Crochet & Knitting Memes

I snagged these from Facebook. They brought a smile to my face ☺ especially that last one.

It's All About Me

I thought that it might be fun to share some more things about ME. So you can see that I'm not just a pretty face (~_o)


I can sew but only if its in a straight line. I can't do curves very well at all.

I like watching movies on tv but I don't mind going to the cinema.

Something I wish I didn't have to cook dinner.

I live in a medium sized country town & I love it!

I remember getting an electric organ from my Mum & Dad when I was around 9 years old. I loved that thing. I would sit and play music for hours and hours. Although I'm not very good at playing any more :(

I remember my sister Vicki's wedding and hiding from the photographer. I was 3 at the time. I also remember the pretty pink crocheted dress that I wore. I have no idea where the dress came from because Mum could not crochet a thing.

I cook eggs a couple of times a week but mostly I just have some toast with either cheese, tomatoes or Vegemite on it. Although I am sure my dietitian would love it if I ate more cereal.

Sometimes I think my life is so full of drama that it would make a good TV soap!

Some Random Things

How cute is Angus?! He's about 9 yo here

• I wear size 8 or 9 shoes depending on the brand.
• When I was a teenager I used to get my hair permed so that I had some curls :D
• I was 21 years old when I finally got my drivers license. I sat for my L's that many times I lost count (o_0)
• Angus has banned me from watching The Big Bang Theory because I sing "Soft Kitty" to our kitten Rory. Cheeky boy!
• My favourite song from the 1960's is Procol Harem's Whiter Shade of Pale.
• My favourite bands when I was growing up were Spandau Ballet and Pseudo Echo.
• I really dislike hot weather
• Angus's friends thought we were going to Alice Springs these school holidays (o_0) 
• Now that the desk is clean the rest of the lounge/dining/computer room looks messy (~_~)
• I found some really cute photos of the boys when they were younger. I'm sure they want me to burn get rid of them misplace them again
• Some days I don't like getting on my scales. My weight fluctuates a lot (+_+)

Brodz was about to go on a Pioneer Trek (A Church activity) back in 2008

24 Christmas Questions

I am borrowing this Christmas meme by Olivia from Simply Sunshine and Daisies. She borrowed it from someone else too :)

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? We wrap gifts but I have put them in gift bags afterwards. It makes carrying them so much easier.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial 
3. When do you put up the tree? The day after Angus's Birthday on December 1st.
4. When do you take the tree down? January 6th
5. Do you like eggnog? Yum although I haven't had it in years. We used to be able to buy it in the fridge section of the supermarket. I'm not sure if it is still available.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? To be honest I can't really remember if there was one I didn't like but the best one would have been the organ/keyboard that I got when I was 9. 
7. Do you have a nativity scene? No
8. Hardest person to buy for? My Dad because there really isn't all that much I can someone who pretty much has everything he really needs or wants. 
9. Easiest person to buy for? Mark & the boys, especially if I buy them clothes :D
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? I love getting cards in the mail. You can make so many interesting things with them. 
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can't think of one for me but my sister sent my boys these cute little poncho towels one year but they boys had grown so much over the year that they didn't fit them. 
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Any of the Santa Clause movies. 
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December 26th at the Boxing Day sales. 
14. Ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes but don't tell anyone. 
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Fruit Mince Pies. 
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? We don't have any lights on our tree.
17. Favorite Christmas song? Leroy the Redneck Reindeer. I LOVE singing that one. I also love Rascal Flatts version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay Home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Doesn't everyone? They are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? We always have a red star on the top pf our tree.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Eve after dinner. That we can sleep in and be lazy on Christmas Day. 
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The crazy people in the shops and the ones that go overboard with their political correctness. Christmas is for the kids and for family & they tend to suck the fun out of everything.
23. Favorite ornament, theme, or color? I have these really nice cross stitch ornaments that I made before the boys were born. I really love how they look. 
24. What do you want for Christmas this year? I get asked this question every year and I never know what I would like. Although this year I do. I would love to get a record player that plugs into my computer so I can rip all of the old vinyl albums I have. I don't think I will get it but I will certainly keep an eye out for one.

I've Been Tagged ..

I've been tagged by Poetess. Thank you very much :P lol

It's not a bad thing really its not like we are really playing tag. If we were I wouldn't be able to run very far and I would ALWAYS get caught because I am so unfit such a great catch ;)

Of course for this game of tag there are a few things that need to be done, like answering some questions, but this is a fun way of getting to know each other better :)

Do you think you're hot?
We're heading towards winter right now so unless I am sitting in front of the heater I would have to say NO I am not hot :D It's a bit on the chilly side today

Upload a picture or wallpaper that you are using at the moment
I only change my wallpaper last night. I was using a Doctor Who one but changed it to Star Trek Voyager :D


When was the last time you ate some chicken?
We had take away from Seven Noodle the other night. I had Combination Noodle which has pork, chicken, beef and prawns in it. It was absolutely delicious and the best thing about takeaway is I didn't have to cook. You gotta LOVE that!!

The song/songs you listened to recently
I had the radio on in the car when I dropped Brodie off at the bus stop this morning. He's on respite today. He's off bowling & dancing. Oops I got side tracked. I have no idea what songs were playing but I did listen to some music last night. Some Rascal Flatts songs (From Time to Time and I'm Moving On ) they are one of my favourite bands ever! I also listened to Jericho Road (Testify To Love)

What were you thinking while doing this?
I'm not sure if it means while I was listening to music of while completing these questions so I'll answer for both. While listening to the music I was wondering what to cook for tea. While completing the questions I was wondering if the washing machine had finished its load.


Do you have any nicknames?
Yes I do. Apart from being called Mum or Hon I am known as Blossy, Bloss or BlossyBoots. All are short or variations of Blossom. Cos I love flowers. What can I say.


Tag 8 blogger friends
Gosh now this is hard. I don't know if I could call them friends (yet) maybe good acquaintances, these are blogs I visit often apart from Poetess's blog :) ... okay here goes ...

Tina from Tina Gray {dot} me
Kate from Picklebums
Maria from Aussie Maria
Corrie from Retromummy
Candy from Candy's Family
Naomi from Seven Cherubs
Marita from Stuff with Thing
Pammy Sue from Scotty's Place

Who is listed as number one?
Tina is at the top of the list. Her blog is one that I read all the time. She is one fun lady! I like finding out what she gets up to with her family.

Say something about number 5
I met Candy on twitter via a #followfriday tweet and started reading her blog. She is one awesome lady with lots of beautiful children.

How did you get to know number 3?
I met Maria via Knit 4 Charities in their yahoo (email) group. K4C was organised by the amazing Pamela Tatt. Its for people who love to knit & crochet that like to donate what they make to charity. If you would like to know more about K4C click HERE.

How about number 4?
Gosh I don't really remember how I met Corrie. It may have been twitter or it might have been through Stumble Upon. I really dislike having brain freezes and not being able to remember :(

Leave a message for number 6
Naomi, you are one super Mum & oh so talented. I love finding out what you are up to with your family. Sometimes I wish I could be just like you or that we met in real life. I am sure that I would tap you for lots of ideas from FHE to cooking. You are an amazing lady.

Leave a lovey-dovey message for number two
I'm not a lovely-dovey kind of person. Just as anyone that knows me. How about .. Kate, I adore your family & what you get up to. Adore is pretty close to love right?

Do number seven and number eight have similarities?
They both have children. They are both creative. Marita likes to create some amazing meals and Pammy Sue creates some amazing crocheted pieces (and food too).

I cannot believe how incredibly difficult that was. I thought I could do this. It seems easy but then I got stumped with the bloggers. Sorry ladies. Its so hard to select only 8 bloggers who you like. I didn't wish to choose the same people who had already been tagged. It would have been much easier if I did.

Anyway. If you are one of the fantastic bloggers mentioned above guess what?!?! You've been tagged too! I would love to see what answers you write for these questions :)

A Christmas Meme

I am borrowing this Christmas meme from Mom 2 my 3 girls

How we celebrate Christmas

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot chocolate but since we have Christmas during Summer I would prefer a cold glass (o0r can) of pepsi max! That being said I used to love buying Farmers Union Egg Nog when I was in college.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Always wrapped

3. Coloured lights on tree/house or white? We actually don't have any lights at the moment.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No we don't.

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually on December 1st (sometimes the 2nd) but its always after Angus's birthday.

6. What is your favourite holiday dish? I don't really have one favourite dish for Christmas. Although I did love my Mum's roasts that she used to cook. I don't mind having trifle now & then just as long as there is no alcohol in it.

7. Favourite Holiday memory as a child? I remember one year getting a tennis racquet for Christmas. I also remember Dad taking me over to the car park at the train station so that we could play a game or two of tennis. I had loads of fun that day.
I also love the Christmas picnics we would go to with the Red Lion Social Club that Mum & Dad belonged too. Father Christmas would come and give a present to every boy & girl there. I would race off to show Mum what I got and then I would rush around to find Dad to show him. Funny thing was I could never find him until after Father Christmas had gone ... ...

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I honestly don't remember how I found out. Although I do remember finding out that my Dad played Father Christmas at those social club picnics. My brother told every kid that would listen that he saw our Dad getting changed into the suit. I think I was about 10 at the time.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Now that the boys are older we actually celebrate on Christmas Eve. That way we get to chill out and do pretty much what we want at a very leisurely pace on Christmas Day. Plus we don't have to worry about the boys waking us up early so that they can open their presents.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? We have some really old decorations that my Mum gave me. They were the decorations wee used when I was little. Over the years I have added some nice new ornaments but I also have some of the stuff the boys made in kindy and primary school.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Snow? What is snow? That's that stuff you only see in photos right?

12. Can you ice skate? No but I can rollerskate. Does that count?

13. Do you remember your favourite gift? I remember getting an organ one year. I used to pretend it was a piano. I loved playing that thing.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? I love seeing how excited the boys get when they open their gifts. To me it truly is about giving. Making others happy is the main thing. Don't get me wrong I do like receiving presents too but I love seeing how people react (hopefully in a good way). I also like to remind the boys about the reason for the season too. Its not really about Father Christmas is it!

15. What is your favourite Holiday Dessert? I don't mind the odd piece of Christmas cake or some trifle. I also like the occasional piece of white Christmas

16. What is your favourite holiday tradition? I don't think we really have a tradition other than when we put the Christmas tree up. Sometimes we might go for a drive to look at Christmas lights but since we live country its a little hard to see lots of them in our town.

17. What tops your tree? A bright red star.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving is more important than receiving.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Leroy the Redneck Reindeer.

20. Candy Canes: Yuck or Yum? Definitely yum!

21 Favourite Christmas Show? The Nativity Story. I also like The Santa Claus & Santa Junior.

22. Saddest Christmas Song? There's a few that make me cry but mostly I would have to say I'll be home for Christmas. Also Santa Never Made it Into Darwin by Bill & Boyd it is based on Cyclone Tracy hitting Darwin on Christmas morning in 1974.

Me & Him

Beverly from The Beverly Buzz blogged these questions about couples, so did Nat from Nat's Natterings. So I thought I would have a go too.

1. What are your middle names?
Mine is Lee (I got that name from the family doctor - Mum was original huh?!). Mark's is a secret (you can try & guess if you want)

2. How long have you been together?
It will be 5 years in January.

3. How long did you know each other before you started dating?
We met online in 2000 but we didn't meet in person until 2002.

4. Who asked who out?
I asked him

5. How old are each of you?
I'm 29 (well you needn't think I'd tell my real age would you?) and he is 38

6. Did you go to the same school?
No - we grew up in different states.

7. Are you from the same home town?
No. I'm from South Australia & Mark was born in Victoria but grew up elsewhere.

8. Who is the smartest?
Oh I don't know. It depends on how you define smart. We both have strengths in different areas. Plus we are both smart asses does that count?

9. Who majored in what?
I completed my Diploma of Education majoring in Art with a minor in History. Mark completed High School but he's never stopped learning.

10. Who is the most sensitive?
I would say both of us - it depends on the subject.

11. Where is the furthest you two have travelled together as a couple?
Adelaide, South Australia

12. Who has the worst temper?
Oh I don't know. Probably me.

13. How many children do you want?
We're a blended family. We don't have any children together.

14. Who does the cooking?
Mostly me but Mark does cook now and then.

15. Who is more social?
Neither of us really but I would have to say Mark would socialise with the neighbours more than I do. So I guess its Mark if I had to choose someone.

16. Who is the neat freak?
Neither of us really but we do like things to be relatively tidy.

17. Who is the most stubborn?
I'm not stubborn I am strong willed :P

18. Who wakes up earlier?
I do but Mark goes to sleep at odd hours.

19. Where was your first date?
Gosh now you're asking. An official one, I don't remember but an unofficial one was around 6 years ago.

20. Who has the biggest family?
I do. I'm the youngest of 8 and Mark is the oldest of 3.

21. Do you get flowers often?
No.

22. How do you spend the holidays?
We have a lot of Staycations. We don't go away for holidays very often. In fact it's once every two years if we are lucky.

23. Who is more jealous?
Neither of us really. There's nothing to be jealous of.

24. How long did it take to get serious?
Well it depends on who you ask but I would say it wasn't that long but we had been best friends for years.

25. Who eats more?
Oh I don't know it depends on our moods I suppose.

26. What do you do for a living?
In a past life I was a Junior Primary School teacher but right now I am a Mum & a Carer. Mark's had a lot of jobs over the years. You could say he's a jack of all trades.

27. Who does the laundry?
I do.

28. Who's better with the computer?
Mark is the go to guy for computers. Even the neighbours come to him for help.

29. Who drives when you are together?
I do but that's only because its my car. Mark has a motorbike.

30. What is your song?
Would you believe we don't have one?

Meet Me On Monday 21st Edition

Hosted by Java at Never Growing Old

Questions:

1. What is your favourite kind of pie?
2. Have you ever ran out of gas in the car you were driving?
3. How many languages do you speak?
4. Do you take daily vitamins?
5. What is your worst eating habit?

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1. What is your favourite kind of pie?
My Mum's apple pie was the best ever but ever since she passed away I have to settle for Nanna's apple pie. It's almost as good as my Mums.


2. Have you ever ran out of gas in the car you were driving?
No I can honestly say that I have never run out of fuel for my car although there were times when it came pretty darn close.


3. How many languages do you speak?
I would love to say that I can speak several languages but I can only speak English. I used to be able to speak Indonesian but I have forgotten a lot of it.


4. Do you take daily vitamins?
Up until a couple of weeks ago I would have said no but recently I started taking Vitamin D. Recent blood tests showed that I was pretty low on this and I don't want to end up with oesteoperosis. Plus Vitamin D is good for my psoriasis.


5. What is your worst eating habit?
Sometimes I eat when I am bored. I guess I should keep myself busy huh.

Getting To Know You - Under The Sea Edition

Getting to know you is hosted by mannland5

Under The Sea Edition

(Cue in Sebastian from The Little Mermaid)

The Q's.

1. Do you like seafood?

2. Are mermaids hot?

3. Have you swam in the ocean?

4. If you got stung by a jellyfish, would you let a stranger pee on you?

5. Have you ever pee'd in the ocean?

6. Can you make a cute fish face? (Show a pic..if you want)

7. When you see the lobster tank at the grocery store do you just have this overwhelming urge to set them free or cook them up?

8. Are you afraid of sharks?

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1. Do you like seafood?
Yes I love seafood. Especially prawns & oysters.

2. Are mermaids hot?
I'd like to think they are.

3. Have you swam in the ocean?
Yes, in the Timor Sea, Spencer Gulf, Bass Strait & Great Australian Bight. I would classify them as seas rather than oceans but its the same thing really.

4. If you got stung by a jellyfish, would you let a stranger pee on you?
Yes I have been stung but a jellyfish. More than once. And NO way would I let anyone pee on me let alone a stranger.

5. Have you ever pee'd in the ocean?
Probably as a kid but I don't really remember. When you're a kid you don't really care about peeing in the water & why would you care .. the sea wee'd!

6. Can you make a cute fish face? (Show a pic..if you want)
I can make a fish face but I don't think its cute :P

7. When you see the lobster tank at the grocery store do you just have this overwhelming urge to set them free or cook them up?
Considering we don't have lobster tanks in the supermarkets I have no idea what I would do. Maybe cook them. I do like seafood after all.

8. Are you afraid of sharks?
Not if its on my plate for dinner!

3's About Me

3s about me came in an email from my friend Julz. I just thought I would share it

Three jobs I have had in my life: Teacher, Taxi Driver, Potato Picker

Three places I have lived: Elizabeth, Whyalla, Darwin

Three places I have been: Yuma AZ, Lake Cowichan BC, Victoria BC

Three people who e-mail me regularly: Julz, One of Brodie's Teachers & Angus's School

Three favourite foods: Chocolate, Cheesecake, Corn

Three Places I'd rather Be: Hawaii, Gippsland (oops I'm there already) & Oklahoma!

A List (meme)

Current Australian No.1 song - Love the way you lie Feat. Rihanna - Eminem

My favourite Top 40 Song - Billionaire Feat. Bruno Mars - Travie McCoy

My favourite T.V. shows - Being Human, CSI Miami, Medium, The Supersizers Go ..., Hearbeat, Trauma, Mythbusters, NCIS, Packed to the Rafters, Parenthood, RPA, Dirty Jobs, Kingdom

Current book I am reading - The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe (Sequel to Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy)

Movies I would like to see - Tomorrow, When the War began (sounds awfully like Red Dawn but I like that movie cos Patrick Swayze is in it)

A List

I just thought I would I would list a few things .. you know from the suggestions that I had posted for Journal writing to make things a little more interesting I guess.

• Australia's current number one song - In this life by Delta Goodrem.
• Current book I am reading - The Lord of the Rings (slow going but way more detailed than the movies).
• My favourite TV shows - Dancing with the Stars, McLeod's Daughters, Ghost Whisperer, Heroes, Prison Break, House .. stacks more but I can't name them all.
• Favourite bands/singers - Rascal Flatts, Diamond Rio, Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham, Sara Evans, Shannon Haley, Mika & Evermore just to name a few.
• My favourite books - The Work and The Glory series (borrowed from my spirit sister), The Celestial Triad, The Witches of Eileanan, The Ancient Future Trilogy
• Favourite movies - The Stand, The Sound of Music,
  

I'm not sure what else to put so I'll leave it with just that for now.