1. Is your second toe longer than your first? Yes

2. Do you have a favorite type of pen? Blue medium Paper-Mate.

3. Look at your planner for March 14, what are you doing? Work & choir practice.

4. What color are your toenails usually? Toenail coloured.

5. What was the last thing you highlighted? This quiz, right before I copied and stole it. 

6. What color are your bedroom curtains? Sage green

 7. What color are the seats in your car? Grey

 8. Have you ever had a black and white cat? Yes

9. What is the last thing you put a stamp on? A heating bill

10. Do you know anyone who lives in Wyoming? Yes, Finis Mitchell, may have passed away by now. He helped us when we hiked the Wind Rivers, and wrote a book about the mountains there.

11. Why did you withdraw cash from the ATM the last time? To take on the Metro to DC

12. Who is the last baby that you held? I held this customer's baby while he paid for his flowers. Little girl.

13. Do you know of any twins with rhyming names? Yes, Maris and Paris

 14. Do you like Cinnamon toothpaste? sure

 15. What kind of car were you driving 2 years ago? Toyotas, camry, corolla

 16. Pick one: Miami Hurricanes or Florida Gators: Gators

17. Last time you went to Six Flags: I drove my kids there plenty of times, in Gurnee, IL 

18. Do you have any wallpaper in your house? Nope

19. Closest thing to you that is yellow: A candle holder with a lemon candle.

20. Last person to give you a business card? My husband, haha.

21. Who is the last person you wrote a check to? My sister for her 50th birthday.

 22. Closest framed picture to you? My parents

23. Last time you had someone cook for you? My other sister and husband had us over a month ago

24. Have you ever applied for welfare? Nope

25. How many emails do you have? Addresses? 3. Email? Couple of hundred I guess.

26. Last time you received flowers? A rose from a friend..

27. Do you think the sanctity of marriage is meant for only a man and a woman? If I am really honest I would have to say privately yes, I can be very conservative; although I have gay friends.But I would never try and dictate what people should do with their lives.

28. What kind of milk do you drink? 1 %

29. Do you play air guitar? not on a regular basis

30. Do you take anything in your coffee? half & half and splenda.

31. Do you have any Willow Tree figurines? Yes, nativity  minus the wisemen

32. Have you ever owned a Beanie Baby? I have bought them for my kids.

33. Last person you spoke to from high school: Kathy by email.

34.Last time you used hand sanitizer: a while 

35. Would you like to learn to play the drums? no I get enough drumming from my son! 

36. What color are the blinds in your living room? beige

37. What is in your inbox at work? I just checked, there are emails from supervisor, hotel people, tech people, my bosses, updates for out job. 

38. Last thing you read in the newspaper: I read about the girls b-ball team here, my son's girlfriend is the top scorer! They are ranked #1! 

39. What was the last pageant you attended? Haven't attended one.

40. Where is the last place you bought pizza from? Ledo's Pizza, yum! 

41. Have you ever worn a crown? Those fake ones, or burger King paper ones long ago 

42. What is the last thing you stapled? Papers at work 

43. Did you ever drink Clear Pepsi? no, never heard of it 

44. Are you ticklish? Yes

45. Last time you saw fireworks: July 4th. 

46. Last time you had a Krispy Kreme doughnut: A month ago at a choir practice 

47. Who is the last person that left you a message and you actually returned their call? My son David 

48. Last time you parked under a carport: Yesterday.

49. Do you have a black dog? Yes, Chip a cocker spaniel.

50. Do you have any pickles in your fridge? always!

51. Are you an aunt or uncle? I am an aunt 9 times over, all nephews!

52. Who has the prettiest eyes that you know of? Elizabth Taylor's were gorgeous violet. My Mom's are big and green

53. Last time you saw a semi truck: yesterday I saw too many and one kicked up a pice of plywood and it flew and hit my car! But no visible damage!.

54. Do you remember Ugly Kid Joe? Nope who is this guy??

55. Do you have a little black dress? No, i need on I guess

I do love all my kids but they really can give me gray hairs. I always dread opening the Cingular bill. How can someone make 1, 900 phone calls in a month?? Taking the phone away is always fun, Not...Then one says his stomach hurts , has hurt for a month and thinks he has stomach cancer. Ugh! Maybe lay off the Chipotle and Burger King? I want to take him to the doctor but have only one day off left before my new job. And I have to get my car fixed since a lady backed into it. Hey, at least she sent me a check! Nice honest lady.... Why couldn't he tell me this about the pain a few weeks ago?? Anyway, one is going to be a senior in college. He let his drivers license lapse. Great. OK, so he rides his bike every where. He gets into an arguement with a cabbie, who I guess almost ran into him. The cabbie's fault, but why get the cabbie mad who is bigger than you and likes to get out of the cab and come after you and try to pound you? Plus, my son has on...NO HELMET!! Ach...gray hairs sprout like weeds...My friend, Robert, on our JAG site is just now seeing his last child move out after 25 years. I am very envious. Of course even when you are not responsible for them you still worry. But the listening for the door at night, or , is the call I answer going to be that he wrecked the car?, or are they having sex while I am at work? stuff like that will go away at least . As I have said before, all you can do is pray and love them, but the lying awake at 4:00 am is tiresome, just worrying. Can anyone out there relate?

 I got the job I interviewed for. I had a lot of good input from a friend who put in a good word, I think that was what clinched it. Boy I really owe her! I start on the 7th and am nervous. First of all I have nothing to wear! I have not been in a business for many years where I needed to wear more than jeans and a T-shirt. So I guess I will have to go buy some suitable clothes.  I also will have to do more on computers and learn a new system. I hope I am not a total idiot about it. Today I gave 2 weeks notice to my current boss and I was very agitated at the thought of it. But it went pretty well and I think we can part on good terms and I'll keep the door open. I will also need to commute further and figure out what work schedule I want. With traffic being so bad here I hope to go in early and get home early. Will have to let you know if I survive.

Here are some photos from my Euro trip.

Rothenburg ob dem Tauber, Germany

Amsterdam Canal

War memorial in Amsterdam & a funky taxi

Flower shop in Leiden, Netherlands

Katwijk am Zee, Netherlands

Braunfels, Germany

Me with my friends and family in Holland. Can you find me?

Pastry in a Rothenburg bakery window.

Lifting a glass of local brewed beer near Kloster Kreutzberg.

different gables in Mechelen, Belgium

We got back from Germany and what a PAIN going through immigration and customs!! I am sick of forms and passports and removal of shoes! This German lady wanded me so hard that it hurt. Guess she was looking for weapons in my bra or something! I wanted to hit her. We had our flight cancelled out of Newwark and had to spend the night at a Ho-Jos. I don't recommend the restaurant there!

Germany was awesome. We were there of course for the World Cup and that added some extra excitement watching all the fans cramming the streetcars with their different jerseys and hair paint. We watched on some TVs there and once when Germany won we were with friends in Fulda and we helped them celebrate with some good local beer!

We got very lost a few times, especially in Belgium! But we loved the old town of Mechelen, the original capital of the Nertherlands before Belgium and Holland split. Seeing 13th century buildings kind of boggles the mind. I liked driving the rental car, a new Passat wagon, but going 140 Km/hr was a bit daunting, even for someone who has to drive in DC.

Our last stop was Holland and we visited with friends. Great people and so hospitable and fun. Amsterdam was nice, but the red light district was a bit much to take for this somewhat conservative woman. I really felt bad for those women. I enjoyed more the small town of Leiden and Katwijk on the North Sea where we had one cold swim.

But we all had so much fun. One of the best parts of our trip for me was the ride along the Rhine river and the visit to a castle which had secret passageways and a tower. Seeing the first house I lived in in Weisbaden was cool, although I don't remember it. My favorite city was Rothenburg on the Tauber, a very old gothic and baroque walled city in Bavaria. The pastries were to die for. My camera could not capture the beauty. I think for my son, his favorite part was the old monastary and beer garden up in the hills of Kreutzberg. The ice cold local beer in the huge beer steins with various sausage, sauerkraut, gorken salat and roasted pork shanks was so perfect.

I hope to get pictures soon. I had a great time but it's always good to be home!