Last day of Blogathon. 
I forgot how good blogging and being in touch with all of you makes me feel.
Time for a… FAVORITE THINGS POST!
FAVORITE WEBSITE
(other than Xanga)
I’ve really been enjoying ETSY lately.
I like browsing the shops and being inspired.
One of the many things I enjoy there are the featured artist videos
This is one of my favorites.
Butch Anthony’s Museum of Wonder from Etsy on Vimeo.
FAVORITE THING TO DO
Stare into Ben’s eyes. 
FAVORITE MUSIC
If It Be Your Will- Leonard Cohen
The words of this song just speak to me.
I am totally digging on the Antony version lately.
FAVORITE POST OF THE DAY
There were a few, but this one was about ME…well US…
It made me feel… proud and very happy to be a part of the Xangan community.
FAVORITE THING THIS WEEK
BLOGATHON!
You know what to do now!
What’s one of your favorite things???
FAVORITE THINGS POST!
(Because it makes me happy)
FAVORITE SONG
Florence and the Machine
Dog Days Are Over
I’m not sure what it means and I can’t say I’m terribly fond of the video, but I can’t stop singing the song.
FAVORITE FOOD
We can’t seem to get enough of these in my house.
One of them feeds two of my monsters when they need an after school snack.
FAVORITE TOY
My underwater camera.
It takes awful shots, but that doesn’t stop me from trying.
FAVORITE SMELL
Warm puppy!
I don’t have any new puppy pictures to put with the warm puppy smell, but I’ll work on that.
Now my FAVORITE PART!
What’s one of your FAVORITE THINGS?
FAVORITE THINGS
Just a few…
Ben’s scruffy -it’s the weekend- look.
FAVORITE SUMMER READING
If I were a man, a life like Stone Barrington’s wouldn’t be so bad…
Well, except for the murder and the mayhem part…
FAVORITE PIC ANGLE
On the ground! Close to it anyway…
(I guess you know since I’ve been flooding you with the closeups!)
FAVORITE MUSIC
Ingrid Michaelson has long been on my favorites list…
How can she not be when she can put the word ”Rogain” into a love song and make it work!
Or come up with the incredible lyrical image of “I spackle some butter over my whole grain bread.Something tastes different, maybe it’s my tongue”
One of my FB friends posted this video the other day, a song from an album I don’t have yet.
I can’t stop singing it!
Which is one of my other favorite things… an EARWORM!
Gotta share it.
FAVORITE SUMMER VEIWS
My kids refusing to do what I want and hamming up the -I had my head chopped off- bit…
The water being enjoyed.
The beginning of the season change is one of my favorite things too…
When summer isn’t quite over, but you can feel fall trying to slip in… I love it.
FAVORITE TREAT
They bring back fun memories of making them ourselves when we were kids.
For some reason they just taste so yummy!
It makes me think I should make them with my kids, there’s a post for the future.
Now my FAVORITE part of these posts!
What’s a FAVORITE THING of YOURS?
FAVORITE THINGS
MUSIC
Joshua Radin
I love it when a musician captures your feelings.
Because he says it so well, I can dedicate it to my baby.
UP CLOSE
I’m still loving things in the up close.
Sometimes the imperfections you find up close can make even a weed more beautiful.
SUMMER HEAT
It’s 95 degrees out today and I am enjoying it.
When the monsters get home from school we are hitting the beach.
Favorite things posts make me feel better… So I’m doing a favorite things post.
FAVORITE TOY
My fisheye lens.
This picture isn’t the best, but it shows another one of my favorite things- the area I live in.
This is a view of one of the local vineyards over looking the West Grand Traverse Bay.
Oh, and it’s a horizon line!
FAVORITE AUTHOR
She writes three of my favorite series
Southern Vampire Series/Sookie Stackhouse Series
and
I was going to choose one book, but why, when so many of my favorites come from one author!
FAVORITE SONG
It’s a great song and it makes me think of my honey… Cause he’s MY BEST THING!
FAVORITE PODCAST
The Stuff You Missed in History Class
Katie and Sarah have a way of making everything sound interesting to me!
I usually listen to them on my drive to work at three in the morning, it makes the early morning feel less lonely.
FAVORITE BLOG
Joe McNally Photography
Not only do you find pictures that are a joy to look at, but he shares information on how he takes them!
It’s amazing to me that someone who is so successful in his field and who has done so much is willing to share it with us!
I have so many more favorites to share, but I think I’ll keep them for another post…
Did you like any of my favorites? How about leaving a link to one of yours!
My house is full of monsters. Today is Charlie’s 11th birthday… I can’t believe I have an eleven year old.
I am NOT looking forward to the teen years.
I thought I would do a quick FAVORITE THINGS post before I shuttle the monsters to the swimming pool.
GLEE one of my new favorite television shows.
Part comedy, part drama, part musical, pure entertainment!.
While I was surfing YouTube to find a clip… I found THIS… I just can’t bring myself to post it here on my favorite things post, but it did give me the giggles… Which I think was his intention.
FAVORITE CANDY
MMMM Best candy ever, IF EATEN PROPERLY, freeze, nibble the chocolate off and then eat the fluffy filling.
It’s all in the execution.
FAVORITE READ
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have done a wonderful job of keeping the interest of all ages.
The kids and I have been sucked into Neverland all week .
MUSIC
It isn’t the Christmas season for me until I hear this song.
I have found a new joy in it, I get to watch my five year old do his hippo dance when he hears it.
Off to the swimming pool! Also one of my favorite things, swimming!
Although it is not my favorite thing that open swim is past my bed time… 
The things we do for our children…
You know the drill… You remember right?
What’s one of your FAVORITE THINGS?
I know I need to do a link post but I’m too lazy! I will do one tomorrow… I will!
I thought I’d do a FAVORITE THINGS POST, I haven’t done one in awhile.
The above video is one I saw a long time ago on Trebelclef’s site, today I was listening to another one of my favorite things, This American Life on NPR and they were talking about it, so I thought I would share it here.
~Favorite beauty product~
I know it might not work, but I like it and I think I see a difference… I get the plus spf 15 so if nothing else it’s protecting my face from the sun.
~Favorite video podcast~
~Favorite Song~
Let Your Love Flow from the toyota Prius commercial!
Free download HERE
~Favorite reading material~
~Favorite CANDY!~
Jaw Breakers!
I love them… can’t eat them around Ben though, I like crunching them, he can’t stand that.
I’ve bored you enough.
Tell me, what is one of your FAVORITE THINGS?
A FAVORITE THINGS POST JUST BECAUSE IT MAKES ME HAPPY.
Christine Lavin… I love her music and sense of humor. I normally post a video of my musical favorite but I couldn’t find a good one, so this time I am giving you a page for my favorite album by her. Just click the play buttons before the song names and you can hear almost the whole album.
My particular favorites are A Fly On A Plane and The Kind of Love You Never Recover From.
LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK
ART!
John William Waterhouse
When I worked at the frame shop sometimes I thought I would puke if I had to frame ONE MORE Lady Of Shallot… but now that it’s been awhile I kind of miss seeing the print all of the time.
By far my favorites are his lady and knight paintings though.
Lamia
John William Waterhouse LINK
He is definitely one of my favorite things… check the link to see some wonderful images and send ecards even.
FOOD
(well it’s in someone’s food group)
MMMM I can’t imagine anyone NOT liking them.
LITERATURE…
I’m cheating on this one too… right now I haven’t had time to sink my teeth into any really good books, but I always have time to do a puzzle in my GAMES magazine.
If I fall asleep in the middle of a puzzle it’s no big deal.
Well there they are… some of my FAVORITE THINGS… now it’s YOUR TURN!
What’s one of YOUR favorite things?
So I haven’t felt much like posting lately. I don’t know why… just not a lot to say I guess.
Work is good, kids are good, life is… good.
Whenever I can’t think of much to post, a favorite things post always makes me feel better… so… Here it is!
The above video is from The Weepies, one of my new favorite groups.
Usually I do a book, but today I’m doing one of my favorite poems…
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