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Jun 30, 2012

This is all about the "Wait! What?" factor. Have you ever been watching a movie or reading a book and you get blindsided by a plot progression that doesn't make sense? You know, an instant solve? I worry about this with writing because sometimes it feels like it takes too long to get from point A to point B. An instant solve would be easy, but taking the easy way out doesn't solve the long term of the book.
This song is like that for me. The guy doesn't want to admit that his girlfriend broke up with him, so he tells everyone she died in a tragic way. =)

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

I had my 12week ultrasound today!

I'm very happy to say everything went very well with the Nubbin. Carl brought along Sophia and she was good throughout the ultrasound, mainly because she was eating.

Nubbin measured ahead (as compared to a dating u/s at 6wk4days) and came out about 13weeks, which is much like big sis who after her dating u/s at 5wk6days measured a week ahead at the NT scan and then 2 weeks at the 20week u/s.

The baby had HR of 170 which is the exact same as big sis throughout my pg. Nubbin was very well behaved for this ultrasound unlike big sister who was never facing right.

My Nubbin at 11week 5days

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Friday, September 01, 2006

A utopian solution to homelessness
is priced out of the neighborhood

Families and individuals paid $70 a month rent and divided chores in Dome Village. About 450 people have lived there since 1993.

A community of futuristic domes once billed as a utopian refuge from life on the streets is being dismantled and auctioned online.

So ends Dome Village, a self-governed, self-sufficient society on a downtown Los Angeles lot visited by celebrities but largely unnoticed by thousands of commuters who buzz past on a nearby freeway.

Now a 700% rent hike -- from $2,500 to $18,330 per month - is forcing the village from its site near Staples Center. The partnership that owns the land said the increase reflects soaring downtown property values.

Read the San Jose Mercury News article here.

Want to buy a dome? They're available here on e-bay.

At 3:40 AM, Blogger Anonymous Law Student said...

That is....incredibly sad. Those kind of social experiments rarely succeed, it seems wrong to dismantle one that was doing a good job.

At 1:18 PM, Blogger Jana Cruder Photography said...

there is hope. My question is what is provided for those forced to leave.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Mango and green onion dressing

Sounds great, doesn't it? It could be something you'd pay quite a bit for at one of the nicer restaurants in downtown Orlando, but it was on the menu for the food-sharing at Lake Eola tonight.

The mango and green onion dressing was served over a salad of spinach, cherry tomatoes and avocado slices. Also on the Food Not Bombs menu: potato and eggplant curry, rice, a variety of fancy breads, orange slices, grapes and strawberries.

The rice was gone by the time I ate, but I sopped up the curry with some onion bread, and it was fabulous.

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Bennie and poppie!!

We are having a blast at Bennie and Poppies!!!! My grandma is here so we are getting to visit with her too!! She has cracked up at Jagger! He is too funny!! Mom is working at home so today was cool that she was here with us! Last night I started watching Friends!!! I forgot how much I love this show!! I was laying in bed laughing so hard!!
Oh and this is huge!!! Jagger has for almost a week gone without the paci and yesterday and today he wore big boy underwear and had no accidents!!! Potty training is tough but once they get it it's awesome!
I don't know about everyone but this time change is nuts! It feels so much later than what it is!!!!!!
Hope everyone has had a blessed Monday!!

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  1. Why is Jagger so cute?! I love his little face and smirky smile.


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Monday, July 11, 2011

Today's yogic tip

Have repeated it ad nauseum, but it is still worth repeating: the ankle is rather close to the sexual system in the biological map in our brains (modern medical term is homunculus). Which may explain why a lot of meditative poses use the legs locked so tight that the ankle is hit upon powerfully. Something to do with impulse control (remember a lot of our sexual hormones are not just about sex, about how we display ourselves in terms of aggression or lack of it, or lovingness, nurturing self etc). Some poses that may remind u of that neglected part of your body (am talking of ankles) are the lotus (no wonder it is soooo tough:), vajrasana (also rather tough on a lot of us) and some complete squats...  So, if u are an impulsive creature or a mad, angry one and wish to control these qualities work on that ankle, through these poses:)

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Sunday, March 20, 2011

you like me, you really like me

Thank you to Briana for sharing some blog love and passing on the Stylish Blogger Award to me!

I am so flattered!
Here’s how it works:
1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award.
2. Share 8 things about yourself.
3. Give the award to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered.
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their award.

8 things about me
1.  I am a total foodie.  I love to cook, eat, watch cooking shows.  Everything except cleaning up.
2.  I am not a morning person.  Despite the fact that my husband isnt either we have two children who both are :(.
3.  I am hardly ever serious, just kidding.
4.  My favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz and has been since I was 6.
5.  My husband was in Iraq when my youngest son was born, they are supposed to have the same middle name but I spelled it wrong, oops !
6.  I am horribly clumsy and hurt myself almost every day.
7.  My 15th wedding anniversary will will this April 19th.
8.  I think paper was the first love of my life!

8 bloggers I think you need to know
1.  Valerie Managan
2.  Keshest Starr
3.  Sabrina
4.  Jenn
5.  Amber
6.  Caz
7.  Missy
8.  Stephanie Baxter

Thanks for looking and thanks again Briana

  1. You are so sweet Jamie - I will start thinking about my 8 'things' immediately! I've been loving the Wizard of Oz for a very long time, too!

  2. Couldn't be more flattered Jamie! Thanks for sharing the love with me!!

  3. OMG, Jamie thank you! You just made my day!

  4. Thanks for the love, jamie! This is great!


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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Concert Schedule April-May 2008

Hi folks!

Here are the concerts and conventions I expect to play in the next couple months.

Wed. Apr. 23/08 - fly from Grande Prairie to Hamilton, ON
Thurs. Apr. 24 - nothing yet
Fri. Apr.25 - OCHEC conference in Hamilton
Sat. Apr.26 - OCHEC conference until 4 PM
- evening concert at Cornerstone Canadian Reformed Church in Hamilton... Saturday, April 26 at 7:00 pm
Cornerstone Canadian Reformed Church

365 Stone Church Road, Hamilton, ON
Opening by ION!
Contact: Brigette VanHuisstede at or 905-387-6252

Monday, April 28, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Rehoboth Canadian Reformed Church on Hwy.#5

1225 Dundas St., Burlington, ON
Joined by Covenant Christian School choir
Contact: Joanne Hordyk at or 905-689-8735

Tuesday Apr.29/2008 at 7:00 pm
Emmanuel Canadian Reformed Church

8037 Hwy 7, Guelph, ON. From Guelph, W on Hwy 7 past Jones Baseline
Contact Anita VanRootselaar at or 519 831-2144

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Heart Lake Baptist Church

10245 Kennedy Rd. N., Brampton, ON
Contact: Sharon Brink (905) 793-2179 or the church at 905-846-1770

Thursday, May 1 - 10:30 AM at Dunnville Christian School. If you have children coming to this, please accept the invitation to bring yourself to the concert! Contact Margaret Kamping

Fri. May 2 - INCH convention in Lansing, Michigan. At the Lansing Convention Center, 333 East Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI
Sat. May 3 - INCH convention

Mon. May 5 - fly home from Hamilton to Grande Prairie

May 19-30 I go into the studio to record another album, this time of the early Psalms, most of them from 1-16.
May 31 at Christian Felowship Assembly in Grande Prairie, AB.


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Thursday, February 5, 2009

My Friend Fran

Fran is a good friend who agreed to pose for me one afternoon. She has a great face and lively spirited eyes. I hope that I did her justice.

The planter fasciitis has healed and my feet are allowing me to stand and paint. I just can't seem to paint sitting down (I need to move back and forth often and a chair is only in the way). Now that I'm actively painting I plan to post at least 2-3 time a week. See you soon.

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How to choose the right hair straightening treatment

Which hair straightening treatment is right for you, Japanese hair straightening, Brazilian keratin treatment, or an at home alternative? There are many ways to go about straightening you hair, from ironing at home to spending hours in a salon. We want to help you find the best, most convenient, and cost effective method for you! The… Read More

Brazilian keratin vs thermal reconditioning comparison

Choosing the best hair straightening option doesn’t have to be difficult. In this infographic, we break down two of the leading salon treatment options for straightening hair, Japanese hair straightening and Brazilian keratin treatment, and compare them alongside at home keratin treatments. The comparison focuses on the following 5 factors: the commitment level required your… Read More


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Monday, 18 February 2008

My Gift For Dianne!

It's nice to be back blogging again!!!
Well today's project is a concertina book. I bought the kits off QVC last year and thought they would make ideal gifts for my special friends. This is not an easy one to photograph but I have done my best!
I know Dianne reads my blog so I had to wait until she received it before I could post it here, as It was a belated birthday present! She was thrilled to bits with it and is going to put some photos in of the first time we met. We have been pen pals for a few years now and as Dianne lives in South Africa and I am in the UK we have only met the once when she came to stay with us for the weekend when she was visiting family. We keep in touch via email and It would be lovely to meet up again, who knows may be one day Dianne!!!!

  1. Wow that is great! I can see why she loved it! QVC huh??

  2. Oh Julie, yes it was lovely surprise and it looks better in real life.I just love it and cant wait to get down to putting in our photos. Luv Di. I cant seem to get to leave a mess. hope this comes through.

  3. what a great gift, love the colours.

  4. Oh wow! This is awesome!! Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog. Always nice to meet a fellow SBS. =) May I link to you?

  5. Really fun projects, I love when QVC does their papercrafting shows!
    Glad to see you back, we missed you :}


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Recently, I have been doing more research into portfolio trading strategies, particularly those that are based on financial ratios such as PE ratios.

I seem to like these strategies because they appear to be robust, possibly more so than purely technical trading systems. They appeal more strongly to my logical side, the part of my brain which says you should never buy anything unless you know you are getting a good deal.

No matter what it is; a stock, a house, a car, it should only be bought if it is undervalued, it should be a good deal. After all, you wouldn’t buy a house if it was overvalued so why should you buy a stock that is?

Designing a portfolio strategy for stocks

With this in mind, I spent a lot of time sifting through the stock screeners at and also at looking for companies, patterns, and clues, and I noticed something.

I realised that many of my favourite stocks shared very similar characteristics and that these characteristics could be quickly identified on screen.

If you take a look at the below screen grabs from Finviz, you’ll notice that all three companies share relatively similar profiles:

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What interests me most are the values in the second column. The valuation ratios are mostly all green and they are all in single digits. Previously, stocks with these kinds of profiles have been good performers for me.

Because of this random revelation I decided to fire up the simulator at and see whether there was anything of merit to a strategy that looked for stocks with single digit valuation metrics.

To my surprise, I found that the strategy did indeed produce fairly robust returns over the data available. I then did some further testing and analysis and again I found some very good results. This time I modified the rules and included a technical rule and a stricter set of criteria.

extreme discount equity curve

The strategy seemed to be apt at picking out beaten down, bargain-basement stocks and holding them for a good profit.

I therefore called this strategy the ‘Extreme Discount’ system and added it to the HTBWS course.

By the way, if you are interested to know which three stocks are shown above, they are $SANM, $UEPS and $PBF. It will be interesting to see how these companies perform over the rest of the year.

Extreme Discount System – A Portfolio Strategy For Stocks
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Enough time has passed that I can now write about our family vacation to Arizona. So come with me on a journey. A tale of confusion, tedium, and inertia told in several chapters.

It started out as a disaster. But I would eventually learn that it was a brilliantly planned disaster.

Back in January:

“Hey Jeff, Laura told me about some REALLY cheap fares! Wanna go to Arizona in April?”

“What the hell for?”

Because Hell is supposed to be hot.

And so she booked it, telling me that it would be a great opportunity to see and maybe stay with her childhood friend, Chrissy.

As the days passed, I’d check in, asking: “So did you talk to Chrissy? Maybe line up some things to do?”

“What the hell for?”

And so a week before the trip, Jill was near panic because we had air travel to Phoenix but absolutely no other arrangements. How could that happen when you make airline reservations and nothing else??

For my part, I kept checking the weather and pointing out to everyone that it was going to be 99 degrees on our first day in Phoenix.

She booked us on Spirit Airlines, the one discount carrier intent on ruining all the joy of scrounging and scratching for discounts. I had heard nothing but horror stories:

“They cram people in like sardines.”

“They charge you for any and all beverages.”

“Those knees in your back? Spirit considers that lumbar support—and it’s not free!”

“They charge you $100 for any carry-on bigger than a dime.”

“They charge you for the oxygen you breathe—you can only get it from the drop down masks and it’s totally legal if you die because you didn’t pay for the oxygen!”

“They charge you for that thing you did that one time that you thought no one saw you do.”

Don’t ask me whose voices those are.

Oh and just to make things extra inconvenient, the plane was departing O’Hare at 9:25pm and landing in Phoenix at 10:30.

So of course we got to the airport by 6. I wanted to be sure that the kids had enough time to be completely bored and restless—hopefully also out of their little goddamned minds in sugar frenzies—before we put them on their very first 3-hour flight at a time when they’re normally going to bed.

All while wearing back packs sure to attract the attention of the Spirit ticketing agents.
All while wearing back packs sure to attract the attention of the Spirit ticketing agents.

But the flight was smooth. We weren’t charged $500 for the backpacks, the plane didn’t crash, and we weren’t completely taken up by aliens in an enormous, mind-bending mother ship—all things I was sure would happen.

No, friends and neighbors, the problems were waiting for us at Extended Stay America.

I sort of stretched the truth earlier when I said that Jill made no other plans. Because it was funny to do that. Days before the trip, Jill actually made reservations for our first two nights through Priceline. Knowing that we would need a place to stay as soon as we got in, and we were getting in so late, she wanted to be sure we weren’t sleeping in the rental car. But the car would have been better.

We arrived exhausted. And walked right into the 4th circle of Hell. It was dark. The air was stale. It smelled of crime. There was a small kitchen area where meats may have been stored and cooked at one time. There were two full-sized beds that may or may not have served as operating beds for mafia doctors. There was a bathroom with a fist-sized hole in the door.

Maybe the shit needed to be scared out?
Maybe the shit needed to be scared out?

As soon as we were all in this on-again, off-again crime scene, I locked all the locks and stacked all of the bags against the door. Without saying a word to each other, Jill and I resolved to check out in the morning and never return.

We were getting ready to settle in and feed some bed bugs when Ian and Elsa spotted the grinning demon. Drawn with some fluid where a drawer was supposed to be, was this guy:

Hello, my meat-friends.
Hello, my meat-friends.

Elsa was especially freaked out because she is part-demon so she knows what they’re thinking. We calmed them as best we could with promises of swimming in the morning—fully anticipating that they would be orphans by daybreak.

That was Tuesday.

On Wednesday, we woke up ready to put the worst behind us. The fact that this vacation had just begun and we already had bad memories to put behind us didn’t matter. Nothing but 100% full-throttle awesome ahead!

In the light, I saw the stain.

Don't stand in that Ben! He had a name once.
Don’t stand in that, Ben! He had a name once.

And I realized why they call it “Extended Stay.” Because some people never leave.

I took the kids to the pool and was shocked to see that it was vomit-free. Jill sat at a table, looking up places to flee to.

It really was more of a puddle than a pool.
It really was more of a puddle than a pool.

We settled on the Lost Dutchman’s Mine. It was about 40 minutes away in Apache Junction. They had a restaurant. I drove while the kids screamed about their Constitutional right to swim and Jill argued with Priceline:

“So if someone died in the room, we’d get a refund?! Someone would have to die?!” Looking at me, ever so discretely.

"I know my rights!"
“I know my rights!”

We ate at the Mining Camp restaurant—much nicer than it sounds—served by a waitress who grew up in Chicago. Everywhere I travel, I always meet several people with some kind of connection to Chicagoland. It’s no longer shocking or even interesting to me:

“I grew up in Crestwood.”

“I ran out of shits to give.”

We finished when the kids decided on murder for dessert. Our Chicagoland waitress suggested we visit a nearby ghost town. So that’s exactly what we did—because we had no goddamn clue what we were even doing in Arizona. We probably would have bought her delicious blue meth cookies if she told us that it was a traditional Arizonian pastime.

“Eat the cookies. Chase the lizards. Beeeeee the lizards!”

The bustling ghost town tourist trap had a zipline ride that Ian needed to experience. And that was fun. But $40 and ten minutes later we needed more distraction. So we bought overpriced, shitty-tasting ice cream from a jerk. It almost melted before it could turn our kids into demons. Almost.

The kids found a bird to terrify in the steadily sweltering early afternoon. I was sitting at a picnic table with ice cream flowing over my knuckles when I saw Jill’s distracted scowl. And I remembered that we had nowhere to sleep for the next 3 nights.

What the hell did we do after that?! Well, you’ll just have to stay tuned, won’t you? And hope that I don’t die before I get the chance to upchuck the rest of this tale.

  1. Another hilarious tale from behind the veil of sanity. It’s really difficult to read through your blogs without the mandatory tearing up which makes viewing the written word difficult. As I mentioned before, publish, publish, publish. This stuff is too good not to see the light of ink on paper.

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Jeff Bridgman Antique Flags
Antique Flags > American Flags

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Frame Size (H x L): 58.75" x 95.5"
Flag Size (H x L): 48.25" x 84.5"
United States Revenue Cutter Service flag, made in the period between 1880 and 1895. This beautiful design was created by an act of Congress in 1799, when there were 16 states in the Union. For this reason Revenue Cutter Service flags typically have 16 vertical, red and white stripes.

For some unknown reason, this example has 17 stripes. Perhaps the maker who was solicited to sew the flag did not count them properly when it was constructed. Perhaps there was some now-forgotten reason to alter the count from 16. Whatever the case may be, this eccentricity is akin to an error or deviation in the design of an already scarce stamp or coin. Unusual features like this are very attractive to collectors, who generally seek out the rare, the beautiful, and the unusual.

There may have been 16 blue stars on the earliest Revenue Cutter Service flags, set in an unspecified pattern around a large eagle on a white canton, but no original survives. Some early illustrations show 15 stars, complemented by 16 stripes. 15 was the official star count on the American national flag from 1795 until 1818.

Among the tiny number of other surviving examples of Revenue Cutter Service flags, all that this author is aware of have 13 stars and 16 stripes, except one, which has 13 stars and 13 stripes.

This particular eagle has a rather unusual profile for the period. Tall and narrow and with a pronounced brow, is not in the design seen on most RCS flags, nor on most American objects with eagle imagery. The overall impact is one of a flag with greater folk presence than the small handful of the others that I have seen that were produced in the last quarter of the 19th century through the beginning of the 20th. Since eagles are both very desirable and rare on early American flags of all kinds, and because the RCS design is so visually arresting and different, this is a particularly fine example.

Many people don't know that all U.S. Navy warships were sold following the Revolution to pay war debts to France. The last Continental warship, the Frigate Alliance, was sold in 1785, leaving no protection for American merchant ships.

During the war, France shouldered a financial burden similar to that of Great Britain, as debt from the American Revolutionary War was piled upon already existing debts from the Seven Years' War. The French spent 1.3 billion livres on war costs. When the war ended, France had accumulated a debt of 3,315.1 million livres, a fortune at the time.

The debt caused major economic and political problems for France, and, as the country struggled to pay its debts, eventually led to the Financial Crisis of 1786 and the French Revolution in 1789.

The Revenue Cutter Service was founded in 1790 by U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, through an act of the United States Congress. Its job was to protect merchant ships in and around major ports, and to thus ensure not only the safe transport of both goods and money with regard to looting and piracy, but also to oversee that proper tariffs were collected. The most significant source of revenue for the Treasury Department was taxes on trade goods.

Ten ships were ordered by the "Revenue Marine", as it was originally called, and distributed among various ports. And while the U.S. Treasury held the overall umbrella for the Revenue Marine, the captain of each ship was directly responsible to the customs collector in whatever port the ship sailed from. Captains had wide-ranging authority to do what they saw fit to keep order and could board and search any vessel, whether docked or at sea.

From 1790 until the U.S. Navy reformed in 1798, the Revenue Marine cutters were the only armed American ships in government service. Afterwards, when we went to war at sea, they fought alongside the Navy and have since participated in every major U.S. seafaring conflict, including D-Day during WWII. The mission, general orders, and organization of Revenue Marine was reformed and revised a couple of times during the 19th century. First by default, then by general orders, one of its functions became the rescue of ships in distress. In 1894, the name was formally changed to the Revenue Cutter Service and this is the term most widely used today by historians and collectors of related artifacts.

In 1915 The RCS merged with the U.S. Lifesaving Service to form the U.S. Coast Guard. As of this date it was no longer responsible to the U.S. Treasury, but instead became a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, responsible to the president. Today it falls under the Department of Homeland Security in times of peace, but at times of war its direction can be transferred by the president to the U.S. Navy.

Construction: The flag is entirely pieced and sewn by treadle machine. The canton and stripes of the flag are made of wool bunting. The stars and eagle are made of plain weave cotton. There is a heavy cotton binding along the hoist with 2 brass grommets. The name "McCabe is penciled along the hoist. This would represent the name of a former owner.

Mounting: The flag has been hand-sewn to 100% silk organza throughout for support. It was then hand-stitched to 100% cotton, black in color, which was washed to reduce excess dye. An acid-free agent was added to the wash to further set the dye and the fabric was heat-treated for the same purpose. The mount was then placed in a black-painted, hand-gilded and distressed Italian molding. The glazing is U.V. protective acrylic.

Condition: There is minor soiling in the upper fly end corner. There is very minor soiling elsewhere throughout, accompanied by minor mothing.
Collector Level: Advanced Collectors and the Person with Everything
Flag Type: Sewn flag
Star Count: 13
Earliest Date of Origin: 1880
Latest Date of Origin: 1895
State/Affiliation: 13 Original Colonies
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VBScript to convert CSV to XLS

Informatica can easily output target data in comma separated value format (CSV) but sometimes you require output formatted in native Excel.  Here's a reusable Visual Basic Script that will convert a CSV file into a nicely formatted native Excel file.

The script can be ran individually or as this tip will demonstrate, can be evoked from a PowerCenter Session's "Post-Session Success Command" property.

Here's an overview of what the script can do:

  • Adjust width of the columns (auto fit)
  • Sets the Header row (row 1) to Bold Font
  • Freezes the Header row
  • Adds Data Filters to each column of Header Row
  • Sets the Header Row Background color to gray
  • Saves AS native Excel format into a new file name

Note, the techniques in this article where developed using PoweCenter 8.6 running on a Windows server.  It is assumed the reader has a basic to moderate knowledge of PowerCenter Session properties.

How To Output A CSV Target
In order to evoke the script from a Session, it's best if your target's output is a comma separated flat file.  If you're not familiar with how to configure a Session to output CSV, here's an overview. (If you already know how to do this then skip to the next section.)

While you are editing a Session, click the "Mapping Tab" then click on the Target to view its properties.  If the Target is type "Relational" (db table) change it to a type of "File Writer". See example here.

Next, click the "Set File Properties" link. On the resulting dialog change the file properties to "Delimited" and click the "Advanced" button to make sure the Column Delimiter type is a comma, you can also set the Quote option as needed. See example here.  Close the dialog.

Change the Target's “Header Options” property to “Output Field Names” and change the Output filename so it has a “CSV” extension as shown in this image.

Now when you execute the workflow for this session, a flat file will be created in the default target folder.

How To Convert CSV To Native Excel
Download the CSV_To_Excel.vbs file to a folder on your Informatica server.  The syntax for running the command is below, paste it into the "Post-Session Success Command" property of a Session with a CSV target. Here's an example of evoking the script from the Session.

D:\<<folder name>>\CSV_To_Excel.vbs
$PMTargetFileDir\<<target file name>>.csv
$PMTargetFileDir\<<new target file name>>.xlsx

Notice the required input parameters:
  1. the folder path and name of the CSV file
  2. the folder path and name of the new Excel file
These parameters make the script reusable.

Modifying The Script
By default the script creates Excel files formatted for version 2007-2010, if you require older (or newer) version Excel files, change the line of code "objWorksheet1.SaveAs tgtxlsfile, 51" by replacing the "51" with a number that represents the Excel version you require, for example using "56" will give you an Excel 97-2003 compatible file. More about this topic can be found here.

To make the script more flexible you could add an additional input parameter for the file type and pass in the number representing the Excel version.

The script could be further parameterized to control the formatting, for example, a flag could be passed in to conditionally freeze the header row or not.

When running this script in a batch environment (as from an Informatica Session) be aware that instances of the Excel object can stay resident in memory.  I have not noticed this happening on my company's current landscape (Windows em64-bit).  If you do notice this behavior in your system you may need to run an additional script to find and kill the rouge instance.

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If you cannot get vb scripts to run on your Windows 2008 server, please see this page.

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26 Response to "VBScript to convert CSV to XLS"

  1. Anonymous 7/13/10, 1:17 PM
    Hey Jeff, thanks for this!!
    I am probably going to use it in an SSIS program to convert to xls.
    -Kim Cantrell
  2. Ethan 8/10/11, 10:13 AM
    Great script!
    I needed to speed up the script so I commented out Autofit, Bolding, FreezePanes & Autofilter.
  3. Tam Nguyen 4/24/12, 2:33 PM
    For some reason, this doesn't output the Excel on a WinXP 32bit machine.
  4. J. Kinzer 4/25/12, 8:16 PM
    Tam, it should work. Send me a screen capture of any errors you are getting and the non-excel output to jeffkinzer at gmail dot com and I will try to help you
  5. tworzenie stron 7/20/12, 6:17 AM
    How change separators to ;
  6. J. Kinzer 7/22/12, 4:28 PM
    @ Tworzenie Stron, lookup this keyword TextFileSemicolonDelimiter = True, you would have to modify the script
  7. lijju mathew 11/7/12, 3:05 PM
    Hi jeff
    I have a column in csv file which has leading zero's. but when I use this vb script it doesnt show the leading zero's in the excel. what would be the change in the script
  8. J. Kinzer 11/7/12, 6:42 PM
    lijju, if you are using Informatica to create the csv file, you can concatenate a non-breaking space to the column like this: CHR(160) || RTRIM(LTRIM(colun_name)), add this to the port just before the target.

    or you can add something "like" this to the vbs code, changing the column letter to you column and changing the number format to your format, i.e. if the column is 10 characters in length, use 10 zeros.

    Selection.NumberFormat = "0000000"
  9. Lijju Mathew 11/7/12, 8:15 PM
    Thanks Jeff. Yes I am using Informatica to generate the files and your first solution worked perfectly. You made my day
  10. Anonymous 1/17/13, 7:18 PM
    Jeff, you're a lifesaver, only your center isn't hollow.. This script allowed me to finally import my CSV and export it as an XLSV (once I changed .SaveAS from using "51" (Office 2007/2010) to "56" (Office 97-2003).

    Thank you!!!!!!
  11. ankit jain 3/5/13, 10:50 PM
    Hey Jeff..
    I am taking the output of my informatica mapping to a unix server. I tried to keep the vbs file given by you in the unix server, but it does not convert to excel. Is there a limitation that we cannot use it in Unix? If so, then where should I place the VB Script, to get my output in Excel format?

    Another question is does it support .xls or .xlsx ?

    Thanks in advance for your help.

  12. ankit jain 3/6/13, 8:56 AM
    To be more clear, My informatica server is on unix. Am getting the output in Unix server. When tried to keep the VB Script in unix server it is not working as expected. Can you please provide a solution to convert CSV to EXCEL in Unix.

    Awaiting for your response at the earliest.
  13. Anonymous 2/19/14, 5:10 AM
    tworzenie stron 7/20/12, 6:17 AM
    How change separators to ;

    J. Kinzer 7/22/12, 4:28 PM
    @ Tworzenie Stron, lookup this keyword TextFileSemicolonDelimiter = True, you would have to modify the script

    Could you show an example, how to modify the script?
  14. Anonymous 4/23/14, 5:13 PM
    how save csv files to excel to use macro
  15. Prasenjit Gupta 7/16/14, 4:03 PM
    I need to call this script from my application (Qt). In command line if I go to the directory and then run the script it works but if I call it from any other place without the actual path it does not run.
    My application and the script are in same directory.
  16. J. Kinzer 7/21/14, 7:04 AM
    Prasenjit Gupta, not sure what's happening there. Can you set an Environment Variable with the path to the application and script?

    Do you get a specific error when running the script from the app or is it that the script is just not found?
  17. Anonymous 2/16/15, 11:24 AM
    Thank you for your efforts.
    The spreadsheet is generated when I execute the script in command prompt but not in Informatica. The session log doesn't throw any errors. Also, I tried to invoke the script by .bat file but esults were the same. Could you suggest anything?
  18. Stavros 11/9/15, 2:11 PM
    there is an issue that this solution does not cater for.
    Leading zeros in csv column value
    So if i have a column that has 00000 in the csv in the xlsx file it will be copied as 0.
    This is not correct
  19. J. Kinzer 11/20/15, 3:31 PM
    Stavros, you are correct, that is by design. That would be a change you would have to make.
  20. Anonymous 10/17/16, 2:33 PM
    Hi Jeff,

    given script is working from command prompt ,but not working through post session command.

    post session command is as below:

    C:\Users\AgarwaA\Downloads\CSV_To_Excel.vbs $PMTargetFileDir\Mea.csv $PMTargetFileDir\Mea.xlsx .

    Please suggest.
  21. J. Kinzer 10/18/16, 12:50 PM
    To Anonymous poster on 10-17-2016.

    You might try putting the script in $PMRootDir

    Can you export the workflow and send the xml to me?

  22. Anonymous 3/28/17, 5:48 PM
    Hello Jeff,
    The script is working from command prompt ,but it is not working through command task.

    command task is as below:

    $PMRootDir\Scripts\test\CSV_To_Excel.vbs $$PMTargetFileDir$$OutputFile $$PMTargetFileDir$$NewFileName

    Could you please suggest anything?
    Thanks in advance.
  23. J. Kinzer 3/28/17, 7:38 PM
    Hello, I assume you are using Windows as your Informatica server, so please read this article about running VB scripts on Windows server. http://jeffkinzer.blogspot.com/p/vb-scripts-on-windows-server-2008.html

    Also, do you have \ in your parameters? Please email me your parameter file and the xml export for the workflow

  24. Bithun Chatterjee 7/21/17, 7:01 AM
    Thanks Jeff for your excellent script.
    I have modified some small additional lines as per my requirements (like changing color of some cells as per some specific values.)
    Now I need to created Excel header in something like pre-formatted Excel where Legends also will be at bottom.
    Is it possible to create that type of excel while converting CSV ???
    if not then is that possible to write these CSV data in some pre-formatted Excel?
    If you want to get more input like my csv data and formatted excel details, I can mail you in details.
    Thanks in Advance
  25. Gayathri Krishnapuram 10/13/17, 5:13 AM
    Not able to modify the script which can comparable for semicolon separator
  26. Roopesh 11/13/17, 4:35 AM
    Do I need to have MS Excel on the machine where I am running this script from?

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Saturday, October 22, 2016

Candy Cane Lane One Sheet Wonder Cards

Here's a set of One Sheet Wonder Christmas cards. I used a 12 by 12 piece of DSP from the Candy Cane Lane DSP and cut it into 4 by 4 pieces to get 9 pieces. I then made some other cuts: 2 diagonal cuts and one piece was cut into 3 pieces. I used a variety of stamp sets and accessories. Very cute cards and a great way to show off adorable DSP!

Here's my recipe:
Stamps: Candy Cane Christmas, Cookie Cutter Christmas, Festive Season, Holly Jolly Greetings, Flurry of Wishes, Jar of Love
Papers: WW, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Real Red, Candy Cane Lane DSP
Inks: White Craft, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Early Espresso
Accessories: Festive Stitching Thinlits Dies, Everyday Jars Framelits, Cookie Cutter Builder punch, Flower Medallion punch, 1 inch, 1 1/4 inch, 1 3/4 inch and 2 inch Circle punches, Layering Circles Framelits, White Embossing Powder, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, 3/8 inch Real Red stitched satin ribbon, Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine, Stampin dimensionals

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Monthly Archives: October 2013

Fall Date Ideas in Detroit

Fall Dating IdeasI’ve been meaning to write some new dating articles for a long time and I finally got around to it.  I wrote a new article for the  You can read it here…

More Fall Date Ideas not in the article:

Cook together

Open the window, let that crisp air in and make an apple pie or make some gourmet caramel apples.

You can play catch, maybe some two hand touch or go see a game.  For a twist on football, go watch a Rugby game.

What are your Fall Date Ideas?  I’d love to hear your suggestions for spots to hit in the Detroit area or anywhere in general.

Video Streaming Services: So Many Choices

Watching TV and movies used to be one of my very favorite things to do.  Then about 6 years ago I decided I watched too much TV instead if living life and it was just costing me too much.

I got rid of cable and didn’t look back.  Once in a while I felt left out when everyone was talking about the hottest show or something funny.  I still had my internet of course, so I looked up free TV options.  There were plenty!,,, etc… almost every TV channel offered some shows for free online.  I had to sit through commercials, but I was mostly listening while I worked and barely watched anything.

Then came the new wave of TV, Roku, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Blockbuster (are they still around?), and now Redbox.  I am now trying to figure out which ones I like and which are worth the money.  I’d love to hear your comments and suggestions.  Here is my opinion.

Roku: $49-$95 one time purchase

I had never even heard of Roku before I got roommates.  My roommate loved his and suggested I buy one. I happened to have an amazon gift certificate from Christmas so I bought the Roku 3, which is the newest one as of writing this.  It’s a box that plugs into your TV and for the one time purchase you can get free TV channels through your WiFi.   I’m very pleased with it.

You can also use the Roku to stream your Amazon Prime, your Netflicks, Redbox, Hulu Plus, etc.  There are even hidden free porn channels… shhhhhh.

Amazon Prime: $79 a year

Amazon Prime is more than just TV.  You pay a yearly membership fee at and you get to watch movies, TV shows, free 2 day shipping on any orders, as well as one free Kindle book a month, and more benefits you can read about on the site.  It’s $79.00 a year, making that $6.58 a month.  Which is cheaper than any other subscription with much more value. You can watch your prime online, or stream it through your Roku or smart TV.

They also offer movie purchases and rentals at an addition cost.

The only downfall is that you cannot pay monthly like the other companies, but this is the best overall option and my personal choice.  My parents feel they have a better selection of mainstream movies than the others as well.

Netflix: $7.99 a month

Certainly the most popular of the Video streaming companies right now.  It streams well with no buffering (In my experiences), and a simple easy to use webpage.  However many of the titles are B rated and straight to video selections as are Redbox, and Hulu Plus.  Netflix does offer some original content you can only get from their membership such as Season 4 of Arrested Development and Orange is the new Black.

You can get DVD’s in the mail for an addition cost, but its slow and costly.

Except for the limited original content Netlix has pretty much the same shows as the other video streaming companies.   I happily used them (a friend let me share his account.  Each account can stream on 2 devices at a time) for the last year, although I got bored with the same selections over and over.

Redbox Instant: $8 a month

Redbox has been putting video rental stores to shame for a while now, easy, cheap and a decent selection.  Now Redbox has moved into the video streaming business with partner Verizon.  It works almost exactly the same way as Netflix except you get 4 DVD credits every month with your subscription and the option to rent more recent videos online at an additional cost.

I was offered a 30 day free trial and of course I jumped on it to see if it was better than Netflix.  So far it seems to have mainly the same selection.  It’s a little difficult to browse their selections while streaming through Roku, PS3, or smart TV, but online was easier to browse.  The webpage is still lacking.  Their selection as far as I can tell is almost identical to the other streaming providers.  If I weren’t a fan of Prime I would choose this over Netflix for the simple fact that you get more features and the 4 DVD’s a month.

Hulu Plus: $7.99 a month

This is the one site I have not personally used.  I have frequented, but I have not used Hulu Plus monthly service yet.  Hulu seems to have a larger selection of current TV shows.


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missing it.

It has been a while since I've felt the toxicity of my work station and the nature of my work itself. It's odd - though I miss those days when I need to speak straight english for the entire shift. *nosebleed*

Americans can really be nice to you. But if you start to mumble, and they feel you're not so sure about what you were saying, they'll eat you alive. Believe me, I've been there, done that, and its hard to get out of the situation.

Good thing is, if they like you, it's freakin' crazy how they'd express it. There are instances wherein they would even cry *you'll sense it*, and commend you for a job well done.

There's also a handful of callers who'll insist to speak with an American representative. Racist as we tag them, but it's they're choice. After all, life's a choice.

And as for hard customers, those who consider profanity as part of their language, we actually fight back without them knowing it. Using mute buttons would be the most popular type. But the funnier attack is to say: "in a moment sir/ ma'am, in a moment".

Did you actually get it? "in a moment" or should I say "inamo ment" haha... great tactic huh? silly me. *wink*

the GOLDEN ticket.

I got my GOLDEN TICKET for the upcoming back to back concert of Rihanna and Chris Brown live in Manila! I really can't wait to see this show. (At last hindi ko na kailangang magyoutube para lang tingnan paano magperform ng live si Chris Brown)

Whew! It's a dream come true for me. I'm one of those Chris Brown droolers. Haha* Who wouldn't like him anyway? He's SUPER HOT, way TOO HOT! And Rihanna's somethin' special. So for all of you guys who's not yet aware of the event, GO GRAB THE TICKETS! Its better if you can avail it earlier coz of the big discounts, I think they call it "the early bird promo". I got this ticket for 3090 php but after October 31st, the price will jump up to 5150php. You could just imagine the difference. See you there! =p

Just wanna post this picture on my blog. Though it's halfway, people who knows me personally would easily know who the guy is.

I'm just proud of this shot, 'coz took it. *haha*


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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Faith - An Analogy

This book, Desperate, Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe, has been in my bag for a week or so in anticipation of going to a Christian homeschooling mum conference just down the road from where I live this last weekend.  The conference was based on similar ones run in the US by Sally Clarkson, a co-author of the mentioned book.  In the end I couldn't go due to a tummy virus that just lingered and lingered and lingered.  I couldn't take it to a conference where travelling mums with babies would be.  Just wouldn't have been right!  So I missed it.  :-(

This morning I read a few chapters which led me to thinking about faith as I restarted the fire from its morning embers.  After 6 winters in this house and 1 winter in Tasmania I am better than I used to be at restarting a fire from small coals.  (I am from a tropical state so it hasn't been easy!)

It takes some tightly scrunched paper, some small dry twigs and then small splits usually left over from the "men" splitting the logs laid just right so that air can flow, and they don't fall out the door.  I can restart the whole fire now without a match just by breathing on it.  Sometimes it takes a small puff, other times a sustained gentle breath until the larger pieces of timber catch into flame and stay lit.  But most days I can do it.

I thought to myself why do I do it the way I do?  I realised that over time I have gained confidence in myself and my skills and that I knew that even if my first attempt didn't work I knew how to gently adjust the twigs, the paper or how gently I blew until it could catch.  I also knew that I could restart again, and if the embers really weren't enough I do have matches.  But I like the challenge and I believe I can do it.  I have faith in myself.

Maybe I need to consider this as I contemplate homeschooling all my boys again.  Maybe I don't need to have it All Right right now.  I can be gentle, I can readjust the "twigs", I can blow gently or I can be firm but I can have faith that it will work out because I care, I love them and I do not want to let them down.  I am willing to learn, I know it takes time.  All I need to do is Do Something, Anything... as long as I care, and I do.

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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Weekend Box Office - Feb 14-16, 2014

Once again, The LEGO Movie ruled all at the box office, but that didn't mean other titles couldn't find some breathing room.

The three 1980's remakes had varying levels of success. Sony tried for counter-programming by opening RoboCop on the weekend of Valentine's Day, to middling success. Fortunately it's one of those movies made for its foreign appeal. It's already made $69 million overseas.

The much cheaper About Last Night remake (that turned Jim Belushi into Kevin Hart) further cemented the idea that Hart is a star. Endless Love had a big Friday but dropped off drastically on Saturday.

Winter's Tale had a confusing trailer and received terrible reviews, and there's no such thing as a successful live-action movie where Colin Farrell gets top billing (his biggest hit was Total Recall's $58 million, which had a $125 million budget).

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December 23, 2012

Sweet Maya Moment

This past Wednesday Maya’s class had a pajama/Christmas party. Maya LOVES pajama parties and asks me regularly if she can have one so she was beyond excited to get to wear her pj’s to school.

I got my girl’s coat and backpack on and sent her on her way to the neighbors house to catch her carpool. I watched her walk halfway there and then closed the door and went about my business. A minute later there was a knock at the door and I heard Maya’s little voice calling me. I opened the door and she reached up for me and said, “I forgot to give you a hug and a kiss!”

She is my sweet, sweet girl that ALWAYS gives me a hug and a kiss before going to school and before going to bed. If daddy puts her to bed she will not go down until I go in and give her smooches. These special moments I will treasure forever.

December 17, 2012

Will they stay or will they go?

It has been 2 weeks and 3 days since the incident with Aidan's teeth. I honestly did not think that they would last this long but they are holding on and going strong! There was one tooth that was completely knocked back, I mean pointing straight back, and surprisingly that tooth has not died. It is extremely loose and will probably fall out in the next few months but it has maintained it’s natural color.

The other tooth was knocked back but not as far. I thought that it had a better chance of survival than the other and it may stick around longer but it has turned gray which means it's a dead tooth. He never got any kind of infection and has learned to be very careful and only use his back teeth to bite and chew.

Gray teeth, no teeth…he’s a little stud, regardless.

P.S. He doesn’t usually smile like this. I kept telling him to show me his teeth:)

December 16, 2012

Sunday Night JENGA!

We introduced the kids to a new game and I think it could be a new favorite. Rich and I thought we should show them how it’s played instead of trying to explain it to them.

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Was there ever any doubt as to who would win? Of course not! I WON!!! Rich took it like a man, though.

Then, we let the kiddos have at it!

They figured it out really quick and got quite good at looking for the loose brick.

The only bad thing about Jenga is that there is a very clear winner/loser. There is no way around it and there is no way to sugar coat it. Makes it rough when someone hasn’t figured out how not to be a sore loser…

HAHAHAHA! Love these pictures even though they are a funky orange! It was a good opportunity to teach him that we don’t always get to win. I think we will have to practice some more.

December 14, 2012

Nothing Much But A Few Pics

(This is the post I was working on 2 weeks ago,before Aidan’s teeth got knocked in and life got exciting.)

I’ve been surprised with myself lately. As I looked through my camera I really haven’t found very many recent pics! What’s going on here? I need to get back into taking pics of my monkeys because they aren’t going to stay little forever! I think that it’s because life had been so eventful for so long and suddenly we don’t have much going on so I’ve stopped picking up my camera. I need to remember that these every day moments are to be treasured.

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Today, was an emotional day for our country. 20 children were killed while sitting in their kindergarten classroom in Newtown, Connecticut. Picking Aidan up from school today was different from every other day because I was thinking about those parents that kissed their babies goodbye this morning, not realizing that it would be the last time in this life. I was thinking about the presents under the tree that will remain unopened. My heart goes out to all of those parents that lost their little treasures today. Families are forever and  in the end family is all that matters.

December 13, 2012

Christmas Times A Comin’!

I so love this time of the year! It makes me want to spoil my kids to pieces! My home never feels as homey as it does when decorated with Christmas décor. Everybody is more focused on the Savior. I just love everything about it!

Buddy comes out and allows me to constantly threaten lovingly remind my kids that they need to make good choices or they are going to get poop in their stockings. Yes, I actually tell them that and they scream and cry. Hey, it works!

Stockings are hung.

Nativities are set up. The one on the left was recently given to me by my mother-in-law who received it from my Rich when he was serving as a missionary in Guatemala when he was 19. So special to me!

Last but not least, we are all excited about having a full sized Christmas tree!!

Do you like the party hat on top? We need to buy a star…

This was the very first time we got to decorate our Christmas tree as a family and it was such a special experience. I’m so excited to do it every single year with the kids! I have a video to share but for some reason it’s not working…I will add it later:D

Polar Express

On Saturday we took the kids on the Polar Express where we were taken on a train ride to the North Pole village to see Santa and Mrs. Claus!

Of course, I forgot to bring my 35mm lens so all of my pics were close-ups with my 50mm. I ended up using my phone most of the time.

On the train ride we were entertained by Santa’s elves who sang songs, told jokes and danced with the kids. We were even treated with cookies and hot cocoa!

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This is how good Arabella thought the cookie was…

Poor little guy still has to break off pieces of his food to enjoy yummy things:(

Meeting Santa! Look at her little face,  she was SO EXCITED!

Chattin’ it up with the elves.

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My favorite moment from the whole train ride was the moment when Mrs. Clause came on and was talking to Aidan. She asked him if he made his bed this morning and he just froze because he hadn’t! I could see the nervousness in his face when she asked him that and it just cracked Rich and I up! So funny!

Just a short video of Arabella getting’ down with one of the elves.

December 12, 2012

Sweet, sweet time, stop for a minute will ya? It seems like the last few months of every year are such a whirlwind of birthday which always make me want my kids to stop growing. August, Aidan turned 5; September, Maya turned 4; December, Arabella is 3!!!!! She is 3! Am I the only one that finds this completely unbelieveable? So, truth be told, she has been acting like a 3 year old for the past year so I have no idea what this year is going to have in store for me. What I do know is that I am going to continue to enjoy her cuteness and spunk!

Arabella was so excited about her birthday this year. We sort of fibbed and didn’t tell her that her birthday was on Friday. I felt horrible all day but knew that she wouldn’t know the difference and would be so excited on Sunday when we actually celebrated her birthday. This party was a solid week in the making. Every night after the kids went to bed I was hard at work on the details of her party.

We invited our 4 closest friends: The Bingham’s, Jarnot’s, Conover’s and Slipsager’s. We had 10 adults and 11 kids so it was a full house. It was perfect.

I was so focused on getting it all done that I didn’t take any pictures until it was actually party time. Now, I wish I had taken more pics but here’s what I got:

We started with lunch which was Hawaiian Haystacks, a first for 2 of our friends.

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One of the sets of twins, Ayden and Addyson.

Sorry you came out blurry, Melissa! And sorry I caught you mid-chew, DaveOpen-mouthed smile

After eating we pulled out all of the goodies and got ready to sing happy birthday to the birthday girl!

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After getting all sugared up we put a short 15 minute movie on for the kids to watch while I set up the next activity. I love all of the birthday hats poking up!

Notice Arabella is eating a cupcake on the couch…yeah, we didn’t. She made a MESS! Were it not her party she probably would have been in troubleWinking smile

What did we do next? GINGERBREAD HOUSES!

This was by far the highlight of the party for all of the kids. Even the littlest twins spent a good 30 minutes decorating their gingerbread house. So cute!

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I didn’t take pics but I did a repeat on the crayon rolls as party favors for the kids again. New place, new friends, it’s okay to repeat old party ideas, right? P.S. Taking pics and running a party is HARD! The adults also went home with a party favor of an assortment of chocolate covered pretzel rods. I can’t say how grateful I am to have such great friends so soon after moving here. It makes leaving my old friends a little easier. It felt good having a crowded house filled with friends that will be ours forever.

Arabella LOVED all of the extra attention she got on her birthday and was so sad when I put her to bed and told her that tomorrow wouldn’t be her birthday anymore. She thought the party was gonna go on and on! When I think about Arabella I think about her cute little language that only I understand and I think about how smart she is! She adores her big sister and loves to pester her to no end. She wants to be just like her and mimics everything Maya says. She is extremely social and not even a little shy. Her first day in nursery in our new church ward she literally ran into the nursery leaders arms. She makes friends wherever she goes. She loves to color and draw. She is a girly girl and loves carrying a purse. She is my little treasure. I love everything about her, even her strong personality.

~December 7, 2009~

While it was one of the most emotionally painful and difficult days of my life- It was also one of the most blessed and treasured days of my life as well.

Here a few links that lead to a little run down of Arabella’s little life:

First time I held her

3 Weeks old: Got the trach

5 Weeks old: Coming home!

1st Birthday

2nd Birthday

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Sunday, December 28, 2008

The blog is ressurrected!

In December the blog had almost died....Today I am breathing some life back into it.

I think the problem is that with my long term sub job I feel like I never have anything new, different, or interesting to write about.
So I'm going to try to find more stuff to write about.

So the blog may be getting slightly more random and perhaps more boring...unless you are really into the details of my life.

I have also noticed that I haven't put very many pictures on here lately either. This is mostly because my camera was having technical difficulties. However it is fixed now and Im gonna try to get more photos on here! :)

Christmas was very nice and so far the break from school has been nice and relaxing. Yesterday Jesse and I watched THREE movies. Today I took a long nap.... Then I took down the Christmas tree and decorations.

I didn't do a very good job keeping up with changing this everyday. The day after Christmas I looked at it and it still said 2 days til Christmas. Yesterday when I looked at it I saw that Jesse had added the 3 and the 6. I think he was glad that Christmas was over.

This was Kitsy's stocking. Her Grandma Teresa (Jesse's mom) bought it for her!!

Kitsy was very upset that she doesn't have a plastic tree in her house anymore. She loved to chew on the branches! I'm really glad that its put up and I don't have to yell at her to "Stop eating the tree!" again until next year.

I have a few pictures from Christmas with Jesse's family.

This is our annual visit from Santa Claus.

This is Jesse's sister Mary's youngest. His name is Jaiden.

This is Jesse's brother Mike's youngest (for the moment) Her name is Hannah and she'll be 3 in January. She has a baby sister on the way at the end of January, too!

Here are some of the kids waiting to open their gifts. From left to right...Amiya, Haleigh, Emma, Jaiden, and Braylan.

and this is Jonathan... Jesse's brother Jeremy's youngest. He is dressed in his Storm Trooper costume that he got for Christmas. I have some funny videos of him dancing wearing it. haha

Again from left to right... this is Jonathan, "Mamaw" Teresa, Caylan, Hannah, Alyson, and Abagail.

God willing I'll write more tomorrow!

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Calling All Women...

Ok girls here you go. As you can imagine it is not without a little hesitancy and a lot of anxiety that I'm putting these pictures out there for the world to see. As many of you know there has been a "life-style" change at the Allen house. The change wasn't easy at first, but the results were exactly what I wanted and I couldn't be happier. Since making this change I've lost 17.6 pounds, but more importantly I lost 12.88 % of body fat, 5 inches of my hips, 3.5 inches from my waist, and 2.75 inches from my thighs. More importantly I gained a new found respect for setting and achieving goals, gained greater self-discipline and respect, and a new appreciation for my abilities. So if a chocolate loving, candy craving, sugar devouring, sweet-aholic like me can do it so can you, and that is the real point of this blog. Together with my good friend Kristi Attaway, the Fitness Queen, we've started a new company to help women maximize their potential and achieve their fitness goals. We have a 12 week course, that we offer to women in the privacy of their own home teaching them the proper principles of fitness, nutrition and weight loss. You get a group of 10-20 women together, and we'll take care of the rest. You'll have a blast discovering you're true potential, and you'll be able to do it while being accountable to your friends. Give me a call or send me a note and I'll give you more info. 801-318-5644 or allenfamily@broadweave.net

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Monday, April 27, 2009

Making me Giggle This Week...

One of Gabe's buddies, Nathan, was helping us work out in the yard Monday night. He was telling Jesse that his Mom had to have surgery and about a conversation that he had with his mom. This is how I envisioned the conversation between Nathan and his Mom going....

Mom: I have to have surgery tomorrow.
Nathan: Why?
Mom: Because I have a hernia, and I need to get it fixed.
Nathan: Why?
Mom: Because it is serious, and if I don't get it fixed I could die.
Nathan: If you die, can I go live at Gabe's house?

Friday, April 24, 2009

Flashback Friday...

The year: 1996-1997
The Place: Idaho State University
The best roommates ever hoped for: Pepper, Tara, and Jamie

Yep - our singles ward held a Pine Wood Derby...trophy from the DI and all!We were always doing some weird pose...who was our personal photographer?
Red pants were in....I think...
The morning Peps left on her mission...I was a newlywed here.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

More Swimsuits...

Okay - I found another local swimsuit company to fall in love with: Hapari

I got to model these great suits on Good Things Utah today. Fun day, and really - the swimsuits are amazing. Modest and they all tie 3 different ways. I found two favorite things with Hapari:
1. The skirt cover up....so, so cute!
2. The Shore: It is like the cap sleeve and camis we all wear under our clothes. The kicker - it stops at your bra line with a band! Love it! Then you don't have the entire shirt...under another shirt...and usually over another shirt...genuis, I tell you! The camis come out on June 1.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

One Word...

Jesse and I went to see "Wicked" last night....it was truly amazing! My new favorite musical. If you can get your hands on some tickets - GO while they are still in SLC. We were laughing out loud!!

Yep...she really did

While we were in St. George, Emma came up to me one night while I was making dinner to tell me something....

"Hey Mom....don't go look at the poop on the wall."

Sunday, April 19, 2009

A Week in Review...

We went to St. George for Spring Break last week. The weather wasn't the best, but we still enjoyed some much needed family time! Here are a few pics:

Easter Outfits
Hiking in Snow Canyon

Playing on the rocks at Pioneer Park

Swimming exhausts our Emma!

Church sites - this is at Brigham Young's Winter home
Other things we enjoyed:
  • Johnson's Dinosaur Museum
  • Monsters vs. Aliens - very cute
  • Reading books
  • Eating Custard

Friday, April 17, 2009

Flashback Friday...

Going on vacation with my own family last week caused me to reflect on my family vacations growing up. We usually went camping. Here are two family vacation shots - Mt. Rushmore...

And I am almost positive this is to Mount St. Helens. Dad - am I right?

But I really wanted to share these photos with you to document that the big hair thing is NOT MY FAULT! I had no control over it. How long do you think it took to get the hair to look like that??

Friday, April 10, 2009

Flashback Friday...

With Prom Season just ending, I thought I would share my Junior Prom Picture to give you all a good laugh. 1993...enjoy your giggle.

Photo highlights:
  • My bangs make me almost as tall as my date.
  • My hair-do literally looked like Marge Simpsons.
  • My date got a perm for prom.
  • My dress had a HUGE bow on the back that I so loved.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Swimsuit Season...

It's almost here...the dreaded swimsuit season! I found these super cute, modest suits over at Amara Day Spa in Lindon. I think they are much cuter when you try them on. They even carry a darling one piece suit (which I usually say "EW" to)! Check them out here.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

A Week in Review...

Making me smile this week:
  • General Conference - especially drawn to President Monson's talks. I can't wait to read his words again.
  • Hair cuts
  • Grocery shopping by myself
  • A date with Emma and rootbeer floats
  • Watching Gabe get excited over new books
  • Ladies Night Out at Robert's
  • Jazz Game for Date Night
  • My classes/the members at the gym - and not being able to walk the next day...
  • Drawing sideburns on Gabe's face the day AFTER his Elvis report....he said the girls liked them.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Flashback Friday...

Me - 18 months
Do you see Emma?
Love the outfit and the sausage curls!
Mom - why am I crying?

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Oh, really?

Gabe's class did a Biography Book Report for the month of March. The assignment was to pick a book on someone famous, read it and fill out the report, then dress up as the person and tell about yourself to the class. Well...Gabe's friends picked George Washington, Neil Armstrong, Anne Frank, Pocahontas....You'll never guess who Gabe picked....

That's right - THE KING:
I didn't want to spend a ton of money dressing him up, so we improvised with what we had at home! I sewed him a gold cape (that I did buy), raided Emma's dress up bag for some gold beads, gave him a gold belt from Christmas Ribbon, painted old sunglasses gold, cut out a cardboard guitar complete with fishing string and buttons, and of course - black eyeliner sideburns. He looked so good and his report was awesome!

The best part was when he shook his hips for the class. He said, "When I shake my hips like this - shake, shake, shake - the girls go wild!" Oh - Gabe...they went wild!!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

I think I am the only female left...

who hasn't seen this movie yet. (but the books were good!)


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Steamy Cogs is Out!

Today is the release of our third and final short story collection. It’s bittersweet. I’m proud of the three books we made, and I’m excited to be moving forward and focusing on my own full-length novels, but I’ll miss working with the other authors. The ladies that submitted stories over these past two years were[…]

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Thursday, October 1, 2009

On Press for the second time!

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Ok, unlike the previous publication, I don’t have the softcopy this time around, a dear friend tried to make it into jpg for me, but I think you should visit the Official China Press’s website for the interview. :)

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Thought for Today

"Don't measure your neighbor's honesty by your own." American Proverb

Indie Author Hub Writing & Publishing Conference

June 7, 2014
Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Provo, Utah

That's right, it's conference time! Not just any conference, but a conference targeted toward all aspects of indie publishing. This year, our self-published keynote speaker is NYT bestselling author of A Different Blue, Amy Harmon. We will also have 21 breakout classes in three tracks: writing, book creation, and marketing/business. We are so excited to have many experienced and successful self-published authors and other professionals who have agreed to share their time with us.

Saturday June 7th

Courtyard Marriott in Provo
1600 N Freedom Blvd (200 W.), Provo, Utah

 For schedule and registration: indieauthorhub

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

According to Forbes Online, Kansas City metro area tops our list of America's Abandoned Cities. In Kansas City, rental vacancy rates rose from 11.9% to 15% over the past year; homeowner vacancy rates nearly doubled, up from 2.1% to 3.8%. Comparatively, the average homeowner vacancy rate in the country's 75 largest metro areas improved slightly from 3% to 2.7%, while the rental vacancy rate edged up to 10.2% from 10% a year ago.

Second on our list is the San Francisco-Oakland metro, where high prices are pushing Bay Area residents out of the region. Third is Tucson, Ariz., where the aftermath of the housing boom has left a glut of inventory. The pair's predicament illustrates both sides of the vacancy coin.

3. Tucson, Ariz.
Tucson, Ariz.
Homeowner vacancy rank: 53 of 75
Rental vacancy rank: 71 of 75

4. Dayton, Ohio (tie)
Dayton, Ohio
Homeowner vacancy rank: 74 of 75
Rental vacancy rank: 49 of 75

8. Miami, Fla.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla.
Homeowner vacancy rank: 70 of 75
Rental vacancy rank: 48 of 75

11. Seattle, Wash. (tie)
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash.
Homeowner vacancy rank: 45 of 75
Rental vacancy rank: 69 of 75

14. San Jose, Calif.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.
Homeowner vacancy rank: 52 of 75
Rental vacancy rank: 57 of 75

Read on for more lifestyle coverage, from the best downtowns for empty-nesters to the Forbes Luxury Housing Index.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Bank Shut Down.

Is Your Bank In Danger of Failing?

FIFTY SEVEN. 57 banks have failed already in 2009. That's double the number that failed in all of 2008! No matter what anyone tries to tell you, we still have a scary and serious banking problem on our hands.

The worst may be yet to come. The FDIC maintains a list of "problem banks." That list skyrocketed to 305 banks! Wondering if your bank is on the list? Of course you are. Too bad the FDIC keeps the list a secret!

But, all is not lost. We're going to show you a few simple steps you can take now to ensure the money you have in the bank is safe.

The two most prominent banks in the Inland Valley, were shut down
Temecula Valley Banks demise noted locally and nationally

Tim O’Leary and Margaret Singleton
Valley News Staff

Friday, July 24th, 2009.
Issue 30, Volume 9.

Temecula Valley Bank – which charted a meteoric rise into the regional business stratosphere – crashed back to Earth last week when it was shut down by federal regulators and absorbed by a North Carolina-based bank.

The takeover, one of four that triggered nationwide media coverage, marked a final chapter for a homegrown bank that attracted enthusiastic investors, directors and depositors when it opened in fast-growing Temecula.

The bank’s demise also drew widespread scrutiny and reflection among the local banking and business community.

“It’s a sad day for the shareholders, employees and the communities that TVB served,” Gary Votapka, president of Mission Oaks Bank, said in an e-mail statement sent to a reporter Monday afternoon. “It’s not good for banking either, but such are the times…”

After starting out small and building on its local roots, Temecula Valley Bank quickly grew to 11 branches throughout Riverside, San Diego and San Bernardino counties. Local branches operated in Temecula, Murrieta and Fallbrook. Others had been established in recent years as far away as Ontario, El Cajon, Corona and Carlsbad.

Temecula Valley Bank’s fall was not the first to rock the local business scene. Early this year, First Centennial Bank of Redlands, which had a branch in Temecula, was seized and is now a unit of First California Bank, which is based in Westlake Village.

The collapse of the two banks – which both flanked Jefferson Avenue on Temecula’s west side – brought the number of bank closings in California this year to eight, according to the Associated Press.

That AP story – which focused on last week’s closure of Temecula Valley Bank and three others across the country – said the 57 bank failures nationwide this year compare with 25 last year and three in 2007.

For years, Temecula Valley Bank highlighted its community roots and financial backing. In fact, Temecula Valley Bancorp’s 2007 annual report boasted “Strength + Flexibility = Success.”

Many of its board of directors at that time were original founders and investors back in 1996. That annual report listed more than 100 founders and investors, most from the Temecula and Fallbrook areas. The list included the names of many high-profile local business and government leaders.

Stephen H. Wacknitz – who served as the bank’s president, chief executive and chairman of the board – was one of its organizers. He was the focus of newspaper headlines late last year when the bank announced his abrupt retirement.

Frank Basirico replaced Wacknitz as the bank’s chief executive. At that time, he told a reporter that the bank was “retrenching to the communities where we have those roots.” That change in direction resulted in the closure of the bank’s out-of-state Small Business Administration loan offices, a move that triggered the elimination of 36 staff positions.

Much of the bank’s demise was blamed on heavy losses from its portfolio of real estate development loans. In June, bank officials announced a tentative deal to inject up to $210 million in the troubled institution. But that effort fell through about a month later, as the Manhattan Beach-based investor group withdrew that anticipated fund infusion.

Temecula Valley reopened Monday as branches of First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co., according to David Barr of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Temecula Valley Bank depositors automatically became depositors of the new owners and continued to be insured by the FDIC. On Wednesday, branch representatives were answering phones using a combination of the banks’ names.

First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co. – which is based in Raleigh, N.C. -- agreed to purchase essentially all of Temecula Valley Bank’s assets and all deposits, except for about $304 million in brokered deposits. Temecula Valley Bank had $1.5 billion of total assets and approximately$1.3 billion of total deposits as of May 31, Barr said. He estimated that Temecula Valley Bank’s failure will cost the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund $391 million.

FDIC's Deposit Insurance FUND?

Tea Party time...

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Buyers' Market?

Buyers' Market? Depends where it is.

Two months ago, for a span of about 4 weekends. I showed about 25 to 30 homes to my clients in Corona. (Some homes we saw it twice or three times). They have impeccable taste and selected a great location to shop for their dream home. (West Corona below I-91, near Green River Road and the Canyon areas)

They were using to search for homes for sale. They sent me several long list of homes which I looked up on the MLS and promptly found 1/3 of that were already PENDING or SOLD!

I registered them on my and told them to search there and to avoid the 'P' for Pending.

For several weekends they called me and I would drive over to meet them and showed them around. Many of the homes that were REOs were all sold quickly. Most homes that were left on the market with signs infront of the homes were mostly Short Sale.

When we drove around, we saw many homes with for sale signs but there were no brochures in the boxes, some sign posts did not even have the boxes for the brochure.

Many of the signs are just plain FOR SALE signs. My buyers insisted that I call the agents. Many of the calls I made were to the agents of the homes that either were Pending or already SOLD. THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY SIGNS INDICATED the CURRENT STATUS. WHAT A WASTE of time and my money for those cell phone calls. To have the agents said 'SOLD' or 'PENDING' when I called really irritated us.

Several of those homes with the signs did not have a lock box and if there are lock boxes, there were no codes indicated on the MLS, YOU HAVE TO CALL THE AGENT!. When I called, I got their answering voice mails. I left a message, 1 out of 5 of the agents returned the call, mostly a day after, but the rest - I never heard back from them. Some of the homes indicated on agent's remark on the MLS to call owners of the homes. The same thing happened, NONE of the owners ever call back.

My buyers asked me to write up offers for the homes (that were Short Sale) that they like so I wrote several offers and sent the offers in.

I never heard back from the agents. (Many of those agents were out of towners, many of the agents were local). One agent was very nice and he offered to send the information about all of his listings.

No matter what... In the end, it was quite an effort and much time spent and
it was kind of upsetting to me at the waste of papers that I used to print all of those contracts.

My clients finally decided to get a loan approval from their friend which they did. The friend also happens to have a RE license. The gentleman told them that he has contacts with the bank and he can go through the hoops better thatn I would and they should use him as an agent instead.

Two weeks later my clients called and said he could not get any agents for those Short Sale and REO homes to call him back either lol....

I was laughing out loud to myself and that was quite a stress reliever...


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Monday, July 14, 2014

Beer Tasting Menu Tuesday, July 15 - Saturday, July 19

Scotch Ale Pairing:
Build a Beef Wellington (or Deconstructed Beef Wellington)
10 oz. seasoned stockyard sirloin steak char grilled to order, served atop a fresh herb au jus; accompanied by a wild mushroom duxelle baked in puff pastry and a twice baked potato

Scotch Ale's full body complements this rich steak while being highlighted by the body of the demi glace

California IPA Pairings:
Fish Tacos
Grilled tropical mahi mahi, served in soft flour tortillas with lettuce fresh cilantro, house-made salsa and guacamole accompanied by dirty rice:

This IPA bright and brisk flavor profile melds with the sweetness of the fish and smooth tones of our guacamole

Spicy Cioppino with Garlic Crostini
Jumbo shrimp, chopped clams, salmon and haddock simmered with fresh herbs in a spicy tomato broth, served with a crisp garlic crostini

Cioppino spicy tone is perfectly quenched with this IPA's hop note

Railroad Street  IPA Pairings
Garlic lime Shrimp
Sautee of broccoli florets, roasted almonds, fresh basil and angel hair pasta all tossed together with lime butter and 5 garlic marinated grilled jumbo shrimp.

Vibrant grapefruit notes of this IPA blend perfectly with fresh basil and the toasty notes of the almonds

Highland lager Pairings
Cracked Pepper Barbecued Bacon Burger with smoked cheddar cheese
1/2# burger char grilled to order, topped smoked cheddar cheese, 3 strips of cracked pepper BBQ glazed bacon served on a fresh baked brioche bun accomplished by beer battered french fries

Beer and bacon, no more needs to be said

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