From my Facebook Notes

I'm cleaning house on my Facebook account and deleting a bunch of stuff I've posted. There are, however a few things that I want to keep, so I thought I'd put them on here so when I print my blog out as my "journal" I have a printed record of everyday aspects of me and my life.

Written January 30, 2009
"25 Random Things About Me"

1. I wear my pajamas when I take my boys to school.
2. I'm already thinking about pre-school (in a good way) for Miles- he's 3 months old
3. I'm a vegetarian
4. Hot Thai food is awesome
5. I am obsessive-compulsive about snow removal from my driveway and walks.
6. I am a control freak and not getting my way is hard for me
7. I love mashed potatoes.
8. I ate green gumdrops (the spearamint ones) for breakfast
9. I let my kids eat mac & cheese everyday, but only the Whole Grain kind
10. The inside of my car is nasty dirty
11. I like to make stuff- foods, cards, etc
12. I want to go to Peru.
13. I'd like to go to base camp on Everest.
14. I play the piano
15. I intensely dislike camping.
16. I am listed as retired with the AARP
17. I intentionally flooded the school toilets in 4th grade
18. I want to do the ULCER century ride this summer and pull Miles along in the trailer
19. My hair is amazingly straight and won't hold a curl or take color
20. I take great pride in my children's accomplishments
21. I like blogging.
22. I intensely dislike attending Sunday School
23. I hate finger/hand prints on door frames
24. I haven't read a REAL book in a long time, I just can't focus on print right now
25. I refuse to tag anyone!

Written February 19, 2009
"My Husband"

1. What's he doing right now? Working on a new drill bit design
2. You’re out to eat. What kind of dressing does he get on his salad? 1,000 Island
3. What is one food he doesn’t like? Circus Peanuts
4. You go out to the bar. What does he order? Tomato Juice
5. Where did he go to high school? American Fork High, Class of '83
6. What size shoe does he wear? 8.5
7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? bikes
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? Monster Sandwich (made by me!)
9. What would the Husband eat every day if he could? Bean Burritos (and he does)
10. What is his favorite cereal? Oatmeal (another daily food)
11. What would he never wear? a Speedo
12. What is his favorite sports team? None... he likes downhill skiing (he's not a team player!)
13. Who is his best friend? Me, but when he wants to go biking, it is Kevin!
14. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn’t do? Waft
15. Who did he vote for in the last election? Some Libertarian (for State Treasurer)
16. How many states has he lived in? 4 (Utah, Ohio, Michigan, Colorado)
17. What is his heritage? Mostly British and Danish
18. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind? Angel Food (but he'd rather have a watermelon)
19. Did he play sports in high school? "Play" is a funny word... he wrestled and "played" football
20. What could he spend hours doing? Spinning and practicing the violin

March 30, 2009
"You Know Me"

Three names I go by:
1. Larrrrrrr-la
2. Mom
3. Orla

Three Jobs I have had in my life
1.Cytotechnologist
2. Swim Team Coach
3. Xeroxer at Xerox Business Services

Three Places I have lived
1. Hampton, Virginia
2. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3. Salt Lake City, Utah

Three Favorite drinks
1. Water
2. Diet Coke with Lime
3. Caffeine Free Diet Coke

Three TV Shows that I watch
1. Nightly News
2. Local News
3. Letterman

Three places I have been
1. China
2. Israel
3. Luxembourg

Three words that describe me
1. busy
2. micromanaging
3. silly

Three favorite films
1. Emma
2. You've Got Mail
3. When Harry Met Sally

Three People who know me Best
1. Dan
2. Aly
3. God

Three words that don't describe me
1. Chillaxed
2. Unopinionated
3. Male

Three favorite words:
1. Now
2. Good Night Boys
3. Fabulous

Three things that annoy me:
1. Cabinets Left Open
2. Quoters
3. Hand prints on Door Frames

People who call me regularly
1. Sisters
2. Shauna
3. Sharon

Three things you want to do before you turn 50
1. Go to Peru
2. Get Lasic
3. Do a Century Ride

Three things you do when you are bored
1. Internet
2. Fold Laundry
3. Go for a Walk

Three of my favorite foods
1. Thai!
2. Garlic Naan
3. Scrambled Eggs

Three places I want to go:
1. Peru
2. Australia
3. Base Camp at Everest

Three Things I am looking forward to
1. My boys growing up into productive, motivated men
2. Finding a new house
3. Getting Beijing declawed

Three things I plan to do before the day is over
1. Take out my contacts
2. Do my Strength Training
3. Make a Fire Escape Plan

Written July 17, 2009
MMMMMEEEEEEE Monster!

1. What time did you get up this morning? I got out of bed at 6 a.m. to open the windows to let the cool air in and to update the house listings on KSL and Craigslist.

2. How do you like your steak? I'm a vegetarian... but back in the day, I ate it medium.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Last summer I took Nolan to see Journey to the Center of the Earth. That's the last time I went to a theater.

4. What is your favorite TV show? I don't watch TV per se, but often I fall asleep with Universal Sports Channel on.

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? I don't know... not in Rome or east Texas!

6. What did you have for breakfast? Today it was Malt-o-Meal Tootie Frooties and chocolate chips!

7. What is your favorite cuisine? I love Thai & Indian Food. If it's spicy, I like it!

8. What foods do you dislike? Slimey foods--- Jello, mushrooms, tomatoes, etc.

9. Favorite Place to Eat? To eat out? For quick meals I like Cafe Fresh inside Good Earth Foods, and Cafe Rio.

10. Favorite dressing? None! Let the vegetables speak for themselves!

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? A Chevy Prizm with a dent in the front bumper where Dan hit an opossum.

12. What are your favorite clothes? These questions are stupid. I'd hang out in my pajama pants and orange t-shirt all the time if it was socially acceptable and self cleaning!

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? I'm in a Peru kind of mood.

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? Depends on the day.

15. Where would you want to retire? Somewhere where I am debt free!

16. Favorite time of day? The 5 minutes between the time my boys have gone to bed and I go to bed.

17. Where were you born? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Downhill Skiing and swimming (in the pool, not downhill!)

22. Bird watcher? What happened to #s 19-21? Thanks to whoever deleted them. Let's see... bird watcher... only if there's a bird right in front of me.

23. Are you a morning person or a night person? Morning.

24. Do you have any pets? 3 boys, a husband, and Nolan has a cat.

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? My eyes are so dry that I have to use artificial tears.

26. What did you want to be when you were little? A teacher... I'm do glad I got over that!

27. What is your best childhood memory? First one that popped in my head was buying a really big jaw breaker at Columbia.

28. Are you a cat or dog person? Well we have a cat, but I don't really like her.

29. Are you married? Yes... 18 years next month

30. Always wear your seat belt? Yes. I'm religious about that!

31. Been in a car accident? Who hasn't?

32. Any pet peeves? Drama Kings, whiners, coddled "grown-ups"

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? pineapple, peppers, onions, and corn (really, you should try the corn!)

34. Favorite Flower? Wildflowers picked for me from my boys or daisies

35. Favorite ice cream? Rocky Road with real mini marshmallows in it... no marshmallow cream (Off topic, but yesterday I bought mint chip ice cream; it was white instead of green!)

36. Favorite fast food restaurant? I'll eat a baked potato and side salad at Wendys or a cheese quesadilla at Taco Bell, but that's the limit

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None, but I lost points for not backing up in a straight line and for (of all things) driving too slow!

38. From whom did you get your last email? From Deep Discounts DVD confirming an order I placed this morning!

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? I don't know... I hate shopping. Probably Target because I could get some of everything.

40. Do anything spontaneous lately? I ate a piece of London Broil...

41. Like your job? Being a mom is awesome, but the chauffeur part isn't the best.

42. Broccoli? Yes! Lightly steamed, but never raw!

43. What was your favorite vacation? I loved Kauai, China with my family, and Israel

44. Last person you went out to dinner with? The family... Sweet Tomatoes

45. What are you listening to right now? The noises of the house... Jonathan mixing up a pancake, the computer running, the refrigerator purring, and car that just passed by outside.

46. What is your favorite color? Red

47. How many tattoos do you have? None, but I have scars

49. What time did you finish this quiz? 10:06 a.m. (already made Nolan breakfast, been to Walmart, Smiths, and swim team practice)

50. Coffee Drinker? Nope.