A B C D E F G.....

I stealthily stole this meme from the Sassy Irish Lassie - Kat who originally shamelessly stole it from Decisionally Challenged. I mean, what is a meme if you don't have to secretly hijack it right? What?? That is not how a meme works? Darn!! I have been doing it wrong all along. Oh well!

A is for age: I am 42 years young. :)

B is for burger of choice: Mmmm Cheeseburger! The works 'ya know, mayo, pickles are a must... ketchup, mustard, - you know the works!

C is for the car I drive: a 2001 Volvo V70 Wagon.

D is for your dog's name: Seamus.... and of course my step-daughter the Meg dog.

E is for essential item you use every day: Coffee maker and tooth brush. - (I'm going to steel this one too)

F is for favorite TV show at the moment: hummm, just one?? OK, Dancing with the Stars.

G is for favorite game: Tennis anyone?

H is for home state: Wisconsin

I is for instruments you play: I CAN play the piano, but do I is the question.

J is for favorite juice: I'm not really a juice person.

K is for whose bum you'd like to kick: no one at the minute, but I'm sure my newly hormonal kid will be on my list soon.

L is for last restaurant at which you ate: I can't actually recall.

M is for your favorite Muppet: Grover hands down!


N is for number of piercings: 5 and they are all in my ears.

O is for overnight hospital stays: Well thanks to out patient surgery, not that many... two for actual situations that were a couple of days to a week each.

P is for people you were with today: WAY to many... I went to the Snow Board Club meeting tonight. (and why do parents have to try and change the rules???)

Q is for what you do with your quiet time: why blog of coarse

R is for biggest regret: moving back to Wisconsin?


S is for status: Happily married to Hubby.


T is for time you woke up today: 6:10 and my husband was shaking me and I didn't even hit him.


U is for what you consider unique about yourself: I'm a thinker and a helper. I also do not take help from people very easily.


V is for vegetable you love: Corn on the cob.

W is for worst habit: ooh, that's a secret I'm not sharing... sorry.

X is for x-rays you've had: MRI's, Dental, and many when I broke my femur and there was so much bleeding they didn't know I had broken my femur.

Y is for yummy food you ate today: It was a run and go day... what can I say.

Z is for zodiac: Leo the Lion and if you know me, you'll agree.

Be sure to let me know if you steal this meme play along! I would love to read your answers.

I remember

My son's prinicpal asked what I remembered about middle school. Here is what I remember about my middle school years.

Everyone doing cheer leading in 6th grade, then the 5 "girls" continued on while the rest of us did volleyball, basketball and baseball. Who would want to be a cheerleader anyway?

playing keep away - tackle football girls against the boys. Whoever touched the wall at the end of recess won. If we were lucky, John Heckle played on our side and didn't switch back to the boys at the end of recess.

building forts in the trailer for the newspaper drive.

at the church picnic we ran out of soda for the soda fight and switched to beer. I remember my dad getting mad that I was all covered in goo and couldn't ride home in the car, I had to walk.

playing tag in the church while the parents were at the spaghetti social in the basement.

going off with my friend Lisa and her two dogs for the day pretending we were lost in a jungle and we were plane crash survivors. We of coarse had packed a lunch.

days and weeks of monopoly games and as soon as we were finished we would pack up and move to the next persons house only to start again.

sleepovers and watching Channel 6's the late show and then the late late show - they were always scary movies. I also remember the national anthem being played when TV went off for the night.

swimming - as most of us had pools.

going to Stonewood Village and "shopping". I remember buying my mom a rose with a card that said with deepest sympathies because she got mad that I called home "collect" thinking it was a free call and I saved her a quarter.

rollerskating on Friday nights and thinking it was "weird" that certain kids skated during couples time - holding hands.

my friend Ross asking me to "go with him" and I said "go where" and then he clarified and I said "Why would we do that?". (I was on the phone in the closet too. That's where I did all my talking on the phone) We weren't friends anymore after that.

I remember playing kick the can and "jail" at night, camping in tents and playing cards all night long. I remember the neighbor boys sneaking up to scare us, but they didn't.

Bonnie Bell lipsticks, wearing my mom's high heeled boots to a party and trying to convince our mom's to take us to see the movie GREASE. It was rated R back then. We all went and no one got pregnant until we were married.

I remember cupcake day. 15 cents each, and two for a quarter. I remember the cupcake fights too... I did say we were tom boys?

I'm sure I can go on forever. :)

Nancy Drew

I've come to the conclusion, the best movies for me are usually a PG or PG-13 movie rating. Last night, I watched Nancy Drew, another good trailer is here. I will not give you the imb link because it gives the whole story away.

This movie is action packed and makes you wonder "who did it". It also made me feel like running out and solving a mystery. If you loved the books growing up, you should definately see this movie. I sure hope they make another one! Bravo!

Land Line, Wireless or Both?

Right now, we each have our own cell phones. That is three of us! WOWZA

AND we have a land line

AND we have a fax line (I'm definately dropping that for sure)

AND we have DSL

So just for the phone bill we have $114.00's a month, we need the land line - incase my husband has to call home. I hate paying that bill every month.

So the question is.... do you have a land line and cell phones or just cell phones?

Who I read - Take Two

I Should Be Folding Laundry - I'm mostly a lurker here. I sometimes do not know what to say. A lovely woman, outgoing and fun. I enjoy reading about her new house and gardens, heartbreaking as she lost two loved ones just before I started reading. James and Jake, her unborn twins. I will never know her pain, I wish I could help her more.

Communique by Ivanhoe - a blogging buddy of mine for awhile! Newly wed, a foreigner and many more things in common that is is scary. (in a good way :) ) I'm sure if we lived near each other we would be very good friends. Never best friends - 'cause we both don't believe in calling people "best friends" - ha! Check out her blog about installing her own fence posts... hats off to you my friend for doing this!

My Sweet Life at the moment Kelsey is lying on a beach somewhere in Mexico... her second vacation in like a month. Kelsey always emails you back about her comment - which is so nice. She offers a lot of tips on photography and did I mention she was on vacation AGAIN? Well she has some guest bloggers this week like Mommy Always Wins and Where the Boys Are.

Badger Blogger - Prosqtor's Progress - Plenty of Horne - my political blogs about things not put in the local news here in Milwaukee. Honest and truth that will prevail!

A Not So Desperate Housewife - a look into the life of a service wife while her husband is in Iraq. I enjoyed reading about the Homecoming and their vacation. I was shocked when I found out he returned to the front so quickly and when I first started reading her blog she had a count down of 83 days until she would kiss her husband. I could NEVER imagine that.

Viva Voce - another long time blogging friend of mine... well as long as I have been on blogger regularly so only a few months, but a friend none the less! Did you know she has a hedgehog for a pet? How fun is that?! BTW Amber, you need to change your bio. You are no longer dating the same boy for three years... you are now engaged! So if you love weddings I'm sure she will be blogging more about them in the months to come! Oh, and you can all thank Amber for introducing me to iGoogle or I would have lost you all!

Scenic Explorer - a guy by the name of Eric, who just moved here a few weeks ago. He is blogging by photos, about his experiences here in Milwaukee. I fun way to rediscover my city.

Worn Out Woman - I think I was attracted to her site just by the name alone. I am Worn Out and tired my friends. I also feel a connection to her because she is a mother of only one boy. He is five and so I get a few good laughs when she relays some of the stories. She is also blessed one and I love reading her blessings. It reminds me to be thankful, and not complain.

Play in the City has moved over here to Between the Bars. Every city has to have their Carrie Bradshaw and KC is ours. Her blogs are out and about in Milwaukee. Honest, and fun. KC has become one of my best blogging buddies. Although she is single, and I am married with a child; I enjoy some of her outings and either dreaming of being single again or finding things for our family to do.

Instamom - OMG they should make a sitcom out of her life. Marriage came with a child she loves unconditionally, minime and her (gasp) twin boys! Lots of smiles and thank goodness it isn't me's when I read her blog.

Sunflower Hill is a blogger that found me from a comment some where (take note again lurkers) I am just getting to know her. She lives on a farm and has three children. I have been enjoying her blogs for the past week now, I hope you do too!

Mommyalways wins found me after a comment I left as she was a guest blogger here. Turns out we live about 20 minutes from each other. No wonder I could relate to her about leaving a six pack for the garbage men!

Where the Boys Are - my find of the day. Three boys, one husband and a mom... I know I'm going to enjoy this one! I found her as a guest blogger here.

Whew, I can't believe I got these all on a Take Two. How about you... do you have any good blogs to share?

OOH Baby, I'm a Rock Star!

Well, not quite, but close enough I guess. Yesterday I went to the DMV to get my drivers license renewed. (I guess 8 years have gone by already) and the girl at the counter said did I know who I looked like? I start thinking no - way not again. 'cause THAT hasn't happened in 12 years.

Sure enough, she thinks that I look like Tori Spelling. BUT she is not the only one. I use to frequent Saratoga Springs, New York and people up there thought the same thing. So much so, they would stare at me. Like walk by and stare and almost walk into a wall stare at me. I personally don't see it, but OK - I can take a compliment. BUT THEN, there is that back handed insult right after.

Yes,I know I'm not a size two. I'm not, nor will I ever be or do I want to be. SO WHY bring it up? So yesterday the gal says to me, how people probably look around and say is that Tori? Is she pregnant?

Geeze, what a way to ruin a gals day - like it isn't hard enough turning 41.

A Give Away!! YAY!!

I am very excited to announce my very first give-a-way. Although I would love each and everyone of you to win, there can only be one winner - because I only have one. It is a Brookstone photo key chain holder. Very new - complete with software, and never taken out of the box.

So how will I pick a winner? I will write each and everyone of you down on a slip of paper and pick a winner. Well, I won't, but the little scout will, as I know he will enjoy doing it.

BUT first, you have to tell me about yourself - in order to enter. I would like to know how you came up with your blog title and your "handle" and if it wouldn't be to much to ask, I would like to know what makes you blog. So not to hard - and not to much to ask - right?

Now this contest will be until NOON (Central Time) on the 29th of July, because I have a few bloggers that are on vacation and I want to make sure they get a chance.

So I will go first, My blogger name is wfbdoglover. I was a volunteer for a golden retriever rescue and the website person made me wfbdoglover to access the site. WFB stands for Whitefish Bay - the town I live in AND obviously I'm a dog lover. Well, I love all animals. I decided that I wouldn't write anything I wouldn't want anyone to see and so on the web - anywhere, I'm WFBDOGLOVER. (well except one political site I blog on)

Anyway, I picked WALK ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET, as it is one of my favorite things I did while I lived in New York. I use to read Cosmo Magazine and they would have a list of thing you should do. One was always walk on the sunny side of the street. If you have ever been to New York, you'll know that sometimes a side of the street is all shade because of the tall buildings - I would always cross over and think of that saying.

WHY do I blog? Well, although my zip code is 53217 - I really feel it should be 90210. You see, I feel like Andrea on that show. Andrea was one of the brainy, less attractive people on the show. NOT that I don't think I'm THAT "unattractive", I'm just different. I really don't care about fashion. I'm more sporty, with a bit of classic thrown in. I like makeup and dressing up, but having every $500.00 fashion bag - well, just isn't my thing. I have a pink back pack for the summer and in the winter a black one (and it is coach, my pretties).

I don't care about status - or what people THINK is status. I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty or think and fix a problem, rather than spend countless hours finding ways to avoid it AND, in a way, I'm an activist. If an issue bothers me (ie: kids without a lunch regularly) I'm going to find a way to get them a lunch. (shamefully, after a year, I did fail on that one)

So, I blog for the friendship to be honest. So that's me.. now your turn! Good luck!

OK, I copied...

ABC Meme - I got tagged (I didn't but copied from Valtool. I found his blog from a comment made by his wife Amy on Ivanhoe's blog. It sounded kinda fun - oh and Valtool is having a contest if you like those!Click quick because the contest ends on Friday)

A is for: Attached or Single? Attached for almost 17 years, legally for 15.
B is for: Best Friend? They say your spouse ought to be your best friend, other than my son and husband - I have no best friends. Best Friends you can call day or night and they will do anything for you. Mona falls into that category, but if I called her a best friend something would happen and we wouldn't be best friends anymore. It is a term I try to shy away from.
C is for Cake or pie? Cake. Chocolate with white frosting... yumm
D is for: Day of choice? Wednesday. Don't know why, but Wednesday has always been my favorite date of the week..
E is for: Essential item? Sunglasses and lipstick - oh and my camera!
F is for: Favorite color? Black and it is a color. It actually has every color in it.
G is for: Gummy bears or worms? Neither for me, but my boys like the Bears.
H is for: Home town? Well I guess where I live now, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. It is where I have lived most of my life, although I have lived in Brookfield, Milwaukee and Waukesha, Wisconsin - as well as The Bronx, Yonkers and Elmsford, NY.
I is for: Favorite indulgence? Coffee, coffee and more coffee!
K is for: Kids? at my limit for just one.
L is for: Life isn’t complete without? Food, Shelter, and Companionship (I agree)
M is for: Marriage date? July 17, 1993. (which is also the due date as to when I should have been born, as well as my mom's birthmothers's birthdate (that's freaky hey) and I didn't know that until years after I was married and then put the due date together.
N is for: Number of brothers and sisters? One sister. Amy
O is for: Oranges or Apples? Apples
P is for: Phobias? Did you see the comment about Best Friends? Oh and I have Phobias about necklaces too. Never buy me one. Every time someone does, it breaks and something happens to the relationship. My husband bought me one for Christmas a few years back - $400.00's and I refuse to wear it. My mom had my son buy me one for Christmas - that too sits in a drawer.

Q is for: Quotes? Life is like a path of snow, where you walk, your steps will show. Walk on the Sunny Side of the Street and people that most desire a specific job title are usually the least deserving of them.
S is for: Season of choice? Summer - definately summer!
T is for: Tag 5 people: Worn Out Woman, Squash Cakes, Kelsey Smith, Any Mommy Out There, and Postum Drinker. (Ivanhoe, you had a mention above and I left you for Amber to get!)
U is for an Unknown fact about me: humm, That's a hard one. Well, I'm pretty sure I have Raynauds Phenomenon.
V is for: Vegetable? Raw Carrots and or fresh salad.
W is for: Worst Habit: Does drinking to much coffee count? well I just want to share that one - K?
X is for: X-ray or Ultrasound? neither one bothers me.
Y is for: Your favorite food? Chinese - hands down
Z is for: Zodiac sign? Leo, although I am the 23rd so I am on the cusp of Cancer as well.
Z is for: Which zoo animal is your favorite? that is very hard for me to choose, but I will say the Tigers.

"Have You Ever?"

I actually felt pretty good about myself when I first started reading this list, so I thought I would do it. I copied this from Andrea's Blog.

The ones in bold are ones that I have done. But there's a twist...there are 3 things in bold that are not true -- can you guess which ones they are?


1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood -- - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle -- I've been on a motorcycle ride, but wasn't the one driving it
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight:
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover -- in Bible School
86. Changed someones mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet -- ??? Seriously? Do people do that?
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring -- haven't we all?
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe -- my Beef Enchiladas are a huge hit...anytime I have made this for someone, they want the recipe.
113. Buried a child -- I can't even fathom the thought
114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Gotten a hole-in-one
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking...what?!?!
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter -- an email
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter

So, do you know which 3 bolded ones are false? Take another look, then leave your guess in your comment!