Prayers please

Please send out prayers and positive thoughts for my friend Kat from Sunshine and Lemonade.

Her husband had an aneurysm last night and surgery today.
I think he's stable currently, but keep them in your prayers.

Thank you.

I'm not really talking about Doors

I suddenly find myself obsessed with doors.

Kat, from Sunshine and Lemonade, my best blogger friend, asked me to help her come up with questions for her Friday Follies.

And I said, how about questions about Doors.

She thought I was nuts at first, I know.

But, doors are so cool.

Here are some I took pictures of in Mexico City.

Ciudad de Mexico.

We go in and out of doors all day, every day.
Do we notice them?

Do we appreciate our options?

The decisions involved in choosing which door to go through.
How do we choose the doors we choose?

Do we regret our choices?
Or make the best out of the direction we've chosen?

Some doors are deceptively run down...but lead to secret wonders.

And some are not doors at all, but facades.

Have you noticed, appreciated, focused on your doors lately?

This photo is so cool, because it shows the old and the new, all together.
On the right side is a newer, modern intercom, while on the left side is an old ring that people used to tie their horses to when visiting each other.

Have I been talking about doors?

What do you think I've been talking about?

A 10-year-old girl interviews my boys.

Kat, from Sunshine and Lemonade, graciously allowed her daughter Katie, aka Sugar from I like Pi, to come up with interview questions for my boys
because she owed me since I came up with interview questions for her kids
we're good friends.

Katie so helpfully pointed out that I just interviewed the boys last week.
Why, yes, Katie, you're right, I did!
But, yesterday's post was sad, and I needed something funny today.
Help me out, girlfriend!
Give me some good questions for the boys.
Make me laugh.

This is Katie. She's 10. Isn't she just adorable?
She lives in Georgia.
I keep asking Kat if I can borrow her...or betroth her to my older son...
she says Katie gets to have a say in it.
What?!
What's the point of having kids if they aren't our going to be our slaves obedient progeny?

Here are my boys. Donny's 11 & Remy's 6.
They live in Texas.

1. What qualities do you look for in pie?
Remy: I don't like pie.
Donny: The quality I look for in a good pie is taste...and I make sure it's blue.

I could tell, with this first question and their answers, that I was in trouble with this interview. It's just a feeling...but the boys were already being difficult.


2. If you found out that you were really a girl...what is the first thing that you would do?
Remy: Scream!
Donny: Scream!




3. What is your favorite character from a book?
Remy: Patrick from the Spongebob books.
Donny: Grover the Satyr from Lightning Thief (the Percy Jackson series).


4. Would you want to live forever? And who would you live for? (Kat explained that Katie is a big Twilight fan. My boys were totally confused by the second half of this question and it took some explaining.)
Remy: Yes...Mama.
Donny: Yes...to see the future.


5. Do you ever start to laugh uncontrollably at random times?
Remy: No.
Donny: On occasion.

OK, I'm going to call LIAR on Remy. They both do this. And so do I...


6. What would you do if your house was invaded by sqirrels?
Remy: Cut them up with Donny's new sword.
Donny: Hide in the closet and read a squirrel-taming book.
Remy: What's "tame" mean?
Mama: to make them nice and kind.
Remy: (bursts into laughter at the idea.)


7. What movie star do you think is pretty?
Remy: Miley Cyrus
Donny: Ashley Tisdale

It took about 20 minutes to get an answer out of them. My boys do not want to talk to me about girls they think are pretty or girls they like...or girls period. This was torture. I had to promise ice cream and soft drinks...Kat, my children's dentist bill is all your daughter's fault!!


8. What kind of punishments happen at your house? Are whips ever involved?
Remy: Yes, whips...and kicking and slapping.
Donny: Yes, whips...whips on fire.

She just had to mention whips, didn't she?! They ran with it. I never use whips. I never even spank...anymore. Crazy boys. I might occasionally tape them up and lock them in closets, but no whips or fire or kicking. What kind of parent do you think I am?!


9. If you could only eat one food for a whole month, what would it be?
Remy: What about drinks?
Mama: I'm sure drinks are unlimited.
Remy: Ok. Pizza.
Donny: Zucchini on fire.


10. Go up to your room. Look under your bed. How many things are there? Tell me one of them.
Remy: nothing (it's true, he has a trundle bed and nothing can fit under it)
Donny: like 20 things. One is an Easter basket.

Thanks, Katie!
I needed something light today, and this was perfect!
I can't wait to read yours and your sister's answers to MY questions on your mom's blog today.

Twilight & True Blood Winner

Here's page 75 from the Twilight Movie Companion.
Lula said it was her favorite. She's our resident Twilight guru, so I had to mention her.

My good friend Kat is having a Twilight Giveaway this week, with tons of amazing goodies in anticipation of the movie...and a Lula-signed Twilight Movie Companion book!!

without further ado...

The Texas Word Tangle winner is

Jennifer from Crazy, Magic, Sometimes Hectic, Beautiful Life!

Luck in 3's.

I've won some contests recently.

Linda at Another Piece of the Pie gave me a year's subscription to

Everyday Food Magazine!

Thank you, Linda!!!




Then I won at Raspberry Lemonade for posting leaving a house cleaning tip,
which is ironic, because I'm a horrible house cleaner.

Here is the comment I left:

My house cleaning tip is to let the dog lick up all kitchen spills...hehe

Ok, I'm not the best housekeeper, unfortunately, but I do know you should change your air filters every three months and spray your AC unit outside with a hose every once in a while to clean it off. Use gloves to clean out your gutters because we have spiders here that bite...

and don't have kids, because they are NOT conducive to a clean house. hehe

They are sending me an initial pewter charm,
although it hasn't arrived yet.

Then I also won an adorable baby blanket from
Elaine at Miss Elaine-ous Life.
She sent me a mini cuddle from Ambajam



I don't have a baby,
but I think this will make the perfect gift to my cousin's new baby!




Thank you, everyone!!