Q&A Time

I've not had alot going on this week worthy of blogging about so here's some more random stuff to file away for a rainy day.


Q: NAME A FRIEND WHOS NAME STARTS WITH a "M".
A: Melissa

Q: DO YOU CHEW ON YOUR STRAWS?
A: Sometimes

Q: DO YOU HAVE CURLY HAIR?
A: Yes just not as curly as I'd like

Q: WHAT IS THE NEXT CONCERT YOU'RE GOING TO?
A: Bob Seger (November 8th!)

Q: WHAT WORD DO YOU SAY A LOT?
A: Seriously?

Q: WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU ATE:
A: Roast beef sandwich

Q: WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU SAID TO SOMEONE AND WHO WAS IT?
A: Talk to you later ... to Jim

Q: DO YOU WATCH TV?
A: Constantly

Q: HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE DONNIE DARKO?
A: no

Q: DO YOU HAVE WORK TOMORROW?
A: no

Q: EVER BEEN HUNTING?
A: No

Q: IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE?
A: I hope so

Q: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID, "I LOVE YOU" AND MEANT IT?
A: Mom

Q: WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DOING RIGHT NOW?:
A: Cleaning my kitchen

Q: DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME?
A: a few

Q: DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?
A: Yeah

Q: WHO'S THE YOUNGEST ONE IN THE FAMILY?
A: my second cousin who was born a month ago

Q: ARE YOU A HEAVY SLEEPER?
A: Yep

Q: LAST TIME YOU USED A SKATEBOARD?
A: I don't know if I ever have

Q: WHERE WAS THE LAST PLACE YOU SLEPT BESIDES YOUR HOUSE?
A: Someone elses house

Q: EVER RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE ROAD?
A: Yes, Paul and Jean came and helped me

Q: BEST MOVIE YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS?
A: Employee of the Month (the only one I've seen!)

My US Map

I case'd this from another blog and thought it was neat. It's listing all of the states I have been to (I'm counting airport layovers of longer than an hour here too) as those that know me well know, one of my goals is to visit all of the states. Some I have been to I want to go back as I don't have the "right" pictures for my 50 States Album so I will likely visit some others again. It's funny as I looked at the map you can see where alot of my road trips were ... definitely a few patterns :)



create your own visited states map
or check out these Google Hacks.

Abbie vs. the Fishy --- day 2

I got up this morning and the fish was still swimming happily in his tank, on the counter where I left him. Abbie had to get up on the counter right away to make sure I knew he was still there.

I left for work after telling her be nice, don't pet him and don't be naughty. Came home from work and she was on the counter watching him but came down to greet me and then promptly jumped back up to watch him because he might run away somewhere I guess.

I fed him but he's not eaten yet, I don't think I could eat either if something 100 times the size of me is watching me all the time. I had wondered if we'd make it through a day with both of them still alive, we have a successful day!

Siamese Fighting Fish

I broke down and got a fish this weekend ...a Siamese Fighting Fish ... or more commonly known as a Betta. Lots of people at work have them on their desk and I like them and had been kicking around the idea of getting fish so Abbie would have something to watch ... yes I contemplated getting my pet a pet :)and a month or so ago Jim got a fish tank and now has tropical fish, and got a few more today ... so it got me thinking about it.

I had to go to Meijer for a few items anyway so I thought I'd cruise through the pet department and look at the Betta's. I found a tank that has a locking lid and came with a plant, gravel, water conditioner, and food for $8 on sale. I figured that's cool and got a betta :)

This is pretty close to what he looks like, he's a male since they are more colorful and have the beautiful fins.

As soon as I got home I got his tank set up and got him into the tank and got some food and let him settle in. Abbie immediately got up to see what was going on and spent the last 2 hours staring at him, I don't think she's even blinked!

I was talking to my Mom and told her about it and she suggested I name him Sushi after the Garfield comic strip today:



It's been a few hours since "Sushi" came home and seems to be swimming happily in his new digs ... much much larger and nicer than the container he was in I may add. I've only had to have the "Don't pet the fish or the tank" and "Fish are Friends, not food" talk with Abbie once *wink*

I feel the need to watch Finding Nemo though now .... *lol*

Hockey weekend

Jim got season tickets for he and his boys for the Grand Rapids Griffins AHL hockey team here in town as he's a big sports fan. This weekend was not a kid weekend for him so he asked me if I wanted to go to 2 games, one Friday and one Saturday night. I went to one about 5 years ago and don't remember much so I said sure why not ... it's always a photo op right? :)
Friday night our friend Jean went with us and Saturday night our friend Deb went with us.


Self portrait ... notice my new Scrapshare shirt? *wink*

It was fun, I'm not a big sports fan but hockey is a fast-paced game and I like the shoving into the glass and the fights :)

Friday night the Griffins won! Saturday night they lost in a shoot out ... playing the Houston Aeros.

I took Jim's digital camera with me and here's a few shots: