I’m Funny Like That…

Erin at  Dropped Stitches has Quiz Tagged me...

1. What's your staple, go to meal? Slices of ham. For breakfast you can eat it with eggs or pancakes, for lunch you can have a sandwich, for a snack you can roll up cream cheese and a dill pickle with it, you can eat it for any meal any way you want it.

2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I really do not want to grow up…its fun being a kid at heart. Grown–ups have too many worries, responsibilities, and decisions to make. It’s over-rated!

3. What book are you reading at the moment? A Painted House, by John Grisham, a novel set in 1952 Arkansas during cotton picking season from a 7 year olds perspective. Loving it!

4. How do you relax? In the recliner with a blanket...I like to snuggle

5. What color are the interior walls of your home? Light khaki, hopefully that will change soon. Holly’s old bedroom is a cream color and the spare BR is a creamy yellow…this is where I am now typing this out.

6. What is your guiltiest pleasure? Eating, I’m not gonna lie!

7. What time is bedtime and getting up time? 10-11 and 7-8…or what ever time I feel like it!

8. How long do you spend reading blogs? A little each day that I’m at home. There are some wonderful blogs and blogger friends out there.

We each have our own little quirks and oddities that make us unique unlike anyone else…this makes us special right? Things like taking the dust jacket off a good hardback while reading it. It just gets in my way, drives me crazy. And…

Eating salt and pepper on my fresh cantaloupe.
And vinegar on fresh cut-up cucumbers…yummy!
Raw okra with a little salt sprinkled on it! Oh yes…don’t knock it till you try it!

I hate the taste of coffee…yep I do…but I love love the smell of a just opened container of it, especially the fancy blends! I buy candles that smell like coffee.
I only like mustard on corn dogs!
I never eat all the bread crust on a sandwich…daddy used to tell me it would make my hair curl…well that never happened…so…

I get my hair cut in a barber shop. Always have…always well…by the same girl, and it’s not a man’s type of cut either…no way! Got my summer cut this morning…Ahhhhhhh…
I sneeze when I pluck my eyebrows and cough when I stick a Q-tip in my ear. Waxing the brows is much quicker…no time for the sneeze; it just takes my breath for a second! I’ll just have to live with the cough! I know I’m weird unique. Anyway…

I can really and truly relate to Jane on Drop Dead Diva. She is someone else in some else’s body! Yep that’s me! Check her out on Sunday nights on Lifetime…right before Army Wives…my fave!
I would rather watch paint dry than watch tennis, basketball, or wrestling. Grrrr

I write in the margins of my Bible…dates, names, important facts…etc…I underline a lot too. Why? It lets me know I’ve been there at least once.
I like things in their place and each thing has a place. Put. It. Back.
Norman Rockwell rocks!
So does Dr. Seuss!

And special we are…

"For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus…"

Ephesians 2:10, NLT

"… for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

Hebrews 12:5

For He loves us no matter what…

Sugar Cookies and Trivia

How well do you know Christmas? This is an interesting fun trivia challenge about Christmas. See how many you can get right. The answers are at the end of this post, just after the pictures of my sugar cookies that will make you want to go bake some. Have fun!

1. What item was used for Frosty the Snowman’s nose?
a. button
b. coal
c. coin
d. corncob


2. What company is credited with being the first to see Santa Claus in an ad?

a. Quaker Oats

b. Wheaties
c. Cracker Jack
d. Coca-Cola




3. In 1979, the National Christmas Tree in Washington, DC was unlit except for one ornament. Why?
a. oil embargo/energy crisis
b. American hostages in Iran
c. terrorism threats
d. a squirrel damaged the wiring

4. What animals are specified in the New Testament as being present at the birth of Jesus?

a. oxen and lambs

b. cows and oxen

c. sheep and camels
d. none



5. The poinsettia, a plant long associated with Christmas, is native to what country?

a. Mexico

b. Portugal

c. Canada

d. Israel



6. In what movie is Santa Claus put on trial to determine if he’s insane-and the US Postal Service saves the day?
a. Scrooge
b. Miracle on 34th Street
c. Babes in Toyland
d. The Nightmare Before Christmas

7. What did Mary do to show her approval of the Little Drummer Boy’s playing?

a. smiled at him

b. kept time

c. nodded

d. asked him to play again


8. What Christmas character was created for a department store advertising campaign?
a. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
b. Saint Nicholas
c. The Grinch
d. Nester the Long-Earred Christmas Donkey

9. In what activity are the characters involved at the beginning of a Charlie Brown Christmas?

a. Sledding

b. Snowball fight
c. ice skating
d. caroling

10. What are the names of the policeman and the cab driver in It’s a Wonderful Life?

a. Bert and Ernie
b. Felix and Oscar
c. George and Gino
d. Frankie and Johnny


11. What first lady wrote a Christmas story about a little girl named Marta for a magazine?
a. Bess Truman
b. Eleanor Roosevelt
c. Barbara Bush
d. Rosalynn Carter

12. In the Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, what is the name of the first ghost to visit Ebenezer Scrooge?
a. The Ghost of Christmas Past
b. Beetlejuice
c. Jacob Marley
d. Bob Marley

Christmas cookie baking......it's a must this time of year....

it's also fun and oh so yummy!

Here's the mess I was left with....

I love my old vintage cookie cutters........

~Fresh out of the oven~

and now the frosting.....what a sticky mess!!

But it dried hard and looked really good!

I was rather pleased at how they turned out :)

I also baked some Oatmeal raisin cookies too, with walnuts!

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Tomorrow is our travel day....we are off to Louisiana to spend the week
with Holly and Richard for Christmas.  All this baking is going with us. 
Please pray that we have a safe trip.
Hopefully I will visit with you later in the week.
Here's wishing you and yours a very
Merry and Delightful Christmas!

"Gather 'round the Christmas tree,
Hold hands with those you love.
Join hearts in celebration
Of our gift from God above."
~TJ Mills

Answers:

1. a. Button

2. d. Coca-Cola

3. b. American hostages in Iran

4. d. none

5. a. Mexico

6. b. Miracle on 34th Street

7. c. nodded

8. a. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

9. c. Ice skating

10. a. Bert and Ernie

11. b. Eleanor Roosevelt

12. c. Jacob Marley

Christmas Blessings :)

a Christmas story, a silly one really….

It’s raining on this dreary cool Tuesday morning as I sit here in the quiet. It’s nice to be home alone and reflecting on the season. A morning for drinking a new coffee I found called polar express~o….so good and feels so good on this sore throat of mine. I’m still fighting this cold while shopping online for some new Christmas shoes to wear to a party. There's a Christmas carol playing in the background…soothing my soul. I still have lots of things to do before our Christmas vacation starts…A Christmas card or two to write, still have to deck the halls with decorations and lights…I even have a elf, a BIG one, that I need to put out on the lawn and plug him in next to Prancer and the little drummer boy. Frosty the snowman is already up and getting wet in the rain…but he won’t melt…he’s plastic! Oh how I wish we could have a white Christmas here in the south! Old Jack Frost is the only one who visits us…him and Mr. Rainy. Oh well…those are the breaks…Santa Claus is coming to town anyway, rain or shine, snow or sleet, and Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer will be pulling his sleigh and his bells will jingle all the way. This scrooge of bad weather we are having will not hinder our
happy holiday season.

It’s a wonderful life knowing what Christmas really means…Jesus’ birthday!

On my list that I’ve made…all I want for Christmas is for everyone to know this. It would be wonderful and a miracle on 34th street and 10th avenue and route 66 if everyone knew this and acknowledge it! Sorry I got carried away….What’s on your list….maybe a boyfriend for Christmas if you’re single or a huge diamond ring, or just something nice from someone that loves you. A kiss under the mistletoe would be nice too….Oh one year I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus under some of that stuff….it was so funny! He could have gotten arrested by my dad and spent the holiday in handcuffs! What a hoot…if Santa did not deliver all the presents to the little kids then we would not know how the Grinch stole Christmas. Anyway…I not getting much done sitting here writing this silly story about Christmas and all the things that are going on….I’ve got to get busy because the night before Christmas will be here before I know it and then it will be too late. So dash away dash away dash away all….off to work I go.

May your season be bright and merry with all things glad and happy.

The End

OK….have you detected a theme going on here. There is something unique in my story. Try to figure it out and let me know how many you come up with. They are hidden within the story.  You have to name the theme and then guess the correct number to win. Win~a little surprise!! Good luck!

disclosure: parts of this story are true...very few parts actually...like the rain, the bad cold, and wanting everyone to know the true meaning of Chistmas.

Today is the day to draw a winner for my give-away…We’ll do it as soon as Jackie gets home from work around 4:00….Good luck to everyone! Thanks for all the wonderful visits and comments

that you share with me each day.

I look forward to each day with you!

Merry Christmas!