http://justoneanna.com/blog Many interests, one Anna Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:23:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy Thanksgiving, poor little neglected blog!  I'm sorry you didn't get to eat delicious smoked turkey and all the other tasty things that we (my in-laws and I) made today.  Not that blogs really eat much in the way of normal food, or anything... My in-laws are farmers.  Or rather, my ... http://justoneanna.com/blog/kitchen/of-turkeys-and-other-things I realize that this is likely viral (in the sense that you’ve all probably seen 14 links to it in the last two days), but … I can’t stop watching it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ-jv8g1YVI http://justoneanna.com/blog/random/roomba-cat-win Why is it that I feel horrendously guilty needing some personal space after spending two entire days surrounded by a myriad of inlaws, all of whom know my husband, want to refer to the fact that they knew him when he was six (or taught him sunday school, or etc. ... http://justoneanna.com/blog/life/guilt Alright - so I've neglected you, little blog that isn't about video games and doesn't require me to have massive professionalism to keep going. I apologize. Today a lot of people are talking about things like Hope and Change, drinking their victory (or drowning their sorrows).  Rather than talk about that - ... http://justoneanna.com/blog/life/long-time-coming It would figure that, since I walk to the gym, a brand new Mexican restaurant would open up in the corner of the strip mall where the gym is located, and I would have to walk past the smell of fajitas and frying tortilla chips every time I went to ... http://justoneanna.com/blog/walk/murphys-law-2 My inlaws are arriving this afternoon and will be leaving Monday morning.  This means I need menu plans!  By my count, with one dinner out for husband's birthday, I need 2 dinners (pick 2 from fri/sat/sun), 2 lunches (sat/sun), and three breakfasts (sat/sun/mon) planned.  And probably one dessert - my ... http://justoneanna.com/blog/kitchen/menu-planning The Big Read is an NEA program designed to encourage community reading initiatives and of their top 100 books, they estimate the average adult has read only six. According to another blogger, they encourage us to: *Look at the list and bold those we have read. *Italicize those we intend to read. *Underline ... http://justoneanna.com/blog/random/how-many-have-you-read This is based loosely around Annie's Chicken and Spinach Lasagna. You will need: 1 large can of chicken breast meat, drained well 1 can of sliced mushrooms (optional) 1 medium onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, diced 1 large can Hunt's Traditional Spaghetti Sauce (the big one) 12 oz cottage cheese - I used low-fat 1 egg 6-8 Lasagna noodles ... http://justoneanna.com/blog/kitchen/easy-economical-chicken-lasagna-casserole So, since I've not been to the Gym yet, and I'm grumpy, allergic, and hungry, I decided to try being positive. there is enough money to pay the bills/rent (even if I don't like writing the checks) there are stamps to mail them the Kingdom chronicler emailed me with a reminder that I ... http://justoneanna.com/blog/life/being-positive Apologies in advance for the whining, but I'm a little frustrated. Granted, I did not manage to spin every day of the Tour, but I came pretty close (I did go on vacation for part of it, and airports don't look kindly on long pointy sticks with hooks in the end). So ... http://justoneanna.com/blog/fiber/tour-de-fleece