I read this on one of my favorite blogs...thought it was fun and if it makes me cooler, than I'm all for it. :-)
Where were you January 22nd....
5 years ago- 25 yo, had just lost my job at the company where I met my future husband, and was feeling quite bereft. Little did I know, that job loss would open the doors to the rest of my career and move my relationship with my husband along nicely.
10 years ago- In college, since Jan. 22, 2009 was a Friday, I was most likely contemplating my weekend plans and possibly attending class.
15 years ago- Sophomore in high school, I was just beginning my descent into a wicked case of teen angst. Probably fighting with my mother, plotting against my mother and lamenting over all the ways I was convinced she was ruining my life. For the record, lest this sound like I have a terrible relationship with my mother, it was confined to a few years of highschool.
20 years ago- I was 10 yo, sharing a room with my older sister, who was soon to graduate high school and leave me for Yale. I'm sure I was tormenting her in a million ways--such as using her prom dresses for doll outfits, etc. I was, also, quite enamoured with with her teenage coolness.
Where are ya going?
5 years from now- Jack will be almost 6--in kindergarten. Wow! Perhaps he will have a sibling. Jared will be working on his MBA and I will probably still be working for a bank.
10 years from now- Jack will be solidly in elementary school, joined by the possible sibling, and since our careers are still so much in flux, maybe we will be living somewhere else, me still in risk management, Jared in IT management--maybe further along.
15 years from now- Jack in high school, me probably getting back all of the anxiety I doled out to my parents, Jared and I both still plugging away at our careers.
20 years from now- Probably still paying for college educations, kids becoming adults, still working in respective careers.
25 years from now- Maybe looking toward retirement? Possible weddings for our children. Possibly still paying for college educations (likely, actually). :-)
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
On the Hunt...
Perhaps the most frustrating, scary parts about working motherhood (well, working parenthood) is finding childcare. In San Diego, we managed to find possibly the best daycare 15 houses away from ours and on the first interview we ever had. It helped that Jared had gone to school with the woman's grown boys, but still...we knew we were lucky, I don't know that we knew how lucky. I dropped my preemie baby boy there when for the first time when he was just about 5 mos old and I never, ever worried once. We miss her terribly.
When we moved up here, we naturally assumed that a home-based daycare would be our best option, based on our experience in San Diego. We found the woman Jack has been going to up here pretty quickly upon moving and, although we know she loves our son and she is a warm, caring woman, it's just not the perfect fit for us. So...off we went in search of new daycare.
Wow--what an experience this has been. I started last week, visiting a woman who lives pretty close to us--another home-based daycare. I really, really liked her but the house was small, dingy, had piles of unwashed dishes in the sink and, as Jared put it, he didn't want to hang out there. So...not sure if we want to leave our son to hang out there, day in and day out.
Friday comes and I am armed with ads for three providers. Two are home-based, one is a Montessori school that has an infant/toddler room. I set off in my brand-new, less than a month-old minivan (this will become relevant shortly). As I pull up to the first place, I start to feel the glimmers of first hope. The house is nice and through the window, I can see the woman is well put together (you wouldn't believe the number of ads I've read where there were misspellings, grammatical errors, etc.--so this was looking good), looks like a normal person. So far, so good. She starts off with a tour of her house, which is clean and nice. Big backyard with lots of play equipment and complete with a chicken coop and baby chicks. (Note: although this looks great for kiddos, I kept my distance given my intense fear of the avian variety.) Then we sit down. First, her two children are ill-behaved. The entire time. She does not do a great job of disciplining or redirecting them. The TV is on the whole time--now, it is the Disney movie, Cars, so I could probably get past that but the provider spends her entire time watching the TV, not looking at me, while she talks. Then, she inquires about my son's eating habits...asking whether he likes to eat, "you know, corndogs?" Corndogs?!?! My son is 10 mos old!!!! Did she really just ask that??? (Aside from age inappropriateness...is this their regular diet?) Now, she doesn't ask me about any other foods, just corndogs. A few minutes later, one of the other children she watches, an 18-mo old girl, shows up. She seats her on the loveseat with her as we continue our conversation. Her 4 year-old then asks for help using the potty. She gets up to help her use the potty and asks me if Jack is good about staying sitting on the couch unattended. Seriously????? We end our conversation when she tells me that her full time rate is $250/week. This is ASTRONOMICALLY EXPENSIVE for an unregistered, home-based day care. We could go to the cadillac of all childcare centers and not pay that much. Sheesh.
Okay--on to the next place. This ad looks good. There are pictures of a bright, sunny yellow room, set up like a nursery school, happy children laughing as they work on an art project. Pictures of the play area show new, nice play equipment. I soon learn her pictures were strategically taken and left out A LOT. My first impression as I drove up the driveway (an long, L-shaped driveway, which will become important soon), was a porch bench that was chained (yes, chained...padlock and all) to the side of the house. No porch. Now, the pictures were not all deceiving...the front room, used for daycare, was bright and sunny and set up nicely for a preschool. However--again, dishes piled in the sink in the kitchen, and breakfast dishes with half-eaten food are still sitting out on the counter where the kids ate breakfast. It's 11:30 am. The breakfast included tater tots. Not exactly the breakfast of the champions. Now...seriously, I would never go to a job interview in jeans. When you have a scheduled visit from a prospective new customer, is it really too hard to make sure the house is clean??? Doesn't give me great hope for what the regular state of these places are. After our interview ends, I head out to my car and begin the process of backing up down this L-shaped driveway. I am focusing intently on navigating out until I hear a big crunch. That's right, I have completely side-swiped the daycare owner's car. I sheepishly make my way back into that bright, sunny room and begin the process of calling insurance. The woman is very gracious and fairly non-plussed by this turn of events. I, on the other hand, am completely embarassed and sheepish, considering I had sat there not ten minutes earlier explaining that I really wasn't comfortable having daycare transporting my child in a car anywhere. Then I proceed to crash into thier car.
After the insurance information is exchanged, I hightail my way out of there, call my best friend in tears and tell her I don't think I want to live here anymore. She talks me down from my ledge (but gives a shameless plug for moving to Texas if I really think I can't make it here) but I determine that home-based daycare is not the best route for us in this town.
Back to square one. Took my now-damaged brand new car and make my way to the Montessori, trying to recover some dignity and feeling like this is my last hope. I am broken down at this point, folks. The Montessori was great. They can take my son. Unfortunately, they will be closing the infant/toddler program in September and we will be back without childcare. Arrrrgh...
They did, however, refer me to Kindercare. I visited there--loved it, but wasn't ready to commit. We saw another big-center daycare this morning and liked that one even better. It's quite a drive, though--so we're going to evaluate a few more options. Hopefully, we will find the right thing.
In closing, I'm leaving you with a picture of my damaged car. :-(
When we moved up here, we naturally assumed that a home-based daycare would be our best option, based on our experience in San Diego. We found the woman Jack has been going to up here pretty quickly upon moving and, although we know she loves our son and she is a warm, caring woman, it's just not the perfect fit for us. So...off we went in search of new daycare.
Wow--what an experience this has been. I started last week, visiting a woman who lives pretty close to us--another home-based daycare. I really, really liked her but the house was small, dingy, had piles of unwashed dishes in the sink and, as Jared put it, he didn't want to hang out there. So...not sure if we want to leave our son to hang out there, day in and day out.
Friday comes and I am armed with ads for three providers. Two are home-based, one is a Montessori school that has an infant/toddler room. I set off in my brand-new, less than a month-old minivan (this will become relevant shortly). As I pull up to the first place, I start to feel the glimmers of first hope. The house is nice and through the window, I can see the woman is well put together (you wouldn't believe the number of ads I've read where there were misspellings, grammatical errors, etc.--so this was looking good), looks like a normal person. So far, so good. She starts off with a tour of her house, which is clean and nice. Big backyard with lots of play equipment and complete with a chicken coop and baby chicks. (Note: although this looks great for kiddos, I kept my distance given my intense fear of the avian variety.) Then we sit down. First, her two children are ill-behaved. The entire time. She does not do a great job of disciplining or redirecting them. The TV is on the whole time--now, it is the Disney movie, Cars, so I could probably get past that but the provider spends her entire time watching the TV, not looking at me, while she talks. Then, she inquires about my son's eating habits...asking whether he likes to eat, "you know, corndogs?" Corndogs?!?! My son is 10 mos old!!!! Did she really just ask that??? (Aside from age inappropriateness...is this their regular diet?) Now, she doesn't ask me about any other foods, just corndogs. A few minutes later, one of the other children she watches, an 18-mo old girl, shows up. She seats her on the loveseat with her as we continue our conversation. Her 4 year-old then asks for help using the potty. She gets up to help her use the potty and asks me if Jack is good about staying sitting on the couch unattended. Seriously????? We end our conversation when she tells me that her full time rate is $250/week. This is ASTRONOMICALLY EXPENSIVE for an unregistered, home-based day care. We could go to the cadillac of all childcare centers and not pay that much. Sheesh.
Okay--on to the next place. This ad looks good. There are pictures of a bright, sunny yellow room, set up like a nursery school, happy children laughing as they work on an art project. Pictures of the play area show new, nice play equipment. I soon learn her pictures were strategically taken and left out A LOT. My first impression as I drove up the driveway (an long, L-shaped driveway, which will become important soon), was a porch bench that was chained (yes, chained...padlock and all) to the side of the house. No porch. Now, the pictures were not all deceiving...the front room, used for daycare, was bright and sunny and set up nicely for a preschool. However--again, dishes piled in the sink in the kitchen, and breakfast dishes with half-eaten food are still sitting out on the counter where the kids ate breakfast. It's 11:30 am. The breakfast included tater tots. Not exactly the breakfast of the champions. Now...seriously, I would never go to a job interview in jeans. When you have a scheduled visit from a prospective new customer, is it really too hard to make sure the house is clean??? Doesn't give me great hope for what the regular state of these places are. After our interview ends, I head out to my car and begin the process of backing up down this L-shaped driveway. I am focusing intently on navigating out until I hear a big crunch. That's right, I have completely side-swiped the daycare owner's car. I sheepishly make my way back into that bright, sunny room and begin the process of calling insurance. The woman is very gracious and fairly non-plussed by this turn of events. I, on the other hand, am completely embarassed and sheepish, considering I had sat there not ten minutes earlier explaining that I really wasn't comfortable having daycare transporting my child in a car anywhere. Then I proceed to crash into thier car.
After the insurance information is exchanged, I hightail my way out of there, call my best friend in tears and tell her I don't think I want to live here anymore. She talks me down from my ledge (but gives a shameless plug for moving to Texas if I really think I can't make it here) but I determine that home-based daycare is not the best route for us in this town.
Back to square one. Took my now-damaged brand new car and make my way to the Montessori, trying to recover some dignity and feeling like this is my last hope. I am broken down at this point, folks. The Montessori was great. They can take my son. Unfortunately, they will be closing the infant/toddler program in September and we will be back without childcare. Arrrrgh...
They did, however, refer me to Kindercare. I visited there--loved it, but wasn't ready to commit. We saw another big-center daycare this morning and liked that one even better. It's quite a drive, though--so we're going to evaluate a few more options. Hopefully, we will find the right thing.
In closing, I'm leaving you with a picture of my damaged car. :-(
Saturday, December 13, 2008
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas...
We got our first snowfall last night! Not a lot of snow but snow nonetheless. Pretty exciting for folks who come from year-round 70 degree weather! According to forecasts, the worst of the storm is supposed to come tomorrow, so maybe more snow!
Here is the view of the hills behind our house, from our back porch. You can see the snow sticking in the trees! It didn't stick in the field behind the house--maybe tomorrow it will be more white out there!
Here our our cars, with a little layer of snow.
Here is the view of the hills behind our house, from our back porch. You can see the snow sticking in the trees! It didn't stick in the field behind the house--maybe tomorrow it will be more white out there!
Here our our cars, with a little layer of snow.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Introducing...
...the newest addition to our Toyota family...that's right, I am now a minivan mama! So, from BMW to minivan in less than 2 years...if poor Jared had only known what he was in for when we got married, well, he may not have tied the knot.
This is pretty much our exact car, but we are having leather added next week while I am in San Diego.
This is pretty much our exact car, but we are having leather added next week while I am in San Diego.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Magical Huggable Hangers
We lost a lot of closet space in our move, unfortunately. Gained a lot of living space but now we have nowhere to hide our messes. :-) In our old house, we had huge, vast closet space in the master bedroom, complete with built in shelving and drawers. No more. So, I've been fretting over what to do with our clothes and the professional organizer (see last post) suggested Huggable Hangers. We were at Target the other day and they were on sale so we decided to give it a try. They advertise they can double or triple your closet space, which seemed suspicious to me but we were willing to give it a try. While they didn't quite triple the closet space, they did do wonders for clearing up space and making it so much less cluttered. Here are some before and after pictures.
BEFORE:
Note that I could not get all clothes in one frame.
AFTER
BEFORE:
Note that I could not get all clothes in one frame.
AFTER
Monday, December 8, 2008
Catching Up
I'm a lazy blogger. I often have ideas for blog entries in my head but finding the time to sit down and actually put them into an entry...well, this is where I fail. I am good at reading blogs, though. I'll consider that an accomplishment. So...here's a peek into our life.
Mealtime
Forget eating around the table or in a high chair, Jack has shown such an interest in the way that the dogs eat, we're just feeding him with them now. Kidding, folks, kidding!
Like Father, Like Son
Fugitive!
This kid HATES getting dressed. Diaper and clothing changes are fraught with tears, screaming, some four-letter words muttered *mostly* under the breath, and no shortage of immense frustration on the part of all parties. Here's Jack making a break for it after a bath. See that devious face???
Washing Dishes
Well, we wish we could teach him to wash his own bottles. *Sigh*
Standing Up!
Jack's into everything, often giving us near coronaries as he handily shows us what we need to babyproof. For example, stealthily (read: quickly) crawling towards the one uncovered outlet and attempting to stick his tongue in the socket. Ayyyy... Here's a picture of him nicely standing up...
Organizing!
Okay, I'd love to take credit for this, but I won't...I actually had a PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER (who knew such persons exist???) come to the house and help me with some projects. My pantry had been making me crazy and this is what we wound up with.
Still Unpacking
Here is our latest accomplishment--we've finished putting Jack's room together. We haven't painted yet, which we plan to at some point, and we also want to put up new window treatments. But, here is the rough draft. Note the two paintings on the wall, painted by my very-talented sister (both sisters got all of the creative genes, leaving me with none).
Finally, Buddy, our own personal elf, is keeping an eye on everyone and reporting back to Santa on who is naughty and nice. We've adopted The Elf on the Shelf as a new family tradition.
In closing, we are enjoying this Christmas season, this new chapter in our lives and feeling so grateful for all of the many blessings we've had this year. As we reflect on the past year, and most of all give thanks for the birth of our sweet baby boy, we eagerly anticipate our Savior's birth. We hope everyone enjoys His many blessings this season, especially joy and peace.
Mealtime
Forget eating around the table or in a high chair, Jack has shown such an interest in the way that the dogs eat, we're just feeding him with them now. Kidding, folks, kidding!
Like Father, Like Son
Fugitive!
This kid HATES getting dressed. Diaper and clothing changes are fraught with tears, screaming, some four-letter words muttered *mostly* under the breath, and no shortage of immense frustration on the part of all parties. Here's Jack making a break for it after a bath. See that devious face???
Washing Dishes
Well, we wish we could teach him to wash his own bottles. *Sigh*
Standing Up!
Jack's into everything, often giving us near coronaries as he handily shows us what we need to babyproof. For example, stealthily (read: quickly) crawling towards the one uncovered outlet and attempting to stick his tongue in the socket. Ayyyy... Here's a picture of him nicely standing up...
Organizing!
Okay, I'd love to take credit for this, but I won't...I actually had a PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER (who knew such persons exist???) come to the house and help me with some projects. My pantry had been making me crazy and this is what we wound up with.
Still Unpacking
Here is our latest accomplishment--we've finished putting Jack's room together. We haven't painted yet, which we plan to at some point, and we also want to put up new window treatments. But, here is the rough draft. Note the two paintings on the wall, painted by my very-talented sister (both sisters got all of the creative genes, leaving me with none).
Finally, Buddy, our own personal elf, is keeping an eye on everyone and reporting back to Santa on who is naughty and nice. We've adopted The Elf on the Shelf as a new family tradition.
In closing, we are enjoying this Christmas season, this new chapter in our lives and feeling so grateful for all of the many blessings we've had this year. As we reflect on the past year, and most of all give thanks for the birth of our sweet baby boy, we eagerly anticipate our Savior's birth. We hope everyone enjoys His many blessings this season, especially joy and peace.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Survey--and Tag, You're It!
My sister recently posted this survey on her blog. Although she didn't officially "tag" anyone, I'm taking her cue and doing the same. This satisfies all of the email forwarded surveys I haven't responded to...and, I tag Jenn and Tara to do the same on their blog...
1. Do you like blue cheese?
Yes! And Oregon has lots of good blue cheeses.
2. Have you been ever drunk?
Is this a serious (sober) question? Ditto to sister's answer.
3. Do you own a gun?
No way--and they terrify me.
4. What flavor Kool Aid was your favorite?
I hate Kool Aid. Especially the kind served in Jonestown.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor's appointments?
Nope.
6. What do you think of hot dogs?
Love them. Bologna too.
7. Favorite Christmas movie?
Charlie Brown Christmas.
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Coffee.
9. Can you do push ups?
Um, no.
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
My wedding ring.
11. Favorite hobby?
Reading.
12. Do you have A.D.D.?
No.
13. What's your weight?
Way too personal--and not what I would like to claim it to be.
14. Middle name?
Elizabeth.
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment??
Iced tap water from Starbucks is uncommonly good, bummed best friend is moving to Texas, and I miss my husband.
16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
Diet Coke, water, coffee
17. Current worry?
About my son's doctor appt on Monday.
18. Current hate right now?
That my best friend is moving to Texas.
19. Favorite place to be?
At home with my husband and son.
20. How did you bring in the New Year?
Seriously can't remember but I'm guessing it was at home, pregnant.
21. Where would you like to go?
Back to Ireland.
22. Name three people who will complete this.
I do not like this question. Ditto to sister's answer.
23. Do you own slippers?
Yes.
24. What color shirt are you wearing right now?
Oatmeal
25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
I don't think I ever have, and I don't think I want to. Ditto to sister's answer.
26. Can you whistle?
Not at all.
27. Favorite color??
Pink.
28. Would you be a pirate?
No, too risky.
29. What songs do you sing in the shower?
I don't sing in the shower.
30. Favorite girl's name?
Eleanor.
31. Favorite boy's name?
Jack. :-)
32. What's in your pocket?
Airline ticket stubs
33. Last thing that made you laugh?
My niece lamenting over the fact that her mother will not allow her to have a Bratz doll and in response to my musing that Santa may not like Bratz, seeing as he prefers nice little girls, tells me that "Santa has EVERY toy, Auntie Kate." I stand corrected.
34. Worst injury you've ever had as a child?
Head bonk resulting in seizure.
36. Do you love where you live?
I do.
37. How many TVs do you have in the house?
Two.
38. Who is your loudest friend?
Probably me. :-) Actually, I amend that...Tara, for sure.
39. How many dogs do you have?
Two sweet, floppy eared puppies.
40. Does someone have a crush on you?
My husband, I think...I hope
41. What is your favorite book?
My favorite books are Jodi Piccoult.
42. What is your favorite candy?
White chocolate
44. What song do you want played at your funeral?
Why am I not surprised that my sister has an iTunes playlist for her funeral??? On Eagles Wings for me.
Here are some more or less intriguing questions from another email survey:
What is your occupation right now?
Compliance Officer
What are you listening to right now?
Myself typing
What was the last thing that you ate?
Chocolate croissant
Can you drive a stick shift?
No, but I know how.
Last person you spoke to on the phone?
My friend Michelle.
What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?
Not a fan of watching sports on TV.
What is your favorite drink?
Coffee
Favorite food?
Thai
What is the last movie you watched?
Last one I can remember? Baby Mama
Favorite day of the year?
Thanksgiving.
How do you vent anger?
By venting to friends.
What was your favorite toy as a child?
Dolls.
When was the last time you cried?
This morning when saying a pre-goodbye to best friend.
What did you do last night?
Spent time with sister, husband and nieces. Jack had first bathtime with cousins.
What are you most afraid of?
Heights and losing people I love.
Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers?
Cheese
Favorite dog breed?
Cocker spaniels
Favorite day of the week?
Saturday
How many states have you lived in?
Four states: Connecticut, California, Ohio, Oregon
What is your favorite flower?
Stargazer Lilies
I'm skipping Fer's contributions because they are too hard for me to focus on right now. Okay, so maybe I do have ADD...:-) Jenn, Tara, you're it...post on your blogs!
1. Do you like blue cheese?
Yes! And Oregon has lots of good blue cheeses.
2. Have you been ever drunk?
Is this a serious (sober) question? Ditto to sister's answer.
3. Do you own a gun?
No way--and they terrify me.
4. What flavor Kool Aid was your favorite?
I hate Kool Aid. Especially the kind served in Jonestown.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor's appointments?
Nope.
6. What do you think of hot dogs?
Love them. Bologna too.
7. Favorite Christmas movie?
Charlie Brown Christmas.
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Coffee.
9. Can you do push ups?
Um, no.
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
My wedding ring.
11. Favorite hobby?
Reading.
12. Do you have A.D.D.?
No.
13. What's your weight?
Way too personal--and not what I would like to claim it to be.
14. Middle name?
Elizabeth.
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment??
Iced tap water from Starbucks is uncommonly good, bummed best friend is moving to Texas, and I miss my husband.
16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
Diet Coke, water, coffee
17. Current worry?
About my son's doctor appt on Monday.
18. Current hate right now?
That my best friend is moving to Texas.
19. Favorite place to be?
At home with my husband and son.
20. How did you bring in the New Year?
Seriously can't remember but I'm guessing it was at home, pregnant.
21. Where would you like to go?
Back to Ireland.
22. Name three people who will complete this.
I do not like this question. Ditto to sister's answer.
23. Do you own slippers?
Yes.
24. What color shirt are you wearing right now?
Oatmeal
25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
I don't think I ever have, and I don't think I want to. Ditto to sister's answer.
26. Can you whistle?
Not at all.
27. Favorite color??
Pink.
28. Would you be a pirate?
No, too risky.
29. What songs do you sing in the shower?
I don't sing in the shower.
30. Favorite girl's name?
Eleanor.
31. Favorite boy's name?
Jack. :-)
32. What's in your pocket?
Airline ticket stubs
33. Last thing that made you laugh?
My niece lamenting over the fact that her mother will not allow her to have a Bratz doll and in response to my musing that Santa may not like Bratz, seeing as he prefers nice little girls, tells me that "Santa has EVERY toy, Auntie Kate." I stand corrected.
34. Worst injury you've ever had as a child?
Head bonk resulting in seizure.
36. Do you love where you live?
I do.
37. How many TVs do you have in the house?
Two.
38. Who is your loudest friend?
Probably me. :-) Actually, I amend that...Tara, for sure.
39. How many dogs do you have?
Two sweet, floppy eared puppies.
40. Does someone have a crush on you?
My husband, I think...I hope
41. What is your favorite book?
My favorite books are Jodi Piccoult.
42. What is your favorite candy?
White chocolate
44. What song do you want played at your funeral?
Why am I not surprised that my sister has an iTunes playlist for her funeral??? On Eagles Wings for me.
Here are some more or less intriguing questions from another email survey:
What is your occupation right now?
Compliance Officer
What are you listening to right now?
Myself typing
What was the last thing that you ate?
Chocolate croissant
Can you drive a stick shift?
No, but I know how.
Last person you spoke to on the phone?
My friend Michelle.
What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?
Not a fan of watching sports on TV.
What is your favorite drink?
Coffee
Favorite food?
Thai
What is the last movie you watched?
Last one I can remember? Baby Mama
Favorite day of the year?
Thanksgiving.
How do you vent anger?
By venting to friends.
What was your favorite toy as a child?
Dolls.
When was the last time you cried?
This morning when saying a pre-goodbye to best friend.
What did you do last night?
Spent time with sister, husband and nieces. Jack had first bathtime with cousins.
What are you most afraid of?
Heights and losing people I love.
Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers?
Cheese
Favorite dog breed?
Cocker spaniels
Favorite day of the week?
Saturday
How many states have you lived in?
Four states: Connecticut, California, Ohio, Oregon
What is your favorite flower?
Stargazer Lilies
I'm skipping Fer's contributions because they are too hard for me to focus on right now. Okay, so maybe I do have ADD...:-) Jenn, Tara, you're it...post on your blogs!
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