Getting to know you

Hey Y'all!! It's Sunday!

Sunday's are always a little bittersweet..

Sweet cause it's still the weekend..bitter cause the weekend is coming to an end..

Thank goodness (or )  MannLand5 for Getting to know YOU..

It definitely adds a little flava flav to the day..

Wanna play..

copy the questions..

answer them on your blog..

come back here and comment..

then link on up at MannLand5!

The questions..

1. If you could star in any movie genre..what would it be..romance..horror..comedy..suspense or action?

2. Do you recycle?

3. Have you ever been to a strip club?

4. Do you have a nickname?

5. What's a name you can't stand to be called?

6. What are your Summer staples?

7. What was the last thing you bought for yourself?

8. Are you happy with your boob size?

The Answers..

1. If you could star in any movie genre..what would it be..romance..horror..comedy..suspense or action?

    I would star in an action movie, but with lots of suspense.  I want to keep my watchers on their toes.

2. Do you recycle?

     Ummm....  Not as much as I should.  I use to at Fort Hood, but not since we have been here.

3. Have you ever been to a strip club?

     Unfortunately yes.  I don't recommend it.

4. Do you have a nickname?

     Yeppers....let's see there is Vi, Purple, Dr. Violet (My crazy ex-neighbors), Psy or Psylock and a few others.

5. What's a name you can't stand to be called?

     nothing really unless you are saying it rudely or derogatorily.

6. What are your Summer staples?

     Lemonade, Meat for the grill, fresh fruits and lots of Sweet Tea.

7. What was the last thing you bought for yourself?

     A French Vanilla Cappuccino on Friday.

8. Are you happy with your boob size?

    Umm....Yeah!

Aloha Friday

What's Aloha Friday? It all started at An Island Life. 

In Hawaii, Friday is the day to relax and take it easy. So, Mrs. Marine could take it easy on posting!

She asks a question and you answer it in a comment. Play along and write your own "Aloha Friday" post then leave your link with Mr. Linky and Ill be sure to stop by and answer your question!

Question of the day:
What is your favorite season of the year?


Mine is Spring!  The flowers are blooming!  There is a freshness in the air. And The weather is gorgeous.  You can still get a few snow showers but you all start to get rain storms again.

Follow me Fridays

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Welcome to the April 23 Follow me Fridays celebration hosted by Trendy Treehouse!  She invites you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun.

       

Follow Trendy Treehouse ~ she  and I will follow you back!!! (If I missed your blog for some reason, please let me know. LOL I am still playing catch up)

Top 3 Thursday - Favorite Childhood Toys

Top 3 Thursday - Favorite Childhood Toys

Let's take a trip down to Memory Lane this Thursday

What was your Top 3 Favorite Childhood Toys?

To play and link up go to keeping up with kelly's blog. 

 

1. My Cabbage Patch!!!

I received her for my 3rd birthday and gave her to my daughter on her 3rd birthday this past January!  My CPK Preemie will be 24 this year!  Here is a pic of how she looks since my daughter says she is camera shy.  LOL

2. Care Bears!

Yeah I was in love with my Sunshine Bear.  I had it up until two years ago when my son finally de-stuffed it. 

 3. Gizmo

Yeah I watched the movie very young and I fell in love with Gizmo.  He was my little monster that protected me from the bad monsters.

 

What were your top 3 favorite toys?

“My blog is carbon neutral”

“My blog is carbon neutral” is an initiative, originally started in Germany by the “Make it Green” programme, that has the goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. We plant a tree for your blog and thereby neutralise your blog’s carbon footprint for the next 50 years! Everyone can make a small contribution to the environment. Every tree counts!

How does a tree neutralise your blog’s carbon footprint?

How much carbon dioxide does your blog create?

According to a study by Alexander Wissner-Gross, PhD, physicist at Harvard University and environmental activist, an average website causes about 0.02g (0,0008oz.) of carbon dioxide for each visit. Assuming an average blog gets 15,000 visits a month, it has yearly carbon dioxide emissions of 3,6kg (8lb.). This can mainly be tracked back to the immense energy usage from (mainframe) computers, servers, and their cooling systems.

Does your blog have more than 15,000 visitors a month? Just e-mail us at CO2-neutral@kaufda.de. We make sure we neutralise your blog too.

How much carbon dioxide does a tree absorb?

Unfortunately, no precise answer is possible. The carbon dioxide absorption of a tree can differ a lot. The amount of carbon dioxide that a tree can absorb depends on the type of tree, light exposure, length of the vegetation period, latitude, water balance, and the soil conditions.

There are many different calculations for the saving potential of a tree. The assumed values vary between 10 and 30kg (20 and 70lb.) for a tree each year. It is certain however, that in its first two to three years a tree absorbs relatively little carbon dioxide. In the growth phase following this, the absorption rate increases rapidly. During this time, the tree safes a considerable amount of carbon dioxide. The absorption rate decrease again from the age of 18.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) assumes a yearly absorption of one tree of approximately 10kg (20lb.) carbon dioxide emissions. “Make it green”, the environmental programme of kaufDA, is using a yearly absorption value of 5kg (11lb.) for its “My blog is carbon neutral” initiative. This is a very conservative calculation, ensuring that the neutralisation of each blog is achieved.

One tree neutralises the carbon dioxide emissions of your blog

As demonstrated in the above calculation, the atmosphere can be relieved by an average of 5kg (11lb.) carbon dioxide every year by planting one tree. An average blog causes 3.6kg (8lb.) of carbon dioxide emissions. Consequently, a tree neutralises the carbon dioxide emissions of a blog. Since a tree lives for an average of 50 years, carbon dioxide emissions of your blog can be completely neutralised for this time period.

Another Sweet Giveaway

Another great contest for you to enjoy!  Head over to The Marvelous Flight of Cara for a chance to win these great items:


a scarf from forever 21 and a crocheted hat from h&m, both multi-colored!
along with that we have two pairs of earrings! the peacock feather earrings are from claire's- SO adorable- and these gorgeous detailed gold hoops from forever 21!
next is a collection of things including hand creme called feelingby aerie, a brand new clinique lipstick in pure posh, a clinique illuminator in bronze, victoria's secret beauty rush lipgloss in slice of heaven, burt's bees which is my FAVORITE LIP BALM, and an adorable yellow detailed ring from forever 21.
and last but not least, a gorgeous black leather long-strap purse from h&m!


now  Head over to The Marvelous Flight of Cara!

The Ocean Between Us

Another Contest!  This one is to win The Ocean Between Us and a $50 visa gift card!  

Hurry up and head to Army Blogger Wife to enter!

The Ocean Between Us

BOOK RELEASE + GIVEAWAY

One (1) Ga $50 VISA gift card & a copy of The Ocean Between Us

Two (2) additional winners will receive a copy of the book!

In order to qualify:

    1 entry--leave a comment and tell me what your favorite aspect of military life is.

    1 entry--follow me on twitter  @ABW26 and leave a comment that you did

    1 entry--become a follower, of if you already are, then leave a comment!

I will  hold the drawing in two weeks on May 6th. 

Here's a brief synopsis by Army Blogger Wife:

 The Ocean Between Us by Susan Wiggs to review for my blog via Big Honcho Media.

The book is a story about a Navy family and how they deal with deployments and the changes in the families over a period of time.  If you know me, you know that I LOVE any books about military life, and this one was no exception!

The Ocean Between Us is a powerful novel of love, duty and second chances.  Susan Wiggs deftly portrays the struggles and triumphs of an American family facing life’s greatest challenges as they come to understand the timeless lessons of the heart.

 

Grace Bennett has it all—three wonderful children, a devoted husband and a life of adventure and travel. But beneath the calm demeanor of an efficient Navy wife, Grace stands at the crossroads—of her life and her marriage. When she looks in the mirror, she doesn’t recognize the person staring back. She’s tired, out of shape and feeling invisible. Somewhere between her husband’s demanding career, raising a family, the constant uprooting and the Navy’s routine, Grace has lost her sense of self. Something needs to change. She needs to change.

 

Steve Bennett simply can’t understand the unraveling of his wife’s heart. He thought he was proving his love to her with each promotion. He believed he could still be a good husband and father while juggling an officer’s myriad duties. But he now realizes they were seeing their marriage through different eyes. And when a nearly forgotten secret resurfaces, Grace’s discontent comes into sharp focus. Now Steve must try to make their marriage right again before his next deployment. For himself. For his family. For the twenty years of shared history that have always anchored him to home.

 

Then duty calls.

 

Separated by an ocean of regrets and longing, Grace and Steve take a hard look at their faltering marriage, the love that brought them together and the family they cherish. They confront the choices they’ve made, the sacrifices they’ve rationalized and the dreams they’ve set adrift. 

 

But just as they come to grips with their marriage, the unthinkable happens—a disaster aboard Steve’s aircraft carrier shatters Grace’s world. As she gathers her children around her and waits for news, she faces a Navy wife’s worst nightmare—the cold truth that life’s biggest chances can slip away while you’re looking for guarantees.  (Synopsis provided to me)

Thursday Five

 My Five Things That Make Me Happy...

These are in addition to the Last Thursday Five post.

1. Today is work's grand re-opening.

*This means possible new residents!

2. Today is my payday, another hard two weeks of work helps pay the bills.

3. I finally got to sleep through the night!

4. Tommy will be coming home at the end of next week, it's getting closer!

5. Flowers are blooming everywhere!!

Wanna play?

just post 5 things that have made you..

Happy

Giddy

Grateful

Joyful

Elated

Appreciative

or all of the above..

after you do your post..come back here and comment, then head over to Keely's Blog and link up.

"You Know You’re a Mom When-sDAZE"

"You Know You’re a Mom When-sDAZE" is a great way for us, as parents, to make light of our trials and tribulations. Our day to day run-ins with the crazy little people in our lives we call children.  The very people we simply couldn’t live without.  So with this, the possibilities of this are really endless...the creativity is all yours.  In order to play along, all you have to do is either post a picture of something crazy, wonderful, endearing, or just plain cute, that your kids have done...explaining how it made you feel or the story behind it.  Or, write a little post in the “You know you’re a mom when…” fashion.  

You know your a mom when you just finished cleaning and it took you a few hours 2 do so and the it takes your kids 5 min to mess it up all again!!

You know your a mom when you hear a kid screaming "Mommy I am done going Potty.  Can YOU wipe my booty!" So you clean them up and both of you go back to the table and continue to eat.

You know your a mom when your kid isn't even home and you still have Nick Jr. or Playhouse Disney on the TV.

You know your a mom when you spin more time doing your daughters hair then you do on your hair and make-up combined.

You know your a mom when your husband says go buy yourself something and you buy something for everyone in the house but yourself.

You know your a mom when you give up dream car for a SUV Cross Over  oh ok...minivan, and within a few weeks, but you absolutely love it, and you really mean it.

So whatever you’ve got…picture or otherwise…please link up at "You Know You’re a Mom When-sDAZE" and be sure to comment with your moments!

Scentsy Giveaway or at Insanity and Bliss

I found yet another great giveaway that I can't help, but share with you.  Enter her giveaway (A Parent's Life to Behold, Through the Eyes of Insanity-n-Bliss...) courtesy of Scentsy and win yourself an awesome:

Nantucket Mid-Size Scentsy Warmer

And a scent of your choice!


So what are you waiting for head over to A Parent's Life to Behold, Through the Eyes of Insanity-n-Bliss... and enter.  Contest ends Saturday, April 24th, 2010 at 11:59 EST.  Good Luck!

Getting to know YOU

Hey Y'all!! It's Sunday!

Sunday's are always a little bittersweet..

Sweet cause it's still the weekend..bitter cause the weekend is coming to an end..

Thank goodness (or )  MannLand5 for Getting to know YOU..

It definitely adds a little flava flav to the day..

Wanna play..

copy the questions..

answer them on your blog..

come back here and comment..

then link on up at MannLand5!

The Questions..

1. Mens chests..hairy or hairless?

2. How often do you run red lights?
3. If you could raid any celebrity's closet..whose would you raid?
4. Would you rather have more followers/friends on Facebook, Twitter, or your Blog?
5. What makes you feel sexy?
6. I get excited when...........?
7. Are you the "outdoorsy" type or more "indoorsy"?
8. Would you rather have your dream home or a million dollars?

My Answers..

1. Mens chests..hairy or hairless? 

    - A little hair in the right places, but no furry coats.

2. How often do you run red lights?
    - Very rarely and they are by pure accident when I do.
3. If you could raid any celebrity's closet..whose would you raid?
    - Reese Witherspoon or Sandra Bullock, they always look great.
4. Would you rather have more followers/friends on Facebook, Twitter, or your Blog?
    - Don't use Twitter, and it would be awesome to have more followers on my blog, because I already have tons on FB.
5. What makes you feel sexy?
    - When I am all dolled up, and having a great day.  Wait lets take that back I don't have to be dolled up.  When I am having a great day and looking decent with my face on.
6. I get excited when...........?
    - When my hubs is on his way home, the kids are happy, my residents are showing improvements, or when I get comments or new followers on my blog.
7. Are you the "outdoorsy" type or more "indoorsy"?
    - Outdoorsy if I had the finances to do what I want to, such as get back to riding horses, mudding, camping, going to the beach, riding ATVs, jet skiing, boating, and fishing.  I truly miss it, but right now I am indoorsy due to not having the stuff and not having the time.
8. Would you rather have your dream home or a million dollars?
    - I would have to say 1 million dollars because then I could buy my dream house at my dream location, and get the stuff I want to become that outdoorsy country chick again.  I want to teach my kids to have fun the way I did.

Aloha Friday

Click above to go and play

This weeks question - Do I like to cook and how many do I cook for------


I love to cook!  It relaxes me and allows me to be creative!  I currently cook for my hubby and two kids.  I also occasionally cook for more.  The more the merrier I think.  Lately I have taken to home-made breads.  Yes they are fattening, but the smell is divine and the taste is even better.

Follow Friday

            


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Welcome to the April 16 Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades! We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun.

       

Follow Trendy Treehouse ~ she  and I will follow you back!!! (If I missed your blog for some reason, please let me know. LOL I am still playing catch up)

Flashback Friday

Where were you last year?

I was in Cozumel, Mexico at the Playa Mia Beach breach!  I had a blast!  We went jet skiing, and Tommy went para-sailing.  The water was so blue you really could see all the way to the bottom.  Oh man do I wish I was headed there again today.  What a nice break that would be.


This is someone else's photo of the beach and I promise you it was much bluer than that.



Our Cruise ship.



Tommy at the entrance to Playa Mia Beach Party.



Shopping back at the port.

We had a blast.  It was a much needed and belated honeymoon.  The food was great and the shopping was even better.  While we waited for our bus to leave for the beach Tommy and I shopped at the port.  I bought my girlfriends each a wind chime, a spoon for my collection, two tanks, a waterproof camera (which was an absolute joke), a new buckle for Tommy and a nice big drink.  Tommy bought a shirt and on the way back to the ship and sent me to buy a mask that weighed like 30 lbs. while he ran back to the bathroom and to buy my hammock.  We were already late getting back on the ship.  So I buy the mask and race back to the ship.  I get back on and place the mask safely in our room.  On the 18th when we went to leave the ship Tommy carried his prized mask, but in the process of us being herded like cattle the rope on the mask broke and Tommy lost his treasure.  I don't even have a picture of it.  But it was two feet long and one and half feet wide.  It looked a lot like this one but bigger:



Where were you and what were you doing last year on this day?  Be sure and post in my comments so I can check it out.