Frank: Family Book Club!

So Liz and I were reading Winnie the Pooh this past month. We sort of started an pseudo book club, and we thought it would be fun to invite the rest of the family in on it. I'll have the details about March's book at the end, for now I would like to discuss A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh and House at Pooh Corner.


I finished the book today, and I literally could not stop crying. The ending isn't that sad, I would compare it to Toy Story 3's ending for a reference point. Still, I think there was just something, different about this book. It was truly different from anything I've ever read. It had a simplicity that disguised its clever and witty prose. It was an honest book, which is something I don't think I've ever encountered before. The characters were true to themselves and I suppose the stories were like reliving childhood playtime. I have been struggling to think of a book I have read that was more enjoyable, more meaningful and provoked an equally strong emotion from me and I can't think of any. For now, I would have to consider this my favorite book ever. It truly was fantastic and I highly recommend it to everyone. Don't let the Disney Pooh fool you, the real Pooh is a endearing, lovable, silly old bear and the real stories are wonderful to read. There are some fantastic lines that I can't recall at the moment, but for the next book, I'll be sure to write down my favorites and share them with you.



March's book of the month is going to be: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. We're trying to do books off the BBC Book List Challenge on Facebook. Most of us have it as an app already. You're all welcome to join me, Liz and Dad in reading it. More details on the book club coming and I'll post the specific Sherlock Holmes titles before March.

Jessie: Friday Fun!

Hi guys!
I have the day off! I'm supposed to meet up with my mom later to go shopping. I've got a lot going on...
Valentine's day was good, after work I went to weight watchers then came home to Greg, who got me a HUGE chocolate chip cookie and 2 dozen roses. (Though the cookie was shared, because there was no way I could eat it myself).
Work is going well, next week my schedule is a little crazy
Monday-off
Tuesday- 8-4
Wednesday-off
Thursday 8-4
Friday- 3-11
Sat & Sun- off
Pretty good, considering I get paid for Monday!

I have a video I'd like you to check out....it's about NH, has some jokes about Mass ( sorry) and it's by the group that does the Granite State of Mind video ( we played the song at the wedding)
It has a few famous NH People in it. They are all listed at the end. Some you guys might not know ( Fritz Wheatherbee, Gov. John Lynch, Juston McKinney) but there are some you might (Sarah Silverman, Mike O'Malley, etc) Greg doesn't like the video, but I think it has to grow on him, I'm all about it....NH pride, lol
That's it for this week, I hope you guys all have a great weekend!

New Layout!

I changed the layout! The green wasn't exactly easy on the eyes and I thought a new layout would reflect our new start to the blog! If you don't like it...well I guess you could change it too. But I like this one :) I'll be posting a real post in the next couple of days!
Love, Liz

Another new name!

Ok guys, so I changed my name again, to CaeFaye. I have a reason though. My friend and I have started a writing blog and that is one of my characters.
So life is going. I'm chugging along. Frank and I are trying to get healthy, and I think we're doing ok. We could be doing better, but we are both huge stress eaters, and we are both very stressed.
Anyways, my new favorite show is Cupcake Wars. There are four different bakes in the first round, which is entirely taste based. Three people move to the second round, which is 50/50 taste and appearance. Then two people are in the final round, which involves 1,000 cupcakes on a custom made cupcake stand that goes with the overall theme of that episode. They go to an event.
I wondered last night, after watching three episodes, what do they do with the 1,000 cupcakes of the losing competitor? Do they throw them away? That would be a terrible loss to the cupcake community.

DM Worries

So it's very encouraging to see the response about posting on the blog again. It's great to hear from almost everyone. Let's try and be really responsive by commenting on each other's posts, I know how nice feedback can be when writing online.

So my newest distraction, since I've burnt out of playing Fallout 3, has been prepping for running a 4th ed game in March. It's been a long time since I've been a Dungeon Master, and this is my first time with 4th ed. D&D. I'm very nervous, since I haven't run a game in a long time. I'm confident in my setting and the encounters I have planned out, I'm just worried about executing my desgin and making the game fun. I am excited about the group I'm playing with, it should be a lot of fun regardless of how much plot we get through.

Does anyone mind if I post what happens in the game on the blog? I was going to do an e-mail recap, but I think a blog is a better format. Leave me your thoughts in the comments.

Also, if you know of any jobs you think I'd be good at, leave me a link!

Jessie: Life with Greg, the cats, and a one eared Furby..

Hi everyone!
Life's been ok. It's good at home... work is another story. Let's basically say they made me change units for a reason that is totally stupid.( I got labeled a "bully") Although the new unit is hard, I miss my old residents.

So I went over to my parent's yesterday and found my old Furby, with a broken ear. I have a baby one somewhere, but this one is the red one. The one whom was rumored to learn bad words.... I just never taught it any. So I brought it home. Adora and Artemis can't get over it. I just put it on top of Adora and it said "I love you.... cocoa!" Kind of funny.

I don't know what else to write about... I did make a good soup yesterday, leek, acorn squash and potato with horseradish. It was pretty good and quick. I have this upcoming weekend off, so Greg, my mom and I might make a trip to Salmon Falls in Dover and then the Stone Wall Kitchen Warehouse in Rodchester. Since I'll be driving, we'll get lost, and it will be fun. Don't try to get me lost in Manchester, Weare, New Boston, Henniker, Concord, New London, or any surrounding towns..... I only get lost in Rodchester and end up in Ossipee ( up north).

So I guess that's it for this week... oh and I miss you all!!!!!

Con season starts

I really like the ability to log in as my self. And it's nice to keep track of the sibs again. So I will do my darndest to contribute on a semi-regular basis.

I spent this past weekend at Templecon. It was "meh". The con itself seems to be transitioning from a small con to a big one, and is doing it very poorly. I was not impressed at all. But I did pick up some shinies, including a birthday present for Liz. I hope she likes it.

I would like to go to Boskone in a couple weeks- it's another convention, but this one is full of awesome. But I'm not sure if I can manage it.