XLMICs ABCs and FACE

I am giving in... I don't know why people who watch the gadget videos think they want to see my face... maybe now they'll stop pestering me! 

Here is my face:

I have resisted this meme though I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the ABCs of others. Today, as I am scrambling to pull together a family vacation out of thin air, stress got the best of me and I did it. We leave tomorrow. ACK! 

The ABCs of Me...

Age – about to turn 29... for the 19th time... maybe this year I'll be mature enough to claim "30"

Bed size – who cares? as long as I get the middle ;-)

Chore you hate – is there one I like?

Dogs – when I was a teenager, I used to fantasize about having a Newfoundland and a Great Pyrenees sitting in the back of my red Alfa Romeo Spider. I have never had any dogs or a convertible :(

Essential start your day item – my contacts!

Favorite color – emerald

Gold or silver – I'd prefer platinum, but choosing between gold and silver... gold.

Height:  a whopping five foot seven.

instruments you play:  I can play one song on the piano :) I played the clarinet in high school but haven't since.

job title:  first-in-command, domestic division

Kids – 4 kids (ages 2, 6, 9, and 11) and 6 stepkids (ages 19-31)

Live – from New York... it's Saturday Night!  no... I live in northern California.

mom's name... Mary

Nicknames – XL

Overnight hospital stays:  7 – lung surgery x 2, appendectomy, 4 babies

pet peeve – people who get all pissy at other people who are only 5 minutes late. And lame drivers.

Quote from a movie:  I have two... and they aren't particularly meaningful, I just like the way they sound:

1) "That ain't no EtchASketch. That's one doodle that's done did, home skillet." – Juno  
2) "There is no charge for awesomeness... or for attractiveness." – Kung Fu Panda

Right- or left-handed... I'm a righty :)

siblings:  zero

Time you wake up – about 7... and then I get just 10 more minutes.

underwear:  bunchy, wedgie, bulgy mess... no thanks

Vegetable you dislike:  okra... slime-city.

What makes you run late – I run late because I have to wait until the kids are in bed at night to go. It is usually about 8 or 8:30, which isn't all that late.

x-rays:  dental ones and lung/chest.

Yummy food you make: pie, pudding, meatloaf (for real... it's good!), birthday cake

Zoo animal favorite... the meerkats and the elephants.

Now I've sung my ABCs, next time won't you sing with meeeeeeeeeee!