Question 66 ~ Holiday

What is your favorite holiday and how do you celebrate it?

When this subject comes up (and oddly enough it does very often)  most people say Christmas.  Not for me Christmas has become too commercialized and lost the true meaning... it is also causing me major stress, beginning around Oct.  Although I love Christmas and the decorating, having to buy presents for everyone and their mailman is a hardship.... I love giving, but the cost is crazy.  So I stress. 
Having said that my favorite holiday is Halloween!  Going door to door and getting chocolate, come on what can be better then that!  hehe.  I love dressing up and just being whatever I want for the day.  It's the day I can wear odd things and no one looks twice (even if it's one of my everyday outfits!) I love the smell of pumpkins, I love the feel of the goo in the pumpkins when you're cleaning them.. Yeah, I have been told I'm odd.  I like my kids and I to dress up in themes.  One year my son was a vampire and everyone else were his victims.. We all made ourselves look half dead and had bite marks on our necks.  I was a bitten prom queen.  We have a blast.  Staying out late, running across yards, talking to people we hardly know, having strangers take our pictures. 
Then coming home and playing games and eating pizza.  I usually make sloppy Joe's or hot-dogs before we go out.. but we are always hungry when we get back and order pizza. 
It's just a holiday where I can have fun with the kids and not have all the stress of making it right.  If Halloween goes wrong... well.. then we can patch it up!  There is no patching up the other holidays around my mother!!

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Welcome to Kelly aka happysunshien you can visit her journal at: Kelly's Journal Jar

Question 66 ~ College

Since my life as calmed down a bit... not a lot but enough now so I can probably concentrate on the Journal jar.  I'm back to posting questions.  Things aren't all rosey but when are they.  At least now my mind is a little more focused.  So lets begin again, and thank you all for waiting and the all the support you've given me.

Did you go to any college or technical training?  Where?  what did you study?

Right after high school I took a coarse at the technical college in our town,  I studied to be a Medical secretary.  My dream was to take some law classes, sign language, and Spanish, So I would be a very sought after secretary... that didn't happen.  I got married soon after and had a baby. 
Years later I began to take paralegal classes.  I loved it, however, my funding was pulled so I was only able to complete one year.  I hope someday I can go back... 

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I know of two new members since I've been gone.. if I have missed someone please let me know...
Welcome to Ms O at:   Miss O's Soapbox
and dshelestraci at:  My life as a transplanted Yankee

Spotlight

I just want you all to know that I haven't continued with the questions because I'm unsure how things will be going.  A lot will be answered in the next few days for me... I will hope to continue then.  I don't want to keep starting and stopping.

I did want to throw in a journal jar spotlight....
                                              
Today it shines on Heather and Hadon:

Heather  is amazing....I love this girl.  She too is having her own struggles yet she is always supportive of others (like very many people lately)  Her journal is one of courage, growth and humor.  She has great audio entries and has even sang some on them.  She has an amazing voice.  So  Heather ... I hope you have your shades on because the light is on you.
Check out her journal at:  A Second Chance

Hadon:  I've been reading his journal for a while now.  He is such a talented writer.  I'm in awe of this man's writing.  He puts things in words that have been in my head unable to come out.  When I read his journal I always leave there with my heart full.  Not only is  Hadon  a great writer but he is  also a very caring and supportive friend. 
You can check out his journal here:  The Hadonfield Myers Experience

I love both these journals!!

         Happy
                 Father's
                       Day
To the journal jar fathers.  Hope this day is filled with love.

This isn't a journal jar question so don't feel you have to participate....

In one sentence what would you say to your dad if she was reading right now?

>>>> Dad, Thank you for your patience, without you stepping up, I wouldn't be who I am today!

I won't comment on what I would say to my Biological father :)

Please

Hey all, 
Please know that question 66 in the journaler's journal who suddenly decided to take over the journal jar (who did so without checking with me) is NOT the next question.. as most of you already know there was a question like that a few questions back.  She does not have the jar, she is making questions up.  I do not know why anyone would want to do this.

I do wish to have the journal to come back to.  But right now I need to work things out in my life and I need everyone's understanding.

If she was just asking questions  and not saying Journal jar quesiton 66 I would pay no attention to it other then to post to her.  I do not want my new readers to get the two confused.

I'm sorry I'm away.  But if I were to try to do this I would be missing days at a time not consistant.  That isn't far to you all....

Also if newcomers want to catch up it's a win win situation.

Luv,
Promise

Message

I am very sorry to have to do this, but right now things in my personal life have reached  a total crisis situation.  I am not sure when I will be back to post.  I'll still be online just not doing this right now. 
I can send out an email to those who do not read my private journal and would like to know what's going on.  I do not want to post it publicly.  So if you want leave a comment and I will send out an email.

I'm sorry and hope to be back soon.

Luv,
Promise

question 64 ~ The teenage years

What do you remember most about being a teenager?

My teenage years were the point of change for me.  I went from a sometimes difficult but mostly willing to please child.  I mean I had my times when I was a brat.. but I always felt bad about it.
My teenage years were different.  I did whatever I felt like doing.. drinking, smoking, sex.. etc.  Not caring who I hurt, actually I don't believe I thought I was hurting anyone.  It was my ME ME ME years.  It was also when I experienced mania for the first time.  I was out of control, yet I thought everything was fine.  I wore out everyone around me (family)  they eventually threw their hands up.. until years later when I began to see what I was doing.  After my first baby and then my marriage. I finally realized something was so wrong with me. 
I know I had to go through all that stuff to be who I am now.  The pain I was in doesn't really give me a second thought.. however, the pain I put other's through does.  I have made amends for most of it.  I know I am forgiven... but I still wonder. 
So what I remember most about my teen years was I was a devil! 

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Welcome to our newest participant
Emily aka Therealslimemmy at  Emily's Purple Pages