Five Question Friday meme

My Little Life
Here goes:

1) Would you ever vacation alone?
No, not by choice. I prefer to have new/fun/interesting experiences with Sky. I hate doing anything neat and not sharing it with him, not being able to talk to him about it.

I can be brave and independent on occasion...I did travel alone to Singapore (got stranded in Japan overnight, even) because I wanted to visit my friend, Gracefulmom- and it was by far less expensive for one person to travel, rather than two...and, what would we have done with our kids?

2. Do you go the speed limit?

skip.
I am a good driver, and have never caused an accident.

3. Why did you start blogging/following blogs?
Well, years ago...I had heard about blogging but didn't really get it or get why anyone would read blogs. Then, on an online message board for homeschoolers, I heard about how a mom had been interviewed by a big paper about her blog. I was curious about what the fuss was all about and I clicked the link. Just wow! - What I found was not the online journal/diary I was expecting, but almost a family newsletter page. I really liked it. I started reading daily. It didn't take me long to make my own blog.

4. Where do you shop for yourself?

I tend to buy most of my clothes from J.Jill, Banana Republic, Gap. Mostly. I love Banana Republic but only buy things on sale..it's a little pricey. Who can put a price tag on trying on pants/jeans that don't make you burst into tears when you see your reflection though? Really?

5. What was the song you danced your first dance at your wedding?
It was "Heaven", and Sky picked it out, which made it special...having an actual opinion on something wedding related. We have several 'us' songs now, but one that I think says 'us' most is "when you say nothing at all".

Orchard Rd, Singapore -Spring, 2009
How about you? Play along in the comments section, or if you have a blog and want to link up, click the button at the top and hop on over!

Muffin Tin Monday, January 25

Today's theme for Muffin Tin Monday is
ABC's and 123's.
Here is my muffin tin lunch made today for Amie. She was presented with;

A- applesauce
B- banana slices
C- carrot sticks

and

1- cookie
2-turkey slices rolled up
3-peanut butter chips and 2 chocolate chips

this is a fun meme you can join up with *here. It's a fun way to get a new perspective on your child's meals and they think it is fun!
Happy Monday! :)

Muffin Tin Monday, January 18

I found this fun Monday meme called "Muffin Tin Monday" and I thought I would join up.

This meme is hosted by
Muffin Tin Mom, and you can hop on over every Monday and add your link if you want to participate. Here is a link to her FAQ page, if you are trying to figure out how this works.

The idea, is to serve up lunch to our kids in muffin tins, or even muffin liners...which is the direction I went today, since my only muffin tin is old and beat up...blush. Planning lunch in muffin-size portions stretched my creativity a bit, I found. It was a fun/different meal for the kids, Amie and Demi were surprised and pleased with this meal.

-better living through blogging, internets!!

5 Question Friday, December 18

Here is a new-to-me meme, I haven't done this one before on the blawg...looks like fun, so I thought I join the party...

this meme is hosted by My Little Life


1.Which boygroup did you like most in your teens?
Well, I'm older then the time when New Kids on the block were the big thing...so, I've got nothing, unless Duran Duran counts as a boyband...? Do they? They were kind of grown-up, I think...

2. Do you do Christmas cards, letters, photos, nuthin', all of the above?
We do nuthn' and I have to tell you all, it is very freeing! I do enjoy getting Christmas letters from other families, and I love those photo cards, too.

3. If you could meet one celebrity who would it be and why?
The first person that popped into my head is Condalisa Rice..I guess homeschool mom-nerd coming out in me...she speaks several languages and is an accomplished pianist, she played with Yo-Yo Ma!

4. Favorite thing to cook with (i.e. stainless, non-stick, Dutch oven, microwave, debit card...or, perhaps, a cauldron, etc.)?
I'd have to say my cauldron pans, which were given to me when my BFF, Graceful Mom moved to Singapore. I didn't have any 'real' pans before these, and I can see the difference, and I love using them!

5. What is the one thing you wear the most, besides your unmentionables?
my brown Mary Jane shoes, they are real comfortable and have replaced
my chicken wife shoes... next would have to be my long-sleeved p.j.'s and fuzzy socks, because I'm always cold.

If you'd like to play along, go over to My Little Life and sign her mclinky...if you don't have a blog, feel free to answer the questions in my comment section! :)

Carnival of Homeschool this week

The Carnival Of Homeschool is up this week at The Common Room.

What is a carnival?

Well, it is a blog event that moves each week. Different bloggers take turns hosting it. Bloggers submit posts pertaining to the subject, and the host arranges the posts in a pleasing or interesting order, with links and usually a small explanation...you can then click through and read about Homeschooling at all of these amazing blogs. Fun! Click on over, many interesting articles.

I am the Queen, too!


KeptWoman from Jumped the Ditch was sweet enough to pass along this Awe-summm award to me! I am truly honored...

In order to accept this award I need to:

1. List Seven Things That Make You Awe-Summm!
2. Pass the award on to seven bloggers you read religiously.
3. Tag those seven bloggers

This is no easy assignment!...it would be easier to list 7 things I need to improve on, or 7 things I stink at, or hey, 7 most embarrassing moments... it's really hard to toot your own horn....! So, here I go:

7 things that make me Awe-summm!
  1. I have an iphone!! (hah!, that was easy!)
  2. I make great chicken tortilla soup, it's world-famous in-fact! I make it in the crockpot, so it's easy, too!
  3. I love to read, I'm reasonably well-read, and I've instilled a love of reading to all my kids.
  4. I inline skate with my kids
  5. I have a blog, 'nough said! (this is getting hard!!)......
  6. I have a happy husband (he came up with that one!)
  7. My homeschool closet looks like a homeschool store. Hopefully, it will never all fall on me at once!
now I have to tag 7 people... I will tag Urban mom, Allison, Blessed Mommy, Karen Sue,
Melody, and Starlene ...I think I will stop at 6, my brain is hurting!

photo meme

I was tagged for this photo meme over at
The Dewey Hafta Academy for unfairly mistreated children, which is a private blog, sorry I can't link...

Anyways, here are the rules;

The directions: Go to the fourth picture folder you have and go to the fourth picture. Explain what it is and don't crop or edit it. Then tag four more people to do the same.


My photos are arranged by event on my computer, so this photo is the 4th event...and my mac is fairly new, so this picture is from the summer of 2007, it is of Demi-Sky, playing at Corona Del Mar beach. We went to the beach with the OC Sitcom gang.

Soo, I am going to tag...

More to this life
From California to Singapore
Barefoot Cowboys
At a Hen's pace

you are welcome to play along, let me know if you do!