MOVING!!!

It's moving day!

Sorry to be a pain, but I've been wanting to change my blog address for awhile now and thought that this would be a great time...

Come visit me over at my new blog: http://pinklittlenotebook.blogspot.com/! I have lots of fun posts coming up as well as some giveaways! Today I posted about our St. Patrick's Day activities as well as an awesome family night treat we had last night!!!

See you there!

Book Review: The Goose Girl

Can I just say that I LOVED the book The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale?

I borrowed this book from a friend almost two years ago and JUST got around to FINALLY reading it! I wish I would of done it years ago!

I liked it so much that I had to tell my kids the story line as I read it because I knew they would LOVE it too since it was about princesses and bad guys! And they even had me read it to them towards the end!

I can't wait to read the next one in the series!!!




Books on My List: (BOLD - Currently Reading; Purple - I finished it!)

Books on my bookcase I REALLY want to read:

• The Goose Girl - Shannon Hale


• Fishers of Men - Gerald N. Lund


• 101 Powerful Promises from Latter-day Prophets - Wayne Brickey


• God Wants a Powerful People - Sheri Dew


• Daughters of God - S. Michael Wilcox


• If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard - Sheri Dew


• Total Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey


• How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie


• Saving Kristen - Jack Weyland


• Please Pass the Scriptures - John Hilton III


• 10 Secrets Wise Parents Know - Brent L. Top & Bruce A. Chadwick


• The Christmas Sweater - Glenn Beck


• Life of Joseph Smith - George Q. Cannon


• The Five Thousand Year Leap - W. Cleon Skousen


• The Peacegiver - James L. Ferrell

Book Club Books:

• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society - Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows


• Gracie: A Love Story - George Burns


• The Wednesday Wars - Gary Schmidt


• A Train to Potevka - Mike Ramsdell


• Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale


• Fine Old High Priests - Donald S. Smurthwaite


• Three Cups of Tea - Gary Mortenson


• Warriors Don't Cry - Melba Pattillo Beals


• Mayflower - Nathaniel Philbrick


• The Host - Stephanie Meyers I've read this one before and LOVED it but will do a quick review before book club

Other Books I'd Like To Read:

• Overcoming Under Earning - Barbara Stanny


• The Undaunted - Gerald N. Lund


• The Great and The Terrible Series (vol. 1-6) - Chris Stewart


• My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult


• Sarah's Quilt - Nancy E. Turner


• Forest Born - Shannon Hale


• The Best of Times: A Dickens Inn Novel - Anita Stansfield


• The Silence of Snow - Anita Stansfield


• The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks


• Dear John - Nicholas Sparks (NEW on list: 3/7/10)


• Open: An Autobiography - Andre Agassi (NEW on list: 3/710)

Honey Mustard Chicken

I got this recipe from church because they served it at a dinner activity just over a year ago and everyone raved about it (I wasn't at the activity). I picked up the recipe and finally gave it a try a few months ago and the family LOVED it! It's definitely a favorite in my house!

Book Review: The Wednesday Wars

I finished reading The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it, although it wasn't until the last couple chapters that it really grabbed me.

The chapters were long - which for me is hard because I always look ahead to see how long the chapter is and if it's too long to read in the amount of time I have, I will wait to start it - and this makes me take longer to read it... I know, kind of ridiculous, but I do like shorter chapters in my books! lol

I have never been one to understand Shakespeare and enjoyed reading of a boy who learns to read and enjoy and UNDERSTAND it!

As I said, it didn't really grab me until the last couple chapters (meaning I had a hard time putting it down) but the last chapters were awesome and I LOVED the ending!

And although we haven't met for book club yet, I've heard others LOVED the book and it definitely sounds like a favorite for many of them!

Books on My List: (BOLD - Currently Reading; Purple - I finished it!)

Books on my bookcase I REALLY want to read:

• The Goose Girl - Shannon Hale
• Fishers of Men - Gerald N. Lund
• 101 Powerful Promises from Latter-day Prophets - Wayne Brickey
• God Wants a Powerful People - Sheri Dew
• Daughters of God - S. Michael Wilcox
• If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard - Sheri Dew
• Total Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey
• How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
• Saving Kristen - Jack Weyland
• Please Pass the Scriptures - John Hilton III
• 10 Secrets Wise Parents Know - Brent L. Top & Bruce A. Chadwick
• The Christmas Sweater - Glenn Beck
• Life of Joseph Smith - George Q. Cannon
• The Five Thousand Year Leap - W. Cleon Skousen
• The Peacegiver - James L. Ferrell

Book Club Books:

• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society - Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
• Gracie: A Love Story - George Burns
• The Wednesday Wars - Gary Schmidt
• A Train to Potevka - Mike Ramsdell
• Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale
• Fine Old High Priests - Donald S. Smurthwaite
• Three Cups of Tea - Gary Mortenson
• Warriors Don't Cry - Melba Pattillo Beals
• Mayflower - Nathaniel Philbrick
• The Host - Stephanie Meyers I've read this one before and LOVED it but will do a quick review before book club

Other Books I'd Like To Read:

• Overcoming Under Earning - Barbara Stanny
• The Undaunted - Gerald N. Lund
• The Great and The Terrible Series (vol. 1-6) - Chris Stewart
• My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
• Sarah's Quilt - Nancy E. Turner
• Forest Born - Shannon Hale
• The Best of Times: A Dickens Inn Novel - Anita Stansfield
• The Silence of Snow - Anita Stansfield
• The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks
• Dear John - Nicholas Sparks (NEW on list: 3/7/10)
• Open: An Autobiography - Andre Agassi (NEW on list: 3/710)

Works For Me Wednesday: Fast-n-Easy Shoe Polish

I am the WORST at taking care of my shoes! I must drag my feet or something when I walk because my boots and dress shoes are ALWAYS needing to be polished! The toes are always worn out and scuffed...

I remember watching my dad polish his shoes all the time growing up and there has been MANY times that I have thought to myself that I need to have him show me what to do, but to be honest... I have NO idea how to polish shoes and don't have any shoe polish - even if I did know how!

Well, I have some black boots that I LOVE but haven't worn for awhile because the toes are SO bad it's embarassing! So this week I decided I'd try to take a black sharpie marker to them...

I LOVED the results! Why didn't I do this MONTHS ago?!?

Yeah, if you look real, REAL close you can tell that it isn't the same color - but who's going to be getting down on the ground looking at my boots?

Now to find a brown marker that will work on my brown boots...

Menu Monday: 3/8/10

This past week I tried the Parmesan Asparagus (it was delicious) and the Orange Chicken & Ham Fried Rice - which will be added into the menu rotation!

Monday: Alfredo Mac-n-cheese/Breadsticks/Veggies

Tuesday: Sloppy Joes/Homemade Fries/Veggies

Wednesday: Cafe Rio Salad/Key Lime Bars

Thursday: Lasagna Rolls/Salad/Garlic Bread

Friday: Leftovers

Saturday: Shrimp/Grits/Salad

Sunday: Tif's Chicken on Egg Noodles/Veggies/Fruit Salad

Treats: Banana Bread / Key Lime Bars / Fruit Pizza

Inspirational Sunday: Tender Mercies

I am SO thankful for the Tender Mercies in my life and when I saw this video, it encouraged me to be more aware of those little blessings in my life.