July 29th 2007 10:08 am
Random meme
Doc is doing a random meme, and I was surfing by bored and got there first. 
Her questions:
1. Do thinly veiled as nice/snarky comments ever get a good rise out of you?
Oooohhhhh yes. Actually, in real life we have snark fests and verbal sparring almost daily. “Oh snap!” is uttered almost daily. But if it’s some random person or someone I don’t know that well, I usually go on and on about it for *days*. I hand it out too.
2. Have you ever had a blog fan stalk you?
Nope, just my mom. I have had blog fans buy me stuff like tshirts and books. I like that better.
3. Which one of you is the “easy” parent?
It depends on the kid I think. Or what they are doing. Or maybe it’s whatever situation. Usually we tag-team them. But mostly the easy one is Ron unless it’s something big, then I let him be the heavy.
4. Aren’t all your winters “very cold”?
HA! Most of ‘em. Why back in ‘90 it got down to a blistering -28C for two weeks solid. Not counting the wind chill. It hasn’t been quite that cold since, at least not for that long. It was the winter after that when I read all those Mother Earth News back issues. It was almost that cold but not quite.
I was just telling someone that our seasons here are Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter and August. The past few winters have been unseasonably warm. We’re lucky if it snows by Christmas, even though it’s been frosty since Halloween or before. There’s usually a week in January where everything thaws, and then February is the *really* cold month. If I can last through that, I’m good. Then I have one last storm in April to look forward to, usually around my birthday.
For the farmers in the audience, planting seasons lasts from the first weekend in June thru to September’s first frost. If it’s a dry spring, we might get stuff in earlier, but not usually. So it’s not so much cold as looooong.
5. How many moves have you made in your married life?
Since the wedding date or since I moved out of my mom’s house?
- I moved into Ron’s at his parent’s place (they were gone all summer) while we started bulding a hosue across the road (and down the hill)
- we moved into town (and got married in there somewhere)
- we moved back into our house we were building
- we temporarily moved for 3 months for a job
- we moved back
- we moved to the green house
- and now the red
In most of those moves we had hardly any stuff. It’s just the last couple where we had a kajillion boxes.
The Rules of the Meme:
1. Leave me a comment saying anything random, like [the food you hate most in all the world]. Something random. Whatever you like.
2. I respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. You will update your [blog] with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be asked, you will ask them five questions.
14 Comments »
christine on 29 Jul 2007 at 11:00 am #
If you count all the places Don and I have lived for more than a month, we have moved once for every year our oldest has been alive. That’s 12 in 15 years.
(and as far as the kajillion boxes, I think the amount of stuff doubles with every kid. They’re all a bunch of packrats!)
Andrea on 29 Jul 2007 at 12:26 pm #
It gets worse as they get older, too. You don’t want to know how many boxes Sarah and meaghan had - just of personal stuff. (or toys. Oy, the toys.)
Carrie K. on 29 Jul 2007 at 1:42 pm #
Something random? Hmmm…
My middle name is Eileen. Kids who knew my middle name and wanted to torment me would ask “Which way?” or “You do?” And don’t even get me started about what my life was like when Steven King’s “Carrie” came out. Aargh!
Gem on 29 Jul 2007 at 6:36 pm #
Random . . . hmmmm. I just don’t get bento. It’s cute and all but really, that much work for something to eat?
Andrea on 29 Jul 2007 at 8:21 pm #
Christine:
1. Have you ever flown anywhere before?
2. Where’s the furthest you’ve been from home? Okay, the US then.
3. What’s the most annoying toy your kids have?
4. I just gave you $500 guilt-free dollars to spend on yourself. Just you. What do you buy?
5. If your life was a tv show, which one would it be?
Carrie:
1. If you wrote a book, what would it be called and what would it be about?
2. I’m coming over for dinner; whatcha makin’?
3. Are you going to do the prom thing for your homeschooled kids?
4. What do you wish your middle name was?
5. If I ever do meet you (someday, I’m prayin’) what will I find most surprising?
Gem: (Me too. I mean, it’s cute, but so much prep work! I’ll just eat it out of the bag.)
1. What culture fascinates you?
2. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
3. Your life is being made into a movie: What genre is it and who plays you?
4. What’s the earliest thing you remember?
5. What’s your bestest skill? you know, that one thing, however small, that you can do better than almost anyone else that makes you feel real proud when you’ve done it?
the gookins dot net » Blog Archive » random meme on 29 Jul 2007 at 11:32 pm #
[...] Andrea did the random meme, and I just had to join in. Here are the 5 questions she asked me: [...]
Glenda on 30 Jul 2007 at 2:22 am #
there are two empty glasses, with straws, on my desk.
Kaytlyn on 30 Jul 2007 at 11:37 am #
Something random? I have attended 9 different schools. I have lived in 12 different homes. I’m only 20 - do the crazy math. Grapes are fun.
Mommy Brain » Random Meme on 30 Jul 2007 at 10:14 pm #
[...] I saw this at Andrea’s and decided it would be fun. [...]
COD on 30 Jul 2007 at 11:33 pm #
I only do memes involving the 1980s - so yo need to fit that into at least one of my questions
Jennifer Keenan on 31 Jul 2007 at 10:33 am #
Something Random….I think I was born 50 years too late. I love the music, films, fashion - everything - from the the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s.
Andrea on 31 Jul 2007 at 10:35 am #
GlendaLH -
1. How’s your gardening skills?
2. Can you explain prader-willi syndrome for my readers?
3. I know you’re going on vacation to the lake - where would you go if money were no object?
4. What do you want to do when you grow up?
5. What outing do you and I (and/or the kids) need to go on? And will they kick us out when we get there?
Kaytlyn:
1. If you were a flavor of tea, what flavor would you be?
2. Where was the best place you lived?
3. If money and logistics were no object, where would you live?
4. What CD is in your car that you listened to this morning on the drive?
5. How’s married life treatin’ ya and don’t you have the bestest in-laws EVER?
COD:
1. Which part of the eighties was better, the beginning or the end?
2. I know I looked ridiculous in the 80’s. Did you dress funny back then too?
3. What 5 bloggers would you love to have over for dinner? (Or bbq? Mmm…. bbq….)
4. What would Michelle say is your most irritating quality?
5. How organized is your office?
O’DonnellWeb - This is not a homeschooling blog » Blog Archive » That random meme thing on 31 Jul 2007 at 1:57 pm #
[...] I think Doc stated this, at least within my blog circle. However, these questions come by way of Andrea. [...]
Andrea on 05 Aug 2007 at 3:50 pm #
Sorry I took so long! I recycled a couple questions because I am SO LAME.
1. Who is your favorite style icon form the 20’s-40’s?
2. If money was no object, how would you decorate your whole home?
3. What’s the most annoying toy your kids have?
4. What culture fascinates you?
5. What’s the earliest thing you remember?