It has been a rather long week around here first with everyone home for the holiday on Monday followed by J staying home sick from school on Tuesday.  Yesterday was the first day that felt “normal” all week and I had a PTA event last night.  My own family didn’t go but I had to be there as I had committed to volunteer.  I looked around my home today and realized that somehow during the course of the week I apparently missed a party.  There sure is a mess left over!  So, I’m spending today doing my fast 15 minutes in each room.  I was taking a break and reading a few blogs and noticed that Hannah over at Supermommy!…or Not!  posted an A to Z of Me link up.  Seemed like a fun thing to do on my breaks from cleaning up around here. 

photo credit: twicepix via flickr

Age:  34.  Oops, reverse those numbers for the correct answer.  That strategy won’t work for me next year!

Bed size:  Queen

Chore you hate:  I have to pick just one?  Could I just say housework and call it complete?   My least favorite thing is cleaning up the kitchen.

Dogs:  Actually, I’m a cat person although I’m realizing that perhaps I’m not a 3 cat person.  Too late though as we have 3 of them running around here.  Okay, to be fair, we have 3 of them sleeping around here.  One is snoozing in on our bed, one is in recliner, and one is on the sofa.  I wonder if maybe the cats had the party I missed. 

Essential to start your day:  COFFEE!  I don’t care what brand although we usually buy Folgers.  I do need to have milk or some sort of cream in my coffee though or it is just not the same.

Favorite color:  Green, the color of springtime!

Gold or Silver:  Gold although a better question for me would have been pearls or diamonds and then, I would have answered both!

Height:  5′ 3″  If W the question turns out to be weight, I’m not gonna answer!

Instruments you play:  None.  I have no musical talent.

Job title:  Paid?  None.  UnPaid:  Mom, Wife, Secretary, Cook, Maid, chauffeur, Politician (PTA , Travel Agent, Tutor, Party-Planner, and I’m stopping there because I don’t have time to list them all.

Kids:  I don’t mind them.  Two boys live here with us, ages 8 & 11.  I steal their leftover candy while they are at school sometimes. 

Live:  Well, yes I am alive and living in a relatively large metro area in the Midwest.  I’d love to live in a more urban location and my husband would love to live in a more rural location so we have agreed to stay miserable in the suburbs.  Actually, I’m not really miserable here.  I don’t think he is either. 

Married:  It will be 15 years this August.

Nicknames:  Family can get away with calling me “Jeanie”  and of course, I’ve been called hygiene (Hi, Jean).   I could probably bore you all with lots of words on the “joys” of having a name that rhymes with many words but I won’t.

Overnight Hospital Stays:  Twice.  One stay per child. 

Pet Peeve:  Poor customer service.  I will leave the store. 

Quote:  Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not into thine own understanding.

Righty or Lefty:  I’m a left-handed genius.  Well, I am left-handed.

Siblings:  1 older sister and 3 older brothers.

Time you wake up:  Alarm goes off at 6a.m this school year.  Note:  Question did not ask what time I actually get out of bed so I will not discuss my snooze button habits. 

University Attended:  I graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and minor in economics.

Veggies you dislike:  cauliflower tops the list but I’m sure there are more on it. 

What makes you run late:  Not allowing enough time as well as being easily distracted.

X-Rays you’ve had:  Zero.

Yum  food:  Doesn’t that kind of say it all?  Yum!  Food!  I would probably pick the chips and dips over the chocolate cake though.   Of course, I’d probably go back later for the chocolate cake. 

Zoo favorite animal:  Tigers

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