A few pics of my favorite muse to round out the month:)

Getting to know me... again

Hey all... It's Hannah. Mom's been slacking on the blogging lately (only 1 other post so far this month.... slacker) so I thought I'd fill in for her until she gets her groove back. I got this email forwarded the other day from a friend (yes, I have email) and I thought instead of just replying to her with the answers that I'd put it on the blog for all to see. I think I did this a few years back as well. Ok, technically it couldn't have been a "few" years... but I digress.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:30
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds- Mom thinks it's funny that whenever we look at the shape book it's the only one I always guess correctly.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Cinewha? Never been there... but I did watch a really good episode of Wonderpets the other day
4. What is your favorite TV show? see number 3
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? a waffle, or a bagel (seriously I can down like 2 bagels these days) and fruit
6. What is your middle name? Mae
7. What food do you dislike? anything but waffles, bagels, fruit, pb&j, mac n cheese, candy, chocolate and french fries
8. What is your favourite CD at moment? Little People's CD... and Taylor Swift
9. What kind of car do you drive? I have a little blue one, I also have a circus train and a blue airplane that I ride around on... with tinted windows obviously
10.Favorite sandwich? What kind of question is that?? I mean, does that really help you get to know someone better? Sorry, it's almost nap time and I'm getting a little fussy
11. What characteristic do you despise? complainers
12. Favorite item of clothing? I LOVE running around in my birthday suit
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Where is it that Dora lives??
14. Favorite brand of clothing? See number 12
15. Where would you retire to? what's retire? do you have to tire before you can retire?
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Number 2 was a blast
17. Favorite sport to watch? Football, so I can say TOUCHDOWN!
18. Are you a morning person or a night person? morning, I go to bed at 7:30 so I don't really see a lot of the "night"
19. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? I pee peed on the potty yesterday!
20. What did you want to be when you were little? a puppy dog
21. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? red, it tastes the best
22. Favourite restaurant? Chick Fil A
23. What was your favourite toy as a child? the dog (the real one, not a stuffed one)
24. When was the last time you cried? about 4 minutes ago... I'm actually thinking about crying again right now
25. What is under your bed? I don't know, what??? Is it a monster?
26. What did you do last night? slept
27. What are you afraid of? the vacuum... that thing is seriously scary!

11 Step Program

I totally stole this from a friend on Facebook... I believe it was written by a lady named Amy Laurence (have to give credit where it is due). But I loved it!

11 Step Program (to do before you start having children)

Lesson 1

1. Go to the grocery store.

2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office.

3. Go home.

4. Pick up the paper.

5. Read it for the last time.

Lesson 2

Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate them about their...

1. Methods of discipline.

2. Lack of patience.

3. Appallingly low tolerance levels.

4. Allowing their children to run wild.

5. Suggest ways in which they might improve their child's breastfeeding, sleep habits, toilet training, table manners, and overall behavior.

Enjoy it because it will be the last time in your life you will have all the answers.

Lesson 3

A really good way to discover how the nights might feel...

1. Get home from work and immediately begin walking around the living room from 5PM to 10PM carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 8-12 pounds, with a radio turned to static (or some other obnoxious sound) playing loudly. (Eat cold food with one hand for dinner)

2. At 10PM, put the bag gently down, set the alarm for midnight, and go to sleep.

3. Get up at 12 and walk around the living room again, with the bag, until 1AM.

4. Set the alarm for 3AM.

5. As you can't get back to sleep, get up at 2AM and make a drink and watch an infomercial.

6. Go to bed at 2:45AM.

7. Get up at 3AM when the alarm goes off.

8. Sing songs quietly in the dark until 4AM.

9. Get up. Make breakfast. Get ready for work and go to work (work hard and be productive)

Repeat steps 1-9 each night. Keep this up for 3-5 years. Look cheerful and together.

Lesson 4

Can you stand the mess children make? T o find out...

1. Smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains.

2. Hide a piece of raw chicken behind the stereo and leave it there all summer.

3. Stick your fingers in the flower bed.

4. Then rub them on the clean walls.

5. Take your favorite book, photo album, etc. Wreck it.

6. Spill milk on your new pillows. Cover the stains with crayons. How does that look?

Lesson 5

Dressing small children is not as easy as it seems.

1. Buy an octopus and a small bag made out of loose mesh.

2. Attempt to put the octopus into the bag so that none of the arms hang out.

Time allowed for this - all morning.

Lesson 6

Forget the BMW and buy a mini-van. And don't think that you can leave it out in the driveway spotless and shining. Family cars don't look like that.

1. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment.

Leave it there.

2. Get a dime. Stick it in the CD player.

3. Take a family size package of chocolate cookies. Mash them into the back seat. Sprinkle cheerios all over the floor, then smash them with your foot.

4. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.

Lesson 7

Go to the local grocery store. Take with you the closest thing you can find to a pre-school child. (A full-grown goat is an excellent choice). If you intend to have more than one child, then definitely take more than one goat. Buy your week's groceries without letting the goats out of your sight. Pay for everything the goat eats or destroys. Until you can easily accomplish this, do not even contemplate having children.

Lesson 8

1. Hollow out a melon.

2. Make a small hole in the side.

3. Suspend it from the ceiling and swing it from side to side.

4. Now get a bowl of soggy Cheerios and attempt to spoon them into the swaying melon by pretending to be an airplane.

5. Continue until half the Cheerios are gone.

6. Tip half into your lap. The other half, just throw up in the air.

You are now ready to feed a nine- month-old baby.

Lesson 9

Learn the names of every character from Sesame Street , Barney, Disney, the Teletubbies, and Pokemon. Watch nothing else on TV but PBS, the Disney channel or Noggin for at least five years. (I know, you're thinking What's 'Noggin'?) Exactly the point.

Lesson 10

Make a recording of Fran Drescher saying 'mommy' repeatedly. (Important: no more than a four second delay between each 'mommy'; occasional crescendo to the level of a supersonic jet is required). Play this tape in your car everywhere you go for the next four years. You are now ready to take a long trip with a toddler.

Lesson 11

Start talking to an adult of your choice. Have someone else continually tug on your skirt hem, shirt- sleeve, or elbow while playing the 'mommy' tape made from Lesson 10 above. You are now ready to have a conversation with an adult while there is a child in the room.