AuburnChick's Adventures

Well, it’s time to take a gander at the questions that Joyce cooked up for us this week.

Wanna play along?  Answer the questions on your blog, go back to Joyce’s lovely corner of the world, and link up!  It’s so easy that even I can do it!  heehee

On to the questions!

1.  Sunday was the first day of Spring, so they say.  Ahem.  What is your favorite outdoor springtime activity?

Even though I do not have much of a green thumb, I do enjoy planting sunflowers and getting out every evening to take care of them.

2.  Who would you want to come to your kitchen to cook dinner for you?

Hmmm…tough question…

I’d say ANYONE!  Cooking isn’t my thing, exactly, although I would gladly cook than have to take these certification classes!

My problem is that I began eating a vegan diet at the end of December.  I would need someone who is familiar with vegan cooking to take care of this dietary request.  I have no idea who in the world that would be, off the top of my head (and it’s 3:15am as I’m writing this).

3.  When did you last fly a kite?

Hmmm…I last told someone to go fly a kite last Thursday…

Just kidding.

I last flew a kite many years ago…when my kids were little.

4.  What topic puts you to sleep faster than anything?

Math.

I loathe math.

5.  Which flowers do you associate with specific people, places, or events?

I am totally drawing a blank here.  I am not a very sentimental person…at least most of the time.  If  I could afford to, I would keep fresh spring flowers in vases around my home, but not because they remind me of a person, place, or event.  Sorry guys.

6.  What significant historical events took place during your elementary school days?

• 1975:  Arthur Ashe First Black Man to Win Wimbledon, Microsoft Founded
• 1976: First Ebola Virus Outbreaks Strike Sudan and Zaire, Nadia Comaneci Given Seven Perfect Tens, North and South Vietnam Join to Form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
• 1977:  Elvis found dead (this was significant and historical, right?)
• 1978:  First test-tube baby born, John Paul II became Pope, Star Wars movie released (another historical event…where would we be without Darth Vader, Luke, Princess Lei, and Han Solo?)
• 1979:  Iran Takes American Hostages in Tehran, Margaret Thatcher First Woman Prime Minister of Great Britain, Mother Theresa Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island, Sony Introduces the Walkman
• 1980:  Failed U.S. Rescue Attempt to Save Hostages in Tehran, Mount St. Helens Erupts
• 1981:  Assassination Attempt on the Pope, Assassination Attempt on U.S. President Reagan, First Woman Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, Millions Watch Royal Wedding on T.V., New Plague Identified as AIDS, Personal Computers (PC) Introduced by IBM

7.  Do you swear?  Do you pseudo-swear (crap, shoot, friggin)?

This is a difficult question for me.  I grew up with a stepfather who was an ex-Navy man (not to be dissing the military).  He swore like a sailor, and because I worked part-time for him and lived in the same house as him, I was exposed to it constantly.  Thus, I developed some bad habits.  Thankfully, I have come a long way since my high school days and now, only rarely (when I’m extremely angry), do I curse.

As far as pseudo-swearing, yes, I do a bit of that.  I try hard not to say crap.  After hearing it come out of Chicky’s mouth, I decided that I really didn’t like the way that word sounds, so I’m trying not to.  I do say shoot sometimes, but I guess I must not enunciate the word properly, because it comes out sounding like the other word.  I am trying to train myself not to say this word so people don’t think I’m cussing.  I rarely, if ever, say friggin.  I know what it stands for, and I don’t like it.

8.  My random thought…um…better make that story…

So, if you read my blog on a regular basis, you’ll remember that on Saturday, the Mr. traded in our wonderful Jeep and purchased not one, but TWO used cars…one for each of our chicklets.  We felt fortunate that we had gotten a Mazda 3 and a PT Cruiser for a decent price.

You’ll also remember that two days later, the Mr. took back the PT Cruiser because something was wrong with the transmission.  Fortunately, he’s been dealing with a very good dealership, and he got his money back.

With that said, the Mr. felt a little bad and told the salesman, who was amazing through the whole process, that if the guy found another Mazda 3, to call.

That was two days ago.

You’ll never believe what happened yesterday.

The guy called.

The dealership had just gotten in another Mazda 3 when someone traded it for another vehicle.

I, being the hard worker that I am, did not know this until I received a text from the Mr. around the time I got off of work…

“Call me.”

I had an inkling of what was up.

Before I knew it, Rooster and I were headed to the dealership.

The Mr. had been using me as an excuse to hold off on making a decision, saying that he needed my “approval.”

It wasn’t difficult to say yes.

I’ve loved Mazdas ever since I got a 626 while in high school.  The Mr. and I drove that car for the first eight years of our marriage, and I nearly cried when we traded it in.

We drove the “new to us” car home and parked it beside the other Mazda…

The gray one has about 30,000 more miles on it, but it has power windows, locks, and cruise control.  The other car doesn’t.  Other than that (and the color), the cars are identical…

And if you’re waiting to see which chicklet will wind up with which car…well, you’re just going to have to wait a bit longer.  Chicky won’t be home from college until the beginning of May.

I am still expecting an epic battle.

Either way, each child will wind up with a decent car.

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