QOTD - Wednesday

Okay folks....here it is!! Have FUN!! 1. What kind of music do you listen to most frequently? 2. What color are the sheets on your bed? 3. How many pillows do you sleep with at night? Has this changed since surgery? 4. What is your favorite bird? Why? 5. Do you have brothers and sisters? How many of each. 6. Where are you in birth order? 7. Do you prefer a specific brand of the following? What is it? a. Facial tissues b. Mustard c. Mayonnaise d. Computer e. Tea 8. Do you like thunderstorms? 9. Do you close your blinds/curtains/shades at night? 10. If you could have lunch with any US President (alive or dead) who would it be & why? Have a great day!! Susan

1. What kind of music do you listen to most frequently? Doodle Bops lol But I do like all kinds of music. Nickle Back, Rascal Flatts, Metallica lol you name it there are few I don't like. 2. What color are the sheets on your bed? Tan 3. How many pillows do you sleep with at night? Has this changed since surgery? 3 I used to sleep with 2 now after surgery I am up to 3 lol 4. What is your favorite bird? Why? Don't really have one. 5. Do you have brothers and sisters? How many of each. A brother. One to many to be honest. 6. Where are you in birth order? 1st but they insisted on keeping going... 7. Do you prefer a specific brand of the following? What is it? a. Facial tissues - Kleenex b. Mustard - Frenches c. Mayonnaise - Best Foods d. Computer - DELL ALL THE WAY BABY! e. Tea - Tazo or Lipton 8. Do you like thunderstorms? LOVE THEM! 9. Do you close your blinds/curtains/shades at night? Yup! 10. If you could have lunch with any US President (alive or dead) who would it be & why? Current Bush.. want to ask him what the HELL is he thinking??? Or for that matter when he plans to START thinking... *huggles* Felicia =0)

1. What kind of music do you listen to most frequently? Hmmm...I listen to pretty much everything. Lately it's been either 80s music with a little contemporary thrown in for good measure or contemporary Christian. But, I also listen to country, jazz, classical, rock and anything the kids have playing. 2. What color are the sheets on your bed? Dark blue fitted sheet w/a coordinating flowered top sheet. 3. How many pillows do you sleep with at night? Has this changed since surgery? I start out with 2-3...but usually wake up with only 2. I always toss one of them in the floor. Yes, this has changed. I used to sleep with 3-4 pillows...AND my CPAP. 4. What is your favorite bird? Why? Hmmm..difficult one. I love them all....except seagulls and blackbirds. Guess my favorite would be the robin. When I was growing up we always watched for the first robin of spring. 5. Do you have brothers and sisters? How many of each. Yes, I have one of each. 6. Where are you in birth order? I am the baby. It goes sister, brother, me. 7. Do you prefer a specific brand of the following? What is it? a. Facial tissues - yup....LOVE Puffs Plus. b. Mustard.....not really, but my kids want Kraft c. Mayonnaise....I like Hellmans...but use fat free Kraft. Oh well... d. Computer.....One that works!!! e. Tea....no particular brand...but as for flavors, peppermint, earl grey, apple cinnamon, the list goes on!! 8. Do you like thunderstorms? NO...I like RAIN, but not the thunder and lightening. Been thru too many dang tornadoes and they all seem to start with a stupid thunderstorm... 9. Do you close your blinds/curtains/shades at night? Nope. 10. If you could have lunch with any US President (alive or dead) who would it be & why? I think I'd love to meet one of the first presidents...maybe Washington or Thomas Jefferson. The courage they had to leave their homeland and start another country, fighting a war for what they believed in, sacrificing so much.... Ronald Reagan is another I'd like to talk with. He seems so interesting with such a unique outlook.... Hmmm...I think I need a huge table so I can gather up all the ones I would like to talk with. I have a LIST....I can think of several others I'd like to meet and find out more about!

What fun questions you come up with. These are so much fun........ 1. What kind of music do you listen to most frequently? Country all the way. 2. What color are the sheets on your bed? Little bright colored flowers. 3. How many pillows do you sleep with at night? Has this changed since surgery? I use 3. One under my head, a small one that I throw my arm over and then one between my knees. Same as before surgery.4. What is your favorite bird? Why? 4. What is your favorite bird? Why? Probably the male cardinal. It is so beautiful in color and you always see it with it's mate. But then while out fishing nothing like seeing the eagle soaring overhead. 5. Do you have brothers and sisters? How many of each. I have an older brother an a younger brother. 6. Where are you in birth order? I am in the middle between the two boys. Gotta love those middle children. 7. Do you prefer a specific brand of the following? What is it? a. Facial tissues- Puffs, but usually it is whatever is on sale b. Mustard- No preference, it is all the same to me c. Mayonnaise-Helmans d. Computer- Mine is a put together of things from my brother in law, so no favorite. e. Tea- Don't drink it but brew it fresh for Joe using regular old tea bags. Did drink the Turners Raspberry Iced Tea. 8. Do you like thunderstorms? Love them until the knock the power out. But love to sit out on the front porch durning a storm an listen and watch them. So soothing to me. 9. Do you close your blinds/curtains/shades at night? We are on the low side of the street and there is a good bit of traffic so yeah, we close up the front ones as soon as it gets dark. I do have cafe curtains in the dining room, so half of it is open. But that is one of my favorite things to do when riding at night, trying to look in peoples windows at night. Not peeping Tom looking, just seeing the inside decor. You know what I mean....... 10. If you could have lunch with any US President (alive or dead) who would it be & why? Probably Roosevelt. I like that time in our history and I think it would be interesting. I am not very politically minded so it would be more like talking about what life was like in general. Thanks for the fun Susan..........Gay

1. What kind of music do you listen to most frequently? Contemporary Christian, and my mp3 seems to be filled with a lot of music from former American Idol contenstants (Dougherty, Katherine McPhee, Taylor Hicks, Clay Aiken....etc etc.). 2. What color are the sheets on your bed? I have two sets, one light sage, one lavender. 3. How many pillows do you sleep with at night? Has this changed since surgery? I have a lingering brain thing left over from a surgery I had 5 years ago - causes fluid to sometimes build up in the old noggin...because of this I tend to sleep on several pillows to keep my head up higher than the rest of me. While loosing weight has SIGNIFICANTLY helped....I still wake up with a roaring headache (like today), if I slip off the pillows and sleep completely flat. 4. What is your favorite bird? Why? Bird???? Does Tweety count? LOL. Seriously, I will answer robins, because when you seen them it means SPRING is coming!!! 5. Do you have brothers and sisters? How many of each. 2 brothers, 1 sister, all older, married for a long time with kids. 6. Where are you in birth order? Oops answered that already. I'm the youngest...6 years younger than the next one up....I was an "oooooops baby" 7. Do you prefer a specific brand of the following? What is it? a. Facial tissues - puffs with lotion b. Mustard - anything brown, brand doesn't matter. c. Mayonnaise - miracle whip light d. Computer - Gateway (like the box it comes in) e. Tea - Lipton Herbal Lemon 8. Do you like thunderstorms? LOVE EM 9. Do you close your blinds/curtains/shades at night? Yes 10. If you could have lunch with any US President (alive or dead) who would it be & why? Jimmy Carter, I have always admired him as a person.

1. What kind of music do you listen to most frequently? I LOVE Country Music!!! 2. What color are the sheets on your bed? The ones right now are light blue. I also have Tan ones. It doesn't matter to me what color the sheets are. It matters what thread count they are. Has to be over 320 Thread count. My MIL got us a set of 600 TC sheets and they are SOOOOO stiff. I have washed them twice and hope they will soften up with wash and wear, but the last time I used them, I took them off the bed to get a good nights sleep. How bad is that? 3. How many pillows do you sleep with at night? Has this changed since surgery? I sleep with a pillow under my head. I used to sleep with one beside me to put my arm on, but not anymore. 4. What is your favorite bird? Why? I love bluejays!!! Soooo pretty to look at. 5. Do you have brothers and sisters? How many of each. I have two sisters 6. Where are you in birth order? OK...time to start feeling sorry for me. I am the middle child. Always neglected. Hee Hee. 7. Do you prefer a specific brand of the following? What is it? a. Facial tissues - Puff's Plus b. Mustard - French's...what about Ketchup???? Nothing but Heinz!!!! Must be a Burgh thing (Pittsburgh, that is) c. Mayonnaise - Helmann's and Miracle Whip Salad Dressing (both low fat or light) d. Computer - I have an IBM Thinkpad that I use for work and I like it because I didn't have to pay for it. Otherwise, IBM compatible....brand doesn't matter. I'm not an apple girl. e. Tea - LIPTON!!!! 8. Do you like thunderstorms? Yep, I do. 9. Do you close your blinds/curtains/shades at night? Nope, I have my drapes closed in our bedroom because I work midnight and need it dark to sleep. Don't even have any blinds or curtains in the living room. I live in a rural area, don't care too much. If I'm streaking, I just run fast. Hee Hee. 10. If you could have lunch with any US President (alive or dead) who would it be & why? I think it would be either Jimmy Carter or Ronald Reagan. They both seemed pretty honest....as far as politicians go. Didn't seem too full of BS like the last two we have had.

1. What kind of music do you listen to most frequently? I switch up a lot: classic rock, Celtic, classical, Sinatra... 2. What color are the sheets on your bed? At the moment, they are white with blue snowflakes. 3. How many pillows do you sleep with at night? Has this changed since surgery? 2 or more of varying sizes...been doing this since I was a kid with severe hayfever and I just got used to it. 4. What is your favorite bird? Why? I love birds, don't know if I can pick one! Ok - the Robin. The first one of the season is always so welcome. 5. Do you have brothers and sisters? How many of each. Yes, two of each. 6. Where are you in birth order? I am my mom's fourth and my dad's first. 7. Do you prefer a specific brand of the following? What is it? a. Facial tissues - usually Scott b. Mustard - I experiment with flavors and styles c. Mayonnaise - Kraft (low fat) d. Computer - HP e. Tea - all kinds...I have a friend in Ireland who sends me teabags from there, being fully convinced that I can't otherwise get good tea in the States 8. Do you like thunderstorms? Love 'em! 9. Do you close your blinds/curtains/shades at night? Yes, I live in the city and I need serious dark to sleep. 10. If you could have lunch with any US President (alive or dead) who would it be & why? I imagine the dead ones would be cheaper dates...sorry Jefferson, so we could brainstorm solutions to...well, all the crap being done by politicians today...and he could read some of my writing

Oh wow....tea from Ireland. How cool. I got to try some once from one of my friends who went over to visit relatives. Unfortunately, she and I lost contact (I moved) so I haven't gotten to get any more tea from her. Oh....also meant to say...it was GREAT tea. But, I think we can get good teas here too.....How sweet of your friend though. Susan

Okay...now this is fun!! 1. What kind of music do you listen to most frequently? Country and Top 20 in the Rock and Pop...I love all music. 2. What color are the sheets on your bed? White with purple flowers. 3. How many pillows do you sleep with at night? 2 Has this changed since surgery? Nope 4. What is your favorite bird? Blue Jay Why? Beautiful color 5. Do you have brothers and sisters? Yes How many of each. 1-Brother 6. Where are you in birth order? Oldest 7. Do you prefer a specific brand of the following? What is it? a. Facial tissues: Kleenex b. Mustard: Guldens c. Mayonnaise: Miracle Whip d. Computer: Dell e. Tea: Lipton 8. Do you like thunderstorms? Yes and No...Do not like tornadoes 9. Do you close your blinds/curtains/shades at night? Yes. 10. If you could have lunch with any US President (alive or dead) who would it be & why? Abraham Lincoln. I love the Civil War Era Great questions... Hugs,

1. What kind of music do you listen to most frequently? Country 2. What color are the sheets on your bed? Blue 3. How many pillows do you sleep with at night? Has this changed since surgery? One...no, not at all. 4. What is your favorite bird? Why? Hummingbird. Not sure why. They are fun to watch during the summer. 5. Do you have brothers and sisters? How many of each. Yes, my sister Nancy lives in Michigan and is a professor at Ferris State University...(we have the same mother but different fathers...we were both adopted -- we just met each other in 1999)...my sister, Rachelle lives in York and works at a bank...my brother Jim lives in York and is a police officer with Lower Windsor Township. 6. Where are you in birth order? Middle. 7. Do you prefer a specific brand of the following? What is it? a. Facial tissues - Scott Tissue b. Mustard -- Usually WalMart brand c. Mayonnaise -- Miracle Whip Light d. Computer -- My husband is a computer geek -- so he says Gateway is the best e. Tea -- Lipton Green Tea is my favorite! 8. Do you like thunderstorms? YES!!! 9. Do you close your blinds/curtains/shades at night? No 10. If you could have lunch with any US President (alive or dead) who would it be & why? George Bush -- the current one -- to give him a piece of my mind on the current situation in Iraq! I don't that he would listen, though!