Live From Phoenix 4: Sunday In The Valley Of The Sun

I forgot to tell you the high point of yesterday. Actually, I didn’t tell you about our worship and Bible Study at all. The Bible Study was good. The worship was impaired by bad liturgy at the offices but was great at Eucharist, as always. That’s when the high point occurred.<br /><br /> Bp. Pryor of Minnesota read the Gospel with just the right pause and inflection. Jesus told this series of parables, all of which were pretty paradoxical and strange as parables tend to be, culminating in the parable of the net with all kinds of fish, then someone sorting the fish when they get to shore. “When Jesus had finished speaking, he said to the crowd, ‘Have you understood all of this?’ and they said, ‘Yes.’” That’s when the congregation erupted into laughter.<br /><br /> Today we worshiped at Trinity Cathedral, nice building, great organ, great choir – packed pews. Worship attendance had doubled in the past five years, thanks in no small part to the leadership of their tech-y social networking, blogging Dean, the physicist Nick Knisley.<br /><br /> After Eucahrist, there were wonderful Mexian folk dancers in the garden. The Cahtedral already had a good Latino/ Hispanic Ministry going. Then after the passage of AZ 1070, local law enforcement set up shop next to one of our smaller Latino/ Hispanic Congregations. That itimidated that congregation virtually out of operation. But now Latino/ Hispanic Ministries is all the livelier at the Cathedral. The performance was both beautiful and fun.<br /><br /><br /> Tonight we met to go over the draft pastoral letter and teaching document on Immigration. The teaching document is particularly important because it deals with faith and citizenship in a nation. That has broader implications than immigration. The Roman Church is making a concerted effort to educate their congregations in “faithful citizenship.” For us, that means the Church does not tell the people who to vote for, but Christians should vote and their voting should be informed by their faith.<br /><br /> The conversation was intelligent and conscientious. I was once again impressed with the House of Bishops. There was a change in the quality of pastoral letters a few years ago. In the troubled 80s and early 90s, the bishops apparently liked to pound their chests and shout irreconcilably righteous stands on left and right. Then toward the beginning of this decade, the Bishops began reasoning together. It all goes back to the College For Bishops. Now we collaborate to try to say something to build up the Body of Christ, not tear it apart.

Live From Phoenix 4: Sunday In The Valley Of The Sun

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Good way to end the weekend…

<p>…by getting Wendi & Hayden home!!! Sunday morning Hayden’s billy levels were low enough for us to go home! I’ll be back tomorrow with my regular posts!</p> <p>In the mean time I’ll leave you with a few pics from the weekend!</p> <p>The decorations I made for Hayden’s door!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIr9QBnwJvuSOjXBGpUUWmZr1JWO6hHWnFEjV4CEvTUfwf7Xv-cnYODz9DlN4nHzyE5XHiMmdF9KrgMZfvnwAkM13wk8AytmDAodrWpw882GshzOTUGGzU-VVJ1qOrMElR7iBBEABhMnK/s1600-h/DSC08659%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08659" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjricmKWgo7NtOAr5o2srE3lqcsFRsXlNNZFTLXKKb2F7oswB-EXeO8Tp73-Dx3210ICskdW2jsrZvJ7B3efmNDK5usahgxT7lkSBlr4aaEohmFZMCI4adPrjqWtHDtOgcHkzMT7b3Mei9T/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08659" width="404" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit75uT8qV8sFh2-ZFUW2kreH9IX34puFkRKhcpqSEre8HvyqddIh7hbeRfBGDIKEllJclxSIbmQjsiBbFv2HLH0A6L0jm5Taeju_-DlV1klPife0IALPePZtkmaFFFdKhkjA5uUdsAyLAC/s1600-h/DSC08660%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08660" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIR0dPnhxEaQ3baDwLfvoTf0RkIzRpDcxFHFpTZjkcXfA4Zchfc5s5IJylgLvCItr5ECPBU3FhLYkZOc-BcpC3-TWAbX80GlD7H_vDpBnD4IleMBoIwePPuCRSmH94I_nMKFkgWv1yrDf_/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08660" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Wendi got to help, for the first time, give Hayden a sponge bath Saturday night!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFRdtlTwbLm642H45RbLUuV2z1HE852cgC4NGX2oh15B_4WqwTjgb4LoB9VF7-1ThSCBnmCVSeByn9diX5DBfyIf24lXNNwIw5ZRsoesh0c2JDO8UDbQIIYV8tVeLr14YgbLkEDFS77ep/s1600-h/DSC08666%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08666" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1x7taTUlaz75K04-ffLjFT7iQaideRVbhu0sYjJadtZZPFASFUiIbC2IEB_bmHm2gqCOOuJdhZhTKr3_pWPbiKvb6J6lptqmVuFcShLejOhSwl4QB6Qb88ywk6K_CpBrk49eNlhMQuaA1/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08666" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Finally getting some cuddle time with Hayden! The photo light therapy was turned off at 7:30pm Saturday!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMe0eKoJwGd5SERPQS7Bucbz50Y7JNBsTgx-aTEELbAHllOtXVFswtqYM73vQY46uyJlepij-zx2rnhAzl7KZ8aNwpBDgS5hZPswYX4hjGG6gau4lT_0I9Uib5JdJ_u1gth4JhcRA1OYSM/s1600-h/DSC08680%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08680" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimq4MnKCE8PVp3YsN6ZxaSf61ndPWR4lSPWs3gT-K14u9vHhtx3Mu0VYoiXKGViptOU6lmNcg7FwPBvlnTPaOCyc6uScX9WpLNHCRCfGK3VjKVgA_PCeWVG5AYTjZDn5HSBaSxIF4p7yHO/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08680" width="304" /></a></p> <p>Sunday morning we said good bye to the NICU at Mercy. We were happy to leave, but very thankful for the great care that Hayden received. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-yD82mipnMZXxe3RQZrJe2ooGAadKG71HuqnwA1baIJ940kGVKLNdgLlHFyz-CfjgXHedZABJOKD0CuCoG_ztfrj-1HRvhK1hvfAe4mas7WRa-MGbLfjhe3bYCnO8cK9ETqUtEotKAGE/s1600-h/DSC08682%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08682" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mHgUWASwipsPucLuskeC3b59qDKMLtncY1dWs23hvHUtgFKBvB3MEXGKk8sV9S1h_dRgDAR4gSaqeBsDOwjFCeuu_Ti2JksP6aEXh44npMUBLJQjpm4GL9F_HmDzuoGJz4DDdUJ2gU5x/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08682" width="304" /></a></p> <p>Ready to go home!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qReRx32rkOGjoedXg__QdmgcZF1Jda5m_Ogk7B_l5t8iyApqkmeGklHkpEInmQ-6UsE2apGSS75EIWB1KwAU6z81vn_WUs3bRD4D70CSuO3zXpAv3XGSPGaAMxZcIST9Jka3UVGVTgDq/s1600-h/DSC08688%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08688" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cW4efF935HjCtPXc5zCafTCXWdbu32N8SQWaxPdsssFB5_LyDhyXmuwdRGPQ5LBf6d-Kc9Z5tp8Ugzb_K-humOlflEhpvtx08QUICKKTlwCETfZbdxn-ktlaMrDYxf2qPMgc0V9xACeW/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08688" width="304" /></a>     <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbRxcX0IjQ5pe_xVPHeeZJZUh2fwciMz7FCxVHTQXA5_h_ofUgXBlPgCLvXZbcWvBDkv-Bjm83T2wTao5FEqBXqXcVNKK67B_OraBBpw78EH7LQa9fMMhOyeOymtls0bk_RMaZ78PDmKi/s1600-h/DSC08694%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08694" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jgwYvdDIWAWI8COx5DhhJ2cxUx9JTa0p3FFch-LZ2vGUzdG-CyrabEpJbhKvppMpWksVylxbCNVDeT7aEBBWVWnZMnwLKO1b6RQzYhDoRWWUMu2G9NmhyphenhyphengxY6dYhdcubJktpdwCkDWsV/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08694" width="304" /></a></p> <p>Hayden did really well on the hour car ride home. My Mom, Step Dad, Kyle, 2 sisters & their husbands all greeted us when we got home!</p> <p>I know I’ve repeated this almost everyday, but I have to say <strong><u>thank you from the bottom of my heart</u></strong> for all your thoughts, prayers, emails, and support this week! </p> <p><strong><em>Happy 1 week to my sweet nephew, Hayden!</em></strong><img alt="DSC08692" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghE7CmM0fgywzFPFBOej8dZAupOQI92klIJOz3qLBEXiRRBhycvD8np8bMnLeEux8lh5Aw65LMl2Jtt9I8ugA0WKNOTwh7gqL3uu_FAsG7G17bAiTtrL2v5IyNDe-lHY4wpUmAJIhHe7Na/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08692" width="404" /></p>

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What it's Like to be an Online Entrepreneur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://emj.icbdr.com/artieimages/ty/ar5l13k6p7zglpbg4hty.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="http://emj.icbdr.com/artieimages/ty/ar5l13k6p7zglpbg4hty.gif" /></a></div>The essence of SheFinds media is wrapped up in its tagline: "What to Wear, Where to Get it." The blog/online shopping companion provides everything a time-crunched fashionista needs to stay current on top trends and budget-buys; from shopping guides categorized by price range to featured sales and "where to buy" information. <br /><br />The site is the brainchild of Michelle Madhok, who started SheFinds.com in 2004 after stints as both the entertainment marketing director at CBS and women's content director at Aol. Since then, Madhok's SheFinds websites (which now include Shefinds.com and sister sites MomFinds.com and BrideFinds.com) have become some of the web's most popular shopping resources. <br /><br />Below, Madhok tells us how she began her budding online media empire. <br /><br />CareerBuilder.com: You're the owner of SheFinds Media. What is a typical day at work like? <br /><br />Michelle Madhok: I lead a team of online shopping experts. My company publishes websites that help busy women shop online: SheFinds.com, MomFinds.com and BrideFinds.com. We have six full-time staffers and about 20 freelancers across the country.<br /><br />What made you decide to start a shopping website? Where did your career start and how did you end up where you are now? <br /><br />I spent five years overseeing the women's audience for Aol, which at the time had 35 million subscribers -- 50 percent of which were women. I sat through numerous focus groups ... What I learned is that all women were starving for products that saved time. Women felt they were operating at a dizzying pace and didn't have time for the self-care. They had money but no time. <br /><br />Meanwhile, I was doing a lot of shopping for my friends. I'd go to the outlet malls for my friends who didn't have time. eBay and iVillage were becoming popular, and I knew the power of the Internet and realized that on the Web I could take this personal shopping to the next level. No one was telling you the best place to buy black pants on the Internet. Shopping magazines like Lucky were popping up, but the online content did not exist, so I created SheFinds.com.<br /><br />When you started SheFinds back in 2004, did you know that the "blogosphere" was going to be this big? <br /><br />When I started SheFinds, e-mail newsletter sites like Daily Candy were the hot thing. However I quickly realized that blogging was taking off and getting all the media attention so I set-up a blog and got going. <br /><br />It seems like things in both online media and fashion are always changing. How do you keep up?<br /><br />I have over 100 blogs in my RSS reader and I skim them all day long. If a trend is building I can usually see it by how many bloggers are talking about it. <br /><br />Recently, it's been said "bloggers are the new fashion editors" and the AP officially began crediting bloggers as sources in news stories. Has this improved perception of bloggers changed your business in any way? <br /><br />It's changed it for the better. When I started, bloggers were looked down upon -- the great unwashed masses of regular people. PR people didn't want us fraternizing with the editors and getting samples was like pulling teeth. The fact that now bloggers are getting their due respect has helped my business leap ahead.<br /><br />What about the recession? Has is affected your business?<br /><br />The first quarter was a little scary. We are well financed so personally we don't have a problem, but many of our regular advertisers -- mostly small online boutiques went under. Some holiday advertising checks bounced and things were quiet until March when we started to see a rebound in bigger advertisers wanting to spend their money on SheFinds and MomFinds.<br /><br />What is the best part about being an online shopping expert? <br /><br />I get paid to surf the web and shop -- my two favorite things.<br /><br />What is the toughest part? <br /><br />Running a company can be a challenge. I have to keep a lot of plates spinning and grow traffic and sales on the sites.<br /><br />What qualities do you have that make you good at your job? <br /><br />I'm passionate about the topic and the industry. I'm impatient and innovative when it comes to getting things done. I am curious about what's next so I'm constantly asking questions and meeting people to make sure we're on top of the trends.<br /><br />Any advice for people looking to break into the fashion or media industries? <br /><br />Get experience. Intern and if you are too old to intern launch a blog, read-up, learn how to write for the web. You can't come in cold and expect a company to train you from scratch. There's so much information available on the internet there's no reason not to self-teach the skills you need.<br /><br />By Kaitlin Madden writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com and its job blog, The Work Buzz. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues. Follow @CBForJobSeekers on Twitter.

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10 Ways the 2020 Workplace Will Work For You

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://emj.cbdr.com/artieimages/tx/ar5l38b6t2rw6dc1qmtx.gif?time=9/15/2010 12:46:03 pm" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="http://emj.cbdr.com/artieimages/tx/ar5l38b6t2rw6dc1qmtx.gif?time=9/15/2010 12:46:03 pm" /></a></div>The workplace of 2020 is an exciting one, filled with changes specifically designed to benefit the future employee. Workers of tomorrow can look forward to more employee development and advancement opportunities than at any time in the past 30 years. How you develop your work skills today could lead to a big pay-off in the 2020 workplace. <br /><br />Ten factors that will impact the 2020 workplace:<br /><br />1. Demographics.<br />What it is: By 2020, the American workplace population will be more diverse: 63 percent white, 30 percent Latino, and 50 percent female. Four or even five generations, from Boomers to Generation 2020, will be working at once. <br />How it helps you: Companies going global will need to incorporate the experiences and backgrounds of a diverse workforce. Teams will be built up of workers of different gender, race and generation -- and even workers of different nations.<br /><br />2. Rise of business ethics<br />What it is: Companies that once only operated for profit will place new emphasis on the importance of their people, as well as the impact their existence has on the planet. The new bottom line will incorporate profit, people and planet. <br />How it helps you: An emphasis on doing good means companies will strive to be environmentally friendly. Plus, the ability for workers to give real-time feedback about their leaders ensures leaders will be held to their worker's standards.<br /><br />3. Social technology<br />What it is: Vlogging, Twitter, intranet chat rooms, Skyping -- even today, there's a vast array of online communication tools, with more to come. <br />How it helps you: The use of social technology means real-time feedback loops as well as facilitating offsite work teams. Social technologies will also enhance informal and peer-to-peer learning. <br /><br />4. Mobile workplace <br />What it is: Increasingly powerful mobile phones are replacing laptops as the main work device. <br />How it helps you: Advanced Internet capabilities on your cell mean accessing your "desk" anywhere, anytime. Welcome to the "third place": If the office is the first job site and the home office the second, the "third place" is anywhere your phone is.<br /><br />5. Work/life flexibility<br />What it is: For younger generations, work is a significant part of their life, but they don't compartmentalize it like older generations tend to. It isn't about work-life "balance"; it's about work/life integration. <br />How it helps you: Flexibility tools like web commuting and "third place" working will help replace the 9-to-5 workday with a goal accomplishment one (meeting goals regardless of what time of day the work was done), which will help companies boost the job satisfaction of their employees.<br /><br />6. Serious play<br />What it is: "Sims" (Simulated Games) is the new buzz word in training: Online Sims allow employees to learn new jobs through low-risk direct practice. <br />How it helps you: Training will start to look like the games we've come to love, and studies show that Sims are effective methods for accelerating competence across the employee spectrum.<br /><br />7. Mentoring<br />What it is: One-on-one mentoring is still a powerful way to develop employees, but companies will also use reverse-, micro- and group-mentoring. <br />How it helps you: Increased emphasis on mentoring means that your professional development will get a super-charge via direct input from company leaders as well as from your peers. Best of all, your opinions and skills are given new value as you reverse-mentor others, meaning that you will be tasked with teaching those senior to you about your role.<br /><br />8. Democratization of information<br />What it is: Digital record keeping makes company information accessible to all. <br />How it helps you: The end of hierarchies! More employees will be tapped to help shape policy, project management and solve problems, rather than just follow orders.<br /><br />9. Personal branding<br />What it is: Social technologies track personal ratings, referrals and reputations. <br />How it helps you: A good reputation has the same value in the future as it does now: It makes you a highly desired employee who can set your own value in the marketplace.<br /><br />10. Talent shortage<br />What it is: There's a big gap between all the Boomers retiring and the number of Generation X'ers available to fill their shoes. <br />How it helps you: The demand for 2020 leaders will result in more concentrated employee development and faster promotions for younger workers! <br /><br />Although it's a ways off, you can start preparing for the 2020 workplace by: <br /><br />Adopting a global mind-set. <br /><br />Becoming familiar with social networks <br /><br />Building your personal brand <br /><br />The future is coming, and adapting now will position you for a fast-track career in 2020.<br /><br />By Jeanne C Meister and Karie Willyerd, Co-Authors: The 2020 Workplace

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What Does the Boss Need to Hear? - Things you'd get off your chest if there were no repercussions

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://emj.icbdr.com/artieimages/v5/ar5m6hb6xkh4tl51ybv5.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="http://emj.icbdr.com/artieimages/v5/ar5m6hb6xkh4tl51ybv5.gif" /></a></div>You have an extra dollar in your pocket and decide to purchase a lottery ticket. That night, you watch the drawing and realize you've won millions of dollars.<br /><br />You're cleaning out the attic and find an old painting. You take it to an appraiser and find out you're holding an original Picasso.<br /><br />You're at karaoke singing a spirited cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" and a music producer stands up and says, "You're amazing! I want to sign you to my label and make you a star."<br /><br />These harmless fantasies are just that: imaginary scenarios that we know won't happen but that give us momentary feelings of excitement and hope. Many fantasies involve becoming rich and famous without having to do much work.<br /><br />Another common fantasy is telling off an authority figure. When you were a child, you probably bit your lip when your parents scolded you. In high school, you probably imagined what it would be like to give that mean chemistry teacher a piece of your mind. And now that you're an adult, a bad boss can become the focus of your silent anger.<br /><br />Of course, you don't actually say what you're thinking because you could risk your job. So we decided to ask workers what bottled-up rants or even some tough but loving advice they have sitting on their tongues, waiting to be said to their bosses. Unsurprisingly, workers have plenty to say. Here are a few things workers would tell their bosses if they thought they'd be received kindly.<br /><br />Be a professional<br /><br />"He needs a crash course in saying 'no' or 'not right now' when it comes to promises to clients or myself (employees). He continuously bites off way more than he can chew and needs to make requests fall within a more realistic timeline. Stop promising what's difficult to deliver in the time frame given, state it can be done but will take longer than client believes. <br /><br />"Also, his consistent tardiness to meetings and discussions, especially those I've planned for him (since it affects me), is not only unprofessional, but reflects poorly on myself and the company. It's inconsiderate to other parties involved to be tardy even in personal settings, but that insult is magnified in the professional realm. If time equals money, you have cost them by your tardiness. <br /><br />"[And your] follow-up stinks to high heaven. I wouldn't care, except this directly affects my income and it aggravates me severely. My income level is dependent on your follow-up and it's been a big disappointment whenever I think of it." -- Kim<br /><br />Be careful<br /><br />"I did tell my boss what was on my mind and was fired. No regrets. <br /><br />"My boss promoted a team peer without considering the other team members' experiences, which were all negative. The peer which was promoted had [a romantic bias] towards another peer. In bringing this information forward, my boss remarked with, 'You are making me feel as though I was bamboozled.' I replied, 'I cannot and did not make you feel anything. I simply want you to know that you may have a potential lawsuit as a result of not checking your facts prior to a haphazard promotion.' Within a week, I was let go and given an eight-month severance package. The action that occurred continued with others over the next six months." -- Tina<br /><br />Be a boss people want to follow<br /><br />"Protect, back up and defend your workers." <br /><br />"Listen twice as much as you speak." <br /><br />"Do not always seek to find bad behavior to punish, but also seek good behavior to reward."<br /><br />"Promote within."<br /><br />"Encourage a work environment that is conducive to success."<br /><br />"Allow for failure." -- Michael Coritsidis<br /><br />Bing: What you should never say to your boss<br /><br />By Anthony Balderrama writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com and its job blog, The Work Buzz. He researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/abalderrama.

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Do You Know the Most Important Part of a Résumé? - It's All about the Summary

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://emj.icbdr.com/artieimages/rr/ar5m6w76y3rtqs4xl8rr.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="http://emj.icbdr.com/artieimages/rr/ar5m6w76y3rtqs4xl8rr.gif" /></a></div>A tough job market means piles of applications for open positions, so it is no surprise that hiring managers are looking for ways to screen candidates quickly.<br /><br />"Recruiters typically devote only 10-15 seconds to read any résumé," says Wil Lemire, director of career services at Western New England College in Springfield, Mass. To make that precious time count, job seekers need to create concise, attention-grabbing profiles that make employers want to know more.<br /><br />Things to include<br /><br />"Some people refer to the professional summary as the résumé equivalent of a 30-second sales pitch or an elevator speech," says Carolyn Yencharis Corcoran, assistant director of the Insalaco Center for Career Development at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pa. "We recommend that our students take great care in writing this area, as it is yet another way for them to demonstrate their ability to communicate pointedly and efficiently and to exude professionalism by using industry-specific keywords in the proper context." <br /><br />Experts generally favor the profile being placed right under contact information at the top of a résumé. (This well-crafted skills summary also can prove useful as a networking intro or as part of an online profile.) Among the items candidates may wish to include are:<br /><br /><br /><br />Keywords that match those of the job description <br /><br />Hard skills (professional and technical experience) <br /><br />Soft skills (personal attributes) <br /><br />Advanced degrees <br /><br />Years of experience <br /><br />Interesting achievements <br /><br />Anything that sets one apart from other candidates <br /><br /><br /><br />"Like any other section of your résumé, the professional summary requires some self-reflection, time and attention," Corcoran says. To get the creative juices flowing, she suggests:<br /><br /><br /><br />Asking co-workers, family members, professors and friends what qualities they like most about you. <br /><br />Thinking about positive comments you've received from employers or teachers. <br /><br />Reflecting on awards received. <br /><br />Remembering instances where you handled an emergency, presented or taught something, made something more efficient or contributed to a change. <br /><br /><br /><br />Things to avoid<br /><br />Cynthia Favre, director of career management at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minn., offers this precaution when creating a summary: "Don't include things that most everyone can do (such as use the Internet or Word). It actually makes the candidate look like he doesn't have useful skills."<br /><br />Favre also cautions against using vague adjectives, such as "excellent" and "great." "Such words encourage the reader to compare the candidate with others. Take the phrase 'an excellent communicator.' Compared to whom? Barack Obama? Your college roommate? It is better to state the skills as factually as possible and let the reader determine if they are excellent and of value to him."<br /><br />Putting your best self forward<br /><br />While seasoned workers can use their skills summary to describe past job accomplishments, novice job seekers often worry that they will appear lacking. While it is inevitable that different candidates will bring different attributes to the table, the main thing is to focus on what you can contribute.<br /><br />"It's important that the job seeker know what the job requirements are in order to properly sort and rank his own knowledge, skills and abilities," Lemire says. "Recent graduates should use skills and knowledge gained from part-time and summer jobs, internships, classroom projects and activities on and off campus." <br /><br />Corcoran agrees that it is up to each individual to identify and present her own strengths. "While a seasoned worker will have more hands-on experience to include in a professional summary, new grads will want to highlight the things that set them apart -- such as possessing skills in the newest and latest technology, energy and drive, openness to multiple areas and an eagerness to learn."<br /><br />Remember that whether this is your first job or your tenth, you only have a bit of space to get yourself noticed. Choose your words carefully, and chances are an employer will want to hear more.<br /><br />By Beth Braccio Hering who researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues for CareerBuilder.com. Follow @CBForJobSeekers on Twitter.

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Planning de la semaine du 20 au 24 septembre 2010

<BR><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Permanences<br /></span></strong></h2><ul><br /><li>Le <strong>Conseil Général du Loiret</strong> sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans<br />- le lundi 20 septembre de 9h à 12h30,<br />- le mardi 21 septembre de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le mercredi 22 septembre de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le jeudi 23 septembre de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le vendredi 24 septembre de 13h30 à 17h.<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a></strong> - vendredi 24 septembre de 09h à 12h30 (sur rendez-vous) </ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Ateliers</span></strong><br /></h2><br /><ul><li><strong>CV</strong> - mardi 21 septembre de 9h à 12h30 et mercredi 22 septembre de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Lettre de Motivation</strong> - mardi 21 septembre de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Préparation à l'entretien</strong> - jeudi 23 septembre de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Pôle-emploi.fr</strong> - vendredi 24 septembre de 10h à 11h30<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a></strong> - vendredi 24 septembre de 14h à 16h</ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Information collective</span></strong><br /></h2><br /><ul><li><strong>Boutique de Gestion</strong> - lundi 20 septembre à 14h</ul>

Planning de la semaine du 20 au 24 septembre 2010

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Live From Phoenix 3: Sex, Money, And Hoop Dancing

Today began with Morning Prayer as usual, only it’s not the BCP. They are doing this innovative stuff that even the most progressive bishops hate. Instead of the Creed, we had an Affirmation of Faith that said Jesus loves children, but it omitted the creation, the fall, the birth, life, and ministry of Christ, the atonement, the resurrection, the Church, the sacraments, and our hope for everlasting life. If I had any hair, I’d tear it out.<br /><br />Then we met with the Liturgy and Music Commission who reported on their work on same sex blessings. They’d have had a lot more credibility if it weren’t for the liturgical atrocity we had just endured. But on same sex blessings, they told us their process so far, their plans for future process, and the principles they plan to follow theologically, liturgically, and pastorally. We discussed it all in small groups and gave them written feedback.<br /><br />In the afternoon we heard reports on:<br /><br />Reform of the General Ordination Exam<br /><br />The formation of The Episcopal Community – loyal Episcopalians who feel pushed out of the Daughters of the King – a good group.<br /><br />Two groups of bishops separately went to Lambeth last year to consult with the Archbishop of Canterbury – one liberal, one conservative. Today they met with each other and found substantial common ground.<br /><br />Safe Space For Theological Minorities In The Church – a group developing canonical protection for conservatives in the church generally and also for liberals who live in conservative dioceses – a plan to value and preserve theological diversity in the whole church and in each diocese.<br /><br />Task Force On Theological Education – a report on improving relationships between dioceses and Episcopal seminaries and on how to know which non-Episcopal seminaries have substantial Anglican studies programs.<br /><br />College For Bishops Resolution – a plan to separately incorporate the College For Bishops. This College has dramatically improved the unity of the House of Bishops and has improved the leadership of the bishops in their dioceses. Regrettably, the College is on the hit list of some leaders of the House of Deputies. Preserving our good progress may not be easy.<br /><br />The Church Investment Group reported on a proposal to develop a common investment pool where dioceses, parishes, etc. could aggregate their savings to invest in instruments for higher returns than they could get investing separately.<br /><br />Project for the Reconstruction of the Episcopal Church of Haiti – the kick-off of a $10 million capital fund drive to rebuild the center of spiritual, artistic, cultural, and academic life in Haiti. Upon touring the devastation in Haiti, Archbishop Thabo of South Africa said, “Africa must help.” We are being asked to join Africa in rebuilding the church in Haiti.<br /><br />The Theology Committee followed up on its earlier report on Same Sex Relationships. The report has been supplemented by the responses of seven ecumenical and interfaith theologians. It will be published in The Anglican Theological Review to advance the conversation within the Anglican Communion.<br /><br />Draft pastoral letters on the environmental crisis and immigration reform were presented for study before consideration next week.<br /><br />There was a lengthy closed session on a pastoral matter.<br /><br />Then we heard a reflection on our gathering from a guest, the Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt. Rev. James Jones. He commended us for our commitment to social justice, saying that social justice and personal evangelism are two sides of the coin of God’s mission. He expressed his hope that the Anglican Communion which shares our love of justice will learn the practice of kindness, citing John 13 in which Jesus washes the feet of the disciples. He notes that Jesus was doing a lowly job, a job that would have been done by women in that patriarchal culture. He spoke of how Peter’s challenge was to allow himself to receive this kindness and challenged us, as we try to live kindly, to be open to receive kindness.<br /><br />He then pointed out something I had never noticed. Just one chapter before, Jesus had received this kindness when woman washed his feet. Bp. Jones said that Jesus needed to receive kindness from her so he could give it to Peter. He noted that Jesus' commandment was not to “wash the feet of others” but to “wash each other’s feet.” It was a mandate to mutual ministry, lest service be an indirect form of one-up-man-ship. He also noted that a woman ministered to Jesus echoing how another woman, Mary, had fed the physical Body of Christ, showing how right it is that women today should feed the spiritual Body of Christ.<br /><br />John 13 is the only place where Jesus calls himself “Lord” – linking his lordship not to miraculous works of power but to humble service. Authentic service is mutual. It is an exercise in what Bishop Jones called “one another-ness.” He said – now note this carefully as I quote these gracious words of an English bishop – “One another-ness will someday transform the Anglican Communion from an inquisition into each other’s credentials.”<br /><br />Major standing ovation.<br /><br />Then we went to a Native American museum and watched hoop dancing.

Live From Phoenix 3: Sex, Money, And Hoop Dancing

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U-M/UMass Reaction: All About Defense

Why has it been that the last two Michigan wins have felt like losses?<br /><br />Last week against Notre Dame I was so wiped out from that last ten minutes of the game that I could barely celebrate. This week was a little different.<br /><br />I was listening to podcasts this week, reading articles, and got myself ready for the fact that the University of Massachusetts - a Football Championship Subdivision (Division I-A is a Football Bowl School, or FBS) - is actually a pretty good team. They are part of the Colonial Athletic Association - just like James Madison, who upset Virginia Tech AT Virginia Tech last week. Four years ago they played Appalachian State in the national championship game - right before the winner of that championship played in Ann Arbor and football was never the same. UMass was 2-0 this season, even beating the former #4 team in the FCS: William and Mary.<br /><br />I was ready for a good Minutemen team to come into Michigan Stadium. Was Michigan's defense?<br /><br />The Wolverine defense gave up 439 yards of offense to UMass, most of which came from running backs Jonathan Hernandez and John Griffin. Even quarterback Kyle Havens had a stellar game, picking apart the Wolverine secondary and showing they were a freshman and sophomore secondary. He went 22-for-29 with 222 yards and 2 touchdowns.<br /><br />I was thrilled initially to find out that UMass is a primary rushing team, with Hernandez and Griffin. But I was quickly dismayed when both of them were finding all the holes in the world to rush through. Both of them combined had over 200 yards rushing.<br /><br />If the Michigan defense is having this much trouble on all parts of the defense, then how is it going to fare when a team like Michigan State comes to town, with their very potent offense? The defense made good steps last week, but this week it seemed to take a step back.<br /><br />Fortunately, the Michigan running backs had great games and helped make the offense a layered threat, instead of just the wonder and majesty of Denard Robinson leading that side of the team. Michael Shaw especially made his mark, with 126 yards of offense and (finally!) a few breaks through the line. It seemed like whenever Shaw rushed, he always got stopped at the line. Today he was finally getting some yards after that. I'm unsure if it was getting ripped by RichRod before the game, or that the linesmen had a great game. Maybe it was both.<br /><br />Do you say that Denard Robinson had an average game? He only had 361 yards of total offense this game. But I saw him stay in the pocket a lot more and complete some very nice passes. After the first 28 minutes of the game, where the Michigan offense looked like it hadn't woken up yet, the offense looked fine.<br /><br />But alas, another problem arises. The kicking team. I never thought I'd be as distraught with our kicking/punting unit than I did when Hayden Epstein left Michigan. But it's getting really close, especially since every kicker we've put out there hasn't been the reliable kicker we'd hope to have. Will Hagerup, our punter, still seems very scared when punting - going for only 33 yards in one punt and getting blocked, too. When are we going to see those two positions get off the ground? Will we have to go to the Michigan soccer team and recruit from there?<br /><br />I checked out our opponent for next week - Bowling Green - and they are currently 0-2. Hopefully that will be a good warm-up for our team next week. What we need to happen is for everything to go right: the defense allows fewer than 200 yards and accomplish tons of sacks, fumbles, and interceptions. The kicking unit gets all the time in the world to set up and kick beautiful PATs and field goals. The punter doesn't freak out. And Denard gets to play five series and then sit and relax for the rest of the game. We really need for a few of those dreams to happen next week - because if we have another nailbiter, we'll be down to our knuckles once the Big Ten season begins in October.

U-M/UMass Reaction: All About Defense

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Live From Phoenix 2: Immigration Reform -- Economic Facts In Search Of A Theology

This House of Bishops began with Bp. Ian Douglas of Connecticut pointing out that we would be dealing with a seemingly wide array of issues from immigration to gay inclusion. But he suggested they are all tied together in that they are part of the changing context in which we do ministry. So he invited us to ask the basic missiological question of contextual theology. Let me unpack that church jargon. Contextual theology is the study of how doctrines are shaped by the situation in which they arise. Missiology is the part of theology that deals with the mission.<br /><br /> So what is the basic question of mission in our context? Someone (I forget who) made the profoundly important observation that “The church does not have a mission. God has a mission in which the Church participates.” The question then is not what our mission is in this new cultural context. The question is “What is God up to?” We are not the ones changing the context. God is. So what is God doing and how can we cooperate?<br /><br /> Yesterday, we dealt with evangelism in general. Today we dealt the Immigration Reform and evangelism with Latino/ Hispanic people. So immigration:<br /> We all have our stories. One of our Nevada Episcopalians who supports Arizona Bill 1070 tells the story of an American citizen rancher who was killed by a drug dealer who came here illegally from Mexico. My story is different. When I was 25, an undocumented worker, at risk to herself and her family, saved my life from two American citizens who had just robbed me and were bent on killing me. Our stories are bound to shape our attitude.<br /><br /> We did not deal with the issue as theologically as I would wish. The Bible Study was not well focused. The texts were not well chosen. We do not do as good a job as we ought in developing the theology behind our social justice stands. This may be why a the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life just reported that a very large percentage of Americans say their political convictions on abortion and same sex relationships are shaped by their religious convictions, but hardly any base their views on Immigration on their religion. Yet, the only references to same sex relationships in the entire Jewish law are in 2 verses of Leviticus (actually one verse repeated) while Leviticus alone commands the welcoming of the alien 37 times. The alien seeking asylum and opportunity is a central theme – going from the wandering Abraham, to his descendants indentured in Egypt, to their escape into Canaan – all the way to the Holy Family – Jesus born in Judah instead of his native Galilee, the flight into Egypt, and so on. We did hear one theological statement that is central. I forget who said it. The alien, the sojourner is the “other” who we must dare to know and befriend if we are to befriend ourselves and know ourselves in Christ. The alien spiritually completes us. We needed to develop that much further.<br /><br /> We noted that no one worries much about immigration during times of prosperity, but during hard times we look for someone to scapegoat. That is a major theological issue. Rene Girard argues that Judaism and Christianity are the great spiritual voices speaking against the human impulse to violent blame shifting. That needed more reflection.<br /><br /> What we did learn were some practical and economic considerations. We have 12 million undocumented workers in the US. The cost of deporting them would be $240 billion dollars. That is the deportation alone. The states would then lose most of the $2.4 billion these people pay in taxes, thereby compounding the fiscal crisis in state government. The cost to state government occasioned by the presence of undocumented workers is less than the taxes they pay; so deportation is a net loss to state governments. Undocumented workers have paid $520 billion dollars into the Social Security system which they will never get back. It goes to support us. Economically, the contributions of undocumented workers are a benefit to middle class citizens with high school degrees, and a detriment only to those who have not completed high school. The HOB media brief for today reported:<br /><br />“Joe Rubio, senior organizer of the Valley Interfaith Program presented an overview of political and economic issues. ‘This country deals with this issue every 25-30 years,’ he said. ‘The last time was 1986 with the Immigration Control act signed by President Reagan.’ While it provided amnesty, it did not provide a means for people to come into this country. Arizona is the main way into this country from Mexico and noted that frustration is on all sides. Arizona Bill 1070 was the flashpoint and he predicts the situation will get more dangerous. He pointed out: ‘There is no way we are going to be able to deport 12 million people’. . . .Immigrants work mainly in construction, hospitality, and agricultural industries. Underscoring the complexity of the issue of immigration, he pointed out, is that there is a benefit to a younger immigrant population balancing the aging population of the United States. His suggestions for the future: ‘We need to work on comprehensive immigration reform. We need to bring 12 million people out of the shadows. It needs to be bipartisan.’ He said the passage of the Dream Act would be significant if it passed. The story needs to be changed to show that ‘people are willing to come here, work hard and educate their children. Immigration has always changed the way this country worked, but in a positive way.’”<br /><br /> The last time we reformed the Immigration System with the 1986 Amnesty, it was a substantial boost to the economy and was part of the prosperity of the late 1980s. Economists project that comprehensive immigration reform would add $180 billion to our Gross Domestic Product.<br /> <br /> The Dream Act is far short of comprehensive immigration reform. It is just a chance for children. The Dream Act offers the undocumented workers’ children who have learned English, graduated from high school, and kept clean records the chance to become citizens so they will be eligible to attend college and receive financial aid. That way they can become more productive citizens, earning more money and contributing more to society.<br /><br /> There is no legislative proposal for “open borders;” nor is anyone in the House of Bishops advocating that. But there are more human and less humane ways to enforce the immigration laws. The call for comprehensive immigration reform is largely an appeal for more humane enforcement and a chance for 12 million people already here to come out from shadows. A basic consequence for the Church is that since the passage of Arizona Bill 1070, church attendance has dropped dramatically because the undocumented workers are afraid to drive. Children live in fear that when they come home from school, their parents will be gone. Such fear presents a moral and spiritual issue for the church to address.<br /><br /> So, back to Bp. Douglas’s question: “What is God up to?” What is God saying to us with the presence of undocumented workers? What is God inviting us to do?

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Getting Closer!!

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Friday. Mine was great! I don't want to be anywhere else, but right here with my lil nephew and Wendi! It's so crazy how much you can love something so tiny & new!<br /><br />On the other hand, I'm not a fan of the hospital <strong>oatmeal</strong>. I only ate about half of what is pictured here. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_w2royxB4Ia1VG2iiHamb7cUPJyucX25M2Q3TeWjPPyih_NXLs9kuU1JO9XlwnQrjO4SMWeIK8CxMP4IG9mcHBb9eHA1RMmAxcojEbnNTcWDBcCRp-2HMQh5qNldGzdQeTeU21JEpeVb/s1600/DSC08644.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518070228267868002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_w2royxB4Ia1VG2iiHamb7cUPJyucX25M2Q3TeWjPPyih_NXLs9kuU1JO9XlwnQrjO4SMWeIK8CxMP4IG9mcHBb9eHA1RMmAxcojEbnNTcWDBcCRp-2HMQh5qNldGzdQeTeU21JEpeVb/s400/DSC08644.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />I also had a piece of toast and a small plate of <strong>yogurt </strong>with a few <strong>strawberries </strong>& some <strong>granola </strong>for a total of <strong>6 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzAyPo4_EtsWTucoNFvX1v8kaBHU9xGBZLq6qjmegAEg4xBsiazf7ug6Moum8N17RyBwvwCihCDkpnXXficFAiOi3Voy40BDG4QmyYq0J4jxiVDogqOb5O2Yj937He0AN6iQobV08b41H/s1600/DSC08645.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518070216052127634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzAyPo4_EtsWTucoNFvX1v8kaBHU9xGBZLq6qjmegAEg4xBsiazf7ug6Moum8N17RyBwvwCihCDkpnXXficFAiOi3Voy40BDG4QmyYq0J4jxiVDogqOb5O2Yj937He0AN6iQobV08b41H/s400/DSC08645.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />Hayden was a little more fussy today. But I think it is because he was circumcised Thursday night. (I'd be fussy too!) Get this though, he didn't even cry when they did the procedure! He's such a tough guy!<br /><br />He is doing so well though. His blood sugar levels are good so they were able to remove his IV fluids. They just need to get his jaundice under control! He has no more oxygen, no more antibiotics, no more IV, just need to get rid of that light & we'll be good to go! :) Thank you God for answered prayers!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0cep-Z7R0CEkwKhunhyA07rm-Wsf2xh2F9yiDnZN69YiwPqEPXhYh_gSBYUTXizKOgrBz3b-TPso2Xk6CEI2mEA67D-4TW7dKOOj0kbxpHO6L5LhP68_nwphyphenhyphenqoo6eY57riAJlYUdFm4/s1600/DSC08656.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518084744896630738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0cep-Z7R0CEkwKhunhyA07rm-Wsf2xh2F9yiDnZN69YiwPqEPXhYh_gSBYUTXizKOgrBz3b-TPso2Xk6CEI2mEA67D-4TW7dKOOj0kbxpHO6L5LhP68_nwphyphenhyphenqoo6eY57riAJlYUdFm4/s400/DSC08656.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />All 3 of us were able to nap late morning into the early afternoon, so by the time Wendi fed Hayden, got him settled in again under the light, and pumped we realized it was going to be a late lunch! More like lupper! <br /><br />More hospital cafeteria food! (sense the sarcasm!) I'm happy though that they do have good options for me. I had a <strong>ham & turkey sandwich</strong>, <strong>cottage cheese</strong>, and <strong>fruit </strong>for <strong>7 points</strong>. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDbqu0nXZ9YYAxgs7etBMOddWzvZExs1oVzIB1TnFn_rKZQ4X5xnjTle0mUU6Y7hAgAfqW1hAQNVWT7OkCHAyOALW5ad28koEtITafR0fIXsc6r5vfnpuhbKA6JJicYyfE10yMFtGIg-r/s1600/DSC08647.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518070717051511986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDbqu0nXZ9YYAxgs7etBMOddWzvZExs1oVzIB1TnFn_rKZQ4X5xnjTle0mUU6Y7hAgAfqW1hAQNVWT7OkCHAyOALW5ad28koEtITafR0fIXsc6r5vfnpuhbKA6JJicYyfE10yMFtGIg-r/s400/DSC08647.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />I have to say again, <strong>THANK YOU </strong>to everyone for your continued prayers & support! I feel like my food blog has turned into a baby blog...but Hayden's pretty cute, so I'm sure you'll all ok with that, right?!?!<br /><br />Since we had such a late lunch we weren't hungry at the normal supper time. I just ended up having a<strong> few snacks </strong>when we got back to the Ronald McDonald House for<strong> 6 points</strong>. <br /><br /><strong>FRIDAY’S STATS </strong><br />POINTS = 19/23 <br />WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 0 used/35 remaining <br />ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 0 today/0 week <br />H2O = 72 oz <br />EXERCISE = none

Getting Closer!!

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Good News!

TGIF Friends!! But first, let's catch up on my Thursday happenings!<br /><br />It was weird to be back home and not in the NICU with Wendi & Hayden. I had a bowl of my usual <strong>oatmeal </strong>for <strong>5 points </strong>before heading to work. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQ5-XcNrGIby4HYMN-pnoE-9RaE0-9KQk2Rn91snwRnVmi6MBRPG3stBWMlm1nyZFNJbTleN7SGskRnHbVfb_NRZMx_JZa0sFZ0s7LqbaHinYrjytPxqknHA64vbYlQc_6MY1i0mIrZNV/s1600/DSC08630.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517867551197065618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQ5-XcNrGIby4HYMN-pnoE-9RaE0-9KQk2Rn91snwRnVmi6MBRPG3stBWMlm1nyZFNJbTleN7SGskRnHbVfb_NRZMx_JZa0sFZ0s7LqbaHinYrjytPxqknHA64vbYlQc_6MY1i0mIrZNV/s400/DSC08630.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />I feel like I didn't get a whole lot done at work. Everyone wanted an update on Wendi & Hayden! I did have good news to share! His blood tests didn't show any sign of infection so they took him off his antibiotics and started to lower his IV fluids! Hooray!!! One step closer to coming home!!<br /><br />I managed to get a few projects done before leaving the office again while snacking on <strong>1 c grapes </strong>for <strong>1 point</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NsBvc54rJzxVrznpbzADleyVwInbTv7KEgwrZxvr0tI_w3dY7_3DEb0iZff7twtfx189DfQ4O8pcNXPo0FLbFJs-tUzHT0D2ibHdMpyj28LLmvaCU5VMmc7IK6d7jDf0pIs9fM6CHfCG/s1600/DSC08631.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517867194492336962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NsBvc54rJzxVrznpbzADleyVwInbTv7KEgwrZxvr0tI_w3dY7_3DEb0iZff7twtfx189DfQ4O8pcNXPo0FLbFJs-tUzHT0D2ibHdMpyj28LLmvaCU5VMmc7IK6d7jDf0pIs9fM6CHfCG/s400/DSC08631.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />I left the office around 2:30pm to go home, get some lunch, and pack to head back to the NICU. I heated up a <strong>SmartOnes</strong> for a quick <strong>4 point </strong>lunch. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxu9tEMgOEvJ_I9wv6N7L-yXtT33WMSWUoBVjyvcZfodCnqWYfBaxjwscUfm3ltuAoOCX4IO3QRzB4C72iKf8W2OtYtQ3-T-0xfMHR9_h3GkLyvpZhsauxwBpsxZTxd9NlRj7NP1cu-yo5/s1600/DSC08632.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517867187075300450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxu9tEMgOEvJ_I9wv6N7L-yXtT33WMSWUoBVjyvcZfodCnqWYfBaxjwscUfm3ltuAoOCX4IO3QRzB4C72iKf8W2OtYtQ3-T-0xfMHR9_h3GkLyvpZhsauxwBpsxZTxd9NlRj7NP1cu-yo5/s400/DSC08632.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />I couldn't pass up a $0.59 Kum & Go fountain pop for the road trip. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CZn3t8rUuTmngfZtsC5N7ic1yy_uTeKTP9bG_3zb8fpoM1SShPP9KlEiFLL1ou0JZVRLIU7WRcFvLJl71Zq_iotGFPhEiXeEry_PTkkE7By1j7NKiCG3QSlF2f37EvbNxCodRnMOF9oU/s1600/DSC08633.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517867179412616242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CZn3t8rUuTmngfZtsC5N7ic1yy_uTeKTP9bG_3zb8fpoM1SShPP9KlEiFLL1ou0JZVRLIU7WRcFvLJl71Zq_iotGFPhEiXeEry_PTkkE7By1j7NKiCG3QSlF2f37EvbNxCodRnMOF9oU/s400/DSC08633.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />I couldn't wait to see Hayden again! He was getting pretty jaundice so he had to wear his shades...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3svQGB63C-i1kY7Y6LCAOzpbbXy9g7uaGVA9ie7rz4ujey97Sc8J5zzzxmqT8BsWT3XarmnE7fEzN8FlC54buSA4E3WsGZGZx4377B43p5pbYtIEer5oXCiZ3ElWEUrPw5JzwZTq-yHp/s1600/DSC08635.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517867169149080146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3svQGB63C-i1kY7Y6LCAOzpbbXy9g7uaGVA9ie7rz4ujey97Sc8J5zzzxmqT8BsWT3XarmnE7fEzN8FlC54buSA4E3WsGZGZx4377B43p5pbYtIEer5oXCiZ3ElWEUrPw5JzwZTq-yHp/s400/DSC08635.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />and work on his "tan"!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywe4dW8T7drQ8La6zVtBd2jPIvMg9WmgLXunTSU0Uy_XrChdmnyiBsgUYB6D_Kk0LZrtHLRJGqtj3G3WrXwHuzTouvDze4Kits7Biq5u0322tBWEI8e6dn0injV5_beGkEXaoNUmjB9El/s1600/DSC08634.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517867822841041858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywe4dW8T7drQ8La6zVtBd2jPIvMg9WmgLXunTSU0Uy_XrChdmnyiBsgUYB6D_Kk0LZrtHLRJGqtj3G3WrXwHuzTouvDze4Kits7Biq5u0322tBWEI8e6dn0injV5_beGkEXaoNUmjB9El/s400/DSC08634.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />My Dad & Grandma also came down to see Hayden & Wendi. We went to the mall foodcourt for a change of pace! Wendi was excited for some Chipotle!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRnABWlXPPrW_9tjoOuEPTLk-RFbA3lHR03kmbqN3eKeqF7XPb0LQJ7eIdcWdPT1t28sYhcKNVv1rYLQ2If7v_rDtzV7ZuwO1KZcciXc61tnkHYQ_Jt_WJl41xAcKOhk9VX9apLCbfdcS/s1600/DSC08640.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517867563948956642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRnABWlXPPrW_9tjoOuEPTLk-RFbA3lHR03kmbqN3eKeqF7XPb0LQJ7eIdcWdPT1t28sYhcKNVv1rYLQ2If7v_rDtzV7ZuwO1KZcciXc61tnkHYQ_Jt_WJl41xAcKOhk9VX9apLCbfdcS/s400/DSC08640.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />I had Subway! A <strong>ham & turkey </strong>on <strong>wheat </strong>with <strong>pickles </strong>& <strong>cucumbers</strong>...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dNeF_2Xf0xel4vZ1IvaQ73Cdgo4SGn-BdigvDMESGBOdha8YFWntfykuKJsz7hROOXmKcvSJUniKcquccWj-4gOm84Vcmlh1jzFcX__yR4tiwwawmpiJpclKAAJqyROiKtMo56pkwAlx/s1600/DSC08641.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517866116729390130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dNeF_2Xf0xel4vZ1IvaQ73Cdgo4SGn-BdigvDMESGBOdha8YFWntfykuKJsz7hROOXmKcvSJUniKcquccWj-4gOm84Vcmlh1jzFcX__yR4tiwwawmpiJpclKAAJqyROiKtMo56pkwAlx/s400/DSC08641.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />And part of a bag of <strong>SunChips</strong> for <strong>7 points</strong> total. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTYqJTkyAEX1Mtxgavj6rHkt3Ye8r9EKh8-c-DFyj9Wtfst8MzjAP0v23Wm7ezE1Px0_M95NQ-dxtxUi3xh8k9-Ez8gUSe6cQ2-h2kceMvtJKo_WVKHk0qTL7mRAmlz7Kg55Z9KyQGlgi/s1600/DSC08642.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517866113801062210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTYqJTkyAEX1Mtxgavj6rHkt3Ye8r9EKh8-c-DFyj9Wtfst8MzjAP0v23Wm7ezE1Px0_M95NQ-dxtxUi3xh8k9-Ez8gUSe6cQ2-h2kceMvtJKo_WVKHk0qTL7mRAmlz7Kg55Z9KyQGlgi/s400/DSC08642.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /><strong>THURSDAY’S STATS </strong><br />POINTS = 17/23 <br />WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 0 used/35 remaining <br />ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 0 today/0 week <br />H2O = 66 oz <br />EXERCISE = none<br /><br />I know I've said it before, but I just can't say it enough, <strong>thank you </strong>everyone for your continued prayers & support! We have high hopes Hayden will be able to go home soon!!<br /><br />Enjoy your Friday everyone! I know I sure will enjoy it with my nephew!!! :)

Good News!

TGIF Friends!! But first, let's catch up on my Thursday happenings! It was weird to be back home and not in the NICU with Wendi & Ha...

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Live From Phoenix I

Preliminaries: Here's my emotinoal pattern with House of Bishops. For weeks beforehand, I grumble about having to attend. I have work to do in Nevada. Then I get to HOB and immediately realize how lonely my vocation is. Being bishop is like being ET, the only one of my kind for a long, long way. Then I arrive at HOB and begin throwing my arms around and clinging to everyone I see. It's a community of my own kind. Then a few days into it, I remember I am an introvert and all this bonding makes me feel irrationally depressed and utterly out of place. So this time, I did the first step -- grumbled. Now I am happy to be here. But I'm taking the second step slower, pacing myself to avoid the spiritual equivalent of the pancreatic dump that follows a sugar rush. Still it is very good to be with these folks -- an altogether wise and holy assembly. I still feel that I don't quite fit but they accept me anyway.<br /><br />About not quite fitting, we are staying and meeting at the Ritz Carlton. I am considerably more at home at the Best Western. But I guess the Best Western didn't have room for all of us.<br /><br />Today, we had a series of presentations on evangelism that actually turned controversial --though this controversy will never make it into the popular press or the Foxy blogs. On the one side we had the Missioner for Congregational Vitality and the Communications Officer for The Episcopal Church. They presented the first edition of the new Evangelism Tool Kit, complete with all sorts of sociological data about what the unchurched are seeking, what they cherish and what they despise from their previous religous experiences, what they think of us before we meet, how they perceive us on first impression, and if they stay, what makes them stay. It was full of surprises and practical, helpful information. This was such a striking contrast to the persuasive and winsome presentations of two academicians at our last HOB who basically said, "It's over. Just close the doors and cheer for the 'spiritual but not religious'." This presentation was pretty darn hopeful in my book.<br /><br />Then came the Presiding Bishop of the ELCA who was one of the most powerful and persuasive preachers I've heard in a long time. He didn't have any use for the tool kit or sociology or marketing or any of that. He also thought the seekers were seeking the wrong thing and the finders (folks who stayed in the chruch) had found the wrong thing. He insisted that we need to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ which is the best news ever -- but it turns our lives upside down instead of patching them up as many of the seekers would prefer.<br /><br />So there it was: one group proposing a medium; the other, proposing a message. As for me, I agree 100% with the ELCA PB that our messsage is Jesus. One could read our Episcopal sociology as advocating our vaguely spiritual message of muddle. I am with the Lutheran voice that we need to state our case boldly and without equivocation. However, rejecting 21st Century communication insights is not necessary to a faithful proclamation of the good news.<br /><br />We need to know how desperate people are to experience grace -- not a dogmatic sermon but a welcome, an unconditional acceptance. In a nutshell, that was the moral of the story in the Evangelism Tool Kit. People need a safe place for themselves and their children. They need uncondtional acceptance, which is what Jesus is all about but churches are not always about. When we church people are feeling secure about our vital statistics, we are apt not to welcome people at all. When we are nervous about our vital statistics, we are apt to latch onto them conditionally, as pew fodder or pledge units. Grace is welcoming people absolutely unconditionally to show them God's love regardless of whether we ever expect to see them again. Paradoxically, that will win more lasting relationships than a sales pitch for "joining our church." And proclaiming Jesus does not mean shouting about a moral or spititual hurdle for people to jump over. "Believe this or die!" It means proclaiming God's infinite mercy made manifest in a human being who shares our life.<br /><br />The argument over impassioned gospel proclamation versus engaging the culture where it is goes back to Tertullian vs. Cyril of Jerusalem (3rd C) and carried on into the 20th Century theological dispute between Barth and Tillich. It's a generative tension. God bless it. I pray that we will proclaim the gospel boldly and faithfully to the people who are seeking salvation in terms they can hear and embrace until they are embraced by Christ himself.

Live From Phoenix I

Preliminaries: Here's my emotinoal pattern with House of Bishops. For weeks beforehand, I grumble about having to attend. I have work to...

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Making Progress

<p>G’day friends! Wednesday I was in the NICU again with my sister, Wendi, and nephew, Hayden. If you missed any of the posts you can catch up on what I’ve been up to this week.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/09/hes-here.html">Birth Story</a></li> <li><a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/09/im-proud-to-introduce.html">Day 1</a></li> <li><a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/09/nicu-tuesday.html">Tuesday in the NICU</a></li> </ul> <p>I had a <strong>banana</strong> for <strong>2 points</strong> to hold me over until we went down to the hospital cafeteria for breakfast. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoRqtUjoG8PdP1qToBYyEHbtXOv4rq0GF24Btpzg-adJYQunmcnVkqRCTSQYUszdZXv4itcKowqjNRusQSGuMs2yogn7JWaSrDKVetC-jQho-W4yQf1zl_4WUJ_ibFaP_mPvmnntkvqkf/s1600-h/DSC08609%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08609" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnm6EQEQok35xqjEGt6XDlBQYBI5RYXTbT0m1NDaul-JfgsLEv-6uQmGPAu0D_oY-gubJgyOQ6ddTzOet7h21UytvQhWYes58WNBSe8wAB9FKkIkttTGZZGmdVfYPKQuRy6MhhzmVFRw14/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08609" width="404" /></a></p> <p>We had to say “good morning” to Hayden! Just melts my heart!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2rtbPKREDRlJVEdxH4s5ktzy-eO9xwJX5XiblkS7WuauToAJAXT4yhm0eGiwSTTaVyMCGurBpBvF6kIsb8XIpFiPYQ0XQwnRWTf-867O_RfTUP6FNoS7cjkKEDIgmCY2g0t9ZeE5qXWc/s1600-h/DSC08615%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08615" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJX1ShCWRR2FLrwKb0wMgCWzYsk1CykwYz-Q7ixcfM26lbSaJtD2AkbVEQRZR6TrV3uGjWSMevtryst1mP9qFyOcbVIhmYoIdYtsYuD9dpSW-msDarUsNgYPbc6QYtK6bZ2ptZO2gfXUt3/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08615" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Grandma loving on her very first Grandson!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_bwVi6oZI6LTraS6uBwrWRHGQeDVopjgsRoNVaoy12uWkWJDZDvugxfpJiyICsySU5q90lB6XEO4Ck6F-W7JCs0_KTDNtXhqC2JIw9mNh8hqQdHq34xtqzJm9kWG2Orb-vfVKM7Tv5m3/s1600-h/DSC08614%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08614" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIS-OXHd8_VighfLBJvOrV-ZioX0CfsM7YwVJsHqGYYAZmeH5mb1boUDQ5PrjyxyMRkhWXcUTmKDWXoKPhtJ9Q0lEG8gfLDk4MArIp7XUBKy5gbZkruA3JuwFMWB5dcyJnLgOwKM9YFsA/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08614" width="304" /></a></p> <p>Cannot get enough of this lil guy!!<img alt="DSC08618" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihYwbtc6GHQ2JzvcFLMX4ZBWHMrlrJwtOkhe34MpPJY9nuJe0vyJx2Y5IJ9IeaDiK3ZJUwevJ19DvXfFAvPepE6r2ML41YpKmFbKeHf1v2d2iSZ6oW92iu3fHGoTZfnPWIgOqP674jIag/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08618" width="404" /></p> <p>Once we headed down for breakfast I had <strong>oatmeal</strong> with <strong>raisins</strong> & <strong>granola</strong> and <strong>toast</strong> w/<strong>cream cheese</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt4m1iftJllvhpawWHBjIl-BpOU3Ynkt3Q4o2h5bTg6QfgR41flnWaOuFH-_RdbBivJ7DqiwQrGLt6M41G4t248raLu6Mwn4IlDzALx-J9UkCp60rgguj-8i5xnqBpa6Qok_knacTI1YZ/s1600-h/DSC08620%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08620" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1coRygQ4qmGMC8nhbf1-NdIuNg25VGS_tFfrd9ZhX0kiWSNM06gEy-8Fm9tqrg3-vytjur2EQKa6eo3QTPfzcWxd5m0goySbAFJf6Dy7iK6B1I9_26SFqS7yNs2xIvcG-hnVIxYP0m_ms/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08620" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Round breakfast out with a side of <strong>pineapple</strong> for a total of <strong>5 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_Xy9l-GI3MarRg-tfzfE5Z80O72mibJA9sI7VP2qugqrcsxyuQdcnikSw1aBzsDVcDtUrVEIyqmnJEy1ML4iXX2tacrRWgp3hBIeqRGaos0DftP9pr1Z7k4ZG2bh8UAe2ru9dYQhLqas/s1600-h/DSC08621%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08621" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5j7-Jmr1XvH8oVNwougsyEXtI7firU0SkPyMGZwGHHRQbIda971OqzWH_h-ns62cwRjQgIoVC1MDitJCTHM_DQqr2k-4wWPqiI2qR53DnlQ3UHpDn1TUGhz3sp0VMDakm4ZgKmxNT3c2c/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08621" width="404" /></a></p> <p>We had some <strong><u>great news</u></strong> this morning…Hayden was strong enough to have his oxygen taken off!! He looks even cuter without it!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdkbaMl98OeX4cHt3kOc4SaV2Js9fcXDb-8EPThmwt-oAHz8Cdx06l1Zjzbelq7TXeOgC2fJ1LVdHMx9av5YRyZU-osySiF8ZbAmvHP2WnqYxb9aBdiHijECxNuSlB5EsFwH_YdkClQP-/s1600-h/DSC08626%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08626" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9DIA15xjPx4rp3_5q3l47KitvXVLsYUoyvxCvAjUhXFf-wa_xFTxGClUAerSd2uW4XkjxO52M8TqB0ogcSCbnP7GNZoUTgTWNiIrKXP_MSuqjntgE7U0jdV0IklhSlEK67Ca_Ycx7n7m/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08626" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Wendi & I had lunch in the cafeteria again. I went for <strong>1/2 sandwich</strong> this time, <strong>pineapple</strong>, <strong>cottage cheese</strong>, and just a few <strong>chips</strong> for <strong>6 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCb8YaTAdbWjt6FOrFYU8awHCkGMhNEjVe1W_bXRzMtC0p65Qyj0r73OAPVXzSyegn2TmGXRABeYRdVYmPAqZPcjd1Llk7ki1lBvZrPFyaUiD-hu8SvrwhrimvQHqBWfHz97jSfeBWuUd/s1600-h/DSC08627%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08627" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_jp2uJFBiBZm7JbyJP00Hz7H8yXGpb2erLlGvGDvcZyMZCh-GhD5NFSyQ1iboX8VpLPTxYdANk2iTsZqipsgs5qg_2EpyvqG7bmqaW3kE3CUtPu1On1fyZhPNGK2gzkueu60v3xenKYa/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08627" width="404" /></a></p> <p>I couldn’t resist any longer! <strong>Ice cream</strong> was $0.32/ounce. I got $0.59 worth, probably about 1/2 c with <strong>sf caramel sauce</strong> for <strong>3 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8fPXe6Br42-JeJQ8uub9nvxuk91IHACo6FGlcjagPSW05TL6p9byBSXe_Vna-CT4wZs-YZuJ8OCmQFV5yoOPSyijCiHDZUBXqcQ8GcTD7K57iy0ytkf3P_bnoGWTed5cfC6ihdQYWgDi/s1600-h/DSC08628%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08628" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpAiy1Q-WGNyr_eRpy7TQ4wJ1-N8mkFwWhDQLeySs_B_hVfRXfavpqfZsfXBiGtpEn0DV_ag3bYibnSqGnwTyyK4aAmKBWdndjQ5DGuXXkWCrk3-UMcIsWS3vZmyQQjOloomhHTH1yXPz/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08628" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Every 4 hours Hayden has to have an assessment and Wendi gets to help! He’s always a good little patient, so tough!<img alt="DSC08622" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRFqAeA18pn25aTc4wvkMD9OQbgCdUmChbeVN6WpKVph9LcF8VHjUgYN3JwZciUx80z3iEbmfSqHfYydlLKax6HxS8iRktabImUGN3a_fUR0ILtgxbPr35Zk5_hOFqhnofEfxVDsEnetR/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08622" width="404" /></p> <p>I left to go home around 4pm. I got back to town and put in about 4 hours of work to get some things done and was anxious to see Kyle, he was working 1pm-9pm. </p> <p>We had a later supper when we got home, <strong>2oz whole wheat pasta</strong> and <strong>1/2 c marinara sauce</strong> for <strong>4 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAr4IyouvB9Fbio3yH4zlCEYhgcjplfhnL5HbdJn_cy10Wzk6i2e-HS2b3Y5aIHaGSkqdUy95XzbQko18L9v9bNVqe8ktQ8fT4wGX9OSDQSpHO65tFB1HeZIdGUKiASovL7B_UtzLr3R6E/s1600-h/DSC08629%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC08629" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvwLdr2SLRDXvAsQUO-ztHa24VbAcMeA_KyJfKSPLmMck2zUELchKtRNJb-FejNFhs2dXJp29OrEVZ7wLhOj5vuqrQQCd2nJDmtBx6gYPRjDNZUN8Amd9zRuaWb1UoHu-CXi8vzb4oVar/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC08629" width="404" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>I <em>inhaled</em> my supper and <em>crashed</em>, but was already missing Hayden! That little boy has got me already, I love him to pieces!!!</p> <p><strong>WEDNESDAY’S STATS </strong> <br />POINTS = 20/23 <br />WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 0 used/35 remaining <br />ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 0 today/0 week <br />H2O = 100 oz <br />EXERCISE = 2 sets of lunges, squats, & jumping jacks!</p>

Making Progress

G’day friends! Wednesday I was in the NICU again with my sister, Wendi, and nephew, Hayden. If you missed any of the posts you can catch up ...

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Cadres & Co en région Centre

<BR><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2vJHAhthueRSii4AtpIISrQovKCFij4w8_E1oZS-7ELNPfAcoBlIuCoOxtHD_mI6YtvkcwSIGWMypU2xysn5BxIKz2dHTk0uJAkv5C7PjegnsgdfhXxZmjbHFr_gBybCc3bYGOKkKMCY/s1600/logo_apec.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517483929568720306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2vJHAhthueRSii4AtpIISrQovKCFij4w8_E1oZS-7ELNPfAcoBlIuCoOxtHD_mI6YtvkcwSIGWMypU2xysn5BxIKz2dHTk0uJAkv5C7PjegnsgdfhXxZmjbHFr_gBybCc3bYGOKkKMCY/s200/logo_apec.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" /></a><br />Le salon Cadres & Co organisé par l'<a href="http://www.apec.fr/" target="_blank">Apec</a> et ses partenaires pour la région centre aura lieu :<br /><ul><li>le jeudi 30 septembre 2010 de 9h à 17h.<br /><br /><li>au Centre de conférence d'Orléans<br />9 place du 6 juin 1944<br />45000 ORLEANS</ul><br /><br />Il est recommandé de s'inscrire avant le 22 septembre 2010 pour vous faire connaître des recruteurs et faciliter votre accueil sur le salon.<br /><br />Pour en savoir plus, consulter le site de l'<a href="http://cadres.apec.fr/Emploi/Evenementiel/Agenda-des-evenements-Apec/Apec-Cadres-Co-en-Region-Centre" target="_blank">Apec</a><br /><BR>

Cadres & Co en région Centre

Le salon Cadres & Co organisé par l' Apec et ses partenaires pour la région centre aura lieu : le jeudi 30 septembre 2010 de 9h à 1...

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The Rafael, My Local Theater

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e_agWaS3KuQLcyvbyU_PU5juz1LBwbkE0MvLunbPsFpIjGkMzoGYUW_luURnyKwvQe6AU-vsVdLodPpkXkXERzGteLnOVtyvrtLnvP8qPbc0CfuSnU9umDFy-feojeXRtDADF2JN9Ob5/s1600/2599500164_08344e8018%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517362929709756834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e_agWaS3KuQLcyvbyU_PU5juz1LBwbkE0MvLunbPsFpIjGkMzoGYUW_luURnyKwvQe6AU-vsVdLodPpkXkXERzGteLnOVtyvrtLnvP8qPbc0CfuSnU9umDFy-feojeXRtDADF2JN9Ob5/s320/2599500164_08344e8018%5B1%5D.jpg" style="float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 239px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1Omrshf1ouSOVEsYi_VAcW4NtMwFRlpdbLHE0szK-NrKoHyGKXReg_OAzV1F28LkKrjaA0t4pXSC6bQoCSzcf_SiVG7sqRrMIwAuq9fdWHYG35LhEYzwSP3JSllHxS2GoxBwRFiTz3MA/s1600/if7a9879_thm%5B1%5D.jpg"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2u8nboWnASJVKrZsU5Z6L4AFKqbI8fX9eb00hRGYPo2EqchyyyePYomb7WQVEVJLH6daYzKW9Nadh494iYnAUgZ03laVVJtEw5MENyNbrgABmfPNZoYLR5vXUkAphvfiBOCWQTnis13l/s1600/if7a9879_thm%5B1%5D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="133" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517363302722707634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2u8nboWnASJVKrZsU5Z6L4AFKqbI8fX9eb00hRGYPo2EqchyyyePYomb7WQVEVJLH6daYzKW9Nadh494iYnAUgZ03laVVJtEw5MENyNbrgABmfPNZoYLR5vXUkAphvfiBOCWQTnis13l/s200/if7a9879_thm%5B1%5D.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMWjlBYtfMTaJGRl1noxetO1AyknX9b_r-5_pLUXC7OmhHuL1RyKcbgsWkSQCXQyMS68dNe3eqHzLxkn2ls3-Lbs0CHIB-1rTKPWHlY4CuOODv253mSAo_oWJpONMzvkNCJFY3x7Rk-8o/s1600/2599500164_08344e8018%5B1%5D.jpg"></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Rafael Theater in San Rafael, California, began life as the Orpheus Theater in 1918, long before the Golden Gate Bridge connected Marin County to the city of San Francisco. A first-run movie house, the Orpheus was razed by fire and resurrected as the<i> art moderne</i> Rafael in 1938. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused significant damage to the building and the Rafael closed for ten years. In 1998 reconstruction began. The theater was gutted and renovated and reopened in 1999. Today it is a three-screen art/indie/revival house operated as a non-profit by the California Film Institute and has been renamed the <i>Christopher B. Smith Rafael Theater.</i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></i><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>The Mill Valley Film Festival, </i>which runs from October 7 - 17 this year (2010) and will honor such luminaries as Annette Bening, Edward Norton, Sam Rockwell, Ryan Gosling and Julian Schnabel, screens many of festival films at the glorious Rafael.<br /><br />In the last few years I've seen quite a variety of films at the Rafael - <i>La Vie en Rose</i> (Marion Cotillard won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance and attended the Rafael premiere), <i>Starting Out in the Evening</i><b> </b>(featuring a remarkable performance by Frank Langella), Francis Coppola's <i>Tetro</i><b> </b>(a film that brought Luchino Visconti to mind) and the Swedish sensation, <i>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</i>. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Most recently I attended a screening of the silent version of Alfred Hitchcock's <i>Blackmail </i>(1930) with accompaniment by the Alloy Orchestra (<a href="http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/2010/07/dial-h-for-hitchcock-blackmail-on-big.html" style="color: #990000;">click here</a> for my post  about it) and a free-to-the-public presentation of Hitchcock's <i>North by Northwest</i> (<a href="http://classic-film-tv.blogspot.com/2010/09/dial-h-for-hitchcock-north-by-northwest.html"><span style="color: #990000;">click here </span></a>for the post). </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1atKcd8fEqkyx1xiMucmeVsGAH92anIV0aZ7V9VWApPRWxn8cE-5qXiIuymNQNBKypnxbqpWojlzM2AeunEyokCisAnz5dYPHxPPJq_l6NpU9UcTlY0yZC5VPZQyI2nQ9rq1EWTd-UuD/s1600/537814%255B1%255D%255B2%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1atKcd8fEqkyx1xiMucmeVsGAH92anIV0aZ7V9VWApPRWxn8cE-5qXiIuymNQNBKypnxbqpWojlzM2AeunEyokCisAnz5dYPHxPPJq_l6NpU9UcTlY0yZC5VPZQyI2nQ9rq1EWTd-UuD/s320/537814%255B1%255D%255B2%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A few years ago the Beatles' <i>A Hard Day's Night</i> was screened on the exterior of the Rafael. The street was closed to traffic and filled with people sitting and standing and singing along with John, Paul, George and Ringo.</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some of the Rafael's illustrious guests...</span></i></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNZVjVobbj4V8t6dEZFGiNw7LpcPtmDKZg97Bzb-LSz5ToJanMhYAn3LeI3w0iVOka47yJRX7cMcMS84glwgULsDCPnY5rQsUYOLoLf9Yo7mbBG3l-Yx7jojB6Eidy968jSyRhKzyRDza/s1600/barbara+hale+at+the+rafael+2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517762412342532482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNZVjVobbj4V8t6dEZFGiNw7LpcPtmDKZg97Bzb-LSz5ToJanMhYAn3LeI3w0iVOka47yJRX7cMcMS84glwgULsDCPnY5rQsUYOLoLf9Yo7mbBG3l-Yx7jojB6Eidy968jSyRhKzyRDza/s200/barbara+hale+at+the+rafael+2.jpg" style="float: left; height: 167px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 171px;" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barbara Hale</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517762638183555666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOL4y2MBjJQZjSkAM-eoCtNEZhGdmdHoXeVrWj_aQ0oFr-mHZUgpNvgqkNQdpT7xoe0cNWLX18Yoe6U58EntxbBaEqfuYZtzA5Cdok-6cLxi7fyAwmzkFV0g4hywAVjyk0ORQwx3OTu8s/s200/Ray+Harryhausen+auto+graphs.jpg" style="display: block; height: 144px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 170px;" /></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ray Harryhausen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />  <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuop-gOPXgy_rFFpvB-VKbinm5WaAHTzH8r1-SQS5nL1QaqFqhz6gHk4qMo1im5o53L8Bx6jj99-TvsyLb7orf9RrkqYBjTwSJpGOH2gczca9xeov6n_QSN2ju_YYFlhBkBZUyLymi_7rR/s1600/Mirren+MVFF+the+queen+at+Rafael.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517763547007563826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuop-gOPXgy_rFFpvB-VKbinm5WaAHTzH8r1-SQS5nL1QaqFqhz6gHk4qMo1im5o53L8Bx6jj99-TvsyLb7orf9RrkqYBjTwSJpGOH2gczca9xeov6n_QSN2ju_YYFlhBkBZUyLymi_7rR/s200/Mirren+MVFF+the+queen+at+Rafael.jpg" style="float: left; height: 142px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 175px;" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helen Mirren</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519759120717768418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0eVOT0O3G0K2WBRuEAr5YG3C9qum4c9lvpAdEY8psUNMeyUPhBVF88G93yxG8OiFfAkT7NtbC-fmrA1jclLASgzJbW-9cbbS1KPexwjbAVfjOIt7GeDC0gr9FRqI5ZLQxygGR0JLi0q2/s320/Coppola+Tetro.jpg" style="display: block; height: 189px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 117px;" /></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Francis Ford Coppola</td></tr></tbody></table>

California Film Institute Rafael Theater The Lady Eve (author) The Rafael, My Local Theater

The Rafael Theater in San Rafael, California, began life as the Orpheus Theater in 1918, long before the Golden Gate Bridge connected Marin ...

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NICU - Tuesday

Hello everyone! First of all, from not only me, but my sister, Wendi, & Hayden too, THANK YOU so much for your throughts & prayers, very much appreciated!<br /><br />Tuesday morning I stopped my office to do a few things knowing I would be out of the office a while and then helped Wendi get discharged from the hospital and we headed down to the hospital first thing. Hayden was hungry & needed his Momma! :)<br /><br />I did have a chance to grab some breakfast though! My favorite <strong>oatmeal comobo </strong>like always, <strong>5 points</strong>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXQKWPfjyf3gX6uNYSRaSvT4l2Qg1un0opWrzkKSg6OXCuA62Uc9B6P8QmXnOUePZ08MLOlW2ut3pnRpQNDtYI1OUGLDEPofd06ZfGUsfAcEI7O3_EU1n35FN_Op3nNA6pDdCBEx9z5pm/s1600/DSC08588.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517233169651663634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXQKWPfjyf3gX6uNYSRaSvT4l2Qg1un0opWrzkKSg6OXCuA62Uc9B6P8QmXnOUePZ08MLOlW2ut3pnRpQNDtYI1OUGLDEPofd06ZfGUsfAcEI7O3_EU1n35FN_Op3nNA6pDdCBEx9z5pm/s400/DSC08588.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />We got to the hospital and made it up to the NICU with Hayden. He ate really well first thing. Momma Wendi was happy to be with her boy again! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyonlu0aA_fbyO93fZWxh2pKB5ZMn6rQesf7oAhcYMmz7kbVej9D76fsCzvvuJzgb-TE7vvUdubnwuMR6VjvL7JBicxkNsrKz3xv5jJnYlI-Pq3h7G7nZ1t2UyiMRTFyVMBCFqqLy8GDi/s1600/DSC08591.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517234406966016626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyonlu0aA_fbyO93fZWxh2pKB5ZMn6rQesf7oAhcYMmz7kbVej9D76fsCzvvuJzgb-TE7vvUdubnwuMR6VjvL7JBicxkNsrKz3xv5jJnYlI-Pq3h7G7nZ1t2UyiMRTFyVMBCFqqLy8GDi/s400/DSC08591.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />I feel like there is always something do to with Hayden! Making sure he eats at the right time, doing his checks every 4 hours, diapers, and helping Wendi w/other things! We're staying pretty busy! :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZbiU0f2qWGqaNMOHQx4KTKgLz3pmdB_AjVQuDeP2JCa7gOIYPrRPuTzAfjLsTbAhkzgtf97zl0KyoS2XL5UBsIjV95LK4dYGfk9GonuZsjMf2cmiMOJOrzWPqWsDptmwPYKeui0EgQHg/s1600/DSC08595.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517234988430354130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZbiU0f2qWGqaNMOHQx4KTKgLz3pmdB_AjVQuDeP2JCa7gOIYPrRPuTzAfjLsTbAhkzgtf97zl0KyoS2XL5UBsIjV95LK4dYGfk9GonuZsjMf2cmiMOJOrzWPqWsDptmwPYKeui0EgQHg/s400/DSC08595.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />For lunch we went to the cafeteria. I was nervous, but happy to find they had lots of great options! I had a <strong>ham & turkey sandwich</strong>...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyO8AZ_nSisrHwaR7zDiYrP1BmlrFPYCWFfhtm-ZOgIafvvCWHIk-WLuNev9NTxcjJG8NwZmHTlFkGmvUMV5R49TkrF-L1IH2waCHjSxi_Smy_aDKP62JMU-r-3t-5fbCX5C53CdX9jRb/s1600/DSC08603.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517235763407463570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyO8AZ_nSisrHwaR7zDiYrP1BmlrFPYCWFfhtm-ZOgIafvvCWHIk-WLuNev9NTxcjJG8NwZmHTlFkGmvUMV5R49TkrF-L1IH2waCHjSxi_Smy_aDKP62JMU-r-3t-5fbCX5C53CdX9jRb/s400/DSC08603.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><strong>watermelon & pinapple</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RDy37igmZx0hNdPtnjkiznXcHMxZN92lWmBgHmbxF5dxthocjGZVAVAdyGdhHEO4GQGAwoWyrcZaCy2OagztmhN6nryH4HfE__xcJe-uxEUx0tLdQbtgWmHt4H-clb7SrPbsHjaOL9xB/s1600/DSC08602.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517235756109981730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RDy37igmZx0hNdPtnjkiznXcHMxZN92lWmBgHmbxF5dxthocjGZVAVAdyGdhHEO4GQGAwoWyrcZaCy2OagztmhN6nryH4HfE__xcJe-uxEUx0tLdQbtgWmHt4H-clb7SrPbsHjaOL9xB/s400/DSC08602.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><strong>cottage cheese, veggies, & ranch </strong>for a total of <strong>6 points</strong>. I didn't eat the veggies or ranch...neither were good!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA0gOHWGHbhjJIe6K9LlJL0cFvLIaL1kkccOBVK9wJU9hvgWAOr3uSrO02ci8hkq_hkpzNIDjKtKPjSDeQd2r4Lchlc1za_PoDmT1bXnxTBUzXPwGPwWw0GgLaBhLBpAsybXyw1YtweL_/s1600/DSC08601.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517235748855934546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA0gOHWGHbhjJIe6K9LlJL0cFvLIaL1kkccOBVK9wJU9hvgWAOr3uSrO02ci8hkq_hkpzNIDjKtKPjSDeQd2r4Lchlc1za_PoDmT1bXnxTBUzXPwGPwWw0GgLaBhLBpAsybXyw1YtweL_/s400/DSC08601.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />In the afternoon we took a short drive to the Ronald McDonald House to line up a room. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5FdvEm6IYyVj7dvAUOR_aBormYNzcqOfKeLhQ5GeuW5maoWyZuoADYHQkacPESNZJYPJcQYq4R8XOzk1WEgODFL3o3De38bnGk6J42YMfXa2Pq0W1jMzSWaXSnPi9USLDnCyDuxggzAB/s1600/DSC08608.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517236491363344178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5FdvEm6IYyVj7dvAUOR_aBormYNzcqOfKeLhQ5GeuW5maoWyZuoADYHQkacPESNZJYPJcQYq4R8XOzk1WEgODFL3o3De38bnGk6J42YMfXa2Pq0W1jMzSWaXSnPi9USLDnCyDuxggzAB/s400/DSC08608.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> <br />The doctors are saying very positive things about Hayden, which is great! He is eating well and his respirations are closer to where they need to be. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPTbBe_BHfsKI8gjBlcWqRM95bmM2mofYiy1Hrjcb4J2K7Yd2HFLlpkY5-rPMnXKWWKiaJgQjEbNvs0ZaqxD6soWVDcG9uLKaEX-gTgynubgqEhwTBQci5V6ExapkN3wxMrLmxjBjMcED/s1600/DSC08605.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517237152494847250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPTbBe_BHfsKI8gjBlcWqRM95bmM2mofYiy1Hrjcb4J2K7Yd2HFLlpkY5-rPMnXKWWKiaJgQjEbNvs0ZaqxD6soWVDcG9uLKaEX-gTgynubgqEhwTBQci5V6ExapkN3wxMrLmxjBjMcED/s400/DSC08605.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />For supper we ate at the hospital cafeteria again. I had a <strong>grilled chicken sandwich </strong>and some more <strong>watermelon</strong> and <strong>pineapple</strong> for <strong>7 points</strong>. No pictures...left the camera in Hayden's room.<br /><br />Hayden is doing so well, but still has some progress to make! This little guy isn't even 2 days old and I already love him to pieces!!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapbfils7FCN2c6FN816CbphXKtIX1aIkj4JaaqJv4Oa6vgvevVWceuh_oCODQ0t14DY3BHi3dnGdY4Kh-rGuK9EYB8oxIfpUwR80T3GhT_YOskFq4zTGzLapzsIKXQPjK-OLFB_oUhXHt/s1600/DSC08599.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517238035971969922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapbfils7FCN2c6FN816CbphXKtIX1aIkj4JaaqJv4Oa6vgvevVWceuh_oCODQ0t14DY3BHi3dnGdY4Kh-rGuK9EYB8oxIfpUwR80T3GhT_YOskFq4zTGzLapzsIKXQPjK-OLFB_oUhXHt/s400/DSC08599.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />Not much for exercise lately! I'm trying to keep my eating in check and bring in the exercise once things settle down. Thanks again everyone for all the comments, thoughts, & prayers. Keep em coming!<br /><br /><strong>TUESDAY’S STATS </strong><br />POINTS = 18/23 <br />WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 0 used/35 remaining <br />ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 0 today/0 week <br />H2O = 80 oz <br />EXERCISE = none<br /><br /><em>Oh! I didn't forget that Tuesday's are weigh in days...I weighed <strong>167.5</strong>, a <strong>1.5lb loss</strong>! I'll take it!</em>

NICU - Tuesday

Hello everyone! First of all, from not only me, but my sister, Wendi, & Hayden too, THANK YOU so much for your throughts & prayers, ...

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