Archive for November, 2012

10 Best Books of 2012 – NYTimes.com. A few days ago, the New York Times did their 100 most notable books of 2012. Today, they announced their 10 best book of the year. There are a couple that sound really interesting to me that I had not been aware of that I will definitely check […]


Deck The Halls

30Nov12

Okay, so in my last post I asked what your favorite Christmas movie, TV show or cartoon might be. I got some diverse answers, although a number of people chose “Frosty the Snowman” as their favorite. That used to be one of Sean’s favorites when he was little; he wanted to watch it all the […]


100 Notable Books of 2012 – NYTimes.com. For those of you who may be looking for something to read or a gift for someone for the holidays, here is a list from The New York Times of their 100 most notable books of the year for 2012. Check it out and see how many you […]


Okay, now that Thanksgiving is over, it seems everyone is ready to jump right into the Christmas season. The days seem to accelerate towards Christmas and New Years this time of year and we all get so busy that we blink and the holiday is here already. It already feels that way to me. I […]


Wow, I got lots of good responses about snack cakes! It’s obviously a subject that many people feel quite strongly about. Michelle and I decided that if she hits the PowerBall this week we’ll take some of the winnings and buy Hostess so we can be sure we’ll have all the snacks we want :). I think […]


It’s been over a week since I have had time to any blog postings. I really need to try to get myself in gear to do this more often. I really enjoy it, it’s just been finding the time to do it that’s the trouble. I guess I really just need to put my mind […]


I have wanted to blog for the last few days, but I have had this horrible cold that just does not want to go away. So instead of doing productive things like working, blogging, cleaning the house, etc., I have been sleeping, taking medicine and being generally lethargic and miserable. I am feeling a little […]


It’s funny when I sit down to write things. I have little notepads and notebooks all over the house where I write ideas down all the time. I keep one on my nightstand, one on my desk, one on the table next to my chair in the living room, I even have one in the […]



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