Names and What they Mean

Sophia: Greek for "wisdom"

Jacob: Hebrew for "one who replaces"

Mason: English for "stoneworker"

Isabella: Variation of "Elizabeth"

William: Old German for “desire” and “helmet"

Emma: Variation of "Erma"

Jayden: Popular creation of the past 30 years, possibly related to Hebrew for "thankful"

Amelia: Old Germanic for "industrious"

Harry: Medieval English form of "Harold" or "Henry"

Oliver: Old Germanic name for kings

Olivia: Related to both a type of tree and a Germanic word for kings

Lily: Latin for a flower and "purity"

Jack: Form of "Jacob" or "John"

Jessica: Hebrew for "behold"

Alfie: Related to Old English for "elf" and "counsel"

Ava: Form of "Eve," Hebrew "to live"

Charlie: Germanic for "man"

Tasty Tuesday

With Opening Weekend for my hubby's play, I felt like I had to do something for the cast and crew. So, what do you think I did? Yep, I baked cupcakes...

I tried to make them black frosting with white skeleton bones. I guess I need a little more practice. Oh well, I have another weekend to work on it ;D

REVIEW - Opening Night

It was a HOT one!!! The show was fun, the actors did a great job, the stage crew was on-spot and it was a wonderful weekend. But...it was hot. At about 100 degrees in the cold Pacific Northwest, we were all toasty.

Here are a few shots from the play.

Here's my hubby in his stage makeup

Would you care for a glass of Elderberry Wine?

Opening Night

Tonight is opening night!!! I just wanted to say "break a leg" to the cast and crew :D

Thursday Thriller

My hubby is playing a serial killer in Arsenic and Old Lace. He's supposed to have had a botched plastic surgery on his face. So, we started playing with some liquid latex. Here's the fun we had.

Okay here he is normally - I know a little scarey ;)

But here he is putting the makeup on.

And here he is at his first attempt at stage makeup.

I know gorgeous :D It's going to take a little -- okay -- maybe a lot of practice but it sure is fun playing to look sinister and devilish ;D

Wateringhole Wednesday - Mocktails

Margaritas are probably my favorite alcoholic drink in the world but they are soooooo fattening. So when a friend told me about Crystal Lite Margarita mix, I thought, "Why Not?" Especially when my friend brought me one of the packets and said, "Here, try it--you might like it." 

So, I did.

The only thing is that Crystal Lite says to add eight cups of water---waaaaayyyyyyy too much water. Then the drink will taste like LITEly flavored water. Don't follow the rules, just this one time. Listen to me, only add about four to five cups of water. Then add your shot of tequila and blend with ice.

Of course I have to salt the rim - because that's almost the best part - for me. 

I guess I'm a bit like a horse, I love a salt lick - and I do...lick the rim to get every bit of that salty goodness.

I'm not saying it's as good as a regular sugary-sweet margarita but this is a good option if you, like me, are counting calories. 

CHEERS!!!!

Tip for Tuesday - Repurpose old File Folders

I was popping around on Pinterest and I found this wonderful idea over at Authentique's Blogspot. We  all have manila file folders sitting around and what a wonderful way to repurpose some recycled folders.