The ABCs of Me & Old School Blogging

I got tagged by my good friend Greta to link up to Old School Blogging questions ( Link up hosted by  Elaine and Jennifer ).  Here it goes, the A,B,C's of Me...

A. Attached or Single?  Attached for the last 15 years to Tim.  We've been married for 13 years (we got married in 2000 which is an easy way to always remember how long we've been married).

B. Best Friend? My pal Steph, although sadly our lives are crazy busy and we don't hang out so much as we want these days.

We always make time for a Madonna concert.

C. Cake or pie?  Chocolate cake and pecan pie.  After I had my first baby, I could eat an entire pecan pie (from Kroger's bakery) in one sitting.  I'm not bragging, but I do think that's kind of impressive.

D. Day of choice? I like Thursdays.  Over the hump of mid week, but still in a good routine groove, but not completely bone tired like I am by Friday nights.

E. Essential Item? My iPhone.  I am nothing without it.

F. Favorite color? I am into sea foam blue right now.

G. Gummy bears or worms? Neither.  With my fourth pregnancy I became obsessed with fruit snacks, but it was a weird phase/craving for me.

H. Hometown? Grew up in a suburb of Kalamazoo, MI, yes there really is a Kalamazoo and yes, it sort of has suburbs.  Portage, Michigan is my hometown.  But I also feel like Pittsburgh, PA raised me a little too (I lived there in my early 20s).

I. Favorite Indulgence? Other than pecan pie? Red wine.

J. January or July? July, 100 percent.  I love hot weather and not needing a coat.

K. Kids? I am a member of the Mom of Four Club. 

My Mother's Day morning full of love ( and chaos).

L. Life isn't complete without? TV,  I love television and always have.  And of course my family, but that goes without saying right?

M. Marriage date? July 22, 2000

N. Number of brothers/sisters? One older sister, two younger brothers.  I am a classic middle child.

O. Oranges or Apples? Gala apples are my fav.

P. Phobias? Frogs.  I have a severe, unexplained phobia of frogs and toads.  I scream, hyperventilate and run away when I see a frog.  I can't even look at a picture of a frog.  Even typing this right now is making me tense.  I live in fear of one of my kids bringing a frog home one day from the backyard.

Q.  Quotes? I have a bathroom wall filled with my favorite quotes in frames.  One of my favs from my bathroom is:

This was from an old ditto from a literature class in college.  Yeah, I said ditto.

R. Reasons to smile? My kids' love of life, their imaginations, their wonder and their playfulness.

My Lucy feels joy with her whole entire being and I love watching it.

Oh it may be just a pile of laundry to most people, but to Wade it is an adventure.

S. Season of choice? Summer!!!!!!  Flip flops, swimming pools and long days. I live for summertime.

T. Tag 5 People. Lisa, Farrah, Jen ( I only did 3 people, I hope I don't get kicked out of old school blogging)

U. Unknown fact about me? I bet a lot of people didn't know the frog phobia.  Another unknown thing...one time, a million years ago, I danced on a local TV show (a children's show) to Michael Jackson's Beat It (and I still remember most of the routine).   

V. Vegetable? I love peas.

W. Worst habit? Overthinking and worrying. I could win awards for being the biggest worrier, but nobody gives awards for that. Waaaa.

X. Xray or Ultrasound? If I had to choose, I guess ultrasound.

Y. Your favorite food? I am very into avocados right now.  I'm also always into pizza.

Z. Zodiac sign? Gemini.

Great Expectations & A Vlog

I try to avoid expectations of any kind.  Expectations can really burn you.   It's tricky, this whole expectations game.  Expect too much and you risk disappointments.  Expect too little and you may experience frustration or even laziness.  

I think expectations teach us a lot about ourselves.  How we deal with life when it doesn't work out the way we thought it would, that's how we grow.  It's how we stop repeating patterns.  It's how we cope.  

If you've read this blog or have known me for more than a minute, you know I'm pretty sucky in the way of coping skills.  But I'm working on it.

My friend Greta at Gfunkified.com does a fascinating series on Great Expectations.  Every week she invites writers to share an experience or an expectation story from their lives.  Some people have been surprised, disappointed, happy--the whole gamut.  But all of them have learned something.

This week I got to write about how I thought I'd never be a runner, then I thought I was the best mother runner around. After some struggles over the past couple of years, I've come to realize that running is a lot like life and motherhood, full of ups and downs and multiple finish lines.  

You can call me a mother runner if you want to.

Check out my story here:

And then check out the other stories from honest, funny, real women here:

You know what I do expect?  That one day, one of my vlogs will go viral.  Could this be the one?  Here's a hint,I sing, so maybe.   

I'm linking up again the amazing Mama Kat (check her out, she is FUNNY).  Each week she has a list of vlog prompts and we all get to play along.

***This is the first vlog I have ever sung in.  It is very important to note, that in no way do I seriously consider myself a good singer.****

(If you get the blog via email subscription, here's the link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk9ff3w_0Xc Check it out!)

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This week's vlog was all about the YouTube craze The Cup Song.  Here are a couple of awesome versions:

So, these guys are a little better than me at the stupid Cup Song.


This will always be my favorite cup song.  And DJ's shoulder pads are the bomb.