Stuff and Nonsense

I have been tagged by Kelli at The Land of Boys. She tagged me with a photo tag. The rules are pretty simple. Go to your picture files. Click on folder number four. Click on the fourth picture. Post it. It's as simple as that.

Like Kelli, I was worried that it wouldn't be good, but here's a shot of Caleb going up for a shot.

Yesterday will not go down in history as my finest day. After hearing the news that my pastor is retiring, and trying to process the info, I heard some other devastating news. I ended up texting my sister, who was sick at home, something flippant about both pieces of info. Turns out she didn't know the second. I'm SUCH an idiot.

Then I got home, and we found Zaccheus running free in the house. We had put him in the playroom behind the gate before we left, so we figured he had somehow climbed over it or through it, or under it. Apparrently, he is quite the Houdini, which makes him, I suppose, the Zucchini. But then we realized that I had left the dog door open, and we already know he can get out of the fence. (the little brat!) So, either he climbed over the gate, and into the kitchen, or he got out of the fence, let himself inside, and closed the door behind himself, or he got out, a neighbor found him, and put him in our unlocked house while we were gone. I hope if the last one is true, which is the most likely, that they didn't do anything yucky while they were here.

Tag, I'm it this time!

Every day, sometimes more than once, I read the blogs of all my bloggy friends. One of those friends, Yvette, who I met over at Tina's blog, tagged me with this meme. I love to read Yvette's babbling blog because she makes me laugh. She doesn't know it, but she and I are very much alike in the bad habits department. I read her answers to that question and smiled, because I could literally copy and paste them and they'd fit me. I won't because that'd be plagiarizing. But thanks to her, I have to think up five OTHER bad habits. But if you go over to her blog and read her answers, you could just imagine they are mine too.


Now on the the meme.....Here are the rules (post these first).


Each player answers questions about themselves.
At the end of the post, tag 5 people by posting their names.
Go to their site/blog and leave a comment telling them they've been tagged.
Invite them to your site/blog so they can read the tagged post.
Let the person who tagged you know when you've completed your tagged post.
Questions:

1. What were you doing 10 years ago?

I actually remember exactly what I was doing ten years ago today. It was my first Mother's Day, and I was taking my newborn daughter home from the hospital. Talk about a great Mother's Day gift! I wanted to stop by the church and show her off on the way home, but I was exhausted, much like today, and I decided to pass on that idea.


2. What are 5 things on your "To Do" list?

A. Lose 100 pounds on The Biggest Loser

B. Win a million dollars on The Amazing Race with my amazing husband

C. Sell everything and become a world traveler

D. Visit every national park in the country.

E. Get up in the morning

3. What are 5 snacks you enjoy?

A. Strawberry and banana slices

B. Tortilla chips and bean dip at Casa Mexicana

C. Ice cream

D. Candy corn and peanuts (tastes like a payday candy bar, I swear!)

E. Pretzels and M&Ms


4. Name some things you would do if you were a millionaire.

A. Give 10% to God

B. Pay off all of our debts

C. Buy my hubby a shiny new sports car

D. Pay my kids' tuition through college

E. Travel the world, including the national parks of America


5. Name some places where you've lived.

A. Illinois

B. Tennessee

C. Still Tennessee

D. Different county in Tennessee



6. Name some bad habits you have.

A. Eating junk food

B. Not being faithful to exercise

C. Starting stuff, and never finishing

D. Yelling at the little people in my house. (that's not copying, is it Yvette?)



7. Name some jobs you've had.

A. Taco maker at Taco Bell. I got promoted to cashier, and then to drive through. They had me there a lot, because the people could understand me through the speaker.

B. Library grunt in college. Checking in and out lots of books, cataloging periodicals, shelving, computer entry when we went from card catalog to computer catalog...

C. Package handler at Federal Express. Took lots of classes and was certified by the FAA as a Dangerous Goods Handler. That's big responsibilities, folks. You can't put certain things near other certain things, or you might blow a plane out of the sky. You have to tie everything down just so, pass the pilot's inspection, and sign a pile of paperwork. And if anything goes wrong, you could face major fines and even jail time. Okay, not really jail time...

C. Bank teller. I was in the middle of having my drawer audited when the masked men came in shooting guns. If they hadn't stole my money that day, I would have been written up for having too much money in my second drawer. Good thing they didn't look in that one! And when the cops came and the bank was counted down, I found two thousand dollars stashed under my tray. You know how easy it would have been to slip it in my pocket, and let them assume it had been stolen in the robbery?? You know I didn't, though.

D. Went back to FedEx after the robbery.

E. Homeschooling my kids. It's a full time job, you know!


8. Name those whom you are tagging.

Kellan
Lorrie
LaDonia
Kristen

Tag, You're it!

Oh, how fun! I've been tagged for the first time by my friend Tina. Somebody likes me! I have never heard of a meme before. Well, that's not entirely true. I have heard the term, and done the action, but didn't know they went together. I am a little behind the times on terminology. Oh well! So here it is.

4 Jobs I've Had:
Taco Maker Supreme ~ Taco Bell
Marian Librarian ~ Crichton College
Dangerous Goods Agent ~ FedEx (not to be confused with Secret Agent. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you!)
Bank teller ~ I quit my day job when four masked men came in shooting up the place and demanding we all get on the floor. The hurtled the counters and robbed the joint, but not before threatening to kill my friends and a little girl who wouldn't stop crying. I went back to FedEx working nights after that.


4 Shows on my TiVo/DVR:
Lost
The Biggest Loser
Survivor
Dr. Phil ~ No more Oprah. She's gone off the deep end.


4 Places I've Been:
New York City (get a rope)
Buckingham Palace (London) The queen was in residence.
Eiffel Tower ~ the view is amazing, even if I am terrified of heights
Disney World ~ it truly IS the happiest place on Earth

4 Favorite Foods:
Mexican
Thanksgiving dinner ~ all of it, from the turkey to the pie
Pot roast with all the trimmin's
Anything chocolate

4 CD's Recently Listened To:
Casting Crowns ~ Altar and the Door
Go Fish ~ Snazzy (fun kids music that doesn't make me bonkers)
Don Francisco ~ The Early Works
Mercy Me ~ Almost There

4 Things You Can Do to Make My Day:
Leave a comment (nice) on my blog
Bring me tea when I don't expect it
Clean my kitchen while I am running errands. Thank you LaDonia!
Send me a baby sitter who comes with an invitation to meet you for lunch at one of my favorite restaurants. Thank you, Shawn! I don't think you can top that one.

4 People I Tag:
LaDonia
Jennifer
Kathryn
Casandra
I'd tag Lorrie, but someone else already got her.