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Lazy Sunday Meme~The 5-5-5 Tag

in Uncategorized on 02/21/10

Michelle over at Flying Giggles and Lollipops caught me in a game of tag!

I am to answer the five questions with five answers and tag 5 more bloggers. Be sure to pay a visit to Michelle and check out all her great posts, she is a sweetie!
Question 1: Where were you five years ago?
1.) Running around with a 6 and a 3 year old.  Embracing the crazy.  
2.) You could often find me with a hard hat on, a matching wee hard hat for the three year old.  We were in the throws of our very own Restaurant Makeover.

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We flipped a Burger King into a upscale dining restaurant.  So much fun, so much work.
3.) Since it’s February I was also probably preparing for our annual trip to Florida. Oh how I love me some sun!
4.) Trying to decide if I could truly handle this stay at home mom gig.
5.) Making a decision.  Are two children enough for me?  Still deciding!

Question 2: What is (was) on your to-do list today?
1.) Ummm, laundry.  Sexy eh?
2.) Figure out what on earth I’m going to wear to that 40th Birthday party tomorrow night.
3.) Who’s kidding who, buy something new for that party tomorrow night.
4.) Carpool home from Cheerleading.  Second carpool to Gymnastics.  I’m a glorified chauffeur.
5.) Try not to eat all those crumbly oatmeal cookies in the kitchen.  Remember?  The party tomorrow night?

Question 3: What five snacks do you enjoy? 
1.) Dur.  Cookies..oh especially hot out of the oven.  Yum.
2.) Popcorn.   I have a problem.
3.) Warm toasty bread and tapenade shared with my hubby.
4.)  Raw Almonds (I know, boring)
5.)  Any kind of muffin.  That is what goes best with the oh so addictive Chi Tea Lates from Starbucks. 

Question 4: What five places have you lived?
1.) On a beautiful lake in the Muskoka’s.  The colors, the rocks.  Sigh.  This is where I spent weekends and summers when I was growing up.

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2.) In a house with shag carpets and olive green appliances.  I am a child of the seventies and eighties.
3.) A University dorm room.  Too small and not enough bathrooms.  All kinds of fun.

4.)  My first Apartment.  A tri-plex where we rarely locked the doors and went back and forth between the neighbours like some kind of bad sitcom.
5.)  My current home.  Full of myself, my hubby, 2 girls a dog and cat.  A house full of much laughter love.

Question 5: What five things would you do if you were a billionaire?
1.) Travel!  There is so much of the world to see.  Apparently my 8 year old wants too see “A Mime in A Box in Paris”  Huh?  Funny kid.

2.) Build our dream home and pay off mortgages of those near and dear. 
3.) Create Summer Camps for children and teens with special needs.   There are just not enough quality services for these incredible people.
4.)  Buy that vacation home somewhere warm and sunny! Have you heard, I hate the snow.
5.) Did I mention travel?  I see a year of homeschooling and traveling.  Five star all the way baby.

And now 5 more bloggers…

You know I always feel such guilt trying to pick just 5 people to pass these things along to!  If you want to play, please do, in the meantime I will ask these new reads if they want to play!

Cooking at Cafe D

Housewife Bliss

Mommy After 30

Gurski Gossip

Perfect Cadence

Whew! Have a great weekend!

P.S.  I think Sunday is also a perfect day to enter my Charitable Creations GiveAway!  Hope to see you there!

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    Comments

    1. Insanitykim says

      February 25, 2010 at 3:48 pm

      Great lists! That restaurant looks fantastic! Did u keep it or flip and sell?

      Here is a list for you.

      1. My back hurts.
      2. I am angry that my zit cream makes my face itch.
      3. I want to know why Alaska followed me to Kentucky…WHAT’S WITH THE SNOW?!
      4. Al Gore needs to be shaken, and,
      5. I just burned my tongue drinking hot tea.

      The end.

    2. honeypiehorse says

      February 23, 2010 at 8:12 am

      I love your summer camp idea. I have a friend whose sister works at a summer camp with disabled kids if you ever want me to put you in touch.

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