Since I did one...

...I may as well keep it going. Why? Cause we're going insane at the speed of crazy! (I found that quote yesterday on something K was reading or watching and loved it.) Here's my responses to Marybeth's questionnaire.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I have my aunt's middle name. My parents picked my first name from a book of baby names. They started at A and argued all the way to Valerie.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I don't cry much, so I don't remember
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes, especially since I started teaching K to write cursive and I had to work on mine
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? ham
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 2 girls
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I would hope so!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? Who? Me? As if!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes, but I've never seen them
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I'm not sure. I'd love the initial fall, but the whole bouncing around afterward I think would make me toss my cookies
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? cracklin' oat bran
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I purposefully choose shoes that don't tie
12. DO YOU THINK YOU'RE STRONG? Heck, my name *means* strong
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? The gold medal stuff from Baskin Robbins
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their clothes
15. RED OR PINK? Red
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Laziness
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? my family back in Texas
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Not really, but I wouldn't mind reading it on your blog
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? dark jeans and I prefer not to wear shoes
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Mexican food at dinner, but I'm about to have to find me something sweet
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Nothing except the clicking of the keys and I'm loving it!
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? dark orange
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Lavender, Yankee Candle Harvest, and bergamon corriander from Bath & Body Works (then they discontinued the scent and ruined my life)
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My mom
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I would hope so since I spent an entire afternoon sewing her daughter's Brownie patches on her vest and I wouldn't do that for just anyone
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? baseball
27. HAIR COLOR? brown, sometimes kinda red, depending on my mood and chemical reactions
28. Eye color? Blue
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? My parents got me contacts after I broke my glasses for the one hundred and eleventyeth time playing basketball in jr. high, then I switched back to glasses, then LASEK
30 FAVORITE FOOD? expensive steak
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy Endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Cheetah Girls 2 (why yes, I *do* have a preteen girl at my house)
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? white, with a couple of manwich stains from lunch
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer, as the kids can play outside more often
35. HUGS OR KISSES? hugs, but only sometimes. I'm kinda touch phobic
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Yes
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? I could name a few
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Usually me. I don't know what got into me today
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Memoirs of a Geisha
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I have a Macbook with a touchpad
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV.Late LAST NIGHT? I don't really watch TV. Too busy reading and blogging
42. FAVORITE SOUND? the first time I heard K cry
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Who cares?
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? China
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Sarcasm
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Terrell, TX (just like Jamie Foxx!) After I was born, they tore down the hospital
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Yours
48. IF YOU COULD HAVE (OR HAVE HAD) ANY PROFESSION, WHAT WOULD IT BE? National park ranger