Five Golden Meme

Tagged here.

The rules:
1. Post the rules of the game at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read the player’s blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

What were you doing five years ago?
June 2003...I was 32-years old, Colt was 10, & Rye was 3! Wow. This is definitely a time when God was dealing with me. He was bringing me to my knees. I just hadn't realized it quite yet. My entire world is on the verge of changing.

What are five things on your to-do list for today?
1. Work
2. Wal-Mart
3. School
4. Blog
5. Potting plants

What are five snacks you enjoy?
1. Ice Cream (Vanilla Milkshakes, Rusty's Vanilla Custard, Marble Slab Cheesecake with Cherries & Almonds)
2. Cherries (Any & all...fresh...or I can eat a can of cherry pie filling)
3. String Cheese
4. Hawaiian Punch Apple Sauce
5. Sno-Cone (Pink Lemon Sour, of course)

What are five things you would do if you were a billionaire?
1. Me with money? First thing, I'm gonna need to do some praying for guidance!
2. Extensive Travel! The boys would have first-hand Geography lessons!
3. Buy tiller & definitely a new riding lawn mower.
4. Build a private movie theater...showing old movies as well as the new!
5. I would love to build a community center/compound/recreation center/retreat/exercise facility. A "you name it, we have it" kind of place for our homeschool kids & family.

What are five of your bad habits?
1. See snack list
2. Lack of punctuality
3. Procrastination
4. Lack of exercise
5. Staying up late

What are five places where you have lived?
1. Newberry, Michigan
2. Countyline, Oklahoma
3. Marlow, Oklahoma
4. Velma, Oklahoma
5. Pruitt City, Oklahoma

What are five jobs you’ve had?
1. Started working as a teenager for Uncle Nub...oil business...went full time after graduation.
2. United States Postal Service...city carrier, clerk, distribution, bulk mail, any other place they could work me.
3. Worked at a convenience store for 2 weeks.
4. Accounting, Law, & Oilfield...clerical
5. The most challenging & rewarding...Mother/Homemaker. Yes, it is a full time job.

Five people I tag:
Science Geek
Sea-Gal
Mr. E
Punk Princess
Campfire Stories

Picture Meme

About Me Meme...Rules-No words. Answer questions with pictures or graphics. Sounds like fun! Let's get started. Shall we?

1. What is your current relationship status?
















2. What is your current mood?











3. Who is your favorite band/singer?

























4. What is your favorite movie?











5. What kinds of pets do you have?


















































6. Where do you live?













7. Where do you work?














8. Who do you look like?

















9. What do you drive?




















10. What did you do Saturday?
















11. What did you do Sunday?














12. What is your favorite network TV show?












13. Describe yourself.











14. What is your favorite candy?

Sing Stars

My family loves to play "Sing Star" at our

get-togethers. We are truly a talentless

bunch! I live by these words: If you can't sing

good, sing loud!

We look good...

Nice that you can't hear a picture!

This is my cousin, Chris with his brother, Chris...seriously.

The Chris on the left is actually a real talent.

I don't think we should let him play with us.

Dos & Shari

Dos does a little leg hike while he's beltin'.

Check out Colt's audience.

Little Jake is thinking "Is this guy serious?"

Chris bought "Rock Band" since our last get-together.

It's fun to play, not so fun to watch.
Chris' wife, Becky, is the diva here.

My Meme

BIG HAIR & BIG DREAMS!


Please post your senior picture. Post your wife/husband's senior picture too, if available. I tag Bag, Dawn, Diva, Ash, Sky, Piper, & Half Pint. I seriously can't wait to see!

Tagged

This is my current desktop photo.

What does it say about me?

Has everybody been tagged? If not, you're it!

Everybody wants to be me.

Ok, so I am the victim of fraud. No, I'm not talking about Santa Claus. Someone is actually using my name, my address, and worst of all my debit card! The tricks on them. I can't wait until they start getting notices from debt collectors. Seriously though, I have been on the phone the biggest part of the day trying to resolve this. My first tip-off, my card was declined at Wal-Mart. How embarrassing is that? I asked one of the more helpful customer service reps I talked with today if the crook gave an email address when they charged on my card? She laughed & said that they did, but because of privacy laws, she couldn't give it to me. Oh well, as long as I'm being protected from fraud...

What a day!

I had such a special birthday! My friends & family are something else. The birthday wishes started with my nephew calling me. What a sweetie. Of course, my Mom called. Riley made me an awesome birthday card & let me know that my present was at home. My cousin called at lunch asking about a certain restaurant. I thought it was going to be a birthday lunch. Not so, he just wanted my opinion. I harassed him about this later because he didn't remember it was my birthday. He tried to make it up to me with a Square Shooter (cinnamon sucker). Well, my coworker's wife outdid herself. She surprised me at work with a homemade birthday cake & her daughter (Lou's GNB1) made me a beautiful drawing. She definitely has the "art gene". GNB1 also picked a flower for me. So, now Riley is laughing because he knows these types of gestures make me cry. Yes, I had to choke back the tears. Next, my boss brings in a Grape Crush & candy assortment & a candle. What a guy! (Riley drank all my Grape Crush.) Next come gifts from my family. Colt & Rye got me the movie "Enchanted" & a sweet card. Riley made me another card, a butterfly. My Mom's card reads: "Your birthday is a reminder that life is not measured in years... Oops. Yes it is." She signed it "Mother Dearest". Mom got me some comfy, spring PJs & money for a me-spree. My brother brings in 2 pots of flowers, the movie "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium", AND a cherry tree!! Awesome, huh? Next I get a call from my neice. Now my aunt gives me the cutest skirt set. I get a birthday dinner of my choice too! I chose a steak from Chuckwagon, but they were overrun with about 25 bikers plus the regular crowd. So, I get a raincheck on that. When I get home, I have a text message rendition of "Happy Birthday" from a dear sister. Then, the show stopper, my present from Riley. I can't find my camera or you would definitely have a picture! It's a stick. Yes, a stick, about six inches long. He used a rock to make it smooth. I can't express how bright his eyes gleamed when he gave this to me or how excited he was telling me how he "made" it. What a treasure! Today at work, I show up to a beautiful arrangement of flowers & the sweetest card from my boss & his wife. They're trying to make me cry again. I picked up a birthday card in the mail today too. Can you believe this? What a day!

THE WORDS AFTER

The words before
Called down curses
Brought wrath
Separated
Choked with death
Truth came
Breathed new life
Reconciled
Imparted peace
Asked for blessings
The words after.

Ok, so this is the poem I wrote as a description for the title of my blog. I haven't figured out how to put it in poem form on the title. So, I will post it here & hopefully figure it out later. I hope you understand the idea.
I have enjoyed reading the blogs of my brothers & sisters. I wanted to join in hopes of sharing with you too. I am still figuring the whole blog thing out. I may have questions for you!