tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49976862440688606652024-11-01T13:37:00.279+03:00My Adventurous life with my son Hudy. Random snips of our crazy life as we go.Laurie K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05947997204940402475noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4997686244068860665.post-86767195949571371672010-07-26T15:29:00.000+03:002010-07-26T15:29:13.661+03:00

Sounds like it's time to start preparing for permanent camping... I need supplies, one or more supportive partners, and materials for building a shelter. Maybe a ferro-cement "dome tent"? Cement & chickenwire small house, maybe one room or a main room with wash room, a fireplace/cookstove in the center of the floor, and plenty of futons for sleeping on. Last night I was thinking of adding a

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Hi! We just moved at the beginning of the month, so we were without internets for about 2 weeks. Since then we have also been settling in the new apartment, I've been going to my classes at Kendall, and I just had my second pre-natal checkup friday. :) I'm about 13 weeks along and got to hear the baby's heartbeat. :) yay! Also, we got some fish this month too. We have a goldfish in a 10 gallon

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I just started a new website for my art and Illustration. It will also have my online portfolio and a blog where I'll be participating in Illustration Friday. The servers seem to get overloaded by connection requests some times, so if it isn't working, try again in a little while. Please check it out and any comments or feedback is appreciated. Thanks!

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The title of the post is linked to my DeviantArt gallery. I have uploaded the artwork I've done for class. Even the pieces that didn't get turned in (because I re-did the piece several times) are posted. Still all A's and I plan to keep it that way! Any other art students stopping by? Leave a comment!

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Almost done with the first week of school. Going good so far, just a few more assignments to finish by Sunday then start the next unit's work. I like IADT so far. They sent my books right away, got all my financial aid taken care of, I even received my Student ID card yesterday and sent a sketchbook with it. I'm taking Design Fundamentals and College Success right now.

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I'll be "going" to Art School online with the International Academy of Design and Technology. Yay!!!  Next classes start the 15th if all my stuff is approved quickly. *update* Yup, My classes start on Monday, Feb 15th. They already sent me my books and supplies. I'm really excited and hope they get my GI Bill stuff processed Quickly. I'm already approved for some Pell Grant money which

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Ran out of oatmeal so I got creative for breakfast this morning. We had some Museli in the cupboard and I mixed it with hot water (like making oatmeal) and added some maple syrup for a bit of extra taste. It was pretty good, but we need to get more oatmeal or maybe some other kind of grain for some whole-grain porridge in the morning.

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Oops, fell off my Diet Wagon a bit last night and let my husband talk me into going to Mr. Burger for dinner. I avoided the guilt trap by deciding to ENJOY my meal and be right back on my diet when we got home rather than feel guilty about messing up and using it as an excuse to quit. Also, we're going to have to buy ALOT of carrots and apples when our food card gets refilled. The boys keep

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Miso-Cup instant soup is really good. I love Miso soup and hadn't seen any at the regular grocery stores. I was really excited to find it at the Harvest Health whole foods store. I bought 2 boxes of the Tofu instant Miso soup, there are 4 packets in each box. It's really good on its own or they suggest adding it to sour cream for a tasty veggie dip. I added some Bragg Liquid Aminos soy sauce to

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Finally got internet up and running last week. We moved into our apartment Dec 11 and spent New Years with my Dad and his wife. We're doing ok, go furniture and I have an indoor veggie garden started. Starting a cleanse this month... trying to get healthy and stuff. :D

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The other morning I took a nap and had an interesting dream. Anyone wants to try interpreting it, go ahead, leave a comment. :) Int the dream My son and I were in a small house on a sandy coastline. All the houses up and down the coast were the same and right next to each other. I looked our the door on the beach end of the house and to my left, up the coast, was a huge tornado heading our way.

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Ok, So far we have everything done, just waiting on hearing about Diab's travel stuff. Turned out they hadn't received all our paperwork and we are very lucky they still accepted the rest of it late. Hudy and I don't qualify for the Refugee Benefits because we are US citizens, but Diab will get his. However He MUST travel using the IOM arranged travel or he doesn't qualify for the rest of the

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I'd like to get a sock knitting machine. The only problem is they aren't being made any more and all the existing ones are antiques. I could probably find one for sale online, but they are $1000 - $1500 or more. Any handy machinists out there willing to start making reproductions of the antiques?  I'll bet there is SOME demand out there. Especially those who'd like to make a home-based

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How to eat a pomegranate. 1. First get a pomegranate. They are usually red, but I have seen people eat the green ones too. 2. Break it open. You can use a knife, but tearing a hole in it with your teeth works too. 3. Peel it the rest of the way and put the seeds in a bowl as you go. Them things are packed with tasty, juicy seeds. 4. Eat the seeds. Yum! You can eat them as they are or with a

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Kurdish cooking is easy. Kurdish Hot Pockets You need home-made flat bread dough, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, salt, vegetable oil, and some ground beef. Cook the beef and onions with some diced tomato. Take some of the bread dough (made from flour, yeast, salt, and water) and flatten it out. Fill half with the meat, fold the other half over to make the "pocket" and seal the edges of the dough.

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M, you may want to buy the CD and review all the songs for your http://www.december-21-2012.com site The whole CD is awesome, I first listened to part of it in Hot Topic and HAD to buy the CD. I was feeling upset that day and the Prelude track really cleared up my mood.

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I just caught this movie on TV the other morning. It's based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, namely, the first in the series called "The Colour of Magic". The story is similar to the predictions of our end times. A red star shows up and gets larger and closer. People panic. The powerful are blamed. (the wizards in the story) At the end however, there is rebirth and the world still exists.

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Refuse mandatory Flu Shots! What I've been hearing about the vaccinations becoming mandatory and enforced by use of the Military is very alarming. People, we need to take this seriously and not let them destroy our country like this. This is obviously an excuse to lock down the country and kill off a large portion of the population. The people in charge know about the world-wide natural

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I have some new websites started, links are in the sidebar on the right. The first one is After Apocalypse. It is a place for me to let out all my ideas on getting going again after the end of the world. :D The Other sites are Caffeine World and I have a blog setup with it. I love caffeine, espacially Mountain Dew and hot Tea. Go check them out, and leave some feedback or comments :D

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Been reading about stuff lately on my email groups, and I want to learn more about the Aliens. It would be interesting to meet some of them (the nice ones, not ones like on Mars Attacks or the other alien invasion movies) and remember it. Of course, I'm sure my husband will come read this and think I'm crazy, but that's ok. Crazy is more interesting, lol. :D

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 Got this in one of my Yahoo! Groups. First reaction: Oh HELL NO! When I get home I'm getting a fire-arms license and a civilian M16. They want to shoot me with their Swine-flu vaccine, they have to let me shoot them first!!! Point blank in the arm like they want to do to me! It is my right to decide my own health care and what vaccinations I get. They WILL NOT take that from me! I'd

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I've never really thought of myself as a writer, but I guess I have to be one now. I now have 2 blogs and 2 websites, though one of each is still really new and not "live" yet. Blogs and websites need to be filled with lots of words. That is they only way to keep the people visitors happy and coming back and to give the search engines something to work with to send all the people to see my stuff.

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Do you use a wireless pointing device with your computer (wireless mouse, Wacom tablet)? Do you find that your children run off with it often? *Hudy just did. Traded 2 jibz and a crayon to get it back.*Do you get up from the computer to do something and find you've taken your pointing device with you?*Several times a week!*Leave a comment with your story.

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42 6 17 28 56 45Destiny... hey friend you don't need to cry. open your mind open your heart. great go to friend give a hug.love. take my hand. enjoy freedom. freedom soon.patience. watch video. "one more time". soon. kool love, heaven.numbers for M.end

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What do I want in the future?

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