Life at Oak Grove

A friend posted this on facebook and I figure I could use it today for my NaBloPoMo post of the day…  I changed two questions which were related to posting on facebook.

1. What time did you get up this morning?

Woke up by myself at 615am or so.

 2. How do you like your steak?

 Medium well with mushroom sauce over it.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?

Toy Story 3 in Sudbury, ON.

 4. What is your favorite TV show?

Little House in the Prairie and I still cry...

 5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?

We would love to go RVing around Canada and the US.  Travelling and homeschooling in Europe and where Jesus and Paul went.

 6. What did you have for breakfast?

Homemade Banana Bread with French Mocha.

7. What is your favorite cuisine?

Thai.

 8. What foods do you dislike?

I am not particularly fond of fish but would eat some once in a while.

 9. Favorite Place to Eat?

Thai restaurants, Red Lobster, Home.

 10. Favorite dressing?

California or Thousand Islands

 11.What kind of vehicle do you drive?

Suburban.

 12. What are your favorite clothes?

Jeans.

 13. Where would you visit if you had the chance?

Yikes – so many places.   Visiting my sponsored kids in DR, Bolivia and Thailand, Australia, Europe, Alaska….

 14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?

These days half full but there are days where I would say half empty.

 15. Where would you want to retire? 

Anywhere where God will bring us.

 16. Favourite time of day?

Mornings is the best for me.

17. Where were you born?

Montreal, QC.

8. What is your favorite sport to watch?

OLYMPICS (Summer and Winter).

 19. What do you enjoy doing?

Reviews.   Check out Canadianladybug Reviews!

 20. Frugal or Spender?

Trying to be as frugal as I can be…

21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this?

Anyone willing to do the same.   *grin*  Are you game?

 22. Bird watcher?

YES – love it.

23. Are you a morning person or a night person?

Morning person 110%.   I learn better in the morning and I am more patient with the kids.

24. Pets?

Four Monkeys…. Oh wait!  These are my kids.

25. Any new and exciting news that you'd like to share?

Well, I am waiting for some products to review from Hasbro.   Apart from that I applied on another incredible opportunity for the whole family which also required blogging and reviewing.  Hoping to be selected to go on the next level and we will have to do a video.

26. What did you want to be when you were little? 

A vet but chemistry and physics were not for me….

 27. What is your best childhood memory? 

Girl guides

28. Are you a cat or dog person? 

I’m allergic to both and we are not often at home during the summer but if I had to choose I would pick CATS.

  29. Are you married?

Yes, 12 and a half years.

30. Always wear your seat belt?

Yes sir.

31. Been in a car accident? 

Yep.  Been there done that.

 32. Any pet peeves?

not sure.

 33. Favorite pizza topping?

Pepperoni, Mushrooms, green peppers, cheese.

OR

BBQ sauce, chicken, mushroom, green peppers, cheese

 34. Favorite Flower?

Red Roses.

35. Favorite ice cream? 

Chocolate.

36. Favorite fast food restaurant?

Harvey’s but I don’t go often.

 37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? 

Pass the first time….

38. From whom did you get your last email?

I get emails all the time….  the last one that was VERY interesting was from Mom Central Canada.

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?

We are NOT maxing out credit cards.   Actually, we requested that the minimal amount stays that way.

40. Do anything spontaneous lately?

Yes.   We drove to Ogdensburg last Saturday for grocery shopping and found this amazing cute costume for Jasmine.   We couldn’t resist – we had to get it for her.  It is a SuperGirl costume.   Adorable.

 41. Like your job? 

LOVE IT and would not exchange it for all the money in the world – except if I really need to due to circumstances beyond myself.

42. Broccoli? 

Like it a lot uncooked with a cheese dip and cooked with cheese.

43. What was your favorite vacation?

Cochrane, AB a few years ago.

44. Last person you went out to dinner with?

My wonderful husband last Thursday.   Tonight with my husband, my brother-in-law and my sister-in-law.

45. What are you listening to right now?

The PC….  It’s nap time and nobody moves.

 46. What is your favorite color?

Red.  Purple. Dark Pink.

 47. How many tattoos do you have? 

None.  Wouldn’t mind a ladybug.

 48. Coffee drinker?

Sometimes.   Prefer Mochaccinos though.

Two friends of mine have tagged me in the past two weeks.

I barely had the time to answer the first tag that another one was made.   OUCH!

So now I have two tags to do which are similar as I have to answer questions.

Heidi from Reviews & Reflections wants me to answer these questions:

1. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?  If so, how close to being finished are you?  I’d like to know your Christmas shopping personality. I must admit that this year I am late.   Crazy late.    But it also was a hard year.    I have received some products that I am keeping away from the kids as it will be their Christmas gifts – things like Wii games, Nintendo DS game, Lego Game, K*Nex, Adventures in Odyssey CD.  
2. Is there a particular field trip destination that you and your kids could (and do) visit over and over again? The Hershey Factory would be on (*grin*) and Disney World as well (which we still have to do but I know the kids will be crazy about it).    We loved Science North this Fall.   We went like four times while we were in Sudbury.    The Children’s Museum in Boston is also wonderful.   I recommend it to anyone I see.    
3. What is your favorite season, and why? Honestly, I like ALL the seasons.    Each of them have something different to enjoy.   Spring makes me thing of renewal and how God gaves life to everything around me.   Summer is nice because of the sunshine and RV season.   Fall is marvelous with all the changing of the colors of the leaves.    And Winter even though it brings the cold is fantastic to build snowmen and have fun in the outdoors.
4. Are you content with your home?  If not, what would you like to change (assuming money is not an issue)? My house is wonderful.  Oh there are things we would like to change – like the floors in the kitchen, fixing the cabinet doors that have been damaged, putting hardwood floor in the dining room, extending the entrance to up the stairs with tiles, having a deck in the backyard.   But it can be done little by little.    Sometimes I dream of more land and living out in the country.   Not sure it is for us though.  Hubby would love to have a house close to a lake with a boat.   
5. Do you have a dream  vacation destination? There are many place I would love to go – Thailand to visit our friends who are missionaries there as well as one of our sponsored child through Compassion, Bolivia to visit another sponsored child through Compassion, Dominican Republic to visit two of our sponsored children through Compassion, France – actually make that Europe with my husband, a cruise in Alaska, Australia which I always wanted to visit, a tour of where Paul went,  and finally a tour where Jesus went.     
6. Do you have a favorite Bible verse? If so, why is it your favorite?  Recently I stumble on a verse that I really love and pray for my kids:  "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love,in faith, and in purity." 1 Timothy 4:12
7. Do you decorate your house for the seasons? If so, do you have a specific treasured ornament or decoration?  I do.  But I didn’t took the time for Thanksgiving this year.    Christmas is always a struggle as I would like to do it in November (late November) but hubby would prefer to wait later.   Fortunately, the kids are excited about Christmas…  *grin*   and are willing to help me!
8. What one thing would you change about yourself if you were able? I know I have to loose more weight.   Working on it slowly.   

Michelle from A Life Better Than I Deserve wants me to answer these questions:

1. What type of gifts do you prefer to give?  Do you prefer home-made, gift certificates, store-bought, etc? I would get either store-bought or gift certificates.   For kids thought it is store-bought.    I did a wreath once for my mother-in-law.    And we give some homemade preserve when we do them.    
2. What type of gifts do you prefer to receive? I love handmade gifts when the person giving the gift has a talent for the making the object and when it is given with love and thoughtfulness. And I am not allergic to it; that tends to make me sad.
3. Do you stock a gift closet, or box, and purchase gifts throughout the year?  Yes we do.   Where it is located is my own closet.    So it is getting crowded sometimes.   I’ve got a basket with anything that is DVD/electronic games related.   Right now, you will find some Dr. Seuss stuff character, books, DVDs, electronic games, Lego game, K*Nexs, princess trunk, and a few other things.     We use the gift stash for birthdays and Christmas not only for my kids but for my nephews and nieces as well.   Sometimes I can dig something for birthday parties we are invited too!  I usually take advantage of sales throughout the year.   This year though I didn’t as much as previous years.   
4. What is your favorite type of music?  Do you have one? I am not picky.   We have a variety of music like Michael Card, praise and worship music, the WOW worship collections, Michael W Smith, Steven Curtiss Chapman, NewsBoys, TobyMac, electronic music, and much more.  It depends on how I feel…
5. Do you like chick-flicks, or not? I do but not too much lovey-lovey.    For example, last week we watched 27 Dresses.   Loved it.   We usually watch sci-fy, action or drama types of movies.     For kids, it would be cartoons and family movies.  
6. Do you have a hobby?  Do you make time for it regularly? I read a lot.    I review books to cover this hobby of mine.   I used to scrapbook but it is harder to do when you homeschool your kids.   I also do cards.   I cook with my husband.   We love doing this.   Actually it is a family event especially when you have 150 lbs of tomatoes or 10 lbs of onions to process.   LOL  As a family, we love rving and discovering new places, meeting new friends and expanding our horizons.
7. What is your favorite thing about where you live?  Every place has its pros and cons.  What are the “pros” about where you live? Lots of activities to do – from walking to visiting museums.     Ottawa is the nation’s capital so there is always something going on.   We have a great community of homeschoolers as well.   In the area we live, every stores is quite far.   We could walk but it would take about 30-40 minutes to get to the Wal-mart and then you need to come back with whatever you buy….   
8. What is your favorite kids cartoon movie? All the Tinker Bell movies!   LOVE them.   Even the kids enjoys them.    Actually all the Disney movies, Veggie Tales, What’s in the Bible are loved in our household.

Apparently, now I have to select people to do it as well.  But I think it would be more interesting if you just take these questions and answer them on your own blog.   So please go ahead, copy and answer on your blog.   And please, leave me a comment that you did so.   I would love to get to know you better!