Gathering #85 Day 28

I love to read and try to as much as possible (which usually means I read 2 weeks in December and from June to August).
Some of my favorite books are:

• The Hourglass Door
  
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
• The Host
• Fable Haven Books

Gathering #84 Day 27

In my purse I have

• My calendar
  
• My cell phone
• 1 green highlighter
• 1 pink highlighter
  
• 2 pens
• 7 receipts (all to eating establishments, I think I need to stop eating out)
• A sticker for the parking garage at the roof (it should be in my car, oops)
• My wallet
• an envelope
• a letter from SLCSD
• hand sanitizer
• Soft-picks (there like toothpicks)
• my Roof name badge
  
• emery board
• my school work badge and keys
• scissors (don't know why those are there, must have something to do with school)
• 1 package of Dylan's Candy Bar Orange Mints
  

Gathering #83 Day 25 and 26

I love my ipod. It gets me through a lot of things. My music taste is a little eclectic, but I can usually find just what I am looking or listening for.

On shuffle the first ten songs were:

1. Little Wonders by Rob Thomas
2. In the Moonlight by Ja Franco
3. True Love's Kiss from Enchanted
4. Bust Your Windows Glee Version
5. Toxic Glee Version
6. What'd I Give by Sugarland
7. Somebody to Love Glee Version
8. Teenage Dream Glee Version
9. Ku'u Wehi O Ke Aumoe by Keali'i Reichel
10. Red High Heels by Kellie Pickler
    

Gathering #82 Day 24

A picture I took... LOVE HER!!!

Gathering #81 Day 23

Something I want to buy...
Today is an airline ticket to Hawaii!

Gathering #80 Day 22

I have been on so many vacations, and I love to travel. It was very hard for me to just pick one trip but I came up with my last vacation. My brother and sister were living in DC for the summer and we went to visit them. It was so fun to see our nations capital and spend time with my family.

Gathering #79 Day 21

A recipe

Monster Cookies

• 2 sticks (1/2 Pound) Butter (salted) Softened
• ½ cups White Sugar
• 1-½ cup Brown Sugar, Packed
• 2 whole Large Eggs
• 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
• 1-½ cup All-purpose Flour
• ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
• 1-½ cup Oats (either Quick Or Regular)
• ½ cups M & M's (more To Taste)
• ½ cups Pecans, Chopped (more To Taste)
• ¾ cups Chocolate Chips (milk Or Semi-sweet)
• ½ cups Peanut Butter Chips
• 2-¼ cups Rice Krispies

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cream butter with sugars until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and beat.

Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and kosher salt. Add to mixing bowl and mix till combined. After that, add in remaining ingredients in whatever quantity you prefer. Add more nuts if you’d like, or more M & M’s, more peanut butter chips or chocolate chips.

Add Rice Crispies at the very end, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix!

Use a cookie scoop to scoop balls of dough onto a cookie sheet. Bake until golden brown, then allow to cool on a rack.

Gathering #78 Day 20 Me from 10 years ago

Gathering #77 Day 19

My hobbies are:

Reading
Cooking
Shopping
Spending Time with my family

Gathering #76 Day 18

Something I miss, today is really someone I miss.

Gathering #75 Day 17

My pet peeves are:

• People not following through with commitments
• When someone does not return my phone call
• The sound of metal scraping against metal

I am sure I have more but these are just a few

Gathering #74 Day 16

I am looking forward to warm weather!

Gathering #73 Day 15

I have never really thought about what my dream house would look like. I think I would want a house that is relaxing and I think of it more as a destination home. I know this will shock some of you but I would want a beach house, but not in Hawaii. I have always wanted a beach house along the east coast maybe in North Carolina. So this is what I think of as my dream home.

Gathering #72 Day 14

I love a lot of aspects of this picture. #1 I went to DC this summer and loved every minute of it. It is a place that I will want to go back and visit again. #2 I loved the Thomas Jefferson monument, he was a great man who said some great things. #3 These three make my life so amazing. They are my best friends and I love to do everything with them (they clean up good too).

Gathering #71 Day 13

One of my favorite memories is going to Hawaii for the 1st (but really 2nd time). It was so much fun! I got to spend 3 weeks in Hawaii with my family.

Gathering #70 Day 12

My to do list for today most of it comes from school so it is a little boring.

• Copies, Math, LA packet, comprehension, math tests, spelling stuff, DAZE, science, homework
  
• Team Meeting
• Enter Reading Calendar minutes
  
• Door Calendar type and print
  
• Math Am I ready for next week?
  
• Centers- Copy comprehension, word sort
  
• Language Art- Talk to Library about using computers to create character, setting, and plot web
  
• Math Tests- Correct
  
• Drop off ESL homework
• Write morning journal, daily schedule, and today I will board
• Call Ashley about Boutique
• Go to boutique
• Try to stay awake until at least 9:30 :)
  

Gathering #69 Day 11

My favorite TV shows, this is hard because all though I do watch a lot of TV, I watch more movies.
So a short list:

• Glee
• Drop Dead Diva
• What Not to Wear
• Matlock
• Mash

Gathering #68 Day 10

Day 10 asks for a baby picture don't be jealous that you could all not be this cute!

Gathering #67 Day 9

My favorite places to eat are:

• Maddox
• Mimi's Cafe
• The Blue Bayou
• Leger's Deli

Gathering #66 Day 8

I have had a lot of friends in my life. I fill blessed that I have so many groups of friends. Here are just a few pictures of some of my friends.

Gathering #65 Day 7

In no particular order my favorite movies are:

• Jane Eyre
  
• You've Got Mail
• Anne of Green Gables
• Pirates of the Caribbean
  
• South Pacific
• Transformers
• Mulan
• Singing in the Rain
  

Gathering #64 Day 6

All I can say about the last purchase I made is Happy Birthday Dano, Ash, Mom, and Dad!

Gathering #63 Day 5

My Family!!!
What else can I say but who wouldn't want to be with them for all eternity?
They are the reason I get up in the morning, work as hard as I do. They are the voice inside of my head pushing me forward.

Gathering #62 Day 4

I love to cook so it was very hard for me to pick a recipe. I kept thinking do I want a dessert, an appetizer or main course. I decided to go with a main course. So here it goes (one of) my favorite recipes.

Comfort Meatballs I serve them with potatoes, corn bread, and beans, but they are also good as mini meatball sandwiches.

• FOR MEATBALLS
• 1-½ pound Ground Beef
• ¾ cups Oats
• 1 cup Milk
• 3 Tablespoons Very Finely Minced Onion
• 1-½ teaspoon Salt
• Plenty Of Ground Black Pepper, to taste
• _____
• FOR COOKING MEATBALLS
• 1 cup All-Purpose Flour (coating For Frozen Meatballs)
• Canola Oil
• _____
• FOR SAUCE
• 1 cup Ketchup
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 3 Tablespoons Vinegar
• 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire
• 4 Tablespoons (to 6 Tablespoons) Onion
• 1 dash Tabasco

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine all meatball ingredients. Roll into medium-small balls and place on a cookie sheet. Place sheet in freezer for five minutes.

After 5 minutes, remove meatballs from freezer and immediately dredge in unseasoned flour.

Brown meatballs in canola oil until just brown. Place into a baking dish.

Combine all sauce ingredients. Pour over meatballs and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes

Gathering #61 Day 3

Today was an uneventful day. I worked, went grocery shopping, hung out with my sister and my niece.

Gathering #60 alson known as Day 2

Not a very great story on the name of my blog. I started this blog at a time when I was trying to find the best in every situation. So like Pollyanna I wanted to play the glad game. So that is how I came up with Glad Gatherings