Showing posts with label Tag. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tag. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

7 Things....

Carey, over at Journey to Jaden, tagged me for
THE SEVEN THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ME MEME:

(so here goes - but this will be hard - my life is basically an open book!!)

1. I always wanted a dozen kids - yes, both Joe and I said that, then we started having children!!!

2. I don't like driving - yes, I am the only mother who can't wait until her son is 16 so he can drive!!!

3. The only food I REALLY DO NOT CARE FOR????? Seafood

4. What do I REALLY want to do with my life?? I would love to dabble more in computers and programming - HTML intrigues me!

5. What is my LEAST favorite thing to do??? Sweat!!! (Which is why I hate exercise AND summer!!!)

6. I have to make my bed everyday - I can't stand an unmade bed!!!

7. I have seen bodies embalmed - remember, I wanted to be a mortician!?!?! :)

Now - I would love to tag Stef, Karen, Mr. Brian, Monica, Gwen, Verna, and Nikki.

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Taking a Break...

We interrupt this homeschool week to take part in Verna's Made You Laugh Meme!!!
So here you go Verna!!

Saturday, June 09, 2007

4 Things Tag

Mr. Brian tagged me - I think he's trying to keep me thinking over here - this may be a challenging one!!!

4 things about me:
*I am a "smell" freak - I can smell EVERYTHING - my stomach is easily turned by smells too! It's not always a blessing!!!!
*I love lists, calendars, my OUTLOOK - LOVE it all - it reaks of organization - I LOVE IT!!!
*I am a horrible perfectionist - it is amazing that I have not driven myself crazy by this point in my life. I must say, I think it's more of a curse than a blessing!
*If I lose something, I will turn the house upside down until I find it - I can not STAND not knowing where lost things are!!! Crazy, isn't it?!?!?

4 habits I have
:
*I have to put lotion on my feet every night - I've done it since junior high - I always thought my husband would appreciate my soft feet - I don't even think Joe has noticed!!!!
*I CAN NOT go to bed until everything in my whole house is picked up and put where it should be - I am not exaggerating here - if we pull in at 10 pm - I still unpack ALL the suitcases before I go to bed myself.
*I am a hair twirler - don't worry - just my own!!!
*I count the dashed lines on the road - STOP LAUGHING - it's a horrible thing - I have to force myself to look away and stop counting!!!

4 things I discovered within the last 4 years:
*AWESOME things are "made in China"!!!
*Sometimes God has to teach me things OVER and OVER and OVER - and I still may not get it!!
*Like Mr. Brian so wonderfully said, "Sometimes change is good."
*I would have really "missed out" if I'd never had a daughter - there are just some fun things I never would have gotten to experience!!!

4 things I want to try or do in the next 4 years:
*Go to China one more time to complete our family - however, at this rate - it may be longer than that!!!
*No Joe - I DO NOT WANT to run in a marathon, but I do need to walk more - my exercise routine STINKS!!!
*Teach 3 boys to drive - that is amazing to me - can it really be?!?!? I will see if I can handle teaching them - that may be Joe's job!!
*Catch up on my photo albums - OK, I listed it, it's a pipe dream, but at least I'd like to try!!

Want to play along??? Just let me know - I want to read your answers too!!! (It makes me feel like I'm not as strange as I think I am!!!)

Friday, May 04, 2007

My Momma's Purse

I saw this on another blog and thought, "I've got to do it!!" It's earth-shattering, look out!! Yep, I must have hit an all-time blogging lull!! Something you've all ALWAYS wanted to know!! So here it is - my purse and it's contents!! (Oh yes, the best part??? When my boys said, "Why are you taking pictures of your purse?" I responded, "For the blog, of course!!!" THAT was worth every minute of this post!!!!)

My favorite invention ever - the KEY HOLDER!! The hand cleaner, Palm - CAN'T be without my calendar!!, Cell Phone, Clinique face powder (because a girl shouldn't glisten!!), Orbit - sweet mint (my favorite gum), and mints.....

The wallet and checkbook - now we can't leave home without them, can we?!?

Alright - here's where it gets messy - a girl's got to have options SO we've got gloss with mint (thanks to Sara!!), shimmer gloss with color, plain old chap stick and three Clinique favorites - plumper (yes, Stef, I wasn't kidding!!), my favorite gloss that you CAN'T buy anymore, and lipstick with moisturizer. Hmmm, now which one should I use?!?!?
Ibuprofen and Pepcid (we won't go there), Handcream, Contact re-wetting drops, and a trial size of Happy perfume - just in case I don't smell as well as I'd hoped!!
And lastly, the "bottom contents" - two first-aid necessities - band aids, a notepad for when I'm in the bookstore and have to write down titles for the library, two crayons to keep Chloe occupied in restaurants, shot records for the kids (I mean really, you all have those in your purse too, right?!?!), a CLEAN Kleenex - it's really NOT used, I promise, and three gum wrappers - good thing I did this - I needed to clean out my purse!! OK - now it's everyone else's turn!!! Let's see what's in your purses!!! (Oh, and steal my graphic if you want to play along!!!)

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Couldn't Resist

I saw this on my friend Sue's blog so I had to try it:

Your 1920's Name is:

Robbie Amalia
If you play along - let me know - these are quite the names, huh??!?!? Sorry this is the kind of blogging you get with only a few hours of sleep!!

Thursday, January 11, 2007

ABC Tag

I was tagged about a week ago - that's horrible isn't it??!!? Just now getting to it, but here it is....
Available or Taken - Definitely Taken
Best Friend - My husband -who else knows all my "badness" and still loves me?!?!?
Cake or Pie - Cake - with no frosting -
Drink of Choice - Duh - COFFEE!!!
Essential Item I use Everyday - WASHING MACHINE!!! :) Love that invention!
Favorite Color - Blue
Gummy Bears or Worms - DEFINITELY NEITHER!!!!
Hometown - Cedar Falls
Indulgence - Getting my hair highlighted once a year!
January or February - LOVE JANUARY - it's winter you know!!
Kids' Names - Micah, Caleb, Aaron and Chloe
Life Incomplete Without - A Savior and my family oh yeah, and BOOKS!!!
Marriage - December 29, 1992
Number of Siblings - One~Denise, my sister
Oranges or Apples - Apples but they must be Braeburns or Honey Crisp
Phobias or Fears - Claustrophobia
Quiet Evening or Night on the Town - Quiet Evening - LOVE THAT!!
Reason to Smile - I have been blessed with four healthy kids that keep me laughing!!
Season - WINTER!!!! (Bet you'd have never guessed!!)
Tag 3 people - Whoever wants to be tagged!
Unknown fact about me - I wanted to be a mortician.
Veggie I don't Like - Lima Beans (I just figured that out!!)
Worst Habit - Worrying
Xrays - ugh, too many to count!
Zodiac - Oh gosh, I always have to look it up - I think Sagittarius - but not sure!
There Emmie - I did it!!!! :)

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

ABC Tag

Nikki tagged me so here goes:

A is for Age.
I am 36! Ugh- too close to 40!!
B is for beer.
Never had it - Joe says it's gross, I'll take his word.
C is for career.
Taught elementary school for a few years before we had kids - now am a part time children's librarian and full time MOM!! I also homeschool my kids.
D is for dog's name.
We used to have two - Dutch and Bandit.
E is for Essential item I use every day.
My laptop, of course! Gotta agree, Nikki!!
F is for favorite TV show
Not much of a TV watcher - but it used to be Alf!
G is for favorite game
LOVE Dutch Blitz!
H is for hometown
Cedar Falls
I is for Instruments I play
Well - some piano - mind you, I said SOME!!
J is for favorite juice
Cran-raspberry
K is for whose butt I like to kick
Naughty kids in the library - but I won't!!
L is for last place I ate
Out? was Olive Garden for my birthday and it was delicious.
M is for marriage
Yep, I'm for it! Going on 14 years with the same guy - not too bad!
N is for my name
Rebecca, but I'm glad my parents opted for Becky
O is for overnight hospital stay
I've had a few - three babies and a cyst removed in High School.
P is for People I was with today
Hmmm - the kids and Joe, fellow co-workers and friends later today.
Q is for quote
"An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet,regardless of time, place, or circumstance.The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break."--- An ancient Chinese belief.
R is for biggest regret
Wishing I had enjoyed my babies more and not felt so overwhelmed!
S is for sport
If you know me you are laughing - I HATE SPORTS that I have to play!! I love to watch hockey when my boys are playing!
T is for time I woke up today
7:30 - now just don't ask when Joe got up!
U is for current underwear
Ok - these are getting mighty personal - but love my Victoria's Secret!!
V is for vegetable you love
I love vegetables - you name it - EXCEPT lima beans!!
W is for worst habit
Gosh, there are so many to choose from. Probably worrying!
X is for x-rays I've had
Many - - -
Y is for Yummy food you ate today
Creme Brulee Latte - heavenly!!
Z is for zodiac
I am a Sagitarius (I think), although I don't follow all that junk.
Ok - now waiting to see what you all have on your ABC List. Leave me a comment if you do so I can check out YOUR ABC's. Mr. Brian -you're tagged too!!

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Fall Tag

Jenny had this tag on her blog and thought I'd play along:


5 Things I love about Fall.... (ok 6!!!!!)


1. I don't have to go sit at the pool anymore!!



2. Brisk mornings with coatings of frost.



3. Finally comfortable in bed at night - it's the beginning of when I'm not hot all night long!!!



4. Chili, Baked Potato Soup, ANY soup!!



5. Fall Candles burning all day long!!!



6. It means Winter is right around the corner!

Thursday, September 14, 2006

I've Been Tagged!! (Again!!)

Well - here goes - I was tagged again - thanks Jen. :)

Three things that Scare Me:
1) Losing my kids or husband
2) Feeling out of control
3) A FULL schedule (I LOVE my down time!)

Three people who Make me Laugh:
1) My kids (Usually!!)
2) Alf!!!! (Sick humor, I know!)
3)

Three Things I Hate:
1) Complaining about school (hmmm, wonder who that could be referring to?)
2) Strenuous Exercise
3) Arguments/Confrontation

Three Things I don't Understand:
1) Philosophy/Heavy Theology - Both of Joe's majors!!! (At least I have someone who can explain them to me!)
2) Child Pornography (I should have put this back on what I hate!!)
3) Cooking!!!

Three Things I am Doing Right Now:
1) Listening to Chloe sing in her bed
2) Thinking of what else I should be doing
3) Deciding where to go out for supper! (Since I'm scared of and don't understand cooking!!)

Three Things I want to do Before I Die:
1) Write AND PUBLISH a Book
2) See my kids married/have kids
3) Have alone time with my husband!!!!! (Someday!!)

Three Things I Can Do:
1) Sing
2) Organize
3) Make a mean box of Hamburger Helper!

Three Ways to Describe my Personality:
1) Anxious
2) For Left Brain Tests - I was a "0" - that means I had no Right Brain in me!!! Very Organized ~particular~neat~orderly, etc. You get the point! (Joe has to be the exact opposite!!!)
3) Love to have Fun

Three Things I Can't Do:
1) Cook (I'm not lying - ask Joe!!)
2) Go to bed with a messy house
3) Aerobics!!

Three Things I think you Should Listen to:
1) Birds Singing
2) Joe preach
3) Chloe sing "Jesus Wuvs Me - This I know!!!"

Three Favorite Foods:
1) Spaghetti
2) Chinese (American - not in China!!)
3) You guessed it - COFFEE!!

Three Beverages I Drink:
1) Surprise - COFFEE!!
2) Pepsi Jazz
3) Diet Black Cherry Vanilla Coke

Three Shows I Watched as a Kid:
1) ALF
2) Mac Guyver - My sister made me!!
3) Silver Spoons

Now - "Go Take on the Day!"

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Book Tag


Well - I was tagged again (awhile ago now!!) and this one was so hard for me - not because I have a lack of books to pull from, but because I could hardly narrow it down!!! SO - after much thought - here goes!!

A Book that Changed My Life: Family Nobody Wanted
(I read this in elementary school - it has stuck with me. hmmm....)
A Book I have Read More than Once: Jamberry
(All of my kids have loved this one!!!)

A Book to Take to a Deserted Island: Bible - I have to think that that would keep me busy for quite awhile - and where better to meditate on those truths?!?!

A Book that Made me Laugh: Secret Life of Bees

A Book that Made me Cry: Where the Red Fern Grows
or: Stone Fox (Get out the tissues!!!)

A Book I wish I had Written: Anne of Green Gables
(Must have been written by a "kindred spirit"!!)

A Book I wish had Never Been Written: any with subject of abusing children - I hate that!!!

A Book I am currently Reading: Sharp North
(I try to stay "current" with teen novels as that is what I buy for the library - this one is a good read - cloning theme.)

A Book I am Planning to Read: Memory Keeper's Daughter

Well - there it is.....Becky's Book Tag!!!!

Now - just for the fun - I tag Jen, Sara, and Verna.

Friday, August 25, 2006

I've Been Tagged

Sandra tagged me - and she said such nice things about Chloe that I had to respond!!! :) This tag is about our kids. We are supposed to say three things about each of our children - I know what you are already saying - "Good grief, we'll be here all day!!!" I'll keep it to three!!

Micah is our first-born and has all the characteristics of one too! He is a perfectionist in EVERYTHING. He wants to please - EVERYONE!! And he is my lover of books - he devours them. Micah is an incredible big brother!!









Caleb was our "middle child" before Chloe's arrival. But Caleb never wants to be a typical "middle child". Caleb is the jokster of the family - he is the one who will hide and then jump out and scare you when you walk by. Caleb is our animal-lover. He is also the biggest proponent of adoption at our house - both animals and little Chinese girls!!!! :)


Aaron is our "bright spot." He always wants to laugh and make you laugh - he has many jokes ready to go and if he doesn't have one, he'll make one up. He is also our resident science lover and is always asking to do a science experiment!! One thing I especially love about Aaron is how he puts his needs aside and thinks of others.




Chloe is ALL GIRL!!! She loves anything pretty and anything DORA!! She continually wants kisses and we are pretty sure she makes up "owies" to get extra kisses out of us!! She is an unexpected gift to all of us!!


Whew - that was a lot to think about!!! Now I'll tag Sara,
Verna, Jen, and Jenny. Go to it, girls!!

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

4 Things You May Not Have Known About Me...

I got this on email, but thought it would be a fun blog post.......

4 Jobs I have had in my Life.....
  1. Bookstore Clerk
  2. Teacher
  3. Librarian
  4. Radon Detector (people fell for it too!!!)

4 Movies I would watch over and over......

  1. Green Card
  2. China's Lost Girls
  3. Anne of Green Gables
  4. I'm out - I'm not a big movie watcher!!

4 Places I have lived.....

  1. Iowa
  2. Michigan
  3. Iowa
  4. I don't get around much!!!

4 TV Shows I love to watch........

  1. Alf - they never should have taken it off the air!!!
  2. I shouldn't admit this - but I have no others - I rarely sit and watch TV!!!
  3. I'll take suggestions at this point!!!!

4 Places I have been on Vacation......

  1. Washington
  2. Hawaii
  3. China :)
  4. Arizona
  5. Washington D.C.
  6. Delaware
  7. Utah
  8. See - I do get out alot though!!!

4 Websites I visit Daily.....

  1. Blogs (WAY TOO MANY TO LIST)
  2. Bethany's Forums
  3. MSN - it's my homepage! :)
  4. Torani - I always want a new Expresso recipe!

4 of my favorite foods.........

  1. Spaghetti
  2. Tacos
  3. McDonalds!!!!!!!!
  4. COFFEE - one of the major parts of the food pyramid!!

4 places I would like to be right now.......

  1. Curled up with a good book
  2. Inside watching a good blizzard
  3. Reading to my kids - all on the couch together
  4. With my family

Why didn't they ask the 4 places I would like to be shopping???
Or - the 4 best books to read??? Oh for more time and space on the blog!!!

OK - now I tag Jenny, Jen, Verna, and Sara!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Tagged....

I got tagged so here goes:

What were you doing.....

20 years ago.... (wish I could say I was just being born - but not quite!!!) I was almost a sweet sixteen - (whew - I'm younger than I thought!!) Who knows what I was doing - working part time in a Christian Bookstore - (I've always loved to be surrounded by books!) - going to High School - well, I would have been on summer break right now - probably sleeping in - doing chores in the morning, and spending my afternoons with friends and working. What a life, huh?!?! Oh yes - and driving my Chevette all over town while squirting wrestlers ( they were attending a wresting camp at our local university) with squirt guns - just when they thought we'd give them a ride - (those were my crazy days - hope my kids never do that!!)

10 years ago....My oldest, Micah, had just turned 1 in April - we were loving on that little guy - as only you can with your first - and now would have been ready for our second - Caleb - due in September of this year. Whew - looking back I am not sure how we did it - Joe was working full time, attending seminary part time, and I was trying to supplement our income by teaching after school/Saturday morning classes. We were living in Grand Rapids, Michigan in a townhouse and actually getting ready to move to yet another larger townhouse.

5 years ago....We had moved to Iowa by now and were settling into our lives here. The boys were keeping us busy along with church responsibilites, Joe's job, and now, my part time job as our local Children's Librarian.

3 years ago....We had begun our process of working toward adopting Chloe. (Yes, we had a slow process - we got her after over a year and a half of waiting.) We were still knee-deep in kids, work and church. AND all of our boys had begun hockey - that'll keep you busy!!

1 year ago....We had just finished celebrating Chloe's arrival here. We brought her home in April so we were settling in and I had just had to leave her with a sitter for the first time as I had to start on our Summer Reading Program at our library (only part time days, but it was still hard to leave her!!!). She was still getting up probably once a night but otherwise we were settling in!!! (We may have even had her off the bottle by then - it all blends together!!!)

Yesterday....We began our Summer Reading Program again - this is my busiest time of year - I worked almost 10 hours yesterday alone - YIKES!!! So, we are juggling my busy job, the boys summer REC activities, and a new sitter this summer. The boys are at the pool every afternoon while I am frantically trying to make the most of a few quiet hours to get house things done.

Today....Back to the Reading Program but I only worked 4 hours and then came home. Chloe decided today was a not a great day for a nap so we spent a lot of time together this afternoon and consequently, I didn't get much done except read, play and watch Dora!!! I spent the evening helping my husband outside in the yard - I was watering flowers, pulling weeds - you know the routine - I love to help outside though!!!

Tomorrow....You got it - Summer Reading Program again!!! Then, when I get off work, we have two important meetings - tomorrow needs to be covered in prayer!!! Well, everyday should be covered in prayer right?!?!

Wow - makes you think!!! SO - now I tag Sara and Verna!!!! Go Girls!!
When you are harvesting your crops and forget to bring in a bundle of grain from your field, don't go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigners, orphans and widows. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.
~Deuteronomy 24:19

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