30 Day Blog Challenge - Day 9

Today topic: List 3 people who have influenced you and describe how. Oh wow...where do I begin? I could be so serious and so profound on this post, but since I am taking this challenge "lightly", let's keep it fun and upbeat, shall we?

 #1.  Giraffes.  Yes, giraffes are people too!

With their long neck and graceful beauty, I'm in love.  I want to own one.  I wish these were real:

My future dream house that I may never afford; this would be a good compliment to it.  Don't you think?

#2.  Gordon Ramsey:

That man scares the living daylights out of me!!  Even on MasterChef.  His mean filter seems to be getting worse and worse on that particular show.  I would never want to be on ANY of his shows.  I'd crumple into tears at just the thought of having to go before him, even without any FOOD!

#3.  Captain Jack Sparrow (need I say more?):

We could all learn a thing or two from Captain Jack.  Like, how to swagger.  How to panic.  "But WHY is the rum gone?"  How to survive when left on a deserted island.  Several times.  How to beat Davy Jones.  Everyone needs to know that, don't they?

I'm getting bored with this 30 day challenge.  If I stop, then I feel like I haven't completed the challenge.  But at the same time, I like my other stuff better.  Where I just write.

What do you think?  Should I keep up with the 30 day challenge or send it to Davy Jones' locker?

30 Day Blog Challenge - Day 7

What is your dream job, and why?

Having a daycare in my home.

Because I LOVE kids.

Especially other people's kids.

I am definitely the type of person that can handle loud and crazy, in my home, at all times.  It is totally in line with my personality.

Other possible dream jobs:

Caring for sick people, especially those who cough.  I'd be really good at that.

Caring for men who injure themselves playing stupid games that they are too old to play.

Cleaning up vomit 24/7.

Food testing for vegetables of all kinds.

These are just some of the jobs that I think I could spend the rest of my life doing!

30 Day Blog Challenge - Day 6

I just want to put this out there, for anyone who is new, that I am not taking this blog challenge seriously.  I know that sound horrible.  What I mean is that I wanted to put a little spin on it, and take it lightly.  Make it my own.  Be fun with it.

So, when I look at Day 6, "What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?", I immediately know that what I went through today was the hardest thing I have ever experienced.

Original photo can be found here.

My phone died.

Not a full death.  Just the battery.  Before I left my house to spend the day at my mother-in-law's, I thought "Maybe I should bring my charger..."  But I convinced myself I wouldn't need it, we wouldn't be staying late, and worst case scenario, Kris would have a charger in his laptop case when he got off of work.

So I set off to Cindy's, without a charger, and this would begin a ten hour time period during which I experienced quit a bit of anxiety.  My phone died around 2pm.  I had spent some time reading on the Kindle app, which of course means the screen was on for over an hour nonstop.  That certainly didn't help!

Does anyone else really understand how it feels when your phone dies and you have no way to charge it?  Maybe I got spoiled with my old phone, which had a second battery.  Maybe I got used to always having my van, and having a charger in there.  But Kris' van is in the shop right now, so we've been juggling vehicles with his mom, or I've been going without, and so it is really very tragic.

Tomorrow may be worse than not having a charged phone.  Tomorrow I won't have a van at all!  The horror!!!  How will I get my QuikTrip tea?  How will I leave my house?  How will I go to the store, if I need to go to the store?

As I was contemplating this reality of not having the van, I seriously thought "If I absolutely have to, CAN I WALK TO QT?"  On the drive home, I even watched to make sure there were sidewalks on the entire walk, should I decide to go get my tea.  Of course, there are several advantages to walking to QT.

I get my tea!

I get activity points for WW!

I get out of the house (which is probably going to be necessary since I was going to try to force myself to clean and I'll need a reason not to)!

We'll see if I actually do it.  I'm sure you'll know!  Maybe I'll do a video or photo journal of my trip.  I'm sure it will be extremely exciting!

But anyway...back to my dead phone...

It was very sad.

It was very difficult.

There were moments that I didn't think I would make it through the day.

Around 4pm, I seriously considered borrowing my MIL's van and driving to my house to get a charger, since Kris and I were going to stay at his mom's, have dinner and watch America's Got Talent, then work out using her Kinect.  But I was convinced he would have a charger.  So I took the risk and stayed.

And of course, he didn't have one!  What???  What happened to the one that is always in his laptop case?  And where did the one go that goes in the van?  How are we missing two chargers now?  True, we HAD four total...so having two missing shouldn't be that big of a deal...BUT...in reality, I didn't have my phone on for ten hours!

But I just want to assure you that I did indeed survive.  And I learned to never go anywhere without a phone charger.  Worst.  Experience.  Ever.

;-)

30 Day Blog Challenge - Day 5

What are 5 things that make you happy right now?

#1.  Bacon (always at the top of the list!).

#2.  Writing to entertain all of you.

#3.  Making people laugh.

#4.  Correcting people's poor grammar.

#5.  The prospect of it not being 275 degrees outside.

30 Day Blog Challenge - Day 4

List 5 things you would tell your 16 year old self, if you could.

#1.  First of all, telling you anything would be impossible.  We haven't quite learned time travel yet, so being 33 years old, and without the capabilities to tell you anything at 16, that is what I'd tell you.

#2.  Stay skinny.  Figure out a way to keep your metabolism the same as it is at 16.  Maybe time travel will help with this?  You'll thank me later for this one.

#3.  Don't have four kids.  Wait...no, scratch that.  Don't have those four kids so quickly.  Those first three back to back are gonna wear your body down quicker than you'll realize.  You wind up 29 years old with arthritis taking over your entire spine.  Have them slower.  Maybe one every 5 years.  But if you don't listen, don't worry.  You'll make it through the early years of three screaming babies, depression, anxiety, horrible life choices before and after your fourth, and you'll come out on the other side of it.

#4.  Travel while you can.  Because once you start popping all those kids out, you're going to wish you'd gone on at least one cruise or taken at least one all inclusive trip to some exotic beach resort somewhere.  Though, if you've learned time travelling, I suppose you can do whatever you want, whenever you want.

#5.  Win the lottery.  That would make life right now a whole lot easier (financially anyway)!  Rig it somehow if you have to.  Figure out how to time travel and go into the future to find out what the winning numbers are, come back, and buy the ticket.

Bottom line, learn how to travel through space and time.

30 Day Blog Challenge - Day 3

So in order to put a different spin on this, I decided to tell you how my kids would describe this.

Or, at least the way I imagine what they would say, in my head!

Describe Your Relationship With Your Parents

Katherine:

My relationship with my parents is awesome. My mom is my best friend. I know that I can tell her anything. And I just know that even as I become a teenager, my mom will still be my best friend.  What makes my mom so great is how incredibly funny she is. She is always making me and my friends laugh.  My dad? Not so much. He's only funny when he doesn't try. But my mom? No one is as funny as her!  Plus, she loves bacon almost as much as I do!  We also love movies where people die.  We love to bond, crying together during the sad parts.

Kaleb:

My mom and dad are great!  I love hanging out with my dad, just the two of us.  We love to play video games together and talk about guy stuff.  My mom is a lot of fun.  She's so funny and I love to give her kisses on her cheek.  Sometimes they really frustrate me.  But overall, I am so glad that I have them in my life.  They teach me how to make the right choices and help me to understand the Bible  and how to apply it to my life.

Abigail:

My parents are the BEST. PARENTS. EVER!  My mom is the BEST cook.  My dad is the BEST dad.  I love my parents SO much.  I love animals and babies too.  They are my favorite.  I love them more than my parents.  But I love God more.

Olivia:

I love trees and grass and flowers.  And I love cats (even though I'm allergic) and dogs.  But I'm not allergic to dogs.  Just cats and horses, even though I love them.  And peanuts and walnuts, and...what was that other?  Oh yeah, sesame.  I love my brother and sisters even though they are mean to me sometimes.  I still love them.  And I love God and Jesus.  And I love my parents, even when I get in trouble.  I still love them.  I love God 100.  I only love Satan 1.

What would your kids say about you (in your head)?  ;-)

30 Day Challenge - Day 1

If you have been in the blogging community long, you may know what the 30 Day Blogging Challenge is. It is usually used when you're in a rut with your blog, or you don't know what to write or what direction you want to go. Presently, I haven't had any trouble with knowing what to write about. So, the 30 Day Challenge wasn't something I needed, but it intrigued me nonetheless (love that word!). Because I thought, why not make it interesting. Why not do something a little bit different-put a spin on it.

Here's the concept:

Each day there is a different question to answer or topic to write about.

So, Day 1 is "List 20 random facts about yourself."

First of all, I think 20 is too many for what I have planned.

Second, I thought we could do this more along the lines of 2 truths and a lie. I'm going to list 9 random facts about me that are true and 1 that is false. You have to guess which one is the lie. Make sense? Whoever guesses correctly gets bragging rights. And I'll announce the "winner" when I write Day 2. So you guys HAVE to participate, OK? You can just put the # in the comment section below (or on the Facebook link if you're coming from Facebook).

Ready?

#1. My eardrum burst when I was a baby.

#2. I have two extra ribs.

#3. I have never had a broken bone.

#4. I hate to hike.

#5. I once had a horse named Big Red.

#6. My sister and I used to drive around Painted Hills (a quaint little neighborhood near our home church), in a hunter green Le Baron convertible with the top down, belting out Meatloaf ballads.

#7. Of all the mission trips I've been on, my mission trip to Haiti was my favorite.

#8. I've seen Switchfoot in concert 5 times.

#9. I won a beauty contest when I was a baby.

#10. I love to eat dill pickles in my chili, while drinking milk.

OK. Your turn. Which one of those is NOT true?