Know and Tell Friday

Know & Tell Friday: Sports Edition September 5, 2008
1. Do you live for the start of college football? No, Dave will watch a college game once in a blue moon. professional football? I won't say live for but Dave, Brandon and Brent will all sit and watch whatever game is on. Does anyone in your house? Do you know anyone who does?
2. Did you go to college? If so, what was your mascot? Was/Is that your favorite team? If not, what was/is your favorite college team? I went to a small town community college and I don't even know if they had a mascot. Dave is from Michigan so he roots for the Michigan teams.
3. Have you ever embarrassed yourself at a sporting event? Have you seen someone else embarrass themselves at a sporting event? I don't think I have ever embarrassed myself at a sporting event. I have witnessed plenty of people embarrassing themselves with too much beer and too much mouth.
4. What is your favorite spectator sport (the one you love to watch live)?Arena Football - I love being so up close and personal to the players and the field.
5. Do you have a sports hero? If so, what makes them special? I do not have a sports hero.
6. What's the most memorable sporting event you have ever watched on television? watched live? I am not a huge sports fan but I got my mom tickets to Stars on Ice Live and a limo ride there for Christmas and she was so thrilled!
7. If you have kids or grandkids, do they play sports? My kids have played a variety of sports. Nicole was a competitive cheerleader for years, Brandon has played basketball, football, volleyball and soccer. He enjoys bowling and golf now. Brent has played flag football, track and volleyball. He is trying out for his school's volleyball team. And Bailey is learning to walk, does that count as a sport?

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Know and Tell Friday August 29, 2008
1. How far in advance do you start getting ready for back-to-school (whether for your own kids, or for yourself when you were in school)? This year I only have one child to shop for. We started shopping for back-to-school about two weeks before school started.
2. Do you have any picky eaters who need special considerations for lunches? What does a typical bagged lunch look like in your house? We don't pack lunch, Brent eats at school.
3. What school supply items do you skimp on and what are you willing to shell out the big bucks for? I check the sales for school supplies and Brent is really easy to please on clothes but his shoes are a major expense. His shoes and socks have got to fit perfectly or he isn't going to wear them. He is in the smallest men's size for shoes and it is so difficult to find a pair that fits that I will spend whatever amount as long as he is happy.
4. Do you get your kids up, or do they get up on their own? Any snooze-hitters that have trouble waking up? How about the opposite, any kids that are up at the crack of dawn? Once my kids get into high school I don't wake them anymore. Both the two older ones were major snooze hitters. Brent doesn't have to catch the bus until 8:40 so he is usually up on his own.
5. Any cafeteria horror stories? Is school food as bad as they say? Brent doesn't usually complain about the food at school.
6. How important is it to you to make sure your kids have the latest styles and trendiest accessories? Brent is a lot like me in the clothing department, comfort is much more important to him than style. He gets lots of hand-me-down shirts that Brandon bought so he has a huge variety of stuff to choose from.
7. Remember the movie Kindergarten Cop? If Arnold Schwarzenegger was your child's new kindergarten teacher, how would you feel? A man teacher for kingergarten? Weird! You need a loving, caring kindergarten teacher, either someone who reminds you of your mom or your grandma.

Friday Memes

I usually fill out a bunch more memes on Fridays but either the questions weren't ones I felt like answering or there were no questions - so here are the two I did this week:

Know and Tell Friday August 22, 2oo8

1. Are you right- or left-handed? Right handed

2. Any nicknames they have (or have had) and the story behind them? My dad and my niece Jessie can only get away with calling me Chrissy.

3. Do you need to do laundry right now? I am almost done.

4. What CD is in your CD player/music on your iPod right now? anything country

5. How/when did you learn to ride a bicycle? I was about 12. I learned by myself on the side of the house.

6. What is your favorite weird food combination? I can't think of any weird food combination but we always have cottage cheese when we have cube steaks.

7. What is something you have that is of sentimental value? I have lots of sentimental items. Probably most sentimental are the afghans and baby blankets made by my Mom and my two Grandmothers (one Grandmother is gone).

Friday Fill-Ins #86 August 22, 2008

1. Dancing to the band while drinking makes me dizzy.

2. The last time I walked around the neighborhood I nearly had heat stroke.

3. When I drive I like to listen to country music and sing along.

4. I saw the boys standing in the bushes.

5. Give me peace, give me quiet, give me more time to craft.

6. Next week I am looking forward to getting back to a routine.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to dinner out with Dave, tomorrow my plans include some cleaning and some scrapbooking and Sunday, I want to go to church and then relax!

Know and Tell Friday

Know and Tell Friday: Fill In The Blank Edition August 8, 2008
1. My favorite bedtime attire is a night shirt.
2. The perfect meal would include a rib-eye steak with a hearty side of scalloped potatoes and a big glass of sweet tea.
3. The most memorable girl's night out I've ever had was when my Mom and I went to Stars on Ice. We renting a limo, went to dinner and then to the show. That was in 2002. I was 39-years-old.
4. My earliest memory is spending the summer in Canada with my family, I was about 3.
5. The family is gone for the evening and I will spend my time scrapbooking.
6. Right now I am blogging and talking to my mom.
7. When I am done blogging, I am going to scan some finished scrapbook pages into my computer.

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Know and Tell Friday August 1, 2008
1. Which is worse: speaking to a large crowd or working under an impossible deadline? I don't like either but I think the deadline is worse.
2. Could you work with your best friend? I met one of my best friends at work so absolutely I could work with my best friends.
3. Do you eat seafood? I like shrimp and sometime friend fish but I don't like much seafood.
4. What is the worst thing you have ever eaten? Fried octopus. My dad made me try it.
5. Which would make you feel more appreciated by your DH / SO: bringing home flowers, doing a chore without being asked, or asking you on a “date”? He does all these things regularly but I guess bringing home flowers is the biggest surprise.
6. What is something fun you are going to do today? I am going to try and scrapbook. I may also have my granddaughter Bailey today.
7. What qualities you look for in a friend … in other words, what causes you to really “click” with someone? We have to have the same basic values, we usually have many interests the same.

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Know and Tell Friday: Travel Edition July 25, 2008
1. What is your favorite mode of transportation (flying, train, car, boat, etc.)? Why? I like to drive in a car because I feel like I have control. I hate to fly but do it because it is fast.
2. If you could fly like Superman, jump and swing like Spiderman, swing on vines like Tarzan or fly on an umbrella like Mary Poppins, which would you choose? See #1 - I hate to fly so I won't do any of these things.
3. You're driving down the road and you see a small cluster of people, all with their thumbs out hoping to hitch a ride with you. As you near the group you realize that the people standing there are Queen Elizabeth, Johnny Depp, Barrack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and John Grisham. You only have room for one person. Who would you pick up? Whoever got in the car the fastest. I wouldn't want to choose just one and leave the others standing there. Maybe I won't even stop and I won't put myself in that position.
4. What was the most memorable trip you've ever taken?
5. If you were planning a road trip with your best friend, where would you start, what would you stop to see and where would you end? If I were with my best friend it would not make any difference where we were we would have a blast!
6. You are able to transport yourself back to any time. What would it be and why? I am going back to the 50's and wear a poodle skirt!
7. Would you have flown with the Wright Brothers when they first discovered air travel? No way!

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Know and Tell Friday: Extreme Randomness Edition! July 18, 2008

1. Why were you given your particular name? My given name is Patty Christine. It was such a pain in school to be called by your middle name that I had my name legally changed when I was 19 to Christine. I dropped the Patty, which really ticked my Mom off since her name is Patty. I am not sure where Christine came from.
2. What's your favorite song of the moment? Put a Girl In It by Brooks N Dunn.
3. What are you wearing today which is most reflective of who you are? Hmm, I guess my elastic waist pants reflects that I try to be comfortable.
4. Have you ever had a pet that was not a cat or dog? What was it? When the kids were little we had a couple of gerbils.
5. What type of exercise do you do to keep in shape? I go to Curves. I try to go at least three times a week but I have been slacking off for the past two weeks. I should go today!
6. What is your favorite movie of all time? Tarzan, I love the message it sends and the music is great!
7. Do you enjoy gardening, or working with flowers? Not unless they are delivered by a florist!

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Know and Tell Friday July 11, 2008

1. Where did you meet your spouse? On line at Match.com
2. What is your favorite personality trait about him? His honesty.
3. How old were you when you met your spouse? 40
4. How old were you when you got married? We are not married.
5. What is your favorite way to spend time together? (Easy ladies, this is a Christian blog! LOL!) Anything I do with Dave is fun! We enjoy dinners out, country music concerts and spending time together.
6. How did your spouse propose to you? He proposed in the parking lot of the high school as we were getting ready to go in and watch a football game that my daughter was cheering at.
7. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Since we are not married I have no answer to this.

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Know and Tell Friday July 4, 2008

1. If you are a blogger, what got you started? Have you ever made, or do you hope to make, money blogging? I started blogging to share photos of my granddaughter and my crafts. I do not intent to make money blogging.
2. Are you a collector of anything? Way too much. I collect head vases, miniature shoes and blue and yellow kitchen items. I also "collect" books, craft supplies and DVD's.
3. Apple juice or orange juice? Neither, I am not a juice person.
4. What are 3 of your best personality traits? Creative, Family-oriented, Persistent.
5. Name 1 thing you miss about being a kid. No responsibilities.
6. What is usually your first thought when you wake up? I need to go the bathroom.
7. Regarding material possessions: the more the merrier or less is best? I live the more the merrier way but wish I could get on the less is best bandwagon.

Know and Tell Friday

Know and Tell Friday: June 27th

1. If a five dollar bill magically appeared on your door step at the beginning of the day, every day, what would you do with it? Well, if I knew it was going to be there every day, I would save it. Otherwise, my kids would probably spend it for me.
2. Tell us about your favorite teacher from elementary/middle/high school. Mrs McKenzie my psych teacher my Senior year of high school. She was also the senior class advisor and one great lady.
3. If you could make one person disappear for good, who would it be? Well, my first thought was my ex-husband but on second thought, Dave's ex-wife. She costs us a lot more money than my ex does!
4. Do you believe in fairies? No
5. What era is your favorite for music? I don't really have an era. I enjoy country music, new and old.
6. Have you ever, or would you ever, have cosmetic surgery? I am not opposed to it but I haven't had any done.
7. If you had to change your name, what would you change it to? The only change I would make is to change my last name to Dave's last name. Maybe someday.