Random Dozen ... It's Back too!
1. When was the last time you laughed until you cried? It's been awhile! I really don't remember... now that's sad...
2. If you found $10 today, what would you do with it?
I refuse to take the i have no idea route here... I will think of sOMething to do with it! OH! I (feel) I owe a couple of the women up at church a Starbucks, so I would make good on that!
3. Do you volunteer anywhere?
Yes indeed. There has rarely been a time in my life when I have NOT volunteered somewhere. Right now it's all at church. I usher, I lector, and I'm a Sunday School teacher. I get involved in other things throughout the year - but these are the steady things I do.
4. What is your favorite summertime veggie or fruit, and how do you eat it?
Fruit - BLUEBERRIES! - And I love them in my oatmeal, by themselves, OR with Dannon Fit & Light vanilla yogurt on top! Veggie - Zucchini Squash - I like it raw, sliced and dipped in ranch dressing... or added to my salad!
5. Is your social sphere (circle of friends) small, medium or large?
Very very very VERY VERRRRRRRRRY small.
6. When was the last time you attended a family or school reunion? How did that go?
Oh dear ... you HAD to bring that up! Well, MY family never has reunions, and my graduating class has never had a reunion (because the treasurers absconded with the money)... so the last one would be Dennis's family reunion - which they hold EVERY year - and we attended oh, I guess it's been 7 or 8 years ago now. Once was enough for me! It was pretty much enough for him too...
7. When you're feeling blue, what is the best way someone can cheer you up?
Depends what I am feeling blue about. Mostly I just need time alone with God. He always cheers me up! (However... right NOW I'm feeling BLUE - and it's the cheeriest shade of blue EVER!)
8. Have you taken a vacation this summer?
I have NOT... and I am FEELING it! I NEED a get-away! Something soon!
9. What is the most unnecessary item you carry with you all the time?
Oh there's probably some furry breathmints in the bottom of my purse!
10. What is the best summer flick you have seen so far?
I haven't seen even ONE... thus no best!
11. Describe a perfect summer day.
Sunny blue skies, 80-85 degrees, low humidity, On the BEACH!
12. Please share a favorite photo from the summer so far!
So anyway... in case you haven't heard yet...
(The new grandbaby, that is!)
(otherwise known as Baby Brother!!!)
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Random Dozen #22
1. Do you use the labels various charities send you as “free gifts?”Usually I do not. Mainly because they send them in my husbands name... and HE doesn't use them, because he has snazzy labels I got him for Christmas 2 years ago that have a picture of his motorcycle on them! I'm pretty sure it was a lifetime supply! Occasionally I do use the ones that Christmas Seals sends - because they're Christmasy.
2. What is your favorite time of day (or night) for skywatching?ANYtime God takes a fancy to painting it in some fascinating manor!
3. What is the most adventurous you've ever been with trying a new food? (Keep it G-rated please)I dunno... I've tried dried squid, and calamari, and I don't care for either. But I eat oysters and think nothing of it. There is very little seafood I won't eat -- but I won't eat sushi because I'm NOT doing raw fish. I will eat vegetarian sushi... got no problems with that! I don't think I'm unadventurous... I think I just haven't had that many opportunities. Usually if I see something unusual on a menu, I want to give it a try!
4. Have you ever heard a rock sing? (Trust me, there's a reason for this one!)
Nope! But I've heard a rock song!
5. If you could learn a language you don't presently speak, what would it be?
I'm told I don't NEED to learn any other language because all the other country's speak MY language!
6. Al Capone's tombstone read, “My Jesus, Mercy.” If you could write your own epitaph, what would it say?
I have NO idea... I don't plan to have an epitaph. I plan to be cremated and scattered. No marker required. When Jesus returns, He will know where to find me!
7. If you were a famous musician who was known by one name, like “Cher,” “Sting,” or “Jewel,” what would it be? It doesn’t have to be your first name, but it can be, if you’d like.Well, of course it would be Melli ! This really should be known! There MAY be others - but NONE like ME!
8. Have you ever been inordinately “into” a television show?
No... I don't think I was. I mean, when I was a KID I had shows that I thought I would DIE if I missed... like Here Come The Brides, with Bobby Sherman! But that was pretty much "normal" for my age and gender. And since I hit about 16 I have never watched "a lot" of tv. And now? None.
9. When you sneeze, do you go big, or do you do that weird “heenh!” sound that makes people think you’re going to blow your brains out? Any other variation we should know about?I am an AAA-AAA-AAAAACHOOOOO girl! And sometimes I get a spell and go on for about 40 or 50 sneezes! It's really annoying. My mother used to do it too...
10. Do you still read an actual newspaper that you hold in your hands, or do you get your news elsewhere?We still GET an actual newspaper... but it is really RARE for me to pick it up and read it! I usually just check the headline news on-line a couple times a day to make sure there is nothing MAJOR happening around the world. I do like to 'know' - but I definitely do NOT want to listen to reporters drone on and on about views and opinions and give absolutely no new news at all.
11. Are you a good speller?Yes... I am good. I'm not perfect! And especially while blogging I am just as likely as the next guy or gal to mix up my their, they're, theres! However, I don't think I EVER mess up on then and than! But if I don't feel sure of a word, I'll google it to make sure it's right. The problems arise when I DO feel sure - and I'm wrong! LOL!
12. At what time each day do you start thinking about Lost lunch?
About Lost lunch? I don't ever think about Lost lunch! I always know where my lunch is! It usually gets a passing thought around 11:45... one of those I should do something about it soon thoughts ... and it usually actually gets DONE somewhere between 1:00 and 2:00! It's really unusual for us to have lunch at noon time!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This weeks theme: Reality
Never ending snow
Pretty winter wonderland?
Yea, but... please send rain!
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Some of you asked yesterday WHO was watching MOM while I was sleeping IN until 10:30?! The answer to that is exactly what you expect! NOBODY was watching mom! And that is the MAIN reason why I hate when that happens! But fortunately God was watching - and nothing happened. I NEED to be up before she gets up - and usually I am!
In OTHER news... we're in snow again today. And MORE expected this weekend! This is being quite a winter, I'll tell ya! It has been forever and forever since Southern Maryland has had a winter like this! As a matter of fact... I think this is the FIRST winter like this we've had in the 23 years we've lived here!!!
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Changes... and Random Dozen #21
This weeks theme: Changes
Coffee table here?
No. No rearranging please!
... But I like changes...
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Quarters, nickles, dimes
Lots of pennies this time
Change jar vacation!
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1. How good are you at delaying gratification?I'm getting better... but honestly? I'm not very good! Once I decide I want something, I pretty much want it NOW! Sometimes I want it ... yesterday.
2. Maybe a marshmallow wouldn't be too difficult a temptation for you. What food (or anything else) would be most tempting?Chocolate cake with vanilla icing is about the MOST tempting thing you can put in front of me.
But Cheese of ANY variety is a close 2nd.
3. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being saintly) how patient are you?Oh this definitely depends upon who I have to be patient with and what I have to be patient about! There is just no one size fits all answer to this question! Sitting in a restaurant with the whole family waiting for our order to come, I could wait an hour with no problem ... sitting alone with Mom in the same restaurant I need that food delivered in 5 minutes! Sitting in an airport waiting for a plane to Jamaica, I'd be climbing the walls!!! LOL! I really run a range from about 2-8! I would never give myself a 10... EVER.
4. Have you ever waited for something in life only to be disappointed upon realization of the goal/object/etc.?Many times actually. Usually the anticipation of an event is so much greater than the actual event, that it is often a let down! I have a FABULOUS imagination and it runs wild when I'm waiting for something good! And I never actually LEARN that in my heart. I know it in my head... but my heart still says that every event is going to be "perfect".
5. Are you a person who takes shortcuts?Certainly! Why wouldn't I?
6. Which line is hardest to wait in?
The line for the ladies room! I've had 4 children you know... and I'm over 50!
7. Did you wait to discover the gender of your unborn child until its birth?Always! I never wanted to know. I still don't want to know when someone is pregnant! There are so FEW true surprises in this life.... that is one that I just LOVE!
8. Are you more patient with children or the elderly?FAR more patient with children.
9. Did you ever sneak a peek at a present?When I was a child I always went peeking! I knew everything I was getting for Christmas a month before I got it! No surprises! I found out I didn't like that by about my 13th year. Then I quit looking. Now I don't want to EVER know what's in it until I open it!
10. What is the longest you've ever waited for anything?I waited 50 years for a grandbaby! And she was worth every minute! Due to my daughter's scaevity
I might wait another 50 years for my next one! But I hope not!
11. Who has more patience, you or your significant other?In view of anticipation, he has waaaaay more patience than I have. In view of temper... I have more patience than he has. He has no passion. He doesn't get excited about anything. We've been married for over 23 years and I have never seen him get EXCITED about anything. It just doesn't happen.
12. Which of the following songs about waiting is your pick for the best? (OK, you may substitute another, if you like.)
A) Anticipation by Carly Simon
B) The Waiting by Tom Petty
C) Right Here Waiting for You by Richard Marx
D) Wait for Me by Rebecca St. JamesI can't think of any others off the top of my head... so I guess I'll go with Richard Marx, Right Here Waiting For You.
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Random Dozen #18
1. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being a cranky-baby-hissy-fitter, how much of a complainer are you? I don't think I'm much of a complainer. My family, I think, probably feels I am a bit more than I do ... because family would be the ones who would hear the bulk of my complaints. So I texted them to ask... Krysti said 4. Derek said 6. I expected the boys to say the higher numbers. But Mathew only rated me a 2!!! I think I'm probably about a 4. Amanda took hours and hours to think about it and contemplate things NONE of the rest of them ever would. This is the type of question that Amanda will just think and rethink and overthink and next week she will give me a revised answer! But today she said 5. Dennis also said 5 -- but first he wanted to clarify complaining "about what?"... and then if it was JUST complaining to HIM or complaining in general when he's not around!? ROFL!!! Of course I wouldn't give him ANY clarification except to repeat the question! So there you have it! The family has spoken! Now you are ALL welcome to tell me if you think I complain a lot or a little. Do I NEED a
purple bracelet???
2. When someone else is talking, do you listen, or are you thinking about what you're going to say in response? How in the world would I know what I want to say in response if I don't listen first? Although... there are certain people that I share the ability to finish their sentences -- and they mine. Then our conversations go a bit faster! An observer might think we weren't listening to each other at all -- but we are!
3. I just deleted 1062 messages from my email account. Do you have any plans for a clean sweep this month--of anything? Today I'm doing a clean sweep of my Christmas decorations! (I answered these questions yesterday... the decorations are mostly gone now!)
And now, here are some brilliant questions from a gal named Angie at Angie's Ad Lib who graciously offered to let me borrow her brain. Please go over and see Angie because it was so nice of her to help me out. Thank you so much, Angie!4. Tell us about your perfume. Was it a gift? What does it remind you of? Do you have a signature scent? Most of the time I don't wear perfume at all. I use Shower to Shower body powder... but too many people are allergic to strong scents and find them offensive. I don't feel a need to wear them. On very rare occasions I will wear either Red Door or another one I can't remember the name of right now! LOL! It's aqua blue!
5. What is your best organizing tip for the new year? To read the tips of other people who are actually organized... cuz it's not ME for sure!
6. What is your favorite comic strip?Ummmm... I haven't read the comics in a loooooong time... but I would say either Baby Blues or Zits. Classic comics would be Peanuts...
7. Do you sleep with a fluffy or flat pillow? 2 Fluffy's - but often times my head isn't on either one of them! When I sleep on my back I prefer no pillow.
8. What color is your kitchen? Why did you choose that color? Birght bright BRIGHT yellow! I chose it because my theme is the beach! See? It's verrrrrrrrry cheerful! Just like walkin' into a SUNNY DAY!!!
9. What’s the most interesting bumper sticker you’ve seen? I don't remember. Things like that provide a momentary giggle and then they're gone... do people really REMEMBER them?
10. Do you prefer an expensive writing tool or whatever is lying around? (Are you a Montblanc or a Papermate?) I LIKE a nice writing pen - but I'll use whatever is there. They all disappear no matter what kind they are or how much you paid for them!
11. What chore doesn’t feel like a chore – you just enjoy it (at least most of the time)? Wow... a chore I don't mind... ??? Feeding the birds! As long as it's not during a "wind advisory" in 20 degrees. Or sweeping the front porch.
12. If your parents often repeated themselves, what is something one of them said more than once? MY parents did NOT do this. (until my mother got alzheimers - but then she repeated entire conversations word for word) But my husbands father NEVER. EVER. ONCE. left this house (or any house) without saying "It's time to get back up to Gobbler's Nob" and then "See ya in the funny papers!" ??? And Mom (my mil) says EVERY morning when she gets up - I say "good morning"... and she says "I guess it's still morning ha ha ha ha".... OY VEY! If I DON'T say good morning - then she says it and then follows it with her punch line! I can't even imagine what it was like to live in their house! I'd have left home at by the time I was 4! (is that complaining???) I'm just sayin'!
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Random Dozen... This Year's Finally
Hosted by:Lidna at 2nd Cup of Coffee1. Do you find it gross to share drinks with family? Friends?
I am a bit of a germophobe, so yea... I don't share drinks... or food.
2. What have you learned this year? (You didn't see a question of that weight coming, did you? At least not for #2.)
All of my lines for that silly skit I was in!! I'm certain I've learned other things too... I know I've learned a lot of Biblical history... and I've either learned or RE-learned some lessons... but I'd have to go look them up to post them again... and I'm not up for that right now. Even though I should be...
3. When do you dismantle the Christmas decorations?
I usually do it New Year's Day. I might leave ONE nativity until the 7th.
4. Something you wish to accomplish before the end of 2009 is:
I'd like to finish reading the book for my Sunday School class.
5. How do you feel about winter (after Christmas)?
The same as I feel about it before Christmas! It can go AWAY any time! I'm really not a winter person and since we have had 18 inches of snow now, I'm really ready for it to just be gone!
6. Have you participated in after-Christmas sales?
Not this year. Sometimes I do like to go get decorations for ridiculously cheap after Christmas... but this year, there was hardly anything left even BEFORE Christmas, so I didn't bother. I had to run into Peebles on Christmas Eve though and got a DARLING new nativity for 60% off! I have very few decorations that I ever paid full price for!
7. Do you have plans for New Year's Eve?
I do not. Amanda will want to party and bring it in big... I'm really just as happy to let it come while I'm sleeping!
8. Is there anything special awaiting you in January?
Not that I know of! But special things pop up with only a moments notice in my life! Every day is special in one way or another!
9. If your life this year was a movie, what category or genre would it be? (Romance, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Suspense, Farcical, etc.) ANY year of my life would have to be a comedy - sometimes bordering on farcical! It may include a little of this and a little of that - but it's always comical no matter what!
10. How much time per day do you spend blogging? Please do not lie. I will know. LOL! I spend hours and hours and hours on the computer. I'm not always BLOGGING... but I spend several hours doing that too! The thing is, is that I only do that if I don't have something else TO DO. I would not turn down an invitation for lunch or a trip to a museum to stay home and blog! And I don't neglect going to the grocery store to stay home and blog. (I neglect going to the grocery store simply because I HATE going to the grocery store!) In other words, when I have something else that I either need or want to do, I do it! But my "me time" is spent on the computer - be it blogging, reading the news, playing games, email, etc...
11. Who runs your household?
Physically? I do. Financially? Hubby!
12. Share one hope/dream for 2010.
Only one? I have sO many! If only ONE, then the most important one is that my children and husband would come to KNOW Jesus and give their lives to Him and accept His gift of salvation.
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