Photo shoot with money tree!!!

This post is exactly what the title states... photo shoot with money tree. That's all, this is my money tree, minus $5 b/c I had to buy the right to wear jeans to work last Friday.

Really I just have 5 things to say:

#1 I am the officially owner of a money tree. Literally, my crazy sister Julie gave me a "money" tree for a late birthday present. I will have to post a picture of it.

#2 My brother, Rob, came to visit last weekend and it was tons of fun. Lots of good food and guys movies/football. I love him, he is a great guy.

#3 I am ready the Twilight series, and I am afraid I can't stop or sleep. I am halfway through the third book, I started them on Friday. YIKES! Brian is also starting to read them and he likes them, take that!

#4 Brian had off today b/c it is Veteran's Day, the lucky...jerk.

#5 It is cold.

I miss all of you!

Pillows and nonsense...

I am sorry I have been absent from the blog. So sorry. Life has been kind of rough lately. I got really sick and then Brian got really sick. I have been in a "slump" lately and feel kind of stuck. I don't really like my job etc. I also have not been doing anything creative so I think that is a large part of it.

I sewed pillows yesterday, here is a picture of them. They are super comfy and I painted this letter L blue.

Here is a close up of the fabric, I think that the colors look good.
Brian and I went to the grocery store tonight and had only 1 hour before Heroes started, We drove there, shopped like lunatics and got the groceries home and unpacked with 5 mins to spare and then realized it isn't on tonight. I am disappointed.

Speaking of groceries, I have been loving on the orange juice called Simply Orange, it is simply delicious. Also, I am a big fan diet rootbeer. I just thought I would share that with you. I made this Pineapple Cream Cheese Pie last weekend for Jim's birthday. I was good and different. I think if I made it again I would change it up a little. Because the weather is turning chilly, I am making this Pot Roast recipe tomorrow, I will let you know how it turns out. I am going to add some veggies to it. I love coming home from work and smelling a yummy fully cooked meal.

Alright, I promise to be a better blogger, goodnight!

Election 2008...

Take a look at this:
http://news.yahoo.com/election/2008/dashboard

I am really getting into this election.
I am worried about disappointment and if McCain wins and dies and Palin becomes president, we are going to move out of the country.

I am so excited for the debate tonight.
I am also very nervous about the economy.
I hear about it all day at work.

I really hope that the next president will do something to help.

SUCCESS!!

This is me after my 1st attempt at banana pudding...

And here is the second attempt at banana pudding...

The meringue is slightly over done and the "S" is not for success.

It is for Scott (Brian's coworker).

I just hope it tastes good, I will never know.

But it is done!

Bake-a-thon with myself...

Today is my bake-a-thon with myself.
Why? Because I feel like it.
Well, I had high hopes for my day of baking.
So far it has been a half failure, half deliciousity.

I made 2 batches of pumpkin chocolate chip muffins
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pumpkin-Chip-Muffins/Detail.aspx
(I added 1 cup apple sauce, 1/2 oil)
and they are moist and delicious.
Perfect to take to work tomorrow!

I also attemped to make banana pudding for Brian's coworker/friend
he is always asking for banana pudding with merigue.
And since he was so helpful with the grand am broke down,
I decided to make it for him.
For some reason my pudding wouldn't thicken.
So I added more flour and it still wouldn't
So I decided to add another egg yolk, bad idea, what was I thinking?
It turned all chunky and gross
and I have to decide if I am going to try again or just give up.

On other news, I was a budgetting machine last night.
We are trying to new method, in the hopes to save more and be more responsible.

In more news, we just finished watching the John Adams HBO series.
It was super good and I highly recommend it.

Last piece of news, while I was making the muffins
I looked over and Potter was cuddled on the couch
With her head on my Joy of Cooking.
By the time I got the camera, she had moved but it was so cute!

Time to go make some snickerdoodles, lasagna and maybe some more banana pudding.

Everybody is Workin' for the Weekend Again!

I am eating animal crackers dipped in peanut butter,
missing Illinois and family,
with a dog cuddling on me,
watch the vice presidential debate,
thanking everything that is good on earth that it is FRIDAY TOMORROW!!!!

I think Biden has such a winning smile.

My job...
I can honestly say, that I don't like my job right now.
I feel like I work so hard everyday but I get no where.
By nature, I am a hard worker
In a job like this, I work my heart out
and it makes my heart hurt.
I am frustrated and stuck and I don't know where to go from here.
I know that I could get promoted in a couple months but I am just not sure where I would want to go. I don't think I would make a good counselor, I can listen but I am not a good advice giver.

Let's take a vote, what should I do with my life?
(besides be a stay at home mom with Potter)
AHHH!!???!!