Anita at Prairie Dreams was tagged by BJ at  ~~Sweet Nothings~~to participate in a game. Anita did not “tag” anyone, but left an open invitation for those who with to participate.

So here are the rules:

1) Open the closest book to you, not your favorite or most intellectual book, but the book closest to you at the moment, to page 56.

2) Write out the 5th sentence, as well as two to five sentences following…

Before I post mine, I have to share that I almost fell out of my chair with what I found on pg 56. I actually have 4 books stacked next to my computer–all of them about dog breeding. I had been researching the books for pricing information before listing them on eBay. I picked up the first book and thought, hmmm would this be appropriate to share? I thought, hmmm, I’ll try the second book–no one will know the difference. I found a page with a quote from the book and an illustration…but the chapter heading on the next page didn’t seem too appropriate either– in fact even worse than the first book. Okay, so the third book…OH MY! NO! and the same with the fourth…geez! So here goes…from the first book-

Dog Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook 3rd Edition, James M. Griffin, M.D.  and Lisa D. Carlson, DVM

“Diagnosis is based on clinical signs, a chest X-ray (not always positive), and identification of the eggs or larvae in stools or respiratory secretions.”

“Bronchoscopy ina Filaroides infection may reveal small nodules in the wall of the trachea. Larvae may be seen peeking  out of these growths.”

OH LOVELY!

I found this fun game called 4 x 4 at Ramblings From *While You’re Up* and it looked fun so I decided to join in.

The game is to open the picture file on you computer. Go to the fourth folder, open it, and post the fourth picture.

The fourth picture  in my fourth folder, just happened to be a recent photo that Hais had taken of Buttercup. Hais actually has this posted on her recruiting website as an example of her photographic abilities.

{We are still trying to find a home for Buttercup if you know of anyone who might be interested.}

So, what is the fourth photo in the fourth folder on YOUR computer?

I was tagged by Mrs. Mecomber at New York Traveler.net  for The 7 Things Meme some time ago. We have been so busy here that I have not been able to catch up on my “blog duties”,  so I hope she will forgive my late response.  So seven things about me, that I would dare to share…..

1. I will be 50 soon, on Aug 6th. Woohoo! One-half a century old!

2.  I am over 6′ tall and have a most terrble time finding clothes “tall” enough.

3.  I have had many “professions” over the years….from real estate agent to bartender/waitress to deputy sheriff to Tupperware Manager to Private Investigator to State Investigator to Loss Prevention Manager to Child Care Owner/Operator to middle school and elementary teacher…and that is just hitting the highlights.

4. I love watching my daughter play sports.

5. I love traveling..whether it is camping, resort hotels, traveling by car or cruising the Caribbean….I love it all.

6.  My dream is to visit all 50 states before I leave this earth and I am only a bit over half way there.

7.  I melt in hot/humid weather and become a lazy bum.

I don’t believe I will tag anyone in particular with this Meme, but those of you who enjoy them or desire the links….please, please step right up .

Just a quick tip…Mrs. Mecomber has an interesting ( OMG! ) YouTube travel related video on her latest post.  It is an extremely short clip…but it will leave you shaking your head.

Anita, at Prairie Dreams has sent me a fun to read award and I would love to send it to a few of my favorite places to visit!

THANKS ANITA!

Wisdom of the Trowel

Peak Oil Hausfrau

Empress of  Dirt

Down to Earth

Joy’s Victory Garden

Freaky Frugality

It Takes A Planet to Raise a Child

Revolutionizing the Rat Race

MamaFlo’s Place

Touch the Earth Farm

This looked like such a fun meme over at Prairie Dreams. Anita “borrowed” the idea from Daily Dose of Zen Sarcasm.

Go ahead…make your own!

 Here’s how:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.

b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

1. What is your first name? anajz
2. What is your favorite food? Italian
3. What high school did you go to? R. L. Turner High School
4. What is your favorite color? Green
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Liam Neesom
6. Favorite drink? Strawberry Margarita
7. Dream vacation? World Cruise
8. Favorite dessert? Pecan Pie
9. What you want to be when you grow up? I don’t know
10. What do you love most in life? Family
11. One Word to describe you. Confused
12. Your flickr name. the sustainable backyard

Thanks for the following Flickr members….

1. old church, 2. RG Tests, 3. v. R.L. Turner 8, 4. ♫ YO Yo yo, there’s no place like a green penthouse… so i told the genie i wanted to be well hung. ^o^ ♫ nah… wildlife from singapore♫, 5. liam neeson, 6. Tipsy, 7. Queen-Victoria-Southampton, 8. Mexican Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars, 9. For you / Para vosotras (Sant Jordi), 10. The Avenue in mist and sun, 11. Which set applies to me?, 12. Sustainable Style

This is DH’s….

1. J…at Macricostas Preserve, 2. T-Bone Steak, 3. DSCN5612, 4. water droplets in the shower - o.k. bokeh, 5. 206, 6. The Dr. is IN, 7. colorado elk, 8. Grandma’s Famous Cheesecake, 9. Hay - Panoramic, 10. Hot Wheel Memories (with reflected self), 11. disneyland reflections, 12. Prairie Sunset