A Random 42

1. Never in my life have I been:
able to watch boxing, wrestling, or bull-fighting for more than a couple minutes. Ew to all 3.
2. The one person who can drive me nuts is:
related to me.
3. High school was:
a mixed blessing. Great preparation for my academic future, but lousy for my spiritual growth.
4. When I’m nervous I:
push my hair behind my right ear. That's what my kids say; I'm unaware of it.
5. The last song I listened to was:
Don't Stop Believing, by a really good impersonator of Steve Perry
6. If I were to get married right now my best man/maid of honor:
Would be the same as 23 years ago.
7. My hair is:
getting on my nerves.
8. When I was 5:
I had a kindergarten teacher named Miss Hart. It was a lousy name for her.
9. Last Christmas:
was the best in recent memory, but I can't remember why, and I'm not trying to be funny.
10. I should be..:
shot for thinking some of the thoughts I think.
11. When I look down I see:
depressing things.
12. The happiest recent event was:
a young friend's wedding.
13. If I were a character on 'Friends' I would be:
A little bit of Phoebe because I can be a real ditz once in a while.
14. By this time next year:
Who but God knows what next year holds?
15. My current gripe is:
not hearing encouragement in my own home...feeling like I have to look elsewhere for it, but craving it too much no matter. I should just concentrate on giving it and forget wanting to get it.
16. I have a hard time understanding:
why there's so much red-tape and scrutiny of adoptive parents but zero training for biological parents-to-be. Some people have no business being parents and I want to ask God why when I get to heaven.

17. There’s this girl I know that:
grew up on the outside but still acts very childishly sometimes. I see her in the mirror every day.
18. If I won an award, the first person I would tell would be:
My daughter
19. Take my advice:
Learn to cook and enjoy it. You'll have to eat every day, so might as well bless yourself and others by learning.
20. The thing I want to buy:
new family room carpet, furniture, and accessories

21. If you visited the place I was born:
You would say, "Looks like a normal hospital. You were born here?"
22. I plan to visit:
my best friend in Kansas for my 45th birthday
23. If you spent the night at my house:
You would have to turn off Stephen's alarm clock for him.
24. I’d stop my wedding if:
I knew my daddy would be disappointed in my choice of husband.
25. The world could do without:
mosquitoes.
26. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than:
I'm not going to answer that one.
27. Most recent thing I’ve bought myself:
two tops; a black one with a good bit of Spandex, and a coral cotton one
28. Most recent thing someone else bought me:
white flowers. They were for Easter from Sarah and Joel.
29. My favorite blonde is:
True blonde? I have two--my sisters Andrea and Jill. Dirty blonde: my second son.
30. My favorite brunette is:
I have 3--first and last sons, and my only daughter
31. My favorite red head is:
my dog Molly
32. My middle name is:
Marie
33. In the morning I:
make coffee, pack lunches, read and meditate from about 8-9, do chores
34. The animals I would like to see flying besides birds are:
whales
35. Once, at a bar:
I practiced ballet. Oh, wait. Not that kind of bar.
36. Last night I was:
not someone you'd want to be around.
37. There’s this guy I know who:
peed in the toilet tonight and announced that his pee was the color of dog shampoo. (We needed to hear that, Joel. Can you believe our lives would have been woefully incomplete without the comparison?)
38. If I was an animal I’d be:
an eagle, flying high above the earth, dwelling in cliffs, knowing instinctively when to push my eaglets out of the nest
39. A better name for me would be:
Kate , as in Kate from Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew
40. Tomorrow I am:
Who but God knows what tomorrow holds? But if it's like most Mondays, I will teach an art lesson to 5th and 6th graders.
41. Tonight I am:
holding on to hope.
42. My birthday is:
a bigger deal to me than it probably should be.