by Sarah | Apr 20, 2013 | A to Z Challenge, All About Me, Random
I started young.
With that book there.
In fact my first nightmare at the age of 2 involved me ripping up my favorite book in my crib. I screamed.
From there it grew to voracious tendencies.
Always with my nose in a book.
Always.
Escaping to other worlds was a wonderful thing to do.
To this day I’m still a reader.
Granted, I go through spurts of non-reading, but then I more than make up for it.
Right now I’m actively reading about 4 books, with several others.
I’m still nothing like the husband.
He’s a speed reader.
Lucky bastard.
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by Sarah | Apr 19, 2013 | A to Z Challenge, All About Me, Random
Thought I’d have a little fun. I can’t remember where I saw this list of questions, but I snagged it and it’s sat in my drafts forever…so I thought there was no better time to haul out random odd questions than for Q day!
Do you have any strange phobias?
YES. I’m terrified of (okay, really more disgusted by) FEET. I totally have podophobia. My husband uses it to torment me on a regular basis. Well, he used to, he’s been very nice the past couple of years.
Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
Uh…definitely clothed. Although my hot-flashes would probably appreciate the other way…
If you are outside, what are you most likely doing?
Sitting and reading, soaking in the sun.
Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band?
Oooh, tough call. I don’t have a favorite anymore. I listen to so many different kinds of music that I can’t narrow it down. Although, if you’d asked me this 25 years ago I would have screamed NKOTB…
Do you believe in karma?
Yes. Absolutely.
Who is your celebrity crush?
HUGH. Is there anyone else but Hugh Jackman? Really? Where? Huh…sorry, all I see is HUGH.
What’s a sound you hate; sound you love?
Hate: Musica Maxima. Something else my husband torments me with…he even saved it to a CD when we got rid of our old computer because the new one didn’t have it.
I still love the sound of rain…even as it’s currently destroying our crawl space, I still love the sound of a good thunderstorm.
Choose: East Coast or West Coast?
EAST coast. I’m a Buffalo baby…and I lived in Maryland for a while and would cruise up the 3 hours to NYC whenever I could. I may live in the midwest now and be a reluctant Hoosier…but I’m and East Coast all the way.
What was the last book you read?
I read multiple books at once. So I just finished two, and have a few more on my reader. What I just finished was:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – I’ve been re-reading the whole series.
Aces Wild by Fiona Druce. She’s one of my critique partners and write’s some hilarious stuff.
Do you like the smell of gasoline?
Totally. I remember how I used to hang my head out the window at the gas station when mom filled up the tank.
Do you have any nicknames?
Sadie. In high school I had the nickname Gerbil.
What was the last movie you saw?
Um…Oh, crap. Unfortunately it was The Sessions. Not impressed. It wasn’t bad, but…not impressed.
Before that it was the newest Star Trek. Sometime this weekend it will be Galaxy Quest (I love that damn movie)
What’s the worst injury you’ve ever had?
That would be the ankle sprain. I’ve sprained the same ankle in the exact same way three times, every nine years from the age of 18. It sucks.
What’s the last thing you purchased?
Supplies to make some book swag. Outside of that, it would be books for the kindle and nook.
Can you touch your nose with your tongue?
Nope. I do not have a talented tongue.
Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?
Unfortunately, yes. I hate pink, but there are a pair of lightweight dumbbells and one pink envelope from something.
What’s your favorite animal?
Horses. Hubs thinks they’re mean and nasty but I always loved horses. As far as pets go, I totally dig dogs.
What were you doing last night at 12 AM?
I was finishing Aces Wild and watching TV (I multitask)
What’s a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?
1985 by Bowling for Soup.
What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far?
Uh…the single best? Nope, can’t do it. I can’t pick out one ultimate best decision…oh, wait I can, but can’t elaborate on it. So I’ll just say it was to be a mom.
What’s the last song you listened to?
Lithium by Evanescence
What is your current desktop picture?
The same one it’s been for years. My first ever perfect full moon shot. This one here:
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?
Any 30 minutes with my grandparents back in New York would work. I miss them terribly some days.
You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go?
Colorado, I think. If all I have is the plane ticket and just the one, Colorado. So beautiful. But if we’re talking all around trip for the family, it’s obviously going to be Disney World.
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by Sarah | Apr 18, 2013 | A to Z Challenge, All About Family
Most everyone knows that April is Autism awareness month. You can’t go anywhere in social media without reading the articles, blog posts, and seeing the imagery. I wholeheartedly support the Autism support, as our Molly has a mild form.
But did you know that April is also Parkinson’s Awareness Month?
Don’t know what Parkinson’s is? Well, in pop culture reference, it’s the disease Michael J. Fox has.
Because I excel at layman’s terms, here is what Parkinson’s is…
It’s a progressive disease that involves the malfunction and death of vital nerves (neurons) in the brain. It affects the brains ability to produce dopamine…and dopamine is vital to controlling movement and coordination.
Primary signs of PD are:
- Tremors – in the hands, face, and legs
- Postural Instability – imbalance, lack of coordination
- Rigidity
- Slowness of movement (Bradykinesia)
Right now there is no cure. The treatments and medicine can be as difficult to bear as the disease.
My father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s eight years ago.
It went from being “that illness Michael J. Fox has” to a very real and prominent part of my world.
I hate the disease.
I hate how little we know about the brain.
I hate that they still aren’t 100% sure what causes it. If it’s genetic, or the cause is external.
I don’t like living in a world without answers.
Answers are my life-blood.
Not knowing sucks.
So please, take a moment and head over to the PDF website. Learn about Parkinson’s. If you can spare a few dollars, donate to support research and help them find the answers that are still so lacking.
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by Sarah | Apr 17, 2013 | A to Z Challenge, All About Me, Random
I’m not sure how it started.
It’s not like I ever paid it any mind before.
Then a few years ago I latched onto orange.
It became my new favorite color.
My purse.
Clothes (some, I’m not obnoxious).
Pens and pencils.
The accent color in my living room.
Even my phone cover.
It’s all orange.
Suddenly Orange became my favorite color.
(Just don’t tell purple, k? we’re still carrying on an affair)
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by Sarah | Apr 16, 2013 | A to Z Challenge, All About Denver, All About Kennedy, All About Me, All About Molly, All of Us
He started it.
Growing up he had many cute saying, turns of phrases.
“I don’t like your shirt.” When he was mad (because he wasn’t allowed to say he didn’t like a person.)
“Fizzers” for feathers…because, of course.
But by far the favorite.
The one he no longer says, even if we do…
An expression of love.
More than “I love you.”
More than “I love you forever.”
No, he took it all the way.
“I love you forever and never be done.”
Never be done.
He doesn’t say it that way anymore.
Rolls his eyes if we say it.
But Molly says it now.
And I hope she keeps saying it for a long time.
Because we will never be done loving any of the three of them.
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by Sarah | Apr 15, 2013 | A to Z Challenge, All About Me, Story of Me
*For the record that’s me WAY over on the left.
The mind is a crazy place some times.
It plays tricks on you.
The things you remember versus the things you don’t.
Like I remember those shirts.
I only vaguely remember that fence.
And the names of our friends at the magical land we called the cottage (Where this was taken, near our cottage in Canada)? I remember only one, because I’m friends with her on facebook, and she’s the one that took this picture.
Yet I cling to that place.
To the neighbor that kept pepperoni sticks in her fridge (snack sized that we swiped all the time), and games in the loft of her cottage. We’d sled down the hill of her cottage in winter, and roll down ours with our giant innertube in the summer.
The boat lifts that littered the water.
The day my aunt shoved my head underwater and made it so I was no longer afraid to swim under the water.
Hours out on our boat.
Playing Star Wars with our friends.
Croquet on the lawn.
Watching Sesame Street in French.
Hovering under blankets and umbrellas while dad and my uncle set off fireworks in a rainstorm.
I remember great joy.
Times of laughter.
Times of youth.
Youth that passed by too fast.
The memories have holes.
But the spirit of joy does not.
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I started young.
