Sunday Stealing is below....

 

Saturday we celebrated my son's 40th birthday. Most restaurants are closed because of Covid so we all picked up food and had a tail gate party by Dos Lagos Lake. It was warm, 85 degrees, with a nice breeze. After we ate, hubby and I took the grands to feed the ducks. It was nice few hours to be together. My daughter gave me the shirt I was wearing. It says Only the best moms get promoted to Mema. Mema is what the grands call me.

 

Sunday Stealing: A to Z

 

A - Annoyance: Misplacing things. 

 
B - Bestest Friend[s]: Joanie, Coreen

C - Car: Kia Sorrento extended SUV

D - Day or night: I am a night owl.

E - Easiest person to talk to?:Coreen

F - Favorite Month: October

G - Gummy Bears or Worms: bears

H - Hair Color: brown with red highlights(colored)

I - Ice Cream: real cream vanilla, with crushed almonds and banana slices.

J - Jewelry: My wedding rings and a ring my parents gave me. Earrings(4 piercings in each ear)

K - Kindergarten: 35  five year old my kids I had in Sunday school class on Christmas morning in the 90's

L - Longest Car Ride: from California to Mexico City 1823 miles! 236 miles from Mexico City to Acapulco. 1970. My friend's sister was getting married. They invited me to go with the family. I took a big novel to read in the car. We traveled through the night to get through the desert and then we went along the coast. I was gone from my family for 6 weeks. It was a trip I will never forget!

M - Most missed person:  My Dad.

N - Number of Siblings: 3

O - One regret: Not getting to know my mom better before she got Alzheimers.

P - Part of your appearance you like least?: My flat rear.

Q - Quote: "One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus replied, “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?” The man answered, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”“Right!” Jesus told him. “Do this and you will live!”(Luke 10:25-28 NLT)

R - Reality TV Show: Survivor

S - Shoe: Comfy tennis.

T - Time you woke up: 8:30am

U - Unpredictable?: My husband would say yes!

V - Vegetable you hate: Okra

W - Worst Habits: not putting things where they belong.

X - X-Rays: Yes, several, teeth, neck, shoulder, and back. I have osteoporosis.

Y - Year you were born: In the 50's!

Z - Zoom: Yes, just had a Zoom with my siblings.

 

1. Today I am thankful to God for always giving me hope.

2. I am thankful to have my computer back though there are still some issues with it.

3. I am thankful that I am healthy along with the rest of my family.

4. I am thankful that I was able to connect with my siblings on Zoom tonight. We have been messaging back and forth over the months. My brother Scott(Samuel) decided it was time to Zoom and catch up. We talked about what was happening with each of our families and how we celebrated the families. We are happy that we honored our parents by staying close in spite of all the craziness of the world.

5. I am thankful for my friends that are trying to be positive on Facebook.

6. I am thankful that in spite of my downfalls, the Lord loves me.

7. Thankful for spring weather this week and being able to read my Bible outside.

8. Thankful that my first born son Andrew turns 40 Friday. He was born 6 1/2 years after we were married and after 3 miscarriages. I had to stay in bed for most of my pregnancy.  He is a great father and husband and a man of God.

On the Space Mountain Ride, 2018

I am finally back! My computer crashed on January 4 and after trying to fix it myself, I end up taking it to Best Buy. They were not able to back up my files and I was sad about that. But at least I did not have to buy a new computer. I spent a lot of time downloading apps. Now to add the files I want. I have to look through a lot of flash drives, but life happens right?

  

 Dreams

1.   My dream house is? A Craftsman Home. I would love to live in the country with a lake view.

When we were first married, we rented a house from my parents that was a Craftsman home.  There are not too many around here and if you can find any, they are expensive. Here is a picture of  what the one we lived in a few years until we bought our first home.

2.   My dream car is? A travel van.

3.   My dream vacation is? Disney Cruise of the Bahamas and 2 weeks at Disney World with my family.

4.   My dream life is? I am content right were I am at.

 Saturday is further down.

Praying for a much better year!

 

This shot came up this morning on my Facebook memories. This was me playing Farmville back in January 2010. At 9:10 New Years Eve 2020, Farmville ended. It was a fun playing all these years. I met a lot of new friends.  It helped me get through the long days of Covid. I won't be playing anymore games. I want to scrap again and keep up with my Bible reading.

 

This is a partial screen shot of the last Winter farm I was playing on. I went to my Hawaii farm afterwards and that is where I was when Farmville ended. FV let us know that the game was ending because it needed Shockwave to run and Adobe was ending it. Life goes on! 

 

 

 Saturday 9: Feels like the First Time (1977)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

Welcome to the first Saturday 9 of 2021!

1) Look up from your screen. What's the first thing you see? Television, watching the highlights from past Rose Parade's and history about it and many interesting facts.

2) Looking back on 2020, what surprised you? Covid, watching a man get killed on tv, so much hate, so sad. But in spite of all that bad, there was still a lot of good! I made new online friends and respected everyone's views. Loved how our churches and businesses adapted.

3) Have you made any resolutions for 2021? I want to declutter and walk more. I am trying a planner again and reading the Bible again, chronologically.

4) In Italy, it's said that if you wear red underwear on New Year's Eve, you'll have good luck all year around. Do you have a lucky charm?  No. Praying sustains me.
 
5) In Spain, some New Year's Eve revelers believe that, at the stroke of midnight, you should eat exactly 12 grapes, one at a time and one right after the other, to bring you luck for the next twelve months. Did you have anything special on your New Year's Eve menu?

We went to Burger Basket and got a burger combo and pastrami sandwich and extra pickles.
We don't eat burgers very often. Hubby spent the day making pozole, and after testing it several times, he wanted something else for dinner. So after we delivered the pozole we got our burgers.  I had a bowl of it for breakfast and it was perfect for a cold morning. I talked about pozole on my previous entry.

6) In this week's featured song, Foreigner lead singer Lou Gramm lets us know that he'd sail across a stormy sea to reach his true love. How is the weather where you are today? Are you kicking off 2021 under calm skies, or is it stormy? Sunny and cool for Califronia at 66 degrees.
 
7) In the 1990s, Gramm joined forces with Billy Joel in a series of concerts to preserve the Montauk Point Lighthouse. Do you have a favorite Billy Joel song? Just The Way You Are.

8) In 1977, when this song was popular, Star Wars was breaking all box office records. The Spy Who Loved Me, a James Bond movie, was also a hit. If you were going to binge on one of these film series, would you choose Star Wars or Bond? Star Wars! I have seen them all!

9) Random question: Would you rather have nothing but green lights for all of 2021, or never have to stand in line for anything all year? Never stand in line!