Day 23 of ALL ABOUT ME IN 30 DAYS! Wow! It has gone by quickly!
A youtube.com video
I thought this was cute!
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
All About Me in 30 Days - Day 22: A Website
The most current website that I have been visiting lately is babycenter.com
Yes, not only do I have a 2 year old, but I am expecting as well! Today is my first doctors appointment and I have wanted to keep things quiet until I went. Well, I am a little early with this blog, but I think I will be okay.
babycenter.com is great for information and support when it comes to being a parent. Yes Dads, you can join too. I get weekly emails about how the baby is growing and about what I should expect to happen to my body. I also get weekly emails about my toddler and advice emails about potty training and moving to a toddler bed and so on. It is a wonderful website!
Yes, not only do I have a 2 year old, but I am expecting as well! Today is my first doctors appointment and I have wanted to keep things quiet until I went. Well, I am a little early with this blog, but I think I will be okay.
babycenter.com is great for information and support when it comes to being a parent. Yes Dads, you can join too. I get weekly emails about how the baby is growing and about what I should expect to happen to my body. I also get weekly emails about my toddler and advice emails about potty training and moving to a toddler bed and so on. It is a wonderful website!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
All About Me in 30 Days - Day 21: A Recipe
A recipe... Hmmmm..... I have really been craving CHEESE, So I will do my Supped Up Mac N Cheese recipe. I got the idea from my mother and then added more.
A box of shell noodles
A jar of queso ( small, medium, or large depending on how cheesy you want it)
(Mild, Medium or Hot depending on how spicy you want it)
Bacon Bits
Can of Mushrooms
Rotisserie Chicken
Bag of Shredded Cheese (Cheddar, Fiesta Mix, whatever you want)
Boil Noodles and drain.
Shred the chicken off of the bones of the rotisserie chicken
Add noodles back to pot and add queso, bacon bits, mushrooms, chicken and shredded cheese( cheese to taste).
Once it is all mixed, put in a 9x13 casserole dish and put in the oven at 400 until it is lightly browned or more melted. Usually 10-20 minutes.
Then serve. It is a lot of cheese, so if you want it less cheesy, just put less cheese.
A box of shell noodles
A jar of queso ( small, medium, or large depending on how cheesy you want it)
(Mild, Medium or Hot depending on how spicy you want it)
Bacon Bits
Can of Mushrooms
Rotisserie Chicken
Bag of Shredded Cheese (Cheddar, Fiesta Mix, whatever you want)
Boil Noodles and drain.
Shred the chicken off of the bones of the rotisserie chicken
Add noodles back to pot and add queso, bacon bits, mushrooms, chicken and shredded cheese( cheese to taste).
Once it is all mixed, put in a 9x13 casserole dish and put in the oven at 400 until it is lightly browned or more melted. Usually 10-20 minutes.
Then serve. It is a lot of cheese, so if you want it less cheesy, just put less cheese.
Monday, November 8, 2010
All About Me in 30 Days - Day 20: A Hobby of Mine
It is hard for me to separate talent and hobby. So I kind of feel that the line between can be blurred. So this will be an add on of the last post.
One of my talents is singing. I love to sing. I was in choir for many years and loved to do Karaoke.
One of my talents is singing. I love to sing. I was in choir for many years and loved to do Karaoke.
All About Me in 30 Days - Day 19: A Talent Of Mine
One of my MANY talents is gardening. I just recently found that I have a green thumb and I love playing in the dirt.
This is one of the flower pots I did for my grandmother.
These are a couple of my flower pots this past spring.
Another one of my talents is crafts. I love making home made birthday cards and masks and wreaths and cross stitch and.......
I made this mask for Halloween/Samhain this year.
This is one of the flower pots I did for my grandmother.
These are a couple of my flower pots this past spring.
Another one of my talents is crafts. I love making home made birthday cards and masks and wreaths and cross stitch and.......
I made this mask for Halloween/Samhain this year.
Friday, November 5, 2010
All About Me in 30 Days - Day 18: My Wedding/Future Wedding/Past Wedding
My husband and I have not actually had a Wedding Ceremony. We are legally married. I got pregnant before we were engaged. After Bubba was born, we decided for legal purposes we should at least be legally married. We still plan on having a ceremony. It will probably be in a couple years.
Colors will be Green and Royal Purple. I want a lot of green leaves and such and then have Dark Royal Purple flowers. We want it outside. Will probably be around the time we were legally married.
Bubba will be the Ring Bearer.
That is all I have so far.
Colors will be Green and Royal Purple. I want a lot of green leaves and such and then have Dark Royal Purple flowers. We want it outside. Will probably be around the time we were legally married.
Bubba will be the Ring Bearer.
That is all I have so far.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
All About Me in 30 Days - Day SEVENTEEN: An Art Piece (drawing, sculpture, painting, etc)
I have always loved H.R. Giger's artwork! He has amazing detail!
Giger has done some wonderful work other then his sketches. He won an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects for his design work on the film ALIEN. He has done other work on many other movies.
This is just one of the many artworks created by H R Giger that I enjoy.
Giger has done some wonderful work other then his sketches. He won an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects for his design work on the film ALIEN. He has done other work on many other movies.
This is just one of the many artworks created by H R Giger that I enjoy.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
All About Me in 30 Days - Day SIXTEEN: A Song That Makes Me Cry (Or Nearly)
There are a couple songs that make me cry, and for different reasons.
First one is I'll Be Home For Christmas by Bing Crosby or Anyone else that sings it!
This has always been a tough one in my family. My Grandpa Fred was in the military and was in the Korean War and Vietnam War. So that song hits home for my Grandma, Uncle, Aunt and Mom. And then when he passed in 2005, it kinda took on a different meaning to us. Great song. We just don't listen to it!
Second is Its So Hard To Say Good Bye To Yesterday by Boys II Men.
Third is If I Close My Eyes Forever by Ozzy Osbourn and Lita Ford.
I kind of lump these two together because both were played at my step-brothers memorial service in 1993. My step-brother was murdered in the Chuck E. Cheese murders in Aurora, CO. It was a very hard time for my family.
Again, great songs, but I can barely listen to them.
One song that makes me almost cry out of happiness is Fireflies by Owl City. It is such a great song! Happy song!
First one is I'll Be Home For Christmas by Bing Crosby or Anyone else that sings it!
This has always been a tough one in my family. My Grandpa Fred was in the military and was in the Korean War and Vietnam War. So that song hits home for my Grandma, Uncle, Aunt and Mom. And then when he passed in 2005, it kinda took on a different meaning to us. Great song. We just don't listen to it!
Second is Its So Hard To Say Good Bye To Yesterday by Boys II Men.
Third is If I Close My Eyes Forever by Ozzy Osbourn and Lita Ford.
I kind of lump these two together because both were played at my step-brothers memorial service in 1993. My step-brother was murdered in the Chuck E. Cheese murders in Aurora, CO. It was a very hard time for my family.
Again, great songs, but I can barely listen to them.
One song that makes me almost cry out of happiness is Fireflies by Owl City. It is such a great song! Happy song!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
All About Me in 30 Days - Day FIFTEEN: My Dream House
My dream house would be set in the middle of at least one acre of land. I would LOVE to have at least 50 acres, but oh well. It would be big enough for my growing family and to have lots of company over for the holidays and birthdays and Iron Chefs.
Each kid would have their own room. There would be a guest room. Dan would have his "Music Room". I would have my "Sewing/Craft Room". We would have a library! A play room for the kids. A formal dining room. And an over sized 3 car garage.
A HUGE yard! A garden! An orchard! A workshop for Dan to make things. A shed for my gardening! A HUGE covered porch! And a HUGE covered patio in the back. A fire pit to sit around year around!
Here is the closest floor plans I have been able to find to what I want.
Each kid would have their own room. There would be a guest room. Dan would have his "Music Room". I would have my "Sewing/Craft Room". We would have a library! A play room for the kids. A formal dining room. And an over sized 3 car garage.
A HUGE yard! A garden! An orchard! A workshop for Dan to make things. A shed for my gardening! A HUGE covered porch! And a HUGE covered patio in the back. A fire pit to sit around year around!
Here is the closest floor plans I have been able to find to what I want.
Monday, November 1, 2010
All About Me In 30 Days - Day Fourteen: A Non-Fictional Book
About a year ago, I started reading this book that I had bought YEARS ago. It was about gardening. And until a couple years ago, I did not have any way of having a garden. But I held onto the book anyways.
Garden Witchery: Magick from the Ground Up by Ellen Dugan is a wonderful book. I have blogged about the book before! I love Ellen Dugan's work. I actually have almost all of her books now. I bought them for my birthday and have just started to read them.
This is a pagan book. But I do believe that a non pagan would enjoy this book as well. It is a wonderful book about how to create Magick from your Garden, great gardening advise, and gardening lore. And it also has great craft ideas too. Ellen Dugan writes like she is sitting in the room with you talking. Like she is one of your friends.
I give her TWO thumbs up only because I do not have more thumbs!
Garden Witchery: Magick from the Ground Up by Ellen Dugan is a wonderful book. I have blogged about the book before! I love Ellen Dugan's work. I actually have almost all of her books now. I bought them for my birthday and have just started to read them.
This is a pagan book. But I do believe that a non pagan would enjoy this book as well. It is a wonderful book about how to create Magick from your Garden, great gardening advise, and gardening lore. And it also has great craft ideas too. Ellen Dugan writes like she is sitting in the room with you talking. Like she is one of your friends.
I give her TWO thumbs up only because I do not have more thumbs!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
All About Me In 30 Days - Day THIRTEEN: A Fictional Book
One of my oldest friends got me started on a series of books that I can not put down.
The Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Novels by Laurell K. Hamilton.
These books are exciting, have vampires, werewolves, wererats, zombies, voo doo, Wicca, Christianity, You name it, these books have it!
Anita Blake is a Necromancer and the Vampire Executioner for St Louis.
These books tell the story of her life as she deals with the living, dead and undead. Her friends, family and enemies! There is love, violence, sex, sadness.....
It took me until I finished the 4th book to realize that this series is kinda like those trashy romance novels, but with vampires and stuff.
All About Me In 30 Days - Day TWELVE: Something I am OCD About
I am OCD about A LOT of things!
But the biggest is dirty dishes left in the sink or randomly around the house! I HATE IT!
It smalls and gets gross and... Its just yucky!
But the biggest is dirty dishes left in the sink or randomly around the house! I HATE IT!
It smalls and gets gross and... Its just yucky!
Friday, October 29, 2010
All About Me In 30 Days - Day ELEVEN: A Recent Photo Of Me
This photo was taken in September when my In-Laws were in town from Florida. That would be me and my hubby!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
All About Me in 30 Days - Day TEN: A Picture of Me Taken Over 10 Years Ago
This picture was taken of me on my 18th Birthday in 1999. I was so skinny! But that was before kids!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
All About Me in 30 Days - Day EIGHT: A PICTURE THAT MAKES YOU SAD OR ANGRY
I had to think about this just a little bit. There is so much as a society and race that makes me sad and angry.
Littering! The picture itself does not make me sad or angry, its the message. It was not until I became a parent that I really opened my eyes and took a look at what I was leaving behind for my children to grow up in. And later on, my grandchildren.
I started to look for pictures about intolerance towards religious freedom. I found some that were horrible! Just as I was about to download it to put up onto today's blog, I realized that I did not want to give anymore power to the people that created these images. Why support the negativity? I found a better picture. A positive one!
Littering! The picture itself does not make me sad or angry, its the message. It was not until I became a parent that I really opened my eyes and took a look at what I was leaving behind for my children to grow up in. And later on, my grandchildren.
I started to look for pictures about intolerance towards religious freedom. I found some that were horrible! Just as I was about to download it to put up onto today's blog, I realized that I did not want to give anymore power to the people that created these images. Why support the negativity? I found a better picture. A positive one!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
All About Me in 30 Days - Day SIX: 20 of My FAVORITE THINGS
If the topic gets you singing and thinking of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, then you are not alone! I did the exact same thing.
Lets get to it!
1.) My son and husband are my most favorite things! Beyond this point, everything else is mostly ranked the same, but not this! My Bubba and My Rock Star!
2.) I love nature! I love to hike...
3.) I love to camp...
4.) I love to play in the garden and grow things.
5.) Fall... the changing of the leaves, the cooler nights.
6.) Books, books and more books
7.) Movies, in the theater or curled up on the couch.
8.) Listening to music.
9.) Watching my son learn and grow. It still shocks me that I am a mother!
10.) Watching my husband play bass. He is a sponsored bass player. Currently not in a band, but he is damn good. He seems at peace with the world when he plays.
I know he does not look at peace with the world in this picture, but its one of my favorites.
11.) Creating new things. If it is food or a craft.
12.) I love to go dancing. Ladies Nights are the best!
13.) Helping others. I help my grandmother around the house all the time. I am her gardener.
14.) Sleeping! OH SLEEPING!!! I miss it so! Having a kid takes sleep away.
15.) Sitting on my patio on a beautiful summer night, with a glass of wine and my hubby or some great friends. Listening to the crickets!
16.) Playing Santa. For the past 15 years, I have helped my grandmother put out the Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve.
17.) Sitting on 16th Street Mall or walking around Manitou Springs with my best friend and a starbucks every December for our Mommy's Day Out.
18.) Shooting pool. I once worked at a Pool Hall and I LOVED it!
19.) Camp fires! I wish I could have a fire pit on my patio.
20.) When one of my nieces or nephews call me Aunt Gretchen. It makes me feel loved and important.
Lets get to it!
1.) My son and husband are my most favorite things! Beyond this point, everything else is mostly ranked the same, but not this! My Bubba and My Rock Star!
2.) I love nature! I love to hike...
3.) I love to camp...
4.) I love to play in the garden and grow things.
5.) Fall... the changing of the leaves, the cooler nights.
6.) Books, books and more books
7.) Movies, in the theater or curled up on the couch.
8.) Listening to music.
9.) Watching my son learn and grow. It still shocks me that I am a mother!
10.) Watching my husband play bass. He is a sponsored bass player. Currently not in a band, but he is damn good. He seems at peace with the world when he plays.
I know he does not look at peace with the world in this picture, but its one of my favorites.
11.) Creating new things. If it is food or a craft.
12.) I love to go dancing. Ladies Nights are the best!
13.) Helping others. I help my grandmother around the house all the time. I am her gardener.
14.) Sleeping! OH SLEEPING!!! I miss it so! Having a kid takes sleep away.
15.) Sitting on my patio on a beautiful summer night, with a glass of wine and my hubby or some great friends. Listening to the crickets!
16.) Playing Santa. For the past 15 years, I have helped my grandmother put out the Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve.
17.) Sitting on 16th Street Mall or walking around Manitou Springs with my best friend and a starbucks every December for our Mommy's Day Out.
18.) Shooting pool. I once worked at a Pool Hall and I LOVED it!
19.) Camp fires! I wish I could have a fire pit on my patio.
20.) When one of my nieces or nephews call me Aunt Gretchen. It makes me feel loved and important.
All About Me in 30 Days - Day FOUR: FAVORITE BOOK
Books..... Books.... Books.....
I am addicted to books. Not necessarily reading them, but buying them. Eventually I will read all of them, but I do not see that day being in the near future.
I day dream about having one of those libraries in my house that you see in old movies, like My Fair Lady, with a second and third floor, ladders, desks and chairs! Oh my! That would be my dream.
I walk into a library and I get excited. I am so not aloud to go into The Tattered Cover or Barnes and Nobel all by myself. I get into BIG trouble!
So far, WICKED: TheLife and Times of TheWicked Witch of the West: a novel written by
Gregory Maguire is my favorite book! Which is not surprising, after all, my favorite movie is Wizard of Oz.
Gregory Maguire writes wonderful spins of old stories, like CINDERELLA and SNOW WHITE. And that is exactly what he does with WICKED.
The story is told from the Wicked Witch of The West's side. How she grew up, how she met Glinda, and all about the Munchkins and Dorothy.
The book has become such a hit that they turned it into a Broadway Musical as well.
Here are some wonderful quotes from the book:
“She didn’t know what she thought. Was Elphaba devil’s spawn? Was she half-elf? Was she punishment for her father’s failure as a preacher or for her mother’s sloppy morals and bad memory? Or was she merely a physical ailment, a blight like a misshapen apple or a five legged calf? Nanny knew her worldview was foggy and chaotic, pestered by demons, faith, and folk science.” (31)
“The first wave of discussion about Elphaba concerned her wardrobe and her evident poverty, as if her classmates were above noticing her sickly and sickening color” (74)
“”The creatures of makeshift lives, the hobbled together, the disenfranchised and the abused: the Lion, the Scarecrow, the maimed Tin Woodman. Up from the shadows for an instant, up into the light; then back. The Goddess of Gifts the last, reaching in among flames and water, cradling her, crooning something, but the words remain unclear.” (403)
I am addicted to books. Not necessarily reading them, but buying them. Eventually I will read all of them, but I do not see that day being in the near future.
I day dream about having one of those libraries in my house that you see in old movies, like My Fair Lady, with a second and third floor, ladders, desks and chairs! Oh my! That would be my dream.
I walk into a library and I get excited. I am so not aloud to go into The Tattered Cover or Barnes and Nobel all by myself. I get into BIG trouble!
So far, WICKED: TheLife and Times of TheWicked Witch of the West: a novel written by
Gregory Maguire is my favorite book! Which is not surprising, after all, my favorite movie is Wizard of Oz.
Gregory Maguire writes wonderful spins of old stories, like CINDERELLA and SNOW WHITE. And that is exactly what he does with WICKED.
The story is told from the Wicked Witch of The West's side. How she grew up, how she met Glinda, and all about the Munchkins and Dorothy.
The book has become such a hit that they turned it into a Broadway Musical as well.
Here are some wonderful quotes from the book:
“She didn’t know what she thought. Was Elphaba devil’s spawn? Was she half-elf? Was she punishment for her father’s failure as a preacher or for her mother’s sloppy morals and bad memory? Or was she merely a physical ailment, a blight like a misshapen apple or a five legged calf? Nanny knew her worldview was foggy and chaotic, pestered by demons, faith, and folk science.” (31)
“The first wave of discussion about Elphaba concerned her wardrobe and her evident poverty, as if her classmates were above noticing her sickly and sickening color” (74)
“”The creatures of makeshift lives, the hobbled together, the disenfranchised and the abused: the Lion, the Scarecrow, the maimed Tin Woodman. Up from the shadows for an instant, up into the light; then back. The Goddess of Gifts the last, reaching in among flames and water, cradling her, crooning something, but the words remain unclear.” (403)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
All About Me in 30 Days - Day THREE: Favorite TV Show
Day 3 of ALL ABOUT ME IN 30 DAYS!
( I will be away from my computer for 3 days, so I am doing an extra day today and two extra tomorrow.)
What is your FAVORITE TV SHOW?
I love TV! If I do not watch myself, I will get nothing done around the house and just watch TV. I love Drama, Comedy, Romance, Horror... I enjoy almost anything but most Reality TV. That just annoys me to no end.
Sons Of Anarchy is an amazing show! Premiers Tuesday Nights on FX.
This show is not for everyone. And that is okay.
It is dramatic, very real, and very intense. Not for young children. There is violence, some nudity and adult language.
The show is about a motorcycle club based out of Charming, California (Fictional Town). The main character is Jax. And the story is mainly based on how he is conflicted with life and the club.
There are so many wonderful actors playing amazing rolls! Some well known names such as
Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal.
Some not so well know names such as Charlie Hunnam, who plays Jax.
And then there are those actors who have been in EVERYTHING, but you never quite remember their names, Kim Coates and Tommy Flanagan, just to name a couple.
Henry Rollins had a role in Season 2.
I highly recommend this show to anyone who likes motorcycles, real and intense shows and has an open mind!
What is your FAVORITE TV SHOW?
( I will be away from my computer for 3 days, so I am doing an extra day today and two extra tomorrow.)
What is your FAVORITE TV SHOW?
I love TV! If I do not watch myself, I will get nothing done around the house and just watch TV. I love Drama, Comedy, Romance, Horror... I enjoy almost anything but most Reality TV. That just annoys me to no end.
Sons Of Anarchy is an amazing show! Premiers Tuesday Nights on FX.
This show is not for everyone. And that is okay.
It is dramatic, very real, and very intense. Not for young children. There is violence, some nudity and adult language.
The show is about a motorcycle club based out of Charming, California (Fictional Town). The main character is Jax. And the story is mainly based on how he is conflicted with life and the club.
There are so many wonderful actors playing amazing rolls! Some well known names such as
Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal.
Some not so well know names such as Charlie Hunnam, who plays Jax.
And then there are those actors who have been in EVERYTHING, but you never quite remember their names, Kim Coates and Tommy Flanagan, just to name a couple.
Henry Rollins had a role in Season 2.
I highly recommend this show to anyone who likes motorcycles, real and intense shows and has an open mind!
What is your FAVORITE TV SHOW?
All About Me in 30 Days - Day TWO: Favorite Movie
Welcome back to the second day of ALL ABOUT ME IN 30 DAYS! Have you joined in yet?
Today is FAVORITE MOVIE!
Again.... I have to pick just one????? I love movies almost as much as I love music.
I learned my lesson with the FAVORITE SONG and decided to go with a safe bet with my FAVORITE MOVIE. It has been one of my favorites ever since I was knee high to a grasshopper!
Just think.... There's no place like home..... There's no place like home!
Yes, The Wizard of Oz!
I love the singing.
I love the munchkins.
I love the Wicked Witch!
Ruby Slippers !!!
A horse of different color.
Flying monkeys anyone?
And Yes, I have tried adding Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon album with the movie. Also called The Dark Side of the Rainbow. It is really cool! It actually works!
What is your FAVORITE MOVIE?
Today is FAVORITE MOVIE!
Again.... I have to pick just one????? I love movies almost as much as I love music.
I learned my lesson with the FAVORITE SONG and decided to go with a safe bet with my FAVORITE MOVIE. It has been one of my favorites ever since I was knee high to a grasshopper!
Just think.... There's no place like home..... There's no place like home!
Yes, The Wizard of Oz!
I love the singing.
I love the munchkins.
I love the Wicked Witch!
Ruby Slippers !!!
A horse of different color.
Flying monkeys anyone?
And Yes, I have tried adding Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon album with the movie. Also called The Dark Side of the Rainbow. It is really cool! It actually works!
What is your FAVORITE MOVIE?
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
All About Me In 30 Days - Day ONE: Favorite Song
Ugh! For anyone that knows me, this is a VERY difficult question to answer! I listen to EVERYTHING! I have favorite songs in different genera, for different eras! I LOVE Metal and Rock. I love country, 80s, disco, classical, and everything in between!
I decided on a song that has become one of my favorite songs as of the past couple years. Nikki Sixx from the band, Motley Crue, did a great album with two other great musicians. The album is the soundtrack to his book The Heroin Diaries.
This song is such a wonderful song about life, ups and downs, learning and everything in between!! Enjoy! Sixx A.M. Life is Beautiful
I decided on a song that has become one of my favorite songs as of the past couple years. Nikki Sixx from the band, Motley Crue, did a great album with two other great musicians. The album is the soundtrack to his book The Heroin Diaries.
This song is such a wonderful song about life, ups and downs, learning and everything in between!! Enjoy! Sixx A.M. Life is Beautiful
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