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What time is it?

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I think it’s time for a good meme, don’t you? Snagged this one at Jen’s blog. It’s a good thing I can always count on my fellow Jens for blog fodder – not that this is all I have up my sleeve. I might be back later with pictures taken from OUTSIDE my apartment, commentary on the latest MOMversation and if you are really lucky a Friday Fave Five. That all depends on how long MM will be distracted by tv or napping. Lord knows there’s a good chance he’ll come over soon and tell me to “peasah get off the puter?” or as he has lately taken to telling me, “STOP WORKING!” Much more to the point, no? Yikes, I’d better stop babbling and start memeing before he decides my time is up…

Here is what you are supposed to do, and try not to be lame and spoil the fun. Change all the answers so that they apply to you. Have fun and be truthful! I want to see your answers!

  1. What is your occupation right now? Is there a really fancy way to say, “Watch kids and blog” that isn’t stay at home mom or homemaker? I’m looking for a new business title - leave a comment with your best suggestions.
  2. What color are your socks right now? the invisible kind. i.e. I’m barefoot for the summer. I don’t know about you but once sandals weather kicks in I avoid socks at all cost. Unless we’re going for a walk long enough to justify my old lady walking sneakers, I leave the socks in the sock drawer where they belong.
  3. What are you listening to right now? Martha Speaks on PBS and traffic outside the balcony door. My neighborhood can’t seem to decide if it’s rural or urban. We’re rurban.
  4. What was the last thing that you ate? peanut butter and jelly on a FlatOut flatbread wrap (see my thoughts on FlatOut and lunch here), string cheese and strawberry milk. Only a slightly classier version than what MM had for lunch except I didn’t drop my string cheese on the floor so I got to eat mine. Someday I’ll start eating “grown up” food again but for the past week this is the only thing I’ve wanted.
  5. Can you drive a stick shift? No, I attempted to learn briefly in my drivers ed. days but after a lot of stalling out, crying and whimpering in the corner, the executive decision was made to go the automatic route. I’ve never looked back.
  6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? the husband last night, announcing that he was finally coming home (hurray!) – that will likely be the next phone call I receive, too unless any family members decide to call today. It could happen.
  7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Well nobody sent it to me, but I do like the person whose blog I stole it from. Not in a romantic like way, though, I am both married and more into Johns than Jens – sorry Jen.
  8. How old are you today? Twenty Six going on Eighty or so. At least it feels that way most of the time especially where all things pregnancy are concerned, except I guess if I were eighty the odds of me getting pregnant would be pretty slim…
  9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? reality television? Like America’s Next Top Model - extreme fashion and cat fighting; or American Idol - crazy races and vocal showdowns… or the cooking show variety – Iron Chef America aka Speed Cooking or The Next Food Network Star – embarrass yourself with food racing. That’s my kind of athletic event.
  10. What is your favorite drink? totally depends – DrPepper is probably my old standby for indulgences, but I also love a good mug of root beer. Milk and I don’t like to go a day without each other. If I’m not pregnant or nursing I might be tempted to answer White Russians…
  11. Have you ever dyed your hair? More times than I could even attempt to count.
  12. Favorite food? Hmm something of the pasta, cheese or my husband’s homemade pizza variety… unless dessert is an option – then I’ll say dessert. All of it.
  13. What is the last movie you watched? I think it was Confessions of a Shopaholic – sooooo good as I say in my review here. Other than that we’ve been doing a lot of tv shows on DVD – Raising The Bar, True Blood and Robin Hood (the BBC one I think?) being our top three right now.
  14. Favorite day of the year? At the moment I’m going with July 21 – the day I won’t be pregnant anymore and I get a cute little baby. But to be fair to her big brother, April 7 is pretty rocking, too.
  15. How do you vent anger? Usually here in the old blog – otherwise a good cleaning spree or maybe angry cooking. Or let’s face it – I probably vent to my poor husband more than anywhere else.
  16. What was your favorite toy as a child? books? I was a terribly boring child – the library was my toy store.
  17. What is your favorite season? I’m not sure anymore. Used to be summer but as I got older that became less true. Maybe the fall?
  18. Cherries or blueberries? cherries for sure
  19. Living arrangements? Shacked up with one husband and one and a half children in a third floor apartment in Wisconsin.
  20. When was the last time you cried? What night did I attempt two Rachel Ray dishes in one meal? 30 minute meals, my ass. I sobbed like a baby. RR and I are not speaking right now btw.
  21. What is on the floor of your closet? pretty much everything we own – clothes that don’t fit yet but I’m hoping someday will, baby stuff, storage totes, wrapping paper, books, other stuff I’m forgetting…
  22. What did you do last night? grocery shopping and watched True Blood (season one on DVD) while eating butterscotch pudding – the latest indulgence.
  23. What are you most afraid of? something awful happening to my husband or children – namely of the death variety…
  24. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? cheese, BBQ sauce, sweet pickle relish and maybe some tomatoes – please and thank you.
  25. What is your favorite kind of dog? apparently it’s rescue dogs from Puerto Rico. I’ve liked every single one I’ve ever met.
  26. Favorite day of the week? toss up between Saturday and Sunday, depends on the weekend I suppose
  27. How many states have you lived in? four – I’ve now lived on the west coast, east coast, down south (ish) and the Midwest.
  28. Diamonds or pearls? Pearls – they are so classy and sophisticated – love them. Although I am rather partial to the diamonds on my wedding ring.
  29. What is your favorite flower? right now I’m a big fan of my Dark Red Americana geraniums but in general I love lilies and Gerbera daisies
  30. What is your favorite song? anything by John Mayer – really anything, although the stuff on Where The Light Is is probably the best.
  31. What is your pet peeve? bad customer service – I get really riled up about that after having spent about 9 years in the industry.

Your turn.

A Mid-Afternoon Meme For You

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Snagged this one from Jen @ Our Daily Big Top:

  1. When I was a child… I moved around a lot. I guess I still move around a lot. I’ve lived in four states now and I went to something like eight or ten different schools growing up.
  2. I can’t imagine my life without… Dan and MM – our little life together feels so normal – being a mother and wife is so natural at this point, I don’t think I could do anything else, at least happily.
  3. If I could be anywhere, I’d be… here. Heck we just got here. I wouldn’t mind visiting a beach in that ideal part of my mind where I imagine wearing a bathing suit, etc. could be enjoyable.
  4. My least favorite chore is… Mopping, as evident by the fact that I almost never do it. Oh, or cleaning the bathroom. Yuck.
  5. If I could be on any tv game or reality show, it would be… probably Ellen – it’s not really a reality show or a game show but I love watching it and it’s the show I’d most like to see live.
  6. If a mystery package arrived on my doorstep, I’d hope it would be… a big juicy pile of new books to read? Or a food processor. I’ve been watching a lot of Food Network shows lately and it makes you covet all kinds of things. I wanted a food processor already – now I dream about them.
  7. My guilty pleasure is… dessert – but usually I am counting calories and it’s not something to feel guilty about.
  8. I thought I would never… eat and enjoy things like fries, french toast or Dairy Queen but apparently my taste is evolving. I’m planning to retry lobster next. But not peas – they are still evil.
  9. If a genie granted me three wishes, I’d wish for… a painless, easy birth for BB; lots of free money to help recoup our savings from those months without work and the expense of moving that we aren’t being reimbursed for (and you know the baby coming); world peace – of course.
  10. You would never guess it, but I… am really socially awkward. I’m terrible at small talk and meeting new people and keeping in touch with old friends. I’m basically a huge dweeb. Please don’t tell me you would totally guess that – just pretend that isn’t common knowledge. :P

Putting My John Mayer Obsession To The Test

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Jen @ Stuff Jen Says essentially challenged me to this musical meme by stating:

I wanted to use John Mayer as my artist but decided to let The Lovely Lori and Jen E fight over him.

How can I not fill this out now? So let’s see if I’m really the J.M. fanatic I claim to be (that sounds almost as creepy as obsession – can I just be a fan? You guys don’t really think I’m an obsessed fanatic, do you?)

OK music lovers, using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to some people you like and include me. Try not to repeat a song title.

Pick your artist: John Mayer

  • Describe yourself: Waiting On The World To Change
  • How do you feel about yourself: Bigger Than My Body
  • Describe where you currently live: Great Indoors
  • If you could go anywhere you wanted to go: Break Away (anywhere but here please?)
  • Your favorite form of transportation: Wheel (as in, as long as it has wheels I’m good)
  • Your best friend is: Not Myself
  • Your favorite color is: Another Kind Of Green
  • Favorite time of day: Come Back To Bed (any time I’m going to sleep is a good time to me)
  • If your life were a TV show, it would be called: My Stupid Mouth
  • What is life to you: Free Fallin’
  • What is the best advice you have to give: Wait Until Tomorrow
  • If you could change your name, it would be: Victoria
  • Your favorite food is: Sucker (you know, candy)
  • Thought for the day: Stop This Train
  • How you would like to die: Slow Dancing In a Burning Room
  • Your soul’s present condition: In Repair
  • The faults you can bear: No Such Thing
  • Your motto: This Will All Make Perfect Sense Someday

Your turn.

99 things I may or may not have done on the wall, 99 things…

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Stolen from Jen @ Stuff Jen Says, of course. I mayyy have done this before but um I don’t care?

Of the following 99 things, the ones I’ve done are bold. When you leave your list in a comment or on your own blog, you can use asterisks if you’re HTML-impaired.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity (I’ve given to charity plenty, but the concept of spending more than I can afford anywhere is just foreign to me)
7. Been to Disney World
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (assuming Wii Rockband counts)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked (in a manner of speaking…)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run (again, assuming Wii Sports counts)
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (most of my ancestors were Mayflower descendants – are you talking further back than that? if so, then no, not yet)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (not one in theaters, just some things in college with the film kids)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi concentration camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (only once)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guard in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (more times than I can count)
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chicken pox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

And the verdict is? I have done some cool things and seen some cool stuff but the sheer quantity of things I haven’t done… tell me I need to get out more. Honestly – I don’t think I’ve ever watched a sunrise OR sunset. There are countless landmarks I’ve never seen, some not even that far away. I’ve never played in the mud, built a snow fort, broken a bone or been on a cruise. That just feels sad to me. There are other things that I’m happy for – I’ve never had food poisoning or been stung by a bee, I’m calling that a success – and to have done ALL of that traveling by age 26 would, I think, be pretty miraculous. But man I want to do SOME of it!

So what have you done? What haven’t you done?

What’s WAY More Fun Than Being Productive?

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I snagged this meme from Jen @ Stuff Jen Says and since I’m sitting here being all boring and “not-wanting-to-do-anything-ish” I figured I’d go ahead and meme to my heart’s content. Like there was any chance I wouldn’t… Honestly, when was the last time I turned down a good meme?

  1. What is your salad dressing of choice?
    I really like Annie’s Goddess Dressing or a raspberry vinaigrette
  2. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
    It’d have to be Applebees, we are Applebees fanatics in this family. Also love my new mexican place
  3. What food could you eat for two weeks straight and not get sick of it?
    I gotta be honest, there aren’t many of them, but some things I eat a lot of are Greek yogurt, Trader Joe’s cheese puffs, Wachusett Sour Cream and Onion potato chips and right about now – Girl Scout Cookies.
  4. What are your pizza toppings of choice?
    spinach, feta cheese & Alfredo sauce
  5. What do you like to put on your toast?
    either butter (preferably ICBINB) or peanut butter, sometimes jelly
  6. How many televisions are in your house?
    two but we almost never watch the second one (in our bedroom)
  7. What color cell phone do you have?
    bright red – it’s beautiful
  8. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
    Right
  9. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
    one baby and my wisdom teeth (and that other tooth that makes me hate dentists…)
  10. What is the last heavy item you lifted?
    My son after I came into his room to say “get back in bed” only to be greeted by a pile of poop on the floor. Yeah you totally wanted to hear that didn’t you? Good news is my son was heavier than the poop and somehow his bed and sheets remained unstained.
  11. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
    Nope, not that I recall ;)
  12. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
    No I really couldn’t handle that kind of knowledge gracefully.
  13. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
    I really have no desire to change it at all – I’m fairly happy with my name actually.
  14. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
    No but I might be able to convince my husband to do it for me, does that count?
  15. How many pairs of flip-flops do you own?
    I think two but I only wear one pair – my Croc flip flops were one of my first true loves.
  16. What’s your goal for the year?
    To have a baby. So far I’m half way to meeting that goal, so I guess it’s going well.
  17. Last person you talked to?
    Verbally – my son – you can imagine what I said to him. “Textually” my husband – we discussed our calories for the day. I neglected to tell him about his son’s adventures, not wanting to put a damper on his mood yet. I’ll save that for when he gets home. ;)
  18. Last person you hugged?
    My son. Obviously before the pooping on the floor incident of twenty minutes ago.
  19. Favorite season?
    probably the fall – I like the spring and love summer, but for me autumn has the most ideal, warm and non-buggy weather, and not as much rain as the spring.
  20. Favorite holiday?
    I don’t even know anymore. Being a grown up kind of ruins holidays because you have to be all grown-up like. Can I say my son’s birthday? Next year that won’t even be so easy because I can’t in good conscience play favorites with their birthdays.
  21. Favorite day of the week?
    Toss up between Saturday and Sunday, depends on what we have going on I guess.
  22. Favorite month?
    That one where only awesome things happen and the weather is beautiful for 30 days straight?
  23. First place you went this morning?
    to the living room to sit around and look like Death while my husband worked out with the WiiFit (why do they have to be so productive and goody goody when we’re not?)
  24. What’s the last movie you saw?
    Well I watched Space Chimps two or three times this morning but the last “newest” movie I saw was the newest National Treasure movie. Last movie in theater? Heck if I remember. I probably blogged about it?
  25. Do you smile often?
    Probably not as much as I should – I don’t really keep track
  26. Do you always answer your phone?
    When I want to and I hear it ringing – sometimes my phone just sort of brain farts and chooses not to ring for no apparent reason. And sometimes I’m a jerk. But other than that, yes, always.
  27. It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it?
    AT&T saying, “We know that you don’t actually have text messaging as an option in your plan so even though you can’t send or receive text messages from people you like, we’re still going to send you junk text messages, encouraging you to buy games and songs for your phone, even though you’ve never done that, ever.” True story.
  28. If you could change your eye color what would it be?
    I think blue or green could be fun – but I’d want it to be temporary with the option to change them anytime I wanted.
  29. What flavor drink do you get at Sonic?
    I’ll have to get back to you on that if and when I ever go to a Sonic – are they good?
  30. Have you ever had a pet fish?
    Not of my own, personally, but my dad and grandma have kept them in outdoor ponds (and killed all of them in quick succession). My family shouldn’t be allowed to own fish – I think we’re cursed in that department.
  31. Favorite Christmas song?
    “Baby It’s Cold Outside”
  32. What’s on your wish list for your birthday?
    I’d love to get a new cell phone – I’d also love a new car, a house and a new wide screen tv but I’m guessing you meant realistic wish list?
  33. Can you do push-ups?
    I’m pretty sure that’s a pregnancy no-no, sorry.
  34. Can you do a chin-up?
    I’m pretty sure that’s a pregnancy no-no, sorry.
  35. Does the future make you more nervous or excited?
    Mostly excited, definitely some nervousness thrown in for good measure though.
  36. If given the chance, would you go back in time?
    Nah, probably not – future maybe.
  37. Do you have any saved texts?
    Did you read question number 27? No? Stop being a lazy meme reader and scroll back up. ::taps foot:: I’ll wait.
  38. Ever been in a car wreck?
    Two
  39. Do you have an accent?
    Not really – I’m kind of void of accent I think. Probably comes with the territory of moving too much. I don’t actually belong anywhere.
  40. What is the last song to make you cry?
    Beats me. I’m pregnant – lots of things make me cry – and yet right now nothing comes to mind at all. Maybe it was a 1st trimester thing?
  41. Plans tonight?
    Watching American Idol and Lie To Me – and making chicken Parmesan – fun, exciting times!
  42. Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?
    Yes
  43. Name three things you bought yesterday.
    Well my husband did the actual shopping (mid week groceries) but three of the things he got were whole grain pasta flour, my 100 calorie kettle corn pop corn & bananas
  44. Have you ever been given roses?
    Yes
  45. Current hate right now?
    Poop.
  46. Met someone who changed your life?
    Duh my husband :)
  47. How did you bring in the New Year?
    We went to my husband’s bosses house again – I think it’s probably our new tradition. It was fun – we had fondu and my son fell and smacked his head on their dining room table in the middle of a chocolate coma – awesome. (Man, am I in a mood or what?)
  48. What song represents you?
    “Daughters” by John Mayer which could also be called, “Try Not To Mess Up Your Kids Lives Too Much” by John Mayer
  49. What were you doing midnight last night?
    probably turning over from my left side to my right and shaking off whichever leg had fallen asleep
  50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
    “Honestly, you couldn’t have let me finish my dream? I was dreaming about Booth and Brennan for pete’s sake!”

If you’re feeling all blah and life-avoidy today, too, consider yourself tagged. If you aren’t feeling that way but still want to fill this out, you’re tagged, too. It’s a two-fer.

Your Music Collection Says A LOT About You

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Snagged this meme from Jean @ Working Momma 247. It’s one of those ipod shuffle memes where you shuffle for a song title to be the answer for each question. Except this one is all parenting related, which makes it cute, fun and different. And relevant. And nothing like a typical meme that I post all the time. Seriously. If you don’t believe me, try filling it out yourself! That’ll show you!

HOW DID YOU BECOME A MOM?
Come What May from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, which is interesting because I had no idea this  song had anything to do with me becoming a mom. But there you have it.

WHAT DID YOU THINK THE FIRST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BABY?
If Things Were Perfect by Moby – doesn’t everyone hear Techno music when they first see their baby?

WHAT DID YOU DO THE FIRST MORNING AFTER A SLEEPLESS NIGHT?
Ocean by 3LW – sorry, no witty comment for that one

WHAT DO YOU SAY WHEN SOMEONE COLORS ON THE WALL?
Manhole by Ani Difranco (hey at least I said man… and not something else…)

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH A TODDLER’S BODILY FLUID ISSUES?
When You’re Lonely by Jordan Knight – I don’t really see how that’s relevant, but Jordan Knight could probably help me deal with just about anything…

IF SOMEONE SAYS “Can I have a snack?” YOU SAY?
The Happiest Days Of Our Lives by Pink Floyd – I guess I really like snack time…

IF SOMEONE LEAVES THEIR STUFF ON THE FLOOR, YOU SAY?
Free Fallin’ by John Mayer – I have to admit, I prefer singing this song to dealing with just about anything…

IF SOMEONE ISN’T SICK TODAY, YOU SAY?
Glory by Sugar Ray – now that one seems appropriate!

HOW DO YOUR KIDS ENJOY YOUR COOKING?
It’s Coming Down by Cake – like maybe… down on the floor, where he throws much of his food? Also, cake.

HOW DID YOUR KIDS DO IN SCHOOL TODAY?
Gunning Down Romance by Savage Garden – okay totally irrelevant to the question, but then n/a would have been the real answer, so we’ll let this one slide…

HOMESCHOOLERS, WHAT IS THE FIRST SUBJECT TAUGHT OF THE DAY?
All I Have To Give by the Backstreet Boys – my children will be well versed in Boybandology and Doormatestry

WHAT DO YOUR KIDS WANT TO BE WHEN THEY GROW UP?
Track 7 of Devil Wears Prada audio book – this one maybe made me laugh the hardest – who doesn’t want to be Track 7?

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY AS A MOM?
Breakaway by John Mayer – I guess I feel that way sometimes…

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE AS A MOM?
Hey Lover by LL Cool J – I guess that is an integral part of it…

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO AS A MOM?
Roll With It by Oasis – so totally fitting! Hurray!

HOW DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE REALLY A MOM?
From The Heart by Another Level – and oh, tis true, tis true…

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MOST OFTEN AS A MOM?
Bigger Than My Body by John Mayer – lmfao….

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY AS A MOM?
What A Wild Tune by BNL

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET AS A MOM?
We’re Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister – I guess I don’t do regrets?

WHAT IS THE BEST THING YOU’VE EVER DONE AS A MOM?
Comfortable by John Mayer – so far I think the only thing you’ve learned is that I have a LOT of John Mayer on my computer…

WHAT DO YOUR KIDS DO THAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Move by Moby – I guess that’s true

WHAT DO YOUR KIDS DO THAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Have Yourself a Merry Little XMas by Coldplay – now see that’s just not true

WHAT DO YOUR KIDS DO THAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Date Rape by Sublime – I’m dying right now – I could barely type that – no, he’s never done that. Don’t worry.

HOW DO YOUR KIDS DESCRIBE YOU AS THEIR MOM?
My Stupid Mouth by John Mayer – I need to have a word with him I think… that’s just not a very nice thing to say about your mother

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Same In The End by Sublime – I get this actually, I wouldn’t change a thing.

WHAT WILL YOUR MOM OF THE YEAR CERTIFICATE SAY?
Erie Canal by Veggie Tales – It’s a funny song, but it doesn’t seem terribly relevant… Oh well. This was still fun.

Let me know if you play, too!

I Named This Blog Mommablogsalot For a Reason

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Saw this @ Mrs Newlyweds and thought it looked fun. And you know, it’s not like I’ve already blogged like 4 times today already. That would be ridiculous.

1. What were you doing and who were you with at 9:59 PM on Friday night? Watching Hancock with dh I think – I know we watched it recently before he left for his trip, I *think* it was Friday night.

2. What’s the last thing you read/are currently reading? I’m reading Envy by Anna Godbersen, book three in the Luxe series – soooooo good!

3. Do you nap a lot? Almost never. Sometimes I go to lay down and pretend I’ll nap, but I almost never do.

4. Who was the last person you hugged? The kiddo, just before he went down for his nap.

5. What’s your current obsession/addiction? I guess I’d have to say Leslie Sansone’s Walk Away The Pounds DVDs, I am really loving them and you know there are way worse things to be addicted to!

6. What was the last thing you said out loud? Some form of “goodbye” to my friend on the phone. I couldn’t tell you exactly what I said, probably something like, “Okay, talk to you later, bye.” Fascinating stuff, huh?

7. What websites do you always visit when you go online? Well gmail, google reader (where I go to visit all of your blogs) and my blogs are almost always open. I will typically also hop on Facebook and Sluggy Freelance, Good Reads and Netflix.

8. What was the last item you bought? I rented No Reservations last night. I liked it, but man it was so SAD in ways I had not anticipated and I probably would not have rented it while dh was away for the week if I had known. Basic need to know premise – the main character’s sister dies and she is given custody of her niece and it’s depressing, even when it’s funny, be warned.

9. What is your most challenging goal? Probably trying to save money or lose weight would be at a tie. But these days we seem to be doing better with our diets than our savings.

10. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished- anywhere in the world, where would it be? I’m sorry, all I heard was fully paid for, fully furnished house. It can be anywhere for all I care, I’m already getting all that! I’d like to stay semi-close to this area I think, just to be near friends and family but I’d move to the East End of Nowhere for a fully paid for house!

11. Favorite Vacation spot? I LOVE going to Freeport, Maine but two other spots we loved are The White Mountains in New Hampshire and Hershey, Pennsylvania.

12. What is your favorite alcoholic beverage? Probably Mudslides or else something like a Mike’s Hard Lemonade – I’m a pretty easy girl to please, booze-wise and I rarely drink.

13. Name one thing you just can’t resist no matter how bad it is for you? There are a lot of things! Hence the waist line! But things like an ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery, Wachusett Sour Cream and Onion potato chips and Dr Pepper (though I’m not drinking it now, while I’m all prego) come to mind.

14. What is your favorite item of clothing? My maternity pants? I’m serious, maternity pants are like the best thing in the world. I also really like some of my pretty new maternity shirts – they are like the nicest clothes in my wardrobe right now!

15. Favorite pair of shoes you keep going back to over and over, even though your closet is over flowing with a zillion others?! In the summer, it’s my Croc flip flops, in the fall and winter it’s either my Keen sneakers, which never hurt my feet ever or my black winter boots if there is snow on the ground, so as to keep my pants from getting ruined.

16. Name one thing you can not live with out. Well besides the obvious, my son and my husband, I think I’d have to say books. I’d be a really miserable person without a good book to read – oh also my camera! Can I please have both??

17. Has a celebrity’s haircut ever influence you on your own hairstyle? Oh definitely. I mimicked Jennifer Aniston religiously for awhile, Britney Spears briefly and these days I usually go for a look between Victoria Beckham and Katie Holmes but a little bit less ‘Runway dramatic’ if you will.

18. What is your favorite Disney Movie? Oh that’s so hard to say! I loved Sleeping Beauty and Mary Poppins. These days I prefer Pixar films to Disney, but back in the day, when Walt was still around, Disney couldn’t be beat.

One Word

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Snagged this meme from Jen @ Stuff Jen Says. I’m thinking a meme is just the right thing to kill some time and take my mind off the fact that this is the lamest Sunday ever in the history of Sundays. And it’s a meme. So you knew I would.

Only one word! Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It’s really hard to only use one word answers. Put your replies in a comment or your own blog.

  1. Where is your cell phone?
    pocket
  2. Your significant other?
    California
  3. Your hair?
    Unbrushed
  4. Your mother?
    Washington
  5. Your father?
    Wonderful
  6. Your siblings?
    Numerous
  7. Your dream last night?
    Unremarkable
  8. Your favorite drink?
    cocoa
  9. Your dream/goal?
    House
  10. What room are you in?
    Living
  11. Your hobby?
    Reading
  12. Your fear?
    Death
  13. Where do you want to be in six years?
    HOUSE
  14. Where were you last night?
    Bed
  15. Something that you are not?
    Thin
  16. Wish list item?
    CR-V
  17. Where were you born?
    California
  18. Where did you grow up?
    Everywhere
  19. Last thing you did?
    Read
  20. What are you wearing?
    Jeans
  21. Your pet peeve?
    Typos
  22. Least favorite chore?
    Mopping
  23. Favorite TV show?
    Grey’s
  24. Your pets?
    None
  25. Friends?
    BEST
  26. Your life?
    Good
  27. Your mood?
    Lonely
  28. Missing some one?
    YES
  29. Car?
    Green
  30. Something you’re not wearing right now?
    Shoes
  31. Your favorite store?
    IKEA
  32. Your favorite color?
    Green
  33. Your favorite way to eat potatoes?
    Mashed
  34. What do you think of God?
    Maybe
  35. Plan for today?
    Dinner
  36. Favorite room in your house?
    Living
  37. The last time you laughed?
    Today
  38. Last time you cried?
    Today
  39. Something that wastes a lot of your time?
    Facebook
  40. One place that you go to over and over?
    Bathroom
  41. One person who e-mails you regularly?
    Ange
  42. What did you eat for breakfast?
    Muffin
  43. Your favorite restaurant?
    Applebees
  44. Your favorite food?
    Dessert

The ABCs of Housewifery

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I have some book stuff to blog about, probably some inauguration stuff (I’m having lunch with my grandmother today and I’m thinking I’ll miss most of the actual inauguration, but you know I’ll look stuff up online and blog about my own oh-so-important opinion on the day), and hopefully I’ll post a review update over @ Momma’s Review… but right now? Right now I just want to veg out and go the light and fluffy route – which can only mean one thing: a meme. I saw this one over at Jessica’s blog @ Farm Fresh:

  1. Aprons – Y/N? If Y, what does your favorite look like? I have one apron but it actually doesn’t fit me very well – a friend gave it to me and I guess I need to get some ribbon or something and make a little “apron extender” for it – either that or lose some weight. ;)
  2. Baking – Favorite thing to bake: I love making cookies – my best is probably my homemade chocolate chip cookies, at least my dh would say so, but my favorite cookie to make – is cake mix cookies – I’ve posted the recipe for these cookies here – this recipe is ridiculously easy and they always come out delicious, although I’d have to recommend sticking to chocolate cake mix as those always taste better and seem to mix better than a white cake – but I made some with confetti cake mix once and that was fun!
  3. Clothesline – Y/N? negative, we live in apartment so it’s not really an option here, but someday I’d like to have one.
  4. Donuts – Have you ever made them? Not yet, but I’d definitely love to!
  5. Every day – One homemaking thing you do every day: wash dishes, cook meals, change diapers…
  6. Freezer – Do you have a separate deep freezer? No, again, we live in an apartment, so there’s nowhere to put one – I wish we at least had a bigger freezer, ours always seems just a wee bit too small…
  7. Garbage Disposal – Y/N? Yes and we use it a LOT since we try to avoid putting food in the trash compactor.
  8. Handbook – What is your favorite homemaking resource? “I get the news I need on the weather report…” oh sorry, that’s a song, not an answer. I really don’t have a handbook – I get most of my information online or in magazines (love Parents, Family Circle, Real Simple…)
  9. Ironing – Love it or hate it? Well I pretty much ignore that it exists so I guess we’d call that “hate it” – we rarely have to iron anything and when we do, usually dh does it – he does a better job and it’s usually his clothes anyway – I know, I’m very lucky.
  10. Junk drawer – Y/N? Where is it? I think all my drawers are junk drawers…
  11. Kitchen – Color and decorating scheme: I think you could call it tacky 70′s style kitchen – kind of olive green counter tops, fake dark wood cabinets and ancient appliances – but it’s my tacky 70′s style kitchen so I like it anyway.
  12. Love – What is your favorite part of homemaking? the planning? I like planning our meals, planning our vacations, planning our budget – being the mastermind behind the whole operation!
  13. Mop – Y/N? Ummm… I’ve done it… a couple times…
  14. Nylons – Wash by hand or in the wash in the dryer? I rarely wear them, but when I do, I typically wash them in the washer (if they survive the wearing them part)…
  15. Oven – Do you use the window or open the oven to check? We don’t have a window, so I have to open it.
  16. Pizza – What do you put on yours? My favorite is spinach and feta with alfredo sauce (right now we’re skipping the feta and just using a really yummy shredded cheese mix since I’m all pregnant and not eating feta cheese.
  17. Quiet – What do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment? I’ll probably go online to blog, etc., read a book, or watch one of my Netflix DVDs / get in a workout.
  18. Recipe card box – Y/N? What does it look like? I have more of a recipe binder (a multipocket one with a pocket for different types of courses, occasions, etc), so I can use the recipes I print online or tear from a magazine. Someday I might convert to a box, but that would be a very big undertaking.
  19. Style of house – What style is your house? We’re in an apartment, it’s very apartment looking – red brick, three floors (well our floor is the basement, but…) in clusters with little courtyards in the middle of each cluster.
  20. Tablecloths and napkins – Y/N? No tablecloth, we almost never need a napkin, we’d typically use a washcloth instead or grab a paper napkin or towel if we need it or if we’re having company over.
  21. Under the kitchen sink – Organized or toxic wasteland? Very organized, but all we keep there is our tupperware which doesn’t fit anywhere else (I keep the toxic cleaner stuff in a locked drawer.
  22. Vacuum – How many times per week? I’m not that organized, I vacuum when it really needs it or company is coming over.
  23. Wash – How many loads of laundry do you do per week? Between 3-5 depending on the week.
  24. X’s – Do you keep a daily list of things to do that you cross off? No, I do what I think is needed – if it’s a shopping list, or an errand list, I’ll write that down – but cleaning, cooking, etc. – I just do it when it needs doing.
  25. Yard – Y/N? Who does what? No yard – apartment maintenance has that covered.
  26. Zzz’s – What is your last homemaking task for the day before going to bed? Picking up MM’s toys and doing a last couple of dishes.

Ignoring Life: Choosing to Meme

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There are probably a million productive things I should be doing right now, especially now that the whole family seems All Better – I could be cleaning the living room, doing more laundry, attacking the kitchen a bit more thoroughly – or even catching up on my reading. So of course you know what I’m going to do instead. A meme.

My bestie @ Red Knows How just did the 4 Things Meme which I’m pretty sure I’ve done a couple of times, but for some reason I always feel like filling it out anyway, so I’m going to go ahead and humor myself, because, dude I’m not sick anymore. I deserve like a medal or something for surviving this past week – or at least a meme, right?

Four Places I go over and over again:

  1. Trader Joes
  2. Target
  3. Walmart
  4. Stop and Shop

I know, I lead a highly fascinating life. I decided not to go all lame and list all the rooms in my apartment even though that’s pretty much where I spend the majority of my time these days. I seriously don’t get out much and it’s kind of sad.

Four People Who email me regularly:

  1. my husband (we email a lot)
  2. my bestie Ange
  3. my mother (we pretty much only communicate online)
  4. um me? I email myself a lot – is that weird?

Four of my favorite Places to eat (apart from home):

  1. Applebees – this is a staple for me and the hubby – we love ourselves some Applebees
  2. Subway – our ‘fast food’ of choice – I’ve been a frequent Subway-goer for as long as I can remember
  3. Olive Garden – we almost never go here, but dh proposed to me there and I love it every time we go
  4. Wendys – the actual fast food, the only one dh and I both agree on – we’re always happy with the food and you can’t beat the price

Four places I’d rather be now:

  1. perusing a bookstore
  2. on vacation (preferably somewhere warm, I’ll agree with Ange, Disney sounds nice
  3. living in a house (if it were the house of my dreams, that wouldn’t suck)
  4. really, anywhere but here would be nice…

Four favorite TV shows:

  1. Grey’s Anatomy
  2. Bones
  3. Fringe
  4. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

And there really are so many more: Sarah Connor Chronicles, Privileged, How I Met Your Mother, America’s Next Top Model, Ugly Betty…

Four movies I could watch over and over again:

  1. Curious George
  2. Shrek 1
  3. Shrek 2
  4. Shrek 3

Oh wait, those are the movies I do watch over and over and over….

Four people I’m tagging:

I’m kind of over this whole tagging thing, sorry – but if you are reading this, saying, “Pick me, choose me, love me,” well then by all means go for it!