FACEBOOK, THE NUMBER ONE NETWORKING SITE ON THE NET!

Are you a member of facebook?  I have to admit I am a member.  Did you know there are 350 million people on Facebook?

I started blogging in 2008. I told myself at that time that was it! No more joining sites on the internet.  My children all joined Facebook and seemed to be having such a good time keeping up with all their friends.  One day, I clicked on Facebook just to check it out and look at their pictures and such.   I was hooked in about an hour!     

I have found long lost cousins I have not seen in twenty years, friends from high school, and many of my blogging friends on Facebook.  I am able to keep up with what is going on in all their lives, share day to day events, and put all my pictures into albums for friends and family to see online.  I like that only your friends are able to view your photos and you have a choice of who sees what.

There are so many games, tests, and interesting things to do.  I can talk to my friends and relatives through instant message right there on my page if they are online.

I am friends with so many of the people that read my blogs on Facebook and have really enjoyed looking at videos, photos, and getting to know them even better.

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think about this networking site.  If you are not on Facebook, check it out.  It is a lot of fun and doesn’t take up a lot of time.  I usually sign on a couple times during the day to catch up with what is going on with everyone.  It only takes a few minutes!

OVER THE TOP AWARD

 

I don’t usually do awards and such but Margaret has been a blogging friend for a long time and it has been a while since I had one bestowed upon me.  So, today I am answering the questions in hopes you will find out more about me from my answers.  

I wish to thank my friend Margaret for bestowing this award upon me. There are 35 questions that need a one word answer. Margaret has a wonderful and delightful blog called Old Digger ~ Digging for Yesterday’s Memories.

Here are the rules: You have to answer these questions with one word answers and than pass it on to three other bloggers.

1. Where is your cell phone?   Handbag
2. Your hair?  Blonde
3. Your mother? Deceased
4. Your father? Deceased
5. Your favorite food?  Prime Rib
6. Your dream last night? None
7. Your favorite drink? Tea
8. Your dream / goal? Health
9. What room are you in?  Office
10. Your hobby? Blogging
11. Your fear? Spiders
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? alive
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something you aren’t? a fake
15. Muffins?  Cornbread Muffins
16. Wish list item?   good health for family and friends 
17. Where did you grow up? Kentucky
18. Last thing you did?  talked to my daughter on the phone
19. What are you wearing? pajamas
20. Your TV? Off
21. Your pets? none
22. Your friends?   Wonderful
23. Your life? content
24. Your mood? cheerful
25. Missing someone? yes
26. Vehicle? Toyota
27. Something you’re not wearing?  Socks
28. Your favorite store?  L.L.Bean
29. Your favorite color?  Blue
30. When was the last time you laughed?  5 minutes ago
31. Last time you cried?  Don’t remember
32. Your best friend?  Karen
33. One place that I go over and over?  Kroger
34. One person who e mails me regularly?   Carol
35. Favorite place to eat? Home
I am supposed to pass this to 3 blogging friends but I am leaving it open to anyone that would like to do this.  If not, thats o.k., too!  Have a great day.

A SOUTHERN GROUNDHOG DAY!

The picture to the left is of that Northern groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil.   My southern son, Video Man, so graciously contributed his time and talent so Southern Lady could show you how relaxed and happy those Northern groundhogs are during February.  This guy has enjoyed the life of Riley since 1887,  working one day a year, and tricking those Northerners into thinking he can predict the weather!  Phil is supposedly the only true weather forecasting groundhog.   How naive can you people up North be anyway?  Letting a groundhog  fool you into believing him for 120 years!!  Those Northerners give this groundhog some kind of punch every year (at the annual Groundhog Picnic) and think this gives him 7 more years of life!!  This rodent even has his own website.   If this Phil is 120 years old, (the average life span is 6 to 8 years) he is lying in his groundhog hole gasping and wheezing.  He doesn’t give a damned about the weather and all he cares about is fooling these people into giving him more food, water, and attention. 

Now, let Southern Lady tell you about our groundhogs down here in the South.   We call them Whistle Pigs.  If surprised, they emit a loud, shrill whistle and dive into a burrow; hence the name.   Southerners know they are a member of the squirrel family and we have killed squirrels for food since Daniel Boone’s day.  Whistle Pigs rank 4th in game pursued and have provided many a tasty meal in days gone by to hungry farmers.    

Let me introduce you to some of our Southern groundhogs.  That is  Colonel Willy Makeit,

 in the picture to the right and  his friend, Colonel Betty Wont in the picture below

on the left.  Our Southern groundhogs work for a living.  They have a pair of large front teeth that destroy our Southern vegetable gardens and fruit trees.  Southern groundhogs create holes that are dangerous to livestock, farm equipment and humans.   Have you ever stepped into a groundhog hole?   If you ever do prepare to have a broken foot or ankle. 

Don’t think for one minute that we apply cruel and unusual punishment for the little fellers.   We just load up a high- powered rifle, jump into an old pickup truck, pack a  few beers,  turn some country music on the radio and cruise around the back roads eliminating them from our farms.  Sometimes, we have groundhog day several times a week down here in the South.

Southern Lady remembers one time many years ago when my twins, Guinness and Blue Moon, were about four years old.  The old black screen door slammed on our farmhouse as they rushed into the kitchen to tell me what a neighbor told them.  “Momma, Momma”, they yelled!  “E.J. said groundhog tastes just like “tucky” fried chicken”!   I have to admit I did taste it one time at a “varmit cookin” but don’t remember if that statement was true. 

We don’t really care if Colonel Willy Makeit sees his shadow or not.  A true Southerner knows there is not a groundhog in the South that is going to predict the weather and likely as not we will have six more weeks of bad weather after February 2. 

This post was not meant to offend anyone, not Phil, not the Colonels, and not the Northerners. We Southerners just seem to have to tell it like it is down here. 

Have a happy Groundhog Day wherever you are!!!!!!!!

ANOTHER ARTIST IN THE FAMILY??

The Tater Tot stayed with his Southern Nanna yesterday while Mom and Dad went shopping.  I think he is going to follow in daddy’s footsteps and we will have another artist in the family!  Tater Tot is very into coloring and drawing and trying out every pen and pencil on Southern Nanna’s desk.

Tater Tot also decided he would try doing a few pilates exercises but found out his legs are not long enough yet to reach the length of the thing.

Guess he will have to just work out on his Turn-N-Spin.  He seems to have complete control over this piece of equipment.

Tater Tot hides from Southern Nanna in the kitchen behind the vertical blinds.  He thinks I can’t see him there with his big yo-yo!  The big yo-y0 is actually a pump that is used to pump up a remote controlled race car Southern Nanna got him for Christmas.

                                               Tater Tot is about half-way scared of this race car if he gets it turned in a direction where it is coming toward him when he is operating the remote control.  He will run and get up on the couch!

We had a great time and his daddy said he was asleep in the car five minutes out of my driveway.

GIVE A HUG!

Thursday, January 21, 2010, is National Hugging Day.  Hugs are very therapuetic.  We should all give more hugs.

So, on this National Day, perform a selfless act of kindness and give out free hugs to friends, relatives, and pets.

It will make us feel better about ourselves as well and may make someone’s day that needs a little special attention in their life.

Hugs to all my blogging and internet friends!

ARE YOU COMMITTING THE SEVEN DAILY SINS?

I like to watch the Dr. Oz show everyday. I think he has a lot of good advice and tips about health and certain diseases. Dr. Oz says there are seven daily sins we should not commit in order to stay healthy. Below is a list of the seven sins.

1. Not stretching in the morning when we get up.

Moving your body the first thing in the morning helps to relieve the stress and get you started for the day.  Dr. Oz says we should stretch for at least 30 minutes each morning.

2.  Not eating breakfast.

N ot eating breakfast gives us a bad start to the day and causes us to eat more as the day goes one.  It also causes our metabolism to slow down.

3.  Running Late

Running late causes us to be stressed.  We should always allow ourselves enough time that we can arrive a few minutes early to work and appointments.

4.  Mindless eating.

Eating out of boredom or habit causes us to gain weight and add weight that we don’t need.

5.  Becoming a couch potato.

This causes our bodies to store fat and our metabolism to slow down and our muscles to turn to fat.  So try to keep moving as much as possible.

6.  Disconnecting .

Don’t disconnect from people.  Call up friends and relatives, get out of the house especially in times of crisis.  Don’t stay locked up in your house all the time alone.

7.  Not having a bedtime.

We all need at least seven and a half hours sleep each night.   We should have a routine before bedtime, turn off the t.v., make the room dark and try to go to bed at the same time each evening.

So there you have it folks!  The seven daily sins we should try not to commit.  

I do stretch in the morning and most of the time I have breakfast. I am always early to appointments but can be a bit of a couch potato sometimes. I don’t have a regular bedtime and need to work on that one.  I am watching the mindless eating thing.  I love people so I don’t think I have ever been guilty of that one.

Are you committing any of these sins?

SOME INTERESTING FACTS FOR YOU

‘Stewardesses‘    is the longest word 
typed with only the left hand.

And ‘lollipop‘ is the longest word typed 
with your right hand. 

(Bet you tried this out mentally, didn’t you?)

No word in the English language rhymes with 
month , orange, silver, or purple

‘ Dreamt‘ is the only English word that ends in the letters ‘mt‘.   
(Are you doubting this?)

 

our eyes    are always the same size from birth, 
but our nose and ears 

never stop growing.

The sentence: ‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’ 
uses every letter of the alphabet.  
(Now, you KNOW you’re going to try this out for accuracy, right?)

The words ‘racecar,’    ‘kayak’    and ‘level’  are the same whether they are read left to right 
or right to left (palindromes).   
(Yep, I knew you were going to ‘do’ this one.)

There are only four words in the English language which end in ‘dous’: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

(You’re not possibly doubting this, are you ?)

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: ‘abstemious’ and ‘facetious.’ 
(Yes, admit it, you are going to say, a e i o u)

TYPEWRITER  is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.   
(All you typists are going to test this out)

 .A cat has 32 muscles in each ear

 A goldfish    has a memory span of three seconds .

(Some days that’s about what my memory span is.)

A ‘jiffy‘ is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.  

A shark    is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail    can sleep for three years.   
(I know some people that could do this too.!)

Almonds are a member of the peach    family.

 An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

(I know some people like that also .  Actually I know A LOT of people like this!)

Babies are born without kneecaps. 

They don’t appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age. 

 There are more chickens than people in the world.

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

 

 If the population of  China walked past you, 8 abreast, 
the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

 Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors

 Peanuts    are one of the ingredients of dynamite! 

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

The average person’s left hand does 56% of the typing. 

The cruise liner, QE 2,
 moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

 The microwave    was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.   
(Good thing he did that.)

 The winter of 1932 was so cold that  Niagara Falls     
froze completely solid .

 Winston Churchill
 was born in a ladies’ room during a dance.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Now you know more than you did before!!  

HAVE WE LOST THE ART OF LETTER WRITING?

Does anybody write letters today?   I was talking to one of my daughters on the phone recently and we were discussing the fact that she had found some old letters written to her by her brother several years ago.  My son used to enjoy writing letters and would write me and his sisters on a regular basis. 

We talked about how e-mail, cell phones and texting had taken the place of old fashioned letter writing.  My daughter said we spend so much time posting on Facebook, Twitter, etc. that when we actually meet up with someone there is nothing to talk about.  We know everything that is going on in our friends and loved ones lives just by checking the computer!  I know this is all very convenient but I am always touched and impressed when I receive a letter in the mail or a thank you card or just a little handwritten note.

I still think that thank you notes, birthday cards, condolences, congratulations and such should be mailed.

Don’t you feel that written letters are more personal and meaningful than some of the other ways of communicating?  I know we are all so very busy today and our lives are often rushed but I still like going to the mailbox and getting a real letter to sit down and enjoy reading.   Maybe, if we just took the time to send a note to a friend or relative it would brighten up someone’s day.  What are your feelings about letter writing?

THE NEW YEAR IS ALMOST HERE!

Tick, tock, the clock is ticking,

It will soon be 2010

Out with the old

In with the new

Good wishes to you friend!

This year”s resolutions for me include trying to eat less (notice I said trying).  I eat far too many sweets and I am afraid of getting diabetes.  My sugar is good now but if I continue it may not be in the future.  I am going to vow to be less critical of others!  One day I was watching Judge Judy on television and she said every third person you meet is an idiot.  The older I get the more I tend to think this is true.   So, I will try to be more patient and less critical in the year to come.  Hopefully, I will do more reading and watch less television.  Exercise is also on the list and more travel.  Thankfully, I don’t have to quit smoking.  I did that about ten years ago and so glad I did.  I want to “give” more and “get” less, and spend more time with family and friends.

The above things are just a few I have been thinking about for the new year.  I am sure there are several more for the list.  

Are you making new year’s resolutions this year?  If so, will you strive to keep them?  What are some resolutions on your list? 

 

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!

                                                                                                         

God Bless You and Keep You Throughout the Christmas Season and The New Year.

The First Christmas Gift

Thanks to all my blogging friends for your friendship throughout the year.  I appreciate and enjoy each and every one of you.   I hope we will continue to be friends for many years to come.   Love and hugs,  The Southern Lady