SIX WORD SATURDAY

MY SWS.........

WISHING EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY SATURDAY!


Want to play along? All that's necessary to participate is to describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words. For more information, try clicking here. Feel free to explain or not explain. Add an image, a video, a song, nothing. I love seeing what everyone does with their entries.

Each week (probably on Sunday or Monday), I use random.org to select a bunch of entries to visit.  Or I visit everyone. Or even numbered entries. Or odd numbered entries. Or multiples of three. Depends on what's going on that week.  In addition, please visit the person ahead of you on the list (or visit everyone if you like!). That way everyone receives at least one visit!

If you play along in your blog, please add a link to the Mr. Linky. I appreciate a link back (shiny code below if you like!). Otherwise, you're welcome to leave your six words in this post as a comment.

Please be sure to link either to your main page or (preferably) directly to the 6WS post. Links to blogs that do not contain a 6WS entry will be removed (sorry, just the button in the sidebar doesn't count as participating). 



I AM HEADING OUT OF TOWN TO VISIT FAMILY SO I WILL NOT BE VISITING BLOGS THIS WEEKEND,
BUT WILL BE STOPPING IN TO SEE WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN UP TO MONDAY.
   LOVE...HUGS...BLESSINGS.....EVERYONE!!

Follow friday #95

Welcome to the 95th weekly Follow Friday Four Fill-in Fun Blog Hop!

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Each week, I plan on listing four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to me at Hilary(at)feelingbeachie(dot)com. If I use them, I will add you as co-host to the hop! This week’s co-host is Wayne from Touristic – he came up with the last two statements!
I would LOVE it if you could please help me spread the word about this hop…. So, please tweet, FaceBook share, and add the linky to your post…
This week’s statements:
1. I am a ____
2. Sometimes I don’t know when to ____
1. My two favorite words lately are ___________ and ____________
2. I would like ____________ if ____________ didn’t happen
 ANSWERS:
1. I am a heart on my sleeve kind a person, it doesn't work so well for me either I need to stop caring so much.
2. Sometimes I don't know when to just say no, I can't do everything.
3. My two favorite words lately are seriously and freakin (yes I know what freakin really means but technically I am not dropping the F-bomb)
4. I would like winter days alot more if wrecking my car on icy roads didn't happen. (sorry for still whinning about this but driving is such a huge part of life & I am a struggling to get over being scared of the icy roads I am ready for spring thaw).

Pondering with a Purpose~Love thyself

Pondering with a Purpose - Love thyself?

Welcome to Pondering with a Purpose -

 This is my weekly hop where I post a prompt and you get to write to it on your - come back here and add it to my linky and then we all get to go read what you wrote!

I started Pondering with a Purpose because -- simply put -- I am a writer - - that is what I do (I just can't help myself)! And although I love following all the hops, I wanted to see if I could bring out some creativity in not only myself, but some of my blogger friends as well.

The rules are really easy:

1. Grab the Pondering with a Purpose Badge (in my sidebar)

2. Look at the week's prompt

3. Post something on your blog that relates to the prompt - it can be a story, a poem, a picture -- anything you want it to be.

4. Come back here and add the URL from your post to the linky list below.

5. Go check out the other bloggers who have added their links to the list.

6. AND most of all.... Have fun!

This Week's prompt: Love thyself

Do you love yourself?

To love ones self is probably a double edge sword for some. To often from the outside it looks as if one is vain or so into themselves they only think of themselves, but do not mix that up with being self-centered or selfish. When we spend money on ourselves because we deserve it or it makes us feel better about ourselves somehow is that because we love ourselves and deserving of a little treat in the way of a new handbag or shoes? No!!!  Many people get this concept confused... to love thyself in my opinion,  is to care enough about ourselves that we feel and give love openly. We care for ourselves not in material ways but in emotional ways.

as a child of severe abuse, bounced around in foster care in my teens.  I had a hard time with self love for ME. I know what rejection feels like in the worst way but for me to reject myself would be even worst.

          I do have love for myself an over abundance of it because somebody has to love me.....if not me then who??

            LOVE THYSELF.

Chats on the Porch 75

Chats on the Farmhouse Porch 75

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    QUESTIONS

1. What's your favorite thing to have in hot cocoa/ hot chocolate?
2. Did you have a white Christmas? Have you had snow since then?
3. Have you been looking over seed catalogs? If this doesn't apply, what kind of catalogs do you like to leaf through?
4. Gas stove or electric?
5. What's new or interesting?

                 ANSWERS:

1. whipping cream or dip a cookie but I don't really care for the marshmellow thingy.

2. We had some snow late in the day but it didn't stick around thru the night and we have had only icy nights sense no white stuff. I would rather have the white then the ice.

3. Not seeds, I had a huge catalog addiction when we first moved (3 yrs, ago) it was so nice to order thru the catalogs no lines, no rude people, & it allowed me to circle items and go back & forth about purchasing things and then get a grip and say I CAN live without that item so No order. Flipping thru catalogs was my de-stress wish list thing for the new house but I bought very little so it was a weird addiction. I would get anywhere between 12-15 catalogs in the mail a day when I 1st quit buying completely from them now it is 5-7.

I give the least liked one to Dollie to chew while I thumb thru the better ones, she doesn't eat the paper she just thinks she is helping me with not ordering LOL.

4. We have electric now.

5. hmmmm toughie.......oh I got the rental car today while mine is in the shop being fix from my wreck... it is new.

                    HEAD OVER TO PATRICE'S PORCH AND CHECK OUT HER SWEET BABY PIGLETS AND DO SOME CHATTING WITH US ALL. OH AND DON'T FORGET TO BRING WENDELL A CARROT. THANKS PATRICE FOR HOSTING ;]

Six Word Saturday

Want to play along? All that's necessary to participate is to describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words. For more information, try clicking here. Feel free to explain or not explain. Add an image, a video, a song, nothing. I love seeing what everyone does with their entries.

Each week (probably on Sunday or Monday), I use random.org to select a bunch of entries to visit.  Or I visit everyone. Or even numbered entries. Or odd numbered entries. Or multiples of three. Depends on what's going on that week.  In addition, please visit the person ahead of you on the list (or visit everyone if you like!). That way everyone receives at least one visit!

If you play along in your blog, please add a link to the Mr. Linky. I appreciate a link back (shiny code below if you like!). Otherwise, you're welcome to leave your six words in this post as a comment.

Please be sure to link either to your main page or (preferably) directly to the 6WS post. Links to blogs that do not contain a 6WS entry will be removed (sorry, just the button in the sidebar doesn't count as participating). 




EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON REALLY??
WHATS THE REASON FOR THE HAPPENING??
IT JUST SO HAPPENS I SURVIVED.
MY REASONS ARE CLOUDED WITH HAPPENINGS.
MY LIFE IS HAPPENING WITH REASON.
I HAVE A REASON TO HAPPEN.

THE SIX WORDS AND SIX SENTENCES WITH A THEME THIS WEEK!!! NOT EXACTLY SURE OF THE REASON LOL.  BLESSINGS TO ALL & SAFE WEEKENDS.

FQF~1st of the YEAR 2013

Welcome to Five Question Friday!! You've come to the right place if you want a fun, easy post or if you've suddenly discovered your muses are busy enjoying their new SoundDock.

Rules for 5QF: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then watch for the linky post to appear Friday morning and LINK UP!

Oh, and remember (pay close attention...this is the important one)...HAVE FUN!

Questions for Friday, December 28th: (Special thanks to Stephanie (@stephanielex) fromOn My Mind, Pam (@trooppetrie) from Troop Petrie, and Kate (@katieb38) from Kate's Life for these 5QF question suggestions! I would love to link you in a future 5QF, so come on over to my community or watch for my Thursday afternoon shout out for questions on Twitter and offer up your best question suggestions! Remember to @5crookedhalos me and use hashtag #5QF if you go the Twitter route!)

1. Have you set any goals/resolutions for 2013?

2. Have you made any travel/vacation plans for 2013?

3. What room is never cleaned in your house?

4. What food must be in your house at all times?

5. Are you a hugger or more of a hands off person?

1. Nope I am not a resolution type of person they have back fired on me in the past so I wait a few months into the year when others are falling off theirs and step into the motivation guru friend it is a win ...win!!

2. i have huge travel plans for this year, Hawaii at my brothers new place, Tennessee at my oldest sisters, and several road trips with my sister here in Cali. and spending some time with my aunt in Arizona.

3. the room we call the office, it is off the kitchen, it was an add on sun porch but enclosed so I put my desk (which I can't get to because of all the things put in front of it) out there and then the extra fridge that we do not use or have plugged in, extra folding chairs, Christmas decorations, vacuum, crafts supplies, & the dog crate oh & the recyclables. So much clutter.

4. CEREAL..... the hubs and 10 yr. old will have cereal anytime of day, it is a blessing when I do not want to cook.

5. It really depends on the person...I love a good hug but not from the wrong person or a luke warm hug because you just seen everyone else give me a hug and I know that you know that I know that you and I don't really like eachother but if we don't hug then they will know what we know and so ewww we hugged. BUT FOR THOSE I LOVE OR EVEN LIKE ALOT PLEASE HUG AWAY HUGGIE HUGGERSON!!!

FOLLOW FRIDAY FOUR FILL IN 92 BLOG HOP

Each week, I plan on listing four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to me at Hilary(at)feelingbeachie(dot)com. If I use them, I will add you as co-host to the hop! This week’s co-host is Ali from the daughter-in-law diaries – she came up with the last statement!

I would LOVE it if you could please help me spread the word about this hop…. So, please tweet, FaceBook share, and add the linky to your post…

This week’s statements:
1. Every time I see a ____ I oh an ah…
2. I don’t have a ___ bone in my body
3. I like ___ on my burgers
4. If I had one more hour in the day I would _________

My Answers:
1. Every time I see a BABY I oh an ah…
2. I don’t have a  HAM bone in my body
3. I like CHEESE on my burgers
4. If I had one more hour in the day I would probablY WASTE IT TOO.

Please add the Follow Friday button to your post, or your blog.

Please follow me. Since Google Friend connect is gone, please follow through networked blogs, Facebook fan page or by email….If there is a co-host, please follow them as well. Leave a comment! I will follow back!

Please link your Follow Friday Four Fill-In Fun post to the linky below. PLEASE grab the linky and post on your blog…

If you tweet, please use #F5-bloghop so I can find you…

Pondering with a Purpose~Time

Pondering with a Purpose - Time flies

Welcome to Pondering with a Purpose -

 This is Brenda's weekly hop where she posts a prompt and you get to write to it on your - come back here and add it to her linky and then we all get to go read what you wrote!

She started Pondering with a Purpose because -- simply put -- Sh's a writer - - that is what she does ! And although I love following all the hops, I wanted to see if I could bring out some creativity in not only myself, but some of my blogger friends as well.

The rules are really easy:

1. Grab the Pondering with a Purpose Badge 

2. Look at the week's prompt

3. Post something on your blog that relates to the prompt - it can be a story, a poem, a picture -- anything you want it to be.

4. Come back here and add the URL from your post to the linky list below.

5. Go check out the other bloggers who have added their links to the list.

6. AND most of all.... Have fun!

This Week's prompt: time

Do you seem to think that time is flying by? Obviously when we are the middle of a crisis or a tough situation it seems to be creeping and crawling.... that's not what I'm talking about... I'm talking about time as a whole...

I am one of the worst when it comes to time. I was always late, always setting the time ahead 10 minutes to help me get better

but I knew the clock was 10 minutes a head and I still accounted

that extra time in and arrived late.

My life changed when I got the business I had to be an example

and I had many people depending on my time, all of a sudden, it

caused great stress, but I did get better about managing time and

 being on time.

Time is once again knocking on my door making me want to just 

take the batteries out to stop it from clicking away. Where does the time go? why does it have to sneak up on me so suddenly? How did 

I lose it?

When my husband worked construction he constantly said no to people asking favors, I was confused....why would you say no to so-so who asked you to help him with something? Hubs would say flatly my time isn't free, i have a family and they need me on my time off  not a bunch of young guys sitting around a side job drinking beer expecting me, the old dude, to show them how to do it while they watched....simple they couldn't afford what I charge for my time if it takes me away from my family. Now a bon-a-fide favor totally different.

Time is chasing me around the house on a regular bases, sometimes with my pants down sometimes with them up but I feel the pressure of time running out for me daily and I want to scrunch and scramble to do so many things in quickly so I am on a time roller coaster that I am not sure how long I will be riding but as I am I know I have lots of you riding it with me so I am not afraid.

MQAM

Here are FOUR QUESTIONS that everyone can answer and then you have the option to add a fifth question of your own for those who are visiting your blog to answer in the comment section, along with commenting on the four standard questions you answered! Grab the badge for your post if you like: 

1. What are your favorite h'orderves at a party?
2. What Christmas song have heard too much already?
3. Do you have New Year's Eve plans?

4. What was the best blog post you read this week?

And don't forget to add a 5th Question on your own blog so we can answer as we hop around!

1. creamcheese and shrimp, pinwheels, garlic stuffed olives.

2. I haven't listened to much so so far I am good.

3. Yes I do it is something we haven't done before but will be a big thing for me & the husband. We had done the Rock N Bowl in the past to included daughter but this year no bowling for us we are making history happen.

4. There has been so many fun ones with everyones naughty elves I couldn't pick up right now.

5. question.....if you have young children in the house how do you pull off New Years with them until 12?? If you don't have young ones in the home any longer, what do you remember as being one of your fond memories of you getting to celebrate New Years??

Five Question Friday

Five Question Friday!!

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1. If you bake during the holidays, what is your favorite thing to make? I love making brittle I do cashew brittle instead of peanut. Toffee is another favorite and then just recently I shared the caramel recipe with my oldest, the only problem is wrapping the caramels it is a pain. oh wait you said BAKE ....I love to bake .....cakes...I love cake so I will get a basic box mix and church it up.....yes church it up, thank you Joe Dirt for the term I use it quite often.

2. Present giving: Gift bag vs wrapped box? I usually wrap most gifts but somethings I will use a gift bag like the cute bottle gift bags they have. we did homemade kahula so the gift bags came in handy for those gifts. I do hate the paper that gets wasted though in the wrapping, would like to get a recylce project on wrapping paper going.

3. What do you keep your thermostat on during the winter/summer in your house?
 Don't have one we have a wood stove only and summer just windows and ceiling fans.4. When thinking of your "Christmas to-do list" what percentage "done" are you?
NOPE, but I do have a few people accomplished I am 40% maybe??5. Do you do the "Elf on a Shelf"? If so, is your Elf naughty and what shenanigans has he gotten into? No we don't now but I do want to get it started with the grandson next year, when Elf came out we weren't home enough to do it, we were always working so he is still in the original package waiting for us to bring the tradition into the family. He has sat in my decorations now 6 years next year we will play with him finally.

Friday Follow Four Fill In 90!!

Welcome to the 90th weekly Follow Friday Four Fill-in Fun Blog Hop!

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Each week, Hilary plans on listing four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to her at Hilary(at)feelingbeachie(dot)com. If she uses them, she will add you as co-host to the hop! This week’s co-host is Ali from the daughter-in-law diaries – she came up with the last two statements!
I would LOVE it if you could please help me spread the word about this hop…. So, please tweet, FaceBook share, and add the linky to your post…
This week’s statements:
1. I usually ___ but never ____
2. I was named ___because ___
3. I would never change _______about my body, but I would change _________
4. The last time I said “I Love You” was to _________

ANSWERS:
1. I usually paint my toe nails but never in the winter, I spend so much time in socks and the hot-tub they look dull so I keep them bare and moisturized.
2. I was named Janice because my dad liked the name, he named all us kids apparently my mom had trouble with names.
3. I would never change ANYTHING about my body, but I would (like to) change my health.
4. The last time I said "I Love You" was to  Jillian as we dropped her off at school this am and then my hubs as he dropped me off at work. I am on no driving duty this week from treatments so he is graciously dropping me off and picking me up and now to all of YOU......Love you GUYS & GIRLS!!!

Sunday Social

This week's questions:
1. Favorite Holiday Movies/TV Specials? Elf,Home for the Holidays, Charlie's Brown Christmas, & of course a Christmas Story.

2. Do you do any volunteering during the holidays if so what? If not what would you do? YES... we do the Coats Drive (the new school also had sweatshirts donations so I have half of a closet extra space right now), We do adopt a family for the Holidays, We always make a special gift to St Jude's (we give monthly but this is extra)I help with the canned food drive thru my union at work, this year I am not physically able to do much so I am in charge of tallying & keeping track of drop off places oh and the thank you e-mails/cards.

3. Favorite toy received as a Child for the Holidays? really tough question our Christmas's weren't toy friendly so pass!!

4. What was your must have item in high school for the Holidays?    To have a permanent home. 5. Item you begged for the most and never got? I wanted a matchbox racing set when I was 8 because all the boys at school talked about how cool they were.I was kinda a tomboy. 6. What do you do on Christmas Eve? We open one present and make our phone calls to family out of town wishing them a Merry Christmas so as not to forget to get them in while the BIG days chaos is going on. We are starting fresh for our holiday traditions, for years we had to work double shifts at the carehome so we rearranged the actual days to celebrate as a family... NOW we are going back to what we did before and fitting lots of celebrating Jesus's birth.  

Friday Follow 4 fill In

Welcome to the 89th weekly Follow Friday Four Fill-in Fun Blog Hop!

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Each week, Hilary plans on listing four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to me at hilary(at)feelingbeachie(dot)com. If she uses them, she will add you as co-host to the hop! This week’s co-host is Beckey from the really, really, real housewives – she came up with the last two statements!
I really can use some co-hosts.. Please email me ideas – hilary(at)feelingbeachie(dot)com
I would LOVE it if you could please help me spread the word about this hop…. So, please tweet, FaceBook share, and add the linky to your post…
This week’s statements:
1. ___in the ___ is the ___
2. __is my____
3. I like to think ____; but I know _____.
4. If I just ______, then I could ______.
ANSWERS:
1. Soaking in the hot-tub is the best relaxer especially as it is stormy.
2. Pasta is my comfort food.
3. I like to think I will beat this cancer; but I know they are no guarantees.
4. If I just finished un packing, then I could feel more settled.

Friday four Fill In 88

Welcome to the 88th weekly Follow Friday Four Fill-in Fun Blog Hop!

so happy to have Hilary back and think 88 weeks of asking questions to be filled in way to go lady you are a gift!!

Each week, Hilary plans on listing four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to Hilary at feelingbeachie@gmail.com. If she uses them, she will add you as co-host to the hop! This week’s co-host is Jessica from Black White and a little bit of pink – she came up with the last two statements!

Hilary would LOVE it if you could please help her spread the word about this hop…. So, please tweet, FaceBook share, and add the linky to your post…

This week’s statements:
1. I have always dreamed of ____
2. My ___ is my ____
3. I love to ____ when I ____
4. I will never forget ____ with ____

My Answers:
1. I have always dreamed of living happily ever after, it may not be perfect always not even half but when it is good  deep breath sigh  it is GREAT!!!
2. My daughter Janie  is my BFFEID, she cracks me up!
3. I love to LAUGH when I  really want to cry, please if you see tears coming , throw me a silly joke.
4. I will never forget the love & joy with james when he was playing semi pro football  & going to college  This mom was so proud. I loved Saturday night games bundled up in blankets and cheering them on.

Six Word Saturday

Thank you Cate for hosting my Favorite Link-up on Saturday.


Want to play along? All that's necessary to participate is to describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words. For more information, try clicking here. Feel free to explain or not explain. Add an image, a video, a song, nothing. I love seeing what everyone does with their entries.


If you play along in your blog, please add a link to the Mr. Linky. I appreciate a link back (shiny code below if you like!). Otherwise, you're welcome to leave your six words in this post as a comment.

Please be sure to link either to your main page or (preferably) directly to the 6WS post. Links to blogs that do not contain a 6WS entry will be removed (sorry, just the button in the sidebar doesn't count as participating). 



six sentences of six words:
                           1. I Miss my grand baby already
                             2. We had one of our best
                               3. uno and rummy is a blast
                             4. All diners were pleasant and funny
                                  5. No fighting, dirty looks, or words
                                      6. I think my off spring have grown