaSJ3_K_mQOFP8elt5Nnk2GTtSRlTJQpVYSm0ij/s1600-h/DSC_0836.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggM1cBo477OQun0rjvRIe4t6Q4zDPqykMXoi8Hgg0osntiLLgpVDK2A3krzTt-9C4KX5Tml3MaC9LzddD00WhP3vMw0ZtBOPf3VSaJbMaSJ3_K_mQOFP8elt5Nnk2GTtSRlTJQpVYSm0ij/s400/DSC_0836.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384866221313180786" border="0" /></a>Jason's daughter Amber<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-wNrjxbeIWVKHaw9OAJ52Be3PWdWvXiNRVJ_Nt-JAQ_pleXS4DaBBNv66CjnkfbgRbckHu2ilSs6IoNa-ZbE72XPzCACuho03VEqdK-mvNN1QI8sAWn8EmyXfTR5X8HbiRXj6KybdLvS/s1600-h/DSC_0841.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-wNrjxbeIWVKHaw9OAJ52Be3PWdWvXiNRVJ_Nt-JAQ_pleXS4DaBBNv66CjnkfbgRbckHu2ilSs6IoNa-ZbE72XPzCACuho03VEqdK-mvNN1QI8sAWn8EmyXfTR5X8HbiRXj6KybdLvS/s400/DSC_0841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384866239616680258" border="0" /></a>Sam, O, and either Lil' Ann or Jeliza Rose<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij123jlcd9-nqr6bxPD-v6ss57065jeKrE4denidFqnsXl7LSX6Qu2qL_LYhPQ9d6gm-Rb-bJiSpkTMmO7OwjOMsDCm1CEAgWYmnWxFgikRTLk_VCGk74fHZxphi7mX5oLlasNC33TX0U/s1600-h/DSC_0859.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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I do remember that I edited a paper that's poised for submission, worked on area statement-related stuff, prepared a crockpot dinner in the morning, and took my poor sick child to the doctor. Yes, she's infected. Yes, she's on antibiotics. At least she made it through 13 months of her life without them. And I tried to wait it out, but I got guilted by both the doctor and the nurse, so I guess I should have brought her in sooner.<br /><br />I might have to give up these posts (sorry Jean!). I should have started them back in May, when I REALLY procrastinated. And I need to turn in a draft of my area statement by December, so I really, truly, have got to get crackin'! But, soon I'll have to dedicate more than Mondays to writing, so there may be much more opportunity for procrastination...Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-44446207290245858152009-08-11T07:34:00.000-07:002009-08-11T07:40:52.385-07:00What I Did Today Instead of Working on My Dissertation, #4Well, I actually worked on my dissertation. But only for a few hours! I read my "Area Statement Process Guidelines," which, to my surprise, was only 3 pages long, but with many pages of helpful examples. I worked on some questions for a survey that will give me data for my dissertation, and when I got frustrated, I went to Target (of course) and bought O a new push toy and some kitty litter.<br /><br />No, I don't have a cat.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-51672541376109180052009-08-06T17:43:00.000-07:002009-08-06T17:45:13.721-07:00Accepted!I just had my second article accepted for publication, in a high impact journal no less! I'll post the link when it's available. Yay! This makes up for the total dejected-ness I felt after being recently rejected.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-84237600993175337592009-08-03T18:12:00.000-07:002009-08-06T17:43:45.963-07:00Birthday Babe BBQ Bonanza!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNlZ2ET4-_yDDco3YobcdDgXyKf_oTdVdGELUP-cHS3k_D7cdnnYPbQicE4gxEndGPyzsgiL7K1uUqFyUaKgp9dc1wij3lYMAB9227GsBmDEWfnDF0WAGA-KJ_H4a5aBzKatpSEBt772W/s1600-h/DSC_0083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNlZ2ET4-_yDDco3YobcdDgXyKf_oTdVdGELUP-cHS3k_D7cdnnYPbQicE4gxEndGPyzsgiL7K1uUqFyUaKgp9dc1wij3lYMAB9227GsBmDEWfnDF0WAGA-KJ_H4a5aBzKatpSEBt772W/s400/DSC_0083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365912295436686994" border="0" /></a>All photographs by my dad, aka Grandpa. Here, the adventure begins...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibk2e-5Y1JWRJNlfinUfxIwJK9Iy0FlDgYLtUvtqusm7GclU05Ek36O90-yfVyN7Z880HKNS5UGYxsypWPUqk-fz7Ay2vIB9KCvpjDkgHM07QXCQtM_0djXzUnCC3Km8zIMD-7j1FhyphenhyphenkW/s1600-h/DSC_0084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibk2e-5Y1JWRJNlfinUfxIwJK9Iy0FlDgYLtUvtqusm7GclU05Ek36O90-yfVyN7Z880HKNS5UGYxsypWPUqk-fz7Ay2vIB9KCvpjDkgHM07QXCQtM_0djXzUnCC3Km8zIMD-7j1FhyphenhyphenkW/s400/DSC_0084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365912298848407650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZIza14Qu9_WOlmnL5vhsFBvyS4NmtjZfoqO992ZlFftuN3h-6XCQlpNuyV8OlhnNIeRISyoiZZCsbPOUgGmwmiOp_1iKSnXbJmeLYgPuDRhljbn99A_PNOMtZ6fVuHhB0HP2tgAtCioB/s1600-h/DSC_0085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lJVRYyg-qCn5sam84nNJa8v-f_4RI8C-Fa2LG1XtW49T-qAfDa2EJ9e4A5EwubgvdhvMUWDW-7sHNxHJqmvpOZy4TPpS6l1Y4IiHZHJnp9JnLMUv8lFV8S7JXKNsb-aSzEJA-l370qpn/s400/DSC_0092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365912901893044690" border="0" /></a>wait for it...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrA6eGDmAO2u7Is99WcU6QVkzzH20sqfRzwUXJppuHtr6VGnNTXYuQzoMTwqfE-wURfQ_SJGHnHViuEbwlhmTdp8LZYo4387zHGVhHQEBMOfzWFciuIv2uAwcGRn31cLNnibsYRfj9fr6s/s1600-h/DSC_0093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrA6eGDmAO2u7Is99WcU6QVkzzH20sqfRzwUXJppuHtr6VGnNTXYuQzoMTwqfE-wURfQ_SJGHnHViuEbwlhmTdp8LZYo4387zHGVhHQEBMOfzWFciuIv2uAwcGRn31cLNnibsYRfj9fr6s/s400/DSC_0093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365912904470095570" border="0" /></a>There it is! Icing hand in the hair.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aDNJ3ipZVJ_YMOV2l3UQaQzl5yAmx4rs2uDXddxFtGUoZ7bJ5hHKU8ojLFJRctoZD2E7t1gMJn3S71LKkLZvXRlZcs7fd1nMsITarnQbeuTsOdQC3QQ1JSiLD1xUQhW70GRYCZ3DTDgk/s1600-h/DSC_0094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aDNJ3ipZVJ_YMOV2l3UQaQzl5yAmx4rs2uDXddxFtGUoZ7bJ5hHKU8ojLFJRctoZD2E7t1gMJn3S71LKkLZvXRlZcs7fd1nMsITarnQbeuTsOdQC3QQ1JSiLD1xUQhW70GRYCZ3DTDgk/s400/DSC_0094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365913920400378034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHEZPZEh0_Ep2jp6nRNFLF5FhWx1y1RYWLXP8U6J7xSP-3jPZHjEtVosR6DMDZjXr8AN5083I0-pzHkT6sGABobYHxHKYXI8wme9tqEcl6NGH8ClcsFbH-2-xUHNukkLVtqHYUKey7VKq/s1600-h/DSC_0095.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Could you tell?</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYH7ZvrZ-3AaguX7jxuoSTSqxNhRtxBJ9OWFzF41cwz61uSc4ymBPNtFL3zvnzUedoIHIZfOAixMG7Qzqz4XbI2MiyBBhM86drQd7J3nFnePXkdXrrqg4oFP0hFHyK5UgReNgwDh375uB/s1600-h/DSC_0061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYH7ZvrZ-3AaguX7jxuoSTSqxNhRtxBJ9OWFzF41cwz61uSc4ymBPNtFL3zvnzUedoIHIZfOAixMG7Qzqz4XbI2MiyBBhM86drQd7J3nFnePXkdXrrqg4oFP0hFHyK5UgReNgwDh375uB/s400/DSC_0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365915833118508258" border="0" /></a>My nephew Jeff...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVesrBo8QDUlbbEu4gnNb9zTjNC2xR4vdJ-JChAhDuXNFzzKDk09gjolWvQNK-_InlDgNcZ6bHT6hXEs5J5wbKZuopE_udGlfF1Qf7Jx4XR0vaZMVrgmf9tAqrsGsLb3DWAPR3vAw0GQu1/s1600-h/DSC_0035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVesrBo8QDUlbbEu4gnNb9zTjNC2xR4vdJ-JChAhDuXNFzzKDk09gjolWvQNK-_InlDgNcZ6bHT6hXEs5J5wbKZuopE_udGlfF1Qf7Jx4XR0vaZMVrgmf9tAqrsGsLb3DWAPR3vAw0GQu1/s400/DSC_0035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365915830970676178" border="0" /></a>...his wife Brenda...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCInq0AyMiUMgiaayxYwX18t8wo_Dbs5Q6uHOaUS4yiL9xWd37wXD_W3uMrUKN4e-K-d9f6D26niZC1RCRC2ekIHjSH4jO_g3l4801Sn0dTjazOvOHjPm_ePtyCk4W67vYLW6nC9FRIDy/s1600-h/DSC_0034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCInq0AyMiUMgiaayxYwX18t8wo_Dbs5Q6uHOaUS4yiL9xWd37wXD_W3uMrUKN4e-K-d9f6D26niZC1RCRC2ekIHjSH4jO_g3l4801Sn0dTjazOvOHjPm_ePtyCk4W67vYLW6nC9FRIDy/s400/DSC_0034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365915824477241618" border="0" /></a>...their girls Brianna...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYwapq_xtcldRWFz1k1W1ObWAiGJ0u_VKyR5UIs-GZvIG00XsUtlrGIwk7lhWF5bLSbVCyaYynyWBG4dKm9DsvX3IB93Q6kPgR6rSBIB0cqlrFAcmO_an-rKW4KKAlZK6b9nYhVgb2LMA/s1600-h/DSC_0033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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I ran out of time and energy and didn't spend as much time on the icing, if you couldn't tell...<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-72463462759654703682009-08-03T17:57:00.000-07:002009-08-03T18:12:13.721-07:00What I Did Today Instead of Working on My Dissertation, #3Randomly ran into and had breakfast with Erik, which was totally awesome, found a new coffeeshop I like (particularly because the entire time I was there they played all of <span style="font-style: italic;">Nebraska</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Greetings from Asbury Park</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Born to Run)</span>, reviewed a manuscript for a journal that recently rejected one of mine (which is bull, if you ask me), prepared stuff for a work meeting I have tomorrow, and bought a baby gate for the top of the stairs. Oh, and I <span style="font-style: italic;">did</span> actually work on some survey questions for my dissertation.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-70391962352558839842009-07-28T06:22:00.000-07:002009-07-28T06:25:40.446-07:00What I Did Today Instead of Working on My Dissertation, #2Hung out with somebody who is MUCH further along in her dissertation writing. Chapter 8 of 10 to be exact!<br /><br />Okay, so I had to go to work yesterday, so it doesn't really count as a writing day. But if it were, I still would've hung out with Jean instead of working on my dissertation.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-47196108546859955262009-07-21T20:16:00.000-07:002009-07-21T20:53:33.388-07:00The babe is 1.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nqNBV9kdt8wLAAJ9Voi8AN6eFinx-apZrLrAEdEUNHgxJsf01h0MrF6pJKvVgqmDkWDW3iGnnqPj4AhxJXpZg80TfMsMvpEZKhyphenhyphen6FJjch6eU7HlPaAannyVv8AqwbAAYi2gSKMs1Zrqu/s1600-h/IMG_5953.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nqNBV9kdt8wLAAJ9Voi8AN6eFinx-apZrLrAEdEUNHgxJsf01h0MrF6pJKvVgqmDkWDW3iGnnqPj4AhxJXpZg80TfMsMvpEZKhyphenhyphen6FJjch6eU7HlPaAannyVv8AqwbAAYi2gSKMs1Zrqu/s400/IMG_5953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361121566432920722" border="0" /></a>Good morning, world! I am 1 today!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTKS0aROfoJvP3GnpWGbB6jxHloogxA4eDxcHguqHPrCSlc789P_9a4yCc0FGjieoTfDJoLETIp4df0Ijxinee0lLV99rmAkUfq5MhNdqleqoqkIYdNmOHb5ILNEMieUbB1iW57smlqGl/s1600-h/IMG_5952.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTKS0aROfoJvP3GnpWGbB6jxHloogxA4eDxcHguqHPrCSlc789P_9a4yCc0FGjieoTfDJoLETIp4df0Ijxinee0lLV99rmAkUfq5MhNdqleqoqkIYdNmOHb5ILNEMieUbB1iW57smlqGl/s400/IMG_5952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361121575126048658" border="0" /></a>My first breakfast as a 1 year old.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYhrLHNtHHcdW0J_UB7_gv4EjCmokh2_60ypsfvxYQCimK8z_0LezTqKFn8oldYzDPhD-sslNgcxMxSdelzXrHpx0363xcE46jMmkb6sPx_ykCI5HXUNavCSWDUp50w9AvSqIi3w8FWaO/s1600-h/IMG_5954.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYhrLHNtHHcdW0J_UB7_gv4EjCmokh2_60ypsfvxYQCimK8z_0LezTqKFn8oldYzDPhD-sslNgcxMxSdelzXrHpx0363xcE46jMmkb6sPx_ykCI5HXUNavCSWDUp50w9AvSqIi3w8FWaO/s400/IMG_5954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361121590394661458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpOvIxDa2pbBmdsG28g3D5XVqyITDzOc_nr_wnY2jBNVqsLxhaPBV66cL3lxvSipjzx8u525yn4lWusQAJnRjNR-voGhSUPzZ3AcR1-Lyar6MGMGr0fnO5ipBtP0U7_4m_Lg6Da1TV1c1/s1600-h/IMG_5955.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpOvIxDa2pbBmdsG28g3D5XVqyITDzOc_nr_wnY2jBNVqsLxhaPBV66cL3lxvSipjzx8u525yn4lWusQAJnRjNR-voGhSUPzZ3AcR1-Lyar6MGMGr0fnO5ipBtP0U7_4m_Lg6Da1TV1c1/s400/IMG_5955.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361121596540960770" border="0" /></a>Mutt don't care how old I am. He's still eyeballin' my snacks.<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2D6uby9g_iXiQnvdDPVF76Uomib4FOC0fMr7EPd0Xzpc7uaa-dNkYl2q4jra_ZrtD7gxO8mi4XiCy2LRGBx77GZJ6UhAgioPn12Yx2Iq0UAorI9d00WRl9bRIzlNu4qGLBueDong4ODq4/s1600-h/IMG_5957.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2D6uby9g_iXiQnvdDPVF76Uomib4FOC0fMr7EPd0Xzpc7uaa-dNkYl2q4jra_ZrtD7gxO8mi4XiCy2LRGBx77GZJ6UhAgioPn12Yx2Iq0UAorI9d00WRl9bRIzlNu4qGLBueDong4ODq4/s400/IMG_5957.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361121605194801570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADi13sg74ZrdqMD-vX-MNSPUNdZCHcOrHzlcJfR8H392qHz1MzP2dQS5UE_GOiO3U7aSnl-Lob6cgxqyUgkYkhOcy8eKSYH-7i3BZSwsSoR08F1RGHRV81oQpFnRvsM4XSzz8utqLzAW6/s1600-h/IMG_5959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADi13sg74ZrdqMD-vX-MNSPUNdZCHcOrHzlcJfR8H392qHz1MzP2dQS5UE_GOiO3U7aSnl-Lob6cgxqyUgkYkhOcy8eKSYH-7i3BZSwsSoR08F1RGHRV81oQpFnRvsM4XSzz8utqLzAW6/s400/IMG_5959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361122896041949730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihu7LKo6-D3wEngNVryhXGqnsR2I5BJmo3oUO_HUvECMamYvK_BEqWg1dwZBlMmoCmVKJg9iL8yMXJB5crwPT-B_BQlkdMkx4LVxFdG25Am7txCzw0Fl0ojZghqGk3qz44CAr7LYyWS7bI/s1600-h/IMG_5960.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihu7LKo6-D3wEngNVryhXGqnsR2I5BJmo3oUO_HUvECMamYvK_BEqWg1dwZBlMmoCmVKJg9iL8yMXJB5crwPT-B_BQlkdMkx4LVxFdG25Am7txCzw0Fl0ojZghqGk3qz44CAr7LYyWS7bI/s400/IMG_5960.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361122905860806642" border="0" /></a>I picked O up from day care and took her to lunch at Fitz's. She had a nasty rash that day and it was really muggy. So we took her to the City Garden that night, which she LOVED. She played in the fountains and swam in the waterfalls. But, I left my camera in the car.<br /><br />At her 1 year check up Monday, they told me she's now 60th percentile for height and 30th percentile for weight. Long and lean like her daddy and grandma. The doc said she probably got those genes and they'll stick with her. Lucky babe! She weighs 19 lbs 13 ounces, and is 29 3/4 inches in length. She doesn't crawl, but she scoots around on her bottom, and covers a lot of ground fast that way. You gotta keep an eye on her!<br /><br />I've got great photos from her BBQ on Saturday, but they're big and I need to re-size them, and now I'm going to bed. Look for adorable cake-in-face photos and video soon...Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-9188671807232685082009-07-21T20:08:00.000-07:002009-07-21T20:15:48.898-07:00What I Did Today Instead of Working on My Dissertation, #1Every Monday, my mother comes over and watches Ophelia so I can work on my dissertation. More precisely, my area statement, but that's just a bunch of mumbo jumbo, so saying dissertation is fine. Yet every Monday seems to come and go without too much accomplished. Well, at least without too much <span style="font-style: italic;">writing</span> accomplished. So I decided to start a weekly blog post to tell you all what I do on Mondays instead of working on my dissertation. Plus, at least then I will have written <span style="font-style: italic;">something</span>, right? And thus it begins...<br /><br />#1: wandered aimlessly around Target and purchased a new pair of black One Stars, a first-aid kit, and a notebook. To get the creative juices flowing, you know?Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-50850261100780001682009-07-06T18:33:00.000-07:002009-07-06T18:54:21.981-07:00Lights! Camera! Ophelia!I finally got around to posting some video of Ophelia on You Tube. I haven't posted video so far because I had all these ones that I wanted to edit first but, meh, here's some relatively recent stuff that's pretty funny and cute sans editing. At least for those of you who haven't gotten to be around O much, you can see a bit of her personality and charm...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2FOYKQvDjcM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2FOYKQvDjcM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9tFJZ1resCU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9tFJZ1resCU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/71tIvcMGnj0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/71tIvcMGnj0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-82190653615937159742009-07-06T17:30:00.000-07:002009-07-06T18:04:32.492-07:00The penultimate week of Ophelia's first yearBaby Girl's first birthday approaches. I can't believe it's here already. This year has been a whirlwind of drool, poop, squeals, smiles and tears. But most importantly, it's been the year I felt my heart burst on a regular basis with every magical thing my beautiful, amazing, intelligent, loving girl did and does. She gives the best headbutt hugs in the world, and she can't contain her absolute delight at anything she loves -- doggies, teddy bears, daddy, other little kids -- or hates, like almost falling or having dog food taken away from her. She's amazing beyond words, and has exceeded any possible expectations I could have had for a happy, healthy baby. Thank you, thank you, thank you.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAhhybumf6hHCZN5P670Gn21THk4iHvIfYx9alod5-feR3TDL38aNsIe8lOSK9TwNYh-Z_2UbO81Oo5es7miuiUF3VXKLJwSYzjUGjKvWmQPTi5KLn_1fNnI4VDlO4q_tb3Ow3QheZcPs/s1600-h/IMG_5901.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAhhybumf6hHCZN5P670Gn21THk4iHvIfYx9alod5-feR3TDL38aNsIe8lOSK9TwNYh-Z_2UbO81Oo5es7miuiUF3VXKLJwSYzjUGjKvWmQPTi5KLn_1fNnI4VDlO4q_tb3Ow3QheZcPs/s400/IMG_5901.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355513410565223010" border="0" /></a>Mac and cheese is AWESOME!!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjZQmJcEMi3skarNOD_kuWVDah1y_GRVVbtDSvwxYrXm1e-O8l5UoZabY-i6lnHyJT8PUTCB7ShtQlm4i6DRVOYBpY2lP3LtPTjz2IgEJdU2ioyXcTDTokDFQBmCKAsBMNth7LHBseUrn/s1600-h/IMG_5905.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1RPXK7czA0PEB0d0ZT5bAeTpC0ag6rsktLznGtD-h0RwioMmOpHa8Jkiczr0J1P3tts1pVgzAH9jyZ2u5Fk7aGqBZoyY6Ts39Cs_PppaZJ0pzmIVy5bPLJ3WjZbOxSO39GxMWxG50yNx/s400/IMG_5914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355512556710309378" border="0" /></a>A rare mad moment...Okay, they aren't THAT rare...<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFd1q1t2F0f4lT34rUyoz-2JKSqgkc0mjx7H94jYusesLum0dhyphenhyphenXLOqBLO2vxlwt64g5NFnaGjbGEXzxiX_2Sc86UKoqrp2p5LueRovkUCBkaewt-iJo7TdQleatAUrQpu9x_JUKTH4Lr9/s1600-h/IMG_5916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFd1q1t2F0f4lT34rUyoz-2JKSqgkc0mjx7H94jYusesLum0dhyphenhyphenXLOqBLO2vxlwt64g5NFnaGjbGEXzxiX_2Sc86UKoqrp2p5LueRovkUCBkaewt-iJo7TdQleatAUrQpu9x_JUKTH4Lr9/s400/IMG_5916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355512553002773314" border="0" /></a>"Da?" roughly translates to: "What's that grandma?"<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPDpxuBgwQMz9LUoOdsQ28VWxnGzz6B-aymPd4nlZJ3liJ1Z8OAVts5RtYsQz1bk2GGHysUQ0ADhCsQEnq1DjrNhUrV1zkM0DgElJD0w_nwahBt2_AkqW1WJ1-eiMQQugylDu1fsV_Db7/s1600-h/IMG_5920.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Everything ever is AWESOME!!<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-53436346585850852652009-06-10T19:51:00.000-07:002009-06-10T20:56:18.637-07:00Rainy Reno<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq22UFHvy0_6mx36UUBWpsyx-CpZXdpWZa_UyYN-Db6McBTaqaRotuhZoW4kXdBFBg9JehTvRKvIE0qZrKgh0AWbWqDbXa2l7Zs0VhmUbdNa1SnH_9ThsFHnVgZz9lmFfRhvx3cU0xEDoo/s1600-h/IMG_5738.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq22UFHvy0_6mx36UUBWpsyx-CpZXdpWZa_UyYN-Db6McBTaqaRotuhZoW4kXdBFBg9JehTvRKvIE0qZrKgh0AWbWqDbXa2l7Zs0VhmUbdNa1SnH_9ThsFHnVgZz9lmFfRhvx3cU0xEDoo/s400/IMG_5738.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345905961798211442" border="0" /></a><br />Just before the tri, we were in Reno. I had to attend and present at a conference (which went very well), so we thought we'd make it a mini-vacation. Bad idea.<br /><br />It rained every single day we were there, except the day we drove to the airport. We planned on doing some hiking in Tahoe, renting bikes, running the streets of Reno...No. We spent a week inside a casino, where the blinking and buzzing and dinging numb your brain and you can never tell whether it's night or day.<br /><br />We tried going out to the pool one day, but it rained. We went to Harrah's automobile museum, where they had tons of awesome cars and a pretty cool <a href="http://www.bigdaddyroth.com/">Ed Roth/Rat Fink</a> exhibit. I got a sweet t-shirt. Ophelia talked to EVERY car we looked at. She's truly an Eddens and a Meyer. I fell in love the grills. Somethin' about those round light eyes and shiny metal mouths.<br /><br />Mostly, when I wasn't at the conference, we spent our time at Circus Circus playing video games, which was actually totally fun. You can only gamble so much when you don't want to spend money and can't take a baby on the gaming floor, so House of Dead 4, Fast and the Furious and good ol' SkeeBall satisfied our need for a thrill. We also got to see Sam's sister Erin, who was in the process of moving from Tempe, AZ to Portland, OR. Pretty awesome. We don't get to visit with her much, and she and her friend Bethany stayed a day with us, with Bethany's dog PJ stuffed in a doggie dufflebag and toted along.<br /><br />I'm thinking we'll never go back to Reno, except perhaps to pass through to Lake Tahoe. Reno is pretty much an armpit. I did at least get some cute pics though...<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Harrah's automobile museum<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-9-2Fg2TOuPOfUBFx4XPK5VkuJLMN_TVVm0K0m_LMIK4D-QWEX_MLMZU_j1BmG8pQqBgZynPjQ9xBGEd66EIwK_jt8aBQ0k2yvjoo2HyvRq3eUKCCxJMv0XUbuXkPv1preleLCGl4m3p/s1600-h/IMG_5653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-9-2Fg2TOuPOfUBFx4XPK5VkuJLMN_TVVm0K0m_LMIK4D-QWEX_MLMZU_j1BmG8pQqBgZynPjQ9xBGEd66EIwK_jt8aBQ0k2yvjoo2HyvRq3eUKCCxJMv0XUbuXkPv1preleLCGl4m3p/s400/IMG_5653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345899963656367378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXvaR2g-BB9vHQdpL_dj21K3yF87_wmz2_AuWZT4E-boKeQ6hmkeDm1EDRjCF9Q-Ff2tHozNAQLO9UuJU7cpbs_4oTwVSCy3Pe8tufcubrV2cr6WXS_73Zqrgs462-tSxcyeJcUzW3OVN/s1600-h/IMG_5656.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JG1uYmIFj3qSgCnGU_rby-Qbqcak4x9kMsy8yBjPE_RNFVizSt0rnPRV_Ux4pFi7OpLul5KRJgHRuQnuwO2AevAbwfBzlSVcbkFTJeWxncFUjLPCM1StmQxWp2tbFXuz6a4f__bHaPPe/s400/IMG_5670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345899983165681218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A few of my favorite car faces<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjroapNMHOYf_KyAHvRU-mdDX0Ti_LBUUv9gswUS81gD9SbNPAeUBB_b70ko37f9WnziW8O9lA9BrVBmzkCI6xF9_ch9AgeQxrG3XSmVzHpF9InONnF6hy9c43zcvVxSLz__qRkZ57YSy/s1600-h/IMG_5680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjroapNMHOYf_KyAHvRU-mdDX0Ti_LBUUv9gswUS81gD9SbNPAeUBB_b70ko37f9WnziW8O9lA9BrVBmzkCI6xF9_ch9AgeQxrG3XSmVzHpF9InONnF6hy9c43zcvVxSLz__qRkZ57YSy/s400/IMG_5680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345901242296254626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeB37coRbRo8oJvu6-_DlYO8veqofzSqJ5m3lFUCqLGhn8hetFl6bj51jWvtdb0Nk3zCV7Yxkvzce8QSE9-xWP2JSQYdhOx_VJEY0_kHEnl9xfCMrxxGkM2Qf8-PgNX9GdeBkoIUauRVP/s1600-h/IMG_5685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3dTgQCMudlDHEdR_wZWmWkSw2m3hdrsHWrqe2EY5LCv17YsV356UunZsslN9VuKeId3GdTSqNqrBSQ-xHw51cDEi4CKNU2bEINukq7vpW2AelxvOuQSvSh8O7P_AvmRKZMMo7osZrXow/s400/IMG_5758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345910097934223474" border="0" /></a>Plug it, Daddy!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9vBkrleEzhUERBsf_1NzrMrs-v26T8T1qU7q7e2nGUOy1tsrvLXpBIwSHt-RqC9SymE32LFa890T2kmRWqZXd8zGzHf7s2UXVkGmiRk3reGB2r9F3EKAqq9QruUhXLwUWDC8Mw0JHxcr/s1600-h/IMG_5771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9vBkrleEzhUERBsf_1NzrMrs-v26T8T1qU7q7e2nGUOy1tsrvLXpBIwSHt-RqC9SymE32LFa890T2kmRWqZXd8zGzHf7s2UXVkGmiRk3reGB2r9F3EKAqq9QruUhXLwUWDC8Mw0JHxcr/s400/IMG_5771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345910921011732274" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-23449315492474221052009-06-10T18:34:00.001-07:002009-06-10T21:09:50.133-07:00Triathletes!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aOsC3_4hENxV45x_JWRrHjAD9WzKx1MxUPWWzB5iFtR6FBWFUUJTcorWDfbPlT9FQtDaLRijgcyRddEd4TkLIRe6LUTZfFwPg3lLTfqrBA7GxFqIIpANHK2Pr8vSuLpkKhZ5vtwpbAxN/s1600-h/sam+bike"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aOsC3_4hENxV45x_JWRrHjAD9WzKx1MxUPWWzB5iFtR6FBWFUUJTcorWDfbPlT9FQtDaLRijgcyRddEd4TkLIRe6LUTZfFwPg3lLTfqrBA7GxFqIIpANHK2Pr8vSuLpkKhZ5vtwpbAxN/s400/sam+bike" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345917096498770098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UQklfzknPoJFWd7ITEtYjOTlHJIHNHe9GmuNpBNnDUNA22M5MAX-lqnt4uKYwiN1eyde3h2F_Pm_DREoY2AwEfTeMHTNH6Qkik40BwKGdLywNsnaUrpmhz2Kc8aCh09lrBrN4FuCjl3x/s1600-h/me+on+bike"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UQklfzknPoJFWd7ITEtYjOTlHJIHNHe9GmuNpBNnDUNA22M5MAX-lqnt4uKYwiN1eyde3h2F_Pm_DREoY2AwEfTeMHTNH6Qkik40BwKGdLywNsnaUrpmhz2Kc8aCh09lrBrN4FuCjl3x/s400/me+on+bike" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345891533190753010" border="0" /></a><br />Sam and I finished our first triathlon on Saturday, and our team raised over $104,000 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. How's that for awesome!?!?<br /><br />I did the 1000 yard swim in 24 minutes, which was a personal record for me. The fastest I swam it in the pool was 33 minutes, so the wetsuit makes a big difference. I did the 28 mile bike in 1:37 minutes. I was a little disappointed in my time. Technically, that would be an average of a little over 17 miles an hour, although my official race pace was 16.0 miles an hour. I did a good job of maintaining about 19-21 mph on the rolling highway hills, but those hills inside Innsbrook are pretty killer, and I crawled up some of them at 4-6 mph. I saw other people walking their bikes up hills, so at least I managed to stay on! I also had to stop at one point because I accidentally tore off my race number while shoving an empty goo packet into my jersey. That added a minute or so onto my time. But, I really felt good!<br /><br />The run was a different story. I felt great coming into it, with the exception of one point where I thought I was gonna throw up on the bike. But as soon as I started running, I got hit with severe stomach and chest cramps. I felt like someone had taken a balloon and blown it up inside my body, and then proceeded to stab me repeatedly. When I got to the first mile marker, I stopped at the aid station completely convinced that I would throw up. Clearly the sports goos that I had had eaten on the bike to maintain energy had done a number on me. I drank a little water, took two electrolyte pills and pressed on. But the run course was very hilly, and I ended up walking most of it, with an average of over 14 minute miles. NOT good.<br /><br />But, I felt great coming across the finish line, Sam and the team yelling my name. The run consisted of a loop that you ran twice, which was kind of a tease, because when you made the first loop you ran up to the finish line and turned around. When I came in to start the second loop Sam had already finished. His total time was 2 hours, 47 minutes. Mine was 3 hours, 43 minutes. That includes transition times. I took a little less than 5 minutes in both transitions, mostly because I took a second to kiss Ophelia, say hello to Lindsay and Jenny who were there watching O...and, it was so exciting to see Casey and Lana and Raleigh cheering me on as I ran up the hill from the swim!<br /><br />This has been such a fantastic experience. The people on my team are really wonderful, and you know you'll find good people when you're doing this for a cause. At our pre-race pasta dinner, our LLS staff person had made giant posters of all of our honored teammates, including Hap and H.R., and posted them up with thank yous and motivational words. It was really cool.<br /><br />I really can't recommend Team in Training enough. My sister Pam is training for a half-marathon now with TNT, and I think we should get a whole Eddens team together for an event next year. It's been so nice to spend this time with Sam. We're considering training for an Ironman or half-Iron, but training takes a lot of time, a lot of babysitting support, and I don't know if I can do it again while in school. But we're both doing two more tris this summer, at least. So come see us at The Big Shark New Town Triathlon in July, and the Lake St. Louis tri in August. I've posted a few photos for your entertainment!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdAEsu5jdAENqWMsaPClsM_4vHZ74AO4a9dhj0cU0he3tIiejA0fXq1JSdldXpPSwvt6MneGY2pQ8fh4w5tKy6iUr1ntFEcecF1ZScME18wrn22OGjlM_tqqXYYXzA4ssRxxGoEnN1nzi/s1600-h/before+swim"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdAEsu5jdAENqWMsaPClsM_4vHZ74AO4a9dhj0cU0he3tIiejA0fXq1JSdldXpPSwvt6MneGY2pQ8fh4w5tKy6iUr1ntFEcecF1ZScME18wrn22OGjlM_tqqXYYXzA4ssRxxGoEnN1nzi/s400/before+swim" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345891528002280978" border="0" /></a>Pre-tri jitters with the ladies<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdmVWGHaZqhR-pj48N5qKub-nxBZ4biqHcW90DZ0eo7dwe63WbQoBStR9bV1TuVIqiFYsM9MTd2t3bQfe0OkJWTX23eoWl5mN2pGZuLzu74g4YDlVnW13xgL2LF4B1vibZ_GuYwlFmug0/s1600-h/us+before+tri"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdmVWGHaZqhR-pj48N5qKub-nxBZ4biqHcW90DZ0eo7dwe63WbQoBStR9bV1TuVIqiFYsM9MTd2t3bQfe0OkJWTX23eoWl5mN2pGZuLzu74g4YDlVnW13xgL2LF4B1vibZ_GuYwlFmug0/s400/us+before+tri" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345891536561148930" border="0" /></a>New docs Kevin and Marie, and our tri mentor Meggan<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzpRlr5q4OjEEyycscg8OqoByeReep1wOVHnleIV0IIxOMOk4910pBYxfHiiFxBq_yQPr1uxCEPhP34oX9R956PjDSBKow9PTutaURMC8jkIPdDzVH48AblEU-M3-BCA8DXf1Iz4EoTF5/s1600-h/teammate_poster"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzpRlr5q4OjEEyycscg8OqoByeReep1wOVHnleIV0IIxOMOk4910pBYxfHiiFxBq_yQPr1uxCEPhP34oX9R956PjDSBKow9PTutaURMC8jkIPdDzVH48AblEU-M3-BCA8DXf1Iz4EoTF5/s400/teammate_poster" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345891537652648290" border="0" /></a>H.R. and Hap posters that our LLS staff person made. Cool!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5Fpx8BlkjPPVjQIFV_m4gkrF1M_KXcOB6ZL3UrOwb-SlJXmYDIkPvCFA6a4JYd8r-he-xQtZQMHqmAsAXnZoT1-2R-tKVDw54AvGmsJ5iTn48Gto1vVbuk0PcRvQjpkloqkWcv9HcoQT/s1600-h/sam+finish"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5Fpx8BlkjPPVjQIFV_m4gkrF1M_KXcOB6ZL3UrOwb-SlJXmYDIkPvCFA6a4JYd8r-he-xQtZQMHqmAsAXnZoT1-2R-tKVDw54AvGmsJ5iTn48Gto1vVbuk0PcRvQjpkloqkWcv9HcoQT/s400/sam+finish" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345917100053024370" border="0" /></a>Sam finishes sporting his TNT pride!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViW9QWzgGM9ESr0_suDV0IPcEuRtQNoWDgt7a5TgWiowYwVwnOJkcYImk7JeVEM533NH7aaNveryaYhlQ3v_OPYmTggUIzmqF9J4cWXDfAD8nsrCaRcoG1lkJIXAAS4g5FMumR0lhOcrJ/s1600-h/IMG_5776.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViW9QWzgGM9ESr0_suDV0IPcEuRtQNoWDgt7a5TgWiowYwVwnOJkcYImk7JeVEM533NH7aaNveryaYhlQ3v_OPYmTggUIzmqF9J4cWXDfAD8nsrCaRcoG1lkJIXAAS4g5FMumR0lhOcrJ/s400/IMG_5776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345891541017880098" border="0" /></a>Post-race dip in the lake. Ophelia's first time swimming!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQUqt1bjo8T19WwNDh0R7LpFQ4aOztFK11H51pkbXGE7c6CD-1YBpJj71nZVMll6Yt-dwCj23HlWMUBzKa_wCxd5v6gDC0Vgfm2InC-frYoWDCbcPqiUoUH0Ldg7iDiSRBrlP4VLOXxbB/s1600-h/IMG_5778.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQUqt1bjo8T19WwNDh0R7LpFQ4aOztFK11H51pkbXGE7c6CD-1YBpJj71nZVMll6Yt-dwCj23HlWMUBzKa_wCxd5v6gDC0Vgfm2InC-frYoWDCbcPqiUoUH0Ldg7iDiSRBrlP4VLOXxbB/s400/IMG_5778.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345894538850716754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeab5ryA72U-kNaC-4MkWSuZyC9crTZfQAQ3Fr3okrkdI4oVAgYE31yHfED1-uft_wxCf6dlR4OKAbAv3bjw2YIVB40Z43VvlpDOgM7tv5mpSaiq2XI75KNQm2NV67oofJAJWbIgtAa99z/s1600-h/IMG_5777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIX59BVPcJI_cmBY6sm2ezdIzduCfTFImGDIxNN3VP0uyBFBzEe8pLm_B73rYgnQWvoMo3fn2qWsCZADpnFF7rl91UBF8j_oTTPmhamNLzwI_0BXJVaHQPO3uZ8N7R_s2UZjkqSeB86ZD/s400/IMG_5814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345894546040938738" border="0" /></a>Alexis Y, Meggan, me and Melissa (also a new-ish mom)<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasnOYycOyFczFUvrj_ZHgeOC2ZQCLj3_mh0DpV8BdZlInv7UIsGqY3iIFFZ2iAJiM2x43EVzGJPzRQ6cpMaYgXc9cJRElZrnYL8Fna5k8aRwLu5mvpmekcGW8nHj41fmkvikJJgdZzTXE/s1600-h/IMG_5832.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasnOYycOyFczFUvrj_ZHgeOC2ZQCLj3_mh0DpV8BdZlInv7UIsGqY3iIFFZ2iAJiM2x43EVzGJPzRQ6cpMaYgXc9cJRElZrnYL8Fna5k8aRwLu5mvpmekcGW8nHj41fmkvikJJgdZzTXE/s400/IMG_5832.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345894551098517954" border="0" /></a>Myself and Alexis W (another Wash U PhD student / triathlete!)<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02883302770811793814noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418319240887722644.post-73133550342011009492009-05-17T16:46:00.000-07:002009-05-18T07:52:38.918-07:00A sigh of relief, and then the nail-biting continues.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UNT0t3ewSg_TmIql2ozePS-M44qngpyDLIjTCHKjjxLFAOw5JFyXQQ7R3i6PFiZDLrxbzvpVPDRmnqYRUX_4ZS0XAw2RWKDzHGbI_O-bTVWrrsVnwRVx03JFLV1B490D92lYfa-TeKjk/s1600-h/IMG_5561.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UNT0t3ewSg_TmIql2ozePS-M44qngpyDLIjTCHKjjxLFAOw5JFyXQQ7R3i6PFiZDLrxbzvpVPDRmnqYRUX_4ZS0XAw2RWKDzHGbI_O-bTVWrrsVnwRVx03JFLV1B490D92lYfa-TeKjk/s400/IMG_5561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336958710065895058" border="0" /></a><br />I realize it's been almost a month since I've posted. No worries, I've got plenty of adorable O photos to share.<br /><br />It's been busy. Really, really, no-one-should-ever-be-this-busy busy. Between the end of the semester, tri training ramping up, one brief trip for a conference and one coming up in two weeks, and trying to get my uncle's house cleaned out, we haven't had a minute to spare. Training has been interrupted with life, and life has been interrupted with lots o' work.<br /><br />Our first tri is in 3 weeks. I'm excited. Not only to do the tri, but to have my life back, my time with my daughter back, and my friends back. And I'm tired of asking people to babysit. We'll still be training for two more tris, but at least we can be more flexible with our schedules.<br /><br />I've completed my last semester of coursework, forever. THAT is the sigh of relief. But I'm already biting my fingers thinking of the work that has to be done this summer. I've got to write my area statement, which is generally about 120 pages of lit review in my subject area. And, I'm still trying to manage a massive 5-year research study in about 20 hours a week. It's all pretty overwhelming.<br /><br />But, I've got the most delightful girl in the world to brighten up each and every day. She's trying to walk now, and getting better at standing. She still doesn't have any interest in crawling or scooting. She wants to be on her feet. She points and says "da" about everything. She babbles incessantly, and screeches with glee and fury. She's eating all sorts of delicious foods, but blueberries, raspberries and yogurt melts are her faves. At her 9 month appointment, she was 80th percentile for length and 40th for weight, so she's getting leaner as she stays long. I can't wait to NOT have to come home from work, see her for 1o minutes and then turn around and leave her. Although more work to be done means she'll be gone another day a week now, and that makes me sad. I miss her whenever I'm away, but sometimes I'm too tired to really enjoy her when I'm around. Working's a drag, man!<br /><br />But, I bet y'all miss seeing her even more! 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