100 Truths

I stole this somewhere on facebook.

1. last beverage→Orange Soda

2. last phone call → Toni

3. last text message→ Ty

4. last song you listened to→ Gotta Be Somebody by Nickelback

5. last time you cried→ it's been awhile for me...Christmas Eve?

SIX HAVE YOU EVER:

1. dated someone twice→ yes (what a fool I was)

3. kissed someone & regretted it? yes

4. lost someone special?→ yes

5. been depressed?→ yes

6. been drunk and threw up? Yes...

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLOURS:

1. Red

2. Pink

3. navy

THIS MONTH HAVE YOU:

1. Made a new friend → yes

2. Fallen out of love → a little bit more all the time

3. Laughed until you cried → yes

4. Met someone who changed your life→ absolutely

5. Found out who your true friends were → yes..

6. Found out someone was talking about you→yes

7. Have you kissed anyone on your friend's list→ yes

8. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life →lots and lots!

9. How many kids do you want to have→a long time ago i thought i wanted 4, but i have 3

10. Do you have any pets →yes

11. Do you want to change your name→ not really

12. What did you do for your last birthday→nothing exciting

13. what time did you wake up today → 6:36 am with the alarm

14. What were you doing at midnight last night → texting a new friend

15. Name something you CANNOT wait for → yikes! i have nothing right now :(

16. Last time you saw your father→Nov. 1, 2003. Not because i wanted to.

17. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life →I wish i could pick my family

18. What are you listening to right now → itunes- jack johnson

19. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom → yes. don't like him. at. all.

23. What's getting on your nerves right now →too many chores to do

24. Most visited webpage → Facebook, 2Peas, and MSN weather

001. Whats your real name → Tracia

002. Niccknames: Tracy, Burnside

003. Relationship Status → divorced

004. Zodiac sign → gemini

005. Male or female → female

006. Elementary → Un-named schools in the Portland area, WL Henry, Mooberry, WL Henry

007. Middle School →Poynter Jr. High

008. Highschool →Glencoe High School

010. Hair colour →dirty blonde

011. Long or short → medium - i can't make up my mind which way to go

015. Are you health freak → not really

016. Height → 5'9

017. Do you have a crush on someone → yes, darn it. a blast from the past.

018: What do you like about yourself? →I am very loyal, and thoughtful and practical and patient

019. Piercings →just my ears

020. Tattoos → one

021. Righty or lefty → right is tight

FIRSTS :

022. First surgery →never

023. First piercing → ears

024. First best friend →Nicole Noyes

026. First sport you joined →softball

027. First pet : dog

028. First vacation→California

029. First concert → ?? Steve Miller band??

030. First crush: Daryl Rise and PETER SHEPHERD

CURRENTLY :

049. Eating →nothing

050. Drinking → nadav

052. I'm about to → serve my children dinner

053. Listening to → itunes - The All american rejects

055. Waiting → for 2009!

YOUR FUTURE :

058. Love? I certainly hope so

059. Want to get married? YES!

060. Careers in mind? still working on my blasted degree--education?!

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX? :

068. Lips or eyes → lips

069. Hugs or kisses → kisses

070. Shorter or taller → tall is important

071. Older or Younger→ age is a number

072. Romantic or spontaneous → both

073. Nice stomach or nice arms →arms please

074. Sensitive or loud →sensitive

075. Hook-up or relationship → relationship

077. Trouble maker or hesitant → a nice mix is good

HAVE YOU EVER :

078. Kissed a stranger → yes

079. Drank hard liquor →yes

080. Lost glasses/contacts → yes

081. Ran away from home → never

084. Broken someone's heart →i doubt it

085. Been arrested →no, thank goodness

086. Turned someone down → yeah

087. Cried when someone died → yes

088. Liked a guy/girl friend → yep

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

089. Yourself → mostly

090. Miracles → yes

091. Love at first sight → hasn't happened to me NO

092. Heaven → yes

093. Santa Claus →Santa is real. I am Santa.

095. Kiss on the first date → yes

096. Angels → I hope so.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY :

097. Is there one person you want to be with right now? Yes

098. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? yes

099. Do you believe in God? yes

100. Posting this as 100 Truths? yes

How do you REALLY feel?

This is Hank, our 11 week old Springer Spaniel, telling us how he REALLY feels about Christmas!.

SCATTERGORIES

(I got this in an email from a friend. Though it would be a good thing to fill space here!)

Rules: IT'S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS!

USE THE 1ST LETTER OF YOUR NAME TO ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. THEY HAVE TO BE REAL PLACES, NAMES,THINGS.NOTHING MADE UP! YOU CAN'T USE YOUR NAME FOR THE BOY/GIRL NAME QUESTION.

1. What is your name: Tracy

2. A 4 Letter Word: true

3. A Boys Name: Travis

4. A Girls Name: Tiffany

5. An Occupation: Teacher

6. A Color: Turquoise

7. Something you wear: Tie

8. A Beverage: Tequila

9. A Food: Teriyaki chicken

10. Something found in the bathroom: towels

11. A place: Tennessee

12. A Reason for being late: tired

13. Something you shout: Tough!

Christmas Thankfulness

My family is so blessed.

While my home is a bit shabby, we have a place to call home.

While my bank account isn't overflowing, our needs are always met.

While my job isn't always enjoyable, I am employed.

While my kids keep me busy and and create chaos wherever they go, I have three healthy, wonderful children that I adore.

I have a nice running vehicle with heated leather seats.

We have plenty of clothes to wear (and they're all piled up in the laundry room waiting for me).

We have food on the table

We have family and friends who love us and help us in so many ways.

Most of all we have love....

ETA: I stole the format of this post from another blog I read somewhere, I just can't remember where to give proper credit.

The best Christmas album EVER

This is THE best Christmas ever. Merry Christmas by Johnny Mathis What's your favorite?

I'm almost there!

I did some fast and furious internet shopping yesterday and the day before and am happy to report that I am almost done!

Although, I am seriously considering taking back a few things so that I can get the three kids a much better Santa gift. (Guitar Hero World tour for the wii!! I think I want it the most!)

After talking with ex-Mother in law this afternoon, I think they will be sufficiently spoiled. And because I always love a picture--This is from last Friday morning (Dec. 12)

Christmas...

Something you want,

something you need,

something to wear,

something to read...

This is the little Christmas rhyme that is supposed to help keep the focus of the holiday OFF the presents.

It is supposed to simplify my shopping.

It is supposed to give me guidelines so I don't feel like I have to go completely overboard and pile the Christmas tree with commercialism.

Why do I feel guilty if I stick to the list?

Why do I feel like my kids will be disappointed on Christmas morning if I do not overwhelm them with everything their heart desires?

I swear parenting is hard! And it is not even the daily visible things that are the hardest, it is the internal struggles that you go through everyday in the process of trying to raise creatures that are lovely and worthwhile.

Or maybe I just overthink it...?

from my phone!

This is so cool-- I am blogging from work!

Trickle Down

Jacob got a new cell phone today. Actually I got the new cell phone and he got my old one. This is not the first time my little family has done the cell phone merry-go-round. He got a Motorola Rokr. I loved this phone. It was so easy to use and had a ton of great features. Hayley got my last cell phone. It was a Motorola Razr. I also loved this phone. (the only reason Jacob didn't get this phone the last time we did upgrades was because he said red razr's are kind of girly. He, thus, was stuck with an even older phone for awhile.) Anyway, I got the new phone. I got a blackberry Pearl. I don't think I like it. After having Motorola phones for the past few years, I have gotten used to the way they work. This is a whole new interface to get used to. I think I will enjoy the SmartPhone capabilities once I finally figure them out, but in the meantime, I am struggling with even finding how to send a text message. I did already figure out that this phone can sync many email addresses and my Facebook account! I bet I can even BLOG from my phone!!