A Few Things You Probably Already Knew About Me

1. Where are you?  Normally, I'm in Indiana, but this week I'm on vacation in Florida.
2. Name as it appears on your birth certificate?  Terrie Beth Chenault
3. Nicknames? When I was in high school I was Munchkin - Nothing since then has stuck unless you count my Xanga name, quiltnmomi.
4. Where do you come from?  Generally I speak from a philosophy of Christian Theism
5. Number of candles that appeared on your last birthday cake:  39, really, I'm actually 39, NO I'm not 40 something just SAYING I'm 39. 
6 ate that you regularly blow them out? June 18, except that since Michael and I share a b-day, I haven't actually gotten to blow out the candles for the past 8 years.
7. Pets:  2 dogs (Simone, the Poodle and Buddy, the Golden Retreiver) 2 cats (Smudge and Calli), 2 goldfish (unnamed), and the boys are asking for a lizard but I draw the line at reptiles.
8. Eye color: blue
9. Hair color: brownish red - it would be more red if I were brave enough to strip the brown off before I dye it. 
10. Piercing: 1 in each ear.
11. Tattoos: none - have I mentioned that I have a "thing" about needles? 
12. How much do you love your job? (1-10): 8 - Most days are great, but the salary package stinks, and the vacation policy could use some adjustment. 
13. Favorite color and least favorite?  I really like watery colors, purple, aqua and blue.  I don't like orange.
14. Current Home: Salem IN and I'm very amused by Exmortis' pun on my  current address 'DeBitter Ind'
15.Current residence: Well, so far it's not the lunatic asylum.
16. Favorite Food: almost anything if I'm hungry, nothing if I'm not
17. Been to Africa? no
18. Have you loved somebody so much it made you cry?   Yes - don't you feel sorry for anyone who would have to answer this question "no"
19.Been toilet papering? Yes
20. Been in a car accident? Yes
21. Croutons or bacon bits?  (0_o)  Croutons on Caesar salad, other than that, I prefer a nice soft freshly baked roll.
22. Sprite or 7-up? I'm a diet coke gal 
23. Favorite Movie?  Chocolat, Steel Magnolias, The Princess Bride
24. Favorite Day of the week? Saturday - we have family time all day then attend the Saturday evening service at our church (we say we are sacrificing our spot in the crowded Sunday service, but we really like the more relaxed atmostphere of the Saturday evening experience.
25. Favorite Restaurant? Asian Pearl for Chinese, Macaroni Grill for Italian, and Outback Steakhouse for good old American steak, baked potato and salad.
26. Favorite Toothpaste: Crest gel (You know some of these are getting personal!)
27. Favorite Flower:  Pink or yellow roses - my very favorites are the Peace Roses which are pinkish at the tips with a yellow center - Tim and the boys gave me two Peace Rose bushes last year for Mother's Day. 
28. Favorite Drink:  Diet Coke, Red Zinger tea, or a Margarita
29. Favorite sport to watch?  Ice Skating
30. Preferred type of ice cream: Tin Roof Sundae or Rocky Road
31. Favorite Sesame Street Character: Grover
32.Where would you like to visit?  Right now, today, I happy to be in Southern Florida.  In general, I'd like to spend a long time exploring Europe, especially the British Isles.
33. Favorite Fast Food restaurant?  Subway or Arby's
34. Who is the last person you got e-mail from? A fellow Xangan
35. Have you ever been convicted of a crime?   No, but I was once declared a public nuisance in Minnesota.  (It's a long story and not nearly as interesting as it sounds up front, but it's true.)
36. Which single store would you choose to max out your credit card? Barnes and Noble
37. What do you most often do when you are bored? Bored?  Who has time to be bored?
38. Who is your friend who lives farthest away?  I'm not sure.  Do family count?  Is Korea further away than Jerusalem?
39. Most annoying thing people ask me?  You're homeschooling?  But what about the children's need for socialization?
40. Bedtime: Usually 10:00
41. Are you a morning person or a night person?  I don't know anymore.  If left to my own devices I imagine I'd be a night person . . . but it's been so long I'm not sure I even have devices anymore.
42. Pet peeve?  Boys who don't aim.
43. Most embarrassing moment:  I don't know, actually nothing is coming to mind at the moment and that's a bit embarrassing.
44. Favorite all time TV show: My current favorite is CSI but I'm not much of a tv person.
45. Last Person you went out to dinner with? Tim and the boys took me out to O'Charleys last Sunday
46. Last Movie you saw in a theater? LOTR - The Two Towers
47. Favorite free-time activity: Bubble bath, with the works - candles lit, music playing and tall glass of iced tea to sip, maybe a book.
48. Favorite magazine:  Family Fun
49. Latest book(s) you've been reading:  I'm reading through Provocations, collected spritual writings of Soren Kierkegaard (one essay per night)  and The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey.  I just finished Patricia Cornwell's Book about the Jack the Ripper Case, and in my To-be-read soon pile I have Jesus by David Flusser and a half-dozen J D Robb mysteries for while I'm on vacation.
50. Favorite form of media?  Books