Liz's Place

Now What?

2011-09-27T22:23:00.001-07:00

Since my last post I have been so busy. I don't have a new list to post this time. I am trying a new diet. I have avoided posting because too many times I have tried this and failed. It's just exhausting and embarrasing. So I have lost 30 pounds so far since August. I am following the HCG diet. I got it from my friend Teri Dallon. Her blog is Pounds n Inches so if you want particulars that's where you need to go. I am just here to say it's working for me. It's tough though, very restrictive, but it works. I have a long way to go but this is my way of putting it out there officially so there is no going back.

Favorite Restaurants List

2009-05-20T15:59:00.000-07:00

I was chatting with a friend who recently moved to our area and we got on the subject of good restaurants. Since I think I know of a few I decided to post a list of my 25 all time favorite restaurants.

1. The Bistro San Martin - Arlington, WA (Great Steaks!)
2. Anthony's Home Port - Everett, WA (How can you live on the coast and not eat Salmon?)
3. Christiano's - Marysville, WA (Yummy Italian)
4. Giorgio's - Everett, WA (Different but also yummy Italian)
5. Tokyo House - Smokey Point, WA (Sushi and Stir-Fry)
6. The Brooklyn - Seattle, WA (Steaks and Salmon!!!)
7. Red Robin - (Yum) - Everywhere
8. Teriyaki Bowl - Marysville, WA (Teriyaki, just like it says)
9. Dutch Bakery - Marysville, WA
10. Pagliacci - Victoria, BC (Italian, not for tourists this is the place locals go to)
11. DeDutch - Victoria, BC (A dutch pancake house, super yum!)
12. Tulalip Bay - Tulalip, WA (Expensive, Not for everyday, but really excellent)
13. Buca De Beppo - Lynnwood, WA (Italian served family style)
14. Janbo's - Everett, WA (Chinese, get the Singing Chicken!)
15, Cheesecake Factory - Seattle, WA (For obvious reasons)
16. Craigo's Pizza - Rexburg, ID ( Fun!!!!)
17. Murchie's - Victoria, BC ( An old English Tea Shop with baked goods)
18. McGrath's Fish House - Lynnwood, WA
19. Denver Chophouse - Denver, CO (Amazing Steaks)
20. San Angel Inn - Epcot Center - Orlando, FL (Really good Mexican, get the Tortilla Soup!)
21. Sakura Sushi - Boise, ID (It's been a while but it was good last time I had it!)
22. Flying Pig - Everett, WA (Steaks and such)
23. Jamba Juice - Smokey Point, WA (Fabulous)
24. Acapulco - Marysville, WA (Mexican)
25. Las Vegas Cuban Cuisine - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (WOW!)

There it is,

Enjoy, and let me know what you think, also, share your favorites with me!!!!

100 Books

2009-02-23T11:37:00.000-08:00

I have to admit I've been Facebooking and my friend Sandy posted 100 Books cited by BBC as Classic reads- It got me to thinking and I decided to make a list of my favorites. This is my list of 100 Books that I recommend as classic reads, Several of these are "Young Adult" books, I like these because they tend to be less violent, have better language and less sex in them. And also because they are just good books. There are a few that coincide with Sandy's list but most are pure me. Enjoy.

1. The Hiding Place - Corrie tenBoom
2. Across Five Aprils - Irene Hunt
3. Jonica's Island - Gladys Malvern
4. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith
5. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeline L'Engle
6. The Chosen - Chaim Potok
7. Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
8. The Belgariad - David Eddings
9. Inkheart Trilogy - Cornelia Funke
10. Ever - Gail Carson Levine
11. Dragonriders of Pern Series - Anne McCaffrey
12. A House for the Season Series - Marion Chesney
13. Searching for Dragons - Patricia Wrede
14. Much Ado About Nothing - William Shakespeare
15. Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare
16. Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
17. Emma - Jane Austen
18. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
19. Persuasion - Jane Austen
20. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
21. The Bible - Heavenly Father
22. The Book of Mormon - Heavenly Father
23. Nancy Drew Mysteries - Carolyn Keene
24. Runny Babbit - Shel Silverstien
25. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
26. The Fablehaven Series - Brandon Mull
27. Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
28. Leven Thumps Series - Obert Skye
29. Touch Not the Cat - Mary Stewart
30. Cheaper By the Dozen - Frank Gilbreth Jr and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
31. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
32. Bridge to Teribithia - Katherine Paterson
33. Swiss Family Robinson - Johann David Wyss
34. The Thief Lord - Cornelia Funke
35. Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine
36. Holes - Louis Sachar
37. My Friend Flika - Mary O'Hara
38. The Eragon Series - Christopher Paolini
39. The Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling
40. His Dark Materials - Phillip Pullum
41. A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett
42. Treasure Island - Robert Lewis Stevenson
43. Matilda - Roald Dahl
44. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
45. Lord of the Rings Trilogy - JRR Tolkien
46. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
47. The Shannara Series - Terry Brooks
48. The Pit Dragon Series - Jane Yolen
49. Mistress of Mellyn - Victoria Holt
50. Tregaron's Daughter - Madeleine Brent
51. Lake Wobegon Days - Garrison Keillor
52. Green Mansions - William Henry Hudson
53. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
54. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
55. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
56. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
57. Rebecca - Daphne DuMaurier
58. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
59. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
60. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
61. The Dragons Boy - Jane Yolen
62. The Ladies of Mandrigyn - Barbara Hambly
63. Redwall - Brian Jacques
64. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
65. Animal Farm - George Orwell
66. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
67. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
68. Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
69. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
70. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
71. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
72. Charlotte's Web - EB White
73. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
74. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint Exupery
75. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
76. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
77. Complete Tales and Poems - Edgar Allan Poe
78. Don Quixote - Miguel De Cervantes
79. The Prince and the Pauper - Mark Twain
80. Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift
81. The House of Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne
82. The Adventures of Robin Hood - Howard Pyle
83. Pygmalion - George Bernard Shaw
84. Sink the Bismarck! - CS Forester
85. Dracula - Bram Stoker
86. The Time Machine - HG Wells
87. The Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum
88. Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls
89. The Story of King Arthur and His Knights - Howard Pyle
90. Arabian Nights - Anonymous/Zipes, Beaumont, and Burton
91. The War of the Worlds - HG Wells
92. Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare
93. The Call of the Wild - Jack London
94. The Mysterious Island - Jules Verne
95. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne
96. Andersons Fairy Tales - Hans Christian Anderson
97. Miss Marple Mysteries - Agatha Christie
98. Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie
99. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank
100. Witch of Blackbird Pond - Elizabeth George Speare

Okay, Thats my list. It is not comprehensive, there are 1000's of great books to read, but these are the ones that I would actually (and have) read twice.

50 Things

2008-10-29T13:11:00.000-07:00

This ones for my kids.

1. Cooking - Only if I'm in the mood.
2. I Love Snow!!!
3. I have built my dreamhouse, now I'm remodeling.
4. I , too, am addicted to Sushi.
5. I love dogs if they belong to someone else.
6.I love, love, love my Ipod.
7. My husbund is my best friend.
8. I hate to talk on the telephone.
9. I hate crowds.
10. I'm not too keen on parties either.
11. I love to sew, it's my happy place.
12. I'm the oldest of 4.
13. I have 5 children.
14. My lucky number is 2.
15. My favorite color is pink.
16. I like to watch football.(with the boys)
17. I like to watch gymnastics.
18. I like to watch tv. (no surprise)
19. I like to dance when nobody is looking.
20. I love to sing.
21. I am a naturally enhanced blonde.
22. I am sugar free.
23. I miss my Grandpa!
24. I hate my nose.
25. I love my eyes.
26. I also still blare my music.
27. I love to watch old movies.
28. I love American Idol and So you think you can dance.
29. I love my grandchildren.
30. I like to read almost anything.
31. I have been married for 31 years.
32. I leave all the lights and 2 tvs on when I'm alone.
33. When my husbund is gone, I can't sleep.
34. I like the people my children have become.
35. I like zucchini.
36. I feel cool when I drive in my BMW.
37. I am neurotic.
38. I love Ghost Hunters.
39. I think shopping is theraputic.
40. Chocolate is a food group.
41. I collect seashells and postage stamps. (How nerdy is that?)
42. I believe in fairies.
43. Cinderella is my favorite princess.
44. I want to write a book too.
45. I think Disneyland is a great idea. Lets go.
46. I wish I did scrapbooking. I love the idea of it.
47. I like miniature dollhouses.
48. I am a little girl inside.
49. I turn 50 in December. (YIKES!)
50. I believe in Christ.

That was for all my children who think I never do anything like this. There you go.

New

2008-10-29T12:54:00.001-07:00

Okay, Here we go.