Music and Stuff

I do not consider myself a music guru or anything like that. I like music, all kinds.  I have CDs ranging  from classical to hard core rap; oldies country like George Jones and Conway Twitty to hard rock like Motley Crue and Nirvana.  There isn’t a lot of music that I do not like.  My only regret is that I do not know how to play an instrument or read sheet music.  My youngest daughter can read music and play two different instruments.  I am very proud of her.  My nephew taught himself to play guitar by ear and his band just won a local battle of the bands in Utah.   Now if I could just figure out what exactly a vox ice 9 does, and whether it would help my nephew, I would be set!

Creamy Italian Pasta Salad

This is one of my favorite pasta salads.

1 16 oz. Pkg shell pasta
1 8 oz. Pkg sharp cheddar cheese
1 12 oz. Jar Marie's creamy garlic Italian dressing

1 8 oz. Can chopped olives

Cook pasta according to directions. While pasta cools, cut cheese into small cubes. Mix cheese, olives and dressing in bowl. Add pasta and stir well. Refrigerate for one hour before serving. Keeps well refrigerated and covered for up to one week

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Floors, they matter.

When we lived in Utah, our basement had three bedrooms, the laundry room and a bathroom and a huge center space where we kept the computer.  The former owners of our house had placed the ugliest black and white twelve inch linoleum tiles on the whole floor, in each room.  It was hideous.  We wanted to put in carpet but there was a big drain in the center of the room so carpet would never do.  We started looking at various basement tile and other flooring options before we ultimately decided on a different linoleum.  Tile would have been freezing cold in the winter and we decided since the rooms downstairs were mainly for sleeping, we wanted something easy to keep clean but also allowing for versatility if we decided to use the basement for anything other than bedrooms and a den. 

Starbucks New! Skinny Mocha

I've been waiting for years for a lower calorie mocha. Sadly, this one tastes bitter and wrong.

Save your pennies kids, it's not worth it.

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