The Queen's Meme #39 ~ The Last Time Meme

The Queen's Meme #39 ~ The Last Time Meme



The Last Time Meme


This meme will make no sense. Do not expect it to. It has no rhyme or reason. There is no serious theme or deep thought required. Just answer with the first thought that pops into your brain and go with it. After all, that's how I made up the questions. Stop rolling your eyes.

When was the last time you……

rolled your eyes... Yesterday

Tied your shoe ...only when they come untied

reorganized your bedroom ...that would be last week as I bought a new bedspread, Hubs moved the exercise equipment out of the master bedroom and into the craft room





Took a walk in the park ... we live in the country, so it's been a long time since I have walked in a park
Chewed gum...maybe last week?

drew a stick person ...perhaps when I was showing my grand daughter how to draw a few years ago

activated something...like what?

Took a photograph ...two weeks ago


Drank a milkshake...a really long time ago as in almost an eternity ago

ate orange jello...never, I hate orange jello

google mapped an address...very recently

sang your favorite song...in the shower

made a peace globe. (Please show us!) That would be last fall...

I am still thinking about this year's Peace globe...



Threw a baseball...last summer

Fumbled with a button...everyday my hands don't work very well any more :(

answered the doorbell...no one ever comes to our front door

Spilled your drink...I spill something every day bc of my hands

administered CPR...when my grandmother died at home with me thirty-nine years ago





looked in the mirror...when I brush my teeth or get dressed

testified in court...never

Made a sarcastic remark...What do you think?

Offered someone advice...just yesterday, my youngest son worked an accident with his first fatality. It really got to him once he was home. The man was about his age. I gave him advice to pray for the man and his family.

Watched a sunrise or sunset...everyday with my million dollar view from my deck

Were jealous...not since middle school

Smiled when you didn’t feel like smiling...I try to do this no matter what :)

Loved when you didn't feel like loving...love is the greatest thing, love is all that matters, love makes the world go round

Ironed an article of clothing...oh please, you know I take my clothes to the cleaners

noticed you didn't give a damn...I got over it and let it go

had a mammogram...last year at my squeeze a boobie flat like a pancake doctor's office


Read your horoscope...really?

moped...thanks for the reminder...I can mop on my moped

Held someone’s hand... on my birthday

Crossed a bridge...only when I go into town

threw away a candy wrapper...I don't eat candy any more

Sat on a bench...a really long time ago on my virtual island get away

turned a page...last night

tripped over your own 2 feet...how do you think I hurt my knee?

Sat on a beach...it has been far too long since I have sat on the beach

dialed the wrong number...just about everytime I use my cell phone LOL!

Ignored a phone call... when I am a sleep Zzzzzzz....

Kissed a bride...at the last wedding I attended

tweeted...I do not tweet, sorry

Rode a roller coaster...when our kids were young

you were really you... I am what I am said Sam

Cried yourself to sleep...when my mother died

Were speechless...come on? me speechless? hahahahaha!

rode a bus...church camp

went to a funeral...last year

were right...less than I would like to be


smoked...I quit in 1987

were left...as in left behind or abandoned?

googled...today

bent over...yesterday while sweeping the floor to use the dust pan

sent a text message...two days ago

Lit a candle...a month ago

Lost your temper...two weeks ago

fell off a horse...never

changed the oil in your car...I need to have it changed now

Added a new FACEBOOK friend...recently

went bowling...when my kids were young

Laughed uncontrollably...on my birthday

Felt guilty...I always feel guilty even if I think a bad thought...guilt is my middle name

Looked up a word in the dictionary...I google words

returned from the point of no return...just recently and I won't be here for long

couldn't remember your name... Huh?..I think my name is Pam

surrendered to temptation......Oops, I did it again!

felt genuinely happy...Today is a good day

saw a famous person ... a few years ago, I saw Tim McGraw

kissed in a car...it's been a while

Sent a greeting card...I have been very bad lately at sending cards, I like to use the phone

used your passport...not since the last time we left the country

yelled at your television...oh, PLEASE...my husband does that!

confided a secret...I don't really like to tell or keep secrets

changed your blog template...I haven't found one I like better yet



danced like no one was watching...when I listen to music

wrote in cursive...just made my grocery list

took a driving test...when I was sixteen years old

Backed up your computer files...Say what?

When was the last time you said this was the last time? Right now...

Poor Little Mouse

This morning I awoke to a little tiny mouse sitting on the stopper of my garden tub.

A little mouse came into the house

Looking for who knows what

When I went to the loo

I was looking at you

Sitting atop the stopper perfectly still in my tub

I saw the cutest little mouse perfectly perched atop my stopper

I think you were trying to be as still and quite as a mouse could be

Until the big black cat pounced in the tub and you were no more

I am sorry little mouse that you came into my house

Hubs took the poor dead little mouse out of the house

And he was no more.

RIP little mouse

The Queen's Meme #38~ The Let's Go To Dinner Meme

Monday, May 24, 2010
The Queen's Meme #38 ~ The Let's Go To Dinner Meme



Welcome to the Queen's Tuesday Meme #38




The Let’s Go To Dinner Meme


We all love to wine and dine with our families and those we care about. Some of us talk about it. Some of us don’t. Regardless, we all have stories to tell…. past and present. Take a trip down memory lane or unfold your fantasy night out on the blog for all to read. We’re all ears. Waiter! Waiter!


1. When is the last time you went out to dinner with someone special? Tell us about it.

Probably for my birthday lunch. Some of my best friends got together and we went to the best Mexican restaurant. We laughed and laughed and of course ate lunch.

2. Show us a picture of your favorite cuisine.

3. What is the funniest thing a man/woman has said to you lately?
Since I am the funny one here, I can't remember what I said last. Just saying it was funny. You would have to been here. Tee hee..

4. What makes a gentleman a gentleman in today’s dating world? Are there any left?
I see lots of gentlemen, but I imagine they are all married. I think that a gentleman is timeless and never goes out of style.

5. Is there anything you won’t tolerate when out to dinner with your significant other?
I hate that big ol' lobster bib! Please do not eat off my plate either.

6. What type of ambiance do you enjoy in an eating establishment?

I like to eat at the restaurant on the lake watching the sun set. I do not like screaming children or a lot of background noise. If it is too noisey then I can't hear sweet nothings being wispered into my ear.

7. Tell us about the worst public dining experience you ever had, whether it be a date or with your family.
I am not allowed to talk about it ever...LOL!

8. What is the lamest or rudest thing a man/woman has said to you lately?

I do not believe anyone has ever been rude to me in a restaurant. If that is what you are implying. I am sort of picky with my meal. I want my meal served properly and cooked to my specifications. I appreciate good service.

9. Are you a good tipper?

Absolutely, I was a waitress in high school at the local pharmacy and I worked the soda fountain and did a little bit of cooking. So I know how hard they work and how little pay they make.

10. Do you ask for doggie bags when you leave food on your plate at a restaurant?
No, when I am through, I do not take food home. It is never as good the second time.

11. What is your pet peeve about restaurants and dining out in general?

That the servings are too large. Is it any wonder we are all getting fat?

People that do not know how to behave in a restaurant, especially kids.

12. Do you prefer to order yourself or do you ever let your significant other order for you?

Usually, Hubs will order for me.

13. Describe your most intimate romantic dinner ever. (fantasy or real)

When our second son was born, Hubs tried his best to cook a lovely meal. It was so sweet of him and I will never forget that night.

14. Do you enjoy piano bars?

Not if there is smoke in my eyes.

15. If you could go anywhere in the world for dinner, where would it be and who would you be with?

One of my favorite places to eat is the Mohawk in Louisiana. It has been there forever and serves the finest seafood ever. I would take my sister for this trip. We have been going there since our college days. It is still amazing.

A Work In Progress

It took me about three hours to unload the craft room. I went and ask Hubs to move the exercise equipment. It took him less than twenty minutes. That is just not fair that he is still so strong. Maybe, now that I have an exercise room of my own, I will get a regular regime going.



Today, I finished cleaning the master bedroom. It looks much better with out the exercise equipment in there. I bought a new bed spread, and changed out my accessories and it looks much nicer. This makes me happy to have a beautiful space in which to sleep.



So now all four bedrooms are finished and decorated. I still have two closets to go through again because I forgot what was in them. That will have to wait until another day. All the craft stuff is still in my dining room. I will work on it as I can. Since my sister is going to stay in her home a lot of the stuff is hers.



Junk, stuff, clutter drives me crazy. It is hard to keep a clean house when my other half is messy. I am not complaining because he does all of the outside work. If that were my job it would be full of weeds until cooler weather came.



I just finished my pantry, now to sweep, and mop. If I could keep my house clean then I would have time to read, craft and do things I like to do. I don't know where the time goes.

It Is So Hot And It's Not Even Summer yet. Argh!

While today it is hot and muggy, I am finally going to finish up some long overdue house work. It seems like I never completely finish my chores. I hate unfinished projects, but my desire to complete them waivers from moment to moment.

It is hard to get older and loose some of my strength. I use to move furniture all the time. Now I am a weakling. I can't do anything without Hubs help. I have lost my Humph...and I don't know how to get it back. I have always been a strong physical woman, until the last year or so.

Right now I am trying to empty out the craft room and disperse the contents to other rooms, so I can move the exercise equipment from our bedroom to the empty room. Last night I moved the antique barrister's book case. I did unload the books and after about ten trips, it dawned on me to use my stainless steel cart. This book shelf comes apart into three sections with a separate top and stand. That took forever, but it is done. My back is killing me today.

I ask Hubs to help me sometime this weekend. We'll see. He is out in this horribly hot humid weather working in the yard. It is 104 degrees on my deck. Off the deck, it is ten degrees cooler. Too hot for this gal. He has been mowing and gardening. Not me, I hate to sweat, I hate to get dirty. So until cooler weather, I won't be out this time of day. Maybe tonight when it is seventy degrees.

Ya'll have a great weekend. I am off to straighten up the pantry.

Sugar Free

Things have been going well with my chiropractic care for my knee and back. I am reflecting on my care and and what else I need to do to enhance my health. Little baby steps usually works best, but that's not how I operate. I am all or nothing. Hence, the need to select just one thing at a time to give up to improve my health.

I gave up Dr. Pepper and sugar. I have to tell you that was really difficult and I don't want to ever have to do that again. Then, I decided to give up all refined carbs like bread, rice, pizza, all the bad food groups that I love, but they don't love me. I call them my comfort foods.

I am shopping the perimeter of the grocery store because that is where the healthy foods are located. I am buying lots of fruits, veggies, nothing processed and cooking from scratch. Giving up bread was really tough.

I see the vicious cycle of sugar and the havoc that it reeks on my body. I am choosing not to indulge in the bad foods. I gotta tell you it is not easy. Each time I choose not to indulge it reinforces my desire to eat better for my health's sake.

I usually keep loosing the same five pounds over and over only to gain two pounds then loose three. It is an endless cycle. I am finding I am doing better than I thought. In all other areas of my life I have discipline, except food. During a therapy session, I came to the realization of when food became my comforter. I was around eight. It involves some intense moments that are difficult to tell you about. But at that moment, food became my tranquilizer. It was an "A HA" moment. Now that I know when it started, I am aware of it and consciously choose better.

Little baby steps one by one...

I was not overweight as a kid. In fact at 15 years old, I weighed 115 lbs. and my mother told me I was fat. Let's see 5'1'' and 115 lbs. I would not call me fat, but that is the kind of stuff my mother told me over and over. Why did I choose to believe her?

I started my first diet at 15 years of age. The grapefruit diet. Thankfully, I was not a binge eater nor did I hide my food. I used it to comfort me. I have tried every diet in the universe that I have yoyo'd my way to my state of fatness. The RA meds did not help. In fact I gained 50 pounds from the medicine. Two years after my last treatment I am finally ready to get it off.

I will say that I am learning a lot about myself and my actions in therapy. Replacing good actions for the bad ones. My choice, not my mother's choice. The damages my mother did to me were so intense. She exposed us to a lot of horrible stuff. I am determind to be healthy emotionally, mentally, and physically.

The Queen's Meme # 37~Under The Covers

Sunday, May 16, 2010
The Queen's Meme #37 ~ Under The Covers



The Queen’s Meme #37

I am still on hiatus this week on my other blogs but raised my head out of the bed long enough to write this meme for you. The prisoners in the dungeon are getting antsy for a chance to escape. And since the awesome company I had this weekend helped me feel a tad bit better, I thought I'd give them a shot at freedom. This should keep you busy for awhile.
Benevolence is my middle name.

Under The Covers Meme
(Read it and sleep)


1. Name 2 things you have done under the covers in the last week.

Snuggled, and I'm not telling what else.

2. Do you know what a woobie is? Do you have a special one?

What are you talking about Mime?

3. What prompts you to pull the covers over your head and hide from the world?

Only when I have had a really bad day.

4. Firm or soft?

I am the original princess and the pea, so my bed has to be just right or else I can't sleep. My dial a number is 70

5. Silk or flannel?


Definitely NOT flannel, but Egyptian cotton will do nicely. With silk you just slide out of the bed.

6. Lights on or off?

For sleep, I want the lights off.



7. Fan or no air?

I am hot, so give me the fan and air.

8. Completely dark or nite light?

I want total darkness to sleep.

9. Windows open or shut

Please close the windows. Have you seen the size of the mosquitoes in the south?

10. Sweet dreams or nightmares?

Usually bazaar and crazy nightmares.

11. PJ's or……

OR?

12. Set bedtime?

I try to keep a set time, but stuff happens. Like last night my neighbors had a huge and loud party. I didn't get to sleep until one because my eyeballs were still shakin from the DJ.

13. What do sheep count when they can't sleep?

Do they count people?

14. What does your alarm clock sound like?

Meow. meow, meow or ruff, ruff, ruff.

15. White noise or music

NEITHER!

16. TV or IPod?

NEITHER...total silencee


17. Can you recall a pleasant dream you'd like to share?

Why yes, I can share a lovely dream with you. I dreamed that my sister and I were having Christmas with my deceased in laws, except we were their children. My FIL was German and he was helping us make Christmas ornaments for the tree. It was really sweet.

18. Under the covers or outside the covers

Outside the covers.

19. Insomniac or sleep angel?

Insomniac to the ninth degree.

20. What is your favorite sleep aid for those tossin' and turnin' nights?

I don't think I can answer that question! Use your imagination. LOL!

21. Morning person or night person

I have become a morning person, but my ideal time would be to stay up late and get up late,but the world does not run on my time schedule.

22. Bedtime snack?

No, thank you.


23. Hot or cold room
I like a cold room for sleep.

24. Bedtime ritual?

Of course I have a ritual. I start calming down about nine o'clock. I don't do anything that will make me think i.e. budget or bill paying is a sure way to loose sleep or staying on the computer.

25. Twin, Queen, King, Bunk or Futon

King size bed

26. Socks or naked feet

Nekked feet

27. Bedroom door locked or unlocked?

Unlocked door. All the kids are grown up and gone.

28. Tent or hotel room

I would like a cabin, but we camped out when we were young. We weathered a hurricane in Florida for our honeymoon.

29. If you could be bored to sleep, what would bore you?

Yawn...Zzzzzzzzz...no offense. Just saying

30. Prayers or mantra?

Prayers

31. What was the worst nightmare you ever had?

I dreamed that huge buildings were exploding long before 911.

32. Please share any ideas on how to stop a person from snoring.
I'm all ears.

Just a few things that have worked for me...keep punching their shoulder until they roll over. Don't let them sleep on their back. Close their mouths or go to the spare bedroom. My personal favorite is I use ear plugs. You can't hear a thing.

33. If one purely pleasant thought could ensure fast and sound deep sleep for you every night, what would your one thought be?

Don't worry, be happy!

34. How many hours do you normally sleep?

On a good night six hours.

35. Thunderstorms or quiet starry night?

Starry night, but not a full moon. The light keeps me up.

36. Warm bath or hot shower?

If I had a decent tub, I would take a nice candle lite bath.

37. What is the craziest thing that ever happened in your bed?

Once again, I'm not saying...

38. Name a song you could fall asleep to.
Some oldies like Karen Carpenter or Tony Bennet

39. Who last told you a bedtime story?
My grand daughter

A Look Into My Day

One of the things that I have been trying to do is take my dogs to the vet. Since my knee injury, I have not been able to wrangle the dogs up to take them there. When Sister came back to visit, that was one of our "things to do". We did manage to take the two cats and Carmen, the dobbie, to the vet last week. That was uneventful, but expensive, very expensive. Good thing that just comes once a year.

The dogs' bill was so expensive because of the heart worm and flea & tick meds. That is something they can not live without down here in the south with all the mosquitoes. Everybody got a clean bill of health and that was good news.

Then yesterday, I decided we needed to take the other two dogs, Suzie and Hot Dog for their shots. I should have know something was up when Hot Dog did not want to come off the deck. I chase him around and in they go to the back seat of my truck.

Upon arrival, Hot Dog pulls out of his collar. I am thinking "If I don't get him I am in real trouble because he is Hubs dog." We really love our animals and Hot Dog is so special. More dog wrangling and we are inside the stinking vet. I bribe them with dog cookies. Suzie, my yellow lab is like a big clown. She loves everyone and everything. She is my happy girl.

Back to Hot Dog... When he is scared he yelps like a screaming banshee. The assistant reaches down to pick him up and "Eahzze...Eheeech...Meeee! He promptly tries to bite her. He has never ever acted up like this, well he was mad when I had him neutered last year. He messed up the floor...some gland he released? It was a mess! He was not a happy dog. He growled a few more times and then I let them take him and bath him.

Suzie's next. No problem...What shots in my hinny? She likes them and does not even notice she has a plastic stick up her rear end to check for worms. A tight thing around her arm to draw blood and check for heart worms. Off she goes to get her bath. If a dog could sing that would be Suzie.

In the mean time, Sister and I go shopping for an hour while they are bathing my dogs and pampering them in the lap of luxury. Time passes and I call to see if they are ready. Hot Dog was so scared they had to put him to sleep to bath him and he will be awake in a hour or two. WHAT? I go directly to the Vet to get my babies. They have to carry Hot Dog out. They are both still wet. My Suzie girl is so happy to see us. Hot Dog is in a stupor. This is not going to be good when Hubs sees his dog.

Hubs carries him to the deck and dries his sleepy dog off and then sits with him until he can awake enough to try to walk, but his hind legs are not co-operating and he is so drunk looking. I tell Hubs that from now on he will have to take Hot Dog. This was just awful for him and me.

This vet is not at all like my former vet. They loved my dogs and my dogs loved them. I will be looking for a new place to have them bathed. Hot Dog did forgive me late last night. Poor little guy. We were all traumatized.

Finding Me

Something wonderful is happening to me. I have this sense of peace deep in my heart that I have never felt before. I know this sounds strange, but I can feel someone praying for me. While I have good and bad days, lately, I am feeling tranquil and complete. I feel whole as a person. I am thankful for the good days...very thankful indeed.

I have been devoting time for myself and healing of my spirit. During my prayers the last few nights, I give thanks to God for all the many blessings in my life, but I sense this newness in myself. Today I am thankful for all that completes me. Thankful for two wonderful sons and a precious DIL and my grand children. I absoutley love being a mother to them. I can not think of anything to compare it with.

I pray for so many folks daily, and rarely do I pray for myself. I give all the glory to God and thanksgiving to those that keep me in prayer. I think of the symbol for infinity and know that forever is how long God loves me. The symbol signifys completeness for me and I hope to become all that I can be.

The Queen's Meme # 36 ~ The Weird, Unusual and Amusing Meme

The Queen's Meme #36 ~ The Weird, Unusual and Amusing Meme

Sometimes silly.
Sometimes serious.
Always fun!
Step out of the box.
Be creative.
Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like yours!



#36 The Weird, Unusual and Amusing Meme


The following statements are true. Your job is to explain why you think they are true. Just offer up your usual amusing quips! I'm betting we'll have some hysterical responses. Remember that somewhere somebody in the world needs to know these things and your tax dollars probably paid for the research that went into proving them true.



1. More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

That sounds rather dubious to me. Donkeys are not allowed to fly on airplanes. If they were to fly, then more people would be killed by donkeys that fly on planes.

2. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

I guess he shook his tail feathers too much.

3. If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.

People do the same thing, they stay indoors all the time and they turn white. Sunshine is good for you.

4. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. Why were they fighting in the first place?

Maybe they were fighting over tea or some other English tradition.


5. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

That is how women flirt with their eyes.

6. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.

I guess he thinks with his left brain or maybe he had sticky sugar on his right side, or maybe his left side was shorter.

7. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.



Have you seen the size of their eyes? Maybe they put their head in the sand because their brain is so small? I really have no idea folks...


8. In England, the Speaker of The House is not allowed to speak.



I wish...it is because they are following Robert's Rules of Order.


9. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.


Though I don't have personal experience with this... because all of your weight is evenly dispersed and it takes less effort to avoid being sucked into the quicksand. I think I saw this in a movie once.


10. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.



Oh my...I hope they were returned to the right parents. No mistaken my sons because they look too much like us.


12. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

How Appropriate because going to the dentist is torture for me. I wonder just how many patients he lost before he figured it out? LOL!

Not Much To Write Home About...

Every time I start to write something, I think...does this make any sense? Do I really want to tell my problems to the world? I have not been posting much lately because I just don't have much to say. I guess I have the blog blues. I went to comment moderation because of the loonies that send the never ending advertisements and other junk. That really ticks me off.

I have even thought about not blogging anymore. Do you feel this way at times? These crazy times that we are living in scare the crap out of me. All I ever hear on the news is about murder. This is why I try not to watch the news. It is too much! If I hear about another dead beat, crazy looney person killing someone, I think I will loose it.

Well that is all I have to say today. I am headed out to celebrate my best friends daughter's 18 th birthday. I can't believe she is so grown up. I am like an aunt to her. Her mom taught me how to design, and we go way back. So, for today I will have a great time with their family.