Archive for January, 2008
Sunday.
Vowed not do do any more shopping this month, but guess what I did this morning? We went to target to pick up a rug for my work area and a screen + tool set for our fireplace. Our home is coming together nicely. I can’t wait to build a fire …
Just [...]
Posted: January 27th, 2008 under Family Life.
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Saturday.
I went to Beverly’s today + did some serious damage to my January budget. They’re having a winter clearance + I went crazy in their scrapbooking section. Got a bunch of American Crafts mini-marks rub-ons for such a good deal.
I spent some time working on Ali’s Weekend Creative challenge. Hope to post something up tomorrow.
My [...]
Posted: January 26th, 2008 under Family Life.
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Exciting day
Our Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) team sent 8 students to the Sacramento MESA Math Competition at Sac State and we came home with 5 awards!! We took first + second place in Algebra + Geometry. In addition, we earned a first place trophy in the team competition. Way to go team!
Aaron, [...]
Posted: January 25th, 2008 under The Everyday.
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Stretching
Something that I know is good for me, but often neglected. Tonight was different. I took time to stretch, and boy, did it feel good.
Took a series of photos of myself doing step aerobics and … um, you could say that the photos are interesting. J went through the photos and [...]
Posted: January 23rd, 2008 under The Everyday.
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Dragon Droppings + other ramblings
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Dragon Droppings, originally uploaded by autumn nguyen.
One of my favorite midnight snacks. Consist of butter, sugar, peanut butter, cocoa, milk + oats. Super sweet + totally [...]
Posted: January 22nd, 2008 under Family Life.
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Go Autumn, go!
Ran four miles today (in the freakin’ cold + drizzle) but felt totally great! Haven’t ran that far in years.
By the way, check out my yard! It is totally clear of rose bushes, lavender, succulents + a bunch of other stuff I didn’t recognize. My mom’s friend came sometime in November and [...]
Posted: January 21st, 2008 under Family Life.
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Say it with Caffeine
Got these beautifully crafted caffeine molecule earrings from a friend for Christmas. I love them and have been wearing them all the time! She got them at Made With Molecules. Raven Hanna, the woman who is behind these beautiful creations, is a scientist turned artist in San Francisco. I love her [...]
Posted: January 16th, 2008 under Family Life.
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Cookies
My teacher friends wanted their students to apply what they are learning in math, specifically fractions, to a real world situation. They came up with a few projects and decided on baking cookies. Working in teams of four, their students divided the original recipe in thirds, made the appropriate conversions to teaspoons and [...]
Posted: January 15th, 2008 under The Everyday.
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Self portrait + CKU video
I’m enjoying the photo-a-day project very much. I often carry a camera with me everywhere, but these days, the camera is with me everywhere I go. It is sort of annoying to my friends, but they are learning to deal with it. So far, I’m taking lots of self portraits – mainly [...]
Posted: January 14th, 2008 under The Everyday.
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Half Marathon.
May 3, 2008. I am going to go for it. Decided today that I would join a training group and sign up for the race. I’m nervous about the time commitment but am working hard to stay active + fit. I did go for a three mile run with my friend [...]
Posted: January 12th, 2008 under The Everyday.
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