Life on Mars

I love TV, probably a little too much. I think I have become addicted to another television show. Life on Mars. It’s a television show on the BBC about a police detective named Sam Tyler. Sam is in a coma. He lives in 2006 but in his head it’s the early 1970’s.

I accidentally ran across Life on Mars as I was channel surfing when there was nothing else to do and nothing else on TV to watch. I watched the pilot episode and TIVO’d the next couple of weeks. The pilot episode was OK. I wasn’t overly impressed. The reason the pilot episode was only OK is because I had trouble understanding everything that was said because of the British Accents. (I think it’s British) After watching a couple of episodes this is no longer an issue. I think I just needed to acclimate my ears. I watched the second week and then the third week and now I can’t wait to see what is going to happen next. I do not need another addiction. 🙂 Seriously, this show is really good.

john simm

later

marsha

I’m at work or at least I will be at 8am

Today is my first day at work at my part time job. Everybody say “WOOT!!” Can you say “paycheck in two weeks.”..Ok it’s a little(tiny) paycheck but it’s a paycheck.

I have five children and four of those are teenagers. I can pay for groceries….oh gosh!…I’m gonna need another job. 🙂

I will fill you in on the details later

marsha

21 years

my flowers

Today is my anniversay. My husband and I have been together for 21 years. Wow!!! that is a long time. It actually went by very quickly. At least it did for me. You might want to ask my husband his oppinion on the subject. 🙂

I have been very lucky. My husband is one of the rare all around good ones. I could write a book on his good qualities but I don’t have time. I have to go and shave my legs. 🙂

later
marsha

What is your favorite dinner meal?

Ok…I need help. I am in a dinner rut. I cook the same things over and over again. And frankly, I can’t do it any more. So I beg you…I plead to you. Please, Please…Post the recipes to the meals you and your family like to eat the most.

I will start things off.

Chicken Casserole

1 whole chicken

1 can of cream of chicken soup

1 can of cream of celery soup or cream of mushroom

1 tub of sour cream (a little one) about 12 ounces (i think)
1 bag of pepperidge farm stuffing (I like the blue bag but hey use which ever one you want)
1 casserole dish

directions

Boil the chicken till done. (do not throw out broth you will need it).
shred chicken into bite size pieces (set this aside for a moment)
pour half of your stuffing into bottom of casserole dish. Spread out evenly.

Carefully pour enough broth into bottom of casserole dish to wet the stuffing. (Make stuffing wet not soggy)

Spread shredded chicken onto top of stuffing in casserole dish

mix the sour cream, cream of chicken and cream of celery together

carefully spread this mixture over the chicken in the casserole dish

pour the rest of the stuffing on top and spread out evenly

Last step

With your favorite pouring device wet the top layer of stuffing with enough broth to make it soggy…yes,I said soggy

Put the whole thing in the oven for 45 minutes to an hour at 425 degrees farenheit

Feel free to improve on this recipe anyway you like.

marsha

I learned a new word

Podcast Marimony < ----Look it’s a mini podcast.

I often have serious conversations with my 6 year old Morgan. Yesterday was no exception. Morgan was playing with her favorite stuffed animal, Her white Unicorn. (See the below picture about 5 or 6 entries down).

Anyway, Morgan walks up to me and with a serious expression on her face says ” It’s time for my unicorn’s Marimony.”…I was watching TV and only half listening. “Your unicorn’s what?” Morgan repeated with a little sarcasm and rolled eyes “Marimony…it’s when unicorns marry someone.”

For some reason I feel as if I should have already known that.

Definition

Marimony– a ceremony where a white unicorn marries another loved stuff animal.

edit (If you hear this word spoken participation in the marimony festivities is mandatory. )

later

marsha

Job hunting

Well, Friday at 1:00pm I have my first job interview since arriving here in Surprise, Arizona. I have put my resume in all over town. It’s an unexpected interview. I wasn’t expecting to get a call back. I don’t have any experience with this type of work. None at all. I have to arrive at the interview wearing casual business attire. I had to look up what that meant. The lady on the phone said I could bring a family member with me if I wanted. Ok..this is cool. I have never been told I could bring someone with me on an interview before. I do have six other people to choose from. I am also suppose to bring a current photo of myself. I neglected to ask what size but the downloaded information sheet has a spot for a 4 x 6 in the right upper corner. Have I mentioned that my printer has decided to be difficult? Every time I print myself out I look really red unless I change the settings to print black and white…I also neglected to ask if they wanted the photo black/white or color. I hope they don’t want a professional photo because I haven’t been to a real photographer in years.

I know…you are curious about what this particular job is for…..don’t anyone laugh!! My children are already doing this…and I am not having a mid-life crisis as someone who shall remain nameless implied.

All I did was answer an add to be an extra in some movie.

later

marsha

An Interview

Ok, I went to my little interview at (company name deleted) yesterday. I took my daughter Heather with me. The young man I spoke to was very polite. I handed over my photograph. He said it was very nice. It would work just fine for extra-work. Then he asked me if I was interested in doing more than extra-work. I said I hadn’t really given it a thought. I only applied to the newspaper add because it was slim pickins for the day. I really applied because I had never seen an add for extras before. I was curious. I thought it might be fun.
Anyway, the young man said that if I wanted to get into acting I would need a professional picture taken. They have a professional photographer on staff. It’s $130 dollars to use their photographer or I could find my own. Also if I wanted

(companynamedeleted) to represent me it would cost $150 a year.
I choose to just give my photograph and maybe get choosen to be an extra someday. <—I’m thinkin this really isn’t going to happen.
Any thoughts…let me know

Madie’s Bear Tribe Journals

tony and madie

Your wait is over I think I’m settled in enough. I have started writing journal entries and podcasting again. For those of you who have never been to Madie’s Bear Tribe Journals jump on over to my other website and join in the fun. You only have two books to read and listen to before catching up to where I am now. All the art in the story was done by me. Be nice and don’t make fun of my drawing skills. 🙂 At least you can tell they are people. I turned off commenting over there because I have a spam issue. If you want to comment you are going to have to come back over here.

Madie’s Bear Tribe Journals is a serial fiction blook. Or as I like to call it, a personal diary of a young girl and her struggles to survive in a world turned upsidedown by a virus.

Never read a blook before? Well, there are probably thousands of them on the web. A blook is a book that is written as a blog on the web. Check out the definition of blook in the wikipedia. My name is in there.

later

Marsha

Just a Note on Mike Rowe

mike rowe gif

I think people are obsessed with Mike Rowe. I mentioned him on my blog a little while back because my husband and me like his show. Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe makes us laugh. I have the show TIVO’d. Anyway, I noticed in my stats that a tremendous amount of people find my site because they are looking for information about Mike Rowe. Is he married?, Does he have a girlfriend? Mike Rowe pictures and so forth.
I’m thinkin maybe more will stop by now!!!!!

🙂 I’m bad….very bad!

If you have not seen Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe you are missing out.

Morgan wants a video camera

morgan

The creativity in my 6 year old keeps growing. I have got to find her a local outlet (children’s theater or something) somewhere around the Surprise (Phoenix) area. Last night Morgan asked me if I could buy her a video camera because she is writing a movie. Yes, a movie! Of course she also offered me a part. I get to play a flower. Specifically, a blue flower. I was given a demonstration on how I should stand and what dialog I would be saying. Apparently, my only words will be “Grow, Grow“…..ooops!!…apparently my words would be “bloom, bloom”. (there was a dialog change today 🙂 )
Morgan also gave me a little movie advice. She said that when the camera wasn’t on me I could relax but when the camera was on me I needed to be in character. It was really quite cute. I think my little writer is turning into a movie director. Who would have thought my genes would bring forth such greatness?
later

Marsha