Johari Window

I found a link to a Johari Window over at TNChick's site and thought it looked like fun. Click on this link to tell me what you think of me! :)

Let me know if you make one for yourself so I can do it for you too!

And the winner is...

Congratulation to TRINA for winning the caption contest!! She said:

"Oh no, here comes the police officer, just give him your award winning smile, honey."

Make sure to go over to her blog and congratulate her.

Thanks to everyone for participating!!

Caption Contest

It's been a long time since I've done this, but it's time for an all new edition of the Caption Contest. Look at the picture below and come up with a caption for it, and the winning "contestant" will be featured with a link to his/her blog and a congratulatory message next week.



Good luck!

20 Questions - His and Hers

I got this fun idea from The Martins and she got it from PM. I answered these 20 questions with my hubby.

Best memory:
Me: My wedding day
Him: Our honeymoon.

Most terrible day:
Me: The day my friend Stacie died in a car accident with 2 of her friends. (May 9, 1995)
Him: The day my grandpa died.

Birth City:
Me: Metairie, LA
Him: Raceland, LA

Favorite thing to do:
Me: Sing
Him: watch good movies

Hollywood Crush? Why?
Me: Ben Affleck cuz he’s cute & he always plays a good character ;)
Him: Cate Blanchett because she’s pretty

Favorite food:
Me: Pizza
Him: my Aunt’s custard pie

City you want to visit most and why?
Me: Paris because it’s romantic
Him: Teotihuacan (that’s in Mexico – it’s an ancient abandoned city – he’s an ancient history buff!)

Fantasy or dream that you want to come true?
Me: to win the Publisher’s Clearinghouse sweepstakes and pay off my debt and my family’s debt, too
Him: to be wealthy enough to not have to worry about money

Favorite sport:
Me: gymnastics
Him: baseball

How long have you been married
Me: almost 10 years
Him: 10 years on June 8th

Favorite song and why?
Me: Jesus Take the Wheel by Carrie Underwood – she has an amazing voice!
Him: Uninvited by Alanis Morrisette – it’s a great song!

Someone you most admire:
Me: my Papa – he died last summer, but he was an amazing man of God
Him: my grandpa

Someone you hate and why?
Me: Satan because he’s a liar!!
Him: nobody

Secret crush? (excluding famous folks)
Me: I’m married; my heart belongs solely to my husband!!
Him: no

One (maybe 2) rule/s you live by?
Me: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and strength. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!!
Him: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Enjoy every day!

Do you believe in God?
Me: Absolutely, unequivocally YES!
Him: yes

A dark secret (we won’t tell):
Me: I’m Batman ;)
Him: I’m the Joker

Most treasured item and why?
Me: my wedding ring because it reminds me how much I love my husband!
Him: my wedding ring because of what it represents

If you could turn back time, what would you do and why?
Me: no, because I believe everything happens for a reason!
Him: I would have stayed more in shape!

What kind of “work” do you do and do you enjoy it?
Me: I’m a 5th grade teacher at a private Christian school and I love it!
Him: I publish my own magazine and yes, I love it!

I am tagging BayouMama and Maryland Mommy. If anyone else wants to do it, please leave me a comment and I will check out your answers!

My Little Tinkerbell

Is she ready for Disney World or what? :)

She is so excited about going to Cinderella's house! I made a reservation at Cinderella's Royal Table in the castle. I think she's gonna love it because she LOVES the Disney princesses. I hope to have plenty of precious pictures to share when I come back!

One disaster too many...

Well friends, I am here once again to share with you some very sad news about SE Louisiana. What you are looking at above is not a Hurricane Katrina photo. It is a tornado aftermath photo taken today.

About 2:00 this morning I was suddenly awakened by tornado sirens. This has happened many times before when we are having a bad thunderstorm, but I tell you that last night was the MOTHER OF ALL THUNDERSTORMS!!!! I have never heard a louder, stronger storm (I wonder what it must have sounded like during Hurricane Katrina - I'm so happy I evacuated!). I was absolutely terrified. We grabbed our children and ran to a bathroom that is in the center of our home and I tell you we were scared. We heard hail, we heard LOUD swirly-sounding wind (if that makes sense) and horrible thunder. I was really afraid that a tornado was about to plow through our home. We spent quite a while waiting out the storm. When it finally passed my city, it moved on to the airport and an F-1 tornado actually did touch down there and damage it. The airport is about 15 minutes away. We are so thankful that once again God spared our city.

The worst part is that a second tornado, an F-2, touched down in the Lakeview neighborhood. Remember them? They are the ones right by the 17th street canal - many of them had water to their rooftops after Hurricane Katrina - several of them had just begun rebuilding - and now what was once ravaged by water is now completely demolished by wind. Some of the homes that were destroyed today actually made it through the hurricane without flooding - they felt so blessed a few months ago, and now they find themselves in the same boat as their neighbors - homeless. I cried as I watched the news today. It seemed so unfair - so UNrandom...But still, I KNOW that my God is in control. There are a lot of hurting people today. Louisiana needs your prayers.