End of Year Meme

This End of Year Meme asks for the title from the first entry of each month of 2006. I think it does a good job highlighting the major events in my life from 2006:

January: Happy New Year!

February: Time to Catch Up!

March: 20 Years!

April: Weekend Stuff

May: Senior Prom Pics

June: International Teen Talent Competition

July: Look Who's Back

August: CAN

September: What an HONOR!

October: (No Entries for the Month of October)

November: OK! OK!

December: Wordless Wednesday - AMAZING!


Have a safe and wonderful New Years Eve!!!

Until next YEAR.....

God Bless~

Friday's Feast

Appetizer
How do you usually celebrate on New Year's Eve?

We usually celebrate New Year's Eve at home with the boys and have a safe fun night at home. I fix all their favorite appetizers (pizza rolls, mozzarellas sticks, hot wings, etc...) We play games all night. There have been times that we attend a watch night service at church.

Soup
Name one thing unexpected that happened to you in 2006.

Big D took me on a trip down the North Carolina coast to see Lighthouses!


Salad
Where was your favorite place that you visited in 2006?

Cape Hatteras! It has always been my favorite lighthouse. It was AMAZING seeing it in person!

Main Course
What resolution is your top priority for 2007?

My resolution every year is to lose weight and eat healthier!

Dessert
Using just three words, describe 2006.

Stressful, Exciting, Eventful

Warning!!

Today, Big D and I took Football Star for his road test to get his drivers license. I was nervous when Computer Geek took his, but I think I was twice as nervous today with Football Star. Not sure why? Could be because he is my baby? (yeah he HATES when I say that) While we waited for his turn, I did the nervous mom things, like "don't forget to come to a complete stop" "don't forget to check your mirrors", etc.... I know I was driving Football Star crazy, but I knew how important it was for him not to forget those things. Then it was his turn, and when he left, I got so nervous that my stomach was flipping! When he came back, it seemed a lifetime until Football Star and the lady tester (she is the one that is the toughest on the kids) got out of the car. She was showing him his score. Finally he steps out of the car and shakes his head as in he didn't pass, I look at him like "oh no!" Then he smiled, and I knew he had passed!!!! Football Star will be sporting around town in this little beauty...



..................................... '97 Ford Thunderbird!!!



So if you live in Tennessee or plan to visit, beware Football Star is out on the roads as a legal DRIVER!!! LOL!

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****Congratulations Football Star!!! I am so very proud of you!****
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Until next time.....

God Bless~

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Christmas

I have been very busy with everyone home for the holidays that I have not taken time to blog. We had a great Christmas! The boys got airsoft guns for Christmas. They are somewhat like paintball guns except without the mess. Today we set up a shooting area in the back of our property. Looks like a paintball shooting range. It was fun watching the boys maneuver to each station shooting each other.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Within the next few days, I will be setting up my annual changes of my blog for the New Year!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Tuesday's Tidbits

Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home.



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God Bless~

Monday Memory

Since I have been wrapping presents for the boys today, I thought I might share with you a Christmas memory. If you know me well, you know I NEVER peek at my Christmas presents. Even growing up, I wasn't into sneaking around finding out what my Christmas presents were. EXCEPT.........
This one year when I was about 14-15 years old. Atari just came out and I wanted it so bad. My mom and dad kept telling me that it was way too much money to spend on a game. Now it wasn't like they wouldn't spend that much money on me anyway. I told them it was the ONLY thing I wanted for Christmas. They had me so convinced I wasn't gonna get it. So one day when they weren't around, I went into the entry room next to our living room and dug through the packages. I carefully opened what I would be the size of box an Atari came in and to my surprise there it was!! But instead of being so excited about getting what I wanted, I had such guilt that it ruined it for me. Of course, when I opened it on Christmas, I acted surprised and I was truly thrilled, but it ruined the anticipation and excitement of Christmas for me! I swore to myself that day I would NEVER do that again! And to this day, nearly 25 years later, I have NEVER peeked at a Christmas present!! LOL!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Shop til I drop!

Well I am off to go see just how much of Big D's Christmas bonus I can spend!! For the last 13 years, we usually go shopping the weekend he gets his bonus. So we are leaving in a little while to do our Christmas shopping!! I can't share my shopping list just in case the boys decide to see if Mom blogs about it! LOL! Maybe the crowds wont be too bad this weekend. But it is sure gonna be cold!! Do you have a certain time of the season to shop? Are you one of those that shop all year round?? Or are you a mad dasher???

Hope all of you have a nice weekend!!!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Wordless Wednesday - AMAZING!

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Tuesday's Tid-Bits

Christmas is a race to see which gives out first - your money or your feet.




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God Bless~

Wordless Wednesday - My Suprise Yesterday

Tuesday Tid-Bits

A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking.





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God Bless~

Monday Memory

Since this week is Thanksgiving week, I thought I would talk about one of my most memorable Thanksgiving. Being raised as the baby of the family, most of my Thanksgiving with my family revolved around being seated at the dreaded "kids" table. I know alot of kids go through sitting at the "kids" table syndrome, but what I couldn't understand was here I was having to sit with nieces and nephews (no offense guys! you know I love ya!) when in my mind, I had the BIRTH right to sit at the table with my parents like my adult siblings. See being raised with brothers 19 and 18 years older than me and a sister 12 years older than me has A LOT of advantages, but it also had A LOT of disadvantages when it came to a 12 year old at Thanksgiving! LOL! Anyway, I will never forget the first time I was allowed to sit at the "Big" table. It was my first Thanksgiving with Big D and I was 18 years old! How sad it that?? LOL! I mean I love my family, but give a little sis some respect!! LOL!

But in all truth, I would NEVER give up my wonderful memorizes spent at the "kids" table with my nieces and nephews!!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Congrats Emmitt!

Wow! What a Dancing with the Stars season it has been! The men STOLE the show this year! I have watched previous years but this year I was addicted. I believe it had to do with the GREAT lineup of celebrity dancers they had this year! The best line up yet, in my opinion. From the first show, Mario Lopez, from "Saved by the Bell" was a strong contender.



Joey Lawrence, well he was just as great if not at times better than Mario!




And it was evident that Jerry Springer was hanging on by his fan base only! LOL! I throughly enjoyed the humor Jerry brought to the show. But his 3rd show dance, he danced to "Tennessee Waltz". As soon as I heard the song start, I knew I would be unable to keep from crying. That song has a very special meaning to my family. It was the first dance my parents danced too. I held strong and didn't cry UNTIL the end when Jerry hugged his daughter. He came to the show just to learn the Waltz so he could dance with her at her wedding. I just bawled! It made me miss my daddy so much!



But in the end, there can only be one winner. That winner this year is Emmitt Smith, a Dallas Cowboy Football player. Let me tell you, I never dreamed that a bulky football player would be so light on his feet! Emmitt had such charm and charisma on the dance floor!! Congratulations Emmitt!!



Dancing with the Stars is touring this year. It is possible it is coming to your town! Big Daddy bought tickets for us to go in January. It is held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville Tennessee. I can't wait!!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Wordless Wednesday - Raider Pride!

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Tuesdays Tid-bits

A friend is someone who thinks you're a good egg even though you're slightly cracked.




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Ok Ok!!

Ok Ok...I surrender! I have had 4 people in the last week ask me if I quit blogging. It's not that I have completely quit, but my life is just too crazy to even find the time to blog. From September 24th through October 30th, I didn't have a computer. My laptop crashed and the motherboard was fried. It was the third time this year that has happened to my laptop. But Dell gave me a system exchange. So I went from using an Inspirion 9000 to Inspirion E1705. Since getting my new computer, I have been very busy with work and family life. I will try to do better. I will try to get into a blogging routine.

I want to thank my 4 fans that have asked me about my blog. I didn't even think ANYONE read it! LOL!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Wordless Wednesday - Messy Princess

Tuesday's Tid-bits

I am not sure if there is a Meme called Tuesday's Tid-bits. So if there is a Tuesday's Tid-bits, I had NO idea! I came up with this Monday when I read a little local newspaper called Southern Humor. They had a list of Inspiring Thoughts. I really liked all of them, so I came up with Tuesday's Tid-bits! On Tuesdays, I will be leaving little one thought provoking sentence! Here is my first Tuesday's Tid-bit:




You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future!




Until next time.....

God Bless~

Monday Memory

This is my first Monday Memory! Saturday all I did was think about special memorizes of my Mom. Saturday would have been her 74th birthday. So today my first Monday Memory will be about her! I have so many great memorizes about my mom and I have no idea which one to choose! So I guess I will tell you about the time my mom bought her very first car on her own! Now you might think she was in her 20s or 30s when she bought her first car...but NO! She was 65 years old!!!! She always had my Dad to go with her to buy cars. When she bought this car, she was living with us in Tennessee. She had went to Indiana to visit family members. When she would take these trips, we drove her half way meeting a family member in Kentucky somewhere. Well this time when she came home, she said she had a surprise and I didn't need to pick her up in Kentucky! She comes rolling in this!!



A White Buick Regal! She was so proud of herself! Boy was I surprised! She was able to enjoy this car a little over 1 year before she went to her Heavenly Home!!

Until next time.....

God Bless~