Life on the Road

Lori from The Simple Life at Home tagged me for this (and blessed me with the accompanying award).  Thanks, Lori!

Then I was for a nearly identical meme by Mylinda at The Buggy Crew!  Small world, this infinite internet universe…

Here are the RULES:

• Link to the person that tagged you.
• Post the rules on your blog.
• Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog.
• Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
• Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

And, just because it was so funny, I’m including Lori’s vow that she made you take when reading the post.  I guess at this point it’s quickly bcoming a legacy of the “7 Random Things” meme!  ;) 

Before I get started, everyone raise your right hand and repeat after me:

I, ________, solemnly swear to not laugh at, be shocked by, nor hold against Tiffany, any of the below stated facts. I promise to continue to visit and support her despite any awkward vibes I may feel after reading her facts. I will not remove her from my Google Reader as a way of punishing her for her random weirdness.

Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, here are 7 weird and/or random facts about me:

1.  I was horse-crazy as a pre-teen.  Not all that uncommon in girls, as I understand it, but hey - you didn’t know that about me until just now, did you?

2.  I love playing computer “RPG” games.  Might & Magic, that type of thing.  I even like playing Dungeons & Dragons, but that requires a bunch of people to coordinate their schedules.  Blah!

3.  My middle name is Susan, which is my mom’s name.  Dad wanted to name me Susan, but Mom was opposed to the confusion that that would cause, so this was their compromise.

4.  I am really, really shy.  No, really.  I’m pretty good at faking it, so even most people who know me casually would never guess.

5.  I have six cats.  Two are ancient (about 15 years old), and four are babes (6 months old).  How did that happen?  I dunno, really, but the kitten story is around here somewhere…

Wow, this is harder than I thought…

6.  I spent most of my adult life essentially never wearing skirts.  Now I only wear skirts.  When they say, “The Lord works in mysterious ways,” who knew they meant stuff like that?

7.  One of my favorite things to look back on and chuckle about, which is totally representative of me, is the time I got a moving company to give me a binding quote for a move.  It took them about 1.5 times as long to move me as they’d anticipated, so they took a bath on the cost.  You see, they looked and saw a 2 bedroom apartment without too much furniture.  What they failed to realize was that I had (and have) bookcases all over the place, and rather than a handful of knick-knacks and houseplants, they are actually packed full of…  yeah…  books. 

Imagine my surprise when I was also tagged for this meme:

By Ecclectically Yours!

So, those of you I’m about to tag, you may consider yourself both “An Amazing Blogger” and also “Loved” … and as far as I’m concerned you can pick one or the other to do. 

I’m not sure which of these have made itto my Blogroll, which I don’t update much, so hopefully you can all find a new friend in this list as well:

Our Blessed Arrows

The Diaper Diaries

Seeking Rest in the Ancient Paths

Overwhelmed With Joy

A Dusty Frame

Holy Hillbilly Creations

Crazy Adventures in Parenting

Happy Reading! 

I can appreciate it when people aren’t drawn in by a promotion, and realize that if they have to spend extra money to “save” that money, then they aren’t really saving…   But you do have to pay attention to the details to know when this is the case.

We were in a discount shoe store today looking for a new pair of “Church shoes” for Miss J, who is having a growth spurt.

There were two ladies in front of us in the checkout line, and both had issues with their purchases.

The first was a couple of rounds of normal things like, “What do you mean those are $40? The shelf tag says they are on sale for $29.99!”

The second was more entertaining…

She had a pair of shoes marked $49.99, and a purse marked $16.99.  She also had a coupon that would allow her to save $10 on a purchase of $60 or more. 

Well the pure was on sale, it turns out, for $10.99.  But in addition, the store was running a “Buy One, Get One for 50% Off” sale.  So the purse rang up at 50% off, or only $5.49.

Now she was well short of her $60, and could not use the coupon. 

She was frustrated, and told the clerk that in that case she would just take the shoes, and not get the purse.  “I’m not going to go find something else, and spend another $20, just so I can ’save’ $10!” she declared.  So she paid and left.

…Apparently missing entirely the point that the she would have gotten the purse - marked $16.99 but ringing up at $5.49, at a savings of more than $10, even without using the coupon!

BTW, they didn’t “get” us…  We bought J the one pair of shoes that was needful, and went on our way thankful for the few dollars we had saved by shopping there. 

Okay, we’re in the last trimester… How about a Baby Pool, just for fun?

Enter your predictions about Baby Blessing here:

Since I’m sure someone’s going to ask, here’s the back story.  One boy and one girl so far.

Jewel’s info:

• Due 5/3/05, born 5/1/05 at 6:56 pm
• 20″ long
• 8 lbs. 12 oz. 

I don’t have Nick’s baby book handy, but it is VERY similar.  I seem to recall him saying he was a tad longer, but she weighed a few ounces more.  Nick was born on his exact due date, around 2 pm.

We don’t do ultrasound (that’s a story for another post), so the gender really is a mystery.

Happy guessing! 

Ah, the essential truth of gift buying for the infant and toddler years…

I couldn’t improve on it, so let me just direct you without further ado to Thingamababy.

I LOVE it! 

Since I’m hosting this installment of the cool November Contest from Two Moms in a Blog, I thought I’d better get my own entry in, right?  

This week’s challenge was a photo with a “Frame Your Subject” theme.  You can still see and enter this particular challenge here.

And remember, this is the last week of the contest, but you can still get entered to win the cool Kodak printer!  Check out the details on their main contest page.

Here’s mine - the kids playing at a lakeshore in, er, I think we were in North Carolina, naturally framed by the trees around our campsite.

Welcome, Two Moms in a Blog readers! 

I’m excited to be hosting this installment of the cool November Contest.  It’s been so fun participating in these challenges, I figured I should have one all to myself… 

So, without further ado, I bring you:

Challenge #13 - Wednesday Photo Game

Frame It Challenge

This is the last Photo Game Challenge! I can’t believe how fast this month has gone!

For this week’s challenge, you need to take a photo with a “Frame Your Subject” theme. Find a creative way to frame your subject using the surroundings, objects, etc. - and take a picture.

How to Participate

In order to participate, you need to take your “frame it” photo, and post it on your blog with a link back to this post (or email it to twomomsinablog@hotmail.com). Once you have submitted your photo, leave a comment on this post so we know you participated.  Your photo must be posted/emailed by midnight on Thursday, Dec. 6 in order to enter.

THE PRIZES

As with all the challenges this month, by completing this challenge, you will earn another ticket into the draw at the end of the month for a Kodak EasyShare All-In-One Printer.

One participant in THIS challenge will also receive a Tupperware Rock ‘N Serve 2-piece set (over a $20 value).  The winner of the Tupperware will be announced right here next Wednesday.

For more open challenges to earn more tickets for the grand prize, check out the main contest page.

The meme for today is a photo that reminds me of a funny moment or makes me laugh.

Although this is a while back, it’s classic Nick (he’s the one pulling):

This is at LegoLand, and I just get such a kick out of how seriously he (and less so my friend’s boys) are taking their acting at this photo opportunity spot.

Sometimes I wish he was still that uninhibited …  Sometimes I’m sorry he is!  LOL

This was a fun Photo Game challenge:  Stand in one spot, and see how many interesting pictures you can take from there.

I chose Jewel’s room.  Sadly, Jewel and the kittens were all absent at the time, which would have made the assignment much easier!

Here’s my favorite, the reflected oval from her armoire mirror:

The other ones I thought were neat primarily involved color and texture:

(Wow, the floor could use a refinishing, eh?)

Her rag rug is a lot of fun in real life, AND in pictures!

Lego color riot!

This is the fourth in a series of “Photo Project” themes being posted as part of a contest over at Two Moms in a Blog (go check it out!). 

The assignmet for today was to dislay any photo project, past or present.

The first thing I thought of was the collage of auto advertising for our business that I made from cars in the parking lot at our national convention in Dallas back in July:

This was something we used in our sales team newsletter, to help show the options in advertising - as well as the dedication of those who are successful in the business.

Just wanted to share a couple of cute things I’ve run across online recently:

Elf Yourself

This is a fun/silly activity - see my kids elfed! 

Free Baby Stuff Giveaway!

The folks over at Our Blessed Arrows are preparing for a military transfer next spring, so they’re clearning out the inventory from their online shop by having weekly giveaways on their blog - just comment to enter.  This week’s giveaway is for a pair of Pedoodles baby or toddler shoes.

Happy beginning of the holiday season…  Regardless of the fact that Christmas stuff has been in stores since Halloween!  ICK!!  LOL