GTKY: 05/22

I know this is a little late but better late than
never. I started my GTKY this morning but the family and
I went to a family BBQ last minute at my brother in law's house.
It was an enjoyable time. It's nice to chill out
on the weekend and let some one else cook.

1. what's your favorite rainy day activity? sitting in the house, watching a good movie.

2. what time do you go to bed? usually around 11 o'clock. After the kids go to bed and I watch some tv, read some emails, write a blog post...it gets late.

3. how many magazines do you subscribe to? two

4. did you sell all your belongings because you thought the world was ending yesterday? heck no. For one, I wouldn't believe that the end of the world would be predicted by some one. No one knows when it's going to happen, except for God. Two, what would be the point to sell my possessions? Worldly items mean nothing in heaven. The money I would gain from selling them would mean nothing, you can't take it with you.

5. what's your beauty obssesion? make up and facial cleansers. I love my make up and keeping my face looking the best that I can.

6. if you could only wear one designer/brand for the rest of your life...what would it be? I have no clue. My closet pretty much contains clothing from Kohl's.

7. what's your summer must have? flip flops!! I pretty much wear them 9 months out of the year, but I love to get new ones for summer.

8. do you make weekly dinner menus? I was for a few months, then I fell off that wagon. It was nice to have a set plan and go with it, but it took so much work to locate different recipes and come up with one every week. Then if I found a recipe that required an ingredient I didn't have and you had to buy bulk for 1 tsp, it wasn't worth it.

GTKY: Better late than Never

Cough..cough,cough..!
Sniffle, sniffle, achew!
So I am running late on my GTKY this weekend because I am still fighting
this cold. I got up at 10:00am, missed church and turned on my computer
BUT I was soo exhausted that
I went back to bed for the rest of the day.
I liked this week's questions a lot so here we go

The Q's.

1. If you could host a Reality TV show, which one would it be? I would love to host the Amazing Race. I twould be so awesome to travel to each of those countries and see the world. But Phil would have to be with me, I love that guy!

2. Do you put your seatbelt on before or after you start the car? Before. Except when I pre start the car for the kids in this summer heat.

3. Shave or hair removal cream? shave cream with my trusty disposable razors

4. What's your favorite feature in a house? a large kitchen, which my current house does not have. Next house WILL have a BIG kitchen. I love to cook and I need room to create.

5. What is your favorite "Fall" scent? pumpkin spice, cold, crisp air, pine cones, apple pies, what fall scent doesn't smell good. mmmm. I can't wait!

6. What tv show are you looking forward to seeing the most this Fall?? Grey's Anatomy, Mercy and The V !! Come on prime time tv

7. Personal Shopper or Personal Chef? personal shopper! I hate to clothing shop for myself, it's such a chore and taking any children to do this task makes it that much worse. I like to cook so I would not give that up.

8. What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of "Fall"? Pumpkins!

GTKY: 08/08

Wow! It's been a busy week of school shopping,
bowling, movie theaters,
home made dinners, birthday dinners,
go cart racing at Fun Spot, video games for tokens,
house cleaning, laundry and some sleep in between.
Glad to see the week is over and I'm resting in my recliner and
finishing up the week with some GTKY.

The Q's.

1. Do you think mustaches are sexy? sexy, nah. Required? depends on the guy. My husband looks great in his when he's got it neatly trimmed.2. What's the last concert you've been to? umm, seriously. I am too embarrassed to admit the last concert I went to.

3. What was your favorite 80's sitcom? The Cosby Show. I loved watching the Huckstables (as I am sure that is spelled wrong) .
4. Were you named after anyone? no

5. When you buy new clothes, do you wash before wearing? nope. I bought a pair of capris from Kohl's today and needed to wear them to the party so I kept them on from the dressing room and tore off the tag at the register when paying for them.

6. If you didn't blog, what would you do with your spare time? read books, learn to crochet and sew more

7. What is your favorite department store? Kohl's

8. If you were to get Laser Hair Removal..where would you get it? my face. I have this peachfuzz all over it that I really don't like.

The ending to a great weekend
napping in the car on the way home
from Fun Spot.

GTKY: 08/01

Wow. This Sunday I started the morning at a party.
I was enjoying some friendly company enjoying some beers.
ugh, I know.. beer.
I know why I don't like the stuff because it get's warm fast and
then you're stuck drinking half a bottle that is warm.
Anyways I had a blast feeling like a youngin again because in
12 days I will be celebrating another birthday.
YIKES!!So with further ado I am linking up with my girl Keely at
Mannland5 with some GTKY

The Q's..

1. If you were to win an award today, what would it be for? The cleanest house. In spite of my busy mom, friend, 8 hour of work, wife and everything in between schedule I still keep and amazingly clean house. It is my OCD and it's the one upside to having it.

2. What is your shoe style? anything comfortable, I usually just slip on flip flops for most occasions and if it's going out or church I like to wear heeled sandal type flip flops. This is Florida and the only time I'm wearing a shoe is in the winter (haha) and at the gym.

3 Does your car reflect your personality? uh, no. It reflects where I am in life. The minivan~it's a mom thing.

4. If you could take over someones body for a day..whose would you choose? Jennifer Anniston
HOT! She has a great body! If I had a personal trainer and the willpower to eat like she does I'd look close. (ok, yeah I'm dreaming)
5. Love or be loved? Be loved. It's an awesome feeling. Yeah I know that it's selfish but seriously they go hand in hand and if you're loved then you are loving back.

6. If you were on death row, what last meal would you choose? Ribeye steak, homemade macaroni and cheese, caesar salad with croutons, garlic bread and chocolate silk pie with whipped cream. Yeah, seriously I have thought about it before so I know what I would want to eat. ( i love food.)

7. Have you been on vacation this Summer, if so where? no vacation this summer. :( We gave up the summer vacation to take a winter one this December. The most we've done is the beach.

8. What is your favorite food related guilty pleasure?

eating whopper's. I love those things and I will sit and eat a whole box before I realize they're all gone.
They should have the label like the Lay's potato chips used to have
"You can't just eat one"

Happy Sunday Ya'll!! See you on the flip side!

GTKY: IT Happens

I am so glad it's Sunday because I will be celebrating my little man's birthday at one of our local State Parks with a cool springs that will help beat this heat. We will be grilling and enjoying some yummy homemade foods I have labored over for two days and enjoying the sunshine with a dozen little friends.
I am also excited that I will be linking up with Keely at Mannland5 with some Getting to Know You. I've been absent from this meme for a few weeks and I'm missing it.
Message from Keely:
I had absolutely nothing to do with these questions this week..and they are pretty freakin great questions..I have to give a shout out to the 4 peeps that came up with the questions..Tami at Talking with Tami, Tanii at Ethnically Ambiguous, Megan at Everyday Mama, and April at A Kingly Affair. Thank you so much ladies!!

1. If you had to choose a country to live in besides USA (or the country you live in), which would it be? England, I love some of the movies that are set there and the housing and countryside looks so quaint and I LOVE the accent. I am so there.

2. Which would be worse, wearing flip flops in the snow or wearing gloves in the summer? flip flops in the winter, Youch!! That cold snow on my feet.

3. Fried or Bake and why? Both, depends on what we're cooking. Fried shrimp, fried french fries, fried corn dogs, and fried egg rolls. Those would be the only items worth frying, oh besides fried eggs.

4. If you were an entertainment reporter, which celeb would you love to interview and why? Julia Roberts, I would love to meet her and see how she really is not just the characters she plays, hopefully meet her children and talk to one of my all time favorite leading ladies and see how she pulls off showbiz and motherhood.

5. What was your favorite book as a preteen/teenager? Heaven

6. List your top 3 guilty pleasure television shows.Grey's Anatomy, Mercy, Law and Order

7. What bumper sticker slogan best describes you/your attitude/your life? Shit Happens

8. If you were to join a circus - what performer would you be? The lion tamer

GTKY: Happy 4th of July

Today is going to be full of food, fireworks and
friends.
But before I start standing over my hot stove
making my grandmother's potato salad recipe
I am linking up with Keely
for some Getting to Know You.

1. What do you look forward to the most on the 4th of July? fireworks. I could have said that I enjoyed the gathering of friends but we do that pretty regularly. My mom reminded me of the years when I was growing up and we used to have firework's wars with the next door neighbor. It was so fun! I love watching my kids enjoy the sparklers.

2. Are you a hugger? I used to not be a hugger but now I can't go without getting a hug when I greet family and friends. I thank my mother in law for being the person to change my heart. She never gave up on hugging me and making me enjoy hugs.

3. What is your favorite BBQ'd food? RIBS!! I so wish my daddy was making ribs today.

4. Do you like to watch parades? only Christmas parades. I hate sitting in the heat to watch a parade.

5. Who has stinkier farts..boys or girls? boys, by far!!

6. Vampires or Werewolves? werewolves. I would love it if more werewolf movies were like the Twilight series. I am a dog lover and it would be great to have a hunky guy be your man and "best friend" all wrapped in one.

7. Do you read your horoscope? randomly. I am a superstitious person and I like to see what it has to say. I believe in fate, fortune cookies, psychics, palm readings and spirits. But it's a hard subject to discuss when you're a devout Christian.

8. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? mint chocolate chip!! It has to be green ice cream though because there is something about it being green.

Getting to Know Me-Summer 2

This weeks' edition of Getting to Know YOU err...me
also falls on Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day to all you
dads out there!

The questions..

1. While at the beach, pool, etc..Do you cover up your assets or show them off?
I show them off.
Especially more now because I have been working out at the gym and
I am showing off my mom sexy body.
2. Road trips or Plane trips?
I like both, but I have taken more road trips and you interact more in
the car than on the airplane. I hate the feeling of having
to contain my kids for the sake of others on the airplane. KIDS ARE KIDS.
3. I can't stand it when...?
my husband takes his towel and wipes the bathroom mirror of fog.
It leaves tiny fibers on the glass and it drives me crazy! I have
to get the windex and clean it.
4. Have you ever gone topless at the beach?
Nope. I have never been to a nude beach.
5. How many blog carnivals do you do a week?
Usually 4-5. Monday-Friday. It keeps me on my toes.
6. My favorite thing about the weekend is...?
Spending quality time with the kids and my husband is there.
And lazy Sunday afternoons after church.
7. Pancakes or waffles?
Who can choose...I say both.
Homemade pancakes only and waffles that you
get from a waffle maker.
8. Water Park or Amusement Park?
Ack! Water Park in the Summer and Amusement Park in the
winter. Living in Florida, unless you're a tourist
you don't brave the heat to see Mickey Mouse.

Getting to Know Me-Summer

It's Sunday and for me it's usually spent at church
but today we're taking a lazy day and enjoying God's creation.
So I'm taking a quiet moment and linking up with Keely at
Mannland5 with Getting to Know You.

The questions..

1. If you could have one of Superman's, powers which one would you want? Superhuman strength..Flight..Superhuman speed..X-Ray vision..etc

Flight, I would love to be able to fly.


2. The best thing I ever won is....?

My husband's heart.


3. Have you ever skyped with a bloggy friend?

Nope. I do not own a webcam.

4. What is your favorite Summer month?

This is a hard choice because the kids' birthday's are on each month so I will base my choice on another reason. I'm going with August. My birthday is in August and school starts in that month. I always looked forward to summer as a kid because I was going to be celebrating my day!

5. Pool, Lake, or Ocean?

Pool for swimming. I like to go to the beach and walk in the surf, but I don't like to swim in the ocean and I like to go boating on the lake but don't swim in it. The lakes here are full of gators and you cannot see the bottom so no thanks.

6. One of my favorite Summer memories is.....?

My 5th Birthday. My mom gave me a party ( something we never did until I turned 16 because it's hard to celebrate a summer birthday-all the kids are on vacation) and she put out balloons, streamers and decorated our picnic table. I was so excited. Then it rained, so mom moved the party into our formal dining room and I had the best time. All my neighborhood friends came and I will never forget it.

7. What's your favorite secret bargain?

Yard sales. I am so looking forward to hitting some yard sales this summer.

8. Do you plan on or have you been watching the World Cup?

Nope. I'm not much of a sports fan, except for Football!!!!

GTKY: Memorial Weekend Edition

Getting to know ME

Sundays are my day to hang out with my family. You can usually find us at church in the morning followed by lunch, naps and then doing something together. Whether it's a movie at the theater, going to the park or hanging out with friends. So I'm glad I'm taking a moment to participate in GTKY with Keely at Mannland5. This weekend we'll be floating down the river on a boat.

Here we go!

1. Have you ever snooped around someone else's house? In the kitchen at most people's houses. Once I'm comfortable enough I will snoop into the fridge and cabinets looking to see what food they have. I'm just nosy like that. But I would never go through anything else in some one's house.

2. Can guys and girls be friends? ( thanks Jen!) I believe so. I had more guy friends growing up than I did girl friends. Guys were easier to talk to for me ( I grew up with 2 brothers) and guys don't backstab ya.

3. Can you curl your tongue? yes I can.

4. Have you ever stolen anything? yes, that includes paperclips, pens and paper from places I have worked at.

5. Would you rather talk on the phone or text? depends on who I am talking to. Some people I prefer to talk to on the phone and then I have friends who like to text more than talk. But I prefer to talk because it's hard to decipher text meaning sometimes.

6. Memorial Day plans? On Sunday, we are renting a boat with my parents and brothers family, riding down the river, bqq'ing, swimming and fishing. On Monday, we're chilling out, hitting some Memorial Day sales and grilling steaks!

7. What do you do to relax? lay on my recliner and read a good book or watch some tv.

8. Do you do anything to honor those that have died fighting for our freedom? I haven't but I was considering going to a parade or memorial service on Monday morning since this is the first time I have not had plans on Memorial Day.

Have a most wonderful weekend!

Getting to Know Me 05/16

1. The most expensive thing hanging in my closet is.....?
a business suit that I've had forever and wore like 10 years ago

2. Have you ever played a team sport?
yes, I was on the swim team in my senior year of high school.

3. If you were a bug, what kind would you be?
It's hard to choose to be a bug because there isn't much that seems remotely interesting about any of them. I guess being a web making type of spider would be cool. It's pretty neat to see them make a web overnight and then tear it down in the morning.

4. Where on your body is the worst place to get sunburned? (thanks Ian)
on top of my feet. Especially if I have to go to work and put on socks and shoes. OUCH!

5. Are you happy?
yes I am. Life is good.

6. People are always abbreviating..are there any abbreviations that make your skin crawl when people use them?
ur. I really think it's pretty retarded when they write ur. I don't like lol much either but I use it so much because writing haha has been so outdated. Sadly. I liked writing hahahaha. I think people just say lol if they have nothing else to say. ya know?

7. Do you love where you live..or could you live anywhere?
I don't love where I live. I've been stuck in the same vicinity of my hometown since I left home. If given the opportunity I would move to some place where it snows.


8. What, if any, extreme measures do you go to to keep yourself from overeating when you're full?
When eating out I just order smaller meals to keep from over eating. At home, I just make a small meal and drink more. I at least allow myself to enjoy some of the food and then fill up on liquid.