And…here we go!

1. A large salad — the best food to take on a picnic.
2. Summer here!!
3. The most comfortable shoes are flip flops.
4. To love someone is a beautiful feeling.
5. No way am I going with a walker on a long hike. LOL
6. When I crave food, it’s usually chocolate peanut butter ice cream.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to spending time with hubby, tomorrow my plans include my computer to-do-list & reading and Sunday, I want to sit outside with my hubby and my book!

Hosted by Jennifer from CRAZY FOR BOOKS http://www.crazy-for-books.com/
Here are the instuctions from her site:

  Every day I seem to find another book blog that I start following. In the spirit of the Friday Follow, I thought it would be cool to do a Book Blog Hop to give us all bookies a chance to connect and find new blogs that we may be missing out on! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed!
  So, if you’d like to participate, just repost this on your blog, sign MckLinky on her site, and check out other blogs in MckLinky! Let’s connect and make new book bloggy friends!! So, if you consider yourself a book blogger, come join the fun!
  Pretty please – Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

TGIF !!!!  THE DAY OF MEMES!!  And the day to do a lot of blog hopping.  Today I am also particpating in two new memes that look like fun.  One (posting 3 of 6) is the debut of this  new hop.  And another, (posting 4 of 6) will be the first time I am participating in.  I found this meme via Vicki’s blog, Reading At The Beach, and it sounded like fun. So put on your sneakers and lets go hop!!!

Hosted by An Island Life http://islandlife808.com
From An Island Life:
  In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
  If you’d like to participate, visit An Island Life answer the question and then post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!
My Question:
This weekend is the unofficial start of summer.  So my question is, which do you prefer, ocean or pool?
My Answer:
Pool, especially since we have one in the backyard, but if on vacation, then its the beach.

Today is the first day of this brand new blog.  I think it sounds like a lot of fun so have added my name to particpate.   Here are all the details:

Hosted by Tami from Hearts Make Families,Ian from The Daily Dose of Reality, and Harriet from Harriet and Friends
Rules:

  This blog is going to be strictly set up for new and improved Friday Follow. The purpose is to help out new bloggers as they come into this huge blogosphere and to help grow membership for some of the bigger blogs as well.
  Starting on May 28, the newly renovated Friday Follow will be run on this blog. We will be hosting the first Friday Follow.
  On June 4, we have already set up two of the hosts, Stephanie from Babes Rockin Mami and Michelle from Mommy Loves Stilettos. We are still waiting for confirmation on the third.
  However, we are looking for hosts for later dates. We have decided that three hosts is a good number for each blog hop. As usual, the top slots will be reserved for the hosts so they will get a lot more attention to their blogs.
  I will prepare the post each week but the hosts will run the blog hop. Since I will be preparing the slot each week, we do ask that each host showcase their work. The person in slot one will showcase their work on Monday. The person in slot two will showcase their work on Tuesday. The person in slot three will showcase their work on Thursday.
  Since there is some work involved in running this site as well, #4, #5, and #6 will be used by the administrators of the blog.
  Now here is where some lucky winners come into play. After each blog hop, we will be drawing 3 lucky winners for slot 7, 8, and 9 by using random.org. There is another bonus to being the first person pulled. We will be doing an interview with that person on Thursday to showcase their blog. What a great benefit!
 We do expect you to be on your honor here. Here are some basic guidelines:
*Grab the button up top
*Add your link to the linky
*Tell everyone that you know. This is a great way to get your blog more followers.
*Follow the ones you like (and comment on their blogs to say that you are following)

Little things about the hop which are normal every where:
*Follow someone if they follow you – It is common courtesy.
*Only one linky per blog.
*No xxrated blogs
*No spammers

* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.
Later, Robert realized that his mother had never forbidden him to go to Hawaii: she had simply prevented it by making it seen like an act of brutality.

And another new one for me that I found via Vicki at Reading At The Beach.  I have seen it for a couple of weeks now and another one that looks like fun, so will be particpating today for the 1st time.

Hosted by Lua at My Little Life About Me  http://fivecrookedhalos.blogspot.com
Rules for Five Question Friday:
Copy and paste the following questions to a blog post. Answer them then c’mon back to link up! Grab the MckLinky bloghop code, if that’s your kinda thing! I’d LOVE it if you’d link back to me, Mama M.!
Rules for Five Question Friday: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then c’mon back to link up! If it floats your boat, you can even grab the blog hop code! I would love it if you’d link back to me, Mama M., but that’s not a requirement! 😉

If you don’t have a blog, but want to play along…feel free to answer the questions in the comments of my blog, or any blog along the way! And remember, the linky is always open til Sunday night…so any of you who are late to the game, can still play along! (Aren’t I thoughtful?!!)
Questions for Friday, May 28th: (Special thanks to Lorilynne, Erin, Sandy, Kyrsten, and Renee for their question suggestions! If YOU wanna be linked in a future 5QF, c’mon over here, to my community and offer up your best question suggestions!)

1. Is there something you’ve always wanted to try but just can’t muster up the courage to actually do yet?
Travel longer distances on planes…5 hours is maximum for me.
2. If you had $100 handed to you in cash without your significant other knowing about it, what would you spend it on?
Books, Books and more books.
3. What was your favorite piece of playground equipment as a child?
The swing and remember would spend long periods of time on them.
4. Do you prefer a sweet or hearty breakfast?
Harty
5. Are you a Neat Freak or a Messy Bessy?
Neat freak

And…here we go!

1. A large salad — the best food to take on a picnic.
2. Summer here!!
3. The most comfortable shoes are flip flops.
4. To love someone is a beautiful feeling.
5. No way am I going with a walker on a long hike. LOL
6. When I crave food, it’s usually chocolate peanut butter ice cream.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to spending time with hubby, tomorrow my plans include my computer to-do-list & reading and Sunday, I want to sit outside with my hubby and my book!

Hosted by Jennifer from CRAZY FOR BOOKS http://www.crazy-for-books.com/
Here are the instuctions from her site:

  Every day I seem to find another book blog that I start following. In the spirit of the Friday Follow, I thought it would be cool to do a Book Blog Hop to give us all bookies a chance to connect and find new blogs that we may be missing out on! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed!
  So, if you’d like to participate, just repost this on your blog, sign MckLinky on her site, and check out other blogs in MckLinky! Let’s connect and make new book bloggy friends!! So, if you consider yourself a book blogger, come join the fun!
  Pretty please – Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.