60 Things You Possibly Didn't Know About Me

Shamelessley stolen from another blog, but fun none-the-less......

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now? the kids jackets

2. When was the last time you threw up? I can't remember, thank goodness

3. What's your favorite curse word? Can't say that I have one.

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today? Liz, Luke (via phone) and Riley

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Walking out the door for work

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Eating cake (shhhh, don't tell anyone).

7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now? Watching Lost with Scott

8. Have you ever been to a strip club? Only when I worked there.

Just kidding. Just making sure you are paying attention. Just for the record... no

9. What is the last thing you said aloud? Riley stole my bath

10. What is the best ice cream flavor? cookies and cream

11. What was the last thing you had to drink? white wine with dinner

12. What are you wearing right now? Jeans and long sleeve Tommy Hilfiger shirt with cake on the front of it.

13. What was the last thing you ate? The cake, stop asking me about it

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? no

15. When was the last time you ran? Run? I try not to.

16. What's the last sporting event you watched???? The Superbowl

18. Who is the last person you emailed? my friend Debbi in Texas

19. Ever go camping?yes. A lot as a child, but we had a 40 foot RV so I suppose that won't count for some of you. I have camped twice since I got married and it's really not my thing. My idea of roughing it is a 4 star hotel

20. Do you have a tan? Apparently since I wore a skirt yesterday and my boss asked if I'd been to the tanning salon. Just for the record I don't go to those places. I don't dig the leathery old lady look.

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw? Preferably

25. What did your last IM say? I don't really IM

26. Are you someone's best friend? Yes

27. What are you doing tomorrow? getting our new tv and surround sound installed, grocery shopping and laundry. My life is non-stop glamour

28. Where is your mom right now? In Georgia while I watch her Jack Russel Terrier aka Weasel dog who spends her time excavating my backyard and escaping through the fence to excavate the neighbors yard

29. Look to your left, what do you see? out the back door.

30.What color is your watch? the only working watch I have right now is silver and my mom "loaned" it to me the day Riley was born so I could time my contractions. I guess I am 8 years late in getting that back to her

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia ? Koalas

32. Would you consider plastic surgery? Frequently. I love to contemplate the idea of going in one day and coming out the next with a new body (I know it's not really that easy), but I would never go through with it. I have a HUGE fear of surgery of any kind. So I could never volunteer for it.

33. What is your birthstone? Diamond, there is a reason I was a month late. I had to go for the big one. See I even loved diamonds in utero.

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? I can't remember the last time I went into one.

35.How many kids do you want? I've already got them, thanks.

36. Do you have a dog? Maggie May

37. Last person you talked to on the phone? Erica

38. Have you met anyone famous? Yes, not terribly exciting though

39. Any plans today? At this point.... watching Lost with Scott and going to bed.

40. How many states have you lived in?one. CA gal through and through

.41. Ever go to college? yep.

42. Where are you right now? Duh, on the computer

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? My father, good thing he does not have my blog address.

44. Last song listened to? Rockstar by Nickleback

46. Are you allergic to anything? laundry

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? flip flops of any sort

48. Are you jealous of anyone? I don't think so

50. Is anyone jealous of you? I could not imagine why

51. What time is it? 7:52 pm

52. Do any of your friends have children? Of course

53. Do you eat healthy? I try.

54. What do you usually do during the day? damage control

55. Do you hate anyone right now? no

56. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? Pretty much except when I say "ya, what the H do you want?"

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? 29 again

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags? yes. The last time Scott and I went alone and decided to go on all the big rollercoasters... then we decided we were old and went home

60. How did you get one of your scars? hmmmm, the only scar I have is a small one on my knee. I got it as a teenager when an insect bite got infected.

It's all in the shape

What is Valentines day without cupcakes? Apparently it would be a tragedy. Riley's class is having their party tomorrow and nobody signed up to bring cupcakes. Every other item on the sign up sheet was spoken for, but apparently nobody wanted to make cupcakes. So Riley begged me to do it and I caved at the sight of those big hazel eyes staring up at me. Then I noticed it said heart shaped cupcakes. Um, I don't own a heart shaped muffin tin. So I went in and asked her teacher if they had to be heart shaped. Mrs. Jackson said, "oh I have the pans if you are going to make them". Then she proceeded to dig around in her supply cabinets. We found Christmas tree shaped tins, ghost tins, but no hearts. So we are settling on pink cupcakes that are merely your average round shape. I don't think the kids will care as long as they get to eat them. The best part is that we just had to make the cupcakes. The kids decorate them during the party tomorrow. What an easy deal.

Five minutes peace.

Most nights I take a bubble bath and try to enjoy five minutes peace.

I don't think it's a lot to ask. Five minutes to myself after a long day, but just like poor Mrs. Large in Jill Murphy's book it's just not possible. When the kids were smaller I always had Riley coming in peeling off her clothes to climb in the tub with me, Zachary asking questions, Scott wanting to sit on the hamper and tell me about his day. Even the dog joined in and would decide bathwater made an excellent K9 drink.

So now that the kids are older that five minutes peace should be an easier thing to obtain, but alas it still eludes me. It seems that a locked door requires much knocking and door knob rattling. "Mom can I have a snack". "Mom can I (fill in blank)." Nevermind that their father is sitting right next to them. They still feel the need to yell through a locked door at me while rattling the door knob. Scott is the worst door knob rattler around. He knocks, then rattles, then rattles again, then starts yelling some question through the door.

Tonight I'd had enough and announced that unless the house is burning down DO NOT DISTURB MY BATH and for God's sake don't rattle that damn door knob if you value your life. Hmmm, maybe they finally got the message.

My favorite thing about winter

This is my favorite thing about winter. Waking up to the snow covered mountains. I've actually tried for 5 days to get a picture of all the snow we got last weekend, but the mountains have been covered in clouds every time I get the chance. So this is the snow we had left this morning, but another storm is now moving in this weekend and the mountains are again hidden behind the clouds.