2007 getting to know you

1.What time did you get up this morning? 2am and then 5am...

1. Diamonds or Pearls? diamonds
2. What is the last movie you saw in the theater? can't remember
3. What are your favorite TV shows? Greys Anatomy, House
4. What did you have for breakfast? Special K
5. What is your middle name? Margaret
6. What is your favorite cuisine? chinese
7. What foods do you dislike? olives
8. Dark or milk? (chocolate, that it!) milk
9. What are you listening to at the moment? The Fray
10. What kind of car do you drive? Honda Accord
11. Favorite sandwich? turkey and avocado
12. What characteristics do you despise? selfishness
13. Describe what you're wearing right now: gym clothes
14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Canada
15. What color is your bathroom? red/maroon
16. Favorite needlework-related website? don't have one
17. Favorite needlework designer? 19. Favorite time of day to stitch? evenings, late night
18. Where were you born? Brisbane, Australia
19. Favorite theme to stitch? animals
20. Best stitching memory? finishing my first cross-stitch
21. Coke or Pepsi? COKE
22. Anchor or DMC? DMC
23. Favorite floss color #?

1. What did you want to be when you were little? accountant

1. What is your best childhood memory? swimming
2. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? deli chick, admin assistant, scientist
3. Nicknames? aly
4. Piercings? ears and navel
5. Eye Color? brown
6. Which WIP was the last one you stitched on and when did you put it down? cherub - 3 weeks ago
7. Project from Hell? monkeys
8. Favorite flower? tulip
9. Favorite ice cream? mango
10. How many times did you fail your driver's test? 0
11. What languages do you speak/have you studied besides English? german, japanese
12. Authors? stephen king
13. Where do you live now? Brisbane Australia
14. How many tattoos do you have? 0
15. Name and species of pets: none - but used to have a toy poodle called Cocoa!!

1.What time did you get up this morning? 9:30

1. Diamonds or Pearls? neither
2. What is the last movie you saw in the theater? last Harry Potter movie
3. What are your favorite TV shows? Greys Anatomy, Desperate Housewives
4. What did you have for breakfast? English muffin with apricot jam, oj & coffee
5. What is your middle name? Jean
6. What is your favorite cuisine? Italian
7. What foods do you dislike? Mexican
8. Dark or milk? (chocolate, that it!) milk
9. What are you listening to at the moment? TV
10. What kind of car do you drive? Grand Am
11. Favorite sandwich? grilled cheese
12. What characteristics do you despise? People who don't do what they say they're going to do.
13. Describe what you're wearing right now: men's cotton sleep pants and a t-shirt
14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? LDS library in Salt Lake City
15. What color is your bathroom? peach and burnt orange
16. Favorite needlework-related website? Nordic Needle
17. Favorite needlework designer? Emie Bishop
18. Favorite time of day to stitch? evenings
19. Where were you born? Cleveland
20. Favorite theme to stitch? none in particular
21. Best stitching memory? The look on my mother's face when I gave her a photo of her and her mother taken in 1943 that I stitched.
22. Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi
23. Anchor or DMC? DMC
24. Favorite floss color #? 921
25. What did you want to be when you were little? stewardess
26. What is your best childhood memory? picking raspberries with grandpa
27. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? waitress, dishwasher, toilet cleaner, retail clerk, retail manager, legal secretary, paralegal, genealogist, church secretary
28. Nicknames? TJ
29. Piercings? ears
30. Eye Color? brown
31. Which WIP was the last one you stitched on and when did you put it down? Just finished a bib for my new third cousin
32. Project from Hell? Janice Love's Pinnacles & Pearls
33. Favorite flower? white daisy
34. Favorite ice cream? orange sherbet
35. How many times did you fail your driver's test? none
36. What languages do you speak/have you studied besides English? German, Spanish
37. Authors? Carole Nelson Douglas, Janet Evanovich, Dick Francis, Ursula Hegi, Sue Grafton, John Irving
38. Where do you live now? San Diego
39. How many tattoos do you have? none
40. Name and species of pets: 9 yr. old 19 lb. red tabby - Fraser 17 yr. old 15 lb. siamese tabby - Mieze

1.What time did you get up this morning? 7.30

1. Diamonds or Pearls? prefer coloured stones, sapphires etc.
2. What is the last movie you saw in the theater? Tarzan 8 years ago.
3. What are your favorite TV shows? CSI; NCIS, evening news; not fond of TV.
4. What did you have for breakfast? Cereal bar and 2 cups of tea.
5. What is your middle name? Heather
6. What is your favorite cuisine? NO favorite; just like to cook, and eat.
7. What foods do you dislike? Peanut butter ( anything peanuts),Tomatos,(raw); some veggies
8. Dark or milk? (chocolate, that it!) dark
9. What are you listening to at the moment? DH's Ham radio, and FoxNews, the other end of the house.
10. What kind of car do you drive? Scion xA or Monte Carlo SS.
11. Favorite sandwich? Anything on a crusty roll.
12. What characteristics do you despise? stupidity; selfishness; etc. As I get older, there are more and more things I could add to this list!
13. Describe what you're wearing right now: old jeans, golf shirt, and new underwire bra, another story.
14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Anywhere I have not been. I think New Zealand is high on my list, and the Greek Islands.
15. What color is your bathroom? Just retiled by DH; off white, with navy trim and rugs.
16. Favorite needlework-related website? RCTN, then the O&I auction.
17. Favorite needlework designer? Too many to choose.
18. Favorite time of day to stitch? afternoons
19. Where were you born? Near Croydon, England
20. Favorite theme to stitch? The last thing I have started!
21. Best stitching memory? Going to the next-door neighbor's house in Wallington, when I was

7, and Mrs.Langley taught me to needlepoint a needlecase for my mother!

1. Coke or Pepsi? COKE (diet)
2. Anchor or DMC? DMC
3. Favorite floss color #? Any of the rich shades
4. What did you want to be when you were little? a detective
5. What is your best childhood memory? So many; holidays on a farm with my family, my shrapnel collection etc
6. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? Medical Techologist, and Income tax preparer ; mostly Mom in my mid-adult years!

1. Nicknames? Gill

1. Piercings? Ears
2. Eye Color? blue
3. Which WIP was the last one you stitched on and when did you put it down? Just Nan, Victorian Violets.
4. Project from Hell? Probably *Freight Train*, with the border all in 501 and 503, they were colors that changed, and I didn't notice it. Must get it out, and frog it someday!
5. Favorite flower? Sweet peas
6. Favorite ice cream? Any with caramel in it!
7. How many times did you fail your driver's test? Which country? LOL!! Never.
8. What languages do you speak/have you studied besides English? French, German, Spanish and a smidgeon of Japanese.
9. Authors? So, many! Kellermans, Reich, Patterson etc
10. Where do you live now? Polk City (nr Lakeland) Florida
11. How many tattoos do you have? 0
12. Name and species of pets:

2 dachshunds, Gretel, and Max(who showed up as a stray in our neighborhood).

was he chocolate colored?

What time did you get up this morning?

9am 2. Diamonds or Pearls? garnets 3. What is the last movie you saw in the theater? Night at the Museum 4. What are your favorite TV shows? NCIS 5. What did you have for breakfast? baked beans and multigrain bread 6. What is your middle name? Elayne 7. What is your favorite cuisine? "green" salads 8. What foods do you dislike? bell peppers, pickles, most meats 9. Dark or milk? (chocolate, that it!) Lindt Extra Creamy Milk 10. What are you listening to at the moment? NCIS Season 1, in the DVD player behind me 11. What kind of car do you drive? Chevy Astro van 12. Favorite sandwich? Orowheat 7-Grain bread *very* lightly toasted; KerryGold butter; Skippy creamy PB; boysenberry preserves; firm but ripe banana 13. What characteristics do you despise? deceit 14. Describe what you're wearing right now: tank top, shorts, flannel jammy top 15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Europe from the Med to the North Sea and from the Atlantic to the Urals 16. What color is your bathroom? stark white walls, institutional tile flooring (rental) 17. Favorite needlework-related website? The Wagon on EzBoard 18. Favorite needlework designer? if I have to choose just one: Teresa Wentzler 19. Favorite time of day to stitch? mornings before work; on weekends (which for me are Friday and Saturday) all day long if I can get away with it 20. Where were you born? San Pedro, California 21. Favorite theme to stitch? my tastes are very eclectic, though I tend to stay away from simplistics/primitives (I don't consider samplers to be simplistic, though they can be simple) 22. Best stitching memory? winning the top prize in both the Orange and Los Angeles County Fairs with "Spirit Woman" 23. Coke or Pepsi? ick. ack. ptui. They're both vile and disgusting 24. Anchor or DMC? don't know that I have any experience using Anchor; DMC is certainly the least expensive and most common 25. Favorite floss color #? pick just one? 26. What did you want to be when you were little? don't think I ever had any job/career goals 27. What is your best childhood memory? sharing birthday cakes with my dad (our birthdays were on consecutive days) 28. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? pump jockey in a full-service gas station; oilfield equipment operator; sheriff's department records clerk; trucker; dispatcher (current) 29. Nicknames? None, although some of the guys at work use a Spanish familiar form (Darlita) 30. Piercings? one in each ear lobe 31. Eye Color? light brown/green/hazel 32. Which WIP was the last one you stitched on and when did you put it down? there's a wedding sampler for a great nephew currently in the QSnaps on the floor stand, so there's no actual "picking up" or "putting down" of anything I'm working on, more like "pushing away" or "pulling toward" 33. Project from Hell? a sampler on black lugana I've started twice and will start a third time when I finish frogging the second start 34. Favorite flower? carnations, sweet peas, daylilies, viola spp 35. Favorite ice cream? Dreyer's vanilla bean 36. How many times did you fail your driver's test? which one, Class C or Class A? 37. What languages do you speak/have you studied besides English? German (high school, least unlikeable choice); Sign Language (college); Russian (college and on my own) 38. Authors? Eddings; Rawn; WEB Griffin (The Corps series) 39. Where do you live now? Anaheim, California 40. How many tattoos do you have? none, and no intention of getting any 41. Name and species of pets: none right now