This meme is sweeping the blogosphere. Ok, not really, but it provides content when I am feeling too lazy to think of actual things I want to say. Cut me a break. I'm PREGNANT. (Although I am ALWAYS lazy...)
What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now?
Soft Soap milk-and-honey. Thank you, Badger. I have never looked back.
Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator?
No. It’s December.
What would you change about your living room?
I would like to finish and hang the curtains, and get the gas fireplace functional.
Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty?
Dirty. I just unloaded last night’s clean ones and started loading today’s dirty ones…
What is in your fridge?
Milk, eggs, breads, cold cuts (salami, provolone, American cheese, and cracked pepper turkey breast.) Beer (Guinness and Yuengling). Celery, carrots, apples, leftover Middle Eastern food (mostly baba ghanoush), yogurt, cider, apple juice, and OJ. A doorful of condiments, sesame seeds, salsa, pickles, etc. A thawing hunk o’ beef for stew.
White or wheat bread?
Wholegrain white for the boys, oatnut for me and H, English muffins and bagels for all of us.
What is on top of your refrigerator?
A basket of cereal boxes (you know, full of their cereal).
What color or design is on your shower curtain?
Clear but with prism-y designs on it.
How many plants are in your home?
I have a vase of dried hydrangea on the mantel. That’s it. I have a black thumb when it comes to houseplants.
Is your bed made right now?
Not yet. I am changing sheets, and so am waiting for my favorites to finish drying.
Comet or Soft Scrub?
Soft Scrub, orange scent only.
Is your closet organized?
As organized as I get.
Can you describe your flashlight?
I know we have a real one but I can only ever seem to find the boys’ flashlights, which are shaped like tigers and growl when you click them on.
Do you drink out of glass or plastic most of the time at home?
Depends on what I am drinking.
Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now?
No. It’s DECEMBER.
If you have a garage, is it cluttered?
No garage. No shed. My basement is a wreck.
Curtains or blinds?
Both, or none, depending.
How many pillows do you sleep with?
Three. I want another, but four for one person seems….unnecessarily decadent.
Do you sleep with any lights on at night?
A nightlight in the bathroom. Not that this stops the boys from peeing all over the seat anyway.
How often do you vacuum?
A few times a week.
Standard toothbrush or electric?
Standard upstairs, an old electric in powder room downstairs. I love my electric toothbrush but I was burning through thru batteries too fast.
What color is your toothbrush?
Standard is pink; electric is turquoise and white.
Do you have a welcome mat on your front porch?
Just some black runners so you don’t slip and kill yourself on the wet wood, and a matching mat in front of the door for same purpose.
What is in your oven right now?
Nothing. But lasagna for dinner soon.
And maybe a cake since the Madeira cake I baked Friday is almost all gone already.
Is there anything under your bed?
Some boxes of stuff from the office, since we are shifting the bedrooms. Normally, nothing other than dust bunnies and the cat. Have I mentioned my OCD?
Chore you hate doing the most?
Vacuuming. And carrying the laundry up from the basement.
What retro items are in your home?
Half my furniture is flea market stuff. Plus all my grandmother’s Depression glass.
I like old stuff, and shop at thrift stores and flea markets by choice.
Do you have a separate room that you use as an office?
Yes, although as mentioned previously, we are in the process of shifting rooms so thank god for the laptop…
How many mirrors are in your home?
Um. Hmmm. Eight. But not because I am vain. I just like the pretty, old fashioned frames.
What color are your walls?
Different color every room pretty much.
Do you keep any kind of protection weapons in your home?
Does a baseball bat count? Or the dog?
What does your home smell like right now?
Hot cocoa.
Favorite candle scent?
I don’t really care for scented candles.
I normally buy unscented ones.
What kind of pickles (if any) are in your refrigerator right now?
Gherkins and dill hamburger slices.
What color is your favorite Bible?
Um, this is such a weird question that I am skipping it. Although I do own about half a dozen different Bibles, various translations.
Ever been on your roof?
Yes. Who else do you think scraped, recaulked, and painted all the second floor windows?
Do you own a stereo?
Yes. Several, in varying degrees of functionality, including one turntable the boys use to play H’s old albums.
How many TVs do you have?
One.
How many house phones?
Three.
Do you have a housekeeper?
Yes. Me.
What style do you decorate in?
Wahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!
Um, seriously? Anything that will withstand three boys. My house is very…eclectic.
Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints?
Solid. Although the editor in me is dying to pick apart the grammatical incorrectness of this question…
Is there a smoke detector in your home?
Yes, a couple. And they routinely go off when I am baking.
In case of fire, what are the items in your house which you’d grab if you only could make one quick trip?
My children, the cats, and yes, even the dog. The folder of important docs like passports, etc. The photo albums from before I got my digital camera (three or four). My laptop. But then my boys would probably make me put everything down to carry their Pokemon cards and stuffed animals.
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* Arlo Guthrie
4 comments:
I prefer my solid colors in furniture, but sometimes I like to get crazy and take my solid colors with milk and two sugars.
OMG, my Dad is a huge Arlo Guthrie fan and he STILL sings that song all the time.
I'm going to have to do this one, because I have switched soaps. And the Internet needs to know.
That furniture or prints question bothered me too.
Pedants. That's us.
I just really loved this meme... I don't know why. The seasonal aspect of it was odd, though -- the watermelon & iced tea questions. Even in the summertime, I rarely have those items in my fridge. Your answers made me think that I would really like your house.
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