myJaxonIf we don’t go crazy once in a while, we’ll all go crazy. - Hawkeye

I so totally have yard envy. I completely blame my father since it really is all of his fault. He loves his yard and likes to take care of it. Plus, he has an awesome backyard. Let me show you. This is his back yard: (going from left to right)

Isn’t this an amazing backyard. It’s so big I couldn’t even get it in one shot or even two, but I need to take three pictures. The last (fourth) shot was a closeup of the flowerbed he put in awhile ago. My father has just under an acre of land and pretty much all of it is unused land. The yard is split in half with a line of trees and he even has a huge garden out in one corner. There is so much room here, we could easily build Ian a huge play structure of his own and we would never have to go to the park. Talk about the parties we could have…the playdates…just the enjoyment of such a yard. Yeah, I’m envious. Because this is what I have:

Don’t get me wrong, I love my yard. We did really good considering the area we live in. But when you grow up with the yard up above and spend a long weekend enjoying it. Coming back to mine is kind of…dull.  In theory, we could put up a swing set for Ian, but it would take up a lot of space and we really don’t have that much to begin with.  At just under .25 acres, our lot is kind of small.  It works for us though.  Especially since we don’t have the time or energy to put into our yard that my father does for his.  However, it’s still a shock going from one to the other.  I’m allowed my yard envy…after all, I’ll get his someday.

I’ve been talking about this for awhile and I’ve finally set it up. I’m going to be having a Pampered Chef party at my house on Oct. 18th in the afternoon. This isn’t the official invite, so keep an eye out for that, but please keep the date open. This will be my first one and I’m hoping we’ll have a lot of fun.

I’m really excited that I’ll be able to do this.  I’ve never had the chance to go to one before, although I have been invited, just time and circumstances wouldn’t allow it.  However, I’ve decided to make it so I can’t miss one and have one myself.  I have some of their stuff already and I love using it.

So I found this cookie quiz and I’m not really sure if I agree with the end result.

Traditional and conservative, most people find you comforting.
You’re friendly and easy to get to know. This makes you very popular - without even trying!

I wouldn’t say that I’m popular, I really don’t make friends all that easy. But of all the cookies to be, I like chocolate chip.

Ever wondered what your vampire name would be? Now you can find out. There’s a simple generator that will give you what you would be immortally known as. Here’s my name:

The Great Archives determine you to have gone by the identity:
Empress of Scandinavia
Known in some parts of the world as:
Mother of The Steely Moon
The Great Archives Record:
A child of the Moon Goddess - Cold, determined, but of the light in the night.

Kind of interesting, but it’s not really a name to me but I could be called an empress. So what is everyone else’s name?

And just because I’m curious, let’s see who I’m married to…

The Great Archives determine you to have gone by the identity:
Emperor of Scandinavia
Known in some parts of the world as:
Father of The Steely Moon
The Great Archives Record:
A child of the Moon Goddess - Cold, determined, but of the light in the night.

Literary Escapism is going to be participating in the upcoming Book Blogger Appreciation Week which takes place September 15th - 19th. Already, there are over 200 blogs participating and the organizers are starting to get things in order. This also means we’re eligible for the 2008 BBAW Awards. This is where I’m going to need help from my readers. In order for Literary Escapism to even be in the running, I need someone to nominate me. There is a huge list of categories that a blog can be nominated in, so click here to find out all the details. You DO NOT have to have a blog to make nominations.