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REEVES V THE QUEEN & APPLICABILITY OF THE GST/HST NEW HOUSING REBATE
INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS THE GST/HST NEW HOUSING REBATE?
As the term suggests, the new housing rebate permits an individual to recoup some of the GST or the federal part of the HST paid for a newly constructed or substantially renovated home that is used as the primary residence of the individual or a relation of the individual, subject to meeting other required conditions. Bear in mind that the new housing rebate is not available for a corporation or a partnership.
In Reeves v The Queen, 2021 TCC 74, the Tax Court of Canada clarified what constitutes a "relation" under paragraph 254(2)(b) of the Canadian Excise Tax Act. To better understand the Court's ruling, we shall canvass the facts of the case.
FACTS OF THE REEVES NEW HOUSING REBATE CASE
In 2015, Ms. Reeves wanted to purchase a lot in Brampton, Ontario as her and her husband's primary residence from the developer, Mattamy. Since her place of work was located far away from the Mattamy office, she asked her aunt to sign the purchase and sale agreement on her behalf. On August 18, 2015, her aunt visited the Mattamy office and signed the purchase sale agreement on behalf of her and her husband. On August 31, 2015, the agreement was amended such that the aunt's name as purchaser was removed, and Ms. Reeves' and her husband's names were added as the purchasers. However, the aunt's name was then added back as purchaser on April 29, 2017, to help Ms. Reeves and her husband secure financing for their desired mortgage.
After the construction of the house was completed on the lot, the purchase transaction closed on May 24, 2017. Upon closing, Ms. Reeves and her husband held title as joint tenants to a 99% share of the property, while the aunt held title as tenant in common to a 1% share. Shortly afterwards, as the aunt's name was not required to secure the mortgage financing, the aunt's name was removed from title.
On August 8, 2017, Ms. Reeves submitted a new housing rebate application with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requesting for a $24,000 rebate. Though the application was initially accepted, upon an assessment on October 13, 2018, the CRA denied the application. As a result, Ms. Reeves was assessed for the claimed rebate amount plus interest of $1,941. From the CRA's perspective, the law required all purchasers of property, including the aunt, to meet the conditions for a new housing rebate even if only one purchaser may obtain the rebate. Ms. Reeves held an opposing view—that adding her aunt to title of the property was done for the sole purpose of securing the mortgage and doing so should not affect her claim for a rebate. Therefore, the main issue before the Tax Court was whether Ms. Reeves was eligible for the new housing rebate application that she had applied for.
THE LAW ON NEW HOUSING REBATE
To be eligible for the new housing rebate, subsection 254(2) of the Canadian Excise Tax Act provides that:
(a) builder of a single unit residential complex or a residential condominium unit makes a taxable supply by way of sale of the complex or unit to a particular individual;
(b) at the time the particular individual becomes liable or assumes liability under an agreement of purchase and sale of the complex or unit entered into between the builder and the particular individual, the particular individual is acquiring the complex or unit for use as the primary place of residence of the particular individual or a relation of the particular Individual . . .
the Minister shall, subject to subsection (3), pay a rebate to the particular individual . . .
To resolve the issue whether Ms. Reeves was entitled to the new housing rebate, Justice Russell of the Tax Court referred to a previous case, R v Cheema, 2018 FCA 45. In Cheema, the issue was whether a purchaser who is solely on title for the purpose of helping the other purchaser(s) with financing must also fully satisfy the statutory requirements for receiving a new housing rebate. The majority court in Cheema held that all signatories to an agreement of purchase and sale for a newly constructed home are required to meet all statutory requirements for receiving a new housing rebate.
Applying the rationale of the majority decision in Cheema, Justice Russell explained that under paragraph 254(2)(b) of the Excise Tax Act, eligibility for the new housing rebate depends on the particular individual acquiring the property for use as that individual's primary residence or as the primary residence of a relation of that individual. Since the evidence put forth before the court showed that the aunt did not intend to use the property as her primary residence, the remaining issue was whether a "niece" is considered a relation for the purposes of paragraph 254(2)(b) of the Excise Tax Act.
To discern the meaning of the word "relation", Justice Russell examined the various references of the term in the Income Tax Act. In one of the provisions, persons are said to be related to each other by blood, marriage or common-law partnership or adoption. In Ms. Reeves' circumstance, Justice Russell explained that the relevant type of connection between her and her aunt is the blood relationship. Turning to a case named R v Yin Yi Ngai where the Federal Court of Appeal held that a blood relationship does not extend to one between a nephew and his aunt or uncle, Justice Russell concluded that Ms. Reeves is not considered a relation of her aunt. Because Ms. Reeves is not considered a "relation" of her aunt under paragraph 254(2)(b) of the Excise Tax Act and as the aunt did not acquire the property for use as her primary residence, not all the purchasers met the statutory requirements. For this reason, Ms. Reeves was not entitled to the new housing rebate.
PRO TAX TIPS – Applicability of the new housing rebate under paragraph 254(2)(b) of the Excise Tax Act depends on acquiring the property for use as a primary residence or use by a relation for the same purpose
As can be observed from the Tax Court's ruling in Reeves v The Queen, to be eligible for the new housing rebate under paragraph 254(2)(b) of the Excise Tax Act, the signatory to the purchase and sale agreement must acquire the property for use as his or her primary residence or the signatory's relation must acquire the property for use as the relation's primary residence. If the connection between the individual and the relation is a blood relationship, the term relation carries on a specific meaning—that is, one between siblings, or between a child or descendent of the individual who acquired the property. As this case illustrates, a relation does not encompass a relationship between an aunt and uncle with their niece(s) or nephew(s).
Qualifying for the new housing rebate requires meeting specific statutory requirements. If you are considering applying for a new housing rebate or if you have been denied by the CRA for the rebate, speak to one our experienced Canadian tax lawyers to determine your eligibility or the options available to you to dispute CRA's assessment.
What is the new housing rebate?
The new housing rebate permits an individual to recoup some of the GST or the federal part of the HST paid for a newly constructed or substantially renovated home that is used as the primary residence of the individual or a relation of the individual subject to satisfying other conditions. Corporations and partnerships are not eligible for the new housing rebate.
What avenues are available to you if the CRA denies your new housing rebate claim?
If the CRA has issued you a Notice of Assessment denying your claim for a new housing rebate, you can object to the tax assessment by fling a Notice of Objection within 90 days of the date of issue of the tax assessment. If you have already submitted a Notice of Objection and the CRA has not allowed your objection, then recourse may be available by filing a Notice of Appeal to the Tax Court of Canada.
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Home	Latest News	Pakistan's Malala, India's Satyarthi Share Nobel Peace Prize
Pakistan's Malala, India's Satyarthi Share Nobel Peace Prize
by AFP and Newsweek Pakistan October 10, 2014
Courtesy Nobel.org
Yousafzai, at 17, is the youngest recipient of the prestigious award.
The Nobel Peace Prize went Friday to Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai and India's Kailash Satyarthi for their work on promoting child rights.
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 is to be awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education," the jury said. Announced by Thorbjorn Jagland, the committee's chairman, the award includes a gold medal, a diploma and approximately $1.3 million in cash.
The committee has praised Yousafzai's "heroic struggle" for girls' rights to education. Yousafzai, according to the committee, was recognized for fighting for years for the right of girls to education, showing by example that children can contribute to improving their own situations. "This she has done under the most dangerous circumstances," the committee said. "Through her heroic struggle she has become a leading spokesperson for girls' rights to education."
Meanwhile, Satyarthi has been commended for his "great personal courage" in leading peaceful demonstrations against the exploitation of children for financial gain. "Children must go to school and not be financially exploited," the committee said. "In conflict-ridden areas in particular, the violation of children leads to the continuation of violence from generation to generation."
In 2013, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons won the award, despite mass support for Yousafzai. "I would like to congratulate them on this much-deserved global recognition," Yousafzai said at the time in addition to thanking her supporters.
At 17, Yousafzai is now the youngest recipient to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the second Pakistani to win a Nobel Prize, with Abdus Salam sharing the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Sheldon Lee Glashow and Steven Weinberg.
The Taliban shot Yousafzai in 2012 for championing girls' right to an education. The men who targeted her were arrested in a joint operation between police and Pakistan's armed forces in September—over two years after she was shot.
melahet October 10, 2014 - 3:14 pm
I hope this delayed but important recognition from the international community nudges the so called educated and socially conscious people especially in Pakistan the importance of education especially of women and self sacrifice for the sake of the global community.
Dr T C Nanavati October 10, 2014 - 5:00 pm
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Shortly after I met Allie Weingarten, she introduced me to matcha, which is one of the many reasons why I love her. If you've heard of it, you're already on board with this magical powder. If you have no clue what matcha is, then you are in for a treat. Basically, matcha is a type of powdered green tea. It is healthier than your typical green tea, and has more caffeine than coffee. Gold. I've already traded in my morning coffee for matcha water, but recently I saw a picture of matcha energy balls (!!!) that piqued my interest. It's always a struggle to find good snacks to munch on during the day. After researching, I learned that the matcha energy balls appeared to be easy to make, healthy, delicious and energizing. I obviously had to try these for myself. Keep reading for my experience below.
Step One: Acquire the ingredients. I found this super easy recipe on a blog called Let's Eat Cake. All I needed was matcha (I ordered mine on Amazon here but you can also pick up at the grocery store), unsweetened Cacao powder, pitted dates, almonds, vanilla extract and maple syrup (I used honey instead).
Step Two: Put ½ cup of almonds, ½ cup of pitted dates, ¼ cup of cacao powder and 1 Tbsp. matcha in a food processor. I have a Ninja blender that doubles as a food processor so that's what I used. Here's a photo of all of the ingredients before blending them together.
Step Four: Add the extract and the syrup (or in my case, honey). I made the mistake of adding both and putting them through the Ninja pulse again. I recommend dumping out the dry ingredients into a bowl, adding the extract and syrup/honey and then stirring it together. It will be easier to roll and less messy.
Step Five: Roll into balls! The recipe says you can make about 14, but I made a few more than that. I did have to add a little bit of extra honey when rolling them to make sure the balls stayed together. If you use syrup you may not have to do this.
Step Six: Roll the balls in extra matcha powder. I spooned out about a Tablespoon into a bowl and just rolled the balls in it. Then you pop them in the refrigerator (I recommend covering them) until ready to eat!
There you have it! These are a great day-time snack for a quick pick-me-up (also are gluten-free and vegan!). I usually eat 2-3 at a time. If you make any, let me know - I'd love to hear what you think!
This post was written by Kaitlyn Bentley, manager of True40 Birmingham. If you have any questions about matcha (or anything else), email her at kaitlyn@true40studio.com.


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John Carr has recently left the SAS, after a long and distinguished career, and is now working for a Russian oligarch in the murky world of private security. But an incident from his past - in which three terrorists were brutally killed - suddenly comes back to haunt him. Tracked by a hitman out … LES MER for revenge, John Carr is forced to step over the line to defend himself and his family. It's a cruel and violent world - and one he thought he'd left behind. LES MINDRE Forlagets omtale Forlagets John Carr has recently left the SAS, after a long and distinguished career, and is now working for a Russian oligarch in the murky world of private security. But an incident from his past - in which three terrorists were brutally killed - suddenly comes back to haunt him. Tracked by a hitman out for revenge, John Carr is forced to step over the line to defend himself and his family. It's a cruel and violent world - and one he thought he'd left behind.


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Written by Tanya Palta
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Q: How to write test case in multiple test file using ginkgo? How to write test case in multiple test file using ginkgo?
a_suite_test.go file:
func TestA(t *testing.T) {
    RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
    RunSpecs(t, "A Suite")
}

a_test.go:
var _ = Describe("A", func() {
    Context("A", func() {
        It("A", func() {
            Expect(1).To(Equal(1))
        })
    })
})

I run ginkgo, but error is throwed:
Failed to compile A:

go build xxx: no non-test Go files in xxx

Can I write test case in other test files rather than writing in suite test file ?

A: run
go test ./...

from root of your project, it will run all your tests. With ginkgo you need this suite file, but go test command will grab it and run it.

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We're celebrating as most of the eastern seaboard is... with snow. We were supposed to get a little bit of sleet overnight, but woke up to a winter wonderland! It'd be a little depressing except that Boo LOVES it...the morning game of frisbee was too much fun and much too short by his doggie standards. And the weatherman says there's more coming! I'm actually really energized by the thought of a day spent nesting, cooking, cleaning, walking in the snow, and sticking close to home.
When hubby takes the dog out for his morning walk, and lets me sleep in.
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Шутатарра (д/н — бл. 1350 до н. е.) — цар (лугаль) міста-держави Кадеш.

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Відомостей про нього обмаль. Ймовірно, намагався маневрувати між Хеттською державою, Мітанні та Єгиптом. У 1355 або 1350 році до н. е. виступив проти хеттського царя Суппілуліуми I, але в битві зазнав поразки. В результаті потрапив у полон з усієї родиною. Шутатарру відправили в заслання до власних володінь хеттів. Новим царем Кадешу став його син Етаккама, який визнав зверхність Суппілуліуми I.

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 Bryce, Trevor (2009). The Routledge handbook of the peoples and places of Ancient Western Asia (en inglés). Routledge. pp. 2 y 571. ISBN 978-0-415-39485-7.

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Q: PHP forum site web crawler Runs only once, printing only one  of table I have this web crawler script with which i m trying to get data from forum sites.
I have tried many sites so far, and all did worked fine, while except one site, where the code outputs only one link from a  of the whole table (leaving rest of the  untouched.
the forum site HTML site as goes:

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    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL,$url);
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    return $result;
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if run this code, it outputs only one link from one  of above HTML, ignoring the other .
NOTE:: the above code is only able to print out  from  with class="topic-titles".
Any Suggestions are appreciated...

A: You're using explode('
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UGA Researchers Discover Mechanism That Could Lead to Better Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Athens, Ga. – Resistance to chemotherapy is a major problem for those suffering from ovarian cancer—a problem that prevents a cure from a disease dubbed the "silent killer." University of Georgia researchers are giving patients new hope with recent findings that help pinpoint the mechanisms causing chemoresistance.
Over the last five years, UGA College of Pharmacy associate professors Mandi Murph and Shelley Hooks have discovered that a type of protein known as RGS10 impacts the effectiveness of ovarian cancer chemotherapy. Murph also discovered that mTOR signaling, a protein encoded by the mTOR gene, drives the effects of RGS10.
Resistance to chemotherapy that was previously very effective is a major roadblock that prevents better outcomes in this disease. Finding mTOR as the mechanism of RGS10's effects could help explain the unique features of chemoresistant cancer cells.
"Chemoresistance to ovarian cancer is what kills women," Hooks said. "It's the deadliest gynecologic cancer. Most women with ovarian cancer will have their tumors come back."
"Within two years, 85 percent of women will have their cancer come back in a more aggressive form," Murph said. "It is during that time that they won't respond to the chemotherapy."
Their article, "Cellular deficiency in the RGS10 protein facilitates chemoresistant ovarian cancer," reviews over five years worth of research on RGS10 and was published in Future Medicinal Chemistry.
Their findings on RGS10 have jump-started an interest in the protein as well as created several major research articles on the topic.
"RGS10 is basically an off switch. It does very little," Murph said. "However, it's important because when it gets turned off, a person will become resistant to chemotherapy.
"mTOR essentially determines the survival of [cells], which in turn indicates whether chemotherapy will be successful. It's exciting to have found this piece of the puzzle."
In their past articles, Hooks and Murph tested cells to see how they would react to common chemotherapy medicines. They were able to manipulate the sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells to common chemotherapy treatments like paclitaxel, cisplatin and vincristine by changing RGS10 expression.
"Depending on the expression levels of RGS10, the chemotherapy for ovarian cancer is more or less effective," Hooks explained. They also found that RGS10 is epigenetically silenced, meaning that the protein is turned off due to external or environmental factors and not genetics.
"If there were a way to reverse silencing of the RGS10 protein, then we could potentially restore sensitivity to drugs," she explained. "It would mean a better chance of survival for women with ovarian cancer."
While RGS10 is responsible for chemoresistance, it could also be the key to improving the treatment of chemotherapy.
"Chemoresistance prevents us from curing the disease," Murph said. "If we can cure chemoresistance, we can cure ovarian cancer."
Currently, platinum chemotherapy drugs, like paclitaxel and carboplatin are used as a one-size-fits-all treatment for ovarian cancer patients. However, chemoresistance to platinum drugs remains a serious challenge to curing ovarian cancer.
Murph recommends more research on mTOR inhibitors to see how they can be modified to respond to chemotherapy.
"Five years ago, this field of RGS10 cancer research didn't exist," she said. "But Dr. Hooks and I have been able to create this area of research and lead it. Before no one knew or cared about RGS10 effects in cancer cells. Now we have more research that could contribute to improving chemotherapy."
To read more about Hooks' and Murph's RGS10 protein research, visit www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26293348. To learn more about Murph's mTOR signaling research, visit www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26319900.
The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute under grant numbers 1R15CA151006-01 and 1R15CA176653-01A1, a research scholar grant from the American Cancer Society, the Georgia Research Alliance and the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research.


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Twilight - New Moon Chapter 15 PRESSURE
IT WAS SPRING BREAK IN FORKS AGAIN. WHEN I WOKE UP on Monday morning, I lay in
bed for a few seconds absorbing that. Last spring break, I'd been hunted by a vampire, too. I hoped this wasn't some kind of tradition forming.
Already I was falling into the pattern of things in La Push. I'd spent Sunday mostly on the beach, while Charlie hung out with Billy at the Blacks' house. I was supposed to be with Jacob, but Jacob had other things to do, so I wandered alone, keeping the secret from Charlie.
When Jacob dropped in to check on me, he apologized for ditching me so much. He told me his
schedule wasn't always this crazy, but until Victoria was stopped, the wolves were on red alert.
When we walked along the beach now, he always held my hand.
This made me brood over what Jared had said, about Jacob involving his "girlfriend." I supposed that that
was exactly what it looked like from the outside. As long as Jake and I knew how it really was, I
shouldn't let those kinds of assumptions bother me. And maybe they wouldn't, if I hadn't known that
Jacob would have loved for things to be what they appeared. But his hand felt nice as it warmed mine,
and I didn't protest.
I worked Tuesday afternoon—Jacob followed me on his bike to make sure I arrived safely—and Mike
noticed.
"Are you dating that kid from La Push? The sophomore?" He asked, poorly disguising the resentment in
his tone.
I shrugged. "Not in the technical sense of the word. I do spent most of my time with Jacob, though. He's
my best friend."
Mike's eyes narrowed shrewdly. "Don't kid yourself, Bella. The guy's head over heels for you."
"I know," I sighed. "Life is complicated."
"And girls are cruel," Mike said under his breath.
I supposed that was an easy assumption to make, too.
That night, Sam and Emily joined Charlie and me for dessert at Billy's house. Emily brought a cake that
would have won over a harder man than Charlie. I could see, as the conversation flowed naturally
through a range of casual subjects, that any worries Charlie might have harbored about gangs in La Push
were being dissolved.
Jake and I skipped out early, to get some privacy. We went out to his garage and sat in the Rabbit.
Jacob leaned his head back, his face drawn with exhaustion.
"You need some sleep, Jake."
"I'll get around to it."
He reached over and took my hand. His skin was blazing on mine.
"Is that one of those wolf things?" I asked him. "The heat, I mean."
"Yeah. We run a little warmer than the normal people. About one-oh-eight, one-oh-nine. I never get cold
anymore. I could stand like this"—he gestured to his bare torso—"in a snowstorm and it wouldn't bother
me. The flakes would turn to rain where I stood."
"And you all heal fast—that's a wolf thing, too?"
"Yeah, wanna see? It's pretty cool." His eyes flipped open and he grinned. He reached around me to the
glove compartment and dug around for a minute. His hand came out with a pocketknife.
"No, I do not want to see!" I shouted as soon as I realized what he was thinking. "Put that away!"
Jacob chuckled, but shoved the knife back where it belonged. "Fine. It's a good thing we heal, though.
You can't go see just any doctor when you're running a temperature that should mean you're dead."
"No, I guess not." I thought about that for a minute. "… And being so big—that's part of it? Is that why
you're all worried about Quil?"
"That and the fact that Quil's grandfather says the kid could fry an egg on his forehead." Jacob's face
turned hopeless. "It won't be long now. There's no exact age… it just builds and builds and then
suddenly—" He broke off, and it was a moment before he could speak again. "Sometimes, if you get
really upset or something, that can trigger it early. But I wasn't upset about anything—I was happy." He
laughed bitterly. "Because of you, mostly. That's why it didn't happen to me sooner. Instead it just kept
on building up inside me—I was like a time bomb. You know what set me off? I got back from that
movie and Billy said I looked weird. That was all, but I just snapped. And then I—I exploded. I almost
ripped his face off—my own father!" He shuddered, and his face paled.
"Is it really bad, Jake?" I asked anxiously, wishing I had some way to help him. "Are you miserable?"
"No, I'm not miserable," he told me. "Not anymore. Not now that you know. That was hard, before." He
leaned over so that his cheek was resting on top of my head.
He was quiet for a moment, and I wondered what he was thinking about. Maybe I didn't want to know.
"What's the hardest part?" I whispered, still wishing I could help.
"The hardest part is feeling… out of control," he said slowly. "Feeling like I can't be sure of myself—like
maybe you shouldn't be around me, like maybe nobody should. Like I'm a monster who might hurt
somebody. You've seen Emily. Sam lost control of his temper for just one second… and she was
standing too close. And now there's nothing he can ever do to put it right again. I hear his thoughts—I
know what that feels like…
"Who wants to be a nightmare, a monster?
"And then, the way it comes so easily to me, the way I'm better at it than the rest of them—does that
make me even less human than Enbry or Sam? Sometimes I'm afraid that I'm losing myself."
"Is it hard? To find yourself again?"
"At first," he said. "It takes some practice to phase back and forth. But it's easier tor me."
"Why?" I wondered.
"Because Ephraim Black was my father's grandfather, and Quil Ateara was my mother's grandfather."
"Quil?" I asked in confusion.
"His great-grandfather," Jacob clarified. "The Quil you know is my second cousin."
"But why does it matter who your great-grandfathers are?"
"Because Ephraim and Quil were in the last pack. Levi Uley was the third. It's in my blood on both sides.
I never had a chance. Like Quil doesn't have a chance."
His expression was bleak.
"What's the very best part?" I asked, hoping to cheer him up.
"The best part," he said, suddenly smiling again, "is the speed."
"Better than the motorcycles?"
He nodded, enthusiastic. "There's no comparison."
"How fast can you… ?"
"Run?" he finished my question. "Fast enough. What can I measure it by? We caught… what was his
name? Laurent? I imagine that means more to you than it would to someone else."
It did mean something to me. I couldn't imagine that—the wolves running faster than a vampire. When the
Cullens ran, they all but turned invisible with speed.
"So, tell me something I don't know," he said. "Something about vampires. How did you stand it, being
around them? Didn't it creep you out?"
"No," I said curtly.
My tone made him thoughtful for a moment.
"Say, why'd your bloodsucker kill that James, anyway?" he asked suddenly.
"James was trying to kill me—it was like a game for him. He lost. Do you remember last spring when I
was in the hospital down in Phoenix?"
Jacob sucked in a breath. "He got that close?"
"He got very, very close." I stroked my scar. Jacob noticed, because he held the hand I moved.
"What's that?" He traded hands, examining my right. "This is your funny scar, the cold one." He looked at
it closer, with new eyes, and gasped.
"Yes, it's what you think it is," I said. "James bit me."
His eyes bulged, and his face turned a strange, sallow color under the russet surface. He looked like he
was about to be sick.
"But if he bit you… ? Shouldn't you be… ?" He choked.
"Edward saved me twice," I whispered. "He sucked the venom out—you know, like with a rattlesnake."
I twitched as the pain lashed around the edges of the hole.
But I wasn't the only one twitching. I could feel Jacob's whole body trembling next to mine. Even the car
shook.
"Careful, Jake. Easy. Ca in down."
"Yeah," he panted. "Calm." He shook his head back and forth quickly. After a moment, only his hands
were shaking.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, almost. Tell me something else. Give me something else to think about."
"What do you want to know?"
"I don't know." He had his eyes closed, concentrating. "The extra stuff I guess. Did any of the other
Cullens have… extra talents? Like the mind reading?"
I hesitated a second. This felt like a question he would ask of his spy, not his friend. But what was the
point of hiding what I knew? It didn't matter now, and it would help him control himself.
So I spoke quickly, the image of Emily's ruined face in my mind, and the hair rising on my arms. I couldn't
imagine how the russet wolf would fit inside the Rabbit—Jacob would tear the whole garage apart if he
changed now.
"Jasper could… sort of control the emotions of the people around him. Not in a bad way, just to calm
someone down, that kind of thing. It would probably help Paul a lot," I added, teasing weakly. "And then
Alice could see things that were going to happen. The future, you know, but not absolutely. The things
she saw would change when someone changed the path they were on…"
Like how she'd seen me dying… and she'd seen me becoming one of them. Two things that had not
happened. And one that never would. My head started to spin—I couldn't seem to pull in enough oxygen
from the air. No lungs.
Jacob was entirely in control now, very still beside me.
"Why do you do that?" he asked. He tugged lightly at one of my arms, which was bound around my
chest, and then gave up when it wouldn't come loose easily. I hadn't even realized I'd moved them. "You
do that when you're upset. Why?"
"It hurts to think about them," I whispered. "It's like I can't breathe… like I'm breaking into pieces…"It
was bizarre how much I could tell Jacob now. We had no more secrets.
He smoothed my hair. "It's okay, Bella, it's okay. I won't bring it up again. I'm sorry."
"I'm fine." I gasped. "Happens all the time. Not your fault."
"We're a pretty messed-up pair, aren't we?" Jacob said. "Neither one of us can hold our shape together
right."
"Pathetic," I agreed, still breathless.
"At least we have each other," he said, clearly comforted by the thought.
I was comforted, too. "At least there's that," I agreed.
And when we were together, it was fine. But Jacob had a horrible, dangerous job he felt compelled to
do, and so I was often alone, stuck in La Push for safety, with nothing to do to keep my mind off any of
my worries.
I felt awkward, always taking up space at Billy's. I did some studying for another Calculus test that was
coming up next week, but I could only look at math for so long. When I didn't have something obvious to
do in my hands,
I felt like I ought to be making conversation with Billy—the pressure of normal societal rules. But Billy
wasn't one for filling up the long silences, and so the awkwardness continued.
I tried hanging out at Emily's place Wednesday afternoon, for a change. At first it was kind of nice. Emily
was a cheerful person who never sat still. I drifted behind her while she flitted around her little house and
yard, scrubbing at the spotless floor, pulling a tiny weed, fixing a broken hinge, tugging a string of wool
through an ancient loom, and always cooking, too. She complained lightly about the increase in the boys'
appetites from all their extra running, but it was easy to see she didn't mind taking care of them. It wasn't
hard to be with her—after all, we were both wolf girls now.
But Sam checked in after I'd been there for a few hours. I only stayed long enough to ascertain that
Jacob was fine and there was no news, and then I had to escape. The aura of love and contentment that
surrounded them was harder to take in concentrated doses, with no one else around to dilute it.
So that left me wandering the beach, pacing the length of the rocky crescent back and forth, again and
Alone time wasn't good for me. Thanks to the new honesty with Jacob, I'd been talking and thinking
about the Cullens way too much. No matter how I tried to distract myself—and I had plenty to think of: I
was honestly and desperately worried about Jacob and his wolf-brothers, I was terrified for Charlie and
the others who thought they were hunting animals, I was getting in deeper and deeper with Jacob without
ever having consciously decided to progress in that direction and I didn't know what to do about
it—none of these very real, very deserving of thought, very pressing concerns could take my mind off the
pain in my chest for long. Eventually, I couldn't even walk anymore, because I couldn't breathe. I sat
down on a patch of semidry rocks and curled up in a ball.
Jacob found me like that, and I could tell from his expression that he understood.
"Sorry," he said right away. He pulled me up from the ground and wrapped both arms around my
shoulders. I hadn't realized that I was cold until then. His warmth made me shudder, but at least I could
breathe with him there.
"I'm ruining your spring break," Jacob accused himself as we walked back up the beach.
"No, you're not. I didn't have any plans. I don't think I like spring breaks, anyway."
"I'll take tomorrow morning off. The others can run without me. We'll do something fun."
The word seemed out of place in my life right now, barely comprehensible, bizarre. "Fun?"
"Fun is exactly what you need. Hmm…" he gazed out across the heaving gray waves, deliberating. As his
eyes scanned the horizon, he had a flash of inspiration.
"Got it!" he crowed. "Another promise to keep."
"What are you talking about?"
He let go of my hand and pointed toward the southern edge of the beach, where the flat, rocky
half-moon dead-ended against the sheer sea cliffs. I stared, uncomprehending.
"Didn't I promise to take you cliff diving?"
I shivered.
"Yeah, it'll be pretty cold—not as cold as it is today. Can you feel the weather changing? The pressure?
It will be warmer tomorrow. You up for it?"
The dark water did not look inviting, and, from this angle, the cliffs looked even higher than before.
But it had been days since I'd heard Edward's voice. That was probably part of the problem. I was
addicted to the sound of my delusions. It made things worse if I went too long without them. Jumping off
a cliff was certain to remedy that situation.
"Sure, I'm up for it. Fun."
"It's a date," he said, and draped his arm around my shoulders.
"Okay—now let's go get you some sleep." I didn't like the way the circles under his eyes were beginning
to look permanently etched onto his skin.
I woke early the next morning and snuck a change of clothes out to the truck. I had a feeling that Charlie
would approve of today's plan just about as much as he would approve of the motorcycle.
The idea of a distraction from all my worries had me almost excited. Maybe it would be fun. A date with
Jacob, a date with Edward… I laughed darkly to myself. Jake could say what he wanted about us being
a messed-up pair—I was the one who was truly messed up. I made the werewolf seem downright
I expected Jacob to meet me out front, the way he usually did when my noisy truck announced my
arrival. When he didn't, I guessed that he might still be sleeping. I would wait—let him get as much rest as
he could. He needed his sleep, and that would give the day time to warm a bit more. Jake had been right
about the weather, though; it had changed in the night. A thick layer of clouds pressed heavily on the
atmosphere now, making it almost sultry; it was warm and close under the gray blanket. I left my sweater
in the truck.
I knocked quietly on the door.
"C'mon in, Bella," Billy said.
He was at the kitchen table, eating cold cereal.
"Jake sleeping?"
"Er, no." He set his spoon down, and his eyebrows pulled together.
"What happened?" I demanded. I could tell from his expression that something had.
"Embry, Jared, and Paul crossed a fresh trail early this morning. Sam and Jake took off to help. Sam was
hopeful—she's hedged herself in beside the mountains. He thinks they have a good chance to finish this."
"Oh, no, Billy," I whispered. "Oh, no."
He chuckled, deep and low. "Do you really like La Push so well that you want to extend your sentence
"Don't make jokes, Billy. This is too scary for that."
"You're right," he agreed, still complacent. His ancient eyes were impossible to read. "This one's tricky."
I bit my lip.
"It's not as dangerous for them as you think it is. Sam knows what he's doing. You're the one that you
should worry about. The vampire doesn't want to fight them. She's just trying to find a way around
them… to you."
"How does Sam know what he's doing?" I demanded, brushing aside his concern for me. "They've only
killed just the one vampire—that could have been luck."
"We take what we do very seriously, Bella. Nothing's been forgotten. Everything they need to know has
been passed down from father to son for generations."
That didn't comfort me the way he probably intended it to. The memory of Victoria, wild, catlike, lethal,
was too strong in my head. If she couldn't get around the wolves, she would eventually try to go through
Billy went back to his breakfast; I sat down on the sofa and flipped aimlessly though the TV channels.
That didn't last long. I started to feel closed in by the small room, claustrophobic, upset by the fact that I
couldn't see out the curtained windows.
"I'll be at the beach," I told Billy abruptly, and hurried out the door.
Being outside didn't help as much as I'd hoped. The clouds pushed down with an invisible weight that
kept the claustrophobia from easing. The forest seemed strangely vacant as I walked toward the beach. I
didn't see any animals—no birds, no squirrels. I couldn't hear any birds, either. The silence was eerie;
there wasn't even the sound of wind in the trees.
I knew it was all just a product of the weather, but it still made me edgy. The heavy, warm pressure of
the atmosphere was perceptible even to my weak human senses, and it hinted at something major in the
storm department. A glance at the sky backed this up; the clouds were churning sluggishly despite the
lack of breeze on the ground. The closest clouds were a smoky gray, but between the cracks I could see
another layer that was a gruesome purple color. The skies had a ferocious plan in store for today. The
animals must be bunkering down.
As soon as I reached the beach, I wished I hadn't come—I'd already had enough of this place. I'd been
here almost every day, wandering alone. Was it so much different from my nightmares? But where else to
go? I trudged down to the driftwood tree, and sat at the end so that I could lean against the tangled
roots. I stared up at the angry sky broodingly, waiting for the first drops to break the stillness.
I tried not to think about the danger Jacob and his friends were in. Because nothing could happen to
Jacob. The thought was unendurable. I'd lost too much already—would fate take the last few shreds of
peace left behind? That seemed unfair, out of balance. But maybe I'd violated some unknown rule,
crossed some line that had condemned me. Maybe it was wrong to be so involved with myths and
legends, to turn my back on the human world. Maybe…
No. Nothing would happen to Jacob. I had to believe that or I wouldn't be able to function.
"Argh!" I groaned, and jumped off the log. I couldn't sit still; it was worse than pacing.
I'd really been counting on hearing Edward this morning. It seemed like that was the one thing that might
make it bearable to live through this day. The hole had been festering lately, like it was getting revenge for
the times that Jacob's presence had tamed it. The edges burned.
The waves picked up as I paced, beginning to crash against the rocks, but there was still no wind. I felt
pinned down by the pressure of the storm. Everything swirled around me, but it was perfectly still where I
stood. The air had a faint electric charge—I could feel the static in my hair.
Farther out, the waves were angrier than they were along the shore. I could see them battering against the
line of the cliffs, spraying big white clouds of sea foam into the sky. There was still no movement in the
air, though the clouds roiled more quickly now. It was eerie looking—like the clouds were moving by
their own will. I shivered, though I knew it was just a trick of the pressure.
The cliffs were a black knife edge against the livid sky. Staring at them, I remembered the day Jacob had
told me about Sam and his "gang." I thought of the boys—the werewolves—throwing themselves into the
empty air. The image of the falling, spiraling figures was still vivid in my mind. I imagined the utter freedom
of the fall… I imagined the way Edward's voice would have sounded in my head—furious, velvet,
perfect… The burning in my chest flared agonizingly.
There had to be some way to quench it. The pain was growing more and more intolerable by the second.
I glared at the cliffs and the crashing waves.
Well, why not? Why not quench it right now?
Jacob had promised me cliff diving, hadn't he? Just because he was unavailable, should I have to give up
the distraction I needed so badly—needed even worse because Jacob was out risking his life? Risking it,
in essence, for me. If it weren't for me, Victoria would not be killing people here… just somewhere else,
far away. If anything happened to Jacob, it would be my fault. That realization stabbed deep and had me
jogging back up to the road toward Billy's house, where my truck waited.
I knew my way to the lane that passed closest to the cliffs, but I had to hunt for the little path that would
take me out to the ledge. As I followed it, I looked for turns or forks, knowing that Jake had planned to
take me off the lower outcropping rather than the top, but the path wound in a thin single line toward the
brink with no options. I didn't have time to find another way down—the storm was moving in quickly
now. The wind was finally beginning to touch me, the clouds pressing closer to the ground. Just as I
reached the place where the dirt path fanned out into the stone precipice, the first drops broke through
and splattered on my face.
It was not hard to convince myself that I didn't have time to search for another way—I wanted to jump
from the top. This was the image that had lingered in my head. I wanted the long fall that would feel like
flying.
I knew that this was the stupidest, most reckless thing I had done yet. The thought made me smile. The
pain was already easing, as if my body knew that Edward's voice was just seconds away…
The ocean sounded very far away, somehow farther than before, when I was on the path in the trees. I
grimaced when I thought of the probable temperature of the water. But I wasn't going to let that stop me.
The wind blew stronger now, whipping the rain into eddies around me.
I stepped out to the edge, keeping my eyes on the empty space in front of me. My toes felt ahead blindly,
caressing the edge of the rock when they encountered it. I drew in a deep breath and held it . . waiting.
"Bella."
I smiled and exhaled.
Yes? I didn't answer out loud, for fear that the sound of my voice would shatter the beautiful illusion. He
sounded so real, so close. It was only when lie was disapproving like this that I could hear the true
memory of his voice—the velvet texture and the musical intonation that made up the most perfect of all
voices.
"Don't do this," he pleaded.
You wanted me to be human, I reminded him. Well, watch me.
"Please. For me."
But you won't stay with me any other way.
"Please." It was just a whisper in the blowing rain that tossed my hair and drenched my clothes—making
me as wet as if this were my second jump of the day.
I rolled up onto the balls of my feet.
"No, Bella!" He was angry now, and the anger was so lovely.
I smiled and raised my arms straight out, as if I were going to dive, lifting my face into the rain. But it was
too ingrained from years of swimming at the public pool—feet first, first time. I leaned forward, crouching
to get more spring…
And I flung myself off the cliff.
I screamed as I dropped through the open air like a meteor, but it was a scream of exhilaration and not
fear. The wind resisted, trying vainly to fight the unconquerable gravity, pushing against me and twirling
me in spirals like a rocket crashing to the earth.
Yes! The word echoed through my head as I sliced through the surface of the water. It was icy, colder
than I'd feared, and yet the chill only added to the high.
I was proud of myself as I plunged deeper into the freezing black water. I hadn't had one moment of
terror—just pure adrenaline. Really, the fall wasn't scary at all. Where was the challenge?
That was when the current caught me.
I'd been so preoccupied by the size of the cliffs, by the obvious danger of their high, sheer faces, that I
hadn't worried at all about the dark water waiting. I never dreamed that the true menace was lurking far
below me, under the heaving surf.
It felt like the waves were fighting over me, jerking me back and forth between them as if determined to
share by pulling me into halves. I knew the right way to avoid a riptide: swim parallel to the beach rather
than struggling for the shore. But the knowledge did me little good when I didn't know which way the
shore was.
I couldn't even tell which way the surface was.
The angry water was black in every direction; there was no brightness to direct me upward. Gravity was
all-powerful when it competed with the air, but it had nothing on the waves—I couldn't feel a downward
pull, a sinking in any direction. Just the battering of the current that flung me round and round like a rag
doll.
I fought to keep my breath in, to keep my lips locked around my last store of oxygen.
It didn't surprise me that my delusion of Edward was there. He owed me that much, considering that I
was dying. I was surprised by how sure that knowledge was. I was going to drown. I was drowning.
"Keep swimming!" Edward begged urgently in my head.
Where? There was nothing but the darkness. There was no place to swim to.
"Stop that!" he ordered. "Don't you dare give up!"
The cold of the water was numbing my arms and legs. I didn't feel the buffeting so much as before. It was
more of just a dizziness now, a helpless spinning in the water.
But I listened to him. I forced my arms to continue reaching, my legs to kick harder, though every second
I was facing a new direction. It couldn't be doing any good. What was the point?
"Fight!" he yelled. "Damn it, Bella, keep fighting."
I didn't want to fight anymore. And it wasn't the light-headedness, or the cold, or the failure of my arms
as the muscles gave out in exhaustion, that made me content to stay where I was. I was almost happy
that it was over. This was an easier death than others I'd faced. Oddly peaceful.
I thought briefly of the clichés, about how you were suppose to see your life flash before your eyes. I was
so much luckier. Who wanted to see a rerun, anyway?
I saw him, and I had no will to fight. It was so clear, so much more defined than any memory. My
subconscious had stored Edward away in flawless detail, saving him for this final moment. I could see his
perfect face as if he were really there; the exact shade of his icy skin, the shape of his lips, the line of his
jaw, the gold glinting in his furious eyes. He was angry, naturally, that I was giving up. His teeth were
clenched and his nostrils flared with rage.
"No! Bella, no!"
My ears were flooded with the freezing water, but his voice was clearer than ever. I ignored his words
and concentrated on the sound of his voice. Why would I fight when I was so happy where I was? Even
as my lungs burned for more air and my legs cramped in the icy cold, I was content. I'd forgotten what
real happiness felt like.
Happiness. It made the whole dying thing pretty bearable.
The current won at that moment, shoving me abruptly against something hard, a rock invisible in the
gloom. It hit me solidly across the chest, slamming into me like an iron bar, and the breath whooshed out of my lungs, escaping in a thick cloud of silver bubbles. Water flooded down my throat, choking and burning. The iron bar seemed to be dragging me, pulling me away from Edward, deeper into the dark, to the ocean floor.
Goodbye, I love you, was my last thought.
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Current members by year of appointment
 Lord Carswell (1993)
 Sir Michael Nicholson (1995)
 Sir Liam McCollum (1997)
 Sir Anthony Campbell (1999)
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 Sir Jeffrey Donaldson (2007)
 Peter Robinson (2007)
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The Guitar Event Of The Year, a multi-artist celebration best known as the Experience Hendrix Tour, will return in 2016. This unique touring event brings together some artists that may not otherwise perform together, all in the name of paying homage to Jimi Hendrix. The 27-date tour will start February 24, 2016 in Hollywood, FL and end March 25, 2016 in Hampton Beach, NH. Dates will span the east coast, midwest and southern states.
Now in its second decade, the tour celebrates the musical genius of Jimi Hendrix by bringing together a diverse array of extraordinary musicians, ranging from blues legend Buddy Guy to Black Label Society and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, as well as Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Dweezil Zappa and many others. Billy Cox, bassist for both the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys, anchors a rhythm section that provides the foundation for exciting renditions of such signature Hendrix favorites as "Purple Haze" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)".
The 2016 Experience Hendrix Tour also includes guitarist Mato Nanji of Indigenous, vocalists Henri Brown and Noah Hunt, and drummer Chris Layton, who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Additionally, special guests will include the likes of Keb' Mo', Doyle Bramhall II, Ana Popovic and the Slide Brothers. More special guests will be announced in the coming weeks.
Advanced tickets on sale Wednesday, October 28. General tickets on sale Friday, October 30. All ticket info and specific show roster for each show can be found here.
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Well, this post is a departure from what I usually write about, but I thought that it would be fun to share about our new house!
Our other issue was parking. Aidan is now 15 and can take driver's ed anytime. We realized that we did not have space to park a third car. We could only fit one vehicle in the garage, and while we could park one car on the street, it wasn't an ideal place to park overnight because of traffic from an intersection right in front of our house.
We live in north Texas where property values are relatively favorable. While they are lower than much of the US, they are definitely rising! And with many new jobs coming to our area in the near future, we knew that values would continue to rise. We looked at a few pre-owned homes, but houses that met our criteria were at the very top of our price range.
Then we looked at new construction, but it seemed that everything being built at the moment is on a tiny lot and costs a lot of money. We couldn't find a new house with a 3 car garage that we could afford.
One afternoon, a house came on the market in an area of town that we had been watching! This neighborhood is reasonably priced but has large lots with 3 car garages and cute homes. We scheduled an appointment to go see the house the next day. Since our agent knew we would probably be putting in an offer, she chose two more homes in the same neighborhood to show us for comparison.
Well, we didn't like the house that we thought for sure we would buy! Some of the color choices were just not "us," and with the asking price being at the top of our budget, we could not afford to change anything. The house we ended up buying was the third house we looked at that day. The exterior color was hideous, the flooring was bad, and the house reeked of air fresheners that were probably covering up… something.
The house was a LOT less than we had planned to spend.
In the end, it was a totally unemotional decision. The house seemed like a very practical choice. The location was great. The floor plan was what we needed. It had the master downstairs, along with another bedroom with its own full bathroom (for Janie!). It had a 3 car garage, a nice kitchen layout, two bedrooms and a game room upstairs for the boys, and it was on 1/3 acre. The yard needed work, but it had several trees and a HUGE covered patio. So we decided to go for it!
Then it was time to plan our renovation! We were able to put the proceeds of our current home into the downpayment for our new house (we bought at the bottom of the market in 2012, and property values have been rising!) and pay cash for the renovations, thanks to selling so many LEGO books and having so many successful blog posts.
The cabinets were very solid but the finish was showing some wear.
The kitchen felt very dark, even with all the lights on. The blue/gray paint did not help.
The living room was the real problem. The kitchen would have been okay to keep if we had to, but the living room flooring definitely needed to be replaced.
The division between the tile and carpet was in such an awkward spot, and made the living room feel very small.
The front entryway had some interesting paint colors going on… There were three different colors within a couple feet of that coat closet door!
I wish that the photos could convey the stink. That was probably my biggest concern – would this house ever smell decent?
When the flooring company ripped out the carpet in this photo, they found that it was soaked with dog pee. Part of it was too stiff to roll up, and they had to cut it out in squares.
For security purposes, I'm not posting photos of the front of the house. But here's a peek at the front door, just so you can see how bad the color was!
The exterior paint was one of the first things that happened, which was very exciting! I had been up at the house during the day to see it, but the younger kids did not see the outside of the house until it was done. When we pulled up in the van that evening, they were so impressed. Jonathan announced, "We took the worst house in the best neighborhood and turned it into our client's dream home!" Yes, we did!
As far as the interior went, I knew I wanted engineered wood floors, and I knew that I wanted them to be lighter in color and less shiny than our old house (for photography purposes, ha!). I also wanted the house to have more of a Nantucket feel than the rustic cabin look that it had. I talked to a couple friends to get ideas, and when I found this kitchen with a beautiful brick backsplash on Pinterest, I fell in love. A friend said that I could get brick backsplash at Floor & Decor. It's made from brick, but is cut into thin tiles. Perfect.
Aidan suggested that we remove the stone fireplace. I asked him what he would replace it with, and he said brick to match the new backsplash. Smart guy! We knew that we wanted to remove the rustic mantle, so we went ahead and looked into having a mason remove the stone and put in brick.
We used Prestige Floors in Keller, TX to do our wood floors, kitchen cabinet painting, backsplash, and countertops. They also installed a door in our master bathroom since it was just an opening. They do amazing work! We used them for flooring at our old house as well. Benson and Ashley are fantastic to work with, and all of their installers do top-notch work.
We used Carnival Custom Painting in Fort Worth, TX (owner David Nall) to paint the entire house including the exterior. The existing paint colors were not great, and all the bedrooms were just the builder white paint from 14 years ago when the house was built. The trim and doors were quite yellowed, and did not match the baseboards which had obviously been replaced at some point. Now it all looks amazing!
We are super thankful to our realtor Colleen Tosello for finding this house for us! If I had looked at the photos ahead of time, I'm not sure if I would have come to see it… but she knew it would meet our needs for floor plan, location, and price.
Here's that same entryway with new paint and flooring!
I promise I did not doctor up these photos in any way! It's amazing how much more light we have now just by changing the paint color and flooring. The floors reflect a lot more light than the carpet and tile did.
I'm currently looking for a larger rug to define the front room a little better – something 8′ x 10′ and maybe blue. I'd also like to put two small armchairs in the front room for reading chairs. All of our school materials are stored in this room.
The buffet is actually a media cabinet from Costco! I LOVE it! It was a great price, and it's perfect for storing sheet music and homeschool materials. Gresham had two drawers for art supplies, and the third drawer holds Owen and Jonathan's cello books.
The kitchen is my favorite part.
I found the wooden utensil holder at HomeGoods, and it really looks perfect. Both white pitchers are from IKEA.
The white refrigerator came with the house, but we moved it to the garage and put our stainless one in the kitchen. We updated the cooktop and vent hood to stainless, but the other white appliances were in good condition, so we left them. They don't look nearly as bad now that the cabinets are white too.
The countertops are quartz, and they have a leathered finish. This makes them less reflective than granite, and they have a nice warm feel.
The wood floors add so much warmth to the home.
Let's look at the floors up close, shall we? The wood has lots of natural variation, which will hide all the dents we will put in them over the years. The matte finish is very easy to keep clean, and the color is perfect. The dark floors at our old house showed every speck of dust, but these are much more forgiving.
The living room is still a work in progress. My dad built the mantle, but it still needs to be stained. I'll update the photos when it's done. Once the mantle is complete, we'll mount the TV above the mantle.
Here's a photo with the TV moved so you can see the fireplace. I'm so glad that we updated the fireplace. The stone wasn't terrible, but it wasn't the look we were going for. This looks so beautiful now!
Once we found a mason, we had to find some brick. My husband went to Dallas with the Floor & Decor backsplash sample to try to find something that would match. He found a brickyard with a guy who new what they use to make those Floor & Decor tiles! He special ordered two different colors for us. It's not an exact match, but it's sure close.
The mantle will be dark once we stain it.
We may come back in the future and add a shiplap wall above the fireplace going all the way up to the vaulted ceiling. Wouldn't that look fabulous?
Wall color – Sherwin Williams Bungalow Beige. I love the color!
It was a LOT of work. We didn't do any of the work ourselves, but making all those decisions took time and effort for sure. I spent quite a bit of time driving around collecting samples, etc. We painted three different beige color samples on the wall before making our final choice.
I was also very glad that we were not living in the house while the work was being done. We were able to buy our new house before selling our old one. We knew our house would sell quickly, and it did (3 days!). In a slow market, we would have been risking paying two mortgages for a few months, but that did not happen. I am very glad that all the work was done before we moved in. The process was very messy, and the cabinet painting in particular was very stinky.
One thing leads to another with these projects, so plan extra in your budget. For example, we had not planned on replacing the cooktop, but then the flooring company pointed out that they would be cutting a hole in the countertops for THAT specific cooktop. If we wanted to replace it, now was the time! So we did, and I'm glad we did. But the process would have been more stressful if we did not have room in our budget for some of those unexpected things that came up.
In the end, a fixer upper saved us money! As I mentioned earlier, we bought this house for quite a bit less than our top budget. Even with all the work we did, we still came out ahead.
Sarah very well done, the house looks great!
Very happy for your whole family!
I enjoyed every bit of this blog post Sarah. Thank you for sharing the materials selections and the vendors you used.
fabulous- what a beautiful home you have created!
Would love to see how you decorated your older boys rooms.
We actually just redecorated one of the boys' rooms over Christmas break. It's almost done – need to hang some things on the wall still. I'll have to post when we finish it!


This study proposed a model that integrates social capital in predicting mathematical literacy (ML). A five-factor (parents, family, teacher, friend and the Internet) 16-item social capital model measured in Likert scales ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 10 (strongly agreed) was developed and validated. A Mathematics Literacy Test consisted of questions selected from PISA 2006 released mathematics items was administered. A sample of 1021 respondents from 11 secondary schools was selected. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM using AMOS 22) was employed to test the measurement model and the structural model. Results showed that the factor loadings of all five-factor were above 0.6. The goodness-of-fit test indicated the fit indices GFI = 0.934, AGFI = 0.904, CFI = 0.934, NFI = 0.903 and RMSEA= 0.070 met the criteria set for model fit. The hypothesis testing supported the effect of the Internet and home economic capital, and the teacher factor on the ML. Parent, the Internet, and family as mediators had a negative effect on the relationship between parents' educational attainment level and ML. It is relevant that we included the Internet as an additional social capital factor when striving to compete for global educational excellence in this information age.


Athletes who suffered bizarre off-field injuries number in the dozens with stories of freak accidents, or pure stupidity, leading to missed playing time. Normally athletes are injured on the field, and get paid very well for that risk, but in these crazy cases it was something completely unrelated to their respective sports that got them in trouble.
Some of these stories, such as the ones involving motorcycle accidents involving the likes of Ben Roethlisberger, Kellen Winslow, Jr. and Ron Gant, among others, can be directly attributed to athletes making poor choices. Despite modern-day sports contracts having provisions expressly prohibiting the athlete participate in dangerous activities, these guys threw that out the window and ultimately paid the price.
Other freak accidents were just that, accidents and happened during normal everyday activities. Glenn Healy, a former NHL goaltender, injured himself cleaning his bagpipes. Lionel Simmons, a now-retired NBA player, missed time after too much Nintendo GameBoy play gave him tendonitis. Adam Eaton, a MLB pitcher, stabbed himself in the stomach while trying to remove the cellophane from a DVD case.
Even some of the best athletes to ever play their respective sports have been involved in these strange injury accidents. Baseball great Nolan Ryan was once bitten by a coyote. Cal Ripken, Jr. suffered a broken nose while taking a team photo with the Chicago White Sox. Three-time World Series champion Roger Craig cut his hand on women's underwear. The list goes on and on.
Just like weird injuries that happen after the whistle on the field, this list shows that athletes are at their best when playing sports, not doing mundane and apparently dangerous tasks in the real world. Did we miss a funny or freakish injury to your favorite athlete? Add it below and tell us which strange off-field sports injury tops them all by voting for your favorites.
The legendary baseball player missed games throughout his career for a variety of bizarre reasons including once when his protective cup pinched a testicle and when he broke his throwing hand while wrestling with his son. This only scratches the surface of the many freak injuries Ken Griffey, Jr. experienced throughout the years.
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Roger Craig, a three-time World Series champion, didn't have any odd injuries during his playing career however he certainly had one after joining the San Francisco Giants as manager. Craig showed up for a game in the early 90s with an injured hand, one he said he cut while fiddling with a bra strap. Props to Craig though as he was man enough to admit how he got the injury.
MLB players like Glenallen Hill are certainly tough but that does not mean they are any match for spiders. Hill missed several games with cuts to his hands and body that he suffered when he fell out of bed and crashed into a glass table. The cause for the fall? According to Hill, he was having a nightmare about being attacked by giant monster spiders.
World Wrestling Entertainment grappler Randy Orton, AKA "The Legend Killer," is a 12-time world champion. However, Orton suffered a dislocated shoulder while taking out the garbage in October of 2015. The wrestler had a history of shoulder problems and was able to pop the shoulder back into place himself.


It's the night before I leave and I am packed and ready. All the bags and boxes are weighed and hopefully under the 50 and 70 pound limits. I tried to check in tonight online and there is already a passport number problem, to be corrected at check in tomorrow. Linsey and Dan should be about there by now so the first NSC wave should have found their weeks home. I'll meet up with Linsey on Thursday morning after a night of travel. I'm hoping the compact wagon I rented will be enough car to haul all this bike stuff. I'm bringing an extra bungy to tie the trunk lid down if needed.
Time to ride the home rollers one last time before take off. Plane leaves at 2, I plan to be at the airport by 11:30 to make sure nothing unusual happens at check in.
Should be a great trip. More to come as it unwinds.


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Author Interview: Rich Stearns Discusses "Unfinished" (Bread for the World)
July 9, 2013 By carlos
Author Interview: Rich Stearns Discusses "Unfinished"
Unfinished, the new book by Rich Stearns, president of World Vision USA, asks the question, "What do you do after you believe?" We caught up with Rich and chatted about what it means to be a disciple of Christ in the 21st Century.
Q: Why did you feel the need to write a second book after your first [The Hole in Our Gospel]? What was "unfinished"?
Rich Stearns: I think because the first book was so widely accepted it really encouraged me that I had an audience out there and a platform to say more. Of course the second book is very different. I like to think of the first book as Global Poverty 101; it's a really good introduction to the issues and what the Bible says about Christians and poverty and justice. The second book, Unfinished, you could say is Discipleship 101. It's an unpacking of what it means to be a follower of Christ in the 21st century. It answers the question "Now that I've become a Christian, now what?"
Q: How have your ideas about religion evolved over the course of writing these two books?
RS: When I came to World Vision in 1998, I was certainly an evangelical Christian, and my faith was very important to me. But my experiences with World Vision made me see the world through different lenses and really required me to dismantle my faith one brick at a time, all the way down to the foundation and then rebuild it again. As I saw the global church, and I began to understand issues of poverty and justice in a more profound way, I started to read the Bible differently, and I understood passages in the scripture that I didn't before. And those two books are sharing my own rebuilding process for people who might not be able to have the same kinds of experiences I had.


Day 9 – Just riding the wave!
Literally! Today we went SURFING!!! I'm no longer a virgin aussie! Finally! (SURFER that is… c'mon now. What did you think I was talking about ?!) I didn't last too long out there, and didn't do too fantastic, but it was awesome just playing in the white water. When Melissa gets here, we are one hundred percent going to do a week long surf retreat/lesson. I'm stoked for that because I've never been able to surf very well only being able to get out in the water once a year or so. I can't wait!
So I know my blogs haven't been too interesting lately. I guess I've been super mellow. Not really my happy self. Which is okay. Even when I see myself smiling in photos, something is missing. I'm just gonna keep riding this phase out. I guess I'm grieving the loss of it all still. It feels good knowing though that this is only a phase. I KNOW this has to happen in order for things to get better. I'm not going to keep covering it up with keeping myself super busy. Although, Danna has suggested I begin a relationship with Tim-Tam's, which I'm being introduced to here tonight. That's the last thing I need, is to get hooked on chocolate! But it will have to do! I've actually asked Melissa to bring me my favourite Caper's cookies (and peanut butter bar from JJ bean- pretty please!!) because I'm in cookie denial!
Things will get more interesting on this blog, I promise. I'm just riding this wave out. And if this wave was anything like the ones I was attempting to ride today, they were choppy and all over the place (or was that me that was all over the place?!). It's hard being strong. But I'm sticking to it. You all will know when my wave starts smoothing out. And I have a feeling it's gonna be pretty soon.
Aussie barbie tonight! Danna has been AMAZING!! Great group of friends, awesome neighbourhood (walking distance to the beach), and a super big comfy bed for two! I've been more quiet than normal, so it's been tough not feeling myself, espcially around such great new people. Not for long though. We all have our ups and downs, I'm just waiting for my wave to pop back up! However long it takes, I'm enjoying each moment and just feeling it out. I love who I am, so I'm allowing myself to just be in this funky mood. No worries!
Trying veggie mite for the first time!!!
EWWW!! What is this stuff!!!?!!!
Hell yaaaa….surf camp can't wait….have you found anything that looks good? JT have you hugged a tree lately? I think that is what you may have been missing. Alssooooo stop guessing all my surprises lol…I was already bringing you a treat from JJ bean haha. Do you want coffee as well….any way to make it there?
yaaa can't wait to be there! PS I got a text yesterday from him….I haven't responded. Also I have been feeling the same way as you. Ride out the wave. See you soon.
Tastes like nail polish remover right? Changed my name back to Evans from Meagher…life is grand. So proud of you…have fun!
Yeah KAREN!!!! You would love Byron… i was thinking of you today how much you'd love it here!! miss you lady!


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