Let's get reacquainted, shall we?

Well, since I took such a long hiatus from blogging, I’d say it’s time for us to reacquaint ourselves, isn’t it?  Because I can’t think of a single thing to blog about, I’d say the best way for us to get reacquainted is to catch up on all of Shan’s “Knowing Me, Knowing You” interview questions.  I’ve missed a few months…

So today’s post is catching up on the questions from September 2009.

1. What is your favorite smell?

Hmm…this is an interesting question for me. I have such allergy issues that I’m very sensitive to smells.  Though I would say either fresh laundry (real fresh laundry – NOT the fake smells in a can or candle) that’s been laundered with Tide soap and dried with Bounce dryer sheets, or baked goods / fruits. I have a pretty extensive candle collection, and an even more extensive Scentsy collection. If you go through the drawers where I store it all, you’ll find all kinds of bakery scents like blueberry cheesecake, cherry pie, apple pie, etc.  There’s also lots of fruit scents like cherry almond, lemon, marionberry, and strawberry. 

2.  Did you / would you / are you co-sleep(ing)?

This is another tough question as we don’t have kids yet. (But we’re trying! Our homestudy is all approved and we’re just waiting to be matched with a birthmom right now!)  I’m going to say no for now, but leave it open to change my mind. I have no strong feelings on this one way or the other, actually.  I don’t think you should do it nightly until the kid is 8, but when they are still in the infant / toddler stages?  I don’t know.

3.   Fall fair season is upon us (or it was when Shan originally posted this!), so what’s your favorite fair food?

I honestly don’t really like going to the fair anymore.  It’s just lost some of it’s magic for me.  Especially since I used to go to the Puyallup Fair, and let me let you in on a secret: the Benton-Franklin County Fair is NOTHING compare to the Puyallup.  Nothing.  But when I was younger and we did go to the Puyallup, my favorite food was the raspberry scone!  Even now, no matter what the flavor, when I eat a scone, I always think about the fair.

4.   Thinking about Christmas shopping yet?

Well, not quite yet. Last year I started really early, though, and it was wonderful not to have a ton of bills at Christmas time and very little stress.  I had stuff wrapped by Thanksgiving, even.  It was so nice, I plan to start early this year, too.

5.  What’s your favorite color?

Hands down, no questions asked: blue. I love all colors, especially deep, rich, saturated colors, but blue has long been my favorite. When I was young, I used to like green a lot. In fact, I called everything that was special to me “green.”  My blankie (which had very little green on it) was my “green blankie” and my mom’s mom was “Green Grandma.”  She was very special to me, and I was much closer to her than to my other grandmother, but I still can’t believe I called her Green Grandma to her face.  She did live near Green Lake in Seattle, so maybe that’s how it all started? Maybe I didn’t love green so much but my parents thought I did because I called things green? Who knows? But for a long time now, blue has been my absolute favorite color.

More tomorrow...