Anna-thology

today i felt like a survey
I AM: ready to get going.
I WANT: to have a fun day with my family and get a few things done (ss lesson, bulletin board at church)
I HAVE: a positive attitude.
I HATE: wasting time.
I MISS: Lori and Kim.
I HEAR: my son and husband playing Crash Bandicoot.
I REGRET: nothing new lately, I've come to terms with the decisions I've made.
I LOVE: all the crazy things my kids say. Sarah just came out of the bathroom with a cabbage patch kid - wiping it's butt with a wet wipe - saying "She got the poopies" emphatically. ha ha.
I DANCE: when the mood strikes me. Usually in my studio with the music up loud - when I feel creative I have a tendency to dance about it!
I SING: in the car - like a madwoman. In my studio. And it's really sad because I don't really know the words to any songs, so it's always.. "mmm.. hmm. she walked away. mmm. blah blah." drives my hubby bonkers.
I SHOULD: get more sleep. I might actually get over this creeping crud then.

[YES OR NO, YOU]

1. KEEP A DIARY: Nope.
2. KEEP A JOURNAL: I blog. But I'm always sad that I can't REALLY say what I think. Part of being a christian and a mom and a sister and a daughter and a pastor's wife is NEVER saying what you really think.
3. SET YOUR WATCHES A FEW MINUTES AHEAD: I used to, but then I would just waste time doing the math so now I'm just a little late for everything. :)
4. BITE YOUR FINGERNAILS: No. Rob does and it drives me bonkers.
5. BELIEVE IN LOVE?: always. It's what gets me up in the morning.

[DO YOU]

1. HAVE A/ANY CRUSH(ES): Yeah, there's this cute guy named Rob in my sunday school class. I think he's a pastor or something.
2. THINK YOU'VE BEEN IN LOVE: every day for the past ten years.
3. HAVE TATTOOS: not on your life. I don't want them trying to wipe it off in the nursing home someday, thinking it's poo. Plus, I change my mind to much, it would annoy me after two weeks probably.
4. HAVE PIERCINGS: ears, but I never wear earrings. They are too itchy.

[WHEN YOU SEE THIS NAME YOU THINK OF...]

RYAN: A guy I liked in highschool. Cornflower blue eyes. I have never met anyone with eyes like that since.
DOUG: Wasn't there a cartoon about Doug back in the day? And Rob's dad too.
STEVEN: irwin. One of Eli's playmates at school.
JOHN: basically all the boys in my family. Seriously, shout "John" at a family reunion and half of them will come running.
SCOTT: Scott Zeilenga. Craziest guy I know. Heart of gold though.
KEN: Barbie's dream date, duh!!!

[IN THE LAST 48 HOURS, HAVE YOU..]

CRIED?: Nope, not a big crier. Have to be hurting pretty bad to break out the tears.
HELPED SOMEONE?: Heck, in the past 48 seconds. Sarah and Eli each just brought me a granola bar that needed opening. Helping people is the life of a mom, unfortunately it makes it easy to get burnt out.
BOUGHT SOMETHING?: Yesterday, my routine walmart run - shaving cream, toothpaste (superman for eli), shredded cheese (for my potluck dish on sunday), a photo cd binder and the wrong sleeves - got to take 'em back. Oh, and diapers, always diapers.
GOTTEN SICK?: not like recycling sick - just still struggling with this cold thing. Going to the dr on tuesday.
GONE TO THE MOVIES?: nope. But we rented "beyond the sea" last night. eh.
GONE OUT FOR DINNER?: I brought home McDonald's for lunch on Thursday because Sarah had shots and she was cranky!!!
SAID "I LOVE YOU"?: probably on the hour. I believe in telling my kids and hubby that a lot.
WRITTEN A REAL LETTER?: No. but I do from time to time.
TALKED TO AN EX?: why would I do that?
WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL?: no, but I've blogged.
MISSED SOMEONE?: Kim, Lori. My mom and dad.
HUGGED SOMEONE?: I am blessed with an abundance of hugs every day. Rob and I especially enjoy our 30 second hugs.
FOUGHT WITH YOUR PARENTS?: I don't think I've fought with my parents since I moved out.
FOUGHT WITH A FRIEND?: Nope. Try not to let that happen.

[WOULD YOU EVER..]

1. EAT A BUG?: not on purpose. Accidently ate mealworms in highschool - in my cereal. I promptly chucked.
2. BUNGEE JUMP?: Once my kids were grown? Sure, it looks like fun. But I wouldn't take a risk like that until my responsibilities were a little lighter. Too many people count on me.
3. HANG GLIDE?: probably not, but maybe if I was in a risky mood. Somedays I'm willing to try anything once. (like the Superman at Six Flags)
4. KILL SOMEONE?: No. The only possibility would be in a hostage situation if they were harming my kids. Mother's instincts tend to override my christianity in moments of crisis.
5. HAVE SEX WITH SOMEONE YOU DON'T LOVE?: No way, I would never do anything to jeopardise the relationship Rob and I have.
6. PARACHUTE FROM A PLANE?: again, depends on the day you asked me.
7. WALK ON HOT COALS?: No, I have pretty sensitive feet.
8. GO OUT TO EAT WITH A COMPLETE STRANGER: no way.
9. GO OUT WITH SOMEONE FOR THEIR REPUTATION?: nope. I only go out with Rob. :)
10. BE A VEGETARIAN?: I tried it in high school. It was too much work.
12. PURPOSELY HURT SOMEONE?: Unfortunately it's a part of our sinful nature. I try hard to be more obedient than that.
13. SING KAROKE?: I actually had a machine in high school. But no, I don't think I'd ever do it in public.
14. RUN A RED LIGHT?: Nope, only yellow and I try really hard to never let that happen because one time I let myself and got in a bad accident.
15. DYE YOUR HAIR BLUE?: No. I have too much self-respect. :)
16. BE ON SURVIVOR?: No. That show just looks miserable. First of all you are starving. And if you survive all the horrible challenges you then have to survive all the social backstabbing. I'd never make it, I'm not mean enough. I'd go home crying on the second day and dive into a bag of oreos or something.
17. MAKE SOMEONE CRY?: I'm afraid that's part of life. People hurt people. You just learn from it and try not to in the future.
18. KICK A BABY?: Are you kidding? Why would anyone do that???
19. STAY UP ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT: Not since my kids were infants, thank the Lord!

[THE LAST PERSON WHO..]

1. SLEPT IN THE SAME BED WITH YOU? Rob, if you want to call it sleeping. :) Just kidding, we are both sick and tired so we died last night.
2. SAW YOU CRY?: Rob.
4. WENT TO THE MOVIES WITH?: Rob. We saw the Lakehouse. Time to go again.
5. WENT TO DINNER/LUNCH WITH: Nae, on Tuesday. mmmmm. chinese.
6. YOU TALKED ON THE PHONE WITH?: Kyndal. She called for her mom last night.
7. MADE YOU LAUGH: Sarah made me laugh with the wipe your butt thing. All those crazy illinois thoreson's make me laugh.

[DO YOU PREFER]

1. FLOWERS OR CANDY? flowers. Preferably not picked from my own plant, ROB.
2. GREY OR BLACK?: black. Always go with slimming. :)
3. COLOR OR BLACK & WHITE PHOTOS?: photos.
4. PINK OR PURPLE?: pink. purple is so.... egh.
5. SUNRISE OR SUNSET?: I am very rarely up for sunrise and I'm not ever awake enough to appreciate it so I'll go with sunset.
6. STAYING UP LATE OR WAKING UP EARLY?: I love staying up late and sleeping in. And by sleeping in I mean like 8.

(also added some pics from yesterday - have a great saturday!)