My Life as Mama Jodi

I saw this on My Life as a Grandma’s blog and thought it looked like fun. Want to join??

The Rules:
~ type your answers to each of the questions below into Flickr Search
~ using only the first page, pick an image
~ copy and paste the URL’s for the images into fd’s Mosaic Maker (you have to set the columns to 3 x 4)

The Questions:

1. What is your name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name.

So give it a try yourself and have fun. One word of advice: every so often a slightly offensive picture would pop up in the middle of the others. It would be completely unrelated, but you might want to make sure your little people aren’t right over your shoulder just in case.

My answers:
1. Jodi
2. pizza
3. played the clarinet
4. purple
5. Denzel Washington
6. Electric lemonades
7. Hawaii
8. cheesecake
9. a nurse
10. God
11. trustworthy
12. jodisaladino

I saw this on Tina’s blog and thought it was pretty cool, so I joined in.

A is for age: 40

B is for burger of choice: Red Robin’s

C is for the car I drive: 2006 Chevy Trailblazer

D is for your dog’s name: I don’t have a dog

E is for essential item you use every day: Computer

F is for favorite TV show at the moment: Big Brother

G is for favorite game: mah-jongg games

H is for home state: Michigan

I is for instruments you play: clarinet

J is for favorite juice: orange juice

K is for whose bum you’d like to kick: no one at this particular moment

L is for last restaurant at which you ate: Denny’s with Robyn, and had some yummy cheesecake

M is for your favorite Muppet: Kermit

N is for number of piercings: 4, 2 in each ear

O is for overnight hospital stays: 5 years ago, for my appenditis

P is for people you were with today: my guys, and church family

Q is for what you do with your quiet time: Blog, read or knit

R is for biggest regret: a choice I made when I was younger

S is for status: Married since 1996

T is for time you woke up today: 6:30

U is for what you consider unique about yourself: I am a “get it done fast” kinda gal

V is for vegetable you love: corn

W is for worst habit: my potty mouth, it is starting to get out of control again…

X is for x-rays you’ve had: teeth, arm (broke in 5th grade), wrist/thumb (sprained/tore ligaments/tendons in 1989), I am sure there are more, I just can’t think of any.

Y is for yummy food you ate today: so many yummy salads at the luncheon for Pastor Judy’s birthday.

Z is for zodiac: Aries, though I am not into that

Annie tagged me for this meme the other day!

1. Link your tagger and list the rules on the blog.
2. Share 7 facts about your kiddos on your blog…random, weird, funny…whatever you want!
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post
4. Don’t forget to let the tagged people know!

7 things about my kids:
1. Christopher made me a mom 20 years ago - wow…I’m old! LOL
2. He is my “prissy” boy (in a good way), it takes him longer to get ready in the mornings than it does me.
3. He is a very smart young man, I am very proud of him.
4. Trent is my bundle of joy, he can make you laugh when you are down in the dumps.
5. He is a whiz at video games.
6. He loves to read as much as I do.
7. He is also my senstitive one, more so of others feelings.

I tag

Kellie
Tina (Palmtreefanatic)
Jen
Tina (eastside)
Heather
Becki
Connect with Ceci

My blogging friend Lora tagged me for this post that’s supposed to raise my Google page rank. And higher page rank means higher-paying posts!!

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Instructions:
1. Copy and paste this tag from “Start Here” to “End Here”. (don’t forget the image)
2. Place your blog’s name with your URL at the end of the tag. If you have more than one blog, please add them too! Just make sure that you post this tag in all of your blogs.
3. Tag 5 blogs that is not yet in this post (just to avoid duplications ^_^ )
4. This is the twist… Go to the 5 blogs that you tagged and comment on any of their posts. Why? So that search engines can crawl to your site. ^_^
5. Return to the Momhood Moments blog and leave a comment saying that you joined the tag together with the URL of the tag. I’ll be checking on it and add you in the master list.

Momhood Moments Tags You List:
1. Momhood Moments 2. Business Mars 3. Concealed Mind 4. http://www.ritzie.info/ 5. Vhiel’s Corner 6. Anything and Everything in Between 7. Can of Thoughts 8. moms….. check nyo 9. Mummy Diaries 10. It Is Nap Time 11. Lora’s Journal
My Life as Mama Jodi
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I am tagging
Kellie
Annie
Jen
Tina
Tina again

Saw this over at Annie’s, and thought why not…

1.What is in the back of your car? 3 jackets, an umbrella, a snow brush and Meijer’s cloth bags

2.What color is your toothbrush? Purple

3.Name one person who made you smile today. Cohen

4.What were you doing at 8:00 AM? sleeping on the couch

5. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? driving home from Robyn’s house

6. What is your favorite candy? Milky Way

7. What is the last thing your said aloud? “Trent, you forgot about the laundry.”

8. What is the best ice cream flavor? black cherry

9. What is the last thing you had to drink? water

10 What are you wearing right now? jeans and a tank top

11. What is the last thing you ate? Big Mac and fries

12. Have you bought any new clothes this week? kinda… does garage sale clothes count??

13. When was the last time you ran? Ha! I don’t like to run

14. What was the last sporting event you watched? we watched some drag racing last night

15. Ever go camping? Yes

16. Do you have a tan? not really

17. Do you take vitamins daily? Yes.

18. Do you go to church? Yes

19. Do you like Chinese food more than pizza? no

20. Do you drink your soda with a straw? out in a glass? yes to a straw

21. Are you someone’s best friend? Yes.

22. What are you doing tomorrow? Going to Millennium Park with my nieces and some friends

23. Where is your dad? working I think

24. Can you say the alphabet backwards? I suppose I could

25. Do you have a maid service clean your home? Yes. Me. (taking Annie’s answer)

26. Do you have a favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? not really, whatever is out by the door when I get ready to leave, I slip on.

27. What color is your car? silvery blue

28. How do you like your popcorn? popped.

29. How did you get your worst scar? my c-section

30. Look to your left. What do you see? a pile of papers I have to go through

31. What color is your watch? brown

32. What do you think of when you think of Australia? Steve Irwin

33. Do you use chap stick? yes

34. Do you have a dog? no

35. Last person you talked to on the phone? Robyn

36. Have you met anyone famous? yep ~ Tammy Trent, Pam Thum, Steven Marshall and Virginia Hill
Me with Tammy Trent

Me with Steven Marshall and Pam Thum

Me and Virginia

37. Any plans today? went out to lunch with Robyn, lots of laundry, and then off to get some stuff for the kids to play on the beach with tomorrow.

38. How many states have you lived in? just Michigan

39. Do you dye your hair? I do, about every 4 weeks.. as soon as I see the gray pop through, I go color

40. Do you like cats? yes I do

Wanna play? Tag… you’re it!

I have been tagged by Lora’s Journal.

Here’s the meme:

Do you know of a song that just cracks you up every time you listen to it?

Don’t you think it would be a cool idea to just share it with everyone so that we could all have a good laugh? Well, I do!

Here are the rules:

1. Post the song/video clip.
2. Post the lyrics.
3. Tag others!

This one always cracks us up! “The Breakfast Song” by the Newsboys (I don’t usually watch song videos, so I had to search for this one, and its funny!!)

Hold the milk, put back the sugar
They are powerless to console
We’ve gathered here to sprinkle ashes
From our late friend’s cereal bowl.
Breakfast Clubbers, say the motto
That he taught us to repeat:“You will lose it in your gym class if you wait til noon to eat”
Back when the Chess Club, said our eggs were soft
Every Monday he’d say grace and hold our juice aloft
Oh, none of us knew his checkout time would come so soon
But before his brain stopped waving, he composed this tune:
Chorus:
WHEN THE TOAST IS BURNED
AND ALL THE MILK HAS TURNED
AND CAPTAIN CRUNCH IS WAVING FAREWELL
WHEN THE BIG ONE FINDS YOU MAY THIS SONG REMIND YOU
THAT THEY DON’T SERVE BREAFAST IN HELL
Breakfast clubbers, drop the hankies
Though to some our friend was odd,that day he bought those pine pajamas
His check was good with God
Those here without the lord,How do you cope?
For this morning we don’t mourn
Like those who have no hope
Oh rise up, Fruit Loop lovers-Sing out sweet and low
With spoons held high
We bid our brother “Cheerio!”

I am going to tag:

Annie
Shannon
Karen

I borrowed this from Annie

Outside my Window… its looking like rain.

I am thinking… I would like some yogurt.

I am thankful for… my faith, family and friends.

From the kitchen… the dishes await.

I am going…to finish up some paid blogging.

I am reading…”The Tenth Circle” by Jodi Picoult

I am hoping… I can find cheap flights for my trip to California.

I am hearing…the TV, and need to change the station.

Around the house…it is actually clean!

One of my favorite things… a coke with no ice from McDonald’s

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week…Trent’s conference for conference for Cross Country, shopping with the girls, and church

A picture thought to share for the day…

Sheila has tagged me, so of course I will play! These things are always fun! We will see who actually responds when I tag them back!

I’ve been tagged!

Here are the rules.

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog

2. Share 7 facts about yourself, some random, some weird

3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs

4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

1. I love wearing flip flops!
2. I hate getting shots, but love giving them.
3. I love to read.
4. I love Peeps.
5. I am a control freak (but am working on this).
6. I am an internet junkie.
7. I want to move out of Michigan.

I am tagging the following people
1. Amanda
2. Jenn
3. Wheels on the bus
4. The Quick Family
5. Debbie
6. Mom of 3 Girls
7. The U.P. Five

I snagged this tag off of Amanda’s blog

What I was doing 10 years ago ~ I was 29, just a few weeks shy of turning the big 3-0 and running my daycare.

5 Things on my To Do List today:
1. dishes
2. vacuum the living room/dining room/bedrooms
3. clean the bathroom
4. pick Trent up from Cross Country practice
5. watch Wife Swap, The Nanny, and tape Big Brother to watch later

5 Snacks I Enjoy
1. chips -n- cheese
2. Pringles
3. Chex Mix
4. oranges
5. Rice Krispie treats (homemade of course)

5 Things I would do if I were a Billionaire
1. Tithe 10% to the church
2. Buy my dream house
3. Buy new cars for me, the hubby and the boys
4. Go on a nice vacation
5. College fund for the boys

3 of my Bad Habits
1. yelling (which is getting so much better)
2. procrastinating (this is getting worse, as I never used to be this way)
3. ??

5 places I have lived
1. Kalamazoo
2. Sparta
3. Kent City
4. Belding
5. Grand Rapids

5 Jobs I have had
1. McDonald’s
2. Baker at a convience store/gas station/fruit market
3. Cashier at a local ma and pa grocery store
4. Medical Assistant
5. Daycare Provider

If you are reading this, then I am tagging YOU! Leave a link to your blog in my comments, so I can check out your post.

I was tagged by Jen to do a “Seven Random facts about me” meme!!

Rules are:

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Now we are on to my 7 random facts! I hope you enjoy!

1. I like to put strawberry jelly on my Egg McMuffin.
2. I am very anal about how things are put away, and it drives everyone nuts.
3. I am obsessed with the internet.
4. I dip my chips in ketchup.
5. If I can’t get past the smell of something I won’t eat it. This drives John nuts.
6. I don’t like to get ice in my fountain pop, and for some reason McDonald’s taste the best to me.
7. I will turn 40 this year! I’m not really looking forward to it either. I have told everyone… NO PARTIES!

Consider yourself tagged! If you do play along, let me know so I can stop by and read your random facts.