So Prepare . . . React Innocently . . . Nethertheless Grow
I really wanted to see if my camera could focus, on anything but pictures of food.
I found new life.
My eyes watered the entire time!
Ahhhh spring.
This large tree is dead . . . but new life is found there!
Do you know what the above pic is? It is a Christmas plant that is still blooming after 2 years!
and finally . . .
Some people are happy wherever they find themselves.
SPRING . . .
simple, poised, renewed, intense, nutured, grace
I realize that naming this section of my site, GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND WRITE . . . has simply failed me . In fact, a few people that shall remain nameless (Berta ) have reminded me tactfully of this fact. I think I’m grateful for a life too boring to write about! Days back, weeks ago . . .well at least a year ago, I was tagged. It’s genealogy people, and I dismissed it and played too busy to respond. I’ve not been tagged since. It’s my procrastination punishment. This was it, genealogy that must be recorded and written down for future lineage of Jonna. Poor souls . . .
Jonna – ology
1. I try everyday to eliminate sugar from my diet. Every day has been a head hung failure.
2. I’m at peace when I’m home. I don’t like crowds. In fact, I’d rather not leave the house at all.
3. I’m 9 years younger than my sweet husband. This is good – he can never call me OLD!
4. I have a nervous habit…I can’t stop wiggling and tensing my toes. I also realize how weird that must sound. By evening, I feel like I have shin splints up my legs, and NO…..this does NOT stem from my childhood.
5. I love a clean house, and clutter makes my skin crawl. I’d rather clean toilets than do yard work. Feel free to use my toilets, cuz they are clean.
6. I play the piano, and taught lessons for years, taught dance and I also owned a hair and nail Salon. You’d never guess that by looking at my own pathetic hair and nails. (I must do something with my heels as well . . . crap . . . spring has sprung.
***********FOODOLOGY***************
What is your salad dressing of choice? Blue cheese – go figure it’s the most fattening.
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?Chiz’s in St. Anthony. Do bar-stools count? If I don’t feel like inhaling my food, while onlookers stare . . . that hurry yourself up look………I take it to go and sit-down in my car. HA!
What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? PIZZA – morning, noon and night.
What are your pizza toppings of choice? Canadian Bacon and Pineapple
What do you like to put on your toast? Butttttttttttttttttter. Need I say more.
***********TECHNOLOGY***************
How many televisions are in your house? 3 (family room, living room, bedroom)
What color is your cell phone? Red, and it sucks.
Are you computer savvy? Yes, I know how to blog and waste ample amount of time doing it.
***************BIOLOGY******************
Are you right-handed or left-handed? Right
************BULLCRAPOLOGY**************
If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? I believe so . . . I would “live like I was dying”
If you could change your name, what would you change it to? My name is a little different. I was named after my Dad (JON). I love my Dad, so I think I will keep my name….even though very few people pronounce it correctly. I answer to anything though.
Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? NO…I already suffer with stomach aches. I think this question belongs in the category below!
How many pairs of flip flops do you own? 2 pair - That reminds me . . . a couple of weeks ago, the prayer giver in Sac. mtg., flip flopped her way clear up to the podium. It was flipping annoying!
Last person you talked to? Myself…..you tend to do that when you’re the only one home.
Last person you hugged? My favorite husband.
Holiday? Christmas
Day of the week? Tuesday. (I clean really hard on Monday, so Tuesday looks pretty darn good)
Month? July – It marks another year of marriage. (Thirty one big ones)
Mood? Anxious….but happy. I’m always anxious – WHY?
What are you listening to? My keyboard as I type, and 150 ticking clocks.
Worrying about? What don’t I worry about?
***************RANDOMOLOGY*****************
First place you went this morning? Downtown to get groceries in the rain and the wind. Spent $150.00. Nothing to make for dinner.
Do you smile often? Yes…smile lines never leave the face at fifty!
Sleeping Alone Tonight? I better not be! (My husbands never slept on the couch because he was mad at me. We have a King Size bed….ha ha)
It’s after ten o’clock in the evening and the phone rings. Who will it be? Wood. That’s what I call him. It either about snowmobiling or motorbiking.
If you could change your eye color what would it be? My eyes are hazel, but I think I would like them to be Dark Brown. Who cares about the color, I would just like them to focus!
If you could have a body part altered, sucked or botoxed, which part would it be? Well…..I don’t have boobs, but at my age that’s o.k. Had they been big….they would be sagging by now, and they’re not . . . Nothing to sag. Take that you big boobed woman out there! So…..I would have a little lipo on the thighs. I certainly wouldn’t be making my lips look like a swarm of hornets attacked me.
Do you own a digital camera? Yes – A Nikon D-90 It mostly likes food.
Do you have a pet?Nope…I like Dogs though. We’ve had Saint Bernard’s as pets . . . that’s a lot of pet!
What’s on your wish list for your birthday? OH CRAP . . . don’t remind me.
Can you do push ups?Yes, but not many. I usssssssed to have very strong arms. I could beat all my brothers and their friends in an arm wrestle. No kidding.
What are you looking forward to? My Dad to feel better.
Do you have an accent? I don’t think I do. Just a frog in my throat. He lives there permanently.
Plans tomorrow? Maybe piloting a bailer for my husband…..now doesn’t that just sound like loads of fun?
Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? Yes, on a few occasions. Thank goodness for a new day, and a kick in the butt.
Name 3 things you bought today: grapes, Scrubbin bubbles to keep my toilets clean, pork loin.
Have you ever been given roses? Yes, but not near as many as my daughters received through the years. Spoiled girls!
Current worry? My toes that are twitching as I type. Kids.
So, now I’m supposed to pass this award on to 7 people. I enjoy so many people’s blogs, so if you are reading this, consider yourself awarded and tagged!!! For now, jonna-ology is now complete.
Thank you for sharing. I linked over from your food site. It’s fun to learn a little about the person who makes me hungry all the time.
Jonna, you have a terrific sense of humor. I try to write anything witty and I end up feeling like a big dope! 
Thanks for sharing!
~ingrid
Mom you are just hilarious! I loved reading that so much. Some of them I could have pinpointed, and some threw me for a loop. I love how you added humor to most of them…and then it made me emotional when it asked you what you looked forward to. I hope Grandpa is feeling better as!!! I will try and do this asap. I wish that you would do more posts like this. I love reading your answers. I just think your amazing! Maybe for your 31 anniversary, dad will let you get a new lawn mower. I think you need to do a post about the little Honda. That would be something hilarious for everyone to read! I love you mom!
LOL! You are a hoot! Loved this!!!!
I just about peed my pants when I read this:
“How many pairs of flip flops do you own? 2 pair – That reminds me . . . a couple of weeks ago, the prayer giver in Sac. mtg., flip flopped her way clear up to the podium. It was flipping annoying! ”
YAY! Someone else who thinks the same as me about the inappropriateness of flip flops at church! ; D
WE have so much in common. Thanks for this.
Oh boo. Now I’m tagged got I read all the way to the bottom. ; S
I will post soon.
WOULD YOU PLEASSSSSSSSSSE GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND WRITE MORE?????!!!!! . . . I mean, is that asking too much! . . . well if you’re baking me some cookies, I’ll totally understand!
Why did you blame dad??? Thats so funny!!!
Jessicas Kayden is getting baptised this saturday, and he called and asked me to play the songs for his program. I more then happily abliged to do this. IT WAS SO NICE to HAVE to sit at my piano and play. I LOVE it so muchm but when I do I have 20 extra fingers clunking at the keys…it really takes the fun away. IF ONLY…I had practiced like you asked, and IF ONLY I hadn’t challenged you tooth and nail everytime we had to practice. IF ONLY…but I am so grateful that I can sit down and play the little that I can, I just wish it wasn’t so little. I LOVE to listen to you play. It makes me feel so good inside. I just admire your ability to still challenge yourself, although I really don’t think there is anything you can’t play. I hope that my 3 like the piano, and stick with it. I love that picture of Addi…she looks like a natural sitting at that baby grand. But, I do have to say that she is only still 2…soon enough though, she will be 3!
SO FUNNY – not the power going out – but, I never thought of blaming hubby – I’ll have to remember that. SWEET POST! Beautiful photo AND YES, I’d love to listen to you play the piano for two hours AND blame hubby!!!!!
The fact that I’m now posting to “Get Off Your Butt and WRITE” . . . almost seems like a miracle to me. I know, it’s just a blog, but moving files from Blogger to WordPress.Org is a daunting process, for someone who knows absolutely NOTHING about hosting your own website!
I’ve learned some big lessons over the weekend. Here’s a run down of happenings . . . and deleted happenings!
Bluehost comes to my rescue . . . they didn’t even make me feel like a newbie . . . EXCELLENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT!
I should be cleaning right now, and will be in just a few more minutes. I changed my personal blog name, cuz it goes along with my baking theme. It’s simply a good reminder for me to Journal more, and take note of daily happenings. I hope you come back often, as I intend to be a bit more prompt posting on this Get Off Your Butt and WRITE site!
Remember that I’m easy to find: http://justgetoffyourbuttandbake.com and now http://justgetoffyourbuttandwrite.com
I’ll be back after I clean my house….ugg
Jonna
Have you ever considered making your blog into a book and SELLING it?! I would (hands down!) buy it in a heart beat! It would save me so much paper and ink. Plus the running back and forth from the kitchen to the computer desk.
Just sayin’!
I have become a cooking genious thanks to you!
Tami
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by Jonna
Lovely photos, Jonna!
~ingrid
Jonna – LOVE all your photos and thoughts! Your blurry tree-photo is very cool. Did you zoom in while taking the photo! Nice job. KEEP UP THE POSTING – your posterity THANKS YOU for it!!!!! Plus, I love reading and looking!!!
Those pictures are just incredible. I LOVE the one of the tree with the blur. So neat. Hopefully Spring has sprung for real this time and it isn’t just teasing us again.
I wonder why this blog doesn’t update on my blog roll…I think that is really weird!