Leavin' on a Jet Plane, eh? Funny I will learn how to play that song on my guitar at my next guitar class tomorrow. :D
And this is my absolute favorite version of the song:
Let me start off by saying that aside from most of Senior year, I hated high school. HATED IT!
But I'll venture into the recesses of my memory to bring you a random High School story. Why not?!?!
I remember my Geometry teacher, because I strongly disliked her. Math is not my strong suit, it never has been. Well, Algebra always came easily for me, but that's about it.
Geometry was HARD....my brain is not wired to comprehend Geometry. It didn't help that my Geometry teacher seemed much more interested in knowing all about the social lives of the most popular kids in school, than she was in teaching us. And if you weren't popular, and you dared raise your hand to ask a question when a football player did, well you were out of luck. She would help the football player, then talk about an upcoming game and then talk about which cheerleader he was now dating. By the time they were done, there simply wasn't time for any other questions.
I had a D in that class, which was a big deal! I was an A student, who sometimes received one or two B's, but to have a D was HUGE...especially to my dad! I tried to work on it. I would even go to her classroom after school for help. Unfortunately I would sit there ignored, while she chatted up football players and cheerleaders. It was very frustrating.
Oh and when the big school dances came up, she would cover the walls in her room with paper and list the names of all of the Juniors and Seniors in the school. It was then your job to find your name and next to it write the name of your date. She claimed it was her way of helping others to know who didn't have dates...but really it was just torment for those of us who were dateless...and would remain dateless.
It was like announcing to the school, yes, I am a dork...yes, nobody wants to take me to a dance. Yes, you can laugh at me. I can guarantee you that having my name dateless on the wall, didn't bring me any suitors. So, her plan failed!
I think I ended up with a C in that class, and to this day I still don't understand Geometry and I blame her. :D
Today I am to share 5 items from my Bucket List. I do have a Bucket List and there are currently 40 things on it, 1 of which is crossed off, because I DID IT! Another item will be crossed off later this week. But, I won't share all 40 with you, I will do what I am told, and pick only 5.
Here goes:
1. Go to the Cherry Blossom Festival
2. Kiss at the Eiffel Tower
3. Take my kids to the Boston Childrens Museum
4. Stay the night at a castle
5. Catch fireflies in jars with my kids
And here are the next 5 topics:
21. Share a random high school memory.
22. What was one of your favorite games or activities when you were a kid?
23. What is one tradition that you do with your family?
24. You’re leaving on a jet plane. Where are you headed and why?
25. What is your favorite Bible verse?
Today I am supposed to share a picture. But, I am going to share THREE. And a quick note, I am well aware that my kids need to get trims....yes they have some shaggy hair going on. It is in the plans for this upcoming weekend.
So it might sound cliche....but I feel my biggest accomplishment is being a mom! There is NO harder job out there. It is exhausting. It is sometimes thankless. But the rewards are worth it all. Although I make mistakes, I am definitely NOT mother of the year, I know deep down, that as a mommy, I do one heck of a job! And I DO feel quite accomplished, if I do say so myself. :D
Okay this was fun! For day 17, I headed over to Shopstyle.com to put together a collage or two of styles that I feel are "me".
So here you go:
Today I am supposed to share my favorite book, magazine and poem. These change often...but here are my current favorites:
BTW, I picked 2 books.
BOOKS:
1. One Child by Torey Hayden
2. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
MAGAZINE:
POEM:
Hope is the Thing with Feathers - Emily Dickinson
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune--without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.
I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.
Today I am supposed to share a song and the moment it brings me back to each time I hear it. Since I love music, I of course can't for the life of me narrow this down to just ONE song....soooo you will be serenaded several times.
1. What A Feeling from Flashdance
When you "read" somewhere that it is smart to try to clean vomit off of the carpet with coffee grinds, use your common sense. Obviously coffee STAINS.....so, um, yeah.
That's all I have to say.
I can't remember who said it, but it did stick with me.
Some great advice that I once received:
"You are the only one that can make your well-being your top priority. You owe it to yourself to pay attention to the needs of your body, mind and spirit."
So today's question reads, "What is your ultimate comfort food? And yes, you can only pick just one." This is tough for me, because I have three that come to mind right off the bat....potatoes, pasta and ice cream.
But, I think one does beat out the others. My ultimate comfort food is potatoes.....either mashed with the works, or chopped up in a yummy potato salad. And if either is made with red potatoes, THAT is even better. (I love sweet potatoes too.)
My mom used to make THE BEST mashed potatoes and THE BEST potato salad. In fact, I really, really, REALLY miss my mom's potato salad and wish I knew how to make it. She used hard boiled eggs and carrots in her potato salad. AND pickles or relish NEVER entered her potato salad...which is why I loved it soooooo much.
But if you want to make me smile in a split second, just throw a giant plate of mashed potatoes in front of me. I will love you for life. And for fun, if you are ever at a barbecue with me, take note of my plate.... 3/4 of it will be potato salad. NO JOKE!
My day was pretty nice. Thanks for asking.
It started bright and early. I had a Girl Scout meeting this morning (I am the trusty leader of the Daisy Troop) but I was a bit unprepared. I started getting all ready for the meeting last night and realized I was out of ink for my printer. The boys were already in bed for the night, so I had to make a Wal-Mart run at around 7:45 this morning for ink, glitter and markers for the meeting.
I did get everything done that was needed and Audrey and I headed to the meeting.
Today's topic is REALLY EASY. I just fill in the blank.
Right now I really want a __________________________.
Do you want to know what I REALLY want right now? I really want a house cleaner who will also do yardwork. I feel like my house is SUCH a mess. I am so behind on laundry. I need to dust in a bad way. There are crayon and marker scribbles all over pretty much every door and wall in my house. It needs a serious cleaning.
I think the reason I haven't done much about it yet, is because it feels like too much. I am so overwhelmed that just the thought of tackling it stresses me out. So I pick up the clutter, as to try to disguise how dirty my house really is, and tell myself that it's good enough. But, really, it isn't. It NEEDS a good cleaning.
Oh, and the yards, don't get me started on the yards. Lots of weeding and cleaning to be done there too.
So yes, send me a house cleaner who will also spruce up my yards, and this gal would be one VERY HAPPY gal. :D
Here are the next 5 topics.
11. How was your day?
12. What is your ultimate comfort food. And yes you can only pick just one.
13. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received?
14. What is the worst advice that you have ever received?
15. Some songs bring us back to a moment. Share with us a song and the moment it reminds you of.
Today is all about my most embarrassing moment from high school. The problem is, there isn't one moment that really stands out to me. I am sure that I had tons. I was teased quite a bit and have always been very clumsy, so I am sure I did many dorky things.
I do still remember my very first day of high school. That was rough. I was tiny. I think I was like 4'9" and maybe weighed 90 pounds. I definitely did NOT look like a high schooler. And on the first day of school, I was told repeatedly throughout the day, by at least a dozen high school guys, that the Jr. High was actually down the street a ways.
Yep...a great way to start high school.
So I couldn't think of any quotes that I really don't care for. As far as sayings go, I do know that... "I know, right?" bugs the crud out of me...BUT I also think I have said it recently, several times...sooooooooo I am not too sure if I can count that!
BUT, I do know that I have one least favorite word. It's a word that I hate. In fact, it makes me cringe. Here it is:
For me, trying to pick one favorite quote to share, is like trying to pick only one favorite song. It is impossible. I love quotes. I collect quotes. I have notebooks filled with quotes.
So I will share some of the ones that speak to me the most today.
"Begin to weave, and God will give the thread." - German proverb
"Remember, two watermelons cannot be held under one arm." - Turkish proverb
"Calm seas don't make strong captains." - Anonymous
"God knows the secret plan of the things He will do for the world, using my hand." - Toyohiko Kagawa
"Tell Him about the heartache, and tell Him the longings too. Tell Him the baffled purpose when we scarce know what to do. Then leaving all our weakness with the one divinely strong, forget that we bore a burden and carry away a song." - Phillips Brooks
Day 6 - Which TV character do I think that I am most like?
So first of all, I do know that in her show, she had 7 kids, and I only have 3, but really, some days it can feel like 7. BUT, I think I relate to and am a lot like Annie Camden, the mom from 7th Heaven. Like Annie, I want to instill morals/values into my kids. I want them to grow up loving God. I want my children to be loving, giving and responsible people. I strive to be a great mom and also a nurturing person to those I meet and care about.
Also, I think I feel a lot like THIS on many occasions:
Today's Question: If you could relive one year of your life, without making any changes to it, which year would you choose?
I have such fond memories from my early childhood growing up in Connecticut. So if I were to relive a year of my life and not make any changes, I would go back to 1986.
I think it would just be fun to be a carefree little girl again...running around the neighborhood, taking dance classes, loving school, singing my heart out to my albums with my Fisher Price record player. Yep, 1986 was a great year. :D
A perfect Saturday for me....would just be one where I could relax, have fun, spend time with friends and/or family. Today was a perfect Saturday!
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