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Feeling Down

Marianne — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:04:13 +0000

Hello wonderful readers. I’m going to apologize now if this post falls into the lacklustre category – I think I may be coming down with something, and I’m a little at odds with life right now. Although I’m enjoying going back to school, and excited for the ultimate outcome & career change, I’m really missing “being an adult”. Just all those little things – having my own space, my own kitchen, control over the tv…stuff like that (although, I do enjoy having my laundry done for me – thanks mom!). I even sort of miss living far away from my family, which I never thought would happen. It’s just the idea of the current situation for the next 3 1/2 years is bothering me. I know it makes no sense to move out on my own, get student loans, and spend all of that money on rent/food/bills when I don’t NEED to, but sometimes my sanity thinks I do. What can I say, I’ve always been the independent one, and right now I feel like anything but.

Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, let’s get down to Friday’s happenings. AKA – Marianne’s complete waste of a day.

I was up and at them before 6 am, chowing down on a nice bowl of cereal.

Nature’s Path Mesa Sunrise
puffed kamut
puffed brown rice
shredded coconut
pomegranate arils
unsweetened vanilla almond milk

Plus a glass of cranberry pomegranate juice.

I made the epic journey out to school for my one, 50 min biochemistry lecture, and then back home. I had to sprint to get the bus home, to avoid waiting 30 min for the next one. The driver had just closed the doors as I made it there, and was nice enough to open them back up for me. Then I fell asleep on the bus, only to wake up just as we were going past my house. Damnit! I managed pull the cord so they stopped at the next stop, but I had to hike back up my hill. At least I didn’t wake up at the bottom of the hill.

After all the unexpected exercise this morning, I found myself back in my pajamas and back in bed for a nap. I planned on a couple hours, so I could get up, make lunch, go flog from resumes, and get a few other things done. Too bad I slept from 10:30 am – 3:30 pm. No joke. And the first sign that perhaps my body is fighting off some sort of illness, because I never nap like that.

Before my crazy nap, I snacked on one of the Super Charge Me Cookies I made last night.

And after my nap, I had the last cornbread muffin (those didn’t last long).

I was hungrier than that, but knowing dinner would be just around the corner, I figured I’d just hold out. I set up camp on the Lazy Boy massage/heated recliner and watched TV until Take Out Friday was served.

Since pizza was last week….

…Chinese food was on the menu this week.

We had all the usual suspects – chow mein, fried rice, beef chop suey, almond chicken, sweet & sour pork, spring rolls.

It’s time like this that I wish I was back on my own – I like to order different things every time I get Chinese, generally with more veg, but my family is so set in their ways, you just can’t deviate from the standards.

The fortune cookie after the meal.

Sign #2 I might be getting sick? This did NOT sit well in my tummy. I was chugging water like it was going out of style (it seemed overly salty this time), and had a general feeling of crappiness that I don’t normally get. Bah. I went back to the lounger for awhile, then made my way to the gym in hopes of sweating out the icky-ness. It worked relatively well. At least I didn’t feel like a sack of crap when I got back home.

So what did I go and do then? Made popcorn. What? I had a craving.

Just some plain popcorn with a little butter drizzle. Simple enough, tasted good, still gave me angry belly. Bah. I don’t have time for sickness!

There was more TV watching and general laziness. Of course, now I’m completely awake since I slept half the day away, so I’m not in the mood to go to bed yet. But I want to get things done tomorrow, so I’m going to try and force myself to sleep. I shall leave you with a picture of Sienna, trying to help my mom pick out a dessert recipe for the dinner party they are going to tomorrow.

Night!

Sienna - Deel 1

stripverhalen — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:03 +0000

Dit softcover stripverhaal (uitgegeven door uitgeverij Saga Uitgaven) uit de reeks Sienna kan worden

nobodys-diary-paintings

Nicole Helbig — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:46:42 +0000

nobodys-diary-2 -painting, originally uploaded by NikHelbig.

Nobody’s Diary II
2009 Nicole Helbig
Acrylics on Canvas

90 x120cm

Spiritual Painting by Nik Helbig
See my website nikhelbig.com.

“I can’t believe you want to turn the page,
And move your life onto another stage,
You can change the chapter you can change the book,
But the story remains the same if you’d take a look.”
Yazoo Lyrics to “Nobody’s Diary”

Nobody’s Diary II
2009 Nicole Helbig
Acrylics on Canvas

90 x120cm

Thunder, Lightning, And Hail!

Marianne — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:20:50 +0000

OH MY!

Storm number 5 for the week rolled in this evening, and made itself known. Not only was there thunder and lightning, but our backyard looked like this.

Although I wished it was snow, it was only hail. Large, pelting hail. So much that we had accumulation, on the street even.

But before all this weather drama, I had made myself a matcha green tea latte while enjoying some figure skating in HD.

Not as pretty as Starbucks, but tasted just as good.

After all the poetry on ice was done, I made my way to the gym to get my sweat on via the stairclimber and stationary bike. I made it home just as the storm was starting – perfect timing!

Alas, we ended up sending my dad back out in the mess to get dinner. It’s Friday, take out is to be expected.

Can you guess what we had?

Hello delicious Pizza Hut pizza. My choice was the Veggie Mediterranean – roasted red pepper, babay spinach, feta cheese, red onions, tomatoes, black olives, and mozzarella. But I nixed the olives, and had them replaced with mushrooms. Much better!

And since I obviously hadn’t consumed enough refined white flour today, I grabbed a couple of those damn tasty cheesy bread sticks.

Go big or go home, right?

As much as Pizza Hut wouldn’t be my pizza joint of choice, they do make a pretty decent veggie pizza. Not too skimpy on the toppings (although, if I made it myself, I’d totally add more).

Sienna was all attitude when she found out pizza was for dinner – not really a food that shares well with kitties.

Who am I kidding – she’s all attitude all the time

There was hockey to be watched this evening (Canucks win, 5- 2), and hot chocolate to be consumed, with marshmallows again

One would think that, at 12:10 am, it would be bed time. But no…there is more figure skating on TV. Seriously CBC Sports, why do you do this to me? I *could* PVR it and watch it tomorrow, but I want to see it now! Looks like I’ll be camping out on the couch for the next hour or so. Night!

St Georges Maternity, November 18th, 2009.

babynamelover — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:29:25 +0000

Lilyrae (parents Louise and Lindsay)

Sienna (Chloe and Liam) (parents Naomi & Paul)

Makayla (parents Cassie & Sam)

Louis (Henry) (parents Nichola & David)

Edward (Benji & Samuel) (parents Ruth & Nick)

Jade (parents Sita & Henry)

Kelsey (parents Teresa & Lee)

Sapphire (parents Vanessa, Kevin, Shareen & Nathan)

Here Kitty, Kitty

Marianne — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:49:45 +0000

I have spent way too much time on my computer this evening. Seriously, I don’t think I’ve turned it off all afternoon/evening. Sad eh? But hey, at least I went out and had a walk, so I haven’t been a bum all day.

At some point in time this afternoon, I had a wasa cracker with peanut butter and honey as a snack.

Then my dad and I contemplated dinner. He was really wanting some baked ravioli, which is so not my thing. I still had a craving for a good burger and fries. So we figured we’d each just order what we wanted, pick them up, and meet back home to watch some hockey

I ordered from my favourite burger place – White Spot. But I did it a little different this time. I placed my order online. How fun!

Good to know!

Because I believe all good burgers should have bacon and cheddar cheese, I ordered the bacon cheddar bigger burger.

With the infamous dill pickle and coleslaw.

Did you know you can order a side of dills? I sometimes like to do that. Mmmm, dill pickles.

I ordered some fancy fries this time – garlic fries.

For some reason they gave me extra garlic. I guess I looked like I needed to scare away some vampires.

The fries also came with a tasty lemon basil aioli for dipping.

With a Diet Coke. You gotta have a soda with your burger & fries!

I would like to announce, my Canucks not only won their hockey team, but they crushed their opponents 8 – 2. Makes staying at home on a Saturday night in your pajamas just that much better.

In an effort to get something healthier into my belly, I made one of my 5 min faux crisps for a late night dessert.

This one contained:

1 red pear, chopped
raisins
cinnamon
brown sugar
Kashi Honey Almond Flax cereal for topping

It was scrumptious as always.

And now, as I bid adieu for the evening, I would like to present you with…

Sienna’s Small Screen Debut!

I hope you enjoy my silly kitty

(It was much clearer on my computer. Not sure what’s up with that. And yes, that’s my goofy voice in the background…as well as the hockey game)

ETA: Hmmm…now that I see it embedded into the post, the quality is totally there. So nevermind!

Are Pigs Flying???

Marianne — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:25:52 +0000

This was the sight on my bed this evening

Here’s how I figure this went down: Sienna was sleeping on her blankie, per usual. Wilson came in, hoped up, and curled up on there. Neither were aware of the other’s existence, since the lights were out. I have serious doubts they have become friends overnight. Also, ignore my unkempt bed. I’ll admit it, I can be a a slob, especially when it comes to be making.

Anyways…let’s back track to this afternoon.

I met up with my workshop group, and I think we’ve come up with a pretty good plan for our classroom workshops. Plus it gets the kids trying out veggies with different healthy dips (salsa, hummus, guacamole). I think it will be fun I snacked on the new Peanut Butter & Jelly Larabar while we discussed.

I’m going to be honest here – I was somewhat underwhelmed. They had the peanut butter flavour working for me, but I wanted more jelly. It was more like a watered down Peanut Butter Cookie Larabar. That’s not to say it was bad, but I wanted a better pb to j ratio. To be fair though, I would give it another go, because you just never know if your bar wasn’t representative of the majority.

I also promised to show you my Sprouts treats from early today. First, I grabbed another delicious Diet-Buster (still hate that name) Cookie.

I had to get a second treat, because they had these Double Pumpkin Cranberry Cakies!

Can you believe I haven’t even tried either of them yet? I know, I’m obviously insane. I just hope my family keeps their paws off mah cookies!

My dad picked me up from the train this afternoon, then we went to vote. There was a federal by-election in our riding, so we had to do our civic duty. No one ever shows up for by-elections. I think the voter turn out here was something like 30%? Lame

Once I was home, I got changed, and decided to not go to cardio kickboxing with my sister. I had a new form of workout torture fun I wanted to try.

I picked these up on the weekend when went to get my hemmed pants. What can I say, I had a week moment. Plus they were only $9.99 each. I looked for the infamous 30-Day Shred, but it was MIA.

I decided to try out the No More Trouble Zones. Yeah, I’d say that was a good substitute for cardio kickboxing. I’m pretty sure I’ll barely be able to move tomorrow, which I love and hate. I liked the workout, because there were some challenging moves in there. It made me angry I couldn’t do some of them full out, but that just gives me incentive to work at it so I can do them

Dinner was leftover stew from last night.

See, even though I didn’t get a photo last night, you didn’t miss out I was actually saving you from the boredom of seeing it two nights in a row. Riiight.

I had some beef, lots of mushrooms, carrot, celery, a piece of potato, and a small dumpling. ‘Twas all delicious.

Then I hunkered down, and spent the majority of the evening working through all the questions on my exam tomorrow. They are all essay questions, so I was just taking notes about what I want to write. There are a couple questions I don’t feel as comfortable with my answers, so I’m hoping they don’t all end up on the test.

I did take a break from studying to enjoy more leftovers – apple blackberry crisp.

I love the way the blackberries turn the apples that magenta shade. Very cool.

I also took a little time out to watch some CSI: Miami. It’s a big deal this week – all three of the CSI shows are dealing with an interconnected story line. You can’t miss groundbreaking tv like that

I’m considering a little more work on my exam questions, then getting some shut eye. It’s great, I get to sleep in tomorrow. My morning class is cancelled, so I don’t need to be at the school until my exam at 2 pm. And since we have our midterm, the class is only 2 hours instead of the usual 4, so I should even get home in time to watch most of the hockey game, enjoy dinner, and hit up the gym. Woot!

Time to go be studious. Night!

A Moment Of Self-Consciousness

Marianne — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:19:00 +0000

Ah Sunday, the day of rest. Which I indulged in by sleeping in, per usual weekend routine. No matter when I set my alarm for, my body is all about sleeping in on the weekend.

Another good thing about weekends? There is always time to cook up an excellent bowl of oatmeal.

Into this bowl of oatmeal goodness went:

1/2 cup oats, milk, water
1 banana, thinly sliced
splash of vanilla
shredded coconut (2 tbsp maybe?)
1 tbsp flax seed
peanut butter
Artisana Cacao Bliss

A new juice found its way into my glass this morning – Oasis Health Break Immuniforce. The main flavours being black currant and elderberry.

Full meal deal.

The juice was tasty, but nothing holds a candle to my beloved Happy Planet juices. What can I say, I’m all about supporting the local businesses whenever I can!

Sienna longed to go outside today. But we saw I coyote out back this morning, so no kitties were going out in the backyard today.

My sister & her boyfriend made a trip down to Tim Horton’s this morning for breakfast, and brought back a big ol’ box of Timbits. Obviously I had to try out at least one. I went for my fave, the sour cream glazed.

The rain decided to hold off for most of the day, so mom and I took the opportunity to go for a walk at Mundy Park. We spent a good hour wandering through the park, getting in some much needed fresh air.

I went on down to the mall afterwards, to get my newly hemmed jeans. I don’t know why it took me so long to get them done – what good is it to have a pair of pants you can’t wear hanging out in your closet for over a month?! I’m such a procrastinator sometimes.

Once I was back, I made a little snack. I wasn’t really in the mood for a full on lunch, since I had a late breakfast, and knew we were having a big Sunday dinner. There was a fresh loaf of French bread just asking to be sliced into. I had a slice with some cheddar cheese, and a sliced gala apple

The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing in the lazy boy recliner with the laptop and some Food Network. I *should* have been working on some midterm things, but as I stated above, I’m a procrastinator extraordinaire!

I invited my cousin’s wife over for dinner (since my cousin was at work), as mom was making her delicious beef stew with dumplings, and apple blackberry crisp for dessert. And for some reason, I totally couldn’t bring myself to take a picture. I don’t know what it was – I just felt too self-conscious to do it this evening. I’ve been writing this blog for over a year, and yet I still have this apprehension about photographing my food sometimes. I’ve also never even really told my family or friends about my blog. Is that weird? I’m not sure what it is. I guess I fear explaining it to them, and making them understand that it’s enjoyable and that yes, people actually want to read. Is that odd? Am I making a big deal out of nothing?

Now that I’ve had that little brain spew, I’m off to get into the homework a little before bed. Better late than never, right? Night!

My poor neglected Blog

lovebugshotqueen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:30:48 +0000

and readers! Sorry everyone! I have good intentions, but then life gets in the way!

I was at the BC Scrapbooking for Kids Crop a couple weekends ago and I have found my creative mojo again. I have been scrapbooking like crazy and it feels great to be creating again and seeing all those photos get showcased!

My favorite project from the crop, was definitely a mini album that I made. Check it out:

Cool eh? I love it – and it was so easy. I can’t wait to make a few more!

I’ll be back later with more of an update, at the moment I’m dealing with one child who won’t nap and another who insists on being the loudest possible while his sister is trying to sleep.

I knew it!

pen2sword — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:09:53 +0000

I just took this test thingy on a website called Project Implicit. It’s supposed to reflect how biased you are on different topics. The two tests I took were the Native American-European American test and the African American-White American test.

And the results I got I was veeeery interested in (and relieved about.)

I was so worried that I would get “strong preference for white over —-” and then I would be like, “NOOOOO!” What you do is press either i or e and send things like words and pictures into different categories, like good, bad, american, and foreign.
For the Native American-European American test, my result was that I have a slight preference for Native American versus European. Which is a little weird considering that I myself am nearly 100% European descent. But I do have a little Native American in me. Even if I have only a drop of Native American blood in me, it’s a drop that travels pretty close to my heart. So that one was not such a big surprise. I only wish I would have gotten little to no preference, which would mean that I really am not biased at all. But the questions were kind of weird becuase they were like, pictures of places and people, and I was supposed to categorize them, and then I made a bunch of mistakes and it was the first test so it might’ve been skewwed a little by the fact that I can use my right hand faster than my left. whatever.
Then I took the African American-White American test. First off, can I say that I don’t like being called white? I prefer sienna. Or no distinction. I hate forms that ask for race. I always feel like checking Pacific Islander or something just so I can have some kind of disguise, becuase I feel like, “Oh, now whatever I say they’re gonna be like, well, it’s cuz she’s white”. Hah! I shouldn’t even put this on my blog and all of you would never know the truth! Anyways, my result for that was… drum roll please….

LITTLE TO NO PREFERENCE FOR ONE OVER THE OTHER!!!!

Woot! Just what I hoped for, and kind of knew I would get. I am so proud of myself now. I have transcended old, dead views on race, and I’ve been able to expand myself beyond what I’m exposed to daily. Hurray!!!!

Let’s end discrimintation of all kinds, now…. becuase apparently for me racism is on its way out.

Racism= the preference of one race over another. That is why I think, to end racism, one way would be to take the “race” thing off forms. Even if you’re testing for racism. I mean, if we stopped paying so much attention to whether people are this or that, then maybe we would just see them as people, and not ”people who are…” You know what I mean? I think that’s why I’m not biased. I don’t go seeking one race or the other to hang out with, I just hang out with my friends, whoever they are. If they’re black or white (or, as I prefer to say, umber or sienna), it is only by chance.

So take that, biased old people! hah!

No, but I really like the terms “umber” and “sienna” to black and white. I mean, no one is really black or white, we’re all just kind of different shades of brown. Like I am super light brown, leaning toward tan-ish beige. Compare me to a sheet of paper and I look like I’ve just been tanning for a week. Then there’s other people who are the color of rich earth, and others who are all the shades in between.
So yeah. That’s what the book Unwind by Neal Shusterman left me with. The terms umber and sienna. It didn’t leave me with much else, though… sigh. But that’s a different discussion entirely, bout Neal Shusterman’s confusing wishy-washy-ness. I think he’s a great writer, but I couldn’t deciper the message of that book at all. Ugh! I hate it when I can’t understand stuff like that. It makes me kind of regret reading it at all.

The Press Christchurch Birth's- October

babynamelover — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:25:00 +0000

Marshall George (Liam),

Hamish Patrick (Jacob, Campbell & Hannah),

Makaire Gregory,

Anzac William (Stanley),

Paddy Eric Russell,

Gaine (Bon),

Rhiley (Neveah),

Bartholomew Terence (Ben),

Franco Edward (Macauley),

David Maurice (Annalise),

Cory Jay (Chloe),

Kingston Graeme,

Freddie & Monty (Findlay & Lachlan),

Niko Fabian (Talia),

Angus & Charlie,

Cooper Joseph (Fletcher, Spencer & Sebastian).

Alexys Jordan (Chiyanne & Markhus),

Lucy Anna (Kate, Cameron, Tom, Emily & Hamish),

Ruby Anahera Nooroa Julia,

Penny Rose (Jodie & Molly),

Tilly Kate (Sam & Emma),

Lara Maria (Guy),

Honor Amelia (Angus & Lucy),

Lexi Sophia,

Bessie May (Franklin, Honor, Bodeen & Shoshanna),

Amelie Pamela (Oscar, Rosa & Grace),

Julianne Isla (Caroline),

Martha Olive (Emily),

Saffron Mary (Sam),

Hazel Belle (Scarlett),

Sofia Adele (Theo),

Zana Rose (Claudia & Oliver),

Zanthia Anne Ruby,

Cassara Jane (Corey & Sienna),

Annabel Henrietta (Charlie & George),

Trelise Mae (Georgia & Alex),

Clara Mary Jane

Arwyn Myra

Juliet Prudence

Eilish

Elle Frances (Nell, Thomas & Molly)

Billy Susan (Tane)

Holly Anne & Cameron Maree

Oh Sienna!

Dan Bowen — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:44:07 +0000

I’m on my way to Sienna at the moment and am in somewhat of a stuper. I don’t really have a hangover but am just immensely tired. One more month of hardcore hi-octane travel action and then I will sleep for a week when back on English soil.

When I arrived I had to have a little power nap on a bench in an attempt to recover some vitality, a bit of a jakey thing to do but necessary regardless.

Sienna really is very pretty, it was well worth the visit and ideally I’d have spent a night or 2 here. As it was I only got a couple of hours but I squeezed a fair bit in during that time whole just trundling round the narrow streets.

Piazza del Campo is sometimes described as the most beautiful main square on the continent, I don’t think I’d go that far but it’s certainly very nice.

I’m stuggling to find different way to express all the different Cathedrals I keep seeing, Italy must easily have the best in the world. This one is no exception. Apparently upon first seeing it, Richard Wagner couldn’t hold back the tears. Get a grip soft lad.

The Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi is right next to the bus station and strangely you can just walk around it freely, it’s only a tiddler but imagine seeing AC Milan playing there. Wowzers.

When I got back to Firenze I purchased my train ticket, I managed to find a regional route that saved me about €20. I have to change a couple of times, go via Bolongna and it will take 90 minutes or so longer but it’s still worth it I reckon.

I duly spent the 20 Euros saved plus another 10 on a plain v-neck blue jumper from United ColoUrs of Benetton. It’s getting mighty nippy now at night and I’ve very little warn clothing. France in late November should be fun!

The agenda for tonight is to try to stay awake while swimming and then give this Turkish bath lark another whirl.

Prior to some front crawl action I had a salami and peppers pizza in the canteen, though I wish I’d gone for the lasanga the girls on the table next to me had, looked amazing.

I like Florence but with the day tips I’ve been on I haven’t actually seen that much of it, it gives me a good excuse to come back to Tuscany again though which is no hardship.

Venice tomorrow, fingers crossed my hostel won’t be as bad as I reckon it will be.

Celeb Look: Sienna Miller

paulaputz — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:03:46 +0000

Sim, ela é minha diva. E eu amooooooo esse cão chinfrinzinho.

Bom o look eu gostei, só não curti a quase barriga de fora… e ameeeeeeeeeeei a sandália. Eu to loca por tachas utimamente… me ajuda?

Homework Hell

Marianne — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:11:43 +0000

Ugh – this weekend has turned into my homework weekend from hell. I have a midterm to study for in Psychology on Tuesday, and two group assignments due for my Land, Food, and Community class on Thursday. It would have only been one assignment due that day, but alas, the schedule for our presentations puts my group on the same day, so we are scrambling trying to get it all sorted out. And to think, I only have 3 classes. I don’t know what it would be like if I had a full courseload!

So, other than a crapload of school work, what was I up to yesterday? Obviously, I started with some breakfast.

I spy some matcha green tea oats!

1/2 cup oats, milk, water
1 small banana, sliced
1 tbsp Ruth’s Chia Goodness cereal
coconut
splash of coconut extract
1 tsp matcha powder
Artisana Coconut Butter

With a glass of plain ol’ cranberry juice. I like it so much better than the ones combined with other fruits.

Yummy in my tummy!

I did manage to get in a little figure skating viewing on tv, as well as a quick trip to the gym. It’s all about balance – you can’t study 24/7.

Lunch hunger eventually rolled around.

I saw that my mom had made some soup – not 100% sure on the recipe, but I know it include butternut squash, red pepper, white kidney beans, and onion.

I also found a cheese kaiser that needed to be eaten. Since it’s my self-imposed duty to make sure food doesn’t go to waste, I sliced it open, and added a little aged white cheddar.

The cheesy bun was the perfect accompaniment to dip into the soup

I then set to work on some psychology reading, which led into a quick nap on the couch. Something about textbook reading just puts me to sleep! I should try that at night when I can’t sleep. HA!

I got up, and figured a snack would help energize me.

A sourdough rye Wasa flatbread with Maranatha Peanut Butter and chocolate chips. I’m pretty sure this is my favourite new snack.

There was some important hockey to watching while I worked through more psych – Canucks vs the Toronto Maple Leafs. I’m proud to say, my team was victorious! WOOT!

I threw together a quick dinner at the end of the game, as I was heading out for the evening. It all started with a hot dog, dressed in ketchup, mustard, faux cheese, and red onion.

Some dippables – carrot & cucumber with dill dip.

And a few chunks of fresh pineapple.

It’s always fun when you can put together such a colourful meal.

After I wolfed that down, and made myself presentable, I was off to my cousin’s house for another evening of movie watching and general merriment. I spend way too much time there, but they live close to me, and it means I can get out of my own house.

Now I’m off to hit those books, and write a few pages for our dairy system report. Toodles!