on a political note......

our house, in the middle of our street.....

--tore out 2 walls
--tore our old carpet and pad

---must pull staples, take off plates and pull up carpet strip
---must paint
---must put on new countertop
---must install new dish washer, sink and faucet
---must paint cupboards
---must paint all upstairs

----must move in!

copycat trivia

from Tim M's Blog:

1) Shampoo and Conditioner - Must have both
2) Soap - body care
3) Colors - orange and lavender
4) Soda - anything diet
5) Foods - love meat and veggies
6) Movie - not often
7) Band - ennis high school band
8) Disney Character - Dori from Nemo
9) Actor - Paul Newman
10) Actress - Jody Foster
11) Video Games - Super Mario
12) Computer Games - literati/crib
13) Store - Target/Costco
14) Alcohol - none, but i do like Haake Becke or Clausthaler
15) Number - 5 and 13
16) Car - Toyota Camry
17) Book - Anything by Barbara Kingsolver
19) Website - you are on it
20) Condiment - Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing
21) Fruit - a really good orange
22) Vegetable - broccoli
23) Restaurant - yes
24) Blogger - indeed
25) Place - sometimes alone for solace, sometimes with others...

here's from meatbag and grouchy little puppy's blog-

7 things I want to do before I die:
1) Perform at the Kennedy center.
2) Not have to worry about money.
3) travel around the world
4) compose a symphony
5) see the leaves on the west coast during autumn
6) direct a stress-free concert
7) see a wolverine

7 things I cannot do:
1) go on scary rides at theme parks
2) Prove our existence
3) Bring about world peace (ditto)
4) Erase the damage the Bush Administration has done to our country (ditto)
5) make good pie crust
6) do a back hand spring
7) geometry, give me quadratic equations!

7 things that attract me to the opposite sex:
1) intelligence: writing, speaking, math, science, music
2) confidence
3) sensitivity
4) looks
5) creativity
6) intimacy
7) Twisted sense of humor (ditto)

7 things that I say most often:
1) dang it!
2) holy smokes!
3) 1-2-1234
4) Where are my keys?
5) where is my phone?
6) tt!
7) george dog!

7 celebrity crushes:
1) Paul Newman
2) Liam Nessom (SP?)
3) George Clooney
4) ?
5) ?
6) ?
7) ?

Intensity is:

-the Viewing.
-the family.
-the other family.
-the crashed computer/powerpoint.
-my children's gut-wrenching cries.
-my bitterness.
-their bitterness.
-my sister's strength.
-my family's love.
-the anticipation of the funeral.
-the incredible self-centeredness some posess.
-the love we share.