51 Questions

My mom sent me this in an e-mail and instead of sending it back, I thought I would post it on my blog... Enjoy...

1. FIRST NAME? Donna

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes, my Uncle Don. I was born on his birthday and he told my parents they had to name me after him.

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Hmmm, I would say about 4 weeks ago.

4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? It's ok for a lefty.

5. YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Hard Salami

6. KIDS? Do my doggies count?

7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I think so.

8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Does my blog count?

9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Yes, frequently.

10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes

11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? If I were thin I would in a heartbeat.

12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? It's a tie between Cocoa Pebbles and Crunch Berries

13. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Never

14. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Blue Moon

15. DO YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE A STRONG PERSON? Yes, so I have been told.

16. SHOE SIZE? 13 (I'm the original bigfoot!)

17. RED OR PINK? Pink

18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? The size of my hands and feet. Even if I lost all my weight tomorrow, my feet and hands would still be the same size. There's nothing I can do about it.

19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My mom

20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Since I'm putting this on my blog, doesn't really matter.

21. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING NOW? None right now, in my nightgown

22 YOU COULD BE 18 AGAIN WOULD YOU? Absolutely NOT!

23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The People's Court

24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Fuschia

25. FAVORITE SMELL? Lilacs

26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED ON THE PHONE? My nephew Jeremy

27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Eyes

28. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON THAT SENT THIS TO YOU?
Of course I do. I don't usually get e-mails from people I don't like, unless you count the spam ones.

29. FAVORITE DRINK? Coca-Cola Classic. Nothing like the real thing baby!

30. FAVORITE SPORT? Hockey

31. EYE COLOR? Brown

32. HAT SIZE? ? I never measured my head

33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes

34. FAVORITE FOOD? Pepperoni Pizza

35 What was the last movie you watched at the Movie Theater ? Superman Returns and it sucked!

36 SCARY MOVIE OR HAPPY ENDING? Happy Ending of course!

37. What color of shirt are you wearing? White nightgown

38. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer

39. HUGS OR KISSES? Kisses

40. FAVORITE DESSERT? Molten Lava Cake from Chili's

41. WHO WILL MOST LIKELY RESPOND? As it's on my blog, nobody.

42. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? See question above.

43. WHAT BOOKS are you READING NOW?
None at the moment, although I'm listening to Harry Potter and the 1/2 Blood Prince on CD. Does that count?

44. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
It's a freebie I got from the Biography Club that says "Biography Club" and shows a chair and A&E's logo.

45. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Project Runway

46. FAVORITE SOUNDS? My little Tweety Bird when she tries to bark with a toy in her mouth. It's so cute!

47. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles

48. THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
San Diego, California

49. WHAT IS YOU PRESENT OCCUPATION?
Office Manager

50. Where were you born? St. Joseph, Michigan

51. Who sent this to you? My mom, Bev.

Unpacking and new car buying

Well, we are now about 90% done unpacking which is a wonderful feeling. Now all that's left is most of my craft room stuff which needs to be gone through and figured out what will be put out and what will be put in storage in the garage. Also, all of my Star Wars and Beauty and the Beast memorabilia is still in the garage. I did manage to get my Star Wars framed art and Beauty and the Beast framed art hung up in the guest bedroom but most of my really cool stuff is still in the garage.

Hopefully I'll be able to post inside pics of the house by next week.

My nephew Adam and his wife are driving down from Indiana this weekend to deliver our new car! We can't wait! We are buying a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica and are trading in my 2001 Honda Civic for it. This is the first time any of my family has been down here since our wedding 5 years ago so I'm pretty excited. I'm not happy that I have to work on Saturday but that's my lot in life. At least I'll have Fri & Sat nights to visit with them.

Our new living room furniture still isn't in yet and we are starting to get upset. We purchased it on June 24th and were told it would take 2 weeks to get in. Now we are being told it won't arrive til late next week. What in the world? This is not a special order or anything, why in the world is it taking so long? From what I've seen down here in Florida this is quite common. The first place we went to told us it would take 3 months to arrive so we started shopping around. After talking to several people who have purchased new furniture in the past couple of years they have all had to wait at least 2 weeks for it to come in. I spoke with the manager of the store at length yesterday and he said that all but one of our pieces is in (it's a sectional) and I asked if they could deliver what they had since I have company coming this weekend and literally NO PLACE TO SIT! He is trying to get it brought from the warehouse in Orlando to their local warehouse and delivered Friday. Considering our luck with this whole move I doubt that will happen. I was promised a phone call by 1pm today and guess what? It's almost 1:30 and no call!!! UGH! For the first time in our lives we have the money to afford nice, new furniture and we have to wait forever for it. At this rate our first payment will be due before we even see it. I think I'm going to have to call and start bugging them about this.

Wish me luck please!!! Will post pics of our new car and hopefully new furniture by the beginning of next week!

By My Side Beach Bag ~ Pattern Now Available!

If you'd like to purchase my latest design, it's up for sale in my etsy store!!! Click HERE to be directed to my esty shop.

I am charging $3 for the pattern which I think is fair. If you are a Crochetville, Crochet Mania or CAL Pals friend of mine, you may purchase it for $2. To get the discount, please contact me directly.

To see pics of this bag, either go to my etsy store, or click HERE to see my original post regarding this bag.

Thanks a bunch!

P.S. I am working on a "sister" for this bag which will be big enough to hold a beach towel. This pattern should be available in the next week or so.

Movie Review Monday ~ Superman Returns

Doug and I finally went to see this movie yesterday. I was kind of 50/50 about wanting to see it, but Doug has been waiting for this movie for months and months.

We were told either you'll love it, or you'll hate it. WE HATED IT!

This movie was so far-fetched it wasn't even funny and it was sooooo bad all around. From the beginning to the end it was just silly. Not only that, but gone are the days of "Good bad guys" like General Zod and the best Lex Luthor in the world "Gene Hackman." In the old movies, they kicked Supermans butt without it being viscous. In this movie Lex and his cronies literally kick the s**t out of Superman and it's quite graphic. We also were grossed out by a scene near the beginning of the movie. There were 2 cute little Pomerianian Doggies and we see one eat the other. Totally unnecessary.

This movie was also way too long. It was 3 hours and could easily have fit into a 2 hour at most time frame. It's like Bryan Singer wanted to fit in every "classic" scene of the old Superman movies and they were not needed. The beginning of the movie is extremely confusing and hard to follow and again, didn't make much sense.

Oh and the ending. UGH! It just left you hanging and was just anti-climactic. We gave it 2 thumbs down and an F. In my opinion, if you have a little one who loves Superman, you're better off renting the original with Christopher Reeve than to subject yourself to this horror of a movie.

By My Side Beach Bag ~ New Pattern Available Soon!!!

In the midst of moving last week when I needed to relax and crochet I had to use what I could get my hands on as all my yarn was packed. I ended up making this cute little bag which I've titled "By My Side Beach Bag". I thought it would be great for taking to the beach or using pool-side. It only takes 1 skein of Sugar N Cream yarn and works up rather quickly. It's being tested right now but I will be offering not only the patterns for sale in my Etsy store, but the finished bags as well. It probably will go up next week sometime. I'll post a link here once it's available.