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| Feb 20, 2014 BCOF Prompt If you had to choose an animal to represent yourself, what would it be? I can't just think of one. I would have my "children" to represent me. My Min Pin, Josette, would represent the princess in me My Catahoula, Maggie, would represent my confidence. My Golden Retriever, Rocky, would represent my intelligence (believe it or not, I've got some hidden in there). The Soundtrack of Your Life This is one of my favorite songs by Leonard Cohen. It's called Sisters of Mercy. This clip is from a movie called McCabe and Mrs. Miller. If my memory serves me correctly, the song is featured in the movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBFQg7P5YKw I think I copied this link down right. Sometimes I have trouble seeing all of the letters in the link. News In My World? The weather is getting kind of bad. We are under a tornado watch. It's been lightening some out there. I've got my children in from there last bathroom time of the night. I finished reading a book called The Store by Bentley Little. Y'all should really check it out. I find his writing style inspiring when it comes to studying the horror genre. I'm planning on participating in a contest here at WDC that centers around winning a merit badge. I forgot the name of it, but I'm entering the one for a Guide merit badge. It's where you write a letter to someone who has inspired you. It seems like my editing faerie has plateaued, stalled, or left the country because I'm stuck on chapter 31. My brother had his first interview this since receiving his master's in psychology. It was for a research position at Virginia Tech. He will have another over the phone interview (he found out about this one this afternoon) for a grant writer position at University of Southern Mississippi. I really hope something works out for him soon. I know that God will open the doors necessary according to His will. Got to go and finish watching Little Honey Boo Boo! Bye for now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 19, 2014 BCOF Prompt Mark Twain says "Humor is mankind's greatest blessing." Do you agree or disagree? What's the last humorous thing you can think of that made you feel wicked good? I do think that a sense of humor is a good thing. I tend to have a dry sense of humor. I love the sense of humor that the Robertson family has on Duck Dynasty. I always feel great after watching that show. The Soundtrack of Your Life This was a song Dad played and sang a good bit. It was a song called Country Bumpkin by Cal Smith. This video was from a clip of a show in 1974. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMRnKYNIHVA News In My World! I've been watching Dr. Phil this morning. Thank goodness, there's a channel that shows it in the morning. The Olympics has been messing up my watching it on NBC in the afternoon. What I don't understand is, why not show it on a sports channel like ESPN. The Olympics is a sports event. To me, it would be more natural to show it on there instead of on NBC where it messes up with my watching Dr. Phil. I've got to go now and do an aerobic workout at in about 15 minutes. Bye for now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 18, 2014 BCOF Prompt Let's take a stroll down memory lane. Tell us about a comfort food that makes you feel nostalgic or sentimental when you eat it. Who made this special dish for you? Do you ever fix it for yourself if you are feeling blue? My comfort foods were when Dad used to make me breakfast. He used to cook biscuits and hash browns. Now, grant you they were the frozen kind, it was just special to spend time with him. He would doctor the hash browns the cheese and mushrooms (he only put the mushrooms on mine because he knew it really liked them). We would eat breakfast and watch either Charmed or Supernatural, depending on when we would get up in the morning. Now, I don't really care for either one because it just isn't the same. The Soundtrack of Your Life This is a special song to me because my Dad taught it to me when I was only seven years old even though he has quit drinking around this time. I think he mainly taught it to me to because my Mom hated the song. However, I still listen to it and sing it in the car while my Mom mummers under her breath. The song is called The Lord Knows I'm Drinkin' by Cal Smith. For those of you who aren't familiar with him, he is best known for the song Country Bumpkin (I'll share that one with you tomorrow). The clip I found on youtube was of him singing on the Porter Waggoner show. For those of you who don't have a clue on who he his, he sang "The Carrol County Accident" and many others. The also gave Dolly Parton her start. Dolly Parton also wrote the song "I Will Always Love You" for him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN3eHJGe70 News In My World! Not much has happened. I got a coupon for a free snickers bar today, but since I trying to lose weight, I gave it to my Mom. My brother is trying to find a job, but he isn't having any luck. He's being told that he's overqualified or doesn't have enough experience. He's applied to a doctorial program in Kansas, but was put on their waiting list because of his GRE score. He scored kind of low on the math part. He's going to have to take the GRE over again. He has two bachelor's degrees : one in Psychology and the other in Sociology and a master's in Psychology with a certification in Gender Studies. Other than that, I've been watching a great show in the morning (Monday-Friday) called Daniel Boone staring Fess Parker. Have any of y'all heard of that show? It's really awesome. I'm going to go now and do another Richard Simmons workout. I did the aerobics workout this morning, and now, I'm going to do the toning workout. Maybe adding these workouts will help me lose some more weight. Bye for now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 17, 2014 BCOF Prompt Tell us about your writing space. Where do you write your blog posts? My writing space is very simple. It's in my room at my computer desk. Most of the time, the children will watch me type, then take a nap on my bed. I type on a Dell Inspiron Mini 10. That bad thing is that my word processing program was whipped out last year by a computer virus. Now, I only have Word Pad. I HATE Word Pad. It doesn't have spell check, a header/footer option, or an option for automatically putting page numbers on. To me, Word Pad is a waste of computer space! I'm currently hoping to get a computer in the near future that will have either Microsoft Word or Microsoft Works (I would prefer Word though). I didn't mean to get off on that tangent, but I really need a word processing program, so I can type a query letter, synopsis, and the novel itself. The Soundtrack of Your Life The song I'm about to share with y'all is one of the most beautiful classic country songs ever written/sung. It's The Day the World Stood Still by Charley Pride. The first time I heard it, it brought tears to my eyes, and I rarely ever cry over songs, movies, or books. The video isn't good at all. It's just a pic of Charley Pride, but it was the only video I could find on You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEWWkVn9g_k News In My World! It's after midnight central time. It's one of those nights where I'm too restless to go to sleep. If I knew that I wouldn't wake up my Mom and brother, I would do the laundry and sweep in every room of the house. I did watch an awesome show, but I don't know the name of it. It's an old black and white show that appeared to be made in the early 60s I think. It was about a man named Dr. Kimball who was on the run from the law for a murder he didn't commit (he was accused of killing his wife). If anyone knows what show I'm talking about, please tell me because I would love to get it on DVD if possible. Bye for now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 16, 2014 BCOF Prompt Since today is a free day, I've decided to write about my progress on my New Year's Resolutions. 1. To lose 40 pounds by April 27. Well, I've only been able to lose 7 pounds. However, I will be boosting my exercising starting Monday and I've stopped eating red meat as of Feb 6. I'm hoping this will help my metabolism. 2. To read 100 books by Dec 31st. This has been going slower than I participated. I've read five books, and over halfway finished with Out of Oz by Gregory Macguire, Fallen Hearts by VC Andrews, and The Store by Bentley Little. I'm also 3/4 of the way finished with a Nathaniel Hawthorne short story collection. Most likely by the end of this week, I will have read 8 or 9 books total. 3. To have my novel edited by March 1st. This might be possible since I've already edited chapters 1-30. I have 15 more chapters to go. If I don't get it done by March 1st, I should have it done by April 1st. 4. To start sending query letters, synopsis, sample chapters, ect. to agents by October 31 2014. If I can get a new laptop with Microsoft Word in the next couple of months, I should be able to do this. The Soundtrack of Your Life I guess I'm on small Lana Del Ray kick! This song I'm about to share is called Summertime Sadness. Y'all really need to watch the video! It is beautiful and sad at the same time. I also noticed how much she looks like a young Ann Margret . There's another woman in the video who looks like a young June Lockhart. Therefore, I totally love this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdrL3QxjyVw News In My World! My novel editing project has taken off again, between yesterday and today, I've edited chapters 25-30. I'm going to tell y'all something about this novel that I haven't really mentioned before. I get rather emotional over it because my Dad helped me come up with the idea, created a few of the characters, and helped me with research about the Old West. I think my Dad always wanted to be a writer too. He used to make up these stories about a species of red aliens who lived in Arizona and a species of blue aliens who lived in New Mexico. Well, they were rivals and would go to the Arizona/New Mexico border every night to fight (he made them sound like the Hatfields and McCoys). Dad would tell me that the red ones were bad, and the blue ones were good. He also made up stories about the blue ones helping truckers out by telling them when/were cops and the DOT would we around. Bye for now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 15, 2014 BCOF Prompt How does the weather influence you and your activities? Do you just go with it? Or do you change your plans to meet the day? I don't now about you but I am so over all of the crazy weather and changing my plans. This is what I've got to say about bad weather. It's depressing, especially when the sun isn't shinning. My muse doesn't like cold weather either. My muse and I are trying to get over it, so I can completely edit the last 20 chapters of my novel. I guess I can say that I try to run and hide from the bad weather. Sounds lame, I know. However, I do tend to get more reading done when the weather goes crazy. The Soundtrack of Your Life As y'all have probably figured out, I don't listen to modern music very much. However, there is one singer who is popular now that I like. I also believe she's the only hope for popular music of today. The singer I'm talking about is Lana Del Ray. I love her voice. To me her singing style is a mixture of Nancy Sinatra and June Carter Cash. The first song I ever heard of hers was Blue Jeans. I originally thought it was just a commercial jingle because I had only heard parts of it on TV commercials. You Tube wasn't working for me, so I looked up the lyrics to share with y'all Blue Jeans by Lana Del Ray Blue jeans, White shirt Walked into the room you know you made my eyes burn It was like James Dean, for sure You so fresh to death & sick as ca-cancer You were sorta punk rock, I grew up on hip hop But you fit me better than my favorite sweater, and I know That love is mean, and love hurts But I still remember that day we met in December, oh baby! I will love you till the end of time I would wait a million years Promise you'll remember that you're mine Baby can you see through the tears? Love you more Than those bitches before Say you'll remember, oh baby, say you'll remember I will love you till the end of time Big dreams, gangster Said you had to leave to start your life over I was like: "no please, stay here," We don't need no money we can make it all work But he headed out on Sunday, said he'd come home Monday I stayed up waitin', anticipatin' and pacin' but he was Chasing paper "Caught up in the game" that was the last I heard I will love you till the end of time I would wait a million years Promise you'll remember that you're mine Baby can you see through the tears? Love you more Than those bitches before Say you'll remember, oh baby, say you'll remember I will love you till the end of time You went out every night And baby that's alright I told you that no matter what you did I'd be by your side Cause Ima ride or die Whether you fail or fly Well shit, at least you tried. But when you walked out that door, a piece of me died I told you I wanted more-but that not what I had in mind I just want it like before We were dancin' all night Then they took you away- stole you out of my life You just need to remember... I will love you till the end of time I would wait a million years Promise you'll remember that you're mine Baby can you see through the tears? Love you more Than those bitches before Say you'll remember, oh baby, say you'll remember I will love you till the end of time. News In My World! I defrosted my freezer around 11:00 pm last night. I'm so glad I got that out of the way. I also read more of The Store by Bentley Little. It's something about the action and tension in his novels that I like. A question for everyone, have y'all ever received some reviews that you don't get where the reviewer is coming from? This same reviewer keeps saying that I don't show any emotion in my writing even though I've pointed out all the places that I thought I displayed them, but this reviewer says I'm not correct and doesn't say why. I will admit that I'm not a very emotional person, but my theory is when you write dark fantasy and horror, it will be more about action and tension, not over the top emotions that I tend to see in romance novels. Here's a chapter of my novel. Read and let me know what you think. "Chapter 1- revised 1/8/14"  I had to get that off of my chest. Bye for now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 14, 2014 BCOF Prompt What is your opinion of Valentine's Day? Has it become too commercialized? Valentine's Day is a sweet holiday. It has become too commercial just like all of the other holidays. Some of the stuff that is sold around the holidays is neat except for those ugly holiday sweaters. Please put up those knitting and crocheting needles and use them for something else! The Soundtrack Of Your Life In honor of V-Day, I'm sharing a beautiful love song called Dance Me Til The End of Love by Leonard Cohen. In case you have zero idea about who Leonard Cohen is, he is a singer/songwriter/poet from Canada. He has also written several books of poetry and the novel, Beautiful Losers (I've read it, and it's really neat!) This song also makes me think of my soulmate. We've been together for almost 14 years now, and I hope we will be together for the rest of our lives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGorjBVag0I I hope I copied down the link correctly. I sometimes have trouble seeing all the letter in the you tube links. Let me know if it works! News In My World! I'm not feeling so great today. I missed my soulmate's call because I was at the Doctor's office getting an allergy shot. Another thing I thought was terrible today is that my Mom usually gets presents for V-Day because she works at a daycare because she's great with the kids. She didn't get even one even though she always gives the kids V-Day presents. My Mom wasn't even phased by it. I just thought it was sad because she goes above and beyond for children. Bye for Now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 13, 2014 BCOF Prompt How did you meet your current/most recent romantic partner? If you have never been in a romantic relationship, how would you like to meet "the one?" I met my soulmate on April 27, 2000 at 3:30pm. It was the most wonderful moment of my life. I remember waiting for him that day, being full of anticipation (I hadn't met him in person before, but we had emailed each other a couple of times). He drove up in a gray cadi. I thought wow, I love cadis. When he got out of the car, I thought "WOW, he looks a lot like Chuck Connors!" I melted......... Then thought "There is no way he is going to want me. I'm short, plain, and chunky, and he's tall and very, very, handsome." Then when he asked to hug me, I knew he wanted me too. I know most people don't believe in love at first sight, but that was how it was with me....... I loved him from the moment I met him, and my love for him has grown more and more everyday. The Soundtrack of Your Life I'm sharing a song that Mom and I like to sing in the car if we are going anywhere that's going to be over a 30 minute drive. It's Johnny Cash's cover of If You Could Read My Mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdCdSLS6c5M I hope y'all enjoy it! News In My World! Valentine's Day is going to be tomorrow, and I'm sad because I won't be able to see my soulmate..... I know it can't be helped....... I was given some exercise DVDs: a set of two Richard Simmons videos, Sweatin' to the Oldies 5 and Tonin' to the Oldies, and Goddess Workout (a belly dancing workout). I'm watching the Honey Boo Boo marathon for some laughs right now because I need them. Bye for Now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 12, 2014 BCOF Prompt Describe the one decision in your life where you wish you could get a do-over. Tell us about the decision, and why you'd choose to take a different path this time around. There are things I would like to do-over again, but I don't think that's the point. I think that God puts us through trials to make us stronger. When we make mistakes, we are learning and growing. Now, I'm not saying go out there and screw up when you know better. I know that I can say that in the 37 years that I've been on this earth that I've figured some of the things that I've been doing wrong. Some things, however, I've yet to figure out. I've realized that it's okay. We aren't supposed to know everything anyway. God is the only one that knows everything! I just repeat to myself that life is a learning process, and that God is in control. The Soundtrack of Your Life! Sundown, Sundown by Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra is an awesome song that reminds me of the old westerns my Dad and I used to watch. The video isn't take great, just some pics of Hazelwood and Sinatra. Just listen to how cool the song is and don't concentrate on the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEnK5jnCmk News In My World! I finished making a no bake tropical cheesecake before sitting down to write this. I'm taking it to the church supper tonight. Now, I'm going to try to edit a chapter or two of my novel before church. Bye for now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 11, 2014 BCOF Prompt Are you watching the Olympics? What do you think? Did Russia meet the expectations placed on the host? {Especially with all the hype that was made in the news before the games began} What's your favorite event? Why? I don't watch the Olympics because I'm not a sports person. I heard about it being held in Russia, but that's about all I know. When I was younger, I used to watch the figure skating events. I think the last time I watched it was the year Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerigan competed. Katarina Witt competed that year too. She was the one I liked, but I thought the judges scored her very low and that she didn't deserve those low scores. I felt the judges were showing a lot of bias because of the country she was from (I forgot the name, but some sort of explosions happened there and most of Witt's family was killed as a result). I stopped watching the Olympics after that. The Soundtrack of Your Life I've been listening to a song called The Nights by Lee Hazelwood. It's about how the Native Americans were treated long ago. My Dad was 1/4 Chickasaw, making me 1/8 Chickasaw. His father was 1/2. Here's the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8L9QpDISYQ News In My World Have you ever had one of those days that seems to be getting worse? My internet is crappy, but I'm under a contract until next year, and the cancellation fee is $200, so I'm stuck with it. My Mom and I got into an argument, but we solved the problem, but the argument was just stressful. I'm behind with reviews for the Novel Workshop. I haven't been able to lose any more weight. I'm still stuck at only being able to lose 7 pounds since Jan 6. I was hoping to have my entire novel edited by now, but I still have 20 more chapters to edit. Valentine's Day is coming, and that is usually one of the most depressing days of the year for me. I guess I just needed to vent! LOL! Bye for Now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 10, 2014 BCOF Prompt Imagine you're opening your own writing-themed restaurant. Name it and provide a list of signature dishes. Be creative! Since I write dark fantasy/horror, I would have a horror themed restaurant. Here's the menu. Breakfast Rabid Raspberry Vanilla pancakes w/ Rabid Raspberry Sauce Frightning Monkey Bread w/creepy cream cheese Boo-Berry Cream Scones w/Boo-Berry Jam Dracula's Bloody Pecan Muffins Lunch and Dinner Appetizers Lunatic Crabby Seafood Dip Deadly Coconut Curry Dip Screaming Sesame Garlic Dip Wicked Wizard Wasabi Dip All dips come with Bone Crunching Crackers Entrees Evil Alfredo Texas Chainsaw Mac Jason Vorshees Mama's Pene Norman Bates' Meatloaf Freddy Kruger's Fiesta Rice Michael Myers' Secret Surprise All Entrees come with Haunted Cornbread w/Haunted Butter and Dead Salad w/Rotten Apple Poppy Seed Dressing Desserts Zombie Watermelon White Chocolate Cheesecake Leather Face Cake w/Skin So Soft Icing Candyman Fudge (if you ask your server for this three times, Candyman will make an appearance) Tall Man Cookies/w a special yellow filling Drinks Ghastly Cider Hot Poison Chocolate Deadly Stranger Shake Weeping Watermelon Lemonade Peach Plague Lemonade The Soundtrack of Your Life Since the weather is cold and a winter storm is coming to Mississippi, I thought I would share a song called Cold Hard Times by Lee Hazelwood. This was a song that Dad would sing while driving cross country to keep himself awake. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNoZzQySiCQ News In My World! I did some reading today, two chapters of Fallen Hearts by VC Andrews and two chapters of Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule. Now, I'm just waiting for Winter Storm Pax to come through, and I'm crossing my fingers that the electricity doesn't go off. If it does, my family is toast! I'm now watching Here Comes Little Honey Boo Boo. That show is so funny! Bye for Now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 9,2014 BCOF Prompt and The Soundtrack of Your Life Since this is a free day for BCOF, I will concentrate on writing about a beautiful song called A Moment of Forever by Kris Kristofferson. It makes me think about how fortunate that I was to have a close relationship with my Dad. The memories will stay with me forever. Also, the song makes me think about my soulmate for different reasons. You see I've been with my soulmate for a 1/3 of my life. I've grown up with him too (I've been with him since I was 24 and have become a good woman as a result). He's the only man I will ever think of forever besides my Dad. The video clip that I'm going to give y'all the link to is a live performance that Kris Kristofferson gave at the Grand Ole Opry. He dedicated the song to Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash had recently died before this performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0BFW9-sKU News In My World! My church had "dinner on the grounds" today, meaning we has lunch at church. I made honey rice and watermelon white chocolate no bake cheesecake. They both liked very well, and I didn't bring any of the no bake cheesecake back home with me and only a little of the rice back. I was lazy the rest of the day and had left over vegan spagehitti for supper. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Bye for now! Sister of Mercy |
| Feb 8, 2014 BCOF Prompt What organizations exist where you live that are focused on children interacting and doing activities together? Did you belong to one of these groups when you were a child? Tell us about it. When I was seven, I was a Brownie. It was one of the little girl's divisions of the Girl Scouts. It gave me something to do once a week, but I really wasn't into it. The only thing I liked were the activities to get merit badges, and they were really simple. Later on, I became involved in a church activity called Awanas. I was one of the teachers for the Cubbies (kids ages 3-5). I was the one the kids would recite Bible verses to, and at their age, the verses were pretty simple. I've also taught at different vacation Bible school and last summer I was even one of the vacation Bible school teachers on the mission trip I went to in Canada. I'm also going back this summer and will be in charge of the puppet show everyday. The Soundtrack of Your Life I found an interesting video on You Tube that featured a beautiful song that I remembered on one of my Dad's old LPs. The song is called Storybook Children by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood. Here's the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XROcUQ-tTp8 News In My World! Let me start with the good news! I won Blogger of the Week for the Blogging Circle of Friends for the entry "I'm an Aries" . I also edited chapters 22-24 late last night. While I was running some errands this morning, I found some cheap DVDs too. I bought Let Me In, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Becoming Jane, and Fast Food Nation (all of these were only a dollar a piece). I also bought a movie called Dead Awake (this one was three dollars). If I have some money left toward the end of the month, I will buy the following movies if they are still there: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (I totally love this movie even I get made fun of constantly for loving it), Food Inc, and Captialism: A Love Story.For the boring stuff, I'm having to do a couple loads of laundry before fixing a tuna noodle casserole for lunch. Bye for now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 7, 2014 BCOF Prompt If you had the choice, would you forget the worst thing that ever happened to you and all of its repercussions? I have already started going through the process of forgiving and forgetting. I've been through some rough times throughout my life, but I've learned that if you don't forgive and forget about the wrong that people have done to you; you will become a bitter and unhappy person. It will eat you up inside if you don't. I will admit that it's easier said than done, but in my opinion, it's necessary if you want to be able to go on with your life. I go to this Bible verse to help me remember to do this. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 I figure if God can forgive and forget, so can I. The Soundtrack of Your Life The song I'm going to share with y'all is a song called Flesh and Blood by Johnny Cash. The first time I heard this song was when I watch a movie called I Walk The Line staring Gregory Peck and Tuesday Wells. I was about 12 when I watched it, but the movie originally came out in 1970 (six years before I was born). The song means much more to me now because when I listen to it I think of my soulmate. Here's the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?=vN9T0QUpCZmM Check it out because the video is great to. It features clips of Johnny and June. News In My World It's almost 1:30 am., and I can't sleep. I figured that I would go ahead and write my blog entry for the day, so I will have more time later to do some reviews and exercise some more too. I also did some editing earlier tonight. I edited chapters 18-21 of my novel. I hope to edit a whole lot more between today and tomorrow. I did some reading too. I read some more of Skeleton Crew by Stephen King. I'm reading the novella called The Mist. I've read The Mist before, but it was over a year ago. I'm going to try to sleep now. Bye for now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 6, 2014 BCOF Prompt After spending 12 hours with out electricity, I am wondering what other people do to preserve things in their homes, stay warm and keep their family members amused. If you live in other places around the world, does this happen often where you live? This has only happened to me twice, but it was in the summer of 2005. I was working as a live in nanny that summer. The first time it happened was at night as a result of a transformer going down. The first part of the night we were all outside because it was too hot to stay in the apartment. The next part of the night the kids and I slept on the balcony. We pretended that we were camping. I told them watered down scary stories, didn't want to scare them too much since they were only 7 and 8 years old. The next time it happened was when Katrina hit. I spent part of the night having to reassure the kids that it wasn't a monster coming after them. Their parents were no help in that situation! I just took them in the room I stayed in and played board games with them (Candy Land , Chutes and Ladders, and Junior Monopoly) by candle light until they fell asleep. Mind you, these are the same parents who claimed that they didn't understand how to play Candy Land. The Soundtrack of Your Life Today, I just want to share a song that my Dad and I always thought was one of the most beautiful songs in country music. It's called Rose Colored Glasses by John Conlee. Y'all should check out this youtube link. The song has a lot of meaning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ8mlC3mWW4 News In My World! I really wished the sun would shine! I'm really tired of clouds. My babies are taking their morning map, and I'm relived since this gives me time to do some stuff that I've been needing to do. I'm also listening to a local group on Spotify called Honeyboy and Boots. It's a pretty good song called The Mountain. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Bye for Now! Sister of Mercy |
| Feb 5,2014 BCOF Prompt Who is your favorite and least favorite celebrity? And why? Let's start with the good news first. I actually can't narrow it down to just one, so I will give you a list of those I admire. Just to let y'all know, some of them are dead, but to me, their memories still live on in their work. 1. June Lockhart- y'all probably don't know who she is, but she started her show biz career in 1932 with the Metropoltian Opera when she was only 7, then she made her movie debut in 1939 when she was only 12 in the movie A Christmas Carol. She stared in movies like She Wolf of London, Bury Me Dead, T-Men (most of her part was cut out in the censored version of the movie), Son of Lassie, Time Limit, It's a Joke, Son, ect She also had supporting roles in well known movies like All This and Heaven too, Sergeant York, Easy to Wed, Cliffs of Dover, Adam Had Four Sons, ect. She is more known for her TV roles in Lassie, Lost In Space, and Petticoat Junction. In later years, she's been on countless and awesome horror movies like Troll, Deadly Games, Curse of the Black Widow, Whisper Kills, The Presence, Out There, Super Capers (this was more of a Sci-fi comedy), and Zombie Hamlet (another horror/comedy). She's also known for her charity work with associations like International Dogs for the blind and deaf, some Environmental groups, and is really into politics. 2. Chuck Connors- He was the best looking actor to ever walk this Earth! He started his career as a professional athlete. He play basketball for the Boston Celtics and baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels. He retried from sports and became an actor. His most well-known role was Lucas McCain on the Riffleman, and he was also on another great western called Branded (he played Jason Cord). In later years, he also played on horror movies like Tourist Trap, Summer Camp Nightmare, Mad Bomber, and a tv show in the eighties called Werewolf. 3. Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash- These most talented singer/songwriters to ever walk the Earth. Y'all probably know who they were, so I'll skip the who they were speech. The next people, I will just list. 4. Leonard Cohen 5. Lee Hazlewood 6. Nancy Sinatra 7. Kris Kristofferson 8. Waylon Jennings 9. Jean Simmons (the British actress) 10. Rory Calhoun 11. The Robertson family on Duck Dynasty Now for the bad news, the one celebrity who I just can't stand is Betty White. I know that most people think she's adorable, but I don't. She can't act, but casting directors keep casting her in movies. She has the acting range that's about an inch long and an inch wide. The Soundtrack of Your Life I remember when my Dad showed me what an old 78 was. It was a little record that you had to put a black disk in the middle of the player for it to play correctly. These little 78s had a song on each side (side A was the main single and side B was the song that usually never released). The one Dad played for me was a Roy Drusky 78. I don't remember the B side , but the A side was a cover of Neil Diamonds Red, Red Wine. However, I liked the way Drusky sung it better. To me, I could feel what Drusky was singing. Here's the youtube link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wscVe0mcY I think I copied it down right. Let me know if it works! 30-Day Blogging prompt Select three members and visit their blogs and comment on an entry that doesn't have any comments. Then write a blog entry on the blogs that you visited. Here are the ones that I visited 1. "Invalid Item" - written by pinkbarbie 2. "The Kiwi Dream" - written by Elle - on hiatus  3. "Invalid Item" - written by Sparky  I read pinkbarbie entry on an Enya song called Only Time will tell. This entry stood out to me because I'm an Enya fan. Then I checked out Elle - on hiatus blog because it looked like she was really recruiting for the Mob Blog, and my last stop was at Sparky blog because he really had an indepth entry about communication.** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** News In My World I was a little busier for me today. I made a crab dip and raspberry lemon cupcakes to take to the church supper tonight. I also read some of Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire and Skeleton Crew by Stephen King. Bye for Now! Sister of Mercy |
| Feb 4, 2014 BCOF Prompt What do you think of television modesty these days? Where do you think it is headed? I think some of the channels maybe pushing the envelop a little bit. The only reason I say this is because of little kids who maybe watching. You see not all children have a responsible parent or guardian to explain to them what is going on, and what is right or wrong. One of my favorite shows is guilty of a lack of modesty, American Horror Story. The only thing I can say is at least it's on at a later hour when children are more likely asleep. The Soundtrack of Your Life Here's a song that I have found to give me courage lately. It's a song about a couple who's been together for a long time and have had their share of problems, but they see that they really love each other, and that it's worth it all to try again and not throw true love away. The song is called Brand New Dance by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Here's the youtube link. I hope that I copied it down right. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avTmLlcyF6s Please let me know if this link works! News In My World Today has been a little better. I did three workouts today. I had barbeque chicken tonight with broccoli, green beans, and low fat mac and cheese. I also read another book today in just a few hours called No Time For Tact by Larry Winget. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Bye For Now! Sister of Mercy |
| Feb 3, 2014 BCOF Prompt What do you think of competitive sport? I know some members of our circle are avid sports fans, but do you think the obssesive following of sport is overrated? I'm not much on sports, but I do love the New Orleans' Saints. They are my team all right. The reason I've always liked them is because they had been the underdog for so many years and finally turned things around when Drew Brees and Sean Payton teamed up. Perfect pairing of coach and quarterback. They even won the Super Bowl in 2010. The Soundtrack of Your Life Another special song to me is one called Come In Stranger by Johnny Cash. My Dad was a truck driver for about 30 years, so I didn't get to see him a whole lot growing up, but when I did get to see him, it was always special. Here's a song he taught me to sing to him when he would come home. Come In Stranger She said, "Come in stranger, it's good to have you home I hurried through 'cause I knew it was you When I saw your dog waggin' his tail Honey why didn't you let me know by mail you've been gone so long" She said, "Come in stranger, I know you're weary from all the miles Just sit right there in your easy chair And tell me all about the places you've been How long it'll be before you leave again I hope it's a long, long while" She said, "Come in stranger, everything around home is fine I've watched and I've waited for you to get back And I've missed you all the time" She said, "Come in stranger, oh, how I miss you when you're gone I walk the floor and I watch the door And when I lie awake and wonder where you can be I'd give anything to have you here with me, I get so lonesome all alone" She said, "Come in stranger and won't you listen to my plea Stay long enough so that the one I love is not stranger to me News In My World! Today just wasn't my day..... I didn't feel good at all today. I did read a great book yesterday. I finished it in one day, and that was The Association by Bentley Little. I only wished that the weather would improve........ Maybe by March, one can only hope and dream.... Bye for Now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 2, 2014 BCOF Free Day Today has been a dreary day..... Rain and dark cloudy skies all day long. The only thing positive I can say is that I've been reading a good book all day long, and it's called The Association by Bentley Little. I'm almost finished with it and only have a little under 100 pages to go. The only other good news that I have is that I edited three chapters of my novel yesterday. Now, I'm working on editing chapter 18. The Songtrack of Your Life This a song that I heard for the first time when I was nine. I remember my Dad getting out one of his old LPs of a singer named Nancy Sinatra (her big hit was Those Boot Are Made For Walking). The first song he played was Summer Wine. I didn't really understand what the song was about at nine, but I thought it had a very unique tune and the words were catchy. To me, I was just singing along with Dad. Many years later the song took on a much deeper meaning. It was in May 2000 and I was driving down an old dirt road with my soulmate. I started singing the song to him. I think he like hearing me sing it. After that, I started referring to it as our song. Summer Wine Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring My summer wine is really made from all these things I walked in town on silver spurs that jingled to A song that I had only sang to just a few She saw my silver spurs and said let's pass some time And I will give to you summer wine Ohh, summer wine Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring My summer wine is really made from all these things Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time And I will give to you summer wine Ohh, summer wine My eyes grew heavy and my lips they could not speak I tried to get up but I couldn't find my feet She reassured me with an unfamiliar line And then she gave to me more summer wine Ohh, summer wine Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring My summer wine is really made from all these things Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time And I will give to you summer wine Mmm, summer wine When I woke up the sun was shining in my eyes My silver spurs were gone, my head felt twice its size She took my silver spurs, a dollar and a dime And left me cravin' for more summer wine Ohh, summer wine Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring My summer wine is really made from all these things Take off your silver spurs and help me pass the time And I will give to you my summer wine Bye for Now! Sister of Mercy ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Feb 1, 2014 BCOF Prompt Tell us how you feel about the freedoms we have. Do you believe we are really a symbol of freedom? There are many people believe that America has lost its ideals, what do you think? I believe we are losing some of our freedoms all of the time. The one I believe we are losing at a faster rate more that other's is freedom of religion. It seems to me that Christianity is being erased from this country at an alarming rate. If anyone mentions God, Bible, morals, values, ect, that person is criticized to no end and may sometimes even lose their livelihood. For example, Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty was almost let go from the show by A&E just for quoting the Bible. I'm so glad that people took a stand for what is right and let A&E know that it wasn't going to be tolerated. Now, I will get off of my soapbox and go to the next prompt. The Soundtrack of Your Life prompt A Daughter's Memory When I was eight years old, my Dad became a Christian. He made his decision at a little Baptist church out in the country. Shortly after that, he taught me this song. Why Me Lord? by Kris Kristofferson verse 1: why me lord? what have I ever done, to deserve even one, of the pleasure I've known, tell me lord, what did I ever do, that was worth lovin' you, for the kindness you've shown, chorus: lord help me Jesus, I've wasted it so help me Jesus, I know what I am, but now that I know, that I needed you so help me Jesus, my souls in your hand, verse 2: try me lord, if you think there's a way, I can try to repay, all I've takin' from you, maybe lord, I can show someone else, what I've been through myself, on my way back to you, chorus (x2) Jesus, my soul's in your hands My Dad died of lung cancer in Feb 2012. He was a country music buff and taught me many more songs which I will be sharing with all of you during the month. News In My World! I really hope that I can lose some more weight. I've lost 7 since Jan 6. I was hoping to at lose 10 for the month, but I still have until Feb 6 to lose 3 pounds, so maybe it will work out for me. My brother has downloaded PX90 I hope it will play on my DVD player) for me, and I hope that it will work to help me lose more weight along with the Zumba, weightlifting, and diet. Country Gourmet Home I'm a independent consultant for this company and thought I would tell y'all about one of their best products. Crabby Seafood Dip All you have to do is get the mix, a can of crab meat, and cream cheese (you can even use the fat free kind) and mix these up. You can also microwave it and make it a warm dip. Some people even put a little shredded cheese on top before putting it in the microwave. It's $3.99 or 3 for $10 for most of their dip mixes. Go to http://www.mycountrygourmethome.com/pcockrell if you are interested! ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Bye for now! Sister of Mercy |
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