Everyday Life...

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

WTF - Wednesday

Rating your life and covering your toilet paper

1) Veterinarians always say people should not feed their leftover food to their pets, but one of my dogs has eaten people food for his entire 16 years of life and has no health issues. Do you feel it's okay to feed people food to pets or should you always follow the vet's instructions? Our dogs occasionally snack on people food...Pippi loves potato chips and pasta salad....and carrots....and orka...and bologna, etc.

2) Have you ever become addicted to a game (of any sort)? If so, what was it? I wouldn't say addicted, but I do love to play computer games every now and then...

3) This week is World Breastfeeding Week. Should women be able to breastfeed in public places (assuming their covered up)? YES....there is nothing like the calmness and contentedness of nursing your baby....

4) It is National Clown Week. Because of my ex-husband, clowns freak me out. Have clowns ever scared you? Nope, never been afraid of clowns...

5) If you became a spy and could pick anyone (living or dead, real or fictional) as your partner, who would it be? I'd choose my Mama....she was a wonderful spy! It was amazing some of the info she could find out.

6) Last week my boyfriend told me this, "I get life philosophy from pop culture." Where do you (or did you) get the majority of your life philosophy? I got it from my mama.... :)

7) My local newspaper did a story over the weekend about stories taxi cab drivers hear while driving passengers. It was a "taxi cab confessions" type story. Have you ever had a deep conversation with a cab driver? No, because I've never ridden in a taxi. We live in a small rural town where there are no taxi service.

8) Cottonelle has introduced a toilet paper cover. (Watch a TV commercial here.) Do you think toilet paper should be hidden or is it okay for people to see it "naked" in your bathroom? It's perfectly OK to display your TP....no one wants to take time to play hide and seek with the tissue!!!

9) The Food Network's show "Meat & Potatoes" is rated "M" for "Meat." Many movies are rated "PG" for "Parental Guidance." Some video games are rated "E" for "Everyone." What is your life rated? My life would be rated "MOT" for Mama of Teenagers...

10) What was a quick decision you once made that changed your life? I made the decision to kick my first husband out....my life changed for the better immediately!

(Go link up at WTF and join us....)

Monday, August 1, 2011

Miscellany Monday

[one]

Lawren and I made chocolate crepes yesterday afternoon. She had seen crepes at the International Fair on a school field trip and when visiting in SF. Here's how they looked....Lawren's presentation...

[two]

School (for teachers) starts in 10 short days. I am kind of excited but also dreading the end of my summer vacation.

[three]

The girls and I spent the afternoon sunning and swimming at the Family Swim Club. The weather was not as hot as it has been, but the heat promises to return full force here in the South by the end of the week.

[four]

I HAD to buy gas today....my car said "0 miles to E"... :(

I crept (with my fingers crossed) to the Shell station across town (probably 5 whole miles...small town!), and bought my gas using my Fuel Perks card from Bi-Lo. I had accumulated .85, so I ended up paying only $2.69 per gallon! Thanks Bi-Lo!

[five]

My husband just came home from his BFD meeting. The firefighters had sandwiches and chips for supper....and Oreos! Guess what! He brought me some leftover cookies! Just what I needed.

Go link up with Carissa....

Monday's Music

This is my first time linking up with Xmas Dolly for

Monday's Music Moves Me!

Here's what moving me today...

Enough said....

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Saturday 9: I'm Not in Love

1. Have you ever been in love but tried to deny it? No, not at all....
2. Someone throws a party in your honor. The only guests are your past lovers. You're current spouse or significant other is cool with this. They ask you to speak and say something good about those assembled. Would there be someone there you could not say something good about? Yes, and there are some that I could probably not say anything at all about....time passes and memory fails....
3. How long can you go without your cell phone? Do you own a so-called “smart phone”? I could go forever without my cell phone...and no, I don't have a "smart-phone."
4. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance? Yes, everyone deserves a second chance, but sometimes I have a hard time giving people that second chance....needless to say, I've been burned once or twice....
5. Would you rather spend a whole day with your mom or your dad? (If either or both have passed, answer as if they're alive.) I love to spend a whole day with my daddy. He died when I was only 4, so I'd love the opportunity to get to know him and be a "daddy's girl" for a day...
6. Tell us one thing about your first boyfriend or girlfriend. He had very nice black hair, that's all I'll say....
7. Has an ex ever written something about you on facebook or their blog that was nasty about you? No, thank goodness.

8. What was the last thing you borrowed and never returned? Hair clippers....

9. Who is someone famous that you've met? IDK if I've ever met anyone famous. When I was young, I met Strom Thurmond, but he was just a state politician then....

Friday, July 29, 2011

Friday Fill Ins

1. Summer is my vacation time....a break from school.

2. The love that I have for my children is unchanged by nothing....I will love them unconditionally forever!

3. Aargh! I'm not a fan of pirates!!

4. Diet Coke is the first thing I drink in the morning.

5. Seven: Wheel of Fortune.

6. Why don't you think?

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep, tomorrow my plans include hanging out here at home and cleaning a little (maybe) and Sunday, I want to go to my church and worship my Lord and Redeemer!

Fill in the Blank Friday

I'm linking up with Lauren @ The Little Things We Do...why don't you do the same??

1. My favorite color is green...any shade, any hue, any tone, but especially green that's the color of rye grass in the winter!!

2. My travel destination of choice is the mountains. We've not been for a while but I long to go back some day soon..

3. My favorite food is something I'll never, ever have again....my mama's turkey dressing. I try to make it every Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it's never "just right."

4. My happy place is in my navy blue folding chair, sitting at a softball field, watching my girls (and their team) play softball... .

5. My favorite saying is "Lord, help me to remember that nothing is going to happen to me today that You and I together can't handle." This morning prayer is on a small plaque that my mama had beside her bathroom mirror, and it hangs in my bathroom now...

6. My dirty little secret is that I always have a rash somewhere on my body. My skin is very sensitive and dry, so if I'm not broken out somewhere, something is wrong! .

7. Something friends might say about me is that I hmmmmm...I'm very patient....and I usually am....