Was this confusing? These were all "I nevers...meaning things I've never done or that have never happened. If one of them is false, it means it DID happen, lol. Just wanted to clarify. So the answer is:
9. Been struck by lightening
Now this is an interesting little tidbit. Every time I highlight my hair, I am struck (or experience) a bit of "lightening." Because of the typo, this truly makes this statement false in a riddle sort of way. Because I've had my hair lightened many a time. I love a good riddle. Don't you?
I've also experienced a bit of "lightning" too. Maybe not a direct hit, but one that crackled very near. Close enough to zap me as it traveled down my umbrella. There was a spark, the zap that was stronger than static electricity, and I let go of the umbrella.
It's a double whammy. Number 9, typo and all, is false. Twice.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Quotes from today
"I let my tummy do the talking." (El, recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease)
"I just ate hot wings, off the bone, yikes!" (Sarabeth, who won't touch or even look at chicken with bones in it.)
"I just ate hot wings, off the bone, yikes!" (Sarabeth, who won't touch or even look at chicken with bones in it.)
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Tuesday Truths
I've Never....
1. Eaten sushi
2. Played the viola
3. Gone skydiving
4. Gotten a brainfreeze
5. Watched the show "Lost"
6. Said the word _art (begins with an f)
7. Been given a speeding ticket
8. Eaten a chocolate covered grasshopper
9. Been struck by lightening
10. Enjoyed a peanut butter & jelly sandwich
(All but one of these is true.)
1. Eaten sushi
2. Played the viola
3. Gone skydiving
4. Gotten a brainfreeze
5. Watched the show "Lost"
6. Said the word _art (begins with an f)
7. Been given a speeding ticket
8. Eaten a chocolate covered grasshopper
9. Been struck by lightening
10. Enjoyed a peanut butter & jelly sandwich
(All but one of these is true.)
Satisfying Saturday
Yesterday, after a late night (still working on that post) I got up late. After making a mental list of all I needed to do on Saturday, the phone rang. Christina & Ethan had an extra ticket to the circus. Would I like to drive down?
You don't have to ask me twice.
(I posted a few more pics on Ethan's blog.)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
Because I Take My Alcohol Seriously
I shared with you that Michael and I went to North Carolina & to the beach on Bald Head Island. But did I mention critters? Not the cute fuzzy ones. The kind that bite and make you itch?
I first noticed what appeared to be mosquito bites. Each day I had a few more. I found 2 on my face on the plane ride home. I couldn't wait until I got home and could sleep in my own bed. But the next day, and the day after, I had new bites. So I did what any of you would have done. I got on the internet.
I searched for words like scabies, ticks, bedbugs, sea lice...anything that could possibly explain the red, itchy welts. I didn't like the things I read. Paranoia seeped into my being. I began cleaning like crazy, but I couldn't figure out why I was the only with spots. Michael and I sleep in the same bed, just as we did on vacation.
It didn't matter. I was determined to make sure no critters came home with me. In addition to Bendadryl gel and Cortisone cream, I began rubbing my spots with alcohol. I ran out of alcohol, so made a quick trip to the store. Once there, I grabbed a bottle and was about to leave when I noticed this:
I first noticed what appeared to be mosquito bites. Each day I had a few more. I found 2 on my face on the plane ride home. I couldn't wait until I got home and could sleep in my own bed. But the next day, and the day after, I had new bites. So I did what any of you would have done. I got on the internet.
I searched for words like scabies, ticks, bedbugs, sea lice...anything that could possibly explain the red, itchy welts. I didn't like the things I read. Paranoia seeped into my being. I began cleaning like crazy, but I couldn't figure out why I was the only with spots. Michael and I sleep in the same bed, just as we did on vacation.
It didn't matter. I was determined to make sure no critters came home with me. In addition to Bendadryl gel and Cortisone cream, I began rubbing my spots with alcohol. I ran out of alcohol, so made a quick trip to the store. Once there, I grabbed a bottle and was about to leave when I noticed this:
I've always bought 70% Isopropyl alcohol. But wow, 91%!? More is always better, right? I snatched up both kinds of rubbing alcohol and brought them home.
I also decided to wash all of my clothes. I don't normally mix whites with colors or darks, but I did. Afterall, they were MY clothes. It turned out to be a small load, so at the last second, I threw in 1 shirt and pair of jeans that belonged to another family member. They'd be fine. And they were fine. It was my clothes that weren't. Who puts an ink pen in their pocket???
It went right through the wash and straight into the dryer-where I didn't notice. But when I pulled the clothes out of the dryer, including 2 new shirts, boy were they decorated prettily with indigo blue ink. Ugh!
I was so happy that I'd bought two new bottles of alcohol, especially that 91%. These are the spots:
I poured a bit of the alcohol and look at that ink dissolve. (And this is a week later when I got around to it.)
Would you look at that?! It's like a miracle.
A close up of the bigger spot:
I did use half a bottle. Like I said, I take my alcohol seriously.
My bites are gone. And so is the ink. I love alcohol.
I also decided to wash all of my clothes. I don't normally mix whites with colors or darks, but I did. Afterall, they were MY clothes. It turned out to be a small load, so at the last second, I threw in 1 shirt and pair of jeans that belonged to another family member. They'd be fine. And they were fine. It was my clothes that weren't. Who puts an ink pen in their pocket???
It went right through the wash and straight into the dryer-where I didn't notice. But when I pulled the clothes out of the dryer, including 2 new shirts, boy were they decorated prettily with indigo blue ink. Ugh!
I was so happy that I'd bought two new bottles of alcohol, especially that 91%. These are the spots:
I poured a bit of the alcohol and look at that ink dissolve. (And this is a week later when I got around to it.)
Would you look at that?! It's like a miracle.
A close up of the bigger spot:
I did use half a bottle. Like I said, I take my alcohol seriously.
My bites are gone. And so is the ink. I love alcohol.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
6 Truths No Lies/UPDATED
Hi Mom! We’ve hijacked your blog. Surprise!
As your children we so thoroughly enjoyed being stumped by your truths that we figured you would enjoy a good stumping in return.
6 kids and 6 truths that have, until this point, remained secret
Some of them are funny, some of them are naughty but all of them are incidents that you don’t know about…which if you know anything about yourself; it’s pretty hard to keep a secret from you.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to correctly match each kid to his/her secret truth.
Your prize: the satisfaction of being right…again…like always…
1. When I was 16 I was pulled over for going 15+ mph over the speed limit after curfew and talked my way into a written warning.
2. After being involuntarily placed in the back of a cop’s car I was able to talk my way out of it.
3. I got suspended from school for skipping class and talked the administration into letting me sign the parent notification form.
4. I was handcuffed by cops when they broke up an underage drinking party but talked my way out of it by fabricating a bogus medical condition.
5. I violated numerous traffic laws when I drove the wrong way on a street and in the process damaged one of your vehicles to the point of needing repair.
6. When I was 16 I snuck two six packs of Smirnoff Ice into my bedroom and drank them by myself.
THIS WAS NOT WRITTEN BY JOANNE (LIVE4TRUTH) BUT BY HER CHILDREN
Christina, Christopher, Lauren, Elisabeth, Sarabeth, Hilary
(Elisabeth's comment in revealing the answers:WELL! Mom you didn't do very well, but, you and dad tied for first place with 2 correct answers. But I guess you have waited long enough, here are the correct answers:
1. Hilary
2. Lauren
3. Christina
4. Elisabeth
5. Sarabeth
6. Christopher
The good news is, none of us got in trouble for these incidents..
Hahahahaha We love you :))
Originally posted 6/2/09 8:07 p.m.
As your children we so thoroughly enjoyed being stumped by your truths that we figured you would enjoy a good stumping in return.
6 kids and 6 truths that have, until this point, remained secret
Some of them are funny, some of them are naughty but all of them are incidents that you don’t know about…which if you know anything about yourself; it’s pretty hard to keep a secret from you.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to correctly match each kid to his/her secret truth.
Your prize: the satisfaction of being right…again…like always…
1. When I was 16 I was pulled over for going 15+ mph over the speed limit after curfew and talked my way into a written warning.
2. After being involuntarily placed in the back of a cop’s car I was able to talk my way out of it.
3. I got suspended from school for skipping class and talked the administration into letting me sign the parent notification form.
4. I was handcuffed by cops when they broke up an underage drinking party but talked my way out of it by fabricating a bogus medical condition.
5. I violated numerous traffic laws when I drove the wrong way on a street and in the process damaged one of your vehicles to the point of needing repair.
6. When I was 16 I snuck two six packs of Smirnoff Ice into my bedroom and drank them by myself.
THIS WAS NOT WRITTEN BY JOANNE (LIVE4TRUTH) BUT BY HER CHILDREN
Christina, Christopher, Lauren, Elisabeth, Sarabeth, Hilary
(Elisabeth's comment in revealing the answers:WELL! Mom you didn't do very well, but, you and dad tied for first place with 2 correct answers. But I guess you have waited long enough, here are the correct answers:
1. Hilary
2. Lauren
3. Christina
4. Elisabeth
5. Sarabeth
6. Christopher
The good news is, none of us got in trouble for these incidents..
Hahahahaha We love you :))
Originally posted 6/2/09 8:07 p.m.
Friday, June 05, 2009
Mom Wants In On The Action
Okay, these were too good not to post. My mom (grandmother to lots of you) made these comments, and in case you missed them, this is what she had to say:
"Okay, your Dad directed me to your blog about the 9 truths and 1 lie. I had it down to two and one was the lie. I think I would remember if a child of mine came home hurt. But how well do you know your mother?????"
1. I was sitting behind my boyfriend on his motorcycle, when he took off so fast that he left me sitting in the middle of the street.
2. I once jumped off the roof of our garage and hit my head on the clothesline pole and knocked myself out.
3. After attending an all night party I went to sleep in the backseat of a car in a parking garage while my boyfriend was taking a three-hour test for a job.
4. I spun around 360 in my car on the freeway but did no damage to the car.
5. I once had a major toy company steal one of my creative ideas. I found out about it when it was published in a toy trade magazine.
6. After being pulled under the water in the ocean by an undertow, I was washed ashore.
7. I had an out of body experience during childbirth with my fourth child when I stopped breathing.
8. While eating a salad in a restaurant, a worm crawled out of the lettuce.
9. After wearing out the sole of my shoe, I had to stuff newspaper in my shoe to wear them.
10. I once was pulled over by a police office for going too slow on the freeway.
I'm not going to say what I think the answer is right away. I want to hear from others, especially grandkids, what they think is the correct answer. Then I will share my guess (since I do know some that are true for sure.)
"Okay, your Dad directed me to your blog about the 9 truths and 1 lie. I had it down to two and one was the lie. I think I would remember if a child of mine came home hurt. But how well do you know your mother?????"
1. I was sitting behind my boyfriend on his motorcycle, when he took off so fast that he left me sitting in the middle of the street.
2. I once jumped off the roof of our garage and hit my head on the clothesline pole and knocked myself out.
3. After attending an all night party I went to sleep in the backseat of a car in a parking garage while my boyfriend was taking a three-hour test for a job.
4. I spun around 360 in my car on the freeway but did no damage to the car.
5. I once had a major toy company steal one of my creative ideas. I found out about it when it was published in a toy trade magazine.
6. After being pulled under the water in the ocean by an undertow, I was washed ashore.
7. I had an out of body experience during childbirth with my fourth child when I stopped breathing.
8. While eating a salad in a restaurant, a worm crawled out of the lettuce.
9. After wearing out the sole of my shoe, I had to stuff newspaper in my shoe to wear them.
10. I once was pulled over by a police office for going too slow on the freeway.
I'm not going to say what I think the answer is right away. I want to hear from others, especially grandkids, what they think is the correct answer. Then I will share my guess (since I do know some that are true for sure.)
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Thunk Thursday
At the grocery store, on the cereal aisle, I noticed like cereals were not place next to each other. They were sorted by size. I took a picture of a 12.2 oz. box of Apple Jacks on the left, and a 17 oz. box on the right.
Why would I buy the smaller box, when I can buy the bigger box for 40 cents cheaper and get nearly 5 oz. more??? Oh wait, maybe the free camera I can send away for costs more than the free Disney Pal that is already packed inside the box.
I'm going for the cheaper price & the free toy, lol.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
The First Day Of Summer
Thursday May 28th, 2009
I slept in this morning. I was very tired last night, but that didn't keep me from staying up late. After watching the Denver Nuggets lose to the L.A. Lakers, I watched the George Strait special. For those who don't know, while in North Carolina we went to a George Strait concert. Did I mention how much I love George Strait's music?
And then I stayed up later, just because I can. Today is the first day of summer vacation. No getting up at 6:15a.m. to an alarm clock. No lunches to pack. Blissful sleep.
Tuesday June 2, 2009
It doesn't feel like summer. It is 46 degrees outside and raining.
I slept in this morning. I was very tired last night, but that didn't keep me from staying up late. After watching the Denver Nuggets lose to the L.A. Lakers, I watched the George Strait special. For those who don't know, while in North Carolina we went to a George Strait concert. Did I mention how much I love George Strait's music?
And then I stayed up later, just because I can. Today is the first day of summer vacation. No getting up at 6:15a.m. to an alarm clock. No lunches to pack. Blissful sleep.
Tuesday June 2, 2009
It doesn't feel like summer. It is 46 degrees outside and raining.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Creatures of N.C.
Furry Friend
A friendly fellow
Turtles
One armed crabs
Sorry, blurry beatle
This is supposed to be the alligators
But it was cloudy and they didn't come out that day.
When it was good and dark, we went to see bioluminescent plankton. It was the most amazing thing. I've never seen a firefly before, but this is a similar phenomenom. After the waves of water would wash ashore, if you stirred up the sand just a tad, it sparkled like stars.
Some beach finds.
We had a lesson in Poison Ivy & Michael had a run-in with a tick.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Tuesday Truths Revealed
So, the Nuggets lost. Very disappointing loss.
Now for the answer to Tuesday Truths. I threw the winning guesses into a basket and drew out the winning guess. The winner is....Lauren! She was the only one to guess correctly. Congratulations Lauren.
There you have it. My secrets revealed.
Truth Test
For anyone who is still wondering what I lied about in Truth Tuesday, I've decided that I will reveal the false truth tonight. Right after the Nuggets win. So anyone who wants to guess has from now until the end of the game, which begins at 7:00p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
After the game, I will take all of the correct guesses, put them in a basket, and draw out a winning answer. If the Nuggets lose tonight, I won't be in a celebratory mood. So the winner will receive a $5.00 gift card to Starbucks. But if they win, I will make it a $10.00 card. I said only U.S. residents could win, but Lauren mentioned she has a Starbucks near her. I just am not sure whether or not they would take a gift card.
So see you all later tonight if you are interested.
After the game, I will take all of the correct guesses, put them in a basket, and draw out a winning answer. If the Nuggets lose tonight, I won't be in a celebratory mood. So the winner will receive a $5.00 gift card to Starbucks. But if they win, I will make it a $10.00 card. I said only U.S. residents could win, but Lauren mentioned she has a Starbucks near her. I just am not sure whether or not they would take a gift card.
So see you all later tonight if you are interested.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Not-so Wordless Wednesday
Michael asked me last night which one of my truths was not true. I laughed as I hadn't thought about whether or not he knew the answer. I'd also considered letting everyone guess and taking all of the right answers, throwing them in the hat, and sending the winner a $5.00 Starbucks gift card. (Provided that person lives in the U.S.)
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Truth Tuesday
I started to write a Monday Musings, but realized it was Tuesday. What can I do for Tuesday? How about Truth Tuesday? Just for fun, I'm going to list ten truths and 1 untruth. See if you can figure out which one is not true.
1. Growing up, I was painfully shy.
2. I've never shoplifted.
3. I had a pet boa constrictor snake and carried him around in my shirt pocket until he got too big.
4. On a first date with this guy, I stepped off a curb, and fell face down in a parking lot, scraping the skin off of my nose. The guy was laughing so hard, he didn't even help me up. And I was dumb enough to go out with him again.
5. In junior high, I set a school trash can on fire.
6. One of my kids was born with a knot in her umbilical cord.
7. I've walked naked on the beach before.
8. I don't have a favorite child, even if my kids think I do.
9. In high school, I asked my boyfriend if I could hold the keys to his Camaro. My girlfriend and I drove it to McDonald's for lunch, even though she couldn't drive a stick and I didn't have a license. I shifted while she worked the clutch. That boy must have trusted me.
10. I've fallen asleep at the movie theater before. Okay, more than once.
11. I love escargot, but haven't eaten it in almost 30 years.
1. Growing up, I was painfully shy.
2. I've never shoplifted.
3. I had a pet boa constrictor snake and carried him around in my shirt pocket until he got too big.
4. On a first date with this guy, I stepped off a curb, and fell face down in a parking lot, scraping the skin off of my nose. The guy was laughing so hard, he didn't even help me up. And I was dumb enough to go out with him again.
5. In junior high, I set a school trash can on fire.
6. One of my kids was born with a knot in her umbilical cord.
7. I've walked naked on the beach before.
8. I don't have a favorite child, even if my kids think I do.
9. In high school, I asked my boyfriend if I could hold the keys to his Camaro. My girlfriend and I drove it to McDonald's for lunch, even though she couldn't drive a stick and I didn't have a license. I shifted while she worked the clutch. That boy must have trusted me.
10. I've fallen asleep at the movie theater before. Okay, more than once.
11. I love escargot, but haven't eaten it in almost 30 years.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Thunk Thursday
While driving through North Carolina, we passed a gas station/convenience market. We laughed when we noticed their sign:
Yum! Worms with my coffee please.
Yum! Worms with my coffee please.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Reflections
Here I sit, soaring through the night sky. The droning engine roar dulls the lively banter of the passengers in the row behind me. But not enough. I pull out my ipod, close my eyes, and reflect on this past week. The music soothes and I drift back over the events and places I've experienced. I lived the life of someone else for 7 days, an unfamiliar journey.
We boarded a similar plane back in Denver last Monday. After a brief stopover in Atlanta, Georgia, we landed in Charlotte, North Carolina for my first trip to the East Coast.
At this moment, Brad Paisley's song "Better Than This" sings in my ears. I find it amusing. A group of men sitting around enjoying the moment and proclaiming, "it don't get better than this." He responds, "it could get better than this." But adds outlandish, impossible scenarios to point out the only way to improve their experience. Pretty much sums up my time in North Carolina. I'd be hard pressed for it to have been any better.
I'm not sure I'm ready to go back to my life. The last meal I prepared was 154 hours ago. Cooking meals is a part of my life, but that seems so far away.
I am laughing now. My ipod is set to shuffle. Brad Paisley again, "I'd like to check you for ticks." I wasn't sure this was a real thing. Seriously. But while on Bald Head Island, after an adventure in the woods, our brother-in-law was teasing us about checking for ticks. Or so I thought. A few minutes after returning to the condo, Michael found a real live tick on his leg. It wasn't the highlight of our trip, lol. Here is Old Baldy himself:
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
Christina & Ethan at the Autism Walk
(I haven't seen Ethan for a few weeks. He looks so tall.)
Apparently I don't know the meaning of wordless post.
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