Monday, January 22, 2007

A big ol' Meme (questionnaire)

My dear buddy Julie over at Coelha Thoughts has this huge 62 question meme on her blog.  I just had to do it!  LOL

I hope you all decide to read it.... I actually deleted about 3 questions that had to do with Myspace, because, like Julie, I don't go there.

                

1. Where were you when the ball dropped for 2007? In my living room with my Hubby, kids, my parents, and 2 other couples and their kids!  

3. What are you listening to right now? The sounds of my fingers clicking on the keys.

4. Has the death of a celebrity ever made you cry? Yes, Princess Diana and JFK, Jr.  

5. What color underwear are you wearing? Turquoise

6. Do you live in a zoo? Yes-- 3 kids, one Hubby, two parents, 4 pets... oh yeah, zoo about covers it! 

7. What did you do this morning? Slept in while Hubby drove kids.  

8. What does your mom do for a living? My mom is a Municipal Tax Coordinator for a Service Bureau that provides a billing service to NJ municipalities.  

9. Where do you work? Right here, with my kids, teacher to my homeschooler, housewife and mom. 

10. What are your favorite smells? Coffee in the morning, vanilla, and cinnamon.

11. What are the last two digits of your phone number? 35

12. What was the last concert you attended? I went to NSYNC with my boys and another family in the summer of 2001.  As for a concert of my choice, it was The Eagles, with Sheryl Crow opening, with my hubby, back in 1994.  Yikes, I am old. 

13. Who was with you? see above 

14. What was the last movie you watched? It was 'Brokeback Mountain' 

What do you dislike at the moment? Jealousy and hate--they go hand in hand.   - I like Julie's answer... works for me, but I will add, Intolerance.

16. What do you crave right now? A vacation alone with hubby!  Yes!

17. Did you dream last night? Yes... don't remember it

18. What was the last TV show you watched? Brothers and Sisters, last night

19. What is your favorite piece of jewelry? Besides my wedding rings, it would be a diamond and emerald heart that Hubby gave me for my bday that was on my honeymoon.

 21. Who is your best friend of the opposite sex? My Hubby

22. Who last IM’d you? My daughter, from the living room while I was in the kitchen

23. Are you on any medication? Oh, yes, all prescribed.   

24. What side of the bed do you sleep on? Facing the bed it is the right side

25. What color shirt are you wearing?  Red!

 26. What color is your razor? Black

27. What is your favorite frozen treat? Godiva Ice Cream

28. How many tattoos/piercings do you have? My ears are pierced, two on each side.  No tatoos.

29. What are your favorite stores?  Borders and Barnes and Noble! 

30. Are you thirsty right now? No, but I am drinking Gingerbread Green Mountain coffee.  Yum.

31. Can you imagine yourself ever getting married? Since I am, yes. 

32. Who’s someone you haven’t seen in awhile and miss? Just one someone, is hard but I will say my friend, Fred, in Arizona. 

33. What did you do last night? Watched tv with Hubby, then watched alone, then did a journal entry, wrote some of my book and hit the sack.

34. Do you care what people think about you? No, not really, after all, I am the crazy lady in town who 'homeschools' one of her kids!  LOL 

35. Have you ever done something to instigate trouble? Never, ha ha.

36. Do you like your nose? Yes.

37. What color is your room?Sage Green

38.  When was the last time you worked out? Um... what is this thing 'worked out'???   

39. Do you like pedicures? Love them!

40. Where do you live? New Jersey, baby!

41. Are you an aggressive driver?   No, not at all, becoming a mom totally changed me with regard to that.

 42. Who is your cell phone carrier? Cingular, and no, I never, ever, have dropped calls!

43. Do you like the person who posted this last? Yes, absolutely!!!!!   

44. Do you know their birthday? Dang, no!

45. What is the thing you’d most want to change about yourself?

This is such a hard question for me, do I get rid of the Rheumatoid Arthritis, or the extra weight I am carrying mostly due to the disease and prednisone.  Hmmm.

46. What color is your car? Burgundy

47. What do you smell like right now? Cinnamonish (is that a word?) coffee smell...

48. What is your favorite color? Green

49. Do you like mustard? Yes.

50. What do you tell yourself when times get hard?When life gives you lemons... make lemonade.

51. Would you ever sky dive? NO!

52. What do you sleep on? My bed!  It is so great...it is a pillow top king size...

53. Have you ever bid for something on eBay? Yes, many times!

54. What do you think of Angelina Jolie being pregnant? Good for her, and it is her business!

55. Do you enjoy giving hugs? Yes, especially to my kids and hubby!

56. Would you consider yourself to be fashionable? Not at all, I strive for comfort.  Living with RA, demands that.

57. Do you own a digital camera? Yes, I do.   

58. What celebrities have you been compared to? No one. 

 59. What does your 19th test message say? I don't text much, I am sure never 19 in total over 2 years!!!

60. How ’bout your 30th? Nada .

61. Who did you hang out with last night? Hubby, kids, parents, my bf/sister Kathy and her son, J. (until they left at 7pm)

62. What are you doing this Saturday? Well, the Hubby and boys will be away at a Boy Scout camp, so daughter and I will probably go out to dinner with my parents!   

              

If you made it to the bottom, I am totally impressed!  Give this a try!  It was fun, let me know in the comments so I can read it!

be well,
Dawn 

 

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dawn, my friend, I think if I knew this much minutia about someone, I'd find myself thinking more of the things we don't have in common than do.  A natural human trait.  "One man's meat..." as the saying goes, so have fun!  Missed ya!  xoxo CATHY
http://journals.aol.com/ludie343/DARETOTHINK/  

Anonymous said...

Here's mine...  Fun!

http://journals.aol.com/dpoem/TheWisdomofaDistractedMind/entries/2007/01/22/a-monday-meme.../692

-Dan

Anonymous said...

cute survey Dawn! thanks!!Interesting that you likecinnamon coffee and he saw Brokeback Mountian and the Eagles! go Dawn!:)
love,nat

Anonymous said...

I sleep on the right side of the bed too !!!
Hugs,
Ellen

Anonymous said...

That gingerbread coffee sounds good! I did the meme, too.--Cin

Anonymous said...

Hey Princesa!  My birthday is in April!  :)  Julie

Anonymous said...

Dawn, when I got to the one that you would change, I pretty much emotionally stopped there....I was just reading about you at Pauls blog too.....Your an exceptionally stronger woman than I am...Just gotta be real about it...I am amazed with your humor, intelligence and how you keep striving forward....these aren't easy character traits.
~Raven

Anonymous said...

Ok, I'm stealing this. Come check me out. " )

Hugs,
Susan

Anonymous said...

Great entry! I just wanted you to know that you are a very strong person with all that you have to deal with. Sending you hugs and prayers!!

Gretchen
http://journals.aol.com/ksgal3133/LivinginSavannah2