Miscellany Monday

It has been probably ten days since I've blogged, so I'm going to use

Miscellany Monday

as the vehicle to recap all of our Christmas week activities.

[one]

Our first Christmas activity was a family trip to Columbia to Lake Murray Baptist Church for their production of This Man Called Jesus.  What a wonderful experience for our whole family.  We all enjoyed it and were moved by the play. 

[two]

After the play and supper at Fuddruckers (YUMMY!!), we went to Riverbanks Zoo for the Lights Before Christmas.  The decorations and lights were spectacular, and the weather was perfect. 

[three]

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Chuck and I finally got around to doing our Christmas shopping.  We went to Cheraw and Florence and got the few gifts we wanted to purchase.  We also made our yearly donation to heifer.org in honor of our families. 

[four]

The girls and I were busy in the kitchen making delicious goodies for Christmas.  We made peanut butter fudge, pralines, cheese biscuits, sausage balls, sugar cookies, graham cracker goodies, and mints.  Thanks to Big Mama's recipe boxes, we have all of the instructions for the snacks and goodies that have always been a big part of Christmas in my family...

[five]

Saturday night we all attended the FUMC candlelight and communion service.  Afterwards, we had our annual soup and sandwich supper here at our house for the family.  I made veg. soup and broccoli soup, and we had lots of sandwich fixings and goodies.

[six]

After sleeping a little late, we got up on Christmas morning and went to church.  After the beautiful service, we came home to the sweet and spicy smells of breakfast casseroles.  We enjoyed our brunch, and then went into the den to open gifts.  I think that the children got a few things that they needed/wanted, and Chuck and I got a few things too...

[seven]

Christmas supper was a Creech family get-together at Bethel UMC, as we usually do every Christmas and Thanksgiving nights.  I cooked the turkey, dressing, and gravy.  There was so much good food there, and we all left full and happy.


[eight]
Our final Christmas gathering for the week was lunch today at Viv's.  Warren and Emily were here from the Columbia area, so we exchanged gifts with them and the others.  Then, out to the backyard for a corn hole tourney.  Lots and lots of fun was had by all!!

Merry Christmas all!

Monday's Music Moves Me

Hooray for another edition of

Monday's Music Moves Me...

Christmas-style!!

Go link up with Dolly and

move to Monday's music too!

Meet Me on Monday

(Go link up with Java...)

Questions:

1. Tomorrow I'm going to go to school, as always, and be thankful that it's one day closer to Christmas break!

2. Pudding or Jello?  Jello....whipped with plenty of air.

3. What book are you currently reading?  I'm not currently reading a book, but I have several magazines on my nightstand...

4. What is the first concert you went to see?  I think it was the Doobie Brothers...

5. What is your current weather?  Cool, in the upper 40's, and overcast.

Monday Music Moves Me

I'm linking up again this week with Dolly for

Monday's Music Moves Me.

Join the fun.. and

Merry Christmas!

Meet Me on Monday

(I'm linking up with Java for one of my all time favorite memes!)

Questions:

1. Monday's are a hard reality check that comes too quickly...

2. What is your favorite kind of milkshake?  I'm not a milkshake fan, but I guess I'd have to say my favorite would be strawberry or banana.

3. What monthly bill do you most dislike paying?  I dislike the utility bill.  In our town, the water, electricity, gas, sewage, and garbage are all combined on one massive bill, and it is WAY too much each month!!

4. How many email addresses do you use on a regular basis?  I use two....one for personal emails and the other for school-related emails....

5. What color lights are on your Christmas Tree?  Well when I put our tree up....the lights will be a combo of both colored and clear.  I put clear lights close to the trunk of the tree and then colored lights out on the branches.  This method makes the tree very bright AND colorful at the same time!

Meet Me on Monday

Questions:

1. I really need to clean my oven!!



2. What food makes you think of Christmas?  When I think of all of the goodies my mama and I used to make every year, I know it's Christmas!  We made chocolate fudge, divinity, seafoam, mints, cheese biscuits, sausage balls, "trash", salted pecans, sugar and spice pecans, and pralines, to name just a few of the tasty treats....

3. If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be?  I'd probably choose to be 29 or 30....I was still young, but independent and still care-free....ahhhh, those were the days!



4. What was your first paying job?  I was a steady babysitter to two the best children I had ever known....Carl and Krista!  They were my first babies, and I love them to this day!

5. Have you read the Twilight series?  No, I haven't...maybe one day though....

 

(go link up with Java and let us get to know you better :)

Monday's Music Moves Me

It's Monday! 

We are back in school and have fifteen days before our Christmas break! 

WOO-HOOOO!!

Well, it's time again to link up with Dolly for this week's edition of

MONDAY'S MUSIC MOVES ME...and this week's theme is

all things

CHRISTMAS!!

(I'll admit....I'm not in the Christmas mood yet, so maybe linking up will help me along...)

For your Christmas listening pleasure,
my three favorite (radio) Christmas songs...



P.S....I am hosting a Christmas Blog Challenge....go "here" to check it out!

I'd love for all of you MMMM fans to join in!

Miscellany Monday

As usual, I'm linking up with Carissa for this weeks edition of

MISCELLANY MONDAY...

[one]

It's finally Thanksgiving week.  We only have 2 days of school, and we are all so happy!  I think everyone here at MCHS is ready for a few days off....I know I am!!

[two]

Speaking of school, I'm disturbed at the number of my students who are doing CRAZY things and getting in trouble....and when I say CRAZY things, I mean things that are so out-of-character and obviously wrong...especially in a school setting!!  One was suspended last week for bringing a knife to school, and two were suspended today for *sexual misconduct*!  I know these kids are teenagers, and teenagers do CRAZY things, but my goodness..... :(

[three]

I've felt rotten all day today. 

Enough said about that....

[four]

Lawren enjoyed her visit with the speech therapist from my former school.  She says she may be interested in studying SLP after high school.  I'm also going to set up a job-shadowing visit for her with an occupational therapist.  At least she's narrowed down the therapy part so she can begin work on her career portfolio for English class.

[five]

Today, MJ told me that she's interested in studying to be a dental hygienist after high school.  Good choice MJ!  I'm proud that you are at least thinking about the future!

[six]

(better not leave out Charles...)

Charles' world revolves around hunting these days.  He gets up early to go duck hunting.  After lunch, he goes and sits in a deer stand until it gets dark, then he's off with his buddies and his dog "coon" hunting.

Oh, and he is still going to EMT school....hopefully that won't interfere too much with hunting...

[seven]

Go check out Dolly's Monday's Music Moves Me meme!  It is so much fun to peruse Youtube every week and post songs with a specific theme!  This week's songs are to be about things we are thankful for.  Here's a link to my posting...

Have a great Monday, y'all!

Meet Me on Monday

Questions:

1.  I wish I had more time to read and do crafts.

2.  What is your favorite kind of soup?  My favorite soup is cheddar broccoli soup....YUM!

3.  Where will you eat Thanksgiving dinner?  We will eat Thanksgiving lunch at home and Thanksgiving supper with Chuck's family at Bethel United Methodist Church.

4.  What is your favorite time of day?  I'm an afternoon person!!

5.  Did you start Christmas shopping yet?  I've picked up a few things...not much though.  I've GOT to get busy!!

(Go link up with Java)

Monday's Music Moves Me

I love, love, love linking up with Dolly each week for

Monday's Music Moves Me...

and this week

I'm in the

SPOTLIGHT

over at Xmas Dolly's page...lucky me!

Thanks Dolly!

This week's theme is "What we are thankful for." 

Here are my picks....

I'm thankful for the opportunity to teach children and (hopefully) make an impact on their lives.

And I'm also thankful for summer vacation.... :)

I'm thankful for my daughters...



I'm thankful for my son....

I'm thankful for my family....

Who and what are you thankful for??

Monday's Music Moves Me

I love, love, love linking up with Dolly each week for

Monday's Music Moves Me!

This week we are showcasing songs with color words in the title...

and I'm going WAAAAAAAY back in time....

ENJOY!

Meet Me on Monday

Questions:

1.  Does your family/friends know about your blog?  My children know about it (but I don't know if they've ever read it), and so do my niece and sister-in-law.  I don't really know who else knows that I blog...
2.  What is your favorite card game?  I like to play Phase 10 and rummy.
3.  What do you wear to bed?   I wear a soft cotton nightshirt or t-shirt...
4.  What is your favorite kind of French Fry?  I like baked crinkle cut fries...

5.  What is your usual bed time?  I usually go to be around 11:00, but since the time change, I've been going a little earlier...

(Go link up with Java....I did!)

Miscellany Monday/Weekend Recap

Go  link up with Carissa for..

~one~

The weekend started with Postgame on Main at FUMC.  We had an eclectic crowd this week....mostly older guys who were playing basketball.

~two~

For my birthday celebration, Chuck took the girls and me to Florence to the Mellow Mushroom.  It was soooo delicious, and we had way too much food!

~three~

The girls and I had a nice shopping adventure to Bath & Body Works at the mall.  We bought a lot of the holiday scents in lotions, creams, and body wash.  There is no reason for any of the Black females to smell bad!

~four~

Sunday was All Saints Sunday at our church.  This service is one of my favorites of the year.  We remembered seven church members who have died in the last year.  A candle was lit and a bell chimed for each one.  (I miss my mama so much....) 

~five~

A terrible accident occurred at our house right after church on Sunday.  L and MJ came home and were playing around, and Lawren threw her phone at MJ.  MJ moved, and the phone hit the TV screen!  Yes, the big, new TV that we got for Christmas last year!  We are all devastated....and we won't be able to replace it anytime soon. :(

~six~

Josh and MJ gave Pippi a much-needed bath last night.  She had a lot of fleas, and it took a long time for them to pick them all off of her.  Hopefully Josh will get the flea medicine for her today....

(Be a good daddy, Josh, and go get the flea med. for your baby!)