Monday, April 19, 2010

A meme for you........




  • Do you like bleu cheese? Yes, yumm

  • Have you ever smoked? Nope, never even touched my lips

  • Favorite type of food? I like beef and yorkies, turkey dinners, and Italian/seafood

  • Favorite type of music? not a big listener of music. Allison is introducing me to all sorts of new stuff though!! (my young friend! heheh)

  • What do you think of hot dogs? The whole "all-beef" thing scares me. But I still eat them sometimes.

  • Favorite Christmas movie? Elf (I just like to smile, smiling's my favorite)
  • What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Coffee, with coffee cream and sugar. Sometimes I have tea.

  • Can you do push-ups? To save a life, maybe.

  • What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? My necklace and wedding band. One circle says the kids name and my friends added the other "circle of friends" on my 40th.

  • Favorite hobby? crafting (knitting, crocheting, sewing, other handmade stuff)

  • Do you have A. D. D.? Maybe? Possibly? Sometimes I think so!?

  • Do you wear glasses/contacts? glasses, and until recently contacts. Can't wear them anymore for some reason?

  • Middle name? Ruth

  • Name three thoughts at this exact moment: the storyline on Mad Men (which I am watching now online as I type), should I have some wine? plans for the next few months of school/work

  • Name three drinks you regularly drink: Pepsi, juice, water

  • Current worry? That the children I support at work will meet all their goals for this year

  • Current hate right now? Doctors, protocol

  • Favorite place to be? I really like being at work (seriously!) Specifically, Miss Clark's grade one class "heart"

  • How did you bring in the new year? With good friends who happen to live next door

  • Someplace you’d like to go? Local: Oregon Coast (this summer!) Far away: Wow....Great Britain, Australia, Norway, Maui (specifically Kaanapali)

  • Name three people who will complete this. Sheri, maybe Barb and I'm going to challenge Jamie

  • Do you own slippers? Yes. but my feet get too hot, so I prefer sandals around the house.

  • What color shirt are you wearing? lime green with white and yellow flowery things. Short sleeve. First of the year!

  • Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I never have, so I don't know

  • Can you whistle? No, I can make noise, but that's it

  • Where are you now? In the kitchen watching Mad Men and typing

  • Would you be a pirate? Uh, no

  • What songs do you sing in the shower? I don't. I'm usually concentrating on the lather. rinse. repeat. thing

  • Favorite Girl’s Name? Names!! I have so many! Lindsay Jane will always be number one, but if someone put a baby girl in my arms today, I would name her Nora.

  • Favorite boy’s name? Graham might have been a Callum, I still like that. My tastes have stretched to more uncommon, so maybe I'd go deeper into Scottish names.

  • What is in your pocket right now? I work in a school, with kids in grade one, so it could be a number of things! I have math counters in my pocket! really. about a dozen. I couldn't find my pencil case!


  • Last thing that made you laugh? My daughter. ALL THE TIME. Tonight it was "Mumma, when I grow up I'm going to be Maria" (Von Trapp) (or would that be Julie Andrews?)

  • Worst injury you’ve ever had? Well, there's that one from when I ballroomed danced. Ya, right. Um. I guess just twisting my ankle on my honeymoon.

  • Do you love where you live? Hmmm. I reallllly like my house and those people next door. Other than that - meh..

  • How many TVs do you have in your house? Well, three, but one is for video games

  • How many computers do you have in your house? our Mac, our old junker and Cam has one for work

  • If you changed your job, what would it be? Hmm, maybe work in a yarn shop, I could fondle yarn all day and maybe do some photoshop on the side.

  • If you were granted three wishes, what would they be? Ummm. Money, lots of it. Health for my family. time.

  • Thursday, April 15, 2010

    Oh no...this is going to be addictive

    And I want to see your search story so you better leave a link! (I'm sure I searched a lot more things while waiting for Graham)





    Sunday, April 11, 2010

    Retro Telephone


    As I blogged this I just realized I have many posts titled "retro"......Hmmmm. Love stuff from the '60's, '70's.

    Lindsay has a new room which I blogged about earlier. I was keeping my eye out for a bright orange retro phone for Lindsay's desk. They must be hard to come by. I found some on Ebay, but the shipping was outrageous! None seemed to be coming up on Craigslist, until last night. Found this cute pink one. Once I polish it up, I think it will look adorable sitting on her desk!

    Guess how much it is!!!

    Adorable pink phone


    The desk it will sit on. Not sure if I will plug it in at first. I don't want any midnight calls to relatives in England or Norway.



    The orange one, which was just too much

    Wednesday, April 7, 2010

    WAY BACK WEDNESDAY - Avon Pin Pals - Did you have one?


    If you were a girl in the '70's, you should remember these Avon Pin Pals that were the craze for a while. They opened up and had perfume inside that was like a cream. I for sure had the snowman as you can see from the picture and I think I had the bunny as it looks so familiar. I should have saved mine as they sell for ten whole dollars on ebay now! Some are unopened. I wonder what the perfume is like now??

    Did you have an Avon Pin Pal?




    Grade three, about 1976 or '77