A Merry Christmas Meme

  stolen from One Gal's Musing of course.

1. Candy cane or peppermint patties? Peppermint patties.

2. Sugar or gingerbread cookies? sugar cookies, hmmm, hot out of the oven

3. Tinsel or beaded strands? the strands, but not beaded

4. Multi-colored or same-colored lights? on my tree, different colors!! outside both!

5. Flashing or still lights? on the tree in my house, flashing. outside, i like both

6. Wreaths or mistletoe/holly? mistletoe or holly Wreathes with pinecones...so pretty!!

7. Rudolph or Frosty? Rudolph, although i have to admit, i wish it'd snow butthole deep to a giraffe!!

8. Sledding or snowball fights? its been YEARS since ive sledded....but we've moved up close to sugar mountain and beech mountain, and my husband is really looking forward to getting out and sledding!

9. Snow or ice/icicles? BOTH!!! they both are so beautiful on the trees

10. Snow hat or earmuffs? even though my hair is a mess, hats!!

11. Getting or giving? giving-i think that BEING santa is more fun-i really enjoy it

12. Snow days or plow trucks? snow days as long as i have groceries and meds for my son

13. Stockings or presents? presents

14. Cookies & milk or letter to Santa? both-along with carrots and ranch dip for the reindeer. they get hungry too!!

15. Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Christmas Eve

16. Log Burning Channel or real thing? real thing-love the smell, esp if its cedar

17. Cards or emails? cards

18. Shoveling or cleaning off the car? cleaning off the car, because i don't have the strength to shovel

19. The Inn’s manger or the animals? Manger

20. Mary & Joseph or The Wise Men? wise men still seek Him, so Mary and Joseph

21. Hot cocoa or eggnog? cocoa

22. Jack Frost or Little Drummer Boy? Little Drummer Boy because he is playing for our Savior

Sunday Stealing: The Tell Me About Yourself Meme

1. When is your birthday?
november 10

2. Where were you born?
oak ridge, tn., where the bomb was built

3. Where do you live now?
up in the high country of north carolina

4. What is your heritage?
cherokee



5. Tell us about a weakness.
baskin-robbins maple walnut sundae on black walnut ice cream esp if i'm feeling sorry for myself



6. What's a goal that you'd like to achieve?
be a professional pastry chef


7. What is the most overused internet phrase?
lol and omg

8. What was your first thought this morning?
why do my husband's sons have to be so damn loud in the mornings-i really wish they would stop screaming

9. When do you usually go to bed?
around 11 pm

10. Do you smoke? If not, did you ever?
No. i tried it for a couple of weeks in 7th grade till i found out you have to inhale. i've buried 3 with lung cancer so i'm VERY ANTI-SMOKING now


11. Do you like your current relationship status?
to be honest, not as much as i thought i would

12. Do you (or did you) get along with your parents?
it was so-so with my mother. i know that she loved me, but i always felt that she thought i was stupid. about 3 years before she died, she broke her arm, and was in a pain pill stupor-she actually said to me "you're stupid, you know that?" i was stunned, but i managed to say "what?". she was laughing and said it again "you're stupid, you know that? will you even know how to wipe your ass when you shit when i die?" 
i didn't see my dad for 18 yrs after he remarried, and when we finally met again, he didn't even make a half hearted effort at getting to know me-when he died in 1999, we hadn't talked in 4 years. the Lord let me know that life is too short to hold grudges....when someone is gone, there is no second chance.

13. How often do you drink alcohol? 

14. Have you ever tried drugs (that weren't prescribed)?
Nope

15. Have you ever gone skinny dipping? If yes, do tell.
no

16. If given the choice, how would you like to die?
i hope the Lord is merciful and just lets me go to sleep

17. What did you want to be when you grew up?
i wanted to be a nurse like my mother


18. Have you ever been dumped?
YES-had my heart ripped out and stomped, thrown back in my face, and told i had no reason to cry

19. What's on your pizza?


20. Have you ever shoplifted?
only once, i was in middle school and i took a rabbits foot key chain. i felt really bad about it and have never done it again.

Sunday Stealing: The ABC's of Meme
i stole this from jennifer. i'm a day late with it because we had issues here yesterday.

A- Advocate for: Mental health awareness

B- Best Feature: brown eyes

C- Could do without: A job... I hate having to work

D- Dreams and desires: pastry chef

E- Essential items: makeup, mainly eyeliner

F- Favorite past time: surfing the web, baking

G- Good at: comforting the broken hearted

H- Have never tried: selling anything on ebay

I-If I had a million dollars: pay off debts, buy my daughter a house

J- Junkie for: fudgy brownies with nuts, coke, and mello yello

K- Kindred spirit: my daughter

L- Little known fact: trichotillomania

M- Memorable moment: the day my daughter got married

N- Never again will I: get married to a loser (i stole that from jennifer too)

O- Occasional indulgence: baskin robbins ice cream when i am upset-thats my "emotional eating"

P- Profession: baker

Q- Quote: When all the trees have been cut down,
when all the animals have been hunted,
when all the waters are polluted,
when all the air is unsafe to breathe,
only then will you discover you cannot eat money.
Cree Prophecy

R- Reason to smile: my two cats, sebastian and ezme-they are so sweet and they love each other

S- Sorry about: marrying my psycho ex

T- Things you are worrying about right now: where can i do my internship

U- Uninterested in: arrogant people that think they are entitled and/or better than other people, esp if they have money

V- Very scared of:burying one of my children

W- Worst habits: trichotillomania

Y- Yummiest dessert: wet coconut cake

X- X marks my ideal vacation spot: hawaii

Z- Zodiac sign: scorpio

Sunday Stealing: The Magical Mystery Tour Meme

1. Is there anybody you just wish would fall off the planet?
my ex-husband david-he's an ass

2. How do you flush the toilet in public?
i use my foot unless there is a tank on the back. if there is i use toilet paper to handle it with.

3. Do you wear your seatbelt in the car?
YES!

4. Do you have a crush on someone?
just my sweet hubby!!

5. Name one thing you worry about running out of.
toilet paper

6. What famous person do you (or other people) think you resemble?
don't know-when i was young i was told many times by more than one person that i looked like pat benetar

7. What is your favourite pizza topping?
fresh mushrooms

8. Do you crack your knuckles?
since i was a little girl

9. What song do you hate the most?
a song by doug stone-because it has a line that says "i'd rather go to hell and face the devil than to live my life without you"
and the song "highway to hell"

10. Did just mentioning that song make it get stuck in your head?
no

11. What are your super powers?
i've been told that i have the gift to comfort

12. Peppermint or spearmint?
spearmint all the way!!

13. Where are your car keys?
in my purse

14. Last song you listened to?
can't remember and it was less than an hour ago!

15. What's your most annoying habit?
i "tune out"

16. Where did you last go on vacation?
to ohio where joel and i had our cherokee bonding ceremony

17. What is your best physical feature?
i've been told my eyes

18. What CD is closest to you right now?
darius rucker

19. What 3 things can always be found in your refrigerator?
butter, eggs, whipping cream

20. What superstition do you believe/practice?
belief that my pets can understand me when i talk to them......

21. What colour are your bed sheets?
green

22. Would you rather be a fish or a bird?
neither

23. Last thing you broke?
a candy dish of my mothers that i thought that i had wrapped carefully before moving

24. What are you having to eat tonight?
i had a single cheese from wendy's

25. What colour shirt are you wearing?
my nightgown is purple

26. If you could be doing anything else today, what would you rather be doing?
working an intership to graduate

27. Do security cameras make you nervous?
no because i don't do anything illegal

28. If you wrote a book about your life, what would the title be?
GRACE LIKE RAIN

29. Last time you went to a cemetery?
i went to visit my mother....

30. Last concert you went to?
singing concert was Mandy Moore in charlotte, nc
show was jeff dunham in knoxville

31. Favourite musician(s)/bands you've seen in concert?
mandy moore!!!

32. Next concert you're planning to attend?
i hope to get to see mandy again!

33. Do you talk to yourself?
yes because i usually agree with everything i say so i don't have to argue lol

34. Have you ever adopted or purchased a pet?
i like to rescue shelter animals

35. Have you ever been present when an animal is being born?
don't think i could handle that....if we could put smilies on here, i'd use the one that shows the barfing face

Sunday Stealing: The Starrlight Meme

1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth?
spaghetti and meat sauce

2. Where was your profile picture taken?
off the internet

3. Can you play Guitar Hero?
nope, i'd rather be playing "flo's diner"

4. Name someone who made you laugh today. What was it about?
my son and i were at his new therapist's office and we were playing with a plastic slinky.

5. How late did you stay up last night and why?
i got in the bed at a reasonable hour-just a few minutes before 10 pm, but couldnt go to sleep, so i thinki tossed and turned several hours. i'm trying to get in the bed early because since my on is home from rtf, i get up with him in the morning.

6. If you could move somewhere else where would you and why?
well, we just moved here about 2 months ago, so i think i'll stay here awhile. it is beautiful here.

7. Ever been kissed under fireworks?
hmmm, i think last year would've been the first-a romantic time with my then future but now present hubby!

8. Which of your friends lives closest to you?
we just met some people, so i'll say david and debbie-they live about 25 miles away

9. Do you believe ex's can be friends? With benefits?
yes to the first part. i dont think i'd want the second part with any of mine although some people get along better that way. its not for me though

10. Do you like Dr. Pepper?
that kind of torture is expressively forbidden under the Geneva Convention

11. When was the last time you cried really hard? Really hard as opposed to just sniveling?
i'd say when my now ex-husband called me a wh*** just because he was mad at me

12. Who took your profile picture?
*me* i took it from someone here on the internet lol

13. Who was the last person you took a picture of?
i'm guessing my grandson at his 2nd birthday party

14. Was yesterday better than today? Why?
no, because today is the present-i try not to live in the past

15. Can you live a day without TV?
i would've thought i couldn't live without nancy grace but since we've moved i've had to do without it. but, on a brighter note, directv comes tomorrow!

16. Are you upset about anything now?
no

17. Do you think relationships are ever really worth it?
yes, especially those with our children.

18. Are you a bad influence?
i try not to be but i've been told i was...*snicker snicker*

19. Night out or night in?
IN!!

20. What items could you not go without during the day?
my makeup

21. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital?
can't remember, but does visiting my husbands grandfather in the nursing home count?

22. What does the last text message in your inbox say?
my brother in law sent the one that says "i may not be the most important person in your life, but when yoo hear my name i hope you smile and say "hey, thats my friend"!

23. How do you feel about your life right now?
pretty good, but i do wish that i had a place to do my pastry internship

24. Do you hate anyone?
there are some that i prefer not to be around but i really try not to hate because Jesus taught us to love our enemies. hard to do sometimes...

25. If we were to look in your Facebook inbox, what would we find?
a bunch of friend recommendations

26. Say you were given a drug test right now, would you pass?
of course, all mine are prescribed for depression

27. Has anyone ever called you perfect before?
my husband, but that was before he married me!! lol

28. What song is stuck in your head?
Colbie caillett's "what you told me"

29. Someone knocks on your window at 2 a.m., whom do you want it to be?
my mother

30. Do you (or did you) want to have grandkids before you’re 50?
yes

31. Tell us your Saturday night.
same as everynight, tv and internet on the couch unless there's a powwow

32. Do you think too much or too little?
too much

33. Do you smile a lot?
on the inside, and i wish that it showed on the outside. i have a look that makes people think i'm mad when im not.

Sunday Stealing: The Alpha Meme

My roommate and I once: never had a roommate except for my ex-husbands or my kids

Never in my life have I: driven an escalade

High school was: so much fun! i was in band so i got to go to all the football and basketball games for free; i had wonderful friends in and outside of band-we would go to the $1 movies on Sunday afternoons, ate lunch together each day at school, wonderful friends!

When I’m nervous: i have an ocd that shows up more than usual

My hair:is short, fine, has no elasticity. i have a great hairdresser that i hate to loose when i move-she does a wonderful job with the color!!

When I was 5: my mother and i lived with my grandparents. i miss those days.

When I turn my head left: i usually roll it all the way around trying to make it pop

I should be: in bed fast asleep

By this time next year:i hope to be working in a bakery

My favorite aunt is:my moms sister pauline-she also took over when my mother died

I have a hard time understanding:stupid people, like the ones that hog the left lane when they need to be in the slow lane. why do they insist on holding back people that need to pass?GET THE H*** OUT OF THE WAY!!!!!
i've always thought it must be a control issue. why else would they be so insensitive and rude?

You know I like you if: i give you my phone #

My ideal breakfast is: king vitamin cereal and ice cold milk.

If you visit my home town: you'd wonder why such a small "mayberry" town has so much traffic

If you spend the night at my house: you'd need more than one blanket because i have hot flashes from you know where

The animal I would like to see flying besides birds: turtles-just trying to think of something unusual

I shouldn’t have been: sitting up instead of sleeping! lol

Last night I: spent the might at the house joel and i are moving into. missed my internet connection too

A better name for me would be: she who must be cool (as in relief from those hot flashes)

I’ve been told I look like: when i was younger i was told pat benetar-no joke! i didn't see it though.

If I could have any car, it would be: an ivory cadillac

Sunday Stealing: The Heretic Meme

1. Who was the last person of the opposite sex you lay in a bed with? it would have to be my husband

2. Where was the last place you went out to eat? i took my son to arby's yesterday on the way back from nc.

3. What was the last alcoholic beverage you consumed? it would have to be a strawberry daiquri, but that was YEARS ago as i don't drink

4. Which do you prefer - eyes or lips? it is said that the eyes are the window to the soul, and lips can be so kissable, but you don't want to kiss the lips if the "windows" show a storm, so i think the eyes

5. Medicine, fine arts, or law? medicine, just because i take some that are effective for what i need them for. i wish everyone could find what work for them

6. Best kind of pizza? i love mr gatti's buffett-i like their pepperoni with mushrooms, and their supreme. the ABSOLUTE best pizza i have ever eaten was at "Regina Pizzeria" when i went to boston with my culinary class. they cook in a brick oven-O M G talk about absolutely delicious, we got one that had artichokes and fresh tomatoes along with the other supreme pizza items-and the crust was just-ahhh--crispy yet chewy--it was one of those "make your tongue slap your brain silly" dinners. i have been on a fruitless search ever since to find a place that is that good.

7. What is in store for your future? i hope a happy life in nc with my husband

8. Who was the last band you saw live? i went to see mandy moore at amos in charlotte-drove4 hours to get there and it was so worth the trip

9. Do you take care of your friends while they are sick? its been a while, but i have taken food to some that were sick

10. How many songs are on your iPod? around 150

11. Where is the last place you drove to? i took my son back to his residential treatment facility after going to our new place in elk park, nc

12. Where did your last kiss take place? i think it was the living room as myhusband left for work

13. What were you doing at 11:59 PM on Monday night? probably playing mobsters on myspace

14. Are you a quitter? as a rule no, but there are times that it has been needful

15. Who was the last person you had in your house? my next door neighbor-i made a wedding cake for one of her co-workers

15. What do you think about people who party a lot? i think they have too much time on their hands and that they should respect themselves more

16. Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable? for the most part no, but there is such a thing a TMI

17. What was the last CD you purchased? David Archuleta

18. What are two bands or singers that you will always love? John Conlee and George Jones

19. Which of the seven deadly sins are you guilty of? "Lust"-i have to say that i lust for my husband,
"Gluttony" i have been guilty of over-eating at times, but as a rule, i just don't,
"Greed"have been times for this as well, but again, as a rule, i do not,
"Sloth" i can definately be lazy, but don't consider myself a sloth,
"Wrath" i have had a temper problem in the past, but with the Lord's help, for the most part it doesnt flare often. now that ive said that, i'll probably have something that will try me,
"Envy"guilty of this, esp in my early twenties, but had a VERY forgiving person that taught me a wonderful lesson-i ended up give my daughter a middle name after her
"Pride" got over that as well when i learned the above lesson.

20. How is your last ex doing? my son gets his bipolar from him ans as he does not take therapy or meds for it and has no desire to be a better person, he is still an ass. it seems that he enjoys that.

1. If you could turn back the hands of time to correct one wrongdoing, what event would you choose and why?
i'd have to agree with jennifer and say i would NOT let my daughter have a new girl in her 4th grade class spend the nightwith her, because then....i would NOT have met my ex-husband.
2. Are you one for tradition? If so, what traditions do you strongly believe in? If not, what makes tradition hypocritical?
yes i am very traditional.
i believe in family, including, but in particular not limited to, being together at holidays, and teaching them the real reason for Christmas and Easter
3. You were taking part in an event and you had to crossplay, who would you crossplay as and why?
Duff Goldman, because he rocks!!! i want to decorate cakes like him!!
4. If you only had one day left to live, how would you spend your last day? Would you be tempted to live fatally if you knew you were to die the next day, and if so, what extreme measures would you take?
i would spend my last day with my children, making sure that they knew how very much i love them, how very precious they are to me and how very much i am proud of them. and how very glad that God chose them to bless me with

5. What are your top five sinful materialistic items, ones you'd expect from others including those closest to you? Why are each in the position they are in?
1.my computer of course-this position because it takes up so much of my time!!
2.my car, because it's the first one that i've ever bought brand spanking new
3.my collection of cookbooks, this should actually be in position of numero uno, i'm always looking for more!!
4.my collection of kitchen equipment!! i love to cook and am in culinary school so i guess it should be no surprise!
5.hmmm, after the last two items, i should say food??


6. I am...sleepy at the moment, but trying to keep my eyes open

7. I feel...blessed to have my life-i'm glad to have found my husband, and hopefully i will graduate after completing an internship

8. I see...the possibility of a rainbow after the rain

9. I need...to really get busy packing

10. I love...this little restaurant in newland, nc-fabio and 4 sons restaurant-an italian place my husband and i ate at last week-i had eggplant parmesan and the sauce was definately homemade and honest to God tasted like he had picked the tomatoes out of his garden that day!! i don't know when i've tasted anything so good

11. I wish...i had that recipe!!!!

12. I think...a good night's sleep is hard to beat

13. I hear...God's voice when i look at His wondrous creation

14. I crave...listening to the crickets at night, and the songbirds during the day

15. I fear...outliving my children

16. I hope…that i do not

I had to check out jennifer's blog and knew i had to follow her lead again this week.


Sunday Stealing: The "I've Come to Realize" Meme

1. I’ve come to realize that my chest-size. . .makes me look like my grandmother

2. I’ve come to realize that my job. . .I don't have one yet, but I want to be a baker

3. I’ve come to realize that when I’m driving. . I absolutely hate drivers that drive in the fast lane like they have no where to go and all day to get there. MOVE OVER The left lane is the fast lane. If people are passing you on the right side, you need to get out of the way.

4. I’ve come to realize that I need. . .to get my sleep patterns back on track. Living by myself and not having a job that forced me to get up in the mornings--*sigh*--I'll be glad to move in with my husband at our house we've rented

5. I’ve come that realize that I have lost. . .my innocence. I wish I could go back to my childhood

6. I’ve come to realize that I hate it when. . .I eat too much. I growl about being so heavy and wishing I could lose 40 lbs, but I never had to contro my eating growing up as I always had such a high metabolism.

7. I’ve come to realize that if I’m drunk. . .I dont drink anything stronger than mello yello

8. I’ve come to realize that money...is something I spend to much of. Retail Therapy

9. I’ve come to realize that certain people. . .are poison. I have no desire to be around someone that spews that all the time. Life is too short, and God is too good.

10. I’ve come to realize that I’ll always. . .have a hard time controlling my "retail therapy"

11. I’ve come to realize that my sibling(s). . .has grown up and is a wise woman. She loves the Lord

12. I’ve come to realize that my mom…was a woman just like me. She experienced all the feelings that I did growing up. She had hopes and dreams, disappointments and heartaches. My heart was moved with compassion when I finally grew up enough to understand that.

13. I’ve come to realize that my cell phone. . .is something that in a sense is a neccessity esp. considering the times we live in. They are important for our safety, but definately something we can life without. We should treat out Bibles like our cell phones.

14. I’ve come to realize that when I woke up this morning. . .God is good. He's good ALL the time.

15. I’ve come to realize that last night before I went to sleep. . .I forgot my medicine when I went to NC, and I didn't sleep well at all. My legs hurt and I tossed and turned all night long.

16. I’ve come to realize that right now I am thinking. . .I really need to be studying!

17. I’ve come to realize that my dad. . .wasn't much of a man

18. I’ve come to realize that when I get on Facebook. . .I don't use facebook

19. I’ve come to realize that today. . .I'll be glad to get this moving out of the way. I hate moving, but I really want to live with my husband!

20. I’ve come to realize that tonight. . .my bed feels really good

21. I’ve come to realize that tomorrow. . .may never come. Live like you are dying.

22. I’ve come to realize that I really want to. . .professionally be a baker, and personally to be a
spiritual praying mother that my children know love them and pray for them. I want them to remember that when I am gone. I want to be the woman in Proverbs that the children rise up and call blessed.
23. I’ve come to realize that the person mostly likely to repost this is. . .hmm, don't know. I have only two followers, and I stole this from one of them!

24. I’ve come to realize that life. . .is as a vapor--Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth afor a little time, and the vanisheth away. James 4:14

25. I’ve come to realize that this weekend. . .was very rushed.

26. I’ve realized the best music to listen to when I am upset. . .not sure. I lke country but I also like the McKameys and the Primitives-just click through the radio, or put a cd in or a dvd on the tv till something feels right.

27. I’ve come to realize that my friends. . .are my family

28. I’ve come to realize that this year. . .has been good so far. looking forward to the rest of the year, looking forward to the powwows.

29. I’ve come to realize that me exes. . .one was a good decision, i would marry him again, but the other two....

30. I’ve come to realize that maybe I should. . .go to bed!

31. I’ve come to realize that I love. . .my children, and my husband, and baking.

32. I’ve come to realize that I don’t understand. . .why God lets children suffer with mental illness. I've watched some of the others in the RTF and I have to remind myself that Gods ways are so much higher than mine. Its hard.

33. I’ve come to realize my past. . .cannot be changed. Forgive myself and move forward

34. I’ve come to realize that parties. . .are not someplace that I enjoy being.

35. I’ve come to realize that I’m totally terrified. . .of drowning

36. I’ve come to realize that my life. . .at age 45, is at least 1/2 over. I need to make the rest of it count for the Lord.