10 on tuesday

top 10 ways to waste time on the internet:

1. ravelry
2. facebook
3. craigslist
4. surfing iTunes
5. looking for knitting patterns
6. reading blogs
7. google
8. twine
9. twitter and plurk
10. webkinz (although they killed our pets while we were on vacation)

10 things i think are cool

(in no particular order)

• iPhone... no I don't have one.. Yes I'd love to have one.
  
• iPod.... love that I can carry around an eclectic library of music wherever I go
  
• knitting.... the amazing things you can do with two sticks and a piece of string
  
• bargains....who doesn't love them???
  
• friends (and family)...you know the ones who love you no matter what
  
• female mammal's body.... don't get all wierded out... but it can make an organ to support the life that is growing within it AND then make the liquid nutrient to sustain that life after it's born.
  
• facebook.... love that I've reconnected with friends from high school, college and grad school
  
• internet....love that all that information is right at your fingertips
  
• ocean....the incessant waves
  
• nature....doesn't get any cooler
  

10 traits you look for in a romantic interest

Back to 10 on Tuesday Sorry but I didn't limit it to 10. I'm not looking either... just think these things are really important and I hope I fulfill them as well. Here they are in no particular order:

1. sense of humor
2. sensitive
3. honest
4. compassionate
4. intelligent
5. responsible
6. loyalty
7. hardworker
8. self-starter
9 handyman
10. understanding
11. loving
12. accepting
13. non-judgemental
14. positive attitude
15. dependable
16. kind
17. respectful
18. open minded
19. loves partner for the person they are
20. communicative

gee it's good to be back home again

but I miss BA. This is a picture of the woman's bridge in puerto madero. Our real last evening out to do something on the town. DS was so cute last night as we were going through emigrations he pulled me down to whisper in my ear "mommy, I miss apo, aba and VV already" and started to cry. My heart broke for him... of course now, he's back to playing the Wii so I think he's OK.

We found out tonight that they closed all the schools in BA province for a month and we checked out the cost of flight tickets comparing them round trip from here and round trip from there. Right now, it's 50% more expensive to fly from south to north and return then from north to south and return... and at Christmas vice versa. We were thinking about making a trip at Christmas, but I doubt that will happen now with the cost of the tickets.



My list for today's 10 on Tuesday 10 Guilty Pleasures on TV:

• House, MD
  
• CSI
  
• Law and Order
  
• Burn Notice
  
• NCIS
  
• In Plain Sight
  
• Friends
  
• Gilmore Girls
  
• Dirty Jobs
  
• Unwrapped
  

Not that I get to watch that much TV but when I do.....

and there you have it 30 posts in 30 days... whew!

I'll post some pictures over the next month of the trip... and perhaps a video or two.

10 favorite things to do during 'me' time

i don't get much 'me' time so my list will be sparse

• shop at thrift stores (especially if I have a friend with me)
  
• knit
  
• spin
  
• frog
  
• dye fiber
  
• play with music
  
• craft some other way
  
• read
  
• surf the net
  
• facebook my friends
  

What do you know? I came up with ten. How about you? Play along! What do you do with your 'me' time?

I got the rest of the yarn for the way afghan... now there's no excuse.

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10 signs that you're getting older.
I could only come up with 9... maybe that means I'm not getting that much older? Doubtful

• harder to lose weight
  
• gray hair
  
• memory starts to fail
  
• need readers in order to see to read
  
• more content to sit
  
• less patience with loud noise
  
• awaken in the middle of the night
  
• don't understand the music of the youth as well
  
• think of the past as the 'good old days'
  

taxes are filed (hopefully) need to do the city ones while I put the kids to bed... We e-filed last night but it was rejected because of a silly typo....

The stress is building... but I'm trying to remain calm. I had to fix my tiedye dress and my boss' shirt tonight.. also dyed one for DD...

off to argue the chillins to bed

10 favorite places to shop

This is the alternate for today's 10 on Tuesday, since I did the topic last week.

• IKEA
  
• Joann's Fabrics (since it's the only fabric store near me)
  
• Barnes and Noble
  
• BonTon (for sales)
  
• Wegman's
  
• A.C. Moore
  
• Michaels
  
• ebay
  
• American Family Services
  
• Salvation Army
  
• VIA
  

OK that was 11 but who's counting? Can you tell I love a bargain and food?
Tell us where you love to shop!

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This weeks 10 on Tuesday is supposed to be 10 favorite children's movies.

Very easy for me, since we have 3 children here at the house and I am still a little kid, really.

Monsters, Inc.


Nim's Island



Princess Diaries (both)

The Borrowers


The Parent Trap


The Shaggy Dog


Toy Story (both)



Finding Nemo


Mary Poppins

10 things you're really good at

• singing classical and religious music
  
• teaching
  
• knitting
  
• cross-stitch
  
• organizing choice things
  
• math
  
• baking
  
• sleeping
  
• eating
  
• drinking
  

Yes the last 2 are tongue in cheek..... but I am good at them!

Play along

10 things you'd like to do in 2009

• finish my poncho
  
• spend more time with DH
  
• actually sing decent repertoire (maybe a recital)
  
• sew more
  
• be ready for Christmas 2009 before December
  
• keep my house tidy
  
• knit every day
  
• spin all the fiber in the stash (that's a dream)
  
• travel fun places
  
• get fit
  

Play along

10 best moments of the year

1. Election Day coverage announcint Obama
2. We Can Make a Difference concert.
3. spinning during the Tour De France
4. witnessing the power of Niagara

OK... sad life but you can play along too. Your list will be much better!

new years resolutions

today's ten on tuesday is 10 new year's resolutions... I usually don't do them, but if I were they would be:

1. excercise some each day
2. knit every day
3. spin yarn at least once a week
4. not be grumpy
5. eat healthier
6. be more loving to my family
7. organize my life
8. buy less stuff
9. be greener
10. take better care of myself

OK that was easier than I thought... I have lots to improve upon!


Play along

holiday music

10 Favorite Holiday Songs

Do you Hear What I Hear?

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day by John Gardner


In The Bleak Midwinter


Ding Dong Merrily on High

Still, Still, Still


In dulci Jubilo


Die ihr schwebet Brahms viola lieder

Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree


The Wexford Carol - Kings Singers version

and allow me one ridiculous but I love it song
Wonderful Christmas Time

10 things you want for the holiday

For me to find 10 things is pushing it..... but if wishes were horses....

1. tensioned lazy kate
2. drum carder
3. Big external HD and time to organize the photos etc
4. External flash for Olympia
5. Wii and Wii fit (sh!)
6. Flip
7. Time alone
8. An extra week off from work

OK... that's really all I can think of. Can't even get to 10!

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10 things I like talking about:

1. Knitting
2. Spinning
3. Yarn
4. Felting
5. Sewing
6. Crafts
7. Music
8. School
9. My husband
10. My kids... don't get me started


hmmmm there's a theme there in the first 6. The rest just surround my life

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10 things that scare/freak you out:

• the state of the US economy
  
• the fact that some of my students could well be my caregiver when I'm old and in some home
  
• what little sense many people use
  
• that some people may actually vote for the McCain/Palin ticket
  
• that Congress defeated the bill for the bail out
  
• that the money I've invested for my children's education and our retirement is worth less now that when I invested it (i should have put it under the mattress)
  
• what will be left of the earth for my grandchildren to enjoy
  
• horror flicks with religious undertones (or overtones)
  
• my weight
  
• this list
  

i should also add

• something bad happening to my kids or DH
  
• heights... well actually falling from said height
  
• losing a loved one without being able to say goodbye
  
• not living up to what I was put on earth to do
  
• missing seeing my kids grow up
  

OK that was 15 for the week.... guess I'm just a scaredey cat

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list the 10 things you didn't like about school

1. waking up early (still don't)
2. catty girls (still don't)
3. dressing the part (still don't)
4. assignments I wasn't interested in
5. the bathrooms (that smelled of cigarette smoke)
6. the popularity contests (still don't play them)
7. my frosh roommate
8. the morning after the frat parties
9. physics 101 (it was at 8 AM after all)
10. teachers who made you feel inferior (and I pray I'm not one of those)

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Top 10 Olympic athletes

• Nadia Comaneci - what an amazing gymnast
  
• Mark Spitz - I was in love with him for the longest time. And to hear him interviewed last week, I was so impressed with how well he spoke
  
• Dorothy Hamill -she made me an ice skating fan
  
• Scott Hamilton - those flips on ice were crazy
  
• Michael Phelps - provided some nailbiting races
  
• Greg Louganis - what form
  
• Mary Lou Retton - america's sweetheart
  
• Shawn Johnson - her sportsmanship and smile, regardless of the outcome, win me over
  
• Carl Lewis - need I explain
  
• Flo-Jo - ditto
  

there are so many great athletes in each discipline... this was a really hard list for me to choose. Interesting to me that most are in swimming and gymnastics. I really do watch other sports ;-)