BBFF Ode - Happy Blogoversary

I talked to her (online) until just a couple of minutes ago. So, no, I'm not pouting. You see, my BBFF's ONE YEAR Blogoversary is TODAY!!! So, I decided to re-post a poem I wrote for her (a totally silly and goofy poem) when she was having computer problems and I couldn't 'chat' with her all night like I've grown accustomed to (and dependent upon). She's awesome - I love her - It was 'intended' and 'arranged' for us to find this friendship (I believe that with no doubt) - Go tell her Happy Blogoversary... it will make her day and she totally deserves it! You'll be a better person for knowing her!

Ode to my BBFF
Here I sit
Oh so sad
I miss the best BBFF
that I ever had.

We usually talk
for hours on end
and if someone is rude to one
the other is quick to defend.

We're experts on
data, reboot, and a good ol' hard drive clean
And we laugh like a dork and moron
when people don't know what we mean.

My BBFF, well
we thought it was a worm she had
turns out that
it was just her components gone bad.

Maybe it was the fault of her 'girls'
with which she's been blessed
the computer took one look
and it's data became all a mess!

Whatever the cause,
it has got me outta whack
I miss my BBFF
and I want our nightly chat back!

You see this poem
I should really stop
For, I've got so many
blogs I should hop.

But I'm finding
no matter how hard I try
It's just not the same
and I know exactly why.

I don't have that box
at the bottom of my screen that blinks
when she sends me a new message
or tells me to go check out a link.

So here I sit
like a sad bump on a log
without my BBFF to talk with
I don't want to hop blogs

How did I ever do it
before I met her?
I'm sure I did OK,
but how? I'm just not sure.

A lasting effect on me
this friendship has had
Daily, I think of 'moments'
and I start giggling like mad.

She's also been there
when I've needed her most.
We may physically be miles apart
but she always seems close.

But now she's not here
and I miss her so
and it sure makes me realize
I love her more than she'll ever know.

:-) Love, Misty (Dork) Dawn

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BBFF Ode - Happy Blogoversary

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A Long Meme

I know I just did a meme for my last post, but my favorite Moron of all, Tammy, just contacted me to let me know she tagged me for another meme. Since she's my BBFF, and she means the absolute world to me, I'm going to do this meme... right now... immediately... for her :-)

1. What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now? Irish Spring

2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator? Nope - it's Winter-time

3. What would you change about your living room? It would be finished!!! I would have casing around the windows so I could hang some curtains, and the wind wouldn't blow in around the windows and make me freeze. My husband would drop the whole idea about tearing all the paneling and mortar off the walls (it's a really old house)... as I said - it would be finished.

4. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty? My dishwasher is sitting, still in the box, in the equipment building. I used to tease my husband that if we ever built a house, he would have to build it around my dishwasher... so, when we moved here, he insisted on getting me a dishwasher... it's just not in our house yet.

5. What is in your fridge? All kinds of stuff... cranberry juice, butter, salad dressings, condiments, pickles, beer, lunchmeat, etc, etc

6. White or wheat bread? I'm a kid at heart when it comes to eating - I prefer white... but my husband always lectures me that wheat is better for me.

7. What is on top of your refrigerator? A plant and some of the milk bottles my husband collects

8. What color or design is on your shower curtain? Don't have a shower curtain-it's a door

9. How many plants are in your home? 3 and 1/2... I say that, cuz one is just barely hanging on... it's dead, but just doesn't know it yet.

10. Is your bed made right now? Nope - slept on the couch during the ice storm, since our house is all tore apart right now.

11. Comet or Soft Scrub? probably Soft Scrub

12. Is your closet organized? Closet??? I moved into a home which didn't even have a single kitchen cupboard and you are asking me about closets??? Oh, I could totally show you the most stupid, dumbest designed closet in the world - it's in this house! Organized??? nothing in my life is organized right now!

13. Can you describe your flashlight? We use spotlights (due to countless nights of having to check for calves and lambs)... and, NONE of them are working right now.

14. Do you drink out of glass or plastic more at home? We use both - whatever gets grabbed.

15. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now? Nope

16. If you have garage, is it cluttered? I don't know if any of these buildings would be considered a garage...

17. Curtains or blinds? Right now??? HA! We have NOTHING... NOTHING - did you read my post about my fear of looking out windows when it's dark???

18. How many pillows do you sleep with? One

19. Do you sleep with any lights on at night? I like a night light or the tv, but my husband says it bugs him.

20. How often do you vacuum? Now, I don't... cuz we have hardwood floors now (kind of... it's a long story)

21. Standard toothbrush or electric? Standard.

22. What color is your toothbrush? White with purple stripes (I know - you're surprised, aren't you?)

23. Do you have welcome mat on your front porch? Ha! If only you could see this place right now LOL - we are in the middle of major home improvements and remodeling... a welcome mat is the last thing on our minds right now.

4. What is in your oven right now? Nothing, 'cept the oven racks.

25. Is there anything under your bed? I think some shoes.

26. Chore you hate the most? Washing Dishes or dusting

27. What retro items are in your home? Not really

28. Do you have a separate room you use an an office? Yes. But, since I have the laptop, I spend more time in the living room - LOL, ironic, eh?

29. How many mirrors are in your home? One

30. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home? A little bit (a very little bit) of cash somewhere, because that's how my husband gets paid for some of the odd jobs he does.

31. What color are your walls? They have paneling on them... the living room and kitchen have brown paneling; office, bedroom, and bathroom have an off white/grayish paneling.

32. What does your home smell like right now? Eggnog Bread - I got the recipe from Bridget's blog :-) Thanks Bridget!!! Her blog, And Miles To Go Before We Sleep, is AWESOME!

33. Favorite candle scent? I like a lot of different scents... but my husband doesn't usually like smelly stuff... so, it's either a compromise or a battle LOL

34. What kind of pickles are in your refrigerator right now? Dill!!! We both love dill pickles, and neither one of us really cares for sweet or bread and butter pickles.

35. Ever been on your roof? Did you read my post about my Whooshy, Swirly day??? I was on the roof this past week - while suffering from an ear infection... it was an interesting experience.

36. Do you own a stereo? Yep - two of them.

37. How many TVs do you have? Just one. Although I want one for the bedroom. We had a second one, but my husband gave it to his parents.

38. How many phones? Three - one cordless which is crappy because the battery keeps dying, one corded in the bedroom, and one on the fax machine.

39. Do you have a housekeeper? Ahahahahahahahahahahaha. Oh....ahahahahahahahaha. Hehehehehehehehe. Ahahahahaha - that's the funniest meme question I've ever read.

40. What style do you decorate in? Rustic/log cabin type

41. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints? I like both - but the new furniture we got in July is solid.

42. Is there a smoke detector in your home? Nope - not yet.

I'm not tagging anyone - you can do this if you want. My BBFF and I are meme crazy - that's why I did it... for her (even if she is a moron - hehe).

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A Long Meme

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Christmas Meme

I saw this meme over at Jolene's and Tammy's, so I swiped it - cuz that's how I am ;-)

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? - I use both. Gift bags are great for when I buy a last minute gift (like all of my gifts this year), and don't have time to wrap it.
2. Real tree or artificial? - Artificial, although my husband prefers a real one.
   
3. When do you put up your tree? We aren't this year (depressing, isn't it?) - but usually after Thanksgiving (the end of November)
   
4. When do you take down the tree? Right after New Year's
   
5. Do you like eggnog? I think so - I honestly don't know if I've ever tried it LOL
   
6. Favorite gift received as a child? My computer desk from my grandpa
   
7. Do you have a nativity scene? No - but I want one. I have a nativity scene ornament for my tree though. My grandma's nativity scene was always a favorite of mine when we decorated.
   
8. Hardest person to buy for? My aunt... when she wants something, she just goes and gets it.
   
9. Easiest person to buy for? My dad, because I know him so well, which usually results in my coming up with too many ideas for him, and no ideas for anyone else LOL
   
10. Worst Christmas gift you received? ('scuse me ahahahahahaha LOL -I'm still cracking up over Tammy's answer!!!) my aunt bought me my first training bra (trust me-it didn't train anything, cuz I still don't have anything which requires me to own a bra LOL) - and she hung it on my stocking... how rude!
    
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Every year I say I'm going to send cards, but I never do. I usually do send some e-mail cards. And, if I have a gift card for someone, I will put it in a card I printed.
    
12. Favorite Christmas movie? The Grinch - the original one and Santa Claus with Tim Allen
    
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? huh??? I was supposed to start already? It all depends. I'm really behind this year... really behind.
    
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No.
    
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My grandma used to make these cookie/candy-type things called Meringues. I used to watch where she hid them, so there would still be some for Christmas. On Christmas day, I would sneak in the closet and get them and go walking into the living room with the can full o meringues in my hand... I would literally get mobbed - I, being the littlest one in the family, would be on the bottom of the pile of aunts, uncles, and cousins. hehe. And, my dad's hot chocolate (it's the best and brings back special memories)
    
16. Clear lights or colored lights on your tree? I like all the colors I can possibly get - I also like flashing/blinking/chasing lights. Unfortunately, my grandma and aunt couldn't stand blinking lights, and now I married a man who doesn't like them either.
    
17. Favorite Christmas song? Silent Night (just like Tammy - go figure) - but I like LOTS of other ones too... so this is a very unfair question!
    
18. Travel at Christmas or stay st home? This is the first visit to my family since the move - we're traveling!
    
19. Can you name all Santa's reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen... but do you recaaaaaaaaaalllll - the most famous reindeer of all? Rudolph.
20. Angel on top of tree or star? We have both - I make my husband pick between them each year
    
21. Open presents Christmas Eve or Christmas morning? Well, we'll be opening with my aunts, uncles, and cousins on the 22nd (cuz of work schedule conflicts). With my dad it will be Christmas day. My husband and I dont' exchange gifts.
    
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The stress of getting everything done, and the money being spent. Oh, and I hate, hate, driving in Winter weather.
    
23. What I love most about Christmas? Spending time with my family.
    

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Christmas Meme

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Happy Blogging Indeed

My very special friend Tammy at Mom Knows Everything left this little gift for me on her blog. I really, really needed something to make me smile today, and this did the trick. Thanks so much Tammy! You always seem to know when I need a little pick-me-up! I think everyone who blogs needs to put this special little poem on their blog, so when you are feeling a little frustrated or down in the dumps, you can look at this poem, and hopefully, it will bring a smile to your face.

But that's not all... (click "Read more" - You know you want to!)...

Janice at Twist & Skewer left this on her blog and said that all her readers should proudly display it on their blogs. I'm certainly not going to pass up another bragging opportunity go against what Janice says I should do. So, I'm posting it here, in case any of my readers don't visit Janice's blog (which you really, really should). Go ahead and grab it and post it... It's really cool!

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Happy Blogging Indeed

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Thanks to Wonderful Friends!

I wanted to say thank you to those of you who took the time to go over and visit Tammy at Mom Knows Everything and leave her a few words of encouragement. It really means a lot to me that you did that, and I know it means the absolute world to her. My request isn't over yet though (I know, I'm a demanding little thing!). Tammy's surgery is over (she says it was horrible - I wish I could have been there to support her), but she is now waiting for results of a biopsy. I, myself, am NOT a patient person - I don't do well with waiting. So, I ask that you all keep her in your thoughts and prayers that her wait won't be long and she will be receiving good news! Thanks again!

This internet always makes me realize and be amazed at how strong and wonderful friendships can be between people who have not even met in person. Then, again, with the internet, we are not limited to meeting people within our geographic location. And, one thing that is true in my case I feel more free to be 'me' with my online friends. I am not as self-conscious or unsure of myself. I can just be me, and if you don't like me, chances are I won't even know that unless you decide to send me a message telling me. No, that is NOT an open invitation to send me messages telling me you don't like me - please, just let me go on pretending that everyone is cyberworld loves me ;-)

Thanks again - you are the best!!!

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Thanks to Wonderful Friends!

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I Have a Request

First, let me explain some changes to this blog. I thought that the plain gray links and titles were boring, so I decided to spice it up a little by adding some color (purple, of course). I also made it so my posts are now expandable. Since I tend to ramble on and on, I made it so you can read just the beginning of the post, and if you want to read the rest, you can click on "Read More". Since I know that most of us lead hectic and busy lives, I hope this makes it easier for you to choose which posts you want to take the time to read. I also have a big favor to ask of all of you, so please click on "Read more" and help me out. I'll REALLY appreciate it!

One of my best blogging friends, Tammy from Mom Knows Everything, is having surgery today. She is such a kind and special person, and she never hesitates to do things for other people. So, I would really, really appreciate it if you could take the time to go over to her blog and leave her a comment giving her best wishes for a successful surgery and fast recovery. I know that it would mean the absolutely world to her. So, I am really praying that you will take a few minutes to do this for me! Thank you SO much! Here's the link to her blog again: Mom Knows Everything. Let's put a smile on her face and let her know that everyone is thinking of her!

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I Have a Request

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