tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25032615776544887782024-03-19T04:38:19.080-07:00List TherapyNancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-44850532399903902012009-10-15T09:16:00.000-07:002009-10-16T12:47:17.609-07:00Nursery Theme: The Velveteen Rabbit<span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">HAVE</span><br /><br />1. The Velveteen Rabbit (Williams/Nicholson) / Velveteen Principles (D'Antonio) Gift Set: This book is what inspired me to create this theme.<br />2. The Velveteen Rabbit Game (RoseArt): I'm going to use the little stuffed bunnies and the picture pieces to make a mobile.<br />3. The Velveteen Rabbit stuffed toy (Douglas Co.): Really soft and small, I'm still looking at other bigger versions too but this one is perfect for an infant.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVANx3zdCslLO0MqrTNGSNje1WgW-CwqGOqac73RcNG10jj2SqmBRMEO0Bx4F2HI8J9tauw4D6HYre0TPK7YYELxh6gPPrUtZqyoOIf97U3zPEl7cNBiw5X4RWasRwm4BHE8sFj_1UMYjo/s1600-h/Nicholson.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 93px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVANx3zdCslLO0MqrTNGSNje1WgW-CwqGOqac73RcNG10jj2SqmBRMEO0Bx4F2HI8J9tauw4D6HYre0TPK7YYELxh6gPPrUtZqyoOIf97U3zPEl7cNBiw5X4RWasRwm4BHE8sFj_1UMYjo/s200/Nicholson.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392863328318582562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VRwqQeBlhV6SoItd8O7786HsStxyNoZKG9CNnj2mkFfFgLoN-VTSBvK6aFz82DeARJD9i2SI4IXQ50471q0HOTtj3RMDCahkQE_GQgt7c4v2xuHb9fjEZKmuIiM4Tvq6HIJP9d1qK4cs/s1600-h/Game.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VRwqQeBlhV6SoItd8O7786HsStxyNoZKG9CNnj2mkFfFgLoN-VTSBvK6aFz82DeARJD9i2SI4IXQ50471q0HOTtj3RMDCahkQE_GQgt7c4v2xuHb9fjEZKmuIiM4Tvq6HIJP9d1qK4cs/s200/Game.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392863473013415410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXqeOvxyLQ7_ZBC5ccL2f67mPKWhpnBINXcdWGHCtYZfc8zmbzMbYqKUWCnXIjvGobhyphenhyphenuqmSqZJrJpbfJsTRx1zGR5u_sk1Uvei4qhX5x1oPZLAcuW9ULfNtHxGo5Ig2huwHGaZWuoM6i/s1600-h/Bunny.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 105px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXqeOvxyLQ7_ZBC5ccL2f67mPKWhpnBINXcdWGHCtYZfc8zmbzMbYqKUWCnXIjvGobhyphenhyphenuqmSqZJrJpbfJsTRx1zGR5u_sk1Uvei4qhX5x1oPZLAcuW9ULfNtHxGo5Ig2huwHGaZWuoM6i/s200/Bunny.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392863577207381602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />4. Illustrated Editions by Francher and Johnson, Officer, Jorgensen, and Tien Ho: We're going to frame important scenes using different illustration styles for our wall art.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKxfj07w4Hf4nJmsuzG0eEZ0THwJeCZBR9FSZfV0WyqCGnWQPKL8tSnhBnDOFlcY970B09EJP4URI-wwI29oiqB3EfuFsusqFE4lmbzlL5Vso8dfiev7qCMEhwAkIRKpv1LhzJOqk4iLq/s1600-h/Francher-Johnson.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 87px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKxfj07w4Hf4nJmsuzG0eEZ0THwJeCZBR9FSZfV0WyqCGnWQPKL8tSnhBnDOFlcY970B09EJP4URI-wwI29oiqB3EfuFsusqFE4lmbzlL5Vso8dfiev7qCMEhwAkIRKpv1LhzJOqk4iLq/s200/Francher-Johnson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392865169585773490" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuqS5xS1UQMKBXroSWXMW6pr2N5koTkdTRiIcC-z6mFuNyc1-5nzZPvDNX8GjKqkxKEpNliRRMJqEUVjjYe0oEfwi23Qbcpmx6EcN_a490ViHRlrcBy2uFqkkRkRcxjplHcrAeraH7wAw/s1600-h/Officer.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 111px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuqS5xS1UQMKBXroSWXMW6pr2N5koTkdTRiIcC-z6mFuNyc1-5nzZPvDNX8GjKqkxKEpNliRRMJqEUVjjYe0oEfwi23Qbcpmx6EcN_a490ViHRlrcBy2uFqkkRkRcxjplHcrAeraH7wAw/s200/Officer.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392862721914131842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd8SqIHslj9QRgbmScOfczjX_k7YkplytI7ZiEyvJJ2ED5d38VxPFm-Ry9cPzlW6jNUfGhQ_ytd2K9APctBDw52ll2lqU6E41kdjFsOchCLRY2-HHw8cM2XVfoSfciKovfB4JPdaU3tHe/s1600-h/Jorgensen.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 111px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd8SqIHslj9QRgbmScOfczjX_k7YkplytI7ZiEyvJJ2ED5d38VxPFm-Ry9cPzlW6jNUfGhQ_ytd2K9APctBDw52ll2lqU6E41kdjFsOchCLRY2-HHw8cM2XVfoSfciKovfB4JPdaU3tHe/s200/Jorgensen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392862783756954466" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkgTSMOK7E0x5_8Fj2crun4Pmb-IhSOOoy4Gvyu0wxWnZmo4dcSaLKCiF91RCJMFPVqevOAbnTIYdUX5Kok0lRi3ebTSzZfY3ciEiv6J36ruNM13zit_Gc0-aJ5jeNKTHjTmsg-3-FuAn/s1600-h/Tien+Ho.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 83px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkgTSMOK7E0x5_8Fj2crun4Pmb-IhSOOoy4Gvyu0wxWnZmo4dcSaLKCiF91RCJMFPVqevOAbnTIYdUX5Kok0lRi3ebTSzZfY3ciEiv6J36ruNM13zit_Gc0-aJ5jeNKTHjTmsg-3-FuAn/s200/Tien+Ho.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392862939087293026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">WANT</span><br /><br />1. Velveteen Rabbit products on my Baby Registry at Amazon: This registry includes products you can buy from Amazon as well as those from any other online merchant, so even if it isn't an Amazon product the registry still provides a link and keeps track of what's been purchased.<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/baby/2TGVWIQGTWYQ7">Nancy and Mark's Amazon.com Baby Registry</a></li></ul>2. Other vintage/retro/classic toys: They don't have to be authentic, in fact, reproductions are actually better because they are safer and cheaper!<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/">Back to Basics Toys</a></li><li><a href="http://www.mables.com/">Mable' s Unique Gifts and Decor</a></li><li><a href="http://www.vintagetoysdepot.com/">Vintage Toy Depot</a></li><li><a href="http://www.retroplanet.com/">Retro Planet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.tintoyarcade.com/">Tin Toy Arcade</a></li></ul>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-35987947927319805992009-09-26T17:36:00.000-07:002009-10-26T17:49:08.813-07:00"_____ Snipes Mosley"Currently, our unborn son is known as Rigaberto or "Tito". Hopefully, he will have one of the following first names soon:<br /><ul><li>Carter</li><li>Graham</li><li>Archer</li><li>Cameron</li><li>Jackson</li><li>Davis</li><li>Carson</li><li>Wilson</li></ul>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-69559002046426628052009-07-20T16:53:00.000-07:002009-10-15T17:51:37.218-07:00Europe Trip Pictures<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">LONDON</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5p10vctDzJZST3yVO0Ui_krzZMTGClDyM9TuCgn6a0sYAmjwiILtKLbkhdCu06-p5JjS7ufZrHGMtFmzg9mMbHWPnmlszPExoqCX6aTc3BJuVxp7RMMVgPxGY85SAWgtgquvV0nehtmEd/s1600-h/Windsor+Castle.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5p10vctDzJZST3yVO0Ui_krzZMTGClDyM9TuCgn6a0sYAmjwiILtKLbkhdCu06-p5JjS7ufZrHGMtFmzg9mMbHWPnmlszPExoqCX6aTc3BJuVxp7RMMVgPxGY85SAWgtgquvV0nehtmEd/s320/Windsor+Castle.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392989946407619570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIT2cInedLHn6xSYhoJ-UwTMiUZ5BQ0gT0x6R5qnbXtQoOrQL8hAu00Xha2uAb6txB9GM6LganD3-BTJ1b_gcM1VFTy4rgcQmSYoFMsM9u20fGoGXZhfyhH0IqACWqvz9PiiFGsoo5XZH/s1600-h/Stonehenge.jpeg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIT2cInedLHn6xSYhoJ-UwTMiUZ5BQ0gT0x6R5qnbXtQoOrQL8hAu00Xha2uAb6txB9GM6LganD3-BTJ1b_gcM1VFTy4rgcQmSYoFMsM9u20fGoGXZhfyhH0IqACWqvz9PiiFGsoo5XZH/s320/Stonehenge.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392989652769476130" border="0" /></a><br />Above: Windsor, Stonehenge<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqDBXtrmXs77kB8wYlm_UOPkRiQ4cwk-P_8fYE8BznNrZrqOxjbkLqgMlZUfGR5Ivtn4799Sv2R3ttDE9V_AIkbuz-3UN7bxwThy2bx6zvBStYcTuS2CJqAn39bXsdt6sg_BYYCJAKWRW/s1600-h/Bath.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqDBXtrmXs77kB8wYlm_UOPkRiQ4cwk-P_8fYE8BznNrZrqOxjbkLqgMlZUfGR5Ivtn4799Sv2R3ttDE9V_AIkbuz-3UN7bxwThy2bx6zvBStYcTuS2CJqAn39bXsdt6sg_BYYCJAKWRW/s320/Bath.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392989784879380914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0R1vltcfEWyaSuIEuBPADfbNEHmn8Gzcsx2N_4J4RMxDUIx29XJtSs8uw2KS8OCCzIB5rRD_LALugDGJqi_o9AdEqsITnFC-VFTxLg0Yu_ZVoERAFF79xaatjhgEybjAN27XhqCzRxH4h/s1600-h/Double+Decker.jpeg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0R1vltcfEWyaSuIEuBPADfbNEHmn8Gzcsx2N_4J4RMxDUIx29XJtSs8uw2KS8OCCzIB5rRD_LALugDGJqi_o9AdEqsITnFC-VFTxLg0Yu_ZVoERAFF79xaatjhgEybjAN27XhqCzRxH4h/s320/Double+Decker.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392989454602907330" border="0" /></a><br />Above: Bath, London<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">PARIS</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNxDbFPnFAebW0kcx7jUqbYeId6WuCYpQNb7F1GQnYvksxgWNV1UiPl5I_-dXTiDvQ00gGF7W5wu7IIVtsocPLbYPGd25AyJMvnpa0-6yPYA3IVDX3MFD1Ci9_j1RT5G8U2WXGG0R59XQ/s1600-h/Orsay.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNxDbFPnFAebW0kcx7jUqbYeId6WuCYpQNb7F1GQnYvksxgWNV1UiPl5I_-dXTiDvQ00gGF7W5wu7IIVtsocPLbYPGd25AyJMvnpa0-6yPYA3IVDX3MFD1Ci9_j1RT5G8U2WXGG0R59XQ/s320/Orsay.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392990774759919442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcdRLnWiC15qX7WBGlHUEAknKKic8XbZ9fYeUR_m6NgxS_xaZWdOyALlTvFgDeshi9f_yCQGKvo6RThSIynPTaFFJo2F9q0AKyKACkjn_VWXVobJA9ycRU4g3tavMmVstWRmi9WW7RHB2/s1600-h/Eiffel+Tower.jpeg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcdRLnWiC15qX7WBGlHUEAknKKic8XbZ9fYeUR_m6NgxS_xaZWdOyALlTvFgDeshi9f_yCQGKvo6RThSIynPTaFFJo2F9q0AKyKACkjn_VWXVobJA9ycRU4g3tavMmVstWRmi9WW7RHB2/s320/Eiffel+Tower.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392991100026671186" border="0" /></a><br />Above: Orsay, Eiffel Tower<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9h0SlEriCUIiNQhgNuFobUmcU-Mjjnhmnz6Bp-W-Vzg4C-y3rxaayOXyLIbqy6CEZThOrxj13UOh-4AoUxu9k0DUUMfFe_mYczSbY-ZeNZhefo9dPdAc0LUS11Igc2ViciUa7KqB8LTAK/s1600-h/Versailles.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9h0SlEriCUIiNQhgNuFobUmcU-Mjjnhmnz6Bp-W-Vzg4C-y3rxaayOXyLIbqy6CEZThOrxj13UOh-4AoUxu9k0DUUMfFe_mYczSbY-ZeNZhefo9dPdAc0LUS11Igc2ViciUa7KqB8LTAK/s320/Versailles.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392991010166518898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxVnlxYcmsSIAmYYLGDNbkk92TD4FAvWT-wwuJBQOQeP-rrbQ2Pou0LhvdHkrL_VVydJfrPIJmzdLPFpzxZFpAoGERu4gpdc2aVurLqyICh3_-Lx7_zixPQQRE_gxhquz6aWo4YPuwrSH/s1600-h/Mona+Lisa.jpeg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxVnlxYcmsSIAmYYLGDNbkk92TD4FAvWT-wwuJBQOQeP-rrbQ2Pou0LhvdHkrL_VVydJfrPIJmzdLPFpzxZFpAoGERu4gpdc2aVurLqyICh3_-Lx7_zixPQQRE_gxhquz6aWo4YPuwrSH/s320/Mona+Lisa.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392990877510478306" border="0" /></a><br />Above: Versailles, Louvre<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">ROME</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrPLfr35t4MuZbg90BWss4PDyjueuqnbdbbwrRvkCO0sgUsRXqgDfgscnliBMfMlolbLUEhGJCaCuUfmruMC9LFhylCKeIvPHk2qjkOvv91YCIbCOEVqmtABCBsx3Q3_3vSWJnu4LQI7V/s1600-h/Sistine+Chapel.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrPLfr35t4MuZbg90BWss4PDyjueuqnbdbbwrRvkCO0sgUsRXqgDfgscnliBMfMlolbLUEhGJCaCuUfmruMC9LFhylCKeIvPHk2qjkOvv91YCIbCOEVqmtABCBsx3Q3_3vSWJnu4LQI7V/s320/Sistine+Chapel.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392992301554341906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZqfMpRR6eGhZ5PUtQabUS7UjdoQeDGYOVz3izyY1MfFvTmSSbLFMnL4LAs4lgGvKjLHkWKN7KR4bNXkko5G2wiVmQdklaJI58vM9EuDCwGaGYo96fFTBynzlJtU2n5kSApZHPceV9GMo/s1600-h/Pantheon.jpeg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZqfMpRR6eGhZ5PUtQabUS7UjdoQeDGYOVz3izyY1MfFvTmSSbLFMnL4LAs4lgGvKjLHkWKN7KR4bNXkko5G2wiVmQdklaJI58vM9EuDCwGaGYo96fFTBynzlJtU2n5kSApZHPceV9GMo/s320/Pantheon.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392992224677765378" border="0" /></a><br />Above: Vatican, Pantheon<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKj5QS-FMEvYn1-2V2jJOBk4ZE6e1_rZc9citznTWZ-7yixMLyUEH3MB5IhVrkFS2qcXLg-gWFACLE-DKC5JxLpweod9-8CRBM0R1T9Peq91QZaFJL1cZCFZdtRcZuLFZ1VEFTFgliV-UD/s1600-h/Colosseum.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKj5QS-FMEvYn1-2V2jJOBk4ZE6e1_rZc9citznTWZ-7yixMLyUEH3MB5IhVrkFS2qcXLg-gWFACLE-DKC5JxLpweod9-8CRBM0R1T9Peq91QZaFJL1cZCFZdtRcZuLFZ1VEFTFgliV-UD/s320/Colosseum.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392992037980939026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17NtHK08IhSsN2yCU30naHpvAnQFcKKd14rewgMySxoys6CJK4cLc-_jy2Mv6wQF63xt4vLWzB3ILbjImYZBU0ijSg_9wuF4e844BBhslPxsgrKpYvtcCkP3O7hDXkUSVgZSJr9qjTGPA/s1600-h/Forum.jpeg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17NtHK08IhSsN2yCU30naHpvAnQFcKKd14rewgMySxoys6CJK4cLc-_jy2Mv6wQF63xt4vLWzB3ILbjImYZBU0ijSg_9wuF4e844BBhslPxsgrKpYvtcCkP3O7hDXkUSVgZSJr9qjTGPA/s320/Forum.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392992122006429346" border="0" /></a><br />Above: Colloseum, Forum<br /><br />To see more pictures, click here to go to our <a href="http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=1027871023/a=1027033023_1027033023/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/">Snapfish Photo Album<br /></a>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-75536164520290358012009-06-25T16:56:00.000-07:002009-10-26T17:36:09.823-07:00Vetoed Baby Names<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">From Nancy's List</span><br /><ul><li>Paxon</li><li>Snow</li><li>Cotton</li><li>Brown</li><li>Zen</li><li>Blythe</li><li>Madigan<br /></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">From Mark's Counterlist</span><br /><ul><li>Dark</li><li>VII (Pronounced "Seven")</li><li>Hominy</li><li>Templeton</li><li>Epitomy</li><li>Puddle</li><li>Londry<br /></li></ul>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-49916022981621757422009-05-28T16:08:00.000-07:002009-06-01T16:03:28.912-07:00American History Baseball Cards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAHDv9Ef1bYl0Qsr7ec8q13XQX0JzL0metqEELTJuW8gU_AG1KFjS5AVtYZwVI1hjPhSZ-nWlWUm6C9ZCoCB9inmZy1EZTHhjQ0Pw-hVHtr2ANRaCvmCOpJWYJblTEV5mu_XCXYnjiX8O/s1600-h/Patrick+Henry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 103px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAHDv9Ef1bYl0Qsr7ec8q13XQX0JzL0metqEELTJuW8gU_AG1KFjS5AVtYZwVI1hjPhSZ-nWlWUm6C9ZCoCB9inmZy1EZTHhjQ0Pw-hVHtr2ANRaCvmCOpJWYJblTEV5mu_XCXYnjiX8O/s200/Patrick+Henry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341449156165357250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 255, 255);">Patrick Henry (1775)</span> - "Mr. President, it is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it...Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
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<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiwZrXlH7gH8tkSKP8aLDbGPXKANkc8ncYGQNsCOjHBzvNn7kgXk1SCJhUESpqfUjuvZVxSveKI8JU9i79Bxffy6vc18av14XWUvxE7p7phuSNVsnHTncyGXXnolq8Rotx_K_FMC9DVah/s1600-h/V-J+Day.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiwZrXlH7gH8tkSKP8aLDbGPXKANkc8ncYGQNsCOjHBzvNn7kgXk1SCJhUESpqfUjuvZVxSveKI8JU9i79Bxffy6vc18av14XWUvxE7p7phuSNVsnHTncyGXXnolq8Rotx_K_FMC9DVah/s200/V-J+Day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341449809177070770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 255, 255);">V-J Day (1945) </span>- "The enemy has recently used a most cruel explosive. The frequent killing of innocents and the effect of destitution it entails are incalculable. Should we continue fighting in the war it would cause not only the complete Annihilation of our nation, but also the destruction of the human civilization. With this in mind, how should I save billions of our subjects and their posterity, and atone ourselves before the hallowed spirits of Our Imperial Ancestors?...As for the bearing of the wounds of war, the tragedies of war, and the welfare of those who lost their families and careers, it is the object of our profound solicitude. From today hereafter, the Empire will endure excruciating hardships. I am keenly aware of the feelings of my subjects, but in accordance to the dictates of fate, I am willing to endure the unendurable, tolerate the intolerable, for peace to last thousands of generations." Emperor Hirohito
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<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOQsgFOmMiwbi56uoYBjfQWsmVfjfI4uTdsigmJljQY4Q74SHwbtPQNDiJ3wxLHwg0sYonZMMa_glCBSIsB45r3tH3zG107iaHwH55auk6OYlw0gqPbH2hhTeS9vrc-rFR0njKWSTXINW/s1600-h/Obama+at+Law.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOQsgFOmMiwbi56uoYBjfQWsmVfjfI4uTdsigmJljQY4Q74SHwbtPQNDiJ3wxLHwg0sYonZMMa_glCBSIsB45r3tH3zG107iaHwH55auk6OYlw0gqPbH2hhTeS9vrc-rFR0njKWSTXINW/s200/Obama+at+Law.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341450071351224402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 255, 255);">Barack Obama (2009)</span> - "Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint...To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist."
<br />Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-68685601711991153802009-04-29T18:10:00.000-07:002009-05-28T15:55:15.291-07:00My Favorite PlaylistWe have over 4500 songs on our iPod, 750 of which are by Bob Dylan and what seems like a couple hundred by Johnny Cash when it's set to shuffle. It also contains Russian pronunciations for Stravinsky's Les Noces, as well as a whole album of traditional songs played by the "stalagpipe" organ at Luray Caverns. I love having our entire music library in my purse at all times, but it can make it difficult to search for the songs I want to hear most often when I'm driving. There are some whole albums I listen to on a regular basis, like the <a href="http://www.foxsearchlight.com/once/">Soundtrack from Once</a>, but I really love to mix it up. And as you can imagine, I love to make playlists. I've got playlists of old mixed tapes and CDs, as well as new ones like "Songs About the 50 States" and "Songs From House, M.D." Here is the best of the best:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOviklsdveKGKHiZN5luoaKXTixqsdkeg8WGinCq8PFm2RnrPdmMM9MdWRM-n6ZfRNUxSOh3o2YRIlnAKzHDaR04YajBzG0DSKzcaiFPuoF2jJf5OhSvlPdjDcpb3GWXj734_GB-szvaQ/s1600-h/once.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuL9ZYtHLf8_9MnZl1ODGbz_saaropnWRLvG08tUTdi8rP-ZzCjWjnRMb7xt0R01XfGjsXEWhGYg7qbzI7C-7t_friC5x4-bYjRb8bZd5otiT59IfN-j1nZzYoXSyaiojv_RZbvKwI5UZ/s1600-h/S&G.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1r8iZ1TOcL_34so6PDjDISwlkW4EQetrUgvsnyHtNkuvnpUoYeTop_GWKZwwAsEMrKghVM-qwm_KY9k_X5IOsFn__NFZ8pKnraSq1G0O82xEfDRGdgGrNo6CpR9aDqWh62re1AE2Ar4e/s1600-h/NJ.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXt3yNgUUvJOEx7d118wkYG6W7Z0voTw-4_ZBNcd4yC4On2VzySi5iuREvQTT46_nZtO2acqcbHuT9-patKOoWiMwZoMIVFLNyWQ3MrJ9_1tPfdI257DGbwLd0FKFKk4FceDAcSqIihzsF/s1600-h/BD.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOviklsdveKGKHiZN5luoaKXTixqsdkeg8WGinCq8PFm2RnrPdmMM9MdWRM-n6ZfRNUxSOh3o2YRIlnAKzHDaR04YajBzG0DSKzcaiFPuoF2jJf5OhSvlPdjDcpb3GWXj734_GB-szvaQ/s1600-h/once.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuL9ZYtHLf8_9MnZl1ODGbz_saaropnWRLvG08tUTdi8rP-ZzCjWjnRMb7xt0R01XfGjsXEWhGYg7qbzI7C-7t_friC5x4-bYjRb8bZd5otiT59IfN-j1nZzYoXSyaiojv_RZbvKwI5UZ/s1600-h/S&G.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1r8iZ1TOcL_34so6PDjDISwlkW4EQetrUgvsnyHtNkuvnpUoYeTop_GWKZwwAsEMrKghVM-qwm_KY9k_X5IOsFn__NFZ8pKnraSq1G0O82xEfDRGdgGrNo6CpR9aDqWh62re1AE2Ar4e/s1600-h/NJ.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXt3yNgUUvJOEx7d118wkYG6W7Z0voTw-4_ZBNcd4yC4On2VzySi5iuREvQTT46_nZtO2acqcbHuT9-patKOoWiMwZoMIVFLNyWQ3MrJ9_1tPfdI257DGbwLd0FKFKk4FceDAcSqIihzsF/s1600-h/BD.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOviklsdveKGKHiZN5luoaKXTixqsdkeg8WGinCq8PFm2RnrPdmMM9MdWRM-n6ZfRNUxSOh3o2YRIlnAKzHDaR04YajBzG0DSKzcaiFPuoF2jJf5OhSvlPdjDcpb3GWXj734_GB-szvaQ/s1600-h/once.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuL9ZYtHLf8_9MnZl1ODGbz_saaropnWRLvG08tUTdi8rP-ZzCjWjnRMb7xt0R01XfGjsXEWhGYg7qbzI7C-7t_friC5x4-bYjRb8bZd5otiT59IfN-j1nZzYoXSyaiojv_RZbvKwI5UZ/s1600-h/S&G.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1r8iZ1TOcL_34so6PDjDISwlkW4EQetrUgvsnyHtNkuvnpUoYeTop_GWKZwwAsEMrKghVM-qwm_KY9k_X5IOsFn__NFZ8pKnraSq1G0O82xEfDRGdgGrNo6CpR9aDqWh62re1AE2Ar4e/s1600-h/NJ.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2wlL9jp3HOV4T0amH8Q5xP0Awojyzn8ij36z0wchpPqz-HSJdjxcjtIq-Y49kMrQPu4jshxBoCu3ajg7e6AvS7JviPSCWHcftGAqx87IMi_KVyuMtWB8UM7YzBx5VSye0vaWcjtiLSS-/s1600-h/once.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340915485664732834" style="width: 79px; 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height: 75px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeUvZFMuQGzsfEYjiMJMslyl9UihtHfekmbx8oDj3aYq6J8LwYZrXzEjoS53Sl4E3kB2AiEywiMmi0fUD3zWMBQ6kyMJng2kZC0EXdh2bAQlJmPISRHkIPFngqtz_Qscv31bG0rykxmH0/s200/NJ.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxpdq7rzzyIZ0l4aVoRlEleJtzGUfxjKr4eYmuMlXvu-YMsKtxFM09IR4CrR6CUKz-Gfs8UslsWKf2Q_lIoQSFzQ77rnFDsQb4QU0US2-2UmCPpBiSbLeHRLXD0c5OKRAFQaR55Xmm4SE/s1600-h/BD.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340915836977304530" style="width: 83px; height: 75px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxpdq7rzzyIZ0l4aVoRlEleJtzGUfxjKr4eYmuMlXvu-YMsKtxFM09IR4CrR6CUKz-Gfs8UslsWKf2Q_lIoQSFzQ77rnFDsQb4QU0US2-2UmCPpBiSbLeHRLXD0c5OKRAFQaR55Xmm4SE/s200/BD.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><ul><li><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9lNOi6ed21oa54s4A3KaPTitI9AGXQYNWxGY5rktS2rt_k3kh6BUyoIOepixbkVCNThbmeljyg4j_caFc-JEgXz4AucipUmwvmw1yCxGEFpmhmr-YBnmx_qC_4ZfStt8JB-69TXwstBv/s1600-h/S&G.jpg"></a>Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova</li><li>The Only Living Boy in New York - <a href="http://www.simonandgarfunkel.com/">Simon and Garfunkel</a></li><li>I Wonder - Chris Isaak</li><li>Shenandoah - Hayley Westerna</li><li>I'm in Love with a Girl - Big Star</li><li>Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver</li><li>Secret Heart - Feist</li><li>Dreams - The Cranberries</li><li>Iowa (Traveling Ill) - Dar Williams</li><li>Passing Afternoon - Iron & Wine</li><li>Find the River - REM</li><li>The Nearness of You - <a href="http://www.norahjones.com/">Norah Jones</a></li><li>Fields of Gold - Sting</li><li>Wise Up - Aimee Mann</li><li>The Water is Wide - James Taylor</li><li>I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll - Gillian Welch</li><li>The Beauty in Ugly - Jason Mraz</li><li>Nanci - Toad the Wet Sprocket</li><li>Our Town - Iris DeMent</li><li>As You Turn to Go - The 6ths</li><li>When You Say Nothing At All - Allison Krauss & Union Station</li><li>Yellow - Coldplay</li><li>Mr. Tambourine Man - <a href="http://www.bobdylan.com/">Bob Dylan</a></li><li>New Slang - The Shins</li><li>It's Not Easy Being Green - Kermit the Frog<br /></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-63186306580291613922009-03-27T18:28:00.000-07:002009-05-28T08:57:40.117-07:00And the winner is...<ul><li>Cutest stick figures - Mark </li><li>Most pajamas - Nancy </li><li>Least helpful in making the bed - Dobby </li><li>Dedication to European vacation planning - Nancy </li><li>Most likely to engage in Kleenex shanangans - Tie between Dobby and Nancy </li><li>Biggest couch potato - Nancy </li><li>Consistency in blogging - Mark </li><li>Best ears - Dobby</li><li>Worst typist - Tie between Mark and Dobby</li><li>Master of American history crossword puzzles - Nancy</li><li>Most Valuable Player - Mark </li><li>Sassiest - Nancy</li><li>Achievement in paper grading procrastination - Tie between Mark and Nancy<br /><br /><br /></li></ul>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-88267844261334164182009-02-28T17:03:00.000-08:002009-02-28T19:00:53.449-08:0025 Things You May or May Not Want to Know About Me<ol><li>This past summer, I was obsessed with Facebook for a couple of weeks. Then school started back and I've only checked it a few times since then. I wanted to spend some time on it today, and discovered the 25 Things list. </li><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNyxH7ErL9aob5hlZl2KSs8O4_IzHtwqn8T0J5jNusQWJQFskkUixSndpI3GLS1e8nCi-Yo2a62OD7ufHR6h4cnhGMefkXXZdOc0aj8mwYLtdvNxewcCieIb0F78fhHcRwC0W3OiHIjR4/s1600-h/ColbertStewart.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308027626214917282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 95px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 116px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNyxH7ErL9aob5hlZl2KSs8O4_IzHtwqn8T0J5jNusQWJQFskkUixSndpI3GLS1e8nCi-Yo2a62OD7ufHR6h4cnhGMefkXXZdOc0aj8mwYLtdvNxewcCieIb0F78fhHcRwC0W3OiHIjR4/s200/ColbertStewart.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><li>Sometimes I fall asleep watching <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-869183917758574879">Colbert</a> on Comedy Central and end up sleeping on the couch all night. Then, around 3-4 in the morning I start to have dreams about Girls Gone Wild.<br /></li><li>My dog, Dobby, licks me all the live long day. I must have bacon coming out of my pores, which is odd, since I’m a vegetarian. It must be the peanut butter.<br /></li><li>I’m afraid of falling, but not afraid of heights. Flying? No problem. Climbing down a ladder? Panic attack. When I was in high school (before I knew my limits), I got stuck in various places and had to get people to help me down. For example: in a pueblo in New Mexico on a trip with my family, at the top of the Statue of Liberty on a chorus trip, and (most embarrassingly) on a bunk bed during a trip with my youth group.<br /></li><li>I didn’t start coloring my hair because I was going gray, but because I’ve always wanted red hair. I usually choose neutral colors for everything but now I have a dark red bedroom, cell phone, and purse. Of course, now I am going gray.<br /></li><li>Ironically, I was a huge Carolina basketball fan until I started college and lost interest in basketball. Oh, it’s ironic because I want to Carolina and lived right next to the Dean Dome. This drives my sister crazy, who still calls to invite me to watch big games on her big screen and I say, “Oh? I didn’t know they were playing.” This relieves my husband, who went to State and hates Carolina. It’s nothing against basketball or Carolina, which is still my favorite team – I just don’t care anything at all about sports. I enjoy Wimbledon every couple of years, but that’s about it.<br /></li><li>I have a Journalism degree with a focus in Visual Communication. The only things I use this degree for anymore are making fake baseball cards for my husband’s baseball card blog and taking pictures of my nieces/nephew and dog. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqh709vX5hqcV8HlffW_63yKJS80Ye73ltrggLE_prrDYk7ms5vT05zflYC3CY4QdmolC9bxLxFyjsqvwcFonDUJpZpNEohIgAlnm4zbjTCinz5q0yNshOPcsVX5UVVc2CcKusqZxaILEC/s1600-h/Cassie+Card.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308029346720218754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 93px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 122px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqh709vX5hqcV8HlffW_63yKJS80Ye73ltrggLE_prrDYk7ms5vT05zflYC3CY4QdmolC9bxLxFyjsqvwcFonDUJpZpNEohIgAlnm4zbjTCinz5q0yNshOPcsVX5UVVc2CcKusqZxaILEC/s200/Cassie+Card.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></li><li>I have an “I Want to Believe” poster behind my desk at school just like the poster behind Mulder’s desk in the X-Files.<br /></li><li>Sometimes I get really obsessed with something for a day or two - I don’t eat or sleep or shower. It usually happens during the summer when school is out and I get bored. One July I spent two days shopping for my Halloween costume. Eventually, I’m going to post a list of these little obsessions on my blog for posterity.<br /></li><li>I own more pajamas than regular street clothes.<br /></li><li>I thought U.S. History would be my least favorite subject to teach, but this is the first semester in five years I’m not teaching it and I kinda miss it. Apparently, I’ve grown attached to Gilded Age political cartoons, Imperialism report cards, and Great Depression bingo. But I never miss teaching World History to average ninth graders who can barely read and write and don’t even find WWII interesting, much less the Dynastic Cycle or the Enlightenment.<br /></li><li>After I read Bridget Jones’ Diary, I thought in a witty British accent for two days.<br /></li><li>The library near our house sucks, but I still love going there and looking through books for hours. I bring home a whole bag of books that I may or may not read, but it doesn’t matter because they are free. Even $14 in late fees is cheaper than buying one book.<br /></li><li>We get Molly Maid to come clean our house once a month. It’s not so we can get a break from cleaning ourselves, it’s so it gets cleaned at all.<br /></li><li><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbo34qxH8UIPVO1svqSACUjT4D9J3hE9MbZy60E2t2VH8nErUTPKN5cvo6ktNAX4-YP-28SY-u2suCjDforuLUA9yuU0YrFzeTcUKgAlAzpVqk5Kh1xvx0Ku7qJQhRXrK-4eIITpyaGH7/s1600-h/hummus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308034688890312018" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 89px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 91px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbo34qxH8UIPVO1svqSACUjT4D9J3hE9MbZy60E2t2VH8nErUTPKN5cvo6ktNAX4-YP-28SY-u2suCjDforuLUA9yuU0YrFzeTcUKgAlAzpVqk5Kh1xvx0Ku7qJQhRXrK-4eIITpyaGH7/s200/hummus.jpg" border="0" /></a>There are these roasted red pepper hummus and pretzel chip snack packs in the prepackaged salad and fruit section at our Super Target. I love them with all my heart. Some weeks they aren’t in stock, and when they are there they don’t have enough for me to buy in advance. I can get the big package of hummus and the big box of pretzels, but I need the portion control and convenience of the snack pack.<br /></li><li>I’m terrible at checking my email, voicemail, and calendar. Sometimes I forget to check them for several days in a row.<br /></li><li>I heart <a href="http://whedonesque.com/">Joss Whedon</a>, creator of Buffy/Angel, Firefly, and now Dollhouse. I’ll even read comic books if he writes them. I wasn’t sure about this new show (not crazy about Eliza Dushku’s acting), but I wasn’t sure about Firefly at first either and ended up adoring it. He’s certainly earned my trust.<br /></li><li>I misplucked my left eyebrow two years ago and it's never grown back.<br /></li><li>Gandhi is my hero. Ever since the ninth grade when I watched the movie at home alone on a Friday night. When it was over, I rewound it and watched all three hours over again. Then I checked his autobiography out from the library and read it cover to cover. A couple of years ago I got a <a href="http://www.philosophersguild.com/">Gandhi plush doll</a> for my birthday!<br /></li><li>A few years ago I joined the <a href="http://www.ncmasterchorale.org/">NC Master Chorale</a> in Raleigh. I hadn’t sung (other than in my car) for about ten years. We sing with the NC Symphony several times a season, as well as the Carolina Ballet. If we ever sing Carmina Burana with the ballet again, I’ll advertise. No tutus. And even though it’s in Medieval Latin, its all about temptation and sex.<br /></li><li>My first few years of teaching, I used to wake up in dread every morning. I would actually be happy when I got sick so I could stay home.<br /></li><li><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWT9l4myNU6QPqL-dbqcnlBrTB2Er67QAghnSNm02MwqnlUHLjtbj6YfbWXiXlh7Ud93OIrvhM8ArlFFLlZjvc0S1Af1Tq8_S7Kwz8R_k5OpkwDhTSYeKI-W3BvgHiuJdq7MXC2TpURA7r/s1600-h/This+Book+Will+Change+Your+Life.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308044963230935634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 101px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 139px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWT9l4myNU6QPqL-dbqcnlBrTB2Er67QAghnSNm02MwqnlUHLjtbj6YfbWXiXlh7Ud93OIrvhM8ArlFFLlZjvc0S1Af1Tq8_S7Kwz8R_k5OpkwDhTSYeKI-W3BvgHiuJdq7MXC2TpURA7r/s200/This+Book+Will+Change+Your+Life.jpg" border="0" /></a>I have these book/journals called This Book Will Change Your Life and This Book Will Change Your Life Again by <a href="http://www.benrik.co.uk/content/">Benrik</a>. Each day is a different set of directions and a place for you to write notes about the experience. Easy: “Today, decide what you’d prefer to be reincarnated as.” Intermediate: “Today, make your own super fresh pair of jeans and wear them proudly.” Advanced: “Today, topple a dictator using only the internet.”<br /></li><li>I haven’t been to church in almost ten years. I never miss it, even though I grew up voluntarily going 3-4 times a week.<br /></li><li>I wanted to go to Wake Forest for college but couldn’t afford it, so I went to Carolina. I wanted to go to Carolina to get my masters in education but ended up going to Wake Forest instead because it was free, thanks to a fellowship program and very generous friends who let me stay with them.<br /></li><li>Today is my birthday. Technically, though, it’s not for another three years. I wrote this list instead of grading papers. Now I'm going to go eat Indian food with my family! </li></ol><p>Bonus: I am a compulsive message editor. I read emails five or six times before I send them, and sometimes I even read them again from my Sent box. This is the third time I've updated this list today.</p>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-46077605403561385842009-01-01T17:00:00.000-08:002009-01-01T18:47:58.740-08:00The Year of the European Vacation<a href="http://www.ricksteves.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286510483833198210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMfjgZO6ZZAU4sZTDYa0C3uw6d9ytx5HqlMNPZ-jo309OLd6ohXVoxyLHOR1xakv9rNH6IzhhqW-rVbBCVTByrFxwvcGd2YVrVURUQkOJpWZtMNmWZIJTN3Jfc11Rmscmqt4Lb68VMThT/s200/ricksteveseurope.jpg" border="0" /></a>After 12 years of saving change in a jar, we only have enough for about 1 plane ticket to Europe with the cost of air travel these days. Luckily, that's not our only source of funds for the trip. And thanks to several generous gifts for Christmas, we are looking pretty good for a 10 day stay this coming summer. Even if airfare doesn't come down and the dollar doesn't go up, though we're really hoping they do.<br /><br />I've done lots of research and planning over the past year, mostly with the help of family/friends' advice and <a href="http://www.ricksteves.com/">Rick Steves</a> books and videos. There were some earlier and much more expensive versions of our itinerary that also included some combination of Switzerland/Germany/Austria, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, and a Mediterranean cruise from Greece to Israel and Egypt! With so many desirable locations, I finally had to just make a list of priorities. For us, art and history is the main attraction, not food or nightlife. And we can get more than our fill in the big three cities without having to spend thousands more adding other countries. Here's the plan thus far, with plenty of room for spontaneous additions.<br /><br />Day:<br /><br /><ol><li>Arrive in London in the morning, ride a <a href="http://www.theoriginaltour.com/">double-decker bus</a>, and visit the <a href="http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/">Tower of London</a>.</li><br /><li>Bus tour daytrip to <a href="http://www.londontoolkit.com/whattodo/stonehenge_tours.htm">Stonehenge, Windsor Castle and Oxford</a>; return to London and see a Shakespeare play at the <a href="http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/">Globe Theatre</a>.</li><br /><li>Visit <a href="http://www.westminster-abbey.org/">Westminster Abbey</a> and the <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/">British Museum</a>, then take the Chunnel to Paris and see the <a href="http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/">Eiffel Tower</a> at night.</li><br /><li><a href="http://goparis.about.com/od/sightsattractions/a/Paris_Boat_Tour.htm">Boat tour of Paris</a>, visit the <a href="http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en">Louvre</a>, etc.</li><br /><li>Day trip to <a href="http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/">Versailles</a>, then return to Paris for dinner.</li><br /><li>Visit <a href="http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/visits/welcome.html">Musee d'Orsay</a>, etc. before taking night train to Rome.</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.viator.com/tours/Rome/Rome-Hop-on-Hop-off-Double-Decker-Bus-Tour/d511-3523ROMOPEN">Bus/boat tour of Rome</a>, then visit <a href="http://www.italyguides.it/us/roma/colosseum.htm">Colosseum</a> and <a href="http://www.italyguides.it/us/roma/rome/ancient_roman_empire/roman_forum.htm">Forum</a>.</li><br /><li>Visit the <a href="http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm">Vatican</a>, <a href="http://www.saintpetersbasilica.org/">St. Peter's Basilica</a> and <a href="http://www.catacombe.roma.it/">catacombs</a>.</li><br /><li>See the <a href="http://en.museicapitolini.org/index.php">Capitolini</a> and <a href="http://www.italyguides.it/us/roma/pantheon.htm">Pantheon</a>, etc.</li><br /><li>Depart from Rome and return home.</li></ol>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-86485854187661052502008-12-01T20:00:00.000-08:002009-01-01T18:15:58.206-08:00A Few of My Favorite Things<ul><li>Brand new school supplies</li><li>Warm toasted Pop-tarts</li><li>Holiday socks and pjs</li><li>Monopoly money</li><li>Afternoon naps when it’s raining</li><li>Honey bear bottles</li><li>Having my hair washed and dried for me</li><li>Comfy blankets and pillows</li><li>Halloween costumes</li><li>Spoonfuls of peanut butter</li><li>Scented candles</li><li>Crossword puzzles I can finish</li><li>Apple pie a la mode with caramel</li><li>The post-headache/nausea/stuffiness euphoria</li><li>Chocolate anything</li><li>TV/book/movie marathons</li><li>Singing in part harmony</li><li>Back, shoulder, neck and head rubs</li><li>Homemade Chex mix</li><li>Sassy, snarky characters</li><li>Modern ballet</li><li>Cherry preserves</li><li>Stick figures</li><li>Planning European vacations</li><li>When Dobby snuggles up to me</li><li>Cheese, spicy Mexican/Italian/Indian food</li><li>Mini Coopers</li><li>New York City</li><li>Warm baths with lots of bubbles</li><li>Creamy ice cream and icing</li><li>Scenes from the next episode</li><li>Green beans and fried okra</li><li>Red</li><li>Newborn babies sleeping on my shoulder</li><li>Russian tea</li><li>DVRs and iPods</li><li>Old records</li><li>Peach and blueberry cobbler mixed together</li><li>Little kids’ artwork and writing</li><li>Seedless, pre-cut watermelon</li><li>Music mixes/playlists</li><li>Good laughs and cries</li><li>Bear hugs</li><li>Roasted red peppers</li><li>Ping pong</li><li>Buying new clothes after losing weight</li><li>Egg drop soup</li><li>Having someone clean for me</li><li>Mark’s sense of humor</li><li>Frozen lime margaritas</li><li>Creating something useful or enjoyable to others</li><li>Caffeine</li><li>Taking pictures of nieces/nephews and doggies</li><li>The beach in the early am or late pm</li><li>Family events when everyone gets along</li><li>Being a regular somewhere</li><li>Floral patterns, arrangements and designs</li><li>Going to bed sleepy, waking up refreshed</li><li>Midnight movies</li><li>Banana, chocolate and peanut butter smoothies</li><li>Lists</li><li>Writing on a thick stack of college-ruled notebook paper</li></ul>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-79359069419018284192008-11-01T20:00:00.000-07:002008-12-29T19:01:18.986-08:00What I would do with $___<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UOte-bTuC4aeurX0fY3baaITKGv4Op2q7iRj0xCPQNFs2RhxnKejuWazoh3BaI-HtY49Zqs-2yZ8hHcgWzdSiSMd6xgpQv7O2xcY-FRXxLvb6_eF6K3rSJXblTx602sZEb1cqziG5ghk/s1600-h/NaturalBornCharmer_lg.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183399084362695490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 92px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px" height="139" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UOte-bTuC4aeurX0fY3baaITKGv4Op2q7iRj0xCPQNFs2RhxnKejuWazoh3BaI-HtY49Zqs-2yZ8hHcgWzdSiSMd6xgpQv7O2xcY-FRXxLvb6_eF6K3rSJXblTx602sZEb1cqziG5ghk/s200/NaturalBornCharmer_lg.gif" width="112" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>$1 –</strong></span> Reese’s peanut butter egg<br /><br /><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>$10 –</strong></span> Susan Elizabeth Phillips paperback<br /><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong><br />$100 –</strong></span> Massage<br /><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong><br />$1,000 –</strong></span> Home décor (end tables, lamps, pictures, curtains, rugs, plants)<br /><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5TwkTAlLeAsfRK4pAiZMAuHi8DGT6TYCpBXR0zND0sGyp6qUnQAPNPXkwRbWwBwE1hZdg_HcfkXM55U2djV3amv8-x2EyE9er3v50WiZ13MxIzV9hTEcoUp6ccTSjCDczSYRFunM94iO/s1600-h/passport.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183403813121688434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 92px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 122px" height="136" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5TwkTAlLeAsfRK4pAiZMAuHi8DGT6TYCpBXR0zND0sGyp6qUnQAPNPXkwRbWwBwE1hZdg_HcfkXM55U2djV3amv8-x2EyE9er3v50WiZ13MxIzV9hTEcoUp6ccTSjCDczSYRFunM94iO/s200/passport.jpg" width="103" border="0" /></a><br />$10,000 –</strong></span> Summer trip to Europe<br /><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong><br />$100,000 –</strong></span> Pay off credit cards and equity line, upgrade home décor and lawn, replace second car, get monthly cleaning services, travel overseas, invest<br /><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong><br />$1,000,000 –</strong></span> Pay off credit cards and mortgage, <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183399376420471634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 93px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 118px" height="119" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzDYkhgnt0mQvIsfBsicrryn0lfjSLtTtyjrkWy0VVD7gcXfsgZhOlWut2DmY7L4z-0qm4oUS__OJzcXCM2eh-tzQKhv6ieMMd_ANUqOLOYof4a2UPS8EEXMgY0Ogfb86IO-16ce9QdZI/s200/maids.jpg" width="117" border="0" />build a custom home and upgrade <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFi5ebOvSqOe0qnBaZirmA2b2mjw3q4eDaFlNdPg-DL_rwmK31NGwQ2dvix8OWciVZ0RVfUHnkMwPXv9fieP0D7ZQKuVaWYtDskItGbg2uHA0izxAzkMi51Elj3WVjQX4HWFQ0qdizuuKb/s1600-h/maids.jpg"></a>furniture, replace cars, get weekly cleaning services, travel once a year, invest<br /><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong><br />$10,000,000 –</strong></span> Pay off credit cards and mortgage, take a year off to travel and build/decorate a custom home, replace both cars, hire a full-time maid/cook, found a charter school and work on PhD in educationNancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-67277748166832419352008-10-01T20:00:00.000-07:002008-12-30T09:49:44.280-08:00I Heart HalloweenOne of my all-time favorite episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of the only Halloween episodes of the series (because in the Buffyverse, it's the one night of the year vampires stay home and don't make trouble). But this particular night, a chaos-worshipping warlock casts a spell to change people into the costumes they chose for themselves from his costume shop.<br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3QIoP7aNmGKYUyUESCHzsF0f7tJV0hZI43cUfPwgNtFsgsnMvEjfCUTfpsuAjrp8us1tgKQfehSbjQjd5NCZI6BhEzQpdrKBlEJ7M7bDMu2bZxBLOarR_WhM_MIho3okqEigqf3kMjb9/s1600-h/buffyhalloween.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285437125622974338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3QIoP7aNmGKYUyUESCHzsF0f7tJV0hZI43cUfPwgNtFsgsnMvEjfCUTfpsuAjrp8us1tgKQfehSbjQjd5NCZI6BhEzQpdrKBlEJ7M7bDMu2bZxBLOarR_WhM_MIho3okqEigqf3kMjb9/s200/buffyhalloween.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Shy Willow attempts a sexy look but ends up covering herself in a ghost sheet. Xander, who struggles with his relative lack of strength and ability, goes with tough soldier guy. Unfortunately, Buffy decides to dress up as an 18th-century noblewoman because she wanted to be more like the women Angel (her 200-year-old vampire-with-a-soul boyfriend) used to date when he was human. </div><br /><div>So when children turn into real monsters and violence erupts, the Slayer is helpless. She faints at the sight of a car and refuses to fight because she is a proper lady, meant only to look pretty until she gets a husband to take care of her. Roles reversed, Willow the ghost and Xander the soldier have to take charge. Not only is Buffy of no help in reversing the spell, but they now have to protect her from the vampires who learn she is without her powers and plan to take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kill her.</div><br /><div>The lesson isn't to be careful what you wish for. It is about being yourself. The hardest thing I've had to do in my life is to become comfortable in my own skin. Sometimes a costume helps us explore aspects of our personalities that we usually keep hidden - either because we are stuck in a rut or are afraid of embarassment. Buffy's tale reminds us that living behind a mask is dangerous not just because it can stifle our true selves but because it can actually turn us into someone we're not. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUAqvobKDYxQjX1dRNVGD1bJVHkTA-uqjDRBc7J83pR64oHkeQe_nB20ctOQXivhgL5FpxzpEweeES5V7PEDbYviqBN5uvR0A6iJUNdlo4clw9gRONkrjVeANJGQokzCUYTdJzSHyEdby/s1600-h/costumes.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZpLQsaFT51BpcYB6gL7brMDLcZ73OFjiBrUm4soXX6Hn_QejfIlLlp5kcKnsCrCwXUbJ-G03C0ji2du3euZWq_sIsDnBuVITzvMRswv30FrXNqA3CNvMR_uPzkGMPlY7Dfp93I4wxej-/s1600-h/costumes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285434051231112018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZpLQsaFT51BpcYB6gL7brMDLcZ73OFjiBrUm4soXX6Hn_QejfIlLlp5kcKnsCrCwXUbJ-G03C0ji2du3euZWq_sIsDnBuVITzvMRswv30FrXNqA3CNvMR_uPzkGMPlY7Dfp93I4wxej-/s200/costumes.jpg" border="0" /></a>As we were going through boxes preparing to decorate for Halloween, I found some of my favorite costumes and made a little display by the front door to remind me of the fun I had making and/or wearing them. <strong><span style="color:#ccffff;">At Top:</span></strong> Native American costume my mother made when I was little, part of a set she made for the whole family. Beside it is a roll of masking tape that says, "Batman," in homage to a costume Mark's mom made for him. <strong><span style="color:#ccffff;">Bottom Left:</span></strong> The Shoveler and Blue Raja from Mystery Men. Dobby was Mr. Furious (no costume, we just made him really really mad). <strong><span style="color:#ccffff;">Bottom Center:</span></strong> Scully and Mulder from The X-Files. I am extra proud of the fake FBI badges I made in Photoshop. <strong><span style="color:#ccffff;">Bottom Right:</span></strong> Harry, Hermione, and Dobby the house elf from Harry Potter. And yes, that is first and last time we make the dog dress up. </div></div></div></div>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-17833090821191547342008-09-01T20:00:00.000-07:002008-12-30T10:03:45.818-08:00Movie Matchups II<strong><span style="color:#99ffff;">DOUBLE FEATURES</span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4IX_UxxAqcJtyRTdfe2Nbu9N-tedo1sI_RuC5VsuEGCKfhPjQV5WpH-tk-iJcDQBfVn9b6T6gvcABIIAByeun47UCzhaAS7Ok-GRCulhIAnj4J5mJZSfE4HcuUfN4-cnywd6nku5T0EI/s1600-h/lars.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285405522694863346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 146px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 114px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4IX_UxxAqcJtyRTdfe2Nbu9N-tedo1sI_RuC5VsuEGCKfhPjQV5WpH-tk-iJcDQBfVn9b6T6gvcABIIAByeun47UCzhaAS7Ok-GRCulhIAnj4J5mJZSfE4HcuUfN4-cnywd6nku5T0EI/s200/lars.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>Fairytales for Grownups:</strong> The Princess Bride and Enchanted<br /><strong>Cutie Pie Robots:</strong> Short Circuit and Wall-E<br /><strong>Drew Berrymore and Adam Sandler:</strong> The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates<br /><strong>Gender Roles in English Theatre:</strong> Shakespeare in Love and Stage Beauty<br /><strong>Sex Toys:</strong> <a href="http://www.larsandtherealgirl-themovie.com/">Lars and the Real Girl</a> (Clean, trust me) and Secretary (Not so clean)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#99ffff;">TRIPLE FEATURES <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHhBwfBlKqlkp1VMr6gEEIVtKktxtVfFfFwd0b4rQDq7s-WA9nkvIR_3E9QpCqVLzQlpSliWALdYVzHlRKc3xV-NkJ7dcrjCPtjsomnNCPqPR8z8LlROFIgwyc-LyMSs8mIu3vXGkNX8P/s1600-h/adaptation1_1024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285407469576045410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 147px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHhBwfBlKqlkp1VMr6gEEIVtKktxtVfFfFwd0b4rQDq7s-WA9nkvIR_3E9QpCqVLzQlpSliWALdYVzHlRKc3xV-NkJ7dcrjCPtjsomnNCPqPR8z8LlROFIgwyc-LyMSs8mIu3vXGkNX8P/s200/adaptation1_1024.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBJwEb4YuKfs7QQURlV5dVTjR8z9m6k6kmWXhU13Af-xnpu_XOKKBG1jspUAASv7ozSZHABpoUGCe_KtpxVIsyslity6e-22ISqgjhIF74ZpA5xTEKDNainyoZptlKwPKWv-iDyuWAhrk/s1600-h/adaptation1_1024.jpg"></a><br /></span>Hugh Grant:</strong> Notting Hill, Bridget Jones' Diary, Two Weeks Notice<br /><strong>Mockumentaries:</strong> Wating for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind<br /><strong>Charlie Kaufman:</strong> Being John Malkovich, <a href="http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/adaptation/index.html">Adaptation</a>, Eternal<br />Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<br /><strong>Bio-fiction:</strong> Immortal Beloved, Finding Neverland, Becoming Jane<br /><strong>Meg Ryan and Nora Ephron:</strong> When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUM-zjZ2LYwTlv7teF-akSNQZ0AykDvr3h7aNG-cRitgG0Acwp6KcDePd4MnSl7N23enST4vLMmQjdKBnfIUdPADQsYhiICniH_75TEj7f12-BAzDIsfl0UG-eVV3IIaKRbPm43ezipEE/s1600-h/ValentinesPromo-RomeoJuliet.jpg"></a><span style="color:#99ffff;"><strong>MARATHONS</strong> </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHUGi5I4E4_ilfTDGGGdh639OpsD3BNNXiJqTzdxZNiUZ6BBLKG63ECOCxniSA0P3H9gs6E6VhCAqVivk0XPv4izU69MwHo2TFK1_hdVrccclLyjsWOjtll_ZuPZP1lSo6mlRiar55AbX/s1600-h/schindlers-list-DVDcover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285408915993854770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 119px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 153px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHUGi5I4E4_ilfTDGGGdh639OpsD3BNNXiJqTzdxZNiUZ6BBLKG63ECOCxniSA0P3H9gs6E6VhCAqVivk0XPv4izU69MwHo2TFK1_hdVrccclLyjsWOjtll_ZuPZP1lSo6mlRiar55AbX/s200/schindlers-list-DVDcover.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>Dance:</strong> Footloose, Dirty Dancing, Billy Elliot, Center Stage<br /><strong>Spielberg:</strong> E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark, Amistad, <a href="http://www.schindlerslist.com/">Schindler's List</a><br /><strong>Superheroes:</strong> Mystery Men, Spiderman 2, The Incredibles, Batman Begins<br /><strong>Light Shakespeare:</strong> Much Ado about Nothing, 10 Things I Hate About You, A Midsummer Night's Dream, She's the Man<br /><strong>Food:</strong> Mystic Pizza, Chocolat, Pieces of April, WaitressNancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-29201532201117704182008-08-01T20:00:00.000-07:002008-12-29T19:00:35.300-08:00Fantasy TV Lineup<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqhVTcIvrK5LG_c9LEqwjDa2wLiM6aik-RYqmlFkRhZSO-fWJQUkwYh7qQEI2XWDfsBzbLdBirFqTlnxz6WFy2VuQRVhP5rvrbPoQtNsK3rnqsolrjSl9Zlrjl_i2oVf0aTBzEwkl2N81/s1600-h/Northern_Exposure_MCAD11077.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183367447633592866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 131px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" height="102" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqhVTcIvrK5LG_c9LEqwjDa2wLiM6aik-RYqmlFkRhZSO-fWJQUkwYh7qQEI2XWDfsBzbLdBirFqTlnxz6WFy2VuQRVhP5rvrbPoQtNsK3rnqsolrjSl9Zlrjl_i2oVf0aTBzEwkl2N81/s200/Northern_Exposure_MCAD11077.gif" width="114" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ccffff;">PRIMETIME<br /></span></strong><strong>Mon - </strong><a href="http://www.moosefest.org/">Northern Exposure</a>, Pickett Fences, West Wing<br /><strong>Tue - </strong><a href="http://whedonesque.com/">Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly </a><br /><strong>Wed - </strong>Smallville, Bones, House<br /><strong>Thu - </strong>Ugly Betty, Arrested Development, My Name is Earl, The Office, 30 Rock<br /><strong>Fri - </strong>Wonderfalls, Joan of Arcadia, Veroncia Mars<br /><strong>Sat - </strong>Ballykissangel, Da Ali G Show, The Office (BBC),<br />Six Feet Under <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeNB_G7DWSegFJ0gqQ4S_HRW_ylvAbSCRb3ICDiRtACZy7PLkWP20D5hSIQjbylGh4OPP8fNm7VbNGPvbXD0ib4_EbZaUIin3SA04bE2hX5IzbpNaJVSujOe5gyeCmwrVAPVHVn84fBPW/s1600-h/angel+buffy+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183366738963988994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeNB_G7DWSegFJ0gqQ4S_HRW_ylvAbSCRb3ICDiRtACZy7PLkWP20D5hSIQjbylGh4OPP8fNm7VbNGPvbXD0ib4_EbZaUIin3SA04bE2hX5IzbpNaJVSujOe5gyeCmwrVAPVHVn84fBPW/s200/angel+buffy+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Sun - </strong>Grey’s Anatomy, Alias, Lost<br /><br /><div><div><div><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ccffff;"><strong>Bedtime<br /></strong></span>The Daily Show, Colbert Report, Sex and the City, Coupling (BBC), <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117975124.html?categoryid=13&cs=1">The X-Files </a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ccffff;"><strong>Asleeptime<br /></strong></span>The Dead Zone, Wonder Years, Wings, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPX0KPBuxbQXlc83plBD5goEyEDfX-AevRPANPPEUMfnyTLOnn4tMmSaLh46vi9gqs97oSsMDAyKg3PunDQ1L7Be_yo0Lpi36xWWWPNrir3Z1Z3spU2r49P2VVN5BPdV6YOgPqQ7sXFQJ/s1600-h/xfiles.jpg"></a><br />Designing Women, Murphy Brown<br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999900;"><span style="color:#ccffff;">Morningtime </span><br /></span></strong>Clean Sweep, Mythbusters, Movie & a Makeover <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLokfOFftKZ0I4KgK_hXSELfDryE5dzMbaiY1NKse7lvYpiA9kcV6Ijgm4CMU8hZwLmL_8XhSAvIVtl-uYB8ZKpMXtehj-9QLMe2vlc9ggkoFyhZd5aFSNg7lhmCRTByKZKkviuTWcZ7d/s1600-h/xfiles+poster.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183401107292291938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 173px" height="173" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLokfOFftKZ0I4KgK_hXSELfDryE5dzMbaiY1NKse7lvYpiA9kcV6Ijgm4CMU8hZwLmL_8XhSAvIVtl-uYB8ZKpMXtehj-9QLMe2vlc9ggkoFyhZd5aFSNg7lhmCRTByKZKkviuTWcZ7d/s200/xfiles+poster.jpg" width="132" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#999900;"><strong><span style="color:#ccffff;">Daytime </span><br /></strong></span>Gilmore Girls, Everwood, Felicity<br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#ccffff;">Dinnertime </span><br /></span></strong>Friends, Frasier, Seinfeld, That 70s Show, Scrubs, Will and Grace<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="color:#ccffff;">Wintertime </span><br /></strong></span>Kyle XY, Psych, Monk<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="color:#ccffff;">Summertime </span><br /></strong></span>Eureka, Battlestar Galactica, Rescue Me <span style="color:#ccffff;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#ccffff;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Giveitsometime</strong></span><br /></span>Samantha Who?, How I Met Your Mother, Pushing Daisies, Life<br /></p></div></div></div>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-16649424239371048002008-07-01T20:00:00.000-07:002008-12-29T19:00:09.036-08:00Some Favorite Books of My Youth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPdKIRjZa5zGRlEQ-F0x3lJviles1cnzxkRrm8zLigVlyXAfTeXTnKr72q1K81Na4ZY0bOQyqW7oPdiP8AuQavJOHjHCyH3mcRDm9fqf4tV3e4-zGbSduwhxTp0JTkHCh_YBBR5QPREI1/s1600-h/monster.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285329360296564450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 143px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPdKIRjZa5zGRlEQ-F0x3lJviles1cnzxkRrm8zLigVlyXAfTeXTnKr72q1K81Na4ZY0bOQyqW7oPdiP8AuQavJOHjHCyH3mcRDm9fqf4tV3e4-zGbSduwhxTp0JTkHCh_YBBR5QPREI1/s200/monster.jpg" border="0" /></a>While making book gift baskets for some friends' children, Mark and I reminisced about our own reading as children. Our lists were pretty different, since I was a voracious reader of novels and he of baseball cards. But we both started with the same book...<br /><div><div><div><div><div><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>The Monster at the End of the Book by Grover</strong></span><br /></div><ul><br /><li><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfPYuruiXklGLvTHk3n5nYDzyZLc5wcndXr6fIyRc7TYKVEtgxwEFyycyXoM1q-rRvf8VpQYGCxj9V47xiF7ItyOGPZrmnDXanLkf43RND81HN_Hupu2vdEAMXMQLRIixIvZOqCWnrqUN/s1600-h/harriet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285319251840832338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 57px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 68px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfPYuruiXklGLvTHk3n5nYDzyZLc5wcndXr6fIyRc7TYKVEtgxwEFyycyXoM1q-rRvf8VpQYGCxj9V47xiF7ItyOGPZrmnDXanLkf43RND81HN_Hupu2vdEAMXMQLRIixIvZOqCWnrqUN/s200/harriet.jpg" border="0" /></a>Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans<br /></li><li>Who hasn't ever read Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson? My husband. </li><br /><li>Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh</li><br /><li>From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285317452332674466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 57px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 83px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tv-b6Wwa49oh0eTpLc4bLHMfDRUNixPkn4ogqcu89YgSr6mjAV-HpHF-tsQFCB_bNHGvHK0Bsxz2a45emdvIdnTW0ByHc2NIT_4lx4d0JD8rYuRuKXbqMm-vFlHoyNzQ292jGlQI5Fby/s200/dance.jpg" border="0" /></li><br /><li>Bridge to Terabitha by Katherine Paterson<br /></li><li>Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes</li><br /><li>Book fair gems such as Will I Ever Dance Again? and Six Months to Live by Lurlene McDaniel</li><br /><li>Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, especially Masque of the Red Death <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_cjvlx0r2k5ngmPYZo9mEKhLVeoEewPUevTK36V3Jm_YE0TbaQsoisVqKwH_tJuHV-YOdo0TR5UVK5CZOuxQWv9iV8qwtzY8TPxCkEyP2eePZceaQS9CGvzzPMrDw1Z_X83uTedb4XO1/s1600-h/chain+letter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285320702064012066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 58px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 71px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_cjvlx0r2k5ngmPYZo9mEKhLVeoEewPUevTK36V3Jm_YE0TbaQsoisVqKwH_tJuHV-YOdo0TR5UVK5CZOuxQWv9iV8qwtzY8TPxCkEyP2eePZceaQS9CGvzzPMrDw1Z_X83uTedb4XO1/s200/chain+letter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />and Fall of the House of Usher</li><br /><li>Chain Letter and Weekend by Christopher Pike<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQLSMvBxC9Z4_dojLV7LMm4wgwtz8D991ZVvRO4oSRd6RsLGb4_tg1Gka8Q1KN-UgRmjCY45mL5hM-P538F6grsK7HWjdlviSZhuk3jmlOy7XtkX2aoRWW3Gqeq9XapxeC-jk8DTOFPWT/s1600-h/judyblume-forever.jpg"></a></li><br /><li>Misery and The Stand by Stephen King</li><br /><li>A contraband copy of Forever by Judy Blume</li><br /><li>Once in a Lifetime by Danielle Steel</li></ul></div></div></div></div>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-79196116061168134482008-06-01T20:00:00.000-07:002008-12-29T18:59:44.323-08:00Things I Learned in College<p>This is a list I shared with a senior class I taught on the last day of school. Afterwards, I asked them to create their own "Things I Learned in High School" lists for upcoming freshmen, which included such useful tips as "start your college applications as soon as possible" and "take easy classes with no homework." </p><ol><li>SAFETY FIRST</li><li>Balance new and old relationships, work and play, freedom and discipline</li><li>Expect no leniency on policies and deadlines</li><li>There are absolutely no substitutes for sleep, nutrition, and exercise</li><li>Pick your major(s) for the right reasons</li><li>Avoid credit card debt like the plague</li><li>No one is easy to live with, not even you – be nice to your roommates</li><li>Study abroad</li><li>Take advantage of office hours</li><li>Save early, save often</li><li>Keep up with hobbies that have been important to you</li><li>Successful studying: keep up with reading, vary location and activities, treat yourself to new materials or music, turn off the TV, avoid junk food and sugary drinks, set an alarm, start early to prevent all-nighters</li></ol>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-37091511310127911232008-05-01T20:00:00.000-07:002008-12-29T18:59:16.475-08:00Favorite Individual TV Characters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZrVozaxy798VBvMZs17F2bDAygnYviScQxpbjp_T8-b-kQKho8A2A48MbSPQlKUXlS3fhxzzqHhmofNugc7V1BbYVvsNqLsXUsBCbDWB1Myoo1xfDTZ-6YH9QAXDOskm8siSeX3SP8JZ/s1600-h/josh+lyman.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184079128009507954" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 139px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 97px" height="111" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoVBQUw0sixkuo5rgMHkn3a0ktr_DmEJN4puL851p7by6TYuZ2DOZdY-LWO6OaG9AdtBXGcsVYb-Gy3bldYUq0JDUfLqXAFqJS1LTqkMTWEoj08bz0OD2u_1dvNMl1pf_My9r2GYqAYej/s200/dobby-puppy.jpg" width="167" border="0" /></a>Our dog is a 7-year-old <a href="http://www.papillonclub.org/indexBreedInfo.htm">Papillon</a> with black butteryfly ears. We named him <a href="http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/beings/dobby.html">Dobby</a> after the house elf from Harry Potter because he's pretty much a dead ringer. Expect he has fur. And he doesn't obey his masters at all cost. Of course, it is somewhat fitting because Dobby is eventually freed by Harry and lives the rest of his life as a free elf with no master. Since neither my husband or I had ever really had a pet before, we had no idea what we were doing when we got him. Needless to say, for most of his life he's been the master. We got some help from a dog trainer last summer to work on obedience, and it has<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDmFQZMThXOYErf_2F3yvH8gaQFulD-Tor5n9ytuBhBP3IFT-TsrVbY2EF6sz53BzEyF0vvzTzqKRSZawlxKL8TQQkx2emdm5Sc1XFMoUGi6wCAp4huDtDGiVBscQJUrkjOwabDG3Zwe8/s1600-h/dobby-couch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183640405690155986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 107px" height="125" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDmFQZMThXOYErf_2F3yvH8gaQFulD-Tor5n9ytuBhBP3IFT-TsrVbY2EF6sz53BzEyF0vvzTzqKRSZawlxKL8TQQkx2emdm5Sc1XFMoUGi6wCAp4huDtDGiVBscQJUrkjOwabDG3Zwe8/s200/dobby-couch.jpg" width="175" border="0" /></a> paid off. Despite the trouble he can be, we love Dobby. He is highly entertaining. I really want him to have a doggy friend to play with, but that isn't going to happen as long as Mark has anything to do with it. But, I can dream.<br /><div><div><div><div><ul><br /><li><span style="color:#ccffff;">Here are the possible names: Sassy, Bones, Spike, Buffy</span></li><br /><li><span style="color:#ccffff;">Unlike the first time, we would not adopt on impulse, BEFORE puppy-proofing the house<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjx-Wobvm_6rREuRFTrmlCQ9IUcctWXk54p87awWdCtsFRZnrjdK394plF6RJ0Ut6Ln1-7cRYlqZxX728KKE_-kKtUB2mcT54B8GfljzSBjQ4slN1_2GJdi9yy9NKOAyf27_u6uqvSMz2q/s1600-h/dobby-window.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183640719222768610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 110px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 149px" height="161" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjx-Wobvm_6rREuRFTrmlCQ9IUcctWXk54p87awWdCtsFRZnrjdK394plF6RJ0Ut6Ln1-7cRYlqZxX728KKE_-kKtUB2mcT54B8GfljzSBjQ4slN1_2GJdi9yy9NKOAyf27_u6uqvSMz2q/s200/dobby-window.jpg" width="116" border="0" /></a></span></li><br /><li><span style="color:#ccffff;">We would sign up for obedience school right away, rather than waiting 8 years (despite what you've been told, old dogs CAN learn new tricks, but its much harder).</span></li><br /><li><span style="color:#ccffff;">We'd know not to let the puppy sit or stand on top of us while laying down just because it's cute. Doesn't really help with the whole dominance-obedience issue.</span></li><br /><li><span style="color:#ccffff;">When buying a house, we'd know not to get a floorplan that makes it virtually impossible to gate in the kitchen or foyer.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrqO38QEXc-PA5YeKdkeFGyhztg_WvPYanmG82umHc7eGTdwprr2nio201_JKxoDvh-jbUkA9eXvXF5SN0rTVFxdc3mximQ_Dj3eFVK0rOR3xFPhqbBA7kunQ9zEryF3ZsU1-WapMMi_m/s1600-h/dobby-baseball-cards.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183640989805708274" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 143px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 105px" height="124" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrqO38QEXc-PA5YeKdkeFGyhztg_WvPYanmG82umHc7eGTdwprr2nio201_JKxoDvh-jbUkA9eXvXF5SN0rTVFxdc3mximQ_Dj3eFVK0rOR3xFPhqbBA7kunQ9zEryF3ZsU1-WapMMi_m/s200/dobby-baseball-cards.jpg" width="166" border="0" /></a></span></li><br /><li><span style="color:#ccffff;">We wouldn't give in to the whining and make him or her sleep in the dog bed, not ours.</span></li><br /><li><span style="color:#ccffff;">We wouldn't watch a </span><a href="http://www.prisonflicks.com/reviews.php?filmID=62"><span style="color:#ffccff;">movie</span></a><span style="color:#ccffff;"> just because it has the same name as the breed of the dog. That's three hours of my life I'll never get back.</span></li></ul></div></div></div></div>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-9620100540664117952008-03-01T20:00:00.000-08:002008-12-29T19:07:54.735-08:00Movie Matchups I<strong><span style="color:#ccffff;"></span></strong><div><div></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ccffff;">DOUBLE FEATURES</span></strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxg7Sb4vr_BoVt_YpYnW1ifPrSAwd7uA9Wv2S2_fIm7HqSpSJjPxmapvaM5dHQVo8uzoSVrwyvuXMrjoDxVnctAP5zWUZkvFMKCSi9q97veyGu62K9OsinVag59NnVXIsCnsMvEhdYfrW/s1600-h/Girls-Just-Want-To-Have-Fun.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183603885583238034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 96px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" height="152" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxg7Sb4vr_BoVt_YpYnW1ifPrSAwd7uA9Wv2S2_fIm7HqSpSJjPxmapvaM5dHQVo8uzoSVrwyvuXMrjoDxVnctAP5zWUZkvFMKCSi9q97veyGu62K9OsinVag59NnVXIsCnsMvEhdYfrW/s200/Girls-Just-Want-To-Have-Fun.jpg" width="108" border="0" /></a><strong>Cyrano de Bergerac:</strong> Roxanne and The Truth About Cats and Dogs</div><div><strong><a href="http://www.bobdylan.com/moderntimes/home/main.html">Bob Dylan</a>:</strong> Masked and Anonymous and I'm Not There</div><div><strong>Before they were leading ladies:</strong> Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Little Women</div><div><strong>POTUS:</strong> Dave and The American President</div><div><strong>Babs:</strong> The Way We Were and The Mirror Has Two Faces</div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><span style="color:#6666cc;">-<br /></span></div><div><strong><span style="color:#6666cc;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#6666cc;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#6666cc;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#6666cc;"></span></strong></div><div><span style="color:#6666cc;">-</span></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ccffff;">TRIPLE FEATURES</span></strong><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUM-zjZ2LYwTlv7teF-akSNQZ0AykDvr3h7aNG-cRitgG0Acwp6KcDePd4MnSl7N23enST4vLMmQjdKBnfIUdPADQsYhiICniH_75TEj7f12-BAzDIsfl0UG-eVV3IIaKRbPm43ezipEE/s1600-h/ValentinesPromo-RomeoJuliet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183604405274280866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 93px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 136px" height="145" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUM-zjZ2LYwTlv7teF-akSNQZ0AykDvr3h7aNG-cRitgG0Acwp6KcDePd4MnSl7N23enST4vLMmQjdKBnfIUdPADQsYhiICniH_75TEj7f12-BAzDIsfl0UG-eVV3IIaKRbPm43ezipEE/s200/ValentinesPromo-RomeoJuliet.jpg" width="108" border="0" /></a><strong>Nick Hornby:</strong> High Fidelity, About a Boy, Fever Pitch</div><div><strong>Comic Capers:</strong> Trapped in Paradise, Bottle Rocket, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels</div><div><strong>Baz Luhrmann:</strong> Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge</div><div><strong>Brat Pack:</strong> Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink</div><div><strong>Young Johnny Depp:</strong> Who's Eating Glibert Grape, Edward Scissorhands, Benny and Joon</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>MARATHONS</strong></span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rajV6dH2kOAB4qjhFbj1qG-h2cF92JZp781IZloMNuO1pQfAiqNDqmTB4Wz3k3pKaad1EhT9gAIcM1Qkobe063FM7ltIQVCL0jqnHs91gvbH9-K0Xe838vNc07VKJ3ZVx-fdI075hYMs/s1600-h/gandhi-DVDcover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183604920670356402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 91px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px" height="138" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rajV6dH2kOAB4qjhFbj1qG-h2cF92JZp781IZloMNuO1pQfAiqNDqmTB4Wz3k3pKaad1EhT9gAIcM1Qkobe063FM7ltIQVCL0jqnHs91gvbH9-K0Xe838vNc07VKJ3ZVx-fdI075hYMs/s200/gandhi-DVDcover.jpg" width="103" border="0" /></a><strong>Geniuses:</strong> Real Genius, Little Man Tate, Good Will Hunting, The Royal Tenenbaums</div><div><strong>Jane Austen:</strong> Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, The Jane Austen Book Club</div><div><strong>Classic Musicals:</strong> The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Grease, Annie</div><div><strong>Epic Award Winners:</strong> The Godfather, <a href="http://www.mkgandhi.org/">Gandhi</a>, Braveheart, Titanic</div><div><strong>Disney and Pixar:</strong> Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Finding Nemo, Toy Story</div></div>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-57903150156085552042008-02-01T20:00:00.000-08:002008-12-29T19:06:24.608-08:00Things to do before my "9th" birthday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7D0D8eGhbKEHg5QVclTWHpI7qnX36_g7mr2azKYaa9rtRhwtBf2EmMehlloy_JYH5cIAVhwb8mJVTVESj1w7SvdGmAP6RtQ6H8nFf5KH9GWhdCK9TEooTxigALmQc7emb016CUgynWMl8/s1600-h/kermithappybday.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183393548149850818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7D0D8eGhbKEHg5QVclTWHpI7qnX36_g7mr2azKYaa9rtRhwtBf2EmMehlloy_JYH5cIAVhwb8mJVTVESj1w7SvdGmAP6RtQ6H8nFf5KH9GWhdCK9TEooTxigALmQc7emb016CUgynWMl8/s200/kermithappybday.jpg" border="0" /></a> I was born on <a href="http://www.leapyearday.com/">Leap Year</a> day 1976, which means that the end of this month will be my 8th birthday. Though my official birthday count is still very low, I am feeling every bit of my 32 years of age. My hair is rapidly turning gray everywhere, and I feel like I'm one of the only childless women left on the planet. But I will not succumb to the peer pressure. I have plenty more hair dye and birth control pills left. On the other hand, I don't want time to sneak up on me. Here are the big things I want to do in my mid-thirties (not necessarily in this order):<br /><ul><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Finish decorating our house</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Learn to play the guitar</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Travel to Europe and/or India</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Lose another 20 pounds</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Have a baby (last but not least)</strong></span></li></ul>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503261577654488778.post-8069355834547148232008-01-01T20:00:00.000-08:002008-12-29T18:57:20.993-08:00Lists To Do<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5a95_9oIzoEUJWuJH8wQfDOTuMKxQnEAMFvjDezBcZS5Ztz6wZqhnowqNlSN18BVEuA2DIdxeE4pHvs0Yf3iTZEar8e3WVJV0bhiqGIQbjYBBep8boHgmAI9Q_LHvy5PLMzFLDFbbac_/s1600-h/StatsontheBack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183395412165657314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5a95_9oIzoEUJWuJH8wQfDOTuMKxQnEAMFvjDezBcZS5Ztz6wZqhnowqNlSN18BVEuA2DIdxeE4pHvs0Yf3iTZEar8e3WVJV0bhiqGIQbjYBBep8boHgmAI9Q_LHvy5PLMzFLDFbbac_/s200/StatsontheBack.jpg" border="0" /></a>My husband, Mark, talked me into this. He started his own baseball card blog called <a href="http://stats-on-the-back.blogspot.com/">Stats on the </a><a href="http://stats-on-the-back.blogspot.com/">Back</a> a few weeks ago and loves it. Though he had to convince me to make a blog, I needed no <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjze_aUv4IWYEl2iAaRSfhjpmHYoHsOZSZTtnGs_HUsoo_VBvdI8KdpG_0JVDzQnUviRMgTxKnW_vSu0MqVUkvBiBFzAPJqB6BIlZ4OSHUYUafiNSoSh4YfgiMTiR3FHxGzXAvA-SDY9sO_/s1600-h/StatsontheBack.jpg"></a>convincing to start a journal of lists. Of course there are a plethora of list blogs out there, but I'm not doing this to be original. As the title suggests, it is for my own personal edification. Here are some lists that are already in the works:<br /><ol><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Things to do before my "9th" birthday</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Fantasy TV lineup</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>What I would do with $__</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Crazy crazes</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Lessons I wish I could teach</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>My Name is Nancy</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Creative diets</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>If we ever get another dog...</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Coffee table book ideas</strong></span></li><li><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>Stuff I hate with a bloody passion</strong></span></li></ol>Nancy Snipes Mosleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646427175301061656noreply@blogger.com2