Patrick Swayze has passed away. I was hoping he would beat his illness, but a good way to look at it is this: God missed him, and wanted him home so he wouldn't be in any more pain. I remember when my husband and I saw him on "The Barbara Walters Special" with his lovely wife, Lisa. My heart goes out to her. One of the hardest things anyone can go through is the death of your spouse. Another hard thing to go through is a divorce. Been thru the divorce thing already(which truly sucks big time, if you get my drift). If I lost my husband, I would be absolutely beside myself, and that, my friends, is an understatement. Rest in Peace, Patrick.
I have only seen three of Patrick's movies: "The Outsiders"(5 stars), "Roadhouse"(5 stars), and "Dirty Dancing"(5 stars). Which one did I like the best? The answer is easy: "Roadhouse". Why? The answer is easy to that as well: Sam Elliott and Patrick Swayze looked TOO HOT. Macho Tough Guys Meet Mean Guys, and The Macho Tough Guys Win. :) Just ask my husband, I love happy endings.
Mary Travers Of Peter, Paul & Mary passed away last week, as well as Henry Gibson, who was a very fine actor. Mary's death was a shock, and my favorite song is "If I Had A Hammer". Now, mind you, at the risk of sounding like a nerd, Trini Lopez's version was good too, but PP&M's version rules.
Henry Gibson played a Nazi in "The Blues Brothers", which is another movie favorite of mine. I had to remind my husband that he was on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" too, so Henry had been in the acting business for a very long time. Rest in peace, Henry and Mary.
Tomorrow is the first day of Fall. Am I happy about it? Not really. I hate Fall and Winter. I'm a Summer type of chick. I'll probably feel more welcoming to the weather change when the leaves start changing from green to all of those pretty colors. And I must admit, I do like the way things look when there is new snow on the ground. It looks very pretty.
That's all for now. Have a great night. JA
Monday, September 21, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Happy Thursday
Is it just me, or is this week flying by? Well, it was Labor Day on Monday, and I guess that would make a difference. Tomorrow is Friday already!
What is this I hear about Ellen DeGeneres replacing Paula Abdul on "AI"? I don't watch the show, as a matter of fact, I have only seen maybe an episode or two since its conception. I used to be a big fan of Paula's, but as of late, not anymore. I am definitely not a fan of Ellen's for various reasons, but the main reason I don't like her is this: she's not funny. Not even a little funny. As a matter of fact, my little finger on my right hand is funnier than she is. She has zero experience in the music field. I am hopping mad at this. No one is going to watch that show now. Mark my words, the ratings are going to plummet. She is such a no talent.
I haven't made dinner this week like I have wanted to. I wanted to make Noodles With Bleu Cheese yesterday, but Adam was sick, and when he gets sick, he wants to eat chicken noodle soup. That's his comfort food. After a brief discussion, a phone call was made, and within a half an hour, I was dining on Julienne Salad and Tomato Rosamarina Soup, he was dining on Chicken With Rice Soup and a BLT with fries. And it was very good indeed.
Today, I got up with our daughter at 9:30AM. My husband was already at work. I went about the day taking care of her, checking emails, etc. In the back of my mind, I was thinking "Tonight is the night. I am making Noodles With Bleu Cheese tonight". Guess what happens? You guessed it, take out again. This time, it was lasagna from one of the local pizza places the next town or so over. And that was good too! I couldn't finish all of my dinner, and neither could Adam.
I wasn't feeling well earlier, so Adam, being the good husband that he is, let me take a nap while he watched baby girl. He even put one of the seasons of "The Golden Girls"(which I ADORE) in the DVD player for me to watch until I fell asleep. It took a while for me to fall asleep, but I did. I slept for about two hours, and when I woke up, I felt 100% better. I walked into the living room, and Adam and baby girl were both knocked out on the couch asleep. I went to bed at around 4 or 5 PM. Now it's 6:15PM. Our daughter will be up for awhile, and so will I. I am ready to do the night shift. :)
Everyone have a good night. JA
What is this I hear about Ellen DeGeneres replacing Paula Abdul on "AI"? I don't watch the show, as a matter of fact, I have only seen maybe an episode or two since its conception. I used to be a big fan of Paula's, but as of late, not anymore. I am definitely not a fan of Ellen's for various reasons, but the main reason I don't like her is this: she's not funny. Not even a little funny. As a matter of fact, my little finger on my right hand is funnier than she is. She has zero experience in the music field. I am hopping mad at this. No one is going to watch that show now. Mark my words, the ratings are going to plummet. She is such a no talent.
I haven't made dinner this week like I have wanted to. I wanted to make Noodles With Bleu Cheese yesterday, but Adam was sick, and when he gets sick, he wants to eat chicken noodle soup. That's his comfort food. After a brief discussion, a phone call was made, and within a half an hour, I was dining on Julienne Salad and Tomato Rosamarina Soup, he was dining on Chicken With Rice Soup and a BLT with fries. And it was very good indeed.
Today, I got up with our daughter at 9:30AM. My husband was already at work. I went about the day taking care of her, checking emails, etc. In the back of my mind, I was thinking "Tonight is the night. I am making Noodles With Bleu Cheese tonight". Guess what happens? You guessed it, take out again. This time, it was lasagna from one of the local pizza places the next town or so over. And that was good too! I couldn't finish all of my dinner, and neither could Adam.
I wasn't feeling well earlier, so Adam, being the good husband that he is, let me take a nap while he watched baby girl. He even put one of the seasons of "The Golden Girls"(which I ADORE) in the DVD player for me to watch until I fell asleep. It took a while for me to fall asleep, but I did. I slept for about two hours, and when I woke up, I felt 100% better. I walked into the living room, and Adam and baby girl were both knocked out on the couch asleep. I went to bed at around 4 or 5 PM. Now it's 6:15PM. Our daughter will be up for awhile, and so will I. I am ready to do the night shift. :)
Everyone have a good night. JA
Monday, September 7, 2009
The Labor Day Blog
Hi. I hope everyone had a great Labor Day. I was awakened by my husband at 9:00AM this morning. He reminded me that I had to pick out a recipe from one of my recipe books to make for dinner one day this week(no, I haven't counted them yet, but there are quite a lot of them), so, sleepily, I dragged myself out of my nice, warm bed into the kitchen and opened up the kitchen cabinet. I went thru two cookbooks until I settled on a recipe for Noodles with Bleu Cheese from The Frugal Gourmet cookbook by Jeff Smith. I gave him the list of ingredients I needed to prepare this culinary delight(he was going grocery shopping today), and without any further ado, I went back to sleep. Our daughter was still sleeping, so I figured I'd try to catch some more zzz's myself.
The next thing I knew, it was 1PM. Again, I was awakened by my husband. What the hell? I had been asleep off & on over ten hours! Our daughter was still sleeping too. Time to definitely get up. I had missed my morning coffee, "Maury", & "Family Court With Judge Penny". You know I was beyond pissed, but my husband, bless his heart, had decided to let me sleep. I stayed up last night till about midnight or one o'clock.
We had some homemade Boboli pizza for lunch(delicious), we spent time playing with our daughter, and then he took a nap. I thought she wasn't going to nap since she had gotten up so late. Was I wrong! She took an hour nap after playing with her toys. I talked to my mother about some things going on tomorrow, and after I got off the phone, she got up.
Tomorrow, we're off to the dentist, and then, I have the rest of the day to myself. It's good to get out sometimes, especially if you are the parent of a toddler. It recharges your batteries, so to speak. My husband is off work tomorrow and Wednesday, so he will be doing toddler duty. He's a great father.
Have a great evening. JA
The next thing I knew, it was 1PM. Again, I was awakened by my husband. What the hell? I had been asleep off & on over ten hours! Our daughter was still sleeping too. Time to definitely get up. I had missed my morning coffee, "Maury", & "Family Court With Judge Penny". You know I was beyond pissed, but my husband, bless his heart, had decided to let me sleep. I stayed up last night till about midnight or one o'clock.
We had some homemade Boboli pizza for lunch(delicious), we spent time playing with our daughter, and then he took a nap. I thought she wasn't going to nap since she had gotten up so late. Was I wrong! She took an hour nap after playing with her toys. I talked to my mother about some things going on tomorrow, and after I got off the phone, she got up.
Tomorrow, we're off to the dentist, and then, I have the rest of the day to myself. It's good to get out sometimes, especially if you are the parent of a toddler. It recharges your batteries, so to speak. My husband is off work tomorrow and Wednesday, so he will be doing toddler duty. He's a great father.
Have a great evening. JA
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Pre-Labor Day Blog
Yesterday, I went over to my brother's house for a cookout. It was great seeing my brother, my sister in law, and my Mom. The food was delicious, the house was packed, and it was wonderful seeing relatives I hadn't seen in years. Our daughter stole the show, of course, as quite a few people were saying how pretty and how well behaved she was. Little did they know that she'd just awakened from an hour nap brought on by 0.8 ml of baby Tylenol. I do believe those two things combined would make any toddler appear well behaved. She's cutting her top and bottom sides of her teeth, and now, I never leave home without it.
After a somewhat busy day, I will be giving baby girl a warm bath followed by dinner. She slept late this morning because of broken sleep during the early morning hours, so hopefully she will be in the land of slumber no later than 1:00AM, perhaps earlier.
Hubby might not have to work tomorrow. I hope not. I am cooking him dinner, and tonight before we go to bed, I will look thru the countless recipe books I have acquired since being married to my husband and figure out what culinary delight I can whip up in my kitchen. I will count them ASAP and let you know how many I have in the house. My first guesstimate is over 10.
Gotta jet. I hope everyone will have a great Labor Day tomorrow. Let's be careful out there! JA
After a somewhat busy day, I will be giving baby girl a warm bath followed by dinner. She slept late this morning because of broken sleep during the early morning hours, so hopefully she will be in the land of slumber no later than 1:00AM, perhaps earlier.
Hubby might not have to work tomorrow. I hope not. I am cooking him dinner, and tonight before we go to bed, I will look thru the countless recipe books I have acquired since being married to my husband and figure out what culinary delight I can whip up in my kitchen. I will count them ASAP and let you know how many I have in the house. My first guesstimate is over 10.
Gotta jet. I hope everyone will have a great Labor Day tomorrow. Let's be careful out there! JA
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