Monthly Archives: May 2009

Tabetha’s Tweets 2009-05-10

  • Who is this? And what did she do with my 3YO?! My 3YO does not NOT eat raw broccoli – even if it IS dipped in dressing! #
  • All 5 of my kids ate unsweetened oatmeal for breakfast! We are actually getting somewhere with this “no sugar” thing! You should try it! ๐Ÿ™‚ #
  • @NatalieGrant Skip the pullups. There will be a few messes at 1st, but they’ll get the idea quickly. I trained 4 this way. in reply to NatalieGrant #
  • @NatalieGrant 1 more thing. They WILL regress right before the end & start having accidents. Don’t give in! It doesn’t last long. Good luck! in reply to NatalieGrant #
  • @roberthruzek You don’t even like broccoli covered in cheese?! That’s the only way I used to eat it, but now I like about any ole way! ๐Ÿ™‚ in reply to roberthruzek #
  • @RelevantMom Good for you! I am just now making a list for my 4 oldest ages 9, 7, 5, and 3!! I’m a bit behind! in reply to RelevantMom #
  • @DanielleBean What?! You mean your kids are actually quiet when they color? Or did you mean quiet in camparison? in reply to DanielleBean #
  • @roberthruzek Oh wow! You won’t believe how long I stood there trying to figure out what ICK is an acrostic for! ๐Ÿ˜ in reply to roberthruzek #
  • Wanna reset your taste buds & taste food like you never have before? Drop sugar! You will be amazed!! #
  • Just drank my first cup of hot unsweetened tea! Amazing! #
  • @stretchmarkmama Hey! I’ve been dying to know how to put that cute little musical note up on twitter! How’d you do that? ๐Ÿ™‚ in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • Brilliant!! I think I have a lot to learn!! ๐Ÿ˜‰ #

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Caring for China

Now is my opportunity to share with you about one of my husband’s life projects. Please check out Caring for China and consider helping out the cause. First is a quote from the website and then Luke’s request.

China is quickly and peacefully becoming a modern, capitalist democracy. Well, quickly in comparison to its five thousand year history, and in comparison to other nations in the past. Few nations, have made this transition peacefully.

China might.

To make this huge transition, though, China is going to need a lot of support from the rest of the world. Even more importantly the people of China need our support in this difficult period of Chinese history.

The Caring for China Center was founded to help the people of China to survive in this restless time and to seize this moment of opportunity.

Caring for China (C4C) is a growing non-profit organization with a dream to change the worldโ€ฆ or at least a piece of it. Like any other non-profit, they are dependent on donations from people like you, butโ€ฆ

Here is a chance to give to a great cause without it costing you a penny!

All they need you to do is donate a blog post. Here are the instructions from Zemanta, the sponsor of this project.

  1. Blog about your favorite non-profit (Caring for China, right?) and why their work makes a difference. (If you want to, you can just copy this post. It is free for the copying.)
  2. Paste this text and link to the end of your post. Without this text and link, we will be unable to track and credit your charitable cause as part of this campaign:
  3. Publish your post!!
  4. Then go tell your friends to do the same!

Will you help today?


This blog post is part of Zemantaโ€™s โ€œBlogging For a Causeโ€ campaign to raise awareness and funds for worthy causes that bloggers care about.

Online Classics

It would appear that youtube now provides the opportunity to watch TV online. I knew you could watch sections of shows onย  youtube, but the picture was bad, and it just wasn’t the same. Now the picture seems to be better, but the movements are still a bit jerky (at least on my computer). Still, it has come a long way!

I was most interested in classic shows like The Dick Van Dyke Show. Which ones are you most interested in?

Tabetha

Here is yet another poem written by my favorite man on earth and presented to me in November 1998.


Tabetha

Trees are swaying in the breeze,
Breath of God that no one sees.
All around us grandeurs stand.
God is here. I see His hand.
Brilliant colors everywhere,
Excitement is in the air.
Every step is oh so light,
Daring us to take a flight.
To a place above the sky,
Ecstatically we will fly.
Here with you, I want to be.
On my knee I make a plea.
All I ask, all I desire,
Never let this time expire.

-Luke Gedeon


A No Touch Detour

Anna and I went to the airport tonight to pick up my mom, who is moving here. We rode a bus about 45 minutes to the airport. After using the restroom, I called Luke to let him know we had made it and could find our way around the airport quite well. That is when he told us that we needed to get right back on a bus to head back home!

My mom’s flight had been delayed to the point that there would be no bus to get us home that late at night. So, we took a 1.5 hour trip to the airport just to use their bathroom and leave!! ๐Ÿ˜€

The interesting thing is that on the way to the airport, the bus driver was ahead of schedule, so he went out of his way to drop me at the airport about 20 minutes before he was actually supposed to. After I talked to Luke, Anna and I actually had time to get back to the bus stop in time to catch the same bus when we were supposed to be getting off! How’s that for cool?

Wanna know what else is cool? For the first time ever, I had the privelege of entering a restroom that was completely no touch. The toilets, water, soap, and dryers were all no touch. Maybe eventually there will be a no touch toilet paper dispenser! Then again, the no touch technology is scary enough as it is!

Picker Slapper

While listening to Peter read today, I was shocked when he suddenly slapped his own hand.

Me: Peter, why did you slap yourself?
Peter: I picked my nose. Daddy told me to slap my hand every time I pick my nose.
Me: (speechless and trying to hold back laughter)
Peter: I pick my nose a lot, so I slap myself a lot.

When he cracked a smile, I could no longer hide it, and we all burst into laughter. Where does that little boy come up with this stuff? And this from Mister I’m Not a Clown!

Tabetha’s Tweets 2009-05-03

  • 7YO after eating a banana, “I’m gonna go exercise and turn that banana into muscle!” #
  • Been enjoying having the windows open today! It is beautiful outside! ๐Ÿ™‚ #
  • Just watched my 9YO daughter study the swivel door to the corner cabinet in fascination. It was cool! #
  • @patsyclairmont You crack me up! ๐Ÿ˜€ #
  • Wonder if I can put up a blog post before I fall asleep? #
  • What an absolutely beautiful day!!!!! #
  • Just read that beans count as a vegetable on the south beach diet. Can that be right? Dare I get my hopes up? ๐Ÿ™‚ #
  • You can tell I haven’t had sugar in a week and a half. Green beans and onions actually taste sweet to me now!! ๐Ÿ™‚ #
  • My 3YO got a hair yesterday from an unknown sibling. Unfortunately, I can’t get anyone to tell me who has a secret dream of being a barber. #
  • Just got a letter addressed to the parents of me! It was actually for me, but I can’t say I’ve gotten one addressed that way in a while! #
  • 7YO, “I don’t think it’s fair that life isn’t fair!” #
  • My dishes are getting done regularly!! By my kids!!!!! #
  • I have developed a new love for nuts! Almonds and cashews…yum! #
  • South beach is making me wonder why we need to eat food anyway, and laundry is making me wonder why we need clothes anyway? ๐Ÿ˜€ #
  • My digital camera isn’t broken!!! It just needed new rechargeable batteries! Guess those things die after awhile…. But I’m SO excited!!! #
  • Did you know a high branch rope chain saw existed? http://tinyurl.com/c9c6n9 #
  • My hubbie was right! I DO like tweetie. Thanks, Sweetie! #
  • Got up early with the Lord this morning. Gotta admit, I didn’t really want to be up, but I am hoping that will change as I make it a habit. #
  • Here’s a pretty cool explanation for twitter. http://tinyurl.com/da4f2r #
  • Twitter and facebook get the credit for a good bit of my blog traffic! Wanna check it out? http://tabetha.gedeon.name #
  • To 3YO, “You get to sleep in a summer t-shirt.” 3YO to me, “Do I have a summer t-skirt?” She loves dresses, skirts, and anything girly! #

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Spring Sprang Sprung

Several years ago, I suddenly noticed and became in awe of the seasonal change from winter to spring. Watching the world brighten up is an amazing process!

This year I have pictures to show how quickly spring happened here in Rhode island. I took some pictures of the tree outside our house exactly 2 weeks ago. Here is what the tree looked like.

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I took pictures again today, and the tree looks like this.

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Isn’t God absolutely amazing?