Repaying My Blog Debt

Many, many, many of my blogging friends have done at least one of the following two exercises.  Like a lazy, selfish, parasite, I have enjoyed reading their entries without returning the favor of entertainment.  Tonight, I read Amy's blog, and I felt really guilty all of a sudden.  So, here I go!  :)

Ten Random Things About Me: 

1. At some point in time, I have played the following instruments: voice, piano, guitar, bass, cello, marumba, xylophone, and kettle drums.

2. I played four of those instruments in the high-school marching band.  LOL!   I was also in the choir, on the swim team, drama team, debate team (I bet that one shocks a lot of you, huh?  LOL!), and a member of the National Honor Society.

3. I *love* to take baths.  Probably more than I should.  It's a little bit of an obsession.

4. I love the early infant stage.  Even though I don't have a high patience level in other areas of my life, I seem to have an uncanny level of patience for those first really hard weeks.  I would like to be a dedicated foster mom to infants and young toddlers, if God allows that opportunity in my life at some point.

5. Mike and I love the Ninth Street Hill and Highland Park neighborhoods.  I'm not sure we'll ever be able to afford a house in that area, but, if we can, I would really love to live there.  Reality is that we will not be able to live there, so we hope to live in the immediate vicinity of our current home.  We love our location!

6.  I'm really diggin' my mom's Blackberry right now, and I would love to have one.  LOL!  I totally would not be able to use it for all it's worth, though, so I would never actually get one.

7. I have lost 8.5 pounds with this pregnancy, because I have had such terrible and constant diarrhea.  (How's that for RANDOM and TMI???)

8. Today, I saw a headline that said, "Dolphin dies after mid-air collision."  I laughed really hard, and now I feel really guilty.  LOL!

9. My only craving through the pregnancy has been McD's sweet tea.  However, I'm scared of the caffeine because of the miscarriage.  Oh!  I take that back!  Last week, when I was grocery shopping, I started craving a PB&J really bad.  I started crying as I walked by the PB in Aldi's, and I cried for the remainder of the shopping quest.  People were looking at me really werid.

10. I have a celebrity crush on Sean Connery.  and Sean Combs (a.k.a. P. Diddy).  LOL!

Okay, are you all still my friends after that?  I hope so!  :)

As for the second exercise:

A "Meme" (I have no idea what a Meme is, but that's what Amy titled it...  *shrugs shoulders*)

Where is your cell phone?  Sitting right next to me on the side table.

Your significant other? What can I say?  He's truly amazing.  He's a devoted follower of Jesus Christ.  He's a wonderful and completely unselfish husband.  He's a caring, responsible, and funny daddy. He's an intelligent and driven man.  He's full of love, and I can trust him completely with anything.

Your hair? Really unruly.  I hate it.  It's naturally frizzy and thick.  Yuck.

Your mother? If I grow up to be just half the woman she is, then I will have made a success of my life.  She has been the best mother I could have asked for, and I hope I can follow in her footsteps.  She's also a pretty darn amazing Grandma.  :)

Your father? If my other half is made up of him, then I will be the most amazing person on the planet.  He is honest, wise, intelligent, loyal, loving, dedicated, and devoted.  He's the most wonderful Poppa I could have requested for Ruby.

Your favorite thing? I refuse to choose just one.  My husband, my daughter, my family, my friends.  Hands down.  On a whole different category, several levels down: McD's sweet tea, Girl Scout Thin Mints, Ice Cream, My bath, and My book.

Your dream last night? None last night.  I'm sick, so I slept pretty soundly.

Your favorite drink? McD's sweet tea, Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola Classic

Your dream/goal? To help people on a mass level/grand scale.  I don't know who they are, and I don't know what I'm supposed to help them with, but I want to help them.

The room you are in? The basement, soon to be my bedroom.

Your ex? Which one?  LOL!

Your fear? Being alone.

Where do you want to be in 6 years? I hope to have our family on the verge of completion and be on our way to being foster parents or adoptive parents.

Where were you last night? At home in bed.

What you are not? Single (LOL!), weak-minded, soft-spoken, foolish, mean-spirited, disloyal

Muffins? Blueberry, please.

One of your wish list items? I need my house to be baby-ready.  That includes a lot.  I'm starting by pretending that "Clean Sweep" is coming to my house on Saturday.  I'm taking everything out into the back yard and separating into three piles: keep, sell, trash.  Anyone want to help?

Where you grew up? Terre Haute, Indiana

The last thing you did? Sat on my bum watching t.v.

What are you wearing? jean capris, a Purdue t-shirt

Your TV?  It's Mike's from the college years.  We like it.  :)

Your pets? Don't have any right now.

Your computer? A Toshiba Satellite that we were shopping for on the day of Alex's birthday party and the day our poor little Cavalier was totaled.

Your life? Is everything I ever could have hoped for. 

Your mood? Is a little unpredictable these days.

Missing someone? Almost every day.

Your car? 2001 Chevrolet Venture (A Mini-Van)

Something you are not wearing? A lot of things!

Favorite store? Well, I'm sure I'd have one if I ever actually spent money.

Your summer? Getting my house baby-ready.  We'd also like to take Ruby to a few places: Shedd Aquarium, Indy Zoo, etc...

Like someone? I like quite a few people!

Your favorite color? Green right now.

When is the last time you laughed? When I read the "Dolphin" headline tonight.

Last time you cried? When I read Amy's meme tonight.

I hope you enjoyed!  I don't feel nearly as guilty now, even though this took me an entire 40 minutes, which I had planned to spend in the bathtub with a book.  :) :)