Ten on Tuesday

1. Do you prefer fabric or plastic plasters? (or Band-Aids if American)
I like the fabric ones better.  They stay on longer especially if they get wet.

2. Do you prefer gel pens, biro or fine liners for everyday writing?
I like gel pens best but honestly I'm not picky at all.

3. Do you have a fear or needles/dentists/blood (if all three, which is the worst) and is there a story behind it?
Nope I don't have a fear of any of those. 

4. Do you like jelly?  Do you eat it at any time other than when poorly?
I love jelly.  My favorite is on an English muffin with a little butter.

5. What are your Easter traditions? (if not Christian, insert your own meaningful festival here and tell us about that instead)
Well the Easter bunny visits my kids and leaves baskets and eggs to find.  Then we usually head to my mom's house and have dinner.

6. What’s your favourite book that you have read so far this year?
Bossy Pants by Tina Fey.

7. Do you have any magazine subscriptions or recommendations that we should know about?
I love Everyday Food by Martha Stewart.  It's full of great recipes and ideas.

8. Favourite etsy store (if you know the owner IRL, also include your favourite that you didn’t originally know IRL)?
Other than my Etsy shop???  Just kidding I have a few I love.  My favorite jewelery Etsy shop is Simplish and I discovered my favorite perfume at a shop called Theme Fragrance.  But I don't know either of these owners IRL.

9. If you had play money (£100/$150) that could only be used on shoes, what shoes would you buy?
I would go get some new flip flops and new summer sandals.

10. If you were going pet shopping tomorrow, what would you choose?
In all honesty I wouldn't get another pet right now.  1 dog and 1 cat is more than enough with 2 children, a husband, a teaching job and an Etsy shop.

Ten on Tuesday

1. How do you feel about April Fool’s Day?
It's kinda fun.  I never can trick James but it's still fun to try.

2. Do you like birds?
No.  When I was little we bird sat for someone and that stupid bird hated me.  It loved my brother but was nasty to me.  Then later when I first met James his parents had at least a dozen birds and they were loud and one in particular was down right nasty.  He would lure you over to his cage and then try like hell to bite you.  So in my experience they are mean little creatures.

3. How often do you wear your hair in a ponytail?
My hair more often than not ends up in a ponytail by the end of the day.  It's just easier and stays out of my way.

4. Do you believe in love at first sight?
Not love but attraction yes.

5. What is your favorite appetizer?
I don't think I have one.  I pretty much love any appetizer.

6. What is your favorite brand of heels?
I don't wear heels often meaning hardly ever.  It makes me taller than my husband and I don't find them comfortable.

7. Are you a picky eater?
Nope not at all.

8. Is there a TV show you like that nobody ever talks about?
Only one I can think of is Drop Dead Diva.  I don't know anyone besides me who watches it and I've yet to hear anyone mention it.  But it's a great show!

9. Do you prefer hot tea or cold tea?
I honestly like both.  But I really only drink hot tea in the winter or when I think I am getting sick.  But I drink iced tea all year round.

10. Gayle or Peeta? (If you don’t know how to answer, read The Hunger Games.)
PEETA!  Was Gayle ever really an option???  I think not!

Ten on Tuesday

1. Ikea: over-hyped and confusing or genius furniture company?
Totally genius furniture company! I love Ikea.  I like their styles and their prices plus their stuff holds up nicely.  I have a book case and a small chest of drawers from when I was like 11 that I still have and are still in great condition!

2. Your favorite interior-decorator-type person wants to makeover one room in your house. Which room do you choose and why?
Kitchen. I hate the white melamine cabinets in my kitchen and the laminate counter tops.

3. Describe the furniture in your childhood bedroom. Did you like it? Where is that furniture now?\
It was all dark stained wood stuff that was nice.  I had the dresser and desk for a long time and then as I got older I got pieces from Ikea and my dad made me a loft bed.  I even got a futon type couch for under it.

4. When you’re done with furniture, what do you do with it? Donate it to Goodwill OR Sell it on Craigslist OR Put it by the curb and hope the trash guys take it?
It depends on what kind of shape it's in.  We just recently threw away our couch because it was broken and Marley kept having accidents on it so it smelled.  But if it's in decent condition we sell it first or give it away.

5. My Pinterest furniture style could best be described as
funky/eclectic
antique/shabby chic
modern/minimalist
so random and varied it’s undefinable
I don't think I've pinned much furniture on Pinterest but if I have or will I'm sure it will be funky/eclectic.

6. Name the most important furniture/toy in a toddler’s playroom. And why?
Storage.  You have to have good storage for toys and books other wise the room will just be a constant mess.

7. Your parents (or grandparents or other relative) are giving away all their furniture. Which piece do you really want?
I would love my mom's desk that was my great aunt's desk.  It's sort of like a roll top but instead of rolling it's an old fold down type and it's really beautiful and has hidden compartments on the inside!

8. Your biggest furniture buying or home decorating regret?
We bought a couch off Craigslist a few years back and that was the couch we just threw away.  It didn't cost a lot but we only had it for like 3 years before it pretty much crapped out.  It was cheap to begin with and having small children is hard on couches.

9. $1000 gift card! Do you want it to Ethan Allen, ikea, Pottery Barn Kids?
Of course Ikea!! I could get a really decent amount of stuff there for $1000. And I could get something for pretty much every room too. 

10. Bunk beds, loft beds, trundle beds, or canopy beds?
Noa has bunk beds and they are nice to have simply for guests but I grew up with a loft bed and loved it.  So loft bed!

Ten on Tuesday

1. Should we keep doing Ten on Tuesday?
I happen to like Ten on Tuesday so it would be nice for it to keep running.  But I understand if it doesn't.

2. How do you pick out your sunglasses?
I go to Target and pick out a pair that I think looks good and isn't over $25.  I don't have great luck with sunglasses so I don't want to pay much for them.

3. Do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
Not really.  I wear green and my mom makes corned beef and cabbage and that's about it.

4. Name 5 movies that you will never get sick of.
Say Anything...., Bridget Jones' Diary, Star Wars: A New Hope, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club

5. Name 1 book that you will never get sick of.
Harry Potter (any of them).  I could read them over and over and never get tired of them.

6. Do you know any sign language?
I know a little.  I am actually working on learning more.  I have a non-verbal student who knows sign language but doesn't use it much, so I am learning it to try and get him to use it more.

7. What is your favorite kind of Girl Scout cookie?
Thin Mints and the Lemonades.

8. Are you handy? (Can you fix or build anything?)
Sort of.  I can put an Ikea piece of furniture together and fix some basic broken things.  Could I build a bookcase from scratch?? Nope it would not turn out well .... I don't measure and do math that well.

9. In what form do you prefer your potatoes? (Baked, mashed, au gratin, hashbrowns, twice baked, etc.)
Twice baked or plain old baked is my favorite!

10. Do you believe the saying “actions speak louder than words”?
Yes, it usually tells more about a person than what they actually say.

Ten on Tuesday

1. What are your designated chores in your home?
I do 90% of the cooking, 80% of the dishes, 100% of the laundry, and I'd say 75% of the cleaning up and putting away of things.

2. What is your least favorite chore to do around the house?
I HATE doing dishes and cleaning the bathroom.

3. What was your designated chore growing up?
I was responsible for doing dishes and my brother and I would take turns emptying the clean dishes.  I also had to clean my room

4. Did you get paid to do chores or was your allowance connected to you completing your chores?
My allowance was connected to finishing my chores.

5. If you had a bit of extra money, would you hire a cleaning person or would you save the money for something else?
If we could afford a cleaning lady I would so totally do it!!

6. What chores will you make your kids do around the house?
They already pick up their rooms and the messes they make in the family room.  My son is old enough that he can feed the cat and the dog so that's one of his chores.  I know my husband can't wait until he's  old enough to mow the lawn.  I'm ready for them to be able to help with dishes or do dishes.

7. How frequently do you do laundry? Wash your sheets? Dust?
I do the laundry once a week.  It takes me about 4-5 loads to wash every one's clothes then I also do the towels/sheets once a week too and that is usually 2-3 loads.  I dust when I can't stand the dust any longer or my children leave hand prints in things.

8. Do you have a designated “chore day” during the week?
No, not really.  I just do things as they need them or the day before someone is supposed to come over.

9. What is your favorite chore–if such a thing exists?
I actually don't mind doing laundry. 

10. Do you do anything to help pass the time while doing chores (music, TV, etc.)?
I should.  I have found that when I put on my iPod and listen to music it makes cleaning much more bearable but I just forget to do that most days.

Ten on Tuesday

1. What did you do this weekend?
We mostly worked on fixing things around the house.  We also went and had dinner at my Mom's house Sunday night then I watched the Oscars alone (James had zero interest in it).

2. Do you prefer short fingernails or long fingernails?
I like my nails when they are long but for folding origami and my general crafting I need to keep them short.

3. What is your favorite use for Pinterest?
I love finding good household tips and I have found a few great ones.  It also gives me great business ideas.  I also use it to promote my Etsy items as well.  It's just all around awesome if you ask me!

4. Do you sleep with your mouth open?
I try not to but if I wind up on my back it usually ends up open.

5. Where did you have the best pizza you’ve ever eaten?
Honestly my favorite pizza ever is the Gourmet Vegetarian from Papa Murphy's Pizza.  It's got a white sauce and all the veggies you could ever want like mushrooms, artichoke hearts, tomatoes and spinach just to name a few.  OK well now I want one.....



6. What do you eat for breakfast on weekdays?
Pretty much every day I have an English muffin with a poached egg, cheese and turkey sausage.

7. Do you watch awards shows? Why or why not?
Yes, I do.  I love to see who wins and see if my taste is a winner!

8. Can you whistle? Snap? Curl your tongue? Bend down and touch your palms to the ground?
Yes, I can whistle but not all that well.  Yes, I can snap and pretty well too.  Yes, I can curl my tongue. And finally no, I can not bend over and touch my palms to the ground nor do I really care.

9. What email service do you use?
Gmail.  I used Road Runner email forever until we decided to stop paying Time Warner out the nose for cable and internet.  After we got rid of Road Runner I decided to go with Gmail so that if/when we change internet service providers again I won't have to worry about switching all my email over again.

10. What is your favorite outdoor activity?
Going to the beach and being able to get in the ocean and just float around past the breakers and then play in the waves.

Ten on Tuesday

0.01×10^2. What was your best/worst day in math class?
Best day was in Jr high when I got moved up from the low math class the normal or middle math class. I've always been terrible at math and since I could remember in school I was always in the low math group.  So when I got moved up it was pretty cool!
Worst day .... there are so many.  My learning disability made math hard and I had so many teachers who didn't care or just thought I was dumb.  One particular incident I remember was freshman year in high school in algebra I.  Mrs. Mosley was my teacher and I didn't understand anything so I just faked my way through and when she discovered I hadn't done my homework she called me out in front of the class by saying I couldn't afford not to do my homework with my low test grades.  I was almost painfully shy so that was awful.  I just gave up right then and there on her and math.  I barley squeaked by with a D in class.  I honestly don't know how I passed it at all!!!!

20×10^-1. Who was your favorite/least favorite math teacher? Why?
Well I think my least favorite math teacher should be obvious.  Yes, it's Mrs. Mosley and I went on to have her for algebra II as well.  Honestly all I remember doing to "teach" was sit at the damn overhead and do math problems while half the class slept.  And lets just say she wasn't nice to most people as I recall. The only reason I made it through algebra II was because of a friend of mine let me cheat off him all the time.  A shout out to Jesse Olley where ever he may be!! Thank you for letting me cheat off you!!
My favorite math teacher is a tie.  My sixth grade teacher was awesome all around.  She made me feel smart and normal, where many teachers had not because of my learning disability.  I think she and my special ed. teachers really helped to catch me up in 6th grade so that when I got to 7th grade in Jr high I was doing well.  But I also really remember liking Ms. Bell in Jr. high.  She was the one who thought I needed to be moved up in math.  And I even remember doing homework in her class because I actually understood it.

3×10^0. Is it okay to be bad at math if English is more your thing?
Of course!  English was way more my thing. I never struggled as much with English but I think because I loved to read so much.

0.4×10^1. How does this video make you feel?
Oh man at first I thought it was real!! And I was totally face palming but once I kept watching I just started laughing and think it's hysterical!

500×10^-2. What do you like/not like about math?
There is not much I like about math at all.  In fact I try to avoid it as much as possible.  I DO NOT understand doing sudoku for fun.  It's not fun it's torture.  I guess I would have have to say I like getting the answer right when I do have to do math.

0.006×10^3. What makes someone a nerd?
Well first of all I <3 nerds!  I am married to a big ol nerd.  I am a nerd in several ways too.  To me a nerd is someone who is smart/intellectual and somewhat socially inept.

7×10^0. Who is the nerdiest person you know?
James my hubby.  He loves math & computers.  He thinks it's fun to do math just for fun!  He's smart and watches random science fiction shows like Red Dwarf and loves them.

80×10^-1. What is the nerdiest thing you’ve ever done?
I've seen the original Star Wars movies (A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi) more times than I can count.  If I had to guess I would say I've seen each at least a few hundred times.  If I could get the time and money to go I would totally go to a Star Wars convention.

0.9×10^1. Do you think GraphJam is funny?
Totally think it's funny!

10×10^1. Have you ever used math outside of school?
Yes, I teach & have kids so I have to do math every single day weather it's teaching my students or working on homework with my son.

Ten on Tuesday

1. How do you feel about Valentine’s Day?
I think it's gotten a bit out of hand and very commercial but I like the idea of it.  I like telling my husband I love him and having a good excuse to go on a date.

2. Are you in love?
Oh yes!

3. What is your favorite love song?
In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel.  It is in fact the song James and I chose to dance to at our wedding since we didn't really have a song. 

4. Did your parents do anything for you on Valentine’s Day when you were a child?
They did.  I always remember getting a card, a little box of candy and some little gift.

5. What is your love language? (Click here if you want to take the quiz.)
OK I did the quiz and it's Acts of Service.  I really don't know much about it at all.

6. How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? Gifts? Dinner?
James and I usually go out to dinner and he gets me a card and some flowers.  We have exchanged gifts in the past but we won't be doing gifts for each other this year.  We tired to line a babysitter but our sitter was out of town last weekend as well as my mom so we are just going to go to lunch together because both kids will be in school.

7. What is your favorite flower?
Roses are nice but my favorite are gerbera daisies.

8. What is your favorite love story? (Book and/or movie.)
Say Anything...
I love that movie so much! 

9. What is the most romantic thing someone has ever done for you? Or you have done for someone?
One year for Valentine's day way before we had kids, James printed out over 100 little strips of paper that said I Love You and placed them all over our old condo.  I came home from grad school to little I Love Yous all over the house.  It was so sweet and I was so touched.

10. How did you meet your spouse/significant other?
Honestly, we met on AOL.  You know way back in the 90's when most everyone was using AOL dial up!  Anyway we both were on AOL and I was living in Wilmington and he lived in a town about an hour and a half away but he was thinking of moving here.  Anyway he IM'd me to chat about Wilmington but I think it was just to flirt.  But we kept in touch through email and IM.  Then one day as were bitching about hating our retail jobs we discovered that we worked in different retails stores but ones in the same shopping center.  So we decided to meet.  I worked in the Cafe in Barnes & Noble and he come over one day on his lunch break at Walmart.  The plan was to talk a few minutes during a 15 min. break for me.  Well we sat down to talk and almost an hour later we were still talking!  We then went out on a date and we've been together ever since!

Ten on Tuesday

1. How do you feel about Groundhog’s Day?
Ehh... It's kinda fun for kids and the movie rocks but other than that it's pretty stupid.

2. What color are your fingernails right now? (Bonus points if you include a picture.)
Non-polished.  I just can't keep polish on my nails without chipping for more than 2 days so I just don't wear it.

3. Do you like riddles?
Nope.  When I can't solve them I just feel stupid.

4. When you were 10, how old did you think “old” was? At your current age, how old do you think “old” is?
People my grandparents age which would have been 60's.  I think 70's is getting pretty old now!

5. Do you wish on stars?
If I ever saw a shooting star I would.  But I've only ever seen one in my whole life.

6. Do you recycle?
Yes, we do. 

7. On a scale from 1-10, how good of a cook are you?
7 or 8.  But we are talking a non professional scale here.


8. Do you color your hair? Professionally or at home?
I don't color my hair anymore.  I used to before kids but it got expensive and well I don't have gray hair so there isn't a need to.

9. One a scale from 1-10, how do you rate your manners?
8.  I'm not prefect but I try.

10. Who are the last 5 people you have texted?
1. James (hubby)
2. Brittney (babysitter)
3. Kimmie (cousin)
4.  Ivy (friend)
5. Carole (mom)

Ten on Tuesday

1. What’s your variety of apple?
Honeycrisp but since it's only available in the fall I also like granny smith.  I am not a fan of red apples.  I just haven't found one I like.  I really like crisp crunchy apples.

2. Do you prefer Long-English or Field cucumbers?
I don't really have a preference.  I like all cucumbers.

3. Tomatoes – Delicious or disgusting?
DELICIOUS!!  I love tomatoes.  We always have grape tomatoes in our house.  The kids and I eat them like well grapes!

4. What’s one fruit or vegetable that you can’t stand and why is that?
I really just don't like sugar snap peas.  I like all other kinds of peas but just not that one.

5. What’s your favourite way to prepare veggies? (Grilled, boiled, roasted, sautéed, etc.)
I like them most anyway they can be cooked.  But my least favorite is boiled.  I steam them most often because it's the easiest.

6. Sweet potato pie: Love it or hate it?
Ehh.  I don't love it and I don't hate it.  But you have to understand I'm not southern.  Yes,  I live in the south but I was born in Colorado and lived there for a bit and my parents lived most of their lives there.  So I didn't grow up eating sweet potato pie.  In fact I don't think I had it for the first time until I was an adult.  I do like my mother-in-law's though.

7. What’s your favourite “style” of French fry? Wedges, shoelace, curly, crinkle-cut or other?
I'm not picky about fries.  I will eat them any way. 

8. What’s your favourite fruit-pie filling?
Cherry or strawberry rhubarb.

9. When you were a kid did your parents make you sit at the table until all your veggies were eaten off your plate?
No, I don't think so.  I think we always had to try it and eat a bite or two.

10. Do you drink veggie & fruit juice blends (such as V8, etc.) or make them yourself?
Sometimes.  I really like V8 I just don't buy it often.  

Ten on Tuesday

1. What did you get for Christmas?
I got lots of great stuff!  Most notably a gift certificate for a hair cut, a new pot and a Cricket cutting machine.

2. Have you taken down your Christmas decorations?
All but the tree and the outside lights.

3. What did you do for New Years Eve?
Not much.  James and I watched Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 then had some champagne and watched the ball drop.  It was nice though.

4. Do you like accents?
I do except when James uses them in store on strangers because he thinks it's funny.

5. What kind of television do you have?
The one in the living room is a Sony Vizio. The rest of the TVs I have no clue.  I only know that one because I'm sitting in front of it.

6. Did you make any changes at the beginning of 2012?
Sort of.  I decided I was going to try and be more proactive with my Etsy business this year.  And I'm off to a good start ....  stay tuned!

7. What’s the last book you read and do you recommend it?
I think it was Mocking Jay the last book in the Hunger Games Trilogy.  I loved them so much that I've had a hard time picking up a new book and getting into it.  But I am in the middle of My Booky Wook by Russel Brand and it's just started to get good!
Oh and yes I would totally recommend Mocking Jay and all the Hunger Game books!  They are really, really good!

8. Do you stay current on celebrity gossip?
No,  I used to but I stopped getting Us magazine so I lost my easy access to celebrity gossip.

9. Do you know the words to Bohemian Rhapsody? Gangstas Paradise? Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
I know all the words to Bohemian Rhapsody and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and could sing them on command without the song playing.  I could sing Gangstas Paradise if the song was on meaning I know it but not that well.

10. What is your favorite education television show?
If we are talking kids educational TV shows then it would be Sesame Street.  I grew up watching it and it's not annoying like a lot of the other kids TV shows I am forced to watch.

Ten on Tuesday

1. What is your favorite online-only store?
AMAZON!  I love Amazon.  You can find anything and everything and most of the time it's just about the cheapest place to find it.

2. Do you enjoy wrapping gifts?
For about the first 5 presents then I'm over it and just want it done.

3. What is the temperature in your city today?
I think it got up to about 60 today. But since I am writing this Monday night that's what it was.  It's fore casted to be 68 tomorrow,  I mean today!

4. What time do you eat dinner?
Usually between 5:30 and 6:00.  My kids are starving by then.

5. Will you be making New Years Resolutions?
Nah.  I never stick to them anyway.  So why make them and then just feel bad.

6. How old is your oldest pair of shoes that you still wear?
After giving it some thought I really only wear shoes that are a few years old.  Now that's not to say I don't have some really old shoes from high school (purple Doc Martens which I still love and refuse to give away) still sitting around but I don't wear them anymore.

7. Do you have any restaurant phone numbers saved in your phone?
Nope.

8. What is your favorite and least favorite letter to write in cursive?
Favorite L.  Least favorite Z.  I still don't know how to do it right.  I hate cursive anyway.

9. Do you know any good riddles?
James just told me one today that I thought was good.  What has holes in it but still holds water?










A SPONGE!

10. How do you feel about snow?
I love it and I wished we got just a tiny bit more here but I'm not sure I would want a ton all winter long.  Like maybe one good snow a year.  We can go a few years without snow.

Ten on Tuesday

1. How do you eat your eggs?
Fried or poached over easy.  My new favorite is a poached egg over easy on and English muffin with cheese and sausage.  I pretty much have it every morning.

2. Do you volunteer?
No not on a regular basis.  I volunteered in my son's classroom for two years but I stopped this year when I went back to work.

3. What’s your favorite brand of jeans?
Old Navy.  My most favorite pair are from there.

4. What was your child’s first word? Or what was your first word?
Noa's was Da for Daddy and Marley's was Da-da again for Daddy.

5. Can you french braid?
No! But I need to learn.  Marley's hair is finally starting to get long and I want to be able to french braid it when it gets long enough.

6. Do you prefer wide rule, college rule, or blank paper?
I really don't care.  I can and will write on anything.  Now for my students I like them to use wide rule because along with their intellectual disabilities most of them also have motor delays and their handwriting is terrible.  So using wide rule is easier for them to use and for me to be able to read.

7. Is there a specific treat do you always make during the holidays?
Sugar cookies.  They are my favorite and I do the whole rolling them out and using cookie cutters and then let the kids decorate them with icing or sprinkles or whatever they want.

8. Do you have a KitchenAid mixer? Do you want one?
Nope.  I have a pretty decent Sunbeam I got for Christmas one year and it's not bad but I want a nice KitchenAid.  Mostly because of all the attachments and the bowls with handles.

9. What kind of computer do you use?
Apple MacBook.  I am an Apple girl and will always be.

10. Favorite Christmas movie?
Scrooged with Bill Murray.   Love Bill Murray but really LOVE Carol Kane in that movie.

Ten on Tuesday

1. What are 3 things that are on your Christmas wish list?
A new watch, a new big skillet with a lid, and the new Red Hot Chili Peppers Album.

2. What’s your favorite Christmas song?
Silent Night.  It's my favorite to sing and when it's done well it's so pretty.

3. Do you have a favorite band or singer that sings it especially awesome?
Nope.  The only band I like to listen to Christmas music from is The Barenaked Ladies.

4. Have you heard about the website goodreads?
Oh yes!  I have an account.  Want to be friends here's my profile.

5. What are 3 books you want to read?
Life of Pi, Into the Wild and The Diary of Anne Frank (I'm ashamed to say I've never ready it).

6. Do you hunt deer?
No.  My family on my dad's side does.  I've eaten it before and like it but hunting is not my thing.  At all.  I don't care if other people do as long as they use the meat or give it away but not just for sport.  Hunting for sport and not using the meat is cruel in my opinion.

7. Have you started Christmas shopping? Are you completely finished?
We have started but by no means are we finished.

8. Did you shop on Black Friday? What was the best deal you got?
Nope no shopping on Black Friday for us.

9. What’s one holiday tradition your family has?
On Christmas morning growing up we always had the same music playing.  Now Is The Caroling Season by Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians.  It's still one of my most favorite Christmas albums of all time.  I play it now for my family on Christmas morning.

10. How many blogs do you read? Do you subscribe/unsubscribe often or do you purge every once in a while?
 I consistently read about 5 blogs.  I think I am subscribed to like 20 in my Google Reader but the ones I like the most I have delivered to my email if possible.  I don't tend to purge often I just get bored with the blog and stop reading it or I will sporadically read it.

Ten on Tuesday

1. Do you wear glasses, contacts, or are you one of those perfect eyed people?
I wear contacts.  I originally got glasses when I was 6, then I got contacts when I was 12 and I've worn them ever since.  I HATE glasses and if I can ever avoid going back to them I will.

2. What is the next item you are going to purchase?
I am planning to hit the dollar store tomorrow to pick up some gifts for my class since the semester is almost over and I wanted to get them each a little something for Christmas.

3. Have you ever watched Judge Judy or any other real court show?
Yes.  I go through phases where I like those shows.  It usually lasts about 2 weeks then I realize I'm just watching rednecks and white trash fight it out on TV and wonder what I was thinking.

4. How do you feel about fake nails?
I kinda like them.  I don't need them because I can grow pretty good nails but the few times I've had them have been fun .... until I had to take them off.

5. What is your favorite sport to watch?
Baseball.  But only live at a game.  TV baseball is boring.

6. If you could create your own Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, what would it be and what would it be named?
It's already been done.  It's called Phish Food.  Sorry but it's true.  It's what I would create if it didn't already exist.  Chocolate ice cream with swirls of marshmallow and carmel and chocolate fish!

7. Do you have any scars?
Yep one on my knee from a dishwasher ... don't ask.  I also have a few chicken pock scars on my legs.

8. Does your pet’s name fit them? Is there a more appropriate name?
I think Frodo's name fits him and Rio's name fits her.  But we used to joke that Frodo should be named monkey humping poo-a-lotter because used to like to hump his toy monkey and well he poos a lot.

9. What is your favorite television show theme song?
The Big Bang Theory!  I LOVE that song and that show.  I loved the song so much I bought the single on iTunes right after it came out.  But to be fair The Barenaked Ladies are one of my all time favorite bands anyway.


10. What was your favorite activity on the playground?
Hands down the swings.  I always loved the swings and I'd spend so much time swinging.  I still would if it didn't make me dizzy now.

Ten on Tuesday

1. What are you doing for Thanksgiving this year?
We are going to my mother-on-law's house.  It should be fun.  My brother-in-law just bought a new house and that's where he and my MIL live and now we can actually stay in the house with them because it's a 3 bedroom house instead of a 2 bedroom. 

2. What are you most thankful for this year?
A lot.  I keep reminding myself that things could be a lot worse.  We have a house, jobs, food and for the most part everyone is healthy.  There are people who don't have those things.  Yes, things are tight and it sucks sometimes but it could be a lot worse.  A lot. 

3. Do you have any traditions on Thanksgiving? The parade? Football? Long naps?
I like to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  Other than that I'm good with whatever.

4. Is it called stuffing or dressing? Is it in the bird or a separate dish?
Stuffing.  I like it cooked in the bird but my mom always makes extra in separate dish and I will eat that too because I LOVE it.

5. Do you cook?
I have in the past.  I've had Thanksgiving at my house a few times before.  But mostly we have always gone to our families houses.  Except the one time my friend & neighbor had us over (I was 9 months pregnant with Marley and not allowed to travel) but that was great because she is a fabulous cook.

6. What is your favorite dish?
ALL of it.  I love the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, broccoli onion casserole, and pumpkin pie.

7. What is your dessert preference?
A little of everything.  I like to try all the deserts because where ever I go there is usually more than one.

8. What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?
As a teenager I remember always having dinner at our house with my uncle and his partner usually and one or two of my mom's friends and then we would always go see a movie.  I know this is strange but my mom was a single parent and she doesn't like football so there was no reason to stay home.  And the theaters are open Thanksgiving night.

9. Do you plan to shop on Black Friday?
Nope.  As good as the deals are going to be we just don't have the cash (stupid new tires for my van) to start shopping yet.

10. What are you most dreading about Thanksgiving this year?
Getting the house clean and all the laundry done before we leave.

Ten on Tuesday

1. What are your pantry staples?
Cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, rice, tortillas, Kraft Mac & Cheese, English muffins, apple sauce, pasta of some kind, a few cans of chicken noodle soup or tomato soup, a few cans of Speghettios, raisins, tuna and cereal.

2. What are your refrigerator staples?
Milk, cheese slices, hot dogs, lettuce, butter, carrots, cream cheese, string cheese, a block or two of cheddar cheese, sliced turkey and/or some kind of lunch meat, milk boxes (for kids lunches), and beer.

3. You already look like Heidi Klum (or your favorite supermodel). Now, what are the top three non-physical things you would change about yourself?

1. My ability to ignore things I don't want to do.
2. My impatience with my kids.
3. Learn to let things go and have more fun.

4. What’s holding you back from your dream job? (If you already have your dream job, how did you get there?)
My dream job would be to run my Etsy shop full time and I guess what's holding me back is that I just haven't devoted time and enenergy to figuring out how to market myself and my stuff to be more sucessful.  I'm not a salesperson but there is an element of that in having your own arts and crafts business and so I have to learn a lot about it.  It scares me a bit that I have to sell myself too....

5. You have $500 to spend but it has to be on one item only. Go.
Oy! This is a lot harder than I thought because it's not enough to get a new computer which I want and kinda need and it has to be on one item.  At this point it would either be a fairly cheap front loading washer or a new fancy lawn mower.  Because a front loading washer would be nice to go with my dryer and we need a new lawn mower.

6. What is something that you are embarrassed to admit you buy on a regular basis?
A sausage, egg and cheese McGriddle sandwich from McDonalds.  I LOVE it and I get one about once a month.  They sounds nasty but they are sooooo good.  I would eat them more if they weren't pricey (especially when you throw in coffee) and so bad for you. 

7. What’s in/on your bed every night?
Besides James and I and the 7 pillows? Usually the tv remote that gets left on the bed.

8. What is a non-necessity item that, no matter how expensive it gets or how tight your budget if, you will always find room for it?
An espresso drink every once in awhile from either Port City Java or Starbucks.

9. What is the weirdest sandwich you’ve ever made?
I don't tend to get adventurous with my sandwiches.  A cream cheese and cucumber is about as weird as I get.  James on the other hand will make a sandwich out of just about anything much to my chagrin.

10. Would you rather: Be banned from Pinterest forever, but gain a million captive Twitter followers; or, never get on Facebook again but gain five thousand blog readers?
Neither!!!  I couldn't give up either Facebook or Pinterest.  But I suppose if I HAD to choose Pinterest but think of the things I would never know about or have in my to try file!

Ten on Tuesday

1. What’s your favorite television show  for each day of the week?
Since Tivo entered my life several years ago I stopped watching live TV as much as possible.  So I therefore do not really know or remember when my shows come on.  So I will just list the shows I watch right away as opposed to the shows that can and will sit on Tivo or DVR for weeks before I get around to them.
The New Girl
Survivor
The Amazing Race
The Sing Off
Two Broke Girls
Modern Family
Dexter
The Big Bang Theory
Hoarders
Mike & Molly
CSI
Two & Half Men
True Blood

2. How many times do you wear your jeans before you watch them?
Usually 2 or 3 depending on what I do in them.

3. What is your favorite pasta shape?
Shells or bow tie.

4. Do you read newspapers?
We just started getting the paper delivered again.  Mostly because I got an amazing deal and I like to take it to work so my students can read it or look through it.  And to get coupons.

5. Do you sleep in socks?
NO!!  I can't stand to have socks on for longer than I have to period.  I will sleep in them if I have put lotion or petroleum jelly on my feet to soften my heels.  But I only do this a couple time during the winter and usually end up pulling them off at some point during the night.

6. Favorite genre of movies?
Romantic comedy and/or sci-fi.

7. How do you feel about wrestling?
Hate it and think it's really dumb.  Sorry honey.

8. Should men pluck their eyebrows?
If they have a uni brow then yes.

9. Do you have dimples?
Nope.

10. Do you like to camp?
Yes and no.  I went camping with my parents as a child and loved it.  I have so many good memories that I would love to do it again but then reality sets in and I realize what a baby I am.  I want a nice bathroom and not to have dirty feet or hair.  Or sleep on the ground.

Ten on Tuesday

1. What is your favorite month?
I would have to go with April, since it's my birthday month and it's when spring is really really nice here.  It's just starting to get warm and the flowers are out but it's not too hot yet.  You can open the windows and it's just a beautiful time here with all the azaleas and other flowers in bloom.

2. What is the best candy to get while trick or treating?
I'm not picky  I just like getting a variety of good candy like Snickers, Twix, M&Ms, Almond Joy, Kit Kats etc.  What I don't like is crappy off brand candy, dum dums, or hard candy.

3. What kind of pen do you use?
Whatever is closest to me.  I unlike some people don't care what kind of pen I use as long as it works.

4. You go to a new Italian restaurant, what is your go-to order?
If I can find it I always order chicken scaloppine.  It's a chicken breast beaten with a mallet and cooked in a white wine butter lemon sauce with mushrooms, artichokes, and prosciutto and sometimes capers.  It's not a common dish so if I can't find it then I go with ravioli in some sort of cream sauce or something other than red sauce.  I have an aversion to red sauce.  I know that's nuts but I'm just not a fan.




5. If you could choose to have any celebrity’s hair, who’s would you choose?
It would be Alicia Silverstone's hair.  I love her anyway but she has beautiful hair and in my head my hair looks like hers (only in reality mine is too long and much thinner and stringier).  So this is what I would like for my hair to look like.

6. What’s your favorite board game?
I love trivia games like Trivial Pursuit, or Scene It but James refuses to play them with me anymore because he says I always win.  But I also love games like Apples to Apples or Sequence or just playing cards.

7. Do you know how to play poker?
I know the basics.  When it gets all fancy with wild cards and all the different types of poker I start to get confused.  Besides I don't play because I have NO poker face at all.  When I say I have no poker face I mean it.  You can pretty much read my mood or reaction to anything on my face.  It sucks for Christmas and birthdays when I am trying not to hurt James feelings.

8. What do you think about Old Navy commercials?
I think they can be clever but sometimes just stupid.

9. What hurts worse- a stubbed toe or a paper cut?
Paper cut since I use my hands a lot because of crafting and housework so getting a cut or wound on my hands to heal is difficult.

10. What’s your favorite kind of pie?
Any fruit pie a la mode.  I truly love strawberry rhubarb pie.

Ten on Tuesday

1. How do you take your coffee?


I drink a skim Caramel Macchiato at Starbucks or the equivalent of it a Carmello Leche at Port City Java.  If pain old coffee is my only option I drink it with milk and 2 sugars.


2. Do you prefer soft or crispy chocolate chip cookies?
Really.... if you place a chocolate chip cookie in front of me I will eat regardless of weather it's crispy or soft.  But in a perfect world it would be soft.

3. Do you wear a belt everyday?
Nope, only when I have a pair of pants that are a tad big and I do happen to have a couple pairs of jeans I have to wear a belt with.

4. What is your favorite color combination?
Blue and brown.

5. Do you like sour candy?
Oh yeah!  One of my favorite candies ever is sour patch kids.

6. How often do you do laundry?
Once a week.  I know people say it's better to do a load a night or so but I just make big piles of every one's clothes according to color and do about 4 or 5 loads on Sunday.

7. Did you ever wear braces?
Yep.  I had braces for 2 years.  During junior high school no less.

8. Are you good at Roman Numerals?
Not at all.  I've got 1-10 down but I have no idea how to tell the years using roman numerals.

9. What is your favorite form of social media?

Facebook and/or Twitter.  I love both but use Facebook way more than Twitter.

10. How do you feel about chin dimples?
I don't really give them much thought to tell ya the truth!  I guess they can be pretty cute on the right person but then there is that whole butt chin name for a reason.