A Design break that is... just til after the holidays and then I promise I will have some fantabulous new products to hit the store. Doesn't mean I won't be designing if the mood hits, I'm just taking a little pressure off of myself to try to get out of the design funk I seem to be in the last few days.
I'll still be blogging though and maybe a little scrapping here n there, so I won't have completely fallen off the face of the digiworld.
This is one thing I love about Christmas time, seeing all the festive lights all around town. Gives me warm fuzzies all over. We used to live in Pennsylvania and there was this one house, way up on top of a mountain (we lived out in the country) and every year they do up their house in a very elaborate way.
People in the area would drive up to see it every year, as there were always new decorations to look at, all lit up like a hotel in Vegas. It was amazing to see. That's one thing I miss about living back there. None of the houses decorated here can compare. I wish I had a picture of it to show you right now but I have enlisted my niece to get me a few from this year so I will have some in a few days to show you. I can't wait to see it myself!
So, now that we are all fully recuperated from our bout with a nasty stomach virus I can tell you about something that I received earlier in the week.I got to try out the Gold Medal Wine of the Month club. I received 2 bottles of wine, one white and one red. A 2004 Bradford Mountain Zinfandel and a 2005 Belvedere Chardonnay. The wine arrived very nicely wrapped in tissue paper and a pretty bow.
It also came with a newsletter which I found very informative, since I am not a very big wine connoisseur. It gave me a little insight into some of our local wineries, on a more personal note. We have alot of different wineries in our immediate area so this was a good way for us to try out some that we might not other wise know about.
There was a pretty good recipe in the newsletter as well, it really made me laugh and well, it really made me want to try it out. Which I did and it was excellent! And being the great person that I am, I will share it with you.
Rosemary Chicken
Marinade Prep-
Put all ingredients into a blender and pulse until garlic is finely chopped, take a sip of Chardonnay. Place chicken in a baking dish, pour marinade over chicken, and rub thoroughly. Finish glass of Chardonnay. Let chicken marinate for 30 minutes. Pour second glass of Chardonnay. Bake Rosemary Chicken at 375 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
Very very good recipe! After dinner, I took another glass of wine and took a nice hot long bubble bath. It was a very relaxing night!
Mondays are generally pretty long.. getting back into the swing of things after everyone has been home for 2 days. Or rather cleaning up the very large mess they made :)
It's nearly 11 pm and my house has only been quiet for maybe 90 minutes. Granted the kids "went to bed" at 8 but they did not go to sleep til long after that. And DH wonders why I stay up so late?
My 3.5 yr old has taken to throwing very large tantrums when he doesnt get his way and it's really starting to get to me. It's seriously like fingernails on a chalkboard. 5 pm used to be HIS meltdown time... now it's Mommy's.
I think I was supposed to go over to my mom's house tonight and help her with her tree.. but I think we both forgot. I was just over there Saturday night and we had a very relaxing night. She made us dinner and we watched a movie. We watched 'Twisted" with Ashley Judd and Samuel L. Jackson. Very good movie, definately recommend it.
Anyway, I hope tomorrow is better. It usually is :)
You always see those signs on the side of the road or highways about car donations, but have you ever done it? I did it one time, several years ago but it was pretty much just a way to get rid of a non working car in exchange for a tax write off. Today, I heard about this site called "Car Angel" which is a non-profit organization that uses car donations to make videos for kids and teens.
The videos are pretty cute actually, take a look
They have given away over 2.4 million videos!
