Grilling Goodness #16

Grilling Goodness #16

It's time for Grilling Goodness with Tina!

If you would like to join in the fun, click here.

1. Do you and your spouse still celebrate Valentine's Day?

2. When's the last time you licked a stamp?

3. How many clocks are in your home?

4. What holiday is closest to your birthday?

5. Do you cook anything the same way your mother made it when you were growing up?

6. Do you pay bills online?

7. Will you be gathering to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday?

8. Have you treated yourself to something this week?

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My Answers:

1.  No, we don't celebrate Valentine's Day.

2.  It's been so long, I don't remember!

3.  We only have 1 clock and it hangs on the kitchen wall.

4.  President's Day!  My birthday is February 22nd!

5.  Yes!  Mostly everything I cook, I make the same way my mom made it.  Why not?  She taught me :)

6.  Yes, I pay bills online.

7.  The party is at our place so, yes I will be attending a Super Bowl party.  Go Cardinals!!!

8.  I bought lunch from Chipotle today!

Showing love for Lisa at Family Life

Lisa at God Family Life in that order 

is doing a contest in celebration of her new blog design! The blog makeover is courtesy of Lisa and made by Tara.

You can enter three times.

1.  Your name will go into a bowl for leaving her a comment on her post.

2.  Your name will go into the bowl a second time if you post this contest on your blog and please let Lisa know you are doing so.

3.  Third you will have an additional entry if you are a follower of her blog.

The contest will end midnight February 11th and the winner will be named on her February 12th post.

Prayer Request!

My Grandma Harris is in the hospital. She was admitted on Tuesday and diagnosed with pneumonia. Yesterday I received a call from my Uncle letting me know that she is now in ICU. She has fluid in her lungs and because it's so thick they are having a hard time draining it. It has now become infected and one of her kidney's is failing. Please keep her in your prayers.

"Not me!" Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I did not COMPLETELY fall of my "Road to losing weight" program.  I did NOT just stop posting on my weight loss blog because I felt like I wasn't keeping on track and doing my best.

I did NOT let the laundry pile up so that now I have double the work to do this weekend!

I did NOT tell my friend JSY that we would attend her son's birthday and then DID NOT get a call from my kids' dentist moving up our appointment.  We did NOT miss the entire party and DID NOT spend then entire day at the dental office!  I was NOT about to strangle the dental office for moving up the appointment, oh no.....not me!

I absolutely, DO NOT still have my Christmas cards!!!

Then Sings My Soul Saturdays

Toby Mac - Lose My Soul

Grilling Goodness #15

Grilling Goodness #15

It's time for Grilling Goodness with Tina!

If you would like to join in the fun, click here.

1. Have you ever ridden a horse?

Yes, I have.  The last time I rode a horse was over 10 years ago.  I used to live with Aunt & her family when I was in high school.  Her husband had 2 horses so me and my cousin would go riding on the weekends.

2. Have you ever run out of gas?

No, I can not say I have.  I can say that there were MANY times when the bell would ring for more gas!

3. How many different schools did you attend growing up?

I attended 7 different schools!

Primary school:  Kindergarden-2nd grade

Intermediate school:  3rd grade-5th grade

Middle school:  6th grade-8th grade

High school #1:  9th-10th

High school #2:  10th-11th

High school #3:  11th-12th

Community college

4. Do you have, and use, a library card?

Yes, I have a library card.  I have not used it in years!

5. Hand-wash or dishwasher?

Hand wash.  Growing up we never had a dishwasher so everything was done by hand.  It wasn't until I moved to AZ when I had a dishwasher.  I think I only used it 2 or 3 times.  I wasn't impressed with it so I stuck to hand wash.

6. Does your alarm clock beep or play music?

My alarm clock beeps.....well, it rings like a phone.  It's a very LOUND ring and very annoying!

7. Do you know how to roller skate?

Yes, I know how to roller skate.  It's been so long and I'm sure once you learn you never forget.  The last time I went roller skating was over 20 years ago!  When we would visit my cousins on my dad's side we would ALWAYS spend a night at their house and go skating at the local skating rink.  We would be up until 10pm and I always thought that was awesome!

8. What would you consider one of your biggest accomplishments?
I would have to say my biggest accomplishment is working with my husband to keep our relationship strong.  I must say it wasn't always easy.  We have 4 beautiful children and will celebrate our 14 year anniversary in June!

Showing some love for Alicia at More Than Words!

Alicia at More than Words is doing her first giveaway! Today is her 250th post! That’s awesome!

The winner of the giveaway will receive a custom blog makeover by the wonderful Tina from Golden Goodness 

 

and Tara from Our Princess in Pigtails 

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The giveaway is really simple. Here are the rules:

1. Leave a comment telling Alicia you want to participate in the giveaway. This counts as your first entry.

2. If you post about Alicia’s giveaway on your blog you will get a second entry. Be sure to tell Alicia you were showing her love on your blog so that she can enter your name twice!

3. If you’re a blog follower of Alicia or you would like to become a new blog follower this will count as your third entry.

The DEADLINE to enter is on Saturday, January 24th at 11:59pm (West Coast Time). She will then pick the winner (by random drawing) on Sunday and will have the winner posted that evening! So if you would like a blog makeover I suggest you do one or all of the simple rules to get your name entered into the drawing!!!

Not me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I did not enjoy a drive with my family from Phoenix to Northern Arizona to visit my dad and as we get close to his house did not find out that he had already left for work! I was not upset that we missed him, not me!

I did not miss my good friend JSY at work after she transferred to a different department with no notice!

I did not feel like ditching my diet because it's not hard at all to stay on track! Oh no, not me!

Then Sings My Soul Saturdays

David Crowder Band - Everything Glorious

Grilling Goodness #14

Grilling Goodness #14
It's time for Grilling Goodness with Tina!
1. Do you like scary movies?

2. What kind of cell phone do you have?

3. Do you have a passport?

4. Has anything sad happened in your life this week?

5. Have you ever broken any bones?

6. Did you do anything this week that you don't normally do?

7. What's the worst thing you ever had in your wardrobe?

8. Did you have braces on your teeth?

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My Answers

1. Oh no.....I can't watch scary movies. I feel the same as Tina! You will not see me watching "The Unborn" either!
2. I have a blackberry curve
3. No, I do not have a passport. It's something that I really want to get so I can fly to Mexico and Canada!
4. Nothing sad happened to me this week.
5. No, I have not broken any bones.
6. No, not that I can think of....
7. I can't think of anything right now, maybe because it's so late. If I can remember anything I'll come back and post it.
8. Yes, I had braces.
   
   
   
   
   
   

"Not me!" Monday

Time for another round of "Not me!" Monday.
Join me as I participate in MckMama's meme, Not me! Monday and not post what I did not do this past week...

I did not try to hit 40 hours by Thursday so that I could stay home on Friday, not me!

I did not completely enjoy myself at my good friend's, MB & CB's farewell party! Afterall, I am not going to miss them at all because they are not the most fun & caring people I don't know! I most certainly, did not stay out until 3am that night! Oh no, not me! I also did not sleep in on Saturday because I was not out until 3am the night before! I most certainly did not get sick over the weekend because of lack of sleep! Oh no, not me!!!

I did not tell my kids I would take them to see a movie and then a few hours later did not feel completely lazy to go after all. My kids did not want to go anyway because they didn't want to take their friends, too!

I was not happy that my mom was more than not willing to drive my kids to Flagstaff and not make it easier on me. I was not happy my kids came back from NM on Saturday! I also was not glad to finally visit my brother's gravesite while we were all in Flagstaff over the weekend. I also did not allow my kids to play in the snow and more certainly did not let them enjoy themselves. I mean, come one, what kind of parent would I be?

I did not skip church Sunday so that we could have a family day before the kids went back to school. We did not have an early lunch and most definately did not watch the Philadelphia Eagles stomp the New York Giants because I did not want the Eagles to win so that they did not play the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Arizona!!! Oh no, not me!

It's your turn....What did you not do this past week?

Then Sings My Soul Saturdays

Fireflight - Unbreakable

Grilling Goodness #13

Grilling Goodness #13



It's grilling goodness time :) I always look forward to this meme. It's one of my favorites :) Let's get started!


1. What's your 'dream machine' - as in vehicle? Do you think you'll ever own it?

2. Can you water ski?

3. What kind of milk to you prefer?

4. Have any of your pet peeves 'gotten your goat' this week?

5. How do you prepare your taxes? HR Block, Turbo Tax, by hand - or does someone else do it for you?

6. Did you start a workout program this New Year?

7. Do you have a certain meal that you cook each and every week?

8. When do you normally write your blog posts?


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1. I've never really actually thought about that. I was in a car accident when I was in high school and have been scared to drive since then. My hubby or my brother take me where I need to go. My hubby works close to my office so we carpool.

2. I can NOT water ski! It looks like so much fun! I would love to try one day!

3. I don't really drink milk. But when I do, I prefer 2%. My tummy can not tolerate whole milk and I don't like skim milk. I think that it's watered down.

4. I can't think of any pet peeves that have 'gotten my goat' this week....

5. We go to H&R Block

6. I didn't stark a workout program, I am continuing my program I started in December. I have a journal and try to post entries everyday. Click here if you would like to see it.

7. I cook some sort of pasta every week. Our favorite is goulash.

8. I try to post my weight loss blog every evening before I go to bed. If not, I'm posting randomly through out the day :)

Have a good weekend everyone!

If you would like to join in the fun, click here for Grilling Goodness #13. I'm sure Tina will have no problem with you joining in on all the fun. The more the merrier!

"Not me!" Monday

Time for another round of "Not me!" Monday.

Join me as I participate in MckMama's meme, Not me! Monday. I love reading her Not me Monday's! It's fun and like MckMama said, "you won't regret it. Not Me! Monday was born out of a desire to admit some of our imperfections and reveal a few moments we'd rather forget."

• I did NOT start my "Not me! Monday" Monday after noon and get busy at work and completely lose my blog because I closed my internet explorer because I thought my boss might have seen me blogging rather than working!!! Oh no, not me!

• I did NOT just blow off my calorie counting all weekend long! I don't know better than to do that! AND....I did NOT completely ignore my weight loss blog because I did NOT go over on my calories all weekend. To top it all off I did NOT go walking nor did I drink very much water the entire weekend. Oh no, not me!

• I did NOT take advantage of my kids being in New Mexico visiting with family and completely enjoy my time with my hubby, not me!

• I did NOT miss my kids terribly while they were gone. AND I did NOT call or text my daughter everyday to see what they were doing or what they did the night before.

• I am NOT excited that they are coming home soon!

• I still DO NOT have Christmas cards sitting on my computer desk waiting to be mailed! I did NOT forget to by stamps again!

If you would like to participate, click here and follow these simple rules.

Then Sings My Soul Saturdays

A little late BUT never too late...

I am thinking that most of you have heard of Brandon Heath.  If not, today you will.  I chose Brandon Heath, Give Me Your Eyes.

It's one of the most amazing songs I have heard.  It just gets me thinking about how "I have never cared".  I think about it and if I had God's eyes to "see" from his eyes, I would realize how much I have missed and would like to just change to make a better me and a better world.  Listen to the song and I sure hope that what I just said makes sense to you all.

Brandon Heath - Give Me Your Eyes

Grilling Goodness #12

Here it is, the first Grilling Goodness of 2009! Did everyone have a good Christmas & Happy New Year? I sure hope so :)

If you would like to join in the fun, click here for Grilling Goodness #12. I'm sure Tina will have no problem with you joining in on all the fun. The more the merrier!

1. If you could have done something different in 2008, what would it be?

2. What is something that you know will happen in 2009?

3. What is something that you hope will happen in 2009?

4. Do you already have a vacation planned for this year?

5. Are you relieved that the holidays are over?

6. Did you make a resolution? Will you share it?

7. How old will you turn in 2009?

8. What did you do to celebrate the New Year?

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My Answers

1. I don't know...I think about it and there are so many little things I would like to change. I can't pick just one thing right now.

2. I know that in 2009 my son with start kindergarden and will be in a full day program. He is excited to start school.

3. I hope that my husband will decide to change his life and stop some bad habits.

4. We do not have any vacation plans right now. Well, every year we go to drag races in Phoenix so does that count as vacation?

5. Yes, I am relieved the holidays are over. It was very stressful this past year.

6. No, I did not make any resolutions. I don't believe in them, they're not for me. I do however have a goal for 2009. My goal is to be 130 lbs by December 2009. If you would like to follow along on my journey, you're more than welcome. Click here to see my weight loss blog.

7. I will be 33 years young in February :)

8. New Year's Eve we had planned a dinner at our place and then New Year's Day we were home lounging. Nothing special since our kids are in NM visiting with my in-laws.

Happy New Year!

My good friend JSY emailed me this yesterday and I felt like sharing with everybody

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Just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year!!!
And remember be safe!

Here are My Wishes for You...

H ours of happy times with friends and family
A bundant time for relaxation
P rosperity
P lenty of love when you need it the most
Y outhful excitement at lifes simple pleasures

N ights of restful slumber (you know - dont' worry be happy)
E verything you need
W ishing you love and light

Y ears and years of good health
E njoyment and mirth
A angels to watch over you
R embrances of a happy years!


Anonymous:
A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one Year and out the other. Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits.