#AtoZChallenge--Yes, please! I'll take Two!

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I love odd/unique/different items. My house is kinda full of them (cue post H)

and I'm always seeing new things I just gotta have. Thought I'd share some of those today:)

#AtoZChallenge--Xanthippe

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Definition of XANTHIPPE
:  an ill-tempered woman

I don't know. Is that polite for bitch?

heh. it will be for today.

I...can be a bitch.

I'm actually pretty good with that.
People piss me off...I'm gonna get a little bitchy.
Maybe a whole lot bitchy.

Which leads to "ranty" Anna.
And I kinda have fun being ranty Anna.

PS. I want these tea cups. *nods*

#AtoZChallenge--Victory & Words I *really* effing HATE

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Victory is nigh!!!

Gah. Yall I'm tired. It's been a LONG April. 

But almost to May!

And now...words I really really hate!

#AtoZChallenge--the USO

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Aaaaand today brings the letter U. And the USO.

I get asked often what I do at the USO.
So I thought I'd tell yall about some of the things today :)

While our USO does all kinds of things throughout the state I volunteer at our RDU center which is located at our international airport.

#AtoZChallenge--Throwback Tracks (oh Sweet Mary...me in High School)

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Sooo...me in high school. Yeah. Not even gonna lie. I kinda miss some of these guys....

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#AtoZChallenge--28 Awesome Reading Nooks (and a little more)!

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(1 and 2)

Reading is obviously a huge part of my life. There aren't many days that I'm not reading or writing about reading or hanging out with reader friends either in real life or e-life.

So reading nooks/rooms are totally my weakness and lust-worthy for me.

Thought today I'd share 28 of my favorites!

#AtoZChallenge--Quote-tastic--You're...you're...a...what?!!--Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick

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Join us every Monday and share a favorite quote that's grabbed ya for one reason or another. 

Everyone's welcome to join in. Authors, bloggers, readers. The more the merrier! Just grab the button and toss up your post :) 

No blog? No worries, just leave your favorites in the comment section.

Yay for Quote-tastic. My Q post which also went with Quick. For yall new around here. I'm a total junkie when it comes to quotes. I just love them and host Quote-tastic every Monday :)

Amanda Quick is one of my favorites and I had a nice time with Garden of Lies. The hero and heroine were both great. I totally related to the hero in this first quote. heh

#AtoZChallenge--Pet Peeves. Yeah. The things that Piss. Me. Off.

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*smiles sweetly*

P just could have gone SO many ways.
I mean. Yall know I have an obsession with pierced peckers.
And Pinterest.
And Pussy...the feline variety of course!
<dirty girls I know what you were thinking. mmhm>

But I thought...pet peeves might be fun.
So my top 10 pet peeves in no particular order.

#AtoZChallenge--Obsession. Yeah. #HasIt

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Yeah. So I've got a bit of an obsessive personality it seems.

#Shame. I want to say I have it.

But I don't.

Not even a little.

#AtoZChallenge--Nail Art--Yup I'm going all girly today!

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This last year I've started doing my nails again and tried out NAIL MARBLING.

And I've been having a lot of fun with it.

I like that they're kind of random design-wise.

Thought I'd share some of the random pics I've had of them this last year and then some of the other things I've been trying lately :) If you click on images it should pull up larger pics.

#AtoZChallenge--Mansicles--good enough to...lick!

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Mansicles...all those man candies that are good enough to lick...

So basically this month yall are getting my favorite things. And that includes man candy. If you've been around for even a minute you know this. lol

Today...my favorite models. In no particular order other than what Blogger decided to put them in.

And....you are welcome. :D

AtoZ2015-- [log·o·phile] aka words I freaking LOVE in my reads!

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Totally singing *theeeese are a few of my favooooorite words!*

#AtoZChallenge--10 things that make me JOYFUL!

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1. Purring kitties. I love when one of the herd babes comes to snuggle while I'm reading and lays on my chest purring. Or when there's surround sound purring with one on my chest and then a couple around the couch purring too. Happy Herd Babes = Happy Herd Mama

2. Getting to wear PJs most days. I pretty much live in them since I work from home. I have more pj bottoms than regular pants. lol

3. That first taste of chocolate.

#AtoZChallenge--Influenster for the kitties!

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Soooo! The Herd babes got an Influenster box for review! Woots for the Herd! They got the #CatVsMouse box from Temptations which they love.

This was actually really cute. It's a little mouse where you fill the belly with treats and they have to push it around to get them. Plus a bag and a half of treats.

And G was...determined. She got every treat out of the little mouse too. lol 

This will definitely get some play here. G is the youngest at 7 years old and Sierra is 14 (she's my oldest) and she was really dang curious about it too. The treats fall out a little too easily but BabyG really wasn't complaining about that. :D

#AtoZChallenge--Household Favorites

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Ahhhh I'm behind in posts! lol And I'd planned things out so dang well but,yeah, life. heh
Thought today I'd share some of my favorite things in my house.
Excuse some of the pics. Cell phone cam and all that.

 

Some of my family bits and pieces that are in the kitchen.

An old surgical table from my grand dad's lab and a newspaper stand that I think was my great grand mom's. I use it to keep cookbooks open while I'm cooking :)

#AtoZChallenge-- This Gun for Hire by Jo Goodman

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Former army cavalryman Quill McKenna takes pride in protecting the most powerful man in Stonechurch, Colorado: Mr. Ramsey Stonechurch himself. But the mine owner has enemies, and after several threats on his life, mines, and family, Quill decides to hire someone to help guard the boss’s daughter. Only problem is the uncontrollable attraction he feels toward the fiery-haired woman who takes the job.

Calico Nash has more knowledge of scouting and shooting than cross-stitching, but she agrees to pose as Ann’s private tutor while protecting her. But between her growing attraction to Quill and the escalating threats against the Stonechurches, Calico will soon have a choice to make—hang on to her hard-won independence or put her faith in Quill to create the kind of happy ending she never imagined…

Type: Historical Romance, Western
Heat: 3 out of 5
Rating: 4 out of 5

Amazon | All Romance | Book Depository | BAM | Goodreads

This Gun for Hire was kind of like floating down a slow moving river <you know, if nature didn't freak me the fuck out>. Relaxing, easily twisting and turning and taking you along for a ride that just leaves you smiling. Tinged with an undercurrent of excitement and thrill. And that's so what I love about Jo Goodman's books!

#AtoZChallenge-- *Today's Interview w/ Jeanette Murray is brought to you by the letter F*

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*today's interview is brought you by the letter F*

Fabulous to see you Jeanette!! Fancy a bit of fudge? I went all domestic goddess this week and made some from scratch! Figured we'd nosh a bit while chatting Below the Belt (and I'll so try not to make that sound dirty heh) I had a total #TwitterFail in that regard lol

*passes around some fudgy goodness* Alright, if you had 10 seconds to have someone frantically running to one-click the hell out of the first First to Fight book...what would you tell them?

Friends finding flirtation in fortuitous places. (Hey, I can play with F-words, too!)

#AtoZChallenge--Ed Sheeran! *woots*

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Really now. What else could E possibly be for other than Ed Sheeran. 

If you've been around the blog--at all--you know really there was no other option for this. lol

 

#AtoZChallenge--Domestic Goddess...Party of One!--Homemade Seasonings

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Bwaha. Okay so not quite a cooking post but a kitchen post? Something I've been doing lately is trying to eat healthier and more "from scratch" so I know what's in what I'm eating and it's exactly how I like it. And I saw this idea a bit back and thought it was brilliant. Did yall know that Parmesan lids fit perfectly on...mason jars?