The Little Things & Friday tunes Nov.20th edition

1. Hard Habit to Break - Chicago
2. Thank You - Dido
3. Better Together - Jack Johnson
4. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
5. I Wish - Stevie Wonder
6. The Unforgiven - Metallica
7. Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
8. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You - Sting
9. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
10. Let's Hear it for the Boy - Deniece Williams
    

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I am so grateful for everything I have. I'm grateful for big things like my faith, my husband, my kids, my extended family and friends. Then there's all the comfort things that make my life easier. My husband's job, our house, our car, clothes, dishwasher, washing machine & dryer, etc. This list could go on an on and is pretty much the same as most any body's. We all love these things.

Over the past couple of days, I've written down all of the little things that I'm grateful for. Things that make me happy, make my life easier and I take for granted. I'm thankful for:

• tweezers
• Burt's Bees lip balm
• Udderly Smooth Udder Cream
• pens & notebooks to make lists like this with
• pictures and being able to browse through them and relive memories
• scarves to warm my neck
• makeup (I really need it)
• computers
• word searches that help pass the time while I wait at a school for kids to get out
• that I'm able to be a SAHM so I can be the one to wait at the school to pick up kids
• a TV & DVD player in my car, they keep me sane
• clean bedrooms
• clean bathrooms
• freshly vacuumed carpet and the lines left in it by the vacuum
• freshly dusted and polished furniture
• a little boy who's learning to talk
• children who have a desire to learn
• being able to provide service to others
• sunglasses
• medicine of all sorts
• disposable diapers and diaper wipes
• paper shredders
• iPods
• email
• telephones
• comfy blankets
• good books
• and many, many, many more things
  

Friday tunes Oct. 23rd. edition

1. Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan

2. Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake

3. If I Could Build My Whole World Around You - Marvin Gaye

4. An Affair to Remember - Leo McCarey/Sleepless in Seattle

5. Bad - Michael Jackson

6. The Old Apartment - Barenaked Ladies

7. Part of Your World - Jodi Benson/ The Little Mermaid

8. Shadowboxer - Fiona Apple

9. Say It Ain't So - Weezer

10. Into the Groove - Madonna

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What's on the menu today: Caesar Pork Chops. Yes, it's from the ward cookbook and yes, it's from this person.

Well, just so you know...and Friday tunes Oct. 16th edition

1. Darcy's Letter - Pride & Prejudice (2005) Soundtrack
2. You Should Be Dancing - The Bee Gees
3. Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
4. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
5. Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra
6. Like A Virgin - Madonna
7. Tapes - Alanis Morissette
8. Better Together - Jack Johnson
9. Learning To Fly - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
10. I Can't Tell You Why - The Eagles/Hell Freezes Over

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Avery wanted me to take her to Winder Dairy for lunch today. I told her no. I had groceries in the car that needed to be put away and she had been more than a little on the naughty side while we had been shopping. She started throwing a fit and nagging me. Well, not really nagging me. More like screaming at me. I still refused and told her to give up, her fit throwing wasn't going to work. She then had the nerve to say to me, "well, just so you know, I'm going to keep acting this way until you take me there. I'll be nice when we get there, but I won't be nice until I get my way." She's very lucky she was all the way in the back seat of the car and I was driving and couldn't reach her. Little turd. I think I'm in for it with her when she reaches her teenage years.

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What's on the menu today: Foil Pack Chicken & Mushroom. This is another one from the ward cookbook, but not from this person. It's from this person.

Friday tunes Sep. 25th edition

1. Yellow - Coldplay
2. Falling into Grace - The Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Concerto for 2 Keyboards and Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
5. Spiderwebs - No Doubt
6. St. Elsewhere - Dave Grusin
7. I Don't Trust Myself (with Loving You) - John Mayer
8. American Baby - Dave Matthews Band
9. Part of Your World - Jodi Benson / The Little Mermaid Soundtrack
10. Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones & His Orchestra

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Just so you know, I'm failing and failing miserably at my FJ1W goal. I've been screaming my head off all week. This one is going to have to be a long term goal, accomplished with tiny baby steps.

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If I hear Cameron ask me one more time what the plan is for Disneyland, I just might go insane. I love the boy, but oh.my.hell. Enough is enough. I know he's excited and all, but, well you would just have to be around him to know what I'm talking about. He takes nagging to a whole new level.

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Yesterday, I was shopping with Avery and Peyton. We were browsing in the little boys clothing section. On older woman walked up to me and asked me if I could tell her what size an outfit was. She was having trouble seeing it on the tag. I told her and she then asked the price as well. I found it and told her. She thanked me and we started to walk away. As we were walking I started experiencing a feeling of dread. I just knew Avery was going to say something. I tried to walk away quickly so that whatever she said wouldn't be heard. She was too fast. She said in a snotty, I know everything kind of voice, "hmmmm....it looks like she can't read very well." I reached over and clapped my hand over her mouth as she was saying "well". I shook my head vigorously to try and get her to stop. I removed my hand and she said it again and so I covered her mouth again. All the while I was still trying to walk away. I took my hand away and she said it again. I covered her mouth again and when we were finally far enough away, I took it off. She then yelled, "WHY DO YOU KEEP COVERING MY MOUTH!? I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT SHE CAN'T READ VERY WELL!" I told her that the problem was she couldn't see very well, not that she couldn't read. I told her that what she had just done was very rude. Especially since she said it loud enough for the whole world to hear. She just said, "humph" and shrugged her shoulders. Yes, it was nice and embarrassing and she was a huge brat. We've been talking a lot about manners since.

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I love the recipes I've received. It's been so helpful. Please keep them coming.

What's on the menu today: we're having a make your own pizza party with homemade Garlic Bread sticks. I'm using the same recipe for the pizza dough as the bread sticks. I think we're going to go with easy pepperoni as topping.

Friday tunes Sep. 18th edition

1. Takin It to the Streets - The Doobie Brothers
2. Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
3. Where It's At - Beck
4. Bad - Michael Jackson
5. Kodachrome - Paul Simon
6. Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
7. White Flag - Dido
8. Not The Same - Ben Folds
9. Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
10. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John

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What's on the menu today: Chicken Cacciatore.

Friday tunes Sep. 11th edition

1. Creep - Stone Temple Pilots
2. Canned Heat - Jamiroquai
3. More Than Words - Extreme
4. Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
5. King of Pride Rock - Hans Zimmer / The Lion King Soundtrack
6. Would I Lie to You - Eyurithymics
7. A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley
8. The Girl is Mine - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
9. Jumpin Jack - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
10. Do You Sleep? - Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

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What's on the menu today: Nothing! I'm going out to eat for our anniversary. The kids are going to get Ramen, macaroni & cheese, Spaghettio's, or whatever else is fast and easy. ☺

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I also need to wish a Happy Birthday to my brother Josh and Ryan's sister Rachel (You can look at her blog, but she's kind of an infrequent blogger. Just so you know ☺.) Yeah, I'm a jerk like that and got married on their birthday. (I can't remember my reasons for choosing this date, but they must have been really good or else I wouldn't have done it.) They're the same age (32), were born in the same city at around the same time (I believe), just in different hospitals. Weird. (I felt I should use as many (((parentheses))) as possible in this short paragraph.)

Friday tunes Sep. 4th edition

1. Fall to Pieces - Velvet Revolver
2. Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
3. I've Had the Time of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes / Dirty Dancing Soundtrack
4. Wake Me Up Before You Go-go - Wham
5. Swept Away - Yanni
6. Stand by Your Man - Tammy Wynette
7. One Week - Barenaked Ladies
8. Leaving Netherfield - Pride & Prejudice (2005) Soundtrack
9. Crazy for You - Madonna
10. Fields of Gold - Sting

If you want to play along with motherboard, feel free.

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Yesterday, in the car, Avery asked me if I would help her decide who she should marry. I told her, "no. I don't want to do that." She said, "why not?" I said, "you're only 5. I don't even want to think about you getting married yet." I glanced in the rearview mirror just in time to see her roll her eyes and shake her head in disgust.

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What's on the menu today: Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo