300 POSTS!!

In celebration of my 300th post, I thought I would do a little about me. I borrowed this from another blogger, She Says, so here you go, me A to Z.


A. Age: 31

B. Bed size: Queen. I probably sleep in about a foot of it and hubby hogs the rest!

C. Chore that you hate: Washing dishes! When we were looking at houses in Georgia,I was very excited to have a dishwasher again!

D. Dogs: No, not right now.

E. Essential start to your day: Coffee! Hubby bought me a coffee maker for Christmas.
F. Favorite color: Don't really have one, honestly, whatever suits me for the day

G. Gold or Silver: Silver

H. Height: 5'5"

I. Instruments you play: does the kazoo count?

J. Job title: Momma

K. Kids: 2 boys, 8 and 5

L. Live: Georgia

M. Mother’s name: Marianne

N. Nicknames: My parents call me sis, hubby calls be babe or baby.

O. Overnight hospital stays: '01, '03, '06, and '07. Two stays were for C-Sections, one for appendectomy, one for an infection in my stomach lining (EWWW)

P. Pet peeves: People who pick their noses in public. People who want to go past you in the grocery store and just stand there and glare instead of saying excuse me. People who tailgate. I'm going to stop there :)

Q. Quote from a movie: "There's no crying in baseball"


R. Right or left handed: Right

S. Siblings: One older sister

(Yeah, I know T is missing. She didn't have it either!)

U. Underwear: Needs replacing.

V. Vegetable(s) you hate: okra, lima beans, peas.

W. What makes you run late: usually my hubby, he likes to push the isue, but he's always way early for work

X. X-Rays you’ve had: a gazillion!

Y. Yummy food that you make: lots! I love to cook and bake.

Z. Zoo animal: I have always liked the penguins, monkeys, and dolphins.

Sunday Meme

Today I borrowed a list of questions from Sunday Stealing. They are just for fun, and as the name suggests, they also "stole" them from another website just for the purpose of reusing them.

21. What was the last song you listened to that wasn’t sung in English?
Las Torres by No Se Quien No Se Cuanto (Hubbys favorite Peruvian rock band)
22. One of our SS players generally leaves a critical comment on our memes. Which is fine. All's fair. Do you let meme authors know when you hate their memes?
usually not, just don't answer them
23. What TV show would you like to be on?
Master Chef (I have a secret crush on Gordon Ramsay)
24. What was the last video game you played?
I don't play video games, computer games would be Cityville
25. Have you ever been in a musical? If yes, do tell.
Most definitely not!
26. Do you follow your own style or everyone else’s?
my own
27. What’s the last store you bought from?
Wally World
28. In retrospect, have you ever let a person use you a lot?
former neighbor
29. What are you doing two days from now?
mom duties, it's like groundhog day around here minus Bill Murray
30. Did you ever believe there were monsters in your closet?
I still think so, it's dark in there!
31. When you graduated high school, did you let random people sign your yearbook or just close friends?
My high school didn't give out yearbooks when other people were around
32. Would you consider adopting a child that had a mental illness?
matters what type
33. Does thinking about death scare you?
not really, it happens to everyone
34. If you died, do you believe that you go to Heaven or Hell and where would your spirit go?
hopefully heaven, and my spirit will too
35. Who did you last write a snail mail letter to and why?
snail mail, ummmmmmm, so long ago, can't remember
36. Do you care what people say or think about you?
nope, gave that up a long time ago
37. Have you ever been threatened?
take a number!
38. Which side of your family do you get most of your qualities from?
more like my mom
39. What was the last thing with alcohol that you drank?
a gluten free beer about 2 wks ago
40. Have you ever kept a relationship a secret?
yep, from my parents, and he's now my husband!

Fall Questions

1. Do you like Starbucks? Are you a fan of their seasonal drinks?
I am definitely not an addict, but I do like Starbucks. Some of their seasonal drinks are good, I like me some Pumpkin Spice!

2. How do you decorate and prepare for fall?
The boys and I put out some decorations for Halloween but I do not really have any general fall decorations.

3. Will you participate in your college's Homecoming festivities?
I will not be joining :(

4. What is your favorite fall clothing item or accessory?
I am a good old "hoodie" girl. I have a new cardigan this year that is tan that is starting to get a lot of wear though.

5. What was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid?
I am totally going to date myself, I was a Care Bear, and my mom made the costume from fake fur!

6. Do you like Halloween/horror movies? Do you have a favorite?
I'm not a big fan of creepy movies, but I don't mind watching them.

7. What is your favorite fall activity?
I love to take walks with my boys and look at the changing leaves. Last year we did this several times where we would go back and check the same trees so they could see the leaves changing and then eventually fall. They get the biggest kick out of walking on the sidewalk and crunching on the piles of leaves.

8. What is your favorite fall recipe?
Anything with pumpkin!

9. What TV Show are you most excited about this fall?
We are big fans of CSI/CSI Miami, Undercover Boss I also am a true NCIS addict. Hawaii 5-0 is pretty good and Outlaw.

10. When do you start Christmas shopping?
I am already starting to pickup small things for the boys, otherwise I am the crazy lady shopping on 12/24

11. What do you miss most about Summer?
My flip flops. I still try and cheat and wear them if I know I'm not going to be outside but it's definitely getting chilly.

12. What movie coming out soon are you most excited about?
I have no idea! I don't pay attention to movies coming out.

Hot Pizza Dip - BooMama's Diptacular

In honor of BooMama's Diptacular, I am posting an awesome recipe for Hot Pizza Dip. Feel free to substitue any pizza ingredients.



1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
8 ounces pizza sauce
2 tablespoons chopped green bell peppers
2 tablespoons chopped onions



Directions
1Preheat oven to 350.
2Mix cream cheese and Italian seasoning.
3Spread onto bottom of baking dish.
4Spread pizza sauce evenly over cream cheese.
5Sprinkle with part of the shredded cheeses.
6Next add bell pepper and onions.
7then top with remaining cheese.
8Bake 15-18 minutes or until bubbly.


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For Fun... Names

I got this from Jennifer at Toast on the Ceiling. Lots of fun! Feel free to use it.

1. ROCK STAR NAME (first pet, current car): Rusty Explorer

2. GANGSTA NAME (fave ice cream flavor, favorite type of shoe): Chocolate Sandal

3. NATIVE AMERICAN NAME (favorite color, favorite animal): Green Monkey

4 SUPERHERO NAME (2nd favorite color, favorite drink): Black Margarita

5. NASCAR NAME (the first names of your grandfathers): Aloysius Claude

6. STRIPPER NAME (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy): Poison Snickers

7. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME (your fifth grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Wakeman Washington

8. SPY NAME (your favorite season/holiday, flower): Summer Daisy

9. CARTOON NAME (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now): Apple Pajamas

10. HIPPIE NAME (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree): Banana Redbud

Labor Day

I borrowed this from Rocks in My Dryer. In the spirit of Labor Day, let's talk about the real labor!
How long were your labors?
Kid #1, 14 hrs (not true labor, sporadic contractions due to bleeding)
Kid #2, 3 hours

How did you know you were in labor?
Kid #1, never went into true labor, bleeding due to placenta previa
Kid #2, water breaking.

Where did you deliver?
A hospital, or what I would call a baby factory for the 2nd one, busiest birthing hospital in the metro Atlanta area.
Drugs?
C-section with both, both general anesthesia due to severe anemia. If I had a epidural, I would have hemorrhaged in my spine and been paralyzed
C-section?
Yes, both times. Could not have a VBAC due to previously mentioned anemia
Who delivered?
Doctors, The first was the chief of OB who was called in due to the severity of all my problems. The 2nd was a Dr. from the practice I went to.

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