If I Went To...Sussex

If I went to East Sussex...I'd want to stay here! I've only been to England once - and that was London proper. If I ever venture back to Great Britain, I'd like to explore beyond the outskirts of London town and enjoy the lovely lush countryside.I was drawn to this little abode by it's welcoming brick exterior and pleasantly unruly gardens, bursting with green. The interior looks cozy as well, I love the staircase detailing, red and blue tiled floor, the warm yellow paint, and of course the clawfoot tub! Sign me up!

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The Return

It's been 9 long months but the beginning of the end finally arrived. LOST, the final season. Dun Dun DUN!

My friends and I've made a tradition of gathering together to watch. Last night we celebrated chips, guacamole, and other goods pasted with Dharma food labels, played LOST bingo which was pretty hilarious, I highly recommend you try. You'll find yourself rooting for "cry Jack, CRY!" or "Sawyer, take off your shirt," or "John Locke, rub your bald head!!!"

If you're not a LOST fan, there is no way you can possibly understand the obsession. If you are, I'm curious what you thought of last night's premier...Supposedly all our questions will be answered, but it definitely did not feel that way last night, as I walked away with more questions...(sigh). Can't wait for next week!

Chair Personality

I thought these were adorable, especially as an owner of hardwood floors - Chair Socks! A clever, creative way to dress up your furniture and resist scratching the floor. My fave is the argyle pattern. My chairs would be so chic!

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Holy S*&@

As a product of Catholic schooling, I couldn't resist these birthday cards by dude and chick. Having grown up with the habit of nuns and priests as teachers, this card made me chuckle. Truth be told, nuns rarely wear the traditional habit garb (at least in the greater Seattle area), but I thought my fellow products of Catholic school would appreciate the holiness of these cards...

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Groundhog Girl Power

Happy Groundhog Day everyone! While you may not celebrate this holiday much more than acknowledging it on a calendar, we do have special "Groundhog Day" activities in the elementary school world.

Thought I'd recommend a Groundhog Day read - an especially fabulous one as it promotes girl power (quick synopsis: historically the groundhog has been a boy, Punxsutawney Phil, that is until a clever and insightful Punxsutawney Phyllis came along...)image/amazon

Let Us Eat Cake

In case it's started off as one of those weeks and you had forgotten...

Photo Future

I am a scrapbook (dare I say the word...) whore. I have so many scrapbooks filled to the brim with photos + flair, dating back to middle school, it's not even funny. Being the scrapbook fiend that I am, I'm also now desperately trying to transfer precious family's photos from the pre-digital age into digitized form for safe keeping. As you know if you've tried, the scanner is a labor-intensive tool, and a mere 100 photos could take an hour...

While browsing this month's Real Simple, I came upon a startling discovery. There is a website - ScanCafe.com where you can send your photographs and get them back in digitized form. They even guarantee the quality and safety of your photos because don't we know how these memories are truly one of a kind and irreplacable. Although, I think I'm willing to risk it, considering all photos are scanned by hand, and you can fit 1,200 images to a DVD...Pretty intriguing.

Anyone ever used this site before? I'm curious to learn more...

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