A Book Recommendation

Same Kind of Different as me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. It is a true story told by the 2 men who's story it is. It's hard to get started because of the dialect of Denver but once you get going and him and Ron's stories cross it's not as back and forth. This has become one of my favorite books. It makes me think, really puts things (tons of things) in perspective. It opened my eyes to things I never imagined. Everyone should read it. And its going to come out on the big screen this year by the same people that did Pursuit of Happyness. And since the direct dealings were with the writers whose story it is, I would imagine it would be pretty true to the book. So if you want a fast read that will make you laugh, make you cry and give you some perspective read this. So far everyone who took my word for it has liked it:)

Easy No Sew Bag

Took like 2 minutes after i went and bought a yard and 1/2 of a cute fabric at wally mountain. I saw one of my high school friends on facebook made one with a link here. I couldn't find a flower i liked but the fabric is cute without. By far easiest thing I have ever made.

Fair Time

So last week Trevor and I were able to go up and spend 4 days with Trevor's family. This was a blessing and a nice treat seeing as how we normally drive up there for one day and have to rush home. It was fair week, which means we went to the fair everyday we were there...because that's just what you do. And when your father in law conveniently has a tent where he sells lawn mowers you always have a shady place to sit and hang out. So I ate lots of junk...but nothing a few days somersizing level one won't fix.

I posted about my first experience at the fair on my blog 4 years ago here as you can see I have called it redneck week. Out of respect for my brother-in-law it will now be referred to as Country Week. We didn't get to go to the truck pull much to Trevor's dismay but we saw lots of friends and spent much needed time with the family. We had a speidie sandwich (something that only NEPA and southern tier of NY ppl know anything about). We have a cupboard full of speidie sauce in our house, we normally make speidies and share them with our less fortunate friends.

Oh and we helped Trevor's farmer friends bring in their hay. So I have now connected a full hay wagon to a tractor and climbed on the pile in the hay wagon and threw hay bails down to Trevor to put on an elevator where it when to the upper level of a barn where a group of other people stacked it. I think I missed my calling...I should have been a farmer.

This is going to be random.

So taco bells new cantina tacos...as legit Mexican as Taco Bell will ever be. Here is what it has that is authentically Mexican
Lightly seasoned beef, fresh cilantro, chopped onion, bland corn tortilla and a served with a lime wedge. To add to the authenticity there is no lettuce, cheese or sour cream (things that are not on a Mexican taco south of the border). However it is still taco bell so it is not real Mexican but it does remind my taste buds.

Random story: So Trevor and I are at the Goodwill Outlet. Yes goodwill has an outlet and yes it is cheaper than the regular Goodwill stores. But....everything except clothes and furniture is dumped in bins (like the kind you put recyclables out by the road in). There is no rhyme or reason to any of it. In one bin might be a naked barbie, some puzzle pieces and cards from a board game, a tupperware lid, a child's school notes complete with binder etc. And the bin stuff is sold by weight. So Trevor and I are rooting through them looking for treasures along with many local hobos and bag ladies. I find a bunch of DVD's not in cases but rubber banded together. I got excited and picked it up to see if there were any goodies and much to my shock, horror and dismay it was pornos and there were life scaring photos on the fronts of them. I quickly threw them back in the bin and then wanted to go vomit. Who donates porn to goodwill? Seriously....

Trevor might be able to switch to first shift soon but he is still thinking of a career change....still haven't heard but we are so close

As far as me, I am still unemployed, to tell you the truth it has been the best time of growth and reflection for me and in turn one of the best moments of my life. I did find something I would like to pursue career wise but training costs $15000 dollars. Hmmmm....

Lastly I my sister and I have had our first gardening experience this summer. It's actually her mother in laws garden but we did a lot of the planting and weeding. We are all inexperienced and may of lost our cucumbers to some sort of disease that spreads after it is attacked by some beetle or something. They were yummy cucs too. Sad...

I really dont like not blogging

I've haven't had much to say, I have been waiting for big news that we haven't gotten yet. It might not happen but if it does it will be exciting.

It has been a good summer so far, I have been taking advantage of not working this summer and soaking up some sun by the pool. Trevor is a trooper on 3rd shift....and he likes that I am able to relax. I get so overwhelmed with life sometimes, and I daydream/worry to much.

I have been thinking lately how I really want to go back to Mexico and I hope next year there is another opportunity, because Trevor said he would go if there was and I would love to share that with him.

I have a vacation coming up in Sept that I am so excited about. I might get to extra again on OTH. We didn't get to vacation last year because Trevor and I lost our jobs and it was a real bummer. Wrightsville Beach is the best beach in America.

I just ate an omlette with cheese peppers and onions in it. It was yummy.
Now I shall go for a run.

Oh gosh its been a while. I have been so busy lately. Trevor and I have been praying about our future for a while now. While Trevor did get a job we were praying about this other option months before and it has still been a possibility and we have continued to pray. God has clearly showed us that we need to keep pursuing because of the outcomes of various steps to get there. We might get a final YES within the next few weeks and then its on with a great adventure. It will be revealed at that time.

Carillons and Circus Clowns

So this Thursday I went to Carillon Historical Park in Dayton with the grandparents. I had been there before when I was in 5th grade for a field trip. But all I remember is the wright brother's bike shop and some other historical buildings. I have lived in Dayton all my life and thought that "Carillon" was someone's name. Did anyone else know that this is not so and that a carillon is a musical instruments containing at least 23 cast bronze cup-shaped bells. The deeds carillon in Carillon park has 50 bells. It is played just like a pipe organ by a carillonneur. He plays it in a little room in the bell tower. They are really popular in Belgium and the Netherlands and France. Mrs. Deeds was visiting Europe and was enamored by the beauty of this musical instrument she wanted to bring it to Dayton. So the Deeds family had the Carillon built in Dayton in 1942. How did I not know this. Did anyone else know this or am I the only one. I always knew the bell tower was there but I thought that it just chimed like a clock tower...which it does but that is not all apparently.

Moving on the Antioch Shrine Circus is in town and my grandpa is a Shriner so I get special coupons and get to go in a special entrance for the "Nobles" It makes me feel like a kid again once a year. I have gone since I was just a wee thing. It's always a good time.