Meet Me On Monday

Courtesy of Never Growing Old.

1. Does your family/friends know about your blog?
Some read it; others don't. Either way I'm good - as long as you don't tell me you don't have time to read it. In most cases I know better. Be upfront and say you're not interested. Although I can't imagine that everyone isn't glued to their computer waiting for me to post something!

2. What is your favorite card game?
Cribbage. I learned to play when I was a kid at my Grandma and Grandpa Callen's. My family would spend hours playing over the holidays. I also like Pitch. My birth family is full of competitive card players. You don't want to get into a card game with us if your feelings are easily hurt. I've been teaching Riley to play cribbage. As you might guess, his competitiveness spills over into cards. He's only beaten me a couple of times. (Maybe because I've let him.) I figure teaching him to play will have long-term benfit for me - he'll come visit me in the old folks home because he'll still be demanding a rematch.

3. What do you wear to bed?
Something warm and comfortable . . . pajamas, T-shirts, sweats, anything like that.

4. What is your favorite kind of French Fry?
I like them all. And thin onion rings too. My favorite is cottage fries.

5. What is your usual bed time?
The sooner the better! I have trouble sleeping so I am usually ready to go to bed by 9 p.m. Then I wake up again around 2:30 a.m. It's a rotten cycle. I wouldn't recommend it.

Meet Me on Monday?

Here with go with this week's Meet Me On Monday, courtesy of Never Growing Old.

What? It's Tuesday? Don't be such a stickler for details.

1. My favorite kind of animal is _______?
I love them all with the exception of smelly ones and ones that look like they might eat me. And I'm not fond of snakes, but I guess that's irrelevant.

2. Do you like your handwriting?
That is an interesting question. I've never thought about it until yesterday, when I sat through 10 hours (yes, 10 hours) of interviews for a search committee. I was tasked (is that even a word?) with taking notes. Fine by me. It was actually sort of fun because one of them said "three-some."  I know, totally juvenile. Later, when reading my notes back to the group, I realized I couldn't read my own writing. Embarrassing. So I guess the answer is no. Next time I'll get out the laptop.

3. What is the last movie you saw?

I went to Moneyball on Saturday. A good movie, although a little slow. And I'd like Brad Pitt to have a different nose. There's something about his that totally distracts me.

4. Do you buy things on eBay?
Sometimes, but not recently. I never bid though. If I can't buy it now, forget it. I don't have the patience to follow an auction.

5. What did you have for lunch yesterday?
A box lunch from Hy-Vee with a beef sub, chips and an apple, which is still in my work bag. Today's lunch was much better. Lasagna, salad and onion rings at Baratta's. With a few fun size Milky Way bars for dessert. Yum!

Meet Me on Monday

Courtesy of Never Growing Old . . .

1. The thing that scares me the most is __________?
Carly asked me out of the blue the other day whether clowns scare me. Actually no, but what I'm really afraid of might surprise you. Mine is being homeless, which I know seems a little surreal considering I have a college degree and a reasonable amount of intelligence.

2. Do you like nuts in your Chocolate Chip cookies?
Uh no, that's disgusting.

3. If you couldn't change the channel, what tv show would drive you from the room?

Football hands-down. It's not the game I mind, just the screaming and yelling the goes with it.

4. Pulp or no pulp in your Orange Juice?
No pulp. My favorite is Minute Maid Regular frozen. It is delish and I can immediately tell the difference between it and anything else. LOVE it!! Why spend your life drinking cheap-y OJ?

5. Who do you miss the most?
My Grandma and Grandpa Callen, who were the best!

Meet Me on Monday

Once again, thanks to Never Growing Old for this week's question. Don't you feel like you're learning everything about me?

1. What is your favorite food?
Pretty much everything. That's the problem. But if you force me to choose I would have to say cherry pie and spaghetti. Usually not at the same time unless I'm having a really great day!

2. What color scheme is your bedroom?
Mostly navy, with some shades of maroon and green thrown in. Whites walls, gray carpet. No bedspread/comforter anymore because of hot flashes. How many years does this stuff go on?

3. Do you carry a donor card?
You betcha.

4. In your opinion, is the glass half empty or half full?
I hate to admit it, but half empty. I really would like to change that. It's just not as easy as you think.

5. Vanilla or Chocolate?
Vanilla. But I won't turn the chocolate down.

Meet Me On Monday

You know the drill by now. Thanks Never Growing Old.

1. What feature of the opposite sex do you notice first?
Always height. Then feet, which I know is really weird. And you can't look at someone's feet in the winter but you can look at their choice of footwear. I always suspect that people who don't keep their feet looking nice are lax in other areas of life. It's a generalization, I know, but a surprisingly accurate one based on my limited sample.
2. Do you talk to yourself?
You bet. All the time! I'm the best listener I know.
3. What is your current relationship status?
Married for 22 years to Big Dog.

4. Do you have a garden?
I have a regular tomato plant in a pot on the desk and an heirloom tomato plant in the ground. I would love to have a garden. Both my grandparents and parents had big gardens. They grew everything and it all tastes so much better when it's fresh. Maybe I'll put that on Big Dog's list of things to do.

5. What is your favorite licorice flavor?
Cherry, of course! Love it, but I have to be careful to not eat too much. It can give me one heck of a stomachache.

Meet Me on Monday

Once again it's time for Meet Me on Monday, courtesy of Never Growing Old.

1. What is your favorite yogurt flavor?
No contest  - I love anything cherry. Followed by vanilla, which I know sounds boring, but I love it anyway. Strangely enough, I am not a fan of cherry vanilla, although I will eat it in a pinch. 

2. Ankle or knee socks? and on the same theme, white socks or coloured??
I like my socks bright and bold and slightly obnoxious. It's hard to find cool patterns in knee socks, which is my preference. I buy crew socks just for the cool designs, but the length bugs me. And I only buy one brand, b.ella. I wear ankle-length white socks at home or when exercising, buy rarely in public. There's something about white socks with shoes that screams fashion misfit. Like wearing your shirts tucked in.

3. How is the weather right now?
Stormy weather rolled in about two hours ago while I was at Chili's with my mom and the Hoop-lahs. It was so windy and the sky was so black that I left to drive home and close my windows. Good thing we live close by. I was gone 8 minutes flat and lunch had just been served when I returned. And then it started pouring.

4. Are you a fast typer?
Very fast. Go ahead, challenge me to a typing test. I bet you $20 I would win.

5. Red or White Wine?
Definitely white, but given a choice I prefer margaritas or Malibu with pineapple. A friend gave me a bottle of Skinny Girl margarita and some Snickers bars for my birthday. I may have to break them out this afternoon. Don't you love friends who know you so well?

Meet Me on Monday

It's Meet Me on Monday time again, courtesy of Never Growing Old.

Here are this week's questions.

1. What is was the last piece of candy that you ate?

Snickers, in a DQ blizzard. We have a candy bucket in our kitchen, but it needs to be restocked. There is nothing good in it. Honestly, I try to avoid filling it because I have a heard time pretending it's not there.

2. Do you "read" in the bathroom?
Not usually. I'm efficient and don't dally. Who wants to hang out in the bathroom? However, there is someone in the Hoop-lah house who reads in the bathroom regularly, so there is always a magazine or two in there in a pinch.

3. I can't stand when someone _________?
Oh gosh, this is a long list for me. Double dips. Leaves their used Kleenex sitting around. Etc., etc., etc. But my number one is picks their nose. One of the most disgusting habits ever, especially when done by a grown up.

4. Do you do daily, weekly or monthly grocery shopping?
I'd like to say weekly, but I am there at least every other day. I hate grocery shopping. You go, spend a bunch of money, come home and still have nothing to eat. Which really means you have to eat it before Riley gets a hold of it.