Friday Flip Offs #4 and 5 Question Friday #3

Joiing Kludgy Mom yet again for som Friday Flip-Offs for the week.
* A repeat offender...contractors who don't call me back...ummm last I checked we were in a recession and people were looking for work - I need and will be redoing my kitchen and bath within the next couple of months.  Call me. You could have a good job on your hands.

* Parking  by Jenna's daycare. A little annoying. Went to pick her up at 3:30 and didn't get in there until close to 4...you suck!

* People who question (with judgement) why we started her in daycare when I don't officially start working until September.  How 'bout trying to go back to work for the first time in 18 months and know that you just left your kid hysterically crying with strangers. Yeah...I'll take a well adjusted good bye for my first day. Thanks.




Linking up again with My Little Life for some getting to know you questions!
1. Have you ever visited another country?

Visited many and lived in London for 6 months.  I love love love to travel.  Started when I was a junior in high school and my Spanish teacher took a bunch of us to Italy for 10 days. I caught the travel bug and haven't been able to get rid of it.  We're trying to figure out if we can bring Jenna on a bigger trip to Europe soon cause we're ready for another trip.
2. Where is the strangest place you have ever been?
The Bread and Puppet Festival in Vermont about 12 years ago.  Traveled there with some friends for a weekend of camping and I just remember huge crazy-looking puppets everywhere.  But I don't remember any bread...weird.

3. What is your favorite season?
Tough call between fall and spring.  Fall means apple picking, halloween, cool weather, and Mike's birthday. But it also means the beginning of the school year, which isn't always bad.  Spring means nicer weather, my birthday and more importantly now, Jenna's birthday.  And nearing the end of the school year.  I'm going to call it a tie!
4. What one song will always cheer you up?
"You're All I Need to Get By" by Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell - my wedding song.


5. What Disney character do you resemble most?
So here's the thing, I don't really do Disney.  I know I will probably be very knowledgeable on this topic in a few years.  But right now, not so much.  So I googled it and guess what? There's a "Which Disney Character Are You Most Like?" quiz. Check it out here if you're interested.  It told me I'm Peter Pan. I dunno if that works for me...but he/she was child-like and good. So I guess I'll take it.
 
Happy Friday Everyone!!

Friday Flip Offs & 5 Question Friday

                                                                   

* I'd like to give a flip off to Gisele - your judgemental and thoughtless comments were just ridiculous
* A big flip off to the humidity in NY - I am going to get my de-frizz next week because seriously, I can't take this weather, and neither can my hair
* Flip off to whoever decided that $110 is enough money for a teacher to set up her classroom - that should buy me borders for my bulletin boards and not much else!




1. Are you a neat sleeper or a messy sleeper?

I would say I'm a neat sleeper, but Mike would probably say I'm a messy one since I hog all the covers.  Either way I make my bed every single morning.  I cannot go to sleep in a bed that is not made.
2. Fill in the blank. I wish I was more ________________.
Active.  Although I feel like I'm constantly running around after Jenna, I wish I did some more excercise. I need to get back into the gym or yoga or running or something.

3. What is something that you wish you had been warned about?
I wish I had been warned that people really don't change and you can try all you want to change someone, but it's not going to happen.  So either accept who they are or move on. 

4. What was the best thing you ever found at a garage sale/flea market?
I haven't been to one in a really long time, so I'm going back to the 80's with this one.  We used to go to the flea market weekly and my favorite pick ups were Champion sweatshirts and Baggie socks.  I totally just dated myself.

5. If you could have any meal brought to you right now, what would it be?
I'm writing this after a week of pretty sleepless nights and it's before 6am. So right this second, I would love any meal that has coffee with it.

Friday Flip Offs & Five Question Friday

This felt so good last week, that I'm going to do it again...

*I'm going to give a big ole' flip off to the traffic on I95 North that had us go 13 miles in 3 hours...you read that correctly - 13 miles in 3 hours - f'ing ridiculous!

* And a flip off to one that I'll probably be doing quite often - my crazy period-induced emotions.  Seriously tear ducts?!? Do you need to start filling up with while you sit in the daycare with your daughter?!?! C'mon, at least wait until Monday when you drop her off and you're out of the building!!





And I'm trying something new...first time linking up with My Little Life for Five Question Friday...







1. Did you have a favorite blanket or toy as a kid? If so, do you still have it?

I never had a blankie - but I did have a favorite doll - Her name was/is Lisa. My mom tried to throw it out but I saved her from the garbage room in our building (true story).  She's probably packed up in my boxes o' memories that I keep at my parents' house.

2. Do you dream in color?
Interesting question...I definitely do.  And I dream a lot. I have crazy dreams and I remember lots of them.

3. How tall are you? Do you wish you were shorter or taller?I'm 5'2". Goof things come in small packages...never really thought about being shorter or taller.

4. If you could have anyone's (celeb or other) voice as the guide on your GPS, who would it be?
George Clooney - but only if he was giving me directions to his house.

5. Do you return your shopping cart to the corral or leave it wherever in the parking lot?
Depends. If I'm a lone with Jenna, no way. Any other circumstance, we return.