i swear i will

get back on track but for now I'm relying on the blog hops to keep me going.  I don't even know what day my photo-a-day should be on but I'll catch up, I really will.

As for what I'm digging, right now is definitely not having to work.  It's not the usual summer activities that I'm big on but mainly just being available for everything and not chained to a county desk.  Well, I wasn't actually chained to a desk.  I had to sit in the courtroom on court days and got to fill in at other offices on certain days.  Some days we were even allowed to talk without being reprimanded.

I'm also digging my sketchpad and charcoal.  Every so often the artsy bug strikes and I feel like I need to do stuff again.  I've had a lot of ideas and I've been thinking about executing.  I'm getting closer.

I've also been digging pinwheels.  Do I see a replacement for the baby shoe?  It's crossed my mind.

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Question time!


1. Library or bookstore?
Bookstore.  The library is okay because it's not permanent and my problem with the bookstore is I can never make a decision.  I do prefer the bookstore... but I don't like how they all have their special clubs to join.  I just want my book.


2. What is the one thing you and your spouse/partner disagree about?
One thing for sure is television.  He hates sitcoms.  I really only watch one now, The Middle (Eric and I watch it together), but I can sit through most any.  The Brady Bunch, Square Pegs, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, I always liked sitcoms.  Cosme hates them, along with competition shows.


3. What one meal could you eat at least once a week?
 There are too many to list but one thing I can always eat is lasagna.  I've had leftover lasagna and eaten it for lunch all week.  (Not this week but in the past.)


4. Do you buy organic? What are your must-haves for organics?
I don't make it a point to buy organic.  I was buying organic milk but stopped.


5. Best summer movie so far? Haven't been yet...which one are you dying to see this summer?
I can't wait for Horrible Bosses to come out.  That's the only summer movie I'm looking forward to.  Now come November, it's a different story.  Is it too soon to start a countdown to Breaking Dawn, part 1?

it's really starting

to seem like Liz's What I'm Digging Wednesdays are a good reminder for me that this blog is here... waiting...  I will get around to more posts, I really will.  Tomorrow.  For now I'll continue on with her blog hop.  Let's see, let me think about what I'm digging this week, other than air conditioning.  I'm digging the yard guy, but not like that.  I love it when the grass is just mowed and edged and it's hot and I didn't have to do it.  I dig it more when I sit there with a Coke in the shade and look over the yard.  It's very nice.  Now I just need him to come do the flower beds.

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I'm also digging my washer and dryer because without them I'd be knee deep in a nightmare.  I guess that pretty much tells what I've been up to when I'm digging the washer and dryer.  Don't get me wrong, this is not even close to a complaint.

Now for the questions:

1. What 3 things do you use everyday? No matter what?
Other than the necessities like the bathroom and air, I use the computer, the phone and the TV everyday.  That might seem sad to some people but hey, I like to stay connected.

2. Coffee or tea?  And how do you take it?
Coffee?  NEVER.  I like tea hot or cold, with or without sweetener.  If I have "iced" tea, I prefer no ice.  I like cold drinks without ice in my glass, thanks.

3. Where do you shop for your wardrobe favorites?  What about for your kids (if you have any)?
Shopping for my wardrobe... yuck.  I have to be in a really special mood to shop for clothes.  I hate it.  I'm so picky.  I hate looking.  I hate trying on.  If I have to shop, I turn to Madeline's (Sienna Rose is my favorite).  My next step is online (anything to keep me out of the store).  If I absolutely must go to the store, my first stop is usually Macy's.  I can do a walk through in less than 10 minutes.  The guys are easier because they aren't as picky and if I see something while out, I'll get it and they'll wear it.

4.  When you were a kid, did you go to Summer Camp?
I went once.  I went with my friends Holly and Hope to their church camp.  I got all new clothes (shorts had to be at least three inches long) and it was so exciting getting ready for it.  I was going to be just like one of the kids in the movies.  We loaded up early one morning to head out and spend the week in Palacios, Texas.  We arrived, unpacked, met some new people and I was ready to go home.  Mom had already told me that if I went, I had to stay because she would be working.  I called my grandparents, crying.  I told them how much I missed them and wanted to come home.  My grandfather, thinking it would wear off, told me to sleep on it and to call him back the next day if I still felt the same.  As soon as I woke up I ran to the phone and called back.  He hadn't even had breakfast but said they'd head that way after he ate.  They left Brazoria and by the time they got to Palacios, I was standing with my bags packed waiting for them.  We left, stopped for lunch and I never looked back.  I swore off camp.

5.  What trait in your spouse/partner drives you nuts but you couldn't live without it?
The first thing that comes to mind is he's very determined.  If he wants something done, he'll get it done.  Like the time he cracked his sternum but the sheetrock still needed to be hung and I couldn't stay awake to help.  (Yes, I still feel bad about that.)  I guess it's good that one of us has motivation.

let's try this

What I'm Digging Wednesday and Blog Hop.  I've never tried this and thought I'd give it a shot since Liz at Staying Home and Staying Sane is starting it.  This will fit right in with my photo-a-day.  So, what I'll do is let the reader know what I'm digging right now and then I'll paste some questions she posted and answer them here.  I've left a link with my blog in her blog and that's how it gets started...

First of all, a few things I'm digging right now...


"Yodel Me on My Cell" nail polish by OPI
I have worn the same color for a few years now.  It's actually a dark maroon but looks black.  It's "Midnight in Moscow" by OPI and as of Sunday, it's on hiatus.  Make room for blue.

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Mt. Olive Kosher Dill Sandwich Stuffers
Convenient and delicious.

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My coupons
Yes, I've been watching Extreme Couponing on TLC and now Mom and I have become obsessed with the craze.  It's like a game.  Like Mom said too, it's like gambling.  I know it seems lame but it really is fun.

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One thing I wish I was digging right now is some sort of anxiety medication.  I hate flying and I've been stressing over an upcoming flight.  Oh how I wish I was digging something really good, preferably in the form of a pill...

Now for the question and answer portion of today's program:

1.  What is your "happy place" song?  The one that makes you smile every time.
I have quite a few happy place songs, it really just depends on what's going on.  One song I've noticed is Train in Vain by The Clash.


2. Do you have a guilty pleasure?  
Like you wouldn't believe!  The top on the list would be a few Neil Diamond songs.  I can't even listen to them with earbuds in fear that something might malfunction and people would hear and I would be humiliated for life.


3.  Place that you MUST visit before you kick the bucket?
There are so many places I'd like to visit but I'm not really interested in Australia, Africa, most parts of Asia and obviously Antarctica... and Hawaii.  Everything else can go on the list but again with the flight anxiety...  Plus I don't want to jinx myself and say I want to visit then maybe something comes up to where I do.  That would almost be like saying, "Okay, now that I've gone to such-n-such..."  See where I'm coming from?


4.  Summertime is creepin'...what kind of bathing suit are you wearing?
I don't know if this is a step up or down but I'm pretty sure it's down.  I wear a tankini but I've ditched the mens swim trunks that I wear over the bottoms and just bought a skirt cover-up (that will stay on my body and ALWAYS accompany said tankini).  Also, I only wear it under extreme circumstances.


5.  Favorite vacation spot?
California or Boston

This, my friends, was my very first What I'm Digging/Blog Hop Wednesday.