It's time again for 15 Random Things You Never Needed to Know About Me

As noted before I copied this list....so since I only did 15 the first time, I won't bother explaining why the numbers start at 16.  Prepare yourself, there are 45 of these mindless questions altogether.  :-)

16. Do you know all of the words to the national anthem?   You betcha. Don't put me on the spot and ask me to sing it, though--I'll freeze.  Just wait...I'll randomly burst out in song some day.  Let's just hope its a song you want to hear and you can at least recognize the tune.  :-)

17. Do you shower in the morning or at night?   {sob}  We don't have a shower.  I take a bath in the mornings, though.

18. What is your favorite pizza topping?   Lately it's been plain cheese.  But when I make my own I load it up with veggies.  Mmmm

19. Chips or popcorn?  I love my popcorn!  Real butter, please.  Salty buttery popcorn.

20. What cell phone provider do you use?    Verizon...it's the only one that knows where Mudville is.

21. Have you ever smoked peanut shells? ...Seriously?  Do people do this?  Not me.

22. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?  No, I'm not a girly girl.

23. Orange juice or apple juice? Orange...or better yet...Orange Pineapple Banana.  Mmmmm

24. Who were the last people you sat at lunch with?  My husband and youngest son. We made toasted subs.

25. Favorite chocolate bar?  I've stopped eating chocolate. From experience (because I occasionally stop eating chocolate, then fall off the wagon so-to-speak) I know that what used to be my favorite chocolate no longer tastes good.  Sorry, it's true--your taste buds stop liking it.  But when I was eating chocolate, any *REAL* chocolate was good (and if it had nuts or coconut, even better).  Can't stand the chocolate *flavored* stuff.  Ew.

26. Who is your oldest friend and how long have you known each other? My oldest friend is Cindy. We've known each other for over 40 years.

27. When was the last time you ate a homegrown tomato?  Last summer. It will be late July/early August before we'll have homegrown tomatoes again.  I just said this weekend how I missed **REAL** tomatoes.  Hothouse tomatoes are pretty, but tasteless.  Nobody sells acid-y tomatoes any more!  That's what make 'em good!  When your mouth gets sore from eating too many, you know you've got a good crop. Mmmmm

28. Have you ever won a trophy?  Yeah, in High School I won several awards for Office Education competitions and classes.  Sad, huh?

29. Favorite arcade game?  Asteroids!

30. Ever ordered from an infomercial?  Can't say as I've ever been sucked into THAT black hole.
 
 
There you have it. Maybe I'll get the last 15 finished this week.  ttfn

Random Thoughts

....cuz that's how my mind has treated me lately.

1. I used to love blogging...but lately I can't seem to find my voice.
2. I'm not usually at a loss for words.
3. I am, however, shy.
4. I love Jesus.
5. I'm still learning how to express number 4.
6. I may complain, but it just shows that I'm not perfect. Don't judge me.
7. Speaking of complaining, I'm very frustrated with the local school system right now concerning required testing.
8. I might lose my cool over number 4. Which will only make me look bad, so even though I want to contact the Principal, I shouldn't.
9. This afternoon my son will take the driving test to get his license.
10. He's a very good driver and will pass unless he gets too nervous.
11. Tomorrow I will be very frustrated with the insurance company when I inform them we have a male teenage driver in the house and they tell me how much my insurance will go up.
12. Prepare to see fireworks Friday. See number 8.
13. I soooooo need a vacation. 
14. I will get not one, but TWO vacations this year.
15. I made the reservations at two campgrounds earlier this week, so now we *have* to go on vacations.
16. hehehe
17. Spring is not my favorite season. I've nicknamed my location as Mudville for a reason.
18. The mud is worse this year.  There is some sort of water leak coming from the house up the hill from us.
19. More frustration...because nobody seems to own said house. I don't have the time or energy to fight this battle.
20. With all these minor things, I do realize there is a bigger picture.  God is in control. His timing is perfect. His ways are perfect.

15 Random Things You Never Needed to Know About Me

Here's a partial list that I saw on Amber's blog.  I so stole it from ya, girly!  She did 45 random things.  I will do the other 30 another time.  If I don't forget.  I'm doing a lot of forgetting lately.

1. What is your name spelled backwards?   M-A-P   Pretty clever, eh? 

2. What did you do last night?  Lounged around all evening...being lazy.  Daughter and I watched "Sleepless in Seattle".   :-)

3. What was the last thing you downloaded onto your computer?  Music

4. Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery? WHY would I do THAT!?!?!?  No.

5. When was the last time you swam in a pool?  The last time we were in Florida.  What...three years ago?  There are no pools at the campgrounds we vacation at--only lakes.

6. What are you wearing?  Comfy clothes--a big blue long-sleeve t-shirt and blue lounge pants.  Oddly enough, blue is one of my least favorite colors.

7. How many cars have you owned? Ummm...5..maybe 6.  I can't remember.

8. What is the type of music you dislike most?  Anything with disrespectful/rude lyrics.

9. Are you registered to vote?   You betcha!

10. Do you have cable? Nope. Good thing, too--looks like they've made the news over this Awards ceremony.  Watch out--cable price will be on the rise.

11. What kind of computer do you use? A plain black Asus.

12. Have you ever made a prank phone call? Who, me?  And tarnish my halo? 0:-)  (DON'T SAY A WORD, CINDY!)

13. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving? Neither. I'm afraid of heights!

14. What is the furthest place you ever traveled? Hawaii.  Mom and Dad dragged me there when I was 15.  I sooooo didn't want to go....and I sooooo didn't want to come home.  Had a fab time.  Thanks for the memories, Mom and Dad!!!  Sorry I was such a teenage snot about the whole thing. Now that I have teenagers of my own, I see just how rude and self-centered they can be.

15. What's your favorite comic strip? Baby Blues


BTW, I had to turn the comments off.  T.R.O.L.L.S. are among us.

I have a confession to make.

I love to watch old musicals.  There, I said it.

Some of my favorites (in no particular order) are:
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Kiss Me Kate
Sound of Music
Annie Get Your Gun
Calamity Jane
These are a few of the movies I could watch over and over again.

And then there are the ones I like to watch on occasion. Like:
Fiddler on the Roof
My Fair Lady
Grease
Mame
Royal Wedding
Holiday Inn
White Christmas

But then, we don't usually have time to watch movies, so all of them are watched on occasion.  LOL 

Who wants to come over for a movie night?  I'll provide the popcorn.  :-)

My name is Pam and I'm a font-aholic.

I love fonts.  What are fonts, you ask?  Fonts are typeface...and you can change them to suit your mood.  I love that.
When I'm designing a new header for the blog or a newsletter or just about anything, I search through my large collection of fonts to choose just the right one to convey the message.  I have fonts that make you think "Western" or "Beach" or "Childish" when you see them--before you even read the words.  I love that about fonts.
Sadly, I can name the fonts they use on billboards and advertisements.  If I can't name it, it will drive me crazy until I find it.  I know!  I need a life.
I love the gentle, romantic swoop some fonts have.  And the crisp, clean lines of others.  And still others with uneven, carefree elements call to me.
I know there are other font-aholics out there. Why else would there be so many websited dedicated to fonts?  But for those of you who are not, I'm betting you're sorry you read this post and are thinking, "Well, that's two minutes of my life I'll never get back."
I'm sorry.  I'm just being me.  :-)

Happy Valentine's Day

Did you have a nice Valentine's Day?  I did.
After church, we stayed home and relaxed.  All day.  No, I'm not kidding. It was wonderful. We didn't rush around and go here and there...we stayed home.  With three kids and numerous responsibilites, that just doesn't happen.   On Saturday I got to stay home while hubs did the running around.  I was scanning a big pile old pictures that Mom had picked out to be put on the digital photo frame I had bought her for Christmas.  Since hubs was going to be in a town that has stores, I told him what to get me for Valentine's Day.  Even though I told him weeks ago that it was coming, I knew he hadn't done anything about it.  So off he went and did a perfect job of picking out my practical present.  I guess hoping he'd pick up a flower bouquet was too much to ask...but I'm not complaining.  Really, I'm not.

On to a weather update...cuz I know you really want to know.  It's still snowing.  It hasn't stopped for days and days.  The local weather forecast says it might stop briefly on Thursday.  I hope; we all need a break.  Now everyone is concerned about it all melting.  We live near the Ohio River....you do the math.

Snow pictures!

It snowed last weekend. Boy howdy, did it snow.  First we got the perfect packing snow on Friday.  The boys had a blast playing...making snowmen

and snow forts and snowballs.

And it looked pretty in the trees...

Then overnight we got more snow. It covered up the tracks the boys made building the snowmen

and this snow was colder and didn't pack well, so the wind blew it into drifts.

My daughter tried to measure it in the back yard, but found it was 10 inches deep in the shortest area and 20 inches deep in the tallest area. Doggone wind. She put pics on her Facebook, if you're interested. 

 I never did hear the "official" snowfall amount.

These pictures were taken in the morning.

Then in the afternoon, unexpectedly, the sky cleared to a brilliant blue and the sun shone bright.  It was beautiful.

Same closeup of the same tree...only the sun has melted the snow and changed it to ice in the top layer.

The sunshine was wonderful, but didn't stay long. It has snowed every day since Friday. Snow is in the immediate forecast. No warm up in sight for us.  I just hope it doesn't all melt in the same day. What a mess that would be!