Question 105 ~ Birthdays

Do you remember a special birthday party you've had, given or been to?  Describe it along with the people, food, games:

(haven't we had this one before? I put the slips into an envelope when I've done them but this seems like a question we've answered oh well)
                                      

I have had and given so many birthday parties so it was hard to pick which to write about... But I thought I'd write about the one that first came to mind. 

My mother's SURPRISE party.  I thought I would give her a big surprise party as she tends to always feel left out on her birthday.  "ungrateful kids" lol.  Anyway, this was a while ago when my oldest brother was still alive. 

I invited my mom over for a birthday dinner... just me and my parents (wink wink) I did tell my dad about it as they tend to show up early for things so I had to fill him in to stall her.  I said be there at 2pm.  I told the people that were invited to come by 1 so we can set up and hide etc. 
                                                                                         

I lived in the upper part of a duplex and most everyone always parked in the front on the street. I to take the alley and park in the back.  The guy that lived down stairs even cleared out his cars so that there was plenty of room.

Well, first my oldest brother pulls up about 1:30 IN THE FRONT.. as they were dropping off a chair for me ... but then I look out and there is my mom and dad!  NO ONE was there yet.  Outside I see my mom hug my brother and sister-in-law.  I was thinking please make it seem like it was a coincidence they were there.  Nope my sister-in-law says "surprise" ... bless my mom's heart but she didn't really get it.  In the mean time a few people arrived in the back like they were supposed to.  In comes my mom and dad... a few of us say surprise... which was pointless as we were all just standing there looking stupid.  (I later found out it was my father that was antsy to get going and HE was the reason they showed up early)  My sister (love ya sis!) came at 3pm.  The rest staggered in somewhere between 1:30 and 2:30.  It ended up to be an okay party we had lots of food, cake and fun and drinks... no games (the surprise really was on me)
                                                               

So the next time I threw my mom a surprise party which was two years ago, I didn't tell my dad!!! And it WAS a surprise! 

                                 

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I'm sorry but I won't be posting questions for a few days.  They put my father in the hospital today.  Found a large mass (blood clot) deep in his brain.  I'll probably be at the hospital most of the time.

Keep him in your prayers please.  And I'll be back when I can.

Love to you all!

Promise

Question 104 ~ Water

On a personal note... before I get to the question. I want everyone to know that I never put a question I draw from the jar back.  However, last week my father had a stroke.  I will be spending as much time with my parents as need be.  (without over doing it, thanks Brandy for the reminder!) Anyway, my first thought was to put this on hold for awhile until things got better.  I am not sure things will get better with my father plus this may keep my mind off of it.  So I will keep going.  However, for the time being until I know things are okay with him if there is a father question I probably will be putting it back into the jar.  (For most of you that have been with me for awhile you know this is my step dad  and father questions are always tough as my bio-father was a jerk long history of abuse) But I can't bring myself to answer questions about either of them right now.  I am brought to tears when I see him as he is so altered from the stroke.  So we may have a lot of father questions later on in a row :)  Hope you all understand. 

Now for today's question:

Tell about your experiences on or near water:

(and I did pull this one lol)  Well, I don't know of any experiences I've really had on or near water that would be worth writing about... I have swam since I was a kid.. love being at the lake.  The beach is my favorite little get away place.  I live in MN so wintertime I don't go to the beach well that's no surprise! I used to spend a lot of time just reading or writing in "my spot" by the lake near my house.  It is peaceful and secluded.  
                (my little ones enjoying my private spot!)  

Just as I wrote about the MN winter.. I guess this would qualify for on water. ... My dad (here we go ugh) took me ice fishing for the first time when I was pregnant.  Naturally being pregnant I felt like I weighed a ton.  We were on this very large lake that had lots of waves (I didn't know with all that ice on top the waves would still be flowing) but they were and when they did the ice would make this horrible sound.  I screamed like a little girl, kept telling my dad I would fall in.  He kept telling me I was NOT going to but the way that ice sounded plus the fact I felt I was the heaviest thing on that lake, I just knew I would fall in.  We didn't last long out there before my whining got to him and we left.  I have since went ice fishing, but not standing out on the lake.. in an ice house.. This memory does make me sad.. as I hope to someday go ice fishing (even though I'm not a fan of it) again with my dad.

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 I have to give a big welcome to the journal jar to Devilletteinme... who's been working very very hard the last few days answering the questions staring from the first one.  Check her out at: The Devilette's Journal Jar I'm looking forward to getting to know her and I hope you all do too 

Question 103

What instrument do you play or wish you could play?

I'm so glad it's an easy question today!  I can play the guitar a little.. my guitar teacher was a perv .. so once my mom found out I quit.  But I can play free bird.  Funny I think anyone who even knows a little can play that song.  This guy taught me it at a party. 

                                         

I wish I could play the drums. I just think I would make a great drummer! lol.

              

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Question 102 ~ Fantasy lol

What do you fantasize about being or doing?

Well I'm not getting into SOME of those fantasies lol.  I do "dream" about being healthy... having a better place to live and getting that job!!  I don't care if I go back to what I was doing for work or not.. I just want to be able to work again.  Anything would be better then what I'm doing now.

I am sick of Dr's and all that so I really do dream of being well.  Growing up with my children (hehehe) and moving to AZ, which is in the works.  However, I'm the one dragging my butt about it. It's such a big change and I'm not good with change. 

I have to say if I pulled this question out before my long absence I would have said simply ALIVE! 

Lots of other hopes, dreams, and wishes.  But those I need to keep private for now, don't want to jinx it!

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Question 101

What color was your house as a child? Your Bedroom? Describe your room.

Love this one.  We moved around so much when I was a kid I can't say what color my house was as there were too many of them.  We moved at least once a year and one year we moved twice.  And then there is the whole "lost years" where I can't remember much of anything.  I've accepted that but some of these questions make me wonder WHY can't I even remember a color of a house.

We did stay at one place for a few years but I'm stump about the color, I think it was either white or gray.  My room was always white, until my mom married my step dad and they bought the house they now live in, I was 13 at the time and we painted it (much to my mother's disliking) a dark blue.  They can't paint over it they say it's too dark!  So to this day it's about the same color. They have repainted it but still blue and still dark. 

My room was always a mess.. when I shared a room with my sister she hated it.  I wasn't a pig like F is now, but I did leave clothes on the floor.. toys all over the place. When I had my own room, at first I was neat... after all I wanted to show my mom it was my sister who was the messy one lol.  But my social life got in the way of the room cleaning and there was the mess again.  No toys this time, but books, clothing, music, makeup.  Girl stuff all over.  Once in a great while my mother would make me clean it... other then that it was SHUT YOUR DOOR! lol.  Now I'm a total clean freak.  Maybe there IS hope for F yet!

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And here I am... where are you?

Hi,

Well it has been a very long time since I've written here.  I guess so since I was nominated for Most Missed Journal.  Which I thank everyone that voted for this journal.  Thing that got me was I didn't realize this journal would be missed that much... at least not enough to get the nomination.  So I better get my butt back to it.

Thing is I just can't seem to start a "new" thing in the middle of a week.  Yes, I know it's only Tuesday lmao.  I will start to break old habits by posting tomorrow! Middle of the week beginning. 

Naturally though I am going to not post on Saturdays or Sundays.

See you tomorrow.

Missed you all
Much love,

Promise