May I have this dance?

Madison & I went to a local craft show on Sunday - it was OK - only bought one thing. It was in Evansville's old courthouse...4 levels of crafts in this historical building...Madison & I found this old big room that was empty. It has high ceilings, big windows, old beautiful architecture. We pretended we were at the ball & danced together. We didn't care who saw us or what people thought. It was so fun.

C = Creative

Well, I like to think that I am anyway. Scrapbooking has been that outlet for the last 6 years. In a major way!!! I've tried embroidery, sewing, & other things, but nothing ever hit me quite the way that scrapbooking has. I like to think that I am creative in my thinking too. Creative solutions within boundaries really jazz me. Whatever I am doing, I just know that creative outlets are a must for my sanity & well-being.

B = Believer

Other than the obvious, and yes I am a believer of Jesus Christ as our Lord & Saviour...I like to believe in many things. I believe that although not perfect, that people are generally good people. I believe that we can make a change in the world. I believe that we are put here on earth for a short time with specific talents & purposes, but I believe those change over our life time. I believe in love. I believe in make-believe & the beauty of art. I choose to continue to believe these things when so many circumstances around us tell us otherwise.

A = Awesome

Starting my alphabet tour of me...don't know where it will take me, but here we go:

A = Awesome - I say that word all the time, but really do mean it. Life can be awesome. The surprises, the simple joys, the wonderful things that life presents can be, well, awesome. No other word that I know comes close to the meaning that "Awesome" encompasses.

I think this is an "awesome" way to start my alphabet tour!!

I've been tagged!!!

1. Link to the person {or in my case person(s)} that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
I was tagged by Janie and by Susan.

2. Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself (on your blog, we all want to know them).

3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.

4. Let each person know that they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

-I already linked the people who tagged me above.
-My 7 random facts: My pet peeve is plastic paper clips; I love Coca-cola & Chocolate Chip Cookies ANYTIME!; I am a twin (I have a twin brother); I love wearing jeans; I am really a rock-n-roll music lover, but love music of all kinds; I once drove a racecare, once; I used to be the hoola-hoop champ at school.
-I will try to tag 7 people - I think most of my blogging friends have already been tagged though...Yep - each person I wanted to tag have already been tagged - you guys are good!!

My Alter Egos!!

Got this off of Susan's Scrapbook Shack...too funny!!

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car), Tish Malibu
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) Chocolate, Chocolate-Chip
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name), JLee
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal), Bluebird
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born), Marie WinterPark
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first), LeeJu
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink), The Green Coke
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers), ?? - I never knew them...
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy), Gio M&M's
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ), ?? - I just realized I don't know them.
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter), Collins Chicago
12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower). Summer Rose
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”) Peaches Jeansie
14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree), Cookie Oak
15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”), The Scrapbooking Thunderstorm Tour

My Typical Day

Now that Madison has started First Grade, a typical day looks like this:
Up at 6:00 AM (OK -alarm goes off at 6:00 AM, I don't roll myself out of bed until 6:30 AM).
Take a shower at 6:30 AM.
Get Madison up at 7:00 AM, make breakfast for Madison, & do a chore or two...
Make sure Madison is getting ready by 7:20 AM, all the while getting me ready, & believe me...that is a chore!!
Be ready to get out to the bus stop by 7:45 AM, bus arrives between 7:50 & 7:55 AM.
Read bible & do another chore or two at 8:00 AM.
Leave for work by 8:15 AM.
Arrive at work by 8:30 AM, by way of Sonic for a medium Coke!!
Lunch typically around 12:00 or 12:30 PM.
Stop work around 5:00 PM.
Play on SSS until 5:30 PM...or so...
Home by 6:00 PM.
Start dinner at 6:05 PM, and eat - hopefully done by 7:00 PM.
Review Madison's homework with her at 7:00 PM, or let her watch some TV.
When she is done with homework, I can put in a load of laundry or other household chore.
Start Madison's bath around 7:45 PM, done by 8:15 PM.
Get her in bed at 8:30 PM & read her a story.
Done saying goodnight by 9:00 PM.
ME TIME at 9:00 PM - usually scrapbooking or computer time.
In bed by 10:30...OK, I usually push that to 11:00 PM.
And alarm goes off at 6:00 AM to start it all over again!!