A Beautiful Voice Joins the Angels in Song

Ms. Deanna Kay Purdum, 38, of Mount Airy, died Monday, January 8, 2007, from
complications of breast cancer.
Born September 11, 1968, in Silver Spring, she was the beloved daughter of Janet
W. Thompson of Thurmont and Jeffrey M. Purdum of Frederick.
Surviving, besides her parents, are two children, Jared M. Purdum and Holly N.
Warholic; loving stepfather, Joseph A. Thompson of Thurmont; one sister, Suzanne
Sondberg; and one brother, Michael W. Purdum, both of Damascus; two
stepbrothers, Michael Thompson of Gaithersburg and Daniel Thompson of
Poolesville; one stepsister, Jessica Thompson of Blacksburg, Va.; and numerous
aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call on Sunday, Jan. 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Molesworth-Williams
Funeral Home, 26401 Ridge Road, Damascus, where a celebration of her life will
begin at 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to an education fund for her
children. Please mail contributions to Deanna Purdum education fund c/o Sandy
Spring National Bank, 26250 Ridge Road, Damascus, MD 20872.

Happy New Year!

For the first time, I made some "resolutions".
I don't plan on losing weight, exercising more, or being more organized.
I have a few vague ideas of things that might be different this year, although I'm not telling you what they are. Announcing your resolutions is like tattooing a guy's name on your tush. A guaranteed failure.
Usually my feeling of newness occurs in September. Leftover schoolishness probably.
This year, January really does feel new, maybe it's the warm temps.
Today Em pointed out the Cherry Trees to me. They were blossoming.
They feel the newness also.
P.S. My spell check recommends changing schoolishness to ghoulishness. HA!

Thanks Diana!

Glad it wasn't a visual

Overheard from the next aisle in Target:
"I wish you would stop pinching my nipples."

Things that make you go "Hmmm."

I'm an original!!

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 0 people with my name in the U.S.A. how/'>http://howmanyofme.com">How many have your name?

mesquared

4 jobs I’ve had:
1. Plastic Surgery Technician
2. Soldier
3. factory worker
4. Waitress

4 movies I can watch over and over:
1. The Princess Bride
2. Flashdance
3. Star Wars
4. From Dusk til Dawn

4 places I’ve lived:
1. Bethesda, MD
2. Gaithersburg, MD
3. Germantown,MD
4. Kearneysville, WV

4 TV shows I love:
1. The Colbert Report
2. Ed, Edd, and Eddie
3. Good Eats
4. Napa Style

4 places I’ve vacationed:
1. Israel
2. Grand Caymen
3. San Diego
4. Tortola, BVI

4 of my favorite dishes:
1. My Chili
2. Linguini with clam sauce
3. Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
4. Bagel, cream cheese and lox

4 sites I visit almost daily:
1. my mail box
2. Unschooling.info
3. Destructomatch on Neopets
4. at least one blog

4 places I would rather be now
1. Nowhere
2.
3.
4. :o)

4 things I did this weekend:
1. Drank coffee and listened to India.Arie
2. went on a date with my hubby
3. worked
4. swept the floor

Tag, you’re it!

Two! Two! Two bundles of fun!!

So my darling Brother David and Beautiful sister in law Sonia had TWO babies last week. Double the fun, double the lack of sleep.
I know, I'm horrible that I am just now getting around to posting about it.
I'm still waiting for pictures, and I really really want to go hold them and smell their tiny toes and heads but I have way too much stuff going on. I feel really guilty.
Their names are Nathaniel Widman Hall (that's the boy) he was 7 pounds 12 ounces born at 10:06 pm on October 1 and Isabelle Widman Hall, born one minute later weighing in at 4 pounds 15 ounces.
Aren't they Bee-YOO-tee-full?

The prodigal son returns

No not my son. My brother Bruce (my mother's prodigal child) is heading up the blue Ridge Parkway as I type. He and his family are on a 6 month cross country vacation. They took the kids out of school (! Whooda thunkit?) and packed up their 40 foot RV and have been traveling gypsies since July. Today around 4:00 they should be pulling up the steep hill we live on. Tomorrow I take my neice Melissa to the barn with us for riding lessons and we'll find out if we can trail ride or something on Friday. I doubt I will since last Friday I could hardly move due to the CRAZY lesson I had the day before. I've got a bit of cleaning to do before they get here, of course. Friday we'll eat crabs, Jenna is coming over and hopefully MamaLala and her DH.
Should be a good week.

Why I unschool (The first installment)

I unschool because I like being with my children.
I unschool because I like to goof off.
I unschool because I hate for my children to have to ask to go to the bathroom.
I unschool because I want my children to explore their passions.
I unschool because growth is self paced.
I unschool because I want to see my children learn for the sake of learning, rather than for a scratch n' sniff sticker.
I unschool because we like to sleep till we're done.
I unschool because it is natural.
I unschool because my children's interests are what is important.
I unschool because I never have to say "It's time to stop playing video games and get some math done!"
I unschool because I learned that are really are no "have to's", only choices.
I unschool because it's the best way for my children to Be Who They Are.
I unschool because I can relax.
I unschool because learning is everywhere.

I'm Baaaaaack!
I almost forgot I had one of theese! Well, can't let Squidman have all the creativity in the family so I'm blogging. Today at least.
So here's how lame I am, copying from his blog a quiz:
LADIES: Turned ON or OFF when a guy:
-Rides a skateboard: off
-Dresses like a baller: like a WhAT?
-Dresses like a surfer: off
-Dresses in all black: on
-Plays a musical instrument: on
-Sings: on
-Is shorter than you: on if he's confident enough for me to wear heels
-Is taller than you: on if much taller
-Wears braces: off
-Has chapped lips: off
-Has green eyes: off
-Has blue eyes: on
-Has brown eyes:on
-Has long hair:on
-Drinks alcohol: in moderation
-Smokes cigarettes: doesn't matter
-Smokes pot: on
-Has brown hair: on
-has black hair: -on
Has blonde hair: off
-Has red hair: off
-Works out: on
-steroid type workout: definately off
-Smiles a lot: on
-Thinks kids are cool and fun: on
-Calls you just to say hi: on
-Is a deep thinker: on
-Lets you know he was thinking about you:on
-Compliments you: on
-Shaves his legs: yuck
-Has facial hair: off (maybe a soul patch)
-Wears eyeliner: nah
-European: off
-Has piercings/gauges: on
-Has tattoos: on
-Has a deep voice: on
-Smaller feet then you: off, you know what they say
-Bigger feet then you: on
-Has his own ride: At my age? he better or he's a loser.