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10 Things I Wanna Do Before I Die

10. Buy or build a house.
9. Skydive.
8. Travel to Europe.
7. Be caught up on my scrapbooks.
6. Lose weight.
5. Be successful and happy at work.
4. Finish my college degree.
3. Feel financially secure.
2. Learn sign language fluently.
1. Live the life I know I am capable of.


9 Places I Last Spent Money

9. Lunch – mozzarella sticks (I felt so guilty eating them I couldn’t finish!)
8. Fundraiser for the kids’ school.
7. Coffee – Starbucks grande java chip frappuccino no whip – dee-lish!!
6. Air freshener for the car from Yankee Candle
5. Lots of cute clothes for my DD from Limited Too – her favorite!
4. Movie Ticket (and popcorn!) – Little Miss Sunshine. I haven’t laughed that hard in ages!
3. Lunch with the girls at Hops.
2. Tank of gas.
1. Trip to the bookstore: Book – My Sister’s Keeper, and CD – JT. LOVE the CD, and I’ll let you know about the book. (I read at a snail’s pace, so it could be a while.)


8 Sounds I Routinely Hear Around My House

8. Phone ringing – which I generally ignore.
7. Kids laughing, crying, fighting, hugging.
6. Music. We like it loud, and we dance like nobody’s watching.
5. Hissing – the cats are still working it out.
4. Traffic – we’re too close to the road. Again.
3. The dull whirr of my machines. I’m an electronics junky.
2. Snoring – we all do it, cats included.
1. My clock that sings a new tune for each hour of the day. (Fortunately it knows enough to quiet down for the evening.)


7 Real Restaurants Where I Last Ate Out

(What constitutes a REAL restaurant? Cause I had lunch at McDonalds for DD’s birthday – HER choice, of course! I’m going to have to include chain restaurants to make this work…)

7. Vernon Pizza
6. Hops
5. IHOP
4. TGI Friday’s
3. Macaroni Grill
2. Outback
1. Angellino’s


6 Things I've Recently Scratched Off My To-Do List

6. Made dentist appts for me and the kids.
5. Cleaned my desk.
4. Put away the laundry.
3. Loaded all my pictures on the computer.
2. Had a “Girls Day,” - and it was fabulous!
1. Got new glasses.


5 People I Don't Know but would Like to Hang Out With

5. Rosie
4. Jimmy Fallon
3. Aunt June
2. Cowtown Stacy
1. Oprah


4 Songs That Make Me Happy

4. Star Spangled Banner
3. Oh What a Night
2. SexyBack
1. The Old Apartment


3 Things I Hate To Do

3. Clean
2. Run
1. Shovel Snow


2 Things I'm Really Good At

2. Multi-tasking
1. Making People Laugh


1 Bad Habit

1. Procrastination