The Scarlet Pimpernel

Brilliant book if I may say so, written by Baroness Emmuska Orczy in 1905 this story is set in England and France around the time of the reign of terror, so named for the bloodthirsty guillotine that claimed so many lives. A rouge travels between the countries who goes under the pseudoym of The Scarlet Pimpernel, snatching innocent citizens from the famous execution style that was prominant in France in the 1700's.
The question is, who is the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel? Is he British? Is he a French citoyon? Could he be your fearless neighbor? No one knows! Save for the Scarlet Pimpernels trusty staff, who keep the secret so well hidden that not even Chavaulin finds out his secret!

The story begins with a lavish party where Marguite is approached by the sniveling Chavaulin who is trying to capture the rascal the Scarlet Pimpernel. Using the weakness of women to his advantage, Chavaulin alerts Marguite to her brother Armands plight of perhaps becoming a victim of the guillotine soon.  He asks of ehr to reveal the where-abouts of the elusive one to barter her brothers life. With Marguite's husband was away, Marguite agrees to the terms and gathers information for the two-timing Chavaulin who promptly sets off to find the Scarlet Pimpernel. Much to his astonishment however, all he finds at the appointed place is Marguite's idiot husband, Sir Percy, asleep on the couch in the next room. The slumbering idiot gets up and leaves the party with his not-so-doting wife and life goes on for the couple. Or does it?
Chavaulin takes the information he gathers at the party and applies it to a new search of finding the Scarlet Pimpernel and is once again on the brilliant mans heels. Marguite realizes that in her haste to find information regarding her brothers savior, she not only put her brother in danger, but the savior, and other lives that the Scarlet Pimpernel was rescuing! In desperation Marguite goes after her brother with a trusted friend, Sir Andrew to try to save the day and rescue innocent French citizens. Much to her dismay the trail is laywayed with danger and unexpected trials.
Will Marguite save her brother? Will Chavaulin capture the Scarlet Pimpernel? And Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel?

Nightmare Before Christmas

 

Many of you may not know about Tim Burton, but he is a spectacular film director. He's not a typical director, instead of using people, he uses hand crafted characters and set designs that sprung from his brilliant mind to express how marvelous he really is, the one and only Tim Burton.

In this brilliant movie, he does it again with Nightmare Before Christmas, a spectacular film about a lost character named Skeleton Jack who is the Pumpkin King in Halloween Town. Sally is a ragdoll who wants to be free from her madman master and finds a way to run away from her demanding home. Jack walks away from the life he knows as the Pumpkin King and ends up in Christmas Town, a completly different lifestyle than what he knows in Halloween Town. He brings back his ideas to Halloween Town and declares that he can do Christmas better than the idol of Christmas Town, Sandy Clause himself. Sally finds herself in a preditament of falling in love with Jack who was stuck on the track of taking over Christmas and becoming Santa himself, just in a more scarier way. Sally decides to take Christmas into her own, uh, hands.

Always a great movie right before Christmas, or Halloween. Or right between if you dare.

Scarf Patterns for Gifts

It's that time of year again where everyone is scrambling to find gifts for everyone on their lists. And this is the time of year when gifts really tend to be commercialized. Really commercialized. To bring back some of that Holiday spirit that our generation especially lacks I propose that each person gives away ONE homemade gift. Whether it is a homemade card, painting or ashtray made out of clay, it still would be personal and meaningful.
This Christmas I crocheted a few scarves  for a few dear friends of mine, and really, I finished all three in twenty-four hours or less! I decided to post a few patterns that I test-drove this year....

 These two were very simple. The blue and red one was a 12 stitch across and hangs at about down to my waist. The boy that it is going to is taller than me so I hope that its long enough! As a finishing touch (and because I wanted to cover up my mistakes on the ends...) I crocheted a red border around the blue.
The second scarf is a little different, first I made a strip of orange yarn that was 4 across and was long enough to go around my waist. (My measuring tape!) The second step was crocheting two more rows around the orange in blue to make the scarf four rows longer and four rows thicker.  The third color was green and here I crocheted around the blue twice to have the scarf 12 rows across in total and also hangs just about down to my waist. It came out much thinner than the first scarf, but if I did want to make it the same width as the first scarf I could have crocheted two more rows around the green. 

The third scarf was a different pattern that I tried for the first time, ever. The pattern was 5 rows of off-white and two rows of green, repeatedly. I crocheted more rows onto the end of the scarf until it came down to about my waist then added a border of green that matched the green in the scarf. '

If any one is interested and likes these ideas, you are quite welcome to use them, however I do offer the chance to help out the Special Olympics this season. Each year they ask volunteers to crochet or knit a scarf for the volunteers that help out at the Special Olympics each year. These volunteers give their time and effort to be at the different locations for the Olympics, supporting friends, families and teammates. They don't ask for much, and they don't receive much in return.  If you have the time I ask that you look up the pattern for this years Special Olympic USA Scarf Project. The instructions can be found on the Internet, as well more patterns that you can use. This is what I ask for Christmas, Support for the Special Olympics.

Merry Christmas to you, our troops, our families and to our friends!

Merry Merry

I will be making a conscious effort to wish everyone
A Merry Christmas this year ...
My way of saying that I am celebrating
The birth Of Jesus Christ.
So I am asking my online buddies,
If you agree with me,
To please do the same.
And if you'll pass this on to
Your online buddies, and so on...
Maybe we can prevent one more
American tradition from being lost in the sea of
"Political Correctness".

Merry Christmas to one and all.♥

Charlie Brown Christmas

Merry Christmas!

<3 ElizaBeth

Pedro & Rosita

 

It's a romantic full moon, when Pedro said, "Hey, mamacita, let's do Weeweechu."

Oh no, not now, let's look at the moon!" said Rosita.

Oh, c'mon baby, let's you and I do Weeweechu. I love you and it's the perfect time," Pedro begged.

"But I wanna just hold your hand and watch the moon." replied Rosita.

Please, corazoncito, just once, do Weeweechu with me."

Rosita looked at Pedro and said, "OK, one time, we'll do Weeweechu."

Pedro grabbed his guitar and they both sang.....

"Weeweechu a Merry Christmas,

Weeweechu a Merry Christmas,

Weeweechu a Merry Christmas,

 and a Happy New Year."
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Spring-o'-the-Moment

Tonight I was hoodwinked into doing a fundraiser for a friend, and what she didn't know was I was in the middle of my laundry! As fast as I could I pulled this do-dad out of the closet and out the door I went. I didn't realize how wonderful an outfit this was until I had actually returned home and looked in the mirror. (I might add, I had a bad hair day before I put the outfit on...)
It started off with the heels (it's a fundraiser, I had to look important) then the blue pants (it was a bit cold) and I was stuck with the black and white tank top with big sparkly clear stones sewn into the top.  Well, as it was going to be cold out I had to bundle up somehow... aha! Fashionable sweater to the rescue! I put the sweater over the ensamble and walked out the door. 
Can you winterize a few tank tops of your own? No one will ever be able to tell. ☻

Speakers Up!

As the story goes, the guy that owns this house lives north of Cincinnati , Ohio ..  Police were constantly being called for traffic jams and accidents in the neighborhood so they asked him to shut it down during certain hours.  Instead he started charging by car load to pay off duty police to be there...    The guy is supposedly a real computer GEEK, and a great decorator!            Best Christmas Lights Display

I hope you enjoy this! Merry Christmas!

 

Dear Santa....

Dear Santa,

I don't want much for Christmas, I just want the person reading this to be happy. Friends are the fruit cake of life --- some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet but mix them together and they're my
friends. At Christmas you always hear people talking about what they want & bought.This is what I want: I want people who are sick with no cure, to be cured. I want children with no families to be adopted. I want people to never have to worry about food, shelter & heat. I want peace on earth, goodwill and love for everyone!

Thank you Santa,

Sincerley, Me.

Now, let's see how many people forward this.

Apples to Apples

I had a mother come up to me once when I was babysitting her dear child, whom I will name "Godzilla" after his favorite character, Godzilla, and mentioned to me who she wished she was 'smaller', and how she ate for two when she was pregnant.  That's what you're supposed to do right? (I wouldn't know!) After the funny stories I came back the next day and for a snack for my little Godzilla I prepared apples and peanut butter. Want to know the funny part? Godzilla loved it! He asked for more! His mother was just as surprised, she didn't think he would actually like the combination, which was a healthy alternative to the chicken nuggets that he really liked to eat. (I did too, they were in dinosaur shapes! Yum!) A few weeks after I had left the mother mentioned to me that he kept asking for the apples and peanut butter! I was shocked, I didn't realize that he would have liked it that much! And so I shall pass this on to you, since it was such a great success in Godzilla's home!

You need:

1 apple
1 knife
1 jar of peanut butter
extra: Raisins, peanuts, Cinnamon, toothpicks

1. Cut your apple into slices, as big as you want. I particularly like my apples cut in small quarters, big enough to hold and small enough to fit in your mouth without too much trouble. 
2. Spread peanut butter onto the apple slice and add on the raisins, peanuts or sprinkle on cinnamon. Instead of adding peanut butter to the apples you can also just add cinnamon and you get a yummy flavor altogether! P.S. in this step is where you get to experiment!
3. Stab a toothpick through the apple slice and serve!

Here are some ideas,

Just apples & peanut butter....

 Apples and cinnamon on a piece of bread with peanut butter and....

Apples and cinnamon!

I hope you enjoy as much as Godzilla did!



Sucker Punch

This as a good movie when considering it had all the elements of a 'manly movie.' Have you seen those Dr. Pepper commericials when the guy says that certain things are for men and not for women? Well, this is for you boys! It starts off a little slow, when our girl right up front here 'Baby' is accused of a crime and sent to an asylum.  The asylum turns out to be not as safe as it should be and 'Baby' finds herself taking dance classes (horrors!), cleaning floors and having to deal with the advancing chubby cook. She creates a world that she can escape to and is able to survive the first day. Four other girls join in on her quest to be free from the asylum and bring hell to anyone who tries to stop them.
What is a nice change from this movie to a few other is the emphasis on violence, danger and not so much as sexuality that plays into the scenes.  The movie goes fast, and the only slow parts come when information needs to be given. I can't give you the ending, but you most definetly will not expect it. Also, Vanessa Hudgens in the movie, this is a far cry from her last famous role as a high school glee singer in High School Musical with her ex-boyfriend Zach Efron. Personally, I would pick this movie over that one any day.

Rednecks... I wonder what they think of Us

Please keep in mind that this is all in good fun ☻☺☻☺

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A Redneck passed away and left his entire Estate to his beloved widow .
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But she can't touch it 'till she's 14.
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Redneck Cooler

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How do you know when you're staying in a Redneck motel?
When you call the front desk and say, " I gotta leak in my sink, and the clerk replies
.........

"Go ahead."
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Redneck Cellar

(bomb shelter, rec room, guest cabin...)

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Did you hear that they have raised the minimum Drinking age for Rednecks to 32 ???
It seems they want to keep alcohol out of the high schools.

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Redneck Limo

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Two reasons why it's so hard to solve a Redneck murder:
1) The DNA is all the same
2) There are no dental records
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Redneck Mailbox

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Who invented the toothbrush?
A Redneck!! (If it had been invented by anyone else, It would have been a teeth brush)
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Redneck Time Out

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Did you hear about the $3 million Redneck Lottery ?
The winner gets $3.00 a year for a million years.

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Redneck Weenie Roast

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A new Redneck law was just recently passed
When a couple gets divorced, they are STILL cousins.

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Redneck Wheelchair

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Did you hear that the Redneck Governor's Mansion burned down?
'Yep... Prit'near took out the whole trailer park.. The library Was a total loss too. Both books went poof . .... . Up in flames And the Governor hadn't even finished coloring one of  them.'

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A Redneck Thanksgiving
(if Norman Rockwell were a Redneck)

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A State Trooper pulls over a pickup on Highway 16 And says to the driver, 'Got any I..D. ? ' .
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and the driver replies 'Bout wut?'

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A Redneck Christmas Sleigh...

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Till next time I KNOW YER GONNA TO SEND IT ON !!!

The Flu: An Original Piece

It all started with Anna's cousin Andrew
Who announced to the world that he had the flu!
His doctors name was Dr. Mike
Who was sweet Tori, I know you'll like
Her brother Tom, he caught it from her
And passed it on to thier mom Annie
And her brother Dannie
passed it to his co worker Jesse
(whose desk I must say is always messy)
And on to his wife Chana again it did pass
to thier daughter Dana, who is a cute lass
In her daycare she passed it on again
To her friends Joe Ian and Zak, oh cute little men
They all had sisters you see
And one was the cheerleader named Betty
She gave it to her squad and the football team to boot
And Charles got the worst of it, when he borrowed her flute
Avery, his niece who is but five years old
Fortunately only got the common cold.
But her twin brother Jordan
(who could never commit a sin)
Caught it head on and passed it to Caitlin
Who was his buddy in the first grade
The teacher Mr. Chris who at night would get laid
With his fiancée Nicole gave it to her
(I know you ask me, are you sure?)
She gave it to her other boy Adrian
Who was still dating Daren.
His mother Emily took care of his flu
And gave it to the senior home when it was through.
The senior home came out alright
At least that’s what Faye thought when she left for the night.
Mr. Josh had died because of complications of the heart
But Nurse Ashley didn’t see it until she checked the chart
Kristine was home again because she was laid off,
She was okay until her son Nick let out a huge cough
The both were sick and her neighbor Amber helped out
You know she caught it without a doubt.
Eric the pilot flew the skies
When they said he had it he said ‘that’s lies!’
The rest of the crew and the passengers got it too
And that is the story of the flu.

Before Class Dash

As it is getting sort of kind of weirdly enough WARM out, I didn't really want to wear my jeans so I pulled this together. It's nice because the sleeves keep me warm, the leggings keep me cool and the whole outfit just looks kind of well, warm. I have the belt keeping it all together, black leggings and a black belt, the white (awesome new) shoes match the hair pin and well, it is very comfortable to run around all day with. Especially when one is running from work on one side of the campus to class on the other.... Stay warm! ♠

Two Shakes of a Lambs Tail

Everyone may have heard this quote at one time or another, in one form or another and it still doesn't lose its, cute charm. I only say cute because lambs are ADORABLE. Okay, what were we discussing? Right, two shakes of a lambs tale.

Look how cute it is! It's like its saying "Get on with it lady!" Oh, wait okay. Harrumph. I'm not 100% positive about the original date that the phrase came to be, but it is adorable all the same.

Oh don't tell me that I'm putting you to sleep, it's no fun to talk to people like that! so two shakes of a lambs tale means to move quickly, or something moves quickly. Such as a shake of a lambs tail.
 

... or sheep ducky. Which ever one you prefer! I actually own this one, but unfortunately, the poor things tail is frozen in plastic wool! To get back to the topic, two shakes of a lambs tail can certainly mean to be be very quick about it. Unless of course if the lamb only shakes his tail once, but does that mean that the lamb only twitched? I'm a little confused... Oh look! Another lamb!
 

... or two. Te he. Look how cute they are! He he he he! Or what if two lambs shake their tails at the same time? Does this mean that you have to be doubly fast? Like, you have to move on the double? How curious. Or what if there is three lambs? then you have to move really, really fast? Dear, I'm getting ahead of myself.

I think I'll stick to the definition of the lamb moving its tail from one side to the other twice, and you need to move as fast as that tail can move. Unless if course its as fast lightning, but that is super fast, and sounds like another cliche post... hmm?

I will try to keep up to date with the blog posts, and try my best to it as quick as two shakes of a lambs tail, as I have seen lambs before (they are more adorable than they are in these pictures!) and their tails do move very fast! Keep moving quickly!