Pre Approval

to be pre-approved.

To have approval before doing something.

To have the skys open up and the sun cast it's warm and loving beams down upon you.

Ok, so maybe if that happened down here you'd end up a walking piece of charred meat as you become the ant to someone's cosmic magnifying glass.

But all the same, isn't it a wonderful feeling to know that you can go out and do whatever it is you are pre-approved to do?

For us, this means no more yelling at the kiddos to quit stomping on the floor, laundry done at home instead of elsewhere, a dining area where dining actually might occur.

Anyway, I'll keep y'all updated.

Feasting again

Appetizer
What is the weather like today where you live?
Hot, possibly a bit muggy if it tries to be monsoony again

Soup
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how career-minded are you?
10, though it depends on what you call a career. Do I want to work in corporate America? Nope not at all. Do I want to be a stay at home mom? Yep, but I know I'd get bored and would need *some* type of work. So yeah, my "career" that I'm minded toward is a combination of staying home and working.

Salad
What type of window coverings do you have in your home? Blinds, curtains, shutters, etc.?
Blinds... blech. Not bad, but not my choice either.

Main Course
Name something that instantly cheers you up.
John Kanakanaka

Dessert
How many times do you hit the snooze button on a typical morning?
none... don't have an alarm clock... amazing isn't it?

Appetizer
If you could live on another continent for 1 year, which one would you choose?
I think either Australia or Europe. Probably Australia because I've never been there and it would be interesting to visit I think.

Soup
Which browser do you use to surf the Internet?
IE or Firefox

Salad
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how much do you know about the history of your country?
I'll say 6... I know the happenings... just can't give you dates.

Main Course
Finish this sentence: Love is…
when you can be completely and utterly irritated with your spouse and be OK with each other 20 minutes later (even though at the moment all you want to do is kick him in the head).

Dessert
Have you ever been in or near a tornado?
yeah, lived in the midwest for awhile. Not sure how close but I know there were some nearby

Appetizer
Do you consider yourself to be an optimist or a pessimist?
usually an optimist, except when I *know* things are going to be bad.

Soup
What is your favorite color of ink to write with?
I think I prefer blue. Though for some reason I like doing crosswords in red.

Salad
How often do you get a manicure or pedicure? Do you do them yourself or go to a salon and pay for them?
Sometimes and never... went to the salon for my first manicure. Now I have a manicure set at home and sometimes remember that I have it. M likes to have us do our nails on Girl Days.

Main Course
Have you ever won anything online? If so, what was it?
Nope

Dessert
In which room in your house do you keep your home computer?
Well in *this* home... I think this area is suppose to be the "dining area" but in all reality it's the "computer geek fest" area. Yeah, we eat at the coffee table...