(saw this over at jodi’s) Karen from WriteFromKaren has started a new meme, appropriately titled the ‘Monday Morning Meme’.

1. What did you do over the weekend?
Saturday ran errands and did some grocery shopping… made dinner for all the kiddos and their friends.  Sunday church in the morning, lunch, store, nap, church, and bed!

2. What’s for dinner tonight? What is for dinner Tuesday night? Do you normally plan your meals ahead of time? Why or why not? tonight is leftover bbq pork loin.  Probably on buns.  Tomorrow night tacos with guacamole. I do try to participate in menu plan monday and plan my meals for the week.  It just seems to make life easier to have a plan.

3. What advice do you have for the last person who honked their horn at you? WHY did they honk their horn at you? Was it jusitifed? I can’t remember specifically.  Probably didn’t move quick enough when a light turned green.  Doesn’t happen often, but my advice would be to relax and it was probably justified.  

4. Have you ever faked an illness to get out of doing something? If so, what was the illness? What was the thing you wanted to get out of doing? How many times have you faked an illness? How many times do you call in sick to work? If you’ve never faked an illness, would you if you needed to get out of work for something really important? Not in years and years.  I loved faking sick to miss school.  I don’t think I would fake an illness to get out of something.  

~Remembering Childhood~

1. As a child I loved to play…?: barbies. I would make furniture for them using washclothes, and houses out of brown papers sacks. I left my barbie dreamhouse in the corner.

2. As a child I wanted to grow up to be…?: A lot of things, a hairdresser… movie star… doctor… model…

3. As a child my favorite thing to eat was…?: broccoli and rice casserole & pickles with sour cream.

4. As a child my favorite relative was…?: Probably my aunts, Margie and Allene.

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Saturday 9: Family Ties

1. Where and when were you born? In Arkansas a little more than 29 years ago

2. Do you have siblings? Two. Brothers. Jody is ten years older than me, Mike is 6 years older.

3. What are your parents’ names? Mom and Dad.

4. Did you (or do you) know all four of your grandparents? No. Just three. Dad’s mom died shortly after giving birth to his younger brother.

5. Do have children? Yes, four. Ages 17, 14, 10, and 5.

6. Do you still live in the general area that you grew up in? I live exactly one block from my parents house. The house I lived in from seven until I moved out to marry Matt.

7. Do you have cousins? I have too many cousins to count. Both parents are from large families. Freakishly large families. I am close or have been close to a select few. One cousin introduced Matt and I!

8. How often does your family all get together? Immediate family like parents and brothers, usually on birthdays and holidays.

9. Is your significant other close to your family? Yes. He loves my parents like they were his own.

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