10 Day You Challenge: Day 10 - 1 Picture

Day 10 : 1 Picture

This is a summary of my life...

10 Day You Challenge: Day 9 - 2 Songs

Day 9 : 2 Songs

1.  Where Were You By Alan Jackson 
           This still makes me tear up every time I hear it.

2.  My Wish By Rascal Flatts
        I love this song and I think of Becca whenever I hear it.

10 Day You Challenge: Day 8 - 3 Films

Day 8 : 3 Films

1.  Love Actually / The Holiday.. it's a tie, I LOVE them both and watch them over and over again during the holidays.

2.  Memento... GREAT movie!!

3.  Beauty and the Beast

10 Day You Challenge: Day 7 - 4 Books

Day 7 : 4 Books

1.  Angels & Demons  By Dan Brown

Ok, really anything by Dan Brown.  I LOVE them all!!

2.  I Wished For You   By Marianne Richmond

GREAT adoption story!! It makes me tear up everytime we read it.

3. Twilight Series   By Stephanie Meyer

I NEVER get into this stuff but these were GOOD!!

4.  Anything by Jodie Piccoult

Her books are great!  They are all about controversial issues (death penalty, suicide, test tube babies, etc) and they look at the issue from all angles and points of view.  It makes for an interesting and thought provoking read.

This next picture is so true of most movies too!  Especially My Sister's Keeper.

10 Day You Challenge: Day 6 - 5 Foods

Day 6 : 5 Foods

1. Cheese.  I love it... on everything!!

2.  Franks Red Hot.  So good, especially mixed with ranch dressing.

3.  Ranch dressing.  See above.

4.  Chicken Marsala.  Yum!

5.  Pizza.  Guilty pleasure.

10 Day You Challenge: Day 5 - 6 Places

Day 5 - 6 Places... I love/want to see

1. Great Wall of China.  My goal is to see all 7 Wonders of the World.

2. Sydney, Australia.  I had a layover here once, but I want to go back.

3. Egypt.  I really want to see the pyramids.  I think it would be amazing.

4.  Ground Zero.  I've never been to New York.

5.  Empire State Building.  Darn Sleepless in Seattle...

6.  Home.  It's where the heart is.

10 Day You Challenge: Day 4 - 7 Wants

Day 4 : 7 Wants

1.  I want a new job.

2.  I want to be more patient.

3.  I want to be a mom again.

4.  I want to be happy.

5.  I want to be a good mom.

6.  I want to love what I do.

7.  I want Becca to get everything she wants out of life and more.

10 Day You Challenge: Day 3 - 8 Fears

Day 3 : 8 Fears

1.  Dying.  I'm not ready.

2.  Not finding "the One".

3.  Not being able to get pregnant (when I want to, not now).

4.  Losing someone I love.

5.  Failing as a mother. It scares me how truly and completely she trusts and relies on me sometimes.

6.  Spiders.  They give me the heebie jeebies.

7.  Losing our financial security.  I worry about money all the time.  We're on a very tight budget these days, but I also don't want Becca to miss out on anything because of it.

8.  Not achieving my goals.  There are a lot of things I still want to accomplish in life and I'm scared I won't be able to get there.

Santa

I came across this article on facebook today and thought I'd share.  I hope I don't have to have this conversation for a very VERY long time, but when I do, I hope I can explain it as well as her.

Here's the link:

The Truth About Santa

10 Day You Challenge: Day 2 - Nine Loves

Day 2 : Nine Loves

1.  Becca's laugh.  She has a great belly laugh and you can't help but giggle too.

2.  Fall.  I LOVE sweatshirt weather and watching the leaves change.

3.  Cheese... on EVERYTHING.

4.  Dexter.  He's a goof, but he's a great dog and sometimes a good guard dog (even though he barks at his reflection...a lot).

5.  Reading.  I don't have much time to do it lately, but having the Kindle helps.

6.  Traveling.  I love meeting new people, experiencing new cultures and places and seeing new things.

7.  Chai Tea Lattes.  SOO good!

8.  My family.  They're crazy, but I wouldn't trade them in even if I could.

9.  Becca.  She's amazing.

10 Day You Challenge: Day 1 - Ten Secrets

I have seen this challenge on a couple other blogs, so I figured it's a good place to start.



Day 1: Ten Secrets

1.  I can't ride a bike.  I used to know how and that whole "It's just like riding a bike" saying... complete lie!!

2.  I've become a complete homebody.  I'd much rather have a night in with the kiddos than go out anymore.

3.  I'm much more open to adopting another kid than meeting Mr. Right right now. 

4.  I get tired of feeling like I'm the only one trying to keep a friendship going (and have gotten to the point that I'm done with some people recently).

5.  It takes a lot to get close to me.  I can (and will) be a good listener/good friend/shoulder to lean on/someone you can count on, but that doesn't mean I feel that close to you.  I need it to go both ways and the older I get, the more I realize there are a lot of people who need someone to listen, but can't listen themselves.

6.  I'm unhappy with my life in more than one area and I feel like I'm in a rut to change it.  I just want a solution to fall out of the sky.

7.  I'm extremely worried about my finances right now.

8.  I miss traveling.

9.  I'm scared I'm a bad parent.

10.  I would rather text than talk.  I hate being limited to doing one thing at a time, so the only time I can tolorate talking on the phone is while driving.

This is going to be hard...

Where to start

I follow a few blogs of friends, couponing sites and acquaintances and have been wanting to start one of my own.  Just to talk, vent and keep record of things. 

So, a little about me.  I just adopted my daughter last December.  I was her foster mom since she was 4 days old, so she's basically always been mine.  She's a handful and the most stubborn, smart, amazing, opinionated girl I know.  I hope she keeps these traits all her life, but while she's 2, it can be a pain. :oP

My daughter, B and I on vacation in St. Augustine, FL.

The other love of my life is our 9 month old labrador, Dexter.  He's slowly calming down and isn't as crazy but he's a 66lb lap dog.

Dexter (9 months)

Nice to meet you!