My Real Life

1. Do you close the bathroom door when you are home alone?

This question assumes that I am ever home alone.

Which I am not.

Never.

Ever.

But, yes, I do shut the door in my everlasting battle against potty radar.

Potty radar?  What’s this, you ask?

It means the minute my patootie hits the seat, someone needs something.

Immediately.

And they are right on the other side of the door, knocking, banging, crying, whining, calling for my undivided attention, despite my pleas of “Just a minute!!!  I’m a little busy in here!”

So, I always shut and lock the door, but still, they come.
2. You have to walk around with a word on your forehead. That word describes you. One word. What is it?

One word to describe me?

I’d hesitate to describe anyone with just one word.

And yes, this is my way of getting out of this question.
3. What store do you refuse to shop at and why?

Abercrombie and Fitch.

Any company that won’t hire teenage kids because they don’t “fit the look” doesn’t fly with me.
4. If you participated in arranged marriages for your child(ren), who would you choose for your child(ren)?

Uh…weird question.

My kids are little…hard to imagine (don’t want to imagine) them leaving me and getting married, but if I had to choose, at this point…

Monkey Girl – no one.  She stays with me.

Monkey in the Middle – His friend, Mia, from school.  She is an awesome, sweet girl and she makes me laugh.  She’s a pip and I want him with someone who is full of life, like her.  I want him to be challenged with a wife…someone who makes him think and laugh and really live.

Baby Monkey – Erin’s daughter, Madeline.  Char-ac-ter.  He’s a goof, she’s a goof…what a house of laughter that one would be.

Tiny Monkey – Seems like all of my friends who are currently having babies are having girls.  He’s got a plethora to choose from and plenty of time to do so…time will tell.

Again, tough question…they are too little for me to really think about it.
5. If you could pick how and when you would die, would you?

Oooh…

I think I’d just say when I’m really old.

In my sleep.

1. Bully, teacher’s pet, geek, shy kid in the corner, or something else?

When I was in school I was a geeky kid.  I think I was friendly to everyone, but I wasn’t a cool kid in any way, shape or form.  In high school, I managed to get to some cool kid functions as Kim, Erin and Michaela were way cooler than I, and I was happy in my role as “her friend, Amy.”

In my little group, I was always good for a laugh because I wasn’t afraid to make fun of myself or let others do it for me.  I got bullied a bit in middle school (the table of boys who threw bread and me and quacked because they thought I looked like a duck) and kind of disappeared in high school, but that was fine with me.

I was in the smart classes, but never really felt smart.  I liked the routine of school and as an only child, loved being there with my friends.

What did/do you usually eat during lunch time at school?

In elementary school, I got whatever the hot lunch was.  Same, I think in middle school.

In high school, there was more variety and the choice was all mine, so I am pretty sure that for four years, I had a hot pretzel and chocolate milkshake for lunch, every day, with a Bahama Mama slushie thrown in there for good measure every now and then.

What did/do you normally wear to school? Thinking back to what you wore(if you’ve already graduated), do you like it?

In elementary through middle school, I wore jeans, sneakers, shorts, etc.  Nothing special.  Hair in barrettes or a pony tail.

The summer before high school started, I thought I’d transform myself into this way cooler version of myself and got a perm and a new wardrobe.  From then on, I wore a lot of jeans skirts, slouchy socks, tank tops under button-ups, etc.  Remember…I was in high school from 1986-1990.  Perhaps this photo can explain:

Any sports/activities/clubs you participate(d) in?

In 7th grade, I made the softball team.

I don’t know how.

I sat the bench the entire season, and even in practice, managed to annoy the coach enough, with my non-athleticism, that he threw a glove at my back, as I was running to first base, and knocked the wind out of me.

So, that was it for me and sports.  Until college, when I played rugby, but that’s another story.

In high school, I joined Key Club.

I was the Secretary to Kim’s Vice-President in our Junior Year, and then the Vice-President to Kim’s President during our senior year.

Any worthwhile friends you (would) still keep up with after graduation?

As regular readers know, I married my high school sweetheart, and I’m still tight with my 3 besties, Kim, Erin, and Michaela.

However, through Facebook, I’ve reconnected with people I knew in high school and actually become closer to quite a few of them.

Not thrilled with the phrasing of this question…I think we’re all “worthwhile.”