Monday, January 31, 2011

An Adventure with Flat Mamarazzi

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There was a GNO with the RHOK girls and the ever adorable JennyKate and Impulsive Addict took Flat Mamarazzi and her Flat BFF MiMi out with them last Friday night.

You are gonna want to head over to their blogs for all the juicy details BUT here are a couple of pics.

From JennyKate....
From Impulsive Addict...

Yep, apparently the boys from Twilight were there and I hear they got a little handsy...really who could blame them Flat Mamarazzi is HOT!

I am not a real Twihard or whatever Twilight fans are called...never jumped on that wagon....but my teenager Jordan looooves Twilight and Big Daddy has taken her to the midnight premieres.

So I DO know enough to know that I am most def Team Jacob.

Does that make me a cougar?

Wait.

Don't answer that...m-kay?

So if you want to take Flat Mamarazzi out on the town, for tea, to a ladies who lunch, to the gyno, to the park, mall...where ever just tell me which "Flat" you want and I will send it. OH and I will also send a little thanks you gift for being such a fabulous hostess.



11MamarazziFlats

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PS hey IA...did your OCD notice they are in numerical order? You. Are. Welcome.

Taking Back Monday Giveaway: Valentine Earrings

Giveaway CLOSED
Congrats to Megan of Kitschy Suburbia

Last weeks winner announced HERE!
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Who says Monday has to be bad? Let's start the week right with an Etsy Giveaway...

OK who wants some ADORABLE one of a kind sterling silver handcrafted wire HEART earrings?

1.31.11TwistedBeaderPrize

Gorgeous right?

And perfectly Valentiney...I am in love. BUT these are for YOU! I mean, if you want to enter to win them that is.

They have been donated by the FABULOUS Etsy shop Twisted Beading.

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A shop filled with gorgeous creations. So many wonderful things, there is for sure something for everyone.

So how do you enter to win? It is really easy actually...

Just go to Twisted Beading take a look around and come back and tell me the items you fell in love with.

This is a MANDATORY entry

You can also earn 5 EXTRA entries for doing EACH of the following...

TWEET (5 ENTRIES)
@HolleeAnnCFG Super cute earrings up for grabs, enter at http://www.ourdandelionwishes.com

POST (5 ENTRIES)
on your blog LiNKiNG back to Dandelion Wishes...send your readers here to check in and let me know they voted so they can get entered for cool prizes too...come on, it's nice to share.

FACEBOOK (5 ENTRIES)
status linking to Dandelion Wishes FAN page (you'll have to like me first :))

You can also DOUBLE your chances to win by commenting on our Facebook page.

Giveaway open to US and Canada only.

Winner will be selected by random.org and will be announced on Monday February 7, 2011

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PS I don't respond via email (or follow back) to comments left on Monday Giveaways, unless you have a question.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

My Happy List

Soooo HAPPY because I will be basking in the awesomeness of my family this weekend.

My sister Meg and her littlest are here from Arkansas for a quick visit.

She came to run a race with my sister Amy and Big Daddy. It's a 10 mile run. Meg will be running for time. Amy and Big Daddy will be doing more of a walk and run, pacing themselves.

She came to California for a RUN?

Yeah, I heard you...I hear everything.

She used the race as a good reason to escape Winter in Arkansas...did I mention it has been in the 70's here?

AND my mom missed her so she flew her out.

HAPPY!

So, as you are reading this, I am HAPPILY enjoying family time.

I am super HAPPY about all of the people who have linked up their posts for my bloggy Enable Your Email Revolution.

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There was one post in particular that I really enjoyed. Lu gave an entire tutorial (with pictures) over on Housewife Eclectic on how to enable your email. Brilliant. LOVE it!

I am going to continue to collect links until Feb 1. Then I will draw from the links and send one lucky person a mini Pinktastic package.

Speaking of Pinktastic Swaptastic...I finally have all of my packages wrapped and ready to box up to send to my Swap partner Impulsive Addict. It took me a long time to get them all wrapped and I know they will get smooshed in the box so I wanted to take a picture. So I laid them out on a cute blanket and when I came back with the camera I found this sleeping puppy.


All that pink makes me very HAPPY!

Knowing that PINKtastic packages will be making their way to people's homes in a week makes me HAPPY too.

Are y'all getting to know your partners?

Connecting people makes me HAPPY so, get out there and make a bloggy friend, or really what is the point of the swap? Right?

I have been really enjoying getting to know my Pinktastic Swaptastic partner...did you hear she is even taking Flat Mamarazzi to a GNO? HAPPY!

Flat Mamarazzi makes me HAPPY too. I am so excited that so many people want to take my Flat out on the town...woo hoo!

OH I am also HAPPY that so many people linked up their Happy Lists last weekend. We even had a few newbies, love that! (holla!)

And, as promised I have selected one of our Happy List participants for a prize...one of my Happy List items and a few other little items from Happy Lists of the past. The winner is Rachel from the blog From Chasing Crowns to Chasing Chickens.

Congrats Rachel, send me your mailing address and I will ship your goodies to you on Feb 4th when I will be at the post office! I also noticed that Rachel commented on every Happy List. Wow. That. Is. Awesome.

Speaking of goodies. How are y'all loving Taking Back Monday with me? Have you entered for this week's Etsy giveaway? Seriously gorgeous stuff up for grabs. You have until Sunday night to enter, but do not wait. Prizes=HAPPY!

Soooo what is on YOUR Happy List this week? Create your post, don't forget to add this little Happy List button, and link up:

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This is NOT a Blog Hop, please only link up your Happy List. Somehow we ended up listed on a bunch of blog hops. Mamarazzi, doesn't do blog hops. This is a link party for "My Happy List," not a cut and paste (thoughtless-comment-that-has-nothing-to-do-with-the-post -that-you-obviously-didn't-read) "I am your newest follower, follow me back" blog hop kinda thing.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Friday Confessional

I Confess...

I have been watching American Idol.

I promised myself after last year that I wouldn't. It. Was. So. Bad.

I thought I could keep that promise when I found out Simon was leaving the show.

THEN

I hear Steven Tyler is a judge and 15 yr old me screamed "STEVEN TYLER!! I love Steven Tyler"

Yep, I have always had this thing for him.

I am not even really sure what it is.

He isn't really even that good looking.

Like. At. All. Even.

But there is something about him that really blows my skirt up.

Yep, I said it.

*blushing*

I Confess...

I am sad to hear Regis Philbin is leaving his show.

I love Regis.

Not in the same way I love Steven Tyler.

That would be gross.

I just love the banter he has with Kelly Ripa.

OH Kelly...now that girl is my BFF, she doesn't know it.

But she is.

Back to Regis...

Yeah it is time, but I will miss him.

I Confess...

Barbara Walters needs to take a page from Regis' book.

Seriously, she is old.

She makes me crazy on The View.

Which is why I broke up with The View

I Confess....

I watch The Talk instead.

OH and the Gayle King Show.

So good.

I Heart OWN

I Confess...

I think I might watch too much TV.

This happens when your home is also your office and you rarely sleep.

Or maybe it just happens to me.

*pathetic*

It is what it is.

Don't judge me.

Obviously I need more real life friends.

Turning on me now would just be mean.

Anyone still there?

I Confess...

When I hear about my bloggy friends gathering for a Girl's Night Out, I get jealous.

I want local friends. I need local friends. I have TRIED making local friends.

I have no close local friends.

I love a good GNO.

My bloggy friend Sami and I were text messaging the other day (yeah, we text) and she was getting ready to meet her peeps for a GNO.

Suddenly I got all kinds of jealous.

Like J-E-A-L-O-U-S.

I said, "Girl one of these days I am gonna send you a Flat Mamarazzi to take on a GNO"

She thought this was a great idea (cuz she thinks everything I say is genius).

THEN I was text messaging my bloggy friend MiMi (yeah, we text too) and told her about my Flat idea.

She also thought it was genius (see a pattern here? I am only friends with people who think I am super smart...and pretty...and funny...hmm maybe this is why all of my friends live in the computer)

And the plan for Flat Mamarazzi and Flat MiMi was born!

Soon there was a lot of Twitter talk with JennyKate and Impulsive Addict (who I also text, be jealous)....

And now Flat MiMi and I are going to GNO with the RHOK girls.

So...who wants to take me out on the town next?

I come with 11 different hair and wardrobe changes.

Thanks to the ever awesome Sami and her equally awesome hubz.
FlatMamarazzi 1 2 4

FlatMamarazzi 3 7 5 10

FlatMamarazzi 8 9 6 11

See the cool thing about being a "Flat" is that I can be whatever dress size I want too.

I mean really, my Flat is only like 9 inches tall, she needs to be skinny too.

Yeah, I made a Flat version of myself only cuter.

AND

Yeah, I am serious about my bloggy friends showing my Flat Mamarazzi a good time.

You remember when I had my niece's Flat Reese right?

Well, same thing...Flat Mamarazzi is ready to travel. She is looking for an adventure, it doesn't have to be a GNO, it could be tea, or a pedicure...or throw her in your suitcase for your next vacation, she loves a good road trip.

Going somewhere exotic? Bring Flat Mamarazzi along, she has a passport and everything.

So leave me a comment or send me Private Message letting me know which "Flats" you want and I will send them to you.

You take pictures of our adventure, create a post and I will link up your blog AND send you a little gift for being such an amazing hostess.

Fun right? Flat Mamarazzi gets out, you get a gift. Win/Win.

OH I even made a button, see it over there on my sidebar?

Confess, you know you want one!

I Confess...

This entire confession paints me as seriously self absorbed.

If the narcissism fits...

So they (Mamarazzi and Glamazon) say that confession is good for the soul, so grab our super cute button, confess and link up! You will feel better, we promise.
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PS my sister Meg is here from Arkansas and I am in Hollister, basking in her awesomeness, so I won't be blog hopping until Sunday night or Monday. I PINKY promise I WILL be by.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Pink! It just keeps getting better.

OK so if you have been reading my blog for any length of time (or any time at all really) you know I love love big red puffy heart L-O-V-E the color pink. If it comes in PINK I want it!

So getting my package together for my PINKtastic Swaptastic has REALLY been a joy and has made me VERY happy!

All. Things. Pink. I can hardly stand how HAPPY it makes me.

One of my favorite series of children's books is Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann


So CUTE! So perfect for bedtime reading with your littles.

Last weekend while I was out blog hopping and visiting everyone who linked up their Happy List (yep, I visit everyone from my link parties) I found out that Pinkalicious has made it's way to the stage.


YES, the MUSICAL!!!

Filled with songs like "Pinkarific", "Pinkatitis" and "The Pink Blues".

I. Die.

So then I start with the Google search to find out if it is showing at a theater near me.

No luck.

But my Google search was not in vain.


I SERIOUSLY need more little girls in my life!

THIS ROOM is waiting for them. Not so very patiently.

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p.s. I really wanted to do this post in pink, but I haven't been able to change colors or font sizes since early Dec...any computer gurus out there wanna help me?

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Talkin' about it Tuesday

1. Do you decorate for Valentine’s day?
I have a few Valentine-y things around, nothing over the top, just little bits of cuteness here and there.

2. Does your desktop have a picture or computer graphic? Is it organized?
Graphic...big PINK Gerbera daisy....my favorite flower. Umm...I don't really have it organized. I guess the folders and programs I use a lot are pulled off to the side.

3. Do you use a paper planner, electric planner or no planner at all?
Both...yep, I am that busy and important.

4. Do you change purses or bags often or stick with a good thing?
I typically use the same one for a year. I use to changes purses with outfits, but where I live, why bother. Meh, I'm in a mood. Boo!

5. What’s your favorite YouTube Video?
I DARE you NOT to laugh. I keep this one handy for when I need a pick me up...good stuff.

6. Do you use Turbo Tax or a real person to pay your taxes?
Big Daddy does our taxes...I think he just uses his huge brain but I am not really sure.

7. How many states have you set foot (or tire) in? Which ones?
Hmm...California, Texas, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, New York, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii, New Mexico, New Jersey...that's 14, really? That's all? Hmm I need to get out more. Who wants to invite me for a visit?

8. How many countries have you been in? Which ones?
Just Mexico. Sad.

9. How many pillows are in your house? (Sleeping or decorative)
A LOT...I could count but i am lazy, and do you REALLY want to know?

10. How cold is too cold for flip flops?
I were flip flops 9 months of the year. Nov. Dec. Jan. and sometimes part of Feb. I wear shoes/boots that cover my feet. It has to be pretty cold.
Top 2 Healthy Recipes and Snack Ideas

As soon as I saw the questions I knew exactly what my answers would be.

{ONE} Our "go to" healthy but delicious recipe comes from our Cooking With Jordan archives. We are going back to 2008 for Buffalo Chicken Bites. Go look, J is sooo cute and my furniture is hideous. I miss that "little girl" but not the hideous furniture.

Now tell me...did you go look for the furniture or the cute girl?

{TWO} And my favorite healthy snack is FRUIT...I cannot get enough Fuji Apples and Little Cuties lately...YUM!
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Monday, January 24, 2011

Taking Back Monday Giveaway: $25 Gift Certificate

Giveaway Closed....Congrats to Aubrey S.

Last week's winner announced HERE!
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Who says Monday has to be bad? Let's start the week right with an Etsy Giveaway...

OK. Who wants $25 to spend in a fantastic Etsy shop?



Again, look at me with my super silly questions.

One lucky Dandelion Wishes reader is going to be the recipient of a $25 gift card for:

1.24.11RhondaMichaelsJewelry


A shop filled with gorgeous creations. So many wonderful things, there is for sure something for everyone.

So how do you enter to win? It is really easy actually...

Just go to Rhonda Michaels Jewelry take a look around and come back and tell me the items you fell in love with.


This is a MANDATORY entry

You can also earn 5 EXTRA entries for doing EACH of the following...

TWEET (5 ENTRIES)
@HolleeAnnCFG Win some adorable arm warmers http://www.ourdandelionwishes.com

POST (5 ENTRIES)
on your blog LiNKiNG back to Dandelion Wishes...send your readers here to check in and let me know they voted so they can get entered for cool prizes too...come on, it's nice to share.

FACEBOOK (5 ENTRIES)
status linking to Dandelion Wishes FAN page (you'll have to like me first :))

Winner will be selected by random.org and will be announced on Monday 1/31
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PS I don't respond via email to comments left on Monday Giveaways, unless you have a question

Saturday, January 22, 2011

My Happy List

OK I know you have seen it all over the blogsphere but I was recently asked to do a review for CSN Stores. You DO know CSN right? CSN Stores has over 200 online stores where you can find everything from stylish handbags, to a wooden swing set, or great cookware! I am still trying to decide what I am going order and review!

It's been a while since I shared some products that are currently making My Happy list.

I have mentioned this lip balm before but I have to say I super love it. Big Daddy buys me a case of it every Christmas. I LOVE this stuff...love it!

Want to win a tube of your own (along with a few other little prizes)? Create a Happy List and LINK up THIS week. I will draw a winner on Monday 1/31. Wow that was all just spontaneous...I am so cool! Read a post, find out how to get in on a prize, yeah...that's awesome.
As a joke I got Big Daddy (my germa phobe, OCD hand washing hubz) this No Touch soap dispenser for his Christmas stocking. Little did I know it would become my new favorite addition to my kitchen. Yep, it sits by my kitchen sink. I am not sure who uses it the most, I really like how clean it looks AND how yummy the soap smells.
I love love love this Beauty Rush lip gloss from Victoria Secret. My favorite is "I Want Candy". It's clear and it smells sooooo good. I first tried it a couple years ago when Pooba was my Favorite Things Swap partner (holla!) It was love at first application. PERFECTION! (when Iwent to grab the link to add so you guys could see my swap package I was reminded at how HUGE I use to let me swaps get 105 participants...craZeeee! Oh and my old button, retro Dandelion Wishes...RAD!)
Inexpensive with fantastic coverage. I love this bare mineral foundation from L'OREAL. I love how light it is and how perfectly it applies. Actually I am a fan of a lot of L'OREAL. I have been using their Lash Out mascara since High School. LOVE it!
In addition to the material things on my Happy List....

I am super HAPPY that my baby sister Meg and her littlest sweetie are on their way to California THIS week...woo hoo! They are just coming for a short visit but we are going to squeeze in as much fun as possible. LOVE her!! Can't wait!

I am HAPPY that I am all done shopping for my PINKtastic Swap partner Impulsive Addict. I went a LITTLE over budget. I know, I know...bad Mamarazzi. BUT in my defense, I was texting my partner the whole time we were BOTH shopping and she told me that she went over budget too. She even said, "My car looks like it threw up pink" LOL. Yeah, we are both out of control...whatever.

The weather has me super HAPPY this week. It has been sunny and clear and in the 60's. Gorgeous! We have had the doors and windows open enjoying the crisp fresh air.

I am loving how many people are jumping in on the bloggy revolution. HAPPY that people are dropping the "No-Reply" on their blogs. Down with the no reply blogger, viva le revolution! Have you joined yet? Create a post and link up HERE I am collecting links until February then everyone who linked up will go into a drawing for a prize. You can add the button to ANY post, just get the word out there!

This last one may sound silly, but I am HAPPY that the months of December and January have brought lots of new bloggy friends. Almost 100 new followers. THRILLING! If you are blog stalking and haven't said hello yet, please do. I would love to know you and I really appreciate when other bloggers add to the conversation here at Dandelion Wishes.

So what is on YOUR Happy List this week? Grab my cute little button, add it to your post and link up!!
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Friday, January 21, 2011

Friday Confessional

I Confess...

I have been in a bit of a funk lately.

It's mostly just lady town junk getting me down.

You know THAT time of the month.

Wait. We can talk about THAT, right?

I swear I turn into someone I don't even like spending time with.

I feel bad for poor Big Daddy, but not too bad.

I mean he get's to escape me for a whole 10 hrs a day.

I am STUCK here with myself.

I mean, how the heck do I escape MYSELF?

That's right, I don't.

Now I feel sorry for myself.

I Confess...

I have very little patience for people who feel the need to leave looooooooong comments about how much they disagree with what I have to say on MY blog.

JUST to disagree.

OK. OK. yeah, go ahead and leave a comment.

Not a 700 word diatribe about "another viewpoint".

(that I am going to delete)

I know there are other viewpoints, really I do.

I am not under any sort of delusion that what I say is Gospel.

But if you totally disagree with me then just "click on by".

I also don't think anyone is agreeing with me just to get on my "good side for a better chance at prizes".

AND I am not even passing out "kool aide" for them to drink, soooo that makes no sense.

Obviously, you and I are two different people.

Obviously.

I Confess...

I received a lot of positive feedback about my recent "bloggy revolution"

And it thrills me to have people join in.

So why does ONE poopy comment

(by someone I don't even care to know)

BUG me so bad?

Lame.

I Confess...

My Love Language is Receiving GIFTS.

and

Words of Affirmation.

and

Quality Time.

So really, Big Daddy

(and anyone reading this for that matter)

Since you know this, making me happy shouldn't be a problem.

Right?

So THEY (Glamazon and Mamarazzi) say confession is good for the soul. So confess and link up. Don't forget to add our SUPER cute button.

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Help Me, Help My Friend!

Hi my friend Jen from Jen's Random Ramblings is also a Scentsy consultant.

I am a Scentsy virgin. I have heard of it but I have never seen it or tried it for myself.

I want to order from her because she is really close to earning a trip to Disney World and because she is a doll face.

But i have NO IDEA what to order. So...what are your favorite scents?

The Prima Cotton sounds like something I might like since I tend to lean towards a crisp clean fresh laundry type of scent, but does it smell like I am imagining it does?

OH if you go an make an order from her let me know. I am personally giving a prize to someone who makes a purchase! I will announce the winner on Jan 30.

Just go to WWW.JenniferFivas.scentsy.us and click on "January Online Orders" under open parties. You MUST order through this party to qualify!

AND

Check out Jen's Blog for details on how ordering from her can qualify you for more prizes.

TELL me your favorite scents pleeeeease!! OH and tell me what you would never buy again too.

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Queen for the Day...Miss Angie

Introducing her Royal Highness...
Miss Angie is the author of the blog My So-Called Chaos where she shares EVERYTHING. I love the Miss Angie describes her blogging style. "I live my life out in the open and i wear my heart on my sleeve. There's no need to change who I am or alter my opinion to please others. these are my words, my raw emotion, and I am happy to share them with you"

Miss Angie seems to be surrounded by really great friends, here she is with her Royal court. I gave Freddy a tiara to make him seem less scary. Did it work? *shivers*
I am impressed with the way that Miss Angie uses her blog as a platform to discuss issues like being OK with oneself and not letting other people's words or opinions get you down. She spoke beautifully of her childhood labeled "the fat kid" and promises kid in similar situations that IT GETS BETTER.

Miss Angie also talks about the ups and downs of single life and how she wishes that someone somewhere would just give her the CHANCE to love them the way they deserve to be loved. Isn't that all anyone wants? Just a chance.

This last link kind of sums it all up ROMANCE. Love the Oscar Wilde quote...

So I know you are all dying to go and bask in Miss Angie's Royal Awesomeness over My So-Called Chaos. But before you go check out some of her answers to Mamarazzi's questions.

If you were a Crayon, what color would you be and why?
Cerrulean. It was always my favorite Crayon in the box, because of it's brilliance and unique name!

How did your parents choose your name?
They were going to name me Vanessa, but decided on Angela because I was a gift from God... Apparently.

If you were another person would you be friends with you?
Totally! I'm one of the most loyal people in the world (sometimes to a fault) and I'm one person you can count on for the truth-however brutal it may be.

What made you decide to start blogging?
I've always wanted to be a writer, this turned out to be a great media to express myself and meet other people.

What are your bloggy peeves?
Not getting any comments... LOL

You can be Queen for the Day on Dandelion Wishes. Have your blog features and get the Royal recognition you deserve! Just fill out the Queen for the Day form found under my Contact Me tab....AND be sure to go and visit today's Queen and leave a thoughtful comment!
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Wee Bit of Me Wednesday

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{one} name one thing you worry about running out of.
Time. I always worry I won't have enough time...as in the BIG picture of time. It may sound morbid but after almost dying laast year, I think about TIME more and worry I won't accomplish the things I have always dreamed of. (wow, that was a downer aren't you glad you stopped by?)

{two} what is your favorite pizza topping?
Artichoke hearts.

{three} what is your favorite harrison ford movie?
Well Indiana Jones without question. But I also really liked him in Extraordinary Measures, great movie...didn't get enough nods.

{four} apple juice or orange juice?
I love orange juice but it has WAY too much sugar, so apple juice.

{five} what’s your favorite thing to do on a sunday afternoon?
LOVE a nap after church. I enjoy anytime with family...we use to have family dinner with my family every Sunday. I miss that.

{six} what is the wallpaper on your cellphone of?
A hot PINK dandelion seed. I tried taking a pic of it for ya but it doesn't show up, trust me though it is RAD!

{seven} do you have a favorite tv commercial?
I pretty much DIE laughing every time i see either one of these. Yep, I die.




{eight} what is the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?
A cricket. It was for a better grade in Junior High. I don't think I ever told my parents. The teacher was Mr. Donahue. He was the first gay man I ever knew. Not that it has anything to do with crickets, or eating weird things for that matter. Wait, what was the question?

{nine} what is one piece of clothing you can’t live without?
Bra. My girls are still in great shape, firm, somewhat perky, I want them to stay that way.

{ten} if you were a character from “lost”, who would you be?
Never watched the show. I'm pretty sure I am glad about that fact.
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