Friday 5 for July 29: Public Options

When did you last use a public restroom?

When did you last ride public transportation? When we were in Baltimore a couple of summers ago.

How far away from your home is the nearest public housing? I have no idea…I know there are some in this are just not sure where.

Which of your public utilities is the least reliable? They have all be reliable…

What did you last view on public television or listen to on public radio? I can not remember since we DVR everything.

Friday 5: Similes, Part 2

What’s your best advice for someone who’s as drunk as a skunk? Go home and go to bed….

What’s your best advice for someone who’s as busy as a bee? Remember to take a breath and enjoy the life around you or you are going to miss so much.

What’s your best advice for someone who’s as nutty as a fruitcake? Slow your brain down and hear what others are trying to tell you.

What’s your best advice for someone who’s as sick as a dog? Take care of yourself because if you don’t the others around you will suffer too.

What’s your best advice for someone who’s as ugly as sin? Not going to touch this one because beauty is an inner thing!

Friday 5 for July 15: Long Journeys

What is the longest distance you’ve traveled (in one trip) by foot? We do lots of walking so I really have no idea…maybe when we were in Hawaii last year?

What is the longest trip you’ve taken by car? My family drove  to Alabama for my Senior spring break back in 1997…since then my personal family has driven to Myrtle Beach.

What is the longest trip you’ve taken by plane? Oahu, Hawaii with my hubby for our 10 yr anniversary trip last February.

What is the longest trip you’ve taken on some kind of water craft? The year I got married my parents took me on my brother’s senior trip on a cruise around the Caribbean.

What is the longest trip you’ve taken aboard a bus or train? My Junior year of high school our band took a bus trip to St. Louis.

Friday 5: Rock Star Treatment

What instructions do you have for your chauffeur this weekend? Please leave the children with my parents as I deserve a weekend away from my roll as Rock Star Mom LOL!

What instructions do you have for your personal chef this weekend? Please all healthy and very filling cause I am over the kid friendly meals.

What instructions do you have for your errand-boy (or errand-girl) this weekend? Can you please do all of our grocery shopping and back to school needs that we will need in Sept.

What instructions do you have for your maid this weekend? Can you please do all of the laundry, clean the entire house, and organize while you are at it.

You don’t have a personal handyman, so I’m lending you mine. What three tasks would you like him to tackle this weekend? Finish the basement, take care of the driveway, and finish the main floor makeover.

Friday 5: Five for 5′s Fifth

Of the five weekdays, which is the easiest to get through? Friday for sure since it means the weekend and my entire family can spend time as one unit enjoying ourselves.

Which of the five little piggies is the most bizarrely characterized? The middle one having roast beef…what the heck does that mean?  It’s not a fat toe by any means.

Of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood, from which do you draw your power? None and all as my power comes from the one that created them all!

Haribo Gummy Bears come in five flavors: pineapple (white), strawberry (green), raspberry (red), lemon (yellow) and orange (orange). Which is your favorite? Always strawberry…I always prefer strawberry flavors.

Which of the five basic tastes (sweetness, sourness, bitterness, saltiness, and savoriness) best describes your personality? I would have to say savoriness as I may not always come off at the most sweetest or may even come off as sour…but once to get to know me you know that my intentions are pure and long lasting.

Friday 5: Summer Blockbusters

What transformation do you undergo on summer Fridays at midnight?  Someone who is sleeping because even though we are on summer vacation from school for the kids, they have no concept of sleeping in.

What super power do the kids in your neighborhood seem to have?  Right now I really can’t name any but a family that moved away last summer seemed to be the worls best escape artists and I felt so bad for their mom!

Who (or what!) is your nemesis in these warm summer days? The humidity that makes us stick to our wood floor.

What is your trustiest weapon against the evil heat monster?  The AC for sure!!!

What seems to be invading your life lately, and how will you fend it off?  Clutter and junk from the kids, but I’ve been proactive and have begun the fight and I am winning!

Friday 5: Around the House

Of the products you use just to keep yourself clean and presentable, what seems to be the most overpriced? I never pay too much for anything than makeup which seems to never go on sale or have coupons.

Where in your house is a reliable place to get a few quarters? In the kids piggy banks.

A rare yes-or-no question on Friday 5: Have you ever dropped your cell phone onto your face? This is the weirdest question because I don’t know how you would do this…

What did you last take out of your freezer? Popscicles for the kids and their friends.

How many rolls of wrapping paper do you have in your house? Too many to count with all the Christmas ones I have.

Friday 5: Summer!

What was your best summer vacation like?  There are honestly too many good times from when I was a kid that we went on great vacation but my favorites are the ones that we take with my extended family with the kids.

What was your worst summer vacation like?  the time my parents fit a family vacation into taking my brother to a wrestling camp out in Iowa… it was hot and boring in my opinion.

What food or drink reminds you of a particular summer? I really can not think of anything.

What summer-only activity do you now look most forward to every year?  Camping with my husband and kids!

What summer movie or summer reading are you most looking forward to this year?  The new Janet Evanovich book and the new Cars 2 movie.

Friday 5: In the Mood

What puts you in a creative mood?  when I hear a moving song it really makes me want to do something with impact…also when I catch a special moment with my kids.

What puts you in a silly mood?  Most evening with my kids…

What puts you in a contemplative mood?  When we have lots going on and I need to figure out a plan… that often leads to figuring other things out as well.

What puts you in a competitive mood?  Play games with my husband.

If you’d call yourself a talkative person, what puts you in a quiet mood? If you’d call yourself a quiet person, what puts you in a talkative mood?  I am a talkative person and if there are things to be done I get quiet and like it to stay that way even…

Friday 5: Horsies

What are your feelings about horses?  I think they are beautiful animals but I get rather scared riding them…

How far would you have to go if you wanted to ride a merry-go-round?  Depends on the time of the year and where local festivals are other wise I could go about 30 miles to one all year round.

When did you last eat something containing pinto beans?  Probably the last time I had bean soup this past winter.

How’s your mane?  Driving me nuts!  Not loving the length…

When did you last go hoarse?  Sometime this winter I lost my voice for a day or so.