My Life as Mama Jodi

I was a fun meme on Annie’s blog that There’s No Place Like Home is hosting. This is what she has to say:

With the New Year right around the corner, this is the perfect time for a peek through the past year of blogging. I would love for you to join in with me!

Post the first sentence of your first blog post of each month. You can also add a favorite picture from each month. Here are mine:

January

Miss Lulu loves to jump up on our backs if we are bent over doing anything.

February

Appetizer
What was one of the fashion fads when you were a teenager?

One of my lovely nieces

March

Appetizer
What does the color pink make you think of?

Me and my hubby ~ this is our anniversary month!

April

Laura over at Org Junkie has done such a great job organizing Menu Plan Monday, so please check out her blog and visit other people who do this too, ya never know, something someone has posted may sound good to you!

May

Appetizer
Name something you would not want to own.

A couple of my friends kids out for a walk…

June

Appetizer
Name something you think is “the best.”

Trent playing baseball

July

Ey-yi-yi!

My wedding (1996)

August

You can see more WW here and here

Robyn, Amber, Erica and I at an MMC family picnic

September

Have you ever done a colon cleanse?

Drag races at Indy

October

It’s Monday again.

A gorgeous sunset one night this month

November

I got this from my mom board and wanted to pass it along.

Abby (a niece) at her birthday dinner

December

… a young gal would like makeup mirrors?

Christmas with my brother/family

It’s Monday again. Time to get your menus planned. Stop on over at Laura’s and see if you can find some tasty new ideas for dinner.

Monday ~ New Year’s Eve munchies: shrimp, mozzeralla sticks, pizza rolls, and meatballs ~ later in the evening I will be making a bean dip and breaking out the bubbly ~ ie sparkling grape juice *wink*

Tuesday ~ kielbasa and red skin cheesy potatoes, corn and rolls

Wednesday ~ hamburgs, fries and a fruit salad

Thursday ~ pizza

Friday ~ tacos

My hobby blog is up and running, stop on by and take a look won’t you? Scrapin’, Knittin’ and Bakin’

Head on over to Haley’s blog for a fun month of scrapbooking contests!

Do you have any plans for New Years Eve? We will be staying home, watching some movies, playing games and watching the ball drop, and then going to bed soon after.

I got a chuckle out of the comic Luann in today’s paper, it shows the kids discussing with each other about their big plans for the evening, when:

Dad asks mom if they will be having popcorn, watch Dick Clark, then in bed by 12:01
Mom~ probably.
Dad ~ good why knock ourselves out trying to have fun.
Mom ~ We could try for 12:15 if you’re up to it.

This is so me and John! I told him I was going to take a nice long nap so I would be able to make it until at least midnight, we shall see if I do.

Have you known anyone who has donate car? This awesome agency, Car angel dot com, is a non profit company who uses car donations to make these really cool videos for kids. You also get these great advantages if you donate your car:

* Receive your IRS tax deduction for the automobile, RV, boat, plane, or trailer.
* Free vehicle pick-up, running or not! (restrictions apply).
* Avoid the headaches of selling your Used Car — no expensive want ads, taking phone calls, showing the car, or price haggling.
* They have the nations fastest online response form and up to the minute tax advice.
* They handle the title work and repair negotiations!

This ministry enables you to use your vehicle, boat or trailer to help single mothers, homeless, teen and adult rehab, food distribution and orphans. What a great ministry! I will keep them in mind if we ever decide to donate any of our cars!

This is just a sample of the videos they make:

…of these. Its a nice looking ride, but right now it just doesn’t fit into our budget. He has been drooling over all the Chrysler 300 accessory he could get to upgrade this car. I like the looks of the black one, but he and Trent like the red one. He’s been told that if he wants to get a new car, he needs to either get a raise, a better paying job, or take on a second job just to pay for the added expense. For now he can browse all the different sites, or go to the dealer and take a test drive.

This Month…

The Thing I’ve Been Working On The Most: Getting all the towel toppers made for Christmas presents

TV Show Worth Watching: Let’s see.. Biggest Loser wrapped up this month, had only a couple of weeks off until it starts back up!!!

The Christmas Present I’m Loving: My new SLR camera!!!

My Favorite Blog Entry From This Month: it would have to be this one. I got to spend time with my brother/SIL/nieces!

Blog I Am Always Visiting: oh hands down that would be Annie’s, her blog always makes me smile!

Movie I’ve Seen (In or Out of a theater): Santa Clause 3 (watched at home)

What I’m Most Looking Forward To Next Month: The start of a new year.

Feel free to share what you’re into, too… Stop by Steph’s blog to link up.

Appetizer
Name 2 things you would like to accomplish in 2008. 1. To lose the last 10 pounds and keep it off for good! 2. To get caught up in my scrapbooking!

Soup
With which cartoon character do you share personality traits? I “borrowed” this quiz from Bethany’s blog… and according to that I am Tweety.

You are cute, and everyone loves you. You are a best friend that no one takes the chance of losing. You never hurt feelings and seldom have your own feelings hurt. Life is a breeze. You are witty, and calm most of the time. Just keep clear of back stabbers, and you are worry-free.

Salad
What time of day (or night) were you born? I was born at 6:19 am… we just looked at our birth certificates this past weekend LOL

Main Course
Tell us something special about your hometown. Uh… if you blink you will miss it

Dessert
If you could receive a letter from anyone in the world, who would you want to get one from? I would love to get one from my biological father.

Come feast with others over at Friday Feast

Want to play along? Go visit To Know Him.

Question 1
What is the name of your very first friend? this would be Jeanine Castenholz. We have been friends for just about 35 years! She is more like a sister than a friend.

Question 2
Do you believe in love at first sight? yep… that’s what it was for me and my hubby.

Question 3
Clean Freak or Total Slob? I am a total clean freak! I am very anal about things too, it drives everyone in my house nuts! Right now it is taking everything I got to not go into my oldest room to clean, I just make sure his door is closed.. ey-yi-yi!

Question 4
Last book you read? “74 Seaside Avenue” by Debbie Macomber. This is the latest in her Cedar Cove Series books. I love them! A little description of the book:

Now that she has married the famous chess champion, Teri Polgar is living a life she couldn’t have dreamed of a few years ago. She and Bobby live in a beautiful home with one of Cedar Cove’s loveliest views of Puget Sound. But something’s been worrying Bobby lately, and he’s become overly protective. When Teri asks him what’s on his mind, he’ll only say he’s “protecting his queen,” but Teri is certain he isn’t talking about chess but about her.

Teri still enjoys working at Get Nailed, the beauty salon in Cedar Cove, along with her good friend, Rachel. The truth is that Rachel has two men interested in her, a Navy man and the father of a girl whose mother died and whom Rachel has taken under her wing.

There’s so much more going on in the friendly little town. After her boyfriend fell in love with another woman, Linette McAfee decided to leave town, to start a new life. Justine and Seth Gunderson have decided to open a Tea Room after losing The Lighthouse restaurant to arson. It looks like the art gallery might close! And Sheriff Troy Davis has a mystery to solve! There’s never a dull moment in Cedar Cove!

Bonus Question
Give me one word that would sum up your goals for 2008? Exercise