So this is a note thing from Facebook. (And my version here on my blog will import to my Facebook profile.) On Facebook, it's the sort of list that people would post about themselves, then coerce other friends into answering the same questions and posting them. I like these funny little collection of thoughts on oneself, but I don't love the "tag other people and try to make them do it" component. The ones I've offered there in the past usually have a special "Alison disclaimer" that says I don't really expect you all to do this!
It just occured to me that I would rather share this on my blog, so there! Or, so here:
A -Age: 37
B - Bed size: Queen
C - Chore you hate: Cleaning the cat litter, I guess? Any chore can be fine sometimes and un-fine other times in my opinion.
D - Dog's name: We don't have a dog, although I really would like to get one. We do have a stuffed dog named Ambassador.
E - Essential start your day item: Contacts (usually)
F - Favorite color(s): Greens and Blues
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'5.5" and pretty sure I'm shrinking at this point
I - Instruments you play: Piano, marginally. Also had a semester each of brass and percussion methods - and I'm the worst brass player in history, but had a lot of fun with the Trombone! Oh yeah, and Voice.
J - Job title: House Manager & Volunteer Coordinator
K - Kids: Just two feline-type kids
L - Living arrangements: With my husband in a condo we like to call Prune Ridge
M - Mom's name: Susan
N - Nicknames: Al and Ali sometimes, and once upon a time Melby Toast
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Car accident (I think?), two different knee surgeries, gall bladder surgery
P - Pet Peeve: Bad and/or scary drivers
Q - Quote from a movie: "Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Three Orange Whips!"
R - Right or left handed: Left
S - Siblings: Brother, 3 step-brothers, 3 foster-brothers ages ago, and an infant brother we never got to know (Yes, all those boys and no other girls!)
T - Time you wake up: 6 or 7 is usually the plan, but this week more like 4:30 most mornings!
U - Underwear: Uh, Yes.
V - Vegetable you dislike: Lima beans
W - Workout style: Walking or riding my bike, and I've always enjoyed good hiking but haven't done much lately
X - X-rays you've had: Aw geeze, the list is long... both knees, left hand fingers, both wrists (one broken, problems/surgery for the other), certainly my head, wrist again a couple of years ago
Y - Yesterday's best moment: Lovely date-night dinner with John
Z - Zoo favorite: Big animals like tigers, elephants, or polar bears, or soft pretzels if they sell them!