So....For everyone that doesn't know my daughter is pregnant and and is due Feb..17 and is already dilated to 1 cm and 50%efface as of last thursday.......and she don't go back for her check up till this thursday.......and i'm going crazy.....Getting so excited and nervous .....(this explains the gray hair)lol.....Still can't believe I'm gonna be a grama.....well i prefer nana....gma makes me feel old and by no means am i old.....I'm only 36:))
My husband goes in for his surgery on thursday......He has a hernia...yeah Ouch!! Will be glad when it's all fixed and he's back to normal..
I haven't been blogging lately cuz I have had no time to myself.......but tonight...I decided to take me a hot shower........chill on the recliner and blog on the laptop....Yup that's what im doing right now!!
I'm currently reading "Winter Garden"....by Kristin Hannah.....I was chosen for a HouseParty and I recieved a few of her books.....My party is Jan 30 and I can't wait to read the other books i got......So if you haven't checked her books out you should:)) Let's see.....what else is happening.....
Oh I gotta have a cat scan done on my sinuses....becuz they are staying infected...I can't breathe, or nothing.....It too drives me crazy....lol
Ok so enough about me....I'm sure you all have read enough!!!!!
This weather is crazy I tell ya....I'm in Ohio and we had weather like in the high 40's...we were outside doing some little yard work....I enjoyed it and it made me wish spring was here already......but it's not....so back to cuddling up with my warm fleece blankey:)
Well I really need to get off here and read abit...Hope all has a great week and take care:-)
12/24/09
~MERRY CHRISTMAS~
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I would like to take this time to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year..........I want to also thank you for bieng followers and leaving me comments as you all do:)) I hope after christmas i will have more time to get back into blogging daily as i really do miss it a bunch.....
The maillady has been nice to me.....i have recieved a few books that i had won from a few giveaways...so Merry Christmas to Me:)).......Take care all....and be safe:)
12/17/09
Catching up!
I have not been blogging lately.....I have been so busy with getting things ready for christmas and my hubby gonna have surgery and my daughter having false labor.....Yeah tell me about it.....I plan on taking time out tonight and tomorrow to do some catching up with all my followers and giveaways.....cuz me....I love to win things:)) Hope everyone has a great evening:)
12/3/09
~My 1st Christmas Meme~
1. Does your family send Christmas cards? I usually buy them, fill them out and then never put a stamp on them......lol i am so bad when it comes to that!
2. How soon do you start shopping?: I am a last minute shopper:)
3. Who do you shop for?: Kids, Husband and my mother
4. Do you put up a Christmas tree?:Yes always.....Gotta have a tree!
5. If so, is it fake or real?: Fake but pretty
6. Do you like tinsel?: Nope it's too messy
7. Do you use homemade or store bought ornaments?: Store bought and homemade...like ones the kids have made or something
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house?:Well i use to but this year no im not..next year i will!
9. Do you put lights on the tree?: yes
10. How about popcorn and cranberries?: nope
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door?: not this year
13. Do you hang up your stocking?: yes
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?": Nope....but that is a good idea..think i might grab a good christmas story to read on christmas eve
15. Christmas Movie?: Nightmare before Christmas....I love it!
16. Character from any Christmas Movie:
17. Christmas Song: frosty the snowman
18. Christmas Memory: any of them... I LOVE Christmas
19. Give or Receive?: give
22. Ham or Turkey?: doesn't matter
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? I usually do white but this year im doing colored
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights: Stll lights....Blinkin lights make me dizzy:)
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year?: I think i was nice..except for the time....Oh I shouldn' be telling you that :))lol
27. What do you want for Christmas this year?: For my kids to have a good one!
28. When do you open your gifts?: Usually let them open one on christmas eve then open the rest on christmas morning:)
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten?: all of them
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten?: uhmmm... nothing comes to mind
31. Who gives you the most gifts?: Well Santa of course
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa?: When i was working i did...
33. Do you like wrapping gifts?: love to!!
34. Do you put change in those red buckets?:
Yes sometimes i do..but since my mother n law worked for the salvation army and when she was diagnosed with cancer they turned there back on her and lied about alot of things....denied her insurance and so forth....so no more do i give to them!
35. Do you burn a yule log?: Nope
36. Can you name all the reindeer?: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Cupid, Comet, Donner, and Blitzen... and Rudolph, of course (and no, I didn't have to Google)
37. Do you bake cookies?: yes
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause?: unfortunately, no
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe?: yes
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights?: one of my very favorite things to do
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies?: sure do evey year:)
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap?: sure have
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with?: with my family
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas?: with my family,
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas?: almost always
47. What part of Christmas do you look most forward to?: I love the decorations and seeing the kids face when they open there gifts:)
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa?: I don't remember seeing any
49. Does your family always take pictures at Christmas? we try to...
50. Have you ever heard the song "Thank God For The Kids"?: never have..is there really a song named that....im going to youtube to see and hear it:))lol
http://kwizgiver.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-meme-1.html
what if this is as good as it gets:) I just had to participate seeing i was having trouble coming up with a post for today! So stop on over and check her great blog out:))
Happy Holidays to All My Fellow Bloggers:))
2. How soon do you start shopping?: I am a last minute shopper:)
3. Who do you shop for?: Kids, Husband and my mother
4. Do you put up a Christmas tree?:Yes always.....Gotta have a tree!
5. If so, is it fake or real?: Fake but pretty
6. Do you like tinsel?: Nope it's too messy
7. Do you use homemade or store bought ornaments?: Store bought and homemade...like ones the kids have made or something
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house?:Well i use to but this year no im not..next year i will!
9. Do you put lights on the tree?: yes
10. How about popcorn and cranberries?: nope
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door?: not this year
13. Do you hang up your stocking?: yes
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?": Nope....but that is a good idea..think i might grab a good christmas story to read on christmas eve
15. Christmas Movie?: Nightmare before Christmas....I love it!
16. Character from any Christmas Movie:
17. Christmas Song: frosty the snowman
18. Christmas Memory: any of them... I LOVE Christmas
19. Give or Receive?: give
22. Ham or Turkey?: doesn't matter
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? I usually do white but this year im doing colored
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights: Stll lights....Blinkin lights make me dizzy:)
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year?: I think i was nice..except for the time....Oh I shouldn' be telling you that :))lol
27. What do you want for Christmas this year?: For my kids to have a good one!
28. When do you open your gifts?: Usually let them open one on christmas eve then open the rest on christmas morning:)
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten?: all of them
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten?: uhmmm... nothing comes to mind
31. Who gives you the most gifts?: Well Santa of course
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa?: When i was working i did...
33. Do you like wrapping gifts?: love to!!
34. Do you put change in those red buckets?:
Yes sometimes i do..but since my mother n law worked for the salvation army and when she was diagnosed with cancer they turned there back on her and lied about alot of things....denied her insurance and so forth....so no more do i give to them!
35. Do you burn a yule log?: Nope
36. Can you name all the reindeer?: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Cupid, Comet, Donner, and Blitzen... and Rudolph, of course (and no, I didn't have to Google)
37. Do you bake cookies?: yes
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause?: unfortunately, no
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe?: yes
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights?: one of my very favorite things to do
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies?: sure do evey year:)
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap?: sure have
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with?: with my family
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas?: with my family,
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas?: almost always
47. What part of Christmas do you look most forward to?: I love the decorations and seeing the kids face when they open there gifts:)
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa?: I don't remember seeing any
49. Does your family always take pictures at Christmas? we try to...
50. Have you ever heard the song "Thank God For The Kids"?: never have..is there really a song named that....im going to youtube to see and hear it:))lol
http://kwizgiver.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-meme-1.html
what if this is as good as it gets:) I just had to participate seeing i was having trouble coming up with a post for today! So stop on over and check her great blog out:))
Happy Holidays to All My Fellow Bloggers:))
12/1/09
~WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING~WHAT I'M GOING TO DO~
Alright! I confess...I have been slacking when it comes to blogging here at City Girl Gone Country:) Why you ask.....well I have been busy entering into all the great giveaways out there in the bloggy world:-)Wish me luck cuz I wanna win something:))
I have recently started up a Book Blog since I love to read and there are alot of people out there that have them....now to me I love the idea of reading a book and then reviewing about it on my blog so everyone out there gets an idea of what the book was about and so forth...you get the picture! So with that note....
I'm here now....I'm trying to find my organizational skills and put them together so I can do more than one thing at a time.....(giggles)
For today....Im awake but half asleep! My daughter has to go for her glucose test today because she is almost 29 weeks pregnant and they said it had to be done in a certian time frame.......and that takes over an hour.....Which is fine cuz I plan on taking my book to give me something to do:)) Then to the grocery I gotta go....were out of everything....usually it's not like that but it happens!! Tonight dinner is ....Not sure yet:)
The kids school work is going good....well it could be better and once those organizational skills kick in I think it will get better!!:)
The weather:) Wow....I can't believe it's December 1st and we have had no snow:-)Well we had a few frost but not really snow~snow.....Which makes me think...when we do get it...it's gonna hit us hard i believe! I would love to have a white christmas....wouldn't you? Well for the ones that live in states that do get snow.....the other people that never get snow........your not missing much:))lol
It is beautiful but the cold is what gets me......
Well i reckon I will close this for now and go get ready for my adventurous day:)lol
I hope everyone has a great day and Happy Bloggin!!
I have recently started up a Book Blog since I love to read and there are alot of people out there that have them....now to me I love the idea of reading a book and then reviewing about it on my blog so everyone out there gets an idea of what the book was about and so forth...you get the picture! So with that note....
I'm here now....I'm trying to find my organizational skills and put them together so I can do more than one thing at a time.....(giggles)
For today....Im awake but half asleep! My daughter has to go for her glucose test today because she is almost 29 weeks pregnant and they said it had to be done in a certian time frame.......and that takes over an hour.....Which is fine cuz I plan on taking my book to give me something to do:)) Then to the grocery I gotta go....were out of everything....usually it's not like that but it happens!! Tonight dinner is ....Not sure yet:)
The kids school work is going good....well it could be better and once those organizational skills kick in I think it will get better!!:)
The weather:) Wow....I can't believe it's December 1st and we have had no snow:-)Well we had a few frost but not really snow~snow.....Which makes me think...when we do get it...it's gonna hit us hard i believe! I would love to have a white christmas....wouldn't you? Well for the ones that live in states that do get snow.....the other people that never get snow........your not missing much:))lol
It is beautiful but the cold is what gets me......
Well i reckon I will close this for now and go get ready for my adventurous day:)lol
I hope everyone has a great day and Happy Bloggin!!
11/29/09
~Sunday Stealing~
Sunday Stealing: The Tell Me About Yourself Meme
1. When is your birthday? October 5
2. Where were you born? at the hospital
3. Where do you live now? in the country and love it:)
4. What is your heritage? German/French/and not sure whatelse
5. Tell us about a weakness. too many to list!
6. What's a goal that you'd like to achieve? get my kids organized with schoolwork
7. What is the most overused internet phrase? Ummm......well that one i'll have to think on:)
8. What was your first thought this morning? can't we sleep more
9. When do you usually go to bed? 10
10. Do you smoke? If not, did you ever? nope i never smoked
11. Do you like your current relationship status? yuppers:)
12. Do you (or did you) get along with your parents? we get along great
13. How often do you drink alcohol? never
14. Have you ever tried drugs (that weren't prescribed)? never
15. Have you ever gone skinny dipping? If yes, do tell. many years ago? No i would have to say i have never:)
16. If given the choice, how would you like to die? peacefully
17. What did you want to be when you grew up? a teacher
18. Have you ever been dumped? no
19. What's on your pizza? everything
20. Have you ever shoplifted? wow...if i ever did it would have been sometime ago...and my memory isn't all that good:)) i don't think i ever did!
11/28/09
~Welcome to My Saturday 9~
1. When was the last time you jetted away for the holidays?
Well I would have to say never.....I have only flown twice and it was for my fathers surgeries....Never for a holiday!
2. What is your fondest birthday memory?
Oh wow.....I really only remeber one and that is when my family tricked me on my 13th birthday and acted like they forgot about me and i was asked to babysit and i said yes,,,,then when i got to my sisters to watch her son....they were all there and had me a surprise party:0
3. What names do you go by?
Mom, Joanna, Jo-Jo and can't forget the famous one...Hey you!
4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?
I am looking forward to having a good christmas this year!
5. Where is your least favorite place to be, and why?
In the city...because i have lived in the country for a while now and i can't stand crowds of people and traffic.......Im a road rager:))
6. Have you ever had a scary stalker type?No i don't think i have or well i hope i don't
7. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Don't really have one.
8. What are two activities you do after eating Thanksgiving Dinner?
Sit and watch football and take a nap
9. What did your family do for Thanksgiving when you were a kid? Do you still do it? If not explain why.
We never did anything fancy...Just cook, eat and visit with one another....and watch football:)
Stop on over at join the fun with all the good questions for Saturday 9:)
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11/27/09
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1. Wait! Wait, don't forget That Christmas isn't all about gift:).
2.Thanksgiving followed at once by Christmas Decorating.
3. The trouble is I have no money :)).
4. My family are too many miles away.
5. With a faint pop My back ached and I was screaming.
6. Last nights moon glarewas shadowy and ominous.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing and reading.....(because i have signed up for the Thanksgiving Challenge Reading Weekend:)) tomorrow my plans include catching up on cleaning and laundry on Sunday, I want to _relax and enjoy time with family before the week starts back up!
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11/24/09
~100 FOLLOWERS~
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I just wanted to say Thank You to all my followers:) I have finally reached 100! YIP~EEEEEEE:) I'm excited....I just started blogging in October and I am totally addicted and I love it:))
I hope everyone has a Great and Happy Thanksgiving:)
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