My girl rocks the stage!

My little blondie, Summer, totally rocked her first time on stage - EVER! She was a little nervous when she first signed up for the talent show. She and her friend practiced and practiced and finally felt confident a few days before the show. After smiling through her entire dance performance, the first words out of her mouth afterwards, were "I want to do it again!" A star is born :-)

Watch them rock the stage!

Q is for...

 

Quotes, fascination with
I am the only person I know that has a Quotationary - a dictionary of quotes. I love them and use them often.
“if you think you can or can’t, you’re probably right”, “Everything happens for a reason”, “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away”, “Lead, follow or get out of the way”, “You can either follow your fears of be led by your passions”, “Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels”, “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?”, “Look me in the eye and tell me you did your best and that’s good enough”, “The only stupid question is the one you don’t ask”. “Dance like no one is looking”
My Mom always said that “life begins at 40” and I’d have to say that this by far has been the best time for me emotionally. I’m happy, I’m comfortable in my own skin and on a daily basis I think “Hey, Life is Good!”

Quirky
Definitely me! Punctual – not! Pantyhose – despise and boycott them. Control freak, I am - Wet socks – can’t stand ‘em.  I like every other nut except peanuts. Fresh cut grass makes me sneeze.

This is one of many installments on the ABCs of Me's. Each week I will feature a different letter of the alphabet and a few corresponding entries on yours truly. This project was inspired by a class I took at Big Picture Classes (Me: The Abridged Version) which was based on a book called Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life.

Happy Quirky Jerky Valentine's Day

It's funny the kinds of things exchanged in our house on V Day. This morning I showed my son the flowers I had gotten my daughter and asked if he wanted to see his gift. He half smiled I suppose expecting flowers as well. He was thrilled to find out I opted instead for beef jerky! You would have thought it was gold. So here's to a Happy Quirky Jerky Valentine's Day. Hope yours was special too :-)

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P is for…

Professional Heart Attack
When I got laid off in January of 2009 I was devastated. I had always been a working professional and had no idea what the future was going to hold for me. After going on an interview in Philadelphia, I most certainly received a 'sign' as to whether or not I should take the job. One of my main concerns was that I would have to travel too much. The job would definitely involve some travel. I had made many uneventful trips on Amtrak from here to NY to see my parents as well as trips from here to NJ for my previous employer. However on this trip there was a serious delay and it was uncertain if I was going to be able to get home that day. I knew then and there that the universe was telling me there had to be another way. Keith and I decided I would be a stay-at-home-mom and that's been working out fabulously!
See also: What I Know for Sure, unconditional love

Puns and other fun
I find wordplay amusing, from puns and palindromes, to analogies, and my favorite: alliteration. Who would have known that those things I was forced to learn in seventh grade would be part of my everyday?

Perfectionist, sometimes
I enjoy crafting on the computer because I can get things exactly the way I want them. I sometimes do crafty projects old-style and get frustrated when I can't get things to line up perfectly or when the adhesive doesn't do it's job. My Dad is a perfectionist, so I guess I got it from him – thanks Dad {sigh}.
See also: scrapbooking

This is one of many installments on the ABCs of Me's. Each week I will feature a different letter of the alphabet and a few corresponding entries on yours truly. This project was inspired by a class I took at Big Picture Classes (Me: The Abridged Version) which was based on a book called Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life.