Monday Mayhem

Lola's Holiday Meme

[ Sunday, December 6, 2009 | 1 comments ]

Welcome to Monday Mayhem, the coolest place to be on a Monday.

This week's meme was borrowed from Lola -

Simply copy and paste this into your own post and respond to the prompts.

Here goes: 1. What is your favorite holiday show/animated show? I like them all!!

2. What holiday character do you think you're most like? The littlest angel

3. What holiday character does your spouse think you're most like? one of the visions that came to visit scrooge

4. Favorite Christmas/holiday song? Do you hear what i here.

5. Most hated Christmas/holiday song? Elvis' blue christmas

6. If you have an all holiday music radio station when do you start listening to it? When dh (scrooge) is not around.

7. If you have an all holiday music radio station do you love it or hate it? When i am in the mood, i love it/ when not, off it goes.

8. Have you ever wrapped yourself as a Christmas/holiday present? Come on...you can tell! yes and that is all i am going to say!

9. Who is Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer's father? Randolf
10. Do you drive your neighborhood or one near you at night to look at other people's holiday decorations? sure!

11. When you see a heavily decorated house do you think, 'oh that's lovely'? Or do you think, 'oh criminy, that looks like Christmas threw up all over their lawn'? I am out to enjoy myself so you figure it out!

12. Are you counting the days to Christmas/Holidays with excited anticipation or dread? at some moments yes, at others, no.

13. When was the last time you had your photo taken with Santa? Did you sit on his lap? do not know that i ever did...haven't ever seen a picture of same.

14. Do you make a Christmas/Holiday list for your spouse or significant other or do you rely on them to pick your gift(s) without a clue from you? i never want to give lists to anyone. and anything i get is lovely.

15. When do you put up your tree and/or menorah/and or anything else? i try to sneak them in when the grumpy puppy is having rare bright moment.

16. If tree- Real or fake? Either.

17. When do you take your tree/decorations down? if fake, it could stay up for ever.

18. Do you shop the day after Christmas sales? What do you shop for? no and nothing.

19. Is your work/office having a holiday party this year? Will you attend? retired so...

20. Do you have your New Year's Eve Plans set yet? no

Thanks for playing!

See you next week.

Where did she go????

VALERIE! WHERE ARE YOU!

Oh, good! I found you! I was really worried! I heard about you site crashing and burning (poor baby). So, where can we find you? www.sweeps4bloggers.com. Great! Good thing I follow you everywhere!

I like the new button!

I am also glad you have started posting giveaways again, too!

Hey, my followers, go see the new site. Give a fellow blogger a boost.

Oh Santa, PLEASE

I want this please!

This is a review i found on it:

The LapDawg is a very versatile and efficient piece of hardware that truly cannot be labeled as just a laptop stand. The LapDawg can literally transform into so many different positions that it can be used as a TV tray, breakfast tray, book holder, laptop stand, and more. When I first received the product, I liked the fact that the box was a carrying case as well, so I could easily transport the LapDawg.

The LapDawg has limitless configurations because of its unique 360 degree movable joints. Simply just push in the button on each of the joints to adjust the legs. I was impressed by the sturdiness of the unit and how it was so easy to change the shape.

The LapDawg stand can hold up to 26 pounds and it weighs only 5.29lbs. The actual tray on the unit is 17.75"x12" and the entire LapDawg can stand about 20" from the ground at its highest setting.

Compared to many other laptop stands we have tested, the X4 is definitely one of the most well-constructed units that not only serves as a laptop stand, but has many other uses as well. If you are looking to get a sturdy, multi-functional laptop stand, we definitely recommend the LapDawg X4. The unit is strong, flexible, and definitely convenient to use in a variety of different situations.

Want to find out even more about it? Go here or click on the posting title.

FYI, I saw this in a contest (that I didn't win) but thought this was so great for so many people, both dis and able-bodied people alike. It has so many purposes. And i think it is better than the standard bed table because not only because it has so many positions, it will fold up thinly. Anyway, the company has not sent me one of these (i wish!) nor do they know I am doing this. I just was so excited about that I had to share!

If Santa brings me one, i will give you a first hand report. Meanwhile, think of all the people you know who can use this when stuck in bed or...

What would I like for Christmas?

    

Not the black one...black always gets lost in any purse I have. Not the blue one...it's his favorite color. So what does that leave? FUSIA!!! Now if they had had green, that would have been better but I'll take this one.

Where?

Over at The Not So Blog Experimental Mommy. If you want to try and beat me, go over and enter yourself. And while you are there, you might want to check out some of her other giveaways. Jennifer is a nice mommy who likes to give away good stuff!

(Click on the post title or her blog title and whish, there you are!)

Sunday Stealing

The Can't Sleep Meme

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing. Sunday Stealing originated on WTIT: The Blog authored by Bud Weiser. Here we will steal all types of memes from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent memes. You may have heard of the expression, “honor amongst thieves”. In that age-old tradition, we also have our rules. First, we always credit the blog that we stole it from and we will “fess up” to the blog owner where we stole the meme. We also provide a link to the victim's post. (It's our way of saying "Thanks!") We do sometimes edit the original meme, usually to make it more relevant to our global players, to challenge our players, sometimes to select that meme's best questions, or simply to make it less repetitive from either this new meme or recently asked questions from a prior featured meme. Let's go!
Today we ripped this meme off a blogger named Catherine Donovan at the blog Marvel Not a Girl. She does not states where she found it. She grabbed it because she couldn't sleep. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!
Cheers to all us thieves!
Sunday Stealing: The Can't Sleep Meme

Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed?

no, rather delightful!

When is it hard to kiss someone?

when the other person does not know how!

You're trapped in a room with your most recent ex for three days, what do you do?

nothing, at the rate he was going, he is dead now.

Does it matter to you if your significant other smokes?

yes, because since i quit, i have developed an allergy to smoke...my nose clogs up and i can't breath.

Have you ever regretted letting someone go?

no, because i have mostly turned them into friends so are still around.

Where would you go if you were butt naked and locked out of your house?

freeze to death, it is below freezing out there!

Do you want to please everyone?

no, tain't possible and at this age, it's take me as i am or buzz off.

Have you ever been called heartless?

no, i don't think so.

Someone calls you at 3:00 AM, who do you expect it to be?

a member of my family who know i am a bat.

Does it matter if your significant other drinks?

no, but i do some times wonder if coffee that strong is really possible to drink.

Could you go the rest of your life without doing drugs?

legal one, no, illegal ones absolutely!

Which is better, amazing eyes or an amazing smile?

eyes, because that is where the smiles start.

Do you want to get married and have children one day?

i am married and am really too old to start that now!

Are you easy to get along with?

i don't think so but others debate it often.

Do you ever want to go to sleep and not wake up?

not anytime soon thank you.

Are you shorter than your Mom?

yes, i am shorter than most everyone!

Describe your life currently in one word:

participatory

Are you on medication for anything?

yes....i am an old person.

Who would you allow to read your thoughts for one day?

my dh

Are there things in your life that you will never be able to get over?

i hope not.

If you woke up naked next to the last person you kissed, what would your reaction be?

joyous!

Have you ever met a gay person?

several in all sizes, shapes and colors...hasn't everyone?

Book Giveaway: I Drink for a Reason

J Kaye over at J Kaye Book Blog is offering up David Cross's I DRINK FOR A REASON. This is an audible version with David acting in narrator as well. I love to listen to the author read to me....that was I get to hear where he meant inflections and means. So if you think you might be interested also, go visit J. Kaye's blog site and check it out!

Saturday: 9

Saturday 9: Joy to the World

1. What to you is the most joyous aspect of the holidays?

love


2. Do you get much snow where you live? If yes, do you enjoy winter sports like skiing or would you rather stay in by the cozy fire?

no, and i like staying inside and watching figure skating!


3. Have you ever been on a sleigh ride or a carriage ride? Do you even like horses?

no, and i love horses!

4. During the busy week, what do you do to relax?

too layed back to need to relax


5. Do you get stressed during the holidays?

no


6. What holiday song could you happily never hear again?

elvis singing blue christmas


7. How do you decide on what present you pick for a person?

you know the person, so when you see the right think, you know it!


8. What does this holiday season mean to you and why?

too personal...can't/won't answer


9. What holiday movies best describe the season for you and why

all of them....because i love them all!

Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!

I have been so bad!

And I have absolutely no excuse! So I about to make many amends to a bunch of lovely people!

September

Booking Mama (aka Julie P) way back in early September sent me a message to say I had won The Sourcebooks Giveaway. I got the book of my choice (way cool deal that one)! I picked "Letters from Pemberley" by Jane Dawkins.

Julie was so nice and I still visit her blog. I do hope she will forgive my late but heartfelt appreciation! I did receive it...it resides beside me in my TBR stack.

Diane of dkMommy Spot (you all must know about her by now), messaged me in September that I had won "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Renewable Energy". DH ran off with that one soon after arrival! He has shown me a couple of things he has found interesting.

And then later the same month, Doc Nina of playground for parents, messaged me that I had won Cookies...for ME?. Now you gotta know something...these are healthy cookies...gluten free, egg free, and nut free...never had cookies like these! Oh, and now she has some dairy free as well (but I didn't get those). Don't ask me how she did it, but those were good cookies! Especially the lemon iced ones! Jamie, the Chef, has a really cute logo...but you gotta go there to see it! Thanks Doc Nina! (All you parents ought to visit her site!)

October

Bridget of Readaholic, sent me an email that I had won "A Drunkard's Path". I've not gotten the book yet but anyone who has read her reviews knows how she can stir up a reader's interests in a book...which is why I entered and won this one! I visit her sites often. Oh, you caught that one did you? Yes, she has two sites does our Ms Bridget and I check out her reviews on both (and enter some of her contest there as well. The second site was Freebies 4 Me and U, but has now become It's My Life.

November

I got a box from a wonderful friend from FaceBook, Pegge Tennant. She is an Independent Watkins Associate. What's Watkins? Think J. R. Watkins, Naturals. Still lost? Ok, let me take from her site:

Nestled in the Mississippi River Bluff town of Winona, MN., Watkins has been America’s pioneer in natural living since 1868. As America’s original natural apothecary manufacturer, Watkins uses only the finest natural ingredients in its diverse lines of personal care, home care, remedies and organic flavorings.

While Ms Pegge and I are searching about for eggs, we talk about this and that and the other. So what did she come up with in a sus (surprise) box for me?

Can't read that? Organic Cinnamom (not used that one yet but does it ever smell great!)

Organic Pure Vanilla! Besides cooking with that, can I put some behind my ears? I love the smell!

Sorry, couldn't find a picture of this one...Flavored Baked Potato Soup Mix. Perfect timing! Weather wet and cold? Soup is what you need! We are soon to break into this one!

No picture for this one either. Cinna-Cream Sprinkles. This one I have used! Pegge, I gotta tell you, it is great in tea!!!

Oh, you want to see what else she's got going? I now have her store site...it's here.

J. Kaye, of J. Kaye's Book Blog, informed me I won an audio of THE SCARECROW by Michael Connelly. She has great book reviews and conversations about books and book blogger questions and giveaways and...!!! You really need to go there if you like books.

This is currently in my TBL pile. So many wonderful books to listen to.

Ms Valerie over at Sweeps 4 Bloggers let me know I won a gift certificate to the Eco Store USA! I can't wait to hear from them! This is a twofer...Valerie's site is one I visit a lot to enter! She has great giveaways that I enter a lot! And Eco Store USA? I have tried their front loader washing machine powder and oxygen whitener. When my DH noticed a difference ...OMG, I almost fell on the floor! So if you can't win it, go visit and buy it!

Jen of Jen's Book Talk let me know I was a winner there. She has a really cute site and loves a variety of books. Her reviews are good and so are her giveaways so head over and check the site out! What did I win? The Gate House.

Ms Leslie of Leslie Loves Veggies told I had won the Bake Me a Wish! Chocolate Torte Cake. Now Ms Leslie, like my friend Valerie, has lots, lots of giveaways that appeal to a wide variety of folks. And she like chocolate as much as I (giggle)! So if you like to enter giveaways, this has become a popular site for me. Now as for Bake Me a Wish!, I defy you to find a cake there that you would not like! I mean, look at this!

Can you see why I can't wait for this to arrive! I'll let you know when I get it if it looks and tastes as good as it looks!

December

Goodreads and Anna let me know on December 1, I am a First Reads winner. You could have knocked me over with a feather! With all the people posting for TO DESIRE A DEVIL, I never thought I would win it...and I did! How cool is this! So you who are in Goodreads, try it. If I can win, you can win! I can't wait for this to arrive to put in my pile!

You know I will post a review of this one! Watch for it!

Same day, Leslie of LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH WITH LESLIE, told me her random generator pulled my comment out as a winner of her giveaway for TRIDENT LAYERS GUM. Leslie is a good reviewer and has lots of giveaways. Do check her site out...it is truely ever green!

Just checked the mail and this was the last one. I do have some review to do but I think I need sleep first. Have a good day!

“Home for the Holidays” All-Natural Home Fragrance Giveaway

Those of you who have followed this blog for some time know of my love of the site dk Mommy Spot. I love following her through her "No Poo Shampoo" series. She loves things natural and good for you and your environment.

Tonight I found out Diane has a new giveaway. This one is special because she is giving away one of her own products! How cool is this! It's from her The Giving Essence site and is a home fragrance line.

You might just want to enter this one. To do so, click on the title of this posting or the site name....and while you are them, check out some of her non giveaway as well as her giveaway postings. I promise, you will enjoy the reading!