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May13

A new gadget

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We asked Sean if he’d like a new cellphone-one with all the bells and whistles- like the internet and he said sure! Today we went to the T*Mobile store and he picked out a G1 with Google and lots of apps. He’s already downloaded the weather (of course) and star finder-showing the constellation right over our house-I believe Sirius is up there. : )
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So that was a neat gift for someone who has worked so hard. Wish it could have been a car, but maybe someday he can afford to get a new one himself-got to land that perfect job!
We’re getting stuff together for our little trip up to State College. We hope to see a few sights around the area (like the town!) on Saturday. We feel bad we never went up there, but with aging parents with several health issues, it’s rough to be 3.5 hours away.
We did have a lovely day today! We didn’t go phone shopping until 4:30 as I was a little blah for a bit. I’m making Sean a card, but misplaced some graduation stickers and can’t find them! I’ll have to finish it and wrap a few little gifts tomorrow.
My brother had a fence installed in my mom’s yard for her dog (and later his dog too) so mom doesn’t have to walk him anymore. Kelsey was so happy and ran like the wind. That will save mom a lot,though he doesn’t like getting in his cage when mom needs to go out.
I’ve got a lot to do tomorrow, so if I don’t write anything, see you late Saturday or Sunday!

Mar24

Happy Birthday Brian-Down Memory Lane

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It’s hard to believe that three of these photos were taken almost 25 years ago on our honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico. The other was taken 8.5 yrs ago in New Hope, Pa.
We celebrated his birthday in 1983 as an engaged couple. I remember using most of my pay that week to buy him a Walkman. Seems like such an old concept now with the MP3 players and Ipods around now. I wanted to get him a MP3 player this year, but wasn’t sure if he’d use it.
I thought he’d enjoy seeing these photos again. Didn’t he look hunky in those earlier photos? He’s still my hunk. ; )
I baked some yellow cupcakes with dark fudge icing for him and placed them on the  ‘special’ plate:
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FYI-I didn’t have vegetable oil and read where you can substitute apple sauce for the same amount of oil needed. I did this and they are light and tasty. This will be good for my brother to know as the veggie oil bothers him when mixed in waffles.
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My mom sent Bri a bouquet:
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I also finished this to be made into an egg shape for my niece T as her birthday is the day before Easter:
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All the Kosher food is on sale at the store, so I bought some toasted coconut marshmallows and potato pancake mix which I made last night:
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They were good with meatloaf. I will say I should have used a bigger pan and I had to get the hang out of making sure they were solid and brown before turning. Be sure to check out your Kosher stuff-there’s some good eats there that you may not try that much!
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Sean is enjoying seeing the sights of Vegas-he saw some of the fancy hotels like The Mirage and Treasure Island last night and said they were huge! He is all dressed up in these clothes for the job fair:
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FYI, the suit coat is from the Goodwill and only cost $6.50. We bought the shirt and tie in Macy’s to match the jacket. If we had purchased a new suit coat, it would have been approx.-$150-$200. This assemble cost $83.50. So we saved a lot! He may not even have to wear a suit if he works in the field, so this was a wise thing to do in these hard times. He wore a used jacket in his high school portrait too-who knew?

Mar23

Flying solo on Sunday

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I just talked to Sean about 11:50 est (Sunday) and he was waiting on his luggage out in Las Vegas! He had 12 hours of travel today and is beat. He left State College and drove himself and two buddies to the Pittsburgh airport. The flight was delayed about 1 hour 45 minutes. So the entire day his dad and I were on pins and needles as this was Sean’s first non-family air flight (He’s only been on 3 other plane trips in his life). Here’s where we watched the progress of his flight:
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As you can see, they were flying over the corner of Texas at the time of this screen capture. He flew through 9 states. Knowing Sean, if he could, he would have wanted to stop and check each one out if he had the time.
I’ll keep you posted on his trip. It’s a conference/job fair for Geography majors.
My mom and her friend Jim stopped by for a little bit today. We weren’t very good hosts as we were waiting for Sean to board the plane. After dinner, we ran down to the grocery store and it was pretty much empty. Bri will have my van again, so I wanted to get shopping out of the way.
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My nephew K. enters the teen years today. Hope he has a great 13th birthday. Even though Sean doesn’t have any siblings, he has watched K and T grow up and they really like their cousin.

Mar7

Photo Hunt-Space

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St Patrick’s Cathedral NYC, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

Back in June, 07 we attended a wedding on a cruise ship on the Hudson River off of NYC. We had time to do sightseeing and went to mass on Sunday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Talk about a step back in time! And this is such a massive structure in the confides of a tight city space. Modernization has crept up around this grand church. It was amazing to go into the church.

Feb14

Photo Hunt- Nautical

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I was hoping for hearts maybe? : )

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Mystic Seaport CT, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

My husband and I went on a week long driving trip to New England back in the fall of 1984. We were newlyweds back then. We slept in a different place almost every night-no internet to make reservations-just stopping at some of the places and hoping they had a room. We had pretty good luck. We stayed here in Mystic, Conn the first night. This is the harbor there and we went on the large ship. We drove mainly along the ocean towns, Hyannisport, MA, Plymouth, MA, Newport RI and finally Provincetown, RI.

I have taken long car trips before-back in 1977, after I graduated from high school, my family of 5 (minus oldest brother) drove to Daytona Beach, Fl. I wish I could remember the different towns we stopped in. Perhaps I wrote them down somewhere.

Jan24

Photo Hunt-Chipped

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Child’s porcelain plate, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

The Shipwreck museum, in Fenwick Island, DE is a stop for us almost every time we are at the beach in that surrounding area. It’s on the 2nd floor of Seashell City. What’s neat is that if I went there tomorrow, the displays may be different than they were when I took this photo a little over a year ago. Here are some children’s dishes found on a wreck. The one in the front is broken and chipped, but most in this display case were in good condition after being discovered almost 100 yrs after the ship went down in the Delaware Bay area from a fire. The name of the ship was unknown, so this was known as ‘The China Wreck’.
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Hit a humongous book sale yesterday-twice! I went by myself the first time. I mainly look for books that I can cut up for my art collages. They had 55,000 books, yet this lady was trying to charge me 50¢ each for cross stitch leaflets. I did get a pile of leaflets that were tied up for $1.00. I took my chance and inside were about 10 of The Prairie Schooler leaflets and I didn’t have a couple of them! The rest will go on eBay. I did get other leaflets like P Buckley Moss designs. Bri found a goodie I will offer as a giveaway-a thread sample fold out book of all the DMC colors! Heck, if you’d like it, leave a comment here and I’ll pick a name on Sunday night. Please state you’d like a chance of winning the DMC board book.
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Nov15

Photo Hunt -Ruin’s’

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Tulum, Mexico, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

This was a long time ago (1984), but I’ll remember the trip on the bus through the jungle to see these ruins. We saw little huts with tv antennas. It was really difficult to climb the steps of this Mayan ruin in Tulum, Mexico. We got a good view of the Carribean there and it was so crystal clear. It was our honeymoon. We were staying in Cancun, but took the trip here one day.

(I finally used a drawing tablet I got almost a year ago-hence my siggie. Does anyone else use one of these?)

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Oct11

Photo Hunt-Lazy

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beachscene.jpg, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

I don’t like the word ‘lazy‘. I can be lazy, like sitting and watching tv, but I’ll have something in my hand like cross stitching or a magazine (always looking for craft ideas and recipes).

I am truly lazy on the beach, though I’m still reading something or taking photos. This is one of my favorite photos of the last few years. This is probably Ocean City, MD. Love the umbrellas and the paraglider.

Sep27

Photo Hunt-View

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Scenery from the top of the lighthouse, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

New Jersey’s tallest lighthouse awaits you at Pacific and Rhode Island Avenues in Atlantic City (walking distance from Showboat Casino). (Third tallest in the states).

Take an amazing journey into time and above it all as you ascend the 228 steps of the Absecon Lighthouse, one of the oldest lighthouses in the country. You’ll see breathtaking views of the Atlantic City skyline and up top you’ll come face-to-face with the original first-order Fresnel Lens, first lit in 1857.

My son and I climbed those blasted steps. We stood on the outside under the light and I got this shot. I was proud of myself for doing this being that I’m 48 and it was a ton of stress on my legs and knees.

That’s Brigatine you are seeing across the inlet there.