Okay, well I've been a bad girl - I've was tagged by Kathleen a couple of weeks ago and hadn't gotten around to posting and then was tagged AGAIN by another fellow blogger Beth - and so I've decided it's time to quit lollygagging around and play this fun game of tag!!
So here goes - seven random thoughts about me:
1. I love to camp - is that obvious? My post today was about our camping trip this weekend. It is the best way to have family time and no stress - hey - what's cheaper and more fun than lounging at the lake with a book in hand!! Lots of good food, being outdoors and soaking up the sun!
2. I love to read - I guess that's why blogging is so much fun for me - when I was in junior high I received a $25.00 cash prize from the librarian for reading so many books - they didn't have AR points then - too bad! I always thought I'd grow up and be a librarian - but here I am raising kids and reading when I get a chance!
3. My husband is gone Monday to Friday as his business keeps him out of town during the week. It is very lonely without him. We have our home for sale so we can move closer to the city where his business is. He would be home most every night if we moved. But I would miss all my friends and neighbors too if we moved, so it is a tough thing!!
4. I love to work out in my yard - my next favorite thing to do besides scrapbook! It is my dream someday to have a huge ROSE garden! And a yard with a sprinkler system would be nice too!
5. Okay - I'm only on five! Let's see. In the morning, I can't get moving until I've had my favorite mug of Chai Latte - General Foods International brand along with my South Beach Diet cinnamon raisin bar. I've been drinking/eating that combination for breakfast now for the past thee years, and I've never tired of it yet. Amazing huh!
6. I have a dog named Cosmo who was given to me by my sister. He is literally glued to my side most of the time. Get this - he is part lab and part Malteze - very strange combination, but he is the sweetest dog we've ever had.
7. My favorite snack these days is hot sauce and chips. I make my own hot sauce, and we go through a ton of it at my house!! Fresh cilantro and fresh jalapena peppers are the key ingredients to good hot sauce!
Whew! That finishes up one tag. Okay now on to the next one. I was tagged by Kathleen at My Happy Place . The "rules" of the game: Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.
1. Ten years ago - I had two small children, ages 2 and 2 months and we were living in a second story apartment building. I'll never forget having to haul both of them in my arms up and down the stairs - one in a car seat - along with all the paraphanelia that babies require including the diaper bag. AND we had no laundry - so I had to haul them plus the laundry in a little red wagon over to the laundromat. No wonder I was so skinny those days!
Five things in today's do list:
1. Get dressed.
2. Finish cleaning after weekend camping trip.
3. Take clean sheets, towels etc. back out to travel trailer, and clean it too.
4. Make a trip to the bank.
5. Place Stampin Up order - today is last day to order from mini catalog.
Snacks I enjoy: As posted earlier - my homemade salsa and chips definitely - and Kettle jalapeno chips - they are awesome - I also enjoy snacking on any kind of nuts or cheese too.
Things I would do if I was a milllionaire: Pay off all our debts, buy a huge ranch on the lake or river (my husband and kid's dream) - help as many people as I could including my family and church and then invest the rest.
Places I have lived - Milton, PEI, Canada (my first 21 years of life), then moved to San Antonio, Texas. Then to Memphis, TN, Llano, TX, Marble Falls, TX and now Kingsland, TX.
Okay now to tag other people - lets see - this is going to be hard because everyone I know probably has already been tagged:
Be sure and check out these ladies' great websites - and have a wonderful day!
LOL! I loved reading your lists! I think we had the same "to do" list yesterday, too!!! Thanks for sharing :-)
Kim
Posted by: kim evans | July 01, 2008 at 05:14 AM
Hi Marilyn! I enjoyed reading your tags and getting to know you better. Would you be willing to share your hot sauce recipe?
Posted by: kathleenh | July 02, 2008 at 07:17 AM