Kaden this is for you!

Octopus Knowledge!

-  A Pacific octopus can be kept as a pet. But it 
    requires at least a 400 gallon tank, due to
    its size.....Just in case you were thinking about it...

  -  It is proper to call the eight extremities "arms"
    instead of "tentacles" when talking about
    the Pacific octopus. “Tentacles” are used by squid
    to capture prey. These “arms” are used for much
    more.

-  The octopus lives 3-5 years. It is believed 5 is their maximum age, even without mating. 


-  The octopus's brain continues to increase in both size and cell number throughout its
    entire life.

-  The Pacific octopus can fit through any opening larger than its beak. Yes, this means the
    50+ pound creature can fit through a hole about two inches wide. Crazy!!!!!!!!!!
   

-  They have three hearts. Two are used to pump blood to the gills, one is used to pump
    blood to the rest of the body.

-  E. dofleini's blood appears blue when oxygenated. This is because hemocyanin contains
    copper compounds.

-  Pacific octopuses have great regeneration capabilities. One can re-grow up to one-third
    of its arm, complete with pigmented chromatophores and suckers, in less than six
    weeks. 

-  The Pacific octopus is the largest species of octopuses in the world. The greatest Pacific
    octopus ever recorded weighed about 600 pounds and stretched 30 feet across!

-  The plural of “octopus” is not “octopi” because
    the original word is in Greek, not Latin. The plural of
    the Greek word should be “octopodes,” but the
    form most commonly used is “octopuses.”

-  These creatures are occasionally cannibalistic and eat members of their own species.  

-  A Pacific octopus has been observed attacking divers.

-  Octopuses are poikilotherms. Their metabolism slows down in cooler water, which
    causes them to become significantly less active
    than they are when in warmer water.  

-  Only about 2 of 57,000 Pacific octopuses will grow to maturity. 

-  In captivity, these octopuses are frequently named because each displays its own unique
    personality. 

 -  Giant Pacific octopuses are fished for off of the coasts of North America and Japan.
     They are then sold as human food or fishing bait.  

Valentine Candy.....or Boxing gloves?

 Oh, Miss Cordelia Drexel Biddle,
I thought I knew you well!
But now, Miss Cordelia Drexel Biddle, I just can't tell.
 Are you Valentine candy, or boxing gloves?
Lately you seem very strange... What in the world's coming over you?
Everything's starting to change.
Are you sonnets by Shelley, or rover boys? Once, any answer would do...
Why are you suddenly wondering, which kind of someone are you?
Is a boy meant to spar with, or gaze at a star with?
Should you kiss him, or blacken his eye?
Now if he buys you roses, a right to the nose is really not quite the proper reply...
You're so lost in the middle of in-between.
Is your destiny canvas, or crêpe de Chine?
Will you someday be someone that somebody loves?
 Are you Valentine candy... or boxing gloves?

I have been singing this song to Kaden since she was two months old. Now this is the only song that will calm her down. It's now kaden's song. :)

Let it be me

God bless the day I found you
I want to stay around you
And so I beg you
Let it be me

Don't take this Heaven from one
Well if you must cling to someone
Now and forever
Let it be me

Each time we meet love
I find complete love
Without your sweet love
Tell me, what would life be?

So never leave me lonely
Just tell me you love me only
And that you'll always
Let it be me

Each time we meet love
I find complete love
Oh without your sweet love
Tell me, what would life be?

So never leave me lonely
And just tell me you love me only
And that you'll always
Let it be me

And that you'll always
Let it be me

So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only
And that you'll always
Let it be me

A Palm Springs weekend

This weekend was just amazing! The best  present!
This weekend we went to Palms Spring to see Elvis's honeymoon house. The first day we went on a tour of the house, then went to the famous Mexican restaurant he always liked going to called La Casuelas. Later that day we went back to the honeymoon house to see Elvis's friends and co stars talk about time with Elvis. Which was followed by a concert of a Elvis impersonator called Ted Torres. 

The next morning we got breakfast,  and watch yoga under Marilyn Monroe. After that, we traveled back to the house for brunch and a very detailed tour by Darling ( one of the tour guides). We had a concert by the top three Elvis Impersonators of a contest done in palm springs.Ted Torres followed up after them closing out the concert wearing a replica of Elvis's tux from his wedding. Overall, it was a good trip, full of good times.

Thank you Barb!

My First Mother's day

                  
                                             Before I was a Mom
Before I was a Mom -
I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.
Before I was a Mom -
I cleaned my house each day. I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on - Pooped on - Spit on - Chewed on, or Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and My thoughts. I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom -
I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests...or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom -
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life
so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known The warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

Now...

I can't live without her. 

My whole life has changed into something better.

The change of being a mom, is the best change in the world.

I wouldn't change my life for anything.

Love you Kaden!

    

     Mom

Mother's Day History lesson

Mother's Day History

Origin of Mother's Day goes back to the era of ancient Greek and Romans. But the roots of Mother's Day history can also be traced in UK where a Mothering Sunday was celebrated much before the festival saw the light of the day in US. However, the celebration of the festival as it is seen today is a recent phenomenon and not even a hundred years old. Thanks to the hard work of the pioneering women of their times, Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis that the day came into existence. Today the festival of Mothers day is celebrated across 46 countries (though on different dates) and is a hugely popular affair. Millions of people across the globe take the day as an opportunity to honor their mothers, thank them for their efforts in giving them life, raising them and being their constant support and well wisher. 


 Earliest History of Mothers Day

The earliest history of Mothers Day dates back to the ancient annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to maternal goddesses. The Greeks used the occasion to honor Rhea, wife of Cronus and the mother of many deities of Greek mythology.

Ancient Romans, too, celebrated a spring festival, called Hilaria dedicated to Cybele, a mother goddess. It may be noted that ceremonies in honour of Cybele began some 250 years before Christ was born. The celebration made on the Ides of March by making offerings in the temple of Cybele lasted for three days and included parades, games and masquerades. The celebrations were notorious enough that followers of Cybele were banished from Rome.

Early Christians celebrated a Mother's Day of sorts during the festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent in honor of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Christ. In England the holiday was expanded to include all mothers. It was then called Mothering Sunday.


 History of Mother's Day: Mothering Sunday
 
The more recent history of Mothers Day dates back to 1600s in England. Here a Mothering Sunday was celebrated annually on the fourth Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter) to honor mothers. After a prayer service in church to honor Virgin Mary, children brought gifts and flowers to pay tribute to their own mothers.

On the occasion, servants, apprentices and other employees staying away from their homes were encouraged by their employers to visit their mothers and honor them. Traditionally children brought with them gifts and a special fruit cake or fruit-filled pastry called a simnel. Yugoslavs and people in other nations have observed similar days.

Custom of celebrating Mothering Sunday died out almost completely by the 19th century. However, the day came to be celebrated again after World War II, when American servicemen brought the custom and commercial enterprises used it as an occasion for sales.

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