"Look Mommy I look like you" I couldn't live without my velcro rollers!
Hawaiian shirt, bulldog shorts and Camo boots, good to go right? But he did it himself!
I am thinking he didn't like the email he got? This is a old keyboard and he insisted on taking it in the car. I gave in, I just wanted to get the show on the road! 
2. You watched the Pound Puppies.
3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Belair " ...and can do the "Carlton".
4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake scented dolls. (they really did smell good)
9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock ".
10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and "spokey-dokes" or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.
11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales ". (Woo ooh!)
12. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.13. When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " on the big screen... and still know the turtles names.
15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
17. You played the game "MASH ". (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
19. L.A. Gear... need I say more.
20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM " in Kindergarten. (She's truly outrageous)
21. You remember reading "Tales of a fourth grade nothing " and all the Ramona books.
22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF". (LOVE this movie)
23. You wanted to be a Goonie. (Goodness another favorite movie!...)
24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us... head-to-toe)
25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was only female smurf? Why was she the only female?
27. You took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.
28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
29. You still get the urge to say "NOT " after every sentence.
30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.
31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hookup.
33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (and like #24, probably in neon colors, too)Gosh weren't these awaful, I got the worst blisters from them.
35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"
36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"
37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.
42. You remember Popples.
43. "Don't worry, be happy"
44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.
45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do...getting yelled at by "younger hip" members of the family)
46. "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK "
47. You remember boom boxes. and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
48. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.
49. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!"
50. You remember watching "Rainbow Bright" and "My Little Pony Tales "
51. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
52. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
53. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool... and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB".
54. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell ", the ORIGINAL class.
55. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
56. You just sang those words to yourself.
57.You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.
58. Homemade Levi shorts. (the shorter the better)
59. You remember when mullets were cool!
60. You had a mullet!
61. You still sing "We are the World"
62. You tight rolled your jeans or we called it pegged!
63. You owned a bannana clip. (you know I did in every color!)
64. You remember "Where's the Beef?"
65. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about Willis?"
66. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
67. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head,aren't you!
Family:
Husband: William age 41, Catherine age 6 and Connor 12 (
almost 13!!)
Catherine look at her medals!!
How did you start blogging?
I’ve always loved writing. I made a decision on New Year’s Eve 08 to commit to writing in some form at least 3-4x weekly in 2009. I thought the blog forum would be a great way for my family and friends to keep up with us. I also felt I would be more accountable to my writing commitment with this forum. Now I’m hooked!
If you are a parent do you have a parenting philosophy?
*Never lose faith in yourself. *If you can believe it, you can achieve it.
*The Golden Rule ~ Treat others as you would like to be treated.
*Don’t be afraid to speak your truth even if it’s unpopular.
I am here to create a structured, loving place for my kids to discover who they are, surround them with love and teach them to be self sufficient, loving human beings. I want them to be proud of who they are, healthy and live life with joy.
You will never find me without......
A book !
Day job:
Stay~at~home Mom,
Black Crow Boutique is a whimsical Halloween themed boutique filled with enchanted needfuls for your haunted home! We will be opening on Etsy soon and re-launching our website in a few months! We have lots of new things in store this year! Some of our new collections include “Toile-a-ween”, “Pink-a-boo”, “Shabby Eek!”, “Three Witches Café” and “Goblin Hollow”! We are very excited about the upcoming season! Here is a link to see a wee bit of what we’re offering this fall, click HERE
Favorite Stuff:
Music: Coldplay, Michael Buble, Celtic Music, James Taylor, Instrumentals, The Killers, Phil Vassar, Steven Curtis Chapman, ABBA, Beatles…I really love it all!
Food: Pizza, Greek food, Cupcakes
Tv/ Movies:
TV~ Lie To Me, Burn Notice, True Blood, Royal Pains, Style Network, Food Network, and HGTV (I haven’t been watching much TV lately!)
Movies ~ Love Actually, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Enchanted, Pride and Prejudice
Reading: Harry Potter, anything by Wayne Dyer, The Thirteenth Tale, Sookie Stackhouse series, any book, really!
If you had to wear a T-shirt with your favorite saying on it what would it be?
“It is what it is!” (I have a few others, but I say this all the time!)
Favorite stores to shop at
Kitson (online), Sephora, Target, Anthropologie, Talbots, Kohls, Borders
If you could trade with a blogger for the day who would it be and please provide the link.
I would love to trade places with you! I love your creativity and your fabulous style! ( oh man how sweet is this, love ya Dawn!
Other good stuff from Dawn:
We are currently spending lots of time learning about Irish culture since Catherine is very involved in Irish step~dancing. She’s recently started the competition circuit and really loving it!
We also love playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band with Connor. He’s amazing with the guitar! He can play songs on his “real” guitar just by listening to a song a few times…he doesn’t even need to read the music!
I really need to put these kids and their talents to work for me! lol!
Happy Sunday friends, enjoy the day!
We are fortunate to live very close to The Henry Ford, it is such a great place to step back in time. You can see in the pictures that Will was really enjoying playing with some good old fashioned toys, you know the kind made of wood and that do not make any NOISE! Don't you find that kids often have the most fun with simple things like empty boxes and laundry baskets.
Hubby and my brother.
Waiting to run the bases.
What is your blogging philosophy?
Blogging has definitely taken a lot of my time, so right now I think I need to be careful with my time management. But the most important thing for me when I blog is to share my life here in the Faroe Islands first with my family and friends, and second to other people in the world.
You will never find me without......
a book
Day job: Stay at home wife =) I am waiting for my resident permit to come through, and till then I can't work
Favorite Stuff:
Music: gospel
Food: NOODLES!!
Tv/ Movies: I don't really watch TV, but I do love movies, especially the ones based on true stories. I also love the Lords of the Rings
Reading: I read pretty much everything, but I especially love those by The Thoenes (Christian novels).
If you had to wear a T-shirt with your favorite saying on it what would it be?
I make mistakes. God doesn't. He made me.
Favorite stores to shop:
Bónus - it's a local supermarket here that sells sushi and Thai instant noodles! Can't find them anywhere else in the whole country!
Amel – she is an Indonesian married to a Finnish guy and is currently living in Finland.
http://ailema4ever.blogspot.com/
Will and Ellie (his girl's doggie)
