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Today’s Thursday Thirteen is a “gross” edition, in honor of the 144th edition. We could use any definition of gross, so here’s mine: Thirteen “gross” things about raising boys. 1. No matter how many times I remind them, they just don’t seem to remember to put the toilet seat up. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve found pee on the toilet seat! 2. I have found that boys can not pee in the middle of the night. By that, I mean that they can’t actually make it in to the bowl but rather they pee all around the toilet. Either that, or they are having way to much fun trying to see how many surfaces they can pee on before mom goes insane! 3. Laughing at bodily functions is a favorite pastime for my boys. I don’t get

Edition #10 13 of my favorite Bible verses, chapters, passages of scripture, etc.– **Note: I believe in the entire Bible–as being the complete Word of God, and that all of it should be read and studied. I believe that the Bible should not be added to, nor taken away from. I also believe [...]

13 Mock Motivational Posters That Made me LOL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. TT Bonus: 5 Things that Gross Me Out 1. The Fingers of Aye Ayes 2. Spiders, espically their faces. 3. Heartworms 4. Maggots 5. Bot Flys larvae INSIDE of people!!!! 1. Randilin2. You're next!This site is using Mister Linky's Autolink Widget. If you are participating in Thursday Thirteen, enter [...]

  Thirteen Things I miss about Buffalo (besides my family)   1.  Anderson’s Frozen Custard 2. Anderson’s “Beef on Wick” 3. Ted’s Hot Dogs 4. Being thirty minutes from this: 5. And this: 6.  Hockey (It’s just not the same in a non-hockey state) - GO SABRES! 7.  Wegmans 8. Yummy Foods like these: (Sponge Candy, Loganberry Drink, Placek, Sahlen’s Hot Dogs) 9. People understanding WHY [...]

So last week I posted my 13 things I loved about boarding school, and I thought I’d better take off the sugar coating for this week and reveal the things I didn’t like so much… Being away from my parents was hard. VERY hard. I’ve always been so close to my mum so being away from [...]

Beside the North American tour that is scheduled to start May 9th, Cure will also tease its fans with singles that are to be released on the 13th of each month, the band announced on its website. “Why the 13th of each month? The forthcoming album is The Cure’s thirteenth studio album... A lucky number indeed!” the announcement reads.

PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE GROUP CHANGES POSITIONS.I had gotten this puzzle long back and I had solved it too. If you ask me now, I need to check again as I do not remember :). Let us see if you solve it.Note: If you do not see the image moving then save this image as gif and then see.WHERE DOES THE EXTRA MAN COME FROM?

13 Things I did on Vacation (not on theme with the “alphabet” theme, but I’ll be doing the GROSS theme NEXT week) 1. Took a nap almost every day. 2. Took my Labrador to the vet. (Left with multiple medicines) 3. Taught my hubby to play Canasta. 4. Learned how to play Rummy. 5. Played [...]

I think this is only the second time I’ve participated in the Thursday 13. I could be wrong, though. I will be trying to do this more in the future. This weeks theme is “alphabet” so, in keeping with a Mother’s Day theme, I chose the letter “m” for mother. Here are 13 reasons I love being a mom: Thirteen reason I love being a mom 1. I get to play with toys! Maybe more than that, I get to experiment with “boy” toys, like Transformers, Rescue Heroes, etc. I was such a girly girl when it came to toys, for the most part. I played with Barbies (although my sister and I were known for marrying our Barbies with G.I. Joe’s. Ken was wimpy in our book…Barbie was much more likely to fall for Joe than Ken.). 2. I love hearing my boys sa

Photo courtesy of dplanet:: Have you every reached a weight-loss goal but want to reward yourself with food? How many times have you told yourself “I met my goal so I can splurge for only one day.” or “I’ve been good, so I deserve a treat.” When you’ve reached a weight loss goal, or the perfect weight, it takes work to maintain this; therefore, it doesn’t make sense to reward yourself with food. So, here are thirteen non-food related rewards that you can treat yourself to: 1. A manicure 2. A full body spa – (Yes, men can have either one, too.) 3. A good book 4. A piece of jewelry or a watch 5. A magazine subscription 6. A night out at the movies with your spouse, a friend or even yourself 7. A new shirt or blouse 8. A new cell phone or latest gadget that you wanted 9. A ve

LAST DAY…don’t forget the Myself Belts Giveaway!! Trust me, you WANT these!!! *back to regularly scheduled posting* Yes, I know it’s not very original…but I got a couple of hilarious ones last night, so I figured I’d finally get around to this: Thirteen (+1) Google Searches to this site. 1. TX Poppet Autism Well, yes, I do [...]

I’ve had a Performing Arts themed week. So I thought I would continue the trend one more day. People have asked me how and why I manage to take my children to performing arts events. Why? Because I feel it is immensely important. We as a family are kind of “artsy” I guess, although we enjoy football, basketball, golf and sporting events too. We enjoy reading, but manage to still find time for

Disclaimer: These are opinions and stories offered by my dentist. Do your own research before making any decisions.Always brush with a soft or extra soft bristle brush. You clean wood floors with a soft broom and not sandpaper, right?Medium and hard toothbrushes should be banned like cigarettes. He thinks that the toothbrush industry keeps making them because of market demand, regardless of the evidence that proves that they damage teeth. The only thing they are good for are cleaning your car wheels.Just because the masses think something is popular doesn't mean they are right. This is why Google is bad. (He has a lot of other internet conspiracy theories as well).The Philips Sonicare toothbrush was developed by mimicking ultrasonic dental tools that are used by professionals, but

For those who hadn’t noticed our earlier post, Capitol Annex has started a companion book review site, Capitol Annex’s Book Salon. We’ve got our first review of a new title up today. Check it out here.

LEMBRE-SE, ANTES DE BAIXAR, VOTAR NO TOPINHO!!!Muitos jogos já tentaram capturar o charme dos quadrinhos. Os resultados variam muito de um para outro, mas normalmente se apoiam sempre na Era de Ouro ou nos quadrinhos americanos modernos. Mas a Ubi Soft quer fazer algo um pouco mais cult: um jogo baseado em HQ europeu usando a técnica do Cel Shading.A apresentação é totalmente estilizada. Além de ver todos os personagens em cores contrastantes e contornados pela típica linha do filtro de Cel Shading, a equipe canadense da Ubi Soft quer caprichar no tratamento da ação. Grandes explosões, por exemplo, terão um BANG! escrito na tela, que salta em direção ao personagem. Esse tipo de efeito deve ser apenas um dos exemplos que aparecerão na versão final.A trama do jogo é beaseada

Here's my belated Earth Day post where I take up Boss Sander's challenge of trying to reduce my trash to nothing for one day. Since I knew this would be impossible, I documented every piece of trash I threw out instead, with commentary on possible options to reduce and reuse it. And somehow, it neatly fits into a Thursday Thirteen post as well.Blister package for Claritin substitute. All medication of this type, no matter how large the quantity, is encapsulated in blister packaging which is completely useless. You cannot reuse it or re-purpose it in any way and it is made from a paper, foil and plastic combination that is totally non-recyclable. What are my options here? Not take the medicine and suffer through spring time allergies? Fight this sort of packaging and endure the wrath

I will participate in a list of thirteen things on Thursday because I have no idea what to write today. I suppose I could write Amos' 10 month letter, but that would be work. I'm not here to work, ya dig? So, I give you thirteen random items and units that are found in my head.Tonight, I celebrate my love for you. How? By dining with other bloggers. I will eat delicious Indian foods in your name, dear reader. I will sup and drink in the lovely visages of Inherent Passion, Greeblemonkey, Tiddleywink, and Villanovababy. Don't say I never did anything for you.I actually have a full weekend planned. It's like I'm back in the world, or some such. Whodathunkit.Today and tomorrow, I will go through our house and find things to sell. I've developed a recent lack of attachment to inanima

"The Thirteen American Arguments" takes a sweeping look at the fundamental debates that, Fineman argues, have shaped America from its seventeenth-century colonial roots. Who, for instance, is a person? Who, for that matter, is an American? What is the role of faith in public life, or the role of the individual vis as vis an expansive, growing state? How, ultimately, can we make sure our system is equitable and "fair"? Fineman's years as a high-level political reporter have armed him with a library of up-close-and-personal anecdotes that give the book its flavor, but the real meat of each chapter comes from the condensed--in some cases, one wishes they were less so--historical perspective offered on each debate. Whether it comes to the Supreme Court's many contradictory rulings on

In honor of Earth Day, today’s 13 is….. Thirteen Earth-Friendly Changes I’m looking forward to in the next year. 1. Putting in a clothes-line (Due: June ‘08) 2. Making some more re-usable shopping bags (Due: May ‘08 - barring my sewing machine being REALLY sick) 3. Remembering to use Re-usable shopping bags EVERY time I go to store (Due: [...]

1. Take a flier on fluorescents. They no longer buzz, flicker or turn faces blue -- and they represent one of the brightest ideas yet for cooling down the atmosphere and your electric bill. Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) approximate the glow of incandescent bulbs and use 75% less energy. If every U.S. household replaced just one incandescent bulb with a compact fluorescent, the emissions savings would be comparable to taking three million cars off the road for a year. Don't let the price of CFLs -- as much as $7 each -- turn you off. The lights not only last ten times longer than incandescents but also save up to $60 in electricity per light over their lifetime.2. Vanquish the vampires. Remember James Thurber's story about the aunt who worried that electricity was leaking out of the wal

Photo courtesy of exfordy Yesterday’s blog proved that preparing food at home reduces food’s carbon footprint making it environmentally friendly. Another benefit is that home cooking, done correctly, is healthier for you than pre-prepared meals or take-out. Healthy cooking is maligned for being boring. Nothing could be further from the truth. Any meal, prepared with the right spices, can be healthy and delicious. To that end, today’s Thursday Thirteen features a list of thirteen must have spices and herbs to enhance your meals: 1. Salt 2. Pepper 3. Garlic 4. Basil 5. Cayenne pepper 6. Chili powder 7. Oregano 8. Fresh Cilantro 9. Cumin 10. Fresh Dill 11. Bay leaves 12. Ginger 13. Rosemary Everyone’s kitchen should be stocked with these essentials. You can buy these at the store, fa

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Freshly cut grass. Especially at this time of year - it always makes me think of spring. Freshly made bread - who DOESN’T like that smell! Baby head smell. Any mother knows exactly what I’m talking about. Petrol. I have no idea, I just love the smell of petrol when we’re in a gas station. J after he’s had [...]

Thursday Thirteen #1 13 Videos I have Found on Youtube The themes and contents vary.  I tried to put warnings where I thought they might be needed. 1. Video for “Body’s a Temple” by Jay Brannan (I’m in love with this mans voice) 2. A simple on, just Jay Brannan singing “Say It’s Possible” (Because I’m in love [...]

A HDB block numbered 13 in one of the housing estates in SingaporeThe Housing and Development Board (Abbreviation: HDB) is the statutory board of the Ministry of National Development responsible for public housing in Singapore. It is generally credited with clearing up the squatters and slums of the 1960s and resettling residents into low-cost government-built housing.House unit number 13 on a private estateMy other Photo Hunt-13 here

I really couldn’t think of anything so here you go… Thirteen smiley faces Have a good weekend! EDIT: My numerical skills are not what they were - I blame Brian (Otherwise known as Brain). Here are 13 smiley faces…

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I was stumped with this week's theme. I didn't want to take it literally and post a photo of the number 13 so I made this - a collage of thirteen previously submitted photos to the hunt. Hope it's good enough. Join the PhotoHunt now! or view some of the other photohunt participants here. If you like this post, then please consider subscribing to my RSS feed. You can also subscribe by email and have new posts sent directly to your inbox. online advertisingvar bdv_ref_pid=121575;var bdv_ref_type='i';var bdv_ref_option='p';var bdv_ref_eb='0';var bdv_ref_gif_id='ref_468x60_red_pbl';var... continue reading this, and much more, at keyboard monologues...

Here is Dova's Disney Princess collection. In the back row are her six Princess Babies: Tinkerbell, Ariel, Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Snow White and Cinderella. This was before Disney cast out Tinkerbell as a princess as she is only a fairy. You must be either born royalty or marry into it, although Mulan is neither (but she is Chinese, woot!). Since Dova didn't have Jasmine and didn't like any of the full size Jasmine dolls, she picked out the seven Disney Princess figurine set with Jasmine, Ariel, Belle, Aurora, Snow White, Cinderella and Mulan. This was also before Pocohantas was added. And poor Giselle from Enchanted was not added because she was portrayed by a real actress who needs real royalties. Oh, the turmoils of the Disney Princess cult! ---

PhotoHunt Swimming, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl. The theme for this week’s photo hunt is thirteen (13). I had a bit of a difficult time with it, but settled on counting things in pictures. I believe, if I’ve counted right, there are 13 fish visible in this photo. Though, since it’s Friday and I’m tired, [...]

Here are some things that we've done to reduce, recycle, reuse and preserve our precious Earth.Install a dryer vent that can switch from venting outdoors to venting indoors during the winter. In the wintertime, the thing you need most in is warmth and moisture. This provides plenty of both, plus your home smells like clean laundry. This kit is relatively cheap (~$20) at Home Depot.Install CFL light bulbs everywhere. Not only do they save money in electricity, they keep your house cooler in the summer.Use a real cup for water at work. The amount of styrofoam cups that are used at work is mind boggling. You don't even need to wash a water cup that often and I use the extra water at the end of the day to water my plants.Use a ceramic mug for coffee. Yes you do have to wash a coffee mug

Hyperbole is as essential to rock’s DNA as the electric guitar. It’s a concept which Efrim Menuck seems well acquainted, as he sings, “One million died to make this sound,” the oft-repeated refrain from the song of the same name, the 13th track on 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons. But really, for all intents and [...]

A 13-YEAR-OLD who savagely beat a "helpless" man to death for no reason before throwing his body on a bonfire had enjoyed a trip with social services to Alton Towers just three days before the fatal attack. The remains of Stephen Croft's badly-charred body was found in the embers of a public bonfire in the early hours of November 6 last year. Recorder of Liverpool, Judge Henry Globe QC, yesterday told the schoolboy he will be locked up for a minimum of 13 years. ~ more... ~  

Thirteen YAHOO GROUPS I've joined in the past few years1.... Camy's Loft (author Camy Tang's group)2.... Earthly Charms (I took an online class)3.... Karen's Promo tips (for obvious reasons)4.... Passionate Critters (my critique group started there. Then we moved out to a roomier forum)5.... Romance Divas! (nuff said)6.... Romantic at Heart (another one of my crit groups)7.... Samhain Cafe 8.... Stilletto Judges (I was once a judge for that contest)9....Samhain Author Chat 10.... CataNetwork authors11....Coffee Time Romance 12.... Samhain News13.... TWL AuthorTalks_________________________________________________________________Unfortunately, the list goes on.How many yahoo groups do you belong to?Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who pa

Mindfulness is the English translation of the Pali word 'Sati.' Sati is an activity. Mindfulness is awareness of one's thoughts, actions or motivations.Mindfulness points one in the direction of being aware of the present moment.Mindfulness points to: Being aware of and paying attention to the moment in which we find ourselves. Mindfulness is a generalization about paying attention and being

This week I thought that I would combine Thankful Thursday and Thursday Thirteen.Psalm 50:23The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;to one who orders his way rightlyI will show the salvation of God!”I am thankful for.......The birds and their songs. The way they brighten a day when it is the first thing you hear as you wake up.Little baby cuddles that let you know you are blessed and loved.A husband that works so hard for his family.To have a godly husband who seeks the Lord daily.To live in such a great nation that at least at its beginnings recognized God and his sovereignty.To have the freedom to worship.For my husband to have the privilege of serving this great nation in the military. To defend the rights of others, even those who treat the military and their

Thirteen Baby Names We Didn't Use, But We Seriously Considered 1. Fallon (Considered for our first daughter) 2. Samantha (Was for our first daughter - was considering Samantha Fallon) 3. Eden (Considered all three pregnancies but didn't like the jokes that could be made from it) 4. London (Considered for our 2nd child but he came out a boy, LOL) 5. Tayler (Considered for our 2nd

WOW! I’m a TT Featured Blogger!!! That’s so cool!! If you came here because I’m ‘featured’ this week…THANKS for visiting!! Thirteen People I have to (okay, want to) recognize - for reasons from sappy to silly 1. Jess - It goes without saying…and I know you know everything that I want to [...]

Thirteen Things I plan to do before 2009. (In no particular order.) Move into a house that is big enough for all my stuff.  Right now I am living a tiny one bedroom duplex.  I miss having an office and a garage.  Oh, and if I could have a yard that didn’t include the neighbors dog, I [...]

To be a famous horse-rider with a stud-farm. I knew EVERYTHING about horses even though I never had a lesson. To be a vet. Same as above for pretty much most animals! I wanted to be a singer. I loved singing in the school choir, unfortunately my lack of any sort of singing in the past 5 [...]

In keeping with National Poetry Month: Thirteen Quotes on Poetry 1. “Writing a poem is discovering” — Robert Frost 2. “A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God [...]

It’s that time of the week again! Happy TT! Here’s my Thursday Thirteen for this week: Thirteen Tidbits (Interesting, different, and quirky facts about the author): 1. A few years back, I changed the battery on our car. (My husband Scott was not thrilled or pleased to discover this! ) 2. I’m [...]

(P.S. All of these were shot with my NEW Canon Rebel XTi!! I’m so happy!) Thirteen things the divine Miss M has been obsessed with 1. Shoes 2. Puzzles 3. PABLO (i.e. Backyardigans) 4. Backyardigans 5. TRUCK 6.  Dora 7.  Diego 8.  DVD cases 9.  Have I mentioned shoes? (Not all of them fit…try to get rid of them) 10.  The worlds most adorable book…and the [...]

Every year, Doug and I take a mini-vacation away from the kids and have their two grandmas watch them at our house. And these 2 days quickly set our routines upside down. Here are thirteen things that got out of whack.House - The grandmas are not quite as strict about having the kids clean up their toys. When we got back I found all sorts of things under the aquarium table: poker chips, fish from a fishing game, plastic easter egg halves, spoons, monkeys from monkeys in a barrel, and ice from Don't Break the Ice, too name a few. When I asked Dova what all that stuff was doing there, she said "that's my garbage can." I instantly hit the roof and all relaxation gained from vacation disappeared.Dova - Our daughter was replaced by a sweet girl that showers you with kisses instead of being

O.k….better late than never, right?! I’m usually pretty prompt, but this week’s been extra crazy! Anyway, here’s my TT list: 13 Things That Make Me Smile– 1. My little boy’s morning “bed-head” and his ear to ear smile when he says, “I LOVE YOU, MOMMY!” 2. My daughter’s peanut butter sandwiches made [...]

It’s still “Memival Week” at Looney Tunes. You know, this is the week that I am participating in all the meme’s and carnivals that I just don’t have the time/energy/dedication/desire to do on a regular basis. Today is Thursday Thirteen. Of all the Meme’s and Carnivals out there, I think that the Thursday Thirteen is my favorite. [...]

Thirteen "Gym" Songs on my IPod************************************************************************1.... Gettin' Jiggy Wit It by Will Smith (This is my warm-up)2.... This is Your Night by Amber3.... I Like to Move It by Reel 2 Reel4....Walking on Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves5....Another Night by Real McCoy6....Behind These Hazel Eyes by Kelly Clarkson7....Wannabe by the Spice Girls (Hey, I had it before that commercial)8....Spice Up Your Life by the Spice Girls **cough cough**9....Born to be Alive by Patrick Hernandez10....Goodbye to You by Scandal11....El Matador by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (The Grosse Pointe Soundtrack)12....Get Ready by The Proclaimers13....I Believe in You by Il Divo with Celine Dion (Cool down song) ***********************************************************

For this weeks TT, I decided to just have fun with it. Nothing too cerebral (blame the headache). So, I picked Thirteen TV Shows I’ve been obsessed with…because I have a tendency to go whole hog when I get into a TV show. I have to see every episode, watch repeats…you name it. So, here [...]

I came across this gem the other day @ Psychoprogs - Things you would like to say at work, but can't !It is brilliant !!!Some of them would be useful anywhere, anytime ... you want to get your teeth kicked in ! to get your point across to some ass hat as nicely as possible without resorting to violence.These are my favourite thirteen but because I don't work in an office at the moment ,the Brothers won't understand and my husband ignores anything rude I say I really am a nice person I won't get to use them much ... I don’t know what your problem is, but I’ll bet it’s hard to pronounce. How about never? Is never good for you? I’m really easy to get along with once you people learn to see it my way. I’ll try being nicer if you’ll try being smarter. I’m out of my min

Some of what I do online when I am not blogging: Post Secret - a blog, then a phenomena … some make me laugh, some cry, and all make me think Questionable Content - an online comic that I found several months ago The Many Moons of Astra - an online comic with a Wiccan protagonist For Better or for [...]

Ocean's Thirteen é un film del 2007, diretto da Steven Soderbergh, terzo capitolo della trilogia iniziata con Ocean's Eleven - Fate il vostro gioco.Il film è uscito nelle sale in contemporanea mondiale l'8 giugno 2007.TramaWillie Bank (Al Pacino) è un losco uomo d'affari responsabile del fallimento di Reuben, che entra in una sorta di coma. Il gruppo di ladri capitanati da Danny Ocean (George Clooney) non rimane a guardare il loro amico in una situazione così difficile e così architetteranno un grande piano per rovinare Willie Bank. Gli undici tentano di far ricredere Bank lanciandogli un cosiddetto "Mike Tyson", che l'uomo rifiuta. Danny (il capo) decide allora di attuare un piano, ma gli servirà la mano di Roman, amico di vecchia data e genio dell'informatica. Per prima cosa gli un

Movie review of 'Thirteen' from Ask.com :"Thirteen" caught me completely off guard. I'd only heard enough about the movie to know it was about the difficulties of growing up in today's world as seen through the eyes of a couple of young girls. That hardly prepared me for this devastatingly frank glimpse at what life feels like to contemporary 13 year olds. This fiercely realistic, truthful movie is one of this year's scariest offerings. Forget "House of 1,000 Corpses," "Freddy vs. Jason," and "Jeepers Creeper 2," none of those movies have anything on the horror that emerges in "Thirteen." The angst of being a teen, wearing the trendiest clothes, hanging with the popular kids, and fitting in to the mold of junior high school is put under a magnifying glass and dissected in detail in Cathe

Thirteen Reasons we needed to do our bathroom (In Pictures) 1. Previous owners “decorated”. Note, they ran out of paint, so the side facing the toilet looks different… 2. Our wall was literally crumbling 3. Previous owners “decorated”. Love the “hollywood lights”. 4. There was drainage probles ($1200 worth a month after we moved in), that had apparently been [...]

As they say, a picture can tell a thousand stories. After perusing the Internet and Yahoo’s homepage over the last few days, I found many fascinating and interesting pictures. I’m constantly amazed at what we consider worthy enough to email other people. I’ve never emailed a picture to anyone (other than family photos), so this most emailed pictures list was new to me. Therefore, Iowa Avenue’s Thursday Thirteen were born. The Thirteen most emailed pictures featured on Yahoo yesterday were: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Why were these photos chosen over the thousands available? It's food for thought, because After all, it's about a healthy lifestyle! © Iowa Avenue

Thirteen TV Shows My Daughter Watches (That I Actually Enjoy, Too)*****************************************1. Wow! Wow! Wubbzy (What? It's kind of cute)2. Max and Ruby (I find it very soothing)3. Veggietales (This show is FUNNY. And it teaches a nice lesson)4. Zoboomafoo (What? I actually learn stuff from this show. Like what a capibari is)5. Tom & Jerry (Hey, I used to watch this when I was young, too. Ah, memories...)6. Lazy Town (I can't be the only mother in America who has a crush on Sportacus)7. Jimmy Neutron8. Spongebob! (Nuff said)9. Camp Lazlo (This is almost as funny as Spongebob)10. The Backyardigans (The music is nice and catchy)11. Scooby Doo (Ah, another classic that brings back memories)12. Fairly Odd Parents (The adult humor keeps me watching)13. Yogi Bear (I think I h

Last week, someone had listed previous jobs, and I thought I would give it a whirl. So here goes: Thirteen Jobs I’ve Had: 1. My first job was at age 15; working for DK Clay. I cleaned and prepared thrown pottery for the kiln. (I think I broke more pottery than I cleaned! [...]

Natural Egg Dyes Pysanky Use paste food coloring Use liquid food coloring Marbled Eggs Dinosaur Eggs Thumbprint Eggs String Technique Rubber Band Technique Lightbulb sleeve technique Masked Designs Lace Eggs Design some virtual eggs For our Pagan readers, consider using a white wax crayon to draw symbols or runes (or even just words) on your eggs before dying them.  Consume the egg with your wish firmly in your [...]

Thirteen + 1 things I appreciate every day in no particular orderA good night’s sleep...when I can get itMy husband and children.The weather - I would rather crisp Autumn days right now than humidity and heat.Being able to get on the internet and Blogging .That my life is great , despite what I might feel right now and even when I am feeling low.A nice hot warm shower.A Hot cup of tea or or five, six Clean clothes flapping in the breezy sunshine any day and tumble dryers on rainy days.When my husband comes home and my working day is over. :lol:Laughing and playing with The Brothers.Cereal and toast.Bacon and eggs on Sunday.My reliable car and safe driving..My friends - IRL and Online - who keep me saneA nice glass of wine ...with a home cooked dinner.Eating what I want, when I want. .

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Here are the movie titles for the 13 movie quotes.Dances with WolvesSchindler's ListThe PostmanPride & PrejudiceO Brother Where Art ThouOne Knight with the KingCount of Monte CristoThe VillageA Knight's TaleElfSinging in the RainSeven Brides for Seven BrothersBrave Heart

Photo courtesy of Reini68 Just for fun, let’s discover 13 things that I don’t think you knew about rye. 1. Long seen as a weed in more desirable wheat crops, rye eventually gained respect for its ability to grow in areas too wet or cold for other grains. For this reason it is a traditional part of cuisine in Northern Europe and Russia. Rye was also widely grown in colonial America; some historians believe a fungus, rye ergot, triggered hallucinations leading to the Salem witch trials. 2. Recently the Finnish bakery group Fazer started a three-year program to publicize the health benefits of rye products, in a major push to increase rye consumption. Rye is unusual among grains for the high level of fiber in its endosperm – not just in its bran. Because of this, rye products generally

Thirteen Reasons a week without a real computer SUCKS 1. Having to reboot every 30 minutes 2. Losing my full list of links because the dino won’t open my flash drive 3. I have a business website to help (re)design 4. I have a new Word Press site to design 5. There is no Word Processing software on this computer [...]

Thirteen Reasons I Love My Dog: 1. She was much easier to potty-train than the kids! (Kids–Don’t worry; Mommy still loves you too!) 2. She’s a great listener; she never interrupts. 3. Gracie understands what “Follow The Leader” means, and she’s cool with it! 4. She rarely complains. [...]

To save $100 a month, you need to spend $3.25 a day less than you do now. Does that sound so terrible?With a little bit of ingenuity, you can pull it off without having to live like a recluse hermit. And, once you are in the groove, you can use that $100 a month — $1200 a year — to fund your exotic vacation habit, pay off those student loans, start a business or sock away for your early retirement. Here are a few more tips to get you on track for your savings goals.1. Go vegetarian. If you can cut meat out of just three meals a week, you can shave between $15 and $25 off your grocery bill. If you do that for an entire month, you’ve already saved yourself $60 to $100.2. Never buy new. eBay, Half.com, and the Amazon marketplace are your friends. If you just have to have it and can’t

Thirteen Pictures My Daughter Recently Drew*******************************************1. Herself getting on a plane to Florida 2. A Tugboat3. A Monkey (She drew this in church) 4. Mickey Mouse and the Fantasmic Show 5. Inside the Haunted House in the Magic Kingdom 6. The Pirate and Princess Party in Disney (you see one princess, one pirate, and one prince) Too Cute! 7. On the Safari in Animal Kingdom 8. At the "Bug" playground at Hollywood Studios 9. Meeting the Prince (from Snow White) and Peter Pan10. Snow White! 11. Random girl and flower picture 12. Dog and Cat from a book in her Kindergarten class. 13. Jungle picture *************************************************************************Is she a little artist or what? Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme

As part of Scottish folklore, if the first person to enter your house during the New Year is a man with dark hair bearing a gift, you will be blessed with good luck.The ancient Egyptians celebrated the New Year at the time the Nile River flooded - near the end of September - which enabled the people to grow crops.The Celts called their New Year festival Samhain, meaning summer's end.To keep out evil spirits, some Japanese hang a rope of straw across the front of their house on New Year's Day.The people in northern India wear flowers on New Year's Day; a yellow flower, to them, is the color of spring.In ancient Egypt, New Year was celebrated with singing, dancing, and feasting for an entire month.A traditional polar bear swim event is held New Year's Eve in British Columbia, Canada; people

Inspired by one of my favorite bloggers Fond of Snape, I share a list of 13 quotes from movies that I enjoy.  Your job, if you choose to accept it, is to try and guess the movies in the comments.  Once all the movies are guessed I will come back and fill-in the blanks. * No [...]

our eyes meet.a smile is shared.from this point onin love, we are ensnared.it wasn't just at a sightand such time it tookto be where we are now.The Past. Back then - we are to look.We were friends, the best of one another.But still, we are, and much more.I do not need to find more definitionfor Love - to which I dedicate this -- this thirteen lines for our thirteen months.---------------------------------------A rose, a movie and Bellini's..Happy Monthsary.The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of. -Pascalcopyright 08 sweetfuzzyteddy TM Everything on this page, unless mentioned, are copyright of sweetfuzzyteddy (c) 2008.

Calories are far more important then fats when it comes to affecting your weight, as long as you’re eating healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats instead of saturated and trans fat. A good rule to follow is to keep the amount of saturated fat you eat per day is less than [...]

If you’re here for the TT, its at the bottom of the post, I promise. I was blogging on a soapbox when I was writing my “intro” for it. — 212 That’s what my bathroom scale said when I stepped on it a couple of mornings ago. I know a large part of the world is disgusted at [...]

O.k., I am combining two things here: –I’m adding a post to the recent “Questions about Homeschooling” series (see here). {This is just a brief, informal, (hopefully a bit lighter and funnier) post} –For the first time, I’m contributing to the weekly “Thursday Thirteen.” (Many other bloggers participate in this regularly. The last one I’ve [...]

Here are 13 links for breakfast that contain healthy recipes, general information, and a couple that are humorous. Photo courtesy of wrench1 To figure out which category is which, you’ll have to read all of them. Fun with Breakfast! 1. Breakfast enhances learning power for the morning 2. Breakfast: Why is it so important? 3. Eating breakfast may reduce risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease 4. My Brother Will Not Eat His Veggies 5. 10 Healthy Breakfast Recipes for Kids 6. Heart Healthy Breakfast Ideas 7. 10 Tasty, Easy and Healthy Breakfast Ideas | Zen Habits 8. Mr. Breakfast 9. Healthy Breakfast - Men's Health 10. Breakfast & Healthy Eating 11. Learning to Live Like an Early Bird 12. High-fat breakfasts: Not the answer 13. Great Granola Which link is your favorite and why? At Iow

Thirteen Random Pictures from My Recent Trip to Disney World***************************************************1. Mission Space in Epcot 2. Tom from Hawaii. He was our chef at Mitsukoshi Teppanyaki in Japan at Epcot3. A Gorilla we saw in Animal Kingdom.4. "Jasmine". Every time we stood in line for her, it was toward the end of her shift, so my daughter never got a picture with her. (Grrrr) My daughter wanted to make sure we got a picture anyway. Here she is with some random "Cinderella".5. Picture from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.6. My daughter in the shark from "Nemo".7. A picture of all the princess tattoos my daughter received from the hotel clerk when we arrived.8. Big Thunder in the Magic Kingdom. The kiddo did NOT like this ride.9. The Boardwalk Inn (where we stayed and would

13 Coffee Quotes and Sayings Chocolate, men, coffee - some things are better rich. Caffeine isn’t a drug, it’s a vitamin! Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat. Espresso is to Italy, what champagne is to France. I put instant coffee in a microwave and almost went back in time. Coffee is not my cup of tea. Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation. My blood type is coffee. I don’t have a problem with caffeine. I have a problem without caffeine. Mothers are those wonderful people who can get up in the morning before the smell of coffee. Don’t criticize my coffee. You may be old and weak one day.No questions until I’ve had my second cup of coffee! On the eighth day God created coffee.

For this Thursday Thirteen, I've been thoroughly thumbing through my thesaurus and dictionary. You see, I think it's very important for a cat -- especially we executive mancats -- to be literate, to use appropriate cat words and to understand their meanings ... lest we appear to be thick-headed, unthinking third-rate thugs, thrashing around in the throes of thunderstruck illiteracy!Therefore, I would like to share with you Thirteen Cat Words from my voluminous vocatulary:1) Catcall: A signaling device we use to give marching orders to humans to fill food bowls, open doors, give us chin scritches and their undivided attention.2) Catty-corner: The proper location for our litter box.3) Caterwaul: What we sometimes hit when we miss the litter box.4) Catwalk: Our daily exercise regimen, consist

thank you to Retta for the above graphic In keeping with my last post ….. 13 posts on my blog that you probably haven’t read.  These have been selected from March ‘06 and March ‘07 Puberty & My Daughter - We Have Hit Puberty Buzy as a Bee in Bee Covered Jammies Whimsical Tarot Deck review Monday Memories - Post-partum [...]

With a 7-day cruise coming right around the corner and knowing full-well everyone puts on at least 10 pounds when on a cruise, I've decided to take off twenty pounds so that I can enjoy adding the ten pounds on the cruise. This plan makes sense to me--this way I won't grow out of my cruise clothes!Today I'm contributing thirteen weight-loss tips to take off inches and extra pounds:1. Fasting--I like to fast at the minimum once or twice a year to clean out the body. And Springtime is an excellent time to get off that winter fat. The fast I use is the famous Stanley Burroughs lemonade fast: a little red pepper, organic pure maple syrup to taste, and squeezed organic lemons. Sip this through a straw as the concoction is bad for your teeth, although very cleansing and good for your body.2. Tea

Working at home makes it difficult sometimes to leave work behind. Sometimes this might put a strain on a marriage. Here are 13 tips that might help you to keep the romance alive.1. Love keeps you together. Keep your bond strong with small kindness.2. Enjoy each other's accomplishments and successes.3. Keep yourself positive whenever you are with your spouse. 4. Compliment each other often throughout the day.5. Solve problems when they are small and do not let them grow.6. Commit yourselves to solving problems so that you both win.7. Have clear agreements on how, when, and where you are going to be working at home.8. Let each other be able to tell the other "no" if you need to. 9. Close the door on work at the end of the work day. NEVER take business to bed and NEVER work in the bedroom. L

If you haven't caught the podcasting revolution, go get yourself an MP3 player and subscribe! It is completely effortless with an iPod and iTunes; podcasts are automatically added and removed to your device. I don't see how people listen to podcasts while sitting at a computer, I'm always clicking around in about five different tabs and do not have the attention span for that. While I'm stuck in the car, traveling or exercising, I cannot live without it. No more crappy radio and lots more choices! The Daily Breakfast with Father Roderick - This is the "must hear" show every morning for this non-Catholic, non-Religious listener. The Dutch priest discusses movies, video games, gadgets, food, health, with a smattering of Catholicism mixed in. He is funny, intelligent and always interes

Thirteen Vampire Novels in my Collection 1. Vampire$ (Yes, it ends in a dollar sign) by John Steakly From the back cover: “Vampire Hunters. Supopse there really were vampires. Dark. Stalking. Destroying. They’d have to be killed, wouln’t they? Of course they would. But what kind of fools would [...]

Thirteen Country Songs You'll Never Hear I Still Miss You, Baby, But My Aim's Gettin' Better Her Teeth was Stained, But Her Heart Was Pure If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend, And I Sure Do Miss Him If I Can't Be Number One In Your Life, Then Number Two On You I Keep Forgettin' I Forgot About You If I Had Shot You When I Wanted To, I'd Be Out By Now She Got The Ring And I Got The Finger You Done Tore Out My Heart And Stomped That Sucker Flat I Haven't Gone To Bed With Ugly Women, But I've Sure Woke Up With a Few You're The Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, And I Don't Love You I Wouldn't Take Her To A Do

Thirteen Reasons I haven’t used my laptop computer:                                        1. It belonged to my Mother. I received it when she passed away in early January. 2. Although it is new, it just didn’t feel right to take it to begin with. 3. The screensaver was filled with pictures my mother loved. 4. It seemed perfectly suited to sit to top [...]

Thirteen Things reasons to Lose Weight I haven’t done a Thursday Thirteen since I got sick with my gallbladder attack. It’s about time I get back into doing them. I decided that since I have lost a total of 13 pounds with Nutrisystem so far, that I would do 13 reasons to lose weight. [...]

IN THE NEWS: According to World Magazine, "For Cpl. Frank Holden's last act as a police officer after 26 years on the force, he took a stroll through the station's parking lot ticketing police vehicles with expired registration stickers. The former NJ cop said he was just doing his job--but admitted he was retiring because he had disagreements with the chief of police. Each of the 14 tickets he wrote carries fines up to $200."No TT today. Wah! I'm due in at the school this morning then I have a two hour church meeting this afternoon before the girlie comes home from school. I doubt I'll even have time to check e-mail until tonight.Have a good one!

I find that with being a stay at home/work at home mom I have to watch myself , because I will go to the fridge a lot and snack all day. It is so easy to just grab a bag of chips and a can of coke while I am working. I do not want to stop to cook something for myself! I do not always eat healthy. So this Thursday Thirteen is all about other ways that you can treat yourself , so that you are not grabbing sweets and junk. 1. Go Outside! Go for a walk, a long drive in the country, go to the park, etc. I know this is a hard one now that it is colder weather. But I do go out on my back porch every once in a while to get a breath of fresh(and cold) air. It does wake me up!2. Buy yourself some flowers. 3. Take a relaxing bubble bath. Or if you can , go to a spa. 4. Do something handy around the h

My parents never kept any of my children's books, especially anything from preschool. So I hold a special place for these books which I have shared with my children and wonder if I'll ever let them go. I'm trying not to turn my kids into packrats, but to give them a balanced sense of sentimentality for their belongings. Count! by Denise Fleming. This book is wonderfully illustrated with rich colors and our kids have memorized the fun text. The Three Bears by Byron Barton. This board book version of the classic tale with its bold primary colors is a hit with the kids. We have the voices down for all the parts and they burst out laughing every time. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. This is my favorite Eric Carle book. As a baby, Dova had a sweet one piece suit with its illustr

The Rich Thirteen Year Old Acting Sensation Dakota Fanning The world of Hollywood has seen a number of child stars come and go over the years. One of the most successful child stars of today is Dakota Fanning. Dakota has been seen in numerous big budget films such as War of the Worlds, Charlotte´s Web, and [...]

Thirteen Reasons Excuses I have for not posting the last couple of days. I had to write a speech about blogging.  It took about 3 hours longer to write than I thought it would. I had I had an Anatomy and Physiology test on Tuesday (for lab,) that required me to know not just the bones, but all [...]

Thirteen of my Favorite Romantic Songs 1.... "(How Little it Matters) How Little We Know" by Frank Sinatra2.... "All I Ask of You" by Sarah Brightman (from Phantom of the Opera)3.... "Let's Fall in Love" by Diana Krall4.... "The Way You Look Tonight" by Tony Bennett5.... "Love Changes Everything" by Sarah Brightman6.... "When You Say You Love Me" by Josh Groban7.... "Our Love is Here to Stay" by Harry Connick Jr (Our Wedding Song)8.... "Something so Right" by Annie Lennox9...."How Deep is the Ocean (How High is the Sky) by Diana Krall10.... Somos Novios (It's Impossible) by Andrea Bocelli & Christina Aguilera11...."You Don't Know Me" by Ray Charles12.... "Misty" by Johnny Mathis13.... "Lost" by Michael Buble *sigh**************************************************What romantic songs do