50 questions about me...............aka things you never knew you didn't want to know.

I got this in a email, and I figured that I would just post it on here, as opposed to clogging all your inboxes. So enjoy all the crap you never knew you never wanted to know.

1. High heels or boots? in an ideal world heels, but really, sneakers.

2. What time did you get up this morning? 7:54 after hitting the snooze about 3 times.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? She is out of my League

4. What is your maiden name? Hadden

5. What is your favorite TV show? Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

6. What do you usually have for breakfast? Coffee and toast or yogurt

7. What is your middle name? Meredith

8. What food do you dislike? brussel sprouts. Yack!

9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Shuffle on my ipod, or I have Les Miserable in the Mazda

10. What characteristic do you despise? fake. Be who you are!

11. Favorite Clothing? black yoga pants

12. Anywhere in the world on vacation? not as important as who I am with.

13. Are you an organized person? I can safely say it depends on the task.

14. Where would you retire to? I have no clue. That is way toooooo far away.

15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? 27 I spent it in labor with Nathan.

16. What are you going to do when you finish this? Unload the dishwasher and probably laundry.

17. Furthest place you are sending this? just my blog, where anyone can see it, so it depends on where my readers are.

18. Person you expect to hear back from? Not expecting a reply here!

19. When is your birthday? December

20 . Are you a morning person or a night person? Night person.


21. What is your shoe size? 11

22. Do you own any animals? a cat, a 2 yr old and a 5 yr old

23. Any news you'd like to share? uhm, no.

24. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? CEO of a fortune 500

25. What is your favorite flower? Gerber Daisy

28. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? greenish-blue

29. How is the weather right now? WINDY

30. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My hubbs

31. Favorite drink? Coffee or cherry coke. Throwback Pepsi if I can get it.

32. Favorite restaurant? Cheesecake Factory if I can only pick one.

33. Hair color? pitiful.......It has way too much gray showing right now.

34. What was your favorite toy as a child? Hmm. I had a cabbage patch I adored. And I still have a 3 ft tall teddy bear my god-father gave me.

35. Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? Winter

36. Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate, but it can depend on the item.

37. Coffee or tea? Coffee usually, but I do like herbal tea.

38. Wish you were still young? nope

39. Do you want your friends to email you back? that would be silly, I didn't email them.

40. When was the last time you cried? the other night watching TV. I am a sap.

41. What is under your bed? I am going to be a bunch of dust bunnies.

42. What did you do last night? took my cute sis-in-law her b-day gift

43. What are you afraid of? My kids having to grow up. I am so afraid of what they will have to face.

44. Salty or sweet? both, mixed together!

45. Best quality you have? Humor at bad times!

46. How many years at your current job? just about 3.

47. Favorite day of the week? If only it were that easy around here. Any day I get to spend with my hubby and kids pretty much ranks at the favorite in my book.

48. How many people will you send this to? the whole wide blogger world

49. How many will respond? No expectations

50. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? Really? No. I despise knowing about my friends. Dur!

Andy and Coop

Cooper looking serious. This much drool takes a lot of work! Please forgive the hot dog on his cheek, we were having lunch.

Andy is all smiles. Notice the black eye, my coffee table strikes yet again! Hope that chicks wil dig his scars too! And this picture makes that eye look AWFUL!

I love these two boys almost as much as my own. Okay, I admit, probably as much as my own. Okay, I think they are mine too! I love them oodle and bits. They are soooo funny! They like to beat the crap out of each other and then yell about it. So funny to watch. I feel for their parents in the years to come. There is going to be a lot of "mom he looked at me" moments. I can just see it now. The are mobile, which as we all know means that the easy part is so over. Andy is the army crawl boy and Cooper is a hands and knees crawler and both of them are all over the place. Clearly from the black eye, you can also tell they are starting to pull themselves up on things. Andrew more than Cooper, but you never know when one of them is going to be trying to climb your leg on any given day. They both still enjoy a good magazine. Not to read, but to shred and eat. I think they both prefer Ladies Home Journal with Good Housekeeping coming in a close second. I can hardly believe that they are nealry 11 months old. Time has flown by. Our days when they are not here are so strangle quiet. My kids miss them when they are not here. We are so luck to have them as part of our family!

Volunteering

I have been lucky enough to have some great chances to volunteer with some wonderful organizations. In high school , I got to be at the old Hansen Planetarium, and a local hospital. Now that I am all grown up, I am a volunteer with the Ronald McDonald House, and starting soon I will be with March of Dimes. I am so lucky to be able to work with these awesome groups. Ronald McDonald House, I hope I never need you, I know how very fortunate I am to have wonderful medical care at my finger tips. World class children's hospital and a world class cancer center with in a 30 minute drive. And while I hope that I never step foot in your doors, I am so grateful to know that you are there. Ronald McDonald House is there for those families that are not close to these medical centers. The Houses serves families who's children are receiving care at our great hospitals. These families only have to be over 35 miles from home to use the House, but many are from much farther than that. The house, offers a place to stay, a warm meal and usually someone to talk to. For many it is a life saver. I love my work with the Gala committee, this is my 5th year.
A friend of mine, that I have worked with on the Ronald McDonald House Gala for a number of years has now invited me to work with her on the March of Dimes Gala. I am thrilled to be given this chance. I think my husband may want to poke me in the eye with a red hot needle, but given that the boys in our family seem to like to arrive early, this is one organization that is beyond near and dear to my heart. My cousin's daughter was part of the March of Dimes study on surfactant (a medicine they use on preemie babies to help their lungs) some 20 years ago, and amazingly enough that is the same medicine that they gave Nathan shortly after he was born. I never intended to have a preemie baby, I am pretty darn sure that no one ever does, and that is what makes March of Dimes all the more important to me. They not only are trying to figure out why babies come early, but they also work to figure out what they can do to give those babies their best chance. I have a beautiful, strong and health son (and twin nephews, too) and in some part I am sure it had to do with March of Dimes, so I am honored to be part of their team!

Random Thoughts

I am pretty sure that Alexandra will eat anything, as long as it has ranch dressing or sour cream on it.

And Nathan just told me he had a dream he married a duck.

That is enough and that is all, for now anyway.