Sunday, March 29, 2009

If you tell the truth you have nothing to remember

"The Honest Scrap award comes with a caveat or 2. Firstly you have to tell your readers 10 things about you they may not know, but that are true. Secondly you have to tag 10 people with the award."


I'm not a huge fan of the "you must tag # people" or "forward this on to # friends or else" so I so screw the second part. Do it if you like it.


1. I'm a member of our local Historic Preservation Commission. We review applications for constructions & such that come to the township regarding structures older then 50 years or withing close proximity to our historical districts. I was recommended by a local friend. Though I live in the town I was born & raised in and love the history dearly I do believe in some level of progress. Most on the Commission are extreme in the other direction, expect average home owners to do things to an expensive historical standard. Someone needs to speak up for the average home own so for that reason I applied and accept a position.....to be the one who stirs the pot. And I do enjoy stirring that pot.

2. Much like another friend who did this list, I don't like leaving things on the DVR. If you watched, delete it. You know you're not going to watch it again! We only have so many hours to store stuff!

3. I cannot stand very long. Don't like to and I think I am not physically able too. I find it very uncomfortable and it wears me out. I start to feel weak and become desperate to sit down. It will consume my attention until I am able to sit. I also fidget.....a lot.

4. I pray to God or whoever that there is life after this, re-incarnation or something. It makes me crazy scared to think there may not be.

5. I like to sing along to music. Doesn't have to be all the time but if I know the words....and what's worse, besides the fact I cannot sing well, if someone is paying attention to me singing (and I don't stop out of embarrassment) I preempt the "cool" parts of the song because I think its cool and impressive that I know the words. I know....what a dork!

6. With respect to #5, I really enjoyed taking my son to stores with me so I could justify signing out loud to the music played in stores. I've got to keep the baby entertained, right?

7. I expect people to pick up on non-verbal cues. Not all, just the basic obvious ones. Alright, obvious in my opinion.
Example: a person is walking towards a room to which you are standing in the doorway....the non-verbal cue would be said person wants to walk through that doorway into that room, thus meaning you should move or make way.
And when people don't get these cues, I become very disappointed in them and irritated. And I'm not sure if I expect too much of others.

8. I'm lazy. It is a habit/addiction I cannot break. Comfort is important to me.

9. Friendships were always one of the most important things to me growing up and yet I have learned to not expect so much from them and stopped working so had to be the "good friend". I feel like it didn't pan out well for me.

10. I fill out these questionnaire/get-to-know-you things and blog because I think it is fun but I still always wonder if all this over-sharing will come back and bite me in the proverbial ass.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Huggin & Stuff

First I must apologize for my lack of creativity lately. Seems the rare chance I get to blog I'm putting up a list of some sort. Well, I am a sucker for questionnaires and lists. I promise, as soon as creativity strikes I will spew it all over my blog. [giggling] Is anyone else getting a gross mental image? Until the creativeness starts to bubble in my belly, here is yet another questionnaire-list thing.

Brandi & Jo - here is a little insight into the cute side of parenting.


Interview w/ My 3.5 Year Old Son
All answers are exactly as he told them to me. (contains translations or my comments)
question obtained from some one's Facebook page.

1. What is something I (mom) always says to you?
My widdle sweedee pie. (My little sweety pie)

2. What makes mom happy?
huggin

3. What makes mom sad?
dayin’ bad duff (saying bad stuff)

4. What does your mom do to make you laugh?
tickle me and I tickle you too to make you waugh (laugh)

5. What was your mom like as a child?
you ate and did dis (you ate and did this) he proceeds to pound chest and walk backwards

6. How old is your mom?
10

7. How tall is your mom?
like, two fousand feet tall! (like, two thousand feet tall)

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
hug me

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
you call me. You wait.

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
because I wuv you! (because I love you)

11. What is your mom really good at?
high trickin! It’s when you turn ober on your head. (ummm, I have no idea what "high tricking" is. He totally made it up)

12. What is your mom not very good at?
doin sumptin’ like dis (doing something like this) he proceeds to roll around on the floor and stick his arms in legs out

13. What is your mom's job?
keepin’ me safe, keepin’ me huggin, keepin’ me not afraid.

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
sausage (blah! No way! I have no clue why he said this. I don't even make sausage for breakfast)

15.What makes you proud of your mom?
hugs

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
like a girl character. Like Minnie!

17. What do you and your mom do together?
we pay outdide and pray da bug duff ("we play outside and spray the bug stuff." We have an obscene amount of boxelder bugs that drive me crazy)

18. How are you and your mom the same?
we’re not da dame, 'member (we are not the same, remember)

19. How are you and your mom different?
betuse you hab mowe curwy hair den I do. (because you have more curly hair den I do)

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Betuse you wike me. Betuse I know. (Because you like me. Because I know)

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
huggin’ again (can you tell we are a huggy family?)

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
home. My favobwit pace is dumwhere dat wittle tiny fighter people wive wif enormous dinosaurs. (Home. My favorite place is somewhere that little tiny fighter people live with enormous dinosaurs.)

Monday, March 16, 2009

Alphabet

A friend posted this as a facebook note. I decided it post mine here.

A-

Available: no
Age: 34
Annoyance: people who don't take responsibility for their actions, stupid peoplw lacking in common sense.

B-
Beer: Blue Moon
Birthday: December
Best Friend: position currently empty. They might be over-rated
Blind or Deaf: neither now that I have tube in the ear
Best weather: Sunny and 80's with a cool breeze (ok, stole this answer from friend)
Been in Love: yes
Believe in Magic: sometimes
Believe in Santa: I wish I could but I have recently filled his position

C-
Candy: not right now, thanks.
Color: blue
Chocolate/Vanilla: depends
Chinese/Mexican Food: depends on mood
Cake or pie: depends on what kind
Continent to visit: Europe
Cheese: on some things

D-
Day or Night: Night
Dancing in the rain: surprisingly have not seend the entire movie

E-
Eyes: brown
Everyone's got: something someone else wants/wishes they had.
Ever failed a class: yeah

F-
First thoughts waking up: I should have pushed for the softer mattress

G-
Greatest Fear: I don't want to talk about it
Goal: be happy, raise a happy, good natured child
Gum: wintergreen but Gum-bastards don't seem to make straight wintergreen any more. Only that other crap, cool mint, polar blast, winter ice....Posers!
Get along with your parents: yes, now that I am no longer a hormonal teen

H-
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5' 7"
Happy: just sulky right now.
Holiday: vacation
How do you want to die: don't want to talk about that either.

I-
Ice Cream: heavenly hash
Instrument: piano

J-
Jewelry: wedding ring and watchin is manditory. Engagement ring when goin' out.
Job: hardest freakin' one there is!

K-
Kids: one, currently
Kickboxing or karate: always wanted to try kickboxing
Keep a journal: I try. It never goes well

L-
Love: give some to get some
Laugh: get a lot from the kid
Live: as best you can

M-
Milk: blah
Movies: don't see many these days. Last one was lame.
Motion sickness: only when pregnant or having ear/sinus issues.
McD’s or BK: BK for lunch today. Have to stop.

N-
Number: unlisted

O-
One wish: becareful what you wish for

P-
Pepsi/Coke: whatever
Perfect Pizza: plain
Piercings: ears

Q-
Quail: um, like the bird?

R-
Reality T.V.: voyeristic addiction
Radio Station: depends on mood and song or conversation
Roll your tongue in a circle: in a circle or roll-up like a hot dog roll?
Ring size: itdy-bity. Skinny fingers

S-
Song: nothing going through my head at the moment. Surprising.
Shoe size: 8 or 9ish
Salad Dressing: ranch
Sushi: ewww! gross!
Shower: yes!
Strawberries/Blueberries: strawberries unless your making muffins then blueberry please!

T-
Tattoos: not on me
Time for bed: when I'm tiredish
Thunderstorms: fun for cuddlin'

U-
Unpredictable: relationships

V-
Vacation spot(s): shore and hopefully Colorado

W-
Weakness: my son's adorable face
Which one of your friends acts the most like you: hard to say since most of my friends are online these days.
Worst feeling: being pushed out of a long-time friendship
Worst Weather: extreme heat & humidity

X-
X-Rays: what about 'em?

Y-
Year it is now: 2009
Yellow: Brick Road

Z-
Zoo animal: monkey

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

And the theft continues.....

I stole the questions below from Holli's Blog who actually stole it from Brandi's Blog who stole it from someone else's blog, and so on, and so on, and so on......

1. What one day of your life do you think was the BEST day?
Since I'm a mom I should probably say the day my son was born but lets face it, there was some pain and some drugs, it was a long labor so that actually day was a wee bit foggy. And the day after, when I was a little more clearheaded, had the anxiety of oh my god! I'm in charge of this little person!! So as you can see neither of those days works.
But I am going to stick with a mom answer. My best day is any random day when moods mesh well and my son makes me laugh and smile and smothers me in hugs.

2. What one day of your life do you thing was the WORSE day?
Probably the day my dad had his heart attack. I was a teenager and it scared the hell out of me.

3. If you had to pick the BEST year of your life, when is it and why?
I'm torn between the year my husband and I started dating - I was in love and everything was beautiful. And the first year of my son's life. That was a really physically and emotionally draining year and yet I remeber feeling so happy.

4. If you had to pick the WORSE year of your life, when is it and why?
Hmmm....another tie. The year following my dad's heart attack was rough. He had a qunituple byass and it was hard to watch my stong dad be laid up and recoving for so long.
The other year was more recently. My BFF shut me out of her life and it ran its toll on me. Depressed me and my thyroid really out of wack which takes a lot of time to come back from. Another friend stopped talking to me as well. So now I had to struggle with my health and find new friends. Sucky year.

5. Most recently, what night did you do something you LOVED?
We bought dinner for our neighbors, they had help us with something that day, and the 4 of us hung out talking after dinner while our son and their boys all played. We are enjoying having good friends that live so close and whome have great kids who adore our son almost as much as he looks up to them.

6. Most recently, what night did you do something that you HATED?
It was a few years ago now but it was the funeral of former BFF's mother.

7. Tell us about your best relationship that did not work out.
I assume romatic relationship but I didn't really have any great ones prior to my marriage. If I have to pick something....I had a best guy friend in college. We were honest with each other about the stuff going on in our lives but we eventually ended up in bed and, well frankly that did not go well. Things fell about after that. He made a great guy friend.

8. Tell us about your worse romantic relationship you've had.
That would probably be the guy I started dating because he followed me around like a love sick puppy. It was fun for a little while but he was 2 years younger then me and it started to become obvious after awhile.

9. Is there a celebrity you'd like to spend a "no holds barred" night with?
Yes! And I have a list! In no particular order:
Jeffery Dean Morgan - various, Supernatural, Grey's Anatamoy, Weeds.....
Harry Connick Jr. - musician, actor
Mark Walburg - singer, actor
Taylor Kitch - plays Tim Riggins on Friday Night Lights
Jenson Ackles - Dean Winchest on Supernatural

Friday, March 6, 2009

I actually remembered to do Fill-in Fridays Hurrah for me.

1. Holding a door open for a stranger was my last random act of kindness.

2. Another place another me.

3. Truth & honesty in matters of the heart.

4. Coffee, tea or water.

5. Take separate paths.

6. Our son reminds me that there is hope.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to hitting the bar w/ the girls, tomorrow my plans include working at the library & a furniture delivery and Sunday, I want to organize my new dresser!