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I really don't care for...

*Dog poop. Who does, really?

*Toy packaging. Why does it take so long to get to the darn toy?

*Lateness.

*Onions.

*Last minute.

*Stepping in wet spots with stocking feet. (Okay, so my Grandma used to say "stocking"):)

*Whining

*Empty rolls of toilet paper left for me to change. Am I really the only one that can handle that job?

*Playing charades.

*Scary movies.

*Eating outdoors. I prefer to eat bug-free.


I love...

*My family.

*Dark chocolate.

*Scrapbooking.

*A clean house.

*Tulips and roses.

*Gummy Coke Bottles.

*Laying out-the feel of the warm sun on my skin.

*Freshly laundered sheets.

*Cross-stitching.

*Yard work. (I know my yard doesn't look like it this year but give me a break!)

*Reading a good book that you can't put down.

*Sitting by the fireplace.

*Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. I am a girl of all seasons!

*Sister Settlers.

*Friday night dates. (With my husband of course!)
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M.E. said…
The toy packaging thing made me laugh. Just today I was thinking that the toy packaging engineers must really hate their job; so they do their best to make the rest of us miserable :)
October 21, 2008 at 9:54 PM
brees said…
I totally get you on the toilet paper, my fam will put a new roll on top of the empty roll?!? I guess it doesn't make sense to them to actually put the new roll on the roller, ha! Anytime you want to send your baby my way for a Friday night date I would love it!!! My house is getting to quiet........
October 21, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Ang said…
I like gummy cokes too! I wondered who else bought those . . .
October 22, 2008 at 7:43 AM
Amy said…
That is so true about the toy packaging... it drives me insane... It is fun to see the cute photos of Mason- They get big so fast.. All your boys are getting big, I see Douglas walking home every day from Jr. High and it totally blows my mind to think you have a kid in jr. High.
October 24, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Jana said…
Hey I have to agree about Sister settlers it is one of my favorite things too. What a fabulous way to while away an afternoon!!
Of course it helps when the "sisters" you are playing with are totally AWSOME!
October 29, 2008 at 10:09 AM
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