One Thing Leads to Another

I have a lot going on in my head tonight and can't sleep...

To sleep, perchance to dream... Can't?  Then, meme!

This is called A-B Three's:

A - Available?:  for what? 
A - Age: 41 5 months and 5 days
A - Annoyance: Hubby leaving shoes out for me to trip over

B - Best Friends?: Kathy
B - Bar: Nickel's Alley was probably my favorite, back in the 80's
B - Birthday: November 22

C - Crush: I am a little old for these...
C - Car: SUV thank you
C - Cat: Yes, two, Pumpkin and Tina

D - Dead Pets Name: Pepper, Tiger and Cheetah (dog, then 2 cats)
D - Dad's Name: Dennis
D - Dog: Yes, Liberty, nicknamed Libby, the dopey, but loveable yellow lab

E - Easiest person to talk to: I have a lot of people who love me and who are easy to talk to, but I will say... Hubby
E - Eggs: Yummy, especially Eggs Benedict
E - Email: love it!

F - Favourite Colors: sage green, gold, burgundy, black, chocolate brown
F - Food: I had ravioli for dinner
F - Foreign Slang: Mi chuleta muy grande.  It is spanish for 'My big lambchop' a nickname for my Hubby

G - Gummy Bears or Worms:  bears, especially red
G - Good wine (or beer): Mondavi Woodbridge White Zinfandel is a fave
G - Good Time: We had a blast with Ilene and Bob in Wildwood!!!!

H - Hair Color: medium and dark blonde, but with help, lighter blonde
H - Height: 5'5"
H - Happy: Yes, thank you!

I - Ice Cream: Ben and Jerry's
I - Instrument: of destruction?  lol
I - Idol: Erma Bombeck, I would love to write a weekly column

J - Jewelry: Usually just my wedding ring and anniversary band, unless my hands are too swollen
J - Job: Mommy 
J - Joke: Here is a very cerebral one that Hammer wrote himself when 6 years old:

What did one tectonic plate say to the other tectonic plate?
Not my fault!!!

L - Longest Car Ride: to Ohio with my parents... right, Mom?
L - Laughing: I love to laugh and try to do so every day
L - Lastperson you spoke to on the phone: Hubby while I was wit the kids at the pool

M - Milk Flavor: if I have a choice then chocolate please
M - Mother's Name: Darlene
M - Movie Last Watched: 'The Prestige' with Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale and Scarlette Johannsen

N - Number of Siblings: biological none
N - Northern or Southern: Northern and a Jersey Girl
N - Name: Dawn

O - ONE WISH: My kids grow up to be strong, healthy, good, kind, happy adults. 
O - One Phobia: spiders
O - Ogle: yes sometimes...

P - Parents: I am blessed with the best!
P - Part of your appearance that you like best: eyes
P - Part of your Personality you like best: optimistic

Q - Quote: Carpe Diem, of course
Q - Question you want to ask but haven't: Why do we drive on the parkway and park on the driveway?
Q - Quick or Slow: Depends <waggling eyebrows>

R - Reason to smile: waking up to another day
R - Reality TV Show: right now 'So You Think You Can Dance'
R - Right or Left:  middle of the road

S - Season: Fall
S - Sex/gender: Yes, please, with my Hubby who is a male.
S - Store: Borders Books

T - Time you woke up: I was up several times, I rolled out of bed at 11ish
T - Time Now: 12:45 am
T - Time for bed: Yes, it is!

U - Unknown Fact about me: I have no idea, after all, it is 'unknown'
U - Unicorns: I love the Unicorn Tapestries, at The Cloisters
U - Under your bed: a wrapping paper organizer and dust bunnies, a whole colony

V - Vegetable you hate: broccoli
V - Vegetable you love: carrots
V - View on Politics: feh

W- Worst Habits: late night snacks (shut up, Cin, I have no vices!)
W- What do you want to be when you grow up?: I'll let you know...
W- Where are you traveling next?: Indiana

X - X-Rays: I should glow from all of them
X - X-tra Innings?: As long as the Yankees win
X - eXhibit for Art: I saw the special Mondrian show with Hubby at the Museum of Modern Art, in NYC, we were given comp passes.  It was great.

Y - Year you were born: 19freaking65
Y - Year it is now: 2007
Y - Yellow: lemons

Z - Zoo Animal: the condors at our local zoo - last time we were there the male was chasing the female around like a lunatic!  Even the zoo keeper said he never saw anything like it! It was a great rare treat to see two birds running around with 6 foot wings spread out...
Z - Zodiac: Scorpio
Z - ZZZZZ: Sounds like a good idea

I am going to try the sleep thing again. 

Nitey Nite!

be well,
Dawn

Tags: meme, can't sleep, insomnia, stuff on my mind...