40th Anniversary of Sesame StreetEven Google is in on the madness leading up to November 10, 2009.
On 11/10/1969 we were introduced to Bert & Ernie's gang. Cookie, Big Bird, Mr. Hooper, The Count (who I always found a bit frightening), Oscar, Mr. SnuffleUpaGus (sp), Grover (who shares a birthday with our nephew), Elmo, Zoe and all the other little furry creatures who helped us along through the early years are all gearing up for the big day. There is an amazing SS documentary out there, that is worth a NetFlix, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET. I highly recommend it.
20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, 11/9/1989"Mr. Gorbachev, Tear down this wall!" Former President, Ronald Reagan
"I, I will begin again. I will be with you again." U2
Wind of Change, The Scorpions performance
The Wall - Live in Berlin...a live concert performance of the Roger Waters rock opera celebrating the destruction of the Berlin wall.
Beethoven's 9th symphony with the word "Joy" changed to "Freedom", Leonard Bernstein's concert
The Berlin Wall was a concrete barrier, more than 87 miles long, built by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) (East Germany) that completely enclosed the city of West Berlin, separating it from East Germany, including East Berlin. The Wall included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, which circumscribed a wide area (later known as the "death strip") that contained anti-vehicle trenches, "fakir beds" and other defenses. source: Wiki
4th Month Anniversary on the Wait List!!!The most personal of all the big ones happening right now.
We are four months in and more excited everyday! The big redecorating moves are about to happen very soon, with each room moving down a room to serve a new purpose. Dining table moves to open area; office moves to dining room; office becomes the nursery. Whew. Yes, lots to do.
And do you know how we celebrated our final fabulous dinner in our official dining room? With one big fat snafu.
I'm a baker, not a cook. So, when I come across a simple, creative recipe that I know I can master, I'm all-in. The short story of this very long saga is that when I attempted to replicate the fabulous ham I made last Easter I didn't realize that what I was basting, prepping, and counting on to make our final dining room experience unforgettable was in fact, not a ham at all. I had purchased a side of pork!
Yup, plain ole pork that I have no simple, yet creative recipes for. The same pork that I have no intention of ever ordering again. Our guests drove over an hour for the ham I raved about, to end up sitting at our table with four adults staring blankly at "ham" that was not pink, not spicy, had no skin and had less flavor. And did I mention that 15 minutes per pound doesn't cut it when you're cooking PORK? Thankfully we all had enough after a few bites and didn't dig too deep where IT WAS RAW! ha! If you can't laugh....
and laugh we did, with some very fabulous chocolate cake. Thanks Aim!
A sign that it's okay to give up the privileges of a separate dining room and get on with the move.
CONGRATS on getting 4 months closer to your little one!! Yippee!! Sesame Street is just the best. My mom said when I was little she could always guarantee herself a short nap while I watched Sesame Street and didn't move until it was over. :)
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