Monday, January 31, 2011
Not a Teenager
Monday night is the night for "Pretty Little Liars." It is one of my favorite shows. I know I am in my late thirties and watch it. It is like my guilty pleasure or something. It comes on at 6 on ABC Family. Not really a show for the a family network. I really question the title of ABC Family. A new kind of family they say, it definitely is. The show is totally a soap opera complete with a girl coming out of the closet, a murder mystery, another character trying to have a relationship with a teacher, and another character that is supposed to be dead texting everyone. That isn't even all of it. It is crazy, I know but I can't stop watching. I love it!! It has suspense, mystery, and a story about friends. I haven't figured out who "A" is that is texting everyone, that is why I have to keep watching!!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
3 Movies in 1 Weekend!
Well I hadn't blogged about the book I had finished. So I did that but I wanted to blog about my weekend too! I just did not want these things in the same blog.
I saw three movies this weekend. Three that I had not seen. One in the theater and the other two in my comfy recliner.
Friday night, I worked until 5 because we are short staffed right now. So I met up with Jennifer and we headed to The District. I felt so old! All the teenagers in the area were hanging out there. I am not sure what they were going to see, maybe a new horror movie. Which I am too much of a chicken to see in the theater or at home!! Yikes! I did not even like to see the trailers on tv. I mute them or change the channel!
Jennifer and I saw the new Narnia move. I know that "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" has been out for awhile but I had not seen it yet. If you like the Narnia movies, you will like this one too. What a great adventure movie. I even have a great quote from the movie for you: "Extraordinary things happen to extraordinary people." A mouse says it to a boy who had been turned into a dragon but it is still a great quote. And if you know me, you know that I love a good quote!
On Saturday, Melissa from work came over and we Redboxed some movies. She brought Knight and Day. I had not seen that and it was good. Tom Cruise is way cute and really crazy. It was a fun show to watch.
I Redboxed Salt and Just Wright. Since I had seen Salt before we ended up watching Just Wright instead. It was Queen Latifa. That was a cute show. I liked it. Even thinking of buying it sometime.
It was a fun weekend spent with friends. I can't believe it is the last weekend of January. The holidays seem so long ago now, if that is possible...
Hasta la pasta!
I saw three movies this weekend. Three that I had not seen. One in the theater and the other two in my comfy recliner.
Friday night, I worked until 5 because we are short staffed right now. So I met up with Jennifer and we headed to The District. I felt so old! All the teenagers in the area were hanging out there. I am not sure what they were going to see, maybe a new horror movie. Which I am too much of a chicken to see in the theater or at home!! Yikes! I did not even like to see the trailers on tv. I mute them or change the channel!
Jennifer and I saw the new Narnia move. I know that "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" has been out for awhile but I had not seen it yet. If you like the Narnia movies, you will like this one too. What a great adventure movie. I even have a great quote from the movie for you: "Extraordinary things happen to extraordinary people." A mouse says it to a boy who had been turned into a dragon but it is still a great quote. And if you know me, you know that I love a good quote!
On Saturday, Melissa from work came over and we Redboxed some movies. She brought Knight and Day. I had not seen that and it was good. Tom Cruise is way cute and really crazy. It was a fun show to watch.
I Redboxed Salt and Just Wright. Since I had seen Salt before we ended up watching Just Wright instead. It was Queen Latifa. That was a cute show. I liked it. Even thinking of buying it sometime.
It was a fun weekend spent with friends. I can't believe it is the last weekend of January. The holidays seem so long ago now, if that is possible...
Hasta la pasta!
Jane Eyre
I finished Jane Eyre! I thought it would take longer. Sometimes I cannot get through classic literature like I can other things that I read. (Should I admit that!) I really enjoyed it. Seriously! I even stayed up late finishing the book. I even cried at the end. It is such a beautiful story. Charlotte Bronte is a great writer. I know classic literatrue, of course she is a great writer.
The last time I read Jane Eyre I was in high school and do not remember liking the book that much. One of those that you 'have to' read type of thing. I decided to read this because I saw that it is coming in theaters soon. So I thought that I should re-read it.
I made it through and am now working on my next book. This one is not an e-book. I am now reading, "I Am Number Four."
Until later!
The last time I read Jane Eyre I was in high school and do not remember liking the book that much. One of those that you 'have to' read type of thing. I decided to read this because I saw that it is coming in theaters soon. So I thought that I should re-read it.
I made it through and am now working on my next book. This one is not an e-book. I am now reading, "I Am Number Four."
Until later!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Cookies!!
Tonight I made some cookies to take to work. I have a new employee starting tomorrow and we are short staffed right now. We are actually going to get 'shorter staffed' if that is a word or phrase. We have a woman going out on maternity leave and tomorrow is the first day of that. So it has been crazy at work and it is going to be crazier!!
So I thought I would share the cookie recipe. Here it is:
Allison's Mrs. Fields Cookies (from the DMBA cookbook)
1 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups oatmeal
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 bag semi sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
Cream butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Set aside. Mix oatmeal, flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder well. Add to butter mixture. Mix well. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Mix well. Ball the cookie dough into golf ball size and place on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 11 minutes. Let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes. Move cookies to a cooling rack to cool before storing them. Makes about 4 dozen.
Just a note: This is how I made them. My cookies were smaller than a golf ball size but I ended up with about 4 dozen. This recipe is actually cut in half from what is listed in the book. They turned out pretty good, even if I did make them myself!!
Have a great week. I will try to do that myself!!
So I thought I would share the cookie recipe. Here it is:
Allison's Mrs. Fields Cookies (from the DMBA cookbook)
1 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups oatmeal
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 bag semi sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
Cream butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Set aside. Mix oatmeal, flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder well. Add to butter mixture. Mix well. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Mix well. Ball the cookie dough into golf ball size and place on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 11 minutes. Let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes. Move cookies to a cooling rack to cool before storing them. Makes about 4 dozen.
Just a note: This is how I made them. My cookies were smaller than a golf ball size but I ended up with about 4 dozen. This recipe is actually cut in half from what is listed in the book. They turned out pretty good, even if I did make them myself!!
Have a great week. I will try to do that myself!!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
More Books
Ok I have to admit I am a sucker for a cute romance novel. I am also a sucker for a free book to put on the Nook. So that is why I added some books on my listing for the year.
"Stuck in the Middle" by Virginia Smith is a fun book. It is a story of a middle sister, another Christian lit book. You could term this as chic lit. I am ok with that. They are fun to read. This is another romance, but still a little more than just that. The main character really thinks about her beliefs and what she wants in her life. It is a fun book and was free!
"A Very Special Delivery" by Linda Goodnight was another free book. I went a little crazy one weekend when I was sick and did a bunch of reading. This is one of those "Love Inspired" books, if you know what I am talking about. Just means it is clean and Christian. No I am not converting. I am a Christian, just not in the "I am saved" whatever... I do respect people having good values... Sorry to get off the topic. This book is another easy read on a "sick day". Maybe even a snow day because it starts out in a snow storm.
"Homespun Bride" by Jillian Hart is another romance. (I was kind of on a rut that weekend) This is another just easy read. It is kind of interesting though because the main character is now blind. She still had her independence and I liked that. It is another "love inspired."
"Hide in Plain Sight" by Marta Perry is set in Amish country. I enjoy reading about the Amish. This was not about Amish people but people that lived by them. One character makes furniture in the Amish tradition. So not enough Amish in this story for my taste. It did have a bit of mystery with it and that was good. I like mysteries as well.
Sometimes I just do not have enough to read. A few weekends ago, that was the case. I just wanted to read anything I could get my hands on. I was not feeling well so I did not want anything too taxing, so that is why I went for what is listed above. I just go in spurts of wanting to read all the time, on the bus, at home, before I go to bed... I have even gotten up in the middle of the night and read a few pages. Books are great!!
Right now I am working on "Jane Eyre." That will take longer than a weekend! I also want to read "I Am Number Four" before the movie comes out.
If you have any good book suggestions, let me know!
P.S. Do you even post script on blogs? Well anyway, I usually don't blog this much, but I thought if I was going to list the books I needed to write something about them!!
Good night for now!!
"Stuck in the Middle" by Virginia Smith is a fun book. It is a story of a middle sister, another Christian lit book. You could term this as chic lit. I am ok with that. They are fun to read. This is another romance, but still a little more than just that. The main character really thinks about her beliefs and what she wants in her life. It is a fun book and was free!
"A Very Special Delivery" by Linda Goodnight was another free book. I went a little crazy one weekend when I was sick and did a bunch of reading. This is one of those "Love Inspired" books, if you know what I am talking about. Just means it is clean and Christian. No I am not converting. I am a Christian, just not in the "I am saved" whatever... I do respect people having good values... Sorry to get off the topic. This book is another easy read on a "sick day". Maybe even a snow day because it starts out in a snow storm.
"Homespun Bride" by Jillian Hart is another romance. (I was kind of on a rut that weekend) This is another just easy read. It is kind of interesting though because the main character is now blind. She still had her independence and I liked that. It is another "love inspired."
"Hide in Plain Sight" by Marta Perry is set in Amish country. I enjoy reading about the Amish. This was not about Amish people but people that lived by them. One character makes furniture in the Amish tradition. So not enough Amish in this story for my taste. It did have a bit of mystery with it and that was good. I like mysteries as well.
Sometimes I just do not have enough to read. A few weekends ago, that was the case. I just wanted to read anything I could get my hands on. I was not feeling well so I did not want anything too taxing, so that is why I went for what is listed above. I just go in spurts of wanting to read all the time, on the bus, at home, before I go to bed... I have even gotten up in the middle of the night and read a few pages. Books are great!!
Right now I am working on "Jane Eyre." That will take longer than a weekend! I also want to read "I Am Number Four" before the movie comes out.
If you have any good book suggestions, let me know!
P.S. Do you even post script on blogs? Well anyway, I usually don't blog this much, but I thought if I was going to list the books I needed to write something about them!!
Good night for now!!
Nook Books
Merry Christmas to me. I bought myself a Nook Color this last year for Christmas. It is so cool!! I love it!
I love the buying books on the Nook. It has Wifi and that is fun too. They even have WIFI on UTA. How cool is that? I can read or surf the web while riding on I-80.
So I am going to keep track of the books that I have read this year. A friend of mine had a goal last year to read 50 books. I don't have a number in mind, but I just want to see how many I read.
Here is my first: "Fools Rush In" by Janice Thompson
This was free on the Nook but I am glad I got it. I even bought the other two books in the series. That is how much I liked the book and even better because the first one was free.
A little synopsis of the book:
The main character is Bella and her parents run a wedding planning business. Her parents just gave everything over to her and now it is her first wedding. She goes through some stress of planning. This is Christian literature so there is a little of that thrown in. Her family is Italian and a little crazy, complete with a talking parrot that her uncle tries to convert. There's a little romance in the mix too. I always like that. It is a sweet story. Just a fun read and sometimes that is just what I need.
I liked it. It was an enjoyable story with fun characters. I could picture this book like a great show to tune into. The chapters are named after Dean Martin songs. The aunt and uncle are always arguing about who is better Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra. It made me think of Return to Me. "Who would be your dream team?"
This book is definitely a keeper. It is on the Nook, so I could read it again, but I don't think I have time for that. I have too many other books to read!!
Until later, alligator!
I love the buying books on the Nook. It has Wifi and that is fun too. They even have WIFI on UTA. How cool is that? I can read or surf the web while riding on I-80.
So I am going to keep track of the books that I have read this year. A friend of mine had a goal last year to read 50 books. I don't have a number in mind, but I just want to see how many I read.
Here is my first: "Fools Rush In" by Janice Thompson
This was free on the Nook but I am glad I got it. I even bought the other two books in the series. That is how much I liked the book and even better because the first one was free.
A little synopsis of the book:
The main character is Bella and her parents run a wedding planning business. Her parents just gave everything over to her and now it is her first wedding. She goes through some stress of planning. This is Christian literature so there is a little of that thrown in. Her family is Italian and a little crazy, complete with a talking parrot that her uncle tries to convert. There's a little romance in the mix too. I always like that. It is a sweet story. Just a fun read and sometimes that is just what I need.
I liked it. It was an enjoyable story with fun characters. I could picture this book like a great show to tune into. The chapters are named after Dean Martin songs. The aunt and uncle are always arguing about who is better Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra. It made me think of Return to Me. "Who would be your dream team?"
This book is definitely a keeper. It is on the Nook, so I could read it again, but I don't think I have time for that. I have too many other books to read!!
Until later, alligator!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Tomorrow is Another Day
Here I go with two posts in one day. I can't believe it either!!
No work today so I thought I should actually get some stuff done around the house. I did not do much this weekend, so I got some laundry done. That is something. Like Scarlett said, tomorrow is another day!
I did some shopping in little Tooele. I went to one of my favorite stores, Homebodies. Such a cute store and the nicest woman that owns the shop. I picked up a few things. Whenever I go there, I can't help but get a few things. If you are ever in Tooele, you should go, it is a great place.
Also I went to another shop that right downtown. It is "Sweet Lizzies." I had not been there before but wow, it is great. It is a candy store like no other. Or at least I haven't been to a candy store like that in a long time. (Which is a good thing, by the way!) It is a cute shop with candy that I had not seen in a long time. As well as some candy that I had not seen before. It is cool, you can buy candy by the pound or they have these great little $1 bags ready to go. I went a little nuts on the $1 bags. I got some chocolate covered Rice Crispies, chocolate covered cake pieces, chocolate covered mini Oreos, pomegranate Jelly Bellys(very good!), and gummy raspberries. I probably should not go there too often!!
Here is my yuck moment of the day... I am online in the dating world. (A lot of good it does me! (sarcasm)) I am online on Plenty of Fish (it is free and the name is great) and I am on e-Harmony. I go to check my e-mail today and I see that I have a message/flirt on Plenty of Fish. It is one of those, this guy wants to meet you. I have had a few of those recently and I have written the guy back without any results. So I thought I will write this guy. I thought, I will just see. I get a message back from him that he is still married and his intentions are not good! YUCK!!! I wrote him back to say that I was not that type of girl and I could not wish him luck because I just couldn't!!! (Usually when I write back to say I am not interested, I wish good luck) This guy definitely does not need luck, he needs a divorce or his wife is the one that needs the divorce! That just makes me mad!
What would Scarlett say? Tomorrow is another day!
I don't know what movie it is, but other things come to mind about that guy, but I am not that type of girl! (smile!)
Until later...
No work today so I thought I should actually get some stuff done around the house. I did not do much this weekend, so I got some laundry done. That is something. Like Scarlett said, tomorrow is another day!
I did some shopping in little Tooele. I went to one of my favorite stores, Homebodies. Such a cute store and the nicest woman that owns the shop. I picked up a few things. Whenever I go there, I can't help but get a few things. If you are ever in Tooele, you should go, it is a great place.
Also I went to another shop that right downtown. It is "Sweet Lizzies." I had not been there before but wow, it is great. It is a candy store like no other. Or at least I haven't been to a candy store like that in a long time. (Which is a good thing, by the way!) It is a cute shop with candy that I had not seen in a long time. As well as some candy that I had not seen before. It is cool, you can buy candy by the pound or they have these great little $1 bags ready to go. I went a little nuts on the $1 bags. I got some chocolate covered Rice Crispies, chocolate covered cake pieces, chocolate covered mini Oreos, pomegranate Jelly Bellys(very good!), and gummy raspberries. I probably should not go there too often!!
Here is my yuck moment of the day... I am online in the dating world. (A lot of good it does me! (sarcasm)) I am online on Plenty of Fish (it is free and the name is great) and I am on e-Harmony. I go to check my e-mail today and I see that I have a message/flirt on Plenty of Fish. It is one of those, this guy wants to meet you. I have had a few of those recently and I have written the guy back without any results. So I thought I will write this guy. I thought, I will just see. I get a message back from him that he is still married and his intentions are not good! YUCK!!! I wrote him back to say that I was not that type of girl and I could not wish him luck because I just couldn't!!! (Usually when I write back to say I am not interested, I wish good luck) This guy definitely does not need luck, he needs a divorce or his wife is the one that needs the divorce! That just makes me mad!
What would Scarlett say? Tomorrow is another day!
I don't know what movie it is, but other things come to mind about that guy, but I am not that type of girl! (smile!)
Until later...
2011
2011... I cannot believe it is here. I know you are saying it is the middle of January, Lesley, of course it is here. You have heard this all before, where does the time go and time flies... blah blah. I know!! I say it all the time too! I cannot believe it is the 17th of January. I haven't blogged in forever! A friend of mine reminded me of that a few days ago. So this is my start for the year. We will see how it goes. I don't know how well I am going to do with this.
I haven't really made any goals for the year personally. At work I have made some goals. I am having more team meetings to take advantage of the time and to work on training opportunities. I am trying to get up to date since the holidays. It is taking me awhile on that.
Personally, maybe this blog will be a goal. I am not promising anything though. (smile!)
Until later... I don't want to write too much, who knows who reads this? ha ha!!
I haven't really made any goals for the year personally. At work I have made some goals. I am having more team meetings to take advantage of the time and to work on training opportunities. I am trying to get up to date since the holidays. It is taking me awhile on that.
Personally, maybe this blog will be a goal. I am not promising anything though. (smile!)
Until later... I don't want to write too much, who knows who reads this? ha ha!!
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