A Season for Everything

“Borrowed” from The Happy Homemaker.

Smoked a cigarette or tried it: Yeah, I smoked a few standing around at frat parties in college. Still crave one now and then, but after watching my dad die of lung cancer I resist the urge.

Crashed a friend’s car: No.

Stolen a car: No, but I’ve had a couple stolen.

Been dumped: Once or twice. I was usually the dumper. I was fickle back in the day.

Shoplifted: I’m sure I must have taken something when I was little.

Been fired/laid off: Yes. Hubby and I worked at the same plant before we got married and we both got laid off a month before our wedding. Ouch!

Been in a fist fight: No.

Snuck out of your parent’s house: Yes, but not as many times as I snuck in way past curfew.

Been arrested: No.

Gone on a blind date: One. Never again. Who would have thought there could be so much wrong with a guy who’d just graduated from the state police academy?

Lied to a friend: Probably to spare her/his feelings.

Skipped school: Yep.

Seen someone die: No, but I was close with both my dad and my grandmother.

Been to Canada: Yes.

Been to Mexico: No.

Eaten Sushi: Ugh! No. I just can’t get my mind or my stomach past the whole raw fish thing.

Met someone in person from the internet: Not yet.

Taken pain-killers: Yes.

Had a tea party: I don’t think so, not even as a kid. I was a tomboy. My Barbies dated G.I. Joe (before they shrunk him) and Best of the West men and did things like deep-sea diving and sky diving.

Cheated while playing a game: I don’t remember cheating. It’s just a game. Who cares what the outcome is?

Fallen asleep at work: No.

Used a fake ID: No. I’ve gone places and done things underage, but I’ve never been asked for ID. Not once, ever.

Felt an earthquake: No.

Touched a snake: Yes and that was tough. I am more afraid of snakes than anything in the world.

Been robbed: No.

Petted a reindeer/goat: This is a weird question, but yes, I’ve petted both. In fact, we once had a pet goat.

Won a contest: Yes.

Been suspended from school: I had one day of in-school suspension (go to school and sit in a windowless room all day). Does that count?

Been in a car accident: Just one that totalled the car. Not my fault.

Had braces: Nope.

Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night: No, I’m not a big ice cream fan. (Please don’t ask me if I ever ate an entire bag of chips in one night.)

Witnessed a crime: On my way to a Steelers’ game I saw a guy peeing off the side of a bridge onto the (heavily used) pedestrian walkway below. I consider that a crime, but other people were driving by and high-fiving him (gross!!!).

Swam in the ocean: No. I only wade. I saw Jaws when I was pretty young and spent weeks worrying about having my hand or foot chomped off if they hung over the edge of the bed at night, so if I’m worried about shark attacks in my bedroom I’m not likely to go in the ocean. I love the beach. I love going out on boats. I love fishing. I just do not go past mid-shin in the water.

Sung karaoke: Lord, no! I could not do that to innocent bystanders.

Paid for a meal with only coins: I probably paid for many that way in college.

Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose: No.

Been kissed under mistletoe: Yes.

Crashed a party: Lots of times.

Worn pearls: Yes.

Jumped off a bridge: Maybe a metaphoric one or two.

Ate dog/cat food: Ewwww…..no.

Kissed a mirror: No.

Glued your hand to something: I don’t think so.

Done a one-handed cartwheel: I’ve never even mastered a two-handed one.

Talked on the phone for more than 6 hours: Two hours seems to be my limit.

Didn’t take a shower for a week: Actually……yes. I’ve been on a mission trip where washing up was all that could be managed.

Pick and ate an apple right off the tree: Yes. Oranges, grapefruits, pears, cherries and bananas too.

Been told by a complete stranger that you’re hot: Yeah, but not for a long, long time. Good thing Hubby tells me or I’d be sad.