A star is born!

Okay, I have held off as long as I could and now I just have to do it! I have to brag on my son just a bit more. First, although he has never mentioned any classes to me except his acting classes he managed to get 4 A’s and 2 B’s this first semester. Now remember my son’s goal is to be a working actor on Broadway. I think there are other careers that might have offered him more job security but his life is not mine to try to control.

He was one of only 5 freshman cast in a play his first semester at college. He was fantastic in the play – okay he only had 2 lines but he was still the best! After the play he was asked by two upper classmen to be in their one acts. It was for their directing class and they get to pick their actors. He only had 8 days to learn both parts. Meanwhile there were tryouts of the second semester play.

He was cast again! One of only 2 freshmen to be cast both semesters! Finally he is in a play I want to see! He did some terrible plays in high school. Shakespeare (and lets face it, high school Shakespeare is awful most of the time). They also did the Crucible – a cheerful little play! But this is a comedy and he has a small but funny part. His best friend at college got the female lead.

After the play tryouts were over he began getting ready to auditions for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program (BFA). Usually around 40 try out but only 12 are chosen. Of course he made it!! These 12 will be in an intensive program together for the next 3 ½ years. The last semester of the program they go to New York to put on a performance for agents and talent scouts there.

When my boy is on Broadway I will come out of hiding and maybe we can all meet in New York and go to the premier together!

Birthday details

I finally have a free minute and I want to tell you about my birthday celebration with Nick. You guy gave me a wonderful morning with all your birthday greetings. I was more than remembered at school when during the chorus and band concert one of my fellow teachers drug me on stage so that the entire 900 people in attendance could sing to me. We had a wonderful dinner with my suspected spanko friends and then, then… home, to our 14 year old. Do you know that 14 year old girls don’t sleep! Oh well, we knew we could carve out some time with in the next few day. Nick goes to bed by 10 where I like to stay up until around midnight.

Mollie was up until after 11:30 then she was finally asleep, but of course, so was Nick. Oh well, I still crawled in and snuggled up. Nick turned toward me and looked at the clock and said “It’s still officially your birthday.” Mollie had just moved her nice double bed to the basement (don’t ask why, I have no idea!) But if she is going to leave a perfectly good bed down there when we can make more noise, well…

So tiptoeing past her room with the toy box we head downstairs. The bed is just about the right height to lean over as Nick noticed at once! He pulled out 5 toys, one for each decade. So I got 10 with each lovely toy plus the one to glow on! As Nick finished he asked “Did I count right, was that 51?” I assured him that the count was right and he said “Ok then anything else is gravy!” And he continued with a fine tail warming and wonderful loving making. You noticed that I didn’t say I minded that Mollie moving the bed!

We snuck back to our room, put the toy box back under the bed and I assumed this was the end of a wonderful birthday! As we woke the next morning there was a little snuggling, a little rubbing and touching while we sleepily decided whether or not to pursue the idea any farther. You know that lovely, gentle, quiet lovemaking as you first wake up some mornings – that’s what I was expecting. That is not what I got. What occurred was truly some of the best lovemaking I can remember! Ever!! What a birthday celebration!

On Sunday we went to my in-laws for another celebration. My mother-in-law’s birthday is the day after mine. Later after we got home Mollie went somewhere, I can’t remember where, but Nick came to get me and lead me back to the bedroom. He told me he was sorry that he had forgotten to use the belt any on Friday night and didn’t want to leave that out of the birthday weekend. So I was the happy recipient of a second birthday spanking. Honestly, if I had known how much fun it was to turn 50 I would have done it years ago!

Hi ho, hi ho

It's back to work I go! I have no idea if this is a sad post or a happy one. Christmas vacation is over. No more afternoon naps, no more watching daytime drivel on TV, no more mindless grazing on Christmas treats, no more extra hours to cruise the blogs and catch up on my reading. And worst of all no more waking up slowly and making love before the rest of the house wakes. I really am going to miss all these things. I don’t expect a great deal of sympathy, at least not from anyone except other teacher. Certainly not from Nick since he gets very little time off. But Eva and Snow know what I’m talking about.

But on the other hand, I probably function better when there is a bit of structure in my life. Hidden deep within me, this year very deep, is the love of teaching. Going back means the rush and stress of Christmas is behind me. Going back means that summer vacation is creeping closer. Going back means that I will keep a much better track of what I am eating. And strangely enough it means that I will make it to the gym more often. Daily routines do help.

I had a wonderful New Years day! After my rocky end of the year I emailed Nick – you folks do keep telling me to communicate! He is such a good guy. With Mollie at the house he decided we needed to check things out at my parent’s old house – the empty one. We checked things out but then I got what I really needed. With no toys around the belt worked just fine! At least I will be going back to school with a smile on my face. That’s always fun and it really bugs the other teacher! But I really am going to miss the naps!

You're the best!

Happy New Year! 2006 has been fantastic I am excited about what 2007 will bring. I know many of us take the time at New Year to realign our priorities. I know that I am probably the only one out here that does this, but I occasionally spend a bit more time at the computer than I should. I have on rare occasion put off some task around the house that I should be taking care of, just to have more time to blog. Let me reassure you that I intend to keep on doing this because I love it and so far I have been able to get away with it!

Everyone has to decide for himself or herself how much time they should devote to blogging but should anyone ever think “Gee, I shouldn’t be wasting so much time here” let me tell you – none of your time has been wasted! I have learned from every blog I have ever read and of course form Paul and his comments! I have gotten friendship, acceptance, love and guidance from this community. My life is better because of all of you people! I am a better person because of all of you!

If laughter is the best medicine you have kept me healthy while nearly ruining my screen! I think a new rule for a new year should require a mandatory spew warning when necessary! Both my reading and writing has also provided a place to release tears, which in combination with the laughter is an extremely healthy way to spend my time.

Nick is the one that has made the year great but all of you helped me change so that I can open up to him and allow this wonderful man to be the hero in my life. He was always willing but because of all of you I have gained the courage to let him in.

THANK YOU ALL! HAPPY NEW YEAR! SEE YOU IN 2007!

What not to do.

When you feel unsettled, a little mad, slightly depressed and there is no apparent reason for any of it let me give you some pointers on how not to spend your day.

Don’t take one little thing that is annoying or bugging you and keep turning it over in your head until it gets bigger and bigger, way bigger than it needs to be.

Don’t spend the day in a house full of people trying to avoid talking to anyone. For one thing you will realize that no one really cares if you are talking or not and it will hurt your feelings.

When you take your daughter and a friend to pick up some lunch don’t spend the time waiting for them staring into a close-up mirror seeing every wrinkle, sag, dark circle, gray roots, etc

Don’t take the Christmas tree down by yourself and think that the little hands that made many of the ornaments probably won’t be living here in a few years.

Don’t beat yourself too much when you just chicken out and can’t make yourself go alone to the funeral of a former student who died of cancer two days after Christmas and was the same age as your daughter. God bless you Nathan.

Don’t listen to your ipod – this means all the music you care about because nearly every song has the potential to make you cry. And you don’t want to do that because you might not stop.

If I did anything right today it was emailing Eva who kept me from sinking further down. So I can add one more don't. Don't ignore good advice when you get it.

What was that again?

This is a rerun. I wrote this response to a question that Bonnie asked back in July. Bonnie has also pointed out that she wrote some really good stuff in the very early days of her blog before many people had become daily readers. I like that she republished some of these good stories because I might have missed them otherwise.

I wish everyone would do that! I have only been here for 6 months. Even those sites I read every day I haven’t had the time to go back and read all the good stuff I know is there. How about it folks, take the time to look back through your own blog and republish a few posts that you think are good but that many of us might have missed.

I love Bonnie for asking this question. Not for the chance to tell what I hope my blog with say to other, but so that I can understand it myself. So here goes.

What are the 10 things, thoughts, or ideas you would most like readers to take away from your blog?

1. If you are turned on by spanking (and you know who you are) tell your partner today! Do not waste one more minute. The worse he could say is – not interested, and you have lost nothing.

2. People who love spanking are very normal people. We are nurses, teachers, secretaries, lawyers. We look after our kids, sometimes our parents; we teach Sunday school and bake cookies for school parties. We are NORMAL!

3. Being spanked by someone you love and trust make you feel cherished, safe and loved in a way that nothing else can.

4. In a spanking relationship, the relationship becomes the core of your life. Other things like work, neighbors, chores, errands, etc. are just things you do. Real life is you and your partner.

5. If this has always be a fantasy and you are just getting ready to try it for real you need to know: Spankings hurt!! They can hurt like hell. But you will still love the experience and the feeling afterwards money can’t buy!

6. Sex after a spanking is the greatest thing since sliced bread! It’s your birthday, it’s Christmas morning, it’s winning the lottery. This is coming from someone who simply hated sex, I loved my husband, but I hated sex. Now I can’t get enough. I have the most happy, stunned husband on the planet.

7. Be understanding of other people’s chosen lifestyle. People are different, that’s a good thing. Some would say I’m a pervert for this kink. I’m not. My husband and I love each other and hurt no one. Be understanding of other and live and let live.

8. Look for toys where ever you can find them. Kitchen supply stores, hardware stores, pet supply stores. Always be on the lookout for items that would not attract attention in the bedroom. Fly swatters, belts, slippers, back scratches. Remember your kids are everywhere, many toys can’t be left out but these can.

9. Men if you are reading here please don’t let us down. If we have finally told you that this is what we want and need, understand that we have probably been thinking about this, dreaming about this for years. It’s not a spur of the moment request. We want it, we yearn for it, and we need it. You are the only one we trusted with this embarrassing secret. If you try it once and then stop, we may never have the courage to bring it up again and we are going to feel a bit rejected, a bit lonely and a bit sad.

10. Men can’t read our minds. I know that is stupid of them, but they are only men, so cut them some slack. We can’t give up either. Talk with them, explain things to them, tell them which blogs to read. I can’t look at my husband and talk to him about this yet but I email him a lot! I can get going with words. He seems to love it. If it’s not working out like you expected – keep working at it, it’s worth it. Don’t give up!

I think I'm back!

Nick didn’t let me worry about Elis being gone for too long. Our kids must have messed up their well laid plans to never leave us alone because they slipped up and both went to spend the night with friend Tuesday night.

Even after the kids left I was wondering – I mean we were both tired, really tired. But as Eva told me men are rarely that tired and sure enough we were soon on the way to the bedroom to cuddle. I gave Nick 2 items that I hoped will reside in the bedroom permanently. One was a pair of soft leather work gloves the other was a really pretty wooded spoon.

Happily I was soon cuddled across his lap and he was trying out the ‘work gloves’. I mean I would never want him to hurt his hand! At first it seemed like a joke, like the furry side of the leather paddle. It just felt too soft to do any good. But as he kept it up that warm feeling seemed to build nicely. It was a wonderful warm up!

Next came the spoon. Ouch! Now that thing packs a sting! But its one drawback is that it must create redness quickly and that always causes Nick to stop way too soon. Will he ever get over the fear of hurting me?? Never mind, other than that he is perfect!

We went on to pay with the vibrator and the plug, two of my favorites. It was a wonderful evening and so needed. This might be better than when the kids move away. Now we never know when we might find ourselves alone and we almost always take advantage of it. I am not sure what we’ll do when we could be together any time. Of Course I am willing to find out in a few years!

Has anyone seen a...

I have see lots of folks this Christmas season, my kids, my sister, brothers and sisters-in-laws, aunts and uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, the whole world it seems! But there is a missing person and I miss her terribly. Has anyone seen Elis? I just haven’t seen her around lately I’ve seen a mother/wife/sister/niece/aunt/teacher running around here but the real person I’ve come to know as Elis has been scarce.

The holidays have been fun but just too busy. I haven’t expected much play time but I don’t feel like we have even had time to talk. All this is still too new for me to take it for granted. I feel it would be so easy to fall back into old patterns, that thought scares the fool out of me! So while I love the excitement of the holidays and seeing the people, I want us back! I need a spanking, I want a spanking, I want alone time with Nick, I want to make love with our bedroom door open and be able to make noise if we want to! I am hoping that Nick misses Elis too.

Merry Christmas

I want to wish the very merriest Christmas to all my friends here. I have feelings for everyone who has ever left a comment and to everyone that I have commented on their blog. But I have made very special friends here too. Eva, my dear twin, who made me realize that people out here were as real as anyone in real life and could become just as good a friend. Now I have many, many other friends here and all of you helped to make my 2006 wonderful and I look forward to our visits in 2007. Love and Merry Christmas to all of you CeeCi, Theresa, Suzq, Grace, Paul, Sky, Tiggr, Cassie, Maggie, Sar and Cowboy, Bonnie, Reesa, Snow, Carye, Todd and Suzy, Dave and Cindy and to those I will think to add as soom as I post, and to Nick the best man in the world.

Holiday Meme

I love stealing a good holiday meme at Christmas! Thanks to all those I stole it from. Merry Christmas everyone.

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate.

Egg Nog, I don’t really like hot drinks.

2. Does Santa wrap the presents or just set them under the tree?

He doesn’t wrap, just puts them out. He thought about wrapping everything thing this year but when I told Mollie she was horrified so I guess he won’t be wrapping.

3. Colored or white lights on the tree/house?

We have recently gone to all white.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?

Nope.

5. When do you put up your decorations?

Very small house so I usually wait until the 2nd week in December.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish?

Pumpkin pie!

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child?

Daddy always went into the living room first “to see if Santa left anything”. We were to wait until he turned on the lights. If he did we could come in, if the lights didn’t come on we should just go back to bed. He was going in to get the movie camera and his huge flood lights ready. This continued as long as we lived at home. Once dad snuck out the other door and was headed back to bed, we caught him and sent him back in!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?

What truth?

9. Do you open gifts on Christmas Eve?

We do with Nick’s family. Then the four of us on Christmas morning, later on Christmas day we open with my family.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?

Lots of Hallmark ornaments. Many of these are very special to me. I also have some in cross stitch made by my sister and lots with my kid’s pictures on them when they were little.

11. Snow! Love or Dread it?

I LOVE it! I get to roll over and go back to sleep.

12. Can you ice skate?

Nope and I don’t plan on trying, I like my bones intact and exactly where they are!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?

I loved real baby dolls that I could dress them and change the diapers. I wanted to really make believe it was a real baby. But I also loved toy guns. We have one picture of me at about 7 years old where I have a baby doll in one arm and a machine slung over the other!

14. What is the most important thing about the Holidays for you?

Being with the family.

15. Favorite holiday dessert?

Like I said before, pumpkin pie. Just give me the pie and the whip cream and I’ll skip the rest of the meal.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Having everyone in the family together.

17. What tops your tree?

Usually an angle in a blue dress.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?

Giving, but I am also a big kid and I like receiving too!

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?

What Child is This

20. Candy Canes?

Nope, don’t like them.

Help with the mystery

I know most of us are spending our time in Christmas preparation or enjoying our families, so I know there are few of you out there to help answer the problem that is plaguing me. I know this is a time of wonder, magic, and the mystery of things seen and unseen. Normally that is a great part of Christmas but one mystery is not fun, it’s not wondrous, it’s just plain aggravating! So someone, please someone, tell me how in the heck I can sit at one spot, not move for hours, no one else around, quietly wrapping packages and loose the frigging tape and scissors 10 to 20 times!!! To me this ranks right up there with how Santa gets up and down the chimney and how he makes it to every house in one night. Maybe this doesn’t happen to anyone but me.

Okay I took my break, back to wrapping. If I can find those darn things… wait now where is my pen??

Z End

End of the alphabet. Thanks to CeeCi I have given more thought to the things I was grateful for than I have in a long time. This has been a wonderful concept and I will forever be grateful to her.

Zealous, Zeal, Zest – This is the way everyone should feel about their life. And although my life is not perfect, and I get tired and cranky and ill tempered I still have more of these three Z’s than I have ever had before. For that I am very grateful!

Zicam – This is the product that claims to stop or lessen the effects of the common cold. I’m grateful that it seems to work for me most of the time.

Zinc – The active ingredient in Zicam.

Zoo – The good kind that work to preserve animals and their habitat.

Zero – Very useful for a math teacher.

Zany – Everyone need to act this way from time to time!

Zone – Oh that perfect spanking can really get me in the zone and I love it!!

Zipper – Wouldn’t you hate to deal with buttons all the time?

Zebra – A beautiful animal, wild but loveable, it seems gentle and friendly.

Zucchini – Alright to be completely truthful I am not really grateful for zucchini but Eva seems to like to make soup with it so I will throw it in for her.

ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz – Who doesn’t like a good night’s sleep?

Important Merry Christmas Post

My birthday weekend was absolute wonderful!! It was everything I could have wished for and more and I will definitely blog about it soon but I don’t know exactly when. Meanwhile this post is very important to me and I wanted to post it today!

I read SuzQ post yesterday and I went from there to Theresa both were discussing scaling back some of their usual Christmas activities to lessen stress. This is a great idea but one that can bring on stress of its own if you allow anyone, including yourself to make you feel guilt over this decision. Whether this is your plan or whether you plan to go all out this year I want to point something out to you all.

Many of us have several families, our family, and our spouses’ family, those we work with, those at church. But think about all of us here in blogland, we are family too. We won't be exchanging gifts, I won't be able to eat your cooking, and we don't even know each other's addresses to send cards, and none of us feel slighted about any of this. I love each of my blogger friends and you will be in my thought on Christmas Day along with my other families. Maybe this is a pure form of friendship, we know each other’s hopes and dreams and desires and secrets but all that we expect from each other is understanding and acceptance.

So I will be around some this week. I may post, I may just read. But I will enjoy my family, relax and enjoy the holiday season! I hope you all do the same!!

Wondering

My birthday was superb! It’s not over yet and I hope to give all the details soon but I just wanted to relate a conversation we had with our friends tonight. This is the couple we are closest to in our real lives. He was the best man in our wedding. Let’s call them Bob and Carol. Now some background, Bob and Nick go back to way before I met Nick. Bob is a unique individual. I can’t begin to tell you all about him but he and I have always flirted with each other, the 4 of us would always tease about mate swapping, just crazy stuff. He offered me $100 if I would dance nude on the table once when we all went out together. I was 8 ½ months pregnant at the time. A couple of years back when Carol and I had gone to a baby shower and Nick and Bob went out for a beer Bob turned to Nick and said “When we used to talk about mate swapping, I swear this was not how I pictured it!”

We actually hadn’t seen each other often over the last several months but when we saw them a week or so ago Bob just asked me how thing were going and I told them things were fantastic! Never better. He gave me a long look, I swear he was thinking something but he just grinned and said, “That’s good!” After we ate and visited for a while this evening we were out at the car talking before we left. I showed them the gift my partner at school had gotten me today. It was an outfit to wear tonight; it was a Santa hat and a pair of granny panties, fully decorated with Christmas ornaments, including a small red decorative rope. I mentioned that Mollie's friend had commented that we could use that to tie each other up. Bob jumped right in and said that sounded like a good idea. I said the rope was too rough for my taste. He said “Well you can use softer restraints”.

Then he said “I got to tell you about this couple at work! Both of them work with me, she maybe weigh a hundred pound and her husband no more that one twenty. They are just a little old country couple. But she started telling a co-worker about how she sometimes ties him to the bed and beat his ass with a belt and then rubbed ice on the welts.” Bob and Carol were both laughing like crazy! As were we! He went on “Now you know if a guy is going to let his wife tie him down and beat his ass it because he gets to have a turn himself later. Now you know I find nothing wrong with enjoying the somewhat stranger things in life and if you and Nick told me you were doing this I could believe it” But he said he just could not believe it of this couple. I said “Well you never really know people” then I said “Bobby we got to talk sometime!”

As Nick and I closed the car doors I said to him, “That was the strangest conversation I have ever had in real life! Honey, our friends are definitely spankos!” I’m sure of it because of this and because of a short conversation we had maybe as much as 8 years ago. They talked about naked “massages” using wooded spoons. Carol said “I don’t mean he beats me or anything, but it feels really good.” Well of course at that time my spanko ears tuned in on that at once yet I never said a word to Nick. But we both remembered this conversation. They are one of the closest couples I know and they love spending time together. Well, am I right? We know them well and soon I will be asking!

Thanks Twin

Remind me never to come to you, Eva, looking for sympathy! A little louder sis, not everyone heard my age! I had another post ready for today. But when your best buddy wants to out you as a little old lady, well what can you do?

I emailed her earlier in the week worrying about the folks at work possibly announcing it at school and then she decided to announce it to blogland! Truly I am not a bit bothered by turning 50! I am as happy as I have ever been in my life, but I have, in the past, possibly been just a tiny bit mean to friends and family that are a bit older than I. My only hope is that the day will slip past in the Christmas rush.

Anyway Eva, I especially want to thank you and to tell you I will NEVER forget what you have done today. Trust me on this! Just another thought folks, Eva and I are twins, doesn’t that mean she is 50 too??

PK

When I walked in the living room this morning Nick was grinning. He said better check your site. I said, "Yeah, I saw what Eva posted" he said "no check YOUR site" I'm still asleep and said "well I had to answer her". Then I remembered, she has my password. Nick said, "she's not the only one!" That's when it hit me. CeeCi! But how would she have known it was my birthday?? Never underestimate a twin with a big mouth and access to email!

Although I wasn't planning to tell the world I'll have to say you all have really made my morining! I doubt this many people in my real life will think of my birthday. I will be answering everyone but with a busy weekend it may be a day or so. And that is assuming I can sit at the computer. Thanks everyone, I love you!!

PK

Stolen meme, part two

How much money do you have on you right now? About $6 in my pocket.

What are you drinking? Nothing

Was your mom a cheerleader? No, no way, never.

What's the last letter of your middle name? E

Who did you vote for on American Idol? I didn’t vote, but I liked Taylor Hicks.

How many hours of sleep do you get at night? About 6 hours.

Do you like Care bears? Nope.

What do you buy at the movies? Popcorn and a drink. Well usually I sneak the drink in.

Do you know how to play poker? No.

Do you wear your seat belt? Always since January 1984.

What do you wear to sleep? A queen size bed! That’s all since 3 weeks after I started blogging. I thought it would be too cold this season but so far Nick has kept me warm.

Anything big ever happen in your hometown? Absolute nothing.

How many meals do you eat a day? 2 ½ to 3

Is your tongue pierced? No

What's your favorite NFL team? My what?

Do you like funny or serious people better? I like people who can see the funny side of most things.

Ever been to Vegas? Yes! Of course I was 11 at the time so I may not have gotten the full effect.

Did you eat a cookie today? Not yet , but it’s only 8:00 PM

Do you use cuss words in other languages? No, English works well for me if I really need them.

Do you steal or pay for your music downloads? Pay.

Do you hate chocolate? Yeah, it’s as bad as a spanking.

What do you and your parents fight about the most? They are gone now but really the only thing we fussed about was that they thought I was too bossy as they got older. Didn’t want them to drive, climb into their attic, lift heavy things…

Is anyone mad at or irritated with you right now? Probably, I assigned homework to tonight!

Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Christmas Eve with Nick’s family, Christmas morning with the 4 of us, Christmas afternoon with my family.

What's your favorite preparation for eggs? Scrambled

If you could have any job (assuming you have the skills) what would it be? Professional blogger/bakery taste tester/sex symbol

Are you easy to get along with? Most of the time

What is your favorite time of day? evening

Who was your best girlfriend/boyfriend? When I was a kid her name was Cathy, from the 4th grade throught high school.

Who do you hate? No one, I don’t waste that kind of energy.

Would you ever date your first love again? No but I would love for Nick and I to go out to eat with he and his wife if I ever met up with him again. He was a nice boy.

Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? I have a wonderful husband.

Current mood? Tired.

Stolen meme, part one

This is the meme that several of us have stolen. It's my turn today. I am doing it in two parts too.

* A note to my friends - blogger the butt would not let me comment on most of my usual favorite sites. If you posted yesterday I read it, I just couldn't tell you! Hope to have better luck today!

The phone rings. Who do you want it to be? Just for the fun of conversation I would want it to be Eva.

When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart? Always

In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener? I think I am pretty good at both.

Do you take compliments well? Yes, I say thank you and move on. However, I rarely believe them.

Are you an active person? Nope, not at all, but I wish I was.

If abandoned alone in the wilderness, do you survive? Probably not for very long.

Do you like to ride horses? I did as a kid but I haven’t in years.

Did you ever go to camp as a kid? No way. I was not going to spend time away from my mom.

What was your favorite game as a kid? Anything make-believe. It’s still my favorite game.

A sexy person is pursuing you, but you know that he/she is married, would you? No

Are you judgmental? Not about most things.

Do you like to pursue or be pursued? It’s been so long I can’t remember.

Use three words to describe yourself. Relaxed, content, optimistic

If you had to choose, would you rather be deaf or blind? Pretty nasty things to choose between. I think most people would say deaf knowing how horrible it would be to lose your sight. But my grandmother and later my mother were so hard of hearing that they were so very isolated. Not many took the time to communicate with them. Losing your hearing can really plunge you into loneliness. Being able to communicate by computer would have helped this.

Are you continuing your education? In the real world yes. In education, only when they make me.

Do you know how to shoot a gun? No

How often do you read books? BB (before blogging) about 4 a month. AB one book in 6 months. Oops!

Do you think more about the past, present or future? The present and the future.

What is your favorite children's book? I’ll love you forever; I’ll like you for always.

Have you kissed any of your MySpace friends? Oh yes! I only got a myspace to be able to go into my children’s site. They are my only friends on there and I’ve kissed them both.

How tall are you? 5’3”

Where is your ideal house located? In the mountains with a sunset view.

Boxers, briefs, thongs, panties, or grannies? Get off my back about the granny panties already!!

Last person you talked to? Nick

Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth? Yes, it fun.

When was the last time you were at Olive Garden? About 3 years ago.

What are your keys on your key chain for? The house, my car, Nick’s car, my room at school and my parent’s house.

Where was the furthest place you traveled today? Christmas shopping about 20 miles from home.

Where is your current pain? I’m good right now, thanks

Do you like mustard? NO

Do you prefer to sleep or eat? I depends whether I am hungry or sleepy.

Do you look like your mom or dad? My dad.

How long does it take you in the shower? Is Nick home or not? No not that! If he is home about 10 minutes, if he isn’t maybe a half hour, ‘till it starts to drip into the basement.

Can you do a split? Not in this lifetime.

What movie do you want to see right now? Charlotte’s Web.

What did you do for New Year's? Stayed home with Mollie and Nick.

Do you think "The Grudge" was scary? Absolute! Of course I didn’t see it but I definitely think it was. If not lots of people wasted their money.

What was the cause of your last accident? I can't remember for sure but I imagine it was coughing, sneezing or laughing - or trying to do all three at once! Okay the younger crowd won't get this, but sadly most of you will!

Next to last folks -- Y Day!

I can say that Y is easier than X and I am trying not to think ahead to Z. This is what I came up with for this week.

Yellow – Come on, it’s such a happy color. You just got to smile when you see it.

Yard – Our back yard is pretty nice. Pretty big, surrounded by trees, we have just redone the pool. It really nicer out there than in the house.

Y-axis – I mentioned the X-axis last week, I thought that this was only fair.

Yesterday – I like the way I am now better than the way I used to be. But I know that all my yesterdays got me to where I am today and I am grateful for them.

Year – This has been the best year of my life. I am so looking forward to what is to come.

Y-chromosome – I’m glad for Nick’s!

Yelp – I am grateful for things that make me yelp!

Youth – I don’t have as much as I used to, but I have enough for now.

Yahoo – One of my windows to the world. The way I communicate with many of my friends.

Yogurt – I like it and it is good for you! Yeah, I don’t want to hear it Eva, go eat a brussels sprout!

You – I am grateful for every one of you.

Yankee – While my grandmother, who was born in 1880, spins in here grave, I will admit that I am most grateful for the friendship of one particular Yankee!

Yuletide – A Merry Christmas to you all!

You gotta read these...

I rarely promote other blogs. I guess I think that if someone found my blog they already know about all the others. I keep telling myself that I do not have time to read more blogs – enough already! The ones I read, I want to read daily and when someone post something that I really like I want to comment! All this takes time and I want to write some too. But these three blogs that I want to tell you about are too good for anyone to miss!

Reesa Roberts. Now Reesa is a fantastic writer I can’t tell which is better her real life accounts about her and her husband or the wonderful fiction she shares with us one day at a time that brings me eagerly to see what is going to happen next! Although she has not been blogging long she had been writing for a while and on her site you can find where to go to get all her wonderful stories. She is a most skilled writer. If you haven’t been reading up to now, jump in quick and go back and real it all. This blog is well worth the time!

His to Spank, His to Love is the story of Dave and Cindy. They are just wonderful! Although they have the challenge of a long distance relationship it doesn’t take much reading to know how very much they mean to each other and how well they do spend their time together whenever they can. Not only are their posts and pictures fantastic their comments on other blogs are thoughtful and insightful! This blog is also new enough to go back and read everything! One word of warning – if your spanker reads blogs also considered yourself warned, Dave has a great many ideas!! Some you many not want shared with the spanker in your life! LOL

Spanky loves Kallisto is the blog of two delightful people who have been happily married for many years. They are now sharing their spanking lifestyle with the rest of us out here in blogland. I love reading them because they seem a lot like Nick and I. To the outer world a nice, ordinary middle aged couple who in real life are avid spanko with a fantastic sex life. They may have been spanking for a while but again the blog is fairly new. It is just great! The love they have for each other just makes me happy as I see what a long term spanking relationship can do for a couple.

Now of course as we approach Christmas days are getting busier and busier so not many of us will be able to post something new each day. This gives me some time to catch up on my reading. Should you have any extra reading time these three blogs that are truly worth the read!