Yes, I actually have lots of addictions, but this one is to:
Cookbooks!
These pictures do not contain all of my cookbooks, I have a large stash of “other” cookbooks in another location. In all honesty, I have been good and haven’t purchased a cookbook in several years. Avoiding the bookstore has helped, because I am drawn to the cooking section…and then the spirituality section. The literature area, the new arrivals….gah! It is best that I just stay away!!
Since Starr had moved home from her apartment and was moving into the sorority house where she didn’t need any furniture, I thought that it would be okay to ”borrow” her bookcase instead of storing it in the basement. I moved the smaller bookcase to my bedroom and am using hers in the dining room/living room. I had run out of room for books in the house, the extra bookcase in my room has helped. It is almost full!! Moving these cookbooks, looking at them, holding them, sparked my desire for new books to add to my collection.
The before shot. A year or so ago, I was taking a picture of the table. I had to move the plant recently because Bella loves to jump up and skid across the table. Taking everything in her path with her!! The plant has taken a beating.
“New” bookcase.
Cubbie One.
Bella helping!
Cubbie two.
Cubbie three.
And cubbie number four. That is me, in my boots, surrounded by manure at my grandparents farm in Tennessee. Looking quite blond.
8 TV shows I watch
1. Lost
2. Modern Family
3. 24
4. CSI
5. Amazing Race
6. NCIS
7. Survivor
8. House
8favorite places to eat and drink 1. The Tap Room (craft beer and delicious stone baked pizzas).
2. At home.
3. Bisetti’s Italian Restaurant (local and yummy!).
4. There are so many really good places to eat and drink.
5. Too many to list.
6. My grandmother’s home. It wasn’t the food as much as it was her.
7. Backyard BBQs!
8. I have this memory from when I was 7 or 8. We were in Athens, eating at a sidewalk cafe. I had a Gyro or Souvlaki…I don’t remember…it was some kind of delicious meat, onions and tomato wrapped in a fresh warm pita. I loved it so much!
8 things I look forward to:
1. Seeing Starr become, well, what ever she will become.
2. Grandchildren (just not yet).
3. Spring.
4. The next time I laugh until I cry.
5. Drum circle next Wednesday night.
6. Trying what ever is on tap next at The Tap Room.
7. Meeting new people.
8. Spending time with friends and family.
8 things I love about winter: 1. I
2. Love 3. That
4. Winter
5. Eventually
6. Ends!
7. Okay, I love warm fireplaces. I don’t have one.
8. I love sleeping in a cool bedroom.
8 things on my wish list:
1. I wish to avoid alzheimers.
2. …and cancer.
3. I wish for more understanding in the world.
4. I wish for my headaches to cease.
5. I wish for Starr to live her best life, always.
6. I wish to grow my current friendships into something really special.
7. I wish happiness, health and prosperity to all.
8. A new computer is also quite high on my wish list!
8 things I am passionate about
1. Equality.
2. My daughter.
3. Her siblings.
4. My nephew.
5. Love.
6. Quiet time.
7. Noisy fun.
8. Laughter.
8 things I have learned from the past
1. Friendship and trust are so very important.
2. Forgiveness is healthy.
3. Liars tend to continue lying.
4. True beauty is on the inside.
5. I am worthy.
6. To cherish the present.
7. That things are always changing…and that’s good.
8. I have a lot of learning left to do.
8 things I want/need
1. I want * **** *** ** ** ****!!!
2. I need to repair the leaking pipes under the guest bathroom.
3. I want a vehicle for Starr. (She thinks this is a need!)
4. I need to trust myself more often.
5. I want a Diet Coke.
6. I need a massage. Yeah, I said need!
7. I want some new clothes. (I know this to be a need…)
8. I need a hug.
…but I can’t help it. I love her so much! I just have to share this picture, although it isn’t nearly as cute as she was in real life.
Snuggled into the pillowcase! So flipping cozy.
Her eyes photograph oddly, I tried to fix them a little, it helped some, but they are still odd!! I blame the cell phone! I texted this picture to Starr as she was out partying Saturday night. She said it took all of her willpower not to show the picture around “look at my cat!” and “isn’t she the cutest?!?” She just didn’t want to be THAT girl!
Apparently I have no such willpower….or I am THAT girl!!
When I was growing up, my mom had an oil dispenser that she kept by the sink filled with dish soap. Always accessible, and not really ugly like a plastic bottle.
I have had one just like it since leaving home, but I switched to this one about ten years ago. It HOLDS MORE SOAP!! You don’t have to fill it as often!
I’ve noticed in some friends homes that they keep the soap below the sink, you have to open the cabinet, reach down, pick it up, use it and return it every time you want to use soap. It never made sense to me. I use dish soap several times a day! All that bending, opening and putting away simply does not click with my natural laziness. I buy soap at the discount store in bulk, I just fill my oil bottle from time to time….love it!!
I have her heart in my header and always will. I have it in my sidebar. Starr and Skye use it for their non-profit. I hold it in my heart and mind. I think Sunny might be embarrassed, but I know that she would understand why we chose it, why we are attached to it. The history of the heart has been told in the posts that I am copying here:
I was doing dishes yesterday and looked to my left. I have two cards that Sunny gave me posted there on the side of my refrigerator. I had noticed before that she signed her name with a little heart, but just then I wondered if I could take that heart and make a logo with it.
It still needs work, but this is her signature heart. Starr is planning on starting a charitable foundation in Sunny’s name and memory, and we are thinking that this could be part of the logo.
Well, that’s how I see it. Starr might have a different story.
Starr has been wanting a tattoo for years, she has been talking about it since she was 15 years old or so. She had all kinds of ideas, but for the past year she has been trying to come up with an idea that pays tribute to Sunny.
She considered daisies, an idea that is still on the table, but she wasn’t sure exactly how she wanted them to look. Suddenly, Friday afternoon she came to me and said that she knew what she wanted, and that she was surprised that it hadn’t occurred to her before.
Sunny’s Heart.
The little heart that Sunny signed her name with that I scanned and cleaned up. The heart that is a part of The Glass Dragonfly header at the top of this page. The same heart that Starr and Skye have incorporated into the logo for their charitable foundation.
Below is the last birthday card that Sunny gave me, and the source of the heart. She liked to call me mom, I loved to hear it.
Once she had the idea, she couldn’t wait. She “needed” the tattoo…now. And she got it. The weird part for me was that I wasn’t needed, my permission wasn’t needed…for Starr…or for the tattoo parlor. Don’t they know that this is my “baby”??? That I still want to have control? Yeah, well.
As always…I miss you sweetie!! So very much. I love you!
What cuss word do you use the most? Sh*t. : ) I’ve cursed in posts before, but it looks weird just sitting there, so I felt the need to censorize it!
Are you underweight or overweight? Excuse me?
Can you see your veins? Not all of them thank goodness!!
Favorite…
Soap? Dove Pink
Fruit? Strawberries
Kind of red meat? I like steak, but I love my hamburgers! I mean cheeseburgers!
Fish? I don’t like fish.
Candy bar? Snickers, but I haven’t had one since Halloween 2008. I’m not craving one either.
Have You Ever…
Eaten a whole bag of potato chips? At once? No. Over several days? Yup.
Eaten lobster? Oh, yes.
Climbed a mountain? No.
Been skydiving? Not a chance.
Been water skiing? Nope.
Do You…
Wish you could change something about your life? Absolutely.
Like your nose? Yes.
Like salt and vinegar chips? Yeah.
Eat salsa? A little.
Own a boat? No boat.
What Is…
A small thing that people let slide but that actually has dire consequences? Dire? I don’t know.
Your most macho trait? (this was Lola’s answer and it fits me too) I probably have more tools in my garage than your dad/husband. And I actually know how to use them.
The longest relationship you’ve ever had? With my parents, a whopping 45 years!! Sweet.
Your most embarrassing thoughts? I don’t have any of those. Ever.
Your most shameful moment? These either.
This/That…
Bath/Shower? I love a lovely hot bath, but my tub is the most uncomfortable thing ever, so until I move or get a new tub…Shower!
Markers/Crayons? Crayons.
Pens/Pencils? Depends on the job at hand.
Jelly/Cream Cheese? On what? It totally makes a difference.
Bagel/Toast? Bagel.
Finish…
My greatest weakness is…trusting too much.
I wish I was…pain free.
Three things I wouldn’t do for a million dollars are…kill or hurt someone, hurt myself.
The oddest thing I’ve ever put in my mouth is…well, as a rule I don’t put ODD things in my mouth!
Firsts…
Credit card you had? Sears.
Loan you got was for? School.
Paycheck was for how much? I have no idea.
Time you had stitches? Never.
Time you went to the hospital for something? Starr’s jaw surgery.
Lasts…
List everything you ate in the last 24 hours? I had leftover shrimp from Chili’s last night for dinner, they were officially Starr’s but they were in my refrigerator. I have dibs. This morning Starr brought me a breakfast sandwich from Starbucks and I had a Lean Cuisine pizza for lunch. There hasn’t been any cooking whatsoever here in the past 24 hours!
Last thing you used a credit card for? Starr uses it to fill the car, so….gas.
Last thing you celebrated? Celebrated? I guess I am not the celebrating type. I celebrated that Starr moved out on Sunday by rearranging the living room and cleaning house!
Last time you were at a sports bar? I was at a bar on Sunday afternoon, there were TV’s showing the football game, does that count?
Just a few Martin Luther King Jr. quotes for the day:
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.
I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Name? Kelly. Mysterious? Not really. Passionate? Yes. Lazy? Sometimes. Outgoing? Not a bit. Trusting? Mmhmm. Artistic? On good days. Crazy? Could be. Trustworthy? Absolutely. Graceful? I wish. Sarcastic? Often. Deserving? You bet. Forgiving? Yes. Religious? No. Spiritual? Yes. Uncertain? At times. Confused? Sure. Distracted? Daily. Silly? Yeah. Talkative? Not. Punctual? To a fault. Breakable? Quite.
This is not a music blog. While it is my desire to share free and legal music here (music is a part of me), it is not my goal to critique this music.
If I have posted music, it is because I like it, and it moves me at the moment. It might match my mood, it could be on repeat, or mirror the sentiment of my post. It might be quite random, and just what I wish to share.
*Older links may not always work, as promotional MP3s, in particular, are known to disappear without warning.
Artists and labels: if I have erred and posted a song inappropriately, let me know, and I will remove it.
To download a song: on a PC, right click the link and choose "save link as"
The before shot. A year or so ago, I was taking a picture of the table. I had to move the plant recently because Bella loves to jump up and skid across the table. Taking everything in her path with her!! The plant has taken a beating.
“New” bookcase.
Cubbie One.
Bella helping!
Cubbie two.
Cubbie three.
And cubbie number four. That is me, in my boots, surrounded by manure at my grandparents farm in Tennessee. Looking quite blond.
