Memes/Hops

I haven’t participated in any blog hops in… a week, or maybe a little longer.  So, I thought I’d join in on a few today.  If you’ve never joined a blog hop, you should try it today.  It’s a great way to find fabulous new blogs to read and make awesome new blogging friends.

If you’re visiting from a hop, then I’d like to say hello and welcome!  Guess I just did that huh?    Feel free to poke around, read a little, and be sure to leave a comment!  I ♥ comments!  You can learn about the person behind the blog, Me, here… and here… and here.

You can also read some of my favorite posts (though I’m not sure favorite is the right word) here, here and here.  And I’d be ever so grateful if you’d go here and vote for my little blog.

My Meet Me on Monday Q&A:

What is your favorite pasta dish? I love love love fettuccine alfredo. Shrimp fettuccine alfredo. Chicken fettuccine alfredo. Anything with fettuccine and alfredo. I’m really a pasta fanatic… it’s a staple in my kitchen!

What is the last thing you do before going to bed? The very last thing I do before going to bed is turn out all the lights and take off my glasses. (I’m usually the last one to bed.) The very last thing I do before going to sleep is pray.

How many nights a week do you go out to eat? We don’t eat out often. We used to, but our budget doesn’t allow for it anymore. So now, we only eat out about once a month.

Are you an avid book reader? YES I am. I love reading; love diving into a good book; love getting lost in the pages.   I’m currently reading Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado for an upcoming review.  My love of reading is why I do book reviews!

Would you rather have x-ray vision or bionic hearing? Hmmm…. this is a tough one. But I think I’ll have to go with bionic hearing. With bionic hearing I’d be able to hear what the kids are up to all the time.

These are the hops I’m participating in today. Now I’m off to read some blogs!

I was due for a pap smear with the doctor later in the week. Early one morning, I received a call from the doctor’s office to tell me that I had been rescheduled for that morning at 9:30 am . I had only just packed everyone off to work and school, and it was already around 8:45 am. The trip to his office took about 35 minutes, so I didn’t have any time to spare.

As most women do, I like to take a little extra effort over hygiene when making such visits, but this time I wasn’t going to be able to make the full effort. So, I rushed upstairs, threw off my pajamas, wet the facecloth that was sitting next to the sink, and gave myself a quick wash in that area to make sure I was at least presentable. I threw the facecloth in the clothes basket, donned some clothes, hopped in the car and raced to my appointment.

I was in the waiting room for only a few minutes when I was called in.  Knowing the procedure, as I’m sure you do, I hopped up on the table, looked over at the other side of the room and pretended that I was in Paris or some other place a million miles away.  I was a little surprised when the doctor said, ‘My, we have made an extra effort this morning, haven’t we?’

I didn’t respond.

After the appointment, I heaved a sigh of relief and went home.  The rest of the day was normal – some shopping, cleaning, and cooking.

After school when my 7 year old daughter was playing, she called out from the bathroom, ‘Mommy, where’s my facecloth?’

I told her to get another one from the cupboard.

She replied, ‘No, I need the one that was here by the sink, it had all my glitter saved inside it.’

I’m NEVER going back to that doctor!!! EVER!!!

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1. What do you do when you have time to yourself? haha…that’s assuming I have time to myself! Ok ok, so I do get some time, once in a blue moon. And when that once in a blue moon moment is here… I do absolutely nothing! I turn the tv off and sit in the absolute silence. Sometimes I read, most times I just sit back with my eyes closed and enjoy the peacefulness of the silence.

2. When you look out your kitchen window, what do you see? the only tree left in my yard (April’s tornado got the rest), lots of kids toys, sand box, lawn furniture, grass…lol

3. Who/What would you want to be reincarnated as? Well, since I don’t believe in reincarnation… nothing. Ok, just for fun… I think I’d like to be either a dolphin (because I just love dolphins and they swim in the wide open sea and they are very intelligent) or a bird (because they can fly and fly and fly). I’d rather be the dolphin…lol

4. What is your biggest pet peeve about other people’s kids? Oh man, I could write an entire post about this one! I’d say my biggest pet peeve would be lack of respect. A lot of parents just don’t seem to think it’s necessary to teach their kids to respect adults… themselves or others. There is nothing worse than a smart-mouthed disrespectful kid… makes you want to yank them up by their ears! lol

5. Regular or Diet soda? Regular baby! I want alllll those calories…lol

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If I had a penny for every time I’ve gotten one of these ‘winning’ spam emails, I’d be able to buy a gallon of gas! (What? Gas is expensive these days… that’s a lot of pennies!) Today, I am a millionaire! I’ve won an inheritance of $5 million U.S. dollars only. WOW! It’s waiting for me at the Central Bank of Nigeria! All I have to do is call the number listed and all $5 million (U.S. dollars only) will be wired to Bank of America… and I’ll be super duper rich! I’m just stunned that some stranger would leave me such a sum of money! [insert major sarcasm here]

I wonder if anyone actually believes those kinds of emails? I mean, really… they couldn’t, right?

Ok, so I’ve taken a slight break from the blog-hops this week… I needed some time to rejuvenate because I was spending hours (yes HOURS) reading blogs linked up to these hops. Yes that’s a good thing because I’ve found some really amazing blogs this way… but… HOURS. That makes my day really REALLY long… with all the stuff I have to do offline, ya know.

I’m a gonna do some hopping today however. I have a new strategy… one that will +hopefully+ lead me to great blogs without spending hours on end clicking through links. So here we go with the hopping… hold on, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride!

2 Truths and a Lie: hmmm… ok here goes:

1. I’m a major book worm. I have over 100 books in my collection and have read them all.
2. I’m also a movie and music junkie. At last count, I had nearly 400 CDs and over 100 DVDs and have listened to or watched them all at least once.
3. I’m pretty picky (OCD) about how things are arranged. For example, all my DVDs are labeled and in alphabetical order by title– like books in a library. My books, however, are in order by author and date published.

So, can you tell me which is truth and which is not?

I am thankful that my parents have the opportunity to take a long (15 day) vacation to one of the places they have always wanted to vacation (Hawaii) in honor of their 30th anniversary this past June. (In case you are confused, it is my Mom and Step-Dad. That’s why the anniversary year that is younger than I am old…lol). They have been the best parents anyone could ask for, and they both deserve to take time off and focus on each other! (I’d love if you’d pray for their safety while on vacation… they leave on Saturday and are flying out, 8 hour flight.)

I was asked to teach the 3rd-6th grade Discipleship class at my church starting next Sunday night, the 12th. I am very excited about this, and about the age group. This is an impressionable age group… the age when bullying in school starts along with peer pressure. I can’t wait to share Jesus with these kids and teach them lessons that will apply to their everyday lives, including school! Maybe, hopefully, with His help, I can make a difference- leave an impression that will carry on with them throughout their school days and the rest of their lives!

Here are more hops I’m linking up to: