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Mara from Weighty Matters tagged me a while ago with the task of answering the following questions:

1. What is the best sound you ever heard?

We would be watching TV with my mom and just laughing hysterically, but Mom would just be smiling. We would ask her why she wasn’t laughing, and she would say, “I’m laughing on the inside.” So whenever we got her to laugh hysterically, it was doubly funny, and we would all laugh until tears rolled down our faces. So I think Mom’s laugh is a pretty good sound to remember.

2. They offer you a film role. What role would you play?

When I participated in a Young Author’s Convention as a teacher, I was put in charge of a group of sixth grade girls. This was years and years ago, when there was a new show on TV called Ellen. The girls told me I looked like Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen was also the voice for the forgetful fish Dory in Finding Nemo, and I have been having a lot of Dory moments lately. So I think the role of Dory would be perfect for me! I don’t want to brag, but I also speak a little Whale, which makes me perfect for the role.

3. What is the best thing about where you live?

I love, love, LOVE my backyard. I need to spend more time out there.

Lily and Emmy playing in the sprinkler.

4. If you had a magical power, what would it be?

To stop whining with just one look!

5. One of those telemarketeers rings you up. How do you deal with them?

Sometimes I tell them I lost my job. So what if it six years ago and I left voluntarily when I was pregnant with Lily…I don’t include those details!

6. What would you not write about in your blog?

My sex life. Nobody wants to hear about that.

7. Do you have a tattoo? If so, where? If not, would you ever get one?

No tattoos. My mom and I often tossed around the idea of getting a tattoo on our mastectomy scars, and I even drew out a picture of an ivy plant that I thought would look nice.

8. You HAVE to watch a sports game. Would it be football (the soccer variety), football (the American variety), tennis, Formula 1 racing or chess?

I like watching tennis. One year I remember getting wrapped up in watching the Wimbledon, probably because NBC was broadcasting it during my soap opera, Days of Our Lives. I haven’t watched Days of Our Lives for years. I wonder how things are in the town of Salem?

Holy Cow! I just googled Wimbledon, and it’s going on right now! I’d better get caught up…

9. If you had the chance, would you go to the moon?

I once wrote a post about the moon: What if the Moon Really Was Made Out of Cheese? I would jump at the chance to go find out for sure!

10. Do you own your (adopted) country’s flag and do you fly it?

Yes, we do own our country’s flag (USA!) and we should get it out to fly this weekend for July 4 – our Independence Day!

Those were awesome questions, Mara!

In your comment, why don’t you pick one of the above questions and leave your answer? I’d love to read what YOU would say!

Did you get your invitation yet? YOU DIDN’T? Well, click on that button above, and join the party! We’re going to have so much fun! (Even if you don’t have a blog, there are some great giveaways at 5 Minutes for Mom for everyone!)

I started writing Lemon Drop Pie almost two years ago, and I really enjoy meeting new people online through my blog. Let me introduce myself!

I’m a former second grade teacher who is staying home with my two daughters: Lily is five and Emmy is two and a half. I love being a stay at home mom! However, I also love teaching, and when my daughters are a little older, I would love to get back into the classroom.

Emmy and Lily, enjoying lollipops at my sister’s wedding reception

I love to sing, (especially with my sisters) and I always have a book on my nightstand. (Now that I’m a mom, it takes me a lot longer to finish a book than it used to!) My husband and I love to travel and spend time outside, and we’ve visited quite a few state and national parks.

In what seems like a lifetime ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was before I had children, before I met my husband, when I was a single teacher living on my own. I feel so blessed to have come so many years with my cancer in remission, to have found the love of my life, and to have two daughters of our own!

Breast cancer is no picnic, as you can imagine. My mom was also diagnosed with cancer at a young age. She was 40 at her first diagnosis, and she was the mother of four young children at the time. She was so proud to have survived cancer for 26 years! We lost my mom to breast cancer last November. She has inspired me in so many ways.

Mom and me in 2007 at my sister’s art exhibition

I would love to hear from YOU! We all have a story, and I’d love to hear yours! If you leave a comment on my blog, I will come and visit your blog in return!

(I would also like you to know that although my stories are true, I do not use my real name, my husband’s or my daughters’ real names.)

I’ve finally looked over the prize list, and here’s my wish list!

I would absolutely love winning the Toshiba Laptop since my laptop is old and I share it with my husband! We’re worried that the hard drive is starting to fail. (Don’t worry, we have everything backed up!)

US8 Buds to Bloom Photo Tile Necklace, a beautiful prize provided by Lisa Laverty at Elemental Memories.

US34 Bliss Lemon and Sage Body Butter would be wonderful for my dried out winter skin…plus it matches my blog name perfectly! This gift is provided by Taiyon’s Image.

USC3 $50 Target Gift Card, because who doesn’t like shopping at Target? This great prize is provided by Peggy Gorman at PegsPlay.

I’d be happy with any of the other prizes as well, including US 36, US31, US32, US 37, US 52, US 55, US 74, US73, US87 and US88.

Thank you, 5 Minutes for Mom!

Looking forward to meeting you,
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