As my husband was leaving for work, he mentioned how he needed to stop at the Post Office today to mail out some packages…I said I would do it for him to save him some time…..
So I loaded up my seven month old son Bode, and away we went. My hands were full- one holding Bode and the other the packages as I entered the Post Office building. The line was long….ummm why are all these people here? It’s the middle of the day!
Bode also found this ridiculous, and began to continuously attempt to get out of my arms and high tail it out of there! I struggled to hold his cute, cuddly and very squirmy body and not drop the packages on the ground, all the while Bode expressed both our frustrations with loud but friendly screams….
Ahhh…..the front of the line…after what seemed like hours I was finally next up…I love being at the front…it’s such a great feeling. At that moment the woman, that would have called me to be next, walked away from her post. Where was she going….no no don’t leave please don’t leave…check me out and then leave….
So I waited as this woman meandered about…literally…I just watched her mulling around almost pacing back and forth behind the counters…she didn’t even attempt to look busy! After about 5 minutes she sluggishly walked back to her post…….I then got the “you have permission to approach halfhearted wave……”
As I walked out of that glorious Post Office, I thought to myself….how the heck could people possibly think the government does a better job at running things!?
If you don’t agree…just go renew your driver’s license 🙂

When it’s Fall I can’t get enough pumpkin bread! I get excited when I am in the grocery store and I see that they’ve put out the pureed cans! It’s my own personal Fall kick off!

I am always trying different recipes for Pumpkin Bread and I found this one-Loved it, so I thought I’d share 🙂

“Down East Maine Pumkin Bread”
(I halfed the recipe and only made one loaf but you could make the whole thing and freeze a loaf)

I was once that starry eyed little girl, when on a stage felt as though I could be anything I wanted to be…an actress with big dreams.
I loved performing at any chance I got, and I did.
I spent three and a half years of my early 20’s in the “Hollywood” scene. I even worked for a major celebrity and lived in her home. This made me see Hollywood from a whole other angle. The “red carpet” glitz and glamor…soon faded away and I was exposed to hard truths and the cold reality of the entertainment industry.
It’s so easy when I was there to begin thinking the way “they” think, to begin acting the way “they” act….
My values, morality and the very core of who I was and who I was raised to be were put into question. The journey is longer and much more detailed than what I can write in this short blog but I did leave, I knew I needed to leave, clear my head and re-group….and that’s what I did…..

Now years later….I watch and see the impact Hollywood has on the rest of this country. It has the ability to inflict “group think” so powerfully and intensely that it’s hard to escape-

With this recent election, Hollywood has played a major role-especially on women.

Declaring that we (women) will be sent back to the Stone Age if a Republican is elected to office.

I will say this:
My womanhood is NOT defined on whether I can abort my child or not.
My womanhood is NOT defined by insisting the government pay for my contraception and the contraception of others.
My womanhood is NOT defined by the mainstream media
My womanhood is NOT defined by Hollywood

I will NOT make and base my decisions based on fear but on faith.

My womanhood is defined by my Creator-
My womanhood is defined by the impact I leave on the community around me.
My womanhood is defined by what my great grandchildren will say of me after I have left this earth.
My womanhood is defined on the love that I give to those that have never known love.
My womanhood is defined by my ability to bring a different perspective.
My womanhood is defined by the leader I am to my peers.
My womanhood is defined by my ability to use my brain and not my body to make decisions.
And my womanhood is to take care of the “least” among us and that to me means those babies still yet in the womb who cannot speak for themselves-I will speak for them……

I am woman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro27bPKGttg&feature=youtu.be

So, I am sitting here this windy Thursday afternoon, cup of coffee in hand, Bode’s asleep and I have a moment to look over just what we are voting on in regards to the November 6th election.
With all the furry over who will be the next president I haven’t given much thought to “who/what” else is on the ballot. After looking it over Amendment 64, has got me thinking…..

  Summary (Votesmart.org)
An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning marijuana, and, in connection therewith, providing for the regulation of marijuana; permitting a person twenty-one years of age or older to consume or possess limited amounts of marijuana; providing for the licensing of cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities, and retail stores; permitting local governments to regulate or prohibit such facilities; requiring the general assembly to enact an excise tax to be levied upon wholesale sales of marijuana; requiring that the first $40 million in revenue raised annually by such tax be credited to the public school capital construction assistance fund; and requiring the general assembly to enact legislation governing the cultivation, processing, and sale of industrial hemp.

I am leaning towards “yes”….I really think the tax alone could help our economy. I never have been one to entertain mary jane but from a purely economically standpoint…it makes sense…thoughts?

I made this for dinner tonight “Crockpot Mac n’ Cheese” my husband wasn’t feeling so good either and had seconds! It’s good especially on a colder day!

http://whiskandaprayer.blogspot.com/2010/08/magazinecookbook-monday-slow-baked-mac.html

I did change a couple things though-
1) Added one can of Cream of Chicken soup instead of evaporated milk
2) Added some extra seasonings too-

• 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
• 1 tsp Oregano, 1/2 tsp
• Onion Poder
• 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
• I always add more cheese too, ya can’t have too much 🙂
• salt and pepper.