Anahita's August 2011 Visit

I am so regretful that I didn't take any pictures during Tita's most recent visit. I think it was a combination of being busy, knowing that I still hadn't put up pictures from many other family gatherings, and perhaps even laziness? So here are the pics from Tita's visit in August, and I promise to take pictures at our future visits, even if they stay unposted forever. At least I'll have them. I feel like I've lost a chunk of our lives by not snapping our family Thanksgiving visit. Ok. Enough regret. Now for some happy pics.

Kai must have just woken up from a nap.

Judging by the angle of this shot Cyrus took this picture.

What I remember about this was that Cyrus' Baba had taken him outside to work in the dirt, they came in and took a shower together, and Baba Saeed didn't know where Cyrus' clean clothes were. He put Cyrus in one of his own T-shirts and an old pair of his bikini briefs. (I haven't seen those in a while.) Cyrus loves his new outfit.

Anahita lovin' on Cyrus' fashion designer.

Baba and his best yard helper, checking out the backyard.

Soon he'll have another yard helper.

Whenever Tita comes home Ricardo visits. We love Ricardo.

Buddies still.

I think Saeed fixed Persian burrito khorush and rice.

At this age Cyrus is more interested in fun than eating.

Shirin loves Ricardo.

Kai

Kai is like a little bird, always ready to open his mouth for 

anyone who will put something yummy in it!

Looks like he's scolding one of the kitties.

Awww... love.

Don't remember what they were doing but it looks serious.

The next two pictures don't even do justice to the pictures and video I have of this event. Shirin and Anahita played with the boys who apparently stripped down to nothing to be sprayed by the hose. The videos are so precious and yet so not uploadable unless I want to be arrested for the Grandma who posted nude little boys.

Anyone who wants to see the videos will have to come watch them on my computer! Just remind me that the folder is titled "Anahita's visit 8.2011 with naked little boy videos."

The Beauty Of Flowers

So fun to watch. It's like magic.


Life of flowers from VOROBYOFF PRODUCTION on Vimeo.

Cleaning Out Closets

Yikes! What a job. One closet leads to another as I move things around. No blogging for now!

Paw Paw

Cyrus may not have known it at the ripe old age of two but when he named his "bunny blanket" (y'know, the one he holds dearly while falling asleep) "Paw Paw" there is actually a fruit with this name. After watching this video I really want to taste one. Have any of you tasted one?

November Is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Unlike other cancer diagnoses, those with pancreatic cancer face survival rates that have not improved much over several decades. The American Cancer Society estimates more than 44,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2011, and approximately 94 percent of pancreatic cancer patients will not survive past five years after diagnosis. It takes an average of 6.8 years for a pancreatic cancer cell to spread to other organs, and an average of 2.7 years from then until the patient’s death, according to a study published in the journal Nature.

The good news is that diet can be protective against pancreatic cancer. An Italian study in Cancer Causes and Control shows that diets rich in fruits and vegetables can reduce pancreatic cancer risk. Those who consumed the most fruits and vegetables had an estimated 40 percent decreased risk, compared with those who ate the least. The study found that frequent meat consumption can double risk and that table sugar and white potatoes also increase risk. The researchers suspect insulin resistance may play a role in pancreatic cancer.

Yachida S, Jones S, Bozic I, et al. Distant metastasis occurs late during the genetic evolution of pancreatic cancer. Nature. 2010;467:1114-1117.

Polesel J, Talamini R, Negri E, et al. Dietary habits and risk of pancreatic cancer: an Italian case-control study. Cancer Causes Control. 2010;21:493-500.

(Image by Art Jonak) 
(Article excerpted from PCRM.org)