Here’s this week’s Grilling Goodness questions from Tina!
1. When you were growing up dreaming of having children…dreaming of what their names would be…did you stick with those names? We haven’t for The Bean’s name. If we’re blessed with a son, the name we’ve chosen isn’t one I thought of while I was growing up. But if we had a second son, I have a feeling one of those names might pop up.
2. Are you affected by the death of Michael Jackson? No. He was an extremely talented individual who lived a troubled life. We’ll probably never know the truth around all the controversies surrounding him. Mostly, I’m sad that he probably didn’t have much that was real in his life.
3. Do you use your dishwasher and your fireplace? We use the dishwasher regularly. We just moved into our house with a fire place last month. Seeing as it was 102 degrees here today, it will be a while before we ring in the fireplace.
4. Have you ever been on a mission trip? Unfortunately, no. I have done summer mission activities through my church putting on neighborhood Bible studies when I was in high school.
5. Will your kids participate in a Vacation Bible school this summer? No. We both work and can’t get her back and forth to daycare and VBS.
6. What about the economy is affecting you the worst? The price of gas is still a irritant for me even though it’s lower than it was. We have friends who are very concerned about layoffs and having enough work. At this point, that doesn’t appear to be anything that T or I will be facing.
7. Do your kids do chores? The Bean does a few small things like picking up her toys and putting the dirty clothes in the hamper. When I vaccumm, I get her to help move things. But I have been thinking about what other things I can start having her do. Any ideas or suggestions?
8. Do you use energy efficient light bulbs? When we moved into our house, just about all the bulbs are CFLs. So yep!
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Lip Glop = Lip Gloss
Poppa-sicle = Popsicle
Yo Dabba Dabba = Yo Gabba Gabba
Here’s this week’s Grilling Goodness questions from Tina!
1. What do you like most about your skin? That as long as I take care of it, it’s soft.
2. Does your spouse mind grocery shopping for you or with you? No, he’s always willing to help out. Usually, he’s working when I do the grocery shopping, but he does come with me if it works out.
3. Do you have access to a pool for the summer? There’s a pool in our neighborhood that we could use if we wanted. I don’t know that we will though.
4. Do you have plans for Father’s Day? I’m cooking a good meal for T! He’s requested Herb Crusted Pork Loin, garlic mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, and lemon pie.
5. Is there anything that terrified you as a child that you find …. now? When I was little, I was scared that Big Foot would crash through the wall of my house and carry me off. I have NO idea where that came from, but that was my fear as a child. Crazy!
6. If you could do something instantly, what would it be? Aside from lose weight, I’d teleport from place to place. None of this pesky driving for me!
7. What would you do to entertain visitors from out of town? We’ve done the Mills mall here in town, the Museum of Natural Science with the Butterfly Center, the Forbidden Gardens, NASA, the zoo, there’s so much to choose from.
8. If your best friend owes you money, do you bug them until you get it? No. If something came up and I needed it, I’d ask them if they could repay it. But I’d probably not worry about it otherwise.
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The Bean has recently decided she doesn’t like bugs, i.e. roaches. And who could blame the child. Really.
But she’s starting to get…excited….when she sees one, and I have to admit, she comes by it honestly. The few times that I’ve become perhaps slightly hysterical was when I had or thought a roach was touching me somewhere. Thank goodness, I’ve developed some self-control in the past 20 years.
Anyway, T and I always remain calm and nonchalant when a bug makes its appearance in the house which is simply a matter of when and not if here on the Texas Gulf Coast. (Can I just say, if by things being bigger in Texas, they meant roaches, they weren’t lying.) So The Bean doesn’t get hysterical when she sees a bug, but does start pointing and loudly stating “Get it! Get it!” to anyone in the near vicinity.
The other day, The Bean and T had the following conversation.
The Bean: “There’s a bug! Get it! Get it!”
T: “Where? I don’t see a bug.”
The Bean: “It’s right THERE! See it CRAWLING!”
T: “Where? I don’t see anything.”
The Bean: “IT’S RIGHT THERE CRAWLING ON THE DOOR!”
T: “There’s nothing there. There’s no bug there.”
Pause
The Bean: “Well, there could have been.”
Here’s this week’s Grilling Goodness questions from Tina!
1. What’s the heaviest thing in your purse? It varies, if we’re expecting rain, it’s my umbrella. If it’s the weekend, it’s the juice and water I have for The Bean and I while we run errands. During the week on non-rainy days, I guess it’s probably my keys.
2. Do you mostly use cash or debit/credit cards? I mostly use our debit card. I fritter cash away if I have it, and don’t do that nearly as much with the debit card.
3. Do you cut your hair shorter in the summer or pull it up a lot? I always wear it down for work and church, but usually put it up when I run errands or are just around the house.
4. Do you like your man scruffy or clean shaven? Either! :)
5. What have your children done/said to embarrass you lately? I can’t really think of anything. There are occasions I’m not happy with The Bean’s behavior in public, but I’m not really embarrassed by it. I figure she’s just being a 4-year-old and if people don’t like it, that’s their business.
6. Do you use plug-in type air fresheners around the house? No. The scent is too heavy.
7. Do you have any interest in the NBA or NHL finals? (Do you even know who’s competing?) Haven’t got a clue. Neither are sports that I’m remotely interested in. Baseball is my favorite, and I’m not even close to fanatical about it either.
8. What is weighing heavily on your mind lately? My great-aunt is very, very ill right now. She’s been in ICU for over a week. The fact that she survived her first 24 hours is good, but she’s currently fighting a number of serious medical issues. I’ve been in prayer for her and my uncle and cousins quite a bit.
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Here are this week’s Grilling Goodness questions from Tina!
1. Do you like a scent that others might find strange? Can’t think of anything off hand. Watch, I’ll probably come up with something as soon as I publish this post.
2. Are you a pack rat or do you purge regularly? I tend to purge more than I keep, but there are somethings I let pile up more than I should. Mostly, old paperwork that I feel like I need to keep but don’t really have the time to get organized. I keep thinking that if I go through a handful a day, I’ll get there. But so far, I still have way too much to file away.
3. What is your favorite thing to do in the summer that keeps you out of the heat? Nothing like enjoying a good movie at the theater.
4. What is your favorite number? Why? I don’t think I have a favorite number.
5. What color do you choose most when painting your nails? I rarely paint my nails anymore, but my favorite shade is still OPI’s I’m Not Really a Waitress.
6. Have you done anything abnormal this week? Hmmm….I think that The Bean starting at her new daycare/preschool and having to juggle cars on Monday since T’s truck was in the shop have been the biggest things. Oh yes, we’re doing laundry tonight instead of tomorrow night since we’ll be having company (see question 7!). Are we exciting people or what?!
7. What’s the best thing happening this weekend? My in-laws are coming to visit! We can’t wait to see them. The Bean is so excited that Mamaw and Papaw will be here. She’s told me that I have to go outside so she can play with them. I think she wants them all to herself.
8. Did you have to dissect anything when you were in school? Let’s see, I think just a grasshopper, a frog, and a pig. Wait, I did a flower too once.
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