Fun & Games on Bearsmountain!

I found this post on "I Know Right"? I've done it before, but since I'm sort of trying to find some blog fodder that is not totally depressing, thought I'd play again.

Here is what you do if you want to play, put your iPod on "shuffle" and answer the following questions with whatever song comes on next. NO CHEATING, NO FORWARD SHUFFLE..ETC…

Post the song even if it makes no sense whatsoever.

Here I go…

What is your life's purpose?
Making Love Out of Nothing At All (Air Supply)

What is your motto?
Faithfully (Journey)

What do your friends think of you?
Don't Look Back (Antigone Rising)

What do you think about very often?
Georgia On My Mind (Van Morrison)

What do you think of the person you love?
Eye Of The Needle (Brandi Carlile)

What is your life story?
Shadow On The Wall (Brandi Carlile)

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Last Tears (Indigo Girls)

What do your parents think of you?)
He Gave Me You, (Sierra)

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Believe (Brooks & Dunn)

What will they play at your funeral?
Free In You (Indigo Girls)

What is your hobby/interest?
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (Brian McKnight)

What's your biggest secret?
Prayin' For Rain (Ruthie Foster)

What's the worst thing that could happen?
Disneyland (Five For Fighting)

How will you die?
Lessons Learned (Carrie Underwood)

What's the one thing you regret?
Mystery (Indigo Girls)

What makes you laugh?
Amazing Grace (Aretha Franklin)

What makes you cry?
Silent Night (Sarah Brightman)

What scares you the most?
Little Red Caboose/Workin' On The Railroad (Anna Stange)

Does anyone love you?
Paint The Sky With Stars (Enya)

If you could go back in time what would you change?
Last Dance (Donna Summer)

What hurts right now?
Stand Back (Stevie Nicks)

What will you post this as?
Love Hurts (Nazareth)

Question #3

Question #3 comes from Mamma Llama.

What is the greatest thing you can receive this Christmas?

This sounds a little corny, but I think I have already received the greatest gifts I will ever receive. When I was a kid, all I wanted to do was be a mom. I always thought I'd be one of the people to have children early. It just didn't work out for me that way. I lost a baby to a miscarriage in my 20's with my first husband. I went through the grief of that. I spent years, watching my friends have kids, with me being unable to have them, first because I was unable to get pregnant again, then because I divorced and was single. I had a few scares then, always secretly hoping I would get pregnant, as I was in my 30's and starting to feel the clock ticking.

I took more negative pregnancy tests than I care to admit to taking, each one breaking my heart just a bit more. By the time I met hubby, I had all but given up on having kids. I resigned myself to it, and I think I was becoming "OK" with it, but at the same time, we agreed we both wanted kids, and though we wouldn't go to extreme measures to have them, we would do nothing to prevent them either. This went on for over 2 years, each year with me becoming even more resigned to not having children, and trying to be OK with this in my head.

Then one September morning, I started feeling sick to my stomach right before a big camping trip with friends to Yosemite. Hubby said, maybe you are "pregnant", and I sent him down to the store to buy a test, just to be sure before the big weekend of partying that lay ahead. I was sure it would be negative, as they were ALWAYS negative, but this time, damn....I got two lines. Sent hubby back down to the store, and 6 positive tests later, we were jumping up and down because we were so happy. He even started calling family at 6AM to tell them. Then we stopped on our way out of town for the camping trip and I had an actual blood draw done. The nurse called me the next day, in Yosemite, while I was watching Half Dome from our camp site and said I was "officially" pregnant. I'm not sure I've ever been as thrilled since.

So there you have it. I may have done it the hard way, but my kids are the greatest gifts I have or ever will receive. I am thankful every day that my life took the turn that turned me into a mother.

Peace,

OC

A Meme

I was tagged for a meme by two new blog friends, Butch Boo and Femmeismygender. Since I haven't done a meme in awhile, I decided to give it a whirl.

Link to your tagger and list these rules on your blog.

* Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog - some random, some weird.
* Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blog.
* Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

Here goes for anyone who is remotely interested...

1. I have a blouse that looks like a red checked table cloth, and the scary part is that I really like the ugly thing, mostly because it’s red, and red is my favorite color.

2. I have had a major, huge crush on Julia Roberts most of my adult life.

3. I used to be a chain smoker. I quit cold turkey on September 13, which was a Sunday, at 10:pm at night while I was talking to my friend Kim on the phone. I haven’t touched a cigarette since, although I still miss it.

4. I’m a coffee addict. I love Diet Coke. I like my coffee either black, or with half and half and sweet and low. I can’t do sweet black coffee.

5. I’m obsessive about keeping the lid ON my toothpaste, or lids on stuff in general. All of my hair products, body products etc have original lids, and I get really bent out of shape if someone doesn’t replace one of my lids.

6. I spent $100.00 dollars on a knife several years ago, and hubby still doesn’t know how much it costs, but swears its the best knife he’s ever used.

7. I love my Macbook because my friends live in it.

I'm tagging the following fellow bloggers:

Arial Ray

Kitty Litter

Lynt

Mid Life Clarity

McMeaty

Waconda Road

Jules Joyce

Meme From the Land of Earth Muffin

I've been tagged....by my good friend...Earth Muffin from the Land of Earth Muffin. I haven't done a meme in quite some time, so here goes nothing...or everything....ha! The best of both worlds. Ms. Earth Muffin said the Meme came with an award. I love getting awards, and since I'm not sure if I was supposed to get the award, I'm going to take it anyway, a girl can't have too many awards, and honestly I have none...so I'm "borrowing" it from Ms. M...and if she happens to need help getting this award on her blog, she knows she can ask me and I'll help her. I love Ms. Earth Muffin... Besides I'd like to spread the award wealth...:)


A. Attached or single?
Married for 6 years, living together for nearly 8 years now.

B. Best friend?
You know who you are. I love you to pieces, and I'm so happy you read my blog.

C. Cake or pie?
Coconut Cream Pie or Carrot Cake.

D. Day of choice?
Saturday Morning Sleep In's

E. Essential item?
My iPod

F. Favorite color?
Fire engine Red baby!

G. Gummy bears or worms?
I can't decide. No really, gummy anything is my very favorite. I love chomping off little gummy heads, or sliding slimy gummy worms in and out of my mouth like a 5 year old.

H. Hometown?
Small mining town in the California desert.

I. Indulgence?
Goat Cheese with rasberry jam and curry powder on melba toast, Brie toasted on crusty sourdough bread, King Crab Legs, my Macbook. Can you see a pattern here, food and computer???

J. January or July?
January, because Christmas is over and the snow is really starting.

K. Kids?
Small Son (5 1/2) and Little Miss (3)

L. Life isn’t complete without?
My Kids

M. Marriage date?
Late November 2002

N. Number of brothers & sisters?
One sister, who is the size of two sisters.

O. Oranges or apples?
Fuji apples

P. Phobias?
Heights, not going up in towers, but climbing up ladders onto a roof, can't do it. Also, I hate hate driving through industrial area's of any city. I think I must have had a bad time there once in another life. Long Beach near the docks skeeves me out.

Q. Quotes?
"Walk the rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song, all about you there will be beauty, there is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail." (not sure where this came from, I think it was based on a Navajo song, regardless it's been one of my favorite quotes for over 20 years.)

R. Reasons to smile?
My kids and my friends

S. Season of choice?
spring

T. Tag seven peeps!
Lynt (because she reads my blog and I love her comments)
Mapi (Just because she is my sister soul mate)
CJ (because she always has something funny to say)
Brad (Brad, because he knows how much I love Seattle)
Arial (Because she has a great story to tell)
Janet (Because she is eternally wise, kind, as sat next to Chris Pureka and is sexy as hell)
Maria (Because she is Maria)

U. Unknown fact about me?
I was robbed at gunpoint.

V. Vegetable?
I like most vegetables, but right now home grown tomato's

W. Worst habits?
Messy car and a potty mouth.

X. X-ray or ultrasound?
Ultrasound, the times I've had them I got to see my babies.

Y. Your favorite food?
Fajita's from Chevy's Fresh Mex, and Burrito's from El Balazo in the Haight in San Francisco.

Z. Zodiac sign?
Cancer

Tag, Tag, Tag, I'm Not It Anymore!

I've been tagged by Earth Muffin over at The Land of Earth Muffin!

The Rules:Once you’ve been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random, facts, habits or goals about yourself. At the end, choose 6 people to be tagged, list their names & why you tagged them. Don’t forget to leave them a comment saying “You’re it!” & to go read your blog. You cannot tag the person that tagged you, so since you’re not allowed to tag me back; let me know when you are done so I can go read YOUR weird/random/odd facts, habits and goals.

1. I count steps. I don’t do it consciously, but I do it. I’ll be walking along, and I will realize that I am counting, never in order either. 82, 45, 46, 47, 93, 72, so I guess I should say more accurately that I name numbers when I walk. I also count stairs, again, not necessarily in order. I can’t seem to stop myself because I don’t even realize I’m doing it.
2. Once in my 20’s I was so obsessed with which way the toilet paper went, I would change it in EVERY bathroom I went into if it was on the wrong way. At my house, it was really bad, because it seemed like every time I went in the bathroom the toilet paper was on the “wrong” way, and I would change it. Finally I got mad and blew up, and my housemates started laughing so hard, they had been playing this trick on me for months. Every time I would turn it around, so would they.
3. I was ornery when in my early 20’s. I had this neighbor named Earl. He was about 5 years older than me. He was huge, red hair, mustache, sort of stupid, but very arrogant. Keep in mind, this was before cordless telephones were really available, and caller ID wasn’t even thought of yet. Well Earl would pull his phone out on his porch while he was mowing his lawn. He had one of those big desk phones with the push buttons, and it was tan color. Well I would sit in my living room, and as soon as he got out to the yard, I would call him, and watch him run back to get the phone. As soon as he got there, I would hang up. He’d go back out again, and I’d do it again…over and over, he never in a year figured out it was me, and I would sit in my living room laughing so hard until I peed my pants. Still to this day I feel guilty that I tortured this poor guy so bad.
4. When I was a little kid (around 8) I spray painted my neighbors newly painted garage with pictures of houses and trees and stuff, and my dad had to repaint her whole garage.
5. I was fired from Pizza Hut being a General Manager, because I refused to fire my old Russian Driver “Emile”. He was slower than anything, but the guy was a hard worker, would come in whenever I needed him etc…but the corporate big shots said he was too slow and wanted me to let him go, when I refused and told them to do it themselves, they fired me instead. I hated that job, so I was so glad to get out of there.
6. I used to dress up like Madonna in the 80’s.
7. I grew up in Southern California and have only been to San Diego and Disney Land once.
8. The very first record I ever bought was “Tonight’s the Night” by Rod Stewart.
9. I ditched almost half of my senior year of high school and still graduated on time, I also worked in the attendance office taking phone calls from parents when their kids were out sick, I was really bad about writing notes for all my friends, the only one I couldn’t get off the hook was myself.
10. I have about 6 almost brand new bottles of perfume in my medicine cabinet right now, and they are all the good smelling expensive stuff. I have a serious weakness for perfume, but I don’t wear it that much because I know people are allergic.
    
    Tags....hmmmm
    
    MapiPrincesa...because she always reads my blog and I'm not sure why.
    Lori Hahn...because I'm curious about what she will say.
    CJ...because I know there will be some funny stuff I don't know about her.
    Pacific Girl because I love her new blog!
    Sterkworks, because she tagged me and I owe her!
    The Only Daughter, just because.
    MLC...because I love her blog, and her taste in music.

iPod Meme

I'm a little restless tonight, and I have been saving this Meme for just such an occasion.

I’ve been meaning to do this for awhile. I’m not even sure where I saw it originally at this point, maybe several places?

Anyway, there are questions, put your iPod on shuffle for each question, write the song down.

Here goes nothing...and I fully admit this could be embarrasing.



1) How would you describe yourself? “It Hurt So Bad” Susan Tedeschi

2) What do you like in a guy/girl? “Avila” The Wailin’ Jennys

3) What is your motto? “You’ll Always Be My Baby” Sara Evans

4) What do your friends think of you? “Drumming en la Botanica; Road Opener” Eric Casillas, Sun Chasers, Native America

What do you think about often? “Are You Down” Lucinda Williams

6) What do your parents think of you? “Killing Time” Joss Stone

7) What do you think of your best friend? “Brokedown Palace” Joan Osborne

What do you think of the person you like? “Can’t Help Falling in Love with You” UB40


What do you want to be when you grow up? “Hotel California” The Eagles

What do you think when you see the person you like? “Amazing Grace” Aretha Franklin

What song will they play at your wedding? “Fine with Me” Little Big Town
12) What will they play at your funeral? “Ceremonies of Dusk & Dawn: Conferring Power, Mess Music Consort, Sun Chasers, Native American
13) What is your hobby/interest? “Trouble” Indigo Girls
14) What is your biggest fear? “Come to My Window” Melissa Etheridge

15) What is your biggest secret? “Accidently In Love” Counting Crows
16) What do you think of your friends? “Remember When” Alan Jackson
17) What is your theme song? “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” Selena
18) What do you think of your family? “Luka” Suzanne Vega
19) What is your best friend's theme song? “Lets Go Crazy” Prince

20) What is your mood right now? “Oh Holy Night” Mahalia Jackson

21) If your heart could talk what would it say? “Blood and Fire” Indigo Girls
22) What do your co-workers think of you? “The Kingdom of Heaven” Melissa Etheridge
23) What does your future look like? “Throw It All Away” Brandi Carlile

6 Quirky Things

Sterkworks tagged me for this Meme, I think I’ve already done it, but what the heck, I’ll do it again….

So the rules are that I link to the person who tagged me (Sterkworks), post the rules, and then write a list of six quirky things about myself. Then, tag six people to do this meme with links to their web logs.
1. I’m going to turn into an Edamame bean. Love Love Love them, can’t seem to get enough lately. And, the fun part is that since I’m in Montana, no one even seems to know what they are, although I’m able to find them everywhere.
2. I have a bright pink bowling ball with my name on it.
3. I once drove my mother crazy singing the theme song to “The Brady Bunch” all the way from California to Wyoming.
4. I’m giving up Diet Coke. (Huge Huge Huge)
5. I can still remember how to make almost every pizza that is on Pizza Hut’s Menu from when I was a Pizza Hut General Manager.
6. I’ve been obsessed with the TV show “I Love Lucy” since I was a kid and could probably repeat the dialog verbatim.

Since I’ve already done this meme, I’m not tagging, but if you feel like revisiting it, go for it!
Peace,
OC

Message In A Bottle Meme

You are about to send a virtual Message In a Bottle across the Blog Ocean. Leave a message in the sand or on the bottle. Write anything you wish. Be a pirate or a poet. Serious or silly. Anonymous or not.

What message would you like to send out to the universe?

Message In A Bottle Meme

1. Compose a message to place in your virtual bottle
2. Right click and Save the graphic below
3. Use a graphics program of your choice to place the message on the picture
4. Post the meme and these rules on your blog
5. Return your "Message In a Bottle" to me via email ~ mimiwrites2005 at yahoo.com, sign the Mr. Linky below and leave a comment HERE telling me you've finished. IF YOU WANT YOUR MESSAGE TO BE ANONYMOUS PLEASE SAY SO.
6. Tag a minimum of five people - or your entire blogroll - to do the same. Notify them of the tag.

I'm not going to tag anyone but feel free to take this and do it, I think it was fun!

A Sunday Meme for 2007

Ok, I'm doing this out of boredom, and because it looked fun. I stole this off Maria's blog, feel free to steele it from me, but I'm not tagging anyone...yet....


2007

1) Where did you begin 2007?

It began in my bed the same place where I began 2008. I’m so over staying up until “the new year”, because my kids will wake me up very early in the “new year” I try to go to bed as early as I can in the “old year” to be ready for the “new year”.


2) What was your status on Valentine's Day?

Same as it’s been for almost the past decade, married. We went out to dinner and a movie.

3) Were you in school anytime this year?

No, and even though I hate to admit it, this thrills me, I really don’t like school, I got through it, but it wasn’t very enjoyable for me.

4) How do you earn your money?
I work for the government, harrassing people, being mean, being called heartless, being told I’m taking food from someone’s mouth, big bad mean spirited government worker who has more work to do than I could do in two lifetimes, but still I get told by people when I tell them that I work for the government, that “wow, you’ve got a kickback job”...umm..yeah...right....I just get the day off to vote is all.

5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
Thankfully, not this year.

6) Did you have any encounters with the police?
Does talking to my babysitters father who is a sherrif count?

7) Where did you go on vacation?
My family and I pulled our trailer from MT to Seattle and spent 2 weeks in Seattle. It was heaven. It was just the beach/city fix I needed.

8) What did you purchase that was over 1000$?
Haha....too many things...My fridge died...plunk$1500. Washer and dryer died...plunk $1800. Property tax..plunk $1800.

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
Nope

10) Did you know anyone who passed away?
Yes, a co-worker died from pancreatic cancer, and several people I new from when I worked at the hospital died this year.

11) Did you move anywhere?
Nope..but I did move out of bed a few times.

12) How did you celebrate your birthday?
Having a big steak at a really divey MT steakhouse complete with some good “pigs ass porter” to go along with it.

13) What concerts/shows did you go to?
None this year.

14) Are you registered to vote?
Absofuckinglutely! Registered Democrat, who if I ever thought the Green party could or would win, I’d be there in a second. We need to flush that Bush down the drain.

15) Where do you live now?
Ok...I’m not putting my address on here, suffice it to say, I live in MT, I have an acre of land with a house on it, and lots and lots of deer poop in my yard.

16) How did you spend your summer break?
Other than my vacation notated above, I didn’t have a “break” I was in the middle of starting a new “kick back” government job. But I did spend quite a few weekends camping and riding my 4-wheeler up in the woods.

17) What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2007?
Kiss a girl?

18) What has been your favorite moment?
Being offered my new “kick back job”.

19) What's something that you learned about yourself?
That I don’t think I’m as straight as I thought I was.

20) What was your worst month?
There really isn’t a “worst” month, I’ve had a pretty good year.

21) What music will you remember 2007 by?
Indigo Girls, Joan Armatrading, and a bunch of new stuff I put on my iPod.

22) Who has been your best drinking buddy?
My friend J or my friend D. But strange things happen when I get drunk with my friend J.

23) Made new friends?
Yes, a lot, since I started my new, easy peasy government “kick back job”.

24) What was your best month?
August, when we went to Seattle

25) Overall, how would you rate 2007 out of 10?
I’d say an 8 or a 9

26) Have any car accidents?
No, I didn’t but my husband was rear-ened by a kid in our new Chevy Silvarado. Tore up our tow package....

27) Did you have a New Year's Resolution?

I don’t make resolutions, that is setting myself up for failure

28) Do anything embarrassing?
Way too many to list.

29) Buy anything from E-bay?
Yes, I bought a lot of kids winter clothes, a few posters, and a few other things.

30) Get married?
Yes...but not this year.

31) Get arrested?
Nope...hopefully never.

32) Did you get sick in 2007?
Yes...yes....too much sinus sickness for me. I actually bought a Neti Pot yesterday and I’m trying to work my nerve up today to use it.

33) Been snowboarding?
Only in my car..sliding down my hill

34) Are you happy to see 2007 go?

Yep...yep...yep...I’m excited to see my kids getting older and past the baby stage, I’m really excited to see them turn into kids. I’m so so so done with babies.