Zeno's Bar & Grill

We each brought three favorite things to book club on Monday. And the winners are...

Corner Cooks - a place to take cooking lessons for couples or groups

Sweet Mandy B's - Old Fashioned Desserts at 1208 W. Webster in Chicago

www.greendimes.com - stop junk mail

Keihl's Silk Groom - good for curly hair

Creme de Cour by Keihls

Regeneration eye cream. Gold-eye repair by BeautiControl

iPhone

Arbonne skin care regime

Ann Taylor Camisoles - they can be washed and dried

Mac Cover up pot for blemishes tube for under-eye

Hanky Panky Low Rise Thong

Bach Rescue Cream

Arnicare Creme for pain relief

www.Rhapsody.com - for music

High Crimes Mystery Book Store

C.O. Bigelow Lip Balm available at Bath and Body Works

Air Guitar Nation - A Documentary about an air guitar competition

www.vrbo.com - vacation houses worldwide to rent by day, week or month

www.mindcandyclothing.com - rhinestone tees for smart girls (this one wasn't from me!)

Movies - warning the following two are depressing:

Donnie Darko

Magnolia

Kiehl's Tinted Moisturizer

Hayao Miyazaki films for kids especially My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service for very young kids. Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away are also very good, a bit darker, though I let my kids (5 and 8 watch them)

www.parentingperspectives.com - This one is from it is a parenting class I'm taking. I'll blog more about this at a later date. The book that goes along with it is Redirecting Children's Behavior by Kathryn J. Kvols.

Thymes Lotion

Candles by Tommy Bahama especially Pineapple Cilantro

Banana Republic Tanks - they are long and don't stretch out

Cooking Light Magazine

Real Estate - buying and fixing up houses

Green Lentils - No Soaking required!

www.cosmeticscop.com Paula Begaun the Ralph Nader of Cosmetics

Book - Guns, Germs, and Steel


Paper Bag Vase from www.uncommongoods.com

Keihl's lip balm

www.veryshortlist.com

Rare Bird Finds

www.uptoten.com - a site for kids. Lots of cool free stuff, no need to go for the premium package

www.pandora.com - free internet radio

The Price of Privilege - a book about raising kids in a materialistic world.

--Kelly

From my Very Short List subscription came this quiz with their clever title that I have purloined above. The goal is to see if you can spot the furniture of Donald Judd a famous minimalist sculptor from ordinary furniture that is put together with an allen wrench.

I scored a 100%. Though, I don't think it is because of my great eye for art, but rather recognizing some of the pieces from my own big box shopping excursions.

--Kelly

My Dad's cat, Abby died last night.

I found Abby when I was in college. She seemed to pick me, constantly coming to my apartment. When I went home for Thanksgiving that year I was afraid that no one would be around to take care of her, so I brought her to my dad. It was love at first site and from that moment on she was my Dad's cat.

He and Judy took such good care of that cat. She was spoiled like a favorite grandchild.

I'm going to miss hearing my Dad's exasperated lamentations about Abby jumping on to his lap every time I got on the phone with him.

We will all miss you Abby!

--Kelly