Tag! I'm it!

You can thank Jules for giving me something interesting(?) to post about. She tagged me after being tagged twice. So she double-tagged me! By the way, thank you Jules, I've always wanted to be tagged! It's a dream come true! So here we go...

One book that changed your life:
The Grace Awakening, by Charles Swindoll
One book that you've read more than once 856 times:
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See, by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle
One book that you’d want on a desert island:
A matchbook! Ha ha ha! (Sorry, I couldn’t pass that up.)
One book that made you laugh:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
One book that made you cry:
Guess How Much I Love You, by Sam Mcbratney and Anita Jeram
One book that you wish had been written:
Don't know!
One book you couldn’t put down:
The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas
One book you are currently reading:
Revolution in World Missions, by K.P. Yohannan
When a Woman Discovers Her Dream, by Cindi McMenamin
What’s So Spiritual About Your Gifts, by Henry and Mel Blackaby
One book you've been meaning to read:
Birthright: Christian, Do You Know Who You Are?, by David Needham

5 Things In My Purse:
My top 5 (meaning the things that are literally on top right now): pen, phone, sunglasses, Tic Tacs, library card
5 Things in my closet:
For fun I’m choosing the closet we use for storage: maternity clothes, wrapping paper, my Mom’s Christmas present (first time I’ve started Christmas shopping so early!), cameras and accessories, gift bags
5 26 Things in my vehicle:
24 animals, 1 Noah, 1 ark (empty)
5 Things in my freezer:
leftover oatmeal cake (from my birthday), a lasagna (just in case), brown ‘n’ serve sausage, pine nuts (last much longer stored there), purple hippo Boo Boo Buddy

So, now it's my turn to tag someone. Hmmm... That requires readers.... Readers that have blogs.... Readers that have blogs AND haven't already answered these questions... This is getting tough! So, I'll tag NerdMom, NerdDad (can't wait to find out what's in your purse), and my blogging sisters Cheri and Joleen (new to the world of blogging as of today!). I can't wait to read your answers to the same questions.

And the winner is...

... April! Congrats April for recognizing the line from "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves!!! Read the entire song here.

80's Mystery Song Lyric

I used to think maybe you loved me, now baby I'm sure

Does that sound familiar? Email me the song and artist from which this line comes. First right answers win!!!

Flo Paris: Practice Room

I've got a new CD I've playing over and over: the recently released album "Practice Room" by the very talented singer-songwriter (and family friend) Flo Paris. I love the first track, "Not I" , which you can listen to online: Since hearing it the day my CD arrived, I haven't been able to get the catchy, but not simple, melody out of my head--I just have to keep listening to it over and over. "The Love That We Have Found" is another favorite of mine. Every song on the album expresses a situation or feeling in a way that, coupled with the unexpected melodies, draws you in. Flo lists Caedmon's Call as one of her musical influences and you can definitely hear that in both the lyrics and music. Flo's distinct, strong voice lends itself well to the folksy style of music she writes. Check out her site and if you like what you hear, support an independent artist and buy her album, too!

And the winner is...

We have two winners this week! Maya was first to correctly identify the artist of this song as Madonna. Jules of Family Jules also knew that the line was from the song "True Blue". Congrats Ladies!

80's Mystery Song Lyric

It's that time of the week again.... So put on your thinking cap (if it fits over your big hair and 4 inch diameter fluorescent pink hoop earrings) because it's time to guess the title and artist of the 80's song that contains these lines:

You're the one I'm dreaming of
Your heart fits me like a glove

Email your answer here.

Go West!

Last weekend we took a little trip to Paso Robles ("darn near paradise" according to one billboard) and to Avila Beach. Apparently everyone and their grandmothers read April's post about Avila Beach because it was pretty crowded. But we were able to find our own little spot near the water. The kids (and adults) had a great time playing in the sand and the water. The waves (and undertow) were particularly strong that day and the waves were pretty high (and breaking quite close to the shore). I imagine that had I checked into kayaking that day, it wouldn't have been allowed.... Anyway, here are some pics!

More To Come...

I'm writing to say I'm not writing. I have been running around non-stop the last four days straight. I want to write about some of the running around (the more interesting parts, of course) but just haven't had time. But you can look forward to some beach pictures and a review of a new CD.

And the winner is...

NerdDad of Nerd Family! NerdDad correctly identified this line from Don Henley's "Boys of Summer". I thought this was an appropriate song as summer seems to be drawing to a close. (That used to happen at the end of August back when I was a kid.) And what happened to it? (This summer, that is.) All of a sudden kids are getting ready to go back to school, families are taking their last-minute vacations.... Well, I refuse to go with them! Long live summer!!!

80's Mystery Song Lyric

Here's the line of the week. Guess the song and artist and email them here.

I can see you
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun

What I've Been Up To

(I know that to be grammatically correct the title should be "To What I've Been Up" but that doesn't sound quite right...)

I'm not a big jewelry wearer. Not that I don't wear big jewelry, just that I don't wear jewelry very often. But when I do, I want to wear something that's "me" which is generally not what I see in stores or in my mess of a jewelry box. So this last week I decided to make a few necklaces that are "me". Below you can see my handiwork, be it ever so simple...