Random Dozen 9.9.09

Linda at 2nd Cup has given us a dozen more inquiries!!  Just click the button up above, play along, and share some love!!!

1. What is something that you have changed your mind about either recently or over a number of years?


GUINEA PIGS! Now, I'm not they should become a delicacy as they are in Ecuador, but I do wish we had never purchased them. (or allowed them to be purchased) A Top 20 worst decision. But they are cute...

2. Choose either subject, but does your a) church b) job feel more like a dental chair experience or an easy chair (recliner) experience?

It is more like a Mexican folk song! I, yi, yi, yi....buenos noches! No really it is wonderful and fruitful most of the time but I would not relate it to a recliner. It depends on the number of people and committees you have to sort through to be able to serve.


3. Kisses or hugs? I actually typed "huts," which might have been a more interesting question.

Oh yes, I could have had fun with "huts"!! Both, I must have both!!! X's and O's!!!
I like them both in a hut or even with a nut or on a bus make no fuss. In my home so I won't roam. I like kisses on my cheek for there they are oh so neat. I like hugs all the time and I hate it when my children whine. I like kisses I like hugs by the fire with my hubs!


4. What do you think is the biggest threat to families today?

Immorality! I heard a sermon from a guest speaker form England at FBC Woodstock via podcast dated 4.19.09 and he said something very interesting...."Instead of thinking our economic devestation is happening TO us  perhaps God is allowing it FOR us." I say this because I know finances could be a huge top 5 answer for some. (Maybe you remember his name Chel.)


5. A day after you grocery shop, you open a perishable item that is horribly spoiled. Do you take your receipt back to the store to be reimbursed or just throw it away and forget about it?

That really depends. If I need it right then and I do not have replacement then I will take it back, but usually I will toss it.

6. What personality trait (feel free to address good or bad or both) do you notice yourself adopting from your parents?

That is a hard one for me. I am seeing more and more of my Grannie in me though. She was my dad's mom and well I just hear her more all the time coming out of my mouth.


7. How many slices of bread do you leave in the bottom of the bag when you throw it away? Two? Three? Just the heel? None? (I really want to know if you eat the heel.)

I do like the heel. :-) I did throw one slice away today because I was very ill this morning and just looking at it made me yucky!

8. What mispronunciation or usage error really irritates you?

If I have to pick one it is probably, well I can't simply pick just one! One is the city of New Braunfels people pronounce it all over the place even to the point of adding consonants to it. Drives me nuts. And a darling family member says, "I seen ____ yesterday." drives me and another family crazy!!

9. In honor of the uniqueness of today's date, what does the numeral 9 mean to you? (Any special life moments attached to the 9th? Are you the 9th kid in your family? Can you count by 9s really fast? etc.)


The number 9? Other than its relevance to September I can't think of anything. I can count by 9's fairly fast. It seems as bad as I always was at math I am the one that helps the kids with homework. I have lived in my home 9 years!! That is a good one. This is the first house I have ever lived in, in my whole life, that was purchased. We rented my whole life. Yay, that is a good one. And I love my town most of the time. :-)


10. Does the general color palette in your closet match the colors you chose to decorate your home with?

No, I can't say that it does. I will wear much brighter and wilder colors than I will put in my home for the sake of my husband. Although orange is the strongest color in my kitchen.

11. When you're hanging out with friends in the kitchen, do you automatically ask to help, or do you sit there and chat until the host asks if you'd like to help? I'm not implying that the 2nd choice stems from rudeness or laziness, just not a first-response like it is for some people.

I ask for a task usually but have been known to keep talking without realizing it.


12. Let's end on a pleasant note: What do you enjoy about September the most?

Let's see, I love September!! The weather gets cooler (usually). My best friend's birthday is 9-12; my mom 9-22; my cousin is 9-10; my first huge crush 9-17, this list could go on!!

Thanks for the fun Lid!!
Chel