Chats on the Farmhouse Porch

Time to go over to Patrice's at Everyday Ruralty for our weekly chat!

1.Where is your favorite place to think, reflect, or pray?

I've always found that the mountains are the best place to think, reflect, or pray.

2.Did you believe in Santa as a kid?

Until I was around 8 and the family was going shopping on Christmas Eve. My Dad kept saying that maybe Santa would have been there by the time we got back but then he made us kids wait in the car for what seemed like forever before he and my mother came out. They were inside putting out the presents and I wasn't that dumb!

3.What's your favorite kind of Christmas cookie? You can add a recipe if you have time.

I like them all but anything with peanut butter and chocolate is always a favorite.

4.Did you grow up around any of your grandparents?

Mostly my maternal grandmother.

5.What's your favorite winter sport-skiing, skating,sledding, other(?) ? If you are in a warm place, what is your favorite winter sport to watch when the Winter Olympics are televised?

Love to ice skate! Haven't been in years though ;(.

Meet me on Monday

Every Sunday Java from Never Growing Old will post five get to know you  questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we  can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!

Java will add a linky so we can follow who participates and get to know them  better!!  Be sure to link the POST and not just your whole blog!!



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Questions:

1.  Tomorrow I'm going to _________?
2.  Pudding or Jello?
3.  What book are you currently reading? 
4.  What is the first concert you went to see?
5.  What is your current weather?
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My Answers!
1.  Tomorrow I'm going to ship my son's packages to England.
2. Pudding - definitely.
3. Just took my last online final last night so now I have time to read Brenda's new book Disrupted Lives.
4. The Beach Boys - way back in 1976.
5. 30 degrees but clear and no wind chills so not too bad.

Christmas Dress Challenge

Christmas Dress Challenge - final

Last week's wt.      159.8
This week's wt.      158.6
Difference                -1.2


Starting wt.            170.0
Ending wt.             158.6
Difference               -11.4

Not nearly the loss I was hoping for but still a loss! Now if I can just KEEP it off through the holiday season!

Follow Friday Four Fill in Blog Hop

Welcome to the 40th  weekly Follow Friday Four Fill-in Fun Blog Hop!

 Each week, Hilary over at Feeling Beechie lists four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. This week’s the co-host is - wait for it - ME!  I 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:


This week’s statements:
1.       When I ___ I feel that ___ paid off
2.       I just realized that____
3.       My _______ come from _______.
4.       If I had _____, I would ______.

My answers:

1.  When I see the people my children have become I feel that all the struggles of being a single mom have paid off.
2.  I just realized that I tend to talk about my children a lot!
3.  My values come from my dad.
4.  If I had the time and money, I would really like to travel to Scotland, Ireland, Australia, and of course ENGLAND.

Now don't forget to link up!

5 Question Friday

Time to head over to Mama M's for 5 question Friday!

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

1. What is your favorite Christmas cookie?

Reese bars -or maybe just decorated sugar cookies - or chocolate chip - wait - peanut butter - ok - I just like them all.

2. What's your favorite holiday movie & why?

It's a Wonderful Life - hands down - wouldn't be Christmas without that movie - I tend to watch it at least once in July - why do I like it so much? Not sure, I guess it just tells such a great story and reminds me of a much simpler life.

3. Is there a gift that you bought for your kids that you wish you hadnt after they opened it?

Lots! Usually the really noisy ones that they drove you crazy with.

4. What is the messiest room in your house right at this moment? 

The computer room - it always seems to be the place that Biz puts everything. I probably have about 20 drums in there right now with various drum paraphernalia scattered all around (if I haven't ever mentioned it before Biz is a drummer. He plays in a local band and "collects" drums of all sorts). 

5. What is the furthest you have driven for the holidays?

Down home - 749 miles - one way.