Scraps of Life

Word Associations

1. Where is your cell phone?  Table
2. Your significant other? Don
3. Your hair? Short
4. Your mother? Carolyn
5. Your father? Joel
6. Your favorite thing? Family
7. Your dream last night? Forgot
8 Your favorite drink? Tea
9. Your dream/goal? MT
10. The room you’re in? Living
11. Your hobby? Scrapbooking
12. Your fear? bridges
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Rich
14. What you’re not? COOL
15. Muffins? any
16. One of your wish list items? kitchenaid
17. Where you grew up? FL
18. The last thing you did? visit
19. What are you wearing? shorts
20. Favorite gadget? Computer
21. Your pets? four
22. Your computer? Entertainment
23. Your mood? Content
24. Missing someone? Sure
25. Your car? minivan
26. Something you’re not wearing? Bra
27. Favorite store? Kohls
28. Like someone? many
29. Your favorite color? purple
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? Sunday

Tagged - Just Something Different

A.  Attached or Single   attached for 15 + years

B. Best Friend?  dh Don, Paige, and Leslee

C.  Cake or pie?  hmmm...cake unless it is coconut cream pie LOL

D. Day of choice?  Saturday

E.  Essential Item my computer: email, internet explorer

F. Favorite color?  purple

G. Gummy bears or worms? Either as long as not SOUR

H. Hometown?    DeLand, FL 

I.  Indulgence?      Eating out 

J.  January or July?  January 

K.  Kids?  Yes - 2 - both miracles - plus 2 in heaven

L.  Life isn’t complete without?  my family and friends

M.  Marriage date?    Fabruary 26, 1993

N. Number of brothers & sisters?  1 brother

O. Orange or apples?   oranges, seedless, sweet & juicy

P.  Phobias?  bridges and heights in certain circumstances but not all

Q. Quote?

R. Reasons to smile?    children, love, friendship, life in general

S. Season of choice?    Fall, winter

T. Tag some peeps: Rhonda, Nikki, Don, Paula

U. Unknown fact about me:  hmmm...can't think of any...my life is an open book LOL 

V. Vegetable? almost any - there are very few that I don't enjoy!

W. Worst habit? eating too much

X.  Last Xray?  umm chest x-ray in 2005

Y.  Your favorite food?  Southern

Z. Zodiac sign?    Aquarius

Have fun . . .

The Latest on Our Visitor

Here you can see the latest image from our local NBC station...you can see the storm swirl on the right.  Our house is located right where the "p" in "Tampa" is located - just inside that interstate intersection.  So we are still out of the way of the weather at this time - have not seen ANYTHING except overcast skies at this point in time.  Hopefully we won't see anything at all on the severe side, although I don't mind the rain...it's the wind that makes me antsy.

Fay Comes to Visit

Well, the Lord has smiled on us in many ways - and I mean not only us here in HIllsborough County but all of Florida when I say that.  We have been spared something severe yet again.  The storm was not over the Florida straits long enough to strengthen and so was just a Tropical Storm when it came ashore this morning south of Ft. Meyers (2 hours plus south of us here in Tampa).  It will weaken significantly once it gets well over land and will only continue to weaken as it travels over the peninsula.  It is also taking a track that is even further east of us than was forecast yesterday.  So probably all we will see here is rain and some gusty winds.  At this point the outer bands are just starting to get into Polk County (neighboring county to the east) so it will be later this morning before we see anything...evacuations have been lifted in our area...So, the kids get a day off of school, we sit at home for a rainy day, and life goes on.  Don still has to go to work today - God forbid that the title industry pause for bad weather - poor thing has had to go to work in the past with Cat 3s looming, so thank goodness this one will be nothing and I don't have to worry about him.

Thanks so much for all who have been concerned for our safety...prayers are still appreciated but I really don't think we are in any real danger fromt hsi storm...certainly no more than any other normal summer storm.

First Day of School

Well, the summer is over.  As much as I was dreading it, it turned out to be a very nice time.  Very relaxed...kids were good...I enjoyed being with them so much, even though we really didn't do too much that was extraordinary or special...just hung out.

Today they are back to school...their day starts at 8:20 am and ends at 2:30 pm.  They were excited but admittedly a little nervous.  I told them that the secret was that the teachers were excited and nervous too LOL

E is quite the fashionista this year...6 going on 16. Clothes had to have just the "perfect detail," shoes HAD to be Sketchers, and today she HAD to wear the jeans I bought her with bling on the back pockets (too bad they don't show in any of these photos LOL C was less concerned with the clothes or shoes (although the fact that he found blue shoes that fit him was an exciting moment!) but the Star Wars backpack was a very important detail and it was a very exciting moment when he found that as well.

We have a very different routine this year...Dad is driving them to school...he does drive right by there more or less and when he offered I said it would definitely help reduce our gasoline consumption - but it was very strange waving goodbye this morning and not being there to walk them in to their classes on the first day.  I am off to have quiet time and start chores in a few.  The house is VERY quiet even with the praise & worship music going.  Gonna take some getting used to again.

On a different note, Hurricane Faye is bearing down on us...I have not decided what I am going to do as of yet...depends on the path and the strength...if it is a TS by the time it gets here we'll stay in house, but while a cat 1 isn't that big a deal in a regular house, riding it out in a mobile home has a few hairy moments (when the wind makes the roof ripple LOL) so I may go to my parents' house.  If it goes east of us, we'll be on the weak side, but if it goes west, we'll be on the stronger side and that will affect us as well...so I'm just waiting to see what to do right now.  Today I am battening down the hatches and cleaning the tubs so we can fill them with water tomorrow.  School was not canceled today but probably will be tomorrow.  Again, will depend on storm track and strength.  Anyway, keep us in your thoughts and prayers, for protection and wisdom.  I honestly thought I wouldn't have to do this again...thought we'd be in MT by now...so I am not in a good place mentally.  Just one of those times I was prepared for one thing and God had something else in mind...I know He knows best but I got all psyched up for one eventuality and He threw me a curve...all the time He is reminding me that He has a plan and He knows best.  Ok God...I'll ride it out.  Guess there is a reason He gave me a passion for roller coasters because my life sure is one LOL  Suppose I'll blow into Heaven sideways hollering "What a RIDE!" when it's all over.