Here I am, sitting on a little deck, looking out over the harbour with my coffee (eep, no milk, but it will do), a hunk of homemade banana bread, and a fresh Okanagan peach. Alex is inside dozing. It’s warm enough for no coat, cool enough for long pants and a sweater. Fall is here.
J is with her grandparents and I’m torn. Part of me is enjoying this quiet, relaxing morning before Alex gets up and we play tourist for the morning and then do the wedding thing this afternoon and evening. It’s so peaceful and it’s time for just me.
But a little tiny piece of me thinks, wouldn’t it be great if J were here. We could share some banana bread. We could talk about the BOATS! in the harbour. We could snuggle up a chat and giggle the way you can only do with a two year old and you can only do first thing in the morning before the busy child sets in. We could visit the park and play when we go down to the market later. We could take a little walk around the hotel and run on the big lawns.
But...she’s with her grandparents. She has probably had peaches and maybe even some of Bop’s pancakes for breakfast. She’s probably already gone down the slide and mowed the lawn and talked about airplanes and run a few laps of the back yard and brought at least a few books to Bop or Lallie, likely when they had their hands full, and implored “Read?”
I miss my little lady, but since I don’t get mornings like this very often, I think maybe I’ll just take the time to enjoy my book, some coffee, the view, and maybe write a little bit of something. And do it all without the help of a two year old who is clearly having the time of her life somewhere else!
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Twenty-five random things about me
As posted on Facebook
25 Random Things About Me
1. I ignored this note thing until Minda harassed (okay, gently prodded) me about it!
2. I love staying at home with Baby J and would like to be able to do it all the time and never go back to work, but part of me is actually looking forward to going back to work...I may not feel the same way in September, but we'll see.
3. I have a serious book addiction. I have put myself on a book diet which means I am not allowed to buy books for myself unless someone gives me a gift card to the bookstore. I've been borrowing books from my aunt and uncle's collection instead. I tried to pare down my collection when we unpacked this time, but I only managed to find three books I could bear to part with.
4. I have a love-hate relationship with our new place. I'm hoping the hate part will go away once we paint and maybe get a couple of pieces of new furniture...
5. The smiles I get first thing in the morning from Baby J make getting out of bed worth it and bearable...even when she decides to wake up before 6:00 am.
6. I only lived in London for just over 1.5 years total. I've lived in Vancouver for 10+ of the last 13 years. London feels more like a second home than Vancouver. I still feel a bit transient in Vancouver. I have good friends and family in Vancouver, but I feel like many of the special people in my life are scattered around the world...probably because of the time I spent living in Hawaii, London and Switzerland!
7. When I'm working, I only get to see Alex for about an hour, maybe an hour and a half everyday - it's hard and we try to make up for it on weekends. That's part of the reason I'm enjoying maternity leave so much - now I get to see him for four or five hours a day and we even get to eat together!
8. I love going to bed early and getting up early, but I also like staying up late and sleeping in. I need 8-9 hours of sleep to function...unfortunately it usually works out that on the days I stay up late, I need to get up early. Not so good for the sleep quota.
9. I worked in an industry that required talent and skills that I know I don't possess. Thank goodness I was in administration not production, because I have those skills. When I told people where I worked, the looks of disbelief I got from the people who knew me were great. The looks of relief when they heard I was in administration were even better! They made me smile every time!
10. I have an irrational fear of birds. All birds. Alive birds, dead birds, stuffed birds, photographs of birds in books.
11. When I was a kid I thought there was a monster/bad guy/bird living under my bed. I'd turn the light off and take a running leap from the door to my bed so the monster/bad guy/bird couldn't grab my ankle. Good thing my bedroom was tiny.
12. We shared the Blue House with at least two ghosts.
13. I learned more about the Bible from my AP Lit class than I did from Sunday School.
14. When I was in high school, I used to go camping at least once a month. I miss it and I'm trying to convince Alex that camping is fun.
15. I don't like condiments, but our fridge is full of them because I married a condiment fiend.
16. I love that my family is large and that we enjoy spending time together.
17. I had my first migraine when I was ten or eleven. At the worst, they were coming every seven to ten days. My usual trigger is abrupt changes in barometric pressure or altitude. Sometimes lack of sleep, too much sleep, dehydration or food can also trigger them. They have varied in severity and frequency since I started getting them. One of the best side effects of being pregnant was the complete absence of migraines, even when the Vancouver weather was crazy!
18. When I was admitted to the hospital three weeks early to have Baby J, our coworkers knew, but we didn't tell our families until she had arrived safely.
19. I'm a pack rat. Really and truly a pack rat. It's mostly organized, but I know I don't need all that stuff. I'm trying to be more ruthless at getting rid of stuff. It's working better in some areas of my life than others (see #3 above and #20 below).
20. I also have an addiction to stationery and all things related to it. I have three drawers and a bread box full of stationery. I have more pens than I could possibly ever use. But certain types of paper demand certain types of pens. Too bad we're no longer a society that uses the postal service much. I'm kind of on a stationery diet too, but it's not working so well.
21. I have a big postcard collection that started when I was seven.
22. When I was at boarding school I got so much mail that they were surprised at the bookstore when there was nothing for me to pick up from my mailbox. Even when I lived in London I got lots of mail. Not so much now...but that's okay!
23. Maybe my addiction is to all things paper - books, stationery, postcards, letters? Hmmmm...
24. I love having an empty laundry basket but I hate doing laundry, in particular the folding, hanging and putting away part. I never iron, but when I lived in London, I found ironing sheets to be very relaxing and a good time to think!
25. Everyday I look at Alex and Baby J and I can't believe they're my family or how happy they make me! I think I'm pretty lucky to have both of them!
25 Random Things About Me
1. I ignored this note thing until Minda harassed (okay, gently prodded) me about it!
2. I love staying at home with Baby J and would like to be able to do it all the time and never go back to work, but part of me is actually looking forward to going back to work...I may not feel the same way in September, but we'll see.
3. I have a serious book addiction. I have put myself on a book diet which means I am not allowed to buy books for myself unless someone gives me a gift card to the bookstore. I've been borrowing books from my aunt and uncle's collection instead. I tried to pare down my collection when we unpacked this time, but I only managed to find three books I could bear to part with.
4. I have a love-hate relationship with our new place. I'm hoping the hate part will go away once we paint and maybe get a couple of pieces of new furniture...
5. The smiles I get first thing in the morning from Baby J make getting out of bed worth it and bearable...even when she decides to wake up before 6:00 am.
6. I only lived in London for just over 1.5 years total. I've lived in Vancouver for 10+ of the last 13 years. London feels more like a second home than Vancouver. I still feel a bit transient in Vancouver. I have good friends and family in Vancouver, but I feel like many of the special people in my life are scattered around the world...probably because of the time I spent living in Hawaii, London and Switzerland!
7. When I'm working, I only get to see Alex for about an hour, maybe an hour and a half everyday - it's hard and we try to make up for it on weekends. That's part of the reason I'm enjoying maternity leave so much - now I get to see him for four or five hours a day and we even get to eat together!
8. I love going to bed early and getting up early, but I also like staying up late and sleeping in. I need 8-9 hours of sleep to function...unfortunately it usually works out that on the days I stay up late, I need to get up early. Not so good for the sleep quota.
9. I worked in an industry that required talent and skills that I know I don't possess. Thank goodness I was in administration not production, because I have those skills. When I told people where I worked, the looks of disbelief I got from the people who knew me were great. The looks of relief when they heard I was in administration were even better! They made me smile every time!
10. I have an irrational fear of birds. All birds. Alive birds, dead birds, stuffed birds, photographs of birds in books.
11. When I was a kid I thought there was a monster/bad guy/bird living under my bed. I'd turn the light off and take a running leap from the door to my bed so the monster/bad guy/bird couldn't grab my ankle. Good thing my bedroom was tiny.
12. We shared the Blue House with at least two ghosts.
13. I learned more about the Bible from my AP Lit class than I did from Sunday School.
14. When I was in high school, I used to go camping at least once a month. I miss it and I'm trying to convince Alex that camping is fun.
15. I don't like condiments, but our fridge is full of them because I married a condiment fiend.
16. I love that my family is large and that we enjoy spending time together.
17. I had my first migraine when I was ten or eleven. At the worst, they were coming every seven to ten days. My usual trigger is abrupt changes in barometric pressure or altitude. Sometimes lack of sleep, too much sleep, dehydration or food can also trigger them. They have varied in severity and frequency since I started getting them. One of the best side effects of being pregnant was the complete absence of migraines, even when the Vancouver weather was crazy!
18. When I was admitted to the hospital three weeks early to have Baby J, our coworkers knew, but we didn't tell our families until she had arrived safely.
19. I'm a pack rat. Really and truly a pack rat. It's mostly organized, but I know I don't need all that stuff. I'm trying to be more ruthless at getting rid of stuff. It's working better in some areas of my life than others (see #3 above and #20 below).
20. I also have an addiction to stationery and all things related to it. I have three drawers and a bread box full of stationery. I have more pens than I could possibly ever use. But certain types of paper demand certain types of pens. Too bad we're no longer a society that uses the postal service much. I'm kind of on a stationery diet too, but it's not working so well.
21. I have a big postcard collection that started when I was seven.
22. When I was at boarding school I got so much mail that they were surprised at the bookstore when there was nothing for me to pick up from my mailbox. Even when I lived in London I got lots of mail. Not so much now...but that's okay!
23. Maybe my addiction is to all things paper - books, stationery, postcards, letters? Hmmmm...
24. I love having an empty laundry basket but I hate doing laundry, in particular the folding, hanging and putting away part. I never iron, but when I lived in London, I found ironing sheets to be very relaxing and a good time to think!
25. Everyday I look at Alex and Baby J and I can't believe they're my family or how happy they make me! I think I'm pretty lucky to have both of them!
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Twenty-four hours
My super fantastic friends Fiona and Stacey had a wonderful shower for me today, themed on 24 hours. Contrary to the initial reaction of some of the guests, it wasn't a shower that lasted for 24 hours, but each guests was given a time of day and they were supposed to select something that fit with that time period.
There were some predictable things like lingerie for the late night/middle of the night hours, cookbooks, a rice cooker/steamer, beer glasses and a pretzel dish, and a wine and cheese tray complete with beautiful crystal wine glasses for the hours around dinner time. There were some interesting choices like baking dishes and wooden spoons for 5:00 am, coffee flavoured vodka for first thing in the morning, and some knitting gear for 11:00 pm. We got some wonderful things and I can't wait to start using all the baking stuff we got...it seems the ladies know me well!
The Bride-to-be
Jill, Christine, Merilyn and Auntie Shirley
The MOB (my Mom!) and her rubber ducky door prize (and Aleksandra too)
The beautiful hat created by Bret-Alise
Mmmmm...yummy cake made by Fiona
Cutting the yummy cake
With my super wonderful friends: Matron of honour, Fiona and matchmaker and mistress of ceremonies, Stacey
There were some predictable things like lingerie for the late night/middle of the night hours, cookbooks, a rice cooker/steamer, beer glasses and a pretzel dish, and a wine and cheese tray complete with beautiful crystal wine glasses for the hours around dinner time. There were some interesting choices like baking dishes and wooden spoons for 5:00 am, coffee flavoured vodka for first thing in the morning, and some knitting gear for 11:00 pm. We got some wonderful things and I can't wait to start using all the baking stuff we got...it seems the ladies know me well!
The Bride-to-be
Jill, Christine, Merilyn and Auntie Shirley
The MOB (my Mom!) and her rubber ducky door prize (and Aleksandra too)
The beautiful hat created by Bret-Alise
Mmmmm...yummy cake made by Fiona
Cutting the yummy cake
With my super wonderful friends: Matron of honour, Fiona and matchmaker and mistress of ceremonies, Stacey Friday, September 07, 2007
You'd think I'd remember
After spending four years on campus as a student and almost three years as staff, you'd think I'd remember that it's a BAD IDEA to try to cross campus between quarter to and five after any hour.
That's when classes change...
Jeeze...not so smart today Shannon
That's when classes change...
Jeeze...not so smart today Shannon
Sunday, July 08, 2007
My 81st Birthday Bash
Somehow I went from turning 30 to being 81 because of a picture and comment on Facebook...the party was still great. A bunch of our friends showed up, although it was bit chilly and mosquitoey, so only those who ventured out to the deck where I was sitting got to have their pictures taken (missing people include: Jason, Maria, Warren, JJ, Julia, and Mikey).
Alex sent me away for a loverly massage (thanks!) so he and Stacey could decorate the house.
I came home to the door all decorated and pretty and "30" stuff everywhere in the house.
Just in case you weren't sure which house was ours!
We had to mix our slushy martinis up - apparently it takes two people to do this. These are the best inventions ever - you buy them at Linens 'n' Things of all places, add the al-co-hol and some water and freeze them for a few hours. Instant blender drinks without the mess of the blender!
Shannon mixing frozen martinis
Stacey mixing frozen martinis
Then my lovely cousins arrived and brought with them the evening's entertainment.
Bret-Alise
Kamiah
What party is complete without a BeDazzler? Not this party, obviously. We all had to try BeDazzling something.
Pretty please can I open the BeDazzler?
Not sure what I'm telling Nate and Stacey, but they don't look too impressed. Probably something to do with BeDazzling them?!
Stacey getting the BeDazzler ready to go
Nate says: No, I don't think I need my jeans BeDazzled tonight, thanks. Besides, I don't really think the BeDazzler should be mixed with al-co-hol. It should only be operated below .08.
So I found something else to BeDazzle.
Can I do it? It requires a lot of concentration you know!
See...lots of concentration
You should try it Steve!
Isn't it pretty?
birthday cake!
whoa...it's on fire!
beautiful cake from cupcakes
The girls...they were here early and the last to leave....Heather, Stacey, and Shannon
Heather and Shannon
Thanks for a wonderful day and a great party Alex!
Clean up time...interesting how the cheese plate looks like it's been attacked, the pizza boxes are empty and in the garbage (no you can't see them in this picture), there are a few chips in the bowl, and the watermelon, raw veggies, and broccoli are still abundantly present...hmmm...go figure!
Alex sent me away for a loverly massage (thanks!) so he and Stacey could decorate the house.
I came home to the door all decorated and pretty and "30" stuff everywhere in the house.
Just in case you weren't sure which house was ours!
We had to mix our slushy martinis up - apparently it takes two people to do this. These are the best inventions ever - you buy them at Linens 'n' Things of all places, add the al-co-hol and some water and freeze them for a few hours. Instant blender drinks without the mess of the blender!
Shannon mixing frozen martinis
Stacey mixing frozen martinisThen my lovely cousins arrived and brought with them the evening's entertainment.
Bret-Alise
KamiahWhat party is complete without a BeDazzler? Not this party, obviously. We all had to try BeDazzling something.
Pretty please can I open the BeDazzler?
Not sure what I'm telling Nate and Stacey, but they don't look too impressed. Probably something to do with BeDazzling them?!
Stacey getting the BeDazzler ready to go
Nate says: No, I don't think I need my jeans BeDazzled tonight, thanks. Besides, I don't really think the BeDazzler should be mixed with al-co-hol. It should only be operated below .08.
So I found something else to BeDazzle.
Can I do it? It requires a lot of concentration you know!
See...lots of concentration
You should try it Steve!
Isn't it pretty?
birthday cake!
whoa...it's on fire!
beautiful cake from cupcakes
The girls...they were here early and the last to leave....Heather, Stacey, and Shannon
Heather and Shannon
Thanks for a wonderful day and a great party Alex!
Clean up time...interesting how the cheese plate looks like it's been attacked, the pizza boxes are empty and in the garbage (no you can't see them in this picture), there are a few chips in the bowl, and the watermelon, raw veggies, and broccoli are still abundantly present...hmmm...go figure!
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
One year, three hundred and thirty-one posts...
and people are still reading this??!?!?! and I'm still updating this?!!?!?!
It's been a year since I was apparently bored beyond boredom and Heddy decided to introduce me to blogging. This is post 331, so I guess my thought that this might not last was WRONG! That's almost, but not quite one post a day (0.91 to be exact)...not bad considering in those 365 days I spent a night in the hospital, a number of days in k-town, Cobble Hill, and Victoria without a computer, my computer died and was resurrected a number of times, I went to Girl Guide camp, and I was forbidden to use the computer during the early days of my recovery. Or maybe that is bad...maybe I shouldn't be telling the world so much about my life...sorry if my boredom remedy is in turn boring!
I'm not entirely sure why I was so bored. I'm deep into the paper demons I whined about last year again this week...year end is so much fun. Anyway, I think I wasn't bored as in "There's nothing to do, so I'm bored," but more likely I was bored as in "I've been doing the same thing for days on end and there's no end in sight and the elves keep breeding paper overnight and it has totally taken over my life and I'm sick of it. So because I'm sick of it, I must be bored."
So, to combat my boredom (which really means, to give me something to do that wasn't PAPERWORK) and to help me learn some basic html so that when the PAPERWORK went away I could concentrate on building a website for our department, Heddy convinced me to start a blog.
Apparently I can focus on something for longer than two nanoseconds, because here I am a year later, still updating my blog...It's interesting, as I go back and read what I wrote because I discover some things I'd totally forgotten about, some things I wish I could forget about, and some things I never want to forget.
I was never good at keeping a diary as a kid...I'd do well for a few days, or even weeks as I got a bit older, and then I'd get bored and the pages would read fun stuff like:
Monday, April 10, 1989
Today I went to school. It was boring.
Tuesday, April 11, 1989
Today I went to school. I don't like my sisters.
Wednesday, April 12, 1989
Today I went to school. Tonight was Guides. It was fun.
psst...do you think, just maybe, I was in school in 1989???
Thursday, April 13, 1989
Today I went to piano. Mr. Welsh says I'm almost ready for Kiwanis.
Friday, April 14, 1989
Today I had to take the bus to school. YUCK. Fiona is spending the night.
Saturday, April 15, 1989
I don't like Fiona. She's mean.
Sunday, April 16, 1989
Today I did my science homework and we had roast beef for dinner.
Monday, April 17, 1989
Fiona ignored me today.
Tuesday, April 18, 1989
Today I went to school. It was boring. I'm going to spend Saturday night at Fiona's.
And the three sentence diary entries would continue for a few weeks and then there'd be nothing. Not that the entries tell anyone much...why didn't I like Fiona? What did she do that was mean? What did I do to deserve the silent treatment (and I'm CERTAIN I deserved it!)? What made us decide to be friends again on Tuesday?
For the record, these diary entries are fake. The real diaries are in the basement and the basement is a scary place. Also for the record, Fiona and I often hated each other after we had a sleepover, but it was most often forgotten within days if not hours. Something to do with not enough sleep usually...Sometimes we'd hate each other and fight all day on Saturday and then ask our completely baffled parents if the sleepoveree could spend the night for a second night...go figure! But we must have done something right, because after all those years and all those sleepovers, we're still friends...
Anyway, I have managed to be more consistent with my "diary keeping" since I start the blog...I don't necessarily write every day, but I do a fairly good job of writing often!
On my blog you can learn all kinds of things about me:
It's been a year since I was apparently bored beyond boredom and Heddy decided to introduce me to blogging. This is post 331, so I guess my thought that this might not last was WRONG! That's almost, but not quite one post a day (0.91 to be exact)...not bad considering in those 365 days I spent a night in the hospital, a number of days in k-town, Cobble Hill, and Victoria without a computer, my computer died and was resurrected a number of times, I went to Girl Guide camp, and I was forbidden to use the computer during the early days of my recovery. Or maybe that is bad...maybe I shouldn't be telling the world so much about my life...sorry if my boredom remedy is in turn boring!
I'm not entirely sure why I was so bored. I'm deep into the paper demons I whined about last year again this week...year end is so much fun. Anyway, I think I wasn't bored as in "There's nothing to do, so I'm bored," but more likely I was bored as in "I've been doing the same thing for days on end and there's no end in sight and the elves keep breeding paper overnight and it has totally taken over my life and I'm sick of it. So because I'm sick of it, I must be bored."
So, to combat my boredom (which really means, to give me something to do that wasn't PAPERWORK) and to help me learn some basic html so that when the PAPERWORK went away I could concentrate on building a website for our department, Heddy convinced me to start a blog.
Apparently I can focus on something for longer than two nanoseconds, because here I am a year later, still updating my blog...It's interesting, as I go back and read what I wrote because I discover some things I'd totally forgotten about, some things I wish I could forget about, and some things I never want to forget.
I was never good at keeping a diary as a kid...I'd do well for a few days, or even weeks as I got a bit older, and then I'd get bored and the pages would read fun stuff like:
Monday, April 10, 1989
Today I went to school. It was boring.
Tuesday, April 11, 1989
Today I went to school. I don't like my sisters.
Wednesday, April 12, 1989
Today I went to school. Tonight was Guides. It was fun.
psst...do you think, just maybe, I was in school in 1989???
Thursday, April 13, 1989
Today I went to piano. Mr. Welsh says I'm almost ready for Kiwanis.
Friday, April 14, 1989
Today I had to take the bus to school. YUCK. Fiona is spending the night.
Saturday, April 15, 1989
I don't like Fiona. She's mean.
Sunday, April 16, 1989
Today I did my science homework and we had roast beef for dinner.
Monday, April 17, 1989
Fiona ignored me today.
Tuesday, April 18, 1989
Today I went to school. It was boring. I'm going to spend Saturday night at Fiona's.
And the three sentence diary entries would continue for a few weeks and then there'd be nothing. Not that the entries tell anyone much...why didn't I like Fiona? What did she do that was mean? What did I do to deserve the silent treatment (and I'm CERTAIN I deserved it!)? What made us decide to be friends again on Tuesday?
For the record, these diary entries are fake. The real diaries are in the basement and the basement is a scary place. Also for the record, Fiona and I often hated each other after we had a sleepover, but it was most often forgotten within days if not hours. Something to do with not enough sleep usually...Sometimes we'd hate each other and fight all day on Saturday and then ask our completely baffled parents if the sleepoveree could spend the night for a second night...go figure! But we must have done something right, because after all those years and all those sleepovers, we're still friends...
Anyway, I have managed to be more consistent with my "diary keeping" since I start the blog...I don't necessarily write every day, but I do a fairly good job of writing often!
On my blog you can learn all kinds of things about me:
- That I like to knit and knit and knit, a lot
- That I'm a klutz
- That I love books and what I've been reading
- That I miss London and Pax Lodge
- That I'm a big whiner sometimes
- Alex and I love our house
- That I like lists
- That I take pictures of strange stuff
- That I have a big family and I like my family a lot
- That I like paper...pretty paper and postcards
- That my cakes all look the same
- My sister, aka Team Hardcore, is hardcore!
- Alice is my goddaughter
- Lots of people got married last year
- There are "pets" at my house
- There are ghosts at my house
- Alex makes me happy!
- And to make me shut up, just let me be a klutz (see link above) and then I won't be able to use the computer...but I can still take pictures...January and February have fewer entries than the previous months...March doesn't count yet cause we're only half way there...
Friday, December 22, 2006
adventures in wheelchair riding
As my timing is always impeccable, I decided it would be a good idea to fall before we'd done any of our Christmas shopping.
On Monday, my Mom had some things to do, so Rebecca volunteered to be my babysitter and we decided to go Christmas shopping.
Which meant going to the mall.
The MALL.
UGH.
In the wheelchair.
Which was an adventure...we stuck to stores with fairly wide aisles as a large number of the smaller shops (mostly cooking stores and clothing stores) have their stuff stored very close together which makes for dangerous wheelchair manoeuvring.
It didn't take us long to figure out that the wheelchair isn't the most convenient way to Christmas shop, but we got pretty much everything done that we needed to do.
And discovered a few things:
On Monday, my Mom had some things to do, so Rebecca volunteered to be my babysitter and we decided to go Christmas shopping.
Which meant going to the mall.
The MALL.
UGH.
In the wheelchair.
Which was an adventure...we stuck to stores with fairly wide aisles as a large number of the smaller shops (mostly cooking stores and clothing stores) have their stuff stored very close together which makes for dangerous wheelchair manoeuvring.
It didn't take us long to figure out that the wheelchair isn't the most convenient way to Christmas shop, but we got pretty much everything done that we needed to do.
And discovered a few things:
- People who use a wheelchair regularly must have a lot of patience or really thick skin, or both!
- Some people are very nice and hold doors and help push the wheelchair over pesky door jam things.
- Some people think I'm in the way and I should be at home, not in the mall where I obviously came just to inconvenience them.
- Some people stopped to talk to me and wish me a Merry Christmas just because I was in a wheelchair.
- Some people made eye contact with me, and when I did my best to get out of their way, walked straight into me anyway.
- People who use a manual powered wheelchair must have pretty powerful arms and shoulders. I don't.
- Some people are always in a hurry and think a wheelchair will slow them down, so they huff and puff to get past me and then walk directly in front of me, much slower than I was wheeling (a side note on this one: people walking power past other walkers and then slow down too).
- Some people look at me with total pity and sadness in their eyes. They get a smile and Merry Christmas back from me. And then they don't know what to do. Because a wheelchair=sad and sad people don't smile. I'm not sad...I get frustrated and annoyed sometimes, but I am not sad. I was too lucky and I'm surrounded by too many wonderful people to be sad. Besides, it's Christmas and I LOVE CHRISTMAS!
- Some people think that people in wheelchairs also have problems with their eyes or ears...but I can see you when you gesture and point and I can hear you when you talk about me. Also, when you speak to me, you don't have to yell...there's nothing wrong with my hearing.
- I didn't appreciate my own mobility before this, but after my wheelchair experiences, I will always appreciate my mobility, even when it's limited.
- I didn't appreciate what people in a wheelchair deal with every day from stupid (and not so stupid) people...and I will try harder to be the one to get out of the way of the wheelchair and hold the door and be patient.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
home for a rest
and it's snowing!! YAY snow!
I'll have to enjoy it from inside this winter, no making snowmen in my pjs on Christmas morning this year.
My Mom, who had so kindly come to Vancouver to make life easier for both me and Alex, packed up my stuff and my walker and bundled me off to the airport a week earlier than planned. We had all discussed what the next move in the heal-Shannon's-back adventure would be and decided it would be easier for everyone to move me to k-town with my family.
This way Alex doesn't have to organize for more time off work or for friends and family to babysit me while he worked. My Mom doesn't have to worry that maybe one day Alex would go to work and for whatever reason the day's sitter wouldn't make it on time. And we have been able spread the babysitting, night time pill giving and other business out among the various members of my family which has given my Mom a bit of a break during the day and completely relieved Alex of his night time duties. Me, well, my main concern is that my back starts healing so that I can start doing things on my own again.
Improvement has been slow, but steady. I still need the walker to get around most of the time and the wheelchair to get around for long periods of time or where there are lots of people and a risk of being accidentally bumped or jostled. Without going into too much detail, I am now able to use the bathroom alone and have begun the process of mastering the special seat for the shower. Everything happens at a much slower pace than I'm used to but we're all noticing things are getting quicker.
The first day I was home from the hospital, it took Alex two hours to get me from the bed, to the bathroom and then dressed and settled into the chair that was my constant companion in Vancouver. The day I left Vancouver, I still needed assistance, but it only took us twenty minutes. Progress! The set up here is slightly different and I've hit one of the fabled healing plateaus where not much visible progress is happening, but I know I'm healing. The biggest clue is that I've been able to sleep through the night a few times!
Friday is the next doctor's appointment - he will reassess my progress and maybe give a narrower idea of when I might be able to return to work. Right now it's six weeks to six months from the time of the injury. We're getting close to three weeks since the fall, so maybe I'm half way there?
The super-duper pain killers have had a bit of a numbing effect on my brain, although I'm down to half the dose that I was taking when I first came home from the hospital. I have acquired a few new quirks...like I needed any more of those! I have be caught wandering around the house with Post-It notes stuck to my shirt...usually with an address or phone number on them. Because of the walker, it's hard to carry things from place to place, so I'd make trips to the computer for addresses (I think this is the first time ever I've sent ALL of my Christmas cards BEFORE Christmas) and the phone book for phone numbers and then back to my trusty chair to address an envelope or make a phone call. Sometimes, and I'm blaming the super-duper pain killers, I'd forget about the notes and wander around for the better part of the day wearing them.
My lovely sister has nicknamed me Granny-Shanny, I think due to my slipper wearing and chair sitting with a walker in front of me, wrapped in a blanket, prune juice beside me, knitting while watching game shows....even I feel like I'm 80+ years old. I *love* the new diet I'm on until I'm done the super-duper pain killers and their somewhat unpleasant side effects (like babbling on and on and on and bad short term memory and forgetting things and babbling on and on and on...ooops...I already said that).
I can't believe how fortunate I am - partly for not doing more damage to myself but mostly for all the wonderful people who came to visit, offered to spend time with me, made us food and generally were wonderful in their support! The last few weeks would have been brutal without all of them!
Now that I've rambled, rambled, rambled...well, that's all...
oh, and it's still snowing!
I'll have to enjoy it from inside this winter, no making snowmen in my pjs on Christmas morning this year.
My Mom, who had so kindly come to Vancouver to make life easier for both me and Alex, packed up my stuff and my walker and bundled me off to the airport a week earlier than planned. We had all discussed what the next move in the heal-Shannon's-back adventure would be and decided it would be easier for everyone to move me to k-town with my family.
This way Alex doesn't have to organize for more time off work or for friends and family to babysit me while he worked. My Mom doesn't have to worry that maybe one day Alex would go to work and for whatever reason the day's sitter wouldn't make it on time. And we have been able spread the babysitting, night time pill giving and other business out among the various members of my family which has given my Mom a bit of a break during the day and completely relieved Alex of his night time duties. Me, well, my main concern is that my back starts healing so that I can start doing things on my own again.
Improvement has been slow, but steady. I still need the walker to get around most of the time and the wheelchair to get around for long periods of time or where there are lots of people and a risk of being accidentally bumped or jostled. Without going into too much detail, I am now able to use the bathroom alone and have begun the process of mastering the special seat for the shower. Everything happens at a much slower pace than I'm used to but we're all noticing things are getting quicker.
The first day I was home from the hospital, it took Alex two hours to get me from the bed, to the bathroom and then dressed and settled into the chair that was my constant companion in Vancouver. The day I left Vancouver, I still needed assistance, but it only took us twenty minutes. Progress! The set up here is slightly different and I've hit one of the fabled healing plateaus where not much visible progress is happening, but I know I'm healing. The biggest clue is that I've been able to sleep through the night a few times!
Friday is the next doctor's appointment - he will reassess my progress and maybe give a narrower idea of when I might be able to return to work. Right now it's six weeks to six months from the time of the injury. We're getting close to three weeks since the fall, so maybe I'm half way there?
The super-duper pain killers have had a bit of a numbing effect on my brain, although I'm down to half the dose that I was taking when I first came home from the hospital. I have acquired a few new quirks...like I needed any more of those! I have be caught wandering around the house with Post-It notes stuck to my shirt...usually with an address or phone number on them. Because of the walker, it's hard to carry things from place to place, so I'd make trips to the computer for addresses (I think this is the first time ever I've sent ALL of my Christmas cards BEFORE Christmas) and the phone book for phone numbers and then back to my trusty chair to address an envelope or make a phone call. Sometimes, and I'm blaming the super-duper pain killers, I'd forget about the notes and wander around for the better part of the day wearing them.
My lovely sister has nicknamed me Granny-Shanny, I think due to my slipper wearing and chair sitting with a walker in front of me, wrapped in a blanket, prune juice beside me, knitting while watching game shows....even I feel like I'm 80+ years old. I *love* the new diet I'm on until I'm done the super-duper pain killers and their somewhat unpleasant side effects (like babbling on and on and on and bad short term memory and forgetting things and babbling on and on and on...ooops...I already said that).
I can't believe how fortunate I am - partly for not doing more damage to myself but mostly for all the wonderful people who came to visit, offered to spend time with me, made us food and generally were wonderful in their support! The last few weeks would have been brutal without all of them!
Now that I've rambled, rambled, rambled...well, that's all...
oh, and it's still snowing!
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
On the mend, a mention from Hans and a visit from Jack
Apologies for not sending email and for the mass post, but...
I am now able to sit for short periods of time at the computer and thought the best use of that time would be to tell you all what's been happening for the last week or so.
The short version of the story is this:
Last Monday I slipped on the stairs going into our basement. I fell down only two or three, but I fell hard enough to do some damage.
I ended up with a fracture of the left transverse process of the L4 vertebra...Which in my non-technical terms is a fracture of one of my vertebrae, but not the vertebra part, the little wing bit that hangs off the side of the vertebra.
This injury has, unfortunately, made me pretty much housebound. I am currently navigating the house with a walker and I have all kinds of fancy equipment from the Red Cross Equipment Loan Program. This program is one we're now going to support annually. How lucky we are to have access to programs like this!
And just in case I wasn't aware of the wonderful community I am part of, this injury really reminded me of that. Alex was home when I fell because it was our first day of holidays. He got K, our landlady, who sat with me and helped me support myself while we waited for the two crews of paramedics. My wonderful aunt, Tiki, came to the hospital and kept Alex and me company, kept us both calm and harassed the nurses whenever I needed more pain control.
I fell in such a way that I was supporting all my weight on one arm, so K's assistance was invaluable. I was in such an awkward position that they needed five paramedics, a clam shell, and a heck of a lot of morphine to get me up the stairs and out of the house. It also took two ambulances to transport me to the hospital, but that's another story!
The doctors, x-ray technicians and physiotherapist at the hospital were super. It took a long time to figure out what was wrong, but after eliminating hip, femur and pelvis problems, they found the fracture.
After a long night and only a few hours sleep, Alex and Tiki came back to the hospital, with my uncle, Brian, who took the morning off work to get me settled. They brought me home and left Alex to help me into some clean clothes (I had none at the hospital...they're all chopped up and in the rag bag!) while they visited the Red Cross and got us some food.
My Mom arrived on Wednesday afternoon to help us for a few hours before going to a workshop. She came back on Saturday and is here for the week. We have decided that I will go home to K-town a week early with her so that Alex doesn't have to worry about me.
I cannot believe the tremendous support we have received from our families, my colleagues at work, the Human Resources Department at work, the marvellous women I know through Guiding and our other friends.
The prognosis is good. I am mobile right now, but very slow and require a lot of assistance. The doctor is going to reassess me every two weeks, but she felt that I should be feeling much better in the next two to four weeks and hopefully will be back at work within six weeks.
We've started getting visitors (my Dad is coming today!) and that is the best medicine so far. Visitors have kept me from going nuts...
This lovely little boy brought his Mommy and Daddy over to see us on Sunday. We had a great visit and I was feeling well enough I was actually able to hold him (we all got to hold him, doesn't my Mom look happy!)
Jack and Shannon
Colleen and Jack
Jack and Alex
Look at the cute toque (and the even cuter baby)!
Rebecca's Christmas present from 2005!
I am now able to sit for short periods of time at the computer and thought the best use of that time would be to tell you all what's been happening for the last week or so.
The short version of the story is this:
Last Monday I slipped on the stairs going into our basement. I fell down only two or three, but I fell hard enough to do some damage.
I ended up with a fracture of the left transverse process of the L4 vertebra...Which in my non-technical terms is a fracture of one of my vertebrae, but not the vertebra part, the little wing bit that hangs off the side of the vertebra.
This injury has, unfortunately, made me pretty much housebound. I am currently navigating the house with a walker and I have all kinds of fancy equipment from the Red Cross Equipment Loan Program. This program is one we're now going to support annually. How lucky we are to have access to programs like this!
And just in case I wasn't aware of the wonderful community I am part of, this injury really reminded me of that. Alex was home when I fell because it was our first day of holidays. He got K, our landlady, who sat with me and helped me support myself while we waited for the two crews of paramedics. My wonderful aunt, Tiki, came to the hospital and kept Alex and me company, kept us both calm and harassed the nurses whenever I needed more pain control.
I fell in such a way that I was supporting all my weight on one arm, so K's assistance was invaluable. I was in such an awkward position that they needed five paramedics, a clam shell, and a heck of a lot of morphine to get me up the stairs and out of the house. It also took two ambulances to transport me to the hospital, but that's another story!
The doctors, x-ray technicians and physiotherapist at the hospital were super. It took a long time to figure out what was wrong, but after eliminating hip, femur and pelvis problems, they found the fracture.
After a long night and only a few hours sleep, Alex and Tiki came back to the hospital, with my uncle, Brian, who took the morning off work to get me settled. They brought me home and left Alex to help me into some clean clothes (I had none at the hospital...they're all chopped up and in the rag bag!) while they visited the Red Cross and got us some food.
My Mom arrived on Wednesday afternoon to help us for a few hours before going to a workshop. She came back on Saturday and is here for the week. We have decided that I will go home to K-town a week early with her so that Alex doesn't have to worry about me.
I cannot believe the tremendous support we have received from our families, my colleagues at work, the Human Resources Department at work, the marvellous women I know through Guiding and our other friends.
The prognosis is good. I am mobile right now, but very slow and require a lot of assistance. The doctor is going to reassess me every two weeks, but she felt that I should be feeling much better in the next two to four weeks and hopefully will be back at work within six weeks.
We've started getting visitors (my Dad is coming today!) and that is the best medicine so far. Visitors have kept me from going nuts...
This lovely little boy brought his Mommy and Daddy over to see us on Sunday. We had a great visit and I was feeling well enough I was actually able to hold him (we all got to hold him, doesn't my Mom look happy!)
Jack and Shannon
Colleen and Jack
Jack and AlexHe's wearing the toque I made a few weeks ago...
Look at the cute toque (and the even cuter baby)!Since my accident I've become a toque making factory! Oh, and the surprise knitting from that same post is this:
Rebecca's Christmas present from 2005!One last thing...Hans asked how I find things to write about almost daily...I don't know...some days I don't have anything to write about, so I don't, some days there's lots...I noticed my posts were more frequent during the summer and while I was taking a writing class...mostly because we were encouraged to write as often as possible about anything and everything...so all of you have become subject to my ramblings!
Thank you everyone for the the wonderful, warm wishes you sent after our engagement and for the support we've had in the last week. I don't know what we would have done without each and every one of you! If you're in Vancouver and you're not busy, come visit!!! I like visitors!
I won't be able to post very often as I can't sit for very long and the office is a difficult room to get into at the moment...I'll be thinking of you and I'll be back eventually! I can do fun stuff like write letters, so I might get "old fashioned" on you for a while!
Friday, December 01, 2006
It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood
Ain't it pretty today?!?!
Well, now that we've successfully managed to track down all the members of my immediate family and Alex's immediate family, I'm allowed to post the following pictures.
This is how Alex and I spent the morning...
Because this is what I'm wearing now....
Here's a close up, because I know SOMEONE will ask.
And, because you've been asking, here's what happened.
Yesterday I had to go up to my employer's k-town location. It was gross out. The snow was starting to melt. When I got the airport and put my bag through the x-ray machine, my phone rang. (The x-ray machine people at the airport LOVE me, because this happens all the time). It was my Dad, checking to see if I made it to the airport and if my flight was delayed. I made it. The flight was only delayed by about 15 minutes. Seems as soon as he hung up the phone with me, Alex called to ask my Mom and my Dad if it was okay to ask me to marry him.
I met my Mom at the airport after my meeting and we sat and had coffee for an entire hour and she didn't even blink. YAY MOM!
This morning I realized that I didn't have a bus pass for this month so while we were having breakfast I asked Alex for a bus ticket so I wouldn't be late for work. He insisted on getting it for me even though I insisted that I didn't need a bus ticket to eat my breakfast. Off he went and I just shook my head. SILLY SHANNON!
Alex came back with the bus ticket and then all of a sudden he got down on one knee, showed me the ring and said will you marry me...
I said YES...of course...
So my plan to not be late to work was foiled and now I've got no focus, but it's Friday and I'm taking next week off, so it's OKAY!
That's all...
Well, now that we've successfully managed to track down all the members of my immediate family and Alex's immediate family, I'm allowed to post the following pictures.This is how Alex and I spent the morning...
Because this is what I'm wearing now....
Here's a close up, because I know SOMEONE will ask.
And, because you've been asking, here's what happened.Yesterday I had to go up to my employer's k-town location. It was gross out. The snow was starting to melt. When I got the airport and put my bag through the x-ray machine, my phone rang. (The x-ray machine people at the airport LOVE me, because this happens all the time). It was my Dad, checking to see if I made it to the airport and if my flight was delayed. I made it. The flight was only delayed by about 15 minutes. Seems as soon as he hung up the phone with me, Alex called to ask my Mom and my Dad if it was okay to ask me to marry him.
I met my Mom at the airport after my meeting and we sat and had coffee for an entire hour and she didn't even blink. YAY MOM!
This morning I realized that I didn't have a bus pass for this month so while we were having breakfast I asked Alex for a bus ticket so I wouldn't be late for work. He insisted on getting it for me even though I insisted that I didn't need a bus ticket to eat my breakfast. Off he went and I just shook my head. SILLY SHANNON!
Alex came back with the bus ticket and then all of a sudden he got down on one knee, showed me the ring and said will you marry me...
I said YES...of course...
So my plan to not be late to work was foiled and now I've got no focus, but it's Friday and I'm taking next week off, so it's OKAY!
That's all...
Monday, October 30, 2006
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
beautiful glasses....
Who thought that big glasses were a beautiful fashion trend?! HUH?! WHO????
And the stamps on my nose and Fiona's cheeks (if you can see them) are super fashion statements too!
And the stamps on my nose and Fiona's cheeks (if you can see them) are super fashion statements too!
Monday, September 25, 2006
official toy breaker
That's me! The official toy breaker in her underwear and gorgeous plastic orange sunglasses, minus the lenses and blocks on the bike pedals so her short legs will reach.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
once a reader, always a reader
reading
reading to auntie jenny
still reading...not much has changed!and to steal a line from punk, "WASN'T I CUTE?!?!?!?"
Friday, June 16, 2006
100 things
This is post 100...so...100 random things from Shannon...maybe you'll learn something, maybe I'll bore myself...who knows!!!
- I was never ever ever going to have a blog
- I have learned than I shouldn't say NEVER
- I was born in Kelowna
- I was the third generation of the Stewart family to be born in KGH
- I miss my tiny bedroom from the house on Hobson Crescent
- Last night I slept about 5 hours, which is a few hours more than I have been sleeping
- I love strawberries
- I want a real puppy
- Chandra is going to help me make a balcony garden
- Doing dishes is therapeutic
- I hate the travelling part of travelling. I just want to be where I'm going
- I used to think I was impatient, but this year I learned that I can actually be very patient
- Saturday is my favourite day of the week
- Doughsee was my first pet
- My grandma and I came home with her one day
- She got hit by a car and I was very sad
- I went "deaf" when my sisters were born
- My first Cabbage Patch was named Pauline Jane
- I wanted a brother
- My favourite books include Little Women, the English Patient and Harry Potter
- I love writing letters and getting letters in the mail makes me smile for days
- I hate renting
- Somedays I wonder why I do my job
- I've been in Girl Guides for 22 years
- I've known Fifers for 22 years
- I've known Michelle all my life
- I still love going "home" to my parents' house and I get sad when it's time to leave
- I'm scared of being lonely when I get old
- I've been to 13 countries
- I've lived in four countries
- I have sent more than 100 Christmas cards in one year
- I have a postcard collection that I started when I was seven
- I used to get carsick thinking about long car trips and on every single family trip we took; now I only get carsick sometimes
- Of all my butterflies, all but one were gifts
- I am an obsessive knitter
- I am an obsessive paper collector
- I was totally stunned and completely amazed when I got my Silver Merit award
- I still don't think I deserve it
- My "book" from Pax Lodge can make me homesick for somewhere that wasn't home and make me happy at the same time
- I have more photos in boxes waiting to be put into albums than photos in albums
- I love drinking coffee
- I hate aspartame
- I don't wear any jewelry except a watch and sometimes a necklace
- Some days I hate taking a shower because I hate being wet. Most days I love taking a shower and have to force myself to get out of the shower so I'm not late for work
- I am on a crazy naturopath diet (I cheat sometimes) but as hard as it can be, it's working (except when I cheat more than one day in a row)
- My current bed is the most comfortable bed I've ever owned
- I refuse to buy cheap (as in poorly made/poor quality, not necessarily low priced) shoes, linens, toilet paper/facial tissue or cheese
- Telemarketers who won't leave me alone drive me nuts
- Sometimes I give people too many chances
- Vinyl Cafe + coffee + The Globe and Mail = great Sunday morning
- I'm a Cancer - I'm a homebody and I really don't like clubbing or parties where I don't know anyone
- I turn red when people look at me and I have to talk to lots of people or people I don't know and when I laugh and when I get angry or upset and when I get flustered and pretty much I'm red MOST of the time
- Fifers says I have an incredible memory and probably remember more of her childhood than she does...sometimes I agree with her, but lately, it's beginning to fail
- Even though I can remember most things from our childhoods, I can't remember meeting Fifers, all I know is that I have this memory of talking to her on the playground one day, and it's my first memory of her and I know that I'd known her for a while by then
- I did grade one 1.5 times
- I met Alex a year ago
- I still need my parents
- I talk to my parents at least every Sunday unless I'm out of the country or they're out of the country
- My favourite cities so far have been Copenhagen and Geneva (London's not so bad either)
- I really really really want to go to Italy, to the East coast where my dad's family came from
- I hate Paris, but I always dream about going there
- When I get there, I always remember that I hate it
- I love Paperchase
- I love the stretch of Charing Cross Road from the Paperchase at Tottenham Court Road to Leicester Square
- The smell of Pax Lodge makes me happy!
- I was happier than I'd been for a long time when I first went to Pax Lodge
- I finished my degree so that I had a finished degree, not because I knew (or some days even liked) what I was doing at university
- I learned more from life outside the classroom than from the classes I paid for
- I lived in Hawaii for two years
- Boarding school is both nothing like the books say and everything like the books say
- I thought maybe I was going to boot camp, the rule book had so many rules in it, but somehow all those rules gave me a ton of freedom
- Boardgames are a great way to spend an afternoon or an evening
- I hate moving
- I love cooking
- I don't know what I want to do when I grow up
- My family is the most important thing in my life, followed closely by my friends
- Alex's family has already become part of *my* family
- I feel extremely lucky to have the friends I have
- Sometimes I think that I have more than my share of friends and feel bad because maybe I'm a friend hog
- Alex is one of the most important people in my life
- I miss the house at Christina Lake
- I miss my dog Rex
- I miss my grandpa
- I'm glad my friends are here - I needed them to help me out and take care of me this week
- I liked Australia but I would never go back except that three good friends live there
- I want to go to Ireland for an extended period of time even though they think it's strange that I'm named after a river
- I want to do a road trip across Canada
- I want to move back to Kelowna one day
- It hurts to see how much Alex's mom is suffering
- I can't believe how supportive people can be when they don't even know someone
- After my family, Guiding is my safety net and my support
- My sisters are amazing people and I think I'm lucky to have them
- I take too many pictures with my digital camera
- I'm addicted to books
- I would love to live overseas again, but only if I can take my whole family with me
- I don't like zoos
- I'm afraid of birds
- When I run into Sammy, the woman I assisted in a former life, I always leave feeling grumpy and slightly sick to my stomach
- I enjoy my current boss - mostly because he is very flexible and accommodating and treats me like a real person
- Today I feel totally at ease, really happy and I think I'm content!
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Tag...you're it! Lisa tagged me
This is for your entire life!
( ) Smoked a cigarette
(X) Drank so much you threw up
( ) Crashed a friend's car
( ) Stolen a car
(X) Been in love
(X) Been dumped
( ) Been laid off/fired
(X) Quit your job
(X) Been in a fist fight
( ) Snuck out of your parent's house (but I've snuck out of my own house...)
(X) Gone on a blind date
(X) Skipped school
( ) Seen someone die
(X) Been to Canada
(X) Been to Florida
( ) Been to Mexico
(X) Been on a plane
(X) Been lost
( ) Been on the opposite side of the country
( ) Gone to Washington, D.C.
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Felt like you were dying
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers
( ) Recently colored with crayons
(X) Sang karaoke
(X) Paid for a meal with only coins
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(X) Made prank phone calls
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose -
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(X) Danced in the rain
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Made a bonfire on the beach
( ) Crashed a party
(X) Gone roller skating
(X) Ice-skating?
1. Any nicknames? Shan, Shanny, Shannoon
2. Mother's name? Colleen
3. What is your favorite drink? water
4. Tattoos? No way!
5. Body piercing? ears
6. How much do you love your job? some days I do some days I don't...but never a lot
7. Birthplace:Kelowna
8. Favorite vacation spot? Christina Lake
9. Ever been to Africa? Not yet
10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? Not yet, but I've had cake for breakfast
11. Ever been on TV? Yes
12. Ever steal any traffic signs? no
13. Ever been in a car accident? no
14 ?no question here
15. 2 Door or 4 Door? 4 Door for sure
16. Salad dressing? not usually...oil and vinegar is good, so is Little Creek
17. Favorite pie? raspberry
18. Favorite number? 13
19. Favorite movie? Love Actually
20. Favorite holiday? Christmas
21. Favorite dessert? strawberries
22. Favorite food? strawberries
23. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
24. Favorite brand of body soap? Jergens...I think that's what is in my soap dish right now
25. Favorite TV show? don't have a TV...haven't had one in a long time, but I used to like ER and Hockey Night in Canada
26. Toothpaste? Colgate
27. Favorite smell? clean clothes
28. What do you do to relax? drink tea, read, knit, get a massage
29. Do you have a message to your friends reading this? I tagged you!
30. How do you see yourself in 10 years? through fuzzy future eyes
31. What do you do when you are bored? drink tea, read, knit, post random stuff on the internet
32. Furthest place you will send this message? the internet
33. Who will respond the fastest? punk but she's not at work today or tomorrow, so who knows....maybe heddy, maybe chandra
34. Least likely to respond? random people who randomly find themselves here reading this (although feel free to respond if that's you!)
( ) Smoked a cigarette
(X) Drank so much you threw up
( ) Crashed a friend's car
( ) Stolen a car
(X) Been in love
(X) Been dumped
( ) Been laid off/fired
(X) Quit your job
(X) Been in a fist fight
( ) Snuck out of your parent's house (but I've snuck out of my own house...)
(X) Gone on a blind date
(X) Skipped school
( ) Seen someone die
(X) Been to Canada
(X) Been to Florida
( ) Been to Mexico
(X) Been on a plane
(X) Been lost
( ) Been on the opposite side of the country
( ) Gone to Washington, D.C.
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Felt like you were dying
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers
( ) Recently colored with crayons
(X) Sang karaoke
(X) Paid for a meal with only coins
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(X) Made prank phone calls
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose -
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(X) Danced in the rain
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Made a bonfire on the beach
( ) Crashed a party
(X) Gone roller skating
(X) Ice-skating?
1. Any nicknames? Shan, Shanny, Shannoon
2. Mother's name? Colleen
3. What is your favorite drink? water
4. Tattoos? No way!
5. Body piercing? ears
6. How much do you love your job? some days I do some days I don't...but never a lot
7. Birthplace:Kelowna
8. Favorite vacation spot? Christina Lake
9. Ever been to Africa? Not yet
10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? Not yet, but I've had cake for breakfast
11. Ever been on TV? Yes
12. Ever steal any traffic signs? no
13. Ever been in a car accident? no
14 ?no question here
15. 2 Door or 4 Door? 4 Door for sure
16. Salad dressing? not usually...oil and vinegar is good, so is Little Creek
17. Favorite pie? raspberry
18. Favorite number? 13
19. Favorite movie? Love Actually
20. Favorite holiday? Christmas
21. Favorite dessert? strawberries
22. Favorite food? strawberries
23. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
24. Favorite brand of body soap? Jergens...I think that's what is in my soap dish right now
25. Favorite TV show? don't have a TV...haven't had one in a long time, but I used to like ER and Hockey Night in Canada
26. Toothpaste? Colgate
27. Favorite smell? clean clothes
28. What do you do to relax? drink tea, read, knit, get a massage
29. Do you have a message to your friends reading this? I tagged you!
30. How do you see yourself in 10 years? through fuzzy future eyes
31. What do you do when you are bored? drink tea, read, knit, post random stuff on the internet
32. Furthest place you will send this message? the internet
33. Who will respond the fastest? punk but she's not at work today or tomorrow, so who knows....maybe heddy, maybe chandra
34. Least likely to respond? random people who randomly find themselves here reading this (although feel free to respond if that's you!)
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
who/what I am courtesy of googlism.com
*no, I haven't read them all...sorry if they're rude or don't make sense...
shannon is not here
shannon is the raw gourmet
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits
shannon is a homeopathic physician practicing in portland
shannon is slider
shannon is still singing'
shannon is one of them
shannon is god
shannon is showing you exactly
shannon is from south florida
shannon is crazy
shannon is a highly recommended adult site
shannon is not a muderer
shannon is going
shannon is dead
shannon is the bomb
shannon is coming home
shannon is a very quiet person
shannon is gone
shannon is easily one of the most underrated guitarists in the industry
shannon is the author and illustrator of many highly praised books for children
shannon is right on the money
shannon is the one best source for people looking to go places
shannon is a fitness centerfold and bikini model that has appeared in musclemag
shannon is secure say ibec
shannon is a living highland games legend
shannon is making an enormous contribution to the quality of life in the city of st
shannon is key
shannon is on the cover of maxim magazine
shannon is now a big movie star in the east
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants your cock
shannon is" and these are the results that i got
shannon is not here shannon is the raw gourmet shannon is one of the hardest people to get an autograph from
shannon is not a murderer
shannon is 5
shannon is a 'superstar'
shannon is a retarted cow
shannon is 30 miles southwest of the town of charlottesville
shannon is considered as the founding father of electronic communications age
shannon is the president of first strategy corporation and a partner in the wilson shannon company
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits dads about to boink the babysitter
shannon is living
shannon is acknowledged nationally and internatioally as an anglers paradise
shannon is a junior at shadle park high school and is 16 years old
shannon is a funkmeister at heart
shannon is on feeds every three hours of 42 mls
shannon is now feeding almost always from bottle with very little going down the tube
shannon is the 123rd most popular female first name in the united states; frequency is 0
shannon is cool
shannon is a general contractor and owns his own company
shannon is a graduate of fordham university in bronx
shannon is a performing member of indiegrrl
shannon is the longest river in ireland
shannon is active in community service
shannon is full of heritage and culture with broad appeal
shannon is the ski swap and rose sale coordinator
shannon is a dork
shannon is exonerated
shannon is now in the home stretch to return to full activity
shannon is on a perilous journey
shannon is the most decorated
shannon is proud to have been an nfaa arts national finalist as well as a presidential scholar in the arts in theatre
shannon is an avid collector of celebrity and pinup memorabilia
shannon is pulled further into this seductive world of surf and sex when she falls for ty
shannon is not only a volleyball player
shannon is re
shannon is a soft spikes only golf course
shannon is desperate to communicate with john and to tell him to walk the straight and narrow
shannon is eterally grateful
shannon is an applied mathematician who is considered the father of information theory
shannon is a very welcome development as the sector is very important to the shannon
shannon is to provide high quality content
shannon is presently the hottest new blues phenomenon on the market
shannon is not just a town but a whole region of ireland
shannon is the only new member from the state of maryland
shannon is a 262
shannon is a precious 26" artist porcelain ballerina doll
shannon is headed to ucsf
shannon is only 18 years old
shannon is right in the sense that he does not mimic the blues of the
shannon is three feet six inches tall and pale with rosy red cheeks
shannon is a freshman at the university of utah
shannon is home to technical marketing and business development teams of the network processor division
shannon is often interviewed and she always speaks highly about hugh
shannon is home to shannon international airport where many planes from america make a stopover before flying on to other european destinations
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shannon is the raw gourmet
shannon is a homeopathic physician practicing in portland
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits
shannon is slider
shannon is one of them
shannon is secure say ibec
shannon is a highly recommended adult site
shannon is from south florida
shannon is going to show us her whisker
shannon is only one of many in ireland
shannon is a 'superstar'
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants your
shannon is going
shannon is coming home
shannon is a very quiet person
shannon is gone
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants your cock
shannon is right on the money
shannon is the author and illustrator of many highly praised books for children
shannon is truly special
shannon is a living highland games legend
shannon is a fitness centerfold and bikini model that has appeared in musclemag
shannon is now a big movie star in the east
shannon is on the cover of maxim magazine
shannon is still singing'
shannon is making an enormous contribution to the quality of life in the city of st
shannon is dead
shannon is a dork" is bad
shannon is not here shannon is the raw gourmet shannon is one of the hardest people to get an autograph from
shannon is key
shannon is considered as the founding father of electronic communications age
shannon is 30 miles southwest of the town of charlottesville
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits pix
shannon is acknowledged nationally and internatioally as an anglers paradise
shannon is a junior at shadle park high school and is 16 years old
shannon is the president of first strategy corporation and a partner in the wilson shannon company
shannon is located at
shannon is scheduled to compete in the reese's cup
shannon is a funkmeister at heart
shannon is the longest river in ireland
shannon is a tough prosecutor who will protect georgia families
shannon is that candidate
shannon is a general contractor and owns his own company
shannon is on feeds every three hours of 42 mls
shannon is now feeding almost always from bottle with very little going down the tube
shannon is a graduate of fordham university in bronx
shannon is not here shannon is the raw gourmet
shannon is a performing member of indiegrrl
shannon is the 123rd most popular female first name
shannon is to provide high quality content
shannon is an applied mathematician who is considered the father of information theory
shannon is full of heritage and culture with broad appeal
shannon is exonerated
shannon is active in community service
shannon is 5"8
shannon is the ski swap and rose sale coordinator
shannon is the most decorated american gymnast
shannon is headed to ucsf
shannon is not only a volleyball player
shannon is right in the sense that he does not mimic the blues of the
shannon is pulled further into this seductive world of surf and sex when she falls for ty
shannon is an avid collector of celebrity and pinup memorabilia
shannon is eterally grateful
shannon is on a perilous journey
shannon is the air access gateway for the west of ireland
shannon is a very welcome development as the sector is very important to the shannon
shannon is 15"; 26#
shannon is a precious 26" artist porcelain ballerina doll
shannon is a first
shannon is the county town of leitrim
shannon is trusted by
shannon is three feet six inches tall and pale with rosy red cheeks
shannon is the third oldest out of her brothers and sisters
shannon is a soft spikes only golf course
shannon is engulfed in her hospital bed
shannon is her creativity and style for music
shannon is no different
shannon is a valuable addition to our equine world insurance
shannon is hassle free and you will not experience the congestion many visitors experience at dublin
shannon is just 2 miles from the airport
shannon is great at helping me see the bigger picture while keeping the little picture well organized
shannon is a homeopathic physician practicing in portland
shannon is slider
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits guys
shannon is one of them
shannon is still singing'
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants
shannon is going to show us her whisker
shannon is not here
shannon is a highly recommended adult site
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits
shannon is crazy
shannon is going to show us her
shannon is only one of many in ireland
shannon is going to show us
shannon is my goddess
shannon is the bomb
shannon is a very quiet person
shannon is not here shannon is the raw gourmet
shannon is the author and illustrator of many highly praised books for children
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits teen tied
shannon is truly special
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shannon is a living highland games legend
shannon is secure say ibec
shannon is 4th o' july
shannon is making an enormous contribution to the quality of life in the city of st
shannon is a fitness centerfold and bikini model that has appeared in musclemag
shannon is now a big movie star in the east
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants your cock
shannon is on the cover of maxim magazine
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits nc
shannon is key
shannon is not here shannon is the raw gourmet shannon is one of the hardest people to get an autograph from
shannon is our baby of the month
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits the dog pound rose garden 19
shannon is considered as the founding father of electronic communications age
shannon is dead
shannon is the location of intel communications europe
shannon is 30 miles southwest of the town of charlottesville
shannon is a junior at shadle park high school and is 16 years old
shannon is scheduled to compete in the reese's cup
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits wow
shannon is located at
shannon is acknowledged nationally and internatioally as an anglers paradise
shannon is a former vice president of the richmond chamber of commerce; former president of the richmond rotary club; former chairman james shannon is
shannon is the president of first strategy corporation and a partner in the wilson shannon company
shannon is on feeds every three hours of 42 mls
shannon is now feeding almost always from bottle with very little going down the tube
shannon is a general contractor and owns his own company
shannon is the 123rd most popular female first name
shannon is an applied mathematician who is considered the father of information theory
shannon is scheduled for surgery today at 5pm arizona time
shannon is also a huge fan of michelle and avril
shannon is the ski swap and rose sale coordinator
shannon is right in the sense that he does not mimic the blues of the
shannon is a graduate of fordham university in bronx
shannon is full of heritage and culture with broad appeal
shannon is the longest river in ireland
shannon is trying to help the blues evolve
shannon is active in community service
shannon is no different
shannon is the most decorated american gymnast
shannon is pulled further into this seductive world of surf and sex when she falls for ty
shannon is proud to have been an nfaa arts national finalist as well as a presidential scholar in the arts in theatre
shannon is a homeopathic physician practicing in portland
shannon is slider
shannon is one of them
shannon is still singing'
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants
shannon is going to show us her whisker
shannon is not here
shannon is a highly recommended adult site
shannon is crazy
shannon is only one of many in ireland
shannon is going to show us
shannon is my goddess
shannon is the bomb
shannon is the author and illustrator of many highly praised books for children
shannon is truly special
shannon is if you go to google and type in "yournamehere is"
shannon is a living highland games legend
shannon is secure say ibec
shannon is 4th o' july
shannon is making an enormous contribution to the quality of life in the city of st
shannon is a fitness centerfold and bikini model that has appeared in musclemag
shannon is now a big movie star in the east
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants your cock
shannon is gone
shannon is on the cover of maxim magazine
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits nc
shannon is key
shannon is not here shannon is the raw gourmet shannon is one of the hardest people to get an autograph from
shannon is our baby of the month
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits the dog pound rose garden 19
shannon is considered as the founding father of electronic communications age
shannon is dead
shannon is the location of intel communications europe
shannon is 30 miles southwest of the town of charlottesville
shannon is a junior at shadle park high school and is 16 years old
shannon is scheduled to compete in the reese's cup
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits wow
shannon is located at
shannon is acknowledged nationally and internatioally as an anglers paradise
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shannon is the president of first strategy corporation and a partner in the wilson shannon company
shannon is on feeds every three hours of 42 mls
shannon is now feeding almost always from bottle with very little going down the tube
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shannon is a general contractor and owns his own company
shannon is the 123rd most popular female first name
shannon is an applied mathematician who is considered the father of information theory
shannon is scheduled for surgery today at 5pm arizona time
shannon is also a huge fan of michelle and avril
shannon is the ski swap and rose sale coordinator
shannon is right in the sense that he does not mimic the blues of the
shannon is a graduate of fordham university in bronx
shannon is full of heritage and culture with broad appeal
shannon is the longest river in ireland
shannon is trying to help the blues evolve
shannon is active in community service
shannon is no different
shannon is the most decorated american gymnast
shannon is pulled further into this seductive world of surf and sex when she falls for ty
shannon is proud to have been an nfaa arts national finalist as well as a presidential scholar in the arts in theatre
shannon is exonerated
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shannon is headed to ucsf
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shannon is a first
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shannon is to provide high quality content
shannon is three feet six inches tall and pale with rosy red cheeks
shannon is right on the money
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shannon is not here
shannon is the raw gourmet
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits
shannon is a homeopathic physician practicing in portland
shannon is slider
shannon is still singing'
shannon is one of them
shannon is god
shannon is showing you exactly
shannon is from south florida
shannon is crazy
shannon is a highly recommended adult site
shannon is not a muderer
shannon is going
shannon is dead
shannon is the bomb
shannon is coming home
shannon is a very quiet person
shannon is gone
shannon is easily one of the most underrated guitarists in the industry
shannon is the author and illustrator of many highly praised books for children
shannon is right on the money
shannon is the one best source for people looking to go places
shannon is a fitness centerfold and bikini model that has appeared in musclemag
shannon is secure say ibec
shannon is a living highland games legend
shannon is making an enormous contribution to the quality of life in the city of st
shannon is key
shannon is on the cover of maxim magazine
shannon is now a big movie star in the east
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants your cock
shannon is" and these are the results that i got
shannon is not here shannon is the raw gourmet shannon is one of the hardest people to get an autograph from
shannon is not a murderer
shannon is 5
shannon is a 'superstar'
shannon is a retarted cow
shannon is 30 miles southwest of the town of charlottesville
shannon is considered as the founding father of electronic communications age
shannon is the president of first strategy corporation and a partner in the wilson shannon company
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits dads about to boink the babysitter
shannon is living
shannon is acknowledged nationally and internatioally as an anglers paradise
shannon is a junior at shadle park high school and is 16 years old
shannon is a funkmeister at heart
shannon is on feeds every three hours of 42 mls
shannon is now feeding almost always from bottle with very little going down the tube
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shannon is cool
shannon is a general contractor and owns his own company
shannon is a graduate of fordham university in bronx
shannon is a performing member of indiegrrl
shannon is the longest river in ireland
shannon is active in community service
shannon is full of heritage and culture with broad appeal
shannon is the ski swap and rose sale coordinator
shannon is a dork
shannon is exonerated
shannon is now in the home stretch to return to full activity
shannon is on a perilous journey
shannon is the most decorated
shannon is proud to have been an nfaa arts national finalist as well as a presidential scholar in the arts in theatre
shannon is an avid collector of celebrity and pinup memorabilia
shannon is pulled further into this seductive world of surf and sex when she falls for ty
shannon is not only a volleyball player
shannon is re
shannon is a soft spikes only golf course
shannon is desperate to communicate with john and to tell him to walk the straight and narrow
shannon is eterally grateful
shannon is an applied mathematician who is considered the father of information theory
shannon is a very welcome development as the sector is very important to the shannon
shannon is to provide high quality content
shannon is presently the hottest new blues phenomenon on the market
shannon is not just a town but a whole region of ireland
shannon is the only new member from the state of maryland
shannon is a 262
shannon is a precious 26" artist porcelain ballerina doll
shannon is headed to ucsf
shannon is only 18 years old
shannon is right in the sense that he does not mimic the blues of the
shannon is three feet six inches tall and pale with rosy red cheeks
shannon is a freshman at the university of utah
shannon is home to technical marketing and business development teams of the network processor division
shannon is often interviewed and she always speaks highly about hugh
shannon is home to shannon international airport where many planes from america make a stopover before flying on to other european destinations
shannon is ideal as a base for touring ireland
shannon is the raw gourmet
shannon is a homeopathic physician practicing in portland
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits
shannon is slider
shannon is one of them
shannon is secure say ibec
shannon is a highly recommended adult site
shannon is from south florida
shannon is going to show us her whisker
shannon is only one of many in ireland
shannon is a 'superstar'
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants your
shannon is going
shannon is coming home
shannon is a very quiet person
shannon is gone
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants your cock
shannon is right on the money
shannon is the author and illustrator of many highly praised books for children
shannon is truly special
shannon is a living highland games legend
shannon is a fitness centerfold and bikini model that has appeared in musclemag
shannon is now a big movie star in the east
shannon is on the cover of maxim magazine
shannon is still singing'
shannon is making an enormous contribution to the quality of life in the city of st
shannon is dead
shannon is a dork" is bad
shannon is not here shannon is the raw gourmet shannon is one of the hardest people to get an autograph from
shannon is key
shannon is considered as the founding father of electronic communications age
shannon is 30 miles southwest of the town of charlottesville
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits pix
shannon is acknowledged nationally and internatioally as an anglers paradise
shannon is a junior at shadle park high school and is 16 years old
shannon is the president of first strategy corporation and a partner in the wilson shannon company
shannon is located at
shannon is scheduled to compete in the reese's cup
shannon is a funkmeister at heart
shannon is the longest river in ireland
shannon is a tough prosecutor who will protect georgia families
shannon is that candidate
shannon is a general contractor and owns his own company
shannon is on feeds every three hours of 42 mls
shannon is now feeding almost always from bottle with very little going down the tube
shannon is a graduate of fordham university in bronx
shannon is not here shannon is the raw gourmet
shannon is a performing member of indiegrrl
shannon is the 123rd most popular female first name
shannon is to provide high quality content
shannon is an applied mathematician who is considered the father of information theory
shannon is full of heritage and culture with broad appeal
shannon is exonerated
shannon is active in community service
shannon is 5"8
shannon is the ski swap and rose sale coordinator
shannon is the most decorated american gymnast
shannon is headed to ucsf
shannon is not only a volleyball player
shannon is right in the sense that he does not mimic the blues of the
shannon is pulled further into this seductive world of surf and sex when she falls for ty
shannon is an avid collector of celebrity and pinup memorabilia
shannon is eterally grateful
shannon is on a perilous journey
shannon is the air access gateway for the west of ireland
shannon is a very welcome development as the sector is very important to the shannon
shannon is 15"; 26#
shannon is a precious 26" artist porcelain ballerina doll
shannon is a first
shannon is the county town of leitrim
shannon is trusted by
shannon is three feet six inches tall and pale with rosy red cheeks
shannon is the third oldest out of her brothers and sisters
shannon is a soft spikes only golf course
shannon is engulfed in her hospital bed
shannon is her creativity and style for music
shannon is no different
shannon is a valuable addition to our equine world insurance
shannon is hassle free and you will not experience the congestion many visitors experience at dublin
shannon is just 2 miles from the airport
shannon is great at helping me see the bigger picture while keeping the little picture well organized
shannon is a homeopathic physician practicing in portland
shannon is slider
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits guys
shannon is one of them
shannon is still singing'
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants
shannon is going to show us her whisker
shannon is not here
shannon is a highly recommended adult site
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits
shannon is crazy
shannon is going to show us her
shannon is only one of many in ireland
shannon is going to show us
shannon is my goddess
shannon is the bomb
shannon is a very quiet person
shannon is not here shannon is the raw gourmet
shannon is the author and illustrator of many highly praised books for children
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits teen tied
shannon is truly special
shannon is if you go to google and type in "yournamehere is"
shannon is a living highland games legend
shannon is secure say ibec
shannon is 4th o' july
shannon is making an enormous contribution to the quality of life in the city of st
shannon is a fitness centerfold and bikini model that has appeared in musclemag
shannon is now a big movie star in the east
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants your cock
shannon is on the cover of maxim magazine
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits nc
shannon is key
shannon is not here shannon is the raw gourmet shannon is one of the hardest people to get an autograph from
shannon is our baby of the month
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits the dog pound rose garden 19
shannon is considered as the founding father of electronic communications age
shannon is dead
shannon is the location of intel communications europe
shannon is 30 miles southwest of the town of charlottesville
shannon is a junior at shadle park high school and is 16 years old
shannon is scheduled to compete in the reese's cup
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits wow
shannon is located at
shannon is acknowledged nationally and internatioally as an anglers paradise
shannon is a former vice president of the richmond chamber of commerce; former president of the richmond rotary club; former chairman james shannon is
shannon is the president of first strategy corporation and a partner in the wilson shannon company
shannon is on feeds every three hours of 42 mls
shannon is now feeding almost always from bottle with very little going down the tube
shannon is a general contractor and owns his own company
shannon is the 123rd most popular female first name
shannon is an applied mathematician who is considered the father of information theory
shannon is scheduled for surgery today at 5pm arizona time
shannon is also a huge fan of michelle and avril
shannon is the ski swap and rose sale coordinator
shannon is right in the sense that he does not mimic the blues of the
shannon is a graduate of fordham university in bronx
shannon is full of heritage and culture with broad appeal
shannon is the longest river in ireland
shannon is trying to help the blues evolve
shannon is active in community service
shannon is no different
shannon is the most decorated american gymnast
shannon is pulled further into this seductive world of surf and sex when she falls for ty
shannon is proud to have been an nfaa arts national finalist as well as a presidential scholar in the arts in theatre
shannon is a homeopathic physician practicing in portland
shannon is slider
shannon is one of them
shannon is still singing'
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants
shannon is going to show us her whisker
shannon is not here
shannon is a highly recommended adult site
shannon is crazy
shannon is only one of many in ireland
shannon is going to show us
shannon is my goddess
shannon is the bomb
shannon is the author and illustrator of many highly praised books for children
shannon is truly special
shannon is if you go to google and type in "yournamehere is"
shannon is a living highland games legend
shannon is secure say ibec
shannon is 4th o' july
shannon is making an enormous contribution to the quality of life in the city of st
shannon is a fitness centerfold and bikini model that has appeared in musclemag
shannon is now a big movie star in the east
shannon is showing you exactly where she wants your cock
shannon is gone
shannon is on the cover of maxim magazine
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits nc
shannon is key
shannon is not here shannon is the raw gourmet shannon is one of the hardest people to get an autograph from
shannon is our baby of the month
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits the dog pound rose garden 19
shannon is considered as the founding father of electronic communications age
shannon is dead
shannon is the location of intel communications europe
shannon is 30 miles southwest of the town of charlottesville
shannon is a junior at shadle park high school and is 16 years old
shannon is scheduled to compete in the reese's cup
shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits wow
shannon is located at
shannon is acknowledged nationally and internatioally as an anglers paradise
shannon is a former vice president of the richmond chamber of commerce; former president of the richmond rotary club; former chairman james shannon is
shannon is a performing member of indiegrrl
shannon is the president of first strategy corporation and a partner in the wilson shannon company
shannon is on feeds every three hours of 42 mls
shannon is now feeding almost always from bottle with very little going down the tube
shannon is not here shannon is going to show us her whisker biscuits shannon is god shannon is showing you exactly shannon is crazy shannon is not a muderer
shannon is a general contractor and owns his own company
shannon is the 123rd most popular female first name
shannon is an applied mathematician who is considered the father of information theory
shannon is scheduled for surgery today at 5pm arizona time
shannon is also a huge fan of michelle and avril
shannon is the ski swap and rose sale coordinator
shannon is right in the sense that he does not mimic the blues of the
shannon is a graduate of fordham university in bronx
shannon is full of heritage and culture with broad appeal
shannon is the longest river in ireland
shannon is trying to help the blues evolve
shannon is active in community service
shannon is no different
shannon is the most decorated american gymnast
shannon is pulled further into this seductive world of surf and sex when she falls for ty
shannon is proud to have been an nfaa arts national finalist as well as a presidential scholar in the arts in theatre
shannon is exonerated
shannon is winning the war of independence
shannon is not only a volleyball player
shannon is on a perilous journey
shannon is a woman with money
shannon is headed to ucsf
shannon is a very active young lady
shannon is a first
shannon is originally from charlotte
shannon is to provide high quality content
shannon is three feet six inches tall and pale with rosy red cheeks
shannon is right on the money
shannon is a very welcome development as the sector is very important to the shannon
a bit about me...will I learn something or will you?
1. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR KITCHEN PLATES? 1970s purchased, brown-orange patterned, white Corelle called "Gold Butterfly"
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW? *right now* I'm reading the computer screen, but currently I am slogging though Middlesex, Emotionally Weird, Clan of the Cave Bear, The Virgin's Lover, The Fellowship of the Ring and Dreamweaver for Dummies
3. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? red stuff
4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? trivial pursuit at the moment
5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? magazine? what's that? Canadian Guider?!
6. FAVORITE SMELL? clean
7. LEAST FAVORITE SMELL? stinky food on the bus mixed with stinky people on the bus
8. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? now that I have nice new curtains that block out all the light, I usually think I must have mis-set my alarm because it's WAY TOO DARK to be up!
9. FAVORITE COLOUR? I like blues and purples and pinks
10. LEAST FAVORITE COLOUR? yucky orange (there is nice orange too)
11. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? no more than four, because that's when the answering machine picks up. no one ever calls me anyway!
12. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? Um? future child? Dunno...I'd have to think about that one...
13. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? living
14. Uh...there is no 14?
15. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? vanilla
16. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? sometimes
17. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? I have a teddy who sits on my bed during the day, but usually sleeps on the floor at night
18. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? very cool
19. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? still don't have one
20. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? my grandma
21. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? vodka
22. WHAT IS YOUR SIGN & YOUR BIRTHDAY? cancer - July 3
23. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? yup
24. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE? hmmm...something where I could work from home, travel lots, and do something worthwhile
25. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOUR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I like my brown hair
26. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? mmmhmmm
27. IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? half full
28. FAVORITE MOVIE? love actually
29. TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? yup...I was forced to take grade nine typing and as much as I loathed it, typing has probably done me more good than the table I could have made in woodwork.
30. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? stuff...shoe boxes, a table hockey box
31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 13
32. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? hockey
33. WHAT IS YOUR SINGLE BIGGEST FEAR? scary stuff...which changes everyday
34. FAVORITE TV SHOWS? when I used to have a TV ER was my favourite (and that was a while ago because George Clooney and Anthony Edwards were still on it) and when I was at Pax Lodge for some bizarre reason, I became addicted to Ally McBeal with Astrid
35. KETCHUP OR MUSTARD? ick..neither
36. HAMBURGERS OR HOTDOGS? burgers! but sometimes hot dogs are the right thing to eat (usually those times involve a campfire and burnt marshmallows too)
37. FAVORITE SOFT DRINK? ummm....does cranberry with soda count?
38. THE BEST PLACES YOU HAVE EVER BEEN? a number of different places that have functioned or do function as home...not necessarily the home I live in right now (although I like it a lot too)
39. WHAT SCREEN SAVER IS ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW? ummm...the screen goes blank after a few minutes of being ignored
40. BURGER KING OR MACDONALD'S? neither...Subway or Quiznos would make me much happier
There we go, I've effectively wasted a bunch of time...Anyone out there care to answer these too?
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