Well, not really…but I saw this on another blog and wanted to do it…so here it is!

1. I’m totally utterly crazy in love with McDonald’s Sweet Tea!! I would drink it everyday if I could. I get it as often as I can…and for 1.00, you JUST cannot go wrong! YUM!

2. Besides babysitting, I’ve only had two jobs in my life. I worked at a local grocery store for 5 years and I’ve had my current job for 11 year. I’ve worked in other sections in my current job, but I’ve been with the company for 12 years.

3. I listen to all kinds of music. My iPod has a little bit of something from almost every genre on it. My favorites are: Violent Femmes, Pink, Alanis Morisette, Dixie Chicks, Kelly Clarkson. My husband and I “fight” over music because he thinks I should broaden my listening horizon. I just like what I like and in most cases it’s a song here or there and not so much a specific group, singer or band…other than the ones listed above.

4. I think birds are creepy. Some are gorgeous, all are creepy. “shudder” Owls too. Anything with feathers really. creeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy!

5. I am afraid of moths. Especially really big ones.

6. The first time I had been to the Emergency room was a few years ago when my cat bit me. That was also the first time I had stayed in the hospital overnight. I’ve been to the ER a few times since, but still have yet to have an inpatient admission to the hospital. I think maybe my husband has used up all my hospital and ER time. LOL

7. I LOVE taking pictures and am in awe of people who take fabulous photos. I so want to be like them when I grow up.

I won’t “tag” anyone…but if someone else wants to do this, have at it!

Today I spent most of the day with my mom and sister while she did her registry at Target and Bed, Bath and Beyond. I never knew how long such a thing would take, but I guess if you need to go and pick out all these items and scan them and really think about what you want and need…it would take a while. She registered for some really nice things. I hope she gets a lot of what she’s asking for.

Her wedding is going to be in October and her shower is in September. My mom, sister and I are throwing her shower. The theme will be cute and I’m sure she will like it and be surprised!

She met her fiance in December I think and they were engaged in March I think she said. It’s a bit fast for my tastes, but I’ve always heard that when you know, you know. And my best friend did the same thing…in fact, when she told me she was engaged I had to ask “to who” because I thought she was dating a totally different person at the time! haha My friend, not my sister. LOL

The guy she’s marrying is a great guy and I’m very happy for the both of them. He really seems to love her and she’s SO different now. In a good way though. It’s totally like night and day. Amazing what finding love will do to a person.

Her wedding dress is going to be a Renaissance style dress and her fiance is Scottish so he will be wearing a kilt. My nephew will be the ring bearer. Her girls will also have the same style dresses as she will I think. Not sure about his guys…will they wear kilts or not. hmm lol Her ring is a claddagh with a sapphire in it. I’m sure it’s pretty. They are having a sort of celtic theme too.

The wedding is gonna be up north on his parents’ property. I guess it’s on a river or canal or something. It should be very pretty with the fall colors and everything. It’s going to be casual and I will be taking hundreds of photos! We’re going to be bringing the dogs with us to stay in the hotel. I don’t trust anyone to give Topaz his meds and I really don’t have anyone to watch them while we’re gone. So we will be making a weekend out of it. It should be nice.

Anyway…I just wanted to write a bit about my sister’s wedding!

Well, I wanted to be a pear…but you know these online tests don’t lie and are 100% accurate…so I must be a banana! haha

People find it really easy to get along with you. You suit most tastes.

And while you’re very sweet, you’re not boring or ordinary.

You have an attraction to the exotic, and you could show up anywhere… doing almost anything!

You are spirited, energetic, and a total kick to be around.

You’re also quite funny. Your sense of humor is on the goofy side, and it fits you well.

You Are a Banana

You are mellow, easy going, and a total softie on the inside.

Snopes says it’s true:

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman’s Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called ‘Theobromine’.

It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Just a word of caution: check what you are using in your gardens and be aware of what your gardeners are using in your gardens.

Theobromine is the ingredient that is used to make all chocolate especially dark or baker’s chocolate which is toxic to dogs.

Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.

This lovely picture is our brand new garbage can. It’s a slow news day when I’m writing about a garbage can! haha But we were having an issue with Topaz getting into the trash all the time and needed to find a new kitchen trash can. We have one with a lid that closes, but he still was managing to get into it.

So, we went to Bed Bath and Beyond cuz I had a nifty little 20% off coupon. I figured we’d end up with one of those silver 100.00 garbage cans because if nothing else, it would be heavy enough for him not to knock over. But we found this one instead. It actually has a lock which is exactly what we need!

Now, we’ll just need to remember to actually lock it when we leave.