Things that Make Me Smile

Today I was thinking of things that make me smile. When a baby smiles at me, that makes me smile. Hearing the cool breeze rustle the leaves of the aspen trees in Minnesota made me smile (and remembering it now does, too). I definitely smile, or even laugh, when my younger daughter does her funny eyebrow routine (she can move them independently and do "the wave").

The LOL Cats website makes me smile (see the right hand side of my page for a link).

The youtube video called Dancing Matt Harding 2008 makes me smile. Check it out!

I smile when a little kid runs up and hugs me (thank you to the "L" family for providing such hugable kids)! Eating dark chocolate makes me smile. I smile when I look at old family pictures of when the kids were younger - they were adorable! There is one picture of Bonnie trying to drink her dad's diet coke from a can. I even have pictures of Bonnie and Charity together when they were little, doing a Christmas craft together or being at one another's birthday parties, etc. I might even have a picture of Will in there somewhere.

Cute animals make me smile, especially baby animals. I love baby cheetahs! And polar bears!

Certainly I smile when I think of God's love and mercy to His people.

Have a smiley day!

Scripture Tag!

Here's a new tag for you: What is your favorite Bible verse? Also, tell me about a major blessing in your life.

Shown here are two major blessings of my life, my daughters.

My favorite Bible verses have varied throughout the years, depending on what God was doing in my life at the time. In high school, my favorite was Matt. 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." When I had cancer, I loved Ps. 42:11 "Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God." Becoming a mother made me fond of Eph. 6:1 "Children obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right." What parent doesn't like that one?

But overall my favorite Bible verse is Phil. 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."

Please leave a comment with your answers to my tags! THANKS!

Quiz Answers

As promised, here are the quiz answers and scoring. If you have not taken the quiz and would like to do so, check my previous post and STOP READING.

Answers

1. d (5 pts)
2. argon, helium, neon, xenon, radon, krypton (1 pt each)
3. b (5 pts)
4. False (1 pt)
5. d (5 pts)
6. Lord of the Rings Return of the King (5 pts)
7. c (5 pts)
8. 3.14159263589793 (that's how many I personally know - 1 pt per digit)
9. c (5 pts)
10. a (5 pts)
11. 1 pt per correct character plus 1 pt for correct reference
Mace Windu, Star Wars Episode 2
Elrond, LOTR Fellowship of the Ring
Luke, Star Wars Episode 4
Ghost of Christmas Past, Christmas Carol
Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice
Eowyn, LOTR Return of the King
Dorothy, Wizard of Oz
Forrest Gump, Forrrest Gump
The Terminator, The Terminator 2
12. d (5 pts)
13. x = 6 (5 pts, plus 2 pts if you did it in your head)
14. c (5 pts)
15. True (1 pt)

If today is Tuesday, give yourself a point because I said so!

For every book you have completed in the past 30 days, give yourself 5 pts. If you have started a book but have not yet finished it, give yourself 2 pts.

Scoring Scale

ABOVE 80 PTS
Maximum Geek - incredible! I don't know whether to congratulate you or feel sorry for you.

50-79 PTS
Super Geek - good job!

30-49 PTS
Regular Geek - keep upping your geek factor to get to the next level. You can do it!

LESS THAN 30 PTS
Not at all geeky - too bad! Maybe you should be an English major in college.



Thanks for reading this blog and for taking the quiz! See you later!

So You Think You're a Geek? Quiz

Take this quiz to find out how geeky you really are! All work must be your own -- no help from other people, your computer, books, etc. So get out your number 2 pencil and write your name at the top of your paper. Wait, that's old fashioned. So whip out your keyboard and poise your fingers for action!

Check back tomorrow for the answers and to how figure out your score!

1. In the original Star Trek series, in the episode "City on the Edge of Forever," Captain Kirk falls in love with a woman who:
a. is played by Joan Collins
b. is a social activist
c. must die in order to preserve the timeline of history as we know it
d. all of the above

2. Name the noble gases.

3. Metatarsels are
a. fingers
b. toes
c. African bracelets

4. True or False Al Gore invented the internet.

5. In today's world, RAM means
a. Random Acrobatic Movement
b. Rednecked And Manly
c. a Dodge truck
d. Random Access Memory

6. Which Peter Jackson film won the Oscar for best picture?

7. In advanced mathematics, the number i is
a. "infinity"
b. the reciprocal of pi
c. "imaginary"
d. i is a letter, not a number

8. How many digits of pi do you know? pi = 3.???????????????

9. In the movie Back to the Future, Marty's mom thinks his name is Calvin because
a. he looks like Calvin & Hobbes
b. she has a crush on the famous theologian John Calvin
c. he wears Calvin Klein underwear
d. none of the above

10. In 2001 A Space Odyssey, the computer is named
a. HAL
b. BOB
c. SUZY
d. FRED

11. Identify these quotes (character who said it AND movie or book)

This party's over
You shall be called the fellowship of the ring
There is still good in you! The emperor hasn't driven it from you fully.
I am the ghost of Christmas Past
I love you, most ardently!
I am no man!
I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.
Mama always said that life is like a box of chocolates.
Hasta la vista, baby!

12. In the Shakespearean tragedy Othello,
a. Othello is a Moor
b. Othello kills his wife
c. Othello kills himself
d. All of the above

13. Solve for x: 9x -21 = 2x +21 (extra points if you can do this in your head - sorry, Bonnie)

14. A catalyst is
a. a lazy cat
b. something added to scuba tanks to make the oxygen last longer
c. something added to a reaction to make the reaction proceed faster and/or more efficiently

15. True or False Force equals mass times acceleration.


Extra credit essay question (respond in my comment section):
Do you think Pluto is a planet? Why or why not?

REMEMBER-- COME BACK TOMORROW FOR ANSWERS AND SCORING

Thank you!

My first blog post

Hello! My daughter suggested that I start blogging, so here I go! I will start with the tag that she gave her friends a while ago --

10 Random Things About Me

1. I do not dye my hair.

2. My idea of exercise is a good brisk sit!

3. I eat cereal almost every day for breakfast. I would prefer Captain Crunch with Crunchberries (the best cereal known to man) but since I am over forty I have to be concerned with things like "vitamins" and "fiber."

4. My favorite rides at Disney World are: Test Track at Epcot; Star Tours at MGM; and Winnie the Pooh at Magic Kingdom (it's whimsical)

5. Nicknames from my past: Lady Di (from high school - I hated this nickname); Spunky (from college - ask my husband); and my favorite YBAB ID (sdrawkcab ti daer)

6. I am an indoor person (this is very compatible with number 2)

7. I like cool weather, and my not-so-secret fantasy is to live in Houston only during the cooler months, and to have a summer home somewhere with pleasant summers (Oregon, Montana, Minnesota, etc.)

8. Lactose intolerance stinks -- no ice cream, and no whip on my frappaccino.

9. Reading is fun! Currently I am reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. It is long but very good.

10. I prefer dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate. Yeah for M&Ms dark!

Maybe you knew these things about me, or maybe you didn't. Maybe you are interested, and maybe you are not. Either way, "this party's over."

More later . . .