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Vintage-Jones

2010-02-16T14:38:00.001-05:00

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Kindle Give-A-Way

2009-12-16T12:48:00.000-05:00

Check out Bibilofreakblog.com to win a free Kindle II.

Happy Hanukkah!

2009-12-16T10:37:00.002-05:00

Mama's Holiday Wishlist

2009-12-13T15:17:00.002-05:00

TodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

What 5 items are top on your holiday wish list this year?

A clean house, clean car, and a clean desk all at the same time (a girl can dream right???)
E-reader
New floors
My husband to get his job back
A new fancy Mac desktop with all the bells and whistles and lots and lots of storage!

What is your favorite handmade gift you have received?

Clothes from my aunts

What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?

Would love to paint paintings for every one in my family.

What was the best holiday gift you received as a child?

Cricket

What items are top on your kids wish list this year?

Train Table
Wii
Doll

What is your favorite holiday food?

I love latkes!

What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays?

Paintings

What is your favorite holiday movie?

Hebrew Hammer

Favorite holiday song?

Rock of Ages

Favorite holiday pastime?

Lighting the menorah

To enter to win all these cool prizes below simply answer the questions in this meme, make sure to post links back to TodaysMama.com and Provo Craft (use this link: http://bit.ly/4ikY3c ) and tag your friends!

I have to remind myself of this everyday...

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40 years of Sesame Street

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Bear Bean Bag

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Isn't this the coolest thing ever from Etsy.

Will someone please show me how to knit, so I can make this!

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Lonny Magazine

2009-10-04T17:16:00.002-04:00

Lonny Magazine is a brand new webzine brainchild from creators Michelle and Patrick Cline. In the tradition of Domino it is a well thought out publication full of beautiful homes, design inspiration, and well written articles.

Worplace Confessionals

2009-10-01T11:46:00.002-04:00

It is hard to be employed these days. People are scared. Markets are unstable and people are worried about losing their jobs.

I think employers should institute a workplace confessional where managers act as the priests and listen to the concerns of their workers. It would alleviate a lot of the tension and allow people to vent, which in turn would make them more productive.

Equal Measure

2009-10-01T10:28:00.001-04:00

I need this in my life. From NeatORama

The Case for God

2009-09-22T13:50:00.004-04:00

I would recommend listening to the interview with Karen Armstrong on NPR's Fresh Air. It is such an intelligent refreshing view on religion. Something I haven't heard in a long while.

I am going to head over to Amazon and buy the book.

Jewish Mother's Haiku

2009-09-22T13:24:00.003-04:00

Is one Nobel Prize
Too much to ask of a child
After all I've done

Wizard of Oz- 70 years

2009-09-08T22:56:00.006-04:00

Can you believe that it has been 70 years since the release of The Wizard of Oz?

I was at Barnes and Noble this week and saw this cute music box

and cute door stop. I just might find a use for this...

Family Ties

2009-09-08T21:49:00.009-04:00

Hannah made her own bucket decorated with American Girl pictures and hearts.

Hannah's bossy stance

Hand sanitizer much?

Let's go climb a tree

Happiness is the delight in a child's eyes

I have this week off and am enjoying the company of my family. I almost forgot what it was like to wake up and not be in a hurry to be somewhere.

The Four Types of Healthcare in America

2009-08-25T09:41:00.003-04:00

I was listening to NPR's Fresh Air with guest journalist T.R. Reid who wrote the book The Healing of America.

He traveled the world to study the different kind of health care available. He found 4 different kinds of health care implementation. He found all four different kinds in the US:

If you are a Native American or a Veteran- you receive the British system of health care. You never receive a bill and the government picks up the tab.

If you are an employed person sharing your insurance premium with your employer- you receive the German system of health care.

If you are a senior and receive Medicare to see your private doctor- you receive the Canadian system of health care.

If you can't get coverage or can't afford it- you receive the 3rd world country system of health care.

Another interesting fact... America spends 18-20% of health care premiums on administrative costs. France spends 4%. Germany spends 5%.

Word Art

2009-08-24T22:04:00.005-04:00

I stumbled upon this cute little site that will take a RSS feed or any other text sample and create an instant piece of word art.

Take a look at my little masterpiece...

Swine Flu Blues

2009-08-24T21:22:00.006-04:00

Found that a niece has Swine Flu. Apparently it is raging through their school. She is going to be fine. I just wonder if this is a taste of what flu season is going to be like...

Regardless, tis the season for washing hands...

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

2009-08-20T13:27:00.004-04:00

I have been a fan of Barbara Kingsolver ever since I read the Poisonwood Bible. After I finished reading that book (one of my favorites) I went in search of her other works. I was surprised to find a wide array of books that were very different from each other. I often read multiple works by one author. She is the first one who seems to take on a distinctly different voice for each book.

This sort of reminds me of myself. I have such diverse interests that continually evolve. If I wrote a book today and one five years from now, I am not sure they would recognize each other.

That is why I am so excited to read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.

Maybe I will get motivated to plant even more in my garden...

Amy Adams

2009-08-10T13:52:00.013-04:00

I took the kiddies to see Night at the Museum 2 this weekend. We went to the Smithsonian earlier this year, so I thought they would get a kick out of seeing all of the places they visited on the big screen. I was prepared to kick back and try and not take a nap and that is what I did for the most part. But I must say, Amy Adams, the actress who plays Amelia Earhart was just darling. She is quite beautiful and I loved her hair and makeup. I was pleased to learn that she also plays Julie in the new film Julie and Julia based on Julie Powell's blog which also features Meryl Streep. I am reading the book now and plan on taking a girls night out for the movie.

Don't you love the hair cut above? I am going to print this out and make my hair stylist do that for me!

She really is beautiful!

Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart above

Amy Adams as Julie above

Peach Cobbler

2009-08-09T21:43:00.001-04:00

This weekend was full of peaches and little girls. Local peaches from the farmer's market and little Hannah to help me make a peach cobbler. She did such a good job! And we got to eat the reward!

We got the recipe from Pioneer Woman's new recipe site Tasty Kitchen.

I just had a "Are you freaking kidding me?" moment

2009-08-07T16:14:00.002-04:00

Are you freaking kidding me?

Accomplishments to Come

2009-08-07T13:30:00.001-04:00

I am typing my to do list for this weekend. School is about to start and I want to get a lot done. I want to paint, re-arrange, do a 100 loads of laundry (slight exaggeration), cook, mop, vacuum, hang curtains, garden, cut grass, work on freelance. As I was writing TO-DO, I changed it to Accomplishments to come. It sounds much better, does it not?

It makes me want to do everything at once. Please step aside while I conquer this list. Thank you...

I also have quite the honey-do list.
Shh, don't tell...

Masterpiece

2009-08-05T23:18:00.000-04:00

Great find at the thrift store. The Masterpiece game-an Art Auction game. Apparently it was all the rage in the 70's. It still has all of the pieces and is in mint condition. It even came with these great postcards of famous paintings. Can't wait to play it. It is the inspiration for the game night I am hosting this weekend. Want to come?

F8 Moment

2009-08-04T21:58:00.000-04:00

I am turning into a big Nurse Jackie fan. The writing is great and Edie Falco does a superb job. I was watching the latest episode and there was a scene that made me howl with laughter. Edie is teaching a temp nurse how to do something on the computer and she tells him to push F8. The nurse first pushed the letter F and then the number 8.

I deal with a lot of people who check their technical skills at the door when they come to work everyday. I know have a new name for those episodes--A F8 moment.