Mommy Brain

I was tagged by Laney for this one.

Actually it’s 49 things, there is no 17. (Anybody know why not?)

1. My roommate (who happened to be my sister) and I once: Had a man walk into our living room in the middle of the night. My sister was sleeping in the pull-out sofa bed with her boyfriend (don’t worry, my parents already know and it was a long time ago) and when he sat up and said, “Hey!”, the guy turned around and left. Freaky.

2. Never in my life have I: Seen Cats. The musical. Nor do I want to.

3. The one person who can drive me nuts, but then can always manage to make me smile is: Josiah, my 4-year-old.

4. High school was: Nothing I’d want to experience again.

5. When I’m nervous: I get cold.

6. The last time I cried was: Yesterday, watching a rerun of ER. I cry all the time over the stupidest things. I cried a couple days ago just telling Natalie about a sad movie.

7. If I were to get married right now, my bridesmaids would be: My three sisters – though they would all be matrons of honor, being married themselves.

8. Would you rather run naked through a crowded place or have someone e-mail your deepest secret to all your friends? Oh, man. The thought of either brings on feelings of utter panic. Is there a third choice – like face the guillotine?

9. My hair: Is very, very thick and brownish-red. And it used to be completely straight, but since having babies has developed some natural wave.

10. When I was 5: I had already worn glasses for a year and a half.

11. Last Christmas: Was a lot of fun. First Christmas that the kids were pretty self-sufficient – no diapers or bottles – and everyone liked what they got.

12. When I turn my head left: I see the hallway with the basement door – which the kids have left wide open. Again.

13. I should be: Doing dishes.

14. When I look down I see: My ratty pink t-shirt I wear to do housework.

15.The craziest recent event was: Our bookcase almost falling over when Josiah leaned against it last night. My Dad’s quick save was the only thing that kept our hamster Lucy’s cage from sliding to the floor.

16. If I were a character on “Friends”: I’d be Chandler – always ready with a sarcastic remark. Though I have matured enough to keep (most of) them to myself.

18. My favorite aunt is: Cindy – because I lived with her and nanny-ed her children for two years.

19. I have a hard time understanding: Why my sons cannot remember to put the toilet seat down.

20. One time at a family gathering: Jonathan threw up all over me.

21. You know I like you if: I loan you my books.

22. If I won an award, the first person I’d thank: My husband.

23. Take my advice: Don’t stay on the phone if there’s a long pause after you say “hello” – it’s always a telemarketer.

24. My ideal breakfast is: Biscuits and gravy and hashbrowns.

25. If you visit my home town: Go to Hal’s Drive-In for the best french fries and tartar sauce. And then go to Cascade Pizza for a Canadian Bacon Grinder. Why do all my chidlhood memories have food in them?

26. Sometime soon I plan to visit: The Oregon Coast. Kevin and I spent our honeymoon there and are planning to take the kids next summer.

27. If you spend the night at my house: You better like sleeping on the couch – we don’t have an inch of extra space.

28. I’d stop my wedding if: My groom was already married.

29. The world could do without: Mosquitos.

30. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: Have another panic attack.

31. The most recent thing I’ve bought myself is: A book order from Barnes & Noble: Great Expectations, Orthodoxy by Chesterton, Emma, Sense & Sensibility, Persuasion, The Collected Works of Emily Dickinson, and Great American Short Stories. I love my Club Mom points!

32. The most recent thing someone else bought for me is: A new modem, stove, DVD player, and float thingy for the toilet. For the whole family, really, and only because their predecessors went belly-up.

33. My favorite red head is: Damian Lewis.

34. My favorite brunette is: My husband.

35. My car must have a sign on it that reads: Whatever you do, do NOT let me in to the flow of traffic!

36. The last time I was drunk: Was on my 21st birthday. Something about flying home the next day with a really bad hangover (and a very turbulent flight) put me off binge-drinking for life. (Remember my favorite aunt, Cindy? It was all her fault. Honest.)

37. The animals I would like to see flying besides birds: Penguins. They are birds, right? So why shouldn’t they get to fly?

38. I shouldn’t have been: So impatient with Jonathan this morning.

39. I should have: Gone to bed earlier last night.

40. Last night I: Visited with my parents and let the dinner dishes soak.

41. There’s this girl I know who: Is goofy and feminine and smart and precocious. (Natalie, my 9-year-old.)

42: I don’t know: Why God answers some prayers but not others.

43. A better name for me would be: Miss Nose-in-a-Book

44. If I ever go back to school: I don’t need to go back to school, I read and learn with my children every day.

45. How many days until my birthday? 67

46. One dead celebrity I wish I’d met is: C. S. Lewis

47. I’ve lived at my current address since: September of 2000.

48. I’ve been told I look like: My dad.

49. If I could have any car, it would be: A brand new minivan with CD/stereo and great mileage.

50. If I got a new cat tomorrow, I would name it: I Must Have Lost My Mind

Let me know if you pick this one up – the questions are harder than they look!