Once again, snagged from @perpstu!
What Your Jack-o-Lantern Says |
 You tend to be a bit of a grouchy person. The scrooge of Halloween. And while you may complain about it, you would miss Halloween if it didn’t come around. This Halloween you should embrace your inner grump - be a warlock or a witch. The candy you should give out: sour patch kids |
Again, courtesy of @perpstu:
You Should Be a Ghost |
 You are seen as shy and introverted. You like to blend in… or disappear. You see Halloween as the day you can sit back and enjoy what other people are doing. You don’t scare all that easily on Halloween. If anything, you tend to scare people. You don’t try to be scary, but you do tend to lurk around and catch people by surprise. |
I just snagged this MeMe from @perpstu, who stole it from a friend of hers 
1. Are your parents married or divorced?
Divorced
2. Are you a vegetarian?
Hells to the no!
3. Do you believe in Heaven?
Absolutely.
4. Have you ever come close to dying?
Unfortunately
5. What jewelry do you wear 24/7?
A “Mothers Daughters Sisters Friends” Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelent from thebreastcancersite.com that I purchased in 2005 when my (step)Mom died. And, I am disappointed to find out they no longer sell this *particular* bracelet, but it is the one pictured here.
6. Favorite time of day?
Anytime I get a hug and a kiss from tween.
7. Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Yes, I love broccoli!
8. Do you wear makeup?
Not usually.
9. Ever have plastic surgery?
Not yet, but when I lose my excess weight, I hope to be able to get a few things smoothed over.
10. Do you color your hair?
I do … but not regularly. As you can tell by my photos, my roots are probably about 5 inches long. Maybe more. I might need a re-dye *L*
11. What do you wear to bed?
Nothing when I can get away with it, panties and a tank top if I need to be semi-decent, tank top and jamma pants if I need to be decent.
12. Have you ever done anything illegal?
Who, me? *innocent eye flutter*
13. Can you roll your tongue?
Roll my “R’s” like in spanish class? Usually. Make a “U” shape with my tongue? Yes. Make an upside down “U” shape? No. Twist from side to side? Yes.
14. Do you tweeze your eyebrows?
Yes.
15. What kind of sneakers?
Uhm, whatever fits and feels good. Usually from Payless or Wallyworld. I don’t wear them on a daily basis except when forced (like, at work: they finally yelled at me for wearing flipflops in here, so I wear sneaks instead 
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16. Do you believe in abortions?
If it is for someone else who has weighed the options and feels it is her best choice, absolutely. Not for myself, though.
17. What is your hair color?
Strawberry blonde is what it is called … it is a light orangy-red.
18. Future child’s name?
I do not plan on any more children, but if I do, and it is a girl, her name will be Christianne Marie after my best friend (Christy Suzanne is her name, but she always added “Marie” in because it sounds pretty.)
19. Do you snore?
Yes, especially when overtired or sick.
20. If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?
For pleasure: New Zealand. If I could make it an extended visit, and perform some work, Africa.
21. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
One of my pillows is this guy: 
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He is 32″ of stuffed goodness, and was a present from my bf (now my exbf) when we first started talking again, 8 years ago. I sleep with 6 other pillows, one of which is a body pillow. *L*
22. If you won the lottery, what would you do first?
Set aside 1/2 for my BFF, have my stepfather set up an aggressive college fund for Tween while I set up a larger, non-aggressive fund (he likes playing the markets, I don’t), buy a car and a house, set up a business with BFF (each of us funding 1/2), travel to Africa, Asia, or India for some humanitarian work, come back to US and do some more humanitarian work, then settle in to run our (mine & BFF) business until I could plan another humanitarian mission.
23. Gold or silver?
Silver or white-gold.
24. Hamburger or hot dog?
Hamburger, especially cute lil minis or Daddy’s mexe-burger (jalepenos & provolone cheese!
25. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Spaghetti.
26. City, beach or country?
I prefer the beach, by far!
27. What was the last thing you touched?
My cell-phone. My BFF’s brother, Ma, is at the hospital with his soon-to-be-wife, who is in labor with their son, Gabriel. WOOOOT! Another baby to spoil (tho he lives too far away to visit *pouts*).
28. Where did you eat last?
Here at the office. Chicken-taco salad. Yummy!
29. When’s the last time you cried?
Last week … no, wait: This weekend. I was watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition from a couple weeks back :D.
30. Do you read blogs?
Way too many, because I love them!
31. Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?
Sure, sounds like fun. Let’s go!
32. Ever been involved with the police?
*shifty eyes* Uhm … I cannot think of any way in which I can specifically say no … so … uhm … *mumbles something garbled*
33. What’s your favorite shampoo conditioner and soap?
Currently using Dove. I do not have a favorite because NOTHING I have tried works on my dry-ish curly-ish hair for more than one month *cries*
34. Do you talk in your sleep?
Has apparently done so once or twice.
35. Ocean or pool?
Prefer the ocean … but also like salt-water pools
36. Who would you take on a ménage à trois for a dirty weekend?
*pretends naivette* What’s that? *flutters lashes*
37. Window seat or aisle?
Aisle, I need to stretch my legs and I hate being trapped. (me too @perpstu!!)
38. Ever met anyone famous?
Has.
39. Do you feel that you’ve had a truly successful life?
I could die happy today, but I hope to continue to do things in my life that make it successful on many levels, so yes, but no. *L*
40. Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?
I break my noodles in three pieces before I cook them. No need to do either, really. Whenever I am not the chef, depends on my mood. I’m a klutz, so twirling doesn’t always work.
41. Ricki Lake or Oprah Winfrey?
Ellen, Rachael Ray, and Oprah (tho I’ve let Oprah go for the sake of fitting in other shows).
42. Basketball or Football?
*blinks* Huh? I prefer to watch basketball, but I know nothing about either.
43. How long do your showers last?
10 minutes, usually. Can shower in much, much less. My hair requires extra conditioning though, so ten is usually my max.
44. Automatic or do you drive a stick?
I prefer standard, but drive automatic now.
45. Cake or ice cream?
Cake.
46. Are you self-conscious?
I can be.
47. Have you ever drank so much you threw up?
Yes.
48. Have you ever given money to a beggar?
Yes.
49. Have you been in love?
Yes.
50. Where do you wish you were?
I love right where I am. But, if I could have it be anywhere, with anyone, it would be in a super-big house with a pool and hottub, a barbeque and a bonfire going, with all of my family and ALL of my friends, just hanging out and talking.
***wants to know why I was not included in the “if we were in Florida” list by @perpstu (~pouting~) ***
51. Are you wearing socks?
Yes, unfortunately. I take them off as soon as I get home though!
52. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
Yes, but only once.
53. Can you tango?
Yes. Wait, that’s not what you mean. No, not at all.
54. Last gift you received?
Candles and a smell-good satchel from Mom for “the fall season.”
55. Last sport you played?
Uhm
56. Things you spend a lot of money on?
Gifts and do-dads for people I love.
57. Where do you live?
Near the beach.
58. Where were you born?
Punta Gorda, FL
59. Last wedding attended?
My sister. *sniffles*
60. Most hated food(s)?
Anchovies. Kemshe (sp), things I didn’t grow up eating. Foreign foods.
61. Can you sing?
Not a single note.
62. Last place you went on holiday?
San Diego. Crap. How does THAT happen? I don’t even LIKE San Diego!!
63. Favorite regular drink?
Sweet tea!!!
64. Current fave song?
A tie between:
All I Want to Do - Sugarland and All Summer Long - Kid Rock (below).
I was not around at all this weekend. Thank you to everyone who texted/DM’d me to make sure all was well. I just chose not to hook the computer up for once while I was at C’s house. It was a lovely weekend, the kids spent most of it outside playing both Saturday and Sunday. C and I stayed inside with Baby S, protecting her from the slight chill that was outside and any influences that might cause normal changes in body temperature that could read as abnormal since she is so delicate right now.
Baby S is *finally* started on rice cereal. She has been nursing with a lot more frequency lately, and for longer periods of time. She gets fussy a lot more too, so we came to realize that Momma’s milk is just not providing all the fulfillment that she needs anymore. Baby S was not, however, at all sure about eating rice cereal. It does not smell like the good things she saw Auntie Angel and Mommy eating and drinking, and it does not taste the same as her Momma’s milk … so while she allowed us to feed her a little of it, she did not seem at all excited about it. However, after a few days of rice cereal, she should be able to start on baby foods … which WILL taste and smell more like the food she sees everyone else eating!
We had a great weekend. I hope all of you did, as well!
xoxo
