Happy Mothers Day

Had a full-circle moment in the car. Years ago, my sweet little girl would occasionally sing along with songs like "Digital Getdown" or "Hot in Herre." *cringe* Now I can give her the heebie jeebies when I sing along with "Rude Boy." Giddy up, giddy up...


Sunday Stealing: The Speed Dating Meme

1. What's your favorite Dr. Seuss book?
Green Eggs and Ham

2. If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
the house on "The Bachelor"

3. What's the longest you've gone without sleep?
about 30 hours, when Lauren was born

4. What's your favorite Barry Manilow song?
Who doesn't love "Copacabana"

5. Who's your favorite Muppet?
Grover

6. What's the habit you're proudest of breaking?
leaving the garage door unlocked

7. What's your favorite website?
AllRecipes.com

8. What's your favorite school supply?
pretty or unusual paper clips

9. Who's your favorite TV attorney?
Denny Crane from "Boston Legal"

10. What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
to Dallas for Bon Jovi

11. What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or junk shop?
I got a silk potted tree at a garage sale for $10.

12. Where were you on September 11, 2001?
With several other school moms at someone's house, assembling wrapping paper fundraiser orders. Jeff called me after the first plane and told us to turn on the TV. We watched the rest unfold live.

13. What's your favorite tree?
crape myrtle

14. What's the most interesting biography you've read?
Anderson Cooper Dispatches from the Edge

15. What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
sesame chicken or cashew chicken

16. What's the best costume you've ever worn?
flasher

17. What's your least favorite word?
the C word

18. If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
Florida

19. Who's your favorite bear?
Winnie the Pooh

20. Describe something that's happened to you for which you have no explanation.
that preliminary cancer diagnosis that never panned out several years ago, despite mountains of initial evidence to support it

21. If you could travel anywhere in Africa, where would it be?
Egypt- to see the pyramids.

22. What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Sonic. Hamburger and onion rings. You're supposed to have tator tots there, but I'm a rebel.

23. Where do you go for advice?
friends

24. Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
I use both a lot, but I use the dictionary more.

25. Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?
I have been snorkeling. I'm not great at it though. I can't get over feeling like I shouldn't be able to breathe under water, so I tend to hold my breath. Yeah, it's probably best that I don't attempt to scuba dive.