Thursday, June 29, 2006
My boys are soo silly sometimes - Deven has been in a cuddley mood and I love it - he's nine now and cuddles don't come often... Yesterday was just a super silly mood... We have the DISNEY'S MOVE IT CD and one of the songs is the CHA CHA SLIDE... Dilen LOVES the song so we were listening yesterday and Deven was dancing with his FINGERS as we drove down the road... We all cracked up...
And Ethen is just growing in leaps and bounds... I have been working on sign language with him - we can do MORE, EAT, WATER, PLEASE and THANK YOU... It just amazes me to see him all the sudden the past few days do more then just the sign for MORE which was his big one... We have some verbal words too - BROTHER, MAMA, CRACKER, COOKIE, DOG and GRAMMA... I love watching the amazement on his face as things click - plus watching him grow and develop is awesome!!!
Well I need to get ready to leave for the day... Til next time...
And Ethen is just growing in leaps and bounds... I have been working on sign language with him - we can do MORE, EAT, WATER, PLEASE and THANK YOU... It just amazes me to see him all the sudden the past few days do more then just the sign for MORE which was his big one... We have some verbal words too - BROTHER, MAMA, CRACKER, COOKIE, DOG and GRAMMA... I love watching the amazement on his face as things click - plus watching him grow and develop is awesome!!!
Well I need to get ready to leave for the day... Til next time...
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Often I am reminded quite blantantly just how lucky I am to have 3 wonderful, healthy little boys.... As many know I am a member of many online communities - some are for my 99 child, some for my 05 child and one that I lurk on but never quite feel comfortable speaking up on is for women who have suffered the loss of a pregnancy/child - (PALP)... So many of those women have been thru so much just to have a child and many still don't... I don't always feel I fit in since while I have suffered a loss I also have 3 wonderful blessings so I can't fully know the heartache that others have gone thru... One of the women in particular has been trying for years to have a baby - this year she finally got her wish - a miracle - she found out she is expecting... This joy I know!! I am so happy for her... And then she found out it's a boy - this joy I know too!! But then she found out that destiny has other plans for her little boy and my heart aches for her... I can't imagine how she must feel with her son growing inside knowing she will never get to see him grow up or hear him laugh or see him smile.... Such bitter sweet sorrow to know that someone you have been waiting for so long is JUST out of reach.... My prayers go out to my SISTA from PALP... May the joys she will experience during the remainder of her pregnancy forever warm her soul and comfort her in her sorrow... {{HUGS}}
HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAY DEVEN!! Today you are 9 and I still can't believe it... It seems like just yesterday I was preparing for you and then holding this itty bitty baby in my arms.... I love you more then you will ever know and I am sooo proud of the young man you are becoming... {{{HUGS}}}
Monday, June 26, 2006
We did Phila on Friday and Sunday... On Friday we enjoyed seeing the Liberty Bell (however we had to go thru a metal detector to include emptying the stroller, folding it up and sending it thru the XRay machine - WTF???) and we went to the Ben Franklin Museum (sorry no pics) both were fun - the boys want to do it all again and add Please Touch Museum too - I need to map out a better plan for next time to ensure we see it all AND get pics... Sunday we did the Phila Zoo - AGAIN no pics cause originally we were just going to stop in gift shop so we didn't take the phone or camera... We ended up walking about 1/2 the zoo in a drizzle and had fun... We will be going back again as we are zoo members for the year.... I WILL get pics next time... I am also planning a trip to the Hershey Zoo and a Chocolate Tour - maybe even Hershey Park for this summer... OIY I must be nuts! *L*
I met with some of the Mommies and Babies from Ethen's April 05 board - we went to Sesame Place and had a blast - not many pics taken but we still had fun... I look forward to meeting with some of the girls again soon!! Look out Niki and Brenda - I am headed your way!! *grin* Now our trip to Sesame was cut short due to torrential downpours but I got free come back tickets so we will be going back again this summer with a plan of attack for the rides and shows...
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Interesting article....
Fla. Restaurant Sells $100 Hamburger
Updated 9:37 AM ET June 21, 2006
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - A hundred bucks might buy you more than six dozen burgers from McDonald's, but the swanky Old Homestead Steakhouse will sell you one brawny beef sandwich for the same price.
Boca Raton Mayor Steven Abrams could barely speak between bites as he devoured the 20-ounce, $100 hamburger billed as the "beluga caviar of sandwiches."
"Heaven on a bun," restaurant owner Marc Sherry said.
The burger debuted Tuesday at the restaurant in the Boca Raton Resort and Club, where a membership costs $40,000 and an additional $3,600 a year.
"We've never had a hamburger on our menu here so we really wanted to go to the extreme," Sherry said, calling it "the most decadent burger in the world."
At about 5 1/2 inches across and 2 1/2 inches thick, the mound of meat is comprised of beef from three continents _ American prime beef, Japanese Kobe and Argentine cattle.
The bill for one burger, with garnishing that includes organic greens, exotic mushrooms and tomatoes, comes out to $124.50 with tax and an 18 percent tip included. The restaurant will donate $10 from each sale to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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Now my only complaint is that the burger is selling for $100+ and they are only donating TEN DOLLARS each burger??? Come on now - you can't tell me that they couldn't have afforded to donate more then that AND still make a profit!!!! What is is this world coming to???
Fla. Restaurant Sells $100 Hamburger
Updated 9:37 AM ET June 21, 2006
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - A hundred bucks might buy you more than six dozen burgers from McDonald's, but the swanky Old Homestead Steakhouse will sell you one brawny beef sandwich for the same price.
Boca Raton Mayor Steven Abrams could barely speak between bites as he devoured the 20-ounce, $100 hamburger billed as the "beluga caviar of sandwiches."
"Heaven on a bun," restaurant owner Marc Sherry said.
The burger debuted Tuesday at the restaurant in the Boca Raton Resort and Club, where a membership costs $40,000 and an additional $3,600 a year.
"We've never had a hamburger on our menu here so we really wanted to go to the extreme," Sherry said, calling it "the most decadent burger in the world."
At about 5 1/2 inches across and 2 1/2 inches thick, the mound of meat is comprised of beef from three continents _ American prime beef, Japanese Kobe and Argentine cattle.
The bill for one burger, with garnishing that includes organic greens, exotic mushrooms and tomatoes, comes out to $124.50 with tax and an 18 percent tip included. The restaurant will donate $10 from each sale to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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Now my only complaint is that the burger is selling for $100+ and they are only donating TEN DOLLARS each burger??? Come on now - you can't tell me that they couldn't have afforded to donate more then that AND still make a profit!!!! What is is this world coming to???
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
We are going to Philadelphia to see the historic sights on Friday and then Sesame on Saturday and maybe back to Philadelphia on Sunday before heading home... We are starting to get excited and need to make a list of what to pack and what we plan to do!! Only 2 more days and a wake up! YEAH!!!!
And then of course are the police in the town I spent all of my formative teen years -
Probing mayor's arrest
Prosecutor investigates Saturday's Bradley Beach incident
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 06/20/06
BY A. SCOTT FERGUSON
STAFF WRITER
BRADLEY BEACH — The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office will investigate the circumstances that led to the confrontation between Jersey City's mayor and the borough's Police Department during this past weekend.
On Monday, Prosecutor Luis A. Valentin confirmed the 2 a.m. Saturday incident was under investigation by his office, but declined to elaborate.
Meanwhile, Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, 55, in a written statement issued Monday, said he had retained an attorney and will file criminal charges against the borough officer, who, the mayor claims, assaulted him and his wife Saturday.
Healy was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after police said he interferred with an investigation of two people fighting, not far from Barry's Tavern and Restaurant on Main Street.
The mayor's first court appearance is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 27 at the Bradley Beach municipal court.
Acting Deputy Police Chief Leonard A. Guida declined to comment about the incident Monday and referred back to a statement his department issued during the weekend.
"It's in the courts, and we don't comment on issues that are in the courts," Guida said Monday.
In his statement, Healy said he was leaving Barry's Tavern — owned by his sister — with his wife and found a couple fighting nearby.
When police officers arrived, Healy began to tell them that the woman was not at fault. Then an officer grabbed his arm, threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, the statement said.
"While immobilized by several police officers, the officer who handcuffed me asked another officer for Mace and proceeded to spray me in both eyes," Healy, who owns a home on Monmouth Avenue, said in his statement.
The mayor added that his wife, Maureen, also was shoved to the ground by police and injured her ankle and leg.
Later, Healy was taken to the Police Department and issued two complaints. Those charges were signed by officer Terry Browning, according to the documents. The charges carry a possible $1,000 fine each and a possible six-month jail term each.
In its statement, the Police Department said that the officers asked Healy to leave the scene of the fight or he would be arrested. When Healy refused, he was handcuffed and then tried to resist arrest.
On Monday, Healy said he would file criminal complaints against the officer who arrested him. He did not name the officer in his statement. It was not clear if those charges had been signed. His attorney, Ralph Lamparello of Secaucus, could not be reached for comment.
Bradley Beach Mayor Stephen G. Schueler could not be reached for comment Monday.
Kathleen Barry, Healy's sister and the owner of Barry's Tavern, was not at the restaurant Monday.
Probing mayor's arrest
Prosecutor investigates Saturday's Bradley Beach incident
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 06/20/06
BY A. SCOTT FERGUSON
STAFF WRITER
BRADLEY BEACH — The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office will investigate the circumstances that led to the confrontation between Jersey City's mayor and the borough's Police Department during this past weekend.
On Monday, Prosecutor Luis A. Valentin confirmed the 2 a.m. Saturday incident was under investigation by his office, but declined to elaborate.
Meanwhile, Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, 55, in a written statement issued Monday, said he had retained an attorney and will file criminal charges against the borough officer, who, the mayor claims, assaulted him and his wife Saturday.
Healy was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after police said he interferred with an investigation of two people fighting, not far from Barry's Tavern and Restaurant on Main Street.
The mayor's first court appearance is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 27 at the Bradley Beach municipal court.
Acting Deputy Police Chief Leonard A. Guida declined to comment about the incident Monday and referred back to a statement his department issued during the weekend.
"It's in the courts, and we don't comment on issues that are in the courts," Guida said Monday.
In his statement, Healy said he was leaving Barry's Tavern — owned by his sister — with his wife and found a couple fighting nearby.
When police officers arrived, Healy began to tell them that the woman was not at fault. Then an officer grabbed his arm, threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, the statement said.
"While immobilized by several police officers, the officer who handcuffed me asked another officer for Mace and proceeded to spray me in both eyes," Healy, who owns a home on Monmouth Avenue, said in his statement.
The mayor added that his wife, Maureen, also was shoved to the ground by police and injured her ankle and leg.
Later, Healy was taken to the Police Department and issued two complaints. Those charges were signed by officer Terry Browning, according to the documents. The charges carry a possible $1,000 fine each and a possible six-month jail term each.
In its statement, the Police Department said that the officers asked Healy to leave the scene of the fight or he would be arrested. When Healy refused, he was handcuffed and then tried to resist arrest.
On Monday, Healy said he would file criminal complaints against the officer who arrested him. He did not name the officer in his statement. It was not clear if those charges had been signed. His attorney, Ralph Lamparello of Secaucus, could not be reached for comment.
Bradley Beach Mayor Stephen G. Schueler could not be reached for comment Monday.
Kathleen Barry, Healy's sister and the owner of Barry's Tavern, was not at the restaurant Monday.
It never hurts to keep key members informed!!!
As seen in my local newspaper online today -
Woman faked own death, collected $744G
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 06/20/06
BY KATHLEEN HOPKINS
TOMS RIVER BUREAU
TOMS RIVER — A 55-year-old Dover Township woman admitted in court Monday that she faked her death in an attempt to collect more than $1 million in life-insurance benefits.
Authorities said they do not know how Mary Maschuci was able to obtain death certificates with raised seals, but she did, and filled them out to say she had died of a massive coronary at Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood in 2003.
She forged a physician's signature on the death certificates, authorities said. Then, posing as her daughter, who was the beneficiary of her policies, Maschuci submitted them to nine different insurance companies.
In applying for the benefits, Maschuci directed the insurers to forward any correspondence to her address, not her daughter's, said Deputy Attorney General James Jones.
But Maschuci was foiled when one of the companies mistakenly sent correspondence regarding the claim to Maschuci's daughter, who knew nothing about her mother's scheme, said investigator Kristi Procaccido of the state attorney general's Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor.
As seen in my local newspaper online today -
Woman faked own death, collected $744G
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 06/20/06
BY KATHLEEN HOPKINS
TOMS RIVER BUREAU
TOMS RIVER — A 55-year-old Dover Township woman admitted in court Monday that she faked her death in an attempt to collect more than $1 million in life-insurance benefits.
Authorities said they do not know how Mary Maschuci was able to obtain death certificates with raised seals, but she did, and filled them out to say she had died of a massive coronary at Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood in 2003.
She forged a physician's signature on the death certificates, authorities said. Then, posing as her daughter, who was the beneficiary of her policies, Maschuci submitted them to nine different insurance companies.
In applying for the benefits, Maschuci directed the insurers to forward any correspondence to her address, not her daughter's, said Deputy Attorney General James Jones.
But Maschuci was foiled when one of the companies mistakenly sent correspondence regarding the claim to Maschuci's daughter, who knew nothing about her mother's scheme, said investigator Kristi Procaccido of the state attorney general's Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!! I had a great afternoon... E took the boys overnight and I went to Karaoke!! Had a blast... I hope everyone had a great day too!!! I have the cutest pic of Ethen from his little card he made his Daddy to scan and share a bit later....
Monday, June 12, 2006
Dilen's KINDI LEAP!!
My baby LEAPED into 1st Grade on Friday - I am sooo proud of him!!!!
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Keep praying everyone... The longer that their trailer sits vacant the better chances I have... Dilen had his Kindi Leap (Kindi graduation) on Friday and it was adorable!! They dance and sang a whole little show... Pictures later... Otherwise it's just been a long weekend... The boys tested for their next belts in Karate and did well - ceramony next week... Not much else - Ethen has a cold and is super fussy but we march on... Til next time...
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Some headlines are just too good to pass up....
Hotel: Put that 'CrackBerry' down, you addict!
Thursday, June 8, 2006; Posted: 11:20 a.m. EDT (15:20 GMT)
CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- BlackBerry addicts have a crack at freedom when they check into one Chicago hotel: the manager will put the communications devices and others like them under lock and key for guests who want a break.
Rick Ueno, general manager of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel, said the program which began on Wednesday grew out of his own personal BlackBerry addiction. His one-step recovery was switching to a regular cell phone.
"I was really addicted to my BlackBerry. I had an obsession with e-mail," he told Reuters. "Morning and night. There came a time when I didn't think it was healthy ... I quit cold turkey."
He believes guests might want to try the same thing for a day or two anyway, so they can concentrate on meetings, business and socializing while at the hotel.
Ueno said he would take personal charge of any BlackBerrys or related devices guests want to surrender and place them in his office locked up until their return is requested. There is no charge.
"I run a hotel with over 900 employees and thousands of guests. I think I'm more effective. I feel better. I sleep better. My family likes it," he said of his post-BlackBerry life.
The popular hand-held devices, sometimes called "CrackBerries" because users become so reliant on them, are made by Canadian-based Research In Motion Ltd.
As found at http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/06/08/blackberry.addict.reut/index.html
Til next time...
Hotel: Put that 'CrackBerry' down, you addict!
Thursday, June 8, 2006; Posted: 11:20 a.m. EDT (15:20 GMT)
CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- BlackBerry addicts have a crack at freedom when they check into one Chicago hotel: the manager will put the communications devices and others like them under lock and key for guests who want a break.
Rick Ueno, general manager of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel, said the program which began on Wednesday grew out of his own personal BlackBerry addiction. His one-step recovery was switching to a regular cell phone.
"I was really addicted to my BlackBerry. I had an obsession with e-mail," he told Reuters. "Morning and night. There came a time when I didn't think it was healthy ... I quit cold turkey."
He believes guests might want to try the same thing for a day or two anyway, so they can concentrate on meetings, business and socializing while at the hotel.
Ueno said he would take personal charge of any BlackBerrys or related devices guests want to surrender and place them in his office locked up until their return is requested. There is no charge.
"I run a hotel with over 900 employees and thousands of guests. I think I'm more effective. I feel better. I sleep better. My family likes it," he said of his post-BlackBerry life.
The popular hand-held devices, sometimes called "CrackBerries" because users become so reliant on them, are made by Canadian-based Research In Motion Ltd.
As found at http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/06/08/blackberry.addict.reut/index.html
Til next time...
Soooo I took the boys to see Dorothy The Dinosaur's Dance Party friday night... Ok so maybe it was a little below Dev's age group, maybe even Dilen's but all three really enjoyed it except for it being at 7pm and my boys are usually getting ready for bed around that time on a school night... The next day I got a Wiggles Wiggle Time video and Ethen LOVES watch/dance/sing along to it... I need to get a CD for him for the car...
On Monday I took the boys for their teeth cleaning... Dilen did VERY well - he let the gal clean his teeth without a fight or major fear - I was sooo proud of him... He even let the dentist look in his mouth afterwards... We discovered he has an absess under one of the $2000 teeth... They wanted to pull it then and there - yeah right GOOD LUCK on that one... Instead we put him on an antibiotic and I called the oral surgeon who will do general ansethesia in the office on him IF we need to pull it... First we are going to see how things go with antibiotic - I can't see pulling a baby tooth I paid a fortune to fix already if we can just clear up the infection for now... It's not hurting him - he manages to eat and brush his teeth without pain so I am of the mind to let sleeping dogs lie... Plus I have spent so much already on his mouth....
Not much else going on - just planning for our little vacation at the end of June to Phila, PA and Sesame Place.... Til next time...
On Monday I took the boys for their teeth cleaning... Dilen did VERY well - he let the gal clean his teeth without a fight or major fear - I was sooo proud of him... He even let the dentist look in his mouth afterwards... We discovered he has an absess under one of the $2000 teeth... They wanted to pull it then and there - yeah right GOOD LUCK on that one... Instead we put him on an antibiotic and I called the oral surgeon who will do general ansethesia in the office on him IF we need to pull it... First we are going to see how things go with antibiotic - I can't see pulling a baby tooth I paid a fortune to fix already if we can just clear up the infection for now... It's not hurting him - he manages to eat and brush his teeth without pain so I am of the mind to let sleeping dogs lie... Plus I have spent so much already on his mouth....
Not much else going on - just planning for our little vacation at the end of June to Phila, PA and Sesame Place.... Til next time...
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Keep praying friends!! Keep on praying!!!!
Monday, June 05, 2006
ARRGGGGGGGG Sometimes I get sooo frustrated... There just doesn't seem to be enough time in the day and I get on a roll at home only to have it interrupted by work! *L* By the time I get back to things I have lost my focus and energy...
The boys are just a handful - what balls of energy they are sometimes!!! But such wonderful joy..
I offered my FIL/SMIL $1000 cash for their trailer because they HAVE to vacate the premises 5 days ago... They were going to donate the trailer but that didn't/doesn't seem to be working out from what I had heard from housing... Now don't you think that cash in hand would be a better option then donating it and getting nothing?? I don't get them - they CLAIM if they were gonna go that route they had offers of $10K - yeah RIGHT!! If they did they would have jumped on that option IMMEDIATELY and not gone the donation route... Their trailer is in better shape then mine - doesn't need a new furnace and has central air.... I can easily trash mine if they would just see it to sell me the trailer... I need as many prayers as I can get at the moment so EVERY ONE please PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY that my FIL/SMIL will see it in their hearts to sell me the trailer and take care of their grandchildren... You would think for the grandchildren they would be willing to do it...
Just thought over the conversations I had with them in my head and I guess I could have been a little more diplomatic with them but still... I know they are between a rock and a hard place at the moment and while it's not entirely christain I know they are facing continuing to pay lot rent while the trailer sits there as well as possible abandonment fees from housing so my offer would benefit them too.... Everyone pray please... Til next time...
The boys are just a handful - what balls of energy they are sometimes!!! But such wonderful joy..
I offered my FIL/SMIL $1000 cash for their trailer because they HAVE to vacate the premises 5 days ago... They were going to donate the trailer but that didn't/doesn't seem to be working out from what I had heard from housing... Now don't you think that cash in hand would be a better option then donating it and getting nothing?? I don't get them - they CLAIM if they were gonna go that route they had offers of $10K - yeah RIGHT!! If they did they would have jumped on that option IMMEDIATELY and not gone the donation route... Their trailer is in better shape then mine - doesn't need a new furnace and has central air.... I can easily trash mine if they would just see it to sell me the trailer... I need as many prayers as I can get at the moment so EVERY ONE please PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY that my FIL/SMIL will see it in their hearts to sell me the trailer and take care of their grandchildren... You would think for the grandchildren they would be willing to do it...
Just thought over the conversations I had with them in my head and I guess I could have been a little more diplomatic with them but still... I know they are between a rock and a hard place at the moment and while it's not entirely christain I know they are facing continuing to pay lot rent while the trailer sits there as well as possible abandonment fees from housing so my offer would benefit them too.... Everyone pray please... Til next time...
