Questions- or getting to know me

Phoenix Rising posted these questions and challenged her followers to answer. My guilty pleasure in life is that i really have fun doing these and reading them !

1. What is your occupation right now? Homeschooling , stay at home mom
   
2. What color are your socks right now? nekkid feet !!
3. What are you listening to right now? The wind in the trees
   
4. What was the last thing that you ate? a honey crisp apple. Yum !!
   
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Nope. And I HATE to drive anything for any reason.
   
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Hubby, who was connecting with me after missing a singing commitment.
   
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Just getting to know her- she seems like a lot of fun !
8. How old are you today? 50 yrs, 4 months and 25 days( or does that make me 50 1/4 ??)
   
9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? Extreme ironing. okay, have not seen it yet, but that is the only sport I would watch i think.
   
10. What is your favorite drink? Water
    
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Sure. Several times. I don't any more- I wish my hair would just hurry up and turn all silver.
    
12. Favorite food? Bing cherries or steel cut oats
13. What is the last movie you watched? The pirates who Don't do anything
    
14. Favorite day of the year? This one
15. How do you vent anger? Hammer away on my guitar
    
16. What was your favorite toy as a child? Toss up between Chatty Cathy and Spirograph
    
17. What is your favorite season? I love them all for different reasons
    
18. Cherries or Blueberries? Do I really have to choose ???
    
19. Living arrangements? Live with my hubby of 27 years and 16 yr old son. somewhere in the Chiago metro area where urban reality meets wetland beauty
    
20. When was the last time you cried? I don't remeber- it has been a while
    
21. What is on the floor of your closet? rubbermade totes filled with craft supplies, electronic doo dahs, photos
    
22. Who is your closest and dearest friend? My hubby. Honestly and truely. He is not only my soul mate, lover and companion, but my best girlfriend.
    
23. What did you do last night? Watched the SNL political show reruns, cut up squash, made chicken stock and did things that embarrassed my son
    
24. What are you most afraid of? being the "ceiling"
    
25. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? neither- don't like burgers
    
26. Favorite dog breed? Irish Setters- living proof that insanity can be a good thing
    
27. Favorite day of the week? probably Saturday because i get to shop and chop
    
28. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
    
29. What is your favorite flower? dog vilots or wild bergamont
    
30. What would it take to make you totally and completely happy? no need to do anything- I am there
31. What's your biggest regret? No regrets at all. Everything happens for a reason and everything is a lesson.
    
32. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Breathing
    
33. What is your biggest accomplishment? Too many to narrow one down, to be honest.Living through a bear attack, overcoming infertility, living on one income, being happily married for so long, ,homeschooling my son through high school, being a published writer, many more
    
34. What is your biggest personality flaw? I can be very sarcastic
    
35. What is one of your biggest pet peeves? narrowmindedness
36. New Years Resolution last year? Did not make one
    
37. New Years Resolution this year? I never make them
    
38. Do you want your friends to email this back to you? Blog it if you desire !
39. Who do you think is most likely to respond? No idea
    
40. Who is most likely not to resond? Person who never reads blogs