Am I getting old?

I had the radio on in my car today & Nickelback's song "Something in your Mouth" was on. I've heard it a bunch of times, but the lyrics are kind of dumb. Don't get me wrong I love Nickelback & kind of like the song, but Really? I think I'm just getting old. I roll my eyes everytime I hear the song.

Scrapbooking convention

I'm thinking of going to Creating Keepsakes convention in NH in May. Have any of you attended this before? It sounds like fun & it will be nice to take some classes & have fun. I'm just trying to figure out what classes I'm going to take & how much it will cost.

I hate it when stores close

We've lost so many great stores over the years. We went in Circuit city on Sat. I figured it would be all junk left & it was. I know most people look at it like "Yay, there will be markdowns & clearances" when a store closes. But I look at it like the store is gone forever. Some of my faves that are gone are Ann & Hope, Rich's, Caldor, Ames (Zayres), Linens n' things, Lechmere & Filene's (my all-time fave that we lost). That's all New england (Northshore area). It seems like they close a store if there's more than 1 of it. Like they closed Linen's n' things, but we still have Bed, Bath & Beyond. Does that mean that we might lose either Michaels or AC Moore or Bath & Body works or The body shop? I'm sure I'm forgetting some stores that closed. You can add some if you think of any or if you have any stores in your area that closed.

Slow computer

My computer has been so slow lately. It's driving me crazy. No, I don't have a cute fuzzy pink computer like this 1. I wish. So it's taking me longer to do things on here lately. So bare with me. I'll send some comment love soon.

It really works

I had heard that if you have a candle holder with melted wax in it & you want to get it out, to put it in the freezer & the wax comes right out. I tried it last night & it really does work. I put it in the freezer & this morning took a knife & it scooped right out. Also last week I saw a girl on a show (I think it was on Ellen's show) & she mentioned some $ saving tips. 1 of them was a do it yourself Biore black head remover. Take Elmers glue put it on your palms & rub it on your nose. Let it dry & peel it off & it takes the black heads out. I haven't tried it, so I'm not sure if it really works.

What's for dinner tonight (Spaghetti pie)

This is 1 of my fave dishes. I haven't made it for a while.


Spaghetti pie

Ingredients
1/2 pound cooked spaghetti
2 tablespoons melted butter or olive oil
2 large eggs well-beaten
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, plus
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 cup prepared spaghetti sauce, of your choosing
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toss hot spaghetti in large bowl with the butter or olive oil.
2 Combine eggs and 1/2 cup grated Parmesan in a small bowl and stir into spaghetti.
3 Pour spaghetti mixture into a lightly greased 10 inch pie plate and form into a crust.
4 Spread ricotta evenly over crust, but not to the edge & Top with spaghetti sauce.
5 Bake uncovered for about 25 minutes.
6 Top with with shredded mozzarella and bake until cheese melts - about 5 minutes longer.
7 Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese.
8 Cool 10 minutes before cutting into wedges.

New foods

These aren't new foods, but they are new to me. I never had either before. I bought both when I went food shopping yesterday. I like the crumpets. They remind me of English muffins. The polenta wasn't what I thought it was going to be. I thought it was going to be more of a cornbread type thing. I kept frying it & frying it & I just didn't think it was cooked good/right. This type you just slice & cook. We still have half of a roll left to cook.

New England vacation spots

I'm already thinking about our Summer vacation. We were hoping to go to VA to see some friends & relies, but 1 of my main friends I was gonna visit might be moving to FL. We'd also have to drive & it's 12 or more hrs away. So I'm trying to think of a cool place in New England that we could go to for a few days. We've been to Bar Harbor, Maine 3x, York beach, Maine, Cape cod a few times, Martha's vineyard. So we'd like somewhere diff, with lots of shops, restaurants & maybe near the water. Maybe Old orchard beach? I haven't been there for years, but don't think there's much there. Or North conway. Any ideas? I've been pretty much everywhere in New England. I mean I've been to every state & all the East coast states. We'll prob do North conway. I know there's a really cool hotel there, but it's expensive. Each suite is a diff theme. Like the jungle room, log cabin. I thought of the mansions in RI too. I know we have a long while to decide.

Cool site

I was just going thru' some of my faves that I have saved on aol & found this site http://familylobby.com It seems pretty cool. I'd like to check it out more. I haven't set up a site or anything yet. Hopefully I can check it out this weekend.

Baking

I really like baking, but hate all the calories. I love making corn bread on a Friday or Sunday morning. The bad thing is when I bake, I eat the stuff too. I hardly ever make sweets, cause I'll be the main 1 eating them (other than my Dad when he visits). We're trying to not have Tara eat too many sweets. Does anyone know of a website with lowfat desserts, breads, etc..? I know there's cooking websites with baked goods on them. But I would love to find a site with just healthy/lowfat baked goods. Not sure if they have just that.

Happy March~Spring cleaning

Happy March everyone. Spring isn't far away. Really it isn't. I started doing some Spring cleaning & will be doing more the next few weeks. Gave away some Glamour & Cosmo mags, my old computer desk, some perfumes & body sprays & 5 purses on Freecycle since Friday. I got some craft mags, a few rubber stamps & a scrapbooking tool. My bathroom cabinet is looking pretty good, but I do have more things to get rid of. It makes me feel good giving things to people. The way the economy is, everyone can use some help & getting free things is awesome.