Somthing silly

Want something funny to do? Go to Urbandictionary.com and look up your name. here's what I came up with...and yes my first name is actually Sandra.


A strong name for a strong woman--A Sandra, especially one born under the star (sun) sign of Aries tends to be intelligent, witty, extremely open, honest & passionate and will do whatever it takes to uphold her morals. While these are extremely admirable traits, they also mean that they should never be crossed. Hope you are paying attention, you... See More have been warned!!
On the flip-side, if you do the right thing (and why wouldn't you?) a Sandra will go out of her way to make your life beautiful.
While fiercely independent, a Sandra has both a strong sense of community and family and will do whatever it takes (regardless of personal cost) to defend and protect those that she cares about.
Do yourself a favour – find a Sandra; stocks are limited and they are (rightly so) in high demand.
Need a friend? Look no further than Sandra

Now wouldn't this make a great scrapbook layout? toss in a picture or two of yourself, some great background papers a couple of embellishments and there you have it!

Christmas getting to know you...

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper although I prefer to use gift bags when giving gifts to friends

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial but it looks real!

3. When do you put up the tree? First weekend in December

4. When do you take the tree down? Usually in January- this year it could be Christmas Day (because we're going to be putting the house up for sale in January)

5. Do you like Eggnog? Oh yeah! And my friend Georgia makes the BEST eggnog!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? The Barbie camper- it was the COOLEST thing ever! And I think that my mom still has it too!

7. Hardest person to buy for? My husband

8. Easiest person to buy for? My daughter

9. Do you have a Nativity scene? Yes- many of them are on display through out my house

10. Mail or e-mail Christmas cards? Snail mail!

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I still remember this horrific purple outfit from my mother-in-law back in 1992

12. Favorite Christmas movie? It’s a Wonderful Life! #2 being A Christmas Story

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I do it throughout the year! Not to mention that I prefer to make things when ever possible. So planning is key!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No, I figure that’s what returns are all about PLUS if it’s something that is so awful why would I give it to someone else?

15. Favorite things to eat at Christmas? Greek marinated Olives, German Gingerbread cookies, Scottish shortbread cookies and Italian Pannatone (it’s an airy Italian fruited bread like cake trust me, it’s nothing like American fruitcake)

16. Lights on the tree? Clear lights as they remind me of twinkling stars!

17. Favorite Christmas song? Silent Night sung in German

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Home home home we stay HOME!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? of course!

20. Angel on the tree top or star? Angel on our main tree and a snowman on my snowman themed tree

21. Open presents on Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? the commercialization and hype put on by department stores.

23. Favorite ornament theme or color- MY Charlie Brown Christmas tree that is on display in the family room is done up on a snowman, snowflake all snow related theme

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Honey ham, country mashed potatoes, country gravy, fresh green beans, buttermilk biscuits and apple pie or chocolate cake

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? A new camera

Just Remember it's o.k. to say Merry Christmas!!

could you pass the US Citizen test?

You Passed the US Citizenship Test

Congratulations - you got 7 out of 10 correct!

Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test?

Tuesday Morning Meme

I saw that Kate had a Meme and I said to myself- this looks like fun lets give it a try. So here's my Tuesday morning Meme...

1. My uncle once ... called long distance from Germany to talk to my Mom

2. Never in my life...was I more afraid than I was during the birth of our children

3. When I was five... I found my biological father dead on the bathroom floor from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head

4. High school was...a series of interesting and drama filled years

5. I will never ... buy a house that does not have central air conditioning

6. Once I met.... my mother in law I knew that we would be the best of friends!

7. There’s this boy I know...who invited me to his birthday party when we were in the 6th grade- I was the ONLY girl in attendance

8. Once, at a bar...I put my purse on the counter and had to buy everyone a drink

9. By noon ...I hope to be finished cleaning out my scrapbook nook

10. Last night...I attended the OSS spouses coffee

11. If only I had ... looked at that package of bacon a little closer I bought on Sunday, I would have realized that it was RAW and NOT pre-cooked :-o

12. Next time I go to church...I will be bringing my husband and daughter along with a pasta salad for the church picnic

13. What worries me most ... is my husband going away on another deployment

14. When I turn my head left... it feels rather stiff

15. When I turn my head right... I see my crutches, a vacuum cleaner, the door with 2 tote bags hanging off of the door knob

16. You know I’m lying if ... I start laughing

17. What I miss most about the Eighties is ... the cheap gas prices, 50¢ a gallon!

18. If I were a character in Shakespeare I’d be ... Hero's cousin Beatrice in the play "Much ado about Nothing"

19. By this time next year ... I hope to be talking about our vacation to Hawaii in August 2009

20. A better name for me would be ... The Cheesecake Lady

21. I have a hard time understanding ... why people think that killing themselves is the all mighty answer to their problems

22. If I ever go back to school ... I'd want to attend the Cordon Bleu in France

23. You know I like you if ... I bake you a cheesecake

24. If I ever won an award, the first person I would thank would be ... Jesus, the 2nd person would be my husband

25. Take my advice ... reduce, reuse, recycle

26. My ideal breakfast..... is coffee, coffee, coffee

27. A song I love but do not have is ... our National Anthem

28. If you visit my hometown, I suggest ... going to Custer State Park and seeing the roaming herds of Buffalo and don't forget your camera!

29. Why won’t people ... ever use their damn turn signal?

30. If you spend a night at my house ... you'd find out how truly peaceful our neighborhood really is

31. I’d stop my wedding ...only when the walls were falling down around us and the church was on fire

32. The world could do without ... intolerance

33. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than ... Watch either the Democratic or Republican National conventions

34. My favorite blondie is ...My daughter Hannah

35. Paper clips are more useful than ... staples

36. If I do anything well it will be ... taking care of my family

37. I can’t help but ... to watch anything and everything on Sharks!

38. I usually cry at ... watching sad movies

39. My advice to my nephew/niece ... get your act together! At the rate you're going Hannah will graduate from high school before you do!

40. And by the way ... it drives me crazy when people talk with food in their mouths. It makes me want to smack them upside the head and ask them where are your manners????

1930's wife test

I got this from Kate's blog (scrapnknit) and I cracked myself up with my test results- enjoy!

111 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Superior Take the test!

How Green are you?

I challenge all of my readers to take this quiz offered over at MSNBC How Green are you? It's got some interesting questions just be honest and see where you are in the green chart.


How green do you go ...
Here's my answer-
OLIVE GREEN: You’ve made significant changes to live greener and healthier, still being you but adjusting some of your creature comforts to do right by your planet!

Post this on your blog and challenge others to see How Green they are!

2 Peas blog challenge

Do you work better under pressure?

are you kidding? No way!

Besides Scrapbooking....

(I've posted one of these before now lets see who reads my blog)

Do you have other hobbies (besides the obvious) that you enjoy doing? I challenge those that read my blog and keep a blog to write about in their blogs. Here's a list of things that I enjoy...
counted cross stitching
archeology studies/forensic science
gourmet cooking- some call this a hobby I call it a passion
baking sweet desserts
container gardening
quilting/sewing
reading
photography
stamping/ making greeting cards
yup those are my main ones, now lets hear about yours. I'd love to hear from you, so please tell me about your hobbies in the comments section!

You passed 8th grade Geography

Another little gem snagged from Susan's blog...what a crack up! I better be good at this, as our son Andrew won first place in the National Geographic Bee at his middle school while in the 8th grade and went on to the States Finals....all without studying! And our Hannah was in the top 3 finalists for the 7th grade - again without studying. Can you imagine what my kids could have done IF they had actually studied for this competition? LOL!

You Passed 8th Grade Geography

Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Geography?

What European city do you belong in?

I picked this little gem up from Susan's blog- I belong where? Dublin? Who would have thought? LOL!

You Belong in Dublin

Friendly and down to earth, you want to enjoy Europe without snobbery or pretensions. You're the perfect person to go wild on a pub crawl... or enjoy a quiet bike ride through the old part of town.

What European City Do You Belong In?

Which Austen heroine are you?

Take the Quiz here!

What your flip flops say about you

What Your Flip Flops Say About You

You are super laid back and peaceful. Not much disturbs you. You're content with what you have in life, and you can't stand feeling worked up. A lot of good things tend to come your way in life... You're not too busy or stressed to let an opportunity pass you by. Your ideal warm weather place: Hawaii

The Flip Flop Test

1 word answers- a blog challenge

I grabbed this little trivia from Gabrielle's blog. What a total crack up! This really isn't all that easy to do. Change the answers to suit your personal needs and pass it on. Good luck and remember... use one word answers!

1. Where is your cell phone? bedroom
2. Your significant other? work
3. Your hair? messy
4. Your mother? alive
5. Your father? in-care
6. Your favorite thing? sewing
7. Your dream last night? funny
8. Your favorite drink? COFFEE
9. Your dream/goal? archaeologist
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your hobby? scrapbooking
12. Your fear? cancer
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Nantucket
14. Where were you last night? home
15. What you're not? false
16. Muffins? Yum!
17. One of your wish list items? knives
18. Where you grew up? California
19. The last thing you did? type
20. What are you wearing? jammies
21. Your TV? big
22. Your pets? alive
23. Your computer? working
24. Your life? decent
25. Your mood? sarcastic
27. Your car? works
28. Something you're not wearing? make-up
29. Favorite store? Williams-Sonoma
30. Your summer? windy
31. Like someone? maybe
32. Your favorite color? pink
33. When is the last time you laughed? now
34. Last time you cried? yesterday
35. Who will do this? questionable

Let me know if you post this on your blog...or you can answer them in comments. Give it a try!

How are your manners?

You Have Good Manners 90% of the Time

You manners are perfect. You always carry yourself with class. You know how to be considerate toward everyone - even if they aren't considerate to you.

How Are Your Manners?

Blog challenge

I got this from Susan's blog and it cracked me up so I took the quiz...here's my answer

You Have Not Been Ruined by American Culture

You're nothing like the typical American. In fact, you may not be American at all. You have a broad view of the world, and you're very well informed. And while you certainly have been influenced by American culture (who hasn't?), it's not your primary influence. You take a more global philosophy with your politics, taste, and life. And you're always expanding and revising what you believe.

Has American Culture Ruined You?

What kind of pie are you?

You Are Pumpkin Pie

You're the perfect combo of uniqueness and quality. You're able to relate to many types of people with many different tastes. But you're by no means generic or ordinary. In fact, you're one of the most original people around. Those who like you are looking for something (someone!) special. You tend confuse people when they first meet you. You're not as complicated as you seem. Even though you have a lot of spice and flavor to you, you're never overpowering. You are a calm and comforting force in people's lives.

What Kind of Pie Are You?

What dessert are you most like?

You Are Cheesecake

Rich, sweet, and simply perfect. You're not boring - you're just the best!

What Dessert Are You Most Like?

Being that I make gourmet Cheesecakes this answer really cracks me up!

Blog Challenge - List 5 things you are thankful for today

Please post a link to your blog when replying

* The Lord- for I truly feel blessed each and every day!

*My husband- he is a such a treasure!

*The Air Force- yes I'm still thankful for my husband having chosen a career in the Air Force. Because of him and his career choice, I've been able to meet and make many wonderful friends out here in South Dakota.

*Quilting- I've found another creative outlet that has me singing songs of praise! And the other thing... the wonderful ladies that I've met through quilting- I can't say enough nice things about them!

* Flowers- I'm planning my flower garden and I've bought several plants for it. The blossoms are in every color I could find :-) When I'm done it'll be a rainbow of color in flowers! I can hardly wait for the scent of the Gardenias and Lilacs when they are in bloom!

What kind of fruit are you?

You Are an Apple

You are strong, powerful, and even a bit stubborn at times. You have enough strength to help those around you in trouble. You are adventurous and charming. Many people are drawn to you. You love life, and you enjoy traveling the world. You enjoy fine food, art, and culture. People have accused you of being a snob, but that's not accurate. You do enjoy the best things in life. Unlike snobs, you truly appreciate quality... not just pretend to.

What Type of Fruit Are You?

What color Rose are you?

You Are a White Rose

You represent youthfulness and purity. Your vibe: Sweet and heavenly Falling in love with you: is like falling in love for the first time

What Color Rose Are You?