because Perle Stellar is my friend...

1. What time did you get up this morning? 8 am

2. Diamonds or pearls? blood free diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Stepbrothers (it sucked)

4. What is your favorite TV show? oh god. too many to choose from. TV addict here...

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? cereal or an egg taco
6. What is your middle name? Denay
7. What food do you dislike? slimy, congealed foods- like jell-o
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? I don't do cd's, but I just heard a snippet of Lily Allen's GWB-F**k You Very Much and I love it! (click on 'guess who batman')
9. What kind of car do you drive? jeep liberty/cherokee
10. Favorite sandwich? BLTA
11. What characteristic do you despise? dishonesty
12. Favorite item of clothing? any pair of jeans that is comfortable and makes my ass look good

13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Yucatan Peninsula

14. Where would you retire to? haven't decided yet- I'll tell you after I have seen the world a bit...

15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? All my recent ones have been great- but esp. my 30th- it was a surprise party and I got to do everything I love to do with some of my very favorite people.

17. Person you expect to send it back first? n/a
18. When is your birthday? sept. 6 - virgo

19. Morning person or night person? NIGHT PERSON!

20. What is your shoe size? 9

21. Pets? love them, want more- currently parenting Flea, an 11 yo chihuahua

22. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share? Moving soon- find out if I am preggers soon... garage sale this weekend :-)

23. What did you want to be when you were little? a lawyer or a phychiatrist

24. How are you today? tired, but busy

25. What is your favorite flower? gerber daisy

26. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? two: the day I find for sure if I am pregnant, and the day I arrive in Dubai and see dh again.

27. What are you listening to right now? channel 32- Classic Arts Showcase is on

28. What was the last thing you ate? Egg, onion, and sausage tacos, and cherry tomatoes on the side - yum

29. Do you wish on stars? yes

30. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? blue

31. How is the weather right now? no clue, somewhat bright at the moment thru the curtains...

32. Last person you spoke to on the phone? someone is calling right now- it was a wrong number...
33. Favorite soft drink? Dr. Pepper
34. Favorite restaurant? Zarzuela in SF

35. Hair color? born blond, now I am closer to a light brown... unless I dye, which I do on occasion. Right now I am highlighted blond-ish

36. What was your favorite toy as a child? Barbies - hands down.

37. Summer or winter? summer
38. Chocolate or Vanilla? vanilla

39. Coffee or tea? Coffee. I miss it so...
40. Do you want your friends to email you back? of course

41. When was the last time you cried? Last Monday

42. What is under your bed? Under-bed storage bins- one with linens, another with crafting stuff, and an empty one (it did have yarn in it)

43. What did you do last night? watched the olympics- worked on garage sale stuff

44. What are you afraid of? drowning, friday's results, screwing up

45. Salty or sweet? How about both? SALTY
46. How many keys on your key ring? lots
47. How many years at your current job? I have been married for 8 years.

48. Favorite day of the week? Thursday

49. Do you make friends easily? yes, keeping them after I move is much harder, but I am getting better at it.

50. How many people will you send this to? whomever reads my blog will see it...
51. How many will respond? who knows?
52. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? yes, perhaps not all of it, but i guess it's a good read.

PS- Perle- don't feel guilty! It's okay! :-) xoxo

Garage/Household/Moving Sale

this Saturday :-) 9-3

everything I am not taking with me is for sale! (except the bed, i need a bed to sleep in the next two weeks)

if you want to buy before the sale or look at my big ticket items- let me know- I am doing appointments for Friday the 15th... email me thru blogger and we can set it up.

Big Stuff
Large espresso stained solid wood dining room table- 5'x5' and gorgeous, imho -$400 firm
Sofa Bed- queen size, great bones, not so great upholstery, comes with a neutral slipcover (2 pc, from Sure Fit )very comfortable - about 15 years old - asking $100 (was over $2500 new)
Red Armchair- modern design, microfiber, good condition-great bones- no tears or rips- 6 years old -asking $100
White Armchair- shabby chic, traditional overstuffed - very comfortable, but has tear on one arm- I have used a denim throw as a slipcover and you can have it if you want it. I intended to recover this one myself... asking $50
Computer Cabinet- Blonde wood, some composite material also- (veneered of course) sturdy- houses the computer I am using right now...I will not be letting this go until after the sale, so we can set up a pickup date for after if you want it. Asking $50
Rocker/Glider and Gliding Ottoman- i purchased it used for $40 recently and re-covered the footstool and made a matching pillow- very baby room friendly. Two arm pockets, white wood. I hate to give it up. (it has only been used by adults since I purchased it) $40 firm (picture below)
Washer & Dryer - practically brand new- Whirlpool, both electric specs upon request. Still has the blue film on it from the store. Bought and used for 5 months in 2003, since then have been in storage and have been moved three times. Have all manuals- $350 for both


Ikea Stuff- (everyone has some...or needs it!)
1. large bookshelf/display/room divider thing- espresso- we got in the damaged area so it has some flaws, but none you can see if it's against a wall. I actually can't even remember what the flaws were, but I think they were at the bottom... asking $50
2. Nightstand-espresso (this style not sold anymore) very simple, single drawer with open space underneath
3. Side Table- White melamine and chrome legs- $8
4. Lamps- several lamps- 2 desk, 2 reading, one tall multi light - $40 for all - or $10 dollars each- some come with lightbulbs- the new efficient kind
5. Bookshelves-1 small Billy similar to picture except mine is an end piece, the shelves extend past the back side- picture below -and 1 larger Billy - have earthquake hardware, really good condition, sturdy for ikea! asking $85 for both

you can see the two bookcases, the glider & ottoman, a floorlamp, and the computer armoir in this picture...

and lots more stuff! no kids, some electronics, a few xbox games, lots of yarn (some of it really good!) Lots of needles, straights and dpns, kitchen stuff, board games, etc...

that was a pain in the ass...

I went thru my stash...

and (with lots of help/cajoling/shaming/etc...) made some hard decisions about getting rid of a lot of yarn. It was a long time coming, and I seriously don't understand why I have such a hard time with it, but I feel better. Thanks L.

and then, when L was leaving, I found some more stash! omg. a huge bit too. She will be proud to hear that I kept a minimal amount from that bag, and I decided something else too: said found bag will become my storage bag for most of the yarn that ended up in the bag we kept. IOW- won't be going across the Atlantic with me! but I am keeping it all.

pictures soon- too ashamed for y'all to see my home in the state it is in right now. I have a lot of work to do this week. whew.

nothing new...

just wanted to say hi.

They look good, don't they?

texas trip

My 95 yo Mamaw (that's my maternal great mother, btw) - J and my grandpa in the background. She would have preferred we all let her know we were coming so she could have had her hair done, but we wanted to surprise her :-)

Buffed and Polished...

I highly recommend this place...i feel amazing. smooth and loose! Seriously, it's like I got a brand new epidermis. Weird at first, but oh-so-worth it! "More car wash than spa..." in a good way.

I am focused this week on taking care of my sanity, so I am not getting too worked up about anything in the moving department. There will be plenty of time after Monday to think about those details. Until Mon. I am all about being calm, and just letting time pass as it will. It's especially hard without the dh, but I will be fine. :-)

Monday morning I will find out if we have a shot at getting pregnant. There are two potential kids in a freezer that just need to make it thru the thaw...I will update as soon as I know.

Details and pics of the trip to TX soon...