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ActorHarrison Ford or Sean Connery
ActressJulie Andrews - Amazing voice
Animal or PetCats - my favorite was Lucy, my parent got her when I was about 13 or 14.
AuthorI'm not sure that I cound name even just a small number of authors. I like to read and I like lots of authors. To name a few, I'd say: JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Tom Clancy, Alexandre Dumas, Mark Twain, etc.
Bedtime StoryPooh Stories, my father would read us Winnie the Pooh when I was a kid, and I've always like them.
Beverage/DrinkGuarana - it's a Brazilian soda
BookSame delima as Author, but to name a few: To conquer the air, The Lord of the Rings, Things Fall Apart, 1984, Dreaming in Code, Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, etc.
Candy BarBaby Ruth - espically if you put it in the freezer for awhile before eating it.
Childhood MemoryTraveling for Summer Family Vacations.
Childhood ToyLegos - I still have most of them that I had as a kid, and occasionaly, I will play with them.
Classic MovieI'll assume that by "Classic" we mean old - and in that case it would have to be any of the Marx Brothers movies, although Casablanca is also very good.
ColorRoyal Blue & Burnt Orange - although not necessarily together
Day of Week? - all have at least some redeeming quality
DessertIce Cream - particularily cherry vanilla
Disney MovieThe Incredibles
Dream CarI'm going to take a little liberty with this and interpret this as Dream "Mode of Transportation" and the answer to that would have to be F-22 Raptor (fighter jet)
Dream JobThe one I've got, test engineer in charge of breaking things (we break things on purpose to find out how to make them better)
Dream VacationRaft or Canoe trip on just about any river with my family
Family ActivityHaving Fun - all sorts
Fast Food RestaurantAnyplace that serves a hamburger, although Jack in the Box or Whataburger are the top of that list.
FlowerBluebonnets - remind me of home
FoodFruit
Form of ExerciseJogging & Paddling a canoe
FruitPineapple - didn't see this category when I did the Food one.
GameScotland Yard - old dective board game
HeroMy Father - nothing else to say about this one.
HobbyWoodworking - my dream is to make all of the furniture in our house, but Liz keeps buying stuff, I guess I can't make it fast enough.
HolidayChristmas - "It's the most wonderful time of the year . . ."
Holiday SongIt would definately be a Christmas Carol, but which one I dont' know, I like a lot of them.
Holiday TraditionThanksgiving Dinner - the only time of the year that get to eat until it hurts . . . and then go back for more later.
Ice creamGot this one in another place too - cherry vanilla
Leisure ActivityReading & Watching Movies
MagazineScientific American - yes, I am a geek
Memory with a ChildGoing to the San Diego Zoo with my nephew when he was about 4. It was during a family reunion and I ended up taking him to see all of the animals without his parents.
MovieThere are several favorites from my family growing up that qualify: What's Up Doc, The Great Race, Support you Local Sherriff, The Princess Bride, and Undercover Blues
Movie MunchiePopcorn, is there anything else?
Movie Quote"Push the Button, Max" - Professor Fate, The Great Race.
Music GroupPhil Collins has always been a favorite of mine.
MusicalSinging in the Rain
Nursery RhymeDoes Shel Silverstein qualify?
Olympic EventTrack and Field events - all of them.
PlantLive Oak Tree
PoetSame problem as with Authors, Shel Silverstien, Lord Byron, Tennyson, Goncalves Dias
Quality About My SpouseAll of her fun loving ways
Quote"When in doubt, get a bigger hammer" - I dont' know who said it.
RestaurantAny good Chuscaria (Brazilian BBQ)
SandwichYes, please! (any will do)
ScriptureJoshua 24:15 & 1 Samuel 16:7
Shopping StoreLee Valley
Show TunePhantom
SongHow do you pick just one, or even just a few?
Song WriterJohn William - although he would technically be a composer, it's about the same, right?
Sport to PlayUltimate Frisbee
Sport to WatchCollege Football or Soccer
Sports StarTiger Woods
Sports TeamUT Longhorns & BYU Cougars Football - if they ever end up playing each other, it will be hard to choose who to pull for.
Subject in SchoolPhysics and Math, in that order
TV ShowGood Eats & Dirty Jobs are the favorites right now
Thing to CookBeef or Pork - all cuts and all types
Time of DayEarly Morning
TraditionSemi - annual Pizza
Type of MusicRock and Roll
Vacation SpotCabin in the woods with a stream near by
VegetableTomato
Liz
ActorTom Hanks
ActressDrew Barrymore
Animal or Petcats, but I've always dreamed of having a monkey or parrot...
AuthorJK Rowling or CS Lewis
Bedtime Storytraditional Mother Goose
Beverage/Drinkfresh-squeezed orange juice
BookLOTS! youth: Series of Unfortunate Events. international: 3 Cups of Tea, Mao's Last Dancer. Humor: Mark Twain, Dave Barry. Children: Dr. Suess, Phantom Tollbooth. Biography: SeaBiscuit, To Conquer the Air. Romance: Twilight. Fantasy: Harry Potter. Sc
Candy BarSnickers. (Good idea. I think I'll sneak a snack-sized one out of my stash right now.)
Childhood MemoryMother singing lullabies at bedtime. Then my sister and I giggling until Mom came back in to say "Not another peep!". Last Mother's Day, I framed a pic of Peeps bunnies, ears eaten, that read "I don't want to hear a peep out of you!" She laughed.
Childhood ToyLegos
Classic MovieIt's a Wonderful Life, every Christmas
Colorleaf green
Day of WeekSaturday
DessertChocolate. Dave knows I love dessert right after a meal.
Disney Movienew: Pocahontas. old: Cinderella
Dream Carcars? uh, red?
Dream Job1st: Mom. 2nd: coordinating community events.
Dream VacationCabin in the mountains in summer. Hiking, plants, fresh air, trees, quiet, plants. Did I mention I love botany & the color green?
Family Activitysince I'm a homebody, board games or movies together
Fast Food RestaurantMcD's
FlowerLily fragrance drives me bananas.
FoodAnything new. My husband loves predictability, but I love new foods. Last month I ate/made jicama, gazpacho, lobster, salt & pepper chips, and watermelon lemonade.
Form of Exerciseraquetball or tennis. (Sports are funnest if there's points and "play".) I encourage Dave in his running.
Fruitberries
GamePac-man. (I played in on Atari when I was younger.)
HeroColin Powell
Hobbymusic--playing piano, teaching piano, singing, collecting musical instruments, learning guitar, and recently, composing
HolidayChristmas, of course! (2nd place? maybe patriotic holidays----watching war specials; listening to military bands; eating red, white and blue jello...last 4th of July I memorized the Statue of Liberty poem--makes me cry. I love America.)
Holiday SongThe Christmas Song ("Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..." Nat King Cole version.)
Holiday TraditionDecorating the Christmas tree
Ice creamRocky Road
Leisure ActivityReading
MagazineOprah
MovieRomance: Ever After
International: Life is Beautiful
Drama: Apollo 13
Humor: Night at the Museum
Movie MunchieKettle Korn/Crunch 'N' Munch
Movie Quote"As emperor, I have an innate sense of direction." --"Emperor's New Groove". When the compass in my head helps me thru a complex building or new city, and I say that line to Dave. But when I do get lost, Dave quotes it back to tease me!
Music GroupVince Guaraldi Trio (jazz music from Peanuts/Charlie Brown). I can play the Linus and Lucy song on piano.
MusicalLes Miserables
Nursery Rhyme"Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle/the cow jumped over the moon./The little dog laughed to see such a sport/and the dish ran away with the spoon."
Olympic EventWinter-figure skating. Summer-the unusual ones, like ping pong.
PerformerBill Cosby is one of my fav comedians
Perfume/CologneI don't wear a lot, but i like "Cool Water".
PlantCoconut palm. It's just so sexy the way it curves off the beach...I just want to climb it like a monkey and swipe a coconut! Did you know every part of the tree is edible or useful to man?
Playuh, does Gilbert & Sullivan count? Pirates of Penzance
PoetShel Silverstein
Quality About My SpouseNot arrogant/humility. (example: I didn't know he was at college on scholarship until after we were engaged. He's not a bragger.)
Quote"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." (now if I could just follow that...)
RestaurantCarraba's Italian Grill
SandwichUg, sandwiches! I don't eat them much, unless they have interesting ingredients like "watercress avacado spicy turkey on multigrain". (Don't ask me what watercress is, but I'd try it.)
ScriptureCan't find it right now, but it says "How can we expect God to help us, if we do not do everything in our power?" It's helped me work thru infertility treatments, adoption paperwork, and personal grief
Shopping StoreThe container store. It's weird, but I love organizing. (When I was little, Mom said I didn't ask for candy in the checkout lane, but I would put misplaced candybars back in the correct box. Geez!)
Show Tuneuh, my sister and I used to pretend we were the island mother and sing Bali Ha'i (from "South Pacific") in our best opera voices to each other.
Songhow can I pick one song?
Sport to PlayRaquetball/Tennis
Sport to Watchcollege football
Sports StarTiger Woods
Sports TeamUniversity of Texas football (Hook 'em horns)
Subject in Schoolscience
TV ShowFunny ones: Good Eats, Dirty Jobs, What Not to Wear. (I hate to admit it, but I like Top Model, too.
Thing to Cookanything new
Time of Day...?...early morning (6-8 am)
TraditionWatching General Conference as a family at home. Mom/Grandma would be cooking, kids playing with toys, Grandpa taking a nap, and someone is scratching my back. It's food for my soul with the people I love.
Type of Musicjazz, rock, classical, guitar, international (Latin, Indian folk, Chinese folk, Persian). Least favorite: japanese opera, organ music.
Vacation SpotGrandma & Grandpa Bosen's!
Vegetableiceburg lettuce is the only food that makes my mouth water. I just have to see it, and I start salivating! And I don't even like it that much!!! Ha, ha ha!
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