About Me

1. Have you ever been searched by the cops?
Nope, and I hope it never happens!

2. Do you close your eyes on a roller coaster?
What??? And miss all the fun?

3. When's the last time you've been sledding?
Oh, goodness...years!

4. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone?
Besides with my DH, alone. You get more stretching room that way! ;o)

5. Do you believe in ghosts?
Dont you??

6. Do you consider yourself creative?
Yeahrightokwhatever! Why do you think I scraplift so many folks? lol

7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife?
Who knows. Sure seemed to have been alot of coincidences, tho.

8. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie? (silly, I know ... but very "now")
Jennifer Aniston. She seems alot more "down-to-earth", you know?

9. Can you honestly say you know ANYTHING about politics?
Sure do! I know that I dont want anything to do with politics!

10. Do you know how to play poker?
No, but I'm an expert at losing at poker!

11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?
Yeppers. I went to college!

12. What's your favorite commercial?
Ok, I'm gonna age myself here, but...."Where's the beef?" :oD

13. Who was your first love?
Gregg Hayes Silkman, my college sweetheart (but not my DH)

14. If you're driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around you, do you run a red light?
No way! With my luck there'd be a policeman right around the corner!!

15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you?
Yep. Wanna know what it is?

16. Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees?
Yankees all the way!!

17. Have you ever been Ice Skating?
No, but I've tried to ice skate before. Does that count?

18. How often do you remember your dreams?
Shoot, I cant remember my own name half the time, and here you want me to remember my dreams? Sure!!

19. What's the one thing on your mind?
"Where did I put those dang car keys?!!"

20. Do you always wear your seat belt?
Always!

21. What talent do you wish you had?
Ability to play piano without music. Dang my classic training!

22. Do you like Sushi?
Only if it's cooked. hehe

23. What do you wear to bed?
Shorts & a t-shirt.

24. Do you truly hate anyone?
No, I try not to hate anyone. I do, however, extremely dislike a few folks.

25. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be?
Hehe...I'm not tellin!!!!

26. Do you know anyone in jail?
No, but I know someone who was arrested a few times.

27. What food do you find disgusting?
Liver and onions...YUCKY!!!!

28. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back?
No. I believe in "Do unto others...."

29. Have you ever been punched in the face?
Yes, by my older brother. It's ok, though. I chased him down the street with a butcher knife! hehe

30. Do you believe in angels and demons?
Dont you?

What advice would I give my younger self??

I cant honestly answer that. If I were to follow my own advice, I would not have the wonderful husband and daughters that I now have. My life would be completely different!!

Now, if I could have the same family I ended up with, I would tell myself to stay away from drugs and alcohol, stick with college, and keep my nose clean.

Favorite Family Recipe

Growing up, we had a tradition in our family...Mom always made her wonderful Red Velvet Cake for holidays, birthdays, and special occassions. This wasnt just any Red Velvet Cake...it was my Mom's cake! My brother and I especially loved September-October...his birthday is Sep 24, my folks anniversary is Oct 1, and my birthday is Oct 7. My mom had to make a cake for all three events. We would eat the cake that quickly!! It makes for a wonderful breakfast, just include a large glass of ice-cold milk...YUMMY!!!

When I went away to college my Freshman year, Mom sent me a care package in October. In it she included two red velvet cakes...9x13 and 8x8. The larger pan was for me to share with my roommates, the smaller was for just me!! I was in "hog heaven" that day!! Who needed family around when you have Mom's red velvet cake??!!!!

I am now carrying on the same tradition with my family. It's a bear to make, and the recipe card is getting harder & harder to read (thanks to my messiness), but the cake turns out great every time!

I'll be scrapping the recipe and will try to post a snapshot of the layout here.

My version of the "ideal" party

1. As many of my friends as there is room for
2. Finger-foods, such as:sausage-cheeseballs, pig-n-blankets, chips/dip, veggies, etc
3. Lower volumed music. Loud music is too distracting. Whatever genre is most liked by everyone
4. Not too many decorations. Keep it simple
5. Held in our sunroom. Lots of windows and lots of room
6. We can talk about anything that comes up. Open topic
7. As for party games, I have no idea. I usually leave that up to the guests. Whatever they feel like playing is okay with me.

So...who's coming to my party? hehe

When I was a teenager...

the Dead Sea was just sick. :oP

Seriously,though, my teenage years weren't my favorite. I was a loner, yet hung out with other "losers" at my high school. If I wasn't in school, I was alone. I was not involved in extra-curricular activities, nor did I work until my Senior year. I did okay with my grades, but probably could have done better.

At home, it wasn't much better. I suffered from depression, thanks to my emotionally and verbally abusive father. He never laid a hand on us, but we never knew when he would take a hankering to. My brother was verbally abusive during his adolescent years, to myself and to our mother. Mom, bless her heart, tried to make up for the lack of love coming from my dad and brother. I love her so much for that!

My adolescent years were uneventful. With a dad and brother like I had, there was no room for anyone else in the family to be abusive. I just did what I was told and kept my distance.

Thankfully, both my dad and my brother have changed. Dad went through a life-threatening bought of colon cancer and completly turned his life around. I finally have a Dad!! My brother still has a bit to go on controling his anger, but is nothing like he was as a teenager. I have discovered medication for my depression, and have a wonderful husband and family that is supportive of me. That has made a world of difference in my life.

Way back when...

Someone thought it would be great for us to describe our first foray into the wonderful world of computers. Well...it's time for a history lesson!

Way back when...I think it was 1976, my Algebra I teacher in high school thought it would help us understand algebra if he put it into computer terms. He taught us a little about BASIC computer programming. The best part about our lessons was that he took us to the local community college for hands-on experience. That's when I fell in love with computers.

Four years later, when I enrolled in said community college, Dad went out and bought me the "top-of-the-line" Franklin Ace computer, complete with modem!! I was in awe. I could actually do my programming homework at home, not in the nasty, smelly computer lab! I was in hog heaven!

Several years, and a marriage and 3 kids, later...I discovered the wonderful world of being online. Granted, it wasnt the internet as you know it now. No ma'am! It was the wonderful world of bulletin boards! Yippee!! Needless to say, it was a far cry from the internet, but it was a means to contact folks in another area...though not too far away.

Today, I have 2 top-of-the-line desktops, as well as 2 top-of-the-line laptops, all the electronic gadgets that's available, and am still itching for more!

How bad have you got it? I got it pretty bad!!

What I am most thankful for...

is my family. I have been blessed with three beautiful, wonderful daughters. With the oldest has come a wonderful son-in-love. My husband is the bestest in the world!! (Yes, biased opinion here!) He always puts our family's wants and needs above his own, no matter what. He has been a wonderful provider and the best dad. We have a surrogate son (a young man who's living with us right now) who is on fire for the Lord. His sister, who also lived with us for a year or so, is our surrogate daughter. Her little girl is our adopted granddaughter.

If it weren't for my family, I would be nothing. There would be no reason to function. They are my life and I thank God for them every day!!