Favorites + Jerelene's tag finished + Winner's tomorrow

Let's start with a few little favorites (my camera was being VERY bad, so I didn't get more favorites for today...maybe it was feeling bad because Bernie is missing her camera? Hmmm...just what I need a sympathetic camera that won't download because a fellow camera is 'kidnapped' or in trouble!)

So sorry about the picture not being good, but I tried several times and this is the best I could get. Wanda, could you please drop by and help me here? This is a porcelain basket with white flowers that my mother's good friend Josephine gave to me when I was only 14 or 15...it's really so pretty and one of the few things I have left from her. Jo had no children of her own and my mother befriended her when she was in dire straights, then Jo met and married a very wealthy man and she always remembered me with something on special occasions. I treasure her thoughtfulness and promise to get a better picture.

Here is another treasure from my mom's mom, my grandmother in Nebraska who I saw only in the summer and not too many summers before she passed. It is a painted egg in the original basket she sent it to me when I was just a little girl, so it has some age on it for sure!

Yet another view of it (guess I need to take these things OUT of the China cabinet to get clearer pictures):

Now for the tag from Jerelene (so sorry, Jerelene, but the guessing and awards got me waaaayyy behind!) If anyone reading this would like to delight us with this info on yourself, please copy and paste into your next post and then change the answers (unless mine are just on target for you):

1. Color **** top three= green, orange, red

2. Dessert****chocolate almond ice cream

3. Smell****the way the house smells on Thanksgiving..turkey, stuffing, warm veggies, hot rolls, and PUMPKIN PIE (this is copied from Jerelene as it's right on target for me too)!!

4. Flower****How does a flower fanatic choose? Roses, gardenias, carnations, daisies, poppies, blue flax... (someone stop me!!)

5. Animal****Yet another tough one...definitely all baby animals...dogs, cats, bunnies, horses, giraffes, panda bears, owls, all birds...guess this proves that I am related to Noah!

6. Month****April & May for the beginning of Spring

7. Beverage****water with lemon and also 1% milk

8. Pair of shoes**** flip flops when it's warm and clogs when its cold

9. Snack****chocolate chip cookies & lately potato chips (yikes)

10. Song****The Hawaiian Wedding Song by Andy Williams, Let There Be Peace ( a song we sing in church) and How Great Thou Art

11. Book****The bible, along with uplifting books, information packed books and mysteries

12. Fruit**** Strawberries, bananas, green grapes, watermelon, fuji apples, peaches, pears...

13. Hairstyle**** down with soft curls and a band around my head

14. Piece of clothing****This really old 'skort' dress that I can slip on and do yard work or whatever, but now too tattered looking to go to the store in any more.

15. Store to clothes shop****Kohls

16. Season****Spring, but I do love them all for special things they bring..

17. Hobby****Blogging, knitting, reading, gardening, crocheting, studying new languages.

18. Things to collect****Nativity sets...now specifically unusual ones as I have sooo many!

19. Movie****I love all the Disney movies, but The Ultimate Gift was so good and for hilarity Liar, Liar.

20. Restaurant****Outback, Cracker Barrel and Olive Garden

Tonight I will be writing down every one's name and doing the drawing for prizes for the 100th post thing and the guessing!

Here are some cute signs and a few funny jokes:

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The kids filed back into class Monday morning.They were very excited. Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then share with the class how they were successful.Little Mary led off, "I sold girl scout cookies and I made $30," she said proudly, "my sales approach was to appeal to the customer's civil spirit and I credit that approach for my success.""Very good," said the teacher.

Little Sally was next, "I sold magazines," she said, "I made $45 and I explained to everyone that magazines would keep them abreast of current events.""Very good, Sally," said the teacher.

Eventually, it was Little Johnny's turn. The teacher held her breath. Little Johnny walked to the front of the classroom and dumped a box full of cash on the teacher's desk. "$2,467" he said."$2,467!" cried the teacher, "What in the world were you selling?""Toothbrushes," said Little Johnny."Toothbrushes?" echoed the teacher, "How could you possibly sell enough toothbrushes to make that much money?"

"I found the busiest corner in town," said Little Johnny, "I set up a chocolate chip cookie stand and gave everybody who walked by a free sample.They all said, “This tastes like POOP!" Then I replied, “It is. Wanna buy a toothbrush?!!"

*****

How To Ask A Man To Do Something

Always remember these six important rules when asking a man to do something:

1. Make sure the man is conscious.

2. Crash the hard drive on his computer and line the bird cage with the sports section.

3. Be brief! Limit your nagging speech to two, three hours, max.

4. Reward him for cooperative behavior. Offer to cook him something that doesn't have a peel-back cover.

5. Punish him when he refuses to cooperate. Microwave his remote on high power for 55 minutes. Rotate 1/4 turn, and microwave again for another 35 minutes.

6. Use "would you" or "will you" instead of "you'd better" or "do as I say and no one will get hurt."

(Actually, those are kind of sad...think a smooch, a hug and some nice words would work better...then, if that doesn't work, frozen marbles down his back ought to do the trick!)

~~~Heavenly Father, I thank You for the blessings of favorite things that bring sweet and cherished memories.