I bake whenever I feel stressed!
Actually, they aren't poisonous, I want them all for myself! I baked cupecakes tonite and created a light chocolate frosting out of whipped cream and butter. MMMMM! So good and they really do melt in your mouth!
Monday, August 06, 2007
Sunday, August 05, 2007
The boys are away!!!
My two main men, Littleman and Truevalueman are off to Boy Scout Camp this week. Hawk Mountain is a preserve as well as a boy scout camp. I hope they have a great time! Oh! and I get the bed ALL to myself!
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Gladys is so lucky!
Gladys is in Maine...with Niall for his family reunion. Today they went whale-watching! I hope she get some good photos!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
On their way...
Darlin' Daughter and her best bud are heading to Florida for a week of being girls alone...Truevalueman is driving them to their destination at JonRonnies home and then flying back tonite! DD said she drove around DC and Alexandria by herself last nite...good for her!What a Storm!
We had a lightning storm of major proportions this morning! It started around 4 am and lasted for almost 2 hours! Lightning struck quite close to the house on many occasions~my poor puppies were shaking and scared~ and it was constant! Very scary! I don't know if anyone lost power, we didn't...but I did get a call from the alarm company for the store...the alarms had gone off. (Typical when there is a surge of lightning!)Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Tonite at Midnite!
The last of the Harry Potter books is being released tonite at 12:00! Hooray!
To all those nasty spoilers out there...shame on you! We are on "radio silence" until the book is read... I want to enjoy this journey!
Muggles unite! For this evening we shall find out our fate--Voldemort must surely die!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Friday, July 13, 2007
Is good news or bad?
Went with my uncle for his radiation intro today. While looking thru his MRIs, both the doc and I saw something a little strange...a mass, 23.6 mm big, on the anterior superior portion of his bladder. The cancer, which was originally on the base of the bladder is definitely non-exsistent. The Hopkin's doc did an internal scope and found no abnormal cells.
Normal bladder cells are transistional epithelial--which means their shaped to expand and contract. Here is what they look like:
Cancerous cells in the bladder look like this:
(Notice the irregular shaping of the cancer cells. The smoothness of the plasma membrane is not consistent.)
The radiological oncologist has ordered a PET scan for Monday. I will be at the follow-up visit next Thursday. For now, we wait.
In case you were wondering
Positron Emission Tomography (PET Imaging)
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What is Positron Emission Tomography?
Positron emission tomography, also called PET imaging or a PET scan, is a diagnostic examination that involves the acquisition of physiologic images based on the detection of radiation from the emission of positrons. Positrons are tiny particles emitted from a radioactive substance administered to the patient. The subsequent images of the human body developed with this technique are used to evaluate a variety of diseases.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Back from orientation
Darlin' Daughter and Dad where out for orientation. The theme was Pirates...they said it was absolutely FANTASTIC! Truevalueman was impressed with how the parent's orientation was run and DD had a blast with the kids she was grouped with...she told me,
these are my people!
and so they were...all engineering and pre-med kids!
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Over....for now...
I susrvived Summer I of A & P! I have been feeling a little under the weather, so I hape I keep my "B" average....I'll let you all know!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
How to become a vegan in just 12 short hours!
If you think this is gross, try it in person! And stupid me went to eat chicken tonight...I just couldn't stomach it!Sunday, June 17, 2007
It's the last dance...
All was well until the sisters saw each other!
Caitlin's last dance recital!
And Britt's and Lauren's!
But, in the end, we ate, we were jolly, and we even got the Energizer Bunny people to give us EARS!
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
A yearbook story
So...the yearbook chairperson, who will remain totally anonymous, but certainly humiliated, had the kids choose the cover and they chose the cover with the "beautiful waterfalls." As you can imagine, this did not go over well with the principal, superintendant and of course, the district's solicitor. Today, the committee was ripping off the "beautiful" covers and were dutifully replacing them the more secular cover below. Trust me, I giggled all day! In fact, I get to see the chairperson alot, so I am trying not to "cross" her...but I just can't help myself!!!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Scholarship
Darlin' Daughter received a $1000 scholarship from Dollars for Scholars last night. She also received her summa cum laude medal and plate!
Now all we have left is a music concert, Bacculareate and the GRADUATION!
Monday, May 21, 2007
In case you were wondering...
I got a 2.0 in chem!!! Yeah me! I totally passed the class! Brought my cum down to a 3.07, but who the hell cares???
There are those days!
I have finally gotten the house under my control! Well, at least there aren't little piles of fluff everywhere! Yuck!Monday, May 14, 2007
Holy Shit!!! I cna't believe it!
Ok, so I go onto my Bio site...I am terrified! What if I really blew that fucking course???!! I am a bio major, after all!
Guess what????!!!! I had the 5th highest grade in the class! I am soooo not joking! I got a 3.5!!!! Oh my dear GAWD! Right now, I have a cum of 3.5!!! (I ended up with a 4.0, 3.0 and 3.5....so far!)
I think I need to breathe! *pants into a paper bag*
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
As of 1:30 pm EDT, 8 May 2007
I am finally finished with my first semester back at school!!!
OK, the chem final was the EASIEST of all the tests I have taken with my pompous chem prof, but since I am taking him again, I am going to settle for NICE, pompous chem prof!
Nutrition was sooooo easy, I almost cried! Sha! At least one 4.0 on the the old report card!
YEAH!!!!!
Monday, May 07, 2007
Finalllyyyy...Finals!
Got thru the math final. Pretty sure I did ok. It was all multiple guess. The very first problem gave a helluva time! But, I figured out my mistake and I KNOW I got it right.
Bio final in about 45 minutes. I just finished studying. I know what I know for the first half on chapter 7... The rest of the final is a crossword puzzle and we can use our notes! God, I hope it's as easy as the rest of the puzzles I finish! ( Pray, pray, pray!)
Tomorrow I have my chem final...no big hopes there. It's all multiple choice, so I am screwed. Oh well, thank goodness I am re-taking the course.
I will also have my nutrition final tomorrow and then I am done. (Hurray!!) I only have to get a 70% to receive an A in that class...pressure's off!
I won't know what to do on Wednesday...well, maybe I will SLEEP!
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Missing my life
Final stretch for me! I finally got a decent grade in chem...besides the 96% in lab, I got a 74% on the last exam! I took my lab practical this morning and I feel like I did preety well on it. I have my last CLASS in about an hour, so now it's crunch time for finals.
I will be studying in spite of prom this weekend...and the beautiful weather!
I also miss having my laptop...no hints...just feels weird not having it at my disposal. I think I am way too attatched to my electronics!
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Warrior Woman
Been tryin' to keep up with my life and go to school... Finals are coming up! So if I don't blog, you know I am battling with the books!
Saturday, April 21, 2007
I love a Genius!
The only real valuable thing is intuition.- Albert Einstein
Did you know...?
He didn't really speak until he was 3 years old. He felt he couldn't get the words right!
Upon looking at his baby sister Maja for first time, he asked,
"Yes, but where are the wheels?"
He really didn't flunk math...in fact, he taught himself calculus at the age of 12!
He did not graduate from high school.
He did not receive a doctorate from Zurich Polytechnic.
He flunked a Physics course.
And...he had no use for mathematics. At least at first. You see,
he really didn't see the realtionship between math and physics until later! A point he later regretted. In fact, he needed tutoring before he developed the Theory of Relativity!
source: Einstein, his life and universe by Walter Isaacson