tagged by barkfoot ~ "5 things" meme

Five things I was doing 10 years ago

1. stay at home mom.
2. getting all four kids school clothes.
3. driving all four kids where ever they needed to go.
4. managing a full house.
5. going to a lot of the kids activities.

Favorite snack food

1. peas
2. chips and salsa
3. apples and peanut butter
4. cajun trail mix
5. cold grapes

Five things I would do if I were a millionaire

1. give to church
2. pay our debt off
3. put some money away for retirement
4. invest in a cause I believe in
5. buy me that old GMC truck I have wanted

Five songs I know all the lyrics to

1. Fleetwood Mac songs
2. Sade songs
3. Stevie Wonder songs
4. Journey songs
5. Carole King songs

Five bad habits

1. crack my knuckles
2. put things off until the last minute
3. leave cupboard doors open and walk into them
4. not folding clothes as soon as they come out of the dryer
5. not getting something out of the freezer for dinner in the morning (Thank God for microwaves).

Five things I like to do

1. spend time with my hubby
2. hang out with my family and friends
3. drive in the country by myself
4. lay in bed and watch old movies
5. cuddle

Five things I will never wear again

1. bell bottoms
2. maternity clothes
3. string bikini
4. bi-level haircut
5. shoes that hurt

name five people...

you know who you are, because you will do this if you want! hee hee

A new Love~

Breathing in
New life
Brings new love
which begins to grow

My niece Deja's feet

You Need Some Hairspray!

My daughter Diandra and I went to see the opening of Hairspray! It was a wonderful movie. My mom said,"I don't want to see it, I am afraid that it will forever change the way I see John Travolta." She missed out on a great movie. My husband made a great point and brought up the fact that a lot of movies that were great hits were men playing women, such as: Mrs. Doughtfire with Robin Williams, and Tootsie with Dustin Hoffman.

A few years back, Diandra's dance recital featured a few songs from the Broadway musical Hair Spray. So, when those few songs came on during the movie, she was fighting the urge to get up and dance in the theatre. She let it all out in the car on the way home and danced as we walked together that evening down the sidewalk...

Blessings

Thank You For The Chores...

Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty of good food to eat. Thank you for this big pile of dirty clothes; we have them to wear. Thank you for these unmade beds; they were all comfortable last night.

Thank you for this finger-smudged refrigerator that has served us faith-fully for a long time. Our family is grateful for the tall grass that needs mowing; we all enjoy our private yard. Thank you for that slamming door; the children are healthy and able to run and play.

Lord, the presence of all the chores awaiting me says that you have richly blessed this family. I shall do them all gratefully.

Central Christian Church ~
Waukegan, Illinois

I try to keep this poem in mind as soon as I start to grumble when the chores need to be done. It changes my whole attitude, the grumble quickly turns into a happy tune. I am so grateful for all of my chores.

Yes... all of them.

:)

If You Can't Go To Paris...

...Bring Paris To You!

This last Monday night (a little over a week ago), I dragged my daughter to the movies to see Paris, Je T'aime. I loved it! At one point, I leaned over and whispered in her ear, "I am going to Paris, shhhhh." She whipped her head back at me and said, "Yeah, uhhuh right!" I looked at her back with a matter of fact expression on my face and said, "Watch me!"

When I was little, I had big dreams of seeing the world... then I had a baby, got married and had more children. Money had a new meaning to me. You had to have it to do anything. Going, and seeing the world got swept under the rug, I rarely ever thought about it. Until I started blogging. When you blog, you have the opportunity to see the world. The dream that I dreamt so many years ago is alive and well. Sigh... it will happen.

Back to the movie...

It is a movie with a lot of vignettes... each one having a different director, filmed in a different part of Paris. The next morning, I went to Starbucks with a friend, I noticed the CD "Rendezvous a' Paris." I have been enjoying it ever since that morning.

This summer Paris came home to me!
;)

My Fair Lady~

Sunday, July 15th, my girlfriend Darlene and I had the opportunity to see My Fair Lady on the BIG screen. The Modesto Film Society plays old films at the Modesto State Theater. I have seen quite a few old movies in the theater there. It is such a treat for me to see these classics. I always notice things that I wouldn't on the T.V. screen. It's also something else to sit with a theater room full of people who have the same interest that you do. It's always comforting to find yourself laughing along with others at the same time. It helps me verify that I am not a nerd...you know what I mean?

Seeing a movie there at the Modesto State Theater is more than just going to see a film. There is so much more involved when they show classics such as My Fair Lady. For example, they had a contest of the "Best hat." Women came dressed up playing the part of the movie. Judges gave their vote, and decided on who was the winner. They also had a question about the movie and if you knew the answer, you were to stand up, and if they picked you, and you got the answer right, you won a bottle of wine. They also had a drawing by the seat number. If they called your seat, you got a basket full of things that were involved in the movie, such as: a tea pot with a container of tea, a bottle of champagne, flower seeds, a box of chocolates and a pair of theater tickets. I loved how they made each item won relevant to the movie and the themes or ideas within it. Isn't that fun! We had such a wonderful time, and I treasure unique moments such as this.

Happy~Happy~Happy!

Hoping that I get an e-mail from my son, I always check my e-mail first thing in the morning and right before I go to bed. Hearing from him always puts my heart at ease. Well, this morning I did my morning ritual, and he sent me PICTURES!

He wrote, "Well today things went good. A couple of days ago, I was talking to this TCN and he said he could get me food off base at this restaurant. Well, he bought me some Authentic India food. There was way to much and I decided to bring some to my favorite TCNs who I started out with at the beginning and became close with. It was so cool sitting down with them in Indian style and eating on the floor. Even though I couldn't understand them, it was like we were sharing something together but more deeper than a meal, you know what I mean. It was a neat experience. I took some pictures and sent them to you."

Woo Hooooooooooo!
My day is made as well as my week!
:)