I CHOOSE....

A friend of mine posted this in our group to day....I absolutely love it

I didn't write it but I did add some lines to it..... I remember how it
touched me... maybe it will do the same for someone else:

I CHOOSE....

To be an adult, to not be afraid to speak my mind, to be open minded,
to be insightful, to be understanding, to standup, to be a man, to be a
child, to be an artist, to be alive, to be involved, to be musically
inclined, to be lazy, to be energetic, to be loving, to be respectful,
to be disobedient, to be hateful, to be mean, to be nice, to be sexy,
to be secure, to be perverted, to be kinky, to be tied up, to be
unlocked, to be unkind, to be uncooperative, to be unlikable, to be
stupid, to be ignorant, to be rude, to call out, to punish, to be
punished, to be submissive, to be dominant, to be soft, to be hard, to
be strong, to be weak...

I am who I am because I make my own choices.

I choose all of these things in life-and they make me-Me. Not you...You
choose who you want to be, how you want to be and how you want to be
seen and in the end if that is what you wish-then it will be...
I am who I am because I make my own choices.
But if you choose any of the above-we will be the same, we will believe
the same, we will feel the same and we will be connected in some aspect
of life or another-so don't depict me as something so different, so
taboo, so wrong or so right when and if you share my choices.

I am who I am because I make my own choices.

I choose to speak as an adult, to use my words, to explore my feelings,
to admit when I am wrong, to understand why I am wrong, and to correct
my wrong filled paths. I choose to explore the feelings I have hurt,
and understand them, to look at people for who they are and by what
actions they have showed me, I choose to do all this-because in life-it
is expected. I choose to be a non-selfish, non-bratty person. I choose
to explore people and learn their traits, their personalities and their
faults. I do not exploit them with attempts of getting attention...I do
not try to make people mad, I only bring to the attention that we all
act, feel and see differently sometimes, and we choose this.

I am who I am because I make my own choices.

I do not point fingers at those whom are less fortunate, or have
disabilities or who are not as "rich" in character as others. I do not
seek fame, fortune and or anything that would "better" situations, I
seek self happiness and explore it with others, I give my respect,
until it is used against me, I will not any longer.

I am who I am because I make my own choices.

I am as proud of my successes as I am of my failures, for I have
learned that you can not have one with out the other.

What do you choose?

Saturday Special MeMe

1. You are driving down a lonely road at night when in front of you, you see __________?: injured moose

2. You stop the car and get out to __________?: nothing cause I am NOT getting out the car.

3. In the background you hear __________?: eerie music

4. You return to your car and __________?: speed away while calling local authorities

http://satspecial.blogspot.com/

I am so not the adventurous type when it comes to this situation. I have seen so many horror movies where the main character does something and the monster/villian jumps out the bushes and gets them....that would N E V E R happen to me. ooh noo.....I am staying in the car and calling for help while I am driving A W A Y! I am not going to speed so that the police can stop me and I am not going to offer anyone a ride......

Take Me Back Tuesday

The 90's

What bands from the 90's that have broken up do you miss?

1. BlackStreet
2. Toni Tony Tone
3. SWV
4. JODECI
5. Guy
   

What was your favorite song from that decade?
Mary J Blige - You Gotta Believe

What was your favorite album?
Mary J Blige My Life

How did you feel about the whole "grunge" genre that popped up in the early 90's?

not my thang

What was your favorite 1hit wonder of that decade?

Paper Boy Ditty

Monday Madness

Please fill in the following blanks, to make a compound word:

1. GROUNDhog
2. FIREtruck
3. HOUSEwarming
4. OVERboard
5. SUNshine
6. UNDERwear
7. OUTside
8. SOMEwhere

Monday Mommy Tip

My mommy tip is simple

BUY A CROCKPOT...it will soon become your best friend. I have two (6qt & 8qt) and I literally would be lost without them. For working moms, stay at home moms...all moms have more stuff to do than they have time to do it in. A crockpot gives you freedom. Want a hot, home cooked meal ready for the troops when they get home with out slaving over the stove? There are so many simple, delicious, awesome meals that can be prepared in the crockpot.......

The Saturday Special

~This Past Week Did You...~

1. Have anything exciting happen?: My daughter turned 1!!

2. Buy anything new (and I don't mean groceries)?: no

3. Go anywhere special?: no

4. Discover a new restaurant?: no



http://satspecial.blogspot.com/

Top 5 On Friday

Top 5 artists you loved in college.
http://musicmemoirs.blogdrive.com/

well since I am in college now...I am gonna give my top 5 right now.

1. Mary J Blige
2. Keyshia Cole
3. Kindred the Family Soul
4. UGK
5. Tyrese
   

Friday Festivities

1. Is your birthday a big deal to you, or just another day?

another day

2. Do you do anything special for yourself on your birthday?

no

3. Is the there a month where it seems like it is one birthday after another for your friends or family?

June & November

4. What do you want most for your next birthday?

hmmmmm...a laptop

http://www.multifacetedmama.com/FFun/index.php

Friday Fiver

1. What is your local lake/river/sea? McKelvey Lake

2. Do you believe in dragons and unicorns? YES!

3. What is your favorite fruit? Bing Cherries

4. Do you smoke? NO!

5. Friday fill-in:

Together they would conquer the world .

http://community.livejournal.com/fridayfiver/

Friday Fill In

1. My commute is quick.


2. Quiet best describes my neighborhood.


3. My neighbors are funny.
   


4. Main Moon is my favorite place to eat that's close to home.


5. If there's one thing I'd change about my community, it would be less crime ridden.


6. The thing I miss most about the town (city/area/swamp) I grew up in is P I Z Z A.


7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to leaving work, tomorrow my plans include BBQ and Sunday, I want to go to church!

Friday MeMe's

I am going to do all of my friday meme's seperate because there are so many interesting ones!!!

So do the ones you like...if any!

T G I F

Happiness Haiku

I am entering the Haiku Buckaroo is contest cause I love haiku's!

nine kids and one big
is this what happiness is
God has smiled on me


hmmmmmmmm...i like it.....

Booking through thursday meme

Do you have multiple copies of any of your books?
If so, why? Absent-mindedness? You love them that much? First Editions for the shelf, but paperbacks to read?
If not, why not? Not enough space? Not enough money? Too sensible to do something so foolish?

I have OFTEN bought multiple copies simply because I will be intrigued by the story again and not realize that I have read the book until I am 20-30 pages into. Historical romance authors get me like this all the dang on time because they change covers.....

Moblog

I decided to moblog today. Getting 7 kids ready to go back to school is time consuming as well as expensive! So i am texting from my (crappy) Motorola Rzr wishing it was a BlackBerry*note to self check prices on refurbished one* before our thrift store run...

Deathly Hallows......DONE

Its done.....I have finished it with a heavy heart....saying goodbye to the Hoogwarts Crew was very hard. It was even harder to see some of my personal fave characters (no spoilers) die. This is definitely a much different book than the first one but I love the progression. Ms Rowlings did a wonderful job with the entire series....wish I could say the same for that crappy movie....It SUCKED.....We saw Ratatouille and HP: Order of Phoenix and the first was a good. Nothing I would watch over again but HP was TERRIBLE. All sliced and diced almost beyond recognition.

Friday Faves MeMe - Romantic Movie

ok here is one of my FAVE questions.....romantic movie.....

Jason's Lyric....this movie is soooooooooooooooo romantic....

At the heart of this dynamic film is the love of a man for a woman, a mother for a son, and a brother for a brother. Rarely is one man's struggle for inner peace so poignantly displayed as in this eng...( read more )rossingly sexy and unflinchingly violent love story. Lyric is the young woman who rekindles the dreams of a man tormented by a father's alcoholic violence now perpetuated by an unstable brother. Allen Payne and Jada Pinkett make for one of the screen's most memorable duos in the title roles. Each brings emotional intensity paired with powerful sexuality to their roles.

The scene down by the river is sooooooooo sensual

Back to G33kdom and luuuvin

My name is Tiffani......and I am a geek!!! After months of working in a customer service environment, I am back working tech support and LUUUUUVIN it. I didn't realize how much I missed being able to talk about geeky stuff and having people understand what I meant without having to explain it all!! We had a discussion of how geeks.com doesnt really have any good deals anymore since everyone uses it now and how surpluscomputers is quickly going that way....do ya know MOST people never heard of either of those sites. I havent been this happy to go to work since I worked at TOAST.net.....oh...added bonus...I can talk on Google talk all I WANT!!!! so hita ya girl up on bbh.tiffani on google talk...ps I am off today and tomorrow...working Friday-Sunday after 4.....

la la la

Why am I la la la-ing? Cause I am bored….”Da Man” has declared a moratorium on web surfing, eating at my desk and any of the other many things that provide entertainment whilst waiting for our clients to call in……I have looked through my new LTD Christmas catalog TWICE….speaking of which who ever thought up an upside down Christmas tree done lost they dang on mind….anywho I have read my book and I have 5 more hours of this T O R T U R E! ARGH

So even though I said no Christmas this year…I have seen so many things in this darn catalog I wanna order…a pink wooden guitar…I know that Aris NEEDS that…they have some AWESOME cookbooks…Rachael Ray, Paula Deen… whatever the name of that chickie who does the semi homemade cooking show...and I just gotta have the retro Chevrolet seatbelt belt!

 

I gotta put this catalog AWAY

My first post & introductions

I am sick of working…..who invented this CRAP…today my baby is turning TWO….I should be home with her instead of in an office answering calls that I really don’t care about. I am so committed to getting this business (more on that later) started. I miss my babies!!! I wanna be home watching Backyardigans with them. WAAAAAAAAH!!! I am going to try to keep this up daily…..with nine kids, hubby, job, school, kittens and other assorted madness in my life…it may not be feasible. I will PROMISE to update at least weekly….one post every seven days isn’t to much

here are the introductions to all of us

* FeeFee - is me, 35, momma to 9, wife, online student, digiscrapper,

* BayBay - my darling, dear, demented, darn hubby. He loves our family, our pitbull, our PS2 especially Madden in that order...i think

* Diva - eldest daughter, loves cheerleading, all things glamorous, pink or emblazoned with princess on it...also NHS member, 3.62 GPA and passed all her OGT (proficiency tests) with highest score in her grade!!!

* Ms. Emo - second eldest daughter, artist, loner, gamer, total opposite elder sister, loves her pink Nintendo DS, Maple Story and deviantArt...did I mention she is certified MENSA material

* Sir J - Eldest son, gamer, loner, Mr destined for the naval academy or the bureau. Another MENSA candidate, can be quite aggravating but then what preteen boy isn't??

* Mz K- another artist, my golden girl, cutie pie who bears more than a passing resemblance to pop star Beyonce when she was a kid...this is my hot mama who I have to watch ALL the time.

* J the 2nd - my middle son who loves cars, cars and did I mention cars? Old school, American Muscle, imports...if it has an engine and four wheels it interests him

* Mz A - my athletic girl, tumbling, jumping, general outside play is what she loves, this is my mini me

* Super J - my special boy...he survived an in utero stroke, premature birth to be a sweet, special, livewire. He is our blessing!

* Screaming MeMe - my colicky two year old.....yeah you read that right, she's two and STILL has colic! She is very high strung and also the first one to throw her fists up for a fight!

* Bee ah Bee ah - is the baby...just turned one. Sweet dumpling baby!