A Morgan Podcast

Morgan wrote another story. For you listening enjoyment.  I translated the story below each of the pictures. I’m pretty sure you can understand most of the words.

“The cat who finds an owner”

But he didn’t have one

But he did have a name

His name was sniffles

Until he finds an owner

He’ll get a new name

He hopes it will be a bestest name ever

He found a pet zoo

He freed some pets

They tell him where to go

kitten

It’s up at the mountain

They took the lead but

He searched high and low

Finally it was night

He found a soft kind of grass

It felt like a pillow

Around his heart

kitten

Finally it was morning

The day was searched

He left out of the city

While he went up and searched

He searched everywhere

Up in the mountains

Finally he was up on top

Where the snow was there

He found an owner

kitten

They took him to their home

They also had a great bed

They had video games

They had a cat bed

They had anything that he wanted to have

They had cat toys

They had some food

They had some clothes that you could wear

Even though he’s a kitten

Even though so many years had passed

He’s grown up and he has kittens and puppies

For you and me

The End

It’s all about the transportation

I let my husband handle this one. I don’t like car dealerships. The whole process makes me cranky and I have already been cranky enough the last couple of weeks. My oldest daughter Heather needed a car, a reliable car, a car I was certain wasn’t going to break down on the Phoenix interstates. As a mom I do a lot of worrying about my children. I can’t help myself. Heather has to drive a considerable distance to get to work everyday. Starting on the 18th she will be working at the Phoenix airport. If you are ever in Phoenix don’t forget to say Hi to Heather. It shouldn’t be too hard to find her she looks a lot like me.
Today Heather bought her first car with her Daddy’s help. Everybody say “Woot” It’s a lovely ice blue kia spectra. Pictures below.
Marsha

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and the world keeps turning

What has Marsha been up to lately? Let me say first that I have missed visiting all of you but I just haven’t had the time or the energy. My new job makes my brain hurt. By the end of the day I am exhausted. ..and a little cranky.
My children have all started their new schools. This can be very stressful for a mom especially on the days when I work an hour away and the bus system keeps changing what bus they ride home on. In my new job I work two days on this side of Phoenix and two days on the other side of Phoenix.

My daughter Heather starts working at TSA on the 18th. We have been looking for her a car. This take a lot of time.

This last weekend we went to Tucson to visit old friends. We were stationed at Misawa Air Base Japan with them from 1989- 1993. It was fun visiting them.

I am also working on the final draft of my latest manuscript so that I can turn the thing in soon.  Everytime I think I am finished I find something else that needs to be fixed.

so now you know what I’ve been up to. I will try to be better about posting.

Your Blogging Friend

Marsha

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