Wordless (or mostly) Wednesday

Out on the O'Connor's boat/lake (Sun, 5/31)....

Which Female Icon are You? I'm a .....

So I took this test (idea from Kadi at A Womb at the Innsane) to see which female icon I'm most like and here are my results:

I'm a Marilyn

You are a Marilyn -- "I am affectionate and skeptical."

Marilyns are responsible, trustworthy, and value loyalty to family, friends, groups, and causes. Their personalities range broadly from reserved and timid to outspoken and confrontative.

How to Get Along with Me
* Be direct and clear
* Listen to me carefully
* Don't judge me for my anxiety
* Work things through with me
* Reassure me that everything is OK between us
* Laugh and make jokes with me
* Gently push me toward new experiences
* Try not to overreact to my overreacting.


What I Like About Being a Marilyn
* being committed and faithful to family and friends
* being responsible and hardworking
* being compassionate toward others
* having intellect and wit
* being a nonconformist
* confronting danger bravely
* being direct and assertive


What's Hard About Being a Marilyn
* the constant push and pull involved in trying to make up my mind
* procrastinating because of fear of failure; having little confidence in myself
* fearing being abandoned or taken advantage of
* exhausting myself by worrying and scanning for danger
* wishing I had a rule book at work so I could do everything right
* being too critical of myself when I haven't lived up to my expectations


Marilyns as Children Often
* are friendly, likable, and dependable, and/or sarcastic, bossy, and stubborn
* are anxious and hypervigilant; anticipate danger
* form a team of "us against them" with a best friend or parent
* look to groups or authorities to protect them and/or question authority and rebel
* are neglected or abused, come from unpredictable or alcoholic families, and/or take on the fearfulness of an overly anxious parent


Marilyns as Parents
* are often loving, nurturing, and have a strong sense of duty
* are sometimes reluctant to give their children independence
* worry more than most that their children will get hurt
* sometimes have trouble saying no and setting boundaries

From my point of view it's pretty right on about me, but tell me what you think! Then go take the test and tell me who you are!!

Peach Tree Farm

Every fall the kids have a Monday off from school so us and the O'Connor's try to head to this fun little pumpkin farm outside of town if the weather is nice. Today turned out to be a beautiful day so off we went.

Bail, Liv & Nico going into the Maze...

Pretty Young Lady...Lovely Flowers!
Mom & Nico...Mom & Bella...Handsome Little Man...Mom, Bella & Liv on the Hayride...The Scarecrow was a stand in for Dad...Bail & Liv feeding the donkeys...Liv feeding the goats...

Fearfest

**Note** I cheated on this post as I copied it off of Adriene's...no sense in us both writing the same thing when she did it just fine (FYI I warned her last night that I was going to do it sense she was the one with the camera)! :-) Thanks A.!

Last night, some girlfriends and I decided to go out and take part in the Halloween "fun" of going to a haunted house. We began the evening with dinner and "megarees" (margaritas) at a local restaurant then headed to Fearfest in Aimee's pregnant roller skate of a car. Once out there, we got a quick pic with the only creature that would let us and headed into the house...
It was pretty scary...not because of what it was, but because it was pretty dark and you couldn't see around the corners (where there would be someone waiting to jump out and scream at you.) At one point in the house you had to crawl through a small hole in the wall that eventually led you out of the house...that was pretty weird, but not too scary. Then you walked through the insane asylum...not too scary, just a lot of people acting crazy and screaming in your face (that got pretty annoying by the end of it all...but I guess that was all they could do since the rules stated that they couldn't touch you).

Anyways, then we went on the cornfield hay ride. The tractor took us to the back of the corn field where all the ghouls were walking out of the corn towards us...then they all stopped and started dancing the "Thriller" dance. So naturally, we all got up and danced too!!! But as we were preoccupied with the dancing, other ghouls come up behind us and scared all of us pretty badly.

Then they told us that we had to get out off of the hayride and walk back through the corn field maze. This wasn't sooo bad, as you could kinda see where the next person was waiting for you. However, there was a guy with a chainsaw that kept running after us. But he quickly lost interest in me when I asked if we could get a picture with him (I needed stuff for this post!!!) They said that they couldn't take pics...so they left us to go scare other unsuspecting guests.

It was a fun evening. I wouldn't say I was terrified...only slightly spooked on a few occasions. All in all, a good time. And glad to have gotten in on the Halloween spirit.

Tagged - "6 Most Interesting Quirks"

So little miss Adriene tagged me...aren't you so sweet...to come up with "6 Most Interesting Quirks" about myself. This is going to be hard because I'm just out right quirky to begin with! So her they are:

1. I hate the word "moist". It is just a disgusting word...I can't give you an explanation as to why I hate it so much but I just do!

2. I too am not a big fan of feet, not so much with people touching mine but of them touching me with their feet...GROSS!!

3. When I go to bed at night, it doesn't matter where I am, I have to look under the covers and under my pillow before I can go to bed...I won't even put my feet down in the bed until I've checked it out. I have a fear of a bug or something lurking their waiting to get me! It drives Don crazy!

4. I am terrified of heights and not only for myself but others too! If I were to see you walk close to the edge of say a cliff, I start to feel panicky & sweat.

5. This kind of goes with #4...I hate driving over bridges! I have had this fear LONG before the collapse of the 35W bridge in Minnesota (BTW for those of you that don't know me very well...I have been crossing that bridge my whole life and have to cross it when I go back home to get to my dad's house...he lives about 5 minutes from it)! I find myself white knuckled and sweaty!

6. I get motion sickness and have all of my life!

That's me...the nut in a nutshell!! :)

Okay, so I tag Tony, Neisha, Brooke & Carrie (she has her blog private)! Go to it friends!! :)

Don's Celebrity Collage

Boy he lucked out with mostly hotties...I knew I picked a good, but Travis Tritt & William H Macy not so much. I could deal with Don looking like Edmund Stoiber when he gets up there in age...I've seen worse!

Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

Adriene I had to to steal your idea and do this because yours was hysterical...oh & love the whole Kurt Russell bit...I guess he should take that as a compliment!

So here is mine...

At least they don't have me looking like the fat Ricki Lake. Most of the rest are beautiful except Kate Beckinscale (not this photo anyway) and who the hellzabaloo is P. Ramlee...um I don't think so but nice try! Also, Lisa Marie is a bit edgy for me but still pretty in this photo!

I guess I still got it goin' on...yea baby!!!

Let me know if you all do one cuz I'd love to see them!

Pictures

This is what was waiting for me on the morning of our anniversary from my sweetie:

Balloon Illumination...this 1st photo I took from my phone as Liv & I were just getting there:

The Monkey "Gordo" was the kids and my favorite...there was a guy dressed as a banana (of course nobody took a pic of him) handing out cards about this balloon.
"Gordo's" stats: 2005 Lindstrand 77A, 63 feet tall, envelope weight (I have no idea what this means) is 250lbs, and his smile is 4 panels wide....

Aimee and Bella...

Aimee, Bella & Grandma Wilma (sorry it's a bit blurry)...