American Idol Shocker

Well, the shocker on American Idol last night was that Adam Lambert almost got kicked off. I'm in the camp that think something's not right here and that it was fixed for ratings although I noticed in the comments of the news story below that there are a few people that don't like him for one reason or another.

I went for a walk with a friend this afternoon. She mentioned that you can't work at a Catholic school unless you are a practicing confirmed Catholic, I didn't know that. But in the Catholic high schools they do accept kids of different denominations.

Now it's raining and K is in Montreal without a rain jacket because we couldn't find it at the last minute and we didn't want to miss the bus. Well, at least he won't need his sunglasses which I think he also forgot! M is downtown at a work dinner and L is on a training course recertification, she had to cancel 2 school activities to schedule this course in. Her weekend is pretty much booked up as usual.

Our bathroom work is on hold, waiting for parts to arrive. The buttermilk paint is looking very nice, I think, it will be good to see how the new cabinets and countertop work with it.

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Adam Stays Afloat on American Idol - Interesting comments at the end of this news story.

Urine test could one day predict artery disease

Pause for Thought

I thought you might find the following newsletter I received this morning worth reading:

From the
e-zine, 'PAUSE '. Copyright 2009 Patricia Katz, Optimus Consulting.
(877) 728-5289 or www.patkatz.com.

REFLECTION:
Many of you are smack dab in the busiest years of your lives - with work, family and community obligations filling your hours and days. In mid-life when you find yourself trapped in the midst of the busyness, it can be a challenge to reach out for help.

A couple of years ago, I dropped in for a visit with my dear Aunt Eileen. At over 80 years (or at any age for that matter) Eileen was one of the most loving, supportive and accepting individuals I've ever known. By that time in her life, she had lost her husband, faced several health challenges, and after a lifetime away, relocated to her home province. Here she was surrounded by family, but short on friends. In a word, she was lonely.

As we shared a cup of coffee that day, she read my face and asked, "What's wrong?" Although I hadn't intended to burden her with my woes, it wasn't long before I found myself spilling all. She listened with care, commiserated, and offered a positive perspective on how things might unfold for the best. It lifted my heart considerably.

As we hugged goodbye at the door, I expressed my appreciation for her ear and shoulder. Her reply? "Thanks for sharing your problems. It made me feel useful."

ACTION:
I've thought a lot about that exchange.

It seems to me that in shielding others from the tough truths of our lives, we rob ourselves of a chance to receive the kind of genuine support and caring that could lift our spirits and give us strength to carry on.

We also rob those around us (friends, family and colleagues) of the opportunity to act from their best selves - to play an important and supportive mentoring role in our lives.

It's these kind of honest exchanges that cement relationships and build community. In times of stress and challenge, what could be better than that?

With whom might you share the truths of your life today?

A great excuse

It's raining and overcast, not a day you want to be out walking.

We're sort of waiting for materials to arrive in order to proceed with the bathroom, they've done as much as they can without a cabinet and the new bath faucet parts. We ended up choosing a buttermilk yellow paint and it looks bright even on a day like today. But I think (hope) it will tie in nicely with all the other stuff once it gets in.

We'll go out to dinner later on as it's L's birthday, great excuse for not cooking.

K and I had a battle over math homework last night, but we started too late and being tired never helps, he just stops listening. It'll be a good break for both of us when he goes on his Montreal field trip. His school sent a notice out that everything's a 'go' as the swine flu is not deemed too much of a risk at this point. L's school also sent out a note about taking precautions and staying home when you're sick.


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Girl Guides to get badge for positive body image

Weed Pulling

We're having gorgeous summer weather today.  And the garden could use some weeding/tending.  I think our lawn service will be doing weed pulling this year due to the pesticide ban, I don't think that will work well.  We're going to have to re-design our gardens with less lawn, I think.  I know a lot of the Mediterranean cultures don't even consider the dandelion a weed, more of a scrumptious salad.  So maybe we should even re-think what a weed really is.

All the recent swine flu coverage is scary.  A friend of mine said her husband's company is now restricting travel to places like Texas due to the swine flu risk.

M's niece's baby shower was a lovely, large party of women.  She's going to need a bigger house to store all the gifts, everything a baby could possibly need.  But it's an exciting time for the family.  Baby products have evolved/improved so much over the years,  you should see the new monitors, portable swings, high chairs, etc.  Sort of like how the motor cars evolve year to year.

L is playing a school tennis match out of town this afternoon.  She's been asking for proper tennis shoes, so that will be a good birthday present whenever she has time to go shopping for it.  She turns 17 tomorrow.

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Canada Among Countries Racing To Contain Swine Flu

Toronto Not In Top Ten Best Places To Live In Canada

Power Outage

Well, we had a 7 hour power outage yesterday after a storm passed through. K has never experienced anything like this, so I had to explain that it's a bit of an emergency situation. We're spoiled, really. I was at a bit of a loss myself, always being 'on the go' and I'm not the type to 'take a nap' or anything. Everything we do these days seems to depend on electricity. I realize we need a good battery powered radio as the one we have doesn't even seem to work.

We decided to go to a restaurant and then to the movies and the power thankfully came on a few minutes after we got back. The houses up the street were fine, it was just our particular grid that was affected, along with other parts of the city and they may still be waiting for power. L and I saw '17 Again' with Zac Efron, it's a cute movie and we enjoyed it. Well, Zac Efron is a cutie. M and K went to see 'Fast and Furious', what else. They loved it.

Today I'm going to M's niece's baby shower. K has to pack for a school trip to Montreal this week. He's excited to be with his school friends. M noticed that when they part these days, they give each other a kind of thumb wrap and a pat on the shoulder, teenager style.

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Punctuality on the rise as recession fears take hold

Honesty is Different than Goodness

I found this heartwarming story in today's newspaper entitled 'We left 20 wallets around the GTA. Most came back'. I've quoted some of what I found interesting for you :


'The exercise yielded some surprising results. For one, honesty is different than goodness. Goodness is bigger. It's going out of one's way to return that lost item. It's empathizing with someone you've never met.'

'Our experiment reminded Father McGill of co-ordinating a food drive with high school students in Windsor. "They were all gung-ho to go to this very wealthy neighbourhood. And they were shocked by how little they collected. ... It was a real learning lesson for them," he said.

"People who have experienced deprivation tend to be more generous than the very wealthy."



Similar wallet experiments conducted by Reader's Digest and the Chicago Sun-Times did note that people in affluent areas were less likely to return found property than those in lower-to-middle class areas.

Our pattern of discovery showed that downtowners were quicker than suburbanites, and that more wallets were returned by men than women. Discuss.
'




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Detergents

It's a gorgeous day today, already 15C and climbing for the weekend. Time to get the barbecues ready. L downloaded a good quality itunes video of Adam Lambert's 'Mad World' video last night, onto her ipod. K is on a school field trip today, he and his friends were all excited. I went to the library this morning to help find him a book for homework. The library is a busy place, there is quite the lineup before opening (about 15 to 20 people!)

At the grocery store, I was looking for some Purex detergent to try. There was a recent article in the newspaper recommending it as being gentle on clothes and environmentally friendly. An elderly couple was also looking for detergent. They had bought a new washer and it only takes HE type liquid detergent, you see. HE being High Efficiency. I got lost in the other details but decided to do some more research as they noticed the Purex carried a warning on some chemical that may cause irritation.

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Boy who nearly drowned wakes up after 13-day coma

Yvonne Elliman

Well, I've mailed off my Mother's Day card, as my mom is out of the country. A good friend dropped by with birthday gifts for the kids, L already opened hers. Our friend had recently been to Hawaii and also brought us some delicious chocolate macadamia nuts, I know because I had one right away.

This virus is getting the better of me, so I just took some Advil Cold n' Sinus, it should help. The house is full of renovation contractors, a friendly bunch, you'll sneeze and hear someone say 'bless you'.

This is Adam Lambert's latest contribution to American Idol, called 'If I can't have you'. The Yvonne Elliman version is a favourite of mine to begin with.

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Study links morning sickness to brighter kids

Why You Need a Renewable Term Life Policy

In the News Today

Oops, I forgot to post this earlier. The first article has some good information about term life insurance which seems to be all that most people need.

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Term Life vs. Cash Value Insurance Policies

New law banning cell phones while driving passes

Charred meat may increase pancreatic cancer risk

Walnuts might prevent breast cancer, study suggests

Fever and Chills

Well, K went back to school and L and M are home sick with fever and chills.  I have a cough starting up but still seem to be functioning!  I'm usually always tired anyway.  L made team captain of her school tennis team and is the singles number two seed this year, so she's happy about that.  Her schedule is so jam-packed with activities, it's mind boggling.  Yesterday evening she was on her cell phone when the house phone rang for her.  Wonder what it will be like when she's an adult?  She's going to need a secretary.  She got a small tax refund this year and she's ready to open a retirement savings account.  But I think we can wait until next year, I hate paperwork.

This evening we somehow have to attend my niece's confirmation ceremony, L is the godmother.  The bishop will be there, so it's a dressy affair.  L wants to wear her new (first) pair of ultra high-heeled sandals. That will be after her driving lesson (she hasn't had one for awhile).  And tomorrow's another day.

At step class today, the instructor had been away on a Florida vacation with a girlfriend.  I remarked to another lady that a lot of people seem to be doing that instead of with their husbands.  She goes 'Great idea, at our age, who cares about that stuff?'  We chuckled, because the husbands can be such couch potatoes.  She favours being on a tour when you're forced to be on a 'get up and go' schedule.

Jamaican Johnny Cakes

Here is a recipe for Johnny Cakes, it's a savoury tea biscuit that I think you will like. It's adapted from:

Roberts, J. (1987), A Hamper of Recipes from Jamaica, Heinemann Educational Books (Caribbean) Limited, Kingston, Jamaica.

Johnny Cakes

1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 oz. margarine (1 tablespoon)
about 1/2 cup water
1 cup oil

Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Rub in margarine. Bind with water to form a soft dough (a little more water may be needed). Divide dough into ten balls. Knead each one from the outside in for half a minute then fry in a 6 in. pan of hot oil. As the bottom half browns turn each cake over and cook, gently, until done. Drain and serve hot. Split in two and butter if liked. Makes 10 Johnny cakes.

So, yes, I did get my free small coffee at McDonald's this morning. They are running a promo in Canada until May 3 during breakfast hours (5am to 10.30 am). See the news article below.

I can't wait to watch Adam Lambert on American Idol tonight!

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Lemon Yellow

Well, K is home today with a fever and a cough. Of course, he would have a couple of tests this week. The scary part is that M and I were sipping his coke at the mall on Saturday. The weather's turned rainy and cold for the next few days. L had an appointment with the wisdom tooth surgeon this afternoon. We've scheduled the surgery for the summer, after school gets out. He told her to be sure not to wear nail polish because it interferes with the operation of one of his machines, no kidding. So the surgery itself will take about an hour and then another 45 minutes or so to recuperate from the anaesthesia. L's already stressing, what can I say.

Our new bathroom tiles have arrived and they look gorgeous (it ended up being a beige travertine stone tile). But it's really dusty upstairs. I would say that any kind of renovation seems to be all about the details, lots of distracting details. I'm in the dental surgeon's office looking at his lemon yellow walls and going ..hmm...nice but maybe a bit bright for me.

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Frustrated Buyer Storms Out Of Tom Thomson Auction

Good Timing

I walked to church this morning. There were beautiful spring flower arrangements around the altar. The priest spoke about the need to go for confession and just before Holy Communion asked those who 'were not in good grace' to please refrain from Communion. I think they do this around Easter time when there are a lot of people who don't attend regularly.

Afterwards I met my friend nearby and we went for a walk and had a good chat. Her kids are about the same age as my own, so it's interesting to hear the latest on what's going on in their lives. We came to the conclusion that her 17 year old daughter could do better at math if she could get off the cell phone with her boyfriend, the one that her dad does not yet know about!

L is due home from her confirmation retreat. She was a camp counselor, so I'll hear how that all went.

I found out we're getting a tax refund this year, so when the phone rang with a charity on the line, I made a donation. Talk about good timing, it's all psychological!


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Learn Willpower Techniques from the Marshmallow Test

Entrepreneur Advice

It's another gorgeous day. K went to play some tennis and M went looking for some bath tiles. I think K and I are doing dim sum later this morning with an aunt who is in town, then he has to do some studying for some tests next week. L made it to her retreat location. The contractor said he's coming by this morning for a couple of hours.

There's an interesting article below about entrepreneurs. It says you may have recently lost a lot of money, but to consider that a liberation. A great entrepreneur uses the energy from the crisis to create new opportunities. Basically, be resilient and have a positive attitude. Sounds good for life.

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Entrepreneurs need coaching

Canada Issues a Wake-Up Call: You May Be a Citizen

Kutcher Beats CNN To Million Followers Milestone On Twitter

'Silent' heart attacks far more common than originally thought, researchers say

The Busiest Day

I've had the busiest day and it's not over yet. It was so busy, I didn't seem able to plan events, had to just let them unfold. Looking forward to a quick shower, then to decide what to eat from leftovers, then supervise some of K's homework. He surprised me and did quite well on a recent technology test. L's off on a school trip for the weekend. It's a gorgeous 20C day, and M went outside for some exercise.

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Female hormone cycle affects knee joints

Adam Lambert

I'm not a regular American Idol viewer, but I keep hearing about Adam Lambert and decided to see what the fuss was about. We found these great songs on youtube. He's very entertaining, a different genre if you will. Listen to these and see what you think. I could even see him in musical theatre one day.

Born to be wild

Mad world

The tracks of my tears


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Diet Myths Exposed

The solution to tween anxiety? Meditation, naturally

Whose decision should that be

I was at 'The Home Depot' this morning checking out some faucets and miscellaneous things. I was chatting to an employee and mentioned that one of my knees was acting up, likely from too much exercise or who knows what. He looked close to retirement age. He said he's been walking 3 kms every day for the past 10 years, although that didn't prevent him having 3 or 4 heart bypasses recently. Nonetheless, he's back exercising and feels great.

We had a brick wall at the front of the house repaired last year and it's already falling apart, so I called the contractor that did the work and he said he'll come by this afternoon and have a look at it. Let's hope.

L was discussing with me the other night about the right to live and there's a topical news story in the paper today. The Terri Schiavo case in the U.S. comes to mind. L feels Terri had the right to live and she may have a point. A guest speaker came to her school recently from The Congo to talk about poverty and it seems he had been in a coma for 2 months and they were about to turn off his life support but he happened to recover 2 minutes before the machines were turned off. His mother was overjoyed. It made her think but for the good of God that most vibrant man would be dead today...and whose decision should that be really?

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French Elle's amazing no-makeup issue

Company says prostate cancer vaccine shows promise

UK drug shows early promise against Alzheimer's

Lobster Bisque

I was happy to get to the gym this morning.  One of the instructors told me she has been off for 4 weeks with a tendon problem, poor thing.  She's so young too, with a couple of toddlers.  The Loblaws grocery stores have been making some lovely gourmet soups lately, definitely not Campbell's canned soups!   Last week, I grabbed a small soup for $2.29, it was a delicious Lobster Bisque, worth a try.

I had to take K to the orthodontist today to fix something.  Before that, I was at 'Bed, Bath and Beyond', and got some pretty bathroom fixtures.  It's a nice store with a great selection of products.  Then it was off to the grocery store to stock up.

K's Algebra's not going well these past few weeks, so he has to buckle down for the last few months of school.  He says his party was the talk of the day at school, so he's happy about that.

L might  be coming down with a cold, and she has to work tonight, let's hope not.

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Are Cavities Contagious?

Toothsome and then some — braces benefit adults' self-esteem

An Unassuming Contestant

'"American Idol" isn't the only launching pad for aspiring singers. Across the pond, "Britain's Got Talent" scored a huge boost in the Buzz after an unassuming contestant gave an amazing performance.' See this news story:

Boyle's Got Talent

M and I spent the day shopping for bathroom parts. L went off to get an eyebrow waxing and K went along with her and brought back a half a dozen sinful 'Felix & Norton" chocolate cookies. I'm going to make some lasagna to get a head start on tomorrow. It's back to school as well.


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Medical researchers face conflicts of interest

For chimps, candy is dandy but steak is quicker

A Fun Party

Well, K's 14th birthday bowling party went very well yesterday. 14 young men showed up and L decided to bowl with them. We had 4 lanes reserved. 2 lanes were very boisterous and the attendants kept coming over to fix the alleys, and I kept saying 'one ball at a time, please'.

It's sunny and gorgeous to look outside today, but apparently very cold. L has started up a new job for the spring/summer, but is still being a swim instructor on a substitute basis, so she helps out when she can.

Today, the plan is for K to do a bit of homework and later on take M's mom out for Easter Dinner. Hopefully we can catch 'The Amazing Race' on TV tonight. M and I were doing some toilet shopping yesterday, there is a dizzying array out there and if the one you like is not in stock, it would be a 6 week special order.

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Balloon-borne telescope reveals secrets of space

Scary Story

This is a scary story, because I remember when I was a student at University, I took a 'shortcut' across what I thought was a dried up lake and lost a shoe getting stuck in the mud and there was no one around to rescue me. I looked really silly walking back to my lodgings with one shoe and muddy legs and pants.

Girls Rescued After Getting Trapped In Mud

Dusting

Well, it's Good Friday. I'm going to try roasting some brussels sprouts today, I got the recipe from Tastefully Done I'm also baking some trout fillets.

M is going to get L from a sleepover. K (and I) have to do some homework. L has an afternoon tennis lesson. Then M and K will go to a Raptor's game this evening after which he'll drop K off at a sleepover. So the long weekend has started off in a busy manner. The house is way overdue for a dusting and I should go for a walk. (I may not get the dusting done (-:)

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Red Bean Dessert

There's exciting news below...it seems we have a type of 'good fat' in our bodies called 'brown fat'!

L has a sleepover after school today. K is hanging out with some friends at the local coffee shop after school for about an hour. Everyone's growing up.

I had to pick something up from the dentist and stopped into a Chinese grocery store nearby his office. I noticed a lot of other ethnicities there. Years ago, you would see mostly all Chinese people. It's a good thing, I think. Could it be because the fruit there is cheaper and seems sweeter and more fresh? I know this because I'd already just done my groceries at a regular supermarket. There was a handsome young white man in the lineup purchasing a Chinese newspaper. The Chinese man in front of him was surprised and asked him if he spoke Chinese. I didn't hear the answer, just saw the smiles. I noticed this lady with packets of brown sugar, pressed into little 2 by 1 inch tiles. I asked her how she uses them. She said she makes a red bean dessert with them. Then I go, 'oh my daughter loves that red bean dessert'. She proceeds to tell me quickly how to go about making it myself. I just may try. It's a sweet, warm, red bean porridge.

Have a great Easter and long weekend!

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'Brown fat' could be new key to weight loss

What a Mess

Well, our main bathroom's been ripped out and there's bits of rubble all the way to the front door although they used lots of blankets. It's been stressful not having my bathroom, a displaced kind of feeling, you're not quite sure where you put all your stuff. I found out that brushed nickel faucets cost a lot more than chrome, so chrome's good for me. I did look at a $500 TOTO toilet today and a $1500 shower faucet. Just looking, especially regarding the $1500 faucet.

I got the laundry and cooking done, all the normal errands don't go away either.

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Wisdom Teeth

Busy day today, starting with L's trip to the dentist to check on her wisdom teeth. Sure enough, they have to come out, so that was her big excitement today.

Meanwhile I'm learning all about bathrooms. The new cabinets have been ordered, but there are so many little things still to be done, it plays havoc with the regular routine.


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Fearing for Spring

Well, it snowed today, luckily we hadn't packed the winter boots away as yet! So it's not quite time to bring out the baseball hats.

The renovator is starting work on our main bathroom early Wednesday morning. So my plan today is to clear the stuff out of the room. It will take about 4 weeks for special order cabinets to arrive, so it won't be finished until then. The good part is that he won't be working over the Easter long weekend. This morning, as we were discussing some terms, the renovator said that he wanted 'to build a relationship with us', and that impressed me. Call me gullible, but for now, it's reason for optimism. The other day he had mentioned things he wanted to do in his own bathroom, but like a lot of busy renovators, you always put yourself last.

Apparently the next couple of weeks' weather will not be nice. Fearing for spring.

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Tim Jackson: Entrepreneurship and the upside to a downturn

Why manners (still) matter

Obsessed

The bold soul and her husband, newly married, have decided to try for a baby. She's in her late forties. It was surprising and happy news, I think, although she did receive a nasty comment.

It's a gorgeous, sunny day today and I'll be walking with a friend later on. L is off to a 6 hour marathon movie party at a friend's house. My sister had this reaction when she saw our Jamaica photos 'Christine, do you realize you're totally obsessed with food?', so I replied 'Yes, I'm totally obsessed with food!'.

One of my nephews turns 15 today, the little ones are growing up (he's almost 6 feet already). Hopefully K and I can stop by later with good wishes. He and M went to the mall to pick up a few things.


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Windy Walk

I went for a windy walk with a friend this morning, then we went for coffee on Main Street. Some girls were selling daffodils in front of the store on behalf of the cancer society. We stopped into a store and did a bit of shopping. The cashier asked my friend if she had a pin number to enter for her visa and she didn't. So we got talking about how difficult it is to keep track of all these 'security' pin numbers. The cashier said she'd just learned that even the IT managers that develop all this security admitted they don't often change their passwords or even write them down so they can remember them. But even if you write these passwords down, you run the risk of put them away too carefully.

I decided to give my uncle a call, his wife had passed away about a month ago. He had just been to a church breakfast social and seems to be keeping busy. Someone had invited him, but he doesn't think the church thing is for him! I know he bowls regularly. He did say that my aunt had not made a will and he can't find a lot of papers, but he's just taking one day at a time. Now he'll make sure that his own affairs are in order.

L thinks her wisdom teeth are trying to come up, it seems early, but we'll check with the dentist to make sure they don't push the other teeth out of line.

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Polenta

It's been raining all day today. I found some nice ivory travertine bath tiles and brought a sample home to show the contractor. Then I went to lunch with a friend. I have some leftover polenta so I'm going to make a tex-mex shepherd's pie.

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Why What You Drink May Put On More Pounds Than What You Eat

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Poor Bird

I got this in an email:

'This will truly drive you nuts. Check it out.

http://www.regiftable.com/RegiftingRobinPopUp.html '

This morning we found a bird trapped behind the lace curtains of our garage window. K freed him quickly, but it was horrifying to think how long he had been there. M sometimes leaves the garage door open. Poor thing was so stressed he dirtied the window with his droppings.

I went down to Lowe's Home Improvement store to look at bathroom cabinets and discovered that special orders take about 4 weeks. It's sort of like ordering a kitchen, you match up the modular cabinets according to the length you need. So you choose your style of cabinet, and your finish colour (always learning). There's also mirrors, and lights. I like the new cultured marble, granite and stone countertops, and they may be less expensive than the real thing. I should go down to a real bathroom store one of these days, maybe to look at the light fixtures. We also have to choose tiles. I loved the travertine stone tiles at the hotel in Jamaica.

I've been cooking a lot of chicken breast this week, trying to eat less red meat. Apparently some study has shown that people who eat red meat don't live as long!

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April Already

It rained a bit this morning and cleared up nicely. It's been bright and sunny and I'm feeling energetic. Wow, it's April already. K's birthday party is coming up. A mom called to rsvp today. He printed out his own invitations and gave them out on Monday. We also had a renovator in for a bathroom quote yesterday. We are likely going with him and it seems he can start as early as next Thursday which means we have to start shopping for tiles, toilets and sinks again. Sheesh. The good part is it should take one or two weeks at most. It will be nice to have our main bathroom working again.

I went to step class as usual. One of the ladies is going off on a Mediterranean cruise soon. She was stressing about the amount of clothes she would need for a 12 day duration, including dressing up for dinner! I'm sure she'll have fun. The irony is, I think, that you can take as many suitcases onto the ship, but the airlines have baggage restrictions!

L was up until 4am last night working on an essay that was due today, along with a bunch of other friends. They communicate online in the middle of the night and they must all wait until the last minute for deadlines.

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