The Pursuit of Happyness

I have to admit, that movie with Will Smith was great. DH and I went to see it in a dinner theater. It was fun. The screen was not as big as a "real" movie theater like AMC, but the food...oh the food was fantastic!

Tonight we saw another movie while my mother watches our kids. We went to see REIGN OVER ME with Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle. Is it only me, or other people get faces confuse too? I thought for a long time that Don Cheadle was Tim Meadows from SNL. Duh!

It's like all the other times I was thinking that Hollywood tend to make movies which are very similar to each other. Let's see if I can come up with a few and you can agree or disagree.
Deep Impact vs Armageddon
Independence Day vs Mars Attach
Prestige vs Illusionist

Ugh...it's too late to think up of others...but it's like they make something similar but different for every movie.

I am thinking how many people out there goes after happiness and trades all no matter what. I am concerned about this generation of "I". It's like no one else matters as long as "I" am happy. "I" need to be excited, and "I" need to get all I want or "I" am not happy. That's all good, you know.

What is not so good is when you bring little children into this world. Whatever happened to the unstated contract parents sign about protecting our children? Can you hate someone so much; you will actually let your children pay for your happiness? It's hard to swallow. It's very disgusting. It's right along there with parents letting an ex-ped-monster baby-sits their kids. People who do this, how can they live with themselves?

I came across a qoutation a long time ago
One only has freedom to the extent that it does not infringe on someone else's freedom.

Recipe Rally! Desserts

Have you ever had days where you only get through dinner to reach desserts? I do. In fact, when we go out for lunch or dinner at someone's house, I always look forward to dessert because they're almost always fancy. When you're an Orthodox Jew at some point, you know what I mean about really nice dinner on Shabbos.

Here's my next favorite recipe for dessert when I am really lazy, as I am feeling lately. This is one of best "Just beat, melt, stir, and refrigerate...these bars are that simple."

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Level: Easy

Estimated Times:
Preparation - 15 min Cooling Time - 1 hrs refrigerating Yields - 60 bars (5 dozen)

Ingredients:
2 cups peanut butter, divided
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks)
butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
3 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels,divided
Directions:
GREASE 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

BEAT 1 1/4 cups peanut butter and butter in large mixer bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in 1 cup powdered sugar. With hands or wooden spoon, work in remaining powdered sugar, graham cracker crumbs and 1/2 cup morsels. Press evenly into prepared baking pan. Smooth top with spatula.

MELT remaining peanut butter and remaining morsels in medium, heavy-duty saucepan over lowest possible heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Spread over graham cracker crust in pan. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until chocolate is firm; cut into bars and store in refrigerator.

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There's Coupons and Then there's Coupons

I enjoy online shopping. Who wouldn't be? I have five children ages 9, 8, 5, almost 3, and 1. Now imagine taking them all to shop at a book store to pick the latest best sellers.

Are you sure you're imagining? Did I mention there are 4 boys? They're adorable and super-energetic too. After all that, do I still have to say why I like shopping online?

I love opening my door to the UPS guys who delivers my books from Amazon.com. They have free shipping for orders over 25 dollars. That's like 4 mass market paperbacks, or even 2 new hardcover releases!

I have stumbled into a coupon site. You too can find tons of coupon codes at about any store. Not just Amazon. I immediately noticed Amazon myself because I am not in denial. I have an addiction to books.

With these many men to shop for clothes for, I have come to like online GAP shopping myself. They have coupons too. There's Target for things cutesey. My daughter loves to get her colorful and thematic bed sheets at Target. I mustn't forget my personal favorite Wal-Mart.

It's like finding out that there's a next best thing after slice bread! I just wish that Home Depot, my children's new Toys R Us have free shipping for top soil aka poopy dirt aka stinky dirt for our new children's garden.