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April 11th, Day 11 of the #AtoZChallenge- J is for Jack in the Box Tacos!

Jack in the Box, many do not know about this restaurant (East Coasters) and many do (big out west). Jack in the box is not in Florida right now, but hopefully will be soon (hint, hint Jack…Please!) This wonderful food chain is labeled under fast food and even though it is made fast for you, it is still amazingly tasty! My favorite of all of them is Jack's tacos. These deep fried, heart attack waiting to happen crispy tacos are delicious! The even better part of it is you get two for only .99 cents! I have not had these tacos for almost four years now and it is killing me (Ironic huh! Probably eating them would kill me faster- wait I retract that, sorry Jack!)

The last major craving I had lasted 13 years and it was for Padrino's warm meat and cheese sub up in Dale City, VA. (If you live there, get in your car and go there right now, now!) Their wonderful steak and cheese sub not only left a funny memory for me (picture me gagging on a long string of cheese that has already been swallowed and still attached to the sub…wait… maybe you shouldn't) it also left a craving that lasted too long! This past Christmas put an end to my suffering, when I visited relatives up there. I ate the whole thing and did not feel guilty.

Now back to those tacos! (Stay focused A.D. and don't get hungry! Yeah right.) They are crunchy and greasy and oh so spicy! Lettuce, cheese and sauce are the only additives to the yummy taco meat inside. The basics of a taco and Jack's tacos are made at their best!  If you live near one, please enjoy an extra two for me. Do they still have those macaroni bites? Don't get me started!

Happy #A to Z Challenge blog hopping and Happy cravings for Jack in the Box!

A.D.

Tagged: AtoZChallenge, cravings, Jack in the Box, Tacos, yum!

April 10th of the #AtoZChallenge- A.D.'s FAV 5!

It's Tuesday and for those of you who are following my posts, remember today is also #TuesdayTales! (Go back to Day 6 to read about it for you new vistitors) I did not get to Jen's last Friday and will not miss it this Friday.  Today for Tuesday Tales is the word Affable -characterized by ease and friendliness . Then there is a very picture to go with it. Here is the link, remember 100 words! http://bit.ly/IlJwaM  Good Luck!

Ok…Now onto today's FAV 5!

1. #62 The Randon Thoughts of Chippy- http://therandomthoughtsofchippy.blogspot.com/ I is for Icecream and there is a pic of my favorite flavor- Mint Chocolate Chip! Yum! If you scroll down you can read yesterday's which was Hairy Hat Man! Love it!

2. #111 Spill Beans- http://spill-beans.blogspot.com/  I is for It's a girl.  A share on how special us little girls are and how not sp special we are in other countries…

3. # 994 Living Fossil Images – http://livingfossilimages.blogspot.com/  Have you heard of Liu Bolin? He's the man you see camofluaged in the pictures of random places. I have seen a few of his and had always like it. Clever! Now I know the name to the man behind the camoflauge!  See if you can find him in the last pic.

4. #1661 Evangeline Warren -http://evangelinewarren.wordpress.com/ I had to pick this blog because Evangeline is my 4 year old's name (We call her Evie though) and it is my main Character's name as well :0) (Yes my kids beg to be in my books and Evie got to be the main character!) I also love to be happy and  love Charlie Brown. Go look and see what I am talking about.

5. # 1667- All About The Buttons- http://www.allaboutthebuttons.blogspot.com/  What do you think about the name Irene? Barbara shares her thoughts about her  mother's name. Scroll down and see some neat heart craft pics…

6. (Bonous) #1273 Little Piece of Aloha- http://kiligirlsworld.blogspot.com/  H is for hugs and a cute picture!

 

Thank you everyone for dropping in and definitaly go and give #Tuesdaytales a try!

Happy A to Z blogging and Happy Tuesday Tales,

A.D.

Tagged: A.D.'s fav 5, AtoZChallenge, camofluage, girls, hugs, Ice cream, Irene

April 10th, Day 10 of the #AtoZChallenge- I is for Intuition…

  Intuition- Instinctive knowledge or belief, the state of being aware of or knowing something without having to discover or perceive it, something known or believed instinctively, without actual evidence for it.

Intuition plays a key role in our lives more than many of us give it credit to or even realize. Intuition isn't just for moments of a mother's gut feeling when a child is in danger or the feeling a young woman gets when a predator is lurking in the bushes. Intuition plays roles for even the smaller moments. The ones where you get that bad feeling about somebody you've just met or an offer that seems too good to be true. Intuition tends to get labeled a woman thing, but it isn't just for the ladies. Men get that same feeling too. Children possess this as well, but with youth, sometimes they do not always easily identify it as grownups do.

Looking back on my youth, the first time I can remember listening to my intuition or "gut" feeling was when I was in elementary school (about 4th or 5th grade, so 9 or10) and it was a day during summer break. My parents worked and I spent my days alone with my sisters. One day we received a phone call (before caller ID) and I found on the other end an unfamiliar male voice that started asking me innocent questions. Questions like "Do you like the Circus? Or "What's your favorite color". I had been taught about not talking to strangers, my parents stressed this, but yet I still spent a good 2-3 minutes talking to this stranger. During that short conversation, a feeling came to my belly, it became upset and everything didn't feel balanced in my innocent world during that moment. I slowly realized this was my gut telling me this was wrong. Then I heard the little voice in my head tell me to hang up the phone and go to my girlfriend's house, whose mother was home. (Four houses down)

I listened and immediately ended that conversation; I slammed the phone down and dragged my sisters over to my friend's house along with me. We were scared, but thankfully that was all. Intuition continued to play a strong role in my life after that day and the more I stayed tuned into it; the easier it became to recognize it. The little voice in my head isn't always strong and loud, but most of the time I do listen to it. It's steered my right many of times and I find the times I blew it off or ignored it, I had trouble. :0)

Any hoot, my point to all of the above was mainly for background. Yeah A.D. like we didn't know about this already… I know you did…I was just trying to warm up to the entertaining part of this share (At least I hope it's just not funny to me). Because I have always stayed in tune with that gut feeling and the little voice, I have also found perks to it, entertaining ones even. I call these little intuitions my Conspiracy Theories. No not the in-depth ones like who killed JFK or illegal acts in the White house. Come on guys, look at my photo, do I look like that kind of gal? Reading my posts can tell you that. Hey I write YA…I am a kid at heart and a Gemini. That doesn't really mean anything, but people throw that out in moments like this as if that explains it all, so I thought I'd try that. Like you would go "oh, ok…"

Back to the point!

So…my conspiracy theories start with the simple act of reading people. Somehow I can tell right off when I meet someone if we're gonna click or not. I can tell if they're insecure or competitive, (I hide from those ones, not that I'm afraid, but I do not compete with people, you do not have to prove anything to me and I do not need to prove anything to you) and can tell pretty well if their sincere or fake. If I know that person, it's easier to tell when they're up to no good (you know the immature stuff) I can theorize how it will all play out and have to my husband, who is very entertained. He used to laugh and doubt me, he said only a little, but I knew it was a lot. But sure enough, maybe a few days or months and POOF!, that theory wasn't a theory anymore, it was fact. I have to say these theories have helped me out a lot. Saved me a lot of headache and annoyance and very entertaining too! Now I don't want you to think I'm all big headed about this, because I'm not. Without a doubt I know I am not the only one who possesses these "powers", but isn't it fun for those of you who do too, to have a neat name to call it! Say it with my now…" Honey, let me tell you about my Conspiracy Theory!"

Most of the time, my theories are just for fun, cause they are. It's really fun lying in bed (yeah it always seems just before bed I do all the theorizing!) telling my husband about my next Conspiracy theory (it's not often… Really… sort of…)

Bragging rights: I can proudly say 9 out of 10 times they are right. Ok realistically, maybe 8 out of 10.  Ha Ha Ha…oh please say you are laughing with me :0) so there you have it! Thanks for dropping in to read the thoughts out of my crazy little mind about my fun little Conspiracy Theories….Whew! That girl's got a bolt loose…

Happy blogging and Happy Conspiracy theorizing with your natural intuition!

A.D.

Tagged: AtoZChallenge, conspiracy Theories, funny, gut feeling, instinct, Itntuition, small voice

April 9th, Day 9 of the #AtoZChallenge, A.D.'s FAV 5!

HAppy Monday all! Grumble, grumble, you reply :0) Today is H and H is for Hunger Games on my site. Loved it! So had a nice EAster and  was pretty good on eating a little candy:0) As for my kiddo's, no such luck…especially my little Sawyer. Sneaky little guy…

Ok, here is my pick!

1. #979-  Jackie's Bookbytes- http://www.2jackies.com/  I picked Jackie's site because she wonderfully stopped by my blog and because she gave a tidbit about the movie for the challenge. Today her H is for Haymitch(loved Woody!) and just had to post her's on the list in light of mine. Thanks Jackie! I also love her Avatar!

2. #888- Bad Mood. Good Mood. The Blog- http://badmoodgoodmood.blogspot.com/  Maggie McGee has a wonderful blog where  today she posted a wonderful story to share today for the  A to Z Challenge, Today is Home. Have to read and definitaly give her a follow!

3. #1364- Tessa's Blurb  http://tessasblurb.blogspot.com/  Today for her post, Tessa did H is for Hush. And she gave a movie for her Movie Monday of a gal singing  It's oh so quiet. I liked it, always loved the song and a very entertaining gal singing it. Thanks Tessa!

4. # 1422- NonnasRecipieBox- http://nonnasrecipebox.wordpress.com/ Nonna has a yummy Ham pie recipie for her H topic today and if you scroll down, there are more wonderul recipies to try as well. Yum! H is for Ham Pie…

5. # 1418 Giggling Truckers Wife- http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com/  Had to add because the title caught my attention and I liked the pic for her topic. It is a G topic, but that is ok. I am sure her letter H one will arrive shortly and it will be a great one! I am on the East coast and she may be on the West:0) Gas is part of her topic and the pic alone speaks for all of us… G is also for her Grandpa….

6. The bonous- # 1820 Circle of Love- http://mummyfaye.blog.com/  H is for Hello and Faye wants to meet you! Have you heard of Hello Day?

 

There you go! Happy Monday and Happy Blogging!

A.D.

 

Tagged: AtoZChallenge, gas prices, grandpa, ham pie, Haymitch, hello day, home, hunger games, singing

April 9th, Day 9 of the # AtoZ Challenge and H is for Hunger Games

Yes, I A.D. Duling has joined in on the hype of The Hunger Games. (Yippee or Boo?) But first I must give a confession… I have not read the series (she shares as she hangs her head in shame), but has seen the movie! And I loved it! So why am I talking about it then? Why is this silly lady talking about this subject, clearly having not read the series and even if she has watched the movie, still doesn't know anything! For shame A.D.! I can hear the scolding voices now…

Well, rest assured this is not a review. This is about why I didn't read the book before I watched the movie and then after seeing it, why I regretted it.

I had read a book once (A Dean Koontz one) and loved it. He's scary! When a movie came out for the book, I of course had to go see it! Well I watched the movie and then went home very disappointed. The book was better and I hear many times, by many others "the book is always better". Is it? It was said about Harry Potter and about Twilight. This is why I have only read half of the Twilight Series. And sadly, (I know this is shameful) part of that half was the second half of Breaking Dawn because part one was so good in the movie; I just had to know what happened next for Bella and had to know right then! So I cheated and read about it. So now I dread that once again, I will be leaving the theater feeling disappointed. I do hope not.

So what does this have to do with The Hunger Games? You ask me.

First reason is because many fans voicing the same opinion that the movie stayed very close to the book and they were happy about that.( Comment below if you think I'm wrong.) This was a first time I have EVER heard this. My other reason is while watching the movie, I did become confused a little bit at times and my dear friend had to "educate" me with some background from the book. Even though I enjoyed the movie thoroughly, I did for the first time, leave the theatre kicking myself for not reading the book beforehand. Many say having done so really helps you to understand it better. I shall now read the series.

I encourage everyone to do this before they watch the movie. If you're a twit like me and have not read it and have already watched it, then I strongly encourage you to read the first and second book to the series before the second movie comes out. So there you go, my little share and advice about the Hunger Games. As for my review, two thumbs up!

A.D.

Tagged: Harry Potter, opinion, REding book first, REview, Suzanne Collins, Thoughts, Twilight

Day 7 of the #AtoZChallenge….A.D.'s FAV 5…

Today is my daughter Isabella's Birthday! She is now twelve as of 2:32Am this morning! Happy Birthday Izzybee! So for today this will be….

Izzy's FAV 5!

1. #98 Pk HREZO -http://pk-hrezo.blogspot.com/  Izzy liked this one because G is for Gump and she liked Forrest Gump…after all "Life is like a box of Chocolates…."

2. # 236- just a Nice Gril- http://applejacksgirl.blogspot.com/   Izzy picked this one because of the famous "Fred" on Nickelodeon that always says "oh Gamet!" Go to Jennifer's blog and learn about what exactly a Gamet is….

3. #470 Fuzzy Feet n' Furry Tail Gerbils  http://ffnftgerbils.blogspot.com/  Izzy picked this one because when we clicked to the page we say a very adorable pic! We have Guinea Pigs and G does stand for Guinea Pigs too…She loved this…

4. #1387 Liz Brownlee Poet's Blog (the A-Z of incredible Threatened Animals)  http://bit.ly/IbKutR Izzy liked this one because she loves animals and G is for Giraffe and Izzy Especially liked Giraffes! Come learn about them and see the pretty pic! There is also a pic of a cute doggie too!

5. #1460 Rabbit Trails http://theviewfromhere59.blogspot.ca/  Izzy liked this one because of the title and then when we went there we liked the G  is for Grace…her grandmother's name is Grace… Come and check out this sweet blog …

A.D.'s Bonous blog- Ghostly Dramas  http://bit.ly/HmoNsi  in light of my G is for Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures! Come and read Deborah's blog and meet a ghost…

Ok there you go! Happy weekend & Easter and again Happy Birthday Izzy! I'm off to Easter egg hunt and celebrate a Birthday!

A.D.

Tagged: A.D.'s fav 5, forrest gump, Gerbils #AtoZChallenge, ghosts, giraffees, Grace, letter g

April 7th #AtoZChallenge G is for Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures, for all you Ghost fans!

First before I start about my rambling of how much I love these two shows, I must stop and say these three words…

Happy Birthday Isabella!

 

Today is my daughter Isabella's 12th Birthday! Sob, sob, sniff, sniffle…. Ok compose yourself A.D. …The blogging must go on!

G is for Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.

I must confess, I am a dedicated fan to these two shows and admit thery are also programmed  to be recorded on my DVR every  week.  Really A.D.? Yes Really. Why do I like them you ask? Well… because I just love being scared!  Well saftely from my couch is preffered. I don't know really … The paranormal world fascinates me! If you're familiar with these shows, you'll understand. If not, then allow me to educate you ! :0)   Maybe you don't have to watch the show to get the idea, maybe you're already a belieaver or maybe, just maybe you want to be…

We all love ghost stories, it's a fact. You're familiar with the ones even I've grown up with, you've heard it or told it.  Those urban myths that you tweak a little more to get a better fright when you tell around the campfire, at a sleep over or just to scare the poopy out of your little brother or sister. (yes, you know who you are…) Even the ones who scoff at the "ridiculousness of believing such mush" still find themselves intrigued with a ghost story. An ear will always perk up to hear the scary tale. Oh there is a guarantee after it's told they'll  have to declare "It's all hogwash!" (Ok maybe not using those specific words) and give a roll of the eyes or the shake of the head at you. But still…

At least I think so. There is that teeny weensy tiny bit in the back of their mind that still wonders…  We wonder if there really are spirits that roam the world. We wonder if that bump in the attic above, while lying saftely tucked in  your bed, frightened, is really a mouse. Nah it was a ghost! It had to be… we want to believe it is, we want to be scared and we want to be intrigued…right?

These shows are interesting, their intriguing and they could very well be "hogwash", but no matter what, I'm a believer. Maybe not of every single thing, but I do and for personal reasons that make it sense to me. I love these shows more than  "grits and cheese"…

Ghost Hunters (Syfy channel) http://www.syfy.com/ghosthunters/

From the show: Contact between humans and spirits from the afterlife is not as far-fetched as is it seems. As plumbers by day and ghost hunters by night, Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson and their team have worked to track down the presence of paranormal across the country.

As leaders of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS), both Jason and Grant have made it their life's mission to help anyone with questions pertaining to paranormal phenomena and ghost hunting. TAPS is a group of fairly ordinary people fearlessly working to understand seemingly unexplainable disturbances.

This airs every Wednesday night at 9/8c (Season 8 starts April 11th) (This will also be Grant's last season:0(

Pop some popcorn, grab a pop and curl up on the couch, you'll enjoy it!  Grant and Jason tend to be calmer, collected on their approach. They go in trying to "debunk" the claims. The idea is evidence, not speculation.

Ghost Adventures- (Travel Channel) http://bit.ly/svmOpC In this series there are three guys at the helm, Zak Bagans (leader), Aaron Goodwin and Nick Groff.

Web blurb:

Are you ready for the lockdown? The "Ghost Adventures" crew — Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin — is back to investigate the scariest, most notorious, haunted places in the world.

The trio will interview eyewitnesses and historians at each location, arming themselves with the stories of the ghosts they will later provoke and confront during their dusk-to-dawn lockdowns. (Note: They don't always come out unscathed!) Then they'll review and analyze their findings with some the most respected experts and specialists in the paranormal field.

These three are bold, brave and crazy! Their approach is more of "in your face" kind of attitude. The lock themselves down (lock inside place of investigation) and with only Nick or Aaron holding the camera, they investigate. They go in with the same approach as the Ghost Hunter guys and do try to "debunk" speculation, but they also have some gadgets the Ghost Hunter crew does not use. They use a device called a "spirit box" and catch ghost voices on it! Is it real? They say it is and stand by it. How about watching it and decide for yourself…. Oooh weee oooooh…

This show airs every Friday night at 9/8c.

Well thanks for dropping by and Happy Ghost Hunting!

A.D.

P.S. In celebration of my wonderful daughter's 12th birthday, today's A.D.'s FAV 5 will be Izzy's FAV 5! She will pick the five (& bonus 1 now)!

 

Tagged: Aaron Goodwin, AtoZChallenge, Ghost Hunters, ghosts, Ghot Adventures, Grant, jason, letter g, myths, Nick Groff, Paranormal, Zak Bagans

Day 6, April 6th of The #AtoZChallenge…A.D.'s FAV 5!

It's Friday and we are all saying TGIF! I am getting excited for the weekend and there are two reasons why… 1. My daughter Isabella's 12th Birthday and the other is Easter! (Read how I celelbrate the day on Day 5′s posting)  Oh by the way, before I forget….If anyone would like to get to know me more visit my website and read my Bio! www (dot) adduling (dot) com. There you are also welcome to Twitter follow me and even friend me on FB…I enjoy meeting new people and am really enjoying the wonderful blogs they run! Ok, ok, enough Blah…Blah :0) On to today's FAV 5!

Today I am going to try to get more from the top…I noticed I was hanging around the bottom way too much. "Yes A.D. that was totally not fair!"

Note: Due to technical difficulties, I cannot access the challenge sign up list! -If anyone has another route, post a comment. Thanks! So how I found my five today, I googled…

1. Viva le Nerd- http://bit.ly/Hlq4iN  F is for Fraggles here, love it! I loved the fraggles…wonderful Joshua! Check him and his guns out!

Its working now!!!

2. #316 Mental Indigestion- http://melch.wordpress.com/ F is for Fairytale and boy what a fairytale!

3. Amlokiblogs (AtoZ challenge team member) http://amloki.blogspot.com/- Had to add Damyanti's E is for Elevators. Are you scared of the Elevators? Read this nice little story between a scared child and her grandpa…

4. #244 Oak Lawn Images- Greeting Cards & Prints http://oaklawnimages.blogspot.com/  I love this one F is for Father…scroll down past the beautiful picture and you will see the post, I loved it! I love my Dad, both of them and my kids love theirs…This warmed my heart.

5. # 198 The Jelly Beans of Writing- http://thejellybeansofwriting.blogspot.com/  I liked this one because Krista's humbling share…Do not give up on your book Krista! Give it a look over and make some tweaks…I would love to read it…

Bounous blog- (I decided to do this to add just one more b/c there are so many!)-MyWriteSpot -http://donnamcnicol.blogspot.com/ Donna's blog goes in conjunction with my Flash Fiction post. For her A to Z Challenge she is doing just that…Flash Fiction! Each day she posts a picture and tells a story using only that. They are wonderful and so is she! Click her About me link and get to know more about this wonderful lady and her family…

So there you are , given later today, wow its ten already! Well shutting up and posting! TGIF everybody!

A.D.

Tagged: A to Z Challenge, A.D.'s fav 5, elevators, fairytales, father, flash fiction, fraggles

April 6th Day 6 of the #AtoZChallenge- F is for Flash Fiction, #Tuesdaytales and #TheFridayPictureShow

I have come to discover Flash Fiction and have found two wonderful ladies that challenge my writing abilities in 100 words exact. First you say "What is Flash fiction A.D.?"

Flash Fiction- is a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity. There is no widely accepted definition of the length of the category. Some self-described markets for flash fiction impose caps as low as three hundred words, while others consider stories as long as a thousand words to be flash fiction. (wikipedia baby!)

It's quick, it's fun and it can be addicting! Thank goodness it can be done weekly and since others do it to, you know you're not the only one addicted!  For day 6, letter F, I am going to talk about two wonderful ladies, their blogs and their forms of Flash fiction.

1st is Stevie McCoy (Glitter Words)-  http://glitterword.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/tuesdaytales-35-winner-april-3rd-2012/  and her Tuesday Tales. These are the parameters of her contest. You use the picture given and the definition above it, it must be used in your story of 100 words exact. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page of the link you will see the recent challenge. Week #35. If you scroll further down to the way, way bottom, you will see click here and you can go see the challenge and the other stories (You'll see me in there).

If your interested in participating do follow Stevie's( aka The Glitter lady) blog so you will be notified every Tuesday of the Challenge. I have yet to win, but who cares, it's so much fun!!!

2nd is  Jen DeSantis aka Jendauthor- She is the mind behind the blog A measure of Madness and The Friday Picture Show. http://www.jendauthor.com/miscellaneous/results-fridaypictureshow-week-21 The parameters (I just like this word:0) is a picture (prompt), it happens on Friday and you will probably see my submission for today's (If you beat me there). This is 100 words exact and you can enter 2 times, but I only do once. I have not won one yet, but did get an honorable mention! This one is fun! We just finished up week # 21 (http://bit.ly/HApLw5) so you will be looking for week #22! Don't forget to subscribe to Jen's blog to get the notification each Friday.

Here are some others to fill the other days of your week if you find you love it that much and need more!

Monday- Cara Michael's Menage Monday – http://bit.ly/GPOFqB

Wednesday- Tracey's Tavern #humpday Challenge- http://bit.ly/HNrqPW

Thursday- Siobhan Muir's  #thursthreads Challenge- http://siobhanmuir.blogspot.com/

You can beat me too, It's ok I'll still love you :0)

Happy Flash Fiction Writing,

A.D.

P.S.    F is also for Folk ARt- What is that?  Folk Art is characterized by a naive style, in which traditional rules of proportion and perspective are not employed. Closely related terms are Outsider Art, Self-Taught Art and Naive art.

Tagged: #FridayPictureShow, #Tuesdaytales, AtoZChallenge, flashfiction, folk art, JenDauthor, Stevie McCoy

April 5th #AtoZChallenge A.D.'s FAV 5!

Lucky #5, double 5′s! It seems the blog roll has been trimmed down a little and is now closed! Whew! It was getting pretty long! Now our assigned numbers will stay put, let me go find mine… I am # 836 ! Ok onto my Fav 5!

1. #1875  From Snark to Finish-  http://www.tarynelliott.com/blog/  I picked this blog first because of the name. Snark? I have seen this word another time, took it for something made up, original, silly me :0) This is a new word to my vocabulary, I looked it up and got this:

Snark- Combination of "snide" and "remark".  Sarcastic comment(s). Thesuarus- sarcasm,humor, insult, criticism,mock, remark and sarcastic  (urbandictionary.com)

Well there you go! I like it! I also liked this blog for Taryn's choice of topic for letter D. She has not posted her E, but I'm sure it will be up soon and then you get two wonderful posts! D is for Downtime for Taryn, nice post and love the pic. I want that couch!

2. #1694 Seeds and Weeds – http://sowandhoe.blogspot.com/  I clicked this blog and found a very interesting and entertaining story on the other end. Like composte..read this composte humor :0)

3. #1614 Kidbits- http://www.tonjadrecker.blogspot.com/  Tanya talks about the Dark (yes I know it was yesterday's, but still…you can read her E post too when she posts it:0)  I have kids and liked the title Kidbits. I also have kids who are afraid of the  dark and I A.D. am also at times scared of the dark too. Escpecially after a scary movie, you know like The Ring or even The Grudge…WOW!

4. #1318 Super Happy Jen's Super Happy Blog- http://www.superhappyjen.blogspot.com/  I went to Jen's site and found some lovely art work by her daughter! My kids love to draw and paint as well. Look below.  I also discovered Jen is an artist and saw a very pretty work of art of to the side painted by her! (It's for sale!) I recently discovered the artist in myself (oh a little over a year ago- look down my row on the right) and paint Folk Art…love it! Love Jen's! Go lookie….

5. #764 Grits and Groceries: Anthony Stemke http://gritsandgroceries.blogspot.com/  My hubbie loves Egg Drop Soup and Anthony has a recipie for it on his blog! Yummy! I shall print and prepare!

Well there it is! Today's FAV 5! Thanks for dropping by and happy blogging!

A.D.

Tagged: A.D.'s fav 5, afraid of the dark, art, blogging, composte, downtime, drawing, egg drop soup, painting, recipie, snark, story