Finish my sentence...

ruthbru

I have been to Norway.

The furthest place I've traveled from my home that is in the U.S. is.....

PattyPeppermint

arizona from Arkansas. Not sure of mileage.

The state I never want to visit again is

Pheasantduster

Nevada (i.e. LasVegas - just not my style!)

Place I would like to revisit............

ruthbru

Boston, Washington, DC, San Francisco, any beach.......

One thing I learned from my mother that has been very helpful in my life is.......

Pheasantduster

Smile

A saying or quote my mother always said................

ruthbru

"You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."

When I was growing up, my favorite relative was.....because....

Pheasantduster

My aunt Grace, my godmother. I often stayed with her during school vacations and days in summer giving my two sisters a break! She saw the best in me!

Growing up my favorite neighbor was..............

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Growing up my favorite neighbor was my best friend, Tracy. We're still best friends to this day!

I'm procrastinating about .......... because ............and I'll finally get around to it when .........

hsant

Taking my dad's car to the body shop. Someone rear ended me a few weeks ago, but there was minimal damage.

One thing I never procrastinate is...because...

ruthbru

dental appointments because once when I did, I ended up needing a root canal $$$$$

A fun Easter memory I have is......

badger

dyeing Easter eggs. We'd poke small holes in both ends of an egg & blow the contents into a bowl, then decorate the empty eggshells. We hung them from a tree in the front yard, using fishing line and bits of toothpick. Nice memory!

When I have a lot of eggs to use up, I like to make ...

Wonderland

omelettes.

The prettiest thing blooming in my yard now is.........

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it's too early for blooms here but the trees are just starting to bud and that's pretty.

Time for bed, glad I washed linens today. It's always a treat to slide into fresh sheets.

I'm not a stickler when it comes to housework but I do like a clean ...

hsant

Kitchen! And bathroom!

My favorite kitchen aroma is...

badger

fresh-brewed coffee.

An aroma that takes me back to my childhood is ...

hsant

Fresh cut grass and skunk. I have to be the only person on the planet who gets sentimental over the smell of skiunk spray.

My favorite childhood activity during the summer was....

Pheasantduster

roller skating (the skates that attached to your shoes and you kept that skate "key" on a string around your neck)


My first new car (to me) was a..................

ruthbru

an orange Volkswagen named Clarabell

The car I drive right now is.......

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that was quick ruth Good morning

a 2000 Dodge Sratus ES sedan - looking at Honda's Hatchback as the old girl is starting to cost us.

If money was no object what kind of car would you buy today............

ruthbru

Hello!

I would buy a pickup for DH as he is always whining about not having one

If money were no object, a house project I would do is.....

hsant

adding square footage, specifically a 2nd and 3rd floor, with a roof top deck, that has a jacuzzi and out door fireplace.

If money were no object I would travel to...

ruthbru

New Zealand. My nephew is spending a year there & the pictures he's sending back are amazing!

If it weren't so dangerous (and I had the money), I would love to.......

Pheasantduster

sail around the world (in a yacht, of course)

My first 'real' job was

hsant

As a receptionist in a law firm in Boston the summer going into my sophomore year of college. I loved that job.

A job I hated was..

Pheasantduster

my very first summer job - it was in an office taking the place of a 'mom' who needed to be at home. The other women in the office always looking over my shoulder to see that I was doing paper-work correctly! They wanted me to work the day after Labor Day and I would get paid the holiday - said "No Thanks" - I really wanted out of there!

When I think of first dating I think of.......................

ruthbru

butterflies in the stomach

One of my best first dates was......

hsant

was with my husband. I'm a big foodie, So he was determined to find a restaurant that I hadn't tried. We went to a place that was located on on the top floor of a building, that had an amazing view of Los Angeles. I remember I had monkfish and risotto. After, we went to listen to jazz at a little bar.

One of my worst dates was...

Pheasantduster

Going to a race car event at night - I froze but I liked the company of the guy I went with ....been keeping company with the same guy for 50 years!

My recipe for Mac & Cheese is now cooked by my daughter. What recipe has been passed down to your child.......

hsant

I don't have children, but if I did I would pass down my grandmother's recipe for matzah ball soup.

My favorite holiday is... Because...

ruthbru

4th of July because we always have a big picnic & play lawn games in our backyard (and it is easy because we barbecue & use paper plates) AND I love fireworks, firecrackers and all the noise that makes some people cranky.

A holiday I don't especially enjoy is......because.....