Schedules & Links

School has finally started for both my kids. We are always the last to get out of school, and the last to start up again. Next summer will be really short for them because they get out at the end of June in NJ and the Florida schools start back up in August.

I like being on a schedule and I actually think my kids do better on one, too. I'm going to be thinking of summer while I fill out the endless stack of paperwork that comes home the first week of school.

I thought you might enjoy some television talk...

If you haven't seen the preview for Downton Abbey, here it is. 

The sneak peak for Revenge is also out and Emily is in a wedding dress!?!

The Scandal Season 3 promo is out. Looks like a great year for this, too.

I'm also looking forward to Bethenny's Talk Show. It's filming in NY and you can get tickets here.

Please help me out before you go, what's for dinner in your house?

I hate that question.

Have a great weekend!

 

Take a picture of your screen!!!

Last Wednesday, ABC has decided, yet again....to show a rerun of  my favorite show Revenge. I am sure it is part of a plot to hit it hard during February (sweeps), and get huge ratings. What ABC doesn't know, is that my other favorite "Hampton's" show just started....Royal Pains!

You know where I was headed (with all my extra time, thanks ABC) ...Hooked on Houses. I wanted to find some great images from previous episodes for some inspiring ideas. To my shock...Julia (Hooked on Houses) did not have Royal Pains! For years, I have found EVERYTHING I have ever searched for on her site. I sent her an e-mail and she let me know how she does the "magic". Now, many of you may already have figured this out....this post is not for you. For everyone else.....Julia watches a show on her computer and takes a picture of the screen. Here is how you do that.

So easy, right! I went to an older episode of Royal Pains, and took this shot

Here is the disclaimer....although I found this a cool bit of information to know....I won't be doing this very often. Julia also told me that it takes a huge amount of time to capture images from television shows. That was an understatement!! So, for me...my plan is to continue to go to Hooked on Houses. I'll let Julia do all the work. I might dabble with this again, when I have huge amounts of spare time. Is this something you would ever try?