Ten on Tuesday on Wednesday

We’re here, we’re … no wait. ANYWHO, I hope you had a marvelous holiday, no matter what your religion. My Christmas was fantastic, and my sons got ridiculous amounts of unneeded stuff that made their holidays complete as well. It was a magical time, really. But more on that likely in a separate post. I answered these yesterday with full intention of posting them, but then I never saw my computer yesterday. On to the questions:

1. What was the number one item on your Christmas wish list? I really wanted an armband that fit my phone so I didn’t have to run while holding onto it for dear life.

2. Did you get the number one item on your Christmas wish list? I did not, and my husband said it was because no one makes them but after a jaunt around the internet, it seems like it’s because no one LOCAL makes them and he waited until the week of Christmas again. So I’m using my Christmas money to get it, and I’m quite okay with that.

3. How long has it been since you’ve had a pedicure? Since September. And now I’m waiting for the fungus to go away on my one toe, and the toenail to grow back on the other toe. So … it might be awhile and I’m not going back to that place ever again. Take that, Star Nail.

4. How cold is it in your city today? There was frost on my grass this morning – a veritable white wonderland. Thankfully, I park in the garage so I didn’t have to scrape ice from my windshield, but I was still late because I didn’t want to scrape myself out of my warm bed, and then my warm shower. I was told it was 29 degrees this morning at my house. In Tampa. FLORIDA.

5. How many pillows do you sleep with? I start with a mountain of them, but I sleep on my stomach and end up with one, kind of rolled up under my neck.

6. Can you roll your tongue? Yes.

7. Do you always buy the same mascara or do you try new ones each tube? I have no loyalty; I think my current tube is yellow but I get suckered every time to different ones that promise longer thicker lashes … it’s always the same thing.

8. What’s your favorite cookbook? I go through my cookbooks to get a sense of what to make and not necessarily to follow recipes. The one I use most is my mom’s old Betty Crocker cookbook, and the usual websites: allrecipes.com, tasty kitchen, and the like - I have a mess of magazine clippings and cutouts in a binder that I usually end up using.

9. What was your first pet? I’m told that a runt mutt named Tippy was my first dog but I don’t remember her except that I have one picture of her with a litter of puppies. We had a German shepherd named Pi when I was four that barked all the time and we had to give to the Humane Society so we didn’t get evicted (I still miss that dog). Also, I had a bunny rabbit when I was about that age that dropped dead while I was playing with it.

10. Do you wear jewelry on a daily basis? I wear my wedding jewelry every day except while I’m home, and I usually wear some sort of ring on my right hand as well. I try to wear earrings almost every day. I buy necklaces but don’t wear them because I think they look weird on me.