Firefox

Maybe I'm behind the times, but I had never heard of Firefox until a couple of days ago. Have you heard of it?

It's a browser like Internet Explorer, only it is supposed to be better, faster, and safer than IE or other browsers. Several friends and people I know have been raving about it, so I decided to try it and I downloaded it yesterday. It's not a lot different and I do like that any pages you had bookmarked can be transferred over automatically if you select that option when installing it.

I also like that when I had to reload a page to get Firefox working properly, any tabs I had open, were automatically re-opened.

Another nice feature is that if you have a pop-up blocker turned on, Firefox can distinguish between you opening a link versus a pop-up trying to open. No more having to hold down Ctrl + Alt to get it to open.

There are also a bunch of add-ons you can have positioned in your toolbar to personalize it for you, but I really haven't looked at those too much yet.

The only "negatives" I have found so far are that the font & size that shows up here on Blogger is different and I don't like it, so I have to keep going in to change that (there's probably a way to have it set permanently, but I haven't found it yet, so I'll keep looking).

Also, when I click to preview, it doesn't show the post divided into paragraphs the way I have it set up. It just shows it as one big paragraph. Not sure what that's all about, and again, it might be something I can change but haven't figured out yet.

I'm sure it's all just something I need to get used to. I've been told that once you do get used to it, you will never want to go back and you'll wonder how you lived without it.

If you want to have a look around and perhaps try Firefox for yourself, here's the link:

Proof Is In The Movie

Thanks to Missy, I was able to put together a little movie that proves that I am the one who wears my emotions on my sleeve in my marriage. I am the giver in this relationship as you will see.

Bread Pudding

I included a picture of some bread pudding I made in my project 365 photos and I had people comment and email that they'd like the recipe, since I made it a healthier version, so here ya go:

Ingredients:

6 slices of day old bread (I used Sara Lee's 100% multi-grain bread)
2 tbsp I Can't Believe It's Not Butter ~ squeeze

1 c. Egg beaters

2 c. Skim milk

3/4 c. Splenda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla

Can add 1/2 c raisins (but I left these out)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

Tear bread into pieces into an 8" square baking pan. Drizzle the ICBINB over the berad and sprinkle with raisins if used.

In a medium mixing bowl combine eggs, milk, splenda, cinnamon & vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.

Bake in the preheated oven for 45 min, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.

NOTES:

Now, in the picture I posted (which is also here to the left), you can see that I obviously did not use wheat or multi-grain bread. That's because I was out when I made that particular recipe, but the next time I made it I did use the multi-grain (45 cals per slice) bread, but forgot to take a picture of it...which explains the white bread picture.

This is the easiest recipe ever, which you know has to be true, because I didn't screw it up...and that's rare! If you're in the mood for some comfort food, try this recipeIt's really good! I promise, you won't regret it!

Nutritional Info:

If you figure in 6 total servings (which are good size servings and that's exactly the size you want when having something this yummy), here's the stats per serving:

Calories: 110

Total Fat: 2.3

Sat Fat: 0.6
Cholesterol 2.0
Sodium 262.5
Total Carbohydrate 16.8
Dietary Fiber 2.5
Sugars 1.3
Protein 9.8

And if you are following Weight Watchers, it figures out to only 2 points per serving. How awesome is that???

Tucker Wants To Call 911

Yesterday I tried a new work-out tape. Actually, it's one I had gotten over a year ago and had never tried it before.

I planned to do a different tape, but it has sections so that you can design your own workout. That would have been fine except the DVD player in the living room has been missing its remote for about a year now so all you can do is put the tape in and push play. That doesn't work for that dvd. Our other player that does have a remote is out in the sunroom, but Jay was meeting with a farm insurance man out there and I was pretty sure they didn't need the distraction of me huffing, puffing, grunting and groaning while they were discussing business. Plus, I'm sure the sight of me in my oh so sex-ay baggy t-shirt and sweatpants would have been equally as distracting.

Sooooo....that's how I ended up opening this old/new tape.

I used to love to do step aerobics, which is why I originally ordered the tape, along with another one. However, that was before I turned 40, had sagging body parts, and the need for a very supportive bra, and I have learned that time and age plays dirty tricks with your body and my knees can no longer handle doing the stepping up onto the, well, step. I pay for it dearly the next day by not being able to walk. I adapted the routines so that I do all the same moves, but I just do them on the floor with no step. It's still a good workout.

This one said it was for intermediate steppers. I've done step routines before. I can do this.

No I can't.

From the get-go, Tucker laid on his bed cocking his head from side to side as he watched me fumble my way through these supposed "intermediate", yet intricate steps. I was breathing heaving reminding myself what a good workout I was getting when the instructor said the most horrible words:

"Ok, we're almost done with our warm-up"

warm-up?????

I'm dyin' here lady!

This is when I became convinced I received the wrong tape. Because there was no way these could be thought of as "intermediate" moves. I was in my living room, but I was so lost that I wasn't even sure where I really was. Does that make sense? No? Neither did what she was saying!

"Ok Corner Up"

"Alrighty Lets Go 'Round The World"

"Kick & Reach" (I understood that one, just couldn't get coordinated to do it)

"Mambo step with a lyndy"

and it went on and on and on for-eeeeeeeeever.

It got so ridiculous that I must have looked like I was having an out of body experience, because Tucker came running over jumping up on me.

Great....he thinks I'm trying to play. How do I explain it to him? "No Tucker. Mommy can't play. Mommy is trying to kill herself slowly. Now be a good doggie and go chew on your bone".

He wasn't convinced. He sat watching me with his head cocked again and then started barking. I'm pretty sure he was saying "Somebody better call 911 before she dies! Who will buy us our raw bones if she's gone?"

I lasted 30 of the 60 minutes with that brutal tribal dance that was posed as step aerobics.

Then it was time for the stretching.

I was face down on the floor and Tucker was delighted. He licked my face and jumped on my back.

"No Tucker. Down."

Then we rolled onto our backs. 'Grab your knees as you curl into a ball'.

"No Tucker. Stop sniffin' mama's hiney."

'Straighten Your legs out one at a time'.

"No Tucker. I don't want you biting my toes."

It was so much fun (insert eye rolling here).

I have decided to make sure that Tucker is crated from now on anytime I do any exercising. Unless I come to my senses and give up all this healthy nonsense by then.

I Go Ape Over You

Thinking I'm kidding? Check it out:

http://www.youwild.org/personal/eYjGXrEQuPVKIgfOwHAkj3AtMzc3MzE-