this woman’s work

Saw this at ThymeWise.net and it looked too fun not to do:

[Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says]
“At first, he thought it was weird, but I refused to be embarrassed, and he eventually stopped thinking of me as a tired, dried up “soccer mom” and started seeing me as some kind of sexpot, which is a huge turn-on to him.” from Sexy Mamas by Cathy Winks & Anne Semans (It’s a review book — aren’t you glad that I didn’t grab The Couple’s Guide to In Vitro Fertilization instead? They’re in the same pile on my desk.)

[Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?]
A shrinky-dink I made of Snufkin that’s up on my bulletin board next to J’s phone number and a note from Brett that says “I Love You My Dear — Have a Good Day — I Say.”

[What is the last thing you watched on TV?]
Judging Amy last night.

[With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?]
Traffic from the busy street that borders our neighborhood, Brett crooning to Madison and Noah who is on the floor next to my desk looking at his Spanish dictionary.

[When did you last step outside?]
Noah and I took Madison (in the sling) on her first walk today and came back home at about 2pm.

[Before you came to this website, what did you look at?]
I checked my blogroll to see if anyone had updated.

[What are you wearing?]
Khaki capris, a blue denim shirt.

[Did you dream last night?]
Brett was singing Madison to sleep last night in the rocking chair and I fell asleep in our bed but I kept dreaming that I was trying to get out of bed to go get her and then I’d wake up and try to call to Brett to bring her to me and then I’d wake up and get tangled up in my bedclothes trapping me and then I’d wake up … this went on for only 30 minutes when Brett brought her to me but it felt like hours.

[When did you last laugh?]
About 45 minutes ago when J. called unexpectedly and gave me a lecture about Courtney Love.

[What is on the walls of the room you are in?]
Oh gosh, ummm, the series of pics that Noah has made for Brett for the last six Father’s Day, a carved wooden sun that winds up and plays “You Are My Sunshine,” my aforementioned bulletin board, Noah’s bulletin board and a poster of the cover to the first Little Lit.

[Seen anything weird lately?]
Madison pooping sans diaper this morning. Noah was horrified.

[What do you think of this quiz?]
I must quote Kim here: “It’s longer than I originally thought.”

[What is the last movie you saw?]
In the theater? School of Rock. At home? Cats & Dogs

[If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?]
I’d pay off my student loans. But that’s not really buying something. Hmmm. A really safe but fuel efficient car. And then a larger but not too large house. And then lots of useless pretty stuff from the Land of Nod catalog.

[Tell me something about you that I don't know:]
My best friend in kindergarten was Scottie Smith.

[If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?]
Give everyone access to decent health care for a start.

[Do you like to dance?]
Yes. A lot.

[George Bush:]
Senior? Is evil. Junior? Is an idiot.

[Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?]
Noah’s girl name was Sadie until I went into labor. Then we were listening to Ella Fitzgerald and I said reverently, “If it’s a girl, she shall be named Ella!” This time around I was trying to talk Brett into Blossom (after Blossom Dearie).

[Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?]
Apparently I call him Noah.

[Would you ever consider living abroad?] Nope. My mom would kill me if I tried to take her grandbabies out of the country!

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