Monthly Archive: May 2013

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Teddy Bear Cookie Birthday

While Rubí turned 3, I was in Australia. When I returned home and I was looking at the photos of her blowing out her candles, she pouted at me, “Nana, you weren’t HERE!” Fortunately, I already had a plan before I left Australia. Inspired by a pin on Pinterest, I...

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5 Zettabytes and Big Brother

Remember when Gigabyte seemed too much to understand? The zettabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The prefix zetta indicates the seventh power of 1000 and means 1021 in the International System of Units (SI), and therefore one zettabyte is one sextillion (one long scale trilliard)...

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Until August

Everyone that knows me well, knows I stink at good-byes. I get misty weeks before the actual good-bye events. I love being around loved ones. That’s it. Good-byes usually accompany others prying me off, finger by finger, not willing to let go. Not wealth, not anything can take the place...

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Waiting in New Zealand

“For a while” is a phrase whose length can’t be measured.At least by the person who’s waiting.” ~  Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun   If saying good-bye to my husband, being injured and worried, and a long trip ahead of me wasn’t tragic enough, I had...

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Mothers Day

I missed my own mom and my children on this day, but it was sweet to spend it with John. I got told Happy Mother’s Day very early in the morning by the man I love and I sunk into his arms all smiles. The plan was to go to...

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Birthday

Since my birthday and my time here coming to a close was in the same week, the day was a bit of an emotional roller coaster. Won’t do that again. But it was also very happy, it was my FIRST birthday in Australia! John, in spite of the infinite about...

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Whiteman Park Kangaroos

John drives home from work past Whiteman Park and often sees kangaroos at that time of day. So on his day off, we went by at around the same time…

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Bird Watching

And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” Genesis 1:20 First part of the chair project done, it was time to do something fun. We have a list of things we wish to...

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The Chairs

John and I decided each time I am in Perth that we should take on a project, like the last time it was the kitchen floor. We were online when we discussed the next project. Since airplane tickets are so much money, getting new furniture all the time is out...