Blue Monday - Blue Tiles Guessing Game

It's Blue Monday! To participate: just click here for BLUE MONDAY INSTRUCTIONS or check out the instructions in my sidebar.

Visit other Blue participants by clicking on their links.
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We were out and about one day last week and we stopped for lunch.

Always on the lookout for Blues, I couldn't help but snap a picture of these tiles that are inset into the table. Look at the beautiful array of Cobalt, Navy, and Baby Blues!



Can you guess the name of the restaurant? They have a special called "Two for Twenty"--one appetizer, two entrees, and one dessert for $20.

I'll insert the name here: Chili's at the end of today's Blue Monday.

Blue Monday Participants

1. Fifi Flowers 2. ellen b - 3. Rinkly Rimes 4. Sherri@lavenderfields 5. kathy b 6. Gloria/Happy To Be 7. Yoil ~ Apron Senorita 8. Maria, Sweden 9. barbara jean 10. Claudie@Bubblin'Over 11. Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch 12. Candy @ The Little Round Table 13. Gayle 14. Christine 15. bj @SWEET NOTHINGS 16. LaVoice 17. Gena @ Thinking Aloud 18. Pie 19. Diann @ The thrifty Groove 20. Carrie - Oak Rise Cottage 21. Carly's Photography 22. Vintage Rose Studio 23. Barb~Bella Vista 24. Rhonda@Scooterblus Whimsy 25. Irene Photography 26. Inspired Living Spaces 27. RobinfromCA 28. Gay 29. carolynUSA

30. Mary@OnePerfectBite 31. Hagemor-Norway-Fotosafari 32. Joan@Americana By Candlelight 33. Maria Berg, Sweden 34. NatureFootstep Sweden 35. Beverly 36. Self Sagacity 37. Cindy @ Applestone Cottage 38. Shannara, Sweden 39. Shelia @ NoteSongs 40. Judi 41. LUNA 42. Vivian @ At Home on Pine Ridge 43. Joan @ Applejack Lane 44. Jeanne,backyard neighbor 45. Yira - decorating with colors 46. Sara - Blue Pink and Creme crocheted flowers 47. Coralie @ A Vintage Cottage Home 48. cindy 49. Coffeedoff UK 50. katherine 51. mizhelle 52. storyteller at Sacred Ruminations 53. hapzydeco 54. Kim MI,USA 55. Paula Grace Designs ~ Monday's Method 56. Cindy @Fairy Tale Cottage 57. Black eyed Susan's kitchen 58. gengen

59. Helen 60. angie @ annies home 61. Brambleberry Cottage 62. Crystal @ the hummingbird cottage 63. Paula's Place 64. HoodPhoto (OR-USA) 65. Dadedidodu 66. monkeymommy08 67. Mary 68. De Cherie 69. Carol@My Painting Room 70. Baba's Special babies 71. Designs by Gollum Aqua Guest Room 72. Rose 73. ranchdressing-dbstyle 74. Kathy 75. DeniseMarie 76. Boogieboard Cottage 77. AnnA 78. Kvasthilda, Sweden 79. Marty @ A Stroll thru Life 80. Myrna @ My Enchanted Home 81. GardenOfDaisies 82. Joy- Books and Life 83. Sherry@No Minimalist Here 84. Lindy MacDuff, IN, USA 85. John 86. Sheila @ Pieces Of Me 87. Saving Money & Living Life

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Happy Blue Monday!

Funny Christmas Music Ya Gotta Hear & A Christmas Poem

My friend, Diane at A Picture is Worth A Thousand... hosts Trash to Treasure. She finds what someone thinks is not worth much and tweaks it a bit to create a thing of value for her home. If you'd like to join in the fun, click on the link.

This is a stretch, so work with me here. I had so much fun participating last week that I wanted to play this week. Now, I'm not a "crafty" person, however, I've gathered up what some people may think is TRASH and hopefully, after you've inspected, you'll agree that it's TREASURE.

I snatched a funny piece of music from my baby boy at Allen: All Day. Then, the nasty copyright people took it away! I hunted through the trash bins and found a slightly different one: same song, amateur group.

I GUARANTEE YOU WILL LAUGH AT THIS ONE!

Christmas Poem

Let the stable still astonish; Straw--dirt floor, dull eyes, Dusty flanks of donkeys, oxen; Crumbling, crooked walls; No bed to carry that pain, And then, the child, Rag-wrapped, laid to cry In a trough, Who would have chosen this? Who would have said: “Yes. Let the God of ll the heavens And earth Be born here, in this place”? Who but the same God Who stands in the darker, fouler rooms of our hearts and says, “Yes. Let the God of Heaven and Earth be born here-- in this place.”
--from Light from Heaven by Jan Karon

One-Word Answers

I got this meme from Robyn at There's Always Thyme for... Pay her a visit if you can.


1. Where is your cell phone. Returned

2. Where is your significant other? Sports-watching

3. Your hair color? Brownish

4. Your Mother? gone

5. Your Father? gone

6. Your favorite thing? Reading

7. Your dream last night? Pleasant

8. Your dream goal? Accomplished!

9. The room you're in? Office

10. Your hobby? Blogging

11. Your fear? Bugs

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Home

13. Where were you last night? Home

14. What you are not? Thin!

15. One of your wish list items? Health

16. Where you grew up? DC

17. The last thing you did? Comment


18. What are you wearing? Slacks

19. Your TV? Wall

20. Your Pet? gone

21. Your computer? Mac

22. Your Mood? Smiling

23. Missing someone? Mama

24. Your car? Avalon

25. Something you're not wearing? Shoes


26. Favorite Store? Walmart

27. Your summer? Wonderful

28. Love someone? Totally

29. Your favorite color? Blue!

30. When was the last time you laughed? Today

31. When was the last time you cried? Movies



P.S. We must continue to pray...for our president (Bush) and for our president-elect (Obama), and it wouldn't hurt to pray for a hard-worker, Senator McCain.

Cat versus Printer

Laughter is guaranteed if you watch this short (1:07) video. Sound effects have been added.



Are you a cat or a dog person? After you leave a comment...

make sure you check out the GIVEAWAY on my other blog Book Critiques.

Are You Right Brain or Left Brain?

We all use both hemispheres of our brains to some degree but in most people one side dominates. I took the test and here are my results:

Your Brain Usage Profile:

Auditory : 64%
Visual : 35%
Left : 40%
Right : 60%

Sally, you show a slight right-hemisphere dominance with a moderate preference for auditory processing, an unusual and somewhat paradoxical combination of characteristics.

You are drawn to a random and sometimes nonchalant synthesis of material. You learn as it seems important to a specific situation, and might even develop a resentment of others who attempt to direct your learning down a specific channel.

Your right-hemispheric dominance provides a structure that is only loosely organized and one which processes entire swatches of reality, overlooking details. You are emotional in your reactions and perceptual more than logical in your approach, although you can impose structure and a language base when necessary.

Your auditory preference, on the other hand, implies that you process information sequentially and undimensionally. This combination of right-brain and auditory modes creates conflict, as you want to process data more rapidly than your natural processes allow.

Your tendency to be creative and free-flowing is accompanied by sufficient ability to organize and be logical, allowing you a reasonable degree of success in a number of different endeavors. You take in information methodically and systematically which can then be synthesized rapidly. In this manner, you manage to function consistently well, although certainly less efficiently than you desire.

You prefer the abstract and are a theoretician at heart while retaining the ability to be practical. You find the symbolism in a great deal of what you encounter and are something of a "mystic."

With regards to your lifestyle, you have the mentality which would be good as a philosopher, writer, journalist, or instructor, or possibly as a systems designer or social worker. Perhaps most important is your ability to "listen to your inner voice" as a mode of skipping over unnecessary steps to achieve your goals.

I think it's interesting. Click here and take the twenty question quiz to find out about YOU. Please come back and report with a comment.

Patches the horse

This past Thursday I hit post number 100. Keeping with the custom of the land, I have a giveaway. If you haven't yet entered, check it out.

Angie, one of America's best authors, at A Life in Pages, had this amazing video of a horse riding in a car, watching TV, answering the phone--all sorts of things! Click on the video screen to see for yourself.



Patches died in 2006, but it would appear that he had a full life.

Now, the question for the day: do you have a pet? What trick(s) can your pet do?

I Have Pink Hair! (inside--deep inside)

Don't get all excited. I haven't colored my hair punk pink.

My hair still perfectly matches L'Oreal 7 1/2 A Medium Ash Blonde--not that I have ever used that stuff! It's just happens to match that color--yeah, that's it!

I found this cute quiz here at qtpies, asking about my funky inner hair color and took it. My results make me sound better than I really am:

Your Hair Should Be Pink

Hyper, insane, and a boatload of fun. You're a traveling party that everyone loves to follow.

What's Your Funky Inner Hair Color?

Let's play! Check it out. (It's only five quick questions.) Come back and leave a comment to let me know what's your funky inner hair color.

Comfortable Sleeping Positions

Time for some fun!

Shh! There's just something about dogs and cats sleeping that makes us go, "Ahhh." I've numbered the pictures to help you choose. Which one is your favorite?

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Another Use for Your Lawnmower

In Britain, summer means lawn mower racing. An amazing fifty-six teams entered this race last weekend to win a twelve-hour race. They even drove through the night!

One enthusiatic gentleman predicted, "The bumps are really going to be the worst part of it." Matt Jones, the winner of the prestigious race, surprised me when he stated, " That's it! Never again!"

Click on the window to see a short snippet (1:29) of the race.


How about it? Is this something you would participate in?

• Would you be the driver?
• Part of the crew?
• A spectator?

How Many People Have Your Name?

Names are important. Parents spend time with books that list baby names and their meanings. The future parents choose a name, talk about it, think some more, and perhaps still select another!

During the Bloggy Giveaway, a pregnant blogger had this hoop to jump through: look in the left sidebar and select the name you would prefer for her child BEFORE entering the giveaway! I couldn't believe that any parent could allow a pack of prize-hungry strangers to select the name of her child! However, when I looked, there were only two names to choose between; apparently, the couple each had a different choice. I guess that's better than flipping a coin.

To see just how unique your name is, click on the underlined blue question, and please come back to let me in on the fun. My results are listed in the box below.

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 3 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?