Sunday, January 23, 2011

Sunday Stealing: The Ace, MeMe, Part I

***Please note:  I did not do the "all caps", I don't really mean to shout.******

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?  I have a scar on my right bicep.  I was hanging by a chain link fence and caught the top, gashing my arm.  Because I was fourteen at the time and though scars were cool, I made sure it got plenty of sunlight for maximum scar effect.  Brilliant no?

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM.  The walls of our bedroom are made out of cedar slats.  This room was once used to store antique clothing.  Its very cool and was already made when we bought the house.  All we did was poly the walls and put in carpet.  Instant room.

3. DO YOU SNORE, GRIND YOUR TEETH, OR TALK IN YOUR SLEEP?  I was told, just this week, by hubby, that I SNORE.  I am not at all happy to hear this.

4. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?  Rock n Roll, baby!

5. WHAT TIME WERE YOU BORN?  eh, I have no idea.

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?  For my husband to be feeling less back pain, that'd be good.

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?  My pre-third-kid body.  And that was five years ago, already.  Sheesh.

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION(S)?  My 14k Italian Link Chain.  It never leaves my body and was a gift from my man.

9. HOW TALL ARE YOU? 5'4" on a good day.

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?  No but I am totally afraid of heights.

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?  If I don't freak myself out, I'm okay.  But 99.9% of the time?  I'm freaking.

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?  My son.  He is having a hard time right now, so am I.

13. WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR?  Dying.  Isn't that everyone's worst fear?

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON PEOPLE YOU'RE ATTRACTED TO?  Blond hair and blue eyes.

15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF PROPOSING?  I just can't see it. 

16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK?  Redbull please.

17. FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?  Either mushroom or pineapple & ham.

18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?  Lobster.

19. FAVORITE COLOR OF ALL TIME?  Purple.

20. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH?  The Peperidge Farm kind, yes.

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MEANINGFUL GIFT YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED?  An irish heart ring from a boyfriend who meant a lot in my life at the time.  I still have the ring.

22. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?  Nope.

23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?  Nope.

24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?  Nothing stands out.

25. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FEMALE/MALE CELEBRITY?  Goldie Hawn.  And Robert Downey Jr.

26. DO YOU HAVE A PET RIGHT NOW? Yes, several.

27. WHAT KIND IS IT?  Three cats and a dog.

28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?  I would, I think.

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED? Twenty-three.

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES? Brunettes.  I am one.

32. FAVORITE QUOTE? Today is tomorrow's yesterday.

33. FAVORITE PLACE?
  The beach.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Sunday Stealing: The First 2011 Alphabet MeMe

A is for Age:  Soon to be 42. Boo.

B is for Beer of choice:  No beer.  Thx.

C is for Career:  Secretary.  Always have been, always will be.

D is for favourite Drink:  Crystal Light.

E is for Essential item you use everyday:  Chapstick!

F is for Favourite song at the moment:  Pink's "Raise Your Glass"

G is for favourite Game:  Every Word on the Kindle.  I'm utterly addicted.

H is for Home town:  Sharon.

I is for Instruments you play:  I tried to play the Piano.  Well, I half-heartedly tried.

J is for favourite Juice:  Grapefruit. I'm weird, I know this.

K is for Kids:  I have three but I'd have lots more if we were RICH.

L is for Last kiss:  I just got a slew of them from my four year old.  Come to think of it, I need a tissue and hand sanitizer.

M is for marriage: This will be our 18th year married.

N is for full Name:  You can call me Mig. (which is suppose to be pronounced Midge, for Midget, because I'm short.)

O is for Overnight hospital stays:  Three.  One for each of my kids.  Actually an extra one for the first kid who had bladder surgery.

P is for phobias:  Anything that is about to pop freaks me out.  And spiders.  I hate spiders.

Q is for quote: "Everyone  has their own Dragon's to Slay."

R is for biggest Regret:  I may have said stuff over the years that I've regretted but overall, I regret nothing.  My bad.

S is for sports:  Kickboxing.  YEAH.

T is for Time you wake up:  6 AM.  Hello four-year old!

U is for colour of underwear:  Purple.

V is for Vegetable you love:  This is a joke right?  I don't love any vegetable.

W is for Worst Habit:  Obsessive cleaning.  (as in "Oh I'm sorry were you using that glass?  I already put it in the dishwasher.")

X is for X-rays you've had:  Sinuses, elbow, knees, back and foot.

Y is for Yummy food you make:  I make a BBQ Chicken dip that is to die for.

Z is for zodiac sign:  Aquarius - The Water Bearer.

Monday, January 3, 2011

On The Agenda ...

I cannot believe how quickly the holidays came and went (and apparently, if you type that sentence quickly you will simultaneously hit several keys, have no idea which, and cause you to highlight and delete that sentence.)

Moving on.

The holidays were different for me this time around.  There are now several things that have changed.  The first is, all our gifts were paid for up front.  We no longer have any credit cards so anything we have, its paid for by cash.  Yes, this is an excellent thing.  It made it so I wasn't spending the holiday (like last year) trying not to do a mental tally of what we owed.  Instead I enjoyed it and it was fun.

The second is, there were no plans to go out and visit.  While my parents and brother came over on Christmas Day (I could write an entire blog post about how manipulative my brother is, but lets not go there) we didn't go out and visit the kids Uncle nor did we do the Family Yankee Swap on New Year's Eve (if it was even held on New Year's Eve because no one official invites us, its more of an open invitation) either.  Instead we spent lots of time at home, relaxing.

As all good things come to an end, it was back to work today.  It felt like the enter office staff was "walking on eggshells"  ~waves to boss~ That's all I'm saying about that.  Ahem.

Now its Day #3 into 2011 and I'm feeling optimistic.  I'd like this year to be calm, unstressed and consistently boring .... pah-lease.

I know, it's unrealistic but that's what I'd like.  And what kind of year do you want?

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Sunday Stealing: The Over The Edge MeMe

1. What curse word do you use the most?  Err ... rhymes with truck.

2. Do you own an iPod?  Sadly no.

3. Do you still remember the first person you kissed?  I sure do.  A man with big lips.  It was interesting.

4. Would you rather take the picture or be in the picture?  I'm all about taking the picture and hate having my picture taken.

5. Has anyone ever called you lazy?  Never.  I can't freaking sit still.  I am the polar opposite of lazy.

6. Has anyone told you a secret this week?  Not that I am aware of.  I can't keep secrets.

7. What is the first thing you notice about the someone that you are attracted to?  Butterflies in my stomach.  A cute butt doesn't hurt either.

8. What are you looking forward to?  The new year.  2010 sucked.  I am holding out high hopes for 2011.

9. Do you own any band t-shirts?  Why yes I do.  And my Guns N Roses t-shirt is my favorite one.

10. When is the last time you slept on the floor?  A couple years at least.  Everyone in the house was sick.  The floor was the safest bet and had the least amount of germs (trust me!)

11. What did you do last night?  Read my kindle.  I luff it.

12. Do you get along better with the same sex or the opposite sex?  Well I work with all men currently and in High School most of my friends were men ... hmmmm.

13. Who was the last person to make you mad?  The guy who cut me off on the highway and made me shout bad words, regardless of the fact that my four year old was in the back seat listening. (and as a side note, I am not looking forward to that point in the future when it comes out of her cute little mouth in an appropriate way.  Ugh!)

14. Who would you want to be tied to for 24 hours?  My husband.  Then I could be at home.  (but ew on the whole bathroom portion of this bad idea.)

15. T or F: All’s fair in love and war?  TRUE.

16. What’s something you’ve always wanted?  A volkswagon beetle.  The old kind!

17. Do you enjoy spending time with your mother?  Yes, but spending time alone with her rarely happens.  It's difficult with my Brother always as her shadow.

18. Do you want a bright yellow ‘06 mustang?  Sure but in BLACK.

19. Where is/are your best friend(s)?  I am blessed to have a close few that really know me.

20. Would you rather swim in the ocean or a lake?  Ocean.  I am not a fan of lake swimming, evAH!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Cheers to 2011

Happy New Year Everyone!