My People

My People
My matched set of grandchildren - Oliver and Cosette

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Whiny Wednesday - Survey Says:

Borrowed from my friend Lyn at Brit's Blog ... thought this might be fun to do today. If you do it, put a link in my comments section to your blog OR if you want, you can pick a few questions to answer in comments. Happy Wednesday

. What time did you get up this morning? 6:30. Woke up to the alarm which NEVER happens. I took neurontin last night which makes me sleep harder.

2. How do you like your steak?  Medium Well

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?  "The Blind Side" (how sad is that? It's been two years.)

4. What is your favorite TV show? How I Met Your Mother, The Five, Finding Your Roots, Who Do You Think You Are

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?  Here in Helen - but I would have my own little cabin in the woods

6. What did you have for breakfast? Nothing yet

7. What is your favorite cuisine?  Thai food

8. What foods do you dislike? Liver, brains, chittlins - any kind of odd and random animal part

9. Favorite Place to Eat?  La Parilla

10. Favorite dressing?  Vinegar and olive oil

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive?  Sissy, my 2004 Nissan Sentra

12. What are your favorite clothes?  Comfy, sort of classic stuff like "twin sets" (cardigans with matching shirts underneath), long flowy skirts, yoga pants, pretty much anything from Old Navy

13. Where would you visit, this weekend, if you had the chance? New York City

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 1/2 FULL, most of the time.

15. Where would you want to retire? Here, in a little cabin in the woods

16. Favorite time of day? First light of morning when the sun starts peeking through the trees

17. Where were you born? Decatur, Georgia

18. What is your favorite sport to watch?  College Football

19. How many siblings? Four brothers, I'm #2 of five kids

20. Favorite pastime/hobby?  genealogy research

21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? People who may read my blog that I don't know in real life

22. Bird watcher?  More of a bird listener... the cats go nuts when they see a bird and we have a lot of them since we're sort of in the woods (which you can tell if you see my car)

23. Are you a morning person or a night person? morning

24. Do you have any pets? Yes, two cats: Stubby the Three Legged Wondercat and Trouble aka Lex aka Yittle (little) Kitty. If I call "Trouble" he doesn't respond but if I say, "Yittle kitty..." he comes to me.


25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share?  I just checked the bank account and I will be able to stay here through June, regardless of whether or not the unemployment issue goes in my favor. After that... I'll either have to have a job or I'll be homeless.

26. What did you want to be when you were little? a mommy

27. What is your best childhood memory? My childhood bestie's parents owned a lake house on Lake Lanier and a condo in Panama City Beach. I did a lot of traveling with them and those are some of the best memories of my childhood.

28. Are you a cat or dog person?  totally a cat person. Crazy cat lady.

29. Are you married? No.

30. Always wear your seat belt?  always. I won't even drive from our mailbox to our house without it and it's only about two hundred yards down a dirt road with a speed bump so my chances of a collision are slim to none

31. Been in a car accident? I think I've been in three. None serious. One was painful and may have contributed to my spinal demise

32. Any pet peeves?  Stripper high heels, hair color that couldn't occur in nature (like African American women with blonde hair, 90 year old women with jet black hair, etc)

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings?  pepperoni and mushroom

34. Favorite Flower?  tulips

35. Favorite ice cream?  right now it's crunchy caramel with pretzels

36. Favorite fast food restaurant?  ChickFila

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None, by the grace of God, but I didn't get my drivers license until I was 21 and I didn't really start driving until I was closer to 30.

38. From whom did you get your last email?  My daddy's morning devotional, a CaringBridge alert for a little boy who is facing a kidney transplant (cousin of my friend Mary), and an email from Uncle Bill asking me to try to track down a branch of the family tree that has eluded him throughout all his research.

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?  I don't have one but if I did - Old Navy

40. Do anything spontaneous lately? I showered and did my makeup before I got on the computer this morning. That was rare and random.

41. Like your job? Wish I had one

42. Broccoli?  steamed with a little lemon

43. What was your favorite vacation? Boston for my birthday in 2006

44. Last person you went out to dinner with?  Cody, Marquee and Austin - we went to the new Western Sizzlin in March. Austin and I hardly EVER go to a sit down restaurant. He doesn't have the patience to sit and make small talk, it hurts my back to sit on hard surfaces.

45. What are you listening to right now?  Fox and Friends

46. What is your favorite color?  to wear - pink and black, for my home - earth tones

47. How many tattoos do you have?  one - three little hearts for my three "little" boys

48. How many people will fill this out?  I hope at least SOMEBODY will

49. What time did you finish this quiz? 8:23 am

50. Coffee Drinker?  Yes!!

2 comments:

barbara said...

. What time did you get up this morning? 7:07

2. How do you like your steak? Medium Well

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? I don't remember,that is sad.
4. What is your favorite TV show? Ncis, Ncis miami

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Sunnyside, Wa. My home town.
6. What did you have for breakfast? Nothing
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Mexican

8. What foods do you dislike?
9. Favorite Place to Eat? Home
10. Favorite dressing? Ranch
11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Dodge
12. What are your favorite clothes? t shirt, comfy sweats or light weight pants.
13. Where would you visit, this weekend, if you had the chance? New York City or my son in va.

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 1/2 FULL, most of the time.

15. Where would you want to retire? Sunnyside.

16. Favorite time of day? Don't really have a fav.
17. Where were you born? california
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? baseball, but I don't really follow it that close

19. How many siblings? Four brothers, 5,3 brothers and 2 sisters. I am next to the youngest.20. Favorite pastime/hobby? genealogy research, junk journals

21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this?
22. Bird watcher? yes.
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? Neither, I am more of a mid day person. Mornings I am to stiff to do much and by evening I am to tired.
24. Do you have any pets? Yes,Two dog and a cockatiel.


25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? I
26. What did you want to be when you were little? a mommy

27. What is your best childhood memory? 28. Are you a cat or dog person? totally a cat person. Crazy cat lady.

29. Are you married?

30. Always wear your seat belt? always.
31. Been in a car accident? 3, they are the biggest reason I have back problems now.
32. Any pet peeves? people who constantly interupt.
33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? pepperoni

34. Favorite Flower? Lilacs, gardena,asian lilies

35. Favorite ice cream? chocolate, most of the time.
36. Favorite fast food restaurant?
37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? .

38. From whom did you get your last email? Ebay. LOL
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Couldn't pick just one.
40. Do anything spontaneous lately? not lately

41. Like your job? don't have one

42. Broccoli? love it.
43. What was your favorite vacation? trip to Forks washington 2 yrs ago and trip to virginia to see my son and family.
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Mike
45. What are you listening to right now? baseball game
46. What is your favorite color? Brown
47. How many tattoos do you have? one -None yet, but I plan to get one of a dragonfly. I do like your heart tattoos, maybe I'll do something like that but with my kids initials in the heart.
49. What time did you finish this quiz? 4:31 pm

50. Coffee Drinker? Yes!!

BLAZER PROPHET said...

1. What time did you get up this morning? 4AM. Too early.

2. How do you like your steak?  Medium rare

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?  “The Artist” First time I've been to a cinema in 5 years.

4. What is your favorite TV show? Deadliest Catch

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?  Newport, Oregon

6. What did you have for breakfast? Bowl of Corn Chex

7. What is your favorite cuisine?  American Food

8. What foods do you dislike? Most cooked vegies

9. Favorite Place to Eat?  Chang's Mongolian Grille

10. Favorite dressing?  Vinegar and olive oil

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive?  2011 Ford Ranger

12. What are your favorite clothes?  Shorts, t-shirt, flips

13. Where would you visit, this weekend, if you had the chance? Newport, Oregon

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 1/2 FULL, most of the time.

15. Where would you want to retire? Newport, Oregon

16. Favorite time of day? The cool of the evening

17. Where were you born? Cottage Grove, Oregon

18. What is your favorite sport to watch?  College Football!!!!!!!!!

19. How many siblings? 3 sisters, 1 brother (I'm then second youngest)

20. Favorite pastime/hobby?  Oregon Duck Football, Portland Trailblazer basketball

21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? People fascinate me and I enjoy these things

22. Bird watcher?  Hummingbirds and raptors

23. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night

24. Do you have any pets? Sadly, not at this time.

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? I'm leaving for Kauai in 5 days.

26. What did you want to be when you were little? A pro athlete

27. What is your best childhood memory? Riding my bikes with pals out in the country and catching crawdads in a creek

28. Are you a cat or dog person?  Big dogs

29. Are you married? The safe answer is 'yes'

30. Always wear your seat belt?  always.

31. Been in a car accident? A few. One (the other driver was drunk) caused a death.

32. Any pet peeves?  People who are overly vocal about their political party views

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings?  Canadian bacon

34. Favorite Flower?  lilies

35. Favorite ice cream?  Vanilla (go ahead, laugh all you want)

36. Favorite fast food restaurant?  Burger King

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None

38. From whom did you get your last email?  My perfect daughter.

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?  Barnes & Noble

40. Do anything spontaneous lately? Naw. It was a hum drum day.

41. Like your job? Yes. I feel very appreciated.

42. Broccoli?  Please, no.

43. What was your favorite vacation? First time on Kauai 10 years ago.

44. Last person you went out to dinner with?  Tim, my best friend of 43 years (he needed some advice on women and I am an expert, ya know).

45. What are you listening to right now?  Light jazz

46. What is your favorite color?  green

47. How many tattoos do you have?  none

48. How many people will fill this out?  3

49. What time did you finish this quiz? 9:10 Pacific time

50. Coffee Drinker?  No. Hot cocoa with lots of whipped cream!