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this is...

 my new hobby

my new obsession

my new past time

my new downtime

my new love!!

who am i... Libra

LIBRA

Balance is the keyword for this sign, and when it comes to keeping everything on an even keel, a Libra will lead the pack. Peace loving and judicial, this sign abhors being alone. Partnerships are very important for the Libra, especially those on a personal level. With their winning personalities and cooperative style, they aren't apt to be alone for long!

Friends and Family

Fun loving and willing to help out, the Libra makes an excellent friend. Even though they can be late and indecisive, once they're on the scene, they're ready to go. This flexible sign loves to spend time with friends and family and doesn't hesitate to initiate gatherings. Sociable and suave, Librans naturally draw people to them. They have a way of creating a compelling aura of harmony around them. When it comes to challenges, this balancing sign can see both perspectives in a disagreement, making them excellent problem-solvers. Companionable, they're apt to keep their friends and family busy.

Career and Money

Harmony is the keyword for this sign. For the Libra, maintaining this is of the utmost importance. They can be excellent leaders and will work hard to earn and deserve the privilege. Truth and justice always prevail for Librans as they go about their days. Working with others or in a partnership is ideal for this social sign. Artistic and persuasive, these folks are gifted talkers who do well in any position that provides a platform for them to chat.

Careers that involve justice such as police officer, lawyer, or judge are excellent choices for Libra. They will also succeed at such occupations as diplomat, civil servant, interior decorator, composer, and fashion designer. Group settings pose no challenge for Librans - in fact, the more the merrier. Their strong sense of diplomacy serves well in almost anything they do.

If you go shopping with a Libra, best to plan some extra time! This sign can be terribly indecisive when it comes to purchasing. Balancing their money, however, is a snap for Libra. Keeping a good balance between savings and spending money is a real talent for these folks. Their love of fashion and housewares can see them out and about in stores quite often. One of Libra's favorite pastimes is to shop for someone special.

Love and Sex

Finding the right partner will be a priority in the Libra's life. For those already in a relationship, maintaining the peace and harmony takes center stage. A Libra alone is a sad thing indeed, not to mention unnatural. They need to connect with others. As lovers they are expressive, creative, and balanced. They love to make their partners feel completely and thoroughly satisfied from conversation to lovemaking. Librans' charm and dedication to striking the perfect balance with others makes them wonderful partners.

LIBRA TIDBITS

Health

Each sign has a part of the anatomy attached to it, making this the area of the body that is most sensitive to stimulation. The anatomical areas for Libra are the kidneys, lower back, adrenal glands, and appendix.

Ruling Planet

The ruling planet for Libra is Venus. This planet's action is gentle and harmonious. It governs beauty, charm, emotional contacts, possessions, unions of all kinds, singing, art, culture, sweets and sugar, and moral character.

Color

The color of choice for Libra is blue.

Gemstone

Libra's star stone is the sapphire.

Lucky Numbers

Libra's lucky numbers are 1, 2, and 7.

Compatibility

Librans are most compatible with Aquarius and Gemini.

The Perfect Gift

The best gifts for a Libra are music and items that create relaxation.

Likes

Pleasant conversation, beauty, balance, fairness, romance

Dislikes

Being treated unfairly, ugly places, rough people, making a final decision

House

Natural sign of the Seventh House. This house focuses on marriage, partnerships, public relations, open enemies, and other people.

Strengths

Social, fair-minded, cooperative, diplomatic, gracious

Weaknesses

Indecisive, will carry a grudge, avoids confrontations, self-pity

Charismatic marks

Attractive, graceful, medium build, no sharp features Best environmentAny place that is beautiful where the company is harmonious. Very social and happiest doing things in the company of another.

http://astrocenter.astrology.msn.com/msn/ArticleAstrologyHomeV2.aspx?sd=20090929&gt1=21001

my special day...

i love my birthday!

i usually have a countdown that starts on the first...

i usually read 2 special birthday books every night...

i usually think about my birthday all day long...

i usually sing a little song that i made up when i was sixteen...

this year i did none of it!!

my birthday kinda snuck up on me! it seems that i have been a tad distracted... :)

i had a great birthday anyway...

had a kinda lazy morning. abbi was a little fussy even though i kept telling her it was momma's special day. she didn't really care! :)

we went out to dinner with friends and then back to their house for cake and presents.

it was a perfect day! all i have ever wanted really.

surrounded by family and friends with my sweet husband and daughter.

so... happy birthday to me!!

this, that and the other!

my birthday was last week and i wanted to share a few pics of the exciting day! i have more, just haven't downloaded them to the computer yet! :)



first of all... the end of september i came to work and my office was totally decked out! streamers, balloons, birthday banners and a cool countdown chain!



as you all know i totally love my birthday! so the decorations were awesome!!



as i was leaving work the day before my birthday i came out to my car... looking like this...



i just have to say! i loved it!! :)



the tires were "spotted"



balloons tied to my side mirrors



writing all over every window!

the front said "happy birthday" - but it was done backwards so i could read it while i was driving!
the back window said "honk its my birthday" fun!



there was also writing on my car paint too- that is the only thing i was a little worried about... wasn't sure how it would effect my paint.



there were paper confetti sprinkles all over the car.. windshield, back window... everywhere!



and to top it all off... it was shrink wrapped too! :) crazy! but fun!

i have more to share... but it will have to wait for another day! :)

the best day of the year!

i have loved fall since i was a very little girl!

the leaves

the cooler weather

the beautiful colors

the presents being wrapped

the cake

being the birthday girl

my very favorite day of the year is...

TODAY!!

its my birthday!

and i love it! i wait all year for this one special day!

and it is here!!!

i have a plan...

ok... so it has been so long since i have been in the mood to blog.. and i have so much to catch up on... i am going to do a new thing on here!

i am going to start something called ...

the ABC's of me...

every few days i will focus on a letter of the alphabet and tell you something about me!

for example... this weekend i am going to share...

A... Addiction... to ...

(you will have to wait to see what i am addicted to!)

its gonna be fun! can't wait! :)

wow...

has it really been that long since i posted?

well... lots has happened... and not much has happened in the last few weeks!

i will try to get all caught up this weekend!

just wanted to say that i am doing well and enjoying... normal! :)

in a funk...

i have to say... i am in a funk...

i don't know exactly what's wrong with me, but i think i am in a weird phase...

don't wanna do anything.

feel like life is slowly falling apart and can't pick up the pieces fast enough.

don't really feel needed and tired of trying to help those who don't want help.

forgive me... just needing to express my thoughts... and vent.

i will be better later...

things i am grateful for...

so i have had a rough few weeks! but tonight i am feeling a tad better. i wanted to share some things i am grateful for to help remind me of the good things in my life...

family and friends

my job

knowing what love feels like

the gift of creativity

entertainment... tv, books, plays, music, movies and internet

cell phone

my Savior

vacations

holidays

laughter

to name just a few... what are you grateful for?

what gets you through the day?

recording my life...

today in young women's we had a lesson on the importance of keeping a record of our lives! well, it was a good one for me... because i have been neglecting my blogs!

i am going to do better!

here is a quote that was part of the lesson!

"We urge our young people (that's me) to begin today and write and keep records of all the important things in their lives.

I promise you that if you will keep your journals and records, they will indeed be a source of great inspiration to your families, to your children, your grandchildren, and others, on through the generations. Each of us is important to those who are near and dear to us and as our posterity read of our life's experiences, they, too, will come to know and love us. And in that glorious day when our families are together in the eternities, we will already be acquainted."

-Spencer W. Kimball

i am going to be better about sharing our story...

a Little bit of Us...

mother's day?

happy day after mother's day...

i have to be honest... i would rather celebrate it a day or so later... it makes it not as difficult...

let me explain...

i love my mom! and i am so thrilled that she is living with kevin and i! we love having her here! and for the last 30ish years of my life, mother's day has always been about her and how lucky i am to have her in my life!

but the last few years have been a bit different.

kevin and i can't have children. and for the most part i have come to peace and acceptance with this knowledge. but some days... it is not very easy.

mother's day is one of those days.

i want to share a post from my friend, maryruth... (who by the way, celebrated her first mother's day this year! wahoo! ) ...she totally voiced some of my very thoughts in this...

"... I won't lie... I've hated Mother's Day for the past 9-ish years... and I have a fabulous Mother... but the day was a reminder of everything that I couldn't have. Motherhood... something I'd wanted to and planned on my whole life. And to sit on the bench at church every Mother's day and listen to talk after talk about Motherhood and how it was our destiny and our greatest joy. And then to hear the children sing songs to their mothers. It got to be too much. I just couldn't handle it anymore. So about 6-ish years ago I stopped going to Church on Mother's Day... which is so not me... But I just couldn't do it anymore. I wasn't trying to make a statement. It was just the only way I could deal with things. ... "

i have to say... i echo these thoughts! i have a hard time going to church on mother's day... this year i had to work a graveyard shift on saturday night going into sunday... but i don't know that i would have gone, even if i hadn't worked...

this year was fabulous though! the day was celebrated with close friends and family! a very good way to help me remember what i should be celebrating...

maryruth goes on to say...

" ... There are so many wonderful women who deserve to celebrate today. ... that there are so many great, wonderful women in the history of the world who were never "mothers" in the traditional sense. One of my favorite examples in Mother Teresa She changed the world with her goodness and kindness and yet do we dismiss her because never had a child of her own?
So while I think its absolutely important to celebrate Motherhood (and I hope nobody feels like I'm diminishing that)...and I'm sooo grateful for the amazingly wonderful Mother that I have... and the mother that I hope to be... I also think it so important to celebrate Womanhood. Because really one woman can change the world. Happy Womanhood day."

i want to be like this... able to look past the hurt and tears...

i know that i will... it will just take some time. i have always known that i will be the best "aunt" ever! my friends kids will be super spoiled! :)

all in all, i am doing great. and i really feel at peace with this path i have been given... just everynow and again i feel this sadness...

no worries! i look forward to the future and what new adventures it holds!

fun ABC of me...

i found this on facebook! i thought it was fun!

A - Age: 36 1/2 :)

B - Bed Size: queen... so comfy!

C - Chore you hate: putting away clothes

D - Daily task: give a hug :)

E - Essential start your day item: brush teeth

F - Favorite color: orange

G - Gold or Silver: silver

H - Hobby: making bracelets and paper crafting

I - Instruments you play(ed): clarinet

J - Job title: audit team lead

K - Kid(s): nope

L - Living arrangements: renting a home with my hubby and mom!

M - Mom's name: Sally

N - Nicknames: jen, jb

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: gallbladder mishap... 2 weeks in hospital

P - Pet Peeve: twisted phone cords

Q - Quote from a movie - "without her, i don't make sense"

R - Ring size: 10

S - Siblings: Sam, Marcus and Rick

T - Time you wake up: 4am

U- Underwear: yup!

V - Vegetable you dislike: tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, green peppers....

W - Ways you run late: procrastination

X-rays you've had: teeth, lungs, foot and hand

Y - Yummy food you make: chocolate delight

Z - Zoo favorite: giraffe

life is good...

i know i haven't been on here very much lately, but life is good. we are all making the adjustments having mom here. it is great to have her here!

i have lots of really great things going on right now, but i want to share my super fun day first!

as most of you know... i love my birthday! well, this year i decided to recognize my half birthday too! :) so april 15th i told everyone that it was my half birthday! hee hee!

today one of my awesome friends decided to help me celebrate my half birthday! ! ! !

it was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool!

he brought over:

half dozen donuts

half gallon of chocolate milk

half a bottle of sprite

a half donut with 6 princess candles in it!!!

(and... because i was going to the hannah montana movie this afternoon...)

a Hannah Montana Balloon!

seriously, one of the nicest, most thoughtful things someone has done for me in a long time! :)

i absolutely LOVED it!

i took pictures of everything, but i am having a hard time getting pics to transfer to the computer, so i will post them later!

anyway... today was an amazing day... thanks jeff!

lucky #8

I've been tagged!

8 things tag rules are:

*post rules on your blog

*answer the 6 '8' items

*let each person know they are tagged by leaving them a 'comment'

here goes...

'8' favorite TV shows

1. survivor

2. the amazing race

3. American idol

4. so you think you can dance

5. the biggest loser

6. the bachelor

7. ghost whisperer

8. trust me

'8' things i did yesterday

1. took a shower

2. went to church

3. called my mom

4. gave kevin a kiss

5. made breakfast for dinner

6. checked my email

7. got on facebook

8. went to bed at 7pm!

'8' things i am looking forward to

1. the weekend

2. melted snow

3. having friends over for dinner friday!

4. a 2nd date for a friend :)

5. a vacation

6. sleeping

7. girls weekend

8. paid time off

'8' favorite restaurants

1. frederico's

2. angie's

3. bluebird

4. chilli's

5. olive garden

6. red lobster

7. famous dave's

8. arby's :)

'8' things on my wish list

1. weight loss

2. happiness

3. WEALTH

4. be healthy

5. winter was over

6. to see Oprah someday

7. to go on a great vacation

8. visit family more often

'8' people i tag

1. noe

2. maryruth

3. tiffany s

4. brenda

5. melissa

6. kristine

7. barbi

8. laura

have fun!

and the winner is....

ME !!!!!!!

i won the Receiving/Overnight

Associate of the Year!!!



i am so excited and honored!

it is a great feeling to be recognized for working hard!

seriously... very cool!
i am so excited about this!

a huge thanks to all of my fellow associates that voted for me!

A - Z ...

i haven't posted much lately, so i thought i would get caught up by listing the A - Z 's of what's been going on!

A- i love allrecipes.com! i am on there all the time looking for a great recipe for dinner. my favorite feature is the ingredient look up. you just type in what ingredients you have and they will tell you what recipes you can make! mmmmm!

B- i am very very very sorry for my neglecting my blog for so long! i have been busy, but i am not sure with what! :) i am gonna do better! :)

C- it is that time of year! girl scout cookie time! mmmm! i can't wait until march when my order comes in!

D- last night i just wanted to chill and watch a DVD, and i had one from netflix that i hadn't watched yet... Phantom of the Opera (2004)! OH. MY. GOSH. i loved it! i have never seen it before... always wanted to, but never did! loved it! loved the music (which i had heard...), loved the characters, loved the set, loved the costumes! wow! amazing!
E- my other blog, Everyday 2009, has been fun! i find that i am looking for the right thing to document each day!

F- i know that i have talked about Facebook many times on here... but i really love it! it has been such a great way to re-connect with old friends and learn new things about them! i have also found lots of current friends on there too! thanks to all of you that found me on there and added me as a "friend".

G- ok... so last night i wanted to play a game. solitaire... just regular solitaire (on the computer- i don't really play with cards anymore... ). i really like playing spider and algerian, but last night i just wanted to keep it basic! i decided i would play till i won and then go to bed! quick, right? no! 3 FREAKIN HOURS LATER!! i know... i know... i should have just gone to bed! but i just couldn't! i hadn't one a game yet! i have NEVER had such a rough time with solitaire in my life! geez!!!

H- last week i got a really cute haircut! i love getting something new and different! syndee always does such an amazing job! love her! funny story... i was trying to find a new cut in a magazine and i had picked out about 8 cuts, i showed them to my friends and work to see what they liked... one of them said... "jennie, it looks like the exact same cut you already have in just 8 different ways!" lol! maybe... but it feels new! ;)

I- i am not sure what i ever did before internet! i love this technology! i can research things, talk to friends, journal, scrapbook and play games! i am very grateful for it!

J- this week i was able to go and visit my cute friend jami! she is doing great! she was in the hospital again for about 7 weeks during christmas and new years, but is home now. i haven't seen her for so long... it was a good visit. she had a scare the night before i got there, but is doing much better. she is such a beautiful person, and has been through so much in the last year. it was a year ago last week that she was life flighted to slc and not expected to make it through the night. i have learned so much from her and her family in this last year. i love her family. her brother jeff, is one of my dearest friends. i can't wait to see jami again! :)

K- my poor little kevin! he has had some pretty long runs for work lately. he left yesterday morning at 1:30 am to drive to arizona to deliver fuel. he was supposed to be home today... but had tire problems before he left and had to spend a couple of hours getting that fixed. so, he will deliver the fuel today (probably already has) and will head home. but because he can only drive so many hours in a shift, he will have to stop and stay overnight again. that will put him home sometime tomorrow! at least this time he was prepared and had extra change of clothes. i had him put an extra set of "unders" in "just in case"! good thing i did! even with all of the issues that come up, we are grateful that he has a job and there is work to be done!

L- i am truly blessed and love my life! somedays are not as fun as others, but overall, i am happy!

M- the last couple of weeks i have been working on an MP3 cd for a friend of mine. we started off listing songs that were his "theme" songs and those 20 turned into 74 songs!!! crazy, i know! but it was so fun! we have been sharing songs back and forth this whole time, i would listen to them and then add them to the list! then i downloaded them, organized them and burned the cd! i gave it to him yesterday! so fun! what a fun project! now what do i do... lol!

N- when i got my haircut the other day i also got my nails done. i have had some pretty fun colors in the past, but i am back to classic white tips. but this time i got a cool stamp on them too! now i have about 6 hearts stamped on a couple of nails! how fun!

O- we are doing "A Night at the Oscars" for a Young Women program. it has been fun to see it come together! We are encouraging the girls to wear formals and dress up! i hope it turns out well!

P- i am famous! well, not really, but i like to pretend! my friend, sandi, designs wonderful paper! she is incredible! she and her best friend, marsha, own a scrapbook paper company called Paper Loft! if you ever see this paper

you should so buy it! amazing stuff!
ok... so another friend, kris, and i have been trying to convince sandi to create a pink and brown line of paper for a couple of years! well, they just announced their new lines for 2009 and amongst them is a pink and brown line! wahoo!
but the news gets better!!!! they named one of the designs after ME!!! and another design after kris! how cool is that! i haven't seen the paper yet, but kris said it is beautiful! i am so excited! i can hardly stand it!
so... when you are out there looking for some cute pink and brown paper, look for paperloft and buy the kris and jennie paper! i will post it as soon as i have some!

Q- do you have something basic in your life that you love? for me, one of those things is ziploc bags... the quart size! i love them! i am not sure what i would do without them! everything goes into one! stuff for kevin, cereal for work, pens for the car, invitations or cards, phone and keys... the options are endless!

R- every year at work we get one of the desk top calenders... this year we got the "you might be a redneck if..." i love it! so funny! and i have come to the conclusion, that i just might be a redneck! lol!

S- this might sound silly, but i love salami! the other day at work we were able to sample on of the new salami's in the meat dept! so so yummy! it had a great flavor and was softer than other salami's i have tried! i bought some that day and have been eating it all weekend! mmmm!

T- i have been a texting fool lately! between talking to my friend about his cd, my yw girls and friends in general! i am on fire! this is another technology i am so grateful for! what did i do before cell phones and texting! good thing i have an unlimited texting plan!

U- UGH! my scrapbook room is such a disaster! i don't even know where to start in the cleaning, dejunking and organizing it! sad thing is... it's not even next on the list... there are a few other rooms ahead of it!

V- can you believe that valentine's day is next week! wow! time sure flies when you are having fun! i am still shocked that christmas came and went! let alone that its time for valentines!

W- i love 3 day weekends! this is one for me, since we had to work last sunday (and part of saturday)! wahoo!

X- well, i don't love to eXercise! haven't been doing too well at that lately!

Y- i mentioned before that we are doing an Oscar's night for Young Women's... my role in this event is the invitations and programs. i love doing this kind of thing! paper crafting... i realized this week that this is "what i do". and... i am good at it. it's hard for me to say... i don't want to sound prideful, but i had an A-HA moment this week and that is what i learned. i was looking through a magazine this week and there was a quote... "Do What You Love". i love this! and i am grateful for the opportunity i have to craft in yw!

Z- i love sleeping! getting those ZZZZ's is pretty important to me. i am a person who needs at least 8 hours of sleep a night. on the weekends i try to get 10... hasn't been happening lately! need. more. sleep.

well, there you have it! my life... A - Z style!

my list...

my friend, noe, had this on her blog and thought I would copy it and share some random things with you about me...

if you want to play along, just copy the list and highlight all the things you've done.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35.Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37.Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67.Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77.Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

tv thoughts...

ok... so i have been thinking about the tv shows i watch... and i feel like there is lots going on with them that i need to talk about...

gilmore girls: i started watching this series again a few months ago. i am watched alot this weekend and only have the final episode left! i love this show! i feel like in know the characters! i want to move to stars hallow and be part of the town! what a great place to be! even if only for an hour or two...moonlight: this show is no longer on tv and i am sad about that! i thought it was a great show ! and he was a cutie! the story line was a good one, and i was waiting for even more to happen! i would love to see it come back on the air...

the mentalist: this is a new show this season and i am really enjoying it! the main guy is pretty quirky and fun! i think he is very interesting and i am having fun watching it!


survivor: this is always a good one to watch! i have only been watching it a few years... but am a faithful watcher now! i like the host and each year the cast members are interesting. this year i have not been disappointed... always a good one!

ghost whisperer: i have watched this show from the very beginning! i love it. i have to admit that i have to record it and watch it the next day... when the sun is out. no nighttime watching for me! i am not happy that they are changing all of the characters though! i am bummed that the professor friend is gone and now the husband! not good! i bawled like a baby on both departures! not sure what is going to happen now!

fringe: this is one of my new favorites! i have to admit, i started watching it because of hottie, joshua jackson! but the show is very interesting! i little edgy, but i like it! and let's be honest, he is really fun to look at!

amazing race: this is another reality show that i enjoy! the people on here drive me crazy sometimes! i have a hard time watching all of the bickering, but it must be very stressful to be on the race with your loved ones. it seems that they are the ones we can "get away" with being mean to! why is that?

the biggest loser: i have always been a fan of this show! someday, i would like to be part of it... not sure i have the courage or strength though! this season has been a hard one for me to watch... a few of the blue team couples are driving me crazy and they are there to win money, not necessarily to loose weight and change their lives! very frustrating!

ok... there you have it! a handful of my favorite tv shows! what do you watch? what are your fav's?

randomness...

so i have been thinking i need to post something all week! but didn't really have anything in particular to say... so now you get to hear my random thoughts!

we went to the african childrens choir this week and it was really good

my new clothes arrived yesterday! but i have this phobia of pants that are too short for me... so i ordered talls... now they are WAY to long! geez!

(anyone want/know how to hem them for me?)

its finally friday... its been a long week.

kevin and i have the weekend off together! wahoo!

my cute friend, julianne, is going to take our pictures tomorrow for our christmas cards.

very exciting!

listening to christmas music for

8 hours a day can be annoying

in the mood to shop... online

i have had tator tots for dinner at least twice this week. chicken nuggets, grilled cheese and macaroni and cheese this week too! am i 6?

i have a few crushes i need to confess (again for some): joshua jackson, zac efron and jacob black

i need a month long vacation

i feel like life is changing...

not sure how i feel about that

think i am gonna write some thanksgiving carols

making my list of gratitude... so much so far!

hope this finds you happy! enjoy!

sweets and sours...

sours:

* its been a really long week... lots of crazy overnight and early shifts at work!

* october is over! very sad to have the best month of the year... over!

* ann's mom and sister moved out of our house this week. it is pretty quiet here without them! i miss their company.... good thing they just live a little ways down the road so i can visit often!

* my house is such a mess! i really need to get in there and clean clean clean!

sweets:

* so many great things occurred in october! what a great month!

* we finished the graveyard shifts ! we won't have to go overnights again until january! wahoo!

* i am hosting bunco at my house this week for my neighborhood group! i am so excited! lots of fun things in store! can't wait!

* my cute friend, maryruth, had a baby a few weeks ago! i am so excited for her! great things sure do happen to great people.

* another wonderful friend, holly, came home from the hospital after a really horrible experience. holly, so glad you are home! i sure love you! and happy birthday last week...again!

* we got a dish washer! when maryann (ann's mom) moved out, she gave me her dish washer! the house they bought already had one! wahoo! i love it!

* i have been working on my christmas cards this week. i know that i have said that i had been working on them before.. but i never was able to! so this week i did it! i am almost done cutting everything out! now i can start assembling! the big things i left with them are: write my christmas letter and get our pictures taken!

* have you ever tried bread from old grist mill bread co.? oh. my. gosh. so delicious! kevin and i have been really into it the last couple of months! they have the best sandwiches, cold or hot! lately we are on the french dip kick! yummy! also, the loaves of bread are to die for! we are loving the sourdough bread right now! mmmmmm! give them a try! so dang good!

* i am loving facebook! i have been able to re-connect with people all walks of my life! it is so cool! if you are on it... look me up! jennie carroll little! and if you aren't... you should join! its a safe way to find those friends you thought you would never see or hear from again! you choose who gets to see your profile and pics. if you have any questions how it works, let me know!

* i am still loving my solitaire obsession! to add to it, i am now also playing scramble on facebook! that is fun too!

* i got a new phone for my birthday! the samsung gleam... it is really pretty! lol! i like it alot!

* i made a really good recipe this week! my friend julie made it for us for dinner a few weeks ago and i loved it! she sent me the recipe and wah-la! i made it too! so yummy! i included julie's notes b/c i followed them too! serve with rice or egg noodles!

Sweet and Sour Chicken Sauce:

Sauce:

1 TB Red Wine Vinegar

1 1/2 C. Sugar (I used half that)

1/2 C. Pineapple Juice

6 TB Ketchup

2 TB Soy Sauce

1 tsp Salt 2 tsp Accent

Chicken

Corn Starch

Egg

Dip chicken breasts in beaten egg, then shake in cornstarch enough to coat. Brown in hot oil, sprinkle with garlic powder and place in casserole pan. Make sauce and pour over chicken.

Sauce: Combine ingredients in sauce pan. Bring to boil, stirring 1 min. Remove from heat. Pour over chicken and bake at 350 for 30-45 min.

I just grilled mine and cut it into strips, then poured the sauce over the top, then baked until it was warm all of the way through or until the rice was done. I also included the pineapple chunks that I had gotten the juice from.

* the twilight movie comes out this month! how fun! i can't wait to see it!

have a great day!