Or at least the stuff I’ll admit to! Thanks to Karen, a fellow NaBloPoMo-er, I have some more blog fodder! You'll be sick of me soon! Hey...I've almost done it - I just have to post tomorrow and I will have posted everyday this month. I feel pretty good - and pretty tired!! Ha...anyway, let's see what I have and have not done. Feel free to steel this from me....just highlight the things you have done!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (played the saxophone in junior high!)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain (7/10's to the top of Pinnacle Mountain and then Jon Paul proposed to me!)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (if a lake counts!)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning (thank you, McDonalds and Taco Bell!)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Witnessed a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run (on the Wii. That counts, right?)
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (Pig Latin not withstanding)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a Bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (StoryBook scrapbooks count, right?)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
Wow, I have done 56 out of 99! That is 57% in case you were wondering. Enjoy!
Who knows...maybe Uncle Jon Paul has a computer geek in the making as a nephew!!
My identical twin-separated at birth-bloggy friend, Karen, did this. Just another post to help me achieve my NaBloPoMo goal! I think I've done great so far...this is my 26th post and only four more to go! So here's some more info about me. Some may be odd, some not so odd.
1. Do you like blue cheese? Yuck!
2. Have you ever smoked? No
3. Do you own a gun? A few...but they are being stored at my parents house
4. What flavor of Kool-Aid was your favorite? Grape
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? Not really
6. What do you think of hot dogs? Like them
7. Favorite Christmas movie? Frosty the Snowman
8. Favorite thing to drink in the morning? Orange juice or grape juice
9. Can you do push ups? No
10. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? Wedding band
11. Favorite hobby? Scrapbooking
12. Do you have A.D.D? Nope
13. What’s one trait you hate about yourself? Fear of confrontation
14. Middle name? Shelaine
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.
1) I have so much to do...
2) These questions aren’t so odd...
3) I can't believe Thanksgiving is tomorrow!
16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Water, tea, lemonade
17. Current worry? That all these things that aren't fixed yet in my new house will NEVER be fixed!
18. Current hate right now? I’m not a hater...
19. Favorite place to be? Home
20. How did you bring in the new year? At home with the family, watching the ball drop, playing games, drinking eggnog
21. Where would you like to go? Maui, Hawaii
22. Name three people who might complete this: Any of my blogging friends!!
23. Do you own slippers? Yup
24. What shirt are you wearing? Red Old Navy shirt
25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? No, you slide right off! I used to have a satin comforter and pillowcases. The pillowcases weren't so bad, but I wouldn't want them now.
26. Can you whistle? Yes
27. Favorite color? Green
28. Would you be a pirate? No - remember that deal with confrontation?
29. What songs do you sing in the AM? Nothing
30. Favorite Girl’s Name: Rachel and Rebekah :-)
31. Favorite boy’s name: We could never agree on a boys name, good thing we had girls. But I did like the name Jacob...now I really like the name Edward! :-)
32. What’s in your pocket right now? No pockets...
33. Last thing that made you laugh? I'm sure something one of my kids did...
34. What vehicle do you drive? Chrysler Town and Country Van
35. Worst injury you’ve ever had? Sprained ankle or maybe the pinched nerve I had in my neck...that was some serious pain! Or maybe when I lost way too much blood and my epidural wore off during my emergency c-sections with Rachel (Yes, there is supposed to be an "s" after c-section...i had two to deliver her! Maybe I'll post about that if people leave comments asking about it!)
36. Do you love where you live? Love it
37. How many TVs do you have in your house? Four
38. Who is your loudest friend? Kim...she just talks loud!
39. Do you have any pets? Kathy the cat
40. Does someone have a crush on you? Not that I know of
41. Your favorite book(s): Bible, and all four books in the Twilight series
42. Do you collect anything? Does dust count? How about dust bunnies? Well, can't think of anything else right now...
43. Favorite Sports Team? Arkansas Razorbacks...other than them we really don't watch sports!
44. What song do you want played at your funeral? "Wanted Dead or Alive" :-)
I found this adorable piece of paper in Rebekah's room the other day. Can you make it all out?
Kit includes:
And here are the four Pilgrim Women!
And here is the entire class!
Hope you enjoy the video!
Will you join me and the Lonoke County Community for a most historical prayer event? Fathers, mothers, grandparents, friends and teachers will join together for an evening of prayer for all of Lonoke County.
We will be praying for the spirit of death to be removed from our community. We have had 18 deaths, children age 19 and down, die in Lonoke County in the past three months. It is time we stand as a community and pray together!
When? The actual prayer time is tonight from 7:00-8:00 p.m. But any prayers, anytime would be appreciated!
| You Are a Minimal Christmas Tree |
 You're not a total Scrooge, but you feel no need to go overboard at Christmas. Less is more, and your Christmas reflects refined quality. |
Standing on one end of the deck looking across. You can see our new bargain deck furniture we got in the seasons end clearance sale at Home Depot! The two windows there just past the deck are the two windows in the master bedroom.
No, standing on the opposite corner, looking across. The two windows there on that corner are in the breakfast area. The brick wall straight ahead is the end of Nana's bathroom.
And here you have a shot of the entire back of the house. You can see the whole deck now. It makes a nice garage for the girl's jeep! You can kind of see just how large our backyard is in this picture. I have a few more to come in this post.
Another view of the back of the house. Here you can see the two windows in Nana's bedroom.
Here is the larger side of the backyard. This side comes up on the master bedroom side of the house. That little window there on the side of the house, that is the window in the master bathroom. We will be getting a new trampoline this spring and it will probably go in this part of the backyard.
This is the smaller part of the backyard. This is on the other three bedroom side of the house. The double gate is there, close to the extra parking pad. The two windows on this side are the ones in Rebekah's bedroom. I think next spring Nana and the girls may plant a garden over here.
Now, to see just how vast the backyard is. I am standing in the corner on the garage side of the house, looking straight down to the other end of the backyard. See how big it is? So wonderful! It's level and not full of trees and tree stumps like our old backyard!
How could I leave the backyard without showing off our playset one more time. I have posted about it before, but here it is again! The girls love it and I'm happy we were able to get this for them.
Well, there you have it! Almost the entire house! The only room that wasn't featured on the tour was the playroom, AKA the "leak room!" As soon as everything gets fixed/repaired, I promise I will post pictures. Sometime we hope to even get formal dining room furniture too! So, you'll just have to keep coming back! Thanks for being a part of the tour, I have enjoyed playing tour guide!
We have most of the boxes unpack and we've been able to park two cars in here most of the time. What we need now is some serious garage organization systems. Here is a view back towards the door that takes you into the house.
A look into the garage from the driveway. Nana's green bug is missing from the picture. It stays inside with the van.
In this photo you get a little better picture of the closet. This closet has one of the large arch top windows in it. We installed blinds on the window and keep them closed all the time. The original plans didn't have a closet here, we added it to give us more storage space. There are shelves on either side of the window. I have my cropping tables and chairs stored in here. It's a great space for them!
And now a view of the garage with the door closed. I love the garage door. There isn't a door in our neighborhood just like it. There are several similar ones, but not one just like it! That window there by the trash cans is Rachel's bedroom window.
Moving back just a bit and you can see the side of the house. Those two windows there on the side are Rebekah's bedroom windows.
Another view of the side of the house. You can see the extra parking pads we have there. This is where Jon Paul parks and is also a great place for us to back into out of the garage so we can pull straight out of the driveway. At the end of the parking pad, there is a double gate that leads to our backyard.
Ahhh, the beautiful front door. The door we waited and waited for. Isn't it just beautiful? I love it!
And now, here is our home. An outside view of the whole house. It's not perfect, you can see that the EIFS is torn off the window on the right. This is the leak area. It's hopefully going to be all repaired soon. I'll have to post a new photo once everything is the way it should be!
Tomorrow we'll take a look around the backyard and the back of the house. So, stick with me for one more day. I'll see you soon!
And here are the cubbies. My sister, Cynthia, and I found the hooks at Hobby Lobby. They have worked great. Rachel has the cubbie on the left and Rebekah's is on the right. They hang their backpacks on the outside hook and their coats on the back hook. We keep all of our church stuff there on the top shelf, which includes all their Awana's stuff. The basket is a catch all. At the time of this photo it had their Halloween stuff in it. The pictures that are sitting in Rachel's cubbie are ones to be hung up in the playroom...once it gets returned back to normal.
And now, take a look at my green laundry room! I painted it the same green that was in Rebekah's room. It looks more green in here since there aren't any windows in here. We recently purchased the second, small refrigerator. I'm so happy to have it! It gives me more freezer space that I've been wanting and a dedicated space to keep all of our special drinks. Now I will have more room in our nice refrigerator for food and leftovers!! But see those things on the right? Let's take another look...
Yep, here they are again. THESE ARE MY FAVORITE THINGS! Worth every single penny. Wish I had owned them forever!! So thankful that I have them now!!!
Just in case you want another look, here ya go. And you won't believe how quiet they are! I have to really look to see if they are running!! Any they sing to you when they are done. Talk about making laundry enjoyable!
Standing beside the refrigerator, you can the door to the laundry room. See that white cabinet by the door? That is Jon Paul's wiring/networking/don't know what else box. He had this installed by special request and has worked well. Don't ask me what it is all about...it's his baby.
And we've made it full circle. You can see out the door and the garage door again. I must say, I really love my laundry room. I intentionally wanted to make it pleasant and enjoyable. I feel I have achieved my goal!
We're almost done! I think we'll be done with the tour in two days. So, tomorrow and the next day and we'll be done! Thanks again for touring. See you tomorrow!
Now, a shot of the entire door. I also love how the pantry is in the corner. It gives us quite a bit of room.
And now, the inside. We have four shelves that make an "L" shape. In that bottom part of the "L", the part on the left, they are extra deep.
If you go into the pantry just a bit and look to the left, you can see my most favorite part. There are my custom can shelves!! LOVE, lOvE, LoVe, love them!!!!
Here is a closer, straight photo of the can shelves. I told the guy what I wanted, which was: narrow shelves, just large enough to hold my largest cans, and have some sort of a lip on them to hold them on the shelf. We took this small space of a wall that really seemed useless and put something very useful there!! Did I tell you that I LOVE these???
Again, thank you for coming along for the tour. Just a few more stops to make and we'll be all done! See you tomorrow.
Here is a shot of her bed. We purchased this bed after we moved into the new house. She loves her new BIG big girl bed. We chose to get a full size bed for her. It will make a nice bed for guests, should we need it. We found the metal flower on the wall at Hobby Lobby. It has all of the same colors in it as is in her quilt. I'm still shopping for something to go on the wall to the right of her bed. It needs to be something large, or several small prints that match. I'll know it when I see it!
Here is a shot standing in front of her closet door. You can see her second window and her kitchen and art easel. The kitchen used to be Rachel's, but now Rebekah has it. Both girls still play with it a lot. That is the bathroom door there on the left.
And now a shot standing in corner opposite the door. You can see her bedroom and bathroom door. You can see also that she has two of her walls painted pink and the other two painted green (or yellow!).
And last, here a view from her bedroom and into the bathroom. You can see on into Rachel's bedroom.
Rebekah's closet is smaller than Rachel's. We didn't have the room for the shelves, like in Rachel's closet. For now, we have two rods that go all the way across. They put them in to where we can take out the lower one once her clothes get longer. And, I have two long shelves that go all the way across the length of her closet.
And here is one more view of her closet. You can see how it goes back. We painted the inside of her closet the same green (or yellow!).
Wow! We're almost through with the whole house! Just a few more rooms left to show and we'll be done. I'm so glad you've come along for the tours. I've enjoyed showing it all off. See you tomorrow!
