I think they call this life

My First Big Seattle Snow!

2012-01-19T10:03:00.000-08:00

Okay, I'm from New Mexico. When I was little I remember snow. We would sled. We would tube down very large hills. There was snow. As I grew up, the snow seemed less and less until we got one day of snow a year and then just mud and slush.

This is our current situation.

It's been snowing since Monday. School has been canceled since Tuesday (Monday was a holiday and no school anyway). I haven't been able to go to work because the family I work for has been working from home this week due to the weather (also, it's terrible on the roads!). We are stuck inside. It is still snowing.

It's gorgeous here! I'll never say otherwise. However, that being said, I am getting cabin fever. The girls are cooped up and getting too wild to handle. I have no ideas for what to do with them and their attention spans are non-existent anyway. I will leave this post saying this: I love the snow, but I need it to stop now.
That said, here's a suggestion to keep warm.

Keep warm and have a great day!

Okay, so here I am.

2012-01-05T19:35:00.000-08:00

There have been a lot of changes over the past year. The biggest change was moving my family from New Mexico, where my kids were born, to Seattle, where none of us had been before. I like choosing a place at random and moving, but I had never done it with kids before. I had no job beforehand, no apartment, no experience in such a big city.

We've done okay. I got a job at Starbucks (since I was in Seattle, why not?) and found an apartment. I enrolled Sadie in kindergarten. I am trying to make some changes to our life and blogging will be a part of it, I think. I need an outlet, so I've decided to start here. More to come...

Here's my girls!

SHIVER-Write ten things about a book (plus one thing you would like to change)

2011-02-21T21:08:00.000-08:00

While looking around on the internet I found this little form and decided to use it for a sort of book review. It's called "write ten things about a book (plus one thing you would like to change)". I got it from the Enchanted Learning website. It's simple, so I may actually have time to do it!I just finished Shiver by Maggie Steifvater and I really enjoyed it, so I'll start with it.

1. Grace is one of the best female characters I've read about recently.
2. Sam is one of the best male characters I've read about recently.
3. The detail involved in describing the woods was impressive.
4. The plot was unique.
5. It was often hard to predict what would happen.
6. There were a lot of relateable feeling in this book. Reading it brought out a lot of emotions.
7. Shiver was very easy to read. Being really busy, I still managed to read it in a reasonable
          amount of time.
8. I enjoyed the format. Going from Grace's point of view to Sam's point of view made the
          story fun to read.
9. Keeping the number of characters to a minimum is a great way to help the reader connect
          with the main characters.
10. It was a wonderful relationship. Seeing it develop and grow was amazing.

One thing I would like to change: I'm still trying to figure out why the Rachel character existed. She was in the story a very limited amount and it didn't seem to be a very important role.

I Found Some Time!!!

2011-02-16T17:58:00.000-08:00

So, it's been a very long time since I've posted anything at all here. I've been working and going to school and raising by girls and moving (twice!) and a whole long list of other things. I finally found two seconds to sit down and update my blog. I'm trying to get life in order and, if all goes according to plan, I'll be moving this summer. The destination is....Seattle!! Sadie's starting kindergarten in the fall and I'm hoping to get things figured out so I don't have to move the girls around while they're in school. I'll be graduating in May with an Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education. I've been spending a lot of time with little ones. Last week I even taught a drawing class! We drew a lovely seahorse.

Isn't he cute! It was my very first time drawing a seahorse, and I think I did pretty well.

Anyway, moving on. Sadie and Lena are getting so big. Lena will be 3 in April and, as I said, Sadie's going to start kindergarten in the fall. They grow up way too fast!

There are my girls, cute as ever! So this is an initial post that I'm hoping will turn into a continuously posting blogger, but life happens, so I make no promises!

Someday

2010-05-27T08:26:00.000-07:00

Okay. I'm starting to get a better schedule down at work. Maybe someday I'll be able to write again. But until then, I'll leave you with a picture.

I love the summer because the kids can play outside all day long!

Collage!

2010-02-18T10:26:00.000-08:00

I made this adorable collage with the girls at different ages. It also has a funny little coffee quote!

TV's "Deadliest Catch" Captain Phil Harris Dies - ABC News

2010-02-10T10:58:00.000-08:00

TV's "Deadliest Catch" Captain Phil Harris Dies - ABC News
I'm very sad to hear that Phil Harris has died. The Deadliest Catch is one of my favorite shows and I have a tendency to get attached to people on my shows, he was one of them. The show won't be the same without him and fishing won't be the same without him. Rest in peace Phil.

Alice!

2010-02-10T10:53:00.001-08:00

I'm soooooo excited for this! I can hardly wait!

Feeding a Preschooler

2010-02-05T15:45:00.000-08:00

So, I'm taking Early Childhood Education classes. I had Health, Safety, and Nutrition today. I have a terrible time feeding my kids very well because Sadie is incredibly picky. My teacher suggested to try as many different colors as possible, because more colors means more different vitamins. On that note, does anyone have any interesting suggestions on how to get a picky eater to eat. She's so picky, I actually got her into an American Baby article that Alexa Young wrote for the September 2009 issue!

Poem

2009-11-29T23:26:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I have no idea who wrote this poem, but I love it!

One bright day in the middle of the night,

Two dead boys got up to fight.

Back-to-back they faced each other,

Drew their swords, and shot each other.

A deaf policeman heard the noise,

Came and killed those two dead boys.

If you don't believe this lie is true,

Ask the blind man, because he saw it too.

Man, time flies!

2009-11-08T17:06:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that it's already November! I haven't posted since the end of August, and I feel really bad about it. Time has been going too fast and I've been so busy! I'm not quite done being busy, but I will try to post more. Of course, I've said that before, so you probably don't believe me. I just wanted to do a post to mark the 10th anniversary of when me and my husband started dating. November 8th, 1999 we finally decided to go for it! It's been a long ten years, with a lot of ups and downs (currently in a down!), but I still love him and, as far as I know, he still loves me.

Here's to another ten years ahead of us!

Too Little Time

2009-08-31T09:00:00.000-07:00

So, as the name of my blog implies, I've got too little time. I haven't posted in a very long time and I feel bad. I'm taking online classes in addition to classes at my local community college in addition to having two little girls and a husband. I'm tired. Anyway, my online classes are over for a month and I'm looking forward to having a little time. I'm still taking Organic Chemistry, Pilates, Yoga, and French though, so forgive me if I disappear. I will be trying my darndest to post more often.
I did want to say that my favorite book just came out in paperback!

The Gargoyle

This was a beautiful story that I've raved about before and I highly recommend it. There is some foul language, so this is my disclaimer!

Alice in Wonderland

2009-07-24T16:32:00.000-07:00

There is very little in this world that I've ever been more excited for than this! It's my favorite book of all time, so to make a Tim Burton movie out of it is complete genius! I love Tim Burton!

Thank you GreenBeanTeenQueen for posting this!

Trust

2009-07-17T20:05:00.000-07:00

So I'm having a couple issues currently regarding trust. When a trust is broken, how do you fix it? Where do you draw the line? When has it gone too far and is unrepairable? I've never dealt with these things before and am having a hell of a time figuring out what to do. When there are kids involved everything possible should be done before deciding that a problem cannot be solved, but how? What am I supposed to do to get back to a relatively stable trust? It will never be the same again, but how do I get to an acceptable place?

Sorry for being so cryptic, but I don't really want to go into detail. If anyone wants to be my counselor and find out the details, e-mail me.

The Treasure Map of Boys

2009-07-05T13:15:00.000-07:00

This is my post of the description for The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch--and me, Ruby Oliver, it was obtained from Goodreads.com

Ruby is back at Tate Prep, and it's her thirty-seventh week in the state of Noboyfriend. Her panic attacks are bad, her love life is even worse, and what's more: Noel is writing her notes, Jackson is giving her frogs, Gideon is helping her cook, and Finn is making her brownies. Rumors are flying, and Ruby's already-sucky reputation is heading downhill. Not only that, she's also: running a bake sale, learning the secrets of heavymetal therapy, encountering some seriously smelly feet, defending the rights of pygmy goats, and bodyguarding Noel from unwanted advances. In this companion novel to The Boyfriend List and The Boy Book, Ruby struggles to secure some sort of mental health, to understand what constitutes a real friendship, and to find true love--if such a thing exists.

I'll definitely write more after I read it!

I'M SO EXCITED!!!

2009-07-03T16:33:00.000-07:00

I just checked the mail and there are no words for how happy I was! I got an ARC! My first ARC from a non-contest source! Straight from the publicist! It was one I wanted so bad too! I've been waiting to read this since last fall!

The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch--and me, Ruby Oliver

I'll write more soon, once I've read it! I'm so excited!

Um, I Did a Bad Thing!

2009-06-12T08:41:00.000-07:00

Okay this is one of the pictures from yesterdays books!

This is the other one (not pictured are: A Confederacy of Dunces and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society)!

This is my haul from Powells!

This one is Bookmooch and Paperbackswap!

This one was the other Hastings this week!

So Hastings had this coupon. Buy 2 get the 3rd YA book free. Big trouble. In addition to my MCAT study guide (which I will just say was far too expensive) I left the store with 14 other books! 14! And that's not to mention all the other books I've aquired in the past two weeks via Powells (yay!), more Hastings, Bookmooch, and Paperback swap! I had to take a few pictures to get all of them in!

Back!

2009-06-10T19:24:00.000-07:00

I'm back from Portland and I had a blast! The girls were both so happy and enjoyed themselves thoroughly! I wish we could have stayed!

Classes started and I'm taking Yoga, Piano, and Sociology of Marriage and Family. Yoga is four days a week for an hour and a half, so I should get rid of some of my shapes.

I'm reading Lord of Misrule. The fifth book in Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampire series. I'm truly loving this series. It's gone by so fast! I read the first four in no time at all! There are so many great books coming out soon though, it's going to be hard to get all of them!
Here's some great ones coming in the rest of this year:
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
Blue Moon (The Immortals Book 2) by Allison Noel
Catching Fire (Sequel to The Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins
Fade Out (Morganville Vampires Book 7) by Rachel Caine
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy Book 4) by Richelle Mead
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
The Van Allen Legacy (A Blue Bloods Novel) by Melissa De La Cruz
Killers (Pretty Little Liars #6) by Sara Shepherd
Treasure Map of Boys (Roo 3) by E. Lockhart

So Many Books, Too Little Time!

VACATION!!!!!

2009-05-22T20:30:00.000-07:00

So, I get to go on my very first vacation in 4 years! I'm so excited! We're going to Portland and Seattle!! It's going to be so fun! If anyone has been to either of these places and has any suggestions for me, let me know!

Maybe

2009-05-15T08:10:00.000-07:00

This is all of my Pez dispensers spread out all over the carpet!

Okay, so I didn't get the Chemistry Research Assistant job that I wanted. It really sucks because I totally thought I would. I decided I'd just take a couple classes instead, so I'm taking Piano, Yoga, and Sociology of Marriage and Family. Hopefully it'll be a good semester.

On a better note, I applied to Portland State. They have on campus housing for families, so I can apply for that if I get in! And they have a child care program like the one the kids are in right now. I'm wishing and hoping that something finally goes right. Just gotta suck it up and save money!

Summer "Vacation"

2009-05-11T18:56:00.000-07:00

So I'm done with school until June 8th. I've read three books in the past week, and my kids are driving me crazy already!
The thing about daycare is that you get out of practice with your own kids. It sucks. You get them back at the end of the school year and don't know what to do with them! Plus, I think Sadie may have just hit her terrible twos!
AHHHH...They call it summer vacation, but is it really a vacation?

Oh, and I got a B in Physics! A's in the rest of my classes! I'm so proud!

May 5th!!

2009-05-02T16:52:00.000-07:00

So Melissa walker and Susane Colasanti both have books coming out on the 5th of May. So of course they're having a contest! You can go to Melissa's blog to win Susane's prize and Susane's blog to win Melissa's prize. How fun is that?!

I've already got Melissa's book pre-ordered, but I'm going to have to pick up Susane's!

So I actually got to take a nap today!

2009-04-28T19:31:00.000-07:00

Okay, so the good news is Sadie is better, Lena is getting better, and I'm not getting any worse. School is almost over too, so I'm excited about that. My chem teacher told me on Monday that in order to keep my A in the class I have to get at least a 60% on my final. Hmmmm...I think I can do it! Physics is the class I'm really worried about. I need to get at least a C to be happy. I just pray that I don't have to take it again! I updated my Facebook with some new pics of the kids, so I guess I'll post a couple here too!

Someday!

2009-04-17T15:59:00.000-07:00

Someday I'll be back to regular blogging! I've been so busy! My baby girl turned one on the 8th and we had a party on Saturday! Of course, now she's sicker than a dog. She's very sad and pathetic and there's never anything you can do for babies these days!
I'm also trying to wrap up the semester, including crappy physics which I hate passionately! The good news is that I might get a job as a research assistant for my Chem teacher over the summer at a beautiful $12 an hour (which I could definitely use!). Well, that's it for now! I'll catch up later!

BIRTHDAY!!!

2009-03-27T15:33:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited! Lena is going to be one on April 8th! We get to have a fun party and everything! My little baby is getting too big! What am I going to do now?!?!

Spring Break!

2009-03-24T19:42:00.000-07:00

Okay, so by Spring Break I actually mean break from school to spend time with the girls. It's a little hard to get used to again, having relied on them going to school for so long. We had fun today though! Sadie has so much energy, Lena is learning things so fast! It's incredible!

I've been AWOL from the internet lately due to mid-terms and other school stuff, so this is my first post in a while. I haven't had time to read or anything.

Right now, I'm in the middle of two different books.
and

I'm listening to the audio book for Edgar Sawtelle and am really enjoying it, and Alyson Noel is an amazingly entertaining writer, so I'm loving Fly Me to the Moon. Well, I'm off.

(Actually, I just thought of something I could share that I've been doing. I'm learning to play the piano!)

Meme

2009-03-05T18:21:00.000-08:00

I got this meme from Steph Su Reads, who got it from Chelsea at The Page Flipper. It's going to be a little pathetic, because I've just started reading teen reads within the last year.

The following list of books teens love, books teens should read, and books adults who serve teens should know about was compiled IN ABSOLUTELY NO SCIENTIFIC MANNER and should be taken with a very large grain of salt.

Instructions:
Put an "X" next to the books you've read
Put a "+" next to the books you LOVE
Put a "#" next to the books you plan on reading
Tally your "X"s at the bottom
Share with your friends!

1. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy / Douglas Adams
2. Kit's Wilderness / David Almond
3. Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian / Sherman Alexie
4. Speak / Laurie Halse Anderson #
5. Feed / M.T. Anderson
6. Flowers in the Attic / V.C. Andrews
7. 13 Reasons Why / Jay Asher #
8. Am I Blue? / Marion Dane Bauer (editor)
9. Audrey Wait! / Robin Benway #
10. Weetzie Bat / Francesca Lia Block
11. Tangerine / Edward Bloor
12. Forever / Judy Blume
13. What I Saw and How I Lied / Judy Blundell #
14. Tyrell / Coe Booth
15. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants / Ann Brashares X+
16. A Great and Terrible Beauty / Libba Bray #
17. The Princess Diaries / Meg Cabot #
18. The Stranger / Albert Camus
19. Ender's Game / Orson Scott Card
20. Postcards from No Man's Land / Aidan Chambers
21. Perks of Being a Wallflower / Stephen Chbosky
22. And Then There Were None / Agatha Christie
23. Gingerbread / Rachel Cohn X+
24. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist / Rachel Cohn and David Levithan #
25. Artemis Fowl (series) / Eoin Colfer
26. The Hunger Games / Suzanne Collins #
27. The Midwife's Apprentice / Karen Cushman
28. The Truth About Forever / Sarah Dessen #
29. Little Brother / Cory Doctorow
30. A Northern Light / Jennifer Donnelly X+
31. Tears of a Tiger / Sharon Draper
32. The House of the Scorpion / Nancy Farmer
33. Breathing Underwater / Alex Flinn
34. Stardust / Neil Gaiman X+
35. Annie on My Mind / Nancy Garden
36. What Happened to Cass McBride / Gail Giles
37. Fat Kid Rules the World / K.L. Going
38. Lord of the Flies / William Golding X
39. Looking for Alaska / John Green #
40. Bronx Masquerade / Nikki Grimes
41. Out of the Dust / Karen Hesse
42. Hoot / Carl Hiaasen
43. The Outsiders / S.E. Hinton
44. Crank / Ellen Hopkins #
45 The First Part Last / Angela Johnson
46. Blood and Chocolate / Annette Curtis Klause #
47. Arrow's Flight / Mercedes Lackey
48. Hattie Big Sky / Kirby Larson
49. To Kill a Mockingbird / Harper Lee
50. Boy Meets Boy / David Levithan
51. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks / E. Lockhart #
52. The Giver / Lois Lowry
53. Number the Stars / Lois Lowry
54. Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie / David Lubar
55. Inexcusable / Chris Lynch
56. The Earth, My Butt and Other Big, Round Things / Carolyn Mackler #
57. Dragonsong / Anne McCaffrey
58. White Darkness / Geraldine McCaughrean
59. Sold / Patricia McCormick
60. Jellicoe Road / Melina Marchetta #
61. Wicked Lovely / Melissa Marr #
62. Twilight / Stephenie Meyer X+
63. Dairy Queen / Catherine Murdock
64. Fallen Angels / Walter Dean Myers
65. Monster / Walter Dean Myers
66. Step From Heaven / An Na
67. Mama Day / Gloria Naylor
68. The Keys to the Kingdom (series) / Garth Nix
69. Sabriel / Garth Nix
70. Airborn / Kenneth Oppel
71. Eragon / Christopher Paolini
72. Hatchet / Gary Paulsen
73. Life As We Knew It / Susan Beth Pfeffer
74. The Golden Compass / Phillip Pullman #
75. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging / Louise Rennison #
76. The Lightning Thief / Rick Riordan
77. Always Running: La Vida Loca / Luis Rodriguez
78. how i live now / Meg Rosoff
79. Harry Potter (series) / J.K. Rowling X+
80. Holes / Louis Sachar
81. Catcher in the Rye / J. D. Salinger
82. Push / Sapphire
83. Persepolis / Marjane Satrapi
84. Unwind / Neil Shusterman
85. Coldest Winter Ever / Sister Souljah
86. Stargirl / Jerry Spinelli
87. Chanda's Secrets / Allan Stratton
88. Tale of One Bad Rat / Brian Talbot
89. Rats Saw God / Rob Thomas
90. Lord of the Rings / J.R.R. Tolkien X
91. Stuck in Neutral / Terry Trueman
92. Gossip Girl / Cecily Von Ziegesar X
93. Uglies / Scott Westerfeld #
94. Every Time a Rainbow Dies / Rita Williams-Garcia
95. Pedro and Me / Judd Winick
96. Hard Love / Ellen Wittlinger
97. American Born Chinese / Gene Luen Yang
98. Elsewhere / Gabrielle Zevin
99. I am the Messenger / Markus Zusak
100. The Book Thief / Markus Zusak #

Ummm...I've apparently read 9 of 100. I told you. Pathetic!

Lots and lots of books!

2009-03-02T18:57:00.001-08:00

Some days I feel like people judge me. Today is one of those days. I mooch or swap books and all of my books arrive at the same time! Today was a day just like that! I got:
, , and from Paperbackswap.
, , and from BookMooch.
and that I won from Sarah's Random Musings.
Right now I'm living with my in-laws and when I get this many books at once, I'm pretty sure they're judging my spending habits. It kinda takes the fun out of getting all those books in the mail! Well, maybe not!

The Gargoyle

2009-02-28T19:40:00.000-08:00

So, I finished this book the other day and now I feel as though I should tell everyone I know to read it! It was slow going at first, but as the book went on I grew to love it and I couldn't stop reading it! I very much recommend it to all!

The Gargoyle

Here's the Goodreads description:

An extraordinary debut novel of love that survives the fires of hell and transcends the boundaries of time

The narrator of The Gargoyle is a very contemporary cynic, physically beautiful and sexually adept, who dwells in the moral vacuum that is modern life. As the book opens, he is driving along a dark road when he is distracted by what seems to be a flight of arrows. He crashes into a ravine and suffers horrible burns over much of his body. As he recovers in a burn ward, undergoing the tortures of the damned, he awaits the day when he can leave the hospital and commit carefully planned suicide—for he is now a monster in appearance as well as in soul.

A beautiful and compelling, but clearly unhinged, sculptress of gargoyles by the name of Marianne Engel appears at the foot of his bed and insists that they were once lovers in medieval Germany. In her telling, he was a badly injured mercenary and she was a nun and scribe in the famed monastery of Engelthal who nursed him back to health. As she spins their tale in Scheherazade fashion and relates equally mesmerizing stories of deathless love in Japan, Iceland, Italy, and England, he finds himself drawn back to life—and, finally, in love. He is released into Marianne's care and takes up residence in her huge stone house. But all is not well. For one thing, the pull of his past sins becomes ever more powerful as the morphine he is prescribed becomes ever more addictive. For another, Marianne receives word from God that she has only twenty-seven sculptures left to complete—and her time on earth will be finished.

Already an international literary sensation, the Gargoyle is an Inferno for our time. It will have you believing in the impossible.

Your Blog is Fabulous!

2009-02-28T14:22:00.000-08:00

Marie from cupcake witch gave me an award!!
If you get this award you have to:
1~Say five things you are addicted to.
2~Nominate 5 other bloggers/people with this award.

Hmmm...
5 Things I'm Addicted To:
1- I, like Marie, am also addicted to coffee. I don't see any way not to be with two kids!
2- Target. Shopping at Target balances me. I love Target!
3- School. I should be done by now, but I'm not. I can't really decide what I want to be when I "grow up", so I just keep going to school!
4- Watching tv shows on dvd. Buffy, Charmed, Veronica Mars...I could go on and on.
5- My kids. I don't know what I would do without them! I probably wouldn't exist (at least that's what it feels like).

The 5 people I nominate for this award are:
1- Steph from Reviewer X. Because I love someone who will speak their mind regardless of what other people think!
2- Alea from Pop Culture Junkie. Because she's great and her blog is great and there is no more I can say!
3- Sarah from Sarah's Random Musings. She's a fun blogger!
4- Taren from The Chick Manifesto. Because she's fun and quirky and we like a lot of the same things!
5- Melissa Walker. Because she's Melissa Walker and I'm Melissa Walker. Melissa Walker's are great!

So thank you for the award Marie!!

PARTY!!!!

2009-02-23T21:07:00.000-08:00

Amanda Ashby is having a wonderful release party for her book Zombie Queen of Newbury High!!! Every guest post has a contest to win, so go and have fun with the guests and enter some wonderful contests!!! Fun Fun Fun!!! http://amandaashby.blogspot.com/

Yay!!!

I'm Tired

2009-02-21T17:33:00.000-08:00

I will start off with this. First, I put those pics of the kids on there because they make me happy when they're happy.
And I will continue on with this: I got my March issue of Elle in the mail and this is what I have to say: Why can't we all look like that after having a baby? It's just not fair! But on to other things.

I am so tired! My 10 month old is sick. This means I get no sleep. My 2 year old would not take a nap today and proceeded to throw the hugest fit I've ever seen from her. Not fun! My husband has been super busy at work this week with a computer virus on the loose, so he's no company When I said something to him this morning about not ever seeing him, he said "I watched a movie with you last night". This movie that he's referring to is Choke, and he made it through 17 minutes before he fell asleep.

I should be doing homework, but I'm not.
I could be reading, but I'm not.

I just want to sleep and never get up. It sucks, and now I'm writing the most boring post ever. I think tonight I'll put the kids to bed, get a blanket, and watch as much Nip/Tuck as I can possibly stand (which may not be much, considering where it's been heading). Laziness. Maybe I'll do something tomorrow.

TV Meme

2009-02-16T22:04:00.000-08:00

I got this from Alea at Pop Culture Junkie who got it from Amy at My Friend Amy's Blog and so on and so forth:

1. Name a TV show series in which you have seen every episode at least twice: I'm gonna go with Alea on this and say Veronica Mars and Felicity, then Buffy, Angel, My So-Called Life

2. Name a show you can’t miss: I pretty much miss it all and catch up on the internet, but Dexter is my favorite right now.

3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to watch a show: Kristen Bell, because she's amazing!

4. Name an actor who would make you less likely to watch a show: Rosie Perez

5. Name a show you can, and do, quote from: I don't do quotes, I have a hard time remembering things like that.

6. Name a show you like that no one else enjoys: Well, all the ones I really loved got canceled.

7. Name a TV show which you’ve been known to sing the theme song: CSI

8. Name a show you would recommend everyone to watch: Heroes, because it's just fun!

9. Name a TV series you own: Veronica Mars, Felicity,The Office, Gilmore Girls, Gossip Girl, Buffy, Angel, Charmed, My So-Called Life, Heroes, The Tudors, NCIS, CSI, Weeds, and Sex and the City. I could go on, but everyone would probably stop reading anyway!

10. Name an actor who launched his/her entertainment career in another medium, but has surprised you with his/her acting choices in television: Milla Jovovich

11. What is your favorite episode of your favorite series? I love "I Jump, You Jump Jack" from the Gilmore Girls!

12. Name a show you keep meaning to watch, but you just haven’t gotten around to yet: Desperate Housewives

13. Ever quit watching a show because it was so bad? CSI: Miami

14. Name a show that’s made you cry multiple times: Hmm...I can't think of a tv show that's ever done it.

15. What do you eat when you watch TV? Anything and everything.

16. How often do you watch TV? Most days at least an hour.

17. What’s the last TV show you watched? NCIS

18. What’s your favourite/preferred genre of TV? Medical Drama

19. What was the first TV show you were obsessed with? Buffy

20. What TV show do you wish you never watched? "I don't regret the things I've done, but those I could not do"

21. What’s the weirdest show you enjoyed? I'll go with Alea and say Arrested Development

22. What TV show scared you the most? I used to be completely freaked out by "Are you Afraid of the Dark"

23. What is the funniest TV show you have ever watched? The Office and Arrested Development

24. What show was cancelled too early? And easier question would be which show wasn't cancelled too early. Veronica Mars, My So-Called Life, Arrested Development

Want to play along? Just answer these questions on your blog and leave me a comment so I can come check out your answers!

We had a tea party yesterday and I thought these pictures were just too cute to not share!!

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Sadie was actually trying to pose for the camera and this is what came out!

Lena is just starting to clap at everything!

A very nice photo op!

Happy Valentines Day!!

2009-02-14T11:40:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day to all!! I decided that since both the kids were napping that I'd take this opportunity to post a lovely Valentines wish to all. Of course, I don't know if you want one from me. I'm the mom that forgets to bring Valentines for her kids' class, only remembering when I pick them up and find their giant bag of Valentines from the moms that didn't forget! Anyway, I'm sending my wish anyway!

Still trying to decide what to read next! I got a box from Amazon with Dust of 100 Dogs and I'm thinking about reading that!

Book Rut!

2009-02-10T17:25:00.000-08:00

I'm totally in a book rut! I've got so much going on with school and the kids that I can't for the life of me find something I really want to read. I'm not lacking for books, being that I just bought a ton and joined paperbackswap and bookmooch. I just need to find something amazing to read! The Heretic's Daughter went too fast and now I'm stuck! Help! I'm part of the way through The Elite and part of the way through Shopaholic Ties the Knot. I just need some motivation!
We even had a snow day today and I didn't get a single thing done!

Contest!

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Taylor at For the Love of Books is having a contest! She's giving away Laurie Halse Anderson's Wintergirls!! To enter this contest go here! Hurry! It ends the 15th!

Intense!

2009-02-06T12:21:00.000-08:00

I just finished reading The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent. I have no words to explain it! The intensity of this story is amazing! I've never had this kind of a reaction to a book. I had such intense feelings while reading this, that at some points I almost started crying (of course, I'm kind of a baby anyway). The Salem Witch Trials are such a horrible part of this country's history, but I've never really looked into it that well. While being a historical fiction, it still holds so much of the true events of the time, having been researched for five years before being written. I highly recommend reading this book!

Like I Said

2009-01-21T18:15:00.000-08:00

So the title of this blog is A Mom With Too Little Time. This is demonstrated by the fact that I haven't posted anything since the 13th. So school started and I have even less time than usual. I'm taking not only the second General Chemistry class, but also Physics, Biology, and a piano class.
Needless to say, I've been a little overwhelmed!
The good news is my kiddos love their school! Sadie is so happy going to school that for the first few days it was hard to get her to leave. I'm so glad they're enjoying it! I'm going to get into a better routine though and I vow to keep up with this blog! But for now, that's all I've got!

Google It!

2009-01-13T18:20:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I got tagged by Steph (Reviewer X), who stole it from John Green. This is the funniest meme!

Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search.
"...Melissa needs to take a break..." (This Melissa too!) "Melissa needs lots of guidance" (hmmm...)

Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search.
"Melissa looks like mermaid Areal Swiming" (Nice spelling!) "Melissa looks like Mandy Moore" "Melissa looks like Rebecca Romaine" (Poor Melissa never gets to look like herself)

Type in "[your name] says" in Google search.
"Melissa says to be creative" (I agree) "Melissa says: Firemen Suck! (I would never say that after having both watched firemen fight fire and work out!)

Type in "[your name] wants" in Google search.
"Melissa wants Lola gone" (Too bad for Lola) "Melissa...wants to show her tush on TV" (Count me out on that one)

Type in "[your name] does" in Google search.
"Melissa does the Fishstick" (I don't even know what that means) "Melissa does something embarrassing and stupid" (sounds like me)

Type in "[your name] hates" in Google search.
"Melissa hates when I give her lapdances" (Hey, don't knock it till you've tried it!) "Melissa hates everybody" (That's too bad)

Type in "[your name] asks" in Google search.
"Melissa asks Dylan out" (Hmmm...Dylan. I don't think my husband would approve)

Type in "[your name] likes " in Google search.
"Melissa likes Elvis" (Who doesn't?) "Melissa likes to party hard & is fully loaded so lets have fun guys" (Sounds like quite a night)

Type in "[your name] eats " in Google search. (Uh-oh, this won't be pretty...)
Let's see...I'll just list these ones. We've got pubic hair, cinnamon, broccoli and squash, lemonade and curry. That's quite a variety.

Type in "[your name] wears " in Google search.
"Melissa wears the Isabella Oliver wrap dress in crimson" (Oh, pretty)

Type in "[your name] was arrested for" in Google Search.
Oh, this is a good one (mind you this was from one link) "melissa was arrested for murder, planting a pipe bomb, driving with a suspended license, driving while intoxicated, posting nude pictures of herself…" (This actually came from a blog that was doing this same meme)

Type in "[your name] loves" in Google Search.
"Melissa loves Robot Jelly Shoes" (I've never even heard of Robot Jelly Shoes)

Well, that was fun!

The V.C. Andrews “Read the Good-Trash” Movement

2009-01-04T07:43:00.000-08:00

While I won't be participating, I wanted to recognize Steph and Taren for their V.C. Andrews "Read the Good-Trash" Movement. I read My Sweet Audrina when I was in the 5th grade on the recommendation of my long-time best friend Alison. I LOVED it (although, I'm not all that sure it's appropriate for a 5ht grader!) Anyway, Steph and Taren are having this challenge in honor of V.C. Andrews, so go by their blogs and check out the challenge to see if you want to participate!
Also, Liviana at In Bed With Books is having a great contest. In Too Deep, the second in Jennifer Banash's The Elite series, is being released and Liviana is giving a copy away. Get over to her blog and check out the contest!

Teaser

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This came from Starry Night. I thought it looked fun!

GRAB your current read OR the closest book to you]
LET the book fall open to a random page.
SHARE with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
YOU also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
PLEASE avoid spoilers!

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
Page 157

"Something in the air had changed. Maybe it was the air conditioning cranking to life, or the opening of the door in the background as the cast left, but something wasn't right."

Amazon.com 4-for-3

2008-12-29T20:33:00.000-08:00

So there's this evil thing that I like to call Amazon.com and they have this thing called a 4-for-3 promotion. It is a VERY bad thing!! Mostly because you can go to Amazon looking for a particular thing and planning on not spending much money, and the book you're looking for happens to be an eligible product. So now you're weighing the pros and cons of just buying the one book vs. finding three more and "saving" money. So, I was looking for books. Just a couple books, and I figured it would be fine. I ended up buying not a couple books, but 16 books. Which was not what I had intended (not to mention, definitely not something my husband would appreciate). So this is what I ended up with:
Bras & Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Witch & Curse by Nancy Holder
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
A Great and Terrible Beauty, and Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black

Now that was a little more than I bargained for!

Trying this again!

2008-12-29T20:03:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I've tried blogging before. It didn't work. I'm trying it again with fewer expectations this time. So first I'll tell you about myself. My name is Melissa. I'm married (to Ian) and I have two beautiful daughters, Sadie and Lena. Sadie is 2 and has about a million times more energy than I do. Lena is 8-months old and is just getting into the really fun stage (except for the teething). I'm going to school right now, taking prerequisites in a better late than never attempt to get into medical school. My only hobby (besides playing with my kids) is reading, but only because I consider shopping a vice rather than a hobby. My current wish for life is to move out of the town where I grew up and make a life for me and my family somewhere nice. This blog will basically be a bunch of completely random stuff. Whatever I'm feeling at the time, I'll write about, whether it's books or music or my kids. So I hope you enjoy it and get something out of it.