50 Questions

I snagged this from Brandi's blog. Since I've been MIA for awhile you might need to get reacquainted with me.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
No.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
a couple of days ago
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
It's pretty good for a leftie
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
turkey
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Yes, I have two kids.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Of course! lol.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Sometimes too much.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
absolutely--NOT
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Cocoa Puffs
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Most of the time yes
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Only when I have to be.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Mint Chocolate Chip
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Hands
15. RED OR PINK?
Definitely RED.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
my smile

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
18. WHAT IS THE PAUL MCKENNA TECHNIQUE THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE MOST?
I have no idea who/what this is.
19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Red-Ohio State Slippers
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Fish sticks and steak fries
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
nothing
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Purple-you thought I was going to say red, didn't you?
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
New car smell
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
my brother
25. MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE?
beach
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
football-especially college.
27. HAIR COLOR?
black
28. EYE COLOR?
brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Nope
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
Pizza
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy ending. I HATE scary movies! 32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
High School Musical 3.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Take a guess-red and white.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Depends on whose giving them!
36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Anything with chocolate, vanilla icecream and hot fudge.
37. STRENGTH TRAINING OR CARDIO?
neither.
38. COMPUTER OR TELEVISION?
Computer
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
None.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
my mouse
42. FAVORITE SOUND?
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Neither.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
However far away FL is from OH
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Nothing I can think of
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
central Ohio 47. WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW?
central Ohio
48. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HOUSE? Red brick with white trim
49. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR CAR?
Maroon
50. DO YOU LIKE ANSWERING 50 QUESTIONS?
50 is alot!

It could have been worse

On Saturday-Valentine's Day, no less. I was in a car accident. 2 blocks from home. I was coming back from the grocery store and a guy ran a stop sign. I could see that he wasn't going to stop-I blew my horn. I swerved and he still hit me. On the passenger side of the van. The kids were at home with my brother. The van is still drivable and the sliding door works. The other driver had insurance. No one was hurt. Now the "hassle" of getting the van repaired.

But, it could have been worse. Thank God it wasn't.

Tagged: 6th picture in the 6th album/folder

Brandi thought of me for this fun blog game. The rules of the game find the sixth picture in the sixth album on my computer.

I cheated a little bit and did the 6th folder from the bottom because the one at the top didn't have good pictures in it. This is from Vacation Bible school in 2006. I can never get good pictures in a church but that's Bailey and Kendall saying their lines in the closing program.

I'll tag: Cyn, Lori, Meg, Cori, Christy and Nadya.

The "Kodak moment" that got away

After church on Sunday, I was in the kitchen reading the paper. The girls were playing a game and I wasn't paying much attention to the fact that my niece kept walking back and forth from the basement to the bathroom. Then, I heard my daughter calling for her and then me. I still didn't pay any attention. Until... I heard this, "MOOOOOOOOOOOM! Help me! I'm stuck!!!" I couldn't imagine where she was so I rushed into the bathroom and there was Bailey-stuck in the laundry chute!!!! I didn't know whether to laugh or scream, but she looked pretty terrified. My next thought was to go get my camera but I decided to rescue her first.

Next time, as long as they are not in eminent danger-I'm grabbing the camera!

Friday Fill In

1. Please don't tell my dh that I bought a new purse.

2. Can you get up on time in the morning?

3. The color PINK makes me want to PUKE!

4. I have a craving for a Filet-0-Fish.

5. If my life had a pause button, I'd pause it so the Buckeyes could call the right defensive coverage against the Longhorns in the Fiesta Bowl and won the game .

6. Eyes are the window to the soul.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to making altered mailboxes with dd's Brownie troop, tomorrow my plans include dropping kids off at dance, religion and Brownies,and Sunday, I want to go to my Sorority meeting and the grocery store!

This Day in African American History

To celebrate Black History Month I will be posting some historical facts about inventors, scientists, government,etc. Here is a calendar of events I found at about. com

So, today in AA History:

1884: Willis Johnson patented a mechanical egg beater.
1934: Baseball player Hank Aaron was born.
1984: Basketball player Chuck Cooper died.

The origin of Black History Month

The story of Black History Month begins with historian Carter G. Woodson. Woodson was passionate about black history. His passion, however, evolved in the most unlikely place. While working at a coal mine when he was twenty, the daily conversation of the black Civil War veterans often focused on interesting historical facts not recorded in history books. Woodson realized that despite the constantly evolving history of the African American experience, documentation was sparse.

Woodson’s enthusiasm led him to college where he earned a bachelor degree in European history and a Ph.D. in history. As a new graduate, he managed to earn a living as a high school teacher and later as a professor of history at Howard University. Yet, his desire to document black history remained. He co-founded and financed the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915 with the lofty goal for it to both publish and fund research and writing projects about black history.

Carter Woodson Works Toward Documenting Black History

After the organization received substantial funding, Woodson was able resign from Howard and dedicate all of his time to the Association. Through the organization, he established a home study program, directed the study of African American history in schools, hired researchers to search the international archives, and lastly, he founded the Associated Publishers. It published books and resources about black history. The Association also published the quarterly publication the Journal of Negro History, which was distributed throughout the world.

Black History Month Takes Root

In 1926, Woodson finally came across an idea that would forever associate his name with Black History Month. Negro History Week, as it was called by the black fraternity Omega Psi Phi, was a week in February dedicated to celebrating the achievements of blacks. Their celebration was somewhat stagnant until Woodson offered to put the Association’s name behind the idea in February 1926. Woodson chose the second week in February because it marked the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Through Woodson’s promotion of the celebration in the Journal of Negro History and the creation and distribution of kits for children, Negro History Week gained in popularity. In 1976, it evolved into Black History Month.

Source:
Gates, Henry Louis and West, Cornel, The African American Century, Touchstone, 2002.

Weekend Update

It was a fairly busy weekend. On Friday, I took the kids out to eat at Steak and Shake before I subjected them to a visit to Target and Michael's! By the time we got home it was near bedtime because we all had to be up Saturday morning.

Saturday started with a stop at the donut shop on the corner-it's really dangerous to live 3 houses down from a donut shop. After dropping off my niece at the dance studio, I needed to take my son to his first basketball game of the season. Can we say what a difference a year makes? Last year we got blown out in the first couple of games. But this year? We had had enough practice before the first game that we we looked pretty good as we won 26-25 in sudden death double overtime!!!

During his game I had to take my daughter over to the church for her Religion class to prepare her to make her 1st Communion next year. My mom was also over at the church getting it decorated for Black History Month. So, when she was finished I took her home.

Later in the afternoon we made a "kid switch" and a friend of Kendall's came over and the girls went to spend the night with his sister. I got the better end of this switch because the boys were very low maintenance and my husband took them to Gameworks when he got home from work, so I was able to spend several hours in my craft area making cards.

Sunday was church and then a Super Bowl party. I was rooting for the Cardinals but I was very happy that the lone Buckeye in the game, Santonio Holmes, had an awesome game-winning catch and was named the MVP-Go Bucks!!