Memes
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Thursday 13
Trying to think of a quick blog post for today, before I run out the door. 🙂 So here it is, 13 Things I did (or shall do) on my Summer Vacation. Graphic from the ‘official’ Thursday 13 page. Getting my hair done today. Took Maya to the airport yesterday for her first solo flight…to L.A. to visit her cousin. I hope she has a GREAT time. Went to visit Cherry and her new baby, Jacob, and her old baby (2 year old) Elizabeth. They live near the airport, so that was a two-fer. Mailed some packages I didn’t have time to mail before now. Did some work. Not much,…
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Ray of Sunshine meme
I haven’t done a meme in a long time. Perhaps years. I found this one at The Spectacled Bean. 🙂 The rules are as follows: 1. Thank the person who gave me this award; 2. Answer the questions below – its all about favorite things; 3. Pass on the award to other sunshine-y bloggers and tell them about it. 1. The Thank You Thank you Ally Bean for this one. I’ve been following her blogs for years now. She has a lot of common sense, combined with a whimsical and caring heart. A wonderful combination in a person…I wish we could meet in real life, over iced tea or a…
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I’m good at…
It’s been a long time since I’ve done a meme. That part of blogging seems to have fallen away, like so much. Blogging has changed SO much. Anyway, I liked this idea, so I’m copying it from Issa at Issa’s Crazy World. I’m good at… ~ Cooking dinner ~ Loving my family ~ Being true to myself ~ Going to the store for paper towels and lunch meat, then coming home with $100 worth of groceries, and still, nothing for dinner ~ Being a friend…most of the time ~ Being a wife…most of the time ~ Being a mom…most of the time ~ Overreacting when someone upsets me ~ Getting…
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Monday Meme
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a meme, but in honor of my SIL, from whom I have never received one of these before, I decided to bring the Monday Meme back to life. And FYI, she watches What Not to Wear. I never knew. I pink puffy heart that show, though I haven’t seen it in quite awhile. Here goes: Three names I am called: 1. Julie 2. Jules 3. MYOB (no, I’m not called MYOB, but I’m not telling the world Ted’s pet name for me. Some of you know. The rest of you, MYOB.) Three jobs I have had in my life: 1. Cleaning out stalls at…
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Honest Scrap Award
I’m tickled pink (an expression I very rarely use, VERY rarely) to receive this award from the lovely and overworked Chrissy, a lovely woman living on a little island up in Ontario, on a farm with her husband and her beautiful baby. Anyone who thinks farm life is easy has never read any good farm books (Like the Little House books, for me), and doesn’t read any farm blogs. Chrissy’s is a good one. She is also a champion blogger…last year, during NaBloPoMo, she honored that commitment, blogging every day that month, even though she was sent to the hospital in the hopes of keeping her baby inside of her…
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Thursday 13 ~ Some things I’m glad I can do, some things I haven’t bothered to learn, a few I wish I could do.
(Things I can do) Ride a horse. Maybe not well (yet), but I’m not afraid of them, and I’m glad that I feel confident enough when I ride that I don’t need someone there guiding me. Swim. I love swimming. I know people who are afraid of the water, never learned to swim, and it makes me sad. Such a free feeling, and a way to feel your body in a totally alien environment. Cook a nice meal. I truly enjoy cooking, and I’m thankful to my mom for making Richard and me start chipping in with that chore when we were in High School. That gave me some time…
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Lie to Me(me) ~ Seven Deadly Sins
(graphic from movie ‘seven’ found here) Amuirin tagged me for this delicious meme, one where we get to have a little fun, as long as we tell no truth. Here are the rules: Sometimes you can learn more about a person by what they don’t tell you. Sometimes you can learn a lot from the things they just make up. If you are tagged with this Meme, lie to me. Then tag 7 other folks (one for each deadly sin) and hope they can lie. Pride What is your biggest contribution to the world? I invented the question mark. Envy What do your coworkers have that you wish was yours?…
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Thirteen Things I’ve Been Doing Instead of Blogging
Sorry for the bloggy silence this week. I guess I just haven’t been motivated. I have had a few ideas, but couldn’t be bothered to suss them out enough to write about them. Swine flu? Torture prosecution? Pirates? Obama’s first 100 days? Yawn to all of it. I suspect that no one cares what I think about any of these things, and there is plenty written in the news media on the subjects, so why bother, right? But, so you don’t think I’ve been hit by swine flu myself, or am being held hostage by Somali pirates, here’s what I have been doing, rather than blogging. Walking the dog around…
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ABC Meme
I was tagged for this on Facebook, but I decided to try it here as well. I mean, what are memes for, if not for blogging? A – Age:43 B – Bed size: Queen C – Chore you hate: Cleaning the bathtub D – Dog’s name: Genevieve E – Essential start your day item: Diet Coke for caffeine. F – Favorite color: Green. I love the trees and the grass and the plants of spring. G – Gold or Silver: Gold H – Height: 5’4″ I – Instruments you play(ed): None. 🙁 J – Job title: Currently between jobs. K – Kid(s): 1. Maya, age 13. L – Living arrangements:…
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Being a Mom
KarenMEG over at A Day in the Life was tagged for this meme, which got me thinking. It was started by Her Bad Mother, who wants to know about 5 things you love about being a mom, at the same time acknowledging that it’s not all buttercups and milkshakes. That many of us feel ambivalent about the day to day frustrations in parenting, while at the same time deeply understanding the gifts that it bestows upon us. Like KarenMEG, and I suspect many parents, I am much more interested in my own child than in yours. Sorry, it’s just true. I wasn’t really interested in kids before I had Maya,…
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Firsts Meme
I’ve had a few complaints lately, about the paucity of new posts around here. I know, it’s disturbing. I’m blogstipated. Feel like everything I want to say, I’ve said. Don’t worry, this has happened to me before. Plenty of fiber, and I’ll be fine again soon. In the meantime, to get certain people off my back, here’s a meme. Don’t complain, you wanted a post, you got a post. No one said it had to be good. Stole this from Dot’s Facebook page. FIRSTS MEME 1. Who was your FIRST prom date? John Crespi. Only prom date, as I only went once. 2. Do you still talk to your FIRST…
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Meme Monday
Because I’ve got nothing else this morning, and still I want to post something. Maya got a super cute haircut over the weekend, but she won’t let me take a picture for the blog. I finished my book last night, but don’t have time to write up a review right now. I’m going to go observe small claims court later this morning, as our homeowners association is being sued, and it seems like it might be kinda fun and interesting to watch. So, for now, you get a meme that I took from my Facebook & real life friend, Connie: 43 Things about me!* 1. Do you like blue cheese?…
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The Album Cover Project
Do you Facebook? I Facebook. Through Facebook, I’ve reconnected with some old high school friends (wait, that didn’t come out right…they’re not old…or wait, maybe we’re all old, I’m not sure.) Anyway, I’ve reconnected with some great guys that I knew in another lifetime, back when I was still trying to figure out who I was, and I was mostly shy and awkward and so on, and they were mostly friends of my brother, but let me hang around anyway. One of these guys is Darin, who actually left High School before I started, so I didn’t know him quite as well as the others, but he is a great…
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First Born Meme
Maya, Easter Sunday, 1996…I week old First born meme My baby cousin Jenny’s BFF Ana, who has become my online friend, though I’ve never met her in person, tagged me for this. I must admit, with my only child coming up on 13 in a matter of weeks (like, 6 or 7), I’m not as interested in this subject as I was when she was younger. BUT, Ana asked, and Ana shall have her answers. 😉 Because Ana rocks. 1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Perhaps. Meaning, we wanted to start trying, and I had gone off the pill, but I was still very irregular, and did not at all…
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Saturday Stupidness
(I’d like to go on the record and say, I scored an 80%, not a 80%. Sorry. I know that makes me really, really anal.) ~DoSoEvAyMo 1. Call my sisters…it’s their birthday today! Happy Birthday, Maya and Melissa! Wish I could be there to have some cake and ice cream with you. 2. Go to Stockton for a funeral. My brother’s wife’s father passed away last week. He was a wonderful man, and will be dearly missed by many people. We liked him an awful lot.