Nursing Your Kids

Because I’m nothing if not original, I’m starting NaBloPoMo off with a meme seen at Ladybug’s Picnic

1. What kind of SOAP is in your bathtub right now?
Something blue in a bar for Bob and Dove-like generic bodywash for me.

2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator?
Sadly it’s out of season, so no watermelon.

3. What would you change about your living room?
The cats destroyed the hand-me-down navy blue leather furniture that I never much cared for to begin with.

4. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty?
Dirty

5. What is in your fridge?
Milk, beer, apple cider, butter (salted and sweet), soy milk, bok choy, leftover roasted potatoes and carrots, apples, pears, sour cream, lots of condiments including a jar or mayonnaise that’s way expired (I don’t touch the stuff), a huge head of broccoli from my farm share, leftover sweet potatoes and black beans, spinach tortillas, several kinds of cheese, roast beef for Bob’s lunch, a bunch of kale, and a lot of items I can’t think of right now.

6. White or wheat bread?
Wheat bread

7. What is on top of your refrigerator?
Coffee filters, a cake plate and some junk I can’t remember

8. What color or design is on your shower curtain?
Green ivy

9. How many plants are in your home?
About a dozen and a bunch outside that need to come in for the winter.

10. Is your bed made right now?
No, I’m not good about making the bed.

11. Comet or Soft Scrub?
Neither. I’ve been using baking soda.

12. Is your closet organized?
No. It’s a complete mess.

13. Can you describe your flashlight?
We have a small black metal generic Mag-lite, a large Blue flashlight that has a stand, and a medium-sized black flashlight with a white ring.

14. Do you drink out of glass or plastic most of the time at home?
Glass.

15. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now?
No. We never have iced tea in the house.

16. If you have a garage, is it cluttered?
It is a complete disaster.

17. Curtains or blinds?
Crappy blinds we inherited with the house and haven’t changed.

18. How many pillows do you sleep with?
Two or three. Sometimes I cuddle one.

19. Do you sleep with any lights on at night?
No.

20. How often do you vacuum?
A few times a week or daily when we’ve got the wood stove running.

21. Standard toothbrush or electric?
Electric

22. What color is your toothbrush?
White. Mine’s got the pink identifying ring.

23. Do you have a welcome mat on your front porch?
Yes, but it doesn’t say welcome so I guess it’s just a mat.

24. What is in your oven right now?
Nothing.

25. Is there anything under your bed?
Too many shoes, mostly Bob’s.

26. Chore you hate doing the most?
Folding laundry. It often sits for weeks, wrinkling in the basket, but emptying the dishwasher is a close second.

27. What retro items are in your home?
We have many antique items, but retro? I guess Bob’s record player and an old-school juice squeezer.

28. Do you have a separate room that you use as an office?
We have an office but we don’t use it. It’s cold and cluttered and the desktop is seven years old and the monitor’s stripy.

29. How many mirrors are in your home?
Three. One in each bathroom and one at the bottom of the front stairs.

30. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home?
About $300 worth of traveler’s checks and probably just as much in loose change.

31. What color are your walls?
Brown in the living room, yellow in the dining room, green in the kitchen, “spring dust” in our bedroom (yes, it looks like pollen), and a sand color pretty much every where else.

32. Do you keep any kind of protection weapons in your home?
I don’t think we do. We (well, Bob, not I) had a gun at some point that he was holding for a friend whose wife wouldn’t allow it in the house. I’m pretty sure he gave it back.

33. What does your home smell like right now?
I don’t know. An old house I guess? Litter box in the laundry room? It smells like basement in the basement.

34. Favorite candle scent?
I can’t stand scented candles anymore.

35. What kind of pickles (if any) are in your refrigerator right now?
Gherkins and some pickles a friend made.

36. What color is your favorite Bible?
I don’t have a favorite bible.

37. Ever been on your roof?
I’ve put a foot out, but I generally save that kind of work for Bob.

38. Do you own a stereo?
Yes

39. How many TVs do you have?
Two or three. There may be one in the basement.

40. How many house phones?
One with an extra cordless extension.

41. Do you have a housekeeper?
No. We need a cleaning service.

42. What style do you decorate in?
Eclectic. Antiques mixed with newer Ikea crap.

43. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints?
I’m too chicken to buy prints.

44. Is there a smoke detector in your home?
Yes, several on each floor.

45. In case of fire, what are the items in your house which you’d grab if you only could make one quick trip?
Sam and whatever cats I could grab.