23 questions

I get these emails occasionally. Nobody likes to return them back to me, but I love to answer the questions so I will share with you here.

1. What is your occupation?
homemaker/stay-at-home mom; temporary, part-time telephone interviewer (I do not do phone sales or politics)

2. What color are your socks right now?
not wearing any

3. What are you listening to right now?
Dragon Tales

4. What was the last thing that you ate?
Kroger's Cinnamon Swirls in bowl of 1% milk

5. Can you drive a stick shift?
not really, haven't tried in several years

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
That's hard because it depends what you are coloring...

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
some unknown person at work

8. How old are you today?
28

9. What is your favorite drink ?
I am successfully lowering my soda intake so I will say: Diet Dr. Pepper occasionally; hot or cold flavored coffee

10. What is your favorite sport to watch?
I don't like watching sports, but if I had to I would probably choose baseball

11. Have you ever dyed your hair?
yes, but not for a few years

12. Pets?
Harley - dog

13. Favorite food?
sweets; well, if I had to choose from the four food groups I would say breads and dairy

14. What was the last movie you watched?
The last I remember...Makayla and I went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks over Christmas break

15. Favorite holiday of the year?
Christmas

16. What do you do to vent anger?
talk to my husband; pray

17. What was your favorite toy as a child?
Cabbage Patch (made by my grandma); Sunshine Care Bear (made by my aunt); Rainbow Bright; other stuffed animals

18. What is your favorite, fall or summer?
Fall

19. Hugs or kisses?
hugs

20. Cherries or Blueberries?
blueberries if they're baked in something like muffins; I don't like their thick skin

21. Do you want your friends to answer these questions on their blog?
yes

22. Who is most likely to respond?
I hate this question

23. What did you do last night?
worked; knitted

Maybe someday I will make my own list of questions that makes people give more interesting answers that people really like to read.

testing a daily schedule

I decided that my family would function better on a daily schedule. Makayla's school hours may be extended, and I will be starting a temporary, part-time job in the evenings. In Excel, I created half hour increments for each day. Each day contains a column for me and one for the kids. I started with me getting up at 7:30 and taking a shower, then getting the kids dressed and breakfast. I even set aside time for walking, cleaning and free time for myself. I will test my schedule this week to see how it works. This means we will have to follow bed times, and wake up at with an alarm. Ruben sleeps through the night now so this shouldn't be too much of a problem. I wish I could share my schedule, but I cannot upload Excel files to my blog. Once I test my schedule and adjust it to what works for us, I may post an outline of one of may days.