wrong blog????

So did you think you had gone to the wrong place? Misty helped me to change the background on my blog. thanks Misty. It is a real improvement. If any of my family would like to help out on occassions with changing the background, let me know.

christmas tag

Sometimes I really hate computers and internet. I had this all done last night and lost the whole thing. Grrr. Here goes effort #2

Actually this is effort #3 since number 2 ended up on Misty's blog.


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Love old fashioned paper.
2. Real tree or artificial? Love the smell of real, hate the mess. Love my big artificial tree. We always had small table top trees growing up. I always wanted big big big.
3. When do you put up the tree? Used to be the day after thanksgiving, each year we seem to get later and later now.
4. When do you take the tree down? sometime after the new year
5. Do you like eggnog? yep
6. Favorite gift received as a child? can't remember that far back, nothing stands out
7. Do you have a nativity scene? yes
8. Hardest person to buy for? the person who doesn't do a wish list
9. Easiest person to buy for? the person who does a wish list. We started wish lists several years ago. You make a list of everything you can think of from the most expensive down to the least expensive and in between. If you are lucky, you will get at least something from the list.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? neither. I am not a very good Christmas card person.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Honestly can't remember.
12. Favorite Christmas Movies? the old old old one with Jimmy Stewart where he wishes he was never born and then finds out he wasn't. He finds out what a difference one person makes in the lives of others. It's a great old movie and I never get tired of seeing it.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December if I am lucky.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? nope
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? food. anything except fruitcake, yuk
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? lots and lots and lots of colored blinking lights. the more the better. We always had blue lights and blue ornaments growing up. I really hate all blue.
17.Favorite Christmas song? Rocking around the Christmas tree.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? HOME
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? nope
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? angel, I love the crochet angel my mother made for me. It is my favorite thing on the tree.
21. The most anoying thing about this time of year? crowds and rude impatient people. Always thankful I don't have to be the one behind the counter and try to be extra nice.
22. Favorite ornament theme or color? I guess my theme would be an old fashioned tree. I love everything on the tree, ornaments made by my children and grandchildren are my favorites.
23. Favorite for Christmas dinner? food. I don't like to spend time cooking. we always had easy to fix things.
24. What do you want for Christmas this year? another Christmas with my children and grandchildren near.
25. A favorite Christmas Tradition? I loved it when my children wanted to all sleep in the same room on Christmas eve. It was at least one time when they would all be in the same place and seemingly get along. It also made it easier for Santa to get the last minuet things done.

Hubby Tag

Where did you meet? He was stationed at Fort Hood Texas and I was living in Waco Texas. We met on a blind date set up by his best friend who was dating a good friend of mine.
How long did you date before you were married? I was still in high school when we met and I wanted to finish school before getting married. We dated for about a year and were engaged for about 6 months.
What is your favorite quality of his? He is very down to earth and sees things so clearly.
What is your favorite feature of his? I love everything about him. He is tall, very clean cut, looks good in whatever he wears and has great hair.
Does he have a nickname for you? Not really.
What is his favorite color? He is pretty tame when it comes to color. He sticks with very concervative, browns, blues and black.
What is his favorite food? He likes Mexican and Oriental.
When and where was your first kiss? It was after several dates. I was beginning to think he was never going to kiss me. At first it was sweet but then I wondered what was wrong with me. When he finally did kiss me, it was worth the wait.
Do you have any children? We are blessed with five sons and three daughters. We never dreamed that we would have had such a large family but are go glad that we did. Our first child had a blood disease and wasn't supposed to live to be 5. He was diagnosed when I was pregnant with our second child. At that time we were told that his disease was heriditary and I had surgury to not have more children. We were blessed with many miracles, our son's disease went into remission, the Gospel came into our lives. We had the surgery reversed and were blessed with 6 additional children.
His favorite type of music? He likes mostly easy listening kinds.
What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Since retiring, we love to just get up and do something frivilous like checking out anitque shops we have passed in the past or taking in a movie.
What do you admire most about him? He is very laid back and easy going. He is easy to talk to and has always treated me as an equal. He has always made me feel important and capable. He is my best friend and tells me what I need to hear.