Sunday, December 31, 2006
Happy New Year
I just want to wish you all a very Happy New Year, and to say thank you to all of you who have made blogging such a wonderful experience for me. Today marks the three year anniversary for Nick and I with DD, and blogging has made the journey infinitely richer. May God bless you all in 2007.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
ABC Meme for 2006
The Letter A
Are you available?: nope
What is your age?: 29
What annoys you: Slow drivers in the fast lane
The Letter B
Do you live in a big house?: No not really
When is your birthday? Oct 17
Who is your best friend?: Nick
The Letter C
What's your favorite candy?: Ferrero Rocher
Who's your crush?: Nick
When was the last time you cried?: Thursday
The Letter D
Do you daydream?: yes
What's your favorite kind of dog?: Chocolate lab
What day of the week is it? Saturday
The Letter E
How do you like your eggs?: scrambled with cheese
Have you ever been in the emergency room?: yes
What's the easiest thing ever to do?: Sleep
The Letter F
Have you ever flown in a plane?: yes
Do you use fly swatter? Er, Nick does
Have you ever used a foghorn?: no
The Letter G
Do you chew gum?: yes, on occasion
Are you a giver or a taker?: a mixture of both
Do you like gummy candies?: yes
The Letter H
How are you?: Blessed
What's your height?: 5'10"
What color is your hair?: brown
The Letter I
What's your favorite ice cream? Chocolate peanut butter swirl
Have you ever ice skated?:no
Do you play an instrument?: no
The Letter J
What's your favorite jelly bean?: Jelly Belly strawberry daiquiri
Have you ever heard a really hilarious joke?: yes.
Do you wear jewelry?: yes
The Letter K
Who do you want to kill?: no one
Do you want kids?: yes
Where did you have kindergarten?: I never went to kindergarten
Letter L
Are you laid back?: most of the time
Do you lie? I try not to
The Letter M
Whats your favorite movie?: I have a lot of them...not enough room
Do you still watch Disney movies?: I have a 5 year old!
Do you like mangoes?: not really
The Letter N
Do you have a nickname?: yes
Whats your favorite number?: 7
Do you prefer night over day?: No
The Letter O
Whats your one wish?: Happiness, health, and salvation for my kid(s)
Are you an only child?: nope
Do you wish this was over?: um, no preference
The Letter P
What one fear are you most paranoid about?: losing my child
The Letter Q
Are you quick to judge people?: I try not to be
The Letter R
Do you think you're always right?: No
Do you watch reality TV?: No
Whats a good reason to cry?: Getting a spanking!
The Letter S
Do you prefer sun or rain?: sun
Do you like snow?: yes
What's your favorite season?: fall
The Letter T
What time is it?: 7:31 PM
What time did you wake up?: about 12:30
When was the last time you slept in a tent?: July I think
The Letter U
Underwear or boxers?: underwear
The Letter V
Whats the worst veggie?: brussel sprouts
Where do you want to go on vacation?: the beach!
Where was your last family vacation to? Panama City Beach
The Letter W
What's your worst habit?: being messy
Where do you live?: in a subdivision
The Letter X
Have you ever had an x-ray?: yes
Have you seen the x-games?: bits n pieces
Do you own a xylophone?: no, but my daughter does
The Letter Y
Do you like the color yellow?: sometimes
The Letter Z
Whats your zodiac sign?: Libra
Do you believe in the zodiac?: No
What's your favorite zoo animal?: the penguins
Are you available?: nope
What is your age?: 29
What annoys you: Slow drivers in the fast lane
The Letter B
Do you live in a big house?: No not really
When is your birthday? Oct 17
Who is your best friend?: Nick
The Letter C
What's your favorite candy?: Ferrero Rocher
Who's your crush?: Nick
When was the last time you cried?: Thursday
The Letter D
Do you daydream?: yes
What's your favorite kind of dog?: Chocolate lab
What day of the week is it? Saturday
The Letter E
How do you like your eggs?: scrambled with cheese
Have you ever been in the emergency room?: yes
What's the easiest thing ever to do?: Sleep
The Letter F
Have you ever flown in a plane?: yes
Do you use fly swatter? Er, Nick does
Have you ever used a foghorn?: no
The Letter G
Do you chew gum?: yes, on occasion
Are you a giver or a taker?: a mixture of both
Do you like gummy candies?: yes
The Letter H
How are you?: Blessed
What's your height?: 5'10"
What color is your hair?: brown
The Letter I
What's your favorite ice cream? Chocolate peanut butter swirl
Have you ever ice skated?:no
Do you play an instrument?: no
The Letter J
What's your favorite jelly bean?: Jelly Belly strawberry daiquiri
Have you ever heard a really hilarious joke?: yes.
Do you wear jewelry?: yes
The Letter K
Who do you want to kill?: no one
Do you want kids?: yes
Where did you have kindergarten?: I never went to kindergarten
Letter L
Are you laid back?: most of the time
Do you lie? I try not to
The Letter M
Whats your favorite movie?: I have a lot of them...not enough room
Do you still watch Disney movies?: I have a 5 year old!
Do you like mangoes?: not really
The Letter N
Do you have a nickname?: yes
Whats your favorite number?: 7
Do you prefer night over day?: No
The Letter O
Whats your one wish?: Happiness, health, and salvation for my kid(s)
Are you an only child?: nope
Do you wish this was over?: um, no preference
The Letter P
What one fear are you most paranoid about?: losing my child
The Letter Q
Are you quick to judge people?: I try not to be
The Letter R
Do you think you're always right?: No
Do you watch reality TV?: No
Whats a good reason to cry?: Getting a spanking!
The Letter S
Do you prefer sun or rain?: sun
Do you like snow?: yes
What's your favorite season?: fall
The Letter T
What time is it?: 7:31 PM
What time did you wake up?: about 12:30
When was the last time you slept in a tent?: July I think
The Letter U
Underwear or boxers?: underwear
The Letter V
Whats the worst veggie?: brussel sprouts
Where do you want to go on vacation?: the beach!
Where was your last family vacation to? Panama City Beach
The Letter W
What's your worst habit?: being messy
Where do you live?: in a subdivision
The Letter X
Have you ever had an x-ray?: yes
Have you seen the x-games?: bits n pieces
Do you own a xylophone?: no, but my daughter does
The Letter Y
Do you like the color yellow?: sometimes
The Letter Z
Whats your zodiac sign?: Libra
Do you believe in the zodiac?: No
What's your favorite zoo animal?: the penguins
Friday, December 29, 2006
We now return you to your regularly scheduled program...
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Where are you, John O?
I'm reposting this for Joannie. As she details here, John of Leather Thorn Paddles has chosen the name The Beaver Tail Paddle for his latest creation, shown below. The name was a submission in last year's contest, and he's trying to get in contact with the contributor. If you're John O, please email John of LTP at leatherthornpaddle@yahoo.com.
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This is a picture of John's latest creation, The Beaver Tail Paddle. The name was first submitted in last year's "Name the paddle" Contest by John O.
Leather Thorn Paddles would very much like to contact this person so he/she can receive a new Beaver Tail Paddle free of charge. The old email addy does not seem to be valid any longer. So, if you are John O, please contact either myself or John... If you know John O., please give him a heads up... Please feel free to copy this post on your blogs or websites... We have no way to contact John O without help!
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This is a picture of John's latest creation, The Beaver Tail Paddle. The name was first submitted in last year's "Name the paddle" Contest by John O.
Leather Thorn Paddles would very much like to contact this person so he/she can receive a new Beaver Tail Paddle free of charge. The old email addy does not seem to be valid any longer. So, if you are John O, please contact either myself or John... If you know John O., please give him a heads up... Please feel free to copy this post on your blogs or websites... We have no way to contact John O without help!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
A moment to breathe...
Hello, everyone - I've got a free moment, so I'm taking the opportunity to jump in here. This has been a crazy week so far, and there's lots more to come. Fortunately I'm on vacation until the day after Christmas.
Sunday we had a family Christmas gathering at Nick's aunt and uncle's house. A funny note about that: Nick's uncle, who I'll call Jeff, is a very nice but incredibly straight-laced guy. I once saw him drive a jet-ski wearing a sweater vest. For some reason Morgan has always been drawn to him. We really only see him and Nick's aunt two or three times a year, but Morgan always starts a conversation with him, maybe because he's naturally shy and doesn't try to cajole her into talking like every other adult she comes in contact with.
Anyway, they have a ping-pong table, and Morgan convinced Jeff to play with her. Well, at one point she hit the ball off in a corner behind a piece of furniture, and Jeff got down on his hands and knees to retrieve it. So what does my daughter do? She sees a perfect opportunity to use the ping-pong paddle in her hand and whacks the bejeezus out of him. I mean, she actually knocked him forward a bit! He was very nice about it and just laughed it off, but he had to be thinking, "What kind of party etiquette are they teaching this kid?" Apparently we forgot to have the "It's impolite to spank your host unless they ask for it" conversation.
Monday was Morgan's school Christmas play, and she did so well! Her school is very small, and they don't have much of a budget, but the singing was heartfelt, and the drama was very well acted. It was a very sweet blessing.
Tuesday a couple we're close friends with took us out for dinner as our Christmas gift. We went to Cracker Barrel, where their two year old daughter sang the praises of macaroni and cheese for approximately twenty minutes. She's a little angel, and watching her, especially with Morgan, makes me want to have another one.
Yesterday I spent all day wrapping gifts and cleaning house, and I got a call that a close friend who's pregnant with her first has developed toxemia, and they'll be taking the baby today. If you can remember her in your prayers I'd appreciate it.
Today I'll be doing more cleaning, and possibly some last minute shopping.
Tomorrow is Christmas with my mom's side of the family, Saturday is at my parents' house, Sunday is with my dad's side of the family as well as at Nick's great aunt and great uncle's house, then Monday morning is at home, then Nick's parents' house, then Nick's grandparent's house.
Tuesday it's back to work - I'm going to need a vacation after that!
Sunday we had a family Christmas gathering at Nick's aunt and uncle's house. A funny note about that: Nick's uncle, who I'll call Jeff, is a very nice but incredibly straight-laced guy. I once saw him drive a jet-ski wearing a sweater vest. For some reason Morgan has always been drawn to him. We really only see him and Nick's aunt two or three times a year, but Morgan always starts a conversation with him, maybe because he's naturally shy and doesn't try to cajole her into talking like every other adult she comes in contact with.
Anyway, they have a ping-pong table, and Morgan convinced Jeff to play with her. Well, at one point she hit the ball off in a corner behind a piece of furniture, and Jeff got down on his hands and knees to retrieve it. So what does my daughter do? She sees a perfect opportunity to use the ping-pong paddle in her hand and whacks the bejeezus out of him. I mean, she actually knocked him forward a bit! He was very nice about it and just laughed it off, but he had to be thinking, "What kind of party etiquette are they teaching this kid?" Apparently we forgot to have the "It's impolite to spank your host unless they ask for it" conversation.
Monday was Morgan's school Christmas play, and she did so well! Her school is very small, and they don't have much of a budget, but the singing was heartfelt, and the drama was very well acted. It was a very sweet blessing.
Tuesday a couple we're close friends with took us out for dinner as our Christmas gift. We went to Cracker Barrel, where their two year old daughter sang the praises of macaroni and cheese for approximately twenty minutes. She's a little angel, and watching her, especially with Morgan, makes me want to have another one.
Yesterday I spent all day wrapping gifts and cleaning house, and I got a call that a close friend who's pregnant with her first has developed toxemia, and they'll be taking the baby today. If you can remember her in your prayers I'd appreciate it.
Today I'll be doing more cleaning, and possibly some last minute shopping.
Tomorrow is Christmas with my mom's side of the family, Saturday is at my parents' house, Sunday is with my dad's side of the family as well as at Nick's great aunt and great uncle's house, then Monday morning is at home, then Nick's parents' house, then Nick's grandparent's house.
Tuesday it's back to work - I'm going to need a vacation after that!
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Still kicking...
Thank you so much for your lovely thoughts, everyone. This has been a pretty rough week for one reason or another. I think my stomach issue on Tuesday was probably food poisoning, and it went on in several incarnations through Wednesday and Thursday. Yesterday I lost a contact on the way to work, which meant that I spent all day staring at a computer screen with two eyes with drastically different vision. Without my contacts I'm half blind, so by the end of the day I had a blinding headache, and optional computer time was not in the cards. Today was spent first catching up on some desperately needed cleaning, then at Nick's company Christmas party. I'm afraid I'll be scarce this week too due to a heavy holiday schedule. I hope everyone is having a beautiful Christmas season!
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Temporarily unavailable...
I've not forgotten Gratitude Tuesday, guys, but I left work early today with some awful stomach cramps. I'm thinking maybe food poisoning, and my thought processes are a bit blurred right now. I'll post as soon as I can. Thanks...
Monday, December 11, 2006
Thank you!
I want to say a big thank you to Eva for this much appreciated reply to my plea for help!
"Okay everyone. Listen up!!! go to blogrolling.com. Open an acct... it's free... Once you have an account go to "support" and then go to "installation and usuage." Under number 3 you can drag a blogroll it link to your link bar of your browser. AND then, the easiest way to set up your blog roll is to go to a site with lots of links such as Bonnie. Go to a site you like. Click your blogrollit link and then okay the choice......Once that is all done you can add something cute like the bouncing snowmen by going to a site such as photo bucket and find an animated bullett that you like. THEN in your blog roll preferences you can add that URL to make the little goober do it's thing. You can also set it up to notify you at different intervals such as "updated in the past 12 hours" or 24 or whatever....Keep one thing in mind though... blogrolling is being a bear right now and needs spanked so don't be upset if it doesn't work right away... wait until it's working on Bonnie's site, or mine... or Ceeci's or elis.... and then check yours to make sure it's working. "
"Okay everyone. Listen up!!! go to blogrolling.com. Open an acct... it's free... Once you have an account go to "support" and then go to "installation and usuage." Under number 3 you can drag a blogroll it link to your link bar of your browser. AND then, the easiest way to set up your blog roll is to go to a site with lots of links such as Bonnie. Go to a site you like. Click your blogrollit link and then okay the choice......Once that is all done you can add something cute like the bouncing snowmen by going to a site such as photo bucket and find an animated bullett that you like. THEN in your blog roll preferences you can add that URL to make the little goober do it's thing. You can also set it up to notify you at different intervals such as "updated in the past 12 hours" or 24 or whatever....Keep one thing in mind though... blogrolling is being a bear right now and needs spanked so don't be upset if it doesn't work right away... wait until it's working on Bonnie's site, or mine... or Ceeci's or elis.... and then check yours to make sure it's working. "
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Friday, December 08, 2006
The Latest Links Update...
I have some new links for you!
Paradise Lost
Whisperings of My Soul
A Farmwife With A Twist
Jujubee's Journal
and a Cafepress store from Christian Domestic Discipline that I LOVE!
Paradise Lost
Whisperings of My Soul
A Farmwife With A Twist
Jujubee's Journal
and a Cafepress store from Christian Domestic Discipline that I LOVE!
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Well what else would it be?
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Gratitude Tuesday - M
Happy M Day!
Today I celebrate:
Morgan - it's not my daughter's real name, but I love her in every version!
Math - there's always been something comforting to me in the unfailing certainty of math, the way the rules don't change and the correct answer is the same every time.
McDonald's sweet tea - I LOVE McDonald's sweet tea - I know, I know, greasy corporation with no concern for America's obesity problem, yadayadayada - I love McRibs too.
MP3 files - ever since Nick bought me my iPod I've been an iTunes addict. No more buying a $15 CD for two good songs!
Motherhood - hands down, the best job I ever had.
Mom - I couldn't have a better one!
Movies - I love the whole theater experience, the sticky floors, the massive vats of coca-cola, the ridiculously overpriced candy - and the previews - oh the previews!
Masturbation - well, what can I say?
Money - I'm not obsessed with it by any means, but it sure does make things easier if you have it.
Mistletoe - I'm a hopeless romantic, and every year I make sure we have a sprig hanging from the door frame.
Happy Gratitude Tuesday!
Today I celebrate:
Morgan - it's not my daughter's real name, but I love her in every version!
Math - there's always been something comforting to me in the unfailing certainty of math, the way the rules don't change and the correct answer is the same every time.
McDonald's sweet tea - I LOVE McDonald's sweet tea - I know, I know, greasy corporation with no concern for America's obesity problem, yadayadayada - I love McRibs too.
MP3 files - ever since Nick bought me my iPod I've been an iTunes addict. No more buying a $15 CD for two good songs!
Motherhood - hands down, the best job I ever had.
Mom - I couldn't have a better one!
Movies - I love the whole theater experience, the sticky floors, the massive vats of coca-cola, the ridiculously overpriced candy - and the previews - oh the previews!
Masturbation - well, what can I say?
Money - I'm not obsessed with it by any means, but it sure does make things easier if you have it.
Mistletoe - I'm a hopeless romantic, and every year I make sure we have a sprig hanging from the door frame.
Happy Gratitude Tuesday!
The way it should've gone...
At Sue's suggestion I went and hunted down Pablo and Mija's version of the story I featured yesterday, and it was well worth it ! It went exactly like I thought the original should've! (And I really thought I already had the Treehouse already linked - I'll rectify that as soon as possible). Go read it!
Pablo and Mija's Little Miss Naughty
Pablo and Mija's Little Miss Naughty
Monday, December 04, 2006
Little Miss Naughty
A very cute book I found at the used book store. Click the pictures to enlarge.
At this point the book takes a disappointing turn. Sadly, Little Miss Naughty does not get the spanking she so richly deserves. Mr. Small goes to see Mr. Impossible, who turns himself invisible and tweaks Little Miss Naughty's nose every time she starts to do something naughty. After a full week she's cured of all naughtiness. Of course a spanking wouldn't take a week to work!
At this point the book takes a disappointing turn. Sadly, Little Miss Naughty does not get the spanking she so richly deserves. Mr. Small goes to see Mr. Impossible, who turns himself invisible and tweaks Little Miss Naughty's nose every time she starts to do something naughty. After a full week she's cured of all naughtiness. Of course a spanking wouldn't take a week to work!
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