Thursday Thirteen #4 - Happy Birthday to my Darling Husband


Thirteen Things about Shoshana
Thirteen reasons why I love my husband, D. Thirteen is not enough, but it's hardly a good start, however, this is TT, and thirteen it is. In no particular order.


1. He's perfect for me. I've look all around, and found him the best for me. Let's put it this way. If I had sat down and put into words what I'd like in a husband, he'd be it. I am very fortunate to have him.

2. He totally supports my love of books. I love everything and anything about books. He doesn't mind that I've accumulate a wall-full of books. In fact, he's gotten me a warehouse-full of books. What a guy!

3. He's considerate, thoughtful, sweet. If there's something that I like, but am too lazy to get or request, he knows and will get me plenty. I could get spoiled if I let myself.

4. He can read my mind. Not all the time, but often enough to be disconcerting.

5. D happens to have the best sense of humor. Dry and funny. He can always get me out of my dooldrums. Such an added bonus for a person who can go into a deep end over sticky floors.

6. Here's five reasons right here. They're absolutely fantastic, one and all.


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7. He makes sure I get one of my heart's desire; to breastfeed my kids as long as I can and want. I would have quit a millions times ago, but it's amazing what encouragement can do.

8. He's sensitive and is not afraid to go with me on my 5-hanky-girly movies. I can watch all the Grey's Anatomy I want, ogle all the cute stars I like, all without being snippy.

9. My husband can write. He write wonderful letters. And according to him, I wrote the best. It's how we come to know each other years ago. Otherwise, I'd still be single now at the rate which my mother allowed me to date. I love how he reads stories to me aloud. I love everything about him.

10. I love his sense of fairness. How he's always ready to defend the hapless. He's never afraid to stick his neck out to help others. It's wonderful to be around that spectacular character.

11. He's the best person to spend time with just enjoying each other's company.

12. I love him because I can't order him around. I know I tried for close to 15 years now.

13. I love how he worries and make plans for our children's future. One child would worry us more at different times than at others. I love how he made us all feel love and perfectm just as we are. With him, I never feel inadequate. He makes me see just what a fabulous person I am.

There's so much more about him, but I only got thirteen...and since we just got back from celebrating my mother's birthday, all of my #6 reasons why I love him are all awake and jumping.

Happy Birthday Sweetie, and Happy 15th year anniversary!

Tagged meme - Seven of Fives

Arggh. I lost my first post. I had some brilliant answers too!

LOL. I am stumped what to title this. I spent a few minutes thinking about it and decided on the above. Princess Shin tagged me for this one. I lub this tagging business. I especially love it when I know I have to start doing laundry soon or go shopping for more clothes.

1. 5 things I would do if I were a millionaire...
Hmmm, I know I should be philantrophic y'all, but it's only a million and with inflation....not necesarrily in this order

1. Donate 10% to a good cause
2. Give money gifts to my sibbling and parents
3. Buy a nice sized house with a spa, bowling alley and tennis court inside.
4. Go on vacations with all my kids and hubby and nannies too.
5. I'd probably invest enough so I can live off interest and not have to work at all. I can read all day.
2. 5 bad habits
This is so telling...besides I have no bad habbit. You can never find a more perfect person...ok. No rotten tomatoes please.

1. Procrastination. It's a hobby of mine. I am talented at it.
2. The upset-trigger swearing. I don't think it's necessary. One can make a point without it. Truly.
3. Second-guessing myself. That can only lead to no-good.
4. I don't think I have five bad habbits. Really. See, I've written three and have run out already.
5. Reading. I'll tell you why. I get lost in a book and forget about everything else.
3. 5 things I hate doing.
Man, there's too many to list. It's going to be tought picking just 5. Goodness.

1. Manicure and pedicure. Yet I did it this week because I want to look pretty for a wedding of a special little girl. It's a shock to see her wed, I met her when she was seven.
2. Gardening. Yet I adore healthy growing things. Except, healthy growing things requires industrious slimy earthworms. Ewwwww.
3. None-floor related cleaning. If I scrub my floor, I get this "accomplished" feeling. If I have to clean anything else, all I get is "I'm so pissed" feeling.
4. Being in a loud place. You don't see me anywhere near a live concert where speakers are set to "lets-watch-those-ear-wax-fly" volume.
5. Having to deal with anything stinky.
4. 5 things I would never do.

1. Kill another human. Self-defense is not killing. It's self-defense.
2. Cheat. I don't think I deserve that much punishment.
3. Eat licorice if I am warned. I mean, is there anything nastier? I know I drink Dr. Pepper Slurpee, but gosh, licorice is nasty.
4. Drink Tequila. Unless of course I get paid at least a million after taxes if I do.
5. Breast surgery to make my 32As bigger. I am finally happy with it. It fed 5 children (last one still feeding.)
5. 5 things I regret doing.

1. Spell-checking the last post. I end up losing the whole thing and have to start over again...or should I list this under hate?
2. Not hearing my Mother's invite to this really yummy food because I was lost in my book. It happened quite a few times.
3. Set my wallet down on a shopping cart while doing some midnight shopping. A clerk saw it, saw I was distracted, handed me my grocery bags (there were two) and nicely offered to put away my cart. I made it to my car and found out my wallet was left behind. I went back inside Kroger and she's gone. With my wallet from the cart. I am still a little bit mad about it today. Driver's license are a pain to replace.
4. Left the chicken on the stove. I forgot about it, and house rules: Anything food left out for over 60 minutes out if it needs refrigeration must go to the garbage. I knew I should have eaten two servings of it!
5. Not taking pride of my 85-pound-small-frame body. I thought I was too thin. Now, I am 150, and I think I am too fat. I regret not enjoying how "hot" I was! So, I am teaching my kids to take pride in their body. Don't criticize it too much.

6. 5 favorite toys or things.
Is this a trick question? Because if it is, it's a awful one. It's like asking an addict to only take the last two pills. I mean, come on! The word "favorite" and only "five" shouldn't even be in the same sentence together.
1. Books. I have a lot of them, and I still buy some more. I can't get enough books.
2. My children's drawings. They seem to grow overnight on my bedroom wall. I've left them there because they're so darn cute!

3. Rubber stamps collection. I had them since way before they were in style for scrapbooking.
4. Computer. It's where I blog. Enough said.
5. My shoes collection. The new one since I have "donated" my previous collection, thinking I am going to turn over a new leaf. Hah!
7. 5 people I choose to do this.
It's tricky to tag people, they might be busy. I am tagging these ones below, and they can always opt out.

1. Zingtrial
2. Summer
3. Vixen
4. Silver Sabre, returning the favor :)
5. Philippine Phil
Also, if you feel like doing this, go for it. Do let me know as I'm interested to know :) To copy the questions, hit on the envelop icon and copy from there.

Tagged Me me - Twenty-seven question

SS tagged me...so I gotta take the essay test. Doesn't me-me remind you of taking exams in school? I don't know who to tagged, as people on my list seem pretty busy. I am going to try and see if Harlot, Simple American, MisbehavinAngel or Momsquared will play.

1. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up?

Easy. That non-relative ass-donkey-dung, bastard.

2. You can flip a switch that will wipe any band or musical artist out of existence. Which one will it be?

I have to say, I do not know. I don't really listen to any band of anything to decide which one I'll get rid of.

3. Who would you really like to just punch in the face?

Nothing in particular...after all, I'd just blown "it" in #1.

4. What is your favorite cheese?

Mozzarella. It's in every Pizza I guzzled eat.

5. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your immediate disposal. What kind will you make?

I usually freeze at so much choices. I'd end up with grilled cheese...not that I've ever ordered grilled cheese sandwich in my life.

6. You have the opportunity to sleep with the movie celebrity of your choice. We are talking no-strings-attached sex and it can only happen once. Who is the lucky celebrity of your choice?

Sleep...I am sure my husband would mind big time. But Hypothetically? There's too many to name just one. In High School, that would have been Tom Cruise and Ricky Martin. Did you notice that both of those were allege to be gay?

7. You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who do you pick?

I'd say M&M, except I wouldn't let him sleep...I'll keep him up singing all those cool raps he comes up with. Geeesh. I said keep him up rapping.

8. Now that you've slept with two different people in a row, you seem to be having an excellent day because you just came across a hundred-dollar bill on the sidewalk. Holy shit, a hundred bucks! How are you gonna spend it?

Hot-foot it to Barnes and Noble and just buy books with it. Probably buy kids books with it. For sure one with Captain Underpants on the Title. Titillating read.

9. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go?

Hawaii

10. Upon arrival to the aforementioned location, you get off the plane and discover another hundred-dollar bill. Shit! Now that you are in the new location, what are you gonna do?

I'll have to find the nearest broker so I can gamble it with stocks. That way, I'll luck out and have enough to actually enjoy my vacation. I am not stacked with my cards and cash because previous question said I had to leave right away. I'd better win enough so I can buy swimsuit too.

11. An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. It is...?

I'll have to ask my angel to give me 1% milk. No alcohol...although, come to think of it, I did like some Blue D'Asti (spelling not sure of. I only drink this stuff on Passover...when I am not pregnant-Passover)

12. Rufus appears out of nowhere with a time-traveling phone booth. You can go anytime in the PAST. What time are you traveling to and what are you going to do when you get there?

Is Rufus that guy from Quantuum Leap? Back to when my grandma is alive. I'll have her find the papers on our family tree.
That way I don't have to keep answering some people...yeah we're Jewish. Then they'd look at me since I am Asia, and I have to say "Really!" And that's just one more step closer to me slugging them. I haven't yet. I have such self-control.

13. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place?

Everything rule on the island is mine, and I get to change it at my whim!

14. You have been given the opportunity to create the half-hour TV show of your own design. What is it called and what's the premise?

My Beautiful Family
It will be half-hour of bragging and showing the world what a fantastic family I have. The beautiful part they can just see for themselves.

15. What is your favorite curse word?

Fuckshitdamnit. I know. I shouldn't say it too often. I might start hearing them back in my house, and that would be funny and not at the same time.

16. One night you wake up because you heard a noise. You turn on the light to find that you are surrounded by MUMMIES. The mummies aren't really doing anything, they're just standing around your bed. What do you do?

Scream my head off and start shooting. Except, the shooting part. I'd have a hard time deciding which to shoot.

17. Your house is on fire, holy shit! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Don't worry, your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely. So what's the item?

My list. The list I've been meaning to make of all account numbers and phone number I should have in case I have to have everything re-done again.


18. The Angel of Death has descended upon you. Fortunately, the Angel of Death is pretty cool and in a good mood, and it offers you a half-hour to do whatever you want before you bite it. Whatcha gonna do in that half-hour?

Make sure to get all my children and husband and spend every second of it with them (whether they like it or not, tough!). I'd make sure to tell my children I love them and I am proud of them and they should follow their hearts wishes. I'd make sure to give my husband the fastest, best sex he'd ever have too.

19. You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what's even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What's it gonna be?

This is a tough one. I can only have one? I'd want the power to change time. Go back to that spot where I let a certain bastard access to my family and nuke him out of my family's existence.

20. You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again?

This is tough...but I'd go back to where my husband and I journeyed to Galveston. That was a two-day trip, so I guess that 30-minute one would have to be in San Marcos. :P

21. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?

See question #1 and then #19

22. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool shit... you can move to anywhere else in the world! Bitchin'! What country are you going to live in now?

Still US, but I'd move my address to the Carolina Coast.

23. This question still counts, even for those of you who are under age. Check it out. You have been eternally banned from every single bar in the world except for ONE. Which one is it gonna be?

I lead such boring life, I haven't been in a bar but once in my entire 33 years. I bet that hard to beat.

24. Hopefully you didn't mention this in the super-powers question.... If you did, then we'll just expand on that. Check it out... Suddenly, you have gained the ability to FLOAT!!! Whose house are you going to float to first, and be like "Dude, check it out... I can FLOAT!"?

My Lil Sis in the Philippines so I can straightened her lovable but sometimes selfish ass.

25. The constant absorption of magical moonbeams mixed with the radioactive vegetables you consumed earlier has given you the ability to resurrect the dead famous-person of your choice. So which celebrity will you bring back to life?

Oy. It's hard thinking up of one. I'd say Elvis. I want to hear him sing and then see if I can understand the fascination.

26. The Celestial Gates of Beyond have opened, much to your surprise because you didn't think such a thing existed. Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person, etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back?

My grandfather on my mother side. He's a cool person. He's an admirable person. I'd want my kids to get to know him.

27. What's your theme song?

I should have a theme song? Barry Manillow's "I write the Song" hums in my head at odd moments. Does that count? I mustn't forget about "Eensy weensy Spider" and "Oh My Darling Clementine"



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I am so glad Haley-O is playing too!

I'm new at this tagging business. :)