Empty Nest in Illinois
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
My Weekend
For a 3 day weekend it sure went fast! Wrote one paper, took a test and turned in my topic for the term-paper in one class, did a little work in the other. Had the "sendoff" for the local Guard Unit headed for Kuwait on Sunday and then I spent all day yesterday upgrading both computers in between doing all the normal weekend chores. Reactivated my Skype account and installed a webcam on mine so that I can "see" the grandbaby when he gets here and then installed Skype and a webcam on the other one so that Biz can see and talk to his daughter while she is in Kuwait! Went to get my taxes done last night - almost glad to be back at work.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Six word Saturday
To participate all you need to do is describe
your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words. For more
information, go to Show My Face. and Cate will explains it....feel free to explain or not explain. Add an image, a video, a song, nothing.
Look what my daughter got me!
To all those moms out there that are going through the bad times - like the teenage years when you hear that you're the worst mother in the world - it's worth every minute and it does get better!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Five 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!
Questions for Friday, February 10th: (Special thanks to Keely (@Keely1978) from Mannland5, Sandy (@PardonMyDust) from Pardon my Dust, Erin (@emenchho1) from The Life and Times of E1, Gasfamily (@gasfamily) from The Gas Family, and Pam (@trooppetrie) from Troop Petrie for their question suggestions! Mama would love to link you in a future 5QF, so go on over to her community or watch for her Thursday afternoon shout out for questions on Twitter and offer up your best question suggestions! Remember to @5crookedhalos her and use hashtag #5QF if you go the Twitter route!)
Pretty much every day - just a habit to do it in the shower.
2. Valentine's Day cards for your spouse: funny or romantic?
No spouse but I used to do both back in the day.
3. What are you most looking forward to about spring?
Putting the garden in!
4. What's your favorite way to pamper yourself?
I don't pamper myself very often but my daughter gave me a day at the spa once and I must say it was pretty awesome.
5. Does your tax return go into savings or do you spend it instantly?
When the kids were at home we always looked forward to taxes. I'd give them each a certain amount to spend however they wanted to - not something I could do any other time. Now I try to save part of it and use some to stock up on household supplies. This year part of it will be going to some new storm doors and the last window for the house - and hopefully the rest will go toward my trip to England!
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Follow Friday Four Fill-in
Welcome to the 49th weekly Follow Friday Four Fill-in Fun Blog Hop!
Each week, Hilary over at Feeling Beachie lists four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. This week’s co-host is Beth Ann from It’s Just Life - She came up with the last two statments!
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 don’t understand ___ and probably never will
2. I prefer ___ to ____
3. My favorite smell is ______________because ___________________
4. I suspect my neighbors of _________________
My Answers:
1. I don't understand physics and probably never will.
2. I prefer potatoes to rice.
3. My favorite smell is rain in the mountains because there's nothing else like it - it reminds me of my childhood.
4. I suspect my neighbors of being nuts - who buys a house, lives there for 6 months, have a big argument and they BOTH move out and just leave the house empty with trash bags on the front porch, boxes all over the back yard.......
Each week, Hilary over at Feeling Beachie lists four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. This week’s co-host is Beth Ann from It’s Just Life - She came up with the last two statments!
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 don’t understand ___ and probably never will
2. I prefer ___ to ____
3. My favorite smell is ______________because ___________________
4. I suspect my neighbors of _________________
My Answers:
1. I don't understand physics and probably never will.
2. I prefer potatoes to rice.
3. My favorite smell is rain in the mountains because there's nothing else like it - it reminds me of my childhood.
4. I suspect my neighbors of being nuts - who buys a house, lives there for 6 months, have a big argument and they BOTH move out and just leave the house empty with trash bags on the front porch, boxes all over the back yard.......
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Pondering With a Purpose
Thursday is here again and it's time to do a little "pondering" with Brenda
from Fiction With a Purpose.
Her rules are really easy:
1. Grab the Pondering with a Purpose Badge (in her 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. Go back here and add the URL from your post to the linky list on Brenda's.
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 is: Technology
Funny that the topic is technology. I've been writing about technology ever since the semester started. Is technology a good thing? What problems does it solve? What problems does it create? Should it be regulated? What are the ethical implications? And what do I think? I think technology is great. It enables us to communicate with our kids even when they are across the ocean. As soon as my kids turned 16 and started driving, I got them cell phones so I could always get in touch with them. I know kids a lot younger than 16 have cell phones now but this was 12 years ago. There was more than once in the middle of winter when my daughter's car went into a ditch and her having that phone enabled me to get there quickly to get her. (My daughter and the ditches is a post for another day)
Anyway, technology for me is a good thing. I don't think it has caused more crime - just changed the way criminals do things. I do remember the days before all this came about and I do miss that life sometimes. But you have to keep up in this day and age. Most of us depend on technology for our jobs - in one way or another. I know I do.
Her rules are really easy:
1. Grab the Pondering with a Purpose Badge (in her 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. Go back here and add the URL from your post to the linky list on Brenda's.
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 is: Technology
Funny that the topic is technology. I've been writing about technology ever since the semester started. Is technology a good thing? What problems does it solve? What problems does it create? Should it be regulated? What are the ethical implications? And what do I think? I think technology is great. It enables us to communicate with our kids even when they are across the ocean. As soon as my kids turned 16 and started driving, I got them cell phones so I could always get in touch with them. I know kids a lot younger than 16 have cell phones now but this was 12 years ago. There was more than once in the middle of winter when my daughter's car went into a ditch and her having that phone enabled me to get there quickly to get her. (My daughter and the ditches is a post for another day)
Anyway, technology for me is a good thing. I don't think it has caused more crime - just changed the way criminals do things. I do remember the days before all this came about and I do miss that life sometimes. But you have to keep up in this day and age. Most of us depend on technology for our jobs - in one way or another. I know I do.
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