Q&A Wednesday - All About Me

(DutchMac asked the following:)

- When you take a shower, do you face into the spray, or away from it? Away.

- When cooking, how often do you pick up food that you've dropped on the floor, check to see that nobody is looking, then put in back in the pan to continue cooking? I would say, "Ew, never!" but I just did that the other day. :) I figured the oven would cook off the germs, plus it was only on the ground for a second...

- If a mime is walking in a forest and tree falls on him but nobody is around to hear it .... does anybody care? Um, I don't know if anyone else cares, but I certainly don't!

- Have you found back fat yet, and accepted it into your life? I have, indeed, found the post-pregnancy back fat and NO - I have not and WILL NOT accept it into my life.

- Do you ever eat food you know you shouldn't, and then dig halfway through the garbage can to find a safe place to hide the incriminating evidence so nobody knows you've done it? Nah, I have no food secrets. Everyone in our house knows I have little will power, so I don't even bother hiding my cheats! Now hiding pre-school art in the recycle bin is a whole 'nother issue...

- Do you ever laugh so hard that a fart escapes? Oh girl, I don't need to laugh for a fart to escape! I eat lots and lots of fiber, remember?

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(Dawn asked the rest:)

What is your favorite...
color - blue
tv show - The Office
flower - Gerber daisy
food - warm chocolate chip cookies
vacation spot - Disney World (haven't been in years)
time of day - naptime (I love the quiet break to recharge and I LOVE naps!)
scrapbook supply - my corner rounder
fave room in your house - the kitchen
season - fall (one of the sad parts of living in Phoenix...no fall colors)
holiday - Christmas

Which child do you let off the hook most? I honestly feel like I treat my kids pretty equally, but after seeing this question, I've started thinking more realistically about the issue. Kaylin is so mature and Ryan's still so playful that we often treat them like twins. Same privileges, same chores, same crafts and toys. But I need to remember that Kaylin is only three and that when Ryan was her age, he wasn't nearly as well behaved as she is now! I think I used to let Kaylin off the hook more because she was the "baby" and Ryan was older and should know better, but now that Ryan's in school and has matured a little more, I have to admit that I think I've gotten a bit tougher on Kaylin. Thanks for helping me come to this realization!

Does your family eat at least one veggie a day or more? Yes, always. With dinner for sure, but even carrots and broccoli for lunch is common. If I make a casserole of some kind for dinner, I sneak in a pureed veggie so I know we're getting those nutrients. I also serve salads with dinner a lot. If my kids complain about being hungry before dinner, the only snack I'll give them is cut up veggies: celery sticks, red pepper, cucumber slices. If they're truly hungry, they'll go to town on the raw veggies, but if they aren't, I find out real quick!

How did you pick out the kids names? When I was pregnant the first time, we thought we made up Kaylin's name, but apparently we're not as original as we thought. It's in every baby book and I even know a teenager named Kaylin. But boy names are tough for us. Mike seems to have negative associations with every name I suggest, so he comes up with a few he likes and with both boys, we called my belly one name per week until one sounded like it fit. If we have another girl, we already have her name picked out, but if it's a boy, we're in BIG trouble.

(the day before Ryan's birth day...June 19, 2004...I was HUGE)

How often do you clean behind the furniture and the fridge? Why - what's back there? Doesn't it stay clean automatically??? No? Oh, then...um...unfortunately, my answer is NEVER.

Do you forget foods in the back of the fridge till old and moldy? VERY rarely. I can't remember the last time I threw away food. Believe it or not, my fridge is usually pretty empty, so I can see what's in there really easily. If you opened my fridge, you'd wonder how we survive, but it's all about meal planning. We don't have many convenience foods because I make our snacks and meals from scratch. I always have 2 gallons of milk and iced tea, the fruit, veggie and meat drawers are always full and I use those daily, the door is stuffed with condiments that we use often and there are a couple of containers with leftovers on a shelf or two. If I know food is going to go bad before I can use it (specifically produce), it goes in the freezer. I'll puree and freeze the vegetables or cut up and freeze the fruit for smoothies. Rotten bananas get mashed into banana bread...you get the idea. I try to use absolutely everything; I hate to see food go to waste!

What's your most oldest memory of you as a child? I remember a LOT from my early childhood, but I think my earliest memory is when we lived with my grandmother when I was two years old. I woke up after a nightmare and wandered through the dark upstairs trying to find my mom's room. I remember the layout of the house, colors of the rooms, even furniture layout. And we all moved shortly after, so it's not like she lived there for a while.

When is your birthday? August 19th

Please leave a comment if you have more questions for me. The questions so far are cracking me up - ask away!