Movie Monday

Last Week I watched :



Valentine's Day

This follows several couples as the day unfolds.  Ashton Kucher's character proposes to his girlfriend, Emma Roberts character has decided that it is time to have sex with her boyfriend.  Taylor Swift's character has decided that they need to wait and has the whole teenager in love.  Julia Robert's character is a soldier going home to that special someone (this was may favorite ending).  Jennifer Garner's character goes to surprise her boyfriend.  This was a fairly cute movie.  Of course there is talk of sex, but there are lot of endearing moments also. 
   

Great Posts Saturday

This post has been several weeks in the making as the past couple of weeks has been really hectic.



Cake Blast listed some fun facts about the new Movie Secretariate Here

Pam at Pam's Midwest Kitchen Korner had a delicious looking recipe for Italian Chicken Breasts here 

The Cupcake Lady has done it again by coming up with adoreable Scarecrow cupcakes Here

SnoWhite at Finding Joy in My Kitchen shares Cherry BBQ sauce for BBQ ribs here

Since I just got a Kindle I found this article interesting.  E-readers

LuLu at Knits, Reads, Reviews gives a tutorial on how to make an envelope

I love my new kindle but would not read it while I was driving:



Speaking of my Kindle my husband says it is just weird to see me reading it. LOL

Dancing in the Minefields

Laury over at Between the Storms shared this great song and video



Dave and I have been married for 25 years now.  I have been married longer than I have been single.  We have had our rough patches and it seems that we are having a bit of one now (nothing major just adjusting to each other after him being on the road for all those years).  Love is a choice.  I find myself choosing to love my husband and working with him on our life together.  Not giving up.  Dancing in the Minefields 

Book Review Friday and Blog Hops

Welcome to any one visiting from blog hops. 

Friday's on Always Look Up is when I highlight some of the book review from my book blog
A Room without Books is Empty

Here are some of the books I reviewed since the last time I posted about books

First Chapter Peak of


Song of The Silent Harp by BJ Hoff here.

Review of


Sixteen Brides by Stephanie Grace Whitson here

First chapter Peak of


Heart of the Lonely Exile by BJ Hoff here

First Chapter Peak of

Petra: City of Stone by T.L Higley here

Review of


The Black Madonna by Davis Bunn here

First chapter Peak at


A Very Private Grave by Donna Fletcher Crow here

Review of 


Daddy's Delight by Karia Bunting here 


Review of


The Skin Map by Stephen Lawhead here

Homeschool Thursday

I am having a hard time concentrating today as we are having pouring raining at the rate of 1/2 inch an hour. 

Rain most times causes me to have a headache ( I have arthritis in my neck) so it is hard to concentrate during those times. 

I am only going to share one resource today but it is a goody.

I receive a newsletter every month from Learning through History.  In this newsletter they have a complete mini-unit on various events or people in history.  This month it is on the Wives of Henry the VIII. It also contains various resources that you can buy for this theme but there are enough free links to have a great little unit.  They also give you DVR alerts on interesting shows that are coming up so you can tape them and show them later at your convenience.  This is a great resource.  The site also has all the past mini units.

Have a great week (hope we don't float away)

Movie Monday

My husband and I watched

Abbot and Costello in The Noose Hangs High.  The best parts were when they were doing this



They were really good. 

This was another good scene

Homeschool Thursday- arts and crafts

I have used these lessons for Art Appreciation for Hannah and she really has enjoyed them.  These are a great place to start.

TeachArtathome.com  sends out a newsletter filled with great free lessons.

Here is a cute little Button Wreath.  While you are at this site explore a bit as they have tons of crafts for all ages.

  

Wordless Wednesday-Lancaster Barnstomers Game

TV Tuesday

I have been enjoying the First Season of this



ER Season 1.  I watched this show till the very end but I think that the first season was still the best.  I have stopped right now at the Peisode entitle Love's Labour Lost.  I am gearing myself up for this one.  It is about a women who comes in for a minor complication of her pregnancy and ends up dying.  This really hit home the first time I saw it as I was pregnant at the time plus my mother had died in child birth with my sister.  I was a basket case after I saw this.  I know that there was  alot of  sleeping around going on and it seems like every main character had a relationship with another main character at one time or another but the drama kept me coming back. 

Movie Monday

The Girls and I went to see this movie this past Week



Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
It was cute.  We laughed out loud several times.  A Good Family movie.  I liked the first one better but I think that this one is dvd worthy (that is what we say when we want to buy the dvd). 

My Husband and I watched this over the weekend



This was supposedly a great short story from the Saturday Evening Post. I personally thought that it didn't translate to well to a movie.  We usually like Jimmy Stewart in most things he does but the acting in this movie was really bad. 

This was the theme song that was Number one for four weeks. 

 

Really corny song and corny lyrics. 

There is none Like you

Over 40 blog Hop and Friday Book Review

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Welcome to everyone from the Over 40 Blog Hop

Friday I highlight some of the book I reviewed on my Book Blog  A Room without Books is Empty.

This week:

First chapter Peak of Song of the silent Harp by B.J. Hoff



Sixteen Brides by Stephanie Grace Whitson



First chapter Peak of Heart of the Lonely Exile by B.J. Hoff




First Chapter peak of Petra: City of Stone by T.L. Higley

My Kraft Mac and Cheese Party

I am so excited!!  I was chosen by Houseparty to hold A Kraft Homestyle Comfort Food House party.  The theme is comfort for I am going to have evryone wear comfortable clothing.  Kraft has sent along these 

cute socks for all my guests

They have alsoe sent along all of these other goodies

A pot to cook the macaroni in

Two packages of three different kinds of Kraft Homestyle Mac and Cheese Dinners

Romano and Parmesan

Classic Cheddar

Four Cheese

a spoon from Pyrex

Pyrex casserole dish

blurry picture of casserole dish  LOL

plates, napkins and coupons. 

I will post pictures of the party after I have it.  We are having a game night so looking forward to a good time. 

Home School Thursdays

In My email today I got a a link to a great site that helps you teach history along with food.  The blog is called The History Chef.  It worth checking out. 

Last I talked about what we were using in Bible for this year.  This week I will Talk a bit about Literature.  Hannah is taking a lit class in our Homschool Coop so that is taken care of for us this year but in the past I have used Old Fashioned Education for ideas of books to have Hannah read Also Amblesideonline .  LearnOutLoud    has free audio resources to use for Literature. 

Glencoe is a wonderful resource for study guides for many great books. 

These are just to get you started in the right direction. There are many great resources on the web.  Just do a google search. 

TV Tuesday

My Family and I watched the First Season of This:



Home Improvement:  Starring Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson

I am not sure if we watched this when it first came out as I don't remember alot of the episodes.  We4 laughed out load several times during each episode.  There some double entendres but there were always betwen Tim and Jill and neve when the kids were around. 

Movie Monday

Over the Weekend :

We Watched Ride Em Cowboy with Abbot and Costello  It wasn't that great but It had this song by Ella Fitzgerald



Here is the trailer



Here is a little featurette

In Honor of all those who lost their lives nine years ago

Book Review Fridays

Here are some of the books I reviewed on my Book Blog  A Room without Books is Empty.

First chapter Peak of


Tender Vow by Sharlene MacLaren




Somewhere to Belong by Judith Miller

First Chapter Peak at



A Dream for Hannah by Jerry Eicher

First Chapter Peak at


A Hope for Hannah by Jerry Eicher


For Time and Eternity by Allison Pittman 



 

Wordless Wednesday-Susquehannock Park in PA

TV Tuesday

I watched the second season of this



Mad about You  Starring Paul Riser and Helen Hunt.  This was a nice little comedy that was funny in alot of ways.  There was alot more talk of sex and innuendo than I remember.  I guess I recognize this more since my daughter was watching with me.