Duke calming his moster appetite with ribs, fries and boneless wings at Applebees
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Day 226 (365) 7/20/2008
Duke accepts the challenge of leanring all the elements of the periodic table....this is his game face.
Day 225 (365) 7/19/2008
I bought this for my brother in the Dominican Republic last year. It's the Dominican version of :Parcheesi. Each nest has a picture that represent the main Dominican baseball teams: Los Leones del Escojido, Los Tigres del Licey, las Agulas Cibaeñas, y Las Estrellas de Oriente
Day 224 (365) 7/18/2008
Duke formed Elias' name with the rods in the Lite Brite exhibit at the Manhattan Children's Museum. We had a blast spending the day with Elias. We started with the Children's museum, then Central Park, followed by Toys R Us (Times Square) and finally home.
Day 223 (365) 7/17/2008
Random train message. I don't get it. Then again, it was probably not written for me.
Day 222 (365) 7/16/2008
My student JanCarlos pretending to read in order to pose for the picture.... This was part of the lesson :-)
Day 221 (365) 7/15/2008
This was the start of our day full of adventures. We did the boat tour of the waterfalls, went to grand central, Bryant Park, Chipotle, The Federal Reserve's Vault (5 stories underground), OldNavy (Nao had to buy flip flops), Harlem YMCA and finally home.
Day 220 (365) 7/14/2008
My newest toy. I may not know how to save a number yet, but i sure look cool with my newest gadget. Oh, and its skin matches Altagracia's :-)
Day 218 (365) 7/12/2008
Nao and Joshie asleep on my couch :-)
Nao has a habit of falling asleep on my couch, (sometimes in the middle of a sentence). In all fairness she works very hard day and night between work, college, parenting and saving the world. So she has the right to pass out once in a while.
Nao has a habit of falling asleep on my couch, (sometimes in the middle of a sentence). In all fairness she works very hard day and night between work, college, parenting and saving the world. So she has the right to pass out once in a while.
Day 217 (365) 7/11/2008
My attempt at capturing Manhattanhenge. The "real" one happens tomorrow. Unforfunately I won't have time tomorrow to make it down here, So this will have to do.
Day 216 (365) 7/10/2008
My brothers leaving for the motherland where they will spend a couple of weeks forgetting about their responsibilities.
Day 215 (365) 7/9/2008
Nao, Briana, Duke and I spent the the at the zoo. It was kinda nice. We got to see the Madagascar exhibit and lots of other random animals. Luckily we opted for not riding on the Skyfari, we could've been one of those people that got stuck.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Day 214 (365) 7/8/2008
Duke and Robbie went to the park with my dad today. The left the park as it was already getting dark, so the boys decided to bring home fireflies in a water bottle "only for scientific purposes" according to Duke. When they got home they split fireflie, but Robbie couldn't resist and set his free. Duke on the other hand is doing extensive research and will have a write up ready pretty soon [[Cringe]]
Day 213 (365) 7/7/2008
Duke and his uncle (my brother) posing at the last minute so I could get my picture of the day in before midnight.
Day 212 (365) 7/6/2008
COYOTE (Canis Latrans)
[Near the Van Cortlandt Park Playground]
On February 8, 1995 a 29-pound female Coyote wandered onto the Major Deegan Expressway in Van Cortlandt Park. This was the first confirmed coyote sighting in New York City since 1946. Due to the virtual extinction of the Gray Wolf (Canis Lupus) in Eastern North America, the Western Coyote extended its range to areas north and west of New York City.
City of New York Parks & Recreation
[Near the Van Cortlandt Park Playground]
On February 8, 1995 a 29-pound female Coyote wandered onto the Major Deegan Expressway in Van Cortlandt Park. This was the first confirmed coyote sighting in New York City since 1946. Due to the virtual extinction of the Gray Wolf (Canis Lupus) in Eastern North America, the Western Coyote extended its range to areas north and west of New York City.
City of New York Parks & Recreation
Day 211 (365) 7/5/2008
Cool dads don't carry diaper bags. They have diapers sticking out of their pockets.
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Day 210 (365) 7/4/2008
Fireworks as seen from Hunters Point, LIC, NY.
It was an adventure to try to capture this. It's my first time photographing fireworks so I was trying to figure out how to do it. I also hate large crowds and waiting, and this day involves both. Duke and I got there a couple of hours before sunset to find a decent spot. We brought a blanket, my tripod and of course Altagracia. I got some tips from a nice stranger on the best way to capture the works. Then came the rain,and I had to shove everything in a garbage bag until it passed,and of course my umbrella fell apart. But it was all worth it. The show was beautiful. Then we hopped on the train for an hour and 15 minutes...all for the love of fireworks.
It was an adventure to try to capture this. It's my first time photographing fireworks so I was trying to figure out how to do it. I also hate large crowds and waiting, and this day involves both. Duke and I got there a couple of hours before sunset to find a decent spot. We brought a blanket, my tripod and of course Altagracia. I got some tips from a nice stranger on the best way to capture the works. Then came the rain,and I had to shove everything in a garbage bag until it passed,and of course my umbrella fell apart. But it was all worth it. The show was beautiful. Then we hopped on the train for an hour and 15 minutes...all for the love of fireworks.
Day 207 (365) 7/1/2008
Silly kids in the park. Duke, Briana and Joshie enjoying a couple of hours in Central Park.
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Day 206 (365) 6/30/2008
Spent the day cleaning and doing laundry. Now just sitting on the couch with the laundry bag staring back at me. I can almost hear them say, "Come on Miriam, we're not gonna put ourselves away."
Day 205 (365) 6/29/2008
Emily having some fun trying on shoes at DSW while her parents shopped. Until one of the employees asked her to stop. We were so embarrassed that we left the store.
Day 204 (365) 6/28/2008
This is the corner of Bedford Park and Webster Avenue. By the looks of it is the new It looks all prepped for demolition.
Day 203 (365) 6/27/2008
Emily and Robbie playing baseball in with Emily's new Wii. Robbie kicked my butt in the boxing game, after that I just watched.
Day 202 (365) 6/26/2008
Keila's Mole
Keila cooked Pollo con Mole and Rice for us to commemorate the last day of classes. She also showed us a video of the time she went sky-diving. Fun, fun, fun!
Keila cooked Pollo con Mole and Rice for us to commemorate the last day of classes. She also showed us a video of the time she went sky-diving. Fun, fun, fun!
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Day 200 (365) 6/24/2008
I didn't plan anything special for Day 200. I left it up to destiny, and of course destiny overbooked me. Today was Triv's art show. It was also the night our school's production of the Wizard of Oz was presented to the parents and other guests. It was a busy night but filled with fun.
Day 199 (365) 6/23/2008
Festival of all Nations at work. It's an annual event where each class gets to study a country for a few weeks and then dress up and/or dance, sing or recite something about this country. It was a lot more fun when I wasn't in charge of it. I barely got to take any pictures, but I managed to snap a few. Here's class 3-301 with Mozambique. I miss you Roxann!
Day 198 (365) 6/22/2008
Annual Street fair at Mosholu Parkway. Lots of cool things to see and 2 stages with really loud music, but best of all street meat :-)
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