Nice week. Productive and busy but not crazy. Looking forward to seeing all of YOU at UofA

Thinking of posting something heavy but choose to go with the current lightside theme:

1)Living arrangement? House with husband of ~17 years, daughters (age 12 and 15), a half bald, blind and deaf Sheltie (age 14), a big fat black cat with a bad temper.

2)What book are you reading now? A Father Koesler murder mystery and Principles of Critical Care (class prep)

3)On your mouse pad? At home: a ouija board (it was a gift from a more computer literate friend) at work: a picture of our daughters

4)Favorite Board Game? Cranium

5)Favorite Magazine? People and Time

6)Favorite Smells? Freshly shampoo'd hair, sandalwood, evergreens

7)Least Favorite Smells? Remember, I am a nurse...bad breath, icky toes and inadequately washed perineums

8)Favorite Sound? A baby's first cry, laughter (especially our daughters')

8b)Least Favorite Sound? Screeching brakes

9)Worst Feeling in the world? The hardest Question...I think the darkness of despair because all other bad feelings you know have an endpoint.

10)The first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? My bladder is full :-) then, is today a workday?

11)Favorite Color? Black, Blue or Red depending on for what

12)Favorite song? Also, depends on my mood. Be Not Afraid, Natural Woman...

13)How many rings before you answer the phone? At work? One or Two At home? "Katie, will you get that?" (if Christie did not get it on the first ring)

14)Future child's name? Lord, I hope there isn't one...if we had had other children? Mary Olivia or Nathan Joseph

15)What is most important in life? Internal Peace...what brought me that? Love

16)Favorite Foods? Melt in your mouth steak (almost raw, just stroll the cow through the kitchen), cheese and milk.

17)Chocolate or Vanilla? Real vanilla

18)Like to drive fast? Yes, and its a good thing cause all my friends seem to live hours away!

19)Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?

Not usually but we have since Cow Raids...make nice back pillows

20)Storms- Cool or scary? Basically cool but we did have our house hit by lightening once.

21)What type was your first car? Some little Chevy sedan. It was a lemon.

22)If you could meet one person dead or alive, who? Eleanor of Aquitane or Mother Theresa

23)Favorite drink? Milk

24)Zodiac Sign? Virgo

25)Do you eat the stems of broccoli? I am with Gen on the STC.

26)If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be? Stay at home Mom (with a housekeeper :-) or Delivery of Flower Arrangements (like in the movie Bed of Roses)

27)If you could dye your hair any color? Any color that would sink into the roots and not have to be done so damn often!

28)Ever been in love? Yes,and even better...I still am!

29)Is the glass half empty or half full?

Generally? Half full.

30)Favorite Movie? White Christmas, The Bells of St Mary's, Gone with the Wind and lately? Sweet Home Alabama

31)Do you type with your fingers on the right keys? Yes, except my pinkie fingers cause they are curved funny.

32)What's under your bed? Extra pictures and framed art in case we ever use them again.

33)Favorite Number? 5 So middle of the road and therefore flexible.

34)Favorite Sport to watch? Fluffy iceskating

Pretty predictable I guess...