ABC's of Me!

Since I am in planning mode, I thought that I would share a meme that I saw on Throwing Marshmallows.

A - Age: 34

B - Bed size: Queen

C - Chore you hate: Doing the dishes (no dishwasher) and the toilet.

D - Dog’s name: We do not have any dogs at the moment. Our last dogs were Little Boy & Cookie.

E - Essential start your day item: 30 minutes of reading and no noise.

F - Favorite color: blue

G - Gold or Silver: Gold

H - Height: 5’5”

I - Instruments you play: the radio

J - Job title: Mom, Fire fighter's wife & Founding Mom of local homeschool support group

K - Kid(s): Dragon - 11, Tracker(in 2 weeks) -10, Squirrel 7

L - Living arrangements: Single family home on the coast of South Carolina

M - Mom’s name: Linda

N - Nicknames: Toot(I use to go Toot Toot every time I saw the train on Soul Train)

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: I slept in my Dragon's bed when he had his tonsils taken out.

P - Pet Peeve: not putting the silverware in the drawer properly

Q - Quote from a movie: Carpe Diem

R - Right or left handed: Right

S - Siblings: 2 brothers & 2 sisters

T - Time you wake up: 6 am

U- Underwear: Boy shorts

V - Vegetable you dislike: beets

W - Ways you run late: waiting on the kids to find their shoes

X - X-rays you’ve had: Teeth, both wrists, both ankles, both knees, thumb, elbow, cat scan

Y - Yummy food you make: Pan seared black bean dumplings

Z - Favorite zoo animal: Panda

Just 7 Things

I found this over at Building Castles In the Sky. I thought that it looked like fun.

7 Things that attracted me to my hubby:
1. His smile
2. His heart
3. His eyes
4. His laugh
5. The fact that he is a big teddy bear
6. He can cook.. need I say more.
7. Long distance phone calls. We talked for hours and hours every night on the phone. I fell in love with him without even knowing it.

7 Things I always say:
1. Hey!
2. Get in the backyard
3. Stay away from the ditch
4. cool beans!
5. Gracious Day(I didn't know that!)
6. Holy Buckets! I am trying to clean up my language.
7. How long have you been on it? It would be either the playstation, Ninetendo Ds or the Game Boy. The kids get on those every chance they get.

7 Things I love to eat:
1. Bagels & cream cheese
2. veggie melts
3. french fries
4. avocado, lettuce, & tomato sandwich on whole wheat.
5. Popcorn
6. Reese's peanut Butter Cups
7. sushi

7 Things I can do:
1. make pretzels
2. sew curtains
3. cook
4. take cool pictures
5. have fun with my kids
6. camp
7. annoy my children(their words)

7 Things I can't do:
1. Make Sushi
2. go on a roller coaster
3. scuba dive
4. quilt
5. knit
6. ice a cake
7. plant a decent garden. I always, but then something comes along and ruins it. I always have the best intentions.

I am not going to tag anyone. If you like to do this, please let me know. :)

One Word MeMe

I found this over at LaPaz Home Learning. I thought that I would give it a whirl.

They don't come more succinct than this. All answers to be a single word. No more.

1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Your significant other? strong
3. Your hair? brown
4. Your mother? worker
5. Your father? awesome
6. Your favorite thing? kids
7. Your dream last night? None
8. Your favorite drink? Pepsi
9. Your dream/goal? Peace
10. The room you’re in? Living
11. Your church? None
12. Your fear? death
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? inland
14. Where were you last night? station
15. What you’re not? woodworker
16. Muffins? blueberry
17. One of your wish list items? beach
18. Where you grew up? Maryland
19. The last thing you did? eat
20. What are you wearing? Shorts
21. Your TV? On
22. Your pets? adopted
23. Your computer? lifeline
24. Your life? Good
25. Your mood? exhausted
26. Missing someone? yes
27. Your car? Patriot
28. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes
29. Favorite store? BooksAMillion
30. Your summer? short
31. Like(love) someone? Several
32. Your favorite color? Blue
33. Last time you laughed? yesterday
34. Last time you cried? Tuesday
35. Who will re post this? dunno

If you do this, please leave me a note so I can take a peek.

Smiles.

I Got Tagged!

Frankie over at Kitchen-Table Learners tagged me.

Accent: southern

Breakfast or No Breakfast: I eat breakfast almost everyday. I am going to trying to get a little bit better about it.

Chore I don't care for: cleaning the bathroom oh and the dishes. Wait that is more than one. I can't decide which one I like less.

Dog or cat: I actually like them both. In a perfect world I would have one of each. But due to allergies, I just can't do it. :(

Essential Electronics: computer & cell phone. Even though sometimes I wish that I didn't have a cell phone.

Favorite Cologne: I don't have one. Since I had the kids nothing smells good to me anymore.

Gold or silver: gold

Handbag I carry most often: a black purse. I keep trying to figure out if I want something big or small.

Insomnia: often

Job title: Domestic Goddess(atleast I try to be), mom, wife, banker, chef, homeschool teacher.

Kids: 2 boys and 1 girl

Living Arrangement: Three-bedroom, one bath house along the SC coast. There are 2 adults and 3 kids.

Most Admirable Trait: my son said that I am funny.

Naughtiest Childhood Memory: Let's see could be the time that I had a party while my parents were away and they caught me or it could be the fact that I missed my curfew on prom night by 7 hours(I stayed out all night). But I really was a good kid.

Overnight Hospital Stay:
I only had to stay overnight when I had the kids. I did stay one time with Dragon when he had his tonsils removed.

Phobias: Big trucks on the highway, bridges, oh and heights.

Quote: son of a biscuit

Siblings: 2 brothers and 2 sisters.

Time I Wake Up: depends on the day. If dh has to be at work 5:30am. If he doesn't have to be at work, I sleep in until 6:30am.

Unusual Talent or skill: I don't have anything.

Vegetable That I Refuse To Eat: I haven't found one yet.

Worst Habit: biting my nails

X-rays: 2 chest x-rays, both wrists, both knees, and right ankle.

Yummy stuff: cheesecake, bagels & cream cheese

Zoo animal I like the Most: panda

I am not going to tag anyone. If you decide to do it, please leave me a link.

An IPOD Meme

I was perusing through the Menu Plan Monday posts(if you haven't stopped by yet...you must go look at all the yummy recipes) and I found a fun meme at Sportsmama. I don't have an IPOD and my mp3 player broke..however I do have all my music loaded on to my media player. I am going to use it that way.

In this one, you use your iPod to generate random answers to questions. It’s kind of like Mad Libs meets the Magic 8 Ball.”

Here are the instructions:

1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question.
4. NO CHEATING.

I have a WIDE variet of songs in my iPod

Q: What does next year have in store for you?
A: We Didn't Start The Fire

Q: What does your love life look like next year?
A: Tim McGraw(by Taylor Swift)...lol

Q: What do you say when life gets hard?
A: Fall

Q: Song that reminds you of good times?
A: Waterfalls

Q: What do you think when you get up in the morning?
A: Something to Be Proud Of

Q: What song will you dance to at your wedding?
A: Just Another Day in Paradise...this would be perfect!

Q: Song that reminds you of your first kiss?
A: Miss Me Baby

Q: Your favorite saying?
A: Kiss My Country A$$ (this really isn't my favorite saying...I promise)

Q: Favorite place?
A: Believe

Q: Most Missed Memory?
A: When the Sun Goes Down

Q: What song describes your best friend?
A: Brown Eyed Girl

Q: What song describes your ex?
A: It's Five O'clock Somewhere

Q: Where would you go on a first date?
A: You're The Inspiration

Q: Drug of choice?
A: Angel

Q: What song describes yourself?
A: Check Yes or No

Q: What is the thing you like doing most?
A: Country Boys and Girls Getting Down on the Farm

Q: The song that best describes the president?
A: Proud of the House We Built

Q: Where will you be in 10 years?
A: Rough & Ready

Q: Your love life right now?
A: Livin' In Fast Forward

Q: What is your state of mind like at the moment?
A: Fast Cars and Freedom

Q: How will you die?
A: Ohh, Boy I Love You So.

This was a lot of fun. Some of the songs just didn't make any sense.

I don't normally tag people, but this one is too much fun. I promise that I won't tag anyone for awhile. I am going to tag Melissa at We Homeschool, Danelle at Our Wolves Den, Frankie at Kitchen-Table Learners, & Theresa at LaPaz Home Learning.