Pensieve's Blog Hop '10

Just slipping in at the tail end of Robin's 3rd annual Blog Hop. It's always a lot of fun and I didn't want to miss out.

In no particular order (you'll find that would completely negate who I am to have any sense of order!):

• My blog is called Bunny Trails because I am always getting lost on the little bunny trails of life. No matter how much I try to focus on the task at hand, sooner or later, I'll be found meandering around someplace other than where I began. Fortunately, I have GPS - God's Positioning System - and He can always find me and bring me back where He wants me.
• To that end, you'll find that there's no particular theme to what I write here. That is, when I write. I seem to fall into a rut of posting only for Wordless Wednesday each week.
• I'm participating in a 365 Project this year which you can see over at my photoblog.
• I've been very happily married for nearly 24 years to the most wonderful, sweet, kind, thoughtful, fun, and loving man ever. Next week, I'll have been married half my life. I'd be lost without him.
• I'm a homeschooling mom to two atypical teenage boys (16 & 15). One has no particular desire to drive. Neither likes their music as loud as hubby and I do. They mostly like to hang out at home, play games (video & board), and be together as a family. We're about to start our sixth year of homeschooling.
• I love photography, reading, scrapbooking, and gardening. Gardening offers me numerous photography opportunities.
• All of my hubby's and my immediate family lives in the same town as us. We all get along quite well. I think that's pretty cool, given how dispersed and divided so many families are these days.
• As much as I've had a huge Dr Pepper addiction, it's been waning recently. A little, anyway. My love for iced chai latte, however, is not.
• I love words. I love word games. I love word puzzles. I wish I had more words in my arsenal, as I bore easily with the same words. You'd think as a homeschool mom, I'd have a more vast vocabulary.
• I am consistently inconsistent. There's almost nothing I do on a regular basis in my life, which makes me crazy at times. I'm also terribly random. Which probably makes others crazy.
• As I've gotten older, I've discovered that I have a colander for a brain. This probably lends itself to my random bunny trail meanderings. Yes, it's all coming together now. Nope. It's gone again.
• I have excellent organizational skills, but no ability to deploy them.
• I love Jesus Christ and am ever thankful for my salvation. My deepest desire is to know Him more and bring Him honor and glory.

Thanks for dropping by! I look forward to hopping around and meeting you!

Party On!

Woo Hoo! The gals are back up! Update: Apparently the 5 Minutes for Mom site crashed and the party has been delayed due to technical difficulties. So if you dropped by anyway - thanks! Hopefully they can get it all worked out soon. In the meantime, you can also learn about Blog Party Basics over at Sprittibee's place, and watch for the "official" start of the Blog Party. Sprittibee & I are partying anyway. She's even having a fun give-away at her party.

The sun is shining, the snow is melting, and it looks like time for a party. The Ultimate Blog Party! It's also time to introduce you to the official Bunny Trails Blog Bunny.

Isn't she cute?

For those who've come by courtesy of the Ultimate Blog Party and Mr Linky over at 5 Minutes for Mom, here's a little about me and my blog.

Why Bunny Trails? You can read about it here.

What do I blog about? A little of this, a little of that - it really depends on what bunny trail I'm on that day. I may write about any of the categories in my About Me section, or whatever else strikes me. Here's a random sampling of me for your perusal. Or here.

When do I blog? I'm working on being more consistent in my postings, but sometimes I'm lucky to get a couple posts up a week. I ususally participate in Wordless Wednesday, so you can come see what I've been looking at through the camera lens. Here and here are a couple of my favorites.

Where do I blog? On the laptop, at the dining room table or in the recliner mostly.

Who am I, really? A crazy, random, Christian woman, attempting to have some semblence of balance. Married to a wonderful, kind, patient, and loving man who sweetly puts up with my wackiness. Homeschooling mom of two imaginative boys (14 & almost 13) who I love immensely and who drive me crazy all in the same breath. It's also a reciprocal thing.

I take a LOT of pictures because I'm nuts with a camera. I want to learn how to use ALL the functions, but I go with what I know for now. I was bad when it was just film, but going digital let me completely lose my mind. And yes, my camera fits in my purse, so you never know what I might get a shot of while I'm out and about for the day. Most likely something that falls into the category of total silliness or donuts.

I scrapbook, mostly paper, but have been dabbling in digital. I'd like to be a hybrid scrapper. I also do some rubber stamping, but that moved to second place as I have SO many photos.

Games have always been big in my family. I play Scrabble with my mom - a LOT; Hubs and I play Liverpool Rummy with my parents; Hubs, the boys, and I just took up playing Settlers of Catan. This is in addition to a myriad of other games in our lives. Fun, fun, fun!

Last, but not least, I write for The Homeschool Blog Awards and The Heart of the Matter.

Thanks for dropping by. Be sure and leave a comment (unless it's mean) and I'll come check out your blog as well (unless your a non-blogging visitor).

It's a Blog Party!

Susan & Janice over at 5 Minutes for Mom are hosting their second Ultimate Blog Party! It's a fun time to check out some blogs, win some prizes, and make new friends. Last year, they only allowed bloggers to win, but this year, they've opened it up to include non-blogging visitors as well.

The fun starts this Friday, March 7th, so be sure to check back here, when I'll introduce a special new blog friend. Then head over to the many links at 5 Minutes for Mom and do some blog-hopping!