Senior Moments

Y'all. I wasn't kidding when I said life has happened in the nearly three years that I was away from the blogging world. It really has. There've been so many things, many of them being senior moments. And I mean that in a couple of ways. Now, I'm by no means old enough to be having 'senior' moments of the elderly variety, but it seems as though I am having more and more. I forget things. Lots of things. I ache all over. Lots of aches. I indulge in 'old lady' pursuits more and more. However, these are not the senior moments I will write about today.

My babies have grown up.

Lefty graduated high school and moved off to college.

 

Her first job, at the local SnoCone stand.

    

She won numerous awards...Young Person of the Year, Arkansas Scholar, and All-State Cheerleader

She led her cheer squad to Nationals at Disney, separate post soon!

A few college visits

Colors Day Queen

Even did a little modeling

Prom

Graduation

Temporary new home...OBU Frances Crawford Hall

Boo has two months left in her high school senior year.

Last event as a dance team member

Got an adorable new car

Went to prom with her then boyfriend (his prom)

Toured several colleges, accepting many scholarships along the way

Theatre became her main attraction, being named to All-State Cast in performance arts.

Colors Day Court

Senior pics

They are beautiful pieces of me. I can't believe that they are grown already. When I think of them, I picture them as this...

Forever.

You There, Hey You! Yes YOU!!!

have been nominated (just like me, thanks to Carolyn from Perspective) for...

The Liebster Award is given to bloggers who are fairly new to the blogging world with less than 200 followers. The award is then passed along to other bloggers of the same criterion.

The Liebster Award rules: 

• Bloggers nominate other up and coming bloggers (with less than 200 followers) for the award.
• If you receive the Liebster, you must:
• Tell 11 random things about yourself.
• Answer the 11 questions the nominator has asked you.
• Nominate 11 other bloggers and make sure you notify them.

Eleven random factoids:

1. I once committed a minor breaking and entering (I was 4), and was busted by my mom. Funny story, should probably blog about it.
2. In my wildest dreams (okay, probably not my wildest), I wish I was a Coyote...
3. You might as well call me a 'fraidy cat. 
4. My first trip to Disney World (1994) resulted in my watching the famous Mickey Mouse Club rehearse (yes, Britney, Christina, Justin, and JC...less known as members that were there were Keri Russell and hottie Ryan Gosling) 
5. Hubs is the love of my life, my third marriage! 3rd time's a charm
6. The public library was my second home from age 10 til 16. I'm nerdly and I know it.
7. I am a complete germaphobe.
8. There is gravel permanently embedded in my calf from a slide into home plate on a field not completely smoothed before game time 25 years ago.
9. When I was 6, I packed an emergency preparedness kit in case of fire. It had my Bible, a Barbie and a Ken, a complete change of clothes and pajamas for me, a complete change of clothes and pajamas for my favorite Cabbage Patch doll, a flashlight, and my baby blanket in it. I was ready. My family never knew of it.
10. Spaghetti noodles were once laughed out of my nose. They were accompanied by sweet tea. It hurt.
11. Chiquita banana called me to model for them when I was in Jr. High. Legit.

1. What is your favorite book?       Gone with the Wind
2. Are you a cat or dog person?     Cat, especially my Lilo, who wiped my tears with her paw when I went through divorce #1
3. Where do you see your self in ten years?    Rocking grandbabies please.
4. What is your favorite form of social networking?      Hmm. Undecided I daresay.
5. What are you most excited about in 2013?     My birthday, Valentine's Day, Christmas, and anniversary gift. Yep, one for all five. I will reveal when the time comes. ;-)
6. What is your favorite Holiday?    Christmas...I adore giving gifts!!! Oh and decorating too. 
7. Do you prefer coffee, tea, or neither?     BOTH!!! with my sugar ;-)
8. What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time?     Uhhhh....what?
9. Do you have any weird habits?     Only I am allowed to unload pantry items after grocery shopping. Lefty is coming along in doing it right though. She understands the need for alignment and order. That's not weird, right?
10. What's your favorite smell?     Clean linen. Or just fresh laundry.
11. How many siblings do you have?     Two brothers. I am the middle child, can you tell?

And finally...drumroll please...Eleven lovely bloggers for you to celebrate! Go see them. Yesterday.

1. According to Mags
2. Cheer Mama Drama
3. Chronicles of a Mom
4. Everyday Notions
5. Go Ashley!
6. Hip-Baby Mama
7. Joyfully Jensen
8. Life with my Loves
9. Meltdowns, Breakdowns, and Time-outs
10. oopsie maizie
11. Reporting for Duty: Mommyhood

Two-A-Days? I believe I will...

if for no other reason than to PROFUSELY THANK my bloggy friend Glo from Glo Sews for honoring me with the Versatile Blogger Award! It is a struggle to me to come up with new and fun things to write about every day, so to be thought versatile is very cool indeed!

In accepting this award, I agree to do the following...
     ~thank the friend that awarded me with a link back to his/her blog
     ~share seven things about myself
     ~pass the award on to fifteen newly discovered bloggers (I am changing this to 3, as I have not been exploring new blogs much lately)

Seven Random Things About Me, Myself, and I:
     *I used to work as various Disney characters, making appearances at events and birthdays! I was Jasmine, Cinderella, Aerial, Snow White, Belle, and Aurora!
     *I hate to iron.
     *I love to create things.
     *I should have been a forensic specialist with the FBI, or a criminal profiler.
     *Schedules, lists, and organizers are my best friends.
     *Sweet tea soothes my soul.
     *My favorite month is October...that's now!

Three other bloggers worthy of an award:
     Never In One Place
     My Fabulous Pursuit of Happiness
     Maggie's Kinder Corner

A Better Day

Finally, I think I have a moment to sit and blog...and lo and behold, I find that my new friend Ixy from Illusion has blessed me with a blog award! It is The Versatile Blogger Award, and it looks like this...

Yay for friends and woohoo for awards to show that friends are interested in what you have to say and how you are feeling! Thanks Ixy for making my day!

To accept the award, I must post it (check), show some love to the giver (check), tell seven things about myself, and award it to fifteen other bloggers. Here goes...

1. My favorite color is purple.
2. I am a closet 'old-lady crafter.' (crochet, cross-stitch, and the like)
3. My husband is my angel, a true Knight in shining armour.
4. I wish I could have his baby...but I can't.
5. Frogs. Terrify. Me.
6. I love my job. Most days.
7. Coach bags are my guilty pleasure.

And the fifteen blogs you should definitely check out, ASAP, are....

~ A Moment of Simplicity
~ KT's Refinishing School 
~ Contemplating Happiness
~ Sounds of Laughter, Shades of Life
~ finely young
~ Many Waters
~ One Busy Chick
~ The "Sometimes Single" Mom
~ No Filter Mom
~ fearfully.wonderfully.
~ Laugh Until Your Cheeks Hurt
~ Find Your Happiness
~ Journey For A Better Life
~ Mommy Confessions
~ Never In One Place

Thank You Janice!

This morning brought me another lovely surprise...my second blog award! It was funny (in a weird way, not a haha way) that I received this award from my friend Janice at Roller Coaster Ride, because I woke up this morning thinking about friends she has who live in the elementally ravaged areas of Japan and the Philippines. I hope that she has heard from each of them and that all are safe.

What do to when receiving this award:

1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.
2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered.
3. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

Fifteen Lovely Bloggers:
When passing along an award, I hope to choose blogs that may not have been acknowledged in such a way yet, or ones that I just can't get enough of reading. Fifteen blogs is a lot to gift, but it is no easy task when there are so many great blogs out there! Five of these ladies are authors of blogs that I just discovered today, and I can't wait to read more of them! The lovelies that I chose for the "One Lovely Blog" award are (drumroll please):

1. Extra Ordinary Bree
2. Elephants & Rainboots
3. A Modern Day Fairy Tale
4. Mrs. DIY and the Tennis Guy
5. our journey
6. Mrs. Yellow Ribbon
7. So Are You To Me
8. The Laughing Lion
9. The Next Chapter
10. Tickled Pink
11. Twenty-Six to Life
12. Domestic, But Not Martha
13. Mixed
14. Mommy Confessions
15. Stepping on Cheerios