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Wednesday, 11 November 2009

  • Spacious Two-Story For Sale

    We're advertising our home online and I want to link to photos and may even add a video tour some time soon. This post will be a work in progress. I'll be adding more interior shots soon...I still need to pick up after our new tile floor was put in!

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    Unique Home in Desirable Neighborhood

    Spacious Two-Story Conveniently Located

    3 Bedrooms                           2.5 Bathrooms                      Built 1999

     

    2,071 Sq. Ft. Home              13,000 Sq. Ft. Lot                2-Car Garage*

     

    Beautiful Sunset View of the West 

     

    v     Living Room with Vaulted Ceilings & Built-In Bookshelves

    v     Spacious, Open Kitchen; Plenty of Cabinets & Counter Space; Walk-In Pantry; New Sink & Dishwasher

    v     Master Bdr Suite on Ground Floor, Carpeted,    2 Walk-In Closets

    v     Master Bathrm: 2 Vanities/Sinks, Garden Tub, New Tile Shower, Separate Toilet

    v     Ground Floor Newly Tiled, Upstairs Carpeted

    v     Full Sprinkler System, Fenced Back Yard

    v     Neutral Colors, No Work Needed; Just Move In

    v     Covered Front and Back Patios

    v     6-Person Hot Tub Rated #1 in 2006 CnsmRpt

    v     Formal Living/Dining Area

    v     Ceiling Fans Throughout

    v     Ample Storage Inside; RV/Boat Space Outside

    v     Peach, Pear & Apple Trees Blossom in Spring and Bear Fruit; 2 Kinds of Jjasmine; Hibiscus

    v     All Windows Covered in Wooden Blinds

    v     Large Upstairs Bathroom: 2 Sinks, Tub/Shower

     

    *2-Car Garage, Side-Entry

     

    ***** A HOME WAITING TO STEAL YOUR HEART; MUST SEE *****

     

    Be sure to return to see when new photos are added!

     

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    December 2008:

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    January 2007 (We don't usually get snow)

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    Flowers:

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    Interior:

     

    Master Bath:

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    Upstairs Bathroom:

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    Kitchen as seen from the breakfast nook (Better shots to come)

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    Walk-In Pantry just past the fridge:

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    Sunsets:

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  • Veteran's Day, Military Humor

    I just wanted to say THANK YOU to all those who have served, who are serving, and who will serve our nation. And that means the supporters of those who serve too, their families. I appreciate you all. And now, here are some laughs military-style.

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    Military Humor

    From a girlfriend of mine who is a Major in the USAF...

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    Have you seen anything funny lately?

     

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

  • Double Dog Skunking (with edit)

    Double Dog Skunking (edit at bottom)

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    Last night, our dogs got skunked. Again.

     

    I think this was the fourth time in two months, but they’re all starting to blur together.

     

    Midori, our old girl who has almost as much silver hair as black these days, took a direct hit under the chin. She came inside foaming at the mouth…a side-effect of skunk spray that I’m becoming intimately familiar with. Frodo’s eyes were bugging out from the intensity of the situation.

     

    We’ve learned that you wash a dog who has been skunked with very warm water. It opens their pores and then you can wash out more of the spray. This reduces the residual effect of skunk scent coming out of their pores weeks after the actual skunking. For us, this means the dogs have to go through the living room and up the stairs to the bathroom with the large tub and the shower head on a long hose  that I once bought just for dog washing.

     

    Specifically, what this means is stopping Frodo from rubbing on the back of the couch and preventing him from hiding under our bed, his safety zone. And for Midori, it means stopping her from jumping on the black chair in the living room where she loves to spend her time (the one piece of living room furniture the dogs are allowed on, and the chair in which I do the majority of my writing) and from going in her kennel, which is her safety zone, and soiling her bedding.

     

    We were relatively successful at getting the dogs upstairs and into the bathroom. Midori spent some brief moments in the black chair and her kennel, so we sprayed down and washed the chair later and threw her bedding in the washing machine. No bigee.

     

    Meanwhile, I was upstairs warming up the shower water. But first, the most important move, I tore off my jeans and top because no sane person wears clothes while de-skunking dogs. or You. Will. Not. Get. The. Smell. Out. With. One. Wash.  So I threw my clothes onto the bathroom counter, well up and away from the bath. It’s a large bathroom, perfect for kids if any of you wants to buy a home. It’s going on the market shortly because the military is transferring us. Yes, I interrupted this blog with a shameless sales pitch.

     

    The dogs joined me in the bathroom thanks to Steve’s shepherding, and both flew into the tub. Yes. Both flew. No commands, no coaxing, no protests, no running to Steve asking him to save them from the mean lady.

     

    Our dogs love water…Midori is an amazing swimmer and surfer, her dominant breed being Labrador. Frodo loves sprinklers and has come to enjoy swimming. Both let us wash them from the hose in the yard, but neither likes the bathtub. At all.

     

    However, they hate getting skunked even worse. I usually wash the dogs one at a time, but they both flew in over the edge and into the tub in perfect synchronization. You would have thought they were dancing an athletic, choreographed routine. Both sat there, eyes begging for the washing to begin.

     

    Then it hit me. OH EXPLATIVE! Yes, this good little Christian girl said it. With volume.

     

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    The one thing that works on skunk smell it VET SOLUTIONS brand shampoo. We were nearly out, the only place in town that sells it is our veterinarian, and I was procrastinating buying more until I needed to get Midori’s next refill of her arthritis meds. The vet closes at 6pm. It was 9pm. We had about one dog’s worth of shampoo left, but our friends’ dog got skunked a few nights earlier and they called to see if they could borrow our shampoo. Of course they could. We knew the misery of having the dogs stink overnight before you can solve the issue. I also sent the VET SOLUTIONS brand follow-up neutralizing spray with the friends. We had plenty of that and it’s wonderful if some of the scent still remains after the initial washing. It also helps when the smell comes out of their pores on a humid day weeks down the road. And it works on deodorizing furniture and rugs. And it smells good!

     

    Steve called our friends but they didn't answer, so I ordered him to go to their house. It was 9pm, they might be morning people but they might still be up. I felt like I was making Steve live that scripture about the neighbor who woke people up in the middle of the night to borrow a loaf of bread. But these are good friends and they know skunkings happen at night.

     

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    Meanwhile, I washed the dogs with citrus scented people shampoo. It didn’t do as good of a job as the VET SOLUTIONS brand stuff, but it took more than an edge off.

     

    Steve came back with the spray and some peroxide and baking soda. But I didn’t want to mess with that concoction…it works fairly well, but doesn’t hold a candle to the VET SOLUTIONS brand shampoo and I knew I’d be getting the shampoo the next day. However, I DID use up the entire bottle of VET SOLUTIONS brand spray. I used most of it on the dogs, but also sprayed the stairwell and the black chair.

     

    Midori was skunked so hard that whenever I went to give my sad girl a hug, I’d wretch from nausea and my eyes would sting and water.

     

    We slept with the windows open. The front ones…the back of the house had skunk scent thick in the air.

     

    We lit candles until the last moment before bed. And I re-lit them in the morning while I got ready for work. They seriously help.

     

    There are still pockets of smell in my house, but I know from experience that they’ll be gone in 2-3 days with proper airing and candle-ing.

     

    I came to work today, constantly feeling like I smelled skunk. It made me feel a bit sick. I thought I must be crazy. I hoped I might be pregnant…you know, the whole sensitive-to-smell symptom. But it’s my last day of work and I decided to just ignore these imaginings and get productive at the office.

     

    And then it hit me.

     

    My jeans.

     

    I’m wearing the jeans that were on the bathroom counter when I washed the dogs. They never touched the dogs, but PHEW it was pungent in there. They must have absorbed a ton of skunk fumes.

     

    I ran to the office bathroom and smelled my jeans. Sure enough.

     

    I’m walking around in skunked jeans.

     

    No wonder my eyes smart and threaten to water. It’s giving me a bit of a headache. And it’s nauseating me.

     

    I’m finding myself walking REALLY FAST from one place to another in the office in attempt to create a breeze that will take the scent away from my nose.

     

    I’m finding myself thinking that I’d rather be in a home where they are cooking chitlins than being in my jeans. Anyone want to trade? If you know me and chitlins, that’s saying a lot!

     

    I’ve apologized to my boss for the smell, but he says he doesn’t notice it.

     

    I’m living for my lunch break when I will go home and change and put the offending denim in the wash!

     

    Have you ever reeked at work? Do tell the story. I’m tired of laughing at myself. Let me laugh at you.

     

     Question: We just had new neighbors move in next door. They have a dog, a german shepherd mix. I'm thinking of bringing them a bottle of the shampoo and some home made cookies as a welcome-to-the-neighborhood gift. Will they think I'm insane? I just think it helps to be prepared.

     

     

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    EDIT: I went home on lunch and changed into a different pair of jeans and scarfed some leftovers and gave the dogs some love. Back at work, I still swear I smell skunk, though the odor has improved now that I have on clean jeans. Now it's only mildly nauseating and my nose it twinging but the headache is gone. I bet it's INSIDE my nose the same way it can cling to skin. Awful!

    My poor dogs...if I'm suffering like this, imagine how they feel. Their sense of smell are exponentially stronger than humans'.

    My boss told me a hilarious story from when he was in high school. His friend got skunked one night when they were out doing god-knows-what 50 miles out of town. It was 40 degrees outside, but they made the poor guy ride in the back of the pickup all the way home. The next morning, the guy went to school. Everywhere he went, the school REEKED. After about 30 minutes, the principal came and kicked him out of the building and told him not to come back until the stink was gone. LoL.

    Currently
    The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga
    By Edward Rutherfurd
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Sunday, 08 November 2009

  • Hearts Desire - The Weekly Photo Challenge

    Hearts Desire

    If you want to participate in the Weekly Photo Challenge, or so see other entries, just click here. It's very fun and you get to see some gorgeous photography and learn a little about your fellow Xangans. I've even made a few Xanga friends through the fun.

    This week's topic is Heart's Desire.

    I have three heart's desires to show you. My favorite scripture right now is, "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." So my job is to delight myself in God and His job is to do what's best for me regarding those desires.

    First there was my desire for a soulmate, for someone to share life's journey with. God gave me that one! Not in my timing...I didn't get to meet him until I was 35. But God knew what he was doing and I couldn't be happier. Honestly, as much as I long for my other two desires, I can live a happy life with just Steve out of the three.

    Steve is living proof that God gives us "more than we can ask or imagine." My life is good.

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    OH, and a sub desire is to have dogs, which we do! Steve is posing with Frodo in the photo above.

    My next desire is to be a published author, to write books that both entertain and instruct, that help people gain some insights into God and finding their own fulfillment. I want to touch single women especially. I was single for sooooo long that I have a real desire to encourage girls in the same boat.

    My parents bought me this book by one of my favorite children's authors, Dick Bruna. He is from my mom's hometown. I learned how to read Dutch from his books when I was in kindergarten (I'd been reading English since I was 3). This book's title is "the writer" aka "the author" and my parents bought it to encourage my dream.

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    And then there's my desire to be a mom. I want a baby (or three) of my own to hold, to raise, to help educate, and to introduce to God. And I want so badly for Steve to be a dad.

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    What are your hearts desires? I'd love to see photos....tag me!

     

Saturday, 07 November 2009

  • Nerf Cookies (Repost)

     

    I'm making these today, so I wanted to move the post to current-time. If you've never tried these, you're missing out!

    This is a re-post from last year...I'm so in the mood for these cookies, and 'tis the season for pumpkin, so I thought you might enjoy these too.

    EDIT 1: I'm making them right now. Holy cow, the cookie batter alone makes this worth it! DEEEE-licious. My husband is coming home with sushi soon. I think I'm going to reach food-nirvana tonight.

    EDIT 2: I made a double recipe so I could use the whole can of pumpkin meat. The double recipe made a little over 5 dozen cookies. I baked them for 12-13min. I substituted most of the sugar for the "Splenda Sugar Blend" and a little of it for "Splenda Brown Sugar" (maybe about 1/4 of the sugar was the brown sugar). The splenda blends didn't do anything bad to the texture or moisture of the cookies, so I'll do that again.

     

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    Okay, so I coined the name "nerf cookies" years ago when my super roommate made these for us. But they are really called "TwoBoyCrazy Family Pumpkin Cookies" or "Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies" and she was kind enough to share the recipe with me. It's been a long, long time since I've made them, but I'm craving them. My husband will be coming home to them when he gets back from his trip.

    These cookies have the most amazing texture. If you like soft cookies, try these!

    Heat oven to 375 degrees.

    • 1 cup pumpkin (one small can is more than enough)
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1/2 cup oil
    • 1 egg

    Beat the above ingredients together before adding the other ingredients.

    • 2 cups flour
    • 2 tsp baking powder
    • 1 tsp cinnamon
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1 tsp baking soda
    • 1 or 2 tsp milk
    • 1 tsp vanilla
    • 1 cup chocolate chips (or less if you prefer the pumpkin part over the chips)
    • a pinch of nutmeg

    Mix.

    Drop by the spoonful onto greased cookie sheet.

    Bake for 10 minutes. Sometimes they need 12 minutes.

    Notes from my roommate on the recipe: The longer these cookies sit, the more moist they get. She said the secret is to make sure that they are as fully cooked as they can get. Sometimes 2BoyCrazy cooked them until they were "good and brown." At first they will be dry but they will get their moisture back a few hours later, especially if they are in a sealed container. Recipe by TwoBoyCrazy, the friend who introduced me to Xanga.

     

    Currently Listening
    Lucky Old Sun Deluxe
    By Kenny Chesney
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009

  • Things I love to Sense

    Grampy did an awesome post about sounds he loves. Click here to see it.

    If I were teaching High School English as I did before moving here and getting married, I'd use Grampy's idea as a writing exercise.When we put "imagery" in writing, everyone always thinks of visual imagery. But a good writer needs to open their perceptions to all the senses God gave us. It makes writing powerful.

    So I thought it might make a fun Xanga game...

    Pick one of your 5 senses and make your Top 10 list. Title your entry "Things I love to [smell, taste, hear, feel/touch]" and then tag me! OR list a few of your favorites of each one!

    Writing can actually activate our senses via our imaginations...so let's make each other experience things!

    Things I love to smell:

    1. Raspberry lotion,

    2. Garlic cooking (only when I'm hungry),

    3. My husband fresh out of the shower (him + his favorite man soap=very nice!)

    Things I love to hear:

    1. My dog, Midori, breathing,

    2. Silence,

    3. Songs that move my soul, like the Jazz rendition of Romeo and Juliet....especially music in a minor key

    Things I love to feel:

    1. Dogs' velvety chins,

    2. Flowy chiffon dresses,

    3. My husband's skin and hair

    Flavors I love to taste:

    1. Cheese,

    2. Passionfruit,

    3. Butter + brown sugar based desserts.

    4. Things with a spicy or vinegar-y zing, especially when it's in a surprizing mix of flavors.

    Wanna play?

  • We're Moving

    We just found out that we're moving. In February.

    We knew we were moving in 2010, but sort of thought it would be May/June.

    Woah. Head spinning.

    But excited. Ramping up for some hard work and adventure.

    When we leave Texas, we'll split our year between New Mexico and coastal North Carolina. It will be a year of training for my husband. Methinks it could be a good year for writing my next novel.

    But between now and the end of February, life will be B-U-S-Y!

    First of all, we need to put our house on the market ASAP. That means getting the renovations done (they're supposed to finish today but the workers have yet to show up!) and learning how to actually sell a house. It means weeding out a good quarter of our posessions and move them to the garage, in order to "stage" the house well.

    It means keeping the house clean. All. The. Time. Clean. [I am so not a neat freak...I hope it's not too hellish to live as one.]

    And then there are all the Christmas projects and the pay-it-forward gift I'm planning to send to some of you.

    It means reduced Xanga time, which means not reading everyone's posts all the time. It means not writing so much here. It means sporadic contact with you beloved friends.

    But I'll still be here...sporadically.

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

  • Carly Simon & Steve Tyler

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    It just struck me how similar their mouths are.

    They almost look related...eye shape and nose and not just the mouth.

    Imagine if they had kids!

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    Never Been Gone
    By Carly Simon
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  • What to Do During a Traffic Stop (with a funny edit)

    The following memo was circulated around base personnel and spouses. I found the info very helpful and insightful. It's been my habit to get out my drivers license, registration and insurance card while waiting for a policeman to run my plates. And I've always left my car running. Now I know better.

    This is worth the read and worth sharing with others.

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    What to Do During a Traffic Stop


    Believe it or not, the most dangerous part of a police officer's routine is
    when they pull over a vehicle for a traffic stop. A traffic stop is when a
    police officer is most likely to be injured or even killed. Official Federal
    Bureau of Investigation (FBI) statistics report that nationwide, more police
    officers are killed during vehicle pursuits and routine traffic stops than
    in any other situation except making arrests.


    There are standard procedures to follow if you've been pulled over by a
    police officer. By following these steps, you put the officer more at ease
    and may even help yourself get by with just a warning instead of a ticket.

    First and most important is not to get out of the car! Don't open your
    vehicle's door, either. The officer will perceive this as a threat, and he
    will act accordingly. Stay in the vehicle unless you are told to get out.
    When a police officer first pulls you over, it seems like ages before he
    approaches you. This is because the officer is running a computerized search
    through the police database to check your license plate. The police officer
    is checking to see if your car is stolen or wanted for any reason. Don't get
    nervous during this period. Just sit still inside your vehicle. Don't start
    getting out your driver's license or insurance papers yet. The police
    officer can't tell the difference between you reaching for insurance papers
    or a gun out of your glove box.

    As the officer starts to approach the car, keep your hands on the steering
    wheel in plain sight. It helps to have your vehicle turned off. Preferably
    put your keys on the dashboard easily visible to the police officer. Sit
    calmly until the officer reaches your car.


    Attitude is of vital importance when the officer gets to your vehicle.
    Regardless of how unfair you think the situation may be, never lose your
    temper. Don't have a disrespectful demeanor. Don't be argumentative with the
    officer. Respect may get you out of the ticket completely.

    Follow the officer's instructions and answer his questions politely. Don't
    attempt to retrieve your driver's license or any other documents until the
    officer asks for them. When the officer does ask, tell the officer what
    you're doing before you do it.  For example, if your registration papers are
    in the glove box, tell the officer before reaching over to get them.

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    Don't become concerned if another police car drives by or even stops behind
    the other police vehicle. This probably doesn't mean that you are about to
    be hauled off to jail. It is starting to become a standard procedure if an
    officer is available because of the danger involved during traffic stops.

    The officer will then return to his police car to check the validity of your
    driver's license information and possibly run other background checks, such
    as information on the auto registration and outstanding warrant checks. If
    you've been unlucky enough to get pulled over without a valid license or
    auto insurance, get ready to walk.


    This is the point at which the officer decides whether to issue a ticket or
    let you go with a warning. Your actions during the traffic stop will play a
    big factor in his decision. Police officers are humans, after all. If the
    officer decides to write a ticket, you will be informed of the citation.

    I have attached the above memo provided by the SFS
    Superintendent Chief Johnson outlining what your actions should be if pulled
    over on base.  Please share this info with your dependents as well, Shirt

    Jeffry M McGaffin MSgt, USAF

    First Sergeant 47th FSS/CPTS/WSA

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    Aren't you glad you read this now?

    Okay, and how about some funny follow-on to the above info...

    [Warning...there are cuss words in this skit.]

     

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    Sarah's Key
    By Tatiana de Rosnay
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Tuesday, 27 October 2009

  • Chick-Flick Rundown

    Chick-Flick Rundown

    My husband was gone Fri-Sun for work. We're both big movie watchers, and he actually likes chick flicks, but I try to find the UBER-estrogen-laden chick flicks for when he's gone. We love experiencing movies together, so when we're watching movies solo we try to pick the few movies where our taste doesn't overlap. (That's when he watches horror or overly boyish stupid-funny movies like Role Models.)

    So here's what I got:

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    Confessions of a Shopaholic

    This movie stressed me out. I've been the struggling girl with credit card debt due to a love of fashion. I was never as out of control as the main character of this movie, though. She was clearly doing herself more and more damage. Her shopping was truly an addiction and she lied all the time to cover it up. It was such a huge flaw that I couldn't see the wonderful leading man falling for her, despite her vivacious and colorful personality. She just didn't seem like someone you could trust, unworthy of his loyalty or that of her best friend. I can't stand liars.

    I was really looking forward to this movie...the novel is a favorite of a close friend of mine who loves to shop. I was disappointed and very glad I rented it instead of buying the movie.

    I have to like the main characters to fully engage in a movie, so this one fell flat. And the fun and funny moments weren't enough to make up for the way the main character stressed me out.

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    Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

    I really like Jennifer Garner, and she really delivered in this film. I can't stand Matthew McConahoweveryouspellhislastname, but he was perfect for this role. Michael Douglas was also well cast...I've always found him greasy/sleazy (and unworthy of Catharine Zeta Jones).

    Anyone who has seen a few chick flicks and who has seen A Christmas Carol (any version) will find this movie utterly predictable.

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    My favorite parts of the film make me feel a bit guilty because I loved every scene that the "wedding sex" (aka Brad) character was in. He was brought to the wedding to be set up with Jennifer Garner's character. I enjoyed his scenes a little TOO much for a happily married lady. Holy cow, was he eye candy!!! And his character was such a good guy and so intelligent...that's who we all should fall in love with! Not the over-promiscuous main character!  Click here to learn who he is...this is who I want cast as the leading man  in the next chick flick I see! If I was a single girl, I'd find everything I could on him online and on film. I just read that he's adopted...that inspires me to adopt because, if I were his parents, I'd be so proud of him, his work and what he stands for.

    So, the movie was predicatble, fairly funny, nice and mindless...I'd recommend it for a quiet evening alone when you don't want to be too engaged in the story. I'd rate the movie somwhere between "GOOD" and "OKAY," but it was nothing to write home about.

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    The Proposal

    I thought this movie was going to be my least favorite of the three. I thought it was going to be too predictable (and is was somewhat, but not in every turn).

    It turns out to be my favorite of the lot. I laughed SO HARD in certain scenes...I won't say which ones because the scenes were funny in how they caught me by surprize...when the cold, hard, bitchy leading lady cuts loose it's just TOO funny. Sandra Bullock proves her strength in comedy here. And the leading man was well-cast opposite her. I'd watch him again in a comedy.

    I think I'll buy this one when it hits the previously viewed for sale table.

    Steve and I watched this one together when he got back. I think, of the three, this one would be more liked by a guy. Steve liked it okay, but he said he enjoyed my reactions to the funny scenes more than the actual movie...because he missed me all weekend. Yeah, I love living my own personal romantic comedy.

     

    Steve has some more travel in the near future...can you recommend some more chick flicks to me?

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    Sarah's Key
    By Tatiana de Rosnay
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BigToePeople

  • Visit BigToePeople's Xanga Site
    • Name: Novelist
    • Member Since: 10/17/2007

Pulse

  • Turns out that the cell phone didn't get thrown in the wash. I found it on the counter when I got home. Life as the Absent-Minded Prof
  • OH NO! I think my cell phone is in the skunked jeans I threw in the wash on my lunch break!
  • Double Dog SKunking at 9pm. How many does that make in the past couple of months? I'm soooooo tired of this!

About Me

  • This site used to be all about a novel that's newly ready for publication. You can still find a few posted chapters if you look in blogs between Oct '07 and June '08. If you want to read a profile about me, the person, go here: http://profile.xanga.com/DearieMe BigToePeople are those who want to go to heaven but try to get away with as much worldliness as they can while they are at it. Instead of "One foot in heaven" they've only got a toe in there. The main characters are grad students at GMU, live near the Metro, and hang out in DC night clubs. Oh, and they have a Bible study together. It's about their friendships, mistakes in love, affects their parents still have on them, etc. Feedback is welcome!

Chatboard (17)

  • BigToePeople
    @leannenannette - Yay! It's not a Christian book, but it's such a sweet story with so much depth and some silliness. I can't wait to hear your impressions of it.
  • leannenannette
    Hey! I finally found that book at the library today! It took me awhile of searching but I finally found it. Whew! I can't wait to read it!
  • BigToePeople
    @PrincessaTreNella - Good to hear from you! How are you and the baby doing?
  • PrincessaTreNella
    Hey just letting you know I stopped by!!
  • Charity333
    Your Site is a lot of fun to read!!!
  • BigToePeople
    @LostInTheLyrics - True. Don't worry, it was a humorous "I Feel Old" moment, like the time a bar tender hit on me with the "don't I know you" line. I turned out to have been his teacher.
  • LostInTheLyrics
    You are only as old as you feel, my friend. {Regarding your comment on my blog post with all the shirtless guys}
  • BigToePeople
    @cKbaby23 - Yep. Lots of scary things could be in our future, but God is in charge. He knew it would turn out this way and he won't forsake us.
  • cKbaby23
    It is a sad day... People's morals have been lost. All we can do now is pray for our new president.
  • BigToePeople
    @cKbaby23 - I'll back you up in those prayers. How terrible!