The vocabulary of a 2 yr old!

Today I celebrated the fact that I can now count to ten. Woo Hoo!

In one week, though, I have learned quite a lot of words though:
entrance, exit, volume, street, stop, yes, no, the, and, with, table, chair, hello, good-bye

Pharmacay, Bakery (pretzels!), and for that matter a lot of food items
"Guten Apetite!"
Do you speak English? (Crucial to survival!) My 1st few days, I would basically say, "Hallo!" and then proceed directly to, "Sprechen sie Englisch?"
I've also learned a lot of driving/ directional words.
And then some die-hard phrases:
Good Morning
Have a Nice Day
Excuse me

Progress!

Nurenburg

The story of this city is quite interesting...

"The Nazi Party chose the city to be the site of huge Nazi Party conventions–the Nuremberg rallies. The rallies were held annually from 1927 to 1938 in Nuremberg. After Hitler's rise to power in 1933 the Nuremberg rallies became huge state propaganda events, a center of Nazi ideals.
And Later.....
Between 1945 and 1946, German officials involved in the Holocaust and other war crimes were brought before an international tribunal in the Nuremberg Trials."

There's an Acronym and corresponding form for that....

OK. Reality Check.
Everything in the military has an acronym. People speak in code here.
"Go to the CAC and get the VAT forms."
Some friends & I went out for pizza last night & at least 4 came up in conversation where they don't even realize they're doing it.
Yesterday's staff meeting had so many I actually got mentally lost. Not even sure what they were talking about...."Login in to DoDEA, then click on the CEC form and fill out for the SRS team and then ask for a CMR review."
Seriously!

• Refer to form 1107 for TQSA line 10
• Check in with your local TMO for update re: your POV, which is located near the the PX, not the PXtra and the PO Boxes, not the post office

Bamberg, Germany

My Life in 135 boxes (or so)

It is the weirdest feeling to have movers come and pack your stuff while you sit by and watch the production happen. Is my life really summed up in all those boxes? OK, thankfully not. Even more bizarre, walking away from an empty house with a suitcase (well, OK, 2 suitcases) and a backpack....

Back in July

My friends threw me a little going away party which was good fun!

Revelation

There's a song by Third Day that I've made my mantra this past year.
The chorus goes:
***
Give me Revelation
Show me what to do
Cause I’ve been tryin to find my way,
I haven’t got a clue
Tell me should I stay here,
Or do I need to move?
Give me revelation
I’ve got nothing without You
***
Today I realize that I will be praying that prayer for the rest of my life.
The Lord has revealed my next steps,
yet I am still asking questions like,
"Now what?"
"Whats' next now?"
I'm realizing that Jesus has shown to me exactly
what He wanted me to know
each day for that day alone
and the He desires for me to continue to rely on Him
for each and every next step.
Live in peace and trust Him.
Simple,
Yet difficult...

Highlights of living in Michaywe

Triplet Fawns
If you click on this photo & enlarge it,
you'll see 3 little spotted rumps in the photoA mother's love
This little guy is laying down in the center of the pic
behind the log on the ground
Mamma kept a steady eye on me

The Tigers show their stuff

Take me out to the ball game.
What a great day for to be at Comerica Park!
The Tigers won, 10th Inning, 4-3.
It threatened to rain all day, but ended up being sunny, hot & humid.
Love it!

Muggle Fandom

"Theaters sell out as fans swarm to see the sixth installment, which rings in $22.2 million in midnight ticket sales, shattering 'Dark Knight's' record."

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-harry-potter16-2009jul16,0,1136148.story

Complete Gawker

Curiosity got the better of me and I couldn't resist showing up at the scene this morning.

A gas tanker exploded when it hit a bridge at 9 Mile on I-75 last night.
Here's the bridge that collapsed in the inferno.
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/20067687/detail.html

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Finally! It's been a long wait!
It was great and you should definitely go see it.
The books are better as J.K.Rowling is a writer to be reckoned with. Her words provide imagery no movie can depict and her clever wit is refreshing. She develops characters completely with depth of feeling and gives the reader the full experience of the character's life and motivations. The story development throughout the series leaves you constantly wanting more and wondering how it will all work itself out. She's a brilliant author and I admire her.
Overall, I didn't care as much for the ways in which the movie differed from the book, however, the movie, as usual did a fab job at depicting certain scenes and characters better than I imagined.

Here's a little encouragement for you:
http://www.youtube.com/user/A1soulsister#play/favorites/19/jpCPvHJ6p90

What I fancied:
1. The destruction of the bridge
2. Depiction of Apparition
3. The beauty of the castle and Hogwart's in general
4. Ron: quidditch and the love potion & consequently the poisoning scene. They finally gave Ron the part he deserved and he carried it out masterfully!
5. Fred & George's joke shop!!
6. Lavendar Brown with "Wan, wan"
7. Katie Bell & the locket incident
8. Professor Slughorn's potion class
9. The depiction of memories and the pensive
10. Luna Lovegood: Hogwart's express scene & Christmas party and Luna in general!
11. Professor Snape: Alan Rickman plays him perfectly!! I particularly loved the scene where Snape reveals his identity to Harry.

What I wasn't keen on:
1. The change in getting Harry's opening setting
2. The addition of crisis at the Weasley burrow
3. Ginny's lack of sass and undeveloped character
4. The bad acting & development of Ginny & Harry's love story
5. No battle
6. No funeral
7. Lack of grieving/ bad acting of sorrow & general despair over loss of Dumbledore
8. Do not like the new Dumbledore. Michael Gambon has been a terrible Dumbledore in all of the movies and still is. I miss the 1st one we started off with. Here's to Richard Harris!
9. The deletion of Tonk's role
10. The deletion of Doby & Kreacher's roles

Another Fab Weekend

Mom & I had a great time on Sunday seeing one of the most beautiful parts of this great state. There's nothing like northern Michigan!
This is Point Betsie which is located between Franfort & Empire.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Shoreline

Frankfort North Breakwater Lighthouse

Road Kill

License Plate says: KIS THS

Once a Century

For two seconds on Wednesday,
the clock and calendar count
will go from 1 to 9.
At 56 seconds past 12:34 a.m. and p.m. on July 8, 2009,
the date and time read

12:34:56 7-8-09

On the West Coast of Lake MI

Muskegon South Breakwater Lighthouse

Ludington North Pierhead Light





Big Sable Lighthouse, Ludington