Five Question Friday

Yep...it's that time again...Five Question Friday, courtesy of Mama M . Wanna join in? Just head on over to Five Crooked Halos and join in the fun!

1. Did you have a favorite blanket or toy as a kid? If so, do you still have it?

I had a homemade cloth doll named Susie. I loved that dolly so much. My Godmother made it for me when I was born and even though her hands are no longer, her head scarf is gone and she is missing one leg, I do have her somewhere in a box in the basement. Once our basement is finished (we are at the painting/flooring stage now), I will dig her out and put her on my bed. I still love my Susie.

2. Do you dream in color?

Yes I do. I heard somewhere that we don't, but funnily enough, just last night I had a dream where I was arguing about a colour with a co-worker. I definitely saw red in my dream last night.

3. How tall are you? Do you wish you were shorter or taller?

I am 5' 4" and I am pretty happy with that. I would take an extra inch or two if it were offered up, but no more...good thing come in small packages. ;o)

4. If you could have anyone's (celeb or other) voice as the guide on your GPS, who would it be?

Hands down, Ozzy Osbourne. Joe bought a TomTom when we first got a GPS. We ended up returning it because he didn't like the way the screen looked, but we downloaded Ozzy's voice for the couple of days that we had it and we laughed out BUTTS off. He would say things like, "Take the next right you wanker!" and if you missed a turn, he would exclaim, "You stupid f&%^er...make a U-turn!" Of course we only used his voice when the kids were not in the car. While the kids were with us, we used Bugs Bunny. That was fun too. Unfortunately, I have a built-in- GPS in my new van, so there are no choices...just the boring lady that comes with the system. Joe's GPS is not a TomTom, so Ozzy isn't an option for him either. He just has a lady with a British accent who I hate. She says things wrong, like, "Islington Avenue" which is pronounced "Izlington". She pronounces it, "Eyeslington". Dumb.

5. Do you return your shopping cart to the corral or leave it wherever in the parking lot?

I ALWAYS return it. Rain, snow, kids or no kids. It is lazy and rude to leave the cart in the parking lot. The wind could take it and smash it into a parked car (I've seen this happen) and the poor person who has to collect them already has a tough enough job.

Julianisms...

I have a HUGE post in the works, which will explain in great detail a war that I am fighting at the moment. Unforch, I cannot disclose it publicly until the matter has been settled, but trust me when I say that it will be worth the wait.

Anyhoo....to kill some time while you wait, I thought I would share some stuff that Julian says that makes me laugh...

Me: "Julian, you are so cute."

Julian: "No I amn't."

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Joe: "Julian, do you want a hamburger or a hotdog?"

Julian: "A hangerburger please."

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Me: "Julian, who is your best friend at school?"

Julian: "Mila."

Me: "Is she pretty?"

Julian: "Yes. I need to kiss her."

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Me: "Julian, who's your best friend?"

Julian: "Nicholas."

(Nicholas then hugs him)

Julian: (screams) "DON'T HUG ME!!! Mom...Nick is not my best friend anymore. Rosie is my best friend."

Me: "Rosie? Why?"

Julian: "Because she doesn't hug me."

Getting to know you...

Keely at mannland5 has a great feature every Sunday and I thought I would get involved this week...
*wanna play..copy the questions..answer them..then go to Keely's Blog and link up*

The Q's..

1. Thong or Granny Panties?

Mostly thong, but at *certain times of the month*, big 'ole granny panties

2. If you see a guy with his fly down, do you tell him? Only if I know him

3. Spanx or no Spanx? No Spanx. Although I would like to try them, I find them very expensive and I don't think there's anything out there that would hide my honkin' belly.

4. Do you sleep in your sheets? Not IN my sheets, but UNDER my sheets, yes.

5. What is your favorite Disney character? Snow White. I think I was her in a past life.

6. Dream vacation spot? Deserted island with unlimited wine, food and a hot pool boy...ooops...was that out loud? OK, I mean, a trip anywhere warm with my family.

7. What is your dream job? I am doing it. Working from home for a company that treats me extremely well.

8. Who is your hero and why? My Dad. He raised me to be a good person, taught me more than anyone in the world has and loved me unconditionally. While he was fighting leukemia, he showed me just how strong and yet how vulnerable he was. My Daddy was and always will be, my hero. RIP Daddy.

Travelocity....

Mum, Mark, Patricia and allllll the kids, as well as Mark's family and Patricia's family and in-laws are in the Bahamas. Most of them left yesterday. They are there because Mark and Patricia are getting married on Tuesday.

I am thrilled for them. I just wish I could be there to witness their marriage. But, it was just too expensive for us all to go. Joe told me I could go with my Mum, but it would have been wrong to be there with everyone except my family, so I stayed home.

I imagine they are all very excited and having fun in the sun! Mum just called to say that it was very, very hot and sunny. Nice.

The wedding is tomorrow afternoon at Atlantis.

I know that Joanne is smiling down on them. I know she approves. I know that she would wholeheartedly agree that Patricia is wonderful for her girls. Still, it's an odd feeling, ya know?

Anyway...congratulations to Patricia and Mark and allllll the kids. I love you all tons and tons!!!

Five Question Friday...VLOG style

I haven't done a Five Question Friday in a while and because I'm lookin' all hot from being at the office today, I thought I would VLOG my answers...I am crushed because Youtube somehow cut off my last question...GRR...but the rest are there, so I redid the last two and then it cut me off again...stupid thing. So you don't get to hearmy last answer, but my answer is my laptop. Hmpph.

If you want to play along, go visit Mama M at Five Crooked Halos and answer!

Love, Loss and What I Wore

Last night, Mum and I spent a wonderful evening together. She came over at 5:00 and we drove down to Yorkdale, where we sat quietly chatting over dinner and a couple of glasses of wine at Moxie's. It was so nice to be relaxed and in no hurry, with no kids to interrupt!

After dinner, we hopped onto the southbound subway, headed to the Yonge-Bloor station. We made it, no worse for wear (you all know how much I HATE downtown). After a three minute walk, we arrived at the Panasonic Theatre where we ordered a glass of wine and made our way in to the theatre to watch "Love, Loss and What I Wore".

As I mentioned in a previous post, my very first boss was wonderful man...so very kind to me. He has three sons and a daughter and I had the privilege of attending his second son, Michael's Bar Mitzvah back in 1989. When I joined Facebook in 2007, I searched every name I could think of to try to find pallies to connect with. One of those people was Michael Rubinoff. It turns out that he is an Entertainment/Commercial Real Estate Lawyer by day and a theatrical producer by night. Love, Loss and What I Wore is his current production, which had its official opening on Wednesday night. Apparently, Michael's Dad was there on Wednesday and so I missed seeing him. :o(

As Mom and I were waking into the theatre, I saw Michael and called him over. Of course, he didn't know who I was until I told him my name and he shook my hand and thanked me for all the support I had shown him on Facebook and Twitter. I hugged him (that's just how I roll...sorry if I freaked you out Michael) and I thanked him for the tickets (I won them through Twitter). After a bit of small talk, Mum and I headed to our seats...our awesome seats...second row.

The show began a few minutes later and almost instantly, we were pulled in. Louise Pitre, who is stunningly beautiful, began talking about her Brownie uniform and how her mother could not afford to buy herself a Brownie Leader's uniform...after a short monologue about dresses and outfits her character had worn throughout her life, the other actresses spoke of different things related to clothing, boots, shoes and purses. Paula Brancati is a doll...very cute and a great actress. She barely looked at her script and really enjoyed her part. Mary Walsh was HILARIOUS as she talked about her first bra fitting experience and Sharron Matthews had us in stitches as she talked about her blow up bra and had our full attention when she told the story about the lesbian wedding and had me close to tears with the bathrobe story. Andrea Martin was incredible, as she always is. She was SO into the part and made facial expressions that were priceless during the other actresses' readings. Her purse story had tears running down my cheeks and my belly hurting from laughter as I could completely relate to what she was saying in every way.

There were some touching stories, some funny stories and some stories that made you mad. This play was just great.

Women of all ages, colours and sizes will enjoy the humour in this play. Everyone will be able to relate to at least one of the little stories in the play. The 90 minutes flew by and Mum and I laughed and recounted some of the sadder stories all the way home on the subway.

Truly, this is a great Girls' Night Out. Although there were a few men in the theatre, it's really not geared to men...don't force your man along...enjoy it with the girlies.

The only regret I have is that I didn't have the guts to ask Michael to let me meet Andrea Martin...I've loved her for years and would love to have met her! Ah well...maybe I'll buy myself some tickets to go again and have the guts to ask that time.

Congratulations Michael and the entire cast and crew of Love, Lost and What I Wore Toronto...and thank you for the great seats. We had a blast!

Grease Sing-a-Long

What a night. Even though I have seen Grease at least thirty times, it's been a long time and watching it last night was such a treat...especially considering that we were ENCOURAGED to sing along! Mary, Franca and I blasted out the tunes along with a theatre full of other Grease lovers. The lyrics were printed on the big screen, although most of us didn't need them as we knew every song by heart.

Some people dressed up...we didn't because Mary and Franca are party-poopers. ;o)

This is the ultimate sing-a-long movie...and it is SO awesome on the big screen! Seeing John Travolta in his young, HOT Danny Zuko days was just divine.

Sigh...you MUST experience this. BUT...if you want it in your city, you have to demand it:



Go do it...you KNOW you wanna!!!!!