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Mon Funday - Looking Out My Front Door

Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch.
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin',

Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my back door.

There's a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels.
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
A dinosaur Victrola list'ning to Buck Owens.

Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my back door.

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon?
Doo, doo doo.
Wond'rous apparition provided by magician.

Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my back door.

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon?
Doo, doo doo.
Bother me tomorrow, today, I'll buy no sorrows.

Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my back door.

Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
Bother me tomorrow, today, I'll buy no sorrows.

Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my back door.

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Front door ???   Back door ???

The topic for today's Fun Monday is "Our Front Door."

Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my front door.

 

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Fun Monday or Whatever Day It Is: Favorite Food

Today's Mon Funday is being hosted by Little Debbie.  She has asked us to post about our favorite food.

My favorite food is Comfort Food. 

Actually, she asked us to do this  LAST Monday.  I had my Veterans' Day post up and running and truly planned to post about food on Tuesday but turned around twice and here it is almost a week later.

Somewhere I have photos but they've gone missing, so just use your imagination.

I ate these 'comfort foods'  when I was a kid. Still do. Growing up in the boondocks of 'Okrahoma' meant that we didn't go to town to buy groceries very often.  Usually on Saturdays, but sometimes every other Saturday.  We shopped at S&S Grocery Store.  The S's stood for Stephenson.  If you've never heard about one of the largest donations ever made to Oklahoma University, read here.

That meant by the end of the week, there might not be much left in the cabinets or 'ice box,' as we called it.

Many, many times we had breakfast-for-supper.  I loved having a pancake swimming in syrup with a piece of bacon at night.  (We called dinner - supper in Okrahoma.)

Biscuits and gravy was another favorite of mine.  Mom could make the best gravy of anyone I ever knew.  It was perfect everytime and she never measured anything.  If we didn't have milk for the gravy, we had biscuits and Black Strap Molasses.

When the groceries were low, we had peanut butter and banana sammiches.  Or san-fins as my oldest daughter called them.   Mom would use a fork to mash up the banana, mix in the peanut butter, and slather it on a piece of bread.  We called it a fold-over because we usually had one piece of bread for each of us. 

Then there was the staple:  cornbread.  We either buttered it and smeared on homemade jelly, but if there was milk in the ice box, we crumbled it in a glass of milk.  I loved very cold milk with warm cornbread swimming in it. 

One of my favorites was mayonaise sandwiches.  Yup.  Just a piece of bread with good 'ole mayo on it.  I thought my mom was a great cook when she made these.

We also had chili and Saltine Crackers.  And, a bowl of canned peaches on the side.  The sweet and the salty. 

Sometimes we just had dessert.  During the summer, this meant homemade banana ice cream.  I ate mine with potato chips.  Again . . . the sweet and the salty.

Probably my favorite meal was chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, and canned biscuits.

Or, red beans, fried potatoes, spinach, pepper sauce, and cornbread.   Usually we had something called Wacky Cake with this meal which is something close to a Sheet Cake but not as flat.  

And last, but not least, my favorite comfort food is banana pudding.  Not the kind of pudding from a box but the kind that is made from scratch.  The kind where you stand and stir and stir and stir to keep it from sticking and burning.  The pudding is really vanilla with sliced bananas and vanilla wafers layered in.  The more vanilla wafers, the better.  Eating it while it's warm is heaven.  If there's any left over the next day, and  if the bananas have started to turn brown, that's when I push them aside and just eat the pudding and the cookies.

 

Night of the Living-Dead...Bride and Groom

 Since this was first posted on October 27, 2008, a few of us  a few thousand of us  a few million of us have become familiar with something called Facebook.

Here is  my Halloween Costume for 2011:

Oops !  There appears to be a wardrobe malfunction with this one.

After a quick call to tech-support, the problem was rectified.

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If you scroll down just a bit, you may find ideas for you Halloween costume this year. 

Monday, October 27 means that in only four days the little munchkins will be knock knock knocking on my front door saying things like, "Treat or Treat...Smell my Feet...Give Me Something Good to Eat !  And what a suprise they will get when they try to eat what Swampy gives them.

It also means that Mon Funday has descended upon us again. Today's hostess-widda-mostess is Sayre at Sayre Smiles.  Her challenge for us today is this:

Tell us about your favorite Halloween as a kid (pictures, if you have them!), and show us your costume for this year. If you're not dressing up, show us a picture of a pumpkin carving that really tickled your fancy or how you decorated your house.

So, trek your way over to Sayre's Place and see what all the hobgoblins are doing today.

My post today is a sincere attempt to follow the Mon Funday rules. It contains a variety of FASHION FELONIES that I photographed at Hope's Night of the Living Dead Bride and Groom party. So pour yourself a cup of your favorite brew, sit down, and enjoy the style show.

 

Oh, you may need a machete to whack your way through the cobwebs as we enter.

 

Meet our gracious host and hostess, the Dead Bride and Groom. (No pun intended !)
Do they appear to be a bit out-of-focus?  So, what ARE you drinking from your cauldron?

 

This may clear things up a bit.

  

Tina Turner and whatever the heck this dude is, seemed to be enjoying themselves.  Is it just me, or does he resemble a Dalamatian with dread locks?

   

Oh, look ! Tina has moved on from Groovey Dalamtian Dude to Joe the Plumber. Geez, I hope that's a NEW plunger.

Real men don't eat quiche wear pink and look at life through rose-colored glasses.

 

Not sure what Anne Bonney looked like, but there's no doubt she probably wasn't this pretty.

  

This guitar came dressed with a floppy straw hat, black wig, and someone's face and arm. 

 

The Groovey Dalmatian is now swimming around with A Mermaid.
(Is someone singing "Who Let the Dogs Out?")

Someone DID "Let the Dogs Out !" 
This is Angel who came as herself but someone stole her halo.

 

A Horny M & M ?  I may never eat another M & M !

 

This couple came as An Oxymoron !

 

No party is complete without a Zebra...

 

...or two...and...

 

... a Witch...

 

...and a Firemanwoman !

 

This was one of the more elaborate costumes of the evening.
Someone came as a Tree.
Can you imagine how long it took to glue on all those colorful leaves?

 

CatWoman hanging with the hostess...

 
...and Joe the Plumber.  (He gets around as much as Groovey Dalmatian Dude.)

 

The Cowboy in the Black Hat is trying to "wrangle" Officer Naughty.

 

Mum's Mime's the Word.

 

Joe? Is that you? Again ?

 

"Cher called. She wants her clothes and wig back."

Don't look now, but it appears someone was attacked by a velour leopard while sleeping too long in the tanning bed.

 

No. I'm not using some PhotoShop effect on this photograph. This is our version of "The Green Screen."  Enjoy...

 

The Bride seems to be asking, "Where is my Groom?"

 

Behind the screen...

 

...in front of the screen...

...and...and...well, you can figure this one out.

 

Then, there was the doctor.  (I might add this tidbit:  Joe the Plumber was the guy who created the "mammogram machine" but was generous enough to share it with the doctor.)

 

And you know, I just can't pass up the opportunity to remind everyone to schedule your Ta-Ta Squishing appointment.

 

Even Mermaids have mammograms.

 

See, she really did schedule her Ta-Ta Squishing appointment on her 40th birthday.

 

Even "Cheerleaders" have mammograms.  (Me thinks she might need to shave her tummy."

 

The clock strikes Midnight...the Witching Hour.  Oops. I turned into a...

 

Hope you enjoyed the FASHION FELONY Halloween party...

 

...hosted by The Bride and The Groom !

Benjamin and Strawberry Pickin'. . . and Grinnin' . . . and Eatin'

So glad to see that Mon Funday is still alive and well ! 

Smilin' Sayre is our hostess today.  Here is her challenge:

 What is your favorite cook-out food and/or recipe? OR What special dish are you known for at gatherings of family or friends ?

Well, I warned Sayre that there have been a few  several  many times that I've signed up for Mon Funday but didn't exactly follow the rules.  But, I do promise to post a special dish later this week, complete with photos of preparing it. (Hint: The dish is from Pioneer Woman's Cookbook and is being prepared for JulieBug~Another Chance Ranch~ and McDreamy.)

Until then, the dish that's being prepared eaten today is fresh strawberries.

But before we enjoy these strawberries, here's the history behind them . . . when my Grandmama Wheeler passed away several years ago at the age of 93, I planted THREE itty bitty strawberry plants in her honor.  Little did I know that those THREE itty bitty strawberry plants would take over my entire garden !  The strawberries are tiny little bursts of sugar !  The very best strawberries that will ever melt in your mouth.   Just ask Benjamin.

Today was a special day because my little cousin, Benjamin, came over to help me pick the strawberries so that we could have them for dessert.

Looks like Benjamin has found his first strawberry.

Looks like Benjamin is eating the first strawberry he picked.

 

According to the look on Benjamin's face, he enjoyed that first strawberry.

 

OK, Benjamin.  Put the strawberry in your bowl. 

 

BENJAMIN !  I said put the strawberry in the bowl, not your mouth.

 

Wonderful !  A strawberry in the bowl.

Benjamin. BENJAMIN !  What are you doing ?  Leave the strawberry in the bowl.

 

Ben . . . Ja . . . Min ! 

 

Ginger has decided to help Benjamin pick the strawberries.

 

Actually, Ginger is eating the strawberries, too.
For the last few days, the strawberries have been mysteriously disappearing, and we blamed it on the quail. 
Now we know !  Ginger has been eating the strawberries.

Good job, Benjamin.

 

Pick those strawberries !

 

H-m-m-m-m ! 

 

After all was said and done, we ended up with 12, yes count them, TWELVE strawberries for dessert.
This is because Benjamin's mommy picked them.

 

Does this look like the face of a strawberry thief ?
The evidence on his face, fingers, and shirt are inconclusive.

The story of Benjamin's visit . . . to be continued . . .

 

And Now, The Rest of the Story

Yesterday was Mon Funday and Roger at A Screed in Time asked, "If you could pick any ten years over again, without changing them, which ten years would you choose and why ? These years do not have to be consecutive years, but there should be ten, okay ?"

Here is my decade:

1952:  My birthyear. Has to be at the top of the list, literally and figuratively. Without that year, I wouldn't be here typing away !
1969:  Graduated from high school.  Few weeks later, married for the first time.
1972:  Graduated from college.  Signed first teaching contract.
1974:  First daughter was born.
1981:  Second daughter was born.
1993:  Cancer was in remission.
1994:  Married for the second time.
2005:  First grandchild born.
2010:  Second grandchild born.
2011:  Am still alive and kicking.

Favorite quote today:
"The problem with the internet is you never know if what you are reading is legit"
- Abraham Lincoln

Thoughts on the NCAA Men's Final basketball game last night:
AARRGGH !  Not pretty. 

Thoughts on the NCAA Women's Finals tonight:
Go Aggies !

Thoughts on Dancing with the Stars:
It's not how hard you fall, it's how fast you get up.
Hope that Maksim is not seriously injured. 
Go Kirstie.  I so hope you make it a long way into the competition.

Mon Funday: A Decade to Live Over Again

  There's a new kid on the block for Mon Funday.  A Screed in Time decided to take on the job of hosting Mon Funday for the month of April. 

Thanks to Roger for taking on this task.  Being the host of Mon Funday is a dangerous  an interesting job.  It requires threatening   asking a bunch of bloggers to join in on the fun. The host must choose challenges for the rest of us to ramble about and learn how to use Mr. Linky so that those of us who sign up are listed with our links.  And, usually, the host/hostess visits each of us globbers and makes some type of profound statement about what we've posted. So, if you've interested in meeting Roger and also see who's participating this week, use the link above. 

The first thing I had to do before creating this post was find out what "screed" meant. Here's what I learned:

Definition of SCREED

Noun

1.  a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.

2.  an informal letter, account, or other piece of writing.

Building Trades

a.  strip of plaster or wood applied to a surface to be plastered to serve as a guide for making a true surface.

b.   wooden strip serving as a guide for making a true level surface on a concrete pavement 

c.  board or metal strip dragged across a freshly poured concrete slab to give it its proper level.

British Dialect: 
a.  fragment or shred, as of cloth.

Scot: 
a   tear or rip, especially in cloth.

b.  drinking bout.

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Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English screde  torn fragment, irregular (with sc-  for sh- ) representing Old English scrēade:  shred

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It's my assumption that in Roger's case, we're talking about the first two definitions !  Either that or he's a piece of plaster, wood, a metal strip, a shred of cloth, or best of all . . . a drinking bout !

With that bit of research out of the way, we shall continue with the challenge today. 

Roger says this:

 Welcome to my first attempt at hosting Fun Monday, I hope that you will find this month's journey to be an enjoyable experience, and maybe even one to make you think a little bit. A little about me first though. I am a bit quirky and like to just throw a few abstract things out on occasion, which may be a concern to some of you. Fret not, it's all in harmless fun and at least you don't have to live with the voices in my head. That being said, I hope that my questions are suitable for getting you to think a little bit more outside of your realm of comfort. Sounds scary doesn't it ?

That sentence about him being quirky and may be a concern to some of us, made me giggle just a little. At this place, the "quirkier the bettier."

Roger gave us a choice this week.  The one I chose was:

If you could pick any ten years over again, without changing them, which ten years would you choose and why ? These years do not have to be consecutive years, but there should be ten, okay ?

Here goes:

1952
1969
1974
1972
1981
1993
1994
2005
2010
2011

That's my ten. 

Nope ! 

I'm not telling why. 

That would take the fun out of it. (That will be the next post.)

So, now it's your turn. 

Choose a year or two or three, and make a guess why it's listed as a year I would live over again.

Dear Roger,
One thing you need to know.  I most often don't follow the rules at Mon Funday.
Sincerely,
Swampwitch

Fun Monday: Don't Make Me Stop This Car

 Where have all my Mondays gone ?  Has anyone noticed that March has marched past us and we're all on our way to April ?  Did you know it's only TWO-HUNDRED-SEVENTY-FOUR days until Christmas ? 

Just a reminder that time flies when we're having fun. Or as Kermit the Frog says, "Time is fun when we're having flies."

Enough of that and on to today's topic which is provided by The Georgia Girls at In Good Company. 

Here is the Mon Funday's Challenge:  What is some advice your mother or father gave you that you remember and/or still use to this day? 

First, I'll start with this quote:  "LEARN from yesterday.  LIVE for today.  HOPE for tomorrow."
                                                                                    ----Albert Einstein

Second, I'll start with a few lines we have all probably heard and have probably said to our own kids:

I told you so.
Sharing is caring.
Because I said NO.
My house. My rules.
Shape up or ship out.
Don’t eat yellow snow.
You should know better.
Don’t run with scissors.
Stop popping your gum.
This is for your own good.
Who told you life was fair ?
You’re cruisin’ for a bruisin’.
Money doesn’t grow on trees.
Don’t make me repeat myself.
Don’t make me stop this car !
You WILL eat it, and you WILL like it !
Close the door. Were you raised in a barn ?
Don’t make me count to three….1….2….thr
Don’t drink coffee. You’ll stunt your growth.
This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.
Don’t put all your chickens/eggs in one basket.
Now say you’re sorry and say it like you mean it.
You’re going to put someone’s eye out with that.
Don't ever let your gas gauge get below 1/4 tank.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Finish your dinner. There are kids starving in Africa.
Don’t stare at the TV too long or you’ll go cross-eyed.
If your friend jumped off a bridge/roof/cliff would you ?
Don’t make that face again or it will get stuck like that.
Don’t assume because it makes an ASS out of U and ME.
If you don’t like what I’m making,  you know where the kitchen is.
Don’t chew gum with your mouth open. You sound like a cow chewing a cud.

Third, I'll share this video:
Anita Renfroe says sings it best in this video:

Written and performed by Anita Renfroe
(copyright 2007 Bluebonnet Hills Music/BMI)
www.anitarenfroe.com

 

Here are the words . . . sing along with Anita:

Get up now
Get up now
Get up out of bed
Wash your face
Brush your teeth
Comb your sleepy head
Here’s your clothes
And your shoes
Hear the words I said
Get up now
Get up and make your bed
Are you hot?
Are you cold?
Are you wearing that?
Where’s your books and your lunch and your homework at?
Grab your coat and your gloves and your scarf and hat
Don’t forget you got to feed the cat
Eat your breakfast
The experts tell us it’s the most important meal of all
Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall
Please remember the orthodontist will be seeing you at three today !
Don’t forget your piano lesson is this afternoon
So you must play
Don’t shovel
Chew slowly
But hurry
The bus is here
Be careful
Come back here
Did you wash behind your ears?
Play outside
Don’t play rough
Would you just play fair?
Be polite
Make a friend
Don’t forget to share
Work it out
Wait your turn
Never take a dare
Get along
Don’t make me come down there
Clean your room
Fold your clothes
Put your stuff away
Make your bed
Do it now
Do we have all day?
Were you born in a barn?
Would you like some hay
Can you even hear a word I say?
Answer the phone
Get Off the phone
Don’t sit so close
Turn it down
No texting at the table
No more computer time tonight
Your iPod’s my iPod if you don’t listen up
Where you going and with whom and what time do you think you’re coming home?
Saying thank you, please, excuse me
Makes you welcome everywhere you roam
You’ll appreciate my wisdom
Someday when you’re older and you’re grown
Can’t wait ‘til you have a couple little children of your own
You’ll thank me for the counsel I gave you so willingly
But right now
I thank you NOT to roll your eyes at me
Close your mouth when you chew
Would appreciate
Take a bite
Maybe two
Of the stuff you hate
Use your fork
Do not you burp
Or I’ll set you straight
Eat the food I put upon your plate
Get an A, Get the door
Don’t get smart with me
Get a Grip
Get up here I’ll count to 3
Get a job
Get a life
Get a PhD
Get a dose of…
I don’t care who started it
You’re grounded until your 36
Get your story straight
And tell the truth for once for heaven’s sake
And if all your friends jumped off a cliff
Would you jump too?
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said at least a thousand times before that
You’re too old to act this way
It must be your father’s DNA
Look at me when I am talking
Stand up straighter when you walk
A place for everything
And everything must be in place
Stop crying or I’ll give you something real to cry about
Oh!
Brush your teeth
Wash your face
Get your PJs on
Get in bed
Get a hug
Say a prayer with Mom
Don’t forget
I love you
**KISS**
And tomorrow we will do this all again because a mom’s work never ends
You don’t need the reason why
Because
Because
Because
Because
I said so
I said so
I said so
I said so
I’m the Mom
The mom
The mom
The mom
The mom
Ta-da

Written and performed by Anita Renfroe
(copyright 2007 Bluebonnet Hills Music/BMI)
www.anitarenfroe.com

And finally,  a story (advice) my dad gave me that I still use today. I remember as though it were yesterday:

June 24,1969

I think it was a Tuesday.  It was my sixteenth birthday.  I had just returned from passing my driver's test with flying colors. 

My dad had gone with me to drive home, just in case I didn't pass the test.  He didn't want me to "drive illegally."  **cough cough**

Now I digress. . .

I had been driving since I was about eight years old, sitting in my dad's lap. We lived in the country, so once we left the 'highway' and turned onto the 'dirt road,' he would let me slide over and steer the car while he "worked" the accelerator and brake. 

Once I was tall enough to reach those two pedals, he would let me drive  A LOT. 

On one particular day, he wasn't home, and my mom needed to go to town.  For some reason, she couldn't drive, so I did.  I think I was twelve.

Digression Over and on with the rest of the story:

Now that I was 'legal,' I pulled into the car port and parked. I could not wait to drive all by myself.  As we stepped out of the car, he said, "Wait right here."

He went into the house and returned with a .22 Rifle in his hands.

Many thoughts scattered through my head as he leaned the gun against the hood of the car.  (Holy Shit was what I was actually thinking.)

The conversation went something like this:

Daddy:  Which one of these do you consider a weapon ?  The car or the gun ?

Me:  The gun.

Daddy:  If you aimed this gun at a large crowd of people, how many people do you think would be killed or injured with one shot ?

Me:  One or two.  Maybe three.

Daddy:  If you drove this car through that same crowd of people, how many people do you think would be killed or injured ?

Me:  A lot.

Daddy:  Even though you consider the .22 Rifle a weapon, this car can injure or kill a lot more people.  Treat this car as carefully as you would a weapon.  It can injure or kill people just like this .22 Rifle can.

He walked back into the house, hesistated at the door, and then said, "Now, take the car and drive around by yourself.  I trust you."

Mon Funday at The Asylum

Today's Mon Funday must be prefaced.  When this glob was created back in August of 2006, there was a group of us who became a tight-knit group of glob-buds. Probably because we all started globbing within a couple years or so of each other, so we bonded. I'll not try to list everyone because someone will be left out.  Any of them still around who reads this will let you know who they are if they comment today. These bloggers and readers have been religiously  reading and/or commenting here for quite sometime.  There aren't that many, but they are here everyday.

With that being said, it is with GREAT JOY that I've come across some new glob-buds. I've not ventured out in a very long time to find new globs to leave my profound comments concerning their posts, so when I found that someone had invited me to join in today's Mon Funday, a Happy Dance ensued.  At any rate, may I introduce you to:

IN GOOD COMPANY

These gals are hosting today and here is their challenge:

Splurge vs Steal . . . List five things you are willing to spend your hard earned cash on and five things you would rather steal (hypothetically) than waste your money on.

H-m-m-m.

I decided to conduct a survey.  Here are some of the results:

Willing to spend hard earned cash on:
(in no particular order)

beer
magnesium anodes
travel
massages & other spa services
clothes
hobbies/entertainment
foodie foods
children/friends
organizations/non-profits
books / magazines
items to sell on E-Bay
cable TV/ internet / netflix
education
chocolate
housekeeping / chauffeuring services
food delivery services

Willing to 'steal' (hypothetically) than waste money on:
(in no particular order)

medical bills
taxes
office supplies
food
clothes
gasoline
rent/house payment
attorney fees
utility bills
transportation
car
maintenance for cars/house

Thank you to everyone who participated in my random survey  !

Here is my list of what I'll gladly hand over cash to have:

1. Anything for my children/grandchildren
2. Medical research to keep all of us healthy/To cure something
3. Dogs/Books/Hobbies/Travel/ Entertainment/Internet
4. Gardening Supplies & Tools/Bird Feeders & Seed/Home Decorating
5. Life-long Learning Classes/Education/Gym/Yoga

As for me, it was difficult to process "stealing hypothetically."  That phrase just would NOT register in my brain that I could be allowed to steal, even hypothetically. 

Here is my list of what I would steal:

1. a kiss
2. third base
3. glance/look
4. the show
5. a heart
6. a basketball (defensive player from offensive player)

What would you spend your money on and what would you 'steal?'

Music to My Ears

Ari over at A Prawn of Fate is hosting Mon Funday once again.  And, while we're on the subject of hosting, someone needs to step up to the plate and host for February.  Who's next ?

This is what she asked today :
What is the most beautiful sound in the whole world ?
Once you've told us that, give us the flip side, too: What is the sound you dislike the most?

lub-dub-lub-dub-lub-dub . . . the first time hearing the sound of my unborn babies' heartbeats that echoed throughout the examining room . . . filling my ears with love . . . that gasp of air . . .  and then the cry when they were born . . . their o-o-o-ing and c-o-o-o-ing . . . Ma-Ma . . . Da-Da . . . their laughter . . . and still today . . . their sweet voices when I hear them say the word, "Mom."

hearing the words, "Gammy, I Love You."

laugher of children . . . breathing of a sleeping child . . . yawn of a baby . . . rain on a sheet iron roof . . . crackling fire . . . bacon frying . . . my dogs barking with excitement at my return . . . racket hitting a tennis ball in the sweet spot . . . purring of a kitty cat . . . Hans snoring . . . sigh from a hug . . . howl of a coyote in the distance . . . a-capella voices singing . . . rolling surf . . . crickets chirping . . . Aussie Aussie Aussie Oye Oye Oye . . . scraping of a plastic spoon against a styrofoam cup . . .Bobwhite quail and Gamble quail calling to their mates . . . thunderstorm rolling in . . . whoo-whoo-hoot of an owl . . . flute music of R. Carlos Nakai . . . voices in my head . . . bugle of an elk . . . windchimes . . . chorus of frogs . . . croak of a bullfrog  . . ."you've done a good job"  . . .  firecrackers . . . rustle of leaves . . . pages turning of a good book . . . cock-a-cockle-doo of a rooster early in the morning . . . school bell ringing it's time to go home . . . fighter jet above my house . . . choo-choo of a train . . . crunch of snow underfoot . . . tree falling in the forest . . . fingernails on a chalkboard . . . scream of an eagle . . . waterfall . . . squeak of new tennis shoes . . . friend's voice on the phone . . . a lullaby . . . a fart in an elevator . . .tinkling of ice in a glass . . . jingle of bells on Santa's sleigh . . .  "thank you and please" . . . church bells . . . Andrea Bocelli singing A Child is Born . . . memories of my parents' voices . . . the words, "Your cancer is in remission"...

the . . . sounds . . . of . . . silence . . .

 

Best Dance Songs

 
Guess what ?  It's Mon Funday time !  How long has it been since Mon Funday was played here ?  A l-o-o-o-o-o-n-n-n-n-n-g time.  That because blogging has found it's way to the bottom of my to do list.  In fact, most days, it's not even on my to do list.  I didn't even know who was hosting Mon Funday until  I came across Ari's glob last night while counting sheep and glob-hopping

Her challenge is  Link to a music video or song that specifically makes you want to get up and dance.

That sounded fairly easy, so I decided to join in, then decided it wasn't as easy as I thought.

If you're want to know who else is playing, dance your way over to A Prawn of Fate.

My mind starting reeling back in time and I visualized myself dancing.  Well, maybe that's not exactly what I was doing.  It was more like my body going into some kind of seizure as I girated to music and not necessarily to the beat.

Why did I ever think I could dance ?  How embarrasing.

Remember that old saying, "White me can't dance?"  

Well, this white girl can't either.

Anyway, here are some songs that at one time in my life would have caused me to at least tap my toes and possibly end up making a fool of myself.

Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

Beer Barrel Polka - Frankie Yankevic

Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks and Dunn

Bunny Hop - Balboa High School San Francisco 1952, Ray Anthony

Celebration - Kool and the Gang

Cotton Eyed Joe - Joe Rednex

Dancing Queen - ABBA

Electric Slide -  choreographer Ric Silver

Footloose - Kenny Loggins

Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band

Heard it Through the Grapevine - Creedance Clearwater Revival plus others

Hokey Pokey - Anyone know where this originated ?

Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter

Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker

Locomotion - LIttle Eva, Grand Funk Railroad, among others

Macarena - Los Del Rio

Mony Mony - Tommy James and the Shondells

Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Segar

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley

Twist - Chubby Checker

Shout - Temptations

Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees

Hustle - Van McCoy

YMCA - Village People

As you can see, my list of favorite dance songs spans several decades and genres of music.  Writing this post brought back vivid memories of watching a particular show every Saturday night with my parents.  So, when I came across this video of my favorite dance song, you will understand why I was thrilled. 

 

That is probably the most unsettling performance of the Chicken Dance you will ever see.  You will never get back those three minutes and fourteen seconds of your life.  But you watched it.  You know you did. And now, that song is going to be stuck in your head for the next twenty-four hours.

You're welcome.

While you're here, flapping your wings, feel free to add your own dance favorites.