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I swear this year I can't seem to get it together long enough to get any of the memes done. Of course right now I am not online much since my laptop is still down. I am very frustrated with the company I ordered the replacement cord with. I get the cord and the connection where the 2 piece plug into the adapter doesn't fit right and its not charging my laptop at all so I email the company and tell them the piece that goes from the wall to the adapter doesn't fit right so they send a long email back basically saying they are sending me a replacement part. At this point in the I admit I did not notice they said they were sending a 2 plug cord for the adapter, I just see they are sending a replacement. I get the replacement and it doesn't fit at all. I needed a 3 prong replacement. The piece they sent would have fit my original laptop cord but it wasn't the part that was bad on my old cord so it did me no good. I email to tell them it doesn't fit and how I needed a 3 prong adapter. At which point they point out rather rudely that the email had said they were sending the 2 plug cord and if I want a replacement I have to pay shipping this time.  Naturally I get mad and tell them I am not paying shipping, its not my fault they have no clue what cord they sent me and that basically I just want to return all this crap and get my money back. So they shoot an email back going on about which of the different 3 prong cords do I need and don't mention shipping but honestly I am just tired of fooling with them and want to complain to Amazon about it.  Ok done ranting now :)

QUESTIONS

1. Do you prefer to drive or be driven?
2. What's your favorite kind of jam, jelly, or preserve?
3. Do you have any special plans for this spring or summer?
4. Lots of folks are becoming aware of issues with food. There are many articles, books, and movies on topics like allergies, GMO, pesticide use, bad or no labeling, over processed foods, foods from other countries that may not have high standards, and many more topics. What concerns you the most? If nothing concerns you, have a cookie and skip to the next question.
5. Do you use nail polish often? Finger nails, piggies, or both?

ANSWERS

 1. I like driving and I prefer to drive mostly because I have trust issues and don't like other peoples driving. My ex was an alcoholic who didn't allow me to have a license and I had no choice but to ride with him and he managed to wreck about every year we were married. 

2. I love strawberry jam, love blackberry jam but it has to have the seeds, I don't get why anyone wouldn't want the seeds, to me thats jelly not jam and I really like Concord grape jelly. 

3. Well today we are going morel hunting. And really my only big plan seems to be planting my tomato plants.

4. chemicals and all the additives. I wish I had the space and equip to grow all my own produce. I would grow what we can eat and can a lot so we wouldn't have to buy all that stuff that seems to keep being recalled. 

5. I love to paint my finger nails but can't manage to reach my toes due to some health issues. I like my toes planted but since I hate the shape of my toes it doesn't really matter. My fingernails I paint all the time as a matter of fact I won some beautiful polishes yesterday.

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Here I am squeeking in at the last minute again. I just can't seem to get it in gear lately plus I am annoyed with Blogger. Even though I am grateful for the site since its free and you can't beat free, there has been an issue for over a week and everyone has complained. I can't update my links list where I list my wins and I have won a lot of neat stuff lately and I cant add the wins. You would think considering the thousands of complaints on the forum it would be fixed by now, looks like they could undo whatever it was they did or do a backup or something. Anyway here are todays q & a.

Questions

1. What did you do for Easter?
2. How bad were you with candy or treats? (On a scale of 1-10. 1 being good, 10 being sugared up)
3. What's one of the first things you'd like to do when you have consistent spring temperatures?
4. How are you at gift buying? 
5. Do you have an projects in mind for the month of April?

Answers

1. Went to church, had dinner with a friend, opened our baskets.

2. not bad only a couple pieces in  my basket. , mostly gifts

3. Fling open the windows and start cleaning. I hate the old musty smell from the house being shut up all winter.

4. Pretty well. I always have a box of gifts for emergencies that I bought on clearance and I usually am pretty good at matching personalities to gifts.

5. Job hunting still. I am praying for something to happen soon. Oh and we are going to NC this coming weekend so I will be able to see my aunt who has been so sick and is finally on her way to recovery.

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I almost missed the hop today and here one of the questions was my suggestion :). Its been a pretty sad day here so I am surfing to get my mind off it.

BTW I just signed up my blog on the bloglovin program since Google is supposed to do away with google friends connect. I would appreciate if you would follow my blog on there. Thanks very much.

Questions

1. Melanie asks "What kinds of seafood have you tried and liked? What is the most unique seafood you've eaten?
2. Anne says, "An unforgettable holiday moment is_____________________. (She's on the other side of that BIG pond. I believe a holiday is a vacation on this side. )
3. Arlene wants to know, "When was the last time you tried something new?"
4. Becky asks, "Who or what inspires you?"
5. Madonna wants to know," How did you chose the names of your children. Wendell adds,"If you don't have kids, how do you choose pet names?"

Answers 

1. I love a lot of different seafood. It would be easier to list what I don't like. I think my favorites though are crab legs and shrimp.

2. Florida 1997 we were at Disneyworld for the 25th anniversary year. We made the mistake of going on Christmas Eve. The park was closed to capacity within 20 minutes of opening. All the rides had lines of at least an hour long. There was a cold snap and we all about froze because we didn't take coats. But the castle was decorated up like a cake and was adorable. This is a terrible picture. I wish they would have have sold post cards with the castle as a cake but all the cards only showed the original castle.  For some reason everyone hated the castle like that but I just loved it. Guess I am just a tacky person :)

3. I try a new recipe at least weekly and Pinterest is great for helping me find them.

4. Every day Jesus inspires me. I try to grow more like Him daily. Doesn't feel like I am getting there but I am trying at least.

5. I wanted to name my oldest Amber Renee but my ex hated that name (I named my german shepherd that instead) so I had a friend who had always said if she had a daughter she was naming her Amanda after the Waylon Jennings song. It turned out that my friend couldn't have children so I named my daughter in her honor.  My youngest was named after my ex's boss' daughter. Honestly I think my ex had a thing for her but thats ancient history.

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QUESTIONS

1. Beth asks:What's your favorite movie of all times? The one you've seen multiple times.
2. Clairity says: Name three things that are permanent residents in your handbag or purse.
3. Red asks: What's the best way to your heart?
4. Mamaw wants to know: Do you like going to yard sales?
5. Cathy says: If you could slide down a rainbow, what do you think you'd find on the other side?

ANSWERS 

1. Fireproof is one of my all time favorites. I just love that movie. I could watch it daily. 

2. Reading glasses, mints, and a pen. 

3. Being a Christian, dependable and trustworthy. 

4. I love yard sales but I am not a negotiator so I don't haggle. I keep wanting to get back in the habit of going on Saturdays but they slip by me too fast.

5. the home of the Leprechauns in a magic clover world with gold pieces all around.

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Barely made it here again ;). They came and got my car got today to put the whole engine in. I am hoping it goes fast. I am tired of being home all the time. I need to get out and find a job. I got one of the prizes that I won by UPS today, the calcium chews I won here.  We are supposed to have another snow storm overnight into tomorrow. I am so tired of snow even though its beautiful.. 

QUESTIONS

1. Who has the most outgoing personality in your family?
2. How did you name your blog?
3. What's your favorite topping for ice cream?
4. Tell me about someone you know who would make a wonderful character for a book. Oops- please.
5. Please tell me up to three questions that you think I should ask on future farmhouse chats.

ANSWERS

1. That would probably be my youngest daughter. She talks to everyone and seems to know everyone. She just has that personality. I don't know where she gets it from. Her dad was completely antisocial and I appear very outgoing but I am actually really shy. I just make myself be outgoing because its easier than standing there not talking to anyone. 

2. My blog has changed names a couple times. This name really came about because of my love for all things butterfly and my dream of homesteading. If I ever manage a homestead, I shall call it Butterfly Acres :)

3. Lordy, I just love ice cream for its own sake. Although I do love caramel or strawberry sauce on it. Sometimes I sprinkle Nestle Quik on it, thats pretty good too. Its really had to go wrong when you start with ice cream lol.

4. My oldest daughter. I can honestly see her as the star of a book. She has a healthy self esteem and likes to think the world revolves around her :)

5. oh dear, I haven't been a follower that long so I don't know and I don't want to repeat. 

     A. Do you have an old family favorite recipe and what is the story behind it.

     B. How did you choose the names of your children

     C. What did you love most about school. 

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I think its been 3 weeks since I last participated, it seems like once you miss you get lost for a while.  Its a cold rainy day here in southern WV.  The mail only brought a sample for some Pantene Age Defy shampoo and conditioner plus a coupon on the same. Who knew your hair suffered from aging too.

QUESTIONS 1. Is there a room in your home that you'd like to redecorate or remodel? 2. Did you watch the Oscars? 3. How many pair of blue jeans do you own? 4. What was your favorite toy as a child? 5. If you could visit a country in Europe, which would you choose?  

ANSWERS 

1. My whole house needs remodeled but I am waiting to start until I get it rewired., No sense putting in walls then having to cut around them to rewire. 

2. Nope, I don't really watch tv or movies much so not real big on the Oscars. I doubt I watched a single movie last year that was nominated for anything.

3.  Probably 10 or so. At one point I lived in blue jeans but sadly most jobs require business casual anymore. 

4. I really only had a couple of toys as a child and my favorite was a stuffed Winnie the Pooh. I still have him in my bedroom today. 

5. Ireland. I have always wanted to go there and see the green, the stones and hear the people. My ancestors are from there so that might explain the pull. But I would also like to do the whole back pack around Europe and see everywhere but if I can only go to one place then it would be Ireland.

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Well its already the last Tuesday of January. How does time seem to go so fast. Todays mail brought sample of tums and nectresse. I have been wanting to try that sugar since they claim its all natural.

1. Have you ever been on a boat? (Motor boat, sail boat, cruise ship, ark, or Good Ship Lollipop).
 My uncle years ago used to own a motor boat and we would go out onto the Atlantic and fish. I loved it and still remember it today. And once time while in Florida we went out on a gambling boat. Its really interesting if you are in Florida in the winter time, they used to (not sure if they still do) let you go on the boats for free, They were day trips out on the ocean. I guess they figured all the money you spent gambling would pay for the trip. Every 2 hours they put out food on all the different levels, it was a different theme on each level. The locals went just for a day trip out on the ocean. They had singers, magic shows and you could see the dolphins from up top or lay out.

2. Do you need an alarm to wake up in the morning, or do you wake up naturally? If you have an alarm, tell us what type.
When I am working, I wake up naturally about 5 minutes before the alarm all the time. I still set the alarm because I am always afraid I will oversleep. Currently I don't have an alarm clock so I have been using the one on my cell phone.

 3. Have you ever had a yard sale?
yes but right now where I live doesn't allow yard sales.

4.  Do you like kitchen gadgets? What are some of your favorite?
I am not really a gadget person. I am more a traditional person and basically use the same stuff my grandmother used in her kitchen.

5.  Do you read labels at the grocery store?
Sometimes, depending on the product. I will look at calorie.

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I am asking a favor of everyone this week. I entered my little dog in a contest on Facebook and would really appreciate it if you have a Facebook account and would vote for her.  Also I am going to see about a job today. Its an office assistant position at the local senior center here. I really think I would be good at this. I have the office skills and years ago I used to sit with elderly ladies. Growing up I used to visit all the little old women in my neighborhood on a daily basis. I probably spent more time with then kids my age. My grandmother raised me so thats probably why. This job is in walking distance to my house and without a car I need that until I can get a new motor for my car. Plus it would be so awesome for my new healthy lifestyle.  I want want want this job. Please say a prayer that God will give me favor and bless me with this job. Ok, on to the chat.

1. Do you eat eggs? What is your favorite way to serve them?  
I love eggs and eat them about any way you cook them except restaurant style omelet. I have to have my omelets cooked on both sides. 

2. Do you have a favorite item that you really like having around? (a pillow, a chair, a sweater, a teddy bear, etc.)
Around as in I have to carry it with me, no. Around as in the house then I have a Pooh Bear from when I was a little girl that I always have with me, yes.

3. Is most of the furniture in your home dark wood, light wood, painted, lacquered, or distressed?
mix of light wood and painted. I don't like darks.

4. Please fill in the rest of this sentence. "I could write a book about____________."
I don't know. I actually want to write a book and years ago someone told me that she had a vision I would write a book but so far no luck.  Based on life, I would say I could write a book on who not to date. 

5. If money and calendar/family obligations weren't an issue, would you prefer to spend next weekend at a Bed and Breakfast, a posh hotel, a cabin in the woods, or on a sailboat on a calm body of water? I guess the last thing, the sailboat, would have to be someplace warm. :) (It's 30+ degrees here.) 
A posh hotel with a heated indoor pool.  (its 11 degrees here and its so cold even in the house) 

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Boy this year is flying by already, I can't believe today is the 15th. I have been 2 days behind on everything for a week now. I figured I had better get over and do my chat  now before I forgot :).

1. What was your favorite game as a child?  
I always loved to play Red Rover and we played a lot of jump rope games. Then when I was in 5th grade I discovered a game called 4 square. I rocked at that game so that was probably my favorite. 

2.  Have you ever had your own business? (home business, a shop, Etsy, lemon-aid stand, etc)
 I used to sell Avon and I really enjoyed that. I would walk door to door around the community and visit with people while taking their orders. Now days its not safe around here to go door to door and there are so many people selling Avon its not worth doing. I dream of one day owning my own used book store. Thats always been the job of my dreams but since I am not actively doing anything towards it can't see it happening. Maybe that will be on my goal list for next year.

3. How's your spelling?
Fairly decent. I sometimes have words wrong because I don't wear glasses but apparently need them so I can't see what I have typed sometimes :). I always catch misspelled words that are in a book or article. My brain stops and I have to force myself to get past it. My college English class, the teacher offered extra credit if you brought in articles or books with typos, I already had an A but I had more extra credit than anyone. I even sometimes msg web sites about words. It drives me insane and now you know one of my pet peeves. Spelling is why I can't be part of online dating. Most of the guys who I am sure are really great guys can't spell worth a darn and at that point its all I have to go on. haha. 

4. How are you about going to the dentist?
 I am a real baby. I hate pain, I hate the smell of Novacaine. It all started when I was in 6th grade and had some teeth to abscess. My mother wasn't a great parent and finally broke down and took me to the dentist because my stepdad said I was keeping him awake at night crying. We had really good insurance and the dentist talked her into root canals instead of pulling them. The teeth didn't even have sides for the most part and should have been pulled. The infections were so bad it took almost 6 months to get each root canal. I would be on antibotics, then he will work until he hit more infection, more antibotics and so forth. That started my hate relationship with dentists even though I have had a couple since then that were wonderful I still get a sick feeling in my stomach when its time to go back.

5. Do you enjoy board games?
 Love them. We own probably 10-15 games now. I come from a gaming family although it was mostly cards but still I love about any game. I can't tell you the number of versions of  Trivial Pursuit we own. Love Monopoly, Racko, Sorry etc. The only one that I never really liked was Scrabble and thats probably because it was so time consuming. 

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I spent most of yesterday in bed so didn't get my chat done. I had a real bad headache all day and no pain meds were working. I am hoping it was just a headache and nothing else since the flu is going around but I still feel crappy today and my tummy hurts so I am thinking its some form of bug :( Oh well onto the chat.

1. What's your favorite thing to have in hot cocoa/ hot chocolate?
 I love hot chocolate in about any form so I really don't have a favorite. I like it with marshmallows, cinnamon, creamer or just plain. My grandbabies love homemade hot chocolate best.

2. Did you have a white Christmas? Have you had snow since then?




We had snow on the ground for a snow a couple days before and it has sprinkled snow a couple times since than but nothing on the ground now. Its actually 50 degrees and raining today. I am glad. I love to see the snow on the trees and grounds plus as its falling but I hate being cold. I have enjoyed the snow more this year than any other year in a long time, mostly because I am not working so when its pouring snow and the roads are slick I don't have to drive on it. 

3.Have you been looking over seed catalogs? If this doesn't apply, what kind of catalogs do you like to leaf through?
Not yet but I have ordered a couple already so I can start looking. I am so looking forward to spring. This will be my first spring in this trailer and I want to do some landscaping plus I would like to plant a little garden. All my life I have had dreams of owning a farm and living off the land and planting a little garden and canning from it makes me feel more in line with my dreams. 


4. Gas stove or electric?
Right now I actually have no stove. We took out the old gas stove and I was going to convert to electric since the stove is the only thing gas in the house but after the first power outage and no way to cook nor any heat I decided to put in another gas stove. I actually prefer to cook with gas anyway and in an emergency we can still cook and use the oven for heat if need be.

5. What's new or interesting? 
Not much since I still have no car or job so I don't hardly leave the house. But I did have a wonderful weekend, a former coworker took me to lunch at Bob Evans. We laughed and talked. It is so great to connect with old friends. Thankfully I have always had great coworkers for the most part and am still friends with them. probably 25% of my facebook friends are former coworkers or bosses.

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Happy New Years everyone. I pray that God richly blesses you this year and you allow Him to guide your steps. I am glad that 2013 is here even though a small part of me is sad. This will be the first year that my brother isn't in and I hate that part of it. I think God has wonderful things in store for me this year so I am just holding onto that promise.

Well its time for the first chat of the year.

1. Do you make New Years resolutions?

I always have and probably always will. One of our traditions is to write them out and put a copy in with the Christmas decorations as we box them up on New Year's Day so that we can look over them again when we take the decorations out at the end of the year.  I even blogged my resolutions already for the year.


2. What do you hope to accomplish this year?

I am hoping to get the trailer mostly remodeled, lose weight naturally and live each day as happy as possible.

3. Tell me about your favorite place to think, create, or just relax.

Any place that is near water. I love to go alongside a stream or a lake. Even as a child, if I was upset I would run to the creek. Something about water has always soothed me . This is one of our local rivers. I really love waterfalls. 

4. Are you a fan of old movies? (Like the ones that were originally black and white.)

I love some of the classics such as Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. I like a few of the Hitchcock movies also. And of course Its a Wonderful Life. Oh and I love love love all the old Shirley Temple movies, I also love Sonja Henie movies. I used to watch them when I was a child but you never see them on TV anymore. Apparently I am a bigger fan than I thought because when I first saw the question I didn't think I was.

 5. Tell me something that made you happy since our last porch visit. If you're new to the chats, tell me something good that has happened to you lately.
The fact that its a new year has thrilled me to no end. I can't wait to see the promise of this year fulfilled. I also found a board on Pinterest that is full of country wedding ideas and shared it with a friend who is wanting a country wedding. It made her so happy and its always a good feeling to bring happiness to someone else.

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  QUESTIONS

1. What would you like to see under your Christmas tree?
2. What is your best color for clothes?
3. Tell me your favorite kind of cookie.
4. What's in the middle of your dining table right now? (flowers, a lazy susan with condiments, Christmas decorations...)
5. Please help me spread Christmas cheer to my buddy, Wendell. Please a wish for him here. :)

Answers:
1. not what but a who :). I have been alone for quite a while now so I would like God to send me a life partner. I feel in my bones that 2013 is going to be the year.

2. I have a preference for browns and blacks but I have been adding a lot of purple because most people say I look best in it. So now when I am buying I am trying to remember that and go with it.

3. My favorite cookies are white chocolate Macadamia cookies. I can remember the first time I ever had them. I was doing a summer internship for a large natural gas company and once a month we had staff meetings. They brought in box lunches from Schlotzsky Deli. It was the first time I had ever heard of them. They made terrific sandwiches and awesome cookies :). (big girls remember good food)

4. I am in the remodeling process and so as a result I don't have a dining table. I have put off buying one because we have to completely gut the kitchen and I don't want to have to move furniture out of the way.  But normally when I have a table there are usually flowers of some sort in the center. I love fabric tableclothes and places mats on the table also.

5. My wish for Wendell is a stocking full of carrots, apples and other yummy crunchy things.

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Its only been a week and I nearly forgot to do this week's meme. I have been so busy the past 2 days making candy. My daughter and I made 2 pans of peanut butter fudge, 1 chocolate fudge, 1 dreamsicle fudge, a pan of oreo balls and 2 pans of mint patties. We didn't have a lot of money for presents so we made up bowls of candy and gave them to neighbors and some of my closest friends.

Questions

1. What's your favorite ornament on your tree? If you have no Christmas tree, please tell me about something pretty in your home that you enjoy.
2. What do you do when a telemarketer calls?
3. What was the last kind of candy you had? Admit it- you had one tiny little bite. We understand:)
4. Do you send out Christmas cards? If not applicable- do you use snail mail?
5. Please finish this. I sometimes wonder___________________________.

1.  What's your favorite ornament on your tree? If you have no Christmas tree, please tell me about something pretty in your home that you enjoy.
 I am sure I have posted this a few times but my favorite ornament is a little silver ball that sings like a bird. ( I wrote about it and posted a little video on this page. ) I love that little singing ball and its so funny watching the cats try to figure out where the sound is coming from and the dog runs around barking at the tree).

2. What do you do when a telemarketer calls? Ususally I try to jump in real fast and tell them politely I am not interested and hang up.

3. What was the last kind of candy you had? Admit it- you had one tiny little bite. We understand:)  Some of the homemade mint patties we made today.  They are awesome and taste just like a york patty.

4. Do you send out Christmas cards? If not applicable- do you use snail mail?  I have always hand delivered cards to the people at the church but mailing cards is a tough one for me. I am doing a little better this year. I had my daughter write the addresses and immediately I sent them out.  I had a mini breakdown several years ago and ever since paperwork has been my downfall. I just can't seem to force myself to deal with it. I pay all my bills online for this reason.

5. Please finish this. I sometimes wonder___________________________.
It probably comes from watching too much It's a Wonderful Life but I have always wondered how my life would have been different if I had just made one or 2 different choices. Guess I will never know so I just deal with the here and now but it does still cross my mind.

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Its been ages since I have participated. This is one of my favorite memes but its just been a hard year. I think I have finally came out of the valley though so hoping and praying for better times ahead.

Questions

1. Do you have your tree up yet? If not, when will you put it up? If you don't have a tree, please tell me about another tradition you like.    yes we put our tree up the day after Thanksgiving every year.  We listen to carols and drink eggnog as we decorate. 


 2. What was the best job you ever had? The worst? The best job I ever had was a second shift clerk in a warehouse. I had the greatest supervisor ever. It was the first time in my life someone made me feel capable. David acted like if I couldn't do it then it couldn't be done. Naturally this caused me to strive to constant meet and surpass the companies needs. Its a shame more bosses aren't like David.
My worst job was working as a collection agent for a credit card company. One I hate talking on the phone to strangers and 2, I am not very aggressive and felt bad for all the people. Its so easy to get in a place you find it hard to get out of. 3. The company employed so many people that we were able to cycle through the call list fast. The law said that unless we spoke to the card holder personally, we could keep calling. Once we spoke to the cardholder we couldn't call for another 24 hours. People would feel so harassed because we would sometimes call 7-9 times a day. Plus they even worked Christmas Day. Can you imagine bugging people with collections on Christmas Day.


3. Do you drive around and look at Christmas lights? If not applicable, tell me something you like to look at when you go for a drive.  We used to all the time. But now I have such horrible night vision especially when there are lights that I can't drive anymore. If someone else drives then yes we still go. We love lights and the more like the griswals the better as far as we are concerned.


4. Does your tea kettle have a whistle?  I know this is awful but currently we don't have a tea kettle and we love tea. My daughter wants a tea kettle for Christmas but I lost my job and can't get unemployment so right now thats probably not going to happen.


5. Do you like boots?  I love boots but for the most part I only love the ankle boots. I have fat legs and the ones that come up on the calves don't fit usually and if they do they just make fat little legs look even fatter.  :)

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 I am a day late with this one but I was just feeling drained yesterday. I am off work today because I have to go to the doctor and getting some x-rays done. It was so nice to wake up with the sun today. The past 2 days I have went into work 1.5 hours early to make up some time so I don't have to use so much sick leave.

 What's the last thing you baked? We are currently remodeling so I don't have an oven so I can't exactly recall what the last thing I baked was but I am thinking it was pizza. I love homemade pizza.

 What's your favorite thing about fall? I love the colors of the leaves and harvest time. I love the smell of bonfires and apples. My favorite holiday happens in the fall, Thanksgiving. I love cooking a huge meal and all the family gathers in.

 What's your favorite room in your home? the kitchen. I love to cook and everyone tends to gather in the kitchen and sit around the table. I love trying new recipes and collect cookbooks.

Who handles bill paying in your house? Since I am divorced and its just me then obviously its me, but when I was married I did all the bill paying. We used to fight about that because he wouldn't participate at all and I had all the stress of stretching funds.

Tell whatever you'd like to share with our chatting friends. Oh how wish I didn't have to work outside the home. I would so love to own a farm and live the farm life. I don't mind working, I just hate leaving home. I have always dreamed of living off the land. I love to can. I would have to work out a swap deal of some kind in order to get meat because I get overly attached to animals and couldn't ever have one I had known killed. I even cry when I drive by a dead animal on the road. :)

Chats on the Farmhouse Porch-8-21-12

Its time for another chat on the farmhouse porch. Hope you are having a good week.

1. Are you a list maker? (grocery, to-do, goals, etc.)  I make lists all the time but I am forced to admit that I don't stick to them. I appear to just like making them.
2. Do you have overnight guests often? I don't have extra room in my current residence for guests. I wish I did.
3. Where is your laundry room, or the area that you keep your washer and dryer? Its not a separate area but a section off the hall that is wider than the rest just outside the bathroom.
4. How are you with tools? Power tools? I would probably lose a limb or a digit with power tools. I can't even hit a nail on the head most time. I do own my hand dandy multi ended screwdriver that I use for about everything but thats pretty much all.
5. Tell me something that will make me smile. Please.  Well since you talked about your dog, I will too. My oldest likes the song "I'm sexy and I know it" and she has taught our dog Maxine to dance to it. So now when Maxine hears the music even if its a parody she comes running to do her little dance because she's sexy and she knows it :).  Girl look at that body :)

 

Chats on the Farmhouse Porch-8-15-12

Oh, I found a new meme and thought I would share the questions today. I loved the name of the meme, chats from the farmhouse porch.  I came across it while reading another blog and liked the questions and the blog they come from. I have always wanted to live a farm life. Can't wait to read the whole blog.

1. What was your biggest fear as a child?    
  I always thought there was someone hiding under my bed and was terrified to let my hand hang over the side in case they would grab me.

 2. Who taught you to cook? Betty Crocker, I wasn't allowed in the kitchen growing up except to do dishes so when I got married my ex husband almost starved before I learned to cook. Fortunately if its in a book I can usually do it. I still have that cookbook 28 years later.




3.  Do you have a lot of books in your home? There are probably some small libraries that have fewer books than I do. I have honestly given about 30 boxes of books away in the past 2 years but its just so hard to not have them. Some of them are such good friends that I have to keep them and then I find new ones that are so interesting.

4.  Do you like carrot cake? Patrice says frosting is good on top. If you like that cake, what kind of frosting do you like best? On top? Hmm. I guess you wear it like a hat.  I love carrot cake and it has to have cream cheese icing. Funny story about carrot cake. One year I moved in with my cousin and her girls for a while, it was just a couple days before the youngest's 3rd birthday and I had bought a carrot cake the day I moved in. Taylor thought it was for her birthday and for about 3 years after that she thought all birthday cakes had to have carrots on them.
 
5.  What's did the last funny t-shirt you read say? (It doesn't have to reflect your personal feeling about the topic, just be funny and family friendly.) My sister just posted a picture on facebook of my nephew and his girl friend. His shirt says "I'm right 97% of the time, Who cares about the other 4%", it just hit my funny bone.