tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154135042008-05-23T17:20:07.942-04:00Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-83143931449051870762008-05-15T16:53:00.003-04:002008-05-15T16:56:42.905-04:00

Well today was officially the Dormouse's last day. Kind of rough as we were as busy as always - we never really got to sit and enjoy our last lunch together. Tomorrow she starts at the elementary school. I wish her all the luck in the world. I will miss her terribly but at the same time I am happy she was able to get the heck out of Wonderland. Since I last wrote, let's just say Wonderland

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-8567662320582050492007-11-26T17:38:00.000-05:002007-11-27T08:35:20.174-05:00

Ok. It's a bit sappy and probably more than a little cute - but don't hate me because I LOVE this book. What can I say about Marley that hasn't been said in reviews all over the world? It's just a great book. If your a dog, loved a dog, wanted to own a dog, known someone who once knew someone who owned a dog - read this book. It mad me cry and laugh. It's non-fiction so it is a change from my

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-90762493867836731462007-10-12T13:38:00.000-04:002007-10-12T14:00:12.443-04:00

So I've been home sick with a stomach bug for the last two days, that has lead to major philosophical discussion time with the Red King. Doesn't it always when he's involved? This time the discussion came to Superheros. That also seems to be a common topic in our house. Anyway here's his question: If you could pick a superhero to be, who would you pick? Why? Are you a Marvel or a DC hero? Are you

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-56560018313823876932007-10-11T14:28:00.000-04:002007-10-11T14:19:00.498-04:00

Dark, scary, and at times almost to painful to read - this is what I thought of Louise Murphy's The True Story of Hansel and Gretel. There are so many books out there about the Holocaust and there are a few that combine it's history with the idea of a fairytale. One example is Briar Rose by Jane Yolen. Both books are good and emotional reads that do not try to hide the horrors of the

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-14448727376739655862007-10-10T16:26:00.000-04:002007-10-11T06:35:33.103-04:00

So the biggest news on the home front this summer was the discovery that we live within 1/3 mile of one of Connecticut's largest Superfund sites. Shock was the least of our emotions. Dictionary.com gives several meanings to the word Superfund. The definition that probably holds most to the use in our town is the following from Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English: Main Entry: n

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-78518674158357668482007-10-09T17:11:00.000-04:002007-10-09T17:15:38.383-04:00

Dark, mysterious, and an all together great read. This book was amazing. I found it when it first came out and read it over a rainy two day period. I was totally engrossed and was sad to see it end. After recommending it to several friends, I reread the book a few weeks ago and listened to the audio on my long commute. Both the audio and book still held me enthralled. One co-worker, Wonder Woman

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-84371432739177484012007-10-03T17:26:00.000-04:002007-10-09T16:42:29.742-04:00

What can I say. I'm a gamer who lost herself within the realm of "City of Heroes" for well over a year. I saw this book and had to read it. No regrets. It was so much fun! A superhero and a supervillian, the tale told from both sides of the spandex. This book was fast paced, hilarious, and also disturbingly deep. Who could want more out of a pleasure read? That's the problem lately. With so

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-52896673570048014092007-10-02T16:34:00.000-04:002007-10-03T17:25:52.424-04:00

I'm not sure where the time goes anymore? Everything seems to go by so fast. It's already October and I feel as if it were only June a moment ago. Is it an age thing? Am I feeling time slip past me quicker now than I did when I was younger? I'm not sure, but I have a feeling it may be more than that. I have a feeling it's partially the age we live in that is at fault as much as it is my own AGE.

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-36577570043384021972007-05-24T20:01:00.000-04:002007-05-24T20:21:27.939-04:00

I think I am at that point in my life. You know the one? Where your just not sure if the choices you made in life were all the right ones? WARNING: This will probably be one of those whiner moments that happen frequently inside the blogging world! It's not that I don't like my life; I do. I just can't stand parts of it. Work: I am not sure what to do about work. In the past, I never questioned

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-81523813689873913682007-05-21T06:48:00.000-04:002007-05-21T07:08:36.287-04:00

So life as I know it has gone to hell in a handbasket. Sometimes stress is the great equalizer and I just can't deal. Here is life so far. Cindy's wedding is approaching. This is a good thing, except when you take into account that I was a complete idiot and ordered the wrong size top for my bridesmaid's dress. Crisis was averted. I ended up ordering another top of the rack from California. Now

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-85331592995649056402007-04-17T19:44:00.000-04:002007-04-17T20:09:23.194-04:00

So the Nor'easter hit us on Sunday, only Cindy would have a fabulous bridal shower in the storm of the season! Everyone got home safe and had a good time. It was the evening hours that seemed to bring the biggest problems. It would of course, because of high tide. Being in coastal towns, your always a bit aware that flooding may be a problem. Since I grew up in Long Island and now live in

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-11851606488771037772007-04-15T19:25:00.000-04:002007-04-15T19:50:43.277-04:00

So today, in the biggest rain storm to hit the northeast in a while, Cinderella had her bridal shower. It was lovely and I absolutely loved seeing her so happy. I think it is just hitting me know that L and her beloved are walking down the isle in little over 2 months. I am so happy for her and kind of teary at the same time. So L has found her nickname in my blog - from now on she will be

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-79377391919533381522007-03-19T17:21:00.000-04:002007-03-19T17:40:09.433-04:00

Well, my birthday came and went. Simple and celebratory, I have enjoyed the entire week - but there is always something isn't there. Work hasn't been the best of places lately and that is a sad idea. I always LOVED my job but the stress and problems have changed a lot of that. It is a weird feeling to be so excited about a birthday but to be anxious about your job. Things have been weird and I'm

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-64694571913116776232007-02-11T13:10:00.000-05:002007-02-11T13:29:49.319-05:00

So the Red King has come home and with him has arrived the Minotaur God. Like the warriors of the past these two have donned the horned helmets of the mightiest of hunters. The will search high and low, refusing to accept defeat. The prey? The Nintendo Wii Game System. It will be found, nay MUST be found. Only upon finding such an animal will the determined hunters return. Problem is the system

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-50591188852088050612007-02-09T15:27:00.000-05:002007-11-27T08:53:01.920-05:00

I haven't written personal items in a few weeks and so I figured I would make this blog a quick review of the past insanity and joyful upshots. Biggest Scare. The Hubby Unit was in a bad car accident 2 weeks ago in Philadelphia. His was down there on business and his friend was driving them out to dinner. A woman ran a red light and hit them. They spent 24 hours in the hospital. J's brother took

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-52443347491637401322007-01-24T05:45:00.000-05:002007-01-24T06:02:48.090-05:00

Beauty has always been one of my favorite novels, dating back from when I first read it as a teen. About once a year, I pick it up and read it again. It is always like meeting up with an old friend, comforting and familiar. It was always like that, even the first time, because Beauty is a fairytale retelling. Primarily a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, but interwoven with a myriad of other classic

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-1137819073815189352007-01-15T17:50:00.000-05:002007-01-15T18:11:30.586-05:00

Guilty pleasure or beach read in the middle of winter. I'm not sure what else I can say about the Nanny Diaries. It was a good book with a lot of disturbing issues buried under it's dark humor. I would place it in the same category of ChickLit that I would place "Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger but I enjoyed this much more. Nanny is really highered as a replacement parent for her charge

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-1150753309957548772007-01-10T05:40:00.000-05:002007-01-10T07:49:11.223-05:00

Several years ago, L (the Caterpillar) discovered Mercedes Lackey's Diana Tregarde Series and introduced me to it. I loved the books, wishing there were more than three to the series. Then, L discovered Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series and shared it with me. I read them and enjoyed. However, after several books, I stopped enjoying them. I'm not a total prude, and maybe I have been working

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-1168385869470166722007-01-09T18:14:00.000-05:002007-01-10T07:03:56.388-05:00

So the New Year's bells have rung and not much has changed. There are a few things here and there but the biggest thing to hit our home has occurred to the Red King. For years, 24 of them to be exact, my family has dealt with the Red King's illnesses in stride. He has never been what you would call healthy. Poor little brother has always been plagued by skin irritations, fevers, and stomach

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-1167618594552036482006-12-31T21:20:00.000-05:002007-01-09T19:54:53.486-05:00

The new year always makes me a little strange. It is the time slipping past and the wondering where the future is taking us. The holidays have come and gone, with it the small time with family and friends. It was nice and it was sad. No, I haven't written in a while. Not much to report. Things have happened and changed but I have no complaints or enthusiastic rejoicing. Life has gone on. It is

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-1147915120753168372006-08-10T09:15:00.000-04:002007-01-09T19:33:10.347-05:00

When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human. I read this book for a few reasons. I was involved in the summer reading group - Read-a-ton. My boss, the March Hare and every female student I had this year told

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-1155109311831272652006-08-09T03:40:00.000-04:002007-02-11T13:11:37.748-05:00

Oh where to start? The summer started out so nice and relaxing too. Well, isn't that always the way before reality come crashing down on you? July 15th, 2006 - The Red King, Minotaur God, and Ralph came up to Connecticut to attend a Renaissance Festival with us. It was much smaller than the one we usually go to in Sterling Forest, NY but we had a lot of fun. Follow up ye olde dork fest with some

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-1152377698152835192006-07-08T12:14:00.000-04:002007-11-27T08:36:06.156-05:00

Sorry all but I have been totally obsessed with reading and saving the world. My first week off was very relaxing and a lot of fun. K and I got another friend into saving the world, of course this was unfair of us. This friend is easily addicted. Week three of the Read-a-ton from Bubbles in my Head: a literature and writing resource. It's time to update my summer reading list. Because of the

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-1151452316653852012006-06-27T20:21:00.000-04:002007-01-10T06:56:03.313-05:00

Last week of work and than I am FREE until the end of August. The days just don't seem to be moving fast enough. As I stated last week, I am participating in the Read-a-ton group that is taking place over at Bubbles in my Head: a literature and writing resource. It's been a great excuse to read and so far it's been fun finding out what everyone else is reading. You can pick up some great book

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-1150762320519345162006-06-21T16:12:00.000-04:002007-01-10T06:56:49.437-05:00

So the kids have finished and my work year is quickly coming to an end. This, of course, makes me excited about my own summer reading list. While surfing a few other blogs the other day I can across Bubbles in my Head: a literature and writing resource. I've stopped by the site before and always enjoyed what I read. This time, however, I was blown away by the owner's cool idea. Zoe, the owner

Mabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com