Another Meme

1. NAME: Grafted Branch
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? A reference to Gentiles, not Jews, from the Bible
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? During a p.m.s. moment, I'm sure.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? not alot
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? seasoned roast beef
6. KIDS? yes - 3
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Ouch! Maybe, if I needed a fiercely loyal and trustworthy friend, and could get past how seriously I take myself. Hey! Now I know why I attracted the friends I did in high school, and repelled the others! lol.
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Too many scattered everywhere -- that's why I have a blog now.
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? And you don't? Uh-huh. I guess that's a 'yes.'
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Yes! In 20 years ago.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Lucky Charms, Fruit Loops, Cinnamon Life, Frosted Flakes, but since I won't eat any of those, I like Kashi Shredded Wheat.
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? The only shoes I wear with ties are workout shoes, and no...I untie them to put them ON.
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Sometimes, when my heart and mind are aligned with God properly. Usually, the little things sink me though I am strong in the big moments. Physically? As much as I need to be. I could probably carry all of my children out of a burning building if I needed to.
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Mexican Chocolate or Mint Chocolate Chip
16. SHOE SIZE? 9 1/2 or 10
17. RED OR PINK? Pink.
18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My vanity and pride...especially as I realize more and more how little I have to be vain or proud about!
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? The Aunt and Uncle I put on a pedestal when I became a Christian...of course they didn't REALLY exist, did they? It was a mask of our making.
20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Truthfully, I'll feel a bit rejected if they don't.
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? denim capris covered in every shade of paint that has gone on the walls of this house (I should be painting the girls' room). No shoes.
22. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? My girls playing dramatically in the other room, their (not my) dog begging from the back door to be let in, and my voice saying, "Does anyone hear that poor dog barking?"
23. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Burnt orange. A little loud, but not unpleasant.
24. FAVORITE SMELL? Clean. Really clean. Cleaning product-that-will-give-your-kids-asthma clean. (So I don't smell it very often.)
25. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Lori from the pediatrician's office.
26. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? How they and their children interact.
27. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yeah...I suppose so. (Because she'll laugh and know I'm kidding -- I think she's great. )
28. FAVORITE DRINK. Iced tea.
29. FAVORITE SPORT? Basketball...but only the playoffs, and only if my team is playing. Oh, you mean to play? Ha ha ha ha ha....ahem....o.k....NO. Maybe volleyball, but I haven't played in...oh, I can't think about that.
30. EYE COLOR? Blue/grey
31. HAT SIZE? Too big!
32. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? no
33. FAVORITE FOOD: Asian
34. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? I can't watch scary -- at least not supernatural.
35. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED AT THE MOVIES? Spirit, Stallion of the Cimmaron at the free summer movie festival. On a Tuesday at 10 in the morning. With 300 other children and their cheap-skate mothers. :)
36. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? lime green...again, with much paint on it.
37. SUMMER OR WINTER? winter - Texas style
38. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs
39. FAVORITE DESSERT? Ice cream
40. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Susan at Celedon Pool keeps popping to mind.
41. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Sarah at It's All About Me, because she did it first.
42. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Exodus for devotions with the girls, 1Peter for quiet time, The Gospel of Mark for evening devotions by Husband, R.C. Sproul's The Holiness Of God, Paula the Waldensian for the children. Hoping to get to: Places Left Unfinished At the End Of Creation
43. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? A picture of my three girls from a mall kiosk when Cuddlebug was only weeks old. She's asleep on Fifi in the picture.
44. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Iron Chefs and The Colbert Report (so funny!)
45. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Fifi on the violin, new bird sounds I haven't noticed before, Cuddlebug and Dumpling playing 'House,' or working out a plan without my mediation.
46. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Neither. Give me Bach and Beethoven, Alison Kraus or Johnny Cash.
47. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Ensenada, Mexico on my honeymoon.
48. WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT OCCUPATION? Manager, Student, Teacher, Tutor, Consultant, Policeman, Judge, Groomer, Nurse, Maid, Interior Decorater, Chauffeur, Historian (Helpmeet to Husband and Mommy to the girls)
49. BOXERS OR BRIEFS? o.k....that's just dumb. Like a guy is ever, ever going to answer these questions! But if I were a guy, it would be briefs! How can you pull your pants up over a pair of loose shorts, anyway? That would drive me crazy...I'm admittedly a bit of a 'Princess and the Pea.' In fact, I've wondered what I'll do if I get placed in my coffin with my clothing bunched up under me? Who will fix it? I can't lay there like that until the resurrection! So I've decided that I will be doing my own clothes, hair and makeup for my funeral!
50. I TAG...YOU! If you're in my sidebar, I'll see it for sure. If you're not there yet, be sure to leave me your link in the comments so I can come by and read, o.k.?