tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58139982024-03-13T17:10:33.446-04:00Our Deer BabyThe adventures of a fun loving family with many kids. Our household is never boring. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058163876793685461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-72857939773420857732021-11-07T16:03:00.001-05:002021-11-07T16:03:08.357-05:00Meet the Birds and Crocs of Costa Rica: Hungry Heron Edition.<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/I4ciDl5OM6M" width="480"></iframe>Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-27264353547122853662020-12-13T18:33:00.000-05:002020-12-13T18:33:04.012-05:00Squirrel Shenanigans<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cgEVlYfgeuI" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Covid-19 sucks but squirrels rock. </div><div>We have had four kids living at home for 6 months, only three left now. I owe y'all an update but for now a funny squirrel video I created instead of traveling.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy, wash your hands, don't touch your face and this too shall pass! </div>Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-77057480750022988712020-02-12T17:52:00.000-05:002020-02-13T16:06:09.682-05:00Every Vote Counts! As you might know, yesterday was our New Hampshire primary election in which the top candidates all were pretty close. So last night I was watching the New York Times election results to see how things would pan out.<br />
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When our town came in, the result was 1,078 for Bernie, 1,075 for Pete Buttigieg. Only 3 votes of difference, still these three votes helped declare Bernie as our city's winner. Which made me ponder that if we hadn't gotten Erik to the polls for his first vote, and if one of us hadn't changed his mind last minute and voted for Bernie instead of Buttigieg, their scores would have been a tie.<br />
And if I hadn't voted for Amy instead of Buttigieg, Buttigieg would have WON the town!<br />
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In addition, we know that at least one other member of our family voted for Bernie. So if they hadn't gotten a ride to the polls, poof! Even without me, Buttigieg would have won our city.<br />
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Hitting very close to home as an "Every vote counts!" moment. Interesting that our family actually could have made measurable difference in this particular election. Meanwhile our neighboring town easily went to Buttigieg, with a bigger margin.<br />
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<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-52720204514414627302019-08-29T16:17:00.000-04:002019-08-29T16:21:24.162-04:00Back To School: 2019 EditionQuick post documenting that we have only ONE school age kid left! After a nice summer holiday with Pre-Engineering Camp at<a href="https://www.kent-school.edu/" target="_blank"> Kent School,</a> a trip to New York City to <a href="https://ourcarpediem.com/travel/usa/new-york/cheap-broadway-tickets/" target="_blank">see a Broadway show</a> (Mean Girls), attending Comic-Con in Boston and other fun activities it is back to the daily grind.<br />
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Sylvia is starting 10th grade, so three more years till graduation. Last week she already joined<a href="https://o-scientist.blogspot.com/2013/11/football-fun.html" target="_blank"> cheer leading.</a> We are happy to announce that we now have a varsity cheerleader in our family!<br />
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"Sylvia, take chances, make mistakes and get messy!" Good luck on another year of high school! So proud of the young woman you are.Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-81270400231062239872019-02-26T15:34:00.000-05:002019-02-26T15:34:06.038-05:00<h2>
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We started out visiting family in San Diego, always a joy to catch up with them. </div>
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They provided good food, good birds, and great company. It was a quick visit so that we could move on to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where it was even sunnier and warmer AND they had blue footed boobies and whales! Not to mention whistling ducks, right outside our hotel room. </div>
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Have you been to San Diego? What do you like to do when you are there?</div>
Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-30224258910584147992019-01-20T13:48:00.001-05:002019-01-20T13:48:56.112-05:00Erik Turned 18 !!!From the moment he was born with his caul still intact, we have enjoyed watching him grow into a strong and capable adult.<br />
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He studies computer programming at a local Career and Technology center part of the day and spends the other half of his day at our local high school.<br />
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In his free tim, he enjoys playing Dungeons and Dragons and naturally also computer games. Working at our local supermarket gave him the power to order in pizza for his midnight snacks. Got to love teenage boys!<br />
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After he graduates high school in May this year, he hopes to join the Air Force. We are all looking forward to seeing him grow and explore the world.<br />
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Happy birthday, Erik! Take chances, make mistakes, get messy and seize the day!<br />
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<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-69017026194421537822019-01-14T23:39:00.000-05:002019-02-26T15:20:37.796-05:00The Everglades!Since it was cold and snowy in New Hampshire we escaped to the Everglades<br />
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We loved this national park and want to go back .So many great hikes and cool wildlife! What is your favourite national park?<br />
In February 2019 I finally wrote a post about <a href="https://ourcarpediem.com/travel/birding-everglades/" target="_blank">Birding in the Everglades. </a>Go and check it out!<br />
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<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-55374618458490513552019-01-10T09:37:00.000-05:002019-01-10T17:09:04.081-05:00Happy New Year!!!Wishing y'all a fabulous 2019!<br />
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It is time for a picture catch-up so you can see the awesomeness of our family and friends. We enjoyed the holidays for sure.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Christmas present from Timmy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auzzie bench lifing Sylvia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jane</td></tr>
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A little before Christmas, we visited Shawn, Lydia and the grandkids. It was a perfect stop on the way of picking up Jane in Springfield on her way home from Hamilton.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom, Eloise and Lydia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom, Shawn and Eloise</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eloise, Tom and Camille</td></tr>
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New year's eve was wonderful too, it is so nice to have the older kids around and dropping in to these holidays.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cees and Erik</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jane made meringues</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephanie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ronan, Auzzie, Amy, Sylvia, Jane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amy, Sylvia, Erik</td></tr>
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Some New Year's Eve pictures:<br />
We made<a href="https://o-scientist.blogspot.com/2009/11/oliebollen.html" target="_blank"> oliebollen,</a> our <a href="https://o-scientist.blogspot.com/2007/01/happy-new-year.html" target="_blank">traditional Dutch</a> deep fried cinnamon raisin bread for <a href="https://o-scientist.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-years-eve-pictures-i.html" target="_blank">"Oudejaarsavond" </a>(Old year's night).<br />
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<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-72012186419900989702018-12-21T18:54:00.002-05:002018-12-21T18:55:22.779-05:00November Was Family Filled<h2>
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Dawn organized a dinner party, where we got to speak Dutch (at least part of the time :) and hang out with Ronan, Dawn and some friends. She is working as an RN now in a local hospital and lives together with her boy friend. It always is a treat to go over there and visit them. Thank you, Dawn and Ronan!</div>
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On the Third Day of Family</h3>
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Life is short, enjoy every moment! <a href="https://ourcarpediem.com/" target="_blank">Seize the day, Every Day!</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px;">“Yesterday is history,</span><br />
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Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-67587560503517596782018-12-07T09:38:00.000-05:002018-12-07T19:56:09.982-05:00Go With the Flow: Lessons Learned At Yoga<h2>
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We went to <a href="https://ourcarpediem.com/2018/03/29/yoga-for-the-win/">yoga</a> today and managed to forget my gym bag at home... You know, the one that has everything I NEED, like my yoga pants, conditioner for my hair, hair brush, all the essentials.<br />
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Instead of panicking about it, I made do what was available. Tom said I should check the lost and found, and that's what I did. We looked through the big box of clothing, finding shorts that worked just fine. I used the free small fitness towels after my shower. And life was good!<br />
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I have always refused to stress out about being late at yoga. Now I have another thing not to stress out about. Going with the flow, that's <a href="https://ourcarpediem.com/2018/03/29/yoga-for-the-win/">what yoga is all about</a>! Tell me about times that you were able to go with the flow instead of stress.<br />
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<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-20218151746557157122018-12-01T15:03:00.001-05:002018-12-01T15:03:33.868-05:00Sylvia DramaThis weekend, Sylvia is acting in "She Loves Me", with the Wet Paint Players of her high school. Tom and I went with two friends to go watch her. It turns out that with wigs, I am not always able to recognize my own daughter...<div>
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It's nice to see them work together. And I loved the metamorphosis we witnessed!<br />
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A funny aside: Sylvia wasn't around when this was going on. The next morning they went to school with different friends, so she never saw him. At school, she was very surprised when someone said "Your brother cut his hair!". She was like "Huh, what?" until she saw him and got it.<br />
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It is nice that they have outgrown the<a href="https://o-scientist.blogspot.com/2013/10/blast-from-past_17.html" target="_blank"> "random hair cuttings" of childhood</a> and now actually can do functional ones :D<br />
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<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-3569337233369564292018-11-13T11:43:00.002-05:002018-11-13T11:43:47.863-05:00Yuck Yuck Yuck! Not Ready for Winter!Today we woke up to our first snow of the season. Yuck yuck yuck.<br />
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I am sooooo not ready for winter!<br />
Today I will snuggle in at home, writing my blogs I guess. I did finish my post about the <a href="https://ourcarpediem.com/2018/11/12/ten-surprising-new-hampshire-state-house-facts/" target="_blank">New Hampshire state hous</a>e in my capitols series.<br />
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And I wrote an article on<a href="https://ourcarpediem.com/2018/11/09/personal-capital-100-bonus-offer/" target="_blank"> how to get an easy $50 bonus</a> and help with managing your money.<br />
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So it's not like I won't have anything to do to amuse myself, but I just do not like snow!<br />
OK, whine done for the day. Back to drinking tea and catching up on travel stories.<br />
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How is the weather where you are? I hope it's better than here!<br />
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<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-62233215057227621462018-11-08T08:31:00.001-05:002018-11-08T08:39:45.190-05:00Throw Back Thursday: Votes for Women!Facebook reminded me of the election two years ago, when Qate wasn't voting age yet, but she did feel strongly about it.<br />
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I thought this would be a good one to post for Throwback Thursday, especially since a record women of women got voted in in this last election!<br />
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<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-89716666887409349082018-10-28T20:31:00.000-04:002018-11-08T22:27:54.026-05:00Exploring Victoria!We are having a great time learning more about Canadian history and the first Nations. Sharing some pictures with you all, more stories to follow once we are home .<br />
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We did some research on the underground tour, and although it sounded interesting, it also sounded too much for a gimpy girl like me. Maybe a harbour cruise would be better. Yeah, sounded good too but more than 80 dollars was a lot of money<br />
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It didn't take long to discover the Bremerton ferry, which gave us a pleasantly misty ride to Bremerton. We had a great lunch overlooking the harbour and then we visited the USS Turner Joy<br />
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Looking forward to writing a post about her, so much history, she was active in the Vietnam war in Tonkin.<br />
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Took the ferry back to Seattle and saw two seals swim next to us;;;<br />
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What an unplanned, totally awesome day and this ferry was only 8 dollars round trip, so very affordable!<br />
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Have you taken any fun ferries? From where to where?<br />
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<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-81704005246735143022018-10-19T00:12:00.000-04:002018-10-19T00:12:01.228-04:00Seattle!!!I had never been here, had no idea what to expect but am totally in love with Seattle now!<br />
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We bungee jumped off the Space Needle.<br />
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We visited the very first Starbucks!<br />
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We bagged <a href="http://ourcarpediem.com/visit-all-capitols/" target="_blank">another state capitol</a>.<br />
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And we discovered another liberty bell on our way back to Seattle, in Tacoma!<br />
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<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-28976687093889583652018-10-14T10:03:00.000-04:002018-10-14T11:12:09.534-04:00We Voted!!Since we are going to be out of town early November, we applied for absentee ballots. We had to wait a bit till they were printed, but we voted last Friday!<br />
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After we voted we drove to the New York State Capitol and admired that building. There will be a post about it some day.<br />
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Everybody, go out and vote!<br />
Vote like your rights depend on it!<br />
<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-21678848165962087712018-10-10T10:10:00.000-04:002018-10-10T11:35:28.921-04:00New York City!!!After an patient advisory board meeting in <a href="https://o-scientist.blogspot.com/2018/10/discovering-rich-history-of-morristown.html" target="_blank">Morristown</a>, we decided to tag on two days in New York City.<br />
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Some history here. After I moved to the USA in 1994, I always wanted to visit New York City some day. The excitement, the buildings, everything about it sounded like a great place to visit. But life happened and the thought of going there by myself with seven children was just a bit too much. So once the kids got older I would <a href="https://o-scientist.blogspot.com/2011/09/biodome.html" target="_blank">take them to Montreal</a> or <a href="https://o-scientist.blogspot.com/2011/02/our-first-monument.html" target="_blank">Washington DC</a>, but New York City was too scary.<br />
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We had great times, but New York City always was somewhere in the back of my mind. Until I met Tom! He had been to New York City many times and he had Hilton Honors points, so it did not take long before we planned our first visit to New York City and had a fabulous time.<br />
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This time was not different! The city still overwhelms me, but I also love to visit and bask in the busy buzz of so many people, such tall buildings. We used this visit to do our research to find out whether the <a href="http://ourcarpediem.com/2018/07/04/see-lady-liberty-for-free/" target="_blank">Staten Island ferry has the cheapest beer in New York City.</a><br />
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We checked out two <a href="http://ourcarpediem.com/2018/06/13/fine-and-affordable-dining-at-a-michelin-bib-gourmand-restaurant-in-paris/" target="_blank">Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurants</a>. We walked and birded in Central Park. We went to the MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) and saw my favorite van Gogh painting.<br />
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We walked and we walked and we walked and there was much whining and gnashing of teeth because my body did not particularly WANT to walk when I wanted it to (the joys of multiple sclerosis :p ) Grateful for a husband who is willing to be my cane when my body is being stupid.<br />
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We went to a rooftop bar, not as high as the one in Singapore, but still fun to look down on Times Square. We saw the Columbus Day parade with Italian Americans! We enjoyed every moment and were grateful to be in New York City once again, especially with <a href="http://ourcarpediem.com/2018/08/29/use-hilton-honors-points-and-save-money/" target="_blank">free hotel stay</a>s and and our flight paid for.<br />
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Have you ever been to New York City? What is your favourite thing to do there? Share with us in the comments!<br />
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<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-6268054312635514142018-10-06T17:43:00.000-04:002018-10-10T10:16:09.433-04:00Discovering the Rich History of MorristownWe unexpectedly found ourselves in Morristown, NJ. I have to admit that I never had heard the name, but it turns out to have a lot of historically relevant events connected to it .<br />
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We "met" Hamilton, Washington, and Lafayette right on the green! They were discussing aid of French tall ships and troops being sent by the king of France for our young nation.<br />
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Picturesque churches and more history than we could take in on our short visit.<br />
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There even was a statue of "Buddy", the first seeing eye dog. I particularly loved this because we raised a <a href="http://o-scientist.blogspot.com/2009/08/guess-who-got-his-vest.html" target="_blank">Guiding Eyes for the Blind puppy, </a>Giant .<br />
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I am looking forward to writing a more extensive article on Morristown for <a href="http://ourcarpediem.com/" target="_blank">Our Carpe Diem</a>, but wanted to give y'all a flavour of our unexpected fun history finds!<br />
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Have you ever been to Morristown? Do you know other places where you can find a statue of Hamilton? Let me know in the comments!Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-20108804345166743082018-10-03T09:29:00.000-04:002018-10-03T09:29:23.337-04:00The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly...<h1>
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Next week, we will go to New York City for two nights. As you might know, we <a href="http://ourcarpediem.com/2018/08/29/use-hilton-honors-points-and-save-money/" target="_blank">rarely pay for hotels</a> since we have a lot of Hilton honor points. As you also might know, hotels in New York City are expensive. We looked around and the cheapest was a Hilton Garden Inn close to Time Square for only 46,000 points.
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We also noticed a new Hilton hotel, The London NYC, at a better location, but it was 95,000 points. This is a Conrad hotel, and we had a really good experience at a Conrad in Singapore last year so we would love to stay there. Still, we didn't want to spend that many points.<br />
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Luckily I remembered that we still had some<a href="http://ourcarpediem.com/2018/05/22/good-use-of-hilton-free-weekend-night-certificate/" target="_blank"> free weekend night certificates</a> from our Hilton Ascend American Express card. It didn't take long to call Hilton Honors and get one of these applied to the London NYC. Together with points for Monday night, we saved more than $1,000. Looking forward to staying there!
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The Bad</h1>
We used to have two cars, but in January, one of the kids totalled one of them... She was fine, the other driver was fine, but the car was not. Since we had talked about <a href="http://ourcarpediem.com/2018/02/13/becoming-a-one-car-family/">becoming a one car family</a> anyway, we shrugged and moved on and hoped for the best. Of course we realized that at some point that one car might become too costly to repair, and we could be at that point. We will find out soon, keeping our fingers crossed we can limp along with this one for a bit longer.
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The Ugly</h1>
One of the indignities and annoyances of my multiple sclerosis is regular check ups on my overactive bladder. Yesterday I had one of these not-fun-at-all checkups and found out that my bladder was not performing like it should. As a result, I get to go on an additional medication. That is all good and well, but the ugly and scary part was that they stated that the next step would be to inject botox into my bladder, to paralyze the overactive muscle... I haven't researched it yet, but the thought of it scares me. Meanwhile I am supposed to mostly cut out, or at least severely limit tea and coffee. Yuck, yuck, yuck.
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Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-39543580122514836612018-10-01T18:49:00.000-04:002018-10-02T17:24:59.921-04:00Fall Foliage Favorites!Sharing some of my favorite fall foliage photos.<br />
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The first one is right in our front yard, showing off the maple tree <a href="http://o-scientist.blogspot.com/2004/06/perfect-birthshe-is-here-and-what.html" target="_blank">where Sylvia was born</a>.<br />
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This was am October day a few years ago and we were happy to see this glorious rainbow at the Hood Museum of Art. I love the architecture of the tower and the trees are starting to turn.<br />
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Sometimes just one tree will take your breath away with her brilliance.<br />
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I have lots of great pictures from geocaching, since we spent so much time hiking before the winter would set in. I still remember the sense of urgency of getting just one more cache this week!<br />
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No post would be complete without birds, in this case Canada geese on their way South. They clearly are smarter than the average person like me, who stays in New Hampshire :D<br />
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And here we have Dawn and Jane when Dawn was still a freshman at UVM in Burlington Vermont and we were on our way to her white coat ceremony. Four years later she has graduated and now works ars an RN in a local hospital.<br />
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So many good fall memories! Go find out where you too can <a href="http://ourcarpediem.com/2018/10/02/how-to-find-the-best-fall-foliage-in-new-england/" target="_blank">find the best fall foliage in New England. </a>Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-71766623841184057492018-09-30T16:46:00.000-04:002018-09-30T16:46:14.442-04:00California Sunset and Great Family MemoriesThis month my top tweet was a picture of a sunset we took when we were in Carlsbad last year, visiting family.<div>
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It was a great time when we got to visit our Californian family and hang out with them. The internet is nice to stay connected, phones are great, pictures are awesome, but the best connections really are when you are together in reality. Every time I see the sunset picture I remember the good times we had. </div>
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Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-38854990214763534262018-09-27T09:53:00.000-04:002018-09-27T17:27:10.836-04:00Hoping for a Boring Day!As you might remember, I got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last year and have been working on dealing with it, challenging it and trying medication for it. My favorite way of challenging it was <a href="http://ourcarpediem.com/2018/04/01/surfing-for-the-win/" target="_blank">learning to surf in Hawai'i</a>, my least favorite way was starting copaxone, which meant three times weekly injections.<br />
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Because <a href="http://ourcarpediem.com/2018/09/25/last-copaxone-shot/" target="_blank">the copaxone did not work</a>, so today I am trying out a new for me medication, called <a href="https://www.nationalmssociety.org/Treating-MS/Medications/Gilenya" target="_blank">gilenya</a>. The good thing about it is that it is oral, so no more needles involved. The bad thing about it is that there are more possible side effects, one of them being it lowering your heart rate. To make sure it doesn't slow too much, or doesn't come back up, I have to spend the day in the hospital just to take the first dose.<br />
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So here I am, stuck in a small room in the neurology clinic, after taking my first dose a while ago. I am hoping for a very boring day. So far, I have had two blood pressure / heart rate checks and I am still passing. When I pass the rest of the day, I will get an EKG and can start taking gilenya daily at home.<br />
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Send vibes for a very boring day in which I can catch up on important things like blogging and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OurCarpeDiem/" target="_blank">facebook!</a> I might even try to master pinterest.<br />
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UPDATE: I passed!!!! It was happily boring. My heart rate went down somewhat longer than they liked, so I got to stay seven hours instead of six. But I can take the gilenya now and hopefully that will stop the progression of my multiple sclerosis. Thanks for all the good thoughts and vibes, they clearly did help!<br />
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<br />Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813998.post-34884230232326346102018-09-26T11:06:00.000-04:002018-09-26T11:06:06.912-04:00Do You Vacuum Your Smoke Detectors? We are in Maine to have some electrical work done on the house which includes having wired smoke detectors installed. Up until now, we just had the battery operated ones, which are not as reliable. Not to mention that we spent a sleepless night listening to the smoke alarms telling us that the batteries were low, like every minute! When we were talking to the electricians about the battery operated ones, he mentioned that these should be vacuumed regularly. What? I had no idea.<br />
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I was curious and turned over one of the old smoke detectors. You know, what we should have done when we installed them. And indeed! It reads "Gently vacuum or use clean compressed air to remove accumulated dust monthly" . Good advice, I will start doing that at our home ones now that I know.<br />
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Did you know about vacuuming your smoke detectors? Do you actually do it? Let me know in the comments.Karen Lanzetta from OurCarpeDiemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331658911650990011noreply@blogger.com0