Pictures of my book (finally!)

Hello readers, visitors, family, friends:

All right, so you know how I keep saying I would put up pictures of my NaNoWriMo book (that is actually the first draft, but anyhow...)?  Well, here they are!!  =)

Front (with my name blocked out, of course):

Last page, that says 'Proof'.  heehee ;)

Back cover:

What do you think?  If I actually get it published someday, after I edit it and everything, I don't know if I will actually use this cover.   Maybe something similar to it.  We'll see...

As something pretty random in the midst of this post, yesterday, though it is spring, we got snow!  Yes, huge snowflakes, that were so beautiful, and it was great!  Before that, we had gotten grapple, which is like styrofoam-y, triangular, pieces of ice.  It was interesting, and cool, literally!  ;)

So, I got some new yarn a couple/few weeks ago at JoAnns, and I'm making yet another hot pad for my hopechest.  I like the color of this yarn!  It is so beautiful.  If you didn't notice, the background for the picture below as well as the ones of my book all have the same background.  I used a new sweaterish-type shawl for the background.  ;)  It was only $7 or so at the thrift store.

To make a hotpad like how I make mine, click here for instructions.  (The link actually goes to my website, and if anyone is interested in my website, maybe I will try to put more things up on it... please let me know if you're interested!  =)

And, last but not least, one of my favorite meals!!  Cashew Turkey Pasta Salad.  Actually, I made it this time without cashews, but it's still sooooo yummy.  You should try it.  ;)

Here is the link to the recipe:  Cashew Turkey Pasta Salad Recipe  I don't put the salt, and I don't grill my turkey.  You can actually use just turkey sandwich meat, or if you cook a turkey whole, you can just cut it up.  (There's probably a more specific term for it, like 'dice', or something. ;)  Or you can use chicken, which the recipe does not say.  But, we've had it with chicken and it's good too.  Also, it's still really good when it's not 'chilled'.  Probably over half the time, we eat it right after it is finished. =)

Also, we sometimes chop our cashews into dust practically because of mine and my mother's jaws (we have TMJ, which is where your jaw will pop and hurt, and nuts and things hard like that can make it worse).  So, if you do it even with cashew dust, or no cashews at all, it is still really good!

Oh, and make sure you rinse the noodles in cold water, like it says in the recipe, otherwise the salad doesn't turn out as well.

One more thing.  No really, only one more.  ;)  As you can see in the picture, I used egg noodles.  You don't have to use the spiral.  You can also use egg noodles, and it turns out great.  I wouldn't recommend using much of the other ones though.  Macaroni noodles would probably ruin it, but I've never tried it, and I don't really want to either.  =)  If you do, though, let me know how it turns out.  ;)

Have a great weekend, everyone (yes, tomorrow is Friday already; time FLIES!  =)


Psalm 144:3-4
"LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
         Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?
 Man is like a breath;
         His days are like a passing shadow."