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Marijayne wrote: "(Hey you never said they had to be real electrical appliances! I think I'm still channeling that magical power question from the last 5 game)"LOL! Works for me, Marijayne!
My friend makes a great dessert at Christmas with peppermint ice cream. Yum!
I love water too, but not too cold.
I forgot about a Audio 4-wheel drive I drove on a ski trip - it was owned by my girl-friends husband and it was so nice not to have to stop to put chains on the tires. Handled beautifully, too!
Here's another 55 jobs you've held
5 favorite musical artists
5 favorite vegetables
5 rules to live by
5 things you'd wished you done when you were young
5 jobsguard mail driver (mailman)
administrative assistant
telephone operator
food preparer at Taco Bell
receptionist/secretary
5 musical artists
Eagles
Beatles
Elbow
Sam Cooke
Michael Buble
(not necessarily the faves but I like em)
5 vegetables
broccoli
carrots
brussell sprouts
green beans
corn
5 rules
Be honest to yourself as well to others.
Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you.
You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
Don't believe everything you are told.
5 things you'd wish you done when young
Traveled more
Exercised more
Listen to the stories told by my grandmother better
Told the people I love that I love them more
Write things down I didn't want to forget. Journal or something.
5 jobs you've held• Make-up advisor
• Pre-school helper
• statistical typist/Xerox super-user (someone trained to unjam the machine!)
• secretary/administrative assistant
• nurse
5 favorite musical artists
• Beethoven
• Mozart
• Barbra Streisand
• Adele
• Elvis
5 favorite vegetables
• Broccoli
• Asparagus
• Carrots
• Mushrooms
• Onions
5 rules to live by
• The Golden Rule: Do unto others… One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself.
• Stop and smell the roses.
• Always wear clean underwear and the appropriate shoes for the occasion.
• Walk a mile in the other persons moccasins.
• Look both ways b/f crossing the street.
5 things you'd wished you done when you were young
• Traveled more.
• Went to vet school.
• Studied harder in high-school instead of being so boy-crazy.
• Worked harder at my painting/drawing.
• Dated that “dangerous” boy.
is mushrooms a veggie? lol
I wondered the same thing! LOL. Okay, I'll go with sting beans - love them. :)
lol... Now I want to hear about that "dangerous" boy...I was really into art in high school and wanted to be a professional artist. But sadly, I had no real talent. I, too, wish I would have worked harder at it, even if only as a hobby.
5 more things• 5 books you’d like to be a character in.
• 5 routine chores you’d love to have someone else perform for you.
• 5 things your wardrobe needs desperately.
• 5 things you need to give to Goodwill/Salvation Army in your garage/attic/storage area.
• 5 treatments you’d have done at a day spa.
Lisa Kay wrote: "5 more things• 5 books you’d like to be a character in.
• ..."
Do you want actual book titles or just a type/genre of book?
Actual book title and character, please. :)
5 jobs you've heldInstructional Designer
Compensation Analyst
Training Specialist
Retail sales person
Commercial Real Estate Research Analyst
5 favorite musical artists
Billy Joel
5 for Fighting
David Cook
Paul McCartney
Fleetwood Mac
5 favorite vegetables
String beans
Carrots
Cauliflower
Onions
Cucumbers
5 rules to live by
Do unto others as you'd have done to you
Housework will wait. Babies (and husbands) won't (paraphrased from Erma Bombeck)
Don't suppose you know the other's person's problems
Greet each day as a new opportunity to be a better you
Karma will get you if you tempt it
5 things you'd wished you done when you were young
Lived someplace that was less familiar
Took more chances
Worried less about getting to the finish line and more about watching scenery as it went by
Learned more about my grandparents as people
Kept a journal
5 books you’d like to be a character in.
Phantom Tollbooth (the boy)
Nora Robert's Wedding quartet series (any of the four women, they were all amazing)
Harry Potter (any of them, just to be there)
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (Charlie, of course)
Persuasion (Anne)
• 5 routine chores you’d love to have someone else perform for you.
ironing
grocery shopping
vacuuming
dusting
cleaning the shower
• 5 things your wardrobe needs desperately.
decent shorts
skorts
new BRAS
basic tees
Navy blue heels
• 5 things you need to give to Goodwill/Salvation Army in your garage/attic/storage area.
(only 5? I wouldn't know where to start)
my teddy bear collection
my husband's beanie baby collection
my father-in-law's motorcycle
all the rest of the boxes on the left hand side of the garage behind the refrigerator that I don't even know what is in them
• 5 treatments you’d have done at a day spa.
massage
skin scrub
pedicure
manicure
more massage
Such great answers, Marijayne!! I may have to join you in any of the Harry Potter books. I'd love for someone to do my grocery shopping right NOW! And BRAS! Got to agree with you on that one, LOL! Ha!
5 books you’d like to be a character in.Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis (Maddie, of course)
Mr Perfect by Linda Howard (Jaine, cause I want Sam)
Hard Evidence by Pamela Clare (Tessa, cause I NEED Julian)
The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning (Adam, for a change of pace :) )
It had to be You by Linda Windsor (Sunny, because I've always wanted to go on a cruise)
5 routine chores you’d love to have someone else perform for you.
Definitely clean the toilets
Windows!!!! Clean em, of course.
Change the sheets on the beds.
Dusting.
Mop the floors.
5 things your wardrobe needs desperately.
Need underwear
And bras
A few sleeveless shirts for this hot weather and menopause.
Athletic shoes
Shorts
5 things you need to give to Goodwill/Salvation Army in your garage/attic/storage area.
Books (OMG, did I say that!)
Clothes my daughter can't/won't wear anymore
Old computer monitor
Pots and pans we don't use
Old bed sheets that don't fit the beds we now have
5 treatments you’d have done at a day spa.
total body massage
pedicure
facial
Herbal wrap
foot massage
I thought I'd give this another try....5 things you want to do before you die.
5 must have authors you buy.
5 adjectives to describe you.
5 people who you would want to change places with for one day.
5 candies/sweets you hope they never stop making.
5 things you want to do before you die. see the Grand Canyon
go up in a hot air balloon
attend my daughter's wedding (she's only 11 so I hope to be here another 20 years at least. lol)
write a book. well, maybe a short story then.
organize my file cabinet. hahahahaha rofl. like that will EVER happen.
5 must have authors you buy.
Jule Garwood
Linda Howard
Lisa Kleypas
Lisa Marie Rice/Elizabeth Jennings
Pamela Clare
5 adjectives to describe you.
quiet
grumpy
impatient
sarcastic
simplistic
responsible
5 people who you would want to change places with for one day.
Oprah (not cause I like her but because of the "power" she has to influence people)
Julie Garwood (I'd make sure she is inspired to write more historical romances)
Duchess of Cambridge (Just to see what's its like to be royal)
Sean Connery (to listen to me talk. I love his voice)
Hugh Jackman's wife (Duh!)
5 candies/sweets you hope they never stop making.
M&Ms with peanuts
Hersey chocolate with almonds
Snickers
Reese's peanut butter cup
Butterfingers
I have a headache right now, but I'll come back to this, Pam.
Hope your headache is gone soon. I get them because of my allergies so you have my sympathy.
I get migraines. I took my second pill of the day. That didn't work, so I took a shot. **sigh** God only knows what I'm typing.
Five Things:5 things you want to do before you die.
Visit all the Hawaiian Islands, some by cruise ship
Visit Australia
Write a successful book – I wrote this b/f I peeked at Pamela’s list.
Remodel the bathroom
Pay off my mortgage
5 must have authors you buy.
Lisa Kleypas
Linda Howard
Jodi Thomas
Thea Harrison
Mary Balogh
I need to read another book or two by Kaki Warner b/f I put her on my list.
5 adjectives to describe you.
Generous
Hermitic
Creative
Reliable
Curmudgeonly
5 people who you would want to change places with for one day.
I’m going to have to copy Pamela’s list! It’s too, too perfect. I had two of the names on there b/f I peeked at hers anyways.
5 candies/sweets you hope they never stop making.
Reeses Pieces
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Mounds
Snickers
Malt Balls
Great picks, Lisa Kat. LOL
Five things you're thinking of giving/doing for Christmas if only you dared.1. A kitten for my BFFL (best friend for life).
2. Decorating a tree for my ex. It may be his last and he's not feeling up to doing it.
3. Kidnapping my sister-in-law and going to Hawaii instead of staying in the cold.
4. Only give to the needy instead of the obligatory gifts to those who have too much. By this I mean not one single obligatory gift.
5. Stayed home and read all day.
Five things you're thinking of giving/doing for Christmas if only you dared.1. Spend the winter in Jamaica or some other caribbean getaway.
2. Have my Christmas dinner catered by Food Network stars. lol
3. Get my hot tub for Christmas.
4. Get a brand new 2012 vehicle. lol hahahahaha rofl
5. Give my daughter everything she wants. Yeah, right! lol
Those all look good to me, Pamela. Man-oh-man! I wish there was a way for you to win a brand-new car. ☺
lol, really, I'd just love to have a car. My van died a few months ago and I'm depending on my mom to get me places since hubby has the truck.
My girl-friend bought her son a car years ago, when he turned 16. It was a beat-up old junket and they ended up having to take it to the mechanic in December for some major work. $$$ I'm talking a single mom with two kids, working full-time and struggling. Anyway, when Christmas rolled around her son was pissed because she didn't get him anything! for Christmas. My husband just laughed, handed her a string of Christmas lights and told her to drape the car with it and shout, “Merry Christmas!”
she could have gone outside and grabbed a few switches off the tree and wrapped em for him. lol
LOL! You're right; she should have! (BTW, I think my ex put a "F" bomb in between "Merry" and "Christmas" - and he's not one to use them indiscriminately.)
5 Friends1. boyfriend
2. youngest son
3. oldest son
4. my mom
5. Lance (friend of my kids)
5 books
1. Gone With the Wind
2. Larry McMurtry: Three Complete Novels
3. The Callahans: The Complete Series
4. The Holy Bible
5. The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
foods
1. fried chicken
2. hamburger
3. pasta
4. potatoes
5. cheese
CDs
1. Purple Rain by Prince
2. Variety from 70's and 80's
3. Variety of love songs
4. Variety from 90's and 2000's
5. Country Mix
Movies
1. Grease
2. Dirty Dancing
3. Gone with the Wind
4. North and the South
5. Roots
Authors
1. Danielle Steel
2. Nora Roberts
3. Debbie Macomber
4. Sheryl Woods
5. Wanda Brunstetter
Restaurants
1. McDonald's
2. Cracker Barrel
3. Olive Garden
4. IHOP
5. Waffle House
Shops
1. Barnes & Noble
2. Hobby Lobby
3. Wal-Mart
4. Pet Smart
5. Cabela's
Places to Visit
1. Australia
2. Hawaii
3. Scotland
4. Switzerland
5. Ireland
famous (historical or contemporary) people you would want to dinner with
1. Ellen Degeneres
2. Lady Di
3. Fanny Stevenson
4. Clara Barton
5. Louisa May Alcott
classes you would want to take
1. Learn to Knit
2. Spanish (to learn fluency)
3. Cake decorating
4. Sign language
5. Speed Reading
animals you’d like to be able to shape-shift into
1. Bear
2. Wolf
3. Dolphin
4. Horse
5. Eagle
superpowers you’d like to have
1. Healing
2. Turning ordinary items into $$$
3. Slowing down time
4. Ability to do without sleep (if needed/wanted)
5. Making things happen with the twinkle of my nose (Bewitched LOL)
favorite desserts
1. Strawberry Shortcake
2. Brownies
3. Cheesecake
4. Fruit Cobblers
5. Peanut Butter & Chocolate Ice Cream (Baskin Robbins)
favorite holidays
1. Easter
2. Christmas
3. Thanksgiving
4. Memorial Day
5. Independence Day
favorite cars that you’ve owned or driven
1. Yukon
2. Tahoe
3. Firebird
4. Silverado
5. Blazer
favorite beverages
1. Pepsi
2. Sweet Iced Tea
3. Sundrop
4. Aquafina Grape Flavored Water
5. Mountain Dew
electrical appliances/machines
1. Washer
2. Dryer
3. Microwave
4. stove
5. Refrigerator
jobs you've held
1. Movie Theatre Manager
2. Hotel Manager
3. Receptionist/Secretary
4. Admissions Clerk at College
5. Deli Clerk/Cook
favorite musical artists
1. The Eagles
2. Allison Kraus
3. Reba
4. The Judds
5. Elton John
favorite vegetables
1. lima beans
2. asparagus
3. brussel sprouts
4. onions
5. tomatoes
rules to live by
1. The Golden Rule
2. Honesty
3. No Stealing
4. No killing
5. No judging of others
things you'd wished you done when you were young
1. Travelled more
2. Made more money to invest for retirement
3. Listened to my elders
4. Kept up with my kids baby books better
5. Kept a daily/yearly journal
books you’d like to be a character in
1. Little Women
2. Gone With the Wind
3. Anne of Green Gables
4. Virgin River (any book in this series)
5. When the Heart Cries
routine chores you’d love to have someone else perform for you
1. Laundry from start to finish
2. Sweeping (tile, hardwood,lineoleum)
3. Dusting
4. Mopping
5. Dishes
things your wardrobe needs desperately
1. Bras
2. Swim wear
3. shorts
4. slacks
5. dress shoes
things you need to give to Goodwill/Salvation Army in your garage/attic/storage area
1. Clothes I don't/won't wear
2. Misc junk in basement (old computers/monitors)
3. books I've read
4. misc junk in garage (Christmas decorations,furniture,knick knacks)
5. Extra kitchenware
treatments you’d have done at a day spa
1. manicure
2. pedicure
3. full body massage
4. facial
5. herbal wrap
things you want to do before you die
1. Go to Niagra Falls
2. Go to Disney World (been to Disneyland)
3. See my children grown up in their 40's at least
4. See my grandchildren grown
5. See my great grandchildren
must have authors you buy
1. Nora Roberts
2. Susan Wiggs
3. Wanda Brunstetter
4. Debbie Macomber
5. Cindy Woodsmall
adjectives to describe you
1. individualistic
2. generous
3. creative
4. independent
5. simplistic
people who you would want to change places with for one day
1. Oprah
2. Ellen Degeneres
3. Nora Roberts
4. Michelle Obama (to put thoughts and ideas in her husband's head)
5. Queen Elizabeth (I want to be a queen lol)
candies/sweets you hope they never stop making
1. Peanut M&Ms
2. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
3. Kit Kat Bars
4. Hershey's with Almonds
5. Whoppers
Great lists, Robin!
This started out as the scenario of being locked in a hidden city for 5 years and what would you want to bring with you but it evolved. So basically, its all about the five ☺
Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "Great lists, Robin!"Thanks Pamela!!!!
5 friends it would be nice to have someone to talk too,me my friend aml,ahmed,julie
WOW too many favorites for me, but here are my top favorite deserts, Hagen Daaz rum raisin ice cream,peach cobbler, carrot cake, fudge. Five electrical machines, computer, kindle, iPhone,iPad,TV
Five Things that I want to see before I die1. Grand Canyon
2. Florence
3. Trans-Sibrian Express
4. Great Wall of China
5. Valley of the Kings
Man-oh-man! Kretch, I haven't had Hagen Daaz rum raisin ice cream in awhile. Yum![image error]
Ian wrote: "Five Things that I want to see before I die..."I've only seen the Grand Canyon.
Five Things that I want to see before I die1. Grand Canyon
2. Mt Rushmore
3. Statue of Liberty
4. Niagara Falls
5. Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio De Janeiro
Five Things that I want to see before I die:1. Loch Ness
2. The Egyptian Pyramids
3. The Rocky Mountaineer Tour
4. The Amazon Rainforest
5. Italy
For some reason Italy looks very appealing to me recently.
my hubby has been to the Pyramids
Hmm, getting a job as an actor? Or maybe it was the Eiffel Tower? Or could have been Angelina Jolie naked...
You can dream all you want and I can laugh all I want. And I believe you can be anything you want to be as long as you work for it.
This game looks fun will someone else please start it, I've never played it before.
You can answer the last one - Five Things that I want to see before I die - now and I'll try to come up with another to start.
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Mom's apple pie
Coffee ice cream
Peppermint ice cream (neither of which I can eat anymore due to milk allergy!)
custard (my grandmother made the best)
berry cobbler
Your five favorite holidays.
Christmas
Halloween
4th of July
Our birthdays
Thanksgiving
Your five favorite cars that you’ve owned or driven. (No lusting after allowed here!)
(I'm skipping this one because I'm just not a car aficionado, let it get me where I need to go with what I need and I'm good)
Your five favorite beverages.
Cosmo
My morning latte concoction I make at home
Mexican hot chocolate
good cold water on a hot day
Iced tea (plain, no frou frou flavors)
If you could only choose five electrical appliances/machines, what would they be?
- A dishwasher (we've been 6 years without one in this house)
- A machine that picks up the laundry in the bedroom, washes, dries and delivers it back in the drawer
- A vacuum that know just where to seek out the dust bunnies on it's own
- An iron that runs itself
- A machine that picks up all the stinky socks my sons leaves trailing behind him
(Hey you never said they had to be real electrical appliances! I think I'm still channeling that magical power question from the last 5 game)