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- Age: 34 years
- Annoyance: People who don't keep commitments, when TP etiquette is not observed.
- Animal: Simon the cat.
B
- Beer: husband says if I drank beer it would be Killian's Irish Red because it's more crisp and less bitter. But I don't. Drink beer.
- Birthday: February 16th
- Body Part on opposite sex: Eyes.
- Best feeling in the world: Getting out of a cold swimming pool and lying on warm cement, getting my teeth cleaned at the dentist, pedicure @ 8 mos. pregnant.
- Blind or Deaf: Definitely deaf- I could read without trying to ignore husband and screaming children.
- Best weather: A crisp fall day, wading through leaves, blue sky against bright fall colors.
- Been in Love?: Still am.
- Been on stage?: Yes, unfortunately. I pray all video recordings have been destroyed.
- Believe in Magic?: Yes- my daughter is magic.
- Believe in Santa?: Of course. Silly question
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- Candy: Take 5, luckily they are hard to come by.
- Color: #1-Red, #2-Green, #3-Orange, #4-Brown (I know, Brown?!?!?, but seriously, yes)
- Chocolate/Vanilla: Chocolate
- Chinese/Mexican Food: Depends on my mood and whether or not I'm pregnant.
- Cake or pie: Pie, definitely. Apple, preferred.
- Continent to visit: Any of them, I'm a travelin' (wo)man.
- Cheese: Feta for salads, smoked gouda for crackers
- Cuddling: Not a fan, and it drives husband nuts (what is wrong with you?) get right to it I say.
D
- Day or Night: Day AND Night. Why must sleep be a requirement? Why must I love it so much?
- Dancing in the rain: Dancing? I say walking in the rain, kissing in the rain, sliding on my stomach on the grass in the rain, falling asleep to rain pinging on the roof/windows ... all of it, I love the rain!
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- Eyes: Like: it's easier for a camel to go through than a rich man.... ?
- Ever fail a class?: Poly Sci. Hated the teacher and the early hour, stopped attending, neglected to drop the class- oops
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- First thoughts waking up: Wow, I feel awake enough to exercise today...ZZZZZzzzzzzz
- Food: Ahhh, my great nemesis.
G
- Greatest Fear: Anything bad happening to my kids/husband
- Goals: Mostly to do with traveling, sights to see. Also books to read.
- Gum: Cinnamon
- Get along with your parents?: Yes, I no longer live with them.
H
- Hair Color: Brown (I should say something more alluring, like Russet Brown, nope, connotes potatoes....ideas on how to make brown sound good? Chestnut, perhaps?)
- Height: 5' 4" ish
- Happy: ha ha, I'm listening to "shiny happy people" on my ipod right now, how odd.
- Holiday: I dislike saying Christmas because it's so typical, but come on, it lasts a whole month!
- How do you want to die: When I am very old, having lived a full and active life, surrounded by family.
I
- Ice Cream: Breyer's natural vanilla stirred up into a shake with crumbled oreos or plain chocolate OR Friendly's Buttercrunch.
- Instrument: piano, guitar, clarinet all played at a mediocre level- I guess that's another goal.
J
- Jewelry: Wedding rings and a ring I bought in Edinborough. Sometimes earrings and a bracelet to church. I LOVE antique jewelry. chokers on occasion.
- Jobs: EMT-Intermediate @ Gold Cross Ambulance (6 yrs.), @ IHC (desk job)(2 yrs.), working with autistic/developmentally disabled @FTC and TKJ Inc.(4 yrs.), sales @ ZCMI (when it existed)(2 yrs.) and numerous nanny jobs. (Mom is not a job, it's a calling and a gift)
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- Kids: 3 beauties. Dew Drop Fairy (6), Drama Queen (4) and Greased Lightening (1)
- Kickboxing or karate: I've only tried karate, can't judge. Although I believe my current work-out video incorporates kickboxing.
- Keep a journal?: Sometimes, let's be honest, almost never. check mark for another goal.
L
- Love: "All you need is love, Love, Love, Love, bump a budda bum."
- Letter: I think "S" is pretty cool but I'm biased.
- Laughed so hard you cried?: watched a 5 year old girl in a dance recital attempt to keep her pants up while holding hands with other little girls. Guess you had to be there.
- Last movie you watched and with who: At the movies? "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" with husband, 2 brothers, 1 sister, 1 father. At home? I don't think you could call it "watching".
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- Married: Yes
- Milk: Got? Yes.
- Movies: Amelie, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, Field of Dreams, movies that involve magic -especially of the everyday sort.
- McD’s or BK: McD's, they have the best salads of the fast food persuasion and they substitute fries with apple slices- something ALL 3 of my children will eat.
- Number: 37, my address as a child.
O
- One wish: don't wish, do.
- One night stands: Is that like when a Chicagoan/Mexican tries to sell hot dogs/tacos for one night and his business fails??? What is this talking about?
P
- Pepsi/Coke: Coke. But really Dr. Pepper.
- Perfect Pizza: Papa Johns, gotta love the extra guilt in a garlic butter tub.
R
- Reason to cry: No woman, No cry. My house is full of them, I oughta know.
- Reality T.V.: What's that? I don't think it really exists.
- Radio Station: X96, but now I usually just plug in my ipod or kids music.
- Roll your tongue in a circle? Yes and unwrap starbursts in >10 seconds, loop cherry stems, etc.
- Ring size: I think it's 5 1/2, but I have been pregnant (hold on... my ring still fits, hooray!)
S
- Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water- really it depends on the moment you ask. Ever changing.
- Shoe size: I don't know, I usually wear flip flops. Around 7 maybe. I've worn 6 and 8.
- Salad Dressing: Blue Cheese at a Restaurant. At home just a little EVOO with some red wine vinegar and pepper.
- Sushi: Ordered it once by mistake (the actual raw stuff) ... I got it down.
- Skinny dipped?: I plead the 5th... (which we all know means yes)
- Strawberries/Blueberries: both, yum. If I have to choose... strawberries.
T
- Tattoos?: No. birthmarks, scars, freckles and moles, YES. Hooray for au naturale, baby!
- Talent: finding new things to say that will drive husband insane.
- Time for bed: NEVER!
- Thunderstorms: "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens." Some of the most majestic moments of my life have been at my parents cabin watching a thunderstorm roll across the lake.
U
- Unpredictable: Life. For which I am eternally grateful.
V
- Vacation spot(s): Lake Winnipesaukee. Scotland. Italy. Backpacking is good but it's been a while.
W
- Weakness: Drama Queen's cry. For some reason it's easier for me to block Dew Drop Fairy out- maybe because she IS me. Greased Lightening too, in male form.
- Worst feeling: When a child dies.
- Wanted to be when you were younger: Writer/Photographer for National Geographic Magazine
- Worst Weather?: Anything that's going to cause death. No apocalypse please.
X
- X-Ray: Chest, to make sure I didn't have TB after a positive skin test. Several to check for broken bones.
Y
-Year it is now: 2011
-Yellow: Ich habe eine banane und die banane ist gelb (?) Also, Coldplay.
Z
- Zoo animal: penguins: the diving and swimming keeps the kids most entertained. For me giraffes & elephants, seriously take a closer look. They are both so oddly put together.
