St. Louis, Missouri

On his way back from Missouri my boyfriend sent me photos of and from the arch and i just wanted to share :)

LizaCorrine.Com Poll Update - What food of your childhood do you recall...

LizaCorrine.com Poll Updates…
Today I will, by popular demand, start sharing LizaCorrine.com poll results for SOME LizaCorrine.com polls. I was asked by a few people what did other people respond.

On May 22, 2006 I asked…
What food of your childhood do you recall...

I personally loved Jell-O Pudding Pops, the frozen version of Jell-o pudding. My personal favorite was vanilla, contrary to my original email which was a cut and paste from the website that sparked this poll question.

You all also made me recall a few more childhood things … Big League Chew… oh why was it appealing to look like you were a child with snuff?

Also Mickey Mouse flavored popsicles… ahh those were the days… – Liza Corrine

But now to your responses…

“I have been craving Mickey Mouse Ears for about 2 years now.” – KST – Knightdale, NC


“The classic Chocolate Chips Ahoy!...the ones now taste like dust. Freezer pops and pop sickles...they taste like water now. I could go on....Ice cream sandwiches and ice cream bars...they were so big back then!
” – DB – St. George, SC

“Those hard bubble gum candies -- I forget what they are called. They are pink and the bubble gum was in the middle. That and Now and Later's.” – CMF – Snellville, GA

“Cinnamon toast crunch cereal! I wish it wasn’t so bad for you!!” – AAP – Greenville, SC

“ I remember Tab cola... : P” – JH – Louisville, KY

“PUSH UPS!!! Frozen orange sherbet treats in a cylinder container that you push upwards as you eat them.” – DS – Greenville, SC

Oh man, without question it is the 7-11 Slurpee!!!!! MMMM, MMMM!!! I get 'em still to this day!! :o)))) A close 2nd would be Sugar Babies candy!!! :o))) – LAJ – Edwards, IL

I remember coming home from school and popping open a can of Chef-Boyardee spaghetti. I used to eat it cold right from the can. My granny kept a few cans for me to eat when I got the munchies after school. I think these days I would warm it up. – MBA – Fredericksburg, VA

Thank you again for participating in a LizaCorrine.com poll. FYI..For those of you who mentioned a candy you recalled you may be able to find it at Cracker Barrel Stores.

Liza with a "Z"

One of my pet peeves is how people mess up my first name after I have told them how to correctly pronounce it. I even go as far as to say, "like LIZA MINNELLI".

While watching television the other night I saw a concert she did for television called Liza with a Z.... I have yet to see the movie but I can only imagine what issues she had in the entertainment industry correcting people. It doesn't bother me so much that it is mispronounce in the first place it just becomes elevated when you have told them how to correctly pronounce it and they insist on calling you what they wish... okay so that is my vent for today :)

Family and Friends

Family and friends are what can build you up or tear you down. I am blessed in my case to have both family and friends who indeed help build me up. Today I wanted to share a little slide show of just a FEW of the people who have helped to make me the person I am today. THIS IS BY NO MEANS EVERYONE ... but just a few pictures I had on my computer right now. Whether it be that they are there for me everyday or they took a moment to make a difference in my life. It could be just a smile, group I play poker with or that family memeber that calls every once and a while to say hello.... or just growing up seeing that if you stick together (though both good and bad)... that is something special to pass onto generations to come...I may decide to do this periodically...changing the pictures... but for today...enjoy

Words can make or break your day...

How many times has someone's comment made your day spectacular or ruined you completely. I have been going through a lot right now, but one of my personal goals is to stay positive... for that reason I would like to share the following.

On Mother's Day my mama told me how much she loved me. It was kind of in an awkward situation but she meant it and I knew it anyway. But there is something about sharing those words with someone that can change their lives.

On yesterday I was sitting playing with my boyfriend's guitar (not knowing what I am doing more than the man in the moon) and I could feel him looking at me... and with sincerity in his eyes, as I glanced up from the stings, he looked at me and said... "you know you truly are a beautiful woman". Do you know how that made me feel?

Then today as I was reading a friend's blog I read that her son looked up at her and told her "mom you are pretty".

You see these things were mere words, they didn't cost one thing. These mere words made someone's day. I challenge each of you who read this blog to choose kind words to say to someone today. Say I love you, tell someone how you feel about them... What makes it even better is the element of surprise.

Sale! Clearance! Discount! Oh MY!

If there are any of you who see the, Big Red/Yellow/or whatever brightly colored signs with the words SALE! CLEARANCE! that draw you right in... then this blog is for you! As soon as I enter just about any department or discount store I know EXACTLY where the sale section is. This little tidbit was taken from womenswallstreet.com and should serve as a point of reflection the next time that you are on a mission and stop by the sale rack :)

To counteract the spell of the sale, here are a few chants I use:

Nothing on sale is a bargain if I didn't plan to buy it anyway.
Nothing on sale is a bargain if I don't need it or won't use it.
Nothing on sale is a bargain if I must buy two of them.
Nothing on sale is a bargain if it doesn't really fit.

Happy Bargin Hunting! :) hehehe

Focus on Children's Strengths in Education

Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.-Malcolm Forbes

I cannot recall at this moment where, but I recently heard someone say something that to me made so much common sense but I don't know if it has been researched. I believe it deserves further investigation or study and I would like to employ a derivative of this principle to my children when I have them. The discussion was mainly criticizing education for focusing on children's weaknesses. Stating that is it not funny that instead of cultivating the things people are good at (starting in grade school) we make them work on things that they are not good at. [I.E. If you made straight As in Math but struggled in spelling parents/teachers/educators tend to give you overtime in spelling but basically push aside the idea of cultivating your stong point Math].

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.- Will Durant

Since I cannot recall the venue where I heard this information I personally think that a combination of the two ideas would be an excellent educational approach. Elaborating further the example, I believe we should address and understand that a child may struggle in spelling but also engage in activities that would further cultivate their math skills. What do you think?

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. - B. F. Skinner