8.07.2008

An Award, a Meme, and some Random Stuff.

Random Stuff first.

*A very good friend of mine from high school found me on Facebook. Since I last saw him, he and his wife had a little girl. We'll call her Cutie. In the "Favorite Quotes" section on his Facebook profile it says: "Daddy." by Cutie.
How sweet is that?! I love it.
*One of my favorite blogs is missing! Does anyone know where Groovy Mom went? =(
*If you have never checked out Stretch Marks, please, run do that now. She is an amazing writer, and she's going through a very tough time right now. I challenge you to read today's post on Stretch Marks and not cry. I challenge you!
*My husband is working insane hours this week. He goes in at 7am and works until at least 10pm. Since I work nights, I literally have not seen him since Monday. I'm totally not used to this; other than every August when he works these crazy hours, we are together all.the.time. But I'm trying to put on my big girl panties and deal with it.
Anyway, tonight he left work a little early planning to surprise me and get home just before I left for work. But I didn't know, and I left a little early for work.
We just missed each other. (sigh)
*When hubby did get home, our 12 year old foster dog was eating the crayons I got for the Princess for school.
Look forward to rainbow-colored poop pics to follow!
(kidding, I won't subject you to that)
*There's an update about the foster dog I mentioned in this post at www.daretorescue.com.

OK! On with the show. Alison of RDH Mom gave me an award and tagged me with a meme. It's an all-in-one deal!
Here's the lovely award:



(Brilliant? Me? Sweet!)

And here's the Meme.

A.) attached or single? Happily attached.

(B.) best friend? Danielle, since High School. She is my soulmate friend!

(C.) cake or pie? neither lately! I was never a huge fan of either.

(D.) day of choice? I guess I'll pick Saturday.

(E.) essential item? a good book

(F. ) favorite color? purple

(G. ) gummy bears or worms? ew, I don't eat anything gummy.

(H.) hometown? Gator Town, Florida!

(I.) favorite indulgence? hot bath, good book, and some chocolate

(J. ) January or July? I'll have to say January because it's my Princess's birthday month. But I do love July because it's in the summer & there are so many fun things to do!

(K. ) kids? we have four kids and Dh has one son in heaven.

(L.) life isn't complete without? love and laughter. and pets.

M.) marriage date? April 9, 2005

(N.) number of brothers & sisters? one of each

(O.) oranges or apples? oranges

(P.) phobias? freaking snakes!

(Q.) quotes? I love quotes. My current fave is the one up there ^^ under my header.

(R.) reasons to smile? my kids, my husband, my life.

(S.) season of choice? Autumn.

(T.) tag seven peeps! SEVEN? Holy Moly. OK, I tag:
Krissy
Kathryn
Kel
Sue
Kathleen
Tara
And last but not least-
Tammie

(U.) unknown fact about me? when I was 11 years old, I ran into a glass door at a neighbor's house and cut my leg up.


(V.) vegetable? are you offering me one? I love veggies. Asparagus, carrots, cabbage, spinach...

(W.) worst habits? chewing my nails


(X.) x-ray or ultrasound? I've had both.

(Y.) your favorite food? mexican

(Z.) zodiac sign? Taurus

And, cut.


8.06.2008

Wordless Wednesday - Hope

(...with a few Words thrown in, because I can.)

You can go your own way...



Let Peace Prevail.



Angels watch over them.



Magnolias...but not the steel kind.



Domestic Violence IS NOT just physical



Love is not supposed to hurt



(all pictures taken at a Crime Victims' Memorial Park.)

8.05.2008

Blog the Recession!



This? Is a fantastic idea.
Motherhood Uncensored wants us to blog the recession.
To quote her: "The premise is simple. If you read blogs, then for the month of August, make the "pledge" to click through from your feed reader. No obligation to leave a hilarious comment or send a long stalkerish email (although both, within reason, are always lovely). Just click through to the blog (not on ads unless you are so led) and if you're feeling generous, click around to their older posts.

Just those extra page views can make a big difference for bloggers who could really use the help, or in my case, where page views don't matter so much, a big fat ego boost."
Such a great way to make a difference! I am totally in.