Name your favorite brands for the following products:
1. Cola: Dr Pepper or Vanilla Coke
2. Sneakers: Asics
3. Hair care: Pantene
4. Small electronics: hmm, we have all kinds of brands, all sizes. Mitsubishi for TV’s, Motorola for cell phones, I like Sony products
5. Automobile: Ford
From this site:
Would You Rather…
1. Have J-Lo’s Bod or Nicole Kidmans?: Nichole Kidman
2. Brad Pitt or Colin Farrel?: no contest – Brad Pitt
3. Amazingly Beautiful Children or Super Smart Children?: super smart 🙂
4. A New Car or A New House?: New House
5. A Million Dollars or Your Dream Job?: Million Dollars 😀
Ooops, a couple of days late on this puppy… oh well, here we go:
I say … and you think … ?
Detachment:: detached retina
Regard:: give my regards to Broadway
Community:: neighborhood
Strike three:: you’re out
Congregation:: church
Generous:: giving
Pretention:: stuck up
Pregnant:: lucky duck
Drinking:: intoxicated
Brilliance:: shining
We’re moving on up…
1. How many locations (dwellings) have you lived in? Hmm… one house growing up, 3 dorms at college, 5 or 6 apartments, and now this house
2. If you could place your dream home in any location, where would it be? In the mountains, overlooking a small lake, a huge cabin with a big deck
3. In terms of the act of moving: are you a packer or a box mover?
I’m a packer extraordinaire 😀
4. What one item do you own that you absolutely hate to move?the big entertainment center in the den is a booger
5. What’s worse: the act of moving or a routine cleaning at the dentist? Easy – moving! (I go twice a year to the dentist, but haven’t moved in almost 12 years!) 😀
Appetizer
Name something that helps you fall asleep. A warm bath. Sometimes reading. If all else fails, Tylenol PM 😀
Soup
Who brings out the best in you? Tim, of course
Salad
What do you like to do on a rainy day? Stay inside and read, curled up in my big chair by the fireplace. 🙂
Main Course
Complete this sentence: In our home, we never have enough…
chocolate!
Dessert
Which shoe do you put on first? Left, I think. I’ll have to pay attention next time!
Another cute little meme I like to do… from this site:
Vacation…
1. Where Do You Visit The Most On Vacation?: Well, since we’ve been married, we’ve been to Gatlinburg more times than anywhere else
2. What’s Your Idea Of A Dream Vacation?: my lifelong dream – to go to England, Scotland and Wales (in that order). A close second is France.
3. Ever Been To Disney World or Disneyland?: Not as a child, but Tim and I went to Disneyworld a few years ago and had a blast. It was GREAT!
4. What Has Been Your Favorite Vacation So Far?: Either Disneyworld or Big Cedar, probably. Although we have fun on every vacation we go on. We went twice last year, to Texas and back to Gatlinburg for my birthday and I thoroughly enjoyed both of those! 😀
5. Have You Taken A Cruise?: I went on my high school senior trip, but I don’t think Tim has ever been on one. We haven’t been together yet. I would love to go on an Alaskan cruise, that’s high on my list. 🙂
Let’s Go Digital!
From the time you get up in the morning until the time you go to bed at night, how many different digital/electronic devices do you use on any given day? Please consider listing them, as it would be interesting to see what everyone comes up with!
…and an optional random question, because I just cleaned my mouse…
How often do you clean your mouse?
Ok, here we go… on most days, I use these devices:
Alarm Clock
Desktop Computer
Printer
Speakers
my pedometer
Microwave
Digital Toaster Oven
Washer/Dryer (not sure if this counts!)
TV/Stereo
Cordless Phone
Cell Phone
digital coffeemaker (some days)
digital camera (some days)
digital timer in kitchen (most days)
And, I clean my mouse if it seems to be sticking, every couple of months maybe.
Catching up on memes… I know most of you don’t like these, but I do! 🙂 And after all, it’s my blog!!!
I say … and you think … ?
Great escape:: Steve McQueen movie
Cluster:: peanut clusters
Wrong place, wrong time:: saying
Guided:: missile
Forensics:: CSI
Pros:: cons
Safety deposit box:: bank
Quadrant:: math
Precisely:: exactly
Who are you?:: me!
Oops, missed this one again. When I looked today and saw the topic, I knew I had to do it! Food in general is a huge thing in my life, and breakfast food in particular! 🙂
“Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.” -Oscar Wilde
1) Do you eat breakfast on a regular basis and why or why not? Absolutely. Every day. I absolutely cannot function without breakfast. I also take most of my meds in the morning and need to wash them down with juice or milk
2) What is your typical everyday breakfast? Most days, I have cereal. I keep 3-4 kinds of cereal on hand here for me to eat! 🙂 I like a little variety! If I’m headed out early, I grab some fruit, a granola bar or even a pop-tart if I’m desperate. I try to eat oatmeal, since it’s better for me, but I do a lot better with that in the winter than the summer. Something about hot cereal on a hot summer morning that doesn’t work for me! 😀
3) How do you eat your eggs? If I cook them, I usually scramble them because it’s easier. If Tim cooks them (he cooks eggs better than I do), then he usually does them over easy. If we eat out, I get them over easy.
4) What is your favorite restaurant to eat breakfast out at? I’ll eat breakfast anywhere – Perkins (well, we don’t have one of those anymore), Shoney’s, Waffle House, any pancake house, etc. We actually don’t usually eat breakfast out unless we’re on vacation, and then it’s usually a local place.
5) Describe your perfect breakfast in detail. Anything and everything. Two eggs, over easy, bacon, sausage, toast, grits, waffles or pancakes with blueberry syrup.
As a side note – last year on my birthday, Tim took me to Gatlinburg and for my birthday meal, I wanted to eat out a big breakfast. We went to a little pancake place on the parkway and it was great! He cooked me out a big ribeye at our cabin for supper, but the breakfast was what I really wanted! 🙂
Found this mentioned on Dawn’s blog , who got it from Andie’s blog 🙂 Thought I would play along!
And yes, it’s long, so I was gracious enough not to load it all on my the exceedingly mundane main page… just click the -More- link to read it all, in excruciating detail 😀
1. Your name spelled backwards.
ycats
2. Where were your parents born?
let’s see… I think Mom was in Bogue Chitto and Dad in D’Lo (oh my, those definitely sound as Southern and rural as they are!)
3. What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer?
iTunes free song of the week… waiting on the MP3’s from surrendered and untamed (hint hint Jeremy :))
4. What’s your favorite restaurant?
oh my, too difficult. For Japanese, Little Tokyo. For Chinese, King Buffet 🙂 For Italian, Panino’s. For catfish, Cock of the Walk. Get the picture, I have tons!
5. Last time you swam in a pool?
two summers ago, on the summer vacation we took with Terry & the kids to Hot Springs
6. Have you ever been in a school play?
Well…. I don’t remember. I might have been, but probably would have gotten out of it if humanly possible. Terrified to speak in front of people
7. How many kids do you want?
I wanted 4-6. Alas, we will have none
8. Type of music you dislike most?
Rap
Appetizer – What was your first “real” job? Well, if you don’t count the receptionist work I did at a photography studio when I was 12 or 13, then it would be working in the deli at Primos. I did that through high school and part of college. I also worked the main restaurant (hostess mostly, a little bit of waiting tables), and worked the kitchen for conventions and conferences in the convention center.
Soup – Where would you go if you wanted to spark your creativity? The moutains. I LOVE the mountains. Rivers, streams, waterfalls are an added bonus. So peaceful and tranquil.
Salad – Complete this sentence: I am embarrassed when… I am acting like Stacy. Stacy opens her mouth and says whatever comes to mind, and then has to try to undo what she blurted out. Or at the very least, take her foot out of her mouth. Stacy is clumsy and often falls and trips and does incredibly lame clumsy things. Stacy is a dork!
Main Course – What values did your parents instill in you? A hard work ethic, a good sense of money management, the importance of a good education, and an overall sense of politeness and courteousness
Dessert – Name 3 fads from your teenage years. Geesh. Here we go again. I can’t remember my childhood. I can’t remember my teenage years. I can’t remember high school. I can’t remember college. I barely remember what happened before I met Tim. Why am I always getting these questions?! 🙂 OK, I cheated and looked at some other answers… how about – from the 80’s, I do remember “Valley-speak”, big hair, certain kinds of music. I don’t remember a lot about the clothes because I didn’t usually have the money to have anything that was in style, so I didn’t have all the latest fads and fashions. I do remember the preppy phase, with its pinks and greens. Funny how they are back in fashion now and I’m wearing pink and green this spring and summer! 😀
From a new site, I think. I can’t remember having done one from here before, but I like the topic: reading fiction books, which is pretty much all I do read! Got it here
1. What is your favorite genre of fiction? Well, I guess it would be what I call in general women’s fiction – not really romance (although it may have some romance in it), with a bit of mystery or intrigue, although not gory and not over the top. Always with some relationship-related dialogue 😀
2. What are you reading right now? Four to Score, by Janet Evanovich. Just bought “True Believer” by Nicholas Sparks today
3. Who is your favorite fiction author? Why? I have several – Rosamunde Pilcher, but she is not prolific by any means, Barbara Delinsky, Maeve Binchy, Janet Evanovich, John Grisham, Nicholas Sparks, Sophie Kinsella
4. Give us your top 5 fiction novels. In no particular order: September by Rosamunde Pilcher, The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, any of the Stephanie Plum books I’ve been reading lately, by Janet Evanovich, The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher, either Coast Road or Three Wishes by Barbara Delinsky
From this site…
Questions For April 12th
Livin’ On The Edge!
1. Do You Wear Your Seatbelt In The Car?: Yes, always. Ever since high school.
2. Got Any Tattoo’s?: Nope
3. Done Anything Illegal?: not really. I speed occasionally, but I still usually get passed by other people breaking the law more than I am doing! 🙂
4. Had Sex In A Public Place?: No way, Jose
5. Stay Up Past Midnight On A Regular Basis?: Well, we have turned into night owls and regularly stay up till 11-12 most nights. I have to have my sleep though! 😀
1. On what day of the week were you born? (If you need to find out, click here .) Sunday 🙂
2. Were you born in the morning, afternoon, or evening? Morning, I’m almost sure. I think during church!
3. How many siblings do you have? Brothers or sisters? 2 sisters, both older
4. Do you (or did you) ever wish you were an only child? And if you ARE an only child, did you ever wish you had brothers and sisters? I sort of grew up like an only child, since Gail and Suzanne are so much older than me. Gail left for college when I started kindergarten. I always wished I had brothers, and a younger sibling
5. Did you (or do you) dream of having a big family of your own? Yes, always. I wanted at least 4 kids, preferably 6.
6. In your opinion, which is (or would be) easier to raise; boys or girls?boys. I always wanted boys
7. In looks, do you favor your mother or your father? I think I favor Dodie quite a bit. Several older relatives told me that at her funeral, you look just like your mother!
Appetizer – What is a symbol that inspires you? Well, the cross. Also, the American flag. Both evoke strong emotions.
Soup – Name something (either serious or funny) that has happened in your life that you would consider a miracle. meeting Tim
Salad – How do you handle criticism? Very poorly. I have extremely low self-esteem and I don’t handle a lot of normal comments well, I usually construe them as criticism or put-downs. Actual criticism is usually worse, unless I ask for it from someone and know to expect it, then I do take it better. I try to remain calm and accept it as constructive, but that doesn’t always work.
Main Course – Complete this sentence: I feel alone when… Tim is out of town overnight
Dessert – Name one TV show you wouldn’t want to be caught dead watching. Something like Fear Factor or something on the Discovery channel about snakes!
