Meet Me on Monday

 Questions:

1.  What is your favorite kind of muffin?  I love orange cranberry muffins!  YUM!!

2.  What was the first car you ever owned?  The first car that was actually mine (that I had to make payments on) was a 1984 Mercury Lynx....

3.  Which TV Show were you sad to see end?  Cheers

4.  What is your lucky number?  61

5.  Pretzels or Potato Chips?  Neither, but if I must choose, I like pretzels....

 

Saturday 9: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

Saturday 9: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
1. Have you ever been in a situation with a lover where you did not know what tomorrow would bring?  Ummm...yea, it was a long, long time ago and I'd rather not talk about it....


2. What worries you most today?  Finances...


3. Could I tell if you were lying to me?  Probably not....but I don't usually lie.  I'm not clever enough to remember what I've told who...


4. What do you miss most about the 80s?  I started the 80's in college (Winthrop '84) so those were the BEST days!  I miss those days when I did what I wanted to do, when I wanted to do, and having very little responsibility...


5. What's going on that you can't understand?  Procrastination on the part of others....


6. How would I know if you liked me?  It is difficult to read me....you may have trouble...but I like just about everyone. 


7. If you ever won an award, what would you want it to be for?  Parenthood


8. What would we be surprised to know that you've done?  Honestly, I cannot think of any real surprising revelations to speak of....I'll get back to you on this question...


9. What’s the most exotic mixed drink you remember trying? Did you enjoy it?  Again, many years ago, group of us played "golf" in Columbia, and we enjoyed a pitcher in many different "clubs"...trying to make it through at least "9 holes"...I remember Electric Lemonade and Long Island Iced Tea and....

Filll in the Blank Friday

1.   I am looking forward to       the rest of high school softball season, a longer summer vacation from school, and our trip to the beach about as soon as we get out of school.

2.  Something kind of embarrassing that I still love anyway is/are    things that once belonged to my mama, and I imagine them still having her "touch" on them.  I love to hold things that I know that she held....it is kind of like touching her again....

4.  If I could pick one type of weather to live with for the rest of my life it would be    right here in SC....the summers are sunny and warm and the winters are not too cold.  The springs and falls are perfect also!! .

5.  My favorite thing to do after a bad/stressful day is     go to the salon and tan....those few minutes of peace and quiet, warmth and light always make me feel better.

6.  This weekend       I will be cheering on my girls at their softball game!  Go Lady Dawgs!! 

7.  If I were a color, I'd be       green      because,       it is my favorite; it's the color of nature; it is a calming color; I just love all shades and hues of it!!

Friday Fill-Ins

And...here we go!

1. I love to  sit at the softball field in my lounge chair and watch an exciting game...with the Lady Dawgs winning, of course!.

2. A wink and a smile.


3. It's how you raise them....


4. OMG...please don't tell me!


5. Well, would you look at that?!.


6. Open your pretty little spring peepers.


7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a longer summer vacation, tomorrow my plans include Lady Bulldog Softball and Sunday, I want to go to church, work on lesson plans, and rest!

Miscellany Monday

Welcome to another edition of

Miscellany Monday....

(one of my fav memes)

{one}

What a glorious Easter day we had yesterday!  Praise God that he stone was rolled back and our Savior, Jesus Christ, is alive!

{two}

I am very happy with the way our Easter pics turned out this year.  They are so colorful...and everyone cooperated!  We usually end up with at least one with arms crossed and a lip poked out by the end of the session....

{three}

This is the first official day of spring break.  There are lots of projects that I'd like to work on, but right now, my body, mind, and spirit are saying, "Let's rest a while...."

{four}

Lawren took a notion yesterday to make Puppy Chow.  She said that she'd had it on her mind for a while and decided to run to the store and pick up the ingredients.  The end product of her effort was DELICIOUS!!

(Go "here" for a link to the recipe she used...)

{five}

We have a big softball week in the making....

The girls have practice on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then the first play-off game is Thursday evening at 6:00 against Hilton Head.  They will also play on Saturday, but as of yet, we don't know the opponent.  Everybody wish the Lady Dawgs good luck....their team is certainly made up of state championship-quality athletes!

Be sure to go link up with Carissa....I did!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter

Happy Spring

Happy, Happy

Everything!

We've had a wonderful Easter day.

FUMC had a beautiful worship service...

Then our family had Easter dinner together.

Afterwards, Lawren, Chuck and I napped, and Charles, MJ, and Josh played golf.

We all gathered at Pam's house at 6:00 for supper and an egg hunt for the kids....

And, once again, my very favorite Easter song....

What a glorious day....

The stone has been rolled back and my

Savior and Lord has

RISEN!

Happy Easter!

What's in a Name??

How did you parents decide on your name?

Strangely enough, I was named for my uncle and my great-uncle.  My first name is Jo (that's all....just Jo) after my great-uncle Josiah Evans, and my middle name is DeWitt after my mama's brother, William DeWitt Evans.  Mama once told me that my daddy wanted to name me Mary, but she told him no because his first two wives were named Mary....LOL :)

Do your initials (first/middle/last) spell anything funny?

No...my initials went from JDD to JDB.  

Did you take your middle name from childhood or did you drop your middle name and take your maidenname as your middle name?  (Or if unmarried, what do you plan to do?)

I dropped my middle name from childhood.....although I preserved my middle name by giving it to my daughter...

Are you or will you name your children systematically (ie, same first letter, same origin, etc?)

No, I didn't, but I did give them all family names.

Did you decide on names as a little girl?  Did you stick to them or change your mind?

When I was younger, I had decided that my daughter would be "Hillary Bobbett."  Thankfully I changed my mind on that one.... I don't remember if I had a boy's name or not....I guess not...

Does your family have any names that have been passed down through generations?

My granddaddy, daddy, brother, nephew, and great-nephew have the same name, Lawrence Jefferson Davis, Sr., Jr., III, IV, and V!!  My husband was named for his daddy, and our son is named after both of them, Charles Ernest Black, III.  Mostly everyone in our family is named after someone, a passed down name through the generations....

Do you look at the meaning of the name or just the name itself?

I picked names based on the name itself and who it is in memory or in honor of.....



Do you name pet names with human names or dog names?

Our dogs are Spanky, Lemon, Ricky Bobby, and Pippi....none of which would be names that I'd choose for my children.  I've had dogs with human names before, like Jim, Kane, Sam, Pete, Martha, Marty, and Bill.

Are there any names that you have an affinity or dislike for based on a childhood experience or someone you once knew?

I don't like the name "Herman"....don't ask me why, but I just don't think I'd ever want to know someone with that name....  

What are some of your favorite names and why?

I really love our childrens' names.  I think that all three childrens' names suit their personality perfectly.  I have a lot of other names I like too though....we could have easily had 10 more children and I would have had no trouble naming them..... 
Here are a few of my favorites.....
William Hardin
Frances Davis
Carol Anne
John David

 Harriet Hodges

 Franklin Thomas

 James Aiden

 Robert Cooper

Chandler Witherspoon

 Alexina Evans