Blender Heaven!

When Matt and I got married, we asked for a few fun kitchen appliances, like a waffle iron, food processor a hand blender (LOVE IT!) and regular blender. The latter has always been a disappointment. It mixes liquids but doesn't do much else - it tries, but gets stuck - and since I wanted it to make smoothies and frappes (my Mum makes the most AWESOME chocolate frappes!!) .................. Well, my handsome hubby was listening the last time I was ranting about not being able to make smoothies, and he found me this:

It's literally the best blender/smoothie maker ever! It crushes ice! It blends it in a to-go cup so you don't even get the big mixer parts dirty (he was CLEARLY thinking ahead on this one since he does the dishes!) and then have to transfer it to another cup!

I know I said my vacuum was my new fav toy - but this is the BEST thing in my kitchen right now!

Is it SPRING yet? :)

My First 5k! eeek!

I have officially signed up for my first 5k. Memorial Day weekend. It's sponsored by Redhook Brewery in NH. Almost everyone in my office has signed up. Pardon the short sentences but I'm kinda freaking out! I'm not a runner - HA! I'm not really even a jogger! I told my boss I would swim it though. She said that wasn't an option :(
So Matt and I have signed up for the 5k. Gotta love the supportive spouse that will most likely help me walk over the finish line!
BUT! My some of my office participated last year and more this year - almost everyone and their families.... so what's going around the office this week? The Couch to 5k Program!
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

I am slowly working my way up! Wish me luck!

Fav Children's Books

 A best friend of mine (sister of my heart) is having her first baby shower in a few weeks. She has asked for children's books to start a library. It started a discussion at work on people's favorite childhood books - what they love, what their children love or loved. The collection is listed below (although people keep running by yelling more at me!). What are your favorites?

 - Tikki Tikki Tembo
 - Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
 - Giant Jam Sandwhich
 - The Hungry Caterpillar
 - Fuzzy-Wuzzy was a Bear
 - The Story about Ping
 - Red Fish, Blue Fish
 - If You Give A Mouse a Cookie
 - Goodnight Moon
 - Corduroy
 - Harold and the Purple Crayon
 - Where the Wild Things Are
 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
 - The Giving Tree
 - Harry the Dirty Dog
 - The Napping House