Not Me Monday!

I, Sarah, did not take her kids to Wonderland of Lights at the zoo. It would have been much too windy and cold to do something like that.

And while there I certainly did not enjoy carrying my daughter around on my shoulders. I would not even think about putting her five year old up there. No way.

I definitely did not misread an email and go to Chuck E Cheese one week earlier than planned. I would never do that because I am an excellent reader.

And I certainly did not decorate gingerbread houses in my kitchen as that would be an incredible mess.

I did not let my kids stay up until 11pm watching Super Mario 3 because everyone knows that those precious hours after 9pm are for adults only.

I did not force my husband to go to a family Christmas party. That would be just plain cruel.

I did not take the kids sledding on a Friday afternoon when other children were still in school. Not me.

No matter what they say, I did not not skip church to go shopping.

I did not laugh hysterically at my children as they danced around the living room.

I did NOT ignore the laundry for nearly a week. Everyone knows I am much to diligent of a housewife to even accuse.

And I would not listen to Mindy and post a Not Me Monday Memo...nope...never...not me! Or would I?

Adventurous Eater Meme

The Very Great Taste Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp Pretty sure this is the same as catfish.
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich Many many times.
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes Stomped the blueberries with my own two feet.
19. Steamed pork buns-I think so but the steamed part makes me wonder.
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans beans and rice
25. Brawn, souse or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava see this post
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (Clam chowder minus the sourdough bowl.)
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects I seem to remember chocolate covered ants
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut- YUMMY
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal McDonalds everything but Big Macs
56. Spaetzle see this post
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV taste only, I can not stand beer but my hubby is a beer snob and he makes me try stuff.
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill -perhaps a deer killed by a car
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate ? I love chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell (?) crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish apparently there is a difference between carp and catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor (Lobster yes, "thermidored"??.)
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake ? I think I have

I had to look up on wikipedia many of these dishes. So many things I have yet to explore.
Thanks to Diane for this fun food meme. If you do it yourself let me know so I can see how adventurous you are when it comes to food.

Book Meme

The Book Meme

1) One book that changed your life: Beyond the Bible, I would have to say The Princess by Lori Wick. In the book the main character marries not for love but duty. She learns to love her husband through time. It taught me love is a choice.

2) One book that you have read more than once: The Mystery of the Great Swamp by Marjorie Zapf. It is one of my favorites from my youth.

3) One book you would want on a desert island: Tough Choice: Either my Bible or Camping & Wilderness Survival by Paul Tawrell. Without the Camping and Wilderness Survival, I would die a quick death and not need my Bible as I would be in heaven with the author. Without my Bible life would be sad and lonely, not too mention dangerous.

4) One book that made you laugh: Normal is Just a Setting on Your Dryer by Patsy Clairmont. I laugh so hard I cry, every time I read this book.

5) One book that made you cry: Any of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books.

6) One book you wish you'd written: The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren.

7) One book you wish had never been written: Not that fond of Harry Potter.

8) One book you're reading: The Family Nutrition Book by Dr William Sears. It's time for a good novel.

9) One book you're going to read: Hmmm. Not sure. Any good novels, you can recommend. Heck, any good books you can recommend.

I am going to add one of my own.
DS's First Favorite book was Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. This could have been listed under books read more than once. Engrained in my memory as it has been read hundreds of times.
DD's First Favorite Book was Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle. Also read hundreds of times. Little girl has this one memorized.

Thanks Diane for this fun meme.

Home School Meme

1) One homeschooling book you have enjoyed.
Homeschooling the Early Years by Linda Dobson

2) One resource you wouldn't be without.
One...? I have more than one.
My parents, friends, the internet, the library and manipulatives.

3) One resource you wish you had never bought.
I just checked the closet to see if there was anything there that I have not used. No there isn't. I am pretty cheap so I tend not to buy unless I know I want it. If there was anything early on, perhaps a garage sale find it has already been passed along.

4) One resource you enjoyed last year.
Preschool- Teddy Bear counters, pattern blocks and
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

5) One resource you will be using next year.
DD- Let's Tackle the ABC's
DS- Reading Rods

6) One resource you would like to buy.
Let's Tackle the ABC's
I still have to settle on my main cirriculum for next year.

7) One homeschooling catalog you enjoy reading.
Learning Resources Not exclusive to homeschooling.

8) One homeschooling(educational) website you use regularly.
Steve Spangler
Starfall
ALA-Great Web Sites for Kids
Why is everything just one? Sorry I could not just pick one.

9) Tag other home schoolers.
Sly at Ward and June
Mary at Owlhaven
Gina at Portrait of a Writer...Interrupted

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