Thursday, October 5, 2006

Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge

 
 I am not even finished reading this book yet and I already have to highly recommend it to any woman out there who comes across this blog.  It is amazing.  I have learned so many things about myself as a woman and about God’s purpose in creating women in general.  The Eldredges talk about the effects of Eve’s sin on the rest of us and how we can get back to the type of relationship we were meant for.  This book has meant so much to me so far, and I can’t wait to finish it and put some of its suggestions to work.  Thank you , John and Stasi, for revealing the mystery of a woman’s soul.
 
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Wednesday, October 4, 2006

Hoover Floormate

 

 

 I’m not sure exactly how long I’ve had my Floormate, but I do know I don’t ever want to be without it!  When my original one blew a fuse, we went online and found another one, stat!  Let me tell you about this wonderful machine.  It is a hard floor cleaner.  It will dry vacuum any hard surface.  Then, flip a switch and it will scrub with little spinning brushes and a squirt of hard floor solution.  Finally, flip the switch to the third position and it’s a wet vac which will squeegee your floor dry for you!  I will never go back to a mop and bucket again!  It will do my tile, my vinyl, even hardwood.  And it’s easy to clean, too.  I promise you, if you have a significant amount of hard flooring in your house, you will never regret buying a Floormate.

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Tuesday, October 3, 2006

Carman: Mission 3:16

 I got this album by mistake.  I was a member of one of those CD clubs, and this one came as the monthly selection because I missed cancelling it.  But I liked Carman, so I kept it.  I am so glad I did.  This is, in my opinion, his best album to that point.  I enjoy every song on it, from the operatic Italian version of John 3:16, to the courtroom drama story-song.  My favorite is probably the Cajun-feeling “Do I Do” which reminds me of zydeco dancing in Louisiana.  This is a great album and I highly recommend it.  Go, buy!

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Monday, October 2, 2006

Parenthood

 

 

This is one of my favorite movies, for sure, and it has only become more so as I have experienced parenthood for myself. No matter how many times I see this movie, I always laugh. Dianne Wiest is marvelous as a divorced single mom to two very challenging kids. Steve Martin is great, especially in the birthday party scene. While this is not a movie for kids (lots of language and adult situations), it’s definitely a film for anyone who has kids.

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Friday, July 28, 2006

Dark M & Ms

Okay, the M & M executives are clearly trying to sabotage my diet.  Have you tried the dark chocolate M & Ms?  Sinful.  Mmmm.  So good.  I already had a weakness for the little candy-covered treats.  What are they trying to do to me??
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Friday, July 14, 2006

Chocolate Chex Mix

 
I just tried this stuff the other day and boy, is it good!  I got the turtle kind, though I’m sure the peanut butter is just as tasty.  It is, in fact, the perfect combination of sweet and salty, just like the ad says.  Mmm!
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Steven Curtis Chapman – Heaven in the Real World

 

I have listened to this album a lot, because my kids just love the song “Dancing with the Dinosaur” (which has nothing to do with dinosaurs, it’s about how conscience seems to be going the way of the dinosaur).  It has been in my car CD player for a long, long time, and I just haven’t gotten tired of it yet.  SCC combines some hard-rocking numbers like “Facts Are Facts” and some beautiful acoustic ballads like “Miracle of Mercy” to make one awesome album.  I especially love “King of the Jungle” which so very well describes how I feel some mornings!  I highly recommend this album.  

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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Mozart by Galway

 

This album has been playing in my house almost constantly for weeks now.  We like to play music while the baby’s sleeping to drown out the noise made by the other kids.  I came across this gem in my father’s collection of CDs and I just love it.  It’s beautifully performed and a pleasure and joy to listen to.  I highly recommend it.

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Monday, March 6, 2006

 
This movie totally cracked me up. I was expecting I wouldn’t like it very much because I saw Will Ferrell in Old School and hated it.  But I found myself laughing out loud throughout this movie.  I liked the characters, who were all very engaging and believable.  I liked the fact that I only heard one bad word the whole time (though there might have been more), and I liked the ending.  But mostly I just enjoyed all the laugh-out-loud funny scenes.  My favorite?  “He’s an angry elf.”
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Rockapella Christmas

I have trouble putting this album away after the holidays.  From Scott’s smooth vocals on “Christmas Wihout You” to Barry’s definitive version of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” this is the best Christmas album around.  I love every song.  They cover some Christmas classics, like “Silver Bells” and “Winter Wonderland,” and there are some wonderful originals, too, like Scott’s “Hold Out for Christmas.”  If you like Christmas music, you must add this to your CD rotation next year.  Trust me on this.
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