25 Things.. prepare to be fascinated...

So, this has been going around facebook, but I'm draggin' it over here to blogger! The tag is simply that you list 25 random things about yourself. Why? I don't know... possibly so that people can see how insanely cool you are (or how pathetically boring, as in my case)

1. I call my laptop a "filthy, dirty whore" on a daily basis.
2. This woman with the octoplets pisses me off.
3. I could survive on coffee and cookies alone for years.
4. My pug smells like Fritos.. I don't know why.. he just does. It's his natural odor. No matter how many baths..
5. I watch Gossip Girl. They are the worst actors ever, and the plotlines hysterical, but I still watch. I don't know why.
6. I have passed on my love of immature humor to my daughter. When at work with her daddy the other day (who is a designer) she found a label that said "Butt Splice" on it and wore it for the rest of the day, giggling like a maniac.
7. I could spend a million dollars in Target.
8. I have a crush on Jack Black.
9. I have watched Wet Hot American Summer countless times.
10. My kid quotes snl skits. Her favorite is "I said weeeee"
11. She also does the "tommy want wingy" scene from Tommy Boy.
12. I could truly care less what type of car I drive. I just care where I am going.
13. One of my best friends is pregnant, and it makes me kinda sad.
14. I could not converse without sarcasm.
15. I want to go on vacation. Now.
16. If we had a bigger house, I'd have more dogs.
17. My hubs is hilarious. He makes me cry with laughter.
18. I miss having a little baby.
19. But I don't know if I can do it again.
20. Hubby is happy how we are.
21. I am mountain bike widow. Hubs is a mountain bike fiend and starting to road race now. Though it takes some time from us, I am glad he has his own hobby and I am very proud of his accomplishments.
22. I love the smell of napalm in the morning... (just seeing if your paying attention)
23. I sometimes wonder how life would be if we had stayed in Delaware.
24. I regret every fight I ever had with my husband. (even though they were his fault...lol)
25. Life is going by way too fast. I wish I could slow down time.

That's it! Still awake? Good, cause it's your turn! If you read this, consider yourself tagged!

Would You Rather Wednesday..

You know how it goes... you have to pick one! You can't say neither!!

Now, would you rather:

Be able to get anonymous revenge or to honestly forgive and forget? (everyone who has wronged you)?

Go back ten/twenty years and start over or keep things as they are?

and bonus gross out questions (cause I know you love them..)

Eat a beef gravy popscicle or meatloaf ice cream cone? (mmm.. delish)

Have sex with Richard Simmons (you'll be sweating on the oldie!) or Michael Jackson (yup, you can even nuzzle noses...)

There ya go.. your questions of the week... enjoy!

Seriously, you guys are the best...

I got tons of questions to answer!! So I am going to grab a couple and work down the list for the next few days! Bye, bye blog funk! So here are the first few:


1. How many books do you usually read in the same time period?
Ok, so this is where my true nerdiness will shine through. I usually have about 4 going at once. One in my purse (for waiting rooms, waiting to pick up the kid at school etc..) One for the bathtub (has to be a cheapy paperback.) One or two next to the couch.. and usually one on my ipod touch (audiobook or e-reader). See.. I told you.

2. Would you like to write a book of your own?
Only if I wanted to bore an untold amount of people to sleep... just kidding. I have tons of ideas for stories and I have amazingly vivid dreams. I wake up thinking, "damn.. that would make a great book!". But I am not patient enough to really stretch out a story. I used to write like crazy as a kid. I would love to take some writing courses and see if I can overcome my itch to just blurt out the whole story in one sentence.

3.What do you eat for breakfast?
I really only eat breakfast on the weekend, when the hubs goes to Wawa (a convenience store) and gets me coffee and something nummy. Generally, I down copious amounts of coffee and vibrate uncontrollably until lunch.

4.Who designed your header?
I did... you can totally tell, can't you??


5.What's your favorite book ever?
What the frig kind of question is that, APRIL?? That's like asking me who my favorite child is... ok, maybe not, I've only got one kid.. but still! Just kidding, girl, you know I love ya!
Now, lets see.. my one favorite book... um.... well, there's..., wait, I can't forget about.... and what about......
forget it... can't do it.

6.Have you ever considered the fact that with your blog title what it is that you can never have laser eye surgery or wear contacts?
Why, yes, I have. And ya know what? I don't care!! I cannot stand anyone messing with my eyes! ewww. eyes gross me out. I will be in glasses forever.. who cares if I look like a librarian!! I could never put in contacts.. oh my god... eww.

Blog Funk...

I'm in a blog funk. I guess I could say I have writers block, but blog funk sounds cooler.

So, this is solution for my funk. I am soliciting questions from my readers. Got any questions for me? whatcha wanna know? NO questions will be discarded. I'm an open book, baby.

Now, I am off to visit my fav blogs to steal some ideas... I mean, get inspired.

#17 The River Wife by Jonis Agee

This is not a particularly big book, but there is a whole lot of story packed into the pages!

The River Wife tells the tale of four women. Annie Lark, a young handicapped wife in the 1800's.Her life is filled with tragedy and heartbreak. She marrys a french fur trader, Jacques Ducharme who seems to be her savior. However, she quickly learns of his greedy side and discovers his pirating schemes and greed. Her life is ended early, but she continues to haunt her husband and future inhabitants of their home.

Omah, a freed slave , soon becomes Jacques partner and "right hand woman." She builds a fortune off of other people's treasures and has to fight her own conscience as often as she fights off her enemies.

Litte Maddie, is Jacques daughter. She finds herself alone at 17 and learns to take care of herself and her father's farm when he goes missing. She is a young woman on her own in the 1800's and is not respected or even expected to survive.
To everyone's surprise, she proves herself and then some. But when it comes time to collect her father's fortune, she learns that her father set quite a few traps for her.

And lastly, Hedie Rails, marries Jacques great-grandson, Clement, in the 1930's. He seems to have inherited his ancestor's greedy nature and makes a living as a gangster and booze runner during Prohibition. Hedie now lives in the house where
the three previous women inhabited and finds the "family book". She reads their stories and is shocked at how similar her own life is. Is there a Ducharme curse? And did the old river pirate, Jacques Ducharme, try and save the future generations?
Will Annie Lark ever rest in peace? And will the family curse finally end with Hedie and Clement or will the past repeat itself?


This book truly felt like four novels in one. I am amazed at Joni Agee's ability to intertwine all these stories and still maintain a real storyline. I loved the book, and though it was truly heartbreaking, it did end with a little light of hope.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good story, whether you like historical fiction or mysteries. (cause everyone loves a treasure hunt!). Romance lovers will rejoice in the love stories and heartache.