I’m Still Here…

I started this and then it disappeared! Oh well, here we go again. The blog hiatus is over for now, I think. Just every once in a while time dictates a break. And while I wasn’t doing anything pressing, life took me away for the time.
Did you see the moon the other day?
Pretty impressive, isn’t it? I’ve got to get them uploaded to Flickr yet but feel free to browse the pics.
We did five loads of laundry at my mom’s yesterday because we are very short on funds. Very, very short. We ate leftover when we got there and then they fed us spaghetti for supper. It’s was really nice to see and visit with them again. And speaking of family my 16 year old sister has gotten her driver’s license! That’s it-I’m moving to Maine!
Well, hopefully I will post again on Wednesday when the hubby goes to work. Have a great day! Ciao!

Appetizer On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being hig…

Appetizer
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest) how much do enjoy watching sports on television? Oh probably a five-I love baseball but to heck with the rest of them.

Soup
If you could completely memorize any one work of fiction, which one would you pick? Drawing a blank on this-in non-fiction it would have to be the Bible.

Salad
What is your favorite breakfast food? Cereal-preferably chocolate!

Main Course
Name something fun you can do for less than $10.00. Picnic at a park.

Dessert
How long does it usually take you to fall asleep? Depends-sometimes we go lie down and read for a while sometimes my hubby has to drag me to bed so I’m not sleeping on the couch.

Please excuses my answers this week-I’ve had a mild bug that has kicked my butt to Toledo and back. Here’s hoping tomorrow is better than the past day! And play along here.

Who wants a summer bug?

One summer bug up for grabs-high fever that broke within a few hours, achy bones and muscles, and one fried brain.

Ewwwwww!

I mentioned bugs in the other post right?
I went to use the down arrow and this is what I touched:

Oh yuck gross! But before I got a Kleenex’s-he was dead-I snapped a few pictures!
Now off to bleach my fingers!!!!Yuck!

AWOL

No excuses for my absence just not much to talk about. I spend a lot of time on the ‘puter and yet it’s mainly checking email, Bloglines, and chatting with the hubby. I am not as productive as I wanted to be this summer but Chris is so insistent on me just taking it easy. The house is picked up, the kitchen stays clean, and things are mostly better in the housing department.
I have gotten into a lot of music again this summer. I downloaded Winamp and am just loving it. It scanned my computer for anything on it and then added it to Winamp. I’ve been putting a lot of CD’s on the computer. Burning a few for my dad who loves bluegrass.

The other thing I’ve done is a lot of movies. We’ve seen quite a few and a lot of that is from renting from Blockbuster. Something I’ve been doing through Netflix is to watch Law and Order from the beginning. Season 1 of L&O. I have been enjoying this. I’ve got Bridge to Terabithia to watch yet. We bought that movie and I haven’t seen it! I’ve also got Spanglish to watch before Monday night. Maybe this morning.
In a way, summer is a time to be lazy. To do nothing and feel justified by the heat. I so cannot wait till it gets cooler and it’s soups and chili weather again. But I can’t complain-although we have gotten so much rain it has kept temps lower than normal. I don’t think we’ve seen the upper 90’s let alone 100 yet. And it is because of the rain. But because of the rain we’ve got bugs galore and flooding and mushrooms in my potted petunia!!!
I’ve got a thing with my tart burner, for a different subject. I go maybe twice a year and spend thirty bucks on tarts. Bad girl, I know, but that’s about the only real indulgence I cry out for. I like my house to be a good smelly. I go only to Yankee Candle Store and get them and they rotate stock every so often-heavier scents in the winter and lighter scents in the summer. Last time I went I got one called Fresh Mint and wasn’t sure about it. It’s not something I am yelling and jumping up and down and saying, “I love this scent!” But you know what, it’s a different, light scent that makes a huge difference. It’s like my pot-pot is chewing a piece of mint gum without the sugar!
We went to a car show yesterday and I really enjoyed myself. Which explains the car pics scattered throughout this post! I hope everyone is having a great summer and a wonderful weekend. Ciao!

Random stuff

Mingle² – Online Dating

Darn-gotta work on my cussing At least, I keep things fairly kid-friendly around here!

Friday Feast

There was no Friday Feast last week. But we’re back this week, so without further adieu…

Appetizer
What is your favorite fruit? Strawberries!! Rinsed and with sugar or cut up with sugar sprinkled on and let set for a couple of hours then apply to pancakes or shortcake.

Soup
Who is someone you consider as a great role model? Jesus is the first thing that came to mind.

Salad
If you were to spend one night anywhere within an hour of your home, where would you choose? We’ve got a couple of lakes within an hour and I’d like to stay in one of the cabins for the night-preferably in the winter with a fireplace. In Oklahoma in the winter it would be cool but not freezing and you could do a hike and a romantic dinner in front of the fire. Hint, hint hubby!

Main Course
Name something you do too often. Read, apologize, and play on the net.

Dessert
Fill in the blank: I really like ___________ because ____________. My hubby/he’s my best friend!

Play along here!

Fourth

I feel like crap thanks to a mild sinus infection. At least that’s what I think it is-just like every other time my sinuses decide to riot. And I am so darn tired-just really dragging here lately. And I’ve been getting enough sleep so I am not sure what’s going on. Just need lots of fluid and sleep. It’ll all be okay in the end

We ended up going over to my parents on the 4th in the evening. We took separate cars and I did a load of laundry at mum’s. Chris got ready for work and left at 840 pm. Then he called at 855 pm saying he wasn’t suppose to work! So he came back to my mom’s and we watched my brother set off a few ‘crackers. It was nice but next year, I think we’ll seek out something else. My family has become strangers to me and without going into details I think I’ll just keep on putting some space between me and everyone else.
So with the hubby off for four days we watched lots of movies. Include the ultimate bang-bang, boom-boom movie Live Free or Die Hard. I think I saw the first one on TV years ago but I enjoyed the movie and so do my little brother whom we took. A great summer movie.
Well, that’s all I got-I am yawning so bad! Off to veg in front of the TV!

Do I Really Need This?

I’ve been going through some old folders and binders tonight and come across some totally random crap. Like the most common place names are Fairview, Midway, Riverside, Oak Grove, Five Points.
Here’s another thing: July is the best time to find prom and wedding wear and jewelry on sale. Also on sale is bathing suites and summer attire. Sounds reasonable to me.
I’ve got paperwork from 1997 stating I’m a ISFP personality. This website I found says that I am “quiet and reserved.” Well, till you get to know me. Oh, and I can be difficult to get to know. As I say everyday, just leave me alone.
Also found a progress report for Algebra I. I just barely got through with a D-.

I also found class schedule from my senior year-1996-97. Found ACT scores-scored a composite 22. With the highest score in reading (that’s not a shock) and the lowest in mathematics (see above).
Not all was school relate-I found a newspaper clipping about the Medal of Honor Recipients. There’s a list online of living MOH recipients and how they earned their medals.
I’ve got some blog ideas now!
I hope y’all enjoy today and If I’m not back for a couple of days it’s cause the hubby is off. Have a wonderful day!

Mutterings

1. Partner :: in crime
2. News :: cast
3. Foam :: memory
4. Paycheck :: don’t have one!
5. Me :: and my significant other
6. Eight :: men out
7. Dairy :: farmer
8. Exciting :: roll coaster
9. Hockey :: player
10. Socialite :: Paris

Play along here!

Play along here!