The Top Five Continues

Three weeks in a row, so wtg for me and Rachel who shamelessly stole the idea! But here we go with this week's things to love:


This one may seem a bit weird, but really I'm kind of addicted to these things. My first encounter with the fuzz ball remover as I call it, was when I was first married and Mike needed help getting his Class A uniform spiffed up for one reason or another. This is a must have for the part nylon and easy to snag pants and jacket. Next thing you know I'm using this baby on anything I can get my hands on in our tiny apartment. I went without one this past year, but recently went and bough a new one and I have been in the throws of de-fuzz balling the last few days. Oh blissful heaven!

As I've mentioned before my redneck boyfriend has me watching NASCAR. I used to be a very big no ball = no sport person. NASCAR to me was THE most boring and pointless thing to watch after golf (sorry dad). But we made a compromise, I watch a race every now and then, he keeps up with the Mariners. Next thing you know, I'm reading up on the sport (yes I said it!) and getting into it. A year later, I know more about what's going on than he does. This past Sunday was the race at Talladega, which, thanks to Will Ferrell, is fairly well known. It was an awesome race, and I'm only sorry that the kids were with their aunt Teri and didn't get to watch this nail biter with me.

These are not new to me, but lately they have been a staple at my house. It only takes about 5 minutes to cook up a yummy steak sandwich. Love it! I've been paring it with the next thing a lot lately.

These are awesome! I'm really bad with fresh vegetables. Really, it is more wasetful for me to try to cook fresh veggies than using the plastic package to steam them in my microwave! My only complaint is that the mixed medley with the asparagus pieces did over do the asparagus, but not as bad as I would have done on my own. I've tried several different kinds and love them all so far.

I loved this book when I was younger. I sobbed so hard when I first read it, I had to put it down for a few minutes. I'd been putting off watching the movie adaptation because the previews made it seem the movie focused more on the imaginary place than the friendship between the boy & girl. But, it was on Starz this weekend, so I gave in. I was pleasantly surprised. For me, no movie is ever as good as the book, but some do very well, others ok, and even more just suck at adaptation. This one is somewhere between ok and very well. And I still cried my eyes out at the end.