Friday, June 11, 2010
Thankful Thursday
Today I am thankful for flowers and considering my brown thumb, that they grow in my yard. Flowers make me smile.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Blog Launch!!!
You know they say that the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, so is true for "the apple of MY eye." Okay, I know that is a bad analogy. What I'm trying to say is that my precious girl has begun her own blog. Who knew that this outlet would be contagious in the family?
So, without further ado, I am proud to announce the launch of E's blog:
http://www.backtomyskinnyjeans.blogspot.com/
I don't want to take away her thunder but as you might have guessed from the title, she's blogging about her exercise and weight loss journey. You will want to go check it out. While I haven't mentioned it much on the blog, I am on the same journey. Honestly, it's one I'd rather not take. It began on March 23rd and to date I have lost 31.2 pounds. I 've come a long way but I've got a ways to go. I began my journey with a good friend and honestly, without her love and support I'm not sure I would have made it. She was and continues to be a great supporter, encourager and cheerleader. My husband has been fabulous as well. He eats everything I fix without complaint and encourages me constantly in my progress. I'm trying to do the same for my girl. By the way, my good friend has already reached her goal weight and looks fabulous!!
This is the deal: I've always loved to eat. And then once married, I discovered the joy of cooking. While I'm not a gourmet cook, I love to try to new recipes and cook the Southern way. Unfortunately, I enjoyed it too much. So much so that not only did I become overweight and unhealthy but , and this is the worst part, I passed this on to my girl. The men in our family are somewhat immune to this however D has lost some weight since I began my new regimen, has been running on a regular basis (training for the Peachtree Road Race) and overall, feels much better. G has always been tall and thin but even the "freshman fifteen" stung him. It didn't last long though and he lost it his sophomore year. Why is so easy for boys to lose?
So, on March 23rd I began a total transformation in my eating habits. I cut out carbs and now eat only lean meats, salads, most vegetables and protein shakes. I'll be the first admit that it wasn't easy. Why? I had been carb addicted. It's tough kicking a long-established addiction. I'd also been Diet Coke addicted. oooh. That was almost as bad as the sugar. You know I'm a girl who loves nothing better than her chocolate chip cookie and a Diet Coke. The program I'm on allows you a little protein bar (i.e.heavenly sweet snack, manna from heaven) after the first two weeks. I drink lots and lots of water and the occasional unsweetened tea.
Oh, this is interesting. I went through the drive thru yesterday at McDonalds to get a large unsweet tea (which is only $1, comes in a Styrofoam cup and is what I use to fight off the hunger pains) and the sweet girl at the window told me that they sell twice as many unsweet teas as they do sweet now. Isn't that interesting that in Gainesville, Georgia unsweet outsells sweet tea 2 to 1? At least at that McDonalds it does.
In addition I'm exercising consistently, mostly walking on the treadmill or track with D and doing a little weight lifting. I've discovered that I can listen to an entire Andy Stanley or Francis Chan podcast while walking. It's great. When they're done, I'm done. About 45 minutes and I've walked over 2 1/2 miles.
I'll have to admit I enjoy shopping alot more than I did. I went to one of my favorite stores TJ Maxx last night and discovered I could get my rear (the biggest part of my body) into a significantly smaller size than what I had been wearing. Never one to celebrate alone, I sent E and D a text message to tell them! It was a small and huge victory all at the same time. By the way, the clearance aisle there was amazing. I got a pair for Calvin Klein black linen pants for $12. TJ Maxx love.
So there you have it. Go check out E's blog and keep up with her progress!
So, without further ado, I am proud to announce the launch of E's blog:
http://www.backtomyskinnyjeans.blogspot.com/
I don't want to take away her thunder but as you might have guessed from the title, she's blogging about her exercise and weight loss journey. You will want to go check it out. While I haven't mentioned it much on the blog, I am on the same journey. Honestly, it's one I'd rather not take. It began on March 23rd and to date I have lost 31.2 pounds. I 've come a long way but I've got a ways to go. I began my journey with a good friend and honestly, without her love and support I'm not sure I would have made it. She was and continues to be a great supporter, encourager and cheerleader. My husband has been fabulous as well. He eats everything I fix without complaint and encourages me constantly in my progress. I'm trying to do the same for my girl. By the way, my good friend has already reached her goal weight and looks fabulous!!
This is the deal: I've always loved to eat. And then once married, I discovered the joy of cooking. While I'm not a gourmet cook, I love to try to new recipes and cook the Southern way. Unfortunately, I enjoyed it too much. So much so that not only did I become overweight and unhealthy but , and this is the worst part, I passed this on to my girl. The men in our family are somewhat immune to this however D has lost some weight since I began my new regimen, has been running on a regular basis (training for the Peachtree Road Race) and overall, feels much better. G has always been tall and thin but even the "freshman fifteen" stung him. It didn't last long though and he lost it his sophomore year. Why is so easy for boys to lose?
So, on March 23rd I began a total transformation in my eating habits. I cut out carbs and now eat only lean meats, salads, most vegetables and protein shakes. I'll be the first admit that it wasn't easy. Why? I had been carb addicted. It's tough kicking a long-established addiction. I'd also been Diet Coke addicted. oooh. That was almost as bad as the sugar. You know I'm a girl who loves nothing better than her chocolate chip cookie and a Diet Coke. The program I'm on allows you a little protein bar (i.e.heavenly sweet snack, manna from heaven) after the first two weeks. I drink lots and lots of water and the occasional unsweetened tea.
Oh, this is interesting. I went through the drive thru yesterday at McDonalds to get a large unsweet tea (which is only $1, comes in a Styrofoam cup and is what I use to fight off the hunger pains) and the sweet girl at the window told me that they sell twice as many unsweet teas as they do sweet now. Isn't that interesting that in Gainesville, Georgia unsweet outsells sweet tea 2 to 1? At least at that McDonalds it does.
In addition I'm exercising consistently, mostly walking on the treadmill or track with D and doing a little weight lifting. I've discovered that I can listen to an entire Andy Stanley or Francis Chan podcast while walking. It's great. When they're done, I'm done. About 45 minutes and I've walked over 2 1/2 miles.
I'll have to admit I enjoy shopping alot more than I did. I went to one of my favorite stores TJ Maxx last night and discovered I could get my rear (the biggest part of my body) into a significantly smaller size than what I had been wearing. Never one to celebrate alone, I sent E and D a text message to tell them! It was a small and huge victory all at the same time. By the way, the clearance aisle there was amazing. I got a pair for Calvin Klein black linen pants for $12. TJ Maxx love.
So there you have it. Go check out E's blog and keep up with her progress!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Weekend Wrap Up
Well, you might think I have something exciting to share but I really don't. This has been a very relaxing weekend and that is kinda nice for a change.
Friday night was one of those nights that I just didn't want to end. The whole family including my momma and E's BFF (who was in town attending to wedding details - yeah!) sat around the table and had dinner together. Well, the food was good but the conversation was even better. I just didn't want everyone to go their separate ways but all good things must come to an end and after all, D and I did have that last disc from Season 1 of Castle beckoning to us. And because we didn't want that to come to an end, we split the goodness in half. We watched two episodes on Friday night and the other two last night.
Saturday morning I headed up to the farm for some quiet time. I do this periodically. The farm provides a good place to go to think and pray with no distractions, other than the rooster who lives nearby. There isn't a house for a mile so I really don't know why he comes over to the farm fence to holler. I thought they were just supposed to do that in the mornings to wake you up but not this rooster. Anyway, that time alone was wonderful. D joined me for a little while as he was headed back to Gainesville from Dahlonega and decided to take a little detour. And he brought lunch which made him a very welcome sight to behold.
On my way home, I stopped at my favorite nursery and got a few things for a yard project G and I have going. It works well: I provide the ideas and plants and he (thankfully) provides the muscle. I'll have to take a few photos when our projects are complete to show the beauty. To reward myself for all of my hard work, I cooked us a good supper and plugged in Castle. We have successfully completed our first television goal. Check. Thank you very much. Yes, I admittedly have another television goal for the summer but I'll share that at a later date.
Today has been spent at church and at home. Yea! and Woohoo! Two places I really enjoy. Oh, I finished "Plantation" this afternoon and boy, was it ever good. That Ms. Frank can spin a tale I tell you. Once finished with that, I hit the heavy stuff with a little magazine reading (the InStyle is fabulous this month) and then delved right into two subjects I adore: the Bible and food.
* Bible study is tomorrow night which means I gotta polish up on the lesson to be presented. The study is so good and I really want to do it justice by spending the time with it.
* The What's for Supper segment had to be completed as well. I had most of it done and just needed to make sure all of the ingredients were correct and directions clear for the recipes. The recipes are posted on the store website each day (http://www.jandjfoods.com/) so I want to make sure they are correct. The theme for this week is Salad Suppers and if I do say so myself, these are some good recipes. A little hint: Shrimp Salad. Need I say more?
My rear has sat on this couch for about the past six hours working on the above. Thankfully my sweet husband's rear has sat in his recliner for the same amount of time. Wow - that sounds bad but it's true. Yes, I am getting up early in the morning to go exercise.
Friday night was one of those nights that I just didn't want to end. The whole family including my momma and E's BFF (who was in town attending to wedding details - yeah!) sat around the table and had dinner together. Well, the food was good but the conversation was even better. I just didn't want everyone to go their separate ways but all good things must come to an end and after all, D and I did have that last disc from Season 1 of Castle beckoning to us. And because we didn't want that to come to an end, we split the goodness in half. We watched two episodes on Friday night and the other two last night.
Saturday morning I headed up to the farm for some quiet time. I do this periodically. The farm provides a good place to go to think and pray with no distractions, other than the rooster who lives nearby. There isn't a house for a mile so I really don't know why he comes over to the farm fence to holler. I thought they were just supposed to do that in the mornings to wake you up but not this rooster. Anyway, that time alone was wonderful. D joined me for a little while as he was headed back to Gainesville from Dahlonega and decided to take a little detour. And he brought lunch which made him a very welcome sight to behold.
On my way home, I stopped at my favorite nursery and got a few things for a yard project G and I have going. It works well: I provide the ideas and plants and he (thankfully) provides the muscle. I'll have to take a few photos when our projects are complete to show the beauty. To reward myself for all of my hard work, I cooked us a good supper and plugged in Castle. We have successfully completed our first television goal. Check. Thank you very much. Yes, I admittedly have another television goal for the summer but I'll share that at a later date.
Today has been spent at church and at home. Yea! and Woohoo! Two places I really enjoy. Oh, I finished "Plantation" this afternoon and boy, was it ever good. That Ms. Frank can spin a tale I tell you. Once finished with that, I hit the heavy stuff with a little magazine reading (the InStyle is fabulous this month) and then delved right into two subjects I adore: the Bible and food.
* Bible study is tomorrow night which means I gotta polish up on the lesson to be presented. The study is so good and I really want to do it justice by spending the time with it.
* The What's for Supper segment had to be completed as well. I had most of it done and just needed to make sure all of the ingredients were correct and directions clear for the recipes. The recipes are posted on the store website each day (http://www.jandjfoods.com/) so I want to make sure they are correct. The theme for this week is Salad Suppers and if I do say so myself, these are some good recipes. A little hint: Shrimp Salad. Need I say more?
My rear has sat on this couch for about the past six hours working on the above. Thankfully my sweet husband's rear has sat in his recliner for the same amount of time. Wow - that sounds bad but it's true. Yes, I am getting up early in the morning to go exercise.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Food Friday
Today's recipe is one I modified (i.e. made easy) from the Paula Deen version. While I'm sure her homemade sauce is fabulous, I'm perfectly content to use the kind out of the jar and save the time. And it still tastes great. This is one of our family favorites!
Baked Spaghetti
Ingredients:
2 medium size (about 16 oz.) jars Spaghetti Sauce
1 ½ pounds lean ground meat
8 ounces uncooked angelhair pasta
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
Directions
1. Crumble ground meat in a saucepan. Cook until no pink remains; drain off the fat.
2. Combine ground meat and spaghetti sauce.
3. Simmer together about 20 minutes. While the sauce simmers, cook the pasta according to the package directions.
4. Cover the bottom of a 13x9x2 inch pan with sauce. Add a layer of pasta, then half of the cheese; repeat the layers, ending with the sauce.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
6. Top with the remaining cheese, return to the oven and continue to cook until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
7. Cut into squares and serve.
8. Enjoy!
Baked Spaghetti
Ingredients:
2 medium size (about 16 oz.) jars Spaghetti Sauce
1 ½ pounds lean ground meat
8 ounces uncooked angelhair pasta
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
Directions
1. Crumble ground meat in a saucepan. Cook until no pink remains; drain off the fat.
2. Combine ground meat and spaghetti sauce.
3. Simmer together about 20 minutes. While the sauce simmers, cook the pasta according to the package directions.
4. Cover the bottom of a 13x9x2 inch pan with sauce. Add a layer of pasta, then half of the cheese; repeat the layers, ending with the sauce.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
6. Top with the remaining cheese, return to the oven and continue to cook until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
7. Cut into squares and serve.
8. Enjoy!
Thankful Thursday
I know. It's Friday already. How did that happen? I think between Memorial Day on Monday and then celebrating our anniversary on Wednesday, I got all messed up and just woke up today on Friday.
Today I'm thankful for God's Word. "Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path" - Psalm 119:105.
You might find this as fascinating as I did. Bottom line: God and His Word are so cool.
Q: What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?
A: Psalms 117
Q: What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
A: Psalms 119
Q: Which chapter is in the center of the Bible?
A: Psalms 118
Fact: There are 594 chapters before Psalms 118
Fact: There are 594 chapters after Psalms 118
Add these numbers up and you get 1188.
Q: What is the center verse in the Bible?
A: Psalms 118:8
Q: Does this verse say something significant about God's perfect will for our lives?
The next time someone says they would like to find God's perfect will for their lives and that they want to be in the center of His will, just send them to the center of His Word!
Psalms 118:8
"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."
Today I'm thankful for God's Word. "Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path" - Psalm 119:105.
You might find this as fascinating as I did. Bottom line: God and His Word are so cool.
Q: What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?
A: Psalms 117
Q: What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
A: Psalms 119
Q: Which chapter is in the center of the Bible?
A: Psalms 118
Fact: There are 594 chapters before Psalms 118
Fact: There are 594 chapters after Psalms 118
Add these numbers up and you get 1188.
Q: What is the center verse in the Bible?
A: Psalms 118:8
Q: Does this verse say something significant about God's perfect will for our lives?
The next time someone says they would like to find God's perfect will for their lives and that they want to be in the center of His will, just send them to the center of His Word!
Psalms 118:8
"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The Second Day in the Life
Well, obviously this is a continuation from the previous post and by the way, a new day in this life. Just for an update, I am 27% through (according to the Kindle) the "Plantation" novel, the Dot Frank book I started last night. Seriously, I could hardly put it down. If sleep and an 8:00 hair appointment hadn't been a factor, I would still be reading.
Continuing on . . .
6. I am thinking about . . . what a wonderful man I married 26 years ago today. Now I will be the first to tell you that marriage is hard work and in my personal opinion, that's why so many fail. Folks just don't want to do the hard stuff, play through the pain and carry on. 1 Corinthians 7:28 says "those who marry will face many troubles in this life." So there you go. This should be no surprise. But can you think of a better reward in this life than sharing it with someone you love and the love of a family? Not me, no thank you. Yes, there will be troubles but there are many joys, lots of laughter and love that will carry you through.
I have learned a few things in 26 years and of course, I'll be glad to share:
I've learned (finally) to hold my tongue and not say the very first thing that comes to mind.
I've learned that I have a choice: to love or not to love. It is my decision every day. I choose love.
I've learned to forgive.
I've learned to appreciate the good and not dwell on the bad.
I've learned that laughing is much better than crying.
I've learned that accepting is much easier than trying to change.
I've learned that life is short and it's just best to think of others more than yourself.
I've learned that you really can survive the empty nest and enjoy it!
So hang in there! Commit to make your marriage the best it can be. Satan is alive and well and trying to steal, kill and destroy marriages everyday. Do Not let this happen! Stay strong!
7. I am remembering . . . a story about G. This week on the radio show I am featuring family favorites - choosing recipes that are favorites of my children. Today I chose my Macaroni and Cheese recipe for my boy. His favorite. Okay, long story but I'm getting to the point eventually. Yesterday on the show, B.J. was telling a story about something a child said to her at church and that got me thinking about something funny (now, not then) that G did when he was about 5 years old. It was one of his first Sunday's in "big" church. D was singing in the choir so I was sitting with the children on the back row (at least I was smart enough to do that) of the church. It was offertory prayer time and I closed my eyes (first mistake). When I opened them, G was gone. Gone. I began to panic until . . . everyone sat down, I looked down the aisle toward the front of the church and there was G. Rolling, yes rolling on his side down the aisle toward the pulpit. Just like he was rolling down a big hill on the way to the bottom. Not a care in the world - oblivious to his surroundings. Oh. My. Goodness. I will never forget it. I walked down that aisle like this was a common every day occurance, grabbed that child up by his arm, walked right back up that aisle, took my girl by the hand and kept right on walking out the back door of that sanctuary.
Continuing on . . .
6. I am thinking about . . . what a wonderful man I married 26 years ago today. Now I will be the first to tell you that marriage is hard work and in my personal opinion, that's why so many fail. Folks just don't want to do the hard stuff, play through the pain and carry on. 1 Corinthians 7:28 says "those who marry will face many troubles in this life." So there you go. This should be no surprise. But can you think of a better reward in this life than sharing it with someone you love and the love of a family? Not me, no thank you. Yes, there will be troubles but there are many joys, lots of laughter and love that will carry you through.
I have learned a few things in 26 years and of course, I'll be glad to share:
I've learned (finally) to hold my tongue and not say the very first thing that comes to mind.
I've learned that I have a choice: to love or not to love. It is my decision every day. I choose love.
I've learned to forgive.
I've learned to appreciate the good and not dwell on the bad.
I've learned that laughing is much better than crying.
I've learned that accepting is much easier than trying to change.
I've learned that life is short and it's just best to think of others more than yourself.
I've learned that you really can survive the empty nest and enjoy it!
So hang in there! Commit to make your marriage the best it can be. Satan is alive and well and trying to steal, kill and destroy marriages everyday. Do Not let this happen! Stay strong!
7. I am remembering . . . a story about G. This week on the radio show I am featuring family favorites - choosing recipes that are favorites of my children. Today I chose my Macaroni and Cheese recipe for my boy. His favorite. Okay, long story but I'm getting to the point eventually. Yesterday on the show, B.J. was telling a story about something a child said to her at church and that got me thinking about something funny (now, not then) that G did when he was about 5 years old. It was one of his first Sunday's in "big" church. D was singing in the choir so I was sitting with the children on the back row (at least I was smart enough to do that) of the church. It was offertory prayer time and I closed my eyes (first mistake). When I opened them, G was gone. Gone. I began to panic until . . . everyone sat down, I looked down the aisle toward the front of the church and there was G. Rolling, yes rolling on his side down the aisle toward the pulpit. Just like he was rolling down a big hill on the way to the bottom. Not a care in the world - oblivious to his surroundings. Oh. My. Goodness. I will never forget it. I walked down that aisle like this was a common every day occurance, grabbed that child up by his arm, walked right back up that aisle, took my girl by the hand and kept right on walking out the back door of that sanctuary.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Memorial Day Weekend Recap and A Day in the Life
Well, how was every one's Memorial Day weekend? Mine was good. Sunday we gathered for the Annual J and J Foods' Company Picnic at Jaemor Farms and a fun time was had by all. Well, at least I had a good time. My favorite thing was the Best Bagger Contest. This is when an employee from each of the three stores (a competition at each store had already declared a winner) competes for the title of "J and J Foods Best Bagger." Now lest you think this is not an important sport, let me tell you what the winner receives: an all expense paid trip to Orlando in July to compete with other best baggers from all over the state to claim the title of "Georgia's Best Bagger." One of our very own won that title three years ago and got to travel to Las Vegas to vie for the national title. The state winner receives scholarship money. The national winner receives cash and a guest spot on the David Letterman show. So this is serious business. A precious young lady from the downtown Gainesville store won and is preparing to take on the competition in July. We'll be there cheering her on!
Then, yesterday I was all set to go to our town's Memorial Day parade when it came a downpour complete with lightening so they had to cancel it. Very sad. By noon, the sun was shining and it turned out to be a pretty day. The sweetest boy ever decided he wanted to spend the day with his momma and hey, what could I say . . . YES! We went to lunch and then wandered around over at the outlet mall for a little while. Can I just say that everyone who wasn't cooking out or on the lake was at the outlet mall. Not my first pick on where to spend Memorial Day but I would have gone anywhere that boy wanted to go. We came home and I cooked tilapia (for me) and catfish (for the boys). While we were eating we watched the PBS special, The National Memorial Day Concert filmed at the nation's Capitol. I laughed and I cried. It was so very good.
Okay, this started out to be one of those "Day in the Life" posts that I like to do periodically. So I'll do a little of that and finish it up tomorrow.
1. Outside my window . . . it is raining. It's been sunny most of the day which allowed my most handsome of a yard man (my son) to begin pressure washing our driveway. He has been one busy fella around here. Our backyard had taken on the look of Wild Kingdom and he has had his work cut out for him there. He had to take a break from that and decided to do the driveway. It's amazing the difference a little (or alot of) pressure washing makes.
2. I am reading . . . I just downloaded to my Kindle Dorothea Benton Frank's novel, "Plantation." I have read most of her books so when I received the notice from Amazon that she will be releasing her sequel to "Plantation" I realized I hadn't read the first one. So I think I'll start that tonight.
3. I am watching . . . Well, since the big television season has come to an end and the likes of "The Bachelorette" have begun, we've decided that we would continue watching tv, just shows we want to see. Which is why we are one disc away from finishing the first season of "Castle." We just got hooked on this show this season. This is the second season and our anal selves wanted to start at the beginning and get all the background on these characters. Richard Castle and Kate Beckett - we adore you. So our many thanks to Netflix who supplies us with our tv fix every three days. Between Netflix arrivals I "get" to watch the Braves which, since they just went from worst to first in the NL East standings, isn't so bad especially when John Smoltz is in the announcers booth. Love that Smoltzy.
4. I am wearing . . . Well, I could write endlessly about this for some reason. I found the CUTEST denim skirt at Marshall's the other night and it was $16.99 and I should have bought two because it is the cutest denim skirt ever. I told my good friend about it because I thought she needed one too. Because if I get something I think everyone should have one and they should know what a bargain it is. I don't know why. It is a sickness. So, I have on that denim skirt with a white eyelet top. Very cool and summery.
5. I am listening . . . My son has got me listening to three country artists and I rotate between their three CDs in my car. The first is Chris Young. He was the very first performer before Josh Turner who was before Alan Jackson at the concert. The other two are Eric Church and Jason Aldean. All fine voices. Not a fan of every single song but overall, good stuff. I also downloaded a few podcasts to my iphone. I had never even tried that until a few weeks ago and now I'm hooked. So far I've listened to Francis Chan and Andy Stanley's messages which are a little more than this feeble mind can absorb sometimes but I try.
More tomorrow . . .
Then, yesterday I was all set to go to our town's Memorial Day parade when it came a downpour complete with lightening so they had to cancel it. Very sad. By noon, the sun was shining and it turned out to be a pretty day. The sweetest boy ever decided he wanted to spend the day with his momma and hey, what could I say . . . YES! We went to lunch and then wandered around over at the outlet mall for a little while. Can I just say that everyone who wasn't cooking out or on the lake was at the outlet mall. Not my first pick on where to spend Memorial Day but I would have gone anywhere that boy wanted to go. We came home and I cooked tilapia (for me) and catfish (for the boys). While we were eating we watched the PBS special, The National Memorial Day Concert filmed at the nation's Capitol. I laughed and I cried. It was so very good.
Okay, this started out to be one of those "Day in the Life" posts that I like to do periodically. So I'll do a little of that and finish it up tomorrow.
1. Outside my window . . . it is raining. It's been sunny most of the day which allowed my most handsome of a yard man (my son) to begin pressure washing our driveway. He has been one busy fella around here. Our backyard had taken on the look of Wild Kingdom and he has had his work cut out for him there. He had to take a break from that and decided to do the driveway. It's amazing the difference a little (or alot of) pressure washing makes.
2. I am reading . . . I just downloaded to my Kindle Dorothea Benton Frank's novel, "Plantation." I have read most of her books so when I received the notice from Amazon that she will be releasing her sequel to "Plantation" I realized I hadn't read the first one. So I think I'll start that tonight.
3. I am watching . . . Well, since the big television season has come to an end and the likes of "The Bachelorette" have begun, we've decided that we would continue watching tv, just shows we want to see. Which is why we are one disc away from finishing the first season of "Castle." We just got hooked on this show this season. This is the second season and our anal selves wanted to start at the beginning and get all the background on these characters. Richard Castle and Kate Beckett - we adore you. So our many thanks to Netflix who supplies us with our tv fix every three days. Between Netflix arrivals I "get" to watch the Braves which, since they just went from worst to first in the NL East standings, isn't so bad especially when John Smoltz is in the announcers booth. Love that Smoltzy.
4. I am wearing . . . Well, I could write endlessly about this for some reason. I found the CUTEST denim skirt at Marshall's the other night and it was $16.99 and I should have bought two because it is the cutest denim skirt ever. I told my good friend about it because I thought she needed one too. Because if I get something I think everyone should have one and they should know what a bargain it is. I don't know why. It is a sickness. So, I have on that denim skirt with a white eyelet top. Very cool and summery.
5. I am listening . . . My son has got me listening to three country artists and I rotate between their three CDs in my car. The first is Chris Young. He was the very first performer before Josh Turner who was before Alan Jackson at the concert. The other two are Eric Church and Jason Aldean. All fine voices. Not a fan of every single song but overall, good stuff. I also downloaded a few podcasts to my iphone. I had never even tried that until a few weeks ago and now I'm hooked. So far I've listened to Francis Chan and Andy Stanley's messages which are a little more than this feeble mind can absorb sometimes but I try.
More tomorrow . . .
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