Since nobody wants to hear about my itchy boobs either, I will steal from Esther again. It is apparently the in thing to do :-)

Eight Lasts
1. Last Cigarette?
There's never been a first.

2. Last Beverage?
Sprite Zero

3. Last phone call?
David on his way home.

4. Last text message?
Can't remember, probably Melanie on New Year's or some other holiday

5. Last CD played?
The Frog Prince - horribly written musical that the musical theatre camp is doing - don't worry, David is fixing the music

6. Last BUBBLE bath?
At least 12 years ago. I know it's been longer than that, but not a lot longer, and that's as far back as I can remember.

7. Last time you cried?
Some time during PMS week (about a week ago).

8. Last meal?
A little shells and cheese, a little chicken, and 2 Valentine's cookies.

SEVEN Have You’s:
1. have you ever dated someone twice?
Assuming you mean dated someone, broken up, and gotten back together: Yes, more than once. In fact, I've been engaged to someone, broken up, dated again, broken up, been engaged again, and then broken up. NOT my husband. Though we did technically break up and then started phone dating over a year later and got engaged.

3. Have you ever kissed someone & regretted it?
No, not just a kiss. I HAVE regretted someone kissing me. I was a member of the VL (virgin lips club), as was my "boyfriend" (we were 15, so not "dating" IYKWIM), but he was showing off for a friend and so instead of dipping me and doing a stage kiss like he usually did, he really kissed me and I had to be a member of the VLRV (virgin lips repented version) club instead. I was ticked.

4. Have you ever fallen in love?
Gosh, I hope so.

5. Have you ever lost someone?
Joshua is a runner (though I've never LOST him, just chased him) Haley did hide in the clothes racks at Walmart for long enough without answering that I had that panicky "she's lost" feeling.

6. Have you ever slept until 2pm?
Yes, we had the flu really badly one year and slept constantly for about 3 days straight.

7. Have you ever been drunk and thrown up?
Nope.

SIX things you did in the past three days:
1. Celebrated Love Day
2. Celebrated Valentine's week
3. Bought new shoes
4. Returned the new shoes and bought 2 other pairs of new shoes (BOGOHO sale started today!!)
5. TONS of laundry
6. Bought 3 new cloth diapers


FIVE people you can tell pretty much anything to
David, Jen, Amy, Jenifer, Julie

THREE favorite colors
Purple, lavendar, and pink

Now how did Four get AFTER three??

FOUR things you want to do before you die
1. Finish a degree
2. Visit Washington DC again (with the family this time)
3. Skydive
4. Have a family reunion

This month have you…
Laughed until you cried? I don't think so, not this month yet.
Went behind your parents back? um... No.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT:
1. Your last kiss? yeah, just a goodnight kiss - and HE has a headache lol.
2. Gay Marriage? I don't like to infringe on others' free agency to choose how to live their life, but don't think I can go as far as supporting legal rights for gay marriage. I haven't really given it that much thought.
3. Lowering the drinking age? Like it stops anyone who really wants to?
4. Straight, Gay, or Bi? straight.
5. Who are the best huggers that you know? David, all 5 little monkeys
6. Do you believe in love at first sight? Nope.
7. Is there something you want to tell someone? Not really.
8. What brand of shirt are you wearing? Hanes - it's a NY Knicks shirt
9. Would you kiss anyone on your top friends? Hubby. I have previously kissed one other person on my top friends list, but would not do so again lololol.
10. What is your current annoyance? Work.
11. How many kids do you want to have? 5
12. Do you want to change your name? No.
13. Last time you saw your father? the day after Sam was blessed (or maybe it was a couple of days after?)
14. What did you do for your last birthday? Went to dinner, shopped for a new suit for David to wear at his concert, and saw Transformers (I think)
15. What time did you wake up today? Too friggin' early.
16. What were you doing at midnight last night? Working.
17. Name something you CANNOT wait to do? Go to New York!!
18. What is your favorite thing in your room? My new comforter. Sorry babe, it's snugglier than you are sometimes and it doesn't snore.
20. Where is your best friend right now? Sleeping.

Hahahahaha, I just tried to "jump" back through my post to find blanks that I needed to fill in before I sent it using Cntrl-Shift-J. It opened my favorite feeds tab. Guess I should be working, eh?

36 hours, not that I'm counting or anything

Bought new shoes today. BOGO!! which I just want to point out is not really a BOGO, but a BOGOHO, but that's not good advertising, now is it? I wanted to link a picture of them, but I have not found one yet (they aren't on the website anymore). I'll google and see if I get anything. Okay, they look just like this except black and much, much larger and the insides are plain black instead of snazzy. Shut up, I still like them. The other pair is also a ballet flat, cream and with pink details. I LOVE them. David hates them. Double sweet. I started out with plain black ballet flats (well, with a black bow), but they just weren't me. They were probably more appropriate for the outfits in general, but I decided I just didn't care and I took them back today. Yes the sales person laughed at me, but she was really nice about it.

Something I realized while shoe shopping - I had forgotten how much I LOVE shoes. I've never had a TON (at least not by Imelda standards), but I've always loved the ones I had. Well, for about 10 years or so, I've not been my usual shoe buying self and have dwindled down to about 5 pairs of shoes, none of which I really love, and of those, was wearing 1 (quite ugly, but neutral) pair 90% of the time and tennis shoes the other 10%. Sad, sad, sad. So, now I have 2 pair of shoes that make me happy. Soon I will work on the replacing the rest, starting with the tired old tennis shoes.


Today is Love Day, so I've gotta go get the Shells and Cheese made and then work on folding more laundry. OH YEAH. The other thing I wanted to post about - I am about 2 batches from being done with ALL the laundry. I kid you not. Glorious day.

In Honor of My Brother Coming Home from his Mission

AKA, I will use any excuse to do a survey:
1. Where where you 3 hours ago? same place I am now, which means my shift is almost over!!
2. Who are you in love with? My husband and my kiddos
3. Have you ever eaten a crayon? Probably
4. Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you? too many to mention
5. When was the last time you went to the mall? about 2 weeks ago for Christmas shopping/date
6. Are you wearing socks right now? yes, hubby's ;-P
7. Do you have a car worth over $2000? Yes and 2 that are not
8. When was the last time you drove out of town? see above RE: the mall
9. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days? no, last movie was Saturday after T-giving
10. What was the last thing you had to drink? apple juice from a juice box
11. What are you wearing right now? shoes, socks, jeans, and a very old, paint splattered TVCC T-shirt, and headphones
12. Do you wash your car or let the car wash do it? carwash or kids
13. Last food you ate? tuna fish sandwich and a lemon square
14. Where were you last week this time? same bat time, same bat station
15. Have you purchased any clothing items in the last week? yes, uniform stuff for Banana
16. When is the last time you flossed? i'm not sure i ever have
17. What is the last TV program you watched? first 2/3rds of Private Practice, first 10 minutes of Survivor, and last 3 minutes of Grey's Anatomy. need to finish all 3
18. What is your favorite animal? Koalas
19. What sign are you? Cancer
20. What is your favorite dream vacation? NYC for now
21. Last person's home you were in? I think it was probably VDWs.
22. Worst injury you ever had? Broken nose
23. Do you miss anyone right now? My siblings/parents
24. Last play you saw? Christmas Carol - last night and again tomorrow night :-D "Haley" and "Caroler/Want" ROCK!!!
25. What is you secret weapon to lure the opposite sex? i clean something
26. What are your plans for this evening? Work, sleep, see #17
27. Next trip you are going to take? NYC in February
28. Ever go to camp? Girls camp 2 or 3 times (when I couldn't get out of it)
29. Were you an honor roll student? Don't remember. Actually not sure we even had a "honor roll" my grades were decent.
30. What do you want to know about the future? way too much for my own good
31. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne? No
32. Are you due sometime soon for a doctors visit? Not really. Sam's only 6 months so I think I'm good for at least another 8 months.
33. Where is your mother? Home, hanging with my brother, I'm guessin'
34. Do you have a tan? not even in the summer
35. What are you listening to right now? late night talk show - the one where the guy has the funny accent - I *should* be listening to the voices in my head
36. Do you collect anything? i don't like collecting or collection; however, i do have a porcelain doll collection
37. Who is the biggest liar you know? ME.
38. Last time you got stopped by cop or pulled over? about 2-3 weeks ago - stinking light out on DPY's car, no ticket
39. What is the weird exotic food that you like? calamari
41. Last time you took a shower? this afternoon
42. Sesame Street Character you most identify with? Ernie. No specific reason.
44. What is your heritage? i should know this - it's something scandinavian
45. Are you rich? In LOVE lolololololollllllll.

Something I didn't Jack from Esther

Instead, I jacked it from Madhousewife. And she called it a meme. Snazzy, eh?

On a separate sheet of paper, write out your full name. Then, extract all the vowels and write them in order here to get your aloha name.

A Ee Ou (wow, I am very lacking in vowels)

How old are you?

32

In fifteen words or fewer, describe yourself as a child.

Smarty-pants. Bossy. Stubborn. Brilliant. Oblivious.

In fifteen words or fewer, describe yourself today.

Bossy. Stubborn. Tired. Brilliant ;-).

What did you eat for breakfast?

Faux Honey-nut Cheerios.

What kind of clothing (or lack thereof) do you sleep in?

Underwear.

Think back: in reverse order, what color have you worn for the past five days, including today?

Green, burgundy, tan?, red, absolutely no clue. going with the dominant shirt color only, in case you were wondering.

If the Talent Fairy flew into the room, what skill or talent would you request from her?

Photographic memory.

Favorite flavor of milkshake?

Chocolate.

Favorite kind of pie?

Pumpkin followed very closely by Banana Cream (no nuts).

Favorite kind of donut?

It's a tie between old-fashioned glazed cake doughnuts and maple bars and bavarian cream filled.

Favorite cocktail?

I don't drink cocktails. But if I did, it would be something girly like a mudslide or an amaretto sour. If I did, which I don't. Even when I want to.

What is your favorite TV show?

Gray's Anatomy

Finish this sentence: All I want for Christmas is ___________.

What I'm getting :-). Yes, I know what I'm getting and how much it was and where it is now and where it was purchased.

Look out the nearest window. What do you see?

Dark.

What's the last thing you purchased?

Ice cream cones x 4.

What would you rather be doing right now?

Sleeping.

What is the last non-communication (email, blog) website you visited?

Does Facebook count? If not, I say the website for NSMC.

Swiped from Esther (of course):
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot chocolate.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Sit them out. Usually on the couch.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Mostly white on the house, but colored on the windows. I think white on the tree.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope.
5. When do you put up your decorations? I like to do it the day after Thanksgiving – but it’s still not done yet this year.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Pumpkin pie lol.
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: matching hair dryers. Or the year we were in a car accident on Christmas day – I was 9 or so and I don’t remember the accident, but I did get a Cabbage Patch doll from the hospital.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't remember.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, pajamas.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? No particular style, pretty much every ornament is special to us though – I guess it’s like a memory tree.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it.
12. Can you ice skate? Sure, I can skate in circles.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? I guess probably matching hair dryers for me and my 2 sisters. It’s not a particularly special gift, but it is SO MY DAD that it always makes me smile.
14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with family and friends
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Fudge.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Driving around looking at lights. Last year we took the kids to a light park and that was SO AWESOME because of their reaction to it.
17. What tops your tree? David. In about 2nd or 3rd grade, he made an angel with his school picture and that is what tops our tree. We stole it from his mom.
18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving to the kids, receiving from the hubby (though I already know what I’m getting from him this year.)
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Chestnuts Roasting
20. Candy Canes? Yes, Hershey’s usually.
21. Do you feel Christmas is too commercialized? It can be. I had to remind Emily today about the real reason. Then I had her watch a cartoon we have and she decided that was cooler than Santa. She said the baby Jesus was even cuter than Sam :-O

Who eats more? That's a toss-up.
Who said "I love you" first? Hmmm, I think he did.
Who weighs more? He does.
Who sings better? Him times infinity.
Who’s older? Me
Who’s smarter? Books, me - common sense, him
Whose temper is worse? probably mine
Who does the laundry? hahahahahahahaha.
Who does the dishes? see above.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me, though that is a switch that happened just in the last few months - before that it was always him.
Who plays golf better? We both suck.
Who’s better with the computer? Him. Except google, etc./research. Then it's all me baby.
Who pays the bills? Him
Who cooks dinner? Mostly me, unless we are grilling.
Who drives when you are together? Usually him, unless I'm already driving when he gets in or he's tired
Who pays when you go out to dinner? He does most of the time. He also usually orders for me (you know, tells them what I want, not picks what I want).
Who is the most stubborn? Me.
Who is the first one to admit when they’re wrong? neither of us.
Whose parents do you see more? His
Who named your pet? We don't have one - the last one was named by Haley
Who kissed who first? We kissed each other first.
Who asked who out? He asked me.
Who’s more sensitive? Him.
Who’s taller? Him.
Who has more friends? Him. He knows EVERYONE.
Who has more siblings? Me.
Who wears the pants in the relationship? We share them. It's cozy, but it works :-).

Things I Meant to Blog, but Have Been Way Too Busy - Bullet-style

• I keep blogging stuff in my head, but due to the brain sucking which has rendered my memory virtually useless, that stuff will probably never be blogged as intended. Which stinks, because most of it was brilliant.
• Took J to the doctor today. No, actually, I took S to the doctor and mentioned J's rash. The NP thinks it looks like staph. Perfect!! So the child most likely to touch himself, not wash his hands, and put those hands, oh EVERYWHERE, has staph. Fab-U-lous.
• S is doing fine mostly, except that he has "fallen off the growth charts." He's a runt, but we love him anyway. Note: J, who is now in the 97th percentile in weight AND height, was also a runt when he was a baby. No worries on the runtiness of S. It's just the way we grow boys apparently.
• My hair. I don't want to talk about it. Let's just say it is not fixed yet.
• I've been crafty lately - sewing, gluing, more sewing. More to be done. Mostly enjoying, we'll see how long that lasts :-P.
• No school this week. Yeehaw??
• As usual, I should be working right now. So not in the mood tonight. Anyone happen to notice how often that happens when I have an ESL doctor up?
• Actually, none of this is stuff I meant to blog, it's really the way too busy.