Random Dozen- for the apron

Linda, at 2nd Cup of Coffee hosts this blog meme (rhymes with dream). If you click on her blog title, you'll be transported to her page where many other bloggers have linked up for this getting to know you party.

1. Are you pleasant when you're ill, or are you a grumpy, fussy patient?

Pleasant when I'm ill? Who is pleasant when she's ill? I smell when I am ill, I'm pretty sure it isn't pleasant. I'm fussy when I'm ill or not ill. Grumpy- I try to leave him out of it.

2. When you find out that school is canceled (due to inclement weather) what is your gut reaction?

Even though we are home schooled over here, if we suspect the public and private schoolers are having a snow day, because we see the neighbors building snowmen during lunchtime (because we might be too busy multiplying polynomials before that time or sleeping in) THEN we declare "SNOW DAY"!! IF we haven't taken too much time off sleeping in on the other visibly not snow days.

3. What is one domestic skill you wish you could improve?

Being a wife.

4. Do you decorate your home for Valentine's Day?

If you call putting an empty, heart shaped, cardboard box (where six chocolates lived ten years ago) up on a shelf, on it's edge, facing the room- decorating for Valentine's Day, then yes, yes I do.

5. What song is on your mind today?

"Who are you...oo...oo oo..oo" (in honor of the grandpa Who's we saw on Sunday night, and this meme)

6. Do you prefer contemporary movies or classic?

I prefer movies based on true stories- mostly. Contemporary or classic. You know, like The Birds. I'm kidding! I really like movies based on true stories, especially if they have a good moral to the story....know what I mean? Julie and Julia- based on true story, moral is: if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And whatever you do- blog it.

7. How well do you "compartmentalize" your feelings? For example, how well can you put aside a really trying moment to deal with the immediate situation which is not related to the trying moment, e.g., putting aside a tiff with your spouse in order to finish wallpapering a room.

My "feelings" do not have compartments. They all bang around together in my pinball head, creating sparks of confusion and dread. What can I say, Dr. Seuss just showed up. Let's break this question down. Trying moments: I create one after the other. Tiffs with my spouse: see answer to question #3. Wallpapering a room: not on your life, baby.

8. What is the first thing that attracted you to your spouse? (Or if you're single, to your best friend.)

He was what we used to call "a total hunk". For those of you born after 1975- this meant he was "a hottie". Anyway, that was probably the first thing. Later I found out he was a really smart guy, who could do math problems like there was no tomorrow. Strangely, I did find that attractive. Finally though, I found him to be a guy who loved the Lord, Jesus Christ and yearned to follow in the Truth of His word.

9. When was the last time your heart raced?

A few years back I saw a Dr. for this very thing. It seems I had been eating too much chocolate while drinking too much coffee- every day.

10. What are your memories of Valentine's Day at school?

I shared this in a comment earlier this week. In grade school we decorated shoeboxes, so classmates could put valentines inside through a slit in the top. At the party, on the Friday closest to Valentine's Day, we opened the box and read all the Valentines. I distinctly remember not receiving a valentine from a certain cute boy in my third grade class and feeling depressed. Other than that, my memories are good. Like the Valentine's Day party I hosted at our house, for our young kids, when we invited a bunch of home educating families that lived in or near our neighborhood. We had games and everything. It was a blast!

11. If you were going to receive candy for Valentine's Day, which would you prefer?

Dove chocolates. And a big box of Good N Plenty.

12. Red or pink?

In high school, I wore a lot of pink. I must have liked pink. Now- I don't care for pink. Maybe it's because my daughter dislikes it so much. If we're talking roses- not red. Red is the roses at funerals (my mother always said that) and red is blood and guts. So some red is bad. But the fabric on the seats of my swivel barstool chairs in the kitchen are red. I like those.

Participating in Random Dozen this week actually enters me into a contest to win an apron with hearts on it. I think this could help me with my answer to #3, so I entered....

Thanks Linda!