Come on... Let's play 'Getting to know you... '

Okay all of you lurkers out there... I know you are there, because I can see that you are checking out the various posts, but not responding... Sooooo, let's get to know one another a little better so that we quit lurking so much and start interacting and supporting one another. 

Getting To Know You Questions

• Do you like pets? Have you any?
• Which was the last book you read?
• Are you fond of cooking?
• If you could change something about yourself, what would it be & why?
• What do you prefer - spontaneity or stability?
• Do you love kids?
• What are your hobbies?
• What two things could you not do when you were.....?

 

• Do you like pets? Have you any? - I have 4 Havanese dogs.
  
• Which was the last book you read? - Do cookbooks count?! LOL, if not, Getting Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior is the last book I read. The last 'for pleasure book was Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
• Are you fond of cooking? I love to cook. I used to cook a lot like Paula Deen and wondered if I would be able to cook and enjoy cooking after WLS, I do both now, but I'm more like Paula Deen Light ;-)
• If you could change something about yourself, what would it be & why? I wouldn't suffer from depression. It has undermined my life more deeply than carrying the excess weight. I work on managing it all of the time, but it manages me more than I manage it.
• What do you prefer - spontaneity or stability? STABILITY!!!
• Do you love kids? Absolutely! Mine and others... but I prefer that they be well behaved.
  
• What are your hobbies? Scrapbooking, Crocheting and Knitting, Jewelry Making, Cooking, Reading
  
• What two things could you not do when you were.....? ... obese. I couldn't fit anywhere and I couldn't handle the heat at all. 

Wow this is a long list. I am not a lurker but I will get it started:
 Do you like pets? Have you any? I Love dogs and have two a 4 1/2 year old 1/2 pekenese and 1/2 cavalier king charles spaniel giz-moe, also a 9 month old ****er spaniel emma MY BABIES

• Which was the last book you read? I hate to read
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• Are you fond of cooking? Love to cook
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• Have you ever lived in another country?No
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• Have you ever met a famous person?Some Carolina Hockey Players
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• What do you do in your free time? No Free time with a 12year old and 15 year old
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• What kind of food do you prefer eating when you are out? Mexican and Italian
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• What kind of people do you like? Friendly, open and honest
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• What kind of people do you not like? Fake, snobbish
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• What languages do you speak? Only English although I know some sign language
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• If you had, an option to choose a place anywhere in the world where you could live for a year, where would it be? I would love to experience Hawaii
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• If you knew, could you try on any kind of work and that you would not fail in it, what would attempt doing? I would like to try being a Doctor
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• If you had $5 million to spend in 5 days, but with the clause that you could not spend any of it on yourself or your family, what would you do with it? I would give everyone at my workplace $5000 to spend on themselves then I would use the rest for outreach to needy children
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• Share with us two truths and one lie about your self. I am very loud and outgoing thats the truth. The lie is I do not need approval from others
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• Which sports do you like? Ice Hockey
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• Who do you respect the most?My Mother
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• Who plays the most influential role in your life?My Mother
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• Would you bungee jump?Absolutly would love the chance to
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• What were you like when you were a kid? (happy, playful…)I was very happy, playful and nosey
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• If you were the richest person on earth, what would you do with the money you had?I would start back up a care company to be a patient advocate for free
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• If you could change something about yourself, what would it be & why?I would like to be a better listener, a hard skill to master with my big mouth at times
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• What do you prefer - spontaneity or stability? I like spontaneous fun and stable family life
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• Do you love kids?Most days but sometimes they push me over the edge LOL
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• What are your hobbies?Shopping, vacationing in warm places, spending time with friends and family
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• What two things could you not do when you were.....?  Go on all the rides at Sea World,
• buy a size 10 in clothes

OK how did that list get smaller after I did the long one??????

Ooopps! I trimmed it down in hopes of more participation. Sorry. 

I'll take the short version..... LOL

• Do you like pets? Have you any? Yes, 3, 2 cats and a Great Pyrenees.
• Which was the last book you read? Nora Roberts, Savor the Moments
• Are you fond of cooking? Somedays
• If you could change something about yourself, what would it be & why? I would like to be a more outgoing person so I didn't feel alone so much.
• What do you prefer - spontaneity or stability? Both!
• Do you love kids? Love my daughter but not really a kid person.
• What are your hobbies? Reading
• What two things could you not do when you were.....? overweight...walk up a flight of stairs without resting at the top and fit in some of the booths when going out to eat.

Hi Sharon,

Thanks for participating! I look forward to getting to know you better and really enjoyed meeting you at lunch today. 

I look hope to see you again soon.

• Do you like pets? Have you any? I have my darling little chihuahuas - Thor and Sweet Pea, and my Fuax-huahua Loki. I also live with my son's cat Gizmo (20 years old) and my daughter's dogs - German Shepard pup Echo and 3 year old coon hound Whisper. My Husband's Goffin's ****atoo tolerates me most of the time.
• Which was the last book you read?I just finished reading 'The Soloist' for my English class.
• Are you fond of cooking?Not at all.
• If you could change something about yourself, what would it be & why?I would want to be more educated. I actually am in the process of changing in that direction by attending college full time.
• What do you prefer - spontaneity or stability?This would totally depend on whats going on at the time. I am flexible this way.
• Do you love kids?Kids are cute and adorable as long as someone else is responsible for them. Saying this you need to know I have six adult children ranging in ages 24 to 35. I also have 5 grand kids ages 3 through 13. I love them all but I am glad to be done with the hard part of it all.
• What are your hobbies?Currently I have put all hobbies on hold until I finish school. But if time was not a factor I would love to get back to needlework of a variety of kinds and scrap-booking some day.
• What two things could you not do when you were.....?I now hate elevators because they take to long to get where I am going since now I can handle any number of stairs I have to climb to get anywhere I will not wait for elevators any longer. I feel comfortable meeting new people and am doing so every day when I am at school. I love that no one ever notices anything unusual about my size.

Getting To Know You Questions

• Do you like pets? Have you any?   Love pets -- have a Rat Terrior (Daisey) & she's my third child.
• Which was the last book you read?  Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
• Are you fond of cooking?  LOVE cooking -- hate baking
• If you could change something about yourself, what would it be & why?  Aside from my weight since that's why most of us are here, I'd love to change my teeth.  While they aren't overall bad, I have a gap that I'd like corrected so I can have that perfect smile to beam when this weight comes off!
• What do you prefer - spontaneity or stability? While I like all my ducks in a row, I also don't mind taking flight with them once in a while!
• Do you love kids? I have two chlidren of my own, 3 step-children, 5 step-gransons and one grandaughter.
• What are your hobbies? Scrapbooking (doing a scrapbook of my journey); quilting, reading, puzzles (logic & jigsaw)
• What two things could you not do when you were.....? Sleep on my side and walk through the doorways in my house head on and look forward to doing both again!

• Do you like pets? Have you any? Yes, two cats(Gus & Skittles), a boxer(Brody), and 9 horses(Dually, Sophie, Duchess, Missy, Be, Rah-Rah, Jesse, Birdie & Flicka)with one more due in April!(Sophie is pregnant.)
• Which was the last book you read? A Danielle Steel novel
• Are you fond of cooking? Yes but especially around the holidays
• If you could change something about yourself, what would it be & why? to have more patience.
• What do you prefer - spontaneity or stability? Both!
• Do you love kids? Yes...especially my 5 year old daughter! ;)
• What are your hobbies? hanging out with my daughter and horses!
• What two things could you not do when you were.....? When I was 317lbs...I couldn't ride a horse and I couldn't run!