Sunshine

My brain has been occupied with schedules and parenting lately.  Also, my kids have been hijacking my computer every night until almost 10, typing up school projects.  My brain is all jumbled.  When I said something about being upset about my inability to get on the blog to COW, he laughed and said, "You're kidding, right?"  No, I wasn't.  I didn't realize until this week just how much simply sitting down and writing or reading other people's posts clears my head.  At 10:00 at night, when I finally can get my hands on the keyboard, I just can't get up the gumption to be funny.  Or even coherent.  So my brain stays jumbled.

Fortunately, a lovely lady named Stephanie saw fit to give me a little sunshine this week. 

 

 

I know a lot of people don't like receiving awards.  I get it.  They are a bit of work.  However, it was awfully nice of the person doing the nominating.  It's gratifying to be told you are doing a good job every now and again.  So, Stephanie, thank you very much.

 

She gave me some questions to answer, which is good, since I have no original ideas of my own these days.

 

1. What is on your to-do list for fall?

There are two things in fall that are always on my to-do list.  Get through the last month of soccer season without losing any children and raking leaves for Mrs. G.  Oh, the leaves... I ran into Mrs. G and her kids (who are in their 60s) at church a couple of weeks ago (as they set up for Mrs. G's 92nd birthday party), and all three gushed over how much they appreciated our help each year.  And then Mrs. G asked if we'd be back this fall.  Of course we will.

2. Have you bought any holiday presents yet?

Not a one.

3. Pumpkin Spice Latte or Peppermint Mocha?

Neither.  I don't like pumpkin or coffee.  I have never been to Starbucks or any other coffee place for that matter.

4. What is your favorite book?

Impossible to say.  I read all the time, and enjoy most of what I read.  However, I never go back and read a book a second time.  A few ideas, though.  There is only one book that I remember as making me laugh out loud more than once.  COW hated when I read it in bed, as I shook the bed trying not to laugh.  One for the Money, by Janet Evanovich.  I devoured Harry Potter.  I recently found Catherine Ryan Hyde.  I've read three of her books and enjoyed all of them.

5. Share something embarrassing.

 

As I sit here, I see quite a bit of what used to be clean laundry under the couch.  I'm guessing it got there when the laundry couch got too full, some laundry fell off, then over time it got kicked under the couch.  It has been under there for at least 5 days.  (Did I mention it has been a busy, busy week?)

 

6. What is your favorite animal.

 

A pig in my freezer.

 

7. What was your favorite toy as a child?

 

I don't remember playing with toys much.  I was outside as much as possible.  The only toys I have vivid memories of are the Atari system (I flipped the score on Pac-Man and was cool in the eyes of my siblings for about 10 seconds), Lincoln Logs (My sister and I ran to our room to play with the Lincoln Logs without our little brothers, my brother in hot pursuit.  When we got to the room, my sister slammed the door, crushing my brother's fingers in the door jam.  He broke a finger and we got in trouble.), and the stuffed carrot.  (At first glance, you may thing that is the stupidest gift ever given.  (It was.)  Fortunately, my siblings and I were a creative bunch, and found a use for it.  That gigantic stuffed carrot made the best slide for going down the staircase.)

 

 

 

8. Apples or pears?

 

Apples.  I eat one every day for lunch.  I don't like pears at all.

 

9. Are you going to celebrate Halloween?

 

Oh, we'll "celebrate" Halloween, alright.  And by "celebrate" I mean rush around the day of trying to get everyone's costumes done and pumpkins carved and the kids home from practice so we can run around to 30 houses collecting as much candy loot as possible.

 

10. Were you a mommy's or daddy's girl?

Much to my siblings' dismay, I have always been my dad's favorite.


Now, for some introductions.  The following folks are people I've met fairly recently.  I enjoy their writing and think you might, too. 

Beth Teliho - Writer B is Me

Kerri Ames - Undiagnosed but Okay

Lizzy Allan - Muddle-Headed Mamma

The Meaning of Me

Maggie - From the Heart

 

Denise - Go Cheap or Go Home

 

Stacey - Stacey's Mothering Moments

 

Zoe - Rewritten

 

Kari - Miss Bloggypants

 

Dana - Kiss My List

 

If, perchance, any of these ladies reads this and sees she has been introduced (I like that word better than nominated.), some questions...

 

If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?

If you were immortal for a day, what would you do?

What was your favorite food when you were a child?

What was one of the best parties you’ve ever been to?

What did you do growing up that got you into trouble?

What chore do you absolutely hate doing?

What sound do you love?

What dessert do you order most often?

What is the first thing you do when you get up in the morning?

 

If you, Dear Reader, would like to answer any of the questions, I'd love to read them.

 

Hopefully we will be back to our regularly unscheduled posts soon.

 

Have a lovely day!