Appetizer What is a word that you use that would not be considered common? Soup What theme of calendar do you have on your wall this year? Wall calendar??? Who has those anymore? LOL! Salad Name 3 people you speak with by telephone a regular basis. Rob My Mom My Dad Main Course If you could buy a new outfit for someone you know – who would it be and what would you purchase for them? My boys…shorts & shirt Dessert What is the last beverage you drank? Diet Coke, of course!
Yesterday was exciting! I met Emily at Chick-Fil-A. It was my first time to meet another blogger. I also got to meet her little boy, Justice, who is just as cute as he can be. I really enjoyed having lunch with her and talking. If you haven’t met Emily, go over and say hi!
Appetizer On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest), how funny do you think you are? It depends who I’m with, but on average a 5. Soup Name a local restaurant would you recommend to a visitor to your town or city. Niffer’s Salad What’s a lesson you were lucky enough to learn the easy way? Ha! I don’t think I learned anything the easy way. Main Course Where would you like to be 5 years from now? In the same job, but in a different house and my kids will be 13 and in 7th grade…
Thirteen memories of Granddad! 1. Playing games with him 2. Going shopping with him 3. Taking the 6 hour drive to Texas Tech each year 4. Having to call and tell him I’d left Texas Tech and that I was in Alabama 5. Helping him organize the 19 pills he had to take after his open heart surgery while I was in high school 6. That he was always at my band performances and dance team events 7. How he taught me to save money 8. How he taught me to organized and keep good records 9. His love for…
Appetizer How old were you when you got your first credit card? 18 at Mervyn’s! Soup When was the last time you felt out of place? Hmmm… Salad Did you have a curfew when you were a teenager? If so, what time did you have to be home? No not really, it depended on what I was doing. Main Course Name a person from history with whom you feel you have something in common. Can’t think of one at the moment Dessert When you read a newspaper, which section do you go for first? The front page
Our 2nd of Summer Days…Today we started the morning by going to Town Creek Park and walked. We took some pictures along the way. Here’s the boys while resting on a bench. After that we went home and made homemade Strawberry-Lemonade Icies. Here’s a picture of Alex showing off the fact he gets to drink out of a big boy cup! The walk really stirred up our appetite so we went to Red Lobster with Rob for lunch. After lunch we came home only to struggle with Alex, who didn’t want to take a nap! I finally got him down…
See Momma say bye-bye to quiet nap times, See Momma say bye-bye to full night sleep, See Momma lose her sanity! Yes, yes, yes, Alex crawled out of the crib a few weeks ago during nap time. My first thought was “Oh! No! This isn’t supposed to happen to me!” Drew never climbed out of the crib. Yes, we were SO lucky! I didn’t realize that at the time. Anyway so Alex climbed out of his bed a couple times after he had taken a good long nap last weekend. Still I was thinking, “Ok, he’s ok because he’s not…
Today is the first day of summer for the boys and me. It’s gone pretty well. We ran some errands this morning and then watched Cool Runnings together. What an inspiring movie! The boys enjoyed each other, for the most part. Here’s Alex watching on as Drew plays on his game boy.
I haven’t done an actual post in….not sure how long! I’ve been busy with finishing up school. I had a lot more to do at work before summer than normal due to the fact that the entire school will be painted and recarpeted this summer. So we had to box everything up and take everything off the walls. Last Sunday, Mother’s Day, was really nice. We went to Columbus, GA to shop. After shopping, we went to the Riverwalk and walked a couple miles. The kids enjoyed seeing all the turtles in the river. Then, from there we went to…
Appetizer What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream? Chocolate Turtle Soup What are 3 things you would like to put in a time capsule? Pictures My laptop My cellphone Salad Name something you are 100% sure of. That I love my family. Main Course What is something you do to calm yourself when you’re stressed or upset? I watch TV, surf the net, read other blogs, or sleep. Dessert If you could receive an invitation to any important event, what would you like it to be? I have no idea!
Appetizer From which country(s) are some (or all) of your ancestors? Ireland, Scotland, England Soup How would you describe your sneeze? A-CHOO! Salad What is the last thing you cleaned? My kitchen (what’s new!) Main Course Who made the strongest first impression on you? Gosh! This is a hard one! But when meeting Sean Hannity (from Hannity and Colmes on Fox News) in person, it astounded me as to how personable and nice he was. We just walked by him as he was coming out of the building after he had finished his show while we were visiting New York.…
There was a really good song that came on the radio so I turned it up a little. 2 yo: thwots wong, mommy? (what’s wrong, mommy?) me: what? 2 yo: TB up? (TV up?) me: Nooo, that’s the ray-dee-o 2 yo: Way-D-O, Mommy? me: yeah, radio 2 yo: I’m sansin’, Mommy (I’m dancin’, Mommy) I look in the rear view mirror and he was dancing and laughing. Times like this make it all worth while!
1. Titanic (watched part of this again recently – WOW! I forgot how truly romantic it is!) 2. Gone with the Wind 3. Pearl Harbor 4. Notting Hill 5. Fools Rush In 6. Can’t Buy Me Love 7. 16 Candles (I love the ending!) 8. Up Close and Personal 9. Inventing the Abbotts 10. Ghost
Appetizer On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how polite are you? I’m used to be a 10 growing up and now I’m probably an 8. Soup What was the last thing that made you laugh out loud? A coworker that I adore and makes work tolerable! Salad Who is your favorite cartoon character? Sponge Bob (of course!) Main Course Tell about the funniest teacher you ever had. I don’t really remember any teacher standing out as “funny” except maybe my 5th grade teacher, Mr. Bartley, who was so sarcastic that it was funny. Dessert Complete…
RAIN!!
Did I tell you what we’re doing next weekend? No? Didn’t think so! Well, my family and I are going camping. Camping, yes, I’m going camping! For those of you who know me well know that I’m a city girl. I don’t mind the outdoors, but I’m not one who enjoys mosquitoes, chiggers, getting dirty & sweaty, and “roughing it”! Sleeping in a tent? Haven’t done that since I was probably 2 when my parents took me camping (unless I’m just dreaming that up)! Today we set up everything to make sure we had everything we need, like tents, sleeping…
My 2 year old wearing his big brother’s underwear on his head!
Appetizer What movie soundtracks do you own? Hmm..I own quite a few soundtracks. The ones I can think off the top of my head are: Dirty Dancing El Dorado Aida Phantom of the Opera and a bunch more… Soup How much cash do you usually carry with you? $20 or less Salad Are you more comfortable around men or women? Why? It depends on the situation, but usually women. And the reason is because I relate to women better. Main Course What is the most mischievous thing you remember doing as a child? I painted my Grandmother’s dresser with her…
Dear Alex, I’m not one for writing sappy letters anymore, but I was just amazed over the week we spent together during Spring Break. You amaze me. You discover and learn each every day. I love it when you say T-to (thank you) after I say thank you. I’m trying to teach you to say you’re welcome, but I think you’d rather say T-to instead. When I say I love you and you reply with wa-wuv u. Then, I say you need to say I love you too and then you say three! That’s hilarious. I find it quite humorous…
Appetizer Name a trait you share with your parents or your children. I’ve realized lately that my 2 year old how observant he is. He notices change quickly. That’s a trait that I have. I notice even minor changes quickly. I’m not sure if that’s always a good trait to have though. 🙂 Soup List 3 qualities of a good leader, in your opinion. Consistent Fair Flexible Salad Who is your favorite television chef? Rachael Ray Main Course Share a story about a gift you received from someone you love. I’ve received so many wonderful gifts throughout my life. In…