Bicycle Safety

Posted on May 17, 2012 by tazscott

Our sheriff shared a link with us regarding bicycle safety and I found it interesting so thought I’d share:  http://bicyclesafe.com/

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Song of a Red Bird

Posted on May 17, 2012 by tazscott

[pics incl] 05/15/12 Mom and I were at the grocery store and when we walked out the door there was a bird overhead in the rafters just singing away.  We stopped a moment to listen and saw him up there so mom decided to take a photo.  Hope you have a day where you can be serenaded by a red bird too! 😉

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Stuffed Jalapenos

Posted on May 16, 2012 by tazscott

[pics incl]  I didn’t do it 😉  The entire house and probably this side of our neighborhood has smelled like BBQ most of the day… that’s because Jeff has been smoking ribs… mmmm.  Dad decided to make stuffed jalapenos to go with it.  I “almost” offered to help… they were awesome so I’m really glad I didn’t!  I was gonna show you pictures of all the ribs…. oops 😉

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Abby visits 05/15/12

Posted on May 15, 2012 by tazscott

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Listen to your mother

Posted on May 15, 2012 by tazscott

I invited my mom to join a friend for lunch today and she also brought a friend.  [NOTE:  My friend’s mother is also named Patsy 😉 makes for interesting conversation 😉 ] The four of us were ordering our soup/salad and had been discussing the types of salad dressings at this restaurant.  Which brought up allergies.  Two of us were allergic to shellfish and I had made a comment that I don’t frequent places that serve shellfish because I feel hesitant to trust my allergy to a teenager in the kitchen.

When our soups/salads arrived, I was telling a story… I’m sure as only I can tell it 😉  Our main courses arrived shortly after, but since I was still talking, I was still munching on my salad.  Mom leaned over and quietly said “you should stop eating your salad.”  I assumed she was encouraging me to stop talking and move on to the main course so I took on the tone of a teenager and said “I can eat my salad and talk if I want to!”  She just laughed and said… “yes,… but you didn’t ask me WHY.”… OK… WHY?  “because you are breaking out in a rash up your neck and cheek and I think maybe you are allergic to something in your salad.”

WOW MOM… that is a really GOOD reason! 🙂

I was really enjoying that salad too…. but gonna have to cross that restaurant off my list of places to frequent.

Crisis averted… but only because I was … ummm…. encouraged… to listen to my mother.  I suggest you just MIND!!!

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ANOTHER test

Posted on May 14, 2012 by tazscott

This week is the week of Advanced Placement (AP) Tests and Finals week for the high school. The girls each have AP classes and if you happen to be in an upper level class with seniors, you had to take your finals early because their last day was last Friday.

We received an email today that one of our high school students had been selected to be part of a PISA pilot program. (I have no idea what PISA stands for and as of this typing, haven’t had a chance to look it up yet). The email went on to say that our high school was part of the pilot program that includes only 100 schools from USA, UK & “one other English speaking country”.  Each school will have students taking the test. It says that the PISA based test is an assessment developed by “Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)” (yes, it’s spelled that way… well, in the email we received anyway) to help provide school level results that can be benchmarked in other countries around the world. You now know as much as I do.

First… I had no idea to which kid they were referring; although I highly suspected Ashley. Second, this is finals/AP testing week so I wasn’t sure how that would go over…

[NOTE: Yes, Ashley has been selected and even though it is finals/AP test week, they have worked around that schedule and she is willing to take the test on Wednesday, May 16th.]

[2nd NOTE: Ashley said only about 30-35 kids from our school took the test… I suspect because it was optional and to have such a comprehensive 4 hour test in the middle of AP & Finals week is a bit much to ask of students!]

[3rd NOTE:  ok, looked up PISA:  http://www.oecd.org/about/0,3347,en_2649_35845621_1_1_1_1_1,00.html

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William’s baseball 05/13/12

Posted on May 13, 2012 by tazscott

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2012 by tazscott

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Dinner at La Fogata 05/12/12

Posted on May 12, 2012 by tazscott

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How to stop telemarketers

Posted on May 11, 2012 by tazscott

I have been getting bombarded with telemarketing calls this week and Courtney kept telling me to let her answer them. She has previously dealt with them in past when they called her at school by turning on her “little girl voice” and pretending to break out in tears saying that her mommy told her not to talk to them 😉 However, this time after I received my 10th call in less than 7 hours, she answered the phone in Chinese and continued to speak to them in Chinese… they hung up. Still getting calls, but MUCH fewer now 😉

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Mario’s visit 05/11/12

Posted on May 11, 2012 by tazscott

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William’s baseball game 05/10/12

Posted on May 10, 2012 by tazscott

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View of the mountains 05/09/12

Posted on May 10, 2012 by tazscott

[pics incl]  I was driving around yesterday and since the weather had been “wet” the past few days, it was actually snowing in the mountains (which I think I heard the news say that it was the first snow seen up there since Feb??? and I believe that!)  A couple of days ago, it was 33 degrees and WET, but not snowing… that’s just wrong.  Peanut (our cat) came in and asked me to turn on the fireplace… yes…. I speak “cat” and that is what he said… I obliged him!

 

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William’s art

Posted on May 10, 2012 by tazscott

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Godzilla

Posted on May 8, 2012 by tazscott

Since “they” are remaking every other movie these days, I’m ready for a Godzilla remake or sequel. AND… it’s probably not for any reason you will guess (except maybe Courtney, she’s scary good at guessing!)

You see, I miss the Taco Bell Chihuahua commercial saying “here, lizard, lizard.” (yes, I like the “yo quiero Taco Bell” one just as much!).

I’ve tried to think of other reasons that this commercial could be reincarnated but the Geico gecko just isn’t a good enough substitute.

One Year Ago:  http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2011/05/08/happy-mothers-day/

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