36 posts tagged “qotd”
Tea, coffee or something else... What do you drink to stay awake?
Earl Grey Tea is my favorite caffeine fix at home. Add a couple of raw sugar cubes and some milk, and you've got the tastiest cuppa around!
Starbucks is my hot bevvy of choice when I'm out and about. Since there's one on every freakin corner around here, it is readily available! The kids are quite accustomed to me hitting the Starbucks drive-thru with for a Venti Tazo Chai Latte or a Vanilla Latte.
My husband is a true Canuck through and through (that's slang for Canadian for my international friends)! If he's in need of coffee, he prefers an XL Double-Double from Timmy's. I like their steeped tea, and I take that Double-Double too (2 cream, 2 sugar).
It's funny, but I used to really like Timmy's coffee... and any other coffee for that matter. My tastes have really changed since having kids. Now, I usually prefer tea, and any coffee I drink has to be all messed up with flavour and steamed milk!
On another note, while searching Google Images for the above pics, I came across a recipe for Chai Flavoured Short Bread. Oh... My... GAWD! Got to try it!
Find the recipe here!
If you were to open up a business of your own, what would it be?
Submitted by beth.
My vision seems to have slight variations, but the theme remains the same. I would like to have some kind of yarn/craft store. Comfy couches and chairs would be available for those who want to come by and "Stitch & Bitch" for a while. Coffee & tea would be kept hot for my customers. There would be plenty of gorgeous yarn, needles, hooks, and accessories for my knitters and crocheters, every colour in the spectrum of DMC floss, aida cloth, needles and patterns for cross-stitchers, and maybe some space to sell handmade projects on consignment. I could also recruit my sister to sell me some of her own spun yarn from the sheep on her farm! I figure, if it is going to be a venture that I would have to totally immerse myself in, it should be something that I really love to do myself!
Maybe I would call it YARN OVER or A STITCH IN TIME.
Would YOU like to see something like that in your area?
Are you worried about a swine flu pandemic?
Not really, but my husband is! I love the man dearly, but he is a certified hypochondriac. If you tell him you have a tickle in your throat, he'll have one an hour later. If you tell him you just got over a bout of the 24 hour flu, he'll be retching in the bathroom that night. If someone 3000 miles away comes down with swine flu, he'll be cheking the symptoms on line to be sure that his daughters suffering from cough due to cold have not been infected.
And yes... he did check on-line.
What question do you hate being asked?
"Are they twins?" Uh... YEAH!!!
How are your Saturday nights different now than they were five years ago?
This is what Mike and I often did on the weekends. As a matter of fact, we usually ended our work weeks with a Friday Date Night that consisted of parking ourselves on a couple of barstools to eat, drink & chat the night away. To be fair, this was more like 6 years ago and back.
This is how I spent practically every night about 18 months ago. Yahoo. This is when days started to just mold into one, so Saturdays were no longer a "night out". At least when we had just Brianna, we could still go out to eat quite often since a sitter was easy to arrange. Or, we would go out as a family since Brianna was pretty easy to handle.
And this pretty much represents Saturdays for me now. Trying to arrange for a sitter for all three kids is difficult -- believe it or not, we don't have a line-up of volunteers at our door! The last time we went out for dinner, it was a couple weeks ago on a Thursday night. We arranged for my friend Naomi to do the first couple of hours and put the girls to bed, and then our friend that is staying with us for a few months hung out while the girls slept. The time before that, was way back in the beginning of DECEMBER! Both Grandmas stayed at the house while Mike and I went away for the night.
Oh yes... times have changed! I've gone from closing down bars and pubs, to reading bedtime stories and watching rented movies till I fall asleep!
Know what? I wouldn't go back for anything!
Well... maybe for a good night's sleep and a loooong lie in the next morning!
If you were independently wealthy, where in the world would you live?
Submitted by Eileen.Without a doubt, I would pack my bags and move to Scotland! I just love it in Britain, and Scotland is my favorite (even though my family is from Southern England). I love the city of Edinburgh... the history, the fantasitc buildings and monuments, and of course the pubs!!
If Mike had his way, we would live in Portree on the Isle of Skye in Northern Scotland. A beautiful town (village?), but maybe a bit small for me!
And just so ya know, I took these photos on our wedding/honeymoon trip to Scotland nearly 3 years ago! No Google images for me! ;-)
What quality in your best friend are you most envious of and why?
Naomi and I became really good friends over the past couple of years. We live just around the corner from each other, and our daughters are as close as sisters. She is a fiercely loyal and trustworthy friend, and I love her dearly.
She is bubbly, fun, laughs freely, and gives hugs with a good squeeze. She is never judgemental of me or my home... even if my hair and makeup are lacking, or I don't get around to the dishes or vacuuming.
I think I am most envious of her style. Everything about her life is consistent: her home, clothes, hair, and even her tan reflects her personality. Her kids wear funky clothes (I am happy to receive hand-me-downs for Brianna), and her husband even maintains a cool look. Her home is tidy and mostly clutter-free, and is tastefully filled with orchids and giraffes (her two passions). She emits confidence and self-worth, and it shows with her funky, spiky, vibrant hair and Roxy clothes.
Somehow, she sees a peer in me -- even though we are so incredibly different on the outside.
I guess that's what makes her a priceless friend on the inside.
What was the #1 song on the radio when you were born?
August 1976 -- Elton John & Kiki Dee -- "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
The number of people visiting Facebook in the U.S. has been leveling off in the past few months. Why do you think this is? How often do you visit Facebook?
I check Facebook EVERYDAY! I have to say though that I am addicted to Scramble and Scrabble.... so I check the site often to keep up with my games.
I think Facebook is leveling off now that the novelty is wearing off.... I think that all those who like the site have joined by now and check back every so often, and the rest will never join because they have no interest in it (like my brother).
Share a song with your name in it.
Submitted by Laura.
Kind of a cheesy song... but I remember my Dad playing this on the ol' turntable once in a while when I was a kid!
