Five Things

I've been watching this make the blog rounds (it's been fun to learn about everyone), and Lisa of Sew Random tagged me!

Here's the deal:
1. tell 5 things about yourself that you haven't mentioned on your blog.
2. tag 5 people you'd like to know more about.

Here goes:

1. When I was a little kid, my gramma used to take my brother and me to the zoo in the winter. It was always empty. One winter we were the only ones in the monkey house, and the zookeeper brought out the twin orangutans that had been born the previous October (on Halloween, actually, so they were named Trick and Treat), and let them run free! I was sitting on a bench and one of them was climbing the pole next to the bench, and came down and pulled my hair. (do you remember this, Peter?) Winter is still my favorite time to go to the zoo.

2. I used to be able to read all 3 different clefs of music, as I played harp (treble and bass clef) and viola (C clef). I haven't played in years, but I can still read treble clef, with minimal effort. Bass clef gives me much more grief, but Caleb has taken up cello, so I'm refreshing my memory. I don't know if I could read C clef again, though maybe it would come back if I had a viola to try it on.

3. I can sing the alphabet backwards.

4. I cannot stand anyone, including my husband and children, touching my ears. It takes all my concentration to not run screaming from the room if the doctor wants to check my ears. (I had a lot of ear infections as a child). I feel almost the same way about my knees, though not quite as extreme.

5. I am severely nearsighted. I cannot see the shampoo or soap bottles in the shower clearly, or read the clock on the nightstand. I'm too chicken to do laser surgery (th3se are my freakin' eyes! what if something happened???).

Now who to tag?? I tag Kelly, Julie, bfmomma, Nikki, and Rowena.

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My pirate name is:

Iron Anne Cash

A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person. That's okay with you, though, since you a tough person. You're musical, and you've got a certain style if not flair. You'll do just fine. Arr!

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You Are A Buccaneer!


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Silliness

The other night, Caleb was reading a story to Connor. I got out the camera to snap a picture, and the boys decided to start acting silly. I took a bunch of photos -- they came up with the poses. Here are a few for your enjoyment:











Things are NEVER boring around here.

What Color Are You?

WHITES are motivated by PEACE, seek independence and require kindness. They resist confrontation at all costs. (Feeling good is more important than being good.) They are typically quiet by nature, they process things very deeply and objectively, and they are by far the best listeners of all the colors. They respect people who are kind, but recoil from perceived hostility or verbal battle.

WHITES need their quiet independence and refuse to be controlled by others. WHITES want to do things their own way, in their own time. They ask little of others, and resent others demanding much of them. WHITES are much stronger than people think because they don't reveal their feelings. WHITES are kind, non-discriminate, patient and can be indecisive, timid, and silently stubborn. When you deal with a WHITE, be kind, accept (and support) their individuality, and look for nonverbal clues to their feelings.


What Color Are You?
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Four

I'm still working on my quilt (hopefully will have some pictures for you this weekend). In the meantime, I'm nicking this idea from Beki.

Four Jobs I've Had
- swim instructor
- medical secretary
- salesclerk at Victoria's Secret
- dressmaker

Four Movies I'd Watch Again (and again)
- The Thomas Crown Affair
- Amadeus
- any James Bond movie
- Big Fish

Four Places I Have Lived
- Long Beach, California
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Chicago, Illinois

Four Places I Have Vacationed
- Estes Park, Colorado
- Lucern, Switzerland
- Salzburg and Vienna, Austria
- all over Mexico

Four of My Favorite Dishes
- Caesar Salad
- machacado con huevo, arroz, frijoles y tortillas de maiz
- steak, baked potato and green beans
- broccoli cheese soup

Four TV Shows I Love
- Alias
- LOST
- Millenium
- NFL Football (ok, it's not really a show, but I like watching)

Four Albums I Can't Live Without
- Soundtrack to Tomb Raider
- Soundtrack to The Saint
- Soundtrack to Hackers
- Message in a Box, The Police (cheating here as this is a 4 CD set)
This was really hard to narrow down. Everything and more are on my iPod, so I always have any genre I'm in the mood for at my fingertips!

Four Places I'd Rather Be Right Now
- someplace warm and sunny.
- at the spa having some decadent body treatment
- at my sewing machine
- having a cozy dinner with David