biscotti, holland, work, kittie

BISCOTTI:
i made some more Biscotti today--- tomorrow ill finish them up and perhaps share some pics... or not..


HOLLAND:
also, i have been in concentration mode major(gotta love Zenon!) with all the Holland Planning!!!

dad just reminded me, i have about 5 weeks till i leave!



WORK:
not too much to say here, i am working on a training manual, it could actually be fun, i love organization projects like this...

im pretty sure that the one i did for Perks turned out great!!!

KITTIE:
yep, pregnant again.... wow, our cat sure knows how to get around! she is such a foxy kittie! after this batch of kittens, we are getting her fixed!!!! this will be her 4th set of kittens. and if those kittens are anything like their mommy, then our kittie should be a great-great-grandma by now....

so im auctioning her kittens. they arent born yet, but seriously...any day now!!! speak now if you want one!

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things to comment on:

• biscotti
• have you ever made biscotti?
  
• how did it turn out?
  
• will you try out my recipe?
• holland
• 14-hour plane ride entertainment ideas
• london, paris, amsterdam
  
• work
• eh, no need to comment about anything here..
• kittie
• want a cute kittie?
• perfect names for the new ones...

getting closer!

One Down:

Five to go:

hello

my new weakness: Hulu

wpm

how much fun is this?!

http://labs.jphantom.com/wpm/

my first try i had 5 mistakes with 69 WPM
second try i had 2 mistakes and 84WPM


[what did you get?!?]

21

some say "tag" others have used the word "meme"...
[i think i prefer meme]
so whatever you choose, you should play along!!!

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says: "cause my mom always wanted me too be smart to. Maybe" - Flowers for Algernon
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first? my lamp
3. What is the last thing you watched on TV? about 5 min of The OC... i get sucked into that show! i have to force myself to walk away.
4. WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is: 1:30ish
5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?1:39 !!! wahoo
6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? the wonderful sounds of KEXP podcasts!!!
7. When did you last step outside? what were you doing? i guess i stepped outside after driving home from work... heading in the house for a bit of relaxing after a busy day.
8. Before you came to this website, what did you look at? google reader...always google reader!
9. What are you wearing? gym shorts, tank top... cozy clothes!!!
10. Did you dream last night? yes.. not sure what it was about...
11. When did you last laugh? at hoovie, she is silly when she is almost asleep...
12. What is on the walls of the room you are in? not so much, paint, and a dry erase board... its in the [slow] process of being more decorated... i have ideas.
13. Seen anything weird lately? the other night after dropping off the deposit for work there were two ducks walking across the street...it made me giggle.
14. What do you think of this quiz? ok so far..... someone else better play along!
15. What is the last film you saw? ....hmmm... in theaters..Wall.e, but on my lappy Roman Holiday...
16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first? for some reason, shoes popped into my head, but i dont think i would... im thinking i would buy stuff for making my room fancy-shmancy...
17. Tell me something about you that I don't know: i purposely left the batteries out of the clock in my room, so if someone asks me what time it is, i dont have to tell them that its hard for me to read clocks with hands...
18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do? hmm.... more dolphins...
19. Do you like to dance? yes, of course!
20. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? a boy? sadie came to mind. but i have always enjoyed Sylvia or Jayne... for a boy, i havnt given it much thought...
    
21. Would you ever consider living abroad? ohh sure, it sounds like a lot of fun.

*play along! if you do ill give you a cookie... or i wont... you never know!

A Holiday in Holland

its official!
im going to Holland!!!

we bought the plane tickets today! (when i say we... i mean my dad)!!

i will be visiting my dear friends Becky & Tess for 3 whole weeks!
becky and tess are Au Pairs in Holland and they(and their host families) are nice enough to let me come visit them!!!

October 1- October 22

[about a 14 hour plane ride!]

i have already started my Holiday in Holland book...

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so ill be flying into Amsterdam, which is very close to where they both live.
ill be able to stay at their host familys houses, and get an idea of what they do each day.

it will be becky's birthday while im there, and what a better present than a friend for 3 weeks!!!

while im there we are taking advantage of the togetherness and we will be visiting:

Paris

&
London

im so excited!!! its really happening!!!

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NOTE: if any of you have traveled to Paris, London, or Amsterdam-- you should tell me all about it, let me in on the secrets, tell me the "must-see's" !!!

NOTE: that 14 hour plane ride is going to be tricky... any tips???(im working on some harry potter for my ipod)

lonesome

asometimes i feel lonely when my inbox tells me that i dont have any comments on my blogger-----

so someone should comment....

here are a few things you may choose to comment on:

1. why i am the mostest awesomest Rachael EVER-

2. how cool i am for having a picture of a hot pink toilet hanging on my bedroom wall, professionally hand painted by the most gracious Becky Sue-

3. why "Mortimer" is the best name for a koi fish-

4. how im not the only one in the world who is in the middle of about 6 different books-

5. how come burts bees is by far the greatest chapstick in the universe...ever!

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choose wisely, comment with pride-

loves+Rachael