WBC Prompt 3

So the weather outside is frightful. What are doing to enjoy being inside?

It gets very cold here in PA in the winter. We've been snowed in quite a few times in the past. We always make sure we have plenty of DVD's, books to read, coloring books for the kids, snacks and hot chocolate!

WBC Post 2

My Favorite Book

This has always been the easiest question for me to answer. I Hmm and Haaww if you ask me favorite color, scent, animal, any of that stuff. Ask me what my favorite book is and I have the answer fast and easy. This was one of the first chapter books I read and I just remember being so fascinated by this story. the Murry and O' Keefe families became like my second families, I read this book so many times. The sci fi aspect was so out of my "norm".  Now I read a lot of sci fi and fantasy and I truly feel it's this book that inspired that for me.

Winter Blog Challenge Post 1

What is your favorite way to welcome in the winter/holiday season?

Our holiday spirit officially kicks in when we put our tree up! Our tree doesn't look that gorgeous though lol. But our boys love to decorate and pick stuff out to put on the tree. They get excited about Christmas music and write letters to Santa =] We pull out all the sweaters and boots and stuff that goes along with the cold weather and snow. And then it does snow and we start whining and saying when will summer be here LOL.

When has being right been wrong?

 

Ever noticed when you freely use your right to express yourself, suddenly it becomes no longer your right as others jump down your throat for expressing yourself?   

That has been the case with my family.  They ask advice, you give it and suffer for it. It doesn’t even matter that you’re right.  You’ll always be wrong and pay dearly.  For example, my parents weren’t getting along and Mom asked what she should do.  I was honest and told her the truth…If you’re so miserable, maybe it’s time to end it and move on.  A few months later, they made up, but my mother made sure my father knew I’d told her to leave him.  She neglected to tell him why I’d said it, only that I did.  That was twelve years ago and the relationship with either of my parents has never ever been  the same.  My mother twisted what I'd said to her advantage and Dad was too pissed to hear my side.  Sometimes doing the right thing can be SO wrong!

~Simone 

 

Favorite Subject/Music Monday

Today's prompt is What was your favorite subject in school?

I also really wanted to do Music Monday...

So lucky for me I found a way to combine them lol

My favorite subject in school was History...

I loved reading about and learning about the past and seeing pictures of how different things were "back in the day" lol One of my favorite times to read about is the civil war...

One of my new FAVORITE songs is by a band called FUN...and their video for my favorite song right now falls in with the History theme =]

Favorite Teacher

Today's question is who was your favorite teacher...

I hated math in school...any and all kinds of math lol. However my junior year math teacher was one of my favorite teachers...go figure lol. As much as I hated the math, he made the class fun and made it easy to understand. I actually managed to learn and understand a  lot that year.

Stove Top Mac and Cheese

The question of the day is what is your favorite go to recipe...

Ours is our stove top mac and cheese...we got it from a friend when we were down in FL. It's so cheap and easy and the boys love it. 

All you need...

Pound of pasta

1/2 Block of Velveeta or store brand cheese

Milk

Butter

All you do...

Boil the pasta in a large enough pan

Drain

Lower heat

Cut up and add cheese, milk and butter

Let cheese melt and stir

Done!

You can add anything you want to it like different cheeses, vegetables, even chicken or sausage

 Of course my boys have to be gross (to me anyways lol) and smother it with ketchup lol

whats your favorite go to recipe?

Books I'd Like to Read Next Year

 

Gosh there are so many magnificent authors around, and SO many books I’d love to read, my list would be never ending!  Let’s see, I’ll start with these:

1.   Dean Koontz – Odd Interludes (3 of them, I think)
2.  Dean Koontz - Odd Apocalypse 
3. Jodi Picoult - Lone Wolf 
4.  Ken Follett - Winter of the World 
5.  James Patterson – Zoo 
6.  James Stevens - Opening Moves 
7.  George R. R. Martin - Song of Ice and Fire Series 
8.  Jay Kristoff – Stormdancer  
9. Sandra Brown - Low Pressure. 

That’s if I can squeeze them in between book review requests!  What about you, what’s on your list?

Favorite Concert

Today blog challenge prompt is to

Write about your favorite play or concert you've attended. 

6 years ago now I got to go to the York Fair in York PA to see Larry the Cable Guy live. It was really amazing! He is one of my favorite comedians hands down!

My Favorite Thing About Autumn

My favorite thing about the Autumn months are numerous...

I like the cooler, but not yet freezing, change in weather because I like shopping for pretties like these...

I love the change of the color of the leaves...we live in a rural mountainous area so we get some absolutely gorgeous scenery up here

And I love October! It's our favorite month here. The boys get to go pumpkin picking and do the carving with daddy and then at the end of the month they get to dress up and get candy!

Autumn Blog Challenge

I'm doing the Autumn Blog Challennge because I needed some ideas and motivation to get this blog up and running and more active. I started this blog because I needed a space to be able to talk about my life with Fibromyalgia. I want this to be a fun and interesting blog also though, not all frustration and such. So make sure you follow along and see what funny and sometimes snarky things will come out of my mouth lol.

wanna join in?
go to the FB group
Here

10 Things I Love About My Family

The prompt for today was 10 things you love about your significant other (or kids or pets)

So I decided I would list 10 things I love about all of them <3

1. They love me unconditionally

2. They make me laugh

3. They make me smile when i'm sad

4. They take care of me when i'm sick

5. Both boys love to read like i do =]

6. They cook for me

7. My husband is a great involved dad to the boys

8. My husband kisses me and tells me he loves me every single day

9. The boys have each others backs no matter what

10. I love that they are all mine!

A Day in the Life

Today's blog prompt was A typical "day in the life" post

A typical day for me...

wake up about 8

MAKE COFFEE

if its a day that my 7 yr old has in home services he usually comes from 9-12

I use that time to catch up on blog stuff, fb posts and banking stuff

lunch is between 12-1

i make any phone calls i need too while they go outside to play after lunch

cleaning...laundry, dishes vacuuming and so on and so forth

take something out of the freezer for dinner

make dinner

eat

bath

bedtime...which takes FOREVER with my boys lol

then when they FINALLY fall asleep i get to relax and maybe catch up on my shows i missed lol

I lead a pretty boring life except for my blogging lol most days if you ask me what im doing the reply you will get is either cleaning, reading or doing something for my blogs =]

Favorite Movie

This is part of a Summer Blog Challenge Im part of on FB =]

Today's question is what is your favorite movie?

Labyrinth!!!

Hands down didn't even have to think about it LOL And can you blame me? I mean look at him!! This was definitely during his yummy stage =] I don't know what it is about this movie, except David Bowie of course, but from the first time I watched it I've been absolutely ADDICTED! I think the make up and effects were so amazing and cutting edge for movies at that time. I still watch this movie every chance I get and my 7 yr old and 4 yr old boys love it too. Thank goodness its on Netflix right now lol I literally wore out the dvd of it that I bought a few years ago =]