5 Question Friday

Why not head over to My Little Life and join in on 5 Question Friday! :)


 1. How close to your childhood dreams is your life now?

Pretty darned close actually! By the age of 30, I wanted to be married, with three  or four kids and own a house. We have been married for almost 9 years now, have two kids (I make up for the rest with furry children!) and have owned two houses! I remember in the 4th grade having to write about what I wanted to be when I grew up, and I said I wanted to be a mom, a teacher, a writer and a hair dresser.... So far I have been all of them in one way or another. I'd like to pursue the writing more but hey! I still have time right? :)

2. What is one must have item for the summer?

Hmm...that's a tough one.... I could be responsible and say sun screen.... or practical and say flipflops.... but I think I am going to have to go with....crafts! Oh sure, I could say that about any season, knitting in the fall and winter, sewing in the spring.... but there is just something about tyedye t-shirts or stepping stones that just screams summer don't you think!? I always have so many ideas that we never even dent my list of things to do but maybe this summer will be different huh? :) We already have a date set with friends to tye dye, and then wooden 4th of July crafts are already bought and just waiting for a good day to paint outside!

3. Do you have your kids stay up on school stuff during summer vacation? (Or, if you don't have kiddos, did your parents make you keep up on school stuff during summer?)

Considering we are homeschoolers, it's really hard to just shut off learning, but that's how I wish it was for everyone! We are always learning and making the most of what we can to make everything a learning experience!! Learning doesn't mean sitting down doing worksheets (in my opinion) and neither should school! :) So, my answer would be yes and no... Yes we continue learning and usually have an on going topic that we learn about in the summer (this summer it's volcanoes and some astronomy!) but no... we don't have the same workload so to speak as we would the rest of the year.

4. Do you can or freeze fresh produce?

Since I am new to the idea of homesteading I have a lot to learn in this area. So far I have mostly frozen veggie and fruit. Actually right now, I have a tray of blue berries tray freezing in the freezer and an entire shelf of blackberries that I froze last fall! :) But I am slowly learning about canning. I made jam in the fall... both freezer jam and the kind you seal in jars. And I've made canned dilly beans too! I'm hoping that I will be doing more canning in the fall... cross your fingers for my garden...

5. Do you get ready for the day first thing in the morning?

I can if I have to... lol  But considering I've been up for 3 hours and I'm still in my pjs I would have to say no! :)


I hope you've have a great week and will have an even better Friday and weekend!!

5 Question Friday

Can you believe it's already December 3rd? Where o where did the last year go?! I must have blinked because I think I missed November entirely! lol I can't believe how fast time is flying and how lax I have been on this blog lately.... it's not as if I don't think of all of you and want to write, it's just that my days have been so full since we got home from our trip that I hardly have time to eat lunch! lol It's been a flurry of decorating and crafting and trying to get presents finished up (ok lets be honest... started... lol). I'm sure it's the same for all of you too right? Well, I will try to do better, really I will. I have missed writing and will try to do it more often as I know I really do need a break from sewing and such. I am beginning to think my hands are going to permanently stay in place for holding my knitting needles! lolThe typing will be good for them! :)

So, in an effort to stay currant with you all, I am going to take part in the Five Question Friday from over at My Little Life... won't you play along too!?

1. What's on the top of your holiday wish list and why?!
2. What is your favorite Christmas gift from the past?

3. If you had life to do over, what would you be when you grow up?

4. When do you put up your tree?

5. What is your favorite Holiday?


Here's my answers to them...

1. What's on the top of your holiday wish list and why?!

  Hmm... this is a tough one. I don't really have anything that I "need" and I just got my new sewing machine/serger so I don't really feel like it's fair for me to want anything either... but in the spirit of the question and with the idea that anything is possible... as in if Santa brought magical gifts for adults too...I would say a big hat box with holes...and a fuzzy little dog inside... I know, so lame but it's really the only thing that I can think of that would be just for me and totally frivolous (I know it wouldn't really be just for me, as I would have to share with little ones but still)....that would make a magical morning for me. Oh to have wishes like that!

2. What is your favorite Christmas gift from the past?

A few years ago, my husband's grandma and aunt each got me part of a set of Christmas villages from the movie "It's a Wonderful Life"... I was so excited and so surprised! I so enjoy unpacking it every year and remember getting it with such great memories!



3. If you had life to do over, what would you be when you grow up?
 
I am one of the lucky ones, I am doing exactly what I always wanted to when I was growing up...I can't imagine anything better!: )



4. When do you put up your tree?

We actually put it up on Thanksgiving. While the turkey is cooking, the Macy's parade is playing and we are snacking on chex mix, we all set up the tree and attempt to get it lit...then we decorate it with ornaments the next weekend after we've gotten the rest of the house decorated during the week! I so love this time of year!


5. What is your favorite Holiday?

Growing up it was always the 4th of July but as an adult I would have to say Christmas and New Years....we got married on New Year's eve so this time of year is always special to us!

5 Question Friday

Yeah, I know it's not really Friday...it's really Tuesday...so I'm behind! lol But I've missed answering these and I'm trying to get back into a rythm of what used to be our lives so I'm just doing it to a bit of a different beat these days...one of these days we will seap back into "normal" (whatever that is!) and we won't even realize it happened! Until then, I'll be answering these 5 questions on Tuesday! :)

1. How many pets do you have? two cats, one dog and 5 chickens!

2. If you could switch places with anyone in the world for one day, who would it be? I think it would have to be Oprah...I would love to be able to impact so many people's lives in one day!

3. What is your favorite money saving tip? Use the food you have and try not to waste it! Make it count!

4. What do you want your kids to be when they grow up? I know I should say somethign like "whatever they want to be" but secretly I hope they want to be SAHMs...I'm proud of what I do! Or if they have to have careers...I hope at least one of them is a vet so I can get more animals and be able to afford the vet bills! lol

5. What is your favorite quote? Do Bible scriptures count? Proverbs 3:5-6

5 Question Friday

Well, last week was so much fun, I thought I would play along again this week...unfortunately DH isn't here to play along with me. He is currently at the hospital waiting for his Grandma to come out of surgery for triple bypass....it's going to be a long wait...( Any prayers you could send their way would be greatly appreciated) I texted him asking if he wanted to play along via text but no word back. If he does I'll add his answers later but for now you just get me...

You can play along too...go to My Little Life for details!

1. Do you collect anything? What don't I collect? lol No, seriously...I collected bunnies (of all kinds) as a kid but as an adult I don't really have just one main collection. I love old books and have quiet the collection of dishes (again all kinds) does that count?

2. Name 3 celebrities that you find good looking. Matt Damon, Joshua Jackson, and Angelina Jolie (she is SO pretty!)

3. Do you have any scars? If so, what's the story behind it (them?)? I have a scar on my knee from the 4th grade when Jeremiah Puckett pulled my hair just as I was running where the black top and gravel meet...man did that hurt! In my mind there was a lot of blood but who knows if that's true or not, I just remember how bad my knee hurt and how bad he felt! lol

4. What is a food that you like to eat, but others might think it's gross or weird? I LOVE peanut butter and sweet pickle sandwiches...yeah, gross sounding I know...but o-so-yummy! lol Try it! ...really!

5. Have you ever seen a tornado in real life? Not other than on TV, that's close enough for me!

Five Question Friday

Since DH happens to be sitting here this morning drinking coffee while I check out the blogs, I got him in on this too! And even color coded the answers so you can know who said what!

1. What is one food you could eat everyday? seafood...any kind of seafood....crablegs, clams, scallops and oh how I can put away some salmon and halibut! A few of my friends don't like anything fishy and although I think they are CRAZY...that's ok cause it leaves more for the rest of us! lol

chocolate chip cookies.....(he truly is the real cookie monster!)

2. Are you working in the career you thought you would be when you were 18? Yes... I am doing exactly what I always wanted to do....back in Mrs. Ackley's four grade class, we were asked to write a page about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I wanted to be a mom, a teacher, a hairdresser and an author (see... I've always been a bit of an over achiever!lol) So far I have the first three checked off...I'm a mom, and a homeschooler and other than one haircut, I have always done the girls' hair....now for that book...we'll see.... :)

blank look....I guess....I signed up for the military when I was 18 so yeah.... (he's not a man of many words lol)


3. What is something that you wish you would have done when you were younger and you didn't? I wish I would have been a bit more carefree and not so serious....being an adult came soon enough! lol

learned to play piano or guitar...and never started smoking...



4. What color are your kitchen walls ...what kitchen, oh you mean our livingroom? entry way? common area? Oh the camper life is grand....that kitchen lol umm brown... lol


5. Do you remember what your very first favorite song was? Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to be cowboys by Willie Nelson...altho the list could go on and on...

The Gambler by Kenny Rogers


Well, that was fun...especially going over the answers with DH....it made for such a nice conversation starter this morning!

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