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:) Danica
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Vocabulary Challenge #5
Here it is again, "100 Words Every High School graduate Should Know". Last Vocabulary Challenge left us with #40 - Incontrovertible : impossible to deny or disprove.Are you up for the next ten?
41) Inculcate
42) Infrastructure
43) Interpolate
44) Irony
45) Jejune
46) Kinetic
47) Kowtow
48) Laissez faire
49) Lexicon
50) Loquacious
Again, with some of the words I could narrow down the meaning but don't think I could just throw them in a sentence without actually looking up the definition. I love using this challenge as a reminder that we should always keep learning, refreshing, & stimulating our minds.
How did you do with this round of vocabulary words?
How did you do with this round of vocabulary words?
Bye! Dag! Adios! Namaste!
:) Danica
Monday, November 25, 2013
Book Tour #2
Even though I started the book tour off with a great sci-fi book, it was actually the following inspirational women's fiction novel that truly made me want to jump feet first into the Fire & Ice Book Tours.
Loud drum roll for...
BEAUTIFUL SCARS
The blurb provided to me about the book didn't offer a lot of detail, but it did stir my curiosity. The book seems so real, it could happen to anyone. How strong is a friendship? How strong can someone be faced with life changing challenges again and again? Beyond the emotional scars, what are the physical scars the main character has endured?
The blurb did exactly what it was supposed to, make me ask questions and want to read it to get answers! I hope you all hop over to Danica's Book Corner to read the blurb yourself. And of course the author, D.L. Johnson, has provided Fire & Ice with an excerpt of the book, Beautiful Scars. Don't miss out!
Bye! Dag! Adios! Namaste!
:) Danica
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Sports & Kids
I am really curious how many sports or activities are your young children involved in? Why? Because now that my daughter is in Pre-K at a Dutch elementary school, I am realizing a lot of these kids lives are jammed packed. Personally I feel one sport or activity outside of school for a small child is plenty. They're young, they're worn out from school, and they need free time to rest or play quietly away from the hustle & bustle of school and sports. My daughter takes swimming lessons (she's been in swimming lessons since she was 5 months old). But when she started going to school 4.5 days a week, I questioned if the 45 min swimming class once a week after school would be too much. But since she has already swam for so long, we figured we might as well keep her in until she gets her diploma. Now that she's at school and hears other girls attend dance class, she wants to sign up also. Dance & swimming, on top of school, at 4 yrs old, that's just too much right? Like I said though, at her school some of the kids have 2-3 sports they are enrolled in outside of school. Now I know American kids often have sports incorporated into school, Dutch kids also have P.E., but I am talking about after school activities, whether it be through the school or not. At what age is it o.k to be enrolled in 2 activities? When is it considered too pushy? Sure I want to expose my daughter to sports & music, but I also don't want to overwhelm her and keep her so busy she misses out on just enjoying herself and being a kid. What is your take on this?
Bye! Dag! Adios! Namaste!
:) Danica
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
GLOW 2013
We managed to see GLOW before it wrapped up on the 16th... some how schedules aligned and the weather fairly cooperated! We were able to make it an extra special night by teaming up with friends & their kids and getting dinner reservations at the local soccer stadium. What does soccer and GLOW have to do with each other? Well, this year one of the light shows was presented at the PSV stadium, and because we ate there we were allowed to use special seats, avoiding the crowds, getting a private view, and we could watch the show repeatedly (the kids did)! And we also fulfilled our daughters wish of visiting the inside of the stadium (the points are rolling in).
Besides the large soccer themed light show at the stadium, we were able to hit up 5 other displays before the kids collapsed. The way the event route was set up this year not so many displays were located within child walking distance of our apartment. So in order to see the group favorite at the end of the night we all hoped in my husbands SUV and drove to where the dragon/sea monster was situated. There were quite a few attractions we would have liked to have seen but between the weather, distance, and hour, we had to end the night. Needless to say the dinner and VIP show at the stadium pleased everyone enough it didn't matter. As always I have pics for you, please excuse the quality, this year I only had my phone on me. And don't forget to check out last year's post also (GLOW 2012).
Bye! Dag! Adios! Namaste!
:) Danica
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Snail Story
Do any of you have a snail or creature in your yard that has decided to make it officially their home? Apparently we have a pet snail! The snail decided to show its face about six months ago. We were preparing our terrace for a bbq and when I lifted the cover on our picnic table there was a snail in a beautiful yellowish shell. Immediately I grabbed my phone, snapped a pic, and ever since it has been one of my favorite Instagram pics. Then a good few months went by before it turned up again, this time in one of our plant containers. We accepted its presence and occasionally my husband would move it hoping to make it a little happier, maybe it would be more interested in the carrots than the weeds. After my daughter saw the movie Turbo, her interest in the snail grew and we also decided to name it Turbo, just like the racing snail in the kids movie. The other day my husband was clearing off the terrace to clean it with the high pressure hose when our daughter said, "hey, there's Turbo!" Turns out my husband had stepped on it, but some how it survived (similar to the movie). And yesterday before my husband went to play golf, he found the snail in his golf shoes which he often forgets outside. And without telling me (I wasn't home) he placed the snail in a mug on the kitchen counter and left for golf. When I returned home last night and started tidying up after putting our daughter to bed, I noticed the mug and tossed it in the sink not knowing there was a snail inside. I didn't get around to clearing the sink until this morning (hey, it's weekend). 
After loading the dishwasher I grabbed the wash cloth so I could finish up the dishes that didn't fit. And when I lifted the cloth from where it was draped over the faucet I realized Turbo was hiding in the upper corner of the sink. Naturally I freaked out and grabbed my camera again. (Unfortunately the sink wasn't clean, so I will not be showing you those pics.) Maybe other people dare touch snails and creatures, but not me. I was going to leave the snail until my husband could deal with it (I was even starting to think he had set me up to see how long it would take me to clean out the sink, ha-ha!) But when the snail decided to start creeping from one basin to another, I knew I had to do something about it. Didn't want the little thing to get into any salt or sugar, or spread germs of course. I have been holding on to some glass jars thinking about collecting bugs or worms for my daughter and now one had an official purpose! It didn't take me long to collect different types of soil from containers on our terrace, but the real question was how to lure the snail. (Keep in mind my 4yr old is watching everything.) We hit up Google to see what snails eat, and luckily we had mushrooms in the fridge I didn't mind using. After breaking one up and shoving into the small jar half full of soil we kept placing it in Turbo's path but again and again it avoided the jar. Then finally it curiously crawled inside... YES! Once it was safe inside I opened the door to outback and carried the jar & snail back out to the terrace. My daughter was very impressed that we gave it a little house. (Again, I took pics to share with everyone!) I doubt the little snail will be in the jar the next time we check, hope my daughter is not too disappointed. And then once we were back inside, I scrubbed the sink to no end and then hopped on my computer to share the story with you all!
Bye! Dag! Adios! Namaste!
:) Danica
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Book Tour #1
Drum roll, please... I am now officially hosting book tours for Fire & Ice! As I mentioned in a previous post, I have a soft spot for western romance novels... well, the 1st book I am presenting you with is nothing of the sort! (I like keeping you all on the edge of your seats!)
Another drum roll please for...
THE FIFTH COLUMN
When I read the blurb about this book my mind started swirling with images of an oppressive government where the people live in fear and robots & technology keep the people under control. I immediately started plotting movie rights, just kidding ha-ha! Needless to say "The Fifth Column" by Robert Corrado has grabbed my attention, so much so I want all of you avid readers out there to give it a shot!
Please hop over to Danica's Book Corner to get an official blurb & excerpt of the book as well as more information about the virtual book tour.
Bye! Dag! Adios! Namaste!
:) Danica
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