Thursday 30 May 2013

Sarah, this is for you!


This picture is of a notebook that I got from Sarah for my birthday. I've always wanted a nice notebook that I can jot notes, book ideas, book thoughts, recipes, etc. in. The only problem is that whenever I do get a nice book I feel like it's too nice to write just "simple" things in. When I got this leather covered very nice notebook I wrote this on the front page: "This is a notebook that Sarah got for me on my birthday 2008. I keep it on me at all times so that I can write anything in it whenever I want. It can be mental notes, lists, recipes or blog ideas... It doesn't matter because it's my notebook. Knowing me... It'll probably be all practical lists." I wrote this to remind myself to really use it for whatever I want. I took this pic, because I'm here at hilo, and there are herbs just thrown down beside it (Dad was boasting about his herbs and making us smell them) and there's a fresh wine spot on a new page (a list is on it). There's a few cards sent by Sarah pasted in them, lots of lists, and some other notes for myself in it. ... Nothing really important but I want to use it in everyday life because that's what it was given for. Tomorrow Amy and I are going to spend the day canning. I want to make tomato sauce, salsa, oma's pears and roasted red peppers. There's a list tucked in there for how to take care of baby Grace tomorrow morning since I'm babysitting her (she's staying over night!!) while her mom power washes the barn (???).

I just thought that I'd like to share this picture/thought.

By the way, the notebook comes with a gift from Aunt Yvonne: a quilted bag/purse big enough to fit my purse, wallet and new important notebook.

Tuesday 28 May 2013

Coleman XP2H38WC Solar Security Light with Wireless Camera and Microphone

Coleman XP2H38WC Solar Security Light with Wireless Camera and Microphone


Coleman XP2H38WC Solar Security Light with Wireless Camera and Microphone
Our Coleman solar powered security light with built -in wireless camera with microphone will allow you to illuminate and monitor activates in real time from locations up to 100-Feet from the included receiver. Because the unit is solar powered, there is no need for an AC power outlet; simply place the unit where security lighting is needed. You will need to locate an area within 15-Feet of the unit with unobstructed sunlight (usually the roof) to place the included solar panel. Plug the panel in Read More >>


List Price: $ 139.99






And below is why i think all of you should buy this item :
  • 38 super bright LEDs lights provide bright illumination and low maintenance
  • Easy installation-no wiring or AC required
  • Triggering of the motion detector causes video and an audio beep to be broadcast thru the receiver so you can see what caused the disturbance
  • Wireless receiver can be placed within 100-Feet of the light
  • Receiver uses 900M Wireless Transmission. No interference with WI-FI



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Friday 24 May 2013

SVAT CV301-8CH-002 Web Ready 8 Channel H.264 500GB HDD DVR Security System with Smart Phone Access and 4 Indoor/Outdoor Hi-Res Night Vision CCD Surveillance Cameras

SVAT CV301-8CH-002 Web Ready 8 Channel H.264 500GB HDD DVR Security System with Smart Phone Access and 4 Indoor/Outdoor Hi-Res Night Vision CCD Surveillance Cameras


SVAT CV301-8CH-002 Web Ready 8 Channel H.264 500GB HDD DVR Security System with Smart Phone Access and 4 Indoor/Outdoor Hi-Res Night Vision CCD Surveillance Cameras
If you're a home security novice, or are unsure of your property's needs, the SVAT CV301-8CH-002 is the perfect system for you. The 8 channel, 500GB hard drive DVR system comes packaged with four indoor/outdoor hi-res night vision cameras, and can expanded to include up to four more. As your business, family or property grows, so can the CV301-8CH-002. In addition, the interactive coaching menu guides you through the entire setup process, ensuring your DVR will be up and running in no time. Plus Read More >>


List Price: $ 899.99






And below is why i think all of you should buy this item :
  • Record over one month (1000 hours) of continuous video footage on the 500GB hard drive; Fast and hassle-free setup - the coaching iMenu will guide you through the entire setup process
  • View video online with no service fees - view your DVR's live or recorded video footage anywhere in the world; iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Symbian smartphone compatible - access live footage from your smart phone
  • 4 professional grade weatherproof cameras - clear and consistent picture at 420 TV lines of resolution
  • View in the dark with automatic night vision - see any monitored area in total darkness; Expandable to up to 8 surveillance cameras - your system can grow with you
  • 24/7 lifetime Live Customer Service - our experts will get you online in no time; Built-in USB port allows for multiple easy backup options



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Monday 20 May 2013

House and Truck
















I just realized that most of you haven't seen our new place yet. And since I was taking pictures, I kept on going and took some pictures of our tragic truck. I wish I could just get rid of that thing instead of seeing it sit there everyday reminding me of how we need a new one. boo!





Saturday 18 May 2013

I'm not done yet

This is my new favourite CBC program.
I am sooooo impressed by French music. I don't know why I haven't heard so much more by now. I don't really like the translation parts of the program but the music is sooo good. I don't even care that I don't understand it. And I think I do understand parts of it. I'm at the website for Daniel Belanger where I've been able to follow enough of the French to find out where to go to listen to the music for free. It's good. Happy listening (as he says).

Thursday 16 May 2013

Tired

I had 2 things - TWO things - on my to-do list today and I failed them both. Mind you, they were huge things but still. I had ALL my laundry from the past two weeks to do and I had to help Cass get her wedding invitations designed, built and sent out. I slept in until 10:00 (this could be why I failed), walked the dog, grabbed my laundry and was at Cass's by 12:00. I got a late start on the laundry and had a heck of a time using Word to design just the wording and map for the invitation. By American Idol time I had just finished cutting all the card pieces to size and started the assembly line for building the invitations. By this time 3-4 loads had been washed, dried and folded. At 10:00 I finally gave up on completing either task, packed my remaining wet laundry and headed home. An hour later I've had a chance to reply to the most urgent of emails, quickly check facebook and now can vent (really briefly) on how maxed out I feel right now.
Hannelle, a friend I haven't talked to in ages, called me yesterday and I vented for the first 3 minutes without even getting a chance to hardly say hi and how are you doing. I feel like I'm not having enough time to get any of the chores done that I need to get done and definately no time at all to do the things that I really want to do: visit family, check out blogs, write posts, plant some seeds and visit with the neighbors that live about 10 steps away and have been asking for a couple weeks now to hook up! Where has all my time gone?!! Why am I feeling so busy?! And I only have 20 hours of work this week. All of this must be leaving me scatter brained too because I left my wallet at Hannelle's (I figured that out at the end of the grocery checkout with no money... and now no groceries for the 3rd week in a row) and some clothes and a needed belt at Cass's. BAAAhhhhhh!! I HAVE to go to sleeeeep!

Tuesday 14 May 2013

I'm waiting for my rental car. I told them to come early so I had plenty of time to get to work. Good thing too since no one showed up. I finally called another location who is now sending the guy down to pick me up. I called work and said I might be late so all will be okay... i just hope I get an upgrade or discount or something for all of this, right? Am I cheap or deserving?
After work I come back here, switch cars with Dan and take Chloe to Hilo to hopefully breed her. I counted the days out and I think it's the right time but we'll have to see. I'm staying there all weekend so we can keep trying the breeding thing to make sure that she's good and ... bred (?). In between all of that I'm working a couple shifts at the kids camp and working my main job. That's a lot of working and running around. I'll be returning to hilo at nights driving all over creation for my jobs and then finally, on Sunday, coming back here. Home. Kinda. I still have lots to unpack and settle. Still no art on the walls.

Saturday 11 May 2013

Pyle PLCM23IR Flush Mount Rearview Night Vision Camera with Distance Scale Line

Pyle PLCM23IR Flush Mount Rearview Night Vision Camera with Distance Scale Line


Pyle PLCM23IR Flush Mount Rearview Night Vision Camera with Distance Scale Line
The PLCM23IR is a rear-view backup camera that flush mounts to the rear of your vehicle. Paired with an in-vehicle monitor, it's a great way to increase the safety and security of your vehicle. This powerful camera is equipped with true color reproduction, a resolution of 420 TV lines. It works in all weather conditions and at night, thanks to IP67-compliant weatherproofing, built-in fog resistance, and excellent low lux performance. This camera even has the ability to project distance scale lin Read More >>


List Price: $ 68.99






And below is why i think all of you should buy this item :
  • 420 TVL Horizontal Resolution - Resolution: 420 TV Lines - Video Output: 1.0V PP-75 Ohm
  • Distance Scale Line - Viewing Angle: 170 Degree - Power Supply: DC 12V 200mA
  • True COlor Reproduction - Auto White Balance - 17 Foot male to male RCA Video Cable
  • Low Lux Performance of 0.2 LUX Night Vision - Waterproof (Ip67), Fog Resistant - Hole Saw Mounting Bit
  • Toral Pixels: 656 x 492 - Low Lighting Capable - Dimension: 1.25''W x 1.25''H x 1.80''D



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Friday 10 May 2013

Zmodo 8 Channel Security CCTV DVR System With 8 Outdoor Color IR Surveillance Camera - 500GB HD Pre-installed

Zmodo 8 Channel Security CCTV DVR System With 8 Outdoor Color IR Surveillance Camera - 500GB HD Pre-installed


Zmodo 8 Channel Security CCTV DVR System With 8 Outdoor Color IR Surveillance Camera - 500GB HD Pre-installed
Overview
This 8 CH standalone DVR outdoor surveillance camera system includes a H.264 DVR and 8 indoor/outdoor IR security cameras at a reasonable price.

The DVR-H9118V is an 8 channel, fully integrated, real time, and hardware based standalone digital video recorder with 500GB HD Installed and Configured. With network access, 3G view, motion detection, VGA video output and USB2.0 backup , this 8 channel security DVR is perfect for residential and small business guard.
With 480 TV Lin Read More >>


List Price: $ 499.99






And below is why i think all of you should buy this item :
  • View Video Online with No Service Fees - View your DVR's live or recorded video footage on any PC.
  • Long time recording: - Base on the H.264 Compression, maximize the hard drive's recording time, as well as transfer video for viewing over the internet.
  • Network Remote Access - Access live video footage directly from your mobile phone or PC anytime anywhere
  • Advanced Motion Detection Recording - This allows you record only when motion is detected.
  • Instant Email Alerts if Activity Detected - This system is designed to send an email alert, complete with photo of the activity, if any motion is detected, or if any camera experiences video loss.



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Wednesday 8 May 2013

Icecream!!!






Last night mom and dad took us all out for ice cream. YUM.


Saturday 4 May 2013

Painting

You know that feeling when you're standing in front of the paint chips section? You know, those bright beautiful paint chips stick out and there's pictures of already-finished model rooms that debbie travis designed and you think... "i could do that! I wish that I was gutsy enough to just step up and do it. no.. nahh.... I'll get the tan". Well, Larissa and I stopped after the first thought. We bought the paint, came home, painted... and ... well... It'll sure wake you up in the morning!
Pictures to follow.... unless we go back and triple coat the tan before anyone sees it.

Wednesday 1 May 2013

Surfing

Feeling a little bit guilty about the amount of time I'm surfing on the internet today, I'm inspired to think about how one site leads to another, leads to another, leads to another.... and the list goes on. Surfing the internet is like conversing with a person. I find if I don't speak with a friend for a long time, I find I don't know what to talk about. And then you see those couples that have been together forEVER and they seem to have so much to talk about still. The same goes for the internet with me. When I haven't been on in a while, I don't really have much to browse through. The more I'm on, though, the more I get sucked in a find more. So here's how my surfing went today:
- check my gmail
- check my facebook. Facebook goes waaaay to slow here so I moved on...
- oh ya, I got a lead at work here about a Farm Training place that looked interesting called Everdale It is a super neat place that I want to keep tucked in my memory for future reference. - Well, they have a video on youtube. Well, actually it's a collection of videos. They were neat to watch. The last one was neat too and it looks like the maker of it has her own website.
- Meghan Telpner is a nutritionist. I love nutrition. mmmm food. Her website was interesting (even though in an inteview she said something about not wanting to become a Birk-wearing hippie) and had a lot of other links on her blog, Making Love in the Kitchen, to websites that I wanted to check out but, since a client walked it I haven't followed up on those links but possibly in the future I'll go back and check them out (lunapads, redtentsisters, all from an interesting post that I think Sarah would like.... like in 5 minutes.
- But back to Everdale because another client walked in and I paniced a little because I had "Save the Vag" written on my screen and needed to shut that down fast. I just barely got into all the resources available on Everdale when I saw a link that I've been interested in:
- Harvest Homes is a straw-bale home builder. I don't know much about straw bale homes but the idea really attracts me. I would LOVE to live in a straw bale home. They look interesting and different. Of course every window sill would be wide edged so there's lots of room for plants etc. The insulation factor is a HUGE draw and I love the idea of not needing an A/C. I know Dan would still want one but it wouldn't be needed. Plus the lack of chemicals is a new factor that the website offers. And they also mentioned something about how it is building that is easy for the builders and family and friends to become involved in. I love that. I think that a group of interested family and friends should all get together and we should go on a road trip/tour of interesting workshops like a straw-building workshop.
- And then, I noticed the time and that the end of the month is coming up so I really should NOT be bored at work because an intense month-end report is due by Friday. They want all my statistics and a narrative summary of what I have been doing for the month. eek. Do you think I should add the list of websites on the browser History?