I snitched this from Amber's page cause it sounded like fun ...
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My grandfather said I was named after his favorite princess. However my middle name has been carried by at least one girlchild in each generation. My great-grandmother, my grandmother, my mom, me and my middle daughter. She continued the tradition by giving the name to her daughter.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Last night
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING I actually won a contest in elementary school for the neatest handwriting. It’s very round and readable.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Do not like lunch meat.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Five - four living and one stillborn
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? sure
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM ALOT? rarely
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? no. scared of heights
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Quinoa
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? no laces. usually sandals or boots
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? I don’t think I’m as strong as others think I am
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Natural strawberry
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? their eyes
15. RED OR PINK? Neither
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOU? I’m not as neat as I could be
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST my dad
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? sure
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? green shorts and no shoes
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? salted nuts
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? My son is playing Bowling for Soup’s “Valentino”.
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Midnight blue
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? fresh baked bread, new baby, rain
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? my mom
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? yep...copied it from Amber
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Gymnastics and figure skating
27. HAIR COLOR? medium auburn with silver threads
28. EYE COLOR? moss green
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS nope, eyes are too sensitive
30. FAVORITE FOOD? home fried chicken, then biscuits, then strawberries
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Disturbia
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Tye dye
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? winter
35. HUGS OR KISSES? both
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? apple pie with cheese and vanilla ice cream (absolutely!)
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? no clue
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND no clue
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Secret Language of Signs by Denise Linn
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? nothing, it’s cobalt blue
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? movie on Hallmark called “Claire”
42. FAVORITE SOUND? Nature at dawn and rain
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? neither - heard way too much of both. Loreena McKennitt maybe.
44. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Either to east coast (Annapolis) or Phoenix. I live in the center of Iowa so it’s probably near the same distance.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Not that I’m aware of
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Davenport, IA
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Everyones. I love to learn new things about friends.
Finally we have gotten the rain that we so badly needed.
My heart aches for those for whom rain has taken their homes, and in some cases more. Those in Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wisconsin and those who have been and will be touched by the hurricane. I see the news stories, see the rescues, and hear the tales of those who have lost their lives due to flash floods and part of me feels guilty for feeling as happy as I am about the rain. I feel so conflicted.
May the Lord and the Lady comfort those who have lost dear ones, may Gaia be temperate and direct the rain to where it is needed and not where it has been too bountiful.
But, for tonight, the one called Stormsinger is sitting on the front porch, enjoying every liquid drop, every fork of lightning.
The forecasters have been promising rain for days now. 100% chance of heavy rain, especially tonight. We were under a flash flood watch, we were expecting 2+ inches of rain before the front lifted northeast tomorrow morning.
This is what I hoped would happen .... lightning, thunder and rain, blessed rain.
What we got was sprinkles. Not even enough to cover the patio. (I took a picture but have not downloaded it yet.) A pitiful amount. The storm stayed to our south, an area which has, as of last night, gotten nearly 4+ inches in areas ... an area that certainly does not need more rain.
We, on the other hand, NEED the rain. Over the past several months there has been one day, maybe two where we got rain. The rest of the month would be dry ... no rain, no sprinkles, nothing. Our lawns would be parched (mine, perhaps, not as much as some in the neighborhood, because I tend to let the lawn grow considerably longer than the neighbors and it's more crabgrass than manicured turf). My garden has given up the ghost, it looks like those pictures of cracked, parched earth. Even my hardy herbs have nearly all died out.
This is the radar from the ten o'clock news. I live in the area not getting the rain.
I have put up with the headache that low pressure systems always give me for nearly a week now. Lived with temps in the 90's and dewpoints near 76. It's been so muggy that when I walk out the door, it's like walking face first into a fishbowl. No rain, but the headache continues.
The worst thing about it is that even though a front has gone through, the temps are not going to get any cooler. Tomorrow is forecast to be 92 and well into the 90's for the next week.
I know I haven't posted for a while, but my back has been really spasming a lot, so time at the computer has been and continues to be limited. I saw this on a list I belong to this morning and thought it might be a cute filler until I can sit for a while longer than I currently can.
Hope all of you are enjoying the warm/hot weather and the cloudless blue skies.
Have fun.
Place an X by all the things you've done, and remove the X from the ones you have not, and post it on your covenspace page. This encompasses your entire life.
(x) Smoked a cigarette-- quit 30+ years ago
( ) Crashed a friend's car
( ) Stolen a car
(x) Been in love - hope to be so again
(x) Been dumped
(x)Been laid off/fired - both - most recently a couple of months ago.
(x) Quit your job resigned - as a teenager
(x) Been in a fist fight
(x) Snuck out of your parent's house
(x) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back- oh yeah
( ) Been arrested,
( ) Gone on a blind date
(x) Skipped school----never got caught
( ) Seen someone die
( ) Been to Canada
( ) Been to Mexico
(x) Been on a plane
(x) Been lost physically--- enjoyed every minute of it. Used to love to drive around in unknown territory (before the gas prices went up so much)
(x) Been on the opposite side of the country --- Maryland
(x) Gone to Washington, DC --- drove by, but didn’t stop, does that count?
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose--- yep
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) Danced in the rain - still do
(x) Written a letter to Santa
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about or love
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Made a bonfire on the beach
( ) Crashed a Party
(x) Gone roller-skating--used to skate all the time until I messed up my back
(x) Gone ice-skating - - - ditto above
(x) had an out of body experience
1. Any nicknames? Storm
2. Mother's name? mom
3. What is your favorite drink? Herbal Tea
4. Tattoos? What/where are They? Not yet, but will be a moon and five stars on my ankle
5. Body piercings? 4
6. How much do you love your job? Don’t have one but would love to have one that I love going to.
7. Birthplace? at the hospital
8. Favorite vacation spot? the mountains
9. Ever been to Africa ? No
10. Ever steal any traffic signs? I didn’t, but as a teen my boyfriend did (not while I was with him)
11. Ever been in a car accident? Yes, a couple...& FYI....only one was my fault (new driver - I’d had my license for about a month - rear ended a car at the stop sign, knocked a piece of paint off their tailgate, but totally messed up my hood)
12. Drink Cup size? med
13. 2 Door or 4 Door? 4 door at this time
14. Salad dressing? Bacon Ranch
15. Favorite pie? pumpkin
16. Favorite number? 3
17. Favorite movie? Somewhere in Time
19. Favorite food? Fried Chicken
21. Favorite brand of body soap? Use shower gel
22. Favorite TV shows? CSI (all), Ghost Whisperer, Medium
23. Toothpaste? Sensodyne
24. Favorite smell? new baby
25. What do you do to relax? read
26. Message to your friends? This is fun.
27. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Working, house paid off, being the crone I don’t yet feel myself to be
28. What would I rather be doing? sleeping
29. Furthest Place you will send this message? cyberspace
well ... actually I can. Life has been a zoo since I last posted. Our basement flooded during the last big rain and that necessitated clearing everything (and I mean everything) out of it as much of what we had stored down there had molded, I broke my toe trying to move my son's weights, I've been helping a friend move and helping another friend rearrange her house. All this as well as work has left precious little time to be on the computer.
Our solstice camping trip was WONDERFUL. Most of our pagan tribe showed up and camped all weekend. We had a wonderful naming ceremony for our newest member of the tribe (born in mid February). The weather, projected to be sunny and in the mid 90's turned out to be misty, cool (low 80's) and comfortable.
Every year I always am ambivalent about going camping (so much preparation, and never enough time to do it properly) and each year by the end of the camp out, I don't want to leave ... I want to live there year round. Although our pagan tribe is close and we get together a couple of times a month, the camp outs are a truly special time. The sense of family and belonging is pronounced and welcomed.
The first night we all sit around the campfire and talk until the wee small hours of the morning. The conversations are eclectic - running the gamut. Often it is nearing dawn before the last campers head to their tents. This year was no different.
A couple of years ago we actually had a group drumming up the sun. It was glorious waking up to the sound of drums. This year we had communal breakfasts both of the mornings. I am learning so much about camp cooking (I'm a fair to decent cook in the kitchen and am eagerly learning how to cook over a campfire.)
My son, a friend and a tribemate's 8 year old daughter spent hours walking around the park taking photos. This is only one of many they captured. This breathtaking sunset was taken by the eight year old. Some eye she has ....
Then, all too soon, it was time to pack up and go home. As we have done every year in the past, many of us gathered for one last meal, this time at IHOP. it was a lovely ending to a wonderful weekend.
I'm looking forward to Mabon when we will all do it again.
