Deathly Hallows cover revealed

I can't wait! 113 days till the book, 105 till the new movie...

Here are some links to some HP sites.

jkrowling.com

mugglenet

the leaky cauldron

.88 to save your marriage

I discovered a simple way to prevent twice-a-day arguments and simmering resentment. I bought my own tube of toothpaste! You see, I'm a "middle squeezer" and my husband is a "squeeze from the bottom and roll the tube up" kind of guy. I don't know why it took me years of marriage to figure this out.

And here's a bonus (free!) way to neutralize the quintessential bathroom argument: we BOTH put BOTH parts of the toilet seat down when we're done. That way he's not the only one with lid duty and I never have to sit down into the cold wet bowl in the middle of the night. Works for me!

P.S. I'm teaching my boys to do the same thing. You're welcome, future daughters-in-law. Now I just have to figure out how to neutralize the other bathroom problem in a house with three little boys...

For more ingenious ideas on everyday things, visit Shannon at Rocks in my Dryer.

It's almost here

Have you heard about the Easter conspiracy?

Attention, Ladies

Go and read this article here by Teddy Allen.

Your thoughts?

Show-and-tell crack

I found this article on Fox News. I clicked on the link and was surprised to see that it was from Shreveport. I looked on the local TV stations' websites, but saw nothing. So how did it make it to Fox News and not our local news?

Lego my Ringo

Check out these Beatles album covers recreated in Lego. Does he get paid for this, or does he just have lots and lots of free time?

I found this at Neatorama.com, one of my favorite websites.

Stained glass

I recently attended a function at a church that looked quite bland on the outside. However, on the inside there was a huge, gorgeous stained glass mural in the sanctuary. Here are some details from the glass.


I could just imagine gazing at it throughout a church service.

Fortunately, I had my camera with me.



It reminded me of the church we attended when we lived in Natchez. There were stained glass windows all along both sides of the sanctuary, although not nearly as "fancy" as these, and I loved them. Our church was historic, the oldest one in the state, and had lots of interesting old books and things. The pastor and his family were very cool, too. I don't miss a lot of things about Natchez, but that church is one I do.

Me, minus the baby in the high chair

modern day birds and bees

A little boy goes to his father and asks, "Daddy, how was I born?"

The father answers, "Well son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway. Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo. Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and we met at a cyber-cafe. We sneaked into a secluded room, where your mother agreed to a download from my hard drive.

As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall, and since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine months later a little Pop-Up appeared that said: You've got Male."

Another deep thought by J.H.

"We like to praise birds for flying. But how much of it is actually flying, and how much of it is just sort of coasting from the previous flap?"

By the way, go to gregscott.com for more amazing photos of birds in flight (or flap-coasting).

Vintage Cuteness

Darn you, Girl Scouts of America!

Samoas are the debbil!

News flash

i heard something crazy on the radio the other day...Eddie, Alex, and Wolfgang VanHalen might be joined by a new lead singer. You will never guess who, but try anyway.