Archive for January, 2009

My Super Bowl pick

Just kidding.  I don’t know much about NFL, but it does seem like the Steelers are expected to win and I like cheering for an underdog.  So, go Cardinals!

Mostly I love the Super Bowl for an excuse to eat nachos and drink beer. I do wish it came on a little earlier over here on the Atlantic coast.

Anybody else making nachos?  Or something equally delicious?  Who are you rooting for?

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Annie Jo on January 29th 2009 in update

1000 pieces

After another dumping of snow last weekend left me unwilling to leave the house, I was bit by the puzzle bug.  Okay, I did leave the house to purchase the puzzle, but it was totally worth it.

I finished this warm beach scene in a few days and wasn’t even sick of the whole thing at the end, so I’ll likely be going back for another.  I don’t know, I might even bump it up to 1500 pieces.

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Annie Jo on January 23rd 2009 in image

Hello 44

Wearing my inauguration sneakers (you may remember them as my election sneakers), I watched the swearing in and ate my slice of Obama cake.  The Presidential seal frosting was a little chewy.  I watched on the big screen with a lot of other people from the school.  What did everyone else do?

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Annie Jo on January 20th 2009 in image

Another hodgepodge

It’s time I showed a dismal cooking failure here.  This is the second time I have tried to make this cinammon swirl bread.  It tastes delicious, but just won’t come out of my pan.  The recipe is in the trash for good this time.

In case you haven’t heard, Oliver is running around on his own two feet these days.

And lastly, I will accept my friends’ friend requests on Facebook. I see no reason not to. Perhaps I will even make an effort to participate in the Facebook madness.

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Annie Jo on January 14th 2009 in image

The Facebook

Sigh.

I am on the Facebook.  Some of you have noticed and sent friend requests.   I haven’t responded.  I originally signed up for an account for work I think.  I never used it.

Should I become a full-fledged Facebook user?
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Annie Jo on January 9th 2009 in poll

Odds & ends

Either something has shifted in my brain or I have been a lucky book selector over the past few weeks. The vampire books and The Book Thief were all super fantastic and my holiday vacation pick, Slam, was also very, very good. Just like the others, this one is billed as a young adult read, which is probably why I hadn’t seen it. I am generally up on the latest from Nick Hornby. At any rate, it is highly recommended by me.

On an impulse buy, I snagged this pup tent for cats from IKEA. It was on sale. The funny thing is that Lincoln actually likes it.

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Annie Jo on January 5th 2009 in update