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50 (yes fifty!!) Things You've Never Been Asked

They’re right. I don’t think I’ve done these before.

1. What is the color of your toothbrush? White
2. Name one person who made you smile today? People posting internet memes
3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? reading internet memes
4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? well, that was 8:05, so ...
5. What is your favorite candy bar? 3 Musketeers unless Reese’s cups count as candy bars
6. Have you ever been to a strip club? Yep, for 5 seconds. Whoooopsie
7. What is the last thing you said?  have a good weekend
8. What is your favorite ice cream? Mint Chocolate Chip
9. What was the last thing you had to drink? water
10. Do you like your wallet? Yes its a Thirty-One and I have it in 2 colors
11. What was the last thing you ate? A Reese’s cup
13. The last sporting event you watched on tv? Some football game last weekend when Mike was here
14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn? Some kinda cheese
15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to? My Honey
16. Ever go camping? Yes. I have video. And PTSD.
17. Do you take vitamins daily? Vitamin D
18. Do you go to church every Sunday? Not any more
19. Do you have a tan? No
20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza? Yes
21. Do you drink your soda with a straw? Yes but I rarely drink soda
22. What did your last text message say? Luvluv gnite
23. What are you doing tomorrow? Lesson plans
25. Look to your left, what do you see? Boris the Yeti
26. What color is your watch? Tan strap. Garfield and Pooky on the face
27. What do you think of when you hear Australia? G’day mate
29. Do you go in a fast food place or just hit the drive through? Drive thru always....
30. What is your favorite number? 13
31. Who's the last person you talked to on the phone? My Honey
32. Any plans today? Entering homework grades, grading quizzes, bingeing season 2 of 24
33. How many states have you lived in? 4
34. Biggest annoyance right now? Students who try to manipulate me to get out of homework. I should wear a bodycam so parents can see their kids in action.
35. Last song listened too? My playlist! I think Angel by Sarah MacLachlan
36. Can you say the alphabet backwards? Yes
38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? Are you kidding? I match my outfit.
39. Are you jealous of anyone? Ha! I’m living my life long dream!
40. Is anyone jealous of you? idk Probably people who hate their jobs.
41. Do you love anyone? A whole lotta people
42. Do any of your friends have children? & grandchildren. Yes (I think this might have originated with the younger crowd.
43. What do you usually do during the day? Classes, chapel, classes, lunch, classes, office hours, grading, lesson planning
44. Do you hate anyone right now? Hate is not a part of me. Now I can get riled up over uninformed or just mean people.
45. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? Yes
46. What are you doing right now? Avoiding grading
48. Are you thinking about someone right now? My momma has been on my mind since Wednesday
49. Have you ever been to Six Flags? Yes
50. How did you get your worst scar? Falling down the up escalator at the West Springfield metro. That’s perpetual motion people. I have escalator marks in my knee. And PTSD.

Goodbye Kirby Bing

Kirby Bing was a good dog.
Rescued from the mean streets of Henderson, he was not a cute little puppy at Petsmart that day, but Aly and I saw a frightened dog that needed a family to rescue him. And even though Aly picked him out, he was Daddy's boy.
He was the king of the sammamammers, chasing them around the patio, and occasionally catching a tail. He was an escape artist and a runner - open gate, open door, he was out! He didn't mind the cats and put up with his baby brother Charlie's constant herding.
Now he's crossed the rainbow bridge, reuniting with Cricket and Snowy, with Scrappy and Nana. Be free, Kirby. Free of the sickness that was breaking you down every day. Free of the insulin shots you bore without flinching. Enjoy treats again! Run all over! Know that we will love and miss you always. Rest in peace, my friend.

You were a good boy.

Getting Back to Writing

It has been a long time since I blogged, or wrote much of anything, and it is time for that to change.  I've relayed stories over Facebook for some time, so I'll be copying them here, with the original release dates over the next few days. If you 'subscribe' to this blog, get ready for a bunch of notifications.
But I am hilarious, so you really shouldn't mind.

It's That Time of Year

My mammogram was scheduled today and I was so excited about it, I drove to Deaconess downtown, where they haven’t done mammograms for 18 mo (says the nice elderly gentleman trying not to read my “no pants are the best pants” shirt). 

Speeding along, I get to the Newburgh hospital and look further down on the google result for Evansville breast center - 520 Mary St Evansville. 

Now some words came out of my mouth that I’m not going to type here, but before I tore off to downtown Evansville, I checked the actual appointment in MyChart and I *am* supposed to be in Newburgh. Whew. 

I find a place to park but the car won’t let me leave. Usually this means you are walking away with your keys still in the car. But no. The keys are in my purse, outside the car. Open the door. Close the door. BEEEEP. Oh. I forgot to turn the car off. Stupid fancy push button. 

Anyway I make it in and immediately hear a newborn. Like a right *now* being born baby and the chimes sound and now I’m in the breast center reception area ugly crying. 

Happy Thursday, y’all, and be sure to get yer bewbies smashed on a regular basis. It is an adventure.

Edit to add: post-smashing I can say that it hurts like a 7 on the pain scale, especially when they do it for a second time at a 45° angle. 3 hours later I still have red marks. Seems Susan G Komen could figure out something that didn’t hurt so much along with all that “awareness “ they’re spreading.

Four Years Ago

Today, I had dinner with my daughter in these very few weeks between her last final as a college sophomore and her summer job in New York City.

Today, my granddaughter Cassie had corrective surgery on her eyes that will help her to see.

Today I got a random blurry snapshot of Zeke from Zak, who finally got his phone fixed and finally texted his mother 😉. 

Today, we gave our dog Kirby the first insulin shot for the rest of his life. 

Four years ago today, I lost my mom, on Mother’s Day. If she were here, she’d have gone to dinner with us. She’d have been hanging outside Cassie’s room. She’d have been visiting Zeke. She’d probably even learn how to give a dog an insulin shot. But she wasn’t here. She didn’t do any of those things. 

Cancer sucks. It doesn’t matter how hard you fight, you make it or you don’t. Sometimes the fight works. Sometimes it gives you false hope. 

How have we raised millions of dollars for awareness with no cure?  I’m pretty sure everyone is aware at this point.  Now what? 

How do we save the next mom, nana, great grandmother, fur mom, sister, daughter, aunt or niece from missing today?

I don’t think we can. But you can make sure you don’t miss YOUR today. Do those little things and cherish every moment.

If Things Were Different

If things were different, we'd be celebrating your 21st birthday tonight. Today, you celebrate in Heaven.

If things were different, we wouldn't have known the heart-wrenching pain of losing a child. Today, we have heartfelt compassion for those who have suffered that loss.

If things were different, Zak would have had a best friend no matter where we moved, and we would have had two boys, double trouble, growing up together. Baby Zeke would have an Uncle Zeke to hold him. 

But if things were different, we might not have the amazing, intelligent, and inspiring Aly. Nana wouldn't have had a grandchild already waiting for her at the pearly gates when she tried so hard to stay here for the others. And we wouldn't appreciate the fragile state of life here on earth.

So, happy birthday Isaiah. Thank you for the two weeks we had, and here's to our forever together.