Resolutions Update {April}

Wait, the month of April is over? Whoa. That’s crazy. Well, no sense in wasting time. Here’s my progress:

Join the fun and post your resolutions by adding a link to the bottom of the page.

In 2012, I will …….

• have 500 or more email subscribers to Three 31 (please subscribe to my blog!)
• drink more water
• continue book club   I have a confession: I haven’t read the book we are discussing in April. I have six days to finish a novel. I better get my butt in gear. Pronto!
• eat vegetarian (no meat) one day a week
• read at least 30 books + 12 with book club   If smut romance novels count, then I’m way past this goal. If you read THIS, then you know how much I love and adore the “50 Shades” series by E.L. James. It was good stuff. Nevertheless, I’m still reading “regular” stuff too and on track to surpass this goal.
  
• purchase an e-reader     Husband purchased me a Kindle Touch for Valentine’s Day ….. and I absolutely LOOOOOOOVE this thing!!!!!
  
• participate in 52 Letters, 52 Weeks   This is going well.
• purchase really nice stationery set and writing pens
• make 10 new friends
• do laundry more often (instead of letting it stack up and doing multiple loads)   Terribly back-slide in April, I need to do better in May … my Husband’s whitey-tighties and socks depend on it.
• feel comfortable pulling a trailer   I drove the church’s van pulling a 14-foot trailer when the mission team and I went to southeast Kentucky. I did awesome!!!!!
• go to a drive-in movie
• purchase an external hard-drive and organize our digital photos This has moved up on the priority list because I’ve been having issues with my laptop and I’m deathly afraid something is going to happen and I’ll lose my photos. Oh that makes me skeeeered!!!!
• participate in photography classes     Invited by Brandy @ BellaPop to participate in her first-ever online photography class.
• learn to edit photos in Adobe Photoshop
• take a photo worthy of hanging on a wall
• purchase a tripod, lens filters, and a 50mm lens
• take pictures for someone
• mission trip to Haiti  co-leading a team in October
• mission trip to Appalachia Region in Kentucky  Went to the Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Kentucky (March 10-17, 2012) on a mission trip. Click HERE for details.
  
• do/create something inspired by Pinterest every month  In January, I made this. In February, I learned to do this – YUM! In March, I wrote an article for a friend who’s incorporating Pinterest into her ministry … stay tuned for details. In April, I made paint chip coasters.
  
• see a performance at Bass Hall in Fort Worth
• write at least one freelance article
• be published somewhere (other than my blog) My DIY wreath was published at Craftgawker.com on January 23. An article I wrote about the KY Mission Team was published on March 27 in The Sebree Banner (a newspaper in KY). In April, my name was printed TWICE in The Joshua Star newspaper for articles and photographs I submitted for publication – both were church-related activities.
  
• get new eyeglass frames  I went to the eye doctor and got new contacts on January 16.
• host a Game Night
• celebrate our 5th anniversary by doing something ( anything! ) I wrote this blog post for our anniversary on March 31. We celebrated our wedded bliss by doing our own things: Husband went to an auction and I stayed home to edit photos from the mission trip. It was a fine day for the Kentucky Wildcats though, they advance to the championship game to be played April 2. GO CATS!
• sell something at auction
• buy something at auction
• attend a professional athletic event
• improve my calligraphy skills
• support the United States Postal Service by mailing more cards (see 52 Letters, 52 Weeks)
• go hunting
• go fishing
• swim in an ocean
• host at least three (3) sponsored giveaways   Vicki at Curly Willow Collections provided this collection of custom greeting cards (giveaway ended March 25 – congrats to Jan Elmore) and Brandy at Bella Pop provided a “seat” at one an online photography class (giveaway ended March 31 – congrats Diane Collins).
• get a new couch  New furniture arrived in January. Unfortunately, the living room is not arranged like I want it. Yet.
• finish the headboard for guest bedroom (use an old window frame, then sand, paint, and attach to wall)
• host at least three (3) dinner parties
• co-chair Lord’s Acre (a fundraiser at church)
• plan a DIY craft party   I hosted a DIY party at my church on January 21 and April 28.
• tithe more
• save more
• eat a raw oyster (and not die)
• eat a Rocky Mountain Oyster (and not die)
• volunteer with Habitat for Humanity It wasn’t HfH, but I did spent a Saturday painting wheelchair ramps during the Great Day of Service.
• babysit for a friend
• make a new resolution every month (see below)

Monthly Resolutions

January — no soft drinks SUCCESS!!!!!
February — journal every night  I wrote in my journal 24 of 29 days in February, I’d call that “somewhat” successful.and drink only water during the day  EPIC FAILURE – ’nuff said. Blah.
March — post to my blog at least four (4) days per week  Somewhat successful, but remember: I posted multiple times during the trip to KY for the mission team’s blog. That counts for something, right?!  and prepare a story board for the novel I want to write  I purchased a tri-fold board and package of 200 small Post-It notes to begin my novel’s storyboard. I have also began typing a manuscript, I have 15,000 words already. I think that constitutes opening a bottle of Cupcake Moscato and toasting with a big wah-hooo!!!!!!!
April —  schedule a trip to Kentucky (Derby anyone?) and detail my car Kentucky is confirmed for August (family reunion and 10-year high school reunion) but I really want to go sooner. Car detailing: an epic failure!
May — complete a photo challenge
June —
July —
August —
September —
October —
November —
December —

Do you have any resolutions this year? Share your blog post or add a comment below.

the day I felt like a Real Housewife

I am 29 years old and married. I pay taxes and tithe to my church. I bleed blue for Kentucky and love my Husband more than sweet tea. I also dream of being a real housewife.

When The Real Housewives of Orange County premiered in March 2006, I was a college senior sitting in my tiny apartment bedroom watching an even smaller 12-inch TV. Fast forward six years, on Friday, April 27, 2012, I felt like a celebrity. While I’m active on social media (i.e. Facebook, blogs, and Pinterest), I don’t spent a lot of time on Twitter. But within a two hour period, TWO Housewives mentioned me (@nmhutch) in their messages, or tweets. Can you say AMAZE-BALLS?!?!?!

The first came from Kim Zolciak-Biermann, star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and wife to Kroy, an NFL football player for the Atlanta Falcons. She re-tweeted one of my tweets about her new show, Don’t Be Tardy For the Wedding, on Bravo.

Photo courtesy of ABC News.

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The second Twitter mention came from Kara Keough, the daughter of Jeana (an original cast member) from The Real Housewives of Orange County. Even though Kara is not an official Housewife, she’s one of my favorites because of her down-to-earth personality, as well as her intelligence (she’s a recent UCLA graduate), maturity, and beauty.

Photo courtesy of Kitsch by Kat (kitschbykat.blogspot.com).

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It’s back to the real world for me. Although, I hear Bravo may create a new series in Texas. Do you think they’d give me a spot on The Real Housewives of Dallas? One can dream!

Paint Chip Coasters – a DIY project

It’s time again for another installment of something I like to call:

Since my induction into the Pinterest Addicts Club (oh, you too?! tee hee hee), I realized that it’s been a while since I’ve posted something inspired by the all-consuming pin board website. I’ve been so busy pinning that I forgot to actually DO something!

Today, to satisfy my Inner Craftin’ Goddess, as well as participate in another DIY luncheon at my church, I made several COLORFUL sets of paint chip drink coasters.

Of course, I did not come up with this amazing idea myself. I’m crediting two different websites because I used bits and pieces from both of them to create my tiles. One project tutorial, found here, is from Lindy at Itsy Bitsy Paper Blog. The other, found here, is Lindsay at The Cottage Home. They’re both the bees-knees in all things craft projects.
I spent an hour perusing both websites looking at their projects. I’m in awe.

Drink coasters have a special place in my heart because I was raised where, under no circumstances, a drinking glass was placed directly onto a table. My grandmothers would beat your tail if they caught you breaking the all-important drinking glass rule and saw a water ring on the table. You’d be in big T-R-O-U-B-L-E.

Even though I’m not super-talented or super-creative when it comes to DIY projects, I am inspired by Pinterest and the amazing talents of others. I’m also really particular about straight lines and steady with scissors, writing utensils, and a paint brush. This coaster project is also easy on the wallet! Including the tiles, this project cost less than 20-dollars.

Here are my supplies (everything from the local Wall-Marts or Home Dee-Pot):

• 4-inch square ceramic tiles
• paint chips, cut to size
• Mod Podge (I used the “glossy” variety because I prefer SHINE)
• Acrylic sealant (again, “glossy” for SHINE)
• felt, cut into 4-inch squares (or one-inch “dots” if you run out like me!!!!)
• sponge brush
• Strong adhesive, such as Gorilla Glue (not pictured due to hurricane-like winds)

Notice the clips on the paint chips? The wind was blowing at Mach speed!

Using a sponge brush, I applied a thin coat of Mod Podge (or MP, for short) onto the tile and carefully placed a paint chip on top, making sure to smooth flat. It’s really important, according to the Crafting Professionals, that MP dries completely … so I waited. And waited. Then waited some more.

After 10-15 minutes, I applied another coat of MP. Repeat at least 3-4 more times.

Once the tiles were covered with paint chips, and the MP had dried completely, I sprayed them with an acrylic sealant. Since these will be used as drink coasters, I thought water-resistant was an important detail.

After a quick spray with acrylic, and they were dry enough to touch, I placed the coasters on the dining room table. With the fan on overhead, they dried overnight.

Now for the furniture protection:

The bottoms of the ceramic tiles are like fingernails on a chalkboard (EEEEK!), so I purchased several sheets of felt and cut them to size. I glued a piece of felt to the bottom using a strong adhesive. Allow to dry.

Disclaimer: If the felt pieces were two inches longer, I could have cut six equal pieces from each piece. But, that wasn’t the case and I ran out of full 4-inch square pieces and resorted to smaller square pieces for each corner. They’ll still protect furniture. Lesson #4049753 learned.

Finally, these colorful creations are ready to be packaged into sets of four tied with a ribbon. These coasters, along with a variety of other products will be sold at the 2012 Lord’s Acre mission fundraiser at my church on September 22, 2012.

Other tricks, tips, and techniques for future tile coaster projects:

• The next time I’m in Kentucky (which I hope is sooner rather than later), I want to find themed scrapbook paper with the University of Kentucky. I know a “few” folks that would proudly display some UK drink coasters on their tables.
• Instead of cardstock or scrapbook paper, you can also use photographs. Another reason to improve my photography!
• I’m a HUGE fan of monograms and initials and want to make a set with “H” stickers.

I’d love to know what craft projects you’ve seen or created. If you are on Pinterest, follow me! If you would like to join Pinterest, send me an note with your email address.

Happy Crafting,

P.S. I love reading your comments. Leave me a note below and I’ll respond. <3

Dear Obama administration, thank you for withdrawing the proposed ruling on youth working in agriculture

This is not an endorsement for a specific political party or individual in government. This post is simply my personal reaction to a recently proposed rule, and later withdrawn, regarding child labor in agriculture. These are my thoughts, tell me yours ……. comments, reactions, and thoughts are welcome.

Dear President Obama and your administration,

I would like to personally thank you for recently withdrawing the proposed rule dealing with youth working in agriculture vocations. I am the proud daughter of a Kentucky coal miner and farmer. My husband is the son and grandson of long-time Texas ranchers. We consider it a privilege to be from rural areas where hard work, generosity, and respect for man and nature are valued.

It is with great relief that the Obama administration respects the way of life in rural communities and has decided to abandoned its attempt to interfere with family farming operations, specifically the importance of passing on traditions to future generations.

I fondly remember the countless hours spent on equipment in the fields, repairing implements in the shop, working in tobacco, raising livestock, and, finally, sharing the fruits of our labors with neighbors, friends, relatives, and others within our community.

Tapp Farms Inc., Sebree, Kentucky

With my limited life experience and perspective, it would be unfair and disrespectful for me to tell another person how to live, how to raise their child(ren), or how to provide for their basic needs. And, I cannot claim agriculture as the means in which my husband and I support ourselves, because, well, it is not. But, agriculture and the rural way of life is who I am. It is the legacy in which my parents and grandparents raised me. It is the life that I am grateful to have and, God willing, something I will share with my child(ren) someday.

I know many who rely on agriculture and consider it their sole source of income. The thought of restricting anyone under the age of 18 from participating in the work required on a farming operation is disheartening. Please, introduce me to a farmer or agricultural worker who began their successful operation after 18. To me, that’s ludicrous.

Small farming operations require attention and man-power at all hours of the day and night to function and, at minimum, break even on the finance sheets. The future of family farms rests upon the shoulders of men and women who rise before dawn to plow fields, raise livestock, and pass their heritage to the next generation. The preservation of rural America’s livelihood begins at an early age, it’s NOT something a young person learns by reading a textbook. With that being said, as farming practices advance with technology, it is increasingly important for future generations to have a thorough education. I know many individuals who earned significant personal, professional, and financial rewards by working in agriculture. Some, if not most, paid for their college education by working on a small, rural family farm. And, all of them began working before turning 18.

Tobacco Barn and Old Glory ~ Poole, Kentucky

I appreciate my democratic and representative government of the United States
of America listening, and positively reacting, to the discontent of this proposed rule. In addition, I fully support the effort to build relationships with rural stakeholders and national organizations (i.e Future Farmers of America and
4-H) and encourage youth activities in agricultural, as well as the
development of educational programs to reduce accidents and promote safer agricultural practices.

These are my thoughts, tell me yours.

Mama Bird’s nest (an update)

If you’ve been following along the past few days, you know Husband and I have a killdeer nest along the edge of our driveway, between the house and barn. Last Sunday, I posted this about locating the nest for the first time. Inside the nest, were two eggs.

Sunday, April 22 ….. two eggs

While mowing Tuesday, I discovered Mama Bird had laid another egg.

Tuesday, April 24 …. three eggs

Last night, I returned from church and Husband was outside talking to someone he had sold an implement to. The man and I exchanged pleasantries (hey, how are you and fine, thanks) and I stood outside and listened to their conversation. I couldn’t tell you what they were talking about, I wasn’t paying attention! Before cranking his truck, I asked him ~ very politely ~ to stay in the grass on the LEFT side to avoid the precious Mama Bird nest located on the right. He laughed (rude!!!) and said, “Yeah, he {Husband} already told me.”

Fantastic! I was relieved and watched VERY protectively as he drove away.

Husband, holding a flashlight, said, “Come here, I want to show you something.” We began walking towards the nest and I got this uneasy feeling. I was afraid something had happened while I was at Wednesday night Bible study. Instead, I got another surprise.

There were FOUR eggs in the nest!!!!!!

I couldn’t believe it. Interestingly, when I threw food scraps out around 4:00pm, there were still three eggs in the nest. I made guacamole for church group and tossed the avocado peelings, tomato and jalapeno seeds, and cilantro stems in the trees …. the lime went down the kitchen disposal, as it and lemons are excellent cleaning agents for a garbage disposal – the citrus smell is amazing too. That’s your free tip of the week. You’re welcome.

This morning, I went outside to see the nest in daylight. I cannot tell the difference between Mama Bird and Papa Bird, but only one was roosting when I went outside and took this picture.

After a brief web search about killdeer birds and their nesting habits last night, I learned the incubation period for eggs lasts 22-28 days. If everything goes well, we should have Baby Birds before the end of May. Yeah! I also learned that the male killdeer uses their tiny legs to “scoop” out a bowl-like place in grass, dirt, or gravel for the female to lay her eggs. And, when they have the option, they prefer light-colored rocks and pebbles. Luckily, our driveway has white rock. A study completed by bird-people concluded this …. not me. I’m still intrigued how Mama Bird lays a new egg every day or so. She’s so tiny, where are they coming from?! Seriously, do you know? Please tell me. I know about the birds-and-the-bees, but this Mama Bird and egg-laying process fascinates me!

Until tomorrow,

Mama Bird & The Human Protector

The Art of Mowing (and a surprise!!!!)

Have you been outside lately? It’s absolutely gorgeous. Well, at least in Joshua, Texas it’s beautiful. Husband offered to mow the yard last night, but I protested and told him I would do it. Because, you know, I’m nice like that. I think I finally realized WHY Husband prefers to mow: it takes me a looooong time to do it.

I’m not too particular about most things — well, except closing doors, my handwriting, sweet tea, knife skills, AND straight lines in the yard. It’s my Daddy’s fault. Growing up, we had a HUGE yard and it was very meticulously mowed. Sometimes, he would get extra fancy and create a criss-cross pattern. It was beautiful and any golf course or baseball field would be envious. Well, jealous until I messed up Daddy’s artwork with the tracks left by my golf cart.

Photo courtesy of Google images.

Nowadays, I’m happy if the grass is green. Since we’ve had ample rainfall this spring, it’s definitely green and requires mowing at least once a week. Along the front and side of our house is a curved sidewalk, plus several trees. Needless to say, there are no SQUARED areas for me to have perfectly straight lines. It drives me nuts.

Excuse my very dirty and dusty mower. It needs a bath worse than Blue. Geesh.

I love our front porch. I really do. But the curved sidewalk causes me much stress when it comes to mowing and straight lines.

For several years now, Husband and I have not mowed the entire lot of land that surrounds our house. It would take FOR-ever and it’s really not necessary. He uses his big tractor and shredder to mow the pasture and the plot between our house and county road. Doing this, however, creates a “curve” in my mowing job. STRESS!!!!

I’m pretty sure I mowed this part of the yard at least twice, maybe three times, and probably consumed an extra gallon (or five) of gas. I couldn’t help myself ….. I see open space and it yells STRAIGHT LINES! STRAIGHT LINES! to me. Really, I hear voices in my head.

Oh gosh, I just admitted to hearing voices.

Never mind.

As I was mowing, I noticed that Mama Bird was sitting near the spot where I knew the two eggs were. I grabbed my camera and attached the zoom lens, trying to get as close to Mama Bird and The Nest as possible.

Once I got within 30 feet from Mama Bird, she started walking towards the grass. I was thankful because I have a little surprise for y’all:

Yep, count them …. one … two … we have THREE eggs!!!!! She must have laid another egg sometime last night or this morning. That’s exciting stuff.

The voices in my head are telling me to fold the towels in the dryer.

Over and out.

Obsessive-Straight-Line-Mower

“stow your twitchy palms” – My Weekend with Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele

Well, I did it.

Over the weekend, I read the entire Grey series by E.L. James: Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades of Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed. I admit, it was H-O-T stuff. Once I got over the initial shock, it was impossible to stop reading. I finished Fifty Shades late Friday evening then purchased the other two minutes later. My nose has been glued to the Kindle.

Husband got home from work Friday and his supper was ready …. among other things. Every time I’d giggle, he’d look at me with a very strange expression. IF HE ONLY KNEW! Finally, I let him in on what I was reading. I got the usual eye-roll and he continued watching the tee-vee.

Every couple of hours, Husband checked my vitals because, you know, I’m not usually quiet for extended periods of time. (He was genuinely concerned. Yeah, he was generally concerned for my safety …. ahem.) He’d ask, “Are you okay?” And I’d nod and smile. Oh yes, I’m juuuuuust fine!

I’ve been contemplating what exactly I would share in this blog post. After I posted this, I received interesting messages and phone calls.

This weekend, I have:

• Blushed 50 shades of crimson
• Detached the Kindle from my hands only for brief periods of time to attend a ladies night event (alcohol was involved, as were comments about Grey!) and church (oh my!)
• Giggled like a schoolgirl.
• Eyed my husband.
• Shaved my legs.
• Lost 3 pounds (eating has not been a priority this weekend!)
• Ignored my to-do list. Completely.
• Charged my Kindle.
• Laughed, gasped, and provided other dramatic expressions.
• Found the gray silk tie Husband wore on our wedding day.

Now, I would love nothing more than if all of you read the GREY TRILOGY and then we can all meet for dinner and drinks to discuss. I think it’s the hottest, sexiest, most provocative, scandalous page-turner I’ve ever read. After all, I have spent the past 60 hours giggling and listening to my inner goddess hoot and holler.

If you need more convincing, read this. Michelle is a fan, as am I. Another blogger offered a review but was disappointed in the poor editing (i.e. grammar, dialogue, over-use of exclamation points, etc). However, she said it made her “girly parts” happy. SCORE!

While I agree the dialogue was repetitive, and the use of exclamation points (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) was ridiculous, my attention was NOT on punctuation, grammar, or writing quality. I was more interested in twitchy palms.

I’m blushing again.

Listen to your inner goddess and read these books!

I promise you this: when you get to the end of book one, you will not be able to stop your Inner Goddess from purchasing the next two. I’m blaming the additional costs at Amazon.com on her. Besides, Husband didn’t complain about the extra $20 charge on his credit card in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Now, I must devote some time and energy to the To-Do List taped to the fridge. It includes going to the dentist (check!), vacuum all the dust bunnies that are living in our home (among other gross crumbs under the kitchen cabinets) and empty the dishwasher that’s been clean since Thursday. I’ve been distracted. REALLY distracted, Y’all!!!!!!

Laters, baby!

New Life at Our Place

Husband was out and about this afternoon and came upon a little surprise in our driveway:

Two killdeer bird eggs.

They’re located off to the side of our rock driveway near the grass. To make sure we steer clear, Husband placed large blocks around them, just to keep them safe.

When I was a young whipper-snapper, a killdeer laid her eggs in the middle of the driveway. Dad placed bright flags on the edge so drivers stayed on the gravel path.

Stay tuned …. I’ll be watching for youngins’ to be born!

50 Shades of Grey – who’s reading it?

Last night, I purchased 50 Shades of Grey by E. L. James. I couldn’t resist the buzz around the scandalous publication.

There are two more books in the series, have you read them?

Who is reading (or has read) 50 Shades of Grey?

Leave a comment on this blog post, I’d love to hear your thoughts about 50 Shades …. or whatever else you’re reading these days.

 

 

for the love of T-ball

Last night, I enjoyed one of America’s favorite pastimes: T-ball.

Who needs Major League Baseball when you have seven energetic four-year-olds chasing after one ball and two others picking dandelions in center field?!

It’s hard for me to believe Peanut is four. I knew him when he was the size of a peanut in his mother’s belly and I was at the hospital the night (or was it morning?) he was born. I surprised him last night and he ran into my arms as soon as he saw me. My heart melted.

Before the game began, both teams stood on the chalk line, removed their hats, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. I think it went something like this: Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon ….. Play ball!

Peanut’s bat is as tall as he is, but he made contact with the ball each time. Plus, he’s seriously concentrating in the batter’s box!

THWACK!

Peanut and Peanut’s tongue ….. the two go together like apples and bananas. I swear, one of these days he’s going to bite it in half.He’s a very serious hitter and base runner. The tongue must be an antenna for concentration signals.

In the league Peanut plays, games have three innings and, during each inning, both teams score five runs. At the end of the game, it’s tied 15-15. Everybody goes home a winner.

Peanut scored a run in the first inning. WAHOOOO!!!!!

Players also rotate defensive positions on the field. Peanut began at second base, then transitioned to catcher. The protective gear was a bit large for his small frame. But that’s irrelevant.

At the end of the inning, players throw their gloves into the dugout and find their batting helmet and bat. They may or may not bat during the inning, but they’re suited up anyway. It’s T-ball, remember ….. four-year-olds are LEGIT.

Unless you’re tangled in the catcher’s gear.

Umm, Coach? I can’t see. Can you give me a hand here?

I’m glad to report that Peanut was not lost during the second inning stretch, he was found beneath a pile of red catcher’s pads.

During the third (and final) inning, Peanut played the position of short-stop. This is his I’m-ready-for-whatever-comes-in-my-direction pose.

At the end of the game, teams line up again on the chalk and prepare to shake hands with the opponent. It’s a great act of sportsmanship. Afterwards, there are a gabillion four-year-olds screaming and running in a gabillion directions. It’s pandemonium and chaos in a contained space: the T-ball field.

Then, Coach addresses his players for a debrief and they all lean in for a one-two-three GO METS cheer. A game ball is also given to a player that performed exceptionally well.

Peanut was presented with his first game ball tonight. He was beyond ecstatic. As we walked to the parking lot, he held it tight. He let me buckle him into his car seat and sat the ball inside his cup holder for safe keeping.

Afterwards, I followed Steph and Peanut home to see the rest of their family. At bedtime, Peanut was tucked in bed and the game ball was on his bookshelf. Before he went to sleep he hugged me tight and whispered in my ear,

Aunt Co, you have to tell Uncle Kebby that I got the game ball tonight. Don’t forget. Oh, and I love you.

When Peanut reaches the big leagues, remember you saw him here first!

Please excuse the terrible photographs. I must’ve turned the camera’s dial button while chit-chatting, so the settings were all messed up. I’m really sorry.