Tag, you're it!

I was tagged for this fun meme by my friend Sandra from Diary of a SAHM. She said she hadn't done a meme in quite a while and neither have I.
She asked me 8 questions:

1) What is your biggest pet peeve? Hmmm, I think it has to be rude people. I get really irritated when people cut in line, disregard rules or are mean to sales people.

2) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? I would live right here in West Michigan. It's a beautiful area and we get to experience all four seasons. I'm also blessed in the fact that all of my family lives near me.

3) Have you ever been searched by the cops? Ha! That's a good question! No, but I'll tell you about the closest I ever came. When I was in high school, kids often TP'd (toilet papered) yards of friends. It was only done to people you liked and no one I knew ever got in trouble for it. (You know where this is going, don't you?) Anyway, one night a few friends and myself decided to TP the home of one of our youth leaders from church. We lived out in the country and this couple's home was out in farmland where there was very little traffic. So, we were running around the yard, spreading joy in our own way when a car came by, shining a light on us. They yelled out "Hey you" or something like that. We thought it was some of the guys from our youth group, so we took off running. Imagine my surprise when I ran around a corner, right into a police officer! The other girls where also caught and we were taken to the front door of the youth leaders home to check if they knew us. At this point there were a lot of laughs, even from the police. It didn't take long for the whole church to hear about it and it took some time to live this down!

4) What is the one thing on your mind right now? I'm looking forward to having next week off from work. I'll tell you more about that tomorrow.

5) What is your favorite song right now? This song is actually being released on the 28th, but I heard it through a link on Facebook and I love it! It's Michael W Smith (Who is one of my all time favorites!) and the song is Save Me from Myself.

6) What talent do you wish you had? I wish I could draw. I can't believe what some people can do with a pencil and paper. Even my stick figures leave something to be desired!

7) What is your favorite drink? This is a pretty boring answer, but it would have to be Diet Coke. I don't like anything that I can taste alcohol in and I don't like coffee. I usually just drink water or Diet Coke.

8) Describe yourself in one word? Only one? That's hard! I guess I would say caring.

Thanks Sandra - this was fun!
I'm not going to tag anyone, but feel free to do this if you would like, and let me know if you do so I don't miss your answers.

I've been tagged!

Mary, from Mary's Treasured Memories has tagged me for this Meme. Mary is one of those people you can tell is a sweetheart from her blog. When you have time, stop over and visit her! This meme is full of seven things. Here's my seven:

Seven Things I Would Like To Do Before I Die:
1. clean my house, top to bottom, windows and all!
2. spend more time with family - maybe more vacations
3. hold a grandchild (I know, Laura - not real soon!)
4. work less, volunteer more
5. finish the scrapbooks from my kids youth
6. visit the Grand Canyon and Big Sur
7. Visit Israel

Seven Things I Can Do:
1. Cook
2. play piano
3. sing alto
4. make up songs (not any that people would want to listen to, though!)
5. laugh
6. tease
7. take care of people

Seven Things I Cannot Do
1. wiggle my ears
2. speak another language
3. cartwheels
4. bungee jump
5. touch my tongue to my nose
6. draw
7. go for more than a few days without having to run to the grocery store

Seven Things That Attract Me To My Mister
1. his love of the Lord
2. he is so supportive
3. he's a wonderful Dad
4. his great work ethic
5. he is funny
6. he can fix most anything - except cars!
7. he loves me and puts up with all my quirks!

Seven Things I Say Most Often
1. I love you
2. Have a good day
3. Yeah - instead of yes
4. I'm running to the store (see above, #7 under what I can't do)
5. I'll be on the computer for a little while
6. See you later
7. What sounds good to you? (asked when I am doing my meal plans)

Seven Celebrity Admirations
(this is a tough one - I'll see if I can come up with seven!)
1. Steven Curtis Chapman
2. Michael W Smith
3. Ronald Reagan
4. Jimmy Stewart
5. Paul Newman
I'm sure there are others but I just can't think of any more now.

Seven Favorite Foods
1. Chocolate
2. mashed potatoes
3. chili
4. pizza
5. chinese
6. fettucine alfredo
7. hamburgers

That's all my seven's. Now I am supposed to tag 7 people, but I'm leaving it open to anyone who wants to do this.

5 Favorite Blog Posts Meme

I was tagged by Karen of Karen's Ramblings and Perri of My Life in Bits and Pieces to do this fun meme.

Here's the rules:

Go back through your archives and post the links to your five favorite blog posts that you’ve written.But there is a catch:

Link 1 must be about family.

Link 2 must be about friends.

Link 3 must be about yourself.

Link 4 must be about something you love.

Link 5 can be anything you choose.

Post your five links and then tag five other people. At least TWO of the people you tag must be newer acquaintances so that you get to know each other better.

Link #1 - Family - I'll be home for Christmas. A post about Andy's homecoming in December after being gone for 6 months.

Link #2 - Friends - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. (I'm detecting a Christmas theme here!) I went to Traverse City with a group of friends for a shopping weekend.

Link #3 - Me - I've Been Tagged. This is a post that tell you what I was doing 1, 5 and 10 years ago along with other random facts about me.

Link #4 - Something I Love - The Patriot. This is a post about one of my husband's carvings. I love these little figurines.

Link #5 - Anything - Flowers of the Field. I love taking pictures of flowers and it's nice to see them this time of year!

Here are the 5 bloggers I am tagging: (Don't feel obligated if you are being tagged for too many of these!)

Joanne from One so Blessed. I only discovered Joanne's blog a few months ago and would love to see some of her prior posts.

Jennifer from Zaankali's Adventures. Jennifer and I are friends from church and I've enjoyed her blog since she started. It'll be fun to see a few of those posts again.

My daughter Laura from A Guy, A Girl and A Sofie . I love to read her blog and not just because I'm her Mom!

Megan from Fried Okra. Megan hasn't been feeling great because she's pregnant! Hope she has enough energy for this.

Rebekah from Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe. Rebekah has a good sense of humor as you can tell by her blog title. I'll have fun reading some of her old posts!

I've been tagged

Karen, of Karen's Ramblings has tagged me for this Meme.

1) What I was doing 10 years ago: My kids were 14, 11 and 8. I was working part time on the 11-7 shift. This worked well because I was there for school and church programs and around during the day if they needed me. We were having problems in our church and I had a really bad attitude about it. It took me some time to realize that (surprise!) I wasn't perfect and that everything that happened in church wasn't about me. We had an interim pastor a year later who laid it on the line. Many people left our church, but those who remained grew close and our faith grew as well. Also at this time Andy was being taken off medication he had been on for a year. He had mini seizures, where he didn't lose consciousness, but would get "spacey". The neurologist said he would most likely grow out of them and he did. He was taken off the medication and has never had another problem. (A great answer to prayer!)

2) 5 years ago: I had just switched over to working days. The kids were older (19, 16 and 15) and didn't need me around so much during the day. I was happy to not feel like I was sleeping at such weird hours, and to be more awake. Our church was a changed place, with a great emphasis on outreach. I was feeling a new call to prayer and joined the Prayer Team at church. Bob had started a new job about 1 year earlier after his former workplace was bought by a competitor and closed. We were again reminded of how God takes care of us!

3) 1 year ago: Our oldest daughter had recently married and our son was in his senior year in high school. Our family life was really beginning to change. Heather (middle daughter) who is diabetic was just starting to use an insulin pump.

4) Yesterday: I had the day off after returning from vacation. I spent it doing all those things that needed to be done, like getting groceries, doing laundry, running errands.

5) 5 snacks I enjoy: Of course there is always chocolate! I also like fresh apples in the fall, fresh peaches in season, any of the 100 calorie packs, sharp cheddar cheese.

6) 5 things I would do if I suddenly had $100 million: Pay off the mortgage, buy new vehicles, give more to our church, help out with other causes, do some fun getaways and travel with family and extended family.

7) 5 locations I would like to run away to: Australia and New Zealand, Ireland, Grand Canyon, Eastern USA, Greece.

8) 5 bad habits I have: poor eating habits, impatient driver, want to be in control too much, thinking I am right, judging others

9) 5 things I like doing: blogging, reading, scrapbooking, taking pictures, spending time with family

10) 5 TV shows I like: Biggest Loser, Survivor, Extreme Home Makeover - I think that's about all I'm watching now.

11) 5 things I hate doing: folding laundry, cleaning up cat vomit, mopping the floor, paying bills, cleaning the tub.

12) 5 biggest joys of the moment: Andy's graduation from boot camp, my family, the beauty in nature, my computer, Knowing God has a plan for my life and He is in control.

Here are the 5 people that I am tagging:
1) Heather
2) Laura
3) Nancy
4) Jennifer
5) Melissa