We havent gone anywhere really cool (except the library…great air conditioning), in the past week. So I am a little short of ideas for my Thursday Thirteen. I really dont have a list…so for todays list, you get…

What I did yesterday

1. Woke up about 9 am to feed Youngest breakfast

2. Got a call from a friend about 9:30…she called to pry into my life

3. Youngest thought that it was a good idea to go outside

4. After 5 minutes outside…he decided that was a bad idea

5. I watched Youngest play video games for about an hour

6. Dropped perscription at the pharmacy

7. Decided to go to the library…we hung out there for an hour and then some

8. Went home for a few minutes

9. Went to the store for school supplies

10. Came back home and praised the Air Conditioning

11. Boiled eggs for egg salad sandwiches, Youngest ate a PB & J and some yogurt

12. Got Youngest ready for bed

13. Yelled at Youngeest periodically to go to sleep…which happened about 11:30 pm

So, there you have it, that is what I did on the hottest day of the year

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well, now that I am looking for a new place to live…my list of thirteen has to do with what I want and what I dont

1. a house or 2 family house

2. nice neighbors/neighborhood

3. 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms

4. something that can be called a yard

5. a place I can keep my cats

6. permission to put in a garden and my pond

7. I would like to be close to the park

8. some sort of a porch or an area to enjoy my grill and my patio stuff

9. Enough room for my “stuff”

10. maybe a basement or storage area

things I do Not want

10. horrid neighbors. I do not want to live like I am

11. bugs. of any kind.

12. lousy upkeep. I have seen some houses that are just wrecks, I would like something that doesnt look like it was not taken care of

13. Problems. I hope that I am able to find a nice place at a decent price, in a decent amount of time

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This past week, we went back to Mystic Aquarium, for our Fun Friday Family Field Trip. We took a friend with us this time and we had a great time. I was able to get some really awsome (Postcard quality!) shots. We arrived just in time to catch a show called “Whales at the Glass”. We had about 20 minutes of excellent picture taking time and I took total advantage. I also was able to get a few more pictures that I hadnt managed before. Enjoy

1.

Beluga Whale

2.

Swimming Africal Penguin

3.

Sea Horses

4.

Baby African Penguin

5.

Baby Lobster
(this one has a few more years before he is going to be ready for dinner)

6.

Hermit Crab

7.

Green Tree Snake
(this was part of the “Rainforest” display)

8.

3 foot Stingray

9.

Northern Fur Seal
(The one on the left would like to join the other 2 on the rock, but she is not allowed, so she settles for the edge of the rock)

10.

Little fishes
(These little fishes pop out of the little hole that they have dug for themselves. They are fun to watch)

11.

“Electrical” Eel
(as my youngest called it)

12.

Beluga Whale

13.
Ok everyone remember this…(click on the picture!)

I found his friend

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I am going to have to take this week off, I thank those who have visited here to see my list. The events of this past week have left me with little to write about. And This morning, I am going to have to get off the computer as yet another thundery storm is brewing outside…More later hopefully.

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Last week my family visited Old Sturbridge Village. I didnt take as many pictures as I usually do, but I did manage to get…

13 Pictures from Old Sturbridge Village

1. Printing Press

2. Musket

3. Youngest looking at Grave Stone

4. Ox Cart

5. Family playing Shuttle Cock

6. Fenno House

7. Center Meetinghouse

8. Family at the water pump

9. Baby Cradle

10. Ram

11. SpottedPiglets

12. ZigZag fence. the kids were able to make their own ZigZag fence. This wasnt as easy as they thought it would be

13. Stone Wall. Another project that the kids were able to take part in. (the stones were really foam)

and then they took down the fence…

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As we will be taking trips to local museums and educational places, this week I have

13 Pictures from Mystic Aquarium

1.

Penguin

2.

pirana

3.

Sea horses

4.

Sea Anemone

5.

Clam

6.

Youngest with Allegator

7.
Red Jellyfish

8.

Jellyfish

9.

Steller’s Sea Lion

10.

Northern Fur Seal

11.

Shark!

And for my last two…here is dinner (only kidding, I think )

12.

Flounder

13.

Lobster

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Ah, it is once again time for me to rack my brain about what I am going to post, and then try to think of 13 things. So, after having done this quite a few times….Todays list will be

13 things I have thought about posting about…but didn’t

1. 13 of the dumbest things I have ever done (followed a really bad day)

2. 13 irritating commercials on TV.

3. 13 things I did today…or didnt do (yeah, I kinda did this one before, but I thought about doing this list again last week)

4. 13 pairs of shoes…(but, I dont own 13 pairs of shoes, so I would have to used the families shoes too)

5. 13 most watched DVD’s my family likes to watch…Lots and Lots of kids movies

6. 13 books I have read…

7. what I have done the last 13 hours…unfortunately, I had slept most of the day

8. 13 pictures. This one didnt work as I couldnt decide on the pictures, and I already did this one a few weeks ago.

9. 13 reasons kids should NOT have cell phones…thanks to my annoying neighbors

10. 13 obscure words…with definitions. I really didnt know what to post

11. 13 video games that my kids own. We only own 13, so it wouldnt be a difficult list

12. 13 of my favorite websites…couldnt narrow the list down to 13

13. This list!

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My favorite TV Programs

1. Animal Planets, Animal Cops. It is like a freight train…you know there will be a crash, yet you cant look away. At least they put the sucesses at the end.

2. Crossing Jordan,

3. the 4400

4. Medium…I just love the program

5. Deadliest Catch…I am so happy I dont have to go to work there

6. Law and Order, any of them…makes great background sounds, plots are pretty good

7. The Dead Zone

8. Deal or No Deal…It is so easy to play at home, and know exactly what to do.

9. MSNBC…more background sound

10. The Apprentice…the only other “reality show” I watch.

11. Mythbusters…cool to watch and see what they are going to explode.

12. The Little Zoo that Could, Animal Planet…Nice to see something positive, even with all the hurricanes the last two years, they find a way.

13. Almost anything on the History Channel

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Just a quick note. Blogger and I are not speaking today (dont know why, but I cant seem to post comments). So if I have clicked the linky, but you cant find a comment…I am sorry. I have tried so many times…I will make comments later if I can

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13 Things I need daily to survive this world (or so I think)

1. I nice cup of coffee.
2. Lots and Lots of sleep.
3. Any one of my many perscriptions.
4. Sunshine. I really do need to see sunshine sometime during the day.
5. My fur-babies. Socks, Abby and Blackie are so very important to me. The make me laugh, smile and comfort me when I am not feeling well. Socks has learned the signs of when I am getting a headache, and he checks on me to make sure I am ok.
6. My computer. between IMing, Neopets and blogging, I spend about 6 hours on the computer each day.
7. TV. I have a few favorite shows, but sometimes it is just background noise
8. Crafts. My hands must create things, I am either crocheting or making jewelry or some other craft.
9. My kids. Eldest helps out so much, Youngest has so much energy. Between the two, I could go insane.
10. My van. OK, this makes me a “Mini-van Mom” but it is so much nicer than the cars I have owned.
11. Digital Camera. I dont know what I would do with all the extra time that I would have if I didnt have my camera. I sit and take 50+ pictures of the cats, the garden…whatever, just because. Then I get to go through and pick whichever one is the best. There is a method to my madness.
12. Music. I really like my music. I listen to country, and have several artists that I really enjoy…also some that I dont like at all, but that is what CD’s are for
13. Little fake mice. This one has to do with my cats. I love to pick out a couple fake mice for the cats when I am at the pet store. I always say I am getting them for Abby, as she is the one who plays with them the most. She gets so involved in playing that she forgets that she isnt supposed to avoid me.

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In Honor of Eldests 13th Birthday…

Thirteen things that Eldest Loves…

1. LaCrosse. This is the third year that she has played LaCrosse and is one of the older girls now. She doing so well, and has even played as a wing. (Those are the girls who can run the whole field)

2. Young Women. This is a group that she belongs to in church. They are a good bunch of girls and have a great time

3. Neopets. Eldest and I both have an account. She is able to talk with her uncles and her friends from school.

4. Civilization 4. She learned to play the game after watching my and her uncle play. She has gotten quite good

5. Lunch Choir. Eldest has been a part of Lunch Choir since early this past winter. She joined because her best friend joined, Now she just loves it and hopes to be in Show Choir next year

6. School. No really, she likes school, and her teachers. I hope that this continues for her. She is doing so well. I am a very proud Mom

7. Friends. Eldest and her best friend dont get to spend alot of time together during the school year. But they make the best of the time they get

8. Reading. Eldest is like me, she loves to read. I hope that this also continues

9. Paleontology. Since Eldest was 3, she has always loved dinosaurs. She cant wait till she is 15, when she can do a summer internship at the Philadelphia Natural History Museum.

10. Settlers of Catan. This is a board game that she really loves to play. She has even gotten Dad to play a board game!

11. Lizzy. Lizzy is Eldests pet Leopard Gecko. like the one on the Geico commercial, the one that licks its eye. Lizzy has been with us for 3 years and should be able to go to college with Eldest. They have a life expectancy of 20 years.

12. Kitties. Eldest shares my love of cats. The only time that she doesnt care for our furry friends, is when Socks kicks her out of bed. Yup, Socks can actually kick her out of bed.

13. Family. Awwwwwwe, What a good kid!

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